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VOL. LXXI. No. 11 



NEW YORK Cmr, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 192S 



48 PAGES 



MICAGO SHUNS EARLY BUYS 



pAanc COAST 'scandal sheets' 

iTTENDED TO BY PRESS AGENTS 



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r ^*Wureenlaiid'' and •'Hollywood Confessions*' Forced 
to Reform — Must Keep Clean of ''Scandal Stuff"' 
in Future V'v..' ..'.•■■ v.- ., 



CDIITIlOlilLOSSlMADDE ADAMS TEU5 WOMEN ' 

OF FnH SUBSniM RESEARCB 



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Lo8 Angelea. Aug. 1. 
It to a caee of score one on the 
Victory side of the column for the 
picture press ager\!s here who con- 
ftUtute the Wampas. Their fight 
iJMEainat Meyer & Zobel. publishers 
pi. "Screenland** and "Hollywood 
Gonfesaions." has resulted in the dis- 
coDtinuaince of the latter publica- 
jtion and the promise the former is 
to be kept clean of "scandal** of the 
Industry. 

^ Frederick James Smith has been 
^pointed editor-in-chief of "Screen- 
^nd." He has given his promise to 
the press agents he will use every 
effort to keep the pages of "Screen- 
land" clear of scandad. He lately 
left the editorship of 'Thotoplay" to 
.take over the "Screenland" desk. 
. The Warn pas have notified their 
Jwsociates. the M. P. A., in the Bast, 
and both sections of the country are 
to work In accord in regard to 
"Screenland" in the future. 
r>. "Hollywood Confeasions" was a 
gtralght out and out "Broadway 
Brevities- type of sheet, and de- 
served the fate that the press agents 
administered to it. 



TALKS niRU STOMACH; 
TONSIL SOUNMNG BOARD 



Geo. W. Lederer, Jr./s Case of 

interest to Specialists — 

Going on Road Again 



■JFrank Pope, formerly dramatic 
"•ditor of "Journal of Commerce," 
^w York, and more lately handling 
t- • publicity at '.'te Criterion Thea»- 
ir» for "The Covered Wagon.** has 
*••« appointed editor of "Photo- 
Way.** succeeding Frederick James 
flaiith, who has gone to the coast. 



Oeorge W. Lederer, Jr., who^ was 
successfully operated upon for can- 
cer of the throat June 23, at the 
Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, re- 
turned to New York this week. 
After a few days in the city he is 
going to a Long Island resort for 
a few weeks' rest, and then Intends 
to 'go on the road as a company 
manager. 

Since the operation, performed by 
Dr. Fielding Lewis, Lederer has been 
learning to talk through the use of 
his stomach. This is accomplished 
by swallowing the air and then 
using the tonsil arch as a sounding 
board. The words are formed in 
the natural manner by the teeth, 
mouth and lips. 

Early in October, at the request of 
Dr. Lewis, Lederer will attend a con- 
vention of ear, nose and throat sur- 
geons . in Washington, where the 
phases of his case and condition will 
bo discussed. 



C]t|iect Skoberts to Continue 
Practko of Raising Best 
Seats as Faror to Agent 
— Bat Cort and Grand 
Won't— Confusion as to 
Meaning of New Law- 
Situation Without Parallel 
in Years 



Present Lbgit Drama Ruined hy Canrent Quitily of 
.., Pictures — Speaks at Buffalo — Mule on Fulnra 
Stage Plans f cmt Herself 



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HITCHY AND "OU) SOAK" 
ARE JOINTLY BOOKED 



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SPECS" UP IN THE AIR 



Chicago, Aug. 1. 

For the first time in years the 
Couthoui agency will not start off 
the new season with a box-office 
"buy" with which to contend. Losses 
Buffwed last season has checked the 
ambitious inclinations of the town's 
leading speculator to throw her 
united financial atrength to any 
particular attraction. 

Just what method of procedure 
the Couthoui agencies will adopt to 
meet the stringency of the new law 
governing theatre tickets sold away 
from the boz-offlce window, isn't 
settled as yet. What system that 
will have a bearing on the attrac- 
tions playing the Erianger-Powers 
(Continued on page- 34) 



TAXI FARE ADMISSION 



BROADWAY STAR MISSING 

yti^ng Actress Again Disappear*— 
Knows Picture Actor 



A Broad wity star, quite well 
known and having played under 
•^veral managements, was reported 
missing early this week. 

Leaving her husband without no- 
tice has been a constant practice by 
the young woman since her mar- 
jJage to him. He is not exactly in 
*he show business. 

The missing young actress is re- 
ported on friendly terms with a 
picture actor. 

When previously disappearing It 
required Home time for the husband 
LXo locate the lost one. 



PICTURE MANAGER SEES 
ANIMALS AT NI€Kr 



Thomashefsky's Arrangement to 
, Accelerate Trade 



C. E. Staples Says He Raced 

20 Miles with Bull Moose, 

Then Dodged Lynx 



COMMITTED AFTER 2 YEARS 

Paris, Aug. 1. 

Following two years' investiga- 
tion, an examining magistrate com- 

iflhitted Andre Himmfclfelb, on trial 
t>efore the I'ari* Correctional Court. 
*>n n charge of embezzlement in 

^ connection with the Franco-Amor- 
tcan Cinematograph Co. 



St. John. N. B.. Aug. 1. 

To have his motor car chased for 
20 miles along a lonely r^/id by a 
huge bull moo..e is the claim ad- 
Vcinced by C. B. Btaplc.s, manager of 
a picture theatre in Bt. Stephen, 
N. B.. directly on the Maine border. 
According to the story of the picture 
house manager, he started from St. 
Stephen for St. John, N. :\, accom- 
pa od by his wife. The start was 
made at U at night, after he had 
closed the theatre. He intended to 
return to open it the f jjlowing after- 
noon. 

He heard r\ noise In the rear of 
the car. A mammoth bull moose 
darted out from the rear and raced 
(Continued on page 3ft| 



A free taxi with each ticket is a 
publicity stunt being promoted by 
the Thomashefsky Broadway Yid- 
dish theatre when it op^ns its 
"Three Little Business Men" Labor 
Day. The management is In the 
process of closing a deal with 
Michael Marks, president of the 
20th Century taxirab flervlce, where- 
by each Thomashefsky patron, on 
showing his tickets for that night, 
will be transported via taxi and 
without charge to the theatre. 

This arrangement will be tried 
for the first three weeks and will 
obtain only on Monday through 
Thursday nights. The week-ends 
are always heavily patronized eve- 
nings in the Yiddish theatre world. 

The question of arriving at a flat 
rate per patron is being currently 
threshed out. It in obvious that 
the theatre would l>e bucking too 
heavy a proposition If they were to 
pay by the clock for every patron 
commuting from the Bronx or the 
lower cast side. 



WEIGHTY ACT 

Women, wciftrhinf; respectively 
235. 340 and 260 pounds, comira.se a 
new vaudeville act called the Three 
Black Dlamnnda . - 



Comedian Famous ^'Wet/' but 
Has Never Touched Liquor — 
Road Show Opens Labor Day 

Arthur Hopkins, fn staociation 
with George Nlcolai and Lewis A 
Oordon. will present Ri^ymond 
Hitchcock in a road tour of "The 
Old Soak." opening in Scfaenectedy, 
N. Y., Labor Day. The proposition 
sounded so good to numerous 
Broadway speculators that offers to 
buy in came along^ In embarraaslng. 
profusion. The catch-line will be 
"AI's Here->and Hltchy, Too." 
combining the nifty associated with 
the comedy and a take-off on the 
one so long attached to the star. 

Hitchcock is one of the most 
famous anti r prohibitionists In 
America, having for years featured 
speeches against Billy Sunday and 
blue laws. He is also a noted stage 
"stew.- 

Few people know Hitchcock has 
never tasted an alcoholic drink In 
his life, or even smoked a cigar or 
cigarette. 



REHEARSED 6 WEEKS; 
PUYED 2; MONEY SHY 

Equity's Representative Hung 
Around "Fashions" at Ly- 
ceum — Show Closed 



The members of "Fashions of 
1924." which quit suddenly at the 
Lyceum. New York, Saturday night, 
were entirely in the dark as far as 
the closing was concerned. 

They didn't get any money when 
their salaries were due. but still 
were loyal enough over the week- 
end to stick out valiantly for the 
show and tried to disprove those 
that were telling the truth of the 
status of matters. 

When the principals arrived at 
the theatre Monday afternoon in 
roHpoiifle to a call regarding an ad- 
justment of salaries they came on 
the scene as the scenery of the show 
was being moved from the theatre. 

The principals and the choru.H 
wore Informed l*ark stngf at tlie 

I (Continued on page 3S) 



Buffalo, Auc 1. 
STaude Adam* was tko apealrtr M 

a meeting oC th« 
Women's Clubai motoring 
Schenectady. K. T., to present be- 
fore the women congregated here 
her ideaa with respect to the im- 
provement off plcturee for children. 
The actress stated that the tasle 
of the present goneraUon for legiti- 
mate drama la being ruined by 
pictures, stating that much of he* 
researc^work. in which she is en- 
gaged in SchenecUdy. is directed 
toward the substitution of artistic 

fllm productions in place of those 
current on the screen. 

With extensive intimate knowl- 
edge of children gained during her 
experiences of "Peter Pan." Mian. 
Adams ha« in mind the making of 
a number of films from Barrie'a 
plays as well as from Kipling's, al- 
though she has no intention of per- 
sonally appearing In pictorea. 

During a recent visit to Bngland. 
Miss Adams discussed the possi- 
bilities of such films with Sir 
James M. Barrie, who was in ac- 
cord with her ideas, both beiiei^ng 
that the picture, by proper artistic 
treatment, can be made an aid 
r a thee than m, detrlakent to tlio 
legitimate drama. 

Although frequent Inquiries were 
made of the star regarding tbo 
rumor that she might return to tho 
stage shortly In a new Barrie play. 
Miss Adame left her admirers in the 
dark with respect to her future 
plans. ♦ 



SOCIETY'S MELON 



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Autitorn and 



Composero 
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Divtdtnff 



The diviaion of |S6,000 royaltfea 
for the aecond quarter among the 
membera of the American Society 
of Composers, Authots and Publish- 
ers, rcproscnta the largest dividend 
yet. 

f Checks have b^'en mall'»d to the 
music men, the publishers' nhare ex- 
ceeding 11.000 each for Ctaas A pub- 
l^Hhers. 



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CABLE ADDRESS, VARIETY, LONDON 



PERPETUAL HOME FOR AGED ACTORS . 
BEQUEATHED BY PERCY G. WHUAMS 



After Provision for Wife and Son During Lifje, 
Income Goes to Institution for Dramatic and 
Vaudeville Players— EsUte Over $5,000,000 



Th« will of Percy G. "WllHains, 
dated in June, 1917, and filed In the 
•urrogate'9 court, Rlverhead, Suf- 
folk county, Long Island, yesterday, |v, 
leaves half the Income of his eatate 
to his wife and son during their life 
and half for the creation of the 
"Percy William* Homo" for the 
care and maintenance of old and In- 
llrm players of the dramatic and 
vaudeville stage. The value of the 
•state is estimated at over |5,000,- 
000. 

Specific bequests amount to about 
$200,000, mostly in the form of 
trust funds for ilfe, reverting to the 
home endowment at the death of 
the b«nenviA/ies. The residue is 
divided into equal portions, half for 
the creation of the home and half 
for the use of the son and widow 
for their lives. 

Th« will expresses a desire that 
th« home be founded during the life 
of the son and widow, and that 
\f ter their death it be located on 
the Williams estate. Pineacres, at 
Bast Islip. 

The executors, without bond, are 
William Grossman, for years P. G.'s 
legal advieor; Fred A. Rosebush, 
his secretary, and the King's Courr- 
ty Trust Co. of Brooklyn. 

The apeciflc bequests are as fol- 
lows: 

To Harold G. Williams, son, |26,- 
000 in trust for life, the testator's 
yacht and other boats. 

To Reginald R. Williams, brother, 
$6,000 (the brother having died 
In . August, 1919, this bequest is 
changed, in a codicil dated January, 
1921, to a legacy of $25,000 to his 
widow to be held In trust during 
her life and to revert at her death 
to the trustees of the home). 

To Fred A. Rosebush, secretary, 
$10,000. 

To Alwilda Richard, sister-in- 
law, $6,000 (the same codicil sub- 
stitutes $100,000 for the original 
provision. The will also directs 
(Continued on page 29) 



LEHAR'S TAGANWr 
HAS PAGANINt THEME 



World's Premiere at Vienna 
in Fall — Composer Dis- 
proved Bad Reports 



'CIVIUAN aOTHES' ENDS 
IN 1 WEEK, £350 GROSS 

American Play Called Old 

Fashioned in London — 

Thurston Hairs Next 



Tjondon, Aug. 1. 

••Civilian Clothes" closed Monday 
at the Duke of York's after play- 
ing one week to a gross of 850 
pounds. The piece was regarded as 
slightly old-fashioned, but Thurs- 
ton Hall strengthened his position 
here through playing the stellar 
rolo. 

•The company wished to continue 
on the commonwealth plan, but 
Violet Mclnotte, proprietress of the 
theatre, refused to consent to It, 
although she originally financed the 
venture. 

Hall is making arrangements to 
produce another American play 
here shortly. 



Vienna, Aug. 1. 

Frans Lehar's newest operetta, 
which Wilhelm Karctag will pro- 
duce nt the local Theatre am Vien 
late this fall, fas highly praised as 
a novelty musical production in ad- 
dition to disflroving the existent 
impression that LehAr's type of 
composition is passe. 

The theme is written around 
Paganini, the great Italian violin- 
ist of *lie sixteenth century, said to 
be the greatest violinist of all time. 
The title is ateo "Paganini" and is 
based on the maestro's romantic 
career, as "Blossom Tithe" had the 
composer Schubert for a central 
motif. 

The production calls for the play- 
ing of a beautiful violin serenade 
off-stage by the "Paganini" char- 
acter,* and an accomplished techni- 
cian is therefore necessary. Broni- 
slaw Huberman will perform In the 
Vienna world'b premier^ and Jascha 
Heifetz ks being negotiated for by 
Felix Meyer, Karczag*8 American 
representative, for the New York 
production. 

It la generally believed Ih the 
Austrian capital that Lehar's "Blaue 
Mazurka" will never see production 
in the United States, although 
Henry S. Savage had the rights for 
over a year. Advices locHUy had 
it that Lehar is deemed out of 
fashion across the water. He dis- 
proved it completely by the success 
of "The Three Graces" and the 
"Yellow Jacket" musicals, composed 
by the author of the "Merry 
Widow." 




Yesterday, August Istj was iny 
mother's birthday, and I tuld tny 
mother about Dave Chas^n, w^ic wi^l 
soon be Chafeen home from London. 
When he inlays Chicago I can see 
him Chosen up to visit her with 
Harry AShton and a pint of ginger 
ale. 

August 5, Keith's, Portland, then 
back to Bob Murphy's farm. South 
Royaltoh, Vt., rfor two weeks; then 
Orpbeum tour, theh England, V^tn 
Harry Van Coven's brother, 

FRANK ' 



LONDON REHEARSAIr^UZZING ^ 
FOR NEW SEASONS OPENIl 



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Uneiidployables Among Actors Having Best Time-^ 
Managers IVefer September to Augiist BaaK 
Holiday is Season's Start ,. .., 



$75 MGHTS GROSS, BUT 
$15 ALSO IN LONDON 

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Five legit Houses Stopped 
Saturday — "Reggie" Got 
$75 Monday and "Tancred" 

; : • $15Friday ^ ^ 



SIB CHABLES HAWTRET DIES 

London, Aug. 1. 
Sir Charles Hawtrey, producer, 
and England's leading comedy actor, 
died July 90 at the age of 66. He 
recently underwent the Steinach 
treatment for prolonging Ufe. 



London, Aug. 1. 

Five local legit houses closed Sat- 
urday, the productions termhiating. 

The closings Included "Oliver 
Croipwell," His Majesty's; •'Secrets," 
Comedy; "Keciiless Reggie," Globe; 
"Fanny's First Play," Everymans; 
"Tancred," Kingsway. Closing this 
Saturday arie "C.'.rnival," New; and 
"Success," at the Haymarket. 

"Reckless Reggie," Monday of the 
^nal week grossed $75, and "Tan- 
cred" secured |15 Friday night. 



• ' "Enter Kiki" Now Named 

London, Aug. 1. 
"Klki" opens toni€rrow night un- 
der the title of "Enter Kiki," owing 
to the original title having been 
used for a touring farce originally 
named "Glad Eye." 



Trying Oiit ''Mary, Mary** . 

London. August 1. 
Harold Nallson, In association 
with Lady wyndham, will try out a 
new play next week by St. John 
Ervine entitled ''Mary, Mary, Quite 
Contrary," at Eastbourne. 



AUTHOR OF OBUMPT REPEATS 

London, Aug. 1. 

"Peace and Quiet," by Horace 
Hodges, author of "Grumpy," was 
enthusiastically received at the 
Comedy Monday. 

It contains a trivial plot with the 
author, who is playing the star 
part, endeavoring to create another 
eccentric character role like 
Grumpy, In which he but partially 
Succeeds. 



SAILINGS 

Through Paul Taussig A Son, 104 
East 14th street: 

July 28 (New York to Lomlon), 
'William Passpart. Bert and Betty 
Wheeler, Mosconi Family (Mr. and 
Mrs. Charles S., Mr. and Mrs. Louis, 
William, Charles C. and Verna) 
<Orduna). 

Aug. 1 (New York to I»hdon), 
Arturo Bernardi (George Washing- 
ton). 

Aug. 7 (London to New York), 
Paul Whlteman and band (Levia- 
than). 

Aug. 7 (London to New York) The 
Clintons (Leviathan>i 

Aug. 4 (London to New York) 
May Tully (BerenKaria). 

July 28 (New York to Berlin), 
Wllliflm Passpart (Oduna). 

July 28 (New York to London) 
Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Samuels (A<inl- 
tanla). 

July 26 (London to New York), 
Tom Terriss (Majcatlc). 

Aug. lb (London to Quebec), Woe 
CJeorgle Wood , (Einpiof^M of Bri- 
tain). 



CHARa MSCRIMINATION 
AGAINST COLORED BAM) 



SHUBERTS ACCUSED OF 2D UFT 
HtOM CHARLOrS LONDON REVUE 



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London, July 24. 

Every stage and every rehearul 
room Is at the moment full on ao« 
count of the preparations for thf 
autumn season, which begins Au^ 
gisst Bank Holiday, although the 
more cautious, managers nowadayt] 
wait until September before goii 
out. 

Despite this activity, the to' 
seems fuller than ever of unem< 
ployed who are genuine playemi- 
and quite a distinct crowd from the, 
unemployables who have be«i 
mooching around and telling hard 
luck stories from their youth up. 

This latter section of' the com* 
munlty have a much better tiiQ^ 
and get more money "on the ear^. 
than do most of their genuiae 
brethren by bard work 

When "The Cabaret Girl" flip« 
Ishes at the Winter Garden it will 
be followed by *'The First Prise.", 
book by George Grossmith, lyrlot 
by P. G. Wodehouse, music by* Je- 
rome Kern. The leading parts win 
be played by Leslie Henson«' 
Heather Thatcher and Dorothf 
Dickson. 



^Joe Mackle, who has been posing 
as an agent, but who is really « 
laborer, has been sentenced, tQ 
12 months at the Manchester Ak 
sizes. Advertising that he was a 
vaudeville proprietor, he got Into 
touch with the stage-struck, from 
whom he obtained money for train* 
ing. 



Messages from South Africa aoH 
nounce the success of the Moscow 
vltch repertory season. The actor 
will return to London at the eM 
of the summer to prepare for his 
production of "King Lear," which 
is due In the early autumn. 



Henry Lonsdale, a well-knowB 
leading man and for some years tbt 
star in the Melvllles' Lyceum pro^ 
ductlons, died during the week-end 
after an Illness of several weeka 
He was playing at Derby when 1M| 
collapeed In the middle of a per* 
formance. ^ . ' ^ 



Cochran Protesting Labor 

Ministry's Decision on 

Vodery Band 

London, Aug. 1. 

Charles B. Cochran Is protesting 
vehemently against alleged dis- 
crimination by the Ministry of La- 
bor, which refused to allow him to 
book Vodcry's Band for private 
entertainments and cabarets. The 
protest is based on Whiteman's 
permission to play everything and 
Specht to play the Alhambra and 
Coliseum In conjunction with 
Lyons' Cornerhouso Restaurant. 

No colored discrimination Is al- 
leged, with Cochran Informed the 
refusal Is based on the unemploy- 
ment of British musicians. The 
producer threatens that unless he 
is granted the permit he will close 
"Dover Street to Dixie," as the 
show is too expensive to continue 
throughout the summer. There is 
not suflficient profit to chance a hot 
spell, when the receipts might drop 
below the expenses. 

Cochran had planned to book the 
band and P'lorence Mills for private 
entertainments, which would have 
yielded him an additional profit of 
£400 to £600 weekly. 



'^BECKET" FILM 



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Writer of '^Rato" Appeklt to English Authors' So- 
ciety for Protection and Redress Through Shu- 
bert's "Lifting" 



London, August t. — 
The Stoll Film Co. will produce 
Tennyson's "Bccket" for the screen 
with Frank Benson, the famous 
ShakrHpoarcan producer. In the title 
role. 



Pearl White in French>made Film 

London, Aug. 1. 
Pearl White will reappear In the 
films in a prodiiclJon to be made^n 

Paris. , , ; 



London, Aug. 1. 

Advices received here by Andre 
Chariot from the Selwyns in* New 
York say that the Shuberts are. re- 
hearsing another scene taken from 
Chariot's revue, "Rats," being 
played here. 

Charlof has accused the Shuberts 
of taking the "Seeing DbublO" bit 
from "Rats" for use In the current 
"Passing Show" at the Winter Gar- 
den, New York. The London pro- 
ducer has Instructed his attorneys 
in New York to take the necessary 
steps to prevent the Shuberts cpn> 
tlnuing the "Seeing Double" bit or 
producing the other 'lift*', from 
"Rats." , t 

Ronald Jeans, who wrote "Rats" 
has appealed to the Authors' So- 
ciety of England for protection and 
redress from the Shuberts for his 
stolen material. 

Variety last week reported the 
steps about to be taken by O'Brien, 
Malevinsky & Driscoll, New York 
attorneys, on behalf of Andre Char- 
lot, to enjoin the Shuberts' show at 
the Winter Garden continuing the 
alleged Infringment uipon Chariot's 
stage bits. 

Chariot Is due to open a revue 
in New York on New Year's Eve 
under the direction of the Selwyns. 
Into It will l>e incorporated portions 
of the several successful reviews 
Ch.irlot has produced in London. 

Through Broadway producers 
showing the Chnilot choice bits be- 
fore the original producer can pre- 
sent his play in New York, the 
hardship for Chariot in making a 
succefsful presentation In increased. 

It is reliably reported the Shu- 
berts never a^f>lIed to Charlct for 
permission to present any of hie 
stage i;n^terla1 over, here no^ did 
they offer to p»v Jot, f.he usf qf li. 



FRENCH COURT UPSETS 
MANAGERIALAUTHORITY 



Dismisses Cheusi's Appeal as 

Director Opera 

Comique 



- Paris, Aug. 1. 

The French high court has dis- 
missed the appeal of Cheusl, former 
director of the Opera Comique, who 
started an action five years ago 
against the minister of fine arts for 
his abi^'upt removal. 
^ The preamble judgment reveals 
an evident embarassment of Ihe 
court in reaching its decision. 

The latter upset^ the authority of 
a^l managers of French State sub- 
ventloned theatres, giving the min- 
ister full power to cancel all con- 
tracts entered Into by the State 
theatres, an'd increasing the political 
influence relative to engagements 
entered for the subventioned houses. 



Clara Butterworth's part in Ti* 
lac Time" Is being played temx 
porariiy by Eve Lyn. .M 

Ben Milton, an Amerlcail Hebreif J 
comedian, opened at the Londotf | 
Shoreditch July 15 and his expert^ 
ence consisted of one consecutiTi 
night. The audience of this ball It 
mainly Jewish and they failed it 
see the humor In his comedy. 



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Accordnlg to present plans, FYeA 
la Relne, Tex McLeod and Bobb^ 
Henshaw will sail for New York 94 
the "Homeric" Aug. 16. 



"WHITE BOSE" AT TlVOn 

London, Aug. L 
Biram Abrams, who has been her* 
In the Interests of the United . 
Artists, Is believed to have closed 4 p 
deal whereby D. W. Grifflth's pro- 
duction of "The White Rose" will b* 
the Initial attraction at the neW 
Tivoli. 



At the Griffith offices in New York 
it was stated that they were not 
aware of any deal for the Tivoli 
The only Intimation of anything of 
thfit nature being a catJe received 
on Tuesday by Albert Gray from 
Ivor Norvello, who appeared in tb* 
picture suggesting it. 



DAIY*S TO AMERICANS 

London, Aug. 1. 
It is reported here that Daly'n 
theatre has been tAk«n over by an 
American m.inag^'ment. No con- 
firmation could be obtained nor could 
the names of the American man- 
agers be ascertained. 



HORDKIN AND TROUPE 

London, Aug. 1- 
Mordkin has contracted to danc* 
here with a troupe commencing J* 
September. 



WII.ETTF 



Ten Matinees for Dancers 

Paris, Aug. 1. 
Clothllde and Alexandre Sakhar- 
off arc to dnnce at ten special 
matinees at the Adelpbi, London. 
during October.' ' , ' 



KERSHAW 

OUARANTY TRUST CO. ^ 

E22 Fifth Avenug New ToQ 

"THTnLLER SCHOOLS^ 
OF DANCING 

143 Charing Cross Road 
LONDON 

Director, JOHN TILLER 



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WEIRD TALE OF PERSECUTION 



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Charges Seized with Son and. Confined in Atyl 

Robbed of $200,000 in Jewela— Mentions Got. 
Phillips of Wisconsin — Mme. Now iq Want 



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>'i St. Louis, Augr. 1. 

1^. Mme. Louise L'Allemand, formerly 

^i renowned opera star, who, during 

the height of her career, sang before 

and was received by the royalty 

/of Europe, is living in want end 

«ecIusion in a most humble home 

at Beaver Creek, 111., a village 45 

'■ mllos east of St. Louis. 

According to the Madame, unbe- 
lievable persecution paved the way 
, for her decline to poverty and ae- 
cluaion from the charged circles of 
wealth in which she once mingled. 
Mme. L'Allemand related that she 
' and her son were living on a farm 
near Black River Falls. Wis., in 
1920. That one evening two men 
appeared at the house and forced 
them to accomp.Tny them to town, 
where they were placed in Jail and 
^ held prisoners from Monday t<^ the^ 
^ following Saturday, whoti they — 
^- without cause — were declared In- 
^' sane and ordered taken to the hoa- 
y pital for the insane in Mendata, 
>, Wis. They were held there for 16 
i' months, Mme. 'L'Allemand charges. 






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Mme. L'Allemand charges th^y 
were not given a fai^;* trial and it' 
was the work of politicians. Ac- 
cording to her, no evidence was In- 
troduced to indicate that either she 
or her son was in.sane. No one in 
her family was ever demented, she 
added. 

ijV Durircr their imprisonment, Mme. 

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WHITEMAN'S FAREWELL 

farty at Hippodrome — London's 
Band Imitation 



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London, Aug. 1. 

^ Paul Whiteman's final perform- 
■; ance at the Hippodrome occurred 
^ Saturday. It included a speech and 
^., the singing of "Auld Lang Syne" 
'1 with English and American flags 
, entwined. A party on the stage fol- 
^," lowing the pcrforrfiance lasted until 
' daybreak with the members of the 
'■■ band playing In relays. 

Whiteman left Monday for Parts 

iind will sail on the Leviathan 

Aug. 7, the band playing en route 

to New York, 
The Whiteman organization was 

succeeded at the Hippodrome by 
,* London's Band Monday, which in- 
.,, dudes all native players. They gave 

a good imitation of their American 

predecessors. 



Plans are formulating In New 
York for a big reception to be given 
Paul Whiteman when he arrives on 
,»,the Leviathan Aug. 13 from Eng- 
. 1 1 land. The music publishers were 
, the flrst to conceive the plan and 
have since been joined by the mu- 
sical Instrument manufacturers, 
, Victor Talking Machine Co., and the 
songwriters. A comijilttee' of 28, 
' Including some of the most prom- 
-• Inent men In these Industries, has 
>:• »been formed and Is working In con- 
• Junction with Hugh Ernst, manager 
of the United Orchestras. 

The plans call for a dinner at the 
Waldorf-Astoria the night after his 
arrival, to be attended by about 400. 
The tickets are $15 and the diners 
>■ •■ are to be addressed by leading mem- 
• bers of musical and civic circles. 
On the Leviathan's arrival a spe- 
cially chartered steamboat carry- 
ing about 200 friends and officials 
Is to sail down the harbor to greet it.; 






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"PLANTATIONS" ABROAD 



Grafton Gall*ri«*, London, On« of 
Thorn 



Sam Salvin and Lew Leslie will 
extend their attraction and cabaret 
interests abroad, having" secured 
cafe quarters In London and Paris 
for the establishment 'of "Planta- 
tions." They have leased a torge 
room in the Rue de la Paix, Paris, 
for five years. It Ls now called the 
"Washington," but will be remodeled 
and renamed "Plantation." The 
current "Plantation" show on Broad- 
way, with "Hamtree" Harrington 
and Cora Green, will open in Paris 
in October, and has been booked 
to double at the Ambassador. 

The original "Plantation," with 
Florence Mills, will remain in Lon- 
don Indefinitely. Before returning 
last week Leslie leased the Grafton 
Galleries, which will be renamed the 
"Plantation." the Mills show also 
doubling with a London theatre. 
Prior to sailing overseas in the fall, 
L'jiille will produce a new "Planta- 
tion" show at the cabaret of that 
n^me in New York. 



DUSE S BBONCHIAL ATTACK 

Paris, Aug. 1. 

Eleanora Duse, the Italian actress, 
has suspended her Swiss tour owing 
to an attack of bronchrtls. She Is 
at present In a nursing 'home In 
Lausanne. 

The Illness will not likely Inter- 
fere with the tragedienne's Ameri- 
can tour under the management of 
Morris Oest. * • .: 



mSS BANEHEAD IN '^DANCER ) 

London, Aug. 1. 

The management of "The Dancer" 
has decided to givo Tallulah Bank- 
head the role taken siiioe the open- 
ing of the hit by Dorothy Dlx. 

Miss Diz holds a run of the play 
contract for •"The Dancoi" at a 
weekly salary of BO pounds. 
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GOVT HGDRES SHOW HIGH RATE 
-^m EiHPLOYMENr IN D. & 



Bitf' Earning PromUe Protperity It Box Offio 
Naf I Citr Bank of N. Y. PredicU Building Will 
3iq>port Biuiness Through Rest of Year 



DENMARK SHOW HUNGRY 



CHARLES ALTHOFF 



'In the evening is the time to get 
em,'* Mure CHARLES ALTHQFF, 
who !• fbhlng during the eummer 
on the Tippecanoe River in ludiana. 
When the' bass begin to feed along 
in the cool of the evening you can 
And Charley and his, family /oating 
down thla picturesque stream. 

Direction EDW. 8. KeLLER. 



"CATHERINE" OPENS 



Tchaikoweky'e Opera 
Collins 



With Jose 



London, Aug. 1. 

"Catherine," a romantic opera 
with i^usic by the world-famous 
Russian composer, Tohalkowsky, 
book by Reginald Arkell and Fred 
de Qresac, was produced for the 
flrst time at Birmingham Monday. 

The etory is founded on the life 
of Catherine of Russia, and in the 
title role Jose Collins is said to 
have the greatest part that she has 
ever had In her entire career. 



Act Rftumed 8aye Oanee Weil Un- 
dersland English 



BUOO TO B0ITRGE0I8 

Paris, Aug. 1. 
Madame Bugg, a singer at the 
opera, being engaged for London has 
decided for the sake of the Englisfa 
language to use the pseudonjrm of 
Bourgeois during her eojourn in 
England. v \ 



TWO JfiVDOS HITS . i 
London, Aug. 1. 
Helen Stover, opening at the Pal- 
ladipm this week, was forced to a 
speech after four numbers. Kerr 
and Weston wore a suceesa at the 
Victoria. 



HAH CAINE DfSSATISFIED 



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WITH imtNAL cmr sciopt 



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Author of Book Say» Scenario Writer Altered Story 
Into Propaganda-^Sam Goldwyn Office Replies 
Cainc Approved Scenario • . 



Jenning* hnd Melba. returned 
from Denmark, where tiiey headed 
a flve-act show which toured that 
courtry for six weeks, say that Den- 
mark, and particularly the capital. 
Copenhagen, Is show hungry. The 
Dane* have been fed up on English 
panto: 'nee, and want something 
different 

It surprised the Amertcane how 
fluent was the natives' linderstand- 
Ing of English, and most of the talk- 
ing comedy got over. The Copen- 
hagen show people were so badly 
in want of American acts they ca- 
bled to a Chicago booker to send a 
show over. Jennings and Melba 
were booked out of Chicago. Jump- 
ing from Cleveland to Copenhagen. 

One theatr.}, Lorerjbergsteatern, 
at Ootbord, Denmark, had been 
closed two years until he Ameri- 
cans came over. / 

ODD DANCE SERIES^ 

Mme. Tera Guinos' Arrangement 
Has Chance With Weather Break 



Paris, Aug. 1. 

A series of dancing acts presented 
by Mme. Tera Quinos was received 
with favor at the Theatre Michel de- 
spite the heat and absence of crit- 
ics. 

The acts were billed as "Ballets 
Humoi Istlques." They resembled 
"Chauve Souris" numbers, although 
only Including dancing with French 
artists. Mile. Daisy Deslys does the 
introducing, simusingly followlng.^ft 
Balieff style. 

Esteben Marti and Victor Larbey 
supplied the scenarios, which Horan 
and Zolga ahd Moriss and Mme. 
Ounlch ably present In dances with 
only piano accompaniment and with- 
out scenery. 

The entertainment is bound to at- 
tract ff favored with satisfactory 
weather. 



Washington, Jtfly tL ^ 
Interesting figures on employ* 
ment have just been released bf^ , 
the Department of Coamero* 
showing the high rate of employ 
ment In ths nation, particularly ^I4^ 
the teotory districts such as JH< 

trolt, Cleveland, etc. Ths report 
as Issued by the dopnrtment, at* 
though only dealing with the sltu« 
atlon generally, discloses the ooua^ 
try to be in A good condition, 
which should beVreflected In the 
^z offices of picture theatres. * 

According to the report, ther4 ^ 
were 2.041,000 persons employied in 
1,428 representative factories on 
June 80, which was a slight de« 
crease from the previotu month, 
when this same number of fao* ' 
torles had on their payroll l,048,0M. 
This, however, is but a slight fluo* , 
tuatlon and has no bearing on thO ^ 
situation in general. On June Id, 
1922, there were but 1,7S2.000 em- 
ployed, showing a substantial in*» 
crease throughout the countrjr for 
the year reviewed by th# depart- : 
ment. ^ 

The only state mentioned as to 
the number of inrroluntarjr unem- 
ployed was Pennsylvania, wher% 
on June 30. there were l.tff out ct'i. 
work against 9,465 on samo date 1« 
1»22. • . 



OinB-HEADED TBU^. UCENSIHO 

London^.v Aug. 1. 
^ An inquiry into all matters oon- 
cernlng the licensing of theatres, 
music halls, cinemas, and drinking 
places was opened Tuesday by the 
London County CouncIL 

Legislation to have all licenses 
placed under the control of one body 
will probablf be pUced In effect. 



VALENTraO EXPMINS 

London, Ati|?. 1. 
Rodolplv V^^lentino has entered a 
denial to Variety's ."•itinnpnt he 
danced here In 1915 with Giby 
Deslys, 

- Valentino says he never was In 
England bf'fore and that Varipty'-s 
representative had tnisfaUon Iiim 
tor Jules rtaucourt. a Bflgiaii, with 
i similar proflle. 



London, Aug. 1. 

Hall Caine has made' the state- 
ment hero that he has enjoined the 
Sam Ooldwyn Company from pro- 
ceeding with the production of '"The 
Eternal City," which they were mak- 
ing In Rome. 

The author's reason for stopping 
the production was that Oulda Ber- 
gere, the script writer, and wife of 
George PItzmaurlce, who is direct- 
ing the plclfure, Altered the script 
which was presented to him for ap- 
proval, and which he O. K.'d In 
London, and developed a Fasclsti 
propaganda story showing thou- 
sands of black-shlrted followers of 
Mussolini and idealizing his regime. 



: EVENS IN PARIS 

raris, A lie:. 1. 
Klsic Forsuson aeniicd a divarrc' 
in the Paris courts .Inly 26 from 
Thomas B-^neillet ClarUf* oti (^hir^f'S 
of , non -support and in Jiffof^noe 
Paul Franc'!(, manajjer of the Olyrn- 
pta here. I115 married Germaine 
Uenleau. 



It was stated In the New York 
onice of Sam Goldwyn yesterday 
(Wednesday) that they had not been 
apprised of any action on the part 
of Hall Caine that would hold up 
the production. A cable received 
from Rome yesterday morning In- 
formed the olllce that all work on 
exteriors had been completed and 
that the company was leaving for 
Ix)ndon immediately. They are to 
«ail for AmQi""v AnqrT 11, on the 
"Aquitanla." Tli ose that are in the 
fenturod roU's in th<* production are 
Lionel r. irryinoK', Harbara LaMar. 
Richard Benn.»tt. Montagu Love and 
Bert Lytell. 

The GoMwyn people said they did 
not see how Caine could take steps 
to enj6fn the continuance of fho 
production activity beraiis<< of the 



fact that he h6ul given his written 
approval to the script of Oulda Ber- 
gere after havlhg read It in London 
t>eforo tho director and the script 
writer proceeded to Rome. 

Tivou wrnmi month 

London, Aug. 1. 
The Tivoli, with a picture policy, 
will open within a month, says 
Tommy Dawe, its yianaglng -direc- 
tor. 

\Its opening picture has not been 
selected as yet. 



EMMA DUNN AND FLATS 

London, Aug. 1. 
Bringing with her the ecripts of 
"The Oovernor's Lady" and "Old 
Lady SI,** both played by her In the 
.States, Emma Dunn would like to 
present either or both in London. 



ABBE REMAINS ABROAB 

Paris, Aug. 1. 
James Abbe, the American phb- 
tographer who came over with the 
Lillian Olsh retinue to advise on 
the technical points of *^he White 
Sister," which was made in Rome, 
has established a« eamera bureau 
here. He Intends remaining at 
least two years. 



CHEVALIER OPERATED UPON 

Paris, Aug. 1. 
Maurice Chevalier, operated upon 
for appendicitis July 19, is pro- 
gretsing favorably, and It Is be- 
lieved his departure for America 
will be postponed but slightly. 



Coast Thestricsl Pspers Suspend. 
San Francisco, Aug. 1. 
"The Theatrical Herald" and "The 
Rounder," local weeklies of the the- 
atre, have suspended after a brief 
life each of three months. 

"The Rounder" title was revived. 
Its flrst suspension happened some 
years ago. 



"Katinka" at Shaftesbury 

I/ondon, Aug 1. 
"Katinka" will play at the 
.Shaftesbury, instead of tho Strand 
Joe Coyne and BiniYj<» If^ilrt will be 
in the leads. 



To Control Frsnoh Empire 

v.-v Paris, Aug. 1. 

Oscar Dufrenne and his col- 
laborator, Henri Varna, will man- 
age the Empire music hall (for- 
merly EtoUe Palace) when It Is re- 
constructed next year. 
Building is now In hand, 



Hayskawa in "La Bataille** 

Paris, Aug 1. 
fiessue Hayakawa and his wife- 
have arrfved in France,- to appear 
in the film ver«loii of Claude Far- 
ereres' naval drama, "La Bataille," 
for Delac and Vandali -— 



The monthly survey off lloo« 
nomic conditions by th# Nfttloatf 
City Bank of New York, out ye»- ? 
terday (Wednesday), has this tmX 
say of the employment and wag« 
situation; 

"Employment Is well maintained ^i 
throughout, the industries, but 
wage^hiereases have about ceased. , 
except for announcements by thiro 
railroads from time to time. Th«|' 
roauls are under pressure aa^ft 
anxious to deal with their men dU'^ 
rect Instead of through fhe railroad 
labor board. The hearings an4 
arguments of a formal case seev 
to Intensify antagonism and pra* 
duce a state of feeling between 
employers and eipployes which U 
is desirable to avoid. 

Except for the well known tmok ■ 
that farm products are low In com* 
parlson with other commodities ^< 
and that the foreign situation Is ia ' 
some aspects more critical, the out« 
look for trade Is very good. Thesa 
exceptions are not new davelop*' 
ments; we have befn facing both 
now for about three years, and the 
revival of the past year has been 
despite their Influence. 

"Construction work more than 
anything else has given vm the re- 
vival Of the past year, and it is 
upon construction work mainly 
that we must depend for the main- 
tenance of Industrial activity and 
good times through the remainder 
of this yecur and beyond." 

The bank observer places respon** 
sibility for the stock ipnarket slumi 
upon the rise In wages , and th4 
spurt of buying labt spring whlch^ 
forced all prices up. ^e forecasts 
> slackening of Industnr and a les- 
sened buying demand whieh wilt: 
precede a readjustment of priceg' 
and wages, but does not undertake 
to set a date. He does believe^ 
howsver, that the construction pro- 
gram now in force will «arry em- 
ployment and prices through this 
year. ,- .^ ■ ,--• • 






REFERENDUM OF NO EFFECT 

Austin, Tex., Aug. 1. 

The City Council has decided ta 
put the question of Sunday shows 
to a referendum as the only flttln|r 
solution for the enforcement of the 
Sunday Closliig Law. 

Mayor Yet! has declared such a 
vote could not be legally taken, as 
It would be ridiculous for the city 
to pass on the question of violating 



a state law. 



Hackett Recovering From Break 

Paris, Aug. 1. 
.James K. Hackett, who broke his 
arm July 24 while {.laying golf near 
I'ontainebleau, is progres.sing favor - 
al-ly 




Tb« beat obulnftMt laMrufttoo at 




STUMOS OP 

SUdDAIKMC 

1841 Broadway 



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^ Thursday, August 2, 1923 



PUBUC INVITED TO DANCE 
ON STAGE BY BURLESQUE SHOW 



Mollie Williams' Invitation on Columbia Wheel 
Next Season — Laymen May Dance With Chorus 
Girls After Each Performance 



Jilollie Williams ivill introduce a 
novtlty for burlesque in her Co- 
lumbia wheel show next season ihat 
marks one of the most unusual de- 
partures ever attempted in the 70 
odd years that burlesque has existed 
as a branch of American amuse- 
oients. 

About 15 minutes before the con- 
elusion of the Williams' perform- 
ance, male members of the audience 
will be invited on the stage to dance 
with the chorus girls an4 female 
principals of the company. Female 
members of the audience likewise 
may dance with the male principals, 
or if they care to men and women In 
the audience may come on the stage 
and dance together. 

The innovation will be worked into 
the show naturally, through the flnal 
scene being a carnival setting, with 
a suggestion at the block parties 
familiar In the large cities. Miss 
W^illiams has securrd permission of 
the executives of the Columbia 
Amusement Co. to have the audience 
take part in the public dancing in 
each of the Columbia tlieatres. 

One of the angles of Miss Wil- 
liams' audlenc^ dancing plan is that 
it will be expected to counteract in 
a measure the competition of the 
numerous ball rooms and dancing; 
palaces that have sprung up all over 
the country, and cspeciallj in the 
larger cities in- which the coluribia 
wheel operates. 

Miss Williams tried out the idea 
for one performance at the Gayety, 
St. Louis, last April, and it proved 
suoceKsful, 

Stock companies of tire dramatic 
type have had audience receptions 
©n the stage after a ^eek-djy mati- 



nee, with danoing as part of the 
reception, once in a while. The 
stock companies never had dancing 
after every performance, however, 
nor did any burlesque show, within 
memory of organised burlesque, or 
even in the wild-cat days preceding. 

The most obvious question arising 
as to the matter of inviting a mis- 
cellaneous audience on the stage 
in a burlesque house and permitting 
the men. for Instance, to dance with 
the choristers was that of the pos- 
sibility of any of the male dancing 
partners from the audience becom- 
ing "fresh" or disorderly. 

Miss Williams, in discussing her 
public dancing plan, stated that 
angle had been thought out and 
ample means of handling any 
emergency that might arise through 
those invited to dance over-stepping 
bounds would be met readily. There 
would be thorough protection in 
case it was needed to keep the pro- 
ceedings on an orderly basis. Miss 
Williams said. 

The public dancing will be given 
with the Williams show, both at 
mf^tinee anij night performances in 
every stand.* 

If successful it may be adopted 
by other Columbia shows, although 
Miss WiKianns would naturally cUlm 
exclusive rig^its, through being a 
pioneer. 



IKAABIES AND BETIBES 

Georgette De Wolf ^De Wolf Sis- 
ters), to Harry Schiramel (cotton 

merchant), in New York. July 25. 

Miss De Wolf, and her sister. 
Kappy, are retiring from show 
bu-'^iness. 



THEFT OF $5 CHARGED; 
RATHBURN DISCHARGED 

Mrs. A. H. Cole Complainant 
—Both in Acts at Daven- 
port, Iowa, Last Week 



Davenport. la., Aug. 1. 

Two acts at the local Capitol were 
represented In police court last 
week when Magistrate Metealf dis- 
missed a complaint of stealing |5, 
lodged against Floyd H. Rathburn. 
of the Four Pearls, by Mra, A. H. 
Cole. -• - ?^^-- 

Mrs. Cole allegvd Rathburn bad 
crept Into her room and taken the 
money from beneath her pillow 
while she was sleeping. 8Ue sUted 
that, awakening aa he was leaving 
the room, she screamed, when he 
threw the money back at ber. Mrs. 
Cole said she called the tkotel clerk 
and he called upon th« police to 
arrest Rathburn. • .. ! 

Rathburn denied ever baving 
been in Mrs. Cole's room. His 
three partners in the Four Pearls, 
dancing act. corroborated him, stat- 
ing,' at the time Mrs. Cole men- 
tioned, Rathburn had been with 
them packing up. Rathbum's part- 
ners are Pearl Washburn, May 
Johnson and William Washburn. 

Rathburn had been held In jail 
one day and a night awaiting hear- 
ing. The court observed that was 
punishment enough In view of the 
lack of corroboration of Mrs. Cole's 
testimony. 

Upon discharging Rathburn. Mrs. 
Rathburn rushed to the bench and 
implanted a kiss upon the mouth of 
the magistrate, to the amusement of 
the audience. 



AMERHJ»( SOCIETY 
VOTES 3 SALARIES 




E. C. Mills and Silvia Hein, 

$10,000 Each — i. C. 

Rosenthal, $13,000 



At a meeting held July 2«, the 
board of drectors jf the American 
Society, acting upon a suggestion 
given by a special committee of en- 
largement, appointed E. C. Mills, 
executive secretary of. the Music 
Publishers' Protective Association, 
advisory director of the society at 
a salary of $10,000 additional to the 
$20,000 he receives in his other ex- 
ecutive capacity. J. C. Rosenthal 
was retained as general manager of 
the society and was voted an extra 
$3,000 to the $10,000 a year rAeived 
now. 

After a heated argument and 
much discussion from both sides. 
Silvio lloin, composer, was ap- 
pointed travelling director at a 
salary of $10,000. His supporters 
emphasized he has been John Gold- 
en's right-hand man for three yeans 
and has. they claimed, showed con- 
siderable business ability. 

The new arrangement was in ef- 
fect Aug. 1. and will be on a month- 
to-month basis. 



SARANAC 'CHORUSPONDENCE" 

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By WALTER C. PERCIVAL 

, -^ . . Camp "Next-T-Closinf" In the Aderondaks 

■V' ' ; ' - ^ '■' ^Saranac Lake, N. T., July $0. 

Editor Variety: 

I had '/i a notion to wire you I was indissposed this wk. due to my 
being took to Montreal by a agent and a dancer I wont menton vhe agents 
name as If I 4o the revenu oncers wood get the rivli«st hsii «£ uier« 
cureera and If i went into detail of all that haplned In Montreal the agent 
wood lose the komisslon for the root he had booked for the akter and 
the akter wood have to look up a new partner — break In m new act— show 
the act— and the agent wood haV to, battle the mgrs. to get a root for the 
akter. 

Then aggin I no that our sheet wood sufer Jf i was to disapoint ray 
legion of reeders so 1 shall disregard my feelin of en-nul' a,nd detail with 
honest efert of those who are "among those present" In the gloryous 
Aderondaks, as i sed In my oppen paragrafC i was took to Montreal and I 
distinkly remefaiber arrlvin and I hav only a vag rekolectlon of what fol- 
owed. i only remember a lot of gorgias subgects for follies talkln 
French and Famum sayin hav another — 1 also remember Ilarry Delmar 
saying his konshence hurt bim the next momin — next thing of importence 
was i was bcin helped offln tbe train at Saranac Lake. What becoms of 
Eddie Kellers right hand man bis brand new bnlck car and his konshence 
btrlkin akter 1 dont no—but If Ralph gets back to the U.S.A. of america 
with all the bottels I saw on his dresser and Delmar gets over his konshence 
pain tbey can konsider they are In luck. 

EVlgar Mayer mA. the official m.d. for the n.v.a. here in the mts. has 
forbldin me to take enymore trips with agents on acct. the Mrs. and 
me havin a root booked for our new komidy akt with Jules Delmar and It 
v/ood not do for him to get wind that I was the type to go ofTon trips 
to Montreal with agents and dancers. 

News Is— To-Wit: ' '^'' '''^-^ff^^'r::''^^' 
Now the news is— To-Wit: ' • * "■ ' ' ; • 

In a diskushlon with TVm. Morris and Dave Seymour who is tlie mgr. of 
the lokal theatre as to Freeport, L. I. and Muskegon michigans klaim to 
bein the real sumraerin place of the ProfC. the lokal mgr. Seymour who 
was trained by Harry Fra<ee In the art of foldin 1$ bills at a tiket window 
has submitted the followin list of members of tbe Proff. who resid here 
to refute the afoursald summerin places klaim to distinkshion. 
the list is— To-Wit: 

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Morris, their son Wm. Jr. and daughter Ruth. Jacob 
Adier. one of the most beloved of the Jewish stars. His wife Sarah 
Adler, for many years his leading lady at the Second Ave. theatre in New 
York, their son Luther who pflayed the Juvenile lead in Laurette Taylor's 
production of "Humeresque," Julia Adler, late of Cavid Warflelc's "Mer* 
chant of Venice," Lola, a principal of 'The World We Live In" at ths 
Jolson theatre In New York, tbe past season, and another son. Jack Adler, 
of the "dbd of Vengeance" Then there Is William McGuirs of the leglti* 
mate. Paul Pyrei. a publicity man for the Feature Players, John Oliver of 
the concert stage. Edna Rochelle of the W^inter Garden. Mule Lindemao, 
the D. W. Griflltb Repr. at Cleveland. 

Vaudeville is represented by Noel and Perclval. Fallon and Shirley, 
Williams and Deardorff. Ames and Winthrop, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Port* 
Reese and Edwards, Holoua. the Hawaiian Musician, the Lamy Bros, 
a skating act feature at The Hippodrome for several seasons. 

Then there are several who write for both the stage and pictures. 
Larry Evans, the Mgr. of the Action screened by The Prefered Pictures 
Corp. and Chandos Brennen the brother of Herbert Brennen the picturs 
director. Percy Pollock who has taken the late Frank Bacon's place in 
the part of Llghtin, In the play of that (Itle. his sister Emma PoHock of 
the vaudeville team of Kelley and Pollock, also Robert Hilliard are at The 
Stevens House In Lake Placid. Over at Loon Lake. Eddie Buzzell. of "Tbe 
Gingham Girl" Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Powers, of musical comedy, and tbe 
legitimate star David Warfleld, are spending August. , 

Supfling the dance music for the entire resort region, with headquarters 
at The Stevens House in Lake Placid, is about the hottest of all the Jais 
organizations. Dave Bernie and Band. 



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LICENSE REPORT DUE 

Survey of Year, Incitiding Amuse- 
ments in Mayor's Hands 



Befor fverjthing bekame a blank at Montreal for the undersigned 1 was 
informed tliat the special co. playing the Orpheum Theatre there with 
Anne Nichols play "Abie's Irish Rose" has been packin *them in and 
were selling wks. in advance, the only other attraclrshon that Is gettin a • 
run atall Is "The Canadian- Liquor Stores" Co., Johny Walker, John I 
Dewar, and the teams konsistin of Haig and Halg. and Black and Wbitt ^ 
ere playing the prominent rolls. '\ 

Ralph Famum has offered to book the entire cast for Broadway if they 
can get the necessary pa85%ports. 

trustin that this finds you feelin much better than your new ritter— I 
will again sighn miself. 

Your Aderondak Ritter '^*''';; 

WALT£7J C. PERCIVAL (of Noel and rercival)''' , 

P. S. The morel of this wks. letter Is— dont assochlate with your ageat 

W. C. P. 

P. S. again & — I have just ben Informed that the Canadian customs , 
made Harry Delmar pay a duty on his konshence on his re-enntrln tbs ': 
U.S-A. as they klaim lie did not hav it among his baggage when he wheat 4 



into Canada. 



W. C. P, '^ ^ 






DAINTY MARIE 

(MARIE MEEKER) 

The woilds greatest aerial clafiplc at Riverside. Ne^. Yoi*. next 
week (August «). .. . , 

The Versatile Venus, who in addition to being an aocompljshed 
avmnast can fing, dance and haiidl** lines with the best of them. 

Direction PAT CASEY 



DIVING OFF ELEPHANTS 
AS PUBLICrrY STUNT 

G. M. Young, Keith's Manager, 

and Geo. Powers Attract 

Thousands 



spectacle, with the men performing 
it four times during the week. 

Young and Powers rode Jessie 
and Lena, the two biggest mam- 
moths of the herd, into the ocean. 
Besides the somcrsaulte, Young and 
Powers used the animals as plat- 
forms for fancy diving. 

Moving pictures were taken by 
the Stanley company and exhibited 
at the Glooe. 



The annual report of the New 
York License Conunissloner will be 
ready for publication in about three 
weeks. It has been transmitted to 
Mayor Hylan in manuscript forn» 
and bids have been invited for the 
printing of flie document. 

Tho current report Is signed by 
Commissioned Gilchrist, who acted 
as head of the department until 
late in January when he was suc- 
ceeded by the present,' August W. 
Qlatzmeyer. The report is said to 
contain much material covering the 
theatrical field and recommended 
some of the regulations which have 
been recently enacted into ordi- 
nances. 



THUXM CIRCUS INCREASES 

Chicago, Aug. 1. 

The Thielen Circuit, through Illi- 
nois, playing three acts of vaude- 
ville and pictures In tbe majority 
of the bouses, will have bigger'bllls 
next season. > Charles Nathan, of 
Peoria, 111.; W. C. Oisoa^ of Gales - 
burg, and Frank Thielen. of Aurora, 
were in Chicago for a conference 
with C. E. Bray, head of the W. V. 
M. A., whcih led to. this announce- 
ment. '^ ' 

The circuit expects to spend from 
$250 to $500 more a week for its 
bills the coming seai^on than in the 
past. 



CABARETS, DANCE HALLS 
BAR SONG PLUGGERS 



Several Make Order General—' 
Caused by Few Boister- 
ous Ones 



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Atlantic City, Aug. 1. 

One of the biggest- publicity stunis 
ever turned off in this city if rot 
anywhere occurred last week when 
George M. Young, manager of the 
local Keith's, and GeoVge Powers, 
trainer of the Powers Kl^phants. 
lurncd soinfei'Kuvi'ts from the backs 
Of the animals hiio the ocean. 

Thousonds were attracted by the 



JULIET DIKA'S ACCIDENT 

Los An^i.lcs, Aug. 1. 

Juliette DiU.i broke lior foot while 
.-tapping from a. rnllni;iM <"ar at .San 
iJiogo, last week. 

It will probably be two or Ihrcr 
wef Us before she will e aM^ to re- 
sume h« r l'antiig<^s tonr. 



TOM GRAY HERE AKS THERE 

Broadway got a glimpse once In 
a while last week of Tommy Gray 
during the four days he raced back 
to New York from Hollywood. 

Mr, Gray said he came East to 
consult with the Universal head- 
quarters concerning the release of 
some of the two reel comics Mr. 
Gray has been directing, also writ- 
ing, on the Coast. 

The ostensible object of Tommy's 
New York drop In was to tee his 
mother and family. He may i*eturn 
East during {September for a longer 
sfay. 



PRESIDENT HEDIAH BACK 

Marcus Heiman, president of the 
Orpheum Circuit, returned to New 
York Wednesday (yesterday^ on the 
"Majestic'' after a month's sojourn 
in Europe. 

A.sh€r L€\'j% of the Orpheum Cir- 
cuit, accompanied him. 



Tom Kennedy Has Lykens' Acts 
Tom Kennedy, formerly an Inde- 
pendent agent, has been placed in 



Several dance halls and cabarets 
in New York-^iave barred out all 
song-pluggers as the result of th_e 
abuse of privilege by some. Sev- 
eral song-pluggers'or orchestra men, 
either through ignorance or care- 
lessness, were In the habit of visit- 
ing these places, holding on to their 
hats, conducting themselves In a 
boisterous manner and attracting at- 
tention to themseh'es. To get this 
type of man out, the management 
found It necessary to make a rule 
barring all pluggcrs and singer* »» 
order that no publishing firm should 
feel it was being discriminated 
against. 

One of the larger dance halls has 
issued passes to recognized plugp»'r»i 
on tho back Of which are a definite 
set of nilos of condu-t, the vtolalion 



charge of the aots formerly booked 

in the Keith' exchange by Bill Ly- I of any of which will cause the i'€vo- 

• catfon of the privile;,'e. 



kens, wlio is .seriously ill. 






Thursday. Auguit 2. If89 



VAUDEVILLE 



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a)LORED SINGERS AND PLAYERS 
TO FAME AND FQRIVNE BY DISCS 






HaTe Call on "Bluet** Record* — Colored PublUhers 
Riding Along — All Record Makers Have Colored 
Recording ArtwU 



a- 
I 



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Colored singingr and playingr ar- 
tiftts are riding to fame and fortune 
iHth the current popular demand 
for "blues" disk recordings and be- 
cause of the recognised fact that 
oaly a X^gro can do Justice to the 
native indigo ditties such artists are 
lar great demand. 

Mamie Smth Is genci'ally credited 
irith having started this demand on 
the Okeh records. Not only do these 
disks enjoy wide sales among the 
colored race, but have caught on 
with the Caucasians. As a re- 
•Ult, practically every record mak- 
ing firm from the Victor down has 
augmented its catalog with special 
•Tallies" recordings l^j' colored artists. 

Victor created a special catalog 
wrth such artists as Mo.«*« and Frye; 
Siasle and Blake; L.ena Wilson. 
Eubie Blake, and Shuffle Along or- 
chestra. Ei'na Hicks. Lizzie Miler. 
Rosa Henderson. Arthur Gibbs. and 
his colored jazzers. 

Columbia was among the first to 
follow the Okeh's precedent by fea« 
turing Edna Wilson, Johnny Dunn's 
Jan Band, and Bessie Smith among 
others. The Vocalion records, mar- 
keted by the conservative Aeolian 
09w. ha.<i also started a special 
colored catalog with Ethel Waters. 
Viola McCoy, Fletcher Anderson 
and orchestra, and Le|^ Wilf^on 
among the artists. 

Okeh, in addition to Miss Smith, 
.has a galaxy of colored performers 
Ir Sara Martin. Clarence Williams. 
Eva Taylor (Mrs. Clarence Will- 
iams), Thomas Morris and jazz 
Imnd, Alice Carter, Shelton Brooks 
et a1. — 

The minor companies also utilise 
these and other colored artists' ser- 
vices now more than ever with the 
Brunswick practically the only Im- 
portant company still pa8.sing up 
this field of endeavor. .« 

As a result •of this "Mues" boom 
and demand, various colored pub- 
lishers are prospering. Perry 
Bradford and the Clarence Williams 
Music Co. are among the represen- 
tUtive negro music men cleaning 
up from mechanical royalties with 
the sheet music angle almost neg- 
ligible and practically incidental. 
No attention to professional plug- 
ging is made, these publishers con- 
centrating on the disk artists. Both 
have some of the colored song- 
stresses under contract and it Is 
only natural that they record cer- 
tain favored numbers. ^ 

The white publishers are getting 
on to this and also entering many, 
many "blues" in the market, one 
already having cashed in on the idea 
t>ec.'\u8e of getting the jump on the 
proposition several months in ad- 
vance wth a strong "blues" catalog. 

There are a few good white ex- 
ponents of "blues" and. novelty 
numbers like Sophie Tucker and 
Miss Patrlcola and they figure Im- 
portantly. Miss Patrlcola has been 
signed by Vocalion after doing some 
exclusive work for Victor. - 
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HULEBRAND-MICHELENA 
REDUCE MATERIAL 



Retained Matter for Tuesday 

Performance — Conference 

with Keith's Head 



Fred H4Hebrand and Vera Miche- 
lena eliminated some material fr<Hn 
their act following a controversy 
with the Keith p«ople. 

The act was ready to leave the 
theatre following objections against 
the bit from I. R. Samuels, booker 
of the house, and I^lmer Rogers, 
manager of the Palace, New York. 

The piece Objected to was the In- 
terruption by Mips Michelena of a 
speech by Hillebrand. by whisper- 
ing in his ear and raising: her hand, 
to which he would answer, 'Not 
now. Walt a while." After several 
repetitlonfl of thf«. he finally hands 
her a lollypop. Another bit censored 
out was the hiding of Hiliebrand'e 
mouth with a helmet. , . r \."-. 

Hillebrand claimed the material 
objected to as in the act when it 
played the Fordham and Coliseum. 
He claimed a production manager 
was to see the act at the Palace, 
to catch the bits objected to, with 
a view to a production engagement. 
Hillebrand claimed he went into the 
Palace at a cut salary in order to 
show the producer the bit censored 
out. 

After the act was notified to re- 
move the material Monday, it re- 
mained in Tuesday afternoon. Hil- 
lebraiftl vas summoned by E. F. 
Albee, following which he. agreed to 
eliminate the material objected to. 
ThaL.was doiie Tuesday nlgRt^ 

Hillebrand and Michelena were a 
Shubert unit feature turn last sea- 
son. They returned to the Keith 
Circuit a few weeks ago. and have 
been booking from week to week. 




■fA&lK— — Wn.IlAM 

HENRIETTA and WARRINER 

(SCINTIL.UATINO SONO 8TAR8) 

The astrologiat of New York City 
reports these stars moving to#ard 
tlie great Broadway. 
Direction PAT CASEY AGENCY. 

Personal representative 
KENNETH flYAN 



TOWLE MORTGAGED HIS 
HOME VIA UNIT CIRCUnr 



Vaudevillian RouM by Or- 
pheum After Distressing" 
Shubert Experience 



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Joe Towle was routed by the Or- 
pheum Circuit this week. Towle 
left the Keith Circuit when the Shu- 
bert unit circuit was organised and 
was interested in "Mulligan's Fol- 
lies." produced by Towle, De Haven 
and Nice and George Gallagher. 

The venture cleaned Towle Anan- 

clali, he having mortgaged his home 

to meet obligations accrued in the 
meantime. 



"SUNDAY VlOUnor CHARGE 
DISMISSED BY MAGISTRATE 



BjH Sykfcs/' Protean Playlet, Subject of Complaint 
by Lord's Day Alliance — Reformers Considered 
It Perfect Test ^ ; ' 



ROLUE COY ARRESTED 
AS HOLD-UP MAN 



Held Under $40,000 Bail In 

K. C— Robbery of Drug 

Store and Customers 



Kansas City. Aug. 1. 

Ilollie Coy, vaudeville performer, 
24 years of age. who has been ap- 
pearing at the Gayoso theatre, a 
vaudeville house, was arrested, 
charged with holding up two people 
In H downtown drug store. 

It is claimed that, armed with 
an cutomaCic gun, he entered the 
store, and. after taking |SS from the 
cash register, compelled two of the 
customers to hand over some |20. 
He was followed, and arrested when 
entering another drug store. 

Coy has a wife and two children. 
He came here from Omaha. The 
police st{ite Coy admitted the hold- 
up. His bond has been fixed at 
|40.OO«. and his prelliAlnary trial 
set for Aug. t. 



NONETTE BACK 



SiTlegsi's "Suecsss" 8«nt Vislinists 
. . Into Pisturs Houses 



IN GOSPEL MISSION 



Mildred Oray. With Husband, in 
Washington : 



jr AGENT IS NOMINEE 

Jet. R. Smith Designated as Alder* 
man in New York by Democrats 

The regular Democratic organiza- 
tion (Minqua Club-Tammany Hall) 
of the 23rd aldermanic district has 
designated (at the primaries) for 
alderman Joseph R. Smith, a vaude- 
ville agent. 

Mr. Smith lives at 611 West 181st, 
with his district taking In the up- 
per west aide from 162nd street. 

It Is now represented by Jacob W. 
Friedman. RepuWlcan. 



; .37 ACTS IN LIGHTS' SHOW 

•The Lights' Club is advertisinsr ."^T 
acts to appear on the program of Its 
cruise dalPs fit Mors' CoUimbi.i, Far 
Rockaway. Au^'. 18. and Moss" Castle. 
Long Reach, Aug. 1D~_^ 



The J,iKii(c, c'iiil» h.Ms ctit down tin: 
length of its (I uiso to but four 
ilates. after havinij oiiRinally 
planned to tour for two or thrre 
wef'kw. TheKe four will be pUyt-d 
in the i.ynbn.ok Theatre. Aiij?. 15: 
Hemp.sjp.id, Aug. Ifi; Moss' Custlo. 
I-ong Beach. Aug. 17; and the Co- 
l»inibl:i, Vur Ilockawa\. Auk. IS 
The requl.Tr hou<«e pri^f* s«m1.> will 
i»i'^vail at *^ ' l» .otan'l. ■ , , 



Washington, Aug. 1. 

A former actress. Mildred Gray, 
with her husband, Karl -R Goose- 
man, having taken over the 'direc- 
tion of the Gospel Mission here, 
succeeding O. W. Corey, who re- 
signed several months ago. Mrs. 
Goo.seman, who left the stage nine 
years ago, comes here from Park- 
ersburg, W. V., where she met and 
married her husband. 

Mrs. Goosemair throughout prac- 
tically the entire time she spent In 
the profession was under the man- 
agement of John D. Hymer, appear- 
ing in his vaudeville muslAl 
sketches, the last appearances of 
the actress before leaving the stage 
permanently being with "Mermaid 
and Man," which played all of the 
eastern big time houses and through 
the west on the old Sullivan-Con- 
sidine circuit. 

Mrs. Goosenwin was converted 
and retired from the stage in Pitts- 
Lurgh, shclHk^ing returned to the 
stage the first year and one-half of 
married life. While In Pittsburgh 
she took up evangelistic work, 
studying extensively, was re-united 
with Mr. Gooseman and now to- 
gether they are directing the local 
Gospel Mission, one of the most 
complete charitable instlutions of 
its kind in the coun'.ry. 



FRANCES CLARE ILL 

I'raiicos Cl.irc (.Mrs. r;uy JJavvsori) 
r.'inie to Xow Votk Monday from the 
i'airh aven. X. J., home of Rawson 
niid Clare, to visit .1 piiysH'laTr as to 
an ailmoiil that has vvi»rri<>d .Mi. ami 
.Mr.«. Ravv.^OM for j-ome time. 

Til*- doctor.*^, so t>r. h'«ve failftl Jo 
aprcc Mean! iut»' I'ran'-es has Iom( 
hor a|>i»et.te. j?rc.it'>- reducing. whi<-h 
undf'r other oojuliiior.s, would have 
Mii^hri'y riltMs-'U h»«r. 

Miss t'lur»» ni ly remain in New 
York U'llil th-* dcctor< r*»i'l» a <J*- 

fiv'Oll. 



Bartram and Saxton Rsunits 
Chicago, ^ug. 1. 

Bartram and Saxton, announced 
as dissolving, will be together ^ext 
season. "- ' \^»^. r • 

The team was to have separated, 
as Gus Bartram had Inherited a 
one -half Interest in a jewelry store 
at Lexington. He sold the mer- 
cantile holdings and will continue 
in vaudeville and pieture l)0uses. 

HOBOING VU. AUTO TRUCK 
BY CAPT. QUAY AND ERM CARR 



Nonette opened a tour of the Or- 
pheum circuit last Sunday at the 
Hennepin. Minneapolis. The vlo- 
llnlate Jumped to Minneapolis from 
Loew's State, New York, where she 
had been playing a full week en- 
gagement. , 

Nonette was one of the Keith acts 
u ho cast her lot with the Shuberts. 
Last season she was featured with 
Max Spiegel's "Succetu," the mis- 
namod unit disbanding, following 
w hich she played the large picture 
houses and independent vauderille. 
Prior to that she worked for the 
Koiih office continually except dur- 
ing the run of "8omel>ody's Sweet- 
heart" since 14 years of age. 



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Two SoMiers of Fortune and Former Actor* Having 
Time of Their Lives — Hit Manchester, Vt., with 
75 CenU--0*Ha7 Got $50 for Speech on Hotel 
Lawn 



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Captain Ir.ing O'Haj returned 
to New York last Friday, having 
an engagement entered for him by 
Thomas Brady to speak at Long 
Beach Saturday night. The cap- 
tain's pal, Ernie Carr, remained 
with their one-ton hoboing auto 
truck at White River Junction, Vt. 
With Ernie, O'Hay left 90 cents In 
cash, 10 boxes of cigarets and pro- 
visions for 12 days. 

Auto-hotoing. says Capt. O'Hay. 
is giving Ernie and himself the time 
of their lives. After fighting to- 
gether in seven or eight wars, un- 
dergoing more dangers ar.d hard- 
ships than could be pressed Into 
one book, the two campaigners 
think It is a lark to go about the 
country, broke, driving their fliv 
truck aiid averaging 40 miles a day. 
happy when they strike a giicn 
sjiol beside a babbling brook to 
si>end the niglif. 

Ernie Loses 28 Pounds 

Krnie Carr is peculiarly jubilant 
o\er th*' siM'ces.«« of the trip so fir. 
llriiie h.'is lr>st 1^ jMXind.^. ThP two 
men .sleop in tht- car wliicli is nin** 
feet loiifi:. six fet't high and wid*- 
I'hcre .'ire no si^ns on the tru( k 
su( h an .showmen mi^ht bfelie\» 
wniiii while, li* pcift'cily plain, as 
C i|»i. OH ly say.s they arc travel 
Jiiiff on their own without any rle- 
siif* f<» attract e.special altentian 

(Coalliiued on pasjc 25 i 



$25,000 FROM R. R 

Babe P»yr\% Suing Chicago A Alton 



Chicago, Aug. 1. 

Bal>e Payne, of Babe and Tommy 
Payne, whose real name is Pearl, Is 
suing the Chicago & Alton railroad 
for $25,000, alleging that her career 
was blighted by an accident which 
occurred Oct. 6 last while riding 
from Chicago to St. Louis, when her 
right foot was caught in a defective 
rcHt because of a sudden Jolt due 
to violent coupling operations. 

It Is stated in a praecipe filed 
she returned to her home at 939 
Hush street, following the accident, 
nad ha« since been under the care 
of a physician. 

llccently Miss Payne attempted to 
r«'.suinp her stage career with her 
loot supported in braces and band- 
;»i;' ~. but fell flat on the f^tage. 



DOOLEY AND STORY REJOIN 

'i'l:<. in.'itriinonidl fiouhhs o£ Hill 
Dooify ithd l!c?lPn *<tnrry hav«* Hp- 
pMMMitly been patched n|». and the 
|t;iir have reimitcil in their foruicr 
ai I. 

I Jill Iiooley. after ser'araf int; from 
hi>> wife, appc.'Ared with a Helen 
V'«i oiiicu, ui> to last weei;. iH-ssolv- 
iii« Sunday night. ■ * •. .-'■ 

.Ml-s Veronica juiii».l 'TT.-T-i. ut 
'l'.i»>, \. v.." lhi.s wee!'. 



Tlie complaint of the Lord'.s Day 
Alliance against the Orpheum, 
Brooklyn, for violating the 8unday 
law was dismissed by Judge Fol- 
well Tuesday In Brooklyn, after a 
trial in which Maurice Goodman 
represented the Keith Circuit and^ 
Owen McGlveney, the defendant. 

McGiveney was arrested Sunday, 
July 1. while playing at the Orphe- 
um. Brooklyn, a Keith house. He 
was charged with exhibiting a dra- 
matic sketch and violating the 
Sunday law. 

After two jostponementa the case '' 
was tried and dismissed by th« 
Brooklyn Magistrate, following ar- 
guments from both sides. 

The reformers contended McGiv- 
ef\ey's protean playlet, "Bill Sykes," 
constituted a dranatatlo sketch as ii [ 
eaiployed/ costumes. .The KeltU-' 
lefal forces aryued that the one- - 
man protean act was a mouoloff. 
Mr. Goodman also, referred to the 
far-reaching effect a conviction - :. 
would have upon other Sunday ;C 
^'audeville houses, contending that'. 
McGiveney's arrest would pave the 
way for ultimate Sunday closing ^ 
convicted. * 

McOI\^eney,*In addition to his ih'O- '.: 
tean playlet, has been a prInoiiMi 
In "The Wager." a travesty on his 
own act In which other artists on , 
the bill played several of MoOlv-.. 
eney's protean roles. "The Wager" 
disbanded several weeks ago. 

The Sunday bookings In Greater 
New York have been carefully ^ 
watched and acts that might be re-' 
garded as dramatic sketches' ellm- - 
Inated. The McOlreney act for thlsr^^ 
reason was conaldered a good "test"^ 
case by the reformers fo^ from a 
lay view It appears to be a O^a-. 
matic playlet. 

Judge Fblwell dlamtised the com. 
plaint without an opinion. 



LEADER ASSAULTED 



Cierke. of Keith's, Washington, Hit # 
by Block Thrown lly Neighbor . 

■-. ;■. •. ;' ""■ ■ ' - **? 

* '' 'Washington. Aug. ?r \» 

Charles F- Clarko, leader of the 
orchestra at Keith's vaudeville 
house here, was assaulted by his., 
neighbor. Mrs. Susie G. Bebrend, 
who lives next door to Clarke at.^ 
1S09 Longfellow street, nortlrwest.^ 
Mrs. Dehrend was convicted of the 
assault before Judge John P. Mc-* 
Mahon In the Police Court, ihe 
Judge releasing the lady on her 
personal bonds. 

The way the story has it, Clark «~ 
Is decl^ired to have stated that he 
returned to his home after a. uxuxl- 
nee performstTice and went into hl.i 
back yard for a romp with his dr>ft. 
Clarke Is said to have declared that 
Mrs. Behrend was talking to her. 
self on her back porch In a very 
loud voice, diarke didn't like this 
and asked her to cease. A wordy 
argument followed, 'ending with a 
block 'of wood hitting Clarke on 
his directing arm and dropping to 
his foot, the testimony slating that 
Mrs. Behrend supplied the motive 
power that carried the block of 
wood to the director's arm. 

Mrs Behrend declared that CIark*» 
became so angry that he placed his 
thumbs to his temples and wiggled 
his flitters, a gesture no lady could 
stand for. The neighborly row now , 
stands as a court victory tor Mr. 
Clarke, but still Mrs. Behrend h^"* 
the safinfactlon of the block of woo<l 
cpiMode. 



♦BLUES" WIN DISC JOB 

Wanhlngton, Aug. 1« 
Mae Hcott. Washington rul<»r»-«l 
gill, through a content conducted 
by "The Bee." a colored publicaiiuj» 
of Wa«hington. has received a 
yearn contract with Paramount 
records ( hapdlcd by Ti»e IMa/.a 
Mttf^te — C**r^ — uoiU hu' I ■'.• a*«^d he* 



rr.si POTig. She is a ' hlneh" nir'^et- 
.■mil Ins n'oved a hii: hhocch*< I**-, 
cully. SIh" appeared here at the 
Lincflii theatre, a colored pietHie 
liousc J.ewie Thoircr, a baiut 
le'itJer and composer, has written .i 
number of ♦<f»eolal -onif-'^ for th** 
sintjci* tthi<h .she wIM ime tpr . p^ 



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Thursday, August 2, 192$ 



V. M. P. A. WARNS ONCE MORE 



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OF IRRESPONSIBLE AGENTS 



Pal Casey Advises Acts to Be Certain V. M. P. A. 
Form of Contract Is for V. M. P. A. House — Ask, 
When Not Certain, Says Pat 



The Vaudeville Managers' Pro- 
tective AMorlatlon continues to re- 
ceive numerous complaint- weekly 
regarding' the "coarse work" of 
"wild-cat" agente. 

In many instances the regulation 
V. M. P. A. contract has been given 
an act to play a particular house, 
and the act, when trouble arises, 
figured everything must be all right 
through the V. M. P. A. agreement. 

The point generally -overlooked by 
the acts Is the frequent use of a 
V. M. P. A. contract by an agent for 
an eniragement in a house that does 
not hold membership In the Vaude- 
viFle Managers' Association. 

Pat Casey has asked that Variety. 
repeat the oft-repeated suggestion 
that acts effecting engagements with 
agent* who might be classed as in- 
responsible, ask the agent whether 
th« house the act Is booked in is ii 
member of the V. M. P. A. Or th» 
act, to protect itself in the event of 
difficulties arising during 'the en- 
gagement, can secure any needed In- 
formaUon from the V. M. P. A. 

Not an of the complaints received 
by the V, M. P. A. from acts arise 
through difficulties with houstra out- 
side the V. M. P. A., but a very con- 
siderable number of complaints do. 

After an engagement has been 
filled and the act complains to the 
V. M. P. A., if the complaint refers 
to * house not holding V. M. P. A. 
membership, the association is 
handicapped in securing relief, as 
It ha* no jurisdiction oyer houses 
outside of its organisation. 

Many of the independent agents 
Poking V. M. P. A. houses also book 
•utside housos. Acts accept for 
granted a V. M. P, A. contract 
necessarily means a V. M. P. A. 
house. 



DECLARED 'OPPOSITION' 
B. & K'S CHICAGO THEA. 



Orpheum Circuit Issues Ukase 

—Acts "Undesirable" That 

Play House 



Chicago, Aug. 1. 

The Orpheum circuit has declared 
all acts that play the Balaban & 
Katz picture theatres in Chicago as 
"undesirable" for that circuit. 

Heretofore the X!hicago and as- 
sociated theatres have had the ran 
of acts available from th^ books in 
the State-Lake building. It is felt 
that this action will seriously inter- 
fere with their supply of material. 



Alex. 



AGENTSTRUCK 

Gerber Punched 
Ward 



Harry 



SMAU. TIME SHUTS 

DOWN ON BANDS 



Harry Ward of the Hose & Cur- 
tis agency Islwearing a black eye as 
the result of an altercation with 
Alex. Oerber, song writer, which oc- 
curred in the Churchill building. 
Thursday last. Ward remonstrated 
with Gerber, alleging Oerber had 
sent an act to another agent, em- 
phasising Rose & Curtis had al- 
ways given Gerber a plug when 
they could and expecting a little 
reciprocity. ^ 

Murray Hitter of the Berlin staff, 
seeing a fight brewing, grabbed 
Ward. Gerber, incensed at Ward's 
attitude, then punched Ward in the 
eye, but was prevented from doing 
further damage by bystanders who 
rushed in and parted the belliger- 
ents. 



38 WEEKS ROUTED 
ON PANTAGE'S TIME 

Possibility of 40 — Four New 

Ones Opening During 

Month 



PLIMMER'S 1 DIDNT KNOr 



'TT 



The Pantages Circuit will total 
38 weeks for the season of 1923-24 
with a possibility of the bookings 
extending to 40 weeks. From ChK 
cago to the coast and back to Chi- 
cago routes will call for 21 weeks 
with the mid -western and Canadian 
stands completing the Pan time. 

Four new houses have been added 
and will bo opened within three 
wee^ps, starting Monday, at which 
time the newly built Pantages thea- 
tre will debut in Winnipeg. The 
house is located in the center of 
the business section im Portage 
street and la dose to the Orpheum. 
The former Fen house at Winnipeg 
will ad<9t a picture policy. 

Two of other new Pantages 
house* are- spotted in the Canadian 
northwest In the cities of Hegina 
and Calgary. The old Pan house 
in the latter town will be the site 
of an office building while that In 
Hegina will be closed and will also 
probably be used for mercantile pur- 
territory. 

Two years ago Pantages started 
suj>plying bills for the Smpress. 
formerly a SuUivan-Considine house 
which abruptly closed when the 
manager la alleged to have de- 
poses. Des Moines will b4 regu- 
larly on the circuit starting late 
this month and it counted as new 
camped with funds. The house was 
not under Pantages direction, being 
operated by local men under an in- 
corporation. 



Los Angeles, Aug. \. 
Alexander Pantages informed a 
Variety's representative here he 
has taken over the Capitol, Des 
Moines, also a ^eatre in Louisville. 
He did not give the name of the 
latter house. Both of these cities, 
according to Mr. Pantages, will 
commence with his vaudeville 
within SO (^ys. 
» ■ 

Al 6hayne, Husband, No Longer 
Mrs. £nia Shayne was gran;ted a 
divorce Jfine 29 in Cook county. 111., 
from Al fihayne, the vaudeville 
actor, on desertion ground«. 



AGAIN m UP IN DEFENSI 



Irregular Bookings by Plimmer A^^ency Brougtft 
Before V. M. P, A. — Two AcU Complain — One 
Was Paid $77.50 Short on an Engagement 



GUS SUN WILL HAVE 
. 16 WEEKS OR MORE 



All Opening by Labor Day — 
Four Full Week 
^ .Stands ' 



The Gus Sun Circuit will regu- 
larly book It weeks next season 
with additional time prospective, 
number of houses on the l>ooks be- 
ing about the same as last season. 
All houses supplied will be open by 
early September. 



The New York exchange will be 
a larger booking center than last J thorlty to use the Plimmer Agency 



season. That office will contract 
for most of the acts, but the rout- 
ing will be handled by the Spifing- 
fleld, O., headquarters. 

The Sun time will include four 
full week stands, according to pres- 
ent plans. They are Buffalo, Ham- 
ilton, Can.; Detroit and Erie, Pa. 
The full week bookings for the lat- 
ter |>oint. however, are not certain 
and it may split with Jamestown, 
N. Y. A new theatre has been se- 
cured by Sun at Hamilton, which 
will again give the city two vaude- 
ville houses. Last season the op- 
pose<I bills of the Loew and Pan- 
tages houses were eliminated 
through an arrangement whereby 
Loew switched to pictures. 

Full week bookings for picture 
theatres in six city stands have 
been contracted for by Sun feature 
act|i to be used. Springfield, C, Is 
to have some turns booked In for a 
full week alflp. Sun's ezchai^e In 
New York will book 10 weeks with 
the Chicago and Springfield offices 
handling the balance. 



Complaint has been flleil with the 
Vaudeville Managers' Protective As- 
sociation by McCormlck Sisters and 
Bliss against Jules Larvett and the 
Walter Plimmer Agency, in which 
the act claims it was paid $77.50 
short on an engagement at Electric 
Park. Buchanan. N. Y.. near Peeks- 
kill. The date played was week of 
July 2. 

Bob Martini who makes his ofBce 
in the Plimmer agency arranged the 
engagement acpording to the act's 
complaint, and Jules Larvett signed 
the contract, which was the regula- 
tion Plimmer Agency contract. 

Upon informing Walter j. Plim- 
mer of having b^een paid short on 
U»« IJark engagemenfl Plimmer told 
the act he knew nothing of the mat- 
ter and that Martini had no au- 



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itost 



Pulling Power — Too 
Much Money for Value 
Returned 



f — • 

' Drchestra acts have lost their 

Calling power as small-time attrac- 
ons, and the coming season will 
Ma practically no orchestra acts at 
^I In the smaller houses. 

Last season, when the band craze 
to vaudeville was at its height on 
the big time, these acts failed to be 
a draw in the small-time houses, 
unices a "name" attraction was 
offered. « 

Word has gone out to the bookers 
on the Loew Circuit to lay oft or- 
chestra acts, and it is probable that 
not a single act of this stamp will 
be seen on the Loew time during 
the coming season. Also Hyde, who 
was the featuce orchestra act of 
the circuit last season, has been 
booked on the Keith time. Charlie 
Strickland may possibly have his 
six piece combination working in 
vaudeville, but this is more in the 
nature of a versatile entertaining 
combination than as an orchestra 
act. r ' 

The managers found that the 
larger orchestras, unless of excep- 
tional drawing power, needed too 
much money for the entertainment 
value they provided. An orchestra 
act could not work for less than 
seven hundred, and in most cases, 
unless the combination was a top- 
notchw, it failed to go as big with 
the small time audiences as a low 
comedy double or sister team get- 
ting half that sum. Audiences had 
a habit of walking out on some of 
the lesser known combinations, 
which gave the managers a tip-off 
on what the public didn't want, and 
these reports resulted in the or- 
chestra acts being called off in the 
small time houses. 



JONES BAND'S KEITH TOUR 

leham Jones and band have been 
' fci^ned by Keith's /or 20 weeks, com- 
mencing lit ^hc p^l^ce^ New York, ^ 
Aug. 6 or 20. >ones,l» it^ld . tc( bie^ 
'-g*Hlng $2,000 weekly ft»r the Keith 
totfr. 



AMERICA'S FAVORITE 8IN6lNa JUVENILE . 
Starting a tour of the Orpheum Coast theatres at Los Angeles August 12. 

After 91 weeks with the original "SALLY" Co., playing the New York, Boston and Philadelphia runs 
played the PALACE, NEW YORK. June 28, when "Con" of VARIETY said: "After intermission, Irving Fisher 
sang his way to favor in a well -selected routine of songs that didn't include a familiar. Fisher is an extremely 
likable Juvenile with a resonant sympathetic voice and an appealing personality — a 14-mlnute routine of de- 
lightful entertainment." 

: ! .mVirJd Pl^^knl Jn •^dNGS DE LVlXk,** with don PRQSSER at the piano Aug. 12, Los Angeles- 
Aug. 26, San Francisco; Sept. ^. Oakland; Sept. 16, Denver; Sep). 23, Minneapolis; Sept. 30, Omaha; Oct 7 
Chicago. . . . ' "^ ,•).'■•.. ... < ' 



contract. /- 

The Plimmer Agency was also the 
subject of another complaint this 
week, the Criterion Four, a male 
qyartet alleging they had been 
booked at the Lafayette, New York, 
this week, but had received word 
from Plimmer the date was off. 
Plimmer's contention was that he 
had not known the act had played 
the house recently. The Plimmer 
Agency contract held by the Cri- 
terion Fov contains a play or pay 
clau.se, an<r in general closely re- 
sembles the V. M. P. A. standard 
agreement. 

The V. M. P. A. Is investigating 
both complaints. 

Some months ago when a similar 
complaint of irregular bookings was 
made by a shpotlng act and Martini 
attacked by . a member of the aet, 
Walter Plimmer advanced as his vl- 
cuse he knew nothing of it. 



i 




LEVEY'S CIRCDIT REP;v 
CALLS ON LABOR COIL 



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Explains Unknown Conditions 
on Coast — Cecil Jefferson 
vs. Tod Brown ' ■'■% 

■.' -''' — •"* ^ ' ' t'"i 

Los Angeles, Aug. 1. i 

After an interview with Labor * 
CommlHsioncr W. A. Stclneck, Sanl ' 
Kramer was leaving the commis- 
sioner's ofllce when he noticed Miss 
Cecil Jefferson (Brown, Jefferson 
and Hunt) waiting in the reception 
room. Kramer escorted Miss Jeffer- 
son to Stelneck's private office, .c^ ^ 

To the eurprlse of the commlf*" ^ 
sioner, who expected a complaint 
against the Bert Levey Circuit, 
Miss Jefferson told her tale. She ex- 
plained the object of her visit waa 
to compel Tod Brown to provide 
her with transportation to Chicago^ 
where, Miss Jefferson said, she 
joined the act. 

Tod Brown is known to the com- 
missioner through having recently 
registered a complaint against the 
Bert Levey office. Kramer, who is ' 
Levey's general manager in this city, 
called at the labor bureau volunta- 
rily, aaer having been advised that ;. 
an act had complained about the 
circuit His visit had a most favor- , 
able effect for the Levey circuit, aa ! 
Kramer gave the officials some "in- ;| 
side stuff on vaudeville," and ex- % 
plained tc their satisfaction the 1 
fault is principally with actor* 1^ 
themse'ves, who, Kramer stated, re- :-| 
malned in Los Angeles long after 
their contracts have been played out. 

In fact. It was almost impossible ' 
to get acts to continue on the circuit 
when Salt Lake City was included j 
In tho route. In that way, he said, 
tl.ey become stranded in the city. ) 



ROTH KIDDIES STOPPED, 

St. Louis. Aug. !• 
The Roth Kiddies were stopped 
yesterday from further performances 
at the Grand by Mrs. Wing, head of 
tl e Industrial Commission. 

The children, said to be 6 and 1© 
yf- rs of age, are a vaudeville act. 
They appeared last week, In a Kan- 
sas City theatre without Interfer- 
ence. , , 



Thursday, August 2, IMS 



Vaudeville 



MONUMENT FROM VAUDEVDIE 






sdggeshd for p. a wdhams 



CABARET BEHIND 



Artists Write Letter Advocating Some Remembrance 
to Passed Showman, Who Remembered Vaude- 
ville in His Will v^ 



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New York. Aug. 1, 



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Editor Variety: 

Having read this morning of ilie 
' contents of the will in which the 
lAte Percy G. V/illiams malccs pro- 
vision for a home for aged players 
of the profession, including thoKC of 
vaudeville, the undersigned wish to 
<,Tke the liberty of making a sug- 
gestion to the vaudeville profession 
St large. 

As this is the flrst time that, on 
the passing of any of ^^ wealthy 
managers who have accumulated a 
fo-tune in vaudeville, u thought 
han been given to the vaudeville 
actor in the making of bequests, we 
deem It timely that the vaudeville 
nctor should turn to the task of 
ror.imefnorating the memory of Mr. 
Williams in some form that wtll be 
a lasting expression through the 
years to come of the love that they 
bore for him and the honor in which 
they esteemed him. •/,...•. r^;' 

We realize that the greatest 
monument to Mr. Williams' memory 
will be the home that he has en- 
dowed, but we feel that the actors 
who are to be welcoene there as 
guests should express themselves in 
some form of appreciation, not alone 
for the fact that Mr. Williams re- 
membered them In death, but for 
the things that he did fur the vaude- 
vl.le profession in geneml during his 
lifetime. 

la this connection we would pur- 
pose to atart a fund for a la.<;tlng 
monument to Mr. Williams' memory 

We know that we as individuals 
mean naught to the world In gen- 
eral, therefore we would like to pass 
this suggestion on to Mr. B. F. 
At lee and oak that he head an or- 
^r.nization which is to receive the 
contributions of the vaudeville pro- 
fession toward the building of the 
monument; also that Misli Nellie 
Revell, who for many years was as- 
sociated with Mr. Williams in bis 
business aetlvltles, become the hon- 
orary Ijead of a publicity department 
to carry forward the work of the 
monument fund. 

All vaudeville owes a debt of 
thanks to the late Percy O. Will- 
iams and it is- our belief that they 
c.in express this feeling in the man- 
ner proposed here\yith. 

(Signed) ' 

. IIDDIE nOSFt 

BHADY AND MAHONKY 

BOB AND TIP 

INGLIS AND WINCHESTER 



MUST PAY AUTHOR 



Decision in O'Connor- Benton Play- 
let 



The Joint complaint bureau 
awarded Mrs. Frecmdht Befiton a 
dear title to "S^te Taketf Tea." the 
former Sarah Patdden sketch by 
Johnny O'Connor, upon paying the 
author royalty du^, 

O'Connor ha* filed- a complalul 
agaihst the act with tho.I«O0W Cir- 
cuit and the V. M. P. A., alleging 
unpaid royalties. The author )nti- 
mattsj he was «olng tp produce an-, 
other rcrsi<fn, featuring Mark Sul- 
livan. Sullivan left the Benton act 
shortly before O'Cojinor's complaiiit 
was filed. 

Tl\f Loew Circuit cancelled, the 
turn because Sullivan's sucoessor 
was not satisfactory. , . < 

The investigation disclosed that 
royslties amountinpr to |M were due 
O'CoHDor and that Mrs. Henton held, 
a contract from O'Connor giving 
her exclusive ume to. the act iq 
vaudeville- . • ,., 

Ufwn collection of the roy.iltles 
due him the author agreed to allow 
her to continue to play the sketch. 



Atlantic City C«f« Holding Arbuckle 
Did Net Pay Salary 

That the Palais Royale. Atlantic 
City, despite the >itffagement ef 
Fatty Arbuckle, la not doing as 
much business aa it might, la evi- 
denced by the fact that at least one 
and probably more acta had their 
salaries held back laaC week. The 
Three Little Maida. a dancing and 
singing turn of very young girls 
under the direction of A. E. Sey- 
mour, New York vaudeville agent, 
claimed they had due a week and 
a half aalary, or approximately $275. 
Seymour got in touch with B. D. 
Berg, manager of the show, who had 
booked the glrla under contract to 
Mmseif. Berg. Seymour sAys. told 
him that he was over 13.600 behind, 
and had deeded over to Max ▲. 
Williams, owner of the Palala Roy- 
ale And Hotel Martinique, his lia- 
bilities of |L,200 In return for giving 
him the Arbuckle contract. It !• not 
stated what made iip the liakUltles, 
bttt Seymour aastonea that it was 
mostly baok salaries. When the 
girls applied to WilUama for. their 
I money, he denied, all know^ga. of 
the alleged transfer and rt»fe;rred 
them back to Berg. 

They quit ihfi ahow laat week and 
returned, to , New York, ojonferrlpg 
with Seymour, who is preparinfr to 
nght what ,he belleyes to bo ^ sua- 
picioua. looking atteti^pt to aldenit^P 
paying the girla. 

Vcsidet Arbugkle, thd other acta 
In the revtie were J^^drano apd i>e- 
laxic Ban": Twins, Althoff Sisters, 
Mazetti and Lewis,. Daley Byron, 
pe Haven c,nd.Nlpe. ... . . . : .. 



SIX BEST SEUERS FOR JULY 



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.i-b. 



OOWS UOi GUILTY 



License Commiaeioner Absolve* 
Independent Agency 



PAUL ALLEN AGAIN 



■ •. .v-.vyv-.s.- 
ln Trouble— Accused of Mulellng 
Three Acts with Phony Contracts 



ff 



^ OH, YOU "BANANAS! 

I*rice 'up in Washington for Fruit — 
Woman Pinched for Singing It 



,^' ' Washington. Aug. 1. 

\ The price of bananas Is soaring 
npward In the District markets, all 
due to the popularity of "Yes, We 
Have No Bananas." 

"Since they started singing that 
eonp:." says Salvatore Sualco. local 
wholesale fruit dealer, "they have 
been eating so many bananas that 
thoy have made them scarce. We 
can't meet the demand, and, like 
everything that s short, the price 
atays high." 

Another bit In connection with 
this feong was the recent arrest of 
a'v/oman whose neighbors took court 
**otion to stop her from singing the' 
HOMg at all hour« of 'the dny and 
nipht in such loud tones as to dis- 
turb them. The court placed her 
under bonds to keep the peace. 



The New York dallies reported 
this week the London papers are 
complr.ining through the title bc- 
coinii.R a catch word over there, 
thej- dissecting the line ond describ- 
iftT It a.s "silly." '' 

I'^P to date, In U» flr.^t three 
months, the song has Ho'd over here 
o\er 1.000.000 cojii • of .sheet mu.sie. 

aides leading all rcrord (disr) 
sales. 

A p.lrallel situation to the Wash- 
ittftton e|>isode was reported la.st 
W<'eK when one man punched nn-, 
other in the no.se for sUiglng the 
<;Vtl;>^. In court the assailant cx- 
l>l.;iihed the song li:Vfl ho annoye;!. 
lum !)e couldn't help It and the !)rp- 
^^^'"Jv.'iuf^SC' d^fcldcfl thflt both 
]''.'u^te's weren't 'resp6n.««il] 
•lismisaed the matter. * 



ible anrl 



further offenses, in obtaining 
money by false pretence, and thlA 
time coupled with alleged forgpery, 
by Paul Allen, _xrame to light l^st 
week. He is accused of m Meeting 
two acts by means" of phoney con- 
tracts for Sheedy- booked houseis. In 
some manner he secured blank con- 
tr.'icts from that agency and "deliv- 
ered" about seven weeks'v "booking" 
to the Neapolitan Duo and the Seven 
Lucastllllon'*. Allen is said to have 
secured $135 aa advance oommlssion 
from the Neapolitans and 'an equal 
sum from the musical turn, saying 
Mike Sheedy needed the money. 

Allen's activity was disclosed 
when one of the acts called at the 
Shcody offlce to have a date set 
back. Examining the contract. 
Sheedy declared thrf signature was 
not his. Prosecution of the forgery 
charge is up to Sheedy. 

Allen Is out on ball undc^ an In- 
dictment In the matter of alleged 
grand larceny of J200 from Abrahan: 
Dush. whose act Allen promised to 
book for i% weeks. Allen has been 
seen around the rsw:e tracks recently. 

The Neapolitans complained first 
to Edgar Allen, brother of Paul. The 
former asked the artists If they hadi 
not read about Paul's illegal opera- 
tions In Variety. They replied they 
had, but thought he was "all right 
now." 

Cy and Cy, an acrobatic team, 
turned up this week, alw? claiming 
to h.ave been victimized by Allen. 
The agent booked the act at Frank- 
ford, Pa., last week through the 
Eccles olTlce and "supplied" fur- 
ther time In Sheedy houses. They 
say that while in Frankford a telcr^ 
gram from Allen stated their en- 
gagement dated for Providence -this 
week #was postponed and when 
calling at the Sheedy office found 
that ofTico unaware of the booking. 
The men say they pawned a Ma- 
Honie rin« to raise $100 advance 
comniiri.sion demanded by Allen, 

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"L" PASSES AS COUPONS 

Chicago Aug. 1. 

l'a.s.se.s are isMued on the elevated 
r-iilroadK of Chicago at $1.25 a 
week, and for quite a time the loop 
theatres have been playing up the 
fact that traii.spurtation coKts noth- 
ing to vi.'sit liiat particular thtatre, 
orovidod one u.sed a loop pass. 

Now the Khubcrt Central in an- 
nouncing that "elevated i»a.s.Hes" 
eiuaie the peoi>le who vi.sit that 
thetilre to buy Keats at half price. 



The A. & B. Dow vaudeville 
agency in New York was absolved 
by Deputy Llcenae Cemmiaaionar 
GrifllVn following hla Investigation 
of Marie Pord'a complaint against 
the Dows. Miss Ford« a member af 
the Tiller Girls act In which Violet 
Tanol was her partner, played the 
L.a(ayette theatre. New York, as a 
break -in. The act is owned by 
. Swan Wood and the latter was paid 
for the act by the management. 
Miss Wood agreeih to settle with 
the girls by paying each |S. 

The team waa to got $60 for three 
days but waa cancelled by the maa- 
dgement after the matinee. Miss 
Wood compromised by accepting 
$30, flgurinff the performance before 
an audience wa» worth two weeks 
of. rehearsal hall training. Dow 
Collected the money and paid It to 
Miss Wood and the latter agreed to 
settle with Miss Ford. _ . 



POLrS MORTGAGE 



Given Loan ef $800,000 by Travelers 
Insuranca Co.-^Building in Pa. 



Hartford, Conn., Auff. 1. 

A mortgage deed waa filed here 
Monday evidencing that 8. Z. Poli 
had obtained a loan of $500,000 from 
the Travelers Inaudknce Co. The 
Capitol theatre Is nie security. 

It is understood part of the loan 
will be employed In financing new 
theatres Poli contemplatea In Penn- 
sylvania, 

An outlay of over $2,000,000 is aaid 
to be planned by Poll it waa an- 
nounced yesterday, fo bulldinir ad- 
ditional Poll houses at Harrisburg 
and Wilkesbarre. Tha announce- 
ment says Poli will take in other 
Ponnsylifania towna. 



VICTOR RECORDS 
''Louisville Lou"* and 
"Beale Street Mamma." 
"Yes! We Have No Bananas'* and 
''Mornino Will Coma.** 
"Swinging Down the Lane" and 
"Beside a Babbling Brook.** 
"Little Rover" and / "^ 

"Running Wild." ^ • 

"Sleepy Hills of Tan-Tan-Ten- 

nessee" and 
"Beside a Babbling Brook." 
"Barney Google** and 
"I Love Me." ,. - 

;\ ■.;,■■ • •" > 

COLUMBIA RCC0RD8 

"Ves! Wa Have No Oananaa" and 
"OonH We Carry On." 
"Barney Qaogle" Wid \ 

"Old King Tut," V:. \ V 
"Louisville Lou" and ^< • 

"Beata Street Mamma.** 
"That Red Head Qal" and 
"Trot Along." 

"I Love Me" and V ' / 
"Ritai M^tai." " .:; ' ^ 

"Stella" aiSd :--^T\-^ ^^ ] •/' .^•■'."■' 
"Bebe." ■ ■ ;^-" "'»'-'• >■-•■ ^• 



"Dreamy Melody" and 

"A Kiss in tha Dark." 

"Memphis Blues" and • 

"Frankie and Johnnie." 

"Barney Google'' and 

"I Love Mo." 

"No One Loves You Better Than 
Mamn^y" and 

"You Know You Belong to Some- 
body Else." 



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OKEH RECORDS 

"Wonderful One" mn6 

"On a Moanight Night." 

"Swinging Dow* tha Lana" and 

"Whan Yo«i*ra Near." 

"Born and Brad in Brooklyn," and 

"Whan June Comas Along with a 

Sonfl*" 
"Down By tha River"* and 
"Vamping Sal." 
"Argentina" and 
"Tha Clinging Vine." 
"FarawaU Bluaa" and 
'*Qttlf Coast Bluaa." 

; ' 0. R. S. ROLLS 

'Vast We Have No Bananas." . 

"That Red Head Oal," 

"Wonderful You." '' 

"Stella," 

"Whan Will tha Sun SVilna for 

t;^Barnay Qoogla." 



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BRUNSWICK RECORDS 

"Beside a Babbling Brook" and 

"Dearest,*^ , ..^ .,,, ...>. ^, 

"Bambalina" and : 
*^ildnower.** ^; ; 

NOTE.— At request of the phonograph companies, the sUt' f>aat' 
sellers on these four makes will ba ragularly continue^ oaca monthly 
In Variety. The 15th of oach month an estimated idea ,of what BMm- 
bers are selling will bo also mentioned as a regular department 
in "Clipper.- .' ? 



I 1U' 



Th Jobbera reported that muaic aold pretty fair consldeHpif tM^" 
month and seaaon. July being 4 notoriously ofp month. '^ 

"Bananas." of course, topped with strong contenders, including 
"Beside a Babbling Brook." "Louisville Uour "Tan-Ten-Tanneaaae.*' 
"Barney Google." "Deareat." '^Somebody Blsa." Other aeileni In- 
clude "A Thousand Years from Now" (BaM'a near ballad), "Dirty 
Hands," '.'That's My Baby." "Parade of YTooAtn Botdiers." "Andy 
Gump" (starting oMt west), "Ju4t a Qiri Mto Forget," ^Majgglaf 
Yea, Ma'am!" "I XA>ve Me,** "Old Klnc Tut." "On a Moonli«IH 
Night,' "Taia't Nobody'a Blsnoaa Blnei/' "Qutf Coaat Bluea.** ^aala 
Street Mamma,** "Wonder," "Dreamy Melody;" "Swincln« Down the 
Lane," "Wonderful One," "Carolina Mammy," "Hot BoaataA Peanuts." 
"Codfish," "Midnights Rose." "My Swaetia Went Airay." "WalUnc for 
Bvening Mail," "Wh«n You Walkad OuL" "That Old Gang oC Mi«a." 
"When Will the Sunf Shine for Ma;* "BteMa." "Red Head Qal. " "Littla . 
Rover/' • . . 

Production music has several aood sellers such aa tha "Klaa la 
the Dark' waits; "Bamballna" an* "Wildfiower,- from "Wlldllower": 
"Life of a Rose" and "Lo-La-Lo." from "Scandals"; "Where the 
Ganges Flows." from "Adrienno"; "Morning Will Coma*'; "Look for 
the Happy Ending," from "Helen of Troy"; "Pretty Pe«*y." from 
"Vanities"; "At Dawning" (standard); "Born and Brad in Brooklyn" 
and "When June Comes Along," from "Rose of Rosia Reiily*^ (not yet 
in New York but starting up aSl over); "Oold Digger" (production 
Interpolation); "Argentine" and "Oiinging Vine." 



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STUHHEB BT UOHXIilNa 

Asbury Park, Aug. 1. 

During a severe thunderstorm here 
Saturday, the St. Jamea Hotel waa 
struck and Nina Tempest, an ac- 
tress, was badly stunned. 

She recovered, however, and suf- 
fered no bad consequences, save for 
the shock. 



PICTURES AT PAV*8 K. 0. 

Kanlbas Oity, Aug. 1. 

When the Pantagea,^ cloaed for 
several weeks* reo^ns it will taka. 
a whirl at picturaa It ia reporte<l 
without the accustomed vaudevilla. 
It la atated that thia policy will ba 
triad out for a few weeica, poasibly 
until Oct 1. 



CLAIMS 'AfftY AS BROTHER 

Western Vaudevilla Act With a 
Mountford in It 



The P^imily. Korhester, will re- 
fiiin to vitnlevillo and pictures nfxl 
month, the shows beln^ supplied 
by the Sun ottlre. I.rfist season the 
policy wa* mu.sical stock. 



Chicago, Aug. 1. 

Mountford and Phillips, a vaude- 
ville act with a man in it who claims 
to be a brother of Harry Mountford, 
was booked by Joe Erber, St. Louis 
representative of the Western Vau- 
deville Managers' Association, for 
the Lincoln. DellevlHo, 111., after the 
qucsLion u to whether or not the act 
had I'llayed the city within a year 
had been apswerod satisfactorily. 

iJut when the act opened, the man. 
nf?er claimed that i' had played the 
WashinRton theatre, across the 
street, book e4 by Bentley , tha week 
before. 

The act was paid off. I2J.76 for the 
single day played. 



HOUSES OPENINa 

liOew's. Washington, will open 
with pictures and vaudeville Aug. 
12. The house Viaa'l^eea oloiked f6l 
the fjummcr. 




DELL LAMPE 

and Hit Orcheatra 



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Under Direction J. BODEWALT LAMFE 

Open from now until August 30. Wire quickly. This accompliahed 
pianist and conductor Is all ready with his competent organlxattun to 
open H(>t>U'mber 2 at TRIANON BALL ROOM, CHiCAQO. and ia bodked 
fcpm tb'-n for two yeaja. Until lhe.i), t,hat tn. trinn now uutlt M^gtl^t! %0, 
(irOpe^ Wife th^'nrwilojk'KovoUy Or(^e^trA l>v*«' kSscmbled; tl» Weat 
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VAUDEVILLE 



Thursday, August 2, 192S 



COLUMBIA WHEE'S SHOWS, 
MANAGERS, CASTS NEXT SEASON 



There Will Be 38 Attractions on the Columhia Cir- 
cuit, the Same Number as Last Season — Five 
New Producers Will Operate Shows 



Bolow nre the titles, operators, 
casts and managers of next nea- 
Kon's Columbia wheel shows. There 
will be 38 attractions on the Colum- 
bia circuit, the same number ns 
laift season. Shows that have 
changed their titles from last sea- 
8on have the 1922 titles noted In 
brackets. 

Five new producers will op«frate 
on the Columbia next year. They 
are Clark and McCullough, with 
"Monkey Shines"; Seymour Felix, 
"All Aboard"; Hughey Bernard, 
"Happy Go Lucky"; Henry Dixon 
and James J. Lake, "Jig Time," and 
Charles Falke, who Is pA)ducing 
"Chuckles of 1923" in conjunction 
with Tom Miner. 

Other changes Include the oper- 
ation of the Al Reeves franchise 
by Barney Gerard under the title of 
"Vanities." and operation of Sam 
Scribner's "Keep Smiling" by Ger- 
ard as "All in Fun." "Keep Smil- 
ing" was produced for Scribncr by 
the late James E. Cooper for a num- 
ber of years. 

"Big Jamboree," produced for 
Scrlbner previously by James E 
Cooper, will be operate<l by Ed. 
Daley as "Runnin' Wild" next sea- 
son. 

Hughey Bernard is operating the 
individual franchise controlled by 
Mr. Cooper's estate, which played 
ns "Folly Town" and which will be 
called "Happy-Go-Lucky." 

Hurtlg & Seamon will control 
four shows; Jacob & Jermon, three; 
Barney Bernard, three; R- K. Hy- 
nicka. three (operated respectively 
by Billy K. Wells, Jimmle Cooper 
and Lew Talbot) ; Irons & Clamage, 
two; Ed Daley, two, and George 
Rife, two (MoUle Williams' and 
Billy (Beef Trust) Watson's Show). 
The balance of the producers will 
operate one show each. 

The people engaged appearing be- 
low are not listed according to im- 
portance, necessarily: 

"All Aboard.'* Seymour Felix. 
Operated heretofore by Drew & 
Campbell. (Last season's title, 
"American Girls.") ^ ^ 

Cast: Billy McDermott. Tom 
Senna. Gertrude Weber. Gertrude 
ParriBh. 



and Pauline Hall, Maude Flrmln, 
lOmi'y Keller, Daiey Marftn, Trincess 
Dcveer, Betty Delmonte. 



♦-Radio GirU." Sim Williams. 
(Operated on Herman Fehr fran- 
chise.) Sim" Williams, ' manager; 
Harry Finberg, advance agent. 

Cast: Billy Gilbert, Tom Welch, 
Leonard and White, Hobby and 
Emma Wileon. Hazel Alger, Pauline 
Glenn Marr. Jimmy and Pinky Wil- 
lour, Joe and Edith Ray, The Bar- 
kers. Daniel Hamilton, Ralph M. 
Smith. 




GUS HILL'S ntANSFER OF {24,000 
ORDEie TURNED BACK BY COURT 



Placed Amount of Corporation's Credit to Private 
Account — Matter of Dealy's Verdict for $25,000 
Against Manager ^ . ^ ^^ * 



"Winp, Woman and Song." "Lev/ 
Talbot (Operated on R. K. Hynicka 
franchise.) Lew Talbot, manager; 
Rube Benson, advance agent. 

Cast: Bert Bertrand. Harry S. 
Le Van, Nate Busby, Jimmy Wal- 
ters, Al Dupont, Otto Johnson, Ger- 
trude Rateton, Betty Burroughs, 
Viola Spaeth, Alice Smith. , 



"Bubble. Bubble." Billy K. Wells. 
(Operated on R. K. Hynicka fran- 
chise). Billy Hexter, manager. 
Louis Franks, advance agent. 

Cast: Abe Reynolds. William S. 
Browning, Joe Nelson, George 
Campbell, Three Texas Rangers, 
Betty Weber, Violet Buckley, Ruth 
Rosemond, Ann Clifton, Claire Nel- 
son. ■ r ; 



"Breezy Times." J. Herbert 
Mack. (Last season's title. "Maids 
of America"). Frank McAleer, 
manager. Jack Foye, advance agent. 

Cast: George Leon, Fred Reeb, 
Chas. Tramp McNally, Don Trent, 
Billy Creedon, Sidney Taye^ Evelyn 
Cunningham, Edith Murray, Carrie 
Allen. 



Moltie Williams' Show. (Operated 
on George Rife-Emplrc Circuit 
franchise.) A. R. Ditmas, manager; 
Harry Wllliam.s. advance agent. 

Cast: Jack Walsh. Phil Adams, 
Frank Fanning, Wallace Jackson, 
Mollie Willlam.s, Babe Almond, 
Klara Hendricks, Pliny Rutledge, 
Ella Corbett. 



SAM HERMAN 



Pramiar Xylophcniat at Earl Carroll 

Theatra» Naw York, Faatured 

with '*Vanitiea" 

A novelty on Broadway. Facing 
the audience in the centre of the 
orchestra pit and playing the xylo- 
phone '^roughout the entire per- 
formance. Why? Because he is a 
master of the Instrument. The 
Tribune and other dailies com- 
mended the idea and playing in the 
moat glowing terms. Playing Co- 
lumbia, Edison and other records. 



20 SHOWS-18 WEEKS 
MUTUAL'S UNEUP 



Wheel's Official Opening Aug. 

27 — Mutual's New 

Producers 



"Chuckles of 1923." Tom Miner 
and Chas. Falke. ChaM. Fulke, man- 
ager. 

Cast: Cliff Bragdon, Howard Coo 
Coo Morrlsey, Pat Kearney, Scott 
I and Christy, Sterling Saxo Four, 
C^as. Permaine, Elaine Beasley. 



"Jimmy Cooper's flevue." Jimmie 
Cooper. (Operated on R. K. Hynicka 
franchise. I^st seasons title 
"Bc.auty Revue"). John Goldsmith, 
manage.-. George Levitt, advance 

Cast: Jimmle Cooper. Fred Har- 
P*>r I..ew Rice. Joe Barrett, Tarstan, 
Alice Balaine, Grace Goodale. Dolly 
Ranfleld, Snow Fisher, Ham and 
Hamtree, Plantation Trio, Brownie 
and Mitchell, Four Dancing Fools, 
Julia Arthurs Band, Bessie Dc Soto. 



"Bon Tons." Jacobs & Jermon. 
James Fultonr manager. 

Cast: John Berry. Walter La 
Foye, Fred Falls Binder, Louise 
Wright, Bernice Le Barr, Lou 
Barry. 



"Dancing Around." Cain & 
Davenport. (Leased franchise. Last 
seasons title "Mimic World"). Ar- 
thur Philips, manager; Dick Kirsch- 
baum, advance agen^ 

Cast: Harry Steppe, Fred Fat 
Slater. Arthur Putnam, Billy New- 
kirk, George Walker, Puck and 
Bubbles, Lillian Smalley. Rose Duf- 
fln. Rodger Sisters, Ethel Daven- 
port, Edna Howard. 



"Silk Stocking Revue." Harry 
Hastings. (Last season's title, 
"Knick Knacks.") Eddie Chafer, 
manager; Sam S. Clark, advance 
agent. 

Cast: Arnold Grazer, Bob Carney, 
Frank X. Silk, PYank Martin, Ro- 
letta Duo, Jean Carr, Myrtle I.rf\w- 
lor, Busch Sisters, Claire* Ross, Billy 
Wallace, Sol Nathanson, Bob Larry. 



"Bathing Beautiec." Rube Bern- 
stein. (Operated on Herman Fehr 
franchise. I.rfvst season's title 
"Broadway J«^l.ipprr»). Irving 

Becker, manager. 

Cast: Jack Hunt, Clyde J. Bates, 
Aaron and Kelly, Chas. Mason, 
Alice Lawlor, Catherine Adolph, 
Vinnie Phillips, Dottie I..ivingnton, 
Rolando's Troupe of Female Boxers. 



"All in Fun." Barney Gerard. 
(Operated for Sam Srribner. Last 
season's title, "Keep Smiling.") Al 
Lubin, manager. 

Cast: Will H. Ifox. Harry Koler, 
Jack McSorley, Murray and Irwin, 
Eddie Green, Anna Propp, Kalama, 
Ada Lum. 



"Bostonlans." Charles W^aldron. 
(I>ast season's title. Frank Finney 
Show.) Jack Singer, manager. 

Cast: Scotty Friedell, Ernie 
Mack, Gone Schuler, Jack Cameron, 
Abe Scher, L*o Lee, Cecil McCann, 
Mildred Cecil, Gertrude Lynch, Meta 
Pynes. 

~ "Runnin' Wild." Ed Daley. (Oper- 
ated for Sam Scribner. I.Ast sea- 
.son's title, "Big Jamboree.") 

Cast: Al Hillcr, John O. Grant, 
lYank Harcourt, Hazard and Spell- 
man, Hightower and Jones, Althea 
Barnes, Mae Jane.se, Babe Healy, 
Libby Hart. 



"Hippity Hop." Cteorpe Peck and 
Matt Kolb. (Leased franchise). 
Chas. Bruns, manager. 

Cast: Harry Shannon, Sammy 
Renn, Gu.s Legert. Joe Forte, George 
Wright, Artie Leeming. Carmen 
Sisters, Alfarctta Simonds, Aileen 
Rogers, Nellie Nelson. 



"Vanitiea." Barney Gerard. (Oper- 
'"Kieit on Al Reeves' franchise. l»ftHt 
seasons' ilfle, "Al Reeves' Show.) 
Jack McNamara, manager. 

Cast: Joe Marks, Harry Seymour, 
Walter Johnson, Harry Kilby, Lew 
and (tcorge, Eli Dawson's Harmon- 
ists, James Trana, El»<ie Mathews, 
Babe Clark, Mac Leonard. 



Jack Re id. 
franchise ) 



"Record Breakers." 
( Opera te«l on least d 
Jack Reid, manager. 

Ca^t: Hy Jnnsen, Timothy Healy, 
Morris Perry, Billy Cumby, Bcii 



"Follies of the Day." Miner- 
Gerard Co., Inc. Chas, Foreman, 
m.'inager. 

Cast: Tommy Bozo Snyder. Sam 
<;rcen, John B. Williams, Bert 
Mathews, Hunter, Colo and Hunter, 
T?ob Tnlliver,- Scotty Weston, Ger- 
triid*.' Hayes, Jr., Beatrice Tracy. 



"Giggles." Jo«> T.«.(vitt. (Leased 
fraiirliise). Jt»e I>»,ivitt, in.mager. 

Cast: Harry Evaiiron. Jack and 
Billie Carlson, K.iy Clifford, Zoe 
North, Olive De Coveny, Belle 
Davis, Kincaid Marij^old's Band. 

Sliding Billy Watsons Show. 

Slidinir Hilly Wat.'-un and Bob 
Travrs. (Leaped fran»hise.) Bob 
Travcrs, m.ina^^rr. 

Cast: Hen How.ird T'laft. Frank 
Mall.ihnn. Oliver Di tJrant, Murray 
(Contiiiued on pngc 2'J) 



The Mutual Burlesque A.ssociation 
has 20 shows and 18 playing weeks 
listed for next season, with inorc 
shows and houses to be added. The 
season -will start offlcially Aug. 27, 
with some preliminary time to be 
fixed upon next week for shows be- 
ginnin ga week or two earlier than 
the official opening date. 

Last season, the first for the Mu- 
tual, it Btarted with 16 shows and 
16 paying weeks. Around January 
the playing weeks reached 22, later 
diminishing to 18. 

New producers on the Mutual 
wheel next season will be William 
S. Clark, Sam Raymond, with two 
shows; Sam Kraus. Geori^e Jaffe, 
E. L. Spiro, Julius Michaels and 
Harry Bentley. 

The guarantee given the producers 
of Mutual shows by the houses next 
season will be increased from $200 
to 1276. The producers, howev^, 
will return to the Mutual $75 weeki^ 
In payment for the show's costumes 
and ecenery, which are furnished by 
the Mutual. The production cost for 
each ahoVr will be $3,000. The week- 
ly instalmcnta which pay for the 
production la based on a 40-weeks 
season. The shows go over the 
route twice, with a change of cast 
the second time around. 

The Pennsylvania one-nlghters 
mentioned in the route include Al- 
lentown, Readinfr, Willlamsport, Co- 

(Contlnued on page 29) 



CLOSING EDWARD HOTEL 

Federal Proceedinga May Be In- 
atituted for Prohibition Violation*. 



Kansas City, August 1. 

If the announced plans of C. C. 
Madison, United States district at- 
torney, to padlock the doors of the 
Edward Hotel, are carried out by 
court crders, there wIPl be hundreds 
of visiting professionals, who will 
have to find new quarters here this 
season. The Hotel Edward has al- 
ways catered to the professional 
trade. 

Before prohibition the Edward 
grill was the brightest spot of night 
activity. The hotel is located in the 
same building as the old Century 
Theatre. 

The application for an Injunction 
against the place and a request that 
it be closoil for a year Is brought- 
under the federal laws relative to 
the eale of liquor. The district at- 
torney «aid the suit woulU be bastd 
upon the alleged violations of the 
prohibitory laws up to February ], 
and many months previous. 

The defendants In the Injunction 
proceedings arc named Forest P. 
Tralles and Edward L. Butler, ex- 
ecutors and trustees of the Butler 
♦state of Bt. Louis, Edward Miller 
and Sam Friedman, lessees of the 
hotel, who r*>«ld« in St. Louis, 
and Joseph P. Donegan, former man- 
ager of the hotel. The defendants 
have until August 20 to filo an 
answer. 



COLUMBIA'S OPENING AUG. 20 

The Columbia, New York, starts 
its preliminary season Monday, 
Aug. 20, with "Chuckle* of 1923." 
The official opening date for the Co- 
lumbia will be Aug. 27, with "Nif- 
ties of 1923." 

The Gerard show, "Follies of the 
Day," which opened at the Colum- 
bia July 14, remains there until 
Aug. 18. 

Last week the "Follies" did 
aroiind $8,500 with 12 performances. 
This was considerably better than 
the opening week previously when 
the show did $8,800 with 13 per- 
formances. 

DIXON BANKBUFT, FREEB 

, Henry P. Dixon, former burlesque 
producer, and one of the Shubert 
unit entrepreneurs who was forced 
to file a voluntary petition in bank- 
ruptcy, was last week discharged 
from bankruptcy. Dixon's liabili- 
ties were rather small compared to 
some of the others, totaling $21,- 
312.50. His assets were negligible. 

Dixon's home address is given as 
528 West 111th street. New York, in 
ths petition. 



BUBLESaUE CHANGES 

Nat C. Haines has ^cancelled his 
contract for "Whirl of Girls," owing 
to a nervous breakdown. 



The New York Supreme Court has 
found that on Oct. 7, 1919, Gus Hill 
transferred $24,124.17 from the Gua 
-Hill's corporation to his private ac- 
count." The court has rulecl that Hill 
turn this sum over to Dorothy 
Strauss, appointed receiver in an 
action by James J, Dealy (Dcaly 
and Kramer) against the Hill Co. 
Dealy was given a verdict for $25,- 
000 for damages as a result of an 
injury to his eye through the dis- 
charge of a faulty pictol which was 
a prop in one of Hill's "Mutt and 
Jeff" companies, in which Dealy and 
Kramer (Mrs. Dealy) were touring. 

The $24,000 amount with Interest 
now totals about $29,000. Dealy'a 
$25,000 verdict with interest and 
costs totals about $30,000. 

For the purpose of ascertaining 
further assets to make up the ap- 
proximate $1,000 difference due 
Dealy on his verdict, the court haa 
appointed John G. Saxe referee. 

The theatrical producer, who was 
also sued under his real name of 
Gustave Herz, disclaiitied possession 
of any personal assets, averring he 
was merely an eipploye of various 
corporations 'under salary. "The 
court's decision was to the effect he 
used the corporations as a cloak. 

David L, and J.^. PodeJ-l are act- 
ing for Dealy." ' »■ 

Ten days after the service of this 
order Hill is obliged to turn over 
this money. 



COLUMBIA'S OFHCIAL OPENINIS 



The oflficial opening dates of the 

38 Columbia wheel shows for the 

coming season appear below in 

the order the shows will travel 

over the circuit. 

There are four and a half split 
weeks in the route this season, 
and two and a half lay off weeks. 
The split weeks are Schenectady 
and Albany, N. Y.; Wheeling, W. 
Va., and Canton, C; Auburn^ 
Binghamton and Elmira, N. Y., 
each one night and matinee, and 
Utica, N. Y.; Waterbury and 
Bridgeport, Conn., and Trenton, 
N. J., the la«4 three days, with 
Aabury Park, Perth Amboy and 
New Brunswick scheduled to fill 
in the ^st three ^ays of the split. 
The latter arrangement will prob- 
ably be effected before the season 
starts and will eliminate a half 
week of the two and a half weeks 
lay off. The other lay offs are 
between Boston and Bchnectady 
In the east and between Kansas 



City and Omaha in the west. 

New houses on the Columbia 
next season are the Capital, In- 
dianapolis, formerly the Park; 
Harmanus Bieecker Hall, Albany, 
N. Y.; Van Curler, Schenectady; 
Hyperion, N. H.; Columbia, Cleve- 
land, formerly Miles; Court 
Wheeling, W. Va.; Grand' Opera 
House, Canton, C; Poll's, Water- 
bury; Majestic, Bridgeport, Conn. 
The shows will transfer from the 
Majestic to the other FoH house 
in Bridgeport, the Lyric, after 
four or five weeks. The Lyric has 
a stock season on and will not be 
available when the season opens. 
The Trent, Trenton, formerly 

ftlaying a variety of policies is 
he other new one. A change at 
Dayton will shift the shows from 
the Empire to the Gayety. 

In addition to the official open- 
ing dates there will be some pre- 
liminary time played by « few 
shows. This will be made up this 
week. 



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House. 



City. 



Show. __, .. 

"Chuckles of '23" 777 ." . Casino Brooklyn ~ 

"Silk Storking Revue" Orpheum .Paterson 

"Jig Time". ..Empire Newark 

"All In Fun' Hurtig and Seamon's New York 

"Monkey Shines" Empire Yorljcville, N. Y. 

Beeftrust Watson's Empire Providence 

"Giggles" Casino Philadelphia 

"Bathing Beauties" Hyperion New Haven 

"Youthful Follies" Poll's Waterfcury 

Majestic Bridgeport 

"Breezy Times" Bronx New York 

"Bubbles" Empire Brooklyn 

"Hippity Hop" ^ Trent Trenton 

"Wine, Woman and Song",.-. Cusiho. 



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"Record Breakers" .~ Palace. 



Philadelphia 



Baltimore 

"Bostonlans" Gayety Washington 

"Queens of Paris" ' Gayety Pittsburgh 

"Bon Tons' , Court Wheeling, W. Va. 

. , • G. O. H Canton, O. 

"Whirl of Girls" Columbia Cleveland • 

"Let's (;o" Empire Toledo 

"Running Wild" Empire Dayton 

"Brevities'" Olympic Cincinnati 

"Dancing Around'' Capital Indianapolis 

Jimmy Cooper's Revue Gayety St. Louis 

Sliding Billy Watson's Gayety Kansas City 

"Vanities" lay-off" 

"Follies of Day' Gayety Omaha ' v , 

Dave Marion's Olympic Chlmgo 

•'Temptations of '2 3" Fmnress Chicago ' ' ' 

"Town SeandalH" Star and Garter Chicago 

Mollie Williams' (Jnyety Detroit 

"Radio Girls" Empire Toronto 

•All Aboard" CJayety Buffalo 

'Happy Go Lucky" Gayety Rochester ; " 

"Step on It" New York onc-nightera V.* V 

"Holly wofNl Follies" lay-off 

"Happy Days'" \f^^ Curler. .... Rchnectady 

"Talk of Town" Gayety Boston 

•Nifties of '23".. Columbia New York' ,'' 









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Thursday, August 2. 1^ 



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VAUDEVILLE 



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in. H. ShuiU, father of Harry 
0antley, arttota' representative, died 
of leakage of the heart at his home 
la Chicago, and Mr. Santley was 
called from New Tork by his sudden 
ending.. Mr. Bhultx was widely 
known in the profession through his 
connection with the Jewish Con- 
caroptlve Hospital in Denver, Col. 

- MORRIS SCHNEIDER 

Morris Schneider, music teacher 
And formerly a singer in the Metro- 
politan Opera Company, died July 
21 at his home in Brooklyn. He 
^ras born in Moscow and came to 
this country 18 years ago. A widow 
and three children survive. 

BERT M. HUFFMAN 

I >Bert M. Huffman. S9. for 30 years 
Mentlfled with the Fremont (O.) 
theatre, died at his home there fol- 
lowing a brief illness from paralysis. 



- SIR CHARLES HAWTREY 

Sir Charles Hawtrey, famous 
Britiph actor and manager, died 
July 30 at his London home after 
an illnei^s of a week. He was born 
In 1958, the son of a minister, and 
was educated at Eton, Rugby aiul 
Oxford. He made his stage debut 
under an assumed name In 1881 at 
the Prince of Wale^ Theatre in 
•^he Colonel." During the next ten 
years he appeared in more than 38 
plays, cre.itlng niany important 
roles. He then started to translate 
and produce foreign play.c. winning: 
his greatest success v>lth "Where 



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IN MEMORIAM 



OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 



Who Died August 1st. 1919 






ARTHUR HAMMERSTEIN 



the Rainbow Ends," whi<^h is re- 
vived constantly even now after 12 
years. He made three trips to the 
United States, in 1901, 1903 and 
1912, staying here for some time on 
each occasion and becoming almost 
. as well known and liked as in his 
native land. Since 1912 he has ap- 
peared in several American plays in 
London, Including "Seven Keys to 
Baldpate.*" "His Wedding Night," 
and "Up In Mabel's Room." He has 
also produced and appeared in many 
English pieces, the last of which 
was "Ambrose Applejohn's Adven- 
ture," known over here as the suc- 
cessful "Captain Applejack." He 
Was particularly noted for his whim- 
sical characterizations, something 
distinctive always being noticeable 
In his work. He was twice married, 
first to Madeline SherlflTen and then 
to Mrs. Elsie Petro. 

*rhe King knighted Hawtrey on 
Kcw Tear's, 1922, in recognition of 
his artistic work for the tlicatro. 



Herman 8hayer» brother-in-law of 
Andy Rice, the vaudeville author. 
And of thellice Brothers, died July 
27, in New York, of acute indlges- 
,tion. A native of Chicago, where he 
was well known to the professional 
fraternity, although in commercial 
pursuits, Mr. Shayer accepted Rice's 
{invitation to celebrate his (Shayer'a) 
|6Cth birthday in the mctropolia, this 
;heing his first time East. Following 
:» visit to Coney Island, acute Indi- 
jgestlon set In and resulted fatally. 



LEON LASKI 

Leon Laski, a director of and at- 
torney for the Columbia Amusement 
Co. and a theatrical lawyer of 
prominence for a number of j'enrs, 
died in the Flower Hospital, New 
York, July 31. from apoplexy. 

The deceased was 49 years old an* 
was born in New York City. Mr. 
Laski was stricken July 22. while 
.conferring with a client at the 
;latter'8 home. Removed imme- 
.dlately to Flower Hospital' fie ral- 
lied sJlKhtly during the week, but 
failed to s urvice a second nttat-Tc. 

Mr. Jlhski was intpre«'tprt in 
many of the Columbia's subsidiary 
enterpri.ses. theatres, etc. He was 
H Uicliolor. Four brotlieis .snr\ive. 



KEITH'S IN ATUHTA 

Reports of Famoiir Players Build- 
ing There 



Atlanta, Aug. 1. 
Rumors, and yet more rumors, 
that AtlanU is to get big-time 
Keith vaudeville this fall persist. 
It has been stated Famous Players 
has an option on a central piece 
of property that woul4 form the 
best location twc such a house in 
the city. 

Rumors also have been rampant 
that the Howard, constructed at a 
cost of $1.0a9,0*f. will be remodeled 
for the two-a-day. but Southern 

Enterprises ofncials pooh-pooh the 
idea. ■•■. ■ ■'^:, y ;--^.--. 

Along in the shank of 1922, J. J. 
Murdock, of the Keith interests, 
made a trip to Atlanta with Harold 
B. Franklin, now In charge of the 
Southern Enterprises, and at that 
time outlined Keith plans as call- 
ing for the erection of a "million 
dollar" houKe for big-time stuff. In 
the event a new house is built, the- 
atrical folk say it is likely that the 
Lyric, playing the Keith Delmar 
time, will close to throw patronage 
to the big-time house. However, 
Manager Marty Semon, of the Lyric. 
is dressing up his house for an op- 
ening early In September. 

Atlanta, has been howling for big- 
time vaudeville since the Forsyth 
theatre closed its doors to the two- 
a-day several years ago. "Woir* 
has been shouted a numl>er of times 
but the three-a-dd> in the Keith 
and Loew houses swing merrily 
alonjf. ...' :• , .■ 



3 HOUSES CHANOE BOOHNQS ROMM & WALTERS ACTIVE 



In Now Yo»k It was stated this 
week that while a realty corpora- 
tion in Atlanta had offered a site 
to Famous Players for a theatre, 
that the corporation was not in- 
terested. Famous Players now have 
five houses in Atlanta, tly Howard, 
which is their big first T-un house 
and considered the finest theatre in 
the south; the Rialto, which is also 
a first run picture house; the Lyric, 
which plays vaudeville booked by 
Jules Delmar, of the Keith offices: 
the Forsythe, whigh is housing a 
stock company and the Vaudette, 
which is the second run picture 
melodrama house. 

Those who proposed the building 
of a new theatre for first class 
vaudeville wanted Famous to fin- 
auce the deal to a certain extent 
and this the picture people do not 
feel free to do at this time. 



Etisabeth Weber Reported Engaged 

■ Paris, Ajk. 1. 

MiisaJiotli iCivcrs, film star, its re- 
Porl'-d eijguged to many I)<^Iatlre. 
I F>en« h c.ipitaHst wljf»rn sli^ ni<»t 
iit X.^v Y.»t U, .... 



MARRIAGES 

Henry K. Dunn, secretary to Will- 
iam Fox, will be married to Melvinia 
Fox, a sister of the latter, Saturday. 
The wedding will be private, and at 
the home of Fox on Long Island. 

Living Cohn, musician in the or- 
chestra at the Pelham Heath Inn, 
and one of the writers of "Yes, We 
Have No Bananas," and Helen E. 
Goldberg of Spring Valley, N» Y., 
have announced their approaching 
marriage. 

It Is reported Ted Shapiro and 
Thelma O'Connor intend to mau-ry 
in September. Shapiro is Sophie 
Tucker's accompanist and Miss 
O'Connor is also in vaudeville. 

Sidney Nelson, a "Chandelier 
Girl" in the "Passing Show," and 
Max L. Sadowsky. manufacturer, 
July 27 in Now York City. 
» Ethel Smith Dorrance, writer of 
plays and stories, and James H. 
Hickey, lawyer, last week In New 
City. . ; - 

James Kirkwood and Lila Lee, 
July 25, in Los, Angeles. Kirk- 
wood's third marriage. 

Pauline Starke, films, and Jack 
White, producer, have announced 
they expect to marry in December. 

Gouvemeur Morris, author and 
playwright, and his secretary, Ruth 
Wrlffhtman, have announced their 
engagement. Morris was recently 
divorced. 

Charles Raymond. Chicago song 
writer, and Emily Nov.ak, non -pro- 
fessional, recently in Chicago. 

Dorothy Clair to Wm. Fltzpatrlck, 
non- professional. In Los Angeles. 
The bride is of Clair and Bergman. 

Paul Hamlin. 65 -year-old actor, 
and Jda Siddons Wright, the same 
age. July 31. in the Municipal Build- 
inp:, Now Vnrk City. 

Arthur Hornbluvv, Jjl. lawyer. 



Thre« houses passed from, the 
books of Fally Markus and one from 
Jack Linder last week to AL Dow. 
The Markus houses were the Cohen 
theatres la Newburgh and Pough- 
keopsie. each playing five acts on a 
split week policy, and the Strand 
theatre. Lakewocd, N. J., playing 
six acts, changtqg Monday and 
Thursday. --^ " •* 

The house from Lfnder is the 
State, Beacon, N. Y.. which will 
open Labor Day with / five acts. 
changing semi -weekly. 



EDmX HACK'S OHE STORE 

After Sept. 1 Eddie Mack, the 
clothier, will have but one store, 
in the Mack buUding, at 166 West 
49tA'street. 

The Mack store at 1582-4 Broad- 
way will l>e vacated at that time, 
with the clothier Joining hi.s business 
at the 46th street address. 

An attempt to double the present 
rent on the expiration of his lease 
for the Broadway stand caused Ed- 
die to make the change. 

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FAirS EASTERN IHTA8I0H 

' ■'';-.:, Chicago, Aug. 1. 

The Pantages invasion of the 
east under the genemlahlp of 
Charles E. Hodkina, personal rep- 
resentative, promises to take on 
a wide scope* Mr. Hodkins recently 
closed with A. H. Blank to book the 
new theatre the Blank enterprises 
are to have In Des Moines, and ne- 
gotiations for the Lafayette In Buf- 
falo are said to be well under way. 



SAMITELS ON TRIP ABROAD 

I. R. Samuels, Keith booking man, 
sailed Saturday on the "Aquitania" 
to be gone several Weeks In Europe. 
Mr. Samuels Is taking his wife for 
an ocean voyage upon advice of hie 
physician. During his abseuca the 
Palace booktngs will be looked after 
by his assistant, pending the return 
of Kddle Darling. 



SAM HARRIS COMING EAST 

San Francisco, Aug. ,1. 

Sam Harpis is due {6 leave here 
the end of this or the early part 
of next week, on his way east, 
stopping at Chicago and New York. 

S. W. Ratcliflfc has been engaged 
by Ackerman & -Harris as a field 
man, for the firm's vaudeville in- 
terests. 



ILL AND INJURED 

Kenneth Harlan, film actor, acci- 
dentally shot himself J*<ly SO while 
filming a sc«he In "The Virginia," 

near Los Angeles. While he was 
endeavoring to make a quick draw, 
his pistol caught in the liolster and 
exploded. The wound in his thigh 
is not considered severe, but his 
physician fears that blood poisoning 
may set in. 

Peggy Udell, formerly of ZiegfeUl 
"Follies,'* was seriously injured iti 
an automobile accident at Milwau- 
kee when the car in which she was 
riding struck another and was over- 
turned. 

Mile Renova (Renoff and Kenova, 
the dancers with Carroll's "Vani- 
ties") was injured by a fall from 
the big staircase at the conclusion 
of the first act last Thursday night 
and was taken to the Flower Hos- 
pital suffering from abrasions and 
a sprained shoulder. The team had 
to miss the Friday night show. 
Jlekoma, the equilibrist, replaced 
them for that performance. They 
were back Saturday, Miss Renova 
working with difficulty but ^^ttlng 
through on her gamencss. She Is 
now fully recovered. 



playwright and dramatic producer 
and editor, and '.lulioftf Crosby, ro- 
riet\- nirl and Hf.tres.s. are to bo mar- 
ried ^c[it. 1, .'tt the liunio of t\\o 
i>ride's parents, in NN'arrentown. "\'a. 
Lllf^ille A<lati!s .'UmI r,j]tt. .Morris 
\V. Roynold.'*. l'. .S. N.. July i:0. at 
the Littlo ChuiTh Around the Cor- 
ner. Now Yorli City. The hrido is y 



BIRTHS 

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Palcy, July 
25. a son. Mr. Paley Is a song writer, 
formerly of Kendis &. Paley. 

Mr. and Mrs, Sam Kahl, July 2G, 
son, second boy and second child. 
Mr. Kahl Is prominent In connection 
with the Orphcum booking.^*, being 
Western Bookin^r M-iniRer. 

Mr. and Mis. Al Williams 
r vaudeville), .Tuly 30, daughter, in 
Philadelphia. 



IN AND OUT 

flforue W'liif tc.ulc .'ol^nny 
l>o(jley'8 pari in tJje 'Ho;jndals' for 
two p« rformance."^ la'"*. \v*'rk, bocaus*' 
of tho lattf-r'sillnesy, 

l>i»rothy liln.'ipp !r«.s rctiuno-l to 
"VanHIes" after having ,bcen out 
-in- e the oi»ening perfurman' »•, due 
t» fhrrtif trotibiM. 



One Partner in Ne^ York— Other 
Going on Road 



Louis B. Walters, of the nev^ly 
formed Romm & Walters iiidepend- 
ent vaudeville booldng agency, ar- 
rived in Naw York this week and 
win temporarily take over the book- 
ings in the Ne . Tork office handled 
by Harry Rommr -^ ■■>r'*^ :«: W- :'\^ :.u-\r 

Walters will regularly manage the 
firm's Boston office. 

Romm will take a road trip 
through New York and Pennsyl- 
vania for the purpose of adding 
new houses to l>e linked with their 
present New England chain. 

BRYAN FOT VOW BntECTINO 

Los Angeles, Aug. 1. 
Bryan Foy, gag man for Fox for 
tho past year or ntore, started as a 
director this week at the same stu- 
dios. This is Foy's first effort In 
this department. 



CAHTOB OUT OF 'FOLLIES'' 
Jimmy IfiuMey Tueedajr signed 
contracts with Flo Ziegfeld to re- 
place Eddie Cantor in the "Follies" 
at the New Amsterdam theatre for 
the balance of the season, beginning 

Monday. 

Cantor, it is said, will be absent 
from the Ziegfeld fold for six weeks, 
when he Is to return and begt^ re- 
hearsals in a musical comedy for 
which William Anthony McGuir« is 
writing the book and Harry lemey 
and Jc.^ McCarthy the lyrics and 
music. "*^ >'•* 

Next week Cantor Is to appear at 
the Keith theatre. AtUntic City, to 
play a date set back on two differ- 
ent occasions. - <.; .- ■>■_■■'■ ■ ? ^ ■; .. ..'•5 *■.. . -^ 



BUGOERI AT OTMHASE 

^ ParlSb Aug. 1. 

> Henry Bernstein, thei tYench 
playwright managing the Theatre 
du Gymnase, has engag^ed Rug- 
glero Ruggerl, an Italian actor, to 
create his next play. 



Better Weather in Paris 

Paris. Aug. 1. 
Milder and rainy weather this 
week encouraged better theatre 
patronage. 



WASHIVOTOir SCALE 

''Washlngtoa, Aug. 1. 

That the musicians of Washing- 
ton want an Increase of SO per cent, 
in the present scale for the cominff 
season is dlselosed. The present 
scale is ISO weekly, with an addi- 
tional $2 paid when tuxedos are re« 
quired. . v '" . ' - 

Tile stage hands and operators 
have not as yet set forth what 
they hope will be their pay for ttatt 
coniing year, and no meetings of 
tlie local managers' association has 
been held. 



0^en and Shut 

Paris, Aug. 1. 
The Theatre Sarah Bernhardt 
closed Sunday until Sept. 1. The 
Theatre Chatelet reopens Saturday. 



FRITZI BIDOEWAT IB SPECIAL 

Fritsl Rldgeway, pictart Aotreaa, 
will open a tour of th* Orphaum 
Circuit at Denver next weak in «« 
act produced by Harry 6ing«r. 

Miss Rldgeway will play six weeks 
for the Orpheum. 




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BROADWAY'S POPULAR MELODY DELINKATOR 

RITA GOULD 

THE ARISTOCRAT OF HOXO 

At Keith's PALACE, NEW YORK, next week (Aug. <) the pui)uUr 
songstress in a new routine by Jack Baxley and Trances Nordstrom. 
Delightful, fresh numbers, well suited to thia dashing, vivacaoua and 
spirited RITA GOULD, with gorgeous, original costumes. 

At the piano, REX McGAUGH. Direction HARRY WEBER. 



NEW ACTS 

Chas. Judels and Co. In sketch. 
Edmond Rogers, -T"— ^r—r-— 

Paul Mercuro and Co., Anfentlne 
dancing act, three people. 

Katherino Parnel (Chicago 

Opera Company), single. 

Sophie Mlnsfleld and Co. fn a 
miniature musical comedy, four 
people. 

Clarinet Sextet, all men. Instru- 
mental. 

Warren Jackson and Sldn^'y 
Hawkins, musical. 

B. C. Hilllam and Co. (8), reviif 
(S. R. Maddock). 

Herbert Ashley and Ja<k fJould 
(Sum and Jack Could), skit. 

Dorothy Gish may take a flyer In 
vaudeville, negotiations belnt; on 
with tho Koith people for her ap- 
pearance in a sketch by John Rus- 
.sell. 

Charles Ceglilan in a sketch with, 
'hrce people. 

Roslta and George, two-act. 

SncTni^TTtf -Phillips (re e e ntly v . U h 
Ona Muti«on), dancing. 

Charh-H Judeln In skct«h. 

Arthur Hart and Co., ihvcc p<-'>- 
ple. dramatic playlet. 

Frank Williams anl J!mnaii> 
P.utes, tv.o-act. 

, Kd«a Rennttt 4.fi<l >i<'»r'> yt**-''!. 
Iwn-act. 

OOorrron .'ifd rarp\-. «klt. 



Billy Adams, revue. 

Keith and Dunbar, two act. 

Rupert and Henshaw, skit. 

Fiorrle Kissam, with throe p«Mtple, 
skit. / . ^ 

Vaughn and Ha.stinij^, skit. . 

Norma and Madeline Harry, Midler 
act. ' 

Arthur and Morion Havel and CO. 
(3), revue. 

Irving Edwards (.ilngle), «s^i-<ted 
by Helen IJirm Ingham. 

Sammy Ward and three, songs and 
comedy. 

Joe Stanley and Co. (I), revue. 

(Jharles Glass and Lucille Gray. 
rural novelty, by Charles Horwitz. 

Billy Wilson .(Bond and Wilson) 
and Duke Rogers. 

Dean Rothniy and Viola lleecb- 
wood in skit by Evelyn Blanchard. 

Joseph B. Stanley and «i company 
of four in sketch. 

Bonnie Beck. Warren Warreu, 
Clifford M'uk and Anita I'lrn is 
skit. 

Mae Stan' .'y will reunite pr<»fe»- 
slor.ally with Stan Stanley Oct. 1, 
situ.1- xt. ijtiuuiJ?'»r absence from the 
stage. t<l»'rlH Mrs. Stanley an*l ro« 
lire..!, ,iu»- to Ill-health. Stanley has 
cortinueri with different subetifutes, 

Iiilly .Shone and company la 
•'AI irm'Ml." by Paul Ger.ird Smith. 

HeU'ii Ki-'in and Henry K«ireeikjb 
two-nri, -.It*. 

K.'lh!c«ri» Mah.>ii<»y and Helen 
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Th*- Orph«um, Freehold, N. J., the 
first of five new houses belnsr built 
by Qsorge B. Ten Eyck, opened July 
S8t with pictures and four acts. The 
othem ars Jn Lamberlville, Trenton, 
Wilbur and Chambereburg-, Pa., 
openloir 'n October. 



Frsnk Ls«vitt opened the Casino, 
Fleishman's, N. Y., July 28, with 
pop Taudevllls on Saturday only, 
and films weeks days. 



The story of the opening week of Will Morrlssoy'a '*Nowcomors" at At- 
lantic City was so full of incident tbat much was lost sight of in the 
(rensy of trying to raise dough. The premiere was civen a bad break 
through the lapse of one of the male leads. 

^oe Borrowes the flyweight designer and composer was In the first nlgj^ 
siiow In a barber-pole bit that went out forthwltli. At Morrlssey's direc- 
tion Joe had his head shaved and the bald dome was swatted with a news- 
p.'tper durinir the bit. The fourth wallop brougnt a remonstrance from 
Borrowes who cried out it hurt Morrissey who was "doinir a Hitch- 
cock" in an aisle sat down laughing. Borrowes complained of the bit 
being taken out when he had endured the head shaTlng, but Morrissey 
told him to rub raw eggs on his dome and the hair would quickly return. 
That explains Borrowes on the boardwalk with the egf efTect on his head. 

By the time Saturday rolled around somethinir lilco 16 non-cashable 
checks were distributed to the cast by one of those Interested in the show. 
The' check-maker blew town before night. The "Newcomers" finally 
ihanaged to get to Asbury Park by virtue of Walter Reade advancing the 
fares. That was a life -saver both ways, otherwise Rea(^ would have 
been without an attraction. 



THE STYUSH SIDE 

BY PAM 




Wl^n the Monte Carter Musical 
Comedy Co. of 30 people reached 
Honolulu from San Francisco they 
found the Island would allow no 
Sunday performance. Transporta- 
tion coat, 16,000. and with these 
thifics acralnst it Carter didn't have 
« ehance. The company returned to 
Frisco after playing 10 weeks in the 
Hawaiian capital. 



The father of Max and the late 
Cliff Gordon, suffered an apoplectic 
stroke this week and was In a state 
of soma since Sunday. He Is 78 
years of age. Max Gordon is on 
the ocean, New York bound. 



Ray Cox has permanently retired 
from the stage. She is a Christian 
Science practitioner and resides In 
Providence. 



VQeraldine Farrar is reported the 
urchaser of the Mansion house on 
the Speedwell farms at Lyndon Cen- 
tre, Vt., formerly th© property of 
Theodore E. Yall. It is surmised 
Miss Farrar Intends making the 
place her summer home. 



Richard M. Dolliver and Balsy 
Smyth Uave Incorporated as the 
Dolliver- Smyth Producing Co. to 
produee vaudeville acts. Cissie Hay- 
den (Mrs. Dolliver) win also be 
starred In a production later. 

A. Davidson, of Norwich, has 
purchased a lot on Main street, 
Winsted. Conn., on which he will 
erect a modern theatre with a ca- 
pacity of 1.200. 



• "Yes! We Have No Banana«" is now reported to be the biggest Ameri- 
can ditty in England an<l on the continent. It is catching on just as strong 
on the other side as locally. 

"Bananas" has exceeded the million copy mark and Is still booming 
with the likelihood that its following-up. "Banana Blues" will also click 
considerably. The "blues'* is credited to the authorship of Lew Brown, 
James F. Hanley and Robert King with Frank Silver and Irv^g Cohen, 
authors of the original "Bananas" "in" on It. The song is said to be a 
composite contribution from practically every writer of the Shapiro- 
Bernstein staff, each man contributing a line or idea. 



The Martin Beck new theatre on West iRth street, Just west of Eighth 
avenue. Is looked upon as a real bargain by the legit theatre managers. It 
l,as a 45th street front of 137 feet with a reaky value of |116 a front foot. 
The house, when compJeted, will seat around 1,200, and the total cost 
.Tpproxlmately not exceed |«00,000. At the usual Investment percQptage 
this will mean a very low rental for what must be classed as a "Broad- 
way house," despite its location. The majority of Broadway showmen 
seem to believe the location and Its side step from the traffic niaxe will 
work to its advantage. 



^CABAKET 

-Monte Carlo, wblc^ was original- 
ly opened in the basement of the 
Roseland Building at 61st street and 
Broadway, New York, over a year 
ago by the Salvin interests and 
later closeK), has t«cn reopened by 
Wm. J. Gallagher and John Kennedy. 
With the reopening they presented 
one of those rarities in New York 
at present In the form of a floor 
show. It Is entitled "The House 
That Love Built" and is a novelty 
In the form of cabaret entertain- 
ment. 

The reopening of Monte Carlo in 
mid-summer Jn an effort to get the 
resort established with the public 
by the tlnje the fall got under way 
doc^ not seem io have been highly 
successful, but there is a nice busi- 
ness being done. One feature of the 
place Is that it is about as cool and 
well ventilated as any of the cab- 
arets about town, In fact cooler 
than the most. 

Two shows of "The House That 
Love^ Built" are given nightly, at 
dinner and supper. There are 12 
principals and eight chorus girls in 
the company. A special set of a 
trick nature that is being used 
gives the show more or less unusu- 
al novelty. There is a email stage 
set at one end of the dance floor on 
which three flats are snapped into 
place representing a bungalow Jn 
construction. There is a practical 
center door and the chorus at the 
opening are the laborers worki.ng on 
the structure. There are some props 
used in one ntimber %vhich complete 
the floral decorations. The house 
party idea is used for the balance 
•f the show. 

The story Is used in the opening 
only from that time on the show 
.resolves itself Into a series of spec- 
ialties and ensemble numbers. 

In the company are the Osborne 
Sisters, Ora, Carrie and Daisy, with 
Carrie carrying the comedy for the 
trio. These girls who have been 
favorites in floor shows around 
New York for some little time run 
away with practically all of the 
comedy In this presentation. Carrie 
hat an engaging smile and a rock- 
liey gamin sort of mannerism that 
(Continued on pa*:e 29) 



All the conjectures and Investigations of the affairs of Max Spiegel 
have falled^to d sclose what Spiegel could have done with all of the money 
he got illegitimately. It is said that within eight months of the Time he 
decided to locate in a sanitarium. Spiegel must have gotten $600,000 in 
cash. Previously he didn't secure less than $260,000, making about $860,0O<^ 
In aW. as against around $1,500,000 of everything standing out, including 
forgeries, spurious stock and money obtained by defalcation. 

No one has been able to trace any of the amount One person pretty 
close figured that Spiegel must have been paying about $100,000 In inter- 
est annually to carry along his many deals that oouM have accumulated 
through 'bonuses until the additlonl amounts wei« merely required for 
Spiegel to float himself until detection. 

It is suspected that he paid large bonuses. He also committed whoAe- 
fale forg^y. Some of the spurious stock outstanding has three forged 
Bignatures. 

It Is reported that a friend called upon Spiegel tn the Stamford. Conn., 
asylum where he had himself committed on the ground he was Insane, 
and asked Spiegel how he liked it. 

•It's terrible," said Spiegel; "If I don't get out of here pretty soon, I'll 
Ko crazy.'^ 

Many wonder why Spiegel hung around when he knew exposure was 
certain. It would have been easier for his family to have settled* with 
Spiegel out of the country. With the culprit lodged so near New York, It's 
unlikely the Bankers' Association will want to let up on him, using him 
as another horrible exaiup^e to teach the general public not to try to 
swindle banks. 



A New York airanger, looking through his accumulated miscellaneous 
library of musical compositions, came across a German students' drinking 
song entitled "Krambambull." The similarity In title to tUp sensational 
"Bambalina" was further borne out by a marked melody resemblance, 
being Identical in spots. • ' 



Another Russian act ("Yarmark") this week at ihe Palace and the best ' 
of all so far, Thcodor Stepanoff In It le a whirling wonder. His black 
velvet and scarlet costume wltl> black boots is striklnfer. 

This act is replete with atmospheric comedy, and, the "Shtuta-Shtuta" 
number so cleverly danced by Mme. Vesoull and Mme. Vodianoy demon, 
strates the itivld and primitive artistry of the Russian peasant 

It seems to be a trait of the Russian dancer to adhere closely to the 
national dance \n all Its detail. The national headdress is very fetching J 
on the women of the company. . ,' r ,1 

Tom Smith, a study in "Paris Green." followed "Yarmark." Though *l 
he had to break in on a veritable innovation, Smith scored immediately I 
Mr. Smith has a remarkable personality and revived the old ventriloqulai - 
act to new and good results. x'J 

Pauline Price (Ford and Price) Is artistically dressed in black and ^ 
silver. It Is an exceptional wire act. 

The gown Irma Bertrand wears in the Louis Mann sketch Is very 
mediocre, of white embroidered net over pink. The skirt Is finished wHh 
gray fur, and may have had a chance were it not for the rhinestone 
shoulder straps. Miss Bertrand Is convincing In her acting, but her 
bobbed hair distracts one. It Is fast approaching the "Zulu" stage. 

Ruby Hailier, as the mother, applies far too much rouge, and is not 
Pressed as one would picture the mother 'of a man that dictates to Kuhn 
Loeb A Co., and refuses to talk to J. P. Morgan's secretary, should be 
dressed. ' 

Mr. Mann Introduces us to a new species, "The Yankee Kike"— wh^ 
not the "German Harp" or the '.'French Mick"? 

Olga Cook has returned to the almost obsolete practice of changing 
costume for every number. Her first was the least attractive, an over- 
trimmed ecru lace. "A Bouquet of Rces" medley done by Lopez the 
previous two weeks disclosed Miss Cook in changeable silver and rose 
taffeta cut In petal shaped flounces and edged with a darker shade of 
net A really stunning model Is the last, of white satin with clusters 
Of rhinestones. The back Is made with the latest pouch. Whatever the 
girdle worn beneath It made an unbecoming line across the abdomen. The 
piano drape should be changed or pressed. Miss Cook has a most un- 
pleasant habit o(^ smacking, her lips before taking a breath when singing. 

A charming and diminutive atom Is Marie Callahan. There certainly 
has never been a prettier pair of legs on the Palace stage, because there 
can't be any prettier legs anywhere. Harland Dixon has a happy assist- 
anfln this clever little artist. "The Sunshine Girls" dance as one girl at 
all times, wear their clothes well and rival the "London Palace Girls," 
The Pony Ballet" and all the other sets of "Tiller" girls. A pretty idea. 
The haic worn a la Mary I'ickford. Gray and beige is their first costume. 
Very odd and fresh looking. The blue and pale violet of chiffon are airy 
and adaptable to dancing. Miss Callahan would make a dandy ad for 
silk stockings. About 30 bars of Wayburn's famous routine makes a 
snappy exit for the girls. 

The flrsPpart of the Palace bill is so fast, it makes the second half 
deem slow, but only in contrast. . .'- •« . 



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Why should Carl Eduardo, leader of the Strand orchestra, give Lizet, 
Tschaikowsky, Glinka and various others *credit on the program for their 
music and not mention Just as fine a composer, when his music is used 
as Incidental to the "Trilby" picture? The composer is the late Ludwig 
Englander, responsible for the score of "The Strollers," "Casino Girl," 
•*The Wild Rose" and chief among his successes, the "Jewel of Asia," from 
which opera Mr. Eduardo played the "plzxicato" number Monday night ? 

•TTrilby" might be an entertaining picture to any one who has seen 
the play or the former picture, but to the entertainment seeking public 
It Is disconnected and puzxllng. 

A valiant attempt was obviously made^ to eliminate titles without 
marked success. 

Andree Lafayette Is of the svelte type, and wears such clothes as, 
the picture allows charmingly. Her eyes *re too light or Is it the 
photography ? 

The big theatre scene where Trilby thrWls her audience and afterward 
disappoints them looks as though some local circus were enlisted. Wil- 
fred Lucas, as "the Laird," gives the best performance of the picture. Off- 
hand one can realise that this picture suffers because the author who 
presents the picture Is too conversant with the story. He also made the 
scenario. 






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Following the appearance of the story In Variety about the 
band Instrument dealers agreeing to curtail any further tendency to 
' graft" musical instr\mients and the like, a number of Instances have 
been confided on how the evil developed. One of the popular dance 
maestros accepted a compete set of gold Instruments for his band in 
exchange for a testimonial. In addition, anybody out of his office had 
the privilege of a 40 per cent, discount on any Instruments desired. AQso, 
any of the musicians could have the "loan" of an Instrument for any 
length of time desired on condition it was kept In good eondition. 

Another Instance is cited ,ot a foremost bandmaster having used a 
certain brand Instrument for years and at one time having admitted that 
he built his reputation on that instrument. Last year he was "propo- 
sitioned" to change his affections to another firm« the firm agreeing to put 
him on an annual salary retainer, In addition to supplying his instru- 
ments gratis. The bandmaster consulted the officials of the company 
he was genuinely confident In, and stated that unless they met the rival 
concern's proposition, his testimonials for the benefit of amateurs would 
become allied with the rival conlipany. He accepted the new offer, al- 
though, curiously, he continued using the old brand Instruments. 



on Friday on the "Berengaria," spent a month In Paris buying dresses 
and hats before sailing. She had IS big trunks and Innumerable hat 
boxes. Her baggage fees are likely to be vepr heavy for a one -person 
.show. 

Liane has not been to the States since before the war, when, she came 
with only a few months' theatrical experience and no knowledge of the 
English language. She since has been three timc^ In South Africa, and 
has had continuous contracts in the British Isles. Her contracts now 
allow her six months' stay in this country. She can aing In four lan- 
guages. 

Llane's turn Is described as "artistic, dainty and saucy." She does 
sbme "Frenchy" capers. In one song, "Come on and Play With Me," 
sung In "Pidgin" English, she moves among the audience, making the 
request In the song to men of all ages. 



Too bad "Hollywood" aspired to be a feature picture. What a great 
news reel it would have made. Better yet, a co-operative way of adver- 
tising. Though the stentorian tones of the porter In front of the Rialtff 
box office insisted there was standing room only, two comfortable seats' 
were found mid -center. The only literate thought carried from the theatre 
is of Jack Gardner. He, as far as In In his power, endeavors to act. 

Tommy Melghan. Lila Lee and all the rest are not any better expo- 
nents of dramatk: art in "Hollywood" than Dan Frohman Is In showing 
Cyril Maude the beauties of the "Actors* Home." j 

The women of the cast may have had some nice clothes, but footagS 
defies description. 'Tis the wicked title draws. 

What a success a film dubbed "Freeport" might be! 






Madame Kahn, the theatrical modiste, returned yesterday (Wednesday) 
on the "Majestic," after spending six weeks touring the fashion center* 
of Europe. Madame Kahn brought back a collection of the finest laces 
and materials, that promise to be <he rage this fall and which will be 
developed In her costumes for the stage and screen along her own 
original Ideas. 



The Fifth Avenue looks especially attractive this week with new drop, 
wings and borders in heavy gold brocade. Frank Mullane sings the very 
Llano D'Eve, the French **Artlste Lyrlque,'* who arrived In New YorlH ^**®st of "Mother" songs, with dandy results, but one cannot help wish- 
ing he would wear a blue suit Instead of the present neutral shade. Mr. 
Mullnne has a Thorntonesque method of delivering his monologue. 

Without any exception the best acrobatic dancing and comedy act com- 
bined Is the one done by Franklin and Charles and Co. The patch work 
drop introducing the act Is striking. The wonjan otherwise & Co. is 
very pretty In a mauve gown of georgette with all over checked beaded 
design. Their travesty on the Apache is ever so much better than lots of 
the prize fights one sees. 

Miss Glass (Morton and Glass) is wearing her hair too long for a bob. 
If Intended to be long a few hairpins would be advisable. Mr. Morton 
upholds the Mortonlan talent, although he does indulge In an old line 
about "Little things running around ihe hedge," "An Old Bon Not," and 
akin to the 'Xlttle house all covered with vines and mortgages." They 
are doing the old porch step clog as heretofore. A becoming little dress 
Is the red and white checked silk Miss Glass wears. She Is surely In- 
creasing her measurements. The lavender chiffon trimmed with fur Is 
not a new model but the col/r suits Miss Glass. This team produces 
reaflly good harmony when singing together. Miss Glass should avoid 
singing solos. . , 



The 12-year-old daughter of a mid-West hotel properletor, having 
expressed a desire to become a wire walker, the father has placed her 
in charge of a trio playing In vaudeville. The trio, mother, father and 
daughter, are teaching the youngster all styles In wire walking, with 
the hotel man paying the act $25 weekly to cover his daughter's expenses 
and for instruction. 



Indications ai-e that "old tiniers" acts will be In little demand next 
season. Of the many playing the past year, only the "Minstrel Mon- 
archs" have been routed, on the Orpheum time. The bookers are of the 
opinion that thi public's demand for these turns has been substantially 
reduced. Many stressed the sympathy angle. Among last year's offer- 
ings of old-tlnie*' turns were the "Veterans of Variety," "The Come-Backs," 
"Stars of lesterday," "phenomenal Playern" and "Boys of Long Ago." 



The mind Is a storage house. Things heard and not noticed are sMM 
In our kriowledge and come to our recollection when least expe«tr<l. 
Therefore always listen. 



The act arriving a| the theatre late on opening day and failing to »<<^< 
clothes pressed in time for the performance may find this helpful. I'ut 
the suit or dress on a hanger in the bath and turn on full force the hot 
water faucet. Take care to close windows and have the bath -stopper out. 
The steam will remove all wrinkles in a short time. 






Thuraday, August 2, 192S 



LEGITIMATE 



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ATTEMPT TO CONTROL BmY THEATRES 
! CHARGED AGAINST P. E A. COMMTITEE 



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More Disclosures on Erianger-Shubert Split— Le- 

f blang in Charge of Central Ticket Office, Holding 

49 Per Cent — P. M. A. FlouU Grab Suspicion ^ 



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An attempt to control. all Broad- 
way's theatres in perpetuity by a 
tew men through ticket sale and 
distribution and to obtain enormous 
profits via the central theatre ticket 
office proposed by. the Producing 
Manager*' Aasociation la charged 
by those opposed to the plan adopt- 
ed by the association's committee. 

This ambitious program is cred- 
ited to Lee Shubert with the aid of 
Joe Leblang. 

A. li. Erlanger'a supposed "solu- 
tion" of the reason why Shubert 
fought insistently for the ticket 

plan when It was known he has 
profited greatly from the present 
agency system may explain Er- 
langer's resignation from the P. M. 
A. and the attitude of other man- 
agers who have gone on record aa 
opposed to the plan, though not the 
principle, of a central agency. 

There are two vital objections to 
the plan adopted for the central of- 
fice, it is said: 

1. One-man control and an Indi- 
vidual who would have the say in 
selling tickets on some sort of in- 
creased percentage and at the eame 
time control tickets for the same 
theatres and same locations at as 
much aa a third of the regular 
•cale. 

2. The Incorporation of the pro- 
posed ticket as capitalized stock 
project which would make the cen- 
tral office profit-making Idea and 
bdlies the claim it would not be 
conducted for profit. 

: V CommiUe* ♦'Packed" 

The Leblang plan which outlined 
the incorporated stock scheme was 
fltipposed to have been rejected, but 
i|t a committee meeting last week 
It was trotted out again. Lee Shu- 
bert declared cut rates would not 
be eliminated. He proposed the ac- 
ceptance of the Leblang plan, and 
it was voted In. 

A political trick is reported to 
have been employed when the com- 
mittee was enlarged supposedly to 
Include the objectors. In increasing 
the committee's complement It Is 
claimed that it wa» "packed" by a 
majority of those favorable to the 
plan, which was easily voted in. 
Before the "packing" process, the 
committee was evenly divided In 
opinion. 

According to the detailed stock 
arrangement. Leblang Is to have 49 
per cent, of the propose<V $200,000 
total capitalisation. The remaining 
61 per cent is to b« divided among 
the theatres, each to pay for the 
stock dollar for dollar. The man- 
ager with the most theatres would 
receive the most profits among 
the managerial stockholders, which 
would mean the Shuberta would 
participate in the earnings of the 
central office more than any other 
manager. If one manager voted 
with the holder of 49 per cent, of 
the stock, whether Leblang or an- 
other Individual, he could never be 
Ousted ^rom control. 

If the central office were not de- 
signed as a money-making institu- 
tion, those opposed to the project 
declare there would be no nece.«»- 
6lty for apportionment of the stock 
as now outlined. 

Proponents of the plan explain 
that the 51 per cent, of stock Is to 
be placed In a voting trust so that 
control of the central office would 
be ensured to the P. M. A. and sub- 
scribing theatres. 

Under the present law, corpora- 
tions are^ pernvittcd to employ a vot- 
ing trust for not longer than five 
y^ars. Under a new law which be- 
came operative Oct. 1, the perfod in 
for not more than 10 years, 

Wiping Out Competition 



Should the central office be incor- 
porated, however, before October, 
the five-year period would permit 
ample time for the central office to 
wipe out ill manner of ticket ac^n^^y 
competition, and those opposed to 
the plan believe there never wouM 
figaln be a votiwjf trust of the srtoolc, 
with th« r<'St.iU ithat •n'^rmn>r«n* /m\' 



Those opposed ««ay the statement 
accredited to the P. M. A. commit- 
tee to the effect that the "outlaws" 
did not submit other pl^ns, but 
merely entered objections, is claimed 
untrue. The Frohman office submit- 
ted a plan that is said never to have 
been acted on. There was also a 
plan to call all present ticket brok- 
ers before the association and ex- 
amine them on the matter of gyp- 
i ing. That plan proposed to duly 
license all brokers and make them 
furnish bond not to sell at excess 
premiums, the bond to have revoca- 
tion clauses in case of default. The 
licensing was to include the cut-rate 
agencies, the plan for cut-rate sell- 
ing being somewhat varied from at 
present. The third plan, which prob- 
ably died in committee, had to do 
with the selection* of a highly 
skilled executive, one, however, not 
concerned with the sale of tickets 
or the theatre, or /it least not di- 
rctly so. '■•••: ;■.'■'' ■'•-• .■■'.• :",< 

'P. M. A. Claims Control 

The P. M. A., declares there tn no 
intention to force Its theatre man- 
ager members to place tickets in th^ 
central office, and flouts 'the idea 
that the central office will not he 
controlled by the association as long 
as such an'^agency exists. It has 
been conceded by the P. M. A. that 
the theory bf theatre control re- 
mains with the ownership or the 
lessees, but It Is expected that those 
members who voted for the central 
office will support it, since the idea 
was evolved to eliminate gyping in 
theatre tickets. ., . ' , ' 

A number of P. M. A. members 
state they cannot and will not be 
forced into placing their tickets In 
the central office, and they will not 
resign. As the same rights attain 
for ErIanger, the latter's resignation 
Is believed to have been actuated 
through oppose'* ideas to Lee Shu* 
bert's. 

Brlangcr is credited with having 
originally consented to the central 
office, although pointing out that 
bricks and mortar made theatres, 
and their operation waji a right of 
ownefshlp. His sudden change of 
front appears to date from the point 
when the possibilities of a grab of 
theatre control was pointed out as 
possible by the plan accepted by the 
commltttee. 

That the P. M. A. has not the 

power to compel Its members to 
enter tho ticket agency project is 
further based on tho fact that 
all theatres ars Incorporated busi- 
nesses, there being only one such 
actually a member of the associa- 
tion (ii'rohman office). Tho cor- 
porations control the theatres while 
their managers are personally mem- 
bers of the P. M. A. Whatever In- 
dividuals might vote tipon in such 
matters of theatre policy cannot 
bind tho corporation according to 
the accepted idea, which provides 
another reason why it la unneces- 
sary for those opposed to resign 
from the p. M. A., and why mem- 
bers who say they are "off" the 
ticket office will continuo to be 
members. ' ' \ 

Erianger's Shock to Equity 
Erlanger's resignation is reported 
to have been a shock to Equity. 
The actors' body Is believed to have 
viewed possible further withdrawals 
as a dif(tinctly unfavoraLle turn in 
affairs. Equity does not de.slrq a 
weakening of the managerial asso- 
ciation any more than the P. M. A. 
<a seeking disintegration of Equity. 
That Equity would have an intricate 
job of treating with many managers 
as against an organization repre- 
uontlng all is recognized and that it 
wotild weaken Equity is al.so seen. 

Tho P. M. A. committee declared 
it.s intention of jjfopt^.sing a chanije 
in tlie l)y-I\w.=) pf^rmittittg memb^^rn 
who r<'sign to do .^o forthwith ani 
not according to the present ar- 
tan<erncnt. which doc3 not make a. 
resignation offective until nix 
months nfter the date of its filing. 
Hhowmf«n on record agiinst the cen- 
rril olllco criti:;l«e su(^h a proposal, 



mmm scared off 

BY B'WAY PRODUCTIONS 



Could Not Improve Upon Them 
Will Not Return to New 

•::.:^''*^;^.:;: York ..t,.... 



IThere is slim likelihood qC Max 
Reinhardt, the German Impresario. 
returning to the United States and 
attempting a production, although 
Morris Ge;st still has him under 
contract. Reinhardt was so im- 
pressed with the productions of 
metropolitan plays in his recent 
visit that he expressed Jilmself as 
not daring to attempt anything he 
could,, not Improve upon. Ke ad- 
mlbied that because of the publicity 
so much would be expected of him 
that nothing he accomplished would 
suffice. '• ,_'. . ;> 

Practical reasons have developed 
now to affirm Keinhardt's state- 
ment about the return possibility as 
set forth at a wealthy art patron's 
home some months ago before his 
departure for Germany. At that 
time Keith's was negotiating for 
the Hippodrome and it was virtual- 
ly closed. That eliminated the Hip 
as the site of the "miracle" plays 
Reinhardt contemplated producing 
with Gest. 

It wafl also estimated that to con-> 
vert the Madison Square Garden 
into a suitable amphitheatre for 
such production would entail enor- 
mous expense. Two plays were 
being considered, the "Salz|mrg« 
Grosse Velt Theatre" (Great world 
Theatre), and another "Miracle" 
play Reinhardt produced In London. 

The German Impresario was timid 
about the whole proposition which, 
coupled with his linguisUc limita- 
tions in speaking Bnglish, left him 
rather cool after the initial survey 
of the American theatrical situa- 
tion. 

Reinhardt at present is conducting 
hU Kammersplel theatre in' Berlin 
and living a luxurious existence In 
his palatial home in Berlin. His 
marital complications, with a 
princess spoken of as the third 
angle of the triangle, is the prime 
private concern. 

There is one bare possibility that 
the san>e public spirited American 
cltlzenfl and art lovers .who enter- 
tained Reinhardt In New York may 
still insist on Jointly sponsoring the 
"Miracle" play locally aa a non- 
commercial proposition. 



CARROLL'S 100 PER CENT. 



Remaining Chorus Join .Equity at 
Tim« Limit Expiration . 



Last Saturday, the tlm« limit 
given Earl Carroll to make his com- 
pany 100 per cent. Equity, expired. 
It was thought the half dozen girls 
who had refused to join Equity 
would stick to their determination 
and thus cause their own dismissal 
or mpre friction between Carroll 
and Equity. 

When the Equity delegates 
reached the theatra they were 
handed applications for membership 
from all the recalcitrants with the 
accompanying and necessary initia- 
tion fees. 

• Now the Earl Carroll company Is 
100 per cent, union and it is said 
that Carroll dug in himself in«. a 
couple of Instances in order to make 
it so. 



GREEK ACTOR IN "OOLFO" 

Canton, O., Aug. 1. 

Petros Cotopoulis, Greek dr.»matlc 
actor, and a company of 16, will 
come here from New York next week 
to appear at the Lyceum for several 
days, presenting "Golfo," a modern 
Greek drama, which has been offered 
with much success In Europe and In 
this country. 

Cotopoulis appeared for several 
year.s on the dramatic stage in 
Athens. Since coming to this coun- 
tr he has been in picturesw ^ 



HENRY DUFFY MISSING; 
SUICIDE SUSPECTED 



NINE B'WAY HOUSES 
SET FOR PICTURES 



Actor - Manager's Disappear- 
ance Causes Postponement 
. of Play ;- 



Henry" 
reported 



Los Angeles, Aug. 1. 
Duffy, actor-manager, is 
missing and a general 
alarm has been sent out by the 
local police. It is believed Duffy 
may have committed suicide. He 
is the husband of Anne Nichols, 
who wrote .'''Abie's Irish* Rose." 
They have been separated for some 
time. 

Because of the disappearance of 
Duffy the opening of "Dust of 
Erin," to have opened at the Ma- 
son Monday night, was postponed. 
Tom Moore and Bessie Eyton were 
to have appeared in the production. 
The notice of the postponement was 
made at' 6 o'cock, when it was dis- 
covered Duffy was missing, after a 
futile search for him had been con- 
ducted for two days. »^, ; V. , .i,:;: 

The production^Iayed'a break-in 
performance at Brea, near here, 
Saturday. When Duffy failed to ap-^ 
pear the manager of the company, 
Dick Marshall, and Tom Moore got 
suspicious. Frank Egan, with whom 
Duffy was living in apartments 
over the Egan. Little Theatve, re- 
ported Monday that Daffy had left 
a few pieces of Jewelry, a photo- 
graph of a child and an empfy wal- 
letr The police were notified and 
also lent their aid to tha search 
which progressed unavailingly until 
late last night. 

A friend of Duffy's, a picture 
actor living In Hollywood, has re- 
ported the actor-manager was 
despondent and spoke to him of 
suicide. 

Duffy tried to kill himself about 
three months ago by shooting at the 
Ansonla hotel. New York, and In 
referring to the Incident to his 
friend Is reported to have stated 
that the first attempt at self-de- 
struction was only a rehearsal; 
that the next time he tried It, he 
would stage a real one. --r 

Unless the whereabouts of Duffy 
are discovered shortly It is hardly 
probable that "Dust of Erin" will 
be staged here with its present 
cast. Considerable Indebtedness has 
been run up in behalf of the. pro- 
duction to date. Generally be- 
lieved here that Duffy has carried 
out his thought of Suicide. 



Ann Nichols, authoress of "Abie's 
Irish Rose" ' and wife of Henrjr 
Duffy, sailed from New York for 
Europe last week accompanied by 
one of her sisters. A third sister 
made her stage debut in the com- 
pany at the Republic, New York, 
Monday night. 



CONTRACT TANGLE 

Hitch in Preparations for Producing 
^'Irish Jsw" 



When the time came for. signing 
of contracts between Jerome Lurle 
and William L. Deutsch, who were 
to produce "The Irish Jew," and M. 
D. Waxman, an actor, and Thomas 
MacDonaugh, the author of tt1«»play, 
the latter two are said to have re- 
voked a verbal agreement which 
they had made with Lurle and 
Deutsch. 

Last Friday the play was to have 
been read to the entire cast at the 
Hotel Astor, but this was deferred, 
on account of the contract tangle. 

Lurle and Deutsch assert that they 
will ifive Waxman and MacDonaugh 
until the end of the present week to 
sign the 'contract orif?inally JiRreed 
upon or will begin legal proceedings 
to establish their rights. 



LEAVING "DANCING GIUL" 

Chicago, August 1. 

'The Dancing Girl" hangs on at 

th« Colonial, losing its f>eoplo from 

tfmo fo time, but not Huccumbing to 
the Htrain. Edythe iJaker left to Join 
thA forthcoming "Music Box Hevue." 
f!onciiita l'lf4uer also closed Satur- 



25% of Number Available for 
Films — Some Rented for 
. Long Periods 

August and the early part of Sep* 
tember may see nearly a dosen of 
Broadway's legitimate theatres used 
for special picture exhibition and 
exploitation. To date nine houses 
have been bo booked and, while the 
rentals ar« In some instances 
limited. It is the largest number of 
attraction houses ever listed for 
Alms. Approximately 26 per cent of 
the total number of Broadway the- 
atres suitable for pictures have been 
secured by the picture producers. 

The theatres rented for . looir 
periods by the picture makers ars 
thj Central. 44tb.. St. Times Bq., 
Lyric and Astor, while the Criterion, 
which has been devoted to Alms for 
several years, will continue ais an 
exploitation house, and added to 
that class is th« Park, which was 
opened by Cosmopolitan last night 
(Wednesday) with "Little Old *:ew 
York." Paramount's "The Covered 
Wagon" Is Indoflnlte at the Cri- 
terion. 

Several of the special features wiH 
start showing next week, but two or 
three of the k>ng rentals are dated' 
to begin Labor Day. Metro, which 
has secured the 44th St at |I»SM 
weekly, has sub-let the house for 
four weeks to Inspiration Pictures, 
wh'y will offer "The Whits Sister/* 
Alter that the Metro-Loew "Soar- 
mouche" will be shown indeflnltely. 
The Lyric's i est featurs will bs 
Mary Pickford's "Roslta." the first 
special released by her since 'Xlttls 
Lord Fauntleroy." •' 

The Central and Times Sq. havs 
been rented by William Fox. who 
gets pos4ies8lon of the latter houss 
Sept Z for six months and will 
debut "If Winter Comes" there. At 
the Central Fox will start with "Ttiv 
Shepherd King." It#ls reported ho 
paid the Shuberts $100,000 rent In 
advance for a year. The Astor 
swings Into pictures Iiabor Day also, 
Universal getting the house fbr its 
"HunchlAick of Notrs Dame," With 
the report Universal paid $79,000 In 
advance for ft. • . » 

The Apollo and Sam H, Harris ars 
the only houses In ths grotip Se- 
cured for short periods. At the for- 
mer house "Ashes of Vengeance'* 
will show for four weeks prior to 
ths opening of a new' musical shbtr-, 
called "Poppy," while the Harris will 
have the picturizatton of "The Gree^ 
Goddess" for a similar period. 

Charles Chaplin is also said to be 
looking for a legitimate theatre in 
which to present his feature lengtti 
productioii, "Public Opinion," while 
Charles Ray wants a theatre for 
"Miles Standlsh/' an early American 
picture. 



TWO PUYS FOR CHAMP 

Bsnny Leonard May Qo With 
Themsshssky's ..• 



Harry Thomashefsky, who wrote 
a comedy, "Oh, Benny!" around 
Benny Leonard's life .and Intended 
to star the lightweight champ, 
states the Selwyns ars still con>. 
slderinjr putting out ths . piece. 
Leonard's idea of appearing in a 
musical version of "Naval Cadet" Is 
being discouraged by Thomashefsky, 
a doss friend of the champ, because 
it provides for Leonard's financing 
It also. The author refused to have 
Benny sink any more money in a 
theatrical venture* 

It is Intended to Include In the 
"Oh, Benny!" production a new 
•effect of 10,000 people cheering, re- 
cently perfected. 



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Nance O'Neill for Four Weeks 

San F'rnnrlfjco, Aug. 1 
Nanco O'Neill is opening a four 
wrM^ks' Hlarrlng .v>ason at the Cap-«[diy. 
itol st.irtin;? Aug. 12. Kitty Honer has h»v»n out of thf» 

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GEOKGE BALDWIN BURIED 

Han Francisco, Aug. 1. 

George Baldwin, actor in ths 
loRitlmatc and musical comedy flold, 
who was reported to have committed 
suicide in Manila, P. I., April 30 
last, with an Annie Schlesinger, of 
San Francisco, was bigrled last week 
Ih Sacramento. 

The body was brought from the 
Philippines to California and tho 
Interment was marked with iniprcs- 
sive ceremonies. 



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NICOLAI'S "OLD SOAK" 

Coi'orKfi It Nicolaf. secretary of 
the I'rodii^ing Managers' Assooia- 
tion hit* procured tho rights to send 
in "Old Soak" company on tour 
over tiie one nl^ht st.inds. from Ar- 
thur Hopkins, next season. 

Hopkins will Hon^l >two rnmpM>vtes 

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Thursday, August 2, 1983 



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ROME OF MALCOLM WIIUAMSES 
- SEIZED BY CITY OF PORTLAND 



Tfceir Residence for 17 Years— Williams Bathed in 
Adjoining Lake, Part of Portland's Reservoir— 



Portland, Me., Aug. 1. 

ifalcolm WiJUama and his wife. 
Plorenc* Re«d, are playfn? the lead- 
In? role« In nDiBpoasMwed," a 
drama of real life. 

The whole eaUte of Mr. and Mrs. 
Williams, which nas been their legal 
residence for 17 years, has been 
seized by the Portland Water Com- 
mission, because Williams refused 
to heed an order of the commission 
and insisted on iroins bathing in the 
lake &djoinin« their eatate. the 
water of which la used for drink - 
Ins purposes by Pqrtiand residents. 

Mr. and Mrs. Williams are ached- 
uied to start .sta«6 rehearsals In 
ffew York this week. They arc also 
scheduled to t>e dispoaseesed of 
their property this week, although 
Williams declares he will take the 
matter into the courts to retain his 
property. 



NEW TITLE 



"The Dancing Honeymoon," ne«^ 
"Battling Butler^— Rugglet in Lead 



t'lungfng into the production of a 
legitimate piece for metropolitan 
<^naumption in conjunction with 
the Selwyns, and taking on the bur- 
den of casting, George Choos this 
week decided that "BatUing But- 
ler" (L<ondon hit) was a bit too 
roagh for his trade. "The Dancing 
^loneymoon" struck Mr. Choos as 
softer and stronger for the box 
Qince. V 

Meantime Mr. Choos engaged 
Charles Ruggles for the lead, caus- 
ing Mr. Ruggles to return from the 
coast, and added Frances Halliday, 
lUso Helen ^ey, to the cast. 

Pending which Mr. Choos is 
wondering if the changed title will 
have William Kent under it when 
opening. Mr. Kent was still a mem- 
ber up to Wednesday. 

Additional numbers have been 
Irrltten for the show with music by 
Joseph Meyer. 



SYRACUSE INSISTS ON 
WETTING 0. H. CHANGES 



Refuses td Allow Shubert 

House to Open Until They 

Are Attended To 



"^ Syracuse, N. y., Aug. 1. 

The Wieting will reopen Aug. 9 
provided the owner, Mrs. Wieting- 
Johnson, and the lessees have made 
improvements and changes de- 
manded by the Department of Pub- 
lic Safety. Attorney WiUiam Rubin, 
local counsel for the Shuberts, an- 
swering an announcement to that 
effect from Commissioner of Pub- 
lic Safety James P. Spencer, de- 
clared that the changes had either 
been made already or had been or- 
dered. 

This spells a showdown In a con- 
troversy that has waged for almost 
a year. The squabble between the 
city and the Wieting really dates 
back longer than that and had its 
real start when strengthening of the 
entresol of the theatre was directed. 
This brought a cancellation 'of a 
local rental, and resulted in a suit 
agalnfft the Shuberts by the Morn- 
ing Musicals, Inc., of this city. 

Last season the Wieting, It is said, 
was unable to secure a license for 
weeks, although the playhouse was 
open. When spring came the De- 
partment of Public Safety served 
n tlce that changes it specifled must 
be made or the house would be 
closed by a city order. With the ex- 
ception of some electrical changes, 
nothing has been done. 

The citv, it is said, wants auto- 
matic spnnklers installed and im- 
provements backstay. The Wieting 
Is the oldest playhouse In the city 
and is the only local medium for 
road attractions, since the burning 
of the Bastable and the passing of 
the Empire to pictures. 




THOMASHEFSKTLEAVES 
EAST SIDE FOR BfAY 



Yiddish Populace and Press 

Opposed-^Opening at 

Bayes 



•^The Three tittle Business Men" 
by Oscar M. Carter with muslo by 
Joseph Chemiafsky is the first pro- 
duction with which Boris Thomas- 
hefsky will Inaugurate the renamed 
Bayes theatre, now the Thomashef- 
sky, the only Yiddish playhouse on 
Broadway, The Yiddish impresario 
has decided to permanently abandon 
his theatre on Second avenue and 
Houston street In the heart of the 
East Side's ghetto and locate -on 
Broadway. 

There is considerable inside stoff 
in connection with this decision. It 
la a challengre by Thomaahefsky 
against some of his fellowmen. The 
downtown element, feathered by the 
Yiddish press is understood to be 
opposed t^ such radical departure 
from tradition as deserting the ISast 
Side for Broadway. TiiO Yiddish 
dailies are said to be hamnMring 
and criticising the idea. 

Rehearsals of the new piece 
started Monday with the foHowing 
cast: Rudolph Schildkraut, Ludwig 
Sats, Regina Zuckerberg, Gerson 
Rubin, Liouis Hyman and Irving 
Grossman, a Los Angeles boy 
touted as an unusual tenor. The 
play will open Labor Day. 

The composer, Chemiafsky, is 
called (he "Yiddish I^ehar." 



lUdHAN WRITES TO ED. a LOOH 
;TELLING All ABOUT "^PICP 

. %, . . By 9AT PHUUFS . '» 



'i 



TORONTO POOL 



Whitney and Solomon Reach 
Understanding 



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an 



JOE LEBLANG and MANNY STRAUSS 

* Joe Leblang was hont Tuesday at the Fenlmore Country Club, White 
Plains, at a dinner to inaugurate the campAign of the Jewish Kducation 
Association to place 10,000 Jewish children in reli(;ious schools this fall. 

The speakers were Judge Otto A. Kosalsky, Samuel C. Lemp.ort, 
Bernard Semel'and Samuel Rottenberp. 

. The picture is of Mr. I^blan;? (left) and Manny Strauss (right) as 
LeUang agreed to personally asBumc th^ education of 100 Jewish chU- 
dren. 

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Butte, Mont., July 15, 

Mr. Bd B. Loom, i :\ - . 

New York City. .'■.■.../■.■• ^-^ •.: . ..■ . ....■:•/ \ -;./•: . 

Dsar Bddie:~We done a Ilttls b«tt«r this wask. Oott Zel Dank! You 
know its an account the terrible rains they bava^ been getting in this part 
of the country. We played Pargo, N. Dakota, Monday, we got In Sunday 
and Monday it rained ajl day. They had a fairMn Fargo, you know, Eddie, 
one of those things, harf carnival and a half fair. This one ain't so bad 
yet, of course I wouldn't let that gang In a church and let the hat pass 
around with a blind mka leading H, still they were a pretty decent buocl^ 
their business was rotten account tb« r*ln, y'understand^ which made ear 
busineaA a little better than that. 

How Fara« is Run ^ -^ 

Pargo is run. Elddie, by a couple of Irish boys by the name of McCarthy, 
and they got the whole show business In Fargo sewed up. Mrs. Me« 
earthy, who Is the wife or one of the McCarthy boys, by marriage, sells 
the tickets— she's a nk:e little lady too. Bddle, we had a nice visit ^8)»e% 
got a great system tP 8«n tickets— which I know you can give to the 
treasurers in New York or even Le Blang could nuike good use of it. 

You see when anybody comes up to the wlildow to buy seats, they ask 
for a location, and she shows them the location on a blue print which 
was made by the best architect In the town, on the blue print is little 
boxes >ach one means that there is the seat yoceget, when you get It, It 
you get It. Every customer which comes up and asks for a seat is good 
and suspicious because the^^have been fooled by the blue print before, 
so Mrs. McCarthy, the wife of one of the McCarthy boys, by marriage-^ 
out of her own little head thought out a scheme — this is the scheme, 
and you got to^ admit Eddie, it's a good one. She bought a lot of emaU 
flashlights — smallish lamps that you use foe trouble when you are driving 
out to Long Island in your automobile (if you still got your automobile, 
I don't know another w^k and I won't be so sure you got a HOME). 

Customers Pick Their Own Seats ^' ? Tv 

Now when a customer becomes suspicious and won'l buy a ticket for 
the show she gives them a lamp and tells them to go hn the theatre and 
pick out the sep.t they want, and they even write their name down on 
the seat b6 they know nobody else is going to sit in that seat. It's a 
good scheme If It ^uld work. '.. ; ^..^v'. 

Monday nfght there was a lot of excitement, people claiming other 
peoples seats and one man eame down dragging one feller by the neck, 
because he had his wife's name nnarked on hie pants. W« got $l,2St-4 
middle gross — which means that we sold out in the middle of the houss-^ 
nobody would write their names on the side seats. But that wasn't bid 
for Fargo, after what ^ we done In Milwaukee and St. Paul — Fargo waa 
already a big sell-out. Tuesday, Mr. Murry wished us In Jamestown—* 
Feb! Jamestown y'understand is In N. Dakota, too, who knows why? 
But there it Ik. Just before us they had a big night with a feature pkture 
—Elsie Ferguson in "Troubls," whieh was too much competition fojr uf 
already. Gross $871.50. _ 

Wednesday night wo give a Jump into Bismark, that's also in N. t). 
It's a nice city, with about 12.400 people, counting the. what they call Mt 
bera, mongrels — that's what you call in the east a — "lounge lizard" ♦sly 
the mongrel sits on a horse. In Bismarck they got a fine theatre, built tf 
the city. The old opera house, which I was in already a long time ago^ 
was burned down and the manager didn't have the money to build a 
new one so the new manager, who is also the guy what sends out all the 
messages for Mr. Western Union went to the city and totd them they got 
to give amusements to the people, so the va&yor made It an Issue in ths 
election and they elected the mayor and the new theatre. ,^^, 

North Oaketa Serious 

"You see out here, Eddie, the people take their amusements serloudy, 
God help Ruba Bernstein if he ever brings a show out here. You know. 
Fiddle it's not a bad scheme for Shubert or EManger — if they could only: 
go down to the city hal' and say to the mayor — ISuild me a new theatre 
on 46th and Broadway!" C^n you imagine, Eddie, what would happen if 
chey could do that and get away wKh it? 

Anyhow, we g^t $1127.25 gross, after deducting the passes for the citit*» 
officers and their wives and their friends. Thursday, we would hava 
played Glondive, already in Montana. The manager couldn't cancel th< 
regular Thursday picture so we had to go right on. It's tough when you 
have to lay oft 67 people, Eddie, for a can of condensed drama. 

We passed through Olendlve like the cyclone^ that went through thera 
a few days before us and landed right in Billings, Mont. That's a town—* 
It's already 18 years since I was here last with "Ma's New Husband" yott 
don't remember tha* show, EJddie. :^ ^rr -■-• 

Billings was then a wild, woolly town with nothing but a few small- 
hotels, saloons — plenty, and little other things, more yet— today it's got a 
hotel like the BHtmore in New York, and streets hke Washington by tha 
Mann"'was "(irssariafled "with "thei ^P'tol, and a theatre that wouldn't blush even on Broadway. Th* 



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Bert C. Whitney and lAwrence 
Solomon this week signed papers 
Whapby they pooled their Interests 
in two Toronto theatres. Whitney, 
who owns and operates the Princess 
theatre there, has sold an Interest 
in the house to Solomo^, who, with 
the Shuberts, controls the Royal 
Alexandria. 

Solomon in turn has sold a simi- 
lar interest to Whitney in his proj- 
ect. The Whitney house is booked 
by the Erlanger oHice and the other 
by the Shubert booking office. 

According to the terms of the pool 
agreement one of the houses during 
the coming season will be used for 
dramatic and musical attractions 
and the other will be turned into a 
dramatic stock house. The revenue 
and operating expenses o£ the the- 
atres are to be pooled. 

Whitney is to have chatge of the 
New York bookings and business 
affairs of both houses while Solomon 
will be the local head, with A. C 
Loudon remaining as manager of 
the Princess, as Whitney's repre- 
scntaUve. 

The Grand opera house, controlled 
by the Trans-Canadian Theatres, 
Ltd., it is said, will be u.spd to play 
$1 top i\ttractlons and the Regent 
and Loew's Young Street theatre 
are to hou.se pcrnmncnt stock com- 
panies. 



MANN TURNS BACK CONTRACT 

Louis Ufann has returned, un- 
signed, a contract for next season to 
tour In "Qive and Take." in which 
he appeared this year in New York 



GIRLS' TRAMP LIFE 

V 



Dixie Twins Taken Into Custody on 
Coast 



L03 Angeles, July 28. 

The Dixie Twins. tWo girls who 
claim to be vaudeville players, have 
keen lodged in Juvenile liall here 
after hiking from Florida. 

The parents of the girls objerted 
to the local authorities, because of 
the tramp life the girls were follow- 
ing. 

On their walk from the enst coast 
they played small time vaudeville In 
the south. 



"PASSING SHOW'S" LAY-OFF 

Chicago, Aup. 1. 
Members of "The Passing Show * 
have been notified that the company 
lays off four wocks In Chicago and 
two weeks In Detroit, instead of the 
original annosnceraent, which indi- 
cated a shorter vacation period. 



"ANOEL FOOD" INSTEAD 

"Angel Food," by F. Dana Burnet, 
will be the initial production made 
by Mindlin & Goldreyer Instead of 
"The Respectable Miss Pansy," by 
Herbert Hull Winslow, as odginally 
intended. The Winslow p^ay has 
b«en turned over to Wm. Xnthony 
McGuire to be rewritten and will 
probably be produced in December. 
"Angrl Food" will have Roberta 
Arnold, who was to have appeared 
in "Pansy," at the head of its cast, 
and will ko in rehearsal on JCug! 30, 
scheduled to Open in Stamford, 
Conn., ScTt. 22. 



terms. He worked all seaRon on a 
percentage and accepted potluck 
with the receipts, expecting- a guar- 
antee for the road, but the proposi- 
tion offered was a continuance of 
the New York arrangement. 

Mann will play vaudeville in the 
sketch at the Palace this week, if 
Agreeing upon a route. 



CROY'S NOVEL TWO WAYS 

Homer Croy's novel, "West of the 
Water Tower," may see .successive 
production In pictures and legit this 
fall. • 

Famous Players will produce a 
screen version shortly and Croy is 
also adapting It for the stage. 



WnXARD MACK'S PLEDGE 

' ; Ix)» Angeles, Aug. 1.. 

Willard Mack is througii with 
acting, according to his own state- 
ment made here. Whether the 
pledge also includes any detail of 
that art that might lead to further 
matrimonial alliances is not stated. 

Mack says that in the fnture he 
is going to devote his life to wrH- 
Ing. At prei?ent he is associated 
with Jsseph Schenck and la select^ 
ing the story material for the 
Norma and Constance TaJmadge 
productions. 



Rewriting '^Children of the Moon" 

"Children of the Moon," a comedy 
drama by Myron Fapen, in which 
Henrietta Crossmnn in starred, com- 
pleted a one week tryout engage- 
ment Saturday and is now havmj; 
tlie first and third act rewritten. 



manager is a nice fellow who took the whole company out to swim io 
the biggest pool In town and while we were on the way out there, he toW 
me we would soli out, so I didn't care and went In for a swim myself. 
His partner Is just been appointed marshal for the whole state of 
Montana, and when the house looks bad, he goes out and pinches a crowd 
and brings them in the theatre. His name is Duncan, Ekidie. Watch out 
for him If you come west, he's got good liquor — and if he likes you he'll go 
out and make a raid anytime and bring you some liquor If he ain't got It. 
They counted up $1,970 for us in Billings, which Is more than I seen oil^i 
the week in other towns. ^^ .,,. , •• 

Not Bad for Butts 

Saturday in Butte, w- opened to $1,807.50— a;iy that s not bad for Butte-4 f; 
you know that town shrunk from a city of 100.000 people in a few years 
back to less than 40,000 now, and that shrinkage would hurt anybody'*,* 
feelings. The mines ar«: still here. Eddie, they are still digging for copper," 
but it's tough— and fron» what they tell me, the whole mining busineei 
is liable to close up anyday, and then again somebody might And another,, 
vein with something in i» and bring the hundred thou right back. 

But right now it's tough. We shrould have gone on, but you said wa 
rhould stay hers two days— so we stayed, on Sunday matinee— we only 
got $423 and Merel Davis, the manager, said it would hurt us at night—* 
which we got $1,503.41. 

:; ^ ^ Only Lost $502 on Week -4 

This makes our pross for the week $8,935.66 an<J $6,701.95 net— OM*" 
expenses was $7.203. 9S which only m.Tkrn tii* !oiw $502.03. I know though 
that we can come hack next season and not lose as much as this. Th© 
nrst week we have a profit, I am going to get a couple of bottles of go*'" 
rye which yoir can get here already and I'll bring It In to you. 

The scenery 'n the Rocky Mnunlainn in beautiful, it must have taken » 
long time to build them. 

Oh yes— Ram Hearn sends his love— and so does Mis.i Downing—^*'* 
does nothing but talk about you, Eddie, maybe you can make something 
of that kid— she's got talent. 

Love and kisses. '' ; ' , ^ 

I Ifaihan^m 



B <* Thursday, August % IWJI 



LEGITIMATE 



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FIVE NEW PLAYS NEH WEEK 
BUT PRODUCnON AT LOW EBB 






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Scenic Studios Give True Line on Prospects^— Buyers 
in New York Patronizing Theatres— August's 
New Shows ■' ■^.'. ' •' -.^^:.:4.C' : - \' .•■-..■ 



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Broadway's fiummer trade last 
^tek and 'he flrst half of the 
current week reached unexpected 
lieighta by virtue of an almost per- 
fect break in the weather. Cool 
evenings tempered the closing days 
of July. a"<* * rainy week-end topped 
off the best ireneral business since 
the first heat wave In June. Threat- 
ening 8kle» coi^tlnued Monday. Tues- 
day and Wednesday, and close to 
capacity was registered ever by 
those attractions which were dying. 
Box offlce activity saw a reaction 
In the naming of definite dates for 
August' J crop of new season pro- 
ductions. There are 16 new shows 
due In the next four weeks. 13 being 
Bon-musicals. 

■ The current total It It attractions 

^for Broadway and one in Greenwich 
Village. Next month's quota of new 
plays must equal August's before the 
season can be regarded as having 

,;Xully opened. 

Something lik<i 150 attractions 

' have been compiled as poteible pro- 
ductions for 1928-24, but scenic stu- 
dios report new production at the 
lowest 3bb for this- time of the sea- 
■on. It is unlikely that the presen- 
tation program will be mi ch speeded 
as a return of hot weather is feared 
by showmen, and an exceptional 
number of theatres have been com- 

^.Butted to picture showings. 

Buyers Jumped Business 

The influx to New York of buyers 
and mercantile people for the Na- 
tional Merchandise Fair )iad been 
counted on to Jump theatre attend- 
anc. and did. In combination with 
the weather, an excellent break re- 
sulted. The exposition at Grand 
Central Palace^ and the several style 
elbows are not open at night, and 
that is leaving Ihe visitors open to 
recreational selections. 

The musiCc! attractions got the 
bulk of the out-of-town trade, as 
is always true in summer. "Follies" 
went to over S36.000 last week, mak- 
ing up the drop of the week pre- 
vious. "Scandals" bettered $27,000. 
•The Passing Show" was quoted 
.about the same, though that is con- 
sklerably under capacit:'. That at- 
traction jumped .'igain this week. 
"Vanities of 1923" was among the 
leaders in demand, getting over $19,- 
000 last week, and hitting capacity 
Monday and Tuesday. The biggest 
actual business Jump last week went 
to "Wildflower." which beat $19,000. 
the gross having ascended nearly 
$5,000. "Merton of the Movies" Im- 
l)roved more than $3,000, and went to 
over $11,000. "Rain" moved upward 
and held its spot In command of 
the non-musical by touching $14,- 
300. "Seventh Heaven" got $2,000 
more for a gross of $11,800. "Aren't 
We, Al" stayed with the leaders, and 
topped $12,800. "Adrienne" Keeps 
moving at a money-making pace, 
and last week played to $16,000. 
, "Abies Irish Rose,* the run leader, 
{got its full share, and easily topped 
.$9,000. 

;? Cehan Show Did $12,000 

•:' "Two Fellows and a Girl" lived 
"^p to prediction.^, the new Cohan 
comedy grossing nearly $12,000 at 
'the Vanderbilt for its first full 
^oek. "Fashions of 1924," however, 
suddenly disappeared. It had a 
week and a half at the Lyceum 
and when no cast salaries were 
forthcoming the attraction was 
forced to halt, although it appeared 
to have draw fairly good businesH. 
'The Music Box Revue," which 
Is the second of the series, will be 
withdrawn Saturday at the conclu- 
sion of its 4l8t week. Business last 
v.'oek jumped several thousand for 
a total of over $15,500 and thif; 
^*^eok started off to big taking-s. It 
wan Oecided, however, to advancr 
the premiere of the third "Music 
..Box" to early September and the 
.; house is needed to Stage the nt*\'. 
H'ue. The present show wa» r 
loner durinsr July, but indicationr 
wore it could have run throws,'). 
August to fresh profits. Its roat" 
season begins in October. "Not t^: 
l';iaf" announced to close at th< 
Ai(»r(>aco Inst week is still playing 
1'w.siiu'Si.s went to ovor $4,500 and : 
small profit was claimed. 
. Starting this week "Rain" gofh 



on a six performance basis both 
Saturday performances being cut 
in order to afford week end vaca- 
tions to the star. Joanne Bagels, 
during the month. That the Harris 
hit will be a fixture at Maxine El- 
liott's through the major part of 
next season is fully expected. 

Five Premieres 

Five premieres are carded for the 
coming week, they being "The Mad 
Honeymoon." (W. A. Brady) Play- 
house; "Thumbs Down," (Charles 
Wammamker) 49th street; "In Love 
with Love," (William Harris Jr.) 
Ritz; "Good Old Days," (A H. 
Woods) Broadhurst. and "Newcom- 
ers." (Will Morrisor-Shuberts) 
30th street 

The total list will be 24 attrac- 
tions if the new plays arrive as 
scheduled. Four more fresh shows 
are listed for the week of Aug. 13: 
•Tweedles." (Robert McLaughlin) 
Frazee; "Zeno." (Joseph Rlnn) 48th 
Str6t; "Little Jesse James."' (Law- 
rence Weber and Wm. Friodlander) 
Longacre; "The Breaking Point." 
(Wagenhals & Kenn>er) Klaw. The 
schedule for the week of the 20th 
has but two attractions listed to 
date: "Red Light Annie." ttoroaco. 
«yid "The Whole Town's Talking," 

(Continued on page 1B> 



ViVIENNE SEGAL'S NOTICE 

Leaving "Adrienne" This Week — 
Jttst Married 



Vivienne Segal, singing the prima 
donna role in "Adrienne," at the 
Cohan, has handed In her notice and 
will leave the piece Saturday. 

Miss Segal was quite piqued the 
early paf t of the week over a notice 
sent out by the press department 
of the show she w^ to remain in 
the cast. In her denial she Inti- 
mated a break between herself and 
the management had precipitated 
her withdrawal from the piece and 
not her recent marriage. 

Although neither side would dis- 
cuss the controversy, it was learned 
the failure of /he show management 
to live up io certain* concessions 
they liad promised Miss Segal was 
the real fly in the ointment. 

Miss Segal and Robert Ames, who 
is to be featured in the new com- 
edy. "We've Got to Have Money," 
were married by Mayor Breldenbach 
in Newark last week. Mrs. Ames 
may accompany her husband on his 
out-of-town tour in the new play. • 



''CHAINS" WITHOUT HE06IE 

" Chicago. August 1. 

"CJhalns" will end its stay at the 
Playhouse this week, and will have 
a vacation of about a month be- 
fore opening in New York. O. P. 
Heggie, in the caat here, will not 
be in the New York company. 

There is talk of a second "CJhalns" 
to tour the oohntry around Chi- 
cago. 



COHAN WRITES FOR BROUN 

The offer of Heywood Broun to allow George M. Cohan 8(K) words to 
review his own show "Two Fellows and a Girl" in Broun's column in 
the "World" following a controversy between the two on the relative 
merits of the production brought forth the following from the pro- 
ducer: — 

"Not being a constant reader of your column," writes George M. 
Cohan "(not having been pleased with same since you left baseball 
flat — like Pete the bill poster loft the Barnum show), my attention 
was called to an article of yours written in to-day's World in which 
you limit me to 800 words (without music) and challenge me to 
scribble a review. 

"Now listen, dear old comrade, 'tis you yourself ^ho know only 
too well that the only sort of review I can write is one In which 
the chorus girls dash madly on every now and again and then 
hurry off to make room for the funrty fellow with the red nose. 
However,\you must admit, dear old companion, that were I to 
produce plays which you and I alone would like, the chances are I 
should be broke down to my last pair of dancing shoes. Perhaps 
you don't know It, but I studied the great American theatre-going 
public for over ten minutes one flight through a peek-hole in the 
drop curtain at Zipp's Casino in Brooklyn over thirty years ago 
and discovered immediately that I could outguess them nine times 
out of ten. My system of playwrlting and producing is to keep at 
least two pages of manuscript ahead of the audience at all times. 
In other word.s, never let them know what It's all about until they 
read the notices. 

"Now listen, d§ar old college chum, you and I have disagreed 
regularly for several seasons^ but after all It has only been on 
paper, because, on th» square. I thought "The Tavern' (which was 
written In the dining room of an Atlantic City hotel during lunch 
hour) was about three times as bad a^lay as you said It was. It 
didn't start anywhere, it didn't arrive anywhere and was abso- 
lutely without rhyme, reason or subject. But you mu8| admit that 
when the folks in front got onto the fact that they were being 
bilked (Sbout 10 o'clock each night) they started to laugh at them- 
selves and never stopped s<*reaming till the final curtain. But be- 
( lieve me, dear old colleague, they didn't laugh half as loud as I 
did during the forty-odd weeks It ran at the Cohan theatre, 

"As for 'So This Is London' (which was" 'cooked up' on the back 
of a Copley Plaza envelope between here and Boston), I honestly 
thought that the entire company, author and producer should have 
been sentenced to life imprisonment for stealing that kind of 
money. 

"And now that brings us down to the current riot, "Two Fellows 
and a Girl." Listen. Hey!— (I hope you won't mind If I call you 
Hey. -l always call Hopkins 'Hop' and Hitchcock *Hitch')-^listen. 
Hey. you know darned well that I can't afford to go on record right 
now and tell the truth about 'Two Fellows and a Girl,' but on the 
square, old side kick, the heartiest laugh I've had In six months 
was last evening (Mond.iy) about 6 minutes of 8, I stood on the 
uptown side of West 4Rth street, between Sixtli and Seventh 
avenues, and watched the great American theatre-going folks 
flghtinR their way to a box offlce. I laughed till I fainted; was 
carried Into the Friars' Club; brought to and finally driven to the . 
Yankee Stndlum, where I saw Leonard retain his ch.ompionship 
before an audience of 75.000 American citizens who absolutely want 
what they want In the way of entertainment. 

' BHicve me. dear old Hoy (acain I apologize for getting fa- 
miliar. Can you imagine what Krlnnger would say if ever I called 
him Abe?), believe me. dear old Hey. the only way to outguess the 
t?rcnt American theatro-goins: folks is to Rive them their own way 
about things. Remember. I gave up over ten minutes of my val- 
u.ible time studyiner them when I should have been practising -^buck 
.-stops. T/Kten, Hey. I usually ^et in per cent. of. the grosn for this 
much stuff, but I KUo.<is maybe Pulitzer would'iit understand, so 
perhaps if.-* just ns woll rot to Rsk for It at all. .\ny time you 
want to ROt a hark nnd drive down to Coney Island for a rare old 
fimo. I'm with you, old crony. My Idea of good fun is sawdust on 
th*^ floor. 

"I>, S. — Romemb'>r. old scout, all I've s^id to you Is strictly con- 
fulontial, so keep it in your own column," 



L T. ASSN. CRITICS 
BELONG TO P. M. A. 



Critics Secured favors From 
I. T. A.— Latter Has Han- 
dled 1,000 Cases ^ 



COL SAVAGE REMAINS 
IN ACTIVE DIRECTION 



Criticism of. the International 
Theatrical Association, which is an 
organization of theatre managers, 
has recently been made by several 
members of the Produ'cinir Mana- 
gers' Association. White the I. T. 
A. made no offlclal Cij^mment on the 
remarks of the producers, ffl<iuh*]r 
proved that one of the critics had 
enjoyed IS points of service in the 
two years it has been organised 
and had saved that member many 
times the amount of his dues In the 
L T. A. Another objector has rct- 
cently cail^ in the I. T. A. several 
times to aid in labor dlfl!lcultles at- 
tending a new musical show l»eing 
primed for Broadway. .-; , 

An executive stated the I. T. A. 
would be quite willing to fccept, in 
lieu of dues, one-fifth of the amount 
the new insurance rates will save 
managers, and If members accept- 
ed that offer the Intemflttional 
would amass a substantial surplus. 

The reduction of fire lns4irance 
rates is the most Important achieve- 
ment resulting In direct reduction 
of theatre operation costs. The 
first Inspections by the board of 
underwriters has shown a saving 
of 38 per cent, over Ia«t year** 
schedules instead of th« 25 per 
cent, reduction anticipated. 

The International has handled- 
1.000 cases placed before it by 
membera in New York and out of 
town since the musicians and stage 
hands conventions early In th« 
summer. All ace concerned with 
theatrical labor difficulties 

There have beeh no new scales 
fixed as yet, however, though nei^o- 
tiations are proceeding, including 
some disputes * where the local 
unlonf, refused to negqClate. Casea- 
o< tbf ^tter clasa when called to 
the attention of the national con- 
trolling unions by the L T. A. has 
resulted in orders to the local 
unions to arbitrate the disputes. 

The I. T. A. points out that labor 
troubles are not confined to theatri- 
cals but are present In almoat 
every other Industry at this time. 
It Is not expected to Iron out 
theatrical labor problems before 
the season begins and agreements 
may not be reached until October. 



Plans by Savage Office for 

Next Season — Stock 

Issue 



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WHITE PHILANTHROPIC 

''Wants to .Help**— ^Shuffle Alons" 
Argument Adjourned 



The injunction proceedings insti- 
tuted by Gross & April on behalf of 
Shuffle Along, Inc., designed to pre- 
vent the use of the title in "Miller 
and Lyle's Shuffle Along of 1923^24." 
was postponed from Monday until 
Wednesday. Decision w£ks reserved 
following the argument on Wednes- 
day. It Is contended by the com- 
plainants that the rights to the title 
belong to the show as long as it 
continues to play and that Miller 
and Lyle are imder contract to ap- 
pear in the shojc for an equal pe- 
riod. .•:'>.,, . -- ^ ., i-' ■• 

AiMPwer was Interposed by O'firien. 
Malevinsky #k I>riscoll on behalf of 
George White, Flotu^ey Miller and 
Aubrey Lyle. White, in his affidavit, 
stated he "would like to see the col- 
ored folks have a chance to make 
good." White further avers he was 
informed Miller' and Lyle were mis- 
treated and that charges, were made 
that not all the money secured from 
the road rights to "Shuffle Along" 
were turned Into the corporation's 
funds. White's answer explains 
that while he will not purchase 
stock he Is ready to assist Miller 
and Lyle. his "only purpose being 
to help these colored people If I 
can." 

The original "Shuffle Along" Is 
controlled by Johj;j J. Scholl, Al 
Mayer, and Hissle and Blake, who 
wrote the score. Mill?r and I^yle 
also have an interest, although their 
status is unr^crtain at present. John 
and Harry Cort were formerly in 
control of the colored attraction 
and. although still said to have 
stock, are not on the board of di- 
reclora "i 

On Tuesday a charter was granted 
to Miller and Lylo's Shuffle Along 
1923-24, Inc^ with Al Lce. Harry 
Bestry and Clarence Gray compria- 
ing the directorate. 



Col Henry W. Savage will con- 
tinue In the active dlrectioa of hia 
producing office, which will double 
the number of attractions It has 
presented within the past few Ma- 
•omi. 

A number of out of town mana- 
gers have become intereatad In the 
Savaga productlonsr through par- 
chase of stock, but thara haa baen 
no public promotion of the atock 
which was subacribM to prlvateljr. 

The fiavaca office haa alwaara 
tiaen htoorporated. It having a capi- 
tal litock of $600,000 Of that, thera 
had been but 9100,000 Issued.^ tha 
aolo atockholder being the colonal 
himself. 

Recently Lou WIswell, his fan- 
eral manager, polnted«out that tha 
Savage name counted Importantljp 
out of townv particularly tn tha 
ona-nifhtera and advocated tha an- 
nual preaantation of a dosaa attrac- 
tions as agalnat fha amoll number 
programed. WlawaU aaid If tha oaa 
night manacera wara parmlttad to 
buy atock It would «lva tham a 
special intaraat to work harder for 
Savage showa when plnjlng thair 
atanda. 

Cot 8ava«a then acraed that 
lltO.OOO stock be laaued for auch 
aubacription. the manager holding 
hia original UIOO.OOO, which, while 
the largasi tn dividual hoklinc ia 
not a majority of tha total laaaa. 
No general aalUng In Wall Street • 
or otherwiaa waa aver contamplatad. 
Offers to out oX town managara met 
quick response. Tha average aub- 
acription was 9B.000 and ran aa 
high as 120,000.. the smallest block 
sold being IXBOO. It U undarataod 
tha issue haa been entlrelir aob- 
scribed for and no ftothcr ataak 
can be Issued unleaa 90 dacldad on 
by the present atoehholdara Thara 
remaina MMtOOO of Craaaury stock. 

There will be four attraetlona to 
start off the aeason, MUsl In "Min- 
nie and Me." two companies of "Tha 
Clinginr Vine." and a new mualeal 
comedy featuring Ada Mae Weaka 
There are alao two draamtlc irtaya 
listed for production in November. 
Mr. Savage remaina aa president of 
tha corporation and Lou Wiawall, 
general manager. 

The Ada Mae Weeka' piece Is 
tiUed "The Left-Over " and la of the 
Cinderella in»retto school. Zelda 
Sears is the book author and 
George Youmano composed the 
score. 

The piece goes Into rehearsal 
Aug. 13 and opens out of town Sept. 
16. Addison Fowler and Florens 
Taraara will be featured dancerw 
with the show. 



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ATTORNEY FOB ASSEXBLY 

Another theatrical attorney nomi- 
nated for public office Is Nelson 
Ruttenberg, associated with J. Rob- 
ert Rubin In a general theatrical 
and picture practice. Mr, Rutten- 
berg, like Frederick B. Goldsmith, la 
a regular Democratic nominee. He 
Is being boosted for tha assembly 
from the 2ld asaambly district 
(Wairtiington HeighU), where Rut- 
tenberg is well known. 

Governor Smith and Mayor Hylan 
are understood backing Ruttenberg 
In opposition to the present assem- 
blyman from that district, a Rcyub- 
lican. George M. Jessa.' 

Ruttenberg has been preAldent of 
the Young Folks' Democratic League 
In the Heights section for some time. 



S02'S SCHEDULE THIS WEEK 

Local 802 of the American Fed- 
eration of Musicians la expected to 
present a schedule calling for an 
advance in wages In the thoatres of 
Greater New York to the Interna- 
tional Theatrical Aasoctation late 
this week. 

The schedule, it is said, will call 
for the establishment of new work- 
ilig conditions an(4 will probably ask 
for an average Increase of 3S per 
cent, in the wages of the men and 
contractors. 



Catlett Out of Direction 

Walter Catlett left the stflijing <if 
"The D.-jn'^ing Honeymoon" ("IJnt- 
tling Butler") this wool< 



KARGUEBITE SYLVA'S PLAY_ 

Affer appearing In concerts In tha 
fall Marguerite Sylva Will t»a 
sta-red in a new play by Andre 
Plrard. th»» nuthor of "Kikl." 

The prjxlucllon is listed by Harry 
Fr.irf*e, who presented Miss Rylva 
In • Til.' SoM^hird ' two years ago. 



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Thursday, August 2, 



1923 



<« INSIDE STUFF 



ON LEGIT 

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A hotel In Times tquar* that has borne a somewhat vupsavory rep ^roong 
the knowinv lliroui?h th* character* cf many of It? eueats and ih«, care- 
lessness of the management as to what happened, Above stairs 4n the 
htk^Xttf, is reported to hav« litely taken a sharp tumhfle. to Itself. 

No one believed the hotel management was blind to what has been 
COing on nor to the things apparently officially coiintenenced all over the 
hotel, even In its grill room, the most notorious of all New York. In fact, 
the hotel In Times square was an example of what Js worst In Green- 
wich village. The hotefl was led into the mess through catering to a 
certain clique that used the management to further its own alms in reach- 
Ing some of the hotel's patronis who made It a daily* habit of eating thefe. 
Tor a time the clique accomplished its purpose It app^ed as the clique's 
propaganda became plainly visible. ' * 

The outburst happened the other day, however, wnen someone who 
had been nonchalantly gasing out of an open ^Indojr opposite the rear 
of the hotel, caught a strfey flash of two women IpphejOj th^ hotels 
rooms. ••.•.'■■ ''' i .•..,...,, ■ ' , 

The obsertrr phoned to ttie hbtel manager, det&fllng whit Ke had "een 
jind notifying ths kotel il* it did not do somethtn^ thf police would. 
' • The threat of the police htoight a realization of the possibilities the 
hotel had be«n standing for. The tw6 womidrt are iaid to hive received 
notice to vacate immediately with the hotel stdrting an Undesirable list 
amongst Its oth*r riests. If the hotel go^ throuisfh>ith M' according to 
aocounts. It will have to erect h*aHy an all n*W clientele. 



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"In Love With Love," a Vincent Lawrence comedy, which will be 
brought to the Rita next week by WiUlan? HarrJs, Jr., has been tried 
out at Ifast four timea It was first shown in stock, after which the 
eelwyns put Jt on, but relinquished the riglj.ts. George M. Cohan next 
^rled the piece out of town,, w^th Wallace Eddinger and Ruth Shepley, 
about two years ago under the name of "I^ive and L«»m">.Last vason 
Sam H. Harris had the rlarhts, and Thomas Wilkes put \t pn with one 
of his coast companies. 

Cohan produced Lawrcnce'jj ''Two Fellows and a Girl," which has got 
oft to an excellent start at t' e Vanderbllt. Stilt iinother of the same 
author's works has been takeij.over from Sani Hf riart:i8 by. Cohan. It is 
understood the latter Is rewrH^nglt In part, aikl wlU ■Qoh produce it 
under the title "The Uttle White Ball." ,, 



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Jerome Kern and Guy Bolto^ are teaming on the writing of shows 
which Robert Milton will produce In bis irep^t<^, -theatre, expected to 
open the coming season. Miltoif ataged tha Kern> J3olt0n aod Wod^ouse 
musical successes several years ago ^t the Prift<i«8p. the attractions Includ- 
ing "Oh! Boy," "Lady, lAdy" and "Very Good, Eddie." Pending the 
opening of the repertory theatre, Milton w^lcbntinue directing for Broad- 
way producers. , . , L * sV ' . f 



"The Fool" is the only Broadway M^'t^^oii represetited at the National 
Merchandise Exposition at Grand ^^ntral Palace. Through Channlng 
Pollock space wa« allotted ^he show without cost, other than for booth 
decorations. A slight concession in taie )s given patrons purchasing 
tickets at the booth. The sale !ii.,<S1almed satisfactory, though it was 
contended that as the buyers /^ere h€t^ oh tl\e firm's money they would 
buy theatre tickets at the af ei^de? as Wieloitore. < . . 

A. A. Milne, in London, la completing, the drametlzation of 'The Wind 
in the Willows," planned for use aija^<p|9:|istmas pa.^tomlme. He Is also 
to adapt his novel, "Once Upon a Trjatke.*^: Into > |^'4y. Milne is due to 
call soon for New Tork, where h*» "SUiceils*? is to |>e presented^ ^ 



be produced by the Seflwyns, fa to select a new tiUe. The piece Is to op^ 
at the Adelphl. Chicago, where it la understood there Vi objfotloo to the 
preaence of the term God In the name. Lonsdale suggested "Respectable 
Prostitutee" as a sew title, and stated he dld^ot believe In minoing words. 
The auggeation waa held In abeyance^ a* H la believed auch i^ IpCbel would 
nullify the play's plctura Talue. 

Lons^lale sailed for l^urope . Wednesday, but vUl return Jn four weeks 
to aid in the presentation. ^' .i\- :' -• -^ ;^: " 

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Laurette Taylor, who has gone to the coast to star In *^applhess** and 
"One Night In Rome" for Metro. Is due back on Broadway about the first 
cf the year. A new play by Hartley Manners ia acbeduled for. her at 
1 bat time." ' '•■- ■ .- •",.•<•■'■=■■' ''.*»■. 

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"Not So Fast" has been kept going at the Moroaco, New York, at the 
insistence of the author, Ueutenant Westervelt, a naval officer. The 
piece, which was first known as "The Blimp." waa rated good enter- 
tainment, but if It ever bad a chance Its late arrivall on Broadway was 
too much of a handicap. 

In Chicago the piece also failed to draw. . During July it waa a ateady 
loser, with the gross reported around $3,000, all of which went to the 
theatre. Salaries and other costs were defrayed by the show management, 
of which Johr^ Henry Mears is the head. 

. I4tst week, when the weather was cooler, the gross went to between 
1^,500 and $5,000. It is claimed the attraction made a smMl profit for the 
first time since ts early weeks. It had been announced to stop Saturday, 
but the management has elected to stay at least one week more. 

C. M. Riehle, receiver for the Morosco. Is stated to have "Ordered the 
Fhow to vacate, as the house is to be redecorated priot> to its receiving 
.'Red Light Annie," ono of A, H. Wood's crop for the new season. 



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The new "Follies" by Zlegfeld Is starting. It will probably bloom forth 
around Oct. 1, and may succeed the present one at the Amsterdam, New 
York. The current "Mu8i<; Box Revue" seems set for the "Folliee" route 
Or the one it would have got had it started out early enough. It ia also- un- 
likely the new "Music Box" show will be as costly a« either of its pfe- 
4ecefiapra. 



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As Fred Stone with his daughter. Dorothy, in "8teppln|r Stones," is 
due at the Globe, New York, around Oct. 1, "Scandals" will have, to 
vacate by that time at the latest, with "Scandals" possibly believing It 
can ventxire into another Broadway theatre when turned out of its present 
home. vt'''..-., -y^.-' 'I '.•.••■ ,■■•:'"■■•*.• ,,?.j. * 



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Abraham Potash, for 40 years Jfi^tf'antf^ered to his cognomen of Abe 
Potash, but now, through Attorney IUji Jollmson. pffttlpns to the court to 
change his name to Hariry .GUb«rt./'-|>Iaiq[iinjr tii|#;^wi<^e success of the 
"Potash and Perlmutter" comedies ai^ tl^ecavrtie farjM'sirlng the change. 
Potash, or the would-be Gilbert^ avets'over his sWof^statement that the 
mere mention of "Abe Potash" evinces Irt^ge gutCaWa of teerrlmiBnt, much 
to his dlseoinflture and embajrai^ment, i)e<^Sjs^tatl]%.;C^^ 
of being any relation to M on t ague. pjlass' cloak and jfti^" creation. Gilbert 
<nee Potash) Incidentally sayi^ ilk ^QP^Ht to entec tjb^. ploak and iuit 
business. •'^/m ' •^;.*»^ .» /* '--^^ 



A report along Broadway of the clause usually -in a Shiibert Btdadway 
legit booking contract that calls for the booking In the Shubert house to 
continue during the season on the road from the Shubert booking office 
seemed to say that the impending split of Erlanger and Shubert has 
actually arrived or is expected. 

The report waa that a theatre Independently operated, but 
affiliated with the^huberts, having booked a foreign (New York) attrac- 
tion into it for the opening of the season and a show not connected with 
the Shuberts, received a call from a Shubert representative to Inquire if 
the "Shubert booking clause" had been Inserted into the contract. •> 

Assured the clause was there, the Shubert representative la said to have 
insisted that the booStnir contract be produced in order that be might 
personally note the clause. v: or >;; > .i * ; :*^ .•''•/i.^'t <.» 

While the Erlanger-Shubert luncheon feet was on nothing apparently 
was thought of about the clause and no questions ever asked concerning it, 



The Barrymores are somewhat indefinite as to their next season's plays. 
Ktbel Barrymore may appear In a new ZOe Akins piece if 'it proves 
acceptable to her manager, Arthur Hopkins, and Miss Barrymore, Other- 
wise Miss Barrymore's best play of last season will carry her to the road. 
John Barrymore, under the same manager's direction, will take to the 
wllda with his "Hamlet" if returning to this side In due time. At pres- 
ent Mr. Barrjrmore is 111 in France. Just were Lionel Barrymore will sto^e- 
land seems problematical. He doee not appear to be longer under the 
Hopkins banner, while the strong and repeated report Lionel is nOw a! 
Belasco star Is as often refuted by the Belasco office^ although David 
Belasco himself ia said to have privately confirmed it. 



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Carle B. Carlton's fall entry will be, a musical production, "Javanese 
Doll," composed by a Budapest compote):, now In this country. Adorjan 
Otvoa The same composer is also contributing proliflcally to the acores 
of aeveral ahows, and an interpolation' A^l the Selwyn-Chooa "Dancing 
Honeymoon" may be another "Bambalini" in novelty. ♦'Javanese Doll" 
has been adapted by Clare Kummer from a German piece. It goes into 
rehearsal Sept. 10. ' ' *'^'^.' vli:^. .:(• • 



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Realism plus evidently Is th^ Intent of the BdfteVfolans. Tne., sponsors of 
Edward Laska's new comedy, "We've Got to Have Money," which opens 
In Long Branch, July 6. The action takeq place in a promoter's office, 
and because Laeka, the playwright, secured his idea for the piece as wit- 
ness to a financial transaction in the law offices of Podell, Ansorge & 
Podell, in the Woolworth building, the producers sent their scenic artist 
downtown to produce a replica of the law office. . .% 



H. I. Phillips, the humorist, W|as enjoined by the "Sun and Globe" from 
contributing to any other publication, and his column I* temporarily dis- 
continued from the "Evening WOrld." The latter secured Phillips when 
Frank Munaey recently took over the "Globe" and oombined it with the 
"Sun.", It is alleged that columnist made a verbal agreement to the effect 
he would be at the disposal of the new owner. PblUlps sailed for Europe 
this week, as the case will not reach trial until October. . The "Evening 
World" wiH continue to pa^. his salary In the interim. 

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Elsie Hits, regarded as a "Oomer," but who retired several years ago 
after marrying a wealthy resident of Buffalo, has returned to the stage. 
She will take the feminine lead In the coast company of "The Cat and 
Canary." There will be four companies of the mystery play on tour 
during the coming season. , ~ ... . . ;. 



The "Sunday Sun" of Baltimore last week featured the original press 
copy on "The Prince of Pilsen," at Carlin's Park, following copy on 
the matter which Harry Van Hoven had written. His stuff Is always 
with free use of capitals and imitation headline!?, and the story last 
week apparently caught the eye of Warfleld Hobbs, the Suhday editor. A 
two column Italic precede to the press matter told the story. It was as 
fellows: 

"Invariably, Sunday morning finds the pres-s agents ipyho have visited 
The Sun office during the week alternately walking the floor" and tearing 
their hair. Not a word of the flights of fancy which they have composed 
on the absorbing merits of their shows appears In the paper. Life Is a 
dreary waste and editors are bot*n tvlthout hearts. But this week the 
Hon. Harry Van Hoven has asisaulted our desk with a prose poem so 
unique that we dare not ^^onsJgfi It to the waste basket. The bare facts 
0re that "The Prince^ of Flieen" will be offered at Carlln'a this week. 
But thps Harry:*? . /i'» 4.<.v< j .r ....;«.* . ■'«:v •.'.!:;• •• 

His "proee poem" follows In two column measure for half a column. 



A line or two in 'X^lean Up." the new Hazel Dawn show, caused some 
comment around Long Branch. N. J., last week when Col. George Harvey, 
ambassador to England, was there as the guest of honor at the opening 
of the Horse Show. * * 

In the script the remark is made to Miss Dawn: "Col. HarVey said, 
•Women have no souls.' " ' : 

"Some day," Miss Dawn replies, ''some one win sprinkle Insect powder 
on Col. Harveyl" 

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filde windowa of taxlcabs In New York are becoming advertising 
mediums. Many of the taxie are carrying cards mentioning any number of 
subjects and some theatres amongst them. » 



AI Jolson will make southern cities for the first time next season as the 

. star of his own company. New Oceans and TFexas will aee bim. The 

road tour of "Bombo" will commence in New England, then work eouth 

and westward to the coast, with a couple of weeks or more each .in Los 

Angeles and San Francisco, the longest stops on the route. 

When Jolson returned on the last voyage of the "Leviathan," $1,500 was 
collected at the concert aboard. Jolson would not entertain until it was 
agreed that $600 of the amT>unt be donated to the Actor's Fund. 



LEGIT ITEMS 



The "Cat and Canary" is start- 
ing for the coast tomorrow. The 
first atand that the company will 
make will be at Colorado Springs, 
Col., opening Aug. 10 and playing 
two days. The show Jumps to Den- 
ver for a week, playing a week of 
one and two night stands with 
three days in Salt Lake City, open- 
ing In San Francisco at the Cur- 
ran, for three weeks on September 
2. Frank Perley is back with the 
show while John L. Peltret Is doing 
the advance. _ 



Kelly and Ruth Gordon bead the 
cast. Robert McLaughlin, Cleve- 
land stock Impresario, is sponsor- 
ing the production. 



AtjEMPt TJO CONTROL**; 

;-<:; (Continued tfotn pace 11) ■ 

of forcing members who might wiUi«] 
draw into making fome sort of detl^ 
with Equity.? ^^ ^;^ , , Jj 

Srlanger'a viewa on the Equity 

situation have been clearly seC 

forth in managerial meetings sert 

eral timea: "A closed ahop meant 

a closed theatre." He la aald t^^ 

have added that If closed shopa J 

were to come in two years, it mighl j 

aa well come now. The P. M. J^i 

takes thd position that Erlanger win '} 

not produce on hfs own account for ' 

the coming season and after that j 

the Equity matter will be forced t« ^ 

be considered by all managers, any^]! 
how. V?' ■•' '*''^ i*.' »i .■.-■•-. • • ' -^ 

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. ; .Le^lang*s Gvarante« 

Leblang, in . presenting his plan j 
some weeks ago, guaranteed each 1 
theatre a minimum profit of $5,00$'^ 
annually. He' is also said to havel 
guaranteed Erlanger and the Shu<< 
berts not less than $100,000 per year, 
perhaps because they have more 
houses than others. There has been 
no set percentage yet announced for 
the ticket sale in the central office, 
althoirgfa it will not be o\er 50 cents 
and will probably be less. When 
I the ticket plan was first proposed 
the minority of individual theatre 
owners never figured on profits, but 
regarded the central oflAce as Just 
what It waa - pretended to be, for 
the protection of the public. 

The idea of changing the P. M. A. 
rules so that a manager resigning 
would immediately sever connec- 
tions with the association ia re- 
garded by some as a "reprisal.'? 
That the proposed change threatens 
the right of ah individual to resign 
is even more seriously regarded aa 
it would tend to show the injection 
of personalities into the bubbling 
situation. 

The P. M. A. attitude early thia 
week was that if there will be a 
number of theatres not. in the cen*^ ■ 
tral office and that agency provea 
be a practical system and one 
really furnishing better aervice and 
protection to the public, it will be 
up to tbe "outlaws" to explain to 
theatre-goers why they remained 
outside 



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"The Crimson Glow," a melo- 
drama In three acts by Joseph Ross, 
is in rehearsal uiuler the direction 
of the author. It will be sent out 
as a road attraction. The cast in- 
cludes Mr, Ross, Helen Sheehan, 
Arthur Grayce, Lewis Tappan, Hal 
Thomson, Dora Green, Maybelle 
Ferguson. '., >r 



"Papa Joe** has been retftleA 
"The Law of the Heart" and' will 
be sent out by R. G. Kemmet Iq 
the early autumn with William Ric- 
ciardl In his original role. 



Edgar Wallach, who has been an 
advance agent for a number of 
years, has entered the mercantile 
field. He Is a brother of Mrs. H. B. 
Harris and Sam Wallach. 

"Partners Again' will begin 
second season on the road at 
Davidson'" theatre, Milwaukee, 
Sept. 9. 



'It was, stated that, the Shuberta 
are no^ the only man'acers who 
Tiave and are profiting by >he pres^ 
ent system of tlckei^ eale and dis« 
tribution. W. A. ' &kdy was ex^ 
pecte'd to make a statement thia 
week to that effect, probably nam^ 
Ing the managera. Erlanger, how^ 
ever, litated he baa never taken « 
dollar from ticket profits and never 
will, also that he is concerned in 
th^ b'usinesa Of produiplni^ showa 
and mana^'ingf theatres, , not in 
ticket trafficking. '^' 

The ticket committee Is holding 
almost daiily meetings. No site for 
the dehtral office has been decided 
on although an 6ffer was made one 
of the leading brokerer. The proffer 
came from Lee Shul>ert, who askeA 
William J. Fallon to dispose of hia 
holdings, which control the Tyson 
Co. 6fflce on 42d sti*eet. and a num- 
ber of hotel stands. That was fig- 
ured suitable to start the proposed 
office. Fallon ia reported to have 
refosed In short and sharp words 
und also to have reminded Shmbert 
a contract held by him was in the 
hands of his attorneys who advised 
It could not be broken. The ticket 
broker Is said to have included in 
his answer to the manager that he 
would "hold you to the letter of 
the agreement." The contract calla 
for a stipulated number of tick eta 
for all JBhubert attractions. 

Bickerton Resigns 
Joseph . Bickerton, attorney for 
Erlanger, resigned from the. P. M. 
A. ticket committee last weekT Hia 
letter of resignation pointed out 
that he was acting as an alternate 
for F. Zelgfeld and William Harris, 
Jr., and as both managers were op- 
posed to the accepted plan there 
was no reason why he should con- 
tinue to act. 



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Frederick LonsdAfe, th*' tol^lsh ' plaVwtlk'Jt; ytti^t' "Ateh't ' ^i 
te a current hit and whose it^^^it opus, "But for the Grace of ttt>0, 



All" 
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"Tweedles," the new comedy by 
B<^oth Tarklngton and Harry Leon 
Wilson, scheduled to open ~at the 
TtVate^, N^ Tofk, 4ug. 18, went 
into reh^iti'skl this W^ek. Oregdvy 



The fourth annual edition of 
"Greenwich Village Follies," which 
played New York, Boston and Phil- 
adelphia last season, will begin its 
second season In 'Toronto, Labor 
Day. Karyl Norman will be in the 
cast. 



Niklta Balieff and his "Chauvo 
Sourls" will return to New York 
for friur weeks opening at the Jol- 
i«on A{i{f. t1,' i>riqr t6 beginning a 
Todd tbur. ... 



•TOOLS" 10 WEEKS IS CHI 

Chicago, Aug. 1. 

The Selwyns are limiting the loop 
engagement of "The Fool" to 
weeks, opening Aug. 31 Instead 
Sept. 2. 

Alexandria CarMsle and Cbarlea 
Waldron will have the leading roles, 
with Sara Southern playing the 
child role. 



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Salisbury, Carleton's Gen. Mgr. 

Charles Salisbury ha» been en- 
gaged as gcr^er.il mfinaper. ot ths 
Carle Carleton enterprit^es. 



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0elle Beiiiietf anil Jolm Mtel Going Before Equity — 
Charges and Counter Allegations — Respective 
Counsel Collecting Eridence i;; ^ • ^ 



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FOR HAYING 



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The Bell* B«nirett-John Litel row 
with the Forsyth Playera reached 
the lawyer* la«t week when K>cal 
attorneya for Miaa Bennett (now in 
' New Orleane) started to collect 
* ' affldavita in Atlanta /r«m membera 
of the stock, to be presented to 
Equity In New- York, where cem- 
plainta were lodged. 

Symona Boniface and Ruth Mero 
»re said to have made affidavits for 
Miss Bennett, while Litel is reported 
to have procured affidavits from 
GUB Forbes. Rankin Mansfield, and 
other members of tl)e company. 

Litel chargea Mias Bennett telzed 
her last week as leading lady with 
•^9 Forsyth Playera to dl«parage 
.him and seriously damaged his pro- 
fessional standing by addressing 
i' him personally .on the stage during 
H performance. 

Miss Bennett alleges Litel did all 
he possibly could to hamper her 
.stage v.ork, besides making gelieral 
allegations of unprofessional con- 
duct against him. ,,. • 



ing, Mich., although good playa were 
presented bjr « li^lisCiiQtorr com- 



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Blaner stock companies will be 
opened on Labor Day in the Pros- 
pect. Bronx, Gotham and Fifth Ave- 
nue, Brooklyn; T'^sbit. Wilkes -Bane 
and Newark. 

Isabel Prentiss, the stock a«ent, 
broke her arm this week as a result 
of a fall in the office. Miss Prentiss 
tripped over a carpet. 



The Day City Opera Co. opened 
last week at the Auditorium. Oak- 
land, Cal., in "Gypsy Love/* New 
rrtembers are Perqueta Courtney, 
Verna Mosereau. Ernest Young and 
Joe Kemper, all recently of the,JKd. 
Redmond Players.* , i 



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Arthur Howard, leading man with 
the Poll slock at the Palace, Hart- 
/tord. Conn., left the company Satur- 
"day. due to the illness of his mother 
la Califo^nia. The principal male 
Wle in "The Girl in the Limousine," 
\hl8 week's vehicle, was assumed by 
Frank McHugh, the juvenile.. WiU- 
\ 'flim Riccardi, the Italian comedian 
And enibtional actor, will appear in 
his own play, "Papa Joe." The 
supporting comiMiny will include 
Mary Ann Dentler, Frances Will- 
fiuns, Ruth. Thomas. Victoria Mont- 
gomery, William E. Blak^, Frank 
McHugh, Harold Kennedjr. New ad- 
ditions are Richard S. ftishop. Al- 
bert Rowland and James Coots. 
X:dwii\ Vail is director and Jay R&^ 
atage manager. Barton Miner ana 
Frank Ambrose are the scenic 
^' artists and James Ceroslmo property 



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The Broadway Strand Plaj- 
•ra, Sat&'Dlegd. Cal., after a season 
•f some ten months In stock, have 
closed for a summer vacation. The 
^, tfats of reopening Is tentatively 
:■■ flsKSd for Sept. 16. The Lyceum, dur- 
, ,ing a part of the summer season, 
i^. iuui a series of comic operas, all In 
il^^ the Spanish tongue. Adellna Vehl is 
^. the prima donna, with Romualdo 
^rV .Tirado as the leading male singacw 
'^: ICatilde Linan Is SAOther member 
y. ©f the company, which played In 
^.. iLos Angeles for three months. Ar- 
«^.,.**'^ Vaiques Is the general man- 

fr.: j The Ocpheum, Montreal, will open 
C|jh- :^|Ml iieptember S as the home of 
1 < !VVench' drama and comedy In Mon- 
;(^ . ireal. j. a. Gauvin, respo*nsrble 
t-'-, tor the establLshmentf of a French 
. playhouse, ha» appointed Hector 
■ :> Dutrisac, formerly treasurer of the 
' Orpheum when that house was 

playing Keith vaudeville, as man- 
m\i.. ager. The company Includes Andre 
vi.i Galmettes, Mile. Didier, Mile. Helens 

Buries and M. Champdor, all from 
^:,, Paris. . „ ■ V- . 



W J"^*"™®* Thatcher, manager for the 
^J Poll stock department, returned to 
ji New York last week from Germany, 
^ where he underw;«nt two operations 
r on his ears. Thatcher suddenly be- 
'^ came deaf last year, and could get 
- no relief from American specialists. 
V The two German operations have 
*;' resulted in bringing back his hear- 
ing to .some extent, and will be nor- 
mal within six months. 



Julia Hoyt Lydlg, New York so- 
:)^.:,> *^**^^ woman, temporarily has been 
^j transferred from the Stuart Waiker 
y-- stock comp.my In Indianapolis, to. 

Walker's in Cincinnati. She is 
^, makintj her first local appe;<rance 
^ • this week In Du Maurler'a "Peter 

Ibhot.«!Oii." under her stage ii.ime Of 
^" J«lia Hoyt. 



The Mimarank Player.s failed to 
attract .Mumdent patronage to war- 
ilt rant a lengthy summer run at the 
'. Kegent, a IJutterfleld hoiia^. in L4nR 



Evelyn IsFfchols and Harold Shu - 
bert, who left "Abie's Ifinh Rose" 
at the Republic, New York, to ap- 
pear with the company at the 
Orpheum Theatre. Montreal, re- 
turned to the New York company 
Monday night. 



The Grand Players ended the 
season at English's. Indianapolis, 
Saturday. They will return next 
summer. Jean Oliver, leading 
woman, is under contract to return 
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Eidward Waldman, Shakespearean 
actor* has begun negotiations with 
stock company managers to appear 
as a guest member of their compa- 
nies In a group of Shakespearean 
plays during the coming season. 



B. F. Elbert will resume the pre- 
sentation of stock plays at the Prin- 
cess, Des Moines. In September. The 
hoQse was badly dai^aged by fire 
last smnmer. 



Robert Sherman, Chicago, Is nego- 
tlatlng for the lease of a theatre in 
Milwaukee to present a dramatic 
■took company this season. 



AL Jackson will present the Dor- 
othy La yerA dramatic stock at the 
Orand, Evansvlll«v Ind., opening 
Sept 1. 



Clyde McArdle, manager of the 
Somervllle (Mass.) theatre, will open 
stock Aug. 277 



Bdna Park Tlayers will laaugii- 
rate their new season at the Roy&I, 
San Aiftonio, Sept |. 

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The Lyceum Players at Roches- 
ter, N. Y., win cloae next week. 



,Ruby Blackburn has joined the 
Proctor Players in Troy. 



.BBOADWAT 8T0BT 

(Continued from page 18) 

Bijoa The latter was carded for 
next week but is still rehearsing. 

The final week of the month has 
five shows scheduled: ''Magnolia," 
Liberty; "The Black Flag." Na- 
tional; "Poppy," Apollo; 'X.ItUe 
Miss Bluebeard," Lyceum, and "Ar- 
tists and Models." Shu bert. The 
latter is a musical which may come 
In sooner. . < ^ 

A- H. Wood's, "The Next Corner," 
has been spotted In the Plymouth 
opening there in September. It was 
originally carded for the Empire, 
but the latter house will get "Cas- 
sanova" Instead of the Selw'yn, 
which can continue to house 'Helen 
^f Troy' 'indefinitely. 

Yes, We Have No Cut Rates 

The most terrific wallop of the 
week was apparent on Wednesday 
when at 5:30 o'clock of that evening 
there wasn't a single seat to be had 
at cut rates. There v/ere six at- 
tractions ILsted on the cut rate board 
on Tuesday, but the terrific buslne.Hs 
that poured into th^ theatres be- 
cause of the vi.sltlng buyers and the 
turn 4n the weather made three of 
tl>€ attractions withdraw their seats 
for Wednesday night. 

TJie six shows that were being of- 
fered at.cqt rate pr^re«» were "De»r, J 
Drop inn" (Astor), "I^ander Che ' 



Low ebb will be struck next week 
for stock company productions, ac- 
cording to advices received by the 
New York stock agents and play 
brokers. Only 5S companies, of 
which four are In Canada, are listed 
to play during the coming week. 
This Is said to be the smallest num- 
ber since 1914. 

The stock season generally 'starts 
the last week I9 August, with the 
operation of permanent stock com- 
panies, and usually has about 85 
companies operating by Labor Day. 
In October this number is Increased 
and by the beginning of November 
about 100 theatres In the United 
States and Canada are hovsing stock 
organisations. 

Prior to the Christmas holidays 
last yea^ several companies closed, 
brlpging* the number to 88. Early 
In January several started llgain, 
and by the end of February 106 
companies were V operating. In 
March this number was raised to 
114. In April many of the perma- 
nent companies closed, with several 
summer companies starting, which 
showed 98 companies playing. 

In May the number had been re- 
duced to 84, with June having only 
75 running. On July 5 there were 
66 companies listed. 






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The AudltorffiBi, t/ftctt, 
which eloeed la Iter foUowinv ths 
fllittC •f ft <NaU br Ouy Caldwell, 
one of the lessees^ against his part- 
ner, Charlea Biokfordi, presenting 
the Arlingtoa Playera In stock pro- 
ductions, eharrtng misappropriation 
of the partnership funds, will reopen 
Labor Day evening under the man- 
agement of the Century Amusement 
Co. 

John B. Mock Is general acaaagsr 
of the new company, and also will 
be stage manager. €hi]r OaMwell wiU 
be general buslneas n*aag«r. 
Louis Wolford stage 
George Clark, who waa bnsi;iess man 
and publicity direetor last season, 
will continue In $hls eapaoity under 
the new management Hasel Ball Is 
in charge of the box office. 

The new leading woman of the 
Century Players Will he Miami 
Campbell, and the leading man 
Donald Klrke. The only member of 
the company with the Arlington 
Players last year, Is Hugh Banks, 
juvenile^ Other members are Ida 
Moulton, Miss Iiorna Carroll, Pris- 
cilla Knowtes, David Baker. 

John A. Thompson has heen en- 
gaged as scenic artist and Henry 
Mason will be In chargi oC the stage 



mechanics. 



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The Community Flaspera. a new 
organisation, is to open for a season 
of Little theatre productions Oct 
1 at the Academy ef Arts and 
Selences, St Gkorgs, Staten Island. 




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Dramktic Critic, KaiuM City Tort-Jouraaf* 



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ACE are the mysterious Intiala that appear together with all 
dramatic criticism that Is published In the Kansas City /Toet-Joumal,'' 
likewise on the column "Lobbying," a widely read chronicle oC theatrical 
events in the vicinity of K. Cf. Above these lines a photograph of ACS 
appears, hia name other than whatever the myMsrioag laltUMa najr Imply 
Is a secret * ,•,?,-, -.t,-^ «? 

This much, however, is known. A(7E ymJTbom !n Kansas City. Re 
has been five years on the "Post-Journal,** and started on the dramatto 
desk. He Is outspoken and frank in his criticism, but fair. The rtadlng 
public of Kansas City has been greatly guided in Its theatre-golpg by 
his comment on plays and his "Lobbying" column. His frankness made 
them rely on him to steer th^m rightly in the matter of patronage of the 
theatres and he has become an invaluable aisset ta thft rsadlng public 
of the city. . • ♦ •'^' 

(ThiM U the twenty-tixth of th« teriet of pkofo^sphs oihI ftHs/ 
aketcheg of the dramatic criticB of the ooaairyA 



Great" (Empire), "The Devil's 
Disciple" (Garrick), "Not So Fast" 
(Morosco), "Abie's Irish Rose" (Re- 
public) and "The Fool" (Times Sq.'). 
The buys, remained at 12 In num- 
ber, with the Music Box clpslng this 
week to reduce it by one on Satur- 
4hy night. The shows which ^he 
brokers are holding outright are 
"Seventh Heaven" (Booth), "Vani- 
ties" (Carroll), "Wildflower" (Ca- 
sino), "Adrlenne" (Cohan), "Merton 
of the Movies" (Cort). "Rain" (El- 
liott). 'Aren't We All" (Gaiety), 
"Scrandal.s" (Globe), "Music Box 
Itevue" (Music Box), "Follies" (New 
Amsterdam), "Two Fellows and a 
Girl" (Vanderjt>llt) and/'The Paaflng 
Show" (\Vint(jr Garden)|.i,, '.,.,|',i 



EI8IE FSSOirSOH'8 PLAT 
Rushing back to New Tork after 
having obtained a divorce in Paris 
from Thomas B. Clark, vice-presi- 
dent of the Harrlman National 
Bank, New Tork, Blsle Ferguson 
will shortly begin rehearsals of 
"The Wheels of Life," the play In 
which she appeared last season on 
ths road, under the Marc Klaw di- 
rection. It is scheduled to come to 
Broadway shortly after Labor Day. 



CHICAGO SEASON OPEI^ 

Chicago, August 1. 
The season opens Sunday whcm 
Whispering Wires'* starts at the 
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Hamilton Ward Is the director, and 
others on the governing committee 
are Clara Whltntere and Raymond 
Burrows. More than M0 aabsoribers 
have been signed already. The 
opening presentat'on win he The 
Soul of Bremen." by George Dam- 
roth. This will be followed by vart-i 
ous "Works of Shaw. XHinsaay. Ibsen 
and others, changing every three 
weeks,- rvv 1.v:'* 

The Columbus (O.) center of the 
Drama League of America has 
manned out a program for the c|om« 
Ing aeasoa, the success of whtoh la 
aasnred by nn Increased membership 
and the satlsfytory results oC the 
work last ysar. .Under the lea^sr 
ship of th«t( new preetdent, Owtmde 
KelUoott tit the university ttbrary; 
and her ataff of Workers, atudle* 
will be presented in the drama oC 
other countries, as well as ear own. 



"Abraham Lincoln" was played 
at the Orouse irymnaslum. Muniolpal 
University of Akron. Ohio, Joly t7, 
by Hortense Nlelson for students of 
the University Summer school. On 
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdar 
evenings at the Crouse gymnasium 
Miss Nlelson presented Ibsen's "A. 
DoU's House." "GhosU** and Shake- 
tpeare's "As You Like It" 



Oliver Hinsdetl, director of The 
Llttl^ Theatre group In New Or- 
leansk has been elected director ot 
the Little Theatre^ Xnc^ at Dallas, 
Texas. Mr. HInsdell wUl aiTlve la 
Dallas Sept 15. He succeeds AJek«* 
ander Dean, who has accepted the 
directorship of a Chicago theatrical 
group. 



**Ths Piper" will be offered by the 
Community Players of ^Masslllon, 
Ohio, July tl, for the benefit of the 
ItosslUon City hospital. 



Brlc B. Snowden has been engaged 
as director of the Buffalo Players 
for next ssasoo. aucceedipg Fred- 
erick K. X^owley. 



Ths Little Theatre Society of In- 
diana is making a movie In Marion 
county setUags. Proceeds go to the 
little Theatre building fund. 

CHTS MAVAOSRIAL UNE-UP 

.>#'• •.-;-'/f( Chicago. Aug. 1. 

Personnel of the managers of the 
loop theatres will, remain the same 
as last year, when the offlcia: open- 
4ng comes. Labor Day, with the ex*- 
ceptlon of George Wharton at the 
Olympic Because of the transfer 
of policies at the Olympic, now 
booked by burlesque, Wharton goes 
to the American oh the west side. 

Jake Isaacs will manage the piym-* 
pic for the burlesquo reghna 

There will be several changes li| 
the box oAoe staAs around town. 
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TH0U8AHDS OF '"WAYFAEERS*^ 

Z«os Angeles, Aug. L ». 

9, T. Petrle, aslstant manager of 
the Auditorium, will handle the sec- 
retarr and treasurership of the 
"Wayfarera" during the run of the 
production scheduled for the. Coli- 
seum next month. The "Wayfarers" 
promises to be the largest pageant 
of Its kind ever attempted here. 

Thousands are rehearsing for- the 
attractlotta •.';■,' 

COLORED SHOW SI CHI 

Chicago, Augiist 1. 
""T Weingarden's colored show, 
"Let's Oo" will open at the Oraod 
in Chicago, AUg. f. The costumes 
and equipment were purchased of 
the Moss and Frye show and will 
be used for the opening here. 

Maurice Oreenwald's "Plantation 
Days" opened Sunday at JLhe Ave- 
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The recently organised Musical 
Comedy Guild's first prtxiuctlon wIH 
be ''PaprfluL" in two acts. The 
book and lyrics ar<; by Harold Har- 
yw and Charles Shaw and the 
musto by Gsorge'Bplnk and Bdwardy 
Zi. Holmes. The ehow goes Into re« 
heamal next week. 

-Alsaander Bean, dramatic director 
at Northwestern University, plunged 
Into Lake Michigan at Evanston 
Beaeh and^weat to the rescue of a 
glH In dlAcultles a quarter of a mile 
from the shore. 



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RAPTERT, HIP'S PRESS HE^B 

John H. Raferty, acting as assist- 
ant to Mark Leuscher in the Keith 
special publicity department Is to 
head the publicity, bureau at the 
Hippodrome when it opens In Sep* 
tember under the Keith 



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LOOPS LEANEST SUMMER SEASON 
MAY HELP NEW FAU CROP 



aobi«v«nettt i6t hovM ownera to 

1 1 Ot«ge»— Vp«n-Air Vnn- 1 cip,«a Saturday. Hun* around 

M.fM. 

'HTlM Daneint QirT (Colonial, tth 
WMk)~Not drawiu aztra /trade 
axpaoted with «zlt of mio Faartng 
Show:" Final notico osn^cetad any 
tiaM. WUl koep arooad lll.SM. 



Four Shows Left on 

lying Places Getlinf the Trade— SeMon SUrting 
in Full Force Around Labor Day 



SHOWS IN R Y. AP, COMMENIi 



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Fif urao aottmatod mn4 ■■■iiW Mit paint te Mma adlrMtlant bolng 
aaocoMfai^ %»lilla Oia aama traas aoaradHad to atliara mif Kt tuogott 
matfiocrity or Iota. Tha varianoa la axplalnad In tha diffaronea In 
hauao eapaoitlao, %vith tha va r y h n •varhaad. Alto tha tisa of eatt, 
with oonsaquant dilForanoa in nooaoaary yrosa for profit. VaHanea 
in hui imii naooflMry far pi— iwt wUniatiaR aa ataloti dramatia 
play la alto conaMaratf. ^^* ' " " ^ ^^ 



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^ Cbicace. Auc. 1. 

ftummer patronaca for Iha loop's 
kpit Ui«atr«a \m now at Ita low. 
TakiMtg th« bappeninpa of thia siun- 
■MT. ao lonsar can Cblcaso bold 
elaSm to belnc o sood munmer town. 
Pvrbapo tbo cbange haa oom« b«- 
«aiva of tha ftOlura of tha mana- 
Mra to offar a "Munmer —■ ■h hit" 
Thora atiay he other reaaoaa. 

It'a a certainty that Chl«aco It 
aot'frowiav loop eatwtaiament. 
Chicafo will alwaya boast of her 
loon but It't not the loop of other 
tUBMBora. Now It't quiet and to ob- 
tarve merry-makert one haa to pro- 
oocd to the outlying diatrlcta where 
fMkt are tpendlns tommer money 
lavlahly. 

Opca>aIr rettaurantt with their 
cabarett are drawing heavily. The 
maxnmotJk^ outlying movie and dance 
palaces ar« nightly jansmed. The 
(lance craze it even more furiout 
this summer than it was during the 
whiter when there isn't a question 
,of doubt but that it aftected loop 
theatrical trade. What few shows 
have catered for summer trade in 
tha loop legit theatres have been 
left decided flat 

For a number of weeks the sum- 
mer shows numbered seven. They 
remained at this number because at 
least four functioned at reduced ex- 
penses. These arrangementa were 
noticeable through the lack of 
strength in certain casts. Nothing 
has bean done to build up aummar 
legit buainess; nothing unusual has 
been offered tba playgoera in a 
whirlwind summer attraction. It's 
been a case- of gambling with the 
weather. 

Chicigo playgoers are still sitting 
back, determined not to throw the 
fuD force of their theatrical en- 
thusiasm and pocket -t>ooks to the 
box offices until they are given 
something they really want. That's 
all that troubles the loop situation, 
making it quite clear that it's up 
to the producers to ignite the en- 
thusiasm^ which awaits the right 
summer production. 



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Two more .shows will end their 
ambitious summer efforts Saturday 
night. — "Chains" at the Playhouse. 
and "Steve" at the Princess. The 
booliing of "Whispering Wires" for 
Sunday nii^ht'a premiere at the 
Princess will keep lighted that the- 
atre and hold the shows in town to 
four. There's a strong possibility 
of the number slipping to three be- 
fore another fortnight. What shows 
tlo remain via the ultra-meager ez- 
pon«e attached to them ("Danger- 
ous People" at the Cort and "Up the 
Judder" at the Central) will help 
to keep the local legit calendar 
from falling to sero. 

To many of the managers the 

prevailing situation is gratifying for 

there's every prospect that the hug^ 

array of new attractions which 

will swoop down on the loop around 

lAbor Day will find the playgoers 

kreally hungry for first-class enter- 

Btainment. This summer is proving 

Vto be the longest rest the typical 

f playgoer has ever had from steady 

theatre-going in the history of the 

loop legit theatres. What result this 

situation will have will be sharply 

observed. 

Optimism for New Reason 

Optimism for the new season 
axlsts in the ranks of the more en- 
thusiastic loop legit managers, but 
careful study proves that nothing 
substantial supports this optiniism. 
With stage hands seeking > higher 
contract salaries, with the musi- 
cians dabbling, for further pay in- 
crease regards rehearsals and with 
the speculators up In the afr since 
the passing of the new law at 
Springfield forbidding them to 
charge more for ticketa than the 
printed price on the tickets, the 
legit managers have their hands full 
In preparing for the new season. 

There are some managers who are 
not bothered with the preceding 
questions as much as they are over 
the quandary as to how to plug the 
fast-flowing patronage into the out- 
lying theatres. Shrewd showmen 
still maintain that the loop houses 
holding attractions that Chicago 
really want will not lack in loop 
patronage; it is advanced that 
mediocre shows will die a quicker 
death in the loop than they did last 
season, when plenty of records 
for rapid closings were recorded. 
Shorter are going to be the runs of 
New York "hits." and Instead of 
marking thrm for 16 to 29 weeks in 
Chicago the wise managers are 
^ found to be booking \n "hits" for 
much lessor periods, thereby pro- 
tecting their whole season's book^ 
ings. This point is already sighted 
in many of the early announcement?*. 
Thiov'tjh th*" rxcoufion t<f this fore- 



sighted arrangement lesser will be 
the disappolntmenta which came to 
many Important attractions ia the 
loop last season. 

ftJO ftr DranMitiea 
There's no tldeatepping the price 
Issue for Chioago thia fall. It is 
planned to luvra flM tha uniform 
scale for dramatlo showa. There's 
a big tendODcy to place several of 
the musical ahowt in at I2.B*. There 
will be reasont to charge ft for cer- 
tain miMlcal riiowt, but the whole 
trend of early preparation points to 
downward prices, although it is 
hardly probable that any further 
agitation will be made for |2 prices. 
Prices will come in for imjportant 
consideration for the theatre* to re- 
ceive the patronage established at 
the hotel stands. The new law re- 
cently passed at Springfield pre- 
venting speculators charging more 
for a ticket than the price printed 
on same is still undergoing much 
thought and speculation on the part 
of those interested. I>t the law be 
properly fulfiOod and the theatres 
will have to prut tickets in excess 
of the box-office prices in order to 
distribute the speculators' supply. 
Some of the managers are against 
this, being wholly determined to cut 
away entirely fktmi the speculators, 
who, if they do secure tickets, will 
run the risk of stacking up against 
the penalty of the law if they are 
cauirt(t ttlltnr them for more than 
the price printed oa the ticket * 

There will 4m numagers who wiU 
print a certain stock of front row 
tiekeU 2& and M cents in excess 
of tlte price charged at the box oiBce. 
thereby getting around the law. yet 
they will have to advertise their 
hotel pricte on the theatre lobby price 
liat, which some manacors claim 
won't be understood by the uniniti- 
ated public when they spot the |S 
price when |3.M is advertised as the 
policy. 

Curbinp *tHo •poca'^ 

Some are rtiaktng light of the 
latest effort to "curb" the "specs." 
but the inaidera are proceeding 
slowly, not eager to reveal their 
ideaa or systems until a test is 
made of the new law as it now 
stands. The law was supposed to 
go into effect July 1. when it was 
signed, and while^it is reported 
there is at present^lnany infringe- 
ments of the exact meaning of the 
law going on. it it claimed thoee 
responsible for the passing of it 
are theatre box-office wise, and ar.e 
merely giving all concerned plenty 
of time to catch their breath and 
modify their high-handed methods 
in haindling tha public before the 
regular season ttartt Sept. 1. 

It't the firtt time ever that the 
Chicago speculatora have fouhd 
themselves in a puxxled aiiuation. 
resulting^ wholly from nobody be- 
ing able to claim close relatiooshlp 
with the Devers administration, 
which is sparing no class when it 
comes to having the law ot>eyed in 
the strictest meaning of Its Head- 
ing. 

"Whispering Wires" promises to 
be the only new attraction that will 
visit the loop prior to the regular 
seaaon's openings. The Playhouse 
will keep dark until Labor Day, 
hinting being dollb that ^Tou and 
I" will be Bryant's next attraction. 
"Dangerout People" at the Cort is 
sure of keeping the Dearborn street 
house open unti) the new attraction 
comes. "Beveatii Heaven" is known 
to be headed for the Cort, but it 
is understood that some trouble 
will have to be straightened out as 
to what would constitufea the per 



'Stave** (Princesa, 14th week)— 
Decided to close Saturday after 
sucpessful engagement, helped 
wholly by matinee "draw." Averag- 
ing $t,Ht for olotiag weaka "Whis- 
pering Wh-ea" Sunday night 

''Dangerout People" (Cort. 4th 
week>— Between H.M* and I7.0M 
awaiting arrival of new season. 
Theatre's ertabHahed policy makes 
this btislness possible. 

"Up tHt LaMar" (Central. Itth 
week) — Could run for year by way 
owners have It arranged, affording 
satisfactory profit averaging ^99 
per week on |S»MO gross. 



BOSTON STARTING 



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With 



Two Shows Coming In, 
"Roeie" Keopin« On 

Boston. Aug. 1. 

The first signs of a definite oppo- 
siUon to the Cohan "O'Reilly'* 
show, which has had the town 
alone now for almost three months, 
is due Saturday, when the Ted 
Lewis "FroUc** opens at the Shu- 
bert. This show is rehearsing here 
and there doesn't seem to be any 
doubt but that it win have a good 
break. If tha weath«»> don't swing 
agalnat it fbr it ia ^\t adong to- 
tally difCercnt U^es, ta far aa aur- 
faea indications Yo, than tha C<rtian 
show playing at the Tremont. 

Added to thia will be "Sally. 
Irene and Mary," due to open the 
WUbur Aug. •. It is known more 
or lets by reputation. ^ 

At the time, however, "The Rise 
of Roale OTteilly" it running along 
with botinett going ftom good to 
tplendid. Last week wat one of itt 
biggett with aeveral dayt of regu- 
lar fall weather and the box olllce 
weU over |2«.M«. It started off 
strong again this week. 



"LADY DEDLOCK" OFF 



Unsatisftctory All Around Business 
in Frisco 



r -• San Francisco, Aug. 1. 

Business in the legitimate houses 
has been anything but aatisfactory, 
with the single exception of the 
Duncan Sisters at the Alcasar, 
where their third week of "Topsy 
and Bva" still holds up. 

Margaret Anglin at the Curran. 
in a really fine first iMtfduction of 
"The Great' Lady Dedlock." was 
taken off after but two weeks. Re- 
ceipts were not good. The play 
ended with a tragedy and a good' 
part of it was pretty gloomy in 
treatment. 

"The Goldfish." with Majorle 
Rambeau. at the Capital, was only 
fair the first w«ek, but picked up a 
little on the second. This attrac- 
tion should have scored big, as it 
was well done and well Ti^ed. Miss 
Rambeau is a favorite in San Fran- 
cisco. 



"Abie^ Iriah Rose," RepubUe (Md 
week). Run leader'enjoyed html 
week since -early summer, and 
eaally beat !•.•••. Comparativaly 
cool nights and inruth of buyera 
jumped bosincaa for everything bn 
liat with musdcalt getting balk ^f 
trade, as before. 

''Adrtenne," GoKan (10th week). 
Thia liked uuaical moved up. and 
always seema to get share when 
weather is right Takings last 

week nearly |lf.9M. 

«'Aran1 Wo Alt," Gaiety (11th week). 
Smart English piece hit here do- 
tpito failure In Kngland. Jumped 
sevwal thousand last week, being 
second in high groaa among ncm- 
muslcals to "Rain": gross. |ia,tM. 

''Dew Drop Inn," Astor (1st week). 
Resumed Monday after cloaing 
when first heat wave in June cut 
business in half. Was not money 
maker, but may do something on 
the road. Will continue four 
weeks, house going over to special 
picture showinga Labor Day. 

''Fashions of 1t0%" I^rceum. Stopped 
Saturday after having played week 
and a half. Fashionable shops re- 
fused to lend financial assistance 
and cast salaries unpaid. 

"Folliet," New Amsterdam (fist 
week). Longest staying "Follies" 
on record traveled to capacity 
business last week, making up 
drop of previous week and hitting 
a mark better than |a4,A(M>. Halves 
demand in ticket agencies with 
Scandals." 

"Helen of Troy, M. Y.," Selwyn (Tth 
week). Picked up last week. Re- 
covery from hot weather wallop 
not so great as some others, but 
gross bettered even break by beat- 
ing 113.000. With good weather 
"Helen" ought to land for good 
run. 

''Morten of the Moviea." Cort (Mth 
week). Business improved nicely 
here, Tyler comedy getting brisk 
call from visitors. Moved upward 
13,000 over previous week and 

quoted at I11.500. 

"Musio Box RovtM," Music Box (41st 
week). Final week. Buyers in- 
vasion and cqpler going Jumped 
pace several thousand, gross hit- 
ting little under |lf,0M. Manage- 
ment decided on cloaing, as stage 
needeU for changes for third 
"Music BoK Revue," due to open 
next month. 

"Not 8o Fsst" Morosco (11th week). 
Announced to close last Saturday^ 
but business went to better thair* 
$4,500 and narrow profit was made. 
with management electing to con- 
tinue. May be vlthdrawn at any 
time, however. / 

"Passing Show." Winter Garden (8th 
week). Doing comparatively good 
business, thongh not what was ex- 
pected. Buyers asking for 'Tol- 
lies" and "Scandals" ahead of 
"Passing Show." Approximately 
$25,000. * 

"Rain," Maxine Elliott (39th week). 
Goes on six performance basis this 
week to provide week-end vaca- 
tions for Jeanne Ekigels, star. Both 
Saturday performances cut 



ASTISTS AID MODSLS*' OPEN 



• New Haven, Aug. 1. 

.w «.j«w ^v«.«^j/«ow*™^-^ ,^. "Artists and Models." a new 



gagement 

positively *" certain. 

The Selwyns are going to be busy 
at the start of the season in thf 
loop. "The Fool" will have its pre- 
miere advanced, opening Friday 
night Aug. 31, instead of Sept 2. 
This will be done to have the at- 
traction separated from the influx 
of Labor Day openings. "Battling 
Butler" (now renamed "The Danc- 
ing Honejrmoon") will come to the 
Apollo Sept. 2 under the Selwyn 
management in co-operation with 
George Choos. When the new 
Adelphla is ready to be christened 
(Sept 10 is nuurked off as the date) 
the Selwyns will direct the first 
attraction there, — "But for the 
Grace of God," a foreign play. 

In another ^eek the unofflcl.al 
mentioned attractions for fall pre- 
mieres at the loop theatres will have 
their definite destinies decided. 

One fact Is known in that the 
loop will have a goodly share of 
musical attractions for the chris- 
tening of the new season. 

Last week's estimates: 
"Chains" (Playhbuse. lOt'n «♦»*>)<). - 
Cut rates life- savor. Quite an 



Monday by the Shuberts. The 
premiere lasted until 12:39 and 
needs, much cutting. After the 
opening a hurry call was sent to 
New York for a comedy act in 
"one." 

The attraction is reported aimed 
for the Shubert. New York. It was 
originally the Illustrators Show 
given by amateurs on the Centiu^ 
Roof. 



Everything's AH Ri^ht— ButI 

Los Angeles. August 1. 

Henry Duffy is sponsoring the 
"©utt of Erin," which opened at the 
Mason, with Tom Moore, from the 
screen, as star. Bessie Eyton, who 
has been playing leads at' the 
Morosco, is chief support. 

The play was rehearsed at the 
E^gan theatre. The critics didn't 
rave much; neither did they roatt. 
The production isn't at all bad and 
the playing is reasoriably good. 

It will not make money, however. 



its leadership, the gross b^ing over 
$14,300. 
"Seventh Heaven," Booth (4tth 
week). Increase -in trade here 
proved dramatic strength; busi- 
ness leaped $2,000 and gross went 
/ to $11,800. That Js close to ca- 
pacity now, aa scale for baleony 
modified for summer. 
"Scandals," Globe (Tth week), ^ike 
"Follies," last week's business was 
capacity all way and takings went 
over $27.04M. If pace of- White 
show holds up road route dated 
for late September may be set 
back indefinitely. 
"The Oovil's Dtaeiple,** Garrick (lith 
week). Theatre Guild's plan of 
running Shaw revival through 
summer virtually attained now. 
Attraction geared to operate at 
small grosffr 
"The Fool," Times Square (41sl 
week). Another four weeks for 
Selwyn's big dnunatic winner by 
Channing Pollock. House will go 
into picture^ Labor Day with "If 
Winter Comea ' House rented to 
Fox until first of year. Last week 
saw 50 per cent, jump; $8,00 for 
"Fool." 

•n"wo Fellows mnd a 0»H," Vander- 
'bllt (3d week). First of new com- 
edies, which arrived in advance of 
new season, has drawn excellent 
business, and indications are wfil 
run through fall season. Takings 
last week went to $12,000; looks 
like a hit 
"Vanilio," Earl Carroll (5th week). 
Call Jumped in good proportion 
last week, business going to $19,- 
000. Started at capacity this week, 
which should prove best to date. 
"Wildflov^er," Casino (26lh week). 
Took biggest Jump of any show on 
list last week, when pace bettered 
nearly $5,000. Gross slightly over 
119,000. Hammerstein mosical 
looks like cinch through fall. 
"Zander the Great," Empire (17th 
week). Went upward last week, 
like everything in town, increase 
being .itout41.500, arid total nearly 



weeks, 
money 



IC.KM. Another three 
though It haa aoade little 
during summer going. 
"Bun Up" haa behaved as manage- 
ment expected. Now in llth week 
in Villaga and will probably re- 
main there, whero ansall gross 
means a profit until October. 
Planned to move it to Broadway 
then. 



. PHILLY'SRUN 

Otflfes Revue in PKnth Weak— Did 
112.000 Laat Week 

^ . Philadelphia. Aug. 1. 
"Til Say She Is." the Galtes 
revue now in its ninth week at the 
Walnut atreet. seems certain to con- 
tinue to the opening of the regnTsr 
season. Labor Day. and very likely 
later after that It had two cast 
changes. Peggy McCIure replaced 
Muriel Hudson aa prima donna, 
and John Clark succeeded Arnold 
Gluck as leading nkan. Four Marx 
Brothers are still featured. ; .-.. 

Last week, the eighth of the re- 
maricable summer run of this revue, 
saw sell-outs Wednesday matinee 
and Saturday night though the 
thermometer stood at 94 at the af- 
ternoon show. The gross again 
reached $12,0M, beating that figure 
due to a $2,H0 house Saturday 
night " 



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Will Morrissey't "Newcomert." 
taken over by Lee Shubert and 
litted for the Mth Street. New 
York, this week, is reported being 
ready for debut in that house next 
week. Al Fields has returned to 
the oast, as reported. 



CHICAGO'S SCALE 



Union Presents It to Local Manage* 
rial Asoociatien 



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Chicago, Aug. 1.- 
Local Union No. 2 of the I. A. T* 
S. E. has presented to the lockl man- 
agerial association a new wage scale 

tmr jaext season that mtkM a general 
wage increase of from 10 io 29 per 
cent over last season. In addition 
to the wage increaaes, which cover 
every field of amusement except 
outdoor shows, the stage hands aak 
for numerous changes in working 
conditions. 

The scale arited for two-a-day 
vaudeville houses for carpenter^ 
electrician and ^operty BMUi ia $70. 
For burlesque giving two shows 



T-*.. -. ,. «^.^ daily the three d^oartment heads 

Jumped again last week and held ,._ -.iriti.^ t7A m\mi% 
Urn ioa«i«.^hin *>ia vnA*. K^iin.- a».* '■■^* asicing 97V aiso. 



YaudeviUo houses giving not less 
than seven shows and not more than 
eleven, with one change of bill a 
week, carpenter, electrician and 
preps are asking $<2.50. 

Combination houses playing 10 
performances weekly, with musical 
or dramatic show policy, according 
to the current attraction, the three 
dasies mentioned a^k $40 weekly. 
Stock and rep houses, the scale tbt 
the three asked is.$C5 (houses giv- 
ing seven and not more than eleven 
performances). Houses of the stock 
and rep class giving not less than 
12 performances, |7S is atked. 

De luxe picture house carpenters, 
electricians and property men want 
%%h next season. 

The conclitions requested changed 
include a shortening of working 
hours and also call for a general 
upHft in the overtime scale of about 
10 to ]( per cent. '~-- 



CAST rOB OIONEl" 

"We've Got to Have Money," the 
new comedy by £klward Laska, pro" 
duced by A. L. Jones and Morris 
Green, will bow in at the Broadway, 
Long Branch, N. jr., next Monday 
and will be brought to a New York ' 
theatre two weeka later for a run. 

The cast, headed by Robert Ames 
and Vivian Tobin, includes Stewart- 
Kemp, Jerome Cowan, Leo Donnel- 
ly, William T. Hayes, Louis Mount- 
joy, Harry Sothern, James Lash, ' 
:Alex Derman, Joseph Granby, Mil- ; 
ton Nobles, Jr., Manuel Alexander, 
J. D. Walsh, Richard Warren, 
Fletcher Harvey, R. D'Angelo, 
Henry Fletcher, Doris Marquette, 
Marie T.oui.se Walker, Eden Gray, 
Louise H«gal and Flora Finch. 



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St. Vlnceat't 'Hospital, New Tork. 

H«ttlier Relne Davle» nor any of her tbit^ra can come under the head 
^ «'«on»tftDt r«ftd«r/' am tmr tut my column i« ooac^nML It they knew 
iikoat my diet they wouldn't have been so cruel »• to come In with 
flH^.etrapfl of Ico cream and then go away and Mnd t>ack more varieties 
of candy than Helm ha« pickles. It waa all tight about the Ice cream, 
because they eat down and helped- eat It, but thay left me to my fate (I 
almost spelled that "fat") with the candy. 

Apropos of thle same party, the kniglitg of the knuckle and pontiffs of 
the padde<l rinir. who Ito awake nl^ts- wonderinir .what Bd Hughes, 
tuuidsome sporting editor and cartoonist of the "Ehrening Mail,'* is going 
to say about them next, would have chortled could they have seen Eld 
serving ice cream with Msf. Davies' three pi:etty daughters. When they 
were flrst anndnnced Ed w{i8 Just leaving. No, he didn\ leave, nor did 
he say farewell the Whole time they were here. No, he didn't want any 
ice cream at first, but he couldn't resist Reine's coaxing. The next thing 
h4 knew he was serving it and passing: it around. No, r didn't get any. 
1'Qi on a diet. I hope my doctor sees this. 






In my Percy G. Williams story last week I made the statement that it 
was the act of "Nettie and Vesta" that Mr. WlUiamB regarded as a 
mascot and brought from the west to open his Bushwick theatre. It 
should have been "Vesta and Teddle.*: 



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A lot ot my press agent friends seem to be |;olng abroad these days, 
though for what reason I can't imagine. Burope is making the first page 
often now. And. Judging by what I gather from returning Senators, 
jthert i^i^'t anything left over there to write home about anyhow., . 



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^i Among the wandering press agents is my friend John Plinn, who i« juatir* John2tmi«l ^!^i^" n^n 
^traveling to London, whtre he wIH uncover "The Covered Wagon." If dou). '^^ Johnstone. rTonl^ (Lon- 
^•ny of you had to watt in his office for an hour or so last Friday before Boots Wooster, 
&*ou could see him, I hope yon'll forgive hintx. I couldn't go down to the 

%oat the next morning to see him off, so, he came down to the hospital 

to see me.^ | may not be sailing the ocean blue, but at least I'm In dry 



$^; Yhe voice with the smite doeen't always win. £dythe Sterling, film 
'player, arraigning in a California court' on the chari^o of speeding, laugh- 
ingly told the Ifttdge she's be^n in better courts than hia "Seven^days in 
the bastlle.V snapped the magistrate. ^ ' -v-" •-» 

|f^# ''Bartender on Liner Turns Bar Into Zoo," headlines a newspaper. It 
further states the bartender devotes his time to taming snakes and 
ebtmpansees "becaus^of the falling oft In the bar buainess." I'll donate 

«-« solid ivory pen-wiper to ttate person fUnt guessing why the bar businesa 
fell off. .-.% 



Despite Shakespeara, there's something in a name after all. Mary 
Ann Brennan filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States District 
Court and nobody paid attention to It. Then Variety revealed Mary 
Brennan as Lillian Lorraine and the dallies Jumped to the story with both 
feet. * 

Since E^win August, a ftlm director, publicly charged "unscrupulous 

p^ public ity agents ara tba cause of so mnch unsavory gossip of eoreen and 

stage cli^les." the Press Agents' Association has been contemplating a 

change in the calendar. They want to make the 1st of September the 

;^ kst of August. r r-t 

\^ ' ^¥fione t>rove Her Insane." confides a newspaper hikdTlne. Maybe she 

Jirfol the right number the first tfme^ 

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f Magnus Johnson, the former glass blower, recently elected to the 
:;;traited States (Senate from Minnesota, says he It going to malce himseU 
j^ Iteanl in. Congress. Maybe he is going to blow a saiMj^one there. 



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ENGAGEMENTS 

Frank Craven, Benjamin White, 
Thomaa W. Rosa. 'Tnia Streak.* . . 

Adele Klaer, Rose and Arthur 
Boylan, "Artists and Mod^s." 

•jTsrnlsh" (complete). Tom Pew- 
eif. Fan la Marinoff, Ann BfeMing. 
Albert Gran, Mrs. WhyUU Olive 
May. Kate Mayhew. Mildred Me- 

Wanda Lyon, "Alohma.* ^ ' 
"Thumbs Down" - (completed, 
Thais Lawton, William Ingersoll, 
Sue MacNamamay, Howard Long. 
Dudley Hawlet, John Marston. 
Philip Lord, Thomas McNIght, John 
Hammond Dalley. Purnell B. Pratt, 
Ekiward Lester. Arthur James, Wal- 
ter Bruce, W. J. Townsend. 

Clarence Derwent, Marion Byrne. 
Dorothy Slaytore, Rufey Gordon, 
Bruce Elmore, Leon Gordon, "Help 
Yourself." 

"Tin Gods"/ (complete). Franchie 
Larrlmore, Frank Oonroy. Clara 
Moore, William David. JDsttaer Ly- 
ons, Joseph Holidcy, Harry English, 
Joseph Deff^y, Robtft Chimminga. 
Robert Kenyon, Harold Orau, How- 
ard Hull Gibson. W^Uam .MorrU. 
Allen Jenkins, John Anthony. Qtief 
Oskomon. •-. '^ ^ * , ^ " " 

Patricia S'alnion, Ziegfeld "Fol- 
lies." 

Martin B. Jones. Jr.,** "Vanities of 
1»28." 

"The Cleanup" (complete). Hazel 
Dawn. Mitchell Harris, Janet Nor- 
ton. Royal Byron, Humphrey Bo- 
gart, Oeraldine Wood. Florence 
Earle, Marlon Allen. HemT Croeby 



OUT OF TOWN REVIEWS 






TARNISK" 



Asbury Park. N. J., Aug. li 
V\^y In thre« sett br Qilbert Emerr- 
i>}r»cted 4>y John CrumwsU. PrM«nt«d b/ 
John Cn>«iw«U. Inc., at th« Mala Btrt«< 
ihe«t™. Astoorr IHuir, N. J.; Jrty M. 

JtMepbliM Le« Tevla AieUiMI* WhyUi 

Mra. Heady Kata MSyaaw 

ApoUiae StaMa...., , Ollra May 

LAtltla Tarla Ann BkrwBs 

Kikimflt Qirr. •••.•••••■.;•«... .'Ann Pvarwa 

Adolpb Tarla Albert Cran 

.yrttie I^k ^ Fanta ICariaott 

Assie.......^ Mildred lloCIaod 



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Wonder if an Investor in the fTMiOOO film concern that never made a 
fixture still regards it as an infant industry T 



^Bootleggers Seek Jobs as Dry Agents," announces a newspaper, 
'ie ttiey can't afford to buy their liquor. 



Must 



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Prominent prohibition worker indicted for forgery and theft says he is 
going to weiar indictments as "a medal of honor and badge of eervlce." 
If this movement spreads suppose convicted bootleggers wfU display heat 
emblems showing a 'demijohn of wood alcohol entirely surrounded^ by 

skulls, ■ ' 



^ Jessica Brown, formerly of the 'Tollies," Is now the Countess of 
- Korthesk. having annexed a Scotch earl and a title 278 years old, Scotch 
" ^f that vintage is welcome in any American home these days. 



^_ Dear Bob Russell: Please bring or send Lou Parker's book on circus 
l^life that you promised me. J thank you. 

"Dentist Flees with Wealthy Realty Operator's Wife" is newspaper 

^Intelligence. Further learn he advertised "painless dentistry, satiofaction 

^guaranteed," but would like husband's opinion as to extraction. These 

'•ure are advanced times when modem dentists find and fill cavities 

In hearts as well as teeth. ' . v „ v- 



Torrid temperatures have no terrors for those I am fortunate enough 
to call friends, and during the month of June and July these people have 
come to tell me my room is the coolest spot in the city (sounds like an 
announcement for a movie theatre, but it Isn't): 

Sam Freedraan, Lambert So/lomon, Jennie Bernstein, J. Mansfleld Red- 
fleld, Mrs. Reed Albee. Nelson G. Trowbridge, Edward J. Sullivan, Han'ey 
Watklns, Burns O'Sullivan, Mrs. Fred Thompson, Mrs. S. M. Wallach. 
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Belmont, Thomas J. Ryan. Laura Bennett, Jenie 
Jacobs, Mrs. Bird Farber. Mrs. J. C. Jones. Jack Magee, Billy BUrke, Mr. 
and Mrs. Russell Crouse, Carolyn Lowry, Edythe Totten, James Clyde, 
FaLher^Fahey. Alice Rems, Irvin Southard, James J. Brady, Mr. and Mrs. 
Charles E. Bray, Mrs. Marcus Harris, John C. Flinn, Alice Rohe, Mr. and 
Mrs. Herbert dsBower. Alfred Ruasoll, Rita Colyer. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene 
J. Hazard and his dauglitor Helen, Mrs. W. H. Donaldson, Mr. and Mrs. 
^homa.s Bevan, Gertrude Hitohi^. Elliott Strlckel, Eva Davenport, John 
Murphy. Trank E. Campbell. Eddie Graham, Charles and Sadie McDon- 
ald (Sadie, iteaso note), t)enis J. Shea, Abraham Lincoln De Beer (also 
please note). liesier O'Keefe, Mrs. Bartow S. Weeks, Charlotte Osgood. 
Esther. Barbara and Dorothy Under. Carrie De Mar Hart, Molly Fuller 
^.fid Ruby, Mathew White, Jr.. Eluser Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Fel- 
lows. 11.. s«- and Nellie Beaumont, Qiieenle Smith, Emily England, Ann 
Cleveland, Ajjatha de Busey, Mr.s. Charles OsffOO'l. Ada Patterson. Helen 
McCormitk. Dorothy Rubsell. Mr. and Mrs. John Reynolds. Mrs. Le«riie 
Morosco. T. E. Niles. E. E. Hart. Gladys Sears, Nellie Sterling. Mrs. 
itobinson. Tham.is E. Mcintosh. David Robinson. Rcine .ind Ethel Davies, 
Mr.*. Ceor'<^ R. Van Cleve. Ed ITuMhe-M and mother. ,^ » . .^r« *> 9 ** M - * 



Kenneth Mac- 
Kenna. "The Mad Honeymoon." 
Peppy Abeau. "Muaic Bos Revue/' 
"In Love with Love" (oonlpleto). 
Lynn Fontaine. Ralph Morgan. 
Henry Hull, Robert Strange. Wanda 
Lyon, Berton Churchill, Maryland 
Morne. : ' , 

• Siegfried Wagner. Wagnerian 
Opera Company (New Tork). 

Pedso de Cordoba. Carroll Mc- 
Comas, "The Black Flag." 

Marty Ford, Lew Welch, Henri- 
etta Vaders, Guy D. Bmtnery, Har- 
old Schubert. Evelyn Nichols, Rob- 
ert Lowe, Theodore MaeAirlane. 
"Abie's Irish Rose" ( Montreal). 

Ghrroll McComas, *nrhe Devil's 
Disetple." , r. 

"Dumbell" (complete): 9^0. Nu- 
gent. Elliott Nugent, Ruth Nugeht. 
NOTnaa Nugent (wife of IBliettt, 
Jessie Crummlt, Ida waterman, 
John Wray. John Keith and Howard 
Lindsay. The latter Is itfeo atajrtng 
tlie company, whloh opMie at New 
London Aug. 7. The plajr was first 
called "Blum" and is ^ J. C. and 
Elliott Nugent. 

"Irene": Dale Winter, Flo Irwin, 
Mary Moore, Gladys NaglaDorothy 
La Marr, Irene Enrigbt. Henrietta 
Hauser, Howard iDreeman, Jere De- 
lany, Henry CodlU, Oeorge CoHins, 
CFeorge liantell and John Mair. (AU 
but the latter were in the Chicago 
company of "Irene" last MMon and 
most have been wltl^the attraption 
for four years.) Frink Robb, mu- 
sical director. 

Florence Hill for Hasel B«trges8 
Plarers, Rooaevett, Weet Hobokcn, 
N. J., succeeding Franeea Morria. 

Lew Kessler, "Say It With Ja»" 
(vaude). 

. Renee Shapiro, "Greenwich Village 
Snapahots" (vaude). ' 
Irving Oludonan. 'Tollow Ma" 
Blwood Engelhart and Co., eketch, 
thr^ people. 
Martha Bryan Allen, "Magnolia." 
Ida Waterman. "Dumb-belL" 
Lou Haskell, "Dew Drop Inn." 
Earl Mitchell, "Thumhe Down." 
Perry Askam. "Passing Show." 
Lucille Scare, "The Breaking 
Point." 

"The Mad Honeymoon" (c<mt- 
plete), Boots Wooster, Kenneth 
MacKenna, Edward Arnold, Blanche 
Latell, George Prober t, Louise Syd- 
meth, George Pauncefort, Herbert 
Heywood, Mayo Methot, Benedict 
MacQnarrie, WilHam Gerald, A. 
Fk-ancls Lenv. 

Dave Bennett, to stage "Battling 
Butler" (Chicago company). 

Leon Gordon retired from "Not 
So Fase" at the Morosoo, Monday, 
to enable htn to appear In "Help 
Yourself," which opena In Paterson. 
N. J., next Monday. O. Henry Gor- 
don replaced him in "Not So Fast." 
Babotte Bueey, "Jack and JUL" 
Charles Ruggles, with "Dancing 
Honeymoon." 
Donald Meek. "Tweedles." 
Peggy O'Nell, "Just Married." 
(London). 
Gall Kane, "The Breaking Point." 
Leon Gordon, "Help Yourself." 
Galena Kapernak, Robert Rendal, 
"The Four-In-Hand." 

Azeada (Jharkoule, "Artists and 
Models." 

.WalMe Davis, "The Gingham Girl." 
(Chicago). 

"The Lullaby" (complete), Flor- 
ence Reed, Leslie Austen, Frank 
Morgan, Florence Auer, Mary Rob- 
sen, Ro.se Hobart, Grace Perkins. 
Marianne Walter, George Le Solr, 
Leonard Mudle. David Glassford, 
Rupert Tvunnley. Peter Carpenter. 
Bernnrd Thornton, Harold Blilol. 
Frank Howson, Fred O. Latham, di- 
rector. 

Oscar Lorraine, new "Music Bo.r 
Ilovue." 
ZpfTlc Tilbury. "Breaking Point." 
For the reopening of Morrisey*.-^ 
"ANewcomera" (at 8»th St. Aug. «) 
are announced besides Will Mor- 
risey, I'rank flaby. Mason and 
Shnw. .Tack lti,chardson. Arlone An- 
dre"-, fa'liM<n'i<J Ht^no, Gaile l^o^•e^•ly, 



This Is a fine play that Just misses 
greatness. It i« marred by a dip 
into thtf eensaticmal and by faulty 
InterpretaMon and a failurW to rise 
to the necessary heights by some of 
the actors. With the defects in the 
perfomumce remedied, "Tarnish" 
a'ill rank tiigh. no matter how good 
the season ia 

It is a realistic story sweetened by 
the struggles of romance to bloom 
in foul surroundings and lightened 
by a grotesque humor that forces Us 
to laugh at tragedy. Letitia Tevis. 
a young womart, is desperately striv- 
ing to maintain in genteel poverty 
her mother, a hopeless hypeohcm- 
driac who bSA sunk from an assured 
aoclal position, ai\d her father, a 
selflsh libertine and buffoon still 
manifesting In premature senile 
dotage semethlzig of t!«e psese and 
graces that ence brought hfcn an 
entrance into society and the hand 
of hie wife. . 

The eelf -centered, futile and hope- 
less existences of these two utUwiy 
useless persons, who hamper and 
handicap Letltla beyond h^ capaof. 
ties, constitute the essential tragedy 
of the drama, though the main 
theme centers eleewhere. 

Into Letitia'e drab life hae eome 
love in the person of Emmet Carr, 
a young lawyer in the ottce of 
LetHla's employer (whom she has 
just left because of his advances). 
On N^w Year's Eve, when the actloir* 
occ-ni Carr makes avowal of his 
love in a scene whose natoralneee 
and charm have had few equals. 
Letitia fights against burdening him 
with her troubles, but hie insietenoe 
forces her to confess her aiSection 
and burst hM* shell >■* reserve. She 
bids him fight and win success for 
her. 

But the Mttrmess ef her lITe 
oomes home agpia to her aa ehe 
learns that her mother, centnwy to 
her directions, has given her father 
a check for ISOO that repreeenteU 
half their income aside from Le- 
titia's recent salary. He cashes the 
check, but when he returns, to his 
apparent aorprise, the. naonei is 
gone. Despite his clever Uee^ his 
daughter wrings the truth frdm him 
and finds he has given the ffOO to a 
woman. From a bootlegger's wife. 
Into whose society Mrs. Tevis has 
been forced, Letitia learns' the name 
of the woman and rushes to her. 

Meanwhile the cause oC her 



One defect in the acting, upon /! 
which the . audience commented 
attdibly, was the failure of Anna 
Harding,- Albert Cran and Adelaide-.^ 
Whytal to make themselves under«*t 
stood. In ehttrarter deiineiUion,"^^ 
however. Cran was superlative in av 
notable part. Miss Whytal did welt, i 
too. Miss Harding had a fine and 
extremely exacting role. That aho 
did not rise to all its possibiUties is . 
little to her discredit, as it was be- 
yond any but the greatest of ac- 
tresses, and doubtl«es she will im- \ 
prova 8he couldn't surcharge certaiivk 
scenes and her reserve at times be- ^ 
came' stiffnesa ' 

BzQnieite ie the only word for tiie 
work of Tem PoWeoa Olive May 
did broad coQiedy effectively, whiio 
nholly admirable was HUdred Mc- 
Cler 1 In the minor rplf of Aggie. 
Fania Marinoff as the vamp was a 
total disappointment. She vftr- 
pUyed and interpreted the part in 
the manner of the «*wici^d women" 
of .20 years ago. She waa bold, vi- 
vacious and noisy, but had neither 
subtlety nor charm. Her miaiater- 
pretatlon threw the whole play o«r 
key. 

Letitta's name should be chang«« f 
at once. The nloknams l^sh i^ 
brought eniokere ia various aoeneii..:! 
Mra Rhinehart hee spelled thle.d 
name for affeeUonate use. 



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Described as a melodrama of gur- 
prise, "Thumbs Down," by Myron ^ 
C. Fagan, aa preeenUd here proved . 
nothing more than the usual mys- 
tery play of the past three muoos. 

A marder eeeura clear the end of 
the second act. The real offendef ^ 
is a District AUomey. The dsneue- 
ment, however, was a trifle haair, not 
being very dear to the sadlsnce * 
Just how the crioM was eommltted. 
It suggested the climax of "Underv* 
Cover.** As In that piece, the man " 
responsible in bringing the culprits 
to justice is a Setret flervlee man. m 

There is a proi^ and three acts, '^ 
with the action opening in the 'd 
Sheridan home in PhiiadelpMa on-^^ 
a night In June. The boat, Jlmmett '^^ 
Sheridan. Is a erlminal of the deep- 4^ 
eat dye. He tells of his underworld t. 
depredations to his wife and begs 
her and hie supposed daughter to , 
help him evade the police^ whe are .^ 
tnA..KiA ia^*i« M n«»frA.4<M«. -m^w^ t^^^ closhig on him. They refaee. ^ 

defiance the prospect of a lonely 
New Tear's Eve. She helps with 
one of the five huitdred Aggie, a 
girl who has found the wagee of ain 
not 80 profitable as reported, and 
persuades her to telephone and 
bring Carr to her room. He c<mies 
quickly,, supposing Nettie is in 
trouble. We hear to our surprised 
disgust he has had an affair with 
Nettie and, though it is all past and 
done with, she is etiU in k>ve with 
him. She tries to lure him into re- 
maining, without grreat success, but 
he finally consents to have supper 
with her. ^Whlle he is out of the 
room she partly disrobes and, of 
course. In walks Letitia. 

In the most unconvincing scene 
of the play, Nettie refuses to return 
the money and tries to turn Letitia 
out, when Carr returns. Letitia, 
horrorstruok. will hear no ezplana* 
tlon and rushes out. and, with the 
phonograph stridently proclaiming 
the absence of bananas, he strangles 
Nettie, stopping just short of killing 
her. 

Back to her home goes Letitia, 
utterly disillusioned and hopeless, to 
resume her dismal life. MuAi gro- 
tesque comedy follows, but finally 
Carr bursts in. dragging Nettie. The 



Judge Fowler, falhi In love with ^ 
Florence and they are engaged to 
marry. Larry does not know of the 
relaUonship between Sheridan en'.! . 
Florenca. Sheridan aaks Larry's '$ 
help to avoid tho authoritiea and 
when this Is denied he exposes the ■ 
girl, also vowing he will tell the "^ 
Judge, who is acquainted with *'' 
Sheridan's record. Through the ,', 
efforts of James Cantweil. Sherl- ^^ 
dan's lawyer, who afterwards is 
elected Diatriot Attorney, Sh«ridan .' 
is sent to prison. He returns to the J 
Fowler homa and in the presence ' 
of Larry and Florence begins a bit- 
ter denunciatton of the ghrl and ber 
mother. Thereupon Florence alm8 -^ 
a revolver and Sheridan fails dead -f- 
at her feet. The only witness to th« 
deed is Officer MeOraw. a witty ■< 
Irishman, who happens on the scene. 
He starts to arrest Florence, who, 
daxed and awed over what lias oc- 
curred, still retains the gun in her 
hand. Then In the boldest heroirn 
Larry plaata. himself as the real 
murderer and is taken Into custody. 
CantweU. at the earnest solicita- 
tion of the Judge, resigns his ofllce 
and undertakes to defend lArry. 
The Judge Is certain the boy is not 
guilty, and finally, after ueyere 
cross -exam inationr, accuses Flor- 



latter defiantly admits Carr ha4 ^nce, who eonfes;es she flrfnl thi» 



come to her against his own will. 
tells Letltla she Isn't good enough 
for him, and. after making herself 
di.<iagreeable to all. flaunts out. But 
Letltla has lost faith in Carr and, 
despite his pleas, dismisses him, 
but when, broken-hearted, he steals 
back, she yields to her love. 

The drama is generally well writ- 
ten, although it docs not live up to 
the promise of an admirable first 
act. The sen««tIonal second act 
sounds too mu^h like the worst of 
the "well-made" plaj^. The eolllo- 
qiiy Is used at times, but always 
plausibly. It is a question whether 
characters in a serious play should 
be satirized to the point of gro- 
te.squcnees, but It's an open ques- 
tion. Otherwise the writing Is far 
above th© average dramatic output. 

I'.'iisley Noon, Heer and Martin 
l-'Iorence Rlchurdson. Al Fields. 

Sidney Tracy and Hossle Hayei^ 
The GinRham Girl.' (Chicago). 

Charlotte WalUef. "Th«» Fool." 
.Southern Co. | 

T.urille Sear*, "Tli»» Break rnu 
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shot. At this crucial moment. whll« 
the Judge urges Florence to make 
the admission in court, the eidor 
Fowler learns the girl Is his own 
daugrhter. Fowler's wifs having 
given birth to a child after she had 
run off with Sheridan years before. 
When things look blue for the girl. 
Billy Camp, a friend of I^rry end 
the Judge, who appears throughout 
the play as a young gentleman of 
bibulous Jiabits, bobs up as the de- 
tective and dethrones CantweU. who 
Is exposed as the man at the hea«l 
of a bootlegging gang who kitleil 
Sheridan. 

The production has i«s "mo- 
ments," and many neemed to lilie it 
even if they did not get the Idwr 
with the clarity tho author intended. 

Rue MacManamy as Florence left 
«<om<»fhlng to be desired. Slie rosp 
fo cerfaln hei|rht« and then assum^Ml 
the conventional mostly due to the 
role. Purnell lYat as the District 
Anorney was splendid, and HowAr.f 
IjWik gave sufllcient viclousness ano 
viiiulny to the part of Sheridan. Th • 
play is sponsored by the WaiiA- 






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PICTURES 



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'fhirrsday, AugiMf 8^1023 



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McVICKER'S AND CHICAGO 



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GOING FORWARD FOR HGHT 



Famous Players Now Really Against First Nat'I for 
Dominance-^^'Chicago Theatre" Made Much Of 
by First Nat'I Change at McVicher's Next Week 



Chicago. Aug. 1. 
Chicago is going to be the scene 
•f • aupreme picture theatre ex- 
ploitation battle Jn the near future, 
when the Famous Players take over 
the active management of McVlck- 
•r's next week and line up their 
forces against those of Balaban & 
Katz' Chicago th?atre. Edward Olm- 
stead. lately Identified with the 
Missouri. St. Iiouls, has arrived and 
taken over the publicity for Famous- 
Players. 

The Chicago. It Is believed, has 
eaused the Famous Players people 
to oome into this territory and make 
* bid for mid-west exploitation 
through presentations at McVlcker's 
that will outrank those the B. A K. 
house Is offerlng^ In conjunction with 
Wint National productions. 

Aug. • Is the date set for the 
ehange In the management of Mc- 
Vlcker'a When Olmstead arrived 
here a wire preceded him which 
stated he would assist In the pub- 
licity for the bouse until the date 
for the general change arrived. 
When he got here the MeVicker's 
staff was ready to have him take 
over the reins Immediately. Olm- 
stead stat^ that he was here "to 
concentrate on Paramount pictures" 
and that the bookings for McVlck- 
er's In the Immediate future "were 
worthy of the utmost exploitation 
and publicity." 

JBack of this statement the local 
picture folk see the beginning of a 
determined battle on the part of 
Famous Players to supersede the 
CHlcago In the matter of Interest as 
a picture theatre. Seemlhgly the 
Cblcaco ha« been utilized to such 
^ an extent by First National not only 
in Chicago, but throughout the mid- 
dle west to noake Famous envious of 
the attention the house and the 
First National relea^js were receiv- 
ing. 

It is current g-ossip First National 
salesmen working out of Chicago 
and In a dozen ^tates surrounding 
had the Instructions to talk "Chi- 
cago theatre" to the exhibitors and 
everyone else that they came into 
contact with, thus building up a de- 
•ire of possible visitors to Chicago 
to see the playhouse, a curiosity 
aroused regarding the theatre much 
the same as that which was evi- 
denced on the part of visitors to 
New York during the first years of 
ihe Hippodrome. ' 

' At present Famous Is presenting 
»The Covered Wagon" at the Woods, 
•ind "Hollywood" at the Orpheum 
lias put that house on the map a^aln 
AS fur as the Loop Is concerned. 
Mow with the whipping of McVlck- 
ier'g jnto the forefront the Para- 
mount people feel they will be able 
to not only crimp but discourage 
the opposition. 

Although F.'imous Players is in the 
©pen as regards the taking over of 
the directing of McVlcker's it is not 
going to wholly Install Its own staff. 
As far as Is known Aaron Jones will 
nominally continue as manager for 
a year and Jack Burch #ind others 
will remain in their present capaci- 
ties. Balph Kettering, with Jones, 
Linjck & Schaeffer for 12 years, will 
1 cmaln with the organization, but 
I. IS voluntarily resigned from his 
duties as far as McVlcker's Is con- 
( ♦rned. But one of the local papers, 
"Journal," made mention of the 
change of operating management 
lor the house. 

Wh'ether or not F«amous Players 
will succeed In its desire to have 
McVioker's outstrip the Chicago is 
the sole topic along the local plc- 
ture rialto. MeVicker's is but one 
half the size of the Chicago, and, 
while splendidly appointed In every 
respect, hasn't the dazzling splendor 
of the Chicago in the eyes of the 
visitors. 
_ The Chicago thus far ha« had the 
advantage of knowing its future 
booking weeks In advance, while 
MeVicker's was prone to receive In- 
formation at the last minute as to 
what the next week's attraction was 
to bei Up to last Saturday It was 
not aware of the feature for Aug. 
18, although stated it might possibry 
be Ppila Negri In. "The Cheat." 

This has, beem the greatest handi- 
cap to ndofiuate exploitation. The 



SAME FILM ON THREE 
SCREENS AT ONCE 



COUSEUM STAGE FILMED 
IN SHORT PICTURE 

Workings of London's Big 
Vaudeville Theatre, Back- ^ 
stage, Are Interesting 






London, July tl. 

Pathe recently made a short ^Im 
of the working of the Coliseum 
stace. T. Sutton Page, publicity 
manager of the house, showed the 
plctufie to the press and a few 
friends. 

The flUn, although short, Is of 
great Interest and will give the pub- 
lic their first real Idea of life behind 
the scenes. 

The switchboard with Its giant re- 



Anrfrew Karsas' Scheme for «Jot»nc*««. the revolving stage with 

its underground mechanism, the 
files, and an actual change are the 
main features of the pictures. The 
change Is particularly good, as It 
shows the handling of a big crowd 
Immediately after yf^e "tabs" have 
fallen. 



LOEfS METROS EXIBISIVEDEAU 
MAY Wam BROOKLYN HOUSES 



$12,000,000 Titd Up by Metro in Pieluret Ready for 
Market Without Concern Owing a Dollar — Fam- 
ous Players' Deal .^^ \ 



New Chicago Theatre — 
So. Side Pioneer 7 



Chicago, Aug. 1. 
Balaban A Kats have a theatre 
on the south side called the Tivoli, J 
but Andrew Karsaa, who operates 
the Woodlawn and recently opened 
the Trianon Dance Palace, thinks 
that that neighborhood will support 
two theatres. He will erect a the- 
atre In the block from (3d street to 
<3d place. Karsas. who has spent 
five years In buying the land, has 
roamed over Europe in the mean- 
time to get Ideas for his new house, 
which he promives will outshine 
that of Balaban A Kats, a block 
west. 

Twenty-five years agro Karsas 
came to Chicago and got a Job In 
a street stand at the comer of (3d 
street and Cottage grove. He was 
the pioneer In amusements down 
thH(t way by renting a storeroom 
and operating the first picture show 
on the south side. Next he and 
his brother bought the old Drexel 
Theatre. Then they built the Wood- 
lawn. The nightly overfiow of the 
latter was the inspiration of Bala- 
ban & Katx for the Rlvoll. 

"The Trianon ball room is the 
finest In the world," boasts Karsas. 
"The new theatre wllj be finer." 

He plans to build three screens 
on three sides of a triangle In the 
centre of the building, with picture 
machines synchronized by electricity 
to show the same films on the three 
at once. The audience would en- 
tirely surround the screens, as In 
a stadium. Hcl may decide to put 
orchestra and organ Inside the tri- 
angle. 

"The cost?** says Karsas. "I 
have no idea. When will I start^o 
build? Within two years, If build- 
ing conditions get no worse. And 
you might add that I am open for 
new Ideas." 



MRS. WALLY REID WILL 
MAKE NE^ MCE FILM 

Next "Mother" Story— "Hu- 
man Wreckage" Lost $18,- 
000 in New York 



NO JOLSO>l SETTLEMENT 

Griffith Waiting for Proffer From 
Comedian Before Starting Suit 



PICTUB£ PROMOTEB IN TEXAS 

Bl Paso, Tex., Aug. 1. 
Elsler La Male, picture director, 
is In El Paso with the idea of or- 
ganizing a company here.' La Male 
comes here from Dallas, where he 
directed the "Durbar of Flowers." 
La Male has already made arrange- 
ments for prodU(;lng films and says 
he Is expecting to feature Eva No- 
vak and will have Bill Hart In his 
first film here. The El Paso^Tlmes" 
has taken up with La Male and is 
boosting all his statements El Paso 
people may appear In the expected 
picture series. 



The GriflBth-JoIson dispute is ap- 
proaching a situation where the 
producer will go to court in an ef- 
fort to repair the loss caused by 
Jolson walking out of a picture in 
process of filming. Griffith places 
his loss at about $125,000. 

Grlfilth waited all last week with- 
out making any direct effort to 
force the comedian's hand, chosing 
to allow him to advance a proffer 
of c<»n|H'omlse. 

Grlfilth himself is getting ready 
to make a new picture and has 
abandoned the Jolson vehicle aa far 
as he Is personally concerned. The 
project has been turned over to 
Grifllth, Inc.* which will rent the 
Marmaroneck studio and complete 
the picture with Lloyd Hamilton in 
the blackface role. Hamilton has 
been doing two-reelers for E. ' W. 
Hammond and Educational. Jack 
Noble will direct the new venture, 
assisted by Lloyd Bacon, son of the 
late Frank Bacon and Hugh Fay 
as "gajr men." 



Lynch- Kane Delay Sailing 
S. V. Lynch and Bot> Kane did not 

sail Saturday on tlia Leviathan 

owing to the sudden illness of Mr. 

Lynch's mother. 
Tht two pictu<^ men expected to 

depart^is Wednesday Instead. 



Mrs. Wallace Reld is to start In 
September another Tom Ince pic- 
ture as its sUr. It will be along 
a "Mother" subject, according to re- 
port. * 

Mrs. Reid continues to make per- 
sonal appearances with !fHunaan 
Wreckage," her present Ince "drug 
film," receiving 1500 weekly for her 
services. U Is said Mrs. Reid re- 
ceived |50ff a week while making, 
the picture with an agreement she 
should be paid a percentage^of the 
net profit. 

"Human Wreckage" closed at the 
Lyric (Shuberts). NeWv York, Sat- 
urday, after fovrr weeks there, to 
a net loss of $18,000 on the engage- 
ment. Out of town the picture has 
been doing business. Last week at 
the Royal, Kansas City, It Is re- 
ported in New York to have taken 
the house record at $22,000 for the 
week. Mrs. Reid made a personal 
appearance. 

In Detroit (at the Adams), where 
the picture opened a couple of weeks 
ago, with Mrs. Reid In person for 
the first week, It did $14,000 the 
week she was with It and $13,000 
last week, without her. 

The New York engagement was 
at $1.65 top, which the Lyric 
charged. The F. B. O. rented the 
house at $4,^00 weekly flat, for the 
walls. It did not do over $6,000 
any week after the first, when the 
gross was $6,500. 

F. B. O. Is handling the "Wreck- 
age" film on a 66-36 basis without 
having made an advance, but with 
Ince guaranteeing an advertising 
campaign of at least $60,000. 









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DUE TO MANY '$2 PICTURES" 




Specials PUcd on Top of Regular Program List- 
Broadway Theatre Costs Call for High Exhibitor 
Rentals Later — Competition Keen L._ _: _1 



HABIE ROTEL'S LIFE JOB 
Los Angeles, Aug. 1. 
Marie Rotel announces that she is 
deserting filmdom for matrimony. 
She is to marry L L. McKay, a 
business nu. . The marriage will 
take place in October. 



tlons have found themselves Inade- 
quate to cope with the opposition at 
the Chicago, which house staff had 
carte blanche to spend as it pleased 
in the matter of added attractions. 
At MeVicker's there was a limit on 
everything. 

The "cooling systems'* of the two 
houses also gave the Chicago an 
edge and this was made the most of 
In local advertising. As far as 
scenic effects were concerned Mc- 
Vlcker's equalled anything that the 
Chicago showed, but they could not 
cope with the latter house in the 
matter of lightings. 

In the matter of orchestras it is 
possible that McVlcker's Is better 
than at the Chica^jo, but at the for- 
mer house there werj too many 
classical dance diverstissements, 
vocalists and Instrumental attrac- 
tions offered. Chicago's public are 
not over strong for the clas;s^ca1 
either In music oi dancln^r and lean 
rather to the popular appeal of the 



Picture sellers are looking for- 
ward to the autumn with a good 
deal of anxiety. Already*more than 
a/ dozen pictures are listed for 
showing in legitimate houses at the 
$1.50 scale during August and Sep- 
tember, many of them going on 
Broadway more for the prestige to 
be gained by that kind of exploita- 
tion than with any expectation of 
large profits. 

The vo|?ue ^or Broadway show- 
ings has developed intq a race to 
get the early start, and on the 
strength of the metropolitan en- 
gagement to engineer a swift-sell- 
ing campaign among the regular 
picture houses at high rcntafs. 

The list of specials is growing 
dally. This week, "The White Sis- 
ter," made by Inspiration Pictures, 
in Rome, afid starring Lillian Gish, 
was set for the 44th Street. 

With the total already approach- 
ing 16 and with theatre owners in- 
creasing rents up to $4,500 a week 
as the number of available houses 
diminshes, the prospect of some of 
the ventures being short lived be- 
comes more immediate. These brief 
runs would probably throw a num- 
ber of vpecials Into the rcgulo re- 
leasing channels Just about the 
time the big distributors are mak- 
ing their sales drives on program 



^ FUND FOR LUBIN 

Once Rich Producer Again In Need — 
Coast Studio People Contribute 



Los Angeles, Aug. 1. 

The studio people in this city have 
been asked to contribute to a fund 
for the relief of Sigmund Lubin, of 
Philadelphia, known as 'Top" Lu- 
bin, and at one time reputed to be 
a man of great wealth. 

H. O. Schwalbe, secretary of First 

National, is trustee for the fund, 
and the appeal comes from New 
fork. Lubin is understood to be In 
Atlantic City, ill, and sorely in need 
of help. 

This is the second appeal for "Pop" 
Lubin. Three years ago his old busi- 
ness associates were asked to con- 
tribute in his behalf, and a fund of 
$3,500 was raised. With this Lubin 
was sent to Europe, and returned 
much Improved. Several months ago 
he was taken ill again, and was un- 
der medclal are in Atlantic City. 

"Pop" Lubin was one of the five 
original licensed picture producers 
under the royalty system of the 
Patents Co. and the General Film 
Co. He was understood to be Im- 



The rumors that l^arcus Loew, 
before sailing for Europe, had com- 
pleted a deal for four additional 
theatres ffi Brooklyn, which go a 
considerable length toward his sew- 
ing up practically all of the borough 
across the bridge, were denied by an 
executive member of the Loew legal 
department this week. The rumor 
was to the effect Loew had secured 
the Ridgewood and Bedford theatres, 
which wre the property of the Levy 
Bros., who had lately disposed of *t^ 
their Boro Park theatre to him, as 
well as the Supreme, owned by . 
Renzler & Rachmail, and the Pre- 
mler, owned by Lesselbaum. 

Instead, the condition is that Les- 
selbaum has entered into an agree- 
ment with Renxler A Rachmail 
whereby his theatre will be booked 
in conjunction with their four 
houses, Stadium, Sheffield, Stone * 
and Supreme. Lesselbaum will hold 
an interest in t^ latter house, and 
the partners in that will be his part- 
ners in the Premier. ;;t 
The Premier is a house the Loew .^ 
Interests could use to advantage in '.,!^| 
the section. It is quite possible a • >1 
dea^may be in negotiation regarding ! 
it that might swing the R. & R. 
houses with It. 

Had Loew closed for the four * a: 
houses mentioned he would have in- 
creased his booking days in Greater 
New York to a total of 1$0. The 
Keith and aflir ited bookings for 
pictiures are about 118 days in the 
territory. 

The tie-up by Loew of the Fa- 
mous Players-Lasky p.oduct for the 
first three months after Sept. 1, 
with .' • option on the releases for 
the balance of the^ season, includes 
not only the Greater New York ter- 
iltory, but Newaric, N. J^^ , where 
the Loew theatre will have first run 
over Fabian. 

In the Boro Park section of Brook- 
lyn, Loew has closed the West End 
theatre, lately bought from Fried - 
lander and Harry Brandt, and will 
turn the house to other usage, i>08- 
sibiy a garage. 

Loew's tie-up with J'amous Is re- 
ported as being on a reciprocal ba- 
sis with Loew's Metro pictures to 
get first run In a number of key 
cities where the Famous control the 
houses, and where they will be un« 
able to fill all of their time becausel 
of cutting their production outpul^ 
from 104 to 52 pictures for the com<« 
ing year. It will also mean that 
lK)ew will have the Metro pictures 
sold in the Famous Players south- 
ern houses, the Jones, Llnick Sa 
Schaeffer string in Chicago, and the 
Black theatres in New England. 

The first-run dates will glVe th«* 
Metro product great exploitation as 
far as the exhibitor is ooncernod, 
and It will make It possible for the 
Metro to clean up its slate to a great 
extent 

Metro is ready to place $12,000,000 
worth of picture product on the 
market durinir the coming season, 
under a financial agreement that 
"leaves it free and clear. Metro has 
no loans outstanding, even with 
banks, according to reliable Infor-* 
mation. 



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Widows of Men Killed in America^ 
Theatre Granted New Trials 



mensely wealthy, but his old friends 
material, with the probable result 1 profess to ^^.ipys^ified a,t, his prjBSQnt 
the supply of material will be top 



llxi}lf«d. eU^ff handling tha pre»e»U-' d<u* me)o4)i fnd vtepplncof tUe #ay. 'heavy 



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know what-became of his fortune. 



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The widows of two men killed in 
the American picture theatre disas- 
ter In Brooklyn, N. T., Nov. 2»,''1921, 
have been granted new trials in their 
suits for $60,000 damages each 
against the owners. Mrs. Mary 
Sheridan and Mrs. Mary Briney are ^ 
suing Sylvester Rosenthal. Samuel 
Moscowitz and the Oaydlca Iron 
Works, the first two the owners of 
the theatre, and the corporation be- 
ing rpHponwib le for the steel con- 
struction. ,^ 

The *App/pllate Division reversed j 
Justice Callaghan of the Kings ^^ 
County Supreme Court, opining *that ^^, 
it Is up to a Jury to decide whether ^^_ 
the two victims were negligent and 
thusly responsible. 

Rosenthal, Moscowltx and Joseph . 
Gayc^ica , ar^ ui^^er Indictment for, , 
manslaughter ae >i, result pf ^he col-, i 



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BURNSIDEMAY 
ITO PICTURES 



"Ip's Founder Producing Di- 
^ rector Doesn't *Believe 
in Close-Ups . 

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•* R H. Burnaide, producing director 
for. the New York Hippodrome dur- 
ifkc' the period that the, house wauj 
Jlnder the management ©f Charles 
Dillingham, may desert the stage 
and turn to the direction of pictures. 
TirokOf t*»« larger releasing organ- 
ixalions have made offers for his 
fervtces. and although he will not 
state who ihey are. if ia believed 
that Fitst National made one ol the 

oif«rs. 
Burnside stated this week that he 

had not made up his .niod fully 
whether or not he would undertake 
the direction of production for the 
fiieni dramai ^ 

Some time ago la a discussion 
regarding the silent drama Ufurn- 
tid« stated that he did not believe 
?|n the "clo^e-up" as em,iloyed on 
■tthe licreen a* a method of true ex- 
li presslon, and that if at any time "he 
.'undertook to direct a picture he 
''would certainly wipe' out kny close- 
LU0B that the script called for. 
^^ Acc6rdlng to the stage direelaV, 
v'the d6se-up Vas merely a distortion 
.♦that was evolved in the earlier days 
';of picture production to put o\'er 
,\the punch, tflit that with the ad- 
yanee of pictures the time has come 
when this method need net be re- 
-sorted to to arrive at the desired 
'effect. Mor6 legitimate means. 
,«ither in story or direction, can 
llj^chlev* the same result according 
I to his Idea. 

WOIUH MAHAOES IN FRISCO 

San Francisco, Aug. 1. 

Ann McCabe has succeeded lienry 
Pincus as manager of tha Portola 
theatjre here. 

Miss McCabe is the first woman 
to occypy a local managerial berth. 



SEVERAL QUESTIONS COMING UP 
IN CHAMBER MEETING TODAY 



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Six Problems for Exhibitor^ to Pats Upon — ^Sub- 
ftidized Trade Papers Amongst Thlem — ^Admis- 
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Maris Mayer Comes Over 

Marie Mayer, a German actress, 

who personated the Magdalene in 

the Oberammergaii Pa«s4on Play, 

arrived in New York last week, and 

, will attempt pictures. 



Todny (Thursday) is the day for 
a lot of fireworks to be exploded at 
the meeting of the 'Theatre Own- 
ers* Chamber of Commerce sched- 
uled for . the Hotel Astor at noon 
The meeting. while not an 
open one, has" been opened to the 
representatives of the trade press, 
who have been invited to be pres- 
ent for the purpose of listening in 
on the diiacussions over six ques- 
tions which are to be discussed by 
.the exhibitor body. 

The qut'Sllona that arc to come 
up for dlscueslon are: . - , 

1. Purcbaiiing of pictures In 
Block Form. 

2, Conipulacfry furnishing of 
play dates upon the signing of 
contracts for future produc- 
tions extending over a period 

' of mpnths. 

3> The purchase of pictures 
only when the right to see 
them is given before purchase. 

4. The situation regarding 
Motion Picture Operators' 
Union. 

$. The new proposed Wage 
Scale of Local foi. ' 

6. The elimination of Admis- 
sion Tax. 

Question •thre^ seems to be the 
one on which the biggest ^reworks 
threaten to be exploded. 

Charles O'Reilly, president of the 
T. O. C. C, stated that he felt cer- 
tain that the exhibitor has tho 
right to "seeing before buying" and 
that he intended to fight for that 
right for the exhibitor members of 
the organization, no matter how 
bitter the fight iMJcame. 

In the present market the ex- 
hibitor organization has the chance 
to make any ftght It might have in 



mind against the producer and dis- 
trihutor. Producers and distrib- 
utors are overloaded with product 
for the coming year and the ex- 
hibitor is in a position where he 
c«n ait back and pick and, choose.. 

At today's meeting It la barely 
possible a new slogan for the ex- 
hibitor end of the Industry may be 
evolved that will vie with Will H. 
Hays' famous "cause with a capital 
C" and "confidence and co-opera- 
tion." It is possible that the ex- 
hibitor feels that all be can point to 
is "result" up to the present and 
that there must be a "cause" for 
the "result," likewise where there 
is a "cause" there must be a 
'cure." The latter is what the ex- 
hibitor is going to go aft^r. 
Expects to Find Cure 

Possihiy he expects to find the 
"cure" in breaking down the pres- 
ent system of block booking, And 
the obtaining of the-right to pick 
and choose the pictures that he 
wants to play after he has looked 
at them. • 

Th exhibitor Isn't going fo allow 
the distributor talk htm Into per- 
centage booking any more than he 
was willing to do so three or four 
years ago. The exhibitor takes the 
tangle that the percentage plan (^ 
playing has been successful in the 
legitimate theatre as far as plays 
are c(mcerned because of the fact 
that the failures are weeded out' 
and thrown into ttie disclLrd. He 
does not feel, however, the picture 
producer and distributoir will be 
willing to take the same drastic 
measures with a picture "flop" that 
he may have on his hands. That 
will mean that the public of the 



country is going to be atill made 
the goat and forced to see the ma- 
jority of bad pictures together with 
tJie few good ones and be further 
alienated from the motion picture 
theatre. 

Grade Hits and Clops 

Percentage playing of pictures 
win be a mighty good thing pro* 
viding the producers will grade 
their hits and their flops and give 
the exhibitor the choice of playing 
or leaving as he pleases on the 
Question of tertps that pictures are 
to be played at; ■• - • 

Subsidixed Trsde Papers 

Another phase ttie exhibitor is 
going after at today's meeting is 
a pulse on which of the trade pa- 
pers are and which are not sultsi'* 
disod by the producers and dis- 
tributors, while appearing to be the 
service medium to the exhibitor, 
and that the question of th«< neces- 
sity of a nation- wide get -together 
on the part of all the existing fac- 
tions in exhibitor organisation with 
a yiew to bringing them all together 
In a general fight against the 
admissioh tax In jthe next session 
ot Congress. .i« ^ --a: \»^/^^:^:f*^, 

Sydney S. Cohon. who is an hon- 
orary member of the T. 0» C. C.^ 
will probably be present because of 
this feature of the dl|»cusston that 
is to be indulged in, Cohan, it is 
understood, called on Will H. Hays 
within the last, week, accompanied 
by his board of directors, for tHe 
purpose of enlisting the aid of 
Hays In the forthcoming country- 
wide campaign, which the lA, P. T. 
O. A. national ortj;ani'zatlOH U to 
make to obtain the support of leg- 
islators in the fight to repeal the. 
admission tax. 

Hays, it is understood, »tated 
that he could not throw his as- 
sistance to any one faction of the 
exhibitors, but that he would be 
glad to co-operate .wtih them pro- 
viding that they cuuld come to an 
understanding betwfien themselves 
to act In concert. on this vital ex- 
hibitor issue. 



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Selznick — Better for East- - 
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Four directors oil pictures are to 

enter the independent producing 

field within the next few months 

backed by capital subscribed by one 

set of banking Interests in New 

York. The pictures are to be re- ' 

leased' by the Selxnick organixaiioiu ^ 

now i>elng conducted practically by ) 

,Utlca. and Lios Angeles banklsg % 

Interests. ^ 

The directors are Charles Qlblyn, | 
J. Searle Da wfey, Maurice Camp- /^ 
bell an4 Burton King. They are'^ 
toi make approximately four p*c- j 
tufes annually each. None of the"- 
productions is to cost over |75.ttO^ v 
to produce and under the contract 
the Selxnick organization is maki«ig 
t^Us amount is guaranteed to be 
returned to the producer within 
nine months after the time that tite 
first release is made. . 

. The Independent producing field 
Is seemingly looking up in the 
vicinity of New York, with the in* 
dependent releasing companies un- 
dertaking to contract for four pro- 
duetions in a groop for release i'*i 
the states rights market with no 
picture to cos^ over $M|000 to pro- 
(j^uce. That form of contract is 
now being issued to director- pro* 
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PETEBS BEPUDUTES BATJIIAII 
Ikm Angeles, Aug. 1. 

Through Philip Cohen, his attor- 
ney, House Peters announces that 
there is no contract now in force 
between hlniseif and Charles O. 
*BaumAn for the making of any 
Pictures to be distributed bjr the 
House Peters Production. 

There was a contract entered, 
into between Peters and Bauma« ' 
in March which reqirfred Mr. Bau- 
ntann to finance the production anS 
to deposit a sum of money in a lo- 
cal bank on or before May If. This 
Bauman failed to do. Peters says. 



EASTMAN CLAIMS "COVERED 






WAGOr: M'CARTHY IN DARK 



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Rochester "Laboratory*' Promises Feature at Popular 
' ■ Scale. Although It Is Booked at Lyceum There 
at Higher Prices 



FINED FOR LEASING 
1 UNUCENSED FILMS 



W. G. Kendall and Eugene A. 

Westcott Run Afoul of N. Y. 

Censorship Law 



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Rochester, Aug. 1. 

An announcement here by the 
Eastman Theatre states that insti- 
tution will be the only picture the- 
atre in the country to ^lay Para- 
tnount's "The Covered Wagon" out- 
side of the legitimate theaters. The 
^iinnouncement states that the house 
Was able to secure the picture be- 
cause, the Eastman Theatre is op- 
erated in conjunction with the 
Eastman Institute and is an edu- 
cational project. 

The picture is to be played at the 
-xlwlces the theatre charges, and it 
Will be the only plclure theatre in 
the country that will be permitted 
to present the picture at this time 
fct Its regular scale. * 

The booking is set for some time 
In October, according to the an- 
nouncement. The playing of "Tho 
Covered Wagdn" at regular motion 
picture prices is going to hurt tho 
engagement of the road .shows. 

For the annlver.sary woek of tho 
theatre the feature production fo 
be shown is Harold Lloyd'.s "Why 
Worry?" which is to have its pre- 
"iloro on that occasion, week of 
''^pplember 2. 

— In Nl'w York this week it wa.«» 
•tatod that as far as the omoc of 
J- J. McCarthy and Thco. Mltcholl, 
'vhoro the routing of "The Covoro*! 
^'^agon" load shows is being han- 
dled, knew, there wa^ no arrango- 
n\cut mnde to play the picture at 
the Ka.stman. but that, on the con- 
trarv, a contract had boon entorcd 
"'to fb^'f'rid tehowlhk^ or<h^ 'l\if'^ 
turo* 'at VA8 l'irc6urJ hx tCohhc^Mhi' 
during the latter part of October at 



ihe regular legitimate scale la force 
at the house. 

At the Paramount ofllces It was 
impossible to get Into touch with 
Adolph Zukor, who Is spending a 
week's vacation at his summer 
home, where the annual Jubilee and 
golf tournament Is to be held to- 
day. 



MRS. SHERWIN EVICTED 

Former Wife of Critic Loses Home 
in Old Oyster Bay Mill 



Mrs. Louis A. Sherwln, divorced 
wife of Louis Sherwln, former dra- 
atlc critic of "Tlie Globe," who has 
for a number of years been identified 
with scenario writing, was evicted 
from the old mill, in Oy.s*ver Bay, 
Long Island, which she occupied 
with her three children. The Deck- 
an estate, owner of the property, 
secured the dispotjiioas order. Tho 
Beektnan estate alleges Mrs. Sher- 
wln failed to pay- rent. 

Mr. and Mrs. Shoi-\vln wore ?=ep- 
araled several ycnra ago, and within 
the luHt six months rumorn from Los 
Angeles wore to the effect that the 
writer was to marry Mary Alilcs 
Mintor. Sherwln was a rccont ar- 
rival In Now York, coming to pre- 
I)are tho script for the Oallagho." and 
Shoan picture which the Fox organi- 
zation is making. 



Virginie Goldsmith Tries Suicide 

IjOh Angeles. Aug. 1. 
Virgiaiila IvO(» fJoldsmith who his 
'l»o.*n fepJH*^ln<r ill' \)t(H.^^c^ h«»ri«, nt- 
(orfliSfe^ 8irt6i'do' 'Herfe" lAday. ^le 
will recover. 



Syracuse, Aug. L 
W. Q. Kendall, of Newark, N. J., 
was fined $100 and Eugene A. West- 
cott 150 following their arrest on a 
charge of having leased fllraa un- 
licensed by the New Y«rk State 
Board of Cen.«<orahip. 

Westcott paid his flne and Ken- 
dall's con paid Kendall's. The pay- 
ment of Kendall's flne by hie son 
was made Just in the nick of time 
to prevent Kendall's incarceration 
in the penitentiary. 

The unlicensed films that caused 
the trouble were "Life in China- 
town." "Life In the Underworld" aiid 
'Three BrotHors." 



PICTURE ON FENCE 

Two -Rector on Doyle's Belief Takes 
Both Sides 



"Is Conan Doyle Right" la the 
title of a two-reel screen produc- 
tion to bo handled in the Keith 
houGc.s. The picture was made at 
the Ectzwood fctudio.s, Philadelphia, 
under the direction of Jack Ilarvoy. 

It is an expose of the fako meth- 
ods of the general run of spJritubJ- 
ists and at tho samo tinio ao argu- 
inont tliat there may be something 
in Sir Arthur's preachment. 



RUSSELL ALSO FOR 'CHRISTIE' 

Lo3 Angeles, Aug, 1 
Th.<m.'ifl Inco has signed William 
Ilu;;.';oll, tho Foj: .star, for the load 
in the screen production of "Anna' 

rh rlMi l L'." 

Thi.s »ct3 the three important 
<hajaclcr'i in tho cast, with Blanche 
Sv/oot and George Marion for the 
rolo.4 of tlie father and the daugh- 
ter. 



John J'.icnnan, who operates tho 

JOrpliftim. .Ti+fioy City, (pictures) 

Hr/|<jirf\l the Monticollo in that 

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FAMOUS BOOKING DEAi5 HINT 
r AT SEGREGATION OF THEATRES 



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The Famous Players Theatre De- 
partment, according to report ihls 
weck« had entered into arrangements 
with Metro, Vitagraph, and the War- 
ner Bros, for tlie booking of the pro- 
ductions of those companies in the 
various tncatr<^ controlled by Fa- 
mous Players. The understandings 
existing between the Famous Play- 
ers and these various organizations 
Is reported to virtually amount to a 
contract. 

The dea4 with the Vitagrai^h 
hinged on the settlement of tho Fed- 
ertU suit which Vitagraph had pend- 
ing against Famous Players, and 
which was withdrawn shortly prior 
to the active starting of hearings by 
the Federal Trade CommiKMion. VI- 
tagraph productions will play the 
Rlalto and HivoH theatres in New 
York, as well an the Famous houses 
In other parts of the country. 

With Metro It means that the deal 
la practkally a reciprocal one, with 
Famoua ITnyr-r.^ playing the Metro 
product, and Ivnc/*r getting the ex- 
clusive flr.st-ruu (l.iloH after the pro- 
rclca.so .showinr..^. 

Warnor iJrcn. murt of necessity 
look for r-rc-relp i-se ^wits for tl\eir 
l>roduct;ou« for the coming year In 
Order to got out tlioir exhibition 
(|Uotii.i on the pirlurcM, and to them 
k deal with Famous whereby tho 
latter are un<loUl>U»Ul> to roI the pic- 
tures at a price; will give thorn a de- 
cided cxpIoit-alioM value in ail partn 
Of tho couiitry through the prcatigc 
of playing the F.ihiou.n hou.'fc^ and 
not go!fig on the oul.sid'e mo!dnf» 
guaranteed 6{ i^vcyn hiisinoss to (:<i 
an opporttinity ir» hItOw Ilu>ii- jtio. 
tures In the pre- roh',V.<c ruh h(iu:-io.^. 
• Arporflinff l<» one atitltoiitV. tlir- 

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Famous Players theatre |>rdper(ies ^ 
foreshadows the segregation of tho 
exhibitor end of the business from 
the producer-distributor wrangle, 
and is a development of the Federal 
rade Commission's Investigation Into, 
tile trade. While nothing has been 
brought out by the testimony before 
the Trade Commission's examiner to 
support the charges of monopoly oo 
Famous Players, the company is said 
to have revised its policy toward 
outside producers. The first move 
was to cut its production list from 
104 to 62 productions annually, al- 
though Its ownership of houses in- 
creased materially. 



WOODS WANTS "P. & P." 

Decision to Be Made for PictureV 
First Run 



Samuel Qoldwyn's picturlzation of 
"I»ota«h and Perlmutter" may r,o 
into one of A. H. Woods' New York 
houses for a run, instead of being 
«hown through the picture houses. 
Woods lias -a^conpiderable Interest 
in the plctuito and would like lo 
place it in the^ilUlnge or the Apollo. 

Tho picture I« dir.trHyUlrd by Flr.sl 
National, with a Uednlon lo bo 
made as to how It will he showir 
A check-up by Iho FlrHl National in'^ 
now on to nKccrtalr. whether tlio 
IJroadway thing or film house.H 
would r«tnru the most itiui.cy, with 
llio ,»'ir.st National inclined toward 
the film houses. 

Wood«' contract. It U scid. j^Wch ' 
him the flrrfi hny fiiT Ihd'maflef' (W 
how the picture will ho exhibited .ur 
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PICTURES' 



Thursday, August 2, 1829 



1 



XOHMON LAW TOPPED FRISCO; 

nvou aosiNG to pictures 



Second Run Houses Dying — Portola Playing Second 
Runs at First Run PriceSi with Business Dwin- 
dling ■:''^'^]-'r' 



HATAKAWA'S |92,000 ACTIOK 

tioa Angeles, Aug. 1. 

ftewnie Hayakawa, the Jafyuiese 
picture atar, haa started ault iMBalnct 
Robertson-Cole for $92,000 which, he 
alleges, ie due him a« salary. 

Hayakawa and bis wife are In 
PArla. 



*Mre. Drew Buys In on Cartoon 
Mrs. Sydney Drew has purchased 
one -half of the "Mr. and Mrs. 
BrlggiT cartoon. 



San FranclBCO, Aujr. 1. 
BusJnepr; at the picture tiousfs 
here last wt^ek was very spotty arxl 
uncertain. The WarftcJd led tin- 
field with $16,000 ghowinfr 'The 
Common Law." booeted with a 
hoavy advertinlng campaign. At 
the CJranada the special ..ppcarance 
of John Steel, the tenor, may have 
helped the box office, the house get- 
ting $15,000. Steel is drawing down 
a heavy salary. 

The second run houses here seem 
In a precarious position. The West 
Coast Theatre*, which control the 
Tlvoli, lately chan.jed the policy of 
that house to a second run theatre 
playing the features the week after 
the Warfield. The pictures didn't 
prove strong enough to attract sec- 
ond week business, and as a result 
the Tivoli is to be cloeed perma- 
nently Aug. 10. The West Coast 
lease runs out a short time later. 

The Portola has developed into an 
out-and-out second run house at 
first run prices, and consequently 
the business there is dwindling 
away to practically nothing. 

At the Imperial the run of "The 
Merry-Go-Round" proved a disap- 
pointment. The general reports on 
the picture indicated the run would 
hold up to expectations, but the sec- 
ond week opened very light In com- 
parison to what it should have been, 
and it doesn't appear as though 
the third week will witness a re- 
vival of Interest in the feature. 

Kstlmatee for last week: 

California— "Circus Days' (First 
National), starring Jackie Coogan. 
(Seats 2,700; scale, 65-90.) Started 
with big matinee play. Nights fair. 
Several novel press publicity stunts 
helped, especially a clown parade, 
in which the kid« were invited to 
compete for a $20 prize. Got $13,000. 

Granada — "The Law of the Law- 
less (I'aramount), Dorothy Dalton 
featured. (Seats 2,840; scale, 55-90) 
Picture not so much, but the ap- 
pearance of John Steel, the tenor, in 
conjunction with film, proved a big 
draw. " Business very heavy for 
opening; $15,000 on week. 

Imperial — "Merry - Go - Round" 
(Universal). (Second week. Seats 
1,400; scale, B5-75.) Busine.se not 
up to expectations in face of favor- 
able comment. Second week started 
off only fair. Doesn't look like It 
will jump any; $10,000. 

Warfield — "The Common Law* 
(Selznick), featuring Corinne Grif- 
fith. (Seats 2,800; scale, B5-75.) 
Business started off fair, but ran 
above aver'hge, $16,000. 

Tivoli — 'The Three Ages" (Metro), 
starring. Buster Keaton. (Scats 
1,800; scale. 40-75.) Week not very 
promising. Film was moved over 
from the Warfield. where the cream 
of business was skimmed off. Got 
$4,000. 

Porto<a — "Lying Lips" (Thomas 
JI, Ince). (SeatK 1.100; scale. BO- 
75.) Busine«<8 practically nothing. 
Very old feature; $2,500. 

Strand — "Arabia" (Fox), In con- 
Junction with Fanchon & Marcos 
musical revue, "Cabaret Queens." 
(Seats 1,700; scale, 60-75.) The 
musical show has been the draw at 
(his hou.«!e, but this week drojjped 
ft little at the beginning and in 
comparison to what ehow has been 
getting recently. Average but fair; 
$10,000. 



REID DRUG FILM BREAKS 
KANSAS CITY RECORD 



"Human Wreckage" Did $18,- 

500 at Royal Last Week— 

7 Shows Daily ^ 



Kansas City, Aug, 1. 

Mrs. Wallace Reid in person and 
her picture, "Human Wreckage," 
last week at the Royal broke the 
house record held by "Robin Hood." 
Although this house seats but 890, 
seven showings of the film were 
given dally, with Mrs. Reid appear- 
ing at the 1:45, 3:30 and 7:30 
shows. The prices were advanced 
from the regular 36-50 scale to 
50-75, bui the advance did not seem 
to stop a single prospective cus- 
tomer. 

Lines were In front of the house 
at all times and an extra ticket 
office was set up on the curb to aid 
in relieving the congestion. 

The picture and Mrs. Reid were 
given columns of publicity, and 
when not at the theatre Mrs. Reid 
was appearing at some social or 



civic organization. The picture Ww 
been held for the second week. 

At the other houses things were 
not so good, neither "Wandering 
Daughters" at the Liberty nor "Chil- 
dren of Dust," the Newman's offer- 
ing, creating any extra interest. 
Although these two houses are the 
Newman and Harding managements' 
principal opposition, both pictures 
were First Nationals. 

At the Malnstreet the feature was 
"Wonders of the Sea" and created 
considerable interest. 

Last week's estimates: 

Newman -- "Children of Dust" 
(First National). Seats, 1,980; 
60-75. Ruth Oswald and' Donald 
Carroll, Wagner's Band, couple of 
comedy and news Alms, organ solos 
and orchestra. Around $11,000; 
somewhat off. 

Liberty — "Wandering Daughters" 

(First National). Seats, 1.100; 

36-60. Also Turpin comedy. Double 

1)111 real entertainment, but failed to 

appeal. Around $5,000. 

Twelfth 8treet~"A Man's Man" 
and a Chaplin revival. 

Royal — "Human Wreckage." Seats, 
890: scale, 60-75. Mrs. Wallace 
Reid. Added vaudeville turns. Ca- 
pacity Inadequate lu spite of seven 
shows dally. Many attended pimply 
out of curiosity. Management an- 
nounced house record for a single 
week's attendance broken. Gross 
close to $18,600. 

First runs at the vaudeville houses 
— "Wonders of the Sea." Mainstreet; 
"Calvert's Valley," Globe. 



LOEWS mmm, wash, ^ -uj^- 

DAILY CHANGE, $10,000 (XOSS 



Manager Lawrence Beatus Forces Businets in Torrid 
Mid-summer Week — Seven Revivals of Features 
—Daily Gross for Each 'i: ■'V~w;: 



It's Jackie's 

GREATEST SHOW 
ON EARTH 

A five-ring circus all in one wonderful picture, with 
clowns, freaks, elephants, acrobatt, jugglers, magi- 
cians, tumblers, roaring lions,-*a mammoth aggre- 
gation. Adapted from *TOBY TYLER," James Otis' 
celebrated story of ten weeks with a circus. 



Sol Lesser 

presents 



BRIDGEPORT STRICT 



State Police Demands Observance of 
Sunday Law 



Bridgeport. Conn., Aug. 1. 

Every picture theatre In the city 
was under police surveillance (Sun- 
flay) to insure enforcement of the 
edict of police authorities that the 
Sunday state theatre law. govern- 
ing hours of performance, must be 
observed. 

For the papt several years the 
theatres have been starting their 
performances at 6. The state law 
sets 7, standard time 

Local enforcement wan prompted 
by a letter from thr state police de- 
partment. Theatre manajrers did 
aot hesitat* to regulate their ex- 
'.jibits In conformance with the law 
and declined to say what action they 
-would take. 

Superintendent of State Toim 
Hurley denied that he was discrimi- 
nating tolely against Bridgeport. 




REPEATS AND REVIVALS 
RULE IN LOS ANGELES 



Lack of Firsl-Run Features 

Apparent — Public Refusing 

To Attend Theatres 



Kenton and Cook Leave Sanitarium 
Los Angeles, A>jg. 1. 
Buster Keaton ami Clyde CooU 
have iKith left the .sanitarium, where 
thay were patifits for a wcei<. 
» The coinediat.v have returned to 
V'CTit on tho rc^'pc(•tU•e Jots, where 
tUoy W¥Wi r.»«l< iMg' p*i><*Me»» ♦»•♦•• 



Beginning- I^unday, August 5, at the 



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MARK 

X R A N 

l-imadway at 47th Street 

A Hr^t notional IHctuw 



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Los Angeles. Aug. 1. 

The week was a quiet one, the box 
offlces running up no records that 
would startle anybody. Just at pres- 
ent the screens seenn to be loaded 
with repeaters, revivals and re-runs. 
Whether this is due to a lack of good 
first-run features or Just the natural 
tendency on the part of the nnan- 
agers to curtail during the "dog 
days" Is a matter of conjecture. The 
latter explanation is probably the 
nearest the truth. The estimates: 

California— "The Call of the Wild" 
(Roach). (Seats 2,000; 25-75.) Feat- 
uring "Buck," the movie dog. "tiltory 
taken from Jack London's famous 
fiction yarn. Musical features also 
listed. Took $12,600. 

K i n e m a — "Daddy Long-Legs" 
(Pickford). (Seats 1,800; 25-75.) 
Revfval of early Pickford sUccCss. 
Milton Sills mentigned In billing. 
Usual fillers. Estimated at |5.250. 

Grauman's— "East Side. West 
Side" (Lesser). (Seats 2.200; 25-55.) 
Kenneth Harlan and EHeen Percy 
co-featured. Sid Grauman's prolog 
revealing New York life a hit. 
Grossed 111, 200. 

Metropolitan— "The Purple High- 
way" (Paramount). (Seats 3,700; 
55-65.) Madge Kennedy In spot. 
Carlos Sebastian, dancer and singer, 
added attraction, with Elsie and 
Paulsen, ice skaters, held over. 
About $24,500. 

Grauman's Rialto — "Human 
Wreckage" (Ince). Seats 800; 35- 
85.) Narcotic Day. In which state 
and city officials celebrated stamping 
out of drug evil, or fight to do so, 
stimulated business. Extra publicity 
campaign helping box. May run 
two weeks or more longer. Approxi- 
mately $9,240. 

Grauman's Hollywood — "The Cov- 
ered Wagon" (Paramount). (Seats 
1,800; 50-1.10.) Going strong as 
ever. Estimated 8,500 people see 
film daily. Got $19,000. 

Mission— "Robin Hood" (Pair- 
banks). (Seats 900; 35-1.10.) Busi- 
ness very bad. Showing in Holly- 
wood, where marathon record was 
broken, took cream away from 
downtown run. "Merry Go Round" 
announced for Monday. Grossed 
$9,400. , 

Loew'e State— "Her Fatal Millions" 
(Metro). (Seats 2,400; 35-f5.) 4«Vlola 
Dana starred. Business not up to 
standard. Jack White comedy, 
"Backfire." served as relief. Robert 
K. Heen. Hawaiian baritone, In spe- 
cial number. Took $4,420. 



ORDINARY PICTURES ; 
ORDINARY BALTO. BIZ 



Summer Fare and Some of It 

Cheap — Rain Hurt Last 

Week 



Baltimore. Aug. 1. 

Rainy weather hurt the movie 
business like everything else in 
town last week. 

The Century had "Crinoline and 
Romance." but the film didnt draw 
any particular ai<entio.i. At the 
New "The Abysmal Brute" got some 
notice from the critics, while "Her 
Accidental Husband" had fair luck 
in that dircctioft at the Parkway. 

The public here seems , rathev 
apathetic toward films at the pres- 
ent time. They haven't been fed 
any great big fare during the sum- 
mer, mostly straight program stuff 
and somo of it's pretty cheai) at 
that. The Century and the New 
have held to a fairly high standard, 
the Rivoli lias been closed, «ind the 
Metropolitan h.is run some of the 
rottencst films imaginable in with 
some of the best. A film thpre sev- 
eral wouk.s ;igo, "Are you a Failure," 
got a big howl among the fans of 
the city when a double exposure 
showed the hero being enveloped 
by a loK jam in a river. In the 
fxvxt scene he was hauled from the 
river with nary a scratch to grace 
liis fair bo<ly. 

Kv'Mi tlu- C'eiitiuy. whi<h showed 
some biK films during the winter as 
fust runs, has been shooting pretty 
t.inie stuff across the screen lately. 
It m.iy b tliat biisine«M h.isnt jus- 
til imI ar>y hiK fihns and it may b» 



- Washington, Aug. i. 

Lawrence Beatus demonstrated 
In a practical manner at the box 
office his belief that "a real pic- 
ture never dies" and during the past 
week put over In the local Loew 
house, the Columbia, a series of 
seven revivals, a new one each day 
that grossed on the week the big- 
gest business of any of the four 
downtown first run houses. This 
revival of films has never been 
done here with the exception of 
one week with "The Four Horse- 
men," That picture was run for 
the full week. 

Th^ business done can be con- 
sidered remarkable when weather 
conditions are taken into considera- 
tion, the entire week being a mighty 
hot one with a big storm break- 
ing Saturday night. 

In addition to the re-showing of 
the features, the revival Idea wa« 
carried throughout the entire pro- 
gram each day, there being shown 
a number of Harold Lloyds. Buster 
Keatons, "Our Gang" and Lloyd 
Hamilton ^releases, with a current 
tysvrn weekly and scenic pictures. 

Elstimates for last week: 

Loew'e Columbia — ^eats 1,200: 
35-60. Revival week. Sunday "The 
Sheik," light ma*lnee. good night, 
with $1,200 on th« day; Monday, 
DeMilles "Why Change Your Wife." 
consistent business all day getting 
anothe&'^1.200: Tuesday, "On With 
the Dance" forcing up gross with 
possible $1,500; Wednesday, De- 
Mille's "Male and Female," real 
winner of the week, lockout of full 
lobby at 7:30 with day getting no 
leas than $1,750; Thursday, De- 
MUle's "Don't Change Your Hus- 
band," dropped little to what looked 
like $1,150; Friday. Milton Sills In 
"Behold My Wife." climbed upward 
a bit. looking to be another $1,250: 
Saturday, DeMiUe's "Manslaughter," 
with $1,500 on day, giving estimated 
gross on week of about $10,000. 

Moore's Rialto— Seats 1,900; 60. 
"3 Wise Fools" (Goldwyn), liked 
and doing Just summer's business .^ 
with possible $6,500 on week. 

Crandall's Meirepolitan — Seats 
2.400: 35-50. ITorothy Phillips, 
"Slander the Woman" (First Na- 
tional). On about par with Rialto 
with $6,500 gross. 

Loew's Palace — Seats 2,500; 35-50. . 
"Trifling With Honor." Baseball 
story that would have done better 
In winter season. Got about same 
as other two houses listed abovci 
$6,600. 

Loew's Announcement 

The first announcement of the ' 
coming season's program for a 
down town picture house was forth- 
coming today from Loew'e Palace., , 

The programs as outlined for, (| 
both of the Ix)ew houses here, 
Columbia and Palace Is an elab- 
orate one and covers practically all 
of the forthcoming bigger, pictures. • 
This season in order to kill the lm-| '■ 
pression that the larger of the two* 
houses, Palace, was presenting the , 
usual program features while the, ."' 
Columbia got all the bigger feat- 
ures, the Loew Interests have 
booked into the Palace an imposing 
array of "specials" that should put , 
the two housea on a par In the 
minds of the local theatregoers. ,, 

The Palace bookings, carrying tho ; 
house through the month of De- 
cember, Include "Salomy Jane";, 
Buster Keaton In "Three Ages";;.<.:; 
"Silent Partner"; "Spring Magic":'.! • 
"Rouged Lips" and many others of 'i\^ 
equal Importance while those of the 
Columbia has In the lost "Captain 
Applejack": Griffith's "The White,;- 
Ro.se"; "Hollywood"; "Bluebeard's 
Eighth Wife"; "The Cheat," with 
Pola Negri; Jackie Coogan In 
"Long Live the King"; "Ruggles of 
Red Gap"; "Man. Woman and 
Temptation" and "Zaza." , 

The latter house has heretofore) 4 
played the pictures made by United.-; 
Artist.^ and will undoubtedly do 
so this year, thus bring the Fair- 
banks and Chaplins to the Loew 
house. 



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an ide.a of how the people of Balti- 
more would eat u\t a super special 
at this point was given whe.. the 
New Lyceum revived "The Pirth of 
«i Nation" some months ago and dul 
big business on the week. On its 
opening night a line extended quite ' 
a diHt.ince into the street. [ 

Estimates for last week: 

Century — C.-ipacity 3,300; Scale . 
25-50-75. With "Crinoline and Ro- , 
mnne*'' between $11,000 and $12. t j 
000, ttit under normal. Bl.uno can i 
be laid to rain, wliich hurt every i 
lni><iness. This week condensatioill 
of Verdi's "The Masked Ball." .1 

New — Capacity 1.800; Scale 25-^O.t 
With "The Aby.smal Brute," Jack, 
T/ondc)n's f.imrus yarn, this do'.vn-| 
town shopping district house did: 
al>nur $5,500, ^ood. j ' 

Parkway — Cajj.irify 1 200; fi« ale^ 



i:5-4». With "litr Atrideiit.il lla«-| 
b;in«l' uptown hoijse did abo»t 
that they were ^nIC^f.-lillable, but $2,5fH, only f.-^fr. 



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•Thursday, August 2. 1923 



PICTURES 



21 



BROADWAY HOUSES DD) WELL 
WriH NEW Runs LAST WEEK 



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f<Jkree Wise FooU'' Ran to $4S,000 at Capitol and 
Held Orer — ^Many Speciak Due in Broadway 
" Legit Houtca; ^ 



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4lir«« of th« Broadway houMs 
ife^wed & fairly atronff return on 
^ new pictures last week. They 
^r^e the Capitol, with "Three Wise 
f^lfl," whiqh grossed enough to 
IiOld it over; Straad. with "The 
Brass Bottle," and the Rivoll. with 
•l^Awful Larceny." At the latter 
iMHise it Is conceded it wasn't the 
picture, but Gilda Gray who pulled 
the business. The week grossed 
around |19,200. about |7,000 better 
than the previous week, with the 
pictures on both weeks about eqtial 
in entertainments ^ - 

This week looks as though the 
|K>U83 record at the Rivoli is going 
to falL Up to Tuesday night the 
first three days showed a gross 
business of almost $14,300. Tues- 
day the liouae broke the record for 
any TueHday since it has been 
opened, getting $4,400 on the day. 
"Hollywood." which is the attrac- 
tion there this week is - certain to 
be held over for one if not two 
weeks and play the RIalto following 
that. The Cameo management is 
already making a bid for the pic- 
ture to go into that house for a run 
at regular picture prices fjllowing 
its showing at the two big Famous 
Broadway houses. 

The Capitol's gross was around 
$4S,000, including the war tax, while 
the Strand played to $23,000. At the 
Capitol it was not intended to hold 
"Three Wise Fools" over for a sec- 
ond week, but the business on the 
•rst four days of the first week re- 
realed the picture had unusual l>oz- 
oflloe strength. The second Sunday 
topped the first by $gO and by 
Wednesday of this week the picture 
was only running $800 behind last 
week. 

At the Criterion "The Covered 
WlMTon" bettered the week before 
by $100 or so and this week It was 



stated the picture woUld remain 
from six to eight months longer. 
LAst week got $10,407. 

None of the other houses along 
the street did anything like a 
break. At the Rialto 'The Purple 
Highway" gross waa away off at 
$11,760. The Cameo saw the pass- 
ing of "Enemies of Women" last 
Saturday, with the final week show- 
ing $3,100. It was iU 15th week on 
Broadway, and due to the small ca- 
pacity of the Cameo this showing is 
strong for the finish. "Broadway 
Gold" opened there this week. 

"The Merry-Go-Round," which 
moved into the Central for a run 
under the management of Andrew 
Oobe, after having had two weeks 
at the Rivoll and one at the Rialto. 
did not quite hold up to expecta- 
tions, and at the Lyric "Human 
Wreckage' seems to be a complete 
fiop. 

This week the center of interest 
was the opening last night 
(WMnesday) of the new Cosmopol- 
itan (renamed Park) on Columbus 
circle, where the latest Marion Da- 
vles starring feature, "Little Old 
New York," is the opening attrac- 
tion. 

Along the street the general talk 
is on the number of features to be 
placed into legitimate theatres, to- 
gether with the question of dates 
when they are to be shown. Thus 
far it Is sealed "The White Sister." 
with Lillian Gish. opens the 44th 
Street, to be followed by Metro's 
"Scaramouche" after four weeks; 
"The Hunchback of Notre EJame" 
comes to the Astor Sept. 2; "If 
Winter Comes" goes to the Times 
Square; "The Shepherd King" to 
the Central; "Ashes of Vengeance" 
to the Apollo; "The Green Goddess" 
to the Sam H. Harris next week, 
and in addition "Miles Standlsh," a 
Charles Ray picture, and Chaplin's 



"Public Opinion" ane looking for 
houses. 

Estimates for last week: 

Cameo — "£:nem<ca of Women" 
(Cosmopolltan-Goldwyn). (Seats 
64f; scale 66-8&.) Blghth week. 
Last week final one. Sunday Truart 
production "Broadway Gold" opened. 
Last week, "'Enemies," $3,100. 

Capitol — "Three Wise Pools" 
(Goldwyn). (Seats $,300; scale, $5- 
85-$1.10.) Surprised Capitol man- 
agement and Qoldwyn executives by 
business attracted. Held for sec- 
ond week. Gross. Including; war tax, 
first week, $45,000. 

Central — **The Merpy-Oo-Round* 
(Universal). (Seats 960; scale. 60- 
7$.) Second week. Opened Sunday 
week ago after having played three 
weeks (Rivoli and Rialto) to big 
business. First week here, $4«2M. 

Chiterien— "The Corered Wagon" 
(Paramount). (Seata 60$; scale. 
Mats.. $1 top; Eves., $1.&0.> Twen- 
tieth week. Rolling up box office 
gross that makes it look as though 
this picture were slated to stay here 
for another six to eight months^ 
Last week. $10,407. 

Ly no— "Human Wreckage" (Ince- 
PBO). (Seats 1,400; scale. Mats. $1 
top. Eves., $1.50;) Picture decided 
fiop at this house. Last week, how- 
ever, it had the distinction that no 
other picture has had in some time 
— that of calling the police re- 
serves to keep those having passes 
for tha house in line. Around $3,500. 

Rialto— "The Purple Highway" 
(Paramount). (Seats 1.960; scale, 
30-55-85.) While released as Para- 
mount, this is only outside-made 
production company is releasing thi« 
year. Failed to create anything like 
favorable Impression as far as box 
office at Rialto was concerned last 
week. Gross, $11,760. 

Rivoli — "Lawful liarceny" (Para- 
mount). (Seats 2,200; scale, 30-50- 
85.) Grossed $19,200. 

Strand— "The Brass Bottle" (First 
National). (Seats 2,900; scale, 35- 
50-85.) First of M. C. Levee -Mau- 
rice Tourneur productions released 
through First National. Failed to 
create any particular stir, although 
business of $23,000 showed there 
must have been steady grind at box 
ofUce. 



CHICAGO HOUSES HAD 
GOOD FILMS AND WEEK 



"Wise Fools'' and "Larceny 
Opposed in Leading 
Houses 



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CROSLAND'S "3 WEEKS'* 

Los Angeles, Aug. 1. 

Alan Crosland has been placed 
under contract by Goldwyn to direct 
the production of Elinor Glyn's 
"Three Weeks." 

This picture was originally pro- 
duced In the east several years ago 
by B. S. Moss. 



Chicago. Aug. 1. • 
The Chicago and McVlckers had 
good pictures last week and both 
ha<f programs of worth for mid- 
summer. 

•Three Wise Fools,- at the Chi- 
cago and "lawful Larceny" at Mo- 
Vickers. The former is just aa 
good If not better than the Utter, 
but the latter has the advantage 
of four names. 

The Orpheum opened July 21 and 
concluded Its first week with "Hol- 
lywood" July 27. The picture came 
in following "Sins of Hollywood." 
"Haxel from Hollywood" and "Souls 
for Sale." For this reason em- 
phasis was placed on the fact that 
It was a world premiere. The open- 
ing day was good, the first Sunday 
brought $2,400 and after that the 
business averaged $1,200 a day. The 
second week opened auspiciously. 
The picture is In for a run and will 
be followed by Mrs. Wallace Reld In 
person in "Human Wreckage." 

The weather last week was espe- 
cially favorable to the picture the- 
atres. There were several cool 
nights. "The Co verted Wagon" con- 
tinued its draw at Woods and 
"Safety Last' at Orchestra Hall, 
while the last week of "The Spoil- 
ers" made the house management 
wish It could be continued longer. 

Chicago— "Three Wise Fools" 
(Goldwyn). (Seating capacity 4,200; 
66). $48,000. 

McVieker's — "Lawful Larceny" 
(Paramount). (Seating capacity 
2,600; 66.) About $25,000. 

Roosevelt— "The Spoilers" (Gold- 
wyn). (Seating 1,276; 65.) In ex- 
cess of $14,000. 

Woods — "The Covered Wagon" 
(Paramount.) (Seating 1,150; $1.66.) 
Still making money with rent of 
$5,000 and other expenses totalling 
$8,000. In excess of $10,000. 

Orchestra Hail--»"Safety Last" 
(Pathe.) (Seating 1,500: 16.) Up to 
$18,000. 

Randolph-i>"Out of Luck" and 
"With the Navy In the Orient" 
(Universal.) (Seats 680; 60.) All 
sorts of stunts by lads of navy. 
Neighborhood of $5,500. 

Orpheum — "Hollywood" (Para- 



BAD CHECKS' CASHING HABH^ 
San Francisco, Aug. ]. 

Alleging that her husband had a 
penchant for cashing bad checks, 
and that ho Is now a fugitive from 
Justice, Mrs. Helen L Goln, known 
on the stage as Helens Irene SSaruba, 
obt ned an annulment of her mar- 
riage In the Superior Court here 
last week. 

Mrs. Zaruba at one time was in 
the fllns, and is at present prepar- 
ing to go ia vaudeville. 

Her husband was William V. Coin, 
former Tioe-presldent and general 
manager of the Argonaut Film Co. 



MOIEHO GETS |«r,500 

Los Angeles, Aug. 1. 

Antonio Moreno, who ia at pres- 
ent appeAinir under contract to 
Famous Players-Laaky. settled a 
Milt for $lSf.$M that he had lastl- 
tated asainst Vltagraph, out of court 
for $22.60« casb. 

The suit was baaed oa a claim for 
the balance of the time that his con- 
tract had to run with the company, 
he having left because of unsuitable 
roles that were assigned to him In 
various productions. 



Lesser Bound far Eurefie 

Los Angeles. Aug. 1. 
Sol Lesser Is leaving for New York 
next week. After a short time In 
the east he will start for Europe to 
arrange for the distribution abroad 
of the product of Principal Pictures 
Corp.. of which he te the head. 



mount.) (Seats 791: 60.) First 
week, gross of $11,240. 

The Chicago has "Penrod and 
Sam" this week. Sennett comedy 
••Bow Wow,** and Art Landry's or- 
(diestra again. MoVioker's has 
George Melford's "Salomy Jane." an 
••Our Gang' comedy, end F<dttU 
Thayer. 

The Roosevelt opened Monday 
with •'Down to the Sea in Ships." 
The State-Lake has "The Heart 
Raider" with its vaudeville, and the 
Riaito. "Bluebeard's Bighth Wife." 
lirst time a feature has gone from 
McVieker's to this other Jones, 
Linick & Schaefer house. 

The Tlvoli and Riviera, outlying 
houses, have *'Sears 'Of Jealously" 
and the Stratford, Woodlawn and 
Pantheon have •'Children of Jasz." 

Francis X. Bushman is at the 
Windsor in "A Modem Marriage." 
The Castle, an unimportant loop 
houses has Douglas Fairbanks in 
"The Americano. " 



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^ Tb« fllneis of President Harding In San Frfnctaco and tlie auddtn j^Oit- 
Iwnement of his trip to Loa Angelea to Tlilt the Monro* Centennial and 
Motion Picture Exposition brouffht a cloud of gloom over the city. For 
a time It threatened to bring about an abrupt closing of the Expo. 

The concessionaires were counting on this visit of the President to get 
them partially off the nut, and when the news came that he would be de- 
tained for at least two weeks In San Francisco before he would be auf- 
flclently recovered to proceed east there was a wall from the concessions. 

Tho show, however, will be kept open one day longer thaiAwaa orlg- 
lna>ly scheduled, and will not close until Sunday night, the extra day 
being added In the hope that a little more coin can be gathered. 

Right at this time there Is the biggest group of disgusted showmen In 
IjOs Angeles that have ever been gathered in one spot In history and the 
Exposition here will go down In history as one of the grandest flops ever. 



The simplicity of the picture -struck girl !a almost pathetic. Monday 
nfght a taxlcab driver brought a young girl from the Pennsylvania station 
to Variety's office in New York. He said the girl had asked him to take 
her to Hope Hampton's home. The driver said the only thing he knew 
abont the show business was. Variety. 

When Informed Miss Hampton was on the coast the glr] expressed her 
regreta. Then she was asked if she knew Mise Hampton and If so why 
ehe did not know the actress was In Hollywood or where she lived? The 
girl replied she had written Miss Hampton and received an acknowledg- 
ment, eo, as she wanted to ask her Just one question, she had come on 
from Baltimore for that purpose. Her question, ahe confessed, was for 
Miss Hampton to answer If she would be successful In the movies. 

It waj 10 o'clock when the taxi driver reached Variety's office. He 
(Siald he would take the young woman to the Martha Washington Hotel for 
the night. A member of Variety's staff advised her to go there and to go 
back home in the morning. 



Pat Powers Is ill at his Klngsbrldge. New York City. home. It's Just 
a case of nerves, according to report, which also says Mr. Powers has 
about decided to discontinue active work along picture lines In the future. ' Laurel 



«WHIT£ BOSE'' AT SIASD 
JX W. Grlfflth'g "White Rose," 
with Mae Marsh and Ivor Novello 
will be at the New York Strand 
August 12 for pre-release showing. 
It goes Into general release In the 
metropolitan territory two weeks 
later. 



BUR TO 154,000 

Lios Angeles, Aug. 1. 
Alexander Phillips has been left 
$64,000 by a deceased uncle. The 
heir la with the Christie film play- 
ers. 



JUAinTA HA1T8EN IK CHICAGO 

Chicago, Aug. 1. 
Aaron Jones has returned from a 
fortnight on Adolph Zukor's private 
golf links, and announces that 
while east he engaged Juanita Han- 
sen, movie star, to top the bill at the 
Rialto In the near future. 



WELLS HAWXS' FUBLICITT 

Welle Hawks haa been engaged to 
do the publicity for the Distinctly 
Picture Corporation's picture, "The 
Oreen Goddess," which will begin a 
four-week engagement at the Sam 
H. Harris, Ne^York. Aug. 12. 






Cafe Man Wants Release 

LfOs Angeles, Aug. 1. 
A Boeton cafe man, Byron Wil- 
cox, haa started a divorce suit 
against his film acting wlfe^ Harriet 



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So THIS is "Hollywood"! 



Opening at the Rivoli last Sunday, a HOT JULY 
DAY, *^Hollywot}d** equaled the box-office record, 
held by '*Blo€>dand Sand,** and smashed the record 
of ^* Manslaughter/* the next 



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"Hollywood' represents the turning point In 
the life of the tsilent drama— 100 per cent, enter- 
tainment A momentous production, and we sin- 
cerely trust none of our readera will fall to see 

It • ' left u* cold and bitter. 

Hollywood' haa restored ua to a state of genial 
warmth." — Robert E. Sherwood in N. Y. Herald. 



"It la the real, wholesome, enterprising and 
amaxlngly aucceaaful Hollywood that la shown. 
Romance, yes. But tha^ which 7s legitimate and 
fine. And the adventures of the Indiana family 
In the far West afford thrills, Uughter and 
pathos at timea" — Rob Reeljji Chicago Ameri- 
can. 



"A finely genuine picture and the best piece of 
atory-telUng that haa yet come forth tratn the 
world's motion picture capital." — Carl Sandburg 
In Chicago Newa « 



"Really, here Is a picture that we enjoyed 
from start to finish." — Qulnn Martin In New 
York World. 



"It really Is a most entertaining ^picture, and 
nothing In the least like It has ever been done 
before."— Harrlette Underbill In N. Y. Tribune. 



" 'Hollywood' Is the best example of showman - 
tehip I have yet to see In a motion picture. It 
Is Intelligent entertainment Don't miss It!" — 
Polly Wood In Chicago Herald and KxamJner. 



"The director has accomplished that which 

was attempted In • .* This is 

a film which can be seen more than once and 
atin enjoyed."— Fred Hall In N. Y. Times. ,, , 



"A highly enjoyable picture, entertainingly 
presented and Intelligently treated. Genuinely 
amusing situations." — Rose PelsWlok In New 
York Americana 



"The comedy In 'Hollywood* !• a« JBTOOd a» 
•Merton of the Movlea* Lem>i dream Is one of 
the funniest episodes we have ever seen In the 
movies. A film everyona will enjoy."— -New 
York Mall. 



' * TTollywood' Is sheer Joy." — Dorothy Day In 
New York Telegraph. 



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"Keenly and deftly satirical In Its humor. Far 
auperlor to * « e '."— N. Y. Sun 



"We doubt if there'll be a single soul at all 
Interested In movies who will not revel In the^ 
display of reel talent that filts across the screen, 
for there are 80 honest-to-goodness stai-s, and, 
as real stars, they do their bits as though they 
liked It."— Don Allen In N. Y. Evening World. 



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"Delightful entertainment." — Chicago Post. 



" 'Hollywood* Is very successful In getting 
'•^mickles when It wantto them and not In the 
wrong places." — New York Sun and.Gl^bew 



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RRESENTAT/ONS 

(Extra offroceioffM in pithtrm ih€air€9g whmn not 
pictwrmB, untt bm carried and detcrib^d in ihia deport- 
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NOT MARIE ANDRE 

Three weeks ago "Marie An- 
dre" was reviewed as a new turn 
among the "Preaentatlons" at 
the RIalto, New York. Miss 
Andre explains that although 
she was booked for the house, 
a last minute difference neces- 
sitated a cancellation. It was 
too late to change the program, 
already off the presses, and an- 
other soloist appeared In Miss 
Andre's position under her 
name. 

Variety's critic mentioned sev- 
eral uncomplimentary things 
about "Marie Andre," and the 
real Miss Andre asks for this 
explanation. 



"MARCH OF WOODEN 
SOLDIERS" 

5 Mine. 

Rialto; New York ^ 

This freak presentation of "The 
March of the Wooden Soldiers" 
proved easily the hit of the Rialto 
progi*am this week. This includes 
the pictures offered as well as yie 
surrounding entertainment. Best of 
all it was a most inexpensive little 
offering. With the playing of the 
number the first unique touch came 
with the flashing of the spot on the 
tympanum with the drummer work- 
ing with smashing blows. 

Then the utilization of the four 
divisions of the strings In the or- 
chestra popping up and down as 
though they were manikins and 
then as a final touch, the appearance 
of the six colored pages from the 
front of the house appearing at the 
entrance to the orchestra pit with 
their little Tommy Atkins caps and 
swagger sticks and doing a Jaxs 
walk to the strains of the Russian 
number between the orchestra and 
the audience. 

Monday night the number acored 
so heavily and received so much 
applause that an encore waa nec- 
essary before the audience would 
quiet down. This Is most unusual 
for an audience at one of these 
houses. ^ Fred. 



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Chicago, Aug. 1. " 
"Doctor Paust" introduced Ivan''", 
Steschenko, Russian opera basso, to"^' 
a picture audience. The crowd 
Wednesday night did not '7elcome 
bia name when flashed on the 
Boreen or the ainger in person 
when he appeared, but when be 
had concluded there was applause 
which made it plain the audience 
recognized the art of the singer. 

The set was the library of Dr. 
Faust with a book case and table. 
W. Pontius, tenor, sang the title 
role and after hla solo sat at the 
table and scratched out his name 
to the contract b;r which he tradei;'. 
hla soul for Jazz. The voice ot 
Mephistopholes Is heard in the 
wings and on comea Steschenko 
made up for the part In black tightar 
and while he does not look like 'hoi'^ 
character aa It haa been handed 
down by Lewis Morrison and others 
he sang splendidly. He has a trick- 
of whistling a finish to certain - 
strains which Is a novelty. ,.f 

The^enor sang nicely; Steschenk^^t 
haa a remarkable voice. '^' 



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HANS HANKE 

Pianist * 

10 Mins.; Full Stage 
McVickera, Chicago 

Chicago. Aug. 1. 

Hans Hanke at a grand piano 
ren^red the Second Hungarian 
Rhapsody In 10 minutes. Although 
this is twice the time generally al« 
lotted to such a presentation he 
held the closest attention and fin« 
Ished with an outburst of applause 
which had a genuineness, unusuaL 

Hanke Is a splendid pianist. He 
simply plays the piano and lets It 
go at that There la no effor to 
attract attention to himself except 
aa an artist at the Inatrument. 



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! ' '^One of the greatest (if not the greatest) box-office 
successes in the history of the screen." 

— ^William Johnston in Motion Picture News 



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HERTA VAN TURK-ROHN 
Soprano ' 

3 Mins.; Full 
Rialto; New York 

This artiste failed to Impress for 
the first minute that she occupied 
the platform, but as she continued 
her voice began to stir the audience 
and, at the conclusion, after she had 
unloosed several remarkable high 
notes, there was sufficient applause 
to have satisfied almost any operatic 
prima donna. Her offering was 
"Oh, Come With Me," a classical 
effort, that gave her full opportunity 
to display the top notes that she 
possesses. Fred, 



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15 MIn.: Pit (Special Stage Set) 
Missouri, St. Louis 

St. T^u!«, Aug. 1. 

One of tha principal reasons for 
the Missouri's popularity Is Isadore 
Cohen and the excellent orchestrn 
he has developed* Although very 
young, Coh^n la an accomplishe<l 
violinist, and waa for several years 
concert master of th^ Symphony 
Orchestra. He Is leaving St. LouIr 
next week to take a similar posi- 
tion at the Rivoli, New York. 

This week he Is offering a special 
"Medley of 'Rose* Songs," and regis- 
tered a tremendous hit. 

The orchestra played the chorus 
of the songs follow: "Garden of 
Roses," "Rose of My Heart," "My 
Wild Irish Rose," "Rose of Wash- 
ington Square," "Rose of Picardy," 
"Rose," then curtains part and re- 
veal a cottage covered with rose 
vines; there Is one window trans- 
parent. Lights fade to blue and a 
woman Is seen through the window 
rocking a baby. By this time tho 
orchestra has "Mighty Lak* a Rose" 
well under way, and wh<»n th«»y 
reacfi the chorus the woman sings. 
The lights fade away and curtains 
are brought to a close as the orches- 
tra finishes. 

All In all, It Is a very simple, 
yet charming, little novelty In the 
way of overtures, and Cohen Is de- 
serving of enthusiastic praise. The 
, audience VVf 1 y^ ^*^^ enough to 
applaud /or one mfn\i\fe*Af tfril«1<. 

ROBB. 



COAST FILM NEWS V 

By EDWARD C. KRIEQ 

Loa Angeles. July 38. 
Eric von Stroheim has brought 
hie "Green' players bftck from San. 
Francisco. 



John Bowers Is being wheeled 
around. He broke his leg a few 
weeks ago. ; 

Jack Howard has taken a pub<4' 
llcity job with Metro. 



Hal E. Roach took the dramatio 
reviewers of the Los Angeles papera 
for a day's outing on his yacht, " 
Gypsy. ^ 



Bradley King's contract witk. 
Thomas H. Ince expiree In Septeia* 
her. The scenario editor is not^ 
UkeJy to re-sign. ,- 



It Is the fashion now for film stara, 
to donate silver cups at dancing 
contests in the beach cafes. Tb» 
cafes buy the cups and give thenk 
away in the name of the players. > 



Variety's exhibit at the pictura 
expocltion was the only trade paper 
patronizing the show. Many com-r 
ments have been heard on Variety's 

support. .., .:^^ ? MA 



The Script, official organ of Th«| 
Writers, has roeumrd publication* 
Tom Miranda is editor and Marlonl 
F. Lee associate. 






Lincoln J. Carter is here wrltlnfj 



for Fox. 



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Jack Cunningham, who went east 
to do one continuity for F'amoua 
Players -Laaky, has decided to re- 
main In New York. • ■ **> <!«• 



Louis B. Mayer will make his 
monthly Junket to New York, 



H. C. Wltwer. the fiction and film 
author, le in Coronado with his fam- 
ily for a month. 



Universal City Is back to nor^ 
malcy after a brief lay-off. 

King Baggot Is directing JuMul^ 
Laemmle, relatlVn of the presidenft 
of Universal Film Co. * 



'All Exhibitors -^ 
- in Michigan 

Read our magaslne published ef erf 

Tuesday 

If you want to reach this cllenteia 

there la no better medium. 

Rates very low 

MICHIGAN FILM REVIEW 

' ' - JACO*B SMITH, PobHsher 
415 Free Press BIdg. , DETROIT 



Tbttrsday, August j^, 192S 



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tl(MMEWARD BOUND 

^SiABlnKtianl and PMl 8(om« Xronft 

, V^neT'Th. I,l«ht 7o the 1j^ 

^..'Directed br Ralphjne*. Bho*m at 

%MXio New Tork. ▼©* July ^. Ru«- 

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SfB^.;^nr^n Mary lurnT Gordon 

5u/u« Brent, Jr w"» '^•og 

TMa current starring vehicle for 
flioinas Mefghan is far from com- 
JS5n« with the last three or four 
fiuures turned with this real box 
Afflee «tar. Undoubtedly the story 
«n^ selected because of its posslbil- 
mM in a "Cappy Rlcka" sense, but 
♦♦doesn't touch that series by a long 
■hot It Is Just a fair program plc- 
7^ for Paramount that will un- 
JJS)tedly pull because Meighan is a 
Srorite. but that is about as far as 

\ ^^ttje action is laid In a small Maine 
■eanort and on the high seas. 
* Eighan is the first mate of a 
tnunp freighter, who saves the ves- 
MLin the midst of a storm wUen the 
captain, who is in his cups, turns 
-- yellow and wants to abandon ship. 
I When the freighter gets in the cap- 
tain \p himself again and takes all 
-.* tWcredit. ' • ' 

The ship owner has purchased a 

ysoht for his daughter, and as a 

' reward assigns the captain to take 

iMr.OiUt on the first cruise. The 

mate, who has Ipved the girl since 

< 'childhood, forces the captain to re- 

"^ gjigxl the * assignment and replaces 

f klm. ' The love between the pair de- 

■' velopii on the cruise, dnd when on 

their return to the home port the- 

•father threatens to make the girl 

take a trip abroad or remain and see 

fier lover thron^n into Jail for piracy 

. the two elope and marry. 

I Having purchased a half interest 

y with lys wife's father In an old 

' schooner, the mate, now promoted 

f' to rank of captain on the schooner. 

- «tart8 on a cruise with the boat, not 

knowing that the wife has stowed 

away . aboaid. Her father gives 

chase in the yacht, and In a terrific 

storm at sea both boats are almost 

.wrecked; the schooner, however, 

saving the yacht. This brings about 

a happy ending for all concerned. 

There is nothing except the 
storm at sea that really counts, and 
there is so much of this that it 
slows UP th^ action and make^ the 
pictu;-'^ drag at times. 

Meij[han gives his usual perfect 
^rformance and Llla Lee is a 
charming lead opposite him. The> 
luilanee of the cast has Charles 
Abbe as the crabbed ship owner and 
^' Hugh Cameron in a corking comedy 
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stein) Is thd Innoceat newcomer to 
the chorus, while Jean Is the dis- 
illusioned chorister who takes the 
"kid" unddr her win*. Sunny has 
a mltd affair with a young man of 
no meansi, and Jean holds out his 
gifts oC flowers and trinkets, to ob- 
tain which he commits forgery. But 
'wheh the desirable Duratvt comes 
along, Jean schemes to throw the 
couple togethftr. 

They meet at a gaudy party, but 
become separated and a man about 
town takes Sunny home. They 
stop at hl» apartment en route, In- 
nocei^tly enough, and while there 
the man about town Is murdered 
in an adjoining room. Sunny 
escapes as the police enter the 
scene of the crime. Meanwhile 
Durant has been badly Injured In 
an automobile accident. He Is 
anxious that his fortune shall not 
fall to worthless relatives, and on 
what he supposes is his deathbed 
sends for Sunny, who has caught 
hi« amiable fancy. He proposes 
that they get married merely to 
cheat the objectionable heirs, and 
under the mercenary promptings of 
Jean the ceremony is performed. 

The two girls go to Durant's 
country place, there to await his 
death and Sunny'f. prosperous 
widowhood; but. Instead, Durant 
improves. The police have learned 
of Sunny's presence In the apart- 
ment of the man about town and 
are expected mon>ehtariIy, when 



Sunny's young suitor turns up and 
Is revealed as the real criminal. 
Sunny Is exonerated, and the com- 
plete recovery of Durant paves the 
way for th^ romantic flnade. 



LEGALLY DEAD 

Unlv*raal malodrama with Mlltoa SKU 
•tarred, elory hg Cbaclaa XTurthman. scfipt 
br Marver Gates. Directed br William 
Parke. Shown at L.oew'a Circle. New York, 
on double feature bill with "The Foe." July 
SO. Running time, 68 mlnutea. 

WlH Campbell Milton Sllle 

Mr*. Campball Margaret Campbell. 

Minnie O'Reilly Claire Adams 

Jake Dorr Kdwln Sturria 

Jake'a Sweetheart Paye O'Neill 

Malcolm Steele Chas. A. Stevenson 

Dlatriot Attorney Joseph Qirard 

Anarchiat Albert Prlaoo 

Judffe Herbert Fortier 

Oovemor Charles Weileley 

DeteoMve Robert Homana 

Doctor Brandon Uurat 



Milton Sills Is about the only 
thing that is connected with this 
picture that will mean anything. It, 
is intended as a melodramatic 
thriller. It could -have easily beea 
switched into a melodramatic farce, 
for the greater part of It Is exactly 
that, at least as far as the story Is 
concerned. At the Circle, New 
York, where the audience Isn't too 
particular as long as they are en- 
tertained, they laughed at a 6reat 
deal of the m^odramatic action. 



Ifowever. as the weak sister on a 
double feature bill It ma/ get hr In 
the cheaper nelghbbrhood housen. 

The story Is the weakest point, 
while the work Sills offers is the 
best thing about the picture. The 
balance of the V^ast means nothing 
as far as the box oflflce Is concerned, 
atid none of those Included In the 
rather lengthy list of xiames 'wiU 
draw a nickle. 

The basis of thd tale Is rather far- 
fetched. The hero Is a reporter as- 
signed to cover the criminal courts. 
He Is of the belief that many Inno- 
cent men are sent "up the river" be- 
cause of the strenuous efforts of the 
average prosecutor. One morning 
after three men have been sei.tenced 
to the death penalty he voices his 
opinion that one was Innocent, :.nd 
it is suggested that he do a "stretch" 
himself to sound out his principles 
among those doing time. A few 
hours later when he reaches home 
and has a row with his wife he 
walks out and goes to another city. 
There a short time afterward the 
theory of spending time in a state 
prison as a regular inmate as an 
experiment decides him to copimlt 
a crime, for which he is sentenced. 
In the pen he is made a trusty, and 
later paroled for good behavior, and 
goes to a small town, following a 
girl, wbo was also a prisoner, sen- 
tenced for shoplifting. 

She lielps him to a position In a 
bank, where In a short time he be- 



comes receiving teller. «An escaped 
convict hits the same towa about e. 
week later and decides to gtick up 
the bank, but the detectives are on 
his trail, and when cornered he kills 
one. The new bank clerk is ac- 
cused pf the crime and convicted on 
his record and sentenced to be hung. 
His picture-appearing In the papers 
in recognized by a former doctor 

friend, who has been experimenting 
n restoring life successfully on 
animals, but wants a human subject. 
At the prison he makes an attempt 
to have the warden promise to turn 
over the body of his dead friend, but 
Is refused, v^ »,, ; ^-z . <• 

When the Governor telephones an 
order to stay the execution about 
10 seconds after the hangman's trap 
has been sprung and the Innocent 
victim of the law pronounced dead 
by the state's physicians, the war- 
den readily consents to thte doctor 
friend trying out his experiment on 
the dead body, with the result that 
life Is returned. 

There Is a little romance through 
all this, with the girl convict and 
the man who was dead found finally 
in a clinch wheh he discovers that 
the wife he walked out on has 44? 
vorced hlift. 

Next to Sills, the only real actor» 
In the cast was the warden, who. 
although unprogrammed, was easily 
recognised as Tom McOulre. . . «r 

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BROADWAY GOLD 

' Ttadependcnt eomedy-myatery feature atar^ 
Hac Blaine Hammerstda. StorT^by W. 
Carey Wonderly. adapted by KathlyA Har- 
rt«. Directed by Kdward DUlon and J. Oor- 
Opa Cooper. Distributed by Truart V\\tn 
Cor». Pro}ectin» time,'TS minatee. At kbe 
Quneo. New York, July 29. 

8v»ny Duane Blaine Haromeratein 

4eao Valjean Kathlyn Williams 

Xncene Durant .....KUtott Dexter 

Klloor Calhoun ^ .BMola O^odale 

Comellua Pellowea Rlohard Wayne 

t*affe Poole Harold Ooodwio 

Jerome Rogers Henry Barrowa 

The Driver i . . . ; . . Marahall Nellan 



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llnglea Perhaps it has too much 
Inaterial in it and " clear etory 
thread would make It easier to fol- 
low, but as it stands it holds atten- 
tion with its well sustained sus- 
bense. In the first place the tale 
nas the lure of backstage life and 
l>eople, which always Is an asset; 
It has a good love story and a mys- 
tery angle that Is puzzling, and. 
finally, it gives the screen two bits 
tf extraordinarily well played parts. 
those of Miss Hamm^rstein as the 
Innocent chorus girl and Kathlyn 
iWilliams as Jean, the hard-boiled. 
Sophisticated pold digger. 
^ Jean la a mine of screen laughs 
In a part played smoothly and with 
^ good deal of subtlety instead of 
the crude burlesque that usually 

Sroes with the type. There are a 
•w momenta when the action 
threatens to become machine made 
■nd the mechanics of It oreak, but 
ft is so well done In the direction 
nnd staging that Its defects do not 
count against it. 

.'The photography by J. R. Dia- 
mond .stands out as a perfect sample 
*f the best modern technique and 
the backgrounds (art direction -Is 
credited to Cedric Gibbons) come 
nearer to creating an illusion of 
•■eal places than any Independent 
♦ hat haa come to attention In a long 
time. They even do a bit of cabaret 
•tuflF that looka more real, in Its 
bizarre way than la commonly the 
ca.se. Vhe seta are all of pictorial 
weauty and there are a number of 
Interiors that achieve an effect of 
niagnlflcence without overdoing it 
•!!• The final soenee, supposed to 
be in a Long Inland country home, 
are exquisite scenic settings with a 
house of fine colonial architectural 
line;* and beautiful gardens. 
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THE SPOILERS 
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ENEMIES OF WOMEN 
a Cosmopolitan production 

SDC DAYS 
by Elinor Qlyn 

THE GREEN GODDESS 
a Distinctive Picture 

THE ETERNAL THREE 
a Marshall Neilan production 

RED LIGHTS ; 

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THE STEADFAST HEART 
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Thursday, August 2, 1923 



OLQA COOK (1) 

Songs 

1^ Mina.; On* 

Palac* 

The flaxen haired Olga Cook Is 
not now to vaudeville, but she made 
her debut as a single In New York 
Monday night. For seven or eight 
seasons she was In Gus Edwards' 
annual revue. For the past two 
years Miss Cook was prima donna 
for "Blossom Time," and her scor- 
ing In that long running operetta, 

which played more than a year on 
Broadway, developed her Into ^ 
name for either vaudeville or the 
fcffltlmate. Edwards Is presenting 
Mlsa Cook now. He was seated In 
the second row and signaled Miss 
Cook to encore, although her accom- 
panist's piano had been rolled off. 
fJuH, however, essayed to play "Red. 
Red Rose," from the pit piano, and 
at the same time prompted his 
protege in the lyric. Stepping upon 
the stage afterwards he mentioned 
Miss CDok would be in his new 
show "Sunbonnet Sue." 

Edwards doubtless fashioned and 
composed two of Miss Cook's three 
Bong numbers. The first was intro- 
ductory with some mention of the 
operetta appearance. The tune was 
tinged with the operatic, but an- 
nexed to a prettier song. After a 
change she warbled a number typ- 
ical of the Edwards style. Its prob- 
able title Is "Hello Melody." with 
a line "good-bye tears" meant to 
convey her preference for the popu- 
lar school of composition to that of 
the heavier trend of operatic scores. 
Another change had Miss Cook out 
for her song success "Song of Love" 
In "Blossom Time." It waa rewarded 
with a volume of applatTsc. She 
waa sure of encoring and the dis- 
appearance of the piano may have 
been on orders of Edwards. 

Miss Cdok ia attractive and pos- 
sesses a splendid voice. She can 
stand up all along the line as a 
single and will if she does not enter 



DORIS DUNCAN .4 

Songs 

15 Mins.; On* 

23d St / '.' ■ ;;: •;. 

It is 'unllkel.' Doris Duncan ia 
totally new . to vaudeville. She is 
too canny a saleswoman of her 
melodies and too unctuous an artiste, 
but Variety's files disclose no record 
cither oast or west. Miss Duncan 
Is a pleasant surprise among pro- 
spective single women for the big 
time and bids fair to becoming one 
of the standards among the elect 
In reasonable time. 

Working in "one." the sole props 
are a table, chair and phone. Her 
opening is a restricted ditty about 
"women are ju.st as tame as can 
be," the Idea being to disprove the 
fable about present day vild women. 
Besides being an altruistic plug for 
her sex. It is entert liningly de- 
veloped with a "Samson and 
Delilah" motif, the operatic aria 
being engagingly syncopated to 
present day lyrics. Then further, 
the Cleopatra Instance Is incorpo- 
rated for a final punch. 

A second number started out like 
a familiar idea but pleasantly side- 
stepped it. It Is about the amorous 
newlywedded pair with the mimicry 
of the bride bidding her husband 
adieu the first month of their wedded 
life. Six months later, the phone 
is employed for the sequel to the 
song-story. The routine encore was 
a fetching waltz number, "In Your 
Embrace," recallinj for a novelty, 
"Gain Curd Blues," a travesty on 
an operatic aspirant. 

Mies Duncan is Ingratiating, with 
oodles of personality and a svelte 
figure which ia becomingly shown 
otC In a clinging gray gown. The 
songstress has possibilities forregu- 
lajr company^ _^ Abel. 



HEGEOUS and REYES. 

Piano mt%d Violin • 

14 Mina.; On« " ^•"* •'' * " *• 

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Hernia Hegeduc waa formarlij of 
the Hegedua Slstera acta. Juaa 
Reyes, the pianist, ^aany^ a "alo- 
gle" some months ago, but ia now 
partnered with one of tba alatara in 
a turn that should ba a welcome 
addition to any big time bilU 

OpenlncT with a violin and piano 
duet. Miss Hegedus played "Noc- 
turne," by Chopin; a "Gavotte," by 
Cossee. next was light and played 
with excellent technique followed 
by Reyes acts stopping piano solo 
Strauss' "Blue Danube." The right 
hand playing was featured here, the 
number drawing four or five bows 
and stopping the act temporarily. 

"Polonaise," by Wienlowsky, an- 
other violin number, with Reyes 
accompanying on the piano was the 
concluding offering of a 14-minute 
turn that is routined Just right. No 
stalling for bows or an attempt to 
string the turn out was one of the 
novelties. , 

The act will go irtywh6re. It is 
a touch of class for the big or semi- 
big bills and can hold a spot 

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CHANDON TRIO 

Aerial, Dancing 

15 Mina.; Full Stage 



"STEPPIN' FOOLS" (5) 

Dancing - 

15 Mina.; One, Full (Spaolal) 

Broadway. 

Helen Morgan, a pleasant i^p- 
pearing blonde assisted by two men 
and two women constitute this act, 
which is billed as "Taps. Twista and 
Tifrns." 

Appearing before a drop in "one" 
Miss Morgan chants in a lisping 
manner she and her aids specialhce 
in terpsichore. Then the drapes 
part and reveal a full stage set 
with a transparent background amd 
bring forth a thin and plump bru- 
net and two youths in tuxedos. All 
«ve participate in an eccentric 
novelty jazz dance. 

Following come doubles by the 



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HARMON mnd SANDS ,. 

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Joaephtna J^armoia ta' « « 
HP a aingla woman, Georgia Sanda 
wa4 laat with Lou and Jean Archer 
aa a piano a^companiate. Here Mlaa 
Sanda qualinea mora fullr aa * d^ 
mure and likeable atralgbt lor the 
formidable Joaephine. 

They introduce conventionally 
with a "mammy" numt>er, and dis- 
paragingly laugh it off aa "being 
glad that's over with." Discovering 
the absence of a piano for Miaa 
San'*«», props rebels with "What 
does youse canaries want?" with the 
re.sult Miss Harmon draga the up- 
right on ; erself. Her partner as- 
sists through the medium of a ver- 
bal barrage, but that's all. 

With Miss Sands at the piano and 
th*e songstress up front, the song 
routine is interestingly interspersed 
with chatter and airy persiflagev that 
clicked. A ballad and a comedy sa- 
tirical number abbut love was clev- 
erly broken up with cross tajk. The 
closer was "Maggie I Yes, Ma'am," 
which recalled for an encore, with 
the heroine's name ritzed up aa 
"Margaret" in keeping with the 
theme of the sudden acquisition of 
affluence. 

Miaa Harmon is a capable and 
canny saleswoman of songs and Mlaa 
Sknda winsoct^ly accompaniea and 
"atraighta" to good effect. With 
n little more heft to the routine, 
nothing will stop the duo. 

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State 
m..».e auu wiu 11 Bu« uoes noc enier classy eirls I l-Wa; a trio song and dance by the 

the Edwards production. Her pianist ^^^ "'*'' ""? „^ , ^'''^' I eirls. some more doubles a^d then 

was unprogrammed but deserved I pretty wardrobe, well kept appara 



that credit for the selection of his 
numbers and playing. Ibee. 



TIERNEY and DONNELLY 

Dances 

9 Mins.: One 

Fifth Ave. 

Two youths who appeared last 

season in 8upi>ort of Delyle Alda. 

They probably teamed prior to that. 

however, the routine impres.sing as 

having been worked out by thcra. 

After opening with a Chink num- 
ber, the boys stepped a strenuous 
double eccentric dance not only ex- 
ceptional, but original. They con- 
tinued to work throughout ati a 
team, Jthat going for several imi- 
tations announced. The teamwork 
for a Pat Rooney number was 
clever, and the steps some of the 
hard ones of Pat's repertory.. Best 
results came with a dual impres- 
sion of George Primrose In action 
That was after a comedy bit sup- 
posed to furnish an idea of how 
two hoofers would act If, when en- 
tering a swell hotel, were told the 
rales were $10 a day. 

For a finishing they performed a 
burlesque Egyptian dance, changing 
from straw hats to derbies. tlPhat 
was explained when one poured 
water from hhi dicer into that of 
his partner's. The bit has been 
done before, but it got a sure 
laugh. Perhaps a finale along 
straight lines might improve the 
scoring chances of Tierney and Don- 
nelly. They make a good No. 2 
for this time. Ibee. 



tus, sensational stunts easily and 

confidently executed, with a ballet 

toe dance, are shown by Ihls clever 
trio. 

The dancer la an artist in that 
line, and also doubles in the aerial 
work. The other woman does all 
the bearing from a cradle about 15 
feet in the air, and does it well. 

The man appears to take des- 
perate chances in his flying trapeae 
work, done in a large hoop, bal- 
ancing in full flight, hanging by 
his toes, etc., with easy confidence 
for himself but thrilling to the 
audience. % 

Then the bearer, hanging by her 
legs from the cradle with a belt 
around her neck, sustains the man 
who hangs in another belt and in 
turn sustains _tho other girl who 
hangs by her teeth from a grip at- 
tached to his belt, and the pair are 
revolved swiftly, the entire weight 
being on the neck of the bearer. 

Routine of one-arm planges by 
the dancing girl are so spectacular 
as to earn hor a tremendous round 
of applause, and the closing trick 
with both doing "flying angels" and 
two-arm planges on st long bar, the 
whole being whirled by the bearer, 
is sensational in the extreme.^ 
Big time acL 






MACK and MARION 
Comedy, Talk, Songa, Danea 
• 14 Mins.; One 
68th St. 

Ciood two-man comedy team coin- 
prising straight and comic, th« lat- 
ter In Ioo.se fitting clothes and flat 
hat doing "Dutch." Ills dialect and 
tangled pronunciation betokened 
burlesque experience. The comic 
pulled laughs all through by mov- 
ing the top of his head, causing his 
flat hat to wobble back and forth. 
Opening with crossfire that 
sounded familiar, they got over 
through the delivery more than 
originality of material. After the 
straight had soloed a Mammy song 
to ffood results, they finished with 
a burlesque tango, the comic in 
exaggerated tighta and costume. 
This was prologued by the straight's 
announcement of an imitation of 
Mr. and Mrs. Rodolph Valentino. 

The act is a sure-fire spot holder 

for the Intermediate bills. With the 

proper material they will hit the 

big lime realms for a long soJo^r|(. 

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RIDICULOUS RECCO 
Comedy Acrobat 
10 Mins.: Full Staga 
Fifth Ave. 

Recco is an Englishman, his origin 
distinctly shown by his dialect. He 
opens In "one" with comedy non- 
sense. Including the burning of a 
prop mustache, then sneezes the 
fire out, but retains the sneeze for 
occojiional use later. Another bit, 
frequently employed, is a "winking 
ear," worked by a string. Eccen- 
tric or dilapidated dressing ia a 
part of Recco's comedy. 

The acrobatic routine In full Is a 
varied selection of knockabout bits, 
an extension table and several chairs 
being the main props. Some of the 
f.alls managed to find a laugh target, 
while a rope bit was worked up to 
a finale. Opening for three a iay. 
Ifirdiy has chance id make better 
time. - Jbee. 



girls, some more doubles alid then 
a quintet .number, with the steps 
being of the buck and wing and 
clog variety with a few Intricate 
twists here and there. The girls 
make several changes of coaitume 
while the men make none. The 
wardrobe of the Women la attrac- 
tive and well selected. ' ' 
AU five fire good "hgiofera.** lyiii 
the tiirn aa arranged at present 
does not appear to be one which 
wl;i pass muster in the bl|r time 
houses. 

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Sinking Skit 

18 Mina.; Ona (Special) 

City • t > .• 

Man and. woman In Italian char- 
acter costumes, with a special drop 
in "one," scene supposed to be in 
Italy^ The couple talk of emigrat- 
ing to America, with conversational 
stuff entering that brings plenty of 
laughs. Man has excellent tenor 
voice that suggests he may have 
been an operatic singer previoualjr. 
Woman sings pleasantly. 

A duet in Italian, the always 
popular "O Marie," and some tune- 
ful duetting of an .operatic type all 
landed applause returns. The act 
brought back for a apeech at the 
City at the finish. It's sure for the 
pop "houses and Iiftermedlates. 

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8ANDISER and VENABLES 
Comedy, Song, Talk, Dance 
13 Mins.; One 
23d St. (July 30) 

Mixed colored toam under cork. 
The crosstalk riroved f.iir, although 
generally iniKl, ond the steppinff 
was a little b<Mter. Botli work hard 
for results nnd plo.iscd generally as 
the second of tho try-oul turns. 

The routining is familiar and con- 
v«!|4tif)ual ^n i^iig.sy.^t^yQr); SlyMl tlmj' 
early npott^ra. ,. « . ,. AfJcl. 



WAIN RIGHT SISTERS (S) 
Singing and Dancing "^ 
15 Mins.; Ona 
American Roof 

Three girls, pony size and nifty 
of appearance, with youth and vi- 
vaciousness, as added assets. The 
trio start with a harmonized song 
done with orchestra. Three ukes 
used for the next trio harmony. For 
third number, change of costume 
made. "Wooden Soldier" song, from 
"Chauve Souris" for finish, with a 
little light comedy interpolated. 

All five numb«rs are done as trios. 
No singles. The girls dance a few 
steps in one of numbers. Average 
voices. Turn classes nicely for pop 
houses now. Should develop as it 
goes along. BeU. 



RAYNOR and BUTLER 
Comedy " » 

15 Mina.; Ona ' -^■ 

American Roof 

Although a new combination, 
these men are using old mater laL 
They scored In this house aa both 
are capable artists and get laughs 
with their showmanship. 

The team includes the regulation 
straight and comedian, the straight 
wearing blue coat and white flan- 
nels, and the comedian, misfit 
clothes and red nose. The latter's 
material is more original than his 
make-up. ' ' 

The straight man displays a good 
voice. 

They kept the audience laughing 
^ere, and probably can repeat in 
other small time houses. With bet- 
ter material the bigger houses are 
Svithln reach. 



MAXIMO * 

Wir« Walkar 

10 Minp.; Center Ring 

Waltar L. Main Cirou«. , ,1 ; ' 

Chicago. Ang i. 

M&zimo, who la miking hia first 
American appearance with tha 
Walter L. Main Circua, ia an im<« 
portation from Spain brought over 
by Prank Wirth. He opened with 
the circua at Gary. Ind., recently. 
Maximo ia doing* aorae new stunts 
in this country, and ia presenting 
features aeen belore in a way which 
haa not been excelled, if they have 
been equalled. Hla extraordinary 
ability ia certain to create a new 
interest in this line, of endeavor. 

Maximo^ dresses in a light sum- 
mer suit," wearing straw hat, and 
does a Cakewalk on the wire, which 
would be remarkable If the steps 
were executed where he had a solid 
footing. He introduces movements 
which are interesting In themselves 
and which are remarkable on the 
wire. He runs to and fro with 
abandon, performs a striking knee 
balance, wiggles from side to side 
until it seems impossible for him 
to maintain his balance and, one of 
his new features, is a balance on 
a board, which is, perhaps, thirty 
inches long. He j[iakes this see* 
saw, with one foot on each end, 
until it is ahnost perpendicular. 
Maximo's "drunk." which Is a feat 
that has established many wire 
walkers, is very well done and at 
least equals. If it does not excel, 
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JENNiER BROTHERS 

Acrobatics 

S Mina.; Full 1 " . 

58th St. 

Two clean>cut chapa oflfertng; a 

zippy routine of hand balancing and 

acrobatics, who dispense with the 
usual stalling and crowd any num- 
ber of good stunts into their brief- 
running time. They come on in 
golfing togs, do a bit of golf panto- 
mime, and then go into the other 
work, do some on the floor, but 
moat on an aerial trapeze. The 
aerial stunts are the best and com- 
bine artistry and thrliia They have 
speed and are sufficiently difficult 
to warrant applause, especially the 
clever toe catch. 

Did nicely in opening spot, here, 
and can hold their own on any bill. 



TONY CORNETTA TRIO 
Talk, Songs and Danoaa 

12 Mins.; Ona " ' 

58th St. 

Cornetteu who haa been doing a 
wop comic of the "flashy sport" 
type in burlesque, offers a fairly di- 
verting three act, assisted by a 
mixed team that handles most of 
the songs and dances, and serve as 
feeders for him. Most of the com- 
edy bits are typically of burlesque. 

Cornelia has the sort of hoke 
comedy small-time aufllencea like, 
and will io;: v.'Ml on any of th^ me- 

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LOMAS TROUPE (10) 
Pantomime and Stilt Walking 
14 Mina.; Full Staga (Special Sat) 
State 

Two rubes and two Engllah John- 
nies open with a little inconsequen- 
tial conversation of the hurrah kind 
which leads up to some bumping' 
and good comedy falls by the John- 
nies. The rubes get into a comedy 
horse make-up and go through 
some funny antics, especially when 
the Johnnies harness the horse to 
a brealcaway cart and he bolts, 
spilling the Englishmen all over the 
nelR:hborhood. 

While the debris ia being re- 
moved, a little fellow in a toy doll 
make-up (with msusk) enters to the 
music of "Wooden Soldiers" and 
does a walk around. He is followed 
by a slightly larger chap, also fol- 
lowed by one still larger, and this 
continued until the graduated fam- 
ily of ten (four largest on stilts) 
are marching around the stage. 

The tallest is probably 12 feet 
high and the effect with the masks 
is very funny. 

The climax comes with an ap- 
parently normal sized doll-man 
who by some mechanical arrange- 
ment grows to about 10 feet before 
the audience. U is a comedy nov- 
elty and also a big act flash quali- 
fied' to clo.9o big time programs. 

The act would ai.so be a novoUy 
attraction for any of the big cir- 
o»«rta, r.>»^oolally the stilnt on »tiU.i 
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O'NEILL SISTERS and CO. (1) 
Songa and Pian^ 
10 Mina.: Ona 
23d St. 

The O'Neill Sisters are new lo- 
cally, although they have played 
around the Mid-Western tfme con- 
siderably. One of the girls is the 
daughter of Jimmy O'Neill. The 
"Co." Is Hal Dyson, who presides at 
the piano and plugs a wait with a 
solo, doing his own composition, 
"Waltz of Love." Tha girls are un- 
derstood to be preparing to join 
Harry Carroll's new vaudeville pro- 
duction, which goes Into rehearsal 
In a fortn^ht. • 

As an indep^indent two -act the 
girls have possibilities. Dressed up 
with a special backing and a couple 
of restricted numbers written just 
for them, they couldn't miss. They 
have charm and personality and 
their "klddlshness" is winning in 
every respect They do remind of 
any of the other close-harmony, 
Juvenile-afltectlng sister acta, but 
that is merely because of the sama 
general style. 

They work solely to piano accom-- 
panlment. Spotted next-to-closlng, 
they clicked following^ strong com-* 
edy act which had milked audlenca 
of moa# ef Its response. Abet. 



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STONE and HALLO 
Song and Dance , 
9 Mine.; Ona 
23d St 

Man and woman. He fntroducoa 
with a special lyric about the usual 
"try to pleas > you" routine, which • 
could be safel/ dropped. Miss Hallo 
then Is heralded. Nicely costumed, 
the effect is spoiled by an unbecom* 
Ing turban, which Pam will prob- 
ably corroborate, could be replaced 
by a more fetching picture hat. 

The routine is straight double soft 
shoe atepi 'ng thereafter, no better 
nor worse than the average small 
time No. t combos seen before. Stona '• 
in hi solo tried hard to Impresa 
with the novolty of his efforts, but 
the audience couldn't see it. It iJ 
safer not o strive too hard for ef- 
fect. 

Fared passably No. 2 at the 23(1 
Street. 9 A bel 
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MERRIGAN and HOWARD 

Comedy 

12 Mins.; One t 

Greeley 8q. r 

This couple might be able to do 
a* really good comedy act, built on 
the contrast of their sizes, if they 
get away from their anxiety to use 
suggestive material which Isn't at 
all clever or funny. The man li^ a ■ 
short chap and the woman towera . 
head and shoulders above him. 

They start by the girl explaining 
that she has been laughing for ,2(1- 
years about a gag that commenoe-i, 
"A bride and groom went to a ho«_^ 
tel." and she never tells the g-i«f. • 
but repeats the line several time.'*, 
until the man says, "Never mind. I 
can use my Imagination." 

Some dialog directed at their rO- 
.'^pective builils get a few laughs, 
and they do have one or two re.ally 
funtiy linen, Which would be t'ven 
more effective If both dldtft ke.M' 
Uughlng while th^/ tell thorn. 

Cleaner material and loss laugh- 
ter by theoisplves will make the^n 
a good offer fng for the pop houne.^. 



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PALACE 

fco^Mown dmw could b« had than 
WAnday Pight, when avery aaat waa 
KdiSd virtually In advance of thf 
lortAln. The weather was threaten- 
i«!r but comfortable for mldsuipmer. 
S the orange arcade did not get lt« 
iMUAl Dlay at intermission. Another 
inAic&tlon of the weight of visitors 
Ji the high scoring of the bill, 
itothlng failed to land, and the sev- 
irai standard comedy turns in par- 
^ Ocular went over amid prodigious 

''^*he going was pcfi-fect for Tom 
fimith. aided by the smiling pianist 
. ind straight. Harry Newman on 
#ourth. Before he eased himself off 
• smith nearly stopped the wheels. 
For a speech he said: "I ^oing tired; 

* think 111 go to the flat and lay 
down" Even then the curtain fbr 

it- the Louis Mann act was delayed. 
'"' Two unacquainted persons In the 
' mgjne box remarked separately that 
fimith who modestly bills himself 
h as "an artist, gentleman and a 
: «;holar," is a dead ringer for Harry 
^^ Ennis (J?<?M). Smith's assortment of 
hokum, falls, near nlp-ups and hoof- 
ing carried him along until, the dum- 
my bit, which caught the house. 
Followed by the mlnd-readlng rou- 
< tine, which is entirely comedy, the 
' result was an applause hit from the 
Xcustomers, ^ , 

Marvelous is the term fitting the 
fuccesB of Ben Welch, next to clos- 
ing with his pal, Frank R Murphy. 
For 29 minutes the battle-scarred 
comedian held the house, which 
rocked In laughter. It may have 
been that many out front v^ere un- 
■^ aware Welch is sightless, and no stis- 
^ picion of that was given, for the cur- 
tain rose to disclose the meoi on a 
bench, and the bows were 'taken 
when the pair seated. That Is much 
better than the first method, having 
Murphy lead Welch on and off. 
When last caught ^V^elch wavered 
when on his feet. The new way de- 
•tracts nothing from the man's great 
mental courage and a sparkling 
sense of humor-that Is undimmed. 
He pulled a travesty bit on the 
■ Mann act, and it was a yell. So 
'■'-' was "Ain't It funny how I fool peo- 
ple?" his reply In the Christian name 
gag. Welch explained his song was 
r an imitation of Max Jolson, Al's 
I: lather. Added recently, perhaps, was 
i: the bit about brandy manufactured 
- not by Hennessy but by people who 
' used to mak^ beaded bags but busi- 
ness was bad. 

Samuel Shipman for. the second 
time counted as author in the Pal- 
ace's name feature. With Clara Up- 
man he wrote Louis Mann's vehicle, 
"The Good for Nothing." the sketch 
' being used by Mann in vaudeville 
'■:'; ortginally In 1917 and played by him 
at the Palace several seasons ago. 
fihlpman also is author of "Lawful 
^. lAToeny," the condensed version of 
which was employed by Lowell 
ebennan at the Palace two weeks 
aga Both Sherman and Mann were 
lK)Oked in a campaign for big names 
at the house. At the matinee the 
Hann turn didn't get ftu", but at 
nlj^ht secured four or five curtains. 
It Is far too much drawn out and 
•eems old fashioned. The blustering 
and ego of Marcovitoh become 
rather stale before the final curtain. 
It was not funny when the Ritzy 
krother exited with the old mother 
and Marcovitch went out with Irv- 
., jng's wife. But It was when Ben 
♦Welch pointed out the situation 
later. 

Harland Dixon, Marie Callahan 
and the 16 Sunshine Girls took the 
•pot Just ahead of Welch, the feature 
J .turn, tearing off a real hit; in fact, 
•coring surerNind better than they 
did earlier In the summer. The 
dancers held close to the original 
routjjie, although frames In the lobby 
held photos of "Hell's Bells." a Chi- 
nese scene In a Charles Dillingham 
s show in which the English steppers 
were formerly used. DIxon used a 
brief monolog anent dancing keeping 
them In physical trim. He, too, had 
a new number, "Bughouse Fables," 
probably Inspired by the cartooa of 
that name. Dixon scored Lest' with 
nis second single dance number and 
Repeated at once with the miniature 
Miss Callahan. The latter's left 
ankle held a tipht bandage which 
•howed through her sheer stocking, 
out the injury failed to interfere 
With the chatelaine going through 
•11 the way. The Sunshines landed 
l^th the circle evolution. If they are 
•0 remain In vaudeville past the 
■^mer sea.son the girls should be 
treated to new costumes. 

Olga Cook (New Acts) made her 
Jaudevllle debut as a single under 
the direction of Gus Edwards, whose 
guidance .she developed and supplied 
a melodious interlude after intcrmls- 
»lon. 

. "Yarmark," the vaudeville mixture 
wf Russian that had borrowed quite 
f bit of "Chauve-Souris," concluded 
■Jo a rain of hand-clapping. That 
•ame In response to the speedy hock- 
■tepping of Theodor Stopanoff. So 
Jard did that stepper hit the hou.se 

• Ihe returns continued until each of 
Jhe troupe skipped across the apron. 
yodianoy'a copy of Balleff's an- 
nouncing style is rather good. So 

■^far as the dialect goes it la no imi- 
latlon. 

Harry and Denis Du For had no 
«rc.jble In repeating their former 
■uccesi at the Palace, on No. 2. The 
wlond brother's dancing counted 
•trongly In the score. A non-dano- 
jng section was built around a lyric. 
So This la London!" They worked 
in mention of the Singer building 
being large for a lot of midgets, 
^hlch has laeetf published. A line 
^hlch has been going the rounds to 



the effect that *^m. We HaT« No 
Bananas" la th« American national 
anthem got something. 

Bert Ford and Pauline Prloa •ap- 
plied a capital opener. Th« tight- 
wire "dancing^ Is cleverly paced to 
the muslo and performed with good 
showmanship. Ford, with both bis 
waits and jazs steps, was weU ra- 
warded, while his high jump at the 
close was sure fire. "An Arflstlo 
Treat* closed prettily. So rapidly 
were the poses accomplished that 
very few walked. A great deal of 
the posing Is done with one or sJl 
artists on their toes, and when such 
positions were atop a globe they 
looked especially well. Jhee. 

RIVERSIDE 

A very good bill at the Riverside 

this week was generously attended 
Monday night with the house get- 
ting a break on the cool weather. 
The lower floor was about three- 
quarters full with the balance of 
the house in like proportions. 

The cpmedy hits were Blackface 
Eddie Ross and Four Mortona Ross 
Is one of the surviving monologlsts 
from the old school and an artist 
Without sticking out his tongue, 
nutting or pulling any of the other 
seemingly essentials for the pres- 
ent-day "single" blackface, Roes, 
through deliver^ and dialect, 
slammed over a monolog that was a 
continuous series of laugha He 
topped it off with some excellent 
banjo playing and finished a big 
hit He wisely refrained from 
pressing It and ducked the Inevi- 
table speech. 

The Four Mortons are doing the 
best act the family ever assembled. 
Clara, the recently returned men^- 
ber, has worked into the style that 
made her one of vaudeville's clever- 
est entertainers some years ago> and 
she is holding «ip her end of the 
combination in great style. Her 
single, flinging three songs, then 
dancing to piano and harmonica in 
addition to playing other inatru- 
ments, was a marvel of versatility. 
How^ she can hoof! Sam and Joe 
have some new talk in the encore 
in "one," and altogether the turn is 
hitting on all six and one of the 
most delightful diversions in vaude- 
ville. The Mortons are an Inetltu- 
tion and could pass on histrionic 
ability, but they prefer to give full 
value received. They were next to 
shut, and rightly. 

The artistic hit of the bill went 
to Hegedus and Reyes (New 'Acts), 
opening after Intenmtssion. The 
pianist and girl violinist mopped up 
a huge hit with their classical play- 
ing. 

After Ross, William Seabury, as- 
sisted by six^ girls, danced his way 
to favor In the latest edition of 
"Privolic.'* One little soubret 
stands out, also a Jaxa eccentric 
dancer, who flashes a single of 
splits and contortions. The blonde 
girl leading the numbers Is shy on 
voice or tone-deaf, for she was con- 
elPtently flat 

A decided hit In an early spot 
went to Rome and Dunn,* second, in 
pop songs sung with soft, double 
harmonising. This pair make an 
immediate Impression on appear- 
ance and have a different delivery 
that Is away from most of the two 
men singing turns. Their best and 
biggest number was an encore, 
probably titled "My Sweetheart 
Went Away." It Is a pip of a lyric 
and was in capable hands. 

Homer Romaine opened on flying 
trapeze and Roman ringa Romaine 
has a flashy routine, including sev- 
eral faHs to an ankle catch. He 
monologs all through while swing- 
ing on the bar or rings. His last 
trick is a grip switch followed by 
ft long drop to the stage carpet A 
corking opener for anywhere. 

Ray Raymond and Dorothy Mc- 
Kaye. third, went better here than 
at any of the other New York 
houses caught. The pair are get- 
ting everything po.esible out of an 
indifferent vehicle. Miss McKaye is 
a sweet personable girl, and Ray- 
mond a high-class light comedian. 
The present act doesn't allow either 
one much scope. The act holds one 
or two flolld laughs, then lets down 
for minutes at a time. A double 
song, "Sitting Pretty," picked It up. 
but the closing double, "Day by 
Dav," has no particular merit 

kay and I^rene Sterling closed 
In their dances on skates and held 
nearly every one with their well- 
routined and prettily produced act. 
The pair do more on the rollers in 
a dancing way than any one seen 
recently. Both are graceful step- 
pers and away from the beaten 
track. A couple of dangerous look- 
ing ewings received Individual ap- 
plause. Con. 

BROADWAY J 

The Leonard and Tendler flght 
pictures were the draw Monday 
night and not the show, as It was a 
typical standard offering. Two peo- 
ple coihedy teams seemed to pre- 
dominate, with the Nos. 2 and 4 acts, 
both men, providing comedy talk, 
dialog and gags, modeled along simi- 
lar lines, with the low comedy or 
hokum talk scoring. 

The Lumarares. man and womnn. 
clad in riding habits, opeaed the 
show with tumbling, table balancing 
and aerial balancing, with the wom- 
an doing all of the hazardous feats 
while the man stood by handing her 
the props. The finale has the wonian 
balancing herself on a perch placed 
on a three-high table. After con- 



Tlnelnf tb« avdlencs of her nerre 
she eoneludes th« torn by balancing 
herself «ii «halr« and polea The 
finish went hlc *nd paved the way 
easily for Baker and Rogers In their 
comedy slngint and talking Bklt 
They bava discarded the tramp 
makeup and ar* now using trick 
mustaches and misfit clothes. The 
opening la a parody on, a popular 
song, after which they go Into an- 
other parody of topical songs. It 
awakened the audience. The balance 
had hokum cross-fire gags, more 
parodies and an eccentric dance by 
Baker. A ballad by Rpgers, a pleas- 
ing tenor, serves as a prelude to a 
medley parody of old-time songs 
which carried them off to a good re- 
ception. 

Dave Ferguson and Co., two men 
and a woman, In "The Rounder of 
Old Broadway," had a drop in "two" 
as a transparent effect With the 
taking over of the act by Ferguson 
the man playing the cop comes In for 
a chance, with comedy talk and situ- 
ations, as does the snowbird. The 
routine for tha girt remains the 
same. The turn caught on from the 
start and held the audience through- 
out 

Frank Hurst and Eddie Vogt, with 
their comedy talking and chanting 
skit, had a rather hard time at the 
beginning^. Their gags and dialog 
are along similar lines to that of 
Rogers and Baker, which made It 
hard to register. When they reached 
their encore they practically stopped 
the show. This Is a clever combina- 
tion. If the boys could g^t rid of the 
old -line hokum wheeses and procure 
more substantial ' talk • they would 
easily rank with the best of them in 
the bigger bouses. 

"Steppin' Fools," with Helen Mor- 

fan, two men and two women, Is a 
ancing turn in which eccentric 
stepping predominates (New -Acts).. 
Next to closing were Marie and Ann 
Clark with their comedy skit, fitting 
in the position Ideally and giving the 
audience a number of laughs. 

Closing were the Santiago Trio, 
two men and a woman, who opened 
the turn with the woman doing a 
Spanish dance while the men were 
beating tambourines.* Then followed 
hand-lifting stunts by the men, with 
conventional tricks. The woman en- 
ters into the gymnastic portion of 
the turn when she serves as a sup- 
port to hold the two men, and then 
follows this up by holding one of 
them while her feet are on a table 
and her hands restfhg on a pedestaL 

5THAVE. 

Something about this entire show 
the first half that bora the fiavor of 
Tony Pastor's. In 1128, with Broad- 
way bussing and sissllng and every 
side street groaning and straining 
with ambitious youngsters dying to 
break in and worried old-timers 
stewing about new material, it 
seemed strange to see not^ne new 
turn, not one novelty, everything the 
routined sequence of "old reliables" 
strung along the old formula as a 
summertime bill. 

A dumb three -act to open: two 
"rathskeller" boys deucing; a sketch 
In the trey spot; a seasoned, maje 
single with mother songs and tad 
gags, fourth; tumblers with Ritsy 
cyclorama and fancy front ^urtain,^ 
next; then i^ established man-and- 
woman team; a standard she-jilngle 
in the next-to-clo8lng spot — but no 
closing act That final omission was 
the only departure. Moody and Dun- 
can* underlined last week, did not 
appear, which may account for the 
void. More likely Franklyn, Charles 
and Co. refused to close; but that is 
only a guess, as Bill Quaid was off 
honeymooning. 

Parisian Trio opened, and didn't 
miss much of being the best turn on 
the bill. It started unpromising, un- 
til a stout blonde came forth and be- 
gan to perform lifting and balancing 
capers up and down a steep ladder, 
when some momentum was achieved. 
But when the clown, who hadn't got 
very far with his pantomime com- 
edy, piled up a sofa, three chairs and 
a table, and chin-balanced them up, 
over and down, meanwhile cutting 
up didos and making a joke of It, 
the house came down. This Is a big- 
time opener. 

Bigelow and Lee, with the usual 
dark coats, light trousers and sport 
shoes, sang the usual type of two- 
nr)an songs and did the usual busi- 
ness with the customers. George 
Choose' •'A Ring Tangle" followed, 
revealing nothing as strikingly as a 
good opportunity gone wrong. Jack 
Henry and Edythe May, a mighty 
acceptable couple In light comedy 
and song, got It over neatly on per- 
sonality, the girl's youth and her 
sweet dancing, as well as Jack's un- 
affected way of shooting Jokes. But 
the man and woman straight were 
only foils, and some of the jests were 
very "Through Arkansas on a Mule." 
The result was a neat No. 3 small - 
timer, whereas Henry and May could 
grace the highest type of act with 
material and support In accord. A 
blue velvet groundcloth for a garden 
set didn't help any, either. 

Frank'Mullane warbled at the top 
of his voice, told several gags, then 
got off with two mother songs that 
raised the roof, as mother songs al- 
ways do when delivered Icudly 
enough. • 

Franklyn. Charles and Co., with 
their uncanny knockabout between 
the two men, and their excellent 
tossing and diflflcult lifting, finished 
sweating and happy. Just where 
their work, splendid a.s It Is, fits into 
a silk cyclorama with a formally at- 
tlfe<l lady playing a grand piano is 



hard to conjecture. They would do 
better before a Paris night scene in 
"one" or a full-stage interior, with 
the woman also in character. Their 
ropgh tactics, brilliantly executed, 
got them great recognition, and their 
powerful encore stunts landed them 
solidly. A smart producer could sur- 
round them with atmosphere and 
greatly enhance their value for the 
best houses. Morton an# Glass, in 
their "April" act, breezed along 
without a dull spot and finished 
warmly. 

Dolly Kay started off with one 
weak song, and followed with one 
great song only fairly well done. 
When she began her shadow-boxing 
technique, waving her arms and 
walloping the last three ditties 
across the lights, she came back into 
her own and stopped the show. She 
sings two of the songs used by Win- 
nie Lightner in "Scandals," one not 
so well and one better, so that was 
even. Dolly shouldn't dress quite 'SO 
sedately; it doesn't seem to go with 
her smashing style, and that slows 
up her start, because those who don't 
know her aren't ready for her pyro- 
technics until she cuts loose, where- 
as It is scarcely likely that she wants 
to qualify as a "surprise" act Any 
girl who can close so powerfully 
should not open tamely. A bizarre 
costume might give the needed 
springboard start by way of suggear 
tlon. Lait. 



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mania w«« •trenuous but prodnctiv« 
of rasuMa. 

Katberine MacDonald in "Refuge" 
reviewed in picture department. 

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An excellent show rewarded the 
attendance of an almost capacity 
audience Tuesday night, and every 
act on the bill was the recipient of 
generous applause. How the bIgJ 
time scouts ever missed the Chandon 
Trio (New Acts) that opened the 
show is unexplainable. They are tM 
first really sensational novelty act 
that has been seen around these 
parts In a long while. 

Peggy Brooks, No. 2, Is a singing 
comedienne who has a voice and can 
comede. She sang five different 
types of song before they let her go. 
She kicked a goal. 

Monte and Lyons, two men, opened 
with some funny dialog around .a 
love letter one had received, and the 
explanations in Italian dialect were 
genuinely funny. Ai^ apropos song 
relative to the letter disclosed that 
both have splendid voices. Not good 
but great is the classification of the 
guitar solos played by one of the 
men, who next accompanied his 
partner, who sang a love song In a 
soprano falsetto, a riot for the team. 
Their closing number, a duet with 
some capital clowning not overdone, 
the men playing guitar and mando- 
lin accompaniment, was another big 
hit for them. A sure-fire comedy 
act. 

MorgiCn and Gray In a divided 
apartment set (showing a bedroom 
and living-dining room) have a 
dandy sketch on the married couple 
quarrel order, but along different 
lines, with two climaxes (IC curtain 
for each), both of which are consist- 
ent and effective. The parts vara 
very well "handled by both playSrs, 
and the action Is made fast and 
snappK. with one laugh after the 
other. It Is a very natural story 
which the audience seemed to appre- 
ciate personally, and the clever team 
were well rewarded. 

Frank Orth and An» Cody (Mile. 
Ann Codec) were next (New Acts). 
The Lomus Troupe (New Acta) 
closed a splendid bill, every act of 
which could step out In the best 
houses and repeat the hit they scored 
in this theatre. 

A decidedly good picture, "The Ex- 
citers," with Bebe Daniels and Tony^ 
Moreno, held the audience till the 
last flash. 



23D STREET 

Extra acts Monday night because 
of the try-outs, the sho\a being run 
through with dispatch and In time 
for the usual 11th hour closing feat- 
ture film. Richardson's Canine Mar- 
vels is not strictly a new act, having 
been reviewed back In 1911 as Rich- 
ardson's Dogs. The same general 
idea of posing the animals is adhered 
to and is fairly interesting for an 
opener, It is by no means fast and 
fiashy, and therefore does not quali- 
fy as an outdoor possibility. The 
canines' poses call for occasional 
dislocation of their limbs — or so it 
seems — and this may give rise to 
comment. Sandiser and Venables 
(New Acts). 

The Faynes opened, the man's con- 
tortlve specialty standing out. The 
wonrmn balances nicely with the 
sing and "straights" aptly. Doris 
Duncan (New Acts). 

I>ytell and Fant, the chocolate 
cake-caters, were an unqualified 
wow, forcing an encore following the 
flashy anklo to Knee stepping. Four 
Lotust Sisters are a nice female 
quartet, sponsored by Cus Edwards. 
The claim to relationship is belied at 
first glance, but that doesn't matter 
much. The girls arc strongbr given 
to pop numbers of the sure-lire vin- 
tage, practically all overly familiar. 
The young girl's piano technique is 
flawless even if a bit too pedantic 
for vaudeville. 

Pinto and Boyle, topllnlng. were 
another panic. Pinto's instrumental 
specialties Impressed decidedly. 
They stopped the show and begged 
off with a comedy speech. Carson 
and Kane, mixed team, flashed some 
snappy stepping. Miss Kane, an- 
nounced as a former "Follies" girl, Is 
a shapely miss and .^rtwcd oft her 
chartns to advant.igr. Carson's leg- ' 



Business pretty good ifonday 
night On account of the set for 
"For Pity's Sake" coming so far 
down front It was impossible for 
Gordon and Kenney to set up their 
trampoline in "one" and they re« 
tired from the bill, Massart Sisters 
substituting. 

After a lively overture the pro- 
gram was opened by DeWltt and 
Meyers, a man and woman gym- 
nasts. Their attractive apparatus 
consists of two ladder supports car- 
rying a cradle about ten feet high, 
some bars and a triangle on which 
the man does some clever stunts 
usually accomplished by trapeze 
artists. The woman Is a good 
looker and flashes a figure In tights. 
The work is fast and snappy and 
the act can hold this position oa 
any bill. 'i 

Stone and Hallo with single and 
double dancing routines got by 
nicely, second. Greenwald and 
Nace, the man doing a Barney 
Bernard character, the woman 
feeding excellently considering tha 
poor material, started off very qui- 
etly, but a song by the woman In a 
dandy deep contralto voice woke 
up the audience. With a well chosen 
program of coon songs, this woman 
can go out alone in the beat com- 
pany and bat out a home run any 
time. Besides her voice she has a 
compelling personality. The present 
offering Ia«4L handicap to her and 
the man alsa 

Harrison and Dakin are assisted 
by a young fellow who is not 
billed, but works continually, slng^ 
ing, talking and playing the pland 
so well he deserves recognition. A 
nice appearing trio, they put over 
a lot of fly dialog, songs, dances 
and pleasing comedy that brought 
them prolonged applause which 
necessitated an encore. In which 
they clowned through an Imitation 
of a village band. 

Patrlcola landed her usual solid 
hit with songs and her violin. 8ha 
tried to get away after four songs* 
hui good naturedly responded to 
two additional encores. Great* en- 
tertainer. Charles withers with 
his never failing "For Pity Baka*^ 
dirtied up the stage, oat cleaned up 
on the audience whom ha had 
rolling in their seats. George Lyons 
with his harp and pleasing voica 
has a well selected routine. His 
neat brown corduroy suit is ba« 
coming and fits the part. His execu* 
tion on the harp, especially In tha 
obligate passages, makes apparent | 
his mastery of the' beautiful 4nstru« ! 
ment while his well chosen songs 
made him a big hit In a difficult! 
spot (next to closmg on a godd 
bill). 

The Massart Sisters, acrobatlo 
and fancy dancers, were next and 
use an opening showing one of the 
sisters as maid to the other. It 
could be dispensed with without 
hurting the act in fact Improving 
it as its elimination would allow 
of the girls getting to their best 
work (the dancing) In "one" quickr 
ly and would save them the trouble 
and expense of carrymg tha speciiU 
drop. Their dancing and appear- 
ance, plus pretty wardrobe are their 
principal assets and should be made 
the most of to the exclusion of all 
extrapeous efforts which may de- 
tract from the good things. At the 
end of this good bill the girls did 
excellently, although it was a hard 
task to impose on any sister team. 

An Interesting picture, "None so 
rBlind" , clospd. , , , , 



AMERICAN ROOF •' 

A cool, damp mid-summer night 
like Monday should have been per- 
fect for the American Roof. It 
wasn't though. The show averaged 
as a small-time entertainment— 
eight. acts and "The Exciters" as the 
feature picture. Jack Hanley 
started It off with comedy Juggling. 
Hanley played Keith's Orpheum, 
Brooklyn, last week. 

Walnwrlght Bisters (New Acts), 
with singing, and Nick and Gladys 
Verga third. It's a mixed team, man 
doing wop. Conventional of Its kind, 
but holding pleasing entertainment.... 

Ilughes, Merritt and Co. closed tha - 
flrst half with dancing. A man and 
woman combination, with male 
pianist a.<9sisting. Hughes has de- 
veloped Into an excellent acrobatic 
dancer, the ground tumbling inter- .* 
polated by him, making the house 
sit up. Miss Merritt does a neat 
toe danop and the pair have a coupla 
of good doubles. 

Johnson Brothers and Johnson, ^ 
minstrel trio, restarted It In the sec- 
ond half. "The two end men are 
good singers and dancers. It's 
unusual for a singer to have ability 
as a dancer and vice versa, but the 
Johnsons got away with both. The 
gags used are pretty terrible, 
though, even for a minstrel act that , 
can alibi Itself through doing a min- 
strel turn. Old gags, yes — but there 
are plenty of funnier ones than the 
awful wheezes pulled by the John— — 
sons. There Is the basis of a stand- 
ard turn that could easily hold a 
spot in the big timers In this act. 
A little common sense revision wDl 
accomplish what's needed. 

Haslam and Wilson next with a 
conversational sketch that showed 
both pl.ivers to be bleMned with act- 
ing ftliijity. There aren't many 



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SHOWS THIS WEEK 



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Thursday, August 2, 1823 



doln^r nketchcs on the amatl time 
that can qualify on that acting abil- 
ity thing. The act Is o. k. for the 
pop houses, but the couplo are 
worthy of a hotter vehicle. li'ti a 
pleasure to watch them even in the 
trlflinB skit used. Not a badly writ- 
ten act. but a bit light. 

Renard and West, next to closing 
and a laugh from the moment the 
comedian of the duo uttered the line, 
"I'll tell the king on you." Good 
catchline that. The dialog has con- 
0lderabIe familiar material, but It 
wt>rk9 Into the routine naturally In 
most instances. The team had to 
come back for a bow after the lights 
had been doused, which means they 
killed' em, and they're pretty tough 
OD the Roof. 

Adroit Brothers closed with hand- 
tMklancing and music The team 
play violin and guitar and violin and 
ptano In conjunction with head-to- 
head balancing. A one-handed bal- 
ance of the mounter by the under- 
•tander while mounter Is playing 
Uddle and understander piano Is 
several excellent tricks 
The turn held the house 
BeU. 



J>ooloy's 
shrieks. 

The Yip Yip 
the vaudeville. 



falls drew the usual 



among tho 

performed. 

la. 



Yaphankers closed 
The quartet niight< 
contribute something new in place 
of last season's published numbers 
which they are now using. The rest 
of the ofierlng, especially Mellno'e 
comedy, remain.^ the same as It has 
been for several seasons, and scored. 



CITY 



An In-and-out sort of show the 
first half at the City, with high and 
low apots that lifted and dropped It 
alternately. Closed window* Tues- 
day night permitted by cool weather 
gave the talking and singing turns a 
break by eliminating the distracting 
street noises abounding in the neigh- 
bortM>od. 

In accord with the City's summer 
policy most of the acts were in 
"one," six workinf' before the drop, 
one act in "two", and one in full 
stage. Business was just about av- 
erage for the time of year, the 
weather not helping to any extent, 
apparently. 

G«ne Martini, accordionist, opened 
and did nicely. Good musician, who 
understands the accordion's limita- 
tions and grauges his rep according- 
ly. Pop stuff and the contrasting 
lilgher class standards, and all well 
done. 

Raynor and Butler (New Acts) 
second and the Two Immigrants 
(New Acts) third. George P. Wil- 
son and Co. fourth and going quietly 
unti the planX In the balcony box 
got Into action. This woman plant 
working in the "Wilson turn Is un- 
usual in that she's so natural while 
talking and cross -firing with Wilson 



the audience Is apparently really de~ I time houses 
celved Into believing her Interrup- 
tion to be genuine. And In being 
juet natural as a plant In the audi- 
ence she's on© In a thousand. Wil- 
son is an ordinary pianist, but selln 
his limited musical ability well. The 
turn secured plenty of laughs. 

Silvertone Four, a colored male 

quartet, did songs that held ordinary 

harmony generally, and in one or 

two in.'^tances harmony that could 

hardly be called that. A "spiritual" 

or camp-meellng number was nicely 

put over. A trainer In harmony 

(there are plenty of 'em around the 

different music publishers) covld find 

plenty of places to patch up uneven 

chord ing. 

Leo Hennlngs and Lillian Akers 
and a pianist were next with a danc- 
ing and singing turn notable for 
class and production. The light inp 
is-on a par with a Broadway musical 
show. Mr. Hennings is shy voice, 
bnt a good dancer. He sells a song 
well, however. Miss Akers ecores 
heavily on appearance and Is a 
graceful stepper. Good material in 
the way of songs helps the turn. 
Sidney Landfleld next to closing 



GREELEY SQUARE 

Willie Monday night's attendance 
could be rated fairly good for this 
time of the year, that It was great 
theatre weather made the business 
appear disappointing. The six-act 
bill played fast. 

John S. Blondy and Co got more 
than the customary single bow, due 
to an unusual routine of gymnastic 
stunts offered by the two men and 
the dog In the offering. 

Helen Trevette. who formerly used 
the first name of Irene, may really 
be Spanish, as she tries to impress 
on the audience. She does a cycle 
of published numbers after opening 
with a Spanish ballad, and singing 
the second chorus in Knglish. Her 
voice is pleasing and most of the 
numbers adapted to her delivery. 
But the one for an encore is not. 

Merrlgan and Howard (New Acts) 
followed, and made way for Hal and 
JPrancis. who offered a likeable com- 
edy skit with a bit of drama. The 
dramatic note ih injected with the 
news that a l>aby is due. The girl 
does two vocal solos to good results. 

Bryant and Stewart were evident- 
ly kidding the stagehands or some 
othAr .acta through most of their 
offering. While it may have -siven 
ttiemselves a few laughs it didn't 
mean a thing to the audience. These 
two boys do a clever nut routine, and 
if they'd lend their abilities toward 
entertaining the people out front 
and not those backstage they'll 
probably get some place worth while, 
for they've got the personalities and 
experience with which to do it. 

The Four Dancing Demons, two 
colored couples, closed with some 
snappy acrobatic, tap. eccentric and 
any other kind of dancing except 
clas.sical and toe work which one 
might think of. They hit solidly. 

58TH ST. 

It's even money tl\e l)cst small- 
time bill in New York city the first 
half was at the 58th Street, and it's 
8 to & the same bill could have 
I moved intact into any of the big- 



mSWS OY DAILIES 

The romance of Frank AOditore. 
millionaire etevedor*. and- Irene 
Wales, one of the many girls for- 
merly In the "Folllea," ha« appar- 
ently fait « snag. Audltore and the 
beauty, upon whom be ahowered 
1100,000 worth of gems, which are 
now being held by customs ofldoials, 
left together for Europe last AprU, 
Intending to be married in London. 
This week they returned, but no 
longer together, Audltore on the 
Homeric and tale ez-aweetie on the 
Leviathan. It wa» reported the mil- 
lionaire payed marked attention to 
Irene Hays, a florist, on the boat. 
Seems to like the name Irene. Some 
of his diamonds were held by the 
customs. 



Paul M. Trebit«(^ personal repre- 
sentative to this country of Stein - 
inger. leading producer of Vienna, 
will make his American managerial 
debut with "Four-in-Hand." a com- 
edy of character by Roy Bryant and 
E. L. Geraten. It will open on 
Broadway about Labor Day, staged 
by Victor Morfey. ,;^ *r ' 

Charles Hackett, American tenor, 
who has been meeting with remark- 
a^ble success In Europe recently, has 
signed to appear with the Chicago 
Civic Opera Company next season 
as gueat artist. 



Among the victims in the fatal 
railroad crossing accident at Rock- 
vllle Center, L. I., Sunday were 
Gladys and Thelma Miller, sisters 
of 18 and 22, who. according to the 
dailiee, were formerly on the stage. 



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15 YEARS AGO 

(Reprinted from Variety dated Aug, 1, l$Mj 



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lierger Ulk was the toadlng topic. All the big theatrical interests wei« 
reported due for a conference Aug. 4 In New York, at whioli plans wouli 
ba fana over to discourage sale of theatrea already oparated by tha 
asaemWed Interests, the too rapid expansion of theatre building and com. 
petittvt bidding foi atara and "namea." 



There were reporta of dlaaenslon among tha factiona In the Western 
State* Managers' Association, with an Intimation that Alexander Pan* 
togea might withdraw. Tha Orpheum in that territory had entered a 
deal to leave the amaller houses alone. 



M. S. Bentham framed the Mike Donlln-Mabel Kite combination. Mies 
)Uta left "The Merry Qo Round,'' at the Casino, and Donlln was quitting 
the baseball diamond to start Oct. 19 at Hammersteln's Victoria. 



EL F. Carruthers resigned as general manager of the Inter-State circuit 
through Texas and waa aucceeded by B. B. Muckenfuss. up to then Dallas 
manager for the circuit. Carruthers left the organisation to attend to 
other interests, which turned out to be the development of an outdoor 
amusement business. .? ? . .' 



The Circle, New York, had been on the WllUam Mocrls independent 
books, but a deal had Just been put through by which it would be re- 
placed with the Lincoln Square, leased and operated by Charles B. 
Blaney and playlQg Stair & Havlln attractions. Blaney was In on a 
percentage arrangement, the poliey to run to the expiration of his lease. 
It was regarded as opposition to Williams' Colonial, three blocks south 
on Broadway. •.-■:—..- --j-.^-.--;^^- - .-...-:.■: 



in Atlantic City and Sam 
Earle Reynolds and Nellie 



Anna Lillian of the Irving Place' 
Theatre Co. was saved from death 
In the $75,000 Are that destroyed the 
Whittier Inn, Coney Island, Sunday, 
when two actors risked their lives 
to carry her to safety. She ^as 
sleeping in her room on the second 
floor, unaware of the flames, when 
Ludwlg Sacz and Irving Honigman 
burst in the door and dragged the 
hysterical woman out. 



Blaney Beach, wealthy Peoria de- 
partment store owner, was killed 
July 26 by a deputy sheriff who had 
been summoned by a woman to cap- 
ture a prowler. The shooting took 
place on the estate of Jane Reming- 
ton, an actress, who lives in Mor- 
ris, III. 



Pauline Hall was a vaudeville feature 
Shannon was heading a "girl act" . •«:, 
Donegan had been booked a year solid in their* skating act. Mike Bernard 
and Blossom Seeley were also booked. . . . "Sheath gowni«" were 
cceating a sensation on the- streets. One got into the paper when it 
was worn by Kathrj-n MacDonald, not the picture star, but Percy G. 
Williams' secretary. ,. . 



Bert Leslie waa engaged for a musical comedy cafNd 'Fluffy Ruffles," 
his slang sketch being incorporated into the action. . . . Cal Stewart, 
"Rube," story-teller, was engaged by the £Mison phonograph people to 
make records. . . . Mrs. James E. (Lucia) Cooper and Mr. and Mrs. 
Sam Scribner took 140 hours to motor from Brookville, Pa., to New York, 
Scribner driving and making his own repairs. 



I Ted and Betty Healy were the 
comedy hit, sharing the honors with 
Mack and Marion (New Acts), two 
men with a sure -Are small-time or 
intermediate routine who held down 
the next to closing notch. 

The writer wishee to call the at- 
tention of the bookers of the Keith 
houses to the fact that Ted and 
Betty Healy have never played the 
Palace, New York. Just why an 
act of this caliber should be over- 
looked by the bookers of the Palace, 
where there is an admitted shortage 
of comedy acts in *one," remains a 
mystery. Healy has improved 
muchly and swiftly in the past sea- 
son. He is one of the niftiest of the 
ad lib comedians, with a well rou- 
tined act that would make any 
assemblage laugh. His partner 
is a good -«lookinB. well - propor- 
tioned girl, an excellent foli and 
a graceful dancer who can and 
doe« wear attractive wardrobe. 
Healy hns the assurance that goes 
with ability, a keen sense of trav- 
esty and great material. They 
whammed them here No. 4 and can 



Oliver Morosco Is contemplating 
the construction of a theatre with 
a capacity of 1,200 In the Timee 
.square vicinity. Edward Margolles 
Is to build It. . 



Dave Kraus sold the Dewey and Gotham leases to William Fox, and It 
was forecast that Empire burlesque shows would play there by a deal with < 
Fox. Fox was associated with "Big Tim" Sullivan, who was a member of > 
the Sullivan & Kraus firm. Kraus had takea, over Pastor's and the Gaiety ; 
in Hoboken and brought them into the Eastern burlesque (Columbia) 
and this was supposed to have something to do with the Empire transac- 
tion. . 



When Cyril Maude was manager 
of the Playhouse. London, more 
than ten years ago, he issued a pass 
to George D. Howard, of a London 
newspaper. He presented ths to the 
Brltieh actor one night last week at 
the Gaiety theatre, and had the 
plea«?ure of seeing Mr. Maude per- 
suade the Dillingham representative 
to honor It. 



and a wow with wise-cracking and a idupiicate anywhere 



pianolog that is the best seen around 
in years. I'crsonality, ability as n 
comedian and llkewl.se as a song- 
reader arc a few of LandfirM's 
handy jittributes as a vaudeville sin- 
gle. Rut that is no reason why ho 
should follow an opening style iden- 
tified with Al Herman and a hun- 
dred others before him in "talking of 
the other actors"; nor is it a good 
reason why Landfleld should be 
using the gag about the London 
church bells which Frank Fogarty 
used so efToctivcly for years. With 
a wealtli of excellent material, the 
considerable familiar stuff used by 
Landfleld wouldn't bo mis.sod by its 
absence, and the turn would benefit 
proportionately. 

Al Llbby and Co. clo.'^cd with a 
comedy bicycle turn that was there 
on comedy. 

"What Am I Bid?" was the fea- 
ture picture. Bell. 

81 ST ST. 

For a five-act bill good entertain- 
ment, attended Monday night by 
goo(l-.slzod audience. 

Adelaide Bell was responsible for 
the good beginning, her dance work 
meeting with sutllcient favor to 
bring her back for an encore In the 
vpcning spot. 

Jessie Reed has improved in the 
past few seasons, and can liold evo:; 
a better spot than the deuce on 
moat bills. She is doing a cyclo of 
imblished and special "numbers?, 
those of the "blues" variety being 
her forte. Mlsa Reed, like a great 
many other women in vaudeville, 
has fallen for the bare leg gag. 
which, while economical, doesn't 
ijulle suit every type of woman, 
JWiss Rcod being among them. 

Gordon Dooley and Martha Mor- 
ton tied the show in knots, coming 
tarU for a bow after the lights were 
cut. aiil then being called back 
again. MIms Morton is doing a now 
iiuml><r in place of the "exeiM;;c' 
Lit. it i.H .more efTeotlve for her. 



Another act tliat deserves brackets 
was Jcanetle and Harry Shields. It 
Is a man and woman full-etage 
dancing act, backcrounded by a 
cyclornma, etc. The girl is a ringer 
for Adelaide (Adelaide and Hughes) 
In appearance and the closest thing 
to Adelaide in ability vaudeville has 
seen since Adelaide broke in. Her 
conception of 'The Dying Swan' 
was an artistic treat. Her toe danc- 
ing i.s flawless, with perfect eleva- 
tion and grace. Her back kicks and 
grace in the doubles were on a par 
with her other work. The boy Is a 
pip of an acrobatic or eccentric 
stylo dancer, with front kicks un- 
usual. The act needs direction at 
present, but despite that crudity it 
Is nudipnce proof on the dancing 
alone. They clo.^ed the ehow, losing 
no one. 

Emma Frabelle and Bro. opened 
in their si>londid wire turn. Emma 
is a nice-looking bob-haired brunet 
and there on the wire. Her brother 
does a Frisco that lands heavily, 
also other Jazz stepping aloft. The 
turn Is now all full stage, having 
formerly opened in "one*' with the 
customary .effort at dl.'^gulse. 

Dof«on deuced and delivered. The 
colored chap Is leaning heavily on 
talk lately and ha.«> a corking rou- 
tine which he delivers to an Imag- 
inary person in the flrst entrance 
who is accused of calling him "llco- 
tue" Dotson, among other things, 
claims his wife can fry chicken that 
?mictl5 «i good The kids In his neigh- 
borhood wipe their broad on the 
Dots.^r. door. His dancing was the 
usual .^ure-hre riot. Dotson Is 
doomed to detiejng. but could move 
down any thne. 

Nolan, l.enry and Co. In "Buttons," 
an all-right sketch, Is headed by a 
juvenile light i-omedian who Is pro- 
duction botnid. The eklt is draped 
around a dissolute son who returns 
to find his Ij^e giandfallior's busi- 
nes.«« going to tho dog.i. His love 
for the Klenogripher spurs him on 
t^» hetoul'*.iT\ b i^iri'»'*s tex'.-^ and 



When Jack Pickford appeared to 
testify before the grand jury last 
week regarding the alleged Holly- 
wood bootleg ring, a fl«t fight oc- 
curred between R. J. Bird, his press 
agent, and a photographer named 
Thompson, who had attempted to 
snap the film star. Pickford apolo- 
gized for the attack and offered to 
pay for the camera which had been 
I broken in the scuffle. He appeared 
In court with three attorneys and 
said that he would give the names 
of several bootleggers with whom 
he dealt, provided he was granted 
immunity from all prosecution. 



Rival burlesque managers claimed the services of Edmund Hayes. "The 
Wise Guy." Al Reeves had signed him, but J. B. WInpenny of Philadel- ' 
phia served notice he had first call on the comedian. 



There were half a >Iozen or more stock burlesque companies doing 
continuous shows at Coney Island beer gardens. The regular burlesque 
managers had signed most of the desirable girls during the summer, and 
now that the wheel shows had called rehearsals, the beach shoWa were 
in a bad way. ;*: ;■• -. ■'.,■■■■'•:■. ■ \.- •' i '- ■ •',"'■ 



The first whole-season route sheet for a burlesque ipheel was Issued 
by the Empire (Western) people^ It was in blueprint form and laid out 
a schedule, of 42 weeks, from Aug. 24 to June 7, although it was assumed 
that the last three or four weeka would be optional and probably wouldn't 
be played. The regular close of the wheel came around the first or 
second week In May. ' -^^ ■ ' : - 



Jeanne Eagels will give no per- 
formances of "Rain" at the Maxine 
Elliott theatre on either Saturday 
matinee or niglit during the month 
of August. 

The Shakespeare Playhouse of 
Columbia University commences Its 
summer series of plays In the Co- 
lumbia gymnasium Aug. 6 with 
"Hamlet." Others of Shalcesi)eare 
and the better known plays of 
Barrie, Shaw and others will be pre- 
sented under the direction of Frank 
McEntee. Later In the summer the 
company will give several perform- 
ances nt various centers in the east 
and middle west. 



There were enough "Salome" dancers scattered around the country to 
make a whole page of items. There were two "Salomes" at the Fifth 
Avenue, Eva Tanguay and La Sylphe, and the house was said to have 
prossed $10,000 on the week, whkh represented maximum standing room. 
The box office suspended nearly every night at 8 o'clock, and the street wa« 
blocked with ticket speculators. London cabled that the craze waa begin* 
ning to fade over there. Will Evans Injected new life into It by staging a 
travesty of the dance. . • . And Variety asked "WhQpe's Millie De 
Leon, 'The Girl In Blue'?" for whom the dance seemed to have been made 
to order. Bedini and Arthur were doing a burlesque over here. 



Oswald Stoll was actively pf^^sing the English music hall merger, 
De Frcce had assembled 60 houses and Stoll was campaigning for a con* 
flolldatlon of 80 per cent, of the vaudeville halls of the country. 



Elsie Ferguson was granted a 
divorce from her husband, Thomas 
Benedict Clarke, Jr., New York 
banker. July iJ6 by the Seine Tribu- 
nal of Paris. The grounds were 
quoted as "extreme indifferonce." 
rriiey were married In 1918, the 
actress'a second marital attempt. 



Paris was in the midst of a moral crusade against stage nudity backed ; 
by a member of the Senate. One manager was fined $40 and Jailed for 
three days, and two actresses arrested with him were fined $10 and 
sentenced to 15 days. ^^ , ■ ; 



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Germany's chorus girls threatened to strike against oppression by thi* 
managers and low salaries. A good looking girl, said the Berlin corre« 
spondent, received $25 a month If she had a good voice. If only pretty and 
without vocal talent she got as little as $17.60. A lot of them wanted to 
come to America. A mark was worth about 24 cents in those days. 



Artie Mehlinger, song writer and 
vaudevillian, was freed of the 
charge of biffing a process server 
outside the Riverside theatre. New 
York, where he was playing last 
week. Magistrate Levlne In the 
(Continued on page 3§> 



salvation, all played In a delightful 
light comedy vein, which culminates 
In a speech to his imaginary work- 
men off.'Jtage. The act itself is an 
ordinary vaudeville vehicle that 
classifies as a good comedy act, but 
the leading player Is a corking pros- 
pect for someone needing a light 
comedian. 

, Business, was heavy, at thp house 
Tuesday night, the "lovv^r floor car- 
rying standees back of th<^ rail all 
iiiroric^i rhp Vi<* sh<T,v, '*'»»». 



The Ringling circus proposed making a return to Chicago, playing under 
canvas Aug. 1-2, although playing the town for three weeks at the 
beginning of the eeason. The supposition was that they wanted to give 
Chicago plenty of circus and discourage Wallace -Hagenbeck from coming 
In during September. 



Cole. Bros.' circus had trouble with the authorities in Canada when 
a body was found near the tracks after the train had pulled out. It was 
routed^ut of Canada Into Vermont. 



William Redmond Joined "That" quartet, r«»placing Frank Moprel'l. 



In the picture field the'big news was the resignation of William E. 
Gilmour as president of the Edison Manufacturing Co., and the elevation 
of Frank L. Dyer to his position. Carl Wilson became general manager. 
Reporte ha-J been current of a falling out of Edison and Gilmour. The 
Inventor was in California and Gilmour was hi T.»ondon when the 
xesignatlon was accepted. * 



Cliff Gordon was doing his monolog and had an Interest In several bur- 
iesliue "shows. He bought the equipment of Eddie Leonards' vaudeville 
minslrel act and proposed to use it in a wheel show. 



M. E. Robinson was o:ganI'/.lni? a department In the United BooklM^.' 
Offices to handle acts for fairs. He got st.arted loo \a.\J^ thst year, 'j"' 
declared by the following spring h*» would be in a position to bid f'»r all 
tH«» fnir time east of Cliica5o. 



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f ^Thursd ay, August 2, 1^23 



VARIETY 



29 






$60,000 PROFIT TOR. 
4)RPHEUM'S HALF YEAR 

Significant Improvement Over 
^. 1922 Deficit Is Being 

S, Disregarded 

#/-' • 

W^- ' — 

Corpbeum Circuit Issued a profit 
%ud loss account for the first, half 
if 1923 Tuesday, showing profits 
^ter charges, but rot including re- 
serves for federat tftxee, amouiJling 
s|o about $600,000, amounting after 
J^yment of preferred dividends to 
ground 60 cents a year on the com- 

pion stock. 

Although this is less than the an- 
nual rate of |2, nevertheless it held 
iocouragement for partisans of the. 
jaeue as demonstrating great im 
movement in the situation ae dis- 
closed in the anniial statement 'for 
1»22, which showed a net applicable 
to common stock dividends «f al- 
most nothing, and compared with 
|in actual deficit for the same period 
;^t year. 

V It, was characteristic of the cur- 
'f«nt market that the favorable 
fhowing had no .effect one way or 
itbe other. Orpheum did not come 
l«ut on the tape at all yesterday, the 
previous close of 16 V4. its low for 
the year, still etanding. The fig- 
rwes came out on the ticker late 
Tuesday afternoon, and almost at 
the same time the stock eased to its 
low figure, with transactions total- 
ling 400 shares. Apparently the 
'inarket expected something better, 
basing Its expectations on the brisk 
l^vance of Orpheum earlier in the 
ftSLT, when it was pushed up to 28, 
apparently in a move to di8C<5unt 
;^mportant betterments. 

Lo«w Motionless 

Loew was motionless and trading 
appeared in extremely small vol- 
ume. Nothing has been made known 
oflRcially about dividend prospects, 
but those who follow the stock be- 
Ueve that constructive action on 
payments will be taken certainly 

. around the flrvt of the year, and 

• ;j>robably in October, 

Famous Players responded to 
Strength in the entire list yester- 
day, moving up from around 70 to 
72%. Followers of Famous Play- 
ers have been disappointed so many 
times lately that they look scep- 
tically upon day-to-day Improve- 
ments. It is possible that .the In- 
•idere take the same attitude. 
Their efforts to stabilize prices 
have met with strong opposition by 

. ."Wall street operators, and there Is 
•very likelihood that they have re- 
tired. As soon as the stock makes 
appreciable progress the bear crowd 
•eems to go against it hard, ap- 
parently, as was pointed out in 
May, picking upon an issue sup- 
ported by confident backers. 

Confidential Tip 

There was a confidential tip 
libroad around mid-week that the 
market had reached its level when 
V. S. Steel got within a fraction of 
86, that being the goal of the bear 
•lement. The persistent hammer- 
ing Of Steel, the market leader, has 
l>«en the maneuver of the shorts 
i-ight along. The stock reached its 
^Itom at 85% Monday, and the 
Whole list broke. The supposedly 
erttlcal illness of President Harding 
furnished the bears with inspira- 
tion that day, and scores of specu- 
lative issues got into lov ground 
lor the year, including Steel. 

(Joldwyn was again absent from 
the ticker, remaining at Its recent 
level of 16^. The Curb did not re- 
port a single sale of an amueement 
stock for the fifth or sixth week in 
» row. 

The nummary of trunsnctiomi July 2C to 
Aug 1. IniliiBlve: 

STOCK EXCHANGE 

Thurmlay- SnlfuHiRh Ix>w. iJtmt. Chg 

i^HL V'*"^"^-- '•^'^^ ''*'^* 'J'^ '2H -a 

Wrphpum ...... 200 17*4 17 17 - H 

NO Hoston aaloB of Orphtum. 

rum I'lay.-L.. 6,W)0 72',4 70»i 70V6 -1% 



P.*G. WILLIAMS* WILL " 

(Continued from page 2) 

• , ...» • ■ * ' 

that suitable provisions be made for 
the sister-in-law at Pineacres). 

To Capltola Masaud, sister-in- 
law, $2,000. 

To Major Wintch Seton, of Eng- 
land, cousin^ $1,000. 

To each servant In the Williams 
home, one montlTs wages for each 
year of continuous employment. 

To the Actors' Fund of America, 
outright $10,00Q, and $^0 to <.each 
guest in the home at the time of 
Testator's deaih. - . • v-^- 
Three Trust Funds 

In addition to these outright be- 
quests, three trust jf^nds are pro- 
vided, the income to be paid to the 
beneficiaries and the^ principal to 
revert to the home endowment 
upon their death. They are $60,00(r 
to Alwilda Richard, $35,000 to Capl- 
tola Masaud and $45,000 to Regi- 
nald Willianrs (as modified in the 
codljjil). V 

The will directs* that Mrs. Will- 
iam » be' provided for "in suitable 
and luxurious fashion" and gives 
the use of the Ea^t Islip estate for 
her use during her life, providing 
that provision shall be made for 
Harold and Alwilda Richard. The 
executors shall control the property 

4n Mrs. Williams' incapacity, but if 
"by some miracle" *she should re- 
cover eufflc^ently, control shall go 
to her. 

Half of the remaining estate in 
trust shall be devoted to the main- 
tenance of "Pineacres" for use of 
the widow and ^n *and half to the 
founding and conduct of the "Percy 
Williams home." The outline of 
the charity is given in these words: 

."It is my intention in association 
with those in intimate and con- 
fidential relations with me and who 
are cognizant of my wishes to form 
or cause to be formed and incor- 
porated a society to be known as 
the 'Percy Williams Home,' the 
purpose of whicH Is the establish- 
ment and maintenance of a home 
for aged and indigent and infirm 
members of the dramatic and 
vaudeville professions, and also to 
endeavor to procure the legislature 
of New York State to pass a special 
act so Increasing the corporate 
powers of said society as to au- 
thorize it to receive by gift, devise 
or otherwise named in the certifi- 
cate or act of incorporation any 
money or property to be applied to 
the corporate purpose of said so- 
ciety, without being limited to the 
amount now limited by law for 
gifts to associations for benevolent 
or charitable purposes." 

The will further specifies that the 
home shall be managed by twelve 
directors, six of whom are to be 
chosen by the Lambs' Club and six 
by the Actors' Fund of America. 
A desire is expressed that six di- 
rectors be actively engaged in the 
dramatic and six in the vaudeville 
professions (a second codicil modi- 
fies this provision to one-third of 
the board from each of the two the- 
atrical branches). 

in his Instructions that the home 
be transferred to Pineacres upon 
the death of the widow and son, it 
is specified that such works of art 
as are now in the establishment and 
as are unsuitable for use in the 
home be disposed of and the money 
realized by sale be applied to the 
home. 

An inventory of the estate will be 
prepared by the executors and 
transmitted to the State Tax Bji- 
reau and an appraisal will be made. 
It is expected the appraisal will be 
completed in six or eight months as 
a basis for the transfer tax. 



Dc j.fd. 



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^*"'^V'" 3W> 17 17 17 

2*0 H»)Mon aales of Orpheum. 

f^a tu nifty — 

Fnm I'lAy-I.,, .. a.jmo 70\ 70 70»i, - \ 

Jjopw, Jnc ItH) ir. 14*^ \4% - «fc 

vitdniu m a,^gc i c ^ ic T » ict* — \% 

MornJn.v— 

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^'^^ P'«l 10() H0>4 W)'* b9% -1 

J.olilwyn 2<)(» \i:*j ir.'^, tf.'u. 

'^>fw. Inc axt l.^ 14% 1T> 4 % 

yjnhiwn i.io<> uiTj. j(,i^ i(i7^ 

f^o Hoston Halri, of Orphtum. 

rutwlMy- 

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JUDGMENTS 

(T7i<? first name is judpmcttt debtor; 
creditor and amount folloiv) 

J. Tim Bryn; N. Y. Tel. Co.: $62.82. 

Oscar Carter; N. F. Balieff; costs, 
$429.47. 

John F. Meader; N. Y. Tel. Co.; 
$14.82. 

Producers Feature Service Corp'n; 
People, etc.; $50. * ""' 

Same; same; %')0. 

Tom^ Ennis; H. . Snyder et al.; 
$3f).58. 

Second Nat. Pictures Corp'n; H. 
Ilf.udini; $353.05. 

N. Y. Hippodro me Corp'n; E . 
M.annn; $f)r.3..'>3 

Melvin Dalberg; F.ilward Thomp- 
son Co ; $100 Fil 

Benjamin Glazcr: R V.\ Saunders; 
f6r)fi 02. 

Real Production Corp'n, Isaftc 
Levy .'inil Robert Levy; C. Kremcr; 
$327. 4U. 

Satisfied Judgments 

Charles Levin; I'nitd Artists 
(U ij.n; $002 02; Nov. 23, 1021. 

George PolliicU: Am Vh"\n pl;.y> 
us i'v . $18'J.45, Jan. 13. I'Jiy. 



BURLESQUE ROSTER 

(Continued from pa^e 8) 

Bernard. Slidingr Billy Watson, Inez 
De Verdier. Bthel De Yeaux. Mile. 
Cleora, Ruby Wallace. 

"Happy Go Lucky." Hughey 
Bernard. (Operated for Sam Scrib- 
ner. Last season's title "Folly 
Town"). Hughey Bernard, mana- 
ger. 

Cast: Keleo Brothers, Chester 
Rube Nelson, Billy De Lisle. Kean 
and Burns. Delmar's Uons. Flo 
Darley. Maude Hilton, Arlone John- 
son. 



' Watson's "Beef Trust Beauties." 

Billy Beeft»U8t Watson. (Operated 
on George Rife-Empire Circuit 
franchise.) Harry C. Diehl, man- 
ager. 

Cast: Edgar i31xley, Clarence 
Wilbur, Billy Beeftrust Watson. 
Canazo. Russell Sisters, Eleanor 
Marshall, Moore and Edyth.* 



"Talk of the Town." Harry 
Strouse. ^Leased franchise. 

Cast: Eddie Hall, Jim Hobo 
Leonard, Jack Qibson, Paul West, 
Happy Clark. James Slim Parker, 
Palti Gilson. Nettie Knise, Fern 
La Roy, Franz Marie Texas. 



"WhM of Girls." Jacobs & Jer- 
mon. (Last season'- title, "Hello 
Q006 Times.') Louis Oberwarth, 
manager. 

Cast: Nat Chick Haines, Vic 
Plant. George Wieet, June Le Veay. 
Flossie De Vere, Roee Hemley. 



"Let's Go." Fred Claik. (Leased 
franchise.) ^Yed Clark, manager. 

Cast: Pat White, Manny King, 
Sonny Thompson's Entertainers 
with Mabel Kemp. Joseph Barrett, 
Burton Carr, B^orence Kane, Kitty 
Madison, Alice Palon, Helen Flynn, 
Alice Hahn. 



"Youthful Follies." . William S. 
CampbelL Harry Thompson, man- 
ager. 

Cast: Eddie Cole, Harry Morria, 
Harold Kennedy, Harvey BrookJ», Al 
Grant, George C. Seymore, Helen De 
Vore, Myrtle Andrews, Dolly Davis, 
Kitty Garner. 



"Brevities." Ed. Daley. (Leased 
franchise. Lasf season's title, 
"Broadway Brevities.") 

Cast: Walter Brown, Harry Pat- 
terson, Jack Smoke Gray. Billy 
Gray. Victor Caplan, Lena Daley, 
Thelma Carlton, Alma Arliss. 



Qayety, Louisville. 

"Broadway Belles," Joe Oppen- 
heim, Pcople'0 Cincinnati. 

"Band Box Revue," S. W, Mati- 

beim, Lyceum. Columbus. ^ " 

"Joy Riders,"' George Jaffe, Acad- 
emy, Pittsburgh. 

"Fads and Foilies/' Matt Kolb, 
Lyric, Newark. 

"F^irtA and Slflrts." Lou Sldmar., 
Star, Brooklyn. 

"Miss Venus," E. L. Splro, Olym- 
pic, NeW York. 

The following six shows will open 
Sept. 3: 

"Step Lively Girls," Julius 
Michaels, Olympic, New York. 

"Georgia Peaches," Ed Rush, Band 
Box, Cleveland. 

"Bits of Hits." Tom Sullivan, Gay- 
ety. Louisville. 

"Round the Town,"' Ed Ryan, 
Academy, Pittsburgh. 

"Sassy Bits," Joe Howard, Folly, 
Baltimore. 

"Make It Peppy," Frank Damsel, 
Pennsylvania one-nighters. 

And on Sept. 10: "Step Along," 

Morris & Bernard, Academy. Pitts- 
burgh. 



"Queens of Paris.'* Jacobs & Jer- 
mon. (Last seaeon'a title, "Flas-h- 
lights.") 

Cast: L B. Hamp, Bob Starzman. 
Jack Callahan, Ann Meyers, Ger- 
trude Beck, Six Rockets, Rosa 
Roealie. 



"Monkey Shinee." Clark A Mc- 
Cullough. (Leased franchise.) Ar- 
thur Harris, manager; Walter 
Meyers, advance agent. 

Cast: William A. Jones. Arthur 
Shelton, Al Hardy. „ 



"Nifties of 1923." Hurtlg A Sea- 
men. (Last season'r* title, "Bowery 
Burlesquers.") 

Caet: Willie Cohen, Billy Foster. 
Irene Leary. 



Dave Marion's - Show. Dave 
Marion. Izzy Groda, manager; 
Baron Golden, advance agent. 

Cast: Dave Marlon. Gorden Ben- 
nett, Mae Marvin, Agnes Hunter. 

^Temptations of 1923." Irons A 
damage. (Leased franchise.) 

Oast: Danny Murphy. Freddy 
Hackett, Ben Holmes, Floesie Ever- 
ett. 



"Jifl Time." Henry Dixon and 
James J. Lake. (Leased franchise). 

Cast: James J. Lake. Moran and 
Wiser, Arthur Mayo, Claire Devine. 

"Hollywood Follies." Hurtlg A 
S'^amon. (Last season's title 
"Greenwich Village Revue"). 

Cast: Collins and PJllard. 



"Happy Days." HurtJg A Soamon. 
(Last season's title "Social Maids"). 
Cast: Lew Hilton. 



"Step On It." Kurtli? & Seamen. 
'Cast: George Niblo, Helen 
Spencer. 



"Town Scandals." Iron A ClAin- 
age. 

Cast: Harry Hickf-y Le Van. 



MUTUAL'S LINEUP 

(Continued from patre 8) 
Inmbia, York, all Iw Penn.«yJvanla 
Frid.-iy of the Pcnn week t)ic Mu- 
tual shows will lay cfC until another 
ono-ni«hler le secured. 

The Cadillac, Niaguia Fallr, will 
be a split week, with the i^r*t h'jlf 
,^jen All of the other towns are full 
weeks. The followL-jg 13 rhows, 
wUh name of operator, theatre ;ir.d 
city. Cj^on August 27: 

"Pain-'n' Wild," Sam Kraus, Gay- 
ety, r.ro(jlc'yn. 

"Ht!!o Jake GirTtr." H.irry I'^eld^, 
Empiro, Iloboken. 

"Oh Joy OlT^'i," Siurt R.iymor.d, 
-Majtslic, Prranton. 

"Folly Town," WllJnm 8. Clark 
Gai d« n. F.tjffalo. * 

"Lc.-iilon Onypty Glrln," ;lriff Wll- 
Mismj.-, Cadillac. Niagara Fa^Is 

"Snnppy Snrtps," JTrtd Etrnrifls. 
B.ird Hok, d^veland 

'Dunrjng t'ooii^' Tum .^ulllyc.n, 



XM£. L'ALLEMANB CASE 

(Continued from page ^) 
L'AUemand and her son, Edgar, 
charge that theatrical costumes and 
the Madame's Jewels, valued at 
$200,000, were stolen from her home. 

Through two administrations of 
Wisconsin she has made a vain 
fight to regain her lost property. 
"It has been three years, and my 
property has not been returned to 
me, despite the assurance of Gov- 
ernor Phillips that we would have 
full State protection." 

She is not backward In chiarging 
that she and her son have been 
made the victims of political perse- 
cution, and the whole affair is a plot 
to acquire possession of her land 
and properly. 

Her son, Edgar. 30. is an accom- 
plished musician, but now is em- 
ployed in a factory at Edwardsvllle. 
He sees his mother about twice a 
month, and is providing; for her 
as best ho can. >!«,-.;..: 

Even amid Buffering the beautiful 
voice of Mme. L'Allcmand is musi- 
cal and very pleasing; her sich 
colorature soprano retaining a great 
portion of its beauty, and she may 
yet retrieve her lost fortune and 
fame. 

She was born In Syracuse, N. T., 
and made her first stage appear- 
,ance when five years old. Her first 
operatic engagement came when she 
was sixteen, as Zcrlina In "Don 
Juan,*' before the royal family at 
Koenigsberg, East Prussia, after ex- 
tengive study m France and Ger- 
many. She sang In the "Barber of 
Sev.'lle" at tho Royal opera house 
In Vienna, and later in many cities 
of Europe, after which she made a 
tour of the principal cities of 
America. She appeared here many 
years ago with tho American Opera 
Co. in "Lakme* and as a concert 
soloist 



AUTO HOBOS 

(Continued Irom page 6) 
although neighborly farmers fre- 
quently ask them if they need any- 
thing beside? inviting them to 
spend the night on their farms. 

So far the trip ha:< gone M4 miles 
witli tho couple having left New 
York with a full supply of gas and 
$10. When they reached Manches- 
ter. Vt.. they had 85 cents and no 
provisions. 

W. S. l^Iartln. proprietor of the 
Equinox Hotel, Manchester, recog- 
nized O'ilay, having heard him 
pppak at a banquet in New York. 
Mr. Martin asked Irving if he would 
speak to his guests. Gathering 
Ihcm on the preen grass in front 
of the hotel and facing the monu- 
ment of Ethan Allen, Capt. D'Hay 
tfD'jkc tor 64 mlrutco.' He was re- 
warded with $C0 for tho address. 
H.'s next Hihedukd speech was at 
the Newport flox^sc, Newport, N. 
If., Weclncsd.ny nUrht. Aug. 1. 
Given Fishing License 

OutFl'le of Manchoftcr while lo'l- 
Ing about In the morning prepara- 
tory TO mak'r.ir a start, he twit 
hoLoc«j wfTC InforrafM not to fish 
In the sde.'im a% fishing In Ver- 
mont had to be !icrr.':cd. Th-ilr In- 
formant, Jinding who thry were, 
told t!)cm to rcm.iin iht-iO until 
h»«aring fi-jm Jilm. 8Jiojtly after 
Jn^i« KK'.'^rton, o.' Manchester. 
ciTiie ovit in hie cu.- .".nd pr.scnted 
Ihftm wiih a fHhiu.7 license for the 
jo.ir )n the state vC Vermont.. Capt. 
O !T'iy thnr.U«^l '.Tio Judr,.;- but rc- 
fMinfJvJ him t;..y )-ad v.o, fi.-liijig 
i.\ri:ir. T'.i • .1ut]>,'> c.Tr.wcreJ he 
;hoi.c-ht tl.ivt cojM be ta::-:.n 'trirr 
tf ar.'l to rcnr.cln there. About a». 
ho\jr \hUr Mayor Crifllth oT M Ri- 
chest or canr.e out, pif^icnUrs: Erni«' 
.Tij liv*r;L' v.i:li fuil hrl'.lnt; tncl;!' 
and h'f brHt lejiarda. 

O'H.'iV r»y:* tho tmtrr.rnt «"- 
rof 1«1 both f^f thrr.i fill alonp Iht 
l;nc hrtf b<?on rfnwHliaLlc. Ca;r. 



says Irvincr. la a maater dialectician 
I and anffwera a rurallte in the same 
lingo be ia addressed. That has 
made a marked attentive attitude 
toward them, aaya the captain, as 
the nativea believe the travellers 
are of their clan. 

Cheaper Than New York 

Capt. O'Hay said Ernie And he 
ffgured it out; that it was healthier 
and cheaper to hobo it than to roast 
in a furnished room In New York 
over the summer. For the healthy 
part O'Hay vindicated his state- 
ment; he's the picture of perfect 
health and said he felt as good as 
ho looked. ^ 

Capt. O'Hay left New %ork Sun- 
day to rejoin his chum and con- 
tinue on their way. Irving said 
they had no Idea where they would 
eventually land. although his ■ 
speechmaking engagements called 
for dates in the early fall. „^ , 



CABARET 

(Continued from page 10) 
gets any number of laughs. Cor- 
rine Muir is the prima donna, offer- 
ing two solos and ft duet during the 
course of the entertainment. She 
Is rather an unusual type of wo- 
man for a floor show, being rather 
advanced beyond the squab and in- 
genue stage that ono has long been 
in the habit of seeing in this eort 
of restaurant diversion. Vocally, 
however, she ia unuaually good for 
a cafe show. .* H ■ , 

In the specialty dance division 
there are two gtrla that st;.ad out. 
The first la Jocelyn DeVellauf, who 
seems to have unusual personality, 
a corking kick and delivera an 
Oriental number In a manner that 
Is sure to make her a favorite with 
those that dine and sup. With a 
little development this girl can 
step Into production ranks and 
make good. The other dancer Is 
Hazel Gladstone, a rather tall girl 
to go in for acrofcAtIc stuff, jsrhlch 
makes her a most unusual type. 
She has a double Jointed manner of 
handling her limbs that evokes ap- 
plause In a kerlea of four touch 
flip flaps tha#Ahe presents. This 
girl could work this up to greater 
strength than It now has. posBlbly 
the use of a motion picture flicker 
spot effect with her slowing up the 
trick a little more giving It the ap- 
pearance of a slow motion picture 
would add somewhat to her effec- 
tiveness. 

Burnley an<T KIddon are the regu- 
lation dance )eam for the show. 
They offer a classical number early 
in the show and later appear for 
a semi-classical tango arrangement. 
The boy seemingly is the more 
graceful of the two, although the 
girl has one of the prettiest limbs 
In the show. * 

A sister act that do the usual 
close harmony kid stuff and ^ 
couple of men who offered the usual 
in sob ballad stuff and Juvenile and 
prima donna duets complete the 
roster of principals. The sister 
team Is named Petite and Dainty, 
which means that they are a couple 
of glrl.i doubling also In the chorus 
and the men are Gordon Bennett 
and Harry Stremel. both of whom 
possess good enough voices to get 
by in a musical comedy* read com*.^ 
pany. 

The chorus of eight |BM-k through 
the show with bare llinwrand socks. 
They are a fast moving octette of 
girls, longer on stepping than they 
are on voice, tut at the Monte Carlo 
voice doesn't matter so much as ft 
Is a rather Intimate resort. The 
girls have a "kidding" manner of 
working that gets over with the 
table audience In good shape and 
which should prove to be a asset 
In bringing 'Yetum" customers. 

The show runs for almost an 
hour without any Intermission for 
dancing. Incidentally Monte Carlo 
is one of the places that Is holding 
entirely to the law Ina«much as the 
1 o'clock stopping of dancing is 
conrorned, although a number of 
other places in the dl.ntrlct are bat- 
tling the In.spcctof on the qur«tlon 
and remaining open until 2 a. m. 

The Scranton Sirens, under tho di- 
rection of William Lustig. will open 
next week at Rocky Glen Park, 
.Scranton. Pa., following the Colle- 
gians. 



"Apple Sauce" in the latest attrnc- 
tlon at the Perk Inn on Broadway. 

Thin; replaced the Artie Deeming 
sh<t.v last week. There are 14 In 
111- c.isl. el.qht glrl.-^; and the rrinci- 
pal'i r,.:iie D'.vytr Pep Rciily, Ke^^ - 
kno Hollo.-. Mi'T.^inghlln Sisters 
r..tl,e WcT.-.tton. 



U.irry Lr.tz, it is said wl!l shortly. 
con-Jiv JiCo the coi.stiuclion cf tilt 
Urgc/jl hotel in Atlnntic C»lv, rep-; 
f(«ontiJ? a tutul inve5«HMrp.t V/hcft 
romr-e-tid r: o\er |f, 000,000. It v^jJl 
Ix- lorwtf.d In the n<'if;l>''n,ho.)d of 
llic An.;.>u!»aiiuor and Kiiz hoicia 



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VARIETY 



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Thursday. August 2. 102a 




BILLS NEXT WEEK (AUGUST 6) 

/ IN VAUDMVILLH TI1BATRB8 



IN VAUDNVILLB TIlBSATRBa 

(▲11 hooMa open for th« w««k with Mondar matinee, whoa not otheririM indicated.) 
The billii l»ctow are grouped in dlvlnlonN, accordiac to booking ofBces supplied from. 
The manner in which thexe bllU aro printed doea not denote the r^atire importaace 

of acts nor tlieir program poaitlooa. 

▲a astcriak (*) before name denolcs act i« doing new turn, or rvappearing after 
absence from vaudeville, or appearing in city where liated for the first time. 



KEITH CIRCUIT 



NKW YOKK CITY 

Keith's I'alace 

Santos A llavr-s 
Adelaide & liu^hcM 
llita Qould ' 
Clayton &. ndwards 
KO Miles fin B'way 



Shaw A Lee 

l^ove B(ci>s 
Illgclow & li^e 
.Sunia &. T'hiCorls 
(One to ail) 

iRt half (SI) 
Mack A Jess 



JACK POWELL SEXTETTE 

nSADLINING PANTAOBS CIRCUIT 



Allra' Mann Co 
Oreentee * Drayton 
Herbert A I>are 

(One to All) 

KeKh's Riverside 
Louis Mann Co 
McLellan A Carson 
Leedom A Stamper 
Dainty Mar^e 
Blook A Uunlop 
Burns A Lyna 
Bowell Slaters 
Tanfki Japs 
(One to fill) 
KelUi'a Slat fttre«t 
Ona MUBsoa Co 
Griffen Twine 
]{ A H Hcholdor 
Moran A Mack 
King A B%atty 

Moss' Brondwny 

Jean Graneso Co 
Alice Morley 
Aarf^n A Kelly 
(Others to All) 

Mom' Coliseum 

Rnid Markey Co 
Yarmark 
Baker A Rogers 
(Ottiers to fill) 

2d half 
Ora^ Edier Co 
Harry Braden 
MAX Clark 
(Others to ftU) 

KeMi's Fordhnm 

Fortunella A C 
John Davidson 
Harry Flraden 
Uracs Bdler Co 
(Two to mi) 
Id half 
Enid Markey Co 
Kdith (jasper Co 
W A a Ahearn 
Betk Tate 
(Two to AH) 

M«M' SVnnklia 

Dav^ ^ergtison Co 
Doily Kay 



(Others to Ail> 

Id tialf (»-i>) 
Mel Klee 
(Others to All) 

Proctor's tWh Ave. 

td half (2-() 
Carroll A Fisher 
Mitier A Mack Co 
TAB Healey 
•Bordner A Doye"- 
(Others to AM) 

1st kal( (SU) 
Pinto A Boyle 
Kirk A Cbllier 
4 Locust His 
(Othere to Mi) 

td half (911) 
Portunbila A C 
Leigh A Jonea 
O'Neill SZstcrs 
Geo liyqnt 
(Others to All) 

Proctor's tJd 8t. 
2d half (2-S) 
Bitty Miller Co 
M'C'rmack A Regay 
Kramer A Onffln 
•Cabaret Argentina 
Barry fit Whiicledge 
The Pvirkers 

1st half (€-•) 
D D HT 
Innes A Ryan 
U^'nce Rov Tm Diiie 
Keller Sis A Lynch 
(Two to All) 

Id haM (9-11) 
3 A Leonhardi Co 
Hamilton A Barnes 
Rwaso Th3is A R 
J Kitpatrick Co 
DuiUoMrey A C 
(Oni^o mi) 

CONET ISLAND 

•Mow nrlghtoa 
V Lopes A Band 
Murray A Oakland 
U -A B 8harr«ck 
Lytell A Fant 
(Others to All) 



2d half (••11) 

Lillian Mhaw 
Roy 8edley 
(Others to All) 

ALBAmr 

Proctor's 

Bonder A Knapp 
Jcanotle Childa 
As 7e Sow 
Capttot Revue 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Wm Sisti 
*Meyerholt Band 
(Others to flil) 

ATLANTIC CITY 

Olobo 

Les Spi'ndid A Part 
HAD DuFor 



Austin A Borgere 
Amaranth Sis 
Ltoe A Mann 
Rose A Moon 
(One to flU^ 

Id hate 
Bert Sloan 
Nan l*ravelioe Co 
Lane A Freeman 
•MoCoot Reilly A M 
Ward Bros 
Bight Mascots 

DRTROIT 

Tempio 

Foung A Wheeler 
O A Moore A llager 
Snow C'I'mbus A D 
Clyde Doerr's Orch 
Inness Brothers » 
Zeno Molt A Carl 



1st hair (C-l) 
Hawthorns A Cook 
Oeo Lyoos 
(Others to flii) 

Id half (»-12> 
Fr'klyn Charles Co 
Ross A Bdwards 
(Others to QU) 

NSWAmX. N. f. 

Pvsetor** 

Adelaide A Hughes 
Stan Stanley Co 
Ingila A Winchester 
Rams A Dunn 
(Ottisrs to fill) 

MOtfFOLK 

Aendeny 

(Richmond spilt) 



Isnnstto Chllds 
As Ye Sow 
Capitol Revus 
(One to Ail) 

BYBAOUSB 
B. F. Kflth's 

Kaapr A Corneiln 
Lowe A Stslla 
Bart IjOvy 
Oeorge Morton 
D'r^by Byton's Rev 

TOLKDO 
B. F. KtdV9 
Bert Sloan 
Nan Travel Ins Co 
r^ano A Freeman 
•MoCool Reilly A M 
Ward Bros 



HUGH HERBERT 

•It LKFFKRTS ATKNUK. 
KEW QABDBNg. b. L 

Phone Richmond HIU MM 




ALF T. 
WILTON 

.•'■'•;:'"/■ '.' .' ■"' ''■'■'' -■ ■ ■' ' \- '■ "■ 
' ^ -' will be in ' ^ 

CHICAGO 

August 6 to 11 inclusive 

Can be s^n dally 11 to I at the office 
of ills Western Ropreoontatlve 

CHAS. C. CROWL 

8«lto IM, Woods Theatre Building 

Will Bs Pleased to Review Acts 
Desirous of Eastern Time 




BOB MURPHY "anil" 

suggests for your summer vacation 
Blngtaan Beach, South Beyalton, Vt, 



M A ^ Clark 
•Rdwarda A Prest'n 
(Two to All) 
2d hay 
Tarmark 

Froda A Anthony 
(Others to AH) 

Keith's Ilamllton 

Max Gegna Orch 
Pinto A Hoyle 
r.dlth Clanper Co 
(Others to All) 

2d hair 
rarnival of Venice 
Bill Dooley 



PAR BOCE(,AWiVY 

Columl>ln 
2d halt 
D D H? 
Mabel For J Co 
Out of Knickers 
4 rhilllp* 
WAG Ahearti 
Olcott A Mai-y Ann 

BROOKLYN 

KetUi's BusliHick 
Ia>u Tollegen Co 
Lovonberg {-'lo Co 
MaxAeld A Oolson 



'SIR" JAMBS 



DWYER 



John Davidson 
Baker A Rogers 
(Two to All) 

Kftlth's Jeffarnon 
Olcott A Mary Ann 
Bender A Armstr'g 
WAG Ahearn 
rar.ilval of Venice 
(OtherH to All) 

2d h.tlC 
Gilbert Wells 
Josle Flynn 
(Others to All) 

Moss* Regent 

Bill Dooley 
C'vanaugh A Hest'n 
Froda A Anthony 
(Others to All) 

?.d half 
Max Gcgna's Orch 
Vin g, Vernon 
Dave Ferguson Co 
*JCdwards & Pre»fn 
(Two to All) 

Pntiior's 12Slh St. 

2d half ft-5) 
Hans no»)i>r»*^Co 
Clirt Nar,.^rro Band 
Pinlo A Hoylo 



Toto 

Homer Romaine Co 
Bsssie Wynn 
Jack Wilson Co 
(Two to fill) 

Keith's Orpheum 

T/Oweli Sherman Co 
Rddio Rnae 
VVm Seabury Co 
Murray A Maddox 
Artie Mehlingcr 
K'ym'nd A Mack'ye 
Jean Sohwiller 
Pielot A KcoAeld 
(One to nil) 

Keith's Orrenpoint 

2d half (3 5) 
Sarah I'ndden Co 
Fox A Miller 
S)M>ne A Squires 
J A H Shields 
(Two to Mil) 

1st half (0 8) 
Morris A Shaw 
♦Baron Lichtcr 
Vea<>tlan S 
(Othcrn (o All) 

2d hair (9-12) 
TAB llc.-vley 



Hotaaes A Lave re 
Pattictna 
MoUie Fuller C* 
Bddlo Cantor 
Lorner Olrts Co 

Yonns's 
fjlme Trio 
Ferry Corwey 
Murray A Allan 
Power's Blephants 
(One to All) 

BALTIMORR 

Maryland 

White 8J« 
Harry Fox 
Bnrto A Malvta 
Harry Kahne 
>laltnda A Dade 
Inex Courtnev Co 
♦The Temlins 

BOSTON 

B. F. Keith's 

Homer Romaine 
IlUghos Maaical 2 

5 Ballantino A H 
Judson Cole 

Oeo McFarlnne 
Hurst A Vogt 
Bernt A Partner 
Lew Seymour Co 

nPFFALO 

Shea's 
Rnell A Vernon 
h^ric Zardo 
Robert Reilly Co 
Billy Hallen 
Lloyd Iback'fl Bn 
McKay A Ardine 
Juggling Nolsonr 

CARBOND'LE, PA. 
Invba 

Kane Marionette 
Goldie A Thome 
Frank Far ran 

6 Pirates A a Maid 

2d half 
Swain's Animals 



HAZBLTON, PA. 

Feoioy'o 

Swala's Animals 
Jossis Reed 
Rjran Weber A R 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Kane Marionettes 
Goldie A Thorns 
Frank Farron 
C Pirates A a Ma^d 

INDIANAPOUS 

Amy Dean C^ 
Trovato 
Pert Kciton 
(Others to ftiil 

2d half 
Four Bell Hops 
Perrone A Oliver 
Frank Wilcox Co 



let half 
♦Alene Hart A Sis 
Harry Mayo 
Baxley A Porter 
Rnuna CaroS ■ 
Bohemian Life 

OCEAN CITY. N. J. 
Hippodrome 

Russell A Marconi 
Ruby Tfio 
Moore ^ Freed 
Marvello* Dogs 
(One to fill) 

Id half 
Teshaw's Cats 
♦Kelly A Stone 
McCart A Marrone 
Jans A Whaten 
Willie Schenck Co 

PATKRSON, N. J. 
Majeatle 

Id half (2-|> 

Ankles 

Mack A Marion 
2 Senators 
Beasey CltfTord 
(Two to All) 

1st half (6-8) 
TAB Healey 
Syncopating 'foes 
(Others to fill) 

2d half (»-12) 
Dotaon 
(Others to Ail) 

PniLADBLPHIA 

B. F. Keith's 
Tom Burke 
Young Wang Bros 
Weston A Bline 
Clinton A Rooney 
Fern A Marie 
Reno Rol>erts Rev 
AI Shayne 
Clarennont Bros 



Bight Mascots 
Id half 
♦Stanley Trii»p A M 
Audtin A Ber^re 
Tarsan 
Lee A Mann 
Ross A Moon 
(On« to All) 

TBENTON. N. J. 

Oapltol * 

Jean Oodrrey 
Mercedes 
Valentine Vox 
Mile Ivy Co 
(Others to All) 
2d half 
♦Cabaret Argentina 
(Others to All) 

WASHINGTON 

B. F. Keith's 

Lawton 

Russell A Pierce 
Dlaal A Rubini 
Ltoyd A Christie 
Williams A Vanessi 
Grace Hayes 
Davis & Darnell 
The Meiater Sing'rs 

WILDWOOB. N. J. 

Mizon 

Palermo's Dogs 
♦Kelly A Stone 
McCart A Marropc 
Shaw A Lee 
Jans A Whalon 
Willie Schenck Co 

• 2d half 

Russell fit Marconi 
Billy Dale Co 
Dwyer tt, Orma 
Mooro A Freed. 
Marvellos Dogs 
(One to All) 



P A B Hall 
Jack La Vior 
B C Hilliam Co 

£d hair 
•Bam Bams 
Alimaa A Harvey 
Shadows 

Brenaaa A Rogers 
Bl Ray Sis 

0<;banton, pa. 

PoU's 

(W'k's-^Barre spUt) 

1st half 
Land of Fantasy 
Gilmore A Lester 
Plaxa Bros 
♦Bmmett O'Mara 
(One to Oil) 

8PB*0F*U>. MASS. 

Palace 
Wm A Kennedy 
RIsa Ryan Co 
Keasler A Morgan. 
The Gautiers 



Run Bonnetta 
Brlct A CiiSord 
Montana 
Mar^raret A Alvares 

td half 
Pritchard A Rock 
Mardo A Rome 
McClain A Quintet 
Traps 
Boh Bobble A B 

W'K'S-BABBE, PA. 
PoU'S 

(Scranton split) 
1st halt 
Old King Cole 
Gene Oliver Co 
Ad<>laide Bell Co 
Pless Trio 
(One to All) \ 

WOBCB8TRB 
Poll's 
Miss Mystery 



HARRY 

D 

Globe," 
Atlantic ^ 
City r 

<Aug. 6) ^ 
Keidi's y 
Washington : 
(Aug. 13) 



B. F. Keith'* 

PALACE, 

New York,- 

This Week 

(July 30) 

Direction 

HARRY 

WEBER 

R 

. DENNIS 



Wbhrlwind 4 

2d half 
Hugttes A Burke 
♦J F Haney Co 
Marino A Martin 



Gene Morgan Co 
Gene A Fleurette 
Allman A Harvey 
Hughe A Burke . 



ARTHUR SILBER 

BOOKINO BXCLUSIVBLT WITH 

PANTAGES aRCUIT 

t6e FITZGBBALB BLDO.. NEW YORK 
Phones BBYANT ffTS— 4829 



PORTLAND 

B. F. Keith's 
Van Hovea 
Qoslar A T^usby 
Nathano Bros 
Lew Wilson 



YONKBRS. N. Y. 

Proctor's 

Id half (2-G) 
D'noo Rev f'm Dixie 
Frank Mullane 
Caitcs Bros 



VARDON and PERRY 

Address: Variety. New Yorit 



Gene Morgan 
DeVriea Troupe 

WATKRBIIRY 

Palace 

Brcnnan A Rogers 



2d half 
Cliff Naxorro Band 
VAnsk. Ryan Co 
Whirlwind 4 
Kessler A Morgan 
Wm A Kennedy 



BOSTOH KEITH CIRCUIT 



BOSTON 

Boston 

Leona Williams 
Barton A Young 
Herman A Shirley 
(Two to All) 

Gordon's Oiympla 

(Scolly Square) 
Blair A Pennington 
Mildred Parker 
Saxon A Griffin 
♦Victor Graff 
Degnon A Clifton 



BRIGHTON BEACH, THIS WEEK (JULY 30)— Return EngagmMnt 

STEVE - ^ JACK 

FREDA and ANTHONY 

''BARTCHA KALOOP" , ^ ;. - 

BOOKED SOLID UNTIL JUNE, 1924 
Direction; SMITH A F0RKIN8 Associate: JACK WEtNER 



lARD^aMLBT 



Furman ^ Rvans 
le raynrg — ^ 
Lylell A Fart 

lat half (C-8) 
Billy Miller Co 
♦J Kilpa'iick Co 
•Dunleavy & C 
llainiltoii &. D.irneg 
J>orolhy C'mtr'n Co 
(One to nil) 

td hnir (9-12) 
Verdi A Glcfin 
Kellor Hilt & Lynch 
(Others to nu> 

ffToclor'A r>Hlh Ht. 
2d hatr (DO 
Frances Atmt 



•Baron A Fian1<a 
•.Hrnrop«t)n«r Toe« 
(Others lo fill) 

Keith's Pros|>c.rl 

2d half (2-&) 
Max Ocfrn.»'8 Orrh 
Inglis A VVihchcftlor 
Ring 'lanKle 
Harmon A Hiinda 
RAT TrindkOll 
(One lo All! 

tsl liair (G I) 
Bill Robinson i 

AejJi'fMOii & Htiri , 
JtoMA ft I'd w*!*! da 
(Olhrrn to nil) 



, .<.' .• 



Jean Southnan 
Ban Cavttikaagh Co 
(One to (111) 

LANCASTRR, PA. 

Colonial 
Frank Wilson 
Dixie 4 

'Cabaret Argentina 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Mile Ivy C!u 
V«.lentioe Vox 
*Dolmartf Lions 
(One to nil) 



AQNES-- -"CHA8. 

FINLA Y and HILL 



with EMRiCO CARUSO 8B0ROI 
in "Vodvil m l« Mode" 



Josaie Rood 
Uyan Weber A R 
(One to All) 

CINriNNATf 

I'nJaoe 
Dawaon Bist'^ra 
Neville A Paulson 
Dorothy Taylor 
niOHMom Jlcith RJn 
Hob Willla 
f.cc A Cr'4n8ti.>n 
The Sheik 

CLUVRLANB 

Hippodrome 

Amnrofl A OUuv 
RJIula Morrla 
rhononienal IM'yors 
lliRgln<i A HioH.'iOtn 
Tom Kolly 
I{o«iairoa 

lOr.th Htrrrt 
I. K- l\ Droyrr 
trone Frnnklin 
Joe WhilcliaiJ. 
CUfford \VA.yne I 

OAYTON 

B. r. Krlth'a 

•Stanley Tripp A M 



Co 



LOUISVILLK 

Nntlonal 

Four Bell Hops 
I'eiror.e A Oliver 
irrank Wilcox Co 
Jean Boulhorn 
Karl Cavanaugh 

2d half 
Amy Dean Co 
Trovato 
Port Kelton 
(Two to All) 

MONTREAL 

Imperial 

(P'lr.day Opening) 
unit Wood 
Tdonl 

Jannn A HArrljran 
Bnl>cock 8. Dolly 
Indoor Hporto 
Alexander Petty Co 

SIT. VrRNON, N.Y, 

I'rortor'e 
?d half (2-6) 
Rdith CIrtfiper Co 
Lloyd A Chriatle 
Flaahes fin Si>ngl\< 
Jack LdVlfr 
(Others to All) 



Jean Middleton 
Howard A Lynn 

BCBENRC-TADT 

Proctor's 

Wm ftixto • 
Marry Ms 
(Others to Alt) 

2d half 
Bender A Knapp 



Oordon'A Kenny 
Hlgti School Harry 
(Others to All) 

lat half (C-8) x 
Lillian Shaw 
I Senators 
(Ottiers to All) 

2d half (9-12) 
Bordner A Boycr 
Vonetian Fire 



POLI CIKCUIT 



BBIDOKPORT 

Poll's 
Cliff Nazarro Band 
McClata A Quiulet 
Bl Ray Sis 
(Two to All) 
2a half 
Bernard & Carry 
Miss Mystery 
P A £> Halls 
(Two to nil) 



Jack LaVier 
(One to Ail) 

UAHTFOKIt 

Capitol 

•J F Ilanov Co 

PrltcharJ A Uot:k 

Trapi 

Marino A Maftin 

Bob Bobhy & 1} 



(Two to All) 

Gordon's Olywpla 

(Washington St.) 
•D'ntfrs Pm ICI'nId 
•N Y Hippodrome 4 
Bell A Gray 
(Two to All) 

DBOCKT'N, MASS. 

Strand 

Cavanaugh A C'per 

Macart A Bradford 

(Others to All) 

Sd half 



* Dunne A Da ye 
Chas B Lawlor Co 
Pierce A Ryan 
The Braminos 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
RIsie Huber 
Tower A Welch 
Stafford A Louiao 
(Two to nil) 

HOLTOKK. MASS. 

Mountain Park 

GAL Mitchell 
Hilly Beard 
Geo Moore A Girl« 
(Two to All) 
2<t half 
3 Jeanetts 
Zetda Santley 
Macart A Bradford 
Pinto A Boyle 
(One to All) 

LYNN, MASS. 

Olympic 

Dorothy Russell Co 
Harry Holbrook Oo 
Stafford A I^ulso 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Lennie A Dale 
Bennington A Scott 
Pierce A Ryan 
Holland Romanes 

NRW IIROFOBD 

Olympic 

Btais Hu(>er 
Towar A Welch 
*Lennie A Dale 
Bennington A eTeott 
*S S Majestic Orch 



DENTIST 

Priess wIfhiD reason to the orofosslon. 

X Dr.^fA. Q. CARV 

N., W. Cor. State and Randolph fita 

second floor over Drug Store 

■ntraace • W. Randolph St.. CHICAOO 



authors; AHENTIONf 
Wanted 

for 

Immediate Production 

Comedy Sketches, Cdm^dy Nov- 
elty Acts, Comedy Acts in 'One" 

CLAUDE W. BOSTOCK 

225 West 46th St., NEW YO«K 
Booliiiig wth Keith and Orviicnn 

CireultA 



litis A Leo 

Chas B Lawlor Co 

(Two to nij) 

CAMIIRIBGK 

Contrnl Sqnnre 



2d half 
The Braminoa 
GAL Mllchell 
Doroiliy Rusaoll Co 
Harry Holbrook Co 
roet! Scldon A Dro 



CHICAGO KEITH CIRCUIT 

DETROIT . KV'NSVILLR 



LaSa!lc Ganlrnt 

Stanley A Burna 
Sterling A Roao 
Jim A Betty Pa^e 
(Othcra to nil) 



j «^v .^.'jvil.r.B, IND. 

Liberty 
Ueetip,. & ArinBlrg 

TKBRK HAUTE 

Liberty 

I'^our of Us 
Heeder & 



E. HEMMENDINGER, Inc 

ii i^'eM Ui\> MtrPei ' ' " We 



Telephone Bryant IMS 



lew Vorb 



Palace 

Merton Myatory 
HhadOws 
Mardo &. Roine 
Bam Bams 
Adama A Lilyaa 
. .2dj UsJ/:, ,; 

n c Hiiii.im fro 
Gene A Plrncotts 



2d hnlf 
Merfon My<»tcr:' 
Montana ^ 

Margaret A Mv.irr.-. 
Hrltt A CliiToid 
HiXn Bonnetts 

< ji/itriMff*' / \i 

rrc Vriea Troupe 
Bernard A Garry 



ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 

CHICAGO 

Piilnre 
(Sunday 0|»«u;nii) 
Parlor Bo.lr'm & B 
Swor A Conroy 
Martha Pryor 
Ksiy Hamlin A Kny 
Creole Pnshion IM 
Hon Iiodffcr 



Armalr'g 



«ylvla Clark 
1 White Kuhns 
1^'nU'a Hwlca 

Htate Lake 

(Sunday Opening) 
•» R John sow Co 
Wm ISdm'inds Co 
Ifarry Do if 
'I'age Hack A Mack 



EDOIH 



Billy sfiliw Rev 
Chas Wllaon 
(Others to All) 

DENVEB 

Orphenn 
Blossom Seeley Oo 
Marion Murray 
Bsrnirlet Bros 
Dnval A Rymonds 
Trennell Trio 
Leon Varvara 
•F Rldgeway Co 

DES MOINES 

' OrplMvm 

(Suaday Opening) 

Nonetto 

Maurice Diamond 

Milt Collins ' 



Senator Murpii^ *■■- 
Ispo A Button 
2 Lordons 
Bi Da Bo 
Royo Mayo A ■ 

MINNBAPOLUI 



(Sunday Opcnlngl 
Margie Coates 
Louise Lovely 
The Zelglcra 
Ten Byck A Wiley 
ONslll dk Plunkett 
Lelpsig 

OAKLAND. CAL. 

Orpheoaa 

T'mp'st A Dlcklns'n 
Nelson A Chain 



ro^l^lV - 



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VAN and VERNON 



I Blue Demons 
Clayton A Lennie 

KANSAS CITY 
Main Stre^ 
Bob Albright Co 
Harry Stoddard B'<: 
Cahlll A Romaine 
Berg A English 
Garden A Pryor 
Kent A Allen 

LOS AKOKLE8 

Hill Street 
DoMarcos A Band 
Bieman A Grace 
Paul Decker Co 
Lambert & Fish 
Klandcra A Butler 
Adler A R 



Orphenna 

Ben Beriiie A Band 
Geo LeMairo Co 
4 Camerons 
Sargent A Marvin 
duB Fowler Co 
Anatol Friedt'nd Co 
Fifer Bros A Sis 
Jack RuM Clifford 

MILWAUKKB 

Palace 

(Sunday Opening) 
Thos J Ryan Co 



Ramsdella A Deyo 
Frederic Fradkla 
pilly Sharp Rev 
oiorolhy Sadiier Ct 

BAN FRANCISCO 
Golden OaU 

(Sunday Opening) 
Armaad A Peres 
Margaret Paduta 
Harry Rose 
Frank DeVoe 
Eva Hhlrle:* Co 
J A I Connelly 

Orplienm 
(Sunday Opening) 
Red Cap Orchcatra 
Sophie Tucker 
Millerdhip gc Gerard 
Duel de Kercjard<o 
Harry Breen 
Al Striker 
Harry Haydcn 
P McDermott A O 

* ST. PAUL 

Palare <' 

(Sunday Opening) 
Juliet 

Peptta Oranados 
A Friend in Need 
Boreo 

The Reutcra 
Hughea A I>e Bran 



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LOEW CIRCUIT 






NKW YORK CPTY 

State 

Adroit Bros 
F A M Dale 
Thornton & King 
Thos P Jackson Co 
Sally Fields 
(One to All) 

«d Half 
Emma Raymond Co 
Cooper A Lacey 
Harrison Moss 



DeLorto A R'hsrds 
Jsy C KItppen Co 
McGrath A Deeds 
I^ynn A Thompson 

National 
Jack Hanley 
Gordon A Dclmar 
Fisher A Bertram 
Monte A Lyoas 
Harmony Land 

2d Half 
P A M Dale 



!s 



BEKT— ^ ^MIITA 

WAINWRIGHT 

in "THE RIGHT WEIGHTS" 
By PA PL OERARD SMITH 



^ 



Norvell Bros 
LaPalarlca Trio 
(One to All) 

American 

Hector 

Collina A Dunbar 
W^altera A Stern 
*Ladd A M'gan Co 
Peggy Brooks 
McGrath A Deeds 
Sonia A Escorts 
(One to All) 
2d Half 
Hap Hi^'^rd Co 
Lynn Cantor , 
Burke Barton A B 
M A Shufflinr Bd 
Grey A Dean 
Douglas Flint Co 
Rule A O'Brien 
(One to All) 

Victoria 
Chandon Trio 



Bott Schacffer 2 
Johnson Bros A t 
Kanazawa Boys 
(One to All) 

Orpheun 

Danoing[>emons 
Neopolitan ' Duo 
Bott Sehaeffer 2 
Bryant d; Bl«ewart 
Moran A Weiaer 

2d Half 
J Blondy A Bro 
Peggy iirooks 
J A I Marlin 
Thornton A King 
(One to All) 

novlevard 

Kanasawa Boys 
Harrington Sis 
Kramer A Boylo 
Hughes A Merritt 
(One to All) 



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Ofleial OmmtUit to tk« ■. V. R« 

DR. JUUAN SIEGEL 



Helen Vincent 
Jay O Fllppen Co 
Harmon A Sands 
O A M LeFevro 

2d Half 
Jack Hanley 
Harrington Sis 
Bryant A Stewart 
Orlh A Cody 
Hughes A Merritt 

IJneoln Sq. 
Ward A Wilson 
Lynn Cantor 
Hugh Bmniett Co 
.HaTIc A Robles 
3 Wheeler Boys 

2d Half 
Adroit Bros 
Wyeth A La Rue 
•Henry Horton Co 
Monte A Lvons 
CAM r^Fcvre 

Greeley Sq. 
Laura Bennett Co 
Wyoth & I.aRue 
DeLorto A R'hards 
Lynn A Thompaon 
Burke Barl&ii §t B 
Norvell Bros 
2d Half 
Hector 



2d Half 
Page A Green 

Rdwarda A Dean 
Thos P JackMOo 09 
Bernard &. I.,eona 
Dancing Demons 

Avcnno B 

Romaine Bctor 
Let I>ublic Decljj^ 
Carey Rannon A VI 
Zemeter A Smith 
(One to AJI) 
2d Half 
Musical Alvinos 
Margaret Mcrlo 
Sharon Stevens Co 
2 Senators 
Ford A Pries 

BROOKLYN 

Metropolitan 

Emma Raymond CO .. 
Johnson Broa A J 
J A I Marlin 
Orlh A Cody 
(Ono to nil) 

2d Half , 
Chandon Trio 
Ward A Oliver 
Hugh lOpinielf Co 
Harmon A Sands 



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SentiationnI Head-Balnnrina IJquilibrlsM 
^^^^ THK ORItilNAL 

FOUR PHILLIPS 

Next wck (a-r.). Columbia. F,ir lUx-kaway 
Managonient; niAV rHIM.IP 



BORDEN 



Helen Vinr^nt 
Conn fk ll.irt 
PAG Hall 
Jimmy Savo Co 

Deiftnrey St. 

Hap Hazard Co 
Gold A Rd wards 
Ward gt Wilson 
Karl At Wmette 
Jimmy .'^.ivo Co 
r.omaa Troupe 

2d Half • 
Xemefer ft SmilW 
G^ordon A Del mar 



Ha try Abrama CO, 
Gates 



J Blondy A BrO 
Conn A Hart 
Henry Horton Co 
Bernard A I^oon i. 
M A ShiifTir Hind 

2(1 Hair 
Laura Bennett Co 
Bronson A Ilenc'* 
risher A B^i'trim 
f^^ile. A I.lobles 
Moran A Vfo\»cr 



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There are no blgr names io head- 
line on the State-Lake hill this 
Hreek, but there Is some very erood 
yaudevllle, with Harry Stoddard 
and his orchestra the hit of the bin, 
Clayton and Bdwarda dividing 
lionors. Stoddard brings to local 
vaudeville not only a good orches- 
tra with clever arrangements, but 
novelty effects and enough comedy 
to make a splendid turn. 

There was one disappointment, 
^winjif to Max Weily, of Ten Byvk 
Ifcnd Welly, unable to appear because 
»f a sprained back. Miss Ten Eyck 
Bad to do two dance numbers alone. 
Max Dolln and Frederick Crom- 
jweed-niled In witli viUln and piano 
numbers, but the act cannot replace 
welly's appearance, and, although 
Oolng well, Weily was miseed. 

The first three acts fell far short 

Of getting any kind of applause 

i from the patrons. Captain Betts* 

Seals opened the first show, but did 

aot seem to get started. The 

monkeye refused to do their part, 

•nd it closed to little applause. On 

second was the Neopolitan Duo. 

If ?,*" *"<^ woman, who aim to offer 

I nigh-class singing numbers. The 

^v I[2V™*" clowns a lot In the first duet, 

Which Is "Sola Mio." and continues 

"»ese antics all through the act. 

■J^®y ^ave only fair voices, and the 

oirerlng as a whole seemed Hke 

small time." They failed to get 

an encore, and surely were not de- 

•erving of one. 

Garden and Pryor were on third, 



an early spot fd^ an act of this 
kind,, but the girls did not work 
well at the first show Sunday. Mise 
Marcelle White, who sings, was off 
key ou her high notes. They forced 
two bows and got very little ap- 
plause v for their meagre efforts. 
After Margie Coate finished h * 
second song, the audience were with 
her to the flnl«h. and she was the 
first act on the bill to bring the 



this act, but these two boys had 
everything their own way once they 
got to work, which required only a 
few seconds after they opened. Ten 
Eyck and Weilv closed the flnst 
show. The absence o! Max Welly 
was a great handicap for this act. 

Thomas J. Ryan and Espe and 
Dutton were not seen at this show. 



Sol Wagner's F' nd is the feature; 



CORRESPONDENCE 

The cities under Cerretpondencs in this issue ef Variety are 
as follows, and on pafleti 



ATLANTA ...t....^.. 36 

BALTIMORE , 40 

BOSTON ••.*.••••*••••'■:•.•••!•• ^^ 

BUFFALO 36 

CHICAGO T...'.. 31 

INDIANAPOLIS 84 

KANSAS CITY 46 



LOS ANGELES 47 

LOUISVILLE c 42 

MINNEAPOLIS .....44 

MONTREAL 34 

ROCH E8TE R ,^^, ..> 40 

SAN DIEGO iv..?-... 42 

SYRACUSE e.-...:.-« 40 

WASHINGTON >..%.,,. .wx.. 42 



audience to life. She took only one attraction at the Majestic thie week, 



encore, but could have taken more 
She Is a find and fast becoming a 
local favorite. 

Harry Stoddard and his orchestra 
followed, and coi . have remained 
on all afternoon. Clayton and Ed- 
wards had a hard spot following 



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kP "V. ^n**tr«B, artlits. muBiclan* anO mt8cellaa«cua. wanted and waiAa, ate. 
arc* iin«a Is. f<) «acb arlclitional Una 9d. : diHplaycd Unra la. Annual •abftcrlptlon. 
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replacing Husk O'Hare's Tent Or 
chestra, billed until a abort time 
before the new Wf 5k open ~d. The 
Wagner band has 10 men, with a 
leader, who plays violin, but as the 
pianist came out twico Sunday at 
the first show for bows It Is pre- 
sumed that he Is Wagner. It Is an 
organization neither abova nor be- 
low the averags. Thero w-" five 
numbers presented and an encore, 
whirh was enthusiastically de- 
manded, making six Tho bass 
player used both the big horn and 
a big sax In the third number, and 
in tho fifth the lead comet traveled 
to the other side of the stage to 
place his bell in the bell of the big 
htMH and m^ke somo rackets by 
manipulation of the mute. In the 
last number The ct 'net and clarlii.t 
enjoyed the spotlight. 

Preceding ^he band, sixth on n 
eight-act bill, Williams and Clark 
did a blackface turn, which was the 
applause hit of the bill. Three acts 
just ahead of this had been only 
or<1inary, and It was interesting to 
r)ote how quick the audience caught 
On that *0»herhing Vorth Whll^ wa^ 

before the curtain. ^ The *ti Alg>it ii 



this act has a dandy voice, both to.- 
singing and talking, and carries 
himself remarkably well. The 
comedian, who finishes In female 
apparel. Is good. 

Paul Kirkland and Co. l.ad been 
seen at this house before, and the 
LeRays moved over from the Pal- 
ace. The Versatile Quintet gave 
some body to the bill, and whlla 
there is nothing particularly good 
in the act, there is versatility dlor 
played. A dancing couple Is sup- 
ported by a girl plan' t, a ghrl 
violinist and a girl saxophone 
player. The pianist and saxophon- 
ist do a harmony song, and, with 
the man dancer, offer a vocal trio. 
The pianist and the man dancer 
both play banjos for one number. 
The man sings a swell as dances, 
and has a number Introducing the 
glsl dancer, who sticks to feet work 
throughout and takes the bow of the 
act. 

Argo and Virginia, a singer and 
harpist, have a routine which gives 
th) bulk of the opportunity to the 
girl singer. 

Mohler and Eldrldge finish well 
with a number in which the come- 
dian does a "wife." Pearlier in the 
act this comedian sang a ballad, 
and only two or three people ap- 
plauded at this show. The early 
talk Is only fair. De Bell and Wal- 
ters in an act by Paul Gerard Smith 
show off well at times, but the act 
Is not exactly framed right a. yet. 



A well-balanced vaudeville bill at 
the Rlalto this week with Richard 
Bartlett and Co. featured. Bartlett 
has, a good vehicle, and with the 
assistance of four girls furnishes 
enough entertainment to satisfy any 
vaudeville fan. 

Ecko and Kyo, Japs, open the 

show with balancing. The stunt of 

walking on his head up a stairway 

was a clever bit and proved a good 

I closer. 

On second were J^^and Betty 
Page ^n a talking and llnglng act, 
with a lot of nonsense built around 
a camera. Following thi.<) were El* 



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Special Discount to Performers 
>^HEN IN CHICAGO 

State- Lake Theatre BIdg., 
Ground Floor 

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CHICAGO 

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Latest Style—Work called for 

Free Storage to the Performer 

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CHICAGO 

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both members of the act give evl* " 
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FRED MANN Presents 
EDWARD BECK'S NEW SUMMER PRODUCTION , 
^'RAINBO BLOSSOMS" 

With, ap AU-$tar Cast and the Rainbo Beauty Chorus 

FRANK WistY>HAL and HIS RAINBO ORCHESTRA 
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"POOR RELATION BLUES" 

KnocUoot punci'i .mcs and screamingly funry patter 

cHorus 

Words and Music by JACK MAHONEY 




I'D RATHER FOX-TROT THAN WALTZ' 



Novelty Fo«Trpt — Great Double Number 



The orig'na! Crescent Melody Five won the 
contest at the B F. Keith Orpheum Theatre. 
Bioo»»iyr.. witn tfMS song. 



CHICAGO OFFICE 
Sherman Hotel 
TOM PAYTON 

Manayer 



B. A. MUSIC PUBLISHING CO., 145 W. 45th St., N. Y. 

HERBERT WALTERS, Gen'l MKr. FRED W. TAYLOR, Prof Mgr. 

ACTS Con:e In and Mee-t Our BILLY >L\THIEBE and JOE KEDEN 



NOVELTY KID NUMBER 

Great Da"'-«- Tvi'^e anfl Stage Numbei 

"SUNNY JIM" 

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515 Pantages Theatre BIdg. 

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dri<|£:e, Barlowr ^and Eldridge, one 
man and two ffirls, in. a rural com- 
edy with a story traced around the 
grand opening of a moving picture 
theatre de luxe. One of Vm girla in 
comedy makeup contributed many 
laughH with h<>r attempts at sin^ring 
•nd dancing. Her fall through the 
picture screen at the floish brought 
forth great laughter and big ap- 
plause. 
Brown and Elaine, man and girl, 



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offer a comedy talking and singing 
turn about marriage and pleased. 
Hager end Goodwin, ^ two men, 
0Mng BPvoral songs. One of the men 
accompanies at the piano. Their 
"take-off" of a "barker" at Rlver- 
view^was a good piece of busiiress 
and went over well. Closing the 
show were the "Whirlwind Trio," 
three men, who do "hair-raising" 
stunts on roller skates. 



ceatraU and in the baseball score- 
board used to make jokes more than 
ordinarily interesting. Even the 
novelty acts which opened and 
closed won considerable applause — 
the Three Lordons starting the bill 
and Catherine Sinclair and Co. 
bringing it to a close. 



Send in your an- 
nouncemTent at usual 
advertising rates. 



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VARIETY 

NEW YORK 



It looked like capacity business 
Sunday afternoon with weather 
which was Just as pleasant for out- 
door entertainment as any there has 
been, so the big business was due 
to Ethel Barrymore's name. 

There was a second headline fea- 
ture, who, owing to this attraction, 
was forced up to fourth. It was 
Karyl Norman, who is putting in 
his ninth week in Chicago Vaude- 
ville in fifty -two and who is held 
over for next week. He came on 
from the east without Edwin Weber, 
his 6onductor, but'' that made no 
difference, for Dan Russo and his 
orchestra served splendidly. Nor- 
man t»ok occasion to state this to 
the audfence and reached out and 
shook the director's hand. The Pi^- 
ace audience is rather proud of 
Russo and the orchestra he directs 
and liked this. (It was a bill 
without the ordinary or garden 
variety of pianist playing accom- 
paniment. "Oklahoma" Bob Al- 
bright had such a piano player, but 
hid him away behind one section 
of the curtain for his numbers and 
cmly permitted him to appear late 
In the act to do a dancing stunt.) 

There are 19 people on the bill, of 
which 14 are men, but Norman does 
a female Impersonation and Bob Al- 
bright sings in a high soprano fal- 
setto at tlme.s. Albright took occa- 
sion to say that he meant to rival 
Norman before he struck a few 
high notes. The Albright act is 
red-hot vaudeville, with two colored 
boys — Dan Russell, pianist and 
dancer, and "Birttermilk,** a star 
dancer. In "next to closing" posi- 
tion it served admirably, ' creating 
enthusiasm, wliioh was marked. 

The entire bill found cordial re- 
ception Sunday afternoon. Miss 
Barrymore was called back half a 
dozen times, Norman was forced to 
sing "Carolina Mammy" and "No- 
l>ody Lied,' and was liberally ap- 
plauded right along. Dennle ONelll 
;ind "Cy" Plunkett kei>t hands going 
when opportunity afforded and so 
did Senator Francis Murphy, whose 
political speech is first-class ma- 
terial and perfectly presented. The 
chat about conditions and possible 
candidates for President is so time- 
ly it must have been written in the 
last month or great care is taken 
to keep it up to date. Murphy has 
a delivery which is ideal and his 
appearance is a point in his favor. 
Lane and Harper, although on 
second, took long and continued ap- 
I»lauHe, havlfig a couple of novelties 
in the talk over the phone, with 
the girl's voice sounding back from 



A meeting of managers of vaude- 
ville theatres of Central and South- 
ern Indiana was held at Vincennes, 
Ind.. with a Yiew of arranging book- 
ings for the coming season which 
would permit of a routing of acts 
by the agency which supplies the 
talent. Nothing was accomplished 
at this meeting, as all of the man- 
agers wanted certain days of the 
week and there was no general har- 
mony la number of acts desired. 



The Oifford repertoire company 
opens the season at the Al Rin«Uug 
theatre at Baraboo, Wis., where it 
has been rehearsing. The Al Ring- 
llnff' theatre Is one of the finest to 
be found in a small town any place 
In the country and plays pictures, 
travelimr attractions and occasional 
vaudeville. 



car out In her absence. The papers 
in the ok'iglnal case stated that the 
driver of the car hurried on with- 
out asking any questions. 



C. W. Spanuth has sold the New 
Lyceum theatre, one of the original 
Jones, Llniek |b Schaefcr houses, lo- 
cated at 39th and Cottage Grove. 



W. Reniington Welch is back at 
the organ at McVicker's after a two 
week's vacation spent motoring. Al- 
bert Carney, the picture organist, 



ADELAIDE & HUGHES 

Studio of Dance 

45 West 57th Street, New York 
Phone Plasa 7635 



substituted, lining the Welch scores. 
C. Sharpe Minor was to have sub- 
stituted for AVelch and was adver- 
tised. He was due to arrive, and 
the houa^ found that he had had a 
room reserved at the Sherman hotel. 
On the Monday morning he was to 
have opened he wired from Hacken- 



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A judgment for $200 obtained 
against Marie Doyle (vaudeville) 

I was set aside through the efforts of 
Fred Lowenthal and Harry Munns. 
Michael Pettlnichi brought suit for 
this amount of damages, alleging 
that Miss Doyle had run her auto 
into a pony cart driven by his child, 
causing this loss. « The lawyers for 
Miss Doyle proved that she was not 
in the city at Che time, that she had 
never been siammoBed and tlwtt the 
car was not driven by her nor with 
her consent, It Is explained that the 
summons was served on her sister, 
Margaret Mei>onaM, throtigh some 
error, and that some one to^k her I 




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Song Numbers 

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material ron want te Imprort your act 
•nd w«' will sladlr demonstrat* thoaa 
which may prova avallabla for um. Wa. 
Slva you an appertunUy to usa a aong; 
bafora It la atala^ Call today. 

Room 21t; Romax BidO'f 
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CHICAGO 

Everything for the Band and OreheHrm ' ' 

Buescher Band Instruments and Saxophones 

Selmer Woodwinds ^ Geo. W. Hayncs FlutH 

Leedy Drums Paramount Banjot 

Gibson String Instruments 



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IS CREATING THE GREATEST SENSATION OF HIS CAREER 

THIS WEEK (JULY 30) ; at the 

B. F. KEITH'S EIGHTY-FIRST ST. THEATRE 

AFTER A TRIUMPHANT TOUR OF EUROPE 

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18 THE ONLY AUTHORIZED BOOKING AGENCY OF THE FOLLOWING ATTRACTIONS: 







Original JIMMY HODGES CO. 

With DON LANINQ 



BERT SMITH'S 

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HALTON POWELL CO. 




THE ORIGINAL 

BILLY ALLEN CO. 



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PENNANT WINNERS 



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of the European designers, which, 

coupled with Madame Kahn's keen knowl- 
edge and understanding of the dress of Ameri- 
can women in social and stage life, enables her 
ta offer an exclusive clientele models of artistic 
and striking distinctiveness developed in the 
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July 16 — Broadway, New York 
July 23 — Coliaeum and Fordham, New York 
July 30— Hamilton and Franklin, New York 
Next Week (Aug. 6)— B. F. KEITH'S Sist ST., 
NEW YORK 

Aug. 13 — York and Harrieburg, Pa. 

Aug. 20— KEITH'S, PHILADELPHIA 

Aug. 27r-KElTH'S, COLUMBUS 

Sept. 3— KEITH'S, DETROIT 

Sept. 10 — Colonial, Erie ; 

Sept.^7->PALACE, CLEVELAND 

Sept. 24 — Lyceum, Canton 

Sept. 31— KEITH'S, ROCHESTER 

Got. 8— KEITH'S, SYRACUSE 

Oct IS— Watertown and Utica • ' 



Oct. 22 — BInghamton mn4 Qloverfeviil* 
Get. 29 — Albany and Troy 
Nov. S-COLONIAL, NCW YORK 
Nov. 12--FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN 
Nov. 10 — Regent and For Rookaway 
Nov. 26— PROCTOR'S, NEWARK 
Dec. 3— Pasoaio and Rivera, BROOKLYN 
Dec. 10— Long Bran6h and Aabury PaHc 
Deo. 17— Trenton and New Brunewick 
Dec. 24— ORPHEUM, BROOKLYN 
Dec. 31 — Mi, Vernon and Yonkere 
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Mar. 31— PAVIS, PITTSBURGH 
Apr. 7— RIVERSIDE, NEW YORK 
Apr. 14— ALHAMBRA, NEW YORK 
Apr. 21— BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN 
Apr. 28— AMSTERDAM and SCHENECTADY 
May 5— SHEA'S, BUFFALO 
May 12— SHEA'S, TORONTO 
May 19— PRINCESS, MONTf^EAL 
May 26— KEITH'S, BOSTON 
June 2— KEITH'S, PORTLAND 
June 9 — New Bedford and Brockton 
Juno 16— BOSTON, BOSTON 
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developed Into blood poisoning; 
Ufllnff every known remedy." Noth- 
ing more has been heard of him. 



Sara Quirk obtained a Judgrment 
for |IB against Wade Booth during 
hie recent engaerement at the State- 
ILiake. The singer had failed to pay 
a board bill. 



Harry Bryan will be manager of 
the Engelwood, Chicago. 

Will Elliott, until recently man- 
ager of the Ferry Field theatre in 
Detroit, Is covering Toledo territory 
for Associated First National, trav- 
eling out of Cleveland. 



was talk some tjme ago of combin- 
ing the vaudeville bookings, but 
nothing has come out of that to 
date. ' /< . 

Charles NIeggemeyer Is now prf^- 
duction director at the Granada the- 
atre in San Francisco. 



Borts Petroff has returned to Chi- 
cago and is expected to resume his 
dancing preeentations at McVicker's. 



A new theatre with 1.400 seating 
capacity at Sixteenth avehue and 
North avenue Is expected to be 
ready to open by Jan. 1. 



The announcement that Bert Wil- 
liams, of Detroit.' is booking the 
Miles, Regent, Orpheum, La Salle 
Gardens, Tuxedo and Palace the- 
atres for that city does not mean 
any change In their vaudeville 
A>ookIngs. although it la reported 
Charles H. Miles and the Pantages 
Circuit are near the breaking point, 
ffhe Orpheum. a Miles house, now 
only runs three acts of vaudeville 
and a flrst-run picture has been 
padded. The Palace, booked by Will 
'Cunningham, of Chicago, is playing 
the Halton Powell tabloid, but will 
A fegume vaudeville Aug. 6. There 

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Thirty-six new seats will be 
added to the capacity of the Play- 
house while It Is dark. Bozee will 
be put in on each side, containing 
16 seats each. " 



Horace* Sistare is being given 
credit In connection with the siic- 
ceseiful engagements of "Up the 
Ladder" at the Shubert Central and 
"Chains" at the Playhouse, having 
worked the cut-rate sale of tickets 
to the limit for these attractions 
through connection with the welfare 
departments of various important 
Industries. 



Will J. Harris, for many years a 
producer of vaudeville acts in Chi- 
cago, will produce out here again 
the coming season. 



A party held up by a bandit while 
seeing "nights life In the Windy 
City" consisted of Liouie Firdan, 
muslo publisher; Frank pomette, 



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Poaltlve and painlefw. No needlaa 
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on the akin or health — and la par- 
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where other methoda failed. 

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The Shubert houeee have in the 
past raised the front row seat pric^ 
tor the benefit ot the Couthcui of- 



tenor in "The Dancing Girl"; Win- 
nie Lister, of the chorus of that 
show; Jack Pearl, comedian, and 
Mrs. W. B. Balsinfer. a doctor's 
wife and friend of show f ol)cs< 

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MONTREAL 

By JOHN GARDINER 

V^rank Priestland.-^ now at the 
Rojal Alexandra In Toronto, will re- 
turn to Montreal as manager of the 
only legitimate house. Hia ICajesty's. 
Abble Wriffht m oC old. wUl handle 
the deetlnies of the Princess, vaude- 
rllle house, and B. M. Oarfleld, with 
the Columbia people. wlU look after 
the burlesque house: that is, if he 
can secure a suitable theatre in 
time for early season bookinir«« 

Island Park* another outdoor 
amusement park, also ran into a 
slump, which* ended fn the liqui- 
dator's court. 

The Venetian Oardens. cabaret, is 
doinsT great business with the Amer- 
ican tourists, and Betty Compton. 
a little Bngllsh dancer, is captivat- 
ing the guests. 



Pictures: Rex, **The Whip**; 
Papineau. "Modem Marriage"; Mt 
Royal. "The Prince and the Pau- 
per"; Crystal Palace. "Heliotrope"; 
Plaxa, "Down to the Sea in Ships"; 
Lord Nelson. "Bella Donna"; Bel- 
mont. "The Abysmal Brute"; Strand. 
"The Go-Getter"; Regent. "Woman's 
Side"; Allen, "The Love Pilcer"; 
Capitol. "The Isle of Lost Ships"; 
Alexandra, "A Child for Sale." 



"Abie's Irish Rose" is now in its 
seventh week at the Orpheum. This 
constitutes the run record for Mon- 
treaL 



INDIANAPOLIS 

By VOLNEY B. FOWLER 

MURAT--"Bnter Madame^" Stu- 
art Walker Co. 

ENGLISH'S— Dark. 



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With flllng by \kt SUr Amuse- 
ment Co. of notification of change 
of name to Market Circle Realty Co. 
and of Increase In capital stock 
from $100,000 to $100,000 it became 
known that work on the new movie 
theatre of the Famous Players 
would start about Sept. 1. The City 
Trust Co. wiU underwrite $600,000 
of preferred stock in the capital. 
The theatre building will occupy the 
south half of the property upon 
which the Hotel Skiglish stands. 
The movie house wUl adjoin Eng- 
lish's theatre, not affected by the 
new construction. 



GIRLS 

New York's snappiest dancing 
school requires the services of young 
ladles who know something about 
dancing, io act as dancing partners. 
Such young ladies can earn $30-$40 
weekly. Apply evenings Joyland 
Dancing. 60 K. 14th St.. near 13'way. 
New York CUf. ^ 



flees and this system will probably 
be continued for it gets around the 
new law. 

The "specs" are liable to have 
their troubles with the independent 
houses. The'Cort has in the paist 
sanctioned' Couthcui phone orders, 
but to continue doing ti^Is the hotel 
stands would have to further the 
contention that it is within the 
Illinois law to charge 50 cents for 
service, by acting accordingly. It 
is known the Cort will not raise 
the price of orchestra seats for tjie 
hotel stands to gain their premium. 
Cohan's Grand will have a uniform 
policy of prices, not raising prices 
to benefit the "specs.** No definite 
policy has been announced for 
either the Selwyn or the Harris, 



but 'at the latter there will be a 
movie for the first six weelcs. 

Its trying days and nights for the 
Chicago "spec" \ because it Isnt 
known Just how far the workings 
of the new law will go in the pree« 
ent uncertainty as to jrhat it is 
about %. * .'1^^ 

Sharp politics will have to t>e re- 
sorted to before the "specs" crawl 
out of their present predicament 



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''MARCH of the SIAMESE" 

ANOTHER "PARADE" BY PAUL LINCKE, WRITER OF 

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' ' Plastic Surgeon of Chicago, 

who performed a marvelous operation upon 
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ATLANTA 

By ERNIE AOQERS 

FIOWARD— "SaJomy Jane." film. 

METROPOLITAN— "The Bright 
Shawl." nim, 

UIAT.TO— "Third Alarm." film. 

ALAMO. No. 2— To Have and to 
Hold." * 



With A possible view to hoking 
the w. k. public, Howard Price 
Kingamore, manager of the Howard 
movie house, haa put green bulbs 
in every eocket in his house to give 
hla patronage. opportunity to 
"paych" themselves Into a cool 
state. Kingamore says the sli-nt la 
working fine, and the patrons ad- 
mit that there is something cooling 
about it 



The Howard theatre has tied up 
with the George Muse Clothing Co.. 
one of the largest ladies' furnishers 
in the city, for n. fashion revue Sept. 
3 in connection with the screening 
of "Hollywood." The clothing com- 
pany will furnish the gowns and 
the Howard will furnish the girls. 
Ads in Atlanta papers call for "25 
Tall. Beautiful Girls." 



Charlie Kee.snlch. fellstrict man- 
ager of Metro, gathered his ex- 
change managers and their sales 
forces from New Orleans and Dallas 
in Atlanta laAt week and held a 
rapid-fire sales convention. The 35 
Metro fail releases received most of 
the gab. 



Mrs. Anna Aikon Patterson, editor 
of the Weekly Film Review, is now 
in New York getting business for 
her paper. >trs. Patterson cnjoye 
the reputation in this section of 
being a live wire, and her paper. 
I tie only regional trade paper in the 



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agers report patrons, wishing to 
appear on the know in theatrical 
circles, have tried to buy slip-inn 
rather than the conventional pap«f 
at the box offlce. 



No Atlanta houses report anjr 
considerable slump in business by 
virtue of the . hqat. No slumps at 
all, if the managers are telling th4 
truth. 



BUFFALO 

By SIDNEY BURTON 

C. Sharpe Minor cornea to Shea's 
Hipp as organist on Aug. 6 for 
seven weeks. Malotte. who recently 
was married to Mary Jane, singer, 
leaves for a EuropeatT honeymoon 
in France and Italy on that date. 
Martel continues at the Lafayette. 



Carl Levy, of the New York Loew 
forces, is acting as relief managet 
for Al Beckerich, who is spending 
August on Cape Cod. 



The Garden, running stock bur- 
le.ique, and closing suddenly a fort- 
night ago, will remain dark until 
September, when it reopens with 
Mutual burlesque. The successor 
to Harry Abbott as manager has 
not yet been named. ' 



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seasons. 



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AN OmGINAL NOVELTY 

"^••y'-%- .JACK' 



KIRKE and COLLIER 

y in "ON THE ROOF* 

WHAT THE BROOKLYN PRESS SAID DURING OUR ORPHEUM THEATRE ENGAGEMENT 



• BROOKLYN "TIMES," July 17 

"Kfrke and Collier, a pair of extraordinary wire walkers 
in a clever skit done on a radio antenna on a roof. Thi« 
act, with some 'ampliflcatlon,* or strictly speaking length- 
ening, ought to be entitled to a higher billing. There la lot* 
of conriedy in the act, and young Collier, anrtong other things, 
dances gracefully on the wire and goes so far as to Jump 
over his own leg, a feat which is remarkable enough on the 
floor." 



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"Klrke and Collier staged one of the most graceful tight' 
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West Side court told him that that 
kind of acting was bad. but that he 
would discharge him because there 
luul been provocation. Mehlinger 
claimed that the process server, 
Martin Solotara, who was trying to 
s«rve a summons because the 
songster owed a haberdasher a bill 
of $100, called him a cheap skate. 



' ; Charlie Chaplin and Pola Negri 
were seen one night last week in a 
Los Angeles public amusement place 
With different escorts. This seems 
to be further confirmation that their 




alleged "engagement" la all off. The 
famous comedian was escorting 
Lenore Ulric. the actress, while the 
temperamental Polish beauty was 
with William T. Tilden and Manuel 
Alonso, tennis stars. 



Corlnne Grlfflth has signed t» be a 
<Flrst National star under a contract 
calling for a series of pictures ex- 
tending over three years. The first 
will be "Black Oxen'' and the second 
"Lilies of the I«^el*." 



The CreflLcent In Brooklyn, hsua 
been sold by the Shuoerts to Har- 
old E. Witteman, • 'ho will convert 
It to commercial use. < . 



surrendered on an Indictment 
charging him with forgery in the 
second degree. It is chsu*ged that 
he received royalty checks while 
Bolton was in Euroi:>e and that he 
forged his employer's name on them 
^nd converted them Into money for 
his own use. 



When the El Prlnklpo Cafe in At- 
lantic City was raided last Satur- 
day, Evelyn N^sbitt, one of the pro- 
prietors, was held in $1,000 ball for 
the Grand Jury. Considerable 
liquor was seized. 



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A resolution has been passed by 
the International Child Welfare As- 
sociation at Its annual meeting in 
Geneva which has as its aim the 
protection of children from unde- 
sirable moving pictures. 

Federal agents who were waiting 
for Mrs. Louise Groody-McGee to 
see if she has any papers desired 
in the hearing of her broker hus- 
band, were disappointed Monday 
afternoon when she did not arrive 
on the "Lafayette," as expected. 



Olga Samaroff, pianiste, has ob- 
tained a divorce from Leopold Sto- 
kowski. noted conductor of the 
Philadelphia Orchestra'. Domestic 
differences caused by temperament 
were given as cause of the suit. 



Ben Shyrk. formerly private sec- 
retary for Guy K. Bolton, writer and 
dramatist of Great Neck, L. I., has 



Special Theatrical 



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Stnmtfut tmnka ever bvilt for il«o 
thMktiioal profenNion. C'lwtofln Built tmnlu. . 
Our trunk* will l»iit throusb circuit after 
circuit— thousands of nUlea. The ronvrn- 
iea e — for the profeaolonal folk* are no 
■fuuix and ezcluaive that ther make 
*'oiher trunks" aeem like Band Boxes. 

Innovation Trunks are exqnislt«>l7 lined 
with Imported fabrics aAd »U rompart- 
menta »re built like the "old walnut 
bureau drawers." 



that stand 
the "-circuitl 

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to the proiQssion 




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Mrs. Lillian Sire, president of the 
WomeQ's League . of Democratic 
Clubs, has filed papers in t)ie 
Supreme Court of T^ew York asking 
an Injunction to prevent her recent 
husband from "annoying" her. He 
Is Clarence D. Sire, member of a 
once prominent theatrical family, 
whom she divorced in May. The 
trouble centers around a house on 
Fire Island, which is claimed j^y 
both. Mrs. Sire alleges that her eJc- 
husband "called her vile and Inde- 
cent names" and "humiliated and 
dlse;raced her** In various other 
ways. 



crouched In the middle of the road. 

The film house manager believes 
he had sufficient excitement for one 
night, and in future will endeavor 
to do as little night driving as pos- 
sible on lonely roads. As for his 
wife, she will not recover from the 
double experience for some time. 



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Raquel Meller, Spanish trage- 
dienne, has signed a contract with 
Edgar Selwyn and Charles Cochran 
to appear at the Selwyn theatre in' 
a specially prepared play beginning 
Nov. 15. 



Howard O. Bamum, head of the 
violin department of the De Pauw 
University, Bay View, Mich., is con- 
ducting the orchestra at the Bay 
View Assembly and Chautauqua. 



Fay Marbe denies she has been 
engaged to appeal* in cabaret at the 
Garden Cafe, Chicago, in the Mor- 
rison hotel. 



Gregory Coleman has been booked 
by his bi;other, Emll Coleman, 
leader of the Montmartre Orchestra, 
to open at the Ambas-sador Hotel 
grill early In September with a com- 
bination of six pieces. 



MANAGERS ADVENTURE 

. (Continued from page 1) 

alongside of the machine. The ani- 
mal attempted to butt the car, but 
Staples stepped on the accelerator, 
and the moose butted the air. The 
moose did succeed In damaging the 
side of the car and the cover some- 
what with the points of his antlers. 
Evidently It was the Intention of the 
forest giant to topple over the ma- 
chine, being enraged at the sight of 
It For 20 miles the race co..tinued. 
Staples hitting 30 miles per hour, 
he says, although the road was bad 
and there was no moon. Eventually 
the moose began to tire, and after 
one supreme effort to reach the car 
gave up.* 

No sooner had Staples^breathed a 
sigh of reliel at shaking free of the 
bull moose than he came upon a 
lynx In the middle of the road. The 
lynx refused to move, and was set 
to pounce on the machine. Staples 
swerved his machine to one side, 
and the l^x was last seen still 



6-WEEK REHEARSAL 

(Continued from page 1) 

Lyceum that they were to go to the 
front of the house and discuss the 
matter with an Equity representa- 
tive. He took them into the box- 
office of the theatre one by one and 
had a talk with them. 

Whatever the losaes were, they 
fell on the members of the com- 
pany which Equity faile^ to pro- 
tect. The same Eqiilty man was 
lAuch In evidence about the st&ge 
door of the Lyceum more than •« 
week before the show closed, but 
he failed to prevent the memberA 
being stung for an extra week's 
salary. 

Little Edith Taliaferro, who was 
at the back of the house, was com- 
miserating with Helen Horle, the 
press agent, who was complaining 
over the fact she had put in two 
weeks on the publicity without see- 
ing any money. Miss Taliaferro 
stated In reply, "Well, what about 
us. rehearsing six weeks from 11 a. 
m. until 3 and 4 the next morning, 
and then playing two weeks more 
and not getting anything either?" 

Others In the cast likewise voiced 
their disapproval of the manner in 
which the affairs of the company 
had been handled. It was said last 
night some of the principals had 
settled salary claims with the man- 
agement butf that otheirs had re- 
ceived no money. 



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from the Victoria Talaco, Palladium. London Coli.seum and AlhamJira, 
Paris, and have no connections with any act u.sing the same name. 

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LILLIAN LORRAINE ; 

GUY ROBERTSON 

DONALD GALLAHER . 

TEMPLETON BROTHERS 

BERNARD GRANVILLE 

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JACK SQUIRES 
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WUdflower 

So This Is London ; 

Little Nellie Kelly 

GoGo 
Adrienne 

Rise of Rosie O'Reflly 
Battling Butler 
Uttle Nellie Kelly ^ 
Ted Lewis Frolics ^. 
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•M'NallT Kelly A D 
*J«nBlov« A Vack 
Bill/ Oerber Rev 

BOSTON 

Orphenm 

Musical Rowelljrs 
Mills * Kimball 
Bann A Mallon 
Primrose Samon Co 
AI Raymond 
Lamajra 

BUFFALO 

State 
Monroe A Grant 



Maaical AItIbov 
Marffartt Merle 
BharoB Stevens Co 
Btrnard A Townes 
Ford A Price 
Sd Balf 
Bomalne Bctor 
Lst Pnbllc Decide 
Carsjr Bannon A M 
Xltamara Jape 
lOae to 1)11) 

BALTDfOBB 

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LaMont Trio 



Conroy A Howard 
LJnv A I^ons 
MallOB A McCabe 
Muelo Mania 

rONDON, CAN. 



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Population 37,000. 
Downtowni eontrally located, 
l^al ttook and vaud«vilU houc«; 
.^ eapaeity 1;200. 

F^^ Address communications 

D. EDWIN FRENCH 

^68 Gensase 8tr— t. Auburn, N. Y. 



Itleut Ttaetlon Co 
Harry White 
Bradley A Stevens 

Id Hair 
Onrllle Stamm 
Flo Reynolds I 
Bd Blondell Co 

MONTBBAI. 



TLe Plokfords 
Boland A Knlgbt 
Bert Walton 
Carl A Smith 
Amoros A Jeanette 
8 Newman A Orch 

NBWABK, K. J, 
Btat« 

Faynet 

Lew Hawkins 

M Montsomery Co 

HazoB A BrowB 

Flashes of Sonsl'd 



OTTAWA. CAN. 

Ix>ew 
Forls A West 
Delbrldse A Qrem'r 
Quinn Bros A 8 
Ethel Davis Co 
Beatrice Morrell 6 
Palfautdee Park 

4 Aerial Stars 
NormaB A Jean'te 

5 Marten* 

FROYIDENCB 

Bnery 

Bddle Colvelle 
Qllmore A Liester 
Douclas Flint Co 
Weller MAW 
(On* to fill) 
Id Half 
Fraxer A Bunco 
Harry Anser Co 
S Wbesler Boy* 

TORONTO 

Yoaac St. 
Holden A Graham 
Cha* Martin 

N A Bras. Nut* 
Wilson A Jerom* 
I Arnlms 



Chadwicks Orch 
G«o Stanley A Sis 
Milt Collins 
Thr^fto Alex 

MIL.WAI7KBB 

Msjestle 

Medley & Dupree 
W C Dornfleld 
Mme DuBarry Co 
Five L>elands 
(Four to fill) 
SO. BBND, IND. 

Palae* 

Stanley Doyle A R 



Capt Betts Seal* 
(Three to 111)) 

2d half 
Lane A Harper 
Sie Tahar Troupe 
(Three to nil) 

ST. T/OUIS 

Graad 

D'htngton'* Aalm'ls 
Dave Bvcllcn 
Flske A Fallon 
WHltans A Clark 
Eckert A Francis 
(Foar to 311) 



PANTAGES CntCOIT 



WESTERN VAUDEVILLE 

FalnnaB A Furman 
Hufhe* A Debrow 



CnOAGO 

MAJestle 

(hirtl* Friend* 



Damarel A Vail 




THEATRICAL OUTFITTERS 

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EDDIE MACK TALKS: 



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ATTENTION 

MANAGERS PRODUCERS ARTISTS 

Your wardrobs plays an important part in your 
productions. , 

A wsll>drssssd troups, ths right clothes in tho .; 
right pUc«> comsdy clothes that are comedy clothes,. ' 
ars half the battle for success. Mack, who has been 
tho leading theatrical tailor for years, knows shoW' , 
businet^ and what is needed in the way of wardrobe 

for tho best rAults. New creations for comedyi 

make-up of the latest styles in the best of material 
with the famous Mack workmanship can be had at 
short notice. We are in the position to take care of • 
all orders immediately and without that rush work 
appearance. 



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MACK BUILDING 

Just a etep East of Broadway on 46th Street 

BERT IS AT THE FORTY-SIXTH STREET STORE 






TORONTO 

Fantaaee 
(»-8) 
Nestor A Vlaceat 
Steve Green 
Howard T'yior A M 
Kalallna Hawallaoe 
W A M Ros«rs 
Olympla Desval Co 

MAMII.TON. OAK. 

Paatoses 

(4.«) 
Johnnie Clark Co 
Carroll A Gorman 
Dewey A Rogers 
Shadowland 
Kate A Wiley 
(One to All) 

XINNKAPOUB 

Faatace* 

(Sunday Openfns) 
Bin A Dlondy 
Cha* Moratl Co 
C^arlson SI* A 8 
Eileen 

Bert Walton O* 
Mendoxa* 

EDMONTON, CAN. 

Pantsffee 

OlK» A Nichols 

Krylton Sis A M 

Josle Heather 

Mllo 

Paul Bless t 

CAI^IART, CAN. 

Pantase* 
(«-») 
General Plsane 
Conroy A O'DonnsU 
Clark A Storey 
Rulofr A BIton 
Hampton A Blake 
Hill* Clreo* 

SPOKANB 

Pantage* 

(Sunday Opening) 
Gintaro 



Harry Col^an 
Fein A TennysuB 
La Petit Rev 
Gordon A Healy 
Tom Gibbons 

BEA^TTLJE 



The Cromwell* 
HMrman A Briscco 
D*lton A CnJ« 
Le* Gelll* t 
Den Bsrtoa Rer 

TANCOUTEB. B.O. 

Pantage* 
Passing Parade 

BEIXINOnAM 

TaadevtUe 

Weber A Billot; 
Wilfred DuBol* 
Spectacular 7 
HI Cot* 

Dobb* Clark A D 
B'way to Dlxl* 

TACOMA 

Pantage* 

Selblnl A Nag*< 
Renrettl A Gray 
Aleko 

Dorothy Lewis 
Alexandria Opera 
Dorothy Nlelsoa 

PORTLAND, ORB. 

Pantage* 

Prevost A Ooulet 
Comeir I^ona A Z 
Romeo A Doll* 
RInaldo 
Corrcdlnl's Animals 

Tlravel 

(Open Week) 
WInton Bros 
Jones A Sylvester 
La Tell A Voices 
J Powell 6 
Foley A La Tour 
Roy A Arthur 



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Spanish Shawls 

MantiUas (Laces), Combs and 
., I Caitanets 

Kf FOR SALE 

at the 

Spanish Dancing Studio 

•37 MADIHON AVENI'E, NEW TOUR 
Phone Plaaa 2ie« 



SAN FRANCISCO 

Fantages 

(Sunday Opening) 
Petramn 
Nada Norraine 
La France A Byron 
Casson A Klem 
Georgia Minstrel* 

IX>S ANGELES 

Pantage* 

Uils A Clark 
Jack Strous 
Night 1^ Spain 
Tyette Co 
Jack Hedley I 

BAN PIKGO, CAL. 

iTantage* 
Adonl* A Dogs 
O'Mearas' A Landls 
Melody Maid* 
Toath 

D'nlag A O'Rourke 
LaFrance Broa 
Grew A Bate* 

L'O BEACH, CAL. 

Hoyt 

Lewi* A BrowB 
Knowle* A White 
Hkrry Downing 
Marlon Claire 
Long Tack Sans 
Le* Gladden* 

SALT LARE CITT 
Fantages ■ 
(•-14) 
Peon A Mltste 
Purcella A Ramsey 



Juliet Dika 
Clay Crouch Ce 
Krans A White 
I Falcom* 
Zlska 

OODEN, VTAM. 
Orpheaas 

(t-ll) 
McBanns 
Conley A France* 
Telephone Tangle 
Gallarlnl Sister* 
Warren A O'Brien 
Gaufler's Teyahop 

COLO. SPRINGS 
Bom* 

Xii) 
(Same bill play* 

Pueblo S-») 
Martlnett 
Early A Lalght 
Class A Brilliant 
Geo Mayo 
Francis Renault 
Dance Evolution* 

OMAHA. MRB. 

Werid 

(Saturday Opening) 
Laura Devlne 
Frankle A Johaay 
H Seymour Ce 
Chuek Haa* 
Callahaa A Bll«* 
WIUt*head A Bead 

VAN8A8 OITT 

Paatagea 
(Saturday Opealag) 



CaatletoB A Maok 
Herts A Frlseo 
Ol^ Mlslika 
Speeder* 
iAelk of Araby 



Walter Weem* 



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The erulaa of tho Lights Club of 
Freeport will tako In tho following 
bouaes and towns on Long Island:; 
Aug. 18, Patohoguo, Patchogue. 14, 
Freoport, Frooport; 15, Hempstead, 
Hempstead; 16, Lytibrook, Lyn- 
brook; 17, Merrick, Jamaica; 18, 
Castle, Long Beach; 1», Columbia. 
Far Rockaway. The seven listed will 
comprise the Itinerary. 



Tho Childron's Society last week 
eauaed tho arrest of Harold Barnard, 
theatrical producer, for allowing a 
16-year-old boy to appear In songs 
and dances at the 68th Street. Bar- 
nard claimed that he had believed 
the boy to bo ovor 16. The ctfee was 
adjourned for further hearlng^. 



JANES NADISON 

1493 Broadway, N. Y. 

Writer of Lavghs^ for 
Stage and V Screen 



You Cannot Go Wrong 

When You Depend On 

Ik TAYLOR XX 

WARDROBE TRUNK 



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tho regular Wlnkelman mod- 
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to purchane at f9.BS all your 
footwear for Summer and 
early Fall. 



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Btyle in Quality Focttoear 

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Thursday, August 2, 1923 



-« ' 'THE STAGE" 

"Two other American turns figure ia 

the current bill, and, curiously enough, 

the Transatlantic items are presented 

la succession. Following the dancers 
comes Ed. Lowry, a funny comedian, 
who gets much capital from his un- 
orthodox use of the clarionet and saxo- 
phone, and also from some particular- 
ly agile dancing. He could Improve 
some of his patter — and extend it also 
— and he should do well when he has 
become more acclimatized, for he is a 
genuine humorist of the intimate type, 
and will get his fullest success when he 
and his audience understand each 
other better." 



"EVENING NEWS' 
Miss Nora Bayes, the Mnger of syn- 
copated songs, and Percy Honri are 
there, also Ed Lowry, comedian, who 
made his first appearance in I^ondon, 
yesterday, and received three calls 
before the curtain. 







THEY WOULDNT LET ME CONTINUE 



V ERNEST EDELSTEN ^- ,. 

; V ., - 5 Lisle Street, Leicester Square, ' ^ 'V 

I : London, W. C. 2. • ' ' 

" ; ^^^^:'.^•vv^;;; ,,-^:';;';rV .^ , July 19tU. \^^- ■; 

Ed. Lowry, Esq., * ;,' 

Regent Palace, Pkcadily Circus, W. ■' \i • o^ > 

Dear Lowry: 

I herewith enclose you copies of letter^ from the Ministry of 
Labour. 

I am sorry they will not allow you to play over here, outside the 
one week they gave you permission for, owing to your not having a 
Labor Permit before you left America. However, I will be pleased to 
fix you up some time for next year here. I could have fixed you 4 or 5 
weeks to follow the Palladiiun, which would have just made up the 
time before you started on your Keith tour. :■■■■■ 

Re. Australia: I think tliat can be arranged to suit your con- 
venience. Yours faitlifully, 

(Signed) E. EDELSTEN. 



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•ENCORE" 

"fid. Lowry, a newcomer from away 
over, is » tall. heaUhy- looking man. 
He starts well, with a good stammering 
number and follows with taome Just-so 
(not Kipling's) stories and «ome fool- 
ing with clarionet and saxophone, 
which get him a modicum of laughs. 
But his strong suit is eccentric dancing, 
and he gets well away on that. A Itind 
of turn that .probably wants getting 
used to. " 

WESTMINSTER "GAZETTE" 

PALLADIUM. — Ed. Lowry. who 
made his first appearance in England, 
at the Palladium yesterday, is a come- 
dian possessing a unique personality. 
He sings stuttering songs, but most of 

his act consists of eccentric dancing 
which is genuinely funn.v. ^ 



"WEEKLY DISPATCH" 

'The most Interesting Item this week 
is Edward Lowry, an American come- 
dian. Few will have heard him before, 
for this is his first appearance in Eng- 
land. But Broadway still echoes with 
the laughter which he creates merely 
by the twist of his eyebrows or the turn 
of his wrvit." •... 

•DAILY TELEGRAPH"* 

"An American comedian. Edward 
Lowry. evoked much laughter by his 
eccentric dancing and amusing patter/' 



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"THE Ei:.\' 
•Anotlier welcome American Aisitor 
is Mr. Ed. Lowry. whose motto is "Keep 
Smiling," and his aim to make others 
practice his preaching. He is sucoes.s- 
ful. with his unostentatious style, 
opening with "Tell Her I Stutter." and 
carrying on with a little danr*», some 
businesH with a clarionet and a saxo-^ 
phone, bursting into song again with 
"They Call Him Maxey." aiul his own 
version, distinctly, of "Three ©'Clock 
in the Morning." He concludes with 
a dance which settles ull enthusi- 
asm in his favor." 



Direction 



Ne^cV H;^PMTf9-«-y/e UKC THCNT. 



RALPH G. FARNUM 
EDWARD S. KELLER 




HOHows e^ 
RAO rtxiNG. 



BALTIMORE 

By ROBERT F. 8I8K 

CAPvLIN'S ARENA— De Wolf Hop- 
per Company in "Prince of Pilsen." 
CENTURY— "Homeward Bound." 
NEW— "The Love Piker." 
METROPOLITAN— "The Hero.*' 
WIZARD— "The Woman Con- 
qtier»." 



Businerts With the DcWolf Hop- 
per Company at the Arena Last 
week didn't amount to much. The 
Inclement weather almost nightly 
ia the cause. Tirefly" was given an 
elaborate production under the di- 
rection of Frank Shea. In this pro- 
duction Hopper played Jenkins, the 
Hocial secretary, and descended to 
the wearing of a typical Ed Wynn 
hat, a departure for the elongated 
comedian. 

The company Is giving 'Prince of 
Pilsen" this week and opened to 
j?ood weather. More interest has 
been displayed la advance over this 
production than any of the others, 
and it is believed tbut it will be 
the poak of the current seasbn. Lil- 
lian G laser joined the company last 



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NEVER USED 

Black SaUnetto Cycloruma with wIJc 
oltl sold border 

22x84 feet 

ileaviljr we'ubeu ft!! arour.d and lo?'! 
wreiifhteil. Two ten-f«ot borders to 
match. PATENT BAS8 WOOD. Iron 
r«iii(orced folding battorjr to fit. 

Will sell 
for KASH 

$300 



COST 

$550 



A«ldr«<tii 4. I), ii., Ilttom SOS. 
1100 nroadwaj. Srw York 



week as prima donna. She and 
SaUio Keith will alternate. 

The burden of rehearsing for one 
production while playing another 
is assigned for the presence of the 
two loads. 



Nora Huster. prima donna of 
"Marry Me" act, is spending her 
August vacation In Baltimore — the 
home town. King Caldcr, also a 
native of this city and who will 
go out with one of "The Fool" com- 
panies in the fall, is spending some 
time here. . 



Winifred Anglin, soubret of the 
De Wolf Hopper Company for G7 
weeks, closed Saturday and re- 
turned to New York. She played 
the entire Gilbert and Sullivan rep- 
ertoire with the company last year 
and participated in all their new 
productions this year. 

Ltfwell Sherman, headlining the 
Maryland bill last week with his 
condens^ation of "Lawful Larceny," 
came In for especial notice, due to 
the fact that most of his days in 
stock wore spent with the Poll ag- 
gregation In Baltimore at the Audi- 
torium. Since that time he hasn't 
played here, "The Masked Woman" 
coming along this year with Fred 
TIden in the role which Sherman 
created. 



The "Music Box* Revue." 2d edi- 
tion, is booked for Ford's Oct. 1. 
Last year it v.'aited until Eastpr be- 
fore making its call, taking up at 
that time tlte week which is usually 
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ROCHESTER. N. Y. 

By L. B. SKEFFINGTON 

Lyceum — "The Goldfish," Lyceum 
Players. "I Love You," next week, 
close of season. 

Fay'a — ^Danco De Lttxe, Harry 
Scranton and Co., Mabel Harper, 
Cocia and Verdi. Holden & Graham, 
Stringing Comedy; "Garrison's Fin- 
ish," film. 

Eastman ~ "The Girl of the 
Golden West,'* film; Sou.cia'a Band. 
125. "The Brass Bottle," film fea- 
ture, last halw; "A Musical Eve- 
ning," Jeanne Woolford, Lucy Lee 
Call, Charles Hedley and company 
of six from Eastman School of 
Music; Vladimir Dublnsky, 'cellist. 

Pictures— "Ebb Tide" and "The 
Woman of Bronze," Regent; "The 
First Degree" and "Trimmed In 
Scarlet," Victoria. 



"The S'Tt.'iie March" was featured 
on Soud;A6 program ai the East- 
man. 



The Eastman orchestra of 76 
pieces returns next week after a 
layoff of three weeks. Most of the 
members are engaged on 43 -week 
contracts and the soloists on 62- 
week Contracts. 



Great interest la focuased on the 
suit being brought againat the de- 
partment of taxation and assess- 
ment of the city of Rochester to 
compel collection of taxes from the 
Eastman theatre. Julius Hoestery, 
local labor leader, is the plaintiff. 
The case is scheduled in Supreme 
Court before Justice John B. M. 
Stephens, bi^t an adjournment has 
Jbeen taken because Corporation 
Counsel Pierce and James L. Brewer, 
counsel for Hoestery, cannot agree 
on a metho(^ of procedure. It la not 
expected that the case will go for- 
ward along the line suggested by 
Mr. Pierce, as follows: Whether or* 
not an amendment to the charter of 
the university granted In 1918 to 
permit the creation of new depart- 
ments and the afUliation of ap- 
proved organizations in educational 
work covers the operation of the 
Ka«it!Y5an J?chnr»l of Music and 
Eastman theatre. 

The labor leader objecta to the 
exemption of the theatre from 



trrcSon the ground that an unfair 
burden ia placed on taxpayers. The 
Eastman school and theatre Is 
named with the city, but it Is 
planned to substitute the University 
of Rochester as the owner. Claim 
is made that no extra burden Is 
placed on taxpayers because Mr. 
Eastman built, equipped and en- 
dowed the institution to the ex- 
tent of $7,600,000. -r'.,.. 

It has been suggested that In the 
event of the city losing the case' 
Mr. Eastman might provide money 
to pay taxes, but he says that is 
beyond any possibility. "It would 
be too much like paying the city 
for the prlvilegre of making It a 
gift," he says. 

The (endowment Is available for 
work In the school of music, but not 
to make up operating deficits In the 
theatre. Since the opening of the 
theatre It has managed to pay ex- 
penses, but has not accumulated a 
surplus that would cover taxes on 
several millions of dollars If they 
were levied. It was the idea of Mr. 
Eastman that any surplus from re- 
celpts would be turijed back to the 
enlarging of the orchestra and de- 
velopment of muslo. This has been 
done, and It Is claimed that If the 
theatre must pay taxes It will be 
necessary to reduce the orchestra, 
as it now gets 48 per cent, of the 
gross receipts. 






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To either reduce the orchestra or* 
Increase admission prices, it is said, 
would result In smaller attendance 
and consequent decreased revenue. 
The i>os8ibllltles in such an extreme; j, 
are that the university might havtt^ 
a white elephant on its hands antf> 
be compelled to lease it to outsiders, 
who would operate the theatre as %' 
commercial enterprise. This, i«i* 
brief, is the plea made by the uni«l;' 
versity. 




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Of 6,000,000 people in Greater New York, 5,000,000 have never been 
through Central Park, the country's greatest recreation spot (with a review). 

Insidious propaganda by picture exhibitors working against outdoor 
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in the CLIPPER'S New York Office. - ' 

A judgment of $7,500 given in Nebraska against a circus to the parents 
of a minor son, 15, who "had nm away to join the circus." 

California Frank advises show people how to protect themselves during 
engagements in Mexico. 

, A page of Radio news and information. 

A page of Prohibition news and information, THE FIRST NEWS- 
PAPER DEPARTMENT ON THE 18TH AMENDMENT CONTRO- 
VERSY EVER PUBLISHED. 

Investigation of Atlantic City's "auction rooms" discloses that their, 
••gypping" tactics have influenced decreased attendance at the seashore. 

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Dear friend Arthur: — ^ . > 

The song "Gold-Digger/* which is now in the George 
Whites '^Scandals'' and "The Passing Show;' scoring ef- 
fectively, has caused so much talk around town as to who 
originally introduced the song, and / am writing you in • 
appreciation for puUing the song out of the waste basket, 
as I had very little faith in it as a commercial proposition. 

Hope to be able to give you another good song in the, 
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LOUISVILLE 

By SAMUEL E. HYMAN 

MACAULBVS— "Scandal." (F;is- 
8ett Stock). 

FONTA)NB F ERR Y— "Sweet- 
hearts," (Dunbar Stock). 

RIALTO— "Salome* ; "Paddy-the- 
Next-Best-Thing." 

ALAMO— 'Shattered IdolH." 

WATjNUT — "Human WrcckaKe." 

MAUY AN LMOUSON— "Trailing 
African Wild Animala." 

M A J E ST IC— "She Lovch and 

Lies." 

KENTUCKY— "rink C'.odH." 



for its reopening than the Reid film, 
which is now In its second week. 
and going stront;. "Penrod and 
Sam," at the Mary Anderson, drew 
fairly good business, while the 
Rialto, with "Salome" as the head- 
liner Hhould do its most rushing 
business of the summer so far, 
JudgiiiR from the patronage of the 
first two days. 



"Deadline." a x.Vav snid to be 
melodramatic in flavor, is the title 
t»f winning play in the $000 Play 
Conlost which the "Courior-JourmU" 
has b«^en conducting, in conjunction 
with the Fasset company. Miss 
Wlgflnton, a draughtswoman. Is 
the author, and the play will be pre- 
sented by the Fas.sctts before the 
end of Augrust. * 

liack of the inten.se heat of the 
previous weeks was partially due 
to an Increaae among the movie 
houses. The Walnut could not have 
had a film of greater drawing power 



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Roid tilxh the Walnut management 
distributed a legend in capsule form. 



Although the Dunbar Company at 
KontainS Ferry is not the equal of 
the companies of the past two sum- 
mers, tliis tnusicnl stock company 
has been enjoying far better busi- 
ness than its predecessors. This 
week "Sweethearts." which was the 
most popular proUuctlun preiiontcj 
last year, is doing a particularly 
rushing business. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 

By HARDIE MEAKIN 

The Belasco is continuing the new 
Avery Hopwood play, adapted from 
the French, "The Alarm Clock," for 
anadditional week. The piece is 
going through the changing stage. 
Bruce Mcltae Is to continue Ii. the 
lead, with practically the entire oast 
having signed with Woods for the 
production. Blanch© Rmg and 
Marian Coakley are the two fea- 
turr^d players in support of Bruce 
McRae. 



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company, will be the director of 
dramatics at the Alma Steedman 
School, which has a studio and 
workshop in the Louisville Art 
Colony. . 



SAN DIEGO, CAL. 

By ALLEN H. WRIGHT 

Dr. Louis L. Jacobs, on trial for 
the second time on the charge of 
munlorinpr Fritzle Mann, oriental 
dancer, who came to her death, Jan. 
14, was acquitted. 



Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Helnk 
h;i.s nil ived here to spend the sum- 
mer in her new home in 'Coronado. 



Progressive Films Is the ntme of 
a new producing concern at San 
DiejJTo. Cal., with a capitalization of 
$250,000. The incorporators include 
Lule Warrenton, Henc Shule, HOr- 
tense I^orinp, Robert G. Alderman 
and Robert Hart. ' 



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W;»nt ff> l)uy, to pl.ice pcrmanonMy In 
Mti \in\ vllKhlly uncd vplour or plUMh cur- 
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A!f?n rTrtn Trtth rTl*Hfir«» "' ^iii»m«i»**li«n. 
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One of the most interesting events 

locally in the pa.st week for the fol- 
lowers of the theatres here was the 
return of Leonard ILall, dramatic 
critic of the "News." Hall, thr;ough 
his columns, tells oT ehows he saw 
aaway from home, and from his 
sf itements, Washington fares better 
as to casts and productions than 
even does Chicago, where, tie stated, 
all big names were lacking from the 
attractions appearing there over the 
summer. 



Norman N. Stenz, who owned the 
Hippodrome, a small downtown 
picture houte here, and whose wife 
secured a divorce recently on the 
grounds of desertion, and Is suing 
>he mother of Stenz for |100!000 for 
the alienation of her husband's af- 
fections, has asked that bis wife's 
degree be set , aside. The family 
has consumed 'consircrable news- 
paper space lately, and the fight 
againwt the mother by the wife has 
bro ght out alleged interference on 
the part of the mother dating from 
the very second week of thfelr mar- 
ried life. The wife is ow oper- 
atirfg the theatre. 

Stenz was recently arrested in 
Virginia and brought back to the 
District, his mother supplying a 
bond of Sl.S.OOO for his release fol- 
lowing an indictment for non-sup- 
port. He war living on a. truck 
farm under an fi.ssumcd name, and 
had his small son with him. 



After a vacation that took them 
by automob.le through the Maine 
wood.s, returning via Atlantic City, 
r.ob Loji;; is b.Tok on the Job looking 
out for the destinies of Moore's 
Rialto. Mrs. Long went along with 
her hu.sband. r 



In an endeavor to place th« re- 
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1922, nine of the special cases out 
of the 50 civil suits filed have been 
allowed by the Court of Appeals. 
ITie total asked in the«e suits ex- 
ceeds $500,000. 

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The Wa.shington Herald, the local 
Hearst publication, recently carrieil 
the photograph of a partially 
clothed Woman in a barrel with the 
caption under it stating, same was 
Pauline Lord, who had scored such 
a succe.s.s in London with "Anna 
Christie." The paper has admitted 
an error, stating it was not ntended 
a« any renecMon on the talented 
actress. ». 



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Sine« Earl Carroll gave up his 
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roof, Joseph Bernard" Rethy, also A 
playwright, has erected one on the 
eighth floor of 114 West 48th street. 
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for all occasions. 

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NEW YORK CITY 

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^'SLIDING'' 

BILLY WATSON SHOW 

Pl«as« Report for Roheartalt at 






Maenncrchor HaU, 203 Eait 56th St., Hew York, Monday morn 

ing, Ang. 6th, at 10 o'clock. 

Can UM a fow mora good dancing poniaa" and madiuma. 

Aeknowladga call to BOB TRAVER8* Manaoar, Room 802, 

Columbia Theatre BIdg., 47th Straat and 7th Av«., New York 




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*'HIPPITY HOP" 

Report for Rehearsals at MAENNERCHOR HALL, 203 

East Seth Si,, New York, MONDAY, AUG. 6, AT 10:30 

A, M, Kindly Acknowledge Call at Once» 

CAN USE SEVERAL REAL CHORUS GIRLS 

Everything Furniahed and Real TraMmant 

Wh'Wr g^WZ ^M TZ ^\'W UM. 804-8bf CaiunnbUi Theatre 
IrJl^VyJtlL CP Jtm.\^wDf Buildins, New York 



Neweet Sensation on Columhim Ciremi 

•' . BARNEY GERARiyS 

'*VaNIX1ES'» 

^ CHORUS-r-Saturday, August 11, 10 A. M. 
PRINCIPALS— Mbnday, August 13, 10 A. M. 
MINER'S BRONX THEATRE, NEW YORK 

Can use a few more good-looking Girls, not over 36 bust 
If you want a pleannt engagement, we can offer it 
> CALL IMMEDIATELY 

BARNEY GERARD, Columbia Theatre Building, New York 

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M-Htaa Csntle Hall, 14ath 8trc>H %n4 Matt' 
aeod-loolUiiar alrln. CaU at hmll. > 

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All People Engaged for Seaaon 1S2S-1t24 at tha 

NATIONAL WINTER GARDEN 

PLEASE REPORT FOR REHEARSAL 

Thurs day, August 9, at 2 P. M. Sharp 

11/ A KinnCrT\ Principala and Chorua GiHa; 52 waaka' engage- 
ff /\|^ WmJ ment. Salary no object for right talent. Write. 

wire or call 

NATIONAL WINTER GARDEN 

Houtton Street and Second ATenue, New York City 

Telephone ORCHARD 2772 :. - ^ 

JOE ROSE, Proiduciiig Manager 



will start rehearaala Auguat S, Gayety Theatre, St. Louis, Mo., 11 A. M. 
Princaaa Doveer, Billy Cumby and Daisy Martin will be notified later 

when to report. ''^ * •;^' ' ' • > 

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landly Acknowledge Thii Call to Gayety Theatre, St. Louit, Mo. 



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TOM BASHAW^ 

of the CHICAGO 

''HERALD-EXAMINER'' 

eaid of our offering on our 

return engagement at the 

PALACE, Chicago, 

Week iuly 22. 



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PrineiiHiU gather Thursday, Aug. 2nd, at 10, A. M. 
Chorus assemble Monday, Aug. 0th, 10 A. M. 

At LESUE HALL, 83d SL and Broadway--260 W. 83d 

REHIARSE TEN DAYS ONLY 

Can uaa a few good chorua girla. Everything furniahad. Railroad to 
, opening and back to Naw Yark; alaapara. Highest salaries and 
no deductiona or cuta. Juat forty waeka w»rk« 

LEMT TALBOT, Room 1010, ColumbU Theatra^Bldg. 



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for rahaaraal 

Thursday, Atigust 9th, 10 A. M. Sharp, at Becker** Catino 
Hall, ccHT. 44th Street and Nmth Avenue 

Acknowfedga thia call by laUar to ISaY QRODZ, Room 319, Strand 
Theatre Building, 47th Straat and Broadway* Naw York. 

P. S. — Can irse some good-looking j»zperlenced chorus girls; good 
salary; everything furnished. 



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There are tluee real headliners on 
the splendid vaudeville bill at the 
Palace this week — Misa Fannie 
Brlce. who is packing In the crowds 
for the third week with her tfeats 
such as only Fannie Brice can sup- 
ply; Harry Delf, the hard-working, 
clean-cut comedian de luxe, and a 
dainty young lady with two clever 
youths you will hear a mighty lot of 
hereafter — unless we are muchly 
nfst^cen. ^ 

The young lady, heretofore an 
•'unknown." They tell us she's a 
Chicago girl, and that she's on her 
way to New York. We'll say she's 
ON HER WAT TO NEW YORK. 
In big letters! And she's on her way 
to fame, and on her way to a niche 
ia the topmost roll of honor of danc- 
ing stars, and, who knowa, perhaps 
Hhels on her way to— Zicgfeld. He 
doesn't miss 'em often, and if he 
misses the^ dancing Miss Dorothy 
Dilley — for that's her name, by the 
way — he'll do something Ziegfeld 
has never done before to our knowl- 
edge. 

"I could watch her dance all 
night," said our flrst night partner 
as Mis^ Dilley toe-danced right Into 
the hearts of the big crowd. And toe- 
danclng Is only one of the branches 
of Terpsichore in which this little 

. mite of a creature excels. Life it- 
self, she seems, and grace and cute- 
neas In the bargain. Perhaps we 
liked her best in the "Crinoline 
Days" dance duet — It's a task to try 
fo say where one of her numbers 

ria better than any other. ,But we 
must not forget that NelsdTi^Snow 
and Charles Columbus, her partners 

In the pretty act. surely deserve a 
lot of credit for Misa Dilley's teuc- 
caas. We've told you before In this 
^lumn what delightful dancers Co- 
lumhMs ^nd 9>x\r>rf are. Watcii that 

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Jake Polar's 'Trench Models'^ 

please report for rehearsals at 

GENEVA HALL, 143 West 44th St., New York 

WEDNESDAY Morning, AUGUST 8, at 10 A. M. 

Can Use a Few Mt)re Good-Looking Girls for the Chorus 

JAKE POLAR, Manager 



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"RADIO GIRLS" 

Kindly report for REHEARSALS at BRYANT HALL, SIXTH AVE^ 
BET. 41*t and 42d STRCETS, Naw York City, MONDAY, AUG. 6, 
at 10 A. M. 

Can uaa a faw mora good-looking chorua girla. Kindly acknowledge 
call to SIM WILLI AMS» Room 706, Columbia Thaatra Building,! 
8<»vanth Ava. and Forty-aavanth Straat. Tan daya* rahaaraal. 

WANTED— A GOOD ACROBATIC DANCING ACT THAT CAN DOJ 
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Fred Strauss' ^^Snai^y Snaps'' 

MEMBERS TO REPORT FOR REHEARSALS 
Lexington HaU, 111 Eatt 116th St., New York 

Thursday, August 9th, at 10 A. M. 

Watch for "Smilaa and Kiaaaa** Call Later • 
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BOSTON 

By LEN LIBBEY 

For the past 14 years Bostoniana 

have known when the peak of the 

summer seaaon for local vaudeville 

arrived by the booking into the 

Keith house here of the Meisterstng- 

cm. This i.s a combination of quartets, 

the present company numbering 12 

singers with one pianist, and those 

in the outfit are not a bit leery of 
the "13" jinx. They opened Monday 
afternoon with a program that runs 
20 minutes, limited to songs built 
along lines to allow for solo and 
chorus voice work and not to appeal 
to an audience by popular hits or 
comedy work. The singers are all in 
tuxedos, and for this engagement 
have not been lavish in scenic ef- 
fects. Full stage with an ordinary 
Inside set, with a blue sea and sky 
back drop, is the limit. The act has 
followers by the hundreds in this city, 
drawing Into the house manv wIk> 
do not patronize Vaudeville diet. It 
was well received and wiP stand up 
for the week. Nothing on the pro- 
gram Indiratps it Is going to he held 
over until next week, although that 
has occurred in past seasons when 
the act played here before. 

The balance of the hill, running 
strongly to singing an<l »I>mciug, to 
the complete eclipse of novelty of- 
ferings, proved to be remarlcahly 
good summer entertainment. Next 
to the Ringers the most lavish offer- 
incc wm tli.'^t of lTan<e* VV;iliimf< 



and Mlaa Yanaaai In their dancing 
act Tha danotng of both girla is 
abov* tha avarage, although Misa 
Vaneaai at times acems to be sacri- 
ficing grraoe for suppleness. Miss 
WllUama carries the singing end of 
the act vary well, being thera with 
the blue DVtmbers. 

Oscar Martin, with a company 
consisting of a woman and a youth, 
ara openara. The act rnna slowly — 
much slower than la necessary — with 
the principal work confined to hand- 



balanclng and demonstrations of 
strength by Martin. Well set up. 
however, Is this act, and if speeded 
up Just a bit would be there from 
every angle. 

Raymond and Schram are in the 
second position, and while the boys 
work fast they do not seem to have 
quite got the Jdea of getting the full- 
est value out of their act and lack 
sincerity In putting over their stuff. 
At the Monday afternoon show a 
gallery god yelled for them to "hurry 
up," and truly many downstairs were 
wishing for the same effect. 

Bert lievey. In his usual flnishisd 
style, waa on next and got his work 
right up to date by bulletins about 
President Harding's condition, 
which he flashed on the screen. He 
answered questions that were In the 
minds of many in the audience dur- 
ing the matinee. 

Hamilton and Barnes, using the 
sort of double act that will always 
appeal, followed, and after the Mela- 
terslngera came Olcott and Mary 
Ann, in a very tough spot for a 
couple who have to do piano and 
singing, with comedy. They pulled 
the house over with them and fin- 
ished to a whale of a hand. 

Lydla Barry, a single, who worked 
her way Into the hearts of the audi- 
ence although some of her stuff was 
to fast for them, was next to closing, 
and got one of the best hands of the 
evening. The Elroy Sisters, in their 
roller skatlng-dancing act. closed the 
show. 



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MINNEAPOLIS 

By FRANK W. BURKE 

Rumor current Is that deal for aala 
of Seventh Street. Orpheum house* . 
did not go through, and that theatra ^^ 
will reopen with vaudeville aboat ?* 
Aug. 12. It was recently announced^ 
by Clinton-Meyers Interests of Du« : 
luth that they had purchased thi ^ 
theatre with Joseph Friedman, St. .'' 
Paul exhibitor. 



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No rush among those prominent , 
In film Industry hero to buy state '■ 
right for Dempaey-Gibbons fight," 
pictures. It is aald that diatributoni 
want 120,000 for Minnesota; to»v 
much for this state. It is claimed. 



George Sackett, manager Henna-,, 
pin-Orpheum, leaves here Aug. « fer 
Los Alleles to become manager Or- 
pheum there. Frank N. Phelps, at 
Palace. St Paul, will succeed Sacketl 
here, according to reports. 

Tha Minneapolis Film Board of 
Trade ia now eatablished in Its own 
house. Quarters were recentiT 
leased In a new building on "Weetem. 
avenue. 



J. E. Rosen, manager Minneapollf 
Universal exchange, announces a» 
marked increase in amount of bull- 
ness done this summer compare* 
with that during the same season 
last year. Predicts slow return of 
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Andorson Bob 
Australian Detsoa 
Arere Itarrjr 

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Bedlnl Jeaa 
Benson H 
Brewer Kathcrleen 
Bristol B 
Brooks Mlas M. 
Brooke A Barrie 
Buckley Jean<?tte 

Caporat Trio 
Carrlnsrton N>U 
Conwajr A Leiand 
Cooke O ' 
Cooper Mr 
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Dare 'Mae 
D'Argjr Graoe 
Davia Josephine 



Darte Pauletta 
Dawes Dolly 
DeJewel Chaa 
Douclas Dot 
Dover Prlnceaa 
Dunn Bernle 
Dunn Mary 

Rdwardfl John 
Blllott MaKtne 
Brrlco Joe 
Bvans A Bi'ans 

Fadlef Olad/s 
Farrell A Hatch 
Farrell A 
FUze(*raid Oeo 
Ployd .Walter 
Fraser Wesley 
Fulton Lllllaa 

Oallarlnl John 
Clt>son Dee \ 

Gibson James Mfs 
Ciiflfon Kv*, 
Godfrey Oeo 
Golden Mra 
Ore<*ti« Grace 



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Haley Mable 
Halle Loula 
Hampton Lew 

Sarrlnfton H'mtree 
arrlaoa Bddia 
Hartley Frank 
Hayea Francis 
Healy John 
Hearne Lilly 
Heren Mlaa C 
Hlhbltt Billy 
Holden Marta 
HoUta Petvy 

Jennlnfa A Mack 
Jackson A Arnold 

ICalane Ben 
Kennedy Maurice 

Lamore Harry 
T.aiidfleld Sidney 
LaTroy Mrs A 
Mnd Flo 

Lloyd A Whtteho'sc 
Loiiv Jack 
Lu<:as Oeo 

McAlplne Nlrsa 
Mabry r<oula 
Mach Chaa 
Mack J 
Major Mlck^ 
Meredirth A M«>u/.er 
Meyers Alex 
Meyera C 
Mlllnda A Dare 
Montrose Gl*o 
Moore A Fre<>d 



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Morgan Ruth 
Morath A Mullen 
Murphy Pauline 
Murray Lola 
Musaon lira S 

Nadean Miss M 
VIp Mra T 
Nordstrom leroy 

Parker Eddie 
Patrlcola Isabel! 
Puroalla Bros 

Reynolds ■ 
Rice Roy 
Rows Madeline 

Sands Mlaa O 
Santry Olffa 
Savoy Bee 
Savoy Helen 
Sawyer Delia 
Seed David 
Shcppard Mary 
Shtp^an Helen 
Bpear Bernlce 
Stephens Harry 
Stetaon S/ 
Stevens Florence 
Strong Nellie 
Summers Marie 
Suratt Valeska 
Sutter Miss B 
Swirt Miss D 

Teacue Vera 
Terraoe Pearl 
Ttiorn Bdna 
Thornton Mios M 



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Vernon Dorothy 
Vernon Irene 



Weldon Maxle 
Weston Celia 
Western Helen 
Wilson Mr Q 
Wilton Belle 



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Anderson Lucille 
Allen Edna 
Adams A Thomp- 
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Blackwell Rita 
Brederlck A Wynn 
Bird Wlkl Mr 
Bennett Chaa 
Berry Irene 

Cunard Grace 
Carling Hilda 
Currier Carl 
Chan L George 

Dunbar Charlie 
Demeter Nick 
Douglae Tom 

Rdwardfl Julia 
Klalne Mabel 

Fowler Dolty 
Furman Hazel 
Fseons Flore 
Fair Polly 
Franklin Den 
E'riberg John 

Orey Cecil . i 
Gibson Hardy 
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Helrey Neat 
Harris Jack 
Hurlbert Qens 
Hyde Marian 
Holllna Kitty 

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Khaym 
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Morrow B M 

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Hantaan A Francis 
Maaon H B Mm 
My%rs Tlctty & Tim 
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Overlach A Miss 
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KANSAS CITY 

By WILL R. HUGHES 

MAINSTREET— Vaudeville, v 
GLOPE— Vaudeville. 

ELECTRIC PARK— "Follies of 
1923." 

NEWMAIV'Bluebeard'g Eighth 
Wife," nim. 

LIBERTY— "Environment." 
TV/ELFTH STREET— "Children 
of Jazz." nim. 



The biff business last week again 
registered by the MalnPtreot. Amon^f 
the first run picture houses the 
Royal, with Mrs. Wallace Reid in 
I)cr.son ani "Human Wreckage" \vn« 
the one host bet, customers standing 
in line to got tickets. 



With a new stage and now roof 
and completely redecorated from 
top to bottom, the Oa/ety looks like 
a new housa. Fred Waldmann, 



The news of the arrest ia Minna- 
apolia of Lionel P. Wevt dn a chaif • 
of havin«r ridden from Detfvtr t»-' 
Dallaa on tranaportatlon furnlshaA' 
a vooatlona] student, by the govern- 
ment, was of Interest to a nimilMr 
of Kansas City business and 9r«> 
fessional men, who had been |yrp« 
moted to organize a picture com« 
pany. 

The company was called tM 
Lionel Wmt Photoplays, Ina It 
was announced At the time (wlotar 
of 1921-22) that an attempt wouM < 
be made to secure the rights ci ] 
William DelCiUe's ''Stronghearf* fo^ ' 
the screen. Beforo the organisa* \ 
tion reached tha production stagt i 
West left for O^orgla, wtiera, mn 1 
cording to a director of the com* * 
pany, he <.xpected to seciu'e addl« j 
tional funds, with which to put tht < 
enterprise over. The local mM^,l 
claim they tost but little casli la ' 
the deal. 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. . 

By CHESTER B. BAHN ^^ 
WIETINO — Reopens Aug. 9 wttfc 
Field Minstrels. 
STRAND — "What A Wlf# 

EMPIRE— "Alice Adams.- . 

ROBBINS - EX3KEL — "Queen of 
the Moulin Rouge." 
CRESCENT— "Ne'er Do WelL" 
RIVOLI— "Down to the Se*i- 



The next general conference will 
not lift the ban on the theatre, danc- 
> ing and cards. That's the consensuf 
of opinion of local Methodist BpU- 
copal clergy. It's signiflcant, for !• 
the paat the staunchest advocates of 
sucU action have been the local 
delegates to the g^nereU conferenco 
of that denomination. . * 



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Fred Perry, who some months t*t 
secured the Strand in Watertowa 
is planning to expand and Is nojfo- 
tiatlrg for other houses In the nOrtn 
country towns. 



William Beebe. machine operttrf 
In the Van Etten, c Van Bttoa. - 
N. y., was painfully burned when 
film In his machine Ignited and »«• 
the playhouse. There was a n^ 
panic In the audience, but no ©»• 
was Injured In tl>» rush for tM 
exits. The Spencer Are departmeBi 
was (\alled to aid tiie Van B«i^ 
firemen 'in fighting 4^\e blaze. 

The Countess of Northesk, eftt; , 
while Jessica Brown of the "FoUlOij. i 
ha.s no desire to be pr'v^etited » 
court. That's what she to!d n®*^ 
papermoj^ at Oswego while en ^f*^ 
with her new husband, the Kart^ 
the Thousand lelands. The ne*.v: 
weds plan to tour the Sandirv^ 
Islands and then go to EnglancL 




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Suit* 261, Hill St. Entrance 



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The former TmntAgtB liodB*. -with 
«U name changed to DaUon's Broad - 
''■ way theatre, seems to be running 
4 ilong on a profJUble basis with pop 
k akusical comedy stock with a change 
^ ak bill weekly. Short reels are In- 
*^ serted to fill In the running time 
for the 50c. admission scale on the 
■ ■ lower floor. 

Thursday nights, designated as 
'professional try-out night," five or 
, more so-called acts are an added 
"V IWiture. Last Thursday night the 
acts announced and which appeared 
were T. Irwin, baritone, who forgot 
kiB lyrics and quit before he finished 
the first verse; Alma Swarts, danc- 
ing on her toes with much difficulty; 
Edward Bell, a cross between a 
tenor and baritone, got along fairly 
well and the house kidded him along 
for an encore; Walter and Irwin, 
with a violin and piano, discorded 
their way through. - -. -- 

The only act that has possibilities 
was little Jane Webb. This lUtle 
] mite of about 14 handled herself in 
] professional style, offering several 
I character numbers like a true, little 
^ 4)erformer. A sister team, dancing 
i and acrobatics, struggled through 
awkwardly as the final of the "try- 
out" brigade. The acts are sup- 
plied by Dick Parks for the Thuns- 
^ day night affair, add. Judging from 
i the type of acts, the expense to the 
';■■ house is not hiuch increased for 
j these special nights, if at all. Tues- 
•V day night is "amateur night." 

The musical comedy show with Its 
:^, 16 chorus girls and. a satisfactory 

* "ineup of principals, nice stage set-> 
^' ling and pleasing costumes, gives 

„ full value. As is customary with 
f ^ this type of show, it's the girls that 

• 'bring in most of the patrons, which 
U evident by the stag audiences. 

"The Nigh^ Clerk" was the cur- 
rent attraction, with the program 
crediting Garrett H. Price as stag- 
ing it. The cast: 

Officer Quick Oeonr* Crump 

Drran Dusty Kenneth Kemper 

J&rttr Hunnlngton Garrett H. Price 

Otto Hchults Jack Miller 

Mamie Nickle Dolly Daye 

looa Place Maude Trimble 

flafel De Vlnce Oarrett H. Price 

Jamea Halsey Ben Dlx 

Ima Gloom t...Botb7 PltMimmont 

Setty Halsey Irene Ony 

"The Night Clerk" was fairly well 
4one, with all the lines, business 
and plot as presented over the Or- 
pheum Circuit several seasons ago. 
Careful perusal of the program 
tailed to disclose the author of the 
"piece (Wm. B, Friedlander). 
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,rvure8 as Anatol JMedland, ?atk 
, Osterman and Pearl Regray, has a 
. great bill. The box office Value was 
,,.v further emphasized by the ^roWd 
. d/ownstairs despite the heat Mondky 
afternoon. Rpbert's fine character- 
Jiatiop of the German doctoiTin 
♦•The Man Higher Up," and W^l- 
. „ fired Lucas' creditable work made 
',^ this excellent plUylet exceptionally 
lUgbly praised. , 

' Anatol Frledland In "Anatol's 
'Affairs of 1923" Witn Its own stage 
set upon the stage, its sumptuous 
hangings and excellent principals 
presented the biggest revue that 
Frledland has ever brought here. 
Clever dancing and singing special- 
lies offered by Viola Weller, Marie 
Gavonne, Arthur Ball, Mavlne Ar- 
nold, Ysabel Arnold, Claire Carroll, 
Hosalie Trego, Aubrey Vanllew, and 
Sonya de Calve and W. Waniuras' 
Russian stepping got Individual ap- 
plause. The medley of his own 
compositions, novelly presented by 
the entire cast, won individual 
plaudits for the composer. 

Jack Osterman, more dapper than 
%V€r and with reinforced material 
stopped the show. The little show- 
man came back for a song encore 
and scored again. Pearl Rcgay. 
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Miss Regay'fl grace and wonderful 
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Adonis and Dog gave the opening 
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TOL. LXXI. No. 12 



NEW XORK Cmr, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1923 



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WnH REGIMR PLAYHOUSE 



One in New York and Anotiker in MisMmri Open for 
Regular Engagements — ^Big Capacity of Each — 
Will Operate Excluftively with First-Clais Shows 



Following the lead of the Scottish 

Rite, which now owiui the iKCanhat- 

tan Opera House, and rents it for 

.«Doncerts and grand opera, the reve- 

r Bue possibilities of booking attrac- 

i^tfons in temples of the Mystic Shrine 

yin Now York and other cities is be- 

; itig realized. 

>. Mecca Temple of New York, which 

^lias the old Friars ^cTubhouse on 

^46th street •temporarily, is building 

a Temple on 65th street which will 

hold a theatre of 5,000 capacity .and 

which will be open for attractions. 

Vhe building will cost $2,000,000, and 

the stage will be equipped with the 

most modern theatrical devices, so 

that all classes of shows can bo ac- 

j4commodated. 

\ Mecca's new Temple will not be 
Completed until next year. The site 
is east of Seventh avenue, and ex- 
. tends through to 5«th street There 
;iaro 12,000 members in the lodge, and 
.^ftbo^t half a dozen meetings are held 
I'annually, which will permit consid- 
"; «rable booking of attrax:tions, reclt- 
9iB and other events. 
The Abou Ben Adheim Shrine at 
>8pringfield. Mo., one of the largest 
ffemplos in the West, has sent out 
.^•pecifl cat ions of its mosque to New 
iTork managers announcing that at- 
tractions may be booked, starting 
Kov. 6. The building is fireproof, be- 
ing valued at $850,000. Capacity is 
p quoted at 4,200. The stage is 40 
■}hT 80 feet, and fully equipped, there 
being 40 lines for scenery. The an- 
nouncement states the local Shrine 
bas a membership of 3.000, and will 
|, operate the building with flrrft-class 
^^Attractions only. 

ISHUBERTS HND TWO 
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MINISTER IN ADVANCE 
OF TOOL' COMPANIES 



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"Answer Londoners' Complaint 

of Infringement— Matter 

of Jurisdiction 



Very Elaborate System — Four 
. Out Ahead of Each 
' Company 



What is claimed to be the most 
elaborate system of advance pro- 
motion for a dramatic attraction 
has been devised for "The rool," 
which will have four men in ad- 
vance of each company. Five com- 
panies will start rehearsing next 
week and will be opened early in 
September. Two additional com- 
panies are slated for later in the 
fall. 

Each company will have a lec- 
turer, who will make addresses two 
weeks in advance of the opening. 
Among the speakers will be sev- 
eral clorgj'men. Two have agreed 
to handle the work, but their names 
are not announced, since flnai ar- 
rangements securing them a leave 
of absence from their congregations 
are to be completed. 

The first advance agent will be 
four weeks ahead of the show arid 
the principal duties will be to ar- 
range speaking dates. The agent 
three weeks ahead will plant the 
first stories and the speakers will 
appear the following week with the 
fourth agent regularly one week 
ahead. 




HURIilNG'S DEATH 
HmTSCiNTRY'S 



EMENTS 



All TheatTM & United 
States Obserre Mourning 
^ Period Friday — Vaude- 
ville, Burlesque and Pic- 
ture Houses Omit Mat- 
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ohuberts have Interposed an answer 
to the Infringoraent Buit started la.it 
month in the U. S. Dlstrtet Court by 
Andre Chariot and Ronald Jeans of 
liOndon. It sots forth a couple of 
defen.se* Chariot and Jeans, re- 
flpectlvely producer and author of 
A Cabaret Drama." sketch, which 
^aa part of Chariot's London revuo, 
I'ltatH," charge that the current 
•Seel»g Double" scene in the Win- 
jer OaVtlen revue ("Passing Show") 
»8 a copyright Infringement of their 
property. 

The first .Shubert defcnHO is a 
(Continued on page 9) 



"VARIETY" DROP 

Edith Clasper's new production 
act, which opened recently, is en- 
titled "Variety," with music by 
James lianley and lyrics by Jack 
Stanley. The settings are by Law 
Studios. 

In the company appear Paul 
O'Neal and Paul Youcan. and the 
numbers include "Wanted," "Tango 
Moon." "Shadows" and "Win to 
Lose." The turn runs 14 minutes 
and includes singles, doubles and 
trios. Out-of-town reports are ex- 
cellent. 

One of the drops is a front page 
of "Variety." through which Miss 
Claspor steps. 



A movement to close every the- 
atre in the country Friday for the 
entire day was started Monday in 
immediate response to the procla- 
mation of President Calvin Coolidg* 
that Aug. 10 should be set aside as 
a national day of mourning in hom-. 
age to Warren Q. Harding. Ameri- 
ca's deceased Chief Executive, who 
died at San Francisco lat Thursday 
night. To that end a conference was 
called by Augustus Thomas Monday 
afternoon, when B. F. Albee repre- 
sented vaudeville. Will Hays pic- 
tures and Thomas the Producing 
Managers* Association, which takes 
In Broadway's theatres. It was re- 
garded certain the International 
(Continued on page 3) 



DEWOLF HOPPER AT 65 
PLAYING NEW ROLES 



And Dancing as Alderman 

Wagner in 'Trince of 

Pilsen" 



JULIA SANDERSON TURN 

Julia Sanderson, who closed In 
"Tangerine" In Chicago recently, 
will open In Keith vaudeville 
Aug. 27. ' 

Miss Sanderson will do a special 
song cycle, assLil^d by a pianiut. 



Baltimore. Aug. 8. 

DeWolf Ifopper, 65 years of age 
and still dancing as sprightly as 
ever, has made his debut as a Ger- 
man dialect comedian, donning 
whiskers similar to the set'whlch 
Louis Mann is using in his new 
vaudeville sketch and a derby hat 
like the one which David Warfleld 
used at one time wheh he amused 
the patrons of the burlesque the- 
atres. Hopper, the stately and In- 
imitable story teller, the master of 
the English language and symbol 
of much of the best in the world of 
light opera, is now playing the part 
of the Alderman Wagner from Cin- 
cinnati in "The Prince of Pilsen" 
Jn a two weeks' revival at Carlln's 
Arena theatre. Baltimore. 

"Vas you ever in Zinzlnnatti?" Is 
his great line. Other cxprosslonH 
characteristic of Sam Bernard fol- 
low in due course. To top jt off, the 
elongated Hopper talccs the same 
(Continued 6n page 9) 



OSSIE LOFIVS' tOMEaAffi"; 
WILL PLAY FOR KQIffS HERE 



Theatre's Greatest Mimic Cured bjr Shock of Intern- 
ment in Sanitarium — Opening at Keith's Palace^ 
New York— Wilkie Bard Also Keith-Booked 



COLLEGE BO YS OPERATE 
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Frank A. Beach's Non-Union 
Auditorium — Working 
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Emporia. Kan., Aug. I. 
Frank A. Beach, who manages the 
Normal Auditorium her«, has made 
his theatre strikeproof as far as 
stagehands and musicians are con- 
cerned. The theatre is owned and 
controlled by the Kansas State 

Teacher's Training College. It has 
been playing combination road at- 
tractions. Most of the patronage 
is from the students who form a 
good portion of the population of 
the town. 

When Beach began directing the 
house the stage and orchestra were 
operated by men of the respective 
crafts. Beach found after a short 
time he was having trouble in keep- 
ing the ranks of his employes filled, 
BO decided that he would break in 
students to fill the gap. 

Each year when new students en- 
roll they I are given a questionnaire 
to ascertain If they desire to work 
to pay their way through the col- 
lege. Those who declare their In- 
tentions in the affirmative are sent 
(Continued en page 4) 



Xjondon, Auf. I. 

Pleaihire without stint is exprMwed 
generally araonf English and Amer- 
ican profMsionals hereabouts over 
the news Ciosle Loftus has accepted 
Ml engagement to reappear , in 
Keith's vaudeville. She hns con- 
tracted to start a tour of the Keith 
houses in the States, opening Jan. 
27 at Keith's Palace. New York city, 
i'refiously Miss Loft us will spend 
six weeks visiting in Naw York, 
growing familiar with tm theatre 
attractions current in New York 
and selecting the subjects for her 
impersonations. She will salt for the 
other side early In November. 

Another booking of an Engllnb 
star reported for the same Ameri- 
can circuit Is Wilkie Bard, the char- 
acter songster. He will commence a 
return Keith tour of 20 we<4cs in 
September. 

Cissie Loftus l\ conceded to be 
the theatre's greatest mimic. A 
wave of indignation passed through 
all show circles when Mi^s T^oftus 
was committed to a nursing home 
(sanitarium) her* for one year. 
Worry and nervousness are said tp 
have reduced Miss Loftus to a 
physical condition where her wilt 
could not overcome her desire to 
(Continued on page 6) 

PICTURES IN AIR 



Qovemment's ZR-1 Hss Laborstory 
for Devotofment 



Washington, Aug. 8. 
Motion pictures taken on the gov- 
ernment's new ZR-1 will be de- 
veloped and printed right on the 
massive airship and will be ready 
for distribution 'immediately the air- 
ship lands. The ship is nearing 



CHAPLIN'S AT LYRIC, K. T. 

Los Angeles. Aug. 8. 
The new Charlie Chaplin picture e;;;;;;plMion at the' nav"^ air station; 



that will star Edna Purvlance "A 
Woman of Paris" is scheduled to 
follow Mary Pickford's "Roslta" In 
the Lyric, New York. 

Chaplin who Is the author and 
director of the piece does not appear 
in It. 



VERY GOOD, TOO 

Newark, N. J., Aug. 8. 
Some of these Paul Whlteman 
bands sound as if they had been 
"dictated/' but not read." by Paul 
Whlteman himself. 



' Lakehurst, N. J., and will have a 
complete photographic laboratory 
for developing and printing. An- 
nouncements were made today that 
the laboratory was being Installed In 
the keel of the giant dirigible, where 
supplies and quarters for the crew 
are situated. / " V*": ' 

This Is a, new departure and trill 
be of great value to the news 
weekly as Uncle Bam believes in 
publicity. Doubtless this laboratory 
will be open to the news ree l camera 
men. ~ 



Ruffo'ri.Oate for April 

Paris, Aug. 8. 
Oscar Dufrenne, appointed dirt^r- 
tor of the rccon.itrurtfd lOmpiro. 
ha.s arranRod to present Tit.i Kiiffo 
and an Italiun opera trt»upe th'^rf 
during April. . , * ; . * 



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Attempted to Stop Ed Lowry, Also Willie Solar — 
Labor Permit Necessary in England for Alien 
Artists 






London, July 27. | 

Deffpite the numerous warnings 

|»ubll8he(l In Variety, It la necessary 

for Allen artlsta visiting England 

to secure Hlntetry of Irfibor permle- 

Bion to work, every so often an 

American performer attempts to 

beat the barrier by coming over on 

a vacation and then accepting an 

•ngagcmcnt here— ronly to find he 

Will not be permitted to appear. 

Cable advices from here told of 
tbe recent difHculty encountered by 
Ed. IfOwry, who, so far as Is known, 
made no serious effort to secure 
permiseioi> to appear until he was 
actually booked at the Palladium, 
where he scored so strongly he waa 
offered a bunch of Immediate dates 
to follow. Liowry then appealed to j 
the Variety Artists' Federation, 
which is mainly responsible for ^.he 
present ruling with regard to for- 
eign artiflts. It does all in its power 
to carry out the enforcement. The 
V. A. P. people threw a monkey- 
wrench Into the works by calling 
special attention to the application, 
tut the government oflflclals finally 
ruled that Lowry might work the 
one week at the Palladium, hut must 
then decline all future work. 

A few dA^ys later Willie Solar ar- 
rived in town en route to the conti- 
nent, on vacation bent. Directly he 
arrived "Willie contracted the fever 
and wanted to work a single week 
Just to see if the natives remem- 
bered him after an absence of eight 
years. Willie waa^ tol4 the eitua- 
tlon, but Qooh-pt^lied the assertion, 
saying he was a former mepiber of 
the V. A. P., and as »uch was en- 
' titled to their help and protec<tion. 
Expecting to still farther strengthen 
his contention, Willie mentioned he 
wae a member of the N. V. A. In 
America and in gpod standing. Then 
most emphatically he was iold there 
w.as "nothing doing," and besides, 
what had the N. V. A, to do with the 
matter In hand? — and, anyway, the 
V- A. P. ia not affiliated with the 
N, y. A. . 

Just about this time the Novelty 
Clintons, who had been playing 
here, and fha>d gone to Paris for a 
brief engagement, were returning to 
finish the remainder of the date*? 
they had bookod here. They hat! 
considerable difficulty in securing 
permission to land, and it Is under- 
stood they only succeeded after 
making representation they had 
other bu.«?lne.sa mattere to transact 
than making stage appearances. 

From unofficial sources comes the 
news of strict enforcement of alien 
employment regulations, to the ex- 
tent that the prominent American 
Jazz bands now playing in London 
will hereafter be debarred from ac- 
cepting engagement« to play at pri- 
vate affairs, confined artrictly to the 
theatrical engagements for wlilch 
they were originally booked here. 



LEE KIDS SCORE 

HUGE LONDON HIT 

Speech-making by Youngsters 

Forced — Likely Held Over 

at PalladlMm , 

Londoi), Aug. 8. 

The Lee Children, opening Monday 
at the Palladium, scored a terrific 
success. Both youngsters had to 
make a speech after each perform- 
ance with that continuing. 

This afternoon it looked as though 
the Lee Kids will be held over by 
the Palladium for next week. This 
is their first English appearance. 
Mrs. Irene Lee is with her children. 

Stuart Barnes opened nicely at 
the Coliseum this week. On the 
same bill were Bobby Leonard and 
Co. In "The Seventh Heaven," a 
sketch by Harry Vernon. It was 
written to order for Leonard and 
permits him to continuously shout 
under the belief he is acting. 







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ORESSLER-LEVEY REVUE 

A4tr— tsa Financing Th«^lft«Mv«» — 
Und«r Chariot's Man«gMm«nt. 

London. Aug. 8. 
ICarle Dressier and BtbeJ Levey 
are financing themselves In a big 
revue for the fall at the Prince of 
Wales under the management of 
Andre Chariot. 



I love to read the writings of 
fhreat men. I'm crazy about Kipling. 
He has one line I think is a pip. 
The one where he says "If you can 
keep your head when all about you 
are losing theirs, and blaming it on 
you." 

Next week at Bob Murphy's farm, 
fi^. Royalton, Vt. 

FRANK VAN HOVEN 



STOLL'S SECOND RUN 
FOR MORGAN DANCERS 



STRAUSS' OPERA 



Herman 



Thimig in 
Vienna 



Cast at 



Vienna, Aug, 8. 

Oscar StrauBS* opera "Die toer- 
Ichte Jungfrau" ("The Foolish Vir- 
gin"), will be. giv^n at the Theatre 
in der Josestadt under the manage- 
ment of Max Reinhardt. Herman 
Thimig is in the cast. 

The only piember of the Thimig 
family now away from Relnhiirat's 
mahagcment is Hans Hugo, having 
severed his connection with the 
Burgtheatre and entered Into iLn 
agreement with the Berlin producer 
to join the staff of the Theatre in 
der Josestadt, v- ; , - 



MLLE. SGREL'S LUCKY FALL 

Paris, Aug. 8. 

Ceclle Sorcl attacked with a dizzy 
spell during the performance of 
•'The Taming of the Shrew" at the 
Comedie Francaise Monday, fell 
over the footlights Into the orches- 
tra stalls but failed tc suflfer any 
Injury, 

The curtain was lowered after the 
mishap with the play continuing 
after Mile. Sorel had suflaclently re- 
covered from the fall. 



"DAE7CIN6 MAD'' OPENS 

London, Aug. 8, 
"Dancing M.id," a new revue pro- 
duced by Wylie and Tate, was well 
received In Birmingham at its Mon- 
day premier. 



Going to Coliseum From Palla- 
dium — Exceptional 
Stoli Booking 



London, Aug, 8. 

An exceptional booking has been 
ihade by Sir Oswald Stoll In taking 
on the Morgan Dancers, an Ameri- 
can act, for Stoll'8 Coliseum after 
the turn has been appearing foe Its 
first time over here at Gulliver's 
Palladium, also a vaudeville theatre. 

The StoU booking and playing 
i^stem has been that all novelties 
or new drawing cards playlns for 
Stoll must first go into the Coliseum, 
London, a vaudeville house that 
ranks locally In Its leadership with 
B. F. Keith's Palace, New York. 



IN GAPE TOWN 



"FATHEB BROWN" STORIES 

London, Aug. 8. 
George Tyler sailed July 28 after 
arranging with Gilbert Chesterton, 
the novelist, to dramatize his 
*Tather Brown" detective stories. 



PHIL WHITE TOO SLOW 

London, Aug. 8. 
Phil White, In the "Musio Box 
Revue," did not prove entirely ac- 
ceptable. His work proved too 
•low for a musical show. 



"Four Wailt'' Rights Selwyns' 

London, Aug. 8. 
The SclwynA have secured the 
American rights to "It Four Walls 
Told." 



A Cape Town divorce case is caus- 
ing a great deal of interest. C. Lo- 
wenthal Is suing h4« wife for divorce, 
naming Mr. Knapp as co-respondent. 
Knapp denies the charge and coun- 
terclaims for £ 500 for alleged 
defamation. Mrs. Lowenthal states 
she was born in America 23 years 
ag<y. She cajrricd on a dancing acad- 
emy in New York, where she met 
her husband as one of her pupil?. 
She eventually came to South Africa 
and married Lowenthal. Evidence 
was given that Mrs. Lowenthal 
posed as Mary Pickford's under- 
study. The case will likely carry 
on for a few days. 

Under direction of African The- 
atres the 1923 Musical Comedy Com- 
pany opened at the Opera House 
May 29 with the English revue, 
"Round in GO." The production is 
well staged and played. Seventeen 
scenes and some nice stage settings. 
Harry Brunnlng does the comedy, A 
clever comedian. (Miss) Blllie Des- 
mond and (Miss) Billle Bell showed 
talent and smart stage appearance. 
The rest of the company do well. 
The chorus help to insure success. 
Playing to excellent business. 



MASCAGNI'S "VISTILA*' 

Paris, Aug. 8. 
A report from Rome states Mas- 
cagnl has completed the opera 
"Vistila," which the Italian com- 
poser started before writing "Caval- 
lerla Rusticuna." 



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(22 Plftb Avenu* Mew York 



THE TILLER SCHOOLS 
OF DANCING 

143 Charing Cross Road 
LONDON 

Director, JOHN TILLER 



Dillingham House Negotiating 

London, Aug. 8. 

Charles Dillingham is negotiating 
to take over the Duke of York's for 
his productions. 

It is the same house In which 
Frohman London productions were 
made. 



Rotmer Has Everyman Theatre 

London, Aug. 8. 
Milton Rosmer has taken the 
Everyman theatre for five weeks and 
an option for additional time to pro- 
duce "Ancient Lights," by Edward 
Percy. 



Loew Leasing Palace, London 

I^ondOn, Aug. 8. 
Marcu?> Loew haw arrived here 
for a ten-day stay, during which he 
may lease the Palace for Metro pi<- 
tures. 



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Grace Christie in Paris 

Parl»«, Aug. 8. 
Grace Christie opened nicely in 
the Casino revue, following W." K 
Ritchie, the cyclist, ^vho cojnpletcd 
a month'H engagcmtnt. 



TIVOLI— Good business. Vaude- 
ville. May l6, Les Nosselas, clever 
specialty. Jack Stocks, comedian, 
week on her way from Australia to 
good songs and act. Lollta. violinist, 
talented. Cliff Barrett, good female 
impersonator. Jack Shields, amus- 
ing comedian. Ethel Hook, talented 
contralto, came into the bill for one 
England. Her second visit. Assist- 
ed by Arthur Argent, baritone, and 
Edith Page, pianiste. Lydia Carue 
and Jack Kellaway, clever dancers. 
Mids Carue can dance. 

Week May 23, Pollard and Whyte. 
vocal, good singing. "Kid" Lewis, 
boxer, In bill for one week, three- 
round exhibition with local man. 
Bert Maddi.son, English connedian, 
amusing, Megan Bros., clown come- 
dians and dancers, fair. Week May 
30, L.1 Veen and Croa.s, comedy. Bob 
Mackay, Scotch comedian. A. C. 
Astor, ventriloquist. Bert MadOison, 
Megan Bros., Pollard and Whyte. 
Carue and Kellaway. Week June 6, 
AgncH Croxton, vocalLst; Harold 
Waldon, entertainer. Dudley and 
Stafford, comedy. Roxallno, con- 
tortionist. Bob Mackay, I'ollard and 
Whyte, La Veen and Cross in com- 
edy act. 



OEST SAYS • 

London, Auir. 8' 

Iforrls Gest, who sailed on the 
"Olsrmplc," today said: •a have en- 
gaged artists from different coun- 
triee for "The Miracle.' « v. 

"BaliefC sails Aug. 16 on the'Hom- 
eric. Percy Burtoft sails early in 
October to handle the Moscow Art 
Theatre, Duse and other highbrow 
attractions for me. Reinhardt is 
giving a special performance in 
Salzburg Aug. 20. of 'The Imaginary 
Malady,' the performance limited to 
60 guests of exc-eptlonal prominence 
and to be in the nature of a farewell 
performance." 



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'WX' IN LONDON 

CALLED FMURE 

Gladys Cooper Will Appear in ^ 
"Sweet Pepper" — Nor- 1 1 
vello Miscast ^..| 



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MME. EASDa IN IT. S. 

Paris, Aug. 8. 

Cable messages say Madame 
Raaimi will return home via New 
York after her tour of South Amer- 
ica. She expects to present her 
Parisian revues, conducted by 
Louis Hillier, with Mme. Mlstinguett 
as star and Earl Leslie as dancer, 
In some of the cities of the United 
States en route to France. 

Gabrielle Dorziat has returned to 
Paris after her dramatic tour to 
South America. .« 



JEAN TpUNGS WINS DIVOBCE 

•Detroit. Aug. 8. 
Jean Yzqulerdo, known In vaude- 
ville at Jean Young, won a divorce 
last week from her husband on the 
grounds of bigamy and non-support. 
Her husband, a Cuban, she met' in 
Havana, was the son of a Cuban 
sugar wholesaler, : • . •>. 



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London, Aug. 8. N8 

•^Bnter KikI/' which opened at the 
Playhouse Aug. 1 with Oladye » 
Cooper, bae been termed a failure, 1 
The piece waa received with ap-: 
plause at the opening performance 
ipalnly on the strength of Miss 
Cooper's versatility in switching 
from Magda to ^kl. Her playing, 
however, in this -production displays 
more gusto than talent. '^* • 244 

Ivor Norvello, In the male lead,^ 
Is woefully miscast, making the role, 
of Victor as lugubrious as Ham« 
let. >M 

The only chance the piece mlghtOj 
have had would be on the rengtli 
of Miss Cooper's popularity. It hav« 
Ing been decided It is a failure she'''^ 
probably will appear shortly in^ 
"Sweet Pepper.** :f| 

"Enter Kiki" is "KikI" as produced «t 
In America by Belasco with Lenore 
Uh-Ic, which had a record run Iai i i; 
New York. The change In title for! \ 
the London engagement was due to : : 
a farce having toured the provincesnt; 
under the title of "Kiki." 



GLADYS COOPER'S 'KIKI' ^^ 

ili. 

Saves Piece at Playhouse in Nor<t! 
V v«llo Miscaet 



IJTTIE TICH'6 FABIS DATE 

: ^. Paris, Aug. 8. 
Little T!ch has been engaged for 
the Alhambra, Paris, for next sea- 
son, to appear upon the completion 
of the engagement of Edith Kelly - 
Gould. 



- London, Aug, 8. '' 

"Enter Kiki" at the Playhouse 
Aug, 2 was received with applause 
mainly on the strength of the ver-*' 
satility of Gladys Cooper In switchv 
Ing from Magda to Kiki. Her 
latter role displays more gusto than 
talent. 

Ivor Norvello Is woefully miscast^ 
making Victor as lugubrious as 
Hamlet. ' " 

The piece will en:foy moderate! 
success, due to Miss Cooper's popuV 
larity. • 



> UNDEB KABRIES 
> . v; .»'• ' • Paris, Aug, 8. 
Max Llnder was married here 
Aug, 2 to Helehe Peters, the young 
girl with whom he eloped to Nice 
last spring. - -* 



BETTER IN PBOVINCES 

I.x>ndon, Aug. 8. 
A road company of "Partners 
Again" played Manchester last week 
to over 1,800 pounds, probably larger 
than any week done by the London 
company with Leonard and White, 



BBADY'S "EYE OF SIVA" 

London. Aug, 8, 
William A. Brady has the Ameri- 
can rights to "Eye of Siva," which 
opens at the New Theatre tonight. 



LOEW AFTEB TIVOII 

London, Aug. 8. 
Marcus I^oew has opened negotia- 
tions for the Tivoll to present 
Metro pictures. 



Two members of the Yorke-Adam^ 
Co., playing the rarls of Hattie and 
Dan in "Partners Again" in the per- 
sons of Eileen Lovat-JaniHon and 
Jack Livesey, realized the part of 
the loverH they were playing on the 
stage by mauying In reality May 15. 
The couple wcje rounied by special 
license. 



"TONI WITH JUSTINE JOHNSTO 

'^ London, Aug, 8. 

"Tonl," a musical comedy, with 
Jack Buchanan and Justine John- 
stone opened Monday In Hanley, 
scoring strongly. 



CHAUAPINE TBAVEXLIN6 

Paris Aug. 8, 
The Russian basso, Chaliaplne. 
was in Paris for several days and 
left last week, incognito. He expects 
to appear here professionally next 
May. * 

The opera star has now returned 
to Russia to fulfill an offlcial en- 
gagement. (The opera is controlled 
by the Soviet government In Mos- 
cow and St, Petersburg.) 



Lieber Looking for House 

London, Aug. 2. 
R<>bert M. Lieber, president of 
First National Pictures, Is here 
negotiating for a theatre for bin 
concern. 



Marbury Story in Book Form 
London, Aug. 8. 
The autobiography of Elizabeth 
Marbury, appearing in the "Satur- 
day Evening Po^t" under the title of 
"My Crystal Ball." will probably be 
pubjl.si^cd Inbo.ol^ ^orm ^ti^ by Cas- 
seii. 




tyjLlNGS 

Aug, 1 (London to New Tork)4,j 
Tom TerrJa (Zeeland). ^ ,v ,4^^ 

Aug. 3, (New York, to Parls)# • 
Gladys James (America). 

Aug. C (London to New York)/.'' 
Solly Ward, Brox Sisters. Novelty 
Clintons (Leviathan). 

Aug. 7 (Paris to New York) Flor« 
ence Walton, Leon Leitrim (Leviai 
than). 

Aug. 7. (New York to London)| 
Tatiana Adell (Mauretania). :. 

Aug. 7 (Cherbourg to New York)/ 
Gertrude Millington, Dqrothy Tier-,^ 
ney (Leviathan). • ..;„ .* .H 

July 7 (London to New York), Mr. 
and-^ Mrs. Henry Santrey, Heleit. 
Stover, May Tully (Leviathan). 

Aug. 8 (London to New York)/ 
Geofrey Wilson, Morris Gest (Olym- ^ 
plc). '_ r M 

Aug, 8 (London to New Yoi*)r 
Morris Gest (Olympic). 

Aug. 11 (New York to London)'*' 
Mme, Olga Petrova (Mrs. Stewart)] 
and Dr. Stewart (Majestic), 

Aug. 11 (Paris to New York) Mri/ 
David Belasco (France). 

Aug. 11 (London to New York)/ 
Joe Santley, Ivy Sawyer (Aqult*-* 
nia). 

Aug, 11 (Cherbourg to New York)| ^ 
Paul Specht and Band (Aqultanla)* - 

Aug. 15 (London to New York)/ 
Nikita Balleflf (Homeric). 

Aug. 16 (London to New York) *' 
Bert Hanlon, Ben Ryan, Monro# , 
Goldstein, Irving Tlbbman (M*<*, ' 
Jestlc). V 

Aug. 18 (Lopdon to New York),^ f 
Capt. Bruce Bailrnsfather (Aqulta- 
nla). ' 

Aug. 24 (Cherbourg to New York)* 
Oscar Llpney (Orduna).' \J| 



HENBY DUFFY BEAPPEABS 

Los Angeles, Aug. 8. 
Henry Duffy, the missing play* 
wright-.ictor-manager, has returned 
to the fold after being missing since 
the eve of the opening of hia play 
"Dust of Erin" at the Mason here 
last week. He explained his disap- 
pearance by saying that he was !• 
financial difficulties and therefore^ 
had gone to San Francisco. He has 



arranged 



jations. 






Flinn Working in London 

London, Aug. 8. 
John C. Flinn is here making f 
preparations for the showing ol 
"The Covered Wagon." 



Robins Returning 

Berlin, Aug 8. 
A. Robins, the musiral miuur. !• 
returning to America to st ut < i» l'^* 
] Pantageg circuit In S< p(« fni" t. 



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Tliursday, August 9, 1923 ^ 



VARIETY 




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IXTRAS" INFORMED FRISCO i 

OF PRESIDENTS DEA1B 



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Blanket of Gloom in All Theatres — Excitement and 
Sadnesi — Performances Continued Thursday 
Night — Picture Houses Closed Friday 



San Francisco, Aug:. 8. 

''• News of the death of President 

Harding came as a great blow to 

audiences aCtendinff theatres last 

Thursday night! In some It served 

to btiU applause and lower a blanket 

of gloom. In others near panics 

followed. 

In nearly every theatre large 

groups left hurriedly amid the buzz 

of excitement of stunning surprise 

that attended the announcement of 
the President's demise. 

Modt of tiie audiences in the legiti- 
mate houses were seated and the 
plays were in progress before the 
news reached the street. The rau- 
cous cries of newsboys in some in- 
stances, penetrated to the interior of 
the houses and caused a slight rest- 
lessness. After the first act theatre- 
goers left their seats and many 
broiijiht back extras with half- foot 
headlines. A wave of tense excite- 
ment prevailed. .;;,:*..■ 

At the New M,Isa?on, a residential 
picture theatre, tl^e management 
flaiihed a bulletin on the screen an- 
nouncing President Harding's death. 
At the t me the orchestra was play- 
ing a lively jazz number and the 
leader did not see the nature of the 
bulletin, continuing the jazz selec- 
tion. There was a murmur started 
in the hcuse that sDon grew into a 
bedlam. The leader. Billy Hamilton, 
stopped ciuickly, discovered what 
h|id happened, and immediately 
struck up a hymn. By that time 
most of the audience was on the 
way to the street. 

At the Alcazar, where the Dun- 
can Sisters are appearing ip "Topay 
and Eva." the news flashed through 
the audience after the first act. 
During the remainder of the per- 
formance there was mild but ap- 
parently restrained applause. It 
was evident the terrible news had 
left the audience in no mood for 
gayety. 

At the final curtain Vivian Dun- 
can, who plays "Little Eva," 
stepped to the footlights and asked 
the audience to remain standing 
with bowed heads until the curtain 
fell as a token of respect to the 
memory of the President. The or- 
chestra played up "The Star- 
Spangled Banned*" af the curtain 
was slowly lowered. 

At the Capitol, with Marjorle 
Rambeau In "The Valley of Con- 
tent," a new play, the news also ha4 
a damporing effect upon both the 
audience and the players. Miss 
Rambeau, it appeared, was kept In 
entire ignorance until the play was 
oyer. She had been laboring under 
a severe strain In connection with 
the new production, and it was 
feared the shock might cause a 
collapse. 

At the vaudeville theatres, Or- 
pheum. Golden Gate, Pantages, and 
others, many left. Continual buzz- 
ing was heard aa people discussed 
the sad news. 

At the Curran every precaution 
was taken to avoid the company or 
audience learning of the President's 
death. Newsboys were* kept away 
from the front of the theatre and 
Acting Managrer Charles Newman 
used every effort to keep any "ex- 
tras" getting Into the house. 

The President's death left the en- 
tire city in a state of deep mourn- 
ing. Cancellations of theatre tick- 
ets for the remainder of the week 
literally poured Into the various 
box ofTices. 

Early Friday the heads of the 
various big. picture theatres called 
a meeting and following it posted 
announcements their theatres 
would remain closed throi.-arhout 
th? any out of respect to the I'resi- 
deni'.s memory. 

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PRESIDENT COOUDGE 
VETOED CENSOR BILL 



As Governor of Mass. Coolidge 

Turned Back Bad Meas* 

ure for Pictures 



The show world. Immediately 
after the announcement of the 
death of President Harding, queried 
'What About Coolidge?" No gen- 
eral line on the status of the new 
President seemed to have been at 
hana as far as the theatrical folk 
were concerned. Those In contact 
with the new Piesidont from time to 
time are agreed no drastic mea- 
sures are to be promulgated during 
the time that he is to hold office. 

While President Collidge cannot, 
in the Broadway sense «f the term, 
be looked upon exactly as a liberal, 
stm he is not, as many believ.e, an 
absolute advocate of blue laws for 
the nation. 

William A. Brady and Frederick 
Elliott met the President during 
the term he was the governor of 
Massachusetts. The Senate and As- 
sembly of the State had passed a 
measure creating a picture board 
of censors by two votes. Brady at 
that time was the president of the 
naw defunct National Association of 
the Motion Picture Industry and 
Elliott was the secretary. They se- 
cured an appointment with the gov- 
ernor and, while originally allotted 
40 minutes for the conference, 
they remained three hours closeted 
with him. The result was that a 
week or ten days later the censor- 
ship measure was vetoed by Gov- 
ernor Coolidge when it came up for 
his signature. 

This Is taken aa an Intiicatlon 
that the new President may look 
with favor on the efforts of the pic- 
ture exhibitors to bring about a re- 
peal of the admission tax measure 
at the next session of congress. 



COOLIDGE AND EATS 

The sudden passing of Preal- 
dent Warren O. Harding was » 
greater shock to WlU H. Hayst 
president of the Motion Picture 
Producers and Distributors of 
America, than to anyocs olse 
Identlfled with tbo amusement 
world. Hays was tbs chairman 
of the Republican National Com- 
mittee which brought al>out 
Harding's election and which 
rolled up a greater majority for 
him than ever received by a 
President In the history of the 
nation. Hays was a member of 
the Harding Cabinet as Post- 
msmter General, which post he 
resigned to become the executive 
director of the principal associ- 
ation in th^ motion picture In- 
dustry. 

At the time Hays resigned 
from the Cabinet it was stated 
the reason the heads of the 
various companies in the Ihdus- 
try had sought him was because 
of the personal favor in which 
he ctood with the President. 

Tl^e personal element is re- 
moved. Hays had differences, ft 
is stsited, with the senators from 
Massachusetts, senators who will 
undoubtedly stand In favor with 
the new President. They will 
seize upon the opportunity to 
possibly work against any meas- 
ures that might come before 
them which might favor the in- 
dustry in which Hays' employers 
are vitally interested. 

Seemingly that will not be the 
case. Hay6 is regarded as a 
most remarkable executive in 
politics and President Coolidge 
seems assuredly the cantildate of 
the Republicans in 1924, as 
Harding would have been. The 
Republican National Committee 
some months ago was said to 
have approached Hays to ascer- 
tain whether or not he would 
again undertake to manage the 
presidential campaign for the 
party. At that time Hays was 
undecided. The committee will 
want him more than ever to 
handle the campaign for Cool- 
idge, and the Massachusetts 
senators would like to see him 
undertake it. That may in a 
measure dispose of ajiy enmity 
that they have toward him. 

During the time President 
Harding was ill in San Fran- 
cisco some of the members of 
his ofncial party were in daily 
communication with Hays In 
New York as to the President's 
condition. After the President's 
death Washington officials were 
almost constantly in touch with 
Hays. Tuesday morning they 
prevailed on him to come im- 
mediately to Washington to ac- 
company the funeral party to 
Marion. 



NATIONWIDE CLOSING 



FORCED OFF PALLADIUM BILL 

London, Aug. 8. 
Hplon .Stovor was forced to leave 
the I'tlladiiim bill last week duo to 
an altack of laryngitl.q. Although 
offcffj Immediate bookin;;H, she 
sailed on the "leviathan" yesterday, 
accominnied by May Tully. wh . had 
postponed her sailing on the "B.Ton- 
garia" Saturday to leave with Miss 
Stover. 



(Continued from page 1) 
Theatrical Association would act In 
concert and suggest darkness for 
attraction theatres outside the city 
which are open at this time. 

The plan to shut down all theatres 
everywhere for the entire day failed 
of accomplishment when divergent 
Ideas as to what was to bo consid- 
ered the proper mark of respect for 
the dead President developed during 
the conference. 

The vaudeville and picture leaders 
stated houses with that policy would 
not open BYiday until five in the 
afternoon, at which time the ser- 
vices In Marlon would be over. 

Thomas argued that all places of 
amusement should be dark at night 
as well since that would apply to 
legitimate theatres. 

Hays stated If the picture houses 
around the country were urged to 
close at night as well as the mati- 
nee he folt certain they would dls- 
roffard the suggestion. 

It was pointed out that If all 
places of amusement were dark 
Friday night thousands of persons 
on the streets would have no means 
of diversion. 

The same condition prevailed at 
one time during the war, when all 
houses closM for. an entire day 
(Heatles.<? Monday) during a coal 
crisis. Thomas replied that fluch 
1 Situation would be a demonntra- 
tion to the authorities In favor fit 
Sunday tftoatrioals. Both Albee and 
Hays said that they had not looked 
at It that way, but the end of the 
conference there was no change in 
the arrangomcnta. 

The Orpheum and Loew circuits 

followed the Keith plan for dropping 

the matinee Friday and others are 

expected to do likewise. 

AU Important picture theatresand 



probably the smaller ones will act 
similarly, although there is no com- 
pulsion In any case. 

Amusements Not Uniform 

Because the amusement factors 
were not uniform In opinion sep- 
arate announcements were made 1^- 
' stead of the planned blanket procla- 
mation for the country. Tuesday 
Thomas, as executive chairman of 
the P. M. A., sent out a statement: 
"In response to President's Coo- 
lldge's proclamation appointing Fri- 
day as a day of mourning for a great 
and good President, whose death has 
so sorely smitten the nation, the 
Producing Managers' Association 
by Cunanlmous vote of its directors 
recommends to the legitimate the- 
atres of America that they be closed 
on that night.** 

7here was no official action taken 
by the International Theatrical As- 
sociation, but few out-of-town the- 
atres are open and the managers 
closing attractions on Broadway or- 
dered their shows in Chicago and 
Boston to also shut down. Inquiry 
at the I. T. A. ajB tc the sentiment 
of the theatrical labor unions for a 
pro rata deduction in wages led to 
querying the unions. The letter are 
repatcd to have taken the stand | 
that the contracts must be lived up 
to. The labor people argued that 
banks and other institutions would 
not deduct salaries and their posl - 
tion was the same. 

That expenditure, however, wan 
regarded comparatively slight in 
light of the move on the part of 
Equity, which was along the lines 
of the P. M. A. announcement. 
Equity's council on being advised 
of the managerial recommendation 
sent out an announcem<*it advising 
all members to observe the Presi-; 
(Continued on page 46) 



All THEAIHES OF M CAPITAL 
abSE FOR 3 DAYS WmflN WEEKl 






. f 



Managers Agree to Close Tuesday, Wednesday and 
Friday — ^Will Reopen Wednesday Night and' 
Thursday, and Close Friday Aftemocn - 



BRISK AERO RACE 
V H)R NEWS REELS 



International and Pathe Fly 
Across Continent — Funeral 
Pictures on Screens Tuesday 



i 



The International News and 
Pathe staged an aerial race from 
the Par West to New York this week 
with pictures of the Presidential 
funeral trip from San Francisco to 
the east. Had the race by aeroplane 
occurred a few years ago Just as a 
race it would have held the unoc- 
cupied interest of the country at 
large, but coming at this moment 
when the nation is steeped in sorrow 

for the late Chief Executive, little 
or no attention was given to the 
rush to be the flrst in New York 
with the films depicting the depar- 
ture of the body from San Fran- 
cisco and the passing of the train 
through western cities as far east 
as Laramie, Wyo. ■ ^- *•" 

Both planes got into New York 
early Tuesday morning. By Tues- 
day night the screens of the Broad- 
way theatres'^ yvere showing the 
views that were obtained by the 
camera men in San Francisco and 
en rotite. At the Strand theatre 
Pathe held the screen with its pic- 
tures. One picture must have been 
taken from the car In which the re- 
mains of the late President lay, for 
it distinctly showed tht two marine 
sentries on guard. 

The Hearst papers tn New York 
scored a pictorial beat with the pic- 
tures of the cortege In San Fran- 
cisco. The "Evening Journal" had 
one of the pictures on the front page 
of its finaU edition Tuesday night 
while the "American" Wednesday 
morning had a full page layout. 

,The International's Alms were 
shot by B. Carl Walling, one of the 
official Harding party. He got 
scener in San Francisco of the re- 
moval of th^ body from the hotel 
and .the cortege from the hotel to 
the station. He shot, scenes along 
the line of travel and at Omaha 
delivered his films to arf Interna- 
tional representative who sped by 
auto to an aviation flefd and at day- 
break a .plane started for Chicago 
with the pictures, arriving there 
many hours beforo the^ funeral! 
train. ' 

At Chicago another plahe was In 
readiness to bring the /11ms to New 
York. This plane was forced to 
make a landing this side of the 
Allegheny mountains because of 
fogs, but the aviator luckily man- 
aged to get to a railroad station 
where he found a fast train which 
got biiy Into New York at nine 
o'clock Tuesday morning, with the 
result International made a release 
to the New York theatres getting 
its service In time for the matinee 
performances Tuesday. 

Fof; International and Pathe were 
all In the field Immediately after the 
death of the President was an- 
nounced with pictures that were an 
assembly of scenes showing the leuit 
shots taken of the late President on 
his trip from Alaska, the principal 
scenes In his campaign for the 
ofllce and those of his activitlCH 
while ProHldcnt, 

Likewise there were scenes of the 
present President, Calvin Coolidge, 
Home taken as recently as the after- 
noon prior to the doath of President 
Harding, where he and his wife re- 
ceived word of the condition of the 
President at their farm in Vermont. 
Those reels form part of the weekly 
news reviews In all of the Droadwny 
houses ear'y in the week. 



Washington, Auf. t. 

Washington's theatres were first 
to announce their plans tor the cur- 
rent week to do their share in hon- 
oring the memory of the dead Prevl- 
dent. Even before definite an- 
nouncements were forthcoming firom 
the business houses as to their 
closing hours during the senrices 
and the slate funeral, Holaitd S. 
Robblns, of Keith's, had a special 
announcement in all of the dallies 
setting forth their omitted perform- 
ances. 

The program as outlined in the 
Keith ad, cloned all day Tuesday 
and Wednesday, the picture houses 
given two shows Wednesday eve- 
ning commencing at ff:tO, while 
Keith's will give their one evening 
performance. Regular schedules on 
Thursday and then again closed all 
day Friday durlnir the services tn 
Marion, Ohio, when the President 
will be laid to rest. 

The meeting Monday night had 
alPof the managers present, and the 
closing will Include both of the Loew 
houses, the Columbia and Palace; 
Crandairs downtown house, the 
Metropolitan, and all of his residen- 
tial houses, this being also true of 
Tom Moore's Rialto and his outlying 
houses. 

"^ President Harding ^ mm . sever 
much of a theatregoer; It was an 
extremely rare thing for him to at- 
tend Keith's or tho legitimate 
houses. When he did attend though 
he apparently always enjoyed him- 
self. During the appearance of Bd 
Wynn here in 'The Perfect Fool," 
President Harding occupied an up- 
per box and during Wynn's mind- 
reading stunt the President wrote 
Bomethinir on a program and passed 
It down, when Wynn read it, ap- 
parently correctly, and the Presi- 
dent enjoyed *it immensely. 

President Coolidge is not a the- 
atregoer, either, and now will not 
attend the theatre at all until after 
the ofl!lclal mourning period, whioh 
extends td December 1. 

Some two weetcs ago ez-Presl- 
dent Wilson discontinued his Sat- 
urday nights at Keith's, owlnc to 
the hot weather. 



ALL V. X. P. A. HOUSES CXOSE 

Every vaudeville house in the 
United States beIongl|ig to the 
Vaudeville Managers' Protective As- 
sociation as well as most of the In- 
dependent circuits will close Friday 
afternoon from 1 until f p. m., as 
a mark of respect to the late Presi- 
dent Harding. 

Many ci the amusesnents parks 
In Jthe Unted States will follow suit. 
Paradise Park atop the Palisades 
at Fort, Lee, Luna Park, and many 
others have already announced their 
intent to honor th^" late President's 
memory. 

Pat Casey notified all members of 
the Vaudeville Managers' Protective 
Association Wednesday that Friday 
during the stated hours has been 
decided upon, and the matinee's 
eliminated. 






or miscellaneous film pasted at ran- 
dom, were at a premium. 

The Coolidge stuft will be good for 
some little time to come, both 
through being a Massachusetts 
President! and because of the excel- 
lent pictures he has furnished the 
film men In the past with stoic 
cheerfulness such as pitching hay. 
milking cows or his picturesque 
father who swore him into ofllce by 
lamplight la a tolephoneless farm- 
house in the wee hours of the morn- 
ing following the doath of President 
Harding. 

Boston department stores an- 
nounced their clotting for the day, 
making a three-day week end that 
will probably rc;bult la a marked 
Influx out of the city. 



Boston, Aug. 8. 

Five o'clock opening for all MasH.i 
( husetts theatres will bo adopted by 
r»ractlcally every house on Friday in 
rcHpect to the late President 

Harding picture releases of any 
nature, wiiother a really neat h»- 
sombly such as Pathe N^w^oai^cd, 




TtM bMi oOUiriaUf latUurUoo m 




sTUDws or 
SU« DAMOiW 

^ 1841 'Broadway 

N'ORTUWKST COR. 6«t* ST 








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VAUDEVILLE 



Thursday, August 9. 182a 



"JAZr "CONQUEREinN TWO 
MONTHS BY ENGLISH MUSICIANS 



Nine Bands Tried Out as Substitute for Whiteman's 
— Colored Jazz Drummer Gets Three Years in 
London as Drug Trafficker — Had Record 



London, Aug. 1. 

Nin* bands wore "tried out" by 
Julian Wylie and Herman Finck in 
tlMlr desire to find a suoc«s#Ar to 
thtt Paul Whiteman orfranizatlon. 
The cholc« fell on the London Band, 
fonmeil by Ralph Hawkes' a musical 
inatnunent maker, and Arthur 
Capel, a danca musician. 

It opaned at the Hippodrome July 
SO. Tb« conductor is Emlyn Jones, 
a Walsh musician who beg^an life In 
the pita and worked his way up to 
be mvaical director of the old Gil- 
bert and Nlelson Opera Company. 

It la aaid "Jazz" and syncopation 
^ere conquered in two months by 
the band. 

ICdsar Manninfr, a negro "jazjt" 
drummer, will do no more driim- 
ming for three years, that being the 
engagement he haa been given by 
on« of His Majesty's judges. He 
waa tried at the Old Builey on 
charges arising out of the cocxine 
and drug trafllc. His rrimlndl rec- 
ord had something to do with his 
sentence. His professional attnln- 
ments appear to be of a negligible 
quality. 

His friends knew him as "The 
King of the D<»pe Traders" and he 
was the only person known to run 
a regular school for teaching vice. 

Two girls are said to have been 
removed from his house to lunatic 
asylums. In 1920 he received 15 
/nontha hard labor for shooting dui*- 
ing a restaurant brawl, and in 1922 
a man died at his flat from an over- 
doaa of heroin. Shortly after this 



house of Joseph Williams, Limited, 
a business which was nearly 120 
years old. He had also composed 
thb music for several light operas 
and musical comedies under the 
(Continued on page 31) 



CAN FRITZI RIDGWAY 
RM? READ AND SEE 



DR. J. W. AMEY MAKING 
EVERYBODY BEAUTIFUL 



Associated with Noted Vien- 
nese Scientist, Dr. Berne — 
Reconstructing Faces 



ARTISTS' OfTOmtABLE UFE 



f^* 



IN BOLSHEVIK RUSSU 



Picture Star, in Vaudeville, 

Takes Part in Rodeo 

at Denver 



Denver, Aug. 8. 

Fritzl Kidgway, playing an en- 
gagejnont at the Orpheum this week 
(opening Saturday, Aug. 4). took 
advantage of the fact that a rodeo 
was billed to open yesterday, Aug. 
7, and rode one of Director-Gen- 
eral Charles B. Irwin's race horses. 

Miss Ridgway, born and reared 
in Montana — on a ranch — proved 
herself to be a real rider. The 
horse supplied her by Irwin was 
"peppy," but not a bucking bronco. 
P>itzi tore back and forth before 
the grandstand, doing "drags" and 
other spectacular stunts. She ad- 
mitted lack of practice and the al- 
titude might prove her undoing if 
she were to essay a "busting" ex- 
hibition. 

Incidentally, her act went over 
big at the Orpheum, a debut for 
the picture star in vaudeville. 




JESSE— 



^FRANCINE 



BLOCK and DUNLAP 

Keitli's Riverside, New York, this week ('August 6>, aii'l rcj eating 
our production success in vaudeville. After replacing Fred and Adele 
Astairc in "For Goodness Sake," we rcfuru to vaudeville. Wc agarn 
hear a production calling, but, well — 



Through a professional stating 
that after having had her face 
"straightened out," her plajing 
value increased from $260 to $500 
weekly in pictures, it was disclosed 
to what extent Dr. J. Willis Amey 
of 30« West 76th street. Kew York, 
has been instrumental In i^storing 
normal features where there has 
been need of reconstruction. 

Associated with Dr. Amey is Dr. 
liouis Berne, the noted surgeon 
from Vienna, who is aaid to have 
given the reconstruction process of 
distorted features such scientific 
study and research. His work along 
these most modem lines has secured 
the serious attention of medical 
bodies. 

Dr. Amey Immediately mentioned 
Dr. Berne to a Variety reporter who 
called at the Amey laboratories oi* 
75th street. Dr. Amey did not wish 
to discuss the question. Informed 
he was about the best known medi- 
cal man in the East amongst the 
profession and that from reports his 
reconstruction process Is proving of 
decided benefit, the physician was 
prevailed upon to exhibit to the re- 
porter some of the before and after 
pictures taken of the Berne-Amey 
patients. 

Remarkable exhibits in pictures 
are in Dr. Amey's ofllces. They 
show natural facial irregularities of 
almost every nature and all cor- 
rected to ah astounding degree. One 
of the most remarkable set of photos 
is .of the daughter of a picture noan. 
The "before" is what would be 
called a homely girl; the "after" is 
the face of a pretty Ingenue. In 
this case the nose was modified. 

Another case of "nose" was of a 
young man. In the "before" he 
seemed to have naught but the end 
of a "pug" for hia nasal breathing. 
After the reconstruction the young 
man looked new with an aquiline 
front -piece that would have done 
credit to a Faversham. 

Nothing could be extracted from 
Dr. Amey in the way of informa- 
tion as to the process. "It's simple," 
said the doctor, "and quick. Pa- 
tients are treated In the offices here. 
That case (pointing to a group of 
pictures) was taken care of in a 
day." 

There are several offices In the 
Dr. Amey laboratories. 

The Variety man asked Dr. Amey 
if Dr. Berne treated facial uplifting 
and weight reducing along scientific 
lines. 

"That'.s the only way they should 
be treated," the doctor replied. "Dr. 
Berne treats those especially siien- 
tiflcally. You should impress upon 
the show people that they never 
must y'wM anyone who can not give 
scientific treatment." 

Dr. Amey for years has been chief 
operating surgeon at the Mi.sercor- 
dla Hospital in New York. His cn- 
dursement of anything medical is 
sufficient for hundreds of profes- 
.slyDnals who are his patients. Dr.. 
Berne, it is understood, since arriv- 
ing in this country has become at- 
tached to the Dr. Freudenthal Hos- 
pital faculty. 



Condiliohs Pitiabh 
tunity to Leave 



-Professionals Awaiting Oppor*' 
-Have No Money and Exist in;% 



State of Semi-starvation 



MABEL FENTON MAY 
RETURN TO STAGE 



Widow of Charles Ross Re- 
ported Offered Engagement 
in Collier-Bernard Show 






An engagement Is said to have 
been offered Mabel Fenton to join 
the new Willie Coliier-Sam Bernard 
show preparing for next season. The 
same report says Miss Fenton is 
agreeable to accepting the offer from 
the former comoanions of herself 
and husband in the Weber-Flelds 
days. 

Miss Fenton's decision to return 
to the stage followed. It is said, the 
loss of the Ross -Fen ton farm at 
Deal, N. J., near the Asbury Park 
coast, a famous summer road resort 
In the east. It was established by 
the late Charles Ross and his wife. 
After her. husband's death Miss 
Fenton found the burden of business 
management beyond her, and this Is 
reported to have led to a change in 
ownership of the farm, without Miss 
Fenton securing any substantial 
I amount for herself through the 
transfer. 

Ross and Fenton were among 
yaudeville'a most famous teams. 
Known early in variety days-As the 
original travesty artists, their names 
at the top of a program were sttfl- 
clent to paek th« house wherever 
they played. L.ater they migrated 
to Broadway In the Weber and 
Fields music hal), with their po|ra- 
larity heightened through the long 
engagement there. The vogrue of 
Ross and Fenton remained In full 
force until Mr. Ross passed away. 



Direction SMITH & FORKINS 



Associate JACK WEINER 



he received tbree months for traf- 
fl'king in co<ainf'. 

A month after hi-? release a 
woman died from J lie effects of 
drugs supplied by limi nnd lits flat 
was a popular rtrort of the vicious 
«iid decadent. pIso flit scrnc Of many 
orgie.e. 



■I. 



Aa e.T« lusively fport'-d In 
Varlfty '^^mt- linie apo. Mrs. Lanyny 
#.ody Hugo de Batiie) win prou- 
Hhly return to the .«'.taKe under the 
juiinagenvnt of .7. T. <Jrein. If this 
scheme materinliz^'s the play chosen 
will be S«>nierp<t Manghan's "Our 
Bettors." Her laftt performance was 
at the London Coli5'C!im in 1918 in 
a Bk^'trh ent'jile«l Blame the 
Clnoia.i." Sho wa.s aiso Rem at 
Driiry Lain, in "The Sins of fcJovii.iy" 
32 yoMis ago. 

Anotlio" d»ath has to be recorded 
In that of Jo,s*ph J^njnmin Will- 
ikmw, head of the mti»(i<- publishing 



SERVICES AT RIAITO, N. Y. 

The pi.'turo industry a.s a whole 
will Jiold repr*~«entative service's in 
the memory of President >Iardlng 
nt the Rialto theatre at 1 o'clock 
tomorrow (I'rida.v). Dr. Hugo 
Rols^nfeld Is prep:iring an elaborate 
musif-al and vocal prucrram. an«l 
.State Senator Jampf^ J. Walker will 
make the address. 

Tlic .nrrangemcnt « \vrc hMrr!*»dly 
jpade Wednesday hy Wiliiam 



Brandt, president oi tn^ INfW Tori: 
.S'.'i <-■ Tlioatre Owners, 



CABARETS HIT 

Business Stopped on Broadway and 
in Road Houses 



LAUDER'S NEXT TOUR 

.*^ii- Harry Lander, who Is at pres- 
• nt touring in A.ustralia, has advised 
WiHiaui Morris, his Tn.'ina!;^»r, that 
he will sail fuoni M'lhoiirne fur San 
Francjfl»'o Sept. 26, ani\ ing in tlie 
latter city Oct. 15. 

The day after hi?* arii\iil Ivauder 
v^ill begin a 25-wcek tour, starting 
at Santa Rosa, Cal. T'pon the com- 
pletion of his. tour in F' brunry. 
louder will sail for Kngland. 



Probably no branch of the show 
business was aa much affected by 
the death of President Harding as 
the cabaret and roadhouse field. 
When the news reached ^cw York 
shortly before midnight Aug. 2 the 
crowds became hushed and sad- 
dened and the hotels, roof gardens, 
restaurants and dance halls were 
practically deserted long before 
their accustomed time. 

It was expected that business 
would return to normal in a day or 
two, hut the cabaret men were un- 
pleasantly surprised to find that the 
tragic circumstances surroundlnK 
the chief cxcoutive's death had 
ma«lc a deep imprcs.'^lon, and picas* 
ure lover.", while not outwardly 
mourninf?. were not in the humor 
for the fc.-tivifies provided In iho 
halls of m:dnii(ht entertainment. 

According to several cabaret 
agents, tlic same .situation exists 
tliis week throughout the east. It 
is doubtless true of the entire coun- 
try. There are some exceptions, a 
few oi the^ocal dance resorts doing 
as much busincsn as ever and with 
■just as joyous nnd carefree a crowd. 
The majority, however, are expeji- 

eacing a s'n<mp. 



"NOT ME," SAYS HELEN, 
MEANING BILL DOOLEY 

No Intention of Rejoining 

Vaudeville Partner, Says 

Former Mrs. Dooley 



"Th^s not me," said Helen 
Storey, formerly of Dooley and 
Storey, referring to a story in Va- 
riety last week that .she and Bill 
Dooley intended to reunite a« a 
vaudeville two-act. 

"I don't know where Variety got 
the story, but I presume Mr. Dooley 
gave it out." added MI«« Storey, 
who is 19 years old. "I prociured a 
divorce from my husband (Dooley) 
four months ago and have no inten- 
tion of returning to him," added the 
young girl. 

Miss Storey said she had received 
an offer from Ro.salle Stewart to 
head a production act in vaudeville 
and Is considering It, 

"I went on the stage when I mar- 
ried," added Miss Storey, ""Since 
then I never appeared with anyone 
but my hu.<»band and he held me 
down in my work. If I wanted to 
try a new dance he to'.d me not to, 
so I am a little timid about appear- 
ing all by my.self at the head of an 
act. Still, Miss Stewart has seen 
me on the ctage and. If she is aatls- 
tield I shall be all right, I suppo.se 
I should be." 



The living conditions of the per« 
former in Russia under the Bolshe« 
vik government, as reported by the 
latest theatrical arrivals from that 
country, are pitiable. T^^^y exist In 
a state of semi-starvation except 
for an occasional invitation to p«r- 
forih for the heads of departments, 
at which time they get their fill of 
all foods in season, the offlciala 
themselves being well supplied at 
all times. 

This applies only to the mpat 
prominent artists. As a result, the 
really representative Russian artists 
are using every endeavor to get con- 
tracts anywhere outside of that i'! 
country, preferably in America. -Z 

John Friedman of New York, wh« , 
makes a specialty of importing and 
producing foreign novelty acts, and 
Is better known in Eurt^pe than in 
the States, Is deluged with appeals 
for American contracts from Rus- 
sian artists in all branches of the 
profession. 

In all cases the appeal Is accom**:! 
panled with the notification that in 
the event of contracts being secured 
the agent will have to make the 
necessary financial arrangements 
for the act to reach America. Where 
the quality of the act justices, the 
fares of the artists are advanced. ;:^ 

Last week, Friedman met two acts " 
he has imported, one of them. Max 
Thellon Troupe (arriving on the 
Finland), described as springboard, 
athletes, five men and one woman. 
They are und^ engagement to the 
Sells-Floto CMrcus. The other act 
la MUe. Martelle, late of the Impe- 
rial Ballet of Petrosrad; and Koko^ 
the famous Russian clown of tha 
Oirque Cinneselll, Petrograd (arriv- 
ing on the Uthuania), who will ba 
seen In a double act on the Keith 
Circuit, under the guidance of the 
Alf T. Wilton agency. 

All declare life in Russia for any 
one with flner feelings is out of the 
question, and will be for many years 
while the present regime governs. :f 

Some of the atrocities and horrora 
which they have been forced to wit- 
ness, and now common in Russia, 
are beyond their powers of descrip- 
tion. They say they ".an never be 
forgotten. 

Many talented and refined artists, 
are living in Petrograd and Moscow 
und'^^r the most humiliating circum- 
stances, only kept ftllve by the hope 
of Kome day escaping fheir unhappy 
lot by receiving contracts in any 
civilized country. 



ORPHEUM TAKES H. HINES 

Harry Hines, last season a mem« 
ber of Barney Gerard's "Fun* 
makers*' a Shubert vai^deville unit, 
has been routed over the Orpheunt 
Circuit, opening Aug. 19. at San 
Francisco. 

Hines left the Keith Circuit in 
1922 to enter a Shubert pr«oduction, 
later playing Shubert Advanced 
Vaudeville. Tfee' following seasom 
he signed with the Gerard unit, 
and has been playing independent 
and .small time vaudeville sine* 
the dissolution of the unit circultr 



DEATHS ABROAD 



Parl^. Aug. \. 

Sig. Razzi, aj^tiu ana owner of 
the Italian theatre paper, '11 Cafe 
Chantant." died recently at Naples, 
Italy. Tlie deceased was well 
known to performers vl.^iting Italy. 

Paul Model, French agent of Itala 
film conjpa/iy and other Italian pic- 
tyre concerns, died in Pari.«, aged 
60. ' • 

Jean de Kergolay, French jour- 
nalist (Journal dcs Debats'), died 
at Bagnolcs do TOrne. aged «2 years. 

Fernando Bayes, managF^r of rhe 
I'alaoe, Barcelona, Spain, died at 
Barcelona, aged 44. 

Mile. J'ane Elly (Marie Louise 
Bayard) formerly a French vaude- 
ville artiste, at .St# Anne's a»^^\l'im. 
Pali?, .Tgcd 46. 



COLLEOE BOTS' HOUSE 

iConrtnu^'d from page 1) 
for by Beach. He lays a preposition 
before them. 

Those .Huitable fov stage work in 
the various departments sign a con- 
tract which binds them to work In 
the theatre during their stay i* 
school for from two to four years 
while the ones selected for the mu- - 
sical department do likewi.*'*'. ' 

The men on the stage are put | 
through a course of training; super* ^^ 
vired by Beach and alter two Vt 
thrpe months are assigned to regu- 
lar work In the theatre. They re- 
ce've the same compensation as the 
regular workmen before them. They . 
ar.> trained to work in all depart* 1 
nit iit.s and at the conelusion <'f thetf ,!ij 
st.'^y in the college, Beach .«<ay.s, the/ J 
are Just as qualified to run the stag* I 
of a btg theatre as are the layme»^[ 
wlno have made it a life work. 

In the orchestra the students ari 
al^o put through a training period 
and as the older m**mber.s of the 
body drop out the new ones r«'plac» 
thom. I'.cach says ihi.n jrystcm hai 
been in vogue for several yearti nof 
and that managers of visiting at- 
tract ions have commanded him *• 
< ih*" way the house <'« run. 






Thursday, August 9, 1W3 



VAUDEVILLE 



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CIRCUIT ALL FULL WEEKS 
OF GREATER NEW YORK 



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o Change in Number of Performances or Acts — 
VaudeTiUe to Conform with Weekly Pictures — 
Neighborhood House Changes Possible in City 



^•'Tlie entire Marcua Loew circuit 

% <,utside of Greater New York will 

.become full- week stand* beginning 

••«pt. 24. except London. Ont. 

■«*-* The full- week stand pollcj'-Is said 

'\o have been decided ui>on after the 

♦ntlre Loew »tnflC had studied the 

aituation. For weeks the L*ew 

'liouse maaagers have, been sobmit- 

^^"^nf detailed reports upon policy 

f * (Miggeelions governed by local con- 

■^' dltions. with the full week «n- 

-' oouucement the outcome. 

The policy will not aftecl the 
numbei of performances given In 

• ' the Loew house or the number of 

acts played on a bill outiride of 
Greater New York. An announce- 
ment that neighborhood houaea In 

> Greater New York will eUmlnate 

the Rupper »b«w and play twice 

. -Aaliy is ex|>ected before next aeaaoa, 

: f * Tlie State. New York, and Metro- 
politan, Brooklyn, will continue to 

* play three shows dally, but may be- 
• come full weeks. The full -week 

' policy will simplify the picture 
bookings for the various Loew 
bouse«. requiring but 52 features 
^yearly. Instead of 104. as heretofore. 
This is said to have greatly in- 
fluenced the decision, also the 
V^ aecesslty to build up the quality of 

• «he vaudeville bills to offset the 
; difficulty of eecurtng 52 good feat- 

ttires yearly. 

' The Loew people in the booking 
-^M their circuit hare always played 
up the picture portion of the pro- 
' <gram- Wtth the depreci^^ Qual- 
■ Ity of feature pictures it baa be- 
come nec««sary to increase the 
% quality of the vaud«TiU« portion to 
oflf-et the weak picture weeka. 

The Loew bllla will continue to 
play MontresJ next seaaon. The 
Lyjlc. Hoboken. and Loews Fulton 
and Alhambra (S) In Brooklyn, will 
play stock. 

?:'■'■''. DEMAND FPR FLASH ACTS 
Flash acta with a fchorus. several 
^fcostume changes, two or more prln- 
'ieipala. and •cm* aemblance of a 
plot, are in demand for the small- 
time houses at present. Loew Is 
negotiating with several, but finds 
'desirable acta of this kind very 
scarce. 

Extending the Loew policy outside 
'of New l^rk to a full week stand 
instead of split weeks, means, for 
one thing, a higher type of attrac- 
tion must be used. , With the passing 
of the big orchestra act and the 
natural death of tlve two-glrl danc- 
ing turn, accompanied by pianist 

♦ and singer, something must be found 
to fill the gap. 

8o great has the need for acts of 
this kind become that It Is said Loew 
Will give desirable girl turns as high 
as $1,500 a week, shading the scale 
according to material, staging, per- 
formers and costuming. 

l^:.-.- The need for acts of this kind Is 
also being felt In the houses booked 
hy Fally Markus. The Fally Mar- 
kus time can pay between $600 and 
$800 a week, possibly higher In rare 
cases. Markua aays It should be 

» possible to present a good act of 
this kind for $800 and still have a 
fair margin of profit. 



HOLD CHORUS GIRL 

IN AUTO kccmm 



Eva Vidito Jailed as Witness 

of Death of St. John Man 

— Was in De^.h Car 



tit. John. X. B.. Aug. t. 
Eva Vldlto. chorus girl In a tab 
organization tourlnq eastern Can- 
Qdu, is In- Jail here as a material 
witness in a manislaughter case. 
Owen McCann, a middle aged man, 
was struck by a motor car driven by 
Thomas Crawford, an auto repairer. 
McCann was crossing a street when 
hit by the car. The automobile did 
not stop, and a car that was follow- 
ing pursued tffe fleeing vehicle, re- 
sulting in the arrest of the occu- 
pants of the speeding car. The other 
men in the car were William Garvin, 
the owner of the car. and John 
Moore. 

McCann died in the hospital from 
his injuries. Crawford and the oth- 
ers were under the Influence of liq- 
uor when arrested, Crawford, the 
driver, being quite drunk. • The 
chorus girl states that the men in- 
duced her to ride with them In com- 
pany with another girl. They se- 
cured two bottles of whisky in a 
drug- store, and this they consumed 
while In the car traveling about the 
city of St. John and suburbs. 

Garvin, the owner of the car, has 
been a friend of chorus girls for 
many years. He is known as "Grand - 
pap/' because of his young ideas re- 
specting the females, despite his 60 
years. He has seldom driven the 
car himself, being very deaf and de- 
ficient In eyesight also Crawfor 1 
has usually driven the car fi>r him 
in their nightly Joy rides. Consid- 
erable feeling has been areuaed in 
this city against the driver and the 
occupants of the car, and talk of 
treating the men and women to ap- 
plications of tar and feathers Is rife. 




BUDDIE KANE ARRESTED, 
HELD IN $20,000 BAIL 

Charged with Bank Robbery — 

Recognized on Theatre's 

Stage 



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HORWnZ 'W DDTCB' 
WITH GOVERNRffilirr 



Gave Bad Check to fncome Tax 

Collector — Federal Man 

After Former Agent 



XARIK— V — UriLUAIl 

HENRIETTA and WARRINER 

(SCINTILLATING BONO 8TAR8) 

A Son of the Pe ae rt said I adore 
you Oiannlna Mia, but if I CAN 
TAKE YOU FROM SOMEBODY 
ELSE. SOMEONE CAN TAKE YOU 
FROM ME; and now I'm Failing in 
Love with Someone, who comes 
Smilin' Thru with Roses of Picardy. 
So ' Awalce Dearest One for You 
Snora. 

Direction: PAT CASEY AGENCY. 

Peraonal Representative: 

KENNETH RYAN. 



Ivansas City, Aug. 8. 

Buddie Kane, an actor appearing 
at the Gayoao, was arrested this 
week, and is heing held on a charge 
of bank robbery. The arrest came 
about In a pecullat manner. While 
Ivjino was on the stage Wednesday 
night he was recognized by Dr. F. 
D. Ratcliffe, who positively identified 
the actor a« one of the robbers who 
held up and robbed the Peoples State 
Bank, at Dodson, Mo., a suburb of 
this city, May ,)!»th. After seeing 
Kane on the stage, the doctor and 
his wite waited for the second show, 
and mjved nearer the Btage to ver- 
ify their first susplclontj. A close-up 
proved to the doctor's mind that he 
waH not mistaken, as he said he 
got a good view of the robbers dur- 
ing the hold up. he being In the bank 
at the time. 

The police were notliled, and the 
arrest followed. Other depositora 
who were in the bank at the time 
of the robbery have also identifled 
the suspect, although Kane denies 
participation In the robbary. 

He was arraigned before a justice 
of the peace and his preliminary 
hearing set (or Aug. 22. His bond 
was fixed at $20,000. 

RoIl«} Coy, who formerly was em- 
ployed at the same theatre, was ar- 
rested last waek, on a highway rob- 
bery charge, and Is now in Jail in 
default of a $40,000 bond. The po- 
lice are trying to connect the two 
men with other robberies. ' • 



GERMAN VARIETY AQORS 
GAPmiLATE TO MANAGERS 



Arthur Horwitz, formei small- 
time agent, has tomething else to 
worry about In addition to marital 
and financial troubles, and incl- 
ciUentally the collapse of his agrncy 
business. It became known ljw»t 
week that he is "in Dutch" with the 
Internal Revenue Department by 
remitting a weak check in payment 
of his Income tax last March. Ttie 
government has been trying to col- 
lect ever since. When the check 
was returned to th« collector 
marked "Insufflolant funds" a fed- 
eral agent was assigned to the case 
and has c&U«d at the Loew annea 
building several timea. 

On the occasion of his first visit 
Horwits was still in town and as- 
sured the federal man the payment 
would be made within a few daya. 
To convince the government's rep> 
resenUUve. Horwits !• aalA to have 
signed an agreement to pay the tax 
within IS days. 

The next time the roTeoue agent 
called he found the Honrtts oAce 
empty. When advised that Hor- 
wits had left town and no forward- 
ing addreas, Che federal man re- 
marked he would "get him." 

Horwits lias besn variously re- 
ported in several sections of the 
country. Most recently it was aaid 
he was In London. Several weeks 
ago a letter was received by his 
wife's mother in eonneetlon with 
family ^uabblea. but it Is believed . 
the letter was sent hx Horwits to % ?»• 
friend, who remalle^lt 



Strike ColUp«es When Left to I. A. L. Membership 
Vote^-Managert Threatened to Keep Their 
Theatres Closed 



JOHNNY BLACKS APART 

This Time "for Good.' Says the 
Actor and Song Writer 



Johnny Blaclc, vaujcville actor 
and song writer, and his wife, Shir- 
ley Sherman (Dardanella), have 
again come to the parting of the 
''^ay.s. this time for good, according 
to Johnny. The couple had reunited 
la.st year after a separation of two 
years and lived together for ubnut 
_?iBht months. The reason for the 
latter parting is given by Black as 
"incompatability of toniper;iment." 

Miss Sherman is at present re- 
hearsing with a road compasy of 
"Little Kelly Kelley." Klack has 
gone into business in Philadelpljia, 
manufacturiFig musical ar^'PSMorles. 
in addition to writing songs 

Neither has taken any legu,l step?« 
toward maJcifif their separtiion per- 
tninent. 



MILES DiVORdE CASE 

Vaudeville Manager Starts Action 
Against Wife 



Detroit, Aug. 8. 

Charles H. Miles, operating the 
Regent, Orpheum and Miles theatres 
here, has filed a suit for divorce 
against his wife, Mrs. Bessie Miles. 
Their country liome at Bloomfleld 
Hills has been closed and Miles is 
living at the Hotel Statler. 

They have a four year old cNiugh- 
ter. 



MUSICIANS WAIVE 

Local No. 2 Adopts One Perform 
ance Resolution 



• L#ocal 802 of the American Fed- 
eration of Musicians, adopted a 
resolution Wednesday waiving pay- 
ment for Its men employed in New 
York houses who will lose a per- 
formance Friday. 

The legitimate houses will not 
open Friday and the two-a-day 
vaudeville houses will not give a 
matinee performance Friday. With 
the three-a-day vaudeville and pic- 
ture houses opening at 6 or 6 p. m., 
and giving two shows Friday night, 
the 802 local will waive payment 
for but one perfoitnnnce, the one 
not given in the afternoon. Three- 
a-day houses giving but one show 
Friday night come within the rla.ss 
of the two-a-day houjies, the musi- 
cians union waiving pay for one 
perfermance. a nd asking paymen t 
for one .««how. 

The stage hands' New York lot-.i! 
was to decide the matter Wednes- 
day of waiving payment for per- 
formances lost Friday, the execu- 
tive board being in session until 
late in the afternoon. Indignations 
poipted to the stage hands follow- 
ing the course of the musicians lo- 
cal in waiving payment fyr lost pe 
louuances, „ 



Reports from Berlin via London 
tell of the collapse of the strike of 
the International Artistcn J^oge of 
Germany, affiliated with the Amer- 
ican A. A. P., or vaudeville branch 
of the 4 A's (of which Equity ^^ the 
legitimate branch.) 

Some six months ago the German 
legitimate actors called a strllie 
with disastrous results to them- 
selves, and now the variety per- 
formers over there suffered a lUce 
experience. 

Th Artlsten Loge formerly was 
the strongest actors' organization 
in Europe under the leadership o/ 
Max Berol Konorah. The Loge 
heretofore controlled the minimum 
salary scale and working condi- 
tions in all Continental vaudeville 
theatres, as well as the terms un- 
der which agents* licenses were Is- 
sued. 

The law under which an agent 
operates in Germany (brought 
about by the ArtiRten Loge) forbids 
him to ask or accept more than 
five per cent, of the artists salary 
for whom he obtains employment, 
and the actor pays only lialf of this, 
with the manager paying the other 
half. 

The Artistcn Loge before the war. 
and up to comparatively recent 
times, had the strength to control 
the theatre as to all conditions af- 
fecting the relations between ac- 
tors, managers and agents. The 
loss of this strike, according to the 
foreign advices, has considerably 
diminished Its power and prestige 

Refused to Advance . 

The strike was called June 1, on 
the managers refusing to advance 
salaries on contracts already made, 
but which salaries (figured in 
mailis) the fall in value of the mark 
made it impossible to live on. The 
managers refused to pass the in- 
crease on to the public, whom they 
claimed were being taxed all they 
would stand for in the way of ad- 
mission. In no other way could 
they see their way clear to meet the 
aclors* demands. The actors walked 
out on orders from Konorah and 
tliv managers replaced Uiem with 
pictures, stock or amateurs. 

There were many conferences be- 

tw*>en the actors' representatives 

wid the managers (the latter under 

« th« leidership of Klein) but no 



headway was made until June 27, 
wl.cn the managers Informed 
Konorah further negotiations were 
ueelcsM, ualess the ArtistCn Loge 
called off this strike to close all 
variety theatres in Germany. 
Konorah took this ultimatum back 
to his membership, and left the 
matter for them to decide, with the 
result that the strike^ was called off 
and the theatres opened with the 
regular programs. 

, Economic conditions in Europe are 
tragic, and in Oermony the fluctu- 
ation of the mark makes any salarj' 
paid in them a mere pittance. It is 
easily understandable the difference 
in the purchasing power of the 
mark at 250 to the American dolUir 
as when some of those contracts 
were made) and at 1,000,000 to the 
dollar or more, as at present. The 
conditions can only be dealt with 
and an equable basis arrived at 
locally between the parties Immedi- 
ately concerned. 

Ralph Bayhl, preBld**nt of the New 
York branch of the Artlsten Loge. 
who has retired from the acting pro- 
Cpssion and Is now proprietor of the 
M. V. A. Baggage Transfer Co., 
when asked about the strike, said 
that the New York branch had sent 
millions of marks to the mother 
loge in Germany as subscriptions 
and assessments from local mem- 
bers for the conduct of the strike. 
Anked how much In American 
money this represented he said be- 
twe(>n 1400 and $500. 

All working mfmbers are assessed 
two per cent, of their salaries and 
many extra donations were made. 
Mr. Bayhl «ald. He also stated the 
Artistcn Loge is not a fighting or- 
ganization, as it has found by actual 
experience that arbitration Is much 
to be preferred to strikes. He added 
his organization has nothing but 
good to fiay_ of the regular vaude- 
ville circuits In this countr/. In 
ri^n of asy difff'reuce' with these 
(iM lilts, he said, it onl> requires a 
sh<»'-t conference to p iti.sfanoiily 
(ilspoHf '»f the matter. 

Mr. IViyhl's advices frcun CJer- 
rnai > naid the niana«»'rs u«roed io 
Jh^ maintenance of salaries at a Hv~ 
!?)« i)oint wiJiout regard to tlif» 
fiu<tuatioN of the mark, aiul with 
thi'H undf'rstardiiig th«* a< tout- weu' 
IkicU to work. . , , 



LINDCR TAKES MORRISON'S 

^ack Linder has leaaed Morrison's > 
Rockaway Beach, and will operate It 
as a vaudeville and picture hou8« 
on Monday. 

Linder will book the house him> 
seft, playing eight acts and pipturee 
(spilt week). 



GISSIE LOFTUS' RETURIT 

(Continued from page 1) 

forget her troubles. She had Just 
gone through a series of domestic 
happenings which were unpleasant 
and those were a large contributor 
to the committment, mentioned at 
the time by the court as tlllp best 
course to take. 

Miss Loftus Is reported ns now 
stating It needed a terrific shock to 
bring her to a realisation and that 
the htimillatlon of the commlttnnent 
acted as the required shock. It also 
gave Miss Loftus a revulsion against 
stimulants of any description and 
her rejuvenation Is believed to be 
complete. ■ "^ 

It is said that Eddie f>arllng of 
the Keith ofllce when here hut re- 
cently spoke with Mias Loftus. li«' 
was dellKhted with her appearance 
and conversation* and persuaded the 
mimic to return to the States to- 
disprove that CIssie Loftu» iv(»uld 
not return to the stage. 



At the Kellh office yeslerd ly 
Eddie Darling confirmed the hooklnic 
of CJHsIe Loftus and Wilkle Bard. 
Mr. Darling, when Informed of th** 
purport of the cable Variety had re- 
ceived anent Mies Loftus' rcMtora- 
tlon. said )ie could confirm it witli 
much pleasure. He stated he had 
spoken with Miss Loftus when en- 
gaging her and she Is ogalii the 
Clssie Loftus of old, and Mr. Dar^ 
ling added, he know* sh** will repeat 
the sensational success In Kelth'H 
vaudeville over here that she did and 
often years ago. 

Asked of any other EngliKh book- 
ings he had entered. Mr, Darling, 
who Is the Keith's chief l.ool;<'r. 
replied !"ome negotlatlon« were 
•«tfiit»'d when he was abroad that 
have not been closed and could rot 
be announced, but that he had »"»- 
cured G. S. Melvln. an EngllJ«h eh .r- 
ntter <h.'inKe sfngcr he felt connd.-nt 
of; also Marcel's Seal, an act opcr- 
Mting with but one seal. Stanrill 
and Douglas, an English sitiglog 
and dniiring I urn. also woro l»ooJ;«^ 
by T>arling. 

Marcus lleinian. president of th»» 
Orpheiiru circuit, reliirned to N«'w 
York 1.1 si w^oTc after rrvrrrtl Wftrk^*- 
aUroad. Bolli showmen "n<i:reed nhnw. 
husin«'ss ill London Just now in In 
i distrf!-sing htate in attraelums 
and for business. " "* 

Mr. Iloiman menfion^'d he and Mr. 
DarliiR weie passeng.-r.s In the plans 
Hying frcMii PariH to London, th* 
(rip taking three lioiir-^ ngain-^t th« 
tustoinnry 'wo ^nd '>ne-hilf h»vjrft. 



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Thursday, August 9, 1823 



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TAN FORCES ' COMMONWEAUF 
ON AU ACTS FOR VANCOUVER 



BUTTERFIELD FILES SUIT 

Lancing 



Remarkable Position Assumedliy Vaudeville Circuit 
Under Play or Pay Contract — "Play Victoria and 
Gamble or Lay Ofif," Says Pantoge* 



•; y Seattle, Aug. 8. 
Acts playing the Pantages Cir- 
cuit must play Victoria. B. C on 
the "commonwealth" plan or lay 
off between Seattle and Vancouver. 

The new arrangement calls for acts 
to suspend regular salaries and 
play the Victoria house on a shar- 
ing basis after railroad fares and 
t>aggage have been deducted. 

The scheme was inaugurated two 
weeks when the bill from Seattle 
Including Prevost and Goulet; Cor- 
radini's Animals; Cornell, Leona 
and Zippy; Clark and O'Neil, and 
Binaldo Romeo and Dolls were no- 
tified they were to play Victoria on 
the "commonwealth" basis. 

All of the acts accepted the con- 
dition In preference to laying off 
and possibly losing the balance of 
their routes, except the Rinaldo and 
JDolIs turn.. 

Most of the acts approached to 
date have accepted the "common- 
wealth" booking, Including several 
headliners, among them Nan Hal- 
perin. The artists see nothing else 
to do but gamble rather than lay 
off between Seattle and Vancouver. 



SABLOSKY & MdniIRK 
NOW IN KETTH OFHCE 



COSTLY iMIS FOR 
BOWDOIN, BOSTON 

Romm and Waters Lining /Up 

Name Features — New 

Firm Adding, Houses 






Theatrs Thrown 
Court 



Into 



Transferred This Week Along 

With Herschf eld's oT 
Trenton * 



The Vaudevnie Managers' Protec- 
tive Association Is investigating 
the conditions surrounding the 
booking. It is the first time t^at 
tb« "sharing" method of booking 
\has ever been tried by a member of 
the V. M. P. A., which insists on 
pay or play contracts for a stipu- 
lated salary for all dates. 



NARROW ESCAPE 

San Francisco, Aug. 8. 

Mowatt & Muller (Mrs. Mow.att), 
playing the A. & H. Circuit, had a 
Tery narrow escape from the fire 
which started at 3 A. M., July 29, in 
the Phllsen Hotel, Stockton. They 
were J0fced to flee In their night 
•lotliip. and cross over a ladder 
stretched to the adjoining building. 
The couple were the last to get out 
of the burning building, and both 
were overcome by inhaling smoke 
■ nd gas. 

They lost all their belongings, ex- 
cept a Russian poodle. 

The State Theatre, close by, suf- 
fered a small loss, caused by smoke 

la water. 



The Sablosky & McOtilrk pop 
vaudeville theatres passed Into the 
ICelth office, this week, under the 
arrangement reached last spring 
between Keith's and the Stanley 
Company of America. Both part- 
ners of the Sablosky A McOulrk 
firm are active in the Stanley 
Company direction. 



Ihra Tanguay and a 14 -piece or- 
chestra hay« been booked by Romm 
& Walteni for t)i« Bowdoin. Boston, 
for the wMk of Sept. 17. The house 
goes into a full week stand the pre- 
ceding w««k with Ike Rose' Mid- 
gets. 

Romm %t Walters have added to 
their present list of bouses, Howard, 
opening Auff. 18, (full week); 
Strand, LiOweU; >CapltoI, Lynn, 
Mass.; and Thorton, River Pt,. R. 
I., playing split weeks and opening 
Labor Day. /""■^••f-,;- 



MUSICIANS' INCREASE 



}mpany aireciion. x- * ». • ^i 

The houses added to the Keith's I Asking 60 P%r Cent. Mors m New 



fifth floor books, with Harold Kemp 
as their booker under the super- 
vision of Abe Sablosky, will be all 
of the present vaudeville theatres 
in Philadelphia, excepting the big 
time Keith's, and the firm's Norris- 
town house, beslAes Milton Hersch- 
feld's theatre In Trenton. The 
group will include the Grand Opera 
House, Philadelphia^ to play a split 
week, besides the Buck Taylor 
houses over there and the William 
Penn. 



4 BIG TDHIE ORPHEUMS 
WITH POUCY UNSET 



Salt Lake, Duluth, Calgary and 
Lincoln Not on Orpheuni's 
. Route Sheets 



Mui 



HOUSES OPENING 

' The Lyric, a newly erected vaude- 
,¥ille and picture theatre, seating 
3,800, In Hartford, Conn., will have its 

'formal opening Sept 1. The ^ouse 
will be managed by Jack Sanson. It 
win play five acts, split-week policy, 
booked by the Do\^ office. 

Four of the theatres booked by 
Fally Markus last season will re- 
anime their vaudeville policy again 
Ih'.s season. The Broadway Thea- 
tre, Nyack, which was remodeled at 
an expense of $50,000, will reopen 
^n Aug. 18, playing five acts on 

; •plit-week policy. The others are 
Hialto Theatre, Portchester, five 

j acts split week bcKlnning Sept. 2; 

• Empress Theatre, Danbury, five acts, 

• split week beginning Sept. 5'; and 
I the Lincoln, Union Hill, N. J., which 

begins Its winter policy with five 
acts, split week on Aug. 27. 



The future of four of the western 
Orpheums, each operating success- 
fully for several years prior to. last 
season, appears to be %ery indefi- 
nite as regards the policy they will 
follow next season, or even whether 
they will open at all with Orpheum 
Circuit vaudeville or any other en- 
tertainment 

The houses are at Salt Lake City, 
Dululh, Calgary, and Lincoln, Neb. 
They do not appear on the Orpheum 
routes for next season As playing 
dat0s, the only mention being in the 
form of a notation to the effect the 
policies of the houses have not been 
determined. / 

Dulutb closed early last season 
because of bad business. Business 
was oflT to a considerable extent in 
the other three towns. Each of the 
four played the senior or big time 
grade of Orpheum vaudeville. 



York 

Local No. 802. American Federa- 
tion of Musicians, ie asking a 50 
per cent increase in burlesque and 
vaudeville bouses for next season. 
The No. 802 men are receiving $52 
in vaudeville and burlesque now, 
and want |78 weekly. The man- 
agers' association committee has 
offered a |3 increase over last sea- 
son's scale^ with conferences to 
continue. 

One reason why No. 802 is hold- 
ing out for the 50 per cent, increase 
is said to be a desire on the part 
of No. 802 to placate the M. M. P. U. 
former No. SIO, Who are asking 
about the same figure, $78, for next 
season. If N^. 802 secures the in- 
crease asked, it la understood it 
will go a ^ long way to patching up 
the differences existing for several 
years between the two musical or- 
ganizations. 



Chicago, Aug. 8. 

The feeling between the W. S. 
Butterfleld Circuit and its chief 
competitors in Michigan is at such 
a point that Edward C. Beaty, right 
hand man of Butterfield, has filed 
suit in the Circuit Court at Port 
Huron asking that the lease of the 
Desmond Theatre, which recently 
passed to Claude Cady, of Lansing, 
Cross & Llpps, of Battle Creek, and 
W. S. MacLaren, of Jackson, be de- 
clared void. 

Beaty, who is associated with 
Butterfield in the operation of the 
Majestic and Family theatres at 
Port Huron, declares the Bijou 
Theatrical Enterprises (Butterfleld) 
offered an annual rental and one- 
thlrd of the profits for the ho\i«e 
and that the president and secretary 
of the company gave a lease to the 
defendants without the one-third 
profit clause. 

Beaty contends that the present 
lease practically does away wittf all 
dividends, since the rental only cov- 
ers interest and other fixed charges 
on the properly. 

The Desmond at Port Huron 
opened Sunday a week, ago with 
three acts of vaudeville and pictures, 
with vaudeville from C. L. Carrell, 
who books the Post at Battle Creek, 
the Capitol at Lansing, the Temple 
at Grand Rapids, the Fuller at Kal- 
amazoo, the Majestioaat Jackson and 
the Strand at Owosso In Iponjunc* 
tion. ■ ;> ■'■■■• v;.' '■-■■■- 



TOO MUCH SAMENESS IN 
SMALL TIME COMEDY 



Rush of Comedy Turns to 
Smaller Division — Must Have 
Real Merit Now for Bookings 



INTERSTATPS POLICY 



THEATRE ON CITY SITE 

Steubenvllle, Ohio, Aug. 8. 

The City Council has ent^ed into 
a contract with George Schafer, of 
Wheeling, W. Va., for the erection 
of a theatre on the present site of 
the City Building. 

An OTdinance has been passed per- 
mitting the razing of the present 
building with the work on the new 
theatre, which will cost about $250,- 
000, to be started about Jan. 1. The 
city will receive an annual rental 
of $15,000 from the theatre. 



STAGEHANDS SCALE 
SET AT $75 WEEKLY 

Agreed to by Unions and I. 

M. A. — In Force for 

One Year 



Bigger Vaudeville and Road Shows 



; INTEESTATE EEOPENING 

The Interstate circuit will re- 
open Sept. 2, when the first bill 
plays Dallas. The rest of the houses 
Will open in rotation by the snme 
show traveling around. 



7TH AVE., MINNEAPOLIS 

Minneapolis, Aug. 8. 

The Seventh Ave., the local Or- 
pheum, reported as having changed 
-iMnds recently, reopens Sunday with 
vaudeville booked by the W. V. M. A. 

S. H. Hess will be the resident 
manager. 

The anndtinccmcnt contradicts the 
rumors the house had been pur- 
chased from the Orpheum circuit. 



' Watson Sisters on Pan Time 

The Watson SlHlcrs have been 
ro.ut^d 9vv the Pant.igcs circuit 
nex,t 8e.isohM^<^?inpJ"^ early Jn Sep- 
tember. They headed one of the 
Bhubert unit shows last season. 



San Antonio, Aug. 8., 

The Interstate Majestic of this 
city announce a drastic change in 
their policy for the current season 
as compared wil,h last. Last year 
the Majestic played |lve acts of 
vaudeville and a feature picture. 
Neither the vaudeville nor the pic- 
ture was of BufUclent strength to 
draw the usual crowds to San An- 
tonio's most beautiful theatre, and 
the management themselves an- 
nounces a big loss in many of the 
key cities of Texas. -^ 

This year a policy of the acts 
picked up from .New Orleans on the 
Orpheum Circuit to go Intact over 
the Interstate, the same policy as 
was practiced in the war days, will 
be resumed, thus giving seven 
Orpheum acts and only short film 
subjects such as Topics and Fables 
in pictures. 

General Manager Azba Chouteau 
announces the best of the road 
shows will be booked over the In- 
terstate, playing each ,of the key 
c4ties two or three day^ and pos- 
sibly a road show will go over the 
circuit each week. 

This will mean the lading ofT of 
the vaudeville for those days, al- 
though full salaries will be paid the 
acts. 



The wage scale for travelling 
stage carpenters, electricians and 
property men with road attractions 
for next season has been fixed at 
$75 weekly for each of the three de- 
partment heads mentioned, follow- 
ing an agreement entered into be- 
tween the L A. T. S. E. and Inter- 
national Managers' Association. The 
agreement runs for a year, from 
Sept. 1, 1923, to Aug. 31, 1924. Last 
season the stage carpenters, elec- 
tricians and property men received 
$62.50 with travelling shows as the 
union scale. 

The new scale Cbvers legitimate 
attractions, vaudeville acts, bur- 
lesque and travelling picture shows. 
For the first six weeks of a legiti- 
mate production the scale holds a 
proviso the stage crew, carpenter, 
electrician and property man shall 
receive $8B weekly. Flyman re- 
ceives $70 weekly next season, with 
$R0 for the six wo^s production 
class. This production class ap- 
plies only to legitimate shows. As- 
sistant property men, carpenters 
and electricians next season -receive 
$65 weekly under the terms of the 
new agreement, a raise of $10 
weekly. 

The wage scale for the New York 
local stage hands has not been 
settled as yet for next season, con- 
ferences being held bi-w«ekly on 
the mc^tter. 



Small-time booking agenta are 
being besieged wtth one and two- 
man comedy turns. 

Sonne time ago the report went 
out there was a scarcity of com- 
edy turns on the small-time, and 
several good standard acts, work- 
ing steadily, immediately revamped 
their material to fin what seemed 
to be a need. At the same time a 
multitude of new acts went in 
heavy for comedy, so that finally 
a condition existed in which en the 
average of 60 per cent, of the acts 
on a bill were comedy turns in some 
form. 

The euccess of several nut acts 
on the big-time was also responsi- 
ble for a rush of similar acts in the 
smaller houftes, hokum of the rank- 
est sort predominating. For a 
while this pleased the audiences, 
but now they are getting fed-up on 
comedy, as the necessary contrast 
ifl lacking, according to a small- 
time booking authority. , 

The season Is, as yet, too early 
to determine what sort of acts ^111 
be most in demand, but he predicts 
that comedy turns, unless of actual 
merit, will find it tough sledding. 

Meantime small-time agents are 
being confronted with a shortage of 
acrobatic and aerial turns, pre- 
sumably due to a number having 
been contracted with circuses and 
others playing fair dates. 

One agent, who books eight 
houses operating under a split- 
week policy, had been using two of 
these acts on each bill. When un- 
able to secure the acrobats he was 
compelled to substitute dancing 
acts. 



JO PAIGE SMITH VEKY ILL 

Jo Paige Smith was removed from 
his home at Bayslde, L. I., Saturday, 
to the Flushing IJospltal, suffering 
with pneumonia. Early this week 
the veteran Keith agent was re- 
ported as ^critically ill. 

Marty Forkina is running the 
Smith-Forkins office during the lat- 
tor's Illness. Mr. Smith is one of 
the oldest vaudeville agcnt.s. He 
recently went to California for his 
health, returning to his omce in the 
Palace Theatre Building seemingly 
in good health. 



CHiaCO MUSICIANS . 
ASKING NO INCREASE 

Changed Conditions Requested 

with Payment for the 

Rehearsals 



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Chicago, Aug. 8. 

The Chicago Federation of Muqj,' 
clans will not ask for an Increase in 
the present wage scale of $75 weekly 
in vaudeville and burlesque houses, 
and $66 in legitimate houses next 
season, the uausicions' demands be* 
Ing confined to a request for changed. ' 
conditions, including extra paymenli J 
for rehearsals not now received. 

The proposed new schedule for. 
rehearsals calls for payment of $} ' 
a man for day rehearsals consisting, . 
of two consecutive hours, or less,,, 
Any day two rehearsals lake place, . 
the second rehearsal is to consist of 
two hours or less, and payment is, 
to be $4 a man. < 

On overtime rehearsals the musi- 
cians are asking $1 a man for every 
half hour or fraction thereof. Pre^; 
viously the musicians have^ been 
giving a three-hour rehearsal gratis 
a week for each production lasting 
one week or for each week of reper^^ 
toire. 

Other requests fbr changed condi^ 
tions are 4hat any member of the 
orchestra playing piano or organ , 
alone for moving pictures or dur- 
ing rest periods, when the orchestrit 
ies rCBeing, shall receive 60 per cent 
per week additional over the basio 
scale, provided that once during 
the totaLperlod the lone musician is 
on duty a 15-minute intermission is 
given. > 

For grand opera at the Audito- 
rium, where the admission is not 
over $6, the new schedule limits day 
rehearsals to two consectjtive hours,, , 
terminating not later than 7 P. M., 
with extra payment of $3 a man der 
manded. Night rehearsals for the \ 
type of grand opera with a scal^ 
not over $6, payment equaling, that . 
of an ac|pial performance, is asked. _ ^ 

Immediately preceding the begin- 
ning of an engagement in the grand 
opera class mentioned above, for 
the first two consecutive hours pay- 
ment of $1 a man per hour is asked. 
Additional day rehearsals are to be 
limited to two consecutive hours, 
terminating not later than 7 P. M., 
with payment of $4 A man per hour 
asked. 

The situation indicates the re- 
quests for overtime will be satisfac- 
torily arbitrated by the Chicago 
Managers' Association and the Fed- 
eration of Musicians. 



LEVEY ADDITIONS 



Texan 



Houses, Also 
Winnipeg 



Chicago to 



Chicago, Aug. 8. 
Additions to the Bert Levey Cir- 
cuit for the j;oming season ar» 

Beaumont, Waco, Abiline, Dallas, 
Bryan, Port Arthur, Denison, ^ 
I^redo, Corpus Christl, Eastland, 
Breckenrldge, Mexia, Corslcana, 
Tex., and Sweetwater, Okla. 

Ed Seamens, who formerly had a 
vaudeville house at Winnipeg, 
Man., Is lining up a circuit between 
Chicago and Winnipeg to be affili- 
ated with Levey. ■ > 

Starting this week, Paul Goudron, 
in charge of the Chicago office, is 
booking the Pearl and Crystal 
theatres at Milwaukee, with split 
week policy — three and four days. 



MARATHON DANCE SUIT 

Dallas, Texas, Aug. 8. ^ 
An echo of the recent marathon 
dance craze came In the filing of a 
suit for damages amounting to $3,- 
417.85 by C. E. Llndsey against Si 
Charninsky, Mrs. Meyer R. Cohen, 
Mike Vavulis and Will McCray, 
owners of the Cohen dance hall. 

The petition alleges Llndsey en- 
tered Into a contract on the baais of 
ft pro rata share of the entrance fees 
and $2 an hour for each hour danced 
over 24. He clalmsr he danced 124 
hour.s and 47 minutes. 



DANCERS FOR CASINO 



Paris, Aug. 8. 

Antonla Audizon, the Circassian 
dancer of the Russian Ballets, Is 
booked by Leon Volterra to join the 
Casino de Paris revue this month. 

Diane Bell and her* partner, Ma*rs,' 
will also appear as terpslohorean 
stara in the same »how. 



New Butterfield'* in Ann Arbor- 
Chicago, Aug 8. 

W S. Butterfield has leased the 
t'ite of Dr. Vaughan's home in Ann 
Arbor, Mich., i^nd will erect a 
theatre. The site is on the main 
street. 

Butterfield "has opened an office 
1^ Detroit to handle picture nnd^ 
taWdid bookfn'K^ Yni' his cMrrWif in 
llflchlgan. Edwin Ryan is i» 
charge. 



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Thursday, August 9^ 19Z9 



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VAUDEVILLE 



HIPPODROME POUCY NOT SET; 



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ir^ithU Biggest House to Decide on Playing Policy — 
Reported Considering Ideas — Extensiye Plans for 
Basement, Panorama and Zoo ' i 



B. F. Kelth'a biggest house. New 
Torti Hippodrome, seating over 
l|M people. hM yet to have Ha 
^El YAttAevUle pteylng policy <le> 
clSM «VMk 

21 is reported th« Keith offleo (s 
ooniWering several ideas as to the 
g^nviitgtetnent that shaU glTe the big 
stage Ws entertalnme»t. It Is »«- 
(ierstood there is still Indeolblop 
wlMther the Hip as Kelth'a shall give 
Ivfxi performances daily, with three 
^.ti day on the week-end, or become 
I-' continuoua throughout the week on 
l^the State-Lake style. ^' '* 

T i»he Keith people are snid to be 
i- calculating to what extent the Hip 
r- with the e«rt of vaudeville bill they 
wo^il^ IUte to give It may affect the 
olhei' Keith's big timers in _New 
Tork. Capacity of the Hip is said 
to figure in this. With too mara- 
inoth a bill for the popular prices 
intexlded. the Hip could draw from 
air over Gfeeter New York, par- 
ticularly in Manhattan and the 
Bronx. 
' ' Uniquely Keith's 

If hi understood a distinct effort 
wM. be made to get away from the 
foriper type of Hip production as 
produced under the Charles Dllllng- 
L lisai direction, not through Keith's 
believing the Dillingham shows 
were not draws for the Hip, but 
because Keith's wants to make the 
Wg hippodrome uniquely Keith's. 

Intp the latter expectancy Ifi said 
to be entering the plan of taking 
the" 1t>iggest spectacular acts from 
the larger circuses for features sur- 
roo'nded by vaudevine. It ii^ also 
undecided, according to report, 
whether the Hip shall have a fea- 
ture picturis end to Its program. 

Considerable thought is said to 
have been given as to the posslbitity 
of the Hip with a continuous policy 
beln^ ablA t6 draw the drop-ina 
from Broadway as against the ever- 
open invitation of the Broadway 
picture theatres to the transients. 
In tl.lfl connection it is claimed that 
the Droadwiiy picture theatres 
through their set ptogram always 
running, with drop-Ins wanting to 
■ee the feature, do not get a.s many 
as they would like, as stray visitors 
have grown to know that at the 
hour they might want to kill to see 
the feature, that will be the hour 
the overture and ba^ct dancing 
Vrlth other odd bits on the picture 
program will be running instead, 
^hat angle is said to have presented 
Itself u-liy the big house on Sixth 
fcvenue with an always-something- 
doing bill might pull the drop-ina 
from all over. 

Nationally Known Combination 

Another vital point is that Keith's 



been approved is a panorama to 
extend around the walle of the base- 
ment. Its paaoramle scheme wtu 
b« to depict ths theatrieal line of 
the Keith Circuit with reprodttc- 
tlows of the Kelth'a theatre*^ fronfa 
at the various points on the running 
landscape. 



HOMECOIDNfi RECEPTION 
FOR WHrrEHAN RAND 



Loronda La Bella Lands at Provl- 
donee From South America 



ANNA CRANUER ASKS 
ALIMONY OF LANGFIELD 



Special Steamer and Sky 

Writing— Arrives Monday 
; on "Leviathan" 



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WANT BLUE LAWS OFF, 
" SAYS WALTER READE 



The greatest liome-comlng receiH 

tlon and w«k)OM« evet aocovdeA a 

professional will gr^et Fa»l WhU*- 
-a^am and his iM^nd when arriviac In '• 

Nrw Jork |^o^ o. ^tl»t ; I^ { . ftELUGE OF UKES 



Theatrical Manager Defends 
' His Reforming Crusade 
V i^ > in New Jersey . 



tee rapreaanttng avery 
MrNu 



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A.ug. &. 



amusement trade-mark, while 
tha Hippodrome is a name all orer 
the country that lures the country 
toosin to its gate when the coun- 
try people reach New York. The 
Combination of "Keith's New York 
Hippodrome*' Is expected to lend 
Mditlonal strength to each. 

One question reported arielng Is 
Jlje relative value the Keith hojds 
l»elleve for the banner hoii»^ of 
tke Keith string, its present Keith's 
»^lace in the greatest center, right 
on Times square, or Keith's Hip- 
podrome on Sixth avenue. 

The Hippodrome under the Keith's 
direction cannot open, it is said, 
njuch before November. 

Panorama in Basement 

Meanwhile the Important innova- 
tion of changing the Hip's cellar 
into a permanent attraction is said 
to hav3 been pretty well laid out 
Djr Leo Singer, of Singer's MidRets. 
JJho has that in charge. While 
*jark A. Luescher Is slated a.s the 
^i>Ps manaper in the front of the 
J^ouRo, SiiiKcr is reported to have 
received carte blanche authority be- 
'0^' etaira. One of the Singer pro- 
Poj^als that will go through. It Is 
In ?i!^*^*^' ^^^^'^^^ his "Mid«et City" 
fo u ^^^^^'^' '8 a zoo. also aimed 

or the ontcrtilnmcnt of the kiddies. 
o'ngpr i3 gaid to have lately re- 
W.Htod a kfng snake from the 

ronx 7.00 for one of hl« midprots. 

With i*^^"'" *** ^° • '"''"'" ^^"^*' 

fel^;,«"PY*>'^^ reported .%uggei^t^(l, by, 
^'"Sor and which is sAid to hkve 



i^ , New York, 

Editor Variety: 

With reference to the article ap- 

V 

pearing in connoction with the gam- 
bling houses closing at Asbury Park 
or Long Branch, I want to correct 
the'^ items in which I have l>een, in 
my opinion, terrifically misquoted. 

The writer has never been inter- 
ested In any form of amusement or 
In any such industry other than 
the theatre and I have never been 
conneoted, directly or Indirectly, 
with any gambling houses or halls, 
while I have at times wagered vari- 
ous amounts, that is. the same as 
any other sport migKfdo. 

The real reason why 1 attacked 
the gamblinpT houses of Asbury Park 
and Long Branch was because I 
have been endeavoring for years to 
secure necessary legislative relief,| 
not bnly to open the theatres of As- 
bury Park and Long Branch, but 
also to open the theatres of all the 
Othet" cities In New Jersey. I have 
been balked and stopped irt this di- 
rection by Sendtor William A. 
Stevens, who Is the leader from 
Monmouth Countj'. He has refused 
to permit the Legislature to vote 
and repeal the existing blue lawa. 
which keep my theatres cloF-ed on 
Sundays In Trenton, Plainfteld. 
Perth Amboy, New Brunswick, As- 
bury Park and Long Branch. 

I am Irtformed these gambling 
houses contribute large amounts of 
money to the Republican county 
fund of Monmouth County. The ob- 
ject of attempting to close the gam- 
bling houses was to prevent this 
fund being used for campaign pur- 
poses next November, and on the ef- 
fort of myself and other theatrical 
Interests In New Jersey to endeavor 
to elbct Democratic senatorB and 
Democratic sheriffs who are for 



A commtU 
branch ot Ite^^aauate Indiietry. iar- 
eluding the A. F, of M., publtalMra» 
dealers, piaixo roll manuCiicturors, 
phonograph 4eal^rs and jobbers, 
song writers, etc^ wiil go down the 
bay to greet Whttcmaa at Qaaraisi- 
tine. A steamship "carrytoj a 40- 
pfece band will meet the "Levia- 
than" at Quarantine and ^cort her 
to her dock at pier 86. A sky writ- 
ing aerial pilot will Inscribe *'Wel- 
eome, Paul." i» white smoke leltere 
as the ship comes Qp<th« rivw. 

Whiteman is returning after an 
engagement at the Hippbdrbane and 
Grafton Galleries, London; wltere IM 
and his musicians set London Jata 
mad. He was met by a hostile dem- 
onatratloa from Brltiah labor when 
ho went abroad, but Inaiead of coaa- 
pllcatlng the unemployment altua- 
tion. Whiteman Is credited with pro- 
viding ^miriojrment for thousands Of 
musicians by Increasing the popular 
demand for jajn la H'^gifiM and tlie 
Brftlflh Islea, *^ v" .- - -.:•' y ■. 



Providence, R. I., Aoc- t. 
Loronda La Bella Willi artlvod 
here on the "Roana" froai 8«ith 
America. She entered as the widow 
oC Nat Wilto» and saM alM Intended 
to re€nm to Tiiifcoa to Marry I>oo- 
date Sitrn, an olectriea] ea^neer of 
that city. 

The woman n»entioned she had 
eo|ne here Co asaia* fai the prolMtlon 
ot the will oC an aunt. She left for 
Kew Tork. 



The widow of Nat WiBi^ the 

comedian, is May WilTa. who le now 
living In New York with their 
daughter, Natalie. 

Previously WiUe had niarrled La 
Belle Titcomh. a profeaatoaaL They 
V«fa divorced. 



I9u#*« Publisher Reeponaible 
Free Ukuletea 



for 



a. 



Vaudeville will probaMy oeO a 
doluge of acta featuring Hawaiian 
aumbent in which ukulelee figure. 
Thki U a reasilt o2 an ladejj^endeat 
muaic publisher's cnntpaign with a 
"Say It With a UkuIWe" number. 

Bvery act incotporating the tone 
has the opportunity oi taking ad- 
vantage of the publisher^a j^opooal 
to furnish ukuleles gratis to dresa 
up the number. Judging from a 
number of acts in rehearsal and 
others reported starting there will 
be qnite a few uke arte in the swim 
next f alf. 



Singer Starting Suit Agafn9t 

Sidney Langfield — IMiss 

Chandler Bitter 



The alimony payers mair obtain a 
recmtt U Amm Chandler la sacosss 
tel In her oh)oethre o< maklas Sid- 
ney l^ngfleM pay her a weekly 

atlowaacek Miss Ohaadlsr. who to 
a high salarad TMidovttlo attracttoi^ 
doMMt wMt Cho mxmtrf so M«eh 
front LangfieM as sho la desirous sf 
"showing hhtt vfk* 

The coasts latsly se^^ted af tar 
six years of ooststant eocipai 
Chaadlsr this 
her attomsy to coas- 
the pr6ce«dlnca throiish 
w^ich she expects to obtain alinasMjr. 

LangOeld was a »laao piajrer when 
first flseeting MIsa fhandlst aad 
oonllnned piano pteyln^ for her In 
her act. until he graduated Into • 
"single turn** of hie own in vaude* 
vlUe. Meanwhile Miss Cbandler Is 
said to hare received froaa htai 
XM«9 latters of ei>dearme«t wMh 
such terass as "My beiored wlfe^** 
and wlroe acknowladclag reoeipt ot 
money Misa Ohaadlsr allecas %m 
have aavsnced bias* 

Miss Chandler jp said to havo 
grown bitter toward SIdnegr thvonch 
the Utter, accer ling to Miss Chaad^ 
ler, having called at the district at- 
torney^ ofllce to ask protection, 
olalning bo was la faar of bodily 
injury froas her. 



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MARTINI MOVES TO SHECDY*S 

Bob Martini, who baa been book- 
ing several ot'the sautlier time thea- 
tres oat of the Walter PMmmer of- 
fices^ haa changed his base of oper-^ 
atlon to the Mike Bheedy agency. 



nationally known, a by-word to strict enforcement, and will make 



an effort to legalize the Sunday op- 
eration of theatres In the State of 
New Jersey. Walter Itefxie. 



(ORIGIN OF^ANANAS" 

Baltimore Musician Proposes to 
Trace Ancestry of Freak Song 



At a band concert Aug. 15 In Druid 
Hill Park. Baltimorc.Gustav Klcmm. 
protege of Victor Herbert. coini>o8er 
of note In his own right, mu.sic critic 
of the local Elvcning Sun" and the 
conductor of the municipal band, 
will deve^op the idea of the "Yes! 
We Have No Bananas" ancestry. 

Klomm avers that the first part 
of the now internationally famous 
pop song is taken from the theme 
of "My IJonnie Lies Over the Ocean." 
the mid-pf»it is "I Dreamt I Dwelt 
in Marble Halls" from BiUfe's "Be- 
hemian Girl" and the last part Is 
from ". n An Old Fashioned Gar- 
den," a ilarm.s production number. 




GIRL TAEES OiSRUCTOR 
WTO BUFFALO COURT 



Edythe Mai Charoed Arthur 

MHIer With Asuult— 

Miller Sttttoa 



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THREE BOYS IN FRANCE 



From left to right: Eddie Darling. Rdgar Allen Wootf and Danny 
Simmons, as they were when at Ostend, France, on the beach about to 
go In bathing. 

Nothing Important about the picture excepting Woolf is in strlpeb. 



LEEDOM-STAMPER EFDING 

Kdna l.ocdom and Divr Slamper 
will shortly dis.solve their vaudmillp 
partnership. Mihs I^eedom will re- 
turn to musical comedy, while 
Stamper will devote his exclusive 
attention to compoaing srorqi for 
musical comedieii. He ha.s been 
commis-sioncd to write several num- 
ber.s for the new edition of the 
"Folli,<fi," ,in ,w|iich Jtlris^ Lcedom 
may appear. 



MRS. BAT LEASOrS DIVOBCI; 

Tulsa Lea Leason has secured a 
divorce from Il&y Leason, an inter- 
locutory decree handed down in the 
.Supreme Court, Brooklyn, recently 
bocoming final Oct. 21. 

The wife's action, based on statu- 
tory ground.H, was undefended. 

John ConviUe was attorney for 
Miss Lea. who is agentlng on her 
own, having a.ssumed her maiden 
name when separating from Loason 
two years ago. 

The couple were married In 1903. 
Loaso was formerly in charge of 
bookings for Gus Sun at the latter's 
SprinKfl<»ld, O., ofllce. He came here 
«i'Voral years ago and unsuccess- 
fully attempted to form an Indepen- 
dent fimall-time circuit In New Eng- 
land. . ♦ . 
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KOSLOFF FRAMING TURN 

Los A nicies, Aug. 8. 

Theodore Kosloff will open on the 
Orphoum Circuit, starting from this 
point, during Ociober. 

tfo will produce a ballet act vtiih 
about 20 people in iU . >; 



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IN AND OUT 

Edith Fitzgerald, formerly under- 
study In "Merton of the Movies,** 
haa replaced Marjorle Campbell in 
the Lewis and Gordon vaudeville 
sketch, "Blondes." Miss Campbell 
joins the road co.mpany of "So This 
Is London!" • 

James B. Drauley. last in the 
"Comebacks," has replaced the late 
Charles Whyla la the Mindtrel 
Monarchs. 

Henry Stillman, director of "Sun 
Up " at the I*rovincf town 'theatre. Is 
playing the part of Bud, the half- 
wit, in the play, until the return 
from Ir;uroi>« of Eugene Ijoekhart. 
who created the role. 



VALESKA SURATT WITH PAN 

The Pant.ogcs Circuit has about 
concluded negotiations with Valcska 
,Suratt to tour that time In a Jack 
I^it pl.iylot. 

Ml.«is Huratt will re^Hv'O* 18.009 



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V n BuOalei Aug. t. 

Kdyths kal, o^ Hew Tork Oit|^ 
waa t^^ oomplalpant against Arthur 
MiUer of Arthur MUler and Qlrli^ 
at (he Lafayette last w^k. when 
sb« bad Miller arrested and bronght 
into city court Monday oa a charca 
oi assault. Tho girl claimed thai 
MiHer, who appeared as dancing 
iQa9ter in the OQt. while pretending 
to affectionately sqiieese her arm 
during a curtain call at the LaXay- 
ette Saturday night, had maliciova- 
ly a^d viciously pinched her. caua- 
iiig her much pain and her arm to 
become black and blue. 

Before Judge Maul in City Court 
Miss Mai claimed that In addltloa^i^^ 
to her physical grievances Miller ~' 
had refused to give her $66 salary ' 
for the week and her return fare to 
Mew York. 

The act closed and disbanded '^ 
here Saturday. Miller admitted r 
that he had not paid the girl. claim« 
fng she owed him a balance ot ITS 
due on a $150 fee promised him by 
the girl's father for teaching his ^' 
daughter to dance. The girl stated 
that her father had given Miller a 
check for the full amount of the 
dancing lessons, but MUler stated 
that he had only received half of 
the price from Malpere ahd that the 
balance was to come out of Edythe's 
salary. 

The pair finally decided to sett hi 
the matter. Miss Mai agreeing to ^ 
drop the charge provided Miller : 
would give her her week's Hilary 
and her fare to New York Oily. 
This the Impresario agreed to do, . 
and after obtaining tho $240 which 
he had left at the police statio^ as 
bail, he paid the girl and gave^er 
her ticket to New York on the Erie. 

The Judge told the girl that she 
might thresh out the noattor of the 
dancing lesson fee In a civil suit if 
.she 80 dccldod. Misa Mai's address 
wns given as 64 West 142nd ^ti-eet 
and Miller's as 503 West 113th, both 
New York City. 



KRAMER & BOYLE DISSOLVED 

The vaudevill'> partncrnbip of 
Dave Kramer and Jack Boyle dis- 
solved after playing Loew'ft GatcH, 
Brooklyn. Kramer will ieof»en o»» — 
tho Lof?w Circuit, Aug. 20, with a 
band in a new act. 

Boyle^ will form another pirtner- 
ship with a comedian. 

Kramer and Boyle Icf the Keith 
Circuit la«t season, playing in Shu- 
l>ert unit vaudeville, since which 
time thejr have boon playing the" 
Hniall-timo' and ibaei)etiddtit ''chr«'' 



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VAUDEVILLE 



Thursday, August 9, 192J 



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SARANAC LAKE DOINGS 



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By WALTEE C. PEKCIVAI 

Camp '•Ncxt-T-Clo8inK" Jn the Adcrondaks. 

Barunac Lake. N. Y. Aug. C 



When 1 akccptcd this tonsinment from yOur sheet to tcfl of the comlns 
•nd golns of the members of our proff. In theae gloryous Aderondaks 
for which I was to be renewmerated for the detalhn of the afoursald at 
A receler jornalistic space rate i done bo figurin principaly it wood be a 
A-l chance to give exprcshion to a Inborn urge to rite and at the same 
time a gloryous opportunitie to get lots of free advortizin for our new 
team name in vaudeville the* mrs. and me— as 1 ara well awair that ^ 
must not hid I's lite under a bushel ii 1 is to suckseed nor - must a low 
!•• self to be mlssled by a gJoJn prospect of a "slrkut of opportunitie 
and 1 reelized to get I's name In our Rheet each wk. was the last word 
In advertisin value as our sheet Is knowin among our proff. as the Bibel of 
•how bus. and the Proff. 

00 i aproached my wkly. news letter each wic. with a feeling of Joy and 
as a labor of love but due to the mrs. rong guidence i have done the 
proverblel "put my loot In It"— to- wit: the mrs. sed 1 shud point a 
morel each wk. among my copy so 1 sed in a earlier wkly. news letter 
somthin that had to do with the akters savin ther money on all full 
•alarie wks. to come up hei'« In the gloryous aderondakw and eskape the 
heat of the rorring 40ties— and not run up a bill on Polly at the hotel 
Princeton durrin the heated spell— and low and behold 1 hear from a 
Decent visitor to camp "next-t-closing" that for insinuatin that they should 
stay away from Grand Street and the game of "jumpin spots' that i am 
row poison among them— surely my playmates in talents playground (the 
Princeton) hav not gambeled away their cents of humor— J wood hate to 

ibink so. ^^^:- " ' v:. ■"■".■..■" V ;•■ V-^- .' 

Now ifi« nofvvs is->To-Wit: 
Qloom has hung heavie over these gloyrous Aderondaks this past "Wk. — 
•what with Nellie Revell's boss the beloved P. O. Willlains being givin a 
run of the play contract to play in "The Glorious Hereafter" and the 
big boss of the land Pres. Harding also bein called to Join t^e same cast 
—the members of our proff. hav sure been a sad lot up here and as 
one who knew Nellies boss I'll bet P. G. will sure help many of us 
|.et a dandy root and a good spot on the bill once we get ready to 
show our act fo» that sirkut— and if we give him a monument bigger 
than the «tatue of liberty it will be small in komparison to. the love he 
had for the members of our proff. : , 

Funny Golf Talk 

1 took my ritters card and went over to Friar Paul Stevens golf 
corse to cover a match game between Walter Hagen, the australin Joe 
Kirkwood, and a cupple of lokal pros. 1 showed my ritters card to the 
fellow who was sellin tickets and can you fmagin he sed i wood have to 
pay 2$ to go in the gallery i sed 1 wan coverin it for the press and wood 
sit down stairs as is customerie with the press — so be finalie^ sed i could 
set at the first tea and that Hagen and Kirkwood wood be back soon 
as they were at hole No. 8 — 1 flgered he was makin a Wise crack meanin 
they were in dressing room No. 8 as i had asked him were Kirkwood was 
to do his act and he pointed out a spot and sed the australin bush-wacker 
wood do his trick stuff at that spot when they got back. 

So 1 hung around the spot he pointed out — but as for his s^yin 1 could 
sit at the first tea — that was the bunk as they dldnt serve a thing. 1 
found out that bush-wacker stuff was on the square — as when the 
< roud came up near where 1 was i went over and i saw Kirkwood and he 
was wackin a golf ball out of a lot of bushes — anyway Hagen and him 
won the match by 4 up (whatever that Is) 

Then Kirkwood went over to the spot the wise kracker had pointed out 
to me to do ^U truck stuff and what that bush wacker cant dc to a golf 
ball cant be done — looked to your chonispondent like there was some 
trick to It- hes got strings on em or somthin— he closed his net by 
nockin a golf ball off tho fourhead of a little pug nosed kaddies head 
and he did it two — 1 would like to see him wallop a ball oft of Haxry 
Coopers fourhead. 

Cooking up stuff 
Samuel Goldwyn and Richard Rowland of the First Nat. Pict. Corp. 
are at the Leggett Camp on Lake Osectah cookin up some new trick to 
pull on the exibiteers of moving pictures. Harry J Fitzgerald and the 
Exile Halligan came chuggin into my camp late sat. nlte and Fits car 
sounded like a B and O freight train, fits sed Bill was to blame for the 
tar hollorin for help as he had driven It threw Saratoga at 69 miles 
per hr. so as to avoid bcin scene by a cupple of bookmakers he had done 
bus. with last summer, they stayed over nlte and siept together and kept 
everyone in the camp awake singin "asleep in the deep" on the noisiest 
pair of nasal S ■^xaphone- in the Proff. 

Edna Rochelle sends love 
Kdna Rochein the N.Y. show girl who is rekupcratin here from a attack 
of Party-itis sends her love to her many friends i« the proff. she Is 
Ktill konfincd to her bed but she still has her laff— i wiH say this 
for cdna— she Is as good a soldier as she was a good fellow. 

AI. Saundcrs.of the Friars Club nent me a Icent post card from Atlantic 
City sayin 1 was a better ritter than Haywood Broun (that is no boost 
accordin to Geo.M. that guy cant rite for a Icent)— on the back of this 
Icent card from saunders was a pickture of a boy and girl huggin 
and it sed under it "Say kid! Betcha a soda that your lips and mine are a 
perfect fit."— Say Al! thats a awful card to send a feller that never 
«iid wear a red necktie and if the postman was to hav red it i wood 
get a awful rep. up here, you could just as well cent a view of your 
hotel as most of the hotel.s giv em away on acct. of the free advertising 
Ao henscfourth Al. be careful as you are a old man and i am a juvenile 
and you must no havin ben a wine agent how everredie people are to think 
HI of 1 In the proff. 

Its hot as hateles here in the gloryous Aderondaks; what must it be 
\n the rorrin 40ties— hopln this finds you the same 1 agin sighn mlself 

Tour Aderondak Ritter, 
WALTER C. PERCIVAL OF NOEL AND PEItCIVAL. 
PS. The morel of this wks. Klter Is To-Wit: Dont point a morel to 
your friends or they may not be your friends after you do. W C.P. 

P.S. again: Charley Hill, of Charley Hill and Co. came to spend the 
mo. of Aug. at LAke Placid. He got his first wks. hotel bill last nlte and 
hasjiccidcd that he dont care for Lake IMacid and is now looking for a 
tenrover in this viclnitie to spend the re.st of the month. W.C.P. 

PS. again: Your choruspondent has talked Hagin and Kirkwood into 
doin a act in vaudeville and the Orpheum sirkut has offered them through 
♦ he Edward S Keller office a date openin at the Palace in Chgo. in Sept. 
Exhibitions booked for them will posporte their openin *jntil Oct. 

NB: ran you imagin Props, being nxkod to lay down and let Kirk- 
wood nock a golf ball offln his fourhead???????????????— ??_??_ 7777_l 

. ■■- ■" .' W.C.P. 



HABSZAOES 

Marlon Cochrane ("Honeymoon 
House") and Leo Jackson, non- 
professional, July 29 In Hartford, 
Conn. 

Herbert Japp to Virginia Springer, 
both members of the Malcolm Fas- • 
sett stock, In Louisville. Jun^ 7. 

Harry F. "Williams (Williams and 
Howard) to Eva Naimoll in 8t. 
Louis, Mo., July 24. 

Betty Dare, late of "The Passing 
Show* was married In Detroit re- 
cently to Tom Pendleton. 

Dirk Foch, Dutch orchestra con- 
ductor, and Consuelo Flowerton, 
vlolinlste, Aug. 6, In the Municipal 
Chapel, New York City. 

The New York dallies erroneously 
reported tlie miarrlage of George 
Robey and Beryl Beresford re- 
cently In England. Both parties 
have Veen married lor aome time, 
but not to each other. 

Jack Fagan, formerly of Mose and 
Fagan, and now. with the profes- 
sional department of the B. B. 
Marks Music Co., and Edythe A. 
Durtiln, non-professlonal, Aug. 4 In 
Jersey City. ': >" 

Sllnore Touxig, sister of Margaret 
Young, to Dick Whiting, song 
writer^ at Chicago Tuesday. 




WEEKLY DIGITS - 

%.^''^ IN -^ 

VARIETY AND **CLIPPER" 

In each issue of Variety will appear a weekly digest of the leading 
articles published In the same week's Issue of "Clipper," while "Clip- 
per" the same week will carry a similarly written digest from 
Variety. 

A* Variety Is a general theatrical weekly and "Clipper" an out- 
door amusement publication, the digest In each will give both puiitrs 
a thorough resume of the entire show field, in connection with tholr 

own matter. ".^ -.^. .--. \ ■■■■:■ -^-.]. ■'*■■.'''■:..■.•: ■■■ 



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Hagenbecks of Germany may send a wild animal show to this country U' 
next summer. , ., -*^i 

Much of the blame placed on carnlvala playing In an off- color way ^ 
through pressure brought to bear on the outdoor showmen by local com- 
mittees of "auspices," that want to be certain their society will reap all 
possible profit through the percentage arrangement with the show. 



Clipper's staff man relates further observations while traveling for a 
"week as a guest of the Rlngllng-BarnumrBalley circus. 



HEW ACTS 

Richard Warner and Ethel Rose- 
mon In skit. 

George Byrd and Billle Porter, 
two-act. 

Herbert Corthell, In comedy 
sketch. 

•Variety Revue," six people, pro- 
duced by Samson Held, with Held, 
Anna Powers, Bobby Silvers, Jack 
Tlerney, Loretta Ahearn, Edna 
Griebel. 

Maryon Vadle (Vadle and Gygl) 
In dance production, with Fletcher 
Norton and others In cast. 

"As Te Sow," by Hugh Herbert, 
with Sarah Padden. 

Herbert Heywood, "The Mad 
Honeymoon." 

J. W. Cowell, Proctor Players, 
Troy, N. Y. 
Elsie Smith, "The Crimson Glow." 
Eddie Cantor will produce two 
comedy acts for the Keith Circuit 
In conjunction with the M. S. Ben- 
tham office. Cantor proposes to use 
two of bis comedy scenes from 
musical comedy. 

George Dupree's Mlnistrel Maids 
and Misses (S). 

Mason and Clarke, two-act. 
Walters and Westcott, skit. 
Gertie Peter's Revue, four people. 
Mary Young and Company In 
playlet, adapted from "Baby Mine." 
James Madison has written the 
material for three new acts: — Billy 
Rogers and Grace Tremont; Billy 
Noble and Jeanne Brooks; and 
Dave Genaro (Genaro and Gold). 
Esmond and Grand, two-act. 
Jack Layden and Frank Burke, 
comedy In one. 

Announcement of foreign acts 
booked by the Keith office lists Capt. 
Bruce Balrnsfather, In September; 
Alba Tlberlo, the Italian girl-Sylves- 
ter Schaeffer (who gives a varied 
variety performance); NonI, French 
musical clown, Oct 22; Breitbart, 
Continental strong man; Leah, the 
Mystery McJd, illusions. 



England's outdoor amusements are at present In a wretched condU 
tlon. '^ 



Detroit so far has booked 10 Indoor attractions for rtezt winter. Last 
season Detr^olt had eight. The attractions will be much like Indoor 
circuses. 

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Rules and regulations for the several events of the Yankee stadium rodeo* 
opening next week, are published .In Clipper, as printed by the rodeo's 
management. 

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A review of the Bronx zoo. New York, with Its 3.500 anfmals. 



Snakes are becoming pets of the social world and snake-charming -is %• 
revived feature of the outdoor show business, says a snake authority. 

Roster of circuses in France, In Paris and on the^road. • ■"''' 



"Cranks" arc eliminated by the performing animal bill prepared In ' 
committee, to be submitted to the English Parliament as an end to the 
leng-winded discussion In England on the matter. ; - -.f.-^ 

A story on athletics in the Far East, especially written for Clii»per by t 
George Mooscr. :•■-■ ■■ : ' .-■■^■■_ .■. •..>• 



"Twenty -five Years Ago," rewritten from Clipper's flies. 
Circuses figuring on engaging big girl acts for next season. 



Three Whippet (dog) race meets in the early fall in the east. 






Page of sports; page of prohibition news from all over the country; 
page of radio news and comment. 



Reviews of carnivals and fairs. 



Acts In vaudeville suitable for outdoor exhibition or under canvas 



ILL AND INJURED 

Roy H. Beat tic, manager of thr 
Palace, Cincinnati, is convale^vinj? 
from a serious illness which con- 
fined him for several weeks jn the 
JewiHh Hospital. 

Mrs. I'auline Carbrey (Carr and 
Brcy) was discharged from tho 
Kooscvelt hOHpit.-U, New York, Aug. 5, 
and is recuperating at her home in 
Atlantic City. 

Fiances Clare (RawRon and Claif ) 
is at the Neuiolcgical Hospital, 149 
Wast 67th , Klrcet, New York, lor 
observation. ^ .. ,- 



Jo Paige Smith, tho booking 
.'•Kent, is confined in the Flushing 
hospital with pneumonia-^ 

Lotiif Robb is recovering, from 
an operation performed last weelt 
in i'oiyclinu hospital, Now York. 
MJKS Robb has not brrn^ well since 
Hhe wa.M .*!truck by a motor truck a 
few montiis ago. 

Happy MoNnlly (M<NalIy and 
A.shton) in rerovoring in the City 
lIoKpital, Worccsfei, from neiioiiw 
injuries rCHulting wiion iie wiis hit 
by an automobile, abt>iit two weckn 



ENGAGEMENTS 

Macklyn Arbuckle, for Marlon 
Davlee' "Yolanda," film 

Virginia Bedford, Ryan Gill, stock, 
Cape Cod, Mass. 
George Stone, "Artists and Models." 

Mollie Dodd, Margaret Wilson, 
Jamie Coughlin. Lewis' "Frolic." 

Marlon Green, new "Greenwich 
Village Follies." 

Theodore West man, Jr., "The 
Brook." 

Marjorie Sweet, "Up She Goes." 

Sammy White and Eva Puck, new 
"Greenwich Village Follies." 

Snow, Columbus and Dllley, new 
"Music Box Revue." 

Margaret Maxwell, for "Play- 
things." 

J. Irving White, for President 
Stock, Washington. D. C. 

Ruth Amos, for Toledo (O.) The- 
atre Stock. 

Catharine Dale Owen, for "The 
Whole Town's Talking." 

John Anthony, for "Mary the 
Third." 

Frieda Innescourt, for "The Jury- 
woman." 

Joseph Schlldkraut. "The Rob- 
bers." 

Madeline Collins, "Adrienne." 

Charles Richma«. Dodson Mitchell, 
FVances Underwood, Juliette Cros- 
by, Eugene Powers, Marion Ballon. 
"Home Fires." 

Kay Laurell, "Whispering Vires" 
(Chicago.) 

McKay Morris, Oail Kane, Repina 
Wallace, Stephen Maloy, Zeflio Til- 
bury, Lucille Soars, Reginald Kar- 
low. Robert Barratt, '"Phc Break- 
ing Point." 

John Thorn, "The Old Sonk" 
(road.) 

E<lith Fitzgerald. "BlondoH." 

Clarence Derwent, (hlda Leary, 
"Angel Food." 

Mary Carroll, "Brook.*' 



Wallls Clark, Irving Mitchell, 
^•Tweedles." 

Rose and Arthur Boylan, "Artists 
and Models." 

Dempsey and Wood, "Wlldflower." 

White and Mills, Tracy and Hay, 
"Gingham Girl." 

Joe Dorney, Doris Duncan, George 
Leonard, "That's That." 

Winifred Dean, Dixie Norton's 
vaudeville act. 

Dorothy Waterman, Ollle Wood's 
vaudeville aet. 

Isabel Rlche, Hlght A Reflow's 
vaudeville act. 

Ruth Merton and Tom Fox, 
"Greenwich Village Snapshots." 
vaude. 

Grace Vantyne, Sammy Small, 
"Daisies Won't Tell." 



Bobby Young, "Girlies." vaude. 
Ottalie Corday, "That's That." 
Arnold Gluck, "Little Jessie 

James." 

Beverly Gale. "The Newcomers." 
Molly Dodd. "Lewis' Frolics." 
Violet Shubert. "Good Old Days.* 
Lezlee Jones, "Good Morning, 

Dearie." , 

Tom Flynn, "The Way put," 

vaude. 

Hazel Ftanklyn, "The Burglar." 
Ethel McElroy. "Greenwich VU- 

lage Follies." 
Donald Cameron, "Brook." 
Harry Eng<Hsh, 'Tin Gods." 
Oscar Lorraine, "Music Box Re* 

vuc," 
Marlon Haslup. "The Foot" 
Joe Boggs, "Tut-Tut." 



OBHUARY 



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8ANDY SHIELDS 
Sandy Shields, actor, died sud- 
denly Aug. 8, in New York City, 
aged 60. He had been on the stage 
for 33 years, and recently had been 
.appearing in the films. 



Gus Pixley, who died at Saranac 
Lake, N. Y., June 2, after he had 
been there but nine days, was 49 
years of age at the time of his 
death. His widow, Mary Maletesta, 
survives and Is returning to the 
stage. 



The father of Max Gordon (Lewis 

IN FOND MRMKMHHANCB 

OF MY lIU.SnAND 

DICK DUFPEY 

Who paH«cd away Au(;unt 8th, 1022 

ADELE KELLAR DUFFEY 



and Gordon) died Aug. 5 in New 
York City, aged 78. 



The mother of Con Conrad, son^^ 
writer nnrt fnrmrr vandevilian, dio<} 
Aug. 2, at hoi i)cinu' in New Yorl-: 
City. 



Mrs. George M. Spidell, wife ol 
the general purchasing ngprjt of the 
Famovi^ Players Lasky Corporation, 
died Auk. 4 in tlie New P.ociiello 
Hospital of injnrioH received the 
night before in an auto accident. 



Charles Alexander Kaiser, tenor, 



composer, teacher and musical 
authority, died last week in Atlantic 
City, where he bad gone for a va- 
cation. After sifiging when a youn^ 
man In the principal cities of Eu- 
rope, he became solo tenor In St. 



IN CH£RINHED MKMORT OF 

'TEX" 

Away flv« years August IStb 

MABEL SHEA 



Patrick's Cathedral, New York, re- 
maining for 15 years. He was a 
director and organizer of several 
music schools. His compositions in- 
clude many pieces of advanced 
musical art and cne comic opera, 
"A Norman Conquest." In recent 
years has was singing instructor in 
the Grcenpolnt Public Schools. His 
widow, a brother and a sinter sur- 
vive. The deceased lived in White- 
stone, L. I. -1 




.JN MJiJnicK^Y 



Of 0«ir ^>^.^rly Hrlove<l Mother 

DORA MARIE FOLSOM 

Who pasRcd away AuRiiHt .^rt, 1923 

BESSYE CLIFFORD 

MAY SPENCER DURNEE 

Mrs. Dora Marie Folcom, rnollier 
»f,f^es^;ye Cliffcjd, died Aug. 3.. ••tic' 
a painful IIInesH o( many montit^. 



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Thursday, August t. IWS 



BURLESQUE 






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imiAL'S LOOP INCLUDES 
I 24 SHOWS FOR NEXT SEASON 



INSTALLMENT POOL 



100 Weekly Deducted for TrantpoT' 
tation 



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New Producing Operators Added — ^Titles, Casts 
and Producers Listed — ^Expect 18 Playing Weeks 
to Be Increased to 24 by Sept. 15 



Title:*, casts and producing: oper- 
ators of ^0 of the 24 Mutual Bur- 
lesque Association Shows scheduled 
fir next season arc listed below. 

'fhe name of the show's oi^rator 
la In parentheses, following the title 

of each show. 

The names of the porformeno en- 
faged for the various shows are 
not lifted nec*»««arily in the order 

^i The rosters of Tom Sullivan's two 



Louis Gardner, Bvssie Rosa, Muriel 
Claire. 



"Snappy Snaps** (Fred Strouse). 

Casrt: Rex Wel)er, Ray Read. Wil- 
liam Youngr, Frank Queen, Bunnie 
Dale, Mona Mayo, Dolly Lewis, 
Vivian La Vardo. 



I shows, "Danring Fools" and "Bits 
6 at Hits"; Frank Damsel's s'low, 
f'l'Jtfake It Snappy." and Doc tuni- 
■; ion's "Hclter Skelter" will appear in 
a later istu^. 
There will We six producerfi new 
■ to the Mutual operating shows on 
that circuit next season. They are 
William S. Clark, George Jriffc. 
Sam Kraus. E. L, Spiro, Harvt-y 
r Fields and Harvey Bentley, the lat- 
ter producing in partnership wiih 

- Julius MicliaelH. 

i> Tlie 18 playing weeks lined up for 
1^1 the start of the season will be Jn- 
'$■ creased, ft is expected, to 24 before 
^ «ept. 15. 
I <, .''Georgia Peaches." (Kd RuhIi.) 

Ca.'it: Lew Rose, Billy Bumps 
^ Maclc, Colton and Darrow, Milton 
"i Cahii Dotty Bennett, Hazel Gratit. 
; "Oh Joy Girls." (Sam Raymond.) 
|V Cast: Billy Orogan Spencer. 

- Jules Jacobs. Bernie Clark, G»^orge 
'' ۥ Mack, Anna Armstrong, Elsie. 

Rajnor, Rose Bernard. 

"Round the Town." (Ed Ryan.) 

Cast: Billy Kelly, Andy Martin. 
Jack Seward. Tim Benson. Pauline 
RusRell, Arnold Sisters, Mabel Lee. 

"Running Wild/* (Sam Kraus.) 
■ Cast : : Burke Brothers, Dave 
Evans. Murray Green, Emma Koh- 
ler, Bfe Bell. 

"Folly Town." (William S. Clark.) 

')■' Ca.st: Giiy Fay, J. Lee Allen, Joe 

' Morse, Ed Kempner. Billy Woodall. 

^ Grace Wallace, Babe Qulnn. Maude 

Emmerson. 

"Joy Riders." (Georgr© Jaffe.) 
Everett E. CThipman, manager. 

Cast: Micky Mark wood. Joe 
Mack. Dcrt Lester. Jack Stanford, 
Vivian Lawrence, Frances Ryer, 
Rose Bentley. 

"Sassy Bits" (Joe Howard). 

Cast: Charles (Red) Marshall, 
Irving Sellg, Tom Fairclough, Joe 
Gerald, Rose Lee, Rae Leanse, Ida 
Roberts. . 



"Band Box Revue" (S. W. Man- 
heim. operato/-; Frank Smith, man- 
ager). 

Cast: Mitfy n*» Vpre, Harry Le 
Vine, Clarence Wurdlg, Allyn Mc- 
Donald, Jimmie Moore, Mildred 
Austin. Mildred Steele, Mildred 
Cozlerre. Frankie Moore, Teddy 
Schrader ) . 



"Laffin* Thru" (S. W. Manheim, 
operator; T. CJ. Wiggins, manager). 

Cast: Charles Country, Lake U. 
Kellum, Paul R.\Tin. Gug Flalg, Leon 
Fox. Jeanetle Buckley, Tom Wig- 
Kins. I^eona Fox, Opal Taylor, Hazel 
Hansen. » 



The whole amount of each Co- 
lumbia producer's individual as- 
sessment for the railroad transyur- 
tation pool win not have to be paid 
before the season starts as in past 
seasons. A new ruling permits the 
produccrg to pay it in iuatallments 
of $100 weekly, to be deducted from 
the share of each show as it goes 
along. 

The assessment this yenr will bf 
less than |600 as against some $550 
In other seasons. , 

A surplus of $3,400 left over from 
iast year through the early closings 
of the shows has reduced the In- 
dividual transportation assessment. 

The railroad pool is utilized to pay 
the transportation to the ofpening 
and closing points, and is a co- 
operative measure. Another assess- 
ment also paid weekly of about $500 
for each producer brined the Co- 
lumbia shows back to New York. 

For a producer with three or more 
shows the installment plan of pay- 
ing f5rms an Important accommo- 
dation. ' ;„ . 



EMPRESS, CHICAGO, 
GOING INTO STOCK 



Taken Over by Yankee Co.— 
Makes Third Open Co- 
lumbia Week 



'<■ 



SPIEGEL SHIFTS 



Moved to Another Sanitarium 



"Broadway Belles" (Joe Oppen- 
helmer). 

Cast: Hagen and Toebe, Art May- 
Held, Dave Curtis, Peter Welle, Jean 
Fox, Marie Crispie. 

"Hello Jake Girls" (Hairy Fields). 

Cast: Harry Fields, Abe Oore. 
Tom McKenna, P. McGIlllan, Chas. 
Levlne, Dixie Mason, Florence 
Drake, Violet HUson. 



"French Models* (Jake Potar). 

Cast: Jack Ormsby, Sammy 
Bpeare, Harry Beaaley, Eddie H«rt, 
Betty Palmer, Babe Shepard, Mil- 
4r©d Biggert. 



"Flirts and Skirts" (Lew Sid- 
feaan). 

Cast: Harry Hnrrigan, Dick 
MKhn, Rnad Sutton. Walter. Pep 
Smith, Caprice, Pearl Brlggs, Nola 
Edwards. 



'Fads and Follies'* (Matt Kolb). 
Cast: Ray Kolb, Clare Evans, 
Johnny Weber, Tommy Hanlon. 
,I>on Weary, Hubert McDonald, 
Jessie McDonald, Babette, Ruth 
:. ..Hanlon, Babe Green. 

"London Gaiety GIHs*' (Griff Wil- 
tUims). 

(Xst: Billy Hardy, Tony Cornetta. 
«alph Fielder, Billy De Tello, George 
Hamilton, GerUe De Fay. Lenore 
Torriani, Claire Grey, May Merle. 

"Step Lively Girls** (Julius Ml- 

w»sela and Harry Bentley). 

,. V»''t' Harry Bentley. Jimmie El- 

«Ht. Jim Carlton. Eugene Routh, 

^«P Bedford. Mae Belle, Alice Mel- 
▼in. 



Miss Venus" (E. L. Spiro). 
..^Cast: Billy Mike KeMy. Bill.v 
wady. Frank Pay, Jackie Ad.lison, 
^ t^ I-aurie, Daisy Dean. Grace 
■I revor. 

W?**** Along" (Morris anl Bor- 

Cavi. .iu]<,, Howard. Max Cole- 
man K.Mie De Velde. Charles Har- 
"•. Harry WiJde. Ida Bernard. Mina 



^fniles and Kisses" (Fred .«trouset. 

Ca(,» i.^ft fMrkm.ii^,' Abe T/eoJiarfl. 

Arthur S'»»arn, Claronoe Maurer. 



At ft special hearing before Ref- 
eree in Bankruptcy Harold P. Cof- 
fin Tuesday, Dr. Leo Spiegel, a 
brother of Max Spiegel, disclosed 
that tlie bankrupt theatrical pro- 
moter had been transferred from 
the Stamford Hall Sanitarium, 
Stamford, Conn., where he had been 
committed in December to Dr. 
Jacoby's Sanitarium, T o p a s s e 
Grange, Stillwater road, Stamford, 
two months later. The reason for 
the transfer according to Dr. 
Spiegel was that the former place 
was too expensive. The special in- 
quiry was a result of an anonymous 
communication to the referee that 
Spiegel had been seen at freedom. 
Mrs. Estelle B. Mark. Spiegel's 
mother-in -flaw, corroborated that 
the theatrical man had been trans- 
ferred to the second named sani- 
tariunx. 

Last week, Justice Bljur awarded 
the Mark Spiegel Realty Corp., 
Judgment for $56,000 on three 
checks against the Gotham National 
Bank, which the corporation had 
drawn on the banking institution* 
and which checks were alleged to 
have been forged by Spiegel and 
deposited to his own account. 



BURLESaUE CHANGES 

Billy Brandell, vaudeville pro- 
ducer, has purchased a half Interest 
In the Columbia wheel bhow, "A)l 
Aboard," from Seymour Felix. 

Dick Kirechbaum, formerly dra- 
matic editor ol the Newark Star- 
Eagle." is now advance agent for 
"Dancing Around" on the Columbia 
wheel. . . ^v . 

The Six Racketts, a novelty 
dancing and acrobatic turn, who 
arrived from Germany Wednesday, 
have been engaged to appear with 
"Queens of Paradise" on the Colum- 
bia circuit. 

Iluby Lesby for "Step Lively 
Girls." 

Scott and Christy have withdrawn 
from Miner's "Chuckles of 1923." 



Chicago. Aug. 8. 

The Empress, playing Columbia 
wheel burlesque the past season has 
been tcken over by the Yankee 
Amusement Co., and. will follow a 
stock burlvsque policy hereafter. 

The Yankee Co. also controls the 
State-Congress liere. operating it 
successfully with stock burlesque. 

Throe performancss daily will be 
givcni at the Empress, located at 
63rd and Halsted streets. :- . 

The lease on the Empress Is for 
15 years, under a gratUiating rental 
of from $30,000 to $35,000. In addi- 
tion to the stock burlesque the Em- 
press will play five i»vlfi oi vaude- 
ville. ■;;••• •.-:■■,:■,.■.■:.;;.;■ 

The dropi)in{* out of the Empress 
from the Columbia wheel will md^ce 
a third open week on that circuit, 
until tije vacancy is filled in. 



BURLESQUE CLUB OPENING 



New Edifice on West 48th 6t. Rep- 
i^ssnts Investmsnt of $75,000 



The Burlesque Club of America 
formally opened Its new clubhouse. 
West 48th street, near Eighth ave- 
nue. New York, Monday night, with 

a reception and Impromptu show. 

The new home of the Burlesque 
Ciub represents an investment of 
approximately $75,000, and com- 
pares favorably in appointments 
with the homes of any of the better 
class of clubs In the country. 



TWOCONQEMNEO 

People's ami Hsuok'i^ Cincy— 
Mutual Shows at Empr— 



Cincinnati, Aug-. S. 

People's and Heuck's theatres 
iiave been condemned. People's has 
been the home of Mutual wheel bur- 
lesque and Heuck's has a picture 
and very small time vaudeville 
policy. \ ^' 

The Empreafl, formerly a SulU-, 
van-Considine vaudeville house and 
later a burlesque and now a shkUI 
timp vaudeville theatre, will bo the 
new home of the Mutual. AI Singer 
and Ben Levlno have leased th« 
Empress for' five years from I. 
Frankel, whose program of wee 
vaudeville and . pictures has been 
succeeding but fairly. They will 
operate the place under the name of 
the Empress Theatre Co., but it ' 
really will be owned by tbs Mutual 
Interests. . - ; , . ,* 

Meyer "Blacky" L^nts will be th«i 
manager. Lew Heck, who press-* 
agented People's, will be retained in 
that capacity. The Empress will 
open Au^. 18 and WfU WvA * i>ej^ 
show each week. . ..•,.../ y^.. 



NO SATURDAY OPEKDrOS 

The Columbia Amusement Co. lias 
placed a ban on Saturday matinee 
qr night openings, whether for pre- 
liminary or oflloial opening dates 
for Its attractions the coming sea^r 

The Columbia's antl-8aturd.ar 
edict is based on tbt assumption t^e 
average show can not stand twa 
Saturdays in the same town. _ 



SINGEH'S TWO WEEKS' STAND 

Jack Singer's "Merry Whirl," the 
first show to open on the Coutts 
musical comedy unit circuit, started 
at the Gaiety. Montreal, Sunday. It 
will remain two weeks, changing the 
bin for the hold-over week. 

SHUBEETS' DEFENSE 

(Continued from page 1) 
matter of jurisdiction. The corpora- 
tion directory lists the Winter Gar- 
den Co. as having been chartered in 
New Y'ork. 

Secondly, Lee Shubert avers that 
he has nothing to do with the Win- 
ter Garden productions, but he is 
merely a vice-president and director 
of the corporation. This defense is 
entered despite that the Messrs. 
Shubert are programed as presenting 
the "Passing Show." 

On the que.stIon of merits, William 
Klein has prepared an answer that 
the "Seeing Double" Idea is old and 
has been previou.'^ly employed in 
other productions. 

The argument on the injunction 
lias again been postponed until next 
week. . 



HOPPER'S NEW ROLES 

(Continued from page 1) 
hath In the fountain the original 
comedians in the piece took v hen 
the show was first put on about 
L'5 years ago. The role is new to 
him' and Is the third new role he 
ha.« taken on .'^ime he started out 
wltli the com puny in Kalliiporc 
over H year ago. 

Tlie first was l\i!« delmt nn th* 
.*^horl^r ot Nottin*rhain in * Robin 
Hood," the second was .letikins In 
"The Firetly ' «nd th** third l.i the 
present role. » 




Hal Porde. Wilbur Mack, JacJc 
Kennedy and WlUle Mandel, rated 
among the best actor -golfers, are 
now trying to organise a touring 
company of actors who can play 
the scotch game, for ths purpose 
of playing a two -week tour of otin 
night stands at various countrir 
clubs m ths east. Tbs actor-golf^ 
ers will play the champ teams of 
each club during the day and give 
a show in the clubhouses In the 
evening. The idea Is similar to the 
touring N. V. A. ball team now oa 
the road. 



CHAS. MARION 

GATES and FINLAY 

When HARRY A. SHEA handed us a route for the entire Locw Cir- 
cuU it wa!9 most gratifyixig. Not that we are unaccustomed to being 
booked, but Miss Flnlay has been ill and away from the footlights for the 
past two aJid a half years and opened cold at llie American, New York, 
August 2. 

Our \'elilcle is "The Instructor," by Searl Allen, and we banged it 
over. Gee, it feels great to be back again and together and all BOOKED 
UPI 

Hippodrome, Baltimore, August 13; Strand, Washington, August 20, 
etc., for 40 weeks- ■ }:f- -.■ ■ ' ■ 



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TITLE CLASHES 

Bgriesque 



and Br-o«d«vay 
Similar Names 



vrfith 



Anotlier title ronflictlon between 
a musical show aimed for Brosdway 
and burlesque show occurred this 
week with the Willie Collier-Sam 
Bernard show taking the monicker 
of "Nifties of 1923." 

Hurtlg & Soamon have a "Nifties 
of 1S23' on the Columbia wheel. 
There is also a "VHhltIe.s" on the 
Columbia wheel nert season, and 
Earl Carroll has a "Vanities of 
19?3" at tlio Carroll currently. 

Another title f onfiiotlon Is 'T.ui.- 
111!^ Wild" (::d Daley) on the Co- 
lumbia, and "Running Witd' (Sam 
Kraus) on the Mutual. 



Stoci< at Palace, Minneapolis 
Minneapoli'<. .Vug. x. 
I'rank L. \Vul:c!ield wiU produ. e 
musical «tock at the Palace with a 
company ta<vi''"'1 ''V Nat Flolds and 
Itillv .Mos«*y. , . 



WRESTLERS LIMITED 



SViSf* 



Equal!/ on 
$500. 



Gross Over 



Instead of wrestlers receiving 50 



per cent, of the gross when appear- 
ing as an ext.-a card at the Star 
and Garter, Chicago, with the Co- 
lumbia phow next season, the grap- 
plers will get 50 per cent, of the 
trrosa over $500. Otherwise there 
will be no wrestling. , 

Most of the Columbia producers 
ar«» not k*»f^n for the wrestling ex- 
tra attraction feature at anr price, 
they t.'ikint,' the stand it detracts 
ftom whatever cla.«H a i»how may 
have. 

The scale in the pant has Ikcti a 
utraight fifi per cent, of tiie grofs fur 
tlie wr»stlerR, with the contrstH held 
one nl/sht a week. On these wref- 
tlintf ni^h's a groins 
over id frequ'^ntly 
S»;ir and Cni tor. 



of $-'.^>00 and 
t<>''iJ.*.l al '!i» 



; ^CIRCUS ROUIXS 

* ' ' Rinalinf -Barnum-Bailsy 

Aug. f. Saskatoon, Saslc.; 10. North 

Battleford; 11, Edmonton, Alberta; 

IS, Calgary; 14. Lethbridge; 16. 

Great Falls, Mont.; 1«, Butts, Mont.; 

17, Missoula <one performanc* 

only): 18, Spokane. Wash. 

Sells-Flsto ^^ 

Aug. 9. Sandusky. O.; 10, Kenton; 

11, Beliefontaine; 18, Terrs Haute; 

14, Vincennes, Ind.; 16, Harrisburg. 

Ill • 16, Mt. Carmel; IT, BYmmville, 

Ind.; 18, Owsnsboro, Ky* v*^ .va>v>' 

Haaenbsck-WaHaes 

Aug. 9, Pocatello, Idaho: 10, Twin 
Falls; 11, Idaho Falls; It, Dillon. 
Mont, (afternoon only); 1$, Ana- 
conda; 14, Helena; 15, Bozeman; 16, 
Livingston; 17, Red Lodge; IS, Bill' 
Ings. 

John Robinson "'" •'^ 

Aug. 9, Hlllsboro, O.; 10. Chilli - 
cothe; 11, Waslilngton; 13, Newark; 
14, Mt Vernon; 15, Massllon; 16, 
Alliance; 17, Wooster; 18. Bunyrus; 
20, Jackson, Mich. 

Walter L. Main 

Aug. 9, Pana, HI.; 10, Mattoon; 11, 
Robinson; 13, Etilngnam; 14, Brn- 
ton; 16, Mt. Vernon; 10, Marion: 17, 
Murphysvllle; 18, Cairo. 

Sparks Circua 

Aug. 9. Springfield, O.; 10, (;re<-ti- 

vllle; 11, Anderson; 13, Kokomo, 

Ind. • ^ 'i 

Golden Bros. 

Aug. 9, Orrvllle, O.; 10, bmi^Ilt* 
Coshocton: 13, Delaware; «, €hil- 
IldTJ; 15. Shelby; 10, Tiffin; 17, De^ 
fiance; 18, Bowling Oreen. , ' , 

CARNIVAL ROUTES ! 

Narder Majestic Shows 
Aug 6-11, Brldosburg, Philad 1- 
phla; i8-l!i. Vineland, N. J. 
Grsst Patterson Shows 
Aug, 6-11, Benton Harbor, Mieh.; 
12-17, loDla; 20-25, Cairo. 

Lachman Exposition • 
Aug. C-9, Crookston, Minn, (fair); 
10-12, en route; 13-11, Hastin«s, 
Neb (fair). ^ • , 

De Kreko Bros. Shows " ' 
Aug. 1-11, Roseland. Chicago; U- 
18, Kenosha, Wis. 

Nat Rsiss Shews ' 
Aug. 6-11, Carthage, Mo; 13-18, 
IliKKinsvlUe; 20-28. S'-dalia: 27. 
Lawrence, Kan.; Sept. 8-8, Ottawi, 
Kan. 

Rubin & Cherry Shewa 
Aug. 6-11. Owosso, Mich.; 13 l«. 
Grand Rapids. 
Bay State Exposition Shows, Inc. 
Aug. 6-11. Gardner, Mass.; ll-l**. 
Sknwhegan, Me.; 20-26, Pltt^fieTiT. 
Maine; 27-.Sept. 1, Portsmouth. N. H. 
Noble C. FaiHy Shows 
Atig «-lt. Elmer. Mo.; It-ll, Kn'>s 
Cilv 2I-2ti, (Jroen City. 
West Shows 
.Aug 6-11. Tasley, Vs.; 18-18. Po- 
cotnc.kr City; 20-25. Salisbury. Md. 
Bob Morton Circus Co. 
Au<. 6-li, DeealVc, A'a' ; IT-lf, 
P*>f,. .ir-ola, V^^. 



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E D I I O R I A Li .v5Tiursday, Auguat 0, 1928 




Trade Uark Registered 
PtobllMhei] Weekly by VARIETY. Ine. 

Blrne Bilverman, Prealdcnt 
1S4 Weat 46th Street New York CUy 



SUnsCRlU'l'lON: 

f^nn»»» »? I Foreign $8 

Bingle Copies 20 Centa 



VOIa IjXX.1. 



No. 12 



Morris Rote (Rose & Curtis) and 
Ben Plermojit left New York Sun- 
day for the Pacific Coast. Mr, Rose's 
trip weat Is on a quest for vaude- 
Yllle attractions. 



A charge of petty larceny against 
OUle Coleman, a domestic, brought 
bj Eddie Cantor, was dismissed by 
Acting City Judge Cortright in Mt. 
Vernon, N. Y.. last week. The Cole- 
naan woman had been employed at 
tlM Cantor borne and after her dis- 
nilesal It was found several suits 
of clothes were missing. Cantor, 
who appeared at the trial, said he 
believed It was a case of mistaken 
Identity and the case was dismissed. 



Major Villiam Noble, Judge Ad- 
▼ocate General O. R C U. 8. Army, 
returned to Oklahoma City this 
week following a training period at 
Fort Bam Houston, Tex. While at 
the army post Major Noble received 
the personal thanks of the com- 
maadlnf areneral for enlisting over 
too men for the Citizens' Military 
Training Camp. 



Louie K. Sidney has been ap- 
pointed manager of the Aldine, 
Pittsburg^ by the Loew Interests. 



/Richard Ryan Is the newly ap- 
pointed manager of the Main St*, and 
SaYoy, Asbury Park. N. J. 



Ernest Ball has been booked in 
Bngland by William Morris, to open 
OYer there next month. 



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INSIDE STUFF 



ON VAUDEVILLE 



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Alba Tiberio, the Italian Sylvester- Schaeffer, wtio recently scored a 
pronounced hit at Stoll's London Coliseum, did so accidentally. The Coli- 
seum, StoHs principal Engliah vaudeville theatre (m«»k<ng It the leading 
one of that country), has been running short of drawing attractions all 
summer. Tiberio had been booked for the Keith time over here, to open 
In September. Her agent is Charles Bomhaupt, formrly\ In New York, 
but for the past three years headquartering In Brussels (Belgium). 

Bornhaupt informed tne StoU onioe he th ueht he had a find in Tiberio, 
and urged Llewellyn Johns to take a chance. It would nicely break 
Tiberlo's trip to the States, the agent added, and he would guarantee her. 
Eornhaupt has an International reputation as a discerning agent who 
i.ever exaggerates, having been noted for substantial agentlng qualities 
v/hen in New York. The Stoll people knew of that, of course. They 
concluded to gamble On his Judgment without first seeing the girl, espe- 
cially as they were hard prcsofxl Just then for a feature attraction at 
the Col. 

In vaudeville anywhere to take a long chance of that kind on a head- 
line act In a big metropolitan house Is a rarity. Some bookers would 
refuse under any conditions. At Tiberlo's first performance the Stall 
bunch occupied a stage box with much trepidation as to the outcome, but 
Tiberio made good, and the Engli.<'h crowd murmured, "Bornhaupt kept 
his word." ; . '7,, 

Then a peculiar thing happened. Opinion started to differ about 
Tiberlo's work. She does a maze of variety stunts, much as SohaeCfer 
did, known as "a whole show." Some thought her fine among the show 
people, whilst others couldn't see her. Meantime she did business at the 
Coliseum, and the public went to her strong. 

It was said she worthed amateurishly and tried for too much, while 
those who liked her said Tiberlo's broken English alone would pass her 
over here, and being a girl trying an all-arouna entertainment would 
assuredly pass her. 

A couple of showmen returned from London and raved over Tiberio, 
while one other passed an opposite opinion. In Variety's London office are 
two representatives, one English and the other (Jolo) American. Both 
agreed the girl is but ordinary for the States. The English representative 
caught the opening performance at the Coliseum when Tiberio appeared. 
He returned to Variety's office and made no mention of anything unusual 
at the Coliseum. Jolo, having heard about some of the foregoing (but 
not all, as this is stealing Inside stuff right under Joe's nose), he cauglit 
ihe Coliseum show that same night, and could not "see" her either. 

Jolo sent a New Act notice to Variety In New York on Tiberio, but It 
will not be published. The circumstances are such there Is no» reason 
to prejudice a foreigner in advance, since she has been booked and will 
ihortly appear at the Palace, New York; and, also, this Is a test of 
Americans' Judgment on acts away from home and under the Influence 
of the native people with their leanings and applause. Four Americans 
have given their opinion of the girl's chances over here. They are 
evenly divided; two are expert vaudeville men: .one Is a theatrical news- 
paper man; It's an opportunity to locate the best pickers. That may be 
told when Tiberio plays the Palace. 



THE STYUSIHI SIDE 



Francis Johnston was saved from 
drowning In a strong undertow at 
Ocean Beach, California, by Claude 
Shuster, after a terrific struggle in 
the water, with both having narrow 
escape. Johnston, the tenor with 
the San Francisco Opera, Is a pow- 
erful swimmer, but the undertow 
was overcoming him when Shuster 
went to his rescue. 



Mrs. Jayne Holden, professional, 
told Judge Shortall In San Fran- 
cisco, her husband. Jack Holden, 
had a nasty and authorized habit 
of beating her. The Judge bel eved 
Mrs. Holden and now she's free. 



William Masaud, brother-in-law of the late Percy G. Williams, who has 
been living at the Williams' estate "Fineacres," East IsIIp, Xong Island, 
for several months, was operated on recently in Dr. King's private hos- 
pital. Bay Shore, for a kidney disorder. Dr. George D. Stewart performed 
the operation. Masaud has been 111 for several months and was confined 
to his bed and unable to attend the funeral services for Percy Williams. 



Jack Curtis and Max Gordon, a couple of New York vaudeville agents, 
struck Berlin when 1,000,000 marks were worth $1. The gold certificated 
millionaires had a suite at the Hotel Adlon, everything they wanted, made 
half-mllllon (marks) bets at the races and wound up their wild German 
stay at the end of four days, having spent gross |60, American, between 
them. 

Curtis says a woman annoyed him on the street, so he gave her all 
the change he had. about 600,000 marks. She fainted said Jack, but he 
added, It was worth the 60 cents. •'•; 

In Parts the high average bet at the race track appears to be 100 
francs, with living there also very much more reasonable than In London. 
In London the boys stated cost Is very high for everything. 



John J. Ralston/ one of the best 
known Australian leading men, with 
the J. C. Williamson firm over there 
for 10 years, has arrived In New 
York, 



The story In the dailies about Fannie Brice contemplating facial treat- 
ment for added beauty was merely a kidding story, started by some one 
on a chance Jest dropped by Miss Brtce. 



8oI Levey will manago Proctor's 
Fifth Ave. during the absence of Bill 
Quald. 



Belle Baker will play the Orpheum 
circuit next season for the first lime 
in ten years. 



^Hsrry Singer of |he Orpheum 
circuit's staff Is due in New York In 
about two weeks for a vacation, 
coming from the coast. 



Karl Hoblitzelle, president of the 
Interstate Circuit (Texas), is in 
New York for a short stay. 



There Is a small, unpretentious barber shop In London, located on the 
Strand, not a mile away from the Savoy and Cecil hotels. During the 
summer season the place Is frequented by passing Americans. In one 
corner of the show is a fine sample of what appears to be an antique 
clock. Practically every American is a potential gatherer of antiques. 
Directly the man enters the shop his attention Is arrested by the clock. 
He Immediately enters Into negotiation with the barber for Its purchase, 
and Is informed it is not for sale, having b^en in the barber's family for 
several generations. In the end the American buys the clock and next 
day a duplicate of the timekeeper can be found In Its place. 



Arthur Klein took over the Will Morrlssey "Ncwcomes" show that 
was to have opened last night (Wednesday) at the Ambassador, New York. 
It Is playing the Ambassador (Shuberts) on percentage with the show 
costing about $4,000 weekly to operate. It carries 60 people. Including a 
jazz band. . 



BY PAM 



'"■":. ».^^ 



"'■•»■ ■' .1?! 



Probably the greatest surprise the Palace audience has witnessed for 
quite a spell is when AJyn Mann forsook his glrl'e wl|( Monday after* 
noon. Mr. Mann makes a convincing girl and. compared to the averagt 
Bwlrklng female Impersonator, is In a class alone. His endurance is re« 
markable and was the only hint throughout the entire act that he was a he. 

One of his best dressefi is a tomato red with silver basque bodice* 
A hand-spring done with hla partner's hands is a novelty. 

Ben Roberts shines especially this week. Though there were lots ot 
dancing acts with intricate music, there was no special leader, nor was 
there the last bitch In the music cues. 

Toward the end of the Morton act it became evident a few rehearsals 
would be advisable. Sam Morton Is as funny If not funnier than ever. 
The solo sung by Joe. "You're Just as Beautiful^ at Sixty as You Were 
at Sweet Sixteen," slows up the turn. Besides," Mrs. Kitty Morton, a* 
she looked at the Monday matinee In a very smart lavender georgette 
with rhlnestone stripes, doesn't look 60. hardly tO. Clara's first dress was 
not becoming and certainly not fashionable. 

Rita G0UI4 has an abundance of talent, but is Jeopardizing her success 
by the mannerisms she indulges In. Her %ct last May and her act now, 
though the same material Is used, are widely different. Her lullaby 
number bears no resemblance to the song as she rendered it last spring. 
Artfully draped Is her gown of orange velvet. It's nice to see Miss Uould 
back on the big time. • 

Santos and Hayes are well gowned, Mis.s Santos In Jet and white satin, 
and Miss Hayes In J^t and gold. Miss Santos has her perpetual smile and 
Hayes her coloratura, flexible voice. 

The orchestra arrangement for the song, "Bit by Bit You're Breaking 
My Heart," is a musical treat. 

Adelaide (Adelaide and Hughes) is as cunning as ever in a salmon 
taffeta made after the Madeline flounced model. Her most attractive 
dress Is the black lace and taffeta. The chapeau Is the latest word. Not 
pretty are the rolled down stockings. They exaggerate the size of her 
upper leg. Their set is attractive and novel. The Inevitable overture pro- 
longs the running time, to no avail. 

The Palace bill this week Is one of the lengthiest, due moMly to the 
padding and stalling by the acts. 



Marion Davles has reached the zenith of screen art In "Little Old New 
York." As the girl impersonating her brother, she Is the most ideal boy ; 
within remembrance. Not the least touch of accepted movie trick was 
discernible In her performance. 

While it is regretful Miss Davles had-to sacrifice her 'wealth of hair 
to play this boy, her success In the picture is its compfnsation. In all 
scenes she Is correctly dressed and showed up to disadvantage another 
njeniber of the cast wearing French heels In 1848. 

The new Cosmopolitan theatre Is perfect, and rather important this 
time of the year — cool. tj 

"The Merry Go Round" is a very interesting picture, but the story Is 
rather weak as it near i the end. Norman Kerry is dandy and slender, 
especially in his Austrian uniforms. The closce shaving of the hair about 
the temples of Mr. Kerry and the other male members of the cast was 
most unbecoming, though quite correct, a'^cording to that period of lt)H \ 
to 1914. ^ . \ 

Mary Phllbin has a very winning peraonaljty. Lighting brings out her 
hair up to advantage. She possesses an unusual and esthetic beauty. 

There were few clothes to draw attention, all of the same period with 
the exception of the dresses In the royal wedding scene. 

Miss Wallace as the Komtesse Gisella von Stelnbrueck wore in it an 
attractive bridal outfl'. of Duchesse lace with the head-piece of pearli 
srranged in a five-pointed design, which framed her face becomingly. 
The bridesmaids looked fluffy and modlshly garbed in white chiffon 
dresses and picture hats. They carried shower bouquets of lilies of the 
valley and rose'). .-j 

Cesare Gravina gives a highly artistic performance in a clOAvn part and 
ras especially touching in his death scene. 



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**Tbe Literary Digest" asks "Do women really possess inventive abil- 
ity?" This must seem easily answerable to the women of the the- 
atrical world. What is the average of female Inventors of pioneer 
acts as compared with the male faction of the profession T Statistlce 
bring out that when a man wants to take a flier in the two or three-a* 
day he generally appears in a two-act. A woman usually makes he^ 
debut as a single. (Written by a woman, of course discount that women 
are given the best of thin arg\iment.) 



Powder blue and tobacco brown afe to be the popular early f.ill nhailes. 
For the gifl with blue eyes, blue Is the color, while brown will emphasize 
the coloring of the dark eyed. . . 



Betty Rutland, who has been a 
bed-stricken Invalid for a long while, 
Is now at 50 Waverty street, Rox- 
bury, Boston, Mass. 



Harry Mountford says he has no brother over here and that the as- 
sumption in Chicago a Mountford In a vaudeville act playing in the mid- 
dle-west was his brother necessarily becomes erroneous. Mountford says 
he enters the correction to protect the other fellow and advises the Mount- 
ford in the middle-west, If his name is actually Mountford, "to change It 
if he wishes to pursue his theatrical or vaudeville adventures." Rather 
nice of Harry — his head seems to be now working toward normalcy. 



A startling example of the dangers to the Individual through using 
patent adjuncts to the toilette Is Illustrated by the unfortuhate accident 
to a prominent resident of CJ?icago. Boarding the Twentieth Century for 
the middle west metropolis, quite naturally and as a time killer and 
customary with most travelers, he got a manicure. The manicurist on 
fhls particular train used a patent remedy much advertised. A cuticle 
remover, with the result that besides removing the cuticle It also removed 
the nails. Cutting promotes growth. The permanent way to eliminate 
the adherence of the skin to the nail Is to directly, after washing the 
hands, when drying gently push the cuticle back with the towel. 



Ned Wsyburn generally denies he 
Is responsible to Gladys James for 
$206 claimed for services rendered 
in the Shelh|p;ne revue. Coney 
Island. Miss James claims she was 
personally employed by Wayburn. 
The latter, jtvho staged the Shel- 
bume show, is asking for a bill of 
particulars. •- 



The slayers of Doris Rellly, 24- 
year-old Negress who was fatally 
_shot lit the Imperial Cafe, i.( trd 
"Harlem "black belt" hostelry, at Ifi 
West 133d street, New York, are still 
being sought by the police. The 
officials have good descriptions of 
the two men who perpetrated the 
shooting which accidentally caused 
the woman's death from a stray bul- 
let. 



The Mcntmartre will have the 
Markell's Orchestra when reopon- 
Jng^ AvgWftu^ Cole of the lA>Yti\\nc 
grUl will also be there. »^. 



"Stars of Years Ago," the oldtlmers' act, when playing the Fifth Ave. 
last week centered attention back stage durihg Thursday night's per- 
formance. Smoke started to fill the dressing rooms and an alarm brought 
fire apparatus to the stage door. Firemen rushed In. but it was some time 
before they dlscover<fd a pair of smoking socks placed on an electric light 
bulb was the cause of the excUement. It developed that one of the old- 
timers had washed his socks and put them on the light bulb to dry. 



The complaint of an "opening act" to E. P. Albee against a top floor 
dressing room for himself and partner, where valuable wardrobe was en- 
dangered on account of the flith of the room, will probably revolutionize 
the present system of alloting dressing rooms, according to the positions 
of the acts on the bill. 

At least It will effect Immediate changes In the Keith houses following 
a general letter sent out last week to every vaudeville manager In the 
United titates and Canada. '~* "^ ~ '• — 

In his letter Mr. Albee demands "better show business," asks the man- 
fif,'crs to climb out of the rut and to discontinue the archaic practice of 
discriminating against opening and closing acts. 

Albee points out the value of the act that starts the bill, and suggests 
that managers or stage managers place these acts close to the stage 
whenever possible. 

Preference In current bookings are tr be given the Orpheum Coast 
bouses during the coming season and for the balance of the summer sea- 
son. The coas' theatres have remained open all summer and have been 
playing (Strong bills The coast patrons have become educated to a cer 
. . <[Ccntinucd on page 31) . • 



CABARETS 






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Ernie Young has given up the 
production of shows for Marigold 
Garden, Chicago, and the Eitel 
Brothers, owners of the place, are 
looking for another producer. Mr. 
Young has made many notable pro- 
ductions for Marigold. Mr. Young 
took the show end of the garden at 
a time when the owners stood very 
bad with the general public, owing 
to their having shown German 
tendencies during the war. Young 
overcame this and won general 
favor for the place. 

The arrangement was for Young 
to get the door receipts with Eitel 
Bros, allowed 600 passes. It Is said 
that the winter business has meant 
a loss of $20,000 to $25,009 for the 
producer, but that It was made up 
in the summer. 



After a nerve racking chase at CO 

miles an hour, with gun play and 

the oth^r elements of a movie 

I thriller, a Saratoga policeman last 



week captured a load of Cinuidlait 
ale and a /ootlegger aboard the car. 
Two other occupants escaped, but 
one of them was arrested later in 
Schuylerville. The cop cuught hii 
quarry by puncturing a tire in the 
car with a shot from his revolver. 
The Saratoga police received word 
from the police of Glens Ftlls that 
a car had shot through the latter 
city at a terrific speed and that 
shots had failed to stop it. 

A Saratoga bluecoat was ordered 
to the outskirts of the city with a 
motorcycle. He sighted the ma- 
chine tearing down the Sihuyler- 
vllle-SaratogA road at a 60-mile-an- 
hour clip, and gave chase. The rum 
runners drove into Saratoga and tb« 
cop was unable to overtake then» 
in the congestion of traffic, but when 
they got on the outskirts again W 
"stepped on it." Several shots from 
his revolver failed to halt the fle«' 
Ing car, and the officer drew alonf- 
l(Con^inue<Vort,pag€ 18) ' ; ' | 



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Thursday, August 9, 1923 



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LEGITIMATE 



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SHOWDOWN COMING 



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CENTRAL OFHCE PLAN 



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^^fAaiiilfferi Agreeable Must Sign Leblang Contract— 
S^;.t P. M. A. Without Power of Enforcement-Picket 
S ]i Office Needs 40 Theatres, Says Leblang, Out of 49 



t%^-' ■ ■ •" ' \ ■-•'■■■■■ 

' A showdown on the proposedLcen- 
tral theatre ticket a.gency will come 
* when the contract bbtween Joe Le- 
blang &ind the Producing Managers' 
iVaaociatlon ia presented to the 
*"* ipembers for their Individual sig- 
^/Wturea. . Only by affixing their 
^^' inamea to the ^igreement or refusing 
'!' to. do so will the actual statua of the 
N- central agency be established. 
'^ . It i« certain the P. M. A. haa not 
»'' the power to compel its membera 
j to support the plan nor for thea- 
f -trea to place their ticketa in the 
'^' central office. The managera' as- 
§ tfOCiatioD can only recommend such 
^'■' procedure to its membera, it ia ad- 
:l?;;:inltted. . . , . 

.\^ The contract actually creating the 
' ' icentral agency is expected to be 
r^ady for submission ta the man- 
^-,^ , agers by Aug. 22. at which time a 
i^ * general meeting ia scheduled, but it 
was believed this week the climax 
in the ticket discussion would be 
t'i>.' reached before that time. When the 
^'v.» fenanagera are asked to aign it will 
^'s>:.l>d deAnitely known the number of 
r"^^ 'theatres which will support the 
!;:*»». agency. 
Hf. Leblang's Draft- 

■»■***•' At Monday's ticket committee 
meeting a draft of the agreement 
■ " was submitted by Leblang. So that 
|r the final contract could be mrfre 
\ Quickly set forth it was decided to 
have counsel acting for the P. M. 
. A. confer with Leblang'a attorney, 
itirliee Shubert waa not preaent at the 
VK^^meeting, but telephoned he waa in 
^ I 'Record with any action decided on. 
One committeeman atated Shu- 
% ; -fcerfa absence waa designed to dis- 
sipate the idea he waa dominating 
f( tithe committee. 
^;^< > Leblang told the committee that 
^ . he expected to closs the lease on 
f, offices for the central agency Tues- 
£tf: #Mr»* On that day, ha explained, 
sokne details had to be cleared up 
as the proposed site is a sub-lease 
and that the deal would likely be 
. closed Thursday. 

The ticket committer conceded 
; about nine theatres of the Er- 
langer faction, which are definitely 
out of the central agency. 

It ia known, however, A. H. 
tWooda has proceeded making IHe 
Usual arrangement with the ticket 
ligencies for his forthcoming attrac- 
tions and has atated he will aell 
ticketa to whomever he wanted. 
ItThe Selwyna have similarly de- 
clared themselves for their three 
houses. 

When the contract with Leblang 
Is offered P. M. A- members for sig- 
natures further depletion of the 
briglnal list is likely to crop up. 
JHefusal to sign may be because of 
outspokea disapproval or timidity 
lis to the success of the plan, but It 
Is conceded in the P. M. A. there are 
h number of managera who will not 
.feign and who have not definitely 
L, >t»ted their position. 

i^4|i4.; Another Doubt 

^ ' Leblang saitl this week that unlesa 

»: the central ticket office repreaented 

■^ 40 or more theatrea the agency 

F Vould be weakened In ita originally 
designed function of correcting 
ticket abuses. With indications 
that fewer theatres than the propor- 

I tion named by Leblang will actually 
participate there Is a queation 
whether he will care to assume the 

;*' -direction of the project. 

cj'- Among P. M. A. membera the 
inatter of the central ticket office 
•till remaina indefinite. It is the 
ticket committee itaelf that ia posi- 
tive the agency will be accom- 
plished. Committeemen say that 
Leblang will go ahead with the 
Agency regardless of the number of 
theatres participating unless it 

> 'Should happen that the committee 

calls him ott. 

It Is atated a new method of .stock 

' distribution will be worked out 

whereby the contrc. of the central 

— ..oaice could not be taken away from 

• .ihe association, A regulation calllnR 

• for placing all the stock in escrow 
'. has been proposed. That such 

Changes will dampen the enthusiasm 
of some proponents of the central 
office was intimated. 

Shubert Admits to $100,000. 

' ". Miiriagera /»t work on accompilnh- 
'ng the central agency say they have 
fall'/t^ lo,(^»^pQv^r,4t> ^^t^mi^t to grab 
Contiui of Itroidway'd theitre.H SLa 



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dijicerned by the Erlanger faction. 
They state Lee Shubert admitted 
making $100,000 a year from the 
ticket agencies and that Shubert de- 
clared himself willing to give up the 
ticket "gravy" in favor of the cen- 
tral office because he found out the 
brokers had more power than he has. 
Shubert Is said to have explained 
why the ticket agencies had the 
power to make or break th^ average 
attraction by paying the Iwokers 26 
cents per ticket to push certain 
shows. That is said to have scared 
Shubert who "realized how far the 
brokers could go." The attitude of 
the committee is that If only one- 
half or two-thlrda of Broadway's 
hou.ses are in the central agency 
the aim will be partly attained and 
if the scheme works well those who 
do not come in at the start will 
subscribe later. ^ 

There will be no buys in the cen- 
tral office and the ticket sellers will 
be guarded against pushing any par- 
ticular attraction. It is claimed buys 
work both ways, at one ,time a club 
in the hands of the managers and 
at other timea a club held by the 
brokers. 

Formerly the agencies asked for 
allotments, but it ia alleged brokers 
now demand a fixed number of 
tickets for successes with the im- 
plied threat of lying down on other 
offerings of the same producer. 

That such claims are exaggerated 
both. ways Is apparent as instanced 
by the demand of a manager now 
prominently working for the eentral 
office demanding a big agency In- 
crease the buy on his current (musi- 
cal) attraction. 

The producer coupled ttie demand 
with a threat to cut the' agency off. 
The brokera replied they had heard 
the aame thing for ycarj and told 
the* manager to "go ahead and cut 
ua off." The agency la still selling 
ticketa for the attraction. 

V Stock for "Location." '. 

Diacuasiona in the meetinga of the 
ticket committee brought allegations 
that one ticket agency sold $375,000 
In stock to patrons with the prin- 
cipal value of the stock to such in- 
vestors the privilege of purchaaing 
front locations In the agency. It 
was also claimed that the Shuberta 
are not the only managers who have 
gotten young fortunes annually 
from the brokers. One committee- 
man said $150,000 had been the bit 
from the brokera to one group of 
houaes other than the Shuberta'. 
Other managera were quoted getting 
big revenue from the agenciea with 
one mentioned to havs gotten 
$65,000. 

Flo Zlegfeld sent in his resigna- 
tion to the P. M. A. late last week, 
giving out a statement of his rea- 
sona for withdrawing. 2Uegfeld de- 
clared the central ticket office was 
impractical and implied a connection 
between the Shuberta and Leblang. 
His is the only other resignation 
since Erlanger's. As it waia recog- 
nized the P. M. A. could not compel 
ita membera to place tickets in the 
central agency no further resigna- 
tions are expected. 

The meeting o( the P. M. A. Au- 
gust 22 will act upon a proposed 
change In the by-laws whereby the 
clause which necessitates the hold- 
ing of a resignation six months be- 
fore action can be taken shall be 
stricken out. In that way all future 
resignations would become effective 
immediately upon acceptance. If 
passed it will not be retroactive and 
Erlanger's resignation cannot be- 
come effective until the first of the 
year. 



FIRST PRESIDENTIAL LYRIC 

Vorss and chorus referrfnir to Henry Ford Ia Blanchs IferrlU's 
newest topical song: 

"IT'S ALL A HIGH HAT* 

(AUo the tlrat opportunity for an expre§»ion from the theatrvaoer* 
OS to thek- acceptanoe of the Ford tuffo&ation for the pretideno^.} 



''SHUFFLE lAJmi' WINS 

IN matur OF HUE 



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Vorss 

Kow tilssle used to bs a name, but now It's iust a Joke; 
And the man who made ua laugh at It is Ford; 
He makes ua laugh again — he thinks that of ail mea *' 
He's the only one to be the President — but then 

Chorus .^* ' 

It's all a high hat— Juat a great big high hat ^ . /^^ 
That he'll find when election comea round; ' ^"^ • * 

He made all those millions — now we'll hand him that. 
But will he sit in the chair where Abe Lincoln once satT 
He took a tin can and he found that It ran. 
Now he hears the presidential call — 
He haa a good business head and his heart may be Urg«, 
But who wants to see the White House turned into a garage? 
It's all a^high hat— just a great big high hat, » 

That don't mean a thing after all. 



''George. White's Bfack Scan- 
dals'' May Be Used by 
Defeated Side 



JM 



JANE COWL'S GROSS 
SENSATIONAL ON COAST 



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$32,000 at Los Angeled— 

$22,000 Advance Sale in 

V ;.' San Francisco f . 



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/ sin Praiiicliicdi Auit. t'. 

By Saturday night the Curran box 
office had an advance sale of $22,- 
000 for Jane Cowl's "Juliet," which 
opened Monday for a two-week 
atay. .,:*'■ i-.*. )::' 'r-^. 

"Juliet's" buainesa at Los Ange- 
les last week waa sensational. The 
gross there at the Auditorium was 
$32,367 at $3 top. Before opening 
at Los Angelea one day wsuai played 
at Santa Barbara, the local mian- 
agement buying the ahow for $3,000 
but grosaing $6,200. 

An actual groaa of $35,367 waa 
drawn by "Juliet" In the Hrat eight 
daya, the company share being 
$27,275. Its coi^tract for the Los 
Angelea date wcfa 7S per cent. 



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J.: 



WINSLOW BALKED 



Refused to Allow Rewriter'e Nune 
Above His Own ^ 



"SALLY'S" DELAY 

Marllynn Miller'a new starring 
vehicle in January will most hkely 
be the. musical veraion of "Peg o' 
My Heart," as rf^ported In Variety. 

Miss Miller hurt her knee in 
Los Angeles, where she has been 
sojourning with her husbnnd, Jack 
Pirkford. This will delay the re- 
opening of "Sally" Sept. 1. 

This extra precaution js intended 
to sidestep any comcjljcation.i to 
alter the set plaj* of pJaaing the 
oew . MiM*« (Staffing . pie>'e . into . re- 
tiear.sai in January. ^^ 



Negotiations to have WUIiaxn 
Anthony Magulre rewrite "I»anay," 
a play by Herbert Hall Winslow. 
which wHe to have been produced 
by Mindlln & Goldreyer, have fallen 
through. ! 

Thd producena aome time ago In- 
formed Winalow that the play 
would have to be rewritten. He ob- 
jected strenuously, but the pro- 
ducers informed him that they 
would not stage it unless it were. 
Finally, after they suggested that 
Maguire do the work, Winslow con- 
sented. They then vieited Maguire, 
and the latter agreed to do the work 
under the condition that his name 
^ mentioned above that of the 
author. Winslow then went and 
conferred with Maguire, and after 
a two-hour conference asked ITlnd- 
lln A Goldreyer to prepare <Jon- 
tracta. This was done, and when 
Winslow eaw the clause requiring 
the mention of Msigu ire's . name 
above his, he refused to sign the 
papera. 

Since that time the jcrlpt h«ul 
been In the offlce of the "Two 
MIkoj" aviraiting to see what Wins- 
low would do next. 



HANDLING PAT 



Tent Show Girl from West Reaches 
Broadway 



ATWILL LEAVES BELASOO 



Didn't Want to Go on Roed— Had 
Two Years to Go on Contract 

Llonell Atwlll, under the miinage- 
nrent of David Belasco for the past 
three years, severed his connection 
with the latter this week. Atwlll 
had two years more under his con- 
tract with Belasco. Not wanting to 
go on tour and having other plans 
in mind Atwlll induced Belasco to 
consent to the cancelling of the 
contract. 

Atwill at present Is negotiating 
with another producer to appear in 
a new play, unnamed, in the man- 
agement of which the actor will 
have an interest. 



*3 KISSPS/ MUSICAL 7 SISTEKS' 

"Three Kisses," a ratisical adapta- 
tion of "Seven SLstera," will be 
brought out in the early autumn by 
Irwln It. Franklin, a newcomer to 
the producing, r ink."*. 

The piece hid been listed for pro- 
duction by WilncH- &. Uomiberg sev- 
eral seasons Hgo, bu't never mate- 
rialized. 



Pat Salmon, who waa discovered 
appearing with a "rep" tent show 
by New York sporting and dram- 
atic writera In Shelby, Mont., will 
Join the caat of the "Follies" at the 
New AmsterdaTO theatre next Mon- 
day night. She will be given a 
scene in one with a western back- 
ground for atmosphere. Her por- 
tion of the entertainfnent is to 
consist of the singing ei Ave songs 
from her catalog of 30, which ahe 
used as a member of the Welty- 
Hylem stock company. One number 
that she informed the Zlegfeld 
office she would do under all cir- 
cumstances la "Sleep Baby Sleep" 
a yodeling song which was the first 
stage song she learned from her 
father, who Is also a yodler. Her 
costume will consist of a plain 
gingham dress and bonnet which 
she wore with the tent show. 

Upon the arrival of Pat in New 
York the Zlegfeld offlce took her 
to the Rltz-Carleton hotel where 
they will defray her expenses until 
after the opening of the show.. 

It la said the plans of Zlegfeld 
are to keep |ier with the preaent 
sho^ during the remainded of the 
New York engagement and then 
to aend her on totlr with it, work- 
ing a new routine la every city 
visited. 



SINGER IN STEERAGE 



Mma. de Mordowzeff Arrives on 
Roma 



Providence, R. I., Aug. f. 

Among the hundreda of imml- 
granta who poured from the ateer- 
age of the "Roma" when ahe docked 
here laat Wednesday waa Mme. 
Marie de Mordowzeff, Ruasian opera 
alnger, who but a abort time ago 
was a prisoner for 40 daya of the 
Bolshevlat forces of her country 
and who auCEered Ave wounda at 
their handa in effecting her escape 
through the lines. 

Unable to secure first-class ac- 
commodations at the Azores, she 
did not hesitate to take to the 
steerage. 



GYMNASTIC TOUR 



Twsnty-five Pupils from Denmark 
at Town Hail. New York 



Niels Bukh, founder of the Peo- 
ple's College, Ollerup, Denmark, 
opens with 2S of hla pupils at the 
Town Hall, New York, Sept. 10 and 
win tour this country for a limited 
period of seven weeks on an edu- 
cational, gymnastic auid . phyalcal 
culture exhibition 

William B. Fe^kina Is handling 
the tour. 

Edith Wynne Matthison and 
Charles Itann Kennedy will also be 
Feaklns-dlrected In a limited tour 
in Kennedy's play, "The Chasten- 
ing." Margaret Gage will complete 
the cast. 

Mr. Kennedy and MI«;> Matthison 
(Mrs. Kennedy) are in charge of 
the dramatic department at Miss 
Bennotfs school at Millbrook. N. Y., 
Tnd the tour is limited to intr>rvala 
between their educational duties. 



MANY PEOPLE— LITTLE CASH 

"Help 'V6UPfl*ir a comoiy Irani i 
1»y Katherlne Brown Mil lor, and 
pro'luced by the Help Yourself 
C!orporation, had its initial per- 
formance at the Lyceum, I'at'-rson, 
N. I, Monday. The Ijouso wuj 
comfortably filled .but when the 
count up took place |»*l 50 waa dis- 
covered aa l»oing the ca.«*h gross. 

It played there ' Vuesdly nifeht 
alHO. 



The colored revue Oeorge White 
contemplates producing In Septem- 
ber may be called "George White's 
Black Scandals'* In view of the 
legal aet-back In the injunction ault 
by Shuffle Along. Inc., agalnat 
White, Ilourney Miller and Aubrey 
Lyie to restrain the uae and In- 
fringement of the "Shuffle Along"* 
title. New York Supreme Court 
Justice Burr allowed that point, but 
held that Miller and Lyle'a aervlcea 
were not so unique that they could 
not be replaced, which givea that 
team free rein In going with the 
White production. 

The jurlat alao declared th^t to 
protect everybody 'a Intereata, Shuf- 
fle Along, Inc. ahould depoalt a 
$5,000 bond and the laaue go to trial 
immediately before a referee to be 
appointed by the court. The order 
to that effect waa submitted yester- 
day (Wednesday), but It Is un- 
likely that the matter will go kny 
farther. , 

A The Zlegfeld defeat against Ous 
Hill in 1917 to festratB the use of 
the "Follies'* title Is « legal prec- 
edent, although In this case, the 
parallel was altered by the fact 
that Miller and LyIe were also the 
authors of the Ubretto of "Shuffle 
Along.** 

M. I^. Malevlnsky (O'Brien, 
Malevlnsky & Priscoll). has sug- 
gested another title to White for his 
show, "Miller and Lyle's Cake- 
walkers," which may be uied. The 
obvious objection to the "Black 
Scandals" appellation might be Its 
confusion with the regular annual 
•'Scandals,'* which White produces. 

Miller and Lyle, liv Jolplng White's 
faction, are In the p^uUar position 
of opposing their own Intereata. 
There la no doubt both ahows will 
eventually be In competition. Mil- 
ler and Lyle own a one^foui'tll In- 
terest In "Shuffle Along" betw^er^ 
them, which laat year netted fSt.OOO 
proflts for their share. This was 
In ad^^tlon to their weekly |6X6 
joint salary aa a team. With White 
they are reported contracted for 
$2,000 weekly for both. 

The report that the Corti are oul 
of "Shuffle Along" la refuted by 
Orosa St, April, counsel for ths cor- 
poration. Harry and John Cort 
have aasigned their interevta to Mra. 
Harry Cort (Margareta Cort), which, 
together with the ahfire controlled 
by Milton Qosdorfer of the Sixty- 
third Street Theatre, ownership- 
management, totala three-elghtha of 
the capital atock. Slaale ft Blake 
own one-quarter of the ahow be- 
tween them, and John Jay Scholl 
owna the balance of one-eighth. 

"Shuffle Along** opena In Waah- 
Ington, Sept. S, for two weeka. It 
has been routed for the season 
through the Erlanger offlce. The 
holding company deema It la good 
for two aeaaona all told before a 
new edition win be produced. 



MANAGERS INTERESTED 



8tory of Mme. L'AllemsncI Ma/ Be 
of Aaaiatance. ' 



St. Loula, Aug. S. 

After reading the story of Mme. 
Pauline L'Allemand In Variety laat 
week, aeveral local managera have 
become interested. Among them la 
At OllUa. manager of Qrand (Jr. 
Orpheum). 

Mr. Gillia will make a trip to 
Beaver Creek, 111., early this week 
and if Udgar L'Allemand. who la 
said to be an accomplished violinlHt, 
lives up to expectations he and pos- 
sibly his mother will be offered as 
added attraction to the patrons of 
the Grand opefa house. 

Herachel Stuart, managing direc- 
tor of MISHouri theatre, la one of the 
othera Interested and atated he 
would get to hear Kdgar play the 
violin. 



*'AMARILLY" WITH MUSIC 

"Amarllly of Clothesline Alley," 
produced several seasons ago with 
Francine Ixtrrlmore In the nan%e- 



role, is to he done as a musical 
.show with several Broadway men. • 
not regular producers, behind it. 

The original novel sold over 
1.000.000 copies 'tnd Mary Plckford 
made 1^ va a picture. 

It la re»;arded aa ' a typical 
"Irene" and the MonfRoniery-Ticr- 
nry M^rporatioti U M »tl th^ ne^ti- 
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New crates covered the pavements on both sides of 46th street near 
the Musio Box Monday when tho "Music Box Revue" production was 
removed in order t« clear the stage for the new revue next month. The 
road crev^ worlced on the show, which was taken to the shops to be 
pi-epared for touring, and the transfer counted as a first movement, 
BO far as the crew counted. There wcro 200 crates, which filled 20 
transfer trucks. It will require seven baggage cars to travel, the show, 
which will not be changed from the original. v , ^* 



"FOLLIES" GIRLS STICK 



Told to 



Hand in Notice 
Goina on Road 



if not 



STRIKE HURTS ^f! 



Managers 



In North Jersey Are 
Worrying 



Two press agents are soliciting trade from players in stock companies 
far remoTed from New York, proiK>sing a campaign which they call 
"Where Broadway stars of the future arc playing." The circular letter, 
which mentions the price of the service, culls attention to several shows 
which the men agented and the leading players in those attractions. One 
such letter addressed to the leading woman of the Fulton theatre, Oak- 
land, Cal., amused that actress, she being one of the stars mentioned. 
She is appearing in the coast stock for several weeks. The press agents 
did not know of the engagement, merely addrelsing the letter "Leading 
Woman," etc., as is the case with others addressed. 



Madeliene Collins, a prima donna from England, is now playing the 
title role in "Adrienne" at the Cohan, New York, having succeeded 
Viyicnne Begal Monday. She is well known In London, and appeared here 
last svanon in vaudeville. There wan some confusion over the withdrawal 
of Miss Segal from the show through statements credited to Robert 
Ames, whom she wedded last month. 

A telegram bearing Ames' name was sent the dailies stating Miss Segal 
was out of the show and to disregard all ot>er statements. That was 
prior to her leaving the cast. Newspapermen calling at the Cohan were 
convinced Mlna Segal was still playing. 

. Miss Segal handed in her notice, and around the theatre it was claimed 
she regretted having so acted. The actress stated she had been promised 
featuring, but there was no mention of that in her contract, which was 
the standard form. 

Louis Werba consented, providing Miss Segal ^igned a run of the play 
contract, which woyld insure her remaining with the show on tour, but 
fihe refused. . ^ 

There is another change in the "Adrienne" cast, Helen Spring having 
replaced Laura Arnold. , 



When Bam II. Harris ordered last Friday night's performance of the 
"Music Box Revue" off, through the death of iPresldent Harding, tho 
sale amounted to $2,600, and attendance might have reached capacity, 
as it was next to the last night for the attraction. The money was re- 
funded that evening and Saturday, the box office being open Monday 
atso to take up tickets still outstanding. Tickets for the performances of 
"Rain" and "Two Fellows and a Girr were exchanged in many cases for 
?ater performances, an advantage the Music Box could not enjoy. Tickets 
sold for Friday night (tomorrow) of thi8 week will likewise be exchanged 
for other dates. treasureiB having Ixeen instructed to advise that, rather 
than refunding. * > ^ ^ ■ .' 



"Thumbs Down." at the 4dth Street, is now out for Its fourth try. Its 
r resent backers. Charles Wanamaker and J. P'. Beury, of Philadelphia, 
with some associates of that '<iity. sent it out for a short time last 
jipring under the same title. Edgar McGregor produced.it in Chicago 
at>out two years ago, then calling it "Self-Defense." Beury is interested 
with Joe Gaites in the summer revue that went on at the Walnut Street. 
Philadelphia, which Beury 'OainB and Wanamaker maifagesi 

Reports were around this week that Famous Players has some idea 
In connection with the Empire, NeV York, it is thought F. P. believes 
the site at Broadway and 40th street is too expensive for the house, not 
a very profitable legit theatre, although still retaining its classiness since 
the death of Charles Frohman. Famous Players secured control of the 
house with its Frohman purchases. 

One story says there is an inclination to rebuild the Empire into a 
large office building containing a theatre, with th« latter presumably fer 
pictures. It would be but one more of the fiood of F. P. houses on Broad. 
way. The new Putnam building, F. P. hou.se, will be its next. It now 
has the Criterion, Rialto and Rivoli, besides the New Yo/k theatre 
(Loew's). 



"The Dancing Honeymoon" replaced "Battling Butler'' as a title for 
the George Choos* (Selwyns) imported London hit, after several men had 
aslted Choos "What kind of a kitchen play is this 'Battling Butler'?" 
Choos may not have felt hurt had they thought it had a prlre fight plot, 
but to guess it was an ordinary culinary farce sort of hurt George. 



Murdcck Pemberton is no^U handling publicity for William Harris, Jr., 
who opened the season Monday with "In Love with Love," at the Ritz. 

It has been noticed oft and on that some of the theatrical offices are 
run in a very inefTiclent manner. The blame has always been laid at 
.<!ome stupid office-boy or an officious private secretary. An in.stance of 
how this internal Inefficiency can cost an office actual money was evi- 
denced Monday. A special emissary from a music publishing office called 
at a musical agency to deliver a $300 check. Because the outer office 
staff took it on herseif to interpret that the man from the publishing of- 
fice was there to "plug" some of his firm's numbers with the musical 
agency, she did not even condescend to inquire within whether or not 
the visitor could obtain an audhence. 

The publisher's emissary walked away in a huff, confiding to the Variety 
reporter present, the reason for his visit. The secretary's angle was also 
confided. When she wa.«« told as to the practical natire of the man's pres- 
ence, she was very much put out. Probably a letter to her employer will 
further complicate matters for her and may bring that office to the real- 
isation how its secretarial staff i.s running things. .... ^ 



There is a strong demand for short cast plays for road attractions, 
according to the best known play brokers. Even in this classification 
plays that can be done in a single set are being given preference by the 
road men. the latter evidently none to eager to saddle themselves with any 
heavier expense than they can help. 

The managers playing attractions over the one-nighters figure it sure 
suicide to attempt large cast plays, especially with the high transportation 
rates. They are of a mind that the folk out In the stickM will 'rally to 
the short cast play, providing the play is there. A short cast show 
can operate on a minimum nut and if the show gets a few bad breaks 
the manager will be in better position to weather the storm than he would 
if saddled with a heavy pay roll. 



Sept. 15, after a 67-weck en- 
gagement at the New Amsterdam 
theatre the Ziegfeld "Follies" will 
leave to begin a road tour in Bos- 
ton, opening the following Monday. 
That same evening "Sally" with 
Marilyn Miller and Leon E*rrol will 
begin a two-week return engage- 
ment at the New Amsterdam prior 
to taking to the road until January. 

Next edition of the "Follies" is 
scheduled to begin its run at the 
New Amsterdam Oct. 1. 

When notice was served on the 
company that the show was going 
on tour all of the members of the 
chorus of the present show were 
informed that they would have to 
tour as none would be kept over 
for the new showfas has been the 
rule in the past. Several of the 
girls grumbled at first, hut when 
confronted with the word that they 
must serve their two weeks notico 
at once, so that new girls could be 
found to replace them on tour, only 
two decided to abdicate. John 
Tiller is sending another group of 
16 girls to join the new show. 



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Newark, N. 3., Aug. I. 

The trolley strike which has tied 
up all North Jersey is worrying 
managers here Somewhat. Business 
has been off somewhat in the down- 
town houses. 'although the picture 
houses are feeling the depression 
worse than the iraudeville houses. 

Loew's. with a strong drawing 
card < Loew's Summer Review), did 
phenomenal business last week, 
playing four shows. This was ex- 
ceptional. 

' Curiously, the neighborhood the- 
atres Inquired of do not seem to be 
drawing any better business so far. 

The jitneys are handling the traf- 
fic surprisingly well so far, and the 
Director of Streets has promised 
to 'issue 260 more six-month per- 
mits for jitneys to-morrow if no 
move for peace is made. This will 
undoubtedly help the thpatren, as 
unquestionably a great many people 
are doing no more traveling in the 
city than is absolutely necessary. 



'THE SCHEMERS" PLAY 
' REHEARSAL OFF 






Offices of Clinton Productions 

Repudiate Morosco's 

Call 



MOKOSCCS 'CONTENTED POOL' 

Oliver Morosco h&s a new piece 
accepted for Immediate production. 
It is "The Contented Fool," by Ben 
Harrison Orkow. The theme is on 
the order of "Abie's Irish Rose." It 
goes into rehearsal early in Sept. 



FAHCE OITEIL HAS PTOMAINE 

San Francisco, Aug. 8. 

Nance O'Neil has ptomaine poi- 
soning. While not serious, she will 
be confined to her room for a few 
days. 

Miss O'Nefl has been rehearsing 
for the opening of her play at the 
Capitol next week. 




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<TENOR) (SOPRANO) 
In Classical Concert Recital 
Concluding very ^miccessful and enjoyable tour of the Orfifieum Cir- 
cuit at the Palace, Chicago, week of October?^ 



FRISCO CHANGES 



TWO MAGIC SHOWS 



— — Marc Klaw, at present abroad, is nrpotiating with James Bernard 
Fagan to visit New York for the purpose of personally directing his p^ay, 
••T!)e Wheel of Life." 1<\igan*s play will have Elsie Ferguson in her 
original rolo when the piece was first tried out. . 

Because of the poor notices and bad business to which "Swanee River," 
tho muRical show about Stephen Foster, has been playing on the road, it 
is rei>ortcd that Samuel Wallach has wit^idrawn his interest in the pro- 
duction. Wallach, a, brQther-in-law of Henry B. Harris, last year pro- 
<*uced "It is the Law." "Swanee River" w.is first called "Yesterdays." 

Percy Hammond in his last Friday column in the Now York "Trilitine" 
' dlr«coursed on "The Fool" and James Kirk wood who originati-d the clergy- 
man role in the Fhow an'l who was reported "indit ted" in Los Angelts for 



Managers and Press 
Switched Around 



Agents | Thurston's Own and ''Dante" 
Thurston Presented 



San Francisco, Aug. 8. 

Jack Brehany has resigned as 
manager of the Capitol, to engage 
in bigger interests in pictures. 
Frank Newman from tho Strand 
will Bvicceed him. 

Allan Waahauer has been appolnt- 
Qd manager of the Orphcum (vaude- 
ville), assuming charge next week. 
He was press agent for the house 
for two years. 

William Hervey, press man for the 
Golden Gate, has been transfeired 
to the Hill Street, Los Angeles. 

B. O. Bondeson succeeds Was- 
hauer at the Orpheum. Bondeson 
has been doing the press work for 
the Casino. 

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"JACK AND JUL" REOPENING 

"Jack and Jill" reopens at the 
Whitney, Detroit, Sept. 10, and goes 
into tho Colonial, Chicago, on the 
following Monday for a run. 

liCw Fields will head the cast. 
Victor Casmore is in place of 
Charles Judel. 



COHAN'S "BROADWAY" SHOW 

^ Chicago. Aug. t. 

The George M. Cohan show, 
known as "The Song and Dance 
M.in," will be called "So Thin Is 
Broadway" when it opens at Cohan's 
Grand around Labor l3ay.% 



There will be two road attractions 
comprised entirely of magic and 
illusions the coming season. How- 
ard Thurston will again tour with 
his magic, and Erie Jansen will be 
sent out under the name of "Dante," 
billed as "Europe's Magician in 
Thurston-Kellar Mysteries." 

The Dante attraction will be un- 
der the direction of Tliurston and 
George Nicholai, who has handled 
the former's tours for a number of 
years. Jansen will retain some of 
his tricks, but has the selection of 
any in the Thurston repertory. 
Both attractions will be routed in 
different territory. 

The l>ooking offers for Thurston 
were greater than could be accom- 
modated, which is the reason for 
the formation of a new nxogic unit. 
There are no other entire magic 
shows listed next season. 



SCHOLL'S "DIRINDA" 

"Dirinda," a musical comedy, with 
the book by James B. Young and 
score by KuKcne Salzer. will be 
produced by John J, Hcholl in the 
fall. 

"Elsie," produced by Scholl last 
season, wUl again be sent on tour, 
as wilt "Shuffle Along." Scholl was 
concerned with the original presen- 
tatlon of the colored attraction, and 
with Al Mayer i.^ in control. 



"conduct unbecoming a husband." That referred to Kirkwood's recent di- 
vorce and Hammond speculated on whether the "Fool" really was a good 
influence. Channlng Pollock answered in a note to the critic saying; "I'm 
overwhelmed by the brilliant verbiage of your article about Kirk wood 
r.nd 'The Fool.' Perhaps that's why I don't quite follow your lo^ic Ih 
It your idea (hat if plays had any effect the man who actlPd 'O;the^o' wonldi 
iininediatoly go horn i and strangle his wife?" 



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Troubles within the manhgerial 
ranks of "The Schemers" may de^ 
lay the premiere of the piece indefl^ 
nitely. 

Announced as one of several pro^ 
ductions Oliver Morosco was to 
sponsor this season. It now devel« 
ops Morosco's lining-up a cast an4 
calling a rehearsal Monday suffix 
ciently aroused the ire of his asso^ 
ciates to have them repudiate his 
acts and any contracts he niay hav# 
Issued for the production, basing 
their action on the grounds that 
they had not lieen consulted in tho 
casting of the piece and that Mo< 
irosco had not been empowered to 
produce the piece without their 
consent. Rehearsals have been 
called off and neither side would 
discure the matter. 

It is said that MoroscQ, instead 
of being the managing director of 
the recently formed Clinton Pro- 
ductions, Inc., which was to have 
sponsored the production of "The 
Schemers," was minority director of 
the corporation and that the real 
control was vested in A. L. Jones 
and Morris Green, president and 
treasurer. 

When Morosco called hie flrrt re- 
hearsal Monday, Messrs. Jones and 
Green were in I^ong Beach, looking 
over the premiere of their latest 
production, "We've Gtot to Have 
Money." A representative of the 
firm heard of the rehearsal and is 
said to have been responsible for 
having it called off. 

Among those who had tentatively 
l>een chosen for roles in the play 
were James Spottswood, Eugene 
Redding, Grace Valentine, Ann 
Brunough, H. H, Brewer and Her- 
bert Belmore. Upon reaching the 
hall they were told that the re- 
hearsal had been postponed. 

The future of "The Schemerrf^ 
hangs in the balance until the cur« 
rent difficultiea have been adjusted. 



PENNINGTON JUMBLE 



Confused Matter of Contracts and 
Shows 

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Ann Pennington, now appearing 
in the "Follies." will probably find 
herself legally complicated when 
that show closes ita engagement at 
the New Amsterdam theatre on 
Sept. 16 to begin its road tour in 
Boston. 

Prior to joining the "Follies" In 
June, Miss Pennington was with 
John Murray Anderson's production^ 
"Jack and Jill." at the Globe last 
spring. At the close of the show 
she obtained a leave of absonce 
from Anderson to appear in the 
"Follies" until "Jack and Jill" would 
begin Itq road tour. 

In the contract which Miss Pen-^ 
nlngton made there was' a clause 
which privileged Charles Dillingham 
with an option on her services for 
a new show. 

Word was recently conveyed td 
Miss Pennington "Jack and Jill** 
would not go on tour and she 
visited the Dillingham office. There 
she was told that Dillingham had 
obtained a. release f or iier from An« 
derson and th.at she was subject to 
the former's call. Later she was 
informed by the Dillingham office 
that the show Intended for her 
would not be produced immediately 
and that she might remain with 
Ziegfeld until thoy were ready for 
her. 

Meantime Anderson told her she 
was still under contract to him and 
that he would use her for the new 
"Greenwich Village Follies" which 
he is staging for the Bohemians, 
Inc. fMiss Pennington informed 
him that her contract with him had 
become void as a result of his fail- 
ure to send "Jack and Jill" on tour 
and that the Dillingham office had 
told her that they had obtained a 
relfftse. 

Miss Pennington returned to the 
ZlegfeTd office and Informed it of 
her ronvrrsatlon with Anderson. 
Ziegfeld immediately consulted at- 
torneys, and they advised him that 
the d.ancer could not bo held by the 
original "Jack and Jill" contract. 

Anderson has notified the Zleg- 
frld office that unless Miss Pen- 
ninjGcton fives un to h*»r contract 
with him he will take measures to 
rcMtra.n her from beginning? the 
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Broadway'8 aummer aeason hit 
tbt peak In busineM volume the 
Srst days of last week, the climax 
ooming Wednesday for both per- 
formances, which went to capacity 
At most theatres. 

Overcast skies, cool temperatures 

iwovlded perfect summer golng:^ and 
the visiting host turned to shows 
for recreation, steering away from 
suburban resorts. 

Thursday found summer heat af- 
fecting patronage, and Friday the 
death of President Harding con- 
tributed In sending business down- 
ward. 

' Saturday some of the attractions 
Which started the week off at ca- 
pacity played to only meagre at- 
tendance, with the result that 
m'osses were not much changed 

'from the prevloui^ week, although 
the going then was the best since 
the series of boat waves started 
walloping New York. 

August premieres are progressing, 
With seven new shows lieted for the 
.coming week, as against four for 
the currant period, one having been 

4»oBtponod on account of the Presl- 

' dent's death. 

The outlook for September Is un- 
certain at this time. There Is a 
managerial theory that unless new 

. plays are debutted ^uring August. 
tbey should not be ttarted iintilOc- 
totMr, as September llnds the tide 
of visitors on ebb for the year and 
many New Yorkers have not yet 
returned from vacations. It Is be- 
lieved that those attractions under 
way and favored get the bulk of 
the patronage, while the September 

' arrivals enter under a handicap. 
That may explain the changing 

.custom of making Augu3t a more 
general opening period than the 
Labor Day premiere line of old. 
That theory may account for A. H. 
"Woods bringing in ttve attractions 
this month and three about the 
middle of September. 

Business for this weok will bo un- 
der that of last. The warm wavo 
continued up to Wednesday, and all 
the legitimate houses will be dark 
Friday night In memory of the 
President. 

A3 the now President's proclama- 
tion cal?3 for Friday being a day of 
national mourning, it will in effect 
make for a three-day lap.se over 
the week-end. with* the expectation 
•f an out-of-town rush, which 
Would leave meagre, picking for 
Saturday. 

Three shows closed last Friday 
iip«n news of the President's pass- 
Incr, "Rain," "Two Fellows and a 
Girl" and "Music Box Revue," the 
latter attraction ending Its season 
Saturday. "Rain" played but five 
porformancos, as there are no- Sat- 
tirday performances during August. 
The attraction grossed over $9,000, 
however, which meant virtual ca- 
pacity for the performances given. 
"Two Fellows" with one show out 
"Went to nearly $11,000 and migtit 
have gotten $12,500, that pace count- 
ing as hit business In the Vander- 
hllt. "Seventh Heaven" held Its 
pace of the prevlouis week, going 
jvell post $11,500, and "Morton of 
the Movies" again drew $11,000. 
•Aren't We All" topped the non- 
jnusicaJ. lisf with over $12,000 In. 
The "Pollies" hit better than $36,000 
yith "Scandals" over $26,000. and 

. WlMnower," which Jumped sensa- 
tionally two weeks ago. again went 
to $20,000. 

"Dew Drop Inn." which resumed 
*t the Astor for a month, started 
oft bettor than when It originally 
opened, but tapered off sharply and 
failed to beat $11,500, which is a 
probable loss for the musical show. 
The premieres began with "In 
Love wfth Love" at the Rita and 
Thumbs Down" at the 49th Street, 
b<)th starting Monday. "The Mad 
Honeymoon" debutted Tuesday at 

Hi K ^'^*y*^^"s« *nd "Newcomers" 

U^"*®d the Ambassador Wednesday. 

•Good Old Days," set for opening 

J^hursday, was sent back unUl next 

Tuesday at the Broadhurst. The 

. L.ove" show is rated ahead of the 
Week's new ones and has an agency 

• <iail. "Thumbs Down" has a chance 

• on itH mystery element. "Honey- 
moon" started weakly while the 
Will Morris.sey rcvuo is an unknown 



quantity. The piece was tried out 
by Wilmer & Vincent last season as 
"The Little Bigamist ** 

Next week's premiere calendar 
holds "ArtisU and Models" (Shu- 
borts), Shubert; "Good Old Days" 
(Woods), Bro'odhurst; "Little Jesse 
James" (Lawrence Weber and Wm. 
Fricdlander>. Longacre; **The Break- 
ing Point" (Wagenhals A Kemper), 
Klaw; "The Woman on the Jury" 
(WoodB). Eltinge; "Tweedles" (Rob- 
ert McLaughlin). Frazee; and 
"Zeno" (Joseph Rinn), 48th Street 

With eight new productions sched- 
uled for debut by the middle of Sep- 
tember, Woods again gets the rating 
of being the most active producing 
manager, his program approximat- 
ing that of two years ago. In addi- 
tion to the pair of new plays to be 
brought by Woods next week, are, 
"Red Light Annie,- at the Morosco, 
Aug. 21; "The Whole Town's Talk- 
ing." BlJou. Aug. 22; "The Next Cor- 
ner,*' Plymouth. Aug. 27; "Cassa- 
nova," Empire, Sept. 10; ahd follow- 
ing that will be ''Naughty Diana'" 
and "A Gentleman's Mother." The 
latter Is Martin Brown's play, for 
which a now title is to be chosen. 



REPORT ON UNKNOWNS 

Newspaper Rsporter With Idea, But 
Wants Advance Subscription 



The Unknowns, Inc., a venture 
sponsored by a newspaper reporter, 
proposes a special service for man- 
agers whereby new talent is secured 
and reported on. The company in a 
prospectus Imparts the suggestion 
that, as the producer is too busy to 
consider unknowns applying for en- 
gagements, such applicants will be 
investigated, and their ability 
gauged from actual performance. 

The new Cor&pany proposes to 
stage plays in an out-of-the-way 
theatre when the unknowns will ap- 
pear, which would afford a way for 
managers to personally view the 
talent. The prospectus invites the 
subscription of 20 managers at $100 
each for a total of $2,000. 

One manager regarded the idea 
skeptically, being of the opinion 
that if the Unknown, Inc., bank- 
roll was limited to the $2,000 total, 
which the prospectus outlined, It 
wuuld be too short a bankroll to 
engage in the activities proposed, 
particularly the presentation of 
plays. 



. UU LEE'S RETURN 

May Return to ftlaoe in Edwards' 
8how 



Ballard Kacdonald fa wrltlnjr the 
book and lyrlos for Gus Bdwards' 
"SunbonnCl Bus." 

The latest candidate for the title 
role of the musical comedy is Lila 
Lee, Bdwards' one-time Juvenile star 
("Cuddles"), who recently married 
James Klrkwood, and who may re- 
turn to the stage. 



T. M. A. MEETING 



Road Managers Talking Over the 
Scale 



The Touring Managers' AlSoola- 

tloB. composed moetly of managers 

of the popular priced shows, with 

a membership of 112, will hold its 

annual meeting and election of of- 
floers to-day (Thursday) in the of- 
flce of LcfTler 9t Bratton, Fitzgerald 
Building. 

Gus Hill, president of the organ- 
isation, will preside. One of the 
most important matters to be 
brouifht to the attention of the 
members will be the new road scale 
of $75 a week granted by the Labor 
Committee of the International The- 
atrical Association. 



BUTS/'BL0S80K TOSE'' SEaUBL 
The sequel to "Blossom Time** 
and also with Bchubert qausIo that 
had a run of 400 nights In Vienna, 
has been pm^hased for over here 
by Louis Bernstein (Shapiro- 
Bernstein Co.). 

L. Viennese manager in Nfw 
Tork completed the negotiations. 
The translation Is now in process. 



L. L BOAD CALL OFF 

Following a disagreement of sev- 
eral months Salvatore Calderonl. 
operating the Hempstead, Hemp- 
stead, and Lynbrook. Lynbrook. 
L. I., has reached a settlement with 
the stage hands and musicians 
unions resulting in both houses be- 
coming unionized. 

Calderonl first became Involved 
with the unions In Hempstead when 
he attempted to play road attrac- 
tions with a non-union crew. A 
road call was placed upon the 
house upon Its refusal to unionize. 
He recently acquired the Lynbrook 
house, which had, prior to his tak- 
ing it over, liad a union crew. 
Trouble started there immediately 
when a non-union crew was in- 
stalled. 



'iiZA» oonro our 

"Liza." a colored show, reopens 
Sept. 27 at the Shubort-Crescent, 
Brooklyn, for two weeks following 
which it will tour eastern territory 
In weok stands for eight weeks. Ii 
then opens at the Garrlck^ Chicago 
for a ryitk,' ^ r I ' :*' 

Miller and Anthony "and Oreonloe 
and Drayton will be with the show. 



MBS. CABTEB HITBT 

Los Angeles, Aug. 8. 
Leslie Carter was injured in a fall 
at a studio here. She was working 
in a screen production at the time. 
Her leg was badly hurt, apd the in- 
Jury may prove serious. 



WOODS GETS 8CBEEN STAB 

, Los Angeles, Aug. 8. 
Pauline Frederick leaves here next 
week to begin rehearsals in New 
York of a new A. H. Woods produc- 
tion. The title of the play is not 
selected as yet. 



STANTON NOW GEN: MGB. 

Sanford B. Stanton, formerly 
press representative for Wagenhals 
& Kemper, has been appointed gen- 
eral manager for the producers. 
Stanton has been In charge of the 
Arm's attractions for the past six 
months, routing "The Bat" when 
Jamos Sheagrecn withdrew to pro- 
duce on his own. 

Charles Washburn, who agontod 
"The Clinging Vine" last season and 
who has been on the copy desk of 
the "Amorican" this summer, has 
Joined the Wagenhals & Kemper 
staff as general press representative. 



HACGBEGOB-LAIT FABCE 

i^dgar MacGrogor and Jack Lait 
are collaborating on a farce entitled 
"Adjoining Rooms,* »>, 



INA CLAIBE STABTING SEPT. 3 

Ina Claire will begin her road 
tour in "The Awful Truth" in At- 
lantic City, Sept 8. 



DIppel Reaffirms Op^rs Cireuft 

Cincinnati, Aug. 8. 

The United States Grand Opera 
Club will be reorganized and as be- 
fore will include Cincinnati in Its 
circuit. 

Andreas Dlppel. here recently, 
says a financial policy has been ar- 
ranged. 



LeMaire's Musical "Extra" 

Rufus LcMaIre has purchased 
from Jack Allcoate and Buster Col- 
lier the rights to "Extra." the 
comedy ^hich had a short life at 
the Longacre, with Intent to have It 
revived as a musical show with Ed- 
die Buzzell. 



Metropolitan, Minn., Reopening 
Minneapolis, Aug. 8. 

The Metropolitan, local legit 
house, dark during the summer, 
reopens Sunday with "The Change- 
lings." - » • 



*'ZAr\6w'* at Powers, Sept. 3 

Chicago. Aug. 8. 
Alice Brady In "Zander the Groat" 
will open the now season at Powers 
Sept. 3. .•?!>> % ^>'*v . 



RAHBEAU DIVORCE FILED I JOE'S *f^^ CHASERS' 

FOR linflSPERING WIRES' 



Charget 



Htigh Dillman 
Pe«art«ll Her 



■eat and 



0an Franolaco, Aof . I. 

Th» oomplaint in the divorce ac- 
tion brought by Marjorle Rambeaa 
against her husband. Hugh Dillman, 
was filed today In the Superior Court 
here. ' " > . ■ '.^ -W '■ • . ^ '^' • ^ , v ; . : ;■ -^ 

Cruelty fs charged on several 
counts. Attorney Walter MoQovern. 
for Miss Rambeau, charges that DUl- 
man has failed to contribute toward 
hia wife's support for a year; that in 
February last he beat her with his 
fits, and in April deserted her. 



Press Agent Flynn Gives Away 
Money— Wanted ''Notices" 
Read ^ 



URRIMORE-CONRAD 



Star and 



Song Writer 
Married . 



Reported 



Franolne Larrimore, now appear- 
ing in Sam Harris* "Tin Gods." and 
Con Conrad, song writer, are said 
to have been married three weeks 
ago in a city oloae to New York. 

The ceremony was performed by a 
Justice of the Peace under condi- 
tion that It be kept secret. • 

An Inadvertent remark by a rela- 
tive of the bride disclosed it. 



ArlB., accompanied by his wife. 
Both are victims of tuberculosis. 

They will remain west for at least 
a year, or until recovery warrant* 
an earlier return. Maguire has been 
outside man for the lithographer 
for the past It years. 



]£AGTnB£S HAVE GONE WEST 

Samuel A. Maguire, well known 
along Broadway as the representa- 
tive for the theatrical printing firm 
of J. H. Tooker. has gone to Tucson, f Frank Thomas, Bdward Walton, 9d- 



Otaiaaffo, Auff. •» . 

"Whlaperlng Wires" gave aw«r 
real pennies to draw attention to 
the premiere at the PrincoM Sun- 
day night ■" ' 

A card with three pennies at- 
tached wa« distributed around 
town, asking the holder to iavo tho 
pennies and buy a morning news- 
paper to read what wta positive to 
be "wonderful newspaper notices.** 

Joe Flynn created the "penny'*' 
Idea which was scattered among an 
army of "penny chasers.** . 

MABT BTAFS CAST 

Mary Ryan will give the sununer 

colonists at Lonir Branch a glimpse 

of her new starring ve!.lcle, "Red 

Light Annie," prior to coming into 

the Morosoo, Now Tork, for a run. 

The piece will play three daya at tho 

Broadway, Iiong Branch, opening 

next Monday, and will Inaugurate 

Its metropolitan nm at tho Moroooo 

the fallowing Monday. 
Miss Ryan's tupport Inoludoo f 



ward Bills, Warda Howard, W. H. 
Prondergast, AlbOrt Carberry, Frod 
McLean. Al Brltton* Henry Vincent, 
fMonlU Or . . Ann Martin, John Wal. 
ler, Paul ITIoholoon, Billy OUlen, 
Francis Dunn. 



HABVET'S MDTSTRELS OPEV 

Chicago, Aug. 8. 

Harvey's Greater Minstrels opened 
Sunday at the Grand, playing a 
full week at the colored house. 

The show, traveling in two cars, 
has been routed through Michigan 
Into Canada, from where It will go 
into New Sngland territory. 



OOBT AOCEm '"WTTTB OHITr' 

Indianapolis, Aug. f. 
John Cort haa accepted a threo- 
aot comedy. "White Chips," written 
by Spring Bylngton of the Stuart 
Walker company and Marie De Mon- 
talvo and Huyler van Hoevenberg 
of New York. It is understood the 
new play will be produced between 
Sept. 1 and Oct. L 



ZIEGFELD FOLLIES TO TOUR; 

:::'-::v-^^^^^^ FOIilES IN OCTOBER 



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Florenx Ziegfeld after a conference with A, L. Erlanger definitely 
decided to send the present "Follies" on tour Sept. 16, with Boston 
the first stand regardless of Qfipaclty summer attendance at the N<)w 
Amsterdam theatre. The "Follies" has broken all records for the 
Ziegfeld revue series and will have played 67 weeks on Broadway by 
the time it leaves for the road. 

The producer, however, is already preparing a new winter "Folllee" 
which win start In October at the New Amsterdam. It will be the 
flr^t time for two "FoMies" to be presented concurrently on the'road 
and Broadway. Tho new 'Tollies" will have an entirely new cast and 
chorus and is designed to run through the season In New Tork. 

For two weeks prior to the opening of the new ''Follies" Ziegfeld 
will present "Sally" at the ^New Amsterdam with Marilyn Miller. 
Leon Errol and the original cast Including Walter Catlett. After the 
special return date in New York "Sally" will continue to tour In the 
cities not played lost season. 

Ziegfeld explained that through the new arrangement the "Follies" 
will be an all-year-round 4ttractlon on Broadway with new editions 
for the spring, summer, fall and winter. The new "Follies" which 
win be the 18th of the scries, has been written by Gene Buck, with 
music by Victor Herbert and Dave Stamper. /^:S?: V r^^ '-rs^t,* 

The present "Follies" will take to the road Intact as now showing. 
The cast will be supplemented next Monday by Patricia Salmon and 
young singer discovered In a tent show In the west. She will remain 
with the show on tour. 

Ziegfeld Resigns from P. M. A. 
Ziegfeld followed the lead of A. It. Erlanger last week by handing 
In his resignation to the Producing Managers' Aasoclatlon. In a 
statement giving his reasons he said: 

"I am unwilling to substitute the Producing Managers' Associa- 
tion for myself In the management of my own businesg,^ r< ; ' ..>^ 

"I am not In favor of the central ticket offlce scheme as now latd 
out by tho Producing Managers' Association. 

"I have always been led to believe that the Producing Managers' 
Association wat organized to protect the producing manager as an 
individual manager against a combination instead of for the pur- 
pose of becoming theatre managers and ticket brokers as a body. 
"It seems entirely unnecessary for me to mention who and what 
are behind all this oent^-al ticket office scheme. 

"I have no fear whatever of any unfair treatment at the hands 
of the Equity which organization was formed to protect actors 
against those who I b<»lleve are now responsible for trying to force 
the Producing Managers' Association into the ticket brokerage 
business full well knowing that there is no po8.-.ible chance of bene- 
fltfing or protecting the theatre-going public and are doing so 
solely for their own benefit. 

"I have always done my utmost to protect my public to the full- 
est extent possible under existing laws to enable them to obtain 
tickets for my protluclion.«i at box ofTloe prlcen or at an Increase of 
fifty cents where they enjoyed tho acoommodations and facilities 
offered them in charge accounts at McnnMf'M, Tysons, and otheT" 
reputable agencies. 

"I have never In my life b'*ncntte«l one penny from the sale of 
tickets other than at box ofTlce prlre« so stamped on the tickets. 

"I don't realize now why 1 ev«^r Hlcnod any nqr^'^ment as a mem- 
ber of any a.^woclatlon to prot'^c^t myfx'if aKuinit »«ctorH, ag I never 
had any trouble with nny of thcni at any time during my long 
association In the theatre." ' .. ^ 



LEGITIMATlS 



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DRAWING CARDS IN STOCK 



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NAMED BY STUART WALKER 



"GUEST-STAR" DOES 
COMPANY NO GOOD 



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Gives List of Best and Worst Box Office Cards to 
Local Paper — ^Also in Cincinnati — Based on 
Seven Years' Experience 



' ' Indianapolis, Aug. 8. 

Wliat brings In the stock money 
lib Indianapolis? 

Stuart Walker bas given a list of 
«ome of the plays which did and did 
not go well her« during the seven 
summer seasons bis company has 
occupied the Murat. The lists are 
in a letter to Walter D. Hickman, 
dramatic editor of the Indianapolis 
•Times." Hickman had indicated in 
bis columns several days ago that 
be thought Walker had given the 
city too many comedies this season. 

Walker says the beat drawing 
cards In seven seasons here were: 
"Main Street," 'The School for 
Scandal," -JSmilin' Through," "The 
Boomerang." "Too Many Husbands," 
"A Little Joruney," "The Storm- 
Bird," "Five Flights Up," "The Gods 
of the Mountain," "Polly with a 
Past," "Piccadilly Jim," "Kismet" 
and "Seventeen." He said that 
"Peter Ibbetson," on the bilUat the 
thne bis letter was written, would 
rank near "The School for Scandal." 

The smallest weeks, except the 
first two In 1917, when the company 
first opened, were those of "The 
Truth," "Milestones," "Bianca," 
"Spite Corner" and "Mr. Pim Passes 
By." 

The 12 best weeks for Walker's 
Cincinnati company, according to 
the letter, bave been those of "Five 
Flights Up." ''An Ideal Husband," 



"The Charm School," "The Storm 
Bird," ♦'Polly with a Past," "The 
Girl Of the Golden West." "Rollo's 
Wild Oat." "The Ruined Lady," "His 
House In Order," "Monna Vann^" 
"The World and Hiu Wife" and 
"Smilln* Through." 

Worst weeks In Cincinnati were 
those of "Kick In," "Cornered" and 
"Come Seven," Walker said. 



Mckinley sq. stocks 



Fay Leases House— Blaneys out of 
Stocks 



With the decision of Charles E. 

Blaney to abandon the operation of 

stock In Greater New York, Joe 

Solly and Harry Jacoby, manager 
and treasurer of the P^rospect, 
Bronx, for the Blaney Interests 
have leased the McKinley Square 
theatre on Boston Road and 169th 
street and will open the house with 
the Blaney Players Labor Day. 

The Gotham, Brooklyn, obtained 
on a long lease from the Keith in- 
terests will be sublet by Blaney. 
The rental Is said to be |7,000 a 
year. 

Solly and Jacoby bave obtained 
a five-year lease on the McKinley 
Square from Hugh Fay of Provi- 
dence, who operated the house last 
season with pop vaudeville. 



STOCKS 



A play broker, with many musical 
comedies on bis list, has effected 
a plan by which he hopes to create 
a greater demand for this type of 
production this se-^son than has 
been customary in past seasons. He 
has engaged a musical comedy pro- 
ducer to rehearse several groups of 
l>roressional choristers, each group 
numbering 12 girls, and will utilize 
this feature as a selling argument 
for the scripts. 

Stock directors have purposely 
shied at musical comedy bills. In 
outlying dlHtricts they found It next 
to impossible to obtain trained 
choristers, and could not see their 
way clear to standing the expense 
of Importing them from larger cities 
for a single week's run. Last sea- 
eon when "opportunity" and "local 
talent" contests were at their height, 
a few stock managers attempted 
musicals with local talent as chor- 
isters. But even this fad was a 
•hort -lived one. 

The new plan is to book trained 
choristers In conjunction with the 
script, with the stock man being 
charged a nominal salary for the 
choristers, in addition to the usual 
royalty fees for use of the script. 



After a poor start and a big week 
with "Robin Hood," then a rather 
flat one with "P'irefly," the DeWolf 
Hopper company last week in Bal- 
timore made a big pickup with "The 
Prince of Plisen" and hung up the 
biggest week of the season— doing 
so much business the piece was held 
over for this week. This In spite 
of the fact that their opening night 
was held down to several hundred 
dollars on account of rain and an- 
other night during the week was 
also lost for the same reason. 

The four other nights were prac- 
tically sell outs, the entire orchestra 
section of the house, with over 1,200 
chairs, and about 24 boxes each with 
a capacity of eight, going clean. 

This piece has created much talk 
In the town and their second week 
af Carlin's Arena began with an- 
other big night, most of the house 
being taken by the Bouml Temple 
Shriners. Next week is Herbert's 
"Sweethearts" and there will still 
be about three more weeks to go. 



The EvanHton (111.) theatre tried 
two weeks of stock, and Barry Mc- 
Cormack, in the Chicago loop with 
"Turn to the Right," had the com- 
pany under the general supervision 
of Clyde Elliott, who has the house. 
It had been some years since there 
bad ^)€en a dramatic stock at Evan- 
ston. The first was "Fair and 
Warmer" and the second, "J^taii- 



dals." Mrs. X Starr Best, founder 
of "The Drama League," In the 
Chicago Herald-Examiner stated 
that she was glad the Evanston peo- 
ple did not support the organization, 
as It presented a class of plays which 
did not appeal to the Evanston 
public. Stock companies in the mid- 
west depend upon Sunday for the 
bulk of their receipts, and this 
makes it difficult to operate at such 
points as Evanston, which Is a six- 
daj^ town. 

The Balnbridge Players, under 
the management of A. G. Bain- 
bridge, Jr., reopen Aug. 19 at the 
Shubert, Minneapolis, in "Lawful 
Larceny." Marguerite Knight will 
succeed Marie Gale (Mrs. Bain- 
bridge) as leading woman, the lat- 
ter recently announcing her retire- 
ment from the stage. Willis Claire 
will be the leading man with the 
cast, including Dora Clement, Will- 
lam T. Walsh, Lotta Ellis, Arthur 
Behrens, John Dllson and Molly 
Fisher. Charles Dowd will be the 
assistant director. 



Stock Booker and Leading 
Managers Have Formed 
That Opinion ' 



Paul Scott, In lining up new book- 
ings for the various stock companies 

be books, notices an almost general 
decision by the managers to forego 
the "visiting star" system. They 
have had their lesson, most realizing 
the disadvantage of having the 
guest-star act as admiral, with the 
regular male and femalo leads as 
deck hands. 

The theatre owners have come to 
the conclusion that the building up 
of the leading pair's draw can be 
utterly undone in one week of a vis- 
iting star's sojourn. 

Representiilive stock managers 
have been making money without 
this system, whereas some of the 
too enterprising managers with one 
house are no longer In the running. 



companies In that town to three. 
At present Harry Bond's company 
Is at the Union Square, and the 
Goldstein Brothers are playing 
stock In the Colonial. The Aborn 
company, which will open with 
"Mary," closed a summer season 
at the Victory, Charlestown, S. C, 
recently. \:/\ •■:■ -^^ " ; ;^'--' 



DdOVE H«TO RJVEB 

Banker** Daughter and Stock Actor 
in Awte Accldont 



\ * if -.Cincinnati, Aug, B. 

Early Monday morning Iioulse 
Fletcher and William Klrkland, age 
19, with the girl driving the ma- 
chine, went over a 30 -foot esnbank- 
ment Into the Ohio river. 

Taken to the General Hospital, 
neither was badly hurt 

A charge of drunkeness was placed 
against Klrkland. Later when plead- 
ing guilty, he was fined $10. A 
warrant for reckless driving against 
the girl could not be serv^ as she 
had disappeared. t 

Miss Fletcher Is said to be the 
daughter of an Indianapolis banker. 
Klrkland was a member of Stuart 
Walker's stock at the ,Cox until last 
Saturday, he having had a minor 
role in "Peter Ibbetson" last week. 



LOETS FULTON, BrnVN, 
TiDQNG ON STOCK 



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Pop Vaudeville Policy Chanjtfo | 
ing— James Thatcher's Own ' 1 



Stock Venture 



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Denham and was greeted with the 
sort of acclaim ambitious politicians 
dream about but seldom receive. 



Unless present plans miscarry the 
Hazel Burgess Players will con- 
tinue at the Roosevelt, Hoboken, 
N. J., throughout the regular win- 
ter season. The players bad been 
booked In for a pring and summer 
season, ajter which the house was 
slated to revert to Its seasonal pol- 
icy of pop ^audcville. Miss Burgess 
and her associates have so firmly 
entrenched themselves with the 
neighborhood folk that the bouse 
management wants them to remain. 



Joseph Payton has taken over the 
Lyric, Hoboken, N. J., for stock. 
His company opens to-night (Thurs- 
day) with "Why Men Leave Home." 
It Is headed by Walter Greaza and 
Dagmar Llnette, and Includes Fred 
James, Dorothy Howard. Ted Brack - 
ett, Dan Malloy, Miami Campbell, 
Francis Cregg, Edith Fisher, Rupert 
La Belle, Stanley Andrews and Ada 
Barbour. ■■,••'• .' 



The Jeanne Lewis-Olga Worth 
Players at Cycle Park, Dallas, Texas, 
during the summer, are scheduled to 
open in Memphis In September. It 
will give Memphis two companies, 
Walter Baldwin also opening a stock 
company there on Labor Day. 

In addition, Baldwin will also or- 
ganize a stock for San Antonio. 



Brooklyn, when the new season 
opens, will have no less than five of 
its theatres given over to stock. The 
Blaneys will have companies at the 
Gotham and Fifth Avenue, Corse 
Payton will be at the Academy of 
Music, the Bay Ridge Players at 
Keeney's Bay Ridge, and the Al- 
hambra Players at Loew's Alhambra. 
The theatres are located In different 
sections of the borough; 



Carlos Tessler, Tony Zebro, WiU- 
1am Murphy and Virginia Bedford 
Joined the Ryan-McGill touring 
stock in Harwich, Mass. The com- 
pany is playing one. two and three 
night stands In summer resorts. 



The Woodward Players, Detroit, 
will re.9ume Aug. 13, reopening with 
"Nice(people." Frank Charlton and 
Doris Underwood will head the 
company. _.;._ 



Eddie Waller has closed his sum- 
mer stock company In Indianapolis 
and will open with the same com- 
pany at the Grand theatre, Daven- 
port, Iowa, Sept. 3. . ' 



John B. Mack, lessee pf the 
Auditorium theatre. Lynn, Mass., 
has booked his company for a sfe- 
son of stock, opening Labor Day, 
and will sail on the Fort Victoria 
today (Thursday) for a two weeks' 
vacation in Bermuda. 



The Dorothy La Verne company 
closed a 14 weeks' engagement at 
the Orpheum, Madison, Wis., Aug. 
4, and will return next March. The 
company opens at Bvansville, Ind., 
again on Labor Day. 



The Edna Park Players ar« to 

return to the Royal, San Antonio, 

rhere Labor Day itt the conclusion 

of the sunimer engagement at City 

park,. Alexandria, La. 



Loew'a Fulton, Brooklyn, will 
deviate from the pop vaudeville and 
picture policy it has followed foi; 
the last 10 years. Janea Thatcher^ 
who has the 8. Z. Poll stock enters 
prises In (fharge, will put a dn^^ 
matic stock Into the Fulton witbii^ 
a week or so. 

The current summer is the first 

in a decade the Fulton has not re^ 

malned open throughout the heated 

term. Business dropped appreciably, 
at the Fulton during May and June. 
It was decided by the Loew people 
to call off .the shows for the eum> 
mer, around July 1. It since has 
been dark. 

If the stock policy is successful 
it may continue indefinitely at the 
Fulton. The Fulton stock is to be 
an individual proposition for 
Thatcher. 

The building of a number of 
picture houses of large capacity in 
the neighborhood of the Fulton, is 
understood to have affected its 
business the past season. 



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"The Honeymooners," a new farce 
In three acts by Myrtle Gaynor, will 
shortly be placed In rehearsal by 
Reilly & Woods. It will be sent out 
as a road attraction. 



A new "Cat and Canary" company 
is going out this week, maJtlng a 
jump from Broadway to Colorado 
Springs, where it opens the middlo 
of the month. The plan is to make 
stands that are longer than usual 
for road companies, staying a month 
in San Francisco and correspond- 
ingly as long In the other western 
citiea. 



/"Lovingly Toura;" under the man* 
agcment of A^ H. Woods, opens Sat« 
urday in White Plains, N. T. »t » 



The Colonial Players, PUtsfleld, 
closed Saturday. 



Arline Alcine and Harry Manners 
will open a stock company in the 
President, Washington, Sept 8. 
"Nice People" will be the first, fol- 
lowed by "Listening Inn" and "It's 
a Boy." 



The Princess, Kansas City, re- 
opens with the Woodward Players 
Aug. 27, in "It's a Boy." 



A Sherman stock ia now In its 
third week at the Palace, Danville, 
111. There is promise of an extended 
stay. The opening bill was "Why 
Men Leave Home"; the second, 
"Getting Gertie's Garter," and the 
current bill, "Friendly Enemies." 
Heretofore Danville has only sup- 
ported companies playing two bills 
a week. So many plays have been 
seen there It makes a selection dif- 
ficult. Arthur Hayes is leading man 
and Hazel McNutt leading woman. 



Robert Sherman has leased the 
Garrick, Milwaukee, and will estab- 
lish a stock, opening therSunday be- 
fore Labor Day. The Players Guild, 
now at the Davidson In that city, 
closes Aug. 19. The chances are 
that there 'will only be one com- 
pany there this fall. 



Two small girls, 10 and 12 years 
old were found by the police to be 
responsible for the theft of $750 
worth of Jewelry from Pauline 
Cushman. with the Poll Players at 
the Court Square. Springfield, Mass. 
Two diamond rings were hidden in 
shrubbery across the street from 
the theatre while others were found 
in ashes in the base of a stove at 
the home of the girls. The gems 
were returned Monday, 



Two companies are scheduled for 
Kari.sas City, Mo., for the cominK 
season, tho first to open on Labor 
Day, at the EmpresH. This com- 
pany will be directed by Frank 
Wallers and J.ack Wohl, opening 
with "East Is West." O. D. Wood- 
ward will install the other company 
at the Butler Houhc in that town. 



Milton Ah-oin will «)prn a muHical 
fitock lompany In r»tlMttcid, Mjish , 
Aug. 13. ititrca^lng the number of 



E. V. Phelan, proprietor' of the 
Park, Manchester. N. H., has en- 
gaged for his stock opening Sept. 3 
Forest Orr, Gordon Mitchell, Jack 
Holmes, Jack Ravold, Willard S. 
Robertson, Aubrey Bosworth, Rita 
Coakley, Sasha Aylorff, Mary Johns, 
£}dith Bowers. 



The Brockton players will open at 
the City theatre, Brockton, Mass., 
Sept. 3. Manager James J. Hayden 
will have charge of productions this 
season. 

Arthur J. Casey wHl manage the 
New Bedford theatre opening with 
stock on the same date. 



Maude Fealey will close with the 
«tock company at Proctor's, Eliza- 
beth, N. J., on Sept. 1. She will 
open the following Monday, Ser^t. 
3, for the winter with the company 
at the City, Roosevelt (Newark), 
N. J. 



Lilly Cahlll i.-i now leading woman 
of the Elltch'.M Gardens stock, Den- 
ver. "Spanish Love" this week, 
(icorge Parnesj after an absence of 
two yearn, reApt)eare^ as leading 
man of the Wilkes Players at the 



Byron Aldenn Is taking over the 
Grand, Calgary, Canada, and will 
present a stock there Sept. 8. R. J. 
Lydiatt's company closed In that 
house, July 28. 



J. M. Golden will put a stock 
company Into the Empress, Butte, 
in September. 



Al Mordaunt, who formerly had 
the stock company In the Regent, 
Katamazoo, Mich., will open at the 
Elite in that city on Aug. 28. He 
will present two bills a week, doing 
"A Bill of Divorcement" and "The 
Goldfish," during the opening week. 



The stock company at Keith's, 
Columbus, O., closes Aug. 11. 



George M. Waters' stock will close 
at the Lyric. Birmingham. Ala., Aug. 
26, and move to the Prince, Houston, 
Tex., opening Sept. 2. 



The Sunimerville Players, Sum- 
merville, Mass., will open Sept. 3 
with "The Beomerang." Clyde Mc-. 
Ardlc will manat'e the company. 



The Ekjtch's Gardens stock last 
week hung up another satisfactory 
record for attendance, the gross re- 
ported as only a little short of $7,000. 



Herman Hyberger's company will 
close their season at the Kurtz, 
Bethlehem, Pa., Aug. 11. 



Gene Lewis will open a stock at 
the Lyceum, Memphis, Labor Day. 
The organization is completing a 
seafon at Cycle Park, Dallas, Tta. 



The Lewis ^tock Company will 
begin its fourth season at the Jef- 
fcr|fon, Koanoko, Va., Sept. 1. 



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The first road company of "The 
Covered Wagon" opened Monday in 
Asbury l>ark, N. J. Following ai 
we^k at the beach resort the^ pictiurei 
will go into Newark for thr6e weeka 
with a week atand road tour to fol*^ 

low. , iK; 

Wagenhals A Kemper have com^ 
plated the cast ^or the eastern com^ 
pany of "The Bat," opening the lat** 
ter part of the month. It include* 
George Lessey, Kate Blancke, Rhea 
Reckard, Kay Barnes, Valvin Dex* 
ter, Sam KusteW Clay Cody, Ralph 
Theodore, Robert Redmond 'and 
Charles Merriwell. 



E J. Carpenter's "Bringing Up 
Father on Broadway" (Westem)i 
will conrmience rehearsals Irt ChU 
cago. Aug. 20. The show is booked 
to the coast and back. It opens In 
Waukegan, Wis., Sept. 9. 

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The opening date of Aaron HoflP* 
man's comedy, "The Good Old 
Days," set for Tuesday night at the 
Broadhurst, New York, has been aet 
back until next Thursday night. 



"Come Clean," the comedy which 
had a trial showing In Boston 
earlier in the season, Is being re** 
vamped and will be sent out the 
latter part of September. 



Henry W. Savage's No. 1 "The 
Clinging Vine" company, with Peggy 
Wood, will open Its season at the 
Apollo, Atlantic City, Aug. 20, In- 
stead of at Hudson, N. Y., Aug. 27. 
It will play the week of one-night 
stands beginning at Hudson follow- 
ing the Atlantic City engagement, 
and then begin its Chicago run at 
the Illinois theatie on Sept 2. 



A new producing firm tt) enter the 
legit production field this fall Is the 
Theatre Co., Inc., which will sponsor 
a new play by Lulu Volmer, author- 
ess of "Sun-Up." It is titled "The 
Shame Woman." Isaac Paul and M. 
D. Rosenbaum arc interested in the 
new managerial corporation, <5ii«- 
tav Blum win stage the play. John 
Wenger is dci^lgnlng the scenery. 



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St. Vlncent'8 Eiospltal. New Tork. 

The American army will never know just how cloae It cam* to being 
turned into an adjunct of the Lambs' Club, according to a visitor pt mine, 
^ho had this story to tell on Paul McAllister, the actor. 

Mr. McAllister went through an officers' training camp at the beginning 
ct the war the same way an express train goes through Four Corners, 
la., and he came out with the double bars of a captain. Capt. McAllister 
learned a lot of things about the army, one of them being that If you 
. wanted anything you had to ask for it. However, he failed to learn that 
the most important stars were not on dressing room doors. 

McAllister was ordered to' report at Camp Upton, and arrived late 
one evOTlng. Striding Into the officers' mess room, he put down his bag- 
gage and Immediately inquired just where his quarters would be. Where- 
upon a man, who had doffed his blouse and was sitting in a corner read- 
ing, got up very politely and ifeid: "If you'll come with me, captain, I'll 

show you." '. 

"% Mr. McAU!«^«»r\ followed him with the dignity expected of any army 

■% captain. , \ 

"Here are your -Quarters, captain," said the guide, courteously, opening 
% door. "I hope you'll be very comfortable." ; ' . ' ' 

, -""Thanlti"." murmured Mr. McxMlister. and. turning in, got a i^ne night's 

^ rest. 

The next day he observed the courteous ofTlcer of the previous evening 
ftrldinj? across the parade ground, surrounded by colonels, majors and 
"half a dozen captains. 

"Who is that officer?" he inquired of his newly-asaigned orderly. 
'''•That .sir?" replied the orderly in amazement. 'Why, that's General 
•' Wittenmeyer, commanding oHUer of the camp." , , . v • 

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^^^ pres^ agent, according to ray way of th;ukin>;, is a prophet, and the 
time has finally come for a prophet to receive honor In his own home baili- 
wick. Horace O. Mortimer, once a confederate of mine in the press de- 
partment and now advance agent for-"Spices of 1922," spent his first two 
yearj in thi^s country as a, resident of Spokane. He had come "from Eng- 
"^ land to make his way and that of a pretty English girl, who now wears 
the tit'e of Mrs. Mortimer. 

Life out in the great open spaces of Spokane was not so pleasant for 
Mr. Mortimer. I have understood. \^ washed dishes for a time, 'was a 
waiter in a restaurant, demonstrated toys in a window and for one lone 
week did a song and talk act at the old Unique theatre. According 
to all accounts, he didn t qut a very big swath there at that time. 

But the other week he returned as advance agent for the big Bloom 
ihow anti got more unsolicited publicity and public adulation a« a former 
Spokane 'boy" than he could get for his show. 
^ Which only goes to prove it's a wise pre.'=s agent who knows what home 
town to be a conquering hero from. .... 



UTXIiE THE4TBES 



All thofo who aro lucky enough to get to be friends of Billy Sleeper 
Of the Keith vaudeville office will be saddened by the knowledge that he 
is til In the Cottage Hospital. Santa Barbara, Cal. By the same token 
his friends will be happy when they find out that, according to his letter, 
he expects to bo well soon and will spend his convalescent period In Los 
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Th« Pasadena (Col.) Commnnltjr 
Players presented th»lr fourth pro- 
duction of their annual season her« 
last week. It was August Strlnd- 
berg's allegory of life "Lucky Pehr," 
this being its initial American pres- 
entation put on by the members of 
the Summer- Art Colony, a school of 
the Community theatre, which is 
conducted annually at Pasadena. 
The Strindberg play is not as vague 
as is usually the cr.se In plays of 
this sort. It meets with conditions 
o fthe present, and there is a subtle 
vein of humanity as undercurrent of 
the cynicism and Irony. '■ .' 

Gilmor Brown, who dlrect^ed the 
production, arranged the flvte acts 
into seven scenes. The cast of more 
than 50 principals was headed by 
Bradley Wright in the title role and 
Dorothy J. Walsh as Lisa. Others 
In the cast were Ardys Klrlcelle, Vir- 
ginia Prlncehouse. D. W. Bridal. Iva 
M. Dunn, Earl Ery, Robert Thistle- 
white and John Matherk. 

This week the organization is pre- 
senting "The Critic." by Richard F. 
Sheridan. The production was made 
by Mr. .Brown's class In plajr pres- 
entation at the University of South- 
ern California. The roles for the 
greater part are played by women 
v\*ho are high school teachers in Cal- 
if orn fa. * 

The remainder of the summer 
schedule by the Community Play- 
ers includes "Girls." by Clyde Fitch; 
"Man and Superman," by Shaw. The 
three productions that they present- 
ed prior to "Lucky Pehr. ' were "His 
Majesty, Bunker Bean," "Fanny and 
the Servant Problem" and ''Twelfth 
Night." The season has been a suc- 
cessful one from the monetary 
standpoint for the venture. " 



It might Intesiast all those who knew and loved the Ramsey Sisters — 
knd every one /id in the days when they were a staple act in vaudeville — 
to hear that a daughte:- of May Ramsey has just graduated from Mount 
St Mary's academy, Newburgh, N. T., with highest honors. To make it 
complete she took three first prizes away with her. 
' For several years May has been secretary and companion to Mrs. Jerry 
Cohan. But for a while after receiving the glad news, May was nothing 
t)ut the mother of May RamSiey's daughter. 

Will Jennie GaVin of the old team of Oavin, Piatt and Peachy send 
ine her addrecj again? An old friend of hers wishes to communicate 
With her, . .\ 



Esther Lindner, than whom no one ever had a more conscientious, 
Efficient and congenial assistant In a press department, postcards me 
from the wilds of New York, north of Albany. She says she's ui) where 
inen are men, and judging by the prices the hotels charge, sdme are 
Irunmen. 

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When this column was first established It mentioned the possibility oC 
establishing a homo for chorus girls, where they e#uld Hvo amid home- 
like surroundings at a price for food and lodging which they now pajr 
merely to live in a cheap theatrical hotel. It was pointed out that manr 
hundreds of New York chorus glrla are exposed to grave dangers through 
lack of money. They are all at the mercy of hotel or board Inir houso 
keepers who receive a great part of their salary. 



The producers of musical shows could enlist to take charge of ftnancinf 
a home that society and flnancla! people would be Interested in. It could 
be endowed and made almost self supporting through gifts and frequent 
benefits. Everyone who discussed the matter agreed the plan was feasi- 
ble and would do tremendous practical good. Yet nothing further haa 
been heard from It. • ^^ ' 



The purpose of again brlnglog the matter before the public Is this: — 
The picture interests in Hollywood, headed by Wni Hays, hare started a 
drive for $150,000 to build si home for extra girls and other unattached 
young women who go to Hollywood looking for movio jobs. Everyono 
is going after this with real spirit and will put It over. And yet there Is 
a far greater need for such a home in New York, to serve hard working, 
self supporting chorus girls, rather than movie struck girls who mlArrato 
to Hollywood from all over the dountry merely to suit their vanity and 
desire to get Into the movies. \ ; v 



Our friehd the. Broadway Comic is back in our midst, serious for the 
most part with the weight of his responsibilities as a show producer. Some 
weeks ago he conceived the idea of putting on another failure, gathered 
f!ome of his friends from small time v^audeville. obtained permission to 
rehearse in an empty theatre, recruited some choms girls, borrowed 
scenery, boiight (on credit) and borrowed eostunies, found a Iooa« com- 
poser with a sense of humor and not mUch appetite, and started to pro- 
duce a show. To the great surprise of everyone, he took it on the road 
for two weeks and brought it back to town, intact, with his companjr still 
with him. How he did it, on a total capita] of $8, is his own secret and 
full of laughs. Back In New York, he was still without an angel or a 
theatre, but now has both, and opened this week. , 

Some days before his opening a friend chlded the Broadway C(Hnlo on 
his foolishness of starting to build a show. "What do you get out of Itr* 
was the question. . * 

"Well, I'll tell you." came the answer. 1 stitrted this show with $1, 
and I now have $20, and I lived for two weeks." 



Some girls get a lucky break In movies while otTiers work for years 
without 'recognition. Edith Allen, a Swedish girl from Chicago, was at 
(he Montmarfe one night last spring when Rex Ingram and Alio« Torrf 
noticed her. They met her and Rex eng|iged her immediately for * part 
In "Scaramouche," his biggest picture.' Miss Allen went to the coast 
it Is understood she made good. / 



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The Masque ->f Troy, N. Y., will 
open its 13th seajson at Melrose, 
N. Y., Sept 27. with "Pomander 
Walk." Twelve dates, six of them 
"on the road," tia^ been booked to 
Dec. 15. The season will run Into 
Ma!y. Rehearsals for "Pomander 
Walk" will b^gin Sept 6 under the 
direction of John M. Francis, whose 
family Is part owner of the Troy 
"Times." Mr. Francis has long been 
active in the affairs of the Masque 
and iB its leading man. The Masque 
carries Its own orcl^stra, stage ef- 
fects and curtain, -^r- 



The new phone books are out and ttte summer Issue of the directory 
Contains 718,0'>3 listings. It is conv>ling to know just how many wrong 
humbers we will get befbre our right one. 



of John 



^ R H Burrslde evidently doesn't believe what I write. Otherwise he 

wouldn't be sending me salt water taffy from Atlantic City and tempting 

bie to bust my diet into several thousand fragments. 
^ Yet at my time of life tqiffy la very acceptable, even though we have to 
' lake It with a grain of salt 

. Mr. Burnside, accomplished orator that he Is. has made many fine talks. 

I hear he surpassed himself some wrecks ago at the funeral of Gustave 

Kerker. the composer. H ws^s his shortest, simplest and most affecting 

fcpeech. All he said wa«: ^ __■ ■ 

"Gus, the boya are saying goodby to you." » ~ ^~^~T 3T^~.^~^ 



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Last week I was cheered by the visit of James Clyde, my favorite hotel 
manager, who for years was manager of the old Grand Pacific hotel In 
Chicago. Afterward he presided over the destinies of the Saratoga In its 
palmy days, and of recent years has greeted the arriving and speeds the 
parting guests of the Neal House in Columbus 

Every traveler knows Jimmy Clyde.^and particularly every theatrical 
wanderer. 

While we were reminiscing over the old days, he reminded me that 
Ave generation 1 of my family have been under his roof. There was my 
grandmother, my father and myself under his roof at once. Years after- 
ward my daughter, my grand-daughter and I enjoyed his hospitality to- 
gether. 

There must be some rea.son for such a phenomenon as being able to 
please five generations of the same family. It wasn't because the soups 
were much better at hb hotels, or that the maids tucked In the sheets 
any more neatly or the bellhops wore more gold braid on their uniform.s. 
But there is such a thing as an atmosphere of hospitality that can play 
ho.st to a family from great-great-grandfather ttf great-great-grand- 
n^other. 

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Carrie De M.tr, widow of Joscpli Hart, th it prince of vaudovilli.ins. put 
a mesHngq In ft bottle and committed it to the ocean at A tlantic City. It 
read: "N''IliA iiovoll, who ha.s bcfn in S<t Vinconl's liQ*T>ltiT, Nr»w Yortr, for 
four yo.n.H. l.s now recover. ng, iind will soon bo well. Thank God' for 
that." It WHS a touching tiling to do. nnd I trust I wjU l>e able to 
jURhfy such faitli. 

She rlidn't .say in her Ictlor, hnwcvor. vvliat kitid of x bottle it wa.^ nor 
What Hhr^ had done with the conlcnt.i before bro idr-as'ing the messajie In 
'^ I'.iit I lo'je .she did the righ' thing by it ■ 



Under tho dh*ection 
Golden, author of "Llghtnin'," a 
dramat'c club ha« been formed at 
Saranac Lake, N. Y.. as a part of 
the Lake Placid 6lub. The object of 
the club will' bo to elevate the 
drama and that Is one of the pur- 
poses for which the Agora theatre 
at Saranac Lake, recently completed, 
waa built Mr. Golden talked on the 
unlimited possibilities of the Lake 
Placid club in producing plays, en- 
couraging play writing, supplying a 
drama library and developing talent. 
"Th^k You" will be the first play 
produced by the club, which num- 
bers among its members, dramatic 
teachers, students and several pro- 
fessionals. . ' 



Eddie Cantor, Johnny Dooley. Damon Runyon and Benny Holsman of 
the "Mail" were standing In front of the Globe theatre, when Inrln^ Ber- 
lin came by. Berlin is a modest, quiet little chap, which Cantor knowa. 
so immediately started to attract tf^'crowd by seising Berlin and wrestling 
with him. "I'm .the Rath Brothers," said Eddie, "both of them." 

After Berlin had left Cantor told a story which even Berlin didn't know. 
They had adjoining rooms In Atlantic City and Berlin was i^bout to leava. 
His valet was packing his bag when he was called t6'the telephone, so 
Cantor took some small pictures fropn the wklT and other articles and put 
them in Irving's bag. under articles of wearing apparel. The valet fin- 
ished packing the bag and when he unpacked In New York, found tho 
pictures. He thought Irving had bought them, and said nothing. Tho 
hotel in the meantime politely wrote Mr. Berlin that perhaps he had 
made a mistake and taken some of the pictures. Irving Indignantly do* 
nied it which closed the matter until he found the pictures. 



It Is understood that William Famum Is going back on the stag*, prd!^ 
ably in Shakespeare. Bill has been In pictures so long some people hava 
forgotten that he was once a truly great actor on the- stage. 



Rvery],ody has it least one *or two »»<•» btorio.=» In hifl «y«tom. So. If 
• ^cry oij^.will, ju.^t sond la lii.s qupla of Hiju.sl^^t »,!(»< 'o.thj-* coltimp I'll 
•'•of. hi»,vf» \ ^rr --.Mi-'h vorlt.to. c^o r^iMrrlf K <• • i . ' , •.'#.« . ' 



In a' lecture before 600 student 
teachers of Teachers' College. Col- 
umbia University, last week, Ro- 
land Holt, vice-president of the 
Henry Holt Publishing Company, 
emphasized the need of little the- 
atres in every community. Mr. Holt, 
who was formerly a director, of the 
New York Drama League and the 
Century Opera Company, urged the 
teachers to back the little theatre 
movement as one that would widen 
their influence and broaden the 
scope of their lessons. He claimed 
that the effect on the schools was 
most beneficial. Slides of the most 
popular little theatre plays were 
shown to lllu.strate some of the 
points made. 

In concluding Mr. Holt said that 
care in selecting plays waa essential 
becau.'ie, "while a good play is some 
credit to a community .a poor one 
is a di.<iKrace." 



The Impression Is Al Jolaon ran out of a contract with D. W. Grtifith 
when he sailed so unexpectedly for EuroV)e. but Jolson never had a con- 
tract with Grlfl^th. He worked In test ^plcturei for a number of woeks 
and Grl/nth spent a snutll fortune on sets and prayers, without a contract 
or^fin agreement of any kind, Lowls •Epstein, his business representatlra 
says» Jolson was made so nervous by constant delays and Indecisions 
that he suffered a collapse and was ordered to leave for Europe by his 
physician. It is understood that Jolson looked great in blackface but his 
whlteface shots weren't so good. . v , 



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The writer saw Jolson rehearse for an hour on the stage of the Lyrlo 
theatre the Wednesday before he sailed and Jolson looked great In re- 
hearsal. Grlfillth had the whole company oiKthe stage and everything 
Jolson Bald and did was funny. He ad Ubbed his talk, and several of the ' 
scenes were stopped while the players laughed. Grifllth was about to get 
some one to take down everything Jolson said and use it as material for 
subtitles. Jolson's serious «o«nSs, however, were away off. He played a 
love scene with Irma Harrison, his leading lady, supposed to bo serious, 
which never did end. for he just couldn't play It "straight." Jolson Is a 
bom clown with a bubbling and overwhelming sense of humor. Pathos 
Is not a part of hit natura. He may resuma.hfs picture experiment later 
but wants to be certain of what he Is doing before he starts. 



and Billy ValL The bookers sued 
for services rendered April 15 to 
22 last in booking talent for the de- 
fendant's houses. 

The Superior Photoplay Corp., 
has served a summons on the Tru- 
art Film Co., through David L. and 
J. J. PodeM. The attorneys state 
that the suit Is to replevin some 
positives and negatives held by the 
defendant and allegedly the prop- 
erty of the plaintiff. 

NIklta Balleff. the director of 
"Chauve Sourls." scored a point In 
one of the suits Oscar M. Carter 
has brought against the Russian 
comedian wlien Carter's action In 
the Bronx Countv Supreme court 
waa dismissed. Another action for 
$20,350 commi.sslons alleged due for 
bringing the "Chauve Sourls" com- 
pany to the United States from 
Paris Is slill pending In the U. 8. 

Di.strict court Carter hnd attached* ^ouls Calvert 8hake.spearean ac- 
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LEGAL MATTERS 



.S>m Morris and Ben F. Bernard 
have b^'on awarded Judgment for, 

^J.^.T'l; t41 '.tfr^iinst. .]-iir>Q\ ,7 Mr''|r-».tii; 



had filed a $40,000 bond as fiOfurlty. 
I«'or failure to fulfill the court's or- 
der about an additional bond the 
action was dismissed end Halieff 
given Judgment for $429,47 costs. 

The Federal court suit alleges that 
from Aug. 20. 1922. to May 5. 1923. 
I'.ali^'IT earned $203,500 and Carter 
la suing for 10 per cent thereof. 

Loulae Clo.«iHer Hale. Iflist, "far of 

rr^'m .CfV'»'.'. ;i-,A^M'ng,.i,<.iu,wo;v./' 



Preparations. Inc.. and the New 
York Theatre Program Corp. for 
$S,000 damages each for the un- 
authorited use of her name in con- 
junction with an advertisement of 
the Mineralava beauty clay, manu- 
factured by Scott's Preparations, 
Inc. The advertisement was printed 
In the metropolitan theatre pro- 
grams by the other defendant. 

The show rah six weeks at tha 
Shubert theatre. New York, from 
April 2. 

The theatre program oorporatloa 
has flled answer that the ad was in- 
serted on the order of the Bcott'a 
Preparations. Inc., which said it had 
legal right to use the actress- 
authoress' name. Miss Halo's brief 
biography run as part of the "ad* 
mentioned her histrionic and literary 
accomplishments and also that sho 
was born 41 years ago. Oct. 12. 1872. 



tor. who died July 18 without a will, 
left- an eetate of about $1,800. ac- 
cording to his widow, Violet Calvert, 
In an application for letters of ad- 
ministration filed In the Surrogates' 
court. New York. Simultaneously 
his two children filed petitions ask- 
ing that their mother be appointed 
guardian. Accordlhg (o their pett- 
tions they are entitled to ad)out $$0O 
ear h ti 'Ml tiie <':-t:>:e. ! 



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PREPARATIONS AND ACnvmES 

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No Better Business for Remaining Summer Shows 
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Chicago, Aug. t. 

' Pr«paiMtory tirrang-ements for the 
Bew fle«aon i» what caused the ac- 
tivities around the loop legit theatres 
laivt week. Patronage for the four 
«xi0(lng shows didn't. It's apparent 
Mie dullest summer the theatres that 
did keep open ever had will linger 
rijrht up to the official reopening. 

Prior to the official oj^ening sea- 
eon. Sept. 2, there will he six shows 
seeking trade. Added to the four 
now holding sway there will he a 
premiere of "Up She Ooes~ at the 
Stodebaker Aug. If. and of "The 
Foor at the Selwyn Aug. II. When 
the Adelphi opens Sept. 10 with "But 
for the Grace of Qod" the present 
plana are on that date all 18 of the 
legit houses will he in full swing. 
The Adelphi'fl appearance as a legit 
house holds the loop legit houses to 
It In number, despite Mx^ loss of the 
CMympic, which will be under bur- 
lesque rule this season. 

It's difficult to keep up with the 
varied changes the producers are 
making while laying the foundation 
for the campaigns at the various 
houses. It is now understood that 
the France and Golden offices have 
entered into a contract whereby 
"Spite Corner" will be the new offer- 
ing at the Cort. "Dangerous People" 
is apt to he extend' into September 
at the Cort, awaiting full prepara- 
tions for the Chicago production of 
"Spite." "Seventh Heaven" was 
known to be headed for the Cort, but 
this deal is now oflf and. by what ar- 
rangements now being functioned 
for the Golden show, it looks as if 
the Cort management will attempt 
a long engagement with "Spite," In- 
asmuch as It begins to look as if the 
independent bookings will be scarcer 
than for some time for the Cort. 
This was sighted with the addition 
of the Twin Theatres, for to those 
theatres now go the attractions that 
the Cort wat^ most likely to receive. 
"Whispering Wires'* Opens 

"Whispering Wires" was labeled 
the virgin show of the season, an 
honor that went for years to Fiskc 
O'Hara in always opening his sea- 
son's route with the two weeks' stay 
at the Olympic. The Princess was 
packed Sunday night when "Wires" 
Kot under way. Unfortunately the 
premiere was foNowed with a 
scorchlngly heavy atmospheric 
weather condition, which the shows 
headed this way for the official open- 
ing trust will have evaporated by 
the end of the month. Statistics, 
however, show that the loop theatre's 
have reported hotter weather .the 
first half of Sept«*mbe|^ in recent 
years that outdid the high averages 
during July and August. With the 
thousund-and-one incidents that the 
pioduccr» will have to contend with 
the early part of the approaching 
season it's going to be quite specu- 
lative as to how and when the local 
situation wi>l quiet itself to normal 
and allow the acid test to be made 
relative to the quandary aA to 
Nwhether or not the loop legit thea- 
tres are overcrowded in number. 

Pol.'owlng "Up She Goes" engage- 
ment the Studebaker will be con- 
verted into a temporary home for 
opera. This looks as if the good 
fortunes pf the Gazzolo-Hanks re- 
gime continues, for last season, when 
conditi«»ns looked dubious, for the 
new management of the Studebaker, 
alon>: oamo the Harry Lauder book- 
ing, followed by the prize engage- 
nnent of the whole local calender, 
William Hodge, in "For All of Us." 
It was a heavy finanoial vigtory for 
the Studebaker last season, and now. 
if "Up She Goes" holdo its own. the 
Studebaker will approach Christmas 
with added fattened profits. 

"Polly Preferred" is headed for the 
I.A Salle prejniere, while "The Ging- 
ham Girl" will probably be hou.sed 
at the Garrlck, although another 
Shubert switch may take place, giv- 
ing a yet unnamed musical show for 
the Garrick and switching "The 
Gii.Kh.Tm Girl" to the Great 
Noi Ihern. 

Nothing for Colonial 

Prtwecn the time "Tho Dancing 
Girl" will lerniinntc and thn arrival 
of "The Music P.ox' in October, 
tiiere's no attraction mentioned for 
Ihe Colonial. Unless recont plans 
are changed "The Follies" will b*» 
held off until Christmas time at 
the Colonial. "The Dancing Girl' 
isn't responding at all for what w.'i«« 
■~lhc»\iKht would be invltinp busiwss 
on the strength of being the" only 
musical show in town. Cast 
changes have lessened tho original 
.stroriKth of the present Co!onial at- 
tsuctioji. 

Nothiiij:: definite has reached the 
Tohan's Grand offices for the exact 
opening? for the season, althourxh un- 
official information still indicates 
that George M. Cohans play, "So 
This Is Jiroadway/' will have its 
prenil'^re htre, following along the 
liM'.s of jjopulnrlfy rhat went with 
the ii)trodu«-tIon rf Two Fellows 



^and a Oirl." The influx of musical 
shows at the start of the season 
kept out all possibility of "Little 
Nellie Kelly" having a September 
premiere. 

Nothing Is announced for the 
Blackstone. but "Clinging Vine" will 
throw open the doors of the Illinois 
Labor Day week. Alice Brady is 
promised for the Powers, where the 
management will have the stringent 
child labor act with which to con- 
tend ih order to get around one of 
the Important characters in "Zan- 
der " 

MJOOO Weekly for Marns 

The Selwyn will open one day in 
advance of the Harris — the latter 
housing a Fox picture on a straight 
rental price reported to be $4,000 
per week for six weeks. If there 
are signs that the Harris can attract 
the right clientele for high-priced 
pictures there's possibility of the 
Fox offices attempting to secure the 
theatre for the whole year on the 
same rental basis that will cover 
the engagement of "When Winter 
Comes." 

"The Dancing Honeymoon" (re- 
christened from "Battling Butler") 
will have its try-out at the Detroit 
opera house, opening at the Apollo 
here Sept. 2. "But for the Grace of 
God" will have its christening at 
the Garrick in Detroit week of Sept. 
2, nrri^ Ing here for the opening of 
the Adelphi under the A. H. Woods 
management Sept. 10. This will give 
the Selwyns three shows under their 
management in the loop for the 
flrst weeks in September. 

"Chains" and "Steve" left town 
Saturday. Both were credited with 
successful engagements through ex- 
pert showmanship in conducting 
running expenses, according to 
sound summer judgment. "Up the 
Ladder" stHl inserts "Last Weeks ' 
in all cdvertisemcnts, but it's only 
a by-word now, since it's been there 
so long that the wise ones know 
the Bryant-Tuerk management can 
hold the attraction until New Years 
if it is so wished. As long as there 
is a weekly profit of $200 the boy 
managers are satisfled. 

Bryant won't have an attraction 
at the Playhou.se until Labor Day 
week with the appearance <ff "You 
and I." The Playhouse will undergo 



a cleaning and several minor 
changer. for recent weeks of 
"Chains" gave Bryant what he was 
hunting for these so many months— 
a profit on his Independent specula- 
tion to improve tho surroundings. 
CHsotic Specs 

Still In a state of chaos are the 
speculators regarding just what 
success they are going to have with 
the theatre.s. No one manager de- 
sires to be a victim of a test case 
that promises to pop up if there is 
found to be close association be- 
tween the theatres and the •'specs.' 
The way matters now stand it 
looks As If there will have to be a 
test case made of the new law gov- 
erning theatre tickets if there is to 
be any extensive outside "peddling' 
of tickets this fall. Some of the 
theatre managers claim they are 
going to Ignore the "specs" com- 
pletely in order to remain in the 
good graces of the new administra- 
tion until the Uw is modified to 
some extent, thereby making pos- 
sible that privilege a certain por- 
tion of the k)cal playgoers deshre 
by willingness to pay 60 cents for 
"services rendered'* In obtaining 
choice seats at the hotels. The 
'*specs" positively cannot better 
their present predicament unless 
the theatres offer to print their 
tickets for a higher price than the 
box office, and therefrom again 
springs the howl the playgoers have 
been continually making in their 
hostile thoughts against loop box 
offices, for it will necessitate incon- 
sistency again with the prices for 
attractions. 

It's a fine little "ball up," this 
•Vipecs" situation In Chicago, for the 
new law was slipped over before 
the "specs" realized It and before 
they had a chance to do any lobby- 
ing. It's dubious, too, if thAre 
would have been any lobbying if it 
had been known the bill was going 
to be rushed through so fast, be- 
cause the past seaeon was so lean 
for the "specs" that there wasn't 
nwney on hand to pay the freight 
of "lobbyists." Right now the in- 
terest centers on what "spec" will 
be grabbed for the "test case." 

Last week's estimates: 

"Chains" (.Playhouse. 11th and 
final week). — Sufficient profits to 
plan Improvements before reopen- 
ing Labor Day. Final grose around 
15.000. 

''Dangerous People" (Cort, Sth 
week).— Will stick until "Spite Cor- 
ner" is ready. Close to $6,000. 

"The Dancing Girl" (Colonial, 9th 
week). — Continued cast changes, 
struggling along in neighborhood of 
$12,000. Just holding from complete 
shut-down by week-end pick-up of 
transient traide. 

**Up the Ladder" (Central, 19th 
week). — Betweef $4,000 and $5,000. 
admirably satisfactory because of 
low running expenses. 

"Steve" (Princess, l5th and final 
week). — Satisfactory engagement; 
profits held up via the splendid 
matinee trade always pulled. Final 
gross around $7,500. 



GEORGE LOOMS 



SHOWS IN N. Y. AND CGMMENIi 






Figures estimated and comment point to soma attractions being 
suocsssful, while ths sams flross accredited to others might suggest 
msdiocrity or loss. Ths variance is explsined in tha diffsrsncs In 
house cspacitiss, with ths varying evsrhsad. Also tha size of cast, 
with oonseciusnt differsnce in necessary gross for profit. Varlanes 
in business necesssry for musical attraction aa against dramatic 
play is also consldersd. 



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"Abie's Irish Rose." RepubQie «4th 
week). First half of last week saw 
Broadway at peak of summer 
trade. Thursday temperature rose 
and, coupled with President's 
death, .week end tapered off sharp- 
ly. "Abie" went to capacity 
Wednesday. Got $10,600 week pre- 
vious and $11,000 last week. 

"Adrlenne," Cohan (11th week). 
Werba's musical hit $3,000 nightly 
gait Wednesday, after which gen- 
eral conditions hurt, but attrac- 
tion made profit, with gross of 
about $16,000. 

**Aren't Ws All," Gaiety (12th week). 
No question about English piece 
entering new season on run. Looks 
like best thing Diflingham ever 
grabbed from other side. $12,500 
to $13,000 last two weeks. 

"Dew Drop Inn." Astor (2d week). 
Shared in excellent going of early 
half of last week and got more 
than expected up to then. Off last 
Italf, gross being about $11,600. 
Two weeks more to go; listed for 
road. House switches to Alms. 

*'Follies," New Amsterdam («2d 
week). With standee attendance 
In flrst three days calamity of 
President's passing and heat could 
not stojrthis champ edition of the 
"Follies" again hitting for $36,000. 

"Helen of Troy, N. Y.," Selwyn (8th 
week). Started well last week, 
having got close to $10,000 flrst 
four days. Bad break for latCr 
three performances held business 
down, but gross went to over 
$13,000. 

"In Love With Love," Ritz (1st 
week). One of two Monday pre- 
mieres. WHliam Harris, Jr.. pro- 
duction. Same author (Vincent 
Lawrence) as for "Two Fellows 
and a Girl, ' parked on same street. 

"Merton of the Movies," Cort (39th 
week). "Merton;; exhibited class 
when visitors started arriving and 
weather turned cool. Still counts 
as strong contender to holdover 
through fall. 

"Newcomers," Ambassador (1st 
week). Will Morrlssey's revue, 
title expressing idea of selecting 
talent not yet seen In Broadway 
revues. Listed for 39th Street, but 
Shuberts now interested, and Am- 
bassador Instead. 

"Not So Fast," Morosco (12th week). 
"Red Light Annie." Woods piece, 
booked for this house Aug. .20. so 
Mears attraction will leave. Hung 
on. though announced to quit some 
time ago. Likable show, which 
somehow didn't land. $4,500. 

"Passing Show," Winter Garden (9th 
week). Garden going along to 
plenty of empty rows until last 
week, when buyers^ and weather 
reflected jump. Plans, however, do 
not call for show remaining longer 
than early October. 

"Rain," Maxine ElUott (40th Week). 
Dramatic leading money getter had 
only five performances last week. 
Friday night's show being can- 
celed in respect to President, and 



Saturday shows being out to glva 
cast week-end rest; that will ob- 
tain for another two weeks. Bven 
bet to run through next season. 
$9,100 for -short week. 

"Seventh Heaven/' Booth (41st 
week). Getting. standilK room 
trade firs^ortion of last week and 
business held up excellently 
throughout despite warm flnide. 
Takings as good aa previous week; 
total nearly $11,800. 

"Scandsis," Globe (8th week). Only 
"Follies" equals demand. "Passing 
Show" may top takings, but has 
not the agency call of either "Fol« 
lies" or "Scandals." Nearly $27,-. 
000 last week. 

"The Devil's Diseipis," Garrick (letb 
week). Excellent summer run; 
Shaw revival only attraction to 
keep this house open through sum- 
mer. Still making a profit, though 
takings not large and salaries on 
warm weather basis. 

"The Fool," Times Square (42d 
week). Anotherthree weeks to go, 
house going to films Labor Day, 
Strength of "Fool" for road indi- 
cated by Jump in business when 
visitors came. Held increase last 
week; gross nearly $8,000. 

"The Mad Honeymoon." Playhouse 
(1st week). W. A. Brady's first . 
entrant for new season. Premiere 
Tuesday. Production In associa- 
tion with Wilmer & Vincent, who 
tried piece out last season under 
title of "The Little Bigamist." 

"Thumbs Down." 49th St. (1st week). 
Charles Wannamaker debuted 
Monday on Broadway with a 
"thnllodrama." 

"Two Fellows snd a Girl," Vander- 
bilt (4th week). Called off Friday 
night's performance; only other 
attractions doing likewise "Music 
Box Revue" and "Rain." Vander- 
bilt grossed about $11,000, regard- 
less. Would have drawn $1,600 
more. 

"Vanities," Eari Carroll (6th week). 
First part of last week found pat- 
ronage as* big as opening three 
days of. show, capacity registered. 
Drop during last two days particu- 
larly felt, but business quoted as 
profitable. $18,600. 

"Wildflower," Casino (27th week). 
Held great pace of week previous 
and had $11,000 in by Wednesday 
night. With such a start Hammer- 
stein's musical could not help get- 
ting another fine gross. Shaded 
$20,000 again. 

"Zmniitr the Great." Empire (18th 
week). Another two weeks, with 
possible extension if takings Jump 
further. Good 4itart early last 
week permitted business riding 
$6,500 and $7,000. 

"Sun Up.'* In 12th week In Vidlage, 
at Provlncetown theati'e. Satis- 
fled to go along there for time. 
Takings last week about $2,500 or 
little under, but that means proflt; 
small cast and no stage crew nor 
musicians, with house costing very 
little to operate. 



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TROUC OPENED IN BOSTON 
WITH FIRST DRESS REHEARSAL 



Ted Lewis' Show Started Saturday Night at Shu- 
bert — Boston Showmen Failed to See Advisabil- 
ity— "S. I. & M." Started Monday 



. DRAMATIC EDITOR DENVER "EXPRESS" 
George Looms, evidently believing that open confession is good for the 
bouj, admits that "as a dramatic critic I am green goo(ls," because of the 
fa«t that he has been vu the job only since last Octolter. 

Mr. Looms ha's had a rather varied career, however, prior to undertak- 
ing the reviewing of things theatrical in Denver. Ho graduafted from 
I*rinceton, and then kp« nt eight years in the steel bufliness. During the 
war he wa.s a Captain in the Infantry and was disabled, and remained in 
a hosjiiial for 13 i.ionthH. He Is a writer and a novelist, and claims tho 
latter dli^tlnction on the Ptrrnpth of having a novel published in 1922 by 
Doubleday. Page & Co., entitled ".Stubble." 

" {This is the thirty-aurth of ihr t-nUa vf f>Uturt.H and fhctt fAckfcf* Of 
fhr. flrotnnth^ rditory of ihr loutitrv) •' » 



Boston, Aug. 8. 

A desperate chance was taken by 
Arthur Pearson, manager of Ted 
Lewis' "Frolic" In debuting here 
as a metropolitan premiere for the 
show, with Its initial dress re- 
hearsal made a public flrst night 
for the show at the Shubert Satur- 
day. The gross Saturday was 
$2,700; Monday night. $1,600. and 
last night, $2,100, notwith.standlng 
local show men shook their heads 
over it. 

The show is playing nt $3 30 week 
days and $3.85 Saturday, the scale 
having been set by the liouse (Shu- 
berts) and apj)arently without 
thought that the $3 or over top 
price people arc still out of town. 

Monday night 'Sally, Irene and 
Mary" epened at the AVilbur. 

The Cohan show. "Kise of RoRic 
O'Reilly," running here since May, 
is still gathering in sweet sugar, 
$20,000 or over weekly. 

Not the least part of the Saturday 
night opening of the "Frolic" was 
that the country "lemon" editions 
of the Sunday papers, leaving early 
and c.nrrying no reviews, lost pub- 
licity to th«r fhow from among 



100,000 week-enders who were out* 
of town. 

Pearson decided to chance the 
Saturday night's dress rehearsal to 
get a running start and also the 
box offlce gross. The show manage- 
ment said the notices were .satis- ' 
factory. A rather good performance 
was given the opening night, al- 
though the newspaper men could 
see the .show was In ragged shape. 
Monday night the performance fell 
down, but last night picked up 
again. It's possible there will be 
some cast changes. Two or three 
spots could stand replacements. 
The marked Individual hits were 
Ted Lewis, himself (to a great rt- 
ception asserting his name is a 
valuable draw), Lillian Ix)rrair,e 
and Julius Tannen. 

Although appearing Saturday 
night knowing she would have to 
undergo an operation on Sunday 
for appendicitis, Kan Decker, of the 
"Frolic," bravely went through the 
performance and is now in a sani- 
tarium recovering from the Sunday 
operation. : ;, 

August in Boston promises heat* 
judging by the freaky July weather. 
It is said the Syndicate houses .ire 
planning to lay ^ iM»WL^«b©r Day. 



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yALLEV Dip CONTENT 

San Francisco, Aus- t> 

Huffh Benton Ki«t!.-^ . . ..er 

K»rJoil« PMitoi^ 
Mdt Thurstoe. . 
llMrtT' Orwrty • . „ _. 

jCHnor Benton r. . • • t ll>iilci« Coapw 

n^i^i^A B«nton •••.•Jwihu Mbtttews 

TempJelon Druid ...L»wroncc Orant 

'Ma. ri on •••••••••••••••»* U* n vtAry 

a«»r«l(1l»c Ue L^cy I»ab«Ilc Fletcher 

T»«Uly Martin Alger So«d« 

Krl* Shaw.... ....Betty Batterly 

Baby 'Winters .....Aana MeNauBMoa 

}{AfolJ We«tley ......Jack Blak» 

Gll«a rell«\v» Do** Hlliman 

Wtttaon ,.•«•• WlllartI JensMi 

FaIUcb Glrj'a— 

B«atrlci> Fr»«man, B«»ilah I..X Rayo. 

Violet Slater. Bonnie McCarre>ll 

K»tJ« Walah GeralJlne Biair 



bers staniS <Kit with cameo-Tike 

dlstinctuesH — Ricliard Tucker as the 

husband ajtid father gives a clear- 

, . cut and impreiislve portrayal; 

•*^'"Ma'rth^'*'BryM ^""^"8 Matthowe as the sen is 

AraiMM Francia [splendidly natural and convincing; 
Dttlci« Cooper, as the daughter. 
0weet» cbatming: and emotionally a 
revelation, and Isabelle Fletcher, 
coaviuciag in every degree. 

.> /. Rifers. 



A CHARMIKG CONSCIENCE 

Ban Francisco, Aug. 8. 



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ElwTB JIarvey 

.Raymond Northeut 

Francifl Adatr 

.Uanry Mowbray 
Misa Aofflln 



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Marjorle Rambeau has a nevr 
play. "The Valley o: Content." writ- 
ten by Mrs. Blanche Uprigiit from 
ier novel of the same name, and it 
wsB K»ven its first prcsentatiou at 
the Capitol last week. 
. The stellar roie. that of Mar Jor?e 
Benton, give-i Miss Ram beau the 
sort of a part that she seems to like 
best. One in wlilch. she runs the 
scale of emotlojis from' comedy to 
drama to pathos t^nd even tragedy. 
It might easily be claeiUfied as a 
typtcfll Rambeau role, and after 
flteing the play one SMspects that 
Miss Rambeau b£id no little part in 
the fashioning of her vehicle. 

The opetiing performance was a 
Viami>iiant occasion for Mi&i Ram- 
beau and Mrs. Upright The house 
was paclced. the applause persistent 
aad con.-.istent. and the third act 
curtain followed by the uisual parade 
of flora! pieces and speeches by star 
and author. The attdience was as 
distinguished as it wasr enthusi- 
aatic. Just how much of this en- 
thusiasm was genuine and hew 
much inspired by regard for Miss 
Rambeau and Mrs. Upright only the 
test of time nnd the verdict of un- 
interested audiences will determine. 

"The Va!l-y of Content** has much 
to recommend It from the stand- 
point of it.i material. -At the same 
time it hao little to recommend it 
when viewed in the light of its 
structure. In its present shapife It 
is clumsy, unwieldy and exceed- 
ingly loose in texture. 

The absence of a practiced play- 
writing hand is noticeable. One 
f^s the impression Mrs. Upright 
attempted to drainatlxe her novel 
literally, and in so "^ing lost sight 
of the exigencies of dramatic con- 
•truction and the limitations of th« 
apoken st.ige. Each act Is divided 
into two di.stlAct acenes with a dif- 
ferent setting for each. These con- 
stant interrupffors necessitated by 
(he frequent change of seene servo 
to lull the interest and to weaken 
the force of the theme. Many of 
the changes seem unnecessary and 
could be obviated by weaving the 
Incidents of the plot more closely 
together. 

Mrs. Upright strikes a compelling, 
note in her theme. She builds her 
premises around a young couple 
struggling for success, happy in 
their near poverty; their dreams of 
future wealth centred about their 
two little children.' The husband Is 
working on an Invention that prom- 
ises a realization of their hoi>es. 

Follows a lapse of 18 y^ars. 
Wealth has come. The old-fash- 
ioned mother, sticking loyally to her 
straight -laced ideas, loses the love 
of her modern children, even wins 
• their contempt. The husband buc- 
tumb.s to a siren, and Just when the 
trlf,? awakene to her folly and seeks 
desperately to retain her slender 
hold on thoAe she loves a grreat 
tragedy rears Its. head and the 
mother's shoulders are made to 
carry the blame for it all. She 
finds herself utterly alone, except 
for the «on, who. at this crisis, 
clings to the woman who bore him. 
This son later follows his dictates 
and forms an alliance with a girl 
utterly out of his class, and the 
mother at last is completely alone. 

Now comes the t^^Ist in the plot 
that, while it carries the surprise 
BO vital to every drama, at the same 
time serves as the play's greatest 
weakness. The last act goes back 
to the first, and we find that It all 
has been a dream: that the husband 
did not win wealth; that the chil- 
dren still are babies asleep in their 
crib, and that Marjorie Benton has 
fallen asleep over a book she wa.s 
reading, and that all we have seen 
didn't really happen after all. 

One feels that one has been 
tricked, the emotion^ made sport of 
and that the sympathy lavished 
npf'ii Marjorie Benton utterly 
wa.st<'<i. 

As a vehicle for Marjorie Ram- 
beaii. however. "The Valley of Con- 
tent" prrjmlses a great d^al, for as 
M.uj.iiie Renton she in trulj' superb. 
She gets under your skitn witii her 
emotionalism and swf^ops you along 
on . 1 w ave of Bym»>athy. In short. 
Ah** makes the -i»lay a part of her- 
sj'lf au<l you forget lt8 <ler*cienciH<< 
thron^h the alchemy of her art. 

"The \'ulley of Contciit" is csscn- 
♦'aily a woman's play. TlKy will 
Iovf» i: hf>cause they can cry their 
dea.- eyos out, and when tho final 
curtain talis go away with the as- 
surxMP.. In their heart tint, after 
'^U. Marjorie Benton is not in nny 
'J'lngcr; that her suffering was but 



TlMTMe. 

Porter 

C'.OlOB«l. tM> ImXM.. 

Freddie Fallals 

Jacqueline Kellowa. 

Lawrence llaatlnsi Jo*j« Iv»ncovlch 

**w»»tapa Sterllns Janet Cnmerua' 

JewreWr's Clark Richard NUhola 

Mr». Somerset Vem Berliner 

Ijiura Poatall* Qladvs Knorr 

Reverend Dr. Wlnflald Harry lUrfoot 

Fork«3 Allen Whwler En-yden 



* <lream. 
'^*f the vot'v 



lares ca.4t, four mem 



For the final week of her season 
at the Curran Margaret Anglln pre- 
sented **A Charming Conscience," 
by Orrick Johrv». described as a 
"jojous fantasjr in tiweo acts." 

This otHis certainly is fanciful. 
In treatment It rather suggests 
Oscar Wilde In a playfool mood. 
Much of the dialog belongs in the 
"smart- category, clever and witty, 
as witness this ia the third act: 
**My dear fellow, you shootd read 
wosnen like the Chinese read lH>ok8, 
in the reverse." w <._i^ ::^ 

It is rather diScuIt to determine 
Just what Johns was driving at 
wl^n ho wrote "A Charoiing Con- 
science." One minute he strikes the 
note of high comedv, the next he 
keys his play to tne mood of a 
society drama, and then plunges 
Uito the broadest burlesque. How- 
ever, he does it all delightfully. His 
lines at times fairly scintillate, and 
the unconventionality of the situa- 
tions keep an audience bubbling 
with merriment. 

Johns is evide-ntly a poet at 
heart with a sense of humor on the 
.side. Both apparently are equally 
developed. 

The program places tl)e time of 
the action as "^ext Spring." which 
prol>ably Is the excuse for the 
futuristic nature of t^e scenic deco- 
rs tions. The first act fairly screams 
in colors. The walls are splashed 
with reds ahd yellows and purples 
and g re ens all smeared into the 
semblance of panels that nresum- 
ably are meant to represent a riot 
of tropical vegetation. This set. 
created and painted by Lucien Le- 
bault, Is as "crazy" to the eye as 
are some of the situations. The 
effect of this scenic "madness'' re- 
calls the incongruities of "The Box 
of Dr. Calegrl." 

This first act is laid in the IS- 
stnry apartment of Jacqueline Fel- 
lows (Miss AngHn), and through 
Firench doors at the t>ack may be 
seen the tops oC other skyscrapers 
painted out of proportion, just as 
they might appear to one looking 
down on them from such a height 
A weird effect, yet aomchow in 
keeping with ths fanciful notions 
of the author. 

Jacquellna Fellows is living alone 
In this apartment, except for a 
French maid and a girl guest whom 
she had Known years before, and, 
just before the action opens, saved 
from a suicide's death in the East 
River. 

«Tacqueline Is much sought after 
by admirers wishing 'j marry her. 
Among these is her former husband, 
Freddie Fellows, played by Henry 
Mowbray. Jacquelint Is determined 
to find a suitable husband for the 
girl she has taken under her roof. 
She enlists the aid of her former 
husband. Fellows, however, suc- 
cumbs to the charms of this girl and 
decides that as long as his ex-wife 
will not take him back he will 
marry the girl himself. 

The first act ends with the dis- 
covery by Jacqueline that her for- 
mer husband and the girl are enam- 
ored with each other and that they 
spent four hours alone on her 18th- 
story veranda. She decides that 
I'Yeddie must marry the girl; she 
thinks, or at least says so, that she 
believes he Is merely amusing him- 
self. The passage of time covering 
the four-hour courtship Is effected 
by means of dimmed lights in the 
first act. 

The second act is laid in the same 
setting a month later. The girl. 
PeneUipe Sterling, has blossomed 
from a timid, shy little th|ng to a 
blase, scheming little minx. She 
make.-^ it quite clear that she Is de- 
termined to "hook" B'redilie and that 
she is going to spend his great 
wealth as suits her fancy. The wed- 
ding is to be staged in Jacqueline's 
apartment that day. There is nruch 
comedy introduced in conof-ctlon 
with the prepaiations. the arrival of 
the bridegroom and Jacqueline's 
it . f I al admirers. - 4 , . ■ . " 

Frc Idie Kellows and I'is briMe .nre 
to board steamer for a honeymoon 
in Europe. Following the wediliijg 
a paM.sage of time again i« IndicatMl 
hy lov.erf*d lights. The bride is 
aboard the steamer nnd Jacqueline 
has enuacred itassag** to s.ail on the 
same ship. Freddie rume-i ut the 
la.^t minute t<» beg lier rot to j.»iii 
them on their lioneymoon. as rer>**- 
loie is furipu* about it anrt iSe uwi' 
dent will cause no en<l "f k*?^*!!'- 
Before Freddie's arrival -^ fnrm**r 



husband of Penelope, beHeved to 
have been kill^^d in France, appears, 
seeking bis wife. By a ruso Jacq^us- 
line get.<» Freddie into another r«>om 
and .then locks the door on him. 
She leaves him in this predicament 
and herself sails to Europe with 
Penelope. 

The last act Is laid- In the new 
hoiasc which Penelope had built and 
furnished in anticipation of hev 
homecoming with Freddie, but which 
in the meantime has been sold by 
Freddi.e to the first husband.-. There 
is very little action In this act and 
few developments beyond the fact 
that Freddie and Penelope''s first 
hatband have become fitst friends: 
that Jacqneline decides that she 
wants Freddie back and that Pene- 
lope is still in love with the husband 
she thought dead.. All are paired off 
properly and the play ends. 

The role of Jacqueline is handled 
by Miss Anglin In her delightful 
comedy style, but with all her clev- 
erness in this sort of a vehicle she 
looks a bit too nuttronly to ideallV 
suit it. 

Janet Cameron was excellent sf: 
Penelope and Henry Mowbray'u 
Freddie was a clever bit of work. 
Other pleasing and effective charac- 
terisations are given by John Ivan- 
covlch, Francis Adair and Wlieeler 
Dryden. Mr. Dryden especially was 
delightful aa the poetical ly^iaclined 
and supposedly dead basband. He 
played the part with the true spirit 
of burlesque. Elwyn Harvey does 
a French maid with much expert- 
ness. it#rer«. 



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BROADWAY REVIEWS 



IN LOVE WITH LOVE 

JitliH MaryiaiQ^ Murn« 

wtlltann Jordan ..lierton ChurchUI 

Ann Jordan LynA I^a»taane 

Hob .MKcalf Henry Hull 

Frank Cake* 4 Robert Strangf 

Jack Uantaer Ralpti Morsan 

Marion Uaam Wands Lyon 




PAQUES JUIVES 

Paris, Aug. 1. 

Marcel Nancey, w)u» ruas the 
Deux Masques, has offered a new bill 
to his habitues in spite of the heat. 
He has a thriller in "Paques Juives." 
three-act drama by Torls d*Hanse- 
wick, wherein an the horror of this 
kind of entertainment is amply sas- 
talned. A Russian of the Orthodox 
church has been slain and, of course, 
the Jews are accused of the crime. 
A strict investigation Is at once 
instituted, even a hostage being 
taken from among, the chosen race. 

During the inquiry Colonel 
Smoldowskine a brutal Cossack at 
the head of ihe csar's police, snters 
Jacob's home, and after having all 
the family searched takes a fancy 
to the pretty young housewife. He 
compels her to prepare him a mesi, 
with pork as the main dish, after 
which he violates the woman nnder 
the eyes of her htisband, prsrented 
from interfering l»y ths police pres- 
ent. 

•The action In this act Is rapid and 
varied. It is good stagecraft. 
- Many years pass and the revolu- 
tion has broken out. Jacob is now 
a feeble man, worn out l>y work and 
privations. He Is with his son otm 
night, when the door snddsnly opens 
and an elderly ntan eatsrs. seeking 
refuge from pursuing soldiers. The 
wind has blown out ths lamp and he 
is not recognized, the family allow- 
ing him to hide In tl\s house. 

When soldiers put their head in 
at the door and ask if they have 
seen Colonel SmoldowskinS the 
name inunediately recalls ths ter- 
rible past, but Jacob dsclarea the 
famous Cossack brute Is not there. 
The Jews protect the refugee, not 
to save him but to have their re- 
venge at leisure. 

Smoldowskine Is terrified when he 
discovers he has sought asylum in 
the very home he violated many 
yeai'S ago. He imagines he again 
lives in the past, taking Jacob's 
strong young son for his former 
victim. His hallucination Is admir- 
ably depicted by an excellent actor, 
li. Blondeau. 

Tho younger Jew seises the hor- 
rified Smoldodwkine as he had seized 
his mother over 20 years before and 
strangles him, while Jacob puts out 
bia eves. 

After this bloodcnrdler for the 
dog days the maruigement offers Its 
public a broad farce, "Adultere, " one 
act. by Leo Marches and Clement 
Vautel, which Is better left alone. 
It tells of a couptto taking a room 
In a disreputable hotel to hide their 
guilt from the husband, but the in- 
terruptions by a waiter and the 
dirty conditions of the house dispel 
all poetry from their intrigue. They 
separate without having deceived 
the husband, as It were, but he 
never knows the difference. 

This so-called comedy Is amu.sln^^ 
for the habitues, for It smells a bit 
musty. Kendrcto. 

The E. and L. restaurant on 44ili 
street wa.s the scene of something 
In the way of a sensation early 
Saturday morning when five ac- 
tresses were arrested by detectives 
of the narcotic division. A white 
powder, evidently heroin. was 
found in the handbags of four of 
the wonipn. They were Lillian Mil- 
ler. 2'i: Birdie Green. 2»; Pauletto 
La Fargiie. 23; May Hoffman 20. 
and Minnie Lrder, 28. The first four 
were held in $r»00 ball. The other, 
previously convicted, was charged 
with violation of her parole. Iho 
detietives said that they had fol- 
lowed the Rills, bobbed haired and 
stvlishlv dres*ied, up from Green- 
wich Village. Many theatri<il 
celebrities were in fl»e restaurant at 
• the tim*» On Tuesday ot this weelt 
tli<! fir.st four Rirl« pleaded guilty 
and were given four months in tl'.*» 
worUhoi»'5<». "^ 



Vincent Lawrence, author of "Two 
Fellows and a Girl." has another 
promising candidate for hithood. He 
might have called this one **rhree 
Fellows and a Oirl ' That's what 
It's all about. But the girl Is Lynn 
Fontanne. So it realfy should be 
A Girl and Three Fellows." 

A fleet, skillful little comedy, clean 
c 1 a nursery Jingle yet alive with solid 
laughs and never wavering la Its 
interest, despite all lack of mystery 
or even doubt as to the outcome. If 
there were any question left, the 
pictures In the lobby frames give 
away the gag. But that doesn't 
matter. 

William Harris, Jr., presents this 
easy comedy, and If any sort of in- 
door diversion is thin enough tor 
this summer wear. "In Love with 
I.<ove" fits the fashion. It never 
worries a lazy brain or wrinkles a 
perspiring brow. T>'plcaliy native in 
its conception, treatment and prog- 
gress. It glides familiarly on with 
just enoagh variation of tried oM 
twists to make pisasantly effortt— 
motion — like a canoe on a Hstflsss 
lake. 

Lawrence, having worked with tha 
comedy master, Cohan, and having 
seen his typewritten lines take on 
curves, dimensions and colors tmder 
that canny toach. perhaps little 
dreamed that tn the less fam 
hands of Robert Milton he 
And such a wssflth of BB<lerstaa4iac 
and s]m:>pathy for his fleepy hmaor. 
The director rarely draws public 
credit; and that is fHir enough, for 
the director rarely shines forth 
through his material. But tn this 
in.<rtance the shrewd, fine strokes of 
Miltcn demand that the shadowy 
figure In the background for once 
be called to the footlights for a 
cheer. 

It were impossible for any author 
to Interpolate into his script ths lit- 
tle highlights with which Milton 
illuminated this simple play of un- 
exciting situations. Some of Miss 
Fontanne's "business" gave her and 
the story character far beyond what 
could have been intended in the 
writing, which Is no reflection on 
Lawrence, but Is a triumph for 
Milton. 

The cast Is of high standard 
throughout. Such an important par- 
sonage as Wanda Lyon appears for 
three minutes, and those who tenant 
the boards for much longer periods 
maintain Interest throughput ss 
though they, too. had only three 
minutes In which to get thsir 
thoughts over. 

Ralpb Morgan. In an unberoic hero 
role different from the dress-suit 
parts he usually assumes, does about 
as big-lsagus work as this reporter 
has ever caught him at, and Henry 
Hull, ths usually over-earnest vol- 
cano of Intensity, can let loose bere 
as far as he likes, for he Is a hyper- 
exuberant young chump, boiling 
with love and Scotch, and is at last 
cast with perfect aptitude. Robert 
Strange Is a power as the very 
straight middle-man In the love 
problem, obviously so from the first, 
effectively so to the l^st. 

Miss Fontanne hasn't half the part 
she had in "Dulcy," and until the 
last act hasn't any part at all except 
entrances, exits and feeding for the 
scrambled emotions of her rival suit-. 
ors. In the final act .she has a scene 
or two putting the play In her lap. 
and she emerges with another per- 
sonal laurel wreath. 

The story Is of a young girl (not 
the flapper sort, not a flirt, but a 
romantic hoyden who doesn't know 
her own heart) who has a rich young 
Idler and a prosperous young self- 
made business man at her feet. She 
lets the business man storm her Into 
an engagement. The Irrepressible 
but ImpossIMe iioung scion haunts 
her. There are cro.s« -purpose con- 
versations and8ltuation.«», axul a fight 
between them to a double knockout 
(olTstage), aftcf which she proposes 
to the honest and poor young engi- 
neer who has tried to be the friend 
to everybody. 

Not a very pulsating yarn, eh? 
Ri!t a mighty amusing, lively farce, 
r.ith a few serious moments at the 
er.d, and everybody happy. 

There were something like 15 
honest curtain calls after the final 
f.ndeout. fjcit. 



MAD HONEYMOON 

William A. Brady tn saaociation wuM 
Wllmer'^ Vlnemt ttttrodur^ett thia thraa^ 
act ooaiady by Barry Conncra at tiit PS^r-^ 
iMuac, New York. Aug. 7- Pluy jbtaged b^ 
Hal Brlsffa with following rastr 

Mn. Shaoaen Loaiae SydsMtla 

Rutaa Colsata Uaorae Pauncvlsrt 

Marie Wifnnn ,..■ Mnyo WerUA 

Dulw WUwm...., Bdward Am«l<l 

BiU OHea. 'Oaorjfi' Proberi- 

Kennedy .......A. FianoUi Lens 

Pesry Culffate BoDtn Woi>«ter 

Wally Spencer Kenneth MacKaoo* 

Cousin Jiiumla Rawlinion 

tlonedict MarQuarrla 

Mrs. Ead« BtanoUe r.atal». 

PartMn Crandall William Oenftl<« 

Ol)e»llah F^ad* Herbert Ik-ywc 

Captain Hluea I^mronce WllUa 



LoU'« Mann and nernard Igoe, 
t;i.xi driver, were arraigned in the 
West Side Court, New York city, 
AMg. 6 on count»»r charge's of dis- 
orderly conduct. When a.sked to re- 
cite their grievances both refused 
aod only declared what a lovely gen- 
tleman the other was. A traffic cop 
\a.-x.s asked to explain, and said the 
defendants had had a heated argu- 
ment about a route In the street, 
^h.^n they were rtrresJed and taken 
to the station house, however, both 
cooled off, talked it ovtr atid t>ecatne 
faf^t friends. A.s iiaKi-trate Mc- 
Kiniry saw tlu».t they did not want 
to press any rom|»laiiif*t h*» dis- 
fh.'ifg* d tbetn bo'r\ -ci bl'tni"! " "i 
theh*»a». m 



This is one of tl»ose plays one can- 
not gauge as to Hs box-ofllce out- 
come. Desplts tlM sophi«tioatsA 
first-nighters' inclination to scoff at 
some of the busintss and aiternat- 
lugly laugh at and with it, the piece 
possesses those antiquated and lotlft 
since proven sure-fire bits of hoke^ 
to make it a possible contender f«r 
popular patronage fos a few moatiis. 
It will either stick for some time o*- 
perish quicklyi 

Among the early season entries, 
and having a clear tsid Tuesday, it 
drew all the first string critics from 
the dailies. Tbe great majarity af 
tKem gars k their un«vMi« attsa^ 
Men tm tha flalsh, bscaus* st llM 
csss f s ita Mt l a 4osr tem»sralura 
whisk ka4 ilia e^ca on ths humUUty 
outsids. 

A aasBbsff of Mr. Canosra' liaea 
and sitnatkma wera mat with sin- 
cere aad hearty approval! flrom 
everybody, but tks basic tagrsdlsats 
warv too fka»ttlsr to lend tiM asm 
total plauBlMltty. A BMrttsr off 
llMlOOt in stotea rs«lslsra« boaAs 
Is tha slaaiiTa o^^ct sf ths plot, 
which InTolfvsa tha police, two 
suave crooks and a Keystone coa- 
stable froas Psa Wee. Mich. In 
between Pegsy Colgateli fhther is 
fi;^mlng Pefgy*» s l o psin s n t wMli tha 
desirable Walfy 8peneer. aMhavflii 
Colffste pera makes rnadi ada abovf 
being sst agalnsk tha ualsa. To 
complete the ■Jtaatlaa Is D«kka Wil- 
son, the Colgates' chauffeur, a re- 
formed convict, who lives In terror 
of being "framed" by BHl Crips, one 
of the crooks Involved In tha f^.- 
9M bond hatri. 

Pcm^B ftr In tha ointment la tha 
uncertainty as ta whelhsr or no< 
her husband of aa hoar, whom she 
married sarseal years sgo as a re- 
sult of a boardtea sehaot e s cspaia 
Is reaUy deaA. He was reports^ 
drowned, but ths body was aevsr 
found. Ths man was tne brother of 
Bill Crips, the crook. Crips intends 
to capitalize it by representing him- 
self as the supposedly dead htMband. 
After Peggy aad Wally hava gaae 
through a mock ceremony hsr a' 
pseudo-Parson Crandall (Crip^ ae- 
complice) both decide to blackmail 
the girl on bigamy charges. The 
realization of her supposed wrong 
decides her to make young Wat|y 
sit up all night nfter the wedding, 
ceremony. 

The elopement takes place In the 
Michigan tank town where the 
respondence school detective 
nlmself prominent by compounding 
each arrest with felonies he luts 
studied up on in preparation for h£> 
first pinch. As ths real detectU'** 
explains It later, the hirk dick was 
playing unconscious billiards when 
he finally pocketed one of the crooks 
In time for the final curtain explana- 
tions. 

The play has some noteworthy 
people in the cast who did much to 
help matters slong, Kenneth Mac- 
Kcnna had several brilliant moments 
as Wally, and Edward Arnold, as the 
reformed chauffeur, was convincing 
despite a couple of line httchps. 
That was a common fault. . The 
nervous opening night tension ac- 
counted for one or two other mis- 
haps, notably ths collapse and 
breakage of a taAl lamp and the 
fumbling of another prop. 

George Probert attempted te 
make his crook creation "Mmooth.' 
but he did not ring true. Blanche 
Latell and Herbert Heywood as the 
Eads' couple took advantage of thHr 
comedy opportunities to the fullest. 
Boots Wooster as Peggy was an ac- 
ceptable Ingenue. Louise Sydmeth 
as Mrs. Shannon scored. 

For two acts the play, despite lis 
sliortcomlngs on realism, mulntalne<1 
a certain sincerity until the rush 
and bustle of the final aci. Tl^e 
melrtdramatlc lining up of the crooks 
and the climax fthere was no de- 
nouement because of Its obvious- 
ness) took the edge off the earlier 
Impression and let It down. 

The farce metier contains enoodh 
to appeal to the average theatre- 
goer seeking light entertainment, 
and rnay baiig on I! this field is at- 
tracted. •*><"' 



The Cornwall Memorial Church of 
New Vork city at it.«« services Hun- 
day morning, Aug 5, unanlmoustv"" 
voted a resolution requesting Chan- 
ning Pollock to continue the produc- 
tion of "The Pool." which has been 
scheduled to doss Sept. J. Th** 
Kev. Lincoln Caswsll. pastor of the 
chur< h. lias sent Pollock a copy of 
the resolution, which calls the plav 
.1 gr*at Christian sermon on the 
lootli»Mliood of man and hopes that 
i! tni'Tht »»e made .\ p''rmin«»n» \t ■ 
itfjutlon In ?h** rity. .. 




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>lde, when one of the bootleggers 
thrust a revolver from the curtains 
and commenced firing. The patrol- 
man dropped back and fiied several 
■hota. One of the bullets punctured 
a tire and brought the car to a halt. 

As It slowed down, two of the 
rum runners leaped out and escaped. 
A third was captured. The police- 
man later preceded. to Schuylervllle 
with other officers, on a tip, and ar- 
rested a second bootlegger. 

The two rum runners were first 
charged with assault, but later pro- 
tiibitlon agents took them ever and 
arraigned them before United States 
Commissioner Clarence H. Knapp In 
Baratoga on a charge of violating 
the Volstead act. The booze car 
narrowly escaped hitting an aged 
woman when It waa speeding 
through Glens Fall\ 



O'Hanlon and ZImbonI, dancers, 
are back from BiUrope. 



Business In the cabarets In At- 
lantic City has improved greatly 
within the last two weeks, and man- 
agers who were far behind early In 
the season are now looking for bet- 
ter than an even break 4>y the end 
of the summer. The Beaux Arts, El 
Cadla, the Plantation and many of 
the others are doing well, and the 
piers and hotels are going better 
than usual. The RIts Carlton, re- 
ported behind earlier In the summer, 
Js making great strides and the 
management is giving a good deal 
of the credit to Ray Miller and his 
orchestra, which opened there In 
July. 

From now until the middle of Sep- 
tember Atlantic City will have most 
of Its conventions and these should 
help greatly to finish the season In 
fine etyle, making It a profitable 
year for all concerned. 



Iheju dancing, wearing asd being 
given diamonds he had never heard 
of. 

If there's anybody anywhere af- 
flicted as Jarrott waa^ they, are ad- 
vised to come to New York and take 
one look at him now — It will do 
them more good than all of the 
teachings and all of the preachings, 
In book form, by word of mouth 
or moving pictures. 

Not the least aid to the Boyers 
were the Maisons, Alice and her 
mother, who believed in Jarrott's 
comeback and agreed that Alice 
should dance with him. 

The whole thing Is about the oi>ly 
white spot that New York's black 
night Ufe has known in years. 



Jack Jarrott of old he looks does 
the Jack Jarrott now dancIngVwIth 
Alice Malson at the Casino In Cen- 
tral Park, New York. And he 
dances as of old In his natural style 
with one of the best ballroom (and 
possibly the stage) dancing part- 
ners, Miss liaison, of the Mrs. 
Castle type. She was Mack Sen- 
sett's principal Bathing Qlrl and 
came east some months ago with a 
dance revue. 

Jarrott has regained all of his 
igood looks, which make the couple 
an attractive looking dancing pair. 
They are doing two dances twice 
nightly at the Casino, a waltz, fol- 
lowed by a tricky trot The waltz 
Is pretty dance floor stuff and the 
tVot win get over anywhere. It's 
nicely routined and has a counter 
step for the high light. That step 
can't help but send It over. Miss 
Maison looms up In both dances, 
displaying her fetching gracefulness 
In the waltz and showing she can 
dance anything through her work 
In the trot. 

The couple merely broke In at the 
Casino, How long they remain 
there doesn't count. 

This inside stuff Is written fur 
those aware of the facts regarding 
Jarrott. To others It Is Immaterial. 
There's a great moral lesson In Jar- 
rott's come-back, greater than all 
else could be along that line, be- 
cause Jarrott Is showing it can be 
accomplished. He had to have aid 
and the boy was fortunate In hav- 
ing Dr. and Mrs. Mabel Boyer 
(Boyer's Drug Store) as his Inter- 
ested friends. 

Anyone else In the world would 
have said helpless. Doc Boyer 
backed his Judgment founded on 18 
years of drug store operation In 
Times square on the possibilities 
with Jarrott, which he and his wife 
could bring out. They did and it's 
miraculous what they have done, 
purely from good heartedness and 
probably an Inherent desire to 
father and mother someone, since 
Mr. and Mrs. Boyer have no child 
of their own. 

There's a lot more to it on the in- 
side, enough for a serial but It's 
also enough to say that Jarrott is 
nearly himself again— this boy from 
Texas, almost an orphan from his 
remembrance and v\'ho got thrown 
into the Chicago whirlpool when 
only 13. developed Into a dancer, a 
good looking kid and came on to 
New York, to make the hit that 
ruined him; to see hlm.elf drop 
from an earning capacity weekly of 
between $4,000 and |5,000 to noth- 
ing and worse. The In-between, the 
before and the rest you know If you 
know anything of It at all. 

It Is a fact that Jarrott was earn- 
ing between |4.000 and |5,000 week- 
ly at one time, when In his stage 
heyday on Broadway, getting a 
large salary, working at a couple of 
places the same time, receiving |100 
an hour from society folks to teach 



The new show staged and directed 
by Orover Frankie was presented 
at the Winter Garden cafe. Los 
Angeles, last week. The title, 
"Qaleties of 1923." is retained, but 
the girls, numbers, costumes, songs 
and music are changed. The prin- 
cipals are the same as In the pre- 
vious revue and for cafe entertain- 
ment would be hard to replace if 
the standard of entertainment Is to 
be maintained here. They are 
Harry Vernon, Charlotte Vermont 
and Mary Dawn. Bight girls com- 
prise the chorus and with the large 
number of girls available here, 
Frankie did not encounter much 
difllculty in gathering together a 
bunch of nifties. The Winter "Jar- 
den is nicely equipped fof revue 
entertainment and with the little 
stairways leading to the small stage 
just over Jhe heads of Bert Fiske's 
orchestra makes an attractive 
background for the artists who be- 
gin and finish on the stage which is 
equipped with parting drapes, al- 
though most of the work Is done 
on the dance fioor. 

The stage could be utilized to 
better advantage and more picture 
numbers would add much to the 
present show which, nevertheless, 
is first class entertainment 

Of the six numbers offered, in- 
cluding the chorus, the Oriental an 
the Hula were the best In the 
Hola number each of the choristers 
is given a chance to do a "wiggle" 
and of these Tess Gordon takes 
front rank and It is this gfrl's Hula 
that Is creating the most talk 
among the cafe hounds. 

Charlotte Vermont appears for 
three soprano solos with a change 
of costume for each and with a 
voice that Is true and of powerful 
range lends a lot for class. Harry 
Vernon makes an ideal ty^pe and 
possesses the necessary require- 
ments for a cafe. His handling of 
comedy lyrics and character num- 
bers and with a good Idea of step- 
ping around seems to be firmly es- 
tablished here. Mary Dawn takes 
care of the more lively numbers and 
jazzes it up In a convincing man- 
ner. 

The Winter Garden Is doing a 
good business at dinners and after 
theatre. A couyert charge of 75 
cents at niglft and 50c. during din- 
ner Is made. 



for two full weeks. The Whitemans 
did considerable advance recording 
before sailing in early spring, but 
the supply has been about exhatist- 
ed. and they must catch up on their 
releaa^s. 

Flo Ziegteld had been negotiating 
with the bond for the "Fellies.* but 
Whitenrmn refuses to travel. Zleg- 
feld is understood to be holding 
out for a run of the "Follies" con-, 
tract, and will not limit the band- 
man Just for the New York run. 
This is to avoid any further 
wrangles like Will Rogers and Gal- 
lagher and Shean encountered. 



The 60-day order sent out by Po- 
lice Commissioner Enright in New 
York City instructed the police to 
do police duty as regards all res- 
taurants, cabarbts or dance places. 
The Immediate object of the order is 
to enforce a 1 o'clock closing for 
dancing. 

Commissioner Enright Is reported 
to have received a letter from Gov. 
Al Smith on the matter, through the 
Governor's sanction of the Mullan- 
Gage repealer, which ostensibly re- 
moved the j)olice from liquor en- 
forcement. Governor Smith's letter 
Is said to have conveyed to the 
Commissioner that the state's chief 
executive believed police duty is po- 
lice duty, and that a policeman is 
always on duty. If violations were 
noted action should be taken, is the 
reported substance of the governor's 
communication. 

That may account in part for the 
new police detail of "24 -hour ob- 
servation" by Ncv York patrolmen 
stationed at the entrance or In the 
lobbies of cabarets, the police be- 
lieve, are acting contrarily to the 
letter or spirit of the law. The pa- 
trolman is detailed to "observe" If 
anything wrongful is occurring in 
the place and the Identity, also 
character of its patrons. The latter 
injunction is the business-destroyer 
of any place. Peering at and into 
people's faces as they enter or 
emerge from a restaurant Isn't con- 
ducive to continued popularity and 
especially in the' majority of the 
"set" that frequents the late hour 
places in New York. 



steep, although doubtlessly exorbi- 
tant in view of some of the shellac 
beingdispen5jed4 .v< •* ' ,.'•?: 

The dance floor Is the cause of 
complaint and thoroughly explains 
the continual raffls many of these 
places must contend with periodi- 
cally. Everything goes oh the hard 
floor to the nickel music from a me- 
chanical piano. 

Strangely, the regular visitors are 
chiefly elderly men and very young 
girls. The young fellows usually 
tire of the dance floor attractions 
and Join one of the several crap 
games that start before an evening 
gets old. 

These places, generally run-down 
ramshackles, get a tremendous play 
on Saturdays and Sundays particu- 
larly, and despite the pretext at 
keeping out strangers have a steady 
heavy patronage. At 50 cents a 
copy for drinks, the "protection" is 
said to be one week-end night's 
profits every fortnight. . 



Dance palaces In Hartford, Conn., 
and roadside pavilions .are now in 
full swing, with a new one cropping 
up every week or so. all apparently 
enjoying proeperity. The older es- 
tablished Lie Bal Tabarin and Palais 
Royal have been enjoying their 
share of the business for some time, 
but it now seems quite a novelty on 
warm simimer evenings to motor 
four or five miles to the Caroline 
Meredith Bow and Arrow Tavern 
on the Cromwell road to the Amber 
Inn on the Berlin Turnpike or to 
Welsh's Pavilion on the Winsted 
road. Saturday night will see the 
opening of the Barn Dance on the 
New Britain road, which will be 
managed by Marjorle Kay and Jack 
Duncan, who will feature for a 
starter Sunny Jim's Orchestra and 
seven acts from the "Sunny Jim 
Revue." 



Edith Bolton and her assistant, 
Miss Clair, who ran the Bonnet Box 
on the ground fioor of a theatrical 
apartment house at 112 West 47th 
street. New York, are out on |500 
bail following arraignment In the 
Jefferson Market Court on the 
charge ''of running a disorderly 
house. Trial is scheduled for tomor- 
row (Friday). Eli Johnson is rep- 
resenting the defendants, who have 
been forced to sell their establish- 
ment to remove a detailed police- 
man stationed there by Inspector 
Boland. The women were charged 
by the arresting officer with operat- 
ing the bonnet shop at a blind for a 
speak-easy and other purposes. 



while being escorted to her . 
and applied it across the hesA fl| 
her erstwhile employer. > 

Harry Dehler and his Arabian 
orchestra are playing a summer en* 
gagement at the Terra Maine hotef. 
Huguenot Park, Staten Island. 



Robert Quinault and" Iris Rows 
are dancing at the Casino, Trou> 
vllle, France, prior to sailing for 
American to appear under the man- 
agement of Ray Goetz. _ \ 



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Buddy Baldwin, leader of the or- 
chestra at Castles-by-the-Sea, Long 
Beach. L. I., narrowly escape death 
last week when the car he was 
driving skidded onio the Long Island 
railroad tracks at a crossing and 
came In contact with the thinl rail. 



Dave Weiss, the kindliest res- 
taurateur that tough old Merrick 
road ever knew. Is now with a de- 
partment store In Pittsburgh- -and 
happy. 



The instituting of seven Federal 
Court proceedings this week against 
as many Greenwich Village hostel- 
ries and restaurants for prohibi- 
tion violations proves that none is 
too secure - despite the reputea 
solidify of one or two of the places 
who were known to be "In" strong 
in the matter of selling. They, too, 
are being proceeded against by As- 
sistant Attorney -General Sanford 
H. Cohen as "common nuisances" 
and may be cfosed down Just like 
Reisenweber's. An Idea of how 
strong one place was known to be 
in the matter of open selling may 
be gathered from the fact Jurists 
and federal employes have been 
.seen of Saturday nights in that par- 
ticular place as regular patrons. 



Times Square Is to have a Hindu 
restaurant or cabaret, all Hindu and 
with Hindus. It will be In the «4^ 
former Sahara restaurant on Forty- i^ 
ninth street. ' . . 



Orchestra leaders have found dif- 
ficulty In dealing with cabaret pro- 
prietors who Insert trick clauses Into 
•the contract Several cases have 
occurred of orchestras engaged from 
9 or 10 o'clock until closing, the or- 
chestra being given to understand 
that the closing hour Is 2. After a 
night or two on the Job the musi- 
cians found that when the contract 
specified "until closing" this was ex- 
actly what It meant, and the closing 
hour was 3 or 4 li^the morning and 
very often much liter. 

In almost all cases these Increased 
hours meant a dlreot \iolatIon of the 
union scale for t.Ub men, but In- 
variably, when bsked for more 
money the proprietor took out the 
contract, pointed to the clause gov- 
erning this phase and stood firm, re- 
gardless of how much of a drawing 
card the orchestra was. 

Another phase of the contracts 
handed out by some of the managers 
that caused dissatisfaction was the 
question of meals and accommoda- 
tions. In many instances where 
meals were specified these proved 
to bo entirely unsatisfactory to the 
musicians, but upon complaint the 
manager pointed out no particular 
kind of meal was specified; that the 
focd was clean and wholesome and 
that he was fulfirilng hla part of the 
agreement. In most case^, however, 
a little organized kicking has Im- 
proved the quality of the food. 



When Paul Whiteman and his or- 
chestra return to New York from 
Iiondon, Aug. J4, no Immediate the- 
atrical engagement will be undcr- 
t^cn In favor of concentrating on 
recording work tQt the Victor Cow 



Plant have been perfected by 
American and Chinese interests in 
conjunction with proprietors of the 
largest hotels in China, Japan and 
the Orient to organize ten musical 
revuea of the type seen at the larger 
New York cabarets for the leading 
hotels of the Orient 

Joe Mann Is organizing the re- 
vues, which will Include six princi- 
pals, a Jazz band of eight pieces 
and a chorus of eight girls. Each 
company is to be costumed and 
equipped for two revuee. as they 
will play two weeks or longer In 
the different cities following each 
other around the circuit. 

The companies will sail from New 
York on the United States-China 
Co.'a boats, the line guaranteeing 
return passage. Thocompany op- 
erating the shows Is*known as "the 
Trans-Oriental Amusement Co." 

The first cabaret organization will 
sail Sept. 15 on the steamship 
Great China, and will give two or 
three shows a week on the voyage, 
as well aa performances at porta of 
call where the ship stays long 
enough for this purpose. At pres- 
ent arrangements have been made 
for performances at the following 
places: Havana, Panama, Lo« An- 
geles and Honolulu. 

The companies will sail from New 
York two weeks apart and start 
performances directly following the 
show which precedes them, that 
company going to the ntxt atand. 
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Pekln. Can- 
ton and other cities in China and 
the larger cities of Japan and the 
Straights Settlements will be 
played. 



The complaint against the Club 
Deauvllle in 69th street for per- 
mitting dancing after hours was 
thrown out last Friday by Magis- 
trate RIttenhouse in the E!ast 67th 
street court. The charge had been 
made through complaints said to 
have been received at police head- 
quarters from residents in the 
neighborhood of the club. 

Judge RIttenhouse. examining the 
complaining, witnesses (policemen) 
asked what violations they had no- 
ticed when in the club. The cops 
replied they had not been admitted 
to the club on the ground they were 
not members. Asked if the club 
charged a cover or a hat check, the 
policemen replied they did not know. 

Magistrate RIttenhouse said, to 
one witness: "Would you go Into the 
Union club If receiving a complaint 
against it at headquarters?" "We 
certainly would." replied the police- 
man; "we would go anywhere." 

"Dismissed," said the Judge, with 
a weary wave of his hand. 



In Long Island roadhouscs away 
from the main auto road one must 
be known or be an escort of an ac- 
quainted patron befof^ thi rear Ooor 
is unlatched. 

Nor la the **nlck" for the drinks 



Paul Whiteman** Collegians are 
playing in the Victory Room of the 
United States Hotel, Saratoga, 
during the racing season. The 
Pennsylvania Serenaders i»re at 
Riley's, and Zita's orchestra at the 
Indian Head Tavern. Performers 
at Jack's Cabaret and Grill In the 
Spa are Ida Forsene, dancer; Viola 
McKoy, singer; Grace Vaughn, and 
Evelyn Ray. I. Jackson is pro- 
prietor of Jack's. 

Three o'clock dancing In Saratoga 
has gone the way of the popular 
waltz of similar name. The curfew 
rings at 1 o'clock, a local ordinance 
prohibiting dancing between 1 and 
10 a. m. 

Charles Kuntz and his orchestra 
will succeed Paul Whiteman at the 
Grafton Galleries, London. Kuntz Is 
an^Amcrican and first came to no- 
tice when he headed the Troco Rag- 
gers, an American combination sent 
over by Paul Specht, at the Troca- 
dero rc»tauraiit 



A cabaret producer needed a 
prima donna badly Saturday night 
for a Long Island revue he was 
producing and engaged a woman 
that afternoon. The first night the 
prima IndtHgcd and went to sleep 
on the cabaret fioor. The producer 
rushed on tp help her to the dress- 
ing roomi lind for his efforts was 
crowned with an empty beoir bottle, 
which the woman picked off a table 



Harry Susskind is said to have 
obtained this week a lease to the 
Blossom Heath Inn at Lynbrook, 
L. I. It may mean that Harry is 
to operate the place on his own 
hereafter. Previously, he has beeia 
representing the creditors. 



Two American dance and music 
maestroes are duo to return this 
month from London, where both 
have been tremendously successful 
in cabaret and vaudeville. 

Paul Whiteman and his jaaaists 
will ^e met with considerable fan- 
fare and carnival on thejr arrival 
on the "Leviathan" August 13. Paul 
Specht and his orchestra are due 
In New York from Paris Aug. 18. 
The Paris Itinerary is a week's stop- 
over and vacation following an ex- 
tended London engagement. 



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Dance orchestras playing for the 
records are finding their records of 
value to them as active salesmen. 
Record makers, when dickering for, 
an engagement with an out of town 
hotel or caie owner, by mail, in- 
stead of Bending on a man to cloee 
the deal or paying the expenses of 
someone to come on. and listen to 
the orchestra, are merely wrapping 
up two or three of their best records 
and sending them on to the pros- 
pective employer, usually accompa- 
nied by a photograph of the orches- 
tra. 



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Harold Stern will present Lani- 
bert Eban with a military band of 
22 pieces at the Manhattan Beach 
Baths beginning Aug. S. 



The road housa business is not 
any too brisk around New York. 
A marked instance of late haa been 
the closing of the "Plantation" 
show at the Palais Royale (Salvlns) 
on the Merrick Road, Long Island. 
The Salvlns moved the show to tha 
road house from its Broadway cab- 
aret of the same name. Reports 
were the added attraction on Lonif 
Island didn't make a dollar for tha 
house. 

\ 

Tha marathon dancers have 
passed; It's now the long distance 
piano player. J. M. Waterbury of 
Olean. N. Y.. claims the record. He 
played 36 hours 21 minutes 29^c- 
onds before he dropped exhausted 
from his stool. — 



Henry Horn, until recently man- 
ager of the Rendezvous, Chicago, 
has leased the Green Mill Gardens 
in the sanie city and will remodel 
the place and call it The Mont- 
martre; ^ . 



Bert Ambrose, leader of the or- 
chestra at the Embassy Club, Lon- 
don, and who conducted the 20- 
plece orchestra that opened Clover 
Gardens here, sailed from England 
July 25 for New York. He intends 
to remain In this city one day and 
then leave for California to. spend 
his vacation there. . 



Victor Wainberg is directing the 
Orchestra , of eight pieces that is 
furnishing the music for the Fash- 
ion Show at the Lexington avenue 
opera house. New York, this \ eek. 



Harry Stoddard and his orchefl' 
tra have been routed over the Or- 
pheum time. 



Chester Frost and his BostonianS 
opened last week at the Loiraln«» 
Hotel, Edgcmere, L. L . 



Francis P. Loubet's Military Pand 
h^s been engaged to play for Tex 
Austin's Cowboy Rodeo at the 
Yankee Stadium, 



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thursday, August 9, i»23 



PICTURES 



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SHORTER-BmER' PICTURES 



ONLY CAMERA WITH <MN. I£NS , 
JFT. LONG, 4 FT. WIDE, 21/2 FT. HIGH 



John Clancy's Inyention — Demohstrmted at Bureau 
of Standards for Practicability— Larger Pictures 
Without Enlargements < ^ 



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' ■ '^^ Wi^ Aug. 8. 

A. camera with a nine-Inch lens 



hM been built and demo n«tra ted 
for lt» practicability at th« gavern- 

f ment's testing bureaus the Bureau 
of Standards. There Is not anotbcj|- 
camerfk in the world like it for sise; 

*' It is the first to be used in photo- 
graph work of such dimensions, be- 
ing i feet long. 4 feet wide and 2V& 
feet high. The lens is a giant in 
comparison with the average cam- 

• era tem and cannot be matched for 
: taitlng life-site portraits. 

It fs the Invention of John Clanojr, 
who before he entered the Bureau 
of Standards Was a manufacturer 
of a^^tronomlcal lenses, having made 
those in use by the Georgetown 
i University Observatory. In bis work 
on this powerful lens, Mr, Clancy 
. has overcome what commercial 
'^., hou^s hare been struggling for for 
;; yeare. He has conquered the con- 
fusion and interference in a large 
lens by physical manipulation of 
^^ the glass. 

Th^ opportunities of this camera 
to the moving picture industry; as 
well as in commercial photography, 
can be readily realized, as it opens 
a field of. larger pictures without the 
enlargements. Mr. Clancy has never 
patented his device and states he 
.^ will find tils Batisfactlon in being 
! ableto erlve the world a large, prac- 
tical lensed camera. 

The plates Used in the came#a 
are 11 by 14 inches in sle*. The pic- 
tures are snapped by means of a 
combination sliding shutter and 
plateholder, which is worked by 
.. hand. The ground glass at the side 
of the usu^l camera is the same size 
as the plates that are used. One 
, outstanding feature Is that Wh^n 
the termination of the exposure is 
feachcd the light is cut off directly 
at the plate. 

Another feature Is that the sub- 
ject through the camera, when fo- 
cusing, is of such Ilfe-llkc size that 
all errors through confusion of the 

• limited space of a small camera are 
^entirely done away with. The pres- 
ent method of taking life-size pho- 
tos with the stopped- down lens, fol- 
lowed by retouching and enlargo- 
Jnent, are not as true as the direct 
life-size photos as made by the 
Clancy camera. Some samples of 

Vthe remarkable work done by this 

camera are now on exhibit In the 

^^ ■Smithsonian Institute here InWash- 

:; Ington and are positive worka of 

•u-t. 

The lenpes coert in the neighbor- 
hood of $1,500 to $3,000 and are In 
•«ality four 9-inch lenses; two 
flints and two crowns are in the 
device and are made of the best im- 
ported French optical glass. This 
l-^ia not a high price for the lens, 
when it is pointed out that in many 
of our commercial studio.i at the 
present time there are lenses that 
have cost in this same vicinity. 
The pictures taken by the camera 
- tan bo reduced to any desired size 
and are more accurate and reliable 
roproductlons than any pictures 
taken by the .smaller camera. 



A.B.C.FADESOUT 

OFFILMHCrURE 



ADDING POP VAUDEVILLE 

Nathnnson Canadian Houses May 
. Book Through Pantagos 



Montreal. Aus: 8. 

Negotiations on between the Na- 

tnan.son pirture houses iiv eastern 

anarla and the Pantagcs, Circuit 

[nay bring in five or six new hou.se.s 

lo the Pan omce. 

One of the houses to be booked by 
^!^n \h la Montreal, if the deal i.s 
^^onr.unimated. Othert( are located in 
smaller Canadian cities. , 

All of the houses operated by the 
^alhanson pex>ple considoring pop 
vaudeville have beeji pia^iag.8U{wg'U 
pictures. . ■ ' 



Secretary-Manager Quits^nd 
Collective Buying Scheme 
; ••• T Lapses 

The Associated Booking Corp. 
faded out of the picture this week 
when May Langson, who has been 
secretary and general manager of 
the concern, since Paul ^wlft bowed 
out in May. closed her desk Monday 
and called it the end. 

The exhibitor-buying experiment 
practically ceased to function about 
the middle of the spring, and Swift, 
after trying every argument to carry 
on with the co-operative undertak- 
ing, resigned and went with Al 
I.<ichtnian. Miss Langson, who looks 
like a ''Follies" pony, but knows the 
picture business backward, was left 
in sole charge of the plant at Rlst 
street and Broadway. 

She has been active since the mid- 
dle of June in clearing up member 
accounts on the, two or three pic- 
tures they bought for the territory. 
"Tess" apd '"The Ninety and Nine," 
but no effort was made by the ex- 
hibitorjs to make further purchases. 

The experiment got its death blow 
when the Blumenthal-Haring people 
engaged in negotiations with Marcus 
Loew for a aorte booking deal in 
Jersey City. Although this arrange - 
meTit did hot go through,' It shook 
the conildence of the members in 
their co-oi)tratlve plan. This had 
been preceded by the Saunder.s- 
I^ew merger in Brooklyn* Bushwick 
section. ♦ 

The enterprise started with a 
brass band. It was said to have 
around 300 days lined up and bought 
territorial rights to the Mary Pick- 
ford feature for something like $75,- 
000. Disputes and misunderstand- 
ings developed almost at the out.<?et. 
Percy L. Waters, president of Tri- 
angle, interested himself in the 
proposition in an unoillcial way, but 
he lost interest when divisions be- 
gan to crop up in the board, nd 
even before the Blumenthal-Haring 
split he had ceased to act as ob- 
server and adviser. 

The concern still has a lease on 
the oince in the skyscraper at 51st 
street, but the place is without an 
ofQcial. 



EXHIBITORS PUN 



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TMOE 



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Producers Rutkiiif On lb 
Ruin — DonH Know Hioir 
Drawing Cards — "Block 
System^* of Selling Decep- 
tive — M^ny Mutt Go Out 
of BttftineM and Many 
Won't Come Back-Lay- 
ing Big Salaries and In- 
creasing Cost Without 
Reasonable Grounds 



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EXHIBITORS SELECTING 



"MOOSER BUYS STORY 

After George Mooser'left the hos- 
pital Monday, following a week of 
conflnemeni there, he purchased 
."The Wreck" rights for film. It is 
a story, the only one, written by Sir 
Kablndfanath Tagore. 

Mr. Mooser Is not certain whether 
he will produce "The Wreck" as a 
picture or resell his rights. 

Mooser'.^ illness was occa.sioned l)y 
hi^ recent visit to the Far East. 

HOOT GIBSON MOVING UP 

Chicago. Aug. 8. 
Hoot Oibson. at the Randolph for 
a fortnight in "Out of I^uck." had 
his first showing in Chicago at 50- 
cont prices. Heretofore tills star 
has beon relffratcd to Mailison street 
.mall hou.'^es at cheap prices of 
admis.^ion. 



FATTY IN PICTURE HOUSE 

I^ofroit. Aii»r. 8. 
I'atty Arburklo made lij.4 first ap- 
pearance at any motion picture 
theatre for the past two years at 
the Capitol Theatre last Sunday, 
appearing three times daily. The 
t nj^agcment rall.s for one v/eek. 
Arbucklo is drawing a t'uarantee of 
about $2 500 aiifl ;Si Nplit^ o{ tho g'ro.sH 
ovef" a "certain amount. 



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The picture fleld Is on the verge of 
a great upheaval 

Just where the readjustment of 
both production and distribution in 
the industry Is going to lead not a 
single factor in the indytftry now 
seems to know. 

But they do know that there Is 
something happening. What it Is 
they don't know and cannot even 
guess. 

Week in and w^ek out those that 
sit in tlie editorial chairs of the 
various trade papers get reams upon 
reams of stuff, as to what this, 
that and the other Tom. Dick and 
Harry of either the produolng^ or 
the distributing fields thinks Is the 
matter with the industrr. All of 
it is just the "bunlc" They don't 
know What the matter really is aitd 
the chances are that if they did 
know tliey wouldn't know what cor- 
rective steps to take to bring 'ihe 
industry back on even keel. 

The situation staring the indus- 
try In the face is Just the same as 
the one that came along with the 
advent of the feature of greater 
length than those that were in 
vogue some 10 or 18 years ago. 

At that time the short reel pro- 
ducers, at least the majority of 
those turning out one and two-re^ 
productions almost wholly, stood 
£^ill. Along came ainothor crop 
of producers, bent on turning out 
a new style of product, and the old 
timers were swept Into the discard. 
The fact that a benefit is being 
arranged for Sig Lubln. who might 
well be pointed at as the daddy of 
them all In the one and two-reel 
days, speaks volumes. 

History Repeating - « . < 

The chances are that history Is 
going to repeat itself as far as the 
demons of finance in the produc- 
tion and distributing field are con- 
cerned, and the change may possi- 
bly be so widespread the actor 
Is going to be affected In no small 
measure when the new order ar- 
rives. 

Some of the leaders in the Indus- 
try are going to remain at the to(r 
of the heap for the time being, at 
least, but w^en the tidal wave, 
steadily rising, embraces the Indus- 
try from end to end, there are go- 
ing to be a lot of people caught in 
the hack wash. a. . • • ' 

Many Won't Come Back 
Many people have been getting 
pant In all branches of It oiTnoth- 
incr more or less than four-flush. 
Unless they start to build up from 
the ground in the industry so that 
their foundation is right they are 
nf»ver going to have a chance for a 
"cornf* bark." 

Forces are at work, silent, al- 
though they f.'^nnot be denied, that 
are heading the industry Into the 
Kcrap h**ap at a pace that is alarm- 
ing. ITnlnss checked there Is going 
to he one of the moat terrific 
.^mnshos Inside of the film game, 
for gnme is erartfy what it is, be- 
rau.ie of the manner in whleh the 
majority of those in if play at It. 

Tod.TV pictures are being made 
.'it V, li.it is ppoken of as "the peak 
of«pr<)<Iii(:tion cost." It is not the 
peak as long as the producer is p:o- 
ing to stand by and outbid his fellow 
l^rr.durers by doubling and^ trebling 
!fj'v^ari{>3 o^f aqto^s,. , - | r j ■ t^ i ♦ »• < 



LQS ANGELES EXPOSmON 



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ENDS IN BANKRUPICr 






Liabilities EstimaleJt at $120,000 — Grounds a Mad* 
house at Finish-^EKhibitors and Concessionaires 
in Open Pannifig of 



MOTION PICTURE DAT 
TO FINANCE MP.T.OJL 



Atlantk) City. Aug. 8. 
At the meetings here of the 
executive committee of the 
Motkm Picture Theatre Owners 
of America it was voted to set 
aside one lay Nov. IS, on which 
the cross receipts of the bouses 
of the entire membership of the 
organization will be oontributed 
to the national organization for 
its * financing. . The resolution 
was passed unanimously by the 
executives present repreeenting 
all of the state units of tlie or- 
ganization. 

While the ezeouUve commit- 
tee was* in session the state 
units of southern New Jersey 
emd Pennsylvania atau) held 
their conventions here. There 
was a banquet at the Ambassa- 
dor hotel tonight. i 



OBAND OLD MOTHEB IV TOWH 

Ruby LaFayette, the grand old 
dame of the screen, who has played 
more mother parts than probably 
anybody else In pictures. Is in New 
Tork for a brief stay with her 
daughter. 

It is Mi.18 LaPayette^s flrsfc trip 
Bast for many years. She returns 
in September to the Coast to resume 
film activity: ' . •' , "■■ 



OEBMAN FICTimE 

^ • . ,. * Carlsbad. July 31. 

A picture with the title of "A Man 
Without a H art" is boing produced 
here for the Moldavia Moving Plc« 
ture Corp, of I'rasue, with t«otte 
Neuman in the lead., 

Exteriors are boing shot in the 
local kursaal, and other views will 
be taken after in Uerlin. 






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lios Angeles, Auc- t. 

The closing of the Ifonroe Cen- 
tennial and Motion Picture Exposi- 
tion at Exposition Park here ended 
In a madhouse scramble and gen- 
eral explosions of temper and 
tongue on the part of the exhibit- 
ors. The closing occiu-red Sunday, 
night the tlhae being extended for 
one day to give the concessionaires 
a chance for a break; but the break 
didn't come. Although the gate waa>, 
waived and admtiiion was free, 
those that showed had thetr pockets 
sewed tight 

I^ast Saturday the Exposition 
went Into bankruptcy. The assets 
were named at $S9,0<K^ iflth the 
liabilities at |1SO,O09. The petition, 
ers were the Electrical Product* 
Corporation, $400: L. A. Printinr 
Co.. 11,179, and the Bun Sign Co.. 
$18S. Frank Brown. was appointed 
receiver by the U. S. Court. 

Brown was on hand early If ondar 
morning making everybody get % ' 
clearance before, permlttlns trucks 
to check out of the fair grounds* 
The place .was a veritable madhouse, 
with exhlt>ltors and coocesskmairea 
claiming their bills, wsso eseesslve. 

Exhibitors whose tru<du& wersi 
held up for four and. flf* hoars 
awaiting clearance did not mlaco. 
words as to the treatment that tker 
received throughout tho Bapteitlon. 
They generally condemned the pol- 
icy of the officials in ehargSk but 
the latter simply, told tkem that 
Uncle Sam was on the Job and stood 
pat 

The unsatisfactory manner VttU 
which this affair was' conducted -^ 
and the final fiasco that bame with 'v 
the closing of the Exposition a^o "^ 
certain to make it hard for any veno > 
ture of this hature that Los An- : 
geles might attempt in the future. 
Certainly they will -have hard work 
in attracting any exhibits and con- ; 
cession buyers. 

It Is eslimated that the bulldinga ^ 
and other safvagable effects of tha 
Exposition will bring about f JO.OOO. 



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aclors are 



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as box office cards in the Industry. 
The system any producer of pic- 
tures has whereby he can judge the 
bdx office value of a star never has 
been disclosed. The gross sales 
that a series of pictures with a cer- 
tain star in them total at the end of 
a year ian't any criterion. The rea- 
son Is because of the present sys- 
tem of selling of pictures. The 
producer and the distributor look 
over their sales sheets and see that 
the six pictures that Miss Bo and So 
made last year grossed $140,000 
each more than the six she made the 
year before. On that basis they 
haven't the nerve to turn the star 
down when she asks for an increase 
of so small a sum as |1,000 a week 
on a new contract. 

Block System 

Under the block system of selling 
they compel the i?ross on the pic- 
ture of ench star to mount skyward. 
Heeause of that there are any num- 
ber of stars who aren't worth an 
increase 

Had they Htopped to consider 
where th^y were being eaten by 
ovcihi-nd. they would h.tve lonp: sko 
evolved an entirely new system of 
sales. That of selMnj? the picture 
on its individual merit, or the merit 
of the drawinrr power of the star 
in the produrtion. judged by the 
man. who. after all. Is the most 
compft(Mit to jndt;e--the exhibitor. 
Then they would have gotten a line 
that would be indisputable on the 
aoturti vnlue of their petted darlings 
of tho KlPiRs '«nd lenscH. 

Exhibitors Only Know ' . 

The fxhibifor, who has Htood at 
hid box oilice and watVlied the re- 
turns over the window, has a direct 
line as none other has on tho real 
value of persoiiilities In pictures, 
but fie ho/*, not i»een a»)!c to utilire 
t|iat ViiluaWe, asset bccfiuse he has 
been compelled to buy pictures in 



bulk. He walks into the exchange 
In September and buys a contract 
that promises him the delivery of 
anywhere from 86 to 6S pictures for 
the period that starts the follow- 
ing February and runs unti^ tho 
end of August of the next year. 

With the advent of t)ie individual 
picture sales system all of that 
Is going to be changed. The ex- 
hibitor is going to pick and choose 
and when he does thisa the pro- 
ducers and distributors are going 
to witness a decided falling off In 
the gross sales of any number of 
those they have considered their 
drawing stars. 

The producer is going to combat 
the individual picture sales Idea 
with tho argument that his mone/ 
is sunk In a picture and he will 
have to get It out but If the ex- v 
hlbitor Is going to have the right 
to select them where is he going . 
to get off on his investment? 

That Is where one of the changes 
In the Industry is bgund to come. 
The producer won't take long to get 
a line on his deadwood and he w411 
be able to cut a lot of overhead 
In the mstter of star contracts that 
is going to help him weather the 
storm to follow. Many of those in 
the producing field will bo unaj)le 
to weather this storm and they are 
the ones going to be washed out 
/or all time. 

Exhibitor Must Control 
Hight now there are producers 
Mtjil crying "malce 'em bigger and"" 
i)ettor," whereas the demand from 
the exhibitor is for "shorter and 
clicapek" pictures, and the ex- • 
hlbitor iH eventually going to hav* 
hi.s way. It Is the man who has )' 
his investment in the picture ' 
industry in brick and mortar who f 
inu.st eventually coalrol the situa- 



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SALE DF PUTNAM BLDG. BY : 
FAMOUS PUYERS RUMORED 



New Angle to Theatre Segregation Idea — Theatre 
Project Condition of Disposal — Why Difiicultiet 
Are Involved in Separation of Houses 



Tvo new anglefl came to the sur- 
face in trade talk this week in re- 
lation to the suggested segregation 
by Farnoua Players of Its huge thea- 
tre Interests. 

One U that the preferred stock- 
holders probably would resist such 
a move, and the other is that some 
discussion has taken place and prob- 
ably Is still on for the sale of the 
Putnam Building In Times Square 
to a separate company, which would 
build a theatre on the site, with Fa- 
mous Players aflUiatlons. 

None of this Is offlcial, but merely 
a leflcction of trade goseip, but sev- 
fral authorities in touch with Xh/e 
trade believe it pictures the 'views 
of the Famous P]ay«r8 board accu- 
rately. ^. 
The idea that Famous Players will 
ttdopt a segregation policy has been 
discarded now that trade observers 
have had an opportunity to study 
the condition. The move could not 
^e made without the unanimous con- 
sent of the preferred stockholders, 
and some are not inclined to agree, 
being pretty well satisfied with their 
lecurity and not disposed to substi- 
tute it for anything else. The sen- 
tor stock practically amounts to a 
Ari«t mortgage bund, redeemable at 
maturity at 120 and drawing 8 per 
"ent. Figured to date of redemption, 
it really pays more than 12 per cent 
\t the current market quotation of 
)0 or thereabouts. 

The preferred stockholders are In 
Iho. position, by way of Illustration, 
of a capitalist who lends 910,000 on 
a house at 6 per cent for five years. 
At the end of the first year the 
own'^r <f the property wants to sell 
it, but the buyer ineists that it shall 
be delivered clear of encumbrances. 
The owner approaches the mortga- 
Kor and ofters to pay it off. The 
Innder is content with his investment 
and declines to cancel it on pay- 
ment of principal and interest, and 
the house owner is powerless to 
compel him to do so. 

11 then becomes a matter of ne- 
gotiation, with the mortgagor hold- 
ing out for high terms. 

Famous Players cannot dispose of 
any capital assets, such as its realty 
holdings and leases, without the 
ununimous consent of the senior 
stockholders, and the report ia that 
thif consent is not procurable as the 
distribution now lies, except, per- 
hai)9, at terms very unattractive to 
the company. 

V.'ith regard to the Putnam Build- 
ing, the situation is somewhat dif- 
ferent. The Putnam property was 
ncQuired before Famous Players had 
taken over the New York and Crite- 
rion. The plan at that time was to 
icplace the present office building 
with a magnificent theatre. This 
was Adolph Zukor's dream, but the 
J^oard was not solidly in f.-.vor of 
the project. That situation is still 
the same except that the board is 
even less in favor of the undertak- 
ing since the company now has the 
New York (operated by Loew's) and 
Criterion, and further because with 
tiie Rivoli and Rlalto already In the 
Proadway district it is not making 
enough pictures to supply its pres- 
ent needs. 

As a lant'lord operating the Put- 
nam office building, the returns have 
not been brilliant. It is generally 
believed the investment with the 
present structure shows n, net defi- 
cit, and the pressing need is for 
t;ome kind of improvement of the 
txiilUing. A theatre apparently is 
the only possibility, and the under- 
lying situation precludes its oper- 
ution by Famous Players. Although 
Mr. Zukor would like the prestige 
of running the world's grc.itest pic- 
turQ house on the site, he has not 
forced the issue with his board, and 
nifiy be reconciled to passing it up. 

For all these reasons the obvious 
« < ur>;«? is for Famous I'layers to dis- 
pc^^c of the property to a separate 
n.>mpany, which would build a hous-o 
under an agreement with Famtus 
rinyiis which would mnke it avail- 
;.blr for that company's product. The 
ti.'irtc goFPip about segregation prob- 
iil>Jy was inspired by an inkling cf 
(Ms Intention. 

The plans fcr a new theatre on 
the site now occupied by the Putnam 
I-tiiildinp have practically been com- 
DlelcU by Fainout Ilayiis. A change 



MILLION DOLLAR POLICY 



Big Pictures for Runt at 6r«u< 
man's House 



Los Angeles, ^g. 8. 

The Million Dollar theatre at 
Broadway and Third street, con- 
trolled by Sid Orauman and the Fa- 
mous Players Interests under a 
lease has not passed to other in- 
terests. ( 

It is announced that beginning 
with Labor Day the house will in- 
augurate a policy of playing big 
pictures for runs along the same 
lines as Qrauman is now doing at 
his Egyptian, Hollywood, where 
"The Covered Wagon" is the at- 
traction. At the Million Dollar a 
reserved seat policy will be tn vogue 
with the prices running to $1.50 top 
the same as at the Egyptian. 

Arrangements at present call for 
the inaugurating of the new ifolicy 
at the Million Dollar with the Metro 
production of "Scaramouche." It is 
possible the Los Angeles presenta- 
tion will be in advance of the Ini- 
tial showing in Nw York, which is 
to take place at the 44th Street 
theatre. 



RIVOU, SAN ANTONIO, 
aOSED BY LABOR 

Formerly Open Shop Picture 

House — Closing Reveals 

Inside Stuff 



"ADOPTING" FAD 



Freak Publicity Stuff Shows No 
Abatement 



• Los Angeles, Aug. 8. 

The freak publicity grabbing stunt 
that the stars seem to be indulging 
in this season may have a serious 
kick-back in the near future. The 
adoption of children seems to be 
the latest manner accepted aa a 
sure-fire space grabber. 

A number of film stars have al- 
ready gone in for it. The latest to 
take the step, according to a report 
from Rome, is Barbara LeMar, who 
was appearing there in the making 
of the "Eternal City." and who had 
adopted an Jtalian child which she 
was bringing to America with her. 



SMALL TOWN CONGESTED 

Winsted, Conn., Aug. 8. 

War between A. Davidson and 
John E. Panora, theatre owners of 
Torrington and Norwich, have ex- 
tended their battle into Winsted. 

Davidson recently bought land 
here and announced he would build 
in opposition to Panora, owner of 
the Opera House, the only picture 
theatre in the town. I'anora has 
since announced the purchase of 
another site, wbere he intends to 
build a second house, which will 
make three houses in this town of 
but 10,000 population. 



Clara Bow in Preferred's Leads 
Clara Bow, who recently completed 
"Grit," Glenn Hunter's next release, 
has been engaged by Preferred Pic- 
tures to play the feminine lead in 
the film adaptations of "Maytime" 
and "The First Year." 



lately decided on concerns the 44th 
street corner which is being altered 
on the plans to conform with the 
43d street end where the entrance 
to the theatre is to be. The build- 
ing when completed is* to be the 
tallest in the Times Square district 
and Its twenty-six stories will over- 
shadow everything else now stand- 
ing in the locality, so overshadowing 
the Hotel Astor in the wash draw- 
ings that the latter appears as prac- 
tically a hut beside it. 

As to the date of the beginning of 
building operations, nothing definite 
has been decided, but it is certain 
that as soon as matters In the 
building trades take a favorable 
turn the contract for the building 
will be let. 

No name has Im < u -« lt< ttd for the 
now theatre, although it is probabJc 
th.it the name cf Putnam will be 
considered because of the fact that 
the Putnam TTuilding stiinds on the 
site where tlie American general of 
that name in the Hcvolutionaiy war 
made a stand with hi» troops cover- 
ing the retrtat from Lon^j Island cf 
the Colonial Army. 

The new building when comr'lettd 

is to house the hi ino t tn< rs vt the 

F.imous riayers-La^ky trganizatlcn. 



Ban Antonio, Aug. 8. 
The Rivoli, a second run Para- 
mount house, closed Thursday on 
account of labor trouble. It has 
been, running on the open shop 
policy, aJthough the big Paramount 
houses here are union. 

The Rivoli, supposed to be an 
independent house, has been op- 
erated from the Famous Players 
headquartere here and their ads 
carried in the regular F. P. lineup. 
This was what the union officials 
could not understajid. When a 
special delegate arrived here from 
New York a few days ago an in- 
Testlgation waa made and Bill 
Lytle, general manager and as- 
sociate owner with F. P., being on 
his vacation, a hurry call was sent 
for hia return, Lytle reaching San 
Antonio Thursday. 

It waa 5>nly a few hours after his 
return the RlvoU went dark. The 
following statement was received 
by Variety's representative from 
Mr. Brcuich at Ly tie's oflSce: 

"When Mr. Lytle returned to the 
city and was waited upoh by the 
union delegates he admitted he 
owned the Rivoli, having had to 
take It over from its sub-lessees. 
As tfie theatre was run upon the 
open show policy, Lytle was given 
his choice by the delegates to close 
it until union people could be put 
in or else his large houees would 
not be allowed to open the follow- 
ing morning. 

•"This demand" was met with at 
once and the Rivoli ordered dark 
by Mr. Lytle until such time as its 
future mfiy be decided." 

The RivoU, a beautiful, small 
theatre, is considered an asset to 
the F. P. organization. It ie di- 
rectly next door to the opposition 
Rialto. operated by the Santikos 
interests. While at times the 
Rivoli was reported as loosing 
money. It was the policy to play 
old pictures with the &ame stars as 
the Rialto Is playing for a first run. 
This theatre has been the source of 
all the fights between the Santikos 
and Famous Players. 

Only a few weeks ago the Rialto 
offers Mae Murray in "Jazimania," 
while the F. P. people threw Into 
the Rivoli the same star in her old 
Pathe picture, "The A. B. C. of 
Love." adverUsIng It as Mae Mur- 
ray's latest and best (In small type 
Pathe production). This a?one 
caused an advertising battle be- 
tween the two Interests and con- 
tinued with Santikos throwing Into 
their new Palace the old Charley 
Chaplin picture, "TiUie's Punctured 
Romance," with the F. P. Princess 
advertising "Pilgrim." 

This caused the F. P. crowd to 
suddenly cancel the "Pilgrim" show- 
ing, holding It for a later date. 
When it was finally shown, a good 
many weeks later, the Santikos in- 
terests this time put in an old Chap- 
lin picture at both the Palace and 
Rialto, which went a long ways in 
killing the "Pilgrim" showing here. 
Bill Branch, publicity director for 
the Empire Theatre here, tried out 
very successfully something new 
here as an introduction to a feature 
picture with a midnight opening 
Friday night of D. W. Griffith's 
"One Exciting Night." 

The premiere was advertised to 
start at 11.15, with the doors open- 
ing at 11, but so great was the mob 
waiting for admittance that it 
was well past 11.30 when the per- 
formance started, opening with a 
prologue of spooks running around 
the semi-darkened sta^e. which was 
very well done, being staged by 
Bentley Wallace, with electrical 
effects by Mike Signs under the di- 
rection of House Manager Vinton 
Sholl. 

Possibly the reason that such a 
throng gathered was that 1,000 spe- 
cial invitations were sent out call- 
ing for a free seat, but as the Km- 
plre seats a good 2,000, and as 
every seat was occupied and many 
turned away, there is no question 
but that the special midnight show- 
ing paid for itself, for at the most 
only half cf the invitations came in. 
Grlflflth is a strong draw here and 
any picture with his name on it in 
Euro of big business. The perform- 
ance wiia a de luxe one in every 
rcspe<ct, as the full orchestra was 
held for the night show by Con- 
ductor Jullen Paul Blitz. 



LEASING OF J. L & S. HOUSES MAYl 
MEAN FIRM'S DISCONHNUANCE 



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Aaron Jones and Two Sons May Succeed^— J. L. & S, 
Houses Being Leased at Profitable Rentals — Har*,^ 
old Franklin, of Paramount, May Have Full Sway 4 



NO OYER SUPPLY 



Jam of $2 Pictures Figured as Part 
of Regular Fall Releases 



Several important producers ob- 
ject to the argument that the Jam 
of more than i^ dozen big pictures 
making late summer exploitation 
engagements in legitimate theatres 
at the $2 scale forecasts a jam of 
material in the fall, with breaking 
of prices and over supply of sales 
offerings to the exhibitors. 

Out of the 12 or 14 features sched- 
uled for August and September the 
great majority are put out by the 
regular producers and distributors, 
they point out, and would go into 
the releasing channels as a matter 
of course. So that the rush of |2 
pictures merely reflects the general 
desire of producer-distributors to 
take advantage of four or five weeks 
of Broadway exploitation before the 
regular release. Few of the pro- 
moters expect to make a barrel of 
money with |2 engagements, which 
probably will be short ones for the 
most part. 



PATTON COMING EAST 

Denies He*s Leaving Coast Post- 
New York Hears Otherwise 



Los Angeles, Au^. 8. 

A rumor hero that former Post- 
master Patton, representing Hays 
here, was to be withdrawn, was 
denied both by Patton and Court- 
land Smith, now here. 

Patton's contract was for six 
months only, and With that time 
expiring, he is returning to the 
east. Courtland Smith was sent 
to the coast by Hays to make an 
investigation of the affairs of the 
offlce, and conditions in general is 
shortly to return to New York to 
make his report to the General. 
Patton is also to come east to en- 
gage in another occupation. 



COAN SIGNS HUTCHINSON 

A. Blair Coan, the Chicagcan. 
while lately In New York, placed 
Charics Hutchinson under contract 
to do a series of pictures. 



STANLEY'S BENN 



New Philadelphia Picture House 

Opening Sept. 1 — Named After 

Resident Manager 



The Stanley Co. will open its new 
Benn theatre Sept. 1. It is named 
after Marcus Benn. its resident 
manager. 

Seating 2,000, the theatre is at 6Sd 
street and Woodland avenue, Wc^t 
Philadelphia. The neighborhood 
has been without a big theatre, other 
than the Orient, also managed by 
Benn. 



ACBON SALES CORF. BECEXVEE 

Samuel W. Levine has been ap- 
pointed receiver by New York Su- 
preme Court Justice Mullan of the 
Acron Sales Corp., with offices in 
the Loew Building, New York. The 
receivership re»ults from a suit by 
John Hagenbeck, a Berlin film pro- 
ducer, who sold the American and 
Canadian film rights to "The Red 
Trail" cr "The Valley of Ngumba" 
to the Acron for $5,500. Of this, 
$1,600 was paid, and the balance of 
$3,900 pledged in notes, which were 
not met. 

An injunction to restrain further 
distribution of the film has also been 
granted. Milton R. Weinberger rep- 
resents Hagenbeck. 



PICKFORD'S "HADDON HALL" 

Contracts will be closed this week 
whereby Marshall Neillan will direct 
Mary Piokford's next picture, "Dor- 
othy Vernon of Haddon Hall," adapt- 
ed from the Charles Major success. 

Miss Pickford's Ernest Lubitsch- 
directed produrtion has undergone a 
change in title from "The Street 
Singer" to "Rosita." It opens for a 
run at the Lyric, New York, in Sep- 
t^fHPtr. 



DOMAN-LEACH WEDDING 

Lofi Angeles, Aug. 8. 
Robert .S. Doman, formerly on the 
editorial staff of the New York 
"Herald" and now handling pub- 
licity for the Jo.seph M, Schenck 
productions, and Mrs. Burton 
Leach of Kanf^aw City were married 
hert this vseek. 



* Chicago, Aug. I. "5'' 

The gradual passing of the namei 
of Jones, Linick & Schaefer as th# ^ 
leading force In the picture exhibl- ^ 
tion circle in Chicago is the working:' 
out of a carefully considered plan, 
which has the passing of McVicker's ;, 
to Paramount this week as a mer^ 
item in its detail, according to iu^ii: 
formation. ,i 

Aaron Jones was in New York last 
week to talk to Adolph Zukor about 
relinquishing his position as man*, 
ager of McVicker's under the Para«> 
mount management It is said Har- 
old Franklin of Paramount may have 
full sway. 

Jones, Linlck A Schaefer first 
came into prominence with the ol4 
Orpheum, a remarkable money getlk^ 
ter in the early days of pictures. ;^ 
Later they developed a chain ot^^ 
vaudeville and picture theatres, 
which made the firm the leading • 
factor in amusements in ChicagOb^^ 
Of late years there has been a ten- ^ 
dency to unload, until the Rialto 
(vaudeville). New Orpheum (pic- 
tures) and the Lyric (small house) \ 
represent all their holdings as a'>'^ 
firm. >; 

Aaron Jones had been left to look^ 
after the business of the firm 8ince>;| 
McVicker's opened. Mr. Jones has/ 
two sons who have aided him in the .; 
work. (Mr. *Schaefer has no sons, r 
and Mr. Llnlck's nearest male con- ?i| 
nection is a nephew.) ^ 

The Rialto may be turned over to - 
the Columbia wheel for burlesque,*? 
and the Orpheum to Metro for pic«'^ 
tures. It is believed that the Orphe-V 
um was remodeled with this in view. ^ 
In the event that such a deal Is not 
concluded, the Bedell fashion store. 
In the same block, wants the build«^ 
ing. ^ 

The firm of Jones, Linlck & Schae- ^^ 
fer is well protected iji moves that* 
have been made. The "ItfcVicker's j. 
deal is said to mean a $3,000 weekl/ 
profit for the firm. The deal by I 
which the Randolph passed to Uni-^ 
verbal roeains $2,000 a week for^th«x; 
firm, and an earlier deal on the Oar«v 
rick brings in $1,000 weekly, it j 
such deals can be put through withl 
the Orpheirm and Rialto, the firnil|| 
can remain only as a passive factor J, 
in Chicago amusements, and wiU'^ 
leave a field for the activities of^ 
Aaron Jones and his two sons as J 
an independent firm. ^i 



FIRST TWELVE SOLD 

Paramount Sells Them in Ncrtherit 
New York 



The first series of 12 pictures of 
the Paramount for the 1923-24 
schedule have been sold for first 
run in the northern portion of New 
York. Harry Buxbaum. state sales 
manager for the organization on a 
flying trip last week closed Albany 
and Troy with Walter Haye.s for 
the Mark-Strand houses; Nate 
Rohh4ns has the pictures for Utica 
and Watcrtown and spits the prod- 
uct with Hayes in Syracuse; Miko 
Shea gets first run in Buffalo, while 
Charles Hayman does likewise in 
Niagara Falls. 

Loew secures first run in New- 
ark, N. J., taking the pro<luct away 
from the Fabians, but they retained 
first run in Elizabeth and Paterson. 



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WILLIAMS READY SEPT. 1 

Assembling Executive Staff — Arthui* 
James Engaged 



The J. D. Williams independent 
producing establishment i«* ^et to 
start work Sept. 1 J. D. has been 
assembling a staff, which will report i 
for duty Sept. 1. 

Among the people cng.Tged are 
Arthur James in an executive ca- 
pacity at the home office and Lin 
Bonner, who will have charge of 
publicity^- . 



CORINNE GRIFFITH IN LINE 

Los Angelcf, Au^:- 9. 

The picture directory cf divorce 
actions, now almost as extensive as 
the picture list Itself, ha.«i Corinne 
Griffith as the latest, addition. 

Papers will be filed in Ncs York 
by her in a divorce action agaii»t 
her husband, Webster CampttiU. 






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Week's Event Opening of **LitUe Old New York** — 
^ ^'SpoileiV' May Be Held Orer at tke Capitol 
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COOL WEATHER HELPED; 
HARDING'S DEATH HURT 



Los Anaeies' BkKier Houses 
Run Neck and Neck— No Out- 
standing Feature Last Week 



Broaaway with eight houses of- 
ferinff picture attractions rolled up 
» gross in receipts last week of 
1140,000. which In the face of the 
arrival of the warm wave toward 
the end of the week, and the death 
of jresident Hardlngr, both factors 
that affected the box offices, is a 
real showing. The early part of 
the "week looked as though .record 
summer tnisiness was going to >»* 
acWeved by at least one of the 
houses. Rivoli, with -Holly^rood." 
but' the sfump Fridsy and contin- 
uing Saturday wrecked aH chances. 
Up to that rxjint the Rivoli had 
broken every daily record for tnjsi- 
nees. At that the hofx office showed 

The Capitol with "Three Wise 
Foots. ' for the second week did a 
gross of 133.500. while the Srrand 
with *Tri!b>''' and the Rialto show- 
ing "Homeward Bound" ran ahiiost 
neck iiiKl neck in receipts. Tlie 
former got $21,reO while the l.itcer 
just touched $21.0W. 

Ariodib; the smaller houses busi- 
ness also showed strongly during 
the first i>art of the week, but 
dropped towai-d the week-end. This 
was true at the little Cameo, where 
"Broadway GoW" had Its initial 
Broadway showing. ^ The picture 
o#Nied light on Sunday, pulled good 
notices ftom the dally papers and 
started to climb In business until 
the slump came along, but even 
with that It topped |5.<>00 on the 
week, a corking showing for the 
little Cameo with the picture de- 
buting there and not getting a ter- 
rific advertising campaign in the 
dally papers. At the Criterion "The 
Covered Wagon" picked up a few 
hundred dollars, and finished the 
week with 110,700 to Its credit. 

The big news Interest centered In 
the opening of the new Cosmopoli- 
tan on Columbus circle with Marlon 
Davies in "LltUe Old New York." 
M the attraction. The picture 
proved to be a veritable wallop to 
the wise ones. They all figured that 
^ after "Knighthood" Miss Davies 
Would be unable to come back and 
■how anything near as fine aa an 
aetress as she did in the costume 
picture. She fooled them, however, 
and her notices in the dallies were 
the best received by her on any pic- 
ture that she has yet done, not ez- 
eeptln? "Knighthood." Opening 
Wednesday night with an Invited 
audience, the plctiure played to but 
three days' business at the end of 
the week and ran into the slump, 
setting a gross of around $3,400. 

At the Central, where the 
*^erry-Go-Round" played Its sec- 
ond week, the fifth on Broadway, 
for the picture, the gross was 
14.600. This week Vltagraph is 
Showing "Loyal Lives" at the 
house and it is flopping at the box 
ofBce. L. Lawrence Weber and 
Bobby North have taken the house 
for two weeks on a rental from 
Andy Cotyj and will present "Mar- 
riage Morals" there the first week 
beginning Sunday, and follow It 
With 'Why Marry For Money." 
The F.RO. has the house for the 
Week following. for "Daytime 
Wives," after which Pox takes over 
the theatre on a lease. 

The showing that "The Spoilers" 
Is making this week at the Capitol 
Indicated Wednesday that the pic- 
ture will be held over for a second 
Week. Last week the Thoma.s 
Melghan picture "Ho na,e ward 
Bound" was entitled to a^second 
week at the Rlalto on the box of- 
ice showing, but the fact that the 
Loew houses held dates that could 
tiot be pushed back Immediately 
following the Broadway showing of 
the picture made It nece.s8ary to 
pull the feature out at the end of 
the first week. 
Estimates for last week: 
Cameo—'Broadway Gold" (Tif- 
fany Prod): seats 549; scale 5.S-85. 
Went In following lung run of 
'Eufinies of Women". Got strong 
noilce ill d;,iiics whioh built bust-, 
•ess after the opening day. Picture 
flnisht'd wtek. despite depression 
Jinnoinufnjent of Trosi-leiit Haril- 
l"K's th>;,th and heat wave with 
'^f^ttor than $5,000. 

Capitol- Three Wise Fools" 
(Oolduyni; 55eata 5.300, scale 55-H5. 
*' I'); s»H»md week, .shuwed groH* 



REVIVAL IN DENVER 
HAKES WnVTER GROSSES 



*'MefTy-Gd-Round" in Two 
: Local Houses Last 
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% Denver. Aug. 8. 

Hotise managers of the Frincees 
and Ria*tp (Paramount) report a 
sudden revival of buitiness in the 
last week, oomp^irable to that of the 
•winter season. Advertising of the 
"greater movie season'' to begin 
Aug. 1 1 seem« to have heli>ed the 
box offices. **Merry-Go-Round." 
shown at hoth houses simultan- 
eoiioly. rlivi excellent buainesa last 
week, topping the town, although 
.Tackle Ooogan In "Circus Days'* 
dldnt do «o badly at the Colorado 
(Bishop-Cass)., 

Last week's estimates: 

Rialto (Paramount) (<ieats 1,050:, 
40) — "Merry Go- Round," with Nor- 
man Kerry and Mary Philbin, heav- 
ily billed and advertised in local 
dallies. Sunday several of the after- 
noon and night shows played to 
capacity, with fans waiting out in 
the street for admission. Close to 
$9,000. 

P^««c«a« (Paramount) (seats 1.- 
250; 40) — ••Merr>'-Go-Kound" also, 
with identically the same program 
as the Rialto. Although the Princess 
is fully as comfortable a house as 
the Rlalto. people seem to prefer 
the latter when duplicate shows are 
being played. Around $7,800. 

Colorado (Bishop-Caes) (seats 
2.447; 50)— Jackie Coogan in "Circus 
Days," with special act consisting 
of Fisher's Animated Circus and the 
Four Singing Clowns for atmos- 
phere and other short films. Gross 
reported around $$,950. 

Amarioa (Blshop-Cass) (seats 1.- 
530; 40)— Viola Dana In "A Noise In 
Newboro." About $4,200. 

Isis (Fox) (seats L77«; 35)— "The 
Woman Who Fooled Herself," with 
May Allison; Pop Tuttle comedy, 
fable cartoon and Fox News. Re- 
ceipts totaled nearly $5,400. 



business, including war tax of $33,- 
BOO, top receipts for street. 

Central— "The Merry-Oo -Round" 
(Universal): seats 960; scale 60-75. 
Second week here for picture, got 
gross of $4,600. This week "Loyal 
Lives" (Vltagraph), flop at the 
house. 

CosmopoliUn— 'Tilttle Old New 
York"; seats 1,400; scale mats., 
$1.10 top; eves., $2.20; 2d week. 
Opened to invited audience 
Wednesday night Six regular per- 
formances were given during laat 
three days of the week to gross 
of -about $3,400. 

Criteiion — "The Covered Wagon" 
(Paramount). Seats 608; scale, 
mats, $1.10 top; eves., $1.65; 21«t 
week. Played to $10,700 last week, a 
lift of $300 over previous week, due 
to cool weather first four days. 

Rialto— "Homeward Bound" (Par- 
amount). Seats 1.960; scale. $0-55- 
85. This picture made remarkable 
showing at this bouse with business 
reaching almost $21,000. which im- 
der ordinary circumstances would 
have entitled the feature to second 
week. However, bookings for Loew 
circuit for dates Immediately fol- 
lowing Rlalto showing made this 
Impossible. Last week's business 
here practically $10,000 better than 
previous week. 

Rivoli — "Hollywood" (Paramount). 
Seats 2,200; scale, 30-55-85. This 
picture on opening gave every Indi- 
cation It was going to break the 
house record here. Every dally rec- 
ord up to and Including Thursday 
was broken. Up to Tuesday night 
the gross showed $14,300, with that 
day having pulled $4,400. and every- 
one saw visions of the week's rec- 
ord going, hut the slump on Friday 
and Saturday killed off the chances 
of top money. The week's gross 
was $28,600. with the picture hold- 
ing over for this week. — 

Strand— "Trilby" (lirst Xntional). 
Seats 2.900. Scale. 35-50-85. This 
picture pulled just a little under 
$22,000, falling short by about $.1ft0. 
The peneral opinions wtre divided 
on the worth of the feature a- a 
box ofilce drawing card. This wt-eU 
.Tackle Coopau In "<'ir.u.- Div.h' \> 



Los Angeles. Aug. 8. • 
With the weather cooling off the 
latter part of the week the box of- 
fices picked up a little. The death 
of President Harding had a notice- 
able effect on business the day fol- 
lowing. There was no particular 
high light during the week. The 
takings, as estimated: 

California— "The Call of the Wild' 
(Roach) (second week). (Seats 2,- 
000; 25-75). Fell below first week. 
Ustral music features. Took 110,000. 
Kinema— "Legally Dead." (Seats 
1.800; 25-35). Milton Sills featured. 
Jack White comedy, 'Casey Jones. 
Jr.," held up comedy portion. Grossed 

rr.odo. 

Grauman's — "Temptation" (Para- 
mount). (Seats 2.200: 25-W). Bry- 
ant Washburn and Eva Novak share 
billing. "Fighting Blood" series and 
atmospheric prolog included. Got 
$14,740. 

Metropetita n— "Salomy Jane" 
(Seats 3,700; 35-«5.) 



S15.000 WEEKLY RENT 
FOR ROOSEVELT RUN 

"Ship" Goes in for Four 

Weeks— Some Cool Weather 

Last Week 



PRESIDENTS 

HTTS BOX OFFICES 



Chicago. Aug. t. 

"Down to the Sea In Ships" 
opened -a four weeks' engagement at 
the Roosevelt last week. It prom- 
ises to be very successful consid- 
ering the run has been undertaken 
In Tnid-summer. » 

The theatre was rented and the 
deal closed far enough In advance 
to force out "The Spoilers." which 
had by no means worn out Its wel- 
come at that theatre. 

"Down to the Sea in Shipa" is in 
the Roosevelt on a rental of $15,- 
000 a week, which is really $14,000 
and another $1,000 fot advertising. 

As the hou;. • expense and rental 
totals $11,000, Balaban A Kats are 
In to make n>oney and It looks like 
tl>e picture owners would also. The 
Roosevelt has not been able to get 
its cooling system working, but the 



Wash ington Theatregoers 
Look on Loss as Per- 
V sonal One 



A 



Washington, Aug. 9.* 
Ths death of President Uardlng 
came so suddenly that tt left Wash- 
ington In a sort of cias«d state, 
which was naturally reflected in the 
motion picture theatres, not only in 
the downtown dictrict but through- 
out the entire city. What would 
have besn oniy a f|Ur week at the 
best, due to ths heat ai|d two day» 
ot wet weather, was possibly one of 
the worst weeks ths local four 
downtown houses ever-reifistered. 

The passing of President Hard,- 
Ins was naturally felt througlMWt 
the entire country, b«t bars, where 
the greatest draw for all utt th* 
houses is from those on ths govern- 
ment payroll It was felt even n»ore. 
The dead President's persona lity 
was felt In the various departments;, 
he was rather looked upon as omr 
of Uncle Sam's employes, much like 
I the rest of those on the govemmenl 



;.tw- 



(I*aramount) 

George Melford, director, hilled ^^^j fortunately 

sfrrvngly. Jacqueline ^x>gan. Cieorge ^^^.^ were cool. 



picture is good enough to make this I payroll, from the lowest salary to 
point be realized at the minimum \ the highent. and his death could »1- 



several days last 



Faweetf. Maurice Flynn listed as 
heading cast. '"A Trip In a Si«ht- 
S«>elnff Bus." showlmg Los Angeles* 
points of Interest, presented In 
Grauman's usual attractive manner. 
Japan's prima donna, Haro Onuki. 
offered a aovelty twist to pn»gruni. 
Estimated at $21,700. 

G ran man's Riako — "Human 
Wreckage" (Tnce). (Seats 800; 35- 
85.) Mrs Wallace Reid featured. 
Going fair'. Got $J,500. ^ 

Grauman's Hollywood— "The Cov- 
ered Wagon" (Paramount). (Seats 
1,800; 50-1.50.) Heat evidently hasn't 
hurt business. Nights strong, sell- 
ing out almost In advance. Indians 
and 49ers still in prolog, and a big 
feature. Grossed $21,r.0O. 

Mission— "Merry Go R'>nfid" (Uni- 
versal-Jewel). (Seats 90C: 35-1.10.) 
Critics gave film good notices and 
opening crowd unusually big. Man- 



The Chicago theatre had another 
fine program last week with "Pen- 
rOd and Ham," another boy's picture 
("Circus Days" was there just re- 
cently) and a comedy — Mack Ben- 
nett's "How Wow." Gene Saraxen 
In "Golf Lessone" was an extra fHm 
feature. Art Landry's "Call of the 
North lUind"- returned after touring 
other Balaban ft Katz houses, and 
Allen Rogers and Leonora Allen 
proved a big vocal feature. -Ar- 
thur Gutaw played the organ and 
did quite as well as Jesse Craw- 
ford with a song. 

McVicker'.* had "Salomy Jane," 
very entertaining picture, for its 
feature, and another "Our Gang" 
comedy. entitled "Giants and 
Yanks." Edith Thayer, star of 
"Blossom Time," sang and Bym 
Bogle and Otto Muencke played two 
pianos. W. Remington Welch once 



agement using Ben Turplns Where presided at the organr after 

Is My Wandering Boy This Evening 

as chaser. Latter applauded as 

much aa feature. Last five days of 

"Robin Hood " got $3,127. First night 

of "Merry Go Round" at a $2, $3 and 

$5 scale for opening only. $1,750 

gross. 

Loew's State— "Where the North 
Begins" (Warner Bros.) (Seats 2.- 
400; 25-35.) Rlntintin, dog actor, 
featured. Big pull from children. 
Dog made personal appearances tWo 
nights. Usual features cut for en- 
gagementSk Around $16,300. . ^., 
— ■— r — — " 

CRUICISM DIDNT HURT 
mUEBEARD" PICTURE 



Newman, Kansas Cit/, Had 
Good Week— "Human Wreck- 
age" Held for Third Week 



pulling pirtk-ujaily htrOf,g inaUn'-; -.er*\ m iry wl\o rame to 
hn?inAiir ■•' ' /^... T .; 4>., . j^.-tufA --^nd iMrnf 'it^a' l,»rtry 



Kansas City. Aug. 8. 
In spite of the severe criticism 
given the picture "Bluebeard's 
Eighth Wife" In the "Sunday Star" 
preceding the opening of the show, 
the Newman enjoyed one of the best 
weeks of the summer with this 
"Glorious Gloria" feature. The 
"Star" does not review pictures 
after their showing before an audi- 
ence, but "writes them up" from 
preview showings. This ofttimes 
puts the managers In a rather em- 
barrassing position, as the preview 
criticisms appear In the Sunday 
Issues and most times on the same 
pages with the elaborate advertise- 
ments of the pictures. When the 
critic's views do not coincide with 
the announcements, all the patrons 
can do is to go and see for ihem- 

56lV'6S 

At the RoyAl. Mrs. Wallace Roid's 
"Human Wreckage" was on its sec- 
ond week and held up so well It 
was retained for the third week. 
During the first two weeks it was 
shown 93 times, seven times daily, 
and to nearly capacity at all times, 
except the very early performances. 

Commencing next Sunday the 
house will have "The SpolkrH," and 
the tilted prices of 35-50 will be 
retained. 

L^Bt week's estimates: ; ■ 

Newman — "Bluebeard's Lighth 
Wife'' (I'aramount). (Seats 1.980; 
j0-7o.) Gloria Swanaon. Sleller 
Saxophone Qiiinfot and ili'fh Os- 
wald and Donald Carroll In hits 
from "Irene" featured aparr. from 
filtn. Some of the critics did not 
like Mies Swanson In this picture, 
neither did thoy like the s-tory. and 
ditl not hesitate to «ay so. but the 
regulars who paid f«>r their -e^MHr- 
talnment seemed to Ret thfir 
moneys worth. Bu-slrf.-s Utile 
abMVo normal; arotind $11,000. 

Royal _ • • ii u m a II Wreck.ige, " 
(So;»!s M>0: spe.i.il pi Ires 50-7.'» for 
enga^.-menV) Although tecond week 
fttarted without pr^senr*. of Mr-. 
Williuc Held, who .ippeared In per- 
son diirin« th*' tii>.L woek. there 
«er*' mirv who rame to set th«» 



a vacation, 

"Out of Luck" continued at the 
Randolph for a second week, and 
"The Covered Wagon" passed Its 
200th performance at the Woods. 
"Hollywood" had another big week 
at the Orpheum, and "Safety Last" 
continued to draw at Orcliestra 
Hall. 

The State-Lake had Agnes Ayres 
in "The Heart Raider/' with lU 
vaudeville, while the Rialto pre- 
sented Gloria Swanson* In "Blue- 
beard's Eighth Wife." The Cattle 
In the loop had the **renewed" 
Fairbanks In "The Americano." and 
a small house on Madlsoii street 
brought back "Damaged Goods." 

Estimates for last week: 

C h i s a 8 o— "Penrod and Sam" 
(First National.) (Capacity 4,J«0; 
55.) Draw for children and gave 
almost as much pleasure to adults. 
Close to $50,000. 

M c V i c k % Ks— "Salomy J a n •" 
(Paramount.) (Capacity, 2.500; W.) 
Carried more than usual draw for 
western, and comedy had appeal for 
all. Receipts feftl, however, about 
$22 500. 

Roosevelt— "Down to the Sea in 
Ships" (Hodklnson.) (Capacity 
1,275; 66.) PlcturO out of ordinary. 
Gathered In $22,400 lost week. 

Woods — "The Covered Wagon'' 
(Paramount.) (Capacity, 1,160; 
$1.65.) Gross In neighborhood of 
$9,600. . , 

Orchestra Hall—Harold Lloyd In 
"Safety Last" (Paths.) (Capacity. 
1,500; 55.) Interest continued. 
Around of $13,000. 

Orpheum— "Hollywood" (Para- 
mount.) (Capacity. 799; 50.) Sec- 
ond weclv almost /up to first. Ex- 
ceeding $10,000. 

Rsndolph- "Out of Luck" (ITnl- 
versal.) (Capacity, 686; 50.) Sec- 
ond week. About $5,000. 



most be termed a personal loss to 
each Individual. 

There was nothing albove ttw 
usual in the films presented dMring 
the week. "Vanity Fair," at Moore'a 
Rlalto, described as a beautifiA 
series of pictures but absolutely de^ 
void of any "kick." The others wen* 
placed In th« usual run of features 
by the local umtI* critics. 

This movlo oritlo i>ropoaition la 
being felt mors and more locally. 
Heretofore .criticisms have been pre- 
pared by the housa publicity man 
and sent to the dallies, cut down by 
the movie editor, with tho resuH 
they were never read. But now thWt 
Is all changed. Leonard Hall gets 
everyone of ths downtown pictarci» 
before Tuesday night for "The 
News," and the other pictures get 
legitimate reviews by various staff 
men. The theatre managers would 
rather have aa oeeasfonally good 
panning on a picture when deserved 
and a real ^ood aotie* on • worth- 
while picture. Bex offic* rssuUs at- 
test that this lattsr plan of honest 
reviews is reflected In larger grosses. 
ESstimates for tho wssk: 
Moorv's Rialto— "Vanity Fklr- 
(Ooldwyn). (Seati 1,M«. Scale. 60c. 
nights.) Llksd from the photo 
grai>hic viewpoint but drifted Unrard 
end of week, ftnaNy dwindling uatil 
the gross barely reaehsd $t.ftOO. 

tosw's Palaes— "Tha liaa Next 
Door" (Vltagraph). (SsaU S.IOO. 
Scale, 36-60C. nights.) The author, 
Emerson Hough, who wrote "The*.,,, 
Covered Wagor," waa ,^ayed wt» 
heavily, and this aldsd the gross, 
which hit $6,000. Other conditloas 
and other times might havs told .a 
different story. 

LesMf's Columbis — "A Oentlemar^. 
of Leisure" (Paramount). (S^t.« 
1,200. Scale, $6-60c. nights.) Holt 
has quite a following, and although 
this subject was % l^ht one the 
house didn't trail. About $6,000. 

Crsndall's MetropoliUn— "Children 
of the Dust." (Seats 2.400. Scale, 
S6-60c. nights.) Got Its share of 
what was to he gotten, although It 
looked to havo slid just a little !>«•- 
hind the others, with a possible $5 • • 
500. 



.1 



For this week the Randolph took 
the lead, opening Sunday with a 
rovlva^" of Douglas Falr- 



Chlrago hns Constance Tulmadge 
In "Dulcv," and McVicker's. Thomas 
MelRhan In "Homeward Bound." 

"Penrod and Sam" moved from 
the Chicago to the Riviera and 
Tlvoli, for this week with Art 
Landry's band and the Dennis 
Sist?rs as presentation features at 
the Riviera. The Stratford and 
Woodlawn (South Side) have Wal- 
ter Hlers in "Sixty Ccnt.q an Hour." 
The Senate (West Side) has Jack 
Holt In "A Gentleman of Ijcl-'ure." 
The Pnntheon (.Vorth Side) has 
"The Nth Commnndmnnt." The 
State-T>ake has Madpro Bellamy In 
"Sniil of the ne.a--<t" With Its vaude- 
ville. 



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LOEW-KETRO IK FRAHCE 

Paris, Aug. ?. ' 
J. Franck Brockllss has definitely 
settled as general manager of the 
Films Loew Metro soclete anon>ine^ 
(a French corporation, with a capi - 
tal of only 250,000 francs, with of- 
fices at 13 Rue d'Aguesseau, Paris), 
for the handling of the productions 
of the Metro Pictures Corp. of Vew 
York In Europe. 



I 



SILENT COMMAHD AT MONROE 

Chicago, Atig. 9;"' 
"The Silent Comi»and" will be the 

ths Monr<>H, 



"request rovlval" of Douglas ^alr- opening attrition at ths Monr<.»*, 
banks in "The Mark of Zorro." Theuj^^^^^ Barbee's Loop. Its date H 



formerly 

tentatively set for Aug. $1. : ^ 

"When Winter Comes," annhunc»'d 
as the opening attraction. wlM be it 
the Selwyn. starting Sept. 1. 



nes.i increased latter part of week 
ao4 aiTO vviUi licld for another week. 
Gro.*"* for first two weeks close to 
|L':{.5',iO. 

Liberty — "Knvlronment." (.Sf'its 
1.000: :!.'>- J0.> Mnlton HilN and Ali»e 
I>ake. .*<tf>rj of crooi;.- an-l Chicago y 
underworld provt-d good entertain - 
rripnr Aro\jiid $6,000. 

(>,'>l)Osirion Jir.^r runs at th.c v «ud*»- 
viUe hou.ses: "Tho .Self-.VIad^ Wife." 
Globe; 'YoM»h to Youth' W'x'ixi- 
4*rr^** ' 



BEBAN'S PRESENT nCTURE 

George Beban has discarded "Th^ 
Sign of the Rose" aad Is now makiiif; 
a new picture, as yet unnamed, with 
which he intends to tour, giving a 
performance of tha play In conjun'-- 
Hon with the film. 

The same company engaged ht 
making the picture will tour wiMi 
him. 



increasing Rialto's Cspscity 
Los Angeles, Aug. SL 
'Thet e ]<? $o0.000 \o be spent on tl- 
terutio.iH for the Rlalto hers, to in- 
nr^aso the seating capacity aboit 
000. 



mA 



William ("Bill") Roddy has been 
.sflocted to »»e company manager of 
the "Covered WagoA" company thit 
op^n-^ In Portland, Ore. Tom H-^dg- 
man wll' V ah^^^d of 'hi<» ffvTinany 



PICTURES 



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Thursday, August 9, 1923 






'AMOUS PLAYERS' ADVANCE 
NIPPED IN BUD BY BEARS 



THE FOC" PROVES TO 
BE FRISCO SENSATON 



Hammered from 74 to 69V2 >n an Hour Yeslerdoy — 
Bear Argument from Wall Street Brokerage 
Hbuse 



Vhe only detail of the stock mar- 
ket of slgnlflcance was the ready 
response of Famous Players to the 
support of the general list by 
•trong bank and brokerage interests 
to forestall a drive by professional 
bears on the news of the President's 
death last week. While the entire 
list Improved up to Tuesday's clos- 
ing. Famous Players got above 74, 
Its best since the reaction from 76 
last month. Ticker students' looked 
tor a reaction if prices went far, 
and the expected happened, late 
resterday. 'Z^, "*'■''■]'- 

14,000 Sharee^ld 

Within half an hour of closing 
there was a sudden thrust at 
FamoiM Players, which was ham- 
mered from around 73 to 69%. The 
kult was a mystery, although it 
reported that it originated in 
a brokerage Arm which has had 
s6me a/niiation with fllm financing 
involving one of the smaller dis- 
tributors. The attack was preceded 
by the publication ^of |t bearish 
paragraph seeking to make it ap- 
pear that Famous Pla(yers in- 
ventories were out of line, being 
only $6,000,000 in 1920 and $16,000,- 
•00 in the last statement. . / 

The puri>ose was to create sus- 
picion of the statement and other- 
wise encourage the view that the 
company's position was unsatiefac- 
tory. 

The criticism of the Inventory 
item, according to trade authorities, 
has no merit. Famous is entering 
vpon a new season, and, as a matter 
of course, it hfl4i a considerable 
number of pictures completed and 
awaking release. The condition 
might look like the tying up of 
kmge capital, but this would be 
offset by the fact that laet year's 
104 pictures have been marketed to 
a large extent and the cash they 
represent is in hand. The in- 
ventory item is necessarily large at 
this time of year and does not 
actually represent a top-hea\'y or 
over-expanded condition. 
• The argument appears to have 
' been doped up to support a benr 
attack entirely. Yeeterday 14,000 
lAiares of Famous changed hands, 
and the closing was close to the 
bottom for the day. 

Lyneh's Stock Again 
For some reason the impression 
has become generaP that the stock 
cannot get above 90, presumably 
because of the belief that the Lynch 
holdings are overhanging the mar- 
ket. Lynch received 15,000 shares 
of common stock in payment for his 
Southern Enterprise* around the 
first of the y^ar. The stock then 
stood around 90 on the tape «nd 
the understanding was that Lynch 
took over the block at current quo- 
tations. 

There is no real ground to sup- 
pose that Lynch would liquidate his 
holdings at 90, but he could do so, 
and the possibility stands as a bar- 
rier to the advance. Lynch is 
known to be a shrewd market oper- 
ator on the board and hla position 
for the future is a big element in 
the course of wices. 

Loew and Orphej^ in nominal^ 
trading were practically stationary* 
Monday a considerable amount of 
Ijoew came out fractionally under 
18, but nobody could guess at the 
source of the selling. Both stocks 
are mysteries. Loew has been a 
great disappointment to Its follow- 
ers who looked for an upturn in 
June and, when that failed to de- 
velop, hoped that around mid-sum- 
mer the stock would show rome 
sign of discounting a favorable 
dividend vote in October. As to 
dividend possibilities no more is 
known the second week of August 
than was known last May. Never- 
theless the stock has a lot of boost - 
- iers, company offlciala and their 
friends being am9ng the most posi- 
tive. Still the stock doesn't do 
anything and they say "thj ticker 
sever lies." 

Advance Halts 
There were signs yesterday that 
the strength of the market was di- 
unlnlshlng and many forecasters 
who had predicted that bear pres- 
sure would be resumed as soon as 
th^ list made enough progress to 
invite Attnck, congratulated thorn - 
selves. There are few who bclicv* 



Gets $17,500 as Top Business 

for W^k— Granada Draws 

Second Money 



the advance of late last week and 
the first two days of this week is 
the turning point and that we are 
in the preliminary stages of a new 
bull market. There is an enormous 
short interest outstanding and it is 
not disposed to give up without a 
struggle. 

The Stock Exchange Governors 
met the morning after the death ot 
President Harding and decided to 
close the Exchange Friday of last 
week, thus- preventing a probable 
general attack on prices. During 
Friday it is understood a meeting 
of banking and exchange men laid 
out a campaign of support which 
was manifest when business started 
Saturday. 

The Exchange is uslnc the in- 
cident for advertising purposes, 
pointing out that private control 
of the marketing machinery prob- 
ably prevented a semi -panic. If 
the Ezchnge had been under State 
control, the situation could not 
have been handled so promptly and 
a collapse of prices would in all 
likelihood have followed the unex- 
pected death of the President. 

Study of the new President ap- 
pears to have encouraged Big 
Business. Bankers have publicly 
expressed their confidence in his 
character and ability. Business 
professes to be confident of his 
courage and believes in his clear 
sightedness. They liked his handl- 
ing of the Boston police strike, and 
although he did sign the Massachu- 
setts soldier bonus bill, they think 
his attitude will be different when 
the proposition becomes a national 
one. 

Once more there was no trading 
in amusement stocks on the Curb. 



INSIDE STUFF 



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STOCK EXCHANGE 

TlM ■amtnarj ot tnuMMUHJona Xiag. S to 
Ik Incloslv*: 

Sales. Higb.I«w. LMt Cbr 

Pam. Play-L... 3,S00 TS 7<M 72^ -)- % 

Ijovw, Inc 400 IS U% 1ft 

Orpbeum 100 17^ 17^4 17Mi + % 

Boaton aold 610 Orpheum *t 27017^. 

Frldajr— Market elos«<L 

Saturday— 

Fam. Plar-Ii... 1,700 72H 70H 72V4 

Loew. Ino 400 141^ 14% 14% 

Orphoam 100 17 17 17 

Mondar— 

Fam. Plar-L... 1,100 734 72 W 

Loew. liM...... 1,200 IS 14% 14% 

OrphffUTO 100 17 *17 17 

Tuesday — 

Fam. Plaj-Ij. . . B.OOO 74^ 7254 72% - % 

DO., pM. 100 89% 80% W% ^ 

GolJwyn 100 17 17 17 

Loew, Inc 800 15 IS IB 

Boeton aold 2S Orpheum at 17. 

Wednesday— 

Pam. Play-L.... 14,200 74V4 80% 70% -2^ 

Do. Pfd eOO 80 88% 88% — 1% 

Goldwyn 600 17 IT 17 

Loew, Inc 400 15 14% 14% — % 

THE CURB 

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HEAT AND HEAT-RAIN! 
BALTIMORE'S TROUBLES 



Always Something — Last 

Week Fair for Local 

Business 



San^FVanclsco, Aug. 8. 
Picture business got a real sur- 
prise laet week with "The Fog," at 
the Warfleld, where this San Frs^n- 
cisco-made fllm, shown in conjunc- 
tion with a musical feature, "A Night 
in India," opened to surprisingly big 
returns and struck a pace that was 
consistently maintained through the 
week. Whether the draw was due 
to the picture or the mueical fea- 
tures even the management has 
been unable to determine. "The 
Fog" was made here and got a 
world of publicity at the time, par- 
ticularly through a beauty contest 
held by one of the papers. Eight 
girls were selected and all of them 
given parts in the picture. 

The Granada kept up a neck and 
neck pace with the Warfleld, also 
featuring an expensive musical turn 
called "Jail vs. Opera." The pic- 
ture, "A Gentleman of iJelsure," 
with Jack Holt, was well liked, and 
probably was as much responsible 
as the musical headliner. 

"Merry-Qo-Round," at the Im- 
perial, seems to have struck a steady 
pace of good business. It ie now in 
its third ^eek. with the receipts 
scarcely fluctuating a hundred dol- 
lars or so. Looks as if it might be 
good for several more weeks' run. 

The California started out but fair 
with an average film called "Broad- 
way Gold." The Tivoli, Portola and 
Btrand hit about their ueual average. 
The estimated business last week 
was: 

California — "Broadway Gold," 
with Elaine Hammerstein featured. 
(Seats 2.700; 66-90.) Opened fair 
and average week's receipts re- 
sulted. Got $14,000. . 

Granada — "A Gentleman of Lei- 
sure." Jack Holt. (Seats ^840; 66- 
80.) Picture le being given second 
place in billing with "Opera vs. 
Jazs," a musical concoction of 
thirty-flv© people staged by Paul 
Ash and his "eynco-symphonlsts," 
being the headline. Seems to be an 
even break for popularity between 
the musical feature and ^he fllm. 
Drew 116,600. 

Imperial — "Merry - Go - Round," 
featuring . Mary Philbin, who is 
making personal appearance. ( Seats 
1,400; 65-76.) Third week of this 
Universal super-feature opened 
strong and Is maintaining a steady 
pace, which from all indications will 
continue for several weeks yet. Last 
week, 19.500. 

Warfiefd— "The Fog," featuring 
Mildred Harris and Cullen Landls. 
(Seats 2.800; 65-75.) This picture 
was widely advertised as a San 
BVancisco production and contains 
some prize beauties chosen in a 
newspaper contest at time of the 
Aiming, with it is a big musical act. 
"A Night in India," Business started 
with a bang and continued heavy 
through week. Grossed $17,600. 

Tivoli — "The Common Law." 
(Seats 1,800; 40-76.) This feature 
moved over from the Warfleld for 
continued run. Opening only fair 
and business not very promising. 
House ie soon to close permanently. 
$3,800. • ' 

Portola — "The Law of Compenea-i 
tion," starring Norma Talmadge. 
(Seats 1,100; 60-75.) Business light 
for opening. $2,200. 

Strand — "Gas, Oil and Water,'? 
starring Charles Ray and shown In 
conjunction with Fanchon and 
Marco's "Gayetles," a musical revue. 
(Seats 1,700; 60-76.) Feature not 
so well liked, but musical show get- 
ting the business. A little better 
than preceding week. Got $11,000. 



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The arrest and fining of 14 exhibitor representatives for cairying 
fllm in the subways and on "L" trains In Greater New York seemingly, ' 
has had the effect of minimizing this practice. .. ,,'v : 

The delivery organizations find that the new order of things is «i, ■" 
tailing consideraible hardship because of the fact that missed shows and 
errors which thscr were able to correct by rushing a messenger en either 
the subway or "V wlth^tho fllm containers now have to be delivered by t 
automohila. WtUi four or five shows hung up in various sections of the 
city the problem of how to make deliveries is a perplexing one. 

Bight of the delivery organizations in New York have combined and -" 
at inresent the only one on the outside of the combination of the Pruden- ^ 
tlal Film Distributing Corp. which is the official carrier for the T. O. C. C, 
and which has flled with the organisation four times tho amount of in- 
surance requested. The Prudential people state that their competitors' 
have tried to force them into the combination but that they will not Join l 
it, sending a letter to that effect to the exhibitors of the city. ^.4 



The Capitol, New York, has inaugurated a system apt to provoke many 
of its best cash customers. Sunday afternoon patrons, of the divan seats 
(at $1.10) were held outside in the upper lounge inhere they had to' 
listen, standing up or sitting down (if they could flnd seats), to a It* 
minute noisy overture by the orchestra Inside the theatre. 

Ropes were tip in front of the entrances to the mezzanine. I7sher8 in- 
fonned the patrons their instructions were that no one could enter during 
the overture as it might be disturbing. .They had not been given any 
explanation why. It would be more' disturbing to take a seat during the 
ov ertur e than It would be during any other portion of the program. As 
a matter of fact at the 2 o'clock show tiiere were mighty few in the divan 
section ta be disturbed. 

For a theatre that keeps its box oflBce open at all hours during a con- 
tinuous performance to oblige its highest scaled seat buyers to stand fpr 
13 minutes appears to be working for any opposition that haa no su<^ 
fancy regulations. • . - -i 

The speculation that has been rife as to the future of the j, D. 
Williams organization known as the Ritz pictures, and what means the 
promoter was going to employ to flnance his affairs was ^disclosed to a 
certain extent this week. Williams is going out to corral 800 exhibitors, 
get them to invest $1,000 each In each of the two Rodolph Valentino pic- 
tures that he proposes to make, which will give him $800,000 per pic- 
ture to operate on. 

The one snag that seems to stand in the way is when the pictures 
are to be made and that is what the exhibitors who have been approach^ 
are asking. It seems a long while off, for at Famous Players they say 
that they are certainly not going to relinquish any rights that they have 
TO Valentino under their contract, which has an option binding the Sheik 
to them until February of 1925. That would mean that it would be 
two years at least before Williams coUld put a picture on the market, 
with his star In it. 



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The new Cosmopiltan theatre (formerly Park, on Columbus circle) 
opened on short notice Aug. 1, the crews woTklng In three eight-hour 
shifts without a let-down for several weeks. 

Less than a week before the premiere, the seat company calmly in- 
formed the management there would be a delivery of half the chairs 
Aug. 12 and the other half Aug. SO. 

There was a panic until some one arranged with the Keith office to 
borrow 1,600 chairs from the Hippodrome, which is being refurnished. 
The seats were accordingly torn out and hauled. They looked some- 
what worn, so seamstresses were hired and they worked night and day 
for a week making creton covers, with the result that when the Cos- 
mopolitan doors opened the chairs looked fresh and as new and pretty a« 
the rest of the interior. 



The report In the New York dallies this week that Mrs, George Gould 
intends to dispose of the estates left her by her husband revived the 
stories that never reached an end in the past of the many picture produc- 
ing concerns wanting to purchase the Goulds' Georgian Court at Lake- 
wood, N. J. That is one of the estates Mrs. Gould will dispose of. 

While many pictures have had some of their settings in Georgian Court, 
none of the intending purchasers seemed able to reach a flgure eatisvfac- 
tory to both sides for the property. . ', -: 



Baltimore. Aug: 8. 

The week before last It was the 
hoat; the week before that it was 
the heat, and for many weeks previ- 
ous the heat was blamed. 

I.Ast week a new factor entered — 
rain — although night business was 
uniformly fair. 

This week, the heat again. From 
indications Sunday and Monday it 
promised to keep marching at a 
steady pace throughout the week. 
Monday night in the theatres was 
almost unbearable, despite fans. 

The Century last week had a good 
program — almost crackerjack, ac- 
cording to those who saw tho bill — 
Thomas Melghan in "Homeward 
Bound," while the operatic attrac- 
tion was a condensation of Verdi's 
rarely sung work, "Tho Masked 
Ball." Such a program was assured 
of a certain draw, and got it, al- 
though there was room at all times 
for one more in the theatre. The 
open- tic presentation this Week is 
the familiar "Lucia di Laramer- 
moor." 

The New theatre, with Anita 
Stewart in "The Love Piker," like- 
wi.se^dld fair business, but only fair. 
Miss Stewart has not had a new pic- 
ture In Baltimore for some weeks, 
and has always maintained a fair 
following here. At the Parkway 
K.Ttherine MacDonald in "Tbe Wom- 



LESTEB ALLEN'S FILMS 

Lester Allen, now in "Scandals," 
is organizing his own company for 
the purpose of producing two -reel - 
ers, starring himself. 

Allen has seciired flnancial back- 
ing and is incorporating the com- 
pany. 



A famous war hero who has cashed in on his fame as a screen actor, 
producer and songwriter has been seriously affected in the smash of the 
Kardos Co., the downtown stock brokerage flrm. In not being able to 
meet a small bill for hiring a band, he set forth this as his reason. A 
musical booking agent furnished a email orchestra for the hero-actor's 
private exhibition of a film at a private auditorium last spring, and the 
bill is still unsatisfled. 



The picture exhibitors of Ashevllle, N. C, tried a plan of giving all of 
the ministers in the Southern health resort passes to their theatres. It 
was not with the objective of making Abbeville a Sunday playing town. 
Since receiving pa.ssca, the ministers have had no fault to flnd with any 
of the pictures shown there. 



Fatty Arbnckle Intends returning to Los Angeles and organizing a rptA 
show with himself at the head of it. Then he will proceed east once more. 
Arbuckle is making a rather good showing this week in a Detroit picture 
bouse, his first reappearance In a place of films. 



Hurt, Sues for $25,000 

Los Angeles, Aug. 8. 
Walter J. Hoffman, camera man, 
is suing Universal for $25,000 for 
burns received as a result of an 
explosion of a lamp during the 
photographing of a scene. 



an Conquers" drew Just about the 
regular clientele. 

E.«)tim.ited grosses last week: 

Century— (Capacity, 8,500; 25-50- 
75). Tom Melghan in "Homeward 
Bound," excellent notice?", and the 
opera, "Masked Bull." About $11,- 
000; fair business, but below average 
In the normal season. 

New (Capacity, 1,800; scale. 25- 
50). "The Love Piker," about $5,000, 
getting mild notlcea Daniel Wolf, 
concert pianist, gave the critics 
something with which to pad out 
their reviews. 

Parkway (Capacity, 1,200; scale, 

26-44). Neighborhood house held. to 

aboet $2,600 on week. "The Womhn 

Conquers." This week reissue of 

■The Heart of Wctona." 



COAST FILM NEWS 

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* Los Angeles, Aug. 4. 
Frank E. Oarbutt, son of the vice- 
president of the Lasky Film Cor- 
poration and himself connected with 
the studio, was nearly drowned 
along with two companions when 
their speed boat overturned off Los 
Angeles harbor. Garbutt was 
dragged out of the water uncon- 
scious. 



Bradley King, whose contract as 
film editor for Thomas H. Ince ex- 
pires in October, has consented to 
9n extension of three months. The 
author will go east in October for 
a month of play-seeing. 



Louis Stecklov, a Russian army 
war hero, has Joined the local film 
colony. 



Evelyn Brent was temporarily 
forced out of the cast of "Held to 
Answer," Metro, by Illness. 



Brnest Lubltsch will direct at 
, least one Mary Pick ford picture a 
year. His new contiucl calls for 
that.. 



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The "Fighting Blood" series made 
from the H. C. Witwer stories has 
been switched from Grauman's 
"Met" to Grauman's Million-dollar 
theatre. 1 



Frank Lloyd has been selected to 
direct "Black Oxen" for A. F. N, 



Anita King, one-time screen star, 
Is back from New York, where she 
spent a year. "' . 



Francis X. Bushman and Beverly 
Bayne have been much entertained 
by their film friends during their 
vacation at their jnountain bom* 
near here. 



Mnx Gnif^ the producer, is New 
York bound." 



The King VIdor company left for 
Georgia where scencrt for "Wile 
Oranges" are to be "shot." Virginia 
Valll and Nigel De BruiUer were 
among those who boarded the train. 

Marc McDermott, now here, wH' 
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PROLOG to ''CIRCUS DAYS" 
''A Morning at tho Circus** 
6 Mins.; Full Stag* 
Strand, Naw York 

New York, Augr. 7, 

Joe PlunketJt at the Strand 
jammed almoet everythingr possible 
into the six-minute prologr he has 
f^iven the 'Jackie Coogan ^ picture, 
*'Circu« Days," at his house this 
week. Three distinct divisions. The 
first is a mornine: rehearsal; second 
a vocal selection by a quartet, and 
the final bit ereneral ensemble num- 
ber. In all about IS people are used 
for the prolog. 

.-The soene" Is the interior pf the 
^pertormera' tent", on a circus lot, 
Tvo; of the members o£ the quajrtet 
are, dressed as ring mastery, an- 
other as a canvas man, and the 
fourth as an animal man. There are 
four girls- of the .ballet ,aa ^clow^s 
and. four a|i... Plerrett?*,, A clown 
works through the little soene. while 
the ballet master does a comedy 
number also. The ballerina,. is tbe 
circus rider. 

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MUSICAL TOYS 
Singing and Dancing 
10 Mins.r FuU Stage 
Strvnd, New York ^, 
• •' ' " New Yot*. Aug. 7. 

■ ' PduKpart dlvertlssemertt especial- 
ly well pi'^ented at the Strand. 
StAkU set house, such as one would 
find in a set of wooden toys in the 
e^nt^r 'of the stage. A practical 
irlndow opens and the prima donna 
offers a number. A dance solo by 
the prima ballerina. Then there is 
A number with four girls and the 
l>allet master dressed as a wooden 
•etdier. FQf. the final number a duet 
leflFeot, with the prima donna again 
kinging from the window, while the 
nrooden soldier works to her in pan- 
:t(unime. ' 

The numbers employed for the of- 
fering- are "I Dream of a Garden of 
Sunshine,** sung by Ruth Arden, the 
prima ^onna; Chopin's "Minute 
.Walts'* for the dance solo of Mile. 
Baganova; "Nola" for the ensemble 
number, And the theme for the final 



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ALLEN and ROGERS 

Songs 

.10 Min.; Full Stage (Special Set) 

iChieago Theatr*, Chicago. 

Chicago, Aug. 8. 

Allan Rogers and Leonora Allen 
Hrere at the Chicago with bits of 
jtheir vaudeville act, with the Apache 
number of Miss Allen's having a 
special set. with bridge in back- 
ground, while Mr. Rogers came on 
Arst in .the same character make-up 
Rnd sang "Just a Kiss." Miss Allen 
Hang "My Man" in deep character 
lltyle. 

For these numbers the stage was 
bo dark their personal appearance 
nid not enter into the act. Follow- 
ing this, though, curtains were 
drawn in "one" and Mr. Rogers ap- 
peiared In street clothes and sang 
Miady of the Evening," while Miss 
'Allen car^e In for the harmony finish 
irowhed attractively. 

Their voices are splendidly fitted 

for either picture houses or vaude- 

" Vflle, and they have a knack of 

Ihaiking ^Imost any kind of a song 

liked by almost any audience. 



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bOROTHY RUDAC (4) 
Dancing with Cello 
• Mins.; Full Stage ' - ' 
McVicker's, Chicago 

Chicago, Aug. I. 

" Dorothy Rudac presents a mirror 
dance in an elaborate setting, with 
the main drop back about three and 
*i dreHRing room in the center. From 
this she makes her entrance with a 
hand mirror and offers a mirror 
dance entitled "Vanity." She drops 
the mirror for some particularly 
ttifflcult steps but takes it up again 
for the finish. She exits and the 
knain curtains are drawn to open 
^ffain dlsclo.«»lng a cclloi.st in a circle 
high up In a eye, before which two 

■. 'iHher girls dance. 

The celloist plays nicely, 5ut 
these girls do not dance very well. 

C O S T U IVI E S 

F'o R hire: 

New York's Newp.st and 

F o r c m o .s t, Co.sHime 

. Rental T)rRanizatlon 

BI^OOI4S 

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ADDISON FOWLER and 

FLORENZ TAMARA 

Modern Ballroom Dancerf 

2 Mint.; One * ' 

Rialto, New York 

New York, Aug. «. 

This team is programed as pre- 
senting "An Original Syncopated 
Novelty." Therq is, however, noth- 
ing original and decidedly no nov- 
elty to those in the habit of wit- 
nessing vaudeville performances. 

The team has a fair routine of 
stepping slightly exaggerated ball- 
room stuff, the man going so far as 
to even introduce a bit of the hands 
in the pockets stepping. 

On the one number at the Rialto 
they would be granted the classi- 
fication of a fair smalt time closing 
act for vaudeville. 

However, the picture houae aWi- 
ence to whom they did seem a nov- 
elty, appiauded their, work. 
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DANIEL WOLP ,. 

Concert Pianist ' ' 
New Theatre/ Baltimore 

Baltimore, Aug. 8. 

Daniel Wolf is a high type of 
artist, and his program this week 
is the Eleventh Liszt Rhapsody, 
played with much skill and incisive- 
ness. His piano id placed on a full 
stage, darkened with the exception 
of the spot on Mr. Wolf, who, dur- 
ing the warm weather, has dis- 
carded the tuxedo for the blue coat 
and white flannels. 

His work is in favor here and 
this week marks his sixth at 
this theatre, previously he was 
at the Parkway. He is a Bal- 
timorean and has been the subject 
of some favorable critical comment 
here. His stage is not elaborately 
arranged and there is little to the 
presentation except his playing, 
which Is remarkable for its attack 
and clearness. 6is notes are not 
Jumbled, each standing out like a 
cameo. Ther^ Is no doubt but that 
he is handing the patrons pretty 
good stuff, but t^ere is doubt if the 
average movie fan is able to digest 
a serious composition after hearing 
the organist tear through "Tennes- 
see," "King Tut" and numberless 
other raggy pieces during the show- 
ing of other reels. His reception 
was fair and the applalise at the 
finish barely Justified an encore, 
which was one of his own com- 
positions. It would seem that he 
balanced at least in a picture house, 
where super presentations are made. 

Wolf could make the grade easily. 



COOPER LAWLEY and 
BESSIE KAPLAN 

Duet 

17 Min.; Full Stage (Special Set) 

McVicker*a Theatre, Chicago 

Chicago, Aug. 8. 
Cooper Lawler is seated before 
a fireplace in a mansion which has 
a covered alcove in center and win- 
dows on either side, and here starts 
a song. A voice repeats the refrain 
in the distance and finally he 
arises and parts the curtains and 
Miss Bessie Kaplan appears to the 
audience, singing from the position 
in which she is discovered and later 
being led down front, where she is 
seated. The selection gives oppor- 
tunity for stage work and the ar- 
tists make the most of this. Both 
voices are good. Miss Kaplan, who 
has appeared frequently at Mc- 
Vicker'e, is In a beautiful gown this 
week, and is excellent, both in ap- 
pearance and voice. 



W. REMINGTON WELCH 

Organ 

5 Mins.; Pit 

McVicker's, Ch4cago 

Chicago. Aug. 8. 

W. Remington Welch gets quite 
personal this week in the story 
thrown on the screen, which is 
parodied words of well known 
songs, to which he plays the origi- 
nal music on the organ. 

He tolls a story of flirting with a 
Cirl who sat In the front row and 
crossed her legs and of toklng her 
for a taxi ride and to Rainbow 
harden and of his wifo catching 
tliom Tnd ends with "l-.ct the Rest 
of tiie World Go By." He uaed 
many dilTerent songs for the fun 
ind it was well lilted, though why 
.sliilci should almo.st invariably bo 
cr.aolcod in his numbers it McVick- 
or's when they must be oapecially 
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HAZEL STALLINQS . ,. .j.,. 
Whistler ^'l^rr 

5 Mint.; Side of Screen ^'-yfi'} • 
Chicago Theatre, Chicag* 
, "r r ^ Chlca^, Aur I. 

The Chicago Theatre employs 
Hazel Stalling*, a whistler, who 
does the usual routine of such an 
act. including bird imitations, very 
eflTectlvely this week in connection 
with "The Literary Digest." Miss 
Stalllngs' name la flashed on the 
screen and she Is shown at one side 
of the screen under a dim spot, 
which makes it Just possible to see 
her though impossible to distinguish 
her features. Here she whistles at 
first with orchestra accompaniment, 
for a time without it, and Anally 
with instrumental aid again. 



ELSIE THIEOE '. 

Songs ^ , / V 

5 Mint.; Three (Special) . 

Grand Central, St. Louis . 

St. Ix)uis. Aug. 7. 

Many In the audience remembered 
Elsie Thlede, who last year was a 
prima donna with Municipal Opera, 
and she received a big hand at 
opening. She rewarded her "fans" 
with two well Selected numbers, 
Her voice Is clear and true; a lyric 
voice that revealed power as well 
as beauty and is brilliant in its 
high notes. - - . 

The special set of costly -allk 
drapes and flawless lighting effects 
was dazzling and Ralph Nicholls. 
producer, Is deserving special men- 
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BOGLY and MUENCK (4> 
piano Duet and Dancing 
10 Min.; Full Stag*; Speclaly 
McVickera, Chicago. 

Chtcaffo, Aug. 8. 

MIsa Tynn Bogly and Otto Muence 
played two pianos, with one partly 
back of the other, and both taking 
up half of a stage set which repre- 
sented the Interior of a mansion, 
with about half of the stage taken 
up for a picture on which two glrl^ 
are seated back to back in artistic 
fashion. The light, purposely dim. 
makes it uncertain at the start 
whether or not this is a real picture 
or posing girls. The pianists play 
a duet without the surprise being 
divulged. 

I'^or an encore they play for the 
two girls, who dance in the middle 
of the stage, returning to their po- 
sitions in the picture as the curtain 
falls. The pianists play nicely and 
the girls dance fairly well; there is 
nothing notable in artistic accom- 
plishment, yet the offering is pleas- 
ing and has a pretty set. 






JACK BELL . ,; ..»'>.'^/i'ir''' A•■.■• 

Song*;\;e4'. .:»..4.;i •'..■:^i.^ •;■ - .f.'^'^: 
4 Mint.; Onm : r> v 

CtoUnonta* St. Louia 
-* I I .-..iv- St. Louis, Aug. 7. 

Jack Bell ran« the bell with his 
selection, of popular numbers at the 
Delmonto. At first the audience did 
not take kindly . to • Bell* but the 
second number ringlngly sung put 
the audience in a receptive mood. 
He has a splendid baritone voice 
and is fully at home with this style 
of songs. . Rots. 



CHICAGO THEATRE QUARTET 
Harmony Singing 
8 Minutes; Orchettra Pit ■ 1 

Chicago Theatra, Chicago ^A^ 

' Chicago, Aof. 8. 

The Chicago Theatre Quartet 
teJces position in the center of the 
orchestra pit this week, with two 
seated and two standin^r. and ainca 
under a pale blue spot, which is re-*^ 
lieved by a white spot -t the con- 
clusion of each song. The orchei^ 
tra is not used. The two selections 
are "Kentucky Babe" and "Sweet 
and Low." The volcea are good and 
the harmony effective, but it is the 
novelty of the presenta«:k>n which 
contributes most toward the succeaa 
registered. 



MLLE. EpiTH TRAYER 

Songt 

7 Min.; Two; Special; 

McVickert, Chicago. 

Chloago, Aug. 8. 

Mile. Edith Trayer. late of "Blea- 
aom Time." which had Just' con- 
cluded a long run at the Oreat 
Northern, after being at the Apollo, 
was played up last week in the 
screen announcement niore aa being 
from the musical show than on her 
own name. She sang a standard 
selection and one from "Blossom 
Time." She has a pleasing rolce. 
with agreeable stage mannei'lams. 
The set had an open door In a drop 
In one leading to two, and the sinter 
made her appearance through thia. 
It was a pretty set. 



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doing abtolute c^ 
pacity busineti at 
the Rialto during 
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beautiful/ staged. Never a dull moment. 
Miss Swansoa is to be congratulated on the 
vehicle chosen for her." — New York Times. 
"Clever. Story amusing and skillfully 
treated. Piquant plot further enhanced by 
Gloria's dazzling display of film fashions." 
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"Miss Swanson's display of amauog gowat 
would serve to make the hlnoc • seQsattoa."f 
N. Y. Telegrjun. 

"Much better entertainment dian we dared 
to hope. Miss Swanson wears .stunning 
gowns." — N. Y. Tribune. 

"Excellent entertainment of the Franco- 
American brand. Very funny situations."— 
N. Y. Telegraph. 




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UTTLE OID NEW YORK 

OMmopoiltan production, with Marion 
I)^^!^ starred. Ada.pt«d by L.uthar Kc«jd 
froot ml-kgm play of same title by Uida 
/ohnaon roonjr. Plrwctod by i^ldndy Olcott, 
with aKlingrs by Urban. Original sroro by 
William Frederivk Tvters and house or- 
choatra undor direction Victor Hert)«rt (and 
hia orcl»*alra). Distributor p'portM in 
controversy. with Ooldwyn-Cosmopolltan 
ol&iminir riffhti, disputed by exhibitor* 
who allege holding conlraol* tor "Llttlr 
Old Now York" from Famoue Pl.-»yom 
(Oofinio|>olitan later witlK'r«*w from Famous, 
combining with Qoldwyn). Opened new 
COMnopoIltan theatre (formerly Park), Now 
fork. Aug. 1. Running time, alK>ut two 
hour*. 

Patricia O'Day ..■ Marlon Davlea 

Patrick ODay Steve Can- 
John O'Day (her father)... .J. M. Kerrigan 

I^arry Helevan Harrison Ford 

Robert Fulton Oourtemy Foote 

Washington Irving Mahlon Hamilton 

ru« Green Halleck Nerval Kecuwell 

Henry Urevoort George It*rr.iu.l 

Oomoliui Vanderbllt Sam Hardy 

Jo4ui Jacob Aator Andn<w Dillon 

Mr. De Puyator Riley Hatch 

lletlly (Larrye Mervaitt). ..Charle* Kennedy 
Bunny (the night watchman). 

.. 8p<»ncer Charter* 

Bully Boy Brewslor Harry Watson 

The HcH>oken Terror Louie Wolhclm 

Delmonico CTharles Judela 

AriatM De Puyater Oypay O'Brien 

Betty Schuyitfr Manr Kennedy 

Rachel Brewster .<.E>llsabeth Murray 

Chancellor Livlng9t<>a Thomas Pindlay 

Mrs. SchuyliT Marie R. Burkf 



Marion Davie« is to "Little Old 
Now YoPk" what Times square la to 
all of the country — the centre of 
attraction. Her performance will 
sell this film when it reaches the 
picture houses. At that time the 
picture wUl be freely cut to meet the 
exhibitors' time requirement. Cut- 
ting will be no task, either In the 
first or second part, from its two- 
hour run at the Cosmoyolitan at a 
fluper-special top, $1.50. Sliced to a 
proper size, the film on its own will 
better stand up. 

Am a historical reminder of the 
«arly Manhattan days, with the pro- 
gmm full of the best-knowiv names 
in New York through the money 
their ancestors accumulated, "Little 
OM New York" was a quaint vil- 
lage, like a thousand other villages 
that have been cameraed or passed 
throujrh. li hasn't the punch ex- 



pected there, but it does give a kick 
when Fulton's "Clermont" is sent on 
its sidewheeling way up the Hud- 
son. 

Fulton's lidewheel schem* of 
water locomotion has endured. So 
has the ' Star-Syiiiig'ed Danncr." 
As the "Clermont" unfurled the flag 
the Victor Herbert orchestra broke 
into the national anthem and every 
one stood up, applauding. It may 
have been a flrst-night idea, or it 
may be in the picture's score, al- 
though It never would be called a 
clean hit by Itself as thus theatre- 
employed. 

The big effect is a prize fight In 
a flrehouse with a serio-comic boTit 
that brought many genuine laughs, 
with this running into a whlpping- 
po.st scene. Both were extremely 
well directed by Sidney Olcott and 
as well handled. 

A novelty bit is of Miss Davies 
as the boy entering a room where 
men are telling a story, with a com- 
manding picture device causing a 
deepening blush as she stands mo- 
tionless tc sweep over her face. 

It's probably the single Marlon 
Davies picture not characterized by 
"clothes." "Little Old New York" is 
not a fashion display. It may be an 
antique exhibit and Interesting on 
that end. but there was no Fifth 
avenue in those days and they didn't 
wear "clothes" In the part of Ire- 
land Patricia O'Day (Miss Daviea) 
hailed from. ' » 

That may be one of the reasons 
why Miss Davies' dual playing here 
attracted such strict attention to 
herself — that and her tfPting. There 
was nothing to distract from it. not 
even the playing of the remainder of 
the unusually capable caiit Marion 
Davies heads so well. 

Patricia O'Day was the sister of 
her brother, Pat., named the heir to 
the fortune of an uncle in America. 
On the way over Pat dies aboard. 
Her father obliges Patricia to be- 
come Pat to obtain the inheritance. 
The deception ousted Larry Delevan 
(Harrison Ford) from the prospec- 
tive estate that otherwise would 
have gone to him within a few hours 



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Great crowds jam Balaban & Katz' big 
Chicago Theatre at world's premiere of 
Miss Talmadge's startling new success. 
Read this wire: 

Chicago, Ill.» Aug. 8. 
Associated First National Pictures, Inc., 
383 Madison Avenue, New York. 
^Opening of "Dulcy" at the Chicago Theatre 

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smashing hit. Great crowds in attendance all 
. day long, and picture provoking wonderful com- 
ments. Attendance indicates picture will prove 
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By George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly. Adapted by 
John Emerson and Anita I^roos. • Continuity by C^ Clardncr 
Sullivan. Photography by Noibert Brodin. 

Directed by Sidney A. Franklin 

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after Pat arrived. But tm Patricia 
and Larry married at the ending the 
estate remained la the entlrt fam- 

Iff juat a good picture houM ple- 
ture as a story, produced to the 
limit, »»J» all Coamopolltana have 
been, but there's a length In the 
first part that sets an audience 
viewing a "special" evening's picture 
to wondering what it's special about. 
The second part, a' -lost starting 
with .the prixe fight, picks up and Is 
strong enough in all of its points to 
fade the earlier section from mem- 
ory. 

It Is here where Miss Davies 
glistens and glows, both as the boy 
and girl. She shades everything she 
does and draws tears through her 
tears from nearly all of the house. 
Miss Davies is in a wider range 
than "Knighthood" gave her, and 
gives a far better all around per- 
formance than her Mary Tudor, as 
excellent as her Mary Tudor was. 

The old Park, now the 'tJosmo- 
politau and Hearst's, is a new the- 
atre, inside and out, with nothing 
spared in the transformation, al- 
though the seating capacity seems 
less than before. All oftftie t^zes 
are on the balcony floor. 8ime^ 

THE SPOlLEittS • 

M Jes9« .D. ifarapton production, re^leaced 
by Qoldwyn.. from the Hex B«»»on •lory, 
flrkt dohe into picture* In 1014 by BMl*. 
No star other than name of. author. At 
Cabltol. New Yortc. weeic of A-US- S. Run- 
nlng time about 80 mlaiUes. 

Roy Glointtfter ..Milton SUIs 

cnimrry -Mulotte. . ........ ^ .Ante Q. Uj^lsaon 

iloien Chester. ...<>..¥...'<. Barbara uedford 

Joe ,I>extry , . , Robert Kde«on 

"Slapjack" SlmnM Ford Sterling 

Broncho Kid Wallace MarDonald 

Alex McN'ainara. Noah Beery 

MarshaU Vorbees. ...t Mitchell L,»wla 

Attorney Wbeaton John Klllot 

&t ru\t> ilobert McKim 

Captain Stevens .....Tom McGuirc 

I .a4i.1!ac)y Kate Price 

Mat thAws.!. Rocklille Fellowes 

l*uxko >. ,....OordoD Russell 

Tilly Nelson Loulee Fssenda 

Ju<lir« Sdlinnan Sam de Ofasse 

&l«xi.:a Mullins T Albert Roscos 

BiU Nolan Jack Curtis 



could not keep pao*. Beasle Byton 
played Helen in the Soiig film. 

Another point of Improvement 
that maybe Hampton shouldn't re- 
ceive undue credit for is the ab- 
sence of dance hall scenes. Sellg'e 
went to the dance hall thing, but 
there have been sO many westerns 
with them that Hampton might 
have concluded there wata nothing 
new to show In the Alaskan set- 
ting. Colin Campbell directed for 
Sellg: Lambert Hlllyet Is the di- 
rector of the current Hampton's 
"Spoilera." 

The Beach story went Into the 
early gold rush days at Nome, with 
the politician, McNamara, having 
his own U. S. Circuit Court Judge 
appointed to Jump the gold claims. 
.Glenister and Joe Dextry (Robert 
^'Edeson) held the .leading Midas 
mine which the invaders im- 
mediately Jumped, forcing out Its 
owners and eventually having Judge 
Stillman (Sam de GrAsse) issue 
warrants for their arrest, to be later 
arretted himself for contempt in 
failing to obey an order of the court 
obtained at -San Francisco by Glen- 
Ister's attorney. 

The love story running meantime 
between Helen Chester and Glen- 
ister with Cherry as the forlorn 
figure in the triangle Is very feel- 
ingly set out. Sympathy must go 
out to Cheriy during it. Miss Nils- 
won makes the role poignant In Its 
.sincerity; Wallace MacDonald as 
♦he Broncho Kid has another well- 
playfd role. 

The cast contains many names, 
several very well known, and all 
generally exceptionally cost, for in- 
stance, the steamer's captain as 
done by Tom 'McGuire— Just a bit. 
but made constrained and relieved 
at the finish by McGuire with a 
laugh. 

"The Spoilers" (Hampton) opened 
first at Chicago, where it had a 
run In the middle of the summer 
that bespoke Its drawing qualities. 
It's one of those self-advertisers 
and sure-fire for money. Riime. 



After all, "Action" is the biggest 
t!ii:ig the screen can have. When 
there is Action with a capital A. 
such as "The Spoilers" possesses, 
nnd a full-blooded story that holds 
on Its active as well as romantic 
side, along with such superb pro- 
duction and direction as Jeese D. 
Hampton has given to this picture, 
there Is^'t an exhibitor In the coun- 
try who needs think twice. 

It'a gres^t work; it's intelligent 
work: and while It ma^ be said the 
story is thefe, which it is, one can- 
not gainsay at the same moment 
that the worth of a etory must be 
broi^ht out in, the celluloid. That's 
what Hampton has done. He has 
made that Beach story stand and 
dance. It never lies down. That's 
why It's Action and that's why 
Action is the film's best seller. 

Rather difficult with the many 
pictures since, to clearly recall the 
first "Spoilers" film of nine years 
ago, that Selig made In 11)14, and 
which opened the Mark Mitchell 
Strand, New York. Peculiarly, too, 
S. Li. Rothafel wais the first man- 
ager of the Strand, and he Is now 
at the head of the Capitol, where 
the Hampton re-make Is this week. 
But even the dim recollection notes 
the advance of picture making In 
setting, action and cast. Take the 
big fight scene of "The SpoileVs" aa 
the example; In the Sellg picture 
that fight as done by William Far- 
num as Glenister, and Thomas 
Sant.schl as McNomarai, the wily 
politician, was conceded to have 
been the best screen fight up to its 
time. Farnum and Santschi battled 
all over the place, breaking every- 
thing In eight while doing it. It 
was the wreckage as much as the 
battle that made the Beach famous 
line, "I broke him with my hands," 
align Itself with the struggle pre- 
ceding. 

In the Hampton picture the fight 
is between Milton Sills as Glenister 
and Noah Beery as McNamara. 
Boy. that Is a fight! It's remaric- 
able either one or both didn't go to 
the hospital. They broke little 
furniture, but went after each other 
like a couple of tigers. When It 
was over and Beery "out" on the 
floor while Sills was gasping for 
breath, those two battlers looked as 
though they had been through a real 
mill. "Pulling punches" or re- 
hearoing, no matter what it was, 
th( 1 no one in the heat of the 
flgh. they put up who could re- 
member everything. IVn the cork- 
ing fight of ail time on the screen. 

And again! Variety's review of 
the Selig picture written by Mark 
(no longer with the paper) men- 
tioned but few players named on 
the Strand program. Among the 
missing was Slapjack Simms, fore- 
man of the. Midias mine. In the 
Hampton picture the foreman, Slap- 
jack, ia Ford Sterling. Ford Ster- 
ling is still funny. In the midst of 
the mo.st serious situation, when he 
moves, there is a laugh. He did a 
peach comic bit in trying to- piece 
up a broken sluiceway with the 
watf'r pouring o .e'r him. 

While not attomrllng comparison, 
excepting to note the advancement, 
it cannot but be remarked that 
there is hardly any comparison be- 
tween the splen.lid performance of 
now by Anna Q. Nilsson as Cherry 
Malotte, the mu.slc hall girl, with 
that of Kathlyn Williams of the 
years ago, while Miss NiIs.son in the 
Hampton picture mnde her role so 
stridr.nt and forcf»fiil that Barbara 
Bedford, playi.ig Helen Cheater, 



CIRCUS DAYS 

First National feature, presented by Sol- 
Lesser. Jackie Oooican star. Adapted from 
James Otli»' story. "Toby Tyler." Dimot^ 
by ICddle* Ollne. Shown at the Strand. N«w 
York, week Aos. S. Runnlnr time. 00 
minutes. 

Toby Tyler. . , Jackie Coogan 

Ann Tyler Barbara Tennant 

Rben Holt......... j; Russell Simpson 

Ills Wife. ...Claire MoDowell 

T.uliri Cesare Qrarlni 

J(>ar neMe Peaches Jackson 

Txird Sam De Qrasae 

Daly De Witt Jennings 

F»t Woman , Nellie Lane 

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ten weeks with a circus have devel- 
oped Into a mighty good screen 
vehicle for the presentation of 
Jackie Coogan under the direction of 
Eddie Cline. This Is a picture 
everybody wttl like. 

There isn't a constant effort to 
shove little Jackie into the fore- 
ground of the action until he Is 
compelled to do things that no kiddie 
of his age could accomplish. There- 
fore it is plausible as well as enter- 
taining. 

For the little kiddles It Is going 
to be a veritable delight, for where 
isn't there a kid who hasn't either 
played circus In the back yard or at 
some time or another wished that 
he or she could run away from 
home to Join one of the shows? 

But Toby stands out as a hero 
in this picture. He Is spanked by 
the uncle at whose home he and his 
widowed mother are living, and runs 
away to get a Job with the circus. 
He starts as the "lemo" kid and 
finally develops Into the comedy 
trick rider, doing a burlesque of a 
bareback act, and becomes the star 
of the show at "|76 a week and 
cakes." 

Of course he goes back to the 
humble farm and rescues his mother 
from the hands of her cruel brother- 
in-law and ends the picture by driv- 
ing away with her In a "high-pow- 
ered Ford." 

In direction the picture Is carried 
alone nicely. The pircus atmosphere 
which predominates is well handled. 
There are any number of comedy 
bits on the circus lot that are go- 
ing to be sure fire with audiences. 
The show Itself Is a "wagon show," 
carrying a small menagerie, but as 
the lion has died they have one of 
the coon roustabouts wearing his 
skin and Impersonating him in the 
cage Into which Jackie bounds to 
escape the wrath of the lemonade 
stand proprietor for whom he if 
working. It is a thrill and then t\ 
laugh. The picture abounds with 
just this type situations. 

Little Jackie Coogan has person- 
ally Improved 100 per cent. The 
youngster is no longer working by 
rote. Just doing the things shown 
him by Imitation. Now, Judging 
from the expressions on his little 
face he is thinking of what he Is 
doing, and. the facial expressions he 
contrives to achieve are little short 
of remarkable when one talces his 
youth into con.slderation. 

"fho supporting cast Is a corking 
one,- and as an all around picture 
"Circus Days" should bf extremely 
satisfying to any audience and all 
exhibitors. At the Strand for the 
night shows Tuesday there were 
more than two score kiddies of vari- 
ous ages in the house accompanied 
by their parents, conclusive proof 
there i.^ a .special draw to the Coogan 
pic t urea. Frc<L 

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Paramovitt. p r esented bf Jcm^ la^ 
roond«d OB Iki ikUr oC the sam* iMu^ 
AJCrsd 0avolr. tMnalatsd by CHant^jhSr hS. 
ArMTS and adapted for th* screen by CST 
Oomm. CHorla Bwaosoo aUrr^. g^JTS 
th» RMto. New York. we«k Auc. B &Lz 
nine time, 61 mlante*. ^^^ 

Mona de Brlao , Gloria Bvaute 

Jo>hn Brandon Uuntiey OotriZ 

Robert Charles aS2 

Lttclenne .Uanne telsS 

Marquis d« Brlao ..« Paul WsIm 

LfOrd Heniy 8«vUl«....»....FVank K. BvtS 

AJtMTt de MarccMi..... Robert Anew 

AJloe Oeorte Irene D«Itiia 

Sex stuff that goes as far as it caa 
before the camera without the cen- 
sors getting after it. That is what 
picture-house audiences want, ao- 
cordii;ig to the exhibitors— sex stutt 
that will go the limit, keep the avdU 
ence on edge and still be censor 
proof. In "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" 
they have got exactly what they 
ordereda the goods being delivered bj 
a competent cast in a photographic 
setting that Is Interesting. The more 
the pity that the director who turned 
out the picture Isn't given program 
credit fer his work. 

One touch, however. thoHe who 
witness the picture are most certain 
to remark, and that is the fading 
pep and beauty of Gloria Swansea. 
AftQr witnessing her gp through the 
role of Mona one cannot help to re< 
bnark how much she has progressed 
as an actress and likewise what she 
would have done to that role from 
an alluring standpoint had she 
played it 4n the same manner in the 
full flush of her beauty. Huntief 
Qoidon as the American millionaire. 
playing opposite, practically walked 
away with the pictur*. i 

The story, that of an American 
minionaire who hfte divorced seven 
Waives and takes unto hlmse'lf an 
eighth, the latter only discovering 
after she Is married how many have 
preceded her in her husban<i's afrec-< 
tlons, is deftly handled on the screen. 

The opening scenes show the 
broken-down members of the French 
nobility hoping that the young 
daughter of the family will ensnare 
the American millions. She consents 
to the marriage, as she is in love 
with the American, but after discov- 
ering she Is No. 8 on his list defers 
the honeymoon until such time as she 
is convinced her husband's protesta- 
tions of love are genuine and notvs 
surface indications, as tl^ey must 
have been in his previous tnarrloges. 

Miss Swanson ptays capably. The 
three or four subterfuges employed* 
to rouse her husband's Jealousy and 
to compel him to grant her a divorce 
are deftly delivered. In the sup- 
porting cast there is a clever piece 
of work by Paul Welgel in a char- 
acter role, while Robert Agnew an- 
swers very well as a Jilvenlle. Irene 
Dalton, however, in a revengeful 
vamp bit. walks away with the 
honors as to looks In the produc- 
tion. She appears to be headed for 
a "heavy vamp" future. 

No one need be afraid of this pic- 
ture: it La going to deliver at the box 
office for the exhibitor. The title, in 
the locations where they know any- 
thing of what a stir the stage ver- 
sion caused when It first hit Broad- 
way, Is going to be sure-fire for the 
box ofllce. Fred. 



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SALOMY JANE 

Paramount pIcturtaUlon of the famoof 
Bret Harte atory. featuring Jacqueliaff 
Ivontn, Oeorm Fawcett and Uaurico Flyno. 

jtalomy Jane JaoqoeJIne I^gaa 

Tuba BUI Oeorre Fawoett 

The Man Maurice Flynn 

0«mbl«r WiUlam DavidsM 

Madlsoo our Charles Og«« 

Ool. Startwttle WUIIam Quirtt 

Red Pete Raymond Rye 

Mrs. Pete Louise Dreoelsr 

Larabee • James NeUt 

Rufs Waters..; Tom Oarrlcsa 

Baldwin..... Clarence BurUa 

Mary Ann Barbara Browsr 

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Quite a few years ago "Salomf- 
Jane" received the Initiation Into the 
celluloid realm, and, if memory 
serves. Vera MIchelena was the 
heroine. In Its day It wasn't so bad, 
although that has been eight or teii 
years ago. 

The new picture, with Jacquefllne 
Logan as the heroine, and with the 
excellent support of George Pawcett 
as* Yuba Bill and Maurice Flynn aa 
The Man, the film takes on new 
values which line it up as a good 
card for the Intermediate houses. 
Whether It coi^ld hold up In a first- 
class first-run house Is problemati- 
cal. At an events it Is pleasant en- 
tertainment and the cast Is excellent 
throughout, Charles Ogle being 
among those present. 

The story of western desperadoes, 
of Salomv Jane; the daughter of 
Madison Clay, of the Vigilantes and 
The Man whtf rides home with Sa- 
lomy Jane In the sunset and who 
marries her. Is clearly told, the con- 
tinuity of the film being remarkaMe. 
The subtitles, too. it might be added,. 
make no painful attempts at flippan- 
cy, much of the dialog being Uken 
from the covers of the book. 

Miss Logan, aside from a tendency 
to curl the eyebrows with every 
glance and to work the facial ex- 



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E»«Halon8 overtime, makee a Kood 
IJd'ne Her ftice is fresh and not 
•iriy Bophiutlcated. m> t*»at ahe 
luiln't the apt>earanc« of beinff an 
^k^Mtem mllllonalre'a daughter^ out 
Jna movie holiday. Of George Faw- 
Z^tt It can be said that he la great— 
2 he nearly alwaya la. Maurice 
wivnn makes the atranger'a rofle ap- 
ImlUhk while the othera fit into 
SJelr parU neatly. The film Itself 
makes a good program picture, and 
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SIDEWALKS OF N. Y, 

liMter P*rk presrnta this screeiUnr of a 
f.y^Brr built Around Charle* B. Lawloi's 
''^Kmdim aonx. 7he plot and aoenarlo war* 
SSiufactured by Wlllard King Briidley. 
SikT main titlo has the information that 
ilM cast la trom the Reel Town playera 
l«d workera. Leater Park directed. Slxty- 
Jbur minutes projection time. At the Broad- 
way, New York, Auff. 6. 

Lester Park* bursts upon us prac- 
tically a stranger, and his introduc- 
tion Is far from felicitous. This five 
reels or so'of fllm has about as high 
It percentage of rank vulgarity and 
cheap hokum to the running foot 
na commonly comes within the ob- 
server of Broadway picture goers, 
i That goes double for the nelghbor- 
'f^ood establishments for big and lit- 
'^tle towns. 

ft The cast has several capable play- 
'ars, notably Hanna Lee, one of our 
'jDost engagingly earnest kid players, 
and Bernard Slegel, who does an old 
man character part neatly. Templay 
Saxe has done some good work, but 
here he has an impossible role. 

It Is enough to tell of the story 
that the sweet, romantic heroine — 
one of those yearning maids who 
' foba moistly when she is ttirned 
^Aw&y from home because she will 
>ju>t marry the man of her de<ir 
"^fitther's choice — is at other times a 
"^lAdy prize fighter. 
* Somfe of the absurdities of the tale 
'; nay be imagined when it is related 
» t)kat this young woman saves her 
v^> 4ear old dad from eviction and a 
' .sheriff's sale of his cherished violin 
''-by winning the "ladies* world clam- 
; plonship" in a three-round bout. 
'^. They didn't even take the trouble to 
J; dig up a girl who could handle her- 
#! self with boxing gloves. The fem- 
;^ laine prize flght (seriously done and 
'^ led up to in all sincerity as a dra- 
^i Jhatlc punch) was a staggering 
alawing and hair pulling match 
within the llmita of 14-ounce gloves. 
' Mack Sennett could do much with 
the idea of a lady prize fighter lift- 
teg the mortgage on the Old Place. 
It's a great idea, but what does 
Charley Lawlor think of it? His 
name Isn't mentioned, by the way, 
- to "The Sidewalks of New York." 
At that he couldn't collect damages 



for the omission, which leaves him 
on the debtor side. 

The whole thing is unspeakably 
bad in every department. It Is 
padded out with close-ups, interm- 
inable shots of street acenea on New 
York'a lower east side, and acorea 
of other unnecessary details which 
don't belong but didn't cost any- 
thing. 

The Broadway tried valiantly to 
sell the picture. The front of the 
lobby was plaatered with gaudy 
painted canvas and the orchestra 
played a medley of old songs before 
and after - the projection, running 
through the list Irom "After the 
Ball" to "Tammany." The further 
"The Sidewailka of New York" plays 
from the sidewalks of New York the 
better the chanco It will have. It 
may be a riot among the Australian 
bushmen, where perhaps priz^gbt- 
ing ladies are romantlo. 

But on Broadway 1 Ruth, 



LUCK 

Statfw* rlghta produotVon tpomnr«d Iry 
C. O. Burr, with Johnny Hlnes atarretf. 
Produced by Maatodon Pllma, Inc. N«w 
York atate'a rlghta oootroUed by the Com- 
monwealth DIatrlbDtlBK Cb. Story toy 
Jackaon Qreconr: adapted by Doty Hobart 
And tlUad by Ralph Sp«nc«. 

Bob Carter Johnny Ulna* 

SylTta Templeton Violet liaraeraav 

▲laa Crofby Edrntind Btmm 

J«dv» TOTnpIeton Robert Sdeaoo 

nshtinr MtaMr : ICa-ttbaw B«Mi 

Damb Dora PoUy Monui 

Tha Plamber.....**^ >.CharIaa Murray 

Hla Qlrl j<|itm FliMh 



A tjrplcal, breesy Johnny Hlnea 
subjeot, generally Irrelevant, with 
not much attempt made to counter- 
balance it with a pretext at being- 
anything otherwise. The "Luck" 
titfle is Introduced fan an episode at 
the Essex Country Club on Long 
Island. 

Alan Crosby, a aelf-made captain 
of Industry^ who is not averse to 
admiring his maker, derides the 
attitude of the y3ung blue-bloode in 
matters of sports, ete. It results in 
Bob Carter (Hlnes) deciding to 
enter a cross-country match at the 
last moment, and he accidentally 
wins the race because of his fear of 
a pursuing elephant. The bull was 
previously introduced when Carter 
hr r lifted a golf ball into the ad- 
jacent winter quarters of the Wal- 
ter L. Main circus (so labeled), with 
the elephant refusing to give up 
the small pellet he was playing with. 

Simultaneous with the start of 
tl>e race the mammoth is frightened 
by a field mouse and tears away 
from his stake. This contributes to 
Carter's accidentally winning the 
marathon and result^ in Crosby 
wagering the wealthy young idler 
a small matter of $100,000 that he 
couMnt earn $10,000 the first year 



without the assistance nt his pri- 
vate fortune, but starting as he is. 
It so happens he Is attired in run- 
ning trunks an : a bathing suit, his 
frienda contributing a hip flask and 
Crosby a small eigar lighter, which 
always re^tses to light. 

So oddly arrayed. Carter hitches 
on a passing auto, encounters Sylvia 
Templeton at the railroad station; 
cons his way through a rail trip to 
the town of Templetonia, Pa., over 
which Sylvia's father, the Judge, 
presides, in the heart of the mining 
district. Arrived there. Garter is 
greeted as a visiting pugilistic 
champ and agrcee to a match which 
develops into a farce exhibition, he 
emerging victor and explaining the 
mistaken Identity. 

The rest of the acton Is concerned 
with Carter's promoting the town 
of Sylvanla, named after Sylvia, 
after the citizens of Templetonia 
have refused hlip support. Consid- 
erable opposition makes Itself evi- 
dent, but on the last day of ths year 
Carter la given $10,000 as his first 
year's salary a« presldMtt of Syl- 
vanla. Inc. 

The comedy by-play Is Interest- 
ing and well soHed for weather of 
the present sort It* « cood sum- 
mer pictura wiUi arary member of 
the cast seemlndy kasping the 
weather Mmltatlon to ndnd and 
gauging bis or her aftorts accord- 
ingly. 

The presenca af wwA eomedy 
smre-flres as Charloa ICtirray, Pony 
Moran and vnora Finch doesn't 
hurt either, and soonds more like 
the old Ifaek Sennet days. Ahel 

THE CRITICAL AGE 

TndepMidant malodrama, adaptad from 
Ralph 'Connor'a noral, "Olenfarry 0clioo) 
Daya." Directed by Barnr MoiUka Dl»- 
trlbuted by Hodktnaoiw Shewn at liOvw'a 
N«w York, N. T.. oa donbl* faatnra bill 
with "A Man of Aotkm." Aos. T. RtmnlBv 
time, 6B minutea. 

Peter Oorach Hartan Knlglit 

l^om Plnley Jamaa Harrlaon 

Mra. Flnley r AJtca May 

Maryarat Baird Paulina Garon 

Bob Kerr .••.•••>... . wailaca R^^y 

Senator Morgan K«rr Raymond Peck 

Senator Baird William Oolbln 

Mra. Baird Marion Colbln 

. Interesting melodrama set amid 
rural surroundings having a school- 
boy love affair for Its main theme 
and political intrigue for its counter- 
plot. The love affair between Tom 
Finley and Margaret Bal^d la plant- 
ed in the early reela So la the com- 
edy. Introduced In the achootroom 
acene, with the miachlevous youths 
playing the usual pranks upon the 
rural teacher. Young Finley's self- 
sacrificing nature and love for his 
dog has made him the Idol of the 
small boy. Tom, who Is a diamond 
in the rough, finds the o<»npetitlon of 
Bob Kerr, dapper son of Senator 

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Kerr, too much for him and ia about I 
to give up hopes of winning fair 
Marguret, when fate intervenes. Bob 
and Margaret are upset in a canoe 
and the girl is brought to shore by 
Finley after a thrilling rescue, which 
provides the best action of the pic- 
ture. Young Kerr waddles hla way 
td shore, lamenting the fact that he 
has lost an opportunity to shine as a 
hero. 

Although a commonplace story. It 
has action, good continuity and will 
make a good feature for the smaller 
picture houses. 



SKID PROOF 

Charlea Jonea Sarlaa presented by Wil- 
liam Fos. Story by Harvey Uatoa Dl- 
raotad by Soott DunAop. At Academy of 
Muale. New York, on double feature bill, 
July 26-28. Runnlns time, 04 minutea. 

DiiUon Hardeman Fred Rrlo 

liorralna Hardeman.. •.JacquHlna Jadatone 
Tyler Sari MetcaJf 



whose work at time# wa« qtiita 
laughable. He was the w«a«||r«A 
husband, and he showed in thi«-< 
ture Just how It Is posslbla to 
most wreck a picture through tlia 
miscasting of m single eharacter, 

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REFUGE 

Katherlna MacDonald •Urred'^fe Ikto K 
P. Schulbars production raleaaed throvsh 
FIrat Nattonal. Directed by Victor Scbert- 
■ liicor from atory by Lola Zailner; aoanario 
by Florence Help and adlted by &•▼• Ua^ 
aall. Runa about an hour. 



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This Is one of the type of auto 
raoe thrillers that went a long way 
toward estabHidilng the reputatldn 
of Wallace Reld as a screen favor- 
ite. The Fox organization is re- 
leasing it as one of the series of 
seven outdoor pictures to star 
Charles Jon^s. It doesn't give him 
much of an opportunity in the early 
part of the picture, but once he 
enters the action he la the whole 
works. It is a picture that is de- 
signed for popular consumption, 
and in the houses where they like 
thrillers it will please. 

The story has as Its basis a 
transcontinental auto race between 
two rival manufacturers for a $60,- 
000 side bet. One of the manufac- 
turers has insisted on the bet be- 
cause his rival in business has man- 
aged to win the affections of his 
wife. He has figured on beating 
him in the business race and break- 
ing him financially at the same 
time. Both automobile men cross 
the continent via aeroplane at the 
same time that the cars are oover- 
ing the roads. The heavy, when he 
sees that his car is about to lose 
the race, swoops down in hla plane 
and wounds the driver with pistol 
fire. The driver was one who re- 
placed the regular driver at Painted 
Falla, near Loa Angelea. He waa an 
ex-champion racer who was run- 
ning the garage. Hia losing the 
race makes . him determined to be 
revenged on the man that wounded 
him, and he finally beats him out In 
the motor aweepatakea. 

Jones Is the ex-champ driver at 
the garage. He handled himself 
well in this picture, although he 
maintained a rather aerious mien 
throughout, an occaalontU smUe 
would not have hurt. The cast In 
general Is fairly well selected, with 

the possible exception of lYed Eric, 



One of those passably interesting 
romances of a mythical kingdom, a 
righteous princess, a usurping ruler, 
the long lost heir to the throne and 
his final discovery and marriage to 
the princess, who has been the vlo- 
tim and object of desire of tha 
usurper. - 

With the signing of the ArmistlcsC 
a sort of Throe Musketeers trio Is 
disclosed In Belirlan Louis, French 
Jean and British Dick. Also Intro* 
duced Is the locale of "Marlvanla*^ 
and Prlnoa Ferdinand (Arthur S)d« 
mund Carewe), the usurper. Tha 
action develops with Princess Nadia 
(Miss MacDonald) fleeing across 
the border to Paris, where she hopes 
to find the rightful ruler; agreelnir 
to a mock marriage with the weary 
French llbldler. Jean, to assist this 
purpose, and after a aerlea of thrill* 
ing eacapea, etc., finding that Jeaa ^ 
Is the long sought for Prlnca^ 
Eugena \.^ 

The plot skeleton Is rather slUri^ 
but Its reoountlnr has been dressed 
up with consldorahle gold braid and 
formality to make It Interesting' to 
the average audlsnos. Ths davsl- 
ojunent Is hre^ay and the temlllar 
musical oomsdy trick of having tha 
butler and maid dialog and glva tha 
plot away. Is paralleled here with 
the maid and chauffeur characters, 
by nieans of pithy tales. 

The royalty hoons-pocus Is not 
spread on too thick desplta tha 
courtly atmoBv^ere, althougn It was 
Inevitable that one ballroom scans 
with many distinguished looklnip 
people floating around should be 
dragged in. 

Mias MacDonald la her naual 
beautiful self and takes care of her 
opportunities to fullest measure. Mr. 
Carewe was a reserved, but spite- 
ful heavy and the hero (real name 
not caught from tltllnf) did his 
little share In aocepted nishlon. 

Should make a good dally changif 
program feature with the 'Refuge" 
title lending Itself to heavy stress-* 
Ing In several features on the mx-^ 
ploitathm. A flash of the poster* 
with the court eoenes and regal 
costuminc should also be counted 
on. Abel. 

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JAY BRENNAN and 

STANLEY ROGERS 

Comedy 

IS Mins.; On* _. 

Paface, Bridgeport, Conn. 

Bridgeport. Conn., Aug. 4. 

When the team of Bert Savoy and 
Jay Brennan was broken up by the 
death of the former several weeks 
agro by lightning, it meant the pass- 
Ixig of a standard comedy act which 
liad not only butlded a name in 
vaudeville but enhanced that stand- 
ing by Buccessful appearances in 
revues of the legitimate stage. 

Brennan was advised to immedi- 
ately select another partner and get 
back to work so that he might take 
his mind oft the tragedy. He se- 
lected Stanley Rogers, of Rogers 
and Coleman, a turn around for two 
seasons or so. Rogers has been 
doing a comedy female characteri- 
zation but away from the stVle of 
Savoy's. The newly formed team 
opened at Poll's I'alace at Bridge- 
port the last half. 

The material for the Savoy and 
Brennan routine has been always 
worked out by Jay. He coached 
Rogers to the style of Savoy and 
judged from first performances has 
done very well. The carmine wig, 
same colored 'kerchief, the wide- 
mouthed but soundless laugh that 
was Savoy's, is simulated well b*' 
Rogers and also the flouncing style 
oi walk to punctuate the comedy 
points. In that particular Rogers 
appears to exaggerate. 

Whether from nervousness or a 
cold Rogers' voice was rasping. The 
dressing was the same because one 
of the former team's costumes was 
worn, but the facial' make-up wa.s 
all wrong. Savoy had a way of 
tilting: his hat and covering his 
face, but what showed looked O. K. 
Rogers has an angular face and 
must needs be made up with more 
color. 

R had been suggested that Bren- 
nan when h^picked a new partner 
might Just as well bill the act as 
"Jay Brennan and Margie," but 
friendship between he and Rogers 
led to the equal billing. That is an 
advantage the new member should 
appreciate. 

Some of the material was not used 
In Rridgeport, particulaily matter 
which might go better here than in 
a town of th.'\t size. 

When seen Saturday night the 
new combination registered much 
laughter and when straightened out 
ought to take its regular place in 
big time. 

Savoy and Brennan had a con- 
tract for the road with the "Green- 
wich Village Follies," which may 
possibly be renewed. Brennan is 
the neat, sterling straight of always. 

I bee. 



SAURS and STEGER 
Songs and Talk 
10 Mins.; One 
City 

Youthful appearing mixed couple 
In an act that emphasizes rather 
than dlsgulees their rather limited 
capabilities. Their best effort is 
singing. That Is limited to two 
short and poorly selected numbers 
sung at the opening and closing. 
For the rest their routine consists 
of talk, pointing out the difference 
between married life "before and 
after," Eomcthing that has been 
done before. The lines show much 
dipping Into the "old hokum buck- 
et," and the couple ehow little con- 
ception In reading them. 

The turn would be greatly im- 
proved if the t.allc were to be min- 
imized and some good vocal num- 
bers added, Tho man has a good 
tenor and yodels well, and the girl 
gets by witli some fair harmony. 
She has looks, but handicaps them 
by defloiencles In tho sartorial art. 
As a strali^ht singing act. the duo 
might attract attention. But as it 
is now, the turn can Just barely slip 
through on inausplcioue small bills. 



80NIA and ESCORTS (i) 
Hand Balancing 
7 Mins.; Three 
58th St. 

Sonia Is a cute little girl and 
opens with a song, her two escorts 
sitting on a bench beside her. 

Near the end of it they lift and 
can-y her to tho footlights, over 
their heads in strong-man fashion. 
She exits and they go into hand-to- 
hand balancing. 

Sonia re-enters In tlght.s and the 
ITiroe contlniT? the hand-to-hand 
work, using a Risley pad for one of 
the men. 

During these trlcUs Sonia acts as 
bearer, sustaining the top mounter, 
merely filling the place of another 
platform. 

The formations are nice and the 

tricks well done, whllo the presence 

•f the woman in this style of act 

fives It a little novelty. 

It's a 50oi oppner for small time. 



CHARLES JUDEL8 and CO. (3) 
"So This Is America" (Comedy) 
18 Mins.; Three 
Proctor's, Yonkers, N. Y. 

Charles Judcls is a character 
comedian who takes an occasional 
flyer in vaudeville. In his latest 
act by Howard Emmet Rogers, he 
sgores through the excellence of his 
characterization of an Italian im- 
migrant who is rubbed of his 
money on the boat coming over 
and is in danger of bcin^ deported 
because of depleted flnances. 

Then begins a series of wifr duels 
In which Judels replenishes his 
empty purse at the expense of two 
immigration officers. He sells a 
pair of phoney cuflC buttons for |5, 
palming them off as antiques, to 
one, and Increases the bank roil |1 
by mending a watch, y ;,;.. 

The playlet Is broad farce, al- 
though doubtful if the author aimed 
at that target. It is an improbable 
plot that won't stand vivisection, 
but Jiidels as the shrewd English - 
speaking immigrant almost makes 
It possible. - ■ Con. 



KIRKE and COLLIER 
Ladder and Wire 
One and Three (Special Set) 
6th Ave. 

A seemingly new turn that has 
gone to the expense of a production 
for what uhould be strictly a dumb 
act. Openini: in "oue^' a youth in 
a high hat «s leaning against a 
lamppost, soused, as another stew 
enters from the other side, also in 
high hat. The second, seeing an 
electric bulb out of h's reach on top 
of the lamppost, and after some im- 
material pantomime with the other, 
returns with a ladder, making it a 
balancing ladder as he Ktarts up- 
ward on it, the youth retiring with 
the lamppost. That's all that there 
Is to that, and as balancing ladders 
go, the work on it is conventional. 

Thereafter and into "three" in a 
set of a roof with a w^ashline, across 
which a cat is propelled Just after 
the boy seated in a sectional room 
on the side says he's going to listen 
to a radio talk by Will Rogers. He 
changes his mind and goes after the 
cat, becoming tangled on the wire 
and calls for "Papa." Papa shows 
and asks "Son" what's the trouble, 
with both doing wire walking after 
that, the boy Jumping a couple of 
chairs for the finish, missing twice 
to do a slapstick tumble into "Papa" 
on the ground and accomplishing 
the trick en the third try. 

If the c"omedy attempts are stalls 
to cover up lack of actual work, It 
will keep them on the small time. 
If they have other tricks they had 
better be filled in to make this a 
possible big time opener. The idea of 
two men following the Continental 
acrobats for a pantomimic comic 
opening or stall .or disguise comes 
at a pretty late day for a wire turn, 
that must follow all of the speed 
displayed by so many others with 
so many ghls amongst the others. 

Bime. 



MICHEL KURZENE and VONIA 
Violin and Piano ^ , 

18 Mins.; One 
City 

Headlining at the City, this re- 
markable turn conclusively demon- 
strated that any audience, ov^n 
from the heart of Union square, will 
Hwnllow and enjoy good music If It 
Is fed to them with the proper sea- 
soning of showmanship mnd Is in 
ItRolf intrinsically worth- while and 
meritorious. Two encores were de- 
servedly won by the act and it 
might have grabbed more had it 
boon s« inclined. 

Kurzcne is obviously a foreigner, 
artistic looking from his pompa- 
doured head to his gifted finger tips 
and his w<ftl groomed feet. He 
plays the violin and ho plays it in 
a manner that makes it safe to ven- 
ture that tiae better violinists In 
vaudeville may l>e easily numbered 
on one hand. He opens with two 
standards, strictly classical but not 
too heavy. His technique is ex- 
iraordlnarj', with the finger work 
standing out. The woman accom- 
panist, of handsome European ap- 
pearance, offers a first rate solo, 
and then Kurzene returns for two 
more numbers, one of them, he an- 
nounces, of his own composition. 
There is none of the affectation 
found usually In vaude\illo violln- 
int^. ~ He pays strict attention to 
tai.<; fiddling and has the poise and 
ben ring of a concert virtuoso. 

For encores, cUiiKsIcal interpreta- 
tions of two poptilar numbers are 
used. They are well done and 
scerod a huge sucressnt the CJlty, 
but mI'V't be discarded In the bet- 
ter houses, as tliey take a little of 
the shine off the turn. The act 
should make a flno impression any- 
where In any spot, 



BARRY and WHITLEDQE 

Piano, Bongs, Comedy 
15 Mins.; One 
23rd Btreet 

Miss Barry Is a singing comedi- 
enne of doubtlessly past experience, 
although the team combination with 
Whitledge (male pianist) is not re- 
corded in Variety's New Acts flies. 
Whitledge is a little more than a 
mere aorompanist. He singe, piane- 
logs and "straights" aptly for his 
partner. 

The introduction Is a vocal pro- 
log which has for a tagline that its 
only excuse for existence is that it 
serves the purpose to plug an in- 
terim while the piano Is being 
dragged out. Miss Barry, a per- 
sonable mies of more than ordinary 
personality knows it and shows it 
off with an opening ditty about 
"sweet little way of qiy own." She 
sports but one frock, a becoming 
creation, but spoofs considerably 
about her "costume changes." She 
also displays a lack of stockings. 

The small talk ia bright and 
breezy, and one fault was that it 
wafted over the 28rd etreeter's 
head. It needs a regular audience 
for Just appreciation. Miss Barry's 
Hebrew dialect number did not 
click and Is a weak sister. A Span- 
ish number landed heavy. 

She encored with some wise stuff 
like "my mother wanted tne to do 
Chautauqua work, but I aon't like 
tents." which, however, made little 
impressioi? with that downtowa 
audience. 

Miss Barry is m^re than half of 
the act, although Whitledge is a 
capable and unassuming assistant, 
and they should land regular houses 
shortly. Abel 



WINIFRED and BROWN 

Comedy Songs and Talk 
11 Mins.; One (Special) ■ 
City 

The same Winifred who did a 
somewhat similar act with another 
gentleman of color named Martin, 
as far back as nine years ago. That 
he is still on the small time is not 
a matter of ability for he gives one 
of the craftiest portrayals of a 
typical Chinaman to be found in 
vaudeville. It may Just be a matter 
of circumstances, but. In all prob- 
ability, it la his material, which Is 
good for the three-a-day, but is 
strictly three-a-day nevertheless. 
His new i>artner, Brown, does a 
striking darkle gob, with his Joy- 
ous hilarity. and African playfulness 
forming a great contrast to the 
Chink's grave m^In and Oriental 
reserve. 

Martin Is shown as the a(t opens 
being wheeled In a Chinese carriage 
by Winifred, stopping a£ the middle 
of the curtain which represents a 
Hong Kong market. A dispute 
about the fare arises and causes 
several laughs. The talk then 
drifts, though always within the 
keepings of the situation. A JazB 
number is acceptably sung and well 
danced and then a combined yodel 
and Chinese chant is put across for 
a very novel effect. 

In the next-to-closlng spot, tho 
turn was a wow at the City. But 
tho very novelty of seeing a vivid 
Chinese coolie played by a negro, 
should serve as their entry to the 
big time and, with better material, 
they should make good. 



OLaA 8TECK and BAND (9) 
Bongs and Musio 
17 MUis.; Full BUge 
FKth Ave. 

PeUte and pretty Is Olga Stock, a 
name new to vaudeville. She gained 
some attention along Broadway last 
season as prima donna in "The 
Springtime of Youth" and "Sue 
Dear." Neither landed, but they 
served well In bringing Miss Stock 
to the fore. 

A five -piece Jazz band is her 
musical aid. it having two numbers 
alone, one at the opening and later 
during a costumei change. Miss 
Stock's numbers may have come from 
out of both shows, for, though ef 
the lighter class of comedy, none is 
familiar. "Susan" was her first, in 
the present day style of w^altz time 
for verse and chorus with a second 
chorus Jazzed. "Sweetest Flower 
That Grows" has a slow tempo song, 
but its latter portion gave Miss 
Steck the chance to show the class 
■of her voice and the clear tones of 
her high register. After a costume 
change she sang "Wondering." top- 
ping it off with a dance bit and 
then a pop number. 

Miss Steck was on closing the 
show but won an encore which 
counted as the best number in her 
routine. It is "Prfetty Birdie," a 
lively and catchy raelody and well 
done, the band's violipist supplying 
aid with bird-like chirps on his 
fiddle. 

If Miss Steck electa to I'trmarn In 
\*audeville she should become a 
standard turn, fur in addition to 
voice, appearance and clothes, she 
knows how to sell her songs. 

- 1 bee. 



MACK and JESS 
Comedy . * ' 

15 Mins.; One (Special Drop) 
58th St. 

Charles Mack and Johnny Jess 
have long acquaintanoe with vaude- 
ville, for both had acts of their own, 
mostly with supporting players. 
Combining each brings the dialect 
of the Old Sod. Mack enacting a 
joking policeman and Jess an old 
Tad fireman. 

The routine is played before a 
painted drop picturing tho exterior 
of a fire engine house. It is a rather 
oddly designed drop, for there is a 
shanty on one side marked "hook 
and ladder No. 1." The smallest 
apparatus of the kind would never 
fit that shanty. Jess Is identified as 
"Charlie Donovan, the last of the 
old lire bi^gade." There is an" argu- 
ment about fires, with the veteran 
contending that, while fires now- 
adays may be bigger and taller, 
those In the old days were hotter. 
Mack has a rhyme, "Those Were 
the Old Days," to please the old- 
timer, but he then riles the be- 
mcdalled red -shirt* loadiuf to a 
funny buwinesM bit wcrked out with 
a coat and vest. 

Mack trots out his Irish bar?plpe 
and alternately soothes and teases 
the Tad. who finally succumbs to 
the music and steps a lively jig. 
There arc few Irl.-h dialect acts 
around and Mack and Jess have 
done away with the Idea thai acts 
of the kind need' full sta^i>. 

;•■,.„■ ■%.: ' •'•■■«• ''.* ib^e. ■ 



CARMODV DANCERS (5) 

Dancing 

12 Mins.; Two and Fu4l Stage •' 

City 

A dancing act, staged with an eye 
to the bizarre and unusual. T/he 
novelty does not come with any 
strange effects or Innovations, but 
rather with the costume:?. Hets and 
the dances themselves. They in- 
clude two solos, waltz and oriental. 
two doubles, both diflflcult to classi- 
fy but resembling gypsy and clown 
dances, respectively, a Japanese 
opening number by four of th«>! 
girls, and a closing dance by all five 
that is a cross between ancient 
E2ir9n[>tian and* modern acrobatic. 

The costumes, while not particu- 
larly tasteful or expensive, are 
striking looking because of a cer- 
tain originality and flashiness. Bare 
legs are In evidence, even in the 
Japanese dance, but this Is only one 
example of the lack of attention 
paid, either purposely or carelessly, 
to detail. The girls themselves are 
big and appear to be pretty and re- 
fined from the front. They all can 
dance acceptably and do not loaf 
about the sta^e, apparently bored 
and disgusted, as happens In so 
mank turns of this description. 

The fact that the act does not 
descend to jazz and shimmying is a 
point in its favor, as it would lose 
the air of gentility and distinction 
that makes it stand out as a flrst- 
class program attraction for the in- 
termediate houees. 



McCORMACK and REGAY 
Song, Talk, Comedy, Dancing 
11 Mins.; One 
23d BL 

McCormack and Regray are not 
new as a combinatipn, but their de- 
velopment of the routine deserves 
cpeclal comment as a rejuvenated, if 
not strictly now act. They pack 
considerable variety Into their 11 
minutes embracing flashy falls, 
song, dance, comedy and hoofing. 

McCormack's falls come to the 
fore early. He also specializes with 
a step solo,, which includes some 
dizzy ankle splits and a hock dance, 
landing simultaneously on feet and 
knees. Miss Regay, a sister of 
Pearl, suggests the latter in some 
respects in the acrobatic dnnclng. 

A gas house couple duet had Miss 
Regay In eccentric flapper get-up 
and the man very a la "tough." The 
number was replete with pep and 
action and the unusual zip on a 
hot night the last half of the 
week brought forth considerable re- 
sponse from the lethargic audience. 

They were spottted No. 2 and look 
good In the small big timers or big 
small time. Abel 



BILLY MILLER and Co. (2) 
Comedy Bketch i ' 

17 Mint.; Two (Office Bet) f" 

23d Bt. 

New sketch for Bliiy Miller aiii 
Co. from the one last seen. MiUsr 
Instead of being the "irrouch" boss 
now Is the aggressive lawyer who 
Is consulted by a divorce seeking 
couplo. The action takes place in 
a shallow ofllce set in "two" with 
the timid Henry Peck, bookkeeper, 
discovered sneakinir In and being 
interrupted by the attorney. 

Hen Peck relatea that his wife is 
on her way to 'this self-same office 
to Institute divorce proceedings. 
Hen Peck loves her too much and 
is trying to circumvent it. mg 
spouse's complaint Is that he is too 
good; does not smoke, drink or 
swear; comes home regularly and 
reads the "Ladies' Hon>e Journal." 
She admits she could love him If he 
were' a bit rougher and more of a 
cave-man. • 

The lawj'er takes a hand in It by 
fabricating a black past for the 
husband. Including the invention of 
A third woman %VTth the result the 
wife Is happily shocked for the cur- 
tain clinch. 

Some of the business by -play is 
funny and novel. The barrister is- 
called up to prosecute a bootlegger 
and his first inq-uiry is where the 
said bootlegger may be reached for 
business purpo.ses. The attorney 
has been bragging about his being 
the boss in his household and for 
ih% tagline phones the wife in a 
stentorian, bullying tone. The lat- 
ter, nothing dauntWI, however, 
comes back with a verbal barrage 
which the audience hears in a muf- 
fled, rasping tone, similar as if it 
were coming through the phone re- 
ceiver. The effect was striking. 

It's a good comedy sketch that 
should fit in the third hole nicely on 
the average bill. Abel 



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LEW RICE 

Dancing a 

9 Mins.; On« 

City 

A sagacious stage manager might 
do something with this turn, but, at 
present, it is an in-and-outer, with 
Lew Rice flopping sadly one minute 
and crashing to the surface the 
next with a big splash. He is pri- 
marily a dancer and not a comedian. 
He doesn't even approach being 
funny, but at some moments comes 
dangerously near being a big time 
dancer. 

Rice enters in brown derby and 
a suit that would be large for Jesp 
Willard. If there Is anything sug- 
gesting a snicker in the turn, the 
outflt gets it No facial makeup 
Is used and Rice really looks as if 
he might be decidedly good look- 
ing without the trick clothes. He 
opens with a comedy number that 
died. It is not so much that his 
voice is bad, but that his delivery 
is listless, pepless, and sure homi- 
cide for any song. A selection on a 
home-made, one-stringed fiddle fol- 
lows and had the rafters ringing 
with genuine melody. He spoils 
the effect then with 6om3 atrocious 
attempts at comedy an^ then wows 
them all over again with some ec- 
centric dancing that starts slowly, 
but shows some encore-winning 
stuff before he finishes. 

The di^ncing is done with large,, 
misfit shoes, but shows grrace 
nevertheless. There is no reason 
for Rice to retain the comedy 
makeup and material and the vocal 
number when he could do a straight 
instrumental and dancing act that 
would be a 100 per cent. Improve- 
ment 



HARRY HARTMAN 
Violin and Comedy 
14 Ming.; One 
23rd St. 



Harry Hartman offer.'* a violin 
playing turn, which Includes in- 
terpolated comedy talk, a bit of 
stepping and trick playing, Trlok 
of playing fiddle with bow hold be- 
tween knees, and combination of 
harmonica and fiddle with step 
dancing to make it harder make 
effective !>its. 
I Act fit» nicely fvt N», 2. in vo\) 



KRAMER and GRIFFIN 
Talk, Songs 

15 Mins.; 0ns -; 

23d St. 

Unusual two-man combo. Straight 
does "nut" and his partner, also in 
straight Tux costuming, affects He- 
brew dialect "rhe latter feeds the 
straight, which is out of the ordi- 
nary run. 

An Oriental entre overture seta 
the dreamy atmosphere for the 
straight's ravings. Man do4nff the 
GInsburg character feeds "nut" for 
the impossible raves. "Hi Lee, HI 
Lo," a comedy chink number, is in- 
troduced early with "GInsburg" so- 
loing "My Buddy" sans dialect. A 
follow-up poem, seemingly specially 
written, about the singer's buddy In 
France, sounded sincere and may 
have Impres.sed as being realistic. 
This might have been excused but"" 
later some more war talk made it 
sound too much like American flag 
stuff. 

The r-onihi nation lacks the neces- 
sary "claHs" for regular conip'»n>'> 
aUhrtugh they seem a perfect small 
time duo, judging by the response 
to the comic's "iniig^ing" (quitf 
ovtrdonej and a silly 'cr>' ,out- 
'l»urat fr(i(rn the Iwafin. Ahe\. 



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Thursday, August 9, 1923 



NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



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UAVERLY and WARD \ 

Comtdy *!<J*_^ L^.ii^, 
14 Min«.; Tw« ,^^ , 
Amtrican Roof 

Caverly and Ward aro * good 

^^oking blonde youth and a comely 

Sj. haired brunet, who face the 

2Jentele of the house for the aole 

•urpose of discuasing a banquet, Itu 

■•respective guests and rice pud- 

^dlng. Nothing new, as It has formed 

Jlie basic substance of acts Innu- 

i^^erable. 

*• j^i the rise of the curtain the man 
is on the phone In the "400 Club" 
Ijiformlng an attendant he is await- 
ing the arrival of a beautWul girl. 
0he arrives, and oile immediately 
recognizes the stage demeanor and 
posture of Irene Ricardo and Edna 
I^eedom is being affected. Natural- 
ly she is the comedy end. 

The routine starts with the 
troman declaring It Is food she 
wants and the man attempting to 
fltress heavily that important 
people will be there. The old "he's 
in oil" gag and situation was drawn 
Along until it was wrung dry and 
then the man commented on his 
«triend of the secret service." The 
firl had her own Idea as to the 
■leaning of seeret service, con- 
h ptruing it as the automat, when the 
|.*Vice pudding" business began and 
{•continued until the flnlsh. 
K The woman shows trace of being 
^ comedienne and with proper ma- 
terial might be able to extend her- 
^telf in a satisfactory manner. The 
loan Is the average mechanical 
' ftraight who leaves the impression 
f^ lacking initiative. 
^~ As constituted the turn is minus 
;^ laughs and fails to achieve the pur- 
>jK>«e it has been assembled for, even 
^.tn the small time. 

Ithree steppers 

^^ongs and Dances ' \ 

;;i13 Mins.; One 

^ Two colored girls find a man in 
s^a ffist and furious dancing turn. 
.v;6peed and jazz are the keynotes 
^'and this chocolate trio struts and 
" tildes until the stage is fairly burn- 
ing. The man is the best performer, 
dancing with the best brand of 
Harlem skill and singing nasally, 
but acceptably. He might substi- 
tute something livelier for the 
draggy ballad soloed now, as it slows . 
up the tempo, v The women step 
With more pep than grace and sing 
with more regard for noise than 
nelody. As the turn runs « bit too 
long now, their individual solos 
'jfloight be omitted and worked into a 
j) fast double number. 
i^ The girls' first costumes of the 
/^gingham plantation style are neat, 
but the later and more abreviated 
ones lack style and class. The man 
presents a carefully groomed ap- 
pearance throughout. With his in- 
dividual work and the character- 
istic, racial enthusiasm exhibited, 
particularly at the finish, the 
act can cover the thrce-a-day re- 
quirements. 
ij When reviewed It opened the 
i*.ihow, but it is primarily a deuce 
^ Spotter. 
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fBORDNER and BOYER 

^Trampoline jLnd Bar 

■= • Mine; FuliStagc 

r Fifth Ave. k 

Two men in eccentric dress both 
,. showing skill on the trampoline and 
^high bar. They probably are out of 
5 anotl^er act of the kind, for both are 
seasoned performers. A comedy 
cigar bit runs throughout. When 
One member tosses it aside to per- 
form a feat the other grabs it. Not 
_ exactly a prophylactic process. 
I . The tall member of the team dis- 
|. played the most Versatility on the 
I trampoline and several times 
f gained plaudits. He mounted to 
ihe bar, turning catcher for the 
short but effective oasting routine. 
The first aerial stunts were aimed 
i for comedy. Completing the act 
^was a throw and catch around the 
«^bar and that won a big hand. The 
'^men are leisurely in style, particu- 
larly between feats, but sure in all 
. their work. 

An opener here and for moft any- 
where ':■■. '■ , Jlee. 



•VARIETY PIONEERS" 

Minstrel Revue 

25 Mins.; Two Scenes (Special) 

American 

Another old-timer turn with a 
minstrel slant contributed by an 
octette of old lluierB conmbtlug of 
May Hoey, George W. Cunningham, 
Eddie Horan, Al Edwards, and Joe 
Bradley. 

Prefacing their appearance a pic- 
ture trailer states that the players' 
main object in appearing is to con- 
tradict the Osier theory that those 
past 60 have outlived their useful- 
ness. 

In the first scene, an alley out- 
side a stage door, May Hoey acts as 
enunciator, introduces her asso- 
ciates, with each doing brief special- 
ties. While the "boys" are be- 
smirching their countenances with 
"cork," May obliges with her old 
standby, "I'd Leave My Happy 
Home for You," whi'^h she con- « 
tinues to put over in great style. 
A purple drop is lowered to mask 
the previous drop, the men come on 
in blackface and minstrel togs and 
proceed with an old-fashioned min- 
strel, with May occupying the in- 
terlocutor's chair. ' i 

The minstrel specialties give each 
of the old-timers a second and bet- 
ter opportunity to do their stuff. 

George Cunningham cuts loose 
with lively acrobatics that would 
make the present dancing genera- 
tion sit up- and take notice. Al Ed* 
wards contributed his famous cor- 
net solo. Eddie Horan bowed them 
with the cane dance he originated 
30 years ago. Joe Bradley also was 
there with the "pipes," as he proved 
in his songs. 

Age undoubtedly has exacted its 
toll but has by no means stifled 
the entertaining abilities of this 
talented bevy of yesteryear fa- 
vorites.' * 

They have an entertaining act 
that can stand upon Its own feet. 
One can momentarily forget they 
are old-timers staging a come-back, 
kick sentiment to the winds, and yet 
admit that the players, individu- 
ally and collectively^ are atill there 
from all angles. ' ./ "> 

Great act for small time houses. 



JACKSON and HAWKINS r - 

Songs Ij .^ ' 

10 Mins«; On* .'">•,'! i' ^i M'-'^li 
City ■' '•■ ' r*' ■»■•>■»,: \--.' i!' 

Two men in a atraight routine of 
popular published eongs that they 
sell in superlative fashion. They 
resemble college boys more than 

dyed-in-the-wool vaudeviUians, and 
do 'not seem to be quite at honaje on 
the other side of the footlights. A 
peculiar feature is that they both 
are tenors, but this does not hurt 
the harmony, as one conveniently 
drops to a baritone. Four numbers 
are used, two duets and two solos. 
The only deviation from .straight 
singing is a good, violin obbligato 
by one of the boys while the other 
delivers a ballad. For a finish an 
operatic travesty on the current 
"banana" ditty is used, tracing the 
life Of one of these historic pieces 
of fruit to the famous tunes fram 
"Pagliaccl," "Carmen" and "II 
Trovatore." 

The boys have better voices than 
90 per cent, of the two-men acts. 
That neither plays the piano is a 
handicap for an act of this sort, 
but their straightforward and clean- 
cut appearance and methods over- 
balance this. The two-a-day will 
beckon them with more experience 
and training. 



PALACE 



<'DANCE REVUE FROM 

DIXIE" (10) 
Songe-and Dances 
18 Mins.; Two ar^d Full Stage 

(Special) 
23d St. — 

Ten colored people, five men, five 
women. In routine of songs and 
dances, with short conversational 
bits between straight and comedian 
and single and double specialties to 
fill In waits while costume changes 
are made for ensembles. 

One of the five men is in corked 
black face. Good comic doing well 
with ordinary material. Other four 
men are dancers essentially, al- 
though the ensemble singing dis- 
closes a couple of pleasant voices. 

Four of women are of pony type, 
fifth Is prima donna of statuesflue 
proportions. Four ponies dance well 
and show lots of pep. Act starts 
with ten in plantation costumes, 
with succeeding changes running 
to soubret and jazz stuff for gals 
and tuxedos for men. Prima has fine 
soprano. 

Usual range of singing and danc- 
ing numbers, with fast dancing en- 
semble for finish. Good feature for 
small timers. Bell. 



HARPER and CLARK , * 

Dancing and Comedy _ -^-■- -, 
14 M ins. ; One • ^ • .'- >r - 

58th St. V ■ 

A team probably from the west. 

The boy at the opening is dressed 

like a college ninny carrying a be- 

ribboned cane. The girl kids him 

and Interupts with snatches of the 

"Barney Google" song, with both 
later duetting It, then going into a 
dance which brought out the girl's 
graceful style. 

The boy worked up a good acro- 
batic bit performing a handstand 
upon uprights of cigar boxes. As he 
built the supports he monologed 
with yarn, bringing in the brand 
name of many makes of smokes. The 
blocks of boxes were higher than 
yet seen, reaching to the arm pits 
and making the trick look difllcult. 
The girl next singled with a "Bam- 
boo Babies" lyric, but dance that 
followed was more Important. It was 
akin to Hawaiian and there was a 
wiggle. 

A dance number with both In 
eccentric dress could be dropped. 
It looked like the finale, but the boy 
reappeared for a stepping routine 
alone and acrobatic bits, with the 
girl, sent the team off to a good 
hand. By switching the routine the 
turn will get better results. 

fbee. 



FOCH FOUR 

Dancing 

12 Mins.; Full Stage 

Jefferson 

A man and woman open with a 
double whirlwind dance well exe- 
cuted and are followed by the other 
"'"hian and woman who do a throw 
around acrobatic routine of dancing, 
the man showing unusual strength 
In the lifts and swings. The first 
maa thei. docs some good leaps over 
chairs and the four come together 
for the finish in single and cnscmWr 
Russian steps. Tho act is well 
dressed and Is framed for speed. 
, Can open ' the show In better 
houses or close amall time bills- 



FLORENCE RUDOLPH and Co. (2) 

Dancing 

10 Mine.; Three (Special Cyc.) 

23d St. 

Three women. Miss Rudolph evi- 
dently is the soloist, the other two 
doing a sort of sister team ballet 
routine. The dancing Includes all 
(he familiar toe and ballet stuff, not 
forgetting one of those Egyptian in- 
terpretative numbers in bare feet 
and with vases. 

Miss Rudolph flashes some nice 
whirls in her solos. The girls' bal- 
let slippers were noticeably dirty 
and shabby. Also foUow'ng the 
bare-limbed Oriental dance they 
should take special care to cleanse 
the knees for the ensuing number, 
which exposes them above the sex. 
, A nice cloHing turn for the thrice 
daily. ^^<^^' 



ABALA and ADRIAENE 
Contortion and Tumbling 
12 Mins.; Full Stage 
23rd St. ' 

Woman and young fellow Appar- 
ently in 'teerif. Woman is good 
contortionist, doing the roKulatlon 
twists and di.slocation.s, and boy Ik 
fast ground tumbler, with unusual 
ability in one-handed springs. Boy 
wears bellboy outfit. Womaa pre- 
ficnts good appearance In abbrevi- 
ated costume. Act marked with 

speed. 

Can play anywlierc, with opening- 
and closing nlo^'t suital)lc spotp. 



ALBERT HORLICK and CO. (2) 
Dance Revu* 
10 Mins.; Full Stage 
Cyclorama and Special Drapes 
Proctor's, Yonkers, N. Y. 

Two girls and a man In an or- 
dinary dancing revue that qualifies 
as a flash for the small time. The 
man has distinct limitations as a 
dancer. His name may be consid- 
ered of value.. There Is another 
Horlick who hao been connected 
with a dancing act that was a 
standard big time turn. 

One of the two girls stands out 
in a too "Adagio." The act opens 
with all three doing a Russian 
dance, the girls looking neat in 
their short dresses. 

A solo acrobatic dance with splits 
and kicks by one of the girls is fol- 
lowed by the "adagio." A mild 
solo by Horlick. an Egyptian 
double by the girls and a trio dance 
at the finish in which Horlick sticks 
to four stock steps, Russian savored, 
complete an ordinary turn of this 
type. Con. 



PAUL PLESS TRIO 

Acrobatic 

6 Mins.; Full Stage 

Two men and a woman in stunts 
which include gymnaHtlc, ladder, 
horizontrfl bar and Iron-Jaw work. 
Practically all of the act Is away 
from the ordinary acrobatic offer- 
ing and can easily hold its own on 
a big time bill. 

The apparatus consists of two 
ladders in vertical position with 
horizontal bars connecting ihem at 
the top. For the opening stunt, a 
hammock is swung between the lad- 
ders, in which the undcr-stander 
does some hand-to-hand work with 
the other man in the act, balancing 
him whITf the hammock Is swinging. 
Both men support the hammock 
with their teeth, while the girl is 
swung in It. Ii^ other bit."?, one of 
the men supports tho weights of 
both man and girl while balanced 
atop the horizontal bars, with Iron- 
Jaw work. 

Fvery stunt offered is a tbiiiler 
They can't miss. ; . 



A dancing show surfeited the 
audience with terpsichore in eight 
of the nine acts. Otherwise the 
program, an "all favorite" lineup, 
played rather snappy after some 
tfhilting about from tho original 
lay-out. 

Herbert and Dare looking neat in 
blue athletic suits flashed a fast 
four-minute hand-to-hand routine, 
with some of the stuff new and 
away from the familiar. Tho men 
get down to their stuff from the 
entrance and made every trick a 
feature. Some of the difficult lifts 
from odd fulcrums were performed 
with surprising ease and simplicity, 
but were readily recognized and 
proportionately acclaimed. 

Greenlee and Drayton, dusky 
dandies, axe a top notch colored 
duo, and first to initiate the dance 
thing. Their linguistic proficiency 
is interesting and funny and the 
suave cross-talking and general de- 
meanor stamps them unusual 
among the racial entertainers. 

Alyn Mxtnn was switched from 
closing to No. 3, exchanging places 
with "50 Miles from Broadway." 
Mann is a terpsichorean female im- 
personator, who probably fools no 
one up to about the middle of the 
orchestra. FronT a side box half 
way back the undeniable masculine 
features became apparent on first 
appearance. He is a good interpre- 
tative stepper, and under May 
Tully's tutelage Mr. Mann has cor- 
rected a number of shortcomings 
first noticed on the March break -in. 
For one thing he does oblige with a 
few words and not doing "dumb" as 
formerly, the audience's Insistence 
displaying a peculiar mob psychol- 
ogy In evidencing a desire to hear 
his voice. Also, the Palace attend- 
ance once more proved itself "easy" 
with coming through like regulars 
in the applause reception on the un- 
wigging, despite it was so evident 
to a goodly portion. Jay Russell, 
Hall Taggart and Bradford Ropes 
are in support, two flashing some 
corking eccentric stepping and the 
other vocalizing of the contributory 
dancers, the young chap with the 
high kicks, looks good for a produc- 
tion try. 

Santos and Hayes in the fourth 
position were their usual success 
with their comedy "panning" of one 
another's over and under weights. 
The dialog was telling and the spe- 
cial numbers packed many a 
pointed laugh. Miss Hayes' double 
voice singing clicked as strong as 
ever. 

The Four Mortons closed the first 
stanza, switched from second after 
intermission. The family cleaned up 
per always, with Clara displaying 
her versatility in an extended spe- 
cialty to spontaneous returns. Sam 
and Kitty's session in "one" was a 
sure fire introduction. Joe and Sam 
later sport a combination of tux 
Jacket and white trousers, consid- 
ered an inappropriate match. 

Rita Gould resumed after the 
orangeade thirst-quenching period 
in her programed position. Miss 
Gould had things her way from the 
Hitart. although some of the stuff 
has been seen to fiiv In a small 
time house. That second "pick- 
aninny shoes" number, for instance, 
got little before an afternoon at- 
tendance in a Brooklyn threei-a-day 
house one time, and later scored 
heavy at the Orpheum in the same 
borough. Here it fotmd favor and 
is probably one of those renditions 
that requires a matronly majority 
to find its appeal. To others the 
ecstasy and rapturous business with 
the baby shoes made little Im- 
pression. Miss Gould flashed a 



PHINAS and AIDA 

Equilibrittic 

7 Mins.; Full Stage 

58th St. 

Looks like a foreign act the 
routine and appearance of the man 
and woman thus indicating. Both 
dress in red satin costumes and 
both are quite under average size. 

The man performs the feats, his 
partner's assignment being that of 
aid. Special chairs and props are 
carried for the balancing routine, 
which is accomplished upon a table, 
also carried. Several equillbristic 
feats in which chair formations are 
employed the base is a small turn- 
table which is worked by the woman. 
She also supports a frame in Risley 
style for a variation of the man's 
balancing specialty. For the finale 
he works in an iron Jaw bit while 
perched on ladders. The turn closed 
tht- show, though it will be assigned 
usually to open for pop bills. The 
apparatus counts, for the routine 
Itself is not exceptior Jbce. 



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CLIFFORD and BAILEY 

Singing and Dancing 
15 Mins.; One 
Jefferson 

Two colored boys with fair voices, 
not much idea of comedy, but both 
y^fHMl (iveraffo dancers. An Idea C>f 
thtir comedy perspective is discov- 
ered when one makes .i song and 
dance out of a popular ballad, done 
in all seriousness. 

Their pedal exirtmitics aro at 
present their principal st.'igc avHets, 
and with their tuxcdow they will do 
nlc( ly on their di'inting in an ca>ly 
spi t on small time bills. 



novel fur- trimmed eostume for tta« < 
"sheik" ditty and was rather well; 
up on ail her sartoriAl •utliltiiig..- 

Adelaide and Hughea, eiisinally 
programed to close the finrt nail, 
followed with their ultra-terpsi- 
chorean routine. They are billed as 
in for a "limited engagement," prob- 
ably from self choice and not from 
lack of demand. Johnny Hughes' 
waltz clogging and iegmania was 
beautiful to watch, and Miss Ade- 
laide's ankle and too stuff elicited 
spontaneous applause combustion. 
The closing "toy" pantomime is far 
and away the best of that sort of 
thing seen in or out of vaudeville. 

Lou Clayton and Cliff Edwards 
seemingly had many friends in the 
audience. The audience forgot the 
lateness of the hour in their de- 
mands for Edwards' uke specialties 
and odd calliope warblinrr and Clay- 
ton's stepping with the "please 
stopl" appeal to the Irresistible 
inslrumentallzation. The team's 
welcome back to the fold from the \ 
Shubert exile was unquestionably ■< 
sincere. 

C. B. Maddock's *'60 Miles from 
Broadway" had a tough spot com- 
ing on at 11 sharp, but held them 
surprisingly well for a full half hour. 
The hasty ones stood up behind the . 
lines in the rear and few departed 
once interested. D^n McNeil, the 
prugramed Juvenile, may be a new 
man Judging from his dual stepping 
inefficiency with the heroine, but 
otherwis* proved convincing In his . 
line readings. The Harry B. Wat- 
son-Reg B. Merville duo were the 
chief centres of interest with their -, 
rube squabbling. The plot Is no 
burden to anyone's mind, and the ~ 
idea is Interestingly developed, Th« 
bass drum flnlsh la a certain 
clincher. » -j 

Final curUIn at ll.SO. Ahel 



RIVERSIDE 



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Louis Mann headlining at the 
Riverside this week surrounded by 
an excellent bill with dancing In 
four of the nine acts. Mann's 
sketch, "The Gdod for Nothing." ran 
25 minutes of mushy dramatics be- 
fore a friendly audience. The Te- 
hicle wlH serve for Mr. Mann's brief 
vaudeville lounge but is not a happy 
choice. It closed the first half of 
the bill. 

Dainty Marie, third, scored with 
her graceful work on the Roman 
rings and rope. Marie uses a stere- 
opticon effect that reflects her 
shadow on a back drop while she is 
working aloft. It is effective. Al- 
though she has picked up a bit of 
weight, her form in white tights 
and her grace are a delightful vision. 
The opening song, "An Old-Fash- 
ioned Girl." in period attire, followed 
by the stripping to tights, Js an . > 
clYective and novel opening. Her • 
monologue and singing voice place 
this act in a class by Itself as a 
vaudeville novelty that Is different. 

Another act that will develop into 
a standard was Jess Block and 
Franclne Dunlop, second. They are 
a youthful couple who can match 
heels with any pair of dancers In 
vaudeville. The boy is a graduate 
from one of Gus Edwards' turns. 
Miss Dunlop Is at present troubled 
with faulty enunciation, making 
several of her dialogue passages un- 
intelligible. The picture hat worn 
in the first part should be dis- 
carded. It hides the girl's face when 
she faces her partner and increases 
the difficulty of following the dia- 
logue. The dancing is graceful and 
novel. The pair are in with a little 
brushing up. Youth, personality 
plus appearance and talent will car- 
ry them far. 

Burns and Lynn, fourth, took the 
comedy honors of the first half of 
the bill In their oomedy singing, 
talking and dancing routine. They 
are hoofers par excellence, with an 
act that is sure fire for anywhere. 

Opening after Intermission Mur- v 
ray and Maddock in a vehicle rem- 
iniscent of Matthews and Ayres. 
The hick cheap guy character who 
refuses to buy his girl a meal is 
becoming a vaudeville familiar 
among the two-act fraternity. A 
line, "You're as tight as a Pullman 
window," has been heard in the 
other turn. Aside from that it's a 
good comedy diversion. The girl's 
hick is a splendid portrayal. The 
"cracks" are bright, witty and top- 
ical. 

A double acrobatic dance inter- 
polated was well done, the man 
handling the girl after the fashion 
of the Helen McMahon scarecrow 
dance. A novelty finish helped also. 
•They liked the turn here and it can 
repeat around any of tho two-a-day 
houfies. A special drop showing the 
exterior of Freeman's Restaurant 
can be changed to Gertncr's if the 
couple want to be consistent. Mur- 
ray and Maddock subbed for Jack 
McLallen and Sarah, programed but 
hot present. 

Cissie and Georgie Sewel] In a 
dancing turn, with Lucille Fields at 
the piano, followed, doing unusually 
well on • a biil that held enough 
dancing for a Richard K. Fox medal. 
The girls have a novelty routine act. 
Miss Fields, In addition to necom- 
panylng on the piano, sings and pro- 
logues tho solo and double dances. 
Tb«> aet opens in "one." going to full _ 
stage to Khow "The Throne Room of 
Terp.sicliorc," -where the girls dance 
their way to- immortality and are 
about to be crowned by the queen 
but «lcct to violate the Olympian 
laws by breaking into a Jazz dance 
In which the queen Joins. The two 
rc<l-headcd Bngllph girls are a 
cliiii filing pair and giaceful d.incers. 

Edna Leedcm and L'ave Stamper 



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NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK 



Thursday, August 9, 198« 



clo»«<t loalnir no on«. MIm Leedom 
ha* Improved 100 per cent In her 
nutting. Ut fit&mper sh^ haa an 
Ideal foil and opposite to her blatant 
personality and sophisticated clown- 
ing. It'm a wUale of a comedy oflEer- 

Inflr. 

About a half houseful in Monday 
night. C<m. 



irick that has been going the rounds 
for ages, the knotted thongs trick, 
which had one of the men la the 
audience, and the magic fountain. 
The water trick has been identifled 
with the Ten Iclil troupe and other 
Oriental acts. Th« Hanakos do it, as 
they do all of the other tricks, com- 
petently. BeU, 



BRIGHTON 



Picking the elusive ace in three- 
eard monte or outguessing the 
bookies at Saratoga la a pipe com- 
pared with figuring the why and 
wherefore of the business at the 
Brighton. Coney Island. 

On form a roasting night like 
Tuesday should have packed the 
house the second week in August, a 
period when the Brighton's ocean- 
side location should make it an at- 
traction with any kind of a show. 

But the show was good and busi- 
ness was something less than 
pretty good. One explanation might 
t>e it w£is a window baIc with the 
usual theatre parUes absent, an- 
other the threat of a storm between 
7: JO and 8:80. fltllU there were 
plenty of people on the walks. 

One more guess might be the 
radio. Thousands of sets are now 
around the home/ectlons of Brook- 
lyn, from which the Brighton has 
drawn for years. That radlb thing 
is going to give showmen more than 
one headache next winter. It's far 
more serious opposition right now 
than most showmen appreciate. 

This is the second con«ecutive 
week for the Vincent JLiopez orches- 
tra, and the third of the current 
season. The braes section seomed 
a trifle heavy in the first two num- 
bers Tuesday night, ovcrb.alancing 
the reeds. For his piano solo, L.opez 
introduced an Ampico player piano, 
playing the first part himself and 
the piano automatically rippllnpr off 
the ntlddle section, with Lopez pick- 
Ini^ up the third part of the melody. 
The record was made by I^opcz. At 
one Ume Uopex performed the un- 
usual feat of duettlng with himself 
playing in one register while the 
piano automatically played in an- 
other. A rube band numbec with 
the orchestra In r^iral headgear and 
chin whiskers made a good novelty 
selection. The -three scenic eflfecki 
shown were all conspicuous for fine 
lighting. The Lopes ba»d closed 
the first half and upheld their rep 
as show stoppers. 

John T. Murray and Vivian Oak- 
land, preceding, loosened up the 
laughs with a line of familiar com- 
edy stuff. Burlesque drama, a 
travesty on the old-fashioned vocal 
duettlsts and another travesty bit 
with Mr. Murray and Miss Oakland 
In Spanish garb successively built 
up a neat comedy score. Most of 
the three bits of burlesque in theme 
have been done for many a- ye^r, 
but they'll probably keep on click- 
ing for many another. 

Deucing It handily w<^re Lytell 
and Fant, a two-man singmK. danc^ 
Ing, musical and talking combina- 
tion. The pair knock off a double 
eosence that's a revelation in that 
«?tyle of dancing. Also sing well. 
One plays briefly on a clarinet 
shaped like a saxophone and the 
other gets real music out of a uko. 
The talk is Just so-so. but that's 
easily remedied. With comedy that 
could match the dancing, the team 
would make a sensational next to 
closing act. They goaled .'om No. 2. 
This is a team that'll shoot to the 
top In a hurry as soon as they get 
sot with the right convoiHational 
stuff. 

Yvette Rugel, looking as wlander 
as a debutante, pounds thinner than 
before she went abroad, opened the 
necond part. Miss Rugol's trip to 
the old country benefited her voice 
Immeasurably. Likewise it has 
given her poise, authority, style and 
form that could not be Improved 
upon. Whatever the vo.^al training 
undertaken. It apparently ha« added 
range to her previously exten.slve 
vocal boundaries and she rings out 
high C's with a clarity and round- 
ness of tone that many an opera 
star might envy. Her repertoire ran 
from pop to standards with operatic 
gymnastics for embellishment, with 
"Swanee River" remaining a stand- 
by. If Qatti Is looking for an Amer- 
ican prima for the Met hero's one 
that should hold her own with any 
of the foreign songbirds. 

Harry and Emma Sharrock were 
billed, but wore replaced hy the 
Yip, Yip, Yaphankers. The soldier 
turn ha.<=» outlasted all of the num- 
erous ones that the war prodticed 
and they're «till going «frong. The 
ten run through a versatile a.ssort- 
ment of singing and acrobatics, 
with enoijgh comedy to make for 
balance. They landed surely. 

Joseph L, i'.rawning I.h tho way 
Joo Browning hills him.self now. He 
was next to clo.sing and it looked 
like a tough epot, but Browning is 
an expert nhowman and ho had 
thom with him a couple of Koconds 
after he started. The talk waft 
made to order for the .sophisticated 
crowd and the comedy Hong.i in- 
"surod rnaft^i.i. One or two rtew 
ones with lilting mptor.s among tho 
aongs and with scientiflcaily placed 
laughs in the lines. 

Bert Ford and Pauline Price 
opened with a wire turn packed 
with nlfly tricks and speed a.s an 
outstanding feature. There'.s a cer- 
tain definite class which marks tho 
performance of tho roullne that 
boosts the act many notches above 
rogwkUion wire turn«. 
•rbe llanakj Tno, Jap niiglcian.n, 



JEFFERSON 

^n common with the other vaude- 
ville houses of the city« the Jefferson 
is feeling the effects of the torrid 
heat. Manager Sullivan and his 
aides are there with the smile that 
won't come off Just the same. 
Bordner and Boyer (New Acts) and 
Clifford and Bailey (New Acts) set 
the pace for '"The Carnival of 
Venice." a musical act employing 
three piano-accordloas,. a harp, oboe 
and harp-guitar in selections from 
grand opera to Jfuis, all e<iually 
tunsful and well played bjr four 
men and two women. ' Besides the 
music a very versatile woman 
dancer Interpolates several styles of 
ballet, toe and eccentric dancing, 
and the female musician does a 
tambourine solo that is a novelty 
and. closing the act, brought them 
several encores. Tt»rn can fill an 
early spot on big-tkne bills. 

Wilts and Gladys Ahearn landed 
strongly with their lassoing and 
dancing. Working in "one" adds 
value to this neat %ct. Charlie Ol- 
cott and Mary Ann filled out more 
than their alloted time with en- 
cores, with the Impromptu asslRlt- 
anee of PranWyn Ard^ll, who got 
Impatient waiting outside for them 
with his car. so decided to be In. on 
the fun. 

Al Tucker and his comedy band 
followed and the Jeflfersonlans could 
not get enough of them. The com- 
edy announoement cards, the comedy 
make-up of the seven and the good 
mu6lc were just aboujt the right 
mixture for this audience, whlc^. 
although small, was very apprecla- 
tlve^ 

Bender and Armstrong also found 
It easy sailing with their nut act. 
and the audience work in the mind- 
reading ( ?) bit got one laugh on tap 
of the other. 

The Foch Four (New Acts) con- 
cluded the vaudeville,' with a poor 
picture, "Wandering Daughters," 
closing the show. 



l>allfl. but the cannon ball bit is 
transparent. There is also Included 
In the turn a particularly clever 
whits dog, which balances Itself on 
the Juggler's nose on one hind leg. 

Alice Morley did very nicely with 
her "mammy" ballads and comedy 
"dear old dad** lyrics. She makes 
up as "high yaller,** stripping a 
glove at the finish to show it's all In 
ths makeup. Her singing is highly 
agreeable, having the purity and 
clearness of & fine boy soprano. 
Neat, unpretentious number and 
well liked. 

Mulroy, McNeece and Ridge are 
Mulroy and McNeece built into a 
throe-act by addition of a second 
man to the former team. It speeds 
the skating act up marvelously. 
Tktey do only about eight minutes, 
but when it is stated that they begin 
wUh a neck whirl and work up 
from that, it wiU be noted that the 
act makes « lot of flurry in that 
time. The comedy is weak, but the 
straight work is as good as there la 
on the stage, including the short bit 
of fast stepping on the rollers at the 
finish. Nicely dressed, particularly 
the attractive blonde girls' get-up of 
Jet , . Rush. 



STH AVE. 



- BROADWAY 

Just a summer vaudeville bill, 
satisfactory enough but without dis- 
tinctive feature. Its chief virtue 
waa that it was made up of con- 
sistent specialty material, all of it 
pretty light with the exception of 
Charles Withers' "For Pity's Sake," 
a comedy turn that doesn't stale 
even after more years than a lot of 
people care to count on birthdays. 
The layout swings from cunall time 
to Intermediate. The -mall-time de- 
tail was the spotting of Jean Ora- 
ncse in next to closing after Withers. 

Withers does a real characteriza- 
tion which at all times puks It well 
above the elapstlck level. There is 
a good deal of honest humor in the 
travesty in spite of Its grotesque- 
ncss. There are both guffaws and 
chuckles and a vast amount of In- 
genuity. ' 

Tho Jean Oranese turn is merely 
crude hor«ei)lay, with the two audi- 
ence tilants straining so hard to be 
funny in tholr low comedy clown- 
ing that they miss fire. This trio 
has the germ of an a^t. but If you 
start out to sledgehammer laugtis 
out of your audience they resent 
It. Tho two men do just that. The 
quarrel in the orchcetra seats Is a 
boisterous affair and it Is kept up 
too long, with too many repetitions. 
It is only in the last three minutes 
you learn that one of the come- 
dians has a capital voice. Why not 
grab tho attention on that score 
and lead into the comio comedy 
later? They have arranged their 
pace all wrong. It's the finale that 
gets them over. And It should, for 
the bit is a gem. T^e male singer 
does "When We Were Young, Mag- 
gie.'* straight, while the girl does a 
kind of counterpoint, ragging the 
melody in robust coon-shouting 
voice. It's a whale of a getaway. 

Pauletle and Day. two-man team 
on the Roman rings, oponed with a 
neat enough routine of comedy and 
straight work, but with nothing out 
of the familiar lino of stuff. The 
finale in a double pinwheel on a 
trap bar honked Into the hoops. 

Aaron and Kelly sounds liko a 
couplo of comedy talkers, but turns 
out to be two colored men opening 
with duetted "blues," sunp as only 
real darkles can. From this they 
go into a groat routine of stopping 
and finish with the house In a tor- 
nldo of applause. The pair haven't 
a vootige of '"omcdy, oven dressing 
straight in tux and I*anama hats, 
and they scored a 100 per cent, 
legitimale ««j>ccialty hit of large pro- 
portions. They use the dance con- 
test for a bet at the end, a device 
that is cold and In this Instance l.s 
not called for. . 

Itoyai Gascoigne once more is 
rni«loading. He sounds I'Yenchy, hut 
talks ri(;h cockney EngH.sh. He has 
.some omu.sing patter, Including 
"Jlcaven.s, is there no end to this 
man's cleverness!" Ho Is genuinely 
funnv and has a quantity of novel 
stuff, including the burning of a 
paper cone while balanced on tho 
end of unlightod cigar, which It 
llres, leaving thj charred cinder In 
nono form still balanced. There 



Fair mld-sutamer bill the first 
half, with a couple of real Sth Ave. 
hlU on It despite the light attend- 
ance on the sultry Monday evening. 
Frances Arms and the Versatile 
Sextet were the successes with the 
Sextet headlining in front. 

Miss Arms got her hit through a 
blue song that was stopped In the 
centre from the laughter in the bal- 
cony and galfery at the broad lyrics. 
U sounded Just like a Mutual Wheel 
burlesque house at that moment. 

Later In the bill was another num- 
ber full of Vulgarity. 

The Versatile Sextet o^ seven 
young men play, eing and dance, 
with the singing runni^^ to ballads. 
Two of the ballads camct in a row 
but the house liked it and the finish 
of the turn, which Isn't big time 
vaudeville as at present routined. 

Of course tlis "Bananas" song was 
in the show and also the "Bananas 
Blues." That "Blues" shouldn't fol- 
low the original on the same bill. 
Just for the sake of both. 

Opening were Kirke and Collier 
(New Acts) on the wire and balanc- 
ing ladder, a turn that looks to be 
padded out through an attempted 
insertion of comedy with a si;>eclal 
set. 

No. i held the SV>ur Locust Sisters, 
three girls trying for harmony and 
missing a mile, with the other do- 
ing her best tn a vain effort to ex- 
hibit technique at the pt&no. She 
had several chances; The trio of 
girls handled only the most popular 
pops and all, with ona exception, 
looked as though they w^re a result 
of the local amateur "Follies" so 
prevalent last spring. They will be 
fortunate to continue on the better 
three-a-day, figuring that four must 
split up ths salary. 

Miss Arms followed Mlddleton and 
Spellmyer, who revived their former 
western playlet. Miss Arms is do- 
ing a bit more clowning and getting 
It over, but goes In for one number 
that makes a dllectlclan out of her. 
It seemed to Injure her Jewish ac- 
cent when in her first song of that 
deRcriptlon, It was a cross between 
a Yiddish and shop girl accent. The 
blue numbe- sent her along, and 
"Far Kockaway," as a "request" en- 
core, got her the hit of tho night. 

After the Sextet were Wilkens 
And Wilkens, with much the same 
two-act as before in vaudeville. 
Pinto and Boyle In their three-act. 
a Wop turn with on^ of tho three 
men seated In the audience, appeared 
too far down next to closing, with a 
turn that haa lost novelty through 
the idea generally spreading. 

The Sing Yon^ Lin troupe of six 
Chinese closed with an ordinary 
turn of Chinese magic and Juggling, 
the best being plate spinning and 
balancing by one of the men. There 
are five men and one woman. The 
act, to make the vaudeville time, ha.s 
lost speed, also ensemble work 
through 8i)littlng up into singles or 
doubles. Nothing stands out. 

tfime. 



STATE 

This house is a paradise to .song- 
pluggors and writers, who always 
seem to be able to get a break with 
some headliner on tho bill. This 
week Sally Fields is introducing Lew 
Pollock for her last encore and 
plugging one of his ballad.s. Some- 
body haa been fattening up Sally. 
with the result that she can almost 
be called pretty. 

Another feature which goes to 
make the show at the Stale is the 
hig act In three scenes orfercd by 
Buck and Bubbles and a company 
of eight, which Includes five girls. 
The running timo has been cut 
slightly now, doing about 33 min- 
utes In place of 39. The net closed 
the show and was entertaining. 

The Adroit Brothers oponed with 
some gymnastics and musical In- 
struments meantime. Fred and 
Marglo Dale sing, dance and play, 
with the girl doing some good con- 
tortion work in a dance bit. The 
act is staged nicely, tho couple have 
likeable perrtMnaJities and found it 
easy to score on second, 

Thohias P. Jackson is still doing 
tho .Hketch concerning the girl who 
applies for a position, admitting, In 
doing so. that she has Just been 
released from Jail. ConskJering the 
warm weather, tho sketch held at- 
f»'tillon i»cm«ri{T,l>»y well.' H 



sketch, and kept them laug:hing with 
some talk and Motit$ bits. One of the 
men docs a Hebe "nance" effectively. 
and the straight makes a good foil. 
Some of the bits have been done by 
others, such as the aviator talk 
(Morris and Campbell), and "Poet 
and Peasant" solo (Ben Bernle). 



AMERICAN ROOF 

The first half Monday night ran 
In a listless haphazard fashion, 
dragging along in a monotonous 
manner due to lack of comedy. The 
second portion gave promise of fol- 
lowing along the same trail until 
McGrath and Deedj, next to closing, 
pulled it out of tho rut. Business 
was 'way off that evening, with the 
lo%ver fiooiv Just about half filled. 

Hector's Dogs were the first to 
face the barrier. The canines, 
about 10. went through a routine 
of trlcka with three doing most of 
th% work while the others romped 
about. The trainer, between shout- 
iTtg directions to his charges and 
watching those supposed t^ be on 
the sidelines, had a difiloult task. 
It appeared that the tirirn. or at least 
nao»t of It, was conversational dis- 
course on his part, with the animals 
showing little animation. Toward 
the finish they speeded up a bit and 
carried the turn off nicely. 

Collins and Dunbar, man and 
wopian, had songs and dances. The 
latter was the major portion, witb 
the team doing novelty, eccentric, 
comedy eccentric, Jan and soft- 
shoe work in single and doubje 
numbers In conventional fashion, 
which did noi enthuss the audience 
much. 

Walters and Stern In winging, 
with tho latter pbundlng the Ivories, 
opened with a number denoting 
they were "salesmen of jazz." They 
went through the songs, consisting 
mostly of special comedy numbers, 
in swift fashion. They have pleas- 
ing persftnallttes, but Walters seems 
at times to endeavor to overdo his 
comedy bit. They appear in business 
^uits. wearing red ties — Just why 
Is not apparent. With the audience 
having had nothing to av^aken them 
from their lethargic condition, this 
was an opportune time for these 
lads, but they Just did not take ad- 
vantage of It, going off with a rather 
dull thud. 

Closing the first part came Ladd. 
Morgan and Co.. man and three 
women, with more songs and some 
novelty dancing. The opening song 
and novelty of Ladd and Morgan 
gave promise of the couple having 
something In store for the patrons. 
This, however, was quickly dispelled 
when their aids, the Click Sisters, 
trotted out to do at little harmony 
singing. The glrl a a re a good sight 
to gaz? upon, but tn^Ir vocal ability 
seems to be limited,' if not retarded. 
I.Add then executed a novelty ec- 
centric dance, winding up with a 
one-foot pirouette. Miss Morgan 
then did her solo, which was a 
Spanish nun>ber, having her left 
foot set at all times and executing 
her steps With her right. She also 
finished with the one-foot pirouette. 
Then came the final number, with 
Ladd and the girls Qolng'a singing 
number and Miss MorgaJV arriving 
on the scene to Intercept as the 
central character of the eong, with 
the turn being brought to a conclu- 
sion with kicking and acrobatic 
steps. 

Bart Doyle had a rather hard task 
allotted to him In opening tho sec- 
ond part. Tho audience Just did 
not seem to tumble to his character 
routine of talk and songs and. as 
Doyle said In a recitation on "Optl- 
mlom," "he worked J»ard and be- 
lieved In himself " right to the finish 

Oaverly and Wald, man and 
woman, with a comedy talking turn 
(New Acts), came next and found 
the going Just as difficult as Doyle. 

McGrath and Deeds in the next to 
closing spot came forth and 
goaled the mob from the start. The 
boys stopped the show cold and, 
after two minutes of solid applause, 
had to return and appease the cus- 
tomers with a ballad. Closing was 
Sonia and Kscorts, tjvo men. After 
the girl opened with a ballad In a 
neat setting, the mon raised her 
on a scup and at the c6ncluslon 
digclo.sed the fact that they were 
oqulllbrists. The trio then went 
through a routine of simple hand- 
to-hand and p?dal balancing, with 
the girl nerving as under.stander and 
top mounter during the various 
feats. Tho turn is a neat one for 
tho f-maller houses, but can hardly 
qualify for the better ones, due to 
an absence of originality. 



23RD ST. 



GREELEY SQ. 

Being In a business district, with 
no residential section to draw on, 
makes it hard for this house to get 
a big attendance for any evening 
performance, and when a hot even- 
ing liUe that of Tuesday'.** comes 
along, to speak of business Is ridicu- 
lous. 

The Khow was well-balanced and 
ployed weM de.spite the weather. 
Laurel RcTin'^tt and Co. led ofT with 
their boxing and wre.stling work, the 
two girl.s doing mo.st of this. The 
other member of the company is a 
man who takes a couple of wallops 
and falls for the finish. 

Hall and Oaks have a fairly good 
song routine, and can be sure of 
going over in most any pop house on 
tho strength of their voices. The 
parody medley, which contains a hit, 
"You're a doggone dangerous girl- 
Tom «ot !f. JriCktgQ«tilt.iI;gOt|it." flbf., 



l>ad taste, particularly because of Ht^ > 
way it is done. *'*• ,' 

Wyeth and La Rue did 15 minutest 
of hoke with some singing and juJ! - 
gllng bits used. The man is a Chal. 
linesque comic, who could really hi 
funny with some material worth' 
laughing at The girl is attractiv?*'^ 
and would be all the more so if tiM - 
two gowns she wore would fit hZ^ 
better The club-Juggling made a 
good finish. • 

Ann -Linn Is doing the act she fsr. '' 
merly did with Lou Lockett with a '' 
chap named Thompson. Thomp«on ' ' 
Is a neat dancer and does the sonc '«'• 
bits effectively, though it is funny 5 * 
see a ballet dancer doing a striit.^ 
Miss Linn's routines scored, the tos ■ 
number taking the act's honors. ''^ 

Burke, Barton and Burke are one ' 
of the best combinations seen in a 
three-a-day house, thanks to ths 
comedy done by Joe Burke, who for- 
merly did a messenger boy wit^ 
similar work to that done in this act, I 
He's natural and original, and ke^ ^ 
them laughing all through the act.-^:^ 
The straight man has a fine set of 
pipes, and solos to big results. Ths 
other member of the trio is a woman, Z 

The Novelle Brothers closed wlt^ "^ 
their Arnaut Brothers* offering. Iq.. % 
eluding practically all the bits don* ^ 
by the latter team down to the "lovs* '^ 
bird" encore. >•. . . , ysJafl 

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Not so bad for a small timer Ui'.:i\ 
midsummer the first half. It wm'a' 
pretty hot and muggy Monday nlghk':' 
and rows of vacant chairs wer^'*)' 
visible in the orchestra section, ^ 
Plenty of room all over the house, « 
In fact. But If it was a small crowd. ^ 
it was good to play to — that Is tfli.^ 
say, for what they liked. "'^ 

Harry Hartman (New Acts) and t 
Abala and Adrlaene (New Acts) * 
were one and two, and Maude Hyan Jl 
and Chas. Inness third. Some of ' 
Maude Ryan's nifties were a bii^ 
fast for the 23d streeters. but shs ^ 
hit 'cm hard and heavy on a gen- aj 
era! average v.ith her comedy nut/J 
stuff. Mr. Inness brought home a '-^ 
nice little score of his own with I 
a recitation about the life of a cop- «■ 
per, and the team brightened up 
the show generally. It's the' boat ^ 
turn they have offered to date and •' 
should go along consiRtentVj(. '}. 

Jack Kennedy and Co. next In 41^ 
comedy sketch of familiar type. Mr. 
Kennedy is a finished exponent of 
light comedy and farce and brought 
out every laugh possible) in ths 
rather ordinary llnea and situations. > 
It's about a man and wonian who 
are seeking divorce — make eacbj 
other Jealous, and both change their "^ 
mind.l Kennedy has histrionic abil* *1 
ity calling for a much better playlet)^ 
than the one used, j r^ 

King and Beatty stopped it with <^ 
a grand hurrah that could be hcardi 
Over on Tenth avenue. An old^'^ 
time Irish song revived by P.eatty. ;*« 
for a single was a/ whang here.* 
The pantomimic bueine.^Js that went 'f. 
with a coon song by Beatty also'^ 
clicked heavily. The travesty doublet .' 
knocked 'em silly and the team could ^!l 
have stayed on at least ten minuteS4^ 
longer. 

D. D. H.? next to closing and go- J 
ing strong after he had broken tho^ 
Ice and they discovered what It was'^ 
all about. To make It easier, h»^ 
explained one of the newer ones* *j 
Every time he whacked the bookijl 
the laughs arrived in abundance, j 
It's true they missed a few polnt*.« 
of the deeper sort, but the way they j 
yelled at the more obvious onei * 
compensated for the ones they J 
ml.siied. 

Dance Revue from Dixie (Nc^ ' 
Acts) clo.sed . and Hoot Gibson ill } 
"Out of Luck" was the feature. ■r 



Closed, with Gablnet dluff, \ flag are somo good feala With billiard J Thoinlon and King preceded thelis by^no means funny'liTiT Tri ve7y 



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PROCTOR'S, YONKERS. 

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Lillian Shaw headlined at Proc- h 
tor's, Yonkers, N. Y.. the first half 
of this week, splitting the top with "' 
Charles Judels and Co. (New Acts)t ,^ 
third on the five-act bHl, 

The well -blended assortment . 
played smoothly, with Miss ShavT ; 
fourth, Judels Just ahead, and Du- 
pree and Duproe, the bicyclists, wh* 
opened the show^, the three big-time > 
turns. 

Three Senators, second, a three- ;, 
man comedy talking and singing i 
turn, are a small-time combination, i 
with gaga culled from the familiar - 
crop. The fat comic, who doeSfi 
Dutch, Is evidently a cHose student 
of Senator Francis Murphy;^ mate- . 
iai, If not his delivery. The harmony ; 
singing and hoke will get them over 
on the small time, but there Isn't an .^ 
original line In the whole act save ♦ 
the opening, .which consists of two of * 
thorn trying to make a political 
fipeech, to be Interrupted hy the . 
third with "l)is country vas di.scov- '; 
ered by Coclc-Kyed Cucumbers," etc. 

Dupree and Dupree started the bIH 
nicefly with unicycio and bicycle rid- 
ing. The gjii made a shapely and 
neat ai)pearnnco In black costume. 
She was the topmounter in the tan- 
dem acrobatics on the wheel and taM 
solo cycle. 

Judel.s scored third in an Indiffer- /, 
out vehicle through his CJtf!oltcnt-r 
"wop" characterization. He is a 
legitimate character actor. 

LIMian Shaw's opening "wop" 
song, "Angelo." flopped di.smilly fol- * 
lowing Judels' superior dialed. Miss ." 
Shaw's Italian conception wa.s weak -g 
in eomparifion. She picked up. how- ^ 
over, with "Wamp of Kast Uroad- '.; 
way," carried them a'ong with . 
"Marriage Mlt Iho JAon" and J 
Whai^nved* thom in her clo.sing luim- • 
her, in which alio, enters pu.shing^ <>«.,' 



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Thursday, Auguit 9, 1923 



NEW SHOWS TrtiS WEEK 






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m. baby carriage containing a prop 
kid Bome of the material In thla bit 
iilrts the danger line, but la sure- 
«r0 for anywhere, and constructed 
an the universally appealing and In- 
teresting topic. « matrimonial flop. 

Albert Horllck and Co. (New Acta) 
closed before the feature picture. 

Con. 

^ 58TH ST. ^ 

The bill for the first half was light, 
rating no higher than Just a eummer 
•Binnir tinop^ show with hardly a kick 
Itnd no hits registered. It miprht 
Ijave shaped up stronger but for a 
.disappointment from a girl act 
iWhlch was to have been the feature. 

Coogan and Casey were easily the 
best and livened the going down 
Best to closing. Coogan's "locals" 
found targets, particularly his re- 
mark about having to wait until 
four a. m. before another car came 
along for Corona. That Is the vil- 
lage In Long Island where Man- 
ager John Buck nightly ^packs the 
pillow into his ear. Miss Casey, 



with her change of pace. Impressed 
very favorably. Coogan scored with 
his dancing, finding time and oppor- 
tunity to doff his straw lid each time 
there was response to the novelty 
stepping. 

Nathan and Sully, on just ahead, 
made their brand of dancing stand 
out, although ther« was hoofing in 
four out of the six acts. The house 
liked Nathan's acrobatic work best, 
and both of his dance singles were 
rewarded. Miss Sully's neat figure 
and grace make her Important in 
rounding out a neat dancing act for 
this time. Doris Duncan, with a 
personality, and exclusive songs, dis- 
played possibilities of developing 
into a clever entertainer. Sne pos- 
sesses an alluring figure, and the 
modiste who designed her gray silk 
frock certainly turned out an excel- 
lent Job in molding it to her lines. 

There was Intesest for vaudevH- 
llans In the newly formed team of 
Charles Mack and Johnny Jess 
(New Acts) on third. Harper and 
Clark (New Acts) opened, and 
Phinal and A Ida (New Acts) closed. 

Jbee. 



BO much of a freak, although youthful at that time, that the PolUlon sis- 
ters and Mrs. Tom Pierce were said to have Indulged in a wordy brawl 
back stage at Uammerstein's over the girl, .;:•..' 



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INSIDE VAUDEVILLE 



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A certain Jan dancing orchestra leader in vaudeville is creating con- 
siderable stir among the fair sex who linger en the edge of vaudeville 
circles. The orchestra leader Is seemingly careless when and how often 
he bestows his affections, but the ladles interested take exception to his 
#ather hap-hazard methods by fighting It out among themselves. 

Late last week the wife of one vaudeville executive and the widow of 

a former press agent who died within the last year had a terrific battle 

over the leader, with the ^ures at the final result tending to uhow that 

the wife of the executive swung. a weight of favor to her side of the 

scales, even though th'^ leafier seemed to favor the widow to a greater 

degree. 

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The theatre Martin Beck Intends building on West 46th street, on the 
other side of 8th avenue, will seat 1,600. O. Alfred Landsburg, the Frisco 
architect, will draw the plans. Mjr. Landsburg may locate an office In 
New York. 

Beck had property on West 47th street, Just west of Broadway on the 
downtown aide. It hUd euflSclent frontage and depth for a theatre but 
Beck Is reported to hare sold It some time ago after holding the plot for 
several years. Whether he purchased the 45th street site or ground* 
leased it has not been disclosed. 



tain Htandurd of vaudevifle. The Orpheum booking men will have to con- 
tinue the high grade of the acts already shown t<4,xoast fans, hence the 
♦•preference" order. ' . ^ i ' 

'A vaudeville booker Is shortly to take a trip abroad. It was "sug- 
lested " a purse be raised among agents to "oil' the sojourn in London 
and Paris and a collection is progressing. The collector Is a youth in the 
office of the booker and is said to have asked $10 and $15 contributions 
according to the amount of business each agent carries on with the office. 

"Traps" th» five-year old mite who has become a vaudeville feature 
through his uncanhy judgment of tempo and ability as a prodigy at the 
drums appeared at the Palace, Bridgeport, Conn., the latter part of last 
week Before the final performance Saturday the house leader "bet" the 
kid he could not break the drum head. The tot demurred saying a new 
covering cost $5, but agreed to try when the leader said he'd pay the 
damage. Traps did not break the calfskin but Ms drumming was so dis- 
tinct from the orchestra in the rendition of a S6usa march that the young- 
fter scored sensationally. The musicians in the pit carried the kid along 
at A*fa8t pace artd were tickled at his scoring. ^^ • ., ; ^ . 

Even bankruptcy proceedings are not entirely devoid of humor, ac- 
cording to a storf anent the recent veluntary petition signed by Jimmy 
Duffy the •Vanities" comic. The referee conducting the proceedings had 
rotifled all of Duffy's credltora to file their claims. The only one that 
shewed was an Bast Side candy merchant, whose claim consisted of a 
Mil for a gross of lollypops, which had been an essential 'iJrop in the Duffy 
and Sweeney vaudeville act. 

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Paul Allen who recently disappeared after having Issued contracts on 
the Sheedy circuit to actors after having obtained advance commlsaloas, 
prior to his departure visited the office of Sam Bernstein, an agent In 
the Putnam building and removed a watch and chain from the latter's 
coat which was hanging on a hook. Allen pawned the Jewelry and mailed 
the ticket to Bernstein who redeemed it, 

' Edgar Allen, his step-brother, who provided a bond for him of $2,000 
•t the time he Issued contracts on behalf of Dow and Dow, has notified 
the bonding company that he desires Paul picked up so that he can be 
relieved of the bond. 

A press announcement sent out by the Keith offices this week stated 
that Keith's Colonial, at Broadway and «3rd street, might become a legiti- 
mate production house for Broadway shows. This Is taken to Indicate the 
willingness of the Keith people to consider a proposal for the theatre 
which will remove it from the vaudeville ranks. In previous seasons E. 
F Albee declined all propositions for the Colonial, retaining it as a big 
time vaudeville theatre. It's one of the oldest big time Keith's houses In 
New York. 

The Percy G. Williams estate at Isllp, Long Island, will be converted 
Into a home for actors, as designated In the will of the late showman 
upon the death of Mrs. Willlaroa. The estate covers about 66 a^fcs with 
several buildings upon It It Is thought the present rooming accommoda- 
tions when altered may house about 100 per^on^ This may be extended 
through building from the surplus of Income. 

Harold Williams, the surviving son, will divide ^th the home the In- 
©ome from his father's estate, estimated at present at around $3,000,000. 
During his mother's lifetime the remaining half will accumulate for the 
benefit of the trustees appointed to carry on the Percy Q. Williams Home 

lor Actors. w *. _ — a . «««« 

Young Williams Is a hardy athletic young man who has spent a num- 
ber Of recent years in the North Woods, fond of the outdoors. He has 
not interested himself In the show business and was seldom an attendant 
Cf the many sumptuous parties given with bis father as host at Islip «nd 

Mrs Willlanhi Is unaware of the death of her husband, nor *as she 
even been Informed of the death of her son. Vic. several years ago Mrs. 
Williams believes Vic Is in Denver, recuperating, and that P. O. while Ml, 
is also on the road to health, although unable to call upon her until fully 
restored. Mrs. Williams' physical condition forbades any sad Informa- 
tion being conveyed to her. 

Louis Bernstein as a rule Is a calm suave business man, although a 
music publisher. But the other day he literally hit the ceiling and all on 
account of his world-wide hit. "Yes, We Have No Bananas.'- A com- 
mittee called upon the music publisher (Shapiro-Bernstein & Co.) in his 
office They explained their business and connection as representative 
of a iroduce association. The "Bananas- song, explained the spokesman 
had greatly increased the sale of bananas according to their statistics and 
at the same time Carried forvvexd sales of other fresh fruit. 

In view of that, added the speaker, wouldn't Mr. Bernstein have 1.000,- 
COO po.st€rs or cards struck off Illustrated with a bunch of ripe bananas 
BO thov mlirht be distributed through the wholesalers, members of the 

retail fruit dealers who would hang them on their 



The Lights Club at Freeport, Long Island, has undergone a revival of 
interest since summer, with the advent as president of Leo Carrlllo, 
recently elected. Leo has' given his earnest attention to the club's aflaics 
with most flattering results. With the prospects of profitable shows and 
benefits over the season, the future of the Lights is again bright. . 

The Lights when held down to the show peoftle is a delightful place, 
delightfully situated besides. With a staple star like Carrlllo at the head 
of it the club is bound to go forward. Only a sunumer club In reality the 
Lights requires more attention for that reason perhaps than a city club 
would. 

One of the affairs at the Lights besides the usual weekly events will be 
a dinner tendered Aug. 13 to B. S. Moss. 



spectacular play at Htil . 
IS a big one Including Henry •''^^^ ^ 
Leon Quartermalne, Basil GUI, Mff^ 
colm Keen, Edmund Willard, Irene 
Brown. It Is understood Arthur 
Bourchler was offered on^ of the 
parts, but was unable to accept 
owing to his winter tour of 
"Treasure Island.'^ 



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On^ of the remarks made at the 
fall of the ctH-tain on "Reckless 
Reggie" at the Globe wa4 to^ 
effect that Reggie was by no means 
as reckless as the management who 
presented his adventures to a West 
End audience. The piece was by 
Eric Hudson .^nd the producer ; 
Anthony Prinsep who, in partner- 
ship with his wife, Marie Lohr, ^ 
leases the 'theatre. The piece fin- 
Ished July 28 after a 10 days', run 
and the management lost £3,000^ 
on it. The cast, as is custonpary in 
most West End houses, was en- 
gaged for the run and the principles 
were players of repute in receipt 
of good salaries. During rehearsals 
the minor members of the company 
received 10 shillings a day. A mod- 
erately long run was expected. 
"Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" will be 
transfered from the Qpeens to the 
Globe July 80. i^ . , 



A legitimate male star now appearing in vaudeville caused a small 
riot at a road house overlooking the Hudson a few weeks ago when the 
etar punched his female companion on the nose, after spending a quarrel- 
some evening In the fair one's company. 

The ensuing excitement roused a mot<M-cycle cop, who is said to have 
fired a shot at the fleeing actor. The affair was later hushed up, but may 
result in the final closing down of the road ho\4se, which is in a thickly 
popirlated neighborhood.;, '^ ■ 



Bill Norton and Geogrge Brower, partners in a comedy slngHig and 
dancing act on the Western Vaudeville time, heard that acta contempla- 
ting a Jump east could get work In and around Cincinnati, to break their 
Jump. 

That didn't sound bad, so the boyi^ laid out the money at the railroad 
station and started for the Queen City. 

The agent there offered them six days' work at $8 a night, and to 
make it more enticing, raised the lure to $15 for Saturdays and Sundays, 
on account of havlnt' to play four or five shows. "* : . 

Any acts breaking their Jflhps east £an use their own Judgment 
about stopping at Cincinnati. , 



A boom In costurie plays Is an- 
ticipated. Sir Anthony Hope's 
•The Prisoner of Zenda." which Is 
to be revived at the Haymarket Is 
expected to start It Stanley Wey- 
man's "Mader the Red Robe" Is also 
down fpr revival In the autumn.. 
Both pieces were originally pro- 
duced in 1896 -and were both 
adapted by the late Bd^ard Rose. 

In the absence of Gertrude Law- 
rence from "Rats" at the Vaude- 
ville, her place Is being taken by 
no less than three deputies — Valma 
Deane, Jill Williams and Olive 
LInrteid. 



Vaudeville In Germany is reported at low ebb thrpugh lack of variety 
In programs with an over-predominance of acrobatic turns. A late ukase 
by German managers making the minimum artist's salary over there I $2 
monthly (in marks) created something -of a hubbub among the artists,' 
not yet subdued. 



While Marcus L9^w has an Intention of altering the playing policy In 
some of his pop vaudeville theatres next season. It Is unlikely tlfl Loew 
Circuit will attempt anything like a wholesale switch. Such present 
theatres playing three performances daily as may be decided upon for 
two shows a day will be gradually tiu*ned over. Evf n then It will be gone 
at quite slowly. ' 

What are known as "downtown houses" In New York or elsewhere prob- 
ably will not be changed at. all from the current policy. Downtown houses 
would include Loew's State, New York, or Loew's Metropolitan, Brook- 
lyn, while the theatres subject to change would be those situated in their 
localities somewhat as Is Loew's Victoria, on 125th street, Harlem.' 

There appears to have been no definite plan laid out though and the 
chances are the entire subject wlU rest* pending Marcus Loew's return 
from abroad, around Labor Day. - 



No wonder the taxlcab drivers along Times square and throughout the 
city are so reckless. Their blanket insurance protection Is interpreted 
by the speed bOys as covering a multitude of elns. A pedestrian on 
Broadway and 42d street. New York, last week was eldeswiped by a yel- 
low chain taxi of the "checkev" label. In front of the Longacre building. 
The badly Jarred and trembllog victim of about iO was at a loss what to 
do until the offending cab driver descended from his seat and gallanfly 
asked, "I suppose you want my number." 

Suiting action to his words he produced his license case, obligingly 
wrote down the data on a piece of paper for the fictim and passed It 
around to the bystanders If they wanted to sign aa witnesses of the in- 
cident. The taxi hawks, disclaiming any personal liability or that of the 
corporation employing them because of the Insurance angle, are careless 
and reckless. 



A story la being told of the capitulation by a former burlesque and 
unit vaudeville manager for a wefll-known comedy queen. The man Is 
said to be "hopelessly gone," with the girl somewhat Indifferent, she 
having grown callous through having "met so many." It's said though 
that OS the manager lately Interviewed the bankruptcy court, he Is com- 
paratively safe while staggering through the passing fancy. 



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so they might be 
asKori.-vtion, to the 

That waP when Bernstein and the ceiling connected. He burst- forth and 
forcibly Informed the committee Just what he thought of the r nerve in 
asking his firm to go to an expcnHC in the furthering of their bnMne.M« 
for something Ihcy admlttrd had been a business maker for thcm._^; 

Mrs. Fifl Alsop Is the author of an untactful series of articles in r, .-:un- 
day magazine section of a New York daily. Mrs. Alsop is drt.nhP,: the 
manner and wnya In which she drceivcd and wheedled her muc'n o .icr 
husband, a Washington millionaire. It's a rather obvious story, reading 
between the lines of the rewritten tale. ^ 

Mrs. Alsop, although ostensibly attempting to bMng her yarn up to 
date, Is the same Mrs. Alsop who some years ago after separaUng from 
her husband, appeared as a freak attraction at ' Hamlmerstein's Vittorla 
theatre, New York, remaining In vaudeville f6r that single week. Dur- 
iDg the time and especially the opening day Mrs. Alsop wati accounted 



ENGUSH CONQITER JAZZ 

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nome-du-plume of "Florlan Pascal." 
Among these was an old Gaiety bur- 
lesque, "The Vicar of Wideawake- 
field." He was 75 years of age. 



"Oliver Cromwell" finished at Ills 
Majesty's July 28 and the revival of 
"Carnival" at the New on Aug. 4. 
'Carnival" will be followed by Saxe 
Rohmer's "The Eye of Shiva," 
which J. H. Bcnrlmo Is producing 
Aug. 7. The Rohmer play promises 
to be of a sensational nature ^nd 
the cast Includes Arthur Wonther, 
Forrester Harvey, Reg. Bach and 
Cathleen Nesbltt ^ 



"Stop Flirting" was transferred 
from tilt Shaftsbury to the Queens, 
July 80. 



Whltechapel Pavilion, July 80 with 
Dion Bouclcault's drama "The 
Shaughraun" which will be followed 
by "Arran-ha-Pogue" Aug. 6. The 
company presenting these revivals 
will be known as the Veteran Irish 
Players. . Twenty years ago Irish 
drama had a big vogue throughout 
the country and there were several 
companies on the road, the best 
known being the Kennedy Miller 
compflny which played original 
pieces the others stuck to the "free** 
type of pl«'*y. 



George Bernard Shaw's new play 
"Back to Methusaleh," will be 
produced Ihr the Birmingham 
Repertory company. The play con- 
sist of five parts, each complete in 
itself. They will be played on five 
consecutive nights. 

Shaw says he was delighted with 
the New York prodiWtlon of thie 
play which '*he cdns^ders the 
crowning work of his genius." 



"Peace and Quiet," hy Horace 
Hodges, to be produced at the Com- 
edy July 81, wiU consist of the 
author, Douglas Burbidge, Tom 
Reynolds, Franklyn Bellamy, (George 
Hewetson, Louise Hampton. Wini- 
fred Isard. This was produced in 
the country as '^May and Septem- 
bsr." 



The lawsuit between the Columbia 
Gramophone Co. and Frederic Aus- 
tin, who arranged the music of 
•Polly," ended In a win for the latter. 
the court finding that Columbia ha^ 
infringed the copyright of the music. 
The damages will be assessed later. 



Lydla Kyasht has been engaged by 
thaJCarl Rosa Co. to develop the 
halret work in Its operatic repertory. 
This has been done because H. B. 
PhllMps, the new proprietor of Carl 
Rosa, bolieves British dancers nre as 
good as those from any other coun- 
try if properly trained. ■■* 

Leon M. Lion will produce at Liv- 
erpool Aug. 20 a new comedy called 
"Blinkers," adapted from a story by 
Horace Annesiey Vachell. After a 
short provincial tour the piece will 
come to the West End in September. 
Lion will be In thn cast himself, also 
George Tully and Elizabeth Irving, 
who Is the only daughter of the late 
H. B. Irving. 



Jamleson Dodds, who was leading' 
tenor In the "Lilac Domino." Is to 
replace the late Pitt Chatham in 
"PoUy" at the Savoy. 



This is the day of the veteran and 
following Veterans of Variety and 
other 'old timer" acts we aret to 
have veterans of drama. The first 
of these companies opens at the 



Alex. Fischer, the agent. Is suing 
Nora Blancy and Gwenn Farrar, a 
planalog and singing act, for com- 
missions on an alleged/ three years 
contract. Fischer claims he wrote 
the girls, orfering them three sea- 
bomh' work in America and they 
arknowlrdgcd aceeptlng the tender. 
Now they want to remain h^re, to 
be fetttured In the next Chariot 
revue scheduled for the Vaudeville 
theatre at the eonciuslon of the run 
of "Rats." 

The cast for "Uuait&u" the new 



John Drlnkwater's •'Mary .Stuart" 
was revived July 80 at the Every- 
man theatre, Hampstead. The cast, 
mainly the original members. In- 
cludes Cecily Byrne. Clare Harris. 
Ivor Barnard, Richard Bird, Doug- 
las Jefferlcs, Milton Rosmer, Harold 
Scott, Harcourt Williams. 

Louis Nethersole, one of the best 
known and most popular press 
agents In Iy)ndon, left July 28 for a 
vacation In Norway and Sweden. 



\ 



Orossmlth ^^T^TttTone are rehears- 
ing the musical show which Is des- 
tined to follow "The Cabaret Girl" at 
the Winter Garden. Written by 
George Grossmith and P. O. Wodc- 
house, with music by Jerome Kern, 
the piece has at the moment the 
somewhat unattractive title of "The 
First Prize." This will probably be 
altered to something with more 
"pull" In It before production. The 
rant Is headed by I^«^Ue Henson,.*^ 
Peorge Orossmlth, Heather Thatch- 
er, Dorothy Dickson. 

Peggy O'NpII opens August (6) 
bank holiday at the Borough Strat- 
ford with "Plus Fours." Following 
«ho will do the round of the big 
provincial cities During her tour 
.she will "try out" the new play with 
which she will uUliaaieiy #eiium 19 - 
the West End. 



n 



VARIETY 



Thursday, August 9, 198| 



BILL5 NEXT WEEK (AUGUST 13) 

'-• IN VAUDCVILXB TllUATItKS 

(All ligit — oi>«n fur the week with Monday matinee, when nut otherwise indicated.) 

Th« bills below are grouped In divisions, accordinir to booking otHcea supplied frotn. 

The inanuer in which these bills are printed does not. denote the relative Importance 

of acts nor their program posit iunn. 

▲• ahterittk (*) before name denote* act i» doing new turu. or reuppeariug after 
absence from vaudeville, or appearing ia city where listed for ihe flr:«t time. 

KEITH CIKCUIT 



24BVr YORK CITY 

Lou Telleg<'n Co 
Carroll * Fisher 
Artie Mohltnger 
H 4k U Gordon 
I^iCvlathan lUind 
Jack Wilson Co 



I.ang A O'Neill 
Carnivui of Vrnlce 
Harry Tsuda 
Caltfs DroM 
(Two to t)H> 

rritf* ftMh Ht. 

2d half (»-!::> 
Mel Kle« — 



JACK POWELL SEHETTE 

HKADLINIMI FANTAOES CIRCCIT 



RI Rey Sis 
Mabel Ford Rer 
(Oae to 01l> 
KaMh'a Blv«tiaU» 
Lowell Sherman Co 
I<ydla 6arry 
T>mri» A Darnell 
Frldkia A Khoda 
Maaon A Forreat 
Jeao Schwiller 
Harrr uaVall A Sis 

(Two f aii> 

KaMli'a tlM S*. 
ini»«r A Mack 
Raymond Wilbert 
Hlbbltt A Malle 
Ona Munson Co 
Bvlk T»to 
•M D^wiTn A Mor«U 



Jo» Darcey 
Riac Tangt* 
•RMUm Oirte 
D«WUt A Moyera 
•lUiodea A Watson 
(Otk«n to flN> 



K4itA Claa9*r Co 
•DUaI a Rubtal 
Jnggloland * 
Howard A T,lnd 
Tka Lunnara 
(On* to All) 

>d half 
Cari RoainI 
•iiOl« Girll* A OirU 
Al Wohlnaan 
Besaslan A White 
(Two to nil) 

Keith's F*rdham 
W of Make Believe 
Abeam A Carroll 
W A O Aheara 
A I W»lilmaa 
(Two to aio 

2d Half 
Versatilo » 
Allya Mann Co 
StnclairA Oasi>er 



Flo Lewis Co 
H A B Gordon 
•Foch Fo«r 
Vee A Tuny 
Wtaalen A McShan- 

lat half (IS-Km 
Harriaoa Moss 
Bedalia A Natalie 
Peplto 
(Others to fill) 

Sd half (I»-M> 
Freda A Anthoay 
Melroy Slstem 
(Others to llll) 
Ff tiiar'a Mh Av* 

Xd half (>-12> 
Fortunella A C 
V A B Stanton 
Anderson A Burt 
O'Neill &la Co 
Geo I..yona 
Leigh A Joaea 
Or«*t Le«n C» 
Ward A Doolry 

latJxAlf (13-1S» 
Barrrit Clayton Co 
Harry Fax Ca 
Allca Morler 
Al Shayne Co 
Monroe Bros 
(Others to till) 

:d half (U-19i 
Moran A Mack 
Orae* Hares 
Arnaufr Bros 
London Bt»iH>eri« 
(Others to flll» 
Piwctor'a «34 St. 

2d half (»-12) 
Oaa Munson Co 
Hamlltoa A Barnes 
S'mps'l Leonh'dt Co 
•D'nieavy A Cheal'h 
RussoiTheir A R 
•Jim KUpatrick Co 

1st half (IS-IB) 
easier A Bcaaley I 
•BAB Call 
Mack A Marion 



EOOIE 



BORDEN 



Gilbert Welia 
Taoarakis Japs 
(Oae to nil) 

Mom' Fraafclia 

Versatile S 
Morgan A Morao 

(Others to All) 

8d half 
EMlth Clasper Co 
Coacla A Verdi 
Juggleland 



Vacca 

(Two to flit) 

Sd half <t(-19> 
'OctavlA Httndiiw'th 
*Alene A Harte 
Gene A MIgnoo Co 
Jo Jo Dooley 
(Two to nii» 

CONKY ISLAND 

New Brl«ikton 

Adelaide A Hughes 



DHKTIST 

Prtcaa wtthia raaaoD to the orofaaaloa.- 

Dr M. Q. GARY 

N. W. Cor. Stats and Randolph dtsi 

Second floor over Drug Store 

■alranes • W. Randolph St.. CHICAGO 



Clifford A Bailey 
Bellls Duo 
(One to tlil) 

KeiUi's Hamilton 

Ben M^roff Co 
Miller Girls 
Morris A Shaw 
As Y« Sow 
Tanarakis Japs 
(One to fl)i» 

2d half 
*Kate Blittore Co 
*Diani A llubutl 
Bronson A Ilennie 
Herbert & Dare 
(Two to fill) 
Koith'M .IffTersoa 
Slnnfr'a MUlg. 'a 
Comeb&ciis 
Peres & Mursterlte 
Coscia & \ rill 
(Others to fiSj 

2d hnir 
Singer'ii M.dKeta 
TAB Healy 
•Syncopated Toes 
Miller Girls 



Leedora A Stamper 
Clayton A Bdwards 
Frankiyn Clias Co 
Geo Moore Co 
Dixie Four , 
Lime 3 
(Two to flII) 

FAR BOCKAW AY 

Cola nt bis 

2d half (lfi-l?> 
Dlsen & Johnron 
Relle Baker 
Low Seymour Co 
Arnaut Bros 
M'Ir'y M'Neece A R 
(One to flin 

BROOKLYN ' 

Keitli's Hasliwlrk 

Eric Zardo 
Mary Touiig 
Ben Wtl-h 
Kenee Rolx^ris Co 
Traccy & McUride 
Val Harris Co 



;tKKT— 



--MINA 



WAINWRIGHT 

in "THE RIGHT WEIGHTS" 
By PAUL GKBARD SMITH 



Alice Morley 
(0*hei8 to fill) 

MoHS* Regent 
AUyn Mann Co 
•Gordon A Aubrey 
Bronson & Ren ale 
Bellls Duo 
(Two to nil) 
2d half 
Ben Meroff Co 
Comebacks 
'Harriet Aaronson 
Pvros A Marguf^rilA 
Howard A Llnd 
(Ons to fill) 

Froetor's 12Alli St. 

2d half (!>-13> 
Verdi A Glenn 
Hans Roberts Co 
Bender & Armstr'g 
•Stiliwell A Fraser 
•Dlaii Sis Co 

1st half (13-11) 
Moran A Mack 
«.»"Neni biH Co 
Burnett A Ho«varJ 
Jo Jo D«M»!-y 
t,J«»n^ *■ Mijjnon Co 

Ud 111"' (10 r.M 



Brennan &' Rule 

Nihta 

(One to fill) 

K%|th'H Orpheum 
D D H? 
Four Mortons 
Awkward Ago 
Kmnia Carus 
Wllilanii A Van E 
Burns A Lynn 
Ann Gray 
(Two to fill) 

Keith's Gr<^npolnt 

2d half (9 12) 
•Syncopating Toes 
T A -B Healy 
Pepita 

•Baron A Franki 
(Simy HLstera ' 

(bnf) to nil) 

1st half (1?.-IS) 
Arnaut Bros 
(Others to flil) 

2d half (16-19) 
Mack A Marion 
Monroe Broh 
(Othors to fl;;i 
Keith's Frowpert 

2d liulf O !•.•• 
l.'Hisn Shn*f 



D'nce Rev fm Dtx.e 
I>upree A Dupree 
Roy Sedle.v 
(Two to nil) 

1st half (lo i::i 
Frank FHrnuin Co 
Billy MllUr Co 
Grace Hay«-s 
(Others to nil) 

2d half (1<-1!>> 
V A B Stsntru 
.Stiliwell A Frtiser 
(Otht>r« to fllU 

ALBAXY 

Pitictor's 

Tho Norvell«>»: 
BAH Carletort 
Marry Me 
Will J Ward 
Budali Natali Co 

2d hrtlf 
•Massaad Sis 



Brijgcoo A Rauh 
George Moriou 
(Others to f.;.. 

DKTBOIT 

Temple 

Mark A Stanton 
Kron.xon A Bald tv in 
Sranlon Dennos A S 
Charlis Wilson 
Hubert Dyer Co 

INDIANAPOLIS 

Falueo 

Bert Sloan 
Naji Traveline Co 
Ward Bros 
Rose A Mooa 
(Ono to mo 

2d half 
J>Vvill»» A Paulson 
Dave Harris Co 



TOM 
KELLY 



THE IRISH WIT 



B. F. KEITH and ' 
ORPHEUM TIME 

Direction 

ALF T. WILTON 

CKAS. C. CROWL— WEST 



Bd Janis Co 
(Others to nil) 

ATLA?{Tir CITY 

Giobo 

Artistic Treat 
Van A Tyson 
Altmaa A Harvey 
Santos A Hayes 
Blsle JanIs 
Hawthorne A Cook 
S Ballentino & H 

Yonng's 

Bob Andersoit 

Toto * 

Patricola 

Murray A Oaklnr.d 

Young Wang c:o 

BALTIMORB 

Alary land 

Meister Singer** 
Eddie Nelson 
F A L Bruvh 
Parisian ^ 
•Grittln Twin«« 
Weston A Blaiii? 

BOSTON 

B. F. Kel(h'« 

Howard Nl-hol;) 
I^we A Stelln 
Geo Toeman 
Rome A Dunn 
Sewell Sis A Co 
Claudia Coleman 
As Te Sow 
M>»»rs A Hnnaford 
N'athuno Bros 

BrrFi^.o 

Shea's 

The Bradnas 



Lee A Mann 
Eight Mascots 
3 Delmonts 

LOriSVILLE 

National 

Neville A PauisoB 
Dave Harris Co 
Lee A Mann 
Eight Mascots . 
3 Belmonts 

2d half 
Bert Sloan 
Nan Traveifne 
Ward Bros 
Rose A Moon 
^One to fill) 



LyuU A Faui 
Isomer Girls 
Murray A Allaa 

(One to fill) 

td bale 

J A H Shields 
2 Hoxollas 
Beader A Armstr'g 
Harry Jolsoa 
Bert Hughes Co 

FHILAUBLPHIA 

-B. »'. Ksith'a 

Whits Sisters 
Adelaide Bell Co 
Victor Moore Co 
Bddie Ross • 
Loula Mana Co 
Di.\z Monks 
Binns A Grill 
Smith Strong 



•O'Ualligan A Levi 
Brodericl: V/ynn Co 
King •& Irwin 
*lb Cavanaugh Ct 

TBF.NTON. N. J. 

Capitol 

O IC I^gal Co 
Win Slsto 
T,ond<itn Stoppers 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Wood A Wyde 
1.0i)»*rs to fill) 

WASHIMiTON 

B. F. Keith's 
Hugh^s^ Musical 2 
DuFor Boys 
Jean Granessc Co 
Ltilian Shaw 
Blondes 



BOSTON KEITH CIRCUIT 



HUGH HERBERT 

StS LFFFKRTS AVBNIJE. 
KKW UABUENX. L. I. 

Phoae BiefaoMiMi Hill M8S 



FOBTLANB, MB. 

B. F. Keith's 

G«»o MacFarlane Co 
Indoor Sports 
Cliff Jordan 
Babcock A Dolly 
Jasoa A Harrigan 
Hritt Wood 

BICHMONB 
Lrrt* 

(Norfolk split) 

1st halt 

Hazel Cox 
Shaw A I.«e 
Holllday A Willetts 
•Hollyw'd Olrls Or 
(One to lU) 

SCHKNBCTADY 

Fro44or'o 

Masaand Sis 
Ed JaaU Co 
(Others to All) 

2d half 
Tho Norrettoo 
Will J Ward 
Blossom Heath Bnt 
(Two to Mil) 

SYRACV8K 

B. F. KoHhl 

John Mulhern 
Roller A Laird 
Snow Columbus A D 
Amaros A Obey 
Hugh Herbert Co 

TOLRDO 

Bl F. Koitll*s 
Gertrude Baraos 
Briscoe A Rauh 
George Morton 
<Othors to fill) 

1st half 
Splendid A Pardner 

>ronk] 



Tom Burke 

Mil-? Ivy Co : . 

WniTR PLAINS 

Lynn 
•Alene A Harte 
•Lang A O'Neil 
Carnival of Venic 
(Others to «II> 

2d half 
Cunalngbam A B 
(Others to ttll) 

WtCDWOOD. N. J. 



Dor 



iy Taylor 



IMWSTOS 

Jlofttofi 

/..-Ida Saul ley 
.McCormark it R 
Spoor A F arsons 
(Two to fill) 
Gonlea's Olynipia 

(Sc«>llay Sq.) 
The I^ramlnos 
^Ciis A Lf^ 
,fAne Dillon 
Billy Board 
Roma S«"ld<>n A Bro 
(.'asu A I'fhn 
(Oni- to AM) 
C;ordon'B Olympla 
( WanhlnKton St.) 
Emmett A O'Mara 
Morlen A Doran 
Mayo Lei^e Co 
Vivrce A Ryan 
Three Jeancttes 

BBOCKTON 

Strand 

Toxer A Welch 
Blair A Pennington 
Kelfco A D« Monde 
Santlgo Trio 
N r Hippodrome 4 

Id half 
LAona Williams 
Herman & Shirley 
Nora Jane A Karl 
Bryant A Stewart 
(One to fill) 

CAMBRIDCIE 

Central Square 
Saxon A Griftln 
Leonu Williams 
lirrinan A Shirley 



J A H Shif^lds 
•Mason A Owynne 
t Roxelias 
fleader A ArrA^r'p 
Harry Jolson 
Bert Ilujrhes Co 

2d half 
Win Morris 
Lgtell A Faut 
Murray A Allan 
(Others to till) 

YONKF.BS. N. Y. 
Frortor's 

td half («-t2) 
•Mystery Girl 
Sonia Meroff 
VVllKens A Wilksns-- 
Venetian Five 
•Bor/laer A Boy or 
(Others to till.) 

1st half (13 15) 
FrvAa A Anthony 
•Regal Revue 
Melroy Sisters 
(Others to nil) 

2d half (lS-19) 
Frank Farnunt Co 
Btiiy Milter Co 
Harrison Mosa 
Bill Robinson 
(Others to fill) 



oa*lal Oaatlat t* thn B. F. 

DR. JUUAN SIEGEL 

i4BS B'wmF <P«taui«a BIAb.I 11. 



(TvTO to fllU 

2d half 
G A li Mitchell 
Bell A Gray 
(Three to nil) 

]IOIYOKK. MASS. 
Ml. Fnrk Casiao 

Fid Gordon 
8'mps'll A Le.^nh'd» 
Bryant & Sie*arl 
(Three to ftH) 
2d half 
DegnoQ A Clifton 
Albright A Harte 
Harvey Henry A G 
(Tbret" to lilD 

LYNN. MASS. 
Olympla 

GAL MUchtll 
Homer Romalne 
Harvey Heney * O 
Nora Jane A Carl 

2d half 
Victor Graff 
Shadows ^ 

Kelso A De Monde 
(One to «»'» 
NKW BEDFORD 

dympia 
Victor t;ran 
Barton A Young; 
Shadowr. 
Bell A Cray • 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Mildred Parker 
Saxon A Grimu 
N Y Hippodrome 4 
Hughes & Burke Co 
Homer Romalne 



ST. FAl'L 

Fatal eo 

(Sunday opening) 
Margto Coates 
.^wor A Conroy 
Trennell Trio 
Wm Bbs 

Frttst Rldgew'y Co 
Roye Maye A C 



WINNIFBO 

Ori»he«ai 

Ionise Lortly tw 

I^lpslg ^ 

Thus J Hyaa C^ 

Peptto Brensdi** 
t Lordeas 
I>olly Kay 



NEW YORK <«ITY 

State 

Bornd A Partner 
Patrice A Sullivan 
Exposition Jubilee 4 
The Poster Girl 
Jas C Morton Co 
J A I Marlin 
2d Half 
Corlnne Arbuckle 



LO£W CIBCinT 

BROOKLYN 

Metropolltaa _^'\ 

Zelda Bros • " 

Peggy Brooks ♦ 
Fisher A Bertram 
•Friend A Miokso 

M A Shufcuag^^ 

2d Half 
Bernd A Partner 



AGNES— 



FINLAY and Hni: 

with ENRICO CARUSO 8B0R0I 
in *'Vo<»vil A la Mod«" 



AUTHORS, ATFENTION! 
Wanted 

for 

Inmwdiate ProihicHoM 

Com«<ly Skatcho*. Com«dy Nov- 
eKy Acta. C«m«dy AcU in "One" 

CLAUDE W. BOSTOCK 

225 West 4«th St., NEW YORK 
Itooklng with KeMh and Onatenas 



VJWVV^W 



CHICAGO KEITH GIKCUIT 



POU CIECUIT 



BBIDGEFOBV 

Foira 

Hughes A Burko 
Mack A Barl 



J F 
Col J 



1st Half 

Haney Co 

Oeorgo 



DETBOIT 

T.aSalle Gardens 
Royal Sidneys 
Nelson A B'ry Boys 
Dawson Sis Co 
Bob \\'illie 



(Others to fill) 

FIN'DLAY. O. 

Majestic 

Royal Sidneys 
(Others to Sli) 



ORPHEUM CntCUIT 

CHICAGO 



Fsia«o 

(Sunday Opening) 
Lionel AtwUl Co 
Nonette 

Joseph Fijers Orch 
Glonn A Jenkins 



Inglis A Wlnc'AterBl Ba Bo 



"REGULAR VAUDEVILLE" 

Recognition and Faithful Fulfillment of Its Contracts 
NOW BOUTiNo B3LCi>rsnnELT wnv 
MARCUS LOEW CIRCUIT 



ABE I. FEINBERQ 



Loew Aaaex Itaildinff. 1«0 Woot 46th Street, Ne^r York; Suite 5ei— Bryai 

BRUCE DUFFUS, Associate 



at SdM 



MONTREAL 

Imperial 

(Sunday Opening) 
Murray Klsaen Co 
Oakes A Delx>ur 
The Mclntyres 
IJovd A Good 
Betty 'Washington 
Elaine A Marshall 



roM^JV— 



— .«.\K^ 



VAN aiid VERNON 



Clinton A Rooney 
L>orotby Bylon <>» 
Mr A Mrs N Philips 
Inness Bros 
Ned Norworth 3 
Clyde Doerr's Orch 

CINCINNATI 

Palace 

Amy Dean Co 
Tom Kelly 
Pfrrone A 01lv(»r 
Frank Wilcox Co 
Mack A Heading 
Phenomenal I'l'yers 

CLEVELAND 

Hippodrome 

Stanit-y Tripp & X 
•Austin A Uerg.'re 
•McCool Reiliy A M 
I^ne A Freciiitn 
Tarz;(n 

lOftih S(re«t 
Zeno Mull A C 
Trorato 
Pert Helton 
Mrs O I'rimr"; " .Min 
Klown Rcvu(» 

DAl'TON 

B. r. Keith's 
SpUadid A Pardn -r 
Dorothy Taylor C'> 



MT. VERNON. N.Y. 

2d half (9-12> 
Franklin Chas Co 
Margaret Severn Co 
•Chas Judels Co 
Itoss A Edwards 
(Others to fill) 

1st half (13-15) 
V A E Stanton 



Clayton 

Powell 

Pritcbard A Rock 

Id Hal/ 
Barnett A Faraum 
Sid Oordon 
Pardo *A Archer 
Clayton 
Powell 

Palace 

Land of Fantasia 

Dotson 

Bob Bobby A Bob 

Dauvers Clownland 

2d Half 

.''unbonnets 
CJene Morgan 
Old King Cols 
riess 3 
(One to fill) 

HARTFORD 

Capitol 

Box Hall 
Old King Cols 
Gene Fleurette 
Jack I,a Vier 
Whirlwind 4 



The Pearsons 
Adams A Lllyan 

SPBINGFIBLB 

Palace 

Dave Ferguson Co 
Mildred Rogers Co 
Pardo A Archer 
Montana 
Bam Bams 

2d Half 
Pinto A Boyle 
Doree's Operalogue 
Goalan A Lissby 
M'rgaret A Alvarez 
Haiei Harrington 

WATERBl'RY 

■ Falaco 

B C Hilliam Co 
F A E Hulls 
Gene Morgan 
Bernard A Garry 
EuuUlo A Maybclle 

2d Half 
Blsa Ryan Co 
Kessler A Morgan 
Whirlwind 4 
Jack La Vier . 



8 Blue Demons 
Weaver Bros 
I'owers A Wallace 
(One to fill) 

Stato-lAfco 

(Sunday^opening) 
M Diamond Co 
Stanley A Blrnea 
Cahlll A Romalne 
•Steinberg's Orch 



KANSAS CITY 

Mala Stroot 
Blllle Shaw *Rev 
Bernevici Bros 
Vlsser Co 
▼onKa Gould 
Leon Vanvava 

LOS ANGELK9 

Hm 8iroet 

Eva Shirljy A Band 
Harry Rose 
Sargent A Marvin 
Ramsdelis A Deyo 
Frederick Fradkin 
i Camerons 

Orpnenn 
Geo LeMalre Co 
SopAlo Tucker 
Armand A Peres 
Billy Sharp Rev 
Miltorship A O'f'rd 
Jack Clifford 
Brown Sis 

BnLWAUKEK 

Fsla«o 

(Sunday opening) 
Bloason\ Seeley Co 
Creole Fashion PI 
H Stoddard Band 
Harry Delf 
Son Dodger . 
Boreo ' ' 



Wyeth A I^Rue 
Jas C Morion Co 
Roeber A Gold 
Dore's Celebrities 
(One to nil) 

AMERICAN 

•Frank WilWur Co 
WlllLams A Browa 
LaPalarica Trio 
Harmon A Sands 
Alton A Alien 
(Three to nil* 
2d JHalf 
Musical Rowellys 
Margaret. Merle 
Lawrence A ftrro'n 
Zeiglcr Twins Co 
Ross A Maybelle 
Exposition Jubilee 4 
(Two to fill) 

Vletorla 

Wyoming Duo 
Wyeth A LaRue 
Keno A Green 
Sally Flolda -■ 
3 Danubee • < 

2d Half 
Adroit Bros 
F A M Dale 
aid HaU Co 
Monte A I<yon9 
Rasoo Ties A H 

TJacola He. 
Jack Hanley 
Margaret Merle 
Batt SchaefTer 3 
Conn A H«rt 
Zeigier Twins Co 

:d Half 
Hector 

Peggy Brooks 
Iveno A Green" 
Bryant & Stewart 
Laurel Benn<*tt Co 

Greeley Sq. 
Hayward A Irwin 
Officer Hjmaan 
Bob Ferns Co 
Std Hall Co 
•Moraa A Wiser 
(One to All) 

2d Half 
Bradley A Stevens 
Johnson Bros A J 
J A I Marlin 
Sally FU>lds. 
Jack Hanley 
(Gas to fill) 

Doianrey Si 

Hector 
Lynn Cantor 
Salle A Robles 
Primrose S'mon Co 
•Roeber A Gold 
Kanazawa Bros 




Joe Tawle 

Harry J Conley Co 

Sir.Tahar 

(Two to fill) 

DF^'VEB 

Orplieum 

(.Sunday opening) 
Mrs. Valentino 
Morris A Campbell 



The majority of theatres booked independently in and around 
New York City are served by this agency 

THE FALLY MARKUS VAUDEVILLE AGENCY 



1547 Broadway 



NEW YORK CITY 

BRYANT 6060-6061 -6062 



•.My.stery Girl 
(Others to mt) 

2d half (K-19) 
Harry Fox Co 
I'rinto 

(Others to fill) 
NEWARK. N. J. 
I'roetor'n 

Mol Klee 

May Wirth Co 



NED aud JIN LA ROCCO 

Ned WO^ll>f:RFl f. Ifarpiot 

Jla WONt>KKFrL PertMMtality 

Some Curnblnntlon 



•O'HallUan A T.evl 
Broderirk Wyua Co 
King A Irwtfi 
•K Cavanau^'-i rv> 

2d half 
G»r'''ijd<» l:ii>«s 



Forturi««llA A C 
Hoss A Edwards 
(Others to rii) 

OCriN CITV. N. Y. 
llip|N>drofiio 

kV^;; Morns 



2d Half 

Bern.ird A Garry 
FAR Halls 
Dancers Clownland 
Miss Mystery 
E'lUillo A MayboMe 

!fEW HAVEN 

Falaro 



Rlsa Ryan Co 
Bennington A .Scott 
Kessler A Morgan 
Sunbonnets 
riess Trio 

2d Half 

Land of Fantasy 

Dotson 

Bob Bobby A Bob 

Prilchard A Hock 

SCRANTON. PA. 

Poll's 

(Willies Bre Split) 



Gene Y Fleurette 

WILKFJ^ BARRE 

PoU's 

(Scranton .«<plit) 
1st Half 
Bohemian I^ife 
Weber A Ridnor 

I.awton 

P A E Ross 
Winifred A Brown 

WOH( ESTER 

Poll's 

Pinto A Poyle 
Dorfos Opera logu** 
(;<.a'.an A I.usby 
M'garet A Alvar''/ 
Hazel Harrington 

2d Half 
Dave Ferguson Co 
Bob Ua\1 

Mildred Rogers Co 
Montana 
Benning">n ft S^oti 



Gatisoa Jones 
Jewells Manikins 
Irving Flihor 
Lo Main* llayoa Co 

I.iboiuiti 

DRS MOINR8 

Orphenna 



(fiunday opening) 



Herbert's Dogs 
(Two to All) 

MINNEAPOU8 

Hennepin 

(Sunday opening! 
J R Johnson Co 
Espe A Dutton 
Milt Collins 
Juliet 

Lane A Harper 
Valda Co 

OAKLAND. CAL. 

Orphram 

Frisco 

Harry Green 
Harry Hnydcn Co 
Frank De Voe Co 
Al Stryker 
(One to niU 

SAN FRANCISCr 

Golden Gate 

(Sunday opening) 
Regay & .Shchan 

uwutjtdso ^P»f 
Anderson A Yvel 
Armst'ng A Phelps 
Jack Roslier Co 
Dorothy Pudlier Co 

Orplieum 

(Sunday opening) 
Ethel U'rymore Co 
Red Cap Orchpstra 
Duel It^^Kfeekinrto 
Victoria & Dupree 



E. HEMMENDINGER, Inc. 

JBWFl ERII 

S3 West 4«(h Street New Tork 

Telephone Ilryant 1513 



Primrose .S'moa C^ 
Bernard A TowaM 
LaPalarica Trie 
(One to nil) 

Gates Ave. 

Chandon Trio 
Hall A>-OaUs 
T P Jackson Co 
Httgble Clark 
Harry Abrams Co 

2d Half 
Wyoming Duo 
Bob Ferns Co 
Friend & Hickey > 

3 Danubes • .»' ^^^ 
(Oo« to fill) -i,-^-^ 

Palace 

Francis A Wilsoa 
Villon Sisters 
Bernard & I^oaa ■ 

4 Baitus Sis )«> 
(Ono to AID 

2d Ha!f 
Maurice A Girllo 
Harrington Sis ^ 
Mr-Mrs H Braiaetk^ 
Raynor A Buttar ' 
Sweetheart ':^ 

^,ALTIMORB 

IHppodramo 

Kirkwood Trko 
Lillian Morton 
Gates A Finlay 
Skeily A Heit RtV 
Norvelle Bros 

BOSTON 

Oryheaai 

3 Wheeler Boys 
FrasM* A Buace 
M Montgomery Ce 
Renard A West * 
Hughes Mo.ritt Co 
(One to fill» 

BCFFALO 

Htato 
Foria A West 
Del bridge A Gbm* 
Quinn Bros ft 8 
Bert Walton 
B Morollo « 

LONDON. CONN. 



Ed Hastings 
Masoa A Zodora 
Fraacls Milne Re# 

Xd Half 
Eckho A Keyo 
JAB Pa«e 
Nelson A B Boye 

MONTREAL 



Holdsn A Graham 



E"^HEl 



WARD and DOOLEY 



2d Half 
Lieut Thetlon Co 
Williams A Brown 
OflBcer Hyman 
Batt Schaeffer S 
Harmon A Sands 
Moran A Wiser 

Natloaal 

Adroit Bros 
•Hafter A Paal 
•Henry Horton Co 
Bernard A Townes 
Russo Ties A R 

2d Half 
Zelda Bros 
Patrice A Sullivan 
Sharon Stevens Co 
Al Raymond 
Flashes of Songl'd 

OrplMHm 

Lieut Thetlon Co 
F A Margie Dale 
Johnson Bros A J 
Ross A Maybelle 
Dore's Colobrltles 

2d Half 
Page A Greea 
liynn Cantor 
•Henry Horton Co 
Bddie Borden Co 
M A Bhuffiios Band 

Boalevord 

Laurel Dennett Co 
•N A O Verga 



dUM Martin 
Fay Rask i 

KaomI A Bras Nstd 
Wilson A Jeromo 

t Arnims 

NEWABH. N. #.. 

Blalo "^Z 
Romas Troupe 
Gordon A DeloMT 
MoGratn A D«dds 
Jimmy Savo Co 
Stars Record 

OTTAWA. CAN. 

Loow 

Tho PIckfords "^ 
Boland A Knight f 
Carl Smith ^ 

Amoros A Jeanett*^ 
Sig Newman A Ot 

FAUSADES PAIS 

Cahlll .'^ 

8 Raymonds 
Kltamura Japs 



PBOYIDKNCB 
Bnaory 

Mills A KlmbAU 
Bann A MalUa 
Al Raymond 
Lameys 



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THB OBIOlNiO. 

FOUR PHILLIPS 

This week (9-8). Prosp^oi. Brooklyn; 

Wook (»-!«). CohiBabla, Far Rorkaway. 

Mnnagemoat. MAX PHILLIP 



Tho Reuters 



Berk A 



t lie; i\cuicrB • Mnrik at 

.Marlon Murray Co J Ben No ( 
•Tri.inon Bnsembin ^ Rw<>eney 

(Edwards'* » 
I (Onn to flll) 



Hugh>>s A Debrow 
Wm Edmonds 



Sawo 

»ne 

A Walter 
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Sharon Stevens Co 
Eddls Dordsn Co " 
Lynn A Thompson 

2d Half 
Chandon 'Qrio 
Conn A Hart 
The Poster Girl 
Salle A Roblo.s 
Jusia Marshall Co 

Avenno B 
Maurice A (Girlie 
Harrington *hIh 
Mr- Mrs H Emmett 
Raynor A Butler 
Sweetheart 

I'd Half 
Francis A Wilson 
Lew Rice 

Lynn A Thompson 
Hann A Mallou 
•4 Baitus Sis 



2d Half 
Fisher A Bertrass 
Bernard A Leoaa 

Denno Sis A T .;? 
(One to fill) 

TORO.NTO 

Yonge St. 
Orville .Sfiinim 
LAG Harvey 
Harry White 
O'Malley A Ma«n « 
Hoiiywowd Frolic* _ 

WASHIN<iTON 

Strand 

LaMont Trio 
Clark A Crosbf 
McNally K'Mv * »» 
Jonningn & Mack 
Billy ({• rb^r Re» 



GUS SUN CIRCUIT 



BLFrAI.O 

Lafayette 
G&'.idsmith Br>s 



, •Menette » Hrr»»f 
' Foster A n\t 
Fred Orny • * 

Olrlon Oir^s 



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VARIETY 



riLTON, N. Y. 
Onlrk 

2d Half (l«-ll) 
^'llorrl»ey * Young 
•Ouy«tt« Slaters 
|One to mi) 

(iENETA, N. ¥. 
f;. Bapir* 

?^ Sd Half (1«-19) 



Malcom 
•Tulsa Slater* 
Maye Hunt Co 

KOCUUBttTKK 

Tl«torltt 

Ouyetta Bistera 
Morrlaey ft Young 

Xd Half 
*Cainpb«lI Jk Carp 
'France* Milner Co 



WESTEBH YAJUDEVILLE 



i,... 



CUICAOO 
' Maie«ti« 

llora * Reckleaa 2 
pore* Slaters 
ienator Murphy 
•Ifma DuBarry Co 
■okert * Francla 
Chas Althoff 



(Open •week) 

Prevoat A Ooulet 

Cornell Leona & Z 
a«o Stanley * fUa 
brown * Roaera 
Harry Rappi 
Tir« Lelanda 
(Two to All) 



BOB MURPHY "and" 

0UOfl«*t«'^or your aumm«r vacation 
BlaglMim B«aeh, SmiUi R«y«ItMi, Tt. 



file Tahar Troupe Ridiculous Reoco 



(One to fill) 

IIILWAUKKK 

MaJ«sii« 

Cave Evelln 
Alfred Farrell 
Fairman A Furman 
Mllt Collins 
(Others to fill) 

MINNfiAPOUS 

1th St. 



Fox Allyn 
Harry Holman Co 
Bowman Bros 
Capt Bett'a Seals 
(Three to All) 

SO. BEND. IND. 

Pal»ee 

Schadwlck's Orch 
(Others to fill) 

2d Half 
Fob Willis 
(Others to All) 



li^Vedley A Dupree 

p: FANTAGES (SRCinT 



f. TORONTO 

^~ Pantaires 

(9-15) 
-Bitter A Knapp 
V:*Rhoda A Broahell 
' Ulllan Burkhardt 
•Greenwood A Naek 



Foley A LaTour 
Roy & Arthur 

I.08 ANGELES 

Petrams 
Nada Norraln« 



ARTHUR SILBER 

BOOKING ■XCLUSIVBLT WITH 

PANTACaS CIRCUIT 

9H riTZOKBAuS BLJM}^ NBW TORB 
PlioMS BBTANT 7t7«--4Stt 



Laella Co 
BAM1LTON. CAN. 

^ • PMitavM 

P; . (ll-l«) 
Keator A Vincent 
Steve Qreen 
H Taylor A M 
Xalalius Hawalians 
W A M Rogers 
Clenlua Bell'gs Co 

MINNEAFOUS 

I'antages 

(Sunday opening) 
Johnnie Clark Co 
Carroll A Gorman 
Kelly A Wiae 
Skadowland 
Kate A Wiley 
Holland A Oden 

■DMONTON, CAN. 

PMlteffCS 

Bill & Blondy 
(^has MoratI Co 
Carlson 8ia A S 
Blleen 



LAFrance A Byron 
Casson A Klem 
Georgia ■ Minstrels 

SAN DIKGO, CAL. 

Piuitages 
Ulls A Clark 
Jack Strouse 
Night in Spain 
Yvelte Co 
Jack Hcdley 3 

LO BEACH, CAL. 

H«yt 

Adonis A Dog 
O'Mearaa A L«ndl8 

ST. liOUIS 

Oraad 

Yokahoma B07S 

Melody Maids 

Youth 

D'ning A O'Bourke 

L>aFrance Bros 

Grew A Bates 

SAf.T LAHB CITY 

(16-21) 



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•^IB" JAMBS 



DWYER 



rBert Walton Co 
(ifendoaaa 

€AI>OARY. CAN. 

FantAgca 

(13-16) 
Olga A Nicholas 
Krylton Sis A M 
Joule Heather 
Milo 
Paul Blesa 3 

srOKANB 

Pantagcs 

(Sunday opening) 
General PIsano 
Conroy & O'Donnell 
Clark A Storey 
Ruloff A Elton 
Hampton A Blake 
Bill's CIrcua 
I _ 

;; KEATTI.E 

Pant«ff«« 

OIntaro 

Harry Coleman 
Fein A Tennyson 
lAPetlt Rev 
Gordon A Healy 
Tom Gibbons 

VANCOL'VEB. 

Pantages 

The Cromwells 
Herman A Briscos 
Dalton A Craig 
ties Gollis 3 
B«"n Barton Rev 

BELXINGHAM 

■Vaudeville 
Passing Parade 

TACOMA 

Ptintages 

Wfcbcr & Elliott 
Wilfred DuUols 
Spectai'ular 7 
El Cota 

Dobba Clark A D 
Bway to Dixie 

PORTLAND, ORE. 

Pant Ages 

Relbinl k Nagfl 
Renietti & Gray 
-Aleko 
rorothy Lfwis 
Alfxandrla (1T»era 
Dorothy Niclson 

Travel 

n»ni«^i) ^ Dolls 
Hinaldo 
Corradini's Animals 

WAN PKANCISCO 

* P»niagr4 

♦Sunday opening) 
winton Ilros 
.'oHfH &■ Svlvo^ter 
' aTr>l A VoktK 
•' Towel) «; 



LowisA Brown 
Knowles A Whit* 
Harry Downing 
Marion Claire 
Long Tack Sam 
Les Gladdens 

OODEN, UTAH 
Orphenm 

(ie-20) 

Peon & Mltzie 
Purcella A Ramsey 
Juliet DIka 
Clay Crouch Co 
Kranz A White 
3 Falcoms 
Zlska 

COI.O. SPRINGS 

Bums 

(13-14) 

(Same bill plays 

Pueblo 16-16) 
McBanns 
Conlcy-A Francis 
Telephone Tangle 
Gallarlnl Sis 
Warren A O'Brien 
Gautier's Toy Shop 

OMAHA, NEB. 

W«rid 

(Saturday opening) 
Martinett 
Early A Lalght 
Class A Brilliant 
Geo Mayo 
Francis Renault 
Dance Evolutions 

KANSAS CITY 

Pantage* 

(Saturday opening) 
Laura Devlne 
Frankio A J'shnny 
H Seymour Co 
Chiiok Haas 
('nllnhan A Bliss 
Whitehead A Band 

TOLEDO 

Rivoli 

(Sunday oponinp ' 
•Lottie Mayer 
Joe Rob<»rts 
Harry Hrwley' 
Dan<intr Humphys 
Polly I-ou l>re 
Whirlwind 3 

INDIANAPOLIS 

Lyric 

(Sunday opining) 
All' n f Taxio 
Sill Gold 
Honeymoon Ship 
Mor»r«n A nay 
I'asfloton A Miuk 
Sp''«'drr8 

COLI Mill S 

Jiamca 



JUDGMENTS 

(The fiitt name it judgment deMori 
creditor and amount follou:) ' 

Taka It from Ma, Inc.; Sweeney's 
Llthoirraph Co., Inc.; $269.71. 

Catharina Curtis; Luce's Press 
Clipping Bureau: $43.90. 

Burr Melntcah; C. E. GKpln; 
$329.40. 

Sacond National Picturaa Corp'n; 
Commercial Prlntinir Co., fhc; 
$286.90. 

Am. Releasing Corp'n; S. Levy et 
al.; $951.45. 

Law Fields; L. A, Blumbere: $1,- 
534.25. 

Hayea Music Co.; Crown Music 
Co., Inc.; $254.96. 

Harry Paasa; Pacific Bank; 
$373.70. 

Strona Racord Co., Inc.; Staats- 
Herold Corp'n; $177.95. 

Sanger A Jordan, lnc.{ P. O. 

Woodhouse ; $1.63*J.66. 

Rudolph Valentino Quglianni; 
Roman Bronze Works; $189.40. 
' Josaph A. Physioc; C. A. Balis- 
berg; $104.34. 



INCORPORATIONS 

New York Chartara ' 

Columbia Thaatra of Cleveland, 
Manhattan, $50,000; J. I. Goodstein, 
B. Nurlck, Z. Schwartz. (Attorney, 
/. I. Goodstein, 160 Broadway.) 

E. N. Roy Pictures Corp., Manhat- 
tan, $125,000; J. and £. and J. Zar. 
(Attorney, L. Wolf son, 299 Broad- 
way.) 

Russian Musical and Art Circle 
of New York, Manhattan, $30,000; 
W. W. Boulmiatro, D. Sachln. (At- 
torney, A. A. McAllister, 2 Rector 
street.) ' 

Carl Fischer, Manhattan, make 
musical instruments, $1,300,000; W. 
S. and A.- Fischer, H. Gerson. (At- 
torneys, Stroock & Stroock, 141 
Broadwafr.) 

South Shora Thaatra Corp., Man- 
hattan, motion pictures, $10,000; R 
E. Maben, - A. Mannheim, C. P. 
Kramer. (Attorneys, Roe, Lilly St 
Kramer, 58 Pine street.) 

Rome ExhibitorSf Manhattan, mo- 
tion picture films, $10,000; A. Berk- 
owitz, H. M- Kreder, P. G. Relf. 
(Attorney, J. M. Rudy, 41 E^ast 42d 
street.) 

Brandell A Falix, Manhattan, 
amu.sements, $10,000; W. Brandell, 
S. Felix, H. Pincus. (Attorneys. 
Kendler & Goldstein, 1540 Broad- 
way.) 

Kahn Ergraph Film* Corp., Man- 
hattan, $25,000; H. Kahn. R. Lea- 
son, J. Acaleo. (Attorney. E. I. 
Gottlieb, 140 Nassau street.) 

Tramac Productions, Inc., Man- 
hattan, theatre managers, $5,000; J. 
McWilliams, W. J. McKenna. H. J. 
McCormack. (Attorney, H. H 
Banks, 38 Park Row.) 

Alliad Concert Bureau, Inc., Man- 
hattan, musical, $500; A. Rabino- 
witz. A. Tlshkowsky, N. Shulman. 
(Attorney, N. Shulman, 305 Broad- 
way.) 

Binghamton Thaatra Co.. Blng- 
hamton, N. Y., manage theatres, 
$200,000; N. Kornblite. Binghamton; 
D. Cohen, Binghamton; Ia A. De- 
Graff. Dalton, Pa. (Attorney, R. W. 
Meeker, Binghamton, N. Y.) 

Mindrayar Productions, Inc., Man- 
hattan, theatrical managers, $15,- 
000; B. Goldreyer. C. J. Mulligan, 
M. Saltz. (Attorneys, Wittenberg, 
BIckerton & Fleisher, 220 We^t 42d 
street.y 

Q. A. H. Pictures Corp., Manhat- 
tan, motion pictures. $20,000; J. 
Noble, J. Powers, A. L. Crey. (At- 
torney, A. H. T. Banzhaf. 130 West 
42d street.) 

Qus Edwards Sunbonnet Co., Inc., 
Manhattan, dramatic entertainment, 
500 shares, non par value; $2,500; 
Gus Edwards, L. A. Edwards, Ben 
Edwards. (Attorneys, Bricsen & 
Schrenk, 50 Church street.) 

Bacia Thaatra Corp^ Manhattan. 
Motion pictures, theatre, newspaper 
publishing; capitaJ^S.OOO; directors, 
E. F. Baxter, May 9pero and William 
KesBler. 

Stella Films Corp., Bronx. Film 
production; capital. $20,000; direct- 
ors, Gina Catalano, Stella Catalano 
and Nunzio Garra. 

West Virginia Charters 

Lyric Operating Co., Huntington, 
W. Va., motion pictures, $10,000; A. 
B. Hyman, ^. J. Hyman, S. L. Hy- 
man; J. S. Silbersteln, C. E. Tipton. 

State Operating Co., Huntington, 
W. Va., motion picturoR.»$10.000: A. 
B. and S. J. and S. L. Hyman, J. 
Silbersteln. -. 

Delaware Charters 
Lakb Superior Theatre Cc airmse- 
mrnts, $.JO,000; K. A. Fnrni. AV. F. 
Dacey, F. A. Wright, Duluth. Minn. 
(Corporation Service Co.) 

American Music Sales Co., Wil- 
mington, phonograplia. $50,000. (Del- 
aware Registration Trust Co.) 

Music Service Co., Wilmington, 
$10,000. (Delaware Kegi.st ration 
Trust Co.) 

Capital Increases 

Goldwyn Finance Corp., Manhat- 
tan. $2.').000 to $l0n,flOO. 

Paramount Amusement Co., ^f 1 
hatt.»n. $25,000 to $55,000. 



MUSIC MEN 



The New York music publishers 
won a sweeping victory In a whole- 
sale series of 39 suits again«t Penn- 
sylvania picture exhibitors, as a re- 
sult of which the special maater 
appointed by the court ordered that 
S2 of the complainants be awarded 
$250 damages each. $150 counsel 
fees in each case and other costs. 
The defendants also are ordered to 
pay $2,000 fees to Walter C. Doug- 
las, the special master, Ln addition 
to which they are enjoined from 
further using any of the copyrighted 
music controlled by the pnintiffs. 

The other seven defendants were 
found to be the wrong parties sued 
and the publishers will reinetltute 
actions against the proper de- 
fendants. These cases are Harms 
vs. William Cohen: Broadway Music 
Corp. vs. same; R«nick ve. Michael 
Stiefel; Shapiro-Bernstein vs. same; 
Peist vs. George Herman; Broad- 
way Musio Corp. vs. Samuel B. 
Blatt; Feist vs. Charles Segall. 

The Pennsylvania exhibltora were 
chiefly segregated around Phila- 
delphia, Germantown and adjacent 
territory; The stata exhibitors body 
defended all suita aa a test case. 

The special master's report saya 
in part: "While counsel for the sev- 
eral respondents have vigorously 
contested the various suits, de- 
manding full proof and interpoeing 
many technteal objections, they have 
submitted no requests for findings 
or conclusions, nor have they sub- 
mitted a brief. The facts present 
no real difficulty ; nor do I find on 
an examination of the authorities 
that there is any great doubt as to 
the law." 



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The new Victor Talking Machine 
jK)licies of makingfl weekly releases 
an a>] numbers and double-facing the 
Red Seals is to be Inangurated Sept. 
21. At .present the records are re- 
leased the first of each month, with 
a special supiyiement of six records 
coming out the fifteenth. Dealers 
and publishers herald the plan as 
one that will bring about a greater 
volume in the sale of Victor records. 

The company announces that ad- 
vertising ' matter Ad bulletins will 
be distributed weekly Instead of 
monthly. The coupling of the bet- 
ter-class numbers Is also expected 
to be an improvement. 




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Jimmy Clark, of the professional 
department of Irving Berlin, is act- 
ing as manager of the band and or- 
chestra department there following 
"Taps." 



Benny Davia. songwriter and 
singer, has signed with the Emerson 
record company. He will record 
exclusively for that make. 



n»> Pfron 1 
<*r<-nin K- Hart 
• 'arl M'MJuI.'oukIi 
Dummies 
WaltT W'^^m'" 
.'••h<»ll<(i of ArT«J.v 

l»KTIU)IT 
Kesrnt 



R^pnl & Mooro 
fforl 3 

I'rlncfton A V»Tiion 
.Marriax'' - l^lvof <,• 
Mllei 

SSvatiM A: AVl)5i(in 
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E. B. Marks A Co. announce that 
its "March of the Siamese" has 
been incorporated as a special ac- 
companying selection for Para- 
mount'e "Lawful Larceny'' film. 

William H. Penn, lately manager 
of the recording laboratory of the 
PatlvB Phonograph Co., has bough( 
an interest in the Ajax Press Print- 
ing Co.. New York, and will hence- 
forth devote all his time to this 
business. 



Josoph J. Hodupp. as assignee of 
Reese D. Evans, has filed a $1 3,602. 4<S 
attachment In the New York Su- 
preme Court against the Standard 
Music Roll Co. The money l» 
claimed as a balance on a $25,000 
loan which Evans guaranteed from 
the Atlantic National Bank. New 
York. The Standard is an affiliated 
company of the Arto Co., disk record 
manufacturers. _ 



Max Leibowlts has instituted . 
Federal Court proceedings rtgainsi ' 
the Columbia Graphophone Co. and 
Naftale Brandwine for an injunction 
and an accounting on "Turkish Bul- 
garish," composed and copyrighted 
by Leibowitz Sept. 18, 1922. Brand- 
wine is alleged to have unauthor- 
izedly played and recorded the 
number ff r the Columbia records 
January, 1923. 



The Strong Record Co.. Inc., had 
an involuntary petition in bank- 
ruptcy f^led against it by three cred- 
itors, chief among whom is Edward 
Lyman BUI, Inc.. publKshr^rs of a 
musical trade paper, on a $250 claim 
for advertising. The company, 
which had a New York address at 
206 Fifth avenue. New York, and a 
plant at Point Pleasantvillo. N, J., 
specialized in foreign recordings. It 
had paid the first quarterly royalty 
stat*>m<^nts to the pubUshrr.^, hut de- 
faulted on the others. The srhed- 
ules tstimate avajlai>l(» a.^pefs in 
Now Yqrk at about $1,000 and lia- 
bilities b<^tween $40,000 and $50,000. 
The bankruptcy is nllertod to have 
born incur rod by pormitting L*"opf»ld 
Slng'T 1') secure an $18,250 attach- 
ment again.st the company. 

Thomas H. Haskorvillo has boon 
appointed receiver and Petor H. Ol- 
noy, Jr . spoolal commlsslonor to ex- 
amine A.Iolf Haworlnnd' r and 
Tlonry (Jlaue, pro.sldent and 'reas- 
urer of the company. 



E. IJ. Marks announors )\v will 
exploit a number of 'idaes ' com- 
posit Ions- nliich seem 10 »>♦• the raK** 
with the merhanieal". Some <»f the 
f»ld H^ln«la^l indiKo numb^^in, ljk< 
"Ti«5homlnKo," "Shimmo-sha-'A.'ib- 
blc" an«l <,'orlnno "blues." will a^raln 
bo )f'<ord«d for the talkini; ma- 
chines. A number of now ^ong- 
l(a\e jii'M) ho«n added to thiv ^pe• 
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< The long cherished plan of the White Rats to supply bOQklngg to 
' inanagers direct was ready to start. The orBaiilitatlon announced that its 

office would open for business Aug. 20 in the Shubert building. The stlp- 

iulatlon was made that all managers who took the service should accept 
'jthe Rats' form of contract. It was declared arrangements had been 

inade with four managers, representing 30 weeks. 

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' Dan McAvoy, who had suffered a stroke and had been an mvalid for 
months was so far recovered as to plan a vaudeville reappearance. . . . 
Abe Reynolds, comedian, and his wife, Babette Berg, were parted by a 
court decree. ■■■'..'.'.;' ••■''.■■■\. . •■.'■■■■•■■.■•''. 

' The exchange of England and America In acts continued briskly. Seven 
turns from the SUtes made their debuts in London, while William Morris 
announced he has booked 40 American acts for English engagements 
during the falL The London openings were Carlton Macy and Maude 
Hall, Emma Frttoci« and l»er "Arabs," Warren and Brockway, Cornalla 
•nd Eddie, Donovan and Arnold and Ward and Harrington. Tom Nawn 
and company were another. 

Leaders in all fields of the theatre were holding conferences looking to- 
ward a protective organization. At one of the sessions these showmen 
were represented or present in person: E. P. Albee, Max Anderson, Martin 
Beck, Klaw & EU-langer, gam Scribner, L. Lawrence Weber. P. O. Wil- 
liams and Charles Frohman. 

^ ... ... 

Billy Rock and Maude Fulton returned from Europe, bringing a novelty 
dance number for vaudeville. It was called the Apache dance. . . . 
Fred Walton had scored an Impressive success with his turn, •'Cissy's 
Dream," in which Walton did a wooden soldier, and he was booked for 
lour months in Berlin. • ,; — 



Tony Pastor's theatre had been abandoned as an institution for months, 
and the vaudeville managers had just approached the dean to make a 
vaudeville appearance In other houses. He was considering it. -* 

A meeting of the Orpheum Theatre & Realty Co. was called for the 
near future to consider the issue of $2,000,000 additional bonds. It was 
the plan of President Morris Meyeif eld, Jr., to have the circuit own its own 
houses in all stands instead of having* to deal with landlords in some spots. 
The company had outstanding stock to the value of |2, 500,000 and $1,600,- 
000 bonds. 

"Variety's editorial page was headed by this note. "Will 'Blanche' Inform 
VLB of her name and address." A series of anonymous rhymed reviews 
had been received by Variety signed only "Blanche" and bearing no 
address. In response to the prihted request a youthful Long Island 
school teacher named Blanche Merrill disclosed her 'identity, and the 
rhymed reviews became a regular feature of the paper. 

Ous Edwards sponsored Alice Hanson In a vaudeville sketch entitled 
•*The Cash Girl.** , . . The United Booking offices had long threatened 
to elimmate the agent, but nothfng had come to «the surface In that 
direction so far. .%. . . 



Reprinted verbatim: "The Karno Comedy company will arrive In New 
York within a week or so for a return engagement. Charley Chapman 
(right), an Englishman, will replace Billy Recve% a« 'the drunk' in the 
•Music Hair act** (Later Charlie Chaplin.) r -f ■■;■ . .^ ^ 



HerbArt Brenon and Helen Downing (Mrs. Brenon) were a sketph team 
in vaudeville. So were Jamea fi. and Lucia Cooper, although they had 
just shelved a new turn, which required too many people. . ' 

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The International Artists' Lodge of Germany had declared a boycott 
against several Berlin houses, and had just acquired the Apollo in that 
cKy to operate on its own account. It was the outcome of a row between., 
the performers and th<» managers. 

Joe Coyne was a big hit in London. Billy Could was sailing tlie follow- 
ing week to see what he could do. 

Contracts filed with the Interstate Commerce Commls.qfon disclosed 
that the Barnum A^ailey show had 79 cars; Gentry Bros., 9 cars; Cos- 
mopolitan circus, IS cars; Gollmar Bros., 32 cars. 



H. H. Tammen owned the Denver "Post," and Otto Floto was a Den- 
ver man. They were Interested in the Sells-Floto clrcu.*'. So the ''Post" 
panned the Bamum-Balley circus, which showed in Colorado territory 
under the Ringling management for the first time. 



Carnivals beginning to creep into the weekly news budget. J. S. Berber 
had taken over the huge top of the Coney Island Hippodrome enterprise, 
which went into bankruptcy, and proposed to operate his carnival attrac- 
tions under its huge expanse. The shows were booked in for four-day 
and week stands for the benefit of local organizations. 



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The Ringllngs gave up their half, of the Barnum-Balley offices on 22d 
Btreot. "The Buffalo BUI people declined to assume the entire suite, and 
for the first time New York was without a circus headquarters. Also 
Jeft Callan was without an occupation for 20 minutes, moving into New 
England to take charge of a Keith picture house. 



The "Cohan and Harris Minstrels" had its premiere in New York at 
^he New York theatre. The cast, which represented about $7,000 on the 
pay roll, had Frank Morrell, Waterbury Bros, and Tenny, Eddie Leonard, 
George Thatcher, Rice and Prevost, George Evans, Julian Eltlnge. 

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There were more bicycle acts then than now. One of the best was 
Bessie Valdare's troup of girls, playing Henderson's, Coney Island, this 
week. There weren't so many houses running in the summer time, either. 
Hammersteln's roof, Henderson's, Brighton Beach Music hall and the Fifth 
Avenue about made up the list. To keep occupied, one of Variety's re- 
viewers had to travel all the way to Pleasure bay, back of Long Branch, 
N. J., where Freeman Bernstein was operating an outdoor specialty show 
headed by May Ward. 



The retirement 10 days before of W. E. Gllmore from the Edison Co. 
put the skids under a scheme framed by Mark Luescher and L. Lawrence 
Weber to consolidate the picture business. Tho plan Included the ellml- 
ratlon of superfluous store shows and guarantees for the elimination of 
competition from legitimate and vaudeville houses with the established 
exhibitor. With this rivalry out of the way. It was intended to con- 
solidate the j)roducer8 and renters in a central organization, all branches 
of which promised to be r*^"^"*^' * 



The first intimation was given of a forthcoming consolidation of the 
Edison and Biograph factions. They kept up an appearance of hostility, 
but it w^3 recognized that business reasons would bring them promptly 
together shortly. 

Interviewed as to the condition of the picture buslnesi^, ff. n. Marvin, 
vlco-prc'^ident of the American Biograph, said: . "The picture business 
Is going forward and improving itself. In my opinion, the tendency to- 
ward sensationalism In subjects is but temporary, and the reaction 
will ^ot in toward the purely dramatic with scenarios of merit or teased 
en v.^v\\:.\'. fill iif.'-h'f '1 l.v iiithor.s of repute* • . . 



BZWS OT DAILIES 

While Buddl* Kane, comedian, 
was pe'rformlnir at the Gayoeo the- 
atre, Kansas Cltj, July tl, he was 
recognized by a Dr. Radcllfte. seated 
in the audience, as one of the ban- 
dits who held up the People's State 
Bank at Dodson May 29 and got 
away with $1,600. The doctor and 
his wife remained for the second 
show, moved closer to get a good 
look and then rushed out for the 
police. Kane was arrested and Iden- 
tified by a depositor of the bank 
who had been present at the time 
pt the hold-up. 

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Evefyn Nesbit was fined $50 Aug. 
1 by Chancellor Robert H. Ingersoll 
of Atlantic City, who adjudged her 
guilty of contempt of court in con- 
nection with a charge made against 
her -several months ago. She was 
charged with disregarding an in- 
junction that had been issued as a 
result of a quarrel between two cab- 
aret proprietors as to who had the 
right to her professional services. 

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The Triangle theatre In Greenwich 
Village opened a new bill Aug. 6 un- 
der the direction of Kathleen Klrk- 
wood. Mario Badillo, Mexican actpr. 
Is appearing In "The Birthday of the 
Infanta." 



Jacinto Benavente, Spanish play- 
wright, has announced that he will 
devote all of his time writing for 
the United States, although offers 
for his services have been made to 
him by producers In several- Euro- 
pean countries. 



Hilda Ferguson, who lived with 
Dorothy Keenan, the Broadway 
model who was found murdered five 
months ago. labeled as "silly" re- 
ports that she knew more about tffe 
mysterious murder case than sne 
would admit. Miss Ferguson, a 
showgirl formerly In "The Music 
Box Revue." recently returned from 
Europe and refused to impart any 
Information te reporters who met 
her at the pier. 



Morris Gest lias signed Eleanore 
Duee, the Italian trag>edlenne, for a 
farewell to the stage In New York 
In October In •XJltta Morta," by her 
former lover, Qabrlele d'Annunzlo, 
the great ];>oet. soldier and play- 
wright. . . 



•T<a Garconne,** the highly Im- 
moral book that cost its author, 
Victor Margueritte, his membership 
in th^ French Legion of Honor, has 
been made into a motion picture 
and is being dlstHbuted in Holland. 
It Is said that copies are ready to 
be put on the market In America, 
England, Germany and other coun- 
tries. This has aroused a storm of 
protest, as the film is reported to 
be most indecent and degrading to 
French womanhood. 



After six years of continual effort. 
Morris Gest, New York theatrical 
manager, has succeeded in rescuing 
21 of his kin from Bolshevik Russia. 
They include his parents, two sis- 
ters and their children. They are 
resting in Berlin preparatory to 
coming to the United States. . 



Mrs. Mary Anne McGraw, former 
"Follies'* girl and divorced wife of 
Howard A. McGraw, who. died re- 
cently, has won the first round in 
the fight revolving around the 
$80,000 estate left her by his will 
A Detroit judge has admitted the 
will to probate over the objections 
of the lawyers of the decedent's 
brother, who is contesting It The 
couple were married eleven years 
ago and divorced when he returned 
from the war and found her on the 
stage. , . 

The Atage hands' union has ob- 
tained a general wage scale increase 
of 20 per cent, from the theatrical 
managers, effective Sept. 1. The 
union has been waiting for three 
years to ask for the raise, deferring 
its demands until recently because 
of slow theatrical conditions. The 
average increase will be $12.50 a 
week. 



SPORTS 




Paddy O'Connor, manager of the 
Hartford Eastern League Club, Is 
laughing hoarsely these days as he 
thinks of the quirk of fate which 
prompted him to sign with the Con- 
necticut team, after he was con- 
sidered a failure in Albany. O'Con- 
nor has had Hartford up on the top 
since the early part of the race, 
although New Haven Is now threat- 
ening to displace It. Albany, with. 
Bill Rodgers as its manager, is in 
sixth place and headed lower, with 
a record of 24 defeats in the last 
30 games played up to Sunday. 

O'Connor was raszed merrily by 
the fans in Albany, who considered 
him a joke as manager. He went 
to Hartford this season and, wijh 
practically the same line-up as the 
nine had last year when it finished 
in the second division, has set the 
pace for all the other clubs in the 
Eastern circuit. Recent injuries to 
two of his best players and the re- 
call of two pitchers by big league 
clubs has weakened the team ma- 
terially. Last week, however,' 
O'Connor secured Lou Gehrig, for- 
mer Columbia star, from the Yan- 
kees, and Walsh, an outfielder. 
Gehrig is playing first base In place 
of Jerry Berlanger, who Is out of the 
game with a broken leg. 



With the capture of two boys as 
they were In the act of climbing 
into the theatre, the end of a series 
of robberies in the dressing rooms 
of the National theatre, Bronx, was 
predicted. During the last year and 
a half $2,500 worth of jewelry, and 
cash had mysteriously dlsappeat:^d. 
The l>oy«, Edward Kelly, 16, and 
John Ro3S, 15, have been held for 
triaL 



Myrtle C. Bauers, film actress, has 
reported to the police of Atlantic 
City the theft of $50,000 worth of 
jewelry from her summer apartment 
there. She says that rn intruder 
jimmied a service door during her 
absence last Saturday and stole a 
diamond ring and several heirlooms. 



Lee Shubert has completed ar- 
rangements for the appearance in 
New York in October of Sir John 
Martin-Harvey and his entire Lon- 
don company. Shakospoartt and 
other classic plays will be given. 
Martin -Harvey last appeared here 
In 1914. 



Elsie Janis has signed a contract 
with R. E. Johnston for a concert 
tour beprinning Oct 15. The pro- 
gram will Include Imltatlona, char- 
actor Konga, chansons and co.<*iume 
d.^nce'5?. A sfkerMl rompiny c#sl.>?t» 



Harry RIconda, third basemen on 
Connie Mack's Athletics, has been 
ordered to forego playing basketball 
this winter. It Is reported. Bucky 
Harris, of Washington, has» been 
given similar orders. Thft Athletics 
have several other basketball per- 
formers in their line-up, but noth- 
ing has been said about these, men 
playing the game during the off- 
season. 

Frank Brugg, second string 
catcher, has long been a star bas- 
ket tosser; Ogden. the pitcher, is 
a "cage" man, as are one or two 
others on the team. 

It is hard to believe that RIconda 
would give up the sport at which 
he Is such a star, and which nets 
him big money, unless. the Philadel- 
phia Ball Club gave him an in- 
crease in salary, balancing off 
what he would stand to lose if he 
did not play basketball. Even if 
that were so — and it doesn't seem 
likely In view of Mack's well known 
penchant for paying small salaries 
— It Is not easy to imagine RI- 
conda withstanding the temptation 
to participate In basketball games 
during the off season for baseball. 
Of course If Philadelphia bound 
him by contract to stay away from 
the cage, he would have to do it 

From the club's point of vlew^ 
Riconda's non-participation in the 
winter sport would be an excellent 
thing, for he has sustained many 
Injuries to his legs while playing It 
in past seasons. Last year he wajB 
out, of the game for several months 
with a. bad knee and much of the 
time he did play It was against 
his physician's advice. 

Professional basketball Is mighty 
rough, especially as RIconda and 
others in the east play It. It takes 
a heavy toll In injuries to the arms 
and legs, which are so important to 
the success of a baseball player. 
RIconda, who Is one of the great- 
est guards basketball has ever 
known, has frequently played In 
three leagues at the same time and 
appeared In 4^e line-up of Inde- 
pendent teams besides. This re- 
quired hlm to play every night and 
twice on Sunday sometimes, and to 
travel during the day. A salary of 
$50 to $76 a game is said to have 
been nothing unusual for him. 



Ing of a tenor, violinist and pianist 
has been engaged. 



Louise* Groody on her arrival 
home from Europe last iveek said 
that she could not understand why 
such a fuss was being made merely 
because she was the wife (third 
one) of W. F. McGee, one of the 
principals in the recent "old oaken 
bucket shop" scandal. She denied 
any knowledge of the much dis- 
cussed "million and a half." 



According to Dr. Max Rrav, band 
manager and theatrical promoter, 
the classical compositions of the 
world's greatest musicians arc in 
the reach of the mass of people if 
they arc snorted at them in j.izz 
form. He has organized a com- 
bined band and orchoatra to give 
jazzy renditions of the cla.sslc*, pre- 
dicting that It will bring about a 
musical revolution. By this rather 
peculiar method, to eay the loast. he 
hopes to popularize all the greatest 
musical compositions. 



Upon her return to this country 
last week Elsie Fergu.«»on, actress, 
refused to di.soufls either her recent 
divorce from Thomas B. Clarke In 
Paris or her rumored engagement to 
Frederick WorUf^k. BrUish intor. 



Ths National Vaudevllto ArtlsU 
won their second victory over thi 
Emeralds of Troy, Sunday, v»he» 
they pounded Prangley for 16 hlt» 
and put over 12 runs to their op. 
ponent's 7. Every man on tht 
team except' Renahan had one q* 
more hi^i. The N. V. A. nine de- 
feated the Emeralds a week am 
Sunday by a score of 5 to 4 in ^ 
12-inning game. The actors woa 
two out of three games last week. 
They defeated Stamford and Taa« 
nersville and lost to Larry Doyle'ji 
Glens Falls team. ' - i 



Wilbur Mack won the N. V. iL 
gold finals on the Mt Vernon, N. Y 
Country Club course. Mack's scort 
was 37 and 41 (78). A large gallery 
fo.lowed the play. 



^1 

"Bugs" Baer refu.sed to consld^i 

James J. Cor'bett's oi)eratJon for herif 
nla seriously. When Gentleman Jimi 
who Is a fellow-scribe on the New 
York '-American," taxied to a hospi- 
tal the incident was mentioned at 
the Friars' Club. "Bugs" listened 
and countered with the report that 
he "heard when they opened Jim up 
they found one of Jim Jeffries gloves 
inside." ^ 

Eastern League managers are not 
all getting along with their men this 
season. Two shifts were made last 
week on account of friction between 
players and pilots. Chick Gagnon, 
former Holy Cross star, was trans- 
ferred from New Haven to Pitts- 
field because he could not hit It 08 
with Manager "Wild Bill" Donovan, 
and Tommy Carrigan was releasetT 
on option to the Rocky Mountain 
(N. C.) club because he was at 
swords' points with Manager Her» 
man Bronkle, of Waterbury. Gag« 
non Is one of the best Infielderf ia 
the Eastern League, a .300 hitter, a 
fine defensive player, ybung and' 
smart. He Is the property of ClariC 
Griffith's Washington club, ott 
which he was being grrommed XtMi*. 
spring to fill the shoes of Roget' ; 
Peckinpaugh. 

Fans report Donovan "rode* 
Gagnon, who is of the quiet type. 
Unless the signs are wrong, he 
should stick with Washington next 
year.' ,r 

In* the case of Pitcher Carrigaa 
the t>ad feeling between him and 
Manager Bronkle reached the point 
when they came to blows at ths 
close of a game In Albany recently. 
Carrigan was taken out of the t>os 
in the ninth inning when Albany 
staged a rally that won the jramsk 
Bronkle, apparently highly excited 
over the loss of the contest sCfuek 
Carrigan on the field in full view of 
fans along the third base bleachera 
The twlrler Returned the blow, but 
before f urtheiNjiamage could le done 
other players Intervened. Neither 
of the men were fined or disciplined 
so far as Is known. It waa the sec- 
ond time Manager Bronkle haid 
struck a pitched on his team whii* 
playing in Albany, according to 
storlea Fans In the grandstand 
could hear him "calling" men whtf 
were at the bat 



Cabaret owners at Juare*, Mer^ 
ico, are on the qui vive with reCp< 
ercnce to a fight that Is on at pres- 
ent over the order to close eadi 
night the international bridge con- 
necting It with El Paso, Texas. Bl 
Paso citizens who own interests la 
Juarez want the bridge closed s$ 
about 8 or 9 o'clock as long S|S 
gambling exists in Juarez. Ths 
statement was made that mors 
than $10,000 a day was dropped bT 
American tourists In ^Juarez on va- 
rious gambling games. This, It is 
contended, not only gives the town 
a black eye, but causes a loss of 
business to the cabarets, these be- 
ing maintained with high-priced 
chorus girls, professional hostesses 
and dancing girls. The lucrative 
business of the Americans would 
be a thing of the past if the early 
closing order were put Into effect. 

This same condition exists at 
Matamora5». Mexico, opnoslts 
Brownsville, Texas. Gambling 

houses here re-opened and as a re- 
sult Mexican officials closed the in- 
ternational bridge temporarily. 
This w.as the fourth time gamblini 
has been resumed in Matamora* 
since President Obregon ordered 
the closing of ports JfT night m bor- 
der towns permitting open g:xmb» 
ling. Officials nnnounce that in the 
event ganjliling hou.ses are agaio 
opened, the l4idge will be cloieo 
|)oimanently. " ^ ^^ \ 

Other towns arf'vted by th^^-orffff ■ 
are Villa Acuna, o|)posite Del RW 
Piedras Negras, opposite Eagw 
P.1.H8, and Tia Junm. In lower Calr 
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Only three women at the Majestic 
Ikis we«k. but In apite of this the 
bm Is a very good one. George 
Dameral and Myrtle Vail are head- 
Kied, and their many Chicago 
i^ands are making the engagement 
% notable one. E. Joseph Shad- 
Iflck's Mlnneaqpolans, an 11 -men 
JMu orchestra, la the biggest fea- 
bre, and different "from others at 
Ikls house recently, playing higher 
riass numbers and making more for 
liym phonic marking: than tb&ordif 
lary jazz band. '.;• 

» Curtis' Beat Friends, animal act, 
U the Palace and State-Lake re- 
■intly, opens. The neatness of the 
lalmals and the well-dreesed men 
irho present it make the attraction 
Utrltorious, while the tricks pre- 
mnted are satisfactory. Fairman 
uid Furman have the act with 
•rbich the team name has been 
kdentifled for many years, and regis- 
ter nicely. George Stanley and 
Kater (Gladys Dlx) present a 
lOtithern review, highly entertaln- 

Clark and Boots, with Clark 
wlginally of Clark and Verdi, reap 
nany laughs for their Italian char- 
acters. Clark has a world of per- 
Kmality and has capable assistance 
!lrom his new partner. George 
Dameral and Myrtle Vail are hold- 
•g the stage as long as 22 minute« 
It some performances. Dameral 
ings "Gold Diggers" and "It Doesn't 
Hean a Thing," and assists Ml«8 
^ail in her rendition of "Down iA 
»«w Orleans" and "Louisville Lou." 
ilss Vail makes ah attractive stage 
>lcture and makes the lack of 



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women on the bill pass unnoticed. 

The Minneapolane have more 
drums than the usual ond and four 
clarinets Instead of the usual two 
or three. The organization is 
strong musically and its program is 
well Uked. * 

Charles Althoff registered bis 



afternoon and graciously announced 
Miss Clark,. who followed him. She 
was also obliged to beg ott, urging 
as an excuse the show was runnlVig 
lohg. Martha Pryor was also forced 
to make a little speech, in Which 
ehe thanked the audience. The 
Three White Kiihns. with a lady 



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atlanYa , 41 

BALTIMORE 36 

BOSTON 41 

BUFFALO 36 

CHICAGO 35 

DENVER 40 

DETROIT 41 

DULUTH « 40 



INDIANAPOLIS 38 

KANSAS CITY 42 

LOS ANGELES 47 

LOUISVILLE 47 

SAN ANTONIO 38 

ST. LOUIS ♦ 40 

SYRACUSE 38 

WASHINGTON 36 



usual bit next to closing. The 
Three Alex, with a showy acrobatic 
act, bring the performance to a 
close. ^ 

Fagg and White and the Four 
Capps were extra acts on Sunday. 
Fagg and White provide lively en- 
tertainment, and when the woman 
removes a wig and gives the im- 
pression sh^ is a female Imper- 
flonator the audience is- given a sur- 
prise, though It has doubtful value, 
all things considered. The Four 
Capps have a newly arranged act, 
which is not running at its best as 
yet, but there is some good dancing 
and the young woman sings well. 



Three beAdliners at the Palace 
this week — Karyl Norman, Sylvia 
Clark and "The Son Dodgers," 
making its first appearance at this 
house. Karyl Norman, with prac- 
tically a new act, is the big favorite, 
but Sylvia Clark duplicates her suc- 
cess at this house woek of March 
11, and C. B. Maddock'e offering is 
all that could be desired of a big 
girl act. 

Norman had to beg off Sunday 



singing In the aisle, left the stage 
with the audience applauding. 

•Parlor, Bedroom and Bath" did 
not equal its success week c: July 
15 at the State-Lake. It got some 
laughs here, but hardly measured 
up to the usual comedy sketch. 

Swor and Conroy wbn high favor 
with "The Pleasure Seekers, an 
original Idea of a blackface act. 

Miss Pryor, with Eddie Fitzgerald 
at the piano, sang several numbers, 
one of which has so much talk that 
It is a near monolog. She has a 
splendid voice and puts over her 
numbeifl very well, although she 
claimed to have a bad throat when 
begging away from doing more. 

Gillette and Hita opened the ehow, 
replacing Kay, Hamlin and Kay, 
programmed, and their efforts were 
nicely received. Finks Mules closed. 
Although it was 5:15 when the act 
got started, it put the audience into 
a riot of laughter. 



With a triple headline bill the 
State-Lake offers this we<^k one of 
the best shows of the season. BilUe 
Shaw's Revue, Venita Gould, Harry 



Delf and J. Rosamond Johnson and 
Co. are the big names; but they are 
not the only hits, others sharing 
this honor with them. 

The bill got a good start ' with 
Sigsbee's Dogs, canines hard to beat. 
These doge deserved the applause 
they got. 

On second were Black and O'Don- 
nell, man and girl. The girl's violin 
playing was relished by the audi- 
ence. She could well do away with 
a great deal of her "prop" laugh, 
which is Overdone and which has a 
tendency to kill a gdod many laughs. 

William Edmonds and Co., No. 3, 
have an offering novel in construc- 
tion and holding enough laugh lines 
to make a good act. Edmonds' 
Italian cobbler is splendid; the girl 
who works with him deserves praise 
also, and surely should be entitled, 
to billing. Edmonds registered % 
solid hit. 

Harry Delf was more than wel- 
come and got away to a good start. 
J. Rosamond Johnson and colored 
singers, musicians and dancers were 
a tieat. Johnson offered nothing 
new tWs week, but what he does is 
different and was appreciated by 
the State-Lake patrons. 

Charlie Wilson and his nut com- 
edy were next to closing. V/ilson 



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has a boy with blm who helps out 
his act a great deal. ClOslnff tb« 
first show wer« Paga, Hack and 
Mack. They bave a way of "sell- : 
Ing" their work that makei tha' 
audience appreciate Its yalusi Not 
a persofi left the house until the 
finish of their offering. Shaw's Re- 
vue and Venita GouM were not eeen 
at^ls show. . 

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"RAINBO BLOSSOMS" 

With an All-Star. Cast and the Rainbo Beauty Chorus 

PAUL BIE8E, The Saxophons King, and His RAINBO ORCHESTRA 
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•xhibitor in Toledo, Is now man- 
aging the Regent In Flint, Mich., 
for W. 8. Butterfleld. 

The Lions theatre at Muskegon. 
iCich., will reopen Aug. 16 under thu 
management of Oeorge Murphjr. 

The Capitol, Winnipeg, reopened 
Monday with vaudeville and feature 
pictures, offering "Penrod and Sam" 
Mid six Pantagea acts. 



Vernon Young now has the Gary 
theatre, Gary, Ind. His first an- 



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ing shows and that the house will 
play vaudeville. Plays booked at 
Gary may be transferred to Ham- 
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BALTIMORE 

By ROBERT F. 8I8K 

CARLINS'S ARENA— De Wolf 
Hopper in "The Prince of Pllaen," 
second week. 

CENTURY— "Three Wise FooU." 

NEW— "Salomy Jane.- 

I' A R K W A Y— "The Heart of 
Wetona." 

OARDBN— Pop vaudeville and 
Charlie Chaplin in "Shanghaied." 

HIPPODROME— LoeWs vaude- 
ville and "A Front Page Story." 

"NVIZARD— ',«The Broad Road." 

METROPOLITAN— "Is Money 
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which later became famous be- 
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its cobblestone streets, has a new 
claim to posterity. Robert Garland 
in "The American" recalls that "Lit- 
tle Old New York," which Marion 
Davles has made famoiis in New 
York, first saw the light of day at 
Ford's theatre in 1920. ..^ 



An Interesfing newspaper compli- 
cation has arisen in local newspaper 
circles with an announce nent Sun- 
day by the "News" that they will 
begin the publication of a series of 
articles by Dr. Hendrlk Wlllem Van 
Loon, author of "The Story of Man- 
kind," and who is at present work- 
ing on ••The Story of the Bible." 

Immediately following his Jumr 
into fame after the publication of 
"The Story of Mankind." his stuff 
was syndicated by the Christy 
Walsh syndicate. He was also 
signed up by "The Sun" here to 
augment its staff, making Henry L 
Mencken and Van Loon its star 
writers. He is stUl on "The Sun." 
but is getting full page advertise- 
ments from •'The News" on his 
merits. The only change It has 
made with "The Sun" is the inser- 
tion of the line — member of "The 
Sun" editorial staff— under his ini- 
tials H. V. L., as his column is 
called. 1 . • 



Blake make a dip into vaudeville, 
while this week iypother colored 
team. Melirtda and Dade, is on the 
bill. 



BUFFALO 

By tlONEV BURTON 

William Sterrett. assistant man- 
ager of the Teck. has resigned. It 
is stated that Mr. Sterrett will man- 
age an out-of-town house for the 
Shuberta. » _ .,- 



The Gilbert Mlller-A. H. Woods 
production of "Casanova" is men- 
tioned as the possible opening at- 
traction for Ford's when It lets the 
shutters down Labor Day. At the 
Maryland next week Sissle and 



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Juliette Crosby, who will be mar- 
ried Sept. 1 to Arthur ITornblow. Jr., 
is well known in Buffalo, having 
at.<)eared here as a member of the 
.lessie Bonstelle stock for a num- 
ber of years. More recently she has 
appeared with Miss Bonstelle in her 
Detroit company. Miss Crosby ifl a 
native of Washington. D. C. 



It is reported the "Passion Pl;iy" 
being given by Canlslus College for 
six weeks this summer lo operating 
at a loss of over |1.000 weekly. The 
pageant, which is under the direc- 
tion of Eric ::;;"'.owden, was in re- 
hearsal for a fortnight before open- 
ing last month, and It is stated that 
t^ie stage handa received an average 
of over $150 per week for their work 
during the rehearsal period. At 
present the show is operating at the 
expense of $3,000 weekly, about half 
of which Is being paid to the mem- 
bers of the orchestra. 



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Wagon" win be .presented at the 
Majestic for two weeks«durlng Sep- 
tember brings to light an Interesting 
angle on the booking of tho feature 
■in Buffalo. M. Shea wtus previously 
understood to have been one of tTJe 
few exhibitors In the country whose 
contract for the Paramount group 
for the present sea.son (Including 
"The Covered Wagon") was con- 
firmed by Paramount. The Ma- 
jestic, at which "The Covered 
Wagon" will be seen here, is owned 
by the Shea Amu.semcnt Co. and 



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WASHINGTON, D. C. 

By HARDIE MEAKIN 

Washington's lejltlmnle hou 
are now all clo3ed. 



Baer of Keith's lipped over a niciil 
bit of publicity during the past 
week with a picture of Jean Van* 
ossi. of Willittms and Vanessl. ci 
the current bill, when he ran Vaa* 
essl's photo with nothing more thai 
a large fan for clothes in the 'Her- 
ald." having gotten ths plcturs br 
as an entry in the beauty contett* 
giving his own home 'address as 
that of the actress. It caused a 
real stir about town. ' 



Pictures: Loew's Palace — "AHqs 
Adams"; Moore's Rialto— "Wh«fi 
the North Begins"; CrandsM 
Metropolitan— "The Girl of thr 
Golden West"; IJoew's ColumbiOr- 
"The llagged Edge," with Alftsi 
Lunt. 



Wagnerian Opera Company Will 
come to I'oli's in October, givtaff 
"Ix)hensrin," "Melstar singer," "DIs 
Walkure." and "Figaro's Hochselt,* 
commencing October 15. ^ 



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tract with the "UNIT PRODUCING COMPANY, BARNEY GERARD, 
MGR.," called for thirty weeks' work, but all I worked was about six weeks, 
and then the "Funmakers," produced by the "UNIT PRODUCING COM- 
PANY, BARNEY. GERARD, MGR.," closed in Chicago and later wept 
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ING COMPANY, BARNEY GERARD, MGR., but was unsuccessful. I 
retained attorneys to arrange a release for me, but was told that the "UNlTi 
PRODUCING COMPANY, BARNEY GERARD, MGR., would con- 
sider a releaise for a cash consideration, which I refused. Shortly after this the 
"UNIT PRODUCING COMPANY, feARNEY GERARD, MGR.,*? tpdK 
a dive into those well-known waters, "IBANK-RUPT-SEA." jS S rf!"^ 

■ Last week, after stating my case to the Keith and Orpheum officials, I re-* 
ceived an Orpheum route. I take great pleasure in informing my friends in; 
the profession that I am again in the right kind of vaudeville, and that I opeit^ 
my tour Au^st 19th, Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco. A 

;^ This advertisement is inserted as a word of thinks to the Keith and 
Orpheum officials after I had received my- bookings, and it is merely an 
acknowledgment of the wonderful treatment I received after returning to thtf 
. Keith and Orpheum circuits following my awakening to the fact that "Play of 
Pay" is the only way. , v.^. ^ 

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friends in the profession will find a 
cordial welcome. Good food, 
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' i COAST FILM NEWS 

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not flgbt his wife'* auit for divorce 
filed recently in the eaat. 

Victor Schertalnger hai been 
loaned by Schuibergr to Metro for 
on* picture, "The Man Whom Life 
Passed By." 

Several film stars and stage play- 
ers appeared at a benefit at Am baa - 
aador Hotel Saturday for Los 

Amgeles orphans. 

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Harvey Gates, the writer, staged 
a mild battle with Universal officials 
over omission of his name on the 
screen as adapter of "Merry Go 
Round." Gates, not to be outdone, 



engaged a press agent who is tell- 
ing the world where the credit 
shoiild go. Universal, it is «aid. de- 
clined to use Gates' name for the 
reason that if they gave him credit 
the name of von Stroheim, who 
heli>etl prepare the production, also 
would have to go on the screen. 



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Prank H^ M. Dasey, scenario 
writer, was awarded $2,500 for loss 
of finger sustained in an auto acci- 
dent. The Southern Counties Gas 
Company was defendant Daxey 
sued for $50,000. Dasey claimed he 
suffered severu loss by humiliation 
and for slowing up of his type- 
writing speed. , 



Mrs. Margaret Caperfon. actress, 
was'feranted divorce from Arthur C. 
Caperton. Rona Lee, also actress, 
testified in favor of wife. 



Mildred Harris Chap/lin has ad- 
mitted she will marry a wealthy 
easterner in September. 



Jobya Ralston has signed a three - 
year contract to play leads with 
Harold Lloyd. Lloyd, by the way. 
began shooting his first independent 
picture (independent of Hal Roach) 
at the Hollywood studios Wednes- 
day. lU working title is, "Why 
Worry." • 



Players -Lasky litho department. Is 
here. He returns to New York, after 
conferring wiO\ studio executives 
regarding the Xall output. 

Herbert Grimwood, who opened 
two weeks ago as the Christus. lead 
in the Pilgrimage play in Holly- 
wood, left the cast Saturday night 
in favor of Henry Herbert, who JUst 
arrived from the east Herbert has 
played the role for some time but 
Gould not be here for the season's 
premiere. Grim wood has gone to 
New York. 



Famous Players in a string of local 
picture theatres, has returned to the 
city after a twO'-inonth vacation at 
Corpus Christi, Tex. 



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Several changes in policy are an- 
nounced at local dnatres, the most 
important of which' is the Rialto, a 
Sai)tikos house, taking on a split- 
week poIi<!y. and the Prlnceas, Fa- 
mous Players, announcing a split- 
week policy and at the same time 
discontinuing its orchestra. Thto 
leaves the Empire (F. P.) and Pal- 
ace (Santlkoe)*the only big first n|h 
theatres with an orchestra, although 
the Royal (F. P.). is playing a sum-, 
mer policy of cheap Xlrst-run pic- 
tureS'Until reverting to ^'stook pol- 
icy Labor Day. .- •*^:' \ -' ; 

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The Majestic, Interstate, an- 
nounces the preopening of the reg- 
ular season with "The Covered 
Wagon" for the week starting Aug. 
21 at $2 top. This brings ab^ut an 
unusual situation, as the Majestic 
is considered opposition by F. P. to 
their theatres here, and they them- 
selves own a road show house 
(Grand) here, into which it was pre- 
sumed "The Covered Wagon'* would 
be booked. 



United States Narcotic Squad re- 
ports 3$ prominent film players tn 
Hollywood • are drug addicts^ - The 
names have never been made public 
but are on file at the federal build- 
ing. 



Jackie Coogan has taken his 
father. Jack Coogan. and mother, 
and one or two of his staff to the 
Nevada mountains for a vacation. 
Jackie fooU the bill. 



Strange things happ^ In Holly- 
wood. Prances Marion, scenario 
writep, is confined to her home with 
whooping cough. : '„;^ 



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INDIANAPOLIS - 

By VOLNEY B. FOWLER 

MURAT— "The First Year," Walk- 
er Players * 

OARPIBLD MUNICIPAL THBA- 
TRB— "Rip Van Winkle," municipal 
stock company. 

ENGLISH'S— Dark. 



The play not having bfeen released 
to stock, Stuart Walker presented 
"The First Year" here this week for 
tbe first time, by special arrange- 
ment V(Mh John Golden. Ruth Ham- 
mond and Corbet Morris had the 
leads. . c - • 



O. Carlton Guy, director of the. 
municipal stock company, revived 
"Rip Van Winkle" at Brookslde 
open-air theatre last week. It 
proved one of the most popular bills 
the municipal players have offered, 
particularly to the kids. The »how 
ia being repeated this week at Gar- 
field miuniclpal theatre. . ,-■ .^.... 

, SAN ANTONIO 

By ALLAN WRIGHT ^ • 

Bill Lytie, associate owner with 



WANTED 



The Grand (F. P.), playing musi- 
cal tab through the summer at 10-20, 
is doing ths best business in town. 



The Palace announces the presen- 
taUon of a "HOnae Town F61UeA" 
on the same order as those held in 
the vaudeville bouses of the. east -so 
successfully last season. .The 
revue of local people will be backed 
with sufficient professional talent to 
carry it, and is being staged by 
George Burke under the manage-, 
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theatrical sfasbn ' here, with A! d^ 
Field's Mi hsti*«ls ixla^ing a three- 
day .ehgageMttt.' ^hich ends Satur- 
day. at the ;\>Fietinjr. While it U mi 
officially anno<ipced aa yet. tht m^. 
son will be started^ofC in full kwSm 
at the WietlBg the' last week « 
October,, ^ ; ^ 



Ten vaudeville acts have be«« 
booked for tha State .'Fair here ia 
September, an4 will be part of the 
•fcir's "ft-ee sh0^." Tfee arUats whs 
will appear for the week are: 
American Ace4, Hip Raymond aa4 
Mildred Maison. International AraH 
Apollo TriQ, Blum Brdthers. Frts- 
coe's Seals; Riding Wattona. Orig. 
inal A«tn&« Hill's Comedy Circus 
and Downie's.El^ph^nts. 



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SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B. BAHN 

WTETING— Field's MinstreJa. 

KEITHS— Vaudeville. 

STRANI>— "The Sunshine Trail.'* 

EMPIRE— "The Love Piker." 

ROBBINS-BCKEL — "The Grub 
Stake " 

CRESCENT — "The Town That 
Forgot God." 

RIVOLI— "The Law of the Law- 
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•'Mollle Darling." th* Erlanger 
musical show, has been booked for 
the Wieting and will be sent here 
soon after the opening. The engage- 
ment marks the first Erlanger show 
to play the Wieting in the five years 
it ham been operated by the Shu- 
berts. 



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Managers 
Producers 
Artists 

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their appearance, material 
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DULUTH 

By JAMB6 WATTS 

OfU'HEUM— Orpheum Players In 
"Fascinating Widow." 

OARRICK— "Her Fatal Millions," 
Film. 

LYCEUM— "Homeward Bound," 
Film, premiere showing. 

YHIO— The Lonely Road." Film. 

ZELDA— "Mad Love." Film. 



Ajthu^'jrCu.sey, managing direc- 
tor of the Orpheum Players and 
partner of Mr. Furni In the local 
Btock company, will sublet the Or- 
pheum for 18 weeks each sunrmer, 
and bring the best stock players 



SUMMER SHOES 

White, colors and chic cOiU- 

binatiotis in dainty designs 

for all occasions. 






ANDREW GELLER 

1656 Broadway 

NEW YORK CITY 

At 5l3t Street 



from his companies at Brockton and 
New Bedford, Mjiss. Mr. Casey Is 
not associated with the legitimate 
enterprise here, as he spends his 
winters in the East. 

The Duluth Chamber of Com- 
merce and various civic bodies of 
the city are back of the new enter- 
prise to a man, acd a large sub- 
scription fund was raised In a few 
days. There never was a time when 
there was as keen a demand for 
legitimate road attractions. 

Duluth has again com© into Its 
own as a theatrical city, and dur- 
ing the coming season, will offer 
all classes of amusement except 
vaudeville, and it is probable two- 
a-day will return soon. The city Is 
enthusiastic over the announcement 
of new policies just announced. 






The Orjjkheum, operated for years 
by the Orpheum Circuit, has been 
deserted by the vaudeville manage- 
ment, and the house has been leased 
frvr five years by a new Duluth 
company, the Lake Superior The- 
atre Company, and will carry out 
an all-year policy of travelling at- 
tractions and summer stock. The 
legitimate season will open Sept. 6. 



pheum circuit for 12 years, is pro- 
moter of the new company. Mr. 
Furni wHl be manager, and Florence 
Wright, an old Orpheum staff mem- 
ber here, will be secretary and 
treasurer. Mr. Furni has so much 
confidence In the enterprise that -he 
has just declined an offer to be- 
come manager of the St. Paul Or- 
pheum. 



On time of this announcement a 
hotel project was put over, which 
will help change the theatrical map 
of Duluth. The new hotel, which 
will be started Sept 1, Is at Twelfth 
avenue east and London road, which 
will turn business toward the Or- 
pheum. The location of the Or- 
pheum up to this time has always 
been its worst handicap, au it has 
been too far east to be in the cen- 
ter of things. 

The new company has obtained 
franchises from the Shuberts, Er- 
langer, and other eastern producers, 
so that It will be enabled to get the 
best attractions on the road. 



Edward A. Furni, with the Or- 



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nctiun reKurditigr all If-RBl matters or 
money rtlio, consult liAWTRR WAf^LACB, 
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GROVER FRANKIE 

Successfully Producing and Directing 

Revues at the Winter Garden, Los Angeles 

Now Presenting '^Gaieties of 1923** 



Duluth had had no permanent 
legitimate tin utre for many years. 
The Lyceum, which has presented 
both pictures and legitimate attrac- 
tions, ).as offered travelling shows 
only at rare intervals. This the- 
atre has offered excellent attrac- 
tions, but has devoted most of Its 
efforts to Paramount pictures. 



The Ttyric, which has been oper- 
ated by Flnkelstein and Ruben, will 
change Its policy Aug. 25, when The 
Winter Garden Oirls will begin an 
IndefinLto engagement in musical 
shows. The company has a mem- 
bership of 22. Two similar com- 
panies will occupy F. & R. houses 
in the Twin Cities. 



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The Orpheum Players are to pre- 
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■ By ALBERT W. STONE 

Eugene O'Brien, who opened In 
"Steve" at the Broadway Monday, 
Aug. 6, is a native of Boulder, Col- 
orado, and has ntian^ friends in Den- 
ver. MUlle Stevens, whUe visiting 
her son here several months ago, 
played a part at the Denham stock 
In "Old lA(|y SI," making consider- 
able of a hit. 



The Orpheum opened Saturday 
matinee (Aug. 4) to capacity busi- 
ness, the customers evincing every 
Indication of being ready for abso- 
lutely anything that called it- 
self amusement The bill happened 
to be of a character that wu .Id not 
balance easily, with Bernlvlci Broth- 
ers closing and Blossom Seeley In a 
position really next to closing. 

There was a plentltude of musical 
acts, and no broad comedy to speak 
of. Just the same, every act brought 
encores, some of the talent appear- 
ing In an afterpiece. Miss Seeley 
and Bennle Fields were the biggest 
hit, however. Frltxl RWgway in "A 
Wife's Honor" has something rather 
new in vaudeville, depleting slow 
motion camera stuff in a clever 
fashion. Marloh Murray got over 
big in "Likes and Dislikes." 

Business promises to be close to 
capacity for the week, although the 
Denver Orpheum has opened earlier 
than any other house on the circuit. 



The Webber theatre, large subur- 
ban picture house, closed last week 
for an indefinite period, to permit 
of decorations and remodeling which 
DeWltt C. Webber, the owner, says 
wli) cost almost 150,000. 



ST. LOUIS 



these pictures, after first run at t)el- 
monte, are to be shown in other the- 
atres in this clt. for a period of two 
years. Mae Murray, In "The French 
Doll," will be first under new policy. 

Manager Al. Oillis. Grand. Is back 
on the job after vacationing in th# 
north. > -.M. 



St. Louis Symphony Orchestrm 
will make three visits to New Or- 
leans durlnir the 1923-24 season, 
playing three concerts on each oc*v 
caslon. "ri 

The "Big Brothers," a local mus-^ 
ical organization composed of lead* 
ing business men, will present at the 
Orpheum, Aug. 2S, a minstrel show 
for the Free Ice and Milk Fund. 



Manager Paul Beisman stated the 
American will reopen Sept. 16. "The 
Covered Wagon," first. Rumors had 
this film first at the Odeon, then 
.Jefferson, and later showing at the 
Municipal Outdoor theatre in Forest 
Park, with a historical i).'ologue. 



By JOHN ROSS 

Delmonte theatre will have exclu- 
sive first run on Metro pictures in 
St. Louis, beginning Sept. 8.' A con- 
tract makes It optional with the the- 
atre management whether or not 



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FILM REVIEWS 

I • (Continued from page 27) 

THE LOVE BRAND 

VnlvernaJ production stAiring Roy Stewart. 
#tpry by Raymond Ij. Bchrock, adapted for 
4fce iKTeen by Adrian Johnnon. Directed by 
Iftuart I'aton. iiaJf a doubie feature bill at 
Xioew'ii New Tork, July 81. Projection 
ttaoe, M minutes. 

Con Jose O'Neil Roy Stewart 

Frter Collier Wilfred North 

yranc-es OoMler Margaret Landia 

CharloB Mortimer Arthur Hull 

MlKuel Salvador Sydney De Grey 

Tarosa : . . . Marie Weila 



The conceptor of the plot of "The 
Love Brand" muet be a most thor- 
ough reader of magazine stories, as 
the tale adapted for the screen here 
bears a marked resemblance to a 
•erial etory printed In a national 
magazine last winter. The locale, 
Instead of Mexico or New Mexico, 
Is transplanted to Lower Cali- 
fornia, and instead of the coneplra- 
(ors actlnir In behalf of a Japanese 
indicate to accomplish a certain 
l^urpose they do so for themselves. 
Nevertheless, the story is a good 



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western drama and one, even 
though constructed and produced 
along conventional lines, will please 
the followers of Roy Stewart. 

Stewart dominates the picture 
from the moment he comes into 
sight until the last foot is projected. 
His smile and personality are al- 
ways in evidence and eeem to atone 
for a few dull spots. 

Margaret Landis, a petite blonde, 
who plays opposite him, has a rather 
difficult role which she makes im- 
pressive. 

There are some very good «ut- 
door shotfl, especially a stampede of 
a herd of cattle driven off by cattle 
thieves and a chase of the thieves. 
Only a few indoor scenes are taken, 
but are adequate. 

The direction, considering the 
story, is exceptionally good. The 
titles, of course, as in all pictures of 
thie type, are the most important 
and well written and spotted. In 
the smaller daily change houses this 
picture will hold its own easily. 



FIRES OF FATE 

London, July 27. 
Adapted from Sir Arthur Conan 
Doyle's novel, "The Tragedy of the 
Korosko," this new Gaumont pic- 
ture has been awaited with more 
than the usual interest. Except for 
a. few ordinary Interiors the whole 
thing has been made in Bgypt. 
Shepherd's Hotel plays a prominent 
part, so does the Nile, the pyra- 
mids and many other famous pl&ces, 
The effect of this, together with 



GIRLS 

New York's snappiest dancing 
school requires the services of young 
ladies who know something about 
dancing, to act as dancing partners. 
Such young ladies can earn |30-$40 
weekly. Apply evenings Joyland 
Dancing, 60 E. 14th St., near B'way, 
New York City. 



WORLDS of WHIRLS 

SUNNY HOE Y 

That Acrobatic Dancer 

Shining in 

Ned Wayburn's Demi-Tasse Review 
Hotel Shelboume Brighton Beach 



the sub-titles, is apt to g:ive certain 
portions of the fflm a guide book 
appearance which detracts greatly 
from the story, which only begins 
to grip toward the end when good 
use is made of the Camel Corps and 
Soudanese troops generally. 

Judicious cutting, it runs close on 
two hours, will add greatly to its 
entertainment value and the epi- 
sodes with a crucifix, and the at- 
tempt to make his Christian pris- 
oners accept the Koran, should 
come out bodily. The very sudden 
return to health of the dying man 
is almost farcical, and killn the end 
of an otherwise genuinely artistic 
production. 

The story is mediocre. Colonel 
Egcrton is told by an eminent spe- 
cialist l.e has only a year to live. 
To fi-U in the time he joins the doc- 
tor's party for a trip to Egypt. 
There he meets Dorinne Adams, a 
beautiful American whom the 
Prince Ibrahim desires. Egerton and 
Dorinne are mutually attracted, but 
knowing of his approaching end he 
cannot speak. However, when he 
saves her from Ibrahim, the truth 
comes out, and she decides to "stay 
with him 'till the end." The paity 
is almost annlhiflated by Bedouins, 
who takes the survivors prisoner. 
Ibrahim gets busy, and arranges to 
buy the girl from her captors. Be- 
fore his desire can be consummated, 
however, the marauders are an- 
nihilated by the Camel Corps, and 
Dorinne is restored to the arms of 
her doomed lover, again announcing 
her intention of staying with him 
to the end. Here th6 picture could 
well- have finished, but with the 
customary slavish pandering to 
convention, Egerton Is instantane- 
ously restored to health by the spe- 
cialist who originally condemned 
him, and we get the final "cIo.«?e up" 
as we have had it thousands of 
time.s since kinematography wa.s in- 
vented. 

Tom Terries, the producer, haw 
been very lucky in his choice of lo- 
cationH, and scenically the whole 
picture is exceedingly beatitlful. 
Those who find the far-fetched 
story tedious, will find Joy in the 
production as a fine "travel" feat- 
ure. 

The lending parts are played by 
Wanda Hawley and Nigel Bamc 
obviou.'-ly with the intention of 
ni.'ikiiif,' the show palatable t«> th< 
Amrrirnn taste. They d© wtJJ Uui 



except for the Anfericnn market be- 
ing in view, dozens of British play- 
ers would have done just as well. 
Pedro de Carboda is excellent as the 
Prince, and Percy Standing gives 
a very good show as Stephen Bel- 
mont, an American business man 
who dies very gallantly. The rest 
of the company includes Stewart 
Rome, Arthur Oillen, Douglas 
Munro, Cyril Smith, and Edith 
Craig. The big "star" of the pic- 
ture is undoubtedly the Camel 
Corps. In combination with the 
beautiful scenery the army will get 
this expensively made picture over. 

Qore. 



ducer Is "Q," the nom-de-«cr«eB of 
Gaston Quieriebett, a Uepworlb 
regular producer. 

These features owe their chief 
claim to recognition from the fact 
that one of them was chosen by 
H.R.H. the Princess Mary (Vis- 
countess Lascelles), for the big 
charity matinee held at the St. 
James' Kinema, July 26. Qore, 



WATCH YOUR STEPS 

London, July 27. 

Made by Hepworth, this Is a 
short series of one-reelers bhowing 
how popular dances should be 
danced and how they should not. 
The movements are shown in the 
ordinary way, and then by means 
of the Ultra Rapid camera. The 
first foui* of the series are "The Pox 
Trot," "The One Step," "The Waltz." 
and "The Tango." The executants 
are Alec Ross, of the Purcell School 
of Dancing, who Won the World's 
Exhibition Dancing Championship 
at the Queen's Hall toward the end 
of last year, and Eileen Dcnncs, a 
member of the Hepworth stock 
company. 

There is nothing new in the Idea, 
and the little features are not 
helped by the fact that the dancers 
do their job with about the same 
amount of happiness they would 
wear when going to the funerals of 
their neare.st and dearest. The pro- 



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UNINVITED GUEST 

London, July 27. 

Made in Germany by Qeorgo 
Dewhurst with an ail British com- 
pany, this picture is out of thd pro- 
ducer's usual run. As a rule he 
goes in for comedy pure and simple, 
or delicate fantasy, but on this oc- 
casion he has produced a goo<I 
sound red-hot dragaa. His story in 
exceedingly good and well told, but 
certain scenes will doubtless be con- 
slderably cut before the picture goes 
to the public. 

Steele, a financier, is in monetary 
difficulties. His daughter is loved 
(Continued on page 45) 



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' Population 37,000. 

Downtown; centrally located. 

Ideal stock and vaudeville house} 

capacity 1,200. 

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3fAINaTRSBT— Vaadevillv. 

OIX>HB — V»od9Tl»e. 

ELECTRIC PARK— Ponies. . 

NEWMAN-^"Three Wi»e Fools." 
film. 

ROYAT^ — "Human Wreckage." 
fllm, third week. 

LIBERTY— "The Victor." film. - 

TWELFTH STREET — "The 
Heart Raider/' nini. 



The Gaycty, Columbia burlc»que. 



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When You bepend On 

The TAYLOR H 

Profassionaf Wardrobe Trunk 

$75 



M K. BandoiMi St., CllI0A4>O 
eiO W. 44Ui St.. NEW YORK 



Will open Aug, 25 with Sliding Billy 
Watson'a ahow. 



The first Installment of the Kan- 
iiaa City Fall Millinery Show was 
feature(!r In the Boardwalk at Elec- 
tric Park this week. It will be re- 
peated two nlghta next week and 
on Aug. 13. The show waa produced 
as a part of th« "Boardwalk Jolli- 
ties'* performance, but wa« under 
the auspices of a number of the 
wholesale milUnery Arms. ; 



Frank L. Newman, of the New- 
man string of theatres, ha.-* been 
appointed executive governor of the 
program and arrangement bureau 
of the Midwest Industrial and Fes- 
tival Association, which will pro- 
mote a month's festival here this 
fall. 



Work has been commenced on a 
new picture theatre at 1822 Vine 
street, in tt»e heart of the "Black 
Belt." The house will seat 820. 



/ nnouncemcnti of local theatre 



A FEW'UNSOUCITED NEWSPAPER ITEMS ABOUT 



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FAIRMONT, 
W. VA*, 
♦TIMES" 

"Best cvnr in die 
Sute of YirsinUL** 



STILLWELL 



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NEY, PA., 
••SPIRIT^ 

Froat P»g* 

"Ray Stillwell and 
his 'gang' have es- 
tablished a reputa- 
tion here that 
threaten* 19 p«^ all 
competing dance or- 
chestras out of the 
running." 



ORCHESTRA 

AN ORGANIZATION OF, 
,- ORIGIN AUTY 



Introducing the latest in Modern 
Dance Mane, A credit to the ProfeM' 
Our motto: 



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OIL CITY, 

PA.. 
"DERRICK" 

"A real gentleman 
of wonderful per- 
sonal mag netism. 
wi& an organiza- 
tion unbeatable/' 



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''Be Originator Di^t Be At AW 



PETE WELDY 

8axoph»«i«« 

RAY McAFEE 
Piano 



ART BARRETT 
Saxophones 



JACK DALY 
Banjo- Violin 

ABE SILVER 
Trumpet 

ROY MELLOTT 

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FRANK ZEIGLAR 

. Trumpet 

ALBERT DIETZEL 
Trombone 



GRAHAM GARDINER 

DmiMa 

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Base 

RAY STILLWELL '^ 

Trombone; Oiroetop ^ -.j . 



openings are: Shubert, Aug. M, 
"The Covered Wagon,- film; Oayety, 
Auk. ^h Billy Watson ahow» bnr- 
hisque; Orpheum. Sept. 9. Taude- 
vIMe; Pantagfrs. Sept 2, yanderllle 
and pictui 



Fred Spear, pablldty manager for 
the Pantngea. and assistant man- 
ager of Electric Park during the 
park aeason, underwent a mastoid 
operation at the Physicians and 
Surgeons' hospital Friday. The 
operation wae reported successful. 



Milton Feld, managing director 
for the Newman houses, is "Jumping 
sideways" this summer. In addition 
to viewing and selecting new pic- 
tures for his GifTerent houses, be is 
at present producing and directing 
a Juvenile Jazz Revue for week of 
Aug. 19 with the film "Pj;irod and 
Sam." He has r\Iso started the pre- 
liminary work on the Fall Fashion 
Show, to be held in Convention hall 
Sept. 25-26. He managod this affair 
last year for the .Merchants' Asso- 
ciation, and this year it will be on 
a much larger scale. .* 



Mike Lenge. musical director at 
the OrpheiHn. is directing the or- 
choetra at the Mainstreot for a 
couple of weeks while Frank Lorenz 
is rusticating. 



though there are still a few minor 
details to be adjusted. The opeV- 
atora. wbo demanded an increase of 
15 cents an hour from the old acale 
oi $1.35, hare agreed to accept a 
9 -centa-an-hour raise, making their 
acale ll.iOi The musicians' new 
agreement caUs for a tH raise for 
the leader, making hia salary now 
%»S, with the fide men $63. The^ 
are also demanding ten men in the 
Malnstreet and including thAt num- 
t>er in the agreement, although the 
house has alvvaye used that number, 
instead of the nine previously re- 
qqired. This same clause will apply 
to the Pantages and may cause 
some disagreement. It s reported 
that the Pantages theatre will not 
elgn the agreement for the added 
men. both on account of the In- 
creased expense — over $3,000 on the 
year — and that there Is no room to 
put the tenth man in the orchestra 
pit 

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Sunday blue laws are coming for 
Kansas City, Kan., this fall. So 
says County Attorney Justus N. 
Daird. of Wyandotte county. This 
means the lid will be clamped on 
tight in the town across the river. 
Attorney Baird hr announced that 



CROPPER'S 

FINE LUGGAGE 

SOLE AGENT FOR BAL 
THEATRICAL TRUNK 

HOTBL MORMABrDIB BLDO.. 
i B. eor. 3Stb «t B'vrar. N t . C 



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A contract has Just been let for a 
new electric sign for the Mainstreet 
theatre, which will be the largest of 
any on the Orpheum circuit. "The 
affair will be erected at the corner 
of Main and 14th streets, and will 
stand 100 feet in the air. 



It la understood that the theat- 
rlra! employee and managers in the 
vaudeville houses have praciically 
come to an agreement regarding 
scales and working conditiona» al- 



SUPERFLUOUS HAIR 

Retnored permanentljr from face, 
arms, neck and limlM by the only 
HuccoMsfal method in the world. 
Positive and palnleaa. No needlea 
or chemicala used. Has no ill efTects 
on the akin or health — aMi la yar- 
tioularty effective in atabbom cases 
where other methods failed. 

DERMK: INSTITUTE 

S47 nVTH AVK, (HuM* aiO) 

NRW YORK 
TelophMie 7807, 6945 Ashland 

Opposite Waldorf- Aatoria 
SBNO FOR PRBB BOOKLET 



he win mova against all picture 
shows, theatres, pool halls, soda 
fountains hi tlrus atorea. conces- 
eiona In place* of amusement and 
all other business or amusements* 
at an early date, as aoon as ho 
finishes the present flght against the 
opening of grocery atorea on Sun- 
day. 



lOiMa 



When ANNABELLE 

changed her name to Mrs. 
J. B. Wood and settled in 
Eureka, Mo., we searched 
and found a rosebud in 
VIRGINA. Wait until 
they lamp her in New 
York. Now touring Or- 
pheum Circuit with our 
"find." Here is what the 
Los Angeles "Times" has 
to say about her: 

"There's a prize bud from the 
"Rosebud Garden of Girls' in the 
Trennell Trio of acrobats and 
dancers. She has beauty, person- 
ality, piquancy. Don't see how sh« 
will ever escap«> pictures if th« 
directors get a peek at her. If aomo 
ingenuea are worth $50# a wcHc 
she'a worth abovt a million." 

TRENNELL TRIO 



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I WISH TO THANK 

Mr. F,Ily Marku«, Mr. Jack Loeb, Mr. Henry Cheslerfield, Mr. Danny Collins, Mr. Harry Fitzgerald for 

' their interest; also my Mother, Father, even &eHavcn and Nice 






. ; * "HOW MAGNANIMOUS I AMr 

Arthur Klein and the Shubert folks, put them all togelher-they spell the Orpheum Circuit 



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BACK WHERE I BELONG 



"THE CLEANEST ACT IN VAUDEVILLE" 





OPENING ORPHEUM TOUR NEXT WEEK (AUG. 12), STATE-LAKE, CHICAGO 



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By ISHAM JONES and GUS KAHN 

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WONDERFUL ONE 

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By PAUL WHITEMAN, FERDIE 
GROFE, MARSHALL NEILAN 
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HI-LEE HI-LO 

By EUGENE WEST and 
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NO, NO. NORA! ■ 

By GUS KAHN, TED HORITO and 
ERNIE ERDMAN 

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A Veritable Pep Dynamo — Get It Before It 

"Gets" You! 



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The' Best Rag Ballad In a "Blue** Moon 



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LEO FEIST. Inc.. 



711 Seventh Avenue 
NEW YORK 



LONDON, W. C. 2. 
ENGLAND 

136 Charing Cro«« Rd. 
SAN FRANCISCO 
PantaoM Theatre Building 
B06T0N 
191 Tremont StrMt 



DETROIT 
144 Wwt Lamad ttrM* 

CINCINNATI 
707-1 Lyric ThMtra BhIMIm 

TORONTO— 103 V»nf* »tr»»t. 



AUSTRALIA « 
MELBOURNE 

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6NICAG0 
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MINNEAPOTIS 
135 LMk SlrMt 



. PHILADELPHIA 
1228 Marktt &(r*«| 

KANSAS CITY . 
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Thursday. August 9, 192S 



From New York to Frisco TheyVe Singing The Big Balled Hit 



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(Somebody Could Take You From Me)" 



Words and Music by JACK MAHONEY 



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A clear Comedy Blues with a laugh in every line 

POOR RELATION BLUES" 

Kroc;<out punch lines and screamingly funny patter 

chorus 

Words and MiS c by JACK MA HONE'' 



TD RATHER FOX-IROT TH/^N WALTZ' 

A Noveljly Fo*-Tr<?< — Great Double Number 

(Tl-e original Crescent Melody Five won the | 
cctest at the B F Keith Orphaum Tneatre, I 
Br-.ol<lyn, with t "^ s song. " 



CHICAGO OFFICE 
Sherman Hotel 
TOM PAYTON 

Ma n;i(fer 



B. A. MUSIC PUBLISHING CO., 145 W. 45th St., N. Y. 

HERBERT WALTERS, Gen'l Mgr. FRED W. TAYLOR, Prof. Mgr. 

ACTS C'jme In and Meet Our BDJ-Y y^IHIFBE R;.d JOE KEDEN 



NOVELTY KID NUMBER 

Great Dance Tune and Stage Numbet 

"SUNNY JIM" 

Featured by Hcadlirers 
Get VOLP C-. v 



SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE 
515 Pantages Theatre Bldg, 

J. ERNST SHANNON 

Mar age f 



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LETTERS 



■MdliiV tor M*ll t« 

TAKWTT, sddraM Btail Clerk. 

rOfflrCAWML AOVKBTWINU or 

CIBCVLAm LVRUM WIIX NOT 

BK ADTOtnSBD. 

jLwrwmms AnrmamBm» Of 

OHK IMVB ONLY. 



Alexand«r John 
AlUa Ifaudfl JC 
Avers Hmrrr 
Auatraliaa Oelao* 

Barea 10111 
Beckwitli MlM a 
Bennett Edna 
Birah Uim D 
BlMett Billle 
Drenon Katherin* 
Burkbart Mr ▲ 

Clark MlM N 
Clark Rar 
Ciaytan Mack 
Cooke Geo 
Cooper Mlaa Daaa 
Crane Mrs H 
Cullea Jaa 

Darrtll R«p«rt 
Dlamaada Pour 
Douciaa Won 
Don* B 
Dbjrlo Jo* 
DuBuMM Joan 

RArl Bart 
Eden Hop* 

Fl>aa Vcdder 



Fiachar Ann 
Fox Mrs Bert 
Frlek Chas • 

rrawlar Billy 

OamMaa Joseph 
Oraaaan Eia 
Orooney E 
Ororer Miss E 
Ous Misa Done ' 
Guteks Mrs 

Halaer ••th 
Hamlltaa Bess'.s 
Hart Chris 

HIeks TrlKi<> 
Hirschfleld Milton 
HoSmsa Chester 
Hoaseh Jack 
Hunt Maty 
Hrmea A^nes 
Hrmaa BUly 

Jarr*v Mr 
JakaaMi Bstella 
Jsns Fannia 

Kaaa Walter 
Ksatla* A Ross 

Kiaaaar George 

Lawrence Larry 



OFFICE FOR RENT 
FURNISHED 

Greenwich Bank BIdf. 
226 West 47th Street 

Inquir* Rusteil» Elevator Man 



Levrc Gertrade 
Lencard Mile 
Lester F 
Lockhart W 
Lynch Frtmk 

MacAuley Bob 
McCoy Rlhel 
McDonald BIsIs 
Malmoff R 
Manley May 
Maacb Oaa 
Mersereau Violet 

Nav Mable 
Nordstrom I<croy 

Ormonde Harry 

Paris Lionel 
Pebble T 
Plerpont Laura 
Plnkard M 

Ramsey Rita 
Randell Bea 
Rath Billy 
Rece Jessie 



Ressell Neliis 

Salvo tlertruds 
Saxon it Orlffln 
Scott Gladys 
Sherman 8c Rose 
Shlpinan Helen 
Spauldlns Marg'tte 
Spencer & Williams 
Staaley Mabla 
Btirk Cliff 
8«rtrt Fred 

Teacue Vern 
Tobin Maurica 
Tucker Sophia 

Unitt George 

Walsh Geo 
•Ward Alico 
White Edna 
White Portar 
Wiget Martin 
yriiaon Anita 
Wilson Betty 
Wilson Pear) 
Wilton Belle 
Wincott S 



Jaliason Bros A J 

Kennedy Holly 
Kerwla Pat 
Khaym 

Kervllle GeorffS 
King Sis 
Ketch tt Wilms 

Les Bryaa 

MUla J»m 
Mason B Smiiins 
Morrow M Beknent 
Maroell Dot 
Marbea Far 
MeOowan Ik Faber 
Maogan Francis A 
Maaan H B 
Myers TAB 
Mills Jos B 

Nawport Hal 
NaamoH Bra 



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Allen Edna 
Anderson 
Adler Bert 

ByroB Chas ■ 

Bird Wikl 
Broderick St Wynn 
Berry Irene 
Bennett Chas 

Cunard Grace 
Caatleton & Mack 
Chan Geo L 

Carllng Hilda 

Desly Sisters 
Demeter Nick 
Davej^s , Two 
DuBbar' Charlie 
Douglas Tom 



Edwards Julia Mrs 
Elalac Mabel 

Fowler Dolly 
Fair Polly 
Fraaklla Ben 

Gibson Hardy 
Grey Cecil Miss 
GuiKoyle J & O 
Glenco Sis 

Helvey Neal 
Harris Jack 
Holllns Kitty 
Hyde Maria 
Haw Harry 

Irvinjc Jack 
Iverson Frltzis 



FOR SALE: Baautiful Silver and 

Gold Stag* Sotting. Saorifico. Like 

now. H & M trunk froo. Bryant 

1700, Apt. 90, or Stage Manager, 



Keith'e Rivereide, New York. 




nnOT THBATRB. W. 4lta St- Krm. •:!• 
UUnI Matai Wed. and Sat. at S:l». 

MERTON 

OP THE MOVIES 

mth Glenn Hunter — Floret cc Nash 

Harrr lioe* fTlteoa'a atorydramatlxed by 




Cleo. S. Kaafi 



and 



Conorlly 



TIMPQ en TkMtrt. W. «M St l)v«at:M. 

I imuO OU. Mtti. Tliiirsday and S«turd*f. 
THE SELWYNS Present 
CHAKNTNG POLLOQ^'S 

THE 

OOL. 

The Play That SbccMdetf In Spite of tlia Oevll. 

PCPTTRI ir* <2d St.. W, of Bway. 
IVIla^ WDt^lW EVENINGS at 8:30. 

Matinees Wednesday and Saturday, 2:S0. 

ANNE NICHOLS' Great Comedy 

^'ABIFS IRISH ROSE" 

••THE PLAY THAT PUTS 
•U' IN HUMOR" 

PI r|DI7 THEATRE, BRYANT 1880. 
\J.Lt\JJ3lL uroadway and 46th Street. 

Pop. Mats. 2'hTt. Best Seats $2 

FIFTH AN'NCJAL PRODUCTION 

GEORGE WHITE'S 
SCANDALS 

DE LUXE EDITION 



WF.ST 

4td ST. 



OZOiW Xa MallnfM Wed. and 8*t at »:». 
RUFU3 lieKLllUE and CF-OHUS JKSSEL present 

HELEN of TROY, 
NEW YORK 

•^HV PKRFGCT MQSiCAL COMV.UY." 

—Herald. 
Muilc and I^ci by Bert Kalmer and Uarry Kubr 

New Amsterdam 

iTcalaga 1:19. POPULAB MAT. WSDNKSDAT. 
aCOULAB MATINKX BATITBDAT. 

NEW SUMMER EDITION 

ZIEGFELD FOLLIES 

Vaniiorhilt'^*'"*™'*^- ••**»*■ Erea. "is. 
VailUCIUIIl jiao. WeiloeitlH* and Saturday. 

CKOaCiF. M. COHAN Presents 
AMhJKiCAN" SWKETHEAltT I'LAJf 

"TWO FELLOWS 
—and A GIRL'!. 



CYRIL MAUDE 



IN 



"Aren't We AU?" 

Jly 1 KI.DT.KIC'K ].«>.\.S|)AI.K 

THE GAIETY THEATRE 

Si %(«^ii llAa^lqaart^r* fiW l<Miisli<Ar 



QCO. PnUAlU TMCA., Bwir. iTA nt. S*a ISO. 

M. UUfinn Mat,. Wfd and Sit. at l:M. 

flDRIENNE 

THE SPEED SONG SHOW 

MARK f^ 

xranU 

Broadway aoS 47tli Street 

"A NATIONAL. INSTITUTION" 
Dirartlan Joseph Ploakrti 

SECOND JACKIE COOGAN 

ttin. In HI.1 CroTi.st Tictnre 

WEEK "OIRCUS DAYS'* 

HTKANO 8VMPMOM OUC'liRSTKA 

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Overlach A Ml«« 
Ohrman C Mtsa • 

Pattl Male Steward 
Perry H H 

Kyan tfazel 
Ritchie Jo* 
RedeU Marry 
Rosa Wyse Ca 

Sautham Jean 
Shaily Patsy 
Simons James D 
Smith Iluward 
Santray 4c Norton 
Shtlby Vera 

Vert Ha cat 

Vann Vara 

Wade Vivian 
White France* 
Wainatain W Henry 



ATLANTA, GA. 

PORSTTH — "The Vlrffinian.' 
Stock. 

HOWARD— "Merry Go Round," 
film. 

METROPOLITAN— "One Exciting 
Night," Aim. 

RLAIiTO— "Sure fire Flint" and 
"The Vagabond," films. 

LOEWS GRANI>— Pop vaudeville 
and "The Last Moment," film. 

ALAMO NO. 2— "The Man \^Tio 
Saw Tomorrow," film. 

LYRIC— Darlc. . 

ATLANTA— Dark. 



W. R. "Bill" Bedell, for the past 
nine iHonths manager of the liialto, 
has resigned to accept a position in 
a non -theatrical enterprise. He is 
siicceedsd by W. T. Murray, former- 
ly manager of the Alamo No. 2. 

■ * 

Jane Aubrey and William Lloyd 
have been added to the caet of the 
Forsyth Players. Symona Boniface 
leaves the compai\y. 



Several of the local houses re- 
ported a slump in business last week. 



"The Elke' Troubadours,** a mixed 
chorus of tS voices, -will offer a pro- 
log to "Marry Oo Round." at the 
Howard. 



BOSTON 

By LEN LIBBEY 

One of those bills this week where 
the caatera on the concert grand 
got hot boxes from overwork, and 
everbody burst into song except the 
acrobats and prestidigitator. The 
Keith's house filled late, but almost 
to the hilt, a welcome and rather 
unexpected surprise, in fact the 
only real surprise of Monday eve- 
ning. George MacFarlane was 
booked as the "pull." and was gen- 
erally credited with drawing the 
house, although iiis reception was 
more or less of a limp. 

A ceord for the legerdemain act 
billed as Judson Cole, the Conjur- 
ing Comedian, and who deserves a 
laudatory paragraph for sheer 
nerve. He put Hollywood Hutch to 
shame for outright courage, not 
batting an eyelash with patter such 
as "Harold Lloyd and his cousin. 
Celluloid" and "I've played Ho- 
where the rock hit me." It was the 
where the rock hit me." It was the 
oasis of an arid evening, a really 
refreshing spot. The hoUd ^ loved 
him at his worst, howled at liis 
stuflE, an<l, rarest of arts,, he left 
them in mld-alr cl.imoring fo.- more. 
He's there, is Judsot^ Cole, .and he 
bowled them even when he reminded 
the ladles ditrinp the prpt trick to 
watch the right egg, admitting him- 
self to be the other. 

For downright ahowmanshij. 
Harry Carroll . and Grace Fisher 
copped easily, with a smooth run- 
ning routine and plenty of person- 
alit3'. Miss Fisher worked like n 
Trojan, .showing one gown that did 
her shoulders jusUct-, &n4 ariothf^r 



that fitted her like a knee bandage. 
Carroll ran his eld favorites 
through to full choruses, stopping 
with "By the Sea," and lacking a 
later hit to top It off in orthodox 
fa.-shion. They pulled a real curtain 
call, and held up through it. 

Sheldon. Ballantine and Heft fol-' 
lowed in the toughest spot on the 
bill, being also a pianologue and 
dancing, and through iilain energy 
put across what was really a le- 
petitive number. Miss Ballantine 
in two* numbers was apparently re- 
stricted in her dancing bj' the con- 
sciou&jiess of lack of restraining 
costuming. Roy Sheldon's lyric 
Giler in his planologue is a real 
gem. and fortunately he realizes it 
and puts his words over clear as 
u bell. 

These two acts, which followed 
Low Seymour's song and dance 
girlie comedy skit, made it almost 
impossible for George MacFarlane 
to do much, carrying, as he did. a 
pianist and a girl dancer. His rou- 
tine with his dancer. Margaret 
Walker, practically saved the act 
from concert solemnity, the girl, a 
protty and extremely youthful ap- 
pearing blonde, working in front 
of a gold drop, and being an admir- 
able foil for the baritone, working 
in Colonial black silk breeches, Ince- 
cuffs and lace bottom shirt. 

The Seymour skit, written by A. 
Douglass Leavitt, and carrying 
AlJys Bernoudy, Gladys Fadley, 
Jeanne Stewart and Helen Boyd, is 
a fast moving proposition with its 
none too strong . specialties cued in 
regardless. It is one of those things 
that can be built or tern down 
through a season or two, and with 
a 23-minute routine it is hard to 
justify hanging onto G. A. R. boys 
like "You gave me a funny look 
when you came in" and "I'm a de- 
cided brunette." "When did you de- 
cide?' If they got a snicker, they 
could be expl£fined, but in a fast 
moving dialog their retention looks 
like sentiment rather than show- 
manship. 

Frank Hurst and Eddie Vogt had 
a fat spot- next to closing, one lav- 
ender tint showing up on the hor- 
izon, but blowing away safely. Vogt 
showed a lot of new sidewalk pat- 
ter, having one lapse with "Speak- 
ing of cows, how's your father," but 
averaging high nevertheless. Their 
encore was the curtain speech with 
Vogt working the substitute hands 
so well it looked like new stuff, and 
cloPlng to a real hit. 

Homer Romaine opened in aerial 
routine, followed In the deuce hole 
by the Jack Hughes Instrumental 
duo, a legitimate musical number. 
Be.'-nt and Partner closed in a con- 
tortionistic act with several tab- 
leaux that outdid Rube Goldberg's 
statuary at its funniest. 



DETROIT, mIcH. 

By JACOB SMITH ^ 

"The Bird, of Earadlse,"' bigg^'^r 
attraction •since the Bonstelle Play- 
ers, at Gvrlck. This week, "Six 
Cylinder Love." Next, 'The h\ai. 
and the Gander." . 



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Stage experience required. Stape 

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apply. 

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Woodward Players, after fovr 
weeks, start again 'at the Majestle 
Aug. 12, opening with "Nice Peopls." 



Regent. Grand Rapids, oitens Aug.^ 
9 with "Within the Law." Houso 
seatii 1,S09 and is the largest in tJMtt^ 
town. Sid Lawrence, manaser. -^^ 

Jim Rutheiford has taken over 
the management of the Regent. 
Lansing. 



Photoplays: "Quicksands." Adamsf 
"When Desert Calls," Broadway- 
Strand: "Scarlet Lily," Madison; 
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(Continued from page 41) 

by Denton, wbo ts the co-trustee 
with him in a fortune, the heir tp 
which .18 missing. On the night of 
liiB daughter's birthday party Steele 
la surprised by the entrance of a 
delapidated stranger, "the uninvited 
fueat. " He perruadea the man to 
pose as the lieir and dresses ^ m 
fCMT the part. Denton soon aees 
thi'ough the trick, and sees also 
that the girl, Mavis, is faliinjc in 
•love with the newcomer. He tries 
•lo put the screw on. but fails. He 
then traps Mavis in hia flat, and at- 
tempts to forcibly aeduc4 her. She 
ia reacued by the stranger who 
thrashes Denton. Later Denton 
Itrinfs the lawyer who knows the 
miaaing heir. Hia idea is to expose 
the other man, but- the bottom falls 
#ul of hia plot when the lawyer 
recogifizes the "uninvited guest" as 
Iteing the genuine article. The con- 



HARDING'S MUSK HOUSE 

The Beid ivWk Balliid 

ON THE GREEN 
SHORES OF BRIN 



y»r »taj»« ana t«Ic«. avartttte aB4 
orchestra. 

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ventional happy endinir brings the 
picture to a conclusion. 

The production work is very good. 
The players have been carefully 
selected and present one ol the 
finest combinations ever seen In a 
British picture. Madge Stuart as 
the girl gives an exceedingly good 
performance of a part which in the 
later scenes must have been a 
severe nerve test. The same applies 
to Cameron Carr as the villain 
Denton. Their bedroom scene ia the 
last word in strength, and handled 
with less 8ki4I, would have been 
merely nauseating. Stewart Rome 
plays well as the "uninvited guest," 
and Cecil Morton Yorke is excellent 
as Steele. Various small parts are 
admirably playod. 

Taken on a whole, this feature 
consolidates the reputation achieved 
by George Dewhurst with his "A 
Sister to Ansist'er" and the features 
he made for the Hepworth com- 
pany. Oort, 



DER ABSTURZ 

(THE DOWNFALL) * ^ 

Berlin, July 5. 

One of the best Alms Asta Nielsen 
has made for aome time, but it la 
sad to hava to add this, unfortu- 
nately, doea not mean much. 

Within the last year ahe did a 
fllra version of Strlndbers's *T1rau- 
lein Julie." totally unaulted to the 
screen andln which she had to play 
for a 'long time a girl of IS. whlek 
was an impoaalbfUty. The preeent 
production gives her an excellent 
chance to display her acting, and 
this Swedish star still must be 
reckoned as one of the very strong- 
est persona 11 tiefl before the camera. 

The present is merely the conven- 
tional film story and does not rise 
for a moment above the conven- 



HARRY ANES and CO. 

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In "SHOE ECHOES'' v 

WiA BEIWHX JARNOT, JIMMY BURCHALL and PAUIM HAm 

HEADLINING LOEW CIRCUIT 
' This Week (Aug. 9-12)— VICTORIA, NEW YORK 
Next Week (Aug. 13)— GATES and METROPOLITAN, BROOKLYN 

To Follow Aug. 20— STATE, NEWARK 

Directioii— >U>ew and Independent Circuits— AL GROSSMAN 

Keith, Oipheum and AflBUated— CHARUE MORRISON, 
RAY HODGDON'S OFHCE 



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<Harrisan and Hart) fanaooa sons 

IIULDOON THE SOLID MAN 



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THEATRE 

BOSTON, MASS. 

TO LIST — IMMKDIATB P08SB£SI0N 
CAN B* GIVBN. CAPACITT. OVBR 
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BOTH BALCONIBS. APPLY TO A. F. 
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tional leveL It tellt the atory of a 
beautiful atayo star mixed up In a 
crime, her lover aervcs a prison 
sentence, she (oea through every- 
thing: with the hope that when he 
gets out she can marry him. When 
that doea not taka placa she soee 
down and down* and la the last act 
plays an old woman. 

And in this laat act as the old 
broken-down woman of the streets 
sho ffivea a parformaace which 
OQold not bo aurpaaaed by any 8in<- 
Vlo actreas on the screen. 

From tbo root of the ca.st only 
Wasamaan and Gregori Chamara 
are adequate. The regie by Dr. 
Wolf is quite Impossible. Of course, 
he may not have cut the fllm him- 
self, but if ho did that is another 
point against hka. 

The present film Is Interesting, 
but does not seem to have quite the 
right appeal for an American suc- 
cess. Tra4k. 



WAffllD-CHORUS GIRLS 

Not Over 36 fuMi .^ — ~ 

For Columbia Circwnt's Newest Sensation 

BARNEY GERARD'S "VANITIES" 

Now Rehearting at Miner'* Bronx Theatre, New York 
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REPORT IMMEDIATELY 



DERSCHATZ 

(THE TREASURE) 

Berlin, Jul]^. 

This is one of the best films pro- 
duced in Germany for some time. 
It ia taken from a novel by Hans 
Bartsch, and very cleverly, toa 

The tale concema a treasure 
buried years before by the Turks 
when they invaded the country. A 
house stands on the foundations of 
aa old mansion, and in these foun- 
dations, so Ieg«^nd says, a treasure 
was buried. 

In the house of the present lives 
an old bell maker, bis wife and 
daughter, and an old servant. Into 
this household comes a young man 
from the city, an artist w1m> has 
been conunissioned to do the deco- 
ration on a newly-ordered bell. He 
hears from the old servant the fable, 
and with the aid of the girl sets out 
to find the treasure. 

The servant is also seeking it, but 
with the aid of a willow wand, 
which he haa charmed and believen 
will point to the buried hoard. The 
young fellow, however, using the 
methods of modem science, meas- 
ures the walls to find out where a 
treasure might possibly be con- 
cealed. 

After many nights of searching 
the young fellow finds the treasure, 
but the servant comes upon him 
dnrJng the latter part of his search 
and tolls him not to look any fur- 



ther: that he will tell the master 
bell-maker about it. 

The young fellow and the girl 
loavo for a walk. Meantlmo tho 
throo old people dig out the troas« 
oro and make themselves vory 
happy about it 

When all are quite dm^k tba 
young people return and the sor< 
vant demands as part of his share 
the hand of tho gUI in marriage 
This th» girl doM not want. Old 
and tho yoaag fellow rush olT. )iav> 
Ing the old people with their gohl^ 
while they li^ve their happiness. 
Then the old servant in drunken ^^- 
citement rushes down to Ihe cellar, 
and in seaf'^hing for the gold digs 
away one of the most important pil- 
lars that holds the house. It falls 
in. burying tho three. 

It will be dilBcult to imagine any 
of the five roles better played. Ks- 
peciaily desirable is Werner Kraus 
as the old sert'ant. The half-mad 
craftiness of the man is perfect. 
It is the best playing Kraus has 
done in several years. Haas 
Brausewetter has improved tremen- 
dously and now is an acceptable I 
film Juvenile. Albert Steinruck as 
the old bell maker, Ilka Uruning as 
his wife and Lucie Mannheim as 
the daughter are fitted. 

E. I>. Papst, wno directed, has 
never before had a chance at direc- 
tion. With this considered, it is 
really extraordinrlly well handled. 
He seems to be one of the few 
directors who understand. 

The photography should not pass 
without a word of praise. It is ar- 
tistic, but at the same time never 
fails to be clear, a very exceptional 
thing in Germany today. 

The present film has a distinct 
American appeal and should do 
nicely as a better class feature in 
America. Tra$k. 



A new theatre is to bo oiroctod la 
tho IConuBftoat square soetloa «f 
WooAsocket. R. I., at a cost of mu 
loss thaa I1M.N0 on laad 'Titit 
firom Qoorto W. Lothropw Paptro 
woro sigao« la Providoneo tbia vaok 
whereby Ifr. Lotlurop loaasd for N 
years to tho Whiting Realty Ci«- 
pany a tract of land of aa ar«a ti 
about U,—$ squaro foot. Tbo Isaas 
provides tor aa aaaoal roatal at 
M.ON with an adjvstmeat at r«it 
every ten years during tbo t^m. 
Saaford P. Whitiag. head of tko 
Whiting Realty Company, is ooa- 
aecced with the Albee-Kelth intor- 
osta in Rhodo Island as managsr af 
tho Bijou, Woonsookct. Work on 
tho new struoturo is to be startid 
in tho near future 



Frtd V. Greene. Jr., has been on- 
gaged by tho Universal Film Maaa* 
facturlng Co. to handle the aArer* < 
tiaing matter and exploitation of 
-The Hunchback of Notro Dame." ' 
which they will present at tho 
Astor. New York, Sept. 2. 



A. Davidson, who owns two Ihoa- 
tres in Norwich, plans to oroct a 
theatre building in Winsted. Conn. 
Also anoth^'r in Willlmantlr. . 



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Studio of Dance 

AS West 67th Street, New York 
Phone Plaza 7635 




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Theatre week of July 16. Reti?med to Coliseum July 23 for two weeks. Return to Alhambra Aug. 6 for two weeks. 

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NATION-WIDE CLOSmO 

(Continued from paga 3) 

dent's memory by not playing Fri- 
day night. That meant that a pro 
rata salary cut would not be ob- 
jected to, although It Is not certain 
all managers will make the deduc- 
tion. ^ 

Some managers acted Immediately 
In deciding to close Friday night, 
before P. M. A. action and regardless 
of cost and other attractions. Cohan 
and Harris in closing on the day 
of the President's death decided 
similarly for the day of burial. That 
"Applied for '"Two Fellows and a 
Girl" at the Vanderbllt and "Rain" 
at the Elliott. John Oolden followed 
by ordering olJC "Seventh Heaven" 
at the Hooth and at the same time 
Wllllim Harris, Jr., announced clos- 
ing for "In liovo With Love" at the 
Ititz (openoil Monday); the Frohman 
office for "Zinder the Great" at the 
Empltp; A. II. Woods set back the 
opening of "Tiio Good Old Days" at 
the Droftd hurst from Thursday until 
next'Wb'^k, bodrfuao ho would have 
ITOno Jark Friday, and the Sclv/yns 



ordered "The Fool" at the Times 
Square ajid "Helen of Troy, N. Y." 
off at the Selwyn. 

Indecision by Some 
There was Indecision on the part 
of the other managers. Several de- 
clared they would close "If the 
others did". and ticket selling pro- 
ceeded. Tuesday night It was vir- 
tually certain that ali the Broadway 
houses would go dark following a 
meeting between A. L. Erlanger, Lee 
Shubert and Charles Dillingham. 
These managers are said to have 
acted without caring what the at- 
titude of Equity and the stage 
unions was in tht? matter of wages. 
They considered that some shows 
remaining lighted while others were 
closed would bommcrang on attrac- 
tions which failed to heed the 
mourning proclamation. 

Among some managers there was 
a suspicion that others might "put 
one over on them," Another source 
of dissatl-sfaction was thai with the 

1 legitimate houses dark and vaude- 
ville and picture theatres hghfed at 
•i^lght the latter wotui denjoy 
all the thoatre patronage in sight 



It was seen, however, that as the 
day of morunlng fell on Friday 
It would open up a three-day period 
and It was assumed much of the 
legitimate patronage would leave 
the city and go to the resorts. 

"^When it was considered that 
there are manyfold more theatres 
now than when past observance of 
the death of the Chief Exccuilve 
was made, the plan for nation-wide 
closing on a 24-hour basis was ad- 
mitted too complex to be achieved. 

Recalled McKinley's Death. 
William Harris, Jr., in voting as 
a director of the P. M. A. in. favor 
of closing, said he recalled the situ- 
ation of several I^^ew York theatroe 
disregarding the general closing 
when President McKinley died. He 
said it took a long time for the 
public to dissipate its demonstra- 
tion of disapproval and that he 
would close his show even If every 
other attraction In town remained 
open. 

Heretofore upon the death of ihg^ 
President in office ali amusements 
and most institutions closed on that 
day and upon the day of the fune- 
ral. That was true in the passing 
of Presidents Harri.son, CJarneld, 
McKinley and LincoiU. On the oc- 
casion t)f the lattor's a.^sassination 
theatres were darkened a we^c. 

Last Friday there were but throe 
theatres closed out of a total of 
nineteen operating on IJroadway, 
although the baseball gamef< 
throughout the major circuits were 
called oft. The New York Stock 
Exchange suspended for the day. 
but the backs reoiained open. 

Thor.ms explained that in former 
days there were no basic contracts 



which tied the theatres In the way 
of playing contracts with artists 
and stage labor. Managers simul- 
taneously decided to close without 
conferring with any association or 
union, there being no finanplal 
problem, because where there was 
no . playing there was no w^e or 
salary. 

Contracts Complicated Matters. 

The system of modem theatricals 
with the various class contracts 
threatened to complicate the ma- 
chinery for country-wide closing 
on the date of the Harding funeral 
which will be held at bis home town 
of Marion, Ohio, tomorrow (Fri- 
day), subsequent to the services in 
the rotunda at the Capitol, Wash- 
ington, yesterday (Wednesday). 
The latter day was set for the local 
day of mourning by Mayor Hylan 
for the city of New York, but there 
was no action on the part of thea- 
tres to close that day also. Friday 
was designated as the day of 
mourning In New York State by 
Gov. AI. Smith on Tuesday. 

George M. Cohan and Sam H. 
Harris, acting independently of each 
other, ordered their attractions off 
on the day of the President's death 
and were the exceptions to the rule. 
The attractions closed were "Two 
Fellow.s and a Girl" at the Vander- 
bllt, "Mu.slc Box Revue" at the 
Music Pox, and "Rain" at the El- 
liott. The latter two are Harris at- 
traetlon.s and a full v.cek'i^ .«ialary 
was i)aid all around. There was 
also no deduction for the Vander- 
bijt show, either for company or 
crpw. The house management had 
advised ail the extra hands of a 
pro rata deduction, but there was 



'S££ US WHEN IN CALIFORNIA" 

MEIKLEJOHN and DUNN 

\niuHcment llanas*r«. Theatrical AgenUl 

Perkonal Rcpresentativea. 

Vaibevtile. Road Shows. 

LOS ANOELCS— MaJcitit Theatrt Blil.. Ml 
floor. ft28l6. >ko MU. 

SAN FRANCISCO— PaAUNS TliMtrt Bli«. MS 
«<of OoMtiai >0M. 

etrenuc us objection and paymeat^^ 
was made. 

Regardless of results as to wj 
payments, it is certain that event 
important amusement will shut^ 
down Friday in memory of the'^ 
country editor who gained thf 
highest office in the land. 

Not until he died was President 
Harding's popularity realized. The 
funeral train from the coast was 
met at every station along the line 
with crowds of cltixens who came 
for miles to pay homage. 

The President's death occurred 
while his wife was reading an ar* 
tide on Harding entitled, "A Calm 
Review of a Calm Man," by Samuel 
G. BIythe. printed recently in the 
"Saturday Evening Post." None of 
the press dispatches from the coas^ 
mentioned the name of the publi- '\ 
cation. 

Famous Players stated Tuesdaj 
that all of its houses in the country, 
would be closed tomorrow (Friday) 
afternoon until S p. m., and that f. 
orders had also been sent to Zjm\ 
Angeles closing the Laskj studloti 
there for the entire day. The home ^ 
offices and all of the exchanges of ' 
the Famou« Players -Lasky organi-* - 
zatlon throughout the country will * 
be closed for the entire day. ' f 

The Executive Committee of th*".' 
M.P.T.O.A., meeting at the Ambas- , 
sador Hotel, Atlantic Cltr, N. J,. 
passed a resolution whereby the ' 
theatres of the entire membership 
throughout the country will be 
closed down tomorrow (Friday). 4L 
committee of*26 exhibitors of the 
State of Ohio were appointed to ' 
represent the picture Industry at 
the burial of the late President at j 
Marion. Judge Foster of Marion is : 
the chairman of the committee. ' 

The New Jersey and Pennsylvania 
units of the M.P.T.O.A. holding their 
State conventions here at this time 
Immediately gave 'their unanimous 
endorsement to the closing resolu- 
tion and they will def^r their Fri- 
day session for one hour during the 
burial 



SERVICES BY LEGION POSTS 

One thousand New York State 
American Legion Posts will hold 
memorial services in motion pic- 
ture houses Friday In 'conjunction 
with the Motion Picture Theatre 
Owners, in memory of the late 
President Harding. 

The services will occur at the 
.same time that the funeral of Presl- 
dervt Harding is taking place lo^ 
Marion, Ohio. i 



(Jo«mopolltan has practically cor- 
nered the costume play market for 
Marion Davies' future reloasoa. 
Among the standards purchased re- , 
ccntly are "A Little Knight ot \ 
lirandt^nhurg," "A (Jontleman of ; 
France." "Janice Meredith" and ; 
"The Adventures of Lady Ursula." | 

Dave Coughlin, Patho manager at . 
Dallas. Tex., is on a ten -day trip to 
New York City and other eastern • 
cities. 



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LOS ANGELES 

VARIEirS OFFICE 

y«tropolit«n Theatre Btdj, 
?5te^1, Hill 8t. Ewtr«nc» 



_^. Oroheum bill ran much too 
J?Monday matinee and It was 6 
KSck when Anatol Friedland and 
SU^oearcd to close. It was a tough 
£^*?Sr a holdover, but as practi- 
jSy no singing or dancing preceded 




ijttt for a holdover, 

ElT no singing or di 

SL pretentious act, it not only suc- 

SSJd in holding the bouse, but gave 

— show otherwise laden with 

»«um the much-needed class. 

fSrr'Bernie and bis band and Le 

r^ wid Phillips divided the top 

nff Bernie scored a tremendous 
Q^tne excellent bands have been 

, but from a high-class comedy 

dnoint none can compare to his. 

Malre and Phillips, offering an 
pathic dental farce, were a 
^— ^ming success. They were here 
■nSee weeks recently with "The 
^Boer Box Revue," but the funny 
JSePhiMipH and Le Malre's de luxe 
^^gbt can repeat often and not 
v^ value. 

f%tie Four Camerons fir another act 
tUt can bear repeating. They have 
•Aoeated several times this season. 
■Muring their u«ual pronounced hit 
next to closing. Louis Cameron 
■Mws possibilities for another Fred 
SSne. Sargent and Marvin, also 
hire recently, stopped the show sec- 
^ and their comedy make-ups in 

r Impromptu appearance in Cam- 
ntn's act warrants^ bookings on the 
M^ne bill. Le Malre and Phillips 
^ butted in with the Camerons, 
iafL Le Maire's Ihsurance talk with 
h# aggregation provided 'an unpro- 
avned laughing riot, 
lack "Rube" Clifford, assisted by 
(iiWell Hlrd. who, whUe not so ef- 
ective as his predecessor, handles 
h« straight for Clifford's old man 
cbaracterization satisfactorily, was 
mother hit. Gus Fowler, with mya- 
Nry clocks and watches and clever 
palming proved a good novelty in 
third place. The Fifer Brothers and 
Bister try for too much, Their sing- 
Bg.in one starts them poorly. They 
displayed a neat drape in full stage, 
but little else. After an ordinary 
dAAce routine they conclude with 

ophones and a banjo. Josephs. 



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Tvette headlines a heavy singing 
fclll at Pant.iscs, on which comedy is 
laoklng. The eight-piece band, with 
the animated Yvette, wearing costly 
fowns, leading and rendering violin 
•eltctlons, combined with the pretty 
stli^e hangings, makes it strictly an 
Oltoring for the best houses. The 
■frrored revolving globe won special 
Munendation. 

^ans, Mero and Evans, male sing- 
if trio, injected some fair comedy, 
ming well. "Ulls and Clark fwl-' 
9lrld, scoring impressively with 
Mr well -handled' song routine. 
*k Night On Spain" was more 
liaging and some Spanish dancing 
nted by nine people in attract- 
costumes and setting?. Then 
Jack Straus, with nifty black- 
talking, for the only real laughs 
e show and also winning the 
ng honors of the bfll. 
rce of the five acts yodeled. 



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the De Marcos, topping a light, 
nmery show at the Hillstreet. had 
scenery, costumes and n\ore ec- 
MMric dancing than when last seen 
i«re. They closed the show with a 
i Paul Decker and Co. in "Doubt" 
rtfh immediate favor with this 
^ndid comedy vehicle. Eddie J. 
■^bert, assisted by Minnie Fish, 
rded screaming laughs. Lam- 
's Yiddish expressions and cora- 
4y capers rocked the house, 
l^llx Adl«r and FYanccs A. Ross 
a comedy wow next to closing. 
*o Flanders and Geneve Butler, 
nth piano and songs, scored second, 
leeman and Grace opened nicely. 

C. A. Thompson, formerly with 
cuses and outdoor attractions in 
Be east and middle west, is now 
Mated here. He is associated with 
Theatre Owners' Association. 



Hilton Cohen, who represents 

re professionals In legal matters 

piMm any local attorney, left this 



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Joe VIon has come here to live. 
He plana to sell plays to the movie 
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Tom Hodgman left the flrst of 
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William A. Curley. editor of the 
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Elise Bartlett (Mrs. Joseph Schild- 
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Charles Ray may have a stage 
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lights, and those on the inside favor 
the belief that he will make the at- 
tempt in a dramatisation of the 
James Whitcomb Riley poem, which 
he did quite successfully on the 
screen. 



Edward Knoblock. the British 
author, has left for the cast to jfid 
Charles Dillingham In the produc- 
tion of his play, "The Lullaby." 

Warner Baxter will play the lead 
opposite Viola Dana In "The Knight 
of the Road," a Metro production. 
Oscar Apfel will direct. 



Bcflf^ie Browning, laying off h»»r#>, 
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Roy Miller and bride of a week 
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moon at Coronado. 



John S. Berger, the promoter, 
leaves for San Francisco to further 
promote his pageant of profrress 
which he claims to hold contract for. 



John Blackwood, whose physician, 
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professionals. The table was split 
up between authors and actors. 



Helen MacKellar, star of "The 
Storm," is vacationing here. She re- 
turns to New York shortly. 



Joseph Rogan and Alberta Curllss. 
accompanied on their Orpheum tour 
by Father O'Connor, are devoting 
much of their time singing at the 
various Catholic institutions en 
route. 



LQUISVILLE 

By SAMUEL E. HYMAN 

MACAULEY'S — "The Broken 
Wing" (Malcolm Fasselt stock). 

FONTAINE FKRRY — "Very 
Good, likldle" (Dunbar mu«ical 
stock). 

AIM MO— "The Love Piker." 

RIALTO — "Where the Pavement 
Ends." 

MARY ANDERSON— "The Last 
Hour." 

MA.TRRTIC— "Male and Frmale.** 

WALNUT— "Is Monfy Every- 
thing?" 

KENTUCKY — "Omar the Tent- 
maker," "Children of Dust." 



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Ralph Blinker has joined "Getting 
Gertie's Garter," at Egan's Little 
theatre. 



Frank Morroll, who at one lime 
was a member of "That Quartet" 
and lately retired from the buHlnc.«»s, 
has announced that he will stage .i 
"comeback." Aubrey PrinKle, also 
formerly a member of the «ame act, 
may join Morrell. .Sylvester and 
Jonrs, the other two of that once 
fiitnou<9 ^4uailct, are duo in IhiH city 
n*«il ytCfik. , I , ., , , : . . . , II 



The success of "Captain Apple- 
jack" by the Fassett stock seema 
to have given an impetus to the 
production of tho following week, 
"Scandal," for it waa favored with 
the same ru.shinK hu«incsy. 



Judging by the turnout lant wrrlr, 
"SweelhoartH," which wa«j the mo«t 
popular of the Dunbar Cc.'s presen- 
tations last summer, seems fated to 
bear that di.'itlnction this season. 



III marked coiiti'aht to that of tho 
urcvloiM weeks, the Hialto business 
i-ith J>J;v/<i'AOV4i> "Salome' as the 
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CLARK and STORY 
HOWARD and JEAN CHASE 
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MONROE and GRATTAN 
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HARRY and GRACE ELLSWORTH 

BARABAN and GROHS 

JOHNNY BURKE 

MELFORD TRIO 

SAMAROFF and SONIA 

BURKE and BETTY 

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COOPER and SEAMON 

FRANCIS and DAY *; 

JACK GOLDIE 

BETTY LOU HART • ' 

LEWIS and NORTON 

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PIERCE and GOFF 

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GEORGE WILSON and ADDIE 

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LUCILLE and COCKIE 

WILL and MARY^ROGERS 

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SAXTON and FARRELL 
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NEW YORK CITY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1928 



48 PAGES 



AND-BAGGING EXHIBITORS 



lACKFACE ARTISTS SPEAK EASY 
IS ON SAME STKEET Wrm SHOW 



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(inesftlike Showman Getting Money Two Ways 
-—Had 16 Drinks Free Widiout Buying One 
self — ^Two Partners 'Operating Joint 



V A blmckface comediAn, who wiH be 
menber of the caat oC a musical 
e which op^ns in October, has 
played business acumen by open« 
a4>peak-easy on the same street 
Irtiere ^e will play. 

The place is operated t>y two part- 
's with th3 actor being one and 
t names appearing on the front 
th the second letter of his last 
e changed from "i* to "t/** 
r JEarly this week he was very much 
U evidence at the place, telling 
fokes and stories to stimulate the 
thirsts of the customers- 

To a friftnd who visited the place 

|he comedian confided that he had 

ade a good business move, as the 

embers of the company he will be 

1th will naturally want to frequent 

e establishment he Is interested 

He also stated that the "hooch" 

ich he Is in the habit of consum- 

personally will stand him very' 

tie. |M those visiting the place will 

turally want him to have a little 

th them. 

On the night he was seen In the 
tabllshment during two hours he 
as the "guest" for :6 drinks hf 
tual count, but faHed to reclprp- 
te. ^ 



miY PREFERRED" 
IN $500,000 ACTION 

Issip Dymow Charges Guy 
. Bolton with Plagiarism — 
r Comstock & Gest in It 



Claiming $500,000 damages and 

Aklng for an accounting of all 

profits. Ossip Dymow's suit against 
0«y Bolton and Comstock & Qest 
Will be reached for trial late next 
RBonth or early in October. Dymow, 
wen-known Russian playwright, 
ges that Bolton's "Polly Fre- 
ed" is a pl.-igiarism of his copy- 
ted play "Personality." 
Dymow writes in Russian, but has 
a proliflcally translated and pro- 
ced in Yiddish and his "Bronx 
(Continued on page 4^ 

LEE WILL SELECT IT 

A regular meeting of the FroJuc- 
Managers' Association is sched- 
lied for the early part of next week. 
7o definite day has been solcclcd 
Ihtil Lee Shubcrt advLscs one which 
rill be convenient to him. 

Routine bu.siness only Is to be 
transacted at the meetinir« 



'HAIIIir' SONGS ODT 
FOR VAUDEVniE 



House Managers Report Audi- 
ences Tired of Similarity in 
Idea and Delivery 



"Mammy" songs are out as far as 
nex? seai^on's Keith vaudeville book- 
ings are concerned. This doesn't 
mean "Mammy" songs are barred 
by the Keith people or that a gen- 
eral order has been sent out against 
the "Mammy" numbers' use, but sev- 
eral Keith agents have Informed 
singing acts to drop the "Mammys," 
the agents receiving their Instruc- 
tions from the bookers, and the lat- 
ter In turn acting on suggestions 
from house managers, who secured 
their line on the "Mammy" num- 
bers from their audiences. 

Vaudeville audiences, according to 
the original source of Info (house 
managers) are dizzy from listening 
to "Mammy" numbers, many merely 
variations of others. 

Another factor affecting vaudeville 
is that the singing acts doing 
"Mammy" numbers all do them In 
about the same style. Th.it increases 
an already ^noticeable sameness in 
"singing aiHd talking turns, both on 
big time and small time, particularly 
the latter division. 



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DENVER MANAGERS 
MAKE 25% REDUCTION 

Notice to Colorado's Commis- 
sion — Stage Hands and 
Operators Affected 



Denver, Aug. 15. 

Notice of a 25 per cent, reduc- 
tion in wages has been filed by the 
Denver Theatrical Managers' As- 
sociation, with the Colorado Indus- 
trial Commission, affecting mem- 
bers of the Stage Hands' and Pic- 
ture Operators' unions. 

The reduction, if it is allowed, 
will go into effect at the beginning 
of the coming year. ^ 

A sharp fiprht over the decrease 
looms, indicated by the fact that 
demands for substantial increases 
in pay had already been filed with 
the commission by the employes be- 
longing to both unions. 



SHOWMEN MUST 
Y 





OF COST 



Over $75»000,000 Repre- 
sented in 135 Special Pic- 
tures lor Release Next 
Seasoii--6eveB in $1,000,- 
000 Class — 2S; Cm! Each 
Between $S06,000 and 
$750,000—100 Cost to 
Produce, each, $500,000 
or Slightly Lets — Over 
800 Big Features and 

' 1,200 Films in All for Pic- 
ture Exhibitors to Stand 
Up Under 



CAN'T RAISE ADMISSION 



The picture exhibitor t>elieves he 
is going to be sandbagged next 
season by the producer and (distrib- 
utor. Statistical figures bear out 
his belief. 

I.,ess than 12 per cent, of the total 
new features in sight for next sea- 
son that the exhibitors must pay 
for in cost and profit, if any, total 
$7(.000.000, with the remaining 88 
per oent estimated to reach another 
total production cost of 1125,000,000. 
making a whole cost exclusive of 
any profit that the directing heads 
(Continued on page 5) 



MARKS AS THROWAWAYS 



Koith's Publicity for German Strong 
. Man 



The Keith circuit will use German 
100-mark notes for throwaways as 
publicity for Breitbart, the strong 
man, who opens on the time next 
month. 

This Idea was recently used In 
conjunction with Brcitbart's appear- 
ance In Germany, a slip being at- 
tached to each 100-mark note with 
"Breitbart. the Strong Man. the 
mightiest phenomena of all lime," 
printed on it. 



CHORISTERS SATISFIED 



Scarcity on Stage Through Cloak 
and Suit industry 






There is a scarcity of chorus glrLs 
reported among musical comedy 
circles, due to the prosperity in the 
cloak and suit business, where many 
of the former chorines have found 
remunerative employment as mod- 
els. 

Despite the reported lure of the 
ft^otlighta the producers claim it la 
hard to coax the girls back onto the 
stage from the commercial posi- 
tions, due to the good salaries paid 
them and the absence of travel. 



BAINBRIDG^ STOCK COMPANY 
PAYS 40% CASH DIVIDEND 



Checks Mailed to ThoutandU of Local SlocUiold i e r i 
Bainbridge Challeng et AoMricatt Picluro Tho- 
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MNLPEntOVA^TWO 
ACTS FOR INTERSTATE 



Doing Single Turn and Playing 
Sketch with Nine People 
.V on Same BIN 



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^ The Interstate Circuit has bought 
Mme. Olga Petrova for four weeks 
in Its biggest houses on the star's 
return from Europe. The Interstate 
is paying her a large salary to pre- 
sent two acts, her single turn and 
the first act of her play. "Hurri- 
cane," with a company of nine peo- 
ple. 

Mme. Petrova is utilising the en- 
tire cast of the original company 
that presented the play. Intending 
after her brief vaudeville tour to 
take up a route In the legitimate 
houses with the production. 

Mme. Petroira. with her husband. 
Dr. Stewart, sailed for England on 
the "Majestic" 'vat Saturday. She 
will return In time to open her first 
week on this Interstate at Dallas, 
Sept 23. playing Houston, San An- 
tonio and Fort Worth In the three 
weeks following. 

Upon her return north Mme. 
Petrova will give the full play of 
"Hurricane.** under the management 
of Dick Herndon. v. 



NO AUDIENCE DANCING, 
SAYS CASEY^OF BOSTON 

City's Censor Opposed to Mol- 

lie Williams' Burlesque 

Show Project 

Boston, Aug, 1^. 

City Censor John Casey will not 
permit any Boston experimen* by 
the Mollie Williams show (Colum- 
bia burlesque) of audience dancing 
with members of the company. 

Casey is so bitterly opposed to the 
plan he will take It up with other 
municipal censors, who have been 
working with him on standardized 
codes for performances. 

Boston restrictions at present are 
no rigid that players may no. work 
from boxes, aisles or runways with- 
out special permit, granted readily 
to mind readers, sleight-of-hand 
workers, etc., but refused to ,girl« 
and for surprise effectSk 



Hlnii«apoll% AOK. tl. 

Now comes A. O. Bif>il%» Jr« 
manairlnff director of rko Tt>lw»rldg» 
Playera, who aajra tliat th* 
drama la aot oa tht wmm, 
Irrefutablo oTldonce to tha eomtnrr 
declares a 49 per oeAt caah dtvldMitf 
on last season's boslns—. 

Checks were nailed by Mr. Bate* 
bridge on Wednesday to thousands 
of local theatregoers who are stock • 
holders in the Bainbridge Plasrers. 

Mr. Bainbridge challenges a aaovis 
theatre anywhere In the United 
States to show as large profits. Ths 
achievement probably stands as a 
record for theatrical earnings in sny 
branch of amusements In the United 
(Continued on pace 7) 



NEVER HEARD OF EQUTTY 
UimL HE INPRED 

IManager and Producer Con- 
tinued to Live and Producrv 
in Blissful Ignorance 



There Is a theatrical manntger 
and producer who up until recently 
did not know of the existence of 
Ekiuity. He only learned of it is a 
roundabout wair when he Inquired 
what the sieaning of *'Ekiuity" was. 
This manager is Oeorge A. WistXr 
of Kltanninff. Pa., who had two of 
the "Shuffle Along** companlef on. 
tour over the one -night stands last 
season. Prior to that he^had sev- 
eral musical shows on tour, the 
principals and chorus of which he 
recruited through Pittsburgh. Por 
either the colored or white shows 
(Continued on page 7) 



PICTURE THEATRES CHEAP 

""."'■- Minneapolis. Aug. 1&. 

Picture theatres In 'this territory 
are getting cheap. 

At Aberdeen. South Dakota, the 
Strand, which sold for $10,500 a year 
ago. has been taken over by C. W. 
Klitz for $1,682.60. 

The sale was made to satisfy a 
mortgage, without anypne else bid- 
ding. 



COSTUMES 

Wh^will make your next enesT 

Those who have t>ouBht from ws 

say — 

BROO|CS-MAHIEU 

14a7 li'vmr T*l. »!•• P*Be. M. T. Vtt9 
.-11,000 Costumes for Rentals. 



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Thursday, August 16, 1923 




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MARCUS LOEW IS IN TIVOU, - 
LONDON, WITH METRO FILMS 



Has House for Six Years — Five-Shilling Scale — 
Loew Talks to English Exhibitors— Oxford Street 
She for 10,000-Capacity Picture House Sold to 
• Woolworth for Store 



London, Aug. 15. 

The new TlvoH, just about finish- 
ing completion, haa been arranged 
for by Marcus Loew for six years, 
during which Metro's pictures will 
be exhibited there for indefinite 
runs. 

A flvc-shilling scaT^ will be in 

effect. • 

"Where tbe Pavement Ends" will 
be the opening Metro picture. 

The Tivoli has an excellent lo- 
cation. It has been the source of 
several reports regarding its even- 
tual manager and several negotia- 
tions started were nearly consum- 
mated. 

Loew, It is said, believes that with 
a London house for the Metro prod- 
uct, its pictures will have a more 
ftrmly established Jiame throughout 
<}reat Britain and the Continent 
than ns Metro heretofore has done, 
procured a special theatre for a 
special showing at a legit top. scale 
of prices. 

Loew*s Advantageous Deal 

The report i» the Tivoli will ex- 
clusively show Metros with the ex- 
ception of one Chaplin and one 
Harold Lloyd picture. 

Metro expects to place annually 
at the I'lvoll during the six ypars 
at least 30 features. 

The Tivoli will carry a sign read-- 
Ing, "The Home of Metro Pictures. 
Metro Pictures Best in the World." 

The Loew deal cuts out the Tivoli 
for independent pictures. James 
White, owner of the houee, and 
Tommy Dawe, appointed by While 
managing director, had looked 
about for Independent subjects suf- 
ficiently strong to play there, but 
found the condition difficult, as the 
Independents with merit were not in 
abundance. 

Marcus J^ew appeared at the 
psychological moment and is be- 
lieved to have made an advan- 
tageous deal for Metro. It is re- 
ported in trade circles Metro will 
receive £30,000 annually (about 
IHO.OOO). with the agreement each 
picture must run indefinitely until 
falling bclic«w a stop limit on the 
gross for two weeks, placed at 
£2.000 weekly. This insurce a run 
of at least three weeks for each 
Metro picture. 

Wiseacres around say the Tivoli 
manapement will tire of this ar- 
rangement and will eventually sell 
or lease tlie house outright to Loew. 
Walter Wangcr la.st week offc/ed 
White £35,000 yearly rental and 
was refused. r 

Loew Is said to have Informed 
White Metro is limiting Its number 
of pictures and spending as much 
on production co.st as Famous 
Players. 

The Oxford street site for a pic- 
ture theatre to seat 10,000 people, 
upon which the construction work 
shortly since ceased, has been pur- 
chased by the Woolworth concern 
for Qno of its stores. 

Bertie Crewe, the architect, who 
planned the theatre, ha.s made a 
demand for 15,000 pounds from the 
operating syndicate headed by 
Walter Gibbons. He has been of- 
fered 500 pounds In settlement on 
the plea the venture was not carried 
out. Crewe has placed the mutter 
with his solicitors. 

Lpew's Speech in London 
Sir William Jury gave a luncheon 
to 250 exhibitors today, with Loew 
(Contimiod on page 18) 



HIMMEL COMMITTED 



Musi Stand Trial, in Paris for Em- 
bc;ulement 




''BANANAS" PLAY 

Geo. W. Leder#r Producing 
Version of Song 



Stage 



Paris, Aug. 15, 

After more than two years' In- 
vestigation, the examining magis- 
trate entrusted 'With the investiga- 
tion, according to French pro- 
cedure, has committed Andr6 Him- 
melfarb for trial before the Paris 
correctional court on a charge of 
embezzlement. 

Himmel (as he called himself) at- 
tempted to organize the Franco- 
American Cinematograph Corp. with 
a capital of $100,000,000. He visited 
New T6rk to raise capital, but ^id 
not get the money, despite a care- 
ful hearing from capitalists Induced 
to receive tlie young man on pres- 
entation of letters of introduction 
from the French high commission- 
er's office. " . 

Ren6 Vivlani and othe^ French 
politicians were promised big jobs 
in the hundred-mlllion-dollar cor- 
poration and fell to lllmmel's per- 
suasions for official backing. 

Joseph Rivory advanced 1,250,000 
francs, for which he was promised 
a position on the board of dlrectorn. 
but finally filed the charge which 
led to Himmelfarb's arrest. 



Stopping off for a Touple of days 
at Montreal on my way to . Bob 
Murphy's, South Royalton, Vt. I 
am now looking out of my wlridoW 
at the Mt. Royal Hotel at the wine 
venders across the street. 

When I played with little "rep" 
shows out West (a different part 
every night), little did I dream that 
experience would enable me to hold 
up my grandpa Barry's reputation 
as a man who would get what he 
wanted. 

Dave Chasen sails for home Wed- 
nesday. I'll be at the boat to meet 
Dave Chasen. Dave Chasen Is tiie 
biggest laughing hit who ever went 
to England. Not one of the biggest, 
but the biggest. Van Hoven was 
the biggest, but is easily now only 
the second. 

FRANK VAN HOVEN 

Direction, EDWARD 8. KELLER, 

who also books Jean Middleton, a 
friend of Dave Chasen. 



MME. SIMONE CONFERS 
WITH GILBERT M!LLER 



George W. Lederer has acquired 
the stage rights to the title. "Yes, 
We Have No Bananas," and expects 
to produce a comedy with songs 
under that title within a month. 
This is by arrangement with Louis 
Bernstein of Shapiro, Bernstein & 
Co., publishers of the original song 
and a blues sequel. 

The plot will deal with the 
rivalry of two neighborhood mer- 
chants, which starts a bitter feud 
when one of them corners the local 
banana supply. The second act Is 
in a banana grove, the third In the 
p.oduce exchange In New York, 
where bananas have taken on the 
trading importance of ^ wheat or 
sugar with the scientific discovery 
that the banana is rich in alcoholic 
content, which causes a rising mar- 
ket. 

Lee Kohlmar will be one of the 
rivals. 



COMPTON SMASH 
LEFTMANY CREDITORS? 



Melville Stock Company 
Trjn,to Retrieve 
■■ :: House 









STANDING PAT 



Exhi|>itort Teel Heavy Output for 
Fall Creates Buyeis* Market ^ 



TRIX SISTERS RETURNING 

London, Auk- 15. 

The Trlx Sisters' mother died in 
the States Aug. 7. 

Helen and Josephine will sail for 
New York. .Sept. lli, to start re- 
hearsing with "Paradi.'je Alloy" 
under (ho direction of Carle Carle- 
ton, 



FRENCH PICTURE FORBIDDEN 

The Hague. Aug. 15. 

The picture verHion of Victor 
Margnierltc's book "La Garconne" 
has been prohibited by the local 
authoritlce of Amsterdam. 

Judging from present discussion 
among exhibitors, it Is probable the 
film will not get a show in Holland. 



Spanish Dramatist Writes for O'NeJl 
-• Madrid, Aug. 15. 
Jacinto Benavente, titular of the 
Nobel prt2e for literature, who has 
just returned here after a tour in 
America, la to be admitted to the 
Spanish Academy of Science next 
winter. He will then devote his 
energies to high-class prose, but 
has promised to deliver a play fbr 
Nanaz O'Nell before retiring as a 
playwright. . .^ , 



MORDKIN COMING OVER 

London. Aug. 15. 

Michael Mordkin and Victorina 
Krugher have signed a contract to 
play in London during the coming 
autumn. They will finish their 
present season In Moscow at the 
beginning of September and leave 
for England immediately. 

After the London engagement 
they will tour America. 



French Actress Has Play Pre- 
ference for American 
: Tour ; 

* .> ■-,-..., . 

Paris, Aug. 15. 

Gilbert Miller wilj be In confer- 
ence with Mme. Simon tomorrow 
(Thursday) regarding pending ne- 
gotiations for the French trage- 
dienne's visit to America this fall. 
Mme. Simone Is very much inter- 
ested in a new drama by Samuel 

Ruskin Golding. a young American 
playwright, entiile "The Courtesan." 

Although Leo Randold, a local 
critic and literary light, has already 
made a French translation, Mme. 
Simcne is anxious to create the title 
role in English in New York under 
Miller's direction. A question of 
terms and guarantee has been hold- 
ing up matters with the likelihood it 
will be adjusted at tomorrow's con- 
ference. 

Mme. Simone made her last 
American appearance three years 
ago. 



: -■ Buffalo, Aug. 15. 

Local distributors returning from 
pre-seasonal canvasses of the mid- 
state section report noticeable cool- 
ness on the part of town and city 
exhibitors. All the producers are 
sending representatives into the 
field loaded with features with the 
result that the exhibitor appears to 
be standing pat and playing a wait- 
ing game. 

The market Is distinctly a ttiyers' 
market, the managers taking ad- 
v.-intage of the over-supply of pro- 
ductions offered for ^ the coming 
Hi^ason and bidding low and cau- 
tiously at the heavy output being 
offered. 



t 



PARIS EMPTY 



Heat Resumes With Business 8us* 
pended on Catholic Holiday. 



London, Aug.ll. ■ 

Exclusive Information gives hdl 
details of the Comptdn smash at th^ 
Grand Nottingham. 

The theatre had been run ftt S- 
some time by Mrs. Edward Comp^ ^ 
ton, widow of the late Edwar4.i 
Compton, one of the most famous^ 
of English actors and founder of t]|« I 
Compton Comedy Company, an ov«. 
Iganlzation of like importance to ti^ * 
Benson show. >• 'mM. 

On taking over the building wbiefi 
had been until then a "blood tub,"* 
Mrs. Cbmptort had it entirely reftti^a 
nished. carpeted, and decorate4 At K I 
cost of nnmething like $100,000. If 
was more like a church than ^ 
theatre — the proscenium was almevt 
black and the curtains, of a sOmb<(gK 
hue. were decorated with a lam^j^ 
monogramed "C. C* The attendantrf^ 
were in old English costume aad 
mu«ic was provided by a hidden or- 
chestra of three fine players. Al^ 
the productions were first-class, In^ 
xluding specially painted scenery 
and new wardrobe. SIverything wan 
done to wjn success, but the people 
looked askance at the new scheftM' 
and refused to come in except wittt 
paper, which was handed about in 
great quantities. 

To help things along the manage* 
ment got round the authoritiei^' 
and obtained permission to gi^i^^ 
Sunday concerts. The assistant 
manager now comi)lains he is s 
w.aiting for 15 weeks' salary 
these special shows. 

At last things got so bad that 
backed by the Mayor of the cl 
Mrt?. Compton appealed to the pul 
lie for funds to carry on and collef 
tlorj boxes were taken round t 
audience at each performance 
sum asked for was $25,000 and some^*^ 



Paris, Aug. 15. 
Paris is almost empty, with today 
besides As.sumption, an important Hhlng between $10,000 and $15.0H*^- 



Catholic holiday. Businjess is entirely 
suspended. ,'. . ' '^\ 

There are many visitors here, also 
provincials. Due to the renewed 
heat the condition naturally is first 
felt in the theatres. 



SHUBERTS LOSE RIGHTS 




'The Dancers" May Be Put on 
New York by DuMaurier 



in 



AUTOIKG DETERMINES SEASON 

Chicago. Aug. 15. 
The season of 1923-24 will open 
offlclally, according to an Iowa 
manager, "when autoing stops." 



SAME AS ANY THRILLER 

London, Aug. 15. 
Though slated by the press "The 
Eye of ,Siva" as presented at the 
New theatre Is no worse than any 
other mystery drama thriller. 



GARRICK'S NEXT, "AMBUSH" 

I^ondon, Aug, 15. 
The Garrlck'fl next and new play 
will be "Airibu«h," opcnli.t; Aug. 27. 



SAILINGS 

Aug. 18 (London to New York) 
Willie Solar (Adriatic). 

Sept. (5 (London to New York) 
First company "Dover to Dixie" 
(Veendam). 

Aug. 15 (London to New York) 
Tex McLeod, Fred LaReine, Dave 
Chasscn, Bobb Hcnshaw, Forest 
Glen, Mr. Kymack, Daniel O'Hara 
(Homeric). 

Aug. 11 (London to New York) 
I'auline I^ord (Aquitania). 

Aug. 22 (London to New York) 
Five Petleys, Amac (Majestic). 

Aug. 18 (London to New York) 
PhiMp Kerlvale, Gordon Bostock 
(I'Yanconia). . 

Aug. 18 (London to Sydney, Aus- 
tr .lia) Charcibcrt Brothers, La liclle 
Marie (Orniuz). 

Atig. 16 (Hamburg to New York), 
Breitbart (Albert Ballin). 

Aug. 11 (New York to London), 
Mr. and Mrs. Albeit iMallolte (Mary 
Jane) (Majoslic). 

Aug. 16 (Paris to New York), 
Frederic Ozab (Volcndam). 

Aup. 8 (linden to New York), 
Albert. iia KaRch (Olymriic). 

Aug. 34 (New York to London), 
Kdgar Allfn, Kathorioc Murray 
tMi.«*. Allen) (Paris). 



Samuel R. Golding is a New York 
attorney and playwright, actively 
practising law with Judge Leonard 
A. Snitkin and writing plays at his 
leisure. *Oolding's "The Scarlet 
Mantle" will be placed In rehearsal 
by Edgar McGregor shortly. Lou 
Tellcgen will probably appear In the 
play. 



"MUSIC BOX" SPUT UP • 

London. Aug. 15. 
"With the closing of the "Music 
Box Revue" Saturday, Fred Karno, 
who has secured the provincial 
rights, will divide the production 
Into parts, sending out each as a 
touring show. • 



'■ . V London, Aug. 15^ 
The American rights to "The 
Dancers" are said to have been lost 
by the Shuberts, with the probabil- 
i DuMaurier will book himself for 
a to- r of the piece in the Statct<. 



POETS— HOW MANY MORE? 

Parls^ Aug. 15. 

Flrmin Gemler, manager of the 
Odeon, has decided to produce thla 
year a version of 'iPaust," In verse, 
by Louis Forest and Robert Dumas. 

This Is not the first adaptation of 
the (German lore since the days of 
Marlow. It would se% present poets 
have no ideas of their own. 

The youthful . Pierre Blanchard 
will be Faust this time. 



"ELOPEMEOT" AT COMEDY 

Jjondon, Aug. 15. 
"The Elopemciit" will open Aug. 
28 at the Comedy. It Is nn adapta- 
tion from the French by "Wimpcrif. 



A COUPLE STOP 

London, Aug. 16. 
The run of "The Cabnrrt ("Jiil," 
also "Send for Dr. O'Grady" ended 
AuK 11. . 



"PEACE AND aUIET" STILL 



"Pence 
.Saturday, 



{yxl 



London, Aug. 15. 
Quiet" will close 



Mcsccnis Waited Week Longer 

J^ondon, Aug 15. 
The Mosconl Family fiom the 
States, to have opened August 13, 
pcstponcd it until August 20 to al- 
low for publicity and billing. 



. DEATHS ABROAD 

Paris, Aug. 7. 

Harold Heartt, American painter, 
died In Paris. The deceased was 
born In Troy, N. Y., and married 
Elizabeth Cragin, of New York, 
who survive* him. 

Jean Batailie, former chansonnler, 
died suddenly, Aug. 2, In Paris, of 
heart trouble. 



was actually collected. The last at- 
tempt to bolster up the sinking shl|| 
was with the Andrew Melville St< 
Company, ipcluding Phillip Yi 
Drew ("Young Buffalo"). Th^i 
son was to have lasted six weeks. If 
finished on the first Saturday wl 
bailiffs, acting on behalf of the the* 
atre's owners. "The Grand Theat 
and Estates, Ltd.," came In and' 
seized the buildin^r for rent. Tli# 
Melville people returned to town. \ 
Today, tradespeople of Nottinf4| 
ham are in mourning. One prlnt< 
wants $4,000; $6,000 Is wanted 
back rent; grocers, wine merchant 
hairdressers, wardrobe people, cof 
merchants, have all been let doi 
badly. One grocer, quicker than W 
brethren, lifted an officetable, chaii 
and 32 Japanese tea trays from th^ 
theatre in the hope of getting a Uf 
of his own back. I 

The Compton Comedy Company f^ 
said to be once more on tour an41 
the house will In future be run \A 
the Grand Theatre Company with • 
mixture of repertory and occasional 
visits T)f West End stars. 

The theatrical press here, althougli 
they must have known the detalU| 
of this fiasco, have been silent ex^ 
cept for one or two vague i>ara* 
graphs of a distinctly whitewashing 
nature. This, doubtless, out of r*< 
spect for a name which has be^ 
honored for many generations. 



AM. OPERETTA IN AUSTRIA 

Vienna, Aug. 15. 

"Stella," by Armand Vessey, of 
New York, Is to be produced at the 
Theater der Weln here during the 
season, 

"The Merry Widow" was created 
at this house, and "Stella" Itf the 
first musical work by an American 
played in this theatre. 



"ROMANCE" IN FRENCH . 

Paris, Aug. IS. 

Robert de Flers will be respoBsl«t 

ble for the French version of **Ro- 

I mance," to be produced at the Tlw* 

' atre de I'AthenCe next season. 



"Lovers' Lane" Is Musical 

London, Aug. 15. 
Edward LaurlUard has in prepara- 
tion a new musical play entitled 
"Lovers' Lane," written by Arthiuc 
Wimperis and Harry M. Vernon, 
muf^ic by Edward Kunneke, who 
composed ''The Cousin from No- 
where." It will probably be pro- 
duced in London, 



Walker Whiteside Undecitfed 
London, Aug. 15. 
W.nlkcr "Whiteside Is In London, 
hut is undecided whether to produce 
a pUy h'eie. 



Difficulty Locating "Covered Wagoin 
London, Aug. 16. i 

John C. Finn is experienclB|| 
some difllculty In locating a Wesl 
End theatre for the Immcdlatll 
showing of the F. P. fllrii, "Coverei 
Wagon." '. 

The incoming Indians to ballyS^ 
the picture will likely be domlcliti 
at Earl's Court. 



WlI.KTTf? 



KERSHAW 



nUARANTY TRUST CO. 
6S2 Fifth Avemi* NeW 




THE TILLER SCHOOI 
OF DANCING <^ 

143 Charing Cro€S Road * 
LONDON 

Director^ JOHN TILLp 



Thursday, August 18. 192S 



VARIETY 



LORD E DE WALDEN BELIEVED 
LONDON^ NEW PRODUCING CO. 



"A.. • 



%■'■■ S 



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Gladys Cooper Declared Britain's Most Popular Ad- 
^ ress — Maskelyne's Magic Theatre Reopens — 
Other Notes . . ^ ~ 



London, Aug. 8. 

A new producing company is being 
formed in London with Lord How- 
ard de Walden as sponsor. It Is said 
to already possess an option on a 
West End house, the Kingsway (?), 
arid the actual producers are to be 
Jtomlssarjeosky. the Moscow pro- 
ducer, and Allan Wade, who has 
ione much work for the Phoenix 
Society, a semi-private ijroducing 
eonoern, which loves to dig Into the 
ftlth or the Elizabethan period. 

i They uant 50 subscribers at £600 
each and the shareholders will be 
juaranl*ed-l>y De Walden against 
t^e 1oa6 of more than 25 per cent, of 
their . rnon«»y.. Private information 
is that the subscriptions have not 
Jieten pouring in very rapidly. 

rv. -^ — 

Gladys Coojjer has been elected 
the most popular British actres3»in 
a competition organized by an illua- 
trat?d weekly. l*cggy O'Xeil was 
anions: the "rur.nors-ups. " 

The pri2:e for foretcIlingT the re- 
sult of the election went to the 
wardroom of a -iritish battleship 
now in foreign waters. 



ing falmselC and concertinaa, Im now 
contented with himself. The Qreat 
Carmo remaina and presents bis 
pot-pourri magical act, something 
after the fashion of the Oreat La- 
fayette's but without his showman- 
ship. 

"Mr. Tower of London,** tourpig 
review, is the attraction at the Al- 
hambra and Is billed by the Stoll 
management , as "To introduce 
Grade Fields and Archi* Pitt to 
West End audiences." A new form 
of billing, vpry attrikctive on paper. 



THE GlffTRYS IN NEW 
. PLAY AT DE LTTOILE 



•4 • 



Sacha Hat Written Another 

Play for His Father, 

Lucien 



^mEUCS UVELY IN JAPAN: 
if CHINA DIM AND WANTS RKX 



V 



MRskeljne*^ Theatre of Mystery, 
thoroughly redecorated, reopens to- 
day. De Blcrc li the card in the 
new program and will provide a full 
hours show, supiiorted by Thornley 
Dodge. Horhert CoFlings and Paul 
Vandy. The Maskelyne magical 
sketch. "The Scarab," Is also In the 
bill. 



Gertrude Lawrence and Clara But- 
terworth have returned to the casts 
of "Rats" at the Vaudeville and 
"Lilac Time" at the Lyric respect- 
ively. 



Anthony Prlnsep, who has been 
going in for a little self-punishment 
over the failure of "Reckless Reg- 
Rie" at the Globe, with its resultant 
loss of £3,000, says the play might 
have been a success if they had ad- 
vertised it. On the Monday night 
after production it played to just 
over £7. ./ 



While Ellen Terry and her 
daughter, Edith Craig, were watch- 
ing the spurious film heroism of 
"Fires of Fate" at the Alhambra 
trade Khow, the grandson of the 
veteran actress was giving his life 
in an attempt to save an unknown 

gill. ; 

A victim of shell-shock he was 
paddling with his mother on the 
edge' of the tide when a girl 
screamesi for help. Captain Peter 
Craig immediately went to her as- 
.sistance. managed to ^ra.sp her 
hand and then collapsed. The girl 
was saved but her rould-be' res- 
cuer's body was not jrecovered un- 
til some time later. 



Parti, Axtg. IS. 
*Ti6 Marrlac* da Predalna.** 1»j 
Jacerschmldt and Andra PiQard, will 
ba produced at tha new Theatre de 
I'BtoUey under the direction of A. 
Ftaack, whan thlc houaa opens next 
season. Tha leada ara to be held 
by Lucien Oultry and Mile. Splnelly. 
Lucien Qultry is also listed to create 
another pie bjr his son. Sacha, at 
the Theatre Edouard vn later in the 
year. 



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" X. ' 



Conditions in Part in the Far East — Philippines Lean- 
ing More to Sports — Japan Leads in Physical 
Training and Literacy rni^ 



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t^j 

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Lou Qulnn and AI Bi'own, two 
American dancers, have left Paris to 
dance at the Casino. Ostend (Bel- 
glum). . ■ • :~i 



Bataille-Henrl. running tre Cigale 
during the summer. Is producing an- 
other revue by himself next week, 
to be listed aa "Tout sans flls" ("AU 
Wireless"). 



A good deal of secrecy RurroundR 
the production at Eastbourne by 
Harold V. Neilson (in conjunction 
with Mary Moore) of St. John Er- 
vlne's new play, "Mary. Mary; 
Quite Contrary." Neilson. who was 
for some time manrfger for Sir 
Frank Benson, objects strongly to 
any news about the show leaking 
out until his duly accredited press 
agent says "g^." 

Following on the approved lines 
he win protebly issue a stereo- 
typed statement to all and sundry 
at th'e last moment. 



Rivers, In a like manner assuming 
the festival management of the El- 
dorado, has revived the farce "T'au- 
ras pas sa fleur," a rather Parisian 
blue kind of show, wherein a sta- 
tion master is interrupted in Ms 
marriage arrangements by a lady he 
formerly knew too welL 

Ruth Waite, a young American 
singer, has taken the pseudonym of 
Maria Montana, and has obtained 
an operatic tour in Italy, returning 
to Paris for the winter, where she 
will be heard with the Colonne Or- 
chestra concerts. _ % 



••R. U. R." at St. Martin's Is to 
finish shortly, in spite of persistent 
rumors to the contrary. It was in- 
tended to follow this up with a new 
play by Clemence Dane called "The 
Way Things Happen," but as Meg- 
gte Albanesi. who Is to play the 
leading part. Is still with "Lilies of 
the Field" at the Ambassadors. *'R. 
U. R.'s" successor will be "The 
Likes of 'Er." by Charles McEvoy, 
and also the revival of Barrle's one- 
act play, "The Will." The presentar 
.tion will occur during the week of 
Aug. 13. 



"The Quants," a concert party on. 
the lines of the "Co-OpUmisU," are 
at the moment touring here but 
leave for India. China and the Far 
East In November. They have ac- 
quired the rights of the "Nine 
O'clock Revue." After nearly a 
year away they hope to open In the 
West End In September, 1924. 



Charles Penley, a son of W. S. 
Penley. and assistant manager of 
the Alhambra. has been taken 
seriously 111 and Is In a nursing 
home pending the performance of 
an operation. 



The theatres In Paris now with 
the shatters up are tha Mogador, 
Vaudeville, Varletes, Bouflfes, Re- 
naissance, Daunou, Theatre des 
Champs Eiysees. Arts, Femlna, 
Apollo, Theatre de Paris, Trianon. 
Vieux Colombier, and a dozen other 
smaller houses. 



"YOUNG BUFFALO" STOPS- 



Ends Nottmgham Engagement 
Its First Week 



in 



Maurice Moscovltch Is expected 
back from South Africa in late Sep- 
tember. Nex> year he Is due to re- 
turn to South Africa. 



Addressing the audience on the 
night before Paul Whiteman fin- 
ished at the Hippodrome, R. H. Gil- 
lespie said he was paying the Lon- 
don band the same figure as the 
Americans. No figure was men- 
tioned, however. Following curtain 
fall on the last performance Paul 
Whiteman gave a dance on the 
stage of the theatre to professional 
and private friends, some 150 being 
present. Dancing was kept up until 
the small hours of Sunday mornlnpr. 
the music being provided by mem- 
bers of the Whiteman band, who 
played in relays. 



Robb Wilton sails Aug. 25 for 
America to ;»lay the Keith time. 
This will be his first engacremont 
abroad. A tour of Au.«?tralI4 follows, 
opening at the Tivoli. Sydney, Dec. 1. 

Mrs. Edward Compton has now 
severed hor connection entirely with 
the Gr.ind, Nottingham, which will 
in future he run by the company 
owning tbo house. Repertory will 
he the imllry. At Christmas the 
pantomime "Dick Whittinstou" will 
!)e produced. 



Three p'tpo turns follow ea^h 
'»lher at the Palladium thi.^ we-k. 
the In.'^t hrincT Helen Stover, who 
makf? f\rr drhnr. Her mreptlnn a t 
her opt niiu; mnfinee horde? ed on the 
enthu.'<i;).-!if\ .She contrihiitod four 
nun'ber.s (-oveiint? a v.ide innire. 
crnnd oper;!, C"">on song.s. ;ind ^ new 
ha'.lnd. The other piano tJ'rr.a were 
Jack I..ane. :\ V)niedian. wifii a hro.^d 
and somewhat vuIk.tt liutnor ind 
PcRKy and l/Cna Chi.'^hdim Hoth 
■ icts nre popular In the \N'est Knd 
vaudeville hou.«?es. The Marion Mor- 
. fltan daneers .iro at th** end of th^ir 
~V^y at thir; hall ar.d will s^o to the 
•liaeurp. Percy Honri, who u.oed to 
• 00 big .sp'^cta'i'ular act-^ featur- 



Paul Specht has moved over from 
the Alhambra to the Coliseum 
where he shares "top of the bill" 
with Alba Tiberio. This engagement 
Is announced as being for one week 
only. Jjopokova and her ballet re- 
main as do Handers and MIllIs. 

From Madeira comes news ol 
Officer Yokes and "Don" aboard 
the "Walmer Castle" en route for 
South Africa. The other "star" 
passenger Is "Pussyfoot" Johnson, 
who Is going out with the Intention 
of .naklng Atrica dry. Both he and 
"Don." originally . bhl ^ as the 
"AntI Pussy-foot." but Is known 
better here as "the dog who 
crossed the Atlantic because it was 
wet," appeared at a ship's' concert — 
the one to appeal on behalf of 
lemonade and milk; the other to 
disapprove the theory that alcohol 
neven had Joyous results. "Don" 
was the bigger hit. 

Voke.s is on a holiday and returns 
here on the "Windsor Ca.stle," sail- 
ing from Cape Town Oct. 26 and 
reopening on the Moss tour Nov. 
19. After playing for a few weeks 
he will return to America. 



NAZIWOVA AND SKETCH 

Reopening on Oz-pheum — Oustin 
Farnum a Possibility 

Pan 



■ Ila Nazimova will return to vau- 
devi.lo In October on the Orpheum 
circuit with a dramatic .okelch. Na- 
zimovj\ ha.s hr->n out c>f vaudeville 
for about oi^ht years, confining her 
work to films and legit, i-ihe li be- 
ing liook'"d thiouRh the Orpheum'3 
Com St hooking ofTlcc.s. 

Duslin Farnum. the picture .star. 
la a!.«o di- kering with the Co i.st 
Orpli'um ofi'iC'-'i'. Ho V.ill prohnl.ly 
ope I in Septenher. 



London, Aug. 16. 
The Andrew Melville company, 
from the Orand. Brighton, with 
Phillip Tale Drew ("Youn« Buf- 
falo") as star, want to the Grand, 
Nottingham, with several, tons of 
scenery, horses and the whole of 
the "Young Buffalo" crowd com- 
plete, to do at least six weeks In 
stock. They opened with "The Sav- 
age and the Woman" and finished 
with It on the first week, although 
business at the house was good. 
The company came back to London 
and has not heard from Its man- 
ager up to now. 

On the Saturday when rehearsing, 
"Young BtrtTalo" addressed the com- 
pany and said they might not open 
on the following Monday, but the 
smash had nothing to do with the 
Melville management of the show. 

Unofficially it Is said the bailiffs 
were In th*) theatre and claiming 
everything. 

The Grand, Nottingham, Is owned 
by Mrs. Edward Compton, widow of 
the famous comedian, wllile An- 
drew Melville Is the youngest of the 
family that owns the Lyceum, 
Princess and other big drama 
houses. The theatre has for some 
time been given over to "high- 
brow" repertory. 

In a whitewashing statement cir- 
culated by the local correspondent 
to the native theatrical press It Is 
stated that, after the good stuff pro- 
vided by the repertory company, 
Mrs. Compton found ordinary melo- 
drama only appealed to the cheaper 
parts of the house and decided on 
the sudden closure. 

As opposition to this, the Melvrtle 
management has made a statement 
that Andrew Melville would prob- 
ably take over the theatre In the 
autumn to run a popular drama 
stock season and that a house pan- 
tomime was already In preparatii-»n 



Clara Morton's Husband's Defense 

Detroit, Aug. 15. 
FYank Sheen has filed an an.swer 



against 
(i'our 



hl.^ W.ife, 

Mor'■*ri.^), 



Clara Morion 
asserting 



^ lie 

prases mo.'it oC h'»r time fllllng stage 
engagements and that his home I 
nefxlecied. 

In her original bill of compinr:: 
filed July 23 Miss Mor? on alle-M 
non-support 



By GEORGE M008ER 

(Reprinted from Auff. 10 "Clipper*') 
Some sage has written that the 
true measure of progress or of de- 
cadence of a nation may be gained 
by the participation, or conversely, 
by lack of Interest In what we, In a 
general way, terra "sports.'* 

A residence of 12 years l;i the Far 
East, and my recent 14 -month trip 
to the Orient gave opportunity for 
a study at first hand of this phase 
of Rastern UfA. In both literacy and 
In a keen interest in and love of 
outdoor sports he Japanese stand 
at the top. 

A hundred per cent literate, in 
this they lead the world; and while 
there are but few indoor gymnasi- 
ums, excepting in the larger cities 
and in colleges, the younger geneia- 
tion spend all their spare time in 
exercises that in a few decades will 
mak^* them a race of athletes. 

Baseball Leads 

Baseball leads in popularity, and, 
while not strong batsmen, they field 
cleanly and quickly, and are appar- 
ently tireless. Tennis is attaining a 
great vogue owing to the success cf 
Kumagae, Shimldxti and ICashio, and 
with i.i> entrance into nie game of 
the younger girls will come a devel- 
opment of the rational physique. 

Judo, or, as it is best known in 
America, jiu Jitsu, has long been 
practised in Japan, and the "Suma." 
or semf-annual wrestling matches. 
In which participate tha huge grap- 
plers, with the picturesque topicnot 
draws thousands of spectators. ' 

Hiking Is also tremendously popu- 
lar, and on a clear day In summer 
the mountains are thronged with 
eager enthusiasts. And this. In 
spite of th^ desperate poverty of 
the country. Everywhere one seeg 
the evidence of this. Babies strapped 
upon the backs of children, them- 
selves only babies. 

A population of over 70,000.000 
harassed by the lack of creature 
comforts, in the bitter cold winters, 
living In fiimsy houses >with paper 
walls, a charcoal brasler or "hibachl" 
the only source o^ warmth; terror- 
stricken at the steady rise of the 
necessities of life, and struggling for 
enough pennies to stem the ever- 
threatening starvation In a country 
still paying war prices for food and 
rent^without the equalising process 
of deflation. '-.■.. 

Safer Than America 

Yet here, life and property are 
safer than in America. A tremen- 
dous respect for constituted author- 
ity Is observed, and the government 
Insists upon cleanliness and an ob- 
servance of the principles of hygiene 
and sanitation. These things make 
a trip through the crowded native 
quarters heavenly In comparison tO 
a visit to any native city in China. 

In every school there Is an out- 
door gymnasium, and even the 
smallest mite has some exercise that 
helps strengthen the slender body. 

Be *ng-up drills, seesaws, and 
other games Introduced by Rngll.ih 
and American teachers, fill their re- 
cess hours. 

Bathing, In water at a tempera- 
ture that would parboil the average 
European, Is universal. 

China Not for Sports 

At certain times of the year the 
streets are full of men, women and 
children playing a sort of battledore 
and shuttlecock game, the head of 
the bat or racket used being a rep- 
resentation of the features of thelt 
best-known actors. In China, on the 
contrary, one finds this love of sports 
only among thoao who have been 
educated abroad or in schooli or 
colleges under foreign control. 

The pupils In native school.^ ait 
for hour>» practising the fine hair 
linos of the many characters, or in 
committing them to memory by re- 
pea' Ing thorn aloud over and over 
again hundreds of times. 

Prefer Racing 



turned students, the younger gen- 
eration of the better class taka lit* . 
tie Interest In sports. It Is not con- 
sidered "good face** for a wealthy 
man to, walk, except for aa occa- 
sional leisurely stroll, and tha only 
sport that captures their fancy Is 
horse ricing, with the lura of ths 
parl-mutueL * Thousands ara wa- 
gered, and the champion sweap. held 
twice each yey. yields a prtae of 
1150,000 to tho holder of tha win- 
ing ticket. 

Unt.l the introduction of baseball 
by the A*merican troops, the Pillplno 
confined Mj activities In the lino of 
sporto tc cock flghtinff. Now. how- 
ever, baseball haa becoma the na- 
tional sport of the Islands, and em- 
bryo Ty Cobbn and "Babe" Ruths 
can be seen getting Into th4, gama 
in every part of the islanda Bozlnji. 
tennis, and other sports are slowly 
coming into popularity, and la tha 
ccttrse of time wlU effect an Im- 
provement both In the physical and 
econ'>mlc devc^lopment of tho tslanda. 

Limpid Trapiet 

Indo-Chlna. Jaya. Sumatra and 
Slam, ^s well as India and Burma* 
are In the trcplcg. An buslneM 
houses close for at toast two kours 
at midday, and dur|nc tho axtromely 
hot weather the work of tho day 
conunenceo at daybreak aad sus- 
pends from 11 until I o'clock ta tho 
afternoon. 

Tennis, hockey, cricket and foot- 
ball aro played principally by for* 
elgneni and natlvea who have boo# 
educated abroad, from 5 o'clock la 
the afternoon until nightfall 

Iinndla, every town has Its recra- 
atlon ground, and In Calcutta, Bom* 
bay and Delhi (the seat of the tor* 
emment) hockey, wrestling and foot* 
ball games, played by natives frona 
the different schools and forelgnot% 
draw thousands of spectators. 

The Olympian Games, for whioh 
the Far Bast elimination heats woro 
conducted In Osaka, Japan, during 
May, brought entries from all polnta 
of the compass, and In this yoar's 
Olympiad will be 'entered tho m^st 
represenutive group of athletes ovor 
assembled to-compete In any athletlo 
competition. 



M^-GRATH'S CANDIES ' 
MAY PAY RENT 



"Dark Secrets" New Prize 
f Package— Sells for 
25 Cents 



Frances Wh.te Booked by Orphewr. 
Chicago, Aug IB 
Frxncoa White will open Aug Z'j 
at the Orpheum, Sin Francisco 



Tiir^ Is too s ti and strenuaus for 
*hQ 100.000,000 N"» plve placo for ex- 
orcise or pleasuriT^ .Vhen two coolio.s 
meet, the burden of their speech l.-« 
of food, nnd froin the amrjllest child 
■ipalilc of movement to the ocfo- 
genaririn. all nK>veinent is tranHlit*"-*! 
into the labor n'ccssary to th'» «c- 
qulsltion of enough rice to k'*ep liT' 
in their frail h)'li'''.'«. 

l'X'"<*pt imong l\i^ children or re- 



Chlcago, Aug. 15. 

James J. McQrath, for many 
years operating candy concessions 
with all of the burlesque circuits 
and In many vaudeville and pleturo 
theatres, has gone into the manu- 
facture of candy of his own in prlso 
boxes and has taken the entire Bm- 
plre theatre building of four floors 
with 100,000 square feet of space. 

The new prize package which 
sells for 25 cents is called "Dark 
Secrets" and contains flne hand 
dipped chocolates and in addition 
many excellent baliys and hand- 
some prizes. It Is claimed to bo 
the best repeated on the market. 

The sale of candies Is getting to 
t)e a big factor in the operation 'of 
theatres and in many cases the 
profits cover important Items of ex- 
pense. At the Grand, ftt Louis, last 
season the i)roflts amounfed to 
$10,000. which covered the electric 
lightii.g bill. .Smaller th^ities hiV! 
bof^n kn own tc pay, their rent by 
can I ■ lies. 



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FAMOUS MYERS RESPONDS 






TO VOING OF $2 DIVIDEND 



Signs of Covering by Shorts Made Cautious by 
. , $trength Elsewhere in List — Orpheum OfiF to 
16% on Small Sales 



The Famous PlayerH dirccfors met 
Monday and declared the usual 
Muartcrly dividend of $2 a share on 
the common as the trade expetted. 
The effctot wa« prompt. Yesterday 
the stock got up from 70 To close to 
73 and appeared tp be In scant sup- 
ply. There Is said to be a consider- 
able short Interest outstanding" and 
Ihe bears have been maneuvering 
for 10 days past to reduce commit- 
ments. V ■ ,, , ■ ■ .,'^: .:■,, 
Up in Uumps 

"When strength appeared In the 
entire list there was some hasty bid- 
ding as indicated by the wide dif- 
ferences between trades. For the 
first tltrte In more than a week the 
daily turnover fell below 5,000 shares 
and It looked as though holders had 
stiffened. In one trade yesterday 
the ^rlce advanced % of a point 
from 71 H to 72%. ^ 

These circumstances seem to 
demonstrate that the putting out of 
adverse reports on the stock last 
Week when thiB vote on the dividend 
was impending might have been a 
desperate attempt to dratv out weak 
holdings in order that shorts could 

• Over on the frightened selling. 
Willi the dividend action only a few 
days oft It is a common practice to 
organize a drive against a non-in- 
vestment issue on the theory that 
uninformed st^'k holders will as- 
sume that an (idverse action is 
being discounted. The maneuver 
has a chance against almost any 
issue if it is carried out with suffl- 
tiriu determination. 

Organizing a Scar* 
Under some such Influence Famous 
Players was hammered to 6$yk last 
week. The attack was helped along 
by the dissemination of the argu-* 
rtient the company was in an over- 

♦ xtended position with $15,000,000 of 
Inventory and something like |8,- 
000,000 cash and other current as- 
sets. The strategy was that the 
business was top heavy. 

The truth is that this situation 
always occurs at this time of year. 
The summer period is always one of 
all going out and nothing coming in. 
Production activity absorbs a large 
amount of capital which Is thus 
locked up until the fall season 
brings out releases and the film sup- 
ply accumulated over the summer 
goes Into ordefty liquidation. The 
inspired propaganda might be par> 
alleled by the sensational declara- 
tion that the straw hat market was 
dull at Christmas time. 

Griffith at 134 

Both Loew and Orpheum contin- 
ued their puzzling course. Orpheum 
got Into new low ground Tuesday at 
16% for two trades while Loew re- 
mained at 14%. However, in both 
cases the turnover was so small as 
to rob the price of any great signifi- 
cance. The impression continues 
that insiders in both stocks are more 
Interested in holding prices down 
for accumulation than in allowing 
Quotations to give a hint of the 
future. 

For the first time in more than a 
month the Curb ticker reported a 
sale of amusement stock. On Tues- 
day 400 shares of D. W. (;rifllih 
'\inie out at a price of 1% to 1%. 
This is the lowest Quotation Tor the 
stock on record and apparently re- 
flects trouble over the Jolson affair 
and the costly delay which it occa- 
sioned. , , 

T)ic bammao' ©' trar.<«ctIon« Aug. 5 to 

35, !>!> iiisive: 

STOCK EXCHANGE 

Sales. High Low.J.Rfit. Chg. 

Thur«.Iay- 

Fain. lla>-L... 0.100 eAi\ r,«5<, rto 

1)0. pM 100 S8 f^H 88 -H 

Tx>rw, Inc ^W 14 '» 14% t4\ 

Orph«>um I'OO 17 17 J7 

Friday— Market clw.ifd. 

s.iturUay— 

Famous- Flay-L. Z.406 72 »*Hl^ 72 ! 3 

JjOfw. Inc 'MO H\ )4% I4\4 

Orph^'uin ....^. 100 lUlk lgT4_ liiZ^ -r Ik 



"CONTEST BEAUTIES" OF 
NO BEAUTY NOR TALENT 



AL ESnyS DEATH 

ONE OF MYSTERY 



Music Tab Man Missed in New 
Brunswick — DeatH by 
Poison Suspected -< 



SPECIAL ACT ENGAGEHEMTS 
FOR EDISON LAME WOI 



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London Audiences Tired of the 
Bunk — Latest by 
T^ Chariot ^ • v^; 



*'•''- I^ndon, Aug. 7. 

Despite the wholeoalo unemploy- 
ment In the theatrical worW the 
competition stunt is being worked 
as freely as ever. Strangely enough 
the latest manager to fall for" this 
passe idea Is one of London's lead- 
ing Impresarios, Andre Chariot.. 

In conjunction with a firm of per- 
fumers, and presumably to adver- 
tise the firm's shampoo powders, he 
is offering a careef on the British 
stage to a girl chosen from among 
tho users of the firm's "beauty aids." 

According to the advertisements 
tbe chosen girl will have a training 
personally supervised by Chariot, 
while the shampoo merchants will 
defray all expenses and make her a 
living and dress allowance. Once 
trained. Chariot will arrange for her 
London and New York debut. The 
final choice will be from six girls, 
each of whom Chariot is anxious to 
help to a great career. IJow many 
coupons from the perfumer's 
"beauty aids" the competitors have 
to send in is not mentioned in the 
ads. 

The same firm has just announced 
the result of a previous beauty com- 
petition judged by Margaret Leahy^ 
who was the heroine of the Hulton 



St. John, N. B.. Aug. 16. 

Al Estey, of Boston, advance agent 
for a musical tab revue, yrho was 
spending a vacation at Bayswater, 
N. B.. with Fred Hollis, said to be 
a tab performer, and another un- 
known man, died under mysterious 
conditiona recently. The three men 
had been living ac a camp by the 
water'ijedge. All had been drinking 
h«avily. Estey, who carried hun- 
dreds of dollars on his person, was 
missed. 

The two companions were also 
missed. On Investigation by neigh- 
bor.T the camp was found unoccu- 
pied. Estey's body had been re- 
moved early In the morning and a 
special trip of a gasolina operated 
ferry engaged to carry the body to 
the railroad line. The body is said 
to have been shipped to Boston 
from St. John, N. B. 

Rev. J. H. Hickard, of Albany, 
N; Y., who has been spending the 
summer in a house near the camp 
occupied by the three men, is seek- 
ing an Investigation. Foul play is 
feared. Estey had been supplied 
from St. John drug stores with 
liquor. J. Harry Prlscoll, one of the 
bootleggers named, denies ' the 
charge. A physician who attended 
Estey on one visit says death was 
likely caused by bad whisky acting 
un the lrea§{. 

Estey leaves a wife and mother 
living in Boston. Despite tho pleas 
of the clergyman and other summer 
residents, the St. John police with 
characteristic stupidity and indiffer- 
ence have mad3 no investigation 
thus far. 

According to Rev. Mr. Rickard, 
the sum of money carried by Estey 
was $1,700, Estey being the angel for 
the entire trip of th3 trio. He is 
.<«aid to have withdrawn all his sav- 



Talmadge publicity Aunt and who | jpgg from a Boston bank just pre 



made a distinct screen fiasco oppo- 
site Buster Keaton in the picture 
"The Three Ages." 

The ex-shopgirl picture "star" has 
written to eaeh of the winners and 
is hoping to meet them personally. 
It is to be hoped Andre Chariot does 
not intend to inaugurate his revue 
season at the Duke of York's by in- 
flicting- a perfumed ".shampoo 
beauty" upon audiences already 
bored stiff by competition winners 
with no talent and no particular 
beauty of face or figure. 



1||i« dancing team of KiniT^y and 
Shelby have separated. 



vlous to taking the trip. The trio 
went first to Eastport, Me., and 
thence to Bayswater, N. B., which 
is a few miles from St. John, N. B., 
on the Kennebeccasia river. It Is 
intimated that Estey was poisoned 
by bootleggers or others. 

Estey left Boston suddenly, and 
his wife and mother and a sister 
who lives In Belmont, Mass., a 
suburb of Boston, were greatly 
slincked to learn of tlTe sudden 
death. According to neighbors, Es- 
tey is said to have Intended pro- 
ducing a tab revue, starting In Sep* 
tember, to tour Maine, New Hamp- 
shire and Eastern Canada. 



Boston «old I'o Ori>h«uni at 17. 
■ Aion«»ay— 

Fam. I'lay-L... 7,700 I'^'k 70^ 70% -Vi 

Do., pfd 100 Hi) w) m 4::Tfc 



l.nfvr. Inc. 
Urphf'um . . . . 

Tut»«1«»y— 
Fain. IMiiy-L. 
Orplit-urn . . . . 

W>dn*«<J«y- 
Kiijn. i'lay-L. 
J-otw, Inc.... 



»J0 H^4 H«i 14% 

<00 17 10^4 iC\ - '4 



0,300 7'.'!i 70% 72% 
'MO ]'>S iii'i i 



4 1% 



Ts-iOO 7L*"i, 71H 72 - T. 

1«0 H>« ]4\ 14% 

.1 CURB MARKET 

.Sties. Jl.Kh Low.Lant. Chg. 

T«j*Hday- ' " .. .-. 

Grimth iW» I'i i'4 IH -"f'* 

Wi'diif'tlHy— . . .., 

•i.flitb 100 2'i 2'i 2'f •! H 




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MLLE. DONATELLE presents 

THE CARNIVAL OF VENICE" 

NOW HEADLINING B. F. KEITH THEATRES. 
, WINNER OF *'ZIT'8" CHART. 

Before a huge crowd, the Carnlvrl of Venice walked away with the 
race at the Fordham Track this week. As the minutes progressed, tho 
act grew faster and faster and the pleasure of the onlookers .«5eemed to 
increase accordingly. A charming little miss toe-dances her way to a 
huge fi\iccess, three accordion players render jazs music in a most 
unusual fashion, and a ff-male tambourine expert at the finale whams 
the act into a veritable riot. Three encores were given and still the 
customers applauded until long after the lights were up on the inter- 
mission. The Carnival of Venice is a splendid turn. 
BOOKED SOLID SEASON 1923 1924, B. F. KEITH VAUDEVILLE 
EXCHANGE. Direction, HARRY WEBER. 



Entertainment Feature for Noon Hour Paily — Ai|r 
Regularly Booked for 4 or S-Day .Engageme^ 
Playing One Show Only— Hawthorne, Booker 



MUSIC PUBUSHER WINS 
IN RADIO TEST SUIT 



Federal Court Holds for Wit- 
marks— Bambcrgers 
Will Appeal 



An important radio decision was 
handed down by Judge Lynch, In 
the U. S. District Court of Newark, 
upholding M. Wltmark & Sons' 
claim that the ether performance of 
"Mother Machree" by the L. Bam- 
berger department store, which 
maintains station WOR, constitutes 
k public performance for profit and 
a copyright Infringement. 

The action was in the nature of 
a friendly test case to determine the 
law on the matter. Bamberger con- 
tended they did not derive any di- 
rect profit from the broadcasting, 
but Jud«e Lynch, In a lengthy opin- 
Ion» held that they maintained a 
radio supply department and that 
the operation of the station was 
charged to the department store's 
geaeral expenses. 

The court Jiwarded Witmark dam- 
ages and an injunction. Bambcr- 
gers will appeal. 



POLLY PREFEERED 

(Continued from page 1) ^ 
E^x press" was produced by the Co- 
burns two years ago on Broadway 
from a translation by Samuel R. 
Golding. 

Dymow's relations with Guy Bol- 
ton date from the "Bronx Express,** 
when Robert Milton suggested that 
Bolton be called In on the EngliiAi 
adaptation. Bolton's version was 
eventually turned down and the 
fiolding adaptation produced. 

Milton also suggested Bolton 
tackle a manuscript from Dymow's 
pen deemed more suitable for his 
(Bolton's) talent. It was the "Per- 
sonality" script of which Dymow 
had made a free translation. 

Bolton had this manuscript In 
his possession approximately Six 
months and eventually returned It 
without comment to Dymow. 

Snitkin &. Goodman, Dymow's at- 
torneys, have in their possession a 
number of letters from Bolton to 
Dymow which will be introduced at 
the trial. Judge Leonard A. Snitkin 
will be trial counsel. Another letter 
is from A. H. Woods, mentioning 
(jrolding's recommendation of the 
script and requesting to read It. 
Dymow had to forego this invita- 
tion because Bolton was at work 
on It. • 

This litigation differs from the 
average claim of piracy in that the 
complainant's script was In the de- 
fendant's possession for an extended 
period. The defendants have filed 
a general denial to the allegations. 






VANDERBILTS PAPER 

'Mtlustrat«d Daily News" Startina 
in Los Angeles 



Lus Angeles, Aug. 15. 

Cornelius Vanderbilt is to start 
publication of his daily newspaper 
here next month. The paper is to 
known as "The Illustrated Daily 
News" and the millionaire pub- 
lisher is taking the stars of the 
local papers for his staff. 

Ho is expected to make a big 
splurge in film as well as in news 
circles with tho new publication. 



STAGING "MUSIC BOX" DANCES 

Sammy Lee has been engaged by 
Sum H. Haiiis to stage the dancing 
numbers in tho new "Music Box 
Revue," which will shortly go into 
tohearsal. 

At present Lee is staging the num- 
bers for the thiee "Gingham Girl" 
companies which Schwab and Kus- 
sel will send on tour this season. 



LIGHTS' CRUISE UNDER WAY 

The Lights club of Freeport, L. I. 
started its annual cruise last night 
( Wedntsd.iy) nt Lynhrook, L. L The 
troupe Is at Hempstead tonight 
(Thursday). Its performance at the 
Columbia. Ro.'kaway, Sunday night, 
is sol<l out. ' 1 ■ 



The Edison Lamp %Vorli.s at Ni 
ark, N. J., Is one of the most su^.. 
cessfuUy conducted factories 1 ^ 
cause of the entertainment featu 
Included each week under«£uperlii< 
tendent of Welfare Harry CWhJ 
direction. White books one ftct 
week for Tour or five days a 
through a New York booking 
Billy hawthorne. to appear ior 
show at the Edison auditoKi 
the factory. 

The plant maintains Its 
cafeteria, and after the noon 
repast, the adjoining auditorim^^jj 
the scene of a half-hour's endU^ 
tainmcnt arrang3d by the Eldltoii^ 
corporation. 

Only one show is played dallir, 
the one tkct d*Ing from 15 to %% 
minutes for Its bit. At 12:66,. 4 
warning bell Is sounded and the 4L|Qt. 
If still in session, goes into Its fin- 
ish. The remuneration varies, byt 
all of it goes direct to the pf^. 
former. 

Hawlhorne Is under .salcry to tl 
Edison company to supply the. 1 
ent and does not receive com; 
sion. He has the full confidence;" 
the corpoiatlon, which Is also 
sisting the booker to render si 
service for various factories 
manufacturing plants. 

Acts usually work live days, 
Monday through to Friday, 
after the first show Monday the 
Is liked. It remains the rest ol 
week; otherwise Hawihorne 8«D4t 
down new people. White fixes tUt 
salary after the first show, ahil'hi 
addition Is a genial host in corldu|H 
ing the talent through the pji' 
after dining them al£0. 

Currently, because of the exh 
tion of a film serial episode 
Monday, there are only four AkJtM,, 
from Tuesday through to Frtdaj.' 
This stand has supplanted others 
as a break-In house. 

Turns like Singer's Midgets. Par* 
Ish and Peru p.nd others have pli 

there. 

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ELTINGE-BROWN REVTJX^ 

Los Angeles, Aug. ^^Mr 
The Julian Eltlnge and the fm" 
Brown Brothers show, to be k 
as "The Black and White Revua 
1928," is scheduled to open at San 
Barbara, Sept. 12, thence play' 
into San Francisco and the Coast 
follow. 

Jack Laughlin is assisting in 
staging. 






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VAUDEVILLE 



PECYH WnUAMS' ESTATE 
^SUBJEa TO READJDSMNT 



Mutt Conform to Law Limiting Charitable Bequests 
to One-Half of Whole— 'Tercy Williams' Home" 



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The Percy O. Wllllama estate, 
tatfmated in value to exceed $6,000.- 
00(k faces the problem of beinff fe- 
adjusted in bequests. In order to 
eehform with the law limiting 
charity bequests to SO per cent, of 
the estate and the other 50 per cent. 
to the wife and children, if such 
are existinflr, a clause in the will 
|>roVides for further distributions in 
the event of the charity exceeds the 
relatives* share. 
'^ William Grossman (House. Gross- 
man & Vorhaus), who was the de- 
cadent's personal attorney and Is 
one of the executors without bonSs. 
^ estimates roughly that the charity 
Sjt)e<juest exceeds the relatives' share. 
j'A more deflnlte estimate of how 
^'much ^11 only bo determined ki 

the flnal appraisal. . 
f Mr. Williams must have antlci- 
'pated such an exi«rency, for he spe- 
cifically has provided that this ex- 
cess be divided as follows: Harold 



Margaret Casey, alleged to have 
been the commonlaw wife of Harry 
R. Casey, oidtime vaudeville actor, 
to whom she was at one time mar- 
ried but later divorced, left a net 

estate, of $11,159.20 when she shot 
and killed herself Oct. 6, 1922. ac- 
cording to a transfer tax State ap- 
praisal of her property flled this 
week in the Surrogates' Courtr New 
York. As she failed to Jeave a will, 
this, less $5,400. passes over to her 
mother. Mary A. Gllgun, of CJhlcago. 
Mr. Casey, after the death of the 
deceased, sought to obtain letters of 
administration upon the estate on 
the grround he was her husband. 
When objections were filed and al- 

<^ ^ .... t- - 41. legations were made that she had 

G. Wilhams son. to get half of theJ ^^ ^^ 

^excess; Fred A. Rosebush, his sec-i -■.-.. .'•'.. » •.•* 



/ retw*3j. who is co-executor with Mr. 
^,0ro8s(han. a one-fifth interest; 
'^ginald R. Williams, brother (now 
!4eceased), one-tenth; illwidk Rich- 
ards and Capitola Masaud. sisters- 
in-law. one-tenth Interest each in 
the excess. 

The law's provision limiting the 

'willing of only 60 .x>er cent, of a 

decedent's estate to charity is for 

the purpose of not permitting any 

.ln41vidual to divest his or he -self 

: «£ more than half of the property 

^vhen there are near relatives living. 

Originally only one-Quarter of one k 

.estate could go to charity. This 

£Waa later raised to a third, and 

400 w It is limited to one -half. . 

Because of the. theatrical man- 
, Mer's manifold Interests it will take 
•ome time to appraise the estate. 

The readjustment will not affect 
the establishment of the "Percy 
Williams Home" for old and infirm 
dramatic and vaudeville actors. 



SHARROCK'S ACCIDENT 



Seized With Vertigo, Fell Down- 
stairs — Fractured Collarbone 
Freeport, L. I.. Aug. 15. 
Monday night as Harry Sharrock 
started to retire In his home here 
and reached the top of the stairs, 
he was seized with vortlgo. Dizzi- 
ness caused' him to fall backward 
down the flight, fracturing his col- 
larbone. 

It will be^bout three months be- 
fore the Sharrocks can reappear 
through the accident. They played 
^Monday at the Brighton Theatre. 



NEW PEOPLE FOR 'TROUCT 

Boston, Aug. 15. 

It Is understood the Ted Lewis 
Trolic" at the local fThubert is 
negotiating for Miller and Mack and 
the Avon Comedy Four to Join In 
the sho^. 

It is not mentioned whom they 
may displace In the cast. Most of 
the current company are said to 
hold run of th > play contracts. 



MARGARET CASEY'S ESTATE 



Left f 11,159 — Moth%r Principal 
Bsnsficiary 




admitted it but claimed that after 
the divorce they lived together again 
in commonlaw marriage. 

Last January Casey withdrew his 
application for, the administration 
letter^ after an agreentent whereby 
he was to receive $4,600 in cash and 
an $800 fur coat. 

Andrew D. Gilgun, brother of the 
New York. Vas then appointed ad- 
ministrator of (he estate. 



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GLADYS DEAN FRENCH TIRED 

Los Angeles, Aug. 15. 
Gladys Dean French, show girl 
and wife of Richard French, is ask- 
ing for an annulment of her mar- 
riage. The show girl met French at 
Monte Carlo and after a hectic ro- 
mance they were married. She re- 
cently concluded a vaudeville tour 
and is now remaining here. 



LEW LESLIE MARRIED 

Lew Leslie is a benedict a^aln. 
It was not generally known, but Lew 
acquired a spouse in Paris, en route 
from London to New York. 

Leslie was piloting the colored 
••Plantation Revue" In the Brlti.«;h 
capital. In the Paris stopover he 
took unto himself the French bride. 



^ BARR TWINS PLACED 

The Barr Twins were booked ly 
the Keith ofllce this week, opening 
at Proctor's, Mt Vornon, N. Y. The 
turn was with one of tiie Shubort 
vaudeville units last season and 
have since been playing Jndepcnd- 
■at vauifeMn^* aVtd tabarVl d ties. 



SAND BAC^ EXHIBrrpRS 

(Continued from page 1) 
shall receive of $200,000,000 as a 
burden for the exhibitors to assume- 
As against this the exhibitor 
knows that the maximum of all pic- 
ture houses grosses for any one year 
in this country has not exceeded 
$100,000,000. and that he can not 
consistently figure for next season 
that the gross will Increase over 
$10,000,000. leaving k deficiency of 
$90,000,000 on the face of the returns 
for the picture house to take up at 
the demand of the distributor under 
the pay or you don't play policy now 
Ijj force among picture distributors. 
While the exhibitors and distrib- 
utors know there *is a surplus of 
features In sight for next season, 
that fact until the season opens and 
settles down can be of no material 
advantage to the picture house. It Is 
possible that later in the season the 
distributors may start a cut-thro.at 
campaign to get their pictures on 
the buying market, but the exhibitor 
has no assurance on that score and 
prefers to think that before it will 
happen the distributors will gather 
(or a personal conference to locate 
some other way to strangle the ex- 
hibitor's finances. 

Million- Dollar Clatt 

There are seven super-pictures 
classified as "million dollar pic- 
tures," with the million applying to 
their cost of production accepted in 
round figures and In one or two In- 
stances like De Mille's "Ten Com- 
mandments" believed to exceed that 
amount. The De Mllle picture is 
now said to have reached $1,200,000 
before completion and the million 
and one-half figure is anticipated 
for it. 

Fairbanks' "Thief of Bagdad" is 
another above the million, while 
Unlveri^al's "Hunchback of Notre 
Dame" is an easy million dollar film. 
Others costing one million dollars, 
more or less, but always above 
$800,000 are "Scaramouche." "Ashes 
of Vengeance." "The Street Singer" 
(Mary PIckford's most costly pro- 
duction), and "Yolande." 

Other H?gh Cost Films 

There have been announced and 
itemized at least 25 next season's 
film productions costing between 
$500,000 and $750,000 to produce, with 
the average cost of each well above 
$600,000. 

In the other high cost class are 
100 pictures that run around $500,000 
and down to $350,000 each, with 
their, average outlay well over 
$400,000. 

800 Special Features 
There are 800 special features so 
classed In sight for the next sea- 
son's trade. It Is said of the re- 
mainder that hardly any will drop 
below $225,000 In production Invest 



HENRIETTA and WARRINER 

(SCINTILL.ATINO BONO STARS) 

What a little Bird said to me — On 
the ^oad to l^Iandalay I met My 
Hero Who Wanted Someone to Play 
With when I Wanted feiomeone to 
Love, although My Buddy said: "Oh 
Gee. Oh Gosh, Oh Golly, I'm In 
Love." It's you I'm thinking of, but 
I saw my Midnight Rose and said, 
"Good-Bye Forever," as Nut-»ey 
Fagan is the Guy for Me. 

Direction: PAT CASEY AGENCY. 
PetBonal Representative: 

. KENNETH RYAN. 



ment, while the large majority will 
each reach $300,000 or over. 

Another 400 pictures are to be 
added to the list, making the sea- 
son's sti|>ply 1,200 pictures in all 
with the last 400 of nondescript cost 
and character, although with but 
few looked upon as cheap pictures. 

Can't Increase AdAiission 

The picture exhibitor says he Is 
helpless against this avalanche of 
production cost. While the feature 
picture production cost has In- 
creased from 800 to 400 per cent, 
within the past five years, the ex- 
hibitor has not been able to increase 
his box ofllce gross accordingly. He 
can't, confesses the exhibitor, raise 
his admission scale, mostly through 
he having agitated for a decrease of 
the Government's admission tax and 
against the imposition of any State 
tax In States wheaa there are none. 

If anything, says the film theatre 
man. his admission and the maxi- 
mum gross of the picture theatres 
have decreased rather than ad- 
vanced. • 

The exhibitor Is asking What Is 
going to become of him and his the- 
atre, while the distributor is not 
without his own points of worry on 
the situation, and the Independent 
producer falie to see where he can 
break in against the breastwork of 
solidified productions each distrib- 
utor has among Its own people in 
the enormous^ fresh film crop ready 
to be pushed out for the new sea- 
son. 

Exhibitor Accepts Blame 

With conditions as they are now 
the exhibitor^* coming to the ^front 
finally with an adqjilsslon that be 
has In a great many cases over ex- 
panded during the times the going 
was good. He accepts the blame In 
a certain degree for the ever- 
mounting production cost that the 
producers have Indulged in because 
he has not kicked oVer the traces 
before this and met the Increased 
exhibition values placed on produc- 
tions readily. 

At present the situation is changed, 
for the box office Isn't getting the 
return and the elaborate picture 
house that has been buiK at a cost 
of $1500,000 In a town where logically 
there shouldn't be a theatre that 
cost over $75,000 is drooping day by 
day. ■'';-.••"■• .?-.-^..rT ,:?,., 

One exa'oC Instance of this oc- 
curred In the Middle West within 
the past few weeks. An exhibitor 
who expanded too rapidly and final- 
ly had five expensive houses on his 
hand discovered that his only sal- 
vation lay*in closing down three of 
them and operating two of the 
smaller and cheaper theatres where 
the overhead didn't eat him up. 



LOEW AGENTS GOING AFTER ^v 
BETTER GRADE OF VAUDEVniE 



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Loew's Metrot»oIltan» Brooklsm^ Comm^iicing as Ftili 
-Week — Others Following — Supper Show Now 



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BOOKING LINE-UP 



Keith's Booked Western Houses 
Remain in New York 



The booking Ilne-up for next sea- 
son will not affect the Keith houses 
now booked out of New York, for- 
merly in the Chicago Keith ofllce. 

The Hippodrome. Cleveland; Pal- 
ace. Indianapolis; Keith's. Louis- 
ville, Dayton and Toledo, will re- 
main In the Kaat, with Johnny Col- 
lins booking them. The Chicago 
Keith ofllce will continue to fill in 
acts and book the split week Mid- 
dle Western time now being han- 
dled by that office. 

Claude S. (Tink) Humphries wlU 
remain in charge of the Chicago 
Keith o^ce. which wUl * bool^ in 
conjunction with Collins. Jack 
Dempsey ^and the other Eastern 
Keith bookers. ^ 

The houses mentioned were trans- 
ferred to the Eastern Keith ofllce 
last seasen during the stunmcfr 
months. It was stated at the time 
the switch was temporary. 



M. M. P. U. SITUATIOV 

The Mutual Musical Protective 
Union, former 310. by a vote of the 
membership started to oust F. Paul 
Vacarelli as business agent last 
week, but Just as the vcte was about 
to be taken Vacarelli beat the or- 
ganization to it and resigned. His 
resignation was accepted. Vacarelli 
had a $20,000-a-year contract with 
the M. M. P. U.. which was cancelled 
by agreement also. 

The M. M. P. U. has not been suc- 
cessful yet In securing a conference 
on a wage scale by the vaudeville 
managers and International Man- 
agers' Association. It does not ap- 
pear likely either managers' associa- 
tion will recognize the M. M. P. U.. 
negotiations being on with its rival 
organization, local 802. of the A. F- 
of M. for New York. 

Vacarelli got Into the M. M. P. U. 
as aV'drummer." The M. M. P. V. 
claims it will continue to fight for 
reinstatement in the American Fed- 
eration notwithstanding Vacarelii's 
failure to produce results, m • 

.Vacarelli had been handling a 
longshoremen's strike in Hoboken. 
New Jersey, on leave of absence 
from the M. M. P. U., an^ criticism 
arose by the musical union. . 



FRANCES CLARE'S HLVESS 

Many Inquiries have been made 
as to the nature of the illness of 
Frances Clare. (Rawson and Clare), 
who came to New York for obser- 
vation at the Neurological Insti- 
tute, 149 E^t Sixty-seventh street 

Miss Clare has been ill for six- 
teen monthi at the Rawsons' home 
at Fair Haven, N. J. She finally 
lost the use of her limbs and it was 
necessary to have a blood trans- 
fusion. The operation was per- 
formed last week and others max 
have to follow. 



BRYAN POY PARTY HELD UP 

Los Angeles, Aug. IS. 

Brj'an Foy, accompanied by a 
young woman, and Mr. and Mrs. 
Lynch were the victims ^f hold-up 
men Monday night while returning 
from tlie theatre. 

The stick up boys got $8,000 In 
valuables. Foy's personal loss being 
a watch and chain and a 'small 
amount of cash. 



VAUDEVILLE AT FULTON 

The reported deal between the 
Tvoew circuit and James Thatcher* 
of the Poll stock enterprises for the 
installment of a stock company in 
Loew's Fulton did not materialize, 
and the house will open on Labor 
Day with vaudeville and plc\urea 
Loew will continued to operate and 
book the holrse. 



The Rigotetta Brothers and Swan- 
son Si.-iters will play a return en- 
Kagcment over the I'antages Circuit 
iKtfioMing Sppt. n^fit the Chateau, 
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MISS SURATT REVERSES 

Valeska Suratt has not accepted 
the offer from the Pantages Circuit, 
and will tour the Orpheum In "The 
Whllh Way." by Jack Lalt, with a 
prolog and epilog that he Is now 
writlng'for her. v 



Sam Bernard's Daughter's Act 
Oilve Bernard, d;»Hght#p «f Bam 
Bernard, Is breaking in a new act 
Ml.ss Bernard was Injured eight 
months ago as a result of falling ofT 
a horse and has Just recovered. 



Lew Goldberg Robbed of Jewelry 

Chicago, Atig. 15. 
t«ew Goldberg, the agent, was 
robbed of Jewoiry yalyod a.t. $1,000, 
last night, In f roiit dtj h (ri )\omo \ 



Beginning next week Loew'a 
Metrt^olitan will become a full 
week stand on the Loew Circuit 
with the State. New York; State, 
Newark, and LoeWa Victoria la 
Harlem to follow. 

Contracts now being issued by the 

Loew Circuit for Greater New York 

houses are subject to cliange as to 

number of performances and length 
of bookings in each house. 

When the changes happen it is 
said that the supper shows will be 
eliminated in all of the neighbor- 
hood houses and that the entire 
Loew Circuit outside of New York, 
other than London. Ont. will be 
full week stands. In New York and 
vicinity there will be four fa)t week 
dates of three ahowa daily. 

This week tl\e Loew Circuit be- 
gan a booking drive for acta con- 
sidered big time turna The Loew 
bills, according to report, are to bo 
much strengthened next season and 
a higher grade of vaudeville bill 
booked in conjunction with the fea- 
ture pictures. 

lx>ew agents are said to be ap- 
proaching high salaried acta with 
offers df IS or more weeks for nexV 
season and are reported aa oorrall' 
ing the cream of the Independant 
circuit available supply. 

The Iiexlngton opera bouae will 
be another full week in New 'York 
City when it opens as an ailditioa 
to the Loew clroult in October. The 
new line up gives the Loew Circuit 
nine weeks in New York City • 



ED BUZZELL'S FATHER 
SAYS SCHWAB HIT HM 



Brings Suit for $5,000— Other 

"Gingham Girl" 
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And the Buszeils still pursued 

Lawrence Schwab! Now Jessie N. 

Buzxell is suing the co-producer of 
the "Gingham 0irl" for $5,000 dam- 
ages for assault' and battery, after 
his two sons also started legal pro- 
ceedings with Indifferent results. 

Buzzell pere m an action flled In 
the Kings County Supreme Court 
claims he was assaulted In the lobby I 
of the Earl Carroll theatre, where 
the "Gingham Olrl" was holding 
forth. He had purchased a ticket 
to see Robert Miller try out in the 
role created by his son, Eddie. Mil- 
ler has been signed to do the male 
lead next season and the producers 
excused Eddie Buzzell in order to 
get a line on the new candidate. 
Kendler & Ooldstein. Schwab's at- 
torneys, deny their client even 
touched the plaintiff despite Buz- 
sell, Sr., allegedly abused the de- 
fendant. 

Another Buzzell. Jesse. Jr., also 
has a suit pending against Schwab 
St Kussell for a share of stock in 
the corporation alleged due him. 

Jesse S. Buzzell, an attorney, has 
also written the producefs of the 
"Gingham Girl" on behalf of Rob- 
ert Miller, threatening further ac- 
tion. Miller was signed to head the 
No. 1 road company, but since Joe 
Laurie, Jr.. contracted for the part 
the management is willing to carry 
Miller along on salary as per con- 
tract or glve-hlm another part. Mil- 
ler takes exception to this in his 
letter to Schwab A KusselL. Legal 
action may develop. 



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HODKUrS IN NEW YOBK 

Chorlcw Hodklns, Chicago gen- 
eral manager for the Pantages cir- 
cuit, arrived in Now York Monday. 

He is conferring this week with 
Ed Milne. New York representative 
for Pan. 



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EUTH ROLAND SINGINa 

Huth Roland, movie serial star, 
oj>en8 a ten-week tour of the Or- 
pheum flrn« Monday, Aug. 20. in • 
Winnipeg. She will do a singing 
.single. 



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Thursday, August 16, 1$2S 



COMEDY ACTS GET FIRST CALL 

ON BIG VAUDEVILLE TIME 



Revision of Values Applied by Keith and Orpheum 
Circuits— iTaking Exarftple of Shubert Vaudeville 
Failures " 



An entire revkjion of values as 
applied to feature, comedy and 
headline acts has occurred in the 
Keith and Orpheum circuits during 
the past two seasons. 

Comedy acts are rocclving the 
first call In future bookinRs, as re- 
Knrds saliiries, with the former 
headlincrs In demand at a price 
considerably lower than since the 
war. 

The consensu* of opinion among 
the booking men and circuit heads 
is that the comedy headliner is the 
only typ« of bift topping act that 
doesn't lose prestige and drawing 
power. 

The former headliners are said to 
have disillusioned the Keith and 
Orpheum bookers as to their draw- 
ing powers v/hen they played for 
the Shubert Circuit and failed to 
Increase the grosses at the box- 
cfTlce. 

Many of the former Shubert 
lieadlinere and feature attractions 
have had difficulty in securing their 
former Keith and Orpheum salaries 
when negotiating with those circuits 
after being reinstated. 



. FORCED CLOSING 

Stage Hands in Columbus Make 
Demands on Broadway. 



10 NEW MANAGERS 

ON ORPHEUM ciRcurr 



Five Others Changing Houses 

—List of All Orpheum 

Managers 



Columbus, O., Aug. 15. 

Demands of the local Stage Hands' 
Union for an Increase In wages and 
for the employment of two addi- 
tional stage hands at the Broad- 
way, have forced the closing of that 
house by the James Building Co., 
which operates thr*»e theatres in this 
city. 

The Raynor Lehr Musical Comedy 
Co., which is on Its second year of 
musical stock In the theatre, will 
leave the house In two weeks, ac- 
cording to an announcement from 
the theatre. 

The future policy of the Broad - 
way^as not been determirred. 

Installation of pictures or a rever- 
sion to pop, vaudevlllo sc<*ms most 
likely. * 

The Increase sought by the stage 
hands' and musicians' unions in Co- 
lumbus will mean a considerable 
addition to the overhead of the 
Hartman, Keith and James hou?e.~ 
here. 



DUNCANS MISS SHOW 



LOEW'& VS. PROaOR'S 
IN SIGHT IN YONKERS 



Andrus Buildihg Theatre Seat- 
ing 2,000, Taken Under 
' 63 Years'Xease 



"BATHING BEAUTY REVD^ 
- NEW NEIGHBORHOOD SCHE 



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Yonkers, N. T., Aug. 15. 

Loews has leased from plans, 
a house now being erected here for 
a period of 63 years at a total rent 
of $3,000,000. The house will be 
ready to open In eight months and 
will play the Loew pop vaudeville. 

This will give Proctor's, Tonkers. 
opposition, this town being with- 
out vaudeville other than Proctor's 
since the Orpheum changed policy. 
The Orpheum formerly played inde- 
pendent vaudeville • and pictures 
booked by Fally Markus. 

The new Loew house Is now being 
erected by John E. Andrus on South 
Broadway and Vark street. It will 
have a capacity of 2.500. 

The Proctor theatre and buildtni; 
was built several years ago by the 
A. E, R. Realty company of Albany 
and erected by George T. Kelly, with 
1154,000 the contract price. The 
theatre seats 2,200 and was rented 
to F. F. Proctor at 130,000 yearly. 
Three years ago the Proctor people 
bought the building outright at a 
foreclosure sale for $300,000. It is a 
six-story building with stores on the 
ground floor and offices above tht 
theatre. 



COMMISH ATTACHMENT 



Simon Agency Levies on 4i'ef-Us at 
Terra Haute 



Called Away by Father's illness — 
Refund for "Topsy and Eva" 



I'lflecn Orpheum houses will have 
new managers when the circuit be- 
gins its season on Labor Day. Ten 
are new to the circuit and Ave have 
been switched to bther houses. 

The new men are W. F. Dagcn, 
Oeorge C. Wharton, P. F. Heavey, 
SUaa H. Hess, Allen Wcr.shauer, 
William J. Slattcry, A. W. Qillis, J. 
O. Hooley, W. E. Mack and CJeorge 
tjordon. 

A correct list of Orpheum man- 
.Tgewi, as set by the clrouit up to the 
present, follows: 

W. F. Dagon. Orpheum, Cham- 
paign, 111.; George C. Wharton, 
American, Chicago, 111.; Harry J. 
Bryan, Englewood, Chicago; Wm. 
.McGowen, Lincoln Hip, Chicago; 
Kverett Hays, Majestic, Chicago; J. 
J. Nash, Palace Music Hall, Chicago; 
Wm. A. Singer, State Lake, Chi- 
cago; Harry Chappell, Columbia, 
Davenport, Iowa; J. J. Flnln, Em- 
press, Decatur, 111.; Louis Heliborn, 
Orph^'um, Denver; fJen. B. Peck, Or-' 
pheum, Des Moines; P. F. Heavey, 
New Grand, Evanavllle; Jack Quln- 
lan, Malnstreet, Kansas Cify; Law- 
rence Lehman. Orpheum, Kansas 
City; Ben Piazza. HlUstreet. Los 
Angeles; Geo. C. Sackett, Orpheum. 
Los Angele.s; John Scharnberg, Or- 
pheum, Madison: W. V. Taylor, 
Orpheum, Memphis; Harry E. Bil- 
lings, Majestic, Milwaukee; Jas. A. 
ITigler, Palace, Milwaukee; Frank 
N. Phelps, Ilennepin-Orpheum, Min- 
neapolis; Silas H. Hess, Seven'.h 
Street, Minneapolis; J. A. Bertram, 
Palace, New Orleans; Earl Stew- 
ard, Orpheum, New Orleans; Allen 
Warschauor, Orpheum, Oaltland; W. 
A. Hartung, Orpheum, Omaha; 
Frank J. McGettlgan, Ileillg, Port- 
land; A. J. Damon, Palace, Rock- 
lord; Geo. L. Allen, Sacramento; M. 
A. Anderson, White, Fresno; Cliff 
P. Work, Golden Gate, San Fran- 
»isco; H. H. Campbell, Orpheum, 
.Man Francisco; Carl Rciter, Or- 
pheum, Seattle; Wm. J. Slattery, 
Orpheum, Sioux City; E. F. Lamp- 
man, Majestic. Springfield; A. W. 
';illis, Grand O. H., St. Louis; E. J. 
.Sullivan, Orpheum, St. Louis; J. O. 
Hooley, RIalto. St. Louis; W. E. 
Mick, Palace-Orphcum, St. Paul; 
Hugh Flannery, Palace, South llend; 
George Gordon, Orpheum,. South 
Bend; Ross Garvcr, H«ppodrom<», 
Terre Haute; ^. J. Lydiatt. Or- 
l>heum, Vancouver; F, E. Wadge. 
Orpheum, Winipcff. 



San Francisco, Aug. 15. 

The Duncan Sisters returned here 
last night from Los Angeles, where 
they had been called to the bedside 
of their father, who Is seriously ill. 
The girls left Sunday night imme- 
diately after the performance of 
"Topsy and Eva," going south via 
a high powered racing car. They did 
not return Monday and the Monday 
night performance at the Alcazar 
was called off, with money refunded. 
The house was practically sold out 
for the performance. 

Their father, S. H. Duncan, Is re- 
ported slightly better. 

"Topsy and Bva" Is now in its 
8l.:th week here :>nd has been dfelng 
exceptio al business. 



BROOKLYN POOL 



Consolidating Small Timers Across 
Bridge 

Rachmeil & RInsel, who operate 
seven small time pop vaudeville 
theatres In the East New York and 
Brown.svilIc section of Brooklyn, are 
negotiating, to con.«»olldate their In- 
terests with Sam Leselbaum, who 
operates the Premier, a newly 
erected 3.500-seat house at Sutter 
and Hinsdal avenues, Brooklyn. 

The Supreme, located at Watkins 
and Alabama avenues and owned by 
Rachmeil & Rinsel, Is located eight 
blocks from the I-fC-sselbaum house. 
When the organization plans arc 
perfected the policies of the house 
will be so regulated that pictures 
and acts played by each will not 
conflict. 

It Is said that $2,500,000 i." in- 
volved in the project. 



Terre Haute, Aug. 15. 

An attachment was served against 
the "Four of Us," r singing quartet 
composed of Billy Ballew, Eddie 
Arkin, Tommy Ambrose and Lew 
Loomls. at the Liberty last week. 

The attachors. the Simone Book- 
ing Agency of Chicago, represented 
by a local justice of peace, claim the 
singers filled engagements at the- 
atres around St. Louis without pay- 
ing commission. Ballew, mananer 
of the quartet, declares that he se- 
cured the bookings Independently, 
filling a lay-oft between a Jump 
from the Orpheum to the Keith cir- 
cuit. •• 

The men were obliged to remain 
here until appearance before the 
Justice this weekr 



Theatre Pay* for Costumes — Forty to Fifty Girls in 
'Each Contest — Supplanting VtP^ Follies" and 
Minstrels 



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OPENING HELD UP 

Jamestown House Receive* De- 
mand from Union 



Jamestown. N. Y., Aug. 15. 

The opening of Shea's (vaude- 
ville) has been i>ostponed until a 
settlement between the stagehands' 
local of this city and Felbcr & 
Shell, owners of the howse, is ef- 
fected. The house has been play- 
ing pictures during the summer, 
and was scheduled to begin 'fepllt- 
week Keith vaudeville Aug. 30. 

The stagehands put in a demand 
for an extra man to the crew, in- 
crease in wages and overtime. The 
musicians' demand for an increase 
made at the »mme lime was 
grranted. 

Feiber & Shea ai"e offering the 
stagehands the increase In salary 
as a compromise, but draw the line 
at paying overtime and putting on 
the extra man. 

A meeting of the local la to be 
held Saturday, when Feiber & 
Shea's offer will be placed under 
consideration. Meanwhile the 

house continues to play pictures. 



CONEY HOLMES' GAS SAVER 

Patented Device to Increase Auto 
Mileage 50 Per Cfnt. 






Bathing |;>eauty reVuea have sup- 
planted neighborhood follies and 
minstrels aa a midsummer business 
builder in the small-time house*. 
The Loew circuit seems to have 
gone in for the feature more ex< 
.Pensively than others and has coin' 
Efiissioncd Victor Hyde to produce 
several for its Greater New Y«t1t 
housed. 

The plan la an offshoot from t! 
neighborhood follies and is con- 
tributed by local talent. The girit 
provide their own co«tume« and it 
is executed at the cost of the man- 
afirement. Bach of the revues has 
special lyrics and music and a caiit 
of five professionals, with the ama- 
teur choruses numbering from 4f 
to 50 girls. The latter appear in 
several ensembles and In t^ parade 
review at the finish, in which the 
successful coiftestants are selected 
by the applause from the audience. 

Money awards are given the win- 
ners, the amount of which have not 
been decided upon. In addition to 
•the awards, the girls' are also be- 
ing, paid a weekly salary for par- 
ticipating in the revue. ^ « 

Several of the Independent houset 
are'consldering utilizing this feature 
as a busineia builder. 



ORPHEUMS ANli POnCIES 

The policies of the Palace-Or- 
pheum. St. Paul, the Hennepin, Min- 
neapolis, and the Orpheum, Des 
Moines, will be changed for the sea- 
son, despite the first decision made 
to have the houses retain their 
summer policies all year 'round. The 
Hennepin will begin playing two 
shows a day, except .Sunday and 
holidays, of six acts and pictures 
Aftg. 19. The same policy goes Into 
St. Paul and Des Moine.«( on Aug. 
26. 

Minneapolis and St. ^aul are now 
playing three-a-day. Des Moines is 
now playing fl\*€ acts, two shows 
week days, and three Saturdays, 
Sundays and holldaye. 



OTTAWA CONDITION 
/ 

Just Reported Position of Local 
Bookings 



Ottawa, Can., Aug. 15. 

Loew's State here has been de- 
clared opposition by the Keith office 
in an order to agents directing them 
not to submit any acts for that town 
which have played there within u 
period of two years. The Keith 
booked house here Is the Franklin. 

The order also affects acts which 
have played the Franklin* 

The condition In Ottawa Is the 
same at present as In the past. 



O'NEH-TISHMAN FEATURES 

Jimmy O'Nell and Irving Tishman 
sailed from Berlin Aug. 16 with 
seven German boxing girls. They 
will bo part of the Rubo Bernstein's 
Bathing Beauties (Columbia Wheel 
burlesque show). Also returninc; 
with Tishman and O'Neill Is a 26- 
midget troupe, routed over the Loew 
and Pan time. 

A German strong man is a third 
feature signed by the duo. Monroe 
Goldstein, their legal representative, 
went over to suprr\'ise the .°'.snlngof 
contracts. 



Coney Holmes, former Chicago 
vaudeville agent. Is in New York 
demonstrating a device claimed to 
increase -motor car mileage 50 per 
cent. Holmes has a third Interest 
In the invention, which has been 
tested by experts and believed to 
be the most practical of Its kind yet 
produced. The gas saver has been 
attached to the cars of a number of 
showmen and they affirm Its effl- 
clency. 

Realizing the chances of cleaning 
up a fortune with the device. Holmes 
dropped out of sight and donned 
overalls about two years ago, work- 
ing In a shop with two companions, 
one a German who invented the 
basic apparatus. Holmes' bent for 
mechanics served in the experi^- 
ments, and through his Ideas the 
device was perfe'fcted. 



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POP DEPT. SHIFT 



Harold Kemp Booking 15 Weeks on 
Keith's Fifth Floor 



SPECHT'S AT PALACE, N. Y. 

Tlio return of Paul Spctht and 
his orchestra from London brouKht 
au Immediate ongagtm^nt at 
Keith's Polare, X'iw Vcrk. opening 
Aug 27. 



PANTAGES, MEMPHIS, OPENS 

Memphis. Aug. 15. 

Notwithstanding reports regarding 
the future of tho local Pantagcs 
house. Including one story Loew's 
had .vrcurcd it, the announcement Is 
l.ssucd tliat the Pantages Circuit will 
reopen It Sept. 10, playing pictinrr, 
and vaudcvill*». 

Floyd D*^avJt again will manape it 
foi Pan. 



WOOLFOLK SUCCEEDS VAU 

Chicago, Aug. 15. 

George S. Van, for many years in 
charge of the club department of 
the Western Vaudeville Managers' 
Association, has resigned, and will 
be succeeded by Boyle Woolfolk. 
who is given this additional respon- 
sibility owing to his success with 
booka carrying houses in Mid-West 
territory which play vaudeville only 
on certain days of each week. 

Woolfolk will continue his hooking 
activities as well as handling the 
club department, but will have as- 
sistance. ' •>. 



Bert Meyer Back in Minneapolis 

Minneapolis, Aug. 15. 
Bert Meyer, former manager for 
Pantages here, returned this week 
to take over the management of tho 
Palace, a FInklestein A Ruben 
house, replacing William Mick, who 
goes to the Orpheum, St. Taul. 



A general shifting of books has 
occurred in the Keith pop priced 
department. Harold Kemp now 
books 15 weeks, and John Daly, 
seven. Bob Hutchinson has been 
relieving MiUy Delaney, who Is on 
a vacation. Tho Hutchlnson-Harry 
Carlln combination have lost sev- 
eral houses to the other bookers in 
the realignment instituted by C. 
Wesley Fraser and May Woods, 
heads of the pop department. 

The Connecticut houses, formerly 
booked by Harry Carlln and Bob 
Hutchinson, aro now on the books 
of Doc Breed, the booker of the 
"Gordon string in New England. 

Carlln Is now booking Hender- 
sons', Coney Island, Passaic, Pater- 
son and Bayonne, N. J. 



SMALL TIME HOUSES 
LEAN MORE TO ACTS 

Managers Tell Bookers WHl 
Pay More Salary — May 
. Play Up "Names" 

Small-time independent housct' 
are to make a play for a better grad«r 
of acts with increased appropria- 
tions to bookers, : v 

Houses that formerly paid $25 for 
single acts and $50 for doubles, for 
thr<>e days or a week, have notified 
bookers that during the coming sea- ' 
son they will be willing to pay from 
$25 to $75 for singles and from $10«^ , 
to $200 for doubles. Flash acti <' 
which formerly drew $75 and $2M ^ 
for three days, and in some cases a ^ 
week, depending: on the number ot f 
people, will also be paid almost twic* f 
those amounts. 'i 

While a great many of the small ; 
independents haven't reopened their 
vaudeville seasons, and won't for 
about a month, the operators of th* 
houses have been conferring with 
the bookers on the ad^.sabillty of 
getting "name" acts for the purpos* 
of drawing business, Instead of play* 
Ing up their picture features, as the^,. 
have been doing. ' 



N. V. A. INCREASE 



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Dues and 



SUN'S TAB DEPTS. 

The Gus Sun offices have aja- 
notmced the opening of two new 
tabloid dcpartment.s, besides install- 
ing another office at Detroit to fa- 
cilitate the booking of both vaude- 
ville and tabloid musical shows. 

The tabloid departments will be 
in charge of Jack Dickstein, in the 
Putnam building, K*>w Ynrk. H, K 
WIckham will supervise the Chicago 
(Delaware building) seat that is to 
book hoiises west 8f the Windy 
City. 



Initiation Going 
Jmn, 1 



Up on 



The Jhat restriction on its mem* * 
bership to bo made by the National 
Vaudeville Artists' Club will go into 
effect on Jan. 1, 1924, when the In- 
itiation fee of active memberships 
is to bo more t han doubled. Active 
members will pay a $15 fee In addi- 
tion to their dues on joining the 
club. Tho former Initiations were 
$5 and $10. 

The present membcrphlp will not 
be affected by this decision, aa the 
dues remain at $10 a year for active 
and $25 for lay. 



HOUSES OPENING 

The Palace, Red Bank, and the 
IT. K.. lloboken, N. J., booked by 
John A. Bobbins, reopen Aug. 27 
with spIit-wcck vaudevillo and 
pictures. 

Shea's .opera house. Bradfonl, 
Pa., begins, its vaudeville season 
nast half* only) Aug. 23. Billy De- 
larey, Keith ofllce, books the house. 



COAST ^TAGE HANDS' DEMANDS 

Los Angeles, Aug. 15. js 
The atage hands arc asking an in- 
crease In wages on tho new con- 
trflrts starting Sept. 4. They want 
$5 weekly more for heads of de- 
partments, and 60 centa per show 
increase for grips and clearers. 
It Is believed the Increase will h^,^ 

granted. v 

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Flagg Takes Over Hart Lot. 

Los Angc". s. Aug. 15. 
Edwin Flagg. whoso studios were 
recently destroyed by fire, has taken 
over the former Bill Hart lot and 
studios. Flagg announcei^ that ex- 
tensive buildings will be constructed 
and whrn completed thi.s city can 
boast of the largost and finest 
equipped studios in the world. 






sK^ Thursday. Aiigiit U, 1928 



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VAUDEVILLE 






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VARIETir'S iHIHR" 
TEU^ SARANAC NEWS 



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Also Has Excuse to Stay Out 
Nights— Walter Percivars 
^ Weekly Misspelling 



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CAMP "?<KXT-T'-CL.qflING" IN 
THE ADBRONDAKS 

Saranac Lake, N. Y.. Aug. 18. 
Editor Variety: -, . 

Your hirrin me as a choruspond* 
ent to herald the news of the proff. 
in these gloryous Advrondaks for 
your sheet has solved what to me 
was a great misterie it is, ^'-wit: 
1 had allwuys ben puziled over the 
^ct that $uye8 like Jack Lait — 
!t>amon Runyon — "Bugs" Baer and 
yourself ooud come into the Friars 
club at 2 a. : in the mornin when 
all the winners in the poker game 
had huit fone calls and had "paked 
^p** or was winner enoft to make 
belief they had to go home to ther 
wifes and you afoUrsald news 
hounds coud come in and sit in the 
game at such a unholie hour and 
stick uiitill you was' sweept out 
witli the rest vl the rubish in the 
we small hrs. ^f the a. m. and not 
1 of you WO- i get a fone call from 
your nirs. — i all ways guest t* at you 
had a bear of a alabte to squar 
yurselfeft with the "balls and 
chains" and now i am wise, to it. 



Grand . C«ii(timont 



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Y«ur alabie^ is without dout this 
ritters card like the ohe you cent 
me witch makes me a member of 
"the 4th. estalt" and from then on 
a ritters sole belongs to his sheet, 
(i explaned this creed of the pre^ 
to the Mrs. and she thinks such 
centimetit la grand) enyway i hav 
had 4 calls this wk. and each one 
was a call to cover a storie at nite 
for our sheets. 

i was takin a nap yesterday to 
kHic!^ up after a lo^ of hard nite 

' ^ itork and i herd my mrs. tell my 
sisterin law "that now that i am 
A regeler staff ritter i had konsiter* 
able nite work to do." (aint that 
the cats after i had Joined a doz. 

1 ]ogea and clubs for a stall so 1 

] ^ coud get out to do nite work and 
she wood not go for 1 of them 
■tails no more and lepras at my wits 
end when you come along and fer- 

^ nish me with this ritters card^witch 
' lias proven the best alabie i ever 
had to do nite work. 

You see i hav Friar Paul Stevens 
who works lots of nites hisself re- 
hearsed so v^hen he has eny nite 
work to do and wants help he calls 
ujjr my mrs. on the fone and tells 
her ther is a peach of a storie al)Out 
to break over at his place or wher-, 
ever the nite work is to be done 
and i grab a not book and a pensil 
for a stall and of i go and no ques- 
tons are asked — so i will be sorrle 
to see my consignment as your 
Aderondak ritter come to a cloths 
now that Eddie Darling and Danny 
Simmons are throu torrin europ i 
will only hav time for t or 4 wkly. 
news letters befour tho mrs. and me 

' get a call to come back and inter- 
taln the great American public of 
polit vaudeville. 

Enyway the New* l»r-To Wit: — 
John Golden, who has ben llvln 
•t the Lake Placid club and has 
ben a. most popular guest up to 
now. has ben foolish enoff to get 
himself into a peach of a jam as 
he has gone and formed a drama 
club among tlie club's guests and 
to give it class has told the croud 
that Prof. Baker of Harvard and 
Augustus Thomas had agreed tc 
•erv on a commitea with him to 

- pick out the ones who show promls 
In ther work and place them In 
proff. Co's. 

The 6ettin is C to 5 that poor John 
will hav to take it on the L^m in 
the dark of nite after the first per- 
formance when he singles out the 
ones iie thinks worth a 'proff. chance 
an 8 members of his 1st. kast hav 
sed they only staid ofPin the proff. 
stage due to family objections. 
Robt. Hilliard has ben chump enoff 
to offer to play the parson In ther 
lat. produckshion which is to be 
•Thank You" b^ came up here to 
get over a attack of nervou.nness 
and from :i look your chonisponden 
had at u few of the dodie birds 
• who are to suport Hilliard he is do 
for a I >'l tp'^e « f the trubil which 

"^ brought iiim lo these ptoryous 
aderond;ik.>^. 

Elaif Janis arrives at I..akp Placid 
this vk. and is goin to give a con- 
cert at th** Agora theatre wiUi Dave 
Bernies band from the Steven*? 
House suj»i>lyinK the musir. Sara- 
nac Lake not to be outdonr- iiy Miss 
Janis has a musical nite »keduled 
with Irrnc Franklin doin n full eve- 
nin of her long rep of charakter 
songs and to arrange i^ cicle of songs 
tor A contemplated torr under the 



41reetion of Wm. Morris the mayor 
•t Saranao Lake, her program i« to 
be augmented by Thomas Spencer 
the dandae dan of the Follies supplln 
the baritone voice for the occasslon 
and Roxey LaRoccathe harpist will 
appear In several numbers on the 
liarp to lend diversity to the pro- 
gram, this program will be In aid 
oC the Saranac Lake day nursery 
witch U the pet charity of Mrs. Wm. 
Morris Witch under her guidence 
has grown to huge proportions and 
has ben practicalie suported by lokal 
benefits given by t^e proff. artist 
friends of Mr. Morns. It Is Inter- 
esting to note that the first 39 dona- 
tions which went toward the founda- 
tion of this most worthy cause wer 
the donations of 89 Friars club mem- 
bers led by Friar Col, Walter Scott 
whos lokal charities hav endeared 
him to Saranac Lake in such a way 
that he has to sneak into town on 
his visits to keep from bein met by 
the lokal town band. 

'MorrisVCofored B^ll 

Morris has taken in a lot of terrl- 
torle wher his charitie is concerned 
and is standin sponcer for a colored 
ball tc be Ueld friday of this wk. 
and is import in Dave Genero — of the 
old team of Genero and Bailey to 
stage a big fposial cake walk num- 
ber with the lokal colored help doih 
the struttin and ther is a popularitie 
contest for the most popular mem- 
ber of the high browns up her witch 
Is to be decided by the colored 
brethren castin votes for ther duskie 
belles at lOcts. per vote and the lokal 
dark boys are goio brok trin to gain 
the distinkshion for ther loves. 

your choruspondent has ben 
apolnted as the fall guy to judge the 
winner of the dance so I hav taken 
the matter up with the lokal chief 
of police and '.:c is to supply me with 
a kordan of his men and is goin tq 
hav the playful duskie brethren 
check all ther bart>ers playthings at 
tho main door still If you do not 
get my wkly. letter next wk. you can 
inform my redders how i met my 
dei-.lse. 

Jimmy Fallon of the vaudeville 
team of Brown and Fallen who wer 
one' of the outstandtn hits of the 
teams witch ' wer the outgroth of 
the many boye, who got together wile 
memberj of regiments in the late 
war and who carried on in vaude- 
ville after the armlstls .hashed the 
misfortune to hav to call a retreat 
in his late battle for health for the 
past 3 yrs. up here he Is laid up for 
reinforcements still Jimmy tiT Irish 
and its a good bet he will gain kis 
objective once he gets his 2nd. wind 
and I feel certin he will come thrue 
a« befltin a good soldier. 

trusting that nothin goes rong at 
the Cakewalk and that i may be able 
to carrle on with my jurnallstlc en- 
devors as i reellse It wood be fatil 
to yur slrkulashion to hav me dis- 
iipolnt yur redders 

trustln this finds you the same I 
agin sighn miself 

Your Aderondak Ritter 
WALTER C. PERCIVAL 
(of Noel and Perclvai) 




HARRY HOLBROOK 

^THE SINGING MARINE** 

Originator of operatic version of 
"Yes, We Have No Bananas." This 
piece of business is fully protected 
by Variety Protective Material De- 
partment and N. V. A. 
Oireetien HARRY FITZGERALD 



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ALL EDDIE FOT 

IBddle Foy and Family are re- 
h«irslng Willard Mack's "The Casey 
Girl." 

The music and lyrics are by 
Schwarts and Jerome. 

Eddie Fpy Is backing the produc- 
tion and also staging the book, put- 
ting on the numbers, including the 
dances. 

"And they say Vjan an old timer," 
says Eddie. 



BAINBSIDOE PATS- 40% 

(Continued from page 1) 
States for 1922-23. It was by far 
the best stock season in local the- 
atrical history, and probably the best 
stock showing in the country. 

"In my opinion, it^all goes to show 
that there Is as large a public as 
ever — perhaps larger — for the spoken 
drama adequately presented at fair 
prices within the reach of every- 
body," says Mr, Ralnbrldge. 

"New York managers who decline 
to send their companies to Minne- 
apolis because they feel there has 
not been a sufflcient response by 
local theatregoers to certain of their 
past offerings, might find food for 
thought and reflection in this divi- 
dend. Perhaps the entire fault has 
not been with the Minneapolis pub- 
lic, which I find expects full value 
for its money in dramatic entertain- 
ment as well as in everything else, 
and which will not pay- excessive 
prices to see mediocre No. 2 road 
companies." 

And the best part of It. according 
to Mr. rjain!)ridge, Js that the pres- 
ent season's outlook is they best yet. 
All Indications, Including advanr<» 
season reservations and inquiries, 
point to greater rarniiigs than lasi 
year. 

"Yes. iruloed. the public still wants 
the spoken drama; Is more ea^f^r 
than ever for it/' d^rlates Mr Bain- 
brldge. 



CARNIVAL HOUTES 

K. Q. Bsrkoot 

Aug. IS. Flndlay. O.; 2*. Sf. 
Mary's; Sept. S. La Porte. Ind. 
Bay State Exiso. Shows 
Aug. IS, Plttsfield, Me.; 20. Porte- 
mouth, N. H. ,^ 

Cotton Beit Shovirs 
Aug. IS, Lone Oak. Tex.; 20. Sher- 
man; 27, Bowie; fiept. 8. Wichita 
Falls; 10, Ardmore. Okla. 

DeKreko Bros. Shows 
Aug. 18, Kenosha, Wis. 

Noble C. Fairly Shows 
Aug. 13, Knox City. Mo. 
Green City. 

John Francis Shows 
Aug. 18, El Dorado. Kan. 
Eureka; 27. Gushing. Okla. 

Great Patterson Shows 
Aug. 13, Ionia, Mich.; 20, Caro. 

Lachman Expo. Shows 
Aug. 13, Hastings. Neb. 

J. L. Landes Shows 
Aug. 18, Formoso. Kan.; 20. Logan 
(fair.) *• 

Bob Morton 
Aug. 18, Pensacola, Fla. i 

Nardar- Majoetio Shows ' 
Aug. IS. VIneland, N. J. 

Nat Reis^ Shows ' 
Aug. 18, Higglnsville. Mo.; 20. 
Sedalia; 27. Lawrence, Kan.; Sept. 
3. Qttawa, Kan. 

Rubin & Cherry 
Aug. IS, Grand Rapids, Mich. 

Smith Grsstor Shows 
Aug. 18^ Vinton, Va. 

United Amusement Co. ^ 
Aug. 18, Bos well. Pa. 
West Shows 
Aug. 18, Pocomoke City, W. Va.; 
Aug. 20, .Salisbury, Md. 



OBrrUARY 



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JOHN H. BLACKWOOD 

John H. Blackwood, veteran the- 
atlre manager and author, died in 
Los Angeles Aug. 10. after having 
hovered between life and death for 
over three weeks. His wife, who 
was estranged from him. was in 
constant attendance for more than 
two weeks. A superb tribMtu was 
paid to the memory of the late au- 
thor Monday, when several score of 
professionals of a decade ago and 
the present day attended the ser- 
vices for him. held under the aus- 
pices of Dr. R. Nlchol Smith, un 
old-time friend of the deceased. 

Black vood started his career a» 
a newspaper man and rose to be 
dramatic editor of the Washington 
"Times." He later was engaged by 
David Belasco to manage the tour 
of Mrs. Leslie Carter in "Zasa." 
Some years later he went to Los 
Anf?^les. where he operated a stock 
organization In opposition to the 
Morosco Interests, operating the 
Bela-Bco theatre. After a year he 
joined ranks with Moruvco and to- 
ge.ther they built the Liltle theatre, 
Los Angeles, which he managed for 
two years. 

During the earlier days of the 
Robertson-Cole organization Black- 
X ood was at the head of their pub- 
licity and advertising, later rfpre- 



dtfferent' I/ondon hou'^es. Including 
"Lord and Lady Algy." "A Message 
from Mars." "Dear Old Charlie." 
"Lad.v Huntsworth's Experiment" 
and "General John Regan." He was 
aUo greatly In demand as a pro- 
durer for other managements. His 
latest success was "Ambrose Applo- 
john's Ad\enture" .at the Savoy,, 
and immediately prior to his last* 
play he successfully revived "Jack 
Straw" at the Criterion. H? v^aa 
twice married, his second wife be- 
ing the Hon. Mrp Albert Petre. 
whom he married in 15*19 and wlio 
survives him. 



IN MKMOKY 
•t Our DEARLY DKLOVBD MOTHICIi 

MRS. J. H. YEISER 

Paaaed away Ausaat Tth at 
Npwmanstown, Pa. Af« CI ycara 

HELEN and JOSEPHINE TEIX 



senting the organization In Los An- 
geles. He was also for a time editor- 
in-chief and at the head of the 
Universal scenario department 



THOMAS J. FARRON 
. Thomas J. FarroQ, of the variety 
team of Baker and Parron. a popu- 
lar combmation of the '80s. died <a 
Buffalo Aug. 7. \Kc was 7S ye^rs 
old and had been out of the s{iow 
business for the last 20 years or so. 
Death followed a brief tliness and 
resulted from a complication of dis- 
ease.v. The other member of the 
toain v.as Pete Elaker, ''who died 
about six mpnths ago. 

The act was billed as "Chris and 
Lena." Baker was a singer of 
"Dutch" lullabies and a yodeller. 
and Farron was a delinestor of Irish 
soags. The combination was formed 
in 1870 and quickly rose to headline 
prominence in the leading variety 
houses of the period. During a 
series of London engagements the 
Prince of Wales (now King George 
of England) frequently attended the 
theatres they appeared in. Mr. Far- 
ron's wife. Jennie Re Id Farron; a 
daughter, Mrs. Charles J. Murray, 
and a son. Frank Farron, the latter 
a vaudeville single for several ycar.«<, 
survive. 



MRS. BONNIE ROBB 

' Mrs. Bonnie Robb, former actrexs' 

and wife of Budd Robb. treasurer 



More rec«>nt!v he has been acting as of the Earl Carroll Theatre, died 



an 'fndr*ptei:;<3eut production and'Miles 
expert op consultation for a num- 
ber of producing and distributing 
organizations In Lon Angeles. 



The father of Jimmy Burke 
X Burke and Durkin) died Aug. IS 
while under ether In the Middle- 
town, N. Y., hospital where he was 
being operated on for abdoniinal 
trouble. 



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22. 
24, 



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22. 



CIRCUS ROUTES 

Ringling Bros.- Barnum* Bailey 

Aug. 18. Spokane, Wash,;. 20-21. 
Seattle; 22, Tacoma; 2», Portland. 
Ore.; 24, Eugene; 25, Medford; J27. 
Chlco. Cal.; 28, Sacramento; 29, 
Pittsburgh; 30, Oakland; M-Sept 2, 
San Francisco. 

Sells Floto 

Aug. 18, Owensboro, Ky.{ 
Louisville; 21, 'Bedford, Ind.; 
Linton; 23, Mattoon, -. Ul.; 
Decatur; 26. Springfield. / 
Wallace Hagenbeck 

Aug. 18. Billings, Mont.; 
Sheridan, WyOi; 21, Entente; 
Scott'tf Bluff, Neb.; 23, Casper, 
Wy^l £4, Cheyenne; 25, Ft. Collins. 
John Robinson 

Aug. 18, Bucyrus. Mich.; 20, Jack- 
son; 21, Saginaw; 22, Mt. Pleasant; 
23. Cadillac; 24, Petoskey; 25, 
Traverse City; 27, Manistee. 
Walter L. Main 

Aug. 18, Cairo. HI : 20. Fulton, 
Ky.; 21, Dyersburg, Tenn.: 22 Mays- 
fleld, Ky.; 28, Paducah; 24, Prince - 
tpn; 26, Henderson. 

Sparks Circus 

Aug. 18. Valparaiso, Ind.; 30, 
Kenosha, Wis. 

Golden Bros. 

Aug. 17, Deflance, O.; 18 Bowling 
Green. 



MARRIAGES 

Eleanor Toung to Dick White. In 
Chicago, last w^ek. 

Samuel Cohen, with Famous 
Players-Lasky, New York, and Eva 
H. Marks, publicity, Aug. 6, in New 
York city. 

Cdlloen Moore, film actreis, and 
John E. McCormlck, western repre- 
sentative of the First National Pic- 
tures, to be married Aug. 18 in 
Hollywood. 



IN AND OUT 

Polly Moran deputized Ia.st week 
at the Bushwick, Brooklyn, — £;.- 
Besslo Wynri. 

Raynor and Butler out of the 
Avenue B, New York, Monday, be- 
cause of Illness, replaced by the 
Caledonia Four. 



BIRTHS 

Mr. and MrM. (litz Rice, August 10 
at the Lying In Hospital, New York, 
son. The father Is the song writer 
and vaudevillian. « . < 



Mrs^ Hannah Lewis, aged^ 64,. 
mother of the late Henry Lewis and 
Jack Adrlenne (Lewis), died Aug. 13. 
at her home, 1000 Union avenue, the 
Bronx. Although the cause of death 
was given as a general breakdown, 
it Is known she never recovered from 
the shd^c of her son's (Ilonry ^ewls) 
sudden death. Her Intimate friends 
believe that Mrs, Lewis really died 
of a broken heart. 



Aug. 8 at her home in Beechu^pt. 
L. I.' foUbwIng an operation. Her 
husband and two small chl1dr(*n 
suivlvc. The deceased was formerly 
In the Ziegfeld "Follies." 



BILLY VANDERVE^R 

Billy Vanderveer, aged 40, for 
many years connected as writer and 
pianist with Shapiro-Bernstein, 
music house, died Aug. 12 of cancer 
qf the stomach at the Vermont home 
of Bob Murphy (vaudeville) wltb 
whom he was spending his vacation. 

Billy's demise was not entirely 
unexpected. He was with the Sha- 
piro-Bernstein firm for- several 
years and In -that time contributed 
many of the house's song hitn. 



DOROTHY FOLLIS 

Dorothy Follls, wife of Karl K. 
Kitchen, special writer of the 
"World," died Wednesday at St. 
Luke's Hospital, New York, after a 
"brief Illness.' She returned from 
abroad only four weeks ago with 
her husband. Miss Follta maAe her 
first stage appearance with "Mary's 
^^Limb" with Richard Carle at the 
New York theatre, and later was 
one of the original ••Follle.'j" bcau-=: 
ties. 

Later she plf.yed minor roles .n 
musfcal comedy and then aftK* a" 
period of study blossomed forth a'l 
an operatic prima donna and, a 
member of the Chicago Opera Co. 

Funeral services will t>e held to- 
morrow at All Angel's Protestanf 
Kplsropal Church at 81 st street and 
Wpst End avenue. Miss FoUis was 
31 years of age. J^he was born in 
Newark, N. J., In 1892. 

Arthur Lincoln Sttteo, interior 
decorator, died Aug. 7 at (Jreenwich 
Inn, Sound Beach, aged 63. The de- 
ceased, who was connected with Ar- 
nold. Constable A Co., was well 
known In theatricals. - ' 



WILLIAM* H. SALT 

William H. Salt, old-time min- 
strel, died Aug. 12 at the home of 
his son in Brooklyn. Fifty years 
ago he was a member of tUe E. P. 
Christy Minstrels. He also appeared 
in vaudeville and for a time was a 
partner of Robert Hooley In a song 
and dance act. He was 71 years 

SIR CHARLES HAWTREY 

While tlie profession and his 
friends were congratulating them- 
selves on T. E. Dagnall's statement 
that the actor was only suflTering 
from a chill, he was actually dying 
of pneumonia, the end coming in 
London July 30. Up to a week be- 
fore he had been playing in "8end 
for Dr. O'Grady" at the Criterion, 
and a month previously he bad un- 
dergone the Steinach operation for 
the renewal of youth He was 66 
years of age. 

He came of a well-known scholas- 
tic family and was educated at F'ton. 
Rugby and Oxford, making his first 
stage appeai'ance under the hom de 
theatre of "Mr. Banks** In Francis 
Burnand's play, "The Colonel." 
Three ywirs later he produced "The 
Private Secretary" on his own. 
Originally a failure when produced 
at the Prince of Wales, ha remaltie<l 
true to his faith in the comedy, 
tran.iferred it to the old CJIobe and 
saw It run there for 800 shows. It 
is still being annually revived aa<i 
has never gone off the road. 

He uroduced many successes at 



The mother of the Trlx Sisters 
(^lelen and Josephlntr) dk-d Aug. 7 
at her home In Newmanstown. I'a. 
The daughters are In Paris. They 
came over here during the summer 
to visit their folks. 



KEVER HEARD OF EQUITY 

(Continued from page J > 
In the past he never did buvineso 
with Equity. 

This eeason he Is recrtilting his 
cast for a musical comedy entitled 
"Venus." which his wife. Myra 
Browr^ wrote and will be starre. in. 
Chorus girls are paid $20 to |L'6 a 
week by him and are obtained by a 
canva8.s of the small stores and ho- 
tels In western Pennsylvania, where 
clerks and waitresses are engaKt-d. 
Wintz operates a theatre in Kitait- 
ning, Pa., where he trains the 
chorus and rehearses his shows. 

During the summer season, when 
the shows are laying off. the men«- 
bers of hlw cast are taken to a farm 
he owns In Kltannlng, where they 
are boarded until the beginning of 
the season, with the cost of their 
ketp (l»«la(ted from ttl^lT Wn^ 
when working. 



The Novslty Clintons returned (» 
X«-w VorK tliiH v'ee'c on ;be "Levi*. 
Ihaii." * ■ 

The Strand, Pittston. Pa., p'a/- 
Itig <«)mbtnations, has culled ufT a'i 
lK.okiri«s for the present because m 
a bad ca\e-in o( a nearby coal vein 



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' Mort Downey, the tenor, who has 
•^on considerable praise recently as 
soloist with tl o Leviathan Orches- 
tra, may be a good singer, but when 
, jit comes to playing a saxophone he 
<«rlns the palm for buffaloing the au- 
dience. As Dpwney sits in his place 
In the band and diligently blows in 
his instrument, working his fingers 
In the approved style meanwhile, 
few people realise that he Is not 

' playing a note, and that there Is 
' not* even a reed in his sax. When 
Hugh Ernst discovered th€ band 
working hotels and dances in Penn- 
sylvania and Ohio, the tenor was 
not a member. The Whlteman man- 
ager felt that something besides in- 
strumental work was necessary for 
> udeville, and he dug up Downey. 
w)io had been singing intermitently 
.. Jn cabarets in New York aVid New 
Haven. As the singer does only one 
or two numbers during the act, it 
was thdught a good idea to have 
)iim considered a regular member of 
the banfl, and not a specially in- 
jected soloist. Consequently. Dow- 
ney sits up there and goes through 
all the motions but emits not a 
•ound. ^ ' J 



Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith, the 
Babe Ruths of prohibition, swung 
Into action last week at their August 
headquarters In Saratoga. They 
"knocked oft** the Grand Union 
hotel, several refreshment stands at 
the entrance to the race track, three 
saloons and a store, arresting men 
at each place. The chameleon pair 
sMHftered Into the grill room of the 
Grand Union shortly before 8 o'clock 
Jn the evening, and when they went 
out, according to their reports, it 
was after uncovering a cache of the 
finest whiskies, liquors, gin and ales, 
valued at more than $5,000. Patrick 
Flanagan, manager, was plaqeo un- 
her arrest. 



Brtoadway is getting ready to 
flght the Yellow Peril. The west 

' coast has been battling against the 
Japanese invasion for some years 
and on several occasions he has be- 
come so paramount a question that 
the State Departments of both the 
American and Japanese govern- 
ments have had to diploipatlcally 
ligbt it out. Right now it looks as 
though thi situation along Broad- 

. way may eventually calV'for inter- 
vention on the part of tljte diplomatic 
beads of this ccfuntry and China. 

Broadway restaurateurs are up in 
arms against the inroads that the 
Chinese restaurants have riade in 
their business within the last two 
years. They point to the fact that 
the majority of these restaurants 
that have come into the cabaret be!t 
have established themselves in loca- 
tions where the American white 
restaurant man has been forced to 
•lose down because he could not 
combat with the overhea^. 

They also allege that the Chinese 
testaurants In the majority are 
'filing" to those that they know 
and are doing it without n^olcstation 
by the police or federal vuthorities. 
The average cabaret belt place that 
Is not run by Chinese- is hampered 
with all sorts of restrictions, by 
police, federal authorities and the 
license commission, as to dancing, 
•tc. 

The fact that a Chinese combina- 
tion has taken over Murray's Ro- 
man Gardens and will shortly open 
up there, that Churchill's has been 
taken over and successfully oper- 
ated by a Chinese combination for a 
couple of years and that the Blue- 
bird, forced to close in a Ishort time 
after $50,000 had been invested in it 
by white restaurant men, has been 
run successfully by Chinese are be- 
lieved to be the points on which the 
Broadway restaurateurs haVe based 
their belief that protective meas- 
ures are necessary. 

During the last week there was 
an informal meeting at which more 
than a dozen of the Broadway res- 
taurant men were present at which 
there was a general discussion of 
ways and means that might be 
taken to combat the inroads that 
the Chinese are making. Another 
phase of the Chinese restaurant in- 
.^vasioni is that the average Chinese 
restaurant where one can dine for 
about $1.50 to $2 with a lady and 
then sU around for an hour or more 
and dance is attracting a cheap 
class to Broadway that would other- 
wise not come on the street. 



Dinty Moore sailed around and 
over Long Island Sound the other 
afternoon in a motor boat without 
stopping. Dinty couldn't stop. It 
was an hour before Dinty and his 
crew of amateur mechanics found a 
way te shut off the gas. 

As musicians, Dinty and his pals 
of the Dinty Moore famous orches- 
tra at Chateau Laurler, at City 
Island on the Sound, are cracker- 
jacks. They have Just about ruined 
the Pelham section for dance music 
this summer, making the other or- 
chestras up that way do some hust- 
ling to keep abreast of their speedy 
musical ways and enterprise in be- 
ing "first" with all new music. 

But speed boats are a new toy to 
the Dinty bunch. Dinty had one 
given to him last summer, and Just 
got the engine started when the sea- 
son Closed. Dinty did up th% boat 
in camphor, spoke kindly lo the en- 
gine, and waltedk for the spring to 
spring Bumelhlng With It. In May. 
Dinty started to work Again. In 
about six weeks he had it moving in 
the water, and the craft looked 
pretty good. Watching it carefully, 
pinty concluded he and the crew 
were regular seafaring men. and 
Dinty commenced to try to make the 
t>oat do tricks. He would run past 
the big Boston . boats, lean over the 
side and holler "Hello, kid!" as a 
salute to the captains, then turn 
aroynd and chase the other way. 

Dinty's engineering pride received 
a v/allop, however, that eventful 
p. m. when the boat started aftd 
wouldn't stop. Dinty was at the 
helm, and preparing to make a 
graceful landing into the Chateau's 
dock, when he found the speed did 
not slacken. Dinty had to step on 
his brann accelerator then, and 
thought he would show the boys 
on the dock how good he •was, so he 
let her go alongside and turned into 
thev channel, laughing at the gang 
while his heart was sinl^ing. Out- 
side, he swung around and tried it 
once more, but the boat wouldn't 
slow down. 

The upshot was Dinty had to keep 
running arolind in a circle for '60 
minutes until the gas ran put. when 
he was towed In. Dinty says a rod 
got clogged up somehow, but he 
doesn't know which rod, or why it 
got clogged. Dinty says he's going 
to And out, though, as he knows all 
about the boat excepting the gaa con- 
nection. Meantime, the Dinty Moore 
orchestra is playing a.s w«Ml as ever. 



Manhattan vill Undertake to cater 
to an enitrely different clientele 
th«n the Liongaore has in the past 
and the hotel has been emptied of 
all of its 014 guests, entirely re- 
modeled and redecorated. The ad- 
dition of the new room in the Man- 
hattan gives the Tavern an added 
seating capacity of 100. Al Jones, 
former manager of the Strand the- 
atre for eight years, is at present 
the night manager of the Tavern. 



COMPOSERS' EXECDHVES 



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The "Fatty" Arbuekle eigagenaent 
at t!ie Palais Rcyale. Atlantic City, 
ended disastrousljiffor almost every 
one concerned, niisiness was poor, 
several supporting Sets were re- 
ported not paid in full. B. D. Berg 
and Max Williams were respectively 
managers of the show and cabaret. 

Arbuekle left last week with a 
week's salary due him. He is said 
to have been on a percentage basis 
with $1,000 a week guaranteed. One 
reason advanced for the lack of 
patronage is that thd fat comedian 
made no pretence at hiding himself 
from the public but roamed the 
streets and boardwalk at will. Since 
mrlosity and not any puxtlcular 
talent was the thing expected to 
draw the crowds, it is contended the 
ample opportunity to see him about 
the town pi^ented them from go- 
ing to the expensive cabaret where 
a $2 cover charge is inflicted and 
steep prices are in order. 

It Is reported several restaurants 
aroutid New York with uncollected 
bills against people connected with 
the Fuller-McGee case have been 
tipped not to press their claims at 
the present tijjie, under the threat 
the federal authorities might believe 
they were indirectly trying to in- 
timidate any witness they might 
hold the claims against. 






i; CONSIDERING NEW PLANS 



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Isham Jones and band return to 
the College Inn, Hotel Sherman, 
Chicago, Sept. 3. He has been at 
Young's Million Dollar Pier, Atlantic 
City, all Slimmer. 

n I 

Fran^ Case of the Hotel Angon- 
quln. New York, has been looking 
around Los Angeles for a hotel, to 
buy or to build. It is understood 
he submitted a^ offer' for the Hotel 
Hollywood, but Case may build in 
the Hollywood section. . 



As the first step in Us proposed 
program of expansion and enlarge- 
ment the new Advisory Co. imittee 
of the American Society of Com- 
posers, Authors and Publishers, 
consisting of IB. C. Mills, chairman; 
J. C. Rosenthal, general manager, 
and Silvio Helgt special representa- 
tive, has under advisement several 
subjects. The suggestions are to be 
put Into effect as rapidly as possible, 
If found efficacious and commented 
favorably upon by members of the 
organization. : .V . 

One is the invitation to the so- 
called standard publishers an J 
writers to Join the society. If ac- 
cepting, their music will be ihcluded 
In the category of that which re- 
quires Jicenses for practical enter- 
tainment purposes. The effect of 
this on the radio royalty pr< position 
may be readily seen. Several other 
matters in regard to licenses are 
being taken up, including a -entiflc 
classification of establishments and 
application of license fee r .es and 
the procedure In regard tc viola- 
tions. The relationship with various 
licenses, picture theatre owners, 
hotel, restaurant and dance hall 
proprietors, and i*aolo b/oadcasters. 
Is under discussion. 

The committee also announces it. 
ha* completed a treaty a. -th he 
German and Austrian musical 
societies, and Is in negotiation with 
the French society. The existing 
treaties with the English and Italian 
societies are to be revised. Many 
other suggestions are under con- 
sideration. ' , * 



Irving and Jack Kaufman >-have 
postponed all vaudeville und picture 
house engagements for one month 
and will employ that period in the 
making of records* for the Victor, 
Aeolian Vocalion, Columbia, Edison 
and other phonograph compaaies. 



Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, 
have been engaged ^by Charles Dil- 
lingham to contribute toward the 
book and score of "Nifties." the 
CoUie^Bernard show. 



Wild," of which Leo Pelst, Inc • j/w» 
Grey, Leo Wood and A. Harrington 
Oibbs are respectively publisher and 
authors. ^^ 

The Clarence WilUams Musla 
Publishin« Co., Inc., charges Water- 
son, Berlin & Snyder Co.. Roy Truk 
and J. Russel Robinson with in 
fringing on Williams' "1 Never 
Knew What the Blues Were Untn 
You Went Away with the W -B -fl! 
number, "Beale Street Mamma '*" 

Fred Fisher. Inc.. claims itself 
damaged $26,000 bv Jack Mills Ino^ 
George Graff. Jr.; James EVancls 
McH^H^h and F. Bernard Grant pub- 
lisher and authors of "Out Whe^ 
the Blue Begins." The Fisher num-, 
her. published In 1918, i« tituS 
"Bring Back the Roses. Kathle^ 
Mavourneen." xvi en by Joe Mc- 
Carthy, Alfred JJryan and Fred 
Fisher. • 



Bob Cole. repre«enting Ned No|«- 
worlh. Inc., ChlcuKu music pub- 
lisher, in In New York on business. 

Edward Bloeden Is with the 
Broadway Music Corp. on the me- 
chanical end. 



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Mort Harris. San Francisco .•song- 
writer and producer, has left for 
New^York as the special representa- 
tive of Jack Partington. manaKing 
director of the Rothchild Enter- 
prises. Inc.. for the purpose *of ob- 
taining a series of original songs 
suited to the individual style of 
Paul Ash. musical director f\^ the 
Granada tlvatre. * 



The Plaza Music Company, job-v 
bers, who also make the Banner 
and Regal Records, has accepted a 
huge contract from the W. T. Grant 
Syndicate Stores to manufacture 
the "Bell" band record, to retail at 
50 cents. The records will be 
pressed for Plaza by the Scranton 
Button Works. The Grant Company 
has stated that it iS" ready to guar- 
antee all royalties to the publish- 
ers on the /records cnanufactured 
for them by Plaza. / 



Christo, from "Plantation." on 
Broadway over the summer,. Is in 
charge of the Post LtAlge on the 
J?o8ton road, Just above Liuchmont, 
H.Y, 



The Fuller- McQee rejArts con- 
necting that pair of forn^r bucket 
shop operators with freedom at 
night from Jail, or wherever they 
are detained, are fully borne out by 
the sfories among the road houses 
that both of the partners, accom- 
panied by women ad deputy sheriff-s, 
have been frequenting the road 
houses around New Xj^ik with rogii- 
Inrity. They enter thp rcsort.s c^ui- 
etly ,and sock no notice, althoiip;h 
as often as they visit a road house 
they are recognized. Kddle Fuller 
was a well-known road house figure 
long b«ifore getting into his present 
difficulties. 

Bill Werner's season at the Cha- 
teau Laurler, Cflty Island, will beat 
last summer, though Biil had heart- 
ache many a day during July. Bill 
says if there's a summer place 
around New York that gets the 
worst of a weather break, it's City 
Island. August, last summer, was 
the bad month up the Pelham road- 
way; so with the Chateau running 
considerably ahead of It up to Aug. 
1. the prospects are bright that Mr. 
Werner will sot d qjark hard to 
again touch by Ijabor Day. 

The table d'hote dinner at the 
Chateau, started by Bill at $?.50, and 
sent to $3 for this summer (with a 
whole Instead of a half lobster) has 
finally resulted in the steady Cha- 
teau trade dividing up Into about 30 
per cent table d'hote and 70 per cent 
a la carte. 

Another Pelham road place re- 
ported doing business this summer 
Is the former Shanley's, now under 
the direction. It is said, of the Cali- 
fornia Ramblers, who are also play- 
ing there, on a percentage, it is re- 
ported. The boys started off well. 
and have been drawing consistently 
ever since, hurting some of the 
other resorts on the direct Pelham 
road, according to report's. 



Henry Horn's Montmartre Cafe 
at 4806 Broadway, Chicago, ipe site 
of the old Green Mill Garden, 
has opened with the Parisian Or- 
chestra from New York and enter- 
tainers. Including LIsneron and Ar- 
I mond, French dancers; Mildred 
Davis, operatic sopranb; Watson 
Twins and Jenkins, Three Harmony 
Aces, and Bryan and Haus. 



Morris Schneider, formerly a 
singer in the Metropolitan Opera 
and later a teacher of vocal and in- 
strumental music, left an estate not 
exceeding $7,500 and no will when 
he died July 24. Mr. Schneider, a 
native of Moscow, came to Brooklyn 
18 years ago ^nd married twice. He 
is survived by his widow and a son. 



The Narrows, a roadhouse at the 
northern approach of the new Sara- 
toga (N. Y.) bridge is formally open 
under th^ management of Smith 
Tolmie. 



In numerical succession three 
copyright Infringement suits by and 
against music publishers have been 
filed In the U. S. District Court, each 
alleging a common charge. plagiU 
arism and copyright Infringemem 
with damages, injiinctlons and ac- 
countings asked in all cases. 

Thomas Morris alleges that his 
"Beacoup de Jazz" composition, 
copyrighted in 1921. but unpublished, 
has been infringed upon by "Runnln* 



Dan Winkler is soon to comtnence 
his duties as mechanical man for 
PYed Forster, Chicago musJc pub- 
lisher. ' . • 



Harr^ Tlemey has purchased %■* 
house at P«Jtem, N. Y.. at a cost 
said to apprdflmate $100,000. 



T^e Sherwood Music Co. of .Ne^ 
York city has been admitted to 
membership in the Music Publishers' 
Protective Association. 



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Billy LaHiff, who conducts the 
Tavern, New York, has been com- 
pelled to add space to the estab- 
lishment by breaking through into 
the present Longacre hotel, to be 
renamed the Manhattan. The new 




JACK JARROTT and ALICE MAISON 

The recently formed dancing cpuplo row appcajjng In New York. 



Ed Bloeden has severed his con- 
nection with Goodman & Rose, Inc., 
and will become mechanical man- 
ager for the Broadway Music Co. 



Among the authors and composers 
recently admitted to membership la 
the American Society of Compqsern 
Authors and Publishers are howi 
Handman, Sam Coslow, Anateli 
Friedland. Oscar Hammerstein 
Sidney Calne, Egbert Van Alstyn^' 
Paul Lannin, Jack Caddigan and 
Louis E. Gensier. , , ja 

After a winter of discontent that 
did not bring out many big hits the 
English popular publishers are again 
casting their lines in the turbulent 
waters of Blackpool a/^d Douglas in 
the hope of landing successes for the 
summer and early fall. The usual 
host of demonstrators Is adding t9 
the noise and gaiety of those places, 
but without profit to the publishers. 

One of the contributing^ causes has 
been the we^ and cold summer, and 
as the demonstrating pitches are of 
the open-air variety the audienceSi^ 
have been thin and the stales havS|| 
been like the temperature — Very low.S 

The two principal competitors this" 
year are again Bert Feldman and 
Lawrence Wright, ^ith Francis, Day* 
& Hunter skirting around on ths 
outside and playing far safety. Nel- 
son Sharpies, the London music pub- 
lisher and dealer, who cut a spec- 
tacular figure during the last thres 
seasons, has quit after losing about 
£40,000, and the Official Receiver . 
In Bahkruptcy is publishing the de- 
tails of his losses and giving the 
debtor's own version as to how be 
lost the money. Those who know 
the inside of the business explain It 
Is because demonstration Is too ex- 
pensive k 'method of selling, music. 
American publishers found the truth 
of this many years ago. Sharpies* 
demonstration pitches have been 
taken over this season by Feldman. 



Several of the larger publishers 
have been letting employes out dur- 
ing the past few weeks, something 
very unusual for this tinr^e of yeaf »^, 
One concern Is carrying a NeW^ 
York professional etaff of seven 
now, instead of a number of morS 
than twice as many employed a few 
weeks ago. Another large publisher 
is not only easing up professionally., 
but has released sone girl« from 
the business and office staffs. 
* Th© reason for the economy " 
the overhead amounted to such 
figujes that even a row of hitscoulo 
not make up for the money ci-x*"' 
in efforts to keep up the l.i^t pace- 
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Wheel b'ut'leaque producers are ac- 
customed to choruB «lrl shortagea 
at this season of the year. They 
^fve occurred so regularly ju«t T>e- 
t4tt and during the summer re- 
hearsal period the producers make 
BUns to meet the sltuaii^on. But 
tills summer the chorus glrj situa- 
tion approaches a real problem for 
|he wheel shows. Of the 1,200 girls 
^fised approximately to fill the Co- 
lumbia's 38 and the Mutual's 25 
fchow's for next season, at iea.st 500 
irili be outright amateurs never ap- 
5: Aearlng on the stage previously. 
II Mercantile pursuits, With in- 
f pfeased wages In stores and fac- 
r tbriep with the girls receiving In 
I snVny instances >«■ mu6h larger 
^ ■|«^eekly stipend than the $30 weekly 
; iAld by the :!'olumbia wheel shows. 
' Is the cauee of most of the deser- 
tions by the experienced choristers. 
Many Columbia wheel producers 
lor the first time in their mana- 
gerinl careers have advertised in the 
daily newspapers for chorus girlfc 
tkls season. The results have been 
Varying, some managers securing 
Almost a full quota of 18 girls for a 
Columbia show recruited from the 
newspaper ads, and others failing to 
secure more than two or three who 
i^uld go through the routine of .a 
few simple chorus steps. 

The large number of "green" girls 
Xn the Columbia choruses has held 
back rehearsals to a considerable 
extent. The stagers prefer the ex- 
'perienced girls naturally, but the 
burlesque managers figure a grain 
of comfort in the situation through 
securing younger giYln than what 
the agencies provide in the line of 
experienced choristers. 

The Mutual wheel has had even 
more difficulty in recruiting choris- 
tera than the Columbia, the produc- 
ers using the same means of news- 
paper advertising to secure girls. 



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versally -4 

A mov« ig on by the Columbia 

Producers' Assn. to have all of the 

Columbia wheel houses maintain a 
minimum scale of $1.50 top for night 
performances next season. 

Several of . the Columbia houses 
played at $1 top throughout the 
week last teason, including Satur- 
day nights. 

The Columbia producers believe 
the $1.50 ticale generally is a better 
one for the night shows than a 
lower 6cale, taking the stand that 
burleaque patrons will p^y the 
higher tutitV as readily as the lower 
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CAMPBELL & DREW FIRM 
DISSOLVES PARTNERSHIP 



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In Burlesque for Over 25 Yrs. 

— Franchise Returned to 

Columbia Co. 






AKRON'S GRAND 



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OLYMPIC'S TERMS 



Amendment Announced by Colum- 
bia Company 



An order amending the terms on 
which the Columbia shows will play 
the Olympic, Chicago, next season, 
sent out to the producers this week, 
changes the playing arrangements 
for that particular house consider- 
ably to the disadvantage of the road 
show operators. Instead of the 
original terms calling for a sliding 
acale arrangement of 60-50 for a 
$5,000 gross, with an Increased per- 
1 centage for the show for each $1,000 
i over $5,000 and up to $10,000, the 
Olympic takes the first $1,000 In the 
box-ofllce, and the show's per- 
centage starts after the deduction 
hofl been made. 

The ruling has caused a great 
I deal of adverse criticism by the 
|. producers. -The Olympic is the only 
house on the Columbia wheel mak- 
ing the $1,000 first money deduction. 
The Columbia Amusement Co. 
Justifies the first money deduction 
as neces-sary* because of the Co- 
lumbia having spent a largo amount 
of money on the Olympic fn altera- 
tions to malxo it suitable for bur- 
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BILLY McDERMOTT WALKS OUT 

Billy McDermott walked out of 
the "All Abo.Trd"^jColumbia bur- 
lespuo show while it was rehearsing 
this woelc. He wan replnccd by 
Shorty M.-AlHst^r. 

Seymour t'olix signed McDtrmctt 
as comedian at a salary ot $250. 
The comodl.'in h-ft the rphp.'irM«l 
ht»n fif'-r Ii'furmlncr FVlix hr lin<l 
lgMe<i with ArtUiit- Kluin lur u 
Shubeit sliow. 

Felix has placed thf matter Jn the 
hand.s f»f.li'H ittnrnoy.s, riainiiiu!: an 
iron dad tonti>«(t wltii .M( Dornunt. 



The burlesQT^e producing and the- 
atre operating firm of Campbell St 
Drew, of Cleveland, has been dis- 
solved. 

The franchise on which Campbell 
& Drew operated a Columbia wheel 
show for 10 years under various 
titles. Including '•Liberty Girls," 
"American Girls," etc., has been 
turned ba(^ to the Columbia 
Amusement Co. This franchise Is 
controlled by the Empire Circuit 
and was used by Campbell & Drew 
under an arrangement with the 
Empire. 

Next season Wm. Brandell aiMX 
Seymour Felix will produce a new 
show. "AH Aboard," on the former 
Campbell & Drew-Empire Circuit 
arrangement. ; ,'' 

The ColoRlal, operated as a Co- 
lumbia wheel stand In Cleveland for 
the last two seasons by Campbell 
& Drew, was sold several weeks 
ago. 

The firm alsa controlled the Star. 
Cleveland. 

The dissolution of the Campbell 
& Drew flrn^ follows an active 
career in ihat field of 25 years and 
upwards. 



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Akron, Ohio, Aug. 15. 

The Grand o^era house, closed 

two years ago when State building 

ofllcials declared the gallery unsafe, 
will reopen shortly .after Labor Day 
under the management of a bur- 
lesque operating company composed 
of Cleveland and New York theatri- 
cal interests, now managing the 
Miles theatre here. 

The company holds a 10-year 
lease and William Dowdell is man- 
ager. 

The theatre will premier with a 
Columbia Wheel show, to be the 
policy the last three days of the 
week. The first half will be de- 
voted to vaudeville and read shows. 

This marks the first time In 
years that the Grand has been op- 
erated by others than the Feiber 
& Shea interests, who at one time 
controlled all three local play- 
houses, but now have ohly one, the 
Colonial, playing v&udeville. ^ 



Burlesque Musical Directors 
Be Paid 



Will 



OLYMPIC OPENING AUG. 26 

. Chicago, Au^. 15. 

The Olympic opens as a Colum- 
bia wheel house Sunday matinee, 
Aug. 26, with the Dave Marlon 
show. The announcements have 
been held up for the reason of con- 
tinued onposltlon to burlesque at 
that house. 

The own^B of the building could 
not prohibit this style of entertain- 
ment, but they had over light and 
heat and It took some talking t- get 
their wllllngnesa to comply with 
these requirements. It Is said. 



Now Capitol in Indianapolis. 

, •. Indianapolis, Aug. 15. 

The Columbia wheel has renamed 
the Park the Capitol. William Wool- 
folk is here fron^ New York to 
manage It. "Dancing Around" opens 
sea.'jon August 26. 



Splitting in Canada 
Negotiations are on for a split- 
week arrangement with one house 
in Hamilton. Can., another In Lon- 
don, Can., to replace the open week 
left in the Columbia route by the 
falling out of the Empress, Chicago. 



ST. JOE ON WHEEL 

(.'uliwi.bi.i lUiritHqiu attraeiions will 
play Si .1i'Si-j>ii. Mn., nexi R«"'.«v<m f'-r 
two day.'*, br^vi' ng th.' jurni* be- 
tween Kaiiias City and Omah'i Th. 
booking wa^ ,'^rrAi.gc4 l»y ti<«' l-'ii'- 
le.sque I'rodiicf-rs' Asforiat ion. 



Dan McNeil, noticed last week at 
the Palace, New York, as being de- 
ficient in his stf^pping as a member 
of C. B. Maddock's "Fifty Miles from 
Broadway," explains that he has not 
been with the net for .some time, and 
that Ja nu'M Young, a new player, 1:; 
substituting. Through the printed 
program error Mr. McNeil was men- 
tioned, although Mr. Young, totally 
new to tlif rnl* of th-- Juvenile, 
played it. Mr. Young ha!» herPTo- 
fore been in "ilubeville.*" Mr. .M.- 
Neil will join a p'.'oduetion thlM fall. 

Tno Keith route laiil out ft»r Wll- 
ki»' llurd. ;!jc Kn»;li-li chai"a< t»M 
'i^ninediati. uill iji.-ludf ^lx h.<ii.'*»'s 
in whi.b l...vd will play tv\i vee!;."i 
tfi»:li. The.-,' an- Krid,'-. Ilosti.li. 
CI'Melar.tl and f'lillade plua ; I'a'a « 
.\«vv Voik: Sliea''^, Mnritr*. •! and 
'I'.MonUt. l;jid \s\\\ uuiu at SI eat", 

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A new ruling elTective for bur- 
lesque next season calls for road 
musical directors with the Colum- 
bia and Mutual wheel shows to be 
paid for all lay-off weeks. Previ- 
ously, via an arrangement between 
the American Federation of Musi- 
cians and the managerial associa- 
tion, traveling musical leaders were 
not paid unless a Columbia or Mu- 
tual circuit show laid ofC for more 
than two weeks during the season. 

The Columbia has three and a 
half, lay-oft weeks in Its route for 
next season and the Mutual two 
weeks and a half. These Idle weeks 
In both routes may be filled in later 
in the season. 

The wage scale for burlesque road 
leaders remains the same us last 
season, $78 weekly. 



LEON LASKI^ ESTATE 

Leon LaskI, theatrical attorney, 
left an estate not exceeding $25,000 
In* personalty and no will when, at 
the age of 49, he died at the Flower 
hospital. New York, July 28, ac- 
cording to his brother, Emil Laski, 
48, of 148 West 118th street. In his 
application for letters of adminis- 
tration upon the property, which 
wab granted to him by the Surro- 
gate's Cdurt last w^eek. 

In addition to this brother, Mr. 
Laskl Is survived by four other 
brothers, Harry, 45, of 19 West 
116fh street; Mortimer L., 44, of 263 
Fifth avenue; L Perry, 41, of 87 
West ■ 37th street, and Abraham 
Laskl, 89, of 148 West 118th street 

Because of his failure to leave a 
will, the five brothers share equally 
In the property after the deduction 
of all expenses, such as the funeral, 
administration, creditors' and ad- 
ministrator's commissions. 



Johnny Stanley, vaudeville actor, souirht the courtesy of the house at 
a recent matinee at the Earl Carroll, where "Vanities of 1928" is playing. 
He happened^ to bump lAto James Carroll, Earl Carroll's brother and 
general manager. Stanley's approach was O. K.. so he thought, but J. 
Carroll gave him a quick turndown. 

Stanley not feazed by the curt rebuff, went on to explain to CarroTI. hm 
(Stanley) was an actor, and as such entitled to free list consideration. 
Turning on Stanley even more ^brusquely than the first time, however. 
Carroll informed him that didn't mean a thing with him. and actors were 
not wanted as deadheads any more than any one else. 

Stanley walked Into the street following his unsuccessful attempt to 
"crash the gate" at the Carroll, and Immediately ran across a team play- 
ing in "Vanities." Relating his con versatloif with James Carroll, the team 
listened and sympathizing slipped Stanley through the stage entrance 
and Into an orchestra seat. 

During the intermission Stanley strolled out Into the lobby and a« ii* 
passed James Carroll, the latter was talking to an aotcr with the con- 
versation running sQmething like ''No free list for actOrs sny nior^ than 
any one else." And — as Carroll espied Stanley, he continued "T^here's an 
actor (Indicating: Stanley) who tried to crash in, but he had to buy a seat, 
no I'm going to turn you down just as I did him" >? .. • 

Stanley thought the talc was too good to keep. The tenm flSHistIng 
Stanley to beat the gat9 have since left the Carroll shpw. 

The celebration over the return of Paul Wliiteman and his band Is said 
to have cost around $7.006, mostly contributed by the musk publtshers 
and difHv makers. The customary f;ub8cription to the celebration fund was 
l>&00. Expenses Includec*. the chartering of a steamer to go doWn the bay 
tarly Monday morning, meeting the Incoming Whlleman group together 
with a plane carrying a Whiteman band, besides the banquet to the or- 
chest •. leader Tuesday evening. ♦ ' 

Some of the publishers thought the Whiteman return celebration might 
be ."letting u precedent difllcult to follow, although admitting the pub- 
licity was excellent fo • Whiteman. Some jot the subscribers gs,ve. as a 
reason for their donations that, "the others di^ po we had to.*' 



There'ri a now colored elevator man In the Palace annex building who 
ha.^ evidently made up his mind that none but gentlemen «hall ride In 
the elevator. On Tuesday a Variety man got In the car which already 
contained three booking agents and a lady. The agents' were wearing 
bats. The elevator man closed the door and started the car, saying 
"Hats off." ^ . ; „ 

One of the agents ' removed his hat while the others stafted at the 
operator as though he was a freak. "Hats off," he repeated slowlivg 
up the car. He did this up to the third floor, bringing thS S«r to •full 
stop. He turned and glared at the two wearing the kellys. 

Sheepishly they removed their head-coverings and the elevator ag-iln 
bounded up. . ' i- ;^ ; • . ;. ;!,t,;>^ j ''• ^ ;:t* 



BURLESQUE CHANGES 

Fred and Margie Dale, "Chuckled 
of 1923." 

Sunny Thompson's Enterfainers 
(seven). Pat White, Dorothy Kane, 
"Let's Go." 

pert and Lew Marks, "Radio 
Girls." ^ 

La Penty and Kaney. for "Gig- 
gles." 

A switch in the managers of "Fol- 
lies of the Day" a 1 "Vanities" 
places Jack M.^Xamara with "Fol- 
lies" and Chas. Foreman with 'Van- 
ities." 



FRANK FINNEY'S COMPANY 

San Francisco, Aur l.'». 

Frank Finney is here organizing 
.1 musiral comedy company for 
Charles Y.uk. t.) open at the .\udi- 
torium. Hp ok H ne, Bo pt. A, 

Amntijr those enr^u'^ed are Al 
neatty. P.ol) Hee»l, VN'alter White. 
.M-ir-vlKill A'ivian Tii.>. .Manha I'.dhl. 
Ilu'oy Lf»ni,'. 

The cniitP'K-t ralN for four ron 
.s"(i)ti\e r.T'CK? with i»i>4i<»n .if fur- 
tltr tiiiif aii'l tr.iri.'^|M»ri:i ti-n i»f>tii 



The end of the N. V. A- baseball entertaining season was reached last 
week. The club sent out a ball nine and a^oclateo iUfflclent to-^lve nn 
evening's show. The ball players appeared In the night's performance, 
always In the same town. It grew to be noticed by the travelers that 
when the team won In the afternoon the attendance at night was much 
heavier than when losing. 

Five weeks were given to the tour with the party going us far north'rts • 
Watertown, N. Y., while its farthest western point was Rome. N. Y. 
The N. V. A. started out 42 people, and 34 remained at the conclusion, 
some beinff obliged to leave during the trip through engngements. ' All 
expenses were paid by the club, as the party was composed of volunteers. 
The baseball games and night shows were played on percentage, the cUibr ; 
receiving the share of the gross. The ball nine won and lost about .>n 
equal number of games. 

Theatrical folks have always been sufferers iruni tul«take«> made In tlie 
transmission of telegrams and may appreciate the following, sent on fn-m 
London. Elderly gentleman had two sons— one a minister; the other an 
actor. Actor was touring when the father died, and minister sent his 
brother the followlnif telegram: "Jesus has taken father," rcciving in 
reply this message: "Who is Jessie and where has she taken the old mun?" . 

One half of t. two man talking combination has been having trouble with ^ 
his partner the past few weeks because of the latter's almost perpetual 
state of inebriety. Thi team Is currently playing, a week stand at a 
metropolitan theatre, and his condition was noticeable from the front of 
the house the nigbt a Variety reviewer covered that theatre. 

Wilkle Bard will have a stipportlng company of five people In his forth- 
coming tour of the Keith circuit, which he will open on Oct. l«, at Shea's, 
Buffalo, Bard has evidently taken to heart the lesson of his <ppearanre 
at the Palace two years ago, and will not open cold In Kew York, but will 
continue to play out of town until November H. He will open n two 
weeks' pngasrement at the Palace on that day, and Is rotjted »ip until 
April 26. . . . , . . , . 

A manager there will tell you It Is the laugh of the day when the bill 
changes and the new acts that come in for the first time In' Canada greet 
him, drop their baggage and usually say, "Where do we get It?" "If of 
course '^ that vhlch comes in bottles and is sold at the government stores. 
While tuey get "It" cheaper there they certainly get the gyp on American 
cigarets. Tho average 15 cent brand of cigarets Is retailed at 60 cents 
in Canada, so that anyone hitting across the lino might just as well "tul%e 
'em along." '■ ,., '-' ■'-\. '..,'''. .-..r' :':.■.'•.,■,■,' ■'.""''.■ 



The young vaudeville executive who has been living apart from his 
wife for Kome little time may step into a divorce action In which his wife 
tbreaten.^ to name several women somewhat prominent on Broadway. 
Mven though the action Is pending the bu.-iband .tnd wife still speak wlicn 
f hey meet, and that is quite frequently. "' * 

La.^t week on meeting the husband the wife iMformed libn that she had 
added another name to her lint of co-rc.«'pondenls, and mentioned a certain 
rrlma donna, with the lesuU that the husband was rather puzzled a.nd 
."H i d iMHt^h" failed tr rerali the ^n^klent- 



The wife then Informed hlin of liic date, to which the husband replied. 
Oh. tii.nt \\a« over a year ag<». you'll have to keep the name list within 
two w*'ek.« at [omt if yov expect me to remember tht»m " j 



BURLESftUE ROUTES 

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In th»' tlieatic of the .shuliert- Alvin. Piilsburgb, is an adyertlsement 

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Keeenl I. .Ik ( ver a rrunion i»f D.»yle .'uid l>ixori started reports the for* 

w.i'v team of Harland Dlxoa and .l.jm.-s !)oyl<"' irtight reunite. Botb of .the „ 

(lanoerji are yiald to hrtve b^-ert sounflbd on tli<* proposition but COul4 ndl.'-i] 

e.t.'li ii^ nnder^ratidinfe nn'th«» diii'iin of lb»* s-^l.try the re\inlted ♦">'n \ 



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No. 13 



A heavy tax schedule was placed 
on operas by tbe Georgia house of 
representaUves after a heated de- 
bate. Tbe bouse bad a ^euural tax 
act under consideration, and an 
amendment passed by a vote of 75 
to iO providing that all opera com- 
panies sball be taxed $2,500 for each 
contract In cities of more than 100,- 
000 and $1,000 for amaller cities. 
The amen^ent la a slap at certain 
people wbo have brought the Met- 
ropolitan Opera from New York to 
Atlanta undev the guise that it was 
purely to advance music and edu- 
cation In the south and not a Anan- 
clal move. The senate will have to 
concur In such an amendment and 
the governor fail to v«»to the bill in 
order for it to become law. 



Ida Goldstein, mother of Horace 
Goldln, the magician, left an estate 
not exceeding $1,000 in personality. 
and no will, when she died May 21, 
accordins to her son-in-law, Harry 
Meyers, of 409 Edgecomb avenue, 
Bronx, in bis application for letters 
of administration upon the property, 
filed thla week in the Surrogates' 
Court, New York. In ad^lition to 
her son, the magician, Mrs. Gold- 
stein la survived by five other chil- 
dren, who share equally In the prop- 
erty under the Intestate laws of this 
state. 



A midnight gambol and benefit 
for the widow and children of the 
late Micha,e] Murphy, detectlve- 
seargent ci the 43d precinct, will 
be held at Proctor's 125th street 
Friday night following the regular 
night performance. The benefit 
show will start at 11:30. The police 
officer died from natural causes 
wbkh prevented the police pension 
fund from making proper provisions 
for the widow and five children. 
The benefit is tu raise funds^o save 
the home which the policeman pur- 
chased Just prior to his death. A 
heavy mortgage remains to be paid 
off. 



ifa a highly delectable exhibition to note the oonfldence the legitimate 
fhow business In Aiperica has In one of Ita plUara. Lee Shubert. Lee 
seems to be such a self-satisfied and self -appointed leader It Is probably 
more gratifying to him than to his companions to know Juat how he does 
stand with, the men he must do the most business with. 

The public gets into it. but the public only buys theatre tickets, so what 
they may think of the central ticket office clearing house scheme really 
isn't of any importance to Lee. He may have run theatres before there 
were a* public. That was before our time, and perhaps yours, but Lee Is 
so show-wise he must be a patriarch, theatrically, « not arch fn other 
wa/s. ^ . . ^. , ^ .■..-..', 

So that takes the public right out of the inside of the theatre business. 
It's none of their business— Lee Shubert must have thought It If he doesn't 
dare tottter it in so many words. 

The scheme of the centrarticket office isn't complicated? or It wasn't 
when it started, before Lee's associates got the hunch that Lee was sort 
of getting in and Onder the central ticket thing— sort of holding it up 
as it were through his visible support, which are many Broadway theatres, 
perhaps 22, and many others not on Broadway, but still on the map even 
without unit vaudeville to keep them open and the unit producers broke. 

This coming season i.s going to be a great season for the Shubert vaude- 
ville unit producers who went broke and into bankruptcy last season— if 
they go broke this season it won't be a novelty any more and then they 
will only have themselves' to blame, you can bank on that. ^ .^ 

The scheme of the central ticket office was to sell theatre tickets In 
New York for Broadway dramatic houses to the public at a price the 
public knew beforehand thi^y would have to pay. and to give the public 
an even break on choice of seats. The public thought that was an ideal 
way to conduct tho legitimate (which is so seldom legitimate) theatre 
buslncRS, but they also thought it sounded too good to be true. Another 
■junk said the public, bunk-wise, if not slang-wi.se. 

There enters Joe Lcblang— a rather nice fellow of good principle, who 
once contributed $100,000 to Shubert vaudeville that became known, and 
pro\iably some more that didn't, for Lee would never forget a giver-up 
like Mr. Leblang. Joe is getting so he only works in the $100,000 class. 
That must explain why he offered to guarantee Lee and Abe $100,000 
each, out of the central olHce profit. Joe honesUy says he would have 
guaranteed them twice a.« much if he. thought they would have gotten 
twice as much out of it That's business, opines Joe, and it sounds like 
pood business — for Lee. . 

Abe is Erlanger, no stranfjer to the show business, and not unknown to 
Lee. socially, financially and orally. Erlanger listened. He seemed to 
have some faith in Leblang who didn't beloni^' to the P. M. A., but Erlanger 
resigned from the P. M. A , to which Lee does belong. 

Other P. M. A. producers didnt resign, or they haven't up to date. But 
they apparently have gone about their business without much regard to 
Lee's central ticket office conception or contraption. Their business seems 
to be getting rid of theatre tickets. If sold in advance that is that much 
less trouble afterward. ' . • 



aeemed to be completely lost within hlmae^t. However, a large club w 
lylns beside his table, uaed for tlie finish of hia laat comedy, picki 
it up, I gently hit him over tbe head, after which he looked around 
yawned. 

'T have come to Interview you. Mr. Smart," I aald In my beat custoia. 
tailored voice, "to aak you to tell my readers Just bow you continue we_ 
after week to make the world laugh." Mr. Smart J'lmped to his feet 
quickly, picked up two bricks that were lying beside the table and threw 
them tl^rough the window of the Scenario Department. The crash woke 
up six of the writers. "Yo.u want to know how I make my pitchers?* _ 
he said. I replied frivolously, 'This isn't a baseball interview— i don't 
care about the rjitcHxers. How do you make your pictures?" Smart seemed 
quite puzzled at my remark, but he soon regained his conceit. 

"It's very simple," he said, and right then something happened to rhow 
\he playful, comedy side of this great king of humor. A Gag Man was 
about to sit down in a chair near the great director's desk, and the 
director snatched the chair from under him. The Gag Man fell to the 
floor. I tell thla Just to show an original side of this monarch of mirth 
in a human, playful mrod. "Quite a jest," I said with admiration in my 
voice. "Did you think that up yourself?" ' ■ ' 

-Yes." he replied, "pulling tjje chair from under someone Is strictly 
original with me." 

And I knew by the blank expression of his ears as he said Ihl.s, that 
he me.int it. * V 

"Tell me." I asked him again, "how do you moke your comedies so 
excruciatingly hilarious?" ' r. ' ^ , , . . 

"Well, I wll tell you," said' this Lord of Laughter, "i started in by 
making a dramatic pictur* It turned out to be a comedy. So I simply 
make this -same comedy over and over again with different titles. In this 
way I know where the laughs are. and even if the audiences don-t like 
them, they can't fool me. because I heard one audience laugh once.'' 

Mr. Sm.irt might have unburdened himself of other great secret; of 
the cinema but for the fact that the mail carrier approached him with a 
fan letter from an admirer in Matteawq^n, N Y., asking for hi-, picture In 
puttees and soft ahiit with the wide open spaced in the shade of the old 
Adam's apple. '• . •■■■«. 

Leaving him thrilled and enfrbssed In his letter, I tip- toed quietly away 
and just missed breaking my leg by tripping over a box containing a loca- 
tion lunch as I pneaked to the gate marked * Exit." 



If jazz bands take their place back with the society dancers jind the 
rathskeller acts next season, what will become of all the "laughing" trom- 
t)onH players? y , •-■ \- ' :. r '.■.•- ' * . '■ ■ ". ■.. 



They may still laugh, but it won't be on the level. 

What has become of the old fashioned acts who used to have their own 
letterheads? Who owned the letterheads when one of those team.-*, quar- 
tets, or troupes split up? *■*.... 



If it is true, those OU\ Timer acts are not in demand for next season, we 
can look for an awful run on chess outfits and checker boards. 



Golf has helped the actor in one way. It gave him somethini,' to 
lie about besides his salary. 



Edward Ehrenkranz, a Newark 
business man, has taken over the 
lease of the Bijou. Orange. N. J., 
for a term of .years from Feiber & 
Shea. The house will open next 
week under the management of 
Frank Shultz, and will play pic- 
tures the first five days of the week 
and five acts of vaudeville Satur- 
day. The vaudeville will be fur- 
nished by the Fally Markus office. 



Mrs. Margaret Fealy (mother of 
Maude Fealy, the stock star who 
will open the City, Newark, N. J., 
with her own stock, Sept. 3, in 
"Adam and Eva") will open a 
dramatic school Jn Newark about 
Sept 1, using the City theatre for 
her classes. 



Moss' Cattle (pictures), Long 
Beach, L. I., will close about Labor 
Day. George Holloway. the man- 
ager, will be transferred to another 
house. He was formerly -at the 
Broadway, but will not return to 
that house, Charles Stannlon being 
In charge. 



Inauguration of vaudeville at the 
Windsor. Canton, O., has been an- 
nounced by D. D. Farr, manager. 
This theatre was sold by E. H. 
Werner to the Salem Amusement 
Co. The company owns and oper- 
ates the State and Grand theatres 
in Salem. 



The Thurston Mystic Circle is a 
reported organization lately formed 
with Thurston its president, named 
Jn honor of him. Louis Dick of 217 
Bristol street, Brooklyn, N. Y., ib 
secretary. 



Just who is right or wrong in the matter of killing off the central ticket 
office scheme will never be declded'ly known outside of Joe Leblang and a 
few others, but not Including Lee Shubert. Lee still believes It's a great 
plan — for Lee, and maybe his own thoughts had something to do with 
Erlanger walking out on the P. M. A., Erlanger and his companions, 
leaving Lee with his 22 theatres and the yesmen around him without 
many of the yessers being among the P. M. A. Independent producers. 

Thus, Lee seems to be standing alone in his grandeur, firmly believed In 
by him and okayed by his press department. He may be bereft of show- 
manship, but Lee Is an acknowledged real estate operator of much skill 
and economy, and one who knows his bricks and mortar right down to 
the last penny withou' ever allowing one to escape him, excepting on 
the theatre end, where the Idea appears to be to get It on the side even 
if you lose it In front. \ > " ^; . 

Perhaps the public will want to know why the central office scheme 
didn't go through? Why the theatres can sell tickets at cut rates and 
can't sell them at full rates on the level? Or why a big theatrical manager 
like Lee Shubert with 22 theatres has an Influence amongst his companions 
that seems to only exist in his publicity bureau? The public might get 
curious, but that should annoy Lee — Lee of the commercial theatre, yea, 
ver-1-lle — or Lee. • 



Ask Lee's companions, his a.ssociates, not pals, but bualneso acquaint- 
ances, either t^ose who are beholden to Lee, or those who never care If 
they never behold him — Lee, the mighty pillar of our great theatre, not 
the Little theatre nor the Community theatre, Just Lee's New York the- 
atres, with their country side line operated from Lee's own booking office, 
the kind that If-we-route-three-we-must-have-one. 



Attaboy Leel 



TOMMY'S TATTLES 



V OUR VAUDEVILLE RADIO 

Six minutes of kicks by acts that are on No. 2. ; : . •. - 

Dressing room squawks, by A. Headllner. f ^ v-' 

Agents' bedtime stories. • 

Competition. 2700 quartet bass singers. In 'Asleep in the Deep ' and 
*The Bell In the Lighthouse." 

iOriginal monolog. "Funny things that happen on a street car white a 
man is on the way to the theatre." .♦ ■ ' • 

Newspsper slapping contest by old-time straight men. 

Lecture: "Handkerchiefs I have tossed." by Archie Acrobat. 

Reading: "Crimes committed In the name of commission." • • 

Recitation: "Bluebirds of Happiness," by Postoffice money order clerk. 

Band concert, "William Tell," by StooJ Pigeons' Orchestra. 

Kicking number. "Somebody has something against us." 

Dressing rbom reports. 

Stage hands' symphony, "Just a tip at Pay Day." 

Lost laundry howls. 

Correct time. ; ; ■ ■■ . '^f-.' '•-'.'''» 

ig time. a. ■ . '■ r -<"• '■. ■■ ■■•■;■■•••'••;■■■ 

Smalbtime. ..-.r'''"'' ; , 

Good night. 



The last weeks of August brings thoughts C that opening date, and how 
you are going to get the m* jey to get there. 



The closing date Isn't such a worry, and sometimes It comes so suddenly 
you don't have time to. 



There's always a bright side. It's almost time to ship "the wife's folks* '| 
ba'ck from the summer home. * 



V 



THE STYLHSH SKDE 



By THOMAS J. GRAY 

Hollywood, Aug. 11. 
This is the time of the year that managers announce their plans for 
next season, t.ake their bow on them and then forget them. 



« Louis Grsnat. who has not been :i 
stage performer for a couple cf 
years or so. Is manager of the IMny- 
bouse, Passaic, N. J. 



Jack Drucker Is again with j_he 
business department of Variety."" It 
Is some years since Mr. Drucker firnt 
entered theatrical new.^^pnper v/ork 
via Variety. 



Leo Singer (Singci's Midget^), 
Ota Gygl. actor; George' Wcedoh, df 
the Pat Casey office, and L I. Feld- 
man have formed a n^w producing 
coDceiu for vaudtviiie. 



The vogue of costume plays is increasing so much In the movies, Holly- 
wood is full of bathing >;irls who are trying to sell their bathing suits. 

This is the time of the year that the floors of rehearsal halls are 
covered with sheets of paper that once belonged In the "book." 

There's one thing different with a reel of film— a blue pencil doesn't 
make much of an Impression on It. 

To show that the "fan" magnzlnes hnven't a corner 6n interviews with 
th famous Hollywood personages, this column has engaged a fearless 
interviewer who will rush In where fan mail fears to tread, to get the 
inside stuff for that pari of the public who are slaves to the cinema. 



INTERVIEW WITH KNOTT SMART; ' ' :- 

• . ^ THE GREAT COMEDY DIRECTOR 

By Vera Silly 
I approached the Fadeout Studios with ftar and trembling. I had been 
.Tnt to interview Knott Smart, the great comedy director, to ask him the 
secret of his ^creaming surcoss. A member of the press dep.Trtment, after 
much argument, got me past the door man, and I was on my way across 
the big stages to see this comedy genius. 

Knott Smart was busily engaged changing a scenario for his big super- 
spllt-reel feature. I watched him for a few moments, this comedy con- 
ouoror OS he pat all by himself. He swore softly in a low tenor as he 
tore up page after page of the story that 12 high-priced humorists spent 
1'4 iays writing. 
I cautiouhly apprcachc<i him. It was haid to attract bis attention, as h« 



BY PAM 

A sartorially beautiful act Is the El Rey Sisters' turn at the Palage ' 
this week. Among their lovely array of dresses the ^ame colored are 
probably the mopt striking. Black fans made a vivid contrast, niost 
pleasing to the eye. For the fox trot the girls introduced another colorful 
harmony of green and white. This act encompasses many styles of dan- 
cing, all well executed. Artie Mehlnger, though billed, did not appear. 
In his place Margaret Ford carried a black georgette trimmed In blacl^ 
rhlnestones to excellent advantage. 

The United States shipping board has entered the amusement field, and 
present "The S. S. 'Leviathan' Orchestra," with Morton Downey. The 
boys look nice In their white, but both Downey and the leader wear their 
trousers too long. The set Is well lighted andijainted. A moving pano- 
rama introduced toward the end gives it a breezy marine atm^.sphere 
the audience liked. 

Mabel Ford sparkles in a typical Spanish costume. She is attractive 
also in a minstrel suit o! black velvet and black and white pants. Miss 
Ford does a telling hard shoe dance. Deno and Rochelle are conspicuous 
in Miss Ford's support, and dance an Apache number well. The girl of 
this team is pretty. The orchestra, also in support, could be Improved 
upon. 

The Cleveland "News" carried the palm for the best quip in "Topics" 
this week. 

Harry Carroll and Grace Fisher opened after intermission, and seemed 
unprepared. Mr. Carroll announced two songs were being tried for the 
first time. The Palace audience would have, been just as satisfied had 
they waited a few more witks before singing the numbers. MIss Flfiher's 
first gown was of yellow chiffon with a corsage of daisies and a garden 
hat. Carroll or his man servant had forgotten to press his suitr This 
did not correspond with Miss Fisher's neat appearance. Her second gown • 
wa.s a combination of rose and black net made after the accepted old- 
fashioned girl idea. Miss Fishers voice was quite thin, probably due to 
nervousness, and at times she sang completely off key. Her best frock 
Is the white velvet encrusted with medallions of rhlnestones. This has a 
train carried by means of attaching it to the wrist. The best number was , 
the encore sung by Miss Fisher Otherwise the material is mediorre. 

Eleanor Jackson (in the Lou Tellegen sketch) Is a girl o appreciable 
ability She wears a smart dress of black crepe, relieved by crjstal 
trimming. The hat worn with this very go6d looking dress detracts 
rather than aids the tout en-semble. Mr. Tellegen as the "love wreck** 
doesn t looked wrecked enough, his four-in-hand tie being tied too pre- 

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g:hiirsday. August 16, 1923 



LEGITIMATE 



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CENTRAL TICKET OFnCE' A LAUGH 
TO INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS 



-( I. i, *««.■,•. .i«rii ,•.*,■' 



^heme Looked Upon at Growing Colder and 
;: Colder — Questions Referred to Lee Shubert — 
\ New Proposition Comes Up • * > 

■.^.'■'-fs,- ■'■• ..■- ■• ■■ ■ ^' '■■■■ . •■•.■ ,■■ .;■', 



' To have a Central Theatre Ticket 
Office or not la the question. While 
the members of the Producing Man- 
agers Asan. seem to be determined 
more or less on remaining Arm that 
nomethlng must be done to curb the 
theatre ticket speculator and maln- 
t«Un the position that they ara go- 
ing to go through with the Central 
Theatre Ticket Offlce Idea, the con- 
sensus of opinion on the outside Ls 
that there Is small possibility the 
scheme will eventually become a 
reality. 

There seems little doubt it would 
Almost be impossible for a centra! 
office to operate unless all the 
Broadway theatres were Included 
In the membership, so that the pub- 
lic would be able to have its choice. 
There^seems little likelihood ail the 
houses would be represented 
through several resignations from 
the P. M. A. because of the central 
office scheme and several additional 
ones pending. , ; ; • 

During the week It was rumored 
Sam H. Harris had signified his in- 
tention to resign from the P. M. A. 
in the event the central offlce proj- 
ect was Anally carried through. Mr. 
Harris is out of town and no veri- 
fication of his Intention to drop out 
oould be obtained. 

At the last di6cus.sion that the 
P. M. A. membership had over the 
central offlce several Innovationfl 
were suggested that were entirely 
foreign to the original plan of 
operation. Certain managers pro- 
posed that seats be on sale at their 
box offices at the regular box offlce 
ecale for those who cared to buy in 
advance, while at the central offlce 
there would be a 10 per cent, ad- 
.vance on the box offlce price 
charged. 

Joe Leblang, who is to head the 
central office, if It ever does get 
Inta operation, is said to have op- 
posed this plan on the grounds the 
centred office coujd not protect the 
public and eliminate the gyp spec- 
ulator In that way and the man- 
agers were proposing something 
(that was going to throw the entire 
matter right back to where It 
started. 

Others opposed to the Idea are 
reported to have stated that^the 
theatres would again be at the 
mercy of the gyp, who would either 
••'dlg^ or operate with some one In 
Ihe box offlce, with the result they 
would get whatever they wanted 
and would charge whatever price 
the7 pleased for the wares. 

L»blang's Counter Offer 

Leblang Is said to have offered 
it counter scheme of selling at the 
box offlce at the same ratio of ad- 
.vance as the central office charged 
or to sell at the central offlce at 
the box offlce price with the man- 
agements assuming a pro rata 
share of the cost of operating the 
offlce, Leblang offering his services 
for a year as organizer of the of- 
flce without charge. This plan also 
met with a refuHul. 

When seen this week on the 
question 6f whether or not there 
would be a central office, Leblang 
stated he was certain the man- 
agers would eventually develop 
something or other that would 
work out, but whether or not It 
was going to be the central offlce 
he refused to say. 

Outside Opinion 

From sources outside of the Le- 
blang organization or the man- 
agers it was stated that the cen- 
tral office Idea could not be carried 
out successfully unless all the 
houses were In on Che deal. If 
there was a aplit^ not only would 
the office not function satisfactorily 
but the house remaining on the 
outside would possibTy^et the best 
of it in patronage from the public 
because the managers of the out- 
side houses could group themselves 
together and advertise their wares 
were not on sale In the central of- 
flce and through Inference let it be 
understood that the central offlce 
was handling only the ca.stofTs. 
while the outsiders were strong 
enotigh to Ptand on their own for 
public patronage. 

Refer Questions to L.ee SHubert 

Some of tlio in<lopen(l';»nt Hroad- 
^^y. produocrs b'^louRing to the 1». 
M. A. arc prorcoding with fh'^ir .soa- 
soi^'^s plnnf). without regard to the 

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central offlce scheme. They openly 
express lack 'of faith In It and 
laugh when the different angles are 
brought up, usuelly answering all 
queries by replying; "Go ask Lee 
Shubert." 



DOZEN OF MUSICALS 
ARE BEING READe 



25 Per Cent of September's 

List Light Entertainment — 

Figuring Holdovers 



At least 12 musical productions 

are being readied for early entrance 

on Broadway, with the Indications 

that September's list be 25 per cent, 
musical. Of the current revues and 
musical comedies few are counted 
on to hold over through the fall. 
Several arc expectant, but their 
chances are dependent on the reac- 
tion on the business of such attrac- 
tions by the new arrivals. 

Some of the new musicals 'are 
aimed for Chicago and may not 
reach New York until the Christmas 
holidays. Others of last season's 
money-making musicals are being 
"fabricated," the schedule calling 
for four companies of "Blossom 
Time," three of "Sally, Irene and 
Mary," three of "The Gingham 
Girl" and two of "The Clinging 
Vine." The duplicating follows the 
record of the spring when it was 
seen that musicals were the only 
class of shows able to attract big 
money on the road. 

"Pollles" will leave shortly after 
Labor Day, but a new "Pollles" will 
follow. "Scandals" Is routed out In 
September, but if its business holds 
up it widl be held In town through 
the fall. "Wlldflower" looks safe 
until the first of the year, and Indi- 
cations are It has the best chance 
at holding over. "Vanities" Is 
Being groomed for sticking through 
the fall, and the scale will be raised 
from $3.50 to $4 about Labor Day. 
"The Passing Show," through early 
falling off In trade, pushed Its road 
time ahead, and it may depart at 
the end of next month. "Adrienne" 
and "Heflen of Troy" have a chance 
to continue Into the fall, but on 
form are due to start touring In 
September. 



MARJORIE RAMBEAU ILL 

Removed from Train — Acute Appen- 
dicitis, Diagnosis 



Los Angeles, Aug. 16. 

Marjorie Rambeau was removed 
from the train on her arrival here 
on a stretcher and removed to a 
local hospital. She was suddenly 
taken ill on the train. Physicians 
called diagnosed her case as acute 
appendlctls and Intestinal disorder. 

The Majestic theatre was forced 
to cancel the scheduled opening of 
"The Goldfish" in which she was 
to have appeared as the visiting 
star at the head of the stock com- 
pany, and the house remained dark 
all week. There Is a belief that 
Miss Rambeau will be sufficiently 
recovered to appear next week. 

Hugh Dlllman, her husband, who 
beat his wife to a divorce action, 
left here last Saturday when he 
heard she was coming into town. 

Wednesday Miss Rambeau was 
reported recovering rapidly and 
would resume Sunday. 



MRS. CARTER IMPROVINO 

Los Angeles, Aug. 15. 
Mrs. Leslie Carter Is slowly re- 
covering from the accident sus- 
tained at the Hollywood studios 
here last week. It, was thought for 
a time the Injuries would prove 
fatal, but tint fear was dispelled 
by reports from her bedaide this 
weelc. 



CASTING NO 2 "KELLY" 

George M. Cohan \% casting a noc- 
ond comp.itiy of "Little Nellie 
Kolly." which he will place in re- 
Itearsai next week r ^ >>• s- i .^» i » . 



MOROSCO IS ORDERED 
BY EQUITY TO PAY 



'•Schemers' 



»» 



Abandonment 



Brings Ruling — Some Prin- 
cipals Placed in ''Dust" 



Oliver Morosco Is now f:iclng a 
jam with Equity as an aftermath 
of the recent controversy between 
Morosco and the Clinton Produc- 
tions, Inc., "over the production 
rights to the play "The Schemers." ^ 

Morosco engaged a cast and 
called rehearsals without consulting 
his associates. When the latter re- 
pudiated his acts, he called the re- 
hearsals off despite he had already 
Issued contracts to many of the 
players. The latter appealed to 
Equity. It subsequently notified 
the producer It would hold him re- 
sponsible for one week's ealary for 
each player with whom he had 
signed a contract. \ 

Morosco Is said to have attempt- 
ed .a compromise With the actors' 
organization by shifting'* a number 
of the players he had engaged for 
"The Schemers" into the cast of 
"Dust," anotlier play he placed in 
rehearsal last week and which he is 
planning to launch as an Independ- 
ent venture. Morosco was unable 
to place three of the subsequent 
cast In the new production and 
Equity ruled he will have to com- 
pensate each with one week's salary 
before allowing the other piece to 
open. 

Morosco is proceeding with the 
rehearsals of "Dust" and plans to 
open the pieOe out of town early in 
September. The cast includes Fred 
Tldden, Grace Valentine, James 
Spottswood, Eugene Redding, Ann 
Brunough and Herbert Belmore, all 
of whom had been contracted for 
"The Schemers," as well as several 
others. 



HITCHCOCK'S ADVICE REPORHD 
FOLLOWED BY MARY EATON 



Story of Breach Between Dancer and Flo Ziegfeld — 
Length of Contract One Vital Difference — 
Negotiations Were Opened by Sam Kingston 



CHICAGO FLOODS 



Heavy Damage Done to Property in 
Loop 



Chicago, Aug. 15. 

Thousands of dollars damage was 
done loop property from the record 
rain storm early Saturday morning, 
augmented by the two storms 
which registered destruction late 
Saturday night and early Sunday 
morning. Loop theatres were hit 
hard. 

Inadequate sewerage to carry off 
surplus waters following the rain- 
falls caused the losses. The Twin 
theatres were hit the hardest. The 
down-dtalrs lounge room In the 
Selwyn held four feet of water 
after the first storm. The Harris 
was flooded behind the stage, the 
dressing rooms holding two feet of 
water. The fact the Selwyn Is 
closed, with the costly furniture 
being stored in another section of 
the theatre, alone prevented a big- 
ger loss for that theatre. 

The new Adelphl. preparing- to 
open Sept. 10, had Its new carpets 
badly damaged by water. The 
basement at the Palace suffered big 
damage. During the height of the 
flret storm, such a quantity of 
water lodged on the roof of Cohan's 
Grand that the fire department was 
called out, fear being expressed that 
the roof would collapse. 

Terrific were the losses suffered 
by the large department-store own- 
ers in the loop. The first storm 
broke all records for Chicago for 
amount of rainfall. 

A eevere storm of protest has 
arisen from loop property owners 
because of the losses suffered. It 
has been pointed out that most of 
the principal sewers were laid 20 
years ago, when there were 1,000.000 
less people living -in Chicago. A 
comprehensive network of relief 
sewers promises to be the outcome 
of the Saturday loescs. 



"RETURN OF SOLDIER" PLAY 

Mary West's novel, "The Return 
of the Soldier," lb being adapted for 
the stage by Lulu Vollmer. Mary 
Klrkpatrlck will produce It. Pro- 
duction Is scheduled for early fall, 
which will give Mlas Vollmer three 
Hlmultaneous productions In New 
York. 

Her "Sun-Up," current at the 
Provineetown theatre,' cornea up 
town shortly. Miss Vollmer also 
will have her "Shame Woman" pro- 
duced in October. 

The Theatre Co. Inc., a new pro- 
lurinff firm hoadorj by Isaac Paul 
and M. D. UoHonhatim. will bring 
"The Shame Woman" into the 
Orecnwich Village theatre, New 
York. Oct 15. 

Gustav Plum Is directing the 
piece. John W-Miger ban (Jo.Hi>?ned 
the 3<»tting*. 



Raymond Hitchcock is the thorn 
in the side of Flo Ziegfeld. Jr.. as 
far as Mary Baton is concerned. 
Hitchcock, who is a close friend and 
adviser of the dancer, has been mak- 
ing the contract "balls" and Miss 
Eaton's father and her attorney have 
been firing them. 

Should Hitchcock's advice be fol- 
lowed, Miss Eaton may not appear 

as a star under the Ziegfeld man- 
agement this beason, nor \vill she 
become a featured member of the 
new Eddie Cantor show which Zieg- 
feld coutemplat s producing In the 
fall. 

Negotiations for the services of 
Miss Eaton .as a Ziegfeld star were 
opened by Sam Kingston, general 
manager for Ziegfeld, last February, 
when the latter was sojourning at 
Palm Beach. On salary there were 
no obstacles. Mr. Eaton would ar- 
rive In the Ziegfeld oflnce day after 
day. making certain Inquiries and 
requesting that specific clauses be 
put Into the contract. To all of the 
requests Eaton mras told that Zieg- 
feld would have to be consulted. 
These negotiations kept up until the 
producer returned from Florida, 
when he be_,an to take a hand in 
the proceedings. 

Meantime, Hitchcock, who had 
been preparing the demands for Miss 
Baton, is said to liave Informed her 
/that unless she would have every 
-specific demand' Incorporjfted In the 
contract, Ziegfeld, in some manner 
or other, might attempt to dodge 
promises that were made verbally. 

Hitchcock related to the Baton 
family his own experiences with 
Ziegfeld, as a member of the "1921 
Follies," and declared certain prom- 
ises made to him were unfulfilled. 
It is said that Hitchcock's grievance 
against Ziegfeld is due to an argu- 
ment the former had wltb Ned Way- 
burn, and that as a result of this 
argument "HItchy" left the show. 
Hitchy also seemed to have some 
grievance against the Erlange^- 
, Ziegfeld combi-.ation with respect 
to his own show, "H/tchy-Koo," 
which ran at the Liberty several 
years ago, ahd in which they were 
financially Interested. He ntated 
that certain things were promised 
him with the show and that they 
never came to life. 

At the first meeting with Ziegfeld 
the Batons came out flat footed.* and 
on the advice of Hitchcock insisted 
Mary be starred alone In a play. 
They argued she had distabllahed a 
refutation and built up a following, 
and If given the proper vehicle would 
have no difllculty In getting over. 
Another demand made was that Miss 
Baton would not be asked to entan- 
gj9 herself in a long-time contract, 
and that she preferred making one 
for the present season onky. This 
was an outright Hitchcock suggps- 
tlon, and made on the grounds that 
as a member of Equity Miss Eaton 
ought not b'nd herself to a contract 
which would run longer than June 
1, 1924, when the A. B. A.-P. M. A. 
agreement of 1919 expires 
Ziegfeld'* Opinion 

Ziegfeld retaliated with the state- 
ment that Miss Eaton was conceded 
by him to be a pretty and talented 
girl, but not capable enough, in his 
way of thinking, at the present time, 
to carry' the burden of an entire 
entertainment en her shoulders. 
Ziegfeld stated her strongest quali- 
fication was dancing, and that would 
not be sumclent to put the show 
over. He narrated to her the case 
of Marlllyn Miller, also noted for 
her dancing ability prior to the pro- 
duction of "Sally," and dec? a red Miss 
Miller at the start was willing to co- 
star with another, and that as a re- 
sult she and Leon Errol scored indi- 
vidual succes.ves which they might 
not have done had they appeared am 
individual stars. He then told her 
that Mias Miller *eould be starred 
Hhortly in a play of her own as a re- 
sult f the aucce.ss she had score J 
in "Sally." 

Thf» same proc<»dure. Zlegfdd de- 
clared, would occur In the came of 
Minn Baton, providing she imib'gofxJ 
in her flr.st production as u co-.slar. 
At that time Zlegfgld ^jd nofbave 
Rddie Cantor in mind, but told MIkb 



of merit and reputation to appear in 
the show with her. 

With respect io the length of con- 
tract. Ziegfeld declared he would 
not bind himself to a srear's con- 
tract, claiming he was not in the 
habit of creating. and developing a 
star for some one to take ^way from 
him. On this point he was deter- 
mined and declared for Ave year* 
or nothing. 

The Marriage ift Contract 

W^lth respect td this statement the 
contract fell through on tlie gtoixtidm 
that Miss Eaton refused to agree to 
a clause which provided that she 
could not marry during the length 
of the contract, Ziegfeld Ui known 
to have made no demands in that 
regard. As when the Marilyn Miller- 
Jack Pickford marriage was con- 
tem^ilated and the papers were full 
of stories that such a clause existed 
in the contract with Mlsa Miller. 
Ziegfeld consulted attorneys and in- 
quired of the possibility of restrain- 
ing Miss Miller from marrying the 
picture star. The legal lights who 
are considered to have a big reputa- 
tion in the law fleld at first laughed 
at his request, but finding he was 
determined, informed him that no 
court would uphold hla contention. 
He seemed insistent in his demands 
and the lawyers looked up points 
of law, and after several days ad- 
vised him that It would be ridiculous 
to make 'any such endeavor. Then 
Zlegf eld's persistency ceased and 
the couple were married. 

Having In mind his experUnce In 
the Miller case, persons associated 
with Zleg(eld declare that he would 
not attempt th« same'stuht twice. 
Dillingham Intfreptsd 

Since ri^gotlatloha with Ziegfeld 
ceased when Miss £2aton Iballed for 
Europe «ome time ago, Chkrles Dil- 
lingham sent an emissary it O'Brien, 
MalVenskjr &, Driscoll, attorneys for 
the dancer, and stated that h6 might 
be interested in a proposition which 
would bring her under hlii manage- 
ment. 

This proposition Is being held la 
abeyance until the return of Miss 
Eaton, who is expected to reach 
New York toward the end of Au- 
gust. 

Miss Eaton Is known to have a 
leaning more toward the dramatic 
stage than the musical field, and 
according to friends of both she and 
Hitchcock, they would not at all be 
surprised to see her appearing this 
season In "The Old Soak" company 
that will tour with Hitchcock as its 
head. They say that there Is an 
Ingenue role In the play which Miss 
Baton might play. 



CHORUS GIRL'S RIDE 

Lucile Moorsfield Left Home With- 

out Stockings — Bought Clothes 

•n Routs 



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Indianapolis, --Aug. IS. 
Lucile Moorofleld, chorus girl, 
home for a vacation, had the polic* 
out looking for her, upon request 
of relatives, when she disappeared 
last Thursday evening, stocking- 
less and In a breakfast coat. Next 
day the girl came home, explained 
she had gone riding with some 
friends and they had suddenly de- 
cided to drive to Terre Haute, eighty 
miles west. She bought some clothes 
en route. So the cops stopped 
worrying. 

^ The girl says her husband runs. a 
freak show at Coney Island. 



STOCK TKY-OITT 

"Nobody's Puslncss," a new com*, 
edy by Frank Mandel and Cluy PoU 
ton. will be tried out by the Mc* 
Laughlin Players, Cleveland, the lat- 
ter part of next month. 

McLaughlin has an option on the 
piece, and if the stock presentation 
lives \i]\ to expectations he will re- 
cant It for Proadway. 



GOODMAN-CHOOS P. M. A.'S 

Philip Clorxlman and George Cho<^ 
werp elected to membership In th# 
PriduciniT Managers' Association. 

Oomlman is «pon.«jonng the pro- 
diic|,lpfi of Mndge Kennedy Ift' 



"Pop|)v." while C*hoos is, bfickin^ 

Lialon ho would Acoiro ,i» ^^aieili^m ",iJaLtlinf^ Uujtl''^" ,,<». t ,i -^fyX . 



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LEGITIMATE 



Thursday, August 16, 1929 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON LEGIT 



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Recent outbursts of temperament by <v producer of a freak show a 
trifle off the midway ia said to be playing havoc with both executives 
and members of the cast. The producer, having gotten a break In the 
•arlj w««k8 of the run, has been sporting an incurable case of swcll- 
headitls and In more than one Instance has gone oa record with the 
boast that any success the piece may have achieved has been due 
solely to his showmanship and ability to manipulate the press. 

One of his right bowers, who had worked diligently and tirelessly 
to put the show across, walked out on him last week rather than continue 
as a target for further onslaughts of braggadocia. Another henchman, 
whose diplomatic efforts have already ironed out a number of wrangles, 
Is afso «aid to be ready to toss xtft the sponge Inasmuch as his supply 
of alibto for his employer's actions is reaching a low ebb. 

Several members of the cast have, been surfeited with applause grab- 
bing' by the producer and at least one has threatened to be indisposed 
for several performances next week If only to And out whether the pro- 
dueer would have nerve enough to attempt to pinch Jilt for him. ; 



Now that Will Morrlssey's "Newcomers" is planted at the Ambassador, 
New York^ifs no longer a secret that up to the time of opening in New 
Tork hardly a membei* of the eompany had received any money. The 
show played two weeks out of town and had a week's lay-off before 
New York, in addition to the rehearsal period, but somehow Will kept 
them together. -^ • . 

WlMn Artkar KI«Sn stepped Into the financial end be arranged to as- 
sume the indebtedness of the company from his date of interest, which 
cot o«t back sirfarles along with other outstanding obligations. On the 
Saturday before the Morrissey show opened. Klein advanced |1,200 to the 
cast as "advances" to be deducted from future salary. 

Morrissey may not be a financial genius In the money way, but he's a 
flnanclat wisard In carrying a company along on a shoestring. Hi« per- 
sonality has much to do with it, as everyone knows he's not holding out, 
and. as he never seems to mind a little thing like alwent coin, no one 
else does. 

What Morrissey could do in the production way if he ever does get 
hold of a real bank roll and plen1f> of time to stage his show is conjecture 
of course, but from what he has done with nothing, what he could do 
with something might turn out to be a world beater. 

The David Belasco office has announced the "Kiki" play in Iiondon 
with Gladys Cooper ^^ not an authorized English version of Belasco's 
••Kiki" with Lenore Ulrlc. Belasco's "Kiki," says the 'iinnouncemcnt. 
wHl be pUyed abrtiad with Miss Ulric In the title role. The English 
piece was renamed from "Klki" to "Enter Kiki" through another piece 
having held the "Kiki" title over there some time ago. Previous to the 
roport that "Kiki" In Lobdon was a failure, with Variety publishing several 
stories concerning it. the Belasco office failed to advise it had no official 
knowledge of the English "Kiki" production. 



A story creeping Into the dailies said Alexander Leftwich might revive 
his *^a(lhlons of 1923" that failed ?c: dismally at the Lyceum, New York, 
after an Equity representative had been hanging aroun.d the theatre for 
10 days watching it fall, Ekiuity officers a»*c reported having in.structed 
most of the people of the show, now to say anything about Its salary flop 
when the closing arrived. 

The cutest Ekiuity representative hanging around the Lyceum was 
George Trimble. Trimble may have been Innocent in the matter and 
perhaps could not dlscovei^ any one had received salary the first week, 
although the company was not backward in telling outsiders of that 
fact. 

Trimble continued to crowd up the sldewulk at the rear of the Lyceum 
for the following week and still the actors went unpaid undef his eyes, 
open or shut. 

Some Of the actors never knew the show had closed until, reporting 
Monday afternoon and, seeing the properties being moved out. By that 
time Trimble had found It out himself, possibly through information that 
"Fashions'* had finally closed. Whether he knew 'the people had not been 
paid never came out, for Trimble had possession of the box office in the 
lobby by that time, av/aiting an advance sale for Monday evening for a 
show that had closed the previous Saturday night. -" . 



Nor has any of the actors, as far as they have been Interviewed, since 
then been approached about their unpaid salaries, nor has any received 
an offer, with most of them not knowing how to go about collecting if 
they woi^d — and Ekjuity saying nothing excepting to instruct the actors 
not to speak of the "Fashions" horrible flopi 

pf the many funny thinc> Equity has Jbeen mixed up In connection 
with failures, its tactics with some of Its methods with others, the 
"Fashions" failure with Its overdue salaries for two week with Trimble 
on the job, is the most peculiar of them all. 

Equity may have been too busy this summer raising money to pay the 
calarles of Its officers on long vacations to give much attention to troubles 
of playing members. 

And now it's reported Leftwich or someone else may revive "Fashions." 
It looks as though someone believe they held an "ace.** Perhaps Leftwich 
is not going to revive it — maybe Trimble Is. 



carried luggage, delivered at the hotel of destination, and that also is In- 
cluded In the faro. The journey by plane takes 2V6 hours, as against »- 
hourts by train and channel boat, which costs slightly leas, but whon the 
elimination of tipping is figured on the air route it actually is a saving 
and docs away with the confusion of transferring from train to boat and 
back to train on th« Dover side. ,,. - . .,, . 

The annual statement of profit and loss for the Lambs blub for the 
year ending in September. 1921, was sent members "hist week. It proved 
that Lambs Gambols are never pr.fttable. A loss of $246.37 was on the 
Hhows In 1922. and in 1921 the Gambols lost $130. 

The receipts of the shews for the respective years was $9,480 and $14,- 
41«. Tke item of beverages showed that soft drinks also are unprofitable, 
the loss in 1921 having been $4,133, and in 1922 It was $5,003. 

Expenses such as wages and meals of the attendartts were charged 
against the receipts, and in 1M2, while the club made $2,290 In the sale 
of soft drinks, there were expense^ of $1,293. 

They were the only items showing a net loss, although in 1922 there 
were decreases in the receipts for rooms, restaurant, beverages, billiards 
and Gambols over 1921. The candy' sales showed an Increase of $109. the 
total sales being $734. 



Channing Pollock, author of "The Fool" has enlisted radio as another 
advance agent for ills play. Tonight (Thursday) he will broadcast a 
talk on "The Theatre and What You Ov^e It and H^ to Pay It", from 
station WJZ^ .'■■■ . v ■;'■- ■■-:■.■ * -■ .■»•■-•■ ^'z '■.■■•.•',.;■-'■•.■■■ .^ 



The absurdity of the central ticket office idea is commencing to assert 
itself, although that appears to have been recognized as the main part of 
the scheme months ago by m^ny Broadway nymagers. Prom the first, 
several of the P. M. A. members pooh-poohed the whole thing, saying 
Leblang would like to put it over, and Lee Shubert was yesslng him 
because Shubert saw a percentage for himself In it. 

Erlanger's resignation was the first outward sign that the Shut>ert end 
of it was the obstacle. With the deflection there arose objections that 
could nort have been put up in good faith and merely seemed to give voice 
to block the entire thihg without an open P. M. A. break. 

The latest was the proposal that the theatres sell in advance at the 
box office price, while the centra' office was selling -for current perform- 
ances at an advance. It was equivalent to saying the outside specs should 
gather all of the advance seats they wanjed, leaving nothing in the box 
office for the central office when currenfperformanoe time came around. 
It's probalUy the most ridiculous proposal yet heard in connection with 
any intent to regulate theatre ticket selling in New York. 

One thing it did was to smother Leblang's demand that he secure signed 
contracts from all P. M. A. members intending to go in on the central 
office deal. This would have given Leblang a perfect line on how many 
theatres would be in the central office. There were 42 Broadway houses 
left after the EIrlanger desertion. Leblang thought he would have to 
have them all, !ater he would have been satisfied with less and later he 
didn't know whether he could get any, as everyone could not nviss seeing 
the futility of the waverings, side-stepping and dodging. 

All P. M. A.'s outside of the Shuberts ?aid "Shubert." and let U stand 
at that. Still one of the P. M. A. independent producers averred it was a 
gv^oU idea and asked how "Shubert can get away with anything as long 
.OS our .'T>. M. A.) committee is watching it?" 

The most of tl%e remainder merely summed It up as bunk and 
teemed to know if it couldn't be put over as a Shubert-directed proposi- 
tion it wouldn't go ov^r at all and couldn't go over after all in that way. 

Leblang is said to have suggested tickets be placed on sale in the 
central office at box office prices with no premium, *with the theatres to 
raise their prices 25 or 60 cents to cover the premium in that way, the 
central office to take a part of the Increase and kick back to the theatres 
for the difference of the raise. This immediately brought out iuat who 
wanted the inside graft or outside money from specs and also went to 
prove how far certain managers will go to try to kid the public in prefer- 
ence to giving the public a square deal on anything pertaining to ticket 
selling that might reduce their outside revenue. 

Leblang's arguments have been all sound, so much so they didn't 
sound good enough to certain managers who wanted it their way in 
every way or not at all. Speaking to them of the public makes them 
giggle inwardly if not outwardly. 



Hazel Dawn is r«»ported receiving $800 weekly with the Collier-Bernard 
•Nifties" (DHlingham). * 



1150,000 GUARANTEED 
TO MISS ELSIE JANQ 



SO-Weeks' Concert Tour Undei) 
R. E. Johnston's Man- ^ 
agement ,y 



Xlsle Janis will begin a 60-wee|( : 
concert tour Aug. 23, for whiol^ 
R, E. Johnston guarantees $1$0,00<1 
as her share of the gross. Mlav :< 
Janis. who of recent years has ap«« 
peared under the management o^ 
Charles BilUngham. recently d*4 ; 
cided she would like to make a coim 
cert tour. She made arrangement* 
with Johnston whereby she wU| 
during that time appear in America* 
England. France, Italy and Aus^ 
tralia during the tour. Johnstotf .. 
also directs the tour of JoIm| 
Charles Thomas. He has deposited 
$15.e09 to guarantee Mi«s Janis. 

Miss Janis intends giving a twoit -i 
and-one-half-hour show. She will j 
be assisted by a tenor, pianist an4 
baritone, who, besides accompany^ " 
Ing her. will aleo do specialties. ,;;' 

Miss Janis will only play five per« { 
formances a week, with one in eaoli^ 
city. She will open a pre-seasoa' 
engagement at the Lake Placid 
Club Aug. 22, go to Glens Falls; 
N. Y.. Aug. 29, Satatoga Spring* 
Aug. 24, and then lay off until Septj 
2, when her regular season wUl 
start with an appearance for a local 
hospital fund at Asbury Park, N. J^ 
Sept. 17 she will appear in Wash^ 
ington, wher^ the members of th« 
National Press Club will be In* ' 
atrumcntal In arranging for tb* ' 
event. 

New York, on five different Sun>« 
day evenings, will get Miss Jar.l* 
in a recital at a Broadway theatre. 
Her appearance In New York will 
take pl«ce In December and Janu^ 
ary, prior to sailing for England. 

Garrett Cupp is acting as per« 
Ronal an<f publicity manager for 
Miss Janis and will handle all of 
the publicity direct from his New 
York office while she is on tour.. 



LEGIT IN BELASCO 



The report In Variety last week that "Variety," a vaud«|vl11e act with 
Kditk Clasper starred, had a drop representing the printed front page of 
''Variety," brought out another claimant. Ton^ Johnstone Is reported to 
have alleged he had Intended to use a drop of the front page of the paper 
in his contemplated producticAi of "Dance Mad." The Johnstone scheme 
for th« drop was to have the front page announce in Its headline that 
the girl of the piece had made a hit on Broadway. 

Robert Law Studios made the drop and setting for the Clasper turn. 
It's said Johnertone interviewed them regarding his purposed use of the 
drop. '- 

It requires permlsslor to employ Variety's title In any way or manner 
as It is registered as a trade mark. The Law Studios some months ago 
made application to Variety for the use of the title pjid front page as 
utilized In the Clasper act. Permispion was given to the Laws with a 
time limit of six months added as a restriction against anyone else em- 
ploying it for stag': purposes. The first heard of the Johnstone idea was 
In the street story as above related. 



Producers of plays with serious themes are making concerto 1 efforts to 
have their plays reviewed by •first string critics, instead of having them 
briefly dismi.«sod by the second string men. In ipost instances the recog- 
nized critics have Ironclad contract.s >vhi<^h prohibit their assistant from 
writing other than a rcportorlal review of the performance rather than a. 
criticism. In some Instances the first string man reviews the performance 
later in the week, but more oftrn than not the piece is never reached, 
especially in a crowded v/eek. 
— A producing firm bringing out a p'ay of the above mentioned ty|>e, pur- 
posely set back Its premiere three days in order to have the cr«tic« attend 
Us premiere. 

Mny DowHng, the ghi advance agent, returned from a two months' 
trip to Europe on the ••Qlynjpic" last week. She was accompanied by her 
mother who figured in an amusing incident when they decided to make 
the journey from Paris to London via plane. Mrs. Dowllng, who is 56, 
was OB the point of backing o^t, but when she observed an older lady 
calmly knitting, regained courage. Once in the air Mrs. fowling fell 
asleep to the aAtonishment of May. who woke her up to see the sights. 

The fare by plane from Paris to Londdn Is 300 francs, about $11 Ameri- 
can. Passage Includes taxi transport from the hotel to the Ay*"/ A*'^ 
#nd tlrolkir motor accommodations from Croyden to London. The plane 



The Shuberts are said to have asked Jolson to go out with the current 
"Passing Show," at the Winter Garden, New York, but Jolson turned 
it down. 



The Intention of the Charles Prohman Co, to lease the top floor of the 
Empire Theatre building may have led to the rumor the Empire Itself was 
on the market, says the Frohman office. The facts are as stated that 
David Belasco. as one of the part lessees with the Frohman Co., holds a 
lease not expiring until 1927, and there Is' no thought of any of the inter- 
ested parties terminating the Empire's theatrical career, the statement 
concludes. 



Louis Van Atta, dramatic editor of Brooklyn "Life," was recently elected 
Justice of the Peace In Roselle Park, N. J., where he resides. During the 
campaign he gained the enmity of the County Recorder. As a result on 
Wednesday he received a summons from a local policeman to appear be- 
fore the Recorder Thursday night In answer to a charge of disorderly 
conduct. Van Atta says that Monday he had a party of 22 persons In his 
home, with singing, dancing and plenty of music until an early hour the 
next morning. Word reached the Recorder of the party, and Van Atta 
said the pollce<nan was Instructed by the oflScial to serve the summons, 
even though the cop had not been aroused while touring his beat by the 
festivities. 

In case the Recorder finds Van Atta guilty the latter declares that he 
will appeal the case to a higher court, as he does not feel a political enemy 
should sit In Judgment on his actions and conduct. 



Shuberts' Washington House Con^ 
lonfiplates No More Vaudeville* 

' Washington. Aug. 15. 

For some time considerable con«* 
Jccturc has been felt as to what tli* 
Shuberts intended doing with their ; 
three l^ieatres here. Poll's, Garrick ; 
and Belasco. Poll's has been closed 
all summer, the Garrick for the pas4l 
two months, while the Belasco >usi 
closed a stock season under Georg* 
Marshall of this city. 

Louis J. Fosse says the Belasco 
will play legitimate road attractions^ 
and discontinue the Shubert vaude« 
ville policy of the past two seasons* 
The plans as they now stand will 
have the Belasco for the speakinc ' 
.drama. Poll's, large musical come* 
dies, and the Garrick for intlmat* 
musical pieces. 

The National, which last season 
-had the theatre portion entirely re^ 
modeled, has, during the summer^ 
had the front of the old house en* 
tirely torn down with a modem of- 
fice building front replacing It. Tb« 
entire structure will be completed 
for the regular season opening, so 
states W-TI, rtapiey. owner of tho 
theatre. ;• 



TORONTO'S POOL 



Alexandria for Road Shows- 
lish Stock at Princess 



■Eng- 



K. C. Whitney, managing director 
of the joint interests of the Princess 
and Royal Alexandria theatres in 
Toronto, which have been pooled, 
announces that the former house 
will be d3voted to stock and the 
latter to road shows. 

Tho Uoynl Alexandria will open 
Aug. 27, the first week of the To- 
ronto Ei^position, with Miller and 
Lyle's Shuflle Along." 

An entire English stock will open 
at the Prinoe.'^s Labor I)ay^ This 
company will offer a repertoire dur- 
ing tho season, which will only 
comprise London successses. The 
company has been recruited In Eng- 
lai.d and is now on its way to To- 
ronto. 



•LEFT OVER" IN REHEARSAL 

"The I^ft Over," a new musical 
comedy by Zelda Sears and Vincent 
Youmans, In which Ada Mae Weeks 
is to be starred, was placed In re- 
hearsal this week._ _. .--^n ~ 



BACK F0r1}IY0RCE 

Disappearing Star Advises of Her 
Return 



The legitimate stage star who 
disappeared from her home about 
four weeks ago. and whose friends 
and husband have been searching 
for her since that time, has signi- 
fied an Intention of returning to 
New York (Thursday) today. She 
has been at a hotel In the roonn- 
tains while inquiries wore made in 
other parts of the country for her. 

It is said that upon her return she 
contemplates bringing divorce pro- 
irM(iiii;:c iu^aiiist her huabajid. who 
i- Jiidiroetly connected with the 
.\ti<w bUHiness. 



'VEXAGE SNAPSHOTS" GOOD 

"Greenwich Village Snapshots,* 
originally intended as a vaude revue^ 
will be elaborated into a full-length 
production and sent out as a road 
attraction. Prank S. Williams has 
contributed the book and lyrlc«w 
while George Kramer has supplied 
the musical setting. Arthur Her- 
man and Harry Franklyn, newcom- 
ers to the producing field, will spon- 
sor the production. 

The cast includes Helen Devlin, 
Arthur Morse, Lewis Tappan, Mar- 
jorlo Logan, Ruby Walters. Gracfl 
Cavanaugh, Joseph Ross, Gene Skin- 
ner, Harold Thomson, Hubert Mur- 
n.y, Rose Seafford, Nelson Sisters. 



Francine Lcirrimore's Denial 

Franc ino Larrimore has denied 
she and Con Conrad have married. 
Mr. Conrad confirms the denial. 

It is said that Miss Larrim^re's 
contract with Sam H. Harris' for- 
bids her marriage d\iring Its term. 
Miss Larrimore is now appearing in 
"Tin Gods," a Harris production. 



FROUC REPLACES DRESDEN 

The Frolic, instead of the Dres- 
den, will be tho name of the thea- 
tre on the roof of the New Amster- 
dam theatre when it opens Sept •_ 
with the Marionette Players from 
the Toatro del Piccoli of Rome, un- 
der the m.inagement of Charles Dil- 
lingham. 

A. L. Erianger declares the rea- 
son for rhanging the name of the 
theatre is due to the fact that it 
was the scene for many years of the 
•Midnight Frolic," and that the 
name Frolic Is Inseparably asso- 
ciated w^th it in the minds of thea- 
tregoers from all parts 
country. . 



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MISS MILLER HAS FATTH; 
Wni TRY PLAY AGAIN 

^'Hefp Yourself Opened to $98 
and Closed to $85 — Stands 
] Producer-Author $1 2,000 

Katharine Browning Miller, ia au- 
thor and producer o£ "Help Your- 
aelf." which closed in New Bedford, 
Mass., after a disastrous week of 
bosiness Eaturday night, still has 
faith ia her play and is -now ne- 
gdtiatins to place It in 'the Punch 
and Judy theatre for a New York 

' run. 

Uiss Miller, who recently fell heir 
to a large fortune through the death 
of relatives, is said to have tried to 
piacd the piece with numerous pro- 
ducers, * and after failing to do to 
decided she would aponser the pro- 
duction. 

Backing the show cost her $12,000 
up to the time it closed in New 
Bedford after playing to a gross 
of 125 at the Saturday matinee and 
|gS in the evening. 
.During the week business was 
, bad at previous stands with the. 
show grossing (98.50 on Itj premier? 
In PaterBOn. N. J., Monday night, I 
and getting (5^ the second night j 
there. On the flndl night Jn New 
Bedford the actors were paid off 
In full and given an extra week's 
pay. 

Besides paying the actors Mif^s 
Miller found that she pnld a scenic 
artist 13.500 for a retouched set 
which was used In the Florence 
Reed show "Hall and Pare weir* at 
the Morosco theatre, last season. 
After having received and paid for 
the set Miss Miller was Informed 
that $360 would have been sufficient 
to cover its cost. 

Early this week Miss Miller sent 
for Leon Gordon who staged the 
play originally and Informed him 
that she was bound to givs the 
piece a New York presentation and 
requested' him to engage people for 
It. Several changes were made In 
the cast and the show is now in re- 
hearsal. 



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COHAN'S SHOW ONLY 
ONE aOSED IN BOSTON 



Alt other Legits Gave Friday 
Night Performances— Trib- 
utes Pouring in4or Geo- M. 



•' Boston. Aug. 15, 

Qeorpre M. Cohan's decision to 
close "The Rise of Rosie OReilly" 
last Friday at the Tremont In re- 
spect to the late President, after 
every other theatre In Boston had 
decided to give an evening perform- 
ance, has added to his local lustre 
tib the one man in the theatrical 
business today this city as a whole 
a<^tually worships. 

The public generally seemed to 
erpect the first class theatres would 
ftll close Friday. Wednesday Cohan's 
orders were niade public, a similar 
c Act worded Identically also hav- 
ing been received from the Brlanger 
offices. There was al'that time $950 
actual advance sales that had to be 
refunded. 

': The other houses all gave evening 
performances nnd there was little 
discussion until the first of this 
:. eek, when congratulatory letters 
and box office compliments began to 
pour In. together with group pur- 
chases by organizations that had 
voted to attend the Cohan perform- 
ance in tribute to hi;: Amorir.inism. 



EASTMAN'S 12 SCHOLARSHIPS 

Rochester. N. Y^. Aug. 15. 

One of the most noteworthy an- 
nouncements concerning the Amer- 
ican operatic stage Is that the East- 
man School of Music will offer 12 
scholarships, open to residents of 
this country. 

Each scholarship will iiirlitde all 
tuition and $1,000 annually for living 
expenses. 

This is expected to focus atten- 
'!on on the opera trnining depart- 
ment of tho school which in time 
is cjrportod to he one of the loading: 
'lopartments of its kind. 



8. C Tax Postponement 

Columbia. 8. C, Aug. 15. 
The State Tax Commission of 
.'=louth Carolina yesterday exempted 
fhe le/xitimnte theatres of the state 
from paying the ytate tax on gross 
rc^reipts until .Tnnu.iry, 1924. ;it 
which timo the legialnture will re- 
convene and a new tax measure 
mair be nassed. 



JERE OELANETS POSITION 

Jamst Montgomsry and 8hub«f(t 
Claiming Him 



James Montgomery and the Shu- 
berts have come to a clash over the 
services of Jere Delaney. The latter 
seemingly is leaving town tonight 
(Thursday) with the Vandcrbilt 
Producing Company's production Qf 
"Irene," which is making a $4,300 
jump to Tulsa, Okla., ot)ening Sun- 
day night The Shuberta claim De- 
laney h&s signed' a contract with 
them for his services as the princi- 
pal comedian of "Sally. Irene and 
Mary," No. 2. 

The Vanderbitt company takes the 
position It is a matter entirely be- 
tween the Shuberts and Delaney 
and they are not Interested. .v 

The company of "Irene.' 'whlcti Is 
taking to the road, has the original 
Chicago cast and will play only the 
high spots, big cities, and virgin 
territory as far as the small towns 
are concerned. Prom Tulsa they 
start through Texas playing the 
cities and swinging to the coast, 
opening In San Francisco about 
Oct. I. ^ 



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4 ON COMMONWEALTH 
IN NEW 'mOON" SHOW 



Henrietta Crosman Among 

Those with Percentage 

Contracts 



Four members of "Children of 
the Moon," opening at the Comedy 
Monday, for the first two weeks of 
the engagement will play on a 
commonwealth basis, despite Al 
Jones and Morris Green have taken 
a financial interest in the show. 

When the show originally was 
tried out Jacob A. Weiser. who 
sponsored the project, entered into 
an agreement with Henrietta Cros- 
man and the members of the cast 
whereby they would get a pro rata 
percentage of the company's profits 
in lieu of salary. This agreement 
was to hold for three weeks, one 
out of town and two in New York. 
In case the pla/ succeeded they 
were to receive a stipulated salary, 

At the thne Jones and Green be- 
came interested, the contract In this 
respect was not altered. The mem- 
bers of the cast who Joined after the 
tryout are paid a flat salary. 

As the scenery was not consid- 
ered suitable for a New York pre- 
miere, the o'^enlng of the show was 
changed from Tuesday until Friday. 



HcBRmES TAKE OVER 
FALLON'S nSON CO. 



Will Operate Both Ticket 
Agencies — Fallon Retains 
an Interest 



GEO. HOLLAND'S JRY 

Has Fins Arts, Boston— Nswspap«rs 
With Him 



The McBrldes, John and BUI. have 
practically taken over the Tyson 
Co., operated for a number of years 
by William Fallon. The deal was 
closed Tuesday, and the new order 
In the Tjson organization Is to t>e 
inaugurated immediately. Prom this 
time on the Tyson Co. will l>e 
operated on the same basis as the 
McBrlde organisation, with the 
selling of theatre tickets at a strictly 
50 -cent premium. 

Broadway has been tingling for 
several days In ticket circles in re- 
gard to the Tyson Co. future, and 
up to the time that the McBrldes 
stepped In there was considerable 
doubt as to what would hnppen. 

William Fallon will still retain an 
interest in the organization but will 
not give hi3 attention to the operat- 
ing detail. 

Neither of the McBrldes would 
make any statement regarding their 
participation tn Tyson Co. other 
than stating that they were taking 
over the active direction of the or- 
ganization to permit Fallen to give 
his attention to his outside inter- 
ests. 



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NO CONFUSION 



Fridays Dark Houses Had Littis 
Advance Sals 



There was virtually no confusion 
in the refunding and exchange of 
tickets bought In advance for last 
Friday night when Broadway's legit- 
imate houses were all dark In 
mourning for President Harding. 
The decision to close was made late 
Tuesday night Many theatres con- 
tinued selling for the Friday per- 
formance up to noon of Wednesday. 
The volume of advance sales was 
small and Is normally at the lowest 
period of the year in August 

One of the biggest agencies had 
sold but two Friday tickets for the 
"Follies," though It nightly handles 
li-^veral hundred tickets for the Zleg- 
feld show. It had l)een figured that 
tickets for the hits purchased at ex- 
cess premiums would be returned to 
the box offices and arguments might 
occur over the refund. Agency 
patrons were referred back to the 
agencies in such cases, which were 
few. 

During the summer the bulk of 
patronage appears on the day of the 
performance, that going for agencies 
and box oflilces, which made for lit- 
tle refunding and exchanging. 



SUNBEAM, L. A., BUIINED 

LfOs Angeles, Aug. 15. 
There was a panic at the Sunbeam 
theatre here when a fire started 
which destroyed the house. The 
blaze began In the projection room 
and Eddie Wilcox, the operator, nar- 
rowly es&ped death from burns. 
There were about 650 patrons in the 
house when the fire started and a 
mad scramble for ^ the doors ensued, 
in which many were Injured. 

LAMBS CLUB ON COAST 

Los Angeles, Aug. 15. 

The Lambs are to have a local 
branch. A group of Laml>s perma- 
nently located here have taken over 
a Hollywood house to be the Lambs 
Club of the Pacific coast. 

Douglas Fairbanks and others are 
underwriting the project. 



Boston, Aug. II. 
Boston's "Dollar Playhouse" will 
definitely open Sept. S, after six 

months of Indefinite rumor. 

George Holland, a local product, 
has taken over the Fine Arts the- 
atre, an intimate playhouse con- 
te'ned In the big Loew State theatre 
building and which seats a maxl- 
n.um of T50. including a toy balcony. 

Holland plans to have a sort of 
chummy stock with new blood and 
new plays. He has even threatened 
to take a pop at musical tabs on 
a try-out basis and claims to have 
spent several months plowMg 
through a flock of unpresented plays 
from budding authors. 

The newspapers are with him In 
the venture. 



WHrmiAN TELLS OF 
KUSIC OVER THERE 



Biggest Dahce Tune in Lon- 
don — "Bananas" Rage 
All Over 



Paul Whiteman reports "Dancing 
Honeymoon" from -Battling Butler" 
is the biggest danoe tune In London 
currently, but doA not think much 
of It for America. He says the reper- 
toire hasn't been augmented be- 
cause the old American bits of sev- 
eral months' standing are just 
hitting the other side. 

"Bananas'* is the rage In London 
and Paris the colored jan bands 
in the French capital particularly 
"plugging" It, Whiteman remarks. 
Paris is also full of mediocre tangos 
which Whiteman thinks hardly 
likely for American consumption 
l>ccause we have the call on more at- 
tractive South American tango num- 
bers. He figures the waits will con- 
nect strong In ths United States, 
but more so outslds of New York. 



Morris GssI Back \n Hww York 

Morris Gest returned to Hew 
Yoi'k Wednesday from Europe. 



ANSWERS ARE FILED 
IN 1JGHTNIN' " SUIT 



Smith and Golden Generally 
Deny Allegation by Alston— 



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Winchell Smith and John Ooideft'' 
have filed similar answers to tlM 
"Llghtnin"* action started by Ar- 
thur Alston In the U. S. District 
Court. Alston claims that th^ lats 
Frank Bacon's starring vehicle. a«. 
thored by the star and Winchen 
Smith, and produced by Smith and 
Golden. I« a pirated verfiloil of 
'TTenness^e's Pardner." written and 
copyrighted by 8oott Marbls la 
l«f4, which Alston now owns. Ate- < 
ton is asking fpr |100,000 damage* 
and an accountllig. 

Both defendants generally denjr 
the allegations and have entered de. 
fenses to the effect Alston did not 
act In good faith In waiting so lone 
before Instituting action; that ths 
central theme of "Tennessee's Pi^rd- \ 
ner" Is In public domain and has 
been common stage property for 
years; that the character of Gee- 
whilllker Hay In "Tonncsoee's Pard- 
ner." alleged similar to Llghtnli^ 
BlU Jones in "Lightnin'.** Is not 
novel, artd the "embodiment of cfr- 
tain qualities, such as a disposi- 
tion to drink, native shrewdness^ 
lasiness and a love for relating ex- 
aggerated stories," was done by Jo. 
seph Jefferson In "RJp Van Winkle* 
and others t>rlor to 18t4. and tho 
plalntlflF has ho ntonopoly on tho 
Idea. 



CHEERED NEW PRMA 
OF WERBA'S 'ADRIENNT 



T. E, HUIJTER MAY BETTJRir 

T. Ilaye.T Hunter who has been 
devoting his activities for several 
years to the direction of pictures is 
possibly going to return to the le- 
gitimate stage as a producer. He Is 
nogotiating with Tex Charwate. the 
Texan author, for the rights to his 
play "Shanghicd," orisinally written 
for A. II. Woods. Charwate is at 
present rewriting the p*e c e . 

"MAD HONEYMOOF' ENDING 

"The Mad Honeymoon" will wind 
up its brief run at tho Playhouse. 
Now York, Saturday, after which it 
will be pcrmanrntly .slu'lvod. 

11 will be Hucceedc'd next Mondiy 
by ICdward La-^ka's enmcdy. "We've 
CJot to Have Money." the cist of 
which is headed by Uobcrt Ames, 
Vivian Tobin and Leo Donnelly. 




Jean Cunningham Suooeeds 

Madeliene CoWt Who Folowetf 

VK^enne Segal in Show 



Jean Cunningham, who 
Into tho lead of "AdrisnatT at tho 
Cohan. New Tork« WMnootejr aft- 
ernoon of last week, was ehoorotf hj 
the company wtien tlM cartaln fea 
Miss Cunnlngliam was nndorottttfy 
for ViVfenns Segal, who withdrew 
from ths show two wsrtcs ago. 
Madeliene Collins, an Bngllah prhn* 
donna, who succeeded Miss Segai 
was In bat Monday and 7*iies<Tay'o 
performances last week. Miss Cun- 
ningham being assigned the femi- 
nine lead at the matinee. 

Miss Cunningham Is a protegee ai 
Mrs. Ogden Armour, attracting the 
patroness when In the Chicago 
Qrand Opera ^mpany. Her sacceso 
in a stetlar role on Broadway waa' 
BO pronounced that Louis F. Werba, 
producer o/ "Adrlenne," gave her A 
run-of-the-play contract. '*- 



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LEW LESLIS'S EETUE o 

A reroe for Broadway preseiM! 

tation is under proposal by Lew; 1 
fvenlie. who has enlisted A. L> Kr* ''i; 
langer as one of his backers, ac- 
cording to report. * _^ 

Leslie Is sakl to have outllnsii ^' 
his plan for a show when Brlanger 
Is reported advising Leslie he would 
furnish the necessary money after 
the producer had stated he had 
$20^000 to Invest hi it himself. 

Leslifc gained attention last win** 
ter through having put on the buc* \ 
cessful "Plantation" and other cal»^" 
aret floor shows In Broadway res* if ;:^ 
tourants. ' 



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HORACE BUKER 

Dramatic Editor, Rockford (I III.) ''DaMy Republic" 

Horace R Hukor. dramatic editor of the Rockford (III.) "Republic,** 
was born in Ilorkford Aug. 21. 1K78. and entered newspaper work on 
that paper in 1906. since which tin^e he has handled dramatic reviews, 
graph and managing editor desks and editorial writing. Except for five 
graph and manaping editor ddenks and editorial writing. £xccpt for five 
years as city editor of tho Rockford "Star," one year of publicity with 
the Orpheum theatre and one year of western travel, sport and writing, 
this period has been devoted to the "Republic." ? 

He is author of a hlntory, "Tho Cradle of nasebair' (1922), detailing 
the development of pre-league ball in the west, and particularly of the 
famous Forest CMtys of Rockford; also of a novelette, "On the Bright 
Ani;el Trail" (190r»), and of over fifty short stories, travel, sporting or 
other articlos pnbli«hed in various national maga».irkos since 1904. In 
1921 he reviewed in an oxlenBive series for the "Republic" two decades of 
local theatrical experience. 

(This it the tux'ntwficvcnth of Ihc nerici of photograph-t and brief 
9ketchc4 of the Or^nuUic editors of tHe country.) 



MITZI nr "MAGIC BUG*' 

MItzl wlU return from abroad this 
week and will immediately plung* 
into rehearsals x>f "The Magic Ring." 
the Zelda Sears-Harold Levey mu- 
sical play, foriperly known jui "Hln* 
nie and Me.** / - • 

The piece Is scheduled to open fn 
Rochester Sept. 17. coming to a 
New York theatre the latter part of 
ths month. 



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McKEE-STEYEHS' nS8T 
John McKee will open the first of 
his Initial independent productionsr 

"Rrook," at the Qrecnwlch Village 
theatre, Awg. 80. Robert Stevens — r- 
is a partner of McKee's la the ven** 
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TOUR-IN-HAin)' FEOM GE&MAH 

Bamucl Trebitsch is quietly re- 
hearsing a play entitled "The Four 
In Hand." an adaptation of a Qor^' 
man piny by Louis Rriant 

Victor Morley and Calina Kopcr- 
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BEDSDE CHATS 

By NELLIE REVELL 



FORM 'BEDFORD MUSE' 
IN GREENWICH VIIIAGE 



It will soon be open reason for the trail blazers and the men "back 

with" to have to listen to such speeches as this from the house managers: 

"Thh 1« the hftst show town on the circuit. Everybody says that. Our 

bank clearings are the largest in the country for a town of our size. 

We are on the main Un© of two great railroads and ship an Immense 

tonnage by water. There are over 3.000 students here the year round 

and most of our workmen speak and think In English. We lead in 

jobbing and manufacturing in our state, and there isn't a hill or dale 

or table patch of ground within miles and miles of us that -does not work 

for a living. Liook at our business streets, do you come across any 

doad Vindows or lumpy sidewalks? Tiie streets are kept clean, you are 

not kept dodging by people who walk sidewise or backward, and manners 

are never forgotten. 

"Look at this theatre. Do you know of any better ordered, with a 
more cheery and erect crew, or that will go farther in working to make 
business? Our country friends alone make the matinees as sure as 
Sunday. We are not of those who boast they got so and so last week 
for a dumb and dull show; but we do try to GET the MOST for a 
good show, and have never yet smugly taken it for granted people 
would come to buy o' U3 without trying to interest them." 

Can you guess the town. Ask any advance agent and he will tell you 
Jt Is any town Is the country and any theatrical manager in the 
country speaking. ., 

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Not long ago Roy K. Moulton said "via the "Evening Mail" he had 
never heard of but one actor pr actress that wouldn't accept publicity 
when It was offered. I don't know whom he meant, but I'll take a 
chance on It being Sam Scribner, who for years has been grand high 
iiibuior of Conijr.bia hurleeQue and treasurer of the Actor's Fund. 

Mr. Scribner at one time was manager of a vaudeville conibHiation, 
which came to the old Olympic, Chicago, of which George Castle was 
owner. Charles Case was among the stars of the combination, and Amy 
Leslie, the critic, next day asserted that Case was far from properly 
exploited <fn the bill. The game day Miss Leslie happened to be in Mr. 
Castle's private office and Mr. Scribner came into the outer office. 
"Come in," called Castle. ''I want to introduce you t« Miss Leslie." 
"No, thanks," replied Scribner, shaking his head, "I don't want to 
meet anyone who knews more about running my show than I do." 

That was that for the time being, but a few days later a four-horse 
team was making a hard pull qf it up the incline leading to the old Adams 
street bridge. The driver was cursing and whipping his horses and the 
crowd was offering* yards of useless advice. Finally a well-dressed man, 
wearing a fur-lined overcoat, stepped out to the street and called yp 
& suggestion. The teamster only swore more fluently. 

"Get down and let me get up there and I'll pull odt for you," said 
the prosperous gentleman. 

Something in his tone compelled the respect of the driver and the 
change was effected. Slowly the horses pulled up the steep Iiill and 
came to a halt on tiie bridge. 

One of the most interested spectators of this little drama was Amy 
Leslie and surprise was add^ to her other emotions when she discerned 
in the well-dressed volunteer samaritan, Samuel Scribner, theatrical 
manager. She told the tale to Mr. Castle but Mr. Scribner's refusal to 
meet her still rankled and the readers of her column never heard of hia 
exploit. , V 

Scribner confessed later that he had been one of the best eight-horse 
Btake-and-chain wagor drivers that ever stepped on a circus lot. He was 
told about the lost publicity but he still stuck to his decision that he 
didn't want to accept any favors from anyone who thought they knew 
more about running his show than he did. 

And bringing the story up to this moment, the old Olympic of Chicago, 
then and now, will play Columbia wheel shows commening Aug. 26 
and under the general management of the same Sam Scribner who is the 
general manager of the Columbia Amusement Co., a circuit, that has 
home 40 other theatres besides the Olympic for Sam to worry over. 



Reginald Travers Coming from 

Coast— Players' Club 

Plans 



The Nichols sisters, who are most Joyously remembered for their 
delightful blackj;ace comedy act, frequently parcel-post me with boxes 
of flowers picked In the woods near their home at Centerport, L. I. Each 
box brings to my memory the story that Ned Hastings, at one time 
manager of the Keith vaudeville theatres, likes to tell on me. 

For a number of years I had been living on coffee and rolls in order 
to keep a growing family of girls In clothes and in high school. They 
had never been behind the scenes or even in a theatre in all that time. 
So, proud mother that I wac, when they were about to graduate with 
iionors from the Indiana high school, I determined to treat the whole 
class by taking tiiem U a vaudeville theatre in Indianapolis. 

Both of my daughters had been studying music and one liad become 
unusually accomplisiied on t-he violin, so I rejoiced to find on the current 
bill along with the Nichols sisters a very famous violinist. ,Mr. Hastings 
and I stood In the back of the theatre and amused ourselves by watching 
the high jinks goinj on Jn the school gir! box party. 

Afterward thoy met us In the lobby and I sounded them on how they 
had liked the show. Oh, it had been just fine, they told me. 

"And wljut one of the acts impressed you most," I asked, expecting to 
hear them name the famous violinist. 

"Why," chorused bark both of niy daughters, "we liked the Nichols 
Sisters best, of course.'' . . . _ ^ ^ 

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' : San Francisco, Aug. 15. 

Reginald Travers, for 12 years the 
leading spirit In the Players' Club 
of San Francisco, a semi-profes- 
sional Little Theatre venture. Is 
about to invade New York for the 
purpose of establishing a similar 
institution in Greenwich Village, to 
be known as "Bedford Muse." 

In the Eastern enterprise Travers 
will have associated with him Wil- 
liam S. Rainey, a young California 
actor who has established a sub- 
stantial reputation, and Evelyn 
Vaughan, stock leading woman, in 
private life Mrs. Bert Lytell. 

Rainey and Misa Vaughan have 
been appearing together on the Pa- 
ciflc Coast for the past several 
months in "After Fifty Years," a 
two-character play. 

In the announcement of his de- 
termination to Invade New York 
Travers states that be plans to pat- 
tern npdford >1u.«c after the Play- 
ers* Club of San Francisco and that 
he will give primary consideration 
to new plays by nt'W authors. 

Travers is not severing his con- 
nection entirely with the Players' 
Club. He says that he hopes to 
have Bodfoi-d Muse in such state by 
next April or May that ho will be 
enabled to return to San Francisco 
to present here a number of plays 
secured in New York and tried out 
flrst in his proposed Greenwich Vil- 
lage playhouse. 

Before departing for Jfew York 
Travers is to give a revival per- 
formance of "The Merchant of Ven- 
ice," which he recently staged with 
himself In the name role in the 
Greek Theatre at the University of 
California in Berkeley. He will fol- 
low this a few weeks later with an 
elaborate presentatiQji of "King 
Lear," also with himself in the 
leading role. 

The Players' Club announces an 
ambitious program for the coming 
season, which will mark the 13th 
of that organization. Besides the 
two productions mentioned, the club 
Is preparing to stage "Loyalties," by 
John Galsworthy; "The Romantic 
Age," by Milne; "Windows," by John 
Galsworthy; "East of Suez," by 
Somerset Maughan; "You Never 
Can Teir and "Androcles and the 
Lion," both by Bernard Shaw; "She 
Stoops to Conquer," by Sheridan; 
"Twelfth Night," by Shakespeare; 
"Madras House," by. Granville Bar- 
ker; "Six Characters in Search of 
an Author" and others. 



LITTLE TH£ATBES 



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Alexander Dean, formerly director 
of the Little theatre at Dallas, will 
act In the same capacity for the 
North Shore Theatre Guild of Chi- 
cago and the Evanston Community 
theatre during the approaching aea- 
eon. "March Hares," •'The Red 
Robe." "What the Public Wants" 
and "Plots and Playwrights" will be 
produced by the Chicago organiza- 
tion, while Evanston will premier 
with "The End of the Bridge." 

Mr. Dean is also to give a trio 
of plays under his direction for the 
Northwestern School of Speech. 



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After about seven weeks of more 
or less varying luck with grand 
opera rendered by a group of ama- 
teurs from the Peabody Conserva- 
tory of Music, the Century theatre. 
Baltimore, goes back to light opera, 
rendered, however, by this same 
group of amateure. All of them are 
members of the opera classes of the 
conservatory, but their work at the 
Century hasn't been up to scratch, 
and many regular attendants at the 
theatre have arranged their attend- 
ance so as to misa the operatic tid- 
bits which these singers dlspenee 
twice daily 

Their venture back Into light 
opera, in \siiich tho students really 
bore themselves admirably during a 
previous season, comes In the mati- 
ner of a cycle. This week they will 
ape the Theatre Guild and present 
the first act of Strauss' "The Gypey 
Baron." Next week will come the 
second act, and the week after that 
the third act will see the light of 
day. On paper this sounds like a 
good scheme, provided the first act 
Is done well enough to stimulate ln-> 
tercst in the succeeding episodes. 
Written by the same man who 
wrote the "Blue Danube Waltz." the 
music of the piece is good, and 
there le a good orchestra at the 
Century to Interpret It. The rest Is 
up to the singers. 



TOURING MGRS. WON'T I 
PAY 3TAGE HANDS $75 



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Meeting with Burlesque Pro^., 
ducers — Want More .m'' 



Co-operation : 






WODEHOUSE GIVEN JUDGMENT 

Pelham Grenville Wodchouse, nov- 
elist and playwright, has been 
awarded judgment by default for 
$1,609.06 against Sanger, & Jordan. 
Inc., claimed as a balance due on 
accrued royalties from touring com- 
panies of "Kissing Time" (England, 
rAustralia and South Africa), "Lit- 
tle Miss Springtime" (stock) and 
"Leave It to Jane" (stock). 

Wodehouse charges tha* the play 
brokers collected $2,775.18. 



William GroK.sman, the attorney, came to see me last week, chuckling 
over a joke he had just heard on a noted jurist. The judge, he said, 
had pointed out to his court that a witness was not necessarily to be 
regarded as untruthful because he altered a previous statement. 

"As an Instance," he declared, "when I entered the court today I would 
have said under oath I had my watch with me. But later I recalled I 
liad left it at homo on my dresser." 

When the judgo returned home that evening, his wife asked: "Why 
were you so worried about your watch — sending five men for it?" 

"Great grief!" said the juri.st, "what did you do?" 

"I gave it to the first man who came; he knew just where it was." 

If cithtr of tho Clarences, Jacobson or Willetts, comes up to you this 
fall and boasts of being a good cook and a handy man around the house, 
don't let him get away with it. Their helpmeets have slipped me the 
Inside, Clarence Jacobson, treasurer of the Sam II. Harris theatre, went 
up to their camp a few weeks ago, started a crushed stone drive and path, 
worked one afternoon laying it out and then decided to get a man to 
finish it. Clarence Willetts, Erlangcr's pot company manager, bought 
several kinds of saws to cut up the dead timber on the place for fire- 
wood. After sawing a big chestnut log half through, he got bu.«(y on the 
telephone and hired a man to come up and cut tho wood. 

They are the best "tellers-how" in the world, according to their re- 

ppective wives. Clarence Willetts even tried to tell his better half how 

» to cook,«feut when she was sick in bed, he tried to try some bacon, and put 

butter in the pan to fry it in. That's how much he knows about cooking. 



Time 1b the great alchemist, as some one once brightly remarked, but 
memory knows no change, so when I heard last week from Will Sleeve, 
now manager of Uncle Dick Sutton's Liberty theatre In Great Falls. Mont , 
I was back at once in Toronto. 

It was there many yeara ago that I last waw Mr. Slocge and I re- 
member particularly that the statua of Canada then in the mlods of 
United States reaidents way the^ o:((^ opposite of ii^ present situation. 



The University of Louisville 
Players are now hard at work in 
their dramatic workshop rehearsing 
for their bill of one-act plays which 
they will present at the Kentucky 
State fair, board's educational pro- 
gram. 

The players, some 37, will give six 
plays each day and will repeat them 
on each succeeding day. The plays 
selected by Boyd Martin, director, 
are "The Neighbors," "'Op o'Me 
Thumb," "The Dear Departed," "The 
Teeth of the Gift Horse," "The 
Bracelet" and '*Woman Proposes." 



ORKOW PREFEBS BAILET 

B. Harrison Orkow has exercised 
author's prerogative and withdrawn 
his play, "The Rag Doll," from, the 
Moro.sco offlce, placing It with 
Oliver Bailey, who will give it im- 
mediate production. 



"NEWCOMERS" CLOSING 

William Morrisey's "Newcomers' 
will close Saturday at the Ambassa- 
dor, New York, after a week's run. 



WARWICK, ACTOR-MANAGER 

Rot<rt Warwick intends to be an 
actor-manager and is negotiating 
to produce "Gypsy Jim," a comedy 
drama by Milton Herbert Cropper, 
In which he Is to appear in the 
leading role. 



'ABIE'S IRISH ROSE" IN CHI 

. "Abie's Irish Rose" will make its 
debut in Chicago Sept. 24. No the- 
atre has been mentioned. An entire 
new company Is being selected for 
the Chicago engagement. 



In those days the thirsty one had to cross over to the States on Sundays 
if they wanted to assuage a burning throat. 

Nowadays — well, what's the use of writing the rest of It? 

Some time ago I wrote about everyone inviting me to sit on the front 
porch of tho cduntry homo though nobody had asked me inside. Re- 
cently the Beaumont si.stcrs came In to tell me that if nobody else w5Uld 
Invite me inside the hou.se, they'll do it. Then they took pains to explain 
that only by taking me through the house could they get me on the 
back porch. 

But I don't want a through ticket unless I can have slop-over privileges 
in the dining room and on the sleeper. 



Determined that they will not 
abide by agreements ll»e Interna* 
tional Theatrical Association hafl^ 
made with the L A. T. S. E., flxinc ' 
the road scale for sta^e hands at 
$75 a week, the Touring Managers* 
Association will hold a. special meet* 
ing, to. which members of the Co^ < 
lumbla Producing, Managers' Asso* '^ 
elation have been Invited, at the of* ! 
flee of Leffler & Bratton, In th« ■ 
Knickerbocker Theatre building, this 
(Thursday) afternoon. 

The touring managers at thla * >] 
meeting will ask the burlesque man<^' 
agers to co-operate in seeknig %v; 
conference with the I. A. T. S. Bi^ *. 
heads to have a different scale o€„ 
wages for attractions which play at « 
a $1 top. ■ 1 

Gus Hill, president of the T. M. A., *j 
has sent out a letter to members of -< 
his organization urging them to be 
present, and saying that they hava 
A plan which he feels sure will b« ^^ 
seriously entertained by the heads J: 
of the I. A. T. 8. fc. *. 

At the meeting last Thursday/ 
Hill and several other memt)er9 
present declared that under no cir* 
cumstances could they afford to op* .;, 
erate their shows during the com^vj 
ing season and be burdened with th*,^ 
extra wages they would have to pay, ^ 
members of the stage craft. He and ^^ 
two other members got up and>>^ 
stated rather than be forced to sub- " 
mjt to paying stage hands more 
than they would actors that they 
would either sell or lease their shows 
for the coming season. The Labor 
Committee of the I. T. A. came in 
for a heavy ripping at the meeting. 
One speaker stated ihat these men 
represented an organization of thea* 
tre owners primarily, and should 
not be permitted to pass upon thei 
scale of wages that producers would J 
pay. He also said that the shows.', , 
which member»of the T. M. A. pro- 
duce arc not the same type of show 
that the big producers sponsor, b0 ", 
therefore they should not be put orf 
the same wage basis. 

A letter was read from Charletf * 
W. Benson, who operates "Peck** 
Bad Boy," in which the writer said 
that to pay a man $75 4i week to 
handle two sets , of Diamond Dy« i 
scenery was enough to drive any ,^ 
man out of business. 

Several letters werer also read 
from owners and managers of tbca*,^^ 
tres in the "high grass" who de-*'' 
clared that they would not open 
their theatres this season unless th« 
demands of the stage hands and mu- 
sicians were lowered, as they did not 
care to operate for a season at d 
loss, which they feel they would If 
they had to meet tjie demands of 
the two unions. 

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TWO STOPPING IN CHI i 

Chicago, Aug. 16. 

"The Dancing Girl" and "Up thd 
Ladder,"-'the two shows to continue* 
with summer runs until the open^ 
ing of the fall season, have deter-< 
mined to stop Sept. 1. Both show* 
have threatenec": to close frequently^ 
but held out. 

"The Dancing Girl" gbes fromi 
here to Indianapolis; "Up the 
Ladder" also goes on a road tour. 
Gertrude Du^tin has succeeded 
Leona Hogarth in the latter play. 
Duncan Penwarden replaced John 
Stokes and Lou Streeter replaced 
Frank Hatch. 



There was a time when only the stars for whom we had worked hard 
all sea.son in order to keep their show on the road that could afford to 
go acro.ss the pond for their summer holiday. The press agent had to 
look for a summer park or circus job to keep going until the next season 
opened. . 

Nowaday*, despite all the talk about the last season being a bad one, 
at least throe of my sif^tcr prcs agents seem to have found it lucrative 
enough to permit Kuropean vacations. Julia Chandler is in Paris, Martha 
Wilchlnskl Is in Londoi. and Klay Dowlinp Is touring abroad. At last the 
press agent Is getting h'r due. Good stuff, girls! Go to It! 



Moran and Wiser are not only vaudeville artists and pickers of 'good 
perfume, but they qualify al.so as expert versifiers. In fact you ml^ht 
almost say thoy arc versatile. Some wcek.s ago they presented me with 
a botlJe of exquisite perfume about which was wrai.pcd a slip of paper 
with this verse: 

"Moran and Wi.^er send perfume 
^ '■ To scent the air around your loora. 

And that you grow quite strong and well. 



Js their wish for N<4Iic RcvcJJ." 



FRISCO'S MUNICIPAL OPERA 
San FYancisco, Aug. 15. 

Gaetano Merola. director of the 
San Fraroisco Opera Association, 
left here last week for Chicago and 
New York to confer with several 
start engage.', for the forthcoming 
scaspn of municipal opera. 

Merola also will have several 
conferences with Armando Agnlnl, 
who is to have charge of the stage 
during tne reason. 

The season Is announced to open 
Sept. 2C and will continue until 
Oct. 8. The operas will be staged 
1 the Civic Auditorium. 



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JOISON BUYS HOME 

Through I'rince At Hipley, the 
realty firm of 342 Madison avenue, • 
the purchase is reported by Al Jol- 
son of the estate on Fenimore road 
at Kcarsdale, N. Y. (near White 
Plains). 

No considt ration is mentioned but 
the hcut'e en tho jiropcrfy is 
claimed to have been built two 
years ago at a cost of $70,000. 



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LEGITIMATE 



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FRED RAYMOND, JH,^ 
HURT IN AUTO CRASH 



Car Running From Police Hits 
Farmer's Wagon— Ray- 
mond in Hospital 

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Atlanta. Aug. 15. 
Fred Raymond, Jr., now playing 
leada in stock at the Forsyth the- 
atre, was severely injured about 
daylight this morning when the 
i, Packard car in which, he was rid- 
ing struck a farmer's wagon on a 
*; country road near Atlanfa. It 
< threw the automobile from the 
Vroad. spilling the pccupant.'s about 
: the countryeide. 

The machine waa being piloted 
by Warren Bushman, cello player 
In the Forsyth Orchestra. He was 
attempting to outrun a htgh-pow- 
erad poiice car which was in pur- 
fluit. The fleeing motorists were 
at a speed higher than the legal 

■.•ra*.e.' * • *'■'■•/ 

ilaymond was the ollly member 

r of the party to receive serious In- 

' juries. He is at a local aanitaiiuia 
and thought to have .suffered a 
fractured skuU. 

The car In which the party was 
motoring belonged to Raymond. Ho 
recently purciiased it from Dan 
Mlchnlove, divi*iion manager for the 

il^outhern Enterprise. 



JUVENILES FOR STOCK 
GROWING SCARCER 



Young Actors Prefer Legit 

Show Chance, Perhaps 

in New York 



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stock Juveniles are getting to be 
scarce, according to reports emanat- 
ing from several casting agencies 
that serve as clearing houses for the 
stock talent of the country. 

Casting directors differ in the 
main on the contributing cause of 
the shortage, but most agree that 
the youthful actor no longer yearns 
for stock training, iDUt prefers to 
take the big chance of getting over 
or flopping with a production, know- 
ing In bad Hca.sons tliey can farm out 
in stock. •;' , ^ \ /' 

Incrl-ased. activity In the stock 
field this season has created a de- 
mand far in excess of the supply. 
Few of the younger element are 
sanguine over the idea of having to 
Vivi up in a new show weekly, he- 
.sides giving eight or nine perform- 
ances ;>f the current attraction. 
They prefer to chance it either in 
small parts in metropolitan attrac- 
tions or vaudeville, wftero their work 
can be seen, and, If possible, lead 
them to a better engagement. 

The matter of compensation seems 
also to be a fly in the ointment. 
The .salary usually ranges from $60 
to $75. which no longer attracts the 
juve. who can often better that by 
working in vaudeville. 



FORTY-FIVE STOCKS ARE NOW 
PLAYING IN UNITED STATES 



It lias been estimated that there 
are approximately 45 regular stock 
companies playing at present Ii the 
United 'States, excluding innu- 
merable rep shows. The usual num- 
^ber for this time of year is put at 
between 80 and 90. 



tVhile no veriflcation can be ob- 
tained, it is persistently rumored 
that Mabel Brownell will return to 
Newark, N. J., with a stock, and 
that the Blaneys alst^ intend to in- 
stall a new stock. Apparently the 
only house open for stock will be 
the Orpheum. regarded as hopeless. 
It may be, however, that the Shu- 
berts, who will give out nothing 
definite about their intentions with 
the Shubert, expect to lease the 
house for stock. 



^-'The Broken Wing," presented 
last week by the Fassett stock, 
Liouisvllle, received the most ad- 
verse newspaper criticism of its 
prosenf season of stock. The play 
wa« t med a "mystifying mystery," 
and one "that confused rather than 
mystified." Mr. Fassett's shabby 
presentation of the $500 prize to 
Wllna Wigginton, winner of the 
Malcolna Fassett'"Qourior-Journal" 
Prise Play Contest, also drew nega- 
tive comment, especially from the 
"Courier-Journal," whose name was 
not mentioned In the presentation. 
Because Miss Wigginton requested 
her winning play, "Deadline," be 
presented next summer instead of 
this season so that she might "re- 
vise, deepen and .shade" it, it will 
not be produced during the three 
remaining weeks of the company's 
•tay hfere. 



famous bandmaster, had an Essex 
stolen while he was drinking a soda 
In a Bayonne drug store Some 
time later the stolen machine 
crashed Into a telegraph pole in 
Jersey City, fracturing the skull of 
the auto thief driving it who was 
also reported to be a drug flend. 
Pryor was f.^rced by the police to 
pay a bill of $30 for removing the 
wreckage. He Anally sold the re- 
mains for $93. 

l^e other leading man, Howard 
Hall, of the New Brunswick com- 
pany, waa out enjoying his flrst 
ride In a new Bulck sport model 
when he was crashed Into by an- 
other auto going at full speed. Hall 
was unhurt but his car waa more 
battered than Jess Willard. The 
other car was also a . new Bulck, 
driven by one of the company's 
demonstrators. Hall was lucky in 
that he was insured, holding' that 
advanfhge over Pryor. 



20 Vte OF Sied END 
AT SIOUX FAm, S. D. 

Gordinier Players Take Record 
for Section — State Is 
Show Hungry „ 



Sioux FalUi. S. D., Auir. li. 

Notices have been posted for the 
closing of the Oordlnler Players 
Aug. 18, terminating a run of 20 
weeks. This company established 
themselves here last season with a 
15-week run, and this year put up 
the longest run on record here. 

The company is built around 
Mejnto A. Everitt and Glenn H, Coul- 
ter as leads; Eugene Lane handles 
the comedy, ^rlth Wallace Orlgg as 
Juvenile; Verdan Viola, crencral 
business; S. O. Gordinier, heavy. 
Harry F. Vickery directs and Rob- 
ert Thompson holds the end of 
scenic artist. 

This is the flrst company to corno 
in here with a definite object of 
presenting current plays. A d||rer- 
slfled program has been presented, 
running from rural comedy to mu- 
sical shows with a local chorus. 
This section of the State is show 
liungry. and the Gordinier players 
have built Up a steady and Increas- 
ing patronage. Sell-outs were ex- 
perienced each Sunday night, and 
the Wednesday and Saturday mati- 
nees were always good. 

One bill a week and each stood 
up well. Clyde H. Gordrtnior acted 
as business manager. The company 
will break up here, part going to 
Vi. Dodge. la., with 8. O. Gordinier. 
and the rest with Clyde Gordinier 
to Regina. Canada. 

The Orpheum Theatre will remain 
dark for a week and wfll show Mrs. 
Wallace Reid's picture, "Human 
Wreckage." for the week of Aiigust 
26. Vaudeville from the Western 
Vaudeville Association will open for 
the season on September 2. 

, A large number of road shows are 
booked for the next four months. 
The flrst is "Shuffle Along." Sept. 
19-20. 

A new policy in a stock season is 
contemplated after the holidays by 
Fred Beeclier, manager of the Or- 
pheum Theatre. 



flrst time in eight years the Bronx 
has had two stock companies play- 
ing at the samel time. The last time 
was when Corse Payton was at the 
Spooner, and Clay Clement at the 
Elsemere. Prior to that Cecil 
Spooner was at the Spooner, and a 
company at the Prospect. 



Summer stock in Keith's, Colum- 
bus, O., closes this Week with "Her 
Temporary Husband." After a week 
of darkness the house relights Aug. 
27 with its regular seasonal policy 
of Keith's vaudeville. 



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LEGIT imiS 



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The Broad, Newark, N. J., will re- 
open Aug. 27, a week earlier than 
previously announced« with Madge 
Kennedy in "Poppy." 



The flrst of the Qus Hill "Bring- 
ing Up Father" companies to go on 
tour this season will begin a three- 
day engagement at the Premier 
Brooklyn, Monday. The show will 
play to a $1 top. . ,, _::» ti. . .-;. . 



George Gatts' new show, "Brian 
O'LInn," starring Walter Scanlon, 
opens Thursday (tonight) at New 
Bedford, Mass., for the balance of 
the week, playing Boston next week. 



Foy. Jack Hartley, Marjorle Sweet, 
Frederick Graham. Arthur Uttry. 



"Four In Hand.** a comedy by 
Roy Brlant. produced by Bfc Treb> 
itch, will bow in at New London. 
Conn.. Aug. 20. Its cast Includes 
Gallna Kopernack, Robert Rendel, 
Mary Harper, Albert Hecht, Al- 
pheus Lincoln, Victor Morely. Made- 
line Davidson. . .-: ,> 



The road tour of the "Unwanted 
Child," which George Gatts tried out 
In stock at the YorkvlUe Theatre. 
New YOrk. opened la Lansing,, Mich., 
Aug. 10, and was so successful that 
Gatts is now making arrangements 
to nend out two other companies to 
the South and West. ./ - 



Fiske O'Hara opened his new sea- 
f^on of one-night stands Monday at 
the Farman, Warsaw, N. Y.. in De- 
W:tt Newing's "Jack of Hearts." 
The show is booked through Dec. 8 
at the Parkway, MadKson, Wis. The 
bala.tce of the route is being ar- 
ranged by Augustus Pltou. . 



Ethel Clifton has a new play, "For 
Evidence Only," which Willi be given 
production by a new producing flrm. 



The Gene Lewis -Olga Worth 
stock opens at the Lyceum, Mem- 
phis, Sept t. Last season the house 
had musical stock. 



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Th<) New Grand, Evansville, Ind., 
will reopen wltb stoclf around Labor 
Day. Otto Meyer, manager for many 
yesLTs, has resigned. 



Arthur J. Levy has abdicated as 
business manager for "Helen of 
Troy, N. Y.," to return as manager 
for Irene Bordonl, who will begin 
her New Yark engagement in "Miss 
Bluebeard, Jr.," at the Lyt^eum, Aug. 
27. This will be Levy's fourth sea- 
son with Miss BordonL 



"Pretty Polly,* the musical com- 
edy version of "Polly of the Circus," 
will be the flrst production in Sep- 
tember of the Beaux Arts Produc- 
tions, Inc. 



The second company of "Barney 
Google" to be sent out by the Car- 
toon Amusement Co. starts at the 
Majestic. Perth Amboy. N. JT., Aug. 
17. Two more companies are in 
rehearsal 



Helena. Ark., is to hare a new 
theatre playing trarellng attrac- 
tions and pictures. The house re- 
places the one In Helena destroyed 
by flre )ast winter. 



"The Unwanted Child,** a new 
George Gatts production, played the 
Palace. Flint, Mich., four days Isst 
week, securing I3.049.i0 at popular 
prices. The show was opposed by 
terriflc heat each day. 



Louis Kaplan is recasting "The 
Wai*^," which opens in Pittsburgh 
Sept. 21. It opens the following 
week in Chicago for a run. 



"Tangerine" will begin its third 
season at the Davidson. Milwaukee, 
Aug. 26. The company Is headed by 
Gloria Dawn and Includes Arthur 
Gordon!, Frank Lalor, Wyn Rich- 
mond. John Kane, Marion Gould, 
Yvette Aubrey, Leroy Montesant, 
Arthur Beli, Jack Bruns, Arthur 
Herbert, Neil Evans. Alex Mason, 
Merle Stevens. Betty de Grasse. 



Frank Keenan in "Peter Wes t o n * 
will dedicate the new seauMn Mt tha 
Sam Harris. New York, opening 
Sept 10. The piece goes into re- 
hearsal next week and will play a 
week of out of town dates before 
coming in for Its Metropolitan run. 



Elsie Ferguson will begin her sea- 
son in "The Wheel of Life." a play 
by George Bernard Fagen, at the 
Auditorium, Baltimore, Sept 24. The 
following week Marc Klaw intends 
bringing her to New York, where 
she will appear at one of the Shu- 
hart theatres. Since Miss Ferguson 
appeared in the play last season on 
tour It has been rewritten, in spots. 



Frank Armstrong, stocx director. 
Is on the road to recovery from 
' serious illness in the Adirondack 
Mountains where he is resting. 



The Corse Payton stock at the 
Acflkdemy, Brooklyn, is reported due 
to end its season very soon. The 
company opened lAst week with 
"Buddies" and business was said 
to have been bad, even on Satur- 
day night. "Ladles' Night" was an- 
!. nounced as the attraction for this 
week but was changed r: the last 
moment to "Bought and Paid For.'- 
The former play utilizes a cast of 
over 15 and the latter not hal" as 
many. The management has not 
decided whether to remain open 
___noxt w eek, but, unless !)■;-; in >.-!•=! 
take.. I flecided jump, it .-;• --in.-j un- 
likely. Many t-oa«<ons hrivo iicen ad- 
vanced for the lack of suc'^s.s. Some 
.•"lay that the Academy' is i poor 
house (or stock 



'Ed McHugh, stage manager for 
Roily Lloyd of the Elltch's Garden 
stock. Denver, this summer, departed 
last week for New York to take a 
similar position with Ethel Barry- 
more. 



Violet Barney, John Holden and 
Muriel Klrkland appeared with the 
Proctor Players In Troy last week 
when the company gave "The Gold 
Diggers." Miss barney played the 
chief comedy role; Miss Klrkland 
did an ingenue, and Mr. Holden a 
Juvenile. The Proctor Players are 
offering "The Brat" this week. But 
two more weeks of the summer stock 
season remains. 



Goldstein's New State, Springfield, 
Mass.. wnropen about Labor Day. 
It is being erected on the sight of 
the old Plsua (burlesque.) The 
chai)cea are the State will play dra- 
matic or musical stock. 



The Court Square, Springfield. 
Mass.. closed Its summer stock. 



Mildred Florence and Jack Lor- 
enz will head the stock opening at 
the McKlnley square, Bronx. Labor 
Day. "Why Men Leav#^ome" is 
the flrst program. 



The Stuart Walker company, at 
the Murat, Indlanapoli.9, will end 
it.s summer season Sept. 1. 



By a series of ortinciJents .ami 
niisf -rtiinos, the lending men ot 
Uotli the ITarfl'T-IIall 8t(»ckH m 
Now Jet.sey VuPferod trouble witti 
their Tutos last woek. lloprer T'ryor 
>f the B.iyo'nn'' "omprtny. .I'tti of the 



The President, Washington. Is to 
again have a stock for the opening 
in September with Harry Manners 
In conjunction with a local man 
presenting it. Manners was stage 
director du.-ing the past season for 
Henry DufTy and Arthur Leslie 
Smith and staged Abie's rrl.«<h 
Rose." 



Cameron Mathews Players will 
open at the Princess, Toronto 
' .«^ept. 4. raiiHne Armitage vvill play 
leads. 



The IJlaney.'? Iiave di>?Ided to open 
the I'ro.spe.'t, Hronx N. Y., during 
the latter i)art of 3ef/tembor. In - 
...lead of L.ihor Day, thus Riving ^ttic 
M^'Kinley .square, opening on that 
<J ly. llr.-^t chvn-'.e.^'^ the. Hronx 

With ')' 'h oi)eri(ing it will bo the 



Arthur J. Casey will open two 
companies on Labor Oay, one at 
the City, Brockton, and the other 
at the New Bedford, New Bedford, 

Mass. 



O. D. Woodward will have a stock 
at the Shubert Kansas City. Sept. 2. 



Richard Bennett is due in New 
York late this week on the "Aqui- 
tania,** from Italy, where he com- 
pleted Aiming "The Eternal ^Clty." 
He may sign with Marc Klaw for a 
new production. 



Arthur Houghton, personal com- 
pany manager for Fred Stone for 
18 years, prior to his opening with 
the new Stone show in October, will 
officiate as company manager of 
"Lullaby," which Charles Dillingham 
will place In a Boston theatre Labor 
Day. 



Sam Wilson hs* in rehearsal a 
new three-act musical comedy ten- 
tatively called "Jane" written by 
Tom Johnson, author of "Mollie 
Dfrllng.- 



Cohan's coast company of "8o 
This Is London,** with Mr. and Mrs. 
Coburn will open its season at the 
Van Curler Opera House In Schen- 
ectady on Sept 1. Bam Cunning- 
ham will manage the show, and 
Caldwell B. Caldwell will be In ad- 
vance. • 



Edward Renton will open his sec- 
ond stock in the Rivoli ilamilton, 
Can . Sept. 17. He has the rep com- 
pany at the Lyric. Hamilton. 



Charles King's stock will open a 
season in the Raymond, Pasadena, 
Cal.. Sept 2. 



Hert Smiths "Ragtime Wonders' 
I'^ave.'? the Gladmer, Tensing. Mich.. 
Auaf. 2G, for Bay City, (Regent) Then 
on the IJutterfleld Michigan circuit 
for 7t weeks. After that the show is 
booked solid In a series of four- 
we<'k en^'ageinents in the state. Dllly 
\'an Allen, VI Shaffer and Joe 
Marion are featured. The company 
is u.'^ing former musical comedies 
CM' down to one and onf»-half hour, 



"Up She Goes** will open its sec- 
ond season at Stamford, Conn., to- 
night (Thursday) and proceed to 
Chicago, opening (Studebaker) Bun- 
day night The cast Includes Gloria 

and retaining a large part of the 
original score. 

Al L'ittringei, who closed his 
stock company at the Jefferson, 
i'txrtland. Me.. Aug. 11, will move It 
to the Lowell (Mass.) Opera House, 
Labor Day. 



Poll's stock In Sprlngfleld. Mass.. 
closes Saturday. Luttrlnger Play- 
ers, Jefferson, Portland, Me., ended 
Saturday. Hyperion, New Haven, 
Conn., returns to Columbia bur- 
lesque next Monday. Brockton Play- 
ers open at the City, Brockton. 
Ma.'w., Labor Day. In the cast will 
be Carl Jackson. , 



LEGAL MATTERS 

A new action was filed this week 
In the Federal Di/itrict Court by 
John F. Stephens and Gold wyn 
Pictures Corp. against the Howells 
Sales Co., Inc., Benjamin F. Howells, • 
Stuart M. Kohn, Benjatnin Blumen- 
thal, Karl MaoJi>onaId, Metro, 
Mitchell H. Mark Realty Corp.. 
Mark Strand Realty Co. and a num- 
ber of states' right distributors 
charging that Howells' "Vendetta** 
starring Pola Negri is a pi. giarls^ 
version of Archibald Claverlng 
Gunter's book. "Mr. Barnes of New 
York." 

Stephens is the present owner of 
the copyright, originally issued in 
1887 and since renewed, and is s 
necessary plaintiff. A previous ac- 
tion was started over a year ago 
and dismissed because of the nec- 
essary party - plaintiffs absence. 
Stephens is aligned with Goldwya 
which produced "Mr. Barnes of New 
York" starring Tom Moore. 

"Vendetta** was sold by Blumcn-- 
thal to MacDonald tor $30,000 ac« 
cording to the complaint and 
Howells is aller d to have realised 
over $200,000 on the picture. 
Howells acquired "Vendett " from 
MacDonald. The New York Strand 
is alleged to have grossed over 
125,000 in one week on the n!m and 
the Brooklyn Strand over $20,000. 

Edward Bowes has signed the 
affidavit for Goldwyn as vice-presi- 
dent of the corporation. , 

Kelley A Becker represent Gold- 
wyn and Henry Staton Is attorney 
for Stephens. 



Frank Wikefleld, municil stock 
producer, is to hav three com- 
panies \n the northwest. Since 
opening the Palace, Minneapolis, he 
has arranged companies for Duluth 
aril Iron Uange. He may al.so enter 
St. Paul, playing the State, which 
has annouhced the signing of some 
important namos as aJiled nttrac- 
tlons to Its picture policy F-lleen 
.Stanley is imong them. 



PLAYWRIGHTS' OPEN MEETINO 

The Playwrights' Hocfety will 
hold on open meeting at the Broad- 
w.ay-Claridge. Friday. Aug. 17, 
S:30 p. m. 

The general public is invited. 



"Lullaby" at Knickerbocker 
Instead of going to Boston for ao 
exttiided run. Florence Reed, in 
"liUllaby," by PMwrird Knoblock, will 
begin a New York engagement at 
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SHOWS IN N. Y. AND COMMENT 



$27,000 LAST WEEK IN 
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Fiourct estimated and commant point to soma attractions being 
successful, while the same gross accredited to others might suggest 
mediocrity or loss. The variance is explained in the difference in 
hoyse capacities, with the varying overhead. Also the size of cast, 
with consequent difference in necessary gross for profit. Variance 
in business neceesary for musical attraction as against dramatic 
play U al^o considered. > ., , 



Marjorie Rambeau's New Piece 

Ditf $8,500— Duncan Sisters 

in 5th Week eot $12,500 



•*Ab«e's Irish Rose," Republic (65th 
week). AVith.one pcvformanoo out 
Friday night this aitrartlon got 
slightly under $8,000. 

♦'Adrianne,'* Cohan (12(h week). In 
on stop limit of $14,000 for two 
He<»ks hand running. Last week, 
with one performance shy. ran lit-. 
tie over $12,000, which made it av- 
♦^rage over ihe stop limit, although 
lowest receiptB show has had to 
date. Cool weather believed will 
luring this one back into real money 

. class with a rush. , v 

•Artists and Models,'* Shubert (Ist 
week). Was to have opened to- 
night. The brokers haven't made 
a buy In advance as yet. 

•Aren't We Ail," Gaiety (18th week). 
- House Full" sign on door every 
mght. Last week bufiines.s ran in 
neighborhood of $10,000. 

♦•Children of the Moon," Comedy (let 
week). Was to have opened 
-Tue.sday night, but postponed. 

•Dew Drop Inn," A.stor <3d week). 
On final lap before starting for 
road. Last week under $S.500. 

•Follies," New Amsterdam (63d 
week). With five weeks to go 
.-ifter record run slill playing to 

. standing room. Trifle l>etter than 
$31,000. 

''Good Old Days," Broadhorst (1st 
week). Opened Tuesday. 

**M«»e- of Troy. N. Y.," Selwyn (9th 
wtk). Going to stick, according 

10 those most vitally interested. . 
Thpy feel certain that cool weather 
will send the offering over as win- 
ner of proportions. Little under 

11 1.000 last week. 

"in Love With Love," Ritz (2a 
week). Looks like one of most 
liromisin^ offerings of early crop. 
With anything like weather break 
Mhould land. I^st week $7,000. 

^Little Jesse Jan^s." Longacre (1st 
week). Opened last night, with 
.advance reports from out of town 
favorable. 

•Merton of the Movies," Cort (40th 
\reek). Droppe<l little last week, 
J,'ottln^f around $8,000, but look real 
Itr'.Tce this week and right back in 
running again. Looks like It will 
go along with best of new ones 
when season gets (inder way. 

"Newcomers," Ambassador (2d 
week). Everyone said this 

might have been real show if 
about an hour had bef n cut out of 
o|)fning performance. Started 
weak, and outlook is that it will 
hardly remain over three or four 
weeks longer. 

•Not So Fast," MoroBco (13th week). 
Final week. Weather worst of 
Ninnmer, only to be forced out now 
going looks to be getting good 
again. Around $6,100. W^oods' 
"Red Light Annie" next Monday. 

•Passing Show," Winter Garden 
< 10th week). One doesn't quite 
get real line on this "Passing 
Show" ezc^t brokers have to 
push their allotment of seats to 
get rid of them. About $16,500 last 
week. 

''Rain," Maxine EMliott (41st week). 
Still one of "demand" shows of 
town. Last week three perform- 
ances out. which left but live on 
week. Little over $7,200. 

•Seventh Heaven," Booth (42d 
week). Going along without sign 
of drooping; almost $10,000 last 
week. 

"Scandals," Globe (9th week). Lit- 
tle over $24,000. 

**The Breaking Point," Klaw (Ist 
w*H»k). Opens tonight (Thursday), 
with ticket stampe<t to effect that 
if It i5 not presented prior to 8.30 
it will be void. 

"The Devil's Disciple." CaiTick (17th 
week). Hidden away off beaten 
iwth of theatre this piece of 
Shaw's still getting fair play, with 
rut rates lending great aid. 

"The Fool," Times Square (43d 
we«'k). Only this and next week 
remaining at house. Business 
helped during warm weather by 
fut ratt's. Firtal wt-tk sees nov- 
elty In presentation of each of 
road casts from nijrlu to night 
tiilinf^r out wrek. 

•The Mad Honeymoon,*' riayhous«» 
i:ii\ wiek). hoKis up ^^af^l^(iny and 
Kn*'aks to sto^t•holl^p, to make 
)0om for "We Mu«>t Have Money" 
next Monday. 

"Thwmbs Down," 49ili Street (2d 
we*k). Another one of new rrop 
afready doomed to retirement. 
Shuberts are looking for new at- 
traction for house. 

"Tweedles," Frazce (1st week). 
Opened Monday. Robert Mac- 
J^Tiighlln's first metiopoHt.-ln effort 

• .«9 producer. 

'•Two Fellows and a Girl," Vander- 
hi!t ifiih week). 'lebrge M. (?ohan 
s^'cniKt to have delivered another 
hit in this; around $10,500 last, 
week. 

'•Vanities," Ei»rl (^;»rn«:i (Hh w*ek> 
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business with piece, and last week 
no exception, gross hitting Just 
under usual average. . 

"W»ldflower," Casino (28th week). 
Between $17,000 and $18,000 last 
week. Looks like it will run well 
into season. 

•Woman on the Jury," Eltinge (Ist 
week). Opened last night. 

"Zander the Great," Empire (19th 
week). Final two weeks, followed 
by Lowell Sherman in "Casanova" 
Aug. 27. Got around $5,000. 

•2eno," 48th Street (Ist week). Slip- 
pinj? in on gum whoes. No one 
knows whether it's here or it's 
coming. 

"Sun Up," Proylncetown. Pulling 
people dowli town from Broadway, 
and if little house had greater ca- 
pacity could do more business. 
Gets strong cut-rate play. 



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San Francisco, Aug. 15. 

Last week at the Curran Jane 
Cowl in "Romeo and Juliet" did 
$27,000. This huge gross was early 
indicated through t^ :> immense ad- 
vance sale for the Selwyns* star. 

Last week also the Duncan Sis- 
ters In "Topsy an*-Eva" at the Al- 
carar in their fifth week did $12,£00. 

"The Valley of Contempt," Mar- 
Jorio Rambeau'a newest, in its sec- 
ond week at the Capitol, did $8,500; 
'If Winter Comes," the Fox film at 
the Columbia, did $7,200: stock at 
the Casino play'ng "Paid In Full' 
drew $5,000. 

Current attractions are holdovers, 
excepting at the Capitol, vhere 
Nance O'Neill Is playing in her first 
^k: "The White Villa" and the 
Casino stock doing "George Wash- 
ington, Jr." 



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Everything Did Business Last Week at the Hub — 
Plenty of Boston Money for Night Shows — 
"Rosie'' Pulled $245,000 in Past 12 Weeks 



Boston. Aug. 15. 

Plenty of money is available in 
Boston for the right show, and 
unless the balance >f August tnrhs 
hotter than July, those who had 
courage enough to come in will win. 
Cohan's "Rosie O'Reilly" has pulled 
$245,000 in the past 12 weeks at the 
Trcmont and "The Covered W4gon," 
at the Majestic, is credited ^ith 
close to $125,000 in the same period. 
The Ted Lewis "Frolic," which 
opened cold at the Shubert, Satur- 
day, Aug. 4. got around $12,400 last 
week, and "Sally, Irene and Mary," 
at the Wilbur, opening Aug. 6, did 
around $15,700, a whale of a busi- 
ness at a $2.50 week -night top for 
Boston raid-summer. 

The Erlangcr interests seem con- 
tent to leave the Cohan show with 
a clear field, planning to open the 
Colonial, Sept. 3, with "Lullaby" 
with Florence Reed, and to keep the 
Ilollis dark until the end of Septem- 
ber. The Selywn opens Sept 3 with 
"Running Wild." The Shuberts will 
open their fourth house, Plymouth, 
nexf Monday with Walter Scanlan 
In "The Blarney Stone" and expect 
that "Sally, Irene and Mary" will 
play at least through Thanksgiv- 
ing. The Lewis show will Jump 
from here to Baltimore. 

Cohan, for the first time In' the 
Itist four years, will have opien time 
ahead of him for fall with his sum- 
mer show and there Is no thought 
of moving Into New York until Oc- 
tober. 

Burlesque broke into its season 
Monday at the Old Howard (Mu- 
tual) with a glorified tab and the 
Casino and Gayety (Columbia) 
open next week and the following 
week respectively with every expec- 
tation of an exceptional year, due to 
tho exceptional prosperity of the 
skilled trades all through New Eng- 
land. ' 

A number of New York managers 
.and professionals have made Bos- 
ton during the past couple of weeks 
and have made the Cohan show the 
subject of much spe^nilation. Their 
angle Is that New Yorl; will howl 
over some of Colian's stuff that 
Boston apparently is muffing. There 
is a satirical vein running 
through the oroduction In which 
one character in a role that Cohan 
miRht well have written with him- 
.s«.'lf in mind, consistently and pro- 
gressively kids the plot along and 
foinj)liiiicnts the author on the 
silu.itlons. Brooklyn is al^o kjd0.^d 
to death in several places, stuff 
th.'it Is lost In Boston, but ap- 
parently will please .New York. 

Tv.o profe.Hsionalf, ono i picture 
actress, laughed f^o loud at stuff 
that Bof^ton wa?: p;.>.-ir 5 up that an 
ush^r had to reinlr.u them that the 
natives didn't ktiow 'vliy they were 
'aiifthlng. 

"The Rise of Roeie O'Reilly," 
Jirmont (13th wce^>., Vi;«ippeitl to 
,uuun«l, ,$IMOO hic^ ivcrk.due W> no 



Friday performance. Has been bit- 
ing above $20,000 in a house scaled 
at around $24,000 full w^ek ca- 
pacity. Apparently good for another 
two months, and a sister to "Mary," 
"The O'Brien Girl" and "Littlo 
Nellie Kelly." 

Ted Lewis' "Frolic," Shubert 
(2nd week). Opened to a $2,700 Sat- 
urday night premiere without even 
a dress rehearsal and did around 
$12,400 last week while still In 
ragged shape (out-of-town reviews). 
Advance sale promising and a fair 
Monday night this week with an 
excellent weather break. 

8ally, Irene and Mary,*' Wilbur 
(2nd week). $15,700 last week, its 
draw being 9, surprise even to the 
optimistic. No particular exploita- 
tion. Predicted as good until after 
Thanksgiving. 



NANCE O'NEILL OPENS 
m% PUY IN FRISCO 



Plays Neurotic Woman With- 
out Strong Emotional Scene 
—Disappoints Coast City 



San Francisco, Aug. 15. 
Nance O'Neill opened her season 
here this week at the Capitol, play- 
ing "The White Villa," new to the 
coast. Its theme is rather daring, 

buirt around the vagaries of a 
neurotic woman, and the treatment 
is exceedingly frank. 

The piece Is talky with little ac- 
tion. Miss O'Neill has a fine play- 
ing role, but disappointing, inas- 
much as it has no cyclonic, emo- 
tional scenes, with which the name .f 
Nance O'Neill has been identified. 
Alfred Hickman Is a husband with 
some assurance, but other than 
Ann McNaughton and Nan Harper, 
the remainder of the support Is 
mediocre. 

Miss O'Neill Is Elsie LIndtncr. 
who, after 20 years of married life, 
suddenly divorces her husband to 
live alone in an isolated villa on an 
island. 

The youthful architect who de- 
signed the villa falls in violent love 
with the divorcee, but she sends 
him away for eight months, re- 
maining alone in the house with 
only two female servants. 

The awful loneliness gets to her 
and Elsie finally sends for the 
architect. The youth returns, but 
with a dead passion. In all eager- 
ness Klsio throws herself at him, 
as his wife or mistress. The youth 
languidly ?eaves the choice to her, 
Heallzing he no longer loves her, 
Elsio .ig-iin eends him away, and her 
thoughts revert to the husband sho 
hs.l v»rt .'».'?lrte. He ha»d told her at 

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Last Week Had Surprising Jump in Business fnon 
Natives — Premieres Laid Out with Very """ " 
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(Chicago, Aug. 15. 

It happened because — guess the 
folks are really hungry for legit en- 
tertainment. The incident was the 
suddenness with which gross re- 
ceipts jumped the first part of last 
week. Wednesday's matinee and 
night trado was the banner figure 
of the summer season. Not a house 
of the four now opened escaped the 
surprise rush. Playgoers, easily dis- 
tinguished, as the loop's "regulars," 
came out of hiding and made the 
lobbies appear as If everybody had 
returned from summer vacations at 
the same time. Managers claimed 
tho scenes were a good omen in 
trusting that the '"regulars" will all 
be back for the big Influx of shows 
in another fortnight. 

The sorrowful period nationally 
indulged in on Thursday and Friday 
nights because of President Har- 
ding's funeral alone kept the four 
grosses in town from reaching sum- 
mer record figures. It doesn't take 
exceedingly high figures to gain this 
year's summer records, but In the 
increased -business over tho other 
weeks this sunuper the managers 
found excuse to become somewhat 
gleeful. 

"Whispering Wires" made a fine 
start at the Princeiv^. It's got the 
local field to Itself for dramatic 
honors^ for several weeks to come. 
After floating around for a number 
of weeks "Up the Ladder" finally 
reached a haven of definite decision 
as to when to depart from the Cen- 
tral. It goes to Milwaukee to open 
the Davidson Sept. 2. This will give 
"Up the Ladder" 23 weeks in Chi- 
cago, something that wouldn't have 
been believed after the piece was In 
its second week at the Playhouse 
prior to the transfer to the Central. 
The skillful manner which the 
finances for the Central play were 
manipulated is easily the theatrical 
managerial gem of the whole season 
here. 

"The Dancing Girl" has also picked 
Sept. 1 for Its farewell date. By 
the time this report is in print there 
is apt to be an attraction picked for 
the September weeks at the Co- 
lonial. Negotiations are now going 
on. but owners of musical shows 
which are the trademark for the 
Colonial are a trifle skeptical about 
moving in around Labor Day be- 
cause of the already extended list of 
musical attractions now scheduled 
for September bookings around 
town. If the flnal decision keeps the 
Colonial dark the first show for that 
house will be "The Music Box Re- 
vue." Quite an Impetus was given 
"The Dancing Girls' trade by the 
week's first half turnout. 

''Abia's Irish Rom" Due 

"Dangerous People" weut close to 
its best week at the Cort after ex- 
periencing some meagre box- office 
buslne.ss. It's now certain that the 
Cort will hold "Dangerous People" 



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the parting that when she grew 
tired of living alone he would be 
waiting for her. 

The husband is ne*t to arrive 
when sent for. But the months have 
chilled him also. Ha tells his former 
wife of the girl of 19 he is engaged 
to marry. So Elsie advises him to 
slip away, too, leaving her to face 
a desolate future with some con- 
solation through lavishing her affec- 
tion upon a child she rescues from 
the gutter. 



$12,000 AT HASON, L. A. 

Los Angeles, Aug. 15. 

Margaret *Anglin» in "A Woman 
of No Impcytance," is playing her 
second week at the Mason, with the 
outlook for decidedly wholesome 
business. On the first week the at- 
traction drew better than $12,000. 
The star will remain for a third 
week. 

Business in the stock houses is 
uniformly good, while a Mexican 
musical comedy playing a relmn at 
tho Auditorium is proving a poor 
draw. 



Was* Scale Keeping Houee Dark 
?:rie, Pa.. Aug. J 5. 

The Park, which has been play- 
ing legitimate attractions, will not 
operate this season unless the own- 
ers can lease the houso. 

N. C. Wagner, one of the owners, 
states that on account of a higher 
wage «»cale put In by ?5(ago hands 
for the ••omlng .*enson. ho and his 
avsori.xtes consider it fu-ile to oper- 
ate, «s they see no iv^iy of maMi^v 
en»ls meet. . , 

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for at least two weeks after labur 
Day. thereby keeping "Spiie Comer* 
away from the Labor Day ouenlng* 

Managers of "Abie's Irish RMe** 
are in town and they want to house 
tho Republic hit there. There ^WH 
have to be a vast change in the 
reading of the contract under which 
the owners of "Abie" desire u 
Chicago before the Cort 
able. "Spite Comer' 
Cort'B solid protection for' a new 
attraction following "Dangerous 
People." " 

The manner in whic'i i^a 
magnates are separating tie moAy 
premieres is helping the dram^Efo 
critics, "Up She Goes" has a cHar 
field Sunday with its opening at the i' 
8tudebaM|r. "The Gingham GlJtr 
has no opposition for its Aug. 21 
opening at the Qarrlck. "The Fool" . 
marches in for the unusj.-' !FVlda^ 
night premiere for Chicago, AuJ. 
31. The first competition com^ 
Sept. 3 when "You and I " at tS 
Playhouse, "The Dancing Hpney- - 
moon' at the Apollo, and "TJJs 
Clinging Vine" at the Illinois will ha 
bunched. Seldom do the loMl 
critics give a musical preml^ < 
preference over a dramatic wbieh 
means "You and 1" will draw the 
first notices. Alice Brady in "iaiv- 
der" will have the Labor Day njSSt 
premiere at the Powers. ' ■'{ • 

This accounts for all of ttta 
houses except the Harris. Cohsiffli * 
Grand, Blackstone and the new J 
Adelphj. The Harris goes into a^ 
movie regime ("When Winter 
Comes") Sept. 1; Geo. M. Cohan la ; 
yet undecided wl ether to reopen^' 
Cohan's Grand Sept. 2 or 9; tJit* 
Blackstone is waiting for "The pidj 
Soak ' while the Adelphf has plcl^i 
Sept. 10 for Its ofllcial opening wiS ' 
"But For the Grace of God." XV^ 
list gives musical entertainment ^^ 
getaway preference for tl e loajM^ 
theatres. '" * 

Stronger Casts 

From ail outward appoaraiic 
Chicago will receive more consider- ^ 
atlon from the New York managwra^ > 
this season relative to the strength" ' 
of casta. The personnels so far an- a 
nounced emphatically prove thif. ? i 
Some mighty expensive organlsa*' l 
tions are being sent to Chicago, ac-' ■} 
cording to the closest of Inside ^ 
figuring, for the premiere weeks of, 
the new season, and there proroisM'^ 
to be plenty of excitement for tha- 
dyed-in-the-wool play-goer vigt^ «t. 
the jun.. of the season. To have 
Chicago turn down what New York'. 
has already stamped as "bi^ suc- 
cesses" won't be bo much of & blow 
this season for last yeaif's ex- 
periences, which reached the peidt. 
of all previous strange happenings 
of this calibre, has taught ♦hose in- 
terested to be alert. 

For attractions really ' tvortb 
while " Chicago and New York ar» 
very much alike; in fact very much 
after the type of any American com- 
munity where the people wl ' flock 
to atti actions that are something 
the public really wants. Chicago 
won't tolerate a labelled "New York 
Hit" with an inferior cast— and Ifa 
been casts which made losses for 
many recognised Broadway hits 
when they visited Chicago — sub- 
stitute casts which failed in the ait 
of "playing a piece for all It'i 
worth." 

The i.asts Incidents have been noW 
soundly thrashed out, with the re- 
sult via the. wisdom of the pro- 
ducers Chicago promises to siftrt 
off, at least, the new season witk 
the finest array of recognized Broad- 
way ialcnt sent this way for a new , 
season noted in years, ' 

As the new season approaches tfte " 
oflflclal start the optlml.im of t^« 
managers here grows all tho higher, 
and this at least is considerable 
contrast to the gloomy atmosphere 
which jirevailed during the latter 
part of last season. ,^ ^ 

Last weeks' estimates: •* ^ 

"Whispering Wires" < Princess, Ist 
week). Drew capacity premier* 
audience. Reviews held right smack I 
for box oflflce cflBect. Planted In 1 
house where long runs arc hobby. *i 
Figured between $12,000 and 113,000. 

''Dangeroua People" «Cort, 6th 
week). Got a good WednesdAy 
matinfo and night pul', boosting 
weeks K'oas to around $7,000. This 
figure gives house excellent profit 
and makes fair money .'or all tM 
splits in the ownership of ;lic ooiD-^ 
panv. 

"The Dancing Girl" tCo!..niaI. lOth 
week). Decided to play out Augu»t 
final i>erformance coming Sept. 1« 
Figured htavy gains first , art of 
week over last five week."?, hittlnf 
around $16,000, someth'r - rlose to 
the average business it should be 
doing all summer un*l«r normal 
conditions. 

"Up the Ladder" (Cential. -0th 
wtfk). Wasn't left out 11 tli'-' ^^\ 
half of week's good Im uir><* au" 
u.i)» this hr]i}, jjej'KiM un :•• ♦'"*• 
to 16.000. . . , 
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THE GOOD OLD DAYS 

«^A0ipb Zimmer Charlea Wteininfer 

Klfeic Schlou aeorr« Blckel 

fyftiie Zimmtr iUthild* CoUr«lly 

lohn MillM- Jobn Lester Mason 

Otu Rauscb.. •••••••••••• •Charles HKvican 

<ni* Bum •••!••••• John O. Fee 

£?Z Ralph WJedhaaa 

TM'flciiloss ,. Stewart Wilson 

llm Knowles t.. Charles Mather 

Mrs MahoDSjr Nan Karew 

omc*r Kelly ^?*) Slaytor 

Katie Zlmmert Beatrice Alien 

WUliam J. Parker John Junior 

Iweeney S*"^y VJ"^'5^ 

j^|r ,,,........••«».•.•• liarry L-urtin 

r- nMrls t«»« .John Kuhna 

'^'It was bound to come- the play 
in which the prohibitionist is the 
viHain. 
And the idea waS cheered to the 
? tchoes r.t the Broadhurst whenever 
*t was manlfes^d in "The Good Old 
Days," the renamed version of 
»*Light Wines and Beer." by Aaron 
'^^offman. A. H. Woods' first New 
York offering of the season. 
.The com^tjy looks like a winner 
Of cour8e, It appeals much more to 
SWen than to women. Not that wom- 
^ en aren't interested in prohibition, 
^put the chief novelty in this play is 
'"'k real old-time saloon, during the 
^llrst act. To the men it was a re- 
vival of a sweet, sentimental sight; 
lo the women it is probably the first 
'fight of a real saloon they ever had. 
^tanless they saw 'Ten Nights in a 
iBarroom." and saloon loolcs more 
V alluring in retrospect than U coiflf 
plDn first meeting. 

"'■* That it i- rich in satire, phil a- 
>*<>phy and mellow humor, is beyond 
tWo opinions. Hoffmans old-time 
touch for twisted phrases and 
(Tuaint, punchy aphorismis. comes to 
Wie siirface and stays there from the 
flMt line. 

^n construction the piece is alive 
with surprises, and is shrewdly 
woven, so that it holds the texturit 
of interest despite some pad^ding 
that might knit it more tightly"! It 
ran late at the premiere ard could 
Atand fifteen minutea of pruning, 
^jlispecially in the first and third acts. 
' The exposition on prohibition is 
straightforward, the populrr argu- 
ments pro and con that e^e heard on 
.the street, and some that would be 
heard on the street if a !ot of Aaron 
Hoffmans had to walk instead of 
ridintf" in limousines. The play is 
not propaganda, though the Eigh- 
teenth Amendment does get consid- 
erably the worst of the contest, as 
it does In about every argun.ent ex- 
cept the ones in the legislative halls 
and the courtrooms. 

The story Is familiar through the 
•how's Chicago run. To those who 
don't know it. It can be briefly de- 
scribed as a "Friendly EInemles," 
With liquor instead of patriotism at 
: Issue, a Potash and Perlmutter with 
two Dutchmen owning a saloon in- 
stead of two Yids running a fac- 
tory, an "Abie's Irish Rose," in 
which the parents are split on pro- 
hibition instead of religion. 

In the cast Charles Winnlnger, 
Who runs away with everything, 
•must be a mighty improvement on 
Joseph Cawthorn, who created the 
role of the partner who Is for the 
g'ood old days. Charles Bickel, re- 
maining as the saloonkeeper re- 
formed by Billy Sunday into a rabid, 
snooping "dry," gave a strong per- 
formance. It is the sort of book in 
which both comedians can use their 
tricks, all of them, and they«^id. 
the whole repertoire except Win- 
nlnger's trombone and comic slide. 
With three such experts as Win- 
ninger, Blckel and Mathilde Cot- 
trelly, the low comedy was never In 
danger. And every one was able to 
hold up the occasional serious mo- 
ments, though there never was a 
really heavy turn except where the 
Juvenile went off to war, >vhich 
scene was taken bodily from 
'•Friendly Enemies." John C, Fee, 
Who played the bum that later be- 
comes the bootleggers' "master 
mind." was brought from the Pacific 
Coast, having scored in the part 
with the original Kolb and Dill 
company, though he did not play it 
In Chicago. 

The rest of the cast was of the 
sort usually put In suppo»*t of prin- 
cipals In the two-male-partners 
school of semi-farce. All ex-jept the 
ingenue played according to Hoyle; 
Miss Allen was too saccharine even 
for a Woods hoyden, and never rang 
right. The manly Juvenile, the dirty 
robbers who stole the pre-war stuff 
in a fake raid, the an.aemlc prohibi- 
tion society head, the obese patrol- 
man and all the rest played to type 
The probablllcies are auspiclou!» 
for a solid money hit on the ."^trenRth 
of the prohibition appeal, the con- 
tinuous and delicious lauprhs, nnd 
the fact that here is the first the- 
atrical entertainment on the nub- 
Ject of Volstead that has a grain of 
tntelligonco — and that, a low com- 
edy. The Gorman element will flock 
because the saloon depicted and the 
atmosphere created l.«i — nnd very 
wisely chosen, too — the old stylf of 
decent German family saloon rathor 
than tho mahogany or the barrel - 
hou.se order. 

It can be e.T.«<Ily soon why "lilRht 
Wines .ind Beer" was a ml.snomor. 
There Is^srircely any mention of 
the compromise pnrfy in the three- 
sided dispute on alcoholic content. 
It is a Crank ridicule of the fanatical, 



bitter spirit of prohibition, and a 
defense of the respectable saloon. 

None but rabid "drys" can quarrel 
with the logic of it, an<\.even they 
must enjoy the unexpected compli- 
cations and the Illuminating ramifi- 
cations of their favorite amendment 
as developed In "The Good Old 
Days." To the reviewer It was a 
thoroughly and heartily enjoyable 
entertainment, and there must be 
millions of others who can take it 
that way. Lalt. 



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' TWEEDLES 



Robert McLauglffin presents « new Ameri- 
can come<ly In thrt-e acts, entitled "Twe«- 
dlea." by Booth Tarkingrton and Harry Leon 
Wilson, at the Frasee. New York. AUff- 18. 
The same setting throughout. 

Mrs. Ricketts Cornelia Otis Skinner 

Mrs. Albergone ..PattI Cortei 

Winspra Ruth Gordon 

Ju"»n , Gregory KeMy 

Mrs. Castlebury Florence Pendleton 

Mr. Castlebury Wallls Clark 

Adam Tweedle OeorRe Farren 

Ambrose Irtlng Mitchell 

Philemon DoaalJ^ Meek 



Booth Tarklngton Is the raa.ster 
builder of charming stories of Eccen- 
tric drollery, while Harry Leon Wil- 
.son. he of "Rugglcs." fashions de- 
lightful fabrications of naive wit. 
As collaborators yxlu'd think they 
couldn't go wrong. But they have. 
There are moments In thft thin sa- 
tire on snobbery that are unbeliev- 
ably tiresome. 

The second act lasts nearly an 
hour, and Almost 'the entire time is 
occupied with two speeches devoid 
of hurtior. Even at the end of the 
final chapter the young hero Is stag- 
gering through interminable ad- 
. dresses. 

The basic idea Is funny, perhaps, 
but It takes so 'long to disclose the 
point of the fun that one gets the 
same sensations as might be ex- 
pected if one dug through therhusk 
of a coconut and found the kernel of 
a hicjcory. It's too much labor for 
the het return. 

It is possible that the Inexpert 
treatment of several t>oles In the 
hands of players unsulted to Tark- 
ingtonian subtlety has something to 
do with the wavering interest. Cer- 
tainly Wallls Clark is far from sug- 
gesting the patrician Mr. Castlebury, 
and It seems that this effect is essen- 
tial to the point of the play. 

George Farren did achieve the pic- 
ture of an Ignorant, provincial snob, 
but he gained his end with so much 
ponderous talkativeness that the ob- 
jective, once reached, left the audi- 
ence wearied. Tarkington's heroes 
usually are rather somnambulant; 
but they are not so monotonously 
dull and confusing as young Julian. 
It must be Julian's fault rather than 
Gregory Kel,ly's. for young Mr. Kelly 
was a delight In "Seventeen." Here 
he doesn't do anything but talk Jum- 
ble, and one rather gets the Idea that 
there really may be something In his 
father's fear that he is a little feeble 
minded. 

The young animal fatuously In 
love may have comedy possibilities, 
but It's di^cult to keep him In the 
embarrasimient of a pcoposajl for 
three mortally long acts. The strain 
both on actor and audience Is too 
much. There are limits to sleep- 
walking humor — limits of time and 
patience — and for once these two 
gifted wits exhaust both. 

Tarklngton has time and again 
demonstrated that dramatic sub- 
stance la unnecessary to an amusing 
play. You couldn't help but be tick- 
led with the Inconsequentlalltles of 
"Clarence" any more than you could 
resist the quaint commonplaces of 
"Seventeen"; but this play Is a 
heavy-handed thrust at arrogant 
pride of family. The hypocritical 
self-Justification of the petty rural 
snob may be true to life. It Is even 
possible that It might be turned to 
straight dramatic effect, but It 
doesn't sparkle under comic treat- 
ment. In the three-acts of "Twee- 
dies" there are not a dozen honest- 
to-goodness laughs and perhaps a 
scant score of quiet chuckles. That's 
small measure for a thrcc-act cbm- 
edy that approaches farce oftener 
than the wont of the Indianlan. 

The gist of the play Is that Julian, 
scion of the blue-blooded Castle- 
burys (the play on the name la un- 
worthy of the authors of "The Con- 
quest of Canaan" and "Ruggles"), 
falls In love with Winsora Tweedle, 
daughter of the oldest family In the 
village given to summer boardera 
They don't tell you, but you suspect 
It is in Maine. The Tweedles es- 
teem the name because it has been 
rooted in the rural community for 
200 years, and they look down on 
"summer people" with the vigor that 
only "summer boarder" communl- 
tios know. 

The Castleburys are aghast at the 
noHsibility of a match, and call on 
the Twoedics to argue how unthink- 
able surh an allinnce wouKl be/ Mr 
Castlebury laboriously explains the 
barrier of social caste, and the older 
Tweedle takes it that these unim- 
portant summer folk are torriflcd at 
thrt social eminence of the Twoorllo.s. 
The argument i.'^ not true to lifo in 
the exi)orir'nrc of mo.st of us, arfcl On.- 
scone is hard to gulp down. 

Tweedle generously agrees to ro- 
oi)erate with th« Castloburys to pre- 
vent the match. But Winsora lirlngs 
her father t|> realize that In reality 



the Castleburys look upon them as 
Inferiors. The old man Is infuriated. 

Snd threatens vengeance, but is 
heckmated when Julian unearths a 
nimiber of familjr skeletons fron) the 
Tweedle closet snd argruaa that 
father Isn't a Tweedle, sines the 
blood had been so diluted on the 
way down from the Revolutionary 
war that little of It remains. Ano. 
Winsora takes the matter into har 
own hands- and outfaces the old man. 
So the youngsters go forth trium- 
phant. 

Ruth Gordon made a lovable 
character of the browbeaten Win- 
sora. The best episode of the even- 
ing, was a scene late In the third aet 
in which t^e country constable 
(played by Donald Meek) got lit up 
on confiscated champagne and dis- 
closed all the scandals in the Twee- 
dle family history. Why they intro- 
duced Ambrose, except to illustrate 
a comic countryman type, or Mrs. 
Ricketts, unless they thaught It well 
to demonstrate that Julian was a 
pure young man. nobody could tell. 
M»»yh*» it was because they had so 
little play to build upon they needed 
entrances and exits to occupy time 
and break In on more long speeches. 

Rush. 



NEWCOMERS 

Will Morrisey'a "Newcomers" at the 
Ambassador. New York, two-act musical 
revue by .foe Rurrows and Morrtsey.* Pals- 
ley Noon credited for dances, and "John 
Irving Fisher at the piano" billing for com- 
poser's credit. , 

Principals include Morrtsey, Al Ftslds, 
Frank Osby, Pegvy Hart. Orace Masters, 
Elale Ltmonte. Frank Robb. Sophia Romm, 
Henry Stremel. Frank Is James (spelled 
Jaames on program), Gail Beverly. Mtson 
nnd Shaw. Constance Evans. Heer and Mar- 
tin, Florence .Stone. Paisley Noon. Larry 
Beck. Cecil and Kaye, Bemicf 8haw. 
Angelo Romeo, John Irving Fisher^. Chorus 
of Ifi. * 



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With the reopening o? the second 
parL Al Fields as "tjie old-timer" 
tola Morrisey, still perched on the 
orchestra railing, that f me people 
during intermission wanted to know 
If this was a "mystery pUy." That 
sounded dirty, but the point was 
changed when Fields added that the 
mystery was where Morrisey man- 
aged to digjfup that scenery and 
wardrobe. Another polnt« In the 
crossfire was Fields' warning to the 
Hltcheyesque Morrisey that things 
don't look so goQd — he ^st lamped 
Marcus Loew backstage talking to 
several of the principals. ' 

whi(Ai more or less slses up Mor- 
rlsey's "Newcomers" revua. Out- 
side of a few 'drapes and set pieces 
alternating with the olio for special- 
ties In "one," no scenic studio was 
extra rushed preparing that end of 
the production, although Carle 
Amend is credited. The costuming 
was a bit more pretentious even If 
it did Incline towards a minimising 
of material used. 

Morrisey Introduces his new revue 
l^jr descending into the audience and 
shaking hands with the customers, 
inquiring "did you pay?" and ex- 
pressing much joy at finding a cash 
customer. Fields, as.,the "old-timer," 
is discovered on as chauffeur of a 
veteran hansom cab. Fields and 
Morrisey crossfire and Introduce the 
several principals, who are pro- 
gram-labeled as "new strutter" 
(Peggy ttart), new Cherry Sisters 
^Masters and Lamonte), new dancer 
(Frank Robb), new Trentlnl (Sophie 
Romm), new Broadway comedian 
(Frank Gaby), now Orville Harfrold 
(Henry Stremel). new Blanche Ring 
(Frankle James) et al. Atso In- 
troduced Is Gall Beverly, a tall and 
formidable titlan, who suggests t^'os- 
sihillties. 

The program thereafter has un- 
dergone rearranging and some minor 
eliminations disclosing Morrlsey's 
pruning and priming. The revue 
soon takes on the aspect of a con- 
tinuation of numbers and special- 
ties suggesting a glorified vaudeville 
show, although Morrisey from the 
orchestra Intermittently warns and 
cautions that he will have none of 
that vaudeville stuff. At one stage, 
when 'Fields Is crossflrlng with a 
a dapper, Morrisey Insists the latter 
looks suspiciously like a "straight 
man" and all that's laaklng Is to 
have the straight knock the come- 
dian around roughly to confirm his 
suspicions. 

The comedy is supplied chiefly by 
Fields and Morrisey, although Gaby 
figures off and on. Much of It Is 
"wise" stuff but of the broad type 
that should appeal 'to an average 
theatregoer. This, If anything, will 
be responsible for the show's pro- 
longation. 

The high lights of the first act 
were Mason and Shaw's dance spe- 
cialties. They are seemingly a 
mixed team, but the "boy" later 
discloses her full tresses. The per- 
sonation is faithful almost unto per- 
fectlorrf. Outside of the fact "he" 
looks unusually lithe and beardless 
the deception could have been pro- 
longed throughout. 

Heer and Martin, an acrobatic 
team, probably from vaudeville, 
made themselves Important with the 
burlesque assistance of Gaby. G.iby 
Impresspd himself on tho l-'troduc- 
lion with a travesty Ed Wynn per- 
sonation and much of his famni»»r 
hoke of "alley-up" and "right" busi- 
ness while the acrobats performed 
Icpitim.Ttely, went unusually strong 

Morrisey Introduced a "Rain" 
tr;ivc.4ty by mcntlnnlng some of the 
lancjuage is taboo in musical com- 
edy filthotiRh permissible In drama 
and wlrenever the burlesque Sadie 
Thnm|)8on forgot herself with a 
tirade at tne "ipHrilm sinRlng son of 
.i" etc.. Morrisey stoppod lier almost 
in time, -.linost but not ^ulte, for 
tlie profanity was very clearly sug- 

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NEW PLAYS PRODUCED 



OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY 



TED LEWIS' FROLIC 

• Boston, Aug. IS. 

Llllton Lemlas Julius Tannen 

Jans Taylor Sam L«wls 

Marsaret Wilson Sam Dody 

Maxjorls LeAok •..»•» TM Lewis 

Holea Boltoo Clifford Roarke 

Lorlo Lis« .Jamls Coughlin 

Nancy Decker Basil Smith 

Velodia Vestoff .* Joha Byam 



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Considering it opened cold and 
was parsimoniously exploited, the 
Ted Lewis "Frolic* which tried a 
Saturday night premiere Aug. 4 at 
the Shubert bears every promise of 
making good. The pruning has 
been done with almost amateurish 
reluctance since the opening and it 
is still running way over three 
hours with a decided limp. Possibly 
"running" is not the proper word. 
It recalls Cobb's old yarn about the 
day. that was so hot that he saw a 
dog chasing a rabbit and tl y were 
both walking. 

The show runs 95 minutes- before 
Ted L^cwls shows, and he then holds 
the stage until the end of a two 
hour and five-minute flrtt act. 
Lewis and his Jazz-hounis are un- 
deniably the draw, but they are not 
doing themselvds justice nor are 
they satisfying their week-day 
audiencej with their routine. Thejt 
will have to Use more identifiable 
popular stuff and Lewis will have 
to «acriflce his spectacul. 10.15 
p. m. mop-up and. help put the rest 
of the 13.65 evening that bears his 
name and reputation. 

The Ted I^wls' "Frolic" repre- 
sents much sugar, about 175,000, and 
is full of Ideaa^ some really good. 
Scenlcally It strives hardest for 
effects where girls come out In little 
trick houses with their extremely 
bored faces emerging from • Indows. 
chimneys, etc., or sit at the top 
of the world on clouds, stars 
and other orthodox extravaganza 
props. Costuming and drops all 
measure up with a first-line revue, 
although not startling In lavlshness. 

Many lingers have been In the pot 
during the staglig, the program 
credltinor William K. Wells and 
Arthur *'Bugs" Baer with the scenes, 
lyrics by Jack Yellen, music by Mil- 
ton Ager, playlets directed by 
Walter Wilson, and staging by Allan 
K. Foster. Lduls Gress Is 'i the pit. 
Walter Hoban Is credited with idea 
and slides for a burlesque slere- 
optlcon African travelog and In the 
case of a production number based 
on a 20 -foot Dresden pendulum 
clock with a model In fleshings 
swinging with the pendulum th^re 
is programed credit given Hugh 
Willoughby and Henry Jjt for de- 
sign and production respectively. 
This big clock akme stands close to 
$3,000. 

There Is little that 18 recognizable 
as Baer's wl*h the exception every- 
thing Is refreshingly original with 
a conspicuous absence of veteran 
gags. The brightest of the .luff Is 
basic Ideas rather than illlalog. In- 
cluding a snappy scene where a 
woman soliciting magazine sub- 
scriptions In an Insura.ice oflRce Is 
forcibly given a medical examina- 
tion, a scene where an Installment 
collector takes away all the furnish- 
ings of a flat during a party, and a 
scene showing In audible form the 
thoughts of a line of passengers 
seated in a Bronx express, ihe 
dialog passing from one to the next 
at the comedy moment and offering 
unlimited possibilities. 

The big production novelty was 
furnished by a huge eye trans- 
parency, the lid opening on various 
topical scenes for the "See -No -Evil 
Eye" number handled effectively by 
Helen Bolton and John Byam. A 
shadowgraph dancing production 
numher with Valodla Vestoff fea- 
tured In which the distorted back- 
drop shadows held the house for a 
good Ave minutes, being set on a 
roof top on Hallowe'en In a goblin 
environment. Foster has billed his 
polilcs as the "Foster Girls" and 
they deserve a wcrld of credit for 
what they have already accom- 
plished. 

The score Is on the low average 
of most revues and frolics although 
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" has 
already beaji pounced upon as a 
popular possibility and Is being 
plugged with plenty of promise of 
putting it over. It is of the pretty 
melody type. 

Julius Tannen Is working like a 
blues- composer. The stage waU*r 
are erratic and still Indefinite 
despite what looks like a corking 
good crew. Tannen fills In frankly 
by calling the attontl(Vi of the 
audience to a glow-lamp In the foots 
which flashes "stage -cloai" and 
which he watches with such an ap- 
prehensive eye as to. hamper his 
natter. On the light he breaks off 
npologetlcally in tho mWIdle of a gag 
and runs off. He finally gets going 
and wins laughs. 

Lewis and Dody are the big howl 
of the show in one spot, evoking the 
only real outburst of the entire eve- 
ning with their "Hello-Hello-Hello." 
a typical burlesque verse drone with 
surprise gags and lyrics, dating back 
to the Spanlsit War Hlnky-Dee 
double entendre vogust The rest of 
fheh" routine Is fair comedy, mostly 
in sketches. 

Lillian Lorralaa, apparently under 



mental or physical handicap, and 
referring to the thrills of Minnesota 
hospitals, wears two daring (from 
a Boston viewpoint) gowns, and 
tackles a few numbers apathetically. 
She was unquestionably a box oflflca 
draw, but did not go over as hereto- 
fore, something she .xpparently 
realised and seems due to demand a 
fatter r^utl le or a release. 

Minor castings. Including Jana ^ 
Taylor and Marjoria Leach, ara/ 
possibilities for building up and in- 
dividual opportunities, although this 
will not be possible until the axe la 
swung more ruthlessly on various 
"pet" ■cpnnfl which were held In 
either because the money was spent 
or because nobody dared 'iirow them 
out. As a matter of fact. Smith and 
Dale ace reported this week as hav- 
Ing been engaged and also Mllleiw 
and Mack. , 

Lewis and Arthur Pearson seem 
to hava the Jump on the fall revue 
and frolic field as regards an early 
start and undeniably have the mak- 
ings of a shekel-assemble.^ But 
they've got ruthless work ahead of 
them and they've already lost a 
good week fiddling without attain- 
ing «ven an 11 o'clock curUln. 

ZAhbey. 

ARTISTS AND MODELS 

Long Branch. N. J., Aug. 15. 

As revealed here, quantity rather 
than quality seemed to be the key- 
note of "Artists arm Models.- the 
revue sponsored by the Society of 
Illustrators, presented under the 
personal supervision of J. J. Shu- " 
bert. In addition, it was qulta 
lengthy, so much so that even in 
spite of conslderabla deleting tha 
show ran well until midnight and 
after dinner at the matinee, 

A number of "names" are em- 
ployed, mostly men Vlth Broadway 
reputations to disseminate the com- 
edy, which In soma respects waa 
lacking. 

The production goes In mostly for 
the eye. some of the scenes and set- 
tings giving satisfaction, even It less 
gorgeous and expensive as com- \ 
pared with revues of a simHar typac 
One or two numbers won ImmedJata 
at>probatlon and helped. It was juat 
like having a table d'hote dinner of 
a familiar menu. 

No attempt was made In the way 
of original effort. After a prolog a 
number of popular magazlnea wera - 
brought In with their title pagaa -^ 
represented in original colors and 
wording and pored by members of 
the cast. Those delegated were Bob 
Nelson, Harriet Qlmble, Grace Ham- 
IMon. Harry Kelly, Beth Elliott, 
George Rossner, Rollo Wayne and 
Rstelle La Verne. This served to 
Introduce the vogue of the various 
illustrators who help to design tha 
covers of the periodicals, t 

Frank Pay, one of the happy 
lights, acted as master of cere- 
monies. Mr. Fay also offered hla 
well-known specialty, which won 
plenty of laughs, figured In one of 
the burlesques and made himself 
generally well liked and useful 
throughout the performance. Tha 
biggest applause hit went to Ross- 
ner with his old O. A. R v^teraa 
soldier bit Rossner was also busy, / 
and outside of monotony of voloa 
and gesture In a few scenes acquittad 
himself well. 

Some comedy came through tha 
medium of a satire on tha Henry 
Ford boom for President and en- 
titled "If Henry Ford Were Presi- 
dent." Here tha capable Harry 
Kelly, a comedian who can ,taka 
trite material and make it seem 
good, was really funny. Fay im- 
personated Ford's son, Edsol, with 
Robert O'Connor asj'ord. 

A burlesque on "Rala," with Ross* 
ner as the mueh-mallgned and per- 
secuted Sadie Thompson, was well ^, 
received. An attempt was made to 
cling as near to the original setting 
and costuming, even to Sadie's 
dress upon her flrst entrance and 
meeting with the Rev. Davidson. 

The nearest approach to soma- 
thing original, but which becama 
reminiscent as It progressed, was 
the wax flgure scene. Two flgurea 
abandoned In a show window como 
to life and comment on the passing 
fashions and modes. They exchanga 
a brief resuqie of the prist, and aa 
they do so women and styles of 
other day's pass In review. "Tha 
Critic." a satire In which a slap or 
two is taken at the modern the- 
atrical critic and dramatic reviewer, 
took a thunderous flop. A brother 
deformed and with a prominent 
hump on his back elects to ruin his 
three brothers— one an artist, ono 
a musician and the other a novelist 
— through his adverse criticism, 
whf^thtT riKht or wrong. In the end 
they strangle him. This affair, for- 
tunately, came on early. However, 
It almost wrecked what followed. It 
Is dollars to doughnuts It will not 
survive for Its metropolitan opus, 
whenever tiiat comes about. 

Jean Schwarts Is credited with 
the music All that was obvious 
from his pen were a few songs and 
an ensemble, the other melodies 
being from puMl^hed and popul/tr 
sources. Harry Wag.^taff Grlbblo 
and M. Francis Woldon are listed as 
being rciipoaaible for ^he alaging. 



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/ • ' /IVom Vorkfy do(f<2 ^ttl^. J^, idOS; 

The proposition of a cooperative association of managora was dtsciibed 
as approaching a fact. It was observed that the two opposing burlesque 
wheels could not be reconciled, but the prospect was that the vaudeville 
and legitimate branches would compromise their JIff«^rcnccs and get to- 
ijcthcr. 

Ham Bernstein, brother of Freeman of that namo, was running a house 
\}p at Fort George. He complained that the Salome craze was a bunk. 
He booked In a warm version of the dance and the women of the neigh- 
borhood declared a boycott. . * ' . ?:;..; 

Elsie Jania was booked for a vaudeville engagement by P. G. WillianjH. 
the arrangement covering the Colonial, Alhambra and Orpheum only. 

, . Kate Elinore was reported married to Sam Williams. The United 
laid out a route for the Elinore Sisters with Williams on the same bills. 



William Morris booked James J. Corbett for London. . . . The Rays 
were scheduled to open In their new musical comedy at the Grand, 
Youngstown. O., Aug. 31. . . . Julius Tannen playing his first Eng- 
lish engagement at the London Coliseum, was broken up by a disorderly 
gallery. Down stairs they liked the American. , * ' 



Three houses In Wilmington, New Castle and Watertown Vere added 

to the books of the Independent booking office (run by the White Rats). 

. , The German performers and managers were stiU deadlocked, but 

home change In the situation was looked for when the Loge leaders met 

ilie next week. 

The new Hudson theatre. Union Hifi, N. J., was set for opening S^pt. 
14. Bookings provided by the U. B. O. Blllie Burkes "Strawberry Fes- 
tival" was the first headliner. . . . Willie Hammerstelh had booked 
a foreign act called "The Performing Cow." but when the owner demanded 
an advance of $«00, the date was called off. 

Tony Pastor was taken seriously ill. He was 76. and Just given up 
the direction of Pastor's on 14th street. . . . Freddie Proctor, Jr., re- 
signed as booking manager of the Keith-Proctor houses, that function 
levertlng to S. K. Hodgdon. Proctor continued as assistant manager. 

Joe Bernstein and "Kid" Griffo framed a vaudeville act containing an 
» xpose of methods of "throwing" ring battles. . . . The "Salome" craze 
was running It^ course. This week the Newark (N. J.) police stopped a 
Ijerforraance at Electric park With Carola doing the wriggles. 

Managers of popular priced melodrama houses were e^lng more and 
more toward a straight picture policy. . . . Nat Wills was boeked for 
a year at $800 by M. S. Bentham. Bill Lykens, who had suffered a sun 
stroke and been 1^1 for more than a month, was back at work in the 
Lykens A Levy agency. Cliff Gordon signed a Morris contract, agreeins 
to play two weeks in each theatre. 

Leo Maase. In Berlin for MarinlUl, and Bella Frankie irere married 
in London. ... All the New York speculators congregated around the 
St. James building and there was a suspicion that they were rushing to do 
'.)usiness with the U. B. O. Nothing of the sort. The New York Baseball 
rlub had offices in the same building, and the rush was on for worlU's 
sprles reservations. » " . 



Jet Hahlo. sister of Sylvia, was engaged as a show girl with "Neaiiy 
x Hero," She had been Heinrich Conreid'g secretary. 



A daughter was bom to Irene Franklin and Burt Green. , , . Wil- 
liam Brode, former pianist at Tony Pastor's, wept out with a road com- 
r»any as musical director. . . . Melville Elllr was booked for 20 weeks 
in vaudev!ll«». starting at HammerRtein's. After that he was going abroad. 



William Fox declared he had not leased the Dewey and Gotham to the 
I'.mpire circuit people (Western wheel), but wd^ld play pictures In both 
liouses. This appeared to leave the western crowd with two blank 
weeks in the metropolis. . . . Burlesque was suffering from a fad for 
'revues." The Behman and Irwin shows had taken on that style of en- 
r^rtalnment. 



The season opened conspicuously well for the wheel houses. The Sam 
T. Jack show did |1,200 in two performances In Chicago, and Barney 
lierard'a "Follies" got $1,700 In two performances at the Standard, .St. 
Louis, an unprecedented figure. ^ . - 

Alexander Carr was engaged to play for the Morris circuit In "The- End 
«.f the World" at |1,500. beginning at the newly acquired Lincoln Square, 
-Sew York. 



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The German actors' organization had made a rule requiring all niember.s 
lo contribute 2 per cent, of their salaries to a general fund, and the 
White Rats were considering a plan t© have its members agree to a like 
;>ssessment of 5 percent. • 

In spite of the fact that every dancing woman not otherwise engaged 
was offering her services for a "Salome" dance number, the supply was 
still less than the demand. It was said that practically every house on 
the U. B. O. books had sent in requisition for a Salome, and the scramble 
•esulted. 



Explaining why the Buffalo Bill Wild West had tUt out its parade. 
Johnny Baker said: "One of the reasons is the unc«Ttainty of getting into 
lown on time. It's better for the man who comes to see tho show and 
better for the merchants, because the people who come uptown to see 
the i>arade only arc the ones who don't ha\'0 money to spend. On the 
other hand, the man who comes to spend his money to see the show wants 
bis money's worth, and if we give a parade he doesn't get it because the 
♦ lock and the people are too tired out to give a good show." 

The first hint of a combination of Edison and Blograph picture interests, 
rame out. The Edison people were in conference, but it was given out 
that their discussion merely foreshadowed an advance In tho price of 
Mm. But George Kleine. Importer and a big factor in Blograph, hap- 
pened In town from Chicago at the same time and gossip was feverish. 
Jacques Berst, then American representative of Pathe FroreM and a power 
tr the Edison camp, said Klpine's presence was without signiflrance in 
OTf to the Edison gatherlrtg. ' 



Exhibitors had to hook up with one faction or the oihor, hut th-y hopix.l 
hack and 'forth with great rapidity. Billy Gane at the Manhattan was 
iJo.1 to Blograph through Kleine, He demanded 12 flr.st run pictures a 
neek: Kleine declined tc supply them, and he movod h.-i.-k to the Edi.son 
looks. ' 

Tf. II. Kelber took out an agent'6 license. . . - rhri«i o. Brown. N« u 
York liiok^r for SulIIvan-Consldine, put out an act called 'Thr? Toy 
MaVrr's Baby." . . . The Kratons, colored hoop rollrpB, were a stan.l- 
tTfl turn. . . . Collins and Hart, travesty acrobats, .«(lgncd for K. 4lt E 's 
"Little >;emo," musical comedy built on a newspap'^rosjioon atrip. 



THE HEWCOMEBS 

(Continued from pa^a 17) 
gested and half way started. The 
number ^aa a funny Interlij^e. The 
"rain'^ effect was also Ingeniously 
travestied. Florence Stone as Sadie 
and Gaby as the Rev. Davidson 
were humorously effective. 

A "Pango* Pango Bay" number, 
headed by Paisley Noon and devel- 
oped with ensemble, flashed some 
hula stuff, including a decided cooch 
by a female specialist. "The Ultra 
Peacock Strut," Introduced by 
Frankie James, was another of the 
flash numbers of the -first stanza, 
giving Jtforrlsey full rein for some 
audience wise-cracking. 

•Covered Wagon Days" was one 
of the early numbers in full stage. 
Sophie Romm and Henry Stremel 
head it, with Cecil and Kaye and 
Romeo Interpolating Indian dance 
specialties. Gaby followed with his 
ventriloquial specialty, sitting on 
the orchestra rail in the audience. 

Florence Richardson, of the Ca- 
sino, Central Park, appeared early 
instead of the late position pro- 
gramed. She viollned two numbers 
and called it an evening. 

The second half started off nicely 
with a Spanish dance and ensemble 
headed by Noon. The number is 
programed "California Sunshine." 
rather a misnomer for a Cttstllllan 
specialty. A travesty on a charity 
appeal for funds was conducted by 
Morrisey, Gaby, Joe Burrows. 
Stremel. Carolyn James and, Cecilia 
Verkooy, with Morrisey ad libblng 
"this is half way on the level to- 
night." A succession of dance spe- 
cialties had Mason and Shaw, Peggy 
Hart, Oecile and Kaye, Irene Crane, 
Paisley Noon, Romeo, Masters and 
Lamonte, and Constance Evans fea- 
tured. 

A "Washington Square" numA)er 
as it was "long ago" was dressed up 
in ante-bellum costuming, although 
some of tho choristers decided to in- 
ject a suggestion of shim for the 
getaway. 

"The Mystery Drama" was a 
travesty on that sort ol^lay so pop- 
ular last season, it garnered a hock 
of laughs, although rather loosely 
developed. John Irving Fisher had 
an inning af the baby grand in the 
orchestra pit. where he had been 
alternating off and on with the reg- 
ular house pianist. ^ a 

"Old Time Jokes" by The Boys 
was excuse for many Joemlllers. An 
ensuing travesty on movie actors 
and directors proved extra funny. 
Morrisey confided he was being paid 
off in laughs there. 

"Mother, Me and a Flag." dedi- 
cated to George M.. was an ingenious 
American flag finale. The conclud- 
ing program notation is "forgive 
us!" 

As an evening's entertainment 
there have been worse siiows ofi 
Broadway. If laughs are a desir- 
able asset the "Newcomers" has 
many of them. On the other hand, 
compared to other |3.»^-shows this 
suffers in comparison. 

Morrisey would do well to chop 
it to a $2.50 scale. The show looks 
like It can afford It and it should 
be plugged as a popular-priced at- 
traction. 

The cdmpany are not strictly all 
"newcomers." a majority being from 
vaudeville, with a few of the impor- 
tant -principals unknown quantities, 
although mostly promising. Tlve 
lack of names, besides being eco- 
nomlnal. Is an asset In keeping with 
title, although there are a few 
staples to build around. 

The show Is divided 40 per cent, 
between Martin Sampter and Arthur 
Klein (for the Shuberts), and the 
balance with Morrisey, according to 
the latter. 

Of course the idea Is Morrlsey's. 
and the plan was to bill "New- 
comers" In order that the public 
might not expect too much. The 
show plunged into cut rates Imme- 
diately upon opening and is still in 
_;: ■.." ^ — Al>c1. 

LOEW TAKES TIVOLI 

(Continued from page 2) 
the gupst of honor. When It came 
time for the American theatrical 
manager to speak, he chose Metro 
as his subject. 

Mr. Loew stated he originally had 
no idea of becoming a picture pro- 
ducer in t^e States, but that talks 
of comblnatione and selling pictures 
on percentage determined him to 
buy Metro as a means of protec- 
tion for the Loew circuit. 

He further quoted that upon as- 
suming control of Metro, the first 
thing he discovered was thfit the 
company desired, money, but «t that 
time his houses were net adequate 
for tho cause, although the Ix)ew 
circuit, at one time, had loar.ed 
Metro $10,000,000. 

Despite Metro was turning out 
big pictures, continued Mr. Leew. 
public support was larking- until 
"The Four Horsemen" was .s< recned. 
which proved not only a financial 
success but also gave the company 
a senile of morale that had bofii 
woofully lacking. 

In sp^^aklng of the current .Metro 
oiganlzation Mr. Loew narrated 
that 33 pictur<:< wtre being made 
this year at a rost of almost $15- 
000.000, of whi.-5i ".Sriirurnouchp" is 
the )t>lggf^t, fntailing a product ir.n 
«*o»t f>{ $."00,000 . inorp tljan thr 



THE STYLISH 






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(Continued firom page 10) '* < 

dsely. AVhy must all artists on the stage wear velTet ceats and l< 
pants and tennis collars? Some day som^ actor wiU become fi 
by clothing his artist In overfalls or a |»nngalow apron. Outside 
Miss Jackson's performance, one^ot the Impression of decided 'dramat 
school" acting. After taking several bows with his company Mr. Tell< 
gen does a highly courteous thing in taking his* lone bow in rone." 
a.sks the audience's permission to share his last bow in one wiih 
associates, which de does. 

Jack Wilson cavorts about kidding the preceding acts In his ui 
way. He enlists Mr. TeUegen's services, with good results for Ji 
Wilson. Adele Ardsley uses a Creole make-up that Is a relief from 
everlasting pink and white. Her little sport model of black vtlvet 
white crepe Is fresh lookinjf and sOIts her. This is made with the _„ 
popular box coat and square cut scalloped skirt. Surmounting Is a fetcl 
Ing turban of white. Her second dress of white and silver is also m< 
flattering to her dark complexion. Mr. Wilson has a little wonder as 
of the surprises of the act. A ftalf-portion with the most remajkably 
feet enunciation for a child. His voice Is resonant and he can clowi 
Maybe h^ isn t a child; if not, he is a wonder, anyway. 

The show this week was not up to the Palace standard. It draggj 
miserablj at tho Afonday matinee. — ; , 

There Is a most fortunate discovery for the girl with the double cl 
guaranteed to demolish this arch enemy to the beautjful contour of th# 
female phisIog—Cremo Emelle. ^ » ^ . 43 

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How many acts extinguish all the good Impression created during the 
course of their performance by the way they take their bows? How In- 
appropriate to^see the demure and retiring ingenue step out In "one" and 
shake hands with her^self, implying one of her hands Is the audience. 

Then the hysterical soubret who wafts endless kissei;! »- -n 

Also the dignified basso who, after deUvering a serious progn-^m, frfi 
dulgeil in a series of staccato nods and grimaces. 

This, a most Important part of any one's performance. Is rarely thought 
of. It Is not unusual to observe an avalanche of applause die suddenly 
as the artist bows. 

This is a matter worthy of study— "How to Bow." : . ^ 
..'>». . ■ - ,. . ■ . " *■ 

John Davidson In "The White Faced Fool" Is being presented by Lionel 
Atwlll. The latter played It earlier In the summer. Mr. Davidson gives 
equally as good a performance as Mr. XtwllL \>iv' - 

A new neighborhood Idea has b^n adopted by the Pordham manage 
ment. The names of people seen on the street In the vicinity are flush 
cn^the screen. Quite. a gather-lng of locals enjoy the Idea.^ 





The girl In "Tho Sunshine Trail* (Douglas MacLean) wears an un- 
usually ugly turban with an old fashioned chiffon bordered lace veil. T\^ 
picture has plenty of wholesome comedy but an aimless and wandering 
story. The kiddle In this production is a- cutie and looks a wee mite In 
his Oliver Twist panties. The photography and direction are good. The 
safety razor bit at the beginning Is a good comedy thought and ad for 

Gillette. . s ' * . • 

■' -^ '*-'■' ,. 

The collars observed ir London, the accepted criterion for nieji's clothe*^ 
are shorter and show a considerable expanse of neck. Quite attractlvt 
and certainly comfortable. .*. . 



A certain actress, famous for her fiJihlonable foibles, was feen thia 
week carrying her Pekinese by a mlnla*ute shawl-strap. Great for per» 
sonal attention but not so good for the dog. 



For those prone to enlarged pores a rinse of plain malt vinegar of one- 
third to two-thirds water Is helpful. A little vinegar in the rinsing water 
of the shampoo will completely remove any particles of soap. 



Nicotine stains the teeth. A hint for the Inveterate cigaret smoiier is 
to brush the teeth at least once weekly with bicarbonate of soda, not 
diluted, but applied tb the teeth In powder form. 



3 

1 



Something must be radically wrong with the box office of Proctor'i^ 
Mt. Vernon. At 7.35 they sold two seats In R. claiming nothing better* . 
and when entering the entire forward and center of the auditorium wer«' ' 
unoccupied. 'Twould seem the female is fully as deadly as the male in - 
the box oflflce. ; ,1 ^ 

Johnny Hincs In a comedy picture ("Luck"'), fringing on the melo. Is a .' 
fast young ma^ Insofar as making the gradr just In time to cause tha^ 
tnrlH. One of the leads looked like Robert Edeson. Cast not programed.* 
The heroine Is the necossary shade of blonde to photograph well and 
wears some nice clothes. A charming motor costume -^f dark cloth with 
wool collar had a delightful dark and white tarn. An entirely reallstio 
touch Is the mine elevator, and is at least half Instrumental In the plot 
HInes does some Bill Hart riding. 



Pathe news gave a most impressive joutlne of the life of the late 
President unto his passhig. The much Ignored but always conscientious 
newspaper photographer got about 15 feet of recognition In It. and gava 
some idea of the precarious job of this particular member of newspaper 
life. 

Osprey and various novelty feathers wil' be the thing for evening hal!* 
adornment. Th- new designs as shown at the millinery carnival in Paris 
are exceptionally close fitting and are worn so low as to "almost obscura 
the eyes. The straight line high neck is just as smart this season and 
noticed more frequently in the evening models. v 



It if a long time sir.ce there has been «uch a diversITy of styles te 
choose from. This is noticed mainly in the skirts and sleeves. The old 
bishop sleeve has been resurrected in .several variations. Coat designs 
are more conservatively adhering to the bell sleeve. * ■ M 

• ____ 

An Innovation In hair-pins la the "Scolding Locks" pin. Possibly the 
only hair pin that will not fall out wher dancing, and when removed, ^ 
does not take quantltle . of hair with It. For the girl with fine fluffy halt 
It Is a ble.ssing. As the boohed heads are being coaxed Into a oojffure, 
resembling the head with long hair, this hair- pin is invaluable. 

The majority of the models for fur coats tho coming sea.son h;iVe the 
full sleeve. The mantean or cape sleeve is in the minority. Fawn . niacu! 
combined with taupe fox is a harmonious creation for the younger wearer, 

A grease spot is. readily removed from all mjtterials by pla<Mng a sheet 
of ordinary brown packing paper over tho stain and over that a hot iron. 
The paper absorbs tho stain. This Is a .solution as most cleaning fluid* 
am impotent for removing grease. 



"Horsemen." and whi.h will be rr- 
lea.^'ed here four months beforD 
Atrip^ ica sees it. 

Loew on Percentage 
Mr. Loew further said that 1)« 
liad changed his mind on the per- 
centage angle and had persuaded 
Sir William .0 work on that basis 
horrafirr, (A year ago .Sir William 
bfld a contract with 31etro calling 
for an advHn<e of the percentage 
of .Oft «nd Lofw voluntarily re- 



Irasrd him ber^iijse roiiditlon-s had 
ihanged and bcllevtd it to^ l>c un- 
fair) 

When liPie last yr;ir I^)pw visited 
tlie. Marble Arch pavilllon and the 
(Jallcrie Klnema. finding the pic- 
tures as well presented as in Amer- 
lea, but at least two yrnrs ol<l. He 
immedi;»teiy ."crappcd lii« }:urt'P''an 
bookings, bringing them up to dats»r 
and tliey are now only iwo MT'iitht 
b*'hlnd his .New York .sche<lijle. 



ThuTiday. Au^usf 16, 1$23 



PICTURES 



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PICniRE SCANDAL IN NEW YORK; 
RAIPH M BEATS GEO. STEWART 



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Director Brother-in-Law of Boy and Anita Stewart — 
Anonymous Message Notifies Newspapers — Geo. 
Stewart in Hospital With Fractured Skull 



The scene of Kandal as fur as 
the picture tnduetry is conce«ned 
' bail switched^ from Hollywood to 
Kew York. It' Is possible it may re« 
K« 'suit In the death of George Stewart. 
t- brother of Ajiita Stewart, wiio is at 
I present lying in the Hospital for 
Ruptured nnd Crippled in East 42nd 
street, suffering from a fractured 
skull and other Injuries received at 
the handR of Ralph Ince, the di- 
rector, who is his brother-in-law. 

The injuries were inflicted on the 
Boston Post road following a drink- 
ing bout which took place at one of 
the roudhouses in that fcectlon early 
W'ednccUay morning of last nvcek. 

Early this week the "Daily News" 

In New Vork received an anonymous 

tip regarding the affair. Variety 

recei\yd a carbon copy of the same 

J, notification. Investigation In cer- 

^ tain circles where Anita Stewart 

baa been outspoken regarding the 

affair disclosed that the anonymous 

letter contains language identical 

with th.u the used in describing 

f what occurred. 

<■ The anonymous mec'&ase read as 
'. ifollows: 

\» "Do yon know that I^alph Ince, the 
' picture director, nearly killed little 
delicate Oeorgie Stewart. Anita 
Stewart's brother. In a car the other 
^#night? He tried to wrench a part of 
the car away to murder the little 
kid, whom I uiideijttand trifd to pro- 
tect his sister's Tiame.' Is it not 
time that the papers bared a beast 
■; like this man. Call af Anita's home, 
■'■■'they can tell you aboat it. ^ 

"I understand that Georglc's skufl 
has be>n fractured. 
•^V^ (Signed). 

S. WELL MEANING." 
The Stewarts live at 801 West End 
avenue. A call there Tuesday night 
failed to bring to light other addi- 
tional facts than those secured. 
Ralph Ince Is married lo Lucille 
. Stewart, sister of Anita and George 
Stewart, but the couple have been 
separated for some time, said to 
have been caused by the director's 
drinking. 
The story, as Anita Stewart re- 
:.- lated it to friends. Is to the effect 
that ^ince her advent in the East 
•he lias l>een renting a Rolls Royce 
car from Harry Voight, and Tues- 
day night her brother asked for 
permls.sion to use the car to take 
Ralph Ince and some friends to a 
road house on the Boston Post road. 
Supposedly, the party carried some 
liquor with them. Cyril Ring" was 
reported as a member of the party, 
and also several women. 

On the return trip, Ince, who was 
considerably intoxicated, according 
to the story the chauffeur told Miss 
Anita Stewart, as sh» related It, be- 
iran abusing women in general and 
his wife In particular. When young 
Stewart remonstrated with him, 
Ince started to beat him up In the 
car. 

The chauffeur stopped the machine 
iand Informed the battling pair he 
didn't want them to mess up his car, 
and took Stewart Into the front seat 
with him. After starting off again, 
Ince la reported, to have smashed 
the glass in the front of the car 
In an ef Jjrito get at Stewart, where- 
upon the chauffeur again stopped, 
and Ince and Stewart got out and a 
free-for-all fight commenced, dur- 
ing which Stewart was knocked 
down by the director and i=cverely 
kicked. 

After this the party went to the 
Lambs Club, where Ince Is said to 
have paid the chauffeur for the dam- 
age dono to tl\e car nnd also not to 
Inform Miss Stewart what had oc- 
curred. He took young Stewjisrt, into 
the club and had him pholie his 
home that he would not be in that 
night. Tlir next day, on froing home, 
Stewart's f-imily called in a doctor 
to attend his brui.ses, wlili the re- 
sult th.' frnctnre of the bkuli \vu» 
discoMTcd. •■ 

Anif.t Stew.'iit has been workin:? 
In a pr(»diirtii>u for Co^moi>(»lii.i»i. 

M. I.. Malevinjky, of C>'I>ri»-ii. M.'i- 
levlnsky & Dri.scoll, attoiaf-y for 
Miss Sf^w .'irt. stated that whU.* the 
matter hati not l»cen reiMutrd to the 
poll .1-; > «*t. li wouM !•»_ piiteeU 
in their luiids within tia* n-.vt L'4 
hours. 

Ince, is Si:(id to have ."-ailMl fi>r 
nermtuli within th*» j>;»st lew days 
to stmt wurk on the direction ol a 



NARY M. MINTER STUFF 
SAVORS OF PUBUCmr 



Los Angeles Skeptical ^~ An- 
nouncement 6f Taylor En- 
gagement Helps Some 



^ Los Angeles. Aug. 15. 

With the announcement Mary 
Mil^s Minter was engaged to wed 
William' Desmond Taylor when he 
was murdcr^ffd, there seems to have 
been an entirely different complexion 
placed on the star's alleged intimacy 
with the former picture director. As 
a result of the explanatory tale she 
is said to have received two offers 
from picture companies and one for 
a stage engagement. All these ar- 
rived after Miss Mlnter made the 
announcement that an engagement 
had existed, although this is the first 
intimation such was the case, al- 
though the murder occurred almost 
two years ago. 

Mary's latest statement Is to the 
effect that her mother, Charlotte 
Shelby, was also In love with Wil- 
liam Desmond Taylor, which ac- 
counts for the mother's desire to 
keep her away from the director. 
Mary also does a complete about- 
fatce on the engagement story, now 
saying that there was no engage- 
ment, but ,^hat she was in love with 
Taylor and would have married him. 

Louis Sherwln may be injected 
Into the serial In the next episode. 

The Mlnter family troubles have 
been first page material here for 
over a week. Mary, her sister, Mar- 
garet Shelby, and their mother are 
all in the squabble which has re- 
sulted in a lot of dirt sllnfing by 
both sides. Mary claims that her 
mother and sister have spent her 
earnings which she alleges have 
amounted to more than 1 1,000,000 
and will ask the courts to conlpel 
her mother to give an accounting. 
The mother has just been removed 
from a hospital after a slight opera- 
tion. Mary accuses her of feigning 
Illness to thwart the suit story, 
which In the light of recent develop- 
ments seems to savor of press 
agency in order to get Mary back 
into the gogd graces of the public 
and the producers. 

Another angle of the story Is the 
reported attempt on the life of Sigrld 
Holmquist, the blonde Danish screen 
star who is now living In the Mln- 
ter home, having rented It. Shots 
are reported to have been fired from 
ambush by a man who evidently 
mistook Miss Holmquist for Mary, 
the shots missed her but grazed the 
skin of two of her guests. This is 
supposed to liave occurred several 
weeks ago, but the police do not 
take the matter seriously, preferring 
to look upon It as a "plant" for pub- 
licity purposes. 



LESSER OFFICE IN N. Y. 



Coast Hsadquartsrs for Production 
Only — Sol Lssser Sailing 



Sol Lesser Is due in Now York 
Sunday from the coast. He will sail 
Sept. 8 on the Leviathan. 

During his stay in New York Les- 
ser win transfer the home offlco of 
his interests from Hollywood to 
New York, us4ng th^ present estab- 
lishment In the State theatre build- 
ing which Irving M. Lesser, brother 
of Sol. presides over. The Los An- 
geles headquarters will be confined 
to production activities, the ad- 
ministrative headquarters being ir. 
the east. 



^COVERED WAGON' BEAT 
HATIONVAT ASBURY 

Features Showed Eight Years 

Apart— Several "Wagon" 

Companies Headed Out 



The question whether'or not the 
$2 picture Is dead is pretty much 
settled by the comparison of the 
receipts of "The Birth of a Nation" 
and those of "The Covered Wagon" 
at the Savoy, Asbury Park, N. J., 
for a week's engagement played 
eight years apart. The result Is 
entirely in favor of the more re- 
cent picture 4#ind shows that the 
public is willing to give up regular 
box olllce prices for the pictures 
that they want. v i. 

"The Birth of a Nation" opened 
at Asbury Park in the Savoy in 
1915. It was the first road company 
of the plcturj to start out and by 
coincidence it played the same 
week of the month as "The Covered 
Wagon", did. With 12 perform- 
ances, six matinees and six nights 
nt |2 top the i^ross was. |9.150.7I>. 
Last week "The Covered Wagon" 
with five majtinees and six nights 
got a gross of |10,652 at %IM top in 
a house which only seats 900. 

The second iroad show of "The 
Covered Wagon" opened at Dalian 
at the Majestic for eight days on 
Aug. 11, while 'Aug. 12 the third 
company to start opened at the 
Helig, Portland, Ore. for three 
weeks prior to the inauguration of 
the regular vaudeville season at the 
house. ^ A fourth company takes to 
the road at Newark, N. J., this 
week, I aving opened the Shubert, a 
unit house last year, Monday night. 

Five additional cctmpanles to tour 
are to open Aug! 26, Shubert. Kan- 
sas Cit>'; Aug. 27, Patchoguo, 
Patchogue, L. I. (for three days, this 
company jumping to Columbus, O., 
for the following week) ; Aug. 27 
another compan>^ playing a return 
date 4t th^ Savoy, Asbury Park; 
Sept. 2, Grand, Cincinnati, Q., three 
weeks, and Sept. 16, Columma, San 
Francisco, indefinite. 

The London engagement which 
Jack Flynn is now abroad arrang- 
ing for and for which a company 
of real. Indians sail from New York 
this week, they being the first In- 
dians to go to the English capital 
since the advent of* the ^Buffalo Bill 
•hows there)* Is slated for Sept. 6. 

The engagement at Patchogue,,, 
L. I., will be the only one to be 
played on the island, and was ar- 
ranged only through an arrange- 
ment where the picture was to re- 
ceive 70 per cent, of the gross with 
practically a guarantee of a $7,000 
grate for the six peifbrmances. 



REYNOLDS, BIG LOSER 
IN L A. EXPO. FLOP 



Said to Have Lost Entire 

Fortune, Also Two 

Jobs 



t. 



THEAIVE OWNERS DETERMINED 
ON FIRM STAND AGAINST UNION 



Call for Meeting Sent Out — Attendance Imperative 
by T. O. C. C. Members— New Scale Would Close 
Many Houses If Agreed To 



E. CANADA RUINED 
BY DAYUGHT SAVING 



No Measures Taken by Exhibi- 
tors Against Annual Busi- 
ness Devastator 



■••■ -f: 



St. John. N. 15., Aug. 10. 

Daylight saving time has been 
one of the factors in the biggest 
picture slump ever recorded in east- 
ern Canada. In those cities In 
which daylight * saving time wak 
adopted, the summer business has 
^oen very poor. Those caters 
which refused to adopt the ad- 
vanced time have given fairly good 
business to the picture houses. ' 

Despite the dayTIght saving sys- 
tem has wrought havoc with busi- 
ness, exhibitors have arranged no 
concerted opposition to this idea 
of advancing the clock one hour In 
the spring and restoring the nor- 
mal time In the fall. Until the 
theatre • managers become active 
and merge their efforts to prevent 
the yearly passing of the daylight 
saving regulation in the various 
city councils, there will continue to 
be vjnsatlsfactery buslnaM. 

In eastern Canada daylight ex- 
tended until 10 o'clock during June 
and July. During August dusk does 
not fall until 9 o'clock. Outdoor 
baseball games, amateur and pro- 
fessional, and motoring,, bathing, 
walking, and various other qutdoor 
cliverslona oc(;upy the attention of 
the motion picture fans during the 
Rummer with the daylight saving 
Hystem in force. With daylight sav- 
ing time in operation Canadian 
time is advanced iy^ hours over 
American time. 

In some of the cities, theatre man- 
agers hav^ been abl» to lend hands 
in fighting the adopting of the ad- 
vanced tlms. But in other cities 
the. managers have been sound 
asleep. 



THREE 2.A*DAY 



Lot 



AngtUs Adding Anothsr R«- 
Mrvsd 8«at Hous« 



COURTS MAY PASS ON 
' SUNDAY UW 



{n Effect Sept. I^^No Proce 

dure by Theatre Managers 

Yet Laid Out 



rt.. 



Los Angeles. Aug. 15. 

The biggest Individual loser on the 
prize flop, the Monroe Centennial 
and M. P. Exposition here. Is W. J. 
Reynolds, secretary and treasurer of 
the Exposition and llkewLse holding 
the same office In the Cinema Mer- 
cantile Company and the M. P. Pro- 
ducers' Assoclatfon. He Is said to 
have lost about $25,000, reported to 
have been his life's savings, although 
In other circles it is stated that 
Reynolds was worth something like 
$300,000. Because of his connection 
with the exposition fiasco he has 
been deposed from office in both the 
Mercantile Co. and in the Producers' 
Association. 

Reynolds, If tho statement that 
he has lost his eifltre savings Is 
true. Is about the moat pathetic flg- 
uro connected* with the exposition 
flop. 



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produ<lii>n 



.*<tewnrt w an t ' l 



have been liis .'iHyL-uiiit (lirectt)i. 

Ual|)l) Iiicc l.HtP Wednesday .'Stated 
ihat he had nn statement whatpc>- 
over to niak(" r»f;ar<llng the affair, 
and that as ii wa.s an lnsitl*^ fiuni'y 
squahl-'l'- ho v.tin willing to prrmir 
liiK niotlur-iii-law and Pister-jn-l.'U\ 
to do all lh*» talking. fee'Ing oott'iln 
tha( cvtMituarty >vheti his brother-in- 
law wa.s pfrmilted to talk the mfit- 
ter would l)e entirely cleared ui> n>> 
that no f?iigrna wou'd rest on h n». 



MICH. CONVENTION SEPT. 

.Jackflon. Mich., Aug. ITi. 
Mi»hisan motion picture exhibi- 
tors will hold thfir annual conven- 
tion h^^ro SC'pt. 24-25. . 



Los Angeles, Aug. 18. 

The Klnema, one of the West 
Coast houses, will shortly close for 
alterations and when It reopens be 
devoted to special feaatures on the 
two-performanco^ally plan. 

This will make the third picture 
theatre here giving only two shows 
dally and seats reserved. 

At present, the Egyptian, in 
Hollywood. If the only houae gl^' 
ing two-a-da^ and the success of 
this house decided Grauman to in- 
stall the same policy In his Third 
ITnd Broadway house, which is not 
doing so well with its present con* 
tinuous performances. 



ENGUSH A. B. C. CLUB 
FORMING ON COAST 



Membership Majority English 
Actors in Hollywood — Chap- 
lin Honorary President 



KUnt. Mirli., Aug. TT. 
C'iUirle.H Canio'.d. formerly mana- 
ger of (lie Oip'ieuni. h:ts taken ov^i 
tlic Colonial thcatif and rcnamod i 
iUf l»uranr 



GRIFFITHGISH RECORDS 

LoH Aui^fh'H, Aug. in 
1). W. f:riffl(!i and Lillian (;!.sh 
ha\o .sigii»Ml contracts to m-tU*' 
Christmas C;teftlng records ff>r (J'-n- 
nctt I'honograiili C'u. 



LoH Angclc.«», Aug. 15. 
I'lulor the title of the A. B. C. Club 
a new actors' organization has been 
fomred here. The initials stand 
for thp American-British Cinema 
C!iiJ» and the memlMTRhip is largely 
made up of English actors now here, 
witli Charles Chnplln, honorary 
president. 
— G«:K>rKe K. Arthur in the organizer. 



Tlie object of tlu- organization in 
to piomote closer relations between 
tl'.c i»roducer and the actor. 



f . ' Memphij', Aug. Ifi. 

The Sunday closing law goes into 
effect here September 1. Unle«s a 
preventive Is found before Augunt 
2< will, be the flnal Sunday per- 
formances permitted In the picture 
houses. 

It is likely legal action will !>»> 
commenced to test the law with 
C. A. McElravy of Consolidated En- 
terprises stating it is his intention 
to Institute some action as "the 
people of Memphis do not want iUtt 
theatres closed," he says. 



HARMONICA CONTEST 

William Merrte' Tie-up with Picture 
Houses ■ 






The Theatre Owners Chaniht'r (»r 
Commerce has called a tipeclal o 
meeting at the Hotel Astor for 11 
a. m. tomorrow (Friday.) for th#» 
consideration of the 'situation exist- 
ing between the theatre owners or- 
ganisation and the Operators Unton 
Local 30<, In reference to the new 
wage scale which the union haa 
submitted. The call sent to the 
members of the T. O. C. C. I« an ur- 
gent one, and all members must at- 
tend under the pain of suspension 
or expulsion. 

The T. O. C. C. has Inforn.ed tlie 
union it win under no conHidoratlon 
be a party to a contract increasing 
the present wag* scale, but Is will- 
ing to operate under the preeent 
scale for a period until there shall 
be a change in the economic condi- 
tion. 

The theatree. accordfhg to Charles 
O'Reilly, haTe been falling off In at- 
tendance and admissions for the 
past year, and the exhibitors do noc 
see any prospect of Increased reve- 
nue during the coming year. 

Under the newly proposed ecale 
It would mean that It would cost 
the largest houses I9.445.SS to oper-^ 
ate their booths, any house having 
a seating capacity of 1.000 or mo»e. 
The smaller houses seating from 
300 to 600 under the new scale 
would have to pay $8,408.40 a yeir 
to run. 

The exhibitors maintain that this 
new scale would practically drive 
half of the houses in the New York 
territory, especially the smaller the- 
atres, out of business. 



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A 



William Morns is conducting n 
tie-up campaign with the better - 
class picture houses in booking Bor- ^ 
rah Minevitch, harmonica soloist. 
In each town the youth plays a deal - 
Is made with a local paper to con- 
duct a harmonlct contest with th<» 
flnal decision made by Minevitch 
and the committee In the theatre ■■' 
where the harmonlcast Is appearing. 
Minevitch recently ^ayed at the ■ 
Hialto and Rivoll theatres. New 
York, at which time "The World ' 
conducted a contest. 

His first tie-up date under th^ 
Morris management will begin at ^ 
the Finklestein Sc Rubin State, Hi. 
Paul, Sept. 16, and will last tw'» 
weeks. " .■ ' ■ 






MINN. TOWN ALLOWS SUNDAYS 

MmncapoUs. Au«. IT*. 

Th»' City Council of Alont^'vld^'O. 
Minn., has lifted the blue liw 
MguUi'-t Sunday »>liovviiig or plpfur«'s 

A u*'w ordlnanop was paH.se<i \>*fi' 
in i;ifig of SSiiiiday sliov iiigs. 



NOT SISTER OF GABY 

I..OS Angela. s. .\ug. 15 
Camiile Deslys, who has b^en poH- 
iiiK a» a sister of the late Gaby 
haM admitted it was all a fake. She 
has decided to discontinue —4I»*- 
loprosontatlon. 

Ttip French consul. Sentuou.s, 
nft»'r making an Investigation, says 
tho girl's claim Is a fraud. She 
roplies by saying her only proof 
vva-- that Gaby gave her many gifts 
and Ik? fore her death called her "eis- 
t.r Camiile." ■ v^: 

Criniiilr is a danf'r ;»n<J she hs-^ 
i.H«'ii flecking picture work here, ac- 
conipaiilod \>y her huahand. \ 















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PICTURES 



A: 



Thursda)^ August 16, 1923 



3110-YEAR-OLD aOSED DOOR % 
OPENED BY Fim PRODUCER 



Dewhurst Completes Picture in Germany — Herbert 
' Morris Is Archaeological Director — English Film 

Notes •• . ^ 



London, Aug. 6. 

George Dewhurst is back from 
Germany, having completed the 
•econd picture he haB made over 
there this year. This ie entitled 
•'The Little Door Into the World," 
and the 8tory is by way of being a 
fantasy. 

The title la derived from a' little 
door Ih the corner of an old abbey 
irardcn which had not been opened 
for 100 years before the producer 
got permission from the authorities 
to use It. 

The cast includes Lawford David- 
son, Olaf Hytten, Victor Tandy, 
Pegsy Paterson and Nancy Baird. 



Art directors 'are fairly numerous, 
but Herbert Norris goes one better 
than most of them. He Is the 
archeological director superintend- 
ing the Denniflon Cllft production 
of "Mary: Queen of Scots" for 
Ideal. His experience In this direc- 
tion dates back before the days of 
the klnematograph. 

Before turning his attention to 
the movies, he had achieved famj 
as a dress designer and director of 
pageants and hi«torlcal balls, the 
latter Including the Versailles Ball, 
ffor Lady Randolph Churchill (Mrs. 
Cornwallls West) he superintend- 
ed the gorgeou» pageant "Shake- 
speare's EThgland." He . was re- 
sponsible for the dresses and hie- 
torlcal part of Matheson Lang's 
production of "Christopher Sly." 
and also art directed "Blood and 
Band" and acted In a like capacity 
for the David Relasco production of 
.••The Wandering Jew." 



Denison Cllft has finished "Out to 
Win" for Ideal and Is now busy on 
"Mary, Queen, of Scots." "Out to 
Win" will be shown for the first 
time August 17 at the Marble Arch. 
The cast includes Catherine Oalvert, 
Irene Norman (the Marchioness of 
of Queensbury), E. Dagnall, Robert 
English. Norman Page, Olaf Hytten. 
A. B. Iraeson, Ivo Dawson and Cam- 
eron Carr. The picture Is an adap- 
tation of the drama of the same 
title by I^lon Clayton Calthrop and 
Roland Pertwce. which wa.s pro- 
duced at the Shaftsbury in the sum- 
mer of 1921. 



UNION AND F. P. AT 
PEACE IN SAN ANTONIO 



Threatened Trouble Averted — 
F. P/s Exchange^ > 
^ V Center ;• 



' San Antonio. Aug. 15. 

The threatened fight between the 

labor union and the Famous Players 

Interests here, which last week 

loomed as though Jt might assume 

serious proportions, has been amic- 
ably settled. Yesterday contracts 
were 'signed by Bill Lytle, associate 
owner of the Rivoll, covering oper- 
ators, stage hands and Jiusicians, 
and the house .^reopened with a 
union crew. 

The house is now operated under 
the banner of the San Antonio 
Amusement Co., which is the> oper- 
ating company for the Famous 
Players interests here. At the same 
time Lytle and Famous , Players 
gave up control of the Liberty, and 
the Queen Amusement companies, 
which two corporations operate the 
so-called "gasoline circuit" here. 
This circuit has been reported from 
time to time as a big money maker 
for Lytle, often being the mt. 
of showing a profit when the larger 
houses were operating en the losing 
side of the ledger. 

The Liberty Corporation taltes 
over two tiouses of importance, the 
Strand 'and Plaza, second and .ird 
run for Paramount, and are operat- 
ing on an open shop basis, although 



MILUON AND HALF DEAL 
IN NEW ENGUND HOUSES 



Seven Theatres Pass to New 

Co. with Nathan Gordon 

Interested 



Lynn, Mass., Aug. 15. 

One of the biggest theatrical deals 
in New England for sevsral yearf 
Involving nearly 11.500,000, w^s 
consummated when the Essex Realty 
Co. took over the interests of John 
E. and William H. Keon, of Salem, 
having theatres in Salem, Haver- 
hill, Brockton, Sr^erville ano 
Newton. 

Nathan H. Gordon is one of the 

directors In the new company. The 

seven playhouses involved in the 

,deal will be operated under the 

Olympia management. 

The other otflcers and directors 
are: president. John A. Deery, of 
Salem; treasurei, pan A. Donahue, 
clothing store merchant; directors, 
D. A. I>onahue, Attorney Lee M. 
Friedman: of Boston; Theodore M. 
Logan, president of the State Na- 
tional Bank, Lynn; Max Schoolman, 
realty operator, Boston; Edwin M. 
Dreyfus, of Jacob Dreyfus & Sons, 
clothing merchants, 'Boston; Attor- 
ney Benjamin Schoolman, Boston, 
and J. A. Deery, SaTem. 

The properties taken over in- 
clude the i^deral, Salem and Em- 
pire theatres, Salem; Colonial, 
Haverhill; Koen's, Brockton; 

Olympia, Somervllle, and the New- 
ton opera house. Newton,* Mass. 
Besides these theatres, much prop- 
erty is Involved in the deal. 

John ip. Keon^ was Salem's orig- 
inal moving picture man. He 
started 22 years ago, securing one 
of the first picture machines, and 
giving shows at Gorman's summer 
theatre, Salem Willows, and In 
lodge rooms in the, winter. In 1902 
he secured what is said to have 
been the first Edison picture ma- 
chine In this section of the country. 

TogeAer with the late Clarence 
Putnam, K^n established the Kozy 
theatre, the first film house in 
Salem. Later he established the 
Comlque, in the same city, with tyi 
increased seating capacity. Still 



WISCONSIN EXHIBITORS MEEr> 
FOR TWO DAYS IN MILWAUKEE- 



Lay Out Program of Action — Insurance Plan Pro^ 
posed for Saving— F. J. McWillianu Telk What 
Pictures Public WanU 



.>•«£' 



" m. 



O'BRIEN/tXPLAINS 
HIS ENaiSH ACCENT 



they are also to be unionized shortly 

For the past two weeks the entire I later his brother William entered 
auditing cre\{ from the Atlanta | into partnership with him, and 



offices of Southern Enterprises has 
been in San Antonio, and also A. E. 
Fair from the Dallas office. They 
acted in an advisory capacity In the 
settlement of the union differences 
and suggested the signing of the 
contracts under which the houses 
are to be operated, although the 
new arrangement is going to add 
considerably to the operating over« 
head. 

Another important film event an- 
nounced this week Is that Famous 
Players will shortly operate an ex- 
change center in San Antonio. Ac- 
The next George Robey picture to cording to Dugger, the southwestern 



Ornhnm Cutts has started on 
••ChiUlrni of Chance" at the Fa- 
mous I'layors studios at Islington. 
The ca.st Includes Betty Compson, 
A. B. Imeson and Hanry Victor. 



be made by Stoll will be entitled 
••The Widow Twank-kee." sounding 
Bugpestive of "Aladdin and Lamp." 
In this he will be directed by Sin- 
clair rtlll, who wrote the scenario 
of "Don Quixote," which is being 
made by Maurice Elvcy. 



Ideal have now got the "Hurri- 
cane," Hutchinson picture, which 
they made some time ago. ready for 
showing. It is entitled "Hutch 
Shows 'Em Up." The story telKs 
how an American cowboy descends 
on a sleepy EnRlifh^lUage and stirs 
up. among oth«^r people, the squire, 
who is a tyrannical autocrat. The 
feature is full of stunt.s, and big 
things are expected of It a." a show- 
man's propos'tion. "Hutch" him- 
self directed the feature, in which 
he gets his chief support from Au- 
brey FltxCcrald, Gibson Gowland 
and Joan Barry. 



The Pathe Q|pnsortium of I'aris is 
aboiittomake "l4i Cabano d'Amour" 
with a mixed Anglo-French com- 
pany. The leading man will be Mal- 
colm Tod. Tod has already done 
a good deal of work In France under 
the dlre«"tion of Louis Mcrcanton. 



O. P. Snmuil.«ion Is making "Th^ 
Afterplow" with a cast including 
Lillian Hall-Davles. James Lindsay. 
Sir Simeon Stewart. Bart.; Walter 
McEwen, Ida Fane and Annette 
B^ison. 



exchange manager, a new building 
is to be built for the purpose of 
housing the sales and distributing 
forces, to be in operation by the first 
of the year. S. R. Kent, the gen- 
eral sales manager of Famous, was 
in Dallas last week for a few days 
and also visited San Antonio. 

The San Antonio exchange Is to 
be operated as a regular branch 
office and not a sub-^branch of 
Dallas, which has been the ex- 
change center of all the companlel^ 
fc some time. The opening of the 
new branch will mean considerable 
saving to exhibitors In the cost of 
expressage and postage on their film 
shipments. 



French films and things generally 
He sometimes gets out of his depth, 
or it may be he has developed an 
Occidental love for leg pulling. 

Asked if he had seen any French 
films in America, he answered, "Yes. 
'Dr. Caligarl' was very good." It 
happens the Callgarl film is solidly 
German and probably^ the most ad- 
vertised film of the moment. 



George Clark Pictures is making 
"I^iana of the Island.^," with Nigel 
Barrie leadlnp. This will pojrtpnTir 
Barrie's return to America. 



Iceland has formed its own film 
company under the brand name of 
lOdda Film. The leading spirit In 
the enterprise is Gedmunder Kam- 
ban, the Icelandic novelist and phiy- 
wright. 



There Is a probability Betty 
Compson now making her second 
picture fur Graham Cutts, will be 
seen in n Stoll production of "Nell 
Owynne." She has been api>roached 
in the matter, but the negotiations 
have not yet gone beyond nrgu- 
ment.s about money. 



F.|'f^•\]r ll.iyfik.iwa 1? .nt the mo- 
meut in I'arls engaged in criticising 



A new departure has been made 
In <he British film world. This 
cuhMlsts of trying a picture on "the 
dog"; in other words, screening for 
the first time In an out-of-the-Way 
place where critics will not worry 
and the authorities will not prowl 
about. 

The pioneer of this new "stunt," 
which, however, failed to get the 
publicity it was doubtless intended 
to do, is Graham Cutts, whose new 
picture was shown for one night 
only at Minehead. a little place in 
Somerset bi|rcly bigger than a vil- 
lage. ' • , .• . 



they built the Feder^jL. They in 
turn purchased the Salem and Em- 
pire theatres, and afterward ac- 
quired playhouses In Haverhill. 
Brockton and other cities. 

The Empire has beeii playing 
stock the past two seasons, while 
the other two Salem theatres are 
movie houses. . 

No announcement of any change 
In policy has been made as -yet by 
the new management. , 



Acquired It While Holding Job 
Among English. Actors— Said 

So in Denver * 

-., V '^ "; ' ; Denver, Aug. 15. 

Eugene O'Brien, playing in "Steve" 
at the Denver Bronttway, pulled 
what is believed to Le a brand new 
one. 

Invited to speak before the Opti- 
mists club. Eugene proceeded to ex- 
plain why he carries around a dis- 
tinct and aggressive English accent, 
despite the fact that he was ad- 
mittedly born in Boulder, Colo., not 
so many years ago. 

" 'Twaa this wiy, fellow citiaens," 
quoth ' Eugene. "When I was a 
youn,?er man than I am now, and 
at the very beginning of my — ahem? 
—career, it happened that most of 
my engagements were with English 
companies. 

"In erder to hold my job. It was 
necessary that I cultivate an English 
accerxt. I have never been able to 
get rid of it." 

The real Joke is that O'Brien wa.s 
not klddlnrr when he said It. • 



KING VIDOR AND WIFE ON 
SEPARATE VACATIONS 

Think They May Like Each 
CMher Better After- 
ward ' 



yi.KTNE WITH RITZ 

George Kleine will be treasurer 
of the Ritz-Carlton organization, 
newly organized by J. D. Williams. 

Kleine has not been active in pic- 
tures for the last half doz£n year.s. 



, Houston, Aug. 16. 

King Vidor, picture director, who 
calls South Texac his home, ad- 
mitted here he and his attractive 
wife, Florence Vidor, have separated. 
They are not getting a divorce, said 
Vidor, but merely taking a vacation 
from one another. "We believe we 
will like each other better and ap- 
preciate each other afher we have 
been apart a while," he said. 

He left for the east and his wife 
saw him off. 

Like Irene Castle and Mr. Trcman, 
they are still "good friends." 



HOLLYWOOD VISITORS BARRED ; 
MAY AFFECT TOURIST TRADE 



Chamber of Commerce's Opinion — Will H. Hays May 
Have Been Responsible for Resolution of Motion 
Picture Producers' Association 



. Loe Angeles, Aug. 15. 

Motion Pict«*e Producers Assn. 
members at a secret meeting held 
Monday voted to ban all visitors 
from the studios beginning today. 
This Includes friends of employe:?, 
actors et al. 

The Chamber of Conimeifce thinks 

tho order Is certain to affect the^ 
winter tourist business, as many 
thousands have made Los Angeles 
their mecca simply to see the lllm 
stars at work. 

Tho studio executives state that 
they have taken the step to effect 
a sating in production coets, main- 
taining that the yisitors inter- 
rupted the players' work and there- 
fore cost the studios a lot of money. 

Another angle that may have had 
something to do with the taMng of 
this rather radical step Is the fact 
that the atars themselves did not 



create any too good an Impt-ession 
on some of the visitooi. 

This is quite true ot a number of 
the women stars and near stars, 
who thought nothing of guying 
some of tho yap visitors and fre- 
quently interspersing their com- 
ment with offensive expressions. 

It la not so long ago one woman 
etar working on a set visited by a 
number of visitors, exploded 
all over the place in their presence. 
When one of tho executives tried 
to calm her with a tip-off the vis- 
itors were members of the cloth, 
she added double the fuel to her 
remarks and practically addressed 
herself directly to the ministers. 

It Is possible that this barring 
visitors decree may have been 
worked oui at the suggestion of 
Will H. Hays, who may have come 
to a V-o.-tHzatlon that his <irf,'aniza- 
tion's work agaln.st censorship meas- 
ures wao being hampered. 



V 






Milwaukee, Aug. 15. 

Repeal of ad^nission and ttat 
taxes. 

Establishment of plan whereby 
exhibitors may purchase insuranpa- 
through their State organization at 
a' greatly reduced rate. - 

Outline of fight on the music taxt^ 

Election of successor to F. J. Mc« 
Williams, of Madison, aa president. 

With the above listed objective!, ^ 
the fourth annual convention of the 
Motion Picture Theatre Owners' of 
Wisconsin opened at the Wisconsin " 
Hotel yesterday. Other business was * 
scheduled on the two-day program, 
but it 6ccupied the background in 
compar^sjoil with these matters of 
major Importance. 

After listening to discussions by 
various members, including Mc- 
Wllliams and Joseph Rhode, of 
Kenosha, the first objective was dis- 
posed of with the adoptton of a 
resolution pledging members o^ the 
association to work for repeal of 
obnoxious taxes. 

The insurance project was ached* 
uled as the main business of the 
second day and was to be outlined 
by Mr. Rhode, who has mad^ a 
study of tho matte* and by repre- 
sentatives of- several national In- 
surance companies. • \ 

According to Rhode a saving of**^ 
25 to 50 I>er cent, can be effectofl "" 
for exhibitors by the purchase of i; 
insurance through the associat'ion 
under the plan to be proposed. Thia 
consists of contracting with a re-' 
liable firm foxvlnsurance of all mem- ' 
bers of the association through the 
establishment of a special theatrical 
branch, which is to be absorbed by 
the theatre men. 

The fight on the music tax wa« 
expected to take the form of.agita- 
tlon for an amendment to the ex- 
isting copyright laws. 

With Mr. McWilliams having an- 
nounced niat he will, under no cir- 
cumstances^ allow his name to b# 
put forward aa a candidatae for a 
second term, Fred Seegert, of the 
Regent, Milwaukee, was con.sidered 
the logical choice for the presidency. 
Mr. Seegert. veteran member of the 
Wisconsin exhibitors' unit, ^s a 
committee man of the n»tionai or« 
gahizatlon. 

Attendance yesterday was disap- 
pointing, less than 100 members be- 
ing present. Double tha< number 
are expected to-day, as a great 
many exhibitors who came to th« 
city -primarily for the convention 
spent the opening day of the con- 
vention as guests of George Levlne, 
manager of Universal, who paid 
their fare in order that they might 
Inspect the new home of Universal*! 
"exchange" hej;e. ■*■ 

Last night exhlWtors attended 
the convention and exchange men 
participated in a banquet and dance, 
as a demonstration of the friendly 
spirit prevailing In tjils section be- 
tween the two branches. 

Among other matters .o be taken 
up, McWilliams has announced, will 
be plans for furthering the organi- 
zation "drive" for clean pictures. 

"The public does not want sug- 
gestive pictures or even pictures 
advertised in a suggestive manner," 
he said. "It Is up to the^producers 
and exhibltora to give the public 
what it wants. 'Sheik' pictures 
and others of the same family are 
rapidly making way for the more 
wholesome American comedy." 

ANDERSON HEADS NEW CO. 



Independent Distributor Will Bear 
His Name — Starta Sept. 1 



Announced as a distributing or- 
ganization with a fresh Idea. Carl 
Anderson heralds The Anderson Pic- 
tures Corp., which was incorporated 
recently at Albany and which starts 
Sept. 1 with the distributing of ex-^.^ 
hlbltors' pictures. 

Carl Anderson was the first man- 
ager of the Lasky company and re- 
mained with them until Paramount 
was forincd, when he joined the lat- 
ter organization in the same ca- , 
pacity. He remained with Para- 
mount until the war, when he en- 
tered the service of the government. 
After the war he became l.lentified 
with the Educational Film Ei- 
chonge.s. 



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:. Thursday » August 16, 1923 



PICTURES 



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BmY GROSSES JUMP DESPITE 
: LOSS OF FWIM AHE^ 



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Showing So Satufactory, Four of Five Houses Hold 
Over LasI Wedc*s Feature — "Super Special'' 
Influx Begins in Legit Housea >-■:■■:C:^■■\y■,{^:'{r:■^^^^^ 



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The Broadway picture houses* re- 
crtpts last week generally were bet- 
t«y than the week before, even 
though there was a performance loet 
by all of the houses on Friday aft- 
erndiSn because of, the President's 
faherul. rtuslness was so good gen- 
eralb* ftro""'^ **** town last week 
tlM^t 6nlv* one new picture came to 
Bwadu-av this week in the quar- 
tet of big film houees, all the others 
herding over last week's picture. 
The Cauifol continued with "The 
Spoilers" for the second week, thd 
KlvoU held "Hollywood* for the 
third weel: and the Rialto held over 
-Bluebeard s Eighth Wife' after it 
»hb\ve«l becter- than J 18.000 last 
wef'k for that house: 

■'The only new picture on tic street 
was "Little Johnny Jones" pre- 
aented by the Warners at the 
StrflMii, ard it received a panning in 
th«rdailiee. sc the Stmnd Isn t play- 
ing to anything like top nr»oney this 
week, while the houses with the 
holdbVer attractions are almost 
■ touching th^ business of ladt week. 
t The* innux of "super-specials" in 
i the legitimate houpe« hn?* begim. 
[iXastweek witnessed the adver't jt 
* "Ashe.- of Vengeance" at the Apollo. 
J and on Tuesday night "The Green 
t Goddess'' opened at the llarris. The 
^reports on the latter make it appear 
that this will be a real box office 
i^ attraction. Next week Is going to 
I find several additional pictures on 
I the street in legit houses, with "The 
< White Sister" coming to the 44th, 
I and Fox ^olng into the Central \»lth 
^ « prod act iojn as well as preparing 
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of business for 



for the Astor. 

The estlmatee 
laKt w^ek are: 

A p o If o — "Ashes of Vengeance" 
(First National.) Seats 1,168. Got 
around $6,000. 

Cameo— "Broadway Gold" (Tru- 
art.) Seats 549; scalfe— 65-85. For 
the second week this production 



held up very nicely getting around 
13.600. 

Capitol-— "The Spoilers" (Ciold- 
wyn-Hampton.) Beats 6,300; scale 
66-86-11.10. This picture came in 
and just about cleaned up. getting 
$41,000 on the week, before Wednes- 
day night it was declided to hold 
it over for the second week. This 
week' Sunday was as good as the 
opening, but Monday fell off with 
Tuesday topping the same day of 

C • n t r'a U-"Loyal Lives' (Vita- 
graph.) Seats 960; scale 6»-7r.. 
Failed to stir anything, getting be- 
low $3,500 on the week. 

Cosmopolitan — "Little Old New 
York " (G o 1 d w y n -Cosmopolitan.) 
Seats 1,162; scale Mats. 77c.. Erea. 
$1.65. Opened the middle oi the 
previous week. Picture is pulling 
its btistneM principally at night, the 
matineps are off because of the up- 
town location of the house. Played 
to $10,200 last week. This was with 
both performances out on Friday, 
this being the only house that 
closed for the full day. 

Criterion — "The Covered Wagon" 
(Paramount.) Seats 608: scale — $1 
Mats., Eves. $1.50. Played to a little 
under $10,000 last weel? with the 
Fridav matinee out. 

rtiaito — "B 1 u e b e tt r u* s Eighth 
Wife" (Paramount.) Seats 1,960; 
scale 35 -55 -So; Held over for the 
current week on the strength of last 
week's business, which was a little 
better than $18,000. 

R i V o I i — "Hollywood" (Para- 
mount.) ' Seats 2,200; scale 35-55-85. 
In for the third week. Played to al- 
most $21«000 last week, which v'^s 
somewhat under the first week, out 
strong enough to warrant holding 
picture for the third week. 

Strand— "Circus Days" (First Na- 
tional.) Seal* 2,900; scale 35-iO-85. 
With Jackie Coogan pulled a lot of 
business, especially from the kid- 
dies. The week showed a little over 
$20,000. 



"MEANEST MAN" IS 
FRISCO SURPRISE 



Film Panned, Started Light 

But Finished with Top 

Money for Week 



FRONT PIAZZAS AND HAMMOCKS 
HEAVILY PLAYED IN SUBURBS 



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^Boston, Downtown, Last Week, "Human Wreckage" 
Surprised *em, and "Covered Wagon" Sent 
Over Another 



Boston, Aug. 15. 
The real surprise last week was 
. Mrs. Wallace Reld in "Human 
Wreckage" at Tremont Temple, the 
big downtown auditorium. Play- 
ing at a $1 top with the house taken 
over on a rental and cut basis by 
[' the Federated Films of New Eng- 
^~land, the business was just "one of 
Nhose things." hitting $10,300^with 
pthe Friday afternoon out. ^his 
beats the house record for Tremont 
, Temple, which had been close to an 
', even $10,000 and up to now held by 
Griffith's "One Exciting Night, 
originally exploited here, and^ the 
Fox "Over the Hill." Monday and 
Tuesday of this Week business con- 
tinued to roll in and good publicity 
la attributed. The slogan. "To kill 
an evil you must know itj' was a 
clever twist to the drug film. 
•*The Covered Wagon," on Its 13th 
I week, was another surprise, the ad- 
I Vance sale for this week indicating 
i^a return to the normal stride of 
. $12,000, which had been held until 
I last week, when the Friday after- 
noon closi.-g and a strong slump in 
the attendance of the type of In- 
frequent theatregoers that have 
been the backbone of the Majestic 
business brought the week's gross 
I down to around $9,700. 
I Suburban houses are optimistic 
I for the balance of AuRUSt, feeling 
that cool weather is due and flndinK 
, that the residential di.stricts are 
i~t»ungi*y for Alms that draw them. 
Suburban bUMlness i« apathetic to 
Indifferent pictures, one m-nnaKOi 
puttiuK it this way: "You can't get 
old man Jones off his front piazza 
by supcTostlnp a picture show. He 
' won t biicJK»>. But you n.-imo n show 
or n star and ho'Il ease hlinsolf out 
of tiio liammock." 

Last week'." estimates: 

Tremont T e m p I e— "Hnmriri 

WreckaKf." with Mis. Wjillarp Keid 

(tnce)A (2.400: r>5c.-$1.10.) Seoinl 

week RtronK. Laflt we<»k $10,300. 

Loew's State— "Tlie Love ^JraiMl" 

I 'Vnlversal), and "Comuerihg a 



DENVER'S EVEN WEEK 

Denver. Aug. 15. 

It was not a startling week in 
pictures locally. Neither was It a 
bad one. The tourist season la now 
at Its height In Denver. All grosses 
were ordinary, but managers are 
not complaining. Businew was 
what might be called normal moat 
of the week. 

Last week's estimated: 

Rialto (Paramount). (1.050: 40.) 
Milton SilH, in "Legally Dead." 
with comedy and Pathe News, 
about $({,600. 

PrinceM (Paramount). (1,250; 
40.> Thoma» Meighan, in "Home- 
ward Bound." did rather better than 
sister -house. Approximately $6,850. 

America (Blshop-Cassi). (1,530: 
40.) "Down to the Sea In Ships." 
First time as regular release. For- 
mer showing appeared to have 
helped rather than hindered the 
box office; grossed little over 
$5,300. 

Colorado (Bishop-Cass). (2.447; 
50.) Anita Stewart, in "The Love 
Piker." Only moderate fan at- 
tracter. Better than $7,745. 

!•;• (Fox). (1.774; 35.) Ethel 
Clapton. in "The Remittance 
Woman." About usual bus iness for 
tills liouse. around $4,825. 



San Francisco, Aug. 15. 
Labk of strong features amor.g 
the downtown picture houses iaet 
week netted a sort of off week with 
none reachinig a good average, and 
the matinee business being particu- 
larly light. 

The Granada with Jane Novak in 
"Divorce,*' got second money In box 
office returns for the week. John 
Steel, return date, given credit. 

The Warfleld with " The Meanest 
Man In tlie World," got top money. 
The feature was given a big send- 
off from a publicity standpoint. ^«rt 
wag a disappointment. Some of the 
critics termed it merely an ordinary 
program film. Week started olf 
light with little Indication that the 
business would hit the pace It did. 

The Imperial with "Merry-Oo- 
Round." is -naintalning a steady 
pace. Feature drawing consistently, 
and looks as If he will be retained 
for several weeks yet. Last week, 
fourth. 

The Strand combining musical 
comedy and pictures, was off a bit 
at the start of the week. Picture 
was William Farnum in "Without 
Compronvise." 

For the last week of the Tivoll a 
double bill was offered comprising 
Viola Dana In "Her Fatal Millions," 
and Jewel Carmen in "Nobody." 
Business very light. 

The Portola also was very light 
with "Youthful Cheaters." 

The California bad a pleasing 
feature In "The Ragged Edge." but 
the star, Alfred Lunt. was not 
known to picture audiences, and 
opening was light. Picked up a bit 
later and average fair. 

California — "The Ragged Edge," 
starring Alfred Lunt. (Seats 2.700; 
Scale 65-90.) Opened only fair. St^r 
not well known among picture audi- 
ences. Picked up a little in middle 
of week and drew around $11,000. 

Granada — "Divorce," starring 
Jane Novak. (Seats 2,840; Scale 
55-90.) Also return of John Steel, 
tenor. Steel proved the draw, open- 
ing big, and maintaining a lead over 
other houses. The picture very or- 
dinary. Got $15,000. 

I m p • r i • I — "Merry-Go-Round" 
(fourth week.) (Seats 1,400; Scale 
55-75.) This feature proving a sur- 
prise. Now hitting a steady pace 
that scarcely deviates from week to 
week. Looks as If good for few 
weeks still. $9,500. 

Warfield — "The Meanest Man In 
the World," starring Bert Lyteli. 
(Seats 2,800; Scale 65-75.) Opened 
with a blaze of publicity, and touted 
an supe»- feature. Film, however, 
not up to claims of press, agents. 
Press panned It mildly. New Or- 
chestra Herb Wledooft's Cinderella 
Roof Orchestra rather disappoint- 
ing. Gross $17,100, the surprise of 
the week. 

T i V o I i — Double f«ature. Viola 
Dana In "Her Fatal Millions," and 
Jewel Carmen in "Nobody." (Seats 
1,800; Scale 40-75.) Final week of 
this house, and business very light. 
$4,000. 

P o r t o I a — "Youthful Cheaters." 
starring Glenn Hunter. (Seats 1,100; 
Scale 60-75.) Business falling off, 
and receipts probably very light. 
Got $3,000. 

Strand — William Farnum in 
"Without Compromise." Also Fan- 
chon & Marco's Gayetles, musical 
comedy. (Seats 1,700; Scale 60-76.) 
Picture fair, but musical show Is 
proving draw. Business a little off 
preceeding week, but still holding 
up. Drew $10,500. 

DETHOIT'S OWN COMPANY 

Detroit, Aug. 15. 

David Kirkland has arrived in 
Detroit to direct for the Detroit 
Motion Picture Company recently 
organized. The firm has a $75,000 
studio In Grosse Points section. 

The fir.'^t picture to be made hn» 
not been titled, although thaiscenario 
Is being written by Agnes Chrin- 
tine Johi).s()n and Frank Dazoy. 

Frank Talbot is presidont .in*! 
promot^'i' of the company 



Woman" (Pathe). Did c'.ose to $8.- 
000 against tho Friday afternoon 
(4,000; :>Zc.) ".Salomy Jane" (Para- 
mount) and "Rouged Lips," witii 
Viola Dftii. (.Metro) this week. 

Majestic— 'The Covered W;ikoii" 
(Paramount) on its 13 th w^ek 
Pulled $J),700 Inst week, the llrat 
Wk-ek it li asbeen cff. but fipi':^rpnlly 
due this week to return to above 
$12,000. .Open, time abead of it 
through Septembot" j4rtd Ocftober. 



Preferred's Own Exchange in Minn 
MinnoapollH, Aug. 16. 

ft is rumored Prtferred Pictures 
Is to operate Um own exc.bjmii;p hori'. 
During thf past year the liroduct 
lias been handled throueK Flnklr-- 
fiioin & Ruhtn. 

It is und^-rwiuod that l\ & R. will 
tonreiitrate on the distribution of 
tli#» Warnei Broa films hero for ih^ 
comihg season. • ■ ' ' ' ' 



$46,000 LAST WEEK 
AT CHICAGO THEA1KE 



Chicago, Aug. 15. 

Douglas Fairbanks in "Murk of 
Zorro" did such a big business at 
the Randolph last week, the flrst of 
the revival of that film, that the 
picture is held over this week. 

The bills at the Chicago and Mc- 
Vlcker's laat week were evenly 
enough balanced as far as pictures 
were concerned, with McVIcker's 
with Thomas Meighan In "Home- 
ward Bound' having possibly a 
shade over the Chicago.. with Con- 
stance Talmadge In "Dulcy." The 
Chicago did nearly twice the gross 
business In spite of the new adver- 
tisements of McVIcker's carrying 
the line. "Show Place of Chicago." 

The Roosevelt continued to do a 
big business with "Down to the Sea 
in Ships," whteh hi^s caught on 
splendidly. "The Covered Wagon" 
will end its stay at the Woods next 
week, but continues to do big busi- 
ness. ^ 

Estimates for last week: 

Chicago — Constance Talmadge in 
"Dulcy" (First National). (4.200; 
56.) About $46,500. 

MoVicker's — Thomas Meighan In 
"Homeward Bound" (Paramount). 
(2.800.) Not quite $26,000. 

Roosevelt — "Down to the Sea in 
Ships" (Hodkinson). (1,276; 66.) 
Surprising total of $20,060. 

Randolph — Dbbglaa Fairbanks in 
"Mark of Zorro." (686; 60.) $7,400. 

Woods — "The Covered Wagon" 
(Paramount). (1.150; $1.65.^ In two 
parts without prolog. Around 
$8,700. 

Orehsbtra Hall— Harold Lloyd In 
"Safety lAKt" (Pathe). (1.500; 66.) 
About $13,000. 

Orphsum — "Hollywood" ^Para- 
.nount). About $8,400. 
This Week 

For this week the Chicago has a 
new version of "The Common Law"; 
McVIcker's presents Lcatrico Joy in 
"The Silent Partner"; the State- 
Lake has Anita Stewart in "The- 
Love Piker": the HooseveM con- 
tinues "Down to the Sea in Ships"; 
the Woods continues "The Covered 
Wagon"; the Orpheum stlU offers 
"Hollywood"; the Orchestra Hall 
still has "Safety Last'; the Castle 
has Milton Hills in Legally Dead." 
which Is being seen here fbr the 
tlrst time. 

At outlying houses: "The Spoilers" 
at both Tivoli and Kivlera; Jack 
Holt in "A Gentleman of Leisure." 
Struuurd and Woodlawn on South 
Side and Pantheon on North Side, 
lind Gloria Swanson In "Bluebeard's 
Eighth Vv ife" at Senate, West Side. 



HEARST PAPERS IN BALL 
RAVE OVER "ENEMIES" 



Hearst-Cosmopolitan Film Ac- 
cordingly Benefits — Busi- 
ness Fair Last Week - 



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_, , ^ Baltimore. Aug. 13. 

Movie bu8lnee« in Baltimore is on 
its way to better things these day.-*, 
for the audiences seem to be grow- 
ing, and certainly the pictures are 
getting better and better as the 
weeks roll by. 

This week the New has the Cos- 
mopolitan "Enemies of \Vomen." and 
according to reports printed in the 
Hearst papern here after the open- 
ing th«r film broke all Mondar rec- 
ords at the New. The house played 
to standing room only throughout 
the day. turning thsm away in 
droves at night, largely because of 
the extensive heralding which the 
local Hearst sheets have given th» 
fthn. As they treat all other Cofl* 
mopolltan productions, so have they 
been lavish with this. From its pres- 
ent pace It looks as though it should 
go four weeks. 

The Century, after a few weeks of 
indifferent pictures, started' running 
excellent Alms last week with "Thr«» 
Wise Fools." following it up this 
week with "The Spt^lers." and. wttb 
"Hollsrwood" announced for neat 
week. It looks as though the real 
movie season is at least In Its be-, 
ginning. The Century has also gon# 
back to light opera for Its presenta- 
tions, deserting ths bsavy stuff. 
which certainly taxes the efforts of 
its Interpreters to make It interest- 
ing. This week the first act of "The 
Gypsy Baron" Is being given with 
success. 

Bus<nes.<9 In the town last week 
was fair, with estimates following: 

Contury (1,500; 26-50-76). "Three 
Wise Fools," which won great praise 
from the critical brethren. This 
house did nice business* last week, 
striking $1S,000 or therealK>uts. 
"SpoHers" this week. % 

New (1.800; 18-60). With "Salomy 
Jane," which, strange to soy, drew a 
general panning here. Bosineos was 
fair, all the players being well Ukcd 
here, despite the opinion of the ex- 
peris. Did about $6,000 on the week. 
Daniel Wolf, pianist, as extra at- 
traction. 

Parkway (1.200; 26-46). Roissue 
of the old Norma Talmadge-Thomas 
Meighan film, "The Heart of We- 
tona." last week was torn to shreds 
in the papers becatjse of the condi- 
tion of the flim, but the Stars' names 
carried the gross to about $2,500. 



WASHINGTON'S BROKEN-UP WEEK 
NATURALLY DREW LOW RECEIPTS 



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Tom Moore*s Rialto Closed Full Period of Funeral 
Services — Others Houses for Three Days — Moore 
Holds Over ''Where North Begins" 



Wa«hington, Aug. 15. 

A peculiar situation presented 
itself here during the past week in 
the four downtown houses. Loew's 
two houses, the Columbia and Pal- 
ace, along with Crandall's Metro- 
politan, wore closed all Tuesday, 
Wednesday until 6:30 and again 
Friday until 6:30, while Moore's 
Rialto was closed for the full period 
of the funeral services In honor of 
the late Pre.sident Harding. 

In .spite of thcKe closings at the 
first three naniod hon.ses a fair week 
was realized. This mainly could be 
attributed to the extremely good 
break in the weather on the days 
the houses were open, and, although 
the mercury climbed upward on 
Saturday. It wa.s not to such an ex- 
tent as to break what proved o great 
day for all three, as well as the 
Rialto, which reopened. The even- 
ings earlier irf the week were de- 
liRhtfuJiy cool, being Just the sort 
of weather for theatregolng. 

The etate funeral attracted thou- 
sands of out-of-town people here, 
the hotels Ijeing filled to overflow- 
ing. This aided business, as the 
houses were all near to caparlty on 
the night's th<.y were open. 

Kach of the local housee did Its 
individual share In honuring the 
dead executive, being appropriately 
draped in jnournlng, and tho news 
reels witii thoir views of the serv- 
IroH both in San Frandsro and here 
were Nhown tho day following the 
itlaie funeral here. 

Tlu* co-o|)<^Tatlon of ihf* posl- 
ofllcc department was a great boon 
to the new« weekly (listrlbutor.n 
the momentous three day."? 
ost.nhhv'iiinfnt of a fipe<^'ial 
mall servicjc for these fllms' 
hich made It posslbl'- for 
(Hib'l< <.i -Hv-.t;. to N\'%v Yorlc. Ho.-tnn. 
Piuludclphia and othtrs of • the 
larger citlos. 

iSooth Tftrkin«'on's' "Alioe Ad;ims'* 
with Ilorenoe Vidor and dii^'cted by 
\^^'l• hii»l>on>l: King Vidor, w.is tht- 
jnost talked of picttire of ih- ue«k, 



(luring 
in tlu' 
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even over Ifelasco's famoui "The 
Girl of the Golden West." 

Estimates for the week: 

Loew's Pulses (2,500; 35-50) — 
"Alice Adams." Received greatest 
word of mouth advertising, and on 
broken week, which makes an esti- 
mate extremely difficult, gross bu<;l- 
ness seemingly reached at least 
$6,000. 

Crandall's Metropolitan (2.400; 
35-50)— "The Girl of the Golden 
West" (FlfSt National). Expected 
to cause quite a good deal of in- 
terest; proved rather silent affair. 
It Is unjust, however, to Judge wliat 
the picture will do under normal 
conditions. It ought to do business, 
because of the name of Belasco and 
the smashing hit It was when a. 
stage play. The business done in 
the broken week looked to hive 
gone considerably over $5,000. 

;-50» ^ 



Losw'a Columbia (1.200; 



"The Ragged Edge." This film f-a, 
turing Alfred Lunt, who was here 
but two weeks ago appearing in 
person at the Rialto, had little <n- ^ 
tertalnment value, the plot l)eii*if 
extremely thin, but the house got 
a fair play from Its regular patrons 
and with its smaller seating rapa- 
city apparently equalled the busi- 
ness of tbe Metropolitan, going over 
tho $5,000 mark. 

Moore's Rialto (1,900; 50)' w 
"Where tho North Begins." Heavily 
billing wolf dog. "Rln-Tln-Tln." 
Only presented Sunday, Monday 
and Haturday, Intervening' portion 
of th< w< ek fln'llng house closed hy — 
Tom .Moore. Tho picture has galn^jl 
the faith of Mr. Moore to such an 
extent he I-* holding It over for the 
rurront week and a!l the daily 
.spreads for it carry a special state- 
ment as to its value Higned by Tom 
Moore, who seldom does this. Th« 
pl -turo had but fair two days of li 
first of week, but Saturday dlsclo-^ed 
(wo lock-outs and by the conditions 
of the house indications are that •< 
least a $3,000 g?o.««^ was* r'M»li»!eti :>ii 
the iliiee days, ^ 5- 



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UNIVERSAL LEASES LIBERTY, 
. KANSAS Cin, FOR 20 WEEKS 



Starts with '*Merry-Go-RoundV— Reported Deal with 
Goldwyn fdr Legit House Fell Down — Last 
. Week's Receipts 



Kansas City, Aug. 15. 
After the circulation of many 
rumors concerning the Liberty 
. theatre, It Js now authorltively re- 
ported th&t it has come under the 
tanner of the Universal company, 
which will guide its affairs, for at 

least the next 20 weeks. The house 
«So8ed last night for the first time 
•ince Its opening some Ave years 
•go^ and during the next three 
wee^a will Im: redecorated and re- 
furnished. It has been the leading 
theatre of the Harding interests, 
and it was reported some weeks 
•go the Ooldwyn interests had ar- 
ranged for a lease on it but that 
deal evidently blew up, although 
there were tho.se \%ho claimed the 
t>apers had been signed at tMs end 
of the line and sent to New York 
for conflrmation. 

It is now stated the Universal 
company will manage the house for 
20 wee^, comnrencing 6ept, 1. Pre- 
liminary advertising ami publicity 
has been comenced for thu showing 
of Unlversal's feature, the "Merry - 
Oo-Round," which will be the llrst 
picture to be shown. Another 
Universal, "The Victor," was used 
for the week closing Saturday. 

The past week generally was not 
up to normal, although the Newmaix 
with "Three Wise Fools" enjoyed 
capacity busir-^ss at night perfonn- 
ancea and a steady grind during 
the day. The third week of the 
Mrs. Wallace Held feature, "Human 
Wreckage,** was off in attendance 
and again proved th&t three weeks 
Is too long for a picture in this 
house. 

Advance publicity for "The Cov- 
ared Wagon," which will open at 



the Shubert August 26 for a three 
weeks' run. has been commenced. 
For some reason the picti re fans 
of Kansas City do not enthuse very 
much over pictures at this legiti- 
mate house. Whether it is the ad- 
vanc^il priced or something else has 
not been exj»lained, but the fact re- 
mains no picture has ever made a 
dime here. 

Last week's estimates: — 

Newman — * i' Tee Wide Fools" 
(Goldwyn): scais, 1,980; scale, 35-60 
matlnee.s, 60-75 nights. Ruth Os- 
wald and Don Carrol, vocalists; 
Bruce and Menn, organists; and 
Robinson's Syncopators, were added 
entertainment features. With a cast 
of fllm celebrities, none featured. 
King Vidor's production proved good 
entertainment and was well received. 
Business around $11,000. 

Liberty— "The Victor" (Carl 
Laemmle); seats, 1,000; scale, 35-50. 
Herbert Ilawlinson starred. Title 
did not mean a thing to most of the 
patrons, although those attending 
liked the picture and ?aughed at* the 
drollery of the star acting as a typi- 
cal Englhhman. The prize light 
shots were exciting and well done. 
Gross around. $5,000. 

Twelfth Street— "The Heart Raid- 
er"; seats, 1,100; scale, 80 cents. 
Agnes Ayres in tho leading role. 
Picture and star well liked, but busi- 
ness not so good; around $1,500. 

Royal— "Human Wreckage," third 
week; seats, 890; scale, 60-75. Pic- 
ture continued to create interest, and 
while the attendance was far from 
the preceding weeks, it probably 
was as much as a new picture would 
have drawn under the conditions. 
Gross, around $7,000. 

Opposition first runs at the vaude- 



L A. FILM HOUSES 
PULL RECORD WEEK 



Three Big Theatres Get Ter- 
rific Grosses — "Covered 
Wagon" Did $22,000 

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Los Angeles, Aug. IB. 
Loew'a State with "The Common 
Law" and Qrauman's Metropolitan, 
starring Thomas Melghan in "Home- 
ward Bound," had an exceptionally 
big week, doing close to record 
business. Loew's has been .the scene 
of many changes since ChaMes Pin-* 
cus assumed the management here 
a few weeks ago. and whether it's 
the quality of the pictures or the 
changes Inaugurated, the fact re- 
mains that the matinee patronage 
has picked up considerably. The 
Met did the biggest week since the 
first month of its career, when the 
novelty and its magnificence packed 
the house continually. "Three Wise 
Fools." at the California, also had a 
banner week. 

At Grauman's, Third and Broad- 
way, the "Shadows of the North," 
with RIn-Tin-Tin played up heavily, 
did only fairly. This is the same 
dog that created so much interest In 
"Where the North Begins," Warner 
Brothess' feature, that did over $20,- 
000 at Loew's State some weeks ago. 
"The Covered Wagon" celebrated its 
250th performance this week, with 
many lumirarles of the screen in- 
vited for the occasion. Business last 
week equaled that of the 'first week 
it was shown here. "Human Wreck- 
age," at the Rialto, showed a decline. 
"The Merry Go Round," at the Mis- 
sion, started its run to tremendous 
crowds last week. This Universal 
feature is getting a fine publicity 
plug. The Kinema. showing "The 
Grubstake," just barely hung on. 

California— "Three Wise Fools" 
(Goldwyn). (Seats 2,000; scale. 25- 
75.) Started big. Clairtf Forbes 
Crane, guest pianist. Prew $14,060. 

Kinema— "The Grubstake." (Seats 
1.800; scale. 26-75.) NeH Shipman. 
Got"$4,700 on the week. 

Grauman's, "Third and Broadway — 
"Shadows of the North" (Universal). 
(Seats 2.200; scale, 26-55.) Rln-Tin- 
Tin, the same dog that was featured 
in the Warner Bro8.'« Special, but 



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Ellas M. Loew has purchased the 
remaining stock of the Capitol, 
Lynn, from Simon Frankel, of Bos- 
ton. Through the purchase, Mr. 
Loew joconaes president and treas- 
urer of the corporation. 

In the future the theatre will be 
known as Loew'a Capitol. Charlee 
L. Benson, formerly manager of 
Gordon'* Oljrmpla, this city, has 
been engaged a« manager, beginning 
Labor Day. * 

Until tliat time the house will be 
in charge of George Corbett. 



ville housea— "Her FaUl Millions," 
Mainstreet; "TThe Hardest Way," 
Globe. 



BRUIATOB S^6 VAN LOAN 

Los Angeles, Aug. 16. 
H. H. Van Loan, screen author, 
la being sued by Jules E. Brulator, 
backer of Hope Hampton on the 
screen, for $21,800.31 for the writer's 
failure to complete a scenario ^hlcb 
he had contracted to deliver. 



DETROIT SEES SIGNS 
OF BIG NEW SEASON 

Figures From Summer Busi- 
ness — Very Good 
Last Week 



Kyne and Others in Stock Suit 

Los Angeles, Aug. 15. 
Pfe'ter B. Kyne,^ fiction writer and 
screen author, * together with a 
number of other officers of the 
American Aluminum Products Co., 
are named in a suit connected with 
a $50,000 stock deal. 



not so effective in this picture, which 
was made prior to "Where the North 
Begins." Grossed $9J00. 

Grauman's Metropolitan — "Home- 
ward Bound" (Paramount). (Seats 
3,700; scale 35-65.) Thomas Melghan. 
One of the biggest weeks since the 
house opened. Took $34,700. 

G c a .u m • n's R i a 1 1 o — "Human 
Wreckage" (F. B. O). Seats 800; 
scale, 35-85.) Mrs. Wallace Reid. 
P'ell off in its fifth week. Got $7,500. 

Grauman's Hollywood — "The Cov- 
ered Wagon" (Paramount). (Scale, 
50-1.50.) (15th week.) With the 
250th performance Monday business 
last week equale<l the first week's 
grosfl, the box office showing $22,400. 

Mission — "The Merry Go Round" 
(Universal). (Seats 900; scale, 35- 
1.10.) Voted a great picture. Box 
office statements showed $11,700. 

Loew's State — '-'The Common Law" 
(Selznick). (Seats 2.400; scale. 26- 
55.) With an all-star cast getting 
close to record business of house. 
Played to $22,400. 



Detroit, Aug. 15. 

A few days of hot weather and the 
Harding funeral interfered only 
slightly with the week's gross at the 
downtown theatres last week 
EiVerythlng considered, business was 
splendid. 

With theatres doing so well la 
the heat there is every reason to 
look forward to record business dur- 
ing the coming season. Many of 
the year's biggest speclaln will have 
their premiere here in September. 

Last week's estimates: 

Capitol — Fatty Arbuckle In per- 
son and Alice Adams photoplay % 
combination that Jammed all week. 
Around $24,000. 

Broadway - Strand ■— "When the 
Desert Calls." Not much of a pic- 
ture, yet house did nice summer 
business — around $6,000. ' 

Adams — "Quicksands." On th« 
shelf here for many months and de. 
serving of earlier run. Picture well 
liked — great cast and action. Did 
good business — $8,600. 

Madison— "The Scarlet Lily." "this 
Katherine MacDonald prodiliction 
along the usua^ lines of stuff In 
which she has been appearing the 
past year. Added attraction a King 
Benjamin Quartet. Close to $10,000. 

Fox-Washington.< — "Daddy Long- 
Legi." Revival met with favor. 
Around $5,000. 



$25,000 FOR INJURIES 

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Margaret L. Pennebaker Says She l|; j» 
Picture Actress '■ 'k 



Washington, Aug. 15. 

An action asking $25,000 damages 
has been commenced against the 
Wardnmn Park Inn, an exclusive 
residential sectiqn huge hotel, by 
Margaret L. Pennebaker, 18, through 
her mother, as guardian. 

The plaintiff alleges she* was hit 
by one of the hotel's autos, April • 
last, on the Calvert street bridge, 
and the resul .nt Injuries will pre« 
vent her following the .picture play- 
ing profession, i ' 

Ifarry Wardman owns the hotel. 



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PICTURES 



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H LEITNER ACTING 
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Rasiml Reopening Former La- 
jnarck Cinema— Elizabeth C. 
1 Rivers Reported Marrying 



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Buys Richards at Modosio, Calif. 



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Pari«, Aug. •. 
} Julea Leitner, formerly of the 
Comedie Francalso, Trill act for a 
film version of Loula VerneuiVs 
farc« "Pour Avoir Adrlenne," In 
company with Mme. Delonde- 
X^tner his wife. Alice Leitner his 
daughter, and Roger Vincent hlfc 
-in-law. 



^"^7^.4 picture is being produced :n 
- •! -France at the present time dealing 

with the life of PawcaU \. ^ 

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JEklward Auger, manager for Fox 

la BVance, has returned to the 

4,«:, United States,. leaving Henri 

- ''Fournier and Jean Viguier in charge 

5^^ ' of the Paris branch, with Henri 

& DescuBse a. the head of the renting 

1^ department, while M. Edmond re- 

^'.' turns to the Fojt coacern in Paris. 

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A. Rasiml Is opening in September 

j.;^,.the former Lajparck cinema in the 

^- 'KRue Lamarck, Paris, which will be 

? * »' renamed "Montmartre Palace.** The 

' liall is now being redecorated and 

brought up to date. 



San Francisco. Aug. 16. 
The NaUonal Theatres Syndfcate 
•recently formed here^ has added an- 
other house to Its chain by the ac- 
quisition of the new Richards, 

Modesto. The house was purchased 

from A. A. Richards. This same 

coneern recently boug:)it the Strand, 
Modesto, from M. L. Markowitz and 
M. Lesser. 

L. R. Crook, for many years Iden- 
tified with varied picture interests 
In San Francisco, is head of the Na- 
tional TQeatres Syndicate. Associ- 
ated with him are: E. C. Scares, 
former t>anker, and Herbert L. 
Rothchlld, one of the owners of the 
Rothchlld Entertainment, Inc., that 
operates the Granada, California, 
Imperial and New Portola In this 
city. 



FIRMS OVERSHADOWED 
BY PRESENTATIONS 



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Hanneford Fahiily at Buffalo 

Lafayette and C. Sharp 

Minor at Hip Draw Weil 



ANOTHER COUPLE IK COURT 

Los Angeles, Aug. 15. 
Francis John Hawkins, a picture 
actor, , has been sued for separate 
maintenance by his wife. 



During iBuit week there were 
presented afthe Paris trat' shows 
21.300 metres of Alms (compared 
with 19,060 metres the previous 
week), released by Paramount, 2.340; 
Vitagraph, 4,100; Super Film, 1.500; 
Thoran Co.," 2.200; Rosen valg- 
"Univers. 3.600; Gaumont. 2.650; 
Pathe Consortium. 2.200; Harry. 
1.410; Union Eclair, 300. 



■ EUzabefh C. Rivers, the fl* ti «tar 
^^who arrived here last May from Rio 
.^' <le Janeiro, Is reported engaged to 
* marry ZJL. Delattre, a French mer- 
chant and capitalist. They met in 



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Kew York and the romance con- 
r^tlhued In Havana. 



The French picture, of Pierre 
Marodue Inspired by the aovel of 
"La Tour de Nesle" produced by 
French and Austrian pU.yera in 
Vienna and to be released u:;der the 
title of "Buridan" In several parts, 
has now been trade showed and Is 
found disappointing. The local 
trade ia up in arms at the producer 
having the film executed In Vienna 
•ven by French principals. 

The producers confess the work 
was done In Austria because It waa 
cheaper and . contend they would 
hava been charged big rentals for a 
French atudlo "with broken down 
kcceasorles and a metre of velvet as 
accessory." 

The screen version of Anatole 
France'a delightful story "Craln- 
quebllle" released In France last 
season, is to be shown In England 
under the title of "'Ole BiU of 
Parla," 



The Dixie, Purseglove, W. Va., 
was opened here this week by Nick 
Saivati and Joe Mascioli. 



-^ Buffalo, Aug. 15. 

Business at local box offices has 
seesawed uncertainly for the past 
fortnight Last week showed grosses 
somewhat more steady, although still 
skirting the lower levels. The week 
started off humid, but cooled oft to- 
ward the middle, with business reg- 
istering accordingly. 

The outstanding feature of the 

week was the opening of C. Sharpe 

Minor at the Hippodrome for a 
week's engagement. Minor received 
a show-stopping ovation Sunday and 
kept them coming to capacity all 
the opening day. 

The Fafayelte Square presented 

the heaviest bill and one of the best 

all-around shows seen here In 

months. 

Last week's estimates: w' •<- 

Hipp:— "Bright Shawl," first half; 



"Kindred of .the Dust," sacond hilf. 
Capacity, 2,400. Scale, nights, 35-50. 
The week started with a rush, Aq- 
splte the high temperature. The 
"Shawl" drew Kood bujiifiess for the 
first hajf, but takings fell awuy for 
the last three days, which kept the 
gross from any peak. That Minor 
has a decided following in this town 
is shown by the face that the house 
is usually ^ell filled for his organ 
appearances. Last week, between 
111,500 and |12,000. 

Lafayette: —"Has the World Gone 
Mad?" Hanneford Family and 
vaudeville. Capacity, 3,400. Scale, 
nights. 35-55. This bill proved one 
of the heaviest offered at the house 
In some time. The feature act over- 
shadowed the rest of the card, and 
drew good returns. E^stimated be- 
tween 110,000 and $11,000. 

Loew's: — "Romance Land" and 
vaudeville. Capacity, 3.400. Scal^, 
nights, 30-50. There was little in 
last week's card calculated to en- 
liven interest at the box office. The 
Mix feature proved satisfactory, but 
fell short of exciting anything be- 
yond medium returns. The vaude- 
ville card sized up as typical sum- 
mer offering; $9,000. 



CHORUS GIRL "EXTRAS" 



Pictures Using Them Around New 
York 



Chorus girl. In current New York 

productions have found a now 

source of revenue as extras for the 

picture companies oparatlng near 

New Yorlc 

A number of the girls appearing 
in "Vanities of 1923" are playlnf; 
minor roles In support of Marlon 
Davles in her next Cosmopolitan re- 
lease. "Yolando." Among thera are 
Thelma Dolorea. Betty Finch, Lotta 
Cheeke, Vera Featherly, Edith 
Paiker, Delia Hawkins, Muriel Malt- 
nera, Ruth Hargreavea and Polly 
Lux. 



Fred Crmipbell, director of the 
Plaza Theatre, Martin'a Ferry, O., 
has resigned and will e.iter the In- 
surance business In Wheeling, W. 
Va. 



PAT KEARNEY MOVES 

In resigning from Cosmopolitan 

as advertising manager, and moving 

to Preferred Picturea, Patrick 

Kearney ia again associated with 

Jerome Beattv, with whom Kearney 
worked during the Ave yeara with 
Famoua Players. 

Beatty la in charge of publicity 
and advertising for Preferred. 
Kearney ia on vacation, ataftlng ac- 
tively In hla poat early in Septem- 
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DUBINSKY FINED IN 
POLITICAL QUARRtt 

Kansas City, Aug. 15. 
Another chapter In the controversy 
between the city authorities and Ed- 
ward Dubinsky, manager of the Re- 
' sent Theatre, wswi written thla week 
when the manager waa fined $300 
In the Northslde Municipal Court on 
a charge of operating a theatre with- 
out a licen.se. The arrest waa made 
upon complaint of the city license 
department. Dubinsky appealed the 
decision and gav« l>ond. 

He said that he had attempted to 
obtain a license when it became due, 
but that his money was refused at 
the license inspector's office. The 
inspector claimed the license was re- 
fused because Dubinsky had not 
compiled with the requirements of 
the building inspector and had not 
removed some concession stands 
. from In front of the theatre. A dis- 
.;.trlct Judge recently Issued an In- 
junction restr.Tining the city offlciaLs 
from clo8f|jg.-the house or interfer- 
ing with its operntion when it was 
fihown by the management the thea- 
tre had better fire protection than 
many others in the city. 

It Is claimed that several thoatrea 
In the close vicinity of the ReBcnt 
are owned or operated by those 
closely aliicd with strong political 
InterestH. and tliat the light on the 
Ilogcnt and its owner is beinerniadc 
for personal and. s'elfwU. h^AiuQua 
reasons. 



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PRESENT ATIONS 

(Extra attractions in picture theatres, when not 
"pictures, will be carried and described in this depart* 
ment for the general information of the trade,) 



•JAPANOLA" --r .■ 

Japanese Flirtation 
6 Mins.; Full Stage 
Strand, New York 

N«»w York, Aug. 13. 
A rather crudely developed divert- 
issement when compareh to some of 
the other things presented at this 
house. There are three divisions, 
beginning with "A Japanese Love 
gong," sung rather well by Ruth 
Arden. This is followed by a "Flir- 
tation Dance" in which Mile. Da- 
Kanova and M. Bourmai^ were the 
principals. 

For the flnish was a Geisha Olrl 
dance with the same principals aad 
eight girls. The latter held noth- 
ing except the flnal picture to in- 
terest the public. 

It is altogether rather crudely 
4lone excepting for the lightings in 
the song portion. Fred. 



"LITTLE JOHNNY JONES" 

Prolog 

2 Mins.; Full Stage 

Strand, New York 

All that there is to this is a picture 
sea elTect with a steamer disappear- 
ing. There is a tenor,. Louis L<azarin, 
supposed to sing the chorus to "Qlve 
My Regards to Broadway," but who 
fails even to get the correct word- 
ing of the lyric. 

J'v; Plunkett was on Broadway 
when "liittle Johnny Jones" was 
produced and surely should remem- 
ber that "gang" was not the rhyme 
for "long." Just to refresh Joe's 
memory the last three lines are: 

"To mingle with that old time 
throng, 
Give my regards to old Broadway, 
and say 
That I'll bo there 'ere long." 
Ask George, he knows! Fred. 



MEORANO and DELIRIO 
Argentine Dancera 
5 Minutes; Full Stage; Sptetal 
Chicago theatre, Chicago 

Robert Medrano and Amelia De- 
llrlo do the tango and Apache In a 
beautiful set representing a garden, 
either in connection with a home or 
part of largo amusement place; 
there is a table with drinking uten- 
sils suggesting the latter. 

There are adobe buildings and 
flowers on tressels and with the 
usual Chicago theatre lighting ef- 
fect the setting won half of the 
battle for the dancers. They pre- 
sented some entertaining steps in 
the first part of their act. then exited 
with fair applause, and returned 
later for an Apache number, with 
the girl speaking a few words in 
some foreign language and the man 
replying by a word or two. 

The pantomime was not plain; the 
girl seemed to be signaling a man 
at one side of the stage, and her 
partner came on from the other. A 
dance followed with the cringing 
"cruelty" features Identified with 
Apache. The only novelty was that 
the woman slapped the man several 
times and kicked at him. 

The couple finished to liberal ap- 
plause. 




'JESS£ L.LASKY PfHSENTS A 
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Lea trice Joy 

Owen Moore 
Robert Edeson 

Here's a de luxe marriage* 
drama that every woman, mar- 
ried or single, will love and 
will bring at least one man to 
see. 

A story of sudden, ill-gotten 
wealth and its efiFects upon a 
young husband and wife, with 
New York high and low life 
as the background. 
Every member of the cast, 
headed by Leatrice Joy, is 
famous. If youVe looking for 
a real good show to see or 
play, remember "The Silent 
Partner." 




'Adapted hy Sad a Coii>an from the 

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itors doesn't stop with sup- 
plying the print. A complete, 
line of advertising material is 
always on hand, on time, for 
every picture. This includes 
good advertisements of all 
styles and sizes that the exhib- 
itor can use in the news-' 
papers. ^ 

For instance, the ad above is 
the 3-coIuran from the Press 
Sheet on "The Silent Partner." 
Mats and electros at Para- 
mount exchanges. 



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"THE GYP8V BARON 
30 Mins.; Full 8t«fl« 
Century, Baltimore 

Baltimore, Aug. IS. 

After about six weeks of more or 
less Indifferent grand opera tabloid 
stuff, the Peabody Conservatory 
students, who are giving the pres- 
entations at thf Century, have gone 
back to light opera, which made a 
genuine success at this house be- 
fore the grand opera sucoeeded tt. 
For their initial re-plunge Into this 
field they have taken ^n old-timer, 
"The Gypsy Baron" and are giving 
the first act this week,^lth the sec- 
ond and third acta to follow in ro- 
tation, after the manner of the more 
much famous Theatre Gulld'a pres- 
entation of Bernard Shaw's tooth- 
breaker, "Back to Methuselah," 

With its settings in* the period of 
1742 and the story concerning a 
royal commissioner of Hungary, a 
young emigrant, a rich hog raiser and 
the Inevitable woman in the case, 
the thing has story enough for 
musical comedy, and with much of 
Its dialogue purged gathers momen- 
tum. The music Is its greatest feat- 
ure, however, and has gone over big 
here, where it geta two showings 
daily. 

Albert A. Wheeler is singing the 
bass role of Count Carney; Irma 
Payna, the soprano of Aresna; John 
L. Wllbourne, the tertor role of San- 
der, while Amos Stldman is the 
Kalman. Dorothy Crewe, Margaret 
Keever and Helen Bourne are also 
among the list of principals. 

A chorus of 16 is carried, adding 
to the general effect by throwing 
across the lights some genuinely 
good choral singing. 

Frank Rehsen conducts the or- 
chestra for the piece, and does it 
well, always holding his men in 
check so that one's voice will not 
be drowned by the Instruments. 

Bisk. 



RAPP and Orchestra (10) 

20 Mins.; Full Stage (Special) 

Missouri, St. Louis 

St. Louis, Aug. 14. 

For the past 13 months this or- 
ganization has been supplying music 
for the Hotel Chase. It came to this 
city as a Paul Whlteman band, but 
has dropped the Whlteman name. 
Rapp has an organization tliA^t tow- 
ers above anything in the orchestra 
line appearing here this season. 
They majce an excellent stage ap- 
pearance and possess the gift of 
selling their music with rem^kable 
success. 

Opening with "Red Head," which 
gave them a good start, the boys 
render eight numbers. All the num- 
bers rendered were well received 
because Rapp and his splendid or- 
chestra Inject in their numbers a bit 
of life and a real kick. 

The lighting and novelty effects 
reflect careful planning and fore- 
thought and helped in no unall 
measure. JtoMt. 



MIS80URKTRI0 

Songs 

7 Mins. 

Miseouri, St. Louis 

This trio, no doubt. Is local 
singers pick-up by Herschel Stuart, 
managing director, and given the 
Missouri Trio billing by him. If It, 
Is Stuart's "find" it is a good one. 
These boys know harmony and 
singing "pop" numbers seemed their 
"meat." 

They put over three numbers for 
enthusiastic appreciation and en- 
cored with the chorus of their last 
number, which was "Andy Gump." 

Ro§». 



LUMBER TOWN LOCATION 

Kansas City, Aug. 15. 

Longvlew, Washington, the new 
town, which Is being promoted by 
the Log-Bell Lumber Company of 
this city, will next week become a 
movie lot when the Famous Players 
organization will use locations tn 
and around the town for shots of 
the picture "The Lone Trail." 

Jack Holt and Jacquelln Eogan are 
the featured stars of the picture, 
which is being directed by George 
Melford. A number of local log roll- 
ers will furnish the thrills. 



EXPLOITING HUNCHBACi 
PREMIERE AT $10 SCAll 

Lettap^of Solicitation Sent by 
Registered Mail— At Astor 
- _ Sept. 2 1 

V* • ■ - • ^'j 

An unusual style of exploltatioai 
Is being used for the premiere o*'* 
Unlversal'5 "Hunchback of NotfJ 
Dame." Letters are sent out by spe^ 
cial delivery and i^glstered lettert 
calling attention to the event anft 
offerlng-to "friends" reservations at 
$10 a seat for the first perforn^anofti 
Sept. 2 at the Astor theatre. Tht] 
letter is followed up by a persontiV 
call from H. Elliott Stuckel. director ' 
of publicity for the picture. 

The letter, received by a persqp^ 
who didn't know Carl Ls^emmle er^ 
Universal, follows: ./ 
"UNIVERSAL PICTURES COR- ' 
PORATION 
"Sixteen Hundred Broadway 

- :; - '^ "New York 

"August 9, 1921, 
"Dear Mr. 

"Universal's greatest production, 
and what is more, the WORLD*! 
greatest production, 'THE HUNCH- 
BACK OP NOTRE DAME,' will 
open at the Astor theatre on Sopt t. ' 

"Mr. Laemmie, /ho is now in Bu« 
rcpe, has made this the supreme 
efiy>rt of his life and there is no 
question but that it is. In fact, it 
will revolutionize the motion pic- 
ture world as nothing in the past 
has done and the stupendity of the 
production will astonish New York- 
ers. Iiicidentally, Mr. Laemmie has 
delegated me to assist in the han- 
dling of this massive spectacle, the 
making of which represents an out- ' 
lay of a mllHoti and a queurter 
dollars. 

" 'First Nights' on Broadway are 
not unusual, and knowing what a 
sen.«*ation 'THE HUNCHBACK OF i 
NOTRE DAME' will be, my Intent.- 
tlon is to take care of all our^ 
friends. So. knowing the unusual 
demand there will be f«r seats, I^ 
am reserving the entire theAre for;* 
Mr. Laemmle's and Universal'!^ 
friends for the 'First Night.' with 
evening prices set at $10.00 per seat 

"I know your desire to give proper 
tribute to Mr. Laemmlo for what he 
has accomplished with 'TUB 
HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAMB* 
— and also that you will wish your 
friends to do the same. Consequent- 
ly, so that this may be assured. I 
have taken the liberty of putting 
your name down on our 'First Night* 
list and if you will acknowledge 
this communication, stating hoif 
many seats you desire, together • 
with your check for same, I wiU 
Immediately have the seal tlcketa 
registered in your name, later for- 
warding them to you. 

"Knowing that you and your 
friends have in store a far greater 
performance that you can realist 
and thanking you fot-your co-oper- 
ation in making this 'First Nlghf 
the biggest event ever known Ini 
New York theatrical history, I am, 
with klnde.st personal regards, , 

"Sincerely yours, 
(Sd.) JAMES V. BRYSON, . 

"Director 'Hunchback' Compan/^V 

NOVELLO'S ^ACHE DRAMA 

London, Aug. 15. 
Ivor Novello, In addition to hl« 
activities as a Aim and stage star, 
pianist and composer, is now turn- 
ing his attention to the business .sld« 
of the theatrical world, and will 
probably appear In an Apache 
drama written by himself In con- 
Junction with Constance Collier. 



Authorities of Gainesville, Texas, 
have appointed Mrs. F. H. Turte- 
ville. Mrs. H. W. Stanlfprth, J. A 
Atchison, M. Perkins and A. E. 
Keen as a board of censors whose 
duty It will be to pass upon motion 
pictures and other forms of enter- 
tainment. 



HAYS INVITED BY WOMEN 

Minneapolis, Aug. 16. 

Will H. Hays has been Invited by 
the Northwest Club Women to at- 
tend the Regional Motion Picture 
Conference arranged for Sept. 26-28. 

The conference has been arranged 
in the interests of better pictures 
and rpresentatlves of the Industry 
will be invited to participate. A 
similar conference vyas recently held 
by clubwomen at Atlanta. 



The Mayo, on Market ntreet. San 
Francisco, for 12 years operated as 
a, popular-priced continuous picture 
house. ha.s boon sold to Aaron Oold- 
bcu?. \vbo intonda to convert it into 
* higher grade thoatre. also with! 
pictures. 



After a long court fight that lasted 
over a year. A. J. Urblsh this week 
form lly opened his Oak Lawn the- 
atre "n Oak Lawn, a popular .suburb 
of Dallas. Residents of Oak Iiawn 
protested against the erection of the 
movie house, which Is one of the 
lan?eflt In Dallas, and Urbl.sh was 
forced to carry his fight through 
two courts. ' — * 



All Exhibitors 
in Michigan 

Rood our magazine published every 

Tuesday 

[f I'Oti wnnt to rearh this rlionlele 

there Is no better mcdiiim. 

Rates very low 

MICHIGAN FILM REVIEW 

JACOB' 6MirH/Pu$lishe»* ' 
415 Free Presi BIdfl. PEtROIT 



Thursday, August 16, 1923 



PICTURES 



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THE GREEN GODDESS 

' •D.^*nt«d by Di»llncHv* Picture* Oorp., 

^J^iuni by ForP.^ BalM7, •Urrlnc 
••"L. Arils* and f«»turhi» AHoe Joyc«. 
fJfSSJTed IV BWney Oloottr with H. A. 

'Sfff^mpoVid hy JoMph cTirell. Opened 
:f ^h. «Sm Harrts theatre Au«. M. Pro- 
Jwtloo Ume. 106 mlnut«a. „ . „ 

fiJ*^IU)ah of Rukh ilfii^SS 

ioclUa CrMPln 'v^^^Tr vll^ 

tJt BailTrabern* David Powell 

SeA^— ii:^V.^^o'il 

wa^tkinfl *^'*" Blmp«on 

S>y High Pn-t WU Mam Worthlnron 

Distinctive Pictures may not have 
An unusual special with thia screen 
rdaotation. but there Is lltt!>e doubt 
*The Green Goddfess" will suffice as 
An excellent program feature. The 
performance o* George Arliss alone 
is enough to make It that. 

Opening at the Harris Tuesday 
night for what Is becoming a habit 
with the producing organizations [at 
the slightest suggestion they've "got 
Bomethin." a pre-release run] the 
film clicked regularly and often be- 
fore a friendly audience. But de- 
spite that fact it may be said that 
the picture Is "there." 

Olcott. in directing, adhered close- 
ly to the stage preOTntatlon, with the 
sub-titles (at least 50 per cent, of 
the entertainment's qualities) being 
lifted directly from the original 
script. Arliss far overshadows any 
other contributing member, some of 
whom were With him during the run 
of the play. In this respect Ivan 
Simpson, valet to Arliss. tomes In 
for special mention because of a 
meritorious effort which ranks him 
second to the star.' 

Photography and lightings are 
splendid and the sets appropriate if 
not elaborate. Olcott did nicely with 
a meagre amount of mob stuff, pos- 
sibly overtaxed his climax a bit, but 
Inserted as neat a shot of an airplane 
■quadron in flight as can be imag- 
ined. A corking bit, that. 

The story tells of a Maior Crespin. 
his wife and Dr. Traherne falling 
Into the kingdom of Rukh due to a 
mishap to the doctor's plane. As 
three brothers of the Rajah (Arliss) 
are about to be executed by the Eng- 
lish authorities the moment is op- 
portune for revenge, and so demand- 
ed by the populace. 

Mr Arliss' highly educated and 
serenely satirical Rajah, who pos- 
sesses an extraordinary sense of 
liumor, is fuMy equal to his stage 
characterization. And to those who 
saw the play there need be nothing 
further said. Harry Morey as the 
Major was perhaps permitted too 
much freedom as the constantly 
liquored major and husband, with 
the result he has greatly overdone 
•the strutting, quick-tempered and 
braggart type. 

On the other hand, David Powell, 
as * the doctor and lover, can be 
classified as of the modest, retiring 
and shy sort in comparison. Too 
much so, probably, and falls short of 
equaling Cyril Kelghtley's perfonri- 
ance in the saxne stage role. 

Miss Joyce, heralded In the pro- 
gram as returning to the screen for 
this special tffort, lent a charming 
appearance .and tone while making 
her role of the wife a quiet and sub- 
dued one. but convincing. 

The picture may suffer in a regu- 
lar program house for those who 
happen to walk In on it falling to 
catch the initial viewpoint of the 
Rajah. But In the pre-release thea- 
tre, where every wie is seated at th^ 
start, the film entertains with its 
dramatics and cynical sub-titles. 

It's another mark for Arliss on the 
screen. They can take all their pre- 
vious Sheiks, Sultans and Rajahs 
and put th^m In the bag. For Mr. 
Arliss as the wise-crackin' Rajah. 
Who regards women as strictly busi- 
ness while preferring to work on 
percentage. Is the pay off. Bkig. 



LITTLE JOHNNY JONES 

Produc«d by the Warner Bros., with 
fohnny Hines starred. Film vtrslon of 
Geo. M. Coban'i play, adapted by Raymond 
Bchrock. Directed by Arthur Rosson and 
{phnny Hlnes. Shown at the Strand. New 
York, week Auv. 12. Running time, 72 
tolnntee. 

Johnny Jonei Johnny Hlnee 

Barl of Bloomsburg Wlndhnm Standins 

Johnny'a mother Margaret Seddon 

Blr James Smythe Robert Prior 

Bdlth- Bmythe Molly Malone 

Robert Anetead George Webb 

His Jockey Mervyn LeRoy 

Chauffear "Fat" Can- 
Lady Jane Smyths Pauline French 

Brownie The Wonder Dog 

Dear George M. Cohan: 

Whatever you do. don't go to the 
Strand ttils week. It has advertised 
a screen adaptation of your famous 
play, "Little Johnny Jones." Unless 
you want to set yourself for one of 
those thlngfl, keep away from that 
picture. There is about as much of 
"Little Johnny Jones" in the Warner 
Bro«. picture as there is of "Ham- 
let," although It Is nearer the latter, 
for it is a -tragedy. 

They have Just taken the title and 
some of the characters, incidentally 
leaving out some of the most impor- 
tant ones, and turned out a slap- 
stick hoak picture that isn't any- 
thing except a very mediocre sec- 
ond Trade feature, good for the 
cheaper grade of houses. 

Hqw the Strand fell for it Is a 
mystery, George. But digging into 



inside stuff the Warners always 
manage to get Into the Strand, 
somehow or another. 

When one remembers "Little 
Johnny Jones" of the Liberty and 
later the New York, where it ran for 
so long, Oeorge, and starts for the 
theatre remembering you, your 
mother and your dad. Billy Meehan, 
Tom Lewis, Patsy Mitchell. Eadie 
Gervan and the rest and starts into 
the Strand prepared to have the 
memory of those friendj refreshed 
with a pleasant hour and witnesses 
what is supposed to t)e "Little 
Johnny Jones," it makes one want 
to turn the picture business back 
to 1910. 

I'm just warning you not to go 
near the Strand this week, for the 
Friars need their Abbot. 

What Schrock has done to your 
story Is a "shreck." What Johnnie 
Hines has hoaked the story with Is 
all the old junk he has seen in slap- 
stick pictures since they started 
making them, and some of the stuff 
that he is UBlng was in the first one 
ever made. 

All the rest of It is "just a high 
hat." George. 

With fond memories of "Flo," 
"Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "Give 
My Regards," Yours, Fred. 



MARRIAGE MORALS 

Produced arid distributed by Tj. .L.awrence 
Weber and Pobby North under direction of 
Will NiKh Elghty-flve minutes projection 
time. At the Central, New York, wsak 
Aug. IB. 

cast: Tom "^oon, Ann Forrest, Florence 
BllIlngB, Shannon Day. John OoIdsWorthy, 
Charles Craig, E>)mund Breese, Harry T. 
Money, Tom Lewls^ Little Russell Orlffln, 
"Mickey" Bennett. 



tinulty and plausibility, and simply 
turned out what can be construed 
as a series of cheap episodes of 
thrills. 

No fault can ba found with the 
cast. They did their best and went 
through th^ scenes as directed 
All in all the film bears a marked 
savor of amateurishness and haste 
to turn out a product regardless of 
the consequences. 

The story deals with Mildred Oi. • 
son, who is secretary and fiancee of 
Anthony Moore, a playwright, look- 
ing for a certain type ot leading 
woman for a new play. Mildred 
suggests the part to be given her 
and when turned down plots with 
her brother and sister to demon- 
strate that she Is fit. 

Arline Pretty as the girl has some 
hard stunts to perform, but man- 
ages to achieve her purpose and 
convince the audience she has done 
her best. Noah Beery as Chong Wo 
gives a realistic Chinese role. 
Santschi played his cold villainous 
role In a manner that imin'esses. 
Harold MlUer was among those 
present and excited no intersst. 
Stuart Holmes as a confidence man 
had a rather short part but regis- 
tered with his efforts. The balance 
of the charaoters wsra Incidental 
and created no furore. 

"Tipped Off" can ba stmnmed up- 
as a cheap, gaudy, and unpretentious 
melodrama. 



A picture with a box ofTlce title, 
but one that will disappoint the dis- 
criminating in story. Will Nigh is 
credited with the conception, which 
is d'awn out In spots. Willie the 
excellent cast do some splendid 
Work, the development of the story 
and the "dream" ending leave the 
audience in a quandary as to what 
it is all /about. 

The picture attempts to moralise, 
but th^ author, in his effort to pro- 
vide the usual hack happy ending, 
resorts to that oldest of stage and 
screen tricks, "it was all a dream." 
Tom Moore as a youthful dis- 
solute wealthy spendthrift falls In 
love with Ann Forrest, a beauty shop 
employe. They marry and he takes 
her to his magnificent homo to live. 
The girl doesn't fit In her new 
environment, out of sympathy with 
Moore's boozing friends. 

His promises to reform are broken 
time and again until she decides to 
cure him by apeing his friends. She 
walks in on a wild party and drinks 
and smokes. He knocks down n 
mutual friend who ntekes love to\ 
her and takes her home. Bestially* 
drunk he smashes the statue of 
"purity" which he had presented to 
her on their wedding night. She 
leaves him. returning to her sordid 
home surroundings. 

She meets a former admirer who 
is married to a slattern and decides 
to return to her husband. Upon her 
return she finds him lying in bed 
with an injured spine. He will 
never walk again. She realizes her 
love and after preventing him from 
suicide wakes up In her own home 
to discover she Isn't married. She 
had been reading a book entitled 
"Marriage Morals," by J. C. Black. 
Black is a friend of her wealthy 
suitor. In her dream he is a sort 
of an allegorical Satan whigperlng 
bad advice to the principals in the 
drama. 

The improbability of the story Is 
not alibied by the "dream" ending 
for the latter doesn't occur until the 
picture has played for over an hour. 
The excellent cast with numerous 
"names" did well In their various 
roles, while the production .Is high- 
class throup:hout,^also the photog- 
raphy and direction. 

The shots of the millionaire's 
home and Monaco's cabaret where 
he stages his wild parties are the 
big flashes aside from the cast. 
Given a consistent and reasonable 
continuity this would be an unusual 
picture, one with all the elements of 
bigness. It is written about a sulj- 
Ject that has universal appeal, but 
before many hundred feet h.-ve been 
unwound It achieves inconsistency 
and becomes maudlin Ift Its melo- 
dramatlcs. So much so that It will 
strain the credulity of the average 
picture audience. 

Buyers will get a cast, a flash and 
a title. Cott. 



THE KTSTESIOirS WITNESS 

Bslaaco Produetlona Xne., sponsors this 
Ave-reeler. Author and director omitted 
from credits, which may be fault of Fox's 
Academy of Music New York, In projec- 
tion room. The film was run through In 
60 minutes 'Snd showed sUms of cuttlns. 
besides being screened In fast tempo. Rob- 



August 9-11. 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON PICTURES 



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One of the big Broadway picture houses flopped on a publicity stunt 
last week In connection with the picture, and the flop was a lucky onew 
If the publicity had been successful it might have meant injury or worse 
to several people. \ ! 

A representative of the theatre, from an upper floor in a Broadway offlce 
building, threw fantastic halloona down to the crowd below, making sura 
they would blow in towards several plate glass windows on the street 
level 

A crowd fought for the toys and threatened the windows several times. 
Photographers were posted about, waiting for the windows to go, in order 
to snap a picture, and the stunt had all the earmarks of inviting an arrest. 
The oops left the crowd alone and nothing developed in the w^y of pub^ 
llcity. ." 



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Some mystery was attempted in published reports of an operation un- 
dergone late last week in New York by Gloria Swanson. The mystery 
was made much of by the "Daily News'' through Miss Swanson refusing 
to divulge her personal affairs to that deadly enemy of the show business. 

It has been quite well known to Miss Swansea's friends that she had 
to undergo a^ operation resulting from childbirth. It was ordered by her 
physician two months ago, but rather than to oblige the Famous Players 
to temporary discontinue making "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife," In which 
Miss Swanson stars, and the conaoQuent heavy loss through delay, she 
finished the picture under physical disability, going into the sanitarium 
at the conclusion of it. Miss Swanson's operation was not as serious as It 
was imperatively necessary. --' ■ 



Jesse D. Hampton entered a wagar last week with Sam Rothafel that 
Hampton wouldn't mind ir ha. loa. It was $100 that "The upollera' 
this week will go to I4S.000 after Maching |S8,000 last week. Hampton 
rook the negative end, Sam ofCeringthe bet In the belief that with every- 
ching against show business last week, any plcturtf that could do $38,000 
then, as "The Spoilers" did at the Capitol, New TOrk, must beat It this 
week, "The Spoilers'* Is held over. Its showing last week with one 

SJ^aSic rSfes."^''HLr'S'dJ;b7. ft?!."?! **"'T°" ?,"V>,*"? /**? f'^T^^ depression through the President's death 

^ afCccting all theatrical basiness, Is considered remarkable. 



CO STTU M ES 
F'O R HIRE 

New York's Newest and 
Foremost Costume 
Rental Organization 

BROOKES 

1437 B'way. Tel. 5690 Pen. *— 



TIPPED OFF 

Prpwented by Harry A. McK^nzie end 
rfthLiflrd by PlajRoers Pictures through 
Pathe. Story an<l scenario by Frederick 
Reel. Jr., and produced under the super- 
vision of William Matthews. Shown at the 
Circle, New York, Aug. 14. Running time, 
.•Ml rninuteso. 

Chonir Wo Noah Heery 

"The Fox" Tom .S.-intschl 

Anthony Moore Harold Miller 

Sidney Matthews Stuart Holmes 

Mildred Garson Arllne Pr«tty 

Rita Garson Zella Gray 

"Pur" Murphy Thomas CHrlen 

rhlne!»e Maid Resslo Wong 

Chuck Morrison James. Alamo 

Raldy Pates Jimmy Truax 

De(e<'(lve HfTge.trt ^^ Wflrox 

Major Domo James Wang 

This picture possesses every in- 
gredient of a tiirilling melodrama of 
intrigue and adventure, but its as- 
semblage was so handled, probably 
by the cutters and title writers, that 
its purport proved to be vague and 
lncomi)r('hrn.slve. 

The author probably started off 
with the idea, of injecting thrills 
and escapades into the time-worn 
theme of "double crossing," but 
tho«<o who supervised or directed its 
supervision lost all track of con- 
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If this production was produced 
as unreeled at the Academy the di- 
rector is fully Justified in wanting 
to keep his identity secret. It is no 
credit to his directorial skill. How- 
ever, it is more likely it was amply 
slashed by the house projectionist, 
although Ihe editing and continuity 
at times suggests being at fault 
from Inception. 

There is little to commend in the 
picture, half of a dpuble-header at 
this house. The mother theme is the 
basic idea, and its manner of ex- 
position approached the maudlin at 
times. The hero Is not altogether 
sympathetic, accoMlng to manljT' 
standards, and the whole structure 
does not ring true throughout. The 
villain and his subordinates could 
hardly be so mean In Veal life, and 
his sudden capitulation towards the 
conclusion seems insincere. 

Johnny Brant (Robert Gordon) is 
shown leaving his aged mother to 
make good. He connects at a ranch 
run by a crooked and hullying fore- 
man, Ed Caney. Johnny sends 
home all his monthly earnings to his 
-nother regularly and paints vivid 
word plctin-es of his affluence and 
kindly interest from the foreman 
when, as a matter of fact, he is 
given the "dog" assignments In pa- 
trolling the extensive ranch. Caney 
has a crush on the boss rancher's 
daughter. Ruth Garland (Elinor 
Fair), and the opposition is height- 
ened when Johnny is effective in 
saving the girl's life and earning 
her favor, much to Caney's disgust. 
Johnny, because of Jhls Scotch pro- 
clivities in nursing his earnings, has 
won for himself the soubriquet of 
"miser" and is generally dl.sap- 
proved by his ranch confreres. 

The hero becomes Involved in a 
murder charge, but is eventually 
cleared. Involving Caney and his 
henchmen. ' The mother, who has 
suffered through the foreman's 
rifling the hero's money letters to 
tfio old woman, enters the scene for 
a happy ending. 

A fight scene towards the finish 
between Johnny and Caney finds 
the former victorious with Johnny 
giving him an extra lacing despite 
his acknowledgment of defeat. This 
is not in keeping with the accepted 
movie standards of letting the Tfl> 
lain off easy, and was probably the 
director's Idea to satisfy the au- 
dience's secret desire to see the vil- 
lain get an extra measure of as- 
sault and battery. The Idea is good, 
but it was not skilfully developed. 

It's a fair release for the small 
daily change houses, although It has 
nothing particularly to commend It. 
It is not fast and full of action, and, 
contrarily, rather passive, nor is the 
direction and acting anything dis- 
tinctive. 

The title only applies to one Inci- 
dent In the courtroom scene of the 
hero's trial. AheJ. 



In Cincinnati this week Al Llchtman solemnly gave out he intended to 
advocate a national "Mothers-in^Law Day." The local papers published 
it and Intimated Llchtman was perfectly serious in his announcement. 
Wednesday (yesterday) Pr^eferred (Llchtman) gave a trade showing In 
New York of its latest picture. "Mothers -In-Law.'* 



"COVERED WAGON" INDIANS 

Twenty members of the Arapahoe 
tribe of Indians, participating In 
the filming of "The Covered 
Wagon," arrived In New York' 
Tuesday, and will remain here until 
Saturday when they sail for London 
on the "Baltic." While here they 
will camp on the grounds of the 
American Museum of Natural His- 
tory at 81st street and Columbus 
avenue. 

Upon their arrival In London 
they will participate in exploitation 
stunts for "The Covered Wagon" 
and will be present at the premiere 
of the picture Sept. 8 

Maior T. J: "McCoy, of the Cnited 
States Army, is in charge of the 
contiiifecnt. 



Here's Why First 
National Is First 

A canvass of exhibitors by one of the 
leading trade journals showed that First 
National leads the industry, ^i^ ■ ^^^ 

And here's the reason why. First 

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National has the most popular stars in th^ 
country. Their names emblazoned^ on 
the lights of your theatre mean packed 
houses. ' ^' r "^ ^ 

"■ '■" X ' \. . . .■•' : . 

First National has combed the field for 
the best directorial gfenius to be obtained^, 
names that stand for the best productions 
on the market. , c i 

First National adapts its plays frpm the " 
best sellers in the world of fiction and 
stage sucesses, and the works of the best 
known authors. ' ' ■ W • 

First National pictures are first in artistry, 
first in entertainment, and first in box- 
office pull.^ ^p.r^\^;'i^^/'^,?'-',. 



Depend on • 

First National 



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NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



Thursday, August 16. 1923 



MABEL FORD and Co. (9) 

Dane* Revue 

21 Mine.: Full Stage . ,¥v. 

Special Drop and Cyctorama ' 

Palace 

Mabel Ford staged and produced 
thla latest dancing revue herself. 
The act will stand up anywhere with 
Miss Ford's hard shoe and tap 
dancing standing out, although she 
haa surrounded herself strongly 
with dancing talent. 

Two other pairs of dancers are on 
more than Miss Ford. A mixed pair, 
Deno and Rochelle, score with a 
novel Apache, and a comedy tough 
double Umt held a couplo of laughs 
thrpugh the man's handling of the 
girl. In the Apache he roughed her 
up to a fare-thee-'well, also insert- 
ing excellent acrobatics. 

Th*» Doll Sisters do»'Med several 
numbers between, offering an acro- 
batic, kicking duet, essence and Jazz 
dance with costume changes for 
each. The Jazx band of Ave pieces 
accompanied for everything with the 
drummer leaving his traps for a bit 
of fast jazz stepping that got over. 

Miss Ford's first appearance was 
In Spanish costume for u tjimilar 
dance. Later she followed the sis- 
ters in an "essence" and tap dance 
on a dancing mat. A buck and wing 
in a black and white minstrel crea- 
tion put her away as one of the best 
hard shoe dancers among her sex. 

A waltx clog and a fast bit of 
finale stepping with all on concluded 
a well routined and smoothly pro- 
duced dancing revue that can hold a 
spot on the best of the bills and de- 
liver. The turn was spotted thfrd at 
the Palace to get away from the S. 
S. Lieviathan Orchestra. Con. 



"THE POSTER 01 RL" 

Imporaonation 

19 Mins.; One and Three (Special) 

State. 

A blond girl sings an introduc- 
tion of the usual sort about the 
novelty of the act. She exits and 
curtains part revealing a sign board 
**with three sheets. Man In bill- 
poster's garb with bucket and 
brush sings a number about his 
girl and is stooping over when he 
is bumped into by girl and in en- 
suing conversation she explains she 
is an actress. He doubts and she 
Insists. Effective device for bills 
is used and girl is seen before pic- 
ture of actress in same costume. 
It is a mistake to make changes in 
the dark as signs are visibly built 
80 that she can step through. 

She does Impersonations of Fay 
Bainter, a "Follies" girl, and Karyl 
Norman. At finish of last she pulls 
girl's wig and is revealed as "a 
sleek-haired boy. Following which 
she sings a number in two voices 
and again pulls wig, showing she 
really is a girl. 

The Impersonations are before a 
gold drop in one. Her voice is 
sweet but not exceptionally strong 
and her appearance is good. The 
act, Jaecause of its novelty. Is 
strong enough for a position on 
any of the bifc,- time bills, but needs 
cutting and pruning. Much of the 
dialogue is amcteurlsh and could 
be brightened considerably. Co.s- 
tumlng is good and the girl puts 
up a fine appearance t^lthough black 
hair does not become her. 



BERT and HARRY GORDON 
Comedy Talk and Son^t 
14 Mint.; Ona 
Palaea 

Bert and Harry Gordon were a 
standard two -man act a few years 
ago. The brothers dissolved when 
Dort Gordon elected to follow a 
commercial career. Harry Gordon 
has since worked with Gene Ford, 
lately dissolving the two-act that 
became a vaudeville standard, alao a 
musical comedy feature. 

Gordon retains most of the cross- 
fire from the other act in his pres- 
ent vehicle. Most of it consista of 
"The Singing Lesaun." the comedian 
gumming up his brother's efforts to 
teach him to breathe correctly with 
comedy interruptions, etc. ^ 

Harry Gordon delivers a ballad 
during the turn, also duets a pop 
song at the finish. He makes a neat 
appearance in Tuxedo and gray felt 
hat. Bert dresses clean, also ap- 
pearing in a black alpaca summer 
suit but affecting a comedy Panama 
hat which accfntuates his ^ large 
ears. He has a comedy face which 
is sure fire for mugging and a nat- 
ural Hebrew dialeit. He works with 
an unstudied ease that is Infectious- 
ly funny. 

They were one of the hits of the 
bill at the Palare spotted fourth and 
Ipolosurc fire to repeat anj'where. 
it's a next to shut combo for the 



best bills. 



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BERND and PARTNER 
Contortion- Balancing 
6 Mins.; Three (Special) 
State 

The act Is dressed with a black 
silk eye, and, as the purple curtains 
part, the partner?*, clad in white silk 
knee-length tights, are revealed in 
an Effective po.se. The smaller of the 
two Is a contortionist of no mean 
caliber, and the two go through a 
routine of contortions combined with 
balancing, that. In spite of the slow 
tempo of the act, is nothing short 
of sensational. 

Althoug'. nothing in the billing or 
the actions of the two performers 
would give any indication, it seems 
as if Bernd Is the contortionist, us 
his wo ■; provides tho major por- 
tion of the entertainment, although 
his partner, who serves as under- 
Btaiider, renders capable assistance. 
The act Is good for any house, and 
can even stand being shoved further 
down on mo«t bill.". 



MEYERHOFFS ORCHESTRA and 

Marion Brewer . 

24 Mins.; Three (Special Set) 
Proctor's Grand, Albany, N. Y. 

■'•Albany, Aug. 11. 

What is probably a "find" for 
this season's vaudeville iq Dave 
Meyerhoff and his orchestra and 
Marion Brewer's voice. The act 
broke a house record after the 
matinee crowd got talking. Person- 
ality and peD^>nd good music won 
the audier.ce. It was a hard task 
to keep from jumping into the 
aisles and "shaking a leg" with the 
orchestra. 

The act opened behind a special 
Craw curtain with a llg>-t cavalry 
march and swung into "When Will 
I Know" as the curtains parted. 
The staging and the lighting effects 
won applause at Its opening. A 
feature of this number is the sing- 
ing of a chorus of the song by 
Miss Brewer from a wing as the 
lights dimmed. 

The second number was "Swing- 
ing Down the Lane," which went 
over big. The third, "Wildflower," 
was Miss Brewer's number. She 
has one of the finest mezzo-soprano 
voices ever heard in vaudeville, 
but lacks stage presence which she 
will probably get as the act gets 
into routine. 

Burke. 

SID HALL aod Co. (2) / 
Songs and Comedy 

19 Mins.; One ■ . ■, . ' ~ ; 

Greeley Sq. 

Sid llall, who displays plenty of 
vaudeville experience In his work, 
i.s an ideal juvenile comedian for 
family houses, and with five min- 
utes cut from his act will score In 
any of those theatres. His com- 
pany consists of a pianist who 
also solo« vocally In a very good 
tenor, and a girl who comes In fof 
'a pose and talk bit, working up a 
ballad by Hall. 

Hall's work is on the nut style, 
with a delivery original, and not 
copied from any one. The talk bit.s 
cpuld be better if he desires playing 
the liigher class hou.ses, but he'll 
get laughs on his style of work 
alone. " •< 



DE WITT and MEYERS 

Acrobatic 

6 Mins.; Three (Special Drapes) 

Broadway 

Man and woman;; A sp- 

draped set in "three" backs up the 
act. A ladder rigging serve? as sup- 
port for tho cciuple's acrobatic stuff. 
The woman is perched aloft, head 
hanging down, acting a.s anchor for 
her pa. tnor. 

Slie supports varlou.s framrs and 
horizontal bars fur hini to do his 
stuff on. An 'vironjaw" tri.k in tho 
anti-climax, closing with a fast re- 
irolvlng fr.'ime stunt. 

Opened iiitei.'-"<tlnglv ;il ilu' Bread - 



LE ROY BROS. 
Acrobatics 
6 Mins.; Two 
City.. 

Two neat appruring men of good 
mu.^icular development, offering the 
routine "strong man" act. Showing 
some remarkably good rislcy work, 
the understandcr then proceeds to 
lift and toss his partner through 
tho air with an unusual degree of 
ease. For a finish tho understandcr, 
in a lying posture, lifts the other 
chap with one hand and carries him 
off the stage, which proved a great 
finish and a sure fire applause 
gettor. 

A tine opener or closer for any 
bill. 



PHIL and LITTLE BITS 
Songs and Dances ^— -___—— _^ 
10 Mint.; One 
Greeley Sq. 

The name Phil and Little Bits 
suggests a revue, but seems to be 
the appolatlon of the colored girl 
who works with Phil, also dusky. 
The turn Is mediocre from start to 
finish, lacking even In the pep or- 
dinarily given by colored dancers. 
The dance work shows nothing re- 
markably dimctilt and the singing 
giittos on the enrs. They opened 
bote. 



POTTER and GAMBLE 

Songs 

11 Mine.; Ona (Spacial) 

Fifth Ave. . ^ 

Mixed couple deoctng It with five 
songs that listen as having being 
especially written, outside of the 
final number, although hot neces- 
sarily carrying added weight be- 
cause of that One change is made 
by the girl, upholding the general 
appearance of neatness which the 
act maintains throughout. 

A jutenile lyrlo succeeded by a 
Chinese ditty, thence a stuttering 
number and the finale of a melody 
which figuratively tottered with age 
comprised the detail of the schedule. 
Having the boy at the piano neither 
of the duo is particularly strong as 
to their voices and makes It that 
much harder for the material in- 
volved to click. 

A b^lef bit of aoftshoe stepping 
offered by the girl served to pick the 
brand from the burning, but the ac« 
is in dire need of songs — even for 
once around the smaller houses. 
. Skig. 



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"REALM GIRL" (4) 
Song and Danoe Reviia 

15 Mins.; Ona and Full (Beth , 

Special) >.-..,. J.;... - 
Broadway • 

Edith Clasper and Co. formerly 
piesented this act with the Trade 
Twins in support. The present com- 
pany consista of Virginia Rucker. 
assisted by Joe Lennon, Artie Brown 
and Uilly McLeod. , 

The act opens In "one" l»efore the 
Ultra & Smart shop displaying togs, 
flippers and flappers. Miss Rucker 
Is posed on a pedestal between two 
flippers. The third chap handles 
the vocal introductions In addition 
to ^stepping with the girl. The flip- 
per duo are a pair of soft -shoe 
specialists who get over some snap- 
py buck-and-wing stuff. 

The drop in "one" stll' bears 
Edith Clasper's name thereon. In 
"three" the sumptuous La# produc- 
tion is striking. The special but- 
terfly number is a highlight, and 
the closing Goddeiss of Libertj' ef-. 
feet Is impressive. In between, the 
two boys and Miss Rucker and her 
dance partner alternate in dance 
specialties to good eflfect. 

The title is probably derived from 
the closing "coin of the realm" 
number, but It could be improved 
upon If no individual name is to be 
featured. The turn closed the show 
nicely. * - '.-' Abel. 

Ill ^ 

HAYWARD and IRWIN 
Sister Team • * ' "; 
10 Mins.; One" 
Greeley Sq. 

These two girls did ten minutes 
on second here and it seemed like 
an hour. One does a male Imper- 
sonation for the opening numbers, 
and the fact that it doesn't mean 
a thing is shown by the decided 
improvement in her work and the 
interest of the audience when she 
comes back In a frock. While she 
changes the other does a ballad, at 
the piano, taking more off-key 
notes than really seemed possible 
for any one person to do in two 
choruses. 

The act Improves somewhat with 
the return of the other, for a dia- 
lect number In which she does 
French, English and wop. This 
seems to be her forte, and perhaps 
with more numbers of the char- 
acter variety she'd do better. Both 
do the closing number. ' 



GREY and DEAN 
Songs and Talk 
12 Min.; One 
American Roof 

These girls were formerly in man 
and woman combinations, Ethel 
Grey with Page and Grey, and Miss 
Dean with Mack and Dean. In their 
new act the girls have gone some 
distance out of tho path trod by the 
regulation sister team in making 
most of the turn talk, and doing no 
songs uutil the latter half of the 
act. 

The talk Is handled well and has 
quite a few good laughs. Improve- 
ment In the material Is possible. 
Miss Grey still uses the French horn 
for a solo, and docs some fairly, good 
haj-mony with Misa Dean. The lat- 
ter does the comedy, working in a 
natural, unaffected manner that Is 
refreshing. 



GYPSY FOUR 

Musical and Singing 
10 Min.; Two 
Twenty-third Street 

A tryout turn, with thive of the 
men furnishing the melody and one 
the vocal part of the entertainment. 
The musicians are a pianist, violin- 
ist and bass viola player, while tho 
singer Is a tenor of no mean ability. 
Just why the title "Gypsy Four" is 
selectf * oannot be concei\pd, as 
there Is nothing about the routine 
dre.'5?ing or setting of the turn which 
would signify this title. ^, 

The vocalist Is probably (he only 
foMufc. and wltjl^ a pfaplat ml^ht be 
able to navigate the seas of the 
smaller clrciilfa and acquit hini.self 
creditably. 



EDITH CLASPER and CO. (2) 
••Variaty" (Song mn6 Oanca) 
Ona, Two and Full Stage. (Spacial 

Drepa and 8ft), .:,,.. 

Kaith'a Ford ham. 

A pretty productloa with a pretty 
girl and* a pretty dancer aa well 
makea this new "Variety" act with 
Edith Clasper a real pretty va»de- 
vlUe turn. Misa Clasper la the 
pretty girl and pretty dancer. There 
la something about this elf-like 
dancing spirit that made the Ford- 
ham audience give her generous 
applause Sunday afternoon in her 
solo dances. - ^ 

One of the latter is a novelty 
and as the production end also Is 
a vaudeville novelty, the act had 
something before it atarted. In 
production, built by the Law Co., 
it'a one of the beat of the season, 
not flashily unlavlah but discreetly 
rich in appearance. The other 
novelty bit Is where Miss Clasper 
ia apparently taken up to the flies 
standing on a drop after finishing 
her dance. It Is the same drop 
showing her in a shadow dance. On 
a. dimly lighted stage with he 
dancer standing against a brightly 
illuminated screen, her shadow 
diminisheH or Increases according 
to the distance away she dances 
from it. At times it is the size of 
the screen al lost. The effect ia so 
attractive the house grows to 
watching the dancer's feet v pon the 
ccreen rather than the dancer her- 
!telf, not easily distinguished in tho 
sul>dued light. These two t4ts 
blending into one another make as 
good a novelty dance as vaudeville 
has had in years. 

In the production aide the turn 
derives its title "Variety" through 
a huge stage-fllling drop of the 
front page of "Variety," with its 
screamer tup line and other news 
matter on the front page, all relat- 
ing to Miss Clasper. It's a faith- 
fully painte<l drop and gives an op- 
portunity for the audience to read 
the prfhted (painted) matter while 
also seeing the trio dance before it. 

Following is a tango dance (now 
new through having been for- 
gotten) by Miss Clasper and either 
Paul O'Neal or Paul Tocan, who 
are the 3'oung men assisting the 
principal. They have a couple of 
doubles and one has a single with 
th» boys, of good appearance and 
ability, all dances. Joining the two 
trios with the young woman, be- 
sides a dancing finish. 

It's strictly a dancing turn and 
lively and pretty. A pretty act 
with a pretty dancer at the head 
of it Is something new in vaude- 
ville, where you usually find pretty 
girls dependent upon the support 
or settings. Here Miss Clasper 
leads everything and everybody. 

. . Slme. 



JIM and JACK 
Songs and Dances 
10 Mins.; One 
City 

These boys have worked at vari- 
ous tinges with other partners. They 
are colored, and good dancers. They 
affect a similarity of dress of the 
dandy dude type, comprising black 
coats and gray trousers, gray hats 
and white spats. A lively song 
brings them on, and serves as an In- 
troductory ^OT a fast buck. They 
follow with a neat tap dance, go Into 
another song, and declare a dancing 
contest, in which each tries to outdo 
the other In tho nature of fast step- 
ping, winding up with a speedy ac- 
robatic that sends them off to a loud 
and prolonged hand. 

The boys held up their end In sec- 
ond spot at this house, and can un- 
doubtedly repeat elsewhere in the 
three -a -day houses. 



FOUR PASHAS 

Acrobatic 

5 Min.; Full Stag* / 

American Roof 

This quartet do what might be 
called a condensed version of the 
Eight Blue Demons' offering. The 
four are attired in Persian costumes, 
and so some human pyramid build- 
ing, one supporting the weight of 
three, and sensational tumbling in a 
whirlwind manner. 

They'll fit as an opener or closer. 




"The Dippy Bill Poster" 

BOOKED SOLID ■ 
ORPHEUM; JR. ORPHEUM 
and KEITH (Western) 

THANK.S TO 

MAX RICHARD AGENCY 

1413 Capitol Bldg. 
V CHICAGO 

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V PALACE 

It'a ahip alxoyi avast theroi yo7 
lubbers! and bags and hammocks at 
the Palace this week, with the lobb» 
decorated with United States Shin- 
ping Board fliagti and the S. 8 Le. 
vlathan Band on the bill. The'cu». 
tomers become passengers as soon 
aa they approach what ia usually tha 
orchestra entrance, but which haa 
become in tha nautical transforma 
tion a gang plank. The only thine 
Elmer Rogers didn't think of waa 
to have aide boya to pipe the dlaUn- 
gulahed vlsltora over and to requira 
all of the audience to salute the 
deck. 

Had the Palace been a ship several 
doxen of the cuatomera would have 
got their feet wet, for there wasn't 
enough seats In the house to accom« 
modate all of the crowd. The stand- 
ees were lined up back of the rail 
when the El Rey Sisters started tha ' 
show with their roller skating turn 
The El Reys did nicely, with several 
double dances on the rollers, making' 
their changes In full view of the 
house, which pleased the stag mem-> 
ber^. 

Margaret Ford, second, hung up 
one of tlie season's hits for a deucer 
with her double«voiced routine of 
songs. Miss F'ord has a remarkable 
pair of vocal twin*. TTplf of tho 
house thinks she Is a femal(; imper- 
.sonator and are ready to see her doff 
the wig. A card in tho lobby an- 
nounced her as subbing for Artie 
Mehllnger. who was ill. but a little 
bird whispered that Mehlinger be- 
came sick after learning he was 
second. However, the switch helped 
the show, for Miss Ford took about 
seven bows and could have encored. 
Her first sptto voice ballad is much 
too slow. Otherwise her routine is 
perfect and good for any bill. 

Mabel Fofd (New Acts) was next 
in the tratflc line in a new dancing 
revue, with a flve-plece male band. 
She didn't clog up the line and k^pt 
the show moving smoothly. 

Bert and Harry CJordon ("Sew 
.\cts), reunited after a severance tf. 
few jears ago, were fourth. Th« 
Hebrew comedian and straight 
goaled them in a fat spot. The Oor- , 
dons got the first comedy chance at 
the house and were countered by 
diaphragm laugh.s and heavy ap- 
plause. The comic's face Is good for 
laughs any time he mugs. He is 
blessed with a pan that pays heavy 
dt/idends. The straight Is a neat 
wc Irerv the boys resembling without 
Infringing upon Willie and Eugene 
Howard. It's a sure-fire comedy 
frame-up. 

The Leviathan Orchestra closed 
the first half, doing 25 minutes. The 
hit of the act went to Mort DoW-ney's 
tenor specialty. Downey sang "Won- , , 
derful One" and encored with "When 
Irish Eyee Are Latighing" to huge 
returns. He has a tender lyric tenor 
with an obbligato trick that whams 
them. The musicians played "Wood- 
en Soldier," "Who's Sorry Now?" 
"Redhead Gal," also, vocally, a 
"Swingin* Down the Line" (an open- ^ 
and-shut steal of "Lady of the Eve- . * 
ning," from the laat "Music Box 
Revue"), "March of the Manikins." 
closing with an eflfect number, "Over 
and Back In Three MIAutes." On 
this one the shore line f^ll astern of 
the apecial dock set, and Liberty was 
passed. A storm at sea was an en- 
core effect played to "Running 
Wild." They followed all of the 
bands that have played the Palace, 
scoring strongly. 

After intermission Harry Carroll 
and Grace Fisher, another reunited 
team, picked the show right up. 
Miss Fisher was in good voice and 
looked charming in several costume 
changes. Carroll sells hJa songs on 
personality, having no singing voice. 
A recitation by Carroll was preceded 
by an announcement that he would 
try anything once. He ducked under 
the piano cover after getting it off 
his chest. It is a diverting two-act, 
with a touch of class and special 
songs that make it stand out. Car- 
roll wrote all of the specials for the 
turn, also working In the inevitable ■ : 
"songs I have written" for a piajiolog. ? 
Most of his former pop and musical -r 
comedy hits received Individual ap- ' 
plause. They liked the act here. 

Lou Tellogen was all over the rest 
of the bill. Tellegen first sold them 
his sketch. "Blind Youth," an iziit- 
ferent vehicle, but all right to Intro- 
duce Tellegen's dramatics so forcibly 
that an auditor who took it seri- 
ously and threatened to break up the 
act by walking down an aisle and 
remarking, "Don't you lay a hand on 
that woman," had to be quietly 
ejected. Then Lou doublt^d lt»to .Tack 
Wilson's act In white face after Wil- 
son had burlesqued "Blind Youth" 
for big laughs. The "panning club" 
as done at professional benefits was 
worked in by Wilson, Chas. Forsythe 
and Tellegen. The bit consists of 
Tellegen overhearing the other two 
panning him. He interrupts and 
reads them a lecture on /riendship. 
They arw sorry and plead for hi** 
forglvenese, finally mentioning tho 
name of Raymond Hitchcock, when 
Tellegen immediately puts Hitchy on 
the pan. Tellegen eventually blacks 
up and works In an afterpiece with 
Wilson, in which he seriously plays 
a saxophone, giving a very fair ren- 
dition of "My Hero." Thcfclow^iing 
and kidding ran until 11.10 with not 
a dozen walkouts, almost a record 
for the house. 

It was a real vaudeville show. wi"ll 
laid out and blended. The kind of a 
show that .sends an audience <'Ui 
talking. Con. 



RIVERSIDE 

The show runs abort, with th-' 
overtin-e ringing in ati*:17 and J^'*' 
closer passing out at 10:43. It rnn.< 



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abort of entertainment, class and 

•'^Thi Wversl^S* 18 renerally re- 
-*rded as next to the Palace In 
fludevllle artetocracy. This wd^'s 
' kill scarcely measures up for Provi- 
A»nce or Newark. Ix)weU Sherman 
Saadl'n**- and. while he Is an ex- 
*Jftent actor and leads distinction, 
S; does not convey that full measure 
Zf "nourishment" that exacting 
Sftudevllle patrons demand from the 
•olden seat of a show in the bigge«t 
, houses. And, since the rest of the 
Brojjram furnishes only lukewarm 
or warmed-over fare, the whole 
menu JJ palatable but not exciting. 

sun Stanley scored probably the 
strongest, with Lydja Barry his 
runner-up. Stan'«. audience stuff 
was onvulsing, as it has been for 
many a year. Miss Barr;r has set- 
♦i«»d at last Into a routine so that 
she. too. can be labeled "reliable" 
• n(' bookers can pencil her in and 
£0 off on their vacations without a 
worry about that epot. There might 
h*ve been half a dozen people in 
the house who hadn't heard her do 
every word of it before, scarcely 
xnOre. Of course, It's good"fctuff and 
she does it supremely well. So she 
"was welcome and enthuslaatically 
taken. But the constant repetitionu. 
while cceptable, are not thrilling. 

Sherman sufferer, from underdone 
actresses overdo|np their pttrta. Be- 
ing right in the company wit'- this 
man who so remarkably carries the 
punch by repressed .*juavity, how 
could the women miss the point so. 
far as to screech, gesticulate, gyrate 
and do the unrelieved obvious so 
obviously? What subtleties remain 
In the vaudeville act of Sam Ship- 
man's "Lawful Larceny" are turned 
Inaitle out and exposed by Sher- 
man's aide«. His lubricant. methods 

• an^ his silender-muffled broadsides 
only partly redeem it. 

"Smiling Billy" Masoft and Alice 
Forrest opened intermission with 
some movies of Billjf, the exact 
dramatic sequence of which was not 
entirely lucid. The grand piano, set 
ahead, made the screen hard to see. 
and from the side the plctufes were 
unintelligible. When the sheet went 
vp. Mason entered from a wing 
(very unusual where pictures intro- 
duce) and made a l^t of a talk and 
went into s<>ng. Miss Forrest later 
joined, at the piano, and after a 
number or two there the pair did a 
Bayee-Norworth couple of ditties. 

Maidbn is a lovable chap and a 

* good vocalizer. But he hurts him- 
self by too much -Tsmiling and too 
juvenile a manner. It becomes quite 
eoiispicuous and loses - its punch, 
whereas p. little of H would be de- 
lightful. He can. sing eeveral parts 
of songH well, and does, and the 
audience liked iiim yery nmch; also 
Miss Forrest, who looks iweet and 
who has an appealing contralto. The 
eouple went to a speech and regis- 
tered blg-tlme quality. If Billy will 

. cut the "Smiling" out of his mon- 
icker and some of it out of his 
technique, they will both travel far- 
ther and faster, hoWever. 

Fridkin (apparently a son of the 
musician) and Rhoda closed. They 
showed in a gorgeous cyclorama, 
the girl entering from a vase. Their 
opening double, In which Rhoda 
executed some uncanny back bends 
and splits, was big, and promised 
remarkable possibilities. But they 
•ever materialized, for the girl's 
■ingle was only a repetition where 
It amounted to anything, and 
amounted to nothing when not 
repetition. Fridkin's single wa« a 
Bussian routine, neither extraor- 
dinary nor superior to the rest of 
I Its kind. The double finish was a la 
' eccentric jazs and Just faded the 
act out to courteous acknowledg- 
ment. If the order could be re- 
versed, the team would score. 

Harry La Vail and Sister, with 
line trapeze, bar, and human trapeze 
f" work, and a hair-raielng human 
I pinwheel close, started the show. 
L Por once an opening act lived en- 
tirely up to Its billing nrj^ter— 
"Aerial Perfection," in this Instance. 
It was a better act than most of 
those that followed. Jean Schwlller, 
a 'cellist made up as an aged music 
master, with the Inetrument tied 
about his nock, contributed about as 
dreary an Interlude as the Riverside 
bas ever witnessed. Sans person- 
ality, unusual musical accomplish- 
„ ment or any adaptation to hlgh- 
«peed entertainment, Schwlller 
sawed away and went away. It is 
a typical Class B lyceum act. 

Bully and Houghton^ another 
"once-again" number, did all right. 
Young Sully can dance and has 
youth and a personality very much 
like young Nat Nazzaro's. Miss 
Houghton Is a beauty, a soprano of 
culture and caliber, and a melting 
little comedienne. Her cloelng work, 
singing # ballads against a whole 
orchestra playing heavy Jazz, was a 
bear. 

Buslnesp was about in keeping 
with the entertainment— two-thirds 
there. Jolf. 






powerful soprano voices and are 
strikingly contrasted, one being 
blonde, the other brunette. Fur- 
thermore, me alternation of one ac- 
companying the other at the baby 
grand Is added novelty, but the vo- 
cal selection! are a Wt too* pedantic 
even for the most advanced of 
vaudeville patrons. The opening 
number, wlth'^the restaurant Idea 
and "musical menu" development, is 
not worked up as it might have 
been. The routine encore with 
"Babbling Brook' and the response 
It fearned should suggest to the girls 
that a freer incorporation of sim- 
ilar type numbers would be to their 
vaudeville advantage. » 

"A Ring Tangle," the veteran 
Choos' musical comedietta, was per- 
fectly spotted here and cleaned up. 
Lloyd and Christie cross-talked in 
southern dialect about women and 
garnered a flock o* laughs. In ad- 
dition to the similarity In styles, a 
number of points are common to 
b»th this and the Hibbltt and Malle 
combination- 
Leon and Cor are fully deserving 
of a body-of-the-bill t^.pot in the 
be«t of houses with their magk- 
routine. Several of Leon's lllusloni« 

are truly mystifying and unusual. ^..^ „,^ ^ 

The closir^vnre and water ' effect^L hlVweelf'Ts' worthy of'speci'al com 



■tesr» 



BROADWAY 

Tbe favorab;<! theatre weather or 
the "M;iman Wreckage'' (Mrt? Wal- 
lace Reid) film was responsible for 
the capacity Monday night. The 
vaudeville doesn't start at this 
house until nine o'clock, but by 8:15 
practically every orchrrtra and logo 
location was occupied. 

DeWltt and Meyers (New Acts), 
opening, were followed by I^hodes 
and Watson. The two girls have 
possibilities of which they do not 
take full advantage for vaudcviWo 
purpope«i. Their routine 1« spotty 
vaudeville, and more con.sistontly 
lyceum or concert They both h^fV^e 



IS a pip Leon Is a canny showman 
and his female subject's abbreviated 
ro*<tumini: for the concluding Illu- 
sion iT>ay or not be part of his show- 
manship. She is "transferred" from 
a flaming iron cage to a water tan'v, 
and after her immersion her .•^ilken 
covering clings* to her figure in 
fashion to suggest its almost total 
absence. a 

Joe Darcey whanged all the way 
with his pop songs, although some 
of his (Stories are rather antique. 
There i.s no question abcut Darcey's 
ability as a pop saleeman, and after 
the bit with the audienre plant he 
was forced to beg off. "Realm 
Girl" (New Acts). Feature closed. 

Ahel. 



a tough time getting t^e tempo In 
a couple of spots in the act and 
badly messed up one of the im- 
portant numbers. 

D. D. H., spotted next to closing, 
was fourth. The alphabetical vno- 
nologist hit up a lively pace as soon 
as he woke 'em up by rapping the 
stick on his encyclopedia, the laughs 
and giggles popping smartly and 
with the regularity of a motor boat's 
exhaust. Nicely throughout the act. 
but like the better part of the show, 
mildly at the end. * 

Ann Gray opened after intermis- 
sion with harp playing and singing, 
the latter accompanied by herself on 
the harp. The spot was a bad one 
for Miss Gray. Too quiet a turn for 
the program position. A good harp- 
ist and possessed of a pleasing so- 
prano that exhibits real cultivation. 
Miss Gray is singing too much and 
playing too little. About, 50-50 of 
each ii^ould be better apparently 
than the proportion now maintained. 

{riusiness fair for summer in the 
orchestra, and noticeably off In the 
upper part of the house. B€ll, 

■ STATE 'y.!^':^ 

The overture by the orchestra 



ORPHEUM, B'KLYN 

The show at the Orpheum, Brook- 
lyn, created about as much' excite- 
ment in general Monday night as a 
radio concert might at a deaf and 
dumb convention. 

And it wasn't the fault of the 
Orpheum audience either. Colder 
than a landlord's heart, , as a rule, 
the Monday night bunch dropped 
their'usual attitude of frigid hauteur 
and semi-conscious placidity and, 
actually encourage^ the acts several* 
times with laughs and applause. 

Not exactly enthusiastically, " but 
there was little reason for enthusi- 
asm. , It was a quiet playing show, 
with 'basic reasons for the quiet- 
ness. Not enough low comedy for 
one thing, too much light comedy 
for another and a program order 
that helped to make the show wab- 
bly also complicated the proceed- 
ings. 

Ensma Carus, assisted by J. Wal- 
ter Leopold, stirred things wp a bit 
next to closing. Miss Carus got a 
reception on her entrance and her 
song cycle secured appreciative at- 
tention. She informed the house at 
the finish she was a native-born 
Brooklynlte, and so was Mr. Leo- 
pold. And that wasn't doing an Al 
Reeves either, for Miss Carus was 
born In Williamsburgh and Leopold 
in Rldgewood. The vocal routine is 
about the same as during the past 
season and should call for a new 
list of songs the next time around. 

The Four Mortons, with Clara 
Morton succeeding Martha in the 
family quartet, closed and contrib- 
uted a standard variety turn that 
rounded off the show nicely. Sam 
and Kitty (Mr. and Mrs. Morton) 
started the act as they have been 
doing for many a year with the con- 
versational exchange that stands as 
a vaudeville classic unmarred by 
the scars of time- 

Of the eight acts there was no 
acrobatic turn. Paul Nolan held the 
initial spot with Juggling. 

Burns and Lynn dropped out after 
the matinee Monday, and Block and 
Dunlap, a mixed singing and danc- 
ing team, deputized No. 8 Monday 
night. Block and Dunlap dance well, 
and sing like a dancing act.* The 
talk sailed right out the exits. 
Plea.sing act of its type, but Burns 
and Lynn should have been replaced 
with another comedy act, as their 
falllnjrout left a bad^gap in the 
early part in the comedy division. 

"The Awkward Age," an old-fash- 
ioned framework of cut and dried 
farce with song Interpolations, the 
farce by Herbert llaU Wlnslow, was 
third. Eve Lynn, Clyde Dilson and 
Lillian Lee Anderson comprise the 
ca.Mt. The stilted lines and machine 
made plot are antedat«d completely. 
An illustration of how far back the 
comedy reaches for laughs is con- 
tained in the exchange between the 
juvenile and Inpenue wherein he 
mentions something in reference to 
her wearing pants. She, according 
to stage directions, assumes a 
shocked expres.<=ilon. In these days 
when S(iuad8 of stenogs parade up 
and down the main stems of the 
.smallest villages clad in knickers 
that line about the pants loses its 
MJsniiicance. A sopr.Tno.. who also 
whistles stands out m a couple oi 
numbers. The rest is blah. 

Closing the first half were Wil- 
liams and Vanessl, two girls with 
a .sister turn that's diffoicnt in sev- 
eral ways. Both have talent and 
looks. The blonde puts individual- 
ity nnd personality into her j.izz 
vo^al numbers that makes 'eni red 
hot and the brunet dan(^*^s with 
Krace and agile precision. Tlic two 
male accompanists had thf ir own 
troubles with the orchejitra Monday 



teammates, straight man and come- 
dian tuning in at Just the right 
tempo to produce Ihe best results. 
That wonderful aggregation of little 
folks The Singer Midgets (whose 
versatile offering Manager Sullivan 
calls The Capsule Production) from 
their Egyptian optnlng to the clos- 
ing military drill In mediaeval cos- 
tume were a solid hit all the way 
and clo«ed this great bill with credit 
to themselve? and thp vnelfprous 
satisfactfon of the audience. A 
story of the Northern woods, "Jac- 
queline" well told and full of action 
was the feature picture which sent 
the patrons home with a feeling of 
satisfaction which will undoubtedly 
show results at the box office the 
balance of the week. 



mendation. The first turn, Bernd 
and partner (New Acts) went over 
\ji^. Who Bernd is and which is 
the partner is not stated. Margaret 
Merle presents seml-classleal songs 
in good voice. At times she seemed 
sliKhtly off pitch, due to the strain 
of filling the State. For an encore 
Fhe did a popular* number with un- 
derstanding. While singing she 
handles herself well, but as soon as 
she goes Into the recitation class 
seems lacking In stage presence. 
She has good appearance. 

The Exposition Jtibilee Four are 
colored singers whose voices blend 
well, although none is outstanding. 
They make up In energy and staging 
what they may lack from a vocal 
standpoint. Their impression of 
four cats giving a nightly concert 
is funny and done with whole- 
hearted abandon. 

The Poster Girl (New Acts) is a 
novel conception with a trick finish 
that succeeds in mystifying the au- 
dience, but does not help materially; 
in putting the act over. 

James C. Morton and . Co. held 
down the headline honors to good 
advantage and at times were up- 
roariously funny. The curtain 
speech delivered by Morton was 
fupny in spots, but dragged towards 
the end. 

Jim and Irene Marlyn closed the 
bill with their versatile exhibition 
of singing, dancing and music. The 
singing is not so forte, but serves 
^or the introductions. The ac^ is 
effectively set and nicely staged and 
went we'l in the clcMsing.n^osition. 

- JEFFERSON 

Business picking up, but not yet 
up to the standard which the ex- 
cellent bills offered deserve, pvery 
act on the program is of big time 
calibre, and the bill played that 
way. 

Perez and Marguerite with a fa^t 
and smooth running juggling act 
opened the show, and each routine 
from the opening hat-umbr^lla- 
cigar and gloVes trick to the con- 
cluding pool-ball rack ^tunt. got 
generous rouncls of applause. Fox- 
worth and Francis, a hard working 
colored team of singers and dancers 
followed, the dancing (especially 
the man's) being their ace in the 
hole. Both are full of negro exu- 
berance, and their pep kept the act 
running at a epeod which they never 
let down. They evidently enjoyed 
their work .as much as the audience 
which made the team do a coupe of 
encores. Foxworth is one dancer 
who does not fake his taps and 
wings, and the audience recognized 
this fact. 

Alexander and' Fields with their 
smart dialog and good voices did as 
they pleased with this audience 
from start to finish, and as a two 
tramp act have a long lead on their 
competitors in this field. Their 
clean, up to date dressing Is a com- 
mendable feature also, and tiielr 
easy delivery in a seml-Engllsh 
dialect makes their comedy distinct 
and effective. 

The Comebacks are a group of 
old-timers who certainly have come 
back, and their united efforts as at 
present framed will be eureflre on 
any bill. The sympathy naturally 
accruing to the mere re-appearance 
of old time artists Is particularly 
Justified In this instance by the skill 
and ability of all concerned In the 
act. May Hoey Introduces each of 
the four men who retire upstage 
and put on the cork In view of the 
audience. After this a minstrel first 
part is staged with May Hoey inter- 
locutor, Eddie Horan and Al Ed- 
wards on the ends, Geo»ge Cunning- 
ham and George Gales sitting in. 
Cunningham's "Silence and Fun" 
acrobatics and bumps, Eddie 
Horan's dancing. May Hoey's eing- 
ing and Al E>lwards' comet playinr 
were each and every one pronounced 
individuHl hilH, and th« concluding 
rane dance by Horan to the singing 
of national airs by the others was 
as a total a credit to all participants, 
and a veritable riot with the audi- 
CHOC* 

Coccla and Verdi, with their 
violins and the cello, proved their 
value to a vaudeville program by 
following these succenslve hits and 
landing a bjg one themselves in ^the 
next to clrK«<lh^ posllloh. It wa.s ho 
easy task, and the boys deserve lots 



I 



AMERICAN ^ 

The only name on the blil not re- 
corded in Variety's files as haying 
already 'been reviewed -under new 
acts la that of Earl and Winnette 
who (Jpened the show downstairs 
Monday night. "This act isn't new 
either, for it is Herbert Ashley and 
another man, doing practically the 
same routine which Ashley has done 
with several different partners dur- 
ing the past five years. Its billing 
is "A Bawn of a New Day," and 
when Ashley originally did It as 
a three-act it was called "Madame 
La Vonce." 

It seemed unusual to open the 
show with a two-man comedy act, 
and it was all the more so to find a 
dancing act in full stage holding 
the deuce spot. The La Pilarica 
Trio did well in the spot, however, 
with their Spanish and toe dance 
routines, the male member of the 
trio putting a punch in at the finish 
with three minutes of hock steps as 
an endurance exhbition. 

Josephine Harmon and Georgia 
Sands were the hit of the bill. Mies 
Harmon's clowning kept them 
laughing every minute, and consid- 
ering that only a season or two 
back Miss Sands' work was that of 
an accompanist for a dance act she 
doe9 remarkably well In her lines 
and song bits.. • 

It was'back in 1916 when Howard 
and White were reviewed for new 
acts, and the vehicle they are using 
still seems to be «ood for laughs In 
the pop houses. The root of all evil 
for married couples, according to 
this act, is not 'money, but twin beda. 

Alton and Allen hoked it up- with 
somfe poor material and very good 
dancing. The act runs about three 
or four minutes too long. More 
dance work aiid less talk would help. 

Mang ^and Snyder closed with a 
snappy routine of gymnastics. 

5TH AVE. 

An ambitious and cooling breeze 
Monday night gave the 2«th street 
emporium three quarters of a house 
at §.30 which same remained seated 
throughout the eight-act program. 
Just an average quiet evening would 
sum the ^ntei4ainment with ijmf 
patrons seemingly perfectly satisflla 
to simply sit and bathe in the re- 
freshing drafts which circulated at 
Intervals. Otherwise the program 
eased along minus spontaneous in- 
terruptions although the latter por- 
tion of the bill threatened to flash 
forth a stop sign once or twice. 

The Arnaut Brothers, No. 6 on 
the score card, took hold Im- 
mediately and steamed it up for a 
substantial finale with their 
whistling flirtation. Succeeded by 
Murray and Oakland, who gave the 
running order what actual "tone" It 
possessed, there commenced to be 
signs of action flaunting forth. Then 
Havry Fox, In the flesh, who warbled 
one pop number very much as a pro- 
fessional manager would like to do 
it and five ditties ih all, 

Frank and Eddie Monroe pushed 
off on a trampoline followed by 
Pottor and Gamble (Now Acts) with 
the Barrett-Clayton sketch showing 
in the third position. The dramatic 
ode to reincarnation mc 'erutcly 
held the Interest of those assembled 
with what honors donated going to 
the Hindu character. Al Shayne 
offered his facial expressions and an 
orchestra "plant" to average results 
although somewhat inclined tp 
linger after his hour had struck. 

The Arnaut Brothers did well 
enough with their work In full stage 
but when out in front of the special 
drop for the bird crossfire went up 
two or three more notches to reg- 
ister solidly. The appearance of 
Miss Oaklan(\ landed with her 
initial entrance which supplemented 
by her rendering of a solo melody 
and the clowning of Murray breezed 
the couple in mln\ia any difficulty 
whatsoever. - 

Fox kidded his way through for 
18 minutes, actually going to work 
when vocalizing and taking unto 
himself a stifflclent quota to elim- 
inate all doubt as to the Impression 
he made. 

Albert Horllck and" Co. closed 
with their dancing routine that was 
received mildly but at least held 
them In. A certain laxncss on the 
part of one of the glrlc Illusioncd 
as drtrimerltal to the welfare of the 
act and especially so In the f.na! 
spot where the action should 
especially stand out if results ^re to 
be obtained. f^kiff. 



familiar offerings and three zitt^- 
comers. The latter consisted of 
Flying Russells, openers; Jim and. 
Jack, spotted second, and Le Roj^ 
Bros., who closed the show (Ne# 
Acts). 

Jed Dooley and Co., the latter 
comprising a shapely and attractive 
young woman, gave the com'edy hec- 
tion a lively start in No. 4 and tit« ' 
orally ran. away with the show, ie^ - 
offAr«?d a varied routine of ciowntnft 
instrumeotals and lariat manipula"* 
tion, all of which was interspersed 
with wise-cracks and witicisms ftMat 
were appreciably welcome. l)ooley 
is a born clown and has a delivery 
decidedly helpful to this typ* of • 
act. His partner provided a flash 
through several changes of costum«r 
acted as an Excellent foil for Jed'A 
foolery, managed to sandwich a 
dance or two into the offering and 
above all managed to Inject 'a dasB 
of charm in everything she at« 
tempted. The act wowed them herf 
and can undoubtedly repeat the feat 
in any of the other houses along thf 
line. Mabel Harper, eccentric sing* 
ing comedienne, assisted by a womaf 
pianist, offered a diverting song 
cycle. With Miss Harper it Is »• 
case of delivery rather than voic# . 
that gets her across. She adhnrel 
to comedy numbers, enhancing them 
with facial contortions and other 
buffoonery that elevates them irons 
a plane of mediocrity' to one oi 
artistry. 

frell McKinley also contributed t# 
the comedy department with a com> 
bination of nifty nonsense and 
songs. Neil is doing practically ch« ' -^ 
same routine he has been dolns fof 
years, change of songs being lh# 
only exception. He still carries Ih^ 
plant In an upper box, a stunt fhaP 
has long since outlived the novelty 
stage, yet cpntlnues to appeal to 
small time audiences. 

Ethel Parker and Albert Kenny, 
assisted by a male pianist, offered 
their familiar dance revue. Mis* 
Parker makes a refreshing appear- 
ance an(l is a splendid dancer ai 
well. Her partner works exreptiun- 
ally well with her. Besides glvinK a 
good account of himself in the hoof- 
ing department, he also has a splan- 
did singing voice. A duet, topped 
off with a neat production dahca* , 
plants them. Miss Parker retnfn* 
for nlr familiar. country girl danee, 
gettinc In some great klcks'and snlit ^ 
crawls. Her partner solps a ballad, 
which flts la nicely'with the scheme 
of things, both Joining for a n««v| 
double for a finish. 

The Lone Star Four have dls- ^ 
pensed wlt^i the firl formerly used 
in the act and are now working as 
a male quartet. They kre clean cut 
chaps and make a good appearance 
in white cowboy outfits. Their rou- 
tine Is given over mostly to en- 
sembles, except in one Instance, 
where the tenor solos a ballad.- Tha 
boys crowd harmoay Into all their 
numbers and harve an act that can , 
register on any bill. 

GREELEY SCJ. ' 

This Is the second week in suc- 
cession that two acts on the bill 
were allowed to use the same num- 
ber. If each act used the number 
in a different way there might ha . 
some excuse for the permission for 
the repeat. On this bill it is used 
by the opening act. a colored couple, 
and the fourth act, in blackface. 
The orchestra leader Is supposed to 
take care of this end and see to it 
at rehearsal time that suoh repeti- 
tion doesn't occur, Phil and Llttlar .j 
Bits, the dipeners, were the first to 
use It, in a routine of songe and 
dance bits (New Acts). 

Bob Ferns and Co., on fourth, waf ', 
the other offering .n which tha 
number was used, and an old ona 
at that. Ferns could Just ha.'e 
easily replaced it with another by 
Tuesday night, when the show waa 
reviewed. A girl and a Juvenlla 
comprise the company, the boy do- 
ing some fairly good song and dance 
work, and the girl spoiling her 
chances with an affected personality. 

The show dragged through the 
major portion of the first four acts. 
Hay ward and Irwin (New Acts), a 
slater team, not helping any too 
much in the second spot. 

Officer Hyman did well, following 
them, jirlth some songs, stories and 
dance bits. The Jatter made the 
punch of the act because of, Hy- ; 
man's dignified appearance in the 
regulation cop's tmlform. He's got 
a likable f-tyle and drew laughs ^ven 
with old stories on. the strength of 
his delivery. 

Sid Hall and Co. put the first real 
bit of life Into the audience and 
took the /ihow honors for applause 
(New Acts). # 

Moran and Wiser helped Hall 
send them out In good humor with 
their hat-throwing comedy. 



nighu The occupants of the pit ha^ of credit. They work excellently as 



CITY 

An eight-act bill with littlr to dif- 
frrrniato it frcm the typical City 
show playd to .'i slim audience on 
Monday night. The cool wather 
break should have drawn bett* r at- 
tendance, hut the fact remains that 
it didn't. The card comprised fivt 



23D STREET 

Average summer bill, with bit of 
tone and class In Dan Caslcr and 
the Beasley Twin.", for, without a 
single exception, every one of the 
turns on the bill Jockeyed 'for ap- 
plause with bows, with a good por- 
tion of them carrying their running 
ttmr» over the ug uul pf - fte d 



CJypsy Four, all' men, offered a 
singing and musical pr^-ludc (New 
Acts), and ncqultted themselves 
nicely. Opening the regular bill 
was Vacca. rag artist, who pro- 
ceeded to embroider several land- 
scape scenes, and concluded his turn 
with a rncr picture of Theodore 
Kor)sev<lt. Marie and Marlow. with 
their Itali.'in ehnract*r and dialect 
singing and talking skit, got off to 
(Continued t>n page 44) 



vL-iiS. 



90 



VARIETY 



Thursday, August 16. 1 



BILLS NEXT WEEK (AUGUST 20) 

IN VAUDEVILLE TIIBATRE^ •• 
(All ho«M« open for the week witlt Hoadajr matirl%e. when not otherwlM Indicated.) 
The bills below are vroaped In divisions, according to booking offlcea supplied from. 

The manner In which these bills are printed does not denote the relative importance 

of ac(s nor their program, positions. 

An asterisk (*) before i^iuixe denotes act la doing new turn, or reappearing after 
absence from vaudeville. , or appearing In city where listed for the tirat time. 



KEITH CmCUIT 



NBW YORK CITT 

Keith's Palaee 

Lowell {Sherman Co 
William SeAbury Co 
V & K Ktanton 
Rob'rta & Ulers D'fs 
Arnaut Kros 
Kddie Rons 
(Others to flll> 

Keith's RUerHl4e 

Ifabel Ford Co 
Meyers ft Hanaford 
Jane Dillon 
Toung Wang Co 
Oene Morgan 
(Others t<> nil) 

Keith's Hist St. 

Frances Arms 
Out of Knickers 
Lytell ft Kant 
' TVade Both 
Kd Janls Revue 
Baggett ft 8h<iidon 



Ross ft Kd wards 
(Others to All) 

2d half (23-2i> 
Hawthorne ft Cook 
•Sadler ft Frisch 
(Others to fill; 
Praetor's 5th Ate 

9d half (IC-ll) 
Sarah Padden Co 
Grace H<iyes Co 
London Stoppers 
Moran & Mark 
(Others to All) 

1st hnif (S*-::) 
Harrington ft (Jreen 
Morris ft Flynn 
LUne Trio 
(Others to fill) 

•d half (23-26) 
Cunnlngh'm ft B Co 
Kreda ft Anthony 
Itoss ft Kdw-ard^ 
(Others to flli) 



JOE and JIN U ROCCA 

.Toe WONDERrrL Harpist 

JIlD WONDKHFl'L Pe ni e — Uty 

tioaae CembiB»tl«B 

t 1 ' 



Moss' BroAdwny 

Margaret Ford 
Moore ft Fr?ed 
Bellis Duo 
(Others to n:i) 

A_ Meea' C^Usean 
Torch Bearers 
'Hannah Tobaoh 
Hawthorne ft Cook 
Tan Arakl Japs 
(Two to nil) 

Sd half 
Frank Farnum Co 
Carl RosinI Co 
(Others to nil) 

Keith's Fordham 

freedom & Statrnper 
carl R03lni Co 
Mabel Rowland 
Ring Tangle 
(Two t'< nil) 

;d hair 

Torch Bearers 
*Hannah Tnbaolt 
Don Barclay Co 



Procter's «M Hi. 

2d half (16-19) 
Ja4is ft Whalen 
*0 HandAwonh Co 
Jo Jo Dooley 
Alene ft Harte 
Oene ft MIgnjn Co 
{Om to fill* 

1st half (30-22) 
* Lesson for Lov»-rs 
•Keller 8U ft Lyncb 
Tyler ft Crolius 
M ft A Clark 
Grant ft Waliace 
(One to Ail I 

2d half 
J Francis Haney Co 
Lane ft Byron 
Cassons ft Marie 
Ann Gray 
Lang A O'Ncil 
(One tn flIM 

CONET rSLAND 

New Brlgi^ii 
Howard ft CrarU R 



flfsatl— 1 St*m4 

TKK ORIGIN 



■qaUlbrlate 

FOUR PHILLIPS 

TliU Week (Aag. 1«-18), KiizMi. 

Wlldwood. N. J. 

MaMgeaaeat. MAX PBILLIP 



Royal Gasrngnes 
Kxposttlon 4 
(One to njl) 

Moes' FrankUa 
Ben Merofr ft Hand 

Expo^tlon 4 
(Others to !HI> 

2d half 
D'nce Rpv fiu Dixie 
Alice Morley 
Holliday ft Willettc 
Maxdeld ft Golsun 
(Two to All) 

KeHh's Hamilton 

Gretta Ardlne Co 
Oliver ft Olp 
Ann Gray 
Don Barclay Co 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Chalfonto Sin 
(Others to fill) 

Keith's Jeffer«^n 
Versatile 6 
Mel Klee 

Bozazian ft \Vhite 
Max yovereinn 
(Others to nil) 

2d half 
Cretta Ardine Co 



Bill Robinson 
Ona Munson Co 
Hurat ft Vogt 
(Othera to flll) 

FAR r<k;kawai' 

Colmnbln 

PatricolA 
Versatile ( 
Leedom ft Ptitmper 
W of Make Bell.'ve 
M'lr'y M'Neece ft U 
Jean Grauese (Jo 

BROOKLYN 

Keith's Boahwhk 

Leviathan Bar. 1 
Fortunelln ft C 
White SlHtur.<i 
•Jean Schwll!«r. 
Morris ft Khaw 
(Others to Oil) 

Keith's Orplieum 

Lillian Khaw 
Merton Mystery 
Eric Zardo 
Allman ft Harvey 
Dalnty-Marle 
Jack Hu^hPR Duo 
(Others to flll) 



DENTIST 

Prices wtrhlD reason to the orofesston 

Dr. M. Q. GARY 

N. vr. Cor. State and Randolph Sta 

Second noor over Drug Store 

■ntrance « W. Randolph St.. CHICAGO 



Gilbert IVcIIh 
Tan Arakl Japs 
(Others to fill) 

Moss' Regent 

Jean Granese Co 
Alice Morloy 
Eamond ft Grant 
Boston Broa 
Royal Gasrognes 
(Ore to flll) 

2d h»lf 
Allen ft Nnriiian 
Bfzaz^an ft White 
(Others to flll) 

Proetor's 125th At. 

2d half (16-19) 
Tes Means No 
Caltos Bros 
Lang ft O'Neil 
Gray Sinters 
Harry Tsuda 
Carnival of Venice 

iBt halt (30-J2) • 
D D II? 
Lane ft Byrop 
•Rosa Polinarion Co 
Cn3<ioiia ft Marie 
(Two to nil) 

2d half (5S.''«) 
?/esson for liOVfrs 
•Keller Sis ft Lynch 



Keith's Greenpoint 

2d half (1G-19> 
D Richmond Co 
Mack ft Marion 
Danceology 
O'Neill Sisters 
Monroe Bros 
(Ono to flll> 

l8t half (20-22) 
J Francia Hanoy Co 
Pierce & Ryan 
Simpson ft Dean 
Rinmett O'Mara 
(Two to nil) 

2nd half (23-20 
•Dixie Norton Co 
(Others to flll) 

Keith's Proepeet 

2d half (16-1») 
Rosemary Co 
V ft E Htatiton 
Pepito 

Sharkey Roth ft II 
7 GlaaKOw MaldM 
(One to flll) 

1st half (20-22) 
Wllkens ft Wllkens 
Carnival of Venicf 
(Others to flll» 

2d half (2.';-26) 
Joe Darcey 



ATLANTIC (IT! 
ftHobe 

Harry Fox Co 
'Olsen ft Johncon 
Harry Green Co 
Sinclair ft (ia.sper 
Emma Caruu 
Cross ft Hantora 
Weber ft Rirtnor 

ling's 

Herman ft dhlrley 



Princese 

(Sunday Opening) 
Snell ft Vernon 
Moore ft Hager 
Robert Reillv Co 
Billy Hallen 
Aiic«*^Morely 
Juggling Nelsons 
Ibacka Entertainers 

.MT. VERNON, N.Y. 
Pvsrtor'R 

Sd half (K-19) 



JACK POWELL SEXTETTE 

HEADLINING PANTAOBS CIRCLIT 



a; 



Lahr ft Mert-tMl>'» 
Venetian 6 * 
Hantos ft Hayes 
Franklyn rhai» Co 

BAI.TIMORF. 

Maryland 

Tom Burke 
Ford & Price 
Allyn M.iiiM Co 
Show OR 
To to 

FAT Sabini 
M-^lroy Sis'.erti 
•Hegoousi Re\ ns 

BOSTON 

B. r. Keu;rN 

Singer's Midget ■< 
Billy Olason 
Awkward Age 
Spencer ft Williams 
F ft I. Bruch 
Desxo Retier 
Fridkin ft Rhodu 

nVVVAlAt 

Hhea'N 

Toung ft Wh.'eler 
Bronson & Bndwin 
L ft B Dreyer 
Ed E Ford 
Scnnlon ft Dennos 
Joe Rolley Ca • 

CINCINNATI 

Palace 

Bert Sloan 

Nrtn Tarveline To 

Tarzan 

Trovato 

Ward Bros 

Rose ft Moon 

CLEVEIAND 

Illppodromr 

Roder ft Dean 
Dave Harris Co 
I<eA A Mann 
Earl Cavanaugh Co 

105th Htreet 

Baader Lavellt- Tr 
•Marie SlmmellnH 
Frank Wilcox Co 
King ft Irwin 
Eifrht Mascots 

D.4YTON 

B. F. Keith's 

Russ Le van ft Pete 



Harry Fox Co 
Barr Twins Co 
Snow ft Narini' 
Max York's Doga 
(Others io flll) 

1st half (26-':2) 
Joe Darce/ 
•High School Harr> 
(Others to flll) 

2d half (33-2St 
WilkenH ft Wllkens 
*Roaa Polnarion Co 
(Others to flll) 

NEWARK. N. J. 

Proetor's 

I.auia Mann Co 
Carroll ft Fisher 
Geo Moore ft Girls 
(Others to flll) 

NORFOLK 

Ar«4leinr 

(Richmond splits 
1st half 
Maltylee IJpp'rd Co 
Dance Creations ir, 
Ja<Jk Hanley 
(Ta'o to flll) 

OCEAN CITY, \.V. 

IlipiMMlroroe 

Artistic Treat 
Boyle ft Bennet:. 
Al K Hall Co 
Pres^lor ft KiRtss 
(One to flll) 

2d half 
Lawton 

Ilmmy Lucas Co 
(Others to flll) 

PHII^DKLFlllA 

B. F. Keith's 

Meister Singers 
Moran ft Macl( 
King ft Beatty 
Great lieon 
Williams ft Van E 
Cupids Closeups 
Frank Sidney jCo 
Helen Moratti 

PITTSFTELD 

Palarc 

Homej; Romaine « 
H Brock man Rev 
(Others to flll) 
2d half 

Eastman ft Moore 



Dunlerr A Cheat'gh 
Lideii A Gibson 
Murray A Allan 
Gautiers Brickl y'rs 

td halt 
Russell A Pierea 
Jack George I 
Hall Ermine A B 

(Two to c:i> 

WASHINGTON 

B. F. KotUi'a 

Lou Tellegen (^ 
Jack Wilson Co 
Lydia Barry 
Griffln Twins 
Joe Browning 
Artie Mehlinger 
Bernt A Partner 
Langford A F 

HILDWOOD, N. J. 

Nixon 

Lawton 

Sbura Rulowa Co 



Jimmy Lucas Go 
(Other* to flll) 

Sd half 
Artistic Treat 
Bl Cleve 
Ai K iiall Co 
Prcaaler A KlalM 
(Two to flll) 

YONKKR8. N. T. 

Pr*«t«r'a 

2d halt (1«-1») 
Billy Miller Co 
Bill Robinson 
0!ga eteck A Pi»nd 
Louise ft Mitchell 
Smith ft Cooper 
(One to flll) 

1st half (2«-2H 
Rogers ft Donnelly 
(Others to flil> 

2d half (SS-XC) 
Pierce ft Ryan 
Bmmett O'Mara 
(Others to fill) 



POU CIECUIT 



BRIDGEPORT 

PoUli 

Barton ft Young 
I^bemlan Life 
DuBall ft McKenzie 
Monte ft Parti 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
l^;uld Markey Co 
Mack ft Earl 
Leona Williams 
Howard A Nichols 
(On<» to nil) 

Paiare 

Dave I<'ergusoD Co 
Pinto & Boyle 



1st half " 
Valentine Voa 
Suntwnnets 
Chadwick ft TaxJor 
Leah Maid of Mist 
Holland Romance 

SPRING^IKLB 

Palace 

AI Shayne 
Fred Lindsay 
Enid Markey Co 
G ft L Mitchell 
Bennington ft Scott 

2d hall 
Rdw.-^rds ft *»r»-8too 
Towers ft Welch 



■OLYOKK. MASS. 
Mt. Park Vmaimm 

Mack ft Jess 
Flaherty A Stoning 
Tho Comeback* 
Lorner Olrla 

t4 Half 
Nathaao iJros 
Prltchard A Rock 
Indoor Sporta 
(One to 11)1) 

VictMy * . 

Arch Stanley 
Arthur Finn Co 
Rome ft Dunn 
Mildred Rogers Co 
(One to nil) . 
2d Half 
Homer Romaine 
Whalen ft MrShane 
Miss Mystery 
(Two to nil) • 

LYNN, MASS. 

Olynapla 

Hazel Harrington 



I Bernard A Oarry 
Lornor Girls 
(One to nit) 

MB«l»^BlTAIlf 

' F»1»«0 
•A O Duncan 
Whalen A McShane 
Ann Sttter 
•Mayo Leslie C* 

• Sd Half 
Arfhnr Finn Co 
Flaherty A Stoning 
(Two to flll) 

NBW LONDON 
Capital 

Degnon A Clifton 
A I Raymond 
Diihcers. Clownland 
(Two to fill) 

td Half 
Blair A Pennington 
Peplto 

Bryant ft Stewart 
(Two to flll) 



Harmon A Sands 
Flashes Songland 

Groeley B41. 
The Parleys 
Lynn Cantor 
Abbott A White 
Morgan A Gray 
Harnv*B A Ssnds 
Fiasbee Bongland 

td Half 
Margaret Merls ' 



Everybody Sts* 5j3 
(Twu to nil) ^•"■-^ 

2d Ha . 
Hills A KlmbaA 
aid Hall Co 
Chandon S 
(Two to flll) 

BAI.TIXOBI ^ 

BlppodroMg 

The Duponts 



4 



E. HEMMENDINGER, i^ 

JB W ELKB8 

U WMt 4«tb Street Ne« f^ 

Tolophans Bryant IMS 



1 



WALTER 



ETHEL 



WMD and DOOLEY 




Neville ft Paulson 
Harry 1. Cooper Co 
Dolly Wilson Co • 
PhJna Co 

2d half 
Hurlo 

Annette , 

Hugh Herbert Co 
Mack ft Stanton 
Walton ft Brant 
50 Miles fin B'vvay 

DETROIT 

Temple 

Pert Kelton Co 
McCool ft Reilly 
Wilson ft Kelly 
Mercedes ft St'nt'n<* 
Briscoe ft Rnnh 
Belleclaire Bros 

INDIANAPOLIS 

Palace 

Splendid ft Pardner 
Dor Taylor ft Co 
Lew Hawkin.t 
Klown Rpvue 
Walter Fiehter Co 

2d half 
Elly 

Diuiig Ilwa Z 
Gertrude Barnes 
George Morton 
Walter Manihy Co 

lANCASTEK. PA. 

Colonial 

ttussell ft Pierce 



Rony ft Dunn 
Dancers CIowiili»nd 
(Two to fill) 

PORTLAND, ME. 

B. F. Keith's 

Murray Klsson Co 

Bob Hail 

The Mclntyrca 



I WISH 

■ K 

TO PUBLICLY THANK 

MESSRS. BRAY, SINGER, 

HUMPHREY, KAHL, ^ . 

CARMOOY, THALU 

KALCHEIM. TALBOT, BURT, 

JONES. HOFFMAN. TISHMAN, 

BURCHILL, WOOLFOLK, 

AND THE 

ARTISTS' ^REPRESENTATIVES 

OF THE 

B. F. KEITH and W. V. M. A. 

OFF<CES 

FOR THEIR MANY 

COURTESIES DURING MY 

STAY IN CHICAGO THE PAST 

WEEK. 

ALF T. WILTON 

I My best to Charlie Crt>wl% 
and hU charming wife*U 






Paul Nolan Co 
Whirlwind 4 
(One to flll) 

2d half 
Rao Samuels 
Herbert Ashtky Co 
Statrprd ft Louise ' 
Kessier ft Morgan 
Frank WUbnr* Co 

HARTFORD 

Onpltol 

Herbert Ashley Co 
Cllft Nasarro Band 
Mack A Earl 
Kcsiiler A Morgan 
Paul Pless 3 

2d half 
Land of Fantasy 
Dotson 

Saxon A Grlffln 
(One to flll) 

NK^Y HA*^N 

Palaea 

Rne Samuels 
Hall ft Dexter 
Stafford ft Louise 
xnia ft Lee 
Frank Wilbur A Q 



F A E Hall 

Bob Bobby A Bob 

(One to flll) 

WATERBIRY 

Palace 

Land of Fantasy 

Dotson 

Howard ft Nichols 

Sttxon ft Grlffln 

2d half 
Dave Ferguson Co 
Hall ft Dexter 
Ulis ft Lee 
Pless Trto 
Monte ft Parti 

WK'S-BARRK, PA. 

Poll's 

(Scranton split) 
let half 
James Kennedy Co 
B C Hlliiam Co 
Traps 

Wm A Kennedy 
Margaret ft Alvarea 

WORCESTEB 

Poll's 

•Edwards ft Prest'n 



(Ono to flll) 
2d Half 
Rose Selden ft Bro 
Mildred Parker 
Lloyd ft Good 
N Y Hippodrome 4 

NKW BEDFORD 

Olympia 

Zelda Santley 
Indoor Sports 
Lloyd ft Good 
Badali ft Natall 
.ustralian Delsos 

2d Half 
ILizel Harrington 
i:hinliolnt A Breeu 



NORWICH, CONN. 
StmMl 

^3d Half 
Ijoon a Dawn 
(Three to flll) 
WOONMH'KFT 

BIJoa 

Oscar Martin 
I.,eon A Dawn 
Oddities of 192!'. 
(One to flll 

2d Hair 
Arch Stanley 
AAatralian Delsos 

CTwo tw nil) 



OKFHETTM CIRCUIT 



CHICAGO 
Pala^ 

(Sunday Opening) 
BloM.>m Seeley Co 
Stars of Future 
H Stoddard Band 
Billy Arlington Co 
Deag^n ft Mack 
P.euters 
Jack Rose 
(Two to «lll) 
State Lake 

(Sunday Opening) 
Gattison Jnn-?" Cr. 
W ft G Ahcarn 
Boreo 

Hughes A De Brow 
Weaver Uroe 
(Others to llil) 

DKNVKR 

Orphenm 

' (Sunday Opening) 
De Marcos Sheik B'd 
Regan ft Curliss 
Anatol Friedlnd Co 
Paul Decker Co 
Lambert A Fish 
Clinton Sl3 

DKS MOINES 

Orphedm 

(Sunday Opening) 
Trennell Trio 
Margie Coates 
Frltial Ridgeway Co 
Swor A Conroy 
Jonias Jiawaiians 



MILWAl'KKK 

Palace 

(Sunday Opening^ 
Lionel Atwill Co 
Ja« Fejer 
Maurice Diamond 
Venita Gould 
Flo I..ewis 
McLellan ft Carson 
(One to nil) 

MINNEAPOLISi 

Hennepin 

(Sunday Opening) 
Willie Rolls 
Glenn ft -Jenkins 
Creole Fashion PI 
Son Dodger 
Sternberg's Orch 

Wm Bbs 

.« • 

OAKLAND, CAL. 

Orpheam 

Chief CaupoHcan 
Edwards A Beasley 
Flfer Bros A Sis 
Richard lyeane 
Redmond A Wells 
Long Tack Sara Co 

SAN FRANCISCO 

CMden G«t« 

(Sunday Opening) 
Ben'Bernle Band 
Qua Fowler 
Ben B One 
Victoria A Dupree 
Berk A Sawn • 
Adler A Ross 



NAG Verga 
Caverloy A Wald 
Exposition Jub 4. 
S Danubiis 
(One to flll) 

Dtlanee/ St. 

Jack Hanley ..' 
Bddin A Grace . 
Dobbs A Watklna 
Summer Revue 

2d Half . 
Zelda Bros 
Burke Barton ft B 
Summer Revue . 
(Ol>« to fli^) 

>'atloMil 

*Donals Sisters 
Peggy Brooks 
P'mrose Seamon Co 
•Fi'lend ft Sparling 
Ethel Parker Co 

2d Half 
Wolgast ft Olr'.ie 
Lynn Cantor 
Harry Anger Co 
McGrath ft Deeds 



Criterion 4 j 

Newklrk ft M fits 1 
Robey ft Oouid J 

Day at the Racsg tj 

BOSTON 

Orpheum 

Kanasawa Bros 
Bernard ft Merritt 
Hughie Claris '-* 

Fisher ft Bertram 
Bernard ft I.eona 
Denno Sis ft t • 

BIFFALO 

State 

The PIckfords -'^ 
Bo land ft Knlgil^ 
Carl Smith 
Amoros ft .lanet 
SIg Newman 

LONDON. CONN. 

Loew -~ , 

S AVOIOIIH "'' 

Gould ft Rash 
Terry Du:> 



AQNE8— .^HAS. 

FINLA Y and HILL 

with ENRICO CARUSO SBOROl 
> In *«Vodvil • 1« Mode" 



J ft I Marlln 

Orpheurff 

K Raymond Co 
Margaret Meil^ 
Conn ft Hart 
Keno ft Green 
Sid Hall Co 
•Robyns Adair Co 

2d lialf 
Sonia ft Escorts 
Offlcer Hyman 
P'mrose Seamon Co 
Jimmy Savo Co 
Ethel Parker Co » 

Boalevard 

Adroit Bros 
Harry Anger Ci» 



Ld Half * 
Lucy Gillette 
Mack ft Salle 
Stutz ft BlnKhara 

»t6NTRF.\L 

lorw 

Orville Stauim ■ .: 
LAG Harvey •' ;? 
Harry White 4 ; 

Hollywood FrolltMr.: ■' 
O'Malley ft M'x'ld ' 
Z Romano Staters 

NEWARK, N. J. 

State 
Wheeler Boys 
Wyeth ft LaRue 




KANSAS CITY 
Main Street 

Monette 

Morris ft Campbe'l 

Bi Ba Bo 

Lc Malre A Hayes 

(Two to flll) 

LOS ANGELES 

Hill street 

Regay ft Sheehun 



DIKING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR A GRKATER NUMBER 
OF ACTS WERE BOOKED THROUGH THIS OFFICE THAN W^ERE BOOKED 
BY ANY INDEPENDENT AGENCY IN NEW YORK CITY IN A UKK PERIOD. 

THE FALLY MARKUS VAUDEVILLE AGENCY 



1547 Broadway 



Phones BRYANT 0060-0001 -606*! 



New York City 



Oakes ft DeLour 
FMalne ft Mar.ihnll 
IKlly ^^u8hlngton 

SCHENECTADY 

Proct4>r's 

Sonia Meroff 
Dorothy Russell Co 
G King's Melod^l'd 
(Two to flll) 
2d half 
Chns B Lawlor Co 



OMelal Dantlat f* lis* If. V. A 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 



BOB MURPHY "and" 

•uggestt for your summer vacation 
Blnghnm Beach. Sonth Royalton. Vt. 



Tyler ft CroKus 
M ft A Clarii 
Nlobe 
•Evelyn A D( 11 

Proctor'w Ogth St. 

2d tialf (16<19> 
Albert HorMck Co 
Hnns Hul»«Tt» Co 
Freda & Antlu.!,^ 
Melroy sift'-ra 
D'nlev««y ft ('li,.*;'ph 
Bordner ft l»o>.»r 

lat h.iJf <;0 22) 
Will H Ar,,«!i e fv, 



•High School Harry 
(Others to fllh 

ALBANY 
Proctor's 

Ch*< B Lawlor Co 
Stan Stanley tu 
4 Uubini His 
(Twi. ti» flll) 

.2d half 
Snpla M'-rofl 
I'oroihy Ru^se" Co 
*i Kiiig'n M'*lpa; • d 
{T-A-o TO fll!» ,( 



Adams A Lillian 
Jack George i: 
Hall Ermine & B 

2d half 
Kennedy A Plctrle 
Llddell ft Gibson 
Cook Mortimer ft H 
(Ono to flll) ,. 

LOiIS«lLLE 

Keith's National 

Klly 

Chung Hwa Trio 
(Jortrud. Barn«*8 
George Murfon 
Walter Manlliv C. 

2d half 
Splendid A I'urdnT 
Dorothy Tayl(»r t'o 
Lew Hn%vklii>. 
Klown R.vue 
Walter Fislitcr Co 

MONTRF. \ L 

ImperUI 

(Sunday C>pei ::s>' 
Sally Beers 
Will J Ward 
Cafe de Paris Orch 
Massart Sisters 
Right or Wrong 
The Nar relies 



Stan Stanley Ci> 
4 Rubini Sis 
(Two to flll) 

SYRAC18E 

B. F. Keith's 

Pierlot ft SchoHeld 
Austin ft Bergere 
Blossom Heath En 
Hanley ft Porfr 
Th" Sheik 

TOLEDO 
n. JF. Keith's 

Hurio 



An n e t te — 

Walton A Brant 
Hugh Herbert ( o 
50 Miles f'm Uw uy 
Mack ft Stanton 

Sd half 
Russ Le\'on ft r» :<» 
Neville A Pduls'-n 
Doily Wilson C* 
Harry L ('oot'«T Co 
Wyntt's L'd-* ft l.a^s 
Phina Co 

TRENTON. \ I. 
Capitol 

Th» Herbert » 



2d half 
ClIfT Nazarro Band 
Pinto ft Boyle 
Paul Nolan Co 
DuBall ft McKenzie 
Whirlwind 4 

SCRANTON, PA. 

Poll's 

(W'k'u-Barre eplit) 



F ft £ Hall 

Ideal 

Bob Bobby ft Bob 

Towers ft Welch 

.2d halt 
Al Shayne 
Fred Lindsay 
Idcnl 

•Flor McClaIn Co 
GAL Mitchell 



BOSTON KEITH CIRCUlt 



BOSTON 

Boston 

Jaron ft Harrigan 
Rives ft Arnold 
Sandy Shaw 
Santiago Trio 
(One to flll) 

Gordon's Olympln 

(Scollay Sq.) 
Cene Floret te 
(;oetz & Dufry 



BROCKTON 

Strand 

Malhano Bros 
Victor Graft 
Chlsholm ft Breen 
(One to fill) 

2d Half 

Zelda Santley 
Davis A Sanford 
Mark * Jess 
Badali ft Natall 



ARTHUR SILBER 

BOOKING EXCLUSIVBLT WITH 

PANTAGES CIRCUIT 

006 ri TZOKRALD BLDO.. NEW YORK 
Phaaes BRYANT 7»;(l — tI2» 



Murray A Oerrlsh 
Rosheer ft Muffs 
Armani ft Peres 
Chain A Archer 
Friend In Need 

Orpheam 
Red Cap Orchestra 
Harry Hayden Co 
Harry Breen ' 
Ten.Eyck A Wiley 
Al Striker 
Sophie Tucker 
Sweeney A Walters 
Corlnne Tllton 



Orplieam 

(Sunday Opening) 
Ethel Barrym're Co 
HAL Zlegler 
Dud De Kerekjarto 
Rome & Gaut 
Lane & Harper- 
H^rry HInes 
Laura Plerpont 

ST. TAVZ. 

Palaee 

(Sunday Opening) 
Jewell's Manikin* 
G MlnatCl Monarch* 
Marion Murray 
Espe A Dulton 
Valda Co 
Senatpr Murphy 

WlSSlPFAi- 

Orpheam 

Paul Kirkland Co 
Stanley A Birnes 
Harry Conley Co 
Powers & Wallace 
J Rosam'nd Johns'n 
Carlton A Berlew 
Ruth Roland 

VANCOrVER. B.C. 
Orpheam 

Louiso Lovely Co 
O'Neii ft Piufikett 
Thos J Ryan C9 
Dolly Kay 
Pepltn Grenados 
Lcipalg 
3 Lardons 



BFJIT— — MINA 

WAINWRIGHT 

in "THE RIGHT WEIGHTS" 
By PAUL GERARD SMITH 



LOEW CE^CUir 



S'hfirou Stophens Co 
Hfirvt-y Heney A G 
Jack I. a Viet 
Hushes Ilurk> C« 
Onrj ft DolI> 

Gordon's Olympirt 

(Washington St 1 
Albi-lght A flarto 
no Mayb 
Nell McKlriley 
Clifford A Bailev 
('»ne to till) 



f AMHRintiK 

Crnlrnl s«|. 

Mll.lr.'d P!irk(r 
Da^ib &• .Sanioil 
N Y llipp<)ilr<>!iu' 4 
Rose Sfldin ft llPT 
I'litchard ft Hnr\i 

id Halt 

VIrtot Graff 
Degnon A CMf" ri 
rrhr.-e u> flr ► 



Nr:M' YORK CITY 

State 

Sonia ft Escorts 
Patrice ft Sullivan 
McGrath & Deeds 
Bntt Schaeffcr 2 
Frank Fay 
M ft- Shuffling Bd 

2d Holf 
TCan^ Mi.r. y & M 
I.oou.ii Sistois 
Frauk I'ay 
"Ladd Morg:in (u 
(Two to flll) 

American 

Wolgasl ft <;ir;i<' 
(ilad^.<1 Sloiinf^ (. « 
Ufflcer Hyman 
Swci'thearts 
Ruth Gibbs Cm 
P ft W LriViUi 
(Two to flll) 
2d Half 
Word en Bros 
a'«j..»rn Itc».\ 1 Tt 



Francis Milne Rev 
F'rank Ward 
Dobba ft Wat kins 
(Three to P. II) 

Victoria 

Kane Morey ft M 
Locust Sisters 
Cav.rlj'y ft W-jmJ 
Frank Ward 
Lal'Mlsrirn- Trio 

'.'d Hiiir 
iJ ItHyniorul Cn 
JoliiiHO.'i Bros ft .1 
Uiitt Srli.'iclT.r :: 
Abbou ft- Wh'f 
lliighnn ft M'>iii'f 

Lincoln Sq. 

.1 I>anub« <• 
Oord<Mi ft L'elM.ir 
Carle ft- Iney. 
Johnson Bros x .1 
J S. I Marliii 
2d Half 
•r>onal» SIster.i 
Kddle A Grace 
Morgan ft Grt»y 



VAN and VERNON 



Monte ft' Lyon* 
Syko V 

(One to flll) 

2d Half 
The Parleys 
Peggy Brooks 
Carle ft Inez 
•Friend A Sparling 
Sweethearts ' 

A venae B 

Linn A Thompson 
Chajidon Trio 
(Three to flll) 
2d Half 
3 Renards 
Reed A Mayo 
Chas Santo 
Everybody Step 
(One to flll) 

BROOKLYN 

Metropolitan 

Josephsons Icel'ders 
Marriage-Divorce 
Sally Fields 
(Two to flll) 

Gates Avenae 

Zelda Bros 
Exposition Jub 4 
The Poster Oirl 



T P Jackson Co 
Dare Kramer Co 
Dore'a Celebrltiea 

OTTAWA, CAN. 

Iioew 

Holden A Graham 
Chas Martin 
Fay Rash Trio 
Wilson ft Jerome 
Naomi A Bras Nut* 

PALISADES PARK 

Morse's Edu. Beara 
J A J Burn 
Marvelous Melvilla 
PROTIDENCK 



m 



Bmery 

Jahrl ft George 
NIta Johnson ^ 

M Montgomery CO ■ 
Hughes A Merritt^ 
(One to flll) 

2d Half 
Bob. Ferns Co '" : 
(Four to flll) 

TORONTO 

Yonng^ St. 
Eckho A Keyo 



HUGH HERBERT 

2tS LRFTKRTS AYENUK. 
KEW GARDENS. L. I. 

Phone Richmond HIU tOSS 



Btirke Barton ft B 
Ladd Morgan Co 

2d Half 
Page & Green 
Patrice ft Sullivan 
Keno ft Green 
Monte A Lyons 
liaPalarlca Trio 

Palace 

3 Renards 
Chas Santo 



Louis London 
Nelson A B Boya 
JAB Pago 
Songs A Scenes 

WASHINGTON..: 

Strand 

Klrkwood Trio 
Lillian Morton 
Gates A FInlay 
Skelly A Heit R«r 
Norvelle Bros 



GUS SUN CIKCIIIT 



Bt'FFALO 

l4ifuyette 
Clifton A Hedelle • 
Ruby Raymond 8 
Mayme Hunt 
Dowey A Rogers 
Famous Play Orch 

GENEVA, N. T. 
Empire 

Jack Case 
Mi|ler ft Murray 



Mooro A Lnctflla 

. ROCHESTER 
Vieta 

Moors A L.ace!!e 

Glrton Girls " 

t 

2d Half 

Hope Vernon 

Pepito 

Bernard A« Garry 



WESTERN VAUDEVILLE 



CHlCAiiO 

Majestic 

Wonder Si-al 



2d Half 

Visser Co * 

G ft P HitlwHuTi 



•Slit" JAMES 



DWYER 



l>av»- lively 11 
Hcrneviri P.ro^ ■ 
Lano ft- HariMi- 
Mm" l>uli:»rr\ 
llosvrrjaii Bros 
AleK ItroK ft J:.-""/!! 
(One to fll'» 

BL'>I'<.TON. n.T 

Xujeslh- 

Gillette A Rita 
Mill A f'ameron 
Ver.itttile (^ulatei 



C Musical Ni< i^cs 
tiALKSBlBG, H •• 

Orpheudi 

Kckert ft I'rancis 
U M U.Hi cat N <>.'>.'.•« 
(Ono to Jill) 

2d Half 
Ridiculous Recco 
Fox A Allyn 
neslya Sifters C^ 

JOLIKT, ILf>. 

Or^heiitM 
Vlner C- 



^^■ 



Thursday, August 18, 1923 



VARIETY 



31 



Brown Inir ARob »• 
r S**"y * Band 

Jd Halt 
«jllett« A Rlt* 

^erwitJl* Quintet 
yjLWAUKKB 

iLyla & Virsiiila 
yoiworth A FrwicI* 
Bob Willi* 
Kama Co 
(Others to flll) 

JUNM5APOL1S 

1th St. 
Herg * BnglUh 
R & B Brill 
Tom Dttvle* Co 
Falrman A Furnaan 
rilfford wayn« Co 
K Knight* of Har 
WilUan>« A Clark 

jrEOBIA, IIX; 

Palac* 

mdlculoua R«ce« 



T>«aly« 81a Co 
(Tbrea to nil) 
id lialf 
Carleton A BelUw 
BiUla Shaw Co 
Eckert A Francia 
W 8ck«nck C« 
(On« to nil) 

ET. LOCZS 

Omnd 

Dor«« 81a ' 
W C Dornneld 
4 Bellhopa 
(Others to flll) 

BO. nKND. JND. 
PaUco 

Cahill A Rouialnf 
Wiill« Schenck Co 
(Thrive to mi) 

2d halt 

Medley A Dupree 
J Flynn's MlnRtrels 
Joa K WatBcn 
(Two to mi) 



FANTA6E8 CISCUn 



TOBOKTO 



(K-St) 
•piax A Powar» 
George L<a8hay 
Starry Me 
Baker * Rogers 
Ward &. Raymond 
•4 Oleganes 

■AMILTON, CAN. 

^> r»nt«g«« • 

(18-2J) 
Bitter & Kna^p 
Bhoda & Broahell 
- Lillian Burkhart Co 
Oreenwald A Nace 
_JIrella Co 

^^ CHICAGO 

iBt half 
Nestor & Vincent 
8teve Green 
.Taylor Howard A T 
W & M Roger* 
C Bellings Co 

MIN'NKAPOLZS 

raatagca 

^Sunday Opening) 
Johnny Clark 
• Carroll A X>orma» 
Kelly A Wlaa 
Flhadowland 
Holland A Oden 
Kate & Wiley 

L WINNIPEG 

Pantagea , 

Carlt'ns & Schrader 

Charlie Morati Co 

Stanley Chapman 

ailecn 

Hall A Shapiro ** 

SO Pink Toea 

KDMONTOir 

Pantaffea 

Olga A Ntchola 
Monroe A Grattoa 
Billy Weaton Co 
Vine A Tempi* 
Romaa Troupe 
Bobby Miller 

CAIX.ARY, CA!t. 

Pantagea 

(20-2J) 
Bin A Blondy 
Bert Walton Co 
Mendozaa 
tOthora to All) 

KPOKANS 

Pantacea 

(Sunday Opening) 
Kry|[ton Ria & M 
JoBle Heather Co 
Milo • 
t Paul Blesa S 
r (One to nil) , 

1^ >iEATTLK 

Pantagrca 

General Pisano 
^ Conroy & O'Donnell 
S Clark & Storey 
RulofT &. Elton 
Hampton & Blak* 
j^lllMs Circus 

i;s VANCOUVK* 

^ Paiitagei 

filntaro 

Harry Coleman 
I, Fein & Tennyaon 
r j;a Petit Revue 

Cordon & Ilealey 

Tom Uibbons 

^ BELLINGHAM 
VaadcTlUo 

; Tha Cromwellfl 
j; Herman A Briacoe 

Dalton A Craig 

I'-ea Oellls 3 
Ji Ben Barton Rev 

I TACOMA 

f Pant aces 

g Passing Parade 

I.PORTLAND. ORIC 

Pantagea 

WVbtr & Elliott 
\Ti:fred DuBola 
■ Spectacular 7 
Kl Co»(» 

Dobbs Clark A D 
Bway to Ulxi» 

Travel 

r (Open Week) 
frlblni A Nagel 
Itcnzetil & Gray 
Aleko 
•, iJorothy T.cwin 
' Alexandria Opera 
Dorothy ^•^I«on . 



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SAN URANCISCO 

Piaatacea * 

(Banday Opening) 
Ronaeo A Dolla- 

Rlnaldo 

Corradlnl's Anlnr'ls 
(Others to mi) 

LOS ANGELKS 

PaatagcB 

WInton Broa 
Jonea A Sylvester 
La Tell A Yokes ^ 
J Powell 6 
Foley A La Tour 
Ro^ A Arthur 

SAN DIBGO. CAU 

Pantagea 
Petrama 
Nada Nomane 
I.ft France A Byron 
CmmmB a iCldlA 
Georgia Minstrels 

L'G BEACH, CAL. 

Hoyt 

»L'11b & Clark 
Jack 'Strouae 
N'lght in Spain 
Yvetto Co 
Jack Hedley Co 

ST. liOllS 

Graii4 

Adonis A Dog 
O'Meara A Landia 
(Othera to flll) 

SALT LAKK 

Paatages 

(28-28) 
Tnkahoina Boya 
Melody Maids 
Youth 

D'ning A O'Rourke 
La France Bros 
Grew A Bates 

OGDBN. DTAB. 

Orpheam 

(S3-27) 
Lewis A Brown 
Knowles &. Whit* 
Harry Downing co 
Marlon Claire 
Les Gladdons 

COLO. SPRINGS 
Barns 
(X«-ll) 

(Same bill playa 

Pueblo 22-23) 
Peon A Mitzi* 
Purcella A Ramaey 
Juliet Dlka 
Clay Croach 
Krans A White 
3 Falcone 
Zlska 

OMAHA. NEB. 

Wortd 

(Saturday Opening) 

McBanna 

Ccnley A Francla 

Telephone Tangle 

Gallarinl 81a 

Warren A O'Brien 

Oaatler'a Toy Shop 

KANSAS CITT 

Paatages 

(Saturday Opening) 
Martlnette 
Karly & Lalght 
Claaa A Brilliant 
Gen Mayo 
Francis Renault 
Dance Evolutions 

MEMPHIS 

Pantagea 

Laura Devine 
Frankle & Johnnie 
H Seymour Co 
Chuck Haas 
Callahan A Blif^a 
Whlthead A Band 

TOLEDO 

Pantarea 

Whirlwind Trio 
Polly Lou Dee 
r>a,ncin»r H'mphreys 
Harry Bewly Co 
Jo4 Roberts 
Lot tie Mayer Co 

DETROIT 

Regent 

I'pfon Trio 
Cronin A Hart 
Dummies 
Walter Weems 
Rt.r'ks of Araby 

Miles 

Paul Kle'Bt Co 
Rpsal A Moor#» 
Horl Trio 

Princeton A Vernon 
Marriage va Dl\(>r<p 



BURLESQUE ROUTES 

(Aug. 20- Aug. 27) 

COLTJMBU CIKCUIT 



*'A11 Aboard" 27 r.;iyety Rnffalo. 

"All in Fun," 20 Knipim NVwarl. 
27 HuitiR* Sf-amon'M NVw York. 

"HathJng noautlt-fl ' L'O Caniiio Hos 
ton 27 Hyperion Now Havt»n. 

'i''i'n Tons" 27-29 (^ourt Whot lins 
30-1 ('.rand O H Canton. 

"J^oHtonians" 20 Palaco IJa'.iiinorp, 
27 *:{i\oty WaKhiMKton. 

Hreizy Timos" 27 Minn's Hron.\ j 
Nf w York. I 

"Itrt'Vitii-H of 192.1' 20 NVw C?a>«tv 
T>«yton 27 (>l\nipi«- ( 'inc.nnnti. 

' Jiubble Uubblo" 20 IIurtiR: « S<n- 



mon'a New Yprk 27 Empire Brook- 
lyn. 

••Chuckles of 1»23- 20 Columbia 
New lork 27 Casflno Brooklyn 

Cooper Jimmy 2t Gayety St. Louis. 

"Dancing Around" 27 Capltoi In- 
dianapolis. 

•'Giggl#»9" 20 Empire Providence M 
Casino Poston. 

Happy Days" 27 -ta Van Cuyler 
Schenectady 80-1 Harmanus Bleeck- 
er Hall Albany. 

"Happy Go Lucky" 27 Gayety 
Rochester. 

"Hipplty Hop" 20 Casino Brooklyn. 

"Hollywood. Follies" 30-1 Colonial 
Utica. 

"Jig TItae" 27 Empire Newark '^ 
"Let's Go" 27 Eiilplre Toledo. * 
<b(Iarion Dave 27 'Olympic Chicago. 
"Monkey Shines" 20 Orpheitn Pat- 

erson 27 Yorkville New York. 

"NiftleB of 1924'* 27 Columbia New 

York. 

"Queens of Paris" 27 Gayety Pitts- 
burgh. 

"Radio Girls" 20 Empire Toronto 
27 Columbia Cleveland. 

"Record Breakers" 27 Palace Bal- 
timore. 

"Runnin* Wild" 20 Empire Toledo 
27 New CMiyety Dayton. 

"Silk Stocking Revue' 20 Empire 
Brooklyn 27 Orpheum Paterson. 

"Talk of Town" 27 Gayety Boston. • 

"Temptations of 1923" 27 Star & 
Garter Chicago 

"Town Scandals" 27 Gayety De- 
troit. 

"Vanities" 27 Gayety Kansas City. 

Watson Billy 27 Empire Provi- 
dence. • 

Watson Sliding Billy 27 Gayety 
Omaha. 

Williams Mollle 20 Gayety Detroit 
27 Empire Toronto. 

"Wine Woman and «ong" 27 Ca- 
sino Phlladelplila. 

"Youthful Follies" 27-29 Poll's 
Waterbury 30-1 Stone O H Blng- 
hamton. 

MUTUAL CIKCUIT 

■Band Box Revue" 27-29 Park 
Youngstown 30-1 Lyceum Columbus, 

"Bits of Hits 1924' 27 Gayety 
LouisvIHe. 

"Broadway Belles" 27 Empress 
Cincinnati. 

"Flirts and Skirts" 27 Star Brook-, 
lyn. — 

-Folly Town:' ^7 Empire Hoboken. 

"French Models" 27 Lyric Newark. 

"Hello Jake" 27 Garden Buffalo. 

-Joy Riders" 27 Academy Pitts- 
burgh* 

"I»ndon Gayety Girls" 30-1 Cata- 
ract Niagara Falls. 

"Miss Venus Co" 27 Olympic New 
York. 

•Moonlight Maids" 27 Gayety 
Brooklyn. 

"Oh Joy" 27 Majestic Scranton. 

"Snappy Snaps" 27 Empire Cleve- 
land. 



ILL AND INJURED 

Mabel Normand was seriously in- 
jured A\xg. 6 when the horse she 
was riding at Coronado stumbled 
and threw her over his head. She 
was taken to the Good Samaritan 
hoispltal, ^s Angeles, suffering from 
a broken collarbdiia and other in- 
juries. 

Mrs. Leslie Carter, who recently 
fell and suffered a severe sprain of 
the knee while •visiting a Loa 
Angeles studio. Is reported to be re- 
covering and will soon return to 
New York. 

Gloria Swanson was operated on 
Aug. 6 in the private hospital of Dr. 
'Samuel G. Gant, New York City, for 
internal trouble. She Is reported to 
be convalescing favorably and will 
probably leave the hospital In about 
three weeks. 



WITH THE MUSIC MEN 

(Continued from page 8) 
The policy of the entire music busi- 
ness for the coming season Is ex- 
pected to be more conservative than 
it has been for some time past. 

Leo J. Roy has been engaged as 
technical director for the Al Herman 
Amusement Co., making special or- 
rhe.stral and musical arrangements. 
Roy l.s the pianist in the Lee Perre- 
quet Orchestra. 

Sol Bcrnheim is with Witmark 
Sons. 



Frank (tillen, until reecntly with 
llie profe.s.sional department of 
Harms, Inc. has become an inde- 
pcndtnt producer and writer of 
mu.sical acts. 

Eddie Ro.hs hoe connected Willi 
thp professional staff of the Heaist 
Mu.vic Publi.sher.fl. • 



Frfd Jloff has su«"ceedod Louis 
.Silvers ae »-nusIcal director for 
"Helen of Troy. N. Y." 



The only record ever recorded by 
.Savoy and Urefinan is soon to be 
roIpa.s«?d by tlie Aeolian Co.. with 
which the comedian.*' had signed 
shortly before Bert t^avoy's traKi-^' 
death. 



Mori Howarri ]<<• now «ifli flip 
).rofr.-,-ioni»l htaff of Agei , Veil* n * 
i;orii.«teiii. 



Hal I)y.«?on has contifrlfd wiili tlip 
K« Mdi-^-Bror l.rnan .MiJHi<' Co. hihI iv 
wiitinK ill i'o:iuboratlon with .J;i.ti. 
Is en (Us, 

N'.if .M.'Mli.«<»n will he in •iwuK'' f*f 
The Boston .^fHrp of Clark A Leslie 
.Soups. In<\ A SjM Kr.iii i-ro n'Tl' i 
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10,000 stilU in Canada making 
poisoned whiskey one day and 
bottling it the next for coniump* 
tion in the States^ 



H. H. Frazee deared $700fiOO 
profit on tale "of Botton Red Sox, 



Radio firms are fearful univer- 
sal payment will be demanded by 
entertainers through adverse de- 
cision in the Witmarks* action 
against the Bamberger radio sta- 
tion in Newark, 



Loew's new radio station send- 
ing out most entertaining pro-, 
grams to date. 



Famous Broadway cabarets now 
chop suey places. 



Bullfighting* s latest method in 
Spain; horse-goring. 



English royalty bored at lawn 
fetes, • 



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Local business men's error in 
combating all carnivals without 
discrimination. 



'** Daily Graphicp^* of London, 
thinks Clipper's price quotations 
funny. 



Talk of rival to Coney Island 
for next summer, » 



Discussion over Paul White- 
man's ascendancy among jazz or- 
chestgas. 



Patsy Salmon, the girl from the 
tent shows, debuts in Ziegfeld's 
^'Follies."— 

Churches are now recommend- 
ing carnivalsf preferred to fra- 
ternal organizations, or the in- 
dorsement of otfiicals. 



V A RI ET V 



Thursday. August 16. 1929 



CON CONRAD, who has delivered more hits to you this 
year than any song writer, and who in the past has pro- 
duced such outstanding comedy songs as *'OHI 
FRENCHY/' "PALESTEENA," "YOU'VE GOT TO 
SEE MAMA," "BARNEY GOOGLE," etc., now delivers 
you three smashing big comedy numbers . Why cry for 
comedy songs when they are here at your call if you will 
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VARIETY'S 

CHICAGO 

OFFICE 

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Senator Francis Murphy waa the 
big hit of the Majestic at Mie first 
show Sunday, although feature hon- 
ors fell Ui the Ten Northern Knights 
of Harmony, another Jazz band. 
Senator Murphy awakened an audi- 
ence that had been a little slow in 
manifesting enthusiasm up to this 
time. 

Carroll and Louiee Dore, violinist 
and a pianist, opened using the or- 
chestra at times, and. passing It up 
for short periods, having a nicely 
routined offering, which is musi- 
oalljr good. Rogers and Gregory, 
blackface comedians, slowed uothe 
flho * In second spot, though It is 
doubtful if their material or ability 
would have served better later in 
the program. 

The employing of a rooster, drawn 
from one's clothes, enabled them to 
leave the stage the first time with 
applause, and the firing of n gun off 
In the wings as though one were a 
Sicken thief gave ^hem a satis- 
factory get-away. Lester and Stu- 
art open with both In the guise of 
city booba, with the girl changing to 
floubrette costume and attemptirc; a 
ballad with the comedian lnterri»pt- 
ing to advantage. 

The Sle Tahar Troupe of Arabs 
provides a flash for the bill with the 
novelty of three girls'ln the troupe 
of seven, and with i dancing open- 
ing, and the same picture for a fin- 
ish. The act is not routined just 
properly, but has some good tum- 
bling and the girl dancer ehlnes out 
both in hor ppeclalty and in the 
tumbling. Eckhart and Francis re- 



vive the German comedian, but 
somehow or other the audience did 
Hiot laugh as It should. The Ten 
Northern Knights of Harmony open 
with "The Parade of Wooden 
Soldiers,'' which serves nicely, fol- 
lowing with pops. The boys, all 
young, dress in shirtwaist with light 
pants, and for the third number the 
cornet dons coat and cap and in- 
jpcts "Dreaming' for novelty. The 
act concluded with a bow for the 
leader, but was not the hit that 
most bands have been. Vt is a good 
average band, however. Senator 
Murphy was next to closing, and 
Sylvia Mora and the Reckless Duo 
brought the performance to a satis- 
factory conclusion. 



Nonette has the singing of the 
Palace bill this week practically to 
hcr.self, but there is an abundance 
of Instrumental music, with violin 
solos with orchestra proceeding her 
and various styles of Instrumental 
music In four.other acts. The head- 
llnj honors fall to Lionel Atwill in 
"The White Faced Fool," with 
Nonette and the Joe Fejer Orches- 
tra .sharing second billing honors, 
and several other acts which meas- 
ure up with the very best In their 
class,, so that the bill in its entirety 
is A-1. . 

The Fejer orchestr.a opened some 
western engagements here, and 
while placed third, made such a hit 
that after two curtafris an encore 
was in.sisted upon and then a sec- 
ond encore. Nonette Is doing prac- 
tically the same act, but has some 



CORRESPONDENCE 



Tha cities under Correspondence in this issue ef Variety ara 
at followa. and on pages; ' . '' 



BALTIMORE 38 

BOSTON 46 

BUFFALO 45 

CHICAGO 32 

DETROIT 38 

KANSAS CITY 10 



LOS ANGELES 47 

LOUISVILLE 45 

ROCHESTER 46 

SAN FRANCISCO 45 

SYRACUSE 34 

WASHINGTON 36 



new numbers. Her contribution to 
vaudeville Is. always highly enter- 
tahilng, and she scored quite a hit 
Sunday afternoon. 

Atwill returns with the same com- 
pany at the Palace previously, con- 
tinuing to give a remarkably Cl-ever 
performance of an olTerlng suffl- 
ciently strange for vaudeville to 
havo a value in addltioif to the 
splendid acting. 

The artungement of acts In "one" 
waa probably a difflcult matter, 
having Clayton and Lennie. Powers 
and Wallace, McLallan and Carson 
and Glenn and Jenkins on the pro- 
gram. Cay ton and Lennie were at 
a disadvantage on second, but were 
not out long before they had the 
audience going to suit their purpose. 
Powers and Wallace In "Georgia on 
Broadway" duplicated their success 
here In March, giving a character 
portrayal which is capital. McLal- 
lan and Carson have turned roller 
skating into a comedy offering and 
de.serve a choice position. McLal- 
lan's comedy marks him for a pos- 
sible rival of Joe Cook. His skat- 
ing opening ih clever, appearing In 
darkened stage and going across 
three times, puzzling the audience 
as to whether he is flying or per- 
forming some other magical stunt. 
The neck spin at the conclu.slon of 
the act gets It back to its origin 
nicely. Glenn and Jenkins, who 
were also here, in March, did their 
u.sual clean-up stunt. 

Pox and Sarano opened the show 
with hand-balancing, concluding 
with a novel feat. D. ApoHon, who 
performs on various musical ln.stru- 
ments before the offering develops 
into a Uu.«5sian number, ha~s the as- 
sLstance of a couple of girl dancers, 
who do splendidly, and he him.self 
and another man Join them for the 
Russian finish. 



with a tight wire act, "The Phll- 
mers." This Is usually a good open- 
ing act. but it fell short of getting 
much response. The man's work on 
the wire is good and his comedy 
quips timely. Second were Stanley 
and Birnes, two dancera who did 
only three numbers and were not 
called back. The Arab troupe, on 
third, fared little better; then Joe 
Towle, always a good entertali^er 
and who can be relied upon to bring 
an audience "back to life," worked 
hard for every laugh he got. Towle 
is no "quitter," and despite the 
mood of the patrons — who seemed* 
undecided Just what they wanted — 
left them In a much better humer 
and got a good hand at the finish. 

Maurice Diamond failed to keep 
up the pace. Diamond is assisted 
by two girls. His act opened weakly. 
When the act went into full stage 
It seemed to gain little headway, 
and not until Diamond worked hard 
in his dances did the audience give 
the act any real applause: but the 
applause was not aufflclent for a 
second bow or an encore. 

CahlU and Romalne took a long 
time to get started. Their song at 
the finish of the act got a hand 
sufficient to bring them back for 
another number. 

Closing the bill were Paul Stem- 
berg and his orchestra. Sternberg 
has 20 men whose work was a mu- 
sical treat. ' Harry J. Conley and 
Company and Carleton Ballew were 
not seen at this show. 



an attachment of $20,000 of tha 
$60,000 until Sept. 10 and announced- 
that Ader would be brought from 
Leavenworth to amplify his state- 
ments. 

Ooldle Skolnik. who waa Ader'a 
secretary and sentenced ta« aix 
months in Jail for misuse of the 
mails, was recently released on a 
Presidential pardon. 



As the theatre owners In the loop 
commence operations for the new 
season they are confronted with agi- 
tation to remove all canopies In 
front of Chicago playhouses. Ona 
of the local newspapers is reported 
to be back of the move to hasten 
the dlBappearance of the lighted 
canopies which theatres claim aa 
stock in trade. 



Edward .Tames Ader, formerly a 
theatrical lawyer, who Is in prison 
at Leavenworth, Kan., serving « 
seven-year sentence, charges that 
he was not properly represented at 
hl.i^ trial and that an assignment of 
$00,000 attributed to him was not 
genuine. 

Judge Wilkerson continued a case 
where the government petitioned for 



The bill at the ntate-Lake this 
week is weak compared with the 
good rhows this season. At the first 
show Sunday afternoon of the seven 
actji six passed with little Or no 
recognition, the exception being 
Paul Sternberg's orchestra, lately 
exceptional organization of musi- 
cians. 

D. Apollon in "BI-Ba-Bo" was 
hilled, but did not appear. In hifl 
place woro the "iijight Blue Demons," 
an Arab acrobatic act. D. Apollon 
\fi at the I'alace here, being switched 
at the last moment. The bill opened 



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tracting for illuminated painted 
signboards on Michigan avenue. 
This has been done for "The Fool** 
engagement. In posting GO.OOO sheets 
of paper "The Fool" engagement 



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Special Di'seount to Performtrt 
WHEN IN CHICAGO 

State- Laka Theatre Bldg^ 
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CLAJIK fcJT.. at LAWRENCE AVENUE, CHICAGO 

FRED MANN Presents 
EDWARD BECK'S NEW SUMMER PRODUCTION 
,„.,^ . "RAINBO BLOSSOMS" 

With an All-star Coet and the Italhbo Beauty Chorus 

'*^JiM.SI5?»?:.J-Sc®"''P^®"« *^'"a' •"«* Hit RAINBO ORCHESTRA 



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THE EMPRESS ROOMS, ROYAL PALACE HOTEL, London's society rendezvous for dancing 

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offers, in order to open their engagement at J > J' ^ > - 

THE ALAMAC HOTEL, HA ST. and BROADWAt NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 15 

WE EXTEND our sincere thanks to Messrs. J. Lyons & Co., Ltd., to the Stoll Vaudeville Circuit, to Mr. Percy Riess, to the 
Cunard Steamship Co., and to our many kind friends in England. , j 

n ^m HELLO! to oar Keith Vaudeville Agent, TIM O'I^ONNELL, Pat Casey Agency 






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titi^ artist has baan billad out in righta. Thia Bi«n waa aapa«iaily eractad 
for Mr. Spacht. . , -; » .• i' i,-i 



How tha London polica hava had to control tha daily orow^ tryirtt 
to o*t in to haar Paul Spacht and hia Alamao Orehastra* now playing at 
Lyons Naw Cornor Hous«t London. 



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Paul Specht, the orchestra leader, is playing to 10,000 people every night, and his 
biECCst hit in London that ever came over from America.— EVENING STANDARD. 

What Paul Specht has done has been to give us good music in an extraordinarily attractive 
form, and that the British public realize that in him we have an artist of "out-of-the-ordinafjr" type 
is apparent from the queues that have lin<^ up each day outside the magnificent building in Cov- 
entry street.— MINE HOST. ■ ••- ■ '' ■ '■ '•- "■ ■ • •-■-- \ ** 

Another big noise at the Alhambra is "Paul Specht (himself) and his Alamac Orchestra (by 
permission of Messrs. J. Lyons and Co.. Ltd.), Masters of Rhythmic Symphonic Syncopaaon." PaM- 
ing by our curiosity concerning whether the permission refers to the first or the second part of this 
description, we have to record that Paul Specht is certainly a striking contrast to other jazz ex- 
perts As far as appearance goes, he seems to take his job as seriously as Sir Thomas Beecham 
does his, if not more so. With the appearance of one of the world's greatest composers and an air 
of intense seriousness, he uses his band not only to amuse but also to instruct. Thus he shows the 
evolution of the orchestra from the "coloniar type, through the **country** style to "Alexander's 
Rag-time Band," and later demonstrates how "Yankee Doodle Blues" would be played In Italy, 
France, Spain, Holland, and Merrie England. Truly an ingenious gentleman is Mr. Specht, well 
able to hold his own whatever may happen in the way of new organizations composed of native 



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There was a big crowd at the Empress Rooms on the 14th of last month, when we had an op- 
portunity of hearing and dancing to Paul Specht's orchestra, which invaded London with such ^a 
bang recently. I understand that at the present moment Paul Specht*s orchestras are playing m 
France. Germany, Australia and Canada, and that eight of them are making a syncopated circuit of 
America. That is the way to run orchestras — by the dozen, by the score, with the world for your 
manuscript sheet! Paul Specht is the accredited master of "rhythmic symphonic syncopation," and 
plays fox-trots as fast as one-steps. For range of effect and a real feeling for the dance. Paul Specht 
could give most other dance combinations a bit of fright. As a journalist at my table remarked 
at the time : "You never know what he's going to do next !" Very true. You never do. His play- 
ing is full of surprises— THE DANCING WORLD. 



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BACH JAZZ 

Sir— Mr. Paul Specht and his orchestra at the Alhambra bring to musical Londoners a new view 
of the nossibilitics of the jazz band. Here is jazz music with a difference. Here is rhythm without 
contortions, and tune without torture. In thct»e days, when Baph is so popular in England, it is 
interesting to remember that much of Bach's music depends for its charm on syncopation. It will 
be interesting to hear Mr. Specht adapt Bach and Brahms to the new methods possible to an or- 
chestra like his.— G. C. WILTON, The Vicar of Soho, St. Anne's Rectory, Soho. 

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LEW COLDER and ARTIE PEARC£ 

IN THE EAST 



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P. S,^^fier reviewing my act of the Palace Theatre, Chicago, Mr, Sam Kahl immediately booked my act on the entire Orpheum Circwdt 



wtll have established a billing rec- 
ord for loop legit attractions. 



James F. Kerr will again have 
charge of the exploitation of the 
Radio Show at the Coliseum. He's 
at present caring for the manage- 
rial duties of **The Dancing Honey- 
moon." James Wingfield. booking 
agent, will be company manager of 
"But For the Grace of God." 



The stockholders of the Palace. 



Fort Wayne, Ind., have about de- 
cided to continue to operate the 
house, having struck a policy which 
they think will be profitable — 
vaudeville In the winter and dra- 
matic stock In the summer. The 
Sherman stock has done very well 
this summer. There was an effort 
made to le,&so the Palace just re- 
cently by Chicagoans, but it was 
turned down. , , 



JAMES MADISON 

VAUDEVILLE AUTHOR 
1493 Broadway, N. Y. 

RIPE IN EXPERIENCE 
YOUNG IN IDEAS 



Juanita Hansen is featured at the 
Rialto this week. She holds next to 
closing position but doesn't attempt 
a vaudeville act, simply making a 
talk. She tells of her experiences 
when she first started to use heroin 



KENNARD'S 
SUPPORTERS 

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until she became a slave to it for 
two years. 

The E<quilll Brothers open the 
show. Ardelle Cleaves sings and 
plays violin and scores. Howard 
and the Scott Sisters present pleas- 
ing dance specialties. 

Weston. Wagner and Knolls have 
comedy and trio entertainment. 

Edward Clark, In his impersona- 
tions, gives the bill distinct class, 
and is accompanied at piano by 
Rose, who scores individually with 
her 'cello. Nelson and Kelly, with 
nut comedy of Just the proper style 
to catch on at such a theatre, and 
the result is laughter galore. Per- 
formance Concluded by "Little Jim," 
a bear, with comedy built up by 
plants. 



John J. Nash, manager of the 
Palace, has returned from a vaca- 
tion in the Berkshlres, and Ear' 
Steivart, who hae been substituting 





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that theatre. 



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Aos. t(^— Ht.inlppn, MlnneapoU* 
Sept. t — Orpheum, 8t. Paul 
Kept. 10 — Orphonm, Winnlper 
Hept. 19 — Orpbeatn. Vancouver 
8ept. 28 — Orphcnnn, SeattU 
• Bept: SO— IlcJUir, Porllavtl 
Oct. 7 — Orpheom, Ban IVjirrtiic* 
Oct. 14 — Orplienm, Oakiaind 
Oct. 21 — Fr««no and HAcramente 
Ort. 28 — Golden Gate. San Prancl»co 
Not. 6 — Orpheam. I/Om Anceles 
Not. 12— mil St., 1m» AnKciea 
Not. 24 — Orpheom, Denver 
I>e«. 2 — Orpheom, Omaha 
Dee. 9 — Orpheom, Kunnas ritr 
Dec. Ifl — Orpheom, De« Molnea 
_ l>ec. 27 — IJhertr. Lincoln ^__^___ 
~ Dee. 23 — Orphf am, Hiouz CItr 
l>ee. 80 — Colambon. Davenport 

1924 
Jan. 3 — Lincoln, Chicago 
Jan. 6 — Palace, MUwaakee 

•Inn. 13 — raince. Chloaro 
.Ji»n. jfO — <»rpheum. 8t. l.oaia 
•Ian. 2H — Piilnre, Auhum 



Look what we got: 



Feb. 4 — Schcnectadr and AniHferdam 

Feb. 11 — Troy and Albany 

Feb. 19 — Imperial, Montreal 

Feb. 25— Orpheam, Drockira 

M»r. 8 — AUiambra, New York 

Mar. 10 — RlTentide, New Toffc 

Mar. 17— B. F. Keith's, Doetoa 

Mar. 24— B. F. Keith's. LoweU 

Mar. 81 — B. F. Keith's, Portland % 

April 7 — K. F. />ibe«. ProTldeoee 

April 14 — Pahic4, New ¥ork 

April 21— Royal, New York 

April 2ft— Ei(ht7-fln»t Street, New York 

M»j 0— Broadwa/. New York 

Maj 12 — Maryland, Baltimore 

Mar 19— B. F. Keith's. PhUadelphla 

Mar 20— IVm. Prnn. Philadelphia, and Trenton 

Jane 2 — CollMeum and Fordham, New York 

June 9 — Mt. Vernon, and Prospect, Brooklyn 

June 10— Proctor's, Newark 

June 23 — .leflrorxon. and Hamilton. New York 

June SO — Frnnklyn, and Far Uockaway, Ninr York 

.lul> 7 — nui>bMi«>k, Br«MfkIya 

July 14 — Proctor's 5th Atb. and RAth Bt. New York 



This Week (Aug. 13)— Brighton Beach, New York ,^ 

Direction PHIL BUSH . ^'-1 



Lon B. Ramsdell will be the man- 
>tiger of the new Palace. Mollne. 111., 
to open Aug. 20. It will seat 2,200, 
playing vaudeville and road shows. 



Harry Greenman, formerly asso- 
ciated with picture houses "in St. 
Louis, will manage the new Monroe, 
formerly Barbee's, when it opens 
with "The Silent Command." 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B BAHN 
WIETING— Dark. 
KEITH'S— Vaude^lle. 
STRAND — "Money, Money, 
Money." 

EMPIRE— "Temporary Marriage." 

ROBBINS-ECKEL,--"The Critical 
Age." 

CRESCENT— "The Face on the 
Bar Room Floor." 
TEMPLE— Dark. 



Abandonment of the summer 
policy of vaudeville which has been 
In effect at Keith's since May 27 
was announced today by Manager 
John J. Burnes. The regular winter 
vaudeville season will open on 
Sept. 3, he said. The summer policy 
ha; been a shorter bill, combined 
with a feature picture. 



The date for the Wletlng engage- 
ment of "MolHo Darling" has been 
set for Aug. 31 -Sept. 1. 

Pulaski, N. Y.. Is to have a new 
theatre, according to plans of 
Watertown and Pulaski capitalists. 

No Indication has been given ae 
yet of the reopening of the Temple, 
but t will be functioning before the 



WANTED-DWARF 

That sings bass, for Rube 
Quartet; or want real 

TALL MAN 



DAN SHERMAN 



Davenport Centwr . N. Y. 



month Is out Manager A. A. VSA; 
Auken said he would announce tiM 
opening within a few days. 



ATTENTION 



Managers 
Producers 
Artists 

The wardrobe Is one of the 
most Important parts of a pro- 
duction or vaudeville act 

Stage attire must be of the 
right design and In harmony 
with the scenery and stage set- 
tings to have a well-balanced 
production. 



Musical Comedy 
7 Vaudeville 
Burlesque 

We can supply from one per- 
son to an entire company In 
either straight clothew, comedy 
make-up or uniforms at short 
notice. ^ 

Mack Clothes are known 
throughout the entire vorld for 
their appearance, material and 
workmanship. 



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Mack Building 

Just a step- East of Broadvway on 
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MELBOURNE 

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CHICAGO 

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KANSAS CITY 

By WILL R. HUGHES 
ELECTRIC PARK — "Follies," 
closing week. 

NEWMAN— "Homeward Bound." 
ROYAIr--"The Spoilers," film. 

Sam Branson, treasurer at the 
Mainstreet, starts Sunday on a two 
weeks* vacation trip. W. E. Par- 
sons, from the Chicsigo Orpheum of- 
fice, will look after the details dur- 
ing Sam's absence. 

Fred Spear, assistant manager of 



FOR SAIsE 

or RKNT 



GRAND THEATRE 

AUBURN, N. Y. 

Population 37,000. 

Downtown; centrally located. 

ideal stock and vaudeville house; 

. capacity 1,200. 

Address communications 

D. EDWIN FRENCH 

SS-42«nesee Street, Auburn, N. Y. 



Electric Park and publicity manager 
for the Pantages theatre, who un- 
derwent a mastoid operation last 
week. Is recovering. He will prob- 
ably remain in the hospital another 

week. V 

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The patrons at Electric Park are 
being given a chance to declare 
their choire of the .twelve "Follies" 
dancers this week. A voting con- 
test is being conducted, and the 
winner of the popularity contest will 
be presented with a diamond ring. 
At last reports Louise King was 
leading the list. 



took up his official duties in the 
White House executive office, it will 
be some time before the nation's 
capital returns to normal. 



New acts In the Electric Park 
"Follies" are the Four Errettos. 
Walter Stanton and Co.. Mile. 
Roberta's Circus and Wells and 
Winthrop. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 

By HARDIE MEAKIN 

The death of I'resident Harding 
placed a pall over everything in 
Washington, with the theatres natu- 
rally the greatest affected. Although 
there was a marked lessening of the 
tension when the late President wsui 
placed In his final resting place and 
the new President, Calvin Coolidge. 



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THE STANDAPD ENGRAVING CO. fnc; 

a 2 S >k/(tl 39 St NEW YORK 



There has been an ofl^clal period 
of mourning set until Dec. 1. this 
applying to all sfee^e functions both 
in the White House and the homes 
of the members of Congress as well 
as among the representatives of for- 
eign countries. This mourning period 
will find the theatres without these 
customary patrons. The present 
condition may throw openings back 
possibly Into October In.stead of the 
usual September openings. 

The Strand, Loew vaudeville, Is 
getting under way, and opened this 
week, disclosing an entirely reno- 
vated theatre and with a bill that 
looks especially good on paper. It la 
headed by "Silks, Styles and Satins,' 
Alice I-.amont and Co.; McNally. 
Kelly and De Wolfe; Clark and 
Crosby; Jennings and Mack. The 
first-run picture, regular feature of 
thi^ house, for current week Is Lon 
Chanoy in "The Shock." Popular 
prices are maintained, matinees be- 
ing scaled at lOc, while nights are 
scaled upward to 81c., with 20c. to 
50c. Sunday and holiday matinees. 
Manager likl Sparrow, who has han- 
dled the house for some three- or 
four seasons, has made it a most 
popular vaudeville house with the 
local theatregoers. 



paying homage to the late Chief 
{•Executive. It did not resume until 
Saturday morning, and la holding 
over for the current week the pic- 
ture of the week past, "Where the 
North Begins." The other houses 
all changed their bills. Loew's Co- 
lumbia, "The Ijove Piker"; Loew's 
Palace, Thomas Meighan in "Home- 
ward Bound"; Crandall's Metropoli- 
tan. "Pen rod and Sam." 



Joe Brown, a local dancer, is being 
featured at Chevy Chase Lake night- 
ly, dancing with Jun^ Taylor. 

Mrs. Wllson-Oreene has complet- 
ed thebooking for her concerts dur- 
ing the coming season, and is tarry- 
ing announcements In all the local 
dailies at a much earlier date than 
in previous summers. They will all 
be given in Poll's theatre and are 
divided into four groups. 



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repeatedly asking if be conldafw 
in. free to see the pictufto Bhow,m$ 
to be driven away from in froflSMf 
the theatre, where the admiawn 
charge is but 10c. The police believe 
that after going through the rtcy- 
light the boy endeavored to aoale 
down an iron pipe Into the lavftlory, 
where he felL There is little hape 
held out at the hospital for the iNky'a 
recovery. He Is but 11 years old. 



BACK AGAIN 



AL.XON 



Harry P. Jarboe, manager of the 
Cayety, Columbia Wheel (bur- 
lesque), has returned from New 
York and announces his house will 
start a week earlier than heretofore 
—Aug. 19. The house has been re- 
modeled, as has also the stage, the 
latter having been enlarged to an 
appreciable degree, the size now per- 
mitting any attraction to be played 
upon Its stage. 



The boy had no money, but ho wa.s 
bound to see the picture slvow, and 
climbed through a skylight of the 
Favorite theatre, a neighborhood 
house, with the result that he fell 
and is now In Shel-by Hospital suf- 
fering from innumerable cuts and 
bruises. When found on the floor of 
the theatre by Joseph B. Mudd. man- 
ager, the youngster was bleeding 
profusely from a severe cut on his 
head. 

Clarence Latham, the boy. after 




Don't Worry About Troubles 

Dlinciritles, etc. For a>ivlr«» an<t prompt 
action rp^ardtnfc all loRnl nisiitors or 
monay due. conault I.AWYKR U ALI.ACK, 
2204 Michigan AVe.. Clitcago, Illinois. 



Jbst Returned From Paris WitN 

Ail My New Fall Materials. 

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Something Different. 

All Original Models. 

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Moore's RIalto went the other 
houses one better last week in doing 
honor to the late President Harding 
and remained closed throughout the 
entire period that the nation was 



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By ROBERT F. SISK 

CARLIN'S ARENA. — "Sweet- 
hearts," with DeWolf Hopper Co., 
seventh week. 

CENTURY.— "The Spoilers." 

NEW.— "Enemies of Women." 

PARKWAY.— "A Noise in New- 
boro." 

WIZARD— Same. 

METROPOLITAN. — "A Gentle- 
man of lieisure." 

OAYETY. — "How Come." reopen- 
ing house. 

Theatrical business In Baltimore 



ARLINGTON 
THEATRE 

BOSTON, MASS. 

TO LET — IMMEDIATW PO.SSRSfllON 
CAJ* DM GIVEN. CAPACITT, OVER 
l.BOO. PAa.^KNGER ELEVATOR TO 
BOTH nAI.CONIBS. Al'PIiT TO A. P. 
ARNOLD, li TUKMONT ST., DOSTON, 
UASS., ROOM 701. 



last week, notwithstandingr Its 
proximity to Washington and the 
pliblic mourning occasioned by the 
death of President Harding, was 
good. The ^Varyland, Keith vaudo- 
vllle, and Carlin's Arena, with the 
DeWolf Ifopper Co., did goud bus- 
iness. At the Arena business was 
moderately good, despite the fact 
that ji thunder shower once or twice 
scared some prospective customers 
aw.ny. Bu.«iiness in the picture 
houses was also fair. 



Sevoril years ago Harry Van 
Hoven. now of Carlin's Park, was 
exploiting Eddie RIckenbacker 
throughout the land, having picked 
him up as a racer iii his early days. 
lia-it week, by a twist of fate, when 
Van Hoven had two pictures 
planted in "The American," they 
were forced out when the local 
RIckenbacker Automobile Agency 
secured a full page add at the last 



WANTKD— I.ADY ASSISTANT 
ta double Illusion in mnKic act. playln* vAUile- 
vl)^. Height not orer 5 feet 5 Inrheii; wnlgbt not 
A»(T 115 Urn. Answer by letter, with photo, w»ilcto 
will \)9 rrtume«1. 

SAHIB. KUM MINS. 
I KIstar Court Coney Uland. N*w Yort. 



minute, thereby compressing all the 
local news. 



Following "Sweethearts," the Vic- 
tor Herbert operetta which : i being 
done this week by the DeWolf Hop- 
per Co., "Ermlnie" will be presented 
with Hopper in the same role of 
Raveaux, while Sol Solomon will 
play the Francis Wilson part of 
Caddy. Miss Lillian Qlazer, prima 
donna with the company, also ap- 
peared with Mr. Hopper in the 
recent George Tyler production cf 
the same work, while morj than 
half a dozen other members of the 
company were also in the same 
production. 



Labor Day both Ford's and the 
Auditorium are expected t reopen, 
while the Lyceum will r-»open 
shortly afterward with another 
season of stock under the auspices 
of George Mars* 4,11. Rumoru about 
town are to the effect that the 
Academy will house "The Covered 
Wagon" for a run shortly after the 
opening of the regular season and 
that other big films will be seen 
here under the auspices of the 
Erlanger-Shubert movie combina- 
tion. 



DETROIT 

By JACOB SMITH 

"The Dancing Honeymoon" (Geo. 
Choos) will have its premier at the 
Shubert-Detroit Aug. 19. |2.50 to0. 
It will remain for two weeks, fol- 
lowed by "The Passing Show," also 
two weeks. 



With the passing of Shubert 
vaudeville the big musical shows 
will play the Shubert-Detroit, while 
the Qarrlck will get the dramatic 
shows. The New Detroit will con- 
tinue as the K. & E. house. It is 
likely that some of the Shubert 
shows will also play the Shubert- 
Michigan. ■x' 



Photoplays — "Alias Julius Caesar," 



Broadway- Strand; "Main S 
Adams; "I^yal Lives," Madi 
"Homeward Bound," C>ipitol; 
detta," Washington. 




4'' 
W. S. Butterfleld is consid«C)||lt 
building a new theatre in Jackajill» 
Outside of Detroit and Grand R«P- 
Ids this is the only town in whldi 
the Butterfleld circuit doef Mfc 
operate. 

j1 
The Regent, Grand Rapids, openit 
auspiciously Friday. Vera Salibii 
and Marimba Band were added at- 
tractions. Baby Marie Osborne la 
person there next week. 



"Nice People" reopened the 
Jestlc after lour weeks' rest. Prac- 
tically same cast as last seasoa. 
Next week, "The Teaser." 



BIG OFFICE TO LET < 

(KxW) 

in Broadway Office BoflifiBf 
VERY REASONABLE RENT 

Immediate Possession 



Address Box 80 
VARIETY, New York 



The Gayety, formerly the home 
of American Burlesque In Balti- 
more and last year occupied by a 
stock burlesque organization, opened 
Monday with the negro musical 
show, "How Come," which recently 
had a tempestuous career in the 
Apollo Theatre. New York, Next 
Monday the Palace reopens with 
"The Bostonians," a Columbia 
Wheel show which has Its break- 
In week h •. The Palace is re- 



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- formerly known as 

CRAIG and CATTO 

18 FULLY COPYRIGHTED AND PROTECTED 

In the N. V. A. and VARIETY protective material departments. 

^ ;; PIRATES, LAY OFF. ^ > 

THIS ACT WILL BE KNOWN IN THE FUTURE AS 

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' The most copied tc&m in the world. Their line of work and 
n\aterial grabbed by everyone. The business on the drops, of 
sitting on tHe drop» diving in the dropT, running up the drop and 
pile driver on the drop, leaning on canes, nut singing, burlesque 
cracker shooting and burlesque baseball were originated by these 
two men. Also burlesque Apache, burlesque football game done 
in the Smith, Cook and Brandon act. 

P. S. — All gags and business done in the Cook and Lorenz 
act belong to me.- Grabbers keep off. Fully protected by the 

" ^ ^ JAMES R COOK 



SMITH AND COOK 



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Like Father, like Daughter. More original stuff. This little 
lady will be the first one to do an eccentric male character; new 
and piovel. 

Address the same old agent for pver twenty-five years s 

' - Commodore M. S. BEf^THAM 
: ^; Or Lieutenants CHARLIE ALLEN an4 

ARTHUR GOLDSMITH 



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JUDGMENTS 

(The fir at name is that of the Judg- 
ment debtor; creditor and amount 
foUotc.) 

Arcal Phonograp'h Co.; Century 
Huslc Pub. Cc; $150.88. 

Harry Fox; N. T. Tel. Co.; $33.24. 

Lew Fields I N. Wood; $462.71. 



WANTED: COLORED BOY 

Good Acrobatic Buck 
Dancer 

I Mot over 4 ft. 8 in. tall, for Big Comedy 
y Act. Must do rood, fa«t buck dance of 
) ene mlnut» tJme, and play HmMl bit In 
I act. Can also use white trombone, cor- 
[ set %nd drums. 

CHARLIE AHEARN 

! PALACE HOTEL 

132 West 45th Street* New York 



Bert B. Acosta; International Manhattan. $250,000; A. L. Jafle of 

Film Service CO., Inc.; $184.53. i San Francisco, V. B. ►Tlslier. H. G. 

Federated Film Exch. of America, vnar>u ^r -ki -v r«i*ir /Af»r>^nAv u 

Inc.; A. J. Callaghan; $6,324.70. 



Kennan Films Co., Inc.; Film De- 
veloping Corp'n.; $72.51. 

Satisfied Judgments 

Ned and Marguerite K. Waybjrn; 
C. F* Belmar; $lli065.80: Januav'y 28. 
1922. 



INCORPORATIONS 

Massachusetts 

Atlantic Theatres Corporation, 
Boston; amusements; capital, $109i> 
000; Incorporators. Benjamin H. 
Oreen, Roxbury; William F. Stew- 
art, Boston; Gerogre F. Grimes, Bos- 
ton; liouis Aronson. Roxbury. 

New York <!at 

Aetna Pictures Corp'n., Manhat- 
tan. $20,000; H. N. Marin. P. Cohen, 
I. Kaplan. (Attorney. A. S. Friend, 
366 Madison avenue.) 

Mammouth Pictures Corp'n., 



ARE YOU (H)ING TO EUROPE? 

■teamshlp accommodalloBs amiBired •■ all Llnea, at Main Olilec 

Friees. Boats are ■roias very falli mrrmmtc earlx. rorelam Meaey 

bovvht aad sold. Liberty Bonds boasht and sold. 

PAUL TAtTSIO M SOU ,104 Bast lAth St.. Bow Tork. 
PhoBoi StayTosaBt dlSO^lST. 



Kosch of N. Y .City. (Attorney, H 
G. Kosch, 1540 Broadway.) 

Lloyd Carleton Productions, Inc., 
pictures, 100 shares common stock 
no par value; corporation begins 
bueine.sa with $500. L>. Carleton, S. 
Stern, J. Thow. (Attorney N. Vida- 
ver, 25 W, 43rd St.) 

New Talent. Productions, Inc., 
Manhattan, theatrical producers, 
$5,000; A. Klein, B. Davidow, A. 
Rosen. (Attorney, W. Klein, 162 
West 42nd St.) 

C. C. Burr Production Corp., Man- 
hattan; 100 shares common stock, 
no value; business begrlns with $600. 
Directors, Charlea C. Burr, Freda 
Freeman, H. Edwin Goldberg, all of 
New York. Attorneys. Marx & 
Marx, 858 Fifth avenue. 

Fulton Stage Lighting Co., Inc., 
Manhattan; $5,000; Francla D. Fox, 
WJlliam Remllnger, Thomaa J. Fitz- 
gerald. (Attorney. Charles G. Cos- 
ter. 61 Chambers street.) 

Clreat Lakes Theatre Corporation, 
Manhattan; manage theatres; 10 
shares non par value, $600; Louis 
Mehl. Marie A. Finn. Mildred Lust- 
garten. (Attorney, Siegfried F. 
Hartman. 120 Broadway.) 

8. R. O. Play Producing Co., Inc., 
Manhattan; entertainments; $20,- 
000; Caroline Roeenthal, Charlotte 
Ackerman, Delflno P. Maacolo. (At- 



torney, Sydney Rosenthal. 10 Court 
square, Long Island City, N. T.) 
, Turul Film Co., Inc., Manhattan. 
Manufacture motion pictures; capi- 
tal, $10,000; directors, Joseph AI- 
massy. Emery .Sakho and Louis 
Nagy. 

West 46th 8t. Theatre Corp., Man- 
hattan. Theatres; capUai< $20,000; 
directors, A. B. Splngarn. Leon 
Mlntz and X>. A. Well. 

William Shilling, Inc., Manhattan. 
Proprietors of masques, community 
dramas, moving pictures; capital. 
$10,000; directors, E. D. Hayward, 
L. T. McManus and Edmund Scotti. 

Ilion Theatres, Inc., Illon, Herki- 
mer county. Theatrical and motion 
pictures; capital, t600; directors, 
William Erk. R. V. Erk and Clair 
Scott. 

Gumpertz-Schulman Productions, 
Inc., Manhattrin. Moving pictures, 
general theatrical busin«ps; capital. 



$5,000; direct^ra, a G. Gumperts, 
H. A. Schulmaa and B. N. Weiffer. 

Northern arul •outhern Music Co., 
Inc., New York city. Publish sheet 
music; capital, $S,000; directors. B. 
S. Townley, William R Doyle and 
William M. Ziff. 

Tutcarora Development Corp., 
Town of Wilson, Niagara county."^ 
Realty, hotela, general amusement 
business; capital. $50,000; directors, 
E. Christopher Meyer, C. H. TuCWdU 
and William O. Fwmer. ^^ 



NEW TALKING ACT 

. FOR SALE 

or to lease on royalty 

Two men. Blackface comedian lead 
and straight man. Terns reason- 
able. For appointment addresa 
Box R. Jj. M., Variety, New York. 



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AdvtrtiMment T%fi l«. pmr lD«h; Ul per page. Classlfled edvMtlMiiMnu: Com- 
panics, theatrsa, artlata, mmlclaas and miseallanao«% wanted sad wants, ate., 
three ItneaL la M.. cacb additional Una 9<L: displayed llndb la Aaaoal •ubacription, 
poit prepaid, U. B. A.. 11.90. 

RdltoHal. AdTcrtittlBc aad PebUehlna OBecsi W WelMagtaa Street, Strand, 
London. W.Ct. Phooa B«ceni 4Me-47. Caklasi *'Tbe Ibm. LamIob.'' 



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BOOKED SOUD SEASON 1923-24 



ENGAGEMENTS 

R obert Redmond, juvenile, for 
•Tile Bat" (New Eng-Iand company). 

Frank McNeills, Woodward Play- 
ers, Empress, St. Louis. 

Norman Trevor, "But for the 
Grace of Qo^." 

Catherine Dale Owen, "Whole 
Town's Talking." 

Bobby Broderlck. "Girlies." 

Mamie Gerhue, "Topay and Eva" 
(Duncan Sisters). 

Grant Stewart, "Children of the 
Moon." 

Grace Rivera. Bettv Hill. Ger- 
true Cahlli, "Greenwich Village 
PoWea." 

Marie Rappold, Josef Stransky. 



SUPERFLUOUS HAIR 

Removed permanently front face, 
Kruia, neck and limbs hy the only 
aaccesaful method in the world, 
l^sltive and palnlesa. No needles 
or chemicals tued. .Ha* no 111 effecta 
oa the skin or health — and Is par- 
tU-uIarlr effeotive in stubborn cases 
wliere other methods failed. 

DERMIC INSTITUTE 

S47 FIFTH AVK. (Suite «10) 
MEW YORK 

Telephone "SO?, 6045 Awhiand 

Opposite Waldorf-Astoria 
' SEND FOR FREB BOOKLET 



greneral musical director, Wagnerian 
Opera Co. 

Mary Robson. "The Lullaby." 

Malcolm Williams. John Ruther- 
ford, J. K. Hutchinson. Elizabeth 
Patterson. "Magnolia." 

Rita Stan wood (Mrs. H. B. War- 
ner), "You and I" (Chicago). 

William B. Mack, Walter Wilson. 
Helen Gill. Margaret Shackleford, 
Mina C. Gleason, "Zeno." 

Benjamin Kauscr. "Brook." 

Marlon Green. Ethel McElroy. 
"Greenwich Village FoHies." 

Edgar Atchison Ely. "Passing 
Show." 

"Artista and Models" (complete), 
Nancy Gibbs. Grace Hamilton^ Stone 
(ind Pillard. Charlotte Woodruff, 
Rose and Arthur Boylan. Charlotte 
Granville. Adele Klaer. Harry Kelly, 
George Rosener, Bob Nelson. 

Joseph Cherniavsky. musical di- 
rector. Thomashefsky's Yiddish the- 




THEATRICAL OimTTTEKS 

1580 Broadway New York City 



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SET.WVW THEATRE, W. 4Sd SC Bn. t.30. 
0XiuvT XXI Madnee, wed. and 8«L at J:30. 
Rl^rUS I^M.AIHE and GEOUUE JESSfcX present 

HELEN of TROY, 
NEW YORK 

•*rUE PKRFtCT MCSICAL COMKDT." 

—Herald. 
Mualr and Ujrrlci by Dert Kalmcr and Harry Ruby 



WEST 

MSTERDAM *-'>8^ 



NbwA 

K'Milno ■:15. POPCTLAB MAT. WEDNESDAl. 
IlRUin.AB MATINEB BATURDAl. 

NEW SUMMER EDITION 

ZIEGFELD FOLLIES 

VanHprhilt Theatre. W. 48th St. Ft«i. « 1!5. 
VailUCI Ulfl ii.t^ Wwliieftday and Biturday. 

C.KORC.E BI. COHAN Presents 
AMPJRICAN SWEETHEART PLAY 

"TWO FELLOWS 
and A GIRL" 

TILE l.Al'tailXi SI CI E.SS of the TEAR 

CYRIL MAUDE 

"Aren't We AU?" 

By FRKDERirK LONSDALE 

THE GAIETY THEATRE 

It AGAIN HEADQUARTERS FOR LAUGHTER 



NEW YORK THEATRES 

/^r\T>rn theatre. W. iSth St Kt«s. i:lS. TIIICQ on Tlieatre. W. «ld 8t E»et. *M. 
yjyjlXl. Matinees Wad. and Bat. at S:U. ■ llnK.O OVI. yau. Tburaday and Saturday. 

.. _ _ _ ,_ , I , ^ ^ ■ THE 8ELWTNS Preaent 

MERTON 

\ OF THE MOVIES 
pith Glenn Hunter — Florence Nash 

Hmtrj I>eoa Wiiaoo's storr dramatized by 
Oe^rge S. Kaufnma and H«r« Connelly. 



THE 8ELWTNS Preaent 
CHANNINQ POLLOCK'S 

THE 

OOL. 

Tka Play Tkat 8M«««it« la 8»R« »t tha OevIL 




atre. 

Jean Tennyson Brown, "Adrienne." 
Alice Fleming, "The LulUby." 
Erne»t Truex. "The Vegetable." 
Marguerite Tebeau. "The Fool." 
Marion Bryne, "Help Yourself." 
Mabel Fenton, "Nifties of 1923" 
(tentative). 

John Ricks and "Slmfne Along" 
orchestra, George White's colored 
phow. 
Hazel DawB. "Nifties of 1923." 
"Nifties of 1923" (complete). Sam 
Bernard, William Collier. Hazel 
Dawn, Van and Schenck. Ray 
Dooley. Harry Watson. Jr.; Frank 
Crumit. Cotrea and PegKy, Helen 
Broderlck. Jane Green. Lina Ras- 
quette, William Holbrooke. Bim City 
Quartet, Fooshee Sisters. Florianne 
and Rovel. 

Whitford Kane, Albert Perry, 

"Children of the Moon." 

Barbour and Faye, dancers. 
"Greenwich Village Snapshots." 
Jean Tennyson, "Adrienne." 
Jack Manning, stage manager. 
"Greenwich Village Follies." 

Irene Homer, "The lAst Warn- 
ing" (No. 1). 

Silvernote Four; Miller - Lyle - 
White. "Black Scandals." 

Clyde Franklin, stock, Carroll Co., 
St. John's. N. B. 

Olga Cook, Douglas Leavltt. Wal- 
ter Preston, Chester Frederick. 
Helen Lund, "Sunbonnet Sue" (Ed- 
wards). 

S. K. Fried re-engaged as tech- 
nical director for Loew's Alhambra 
(Brooklyn) stock, regular season. 

Harry K. Morton and Zella Rus- 
eell, "The Lady In Ermine." 
Zoe Barnett, "Blossom Time." 
The Avon Comedy Four, with Joe 
Smith and Charley Dale, have been 
routed over the Orpheum Circuit 
to op'en in two weeks at San Fran- 
cisco, with eight weeks of the 
coast time to follow. The Avons 
win then work east over the Or- 
pheum umll reaching the eastern 
Keith houses 



pebple. Including Harry Sharpe. 

Marty Brooks has four new minia- 
ture musical comedies In prepArar 
tion: "Airs Well," 6 people; *Th«> 
Pest." < people; "Ideals," 4 people; 
"Oh, Allah!" 9 people, v . 

Richard Keene (Fairbanks Twins) 
and Ina Williams, two-act 

"Full House of Melody," 3 women 
and 2 men (Ray Hodgdon). '. 

Jimmie Hussey, now appearing In 
"The Follies," is atranging to hav* 
a condensation of his revue "Tattle 
Tales" made and present his brother 
Edward Hickey in it on the Keith 
circuit. 

Crisp Sisters and Pat Morlarity. 

Shane and Kaufman, two -act. 

Roy Sedley (Carroll and Sedley^, 
single. ".■:/\-" ■ ' : 

Billy Hughes and Co., S people, 
skit. 

Jean Wilson and Flappers, jazz 



band of eight girls. ■ , 

Louise Bowers and Chauncs/^^ 
Gray's Orchestra. Miss Bowers was ' 
of Bow^ and Saunders. 

Freddy Stanton and Jack Barry, 
two -act. 

Hackett and Deltnar, new revue*^ 
Vith 14 people. 

Gattison Jones and Elsie Ell 
with orchestra^ 

Carraway and Glensor, two«act 
"Bathing Beauties' Revu%," nin^i 
people. 

Gleason an*?! Cook, two-act. 



WANTED 

Dancing and Singing Teams, 

Juveniles, Dancers, Ingenues, 

Lady Musicians. 

JOE HENRY 

S4S Wrnt 47tit St.. New York 
Suite 417. Koinux BMs., BrTsat <M»4. 






R. E. JOHNSTON 

pre'<entii ' •^■. 




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America's Own 

An International Concert Tour 
^Vrooipanied by Pianlwt, Tener aai 



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INIIiir V/Ol^lV^ EVKNINQS at t:SO. 
Matinees Wednesday and Saturday, S.SO. 

ANNE NICHOLS' Great Comedy 

"ABIE'S IRISH ROSE" 

"THE PLAY THAT PUTS 
•U' IN HUMOR" 



Special Theatrical 

TRUNKS 



CIM riRP* THEATRE, BRYANT 1880. 
vaLiVyuC* ilroadway and 4«th Street. 

Pop. Mats. rSft. Best Seats $2 

FIFTO ANNUAL PRODUCTION 

GEORGE WHITE'S 
SCANDALS 

DE LUX SEDITION 

GEO. pr\IJ AAI THEA.. Bnray. 43d St. Eva. 8.20. 
M. WWnrtIt Mat». Wed. and Sat. at t:30. 

ADRIENNE 

THE SPEED SONG SHOW 



SM A RK V^ 

tra.nU 

itrondway and 4^7th Street 

"A NATIONAL INSTITUTION" 

Direction Joeeph Plankett 

D. W. GRIFFITH'S 

"The White Rose*' 

STRAND SV.MrilONY OHCIIKSTRA 

CARL KDOUAKDi: Conductor 



NEW ACTS 

Eddie Kane (Kane and Herman) 
and Co. (2). comedy offering. 
• Phil Villaai (Villani Bros.) and 
Charles Borrelll (Jean Granese), 
two-act. 

Donald Brian may return to 
vaudeville with a company qf three 
assisting. 

Barney, Carlton and Brown. 

Dave Genaro, In a now comedy act, 
"Happy Go Lucky," written by 
Jamos Madison, with Fred Hall. 

"What's Your Name?" miniature 
musical comedy, 7 people, including 
Ned Norton. Evelyn Hughes, Mc- 
Lean, Savage, Geraldlne "Wood. Flor- 
ence Hill; presented by Harry 
Krlvit. 

"A Bachelor Party," musical re- 
vue, 9 people. 

Billy Shone and Co. in "Alarmed," 
by Paul Gvrard Smith. 

The Ro^:i.lie Stewart office has 
three new acts in preparation: 
Ma^da Thorley and Jack Allen and 
Band, 9 people; "Smarty's Party," 
with Ro.«=emary King and two oth- 
ers; and a revue tentatively called 
"Four Chorus Girls In Search of a 
Principal." 

"A Dawn of a New Day," with 
Well and Dwinelle. 

Arthur and Morton Havel with 
Helen Lockhart In a musical skit, 6 
people. 

Billy Kelly and Helen Birming- 
ham, two-act. 

Joe B. Stanley and Co., musical. 4 



StronseHt trunks ever built for the 
.thcatrleol profe»alon. Cnatom Built trunka. 
Oar tmnka will Uat. tliriMlsk circuit after 
clrealt — thousanda of mJlMk. TIm canven- 
iencea for the nrofehaional folka are ao 
many and exrIuHive that they make 
"other tnwka" eerm like Band Boxea. 

Innovation Tmnkn are exq«l«lt«ly lln«4 
with Imported fitbrica and all compart- 
menta are built like the "old walnut 
bureaa drawen*." 



that stand 
the "circuity 

Special Price 
to the pr(^QSsion 









JEWEL CASE 

MAKE UP BOX • 

LECTRIC IRON 

HAT BOX 

SHOE BOX 

EXTRA STUROy 
CORRUGATED riBRC 

SWINGING HANCINA 
SYSTEM (MuiwvfMii 

EAVY CORNER 
HARDWARE 

ALL DRAWERS 
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Just below 33rd 



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TO MY MANY AMERICAN FRIENDS WITH WHOM I HAVE PLAYED IN ENGLISH VAUDEVILLE: 

I am opening at Shea's Theatre, Buffalo, Aufrust 27, and am looking forward to meeting you again 

WEE G EO RG I E WO D 



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Botkk Maude Adams and the of- 
flclals of the GeneraL Klectrio Co, 
with whom she has been working in 
Schenectady on a new sort of color 
film photography, have refused to 
discuss the new invention. It ia gen- 
erally known, however .that if her 
eltperlments prove successful, the 
motion picture industry will be 
r^volutlonired. 

Eugene O'Brien and his company 
were passengers on a Colorado & 
Southern train tliat collided with a 
through train from the East near 
Pueblo on August 13. The fllm act- 
ors were unliurt In the wreck, but 
six trainmen were killed. 



was offered an old violin that had 
been for years untouched in the 
warehouse of Morgan & Brothers 
on West 47th street. New York City. 
After taking a careful look the mu- 
sician voluntarily raised th3 price 
to $500. This was because he had 
become convinced that the instru- 
ment was a seventeenth .century 
German violin of rare and flye man- 
ufacture. 



Carl Edouards, , orchestra cou- 
ductor and collector of old \ iolins. 






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Professional Wardrobe-Trunk 

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S. G. Bayne, aged 79. 
the board of directors 
board National Bank i 
claims to be the oldnst 
atrcgoer in America, 
the habit in 1850 and 
kept it up through all 
and still goes four or 
week. 



chairman of 
of the Sea- 
n New York, 
regular the- 
Ile started 
says he has 
these years, 
five times a 



A New York swindler giving the 
name of W^ilhelm Gruenspahn has 
for some, time been buncoing Euro- 
pean composers, many with estab- 
lished reputations, in Vienna. Oi. 
arriving there at the beginning of 
the year he announced that he had 
founded the "High Life Edition. 
Ltd.," offering prizes of several 
thousand pounds sterling for the 
best musical work produced during 



the year. Hundreds of entries were 
received, to each of which Gruen- 
spahn replied that the compoitpr 
had splendid prospects of wioninit. 
but that a substantial cent^bntion 
was necessary to cover expenses. 
He lived a life of luxury, but was 
finally discovered and arrested. 

John F. Norrls of Fennviile. 
Mich., who for nearly half a cen- 
tury was known In vaudeville as 
Johiv Burton oi the team of John 
and Lottie Burton, "plantation 
sketch artists," ia the oldest mem- 
ber of the order of B. P. O. Elks. 
"Dad" Norris. as the old perfor*ner 
is called by his townsmen, has Just 
completed a house which he built 
all by hinrvself with no assistance. 
Norris, who is 78, was born In Erie, 
Pa., ran away from home and Joined 
a minstrel at twelve, and was in 
New York in 1867 when Charles 
Vivian arrived from London. It was 
on the night of Nov. 24, 1867. that 
Norris Vivian and others organized 
■v> "Jolly Corks." which has since 
developed into the Kiks, and Norris 
is the only one of the group now 
living. 



Aug. 27 — Denver. Colo. 

Sept. S — Lincoln. Nebr. 
Sept. 10 — Otnahk, Nebr. 
Sept. 17— KanMi City. Mo. 
Sept. ff4 — De« Moines, 4»- 

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Oct. 8— St. Paul. Minn. 
Oct. 15 — Duliitb. Minn. 
Oct. 2S— Minneapolis. >tlnn. 
Oct. 15— Milwaukee, Wl3. 

Nov. 4 — Chicago. I» 
K«iv. It— St. LfOola, Mo. 
Not. iV^Momphta. Tean. 
Nov. 86 — New Orlean-s, La. 

Dec. 3 — Open 
Dec. 10 — Indianapolis. Intl. 
De<v 17 — Cincinnati, Ohio 
Dec. ii — Columbus. Ohio 
Dor. 81— Cleveland. Ohio 






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Jan. 14— Detroit, Mich. 
Jan. 21— R'6cheatar. ft. T. 
Jan. X8— Plttaburrti. Pa. 

Feb. 4— Toleda, Ohio 
Wb. 11— Buffalo, N. ▼. 
Feb. It — Toronto. Can, 
Feb. t4— Montreal, Can. 

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Mar. 10 — Boston, Mass. K(MtJi't 

Mar. 17— Providejice, K. I. Ktitk's 

Ma«. St — New York City ; ^ .^ Ce)o«tal 

Mar. 51 — New York City **,;..'• A I ha|abqfc 

Apr. 7 — New York Cily Itoyal 

Apr. 14 — New York City rstj^n 

Apr. tl — Waehinston, -X). C. K«lte^ 

Apr. 21 — Philadelphia. Pa. KeKh's 

Mey 4— Baltimore. Md : .^MatxIriK:^ 

May 12— New TorkJCity Ttlr4^uS 

May 1* — Brooklyn. N. Y. Orphesm 

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forced him to advertise in the dalles. 
Hiipecially rare are the .*» feet 7 
iiulies girls. 



IX W. Grimth and Charlie Chaplin 
are the British film-going public's 
favorites, according to a popularity 
contest completed last week by the 
"Sunday Pictorial." "Way Down 
East" was voted the most popular 
picture. . , •. ^ 

One of the dailies, commenting 
upon the fact that May McAvoy has 
just finished a long "vacation with- 
out pay," advances an interesting 
guess as to why she was ^forced to 
undergo this involuntary idleness. 
According to this story. May refused 
to appear more or lesf unclad in a 
picture produced in Hollywood. "If 
no clothes, count me out," is said to 
have been her ultimatum.^ And, con- 
sequently, they did count her out. 
Her suspension is now over, and she 



is on her way to New Yorlt, where, 
the paper saya. she wilt face the 
camera dressea to the neck. Ths 
fact probably was a salary differ- 
ence arose over a renewal of con- 
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Tliere will, probably be consider- 
able confusion this season in regard 
to th^ titles of plays. There are two 
promised called "Dumbell," tw» 
"Poor Richard," and another, . 
almost identical. "The Brook,-" 
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At a meeting held Aug. 8 of about 
5,000 musicians employed in New 
York's vaudeville and film houses 
Anthony Mulieri, president of the 
Musical Mutual Protective Union, 
declared that another big strike was 
impending. 



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"The Prince of Pilsen" haa scored 
such a hit in Baltimore that there 
ia talk of giving the famous old 
Luders-Pixley light opera a Broad- 
way revival. It is held over there a 
second week, with De Wolf Hopper. 



The Georgia House of Representa- 
tives haa voted a heavy tax on all 
opera companies ai^earing in the 
state. An amendment to the general 
tax act would provide that opera 
companies appearing In cities of 
more than 100,000 population shall 
be taxed $2,500 for each contract and 
$1,000 in cities of smaller population. 

Harry Harkness Flagler, president 
of the Symphony Society of New 
York, has been decorated by the 
French Government with the Cross 
of the Legion of Honor. In recogni- 
tion of the aid he gave French musi- 
cians during the war. 



Ilassard Short, who Is casting the 
choru.s and minor roles for the third 
Music Box Revue, has experienced 
considerable difficulty In obtaining 
young women for the show girl ro'e.v 
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We^k of Aug. 27, Keith's, Boston 



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WILLIE SCHENCK and CO 

The poMi »ea$on we played 40 weeke of coneecdtiae GREATER KEITH THEATRES 

MISS MARGUERITE 

was die feature of our act, and is to be featured during the coming season to play a 40-week tour 0f the ORPHEUM CIRCUi 

^ opening Aug. 19 at South Bend, Direction H. B. M^NELLl( .>^ m r * *1 



While at the Broadway, New York, VARIETY (AM) eaid: ^^ - - ^ 

"Willie Schenck and Co., the aristocrat of Pantomime acrobatic productions, HELD DOWN A SPOT EFFECTIVBLY. This is no commoaii 

. variety of dumb act. IT EXUDES CLASS, DISTINCTION and CHARM. ^^ 

*THE TOPMOUNTER, A MISS WITH A MUSICAL COMEDY FIGURE AND THE AtlLlTY OF A VETERAN ACRO.^ 

BAT, DID HER STUFF TO EXCELLENT EFFECT. Schenck is a C0N;SUMMATE SHOWMA;^. and that covers considerable territory/*. 

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Th« Stadium conceH* to New 
Toilc City were tho most ■uccessful 
ever held In the city. It h&a been 
esUmated ttiat the attendance has 
exceeded that of other years by at 
least 50 per cent The chief reasons 
for this hare been the favorable 
weather, with so Uttle rain, the bril- 
liancy of William Van Hoogstraton. 
the conductor, aifd the general ex- 
cellency of the 41 programs. 

Wh/sn "The Stolen City," a comedy 
by ESgon Klsch. Was produced re- 
cently In Oermany. It contained 
among Its characten a rather pe- 
culiar man named Haachlle. It la a 



Frances Claire Rawson 



lifelike representation of a well- 
known Prague Jew known by that 
name. He has sued the manage- 
ment for 5,000 crowns for UBing his 
nickname without permission. The 
court has adjourned until September 
for further deliberation. 



It has been rumored that Alexan- 
der Leftwlch will reopen the "Fash- 
ions of 1924," which closed recently 
at the Lyceum, New York, after a 
very brief run. 



The charge of grand larceny 
against Stella Gray, chorus grirl, was 
dismissed by Magistrate Sweetser in 
the West Side Court. New York City. 
She wa»> charged with having taken 
$150 from George Schmidt when she 
visited him in his room on 44th 
street, near Broadway. 




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Institute, 

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New York. 

Just wrote her 

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If rs. Kenneth Alexander of Great 
Neck. Ia I., known on the stage as 
Mollle King, reported to the Nassau 
county police ^ug. 11 the theft of 
120.000 worth of Jewels from her 
home. They were probably taken 
some time Thursday night, when she 
and her husband were out visiting. 



The drawer from which the jewels 
were taken contained gems worth 
another $30,000, but these were par- 
tially secreted and left unmolested, 
evidently showing that the thieves 
were in a hurry. AM doors were 
locked and «^owed no traces of tam- 
pering. .' / 



Marie Prevost, film actress, has 
admitted that she married H. C. 
Oerke- in 1918. It was not known 
that she had been married, and she 
has been rejwrted engaged to differ- 
ent men several times. Just recently 
she herself was given as authority 
for the announcement that she was 
to Wed Kenneth Harlin. picture ac- 
tor. Gerke is suing her for divorce, 
charging desertion. 



The Hebrew Actors' Union No. 1 
may have a chain of co-operative 
theatres throughout the country. 
Rubin Guskin, the manager. Is re-* 
sponsible for the statement. 



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First Fall Models 

As would be expected, Wlnkelman 
presents the most advanced of the 
charming Fall styles. We Illustrate 
an original version of the favored 
.opera pumps. 

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Btyle in Quality Foot%oear \ 

21 West 42nd St. 

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Mrs. Mabel Gllman Corey, foiner 
comic opera star, has denied the .re- 
port that she is preparing to obtain 
a divorce from her husband, Wil- 
liam Ellis Corey, former president of 
the United States Steel Corporation. 

Cliff Durant, auto racer, and Ruth 
Roland, screen star, were towed into 
San Pedro Aug. 14 after spending a 
thrilling night at sea aboard a burn- 
ing yacht The party was returning 
from Catallna Island on a pleasure 
trip when the vessel caught fire. 
After fighting the stubborn flames 
for hours they conquered them, and 
in the morning were. towed to shore 
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One of the dailies announces that, 
according to a telegram received 
Aug. 14 by the Universal Film Ex- 
change. Inc., Lon Chaney was killed 
In the Utah storm that killed dozens 
of people and caused damage of mil- 
lions of dollars. Chaney was visit- 
ing friends in Willard. Utah, and 
was on his way east when the 
cloudburst struck. 



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a good start and kept up the pace 
throughout Marlon and Mack. 
Dutch and straight. In a comedy 
talking, dancing and singing offer- 
ing, kept up with th^ previous of- 
fering and continued to goal with 
their "staple" and tried routine of 



antiquated burlesque gags. Marion 
Is the comedian and seems to rely 
mostly for his laughs on the say- 
ing, "For goodness sake." Mack is 
a good feeder as well as warbler 
and holds his end up better than his 
partner. 

easier and the Twins, with their 
musical and singing offering, were 
n^st acceptable from the Instant 
che first of the Twins made her en- 
trance with bow and fiddle. Their 
Individual and collective work is 
most meritorious. 

Lew Hawkins, with his tried and 
true monolog and song patter, is an 
old favorite at this house. Closing 
werJ Fantino Sisters and Co., two 
girls and two men. This act is the 
old Fantino Troupe, presenting fan- 
tastic dancing, trapeze and Iron 
Jaw work, as well as ball juggling 
by the two men. The act is well 
laid out as far as routine is con- 
cerned for the theatre. Its finish is 
the strongest, with one of the sis- 
ters suspended from the perch by 
her legs, holding the two men, who^ 
with their teeth support eiich other 
and the other girl, who iv swung 
around in a clrole. which took the 
act off to big applause. The eye of 



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4 ENGLISH MADCAPS 

CISSY, ELSIE, WALLY and the incomparable ZELLA 

from the Victoria Palace, PaTladlum. Iiondon Coliseum and Alhambra^ 
Paris, and have no connections with any act u«ing thQ same name. 

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Direction JIMMY DUNEDIN 

Palace Theatre Building, New York City 
Management! CISSY MADCAP 

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Gofid business wa* reported despite 
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Tii« T. M. A. (Local No. 23) this 
week presented to the Uuffalo man- 
ager.'« their annual wage demands 
for the 1923-1924 season. The In- 
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to 30 per cent, one of the steepest 
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Rose Ludwig as leading woman of 
the Mc(iarry Players at the Ma- 
jestic. "Buddies" is the offering, 
with George Sweet brought to Buf- 
falo for the role of Sonny. ^- 



Mr. and Mrs. John Cort arrived in 
Buffalo Sunday for a few days' vlait 
with their old friends, Mr. and Mrs. 
Kinch, of West Ferry street. 



|hav4 «ngac«d A1 Frankly i:en Dil- 
lon. n|w>nka Mathews, Dorothy 
Raymortd, Price <h>Art«t afiS others 
to open in a musical oomedy on 
SepL 1. 

- Helen McA^oy, raudeville. play- 
ing on* of th« loaal theatres, la In 
the St. Luke's hospital at the reault 
of being struck by an automobile 
Aug. 10. The aocldent occurred at 
a street intersection In the down- 
town district. She is su..ering from 
a fracture of the right leg. The auto 
which struck her was driven by 
Lillian Landers. 



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The Monday night floor at Keith's, 
with Charloa Withers' "For I'ity'a 
Sake." was a box oITice surprise, the 
downstairs racks being: clean .by 
S.20 and Withers being generally 
credited with the pulL 

The big Withers set, combined 
with a full stage throne set used by 
ClsRle and Georgle SoweU's dancing 
novolty upset the bill at the matinee, 
Withers being jumped up three acts 
into the middle of the bill to permit 
a leisurely set and a quick cle .r. 

Pert Rome and Henry Dunn in 
fourth spot were the only real stop 
on the bill, however, starting off 
under a full head of steam, handling 
their numbers like regular men. and 
winding up their fourteen minute 
routine at the psychological moment 
with the house clamoring for more. 

George Yeoman in the troy spot 
wake up the hotifl© for tho evening. 
»?ettlng a welcome hand on his cur- 
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tion. The first two acts had failed 
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and it looked like a chilly nipfht for 
the palms but Yeoman toolrthem oft 
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seconds and ^hey never .truck them 
back for the nlgliL 

Claudie Coleman followed the 
Withers riot and found It tough 
sledding for a while, her naturally 
slow enunciation encountering a 
natural reaction from the hoke that 
preceded. She finally hit ber stride 
and won cut. 

The Clasle and Ccorgle Sowell 
dancing number wl h Lucille Fields 
at the piano dragged a bit with its 
Miss Terpsichore theme and her 
ultimate conversion to allegorical 
syncopation. Novelty and making 
their natural ability seem more dif- 
ficult will do wonders for this sister 
team. Little though they realized it. 
their last two 'curtain calls came 
mainly through personality in theli 
smiled thanks to the orchestra 
leader, natural and infectious smile.*' 



GROVER FRANKIE 

Successfully Producing and Directing 

Revues at the Winter €arden, Los AngeJes 

: Nouj Presenting 'Gaieties of 1923** .* 



that might well hav« been un- 
leashed early in the act and given to 
th6 audience. 

"Pee-Wee" Myers and "Ford" 
Ilanford with Myers, dynamic danc- 
ing and Hanford with his inimitable 
comedy saw made their routine 
short and snappy and their con- 
densed version went better than if 
they h.'id dragged it out with nn as- 
sured 10.30 curtain. An interesting 
• bit of psychology came in the recep- 
tion of ''In the Shade of tho Old 
Apple Tree" as compared with its 
reception here by a revue audience 
The revue audience ate it up 
breathlessly and gave it a >-l.a]o of 
a hand for its sheer audacity and 
excellent rendering by Ilan^'ord. The 
vaudeville house regarded It with 
suspicion, even as they froro up on 
"Smiles" previously by Mi.H« Fields, 
some of them thought it was a 
comedy attempt and some seemed 
actually hostile, as thouph they 
knew it was not a late ballad. What 
a history that song mu.««t have had 
around the circuit from across thr 
foots. 

The Nathano Brothers i- thoii 
nine minute knockabout roller Kkat- 
Ing routine held the hcii?o nhno«* 
solid after the first liilf •tinmip of 
sllde-outs prior to tl.e com dy en- 
trance. 

The Harding funeral picfurcs 
closed, wit: out a single por.';(>n leav- 
ing, due In part to the earlv curt.Tin 
but mainly to the solemn iiv of the 
pictures and the natural disinclina- 
tion to walk out on the subj t. 



vertlser" last Sunday as the result 
of her reported marriage to Joseph 
H. Laffoy, president of the Adver- 
tisers' Trees Company. David Nuss- 
baum, a professional, who had 
played on tour with Miss Hayes, 
has claimed that she is his wife, 
based on an alleged ceremony in 
New Jersey in 1922. Nuflsbaum has 
sued Laffey for J50,000 for aliena- 
tion of affections, and other actions 
between Laffey and Nussbaum are 
said ^ to be pending, duo to alleged 
threats. Miss Hayes denies the 
marriage. At present she holds the 
Boston publicity record for any 
burlesque or vaudeville player. The 
legit record is held by "iarllynn 
Miller. 



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result of her ill health, will retun* < 
to Boi>ton in Septemt>er to aga^iBi 
take over the house, which was 
Shubert unit house the last ti^^ 
seasons. Tho summer run of "TW 
Covered Wagon" at the Majestie 
has been luindled by Ed Fuller, th* 
Shubert auditor. \ ". :. 





Henry Taylor, manager of the 
Shuberts' Majo«tic, who is in Los 



Phil Ott and a tab organizat 
with eight added girls opened 
Howard (Mutual) this week, getti 
the jump on the Columbia whc 
for an early opening and puUlBf 
surprisingly well. .^j. 

Manager Al Somerbe* of the 
Bowdoln, a George Edgar Lothrop . 
house, im planning a season of surv' • 
prises in bookings at thla cosmo- 
politan house, located In the west 
end of the city, and popular prices* 
based on the theory that an old 
house, poorly located, can carry 
high-priced acts if it can pack 'em 
in. His Ike llose Midgets for Sep- 
tember 10 and Eva Tanguay for the 
17th on full weeks, through Romm 
and Walters, are typical of the fall 
plans for this relatively obscure 
house, which for years was a stock 
theatre of the old school. Accord- 
ing to Somerbee. the price of an 
act means nothing in his young life. 
It merely haa got to show a profiL 

ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

By L. B. SKEFFINGTON 

LYCEUM— Al G. Fields Minstrels, 
last half. 

PAY'S— Hazel Haslam' and CO., 
Leddy and Leddy, Leona Hall Revue, 
Conroy and Howard, Anthony, "East 
Side. West Side," film. 

EASTMAN— Chamber scene from ^ 
"Romeo and Juliet." sung by mem- 
bers of faculty of Eastman School; 
violin solo by Alexander Leventon; 
"Homeward Bound," film feature. 



Pictures— "Children of JazTS." Re- 
gent; "Three Jumps Ahead," and 
"Fog Bound," Piccadilly. 



Lyceum opens regular season, on 
in past years, with Fields MinstreU 
this week. 



Alexander Leventon Is making his 
debut as concertmaster of the East- 



Angeles with Mrs. Taylor as the man orchestra this week. 



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two summers in burlesque in Hoston, 
was Rflven a two-column front paj^e 
P^jptuf^ lay-out in Hearst's "Ad- 




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the most notable success in months. 
Her entrance and tlie effective light- 
ing on the gorgeous metallic-like 
draperies presented a striking pic- 
ture, bringing the comedienne an 
overwhelming reception. Her really 
aensational hit w^s i»n irel> due to 
her remarkable abi'^ty to deliver 
songs. Ted Shapiro and Jacl^ Car- 
roll at the pianoH aided. 
^ L* Maire and I'hillips were an im- 
iflbrtant feature, offering a i.ew act 
which they partly Introduced in the 
"Pepper Box Revue.'" It is a de- 
^rture from the usual ana fur- 
nishes a new angle for afterpieces. 
f^ey do 15 minutes in "one," and 
tlien into full stage, with the story 
Cfirried into the afterpiece, or act, as 
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people. Bach person is prop* y In- 
troduced and assigned a part as in 
a musical comedy. 

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Sisters, Gerrard, Sharp and his or- 
chestra all fitted into the business 
and with the specialties offered, it 
proved a veritable riot." Le Maire 
and Phillips* opening talk anent 
taking & couple of girls to a cafe, 
vrhich in the full stage scene, and 
the complications arising, are a 
howl. Time, 35 minutes. 

MlUership and Gerrard, with Eddie 
Moran accompanist, did ^a dnging 
and dancing production with class 
sticking out and ccored a strong "p- 
plauae hit. Jack "Rube" Clifford 
did well for his second week. The 
Browne Sisters, accordioijists with 
looks and ability, won big favor. 

Aranond and Perea opened well, 
the dopble somersault frcm the 
springboard to the perch on the 
partner's shoulder got soiid ap- 
plause. 

■ The Georgia Minstrels, at Pan- 
tages, gave a street parade & d drew 
the best business the house has had 
in months Monday night. The 25 
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good singing and dancing special- 
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part brought blg*returns. 

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blackface comedy, scored laughing 
honors. Casson and Coen, with 
piano and songs, did well next lo 
closing. The elongated pianist's 
brief eccentric dance at the finish 
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Petram'B Manikins opened and 
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W. H. Clune. old time showman, 
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Marjorie Rambeau, playing her 
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NEW YORK Cmr, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1923 



48 PAGES 



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EW SEASON ABOUT 50-50 



OPPOSES YIDDISH CO. 
PLAYING SUNDAYS AT BAYES 



Ford Defeats Gilmore'* Motion at 4 A't 
Meeting — Gilmore Manoevers for Himself as 
Sole Delegate to A. F. of L. Conrentioa , _ ' 



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meeting of tbe Intema- 

4 A'a, of which Equity and 

A. A.. F. (vaudevlUe) are 

6bM, w«« Calted last Thursday 

, I(> to elect delegates to the 

ol L. conventloD at Portland, 

•. in October. It Is customaci^to 

two delegates to this conven- 

oa each year. 
jiTrank Gilmore and Harry Mount- 

rd attended last year. At the 
|[eeting Thursday (//more stated 
4 A's could not afCord to send 
delegates this year, as financial 

nditions were not 80. good and 
kly one delegate should be voted. 

As Equity hag the great prepon- 

rance o( votes it was a foregone 
inclusion Gilmore would be noml- 
•ated and elected. That la what 

ppened. 

Te Stop Yiddish Sunday Playing 
Ollmore then introduced a resolu- 
|ion by which the 4 A's was asked 
forbid Hebrew actors working 
»y» at the Nora Bayes when 
that house becomes a Yiddish the- 
re. 

In arguing hia motion Gilmore 
ltd: "The announcement has been 
(Continued on page 28) 




ERTS GOUGE $1,000 
:0M KLEIN BROTHERS 

force Vaudeville Act to Buy 

Release — Klein and Imhoff 

Opening for .Orpheum 



Two former Shubert acts were 
IhMited by the Orpheum Circuit this 
#e«k In Roger Imhoff and the Klein 
Bros. Poth will open at the Falace, 
Chicago, next Sunday, with the rest 
pf the Orpheum Circuit to follow. 

The Klein Bros, were to have 
Dlayed the last half of this week at 
ttoew's Oieeley Square, New York. 
J. H. Lubin, Loew's booking chief, 
let then oat of the bill to make the 
Orpheum opening. 

The Kleins had to pay $1,000 for 
k release from a Shubert production 
contract this week before tliey could 
IU)oet>t the Orpheum rout ■. 



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OPERA IN ENOKH FIRST 
BY OfiCAGO OPERA CO. 



Written by Frisco Orchestra 
Leader, Gerard Carbonara, 
— "Armand" Is Title. 



San Francisco, Aug. S2. 

Oferard Carboaara, orchestra lead- 
er at the Columbia theatrt:, is in 
receipt of word that an opera of bis 
entitled "Armand," his -first work of 
this kind, has been accepted by the 
Chicago Grand Opera Company and 
will be the first to be produced this 
season by that organization. The 
libretto of '"AMnand" was written by 
Sybla Ramus: 

"Armand" Ig written In English 
Instead of Italian or French and In 
regard to this Carbonara says: 

"It la one of the big aims of my 
life totnake opera In Bngllsh popu- 
lar. The KngllBh language Is mu- 
sical, various critics and musicians 
to the contrary. Tcanslations of 
other languages into Bnglieh are not 
musical, naturally." 

Carbonara's "Armand" has for Its 
central figure a young sculptor who 
has been struggling to win a prize 
which will bring him fame and give 
him the start he needs. He falls 
in love with a young dancer who 
becomes his Inspiration. In the 
glory of his love he creates his mas- 
terpiece. He learns shortly after- 
wards that the girl he loves is un- 
faithful to him and kills her at the 
foot of the statue. 

Just at this Juncture he hears out- 
side the acclaim of his fellow 
students and learns that he has won 
the much coveted prize and has 
killed her who brought him fame. 

Carbonara plans to go to Chicago 
for the production of "Armand" this 
Winter. 



COLONIAL'S LEGIT 



Keith's Dickering With Woods to 
Pass House 



Negotiations were on early (his 
wci'k between the Keith ofTlce and 
A. H. Woods for the Colonial, New 
York. Woods may use the Colonial 
for new productions, tr.-iveling at- 
tractions or stock with new pro- 
ductions first to be given a trial. 

It 4he deal doesn't go through 
Keith's wlir' reopen the Colonial 
with vaudeville Sept. 10. 




Y NEW ONES 
GONE TO GUT 
RIITES. 



"Mad Honeymooii" Pint to 
Go to Cleaner'a — ^"Artiats 
and Models" Best Draw 
of Crop, with Men Mostly 
Busring — Four More Plays 
Opening ^ext Week^ 
Main Alley StiU One- 
Tlurd Short of Fi{II Al- 
lotment by Labor. Day — 
Two Holdovers Closing 
This Week 

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17 NEW ONES SO FAR 



With slightly less than tO per cent 
of the first crop of shows for the 
new season opened on Broadway, It 
la admitted very few are getting 
real money. Business, for some rea- 
son. Is off so far as the fresh pro- 
ductk>n» are concerned, making for 
a peculiar condition, as the muder- 
('Continuo'd on page 14) 



"HOW COME" DRAWS 
WHITES IN BALTIMORE 



Show Received Against Tra- 
dition in Southern City. 
$1.50 Top 



Baltimore, Aug. 32. 
The mo.st Interesting theatrical 
experiment that Baltimore has had 
In years was seen here last week. 
The experiment, that of putting a 
negro ehow, the show In this case 
being "How Come," Into a house 
playing principally to white audi- 
ences, was a success financially, yet 
(Continued on page 31) 



NO DOPE STUFF 

Keith Circuit Ordsrs All Narcotic 
Reference Off Circuit 

A general letter to all Keith and 
afilliated house managers is to the 
effect that no dope pketches, dia- 
logue or business appertaining to 
the use of narcotics will be tol- 
erated on the Keith circuit. 

The managers have been instruct- 
ed to watoh for infractions which, 
after a warning, if not remedied, 
will be deemed a violation of con- 
tract and the offending act siim- 
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Denie* Story BroedcMt Will Manage RepubUcaa 
Campaign — Picturet Rumor Proposing Eztantion 
of Hajrs* Agreement 



MEXICO'S NATIONAL 
Wni COST MDUONS 



Government's Theatre Wiii Be 

Completed — Often Halted 

by Revolutions 



•• Los Angeles, Aug. 82. 

The Theatre National on which 
construction was' started several 
years ago in Iiljexlco City, and halted 
numerous times because of revolu- 
tions will be completed, according 
to Senor^ Sanchez, a Mexican capi- 
talist who Is touring this country In 
the. Interests of the Government of 
Mexico. 

The theatre Is being built by the 
Oovornment of Mexico, and la now 
80 per cent finished. The entire 
building Is of marble and the cost 
will reach Into several millions. 

Senor Sanchez stated that condi- 
tions In Mexico are good, and that 
his country offers unusual oOpor- 
tunitles tor attractions of merit, 
especially for concert and operatic 
artists. 



DiTRICHSTEIN'S "JUDGE" 



Reviving Chicago Hit of Five Years 
Ago ^^ 

Leo DItrlchstetn will make his 
next stage appearance in a revival 
of "The Judge of Zalamea." a three- 
act drama by Calileron de La ISarca. 

The piece was produ<;ed five years 
ago -by Cohan & Harri*. It hod a 
run at Cohan's Qrand, Chicago, but 
was shelved before reaching New 
York. 

In recasting tor Droadway, Dlt- 
richstein Is attempting to secure as 
many players of the original cast ao 
he can. 

Madeline Delmar, whoHe perform- 
ance elicited the unstinted praise of 
the Chicago reviewers, has been en 
^aged. 



JOLSOK COHPSOmSE 



The loss to I). W. Griffith ariBlng 
out of AI JolHon's walkout on a 
picture production is In a way to 
be settled without going to court. 

Nathan Hurkan, who conferred 
with hIa client. JoUon, In London, 
has cabled the producer he will be 
prcWretf'to make a settlement when 
returning to Now York within a 
fortnight. 

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WUl H. Hara. lMa4 of the M. r. 
Producer* and DlatrlbMton of Amer- 
ica, early this wMk enterad a posi- 
tive denial he would oonstder ths 
chairmanship of the Republican 
committee for the coming eampolgii, 
despite the tnternitUonal NeiM 
broadcasting k sto^ he would un- 
doubtedly be selected for the poat 
to succeed John T. Adama, of Iowa. 

With Hays out of the race, there 
Is certain to be a lively contest for 
the place, with the possibility th.it 
Senator George H. Moses will be 
the meet favored candidate. 

Hays more than lis months nM;; 
la said to have Informed the lats' 
President Harding that he would 
not accept the position under apy 
consideration. With the advent o( 
Calvin Coolldge at the White 
House, the Vormet^ postmaster-gen- 
eral if said to have Informed those 
closest to the President and most 
desirous his campaign nekt year 
should be waged with Hays at the ' 
helm, that he would not step \Juwn 
from the post he now holds in pri- 
vate life to undertake the work. 

It was suggested in picture 'cir- 
cles U.-mlgbt b« a good move for 
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COSTUMeS. 

Who will make Votlr next ones? 

Those who have bought from us 

say— 

BROOKS-MAHIEU 

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HGURED BY PRODUCTS 

Mark, Equivalent to Butter £ind 

Eggs, Charged — May Be 

Worse 

Berlin, Aug. It. 

To show how far the German 
mark has sunk In value, the man- 
ogtoient of the Schlosspark theatre, 
In Steglltz, is regulating Its theatre 
prices on the following basis: JThe 
most expensive seat costs the eauiv- 
alent of one pound of butter and the 
•^.{-cheapeat, two eggs. 

If It continues, it wan't be long 
before people come w|th their actual 
pound of butter or eggs and ex- 
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FRENCH SUPPRESSIONOFGRIFHTH 
FILM NOT UNDERSTOOD IN PARIS 



Suspected Prejudice Against American Pietures — 
"Birth" Ran Two Days, After Passing Censors 
—500,000 Francs for Rights 



Paris, Aug. 22. 

Alleging public sentiment, with- 
out further explanation, the police 
suspe^ided the exhibition of D. W. 
Griffith's "Birth of a Nation" pic- 
ture at the Marlvaux Sunday morn- 
ing', after the Aim had opened Fri- 
day. Immediately the French cen- 
sors eliminated several scenes before 
granting the necessary license of 10 
days previously. 

The authorities have also ordered 
all advertising matter, pertalnin_g to 
the film, to be removed. 

The management was unable to 
understand the sudden action, and 
considered the prohibiting more be- 
cause of prejudice against Ameri- 
can pictures than the color line 
angle. A discussion now prevails 
throughout this city because of the 
ejection of two French black princes 
from the Montmarte cabaret on 
complaint of American visitors. 

The renters of the feature are said 
to have paid 600,000 francs for the 
local rights, and to have spent at 
least 100,000 more in advertising. 
The theatre expected to record the 
biggest success of its career with 
this film, and the attendance both 
Friday and Saturday substantiated 
the expectation lhr6ugh the house 
holding Its utmost capacity, while 
turning hundreds away. 



LITTLE'S NEW REVUE 



Laurillard Now Has House in "Nine 
O'clock Revue" Closing 



London, Aug. 22. 

Notice was posted thU week for 
the closing of the "Nine O'clock 
Revue" at the Little theatre. Ed- 
ward Laurillard will take over the 
house for the remainder of the long 
lease. 

It will open in September, with a 
revue written by I>oug|aa Furber, 
Harold Simpson and Harry Askell 
with Herman Finck, composer of the 
score. 

Jack Hulbert and Cicely Court- 
ncldge will head the cast. 



LONDON RENTALS 

Fox People Has Palace; F. P. Has 
Pavilion 



The Fox people have announced 
the opening of "If Winter Comes" 
at the Palace for Sept. 10. The 
rental of the theatre is lor six weeks 
at £800 pounds $(4,000) weekly 
with the contract unaif;ncd. This 
constitutes a definite rental price 
for pictures set by Cochran for the 
riilace, Pavilion and Oxford. 

Famous Players has taken the 
Pavilion for six months. 



"KELLY" GOOD FOR YEAR 



Cchan-Cochran List New Revue 
at Pavilion 



Xondon, AU;gt 22. 

"Nellie Kelly" is weathering the 
summer months excellently and 
looks to be good for a year's run. 
C. B. Cochran, under whose man- 
agement "Kelly" is playing, will 
move bis production of "So, Thi.<i 
Is London," to the Carrick ^n Oc- 
tober and states be will make but 
few productions for the ensuing 
season. His only (iroductlon now 
deflnltcly set Is "The Fool" for 
which be la waiting for a certain 
theatre possessing a large, popular 
price 'capacity. 

Cochran will probably produce a 
new revue at the Pavilion following 
the expiration of the Famous Flay- 
ers rental of six montiis at that 
hou.»e. 



' RAiMU AND GUITRY 

On Opening Vaudevili^sfiill at Al- 
hambra, Paria\ 

Paris, Aug. 22. 

The Alhambra will r*vert to 
vaudeville Aug. 24 after having 
played pictures for a month. 

The opening bill will feature 
Sacha Gultry's sketch, "Phenom- 
ene." with Ralmu heading the cas: 
and the music by Chri.stlne. 



B. SHAW'S 'PYGMALION" 

Paris, Aug. 15. ' 
n. parzans (recently^ decorated 
wltii IfCgJon rf Hoijor by tpe Min- 
istry of Marine) will commence the 
season of the Theatre des Arts with 
Bernard Shaw's play,;"J^ygmai.ion," 
with Pizanl anil Paulcfte, pax. The 
author: beHevcs Mrpe. ReJane would 
have taken up this woifk if'S))e had 
lived.. 

The red ribbon bestowed on Man- 
ager Darzan. . by the French govern- 
ment through the naval department 
is the source of some fun here. 



"Tout Sansfils" Gets Over 

Paris, Aug. 22. 

"Tout Sansfil.s," which opened at 
the Cigale Aug. 18, was favorably 
received. 

The piece is modoslly mounted, 
retaining a few scenes from the 
former production. 



"ONLY ONE PAEIS" 

Paris, Aug. 22 
The Casino closed Sunday and 
rehearsals immediately started for 
a new proiluction entitled. "There 
is Only One Pari^^," due to open 
Aug. 24. 

Dolly'* Scenes Without Sisters 

I'arls, Aug. 22. 

Tho Dolly Sisters are preparing 
tho American-English scenes for 
Dufrennc's new rovuo at the Oon- 
cert Mayol, scheduled to premier 
about the end of the .September. 

The sistCT-s will not appear in the 
piece. 



KU8ICAL FKIEST IN HUFF 

Turin, Aug. 15. 

The Italian journal Tiibuiia re- 
veals that the WtU-known composer, 
Don Larenzo Pcrosl, a priest, has 
ijulttcd the Eternal City in a huff, 
and taken up his residence in Lon- 
don. He docs not Intend to return 
to Italy, and the news came like a 
bomb in musical circles here. 

The compositions of Pero«l are 
known throughout the world, but the 
priest compl.iins too much attenticn 
is now given Russian munic in Italy, 
and he has no opportunity there. He 
goes to England with the intentinn 
of "unmasking his enemies ' (ns he 
stated to the "Tribuna" interviewfr 
from Kon)r). 




Dave Chasen, Dave Chasen, Dave 
Chasen. Dave Chasen, Dave Chasen, 
Dave Chasen, Dave Chasen, Dav4 
Chasen, Dave Chasen, Dave Chasen. 
Home today, home today, home to- 
day. Who? Who? Who? Davve. 
day. Who? Who? Who? DaVe. 
Who? Dave Who? Ah! You know, 
you know, you know. The laughli^]^ 
hit of England, Dave Chasen. 

FRANK VAN HOVEN 

Direction EDW. 8. KELLER 



VAUDE AT NOUVEAU CIRQUE 

Pari.-, Aug. 22. 
The Nouveavi Cirque will reup". i. 
next week pr'sentiiig vaudeville 



- Breaking Jump to Australia 
Innilon, Aug. 22. 
Robb Wilton, lOngliKh comedian, 
Will sail for the States Aug. 25, anil 
is to open at the iUishwick, Brook- 
lyn, Sept. 10. Wilton Intend* play- 
ing four weclis around New Yorl< 
previous to continulnp his Jaupt to 
Austral.. 



Conde Nast't Critical Condition 

London, Aug. 22. 

Conde Nast, publisher, is in a 
critical condition as the result of a 
relapse following an attack of 
pneumonia. 

Mr. Nast was well on the way to 
recupersttlnij^and expected to sail 
this week. 



English Players for New York 
London, Aug. 22. 
The .Shiiberts have engaged Koy 
Royston, Marie Blanche and Juno 
for Ne r York ijroduction.". 

Blanche will appear at the Wint,<r 
fiar<lrn and undorptutly Delyla. 



MOULIN ROUGE AGAIN 
WITH 3^ CAPAOn 

Paris Landmark Restored— 

Marinelli Interested 

with Berella 



StRAUSS"SCHLAGOBERS' 
IN VIENNA AFTER AU 



Newly Finished Ballet Will Be 
Produced Through Subscrip- 
tions by Friends 



Paris, August Si. 
The Moulin Rouge, destroyed by 
lire In 1815, will be reopened In No- 
vember, once more restoring the fa- 
nioua Parisian landmark to the 
French capital. M. Raphael Beretta, 
who visited America two years ago, 
has organized a holding corporation 
capitalized at 3,100,000 francs. 

The new Moulin Rouge is cur- 
rently in construction and will have 
a seating capacity of 3,300. 

A winter garden of tremendous 
size as well as a sort of rathskeller, 
and another garden above the raths- 
keller to connect with tho winter 
rden and theatre, will be con- 
tained within the structure. The 
^ojpl space will be 21,000 square 
"Feet. 

Two rehearsal halls and one spe- 
cial dressing room wing will also 
be part of the building. 

H. B. Marinelli will be associated 
with Beretta in the new venture. 
Marinelli Is diie from the United 
States late In October. Both have 
been associated In the Olympia 
Theatre, ^nd Beretta has also put 
over the Folies Bergere, while Mari- 
nelli has had an active connection 
in the Alhambra. Paris. 



LEE KIDS DIONl OP^ 
MOimSTpPPB) 





Berlin, Aug. 22. 

Richard Strauss' newly finished 
ballet "Schlagobcrs" (Whipped 
Cream") accepted for production 
at the Metropolitan, is to be pro- 
duced first by the Vienn.a opera 
house. When Strnnss first sub- 
mitted it to the opera there they 
refused it on the ground that it 
was too expensive to produce and 
would cost them not less than 1,800 
million crowns. 

Moreover in the ballet there were 
numerous political allusions which 
would be very clear to the public. 
Parte were played by different sorts 
of oake, at once understandable. 
Strapss therefore- agreed to have 
this pOFtioB of the pant.omlme 
changed. ■ Now various private perr 
sons have gotten together enough 
money to, have the production made 
and presented to the opera as a 
l>lrthday present for Strauss, and 
In Vienna first of all. 



"OMAE KHAYYAM" NOT GOOD 

London, Aug. 22. 

"Omar Khayyam," opening at the 
Court last night, is divided Into 
thirds, mostly devoted to dancers, 
recitations and singing. 

It was mildly received. 

Although the entertainment may 
appeal to the aesthetic it is hardly 
believable the general public will 
approve it. 



'•THE LIKES OF HER" 

Comedy Enthusiastically Received in 
London — Looks Like Hit 



London, Aug. 22. 
"The Likes < f Her," a cockney 
comedy, with brilliantly drawn char- 
acters, was enthusiastically received 
when opening at the St. James, and 
looks like .% big success. 



OWNER IN CHARGE 



Mr*. Barker's Greenwich Village 
Theatre Also Producing 



"OUTSIDEE" CLOSING 

Loi.don, Aug. 22. 
A fortnight's closing notice was 



posted for 
day. 



"Tlic OulMidor" Satur- 



Wollheinn Bringing Over Marionettes 
London, Aug. 22. 
Eric Wollhtim will sail for 
America on tho Ciltio, Aug. 25, ac- 
fompanied by Italian marionettes, 
under contract to Charles Dilling- 
ham. 



Mrs. Marguerite A. Barker, who' 
owns the Greenwich Village theatre 
property, has taken over the active 
management of the playhouse. She 
will also attempt an independent 
produ.iion in early winter. It will 
be "The Flight to Venice," a new 
play by George Kaiser, translated 
by Rit^ Mathaig. 

The Village theatre currently 
houses "Brook." which is for a lim- 
ited run. 

In conjunction with every per- 
formance, the manager-owner has 
Inaugurated an art gallery In the 
lounge of the theatre, which displ.-iys 
the portraits and paintings of the 
Village artists in the locality. Mrs. 
Barker also handles seme of the 
business details for anybody inter- 
ested in any one painting. 



Claimed BilliflQ Gave Leci ' 
3rd Position and It Might i 

B« Cabled to Variety ^ 

', f 

'•'-• '-,■-• \ ' ' ■ ' -uffi-f''- 

"■^iiOndon, Aug. JJ- ' 

The moth'er of the Lee klOa 'tt- 
fused to allow the children to 0|MAt 
the Victoria Palace Monday beoatUM 
the top of the billing was dtTldad 
between three headllners. Tlw 
names In big type were, readlac 
from left to right, Talbot O'FamWc 
Blaney and Farrar and Lne CbA«' 
dren. 

Mrs. Ijee contended thja gAve bar 
family third position, and V«rl«ty'» 
London representative might cable 
it to America, as he bad about Noitt 
Bayes at the Palladium, which eonld. 
Injure the standing of the glrla in- 
their native land. 

Jack Hayman declined to dlacuatf 
the matter, and immediately aoOKlit 
a substitute act. Unprejudiced show 
people here believe Mrs. Lee erred 



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in her action. 



3. 



MOSCOW ART 

Playing in Paris and London 
fore New York 



London, Aug, U, 
Leonid Leonldov has arrancaA 
for the Moscow Art Theatre tq 
play two weeks, at the Champa 
Elysees, Paris, following the B«r« 
lin engagement. 

The special Paris presentation, 
commencing Oct. 12, .will be prior 
to the company's return to Naw • 
York, and, it is expected, the Ras« 
sian troupe will be seen here follow* 
ing their American engagement. 

J 

LONBON LIKES IT 

London, Aug. IS. ft 
CosmopolWan's "Little Old ' NmI^ . 
York," starring Marion Daviea^- 
opening at the Empire Monday niskt 
was finely received. The picture wca 
violently applauded at the end Ct 
the first half and finish witb tlWf 
press reviews yesterday fuUoma In 
their praise. 

"£<nemie8 of Women," Cosmopoll^ 
tan's other film special, playing here^ 
moved to the Scala. 

A small touring management^ 
Howard & Stewart, is producing A' 
cheap melodrama, termed "£nemi«# 
of Women." The type of show tbi* 
firm produces may be judged froal 
another of their pro<Uiction8, whlcl( 
carries a cast of eight people, In^ 
eluding the manager of the troupiiif 
who doubles upon the stage. .^-tik 



Motconis Score 

London, Aug. 22. 
The Mosconis were 'a regular hit 
upon their opening at the Paladlum. 
Harry Weldon. on the same bill 
and making his 11. appearance 
after a prolonged jllness, was also 
entlius.astically received. 



DAVE CHASEN HOME TODAY 



Rene Riano at Coliseum, London 

London, Ang. 22. — 

Rene RInno will open at the Coli- 
seiiin (vaudeville) when the run c( 
"Tho Mu.';ix Hox" ex pins. 

INSURING AGAINST STRIKE 

About 660 theatre ov.ncrv are re- 
ported having apiilKil to Lliyd'i 
for Insurance ngainft a mii'n i.-m^' 
strike. 



English Trade Papers "After" Jolson 
London, Aug. _22. 
The trade papers here are "going 
after' Jolson for his alleged inter- 
view In which he w.-is qunUd detri- 
mentally against England. 



FOREIGN ACTS COMING IN 

A bunch of foreign importations 
of the Keith Circuit are due to ar- 
rive in Ntw" York this week from 
abroad, \mong them will be Capt. 
Bruce Bairnsfather, British ace and 
author cf "The Better 'Ole," who 
will do a humorous cartooning turn 
over the Keith Circuit, opening at 
the Palace, New York, Sept. 10. 

Breltbart, a strong man, claimed 
to be the strongest man in the world, 
will arrive on the S. S. Homeric 
Aug. 23, opening next Monday at 
Proctor's Newark; Breaker's Bears, 
on the George Washington; Wee 
George Wood, Keith Circuit; Three 
Blanks, Keith Circuit; the Hart- 
wells, Keith Circuit, and Harry 
Moore, the paper tearer. who opens 
an Orpheum tour at the Palace, 
Chicago, Sept. 2. 



SAILINGS 



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Caroline Lean Is in Paris 

Pari». Aug. 22. 
Caroline Le.nii has arrived here. 



Josephine Earl Joining "Kelly" 

London, Aug. 22. 
Josephine Earle will join the ca't 
of "Nellie Kelly," Aug. .7. 

I Mrs. Dilllncham's Attack 

London, Aug. 22. 

Mrs. Charles Dillingham is In 
Pans recovering from a tieritjus at- 
tach ol jntestin;.l poiKOning. 



$3 COVEUR CHARGE 

It is the intention of the Salvin 
restaurant management, when re- 
opening the Palais Royal cabaret on 
Bro.idway, to charge nightly a 
coveur of %3, with the chance it 
may he made $5 on Saturday night. 
_ Tho attractions will bo the White - 
man orchestra, with Maurice and 
Leonora Hughes as dancers. 

Eddie Long, formerly man.ager cf 
the Glole, New York, and brother of 
Ralph W. Long, general manager 
for the Shubcrts is now manager of 
Fox's Audubon, New York. Jack 
Muldoon whom Long replaced is 
now managing Fox's Academy, 
downtown. 



■During a quarrel between tiviS 
managers in the oflnce,of tie Tri- 
anon music hall at Bordeaux, M. 
Bonnal fired his revolver seven 
times at his \isitor, M. Cohen, di- 
rector of the Theatre Francais, ol 
the same city. Six bullets entered 
tho body of Cohen, who died m t«w 
hours later at the local taosirftal 
after an operation. He was aged 
43 years and the father of five chil- 
dren. Bonnal gave himself up to 
th? Boi-deaux police ImmedlatelJT 
after the crime. 



WII.KTTK 



KERSHAl 



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Sept. 26 (New York tb LondonVi 
Jan Rubinl and Mile. Diane (Pr«al« 
dent Van Burcn). 

Sept. 13 (London to New T«A>< 
John McCormack (Majestic.) 

Aug. 25 (Paris to New Torfc)> 
Thereea Hclburn (Perengaria). 

■Aug. 24 (London to New TorkJ', 
Gordon Bostock, Bert and BettJl 
Wheeler, Kerr and Weston (Or* 
duna). 

Aug. 25 (London to New Torkj! 
Eric Wollhcim (Celtic). 

Aug. 25 (London to New YbrkTl 
Robb Wilton (Perengaria). 

Aug. 18 (New York to London}*!' 
Ernest B.-ill (Baltic.) 

Aug. 18 (London to New TflJ*X 
Lohse and Sterling (Mauretanla). 

Aug. 16 (Cherbourg to New Tork|^ 
Nlkita Balieft and Chauve SotufC 
company (Homeric). TE' 



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OUAHANTT TRUST CO. -r- 

622 FUlh Avgnun N«W Teili 



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THE TILLER SCHOOlj 
OF DANCING 4 

143 Charing Cros* Road 

Director, JOHN HUJ^ 



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VARIETY 



PALAST, BERUNr^ 
"^ BECOMES LEGIT HOUSE 



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tr«lEen Orer by Hallor After Lotinig MoIlendorf< 
pUtz — Theatre Trust Scented — Operetta Wave 
Over — ^Two New English Plays 1 



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BarUn, Aus. II. 
' -BSniMina Haller haa lost all otalm 
to tha' Theater am NoUendorfpIaU, 
which h« haa directed for aavaral 
y««ra. Xt wUl be taken over on 
0eir^"l by, Itelnhordt & Bamauer. 

In its ifaoe Haller will take over 
the Admiralspalast, tor the paat year 
an li'nauQcessfuI variety theatre. The 
tablea with which the parquet was 
f«rmerly ,fllled will be replkced by 
Mats giving tiie orchestra alone a 
capacity of 3,000. The stage wiU be 
newly equipped with lighting appa- 

la thin theatre, in opposition to 
the high-cinss operetta which Hal- 
ler produced at the Noliendorfplatz, 
ha will prevent revues. The flrst one 
' opens Sept. 1. It will be called 
"Druijter and Druber" ("Under and 
Over"'). JR'ith the book by Haller. 
RideamuFi and Willy Wolff, music bj^ 
Walter Kollo. 

The people in Berlin naively 
enoif'jh believe the theatre trust is 
coining into vosue because Meln- 
haMt and Bcrn.-.uer will control 
three theatres next fall. Director 
Battenburg will have two. while in 
1X4 the Rotter Brothers will add the 
licaaing tlieatre'and the Theater des 
Wastens to the four little theatres 
they now control. 

It has been decided the Schiller 
thaatre is to be taken over by the 
State as a filiale t^ its house in the 
canter of the city. As was to he 
expected, a certain hutpber of peo- 
pla objected to this, but as the Schil- 
ler Is a large corporation, indeed 
aoch too unwieldy, it is impossible 
to think ot any arrangement which 
•ome pert 6f the organization would 
not object to. The productions there 
are to be high class, but not such 
expensive actors will be used as In 
tha city, and the price scale will 
be lower. 

Operetta Wave Over 

The operetta wave of the summer 
haa at length reached its height — K 
operettas in the summer weather for 
Berlin was ridiculous. 

Within the last week 10 musical 
•hewa have taken their flight and 
no 'one missed them. 

Th' beginninr was at the Orossen 
SchauspielhauB, where. Instead of 
•T>le Pruhlingsfee," Hauptmann's 
.The Weavers" I» now being given. 

The Karamerspiele gave up after 



FRED E. WEATHERBY, 74, 
RECENTLY MARRe 



Popular and Prolific Song 
Writer — Neil Kenyon Re- 
turning to Legit 



ant 



-•-Iiuzusfrau," and Is now announcing 
X, • four-act tragic comedQr, "Jacob 
Ziantner," by Max Kempner Hoch- 
■ statter. 

Players from QrafsixaEt 

At the Clrcus,.B»«eh, where, ordl- 

toarily, a cpihventional circus Is 

(iven, withlir the last month a troop 

y of passion play actors have come to 

i,>*ast. They come from Grafenort, 

^- Which they call the Sileslan Ober- 

'. ammergau. 

There Is very litNe to choose be- 
;f Iween this organization and the 
/ original. Had not such propaganda 
,5 been made for the Oberammergau 
— troop nobrdy would think of travel- 
•^.'1b» miles to see it, as all the Amerl- 
': eans ha-.e done. The present organ- 
isation even does some of the scenes 
Mtter. 

: It Is surpri.^lng wh.Tt good business 
-^'the organization has done — they had 
. OTOn to extend their engagement for 
ft,;inonth. 

Two New English Plays 
■» Two Knglish plays have lately 
.\ been produced in Germany, In Mu- 
^i; aJeh, in the Kammersplele, Swln- 
-^' bum's "Chastelard." the first of a 
■>trlology of which the two latter treat 
• *f Boswell and Maria Stuart respec- 
. Uvely. 

This V a never been produced In 
i^ England, hut seemed from Its suc- 
cess In r'unehen to be wr>rth.v of 
production In its original lnn(;ung% 
The idlrer-tlon b: Arthur Fjrlkenberg 
• and the pl.iyinc of Mirs ninder were 
highly pV-aiscd. • 
In Darmstadt "II.i.«s:in" w.ns pro- 
" < l>i eed . a mmlem V5nf;)t»h r»t<»y 4>y | 
Jfemes R roy I'"lete'ier. ti-:;r slated 
Into Germ.ii) by Krnst Froi.'-ler .ind 
Herbert Alliprti. Tliia rr< ellent 
piece, whii'h has not as yet lipon 
produee<i in America, rrreivcd .nn ex- 
cellent prcduction at the Ii.Kid.s of 
OastaV Hartung, and stems from all 
reports to h.ivejjeen a big success. 



' London, Aug. IS. 

One of the most popular and most 
prolific song-writers of the day, 
Fred E. Weatherby, has Just mar- 
ried at the age ot 74. Really a bar- 
rister by profession, he has flUed 
in most' of his time writing lyrics 
of all sorts to the number of over 
2.000. He is author of "Nancy Lee" 
and "The Holy City" and was re- 
sponsible for "Roses of Plcardy" 
one of the most widely sung roses of 
the war period. i 

Weatherby has also adapted many 
operas tor performance In English, 
including "Pagllaccl" and "Caval- 
lerla Rueticana." The honeymoon 
is I eing spent in Holland and Bel- 
gium. 



A. A. Milne, having achieved fame 
with "Mr. Pirn Passes By," is not 
experiencing the best of luck and 
is finding it hard to live up to a 
reputation. His "Success" at the 
Haymarket has finished after a run 
of six weeks. "The Great Broxopp" 
and several other of his later shows 
were also anything but successful. 
Harold Brighouse and John Drink- 
water suffer from the same trouble, 
as does H. F. Maltby, whoae reputa- 
tion rests on "The Rotters" and "A 
Temporary Gentleman." 

Authors of a less "brilliant" achool 
Invariably achieve success chiefly 
because they write for t'..e general 
public and not for a small circle of 
would-be clever worshipers. 



George Mellltt, Ek-nest Edelstein's 
provincial representa4ive, his wife 
and sister were all badly hurt In a 
motor accident which occurred Aug. 
6. They were in a two-seated car 
driving along the Vauxhall Bridge 
road shortly after midnight when 
they collided with a heavy lorry. 
The 'two-seater was smashed up. 
Mellltt's arm was broken and the 



, . . , „ , ,__. .two women sustained concussion. 

two weeks of the piece called "Th^ >au were removed to a hospIUl. 



Sir John Martin-Harvey began 
his autumn tour at the Golders 
Green Hippodrome Aug. IS with 
"The Only Way" and "The Breed of 
the Treshams." This Is his last 
visit in the vicinity of London prior 
to sailing to the United States and 
Canada. 



P. O. Wodehouse arrived from 
New York Aug. 6, after a year's ab- 
sence. He Is co-author with George 
Grossmlth In the new musical play 
to follow "The Cabaret Girl" at the 
Winter Garden theatre, which so 
far bears the title of "The First 
Prize." This will probably be 
changed, the name not having re- 
ceived favorable comment. 



P. Wilaon. of tba aaattlsh 

PUyara. Tha prodnetion wiS ba aft 
Bradford A«g. M. Kenyoa waa a 
well-lcnown provincial player be- 
fore he became a vaudeville atar, 
and made a legitimate appearance 
two or three years ago In a comedy 
which, while not a auccess la the 
provinoai^ did well in the Wast Bnd. 

Relieafaala hare begva at tba 
Duke ot Tork'a for the revue whieb 
Andre Chariot produces Sept. 1. The 
cast Ineludea Katsle Gay Oartrude 
Lawrence Bileen Molyneoz Noel 
Coward and Tubby Bdlla. 

Sybil Thorndyke will commence 
a short repertory tour at Belfast 
Aug. SO. Her production of "Cym- 
beline'* will be seen for the first 
time oa Sept. 6 at the Playhouse, 
Cardiff. 

The touring firm of Macdonald & 
Young will try out "Katinka" at the 
Royai Birmingham, for one week 
commencing Aug. 20. The piece will 
come to the Shaftesbury about the 
end of the month with a cast in- 
cluding Joseph Coyne, Peter Caw- 
thorne, Blnnie Hale, Helen Oilll- 
land, CIsale Thompson and Evelyn 
Drewe. 



Agent Fined $50 

The appeal Of Abraham Faatov- 
sky, known as SamuM I^ee, and 
trading as the London Variety and 
KInema Agency against the revoca- 
tion of his license by the London 
County Council, was concluded at 
Bow street Aug. 3, after having been 
adjourned from July 27. The origi- 
nal trouble arose out ot Lee's al- 
leged dealings with a notoriously 
bogus revue manager. 

After exhaustive evidence Judg- 
ment was giv n for the L. C. C, the 
magistrate saying he thought Lee 
should pay $60 toward the Council's 
costs. Counsel for appellant an- 
nounced his client would again ap- 
peal, and intimated he had been 
ruined by the action. This is one 
of the cases arising out of a deter- 
mination to rid the country of bogus 
managers. 



FARCE DOE AT ODEON 
rSEAUNG DOUBT 



Questioned Whether Airy Piece 
Can Restore Fortunes 
-.» pfHous^ 

-*•' -*- Park, Au». II. 

Manager F. Oamier haa revived 
"Les^Trente HilUona da .Gladiator," 
by Lablcha and OUles, at the 
classical Odeon. It sounds atranbe, 
and (as a subrenttoned playhouse) 
a bit out ot placa It ia doubtful 
whether such roUleklng farce will 
restore tha fortune* of tha Odeon. 
This Tauderllle ot halt a eantury 
ago was destined to be aa operetta. 

Oftenbaoh having seen the script 
assured Eugene Labiche it would 
make a good musical comedy of the 
claas then being produced by Ber- 
trand at the Varietes. The manage- 
ment endorsed this, hoping to have 
the two famous names on the same 
bill. 

HDwevor, Labiche jibbed at 
writing the versi.4 and Charles 
Gilles was introduced to provide the 
lyrics. But the two authors dis- 
agreed on the construction ot the 
plot, L:iblche putting in farce situa- 
tions where Oilles wished to bring 
in ditties for the Varietes popular 
stars. Tlien, when Offenbach re- 
ceived the book, he found little op- 
portunity for his music, and so "Les 
Trente Millions de Gladiator" was 
offered as a farce, with tremendous 
success. Offenbach, to reconcile 
him, was promised another book for 
an operetta by the same authors, 
but he never got It. 



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JOYS AND aOOMS OF BROADWAY 



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When the Ziegfeld "FolUea" leaves for Boston in September, famed 
Broadway beauties who have never before left New York will find out 
what the road is all about. Ziegfe'ld and Waybura made a special effort 
to keep the company Intact for its road tour and most of the girls remain 
with the show. Only Ave left the show. 

It looks as If "cur friend the Broadway Comic haa Anally put one over. 
His show is amazing everyone by sticking. He oi>ened his trou|ie in At- 
lantic City and Long Branch and Anally breezed into New York intact, 
with .all his principals and hia'chorus alive' and well fed. 

The Comic waa discussing his success with a few friends the other 
night and said: 

"Cain, the storehouse man called me up the other day and says his 
wagons are already to back up, but we're fooling him. Four of his horses 
won't speak to me. I'm too successful. I got $S2 salary this week, and it 
looks like a hit." 



Pauline Lord canceled her au- 
tumn engagements here and re- 
turned to New York. 



Fred Duprez will star himself in 
a new tivue which he will call 
"1924 Manhattan Follies." The book 
Is by Joe Hayman, who recently 
paid a visit to New York; lyrics by 
William Hargreaves, with a lot of 
numbers turned over to Duprez by 
Joe Santley before sailing for home. 



George and Harry Foster have ac- 
quired the road rishts to the Charles 
Cochran production, "I'hl Phi." and 
will open It Aug. 20 wl li Barry and 
Mark Lupino as the featured play- 
ers. 



Raymond Hitchcock blew into New York yesterday from tha south, 
where he has been doing a personal appearance tour for Marcus Loew. 
Hitchy said he never enjoyed anything more. He went down »m a sort 
of a guest of Loew's, and was received in every city like a visiting dig- 
nitary. Mayors and city officials and society turned out tor him. 

Hitchy played one week for Qua Sun, but didn't know it was for Qua 
until he started it. Before be left for the south he waa bombarded with 
otters to play, but refused In spite ot big salary offers. He claims he was 
booked an^rway, and finally decided to play the date, which was In Spring- 
Held, Ohio. He went there expecting to have a tough week, and had one 
of the best of his life, with gOif, teas, dinners and luncheons galore. 

Another "Follies" girl has gone the movie route. Lillian (Cutie) Woods, 
who left to go to the Boardwalk, and from there to the Strand Roof, and 
Tuesday for California with a three-year contract with the Clifford 8. 
Klfelt productiohs. Blanche Mehaffy is out there with Hal Roache, and 
Betty Dudley ia working for Fox. All three are from the present "Follies." 



ENGLISH PLAYERS ON 
SOUTH AFRICA 90 |BL^ 

Irene Van Brugh and Dion 
Bouccicault Successful . 
^_ FromQpMiing ,J i 

Cape Town. July 20. 

The season of the English act'* 
ress Irene Van Brugh, Dion Bouc- 
cicault and their company at tha 
Opera houae, under the direction ot 
the African Theatres, Ltd., waa, 
from tha atari a auccess. 

The following plays were staged: 
"Mr. Pirn Pasaaa By," "Hia Houaa 
in Order," "Mia- Neil o' Orleaaa." J 
The company haa left for a tour ^ 
of Australia. 

Joseph Kesaler, the Jewish actor. ^ 
supported by a good company, op« 
ened at the Opera hou»e July 10, 
under direction of African Thaa- 
trea, Ltd. All plays are In Yid- 
dish. The Jewish com nunlty haa 
filled the theatre each night, and 
the shows have aroused enthu- 
siasm. The season doses July II. 



This week Jack Llewellyn, vocal- 
ist, fair voice; Hope Wallace ana 
Maureen, vocal, (air; Lillian 
Doherty and Scala, (American). 
Miss Doherty dresses well, and puts 
over her songs with a snappy style, 
although with no singing voice. 
Scala Is a clever . bnnjoist. Reba 
Kesslova, Gip violinist, plays nicely. 
Three Nltos, Spanish comedy acro- 
bats, fair. Their tricks brtn* 
memories of circus work ot years 
ago. Andrey Ashby, dancer. Phil 
and Phlora, aorobatic dancing. Next 
week Whit Cunliffe, English; 
Doherty and. Scala; Eddy Gray, 
Juggler. Wallace and Uauraen. 
vocal; Rebe Kesslova, violinlat: 
Elton and Kay; Jack Llevallya. 
vocalist ^ 

, The Alhambra (African Theatre* 
Ltd.) la doing big liusineaa wltk 
big fllma 

Jahannasburg 

At the Standard, week pf July t. 
saw conclusion of- Johannesburg 
season of Joseph Kessler. July !• 
Maurice Moaoovitch, also Jewish- 
actor, opened with "The Great 
Lover," direction African Theatrea 
Ltd. The production was a sucoeaa 

Percy Hutohlnaon, English <u;tor- 
manager. Is doing big business at 
his Majestly'a with "Hull Dog 
Drummond. Next prnductlbn 

"Nightie Night." 

The Empire-Palace I* getting tha 
crowds with a well worked vaude- 
ville bill week July 9. Madaaaa 
Vera Lavrova, vocalist. Cyolin* 
Brunettea, Lillian Doherty aad 
Scalo, Harold Walden, entertainer; 
Lach and Lomoud; Eddie Gray. 
Juggling; Freddie Foss, comediaa; 
Tom Fox. comedian. Week of July 
18, Irene Uagley and Monty Wolt, 
Vera Lavrova. Cycling Brunettea, 
Harold Walden, L«ch and Lomoud. 
Eddie Gray, Freddie Foss, Tour 
Fox 



African Theatrea, Ltd., has de- 
clared a dividend of T per cent, 
for the year ending Feb. 2S, IMS. 



Harry Latz's Alamac Hotel In the- mountains at Lake Hopatcong, has 
been the week end rendezvous of theatrical folk lately who furnish en- 
tertainment for the guests not by offering set shows but by merely being 
around the grounds. Last Saturday a Londoner, who has a wide ac- 
quaintance among show people met some friends of his front the "Follies" 
at the stage door. They entered a checker taxi and suddenly decided to 
go to the Alamao where they all had been previously. The Englishman 
told the taxi driver to take him there, and he did. The distance ia 12 
miles, and they arrived at > o'clock in the morning. All day long this 
Checker cab, looking rather strange In the wilds of Jersey, stood in front 
of the hotel, and when It started home half the guests of the hotel were 
g^hered to see the party off. In the meantime Lats plastered the taxi 
with signs reading ''Just Married," and tied a collection of old shoes and 
tin cans to the car. The Englishman and, his "Follies" girl puests dragged 
the whole outflt back to New York with them S(inday nisbt. Taxi bin, 
169. 



Tryouts In CardiiT 
Barry StorrI and Ernest Theslger 
win produce Vera Berlnger'a new 
play, "The Painted Lady." at Cardiff 
during August. C.irdlfT Is rapidly 
becoming a popular city for tryouts. 
Up to a few years ago Manchester 
was about the only provincial centra 
honored with the production ot 
shows destined for London. There 
was a saying to the < .'feet that if a 
new play got over In Manchester It ' 
would do well anywhera 



FRANK VAN HOVEN— ICE 



Wheh "The Merry Widow" ceases 
to attract at Daly's. ' Tlie Geisha" 
will be revived. This w.ts one of 
the most popular of thp Ceorge Ed- 
wardes produc. Ioiih and m.Tile Marie 
Tem|ie.-it's po.-Jlion srciirn aa the 
niDst popul.ir miif ■' a1 eomrdy .star 
In London. Hi; <! 'n ColUn, who v/.\a 
pl.nyin)? opj osite U> her. and who 
li'wi before tlien rDiind fame in 
"Dorothy," Is now ikiini; ilesuUory 
picture wot!;. 

Neil Kenyon in Comedy 
Neil Iveii.\on i.s lo appear once 
more in the le!;ltitnT.e. He will star 
m a new three-aot comedy. "Sentl- 
nien.n! S.ind.v, ' the .Mik of .\".lio;v 



Marcus Loew's entrance Into the radio field has opened up a new angle 
on publicity, and many Inushs come In over the telephones at his station, 
WHN, at Loew's Stat theatre building. Willie Collier called up one 
nlKht, and told a story over the telephone, broadcast Immediately after- 
wards. Louis Angel FIrpo listens In every night, and his evening Is never 
ecnip]<,'te until someone i>lays "Bananas." One night someone in New 
Jer.scy called up and salil his little five-year old daughter wouldn't go to 
sleep until she heard "Mirch of the Wooden Soldiers." She got It, A 
couple of pianists playea It together, and being ~from a rival publishing 
house, they ruined it. 



One night a chauffeur called, said he was out of work and broke, and 
had a radio receiving set but no loud speaker. He said that ha bad a bet 
on with anothe- chauffeur In the garaRe wh^r" the set was that his name 
uoiililu't come over the ijdio. The announci-r won hia bet for him. 

.Tlie McCarthy Sister.i hire gone up to .Sa k.^tt Lake for their vacation. 
Thiy will be In the Mii-i<' Kox show openlnj in Baltimore. 



A new producing firm. Star At* 
tractions, will present Pavlova la 
two ballets ' Covent Garden for a 
very short reason ^ two weeks 
commencing Sept. 10. Immediately 
after she will proceed on her Ameri- 
can tour. Her principal supporters 
will be Alexander Vollnlne and 
Laurent Novikoff. Theodore Stetr 
will conduct an orchestra of 10. 



Leon M. Lion produces a atiW> 
play, "Blinkers," at the Hhake- 
speara Liverpool, Aug. 20. Lioa 
will hinMelf play an Im .rtant part, 
and his company includes Charles. 
V. France, George Tully. E. f^all 
Swete, Elisabeth Irving and CTIive 
O'Day. 



Tanker Osle picked Mao o 
Jack I«ll p'.ckt 
IICRNS anil I.V.V.V 



War 



Dr. Lennldoff. from the Moscow 
Art Theitre, Is 5t present In I,ondon 
dlscu>«lin; with Oh irles Cochran the 
jirit .;»,■■. t of 1 rlorxioii St'OiiOn. 



When "Mary Stuart" nni.-,ii •» Us 
run at the Everyman tlieitra 
Hampstead, it will l>e followed by a 
revival of "Magic " by G. K, Ches- 
terton, to be presented by the Sum- 
mer Repertory Co. This play was 
a distinct succeri' i.revious to the 
war. 



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NEDHKIfBilll 

STUDIOS or 
SUCEIIAMaM 

1841 Broadway | 

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V*AlDDEViIitg 



UetfrS CLUB'S CRUISE ON L I. 
PLAYED FOUR TOWNS LAST WEffi 



Performances Netted Club About $20,000— Skipped 
Freeport and Played Hempstead to Capacity — 
Leo Carrillo, Club's President, Was Announcer 



'I'lio fosii' ppifuiiiii.iu PS KVcn by 
the Lights' Ciub of I'rot^port, L. I., 
last week at Lynbroi>k, HrmpatPaO, 
lx)ns Beacli and Vav Uockaway, 
Aug. 16, 16, 18; 19, ro.'<pe<'tiveI>', con- 
stituted the eighth :iiinu!tl cruise of 
the society. 

The Lights Is 'ompOBcd almost 
wholly of thcatriciil poople, most of 
whom have pcrniane:it homes in the 
Long Island towns, •ucli as Free- 
port, 15ald\vir>, Hiinpstcml, Garden 
Cily, «ti?. 

The summer tone or rniise as it 
If called has proved \ery pfolitablc 
farh Buoceedlng ytar in cvpry In- 
stance exeept one, the clrcMs ven- 
tirrc of last season, through which 
via a sri'lcs of' mishaps, bad weather 
and show business vhrissltmles, the 
Lights lost some $T,00«. This pres- 
ent tour Is exp<^cted to net around 
ll'fl.OOO." 

Tho $7,000 loss WriH recouped later 
in ' the summer of 13Ti when the 
Lights t\-ith the aid of ». S. Mobs 
put ou Dome indoor sliows and 
cleaned up $9,000. The disastrous 
• xperlonco sufPered Vith tho circus 
proposition cured tho LiRhts 5»Jhe 
outdoor travelling show idea, and 
xottlpd all future iiuj^'es as strictly 
indoor events. 

Kach of tho four towns played 
last week ballyhooed on the after- 
noon of the show by the Keith Boys' 
itand, whose services were confrllv 
uted by E. li Albee. Additionally 
Mr. Albee and B. S. Moss assisted 
the cruise this ye.ar, as In previous 
years, by supplying any acts neede<1. 
The Lifeht's Cltib itself lia? more 
than sufficient vaudeville people in 
its membership to put on any sort 
of a. performance desired, provided 
booking engagements do not ncccs- 
fcilaie their absence. 

Tho Ughts plHyi'd the Hempstead, 
Hempstead, Thursd.ay. and the show 
jiK given their listed H acts, start- 
ing around 8:20 and ninnlng until 
11:45. The scale was tl.SS top, with 
admissions down to 75 cents. Stand- 
ing room brought $1.10, the prices 
inciitioned including tax. 

Sell Out at Hempstead 

It uas .a pcll-oiit with about 100 
sfandees, the hon^p liavIrK; a seating 
.apacity of l,40rt. The Liglits paid 
ii straight rental (.f $100 for the 
H.nipstecid, with tlio gross $1,900 
an. I the I-ights' share $1,500. The 
oiily expense other thrin the rental 
ni $400 (which iiifludcil musicians 
jiiid stage crew) was billing and 
iii'wsjiapcr .idvertising. 

At Lynbrook Wednesday, the 
ojicnlng night, with the same rental 
arrangement ($400.) and tho same 
conditions obtaining ns at Hemp- 
stead regarding rauslil.ins and stage 
cii'W, tho Llght.s gros.sod $1,800 with 
the club's share J1.400." Also a sell- 
out at Lynbrool:. 

Nightly Bill Varied 

Tim Lights show varied some- 
what In each town, srvcral headline 
a'ls being added for Long Beach 
mid Ifar Rockaway. <l"ho scale at 
lyOMg. Ueacli was rai.sod to $3 30 top 
and lit Kar ttockaw.iy tho schedule 
calling for- front row seats at $25- 
$1.'i-$I0. A souvenir iirogram car- 
rying adviilising also (iKured to In- 
iriase the gruss largely. .\t Hcmp- 
siiM.l and T.ynlirook tliere v,rere no 
pi-.i;.'r.iins, l-(o Carillo officiating as 
ftiinouiictT, 

.Vll but one it twn or tlie acts 
Mlliil for Ih'inpstcfid appeared, 
th'.c being ;i i oiip:!' of uiiavoiilablc 
filiscnces, 

AliliiHmh the r,i>,-lits' home Is on 
til.' bay shore of Freeport. the club 
did not In. dude that town In Its 
iliturary. A locil thratre it seems 
li.id ask.d a $1,(100 r. iital for one 
iiiltiit, and the LiwalR decided to 
pass lip Freeport. With Hempstead 
only a thrce-miio :uito or trolley 
.ionn.ey di.-^tant it wms a wise move. 
A lack of c<inge?ii.'iliiy between the 
Frieport towiispr.jide not in show 
— lHi»ine«» an<l tivo a«tor« rcKiUent In 
Kic'port. also piobably llgured to 
si.in« extent in !!.•' Lights cutting 
oat it< homo town this season. 
Omitted Freeport 
Mr. Oarillo, president of tho c'uli, 
In making an ajuiouncement casu- 
•Blly menii..ficd Freeport, compll- 
jiiintiiig Hempstead on .Tppreei.ating 
R go'Kl, show (LigUls'.) Ho said 
the Lights would i.ot play I'"Veeport 



this sea.son, not going into details 
as to the reasons. , 

W'lien Carillo termed the Lights' 
Hhow lit Hempstead a good pne, he 
said something beyond . ontradlc- 
tion. It WHS an exceedingly good 
$how for the money tor Hempstead 
pr any other place, Broadway In- 
cluded. 

The 12 acts ap|t*aiiiVg eonsecn- 
tively were: Three Longflelds, acro- 
batics and hand balairclng; Billy 
Smylho and Oladya Ueed, songs and 
piano: Barbour and Jackson, mixed 
comedy and singing combination; 
Grey and Old Rose, d,Tnciug and 
comedy ; Lew Pistel and, Toiii Dugan 
prcseiiti.ig an old time afterpiece 
that did service for many n. year 
in th-; variety houses that holds just 
us many laughs; l<Yank Shields, 
with lariat manipulating and danc- 
li.g; Hiamond and Brcnnan; Ger- 
trude Hoffman, with live cute littlo 
girls; J. Francis Pooloy and Corinne 
Belles; Lulu McConnell and Grant 
f>impson; Frank Tlnney and Mrs. 
►Yank Tinney; Arthur Peagon; 
Williams and Wolfus. and a finale 
which had raost of the mal<» mem- 
bers of the Lights appearing pre- 
viously doing an ensemble "Gal- 
la, her and Rhean," with ve-.ses rev 
garding the show that had preceded. 
, Mpra Intimate Skits 

One thing missing ftjoni the 
Lights' show Carillo toliKa. Variety 
reporter would be remedied- next 
year, or in fact in any Lights' af- 
fairs given for the public hereafter, 
and that was the absen ■ • of Inti- 
mate skits and sketches, with the 
participants doing characters away 
from their customarj- vaudeville 
playing. 

Mr. Carillo Bald the elnb was to 
delegate an author to prepare skits 
for all future shows like the cruise. 

Carillo's announcing lormed one 
of tlio most enjoyable features of 
the Hempstead program. 11.^ did not 
prolotifT his preliminary talks, se- 
turcd laughs every time h< went 
after thrm. and made no effort to 
Ihree-sbeet himself, giving every aet 
an even bre.ik In tho way of Irump- 
tting. /I'il. 



RENULT K. 0;S KLASS 

Impersonator's Wild Aim Knocks 
Out Stage Manager, Too 



JJenv. r. Aug. 22. 

Francis Renault, fem.ale imper- 
sonator, headlining one of the Pan- 
tagrs road shows kayo'd Klass 
(Klass atid Brilliant) wliile the 
show was playing IX in . r. 

Last week In Omaha lie- iiuiihle 
liriike out afresh when .Martin 
Youn.w, of Vlasta Ma^alova's danc- 
ing att 'defended klass. Another 
b.iltle started with three oiilookcrs 
trying lo" hold Renault. 

The inlpersonator i.j 8ai<l to have 
thrown a bottle at Martin with poor 
control which hit the stn.~e man- 
ngcr of I'antages, Omaha, knock, 
ing him unron.sclons. 

•fhe trouble Is repo-.ted to have 
been the culmination of a Jealous 
feud that has been festering since 
the show started over th'i fan Cir- 
cuit. 

Manngir Goldberg of Omaha has 
absolved Renault from blame, ac- 
cording to reports, and mollllled the 
staae manager. 



BRONSON-BALDWIN SPLIT 



Percy Bronion, SiMd By Wife, Hid** 
. Aiitag ■ ; ,. 

Los Ans«lM, Ans. S2. 

Winnie Baldwin lu« OIqA ault (or 
4ivorc« from her hi'ibanil and 
vaudeville o^rtner. Paper Bronson. 
^1)6 teaiq were booked Into Dq- 
^rolt last week but owing to Bron- 
pon's sudden diaappearanca the date 
waa cancelled 

Bronson telephoned but would not 
disclose hla whereabouts. 



LADY BASEBALLERS NOT 
UNLIKE BE£F trust 



'♦Choruspondent," Walter Per- 

ciyal, Also Tells of Suicide 

in Woods 






Thursdiy, Atigust'J^, ttt^ 



DAVE CHASEN HOME TODAY 



LOEW-METRO BALL 

'I'lie l.,oew-Metro s-cial ori;ani-/.a- 
tiiin will hold Us flrst annual ball at 
the Until Astor Nov. 3. 

Five dollars admi.ssion will be 
I harged. 

BLONDELL ASSISTING COLLINS 

Arthur Blondell, former middle 
w< s:i in Kcilh booUir. will bo an 
nssiSLant to Johnny C'.^r.'ns begin- 
ning n*-xt we«k> 

Th.^ houses formerly en U'.ondcU's 
books have been divided np between 
CiI ills and Jack Demi)rt>y. 



SPECirrS WELCONC 
HOME DINNER HAD 350 

Entertainment Broadcast by 
WJZ— Gov. Al Smith's 
Request . : 



15 Concertina Playera 

I'ari h and Pern 1).' musical 
rlowiis are Im.iorting 1 > concertina 
players who will join the Tarish 
and Peru act. 

Tim forelgnerji will s.iil for the 
St.itei s.jme I'tpe this tnonth. 



. '.' .' ' Camp "Next-'T-Closlns" . 
I .' in the Adcrondaks, 

i ' ' Saranac Lake, ii. T.. 

• Aug. 20: 
B<litor Variety: ' ' ■.' 

SInse i rote you last these glory- 
bus aderondaks have ben tho seen 
of konsidorable excitement bot)i of 
fi Joyous sort Intermirkgled witl> 
^ tinge of drama and interw:ovIn 
With a; touch of the tcaglo as per 
Iho followin rccitll of the facts 
Witch are as follows — the Joyous 
note had to do with the Colored 
ball (jivln at 'the lokal dance hall 
In ado. of pno,,of the many and 
numerous charities of Wm. Morris 
In this komunitiea and the detailin 
of the lokal appearance of what 
looked like the back row of Billy 
lyVatsons Beef Trust burlesque 
^how in the missnomer of a bass 
(ball team under the titel of the 
New York blooAier glrks— the only 
honest part of the titel is the word 
bloomer — they sure wer all the word 
Implies and lu kronlcalln them to 
mr prolT. redders 1 can sum it all 
Up Intho' short sentenSe that Bar- 
hum had the percentage all wrong 
when he sed ther waa I born every 
minuet — gudgin by the packed gi-and 
stand and bleatchers that greeted 
them an the aggregation took the 
held If P. T. had this anshtent and 
honorable mob of female ping-pong 
and bean bag-tossers to sirtiua to 
his cnsstomcrs and the populance 
at large he wood have found that 
tho percentage was at least 1 l:K>rn 
every second instead of 1 a minuet. 
Judging Caka Walk, 
t informed you In last wks. letter 
of tho dctale of the colored fokes 
ball and your choruspondent to aet 
as the gndge of the winer of the 
Cakewalk which was the high lite 
of a big cvenlns Intertalnment — 
well i .ipproachcd the dutle thrust 
upon me with fear and tremWin and 
took tho precaushlon to be akom- 
panied by the lokal chief of police 
but fourtunalclie my deslsion met 
with the approbation and approval 
of tlie colored gentcrle a.'semhled 
and i came off hole of bodie and 
lim--Mr. Monis Imported tho team 
of Marsdan and Richards a team 
of colored proft. from New York to 
do ther dance spesheltle and they 
was a verlable riet — The Saranac 
L.iko Day Nursery who shared in 
tho probccds derived .a goodlle 
sum from the charge of 2$ pluss 
the war tax derived fron the 
fashonable memLorB of the white 
race wit<-h .are campin up here in 
thes gloryons aderondaks durin the 
akters luyoft season — they wer seg- 
gregnted In the balkonio for that 
price and gained konslderablo 
amusment from that vantage point 
watchiii the colored fokcs desport 
thcmselfes on tho ballroom floor lie- 
low, that Is all witch has to do 
with the soshlal side of the Wk. 
The/newe Is-To-Wit: 
A reel. tS«nse bit of dram.a was 
enak(d over at tlie Fawn Club wileli 
is a road house lleing twlxt here 
and Lake Placid at witch 1 can If 
1 Is sealflii a bit of divershlon 1 
can go of a nite and hav singin 
waters sing to 1 as 1 Is served with 
lite refreshment — anyway at the 
afouraed club a Yule stuggent 
nameu Jean Patience whos name 
belles its Webster dellnatlon 
slagged a reel 3rd act situation on 
last tluirsday nite by invltin n 
partie of 6 friends from the Lake 
Placid club among whoa members 
the legit producer John Golden has 
Just formed a new soslety for the 
upliftin of the drama and to giv 
aspirrin amatures a chance to !.■ 
gtidgcd for the proff. stage — any- 
way the afoursed host gave a pe.a. b 
of a diner Ttnd put S0$ In a envelope 
to pay the check and walked out on 
tho ijoreh sayin he was goln to re- 
herse a seen for the drama clubs 
1st. performence witch takes pl.aee 
last of thi.-, month— shoPlile-ofter he 



Over 350 were present at the Paul 
Specbt welcome home dinner at the 
N. V. A. club Monday night. The 
ceremonies were broadcast by WJZ, 
three Paul Specht orcheatra unlta 
furnishing the music, including the 
Lady Byncopatora. 

E. C. Mills wofl master of cere- 
rhonies; Jack Bliss, toastmaster. 
Commissioner of Public Welfare 
Bird B. COler apoke, as did lla^'*- 
trate Corrlgan, Qeorge W- Hopkins, 
and official of the Columbia Graph- 
ophone Co., and ^nator Blwood 
Rabenold. 

A unique Incident was a 'phone 
request from Governor Al Smith to 
tbje WJZ atatlon to broadcast "East 
Side, West Side," which Sammy 
Smith, erstwhile tin pah alley 
habitue and "now. Specht's business 
manager, rendered vocally. The 
Governor later 'phoned bis ac- 
knowledgment of the courtesy with 
thanks. 

. On the dala were the following 
musicians: Paal Whiteman,. Bay, 
Miller,. Vincent Lopez, Leo Reiaman, 
Rudy Wiedoft and Rosa . Oornwin. 
Every music publisher was also 
represented. 



left a shot was herd but no one 
drennvcd It was anythln but ther 
liost rehear.sin until one of the girl 
guessts opened the envelop and 
found the 50$ and it roused her 
suspission and on investegatin 
found Patience had groen impatient 
with the order of things and had 
.shot hissclf throu the tempel. — this 
is the Ist kasbialtie of John 
Goldens new drama soslety yet ther 
may be more when Golden attempts 
to singel out amatures to offer 
proff. engagements two — witch" he 
has promised he will when he looks 
them over at ther first perfonnence. 
Paul Stevens Entertaina. 

Friar Paul Stevens who rung the 
Stevens House In I>ake Placid en- 
tertained the lokal game wardens 
last tuesday nito with what ho 
klaims was lamb but the game war- 
den cents of tast was such as two 
make him differ with Stevens two 
the extent of a warrent for seinrin 
venisin out of season still no maf~ 
ter what the tine he gets elaped 
with the genial Friar will only be 
payin U cent per pound" for all the 
lamb stake he has served his many 
friends with wlicn vennsin was out 
of season. 

Yoi;r ihoruspor.dent was the 
Kuesst with his brotherlnlaw Fii*i 
Frank D Campbell at the Laugh 
cottage witch the exile Bill Halli- 
Ran and Frank Stephens the Friars 
club sect, hav rented on Placid lake 
for the rest of Aug. Bill Is the 
Cook and after samplln one of his 
supoivision it convinces me that 
this youtli. is gifted with no end 
of talents and ns for" Friar Frank 
his job stems two be chief dispen- 
ser of the fluids and crankln his 
Inseperablo" kompanion the victrolla 
and he sure Is a master at these 2 
akonipllshments. no 1 can get- at 
ther camp except by motor boat 
and they h.ave Instniked the boat- 
man not two bring anybodle with- 
out .a paid up card In the Friars — 
isnt that tho friarly spirit????? 

every seat is sold for tho Elsie 
Janis konsert Wed. nite at thc< 
A,';nr.i theater in Lake Pl.icid and 
I{ K. Jol'.nston has surrounded 
Klsie with 3 first class ai;tist9 of the 
1st water In Rodolph Bocho violin- 
ist, Paul Ityman tenor and Charles 
(iiibert Spross as pianist and if 
this Lake Placid konsert is a In- 
dlekashion Johns'.on knew what he 
was about in givin Miss Janis the 
rnmered 1J0.000$ for a-;0wk. kon- 
sert torr. 

Hop'n vou are the same I agin 
sighn m|f.''f 

.ii'.ir Adcrond.ik RItter 
UM f.7;;/J C. PEUCIYAL, 

(Of Noel and Percival.) ^ 



doUb^Jlopement i 

VtoM Geiilat sf Vaudavllla Marrtaa 

, - ; ^ « : . ■ __ , ,^^ 

Syracus*, Awg, M. 

Doubling the thrlUa of an alop- 
ment and secret marriage, Violet 
Ooulet, vaudeville actress, and n« 
ward F. Gerber, college boy, lookaC 
for a coupl* to ahare their ~'~" 'TllfT' \ 
adventure wtien they left QyraeVM 
and took Veleda El. Corbin and Cllf • J> 
ford H. ClarK, both of this city, with fg 
them to achieve a double knot. 1it% m 
marriage of the latter pair had ' Mn m! 
opposed by Was Corbin'a tatlMr^ |g 
but a reconciliation ia hoped for iby ft 
the young couple. S 

Misa Ooulet, a Syracuse tTnlTW- 
alty .graduate, where ahe' ftu^af 
violin under Prof. H|trber£ ' Rf8<(, 
haa been oi;i the v<iudeA;ille ■(«<• 
eight years, ni<)at o{°\he tlma^ltii 
the act "Violet and Xol*-*' Oofj"^;: 
who waa a sturfent at H^niltton pol'r' 
lege, Intenda to enter 'the paliafii^ 
School of Chiropractic atpaythpvrt, 
la., where he and hlB,''brrde wfl)', 

live. ,; 

piark and his wife will realde M 
Syracuse. He Ja an employe ottie 
Smith Premier Company hero. . 



1 
LIFE MEAL TICKET GONg^ j 

Capt. O'Hay Plays $amarit«%'^^ *■ 
Tramp and Gets Stunf (.,\.. 5 

. ,Detroit.."An». 'ii,'";'* 
Capt. Irving O'Hay, .who p«a««A,, ' 
through here a few days agt>^ $w^ 
ported the theft of liis golden vaiifA. 
ticket presented by thq New Tcwki 
Restaurateurs' Assn. and goo<9 IJB., 
368 New York eating )ilaces during' 
the life of the holder. 

O'Hay's story is that he gavel's 
lift in his 6'Hay-Carr auto tfudk'. 
to a couple of tramps as ^ey . 
Jogged through Michigan in |b« 
flivver which is the equipage of the 
summer Jaunt. When they dropped 
off. the golden pass to contentBMII^ 
waa missing from tho captAinHl- 
coat, which had been thrown acioea 
the back of the aeat. • , ' ' 

O'Hay told the Rotariaiyi 'M 
could always eat when there waa 
a war on, but peace brings its prob- 
lems, and he is scanning the horiMm' 
for war clouda. 



30 TO 40 GERMAN ACTS 
DUE HERE IN FALL 



Best of Turns Over There 
fer Contracts in States. 
Summer Bills in Berlin 



A. &. H. HIPP, FRESNO, SOLD 

.'^an Francisco, Aug. 22. 

West C/a.^t Theatres of Northern 
California, Inc., have purch.ased 
from Ackerman & Harris the Hip- 
podrotno theatre i!» Fresno,- Cal. 
This iKiiiso has been run as a vaude- 
ville theatre, and the same policy 
will bo adhe.-e^: to by tho West 
•-'oast people because of the demand 
for such entertainment In Fresno. 

In addition to the vaudeville first- 
grade motion pl.'fiires will also be 
showil. 



Berlin, Aug. 1«. " 
For next season betwfen SO and' 
40 German variety acts are engag^ 
for America. As they arc all of <^* 
very highest cla.ss, it will leave'* 
very large hole In vaudeville cirviMi 
here.' ' 

Among the numbers is Robins,. |Ht 
present at the WIntergarten, Bei^dlr! 
already known In America; lla$t 
York, with terriers, also a repcatrSn 
States; the acrobatic troop, .FJive 
Balassis; Remos Dwftrf.s; Two CmW 
tons; the brother and sister daJM« 
ing pair, Amaraff ; Hans Beta} fWttI 
Hanen; Julius Furst. Breitbart,- the 
strong man, favorite of Vienna,jti 
engaged for an American tour. • m : 

ICven the better numbers Juwe. 
reached the conclusion that even ♦ 
second-class engagement in Amerle* 
means a much better salary liliui 
in fierm.iny as hcadllners. . .n. •...)•' 

If this sort of thing contlnufe •*J'* 
German variety stage will findiit. 
even harder to fill rip Its prograjB* 
than It has in past yeani. I,;,-.- 

It Is quite definite no foreign 
acts, not even Scandinavian or Aus- 
trian, can be expected here this win- 
ter unless conditions considerably 
improve. 

Summer Bills 
HeguliiT summer variety programs 
are given In the WIntergarten and 
.Scala, quite full for the time of year. 
Particular'y good is the bill of the 
Scala. Watson does excellent elec- 
trical tricks. Others Include the Blt- 
voffs, Russian national dances; llie 
Uondats; York's Dogs; Katl JulttoJL 
jngK'ler; Karlo, violin; The Tups, 
Cebruder Willun and Samoets. - > : 

At the WIntergarten fhe bill these 
days falls a' little below the standard 
of the Scala, but, as usual, Robina 
manages to Interest. Tho positig 
groups of A. Salges are alwagra 
tasteful, and from the rest of the 
bill should be mentioned the dwarf 
troop Remos, the balancer JullOs 
Furst; street musicians Dunlo and 
Gegner; Bettie ^ink, tbe operetta 
singer: and the dancing .pair, Vlo- 
i lanti. « II, ' t ■ ^ • . 



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Thjimday, August 8S, IMt 






' K _ -V"* "JV 



iVAu Seville 



"•^—rr, iBi •■:» ■'Ttt'V' ■■.•.■^' 






H 



lAff COMEDY PEOPLE CHARGED 
Wrm PERJURY OVER UQUOR 



Released Under $1,000 Bail Each at Dallas— Many 
Whiskey Botties, Mostly Empty, Poker Chips and 
^- JNaying Cards Found in Dressing Roonu 



*''«- 



#: 



^ Dallaa,~AuK. II. 

The trial may be held this we«k 
at aiz members of the musical 
{tabloid) comedr company arrested 
At tba Happyland theatre when an 
unaxpecied vlalt, while the com- 
yfthx waa Klvlns a matinee, by the 
Soreman of tb« grand jury, district 
^Attorney and deputy sheriffs to the 
tfresslng rooms In the ^theatre re- 
vealed a large number* of whiskey 
bottles, tfiostly empty, poker chips 
And playing card* 

Bob Qreer, producer; Pat Pater- 
ano, principal comedian: May Mary 
Anderson, Dorothy Self and Kdna 
Voore, choristers, and < Jiapephme 
Bart, ticket seller, were released 
In $1,«00 ball eac+i, immediately fol- 
lowing their appearance before the 
srand jury, on a charge of perjury. 

Bach teatlfled under o|ith in the 
Crand Jury room they knew noth- 
ing about the evidence dircovered 
■fcy tne ofllcers. ' 

Tha district attorney has an- 
nounced that hereafjter charges of 
perjury will be laid against all wit- 
neases who "cannot remembsc" and 
"know nothing about It." 

Greer testified he had never seen 

Any booze bottles, drinking or 

gambling In or around the theatre. 

..'Qnet'a tabloid productions are fa- 

IbUlAr to Dallaa. 



mrCH PRODUCING FIRM 
JOINS MAMGERS' ASSN. 

Lewis & GordOT) in P. M. A 
First Play, "The Nervous 
* , Wre«k" 



Al I/ewis and Max Gordon have 
|DiB«d the Producing Managers' 
Aaaociation, and the first legitimate 
production on their own will be 
Owao Davis' "The Nervous Wreck," 
frl^d out last spYlng by Sam H. 

. Barrla. Under the latter's con- 
tract with the author the show was 
to hava reached production by 
Sept. IS, Harris reliuqulsbing the 
Mshta through pressure of otiivr 

. productions. 

Tite new managerial firm will fol- 
low the Davis drama with "The 
!WIM Wescotts," a play by Anne 
Morriton which will feature Vivian 
XlATttn. Lewlfl & Gordon ha^ been 
fnterested In a number of Harris 
tkttractlons, starting with "Wel- 
taine Stranger." At present they 
liAT». Interests In "Rain," "Ice- 
!bo«nd," ""Secrets," "Tin Gods," 
fViX Cylinder Love," and also 
jbotisht In on "The Old Soak" com- 
VMiy which win star Raymond 
Bltehcock. 

"The Nervous Wreck" will debut 
kt Baltimore Sept. 17, featuring 
Otto Kruger and Jane Walker. In 
tba cast are William Hoden, Frank 
McCormack, Edward Arnold, Rob- 
Wt Cummlngs, Albert Hasfett, 
Herbert Cavanaugh, Alfred Wel- 
lington, Jay Wilson and Elmer 
Vhompson. 

Z<ewis & Gordon will continue to 
fcwnaliT active In vaudeville produc- 
ing. Intending to remain in that 
iB«ld permanently. 



CIRCUS ROUTES 

Ringling Bros.-B. B. 
Aug. 24, Eugene, Ore.; 25, Med- 
Wrd; 2T, Chlco, Cal.; 28, Sacra- 
mento; 3^ San Jose; 4, Stockton; 5. 
Modesto: 6, Fresno; 7, VIsalia; 8. 
Bakersfleld. 

Sells- Floto 
. Aug. 84, Decatur. Ill,; 25, SprlnB- 
llald; 27, Joliet; 28, Pontlac; 29, 
Btreator: SO, Kewanee; 31; Aurora; 
Sept 1, Elgin. 

Hagenbaek- Wallace 

, Atig. 24, Cheyennp, Wyo.; 25. Ft. 
ColUns, Colo.; 26, StPrllng; 27, No. 
Platte, Neb.; 28. .Kearney; 29. 
-Hastings; 80, Grand Island; SI, Col- 
umbus; Sept. 1, Norfolk. 

John Robinson 
■ An*. 24, Petoiikey, Mich.; 25, 
TTAverse City: 27. Manl.itee; 28 nig 
RAPlds; 29, Grand Raplda; 30, K.ila- 
masoo; 31, SturKls; Sept. 1, Ply- 
mouth, Ind.; 3, Piqua, O. 



.V. • • Hmt BITKNS and I.YNW 
•'■''' Onanntffd for IX m:natM 
ky Rom a Cnrtls 





AMUSEMENTS LAG IN 
ADVANCE OF MARKET 



patgoi 



US Players Performs Best 



Touches 75- 
Quiet 



-Others 



The amusement flocks failed to 
get into the general advance of 
market prices with any great en- 
thusiasm. Famous improved'stead- 
ily to a top of 7S on Monday, but 
encountered som^ resistance at that 
level and reacted slightly. Loew 
gave signs of life the same day, but 
the climb wad checked just below 
17. Orpheum encountered an ob- 
stacle at 17. • 

The situation appeared to be that 
the low-pi'iced issues followed the 
trend of Famous Players, from 
which they took their cue. In the 
case of the film leader it seemed to 
be a case of the short Interest hav- 
ing retired to a considerable ex- 
tent, the demand was reduced, and 
no leadership appeared on the scene 
to undertake an aggi^ssive cam- 
paign upward. 

However, aside from actual price 
changes there was a general revi- 
sion of market sentiment. Timid 
bulls took courage from reports that 
a number of long pools were in 
process of formation in leading 
issues, such as Corn Products, 
Amcric.in Can and some of the 
steels. While few traders believed 
that a long bull market was In Its 
early stages, sentiment changed 
from pessimistic to hopeful, and ex- 
pectation of a fair-sized rally was 
general. In the case of Famous, the 
stock looks to be In a secondary 
stage of a climb Into the 80's. 

Bear operations, which hammered 
the stock' down from 74- to 69, or 
thereabouts, seem to have been 
pretty well covered In the swing 
back to that level. That completes 
that cycle, and there probably will 
be a period of waiting before It 
responds to the next Influence, ex- 
pected to be a further advance In 
usually well-informed quarters. Be- 
yond the 80*8, the stuck might be 
expected to run Into resistance, due 
to the Lynch holdings overhanging 
the market. 

The sale of Grifnth at 1% and Ite 
prompt recovery to 8 suggests a 
few sales to establish tax losses, al- 
though it Is admitted that dividend 
payments probably' will be omitted 
for the present. One trade of 1,000 
Triangle at 5 cents a share, a loss 
of 7 cents from the last transac- 
tion on the Curb, probably Indicates 
a turn for the same purpose. 

The flummary of transactlonj Aug. 17 to 
23, Inclusive: 

STOCK EXCHANGE 

Thursday — SalftR Htarh.Low. Tjiist. Chit. 

FuLtn, Play,-!... 7.000 7X% 72% 72% + % 

Qcrtdwyn 150 KHi 15% 10% + % 

rx>ew. Inc BOO 1:,% ii% ^tv, + % 

Orphpnm 200 1A% 16% 16% 

Iloston sold no Orptieum. 

Frldny— 

Fam. Play.-L.. S.IOO 74% 7S 14% +1% 

Do. pfd 200 no BO 00 +1 

t»ew, Inc 800 10% 15% 15% - % 

Orpheum 100 16% 16% 16% 

Saturday— 

Pam. ri.iy.-l,.. 4.400 75 74% 744 + % 

Ix)ew, Inc BOO 15% ,15% 15% +S 

Orpheum »00 17% 10% 17% -I- % 

Orpheum pfd... 100 Bl SI Bl 

Monday— 

Fam. Play.-L., 3.100 75% 7S 7.1% —1 

Qoldwyn 100 17% 17% ITV, ■ ■■; 

I,oew, Inc 1,600 lff% 16 IBVi 4- It 

Orpheum 800 17rt 17% 17% ^ ',', 

noBton sold no Orpheum. 

Tuesday— 

Pam. Play.-r,.. 2.700 74% 7$ 74 +% 

Do. pM 1.000 8S% 8»% Hfl% — % 

I,oew. Inc 200 16 15% 15% — <i 

Orpheum BOO 17% 17 17 — % 

IJoston sold no Orpheum, « 

Wednesday— 

Fam. Play.-L.. 7.800 74% 72% 7D% -% 

Do. pfd 2IW 8H S7 87 —2% 

Orpheum 500 17 17 17 

THE CURB 

ThuraJay— S^lcs Hixh-Low. Liwt. Ch*. 

Griirith ino 8 3 3 + \i 

Triangle- 1.000* » » » — 7 

• Cent! a share. 

LaRue-HamUton Sketch — Orpheum 

The Orpheum Circuit nray engage 
ITale Hamilton and Grace Laliue to 
appear on one bill with Miss LaRue 
to dv her single turn, also appear 
witn her husband in his sketch. . 




HENRIETTA and WARRINER 

(SCINTILtA'^INO aONO' STARS) 
As I went "Swinging r><»wn the 
Lane," "Beside. a Babbling BrQOk," 
I saw "Carmena" .with "Sunny Jim," 
who was. "Rolllng'Down to Rio," and 
"Her Honeymoon Time" will be 
"One Thousaml Tears From Now." 

Direction: FATCA8EY AQENOY. 
Personal Representative: 

KENNETH RYAN. 



GEO. BENNEH AND WIFE 
ARRESTED IN FRISCO 



Charged With Violating Nar- 
cotic Laws — Reported Hav- 
ing Been in Vaudeville 



San Francisco, Aug. 28. 

Federal authorities tTrreated here 
late last week George Bennett and 
May Malloy Bennett, his wife, on 
chargea of having violated the nar 
cotic laws. 

The federal agents alleged Ben 
nett when arrested was in the act 
of passing drugs to a user. He Is 
said to have had drugs concealed 
beneata a wide rubber band around 
his wrist when apprehended. 

Bennett swallowed a package and 
was rushed to the emergency hospi- 
tal, where a stomach pump was em- 
ployed to regain the evidence. 

It Is asserted Jboth of the Bennetts 
are hapeless drug addicts. Mrs. 
Bennett was arrested several weeks 
ago on a similar charge. They have 
both appeared in big time vaude- 
ville, it is said, and were held when 
arrested In lieu of bail. 



POI^ HOUSE RAISE 

Slight Increase of Seals With New 
Season 



A raise in admission prices Is 
scheduled for most of the family 
Keith and Moss houses this Sep- 
tember, when the annual price re- 
vision Is made. Most of the split 
week houses are playing to an 83c. 
top, to be boosted to a )1.16 for 
Saturdays and Sundays. Orches- 
tra seats which got 60c. on week 
days will be 6Sc. Instead. 

In the big houses, playing full 
weeks, no price scale change has 
been set, but it Is intended a gen- 
eral push back In rows will take 
place. 

This wilt mean a division of or- 
chestra seats In present prlcea, ac- 
cording to the situation of the row. 



BALTIMORE SETTLED 



stags Hands and Musicians ^Receive 
Incraasa 



Baltimore. Aug. 22. 

Stage hands of the Baltimore the- 
aters will get a 15 per cent increase 
this season, while the musicians 
occupying the local pits have re- 
ceived an Improvement In their 
working conditions as the result of 
a meeting with the Baltimore Tho- 
atrica'. Managers' Association last 
week. 

Seventy-flve dollars was the old 
scale In effect, and this year they 
will receive the increase. TJj* mu- 
sicians here receive $50 in the bur- 
losqtie houses and about the same 
rate in the vaudeville places. Their 
concessions from the managers wa« 
to have their rehearsal hours les- 
sened from three to two. 



STAN STAKLEY ON STAGE 

Swn Stanley's new act. with his 
wife, Mie; will keep Stanley on the 
stagejhroughout the entire act. 

Stanley wiU not be the audience 
for the first time in six years. 



.;S ,'»■ 



ASSWS BOOKED THEATRES 

NOW OPENING SUNDAYS 



.H.. 't-:.: 



All Sunday Openings in Seven-Day Towns — Other 
Bookings by Association and Dates of Opening 
Listed in'Detail 



Chicagol Aug. it. 

Monday openings iii thiMitrefl 
which play vaudeville on^ Sundays 
has become a thing of nte past. 
There will not be a single hoUse on 
the books of the Western Vaudeville 
Managers' Association for next sea- 
son which will have a Monday open- 
ing where vaudeville is presented on 
Sunday. The three theatres open- 
ing Monday are the Liberty, Un- 
coln. Neb.; Novelty, Topeka, Kan.; 
and the Electric, Springfield, Mo. 
But none of these houses play 
vaudeville Sunday. 

The last house on the Association 
books to give up its Monday open- 
ing will be the Academy, Chicago, 
which changes to a Sunday opening 
with the start of its regular season. 
Sept. 2. The Palace (Orpheum) 
changed from Monday to Sunday, 
openin^i last seaso>, and the Majes- 
tic (Orpheum) changed fro^ a Mon- 
day to a Sunday opening when it 
gave up its two-a-day for its pres- 
ent policy. The American (Junior 
Orpheum) plays a special show Sun- 
days and opens a three -day bill 
Mondays, but this make; It a Sun 
day opening for the one bill. 

The opening or the now season 
will sec the Empress, Omaha, be- 
come a full week Instead of a split 
as last season. I't will use stz acts 
instead of four. The house has had 
musical comedy stock for the sum 
mer. The season will probably open 
Sept. 2. The Columbia, St. Loul'a 
a split week last season, will also 
become a full week, opening Sept. 2. 

The K :zie, Chicago, the oldest 
outlying vaudeville house on the As- 
sociation's books, will open Aug. SO. 
The Majestic, at Cedar Rapids, now 
playing the Billy Maine Musical 
Comedy Company, opens Aug. 26. 
The Rialto, Racine, Wis., will play a 
special show for three days, starting 
•Sept. i, and will play vaudeville 
both halves of that particular week, 
but after that will play last halves 
only. 

Vaudevills Wssk-Ends 

The Orpheum, Kenosha, Wis., will 
open for the season Sept. I, and play 
vaudeville Saturdays an ' Sundays, 
a policy duplicated at several points. 
As there will be no vaudeville played 
on other days of the week, the places 
do not became a Monday opening 
with a cKange of bill. The New Gar- 
rick, Fond du Iac, Wis., opens 
Sept. 1. 

The Electric, Springfield, Mo., had 
a summer .policy and has not been 
closed, but tRe regular season starts 
Aug. 20. The Olobe, Kansas City, 
also with a summer policy, opens Its 
regular season Sept. 2. The Elec- 
tric, St. Joseph, Mo., will open Aug. 
28. F. O. Williams, assistant man- 
ager at the Olobe, at Kansas City, 
Mo., will manage the Electric this 
coming season. 

The Wall, Fremont, Nefti., whicl 
has passed to the control of th^ 
Hostettler Amusement Co., with 'I 
or 10 theatres in that section, will 
open with Association booklngs- 
Auff. 27. The Unique, Bau CInIre, 
Wis., opens Aug. 30, and the Rex, 
Chippewa Falls, Wis., Sept. 2. Both 
houses are operated by one concern, 
of which H. A. Schwahn is manager. 
The Majestic, Grand Island, Neb., 
which is playing a pummer policy, 
opens Its regular season Sept. 2. 
The Novelty, Topeka, Knn., opens 
Sept. 3. The Klectric. at Kansas 
City, Kan., opens Sept. 2; Klectric at 
Joplirt, Mo., opens Sejt. 2; Orpheum, 
Sioux Falls, S. v.. Sept. 2; Liberty, 
Lincoln, Neb., opens Sept. |. 

Several houses are waiting until 
after Sept. 1 to open. The" Orpheum. 
Leavenworth, Kan., will open Its 
season Sept. 9. The Orpheum, at 
Green Bay. Wl.".. will not open until 
Sept. 27, and then will piny liist 
halves only. The Appleton theatre. 
Appleton, Wis., will not open until 
Sept. 16. The Peerless, at Kwnnee, 
III., opens Sept. 9. Several points 
booked by Joe Krhc'r In St. Lnnlr 
will not start vaudeville until after 
Sept. 15. 

The Kmpress. at Rochester. Minn., 
will start Its new seasori Aup. 31, 
pl.iylng vaudovlKe Friday ,itul S.nt- 
urdiy only, and the Opera IPiUfe .nt 
Winona. Minn., will hecin Si'nday 
vaiidevllle bills on Sept. 2. 

The fhontres at F.ir«o. N. D:; 
Grand Forks, U. D., and Aberdeen. 



S. D., which ltr« booked by the W. ▼. 
M. A., have remained open ail sum- 
mer. Also the Gary and Broadway 
at Gary, Ind. So have the Broad- 
way Strand, the Marshall Square, 
the lUington, the Biltmore, Rose- 
land and Central Park theatres 1b 
Chicago, which play vaudeville com- 
ing under the classification of "pres- 
entations," being picture House acts. 
St. Louis Branch Bookings 

The St. Louis branch will book the 
Hippodrome at Alton. III., startinig 
S^t. 3; Avenue, at East St Louis, 
Ill.,«opening Sept. 9 with a recular 
policy (replacing the present sum- 
mer policy); Lyric, at East St. 
Louis, 111., opening Sept. 18; the 
Grand, Centralia, III., opening Sept. 
1; Hippodrome, Murphyaboro, IIU ' 
Sept. 17. and Hippodroihe, Herrla. 
liU Sept. 18; Lyric, Cartersville, lU., 
Sept. It; Sedalla, Sedalla, Mo., Sept. 
23; Grand Uoberly, Mo., Sept tO; 
Orpheum, Hannibal, Mo., Sept 1: 
Strand, Emporia, Kan. Sept 14; 
Rex, Arkansas City, K4ij, Sept •; 
Tackett Coffey villa, Kan.. Sept. 24; 
Best, Parsons, Kan., Sept. 17. Th* 
Mat,toon, Mattoon, III.; Palaoa, Pana, 
111.; Elks, theatre. TaylorvlIIe. Ill, 
and Grand, at Carllnvill*, which 
have bad vaudevills this summer, 
yiit cohtinoe.-^ ,' 

The Cagltol, Davenport low*, 
which plays "presentatton" acts 
with pictures, opens its regular sea- 
son Aug. 26; Rialto, Omaha; Det 
Moines theatre, and Broadway, 
Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the aam* 
date. The Princess, Sioux City, 
Iowa, will start Sept 2; Newman, 
Kansas City, Mo.; Alhambra. Strand 
and Park, Milwaukee; SUte, Ifin- 
neapolls; Capitol, St Paul, and 
Garrick, Duluth, will also hav* thia 
picture house service. 



• 4 



SIXTEEN LOEW BILLS 
TRAVEUNG INTACT 

Going Over Full-Week Route 

of Circuit— Rrat Startt'" 

September 10 ; 



Vaudeville shows booked over the 
Loew circuit will travtl lat«ct for 
16 week* beginning Sept 10. The* 
shows, consisting of five acts, will 
open tn, Baltimore, travel down 
through the south and then north 
again to Boston. 

The route will be as follows (all 
full weeks): Baltimore, Washing- 
ton, Atlanta, Birmingham, Mempl\is, 
New Orleans, week travel, Milwau- 
kee, Chicago, Dayton, Cleveland, 
travel Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa.' 
Buffalo and Boston. 

One split week Is Injected In the 
route being London and Ontario, 
which Is to be played either before 
or after Toronto, The New Eng- 
j^nd time, Springfield and Provi- 
dence (split wc^s), and New York 
follow Boston, where the shows 
break up. 



:hC<:, 



NAME COMPLAINTS 

Several Filed Last Week for D«- 
elsiona 

Three of the complaints last week 
were caused by alleged name tn- 
frlngments. They were made by 
Tarzan, the ape act, against "Tar- 
zan," a wrestler In one of Jimmy 
Cooper's burlesque shows^ Natalie 
of Platov and Natalie, against Be- 
dalie and Natalie, and The Mad- 
caps against an act billed as Mad- 
caps. 

Other complaints Include Tom 
Dingle's against Crafts and H.Til"y, ' 
alleging Infrlngment on the entire 
routine of talk which Dingle used . 
In vaudeville when with Jack Cor- 
ror«n. Dingle is now. In "Tiie Rise.' 
of Uo.<.le O'Uellly." 

Reeder and Armstrong claim that 
the lit corsisting of playli g two 
pinno? ot ihe i.ame time is oris- 
lii",! v'itl' tliem'ielvea ^n.l ^ani Mar- 
tin K. Morton.wn rostralnod from 
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Thursday, August 23, 1923 



OVER 70% OF STAGE HANDSUKAIJ 
MAKING DEMAND FOR NEW SCM 



126 I. A. T. S. E. LocaU Strictly of Stage Hands- 
Average Increase from 15 to 35 Per Cent. — Two 
Disputes Settled by International 



Ov^r 70 per cent of (he looalB of 
the International Alliance of The- 
atrical Stage Employees and Motion 
-I'lcture Operators of the United 
States and Canada are seeking a new 
wag* scale and working conditions, 
to become ettectlve Sept. 1. 

Of the «28 locals In the orgaolia- 
tion, 452 have submitted new wage 
demands and working conditions VP 
their local managers and managers" 
organfaatlon. Of the other 30 ^er 
cent, half of that number of locals 
have an agreement which took effect 
last year and does not expire until 
September. 1»24. 

The balance of the locals, it is 
said by the International heads, are 
satlsned with their working condi- 
tions or are confronted with cer- 
laln local conditions which preclude 
at this time their asking for a read- 
justment. 

Of the 62S local bodies In the Alli- 
ance, only 128 are wliat are known 
as strictly stage hand organizations 
to which the carpenters, property 
men and electricians employed In 
the theatres belong. The other lo- 
cals have a mixed membership, 
which Includes the stage employee's' 
and picture operators; or In the blg- 
Ker cities, where there are Eufflcient 
picture operators to form a local, 
they are given a separate charier. 

Demands for revision of wages 
have been placed before the man- 
agers and their respective organlia- 
tions since last June. All of the 
bodies function under their own local 
autonomy, and are privileged by 
their charter to submit any wage 
demands they feel adequate to their 
( mployers. 

Locals- Managsrs Confsrenc* 
Conferences between these locals 
•ind the managers have been going 
along In all parts of the United 
States and Canada for the past two 
months. According to reports ro- 
oolved by the International ofllces 
in New York City, about Ji per cent 
(If those negotiating have reached 
Mcttltments with the managers for 
noxt season. As the local Is not 
.^impelled to advise the interna- 
tional as to what Its dohiand« iox 
wages and working conditions arc 
until it is found impossible to make 
an adjustment locally, the interna- 
tional office does not become cogni- 
zant of what the wage scale and 
working conditions are until around 
Oct. 1, when the locals will file a 
schedule of their workinR condi- 
tions with the international body. 

In case the local cannot effect a 
settlement with the local manage- 
ment, word is sent to the Interna- 
I'lonnl olllcc in New York and from 
there a general organizer of the 
r. A. T. S. E. is dc-ipotohed to the 
scat of the trouble. He confers 
with both the stage hands and man- 
agers individually and afterward 
tails a general meeting, where, as 
a rule, settlement ia efTerted. It Is 
said by the International ofUcp that 
ill 93 per cent, of the ca.^iea where 
a general organizer Is called In a 
Hi-ttlomcnt Is efteeled. 

Increase from IS to 35 Per Cent, 
From advices received in the In- 
lornatloiial oflice In New York, the 
iiiorcaeo requested by the locals 
runs from 15 to 35 per cent. 

At the present time in some ot the 
smaller towns where there may b6 
one or two picture operators work- 
ing with show open at night only, 
the salary runs between $20 and $23 
a week. In others of the smaller 
towns where afternoon and night 
shows are given In the picture 
liousrs and vaudeville pcrCormances 

iu:* held, tiiA acala avcr.iccs around 

$35 a week. In the smaller ciiies 
witU Icrrltlmato and vaudeville 
•ihows, the scale is api)roxiii'ateIy 
$40 n week. In the cities wil'i a 
population of 350,000 or mole the 
scale runs between $40 and $50 a 
week, while in the larger cities Die 
scale lias been averaged at liclween 
$50 and $60 a w-^ek. 

In the smaller towns tli< new iN - 
inaiids I all for an averaRc liicnase 
iif about 20 per cent . while in the 
medium-sized cltlcB the Increases 



asked i-un about 30 per cent., and 
m the larger cities, according to 
information received by the Inter- 
national offlces. the Increase runs 
anywhere from 16 to $6 per cent. 
Ywo Disputes Settled 
Up to the present time tho' Alli- 
ance has been called upon to func- 
tion twice and send an organizer 
Into communities where there was 
a dispute. In both of these places 
a settlement was effected. 

It Is expected, though, that .short- 
ly after Sept.. 1, when the managers 
and the local organizations have 
failed to come to an agreement, 
that a large number of requests 
will be mad<i upon the International 
organization to step In and inter- 
cede. • 

Where Vo settlement is elTecl>-d. 
the "road call" is Issued by the In- 
ternational organization which keeps 
all members of the Alliance and its 
afniiated organizations In the Amer- 
ican Federation of Labor from 
working In the theatre where there 
may be a dispute or controveiisy. 
Towns with {load Call 
At the prefcnt time the road call 
Is in effect for theatres in Flint, 
Mich.; Lansing, Mich.; Newport 
News, Va.; Webster, Mass.; Bloom - 
Ington, Ind.; Defiance, Ohio; Mo- 
desto, Cal. ; Joplin, Mo.; Binbee, 
Ariz.: Sherman, Texas; Norfolk, 
Va.; Waltham, Mass.; Cortland, 
N. Y.; B.-ockville. Can.; Council 
Bluffs. Iowa; Winston-Salem, N. C; 
Lios Angeles, Cal.; Winnipeg, Can.; 
Lexington, Ky., and Butler, Pa. 

The road call in some of these 
cities dates back as far as Jan. 17, 
191&I and the International Alliance 
docs not anticipate any agreement 
will be reached for the coming sea- 
son. 

The only wage agreement that 
the Alliance itself enters Into Is that 
covering the men travelling with 
road shows. An adjustment was 
made in their behalf several weeks 
ago with the International Theat- 
rical Assn. agreeing that beads ot 
departments travelling with produc- 
tions bo paid $75 a week for the 
coming season, instead of $62.50. 
which was paid during the past 
season. 




"NAMES" FROM PICTURES AS Am 
BEING ANGLED FOR BY ORPHEUN 



Harry Singer on Const Reported Doing MUsionafi^ 
Work for Western Vaudeville Circuit — Rkhard' 
Barthelmess and Dorothy Dalton Among Latest 



SUN'S TAB CIRCUIT 



46 Weeks Claimed with 60 Tabs 
Booked— No Play on Percentage 



HARRY STODDARD 

At the Palace, Chicago 
This Week (August 1S> 

Back In the windy city and feel- 
ing at home after a wonderful re- 
ception on Sunday — Making many 
new friends en route west. 

HARRY STODDARD 

and \\\% Orchestra 

Direction ROSE A CURTIS 

Personal Representative JOS. B. 

FRANKLIN 

Stage and Technical Director LEO 

J.-LaBLANC 



Tho Gu» Sun circuit will begin 
playing 4« weeks of dates for tab- 
loids in addition to its reguMK 
vaudeville circuit on Sept 10, wmP ' 
the nrst tab opens at the Gaiety, 
Baltimore. Jack DIckstein, for the 
past three years road man for tlje 
Sun oflice, is in the New York of- 
fice, lining up bouses and tabs for 
thd additional circuit. 

Sixty .different tabs have been 
booked over the additional circuit. 
They range in casts from 12 to 20 
people. Mone of the taba are to lie 
booked into a house *n a percentage 
basis, all being paid a guaranteed 
salary, which la set for every house 
on the route. * a 



MARRIAGES 

Miuray Howard (Murray and 
Alan) June 23 to Bessie Ascher, 
non professional, at the Jiome of 
the parents of the bride. 

Nellie Nelson, pianiflte and singer 
with Mabel Burke and John Cutty 
in vaudevll'.e, Aug. 3. at the New 
York City Hall, to Ira Arnoff, cigar 
merchant. Mrs. Arnoff will retire 
from the stage. 

Johnny Hyman to Georglana Jef- 
.frey (non - professional), Monday. 
Aug. 20. Mr. Hymaa is in vaude- 
ville. 

Walter Woodruff Yeakle to Jen- 
nie Ida May BlenchessI, July 23, in 
Mlsml, Fla. The groom was for- 
merly of yeakle and Burt, and now 
' runs fi dancing studio under the 
name of Professor Yale. The bride 
is professionally known as Little 
Corinne ("Monte Christo, Jr."). 



Buffalo. Aug. 22. 

A meeting of vaudevilltf^anagerB 
of some 22 theatres supplied with 
bills by Qua Sun will be held here 
at the Statler hotel next Tuesday. 

The conference was called at the 
suggestion of A. C. Hayman of the 
Strand, Niagara Falls, and Is de- 
signed to effect a better booking 
understanding. 

J. W. Todd of Sun's New York 
Exchange will address the meeting 
in an attempt to case conditions 
which have handicapped bookings 
here and in upstate stands. 



The Orpheum circuit, the weat« ' 
em bi^-time vAudevlVe chain, eeeilM 
to be maklns a steady drive to ■•• , 
cure "names" from pictures a« ' 
headlinet'a In acts, mostly «keto&ea^ 
In its houses for 'next summer. 

It appears to be In l)n« with tk*. ., 
recently expanded playing policy oC 
the Orpheum* for Its large coWt;', 
twice-daily theatres. It ia rfporte4\ 
the Orpheum bills o( late have fre«-* 
quently reached up to $7,000 In sal* 
ary cost weekly. ■- 

Harry Singer, the Orpheutt'»' 
coast general representative, is ealA 
to have been doing considerabl* 
missionary work for his circuit 
among the picture s^ars at Holly- 
wood. The latest apjlroached «r* - 
mentioned ^ taking In Kiclutftt:^ 
Barthelmesa and Dorothy DaltOBi 
although If the Dalton engagemfnt 
Ls consuiilmated, it may be in Ihe . 
east, as Miss Dalton lately returned 
to New York from a visit abroaA 

Other picture "names'* negotiateA'^ 
for by the Orpheum have been pr«« - 
viously reporte<l. 



WESTERN HOUSES PLACED 

Tink Humphries May Divide Time 
Between New York and Chicago 



CAPITAL'S DEMANDS 



stage 



Hands 10 Per Cent.— 23 Per 
Cent, for Operators 



Washington, Aug. 22. 

Following in the lead of the mu- 
sicians who have requested a 20 per 
cent. Increase, the stage hands am" 
operators are also demanding in- 
creases In pay for the coming sea- 
son from the local managers. 

Tho man.agers, now holding tliel" 
annual mcctinge, have had these 
requests before them for two ilay.s. 
with no action token. 

The stage hands ask a 10 per 
cent, increase, which wiil mean 
about $5 more weekly in the pic- 
ture houses, but considerable more 
than that in the legitimate theatres. 
duo to the various departments 
necessary to maintain in the latter 
houses. 

The operators are asking an in- 
crease of 2.1 per cent., their present 
wage being $56.70. while foi tho 
coniint; seapon they wart $T0.0') 



BIRTHS 



Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brower, a 
their home In Louisville, Aug. 20 
daughter. Mr. Brower is the vaude 
viile monologist. 



DA¥£ CHASEN HOME TODAY 



MIXED PROGRAM 

Thre* Yiddish and Three English 
Acts at Gabel's 

Miix liabel's theatre at IHUli 
Ktr> ot and I'iftli nvcMiie wiil be ic- 
oiei.erl under Its old name of the 
,Mt. Monls Aiijr 31, with mixed 
ViiUlisli find KnRlish vauileville. 
Tills win tie the first time for Jew- 
ish vauilevillo uiJtown. The house 
will play three acts of that variety 
with three F.nRlish stieaking turns 
nn the same bill, in aildllinn to pic- 
ture.''. A 2.1-50 top tor a'dmi.esltm 

The hf'isn will <ontlnue to be 
operated liy the llaliel Amusement 
Co., and directed by M. I/. Fieiscli- 
man. vice-president of the er.m- 
l«'ni^ . .« 



ILL AND INJURED 

Blackface Eddie Talbot is In the 
Washington Park Hospital, Chicago, 
with an attack of Inflammatory 
rheumatism. 

Nancy Deckert has recovered from 
a serious operation and this week 
rejoined Ted Lewis' "Frolics." 

Sylvia Little, the Australian co- 
medienne who broke her leg while 
rehearsing a dance, has recovered 
and will appear In Oliver Baileys 
new production. 

Arthur Evelyn -Llarilet, British 
actor-manager, is seriously 111 In 
his London home, ai»a there is little 
hope for his recovery. He recently 
underwent a gland operation which 
was said to have rejuvenated him. 
but it resulted in his present Illness. 
He Is 76 years old and well known 
In this country. 



Keith's, Toledo, will be a full-week 
stand next season, bookM out of 
New York by Johnny Collins. Keith's 
Palace, Indianapolis, and National, 
Louisville, will be spMt weeks; 
Keith's Dayton and Lexington, split, 
will be booked from the East, as 
will the Palace, Cincinnati, and Hip- 
podrome, Cleveland. 

All of these houses were formerly 
booked through ihe Chicago Keith 
ofHce, but brought to New York be- 
fore the summer months. 

The decision to continue booking 
the Middle Western split and full 
W«eks from New York has revived 
rumors that C. SU (Tlnk) Humphries, 
Keith's Chicago manager, would 



SYSTEM OF FINES FOR 
GROSS CARELESSNESS 



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Keith's Office Posts Notice t<i ; 
Agents— Negligence Brings 



About Annoyance 



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Agents booking in the Kaitll - 
vaudeville office who make avoid* : 
able mistakes whieh cause hold-upA i 
In bills and bookings will be aull*' 
Ject to fines in the future, accord>( 
ing to a bulletin posted In the oBIC^i • 

The bulletin cites where (roaf' 
negligence and carelessness caiM«it '■'■ 
the booking office much trottbI« itt • 
getting programs ready on timik 
and says: 

"I am afraid the only method dt, 
correcting this evil is charging yoti 
in dollars and cents for your Iltl><*' ■' 
takes in the future. I think K# ' 1 
wlU^try this method" • i 

•Tho bulletin in full runs: — 

"To the Artists Representatlvaa: ; 

"You should acquaint youraelT^ .'1 
with all matters appertaining t# i 
transportation. Last week it wall 



make his future headquarters in discoveqed that a certain animal AQftl 



New York City or divide his time \ could 
equally between the metropolis and 
CJiicago. • 



next eiigtlCffa; 



LATER OPENINGS 



Wisconsin 



Dodging 
Start 



Labor Day 



22. 



HOUSES OPENING 

The Capitol. ITnlon Hill, one of 
the Frank Hall houses opens with 
Keith vaudeville Monday, bookel by 
Johnny Coll!n.->. The rouse wii; play 
two shows dai'y, »even act.a w.ck- 
-daya,^ with aa cxt'a txV adilcil Hj.!- 
urday 4nd Sundty Lint, seas.i;i the 
Capitol played Keith vauilev:Ue, 
booked by lUII McCaffrey, and Idter 
by Arthur Blondell. 



REDUCED PLANIATION DAYS' 

A conden.-ed version of "rianta- 
tion Days," colored review, is beins 
readied for vandovlMe. Harper and 
Blanks will head the company iif 12. 
Sllvertone Four featured. 

It Is a Tisliman & O'Xclll prfldiic- 
tlon, to open late next month for 
Pantages. It is currently playing at 
•Shuffle Inn, a Ilarkm eabareti 



Chicago, Aug. 

riieatres in Wisconsin are open- 
ing later than usual this year. 
Managers are selecting dates late 
In the month and passing up Labor 
Day, not financially interesting 
last fall. Shows which have sousht 
early bookings In Wisconsin have 
been turned down and vaudeville 
houses arc holding back later than 
ever before In the history of that 
form of amusement. 

There Is a general disposition to 
open later than usual in the entire 
mid -west, with the exception of 
Michigan. 

UORT SINGER'S OPERATION 

Chicago, Aug. 22. 

Mort 11. Singer, vice-president of 
the Orpheum Circuit, came down 
to work Saturday, as usual, went 
to the Sherman hotel at noon com- 
ptei-ning xA ijefnK ill.- *nd was 
operated upon at the Michael Recs 
hospital at six that evening for 
acute appendicitifl. 

At la.'t reports he is doing well 

Brokers Switching Houses 
.Several booking switches will oc- 
cur In the Keith olllco before the 
sr-.ron opcrs. The Colonial, Krle, 
booked by Arthur Blondell, will be 
booked'by Johnny Collins beginning 
Sept. 3. 

Kbith's, Syracuse, booked by John- 
ny. Collins, will be booked by Jack 
I Dempsey, beginning Sept. 3. 



not make its 
ment because of trfinsportatlMI 
difficulty. The agent knew nothUv'/. 
about it until it was almost to*;: 
late to correct the difficulty. Whelf-f^ 
you sell an act you should knoir.^ 
before closing with tho booklnii^' 
man that it can be delivered, » 

"A few days ago a booking aMB 
asked a certain representative hmr 
many people were in his act and til* 
representative was unable to an- 
swer. The man who knows what 
he is talking about is the man who 
succeeds. The majority of the •*• 
tlsts representatives unfortunatalF. 
handle their offices In a very caM« 
less manner. I am afraid the only 
method ot correcting this evil !• 
charging you in dollars aiid oenta 
for your mistakes. 1 think we wUl 
try this method. . . 'Z 

"I have Just learned that theMfi- 
was a disappointment in one of 
our important houses Sunday but 
no representative could be found 
in tho afternoon. Hereafter when 
you sign the Sunday register put 
your telephone number beside you«> 
name. ■> 

"Whoever represents your offi(A$ 
will be called frequently during th«" 
day." -Weatiurih. 'j[ 



FORDHAM FULL WIEirT*" 



Six Acts 



and Pictures 
firade 



of Bettar 



Keith's Fordham in the Bronx, 
heretofore playing a spit week 
policy of pop voudcville will switch 
Id a full week Sept. 3. Danny Slm^ 
mens will supply the bills as prf« 
viously. 

Tho Fordham with the cbang* 
win play a better grade than in the- 
past with the number of acta re« 
malning at six and a picture roui»tf«» 
Ing out the^ program. 



iK'^V' 



'Thursday; Aufuit 23, 1923 



£ VAUDEVILLE 



r-'TTOr^w^p^Sf'r: *'■««!» 



LOCAL NO. 3iO FIGHTS LOCAL S02 
OVER MANAGERS' AGREEMENT 



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Local No. 802 Only Will Bo Recognized, Say Man- 
agers — 310 Holds Meeting, Reaching Ultimatum 
for Members, Managers and Organizations 



' With local 802 the recognised body 
•t tk* Americitn Federation cociinK 
to an agreement with the legitimate, 
▼audevllle and burlesque theatre 
managwi of Greater New York 
trhereby their members will g«;t nn 
•pproxlmate increaaa of 28 per cent. 
in wages beginning Labor Day. the 
Musical Mutual Protective union, 
formerly local 310 of the Federation, 
vote4 at u meeting held early 
Wedneeday morning tbtt un iiltl- 
matum be oerved on the theatre 
managers ot Xew Tork specifying 
that the members of that organ it a - 
tioa would rut abide by any agicc- 
nient entered Into by local 802. 

They also voted that the mar.ugers 
muat enter Into an agreement with 
tbtir organization before Sept. 1 
and repudiate the agreement made 
with 802. o\ the M. 1^ P. I', men 
would go on Kirikt on iaept.' I. 

At the meeting held Jn the M. M. 
P. U. headqiiartcrs iti| 8<lli sireet, 
which begun at midnight Tueird.-ty 
and last until four o'crbck WedneH- 
day mornhig. tiiere was denunciu- 
tloh of Jowi)li N. Wel>er. president 
of the Anver!can Federation cf Xfu- 
al elans. 

Anthony Mu'lt-rl, president ot tlic 
M. M. F. l'.. who presided, u-as in- 
structed to submit an ultimatum 
npon the various theatre managers' 
organizations in the city and make 
them sign an agreement whereby 
119 would be recognized as the of- 
' Ootal body of musicians. This agrcc- 
niMit, according to the vote of the 
itoAr, must be signed by the man- 
acers, and a new wage scale in ex- 
cess of that agreed* upon witli 802 
Im decided upon by Sept. 1. or the 
M. it. P. LT. men would vacate their 
Xtoaltlons in the Orcater City on 
that date. 

To strengthen this point, resigna- 
tion blanks were passed among the 
members. The blank reads that the 
member tenders his resignation in 
802, to become eilective immediately. 
Mulierl says his body has a raem- 
berahip of 8.500 and by Friday (to- 
morrow) he expects to have About 
7,0im-Bignaturea on the blanks when 
tbey will be delivered to local 802. 
Meantime Mjlierl will present his 
Ultimatum to the International The- 
atrical Association and the Vaude- 
Tille Managers' Association and re- 
Jl^rt the results at the next meeting, 
Hrhich will be held on Tuesday 
alffht 

Ziast spring around 8,000 resigna- 
tion blanks were filed at the head- 
quarters of 310 which would "re- 
lease the members from their ob- 
ligations to 802, but were never de- 
livered to that organization. 
, ^ Recognize Only 802 

Viinqulries of both managers' or- 
(anlzations brought forth the st.tte- 
ment that 802 w^as the recognized 
organization of the American Fed- 
eration of Musicians ' and afllllated 
with the American Federation of 
Labor; that the managers would 
.only do business with that body 
and had and would continue tn dis- 
regard any overtures made by the 
M. M. P. U. 

Six conferences during Aiipust 
were held between committees rep- 
resenting local 802 and the I. T. A. 
and the V. M. P. A., and when the 
agreement was reached much sur- 
prise was expected. The wage .ic.Tle, 
even though considerable attention 
was paid to it, was secondarj- in im- 
portance to certain working coiuli- 
Uons the men asked. New working 
conditions for vaudeville, v.^uilevilie 
and picluie theatres and inotlon 
picture theatres were agreed upon, 
but the committees will still have 
several more sessions regardli:g cer- 
tain new conditions that are wanted 
in the musical comedy and leRiti- 

" iratte iResTfes. n is TuptctPti that 

these condllions will be agreed upon 
at a meeting which will be Ii'Id on 

■ Vriday. 

—^ •tew Vaudeville Scale 

In the tv.o-n-day, or vauilc, ille 
and burlesque houses where tlio men 
received $47 to '$52 a week fr>i- H 

. performar.o s, $6G a week will lie 
paid, lx-;ui«is in these house.s rue to 
get $78 a w<teit. 
Theatre:, of the type of the Cai'i- 



tol, Strand. Itivcli. Rialto and Cri- 
terion, where the men received %Si 
last season, will pay $80, while the 
contractors in these houses will 
have their pay Increased from $80 
to ftS a week. The smaller pic- 
ture theatres of all classes, which 
do or do not play vaudeville, where 
from $47 to $1J2 a week was paid, 
v/ill now give tlie men $65 a week, 
and the contractors $78 a weelc. 

The dramatic theatros where eight 
performances are given which last 
season paid their men $4C a week, 
will now give them $63. with the 
leaders, or contractors getting $8( 
Instead of $78 a we»k. The scale for 
the musical comedy houses calls for 
an increase from $57 to $8I> for the 
men and from $75 to $83 for the 
contractor?. The reason given for 
more mcney being paid tlte con- 
tractors in Ihe dramatic houses than 
those in the nusical comedy the- 
atres, is that in th: former, besides 
t>eing compelled to handle the men. 
tiicy must also take the responsibil- 
ity of leading the orchestra, which 
is not asked of the contractor in 
the musical hoiises, as each attrac- 
tion carries its own musical direc- 
tor. 

New Working Conditions 

The new working conditions ob- 
tained for men working in vaude- 
ville and picture and str.iight pic- 
ture houses include an Intermission 
of two hours and three-fourths, in- 
stead of two houi» and a half be- 
tween shows. 

Instead of a 15 minute intermis- 
sion during the show in picture 
houses, the men will get one of 20 
minutes. In tlie theatres where 
vaudeville an(} a feature picture 
program is given the men are to 
get a 20 minute rest during the run 
ot the feature where in the past 
they were allowed none. 

No information was forthcoming 
as to what the new working condi- 
tions that the men asked for which 
they have as yet not been granted | 
by the legitimate managers. 

Even though the Increase granted 
the men was not just what was 
aaked for, it is said to have been 
satisfactory to all parties concerned, 
and the 802 reprcsentatlvea prom- 
ised the managers that they would 
live up to the agreement regard- 



less what action the M. M. P. V. 
may take. The 802 orri(;lals also 
told the managers tliat in case any 
of the men should decide to walk 
out In sympathy with Ihe 310 move- 
ment, that provisions would be made 
fo .replace them without crippling 
Ihe performance or sliow. 
No Period .Set 

No agreement was re.iclied as to 
the length of the new scale or work- 
ing conditions, but it is said that 
it will probably be entered into for 
a two year porif>d at least. This 
will be decided upon by vote of the 
members of the union at their next 
general meeting on Wednesday. 

Representing the I. T. A., at the 
conferences were Lee M. Boda. 
T.igon Johnson,, Abe T<evy, Alex . K. 
Aarnns and Ralph >y. Long. Con- 
ferring with them on behalf of the 
union, were Edward Canavan, presi- 
dent; Harry Burnett, Jack Green, 
M. Kosloft and J.- J. LawnhiUn. - 

On the V. M. F. A.- committee 
which reprv.'senled th. vaudeville, 
burlesque and motion i^icture houses 
were: J. J. Murdock. Nicholas M. 
Sohenok and " l*at Cose}-, while 
conferring with them for the- men 
were CanaVan, Al Hurley. Levinga- 
lon Snedeker. I>Rnlel Bruna. Fred 
Champltn, William Rastcs and Sam 
Pcrchonek. 



MORE PUSH" ACTS 



Demand Spurs on Producers — 
Funny Shubsrt Anglo 

Flash production acts seem to be 
In demand once again, according to 
a numi>er of vaudeville authors and 
composers. Many are engaged pre- 
t>ariiig new scripts on commissions 
from the producers. 

The latter seem to be engaged 
in cu'isiderable competition. Many 
lack the necessary specialty people 
Hurt the number of "wanted" adver- 
tlaements In Variety the past few 
weeks beist proves it. 

The former 8hul>ert-act problem 
has developed a funny angle. Sev- 
eral of the recognized Keith pro- 
ducers are enlisting the assistance 
of former Shubert acts that have 
re.<;orted chiefly to the subterfuge 
of changing their names to bide 
identity. This is being successfully 
gotten away with by a few of the 
minor song and dance opecialists 
whose identity was never much to 
the foro in the unit productions,. 

One Instance foun^ two producere 
competing for one spAolalist, each 
aware ot the player's Shul>ert ante- 
cedents. When the player 'ttecfded 
to cast his lot with one production 
Jt was not long before the Keith of- 
fice heard about it. 

Still another angle is that some 
of the act owners are not engaging 
former Shubert people for any par- 
ticular desire to have t{iem mem- 
bers of their acts. It all revolve* 
around a question of "terms." 



FRANK VAN HOVEN— ICE^ 







oerruARY 



CHARLES ARCHER 

feiir it. i. Smart, known to the 
theatrical profession as Charles 
Archer, died Aug. 18 In Los Ange- 
les, jiged 70. The deceased came to 
America in his eArly youth, deter- 
mined to forego a life of ease in Eng- 
land, in order to seek adventure in 
this country. He became an actor 
and travelled to the west with the 
first "Pinafore" company in the 

OS." 



FRANCES CUMMINQS 

Kiiinccs Cummings, widow of late 
Oeurgo Keegon of Philudelphia, died 
Aug. 12. in New York City ot can- 
cer. Interment was at .Holy 
Sepulchre Cemetery. Philadelphia. 

The deceased Was well known in 
stock and picture circles, having 
appeared in the Pittsburgh Stock 
Company. Proctor's 125th Street 
Stock, Lubin Film Co.. and Famous 
Players, 



The father of Mabel Fond> (Mabel 
Konda Co.), aged 68. died at his 
home, Denver. June 21, after a long 
Illness. 



The father of Joseph Beattle 
(Mal>el Fonda Co.) died of heart 
disease at his home in Patterson, 
N. J., Aug. 6. at the ago of 67. 



The mother of Bob Forest (Will- 
iam IC Farnbam) died at New 
Haven, Conn., on Aug. 14. She was 
87 years old. 



George W. Kreh, husband of Olive 
Tell, the actress, died Aug. 17 In 
Asheville, N. C. after a sudden at 
tack of pleurisy. The deceased was 
a wealthy sugar man ot New York 
anil Philadelphia. His mar.Iace to 
the actress was not generally 
known. 



MARIE WAINWRIQHT 
Jlrs. Marie Wainwright. 87. promi 
ncnt u generation ago as one of the 
foremost aotretscf. died In the 
MoscH Taylor Hospital. Scrantou, 
Pn.. Au^:. 17, following nn opera- 
tion performed by her cousin. Ur. 
J. M. Waluwrlght, chief surgeon for 
the Lackawanna railroad. She was 
born in I'hiladelphta. and was the 
daughter of Commodore J. N. and 
MrH. Marie W. Page. She was edu- 
cated in France, and in the early 
80'c started her stage career as 
a member of the Boston Musical 
Comi>any. 

Mrs. Wainwright was known pro- 
fessionally ns Marie Wainwright. 
and won renown in a long career 
before the public. A daughter, Ger- 
trude --AVainwright, of New York, 
survives. 

During her stage career Marie 
Wainwright appeared In some 
of the prominent female roles of 




or Lovnro hxm ost 

Of My Dear Father 

T. C. GLEASON 

Who Pasted Away on Aug. IS 
Helea Olesson IHtigibboa 



Salimetio Civai. Chicago Civic 
Opeia Company baritone, died sud- 
denly in New York City. Aug. 18, 
aged 37. He had been stiub-ing In 
New York during the summerX He 
Joined the Chicago Opera in 1819, 
and has sung minor roles since. ' He 
died alone and in poverty and his 
body was slated to be liurled in the 
potter's field. Friends arrived In 
time, however, and arranged for 
Vin: burial to be held In Calvary 
Cemetery. 



The father of Mrs. Bert Fitzglb- 
bon. (Helen Gleason.) died in Chl- 
cigo Aug". 18. Blood-poisoning was 
tlie cause, developing from injuries 
received in an automobile accident 
at the Knights of Columbus con- 
vr'nilon in Columbus, O.. the prevl- 
011" week. 



Shakespearean maaterpiecee. For 
many years she waa associated with 
Edwin Booth. Tomaso Salvlnl, anS 
Lawrence Barrett. lAter she ap- 
peared In her owp repertoire. For a 
time she appeared with William 
Gillette in "Dear Brutus," and up to 
a few months ago when her health 
fulled she appeared In "Captain 
Applejack," which enjoyed a long 
run at the Colt theatre. New York. 



WILLIAM H. VAN HOtMN 

William H. Van Roeaen. profes- 
sionally Frank Lee, veteran actor, 
died In Round Lake, Aug. IT. He 
had not been on the stage for many 
years. He was best known for his 
characterisation of Uncle Tom in . 
"Uncle Tom's Cabin," which be 
played over 8.000 timea. Death fol- 
lowed a stroke ot appoplezy. A 
widow and two brothers survive. 



lARL 8ALAMB0 

Earl Salambo, age 47. died Aug 
20 of heart trouble in Chicago. 
Formerly of The Salambos. Are eat 
ing turn, the deoeated had retlre<l 
from the stage some years ago, be- 
coming Interested in the bond and 
mortgage business. Ho wi^ rated 
wealthy. 

A widow and daughter survive. 
They appeared with him In the 
act. , 



PANTAGES' 38 



Piereng Gives Total Number of 
Weeks 



Spokane, Aug. 22. 

II. \V. Plerong, manager of Pan- 
tagi'n theatre here and Held man- 
ager for the circuit, announces that 
Calgary and Reglna In Canada will 
be two additions to the circuit and 
that the new Capitol at Winnipeg 
has started oft nicely. He refers to 
the new Capitol at Des Moines, op- 
ening this week and to a new house 
in Louisville. Mr. Picrong says he 
will open a new house in San Diego, 
Cal.. In November. 

Walter Finney, assistant man- 
Bfti r of Pantagcs In Spokane, is 
exr)ocied to go to 'I'emphle as man- 
ager. 

I'ierong says Vantages now ha3 
21 weeks of his own time and claims 
S weeks In all. 



10 PER CENT. CINdtNNATi 



stage Hands Inoraaeed — Musisiane' 
Demands Coming Up Today 



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•. , 1 do not copy ideas or uii" oilier people's mateiial. 

J. FRANCIS HANEY CO. 

With HELEN STEWART, JOE CARSON, MACK CURRY and 
' MANNY ROSE 

HARTKOUT) •COl'RANT": "Wnce the words of a song play a minor 
part in c(imi>ari^<nn wjth the music, ami since potter that is truly humor- 
ous Is not necessary to the succe.fs of a musical extravaKanza, Haney's 
Revue heading I tie hill makes a derided hit. Some ot the best dancing 
seen at the (^npitol proves to l>e an excellent antidote for dull times. 
Four dapper youPK men. one a peach of nn eccentric dancer, and a beau- 
tiful girl with .-v pair of dreamy eyes, make the stage fairly twinkle with 
taps and kickn." 

Now (Aug. 2S-28) al Proctors l^r.tti St., New York. 

Ask JACK LEWIS. , 

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ATLANTA MUSICIANS AGREE 

Atlanta, Aug. 22. 

t'ol lowing a conference between 
Atlanta theatre managers nnd rep- 
i.-.ientatlves of the local musicians' 
union, the latter have agreed to 
keep their men In the pits for an- 
other year wltliout an increase In 
the wage scale. 

At tlie same time It is announced 
lliat the Atlanta theatre managers 
in solid array have agreed to oppose 
any increase In wages for stage- 
handt; or operators. The back-stage 
boys have kicked up quite a rumpus 
locally and unofflclnlly have declared 
themselves for shorter hours and 
longer pay envelofH-s. but offlclal 
aelioii has not been taken. 



Cincinnati, Aug. 22. 

It has been announced through 
Ned Hastings, president of the 
managers' association, manager of 
the local Keith's, that the st.nge 
hands will receive an Increase of 
18 per cent, commencing Sept. 1. 

It will give the stage hsnds $47 
weekly, with chief* of departments 
back staKA $51. It is a corapromiie 
agreement. 

The musicians' demands art to 
be considered today by the mim- 
agci!'. 

HYATT IN HOUSTON 

Houston, Tex.. Aug. 2L'. 
C. A. ^fcFarlard, Houston repra- 
Hentullvo of the Southern Enter- 
prises. Inc., announces his company 
has relinquished the Prince to the 
Hyatt Musical Comedy Circuit for 
Ave years, and that Walter Bowl- 
ker'a "NauBhty-Naughty" (Tablo'd) 
has opened the new season. 



HOUSES OPENING 

l.oew's Warwick and iJaytoic tliea- 
ics wii: reopen on Labor Day, leav- 
ing the Cleveland State the only 
Loew htin^bdark. The Warwick will 
play splits and ihe Dayton full 
week.H. 



TWO ACTS POR LOEWS , 
Jack and Irving Kaufman and 
Fields' "Family Ford," have been 
routed on the Loew circuit by Wal- 
ter Keefe. 

Both, acta -open .at Loew 'a Huic. 
Newark, N. J., the Kaufman's ne\i 
Mondoy. nnd the "Ford" Sept. t. 



Elsmere, BronK, With Pe|i Bills 
The Klsniere, Bronx, is bring ro- 
modeleil for vaudeville, lo open ii. 
September. It has played stock ojkI 
picturfs. The new policy will l-e 
sis arts .ind lib. is, s^pUt wceic 



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MINNEAPOLIS AND MILWAUKEE 
OFF COLUMBIA'S ROUTE SHEET 



Wheel Won't Play in Fehr Houses and Can't Play 
Elsewhere— Columbia Wanted Better Theatres — 
Fehr Houses in Stock 



The Gayety, Minneapolis, and 
Oayety, Milwaukee, contiolltd by 
Herman Fehr of Milwaukee, have 
not been Included In the official 
routes of the Columbia wheel for 
next eeason. Both houses will be 
•ft the circuit. 

Fehr haa the Columbia franchise 
privilege for Minneapolis and Mil- 
waukee, with each having 10 more 
year* to run. The arrangement 1b 
an outgrowth of the settlement be- 
tween the Columbia and Empire cir- 
euita when the E^mplre ceased to op- 
erate in 1912. 

Minneapolis and Milwaukee Gay- 
etye will play stock next season un- 
der a leasing deal between Fehr and 
Fox it Krause, the latter firm of 
Milwaukee. 

The Bitu&tkm between Fehr and 
the Columbia appears to be that if 
the Columbia does not play the Fehr 
houses It cannot play any other 
house in either 'city. 

Fehr was Informed by the Colum- 
bia, following the ending of the 
past season, that he (Fehr) would 
have to provide better theatres In 
Minneapolis and Milwaukee than the 
two Gayetys, but the matter rested 
there with Fehr standing pat. 

The appet-rance of the Columbia 
route without the two houses men- 
tioned was followed shortly after by 
the announcement the two would 
play stock. 



PRELIMINARY SEASON 
STARTED THIS WEEK 



15 Columbia Wheel Shows 

Playing— Official Opening 

Next Week 



BURLESQUE REVIEWS 



SAT. NIGHT'S GROSS 
FOR BURLESQUE aUB 

'Monkey Shines' and Orpheum, 

Paterson, Violated Colum- 
> bia's Ruling 



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I For opening at the Orpheum, Pat- 
erson, last Saturday night in viola- 
tion of the Columbia Amusoraent 
Co.'s edict, Clark and McCulIough's 
"Monkey Shinea" .and the Orpheum 
were fined the Saturday receipts, 
11,200, which will be turned over 
to the Burlesque Club. 

The opening was a direct viola- 
tion pt the recent ruling of the Co- 
lumbia that no preliminary boolc- 
Sngs open Saturday ni^ht. The 
(order followed ^complaints of pa- 
trons who witnessed the s.ime at- 
traction on two successive S.itiir- 
Mays under the impression the show 
liad been chanRed. 

Sliding nniy Watson, owner of the 
Orpheum and .a Columbia Wheel, 
featured comedian ahead of his own 
show, was assured that "Monkey 
Khiives" had received perniiBsion to 
Icnore 4he recent edict and open 
Saturday. Lew Watson, manager of 
the Orpheum, was under the same 
Impression. / ' 

Upon hearing of the violation 
Eam tJcribner summoned Meyers, 
Lew Watson and Frank Harris, the 
attraction's manager. At the con- 
clusion of the investigation Scrib- 
ner announced he had fined the 
house and the show the day's re- 
ceipts, for the Burlesque Club. 

The incident was widely com- 
Wentcd upon by the producers, many 
of whom are said to have taken the 
new ruling unkindly. The pro- 
ducers argue that a Saturday open- 
ing, except In very small towns, 
doesn't affect the following Satur- 
day business. Against thi-i the Co- 
lumbia people have tlie reported 
complaints. 



The preliminary burlesque season 
got under way this week with 15 
Columbia attractions playing pre- 
season bookings. 

The regular Columbia season 
opens officially next week. Gerard's 
"Follies of the Day" concluded a 
five-week summer run at the Col- 
umbia, New York, last Saturday. 
It Is playing a preliminary week 
this week at Des Molnks (fair week). 
Miner's "Chuckles," at the Col- 
umbia this week, was made room 
for by Gerard's "Follies," the latter 
show withdrawing, although holding 
contracts for the Columbia until 
Aug. 26. A rearrangement of the 
Columbia routes, due to the Hamil- 
ton and London (Canada) dates be- 
ing unsettled, necessitated the re- 
routing of the entire circuit. 

Preliminary bookings this week 
are: "Giggles," Kmpire, Providence; 
"Bathing Beauties," Casino, Boston; 
"Chuckles," Columbia, New York; 
"All In Fun," Empire, Newark; 
"Bubble-Bubble," Hurtig & Sea- 
mon'a, New York; "Wine, Woman 
and Song," Trent, Trenton (last 
half) ; "Monkey Shines," Orpheum, 
Paterson; "Radio Girls," Gayety. 
Detroit; "HIppity - Hop," Casino. 
Brooklyn; "Runnin' Wild," Empire, 
Toledo; "Brevities," New Gayety, 
Dayton; "Co.?tonians," Palace, Bal- 
timore; 'Silk Stocking Revue," Em- 
pire, Brooklyn. 

"Chuckles" played Cohan's, Now 
burgh, N. Y., Aug. 16-18. "Talk of 
Town" play.? Nov Bedford, New 
Bedford, Aug. 23. The last two 
towns arc not on the regular wheel. 
"Nifties" will play Stamford, 
Conn., Saturday night prior to open- 
ing the rtgular season at the Col- 
umbia, New York, next Monday. 



"HAPPY DAYS" FINALLY SET 

"Happy Days," Hurtig & Sea- 
men's burlesque attraction, will 

open With wm H. "vVard and fmiik 
"Rags" Murphy as lulnclpal com- 
edians. The comedy roles In 
"Happy D.tys" have had several 
switches In personnel aifice the 
company w...> completed for this 
season. 

l<ew Hilton was to have been the 
featured comic but had to abandon 
the part on account of a recur- 
rence of his i'oimtr iiieiuul biia'n- 
down. 

Two comedians were engaged but 
walked out of the show during re- 
hearsflN. 



MUTUAL IN MILWAUKEE 

Add Empress — Twenty-two Weeks; 
Twenty -five Shows 

Milwaukee, Aug. 22. 
The Empress, operated us a stock 
burlesque hojse, has been placed in 
the Mutual wheel routers a week 
stand next reason. 

This gives the Mutual 22 weeks, 
with 25 shows. Three more weeks 
win be added fceforo Labor Day to 
provide for the three shows In ex~ 
cess of the playing weeks, the Mu- 
tual planning for a 25-week no lay- 
off route. 

The shows will go over the wheel 
twice, but the second time around 
it Is expected the route will .simmer 
down to 15 weeks or so as it did 
last, season. 



OPENING FRIDAY 

Cincinnati, Aug. 22. 

The Empress, the nei^ Mutual 
burlesque house here, will open 
Friday, with "The Broadway Belles" 
as the Initial attraction. There will 
be a new show each week. Much 
mystery Is being maintained as to 
why Friday was chosen as the 
opening day. "Blackie" L,antz, the 
house manager, says he Isn't super- 
stitious. 

The Olympic, under the manage- 
ment of Sam Dawson, as usual, 
will reopen with Columbia attrac- 
tions Sunday. "Broadway Brevities" 
will be the curtain raiser. 



DAVE CHASEN HOME TODAY l^ 



St. Joe — 2- Day Stand 

St. Joseph, Mo.. Aug. 22. 
The Lyceum will be a two-d.iy 
stand On the Columbia wheel next 
season, the shows playing here Sun- 
day and Monday of the week, other- 
wise open between. Kansas Oil;' "fid 
Om ah ■.. 



NEW BOSTONIANS 

Baltimore, Aug. 22- 

Columbia Whtfl uliow, owned by Charlr" 
W»l<lron and m«natr«l| by Jack Slnier. 
marwl by Hmrrr, aii4 (oalum Frcldcl and 
Mack, Ame'.a Pyne.« anil Mildred •Cecil. 
Opened at Palace, ttaltimore, Aus. 20. 

The opening show of the burlesque 
season here Is a good all-around 
show, notwithstanding it will require 
a eouple of weeks of good steady 
revision before it /gets to he as 
smooth running as It should be. But 
for all that the material for a good 
average performance Is there, and In 
one or two instances there Is mate- 
rial which would do credit to many 
of higher caliber. 

The first Instance is the opening 
number. Strange as It may seem, 
this Is the best thing in the show 
from the standpoint of actual class, 
and represents a good 10 minutes' 
amusement. 

The show opens with k man in a 
box (t«o Lee) singing to the audi- 
ence about the beauty of burlesque, 
when the curtain rises on a half- 
stage scene, draped with a hand- 
some silk cyo and showing a throne 
In the middle. This set la well done 
and wouldn't look bad in the middle 
of the I2.E0 shows. 

Bnter then the Queen of Burlesque 
(Mildred Cecil), who sings some sort 
of ditty very well. And then the 
show begins. The girls represent- 
ing various revues now current on 
Broadway enter. All of this is aided 
by Miss Cecil, who makes a stun- 
ning prima donna and materially aids 
In more places than one. In Ameta 
Pynes she haa a good partner, and 
the two carry the feminine side of 
tk'e show along nicely. -j 

The next scene Is a home on Long 
Island (some day some one Is going 
to discover that all the rich people 
don't live on Long Island) and here 
the plot Is uncovered. Gene Schuler. 
playing the I. M. Ritzy role, has told 
his wife that their daughter (Pynes) 
is to be married to Battling Bearcat 
Kid Sullivan, the champ (Jack Cam- 
eron). Enter the champ and his 
song about himself, and then Cam- 
eron essays several other numbers, 
to which his voice Is not suited and 
which he does not do particularly 
well. His patter stuff, however, is 
put over nicely and he Is a valuable 
man to the troupe because of his 
"bit" work In several scenes. 

The next scene Is a railroad yard; 
swing open the freight car doors, 
and the comedians, Scotty Freidel 
and Ernie Mack, enter. This pair 
are well known to Baltlmoreans, 
having played a good deal last year 
with the Folly theatre stock. As a 
team they get a good many laughs, 
but as tramp comedians they have 
brought nothing new in their line to 
the stage, and they seem merely to 
be a repetition of many who have 
played«the wheel before them. Their 
comedy Is hackneyed stuff in several 
spots, and one or two of their jokes 
border on the "blue." They have the 
stuff in them — that is proved by 
their methods — and they are agile 
cnouKh to satisfy anyone, but that 
distinctive touch Is missing with 
these boys. They may strike upon 
it before the season Is out, for they 
are ais well aware of their defects as 
anyone else. 

Comes ticxt a scene In hell, done 
before a good set of drone, and feat- 
uring a vampire dance by Miss 
Pynes, with Cameron as the Devil. 
Follows then the comic gem of the 
show, a burlesque dance by Freidel 
and Mack, in which they are at their 
best. 

Then the finale, a scene atop a 
hotel, which givi s the oi)portunity 
for some spcci.alties, whicli come out 
in the shape of impressions, in which 
Al Jolffon, Ann Pennington and many 
others are mimicked. In this scene 
Schuler, the m.inager of the place, 
announces to his guests that he ha.s 
obtained some of the greatest acts 
in the world through the Folly 
Markus agency. 

Then comes the finale for the 
show, well worked up, and goes over 
with a crash. "The same ujipiie's to 
the first-hixlf finale. 

The girls of the choru.'? are not 
exactly chicks, but they are all well 
shaped and there is no excess fat on 
them. Moreover, their 11 changes 
of costumes are all good, it being 
apparent that the show wasn't stint- 
ed in this direction, for some of the 
costumes are neat affairs and show 
style. The settings are all good, and 
fhe same goes for the musical ar- 
rangement. Ben Bergman is the 
leader with the show. 

The Palace has been redecorated 
and new floors laid during the sum- 
mer, new draperies hung and the 
lobby redecorated and given the 
benefit of a new chandelier. About 
$40,000 was spent on Improvements 
during the summer. This house was 
near the top In gross business last 
year, deelaring two dlv4d«n<}s during 
the season. William Proctor is the 
house manager for tlie third ye.nr 
and John Sadowski continues as- 
treasurer, with Harry Olsen as his 
assistant. Bisk. 



ducers. Peck & Kolb, previously 
were spokes in the Mutual. 

Aside from a rearrangement of 
scenes the current revue, captioned 
"All In Fun," carries many of the 
comedy situations and iaugh-get- 
tlng standbys part and parcel of 
last season's edition. Withal the 
revue is entertaining from a bur- 
lesque standpoint and should hold 
Its own. 

Harry (Rib) Shannon, with 
"Shorty" McAllister last season, has 
a new running mate In Artie Item- 
ing. The latter Is a pint-size comic. 
He is a born clown and makes a 
great target for the fun-maklpg 
proclivities of the elongated Shi^n- 
non. The difference In sUes are a 
comedy asset, and although this Is 
the first time the two have worked 
together they get over their comedy 
st>ift with a nonchalance that would 
seem as th'^gh they had been team 
mates for years. 

The show opened cold at the Ca- 
sino, Brooklyn, and was a bit un- 
even in spots, but will smooth out In 
playing. The stage crew muffed on 
several of the quick changes, caus- 
ing ungainly waits, but outside of 
that everything registered with the 
capacity audience Tuesday night. 

The producers seem to be aiming 
at a show of the revue type rather 
than the routine burlesque. Its two 
acts and 16 scenes are threaded to- 
gethA with a succession of satires 
and specialties. Although not al- 
ways adequately balanced, they 
achieve results. Even the mystery 
play comes In for a good-natured 
lampooning In a melodramatic sa- 
tire, "The Murder in the Slaughter 
House," Interpreted half way down 
the ilrst foctioB by Shannon, Leem- 
Ing, Symonds, Forte and Wright. 
Another comedy skit registering In 
laughs was the restaurant bit of 
Last year's edition In which Leem- 
Ing attempts to rescue a set of an- 
tique dishes from quarreling sweet- 
hearts. The baseball lesson, also a 
holdover, by Shannon and Leem- 
ing, proved as mirth-provoking as 
ever. 

Shannon and Leeming make a 
great brace of comics and work like 
trojans to give the show speed. 
Their staircase dance is one of the 
outstanding features. George Wright 
made a neat-appearing juvenile, 
while Alfretta Symonds was an at- 
tractive prima donna. Aline Rogers 
handled the soubrette numbers with 
a degree of class, her dancing prov- 
ing most valuable. Jbe Forte worked 
hard as the straight man. So did 
>^ellie Nelson, who scored In sev- 
eral numbers. 

Mile. Nadje, scheduled for a late 
spot In the second section, ^lyas 
shifted up to the first part, scoring 
in her routine of acrobatic and con 
tortlon feats. Nadje makes a neat 
appearance and sells her stuff with 
showmanship. 

Eighteen girls ar« In the ensem- 
bles. Ten are show girls and the 
other eight ponies. For the most 
part they are good lookers and fast 
steppers. Billy Koud, who staged 
the numbers, has evidently aimed 
for something different In the ar- 
rangement. Instead of continuous 
fast stepping he breaks them up 
yfith picturesque groupings and pa- 
rades, which prove an effectual con- 
trast. 

The production Is lavishly mount- 
ed (and t.''.EtetuIly costumed, there 
bring a costume change for prac- 
tically every number. The scenic 
investure must run into real money. 
It gets away from the painted sets 
as much as po.ssible and goes in ifor 
drapinps and scrims that have long 
since supplanted 'the painted scen- 
ery in the better-class Bro.ndway 
revues. 

The show Is long on comedy but 
short on voices, especially in the 
feminine department. Nevertlieless, 
it is good entertainment from other 
angles. 



BURLESaUE BOUIES 

Wn.T. UK I'OVND ON PAur 
Thirty-one to Thit lasue 



produoer««as extravagant aa Bsdlnt 
are few and far between. Tlie show 
at the Columbia reflects the eoa« 
nomlcal difference from all anglea 
except wardrobe. The cast haa b«MI 
carefully picked, with most of Um 
principals evidently qualifying aa 
account of strong Specialties. Whea 
not working at these they are han- 
dling roles, and In this feapeot Ilea 
the weakness of the current orgaal- 
zation. 

Ma>gie Dale, the soubret Ingenueb 
is a clever acrobatic dancer and con- 
tortionist. She has a clever aiM- 
cialty with Fred Dale, in which tha 
pair show versatility and ability, 
singing, dancing and playing mu- 
sical instruments. She also reads 
lines well. ..... 

The show, however, can stand |k 
good-looking soubret. being sl»ort-«s> 
principal women. The other » 
Elaine Beaslee, the prima donna. 
Miss Beaslee is the looker of tb« 
women principals, but is short vo- 
cally. She looks well In her various 
changes, but works with an ovar- 
asau:ance of manner that detract* 
somewhat from her total. She was 
seen to best advantage In the mani- 
cure bit. 

The Russell Sisters, from tha 
original cast, lead one or two num- 
bers, appearing otherwise with tha 
chorus. They are a youthful pair 
that help the general average of the 
18 girls. The chorus Is supposed to 
include the London Oxford Olrla. 
and, while a good dancing ensemble 
and very fair lookers, doesn't seem 
to harbor any EngUsh-ti-alncd ballet 
girls. In bare legs one or two were 
decidedly be^fy around the tblgba. 

The high light was the saxophona 
playing of >he Saxophone Four, who 
tied up the performance In act one 
with pop melodies. Bmmett Baker 
seems to be the leader and handled 
several minor roles. He la a clean- 
cut, good-looklpg young chap who 
can eat up jasx. BergdoU and Mor- 
rlssey worked with the musicians on 
two occasions, both being there on 
brass and traps themselves. Mor- 
rissey may be out of the original 
musical act. If he Is, he will develop 
into a very fair eccentric comede 
before the season ends. 

The wardrobe was lavish and 
brand new, probably representlag an 
outlay of several grand. This was 
about all of the nut in the new pro- 
duction. All of the sets were tha 
original "Peek-a-Boo" ones, and 
looked elaborate for burlesque, even 
after considerable usage. The com- 
edy scenes were faithful reproduc- 
tions of the originals. BergdoU 
didn't, nor never will, get the meat 
out of the dialog that Clarke did. 
Many of the laughs pulled by 
Clorke's eccentricities have vanished 
from the book forever. Ber^oll aX- 
fects the painted cheaters of Bobby 
and many of his mannerisms, alao 
the cigar juggling. This comic, ccuit 
In anything but an Imitation, would 
probably rate high on the Columbia, 
for he is an unctuous fellow of 
ability. 

His dancing specialty to the saxo- 
phone playing of Baker and tha 
drumming and clowning of Morrls- 
sey was one of the two show-stop- 
pers of the evening:- The lightest of 
the comedy scenes and one that can 
go out immediately , and not ba 
missed is an aeroplane bit. Tha 
only laughs it held were the piata 
breaking, probably inspired by tba 
old act of BedinI and Arthur. 

Burlesque regulars are sure to 

make mental comparisons as soon 

as they recognize "Chuckles" as their 

old favorite "Peek-a-Bbo." TBf 

(Continued on page 42) ^ 

BARE LEGS AGAIN : 



HIPPITY HOP 

Tn two acts ami IG scenes. wiilUn Hn<l 
ntairr'tl ty Matt K'^'lb. D/tncn hy Htllv 
Kuud. I'roducpa by I'crk A Knlb. I'rln- 
t:li>irikt Ihciutlti Harry Shannon. Artie I.ccm- 
Insr, Alfrfttta SymondH, George Wright, 
Alln*> Rogers. Nelllo Nr-lnon, (lUS Lpgert 
and Jo« Forte, wilh Nadje. the contnrtlon- 
Ivt ax an added attraction. At Casino, 
Uiookly*,, vreek Aug. au. 



The eerond Beason for this »t»ow 
oyer the Columbia wheel. Its pro- 



CHUCKLES 

Peatur" C.mcdlan CJiff Brae.lon 

Kccund (.omwlian Coo Coo Atorrls^ey 

Prima Donna Elaine BMBlee 

Ingenue Soubrot MaiBl« Dale 

.^rnlght Put Kearney 

Spec a I e« Ruwell Slstira 

SpecUi e« pred Dale 

Specialties Emmet Baker 

Specialties Saiophone Pour 

"Chuckles," the much traveled, 
opening on the Columbia Wheel 
three seasons ago and then a Shu- 
bert unit. Anally crossing the pond 
for London, Is back on the Colombia 
vn\eel operating on Tom Miner's 
franchise. The show is at the Co- 
lumbia, New York, this week, play- 
ing a preliminary date before the 
regular season opens. 

All -of_ the .original book Awl scep- 
ory plus new w.ardrobe and personnel 
.nre in the current production. Cliff 
Uraxdon is handling Bobby Clarke's 
rolp, with Coo Coo Morrisey as his 
nr.sf aid. Ur.igdon has tuikltd a 
herculean task In following Cl.nrke, 
but to thn=e who can forget the orig- 
inal Bragdon will prove an enter- 
taining substitute. He is versatile 
and a corking good comic ns bur- 
lesque comics go. During the course 
of the evening he piays seveiul mu- 
sical instruments well, and stops the 
show with clever dancing In a spe- 
cialty near the end of the first act. 
I The present "Chuckles" will work 
into a very fair burlesque entertain- 
ment, but will never sfnd compari- 
son with the original. Curleaque 



Prevalent This Season on the C*- 
Tu. - 



Tumbia Circuit 



■? 



Bare legs will once again Iw 
prevalent on the Columbia circuit 
this season, according to the pro* 
ducers. Until last season the b*r* 
limbs were banned by the Columbia 
people all over the circuit. 

The ban was lifted toward the end 
of the season when the burlesqu* 
people found themselves alone in 
the hosiery Held. Most of th« 
musical comedy ajid vaudeville 
turns were going in for bare legs. 
the burlesque choruses follow!^ 
suit to avoid the competition. f"' , 
I -^ 

STOCK AT THALIA f 



Theatre on Bowery, 90 Years Old. 
Goes to Johnny Kane 



Johnny Kane with several wheel 
s>)ows in the past has taken orer 
the old Thalia, on the Bowery, JKpw 
York, and will operate it «k a stodc 
burlesque house. 

The TTialla was origlnalTy "Hie Ta^ 
mous old Bowery theatre. It Is, In 
the neighborhood of 90 . years old. 
In the past few- years the Thalia 
has been operated as a foreIj;n 
language theatre. 

It is about the only theatre left 
ill New York City with an entrance 
having steps, above the street level, 
there being a sort of plaza In the 
r.(inl. *-' 

With the addition of the Thalia, 
downtown New York wtU have three 
burlesque stock houi^es. The others 
are MInpkys' National Winter Gar- 
den on Houston street, and the 
Irving place. 



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Tliursday. Augwt 23, 1923 



EDITORIAL 



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KtETY 



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klM ,1^«(if 4(tb BtTctt M«w fotk City 

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, Cl««rg« C. Tylar is taking excep- 
tion to the statement issued by Will 
Morrlesey In which the comedian Is 
l^ged to have said that he wa« 
qot (*Id for his work In "The 
*4#«rB" last season. Tyler states 
thAt Morria«ey worked less than a 
WMk in the show and that there 
inM -no advance agreement as to 
tb» amount that he was to receive. 
I^lten ' .the show cicsed Morflsscy 
WM paid and accepted the money, 
Thtt oanoflletl check with the en- 
iOorsemeoit of Morrlssey on the back 
of It is held in the Tyler odlce, the 
statemeui says. 

Maude Ryan was hoi^fiil Tor a 
week the pain in her side was ap- 
pendicitis.' Maude even asked for 
k reservation at a hospital, al- 
though saj'lng. If she had to die. 
th* 23rd street was the place. Then 
]|<aude thought of calling on Dr. 
A^ney, mil carrying the pain and 
on the left side. It was ahno$'t like 
Ik eancellatlon when Maude wai> in- 
formed avpendiclMs, If it's on the 
ItrVfel. tends on the right- side. 






■ Tim Molly Fuller playlet, "Twi- 
light." by Blanche Merrill, with 
bookipga- without end guaranteed 
br. ti>e big time, has been routed 
over the Orpheum circuit next eea- 
«on. A cor.tlnuous playing list for 
4S weeks ho!) been given Miss Ful~ 
ler. EMdie Graham in the sketch 
has been replaced by Bert Kolly and 
IM^ Romer succeeds Harriet Mario 
.!»: the. support. 



Bsrnsteih will book the Sun- 
day concerts for the McKlnley 
square theatre, Bronx, New York. 
Joseph Solly and Clara 'C. Jacoby, 
formerly associated with th^ 
Blaneys ftt^the Prospect, have taken 
* flre-year lease on the McKlnley 
from Sydney 8. Cohen and will play 
dramatic stock, with Sunday vaude- 
Tijle: 



Ja«k Linder this week began the 

'i booking of four one-night-stand 

■^ boHMs owned by Joe Deely in the 

;; CfttsklU mountains. A road show, 

flp«nlng Wednesday, consisting of 

• tour acts wUl play the theatres in, 

V ntonTlUe, Liberty, Montlcello and 

'I 0t«TMMvlUe, respectlreiy. These 

r iMliM* were formerly booked by the 

9tMr Markus oiBce. 

* •' TM •Idtimsra' aet, "Stars of 
TMra Ago," has been obliged to 
tfoM through Eddie Qirard leaving 
it to Join a George H. Cohan pro- 
duction. 



Th« Hill 8trs«t theatre, Newark, 

X. Jn playing Ave acta on a spllt- 

7 W«dc poUcy, wIU be t>ooked by the 

■-jL, Jack Under agency, beginning Aug. 

■-■ 17. 



Fally Markus has added the Mu- 

•lo hall, Tarrytbwn, N. T.,'to his 

vaudeville route sheet. Beginning 

..0«pL t, the house wlU put acta in 

for three one-day stands a week. 

,, Burke and Durkin have sep- 
,fm^t.«A. after having teamed in 
..y^udaville for three years. 






VARIEn'S OFFICES 



Cable Addrssses: 

Variety, New York 

Variety, Liondon 



HEW YORK CITt 

154 West 4«th Street 



CHICAGO 

Stats- Lake Theatre Building 



lOS ANGELES 
Matropolitsn Theatre Building 



SAN FRANCISCO 

— ^antsges Theatrs Building 

WASHINGTON, D. C. 

Evans Building, New York Ave. 

LONDON 

t 8t Martin's Pl„ Trafalgar Sq. 



fRANK VAN HdVEN— ICE 



WHERE IS SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE? 

Listen, Lss, lAbor Day Is Um'oat here! That's when the bell rings for 
the start of the new season. They are asking us, Lee, where Shubert 
VaudeTili* la and I/ee, we don't know. 

They don't ask us where It was, Lee, or where it has gone^to, but where 
it is? Now don't get sore, Lee, and answer why they ask us .nnd don't 
ask you. We don't know that either, Lee. 



It must be, l«e, we are asked because it seems now when thinking It 
over while you are counting up somewliores, that Variety once suld you 
said there won'd be Shubert Vaudeville while you had a dollar left. It's a 
horrible thought Lee that you might be broke, but don't you remember, 
I^ee, you gave your word of honor on it. So you either haven't any money 
or any honor left. ■. 

Y*t thare's Labor Day peeking amund the corner of August's end.' Lee. 
and there are all kinds of report about what the Shuberts' theatres will play 
this new seasoii. the same Shuberi theatres, L^e, that pLiyed Shubert 
unit vaudevIHe last season. Can it be, Lee, you are holding out a new 
set of theatres the picture people have overlooked, to spring <>n v.iude- 
vlllo at the last moment as another eunuch stringT 



But to pisy vaudeville according to the system, Lee, in vogue for some 
years now It's necessary to have vaudeville acts. So far during this sum- 
mer, Lee, if you have toli ai^yono tOv,get acts for Shubert vaudeville, they 
have been loatlng. You haven't sighed enough ficts during the. summer 
to make a decent Sunday night bill at the Winter. Garden. :(Aadli»ten, 
Lee, did you hear the Hippodrome will be playing Keith's vaudeville this 
winter on Sunday evenings ,and afternoons. You needn't answer, I,ee. it's 
just a tip). . ,.. . , ,..j . '' '; 



Well, v»«ll! So If goes In the rihow iHisinsss, You can't always heUevc 
what j'ou hour. Who would have ever thought It wouM take Lee Shubert 
two years with l«o different kinds Of vaudeville tocause Shubert Vaude- 
vill to pans out. 



And Lee, try to remember— you once s,ni<l and you made It tense: "I( 1 
spend every dollar I have got I am. going through with this," (meaning 
vaudeville). Then Lee, you said, oh. yes you did, Lee: "I am worth a 
lot of money and wha> have I got to do with it, and It I los'e most of If I 
will still have enough left and I'm willing to lose it td put this vaudeville 
over. I'll show that bunch tliere are others In the business; we're In the 
show businens and vaudeville Is as nauch in the show business fis any- 
thing else" — all of which might have been very tme. Lee. when you' said 
it, perhaps excepting you were willing to lose triost of' It. But youaald Iti 
Lee, yes you did. »"v : '■*»'' .''''X' V"" '' •"' ' ' 



It must be nice, Lee, to He awal(e«hnd even if not lielng, to think of how 
much money you can lose and still have some left, and It's cheap, tbo, 
Lee, just to think. Mone)>is money over here; it's not marks. 



There are other kinds of marks though in New Yorlc. Lee. There's 
Times square, tiuit's a landmark, and there's Joe (you know) an easy 
mark. 



Still all of this in.tld'.' stuff doesn't explain where Shubert YAUdeyille 
is. Where Is it, is the pertinent qtiery. Because vaudeville is waiting 
for ycu to say something, Mr. Shubert. A year ago you were literally 
talking your head off. It can't be since that time you have grown dumb? 
But again you needn't answer, Lee. 

One report, Lee, says you have disposed of theatres in Brooklyn and 
PIttshurgh, which held Shubert unit vaudeville last season; another is 
that you are going to rent others, al^having had the honor of playing unit 
vaudeville last season, for stock, while the Belasco, Washington, Lee, one 
of the tew unit houses that did any gross you could talk about with ShU{ 
bert vaudeville, is announced to house road shows this new season, and 
t^e, what's the matter with the Shubert TaudevUle house in Detroit; the 
house that did ait average of $1^,000 weeMy all last season, you said; Lee, 
you're not going to let |12,000 a week In Detroit walk out on you, are you? 



you are an enigma. That's not calling you a name, Lee. It's Just 
saying that you are tired of vaudeville.- Are you, Lee? 



Oonl you know, Lee, all vaudeville has been waiting for more "oppo- 
sition* T Don't disappoint them, Lee. If you don't think you know enough 
about vaudeville, consult J. J. There's the funniest thing,' Lee, about Shu- 
bert Vaudeville — why- J. J. took no part In It. 



Mayba hf heard you say, Lee, that you' had beec In the K. & E. Ad- 
vanced 'Vatudeville; that you had noted Its errors and so, through running 
your own vaudevfUe without Erlanger'g interference, it would be soft for 
you. Maybe it was soft at that, Lee. You kept open 13 .theatres last sea- 
son and lost no money on your own units. Of course the productions for 
them had come from the storehouse and some of the sets of costumes were 
out for their eighth or ninth showing, but that -was all right, Iice, very 
few knew and you didn't advertise it. The other unit producers who 
didn't have storehouses and second-hand costumes, of course, what could 
you expect of them? A couple are company maiuigers now. Did you 
hear about them, Lee? Anyway they got a job after going through bank- 
ruptcy, didn't they? Lucky fetlowsl 



If you should again start thinking Lee, and decide to play Shubert 
vaudeville, let Variety know, Lee; give it an exclusive story; be a good 
boy. 'What's the use of having a grouch; that can't cost yeu anything, 
and if it docs, you will have plenty left, won't yon. 6ee? 



Hsy, Ls% listen you have tried two kinds of vaudeville, why not Invent 
another kind. You know, Lee, how things rum in threes. Ask Arthur 
Klein, he's a producer now and Is going to play.hls plays In your houses. 
Isn't that peculiar, Lee. how the show business goes aroupd? lAst season 
you were working for Arthur, although yoti didn't know It, and this sea- 
son he's going to work for you and he doesn't know It (this being his flrst 
season as a producer). 

And Lee, don't forge about Keith's Hippodrome. Any Sunday night the 
Winter Garden doesn't do $3,300, start another vaadevllle circuit. Get 
even on 'em, Lee, you said you would, but you haven't yet, so don't for- 
get — what's .1 couple of millions In the show business? 



John 8. Kinney, colored, who 
claimed that he had been a member 
of the "Shuffle Along" company last 
season was arrestcd'^n Brooklyn 
last Tup.oJay on a cTiarKe Of fOT- 
gery. Kinney gave hisatldrpug as 
517 Lenox avenue, ^jtattnattan. Late 
Tuesd.Ty afternoon he presented a 
check for J150 at the Atlantic ave- 
nue branch of the Mechanics Bank 
»igne<l ami emlorRed by Harry 
Goodman, a clolhlor of i1204. Fourth 
avenue, Brookiv n. Harry Kelly, 
manager of the hank, engaRed Kin- 
ney In con ver.«!i linn until the ar'-i- 
val of IVterthc Kiley, who mrj !<• 
the .irrest. fioodman on biiuK in- 
formed of the preBnitatlon ot '.lif 
<-r\HM, ilonlM \h\t lie hM l-»«i{sl It 
or th.il lie 'kneW f\ nn'y. TliC fat(fJ| 



was- locked up In the Miller avenue 
police station. 

Harold Cran* returned to New 
York last week on the "Aqultania" 
after two Tnoirtfts on -the otiwr «id«. 



The engagement of Kddle Gardi- 
ner for '.'Mollle Darling" disRolves 
the Gnrdintr Trio. 



The De Witt, Kayonne, N, J, 
cc'Stini; 0\'or $1,000,000, will p.rcbably 
(•pen about Nov. 1. Morris Keizer- 
ftelr is to be house rtlanascr and 
r< -I T«'>r',-f tein trea.'?uier. 



Mile. Dian« and Jun Uuba.l will 
pl.iy ICnK'and ur.der the direcii.in of 
Wii.iaai .Morrin. TiKy.'cA""*'- «', ''hp 

rrilla'lium, I.nmloni-Olt. >< ' . 



VARIETY-CUPPER WASfflNGTON BUREAU 

For the first time in theatrics I history, the amusement industry 
now has a "permanent address" in our national capital. 

This oomss with the establishment by "Variety" and "Clipper" of 
a resident bureau in Washington, to serve not so much in the ca- 
pacity of an editorial office of these newspapers as to function for 
the entire entertainment business as a national headquarters, refsr- 
•nce department, legislative "eye," and any other utility in which it 
may be of service to individuals or the trade at large. 

Almost every business division, no matter hoyi^'-ahassuming, has 
some sort of concentrated representation in Washington. The amuse- 
ment industry, frequently referred to as the "second largest" of 
American traffics, has never had a place to hang its hat or a soiU to 
call its own at the pivotal source of national and international legis- 
lation, administration and diplomacy. 

Free for Show Business 

"Variety" editorially agitated such a biu-eaa laMt year, but It never 
materialized. Now that the "Clipper" addition to the family ims 
'completed the circle Including every branch and Umb of the entire 
show world, tho two newspapers have founded the new bureau of 
their own initiative, and freely and gratuitously offer and dedicate 
it to tl\c best interests of the amusement world. 

In charge of the office is Hardle Meakin, a Waslilngton news'- 
paperman of standing and experience. Who combines a penetrating 
knowledge of all things Washington with a long and seasoned work- 
InT unders'.anding o* show business gleaned as a critic, correspondent 
and reporter. He will henceforth devote hlmaelf exclusively to con- 
ducting the newborn bureau, which is in the Kvanx bitllding, on 
New 1'cirW avenue, in the heart of Washiitgton. 
At Any Showman's Disposal 

Effective Immediately, his office will be at the disposal of any 
person or Institution connected with theatricals, motion pictures, 
circuses, carnivals, agoncies, acts, or any other spoke in the wheel 
of entertainment for any legitimate service to which It can be ap- 
plied. • . 

The Viiriety-Clipper bureau will answer any inquiries by wire, 
mail, telephone or in person on any subject alTecting theatrical wel- 
fitre, national or international. 

What the Bureau Will De 

The Variety-Clipper bureau will Investigate any pending or pro- 
posed legislation, interview executive offlclals as to policy on any 
question, report through inquiry at foreign embassies on conditions 
or ratings anywhere in the world, procure and supply statlstlca hare 
or abroad, investigate and report passport or Immlgsallon qusrlea. 
Office for Headquartara 

The V'urlety-Clipper bureau will offer. Us premises and resources 
as headquarters for any lobby or committee at any time in Wash- 
ington for purposes of propaganda. Congressional activity or. ad- 
ministrative assignment in Washington for any cause beneltelal to 
the amusement trade in any branch. 

The Variety -Clipper bureau will, of Us own Initiative, probe and 
exhaustively repor' on any national or foreign laws, rultngs or ne- 
gotiations effecting amusements in any part of the world, ttirough 
the columns of the two newspapers. 

Tbe Variety-Clipper bureau is at the disposal ot any and all parties 
interested in amusements for any other purposes that may arise. 
Officiating Confidentially « 

The Variety-Clipper bureau will officiate conSdentially where re- 
quested and where the nature of the matter Is such that publlolty 
will bo prejudicial, acting no't only as the representative of tb* Btws-' 
papers, but as the representative of any person or institution con- 
nected with the trade. 

Entirely Without Charge 

The Variety-Clipper bureau will operate entirely gratia, at all 
times, being non -subsidized and maintained by tbe two nen spai>ers. 

Tl;ie entire amusement world i* invited to use Its many possibili- 
ties freely, as though it were its own, at all times. 



AT THE SARATOGA RACING MEET 



Prof<«Hional women again demonstrated their ubilily to wear clotheti 
as no other women can. Though most of the social luminaries attende4l 
dafly in the very newest creations, the tlieatre oontlngent was the cyno- 
sure of attention. 

Dorothy Dalton, just returned from Kurope, made A beautiful picturf 
in several lawn models. Ail her gowns were of the Ix>vis J>hllllppe atylt'. 
Miss Dalton's svelte figure showed them to the very best advantage. 
One striking model ik of white handkerchief lawn made with the fqll 
skirt and tight waist. The skirt is plentifully adorned with navy l.'.ue 
bordered tabs. MUs Dalton wore with this a wWe navy picture hst 
devoid of trimming and rimless in the back. This pretty star haf 
dropped considerable weiglit and is looking very fit. 

Mile. Dazle showed " mostly bewildering sport models. Her prettieou 
is of yellow georgetto wlt^ pleated skirt and topped by a delicate ftreen 
narfow-brlmmed hat. Another of Dasle's costumes is a green figured 
Jap silk; also of green is the smart hat with It. 

Georgle Kelly-Brown Is her usual good looking self and carried all her 
smart dresses beautifully. Kspeclally attractive was she fn a blue and 
white printed chiffon This combined with the blue and white picture., 
hat trimmed by a single rose enhanced Oeorglc's brunet beauty. « '. 

Another well groomed Mce enthusiast in good taste Is Josephine Wif- '' 
tolL She favors all-over destgns and unusual combinations of color. A 
very snappy spoil mode! of red with a chintz box coat and large Neo- 
polltan straw garden hat suited her splendidly. Though Miss WIttell 
Is fair, she wears vivid colors cxceptloaally well. 

Mary MacCaslIn showed at least half a dozen attractive cowna, puzzling 
one as to whioh was the best. The one of white meteor Is simple a« to 
line. A lovely hat of sage green, a string of jade and a green beaded 
bag was the only color relief. This particular shade of «reen is .very 
becoming to 'the wearer. 

Anna Fitziu has lost some weight, but one of her dresses does not tend 
to emphasize It. It was of blaok me.-sallne embroidered In white braid 
on sleeves of the bell-shnped variety. A plain wlde-brimmed hat was 
the best part of the costume. 

t'leetloK and prolonged glances of admiration were exclusively directed 
toward the nhnw folk, and they well deserved the adulation. 

\ Chinese ball in Paris lust week, attended by the chief style con- 
noisseurs, decided the colors for the winter season. All the more brilllnnt 
.'ihadcs arc In favor, used mainly In Chinese motifs. 



tthl,v«e4<«»» baga.ara thn newjcst thing for evening une: P etty ^»'»int 
and Point Bcauve for daylight wear. 

German modistes experienced so much trouble In trying to bill their 
goods in marks they are lIstlUR the products In American and Swedish 
r'.irrent^y. - — 

I.fiUisc F'.«!«( is wearing a graceful gown this week at the 81st Stroc: 
thratrc. The pale blue chiffon studded with Iridescent heads is a deiigl'l- 
tul cc.-nl)i: action for Mis.; Best's dainty blonde colorlnif. 



Vllraa Steck ("Just O'lt of Ktilrkers") we.'irs a niauvo Iftwn dress edged 
with val lace. The hat is of a rich shade of plum, just the right tint 
for Miss Vllni.Vs d.irk hair. This little kHI .^liows by her good use of 
tho .stlnrod fipprtrt unities of h« r mlc a lilicJy comedy vein and Bill proljrtliU 
he '^er\^^1W(*n'm' RhbdUl she happily get -i ehnnr#. - 

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LEGITIMATE 



Thuryoay. /August 28, 1B8S 



COHAN REITERATES PROMISE # 
TO QUIT ON EQUITY aOSED SHOP 



Producer's Busiest Season — 18 Attractions in Hand 
— Satisfied to Take Vacation for 5 to 10 Years If 
Equity Enforces Closed Shop 



ELSIE FERGUSON 
RETURNS CONTRAa 

Discrepancy Over Actor Star 

Wanted Discharged— Terms 

Were $1,500 Weekly 



George M. Cohan's production 
program for 1923-24 is his most 
proliflc since separating from Sam 
H. Harris. Mr. Cohan stated this 
WMk, however, he has not changed 
bla mind about retiring from the 
•how business at the end of the 
••asoD If Equity's closed shop is 
aatd* effective. Cohan said he 
would welcome a rest for Ave years 
ADd perhap* double that time, add- 
ing friends had been coaxing him 
to take a vacation as long as he can 
remembcnr, and Equity might be the 
mean* giving him an excuse to do 
Just that. 

The Cohan show list is expected 
to tota: 18 r.ttractions before the 
advent of the fall holidays, the 
■ohedule including Cohan' Iiondon 
attractions presented there In asso- 
clAtion with Charles Cochran. For 
America an even dozen Cohan shows 
' certain. There will be one com- 
pany of "The Rise of Kosie O'Reilly" 
(playing Boston and due on Broad - 
w»y In October) one company of 
"Two 7"ellowB and a Girl," three 
companies of "Little Nellie Kelley," 
three of "So This la London." a 
aew comedy called "The Song and 
Dance Man" (first labelled "go This 
Is Broadway"), and another piece 
entitled "1932," written by John 
Hunter Booth. 

Te be added about Thanksgiving 
are a fourth "Nellie Kelley" and a 
Na 1 "Tw6 Fellows and a Girl." 
The presentation of the latter pair, 
however, is dependent on road bwi- 
neaa conditions. 

"The Song an4 Dance Man" went 
Into rehearsal this week and will 
debut at Detroit, Sept. 17. 

The Cohan English att. actions at 
present are "Little Nellie Kelley ", 
now In Us 9tb week; aiid "So This 
Is^ London," which is In its 20th 
week in 1/Ondon. Steady business 
during the torrid British summer 
Indicates both attractions will re- 
a^n through the new season. In 
October Cohan 1« due to sail for 
London to produce "The Tavern" 
there, and he may also do "A Fool 
There Was." He appeared for a 
time In both plays during their New 
York engagements. 

During his first season alone ns a 
manager Cohan set a fast producing 
I>ax:e at that time having eight at- 
tractions under his name. Of that 
first season's list were five com- 
panies of "Mary", several companies 
being readied for the road even be- 
fore thfe show arrived in IJew York 
from Boston. 



TYSON-McBRIDE DEAL 
STOPPED BY SHUBERT 



Leblang and Maries Now Men- 
tioned— Shubert Reported 
as Differing with Fallon 



The proposed amalgamation of 
the Tyson Co. (William J. Fallon) 
and the McBride theatre ticket 
brokerage firms has struck a snag 
in the parsonage of Lee Shubert, 
reputed to have voicM bla disap- 
proval of the proposed combination 
and to have threatened to withhold 
tickets for all of the Shubert at- 
tractions in New York city from 
both offices in the event that the 
deal la finally consummated. 

Because of the opposition Shu- 
bert has expressed the details of 
the combination In the progress of 
negotiation have been suspended for 
the time being, as far as the Mc- 
Brides and Fallon are concerned. 

There has been a new element 
interjected in Joe Leblang and 
Dave Marks. It may eventuate the 
McBrides, Leblang and Marks m^y 
all be concerned in the conduct of 
the Tyson Co. in the future. 

Shubert, it Is said, stated a com- 
bination of McBride and the Ty- 
son Co. at this time looked like the 
formation of too strong a combina- 
tion. It is known that Lee Shu- 
bert and Fallon of the Tyson Co. 
were In partnership previously and 
Uiat within the last few weeks a 
difference between the two over the 
question of meeting payments of 
the rent under the lease caused a 
parting of the ways, with Shubert 
retaining the Hotel Amba^.sador 
stand, according to xeport. 

On Tuesday it was stated that 
the deal was hanging fire, but that 
~tbere was a possibility the inter- 
ested parties might come to eome 
sort of an arrangement in regard 
to the Tyson Co. yesterday 
(Wednesday}, when a meeting was 
held. 



With two 7«ars more of ber eon- 
tract te run and on the eve of a 
New Tork engagement. Bllsle Fergu- 
son handed back to the Klaws' a 
contract which guarantees her $1,500 
a week, because her manager* rt- 
fused to consent to discharging an 
actor from the east of "The Wheel 
of Life," whom Mlsa Ferguson had 
not wanted re-engaged for this aea- 
■on. 

It la said that this actor who 
also staged the play last season and 
was to have done so this season bad 
Incurred the onmity of Frederic 
Warlock, leading man for Miss 
Ferguson and that the latter 
brought pressure to bear which 
caused Miss Ferguson to take the 
stand which caused her to relinquish 
her contract. 

Marc Klaw when abroad two 
yea ago made arrangements with 
James Bernard Fbgln, author, to 
bring the play and cast with the 
exception of the leading woman 
from England. When the first read- 
ing waa held the star was the only 
American In the play. After a short 
tryout 4uid while the play was In 
Atlantic City, Miss Ferguson ad- 
vised Mare Klaw treat she did not 
think the play was right for New 
York • and suggested that It be 
routed to. the Pacific Coast. "Uijs 
was done by the Klaws as "The 
Last Warning" was meeting with 
success in their theatre where they 
expected to produce the Ferguson 
play. 

At the close of a 35 -week season, 
Miss Ferguson is said to have in- 
timated to the Klaw office that the 
actor-director be eliminated from 
the cast for the present season. 
When this .was not done, Miss Fer- 
guson informed Joseph Kla / that it 
was either "I or the actnr." Klaw 
stood flmr and the ways of the pair 
gradually led to the parting point 
when last week Miss Ferguson made 
her last demand and was refused. 

The contract which Miss Fergu- 
son had called for a minimum of 
$1,600 a week and was arranged on 
a gliding scale based on a percent- 
age (f the receipts. 

After the contract had been can- 
celled a statement was issued to the 
press that after a mutual under- 
standing It had been cancelled. 
The Klaw interests will send the 
production to the store, house and 
arrange for the .passage back to 
England of those performers who 
were brought over from there. 



PARADE OF 60 SAXOS 

Tom Brown's Brown Bros. Minstrels 
Going Out 

Tom Brown Is making arrange- 
ments to send on tour an organiza- 
tion entitled the Six Brown Bros. 
Melody Minstrels, and will have a 
cast ot 60. 

Accor.l!r.g to Brown's p'ans the 
■how will consist of two parts, the 
Srst an entire musical pru;;ram, v»ith 
comedv Interruptions and sorgs, and 
the second part an old time minstrel 
afterpiece. 

The show is to be routed over the 
week stands, and should it prove 
■ucce.osful on the road will be 
brought Into New York after New 
Tear's. A feature will be a dally 
minstrel play with the 60 people 
playing saxophones. 



McINTOSH'S BANKEUPTCY 

Burr Mcintosh, residing at the 
Park Avenue Hotel, New York, filed 
a voluntary petition in bankruptcy 
Tuesday, listing |8,428 liabilities and 
t2 assets. 

IRTfiTCih also ISlEd a pairper'K af- 
fidavit admitting his poverty. 



. TOM MOOEE IN "THE CUP" 

Tom Moore, picture .aclbr, for 
"The Cup," drama. 

Moore was an actor on the speak- 
ing stage prior to entering the pic- 
tu'e field more than 10 years ago. 



Luclla Gear Leaving "Poppy" 
Luella Gear retires from "l'opi>y ' 
prior to Its New York eng.igement. 
which begin* at thf Apipllo on 



DUNCAir GIELS' JUMP 

San Francisco, Aur. 22. 

Called to Lo.-i Angeles suddenly by 
the unoxpecterf serious iliiioss of 
their father, the Duncan sisUr.-i, Ro- 
seta and Vivian, now appearing In 
"Topsy and E ii," at the Alcazar 
Theatre, left this city by automobile 
after the Sunday night performance 
last week to visit the bedside of 
their parent and then made a record 
trip back. 

The Monday night performance of 
"Topsy and Eva" was called off. but 
the Duncan Sisters left Los Angeles 
on the early mornl'ng daylight train 
Tuesday, arriving, at San Jose, 60 
miles from here, about an hour be- 
fore aurtaln time TiHesday night. 

Af San Jose the girls were met by 
their maid carrying wardrobe and 
make-up boxes. As the train com- 
pleted the distance to San Francisco 
the Duncan Sisters were busy don- 
ning their stage attire and grease 
paint. At a fei^ minutes before 8.30 
the trai i rolled Into the San Fran- 
cisco depot. From the train the girls 
jumped into a taxi and rushed In 
the Alcazar stage door just as the 
orchest-a was finishing the strains 
of the overture. 



INFRINGEMENT CHARGE 

Frank M. O'Reilly Starts Action 
Over "O'Brien Girl" 



Frank M. O'Reflly charges that 
"The O'Brien Girl" is a copyright 
infringement of. one ot his plays, 
"The Buzz-Saw," copyrighted Jail. 
19, 1920. OT.eilly has labeled his 
work "a play of love, laughter and 
the larger good in prolog and three 
acts." 

He started Federal Court proceed- 
ings this week against George M. 
Cohan, Frank Mandel, Otto Harbach 
and Louis Hirsch, respectively pro- 
ducer, librettists and\composer of 
"The O'Brien Girl" demanding an 
injunction against the further pro- 
duction of the play and an account- 
ing of the profits. 

The law firm of Hays, St. John & 
Moore is O'Reilly's counsel. 




HITS FOR Ring OUTOr TOWN , 
MAY BE CUSTOM NEXT SEASON 






SCHILDKBAUT AS "7AZZ ZINO" 

Rudolph Schlldkraut will play the 
title roJe tn "Tb« J«m King," » 
comedy drama by Herbert Richard 
Lorenz, Instead of Lew Fields, who 
will go on tour in "Jack and Jill" 
this season. 

' Schlldkraut this week, signed a 
long-term contract to appear under 
the management of Leffier, Bratton 
tt Ooett, and will make his first 
appearance In this play under their 
management around Chrlstmaa At 
present he Is under cont'-nct to the 
Theatre Guild and will ihortly ap- 
pear In their production of ''King 
Lear." "The Jazz King" will be the 
first American play that Mr. Schlld- 
kraut will mal^e his fippcnrance In 



CHILD ABRESTS MADE 

Oklahoma City, Aug. 22. 

Whether or not Oklahoma's child 
labor law applies to theater per- 
formances is to be decided by the 
Oklahoma Criminal Court of Ap- 
peals soon. 

Arrests of theatre managers over 
the State for violations of this law 
are being made almost every day, 
and the decision of the .court will 
either prohibit or permit child 
actors \g_ perform on Oklahoma 
theatre stages. 



"COME SEVEN" AS A MUSICAL 
"Come Seven," the play by Octa- 
vus Roy Cohen, is being set to 
music and will be offered on Broad- 
way with a colored cast. 

The play was dramatized from a 
series of stories of negro life which 
ran In the Saturday Evening Post. 
In the previous presentation the 
plky iwa* 'Offered with: a icatit of 
white actors "in cork." 



Robert McLaughlin Intends Trying It a^ Colonial^ 
-Cleyeland — Started Last Season by ''Abie's Irislii 
Rose"— Out of Town "Run Circuit* Possibili^ 1 



JOHN R. ROGERS' CLAIM 
TO LAND IN KENTUCKY 



Asserts 225,000 Acres Belong 
♦ to Him — Attorneys 
Retained 



Cincinnati, Aug. 22. 

Toil just can't ^eep that boy, 
John R. Rogers, down! "Yours 
Merrily" has bobbed up again, this 
time with a claim that he Is the 
rightful owner of more than 850 
square miles, or 225,000 acres of 
the finest coal and timber land in 
Kentucky. He claims to bold a 
deed to the property and declares 
he bought It for $75,000 in 1898. 

John R. tips the time-table at 
over 70 and says he is old enough 
not to need benefits any more. 

The soil Is located in Johnson 
and Floyd counties,^ between the 
Big Sandy and Tug Rivers, accord- 
ing to Attorneys William F. Hop- 
kirs and Charles lloffmelster, who 
have just returned from Palnts- 
ville, Ky., ^vhere they investigated 
certain locations in connection with 
the claim. They are now seeking 
to find George W. Ellis, formerly 
an attorney in Milwaukee, who, 
they eay, deeded the 225,000 acres 
to Rogers. The records In the 
courthouse at Paintsville, the 
attorneys, say, show that Ellis has, 
or had, a record title to the land. 

Before "Yours Merrily" can grab 
the property, his attorneys admit, 
he fs going to have a battle on his 
hand?, for there are 100 present 
«wpen8 of the land who dispute 
Rogers' assertion that he has any 
legal title. 

The big question is whether At- 
torney Ellis, who sold the deed to 
John R., had the ^ctual legal title 
to the land. John R. is now rest- 
ing in Atlantic City, preparatory to 
Journeying to London, to resume 
theatrical activities. 



Cleveland, Aug. 22. ' 

The Colonial has been secured b^ 

Robert McLaughlin, who haa th* 

Metropolitan and U now playing 

stock at the Ohio. 

McLaughlin's plan aa reported tor 
the Colonial la to make It a "nm*. 
house, playing to $1.60 top and pnt> 
ting in new pieces for an Indeflnlt* 
engagement or reproducing Broad- 
way succesaee for similar engaca^ 
ments. 



NOT IDEAL HUSBAND 

Bumped Wife Right Into Separa- 
tion Action 



Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 22. 

Black and blue spots cliused. by 
fista of an enraged husband furnish 
evidence for a separation, Mrs. Vir- 
ginia De Sales, Welch Litz, Syra- 
cuse actress and prize beauty, 
claims in an action filed In Supreme 
Court against Albert H. Litz, travel- 
ing salesman. 

An ideal husband would never 
drag hU wife from a couch and 
throw her on the floor,' neither 
would he bump her head against a 
wall, M%-s. Litz declares in a com- 
plaint filed by her counsel asking a 
separation, alimony and custody of 
h.-. daughter, Kathorlne DcSales 
Litz, 3. 

The head bumping is a'.eged to 
have taken place at the home of the 
ouple at ""iOl James street, where 
they resided, the lattc- part of last 
September. Mrs. Litz tobk h r child 
and returned to the nnme of her 
father, Matthew Welch, the same 
night, saying she was afiald to re- 
main longer under the same roof 
with her husband. 

They were married after a rapid- 
fire C01' tship In the summer of 
1919. 

Litz Is represented as having 
f: :ied to provide for ^m child since 
the separation. He has retained 
counsel, tmtf plans to fight the 
charges 



From reports there Is a possibility 
for a "run circuit" ot legtt hovMS , 
outside New York for next seaMO. 
The likely candidates are Washing* 
ton, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Detroit, 
and perhaps Boston. 

The policy mostly favored la t« 
play a special company of a Broad- 
way success for an indefinite en- 
gagement 

. .. "Abie's 4rlsh Rose" last eeaaoa 
fliat attracted attention to. t^t 
method when cotaipanles especiallr 
organized took the run record in 
Washington, Baltimore and Pitts- 
burgh, a company being cast for 
each city. 

The plan Is looked upon as' eco- 
nomical besidca the "run" ahgla 
particularly ai;tractlve, as moat ot 
the cities played by "Able" last sea- 
son are one-week stands for regu- . 
lar legitimate traveling attractiona. 



BIG SHOWS BOOKED IN' 
lil BftANHAnAN 0. E 



Masons Spending $600,000 

on Reconstruction — Opens 

October 1 



The Manhattan opera house oid 
34th street will open Oct. 1 with the 
Hungarian Opera Co. Commenc- 
menclng Christmas Day the Wag- 
nerian Opera Co. will start an en- 
gagement of seven weeks. 
. Other attractiona the coming sea- 
son for the Manhattan are Anna 
Pavlowa, Chaliapin, United German 
Societies Concert Co. and Zimballst. 

John Coleman is general manager 
of the Manhattan,' representing tha 
Scottish Rite Masons. M4ny Im- 
provements are being made in th* 
building to equip it as a clubhouse. 
The total expenditure will reach 
$600,000. 

When the Masonic order secured 
the building by purchase after tha 
death of Oscar Hammerstein it wak 
reported in Variety the theatre por- 
tion would continue to play regular 
attractions. i 



STOCK LEADS MARRY 

Don Burroughs and Helen* NefP' 
Wed in Buffalo 



"BROKEN WING" SCORES 

Los Angeles, Aug. 22. 
"The Broken Wing" was produced 
at the Morosco last week with Fran-, 
cesco Cappellano in the leading role. 
.Miss Cappellano Is returning to the 
stage temporarily. *She is the wife 
of Ben Piazza, an Orpheum house 
manager here, and retired to care 
for her gro wing, tam lly. The crit- 
ics praiaM tiifllMinnd gave splen- 
did notices to Gayne Whitman^ The 
ploy will probably run ten weeks. 



Buffalo, Aug. 22. 

Don Bun-oughs, leading man Of 
the McGarry Players and Helena 
Neft, who has been playing oppo- 
site him the past week were mar- 
ried here Aug. 7, it -was disclosed 
Saturday. McGarry denied tha 
event at the time stating that it 
was started as a Joke, evidently 
fearing that confirmation might in- 
jure business from the femlnin* 
contingent. 

The ceremony was performed by 
Rev. William R. Wood of St. Paul'a 
Episcopal Church. Burroughs ag«' 
was given as 27, bom at BellviUe^ 
Michigan, and Miss Neff as 24, with 
Watertown as her birthplace. - 



"DANCING HOfHERS" 
_ Edmund Oouldlng, who returned 
from abroad last week, closed a 
contract to write a play with Edgar . 
Selwyn for tlje Selwyn to produce. 
It is entitled "Dancing Mothera" 
and Is to deal largely with the hectic 
dansant life of the present. 



RUMSEY'S COAST BRANCH 

John Rumsey is going to Holly- 
wood to establish a Coast office of 
the American Play Company, with 
Ruth Allen In charge. 



^ > Thursday, Augiut 23, 188S 



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VARIETirS WEEKLY DIGEST ON CRITICAL 
OPINIONS OF PLAYS IN NEW YORK CTTY 



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||««r Permanent Feature — Starts With Plays on 
Broadway Opening Within the Week — Opinions 
to Be Repeated When Shows End Runs 



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"^ •','■,.'-■•- :,V«fl»ty will print w««kly 




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iof'th* notices givan by 
tan critics to tho now 
•n Broadway. 

Its main purposa is to afford the 
•how business a similar line on the 
•oouracy of the critics in their 
Xttdgment of plays that the review- 
ers maintain through -their notices 
or summaries on^ ths activities of 
■ play producers. X 

An^'her object is to allow thosa 
"•f tha public. possibly rinterested to 
procure a fairly reliable estimate 
M to which critic or critics should 
b« deemed to possess the soundest 
Judgment. 

If there is a sharp conflict ■ of 
•ritioal opinion the digest will be 
•xtended; othcrv.iise made brief. 

To further ensure and record the 
•ceuracy, ss each play mentioned 
in this department leaves Broad- 
way whether after a long or short 
engagement, in the report of its de- 
parture in Variety will bo a sched- 
uled list of the opinions sxpressed 
*. by ths critics when it oponed. 
,Ci:. The firjt dis-'st is of: 

"TWEEDLES" 

• ' Critical opinion favored the new 
Booth Tarklngton-Leon Wilson play 
"Tweedles." 

The "Tlmea" (Corbln) aa\d. "Tar- 
kington at his be:il." with the "Her- 
.'}■ aid" (WooUcott) Kiving it rank 
"" Atongside "Clarence." "Daily News" 
(Mantle) approved, but called It 
thin, while "Variety" (Rush) 
thought very little of it. 

• "American" (Dale) termed It 
''amusing and comforting": "World" 
tBroun) classified the piece as 
likely to be one of the best come- 
diea of the season, and the "Tri- 
bune" (Hammond) Uesighated It 
"pleasant." 



"LITTLE JESSE JAMES" 

"LiUtle Jes.«e James" ran the 
gamut of the dailies under a classi- 
llcatlon ranging from "fair" to "ex- 
cellent." ' 

"World" (Broun) styled It "fair"; 
."Times" (Corbln) the saihe, as did 
the "Herald" (Vreeland). 

Of those who called It "good" 
were the "Post" (Towse), and 
"Telegram"' (Welsh). "Excellent." 
t&td "Sun" (S. U. N.) and "Joucnal" 
(Julia West). The only actual slap 
waa by '"Variety (Unger). albeit 
agreeing with Broun that Nan Hal- 
perln and the chorus are the chief 
assets. 



"THE WOMAN ON THE JURY" 

Diversified comment on the open- 
ing of this drama, with "World" 
(Broun), "Herald" .XWoolloott), 
"Tribune" (Hammond), "Times" 
(Corbln) and "MaU" (Craig) reveal- 
ing an antipathy, while Evening 
World" (Darntin), "Telegram" 
(WeUh), "American" (Dale), "Eve 
nine Journal" (Julia West) "News' 
(Mantle), "Post" (M. M. B.) and 
"Sun" (Rathburn) printing favor 
kbit reference. 



"The Breaking Point" 

?tv. ■ Mostly a mixture of decision with 

, ^46.. the "Times" (Corbln) and the 

• 1 ... "World" (Broun) taking the moat 

;f„. ..aireot stands, terming the piece, 

1^', "the real thing in popular melo- 

, Tr drama," and ""too Implausible and 

* ' ■ too leisurely in pace," respectively. 

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"Children of the Moon" 
"Evening World" (Darnton) only 
paper to give this production a 
detrimental notice, with the others 
placing it on a plane of fair or 
better. 






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"The Good Old Days" 
"American" (Dale), "World" 
(Broun), and "Mall" (Craig), only 
papers to place their unqualified 
o. k. on this piece with the re 
mainder of the critics turning in 
Ultimatums ranging from fair to 
bad. 

"Trlbuno" (Hammond) styled It 
&a "a terY-lblo pl.iy that no doubt 
■Will be terribly succoasful," while 
the "Sun" (Uathburn) deemed it 
tiresome. 

Other opinions adherod to the 
"fair" classification with Variety 
(LAlt) terming tlie piece, "rich In 
a&tlre and looKa like a winner." 



"Red Light Annie" 

The word "Jurld" crops up ,lp 

numerous Instances throughout the 

dallies' notices oh this opening with 

the "Sun" (llathburn) qualifying; it 



as cheap melodrama: "Telegram," 
sure Are hit," and "Evening World- 
quotes, "a weak sister." ""ribune" 
(Hammond) termed It "the trimmest 
and most graceful since 'The Deep 
Purple.' " 



"RAWNESS" OF SHOW 
STARTSmONG DEMAND 

''Artists and Models" Draw 
- 90% Stag Audience Sec- 
ond Night at Shubert 



The strongest agency demand In 
months suddenly appeared Tuesday 
following the newspaper reviews on 
■'Artists and Mode'.s," the Shubert 
i-evue which debuted at the Shubert 
Monday night. 

Comment frankly "exposed" the 
nudity of the choristers, who in one 
.scene were bare from the waist up 
and free of covering In another bit. 

it was the "rawness" eft the show 
that resulted in the f-all for tickets. 

Around the agencies the demand 
was mostly from men past middle 
age and requests fof single tickets 
"in the front row." but applicants 
wore ready to purchase In any loca- 
tion. 

In a smaller agency allotted six- 
teen tickets for each performance 
all were sold before 11 Tuesday 
morning. The attraction is made 
up of a portion of the lilustratore 
Show given as an amateur per> 
form.ance early in the summer. "Bai 
Tabarin." tried by the Shuberts but 
called in, was t-jsed with the revue. 

When trying out there was no 
reported attempt at nudity with the 
premiere on Broadway uncovering 
a surprise. Reviewers rated the 
undresscO scenes as comparable 
with Parisian revues but never ex» 
pected to be attempted on this side. 
The^ticket demand was entirely 
male and Tuesday night's house 
was 90 per cent. stag. 

Whether the rawness of the show 
will affect the attraction's chances 
is a nv>oted question along Broad- 
way. Showmen assumed the second 
night would find the choristers 
covered up, but there were no 
changes over the premiere In that 
partlcultd'. The matter of police In- 
terference was also) considered as 
probably invited >y the manage- 
ment. 

Wednesday afternoon the first 
matinee of "Artists and Models" at 
the Shubert, New York, drew a con- 
tinuous line of males from nine In 
the morning. Because of the show's 
spice It wilt probably develop a 
strong stag draw. 

The neighboring showmen whose 
offices are located on West 44th and 
45th streets opine that "Artists and 
Models" will put a crimp in the 
Columbia's business and prove ex- 
pensive competition for the burles- 
que house. 

SHUBERT METHOD 

Announces Contract and Stops Con- 
stance Evans' Negotiatiens 

Constance Evans, who.se dancing 
has been acclaimed one of the out- 
standing features of Will Morrls- 
sey'a "Newcomers," Is considerably 
piqued fr-sauifi-f*^ an announcement 
sent out by the Shubert press de- 
partment that she had signed with 
the Shuberts for five year^. 

Miss Evans not only denied that 
she had entered into any contract, 
but added that the publication of 
tha notice has Jeopardized her 
chances with other managers who 
had been negotiating for her ser- 
vices. 



Kruger and June Walker, Leads 
Lewis & Qordon are casting "The 
Nervous Wreck," a comedy by Owen 
Davla. n . : J 1 ■ ■ ' 1 . I ; , 

Otto Kruger and June Walker will 
probably be the prloHpal*. — :^ 



THE WASmNOTON "NEWS" 
COMMENTS ON VAEIETY 

Washington. Aug. 22. 

Leonard Hall, dramatic edi- 
tor of the Washington "News," 
In a series of articles on cur- 
rent papers and books of the 
amusement world, started his 
first article, headed "Pe'riodi- 
cals," with the following com- 
ment on Variety: 

'The great bulk of our cur- 
rent amusement periodical lit- 
erature is '"popular" in tone. 
The serious-minded, hern- 
rimmed publications sre in the 
minority 

Of the weekly papers de- 
voted to "show business;" the 
most informative and Iriterest- 
ing to layman and showman 
alike, in my mind, is Variety. 

It is written in the lirlgo of 
the shop and has the authen- 
tic smell of Broadway about it. 

It is a real newspaper. 



TRY-OUT OUT^F-TOWN 
FOR YIDDISH PLAYERS 



WOODS IN POSSESSION 
OF APOLLO, CHICAGO 



For the First Time in Yiddish 
Show History 

For the first time In the history^of 
Yiddish drama a company of Yld- 
diiih players will have a prelimi- 
nary out-of-town tour before 
coming to Broadway. This is the 
Thomashet.sky's Broadway Yiddish 
theatre tyoupe which opens Sept. 8 
at the renamed Bayeft in "Three 
Little Business Men." a comedy 
with music by Oscar M. Carter and 
Joseph Cherniaisky. 

The preliminary tour opens Aug. 
26 In New Haven. It Includes Hart- 
ford, Worcester, Providence, Bridge- 
port, Baltlmore-an* Washington, in 
order named, for one- night each. 

Boris Thomashefsky, Ludwlg 
Satz, Rudolph Schildkraut are fea- 
tured.* The balance of the cast con- 
sists of Regina Zuckerberg, Gerson 
Rubin, Goldle Lubritzky, Irving 
Grossman, Pola Carter, Louis Hy- 
man, Fred Ziebel and Michael 
Welansky. 



House Turned Over Tuesday — 

New York Manager Reported 

Having Had Objections 



• )(':'•': : ' ; ■ Chicago, Aug. 28. 

The Apollo was turned over by 
the Shuberts to A H. Woods yester- 
day. 

A report spread Woods had to In- 
sist uirait possession, but this is de- 
nied ' along with the attending 
attorics. in connection. The.Shubert's 
claim to hold SO per cent, of the 
house' iwlth Woods. 

Woods is said to have demanded 
possession of the theatre because of 
Qbjcctlpns^ bQ had entered against 
the Shuberts. particularly through 
the' theatre having been dark this 
summer, along witL the question of 
the Shuberts sharlhg terms and -"ex- 
pense" accounts. 

The Shuberts were in the theatre 
with their Shubert vaudeville, but 
when that failed Woods released 
them' from their )12S,000 yearly 
lease. 

Eugene V. Wilson has come on to 
Ch^fago to take charge of the house. 

FEiANK CRAVEN RETIRING 



PLASTIC SURGERY 

Th« foUowina article too* 
ivritten by Dr. Uenry J, Ohtcr- 
son, eye, ear, nose and throat 
spt'vUiUat and plastic surgeon, 
of the Stalc-lMke Theatre 
BuiMlng, Vhicago, at the ro- 
qucat of Varictv, <» thi* pa- 
per'* desire to prevent profet- 
tional* seeking faciat recon- 
struction or bcautift/ing from 
consulting any but recognized 
surgeons who operate along ac- 
cepted scientific lines. Dr. 
Shierson is of tfc« recognized 
scientific surgeons. 



As 



Actor — Will Concentrate 
, Playwriting 



On 



San Fraptisco, Aug. 22. 
Frank Craven, Wlio wltl^hls orig- 
inal company, opened at the Colum- 
bia theatre here this week in "The 
First Year," has made publib a 
statement that he doesn't want to 
act any more and that at the end 
of hia present coast tour and Bos- 
ton engagement he will retire to de- 
vote his full time to play writing. 



OENE WltSON AT APOLLO, CHI. 

Eugene Wilson, company manager 
of "The Good Old Dayf ," was dis- 
patched to Chicago on Monday by 
Al H. Woods to make an audit of 
the accounts of the Apollo Theatre 
and take charge of It tor him. 



EQUITY DECISION CHANGES 
ANN PENNINGTON'S MANAGERS 



Dillingham Contract Invalidated by John Murray 
Anderson's Claim — Going OuTwith' "Jack and 
Jill"— Leaving "FoUiei" . 



Ann Pennington will be under the 
John Murray Anderson management 
instead of the C^o Zlegfeld manage- 
ment during the coming season ac- 
cording to a ruling made by the Ac- 
tors'-£qulty Association Wednesday 
night This ruling holds that Miss 
Pennington is under contract to 
Anderson to appear In "JtM:k and 
Jill" on tour during the 1928-24 sea- 
son, and holds that under the old 
contract by which she w.as loaned 
by Charles Dillingham for "The Fol- 
lies" is Invalid. 

Whether or not Zlegfeld will take 
any further action to keep Miss 
Pennington in the cast of "The 
Follies" cannot be learned as Zleg- 
feld Is In Canada, and will not re- 
turn until Saturday morning. 

Ttce matter was placed !n the 
hands of the Equity by Zlegfeld last 
week when he protested to tliat or- 
ganization that they investigate the 
reasons which Anderson set forth 
to obtain the services of Miss Pen- 
nington for "Jack and Jill." He 
asked them to make a thorough In- 
vestigation of the matter and In- 
formed them that he would abide by 
their decision. Hi sent them the 
Dillingham contract under which he 
procured the services of Miss Pen- 
nington and also furnished them 
•wUh othtr informAtlnnuj KefUw>ilnhi 
tlraated In the letter to Equity that 
,he would abide by their decision. 



Anderson, on the other hand, sub- 
mitted his contract which ha said 
Invalidated the original Dillingham 
agreement with Miss Pennington, 
and also furnished them with let- 
ters and printed propaganda which 
said that "Jack and Jill" would not 
go on tour this secMon. This mat- 
ter he claimed was used to Influ- 
ence Miss Pennington toward re- 
nouncing her agreement with him. 

Miss Pennington appeared at the 
first rehearsal of "Jack and Jill," 
which was held In Tammany Hall 
on Aug. 14, but did not participate 
In It. It was stated \^f Hugh An- 
derson, who is general manager for 
his brother, that Miss Pennington 
would have little rehearsing to do, 
so she was excused until Equity 
handed down Its decision. Ander- 
sen has arranged tfl bav« Sid Ma- 
rion, a former vaudeville actor, ap- 
pear with Miss Pennington in the 
place of Brooke- Johns, who was In 
the show Wtth hel* before and Is now 
appearing in the "Follies" With her. 

"Jack and JiU" Is scheduled to 
open Us season at the Detroit opera 
houaa Sept 9, and Anderson asserts 
that he wUl not-'e<tll upob ttdr to 
quit ths "Follies" until (t is abso- 
lutely necessary tor her to join 
"Jack and Jill." 

Law Fields, .I.4Ula, McConnell and 
lBsthl^Bflvr4, who .appeared in the 
.ihow.at.lhe Oldije tlioatre, will go 
on tour with It. 



By HENRY J. SHIERSON 

■ *• • Chicago, ^ur M. 

There are few greater tragedies 
than the slow, sure disintegration 
of any element or quality tbat has 
made us a potential figure among 
our fellows. Every forceful man or 
woman has some gift that has be- 
oome vitalised; has become- a part 
of them; baa become so pr«gnant 
with energy that it is a dominant 
characteristic, obedient to the will 
and wiles of Its oWner. Others, with 
less development of this gift must 
yield to its cuperior blandishments 
or strength. 

When this gift or quality, begins 
to wane, when the fires begin to 
flicker aifully and burn low, the 
startled owner, in consternation sees 
his or hep hold on things of the 
world slipping, weakening. TbbAs 
where the greqt tragedy of life has 
Its birth. It is iihere the poaltlre 
qualities In men and womea, that 
Is, confldence and assurance are put 
to their most severe strain. Through 
the slow days and silent nights the 
task of Nature's usual mandate goes 
steadily on. The wrinkles come and 
beauty sadly takes a step backward, 
then another step and another. It 
is the interminable process that 
wears out the fabric that has made 
us powerful, useful and haOpy; tha 
slow grind that makes the sun sink 
behind a deeper cloud each murky 
evening of life. We must jrleld to 
Nature's mandate and grow old — 
there Is no way out— or at least wa 
once thought so. 

We cannot check the march of 
birthdays or annual milestones, bat 
we can eliminate ths ravages they 
carry In their waka. 

It is no longer necesiterir for men 
and womea to yield to wbiU they 
call the tragedy of tha years. 
Beauty can be restored by a mar- 
vellously simple process, provided 
always the process is In the hands 
of a highly skilled specialist Sci- 
ence — that something which la al- 
most as difflcult of deflnltloa as 
thought— has discovered and re- 
vealed the way. PlastlQ, or facial, 
surgery Is the medium through 
which features arc r^tored to 
primal beauty or. It the beauty has 
always been lacking throiigh dls- 
flgurement, plastic surgery atepa in 
and creates beauty by rebuilding tha 
face and actually re-making It until 
it is a harmonious structure and 
wholesome to look upun. The per- 
son becomes transflgurcA through 
the wizardry of this art 

The eyes, nose, mouth, ears, neck, 
all parts of the fact Including blem- 
ishes, scars, birthmarks, wrinkles, 
disappear as the plastic surgepn 
works without ether, anesthetics 
or pala to the patient With a 
smooth skin, shapely note and 
mouth, clear, straight eyes, becom- 
ing ears, smooth throat and all other 
facial lineaments in accord with 
each other the patient appears a ; 
different person. 

I hope I may be pardoned for 
writing a paper I have prepared in 
a rather elementary form and in 
which I have sought to avoid the 
general use of sclentifio terms. To 
my Idea plastic surgery should be 
explained so simply that the laity 
will grasp its tremendous possibili- 
ties and thus take advantage more 
and more of Its beneficent ministra- 
tions. As we all know, plastic sur- 
gery is not an absolutely new sci- 
ence, or branch of science. For ages 
some of Us methods have been In 
use and application. It was the 
World War that gave plastic sur- 
gery its greatest Impetus and that 
resulted. In. ajL orderly l]iphea.^ol. 
Intelligent research. 

(Continued on page 14) 






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Duncan Bisttra for l« Al 

Los Angeles, Aug. 22. 
The Duncan Slster.s In "Topsy 
and Kva" are booked for the Phil- 
harmonic Audltorlnm for four 
weeks, beRlnning September 19th. 
Jame.i P»tr!e. for the Auditorium. 
and Michael Corper, for Thomas 
Wilkos, fSifined the contracts. 



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LEGITIMATE 



tintnSaf, August 28. IMff 



PROGRAM SUGHT I "orrissey's expectation 
CAUSES WALKOUT 



Nance O'Neirs "White Villa" 
Suffers Accordingly — "Pas- 
sion Flower" Substituted 



San Francisco, Aug. 22. 

Through a miatake In falling to 
lM>t« on the program that to Indicate 
* lapso of a few boura the curtain 
would be lowered in tb« third act of 
"Th« WblU, Villa," Nance O'Neil'a 
opening play here, practically all of 
the audience walked out at the dose 
of lhl0 act, thinking the play was 
over. A few, however, who lingered 
Id getting on their wraps were sur- 
prised when the curtain went up and 
the play continued. 

The walking out of the audience 
was a natural mistake, as the end 
of the third act was a logical con- 
clusion to the drama. It even fooled 
■ome of the newspaper critics. 

An incident in connection with 
the affair occurred when William 
fBill" McStay, press representative 
of the house, sought to explain the 
mistake to the departing theatre- 
goers. 

"Bill" stepped up to a big man 
who was pulling on his overcoat 
and remarked loud enough so that 
others behind him could hear: 

ja beg your pardon, you're leav- 
ing too soon. The play isn't over 
yet." 

The stranger glared at "Bill" a 
minute, as he continued on his way 
to the door, and said: 

"Well, it's over as far as I'm con- 
cerned, brother." 

The same 'attitude seems to have 
been the general consensus of opin- 
ion among Ban Francisco theatre- 
goers, as the management suddenly 
changed its plans for running the 
piece two weeks and- took it off at 
the end ° of one, substituting Miss 
O'Nell's former success "The Pas- 
alOB Flower." 



10 Weeks Run and Own Theatre— 
Mayb« 



Will Morrlssey says that If he can 
manage to stay in the Ambassador, 
New York* for 10 weeks, he'll have 
a "Newcomers'* theatre all his own 
next year. A downtown financial 
ni.in, after seeing the show was Im- 
pressed with the new faces, and 
when Morrlssey told him ho had 
over 100 other people on the wait- 
ing list to ]oln the production, the 
financier made this proposition. The 
Idea would be the same^ that of de- 
veloping new talent. 

Kdna Leedora will or will not Join 
"Newcomers" Monday, dependent 
on a squabble with Flo Ztegfeld. 
Ziggy thinks he holds a' prior con- 
tract for her services. Morr.'sscy 
thinks otherwise, and the matter 
will be adJustPd by the end of this 
week. Miss l,eedom recently split 
with Dave Stamper as a vaudeville 
combination. 

Although the show was reported 
closing last week, Uorrissey says 
business warrants his sticking. 



J. M. ANDERSON'S JAM; 
TOO MUCH MATHUAL 



'Village Follies" Producer Is- 
sued Many Invitations — As 
Many Responses 



OUT OF I. T. A. 



T. M. A. Rs^oesU Members to Lssva 
Other Aasociatien 

The Toiu->ng Managers' Associa- 
tion, at Its meeting Thursday, de- 
cided that under no circumstances 
would they be guided by the doings 
and agreements of the International 
Theatrical Assn., iad requested 
their members who are also mem- 
bers of the I. T. A. to wl^draw 
from that organisation. 

It was pointed out little relief 
could be expected as far as the 
stage hands were concerned with 
respect to the t'li a week wage 
s€«le which will prevail after 
Sept. 1. 

A committee was appointed to 
confer with the Burlesque Touring 
Managers' Assn. and Invite them to 
appoint a committee that would act 
In conjunction with the T. M. A. 
committee and request new work- 
ing conditions from the stage hands. 
The T. M. A. committee Is com- 
posed of E. 3. Carpenter, John Lef- 
fler, Arthur Alston and John D. 
Cpleman. The burlesque commit- 
tee is expected to be present at the 
next special meeting of the T. M. A. 
to be held in the Lelller & Bratton 
office this afternoon (ThursSay). 



John Murray A-nderson, who Is 
staging the ftfth annual edition of 
"Greenwich Village Follies," is said 
to be in the throes of an ellmina#on 
contest causing him consternation. 
Anderson, deviating from the usual 
custom of having one librettist 
write the revue, invited a score or 
more of authors to submit seene^and 
ideas. The response came in greater 
profusion than he had anticipated 
and he Is' now In a quandary as to 
what to retain or what to discard 
In as much as he claims most of the 
skits are particularly good. 

Rube Goldberg, the cartoonist, is 
among the contributors and the 
author of a comedy song and several 
scenes that will adorn the libretto 
of the new production. 

Anderson baa refused to divulge 
the names of any of the otberat since 
he IS not set on wh<Me material he 
will use. Loo Hirsch and Lewis 
Gensler have contributed the tunes. 

The piece will open at the Apollo, 
Atlantic City, Labop Day, and play 
an additional week out of town be- 
fore coming to the Shubert, New 
York, for Its annual engagement. 



ANNUAL'SENPERVIRENS' 
IN GROVE ON RIVER 

Bohemian Club Produces Play 

in Sonoma County, Calif. 

Best of Grove Plays 



MEXICAN CO. EAST 



Mile. 



Fernandez' Troupe 
Mexico City 



From 



WARFIELD'S TOUR 



Transcontinental Trip of "The Mer- 
chant of Venies" 



David Warfleld In "The Merchant 
of Venice," presented by David Be- 
lasco, is to make the complete cir- 
cle of the country during the com- 
ing season. His season will open 
about Sipt. 15. and the tour will 
cross the continent. The high spots 
win bo hit, and for the greater part 
most of the bigger towns will be 
played for limited engagements only. 
San Francisco, Warfleld's home 
town. Is to have an engagement 
which may last for threo weeks. 



Los Angeles, Aug. 22. 

Mile. Xely Fernandez, daughter of 
a wealthy Mexico family who re- 
cently Imported a troupe of singers 
and dancers from Mexico City, that 
appeared at the' Philharmonic Audi- 
torium tor two weeks and returned 
for •xtra performances. Is planning 
to take her company to other coast 
cities and probably Invade the east. 

Miss Fernandez Is personally fi- 
nancing the show, and Is said to 
have started from the Mexican 
Capitol with $100,000. Thf> show is 
nicely equipped with scenery and Is 
esi>eclally rich In costumes, and In- 
cludes talented singers and dancers 
of Spanish origin. 



Greenville Grand Coming Down 

Greenville, S. C, Aug. 22. 
The Grand opera house, for more 
than 20 years Oreonville's lending 
playhouse, now Is being raxrd te 
make room for an offlco ljiilklin>,-. 
Until a contemplated -new theatre Is 
erected. Manager 11. T. Whitinirc 
will use Textile hall, whlcli h.T.s a 
MUiling rapacity of over ."i.OOO. n.»e(i 
primarily for textile expositions. Mr. 
Whitmire plans to play the u.iual 
run of road shows in the hall thl» 
season. 



DAVE CHASEN HOME TODAY 



UOIXY DAHIJNG' REOPENING 

"Molly Darling" will opefi^ at 
Schenectady, N. Y., on the Way to 
its Detroit opening of the coming 
season. Labor Day. 

The Moore-Megley musical has a 
"scionlific" routo through the mid-_ 
west, playing alternately week 
stands and onc-nighters around 
them. 

Changes in the cast Include Ann 
Milburn In place of her sister Mary, 
George Phelps In Clarence Nord- 
sfrbm's role and Kddte Gardner vies 
Jay Gould. 

Jack Donahue Is afiain featiucil. 
Donahue and Macklin Mcfilcy re- 
turned from a European tour on 
thev'Parls" last week. 



San Francisco, Aug. 22. 
This year's annual play "Semper 
Vlrens" sUged by the Bohemian 
Club In the Bohemian Grove on the 
Russian river Sn Sonoma County 
Saturday night, after having been 
postponed from Aug. 4 out of re- 
spect to the memory of President 
Harding, Is acclaimed as one of the 
greatest achievements In the club's 
history. It takes Its place among 
the best of grove plays with the 
credit being equally divided between 
Joseph D. Redding, the librettist, 
and Henry K. Hadley, composer. 

Mr. Reddlng's story proved of pe- 
culiar Interest l>ecause its scene was 
laid In the very locality where the 
play "was staged. It deals with an 
epoch In the nineteenth century 
when the Spanish government was 
in power at Sonoma and a violent 
enmity existed against the Russians 
as It was feared they would over- 
run the country. 

The principal characters are Ivan, 
a young Russian sailor, sole sur- 
vivor of a shipwrecked crew, who 
lands in the forest exhausted; 
Purissima, a young Spanish girl, 
fleeing fi-om the attentions of An- 
tonio Arguello, son of the governor 
of California; Tamarack, old Indian 
chief, livInK alone In the forest and 
believing In the Immortality of the 
trees and Father Altemira, a priest. 
Surissima finds and revives Ivan 
and a Iwve springs up Isetween them. 
Then the SpSnlsh soldiers arrive, 
Ivan is captured, and the girl gives 
herself In marriage to Arguello to 
save her lover's life. Arguello de- 
mands the blessing of the priest on 
his marriage, and also orders the 
trees to be felled for the erection 
of a chapel. Tamarack protests 
against the desecration, declaring a 
curse will fall on him who Is guilty 
of It. 

The scene affords one of the most 
thrilling and spectacular situations 
in the entire pl^y. Following the 
felling of the frees a great feast Is 
In progress when the sky darkens, 
thunder rolls, and there la a crash 
of lightning which fells on* \)t the 
monarchs of the forest and kills 
Arguello. 

The play ends with Purissima be- 
ing led away by Father Altemira to 
become a daughter of the church. 
For a moment an apparition of Ivan 
appears, causing the girl to hesi- 
tate. 

The vision vanishes, and Puris- 
sima follows the priest into -the 
chapel amidst a radiant Illumination 
of heaven and earth. Old Tamarack 
Is left alone In the forest. 

Henri Scott of the Metropolitan 
and Chicago Grand Opera played 
Tamarack, and was magnificent In 
the role. Both vocally and plctorl- 
ally, William S. Ralney gave a tell- 
ing portrayal of Ivan; Easton Kent 
essayed the difficult soprano role of 
Puris.<(lma; H. T. Hanlin was effec- 
tive as Father Altemira; and E. 
Courtney Ford did well ns the Span- 
ish commandant. Reginald Truvers 
staged the production. 

An excellently trained male cho- 
rus which participated Is also wor- 
thy of much credit. Despite the 
beauty of the music and the terse- 
ness of the dialog, the sensational 
electrl al effects stand out vividly 
In the memory. They were arranged 
by Ray F. Coylo. 

Much of the muslcjs to be re- 
peated at a spoclol oonrert In the 
Tivoll Thpatre, Aug. 24. 

Rivers. 



TICKET SPEC SCENE 

New "Music Box Revos" Frankly 
Deals With 'H'toksta" 



A comedy scene in the new "Music 
Box Revue" is of ticket speonlators 
and Ucket deals. It frankly soes 
to the Inside of the tbeatre ticket 
matter. 

Phil Baker will be Bill McBrlde, 
Frank Tinney is to do Bill Fallon, 
Solly Ward will be Newman, and 
Joe Snntly, a treasurer, with Flor- 
ence :Joore the buyer. 

At present In the dialog there is 
no attempt to disguise the proper 
names of the ticket men. 



FOUR OPERA PUYERS 
VIOLAHSLLOUISRULES 



Unlikely of Re-engagement 
Though Appearing Else- 
where Locally 



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COAST STAGE HANDS 

Jmh Angde.s, Aug. 2'. 
.Stage h.inds and musicians nrc 
asking an increiiJiu bcKlnnlng Srpt. 
iBt. The Theatre Managers' Asso- 
ciation is meeting this week to take 
up the matter of a higher scale. The 
consensus of opinion BtnonR thcf 
members is that the terms will be 
met. 



St. Louis, Aug. 22. 

If the rules of the Municipal The- 
atre Assn. are carried out to the 
letter, four principals of this year's 
cast will not be re-engaged. Frank 
Moulan, Craig Campbell, Blanche 
Dulfield and Detmar Poppen are 
appearing at a local picture bouse, 
contrary to all rules of the opera 
association. 

A director of the association told 
a Variety reporter that "we have. In 
other years, refused to re-engage 
principals who depend upon their 
opera publicity to obtain local 
work. The advertising they re- 
ceive while principals of the Mu- 
nicipal Opera is the properly of the 
association, and not the singer, arid 
should not be used as a t>ox-oSlce 
attraction for local moving picture 
theatres. What will happen to these 
four who have listened to rustle of 
currency is largely a matter for the 
association directors in general and 
not for an Individual director. 
However, I can assure you tliare 
wlU l>e many new^ faces In next 
year's opera cast." 

It Is said that William McCarthy, 
second comic, and Tom Conkey 
were offered places on the same bill, 
but declined after Ulklnir with 
opera officials. 



SWART2' OPENMG PLAY 

Renews Lease on Yiddish Art Thea- 
tre for 10 Years 



"SabbatI Zevi," a drama by Julius 
Zhnlavsky, will be the first of the 
season at the Yiddish Art theatre, 
formerly the Madison Square theatre, 
opening Aug. 31. The play Is said 
to be modeled along the lines of 
"Rain." 

Maurice Swartz, director ■ of the 
Yiddish theatre, has renewed bis 
lease on the house for another 10 
years beginning Sept. 1. He has re- 
modeled and refurnished the thea- 
tre at an expense of $20,000 during 
the summer. 



=ai^ 



Court Order on Asbestos Curtain 

Duluth, Aug. 22. 

The DuUith Theatre Co. has se- 
cured an order from the District 
Court restraining the City Council 
from enforcing an ordinance aKalnst 
the Garrick, to prevent It playing 
attractlCTM^Tintll an astrestos rurtstn 
Is In.stallod. The court action Is 
the result of .i demand m.ide by the 
Clinton Meyers Co. upon the Council 
to enforce the ordinance. 

The theatre mnnnprrmrnt alleges 
the curtain has already been ordered, 
but In.stallation Is un.avoidably d"- 
loyed due to belated delivery. 



NEW COLOBED SHOWS 

• There are few colored shows aimed 
for ^hite patronage next season, 
only two having been put on the 
boards since early summer. One 
was "Rollln' On," which tried out 
In Washington and limped back. 
This week Miller and Lyle's show, 
now called "Runnln" Wild," opened 
a two weeks' date at the capital. 
The attraction was to have had a 
"Shuffle Along" title, but was re- 
strained by the courts. The piece is 
said to have gros.icd $800 at the 
Howard Monday night. It Is a' ned 
for the Selwyn, Boston, starting 
Labor Day. 

Georgo White, who Is Interested 
In tho Miller and Lyle piece, was In 
Washington, aiding in whipping the 
attraction into snape. 



mrcHn suGGEsnoN c 

TO ^HOW PARENT? 



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Denies Having Advised Marf ; 
Eaton— Appreciates Zieg- i 
feid's Treatment of Him j 

Raymond Hitchcock denies V^ 
advised Mary Baton in avy wmt^l 
ner In ber breach with yiors B i t -; 
Ziogfeld. and characteristically addtf ' 
that as regards tbe actrtss* pkrentl| ' 
the only advice he would glvo ttf 
the parents of show people in gs^s 
eral Is that they select a c1mI04I 
spot In some deserted section a( 
Central park to talk things exvK 
only among themselvesi 

Hltchy adds Miss lilaton wlU »•« 
be In '"The Old Soak" with him aaA 
professes total Ignorance of h«v 
plans. 

Hitchcock continues that he W011I4 
be the last to advise against Zi«s« 
feld. In view of the entrepenear'il 
nice treatment when Hltchy waa 
sick throughout the run of tlM 
•Follies.' 

A. L. Jones and Morris Qreei( 
claim priority on Hitchcock's ser« 
vices dating frdm the last "Hltcby^^ 
Koo" production. Hltchy Is slatefl 
to />pen in "The Old Soak" Sept It 
at Harrlsburg, Pa. Tbe actor exM 
presses an opinion that If he makw 
good In the comedy be will becom* 
"a legit" and forsake musical eomi* 
edy forever. 

Jones and Green claim they taoUl 
an option for another seasoOt 
Hltchy denies the option is exsr< 
clsablc, because his contract stlmr* 
lated for & minimum of $20,000 nsf 
profits for his share, which was not 
reached. He adds that Jones and 
Green have been nice about th* 
matter, and it will probably not at* . 
feet his opening in the "Soak."* ' j 

CONTRACTS CONFUSE 
COUNTRY MANAGERS 



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Mary Miles Minter and "Folli ' 
Los Angeles, Aug. 22. 
Mary Miles Minter may possibly 

be __ found l.» the new Ziegfeld 

"Follies" according to a statement 
tho picture star has made here 
within the last fe* days. She stated 
that she had received a telegram 
from Flo Ziegfeld making her an 
offer for his n-^w show. 



'Barney Google" and Qui 
Hill in Conflict Over Car- 
toon Play 



Gus Hill anti the producers oC 
"Barney Google" have entered lnt4 
a booking battle with the result that 
one night stand managers throoslta 
out the country hava been plac«4 
in an embarrassing position. 

Hill for the past few years hail ~ 
had a clause In his contract whMti 
prevents the house from playinc 
any other cartoon show 80 days b«4 
fors or after a HIU cartoon show* 

The management of "Barns9{ 
Google" had the same ^ause thla 
season. 

When prellmlnai-y bookings wsr4 
made by HIU early this summer tat 
his "Bringing Up Father" companies 
of which he will have five on tourv ' 
he was Informed by house manageris 
they had already booked the neir 
"Barney Google" show of which fmi 
companies are now touring. " s 

HIU wrote the managers that Iltf 
would hold ^:lem strictly to thstt: 
contracts with him, with the result' 
that several were returned to bim 
and the other show booked In tha 
place of his. ^ 

HIU immediately Informed th«t 
managers that unless the "Brlngring 
Up Father" was scheduled accord- 
ing to his contract, he would not 
book any of the shows he Is produe>i 
Ing In these houses. 

This seemed to have the desired 
effect as the contracts were then ae- 
repted and the "Barney Google'* 
(late either placed so that it would 
not Interfere with "Bringing Up 
Father" or were cancelled. 

The "Barney Google" people also 
began to exercise their option and 
informed the houses that a clear 
way would have to be given their 
show or that they would cancel their 
engagements. 

Meantime the Hill and "Barney 

Jdooglal; OtBl^CS.. -arc flnndlng t^A 

theatre man.agers throughout the 
country with advertising matter and 
letters which say that their Individ- 
ual shows arc tbc best and are quot- 
ing early season grosses that wexs~.. 
gotten by their attractions. / 



"GOLDEN GATE WAY" 

A first play by Lynn StarlinR, 
' (lolden Gate Way," will bo pro- 
duced by Rosalie Stewart this fall, 

wlth|Hjiry BoiiAitW id tb« Jf^d-i 

TlM show goes Into rehearsal in 
two weeks. 



At the Zi.gfeld oflloe.s in Nev 
York it was stated this week by 
Sam KinRstoii, general ni.'.nager for 
tho prod'iTer thnt nn one In the 
offlces had an knowlcd;,e of an offer 
having been made to the screen 
star, but it was quito po.ssible that 
aict'oil mtehtthat^ mr«4 «h« a<Ter 
from Canada where 64 IS oh' a ilsii- 
Ing trip at present. 



COHAN'S "SONG-DANCE MAS" 
George M. Cohan has finally de- 
cided to call the new comedy-drama 
he has written for Lynn Overman 
"Tho Song and Dance Man." He 
b«s advised Harry Ridings the play 
Win open at the Cohan Grand, Cbi^' 
cago, Sept. 24, 



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STOCK TRY-OUT "GYPSY JDT 
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GYPSY JIM 



V,.'" Oakland. Au«. II. 

'--ff-'. ICrateiT. hitherto associated with 

;; the melodrainatic form of theatrical 

, . «atortainment, made Its appearance 

'- ta ranance last night at the first 

'^ ■howinc of "Oypay Jim." by Ulltoo 

'2'J Oropper and Oscar Hammersteln, 

Jr., at the Fulton theatre. Robert 

.'Vt^arwick. appearing here as a guest 

•tar, with the dramatic stock com- 

PMBy In support, played the name 

rftlc. 

According to the authors, '-Gypsy 
' ' Jim" was especially fashioned to fit 
..: the histrionic ta!ent of Warwick, 
and as a result the role wore like a 
;;. tight gIo»e. Warwick gave a rat- 
.^i (ling good performance despite the 
« few rehearsals, and the play with 
v ' MMne changes may achieve Broad - 
,,; way. It is still in a formative stage. 
;, ."Xiypsy Jim" tells the story of a 
r^ •aelf-maje man who In his deaire to 
" be philanthropic tries out S new 
*j^, ACheme. He hires capable lleuten- 
•_ ants, who seek out worthy families. 
The financier appears masquerading 

- as a gypsy and does a Santa Claus. 
;v leaving the people helped under the 

belief that It was through their own 
talent that they won recognition. 
M Into the home of the Blakes comes 
Gypsy Jim. a romantic and •plc- 
:r., turesque ngure. partly "The Bad 
'f Kan" and partly "The PRssing of 
the Third Floor Back.* Soemia;:ly 
the elements arc under his apodal 
control. In order to prove his al- 
*" leged supernatur\il gifts he rends 
, mln^s, calls for mysterious knock- 
ings and causes lights, telephone 
and other things lo shut on and off. 
He convinces his subjects that he 
brings luck, ai^ through their super- 
\ , atitution manages to get them on 
their feet again. Like Pollyanna, he 
preaches good cheer, but his preach - 
{ ,inenls are not sugary and tang of 
common sense. In the end he is 
'/-- chown in his true salf, marries the 
(iri and all Is invely, as It should 
be In romance — even mystery ro- 
mance. 
,^ The play itself needs a bit of 
^ doing. The first act Is too talky and 
,' the entrance- of the star la badly 
conceived. Most of the lines are de- 
livered standing by the players with 
fi clumsy and stilted effect. The 
ines themselves need polishing and 
the climax rearranging. 
' The second act Is th% best of the 

— three, being a swiftly-moving affslr, 
With plenty of action and some dra- 

~i tnatic scenes for the principal figure. 
_^ere again the climax is followed by 
an an anti and the curtain falls on a 
lull. The third act starts badly, but 
flnlshea In whirlwind fashion with a 
treat surprise. 

The tbeme of the play is "F*lth 
is greater than truth." and the' au- 
thors hammer their message home 
in great style. One error of judg- 

' ment Is not noticeable, however. In 
the selection of the character for 

' the comedy relief. This Is the 

mother who has lost her son. She 

■ naturally gets sympathy, which de- 

., . tracts from the comedy. The com- 
edy should be given to another char- 
acter or the last son bit dropped and 
. come other foundation given for the 
•tart. 

This party was delightfully han- 
dled by Georgle Know) ton. a veteran 

,'' in stagecraft, who did all that was 
humanly possible to make the char- 
acter human. Her opening scene 
was nicely done and she scored time 
and again with her comedy. 

All together, "Gypsy Jim" Is very 
featlsfactory and the Fulton Players, 
headed by Bertha Mann, gave a 
creditable reading considering that. 
but three full rehearsals were ar- 
rived at because of the last-minute 
changes in the script. With polish- 
ing of dl.ilog, elimination and tight- 
ening up of action. "Gypsy Jim" 
vhould t>e a hit. It Is hokum, but 
«o was "Abie's Irish Rose,' and like 
tlie play In comparison it has that 
appeal that works wonders with the 
crowd. 

Manager Jumes J. Hayden, of the 
'^' Hayden-Casey combine of stock 
promoters in Brockton and New 
Bedford, Mass., has announced sev- 
-. eral of the players who have boon 
signed to appear with the City the- 
atre players for the coming reason 
opening on LalKtr Day, Sept. 3. 

The list contains the n.imes of 
Carroll Daley, director, second sea- 
■nn; Curl Jackson, second business, 
fourth season; Henry Croflsen. gen- 



>i*l buhiiibsa, st'ound Fcastmr Jr-.tTnrc -Stnr TCTnatrrs-^ 



Arden, second lady, first season 

Although not officially confirmed 
It Is believed that Frank J MncDon- 
ald. last year's man.-iKor will be 
afrain signed for this -reason. An- 
other old time faviirlti- who is .said 
to be returning for his tenth season 
In this city Is Walter .11. nedoll, vet- 
eran character actor and former un- 
derstudy of. Denman Thompson. 

Manager Hnydon will pass the 
coming week In New York City 
picking material In players and 
plays for this s(^ason. 



"Dulcy." at Klitch's Gardens, Dert- 



r«r, -played to aatlsfactorr business, 
the groaa being well' over M,BM. 

Uly Cahlll, the leading woman 
who Joined two weeks ago. Is great 
as Dulcy. In "Spanish LiOTe" she 
did not make so good an Impresalon 
as In her second vehicle. 

The opening of the Denham stock 
downtown ^ad no notlceaMe effect 
upon business itt Blit^'a Appar- 
ently this Is a'ccounted for by the 
tact that the fans are doubling up 
at' both houses, and that two dis- 
tinct classes of playgoers patronize 
the two companies. 

The Klitch Gardens' productions 
are on -. par with those cf many 
flrst class road shows, Freshly 
painted scenery each week helpa 



Vincent Coleman, film star of 
"Fascination" with Mae Murray, 
baa been signed by Manager James 
JT Hayden, of the City theatre, 
Brockton (Mass.) Players, as lead- 
log man for the stock season of 
1923-1924. 

The cast as announced is: Vln- 
mnt Coleman and Nancy Duncan. 
Uads; Herbert Clark, Juvenile man; 
Virginia Richmond, engenue; Wal- 
ter H. Bedell and Grace Lockwood. 
characters; Carl Jackson and Jean 
Arden, second business. 

No contract has been signed as 
y«t in relation to the prospective 
season's stage manage', but the be- 
lief Is that Frank McDonald will 
again pilot the dolng^ back stage. 
Carrol Daly, last year's director, has 
b4en engaged tot the coming aea- 

SOD. 



The Park, Manchester, N. H., for 
-several seasons Under the manage- 
ment of Stanley James, will open 
Labor Day, Sej)t 3, under the man- 
agement of Edmund V. Phelan. 
stock manager. Opening attraction, 
"Lawful Larceny." Mr. Phelan has 
leased the theatre for the season. 

WlUard Robertson, stage manager, 
is the only one connected with the 
company who is not new to Man- 
chester. Forest Orr, leading man, 
and Rita Coakley, leadln^woman. 
Others are Gordon Mitchell, Aubrey 
Bosworth, Jack Holmes, Mary Johns, 
Bdtth Bowers, Sasha Aylorff. 
Charles Chamourls. John Ravold is 
director and Russell Senior, scenic 
artist. Dana Green wfll direct the 
orchestra. 



The Carroll Players who had a 
lengthy and successful stock season 
at the Opera house, St. John, N. B., 
for 1922-23, will open tor the 1923-24 
season at the same theatre on Aug. 
27. Kdna Preston will be leading 
woman. She played leads for the 
Carroll Players in Halifax and 
Bangor. The lease of the Opera 
house in St. John is now in the 
hands of the Spencer Amusement 
Co., a former leasee. It has been 
dark for six weeks pending the 
opening of the stock organization. 



A stock company Is expected to 
play an indefinite engagement at the 
Opera house, Moncton, N. B., start- 
ing' in October. Stock organizations 
wfn also play Halifax, Sydney, 
Bangor and St. John. There will 
likely be two stock organizations in 
the latter centre, one In the Queen 
square theatre In addition to the 
Opera house. The Queen Square 
theatre Is now being used by a 
musical tab .' tock. 



Julia Morton (Mrs. Malcolm Fos- 
sett> Is out of the cast In her hus- 
band's etock production of "Johnny 
Get Your Gun" at McCauIey's, 
Louisville, t^ls week. Miss Morton 
commenced to feel the oppressive 
heat of a long siege in Louisville, 
last week. Thursday she collapsed 
during the night performance of 
"Green Stockings." Hcturnlng, how- 
ever, she remained throughout the 
week, but her physician forbade 
t\yia Morton reappearing this week. 



Hotel Seellinch. 



DeWItt Newing. once a press 
.igont, now a successful playwright, 
contemplates bringing a stock com- 
pany to Syracuse. Tt. Y. next spring. 
Newing Bt(>i>i>ed off there with 
AugUiitus I'ltou While reluming 
from Niagara Falls where they 
went to see the premiere of New- 
Inn's "Jack O' Hearts," a new l-'iskc 
O'llara vehicle. 

Newing declared that he would 
plan a stock venture next season. 
.Syracuse had no stock this spring 
^nd summer. 



DENVER STOCK FIGURES 

WilkM Players Average Cleaa to 
fllMlOO Each for 3 Weak* 



Denver. Aug. 23. 

With "The Bad Man," "The 
French Doll" and "Why Men Leave 
Home," The Wilkes Players at the 
Denham (stock) have done the big- 
gest three weeks' opening business 
In the history of the house, accord- 
ing to Ben Ketcham, house manager. 

The first week played to near ca- 
pacity, which meant a gros's of al- 
most 110,000 (eight night* and three 
matinees). The second has fallen 
slightly below the first, the gross 
being estimated at 18.335. The third 
week about equalled the figures of 
the first 

Theretum cf George Barnes, most 
popular leading man the Denham 
has ever had, is held to account for 
the business, Gladys George is 
leading woman. 

That several changes are contem- 
plated In the personnel of the Wllkea 
company Is reported. They will not 
affect the leading people. 

Incidentally the matinee of Thurs- 
day, Aug. 16, played to the biggest 
matinee audience In 13 years. Avery 
Hopwood's "Why Men Leave Home" 
was the vehicle. 



LEGIT ITEJVte 



Wendell Philips Dodge has been 
appointed by the Selwyns to handle 
the Grand Gulgnot, the assignment 
calling far publicity and company 
management. The French attrac- 
tion has been contracted tor a Eea- 
son of 10 weeks and will be pre- 
sented atop the New Amsterdam, 
starting' In October. Dodge was for- 
merly press representative . for 
David Belasco, leaving the post to 
take a fling at producing. 



Oliver Moroaco's production ot 
"Dust" will open at Reading. Pa,. 
Aug. 31. The cast has been te- 
vised during the past week. It now 
Includes James Crane. Sclma Paley, 
Grace Valentine, Ed. Walters, 
Barney Gllmore, Jamrs Spotts 
wood, Jennie Lamonte, Douglas 
Wood, , Herbert Belmore, Georgia 
Lee Hall and Doris Moore. After 
a two week road tour it will come 
Into New York for a run at the 
Morosco. 



John Peter Toohey, for maiv 
years associated with George O. 
Tyler, who within the last year 
contributed a scries of Action 
stories to the Saturday Evening 
Post, and who also was co-author of 
a play produced List season, has 
been appointed general manager for 
Richard G. Herndon of the Delmont 
theatre. 



"The Crimson Glow" will open Its 
road tour In Scranton, Pa., Sept. 10. 
The cast Includes Morris Rosen, 
Helen Trevor, Mabel Tremayne. 
Arthur Corrigan, Francis Hall, El- 
mer Tomton, Thomas West and 
Grace Corcoran. 



"Chains." from a run In Chicago, 
is announced as William A. Brady's 
next production for New York. Re- 
hearsals of the piece will begin the 
latter part of next week. 



"Take a Chance," the Phillips - 
l3rlob musical comedy, tried out 
earlier In the 'season, la being 
groomed for another try. 



Harry Davis Is now company 
manager and press agei^t for "Helen 
of Troy" at the Solwyn, New York, 
succeeding Arthur J. Levy. 



Warren W. Lewis, a former ad- 
vance agent, has been Installed as 
head of the Shubert road publicity 
department, operated under the di- 
rection of Frank Wilstach, who is 
now with Sam H. Harris. 



Charley Benner's "Peck's Bad 
Boy," opened the season at the Hun. 
Springfield, O., last week. The show 
has been out only a few days and 
the performance was rather ragged. 
Steve Bcrrlan is fcatiA-cd as Old 
Man Shultz, while Junior l)c Rita 
is the Coy. 

R G. Kemmett will produce a 
musical version of "The Willow 
Tree" this season, Armand Vcsohey 
to do the score. Guy liolton wrote 
the play which ran In 1917 witn 
Kiiy M:iinlir in the Ic-nl. The iiev.- 
version will bo st.agcd Ijy Aygyll 
Campbell. 



Oliver Bailey may iiii'ri.ii.ie lht> 
seating rapacity of the..IO'er floor 
of the Republic, New York, by 
climin.'ition of the lower lioxos .and 
alterations In the stage apron. It 
will permit 100 additienal seats. 



BEDSIDE CHATS 

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8t Vincent's Hospital, New York. 

It was Juat an ordinary-looking package, done up in a brown pap*r 
on\'elope, such aa Mr, P^|Uchard of the White Studio used to aend ma con* 
tainlng the flaabllghta of my shows. It certainly didn't have an important 
appearance to anyone else and even my heart didn't flutter aa the aaraa 
nonchalantly brought It in and deposited it upon the couch. It •eemed not 
a bit different to her from a hundred other parcels thatrbave come Into 
my room In the last few years. 

Some friends were visiting me at Che time, and tor a few mlnutea^I 
didn't grasp the Import of It all. Then out ot the corner of my aye t 
glimpsed on the label: "George H. Doran— Proofa" 

Then I knew the envelope contained the valley proofs of my book — ; 
the story It took me three years to get and another year to write. And 
my breath began to come and go Juat as it used to do on hrst nights 
ot the ahows I was lu-eas-agenting. 

When my visitors had departed I opened the envelope with fingers that 
trembled strangely. The title page was discovered to my view, upon it In 
big letters, "Right Oft the Cheat. By Nellie Revell, With aa InUoductloa 
by.,Irvln 8. Cobb." 



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The proofs of my flr^t book! There they were before my eyes, but some 
how I couldn't bear to touch (hem. I had the strangest feeling, com 
I>ounded equally. It seemed, of awe, fear and ecs'aay. 

An emotion like that, I'm sure, can't come with a seoond book. The 
only other time I have ever experienced such a glad, aad, choky. Joyous, 
frightened-to-death feeling was when my flrat baby waa put beslda ma 
by the nurse and I waa told not to roll on it. My flrat-born baby, my 
first-born book! 

So far I haven't touched the bundle ot proofa, nor even looked to a«e 
bow the first chapter is act up. Somehow I feel that firat I have to get this 
copy away. • 

As I turn my eyes to the almost-completed work of tour long years. I 
«annot help but think of the days when I waa tolling at top speed to get 
ttie laanuBcrlpt over to the publisher. Sometimes the pain became so acute 
tnat It was torture to ait up longer. Sometimes my brain seemed dry and 
shrivelled without an Idea left. Often I got discouraged and It would 
seem to me that the end of the labor would never heave la alght Mora 
than once I felt impelled to chuck the whole thine out ot Uie windov; tf 
quit, to call tt o^. V. •'{'■ - ■"■'"■ >*'^'"^' ^w-^" ■.•>''.-vw-v^'.*;'r"*-'i^''> 

And also I remember how Mr. Stinson, who was helping me to get tha 
copy In shape, would persuade me to continue, would buek ma up with: 

"Let's lay It away tor today. You'll feel better tomorr*ir-and then we'll 
put it through." ^ ' ■" 

Then I would hang my bead In ahame at tha thoaght that aomeona 
else believed in me more strongly than I believed la mjraelf. Sa wbaa 
the book came back today I couldn't help but think how gratehil I 
should be — and aita — to all of you who have encottra«ed ma and aided me 
In every way. And to thank God that He sent you to ma and gave mf tha 
strength to carry on. ^ '| 

The story, aa I have aald more than once before, parhapa will not '-fi 
startle the literary world, except by comparison. But it Wtti tell bow r, 
(,'ood my friends have been to me aad how grateful I am to them. Tbia 
and another object I had in writing' It, to carry a message ot oheer, to 
all who are sick or crippled, disheartened jmd discbnsolatek I have at- : 
tempted to tell them all I learned and accomplished In tha (our years ot I 
my Illness. That period has mqant more to ma In aharpening my appre- J 
elation ot friendship and my human understanding than all tha other years .^ 
of my life. « ■''£ 

It was the flrst time that I had really a chance to get better aequalntad '| 
with my frlenda tor in all the rush a^d bustle ot tha newspaper and I 
theatrical world one gets no opportunity Just to sit and visit Frlendtihip 'S 
deserves and requires ripening and cultivating, and during my hospital <^ 
period my Intimacies have come to full bloom, have reached perfect 
fruition. 



When I was up and In the abounding health neither they nor I had 
any Idea of the real depths of friendship, for there was no time to dis- 
cover them. I do not mean to imply that my friends were of the surface 
variety, but our communings were limited by the circumstances of our 
lives to fleeting minutes. 

But when I needed those friends who had seemed more or leas paasing 
acquaintances they came to my side and together we have grown to be- 
lieve many things. Among them not the least Is that no person can be 
counted unfortunate as long as he possesses — a friend! 

Frank W. Goodale, now resident manager of Locw's theatre In Ottawa, 
Canada, and at one time the best of press department aids at Palisades 
park, the other day became the victim of one of life's little ironies. Frank 
l>.as had what may easily be termed an Interesting and adventurous life. 

For teiv years he flew ai> an exhibition aeronaut, several years of that 
time for Palisades park. His "hops" across the Hudson la those days 
were good tor a front pa^o story In the New York papers any time and 
I shudder to think of some of the chances he took lust so I could get a 
Ijit of publicity out ot it 

Ha was commissioned a first lieutenant in the balloon B«o»lnn of the 
jrmy the day war broke out and later waa promoted to captain. Junior 
aeronaut. Twenty-three months he spent as an instructor In the spherical 
balloons and the observation balloons, which the fliers knew aa "kites." 
In thif period ho made many dangerous landings and had wild rides a 
score of times. He also made the tlrst parachute test for tha government, 
but In all this playing around between the sky and the ground ha did 
not suffer a single scratch or broken bone. 

Afler the war Vfr. Goodale married and rotlrod from the daagerona* 
life of an aviator. But he forgot to make his peace with Dame Fortune. 
Several wceks'af^o he and some other friends repaired to the country, and 
in order to while the time away, began a game ot Ona Old Cat, Involving 
four men and two women players, a soft rubber ball and a shingle bat. 
And the first thing Frank did was to fall and break his leg. 



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Frank Kahio, who lives In ISvanston, III., but travels fkr and WHe 
through the states of the middle west, has found a mate tor the subway 
rider who always sits with his ,eyes on the floor because he hates to see 
women standing in the aisle. 

Some time ago Mr. Kahlo spent several weeks In a viriage in South- 
eastern Ohio and he is willing tn state under oath that the hotel proprietor 
there was the world's laziest human being. The only work he iierformed 
in the time my Informant stayed at the hotel was to cross ths street 
once fur chewing tobacco. 

On the other hand, his wife stood over a hot range the day long In the 
.sultry .luly weather, conkinK meals for fifteen to twenty adults. In her 
spare moments she w.ashed the dishes, made the beds, did ber own wash- 
ing and Ironing and looked after two small children. 

One p-artlcularly blazing afternoon aa the landlord and Mr. Kahlo sat' 
In the bhado of a tree wl'h fhelr chairs tlltcj back igaln.'st the wal'. th» 
proprietor remrakcd that he had ojt\y been running the hotrt for a few < 
months, havhig had a barber shop before then. 

"How do you like the hotel business?" asked Mr. Kahlo. 

"Wal," said th^ landlord witli a sigh, "1 like it fine, but It's certalaljr 
hell on the wife." , 



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L,ouis Mann will again appear with George Sidney In "Give and Take' 
thi« eeason openinK at the Shubcrt-Teller. Brooklyn, N. T., Sept. 3. 
Mann and Jules Hurtlsr, producer, had some dlfferenccj as to the financial 
arrangements. Hurtig wanted him to work under the same conditions 
ho did during the New York run at the 49th Street, while Mann requested 
that Instead of a straight percentage arrangement he be permitted to 
have a stipulated salary and a percentage of the gross. It Is said that 
this is the basis on which he will work during the coming season. 



The Sam H. Harris play by William Anthony McGulrc with Francinc 
Larrimore starred is not apt to travel far, from a report with It unlikely 
the piece will be given a Broadway hearing. Miss Larrimore is said to 
have differed with her management over the advisability of going ahead 
with '"Tin Gods" before rehearsals started. Tried out aleng the Jersey 
coast the reports were uniformly against It. .. ^ . . 



The commonwealth scheme of operating the Jones * Green piece, 
"Children of the Moon," works out to about 62 per cent, of any profit for 
the actors and 32 per cent, for the management. Al Jones and Morris 
Green have the promoter of the piece interested with them. 

Percentages for the players run from 15 per cent, with $50 guaranteed 
weekly for Henrietta Crosman, down to 1 per cent., with the show's 
manager also on a percentage basis. 

The "Moon" piece started on a "buy"* yesterday (Wednesday). It Is 
regarded as having a better chance than "We've Got to Have Money," 
also a Jones and Green production opening Monday. Joe Leblang Is In 
on the latter show. 



Another action by Equity within the week recalled its attitude toward 
the Leftwlch "Fashions of 1923," which closed at the Lyceum after open 
less than two T.eeks and without Its Equity members protected for their 
unpaid Salary by the management. 

The latest action by Equity was requiring Gus Edwards to deposit 
« bond for two weeks' salary for his "Sunbonnet Sue" company. Re- 
hearsals were held up for the show until the bond was approved by 
Equity. * 



Eleanora Duse, tlie Italian tragedienne, who Is being brought here with 
A special company by Morris Gest in the fall, will play at the same scale 
as Gest's Kusslan Importations Inst season, $10 being top for the pre- 
miere here and out of town and $5 thereafter. Duse is due Jlere in Octo- 
ber, but will rest two weeks before appearing, the tentative opening being 
in early November at the Metropolitan. 



The Moscow Art Theatre will return here In November, playing four 
weeks In New York and 12 on the road. The Russians will play at a 
$^ top scale for their second appearance and the same prices will attain 
for "'Chauve-SQuris." It is claimed the Moscow Art never fell under 
$21,000 profit weekly during their stay last spring. Their program. will 
consist of seven plays not presented in the original repertory. 



Jean Tennyson Is the understudy who successfully Jumped into the 
name role of "Adrienne" recently. An item carried her name as Cun- 
ningham In error last week. Miss Tenny'eon was formerly in the Chicago 
Grand Opera company. * 



The alleyway In the rear of the Hotel Astor extending from '14th to 45th 
streets and separating the Shubert and pooth theatres from the hostelry 
«slte, has been bisected by a high steel picket fence. Half of the' private 
thoroughfare iS' owned by the theatres and the other is hotel property. 
The privilege Of using the passage was sold to a t^xicab company by 
the hotel. Ofteh there was confusion and some danger to theatregoers by 
the crush of taxis. The alleyway Is heavily populated at theatre time 
'durfng the season, patrons using it as a short cut between the five 
houses on 44th street and the half dozen spotted on 45th street. 



"The Covered Wagon" will continue at the 'Myoods, Chicago, Into October, 
although the rental originally called for expiration Sept. 1. The house 
will remain In pictui-es into the winter season, "Scaramoiiche" following 
"Wagon" under an arrangement which extends until February. 



Milton Shubert is handling the four companies of "Blossom Time" 
bcin^ toured by his uncles, and two companies of "Sally, Irene and 
Mary." To keep him occupied he Is also assigned to ready one com- 
pany of "Caroline," which will shortly start out. Young Shubert embarked 
In his own during the summer with the Philadelphia Theatre Guild, and 
may again open company along similar lines there during the new season. 



"Chicken Feed," the new play by Guy Bolton, which John Golden Is 
producing this season, was in rehearsal four days when It was decidid 
to call oft the rehearaals temporarily and have the play revamped. Win- 
chcll Smith was called in and given the manuscrijit to work over. This 
he proceeded to do last Saturday, and Tuesday had enough of It In shape 
to permit the company to start rehearsals on the revamped piece. 



Harry Guern.sey, formerly of the Manhattan Opera house. Is now tre.T5!- 
urcr of the National, New York. Norman Stein, who ha.s the post, has 
gone to Schenectady, N. T., to take charge'of the box ofilre at the 'Van 
Curler Opera house. 



Morrlsey's "Newcomers" remained over at the Ambassador, New York, 
the Shuberts having nothing to send into Its place. The show did under 
$7,000 last weol', mostly cut rates. It may remain until a successor is 
found. If the troupe can be held together. It may be tried out as a road 
proposition In Philadelphia or Bostoti following the New York stay. 

It Is not genet-ally known Bernard Sobel, who handles Broadway pro- 
duction publicity, with "Adrienne'* and "Little Jesse James" his current 
nsslgnments, was formerly a university pedagogue. He was for several 
years a professor of English at C. C. N. Y., although comparatively a 
young man, and still devotes a few hours weekly as special Instructor of 
English at the educational Institution. This is in addition to his pub- 
licity work. 



The suit of Joseph Sidney, Inc., against the Klaw Theatre Corp, has 
been settled for $2,750. Sidney, Inc., otherwise Sidney Tolcr, the actor, 
sued the Klaws for $6,000 as damages for the advance sale of "The Exile,'' 
to have come Into the Klaw theatre. New Y'ork. 

"The Exile." authored by Toler and also sponsored by him under, the 
corporate title, was announced as the Incoming attraction at the^Klaw 
while "The Last Warning" was still running. The mystery play, after 
icsorting to the courts for injunctive relief still retained possession of the 
house with (lie result' "The Kxllf." had to open at the George M. Cohan 
theatre' and suffer the loss of 'he $6,000 advance sales. 



Frederick Goldsmith as a guest of Secretary of Slate Frank Jord.-in In 
Californi.-i on n. deer hunt proved to be the only member of the party to 
bring down a deer. The New Yqtjt attorney admitted It was the first 
deer that ever fell through his effects. 

The "inside" of the hunt runs something like this; Goldsmith, fatigued 
Pflcr two days with the hunters, fell asleep and was aw.ikened when the 
deer almost stepped on him. In his excitement the rifle exploded and 
ftccldent.-jlly hit the deer, then Goldsmith brought the wotinded deer down 
with a volley of frenzied shoi" 



SEASON STABTS SO 80 
(Continu«*'from page 1) 

ate takings include attractions voted 
good by the critics, and the weather 
has been favorabi*. 

Early this week there was brighter 
promise for the likely new ones, but 
patronage appears to he slow In ac- 
cepting the latest offerings. That 
Is proved by the abllltjr of the hold- 
own to maintain leadership wlt'h-' 
out I iss of business vpTiime, ^hile 
it Is true that about h.-.If the new 
shows are listed In cut rates. 

Broadway this week totals 33 at- 
tractions, not counting a "Village 
theatre play. Of that number arc 
17 new arrlval-s. Including this 
week's premieres. There are four 
new shows carded for next week, but 
two will stQP Saturday, so the total 
will be but 35. By Labor Day there 
will still be 33 per cent of new shows 
to come, which sustains the midsum- 
mer forecast the season is running 
behind last year In entering the new 
productions. 

This week's premiere list has six 
offerings, the card being Increased 
through cool weather, which has at- 
tained through August. Four open- 
ings were Jammed on Monday night, 
at which time "Artists and Models" 
opened at the Shubert, "Home Fires" 
at the 39th Street, "Brook" at Green- 
wich "Village theatre, and "We've Got 
to Have Money" took the Playhouse, 
succeeding "The Mad Honeymoon," 
the first flop of the season, staying 
but two weeks. 

The other openings were "Red 
Light Annie," Tuesday, at the Mo- 
rosco, and "Zeno," which Is listed 
for ^ Saturday at the 48th Street, 
"Polly Frefcrred" resumed at the 
Little, which went dark June 30, on 
account of the heat. "Polly" started 
very well with Tuesday night's taK- 
Ings $300 belter than Monday. 

"Artists and Models" la by long 
odd£3 the strongest attraction of the 
new group to date. Notices calling 
attention to the nudity of the chorus 
provided a sensational demand ^n 
Tuesday, when the Shubert went to 
a turn-away for a gross of $2,800 at 
$3 top. Wednesday matinee a 100- 
foot line extended from the box office 
as early as 1.30. There were a dozen 
men to every woman In the line, and 
most of the sales were for single 
tickets. That also applied In the 
agencies, and there is some doubt 
whether the draw is not a big busi- 
ness flash. 

Among the new season non- 
musical productions, "Two Fellows 
and a Girl" is the leader to date, 
with about $11,000 In last week at 
the Vanderbilf. "In Love with 
Love," at the Ritz, is rated to climb 
(both plays arc by the same author, 
with the "Girl" show entering sev- 
eral weeks ahead of the field). Last 
week It got $8,000, and should Im- 
prove handily this week, and agency 
buy having started Monday. "Twee- 
dies," at the Frazee, equalled the 
"Love" pace and may stick through 
the fall. Some of last week's en- 
trants are doped to be In the money, 
with "The Good Old Days," at the 
Broadhurst, and "The Woman on 
the Jury," at the Eltinge, both win- 
ning bo.K-ofllce notices (both are 
Woods attractions). "Children of 
the Moon," at the Comedy, and 
"The Breaking Point," at the Klaw, 
are In doubt, but both claimed 
strength early this week. "Home 
Fires" and "We've Got to Have 
Money" are regarded having a good 
chance to make money on the form 
of their reception Monday evening. 
"Little Jessie Jamee" was accepted 
as a buy Monday, and Its strength 
ought to be gauged thin week. 
"Newcomers" is weak, hardly get- 
ting $6,000 last week, while J'Thumbs 
Down" dipped under $4,000. 

The "Folllea" stands up amazing- 
ly. Last week it got $36,300, and 
has only three weeks more to go, 
but probably could remain through 
'the fall at big business. White's 
"Scandals" has not wavered, and 
the Globe run groesed approximate- 
ly $26,000 weekly for tTih first 10 
weeks. "Wildflower" went to al- 
most $21,500, and on form lias the 
best chance of the musicals of run- 
ning past the new year. 

The non-musical hits stand out 
like beacons over the field. "Sev- 
enth Heaven," with $12,500, and 
"Aren't We All," about the same, 
topped the list, with the wonderful 
"Abie's Irish Rose" also in the $12,- 
000 class. "Rain" held Its rating 
as the leader, however, by going to 
$11,200 In six performances, both 
Saturday performanrp.i being out 
during the month. "Merton of the 
Movies" got a gross of $10,000, 
which rate assures it of going well 
into the new se.ison. "The Fool" 
moved up sever.ll thousand for t.ok- 
Ings of $9,000, and Its sponsors now 
believe It could have gone on into 
the fall, but will be withdrawn next 
week. "The Devil's Dlfciplc" had 
provided the best Garrick season 
since the Theatre Guild started, And 



is to continue until Octol)«r. Tak- 
ing* ar* not larce, tnt tshlngs of 
16,000, wbldi approximated laat 
week's traSle, Is proflUble. The 
Guild ■will open its new season with 
QaLswortby's "Windows." 

The premiere U«t for next week 
is: "Magnolia (Alfred Bi. Aarons), 
at the Liberty; "Mlse Bluebeard, 
Jr." (Frohpaan), Lyceumf "TJie 
Jolly Roger" (Walter Hampden); 
VThe- Whole Town's Talking" (A.H. 
W^oode), the latter play being post- 
poned from this week. 

The Subway circuit will get un- 
der way Labor Day, but not all the 
ouUyIng housce have been spotted 
with attractions as yet. That date 
will usher in a second engagement 
of "ChDUve-SoiU'ls,' wbich will take 
to Jolson's Sitb Street under a four- 
week hooking. 

The tpotting of tlje new "(3reen- 
wich "Village Follies" la also uncer- 
tain. It has a contract for the Shu-, 
bert dated for September, but the 
success of "Artists and Model*" is 
expected to provide a change, and 
the Wihter Garden is nominated for 
the "Village "Follies," as the Gar- 
den will be available within a few 
weeks, "The Passing Show" being, 
routed out. 

Stopping this week are "Dew 
Drop Inn," which never clicked 8(1 
the Astor, wh'ch is going into pic- 
tures, and "Zander the Great," 
which closes the BImpIre for several 
weeke until "Casonova" is ready. 
Buys Split About 50-50 
Broadway last week and this 
week up to last night has wit- 
nessed the advent of fourteen new 
attractions, of which the theatre 
ticket brokers have negotiated buys 
for six. That gives the hew ar- 
rivals almost a 50-50 split to date. 
It may be slightly shaded before the 
week Is out In the event that, "The 
Whole Town's Talking," which 
opened last night, manages to get 
over with a wallop. 

Of the new shows that succeeded 
in obtaining buys the demand stands 
out the strongest for "Artists and 
Models," which opened at the Shu- 
bert on Monday night. This demand 
is undobutedly the result of the no- 
tices which designated the show as 
decidedly "dirty" and vulgar, and 
the consequence was a box ofldce 
rush on the part of the summer 
widowers. The agents, however, 
buying In advance of .the opening, 
did not believe In the show and held 
down their buy to 250 scats a night 
for four weeksw The others In the 
buy list are "The Good Old Days" 
(Broadhurst), with 400 a night for 
four weeks; "Children of the Moon" 
(Comedy), 200 a night; "Tweedles" 
(Frazee), 200 a night; "Little 
Jessie James" (Longocre), 300 a 
night; "In Love With Love" (Ritz), 
300 a night. 

Of the older attractions those 
that still continue on the list, which 
bring th'e total to 14, are, "Seventh 
Heaven" (Booth); "Vanities of 
1923" (Earl Carroll); "Rain (El- 
liott); "Aren't We All" (Gaiety); 
"Scandals" (Globe); "Follies" (New 
Amsterdam); "Two Fellows and a 
Girl" (Vanderbllt), and "The Pass- 
ing Show" (Winter Garden). 
Eight New Ones in Cuts 
Of the new crop of shows there 
are already eight listed on sale In 
the cut rates. They are "New- 
comers" (Amba.ssador); "The Good 
Old Days" (Broadhurst); "Children 
of the Moon" (Comedy); "The 
Woman on the Jury" (Eltinge); 
"Thumbs Down" (49th Street); 
"Brook" (Greenwich 'Village) ; 
"We've Got to Have Money" (Play- 
house), and "Home Fires" (39th 
Street). There are seven of the 
older attractions included on the 
bargain counter, which bring the 
total to 15. The remaining seven 
are "Dew Drop Inn" (Astor); 
"Adrienne" , (Cohan) ; "Zander, the 
Great" (Empire); "The Devil's 
Disciple" (Garrick); "Abie's Irish 
Ro.se" (Republic); "The Fool" 
(Times Sq.), and "Contraband" 
(Triangle). 

With the new shows offered to the 
public at bargain prices the cut 
rates showed a revival of business 
during the early part of the week. 



PLASTIC SURGERY 

(Continued from page 11) 
Perhaps the most concrete illus- 
trations that can be given In a paper 
such as this are experiences of our 
own. For example, three principals 
of the Russian act "Yarm.ark" were 
treated by me recently for cross- 
eyes. They eaplained that from 
birth they had been embarrassed by 
their affliction, and that as they 
grew In their art they had been often 
handicapped in securing professional 
engagements by reason of the disfig- 
urement. I performed an operation 
on each, the operation requiring less 
than four minutes < t time in each 
case, and their eyes were restored 
to normal without either of the three 
losing a moment from their work on 



tbe stage. The appearance of *lM . 
patient was tip radically ciuwg«4<4li| ] 
to be remarhable.' But b«it«r JM . 
was the new courage and Aakarai«|' 
that resulted to each patient tv rMt« 
son of changed and Improytd agm < 
pearancs. 

The following week I p«rfon)M4 
aQ operation, requiring 40 i|ih>u^i^ 
on a wen-known actor, Ben Bartt)' 
of Bard and Pear], wbo had a buU>«', 
ous no^e. He appeared in tbe v*rr 
formance on the night of the dajl 
of the operation. Tbe next day hit 
told me that a friend of hia in tb4( ~ 
audience had said he .tbought aat 
understudy had been on to play tbla 
actor's part. He said 'he understudsi - 
looked so much like the actor, witU 
the exception of his nose, that it ap<* 
pearcd uncanny. 

LASt week, when it was reported' 
that Fanny Brice had engaged in* 
to remodel her nose, Flo ZiegfeM/ 
MIsa Brlce's manager, gave out an 
Interview forbidding the operation, ' 
on the ground that it would "alt*!; ' 
the famous comedienne's peisoaal* 
Ity." Miss Brice, however, called aM . 
up from her hotel in Atlantic 01^ 
to assure me that the operation k«a ' 
not been called off. 

Although Mr. Zlegfi'Id. is a r«« 
mark^bly astute producer, and per«' 
haps the world's leading Judge «t 
feminine pulchr'tude, I bellevo b« 
erred when he stated that the re««p- 
tourlng of Miss Brlce's nose wovM 
change her personality. The llftblS , 
of the tip, InAead of ruining b«r 
personality, will merely remove ono . 
of the obstacles to Its fullest ex- 
pression; It will simp, J correct a! ' 
sligh' flaw In the otherwise almost 
perfect example of her type Ot 
beauty. 

Every one, of course, knows that 
practically all professional photo* 
graphs are Improved by the skilled 
brush of the retouch aitist. They, . 
represent the subject idealized, wltb. 
the minor imperfection removed, tbo 
personality not disguised by tM 
small deviations from the perfect 
contour, but fully exp'essed. In tbo 
photograph of Misi Brice the artist 
has cai ght the real Miss Brice whom 
I hope to reveal. With the brush ' 
he has done what I shall accomplish ■! 
with the knife— skillfully lifting tb«. ,< 
tip of her nose, her one flaw. 

Sculptors in flesh, as plastic sur* ■ 
geona have sometimes aptly beett'*' 
called, are now filling a tremendou* " 
fleJd ;n the world's affairs. It Is fill* \ 
Ing a field untouched practically bjr. , 
any other branch of science. ^TllMro 
is nothing in the universe tran> 
scending In importance the qualily, 
of pea(^e of mind, The man pi, " 
woman who has been made good It* ' 
look upon through plastic surgery,. 
has this vital quality, mental i>eacev 
all other things being considered 
fairly balanced according to the law. 
of averages. The disfigured persojk..' 
carries the' sinister burden of tbeif , 
grief through life and never sbarM'.'. 
In the mental exaltation that comefl 
to their comely companions. 

It has enormously increased tb* 
composite power of the world, b«-'' 
cause comeliness Is power. It bas 
materially Increased the happhwatf • 
of the world, because beauty is bap* 
piness. ' • 

Ugliness Is no longer inevltaMA ' 
Plastic surgery has conquered it. 

H 

UTTLE THEATRES V .: 

Rev. James Cleran, C.SS.R. inU» ■ 
slonary priest, director of conalo 
operas and plays, and mu8!clan,^bas 
been transferred from St. John^ N< 
B. to Edmonton, AJberta. Tb«l . 
change will enter into effect tbia 
weelt. 

Father Cleran has been a membe* 
of the mission band of the Redemp- 
torlst Order, stationed at the lDi»> 
slon house of the maritime prov- 
inces, St. John, N. B. He has pr«>< 
vlously been attached to churcbeil 
In New England. 

Production of a comic opera, Thd 
Tokahama Maiden, on a lavish aoalo' , 
was under the direction of Fatheit ' 
Cleran In St. John. He not only di- 
rected the production, but acted a4 
director of the large orchestra, 
playing at different times every In- 
strument In the orchestra. For* 
mcrly an actor and musician in bla 
younger days, Father ' Cleran Is A 
man of remarkable talent. He la 
not only a skilled director of musi* 
cal productlon.s, but h.as superrlsed 
some well presented plays. 



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The Little theatre theatrical sea' 
son will open Sept. 6, at Akron, 0.« r 
with "Masque of Pandora," for threo — i— 
days at the Goodyear theatre. C, B. \ 
'Webner is business manager. 



The contract for erection of tbo 
Little theatre at D.illas has been 
awarded to It. H. Stapler and con* 
struetlon has begun. It will hay* 
a seating cap.acity of 260, Each 
seat will be.ir the name of th« 
donor on the n.ame plate OB ItH 
back. 



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Thursday, August 23, 1923 



LEGITIMATE 



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mrS IN N. Y. AND COMMENT 



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' FtouNa Mtimatod and eommant paint ta aama attraatlana bain* 
Maoaaaful, whila tha aama groaa aaarad lt ad ta athara migM auflsaat 
■Mrfiaerity aw laaa. Tha varlanea la axplainad in tha diffaranaa in 
liMiaa aapaeltiaa, witii tha varying avarhaad. Ataa tha aiaa af a«A 
%vlth eonaaquant diffaranea in naeaaaary graaa far prefiti Varlanaa 
In buainata naeaaaai^ far muaioai attraetlan aa againat dramatia 
play ia alao canildarad. 



JAbWa iriah Raaa," Republic «6Ui 
: \waak). Run leader gettlnf blc 
. :' iHWlneas deaplte the new entrants; 
'^^^ttat week quoted at $12,000. lAst 
> waalc'a good weather saw fairly 
^'Ceod grossea, with summer musl- 
'%««la holding their pace unaffected 
^^';*y frenh attraction*. 

^Mrlanns," Cohan (ISth weeic). Go- 
InC along to healthy trade and 
'now figured to extend Into fail 
^ ' aaaaon. Last weelc's takings moved 
' up mMerially over previous week. 
, : Neari^ »i5.ooo. 

*Artiat«^ .and Modsis," Shubert (Ut 
i waak).' Opened Monday and im- 
% atediately stamped for nudity. 
I; Asency demand started early 
V;;. Tuesday, with brokers getting rid 
;;; of allotments. Rates heaviest call 
f.. among new shows, notices of bare 
.' Choristers accounting. 

*»ranH Wo All 7" Oaletf (14th 
waak). Little question this English 

' eomedy will last through new 
;'v. aaasnn. as capacity trade Is drawn 

. " (pr most performances. With bet- 

' ter than SI 2,(^00 last week it 
' . was even with "Seventh Heaven." 
■„ although "Rain" is actu.il leader, 
■> getting nearly as much In two 

;; performances less. 

•''^r«ol<,'' Greenwich Village (1st 
f weeic). Performance Sunday night 
'_ for reviewers, who voted the show 
: dull and talky. Management an- 
y Bounced limited engagement. 

i^Udran of tha Moon," Comedy (2d 
■ waak). Debutted Friday night. 
'' Strong second act attracted at- 
: tention and backers think show 
^ has good chance. Notices in and 
' out, but play commended. In flrst 

thraa performances takings little 

undar $2,500. 

;fthm Drop Inn," Astor (4th week) 
', Final week for Shubert musical, 
V which showed some signs of land- 
;>; . tag when presented last spring, 
p but since then has nfver made 
'■; money. Goes on road. House 
\. takes on pictures, with "The 

y HunchlMick of Xotre Dame" first 

' apeolai. 

Tolllaa," New Amsterdam (64th 
fpraek). Businesa of this record 

- vtaying "Follies'* shows no sign of 
.: .weakening, although due to leave 
:,' tor road in three weeks. Gross 

* laat week, $3e,S0O. 



Broadway. Laat week in six per- 
formances b«at $11,200 (no Satur- 
day shows during Augiut), which 
Iheoretlcaily If not actually beat 
the entire non -musical fteld. 

"Red Light Annie," Moroaco (1st 
week) . Third new Woods attrac- 
tion to arrive. PAemiere Tuesday. 
Drama which atfracted attention 
during try-out. 

"Savanth Heaven," Booth (43d 
week). No better business in 
sight than enjoyed by this hold- 
over non-musical, rated along 
with "Rain" as good through new 
season. Gross last week nearly 
$12,500. 

"Scandals," Globe (10th week). First 
10 weeks the George White. revue 
has averaged between $25,000 and 
$2R,000. No sign of let-up and no 
preparation for rood as yet. Mav 
stick through fall, though I'red 
Stone's new show is due In 
Octobe'. 

"The Breaking Point," Kiaw (2d 
week). Wagenhals & Kemper 
production of Mary Roberts Rlne- 
hart drama accorded excellent 
mention during try-out, but 
Broadway reviewers turned in 
mixed comment. Business report- 
ed good early this weeic. 

"The Devil's Disciple," Garrlck (18th 
week). Slated to continue until 
Oct. 8, at which time Theatre 
Guild will open Its new season, 
flrst attraction being "Windows.' 
Shaw revival best summer stayer 
at Garrlck. About $5,000, which 
means some profit 

"The' Fooi," Times Square (44th 
week). One more week for Sel- 
wyns' dramatic hit, with five com- 
panies being readied for road 
within next month. Last week 
saw $2,000 Jump from previous 



Old Days," Broadhurst (2d 
-r nmtik). Opened Tuesday last week 
■ . iaad in seven performances got 
'■it tatter than $0,600. Notices rate 
.':^ iWoodt production good for long 
•■■'■■• ma and early this week started 
"<: eS at better than $1,300. Was 
^ «a<ight Wines and Beer" in Chl- 

ifleme Fires," 39th St. (1st week). 
^ Opened Monday, getting fine set of 
> . notices, with agency call Tuesday 
ij Indicating new Owen Davis com- 
ady has chance. 

'■Helen of Troy, Nev» York," Selwyn 
f <10th week). Musical comedy 
*< which ought to be doing better 
' .business. Turning small profit at 

* rrosses between $13,000 and 13,500. 

/ Should have spurted before now if 
* Cated to remain through fail. 

In Leva With Love," Rits (3d 
i (iraek). Well spoken of and in- 
i crease in agency call led to brok- 

V era taking buy starting Monday. 
lAat week without agency call 

,■ takings were $8,000; with weather 

V break pace should better $S,000 or 
more. 

(■Little Jessie Jamas," Longacrc (2d 
i week). Opened Wednesday last 
■ week, drawing some very good no- 
' tlcea. On half week business about 
. ' $6,000. Brokers also accepted this 
one a« buy starting Monday. 

(■Marton of the Movies," Cort (list 

, week), George Tyler's winning 

eomedy sticking with bunch and 

1 regarded sure of remaining until 

holidays, which would give it 

year's run. Aliout $10,000. 

^'Newcomers," Ambassador (Sd 
week). Probably will stick until 
likely succe.sstor looms. Business 
last week around $6,000; losing 
pace, though this revue can go 
along at str^nll gross. 

^Paasing Show," Winter Garden 
(11th wetU). Monilay x\\\ good 
trade more :iiul thru- ro.-id. I'usi- 
uaag fair, hut nfter tlrFrt fcWweelcF 
business ran well iinder musir.Tl 
leaders. Siicceotlins: .-ittractlon in 
doubt, hilt new "(Ireenwich "til- 
lage ■Fotllej," ii'iKirted likely. 

"Polly Priferrod," IJttle (JOth 
week). i;.- i-.irr.rd M;;iif1a.v •■ft-;- 
having cloaeil .lun" :;rt, when lier.t 
wave cut tnkings in half. Dp to 
then average gross lietween $10.- 
000 and $11,000. Monday saw 
good trade and Tuesday takings 
Jumped $300. 

"Rain," Maxine Elliott (lid weki 
Still class dramatic draw 'jf 



week, and pteea might have laatad 
wall Into new aeasoo. Qross waa 
$t.009. 

'H'humba Down," 41th Street (Id 
weak). Not oaugfat on, and liable 
to be loat la ahuffla. I^aat waak 
bualneia reported under $4,100. 

'H'weedlea," Frasaa (Sd week). Rob- 
ert Molrfiughlla has bright proa- 
peot la thia Tarklngton-Wllaoa 
comedy. Flrat weak groaaad about 

• $8,000 and apread oomment Sun- 
day by orltloa started trade off 
better this weeic 

"Two Feilows and a Qirl," Vander- 
biit «th week). George H. Cohan 
Jumped the field by earning in with 
Ills new comedy at least two weeica 
before any contender, and buslneaa 
is top among new aeason's, en- 
trants to date. Last week $11,000. 

"Vanities," Barl Carroll (Sth week). 

' After going oft early In month, as 
true with most others. Carroll re- 
vue came back well enough laat 
week. $17,000 to $18,000. 

"We've Got to Have Money," Play- 
house (1st week). W, A. Brady 
quickly took off "The Mad Honey- 
moon" in two w&eks and got this 
one, which got the "money" no- 
tices among Monday's four pre- 
mieres. 

"Wlidflower," Casino (29th week). 
Best chance of any holdover mu- 
sical to stick well Intp new season. 
Business last week nearly $21,500, 
virtual capacity at scale ($3 tor 
first 10 rows). 

"Woman on the Jury," Kltinge (2d 
week). Woods' opening list of 
four productions had two dramas 
and two comedies. Drama won 
excellent box oflflce notices, and 
ought to land. None of new plays 
doing trade expected, however. 

'Zander the Great," Empire (20th 
week). Final week. Attraction 
accomplished summer stay in spite 
of late entry, and might have gone 
through whole season If produced 
earlier. 

'Zeno," 48th Street (1st week). 
Named to bow In several times 
and scheduled to open Saturday. 
Management taking chance, as 
Equity Players will start second 
season here in October. 

"Sun Up," Provlncetown. Short- 
caet drama that did exceptional by 
sticking It out In Village through 
summer. Profit at small taklnga. 
May come uptown later. 



DP SHE GOES" IN CHICAGO MD 

$2,900 SUNDAY; $2J0 MONDAY 



Play^-Date* Will Be Fast Taken Up— Wednesday 
Matinee Trade Surprising Managers — Big Ad-» 
vance Splurge for "Fool" ^ 



SHOWS IN L A. 



"Qoldfiah" 



Opana Wail— Two Held- 
Overa 



Los Angeles, Aug. tt 
Marjorle Rambeau opened at the 
Majestic Sunday n'eht to a crowded 
house. The star showed no signs of 
the indisposition which nfiTde neo- 
cessary the postponement of a weal: 
of the presentation of "The Gold- 
fish." The critics received the piece 
nicely. ^Several changes were made 
in the cast since the San Francisco 
engagement with Auda Due suc- 
ceeding Htflene Sullivan and Marie 
Baker substituting for Ethel Tucker. 
The run here will probably be tor 
five or six weeks. 

Margaret AngUn for the third 
week of her ngagement tit the 
Mason presented "A Charming Con- 
science." It is a new play and will 
undoubtedly bolster up her business 
which fell off during the second 
week here. 

"Getting Gertie's Garter" at 
Bgan's Little theatre and "The 
^roken Wing" a the Morosco. both 
holdover attr&ctions, are holding up 
at the box office. 



5 BOSTON LEGIT HOUSES OPEN; 
GETTING WEAIUER BREAK 



"S., I. & M." Opened to $16,000 'Week— Lewis' 
"Frolic" Got $10,000— "Rosie O'ReiUy" Jumped 
to $21,000 — New Shows Due Labor Day 



Boston. Aug. tS. 

With flre of the legitimate houses 
in town open, four of them on the 
Shubert string and the fifth the 
Tremonc things begin to look real 
lively here in tbeatrioala. Accord- 
ing to all accounts the businesa end 
Is keeping up much better than was 
hoped for, with last week pretty 
near Ideal for Indoor entertainment 
Grosses almost without exception 
held up and showed promise of con- 
tinued strength, unless the fag-end 
of this month brings some excep- 
tionally liumld weather. 

True to tradition of the past few 
years, Walter Scanlon In an Irish 
play, "The Blarney Stone," opened 
at the Plymouth, where he will stay 
until lAbor Day, and then make way 
for an attraction depended upon to 
equal the runs hung up by "The 
Bat" and other openers in Shubert 
houses In past years. Thia ihow, 
"The Cat and the Canary," has been 
touted by word of mouth here ex- 
tensively by Bostonians who have 
seen it in New York and comes here 
with a splendid rep. That It will 
draw at the Plymouth seems as- 
sured, tor this house, which at times 
has been looked upon with disfavor 
because of booking more than any 
real fault of the house, has shown 
that with a good attraction It can 
do the busincfls. 

Scanlon opened to capacity 
Monday night on a two-tor-one 
basis. There is little doubt but what 
he will repeat and hang up a sub- 
Ktantial gross for the two weeks 
booked. There Is plenty of a clien- 
tele tor him to draw from, as this 
city is distinctly an Irish-American 
one. 

"Itosle O'RpllIy" begir- the 14th 
week at the Tremont Monday, with 
the show running as smoothly as Is 
possible. It 1ms at least live or six 
weeks more time here and with tlie 
return lo the city of many wlio ar" 
out of town IH fiitured to hit un 
to the cjjpacity of the linuso. which 
is aljout $21000. Last week the 
business picked up considerably 
(Tver the week before with $20,000 
the gross, better by aboyt $4,000 
than that of the preceding week. 
The weather was responsible and tr 
lias licen claimed and propc'/ so 



»ll tha time that aU the house 
needed waa a weather break. Even 
with tha worat possible weather 
condltiona It will not (all below 
$16,000, It has been proven. 

The Ted Lewis "Frolie." now In 
the third week at the Shubert, Is 
surprising those interested by \\m 
strength. It played to around $10,600 
last week and this Is good business, 
although it does not show any real 
profit to those behind the attraction. 
Carrying euch a large company, the 
overhead is a big consideration and 
the show needs to play to $15,000 
before It can break. 

It is atill In the initial stages, hav- 
ing opened here ' cold, and Arthur 
Pearson, one of those Interested, 
spent last week ripping things to 
pieces and putting It In better run- 
ning shape. It Is not expected that 
it will be running smoothly until 
after it has finished a couple of 
weeks more . here and opena In 
Baltimore. 

"Sally, Irene and Mary." at the 
Wilbur, la looked to be good here 
until at least Thanksgiving. The 
box-ofl9ice receipts bolster up this 
belief, as last week the show did 
better than $1(,000 and, bucking the 
Cohan opposition, this is not to be 
sneered at. With more settled 
weather for Indoor attractions, it 
will climb to above $20,000, and at 
that gait can have plenty of time 
at the Wilbur house. 

"Riinnin* Wild," the Miller and 
Lyies show, to open the Selwyn 
Labor Day, Is being heavily adver- 
tised. On the same day Dillingham 
will put his new drama. "The Lul- 
laby." Into the Colonial. 

■^ha Rise of Rosie O'Railly," Tre- 
mont (14th week) — Climbed back to 
the $20,000 mark last week. 

Ted Lewis "Frolic," Shubert (Srd 
week) — Gros.'ted about $10,500 last 
week, and while not making money 
is flhowing encouragiiit; strength. 

"Sallay, Irsns and Mary," Wilbur 
(3rd week)— Did better than $1<,000 
last week and is figured to be one 
of the long run and big money 
makers of the season. 

"The Blarney Stone," Plymouth 
(1st week) — Opened the season at 
the house and is hooked In for two 
weeks. 



FRISCO BUSINESS 

Legit Housaa Did $46,000 Last Week 
— Jane Cowl Topped 

San Francisco, Aug. 2i. 

The current week's attractions In 
the legitimate theatres are making 
a very good showing, and the pub- 
llo are more or less impartial In 
their patronage of the offerings. 

Jack Lalt's "Spice of 1922" la at 
the Curran; Frank Craven opened 
hia season In 'The First Year" at 
the Columbia Sunday night, while 
Nance 6'Nell in the "Passion 
Flower," Is at the Capitol. The Al- 
cazar still has th( Duncan Slstera 
in "Adam and Eva," while "Madame 
X" Is the stock attraction at the 
Casino. 

L,ast week's business in the legiti- 
mate theatres was: 

Curran — Jane Cowl in "Romeo and 
Juliet" (2nd week). $2$,000. 

C o I u m b i a — "It Winter Comas" 
(film), sixth and final weeic, $(,000. 

A I ca z a r— Duncan Blstara In 
"Topsy and Eva" («th- weak).- tU.- 
000. 

CasMo— "Geo. Wa4ilngtoa< it," 
(stock), $4,S00. 



"LIGHTNIN' " OPENS 



With Jefferson; Will Do $24,000 This 
Week in Dallas 



Dallas, Aug. ti. 

"LIghtnin' " with Joseph Jefteraon 
in the Frank Bacon role opened the 
regular season Sunday. 

The attraction drew $2,530 for the 
opening, with a $9,500 advance sale 
tor the balance of the week. It in 
dicates the play will gross around 
$24,000 on the week despite unusu- 
ally hot weather. 

Last week "The Covered Wa.qron" 
in a neight-day engagement drew 
$12,746. 



PHILLY OPENING UP 

Philadelphia, Aug. 22. 

As usual. Labor Day will see the 
opening of the legitimate theatrical 
season here, four houses opening 
their doorti on that day and the re- 
ma/nlng four houses staying dark 
until Sept, 17. 

For the first time in a couple of 
years, Phllly will have eight legiti- 
mate houses this season. To last 
year's seven will be added the Chest- 
nut Street opera house, which, hav- 
ing boused Shubert vaudeville for 
two sca.sons, reverts to its former 
policy of showing musical attrac- 
tions. Popular prices ($1.50 top) 
will prevail, with matinees Thursday 
and Saturday. 

The four houses opening Labor 
Day^re the Shubert, with the Ted 
Lewis "Frolic"; Chestnut, with "Dew 
Drop Inn"- Korpaf, with "Little Nelly 
Kelly"; and garrlck, with '"The Last 
Warning." 

The openings on Sept. 17 will In- 
clude, according to present plan", 
"LIghtnin'," at the Broad; "Whisper- 
ing Wires," at the Walnut: a new 
Leo Ditrichstein play at the Lyric. 
and "Give and Take" at the Adelphl. 



Chicago, Aug. ii. 
Another premiere helped to otiaa* ;„• 
away some of the aummer'a lonell* - 
neaa around the loop'a legit housea. 
"Up She Ooaa" relighted the Stude- 
baker, atartlHg off at a olip that aur» 
prised the ownera. It was figured 
that tha house checked a gross ot 
$2,900 for the opening night, follow* 
ing this up with a $I,$00 house Mon. . ; 
day nighL 'Whether or not "Up Shf . ~> 
Goes" holds the atrength to with* i^ 
stand the musical oompetltlon that ■ 
the loop will be atockad with In an* \ 
other fortnight ta a matter to await. - 
Sunday night "The Gingham Girl*., 
takes her home at the Garrlck. "Tha 
Dancing Honeymoon" cornea to tha 
Apollo Sept. 2. 

The only demerit that the prevail* '* 
ing optimism among the managers ;' 
holds tor the new season is the anx* ' 
iety as to what sort of weather will 
l>e dished out by the element gods. 
It is predicted that the eliminatioa 
ot the shows that Chicago doesn't 
want will probably ccne quicker thia 
season because of the emphatio 
tendency noted along these linea 
hereabout toward the close of last 
season. Chicago Is "leaving alone" 
a show that doesn't offer appeal 
much faster than for years, and thia 
regardless of the "plugging" It ra* . 
ceives In the usual quarters whera^' 
"plugging" ta resorted to by ttMi. 
moat intrepid ot managers. 

Wednaaday Matinaaa 
Wednesday matinee trade is start* 
ling the managers. Whether or not 
it'a iMcauaa thera'a only a handful 
of theatrea now open, there'a no 
denying feminine playgoera are 
making a big "play'' for the mid* 
week matinee performaneea. Thia 
hoa been checked for the last fiva 
weeks. 

It remains to be seen if the 8at«''' 
urday matlneea during the regular 
aeason will ba batter than laat year. 
There waa a marked (klling off o( 
the Sattirday malioee bualness loat 
season over previous yeara, and no 
sound excuse tor It waa offered by 
any of the thinking managera. 'In 
the tall it waa ol|Umed tha football 
enthusiasm knocked low the Sjit- 
urday matinee trade but the poo^ 
grosses continued clear through tha 
aeaaon, 

"Whispering 'Wires" Is aettlinf > 
into a comfortable atrida at- tha 
Princess, again emphasizing this 
house is a prize winner tor type 
playa which it has fortunately been 
able to draw in the laat two yeara. 
"Dangaroua People" la getting tha 
benefit of the matinee "pull'^ tha 
Cort has long established for Itself. 
While Just going over $7,000, this ia 
a splendid profit figure for company 
and house. The management of the 
Cort haa now definitiny decided to 
hold "Dangerous People" until after 
all the premlerea liabor Day are 
checked off. "Abie's Irish Rose" 
managers are still angling for tha 
Cort, but the chances still favor 
"Spite Corner" following "Danger- 
ous People." 

"Fool's" Big Billing 
"The Fool" comes to town Au^ 
$1 amid perhaps the biggest biitlntf 
any Icglt show has ever had hara. 
The opening night's audience pronii> 
ises to be unique as to Its make^ 
up for It la rumored that the tick- 
ets will be restricted to ministers 
who are already pouncing down 
upon the Pollock piece with re- 
markable Interest. In the Sunday 
advertisements It was stated "Tha 
Fool" la limited for Chicago for 10 
nteoks. 

In another week the statisticians 
will be back on the J<)h, more eager 
than ever to accurately keep tha 
pulse of the loop'a theatre business. 
Because ot tha mammoth array ot 
preliminary arrangements there 
promises to be excitement galore in 
the early season news, since every 
act thus far on the part of the man- 
agers Is for the making ot activity 
such as the loop hasn't featured a 
christening of a new aeason for 
years. 

Last week's estimates: 

"The Dancing Olrl" (Colonial. 11th 
week). Two weeks to go before 
exiting. Kept around the $17.0(m 
average for the summer avernije 
business. Nothing mentioned to 
keep this houaa lighted during Sepa- 
tember. 

"Whispering Wires" (Princess. 2d 
week). First fortnight's average 
busine.us held around $11,000. Stamls 
every c!i ince of creeping higher. 

"Dangerous People" (Cort. 7ih 
week). Wont little better thr-n 
$7,000, giving ownera much nitl»- 
tactlon. 

"Up the Ladder" (Central. :i-t 
week). Again went between $5,000 
auid $6,000, leaving Sept. I wUh Mil- 
waukee first stoo. 



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LEGITIMATE 



%w%£y;AtfafiistHti' 



NEW PUYS PRODUCED 

OUTSIDE NEW YORK Cin 



LASSES WHITE MINSTRELS 

SpringHeid. O., ^ng. ti. 

•Lasses" White's All-Star Mlii- 
fctiels opened Its season hore Thurs- 
Uiiy night, and J, A. Cobiirn's Mln- 
Htrcls, whoso premiere took place at 
t:ilffor<rs theatre in IJibana Friday 
iilKht, are In for the most successful 
seasons, providingr their future per- 
formances remain at the high stand- 
ai-d sot in the openinsrs, according 
to newspaper reviewers here and at 
Urbaiw. • 

Thpae who savi! both openings, are 
Inclined to sire the edge to the Co- 
burn show, although both companies 
presented the best flrat-night per- 
formances in their history. 

iJilly Doss is featured with White's 
show and deserves the blllin:^. Doss 
proved the highlight of the perform- 
ance. He appeared on an end In the 
flrst part »nd also'dld k monolbg in 
the oUo. . 

The White show tJiU year, aa In 
the other tliree'sfeasoris of its exist- 
ence, featured the several skits of 
White's authorsl^lD, Onp this season 
!• "On the Beach," In which there Is 
m dancing Jubliee and a dattbe ot All 
nations; the other is "The Black- 
villo Speedway," a burlesque on the 
ImllanaiyoJis Speidway races. 

The llrst part Is entitled "The Roof 
Uarden," with Maqtwell Ourdou. 
owner of the Gai'den, and Grover 
Bchepp, manages , and Interlocutor. 
A feature of tho flrp.t p^rt was the 
unique and tasteful costuming of the 
mtn in blackface, fh« Suits' being of 
javcndcr satin trimmed in gold biaid. 

Among thoso whose aumbers were 
(■specially appreciated were Sam 
l>eaLhcrag« singing "Ten Thousand 
Years Ago"; Jimmy McDonald's 
'Mother iilnt"; Morris Nelson's 
yotlel selection; "Lasses" White's 
•She May B« Tourij." and Skeet 
Alayo's "Vou Got to .Sec Papa Every 
XiKht." 

The ensemble vocal numbers were 
• xcellcnt, the singers showing none 
<if the rough spots usually charac- 
I prizing ■ ftrst-nlght performances. 
Dancing, always a big factor in the 
White show, is better this year than 
ever, local reviewers giving the 
1) umbers much praise. 

The cast of the White troups Is: 

l'"un ^fakers — "Mtsses" 'White, 
Hilly Doss, Skeet MayO. Bobby 
Burns anid Zipp Lee. 

Slhger»— Frank Long, Jimmy Mc- 
Donald, Norman Brown, Herbert 
.Schulze, Nate Talbot, Morris Nelson, 



untU mtdnighf. ' The onf|y demerh 
the piece dre* froqi the *arly 'week 
andlen'Tes was Its length. The book 
Is solid and there Is no wish to 
lessen the dancing speed of .tlie 
show. But Ihe presentation will 
have to be shortene." by three- 
quarters of an hour before it 
reaches a solid foundation, "^he 
percentage of excess effort is 
meager, and that's why the pruning 
will be extremely dlfflcult. 

An inoffensive married man who 
Impersonates * cbRmpion prize- 
flghter so he can enjoy the freedom 
away from home, on the supposition 
of embarking on training Iriptl, is 
the cause for the stor.v. Alfnd Itiit- 
Icr has a lovely home at Silver Lake, 
New Hampshire. His handsome and 
devoted wife is the dA>ni>natiag mera' 
Ijcr of the hoMsehola. ' llf seeks the 
merriment ot Broadway and spots 
adioining. The- knowledge that the 
qhampl<^ pugilist Of the. "world also 
qalis himself A'frod Butler gives the 
husband the chance he is seeking. 
So Mr. Butler poses as the pugilistic 
Alfrt^d Butleo;, and eN'ery time the 
pugilist announces a. fight Alfred 
escapea from home and sets out fo^ 
the training camp for the freedom 
ao streriuously sought. 
■ "What happens from this complica- 
tion is really funny. KvcntualJy Al- 
fred Butler, gets, himself into a puz- 
illng sitiiatlon fdr'hls-'own welfare, 
going so far that It is necesTOry for 
him to lake, the pugilUt's, plaoe in 
the ring or else cau^e a probable 
dlsriiptlon of his. household. The 
coherent way In which (he story 
works out is what gives the piece 
much of its worth, supported by the 
dancing as mentioned previously. 

Cliarlea Uuggles is the hu.sb.ind, 
having most agreeable material at 
his command. As a solicitous suitor 
for the hand of one of Mr. Butler's 
daughters, 'William Kent has a part 
that will command much if It is at 
all times devoid of slapstick com- 
edy, quite unessential In a piece of 
tb« tone of "The Dancing H«ney- 
mQOD." Jtmggles and Keiit axe feat- 
Ure4 in the billing. 

Helen Eley as Mrs. Alfred Butler 
Is heavily weighed with rcfiponsiblll- 
ty. The captivating chai'm of Mil- 
dred Keats prevails In many beauti- 
ful scenes, with tfa* young lady hav- 
ing big< chances to reveal dancing 
ability. Marie Saxon enters the 
dancing spirit wf th|e piece with 
beauty and ability. Jack, Squires 



songs Machiec used to\ sing when 
the "ould man " was away^o»d •he 
was home all alone. "A Bit of Pink 
and Whit©" In the first act was by 
far and away one of the best onc.i 
ot tho program. 

Helen Smith, as Kitty TyrcU, is 
making her debut in things of the 
nature of "The Blarnfey Store.' 
She appears as an airy, piqimnt 
slip of a gin, fltUng the role to 

fierfection. She has a delightful 
rlsh brogue. Her acti,ng is godd. 
Her forte Is her charm ^ and allure- 
iient,. especially In the>c«nB where 
Mr. Scanlan sings "Kiftiy" to her. 

Pat Kufterty as Timothy McCann 
looks as Irish as the I7th of March, 
and with his brogue and Irish w«y 
of putting things Is one of the great 
laugh producers. Not for an In- 
stant does he seem to be anything 
other than being perfectly natural 
as himself. 

"The Blarney Stone" Is the story 
Of tho struggles of the young editor 
ef the flnanclal-singihg country 
newspaper, "The Blarney Stone." 
The name of the O'Linns is about 
id be disgraced by a t)ou,nder who- 
desires to annex the potential 
wealth of the O'Linns «s repre- 
iented by a legacy. In an effort to 
show him that the O'Linns Intend 
to fight, Brian O'Linn, the youth- 
ful, editor, Who hopes , to, be a' suc- 
cessful writer, of operas, rehearses 
d part of his opera in which Rory 
O'Connor, the great national hero 
ef the Irish, bests the wicked Kins 
McGuire. 

This part of the play with melo- 
dramatic tenseness beneath t^ie 
surftice and broad humor topmost 
is one of the most gripping bits of 
all.- The costumes are medieval 
and while Miss Smith Is extremely 
beautiful In silken robes, Pat Raf- 
ferty as the wicked King with his 
tin helmet, animal skins and rtilghty 
sword Is a figure of genuine 
comedy. Tho action of the play 
within the play keeps pace with the 
action of "The Blarney Stone," mid 
reach a dramatic climax in a ring- 
ing song by Mr. Scanlan to Heaven 
for aid at the eleventh hour. The 
setting In the great hall of the 
Craig-Na-Ballach castle Is Impres- 
sive and beautiful. 

All in all Mr. Scanlan's newest 
vehicle Is one which will add to 
bis prestige while offering an eve- 
ning of delightful entertainra«Bt. 



NEW PLAYS PRESENTID T 
i I WITHIN WEEK ON 




Sam D^therage. Sam Puckett, Bob has his best chance since the ''Mary' 
»r i„ „„H nl^i^o Mii».r production. Prank Sinclair Is gen 



Maupin and George MJlner 

n.incers — Jack Hayes. Cheater 
Wilson, Harold Williams, Bobby 
iJw'vof, Charles McFeely. BUrch Ar- 
liet'r, Ted Smith and Al Wilde. 

.Musicians — Ernest Hatley, Robert 
I'arlton, Bill Yago, Frank Bauer, 
r,eon Daughters, Andrew Granger, 
,)lni Carroll, W. W. Swihart, Ted 
Klinefelter, Francis Mulo, <.;uy Wel- 
l>fr and Harry Lane. 

Will T. Spaeth Is again general 
manager for "Lasses" White, with 
.Mger I.dincaster comi)any manager; 
' Irant Luce, business manager, and 
Urn Kink, advertising agent. Ernest 
M.itley is musical director. 



TE^ANCIHa HONEYMOON 

Detroit, Aug. 22. 

liancicst sort of a thing Is "The 
Dancing Honeymoon," which sallied 
forili for a Sunday night premiere 
Ht the Shubert-Garrlck, christening 
til" legitimate season's opening. 

It is the Americanization of 

■ liattling Butler," credited as a 
liealtliy London muelcal presenta- 
tion, so crammed with Stars and 
.Stripes ingenuity that nothing re- 
mains of the foreign flavor. Doublc- 
barreifil shots of dancing have been 
llred into every possible nook and 
<-orner of the piece, and for the flrst 
]j minutes after the curtain goes 
lip there la a whirlwind array ot 
la,flt steiiplng that Is destined to toss 
riny nuillcnco into spontaneous ap- 

'Thi; Dun'ing Honeymoon'' will 
itM'-h out lor whatever success 
.ivvait.i it in Cliicago with tho help 

■ if the overflow of galloping steps, 
lufulc'l by lliu 12 Kri8!i>Ii Uookets, 
w iio were another one of the roa- 
soMH why the prcnilorc witit beyond 
the liour of midnight. TlK'ir.s wa.s 
a liiuniph well deserved. 

"The Dancing Honeymoon" is 
.sponsored by George Chooa in as- 
rtoeiatloii with tho SclwyiiH. Arch 
.Se'.wyii .spotti'd the piece on his 
Kill ope III trip, gia«ping tho Amerl- 
ean po-siblllties. Chooa viewed the 
.Selwyn dlTlces, and tho partnership 
was created with Choos directing 
ihe cast and production under the 
laliel of the Keiwyn nfll.e. It is re- 
ported there Is a jO^O ii.irtner.shln 
between Chocs a 1 the .Si UvvnB. 

Hallard Maiilonild did tlie switch- 
ing of the story from Kngland to 
N. w KnglanJ. Walter I,. Ko.semont 
.xulistltiited a practloal'.y in w score, 
in London districts "'Tlio Dancing 
Honeymoon" is clainvd as tlio song 
hit of the show, but it wounded 
.Sunday night as if tlil.s song will 
iiave clos" competition from a num- 
Irer styled "Will Vou Marry. Mo7" 

As the book now stands It's en- 
tiiv ly too long. After the premiere, 
Jleieiileflh pruning was done, but 
JIuiidav iilu'lit's UM-r-ifmaii'-c lasted 



Iprodu 

Ulnely vociferous as the real Battling 
Butler, and Teddy McXamara is the 
right type for Spink, the tr.aliier. 
Frances Halllday rounds out an ac- 
curate pugilistic household atmos- 
phere with a good Interpretation of 
the pugilist's wife. 

Tne 12 English Rockets have the 
honors all to themselves. As feature 
dancers are Grant and Wing. Davis 
and Sands do their best work in the 
whirlwind dancing session at the 
start of tho show. George Dobbs 
steps it alone, offering the only per- 
sonhlity noted in the augmented 
numbers, of course, outside of the 
English girls. 

The production Is an imposing one 
in three acts, requiring as many sets, 
each of which Is a handsome in- 
terior. The production is worthy of 
special mention. Quite an outlay of 
money is observed in the gowns. 

The story of "Tlie Dancing Honey- 
moon" will hold interest and will be 
productive of genuine laughs. But 
It's going to be the dancing which 
will give the piece its be«t itnpetUB. 



THE BLARNEY STONE 

nrlan O'Linn, Editor of 'The B:u7l*y 

Stonf , Waller Scftnlnn 

P«ter U'Llnn. Hi* Brollttr. .Jack McC1ell.-in 
Timothr McCann, Attorney from 

New York I*"t RnffTty 

Felht MoMon Ivan ChrWy 

Ony Dolan, fimployee or Ifrtrin 

Jack 7\eam«'y 

r'onal Oojrarty, a BUI collector. I.arry Wtwii 
Mary O'Llnn, Brian's MoihT 

Emerin r*ampb'V.l 

Hannati Molloy Uarsaret. Jll.ii-ar'tiur 

Kitty Tyre! -.-;; Hsten frnil"' 



New Bedford, Masn., Aug. 20. ■ 

'The Blarney Stone," the third 
with songs to be written by Ed- 
ward K. Rose for AValter Scanhm 
h:\a opened at tho New Bedford 
theatre, New Bedford, Mass. Pre- 
paratory for a run of three weeks 
at the riymouth in IJoston and a 
tour of the country. It is In four 
arts, presented by George M. GattM, 
written around the new Ireland, 
and Is Ihe 107th play by i\)r. Rose. 

With .1 tear for the women and 
a, laiigli for the men and some 
HjiarUllng Irish humor tlirough it 
all "Tho Blarney Stone" : , cnter- 
lalnlng. 

The audience perccptil)l> uarmid 
to the amusing play ami particu- 
lar jy to Walttr Scanlan, who has 
for tlie past two years given the 
premiere of bis Irish ii1.t,vs in New- 
Bedford. 

The scene Is laid in l<noi.kanure. 
Limerick County, lieland. It is 
maiie up of Irish siiitimint and 
love as well as rich Jrisli tirogne. 

The songs, which, after all, realty 
make the play, have the irresistible 
Irlih merriment minule.l with 
l.atliog, 'fhey lemind of the oM 



NEIL O'BRIEN lONStBELS 

- Taunton, Mass., Atig. 22. 
. The NeU O'Brien Minstrels, re 
juvcnated, with Bert Swor as co- 
star afid Nell O'Brien himself, opened 
Oie 1»23 season of the Park Aug. 17. 
Every seat was sold when the cur- 
tain wont' up. 

It was 11.07 for the last curtain. 
the olio ot the show dragging, di- 
rectly owing perhaps to the com- 
pany just completing its flrst week. 
The curtain went up on one of tho 
prettiest flrst part settings seen 
here In years. 

The opening scene was the usual 
minstrel half circle, with blue and 
gold velvet brocade returns and tor- 
mentors and two ditto leg drop."!. A 
large silver cyclorama of baronet 
satin on which various colored 
tinted flood lights were thrown was 
very effective, with the musicians 
four -high on raised parallels. These 
parallels were formed of scrim board 
cutouts with pan lights and were 
colored polychrome. The circle and 
musicians were dressed in orange 
satin with blue and gilt gal-son trim- 
mings on cuffs, collars and trou- 
sers. They wore white wigs and 
White gloves, with whlto canvas 
shoes. The chairs were covered with 
Orang^ silk overdrapes. The com- 
pany Is using a band this year, with 
two double bass horns Instead of 
the bans violas as of years past. 
There were 14 men In the circle, 16 
men in the band and six end men. 

William Elliott with his tenor 
ballad, "Ten Thousand Years from 
Now.' 

closely seconded by J. Lester Hab- 
crkorii, bass solo. In "Why Don't My 
Dreams Come True?" 

Between the flrst part and the 
olio a novel effect was introduc.d, 
consisting of radio music broadcast 
through the audience via wires and 
horns In various part of the the- 
atre and coming from a dressing 
room. The orchestra was under the 
direction of Inward -E. Nickerson, 
a Taunton resident and cornetist. 

The street parade was given last 
Friday afternoon. 

In the second part O'Brien revised 
his old trolley car scene and got 
many laughs with hi.s idea^ of the 
ethics of the modern street car con- 
ductor. A big laugh was his old bit 
of punching a transfer with a couple 
of shots from a revolver. It drew 
the Kamc l.iughs as when he fli'st 
did the stunt years ago. 

Bert Sw^or gave a monolog, well 
received, called "Health Hints and 
How to Keep Young." 

Fred -Allller. RUlly Roily and 
Stephen Ondcck did a syncopated 
danco number nccomivinied by a 
harmonica played by Roily, wiiich 
was a big hit. 

Bert Swor and Sugar-Foot Gaff- 
ney, suppoi^tcd by other memliers of 
the company, carry away the honors 
in tho second part with a comedy 
playlet called "Hunting tlie Hahas," 
which was laid in a scene in the 
Cannibal Islands. 

It was plain to see thixt the or- 
ganization was still In Its formative 
period ot the early staaon and should 
>liow great iniprovenunt through 



ARTISTS AND MODELS 

Uevue, produMd by U.-awa. 6tiiib«^ after 
tho "Jltuatmiora' Jtovu'\" by a acora of 
prominent artists; l>oolc by Harry tVasataff 
Qribble, Janiea Montsotnery FlairC, Harold 
Attrrltlce. Helena Smith Dayton, Oaorge 
BoHener, Cyrua Wood; Stased by Orlbble 
and M. Francla Weldon; mualo by Jean 
Srhwartx; an director, Wilnoa Barratt. 

Prlnclpala— Jamea K. I.lddy, Prank Fay, 
Qraca Mamlllon, Nancy (Ilbha, Marie I'ettea. 
Harriet aimbel. tb« Boylana, Annie Prltih- 
ar<]. Buddy Uoyle, Bob Nelaon, Eatelle Le- 
velle, Harry Kally, Bttk Flllard, Elsie 
Branbrlck, Rollo Wayne, Oro-'KO Roaener, 
Leo Morae, Itol>«r| O'Connor, Jobn AJaIr, 
neatar Dorr, Arthdr J. Kadler. Victor Bo- 
sart. Marlon Mooney, Charlotte WocOruIT, 
Adf^o Klaer, Kyra, Beth Blliott. 

: "nie Shubert boys crashed in with 
4 million-dollar hit here — the smart- 
est, fastest, dirtiest revue in JUner- 
tcan hiifiary. ■ . , . -^ 

If the police don't stop it, nothing 
9an; 

. For the flrst time In America 
TTomen with naked breasts prom- 
enade about a stage. In Paris that 
has been the accepted thing for sev- 
ir.'it seasons. Ilfere wc have had In- 
animate living pictures with here 
4nd there some unconventional ex- 
posure. But this is the flrst known 
instance where females stripped 
from the waist up and from the loin- 
cloth down paraded about. 
' It came right with the opening 
number and took away the breaths 
4f the .sightseers, mo'it af wh«m 
had evi4<cntly come to see. Just what 
they were seeing, for the word had 
gone around. In several tableaux 
later! the same extremes Of nudity 
were revealed, and at the' flnale a 
backgroiind of nakedness let It out 
to a buzzing, tut-tuttirig audience, 
75 per cent stag. 

' Not only In nudity does "Artists 
and Models" go the limit. Words 
Are used and gags are pulled that 
have never before been dar^d In 
comedy. The drama of lato has gone 
to new borders In the use of strong 
language, but never has such a line 
been piilled for a laugh tag as "You 

tan't kill the ," which lets out 

a critic skit. The tag got neither 
a laugii nor a tap, and hisses burst 
forth front all sections, even though 
a critic was the subject of It. 
Stories that ha^-e been exclusive 



Itf.'' 1 

irtd'l 



playing. It was also noticeable the 
lack of verve and co-ordination ot 
the musicians. The scenery was 
painted by Roth of Brooklyn. "Vhe 
general conclusion of the patrons 
was that many of the hoofers, no- 
ticeably Miller and Gaffney, were 
under wraps to feature ilessrs. Swer 
and O'Brien. 

This company had just played. its 
flrst week out In Connecticut and 
was to go from here to Fall River, 
thence to New York state, Pough- 
keepslc and also to play O'Brien's 
home town of Binghamton at Stone's 
opera house. 

COBURN'S MINSTRELS 

Spri.-igfield, O., Aug. 22. 

J. A. Coburn has tlie best scenic 
and musical show he has ever had in 
the present edition, his 25th. The 
show opens with "Melody Night In 
Jazz Land," a beautiful flrst-part set- 
ting, with the back drop in the fdrm 
of a huge lyre, with tho side drops 
flower bedecked. The ballad sing- 
ers were dressed in white sati.i suits, 
with royal purple trimming, while 
the end men were attired in purple 
suits with yellow facing. 

Charley "Slim" 'Vermont, last year 

with "Lasses" White, and Nate Mul- 

waa the best of the evening, _roy are Coburn's premier funsters, 

and they were seconded by Hank 
White and Ben McAtee. Besides 
appearing in the flrrtt part, Vermont 
and Mulroy do a double comedy turn 
in the olio and also have parts In 
"In the "Valley of the Klng8,''^a King 
Tut feature written by Hank White. 

Eddie Clifford Is again heading 
the vocal contingent anti acting as 
Interlocutor. Clifford sings "Can It 
Bo Love?' and his home-town folk 
gave him a wonderful reception on 
the njiening night. 

Carlos Jones, who sang "Bells of 
the .Sea," and Jo.scph McAnallon, 
who sang "Just for Remembrance," 
were the other outstanding singers. 

F. Fr,in'i9 .Shiras dancing num- 
bers proved one of the features that 
bids for the success of the show this 
season. His numbers were scattered 
throughout the performance. 

Tho olio consists of a plantation 
dance speeiaity, "AiiiialicUe's Birth- 
day," With a cottonfleld setting; 'Ver- 
nmiit and Mulroy; "Tho Tourists," a 
quartet of singers; "Out Where the 
Hliio Begins," n. sketch with a 
Gmnd Canyon setting; Dcvaro iind 
Deearlo, comedy bar act; and the 
afterpiece, "in the Vslley of the 
Kings, In two scenes and built on 
the King Tut craze. 

Giay Huffman Is musical director 
ot the Coburn show, while Bert 
I'rocjtiir is bandma.ster • nd Harry 
English i» business reT)r''Sen!;itIve. 

Both the "Lasses" White and the 
Coliurn opening performances were 
greote.l with packed houses. Coburn 
rehearsed his company at Urbana, 
while Wbit« rehearsed iiero.for two 
\\< "kn iirior to the premiere. 



to smokers tan4 » cooch by Kyraw 
which answers the same billiiUc) 
•were released, A burlesque on t 
Rain" was the rawest, smult'Iert, 
most shameless misdemeanor ever 
committed, fcven "The God of "Ven- 
geance" had the decency to claba 
some sort ot alibi— this unre^ren.^ 
erate bit of hoodlumlsm had no sav« 
ing grace — except that, doggone Itj 
it wa.s preposterously funny. 

And \hat Is the safety valve of 
"Artists and Models." For thfc llrbt 
time In years a revue h»s a new ele- 
ment beside* n*w naltednc«8— brains. 
Naturally, when the nucleus of it is 
tho concentrated essence of the work 
of the world's foremost wite and 
satirists, conceived as a frolic for 
understanding souls of their own 
sort and with no dream ol ever b«a 
cqmlng a Shubert show, a-sparkl«i 
runs through It that no commercial 
authors commercially propoundln» 
1^ musical piece could have. 

And that vetyan Winter Garden- 
warhorse. Harold Atteridge, se*»n 
to have imbibed the champagne ot 
it, for ho contributed two or thrc* 
moments that matched up with anjr. 
in the script. 

Moreover, the Shuberts out-, 
ijtripped themselves as well as. aU, 
traditions, for the production .watl 
tasty rather than gaudy, the' cb«-' 
fumes wereBlmpTo but clever, thi*' 
running order ytM smooth and swlf 
the cast, with many newcomers artd 
some old standbys, seemed inspired..^ 
It Is told that a week ago; out (Nt>' j 
town, one could have bought a gQod'-.,i 
ly share of this venture for a Ruan • f, 
slan rouble. As long a^ It cfin i»\tk i 
police Interference now Otto Kalm ] 
<:diildn't buy In. The demand Is ter- j 
rifle, with huge window sale^ldnif j 
past the opening curtain and ^calp- J 
era selling back to the last row. i 
Monday night was a sell-out, TMm* A 
day a stand-up and turnaway. Th#'J 
only other speculative factor Is tlM.J 
matinee draw, and that won't flgunt.] 
much with such night trade In U» j 
big .Shubert theatre. J 

Strangely enough, in tho face <m 1 
all this bare skin, the hits are legit- ' ^ 
Imate ones, at least as judged by 
applause. The goggle-eyed sitter* 
gaze and gulp at the exhibits which 
have hitherto been confidential, btJt 
they don't demand encores. George 
Rosener's grand army bit of senti- 
mental hoke, a delightful nymph and 
Pan dramatic ballet, Adele Klaer's 
resonant recitation on an impersonal 
theme, the Boylans' dancing, Etta 
PlUard's all-around soubrettlng and 
difficult semi-contortions, Charlotte 
Woodruff in ballads and double- 
Voice harmony, a sweet satire on old 
styles In women's wear, a dellclou*^ . 
ly broad burlesque on Ford as Presi^', 
dent, and such as these drew salvos. 
The blue stuff got frightened 
snickers only, and, as aforesaid. In 
one Instance, hisses. 

The numbers are snappy and 
sprightly. A prettier lot of younfj* 
sters was probably never gatherSa •, 
in one troupe. ' '" 

Jean Schwartz's tunes are tlnk'ly 
and pleasant, and one by Al Good-^' 
man, the conductor ("Music oC 
Love") listens like a national piano 
hit. 

Several of the best bits in tlt«i 
original Illustrators' show wer«, 
drafted for the present "Passlrt^' 
Show," and Atterldge and Grlbbl*" 
were assigned to write In subatN ' 
tutcs. Tho Ford lampoon is a wow 
and the "Rain" one, InfamotMrt]>'. 
strong though It Is, has a damnabl# 
strain of wit such as Eugene Field** 
suppressed classics In rhyme pos- 
sessed. , , , 
A new style of revuo has been set ' 
and new borders have bi-eii eroesed;' 
Heaven pity tho American theaii'i^ 
If, fooled by this one's success;' 
clumsy followers' attempt to parallrt'' 
or surpass it without the ellerves»' 
cent humor that alone redeems "Xti-i ' 
lists and Models'* from being a aa.-- 
tlonal scandal. ;,i)<) 
Parisian license has been natu^ 
ralized in America, biit not B^fett] 
1'ari.sian cicvernes.a, which ofttln^M 
outdoes our own, could have thadt' 
Us swallow It. Only the genulA* 
spirit of Bohemia's brightest minds 
make this possible. The next one, 
without this spark of many genius 
brains, will perhaps be a felonious 
crime against the theatre. ImU. 



THE BREAKING POINT 

Bill fSmith St»iilien Malay 

Lucy I.,tvknK.tt<>ne ;£cn)e TUbury 

David Livingstone John T. Doyle 



Dr. Miller... 
Dick I.lvlnKstone. • 
Kllzabcth .Miller... 
Itevery Carlisle.... 
Clara Rosflter 

BnaRet t 

Curliy 

Joa , 

Flat l-'ai-e 

Sheriff Wilkinson.. 
Riley 



. . - .KeKlnald B«rto«, 

.McKiiy Morrja 

....tt<s!n,a Wallae* 

it.iil Kmam 

IviriHa Baars 

H'jbert Barra( 

Robci'l Vanclu ' 

Maurlt'O Oarc^i 

,Varl.i 'Valtmr 

..John K. Mo i rl ie sy 
Ilolxrt Veiigt*,: 



A new play by Mary Robertii 
Rlnehart sounds impressive. Add 
to that .a presentation by Wagen- 
hals & Kemper, producers of "The 
B.tt" and many hits of many yeeter- 
srasnns. and It makes one put on 
his t>ix and f« to the pretty KlaT^ 
I Continued on (Mige TB) 



Thursday, Augiiit IS, IMS 



PICTURES 



17 



PARAMOUNT'S NEW SYSTEM 



IXHIBITORS AND "WAGON" 
CAUSE CONCERN TO F. P.-L 



r5t»<:/ 



3om0 Points Claiming Exhibition Rii^ts Under 
f. Block Booking System— F. P. May Skip Those 
i' PeinU Witji Road Shows,,: .;.> 



with the exhibitors fti regard to the 



V 



■FkmoiM Players may have con- 
siderable difficulty with its road 
abowa .of "The Covered Wagon" in 
certain parts of the country where 
local exhibitors hold contracts for 
the picture under the block booki.ig 
system In force In the Paramount 
sales organization. There are a 
number of apots which "The Cov- 
ered Wagon" will pass up instead 
of playing because of trouble 
threatened by the exhibitors hold- 
ing contracts for the delivery of the 
picture to 'them under thcU- con- 
tract. 

Beaumont, Tex., is said to be one 
Of the toivns where the picture will 
not play because a local exhibitor 
there states' he will appeal to the 
courts for an injunction restraining 
the playing of the feature at any 
theatre ot^er than his own until his 
contract has been fulfllled. 
.'Xnother instance of exhibitor dia- 
'•pproval of the policy of Famous 
Players road showing the produc- 
tion is evident in In<Uana where the 
State unit of the M. P. T. O. A. is 
said to have gone on record as 
placing a ban on. all Paramount 
productions until such time that tlie 
organization lives u^ to its contract 
with the exhibito 
"Covered Wagon 

In Rochester, N. Y., the date at 
the Lyceum, the legitimate theatre, 
where the picture, was to have 
played has been cancelled because 
of the stand talten by George East- 
man, /who insisted that as his 
theatre played all of the 'Para- 
mounta he saw no reason why It 
should not have the "Covered 
Wagon" and under pain of not 
playing any of the Famous Players 
product, it is reported, carried his 
point 80 that up to date his is the 
only theatre that will be enabled to 
play the picture at. regular picture 
house prices. 

A grors of almost 1 100,000 was 
rolled up by seven companies pre- 
■entlng "The Covered Wagorf" last 
week, which marked the ppening of 
the regular season with touring 
companies presenting the picture. 
The four regular stands, at two of 
Which the feature Is being shown in 
picture houses, the Criterion, New 
folic, and the Hollywood, Lios An 
celes, and two ■ presentations in 
legitimate houses the Majestic, Bos- 
ton, and the Woods, Chicago drew 
tSS,S90, while the three newly 
opened road grossed $40,320. 

The road shows opened In Now 
hrk, N. J.; Pallas, Texas, and Port 
Uhd, Ore. The exact gross of the 
••yen companies was $96,210, dis- 
tributed as follows: New York, 
$10,860; Los Angeles, $21,204; Chi- 
cago, $13,800; Newark. N. J.. $14,- 
27$; Portlaad. Ore., $13,302, and 
Boston, $10,210. 

The average of more ^than $13,- 
000 for each of the seven companies 
is BRisatlonal for the middle week 
of August in' extremely hot weather 
la both Boston and Dallas. New 
Tork is in Its 23rd week, and still 
playing to absolute capacity, while 
IjOs Angele.s Is In its 19th week of 
a run th^t promises to break all 
records far the town. 

Three additional companies open 
next week with four more to follow 
the week after. 

In the legitimate houses the per- 
centages that the picture is getting 
la averaging a Uttle better than 65 
per cent. ,On the basis of that fig- 
ure the Famous Players share on 
the gross of the companies playing 
in. thij five legitimate houses was 
$41,694.90, from which the avorago 
of $3,500 a week. for operating of 
feach of the five shows Is deducted, 
leaving -$24,194 as the film rental 
for the nve towns, or $4,838.80 foe 
each of the Ave prints working. 

On this basis with 12 prints work- 
ing In legitimate Famous will be 
getting, a profit of approximately 
$60,000 a week which will mean that 
at the end of a season of 40 weeka 



EASTMAN WILL PLAY 
"COVERED WAGON" 



At 50c Scale — Special Excep- 
tion for Rochester, 
N. r. 



Rochester. N. T., Aug. 22. 

Recently when "Variety" an- 
nounced under a Rochester date line 
"The Covered Wagon" woul* play 
at the Eastman at regular prices 
the New York book?t questioned It. 
He Eaid it was boolterf at the Ly- 
ceum at regular legit prices. The 
picture was booked at the l.yceum. 
but the film company cancelled in 
order t6 give it to the Eastmhn. -^ 

While the Eastman will show It 
nt regular grjces (entire groutid 
P.oor 50 cents), it will not make 
^money on it, as it will pay as much 
as the film would get in a legit 
house. It is reiterated that this will 
be the only house in the country 
that will h.ave a first run at prices 
below $1.60. This is announced as 
due to the Eastman's outstanding 
prominence as a non-profit, univer- 
sity-managed house. 



RENm BASED 
PBE-llELEIlSf 




Alternative, P e r c e n tage 
Playing — Paramounts' 
Test Box Office Strength 
— TeaU Will Be Made' in 
F. P/s Own Key City 
Houses — Nj» Mere 
"Faith" Buying by Exhibi- 
tors — Other Distributors 
May Be Forced to Follow 
New Sales Systent — Poor 
Pictures Without ' Chance 



ZUKOR'S FORESIGHT 



JERSEY EXHIBrrORS 
TRYING 5c RAISE 



Fabian's New House Going 

From 30c to 35c When 

Opening on Labor Day 



Paterson, N. J., Aug. 22, 

In an^lfort to combat the higher 
cost of operating, two of the biggest 
circuits of picture theatres. In New 
Jersey wIU Inaugurate v(rlth the new 
season Labor Day an Increase of 5 
cents In admissions, from 30 cents 
to 36 cents, including the federal tax 
of 4 cents. • 

The raise at present will take ef- 
fect in Paterson, Passaic and Ru- 
therford. While Peter Adams, con- 
trolling the U. S. In Paterson, the 
Harris Brothers, Capitol, and Louis 
Jtosenthal, Rialto, la Passaic, have 
not announced what they will do, it 
is understood that they also Intend 
to go after the extra nickel. 

The Fabian Interests are erecting 
In Passaic a theatre from plans 
drawn by Abram Preiskel. They are 
pi^ttng approximately 2,500 seats on 
tAe %ne floor with dome and cove 
lighting. It will have a full sized 
s^ge, capable of handling any legit 
attraction. 

The policy la to be straight 
pictures. 



DEL RUTH BANKRUPT 



Second Time — Owes $19,000 — Has 
Nothing 



Los Angeles, Aug. 22. 
Hampton Del Ruth, film author 
and producer. Is bankrupt. This Is 
the second occasion on wl)ich he has 
passed through the bankruptcy 
courts. His liabilities are $19,195.21 
with no assets. Merchants are 
principally named creditors. Del 
Ruth failed about ten years ago 
when he was a legitimate prcducer 
Jrai later paid all oC his creditors in 
fuU. 



the dozen road companies will turn 
In a profit of $2,400,000, not count- 
ing the profit shown In the Criterion 
and Hollywood, which will undoubt- 
edly continue right straight through 
the coming aei.ion Into the spring. 



The first wave of the deluge has 
arrived! 

Paramount Is responsible for It 
with Its decision tAiat beginning 
with Nov. 1 all productions to be 
released must first have their box 
office strength. proven before sold to 
the exhibitor. 

In addition to bringing into the 
picture Industry an Innovation that 
is going to revolutionize the aales 
end, this decision is tantamount to 
a declaration of a sales war against 
all of the other producing and dis 
tributing organizations In the field. 

It means other organizations must 
follow the trail Paramount la blaz- 
ing with this new method of sell 
ing, or be swept aside in the battle. 
A battle is certain. 

It is going to be a bkttle for dates 
with Paramount practically occupy- 
ing the position of the greatest ad- 
vantage. 

It Is another example of the fore- 
sightedness of Adolph Zukor, who 
ea^ly last spring came to the deci- 
sion that this coming year waa aot 
to be one of quantity, but of qual- 
ity In the producing game. Ha 
cut Paramount'a releasing schedule 
from 8$ to 62 pictures, and while 
doing thia, other producing unlta in 
the field went ahead with plana that 
called for an additional number ot 
productions. 

Greatest Bbmbshell of All 
Now the Zukor organization 
comes along with the, greatest 
bombshell of all with Ita new 
method of selling that la going to 
revolutionize the sales system of the 
business. The other producers and 
distributors have got to go out into 
the field and put up the moat ter 
rlfic fight of their entire careera to 
save their commercial lives. 

Within the pa#t tavf weeks ex 
hlbitors have been clamoring for the 
right to have a screen examination 
of a picture before booking it. 
Paramount la going farther; It la 
also going to prove box-office value 
and the exhibitor is going to have 
(Continued on page 26) 



AHACHED THEATRE 
FOR WRONGFUL BDUNG 



Madeline Traverse Did Not 

Make Personal Appearance 

—Wants $1,500 

Madeleine Traverse, picture atar 
attached Bovet & Fester, owners of 
a road show in Lynchburg, Va., for 
wrongfully advertising ".ler personal 
appearance at the Lynchburg Acad- 
emy Uieatre afternoon and evening 
of Aug, 18. 

Miss Traverse agreed to make a' 
personal appearance, but because 
ahe did not get her demanded ad- 
vance B.alary, cancelled. The man- 
agement advertised her Just the 
same, and she attached the box office 
receipts for $l,SO(i. 



NEW COAST ASSOOAHON 

WORKING IN WIIH HAY5 



Overhead May Be Cut Down — Fred W. Beetion 
Succeeds Thomas G. Patten as Hays' G>ast 
RepresentatiTe- ■ i, '• --•>'-:V^ '•.■;'■' 



COAST SHUT-OUT 
ORDERJSWEFFEa 



Piokford and Fairbanks' Stu- 
dios Not Included — Resigned 
From Producers' Ass'n 



Loa Angelea. ^\ig. 21. 

Tourists are barred from the pic- 
ture atudloa by order ot the picture 
producera who paaaed resolutions 
in a- secret seaalon last week. 
Frienda and relatlvea of atara and 
players also are Included in the ban. 

The embargo on the curious ayea 
of western vlsltora la not In effect 
at the Fairbanka and Plckford 
studios, those atara not being mem- 
bera ot the Producera' Aaaocia- 
tlon, resigning during the picture 
expo trouble. 

However, Fairbanks and Plckford 
executives scrutinize closely all who 
apply for admittance and usually 
everybody Is denied who has not a 
letter or requeat from somebody 
wkh influence with the film heads 

Since Fairbanks haa haA^ "Thief 
of Bagdad" In production more 
people have been admitted, the 
studio even furnishing guides to 
some. 

The other studios put the shut-out 
order In effect Aug. IS. 



'BANANAS'' FHJII TITLE 
USE .UNAUTHORIZED 



Music Publisher Notifies Edu- 
cational — Matter May 
Reach Court 



The Educational waa .notified this 
week by Loula Bernstein, of Sha 
piro- Bernstein Co., that the use of 
the title. "7es, We Want No 
Bana'nas," on the picture made by 
C. F. Zittet, was unauthorized. 

Zittel Is said to have produced the 
picture at very little cost, taking 
the title of the sensational song hit 
without consulting with or permis 
sion of Bernstein, who publishes the 
number. Several well known 
vaudevilllana were Induced by Zit- 
tel to pose In the picture, the sce- 
nario for which wsji written by 
Blanche Merrill, without Zittel pay- 
ing them for It Nor did Zittel pay 
any one, according to reports, ex- 
cepting the two principals, of whom4 
Mabel Withee Is one. , 

Bernstein Is said to be prepared to 
go to court to test Zlttel's right to 
the "Bananas" title on a picture If 
the Kduca^tional attempts to put out 
the film without Zittel reaching an 
^agreeable understanding regarding 
it with the publishing firm. 

Bernstein has given his coiuient to 
George W. Ledcrer producing, "Yes, 
We Have No Bananas," as a mu- 
sical comedy. Lederer may rush out 
four o( five companies witk 'he 
story by Jack Lalt and muslu and 
lyrics by Jimmy Hanley and Lew 
Brown. The show will pla^ at popu- 
lar prices. 



GODOWSKY-MAYO MARRIAGE 

Loa Angeles, Aug. 22. 

D:i(?mar Godowsky, daughte- of 
tho noted musician, married about 
a yeeu" or so ago to Frank Mayo, the 
p.cture star, has declared she and 
her husband have separated and 
that he is about to file suit f.r 
divorce. 

Miss GodowsUy first made hT 
advent In Hollywood o^a a protegf 
of Mme. Nazlmova. 



Loa Anffelea, Aug. ti 

Through tho diaaolrlnr ot the 
Motion Picture Producera Aaaocia- 
tlon here and the practical form«> 
tlon ot a new aaaoelatlon by repre- 
aentatlvea of the aama intaraata ac- 
tlva la tha old organlaatloa, the 
local altuatlon haa undargoaa a 
complet* change within tha laat 
week. 

.Thomaa Q. PatUn. her* ia th*/' ' 
IntereaU ot tha Kara orffanisattoa, 
haa retired from that offlca after 
the alx month'a period ha waa com- 
mitted tor. and Fr«d W. Baetaon. 
representing Haya, la now oo tha 
ground and In eharga ot tha local 
offlcea ot tha Haya organization. 
Beetion haa baaa made aeeretarjr . 
ot tha nawly formed producera aa^ 
aoclatton. ' ' 

Tha new aaaoelatlon la to take lm> 
medUta itapa to ««t domi tha 
frightful orarhoad la prodiictioa 
which la facing tha prodiKara and • 
to brlac about a greater aplrit o< J 
co-oparattoa wlthla tha prodticias 
forcea hera. 

Tha Haya organlaatlon In Naw 
York haa been aakad to land It* 
aid in the working out ot tha^aa- 
erai program of tha newly formed 
organlaatlon. It la bellarad It wOl 
eventually baooma ylrtuattr a 
branch of tha M. P. Produo^s and 1 
Distributors ot America, Vaatad' ■ 
poaaibly with local autonomy. £ --.; 

The requeat to the Haya orgaa>k i 
Izatlon that It Intaroat lUelt in UtUi'-lA 
coaat organization came from thoaa - 
responsible for the new alignment 
and without any suggestion from 
either Hay's representatlvea hera or 
from those who are members ot the 
Hays organization In the east. U 
will undoubtedly mean the co-op- 
eration between tha naw local or-k 
ganlzatlon and tha Haya ■ offloea 
here will develop Into a practical 
method of controil ot the local situ- 
ation which will poaaibly nmke the 
work of both organizations a great 
deal more effective than theyJiaTa 
been in tha paat 

During hla atay here Mr. Patten 
haa dona aome very effective mis- 
sionary work In a most diplomatic 
manner without setting off of any 
lira works. At tbo personal request 
of Haya he remained here after hla ' 
original six roontba contract had 
expired to continue hla work until 
tha Monroe Centennial Bxposidon 
had paaaed. He will remain here 
for the time being althouch he will 
not be connected with the Hays 
organization In any official capacity. 

It is Iwlleved locally the members 
of tho Producera Association here 
hoped to get the eastern executive* 
of the Industry to carry a certain 
portion of the deficit brought about 
through the failure of tha Mflnrba 
Exposition, but thIa could not h*j ' 
managed. / ' _*; 

W. J. Reynolda, aecretary of tha 
Producera Aaaoelatlon, raalgned at 
a meeting less than two weeka ago. 
Hla resignation had been written 
for sometime but tho board of the 
Assoc!atlpn refused to move on It 
until the exposition waa overKWIth 
hia resignation the work of dissolv- 
ing the assoclgtion immediately 
got underway, with the result that 
the.new association was formed and 
Beetson placed al the helm as pec- 
rctnry. 

One of the first stops ia to ba, the ^ 
working out of a program that will 
effect economy In the matter of 
production, which Is to fc« followed 
by certain steps that may effective- 
ly curt) the private affairs of some 
of the screen folk which eventually 
leads to publicity of an undesira^le\ 
quality In either the divorce n^tws "> 
or the front page^ of scandal mon- \ \ 



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PICTURES 



Thursday, August 2S, IMS 



''BEGGAR'S OPERA" AND 

"MARY," NEW FILM 

♦ 

Two English Companies Active 

—Lang as Henry of 

Navarre 



Ix>ndon, A<je- H- 
On ih.' cciiiipleUon of "Young 
l.oohlnvar," Will Kelllno may inako 
a flhn version of Temple Thurston's 
•Sally Bishop" for Stoll. Other pro- 
ductions ear-marked for this com- 
pany are "The BcRgar's Opera"; 
•Henry, King of Navarre," with 
Mathesoii Lang and Isobel Elsom; 
•'The Wolf," with Matheson Lang; 
and 'The Tower of London." 



Ideal seems the busiest In IX)ndon. 
•Mary, Queen of Scots," Is being 
made at the moment by Ucnison 
Clift; 'Typhoon," made by Charles 
Hutchison, is being assembled; so 
are ••Out to Win." •'Old Bill Through 
the A«es,' and "I Will Repay." 
"Charley's Aunt," over the previous 
filming of which there was recently 
some legal trouble, is >Jown for pro- 
duction In the near future. 

Graham Wilcox Is making 'Span- 
ish Passion," with Betty Blylhe as 
• star." Like "Chu Chin Chow," this 
feature Is ". -Ir.g made in Germany. 



Fred le Boy Granville will shortlr 
'ommence work on a new picture 
entitled "Hennessey of Moresby." 



The Margaret Leahy episode has 
resulted In a boom In so-called film 
"schools." Three have sprung up In 
the West End; one at least being the 
new enterprise of a woman, by name 
Quigley, who has only recently been 
liberated iifter serving Imprisonment 
for getting money by false prctencos 
out of screen-slruck fools. 

The Stoll picture "Guy Fawkes," 
will be shown at the Scala, Sept. 4. 
The release has been fixed for Nov. 
5, the date of the historic maniac's 
attempt to 'ow up the House of 
Karliament. Matheson T ang plays 
the part In the picture, and the mis- 
creant Is, of course, cast In a heroic 
mould. 



CRITICAL OPINIONS BY 
NEW YORK DAILIES 

Variety weekly will give a 
dioest of the opinions in the 
New York dailiea of the new 
pictures presented in the larger 
Broadway theatres or a* spe- 
cial attractions. 

With pictures and the lay 
critical opinion as expressed by 
the dailies' reviews, the pub- 
lished opinion may or may not 
be of value locally. A* a rule 
the lay readers want to know 
what the story is about and 
the picture distributor or pro- 
ducer to use such extracts as 
he may believe favorable for 
the advertising matter. 

Usually a feature is often 
exhibited in other cities before 
Broadway sees it, and the trade 
has a direct line on its box- 
office powere. 



EPIDEMIC IN TOPEKA 



Picture 



Houses Closed 
Order 



Without 



Topeka, Aug. 2:. 

City wiUo closing of the Topek.-x 
theatres was iivoitod here by the 
quick action of the theatre man- 
.aK>m<>nts. An cijldomic of Infantilr 
paralysis in tho city reached a 
critical stiife-u H^iturday and ord.-rs 
were Issued for all the churches to 
discontinue Sunday school sesaiunM 

Tho health authorities did not 
mention the theatres In the closing 
order but Intimated that all plaooM 
where children were liable to meet 
and form contacts wci-e under ob- 
servation. 

The theatre managements did not 
wait for a closing order '^ut shut 
olt their business In the midst of 
what they consider the best season 
for summer they have enjoyed for 
several years. Sunday papers car- 
ried announcements from all tl-.ca- 
trcs that until further notice no 
referring to the theatres seems now 
chllden under 12 would be admitted. 

Health authorities at once issued 
statements praising the theatre 
men for their co-opcrallon and all 
possibility of any closing order us 
obviated. 



ACTOR-PRISONER MAKES 
ENTERTAINMENT 

Lionel West Oranizing Com- 
panions—Held for Misusing 
Government Check 



BAUBLING "HUHCHBACK". 

San Francisco, Aug. 22. 

Jack Brehany who recently re- 
signed as managing director -f the 
Capitol theatre to accept the man- 
agement of 'The Hunchback of 
Notr« Dame" road show organiza- 
tion left for New Yotk last Thurs- 
day to attend the premiere of the 
big plcturj at tho Astor. 

Lon Chaney who plays tho name 
role also la going to New York for 
the premiere and to make a personal 
appearance. He will malie stops at 
various cities along the route to ap- 
pear before audiences. . 

Brehany, according to announce- 
ment, will make his headquarters In 
San Francisco after the picture 
opens In New 1fork and will handle 
the routing of the companies from 
this city. 

ALBAKY PRODUCINQ CORF. 

Albany, N. Y., Aug. 22. 

The Capitol Dislilct Picture Play 
Corporaj^on Is the first picture pro- 
ducing corporation organized to 
produce pictures in Albany. 

It is capitalized with $76,000 and 
begins business with $50,000 paid in. 

Frederick T. Cordoze, one of the 
directors of the new corporation, is 
a veteran newspaper man about the 
Capitol of 30 years' experience and 
has written a number of popular 
songs, as well as a couple of play- 
lets aiA) one or two mu!<icnl 
comediea. . 



Denver. Aug- 22. 

Lionel West, who cladms to be 
an actor on the stage, a moving pic- 
ture cavorter, an athlete and a boxer 
of sorts, is in the Denver county 
Jail on a charge of misusing a gov- 
ernment compensation check. 

To while away the time he has 
organized a glee club, a male quar- 
tet, and a gymnastic class among 
the prisoners. With the permission 
of the warden and guards be has 
Inaugurated a "recreation' hour" be- 
tween 6 and 7 o'clock each evening 
when the corridors of the Jail ring 
with song. 

West was arrested a short time 
ago on suspicion of having mis- 
handled a small federal check, with 
a face value of les6 than $50. He 
declares himself only "technically 
guilty." 

He claims to have boxed 20 rounds 
with Jack Dempsey several years 
ago, when Dempsey was making a 
picture entitled •'Dare Devil Jack" in 
Los Angeles. West is a huge man,' 
weighing in the neighborhood of 200 
pounds, and says he has won aev-' 
eral medals at the Olympic game 
tryouta. 

The Denver "Post." recently gave 
the actor-prisoner a column and a 
quarter of free publicity, telling of 
his recreational activities in Jail, and 
calling him "the apostle of 
optimism." 



GENERAL CONFERENCE ON TAX 
MAYBRINGEXHlBI1t)pTQ(X]]p 



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Repeal of AdmiMion Tax to Have Solid .Exhibiting' 

Front — ^Maeting Expected in New York, wi^ All, 

. Leaders Wt It ■/■-.^.-. -.v>-:-^.-^S^?ssj 



T. 0. C. C TO HGIfT 
OPERATORS' DEMANDS 



Reported Inviting Paul Vacca- 
relli to Organize Unattached 
Workers-^ ^^^ 



"MEAL TICKET" TEST 



Lorrie 



Larson Bound for 
Sho^ Down 



Court 



"Marriage Morals" 
A decidedly adverse attitude to- 
ward this feature, with the 'Times' " 
"not even mildly entertaining"; the 
'Tribune's "saved from mediocrity 
by the cast" and the "American" 
<DaIe) quoting, "the sort of stuff 
when the industi-y was In its In- 
fancy." 

"Drifting" , 

An amiable reception greeted this 
Hnlversal release. Alice Brady, 
writing a special revue for the 
"American," chiefly confined herself 
to a discourse upon tho stage and 
RTeen, although giving rriscllla 
Dean full credit for her work. 

"Journal" held it was "llirilllnB"; 
the "Times" "interestinR," but "Tri- 
buno" took a decided slap at 
feature and star, Miss Dean. 

"The Midnight Alarm" 
Kvidently a flagrant mellel 
cording to the dallies' rcvleVs, 
ihc "Post" saying "antiquated"; 
■rribiine," "It must be burlesque," 
iinri Variety, "'The' first Vitagraph 
lo 1)0 In a Famous Players house on 
J'.rti.idway and not up to the Itlnlto's 
*Mnil;ird of picture*" 

"The Silent Partner" 
Till' dailies were favoialily iii 
rlint'U lijwarils this Paramount rc- 
leiidp, particularly strenHlng favor 
for Ms Ktar, Leatrlce Ji>y. Th" 
"I'cst' declared outright it wan 
".in cntert.ilning picture," whilo ili ■ 
"Join nal" iliKlKnated It .is "Uvily,' 
ai:d Variety placed it as "an inlil- 
I'ctiit comely drama done in the 
li'-.ft ii:uii)»r." . >' 

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GLADYS HOFFMAN WEDS 

• Los \ngeles, Aug. 22. 
Joseph At tie, production manager 
at the Pacific Studios, Ban Mateo 
Cal., and Gladys Hoffman, screen 
actress, were secretly married a 
week ago. The news became' public 
this week when the couple were 
discovered honeymooning here. 

MRS. KELLY DIVORCINO 

San Francisco, Aug. 22. 
Mrs. Freda M. Kelly of this city, 
former movinp; picture actress, has 
filed suit for divorce from William 
E. Kelly alleging that upon occa- 
sions "too numerous to mention" he 
came homo Intoxicated. 



Los Angeles, Aug. 22. 

Lorrie Larsen, of the screen, has 

grown tired of being her husband's 

meal ticket," she says, and has 

started suit against Harris Gordon, 

who happens to be the husband. 

The case will be a test of the 
California law, which says that a 
portion ofa wife's salary belongs to 
the husband. Just as a portion of a 
husband's wages Is to be shared by 
the wife. 



TAX CHECKS UP 



A. Thoalrok Under Inspection on 
Ordsra from Washington 



Los Angeles, Aug. 22. 
The box office records of the local 
theatres are being gone into for 
discrepancies In war tax returns. 
Orders have been issued from 
Washington tl.at a complete survey 
of all theatre returns be made and a 
check up instituted against the 
house records. This is particularly 
true of the picture theatres. 



LOUISE OLAUM'S CLAIM 

Louise Glaum 's 1.: New York con- 
ferring with M. L, Malevlnsky 
(O'Brien, Malevlnsky & Drlscoll) on 
a $103,000 claim against J. Parker 
Read. Miss Glaum was formerly a 
Read star, releasing through Asso- 
ciated ProUuccrs. 

The claim Is based on several 
notes and assignments. 



LOS ANGELES "SQUAWKING" 

It must be music around the studios of Hollywood to hear the 
Chamber of Commerce and the merchants of the city crying out 
to the film people not to close llieir sudlos to the tourists coming to 
Los Angeles. 

Whatever the feeling may be on the coast.among the show people, 
those of the east are trusting the Producers' A.ssoclalion of Los 
Angeles that passed the rule of no-admlttance will prevent its viola- 
lation. 

For years now Los Angeles has made the picture people its 
mark; abused ihcm. Ignored them, publicized them, libeled them, 
criticized them, did everything that could be done to let the picture 
peoplo know In no uncertain way what "Los Angeles" thought. And 
beside.^ which the trades people took advantage of them. 

Now Los Angeles has awakened! It realizes the healthy growth of 
that city Is primarily duo to the picture industry that settled there; 
that tho-tourlsts don't care any more about seeing Los Anselcs than 
any other Pacific coast elt.v, and probably are not as much interested 
alone In Los An;,'clcs itself as San Francisco, but they do want 
to SCO the picture studios and the picture stars. 

And now Los AuKeles comes pkading to the picture people to open 
lip for the heiifilt of the city and It.s merchants that n.iunted "pir- 
!uie people" every way and In every manner. 

Much of the undesirable publicity given to the picture husiiir.'.s 
eoMld be traced directly to the feeling against It In JjOS Angelc". 

All of ihls Ih known to the piiture colony of Hollywood. If it If. 
.'prroalile at any time to mnl;e i oneesslona for Los Angeles or Its 
merchants. Los Angc'ts and its merehants should be forced to plcn- 
iifiil concessions In .ictloji and treatment toward the picture Xorve^ 
In reeiproeafion. 



Sept. 1 has been, set to open the 
battle between the exhibitor mem- 
bers of the T. O. C. C. and the Mov- 
Ing Picture Machine Operators 
jjnion No. S06 of the L A. T. 8. E. 
Several weeks ago, the union wage 
scale committee presented a new 
wage scale to the T. O. C. C, which 
virtually called for an increase of 
50 per cent, in the salaries of the 
operators. The exhibitors came 
back with an offer to sign a con- 
tract {0r the coming two years at 
the wage scale now prevailing. 

Tuesday the exhibitor organiza- 
tion was Informed by the represen- 
tatives of the operators that a re- 
vised scale giving the men ao-lH- 
..rease of from IT/k to 25 per cent 
Tt(£s their final offer of a compro- 
mise and that the T. O. C. C. could 
either make a contract on that basis 
or a strike would be called on Sep- 
tember 1. 

At the offices of the T. O. C. C. 
Wednesday it was stated the organ- 
ization was preparing to go Into the 
battle with the operators and that 
they have several committees al- 
ready working which have the mat- 
ter in hand and that there will be 
a general mass meeting of members 

iat the Hotel Astor at 11 a. m. to- 
morrow (Friday) at which the mane:, 
agers of the various New York ex- | 
changes have been invited to attend. 

The operators are also to have a 
meeting Monday a. m. in St. Mark's 
place. The president of the opera- 
tor has Instructed them that in the 
event of the strike that they -are to 
leave their projection machines tn 
perfect condition on quitting their 
booths under the paik of expulsion 
from the union. 

According to Charles O'Reilly, 
president of the T. O. C. C. there 
have been 4,000 motion picture ma- 
chine operators licensed In the 
Greater City for 1923 and of these 
the union has a membership of but 
900, so that the exhibitors feel that 
they have nothing to fear In the 
way of obtaining he!p to keep their 
machines going. 

An advisory committee of exhi- 
bitors has been formed with O'Reilly 
at the head, which will also Include 
Sydney S. Cohen, president of the 
M. P. T. O. A., and William Brandt, 
head of the New York state Insur- 
gents. Other committees named 
yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon 
were a law committee, publicity 
committee, finance committee. In- 
surance and recruiting. 

The Insurance committee has had 
bids from several of the larger in- 
surance organizations cffering pro- 
tection against property damage tH> 
theatres and films during the period 
of tho strike. This Is pr.actlcally 
the first Instance of the Issuance of 
"strike Insurance" and the union 
seems to bo particularly incensed 
against tho taking of this slep. It 
Is believed that while there was a 
possibility tho national officers of 
the I. A. T. S. E. may not have been 
ful'y Lchind the stand of Local 306 
In connection with its demands on 
the exhibitors, the Insurance trick 
made them come to tho backing of 
the organization. 

The T. O. C. C, it Is understood 
have made on offer to Paul Vac- 
carelll, who was lately business 
manager of the Musicians Mutual 
Protective Union, to undertake the 
organization of a union among 3,000 
imorganlzed operators In the city 
hnd In tho event that he undertakes 
tho step and bring an organization 
into tho field the T O. C. C. will 
stand ready to sign a four ycarc 
coiitraet Willi Its members. 



Tho exhibitor fight to effect tli« 
repeal of the admieaion tax it is !>•• 
lieved will result In the bringing tOa 
gethcr of the various wjfl-rlng ele- 
ments jn the exhibition field, and 
brlntr about a consolidation which; 
will enfible the various exhibitor or- 
ganisations to work together In th%i 
campaign, to be, waged. '} 

During the last two weeks open 
letters have been sent forth by Syd- 
ney S. Cohen, president of the M. 
P. T. O^A.; Willi: J Brandt, of thtt 
New York Insurgents, and other* 
at odds with the present admlnlstm* 
tlon of the national organization^ 
stating they were willing to co- 
operate in any movement which 
would tend to bring, about the de- 
sired result In regard to the admU- 
slon tax law during the next ee«- 
sion of Congresa. 

During the past week feelers that 
have been sent out seemed t<y indi- 
cate there will be a general meet- 
ing In New York within the next 
two weeks at which all of the vari- 
ous ox^utlve heads of the different 
exhibitor factions would be. present 
for a get-together at whlck a plan 
of action In regard to the campaign 
Is to be discussed. 

It Is now a question whether th« 
movement was to be basA on th^ 
entire abolishment of admission 
taxes or whether It should be held 
down to admission prices of less 
than $1. Seemingly the Matter idea 
is meeting with the greater favpr. 

To what extent otHter branches of 
amusements will co-operate wfth a 
movement of this sort fathered by 
picture Interiests is a question. 

If the motion nlcture people frame 
their petitions lb Congress and the 
Senate on a basis of admissions up 
to and Including only 60 cents on 
the claim this w*uld be r moving 
a hardship on the poor man who 
seeks relaxation, I*. Is barely po>- 
slble the legitimate theatre associ- 
ations might take exception to th« 
plan of procedure. In vaudeville 
and builesque circles the movement 
might get by wUhout any opposi- 
tion, as it would in a measure affect 
the cheaper priced seats In the big 
time and burlesque houses, and 
practically wipe out any U^e as far 
as the small time theatres are con- 
cerned. 

Those in the picture field who 
have discussed the planning of th« 
fight, jitate that It is certain th* 
members of the Ways and Means 
Committee' would net let them get 
beyonJ that point if they came with 
a proposition to remove all admia- 
slon taxes, pointing out that then 
those paying $25 for admission to a 
prize fight could readily afford th« 
additional $2.50 which goes to the 
government, and likewise the man 
who will walk into a speculator and 
pay $6 for a seat to one of the 
Broadway musical shows, can aa 
well donate 60 cents to the U. 8. 
Treasury. 

At present It appears that when 
the entire group of exhibitor fac- 
tions ore brought together in the 
interest of a common cause they 
will undoubtedly have New York 
State Senator James J^ Walker as 
their spokesman. Walker would bo 
welcomed by every single faction 
represented, and through this o»n- 
certed action In behalf of one meas- 
ure there might develop an entirely 
different understanding within tho 
exhibitor ranks that could wipe 
out all differences. 



Mam ire Wolf has been appointed 

exchange manager for Goldwyn- 

Cosmopolltan at Boston, taking 

Imrge of the territory on Aug. 20. 



RODEO PICTURED 



Leon Britten Taking 7^,(X)0 Feet of 
Tex Austin's Stadium Exhibition 



The cxelu.slve moving picture 
rights for tho Tex Austin Rodeo at 
tho Yankee Stadium, New York, 
were secured by Leon Britton, who 
made the pictures for the Flrpo- 
Brennan fight in New York. 

Britton has six cameram.-'n daily 
at the Stadium and will have about 
75,000 feet of film when the rodeo 
ends this Saturday. 

Among the scenes are some of the 
most thrilling sights ever witnessed 
In tho open, Britten's cameras hav- 
ing caught all of the accidental and 
spectacular features of eaelf per- 
form a nee. .=. 



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NOT SANDBAGGING'NOW'SAYSLANDAU; 
EXHIBITORS SAY "HE'S ALL WRONG" 



HEARST AD CAMPAIGN 



All Hi« Papara to Boost Cownopoli- 
tan Pieturoa 



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Milwaukee Theatre Manager Cfwue* ^Defente of 
Distributor— Fellow Exhibitor* State They Are 
: . Burdened With Terrific Rental* 



"SoaV Foroign Righta Sold 
New Bedford. Maaa., Aug. 22. 
European righta to "Down to the 
Kea in 8hipa," the production of the 
Whaling Film company In New 
Bedford, Maaa., have been bought 
by Reginald Ford of Parla. 



?:|JI||||f;i^rl>andau, who la man- 
^. tctnx the Alhambra and the 
^JrOafden theatres. Milwaukee, 
^ JFTia, haa wrUte» the letter ad- 
f, joining, Ulclng exception to the 
f: irtory m A'ariety laat weelt, in 
I- which It WAV atated the ezhtbi- 
':, tora of the country were being 
i'f \"aandbaitged" by the producers 
■- and distribiitora trying to get 
teteit for theti' releaaea for the 
,':. coming year. 

r In New York, nfier the re- 
ceipt oC the letter a conscnacB 
f of opinion waa secured from 
^ those vitally interested in the 
-;• situation from the exhibitor's 
'. ' standpoint. Those Interviewed 
were unanimous in thair belief 
■:; that either Landau was trying 
% to curry fa vor with distributors 
' or that some one had bought 
,"ln" on his house, or that he is 
blind to the situation aa it ex- 
isted In his territory or tluit he 
is unwittingly serving the ends 
^ >0f the producer-distributor eic- 
>- ment. 

On being shown the LAudau 

■ letter, Sydney S. Cohen, presl- 
' dent of the M. P. T. O. A., 

stated that it was one of the 
'I moat remarlcable statements he 
'; had read in some time, espe- 
cially in the light o( the fact 
that he had within the last 

■ • week received word from Fred 
/ Seegert, president of the Wis- 
consin state unit of the na- 
tional otwinixatlon, that was 

;; practically a rfhr for relief from 
r. the terrinc rentals being Im- 
posed on the exhibitors there 
and the methods being em- 
ployed by the selling forces of 
the various distributing organl- 
^ sations to exact th« laat penny 
'^, from the theatre owners. 

La Crosse Had to Pool 

-^ Cohen also called attention to 
the fact that conditions were 
■uch in La Crosse at this time 
that the indesendent theatre 
owners there bad only a week 
or so ago orgknised a pool- 
..iag arrangement for the pur- 

V - chasing of pictures to combat 
- the "aandbagglng" methods 
which Landau states do not 
•list. Frank Kappelberger of 
the RivoU, La Crosse, Is at the 
head of the exhibitor buying 
combination there, . 

William Brandt, president of 
the New York state organiza- 
tion, in New Tork, stated that 
If anyone could show him whore 

J, conditions were as roseate as 
they were painted by Mr. Lan- 
dau he would willingly go out 
Immediately and purchase the 
film product necessary for hla 
theatres for the entire year. 
But that as he had not been 
•hown anything like it up to 
the pre.sent year he had bought 
only the Universal product for 
the coming season. 

Another exhibitor, opposition 
to Brandt, who was present at 
the same time, stated that with 



^ . LEO LANDAU'S LETTER ^^ 

— ■■'':• W . i ■■ Milwaukee, Aug. 18. 

Editor Variety: . , 

I have Just read the article in your Issue of Thursday, Aug. 16, 
under the flash headline: "Sandbagging Exhibitors— Showmen Must 
Carry Burden of Cost." 

In Justice to the producera and diatributora of moiion picturea, 

I request you to publish this crlticifm of that article. • ,- 

I feel that, at least so far as my own experience is concerned. 

your accusation made generally against all producers Is a very unjust 

and uncalled for one. 

I have been buying and exhibiting motion pictures for ten years or 
more and now have the two largeat theatres in the state of Wisconsin, 
vti: The Alhambra, seating 2,SS0 people, and tlie Garden, seating 
1,S(0 poopie. 

I will not deny that In some year.s gone by. more oapeclally last 
year than others, the producers have been very exorbitant In their 
demands for good pictures and In localities where there was com- 
petition in the buying of pictures, considerable "sandbagging," as 
you call It. was indulged in. 

However, for the coming neaaon there seema to be a realisation 
on the part of the producer that (he exhibitor cannot afford to pay 
any more for a picture than a proportion of the money that comes 
in at the box ofllcc. It makea no difference how much a picture 
coats to produce or how loud and long the exploitation department 
of the producer yells about its merits, when all is said and done, 
the dollars and cents that the public lay down at the box office tells 
the story and is tho A B C of the entire situation. This, I repeat, 
seems to have been realized by producers. 

I have purchased pictures for both my theatren for tho coming 
year from Universal Film Co., Warner Bros.. Al LItchman Pre- 
ferred. Selznick, Film Booking OfHces, Uodklnson, Fox and Famous 
Players-Lask.v, and. In my opinion. I have never made fairer or 
more equitable contract arrangements than I have with these 
comiMtnies for their product tor 1923 ana 1924. 

Among the big productions that I have purchased are such unques- 
tioned box oflBce attractions as: 

Merr>--Go-Round Ilmna.i Wreckage 

Hollywood Main Street 

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife Tiger Rogt 

Rupert of Hentsau Beau Brummel 

The Common Law A Lady of Quality 

Mothera-tn-Law The Gold Diggers 

Broken Wing Daughters of the Rich 

In dealing with these companies I aga^ wish to state that I have 
never made fairer or equitable contracts, and. judging from my 
experience In Milwaukee, there ia no justification for the insinuations 
that are made in your Aug. Id article. 

I am sure that exhibitors will get a fairer deal the coming season 
than they have got in a number of years past, and thia la due to the 
fact that the producera have come to realise that the only fair way 
to Judge the value of a production Is by the box ofllce barometer. 

In justice to the companies which I have failed to name above. If 

must not be construed that my statement is an accusation that they 

are not as fair as the others, but It so happens that up to this time 

I have had no dealings with other companies than those named 

above.. 

I am certain that my experience in thia matter must be the ex- 
perience of exhibitors in other parts of the country and I would 
suggest that, In order to do full justice to the producing companies, 
your valued publication make inquiries to see whether or not your 
article of Aur. 16 Is reaTIy Justified, 

Very truly yours, 

LEO A. LANDAU, 
Alhambra and Garden Theatres, Milwaukee, Wis. 



A national advertising campaign 
ill the 14 Sunday and eight Saturday 
Hearst papers of the country in be- 
half of Cosmopolitan pictures Is be- 
ing inaugurated by the Hearst or- 
g.'tnlzatlon this week. Quarter pages 
will be taken In the papers in New 
York, Chicago, Boston. San Fran- 
cisco, Los Angeles. Atlanta, Fort 
Worth, Detroit, Rochester, Syracuae, 
Waahington, Baltimore, Seattle and 
Milwaukee making « direct appeal 
lo the public In behalf of "Enemies 
of Women," *When Knighthood Waa^ 
in Flower," and "Little Old New 
York." 

Thro>igh pa{>era in the 14 oitiea 
whtre'the Hearat news organisation 
is represented, circulation to the ex- 
tent of 6,0SS,tM will be achieved. 
The Hearst organisation flgureo that 
the dally paper advertUiog will 
make a greater public appeal thair 
they would be able to achlev'e 
through tiny other form of nationail 
iidvertlatng, figuring that this cam- 
paign will be of direct help to the 
exhibitor box olTice. 

Beginning with the current week. 
I^uls O. Macloon. director of pub- 
licity for Coamopolitan, ■will also 
handle all advertising for the organi- 
zation's picturea and for the new 
Cosmopolitan theatre. He will be 
assisted by John E. Mclnerney and 
Hue McNamara. 



HRST RUN MONOPOLY ^ 
BY SKOURAS BROKEN 

St. Louis Now Open field, 

With Five Distributors 
Represented 



FEDERALTRADE NOW 
SITTING IN BOSTON 



St. l,oiii.-. Aug. :.':>. 

•I'll"? iiiBt run monopoly In St. 
Louis, wl)ich for aomc years has 
been In the control of the Skouras 
Brothers, who have 18 theatres in 
the city, has been finally broken. Al 
present 0ve of the distributing oi- 
ganlsatlona have tied up tlieatrea 
where they are playing their Oral 
run dates andthe renuit is that the 
lo<9il neigh\|prhood exhibitor, who. 
heretxrfore, has been viompelled to 
take his pictures whenever the 
Skouras faction felt inclined to re 
lease them from the protection that 
they demanded, la getting feature 
productions within anywhere from 
19 days or two weeka after their 
Arat runs In the bigger theatres 
-4«^ntown. 

As matters stand at presen? 
King's is tied up with Ooldwyu. 
Univernal has the Rlvoll, Metro firat 
runs are played at the Del Montr, 
Pox has the Utierty, and the Fa- 
mous Players^ls playlnc Mitside 
product aa well •■ Its own at tho Mg 
Missouri Thia makes it poasible 
for the local azchanges here to ob- 
tain flrat run dates without Await - 
inc tho pleasure of the Hkchirtis 
faction. 



'GREATER MOVIE SEASON" 



Hearing Tuesday on Famous 
Players' Investigation I 



Famous Ptayors Lays Out 
Weeks Plug Ported 



Pttti- 



what is known as the opening 
of the season only three weeks 
away he had purchased but one 
picture for his theatres for the 
coming year. 

Seemingly Landau's defense 
of the distributors la his ter- 
ritory is predicated on what Is 
an Isolated case brought about 
by the condition In the down- 
town section of Milwaukee. The 
Alhambra, one of the houses 
Laudau is operating, according 
to one familiar with the local 
situation In Milwaukee, is 
owned by the Pabst Interests. 
Landau took It over within the 
laat year or so. Hla opposition 
in the territory ia Tom Saxe, 



who holds the First National 
franchise. 

The producers who have been 
treating {^andau so graciously 
In connection with his con- 
tracts for the coming season, 
are. In the belief of the exhibi- 
tor familiar with the situation, 
playing with Laudau on a per- 
centage break so aa to prevent 
Saxe and he getting together 
and thus sewing up the towr. 

Right in Milwaukee in the 
neighborhood diatrlcts the ex- 
hlbltora are having a hot battle 
against the very "sandbag" 
which Landau says has passed 
out, according to reporta to the 
National organization. 



GORDONS BUY 



Take More Theatrea in Maasachu- 
aetts Citiea 



F.rockton, Mass.. Aug. 22. 

The Keon brothers, with holdings 
In the General Amusement Co., 
have sold to the Gordon interests 
of Boston a number of their the- 
atre?; Colonial (Haverhill), Federal, 
Empire and Salem (Salem), and 
City, Strand and Rlnlto (Brockton), 
and alro tv. o others in Nowtoii and 
SOilU'l vilu-. 

Til'- Koon !iii(l tJeiicrnl Amut'e- 
meiU Corapnnies, it Is uiidortitood, 
soUl livo-Uvclfths of their ptock to 
the (!(.r(I<iii tln-Htrical entt-i pi iscs. 

It is liiHlcrstood William J'apo- 
leaa of r.iockton, who holds a fur- 
ther two-twolfths Interest in the 
Keon :ind General Amusement 
holdings, hfis not »o!d lo tlie C;or- 
don interests as yet. Iiiil ilf-.'i lings 
are in I lie air. 



IF fiEVEBSED 0. K,— GESKE 

Lob Angeles, Aug. 22. 
"Sonny" Gerke. who Is being sued 
for divorco by Marie Prevost, film 
star, whom ho secretly married five 
years ago, Wkes exception to Miss 
Prevost's statements published in 
the papers that she was rushed 
into matrImon.v. (3erke says tho re- 
verse is true. They were engaged, 
he states, two years and when he 
went to war she insisted upon hav- 
ing the Itnct tied. 



MADISON. B'KLYN. CLOSED 

The Ma<Us(i!i, whicli adjoins the 
Bushwick. Brooklyn, al.io operated 
by thr Ktilh iiilereRta as a picture 
house li.aa closod and is l>einK con- 
verted Into a two-story drtPlling, 
with stores fronting on the Uroad- 
way side. 

Th> M<.nroo, located arour;d the 
corner from tlic Madison, will cnn- 
tlnue as the Keith picturo liouse 
«if the eastern diatrlet. 



Minor missing 



Organist 



Disappoints 
Buffalo 



Again 



Buffalo, .\ug. Tu. 

C. .Sli.'irpe Minor, guest organi.it 
at Shea's ilipp, failed to put in an 
appearance and notices were Im- 
mediately posted in the lobbies ad- 
vising of his absence. Minor is re- 
ported to h:ive purchased a new 
automobile, delivered to him on 
Thursday morning with hla depart- 
ure following Immediately. Friday 
the organist railed M. Shea on the 
telephone and was curtly Informal 
his engngt-nient as organist at the 
Hippodrome was a matter of past 
history. 

Minor lias not been heard rn.rn 
since. 

Minor's break with the man.ige 
ment of the Lafayette square last 
winter was orrasloned by a slmlliit 
lapse etiending over a fortnight 



Boston, Aug, 22. 
At a liearing before the Federal 
Trade Commission held at the 
federal building in this city yes- 
terday witnesses from various 
i)oints in New England appeared, 
and testified before Examiner E. C. 
Alvord of Washington regarding 
the charges brought by the Federal 
Trade Commission against the 
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation 
et al, of conspiracy to monopolise 
the production, distribution and 
exhibition field of motion picturea 
Hearings have already been held 
in New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, 
New Orleans and Dallas. 

Tho Federal Trade Commission 
alleged that the Famous Players- 
Lasky Corporation et al, endeav- 
ored to monopolize the buslneaa by 
entering aniall towns in New Eng- 
land and either forcing the local 
iH-oducer to sell out or eoerclog him 
by building competing houaea. It 
Is contended that the New England 
altuatlon was dominated through 
the agency of A. S. Black, v/ho Is 
alleged to have controlled a large 
number of houses in New England. 
In rebuttal to the Federal Trade 
Commission charges, the attorneys 
for the Famous Playcra-Laaky 
Corporation et al. contend that they 
have no monopoly and that their 
production next year will be biit 
a small proportion of tha~ output of 
large picture concerns. Of about 
300 feature pictures to bo produced 
next year the Famous Players- 
Lasky Corporation et al. intend to 
produce only 62. 

In this territory the defendant 
corporation admits the ownership of 
about twenty-five theatres, but 
these houses were acquired, only to 
assure the proper distribution of 
their pictures in localities where 
other exhibitors combined to thut 
them cut. 

Attorniiys for the defense contend 
that ail testimony given In this 
jurisdiction relates to 1919 and 
previously, while the defendant 
corporation did not obtnln control 
of lt.s local playhousoa urtll 1920. 

The Fdmous Players-Lasky Cor- 
poration admitted that it purchased 
one-half Interest In the Black cir- 
cuit In January, 1920, and bought 
the circuit outright In 1922. Local 
testimony concluded with Tuesday's 
hearing and the proceedings were 
transferred to the Middle West be- 
fore proceeding to the Pacific 
Coast. 

The Hat of dcfendanta Includes 
Kamoua Players-Lasky Corporation, 
Stanley CJorporatlon of Pniladelphla, 
Saenger Amusement Company of 
New Orleans, A. K. niaeit, Jesse 
I>ask.v, Ado'.ph Zukor, E. V. Rich- 
ards, Jr, of New Orleana, Jules 
tVlastbaum of New York, 8. A. 
I^yoch of Atlanta, Ga.. Stanley 
Company of America, Stanley 
Hooking Corporation and the Real 
Arts Pictures Corporatlop. 
Tho Federal Trade rommis^ion 



Next week wiU mark tho in- 
auguration of Paramount's "Qreater 
Movie Season" at the Rialto, Rl- 
voll and Criterion, New York, and 
tho houses controlled by the Fa- 
mous Players-Laaky Corp. through- 
out the country. 

The "Oreater Movie Season" Is 
to extend over a period of tour 
weeka. It ia the hope of tho pro- 
moters of the idea it will drive 
home to the public that the regu- 
lar season for the picture the- 
atres has opened after the period 
of summer dullness, during which a 
more or less lighter form of screen 
entertainment has been offei'ed. 

In New York for the three 
houses a special appropriation of ' 
110,000 was made for exptoitation 
and advertising of the Innovation. 
In addition to tho regular amount 
that la expended weekly on news- 
paper apace and bill posting for 
houaea. 

The "Greater Movie Sedson" wnn 
planned and developed at a confer- ' 
ence In the office of Harold U 
Franklin, head of the Famoii> 
Playora theatre department, Jul.v 
10. Thoae that partook in the gen-° 
eral outlining of the innovation ^ 
were, in addition to Franklin, Dr 
Hugo Riesenfeld, Louis Gardy, .( 
P. Goring, John C. Flinn. A. M. 
Bottford. C. E. McCarthy, Claud* ' 
Saunders and Lera Stewart. 

In addition to the additional dai:y . 
paper advertising taken for the oe- ^ t 
caaion, aome 100,000 booklets weie , 
issued in order to make a direct - 
appeal to the public. These book- 
lets. In nddltion to the special aji- 
peal for the four weeks of "Greater 
Movie Season," all carry aellinf; 
propaganda for the bigger speelals 
of the winter to be relenued by 
Paramount. Sniping and extr.i 
bill posting to the extent of ];« 
stands was inaugurated two weeks 
ago. A special electric sign was 
placed across the entire block 
front of tho Putnam building from 
43rd to 44th street, calling atten- 
tion to the event and In addition 
all of the theatres are to have spe- - 
clal decorations for the comini; 
month, both exterior and interior. 

The plan Is to make the "Greater/ 
Movie Season" an annual event In 
all of. the Famous PUyers-l<aaky , 
houaea aa a business builder to pull 
the public back into the picture 
going habit with the advent of the 
fall season. 



A t&O.OOO Wurlltxer organ la being . 
installed In tho Coliseutn, Ban 
Francisco, a big neighborhood pl<'- 
ture house of which R. N. Ayer ix 
managing director. — 



was represented by William 11. 
I''uller, chief counsel: Gaylord R. 
Hawkins, trial counsel; aixl Joseph 
K Klein, attorney and examiner. 
The defendants were represent'.tl ' 
hy Robert T. Bwain, Bruce Brom- ■ 
ley, Austen Keough and C. Fra-w 
Iler.vis. all of the omfc of Cr;(V,'<t^i *- 
& llend<-i!!.>n. of Kfw Ycrl;. '^ 



^^'d0. 



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1: 



PICTURES 



ilmnday, August 28, 1923 ^ 



>^ BOX OFFICE REPORTS 




r 



NEWTOKK 



Holdover picture* on Broadway 
last week furnished the most re- 
markable coincidence known on 
Broadway. 

"The SpoilerB" at the Capitol and 
'Bluebeards Eighth Wife" at the 
Klalto, iiV their second week, 
equaled the bUHlnesa of their first 
w*eK within a few dollars. At the 
.Capitbl "The Spoilers" got $38,380 
for the second week, while at the 
J Btalto the figures were 118,850. 

Just as unusual was the report 
»t the box oflBco of "Hollywood," 
Vhlch finished Its third week at the 
Klvoll wltlf a grosfl for the entire 
•ncagement totaling t<4,000. The 
initial week played to about $28,000, 
thf second week a, ^«,iOt drop, and 
tlM third week practically the some 
fa,U]ng oft as against the business 
«f the second week. 

At the Strand, where "Uttle 
Johnny Jones" was shown, the busi- 
ness was Just that of an average 
. week. 

▲long the line In tbe legitimate 
houses, where exploitation runs are 
being fostered, "The Green Ood- 
deas" got Just under $t,500 at tbe 
Hnrrls, while at the Apollo "Ashes 
«t Vengeance," with extra adver- 
tising, foiled to reach $t,000. The 
attempt to bolster up the run of the 
"Vengeance" came a little too late. 
The splurge should have been put 
over prior to the opening. There Is 
considerable paper floating around 
for both of these features. 

At the Criterion the business "The 
Covered Wagon" is doing has 
climlied consistently to the extent 
of a few dollars each week through 
additional standing room, with the 
retfirna for last week $10,580. 

"The Merry-Qo-Round" opened 
last week at the Cameo and played 
to almost $6,000 on the week, after 
having previously had five weeks 
on Broadway. This week the busi- 
ness has dropped considerably, and 
It appears that Fox'a "11th Hour" 
will go into the house next week. 

At the Central Andrew J. Cobe 
has but one additional week to go 
under his lease before Fox takes 
the house over. Last week "Mar- 
riage Morals" played there to a 
Uttle under $4,000, and this week 
"Don't Marry for Money" Isn't doing 
any. better. After next week the 
house will go over to William Fox 
for the balance of the 8ea«on for 
the staging of exploitation runs for 
his productions. 

Mary Pickford in "Roslta" is 
dated for the Lyric opening Labor 
Day, and a special preview for the 
reviewers is to be held at the Kitz- 
Carlton because of the number of 
openings on that day. The Unl- 
versal's "Hunchback of Notre 
Dame" Is also slated for the Astor 
the same day. and "The White 
Sister" Is due at the 44tlj Street 
simultaneously with the two others. 
There Is some trouble with the cut- 
ting of the print of the picture at 
present; othcrwiee it might slip In 
aho.'xd of the regular d.atc. 

Metro is already working heavily 
on their production of "Scar-a- 
Diouche,'' which Is to follow Into the 
44th, with the general belief th.at in 
this picture they are certain to have 
• clean-up. However, along Broad- 
way there Is some doubt expressed 
because of the fact that Grilllth's 
"Two Orphans" and "Ashes of Ven- 
geance," both flcreen plays of the 
French Revolution period, failed to 
bit with the public. 
Estimates for last week: 
Apollo — "Ashes of Vengeance" 
(First National), (1,168; $1.D0, 3rd 
week). Here at flat rental until 
"Poppy" comes in week after next. 
Business not particularly good. 
Last week, $5,900. 

Cameo — "The Merry-Go-Round" 
(Universal), (649; 65c.-8Sc., 2d 
week). After playing two weeks at 
Blvoll and one at Rialto picture 
played couple o fadditlonal weeks 
at Central and last week moved over 
to Cameo; gros,sed $4,948. 

Capitol— "The Spoilers" (Hamp- 
ton-Goldwyn), (5,300; 66c.-85c.-$l). 
After pulling corking first week held 
over for second; virtually held its 
own In matter of box olMce receipts 
First week $38,000 while second 
went to $38,380. Practically initial 
instance where picture held over 
Broadway for two successive weeks 
in one of regular picture houses 
equalled first week's business on 
second. 

Central — "M.ariiage Morals" (L. 
Ijiwronce Weber and Bobby North), 
(960; 50C.-75C.). Weber and North 
took over the Central on a rental 
for two weeks to exploit their two 
productions "Marriage Morals" and 
"Don t Marry for Money." Last 
week the first of these on a grind 
from 11 a. m. to 11 p. m. managed to 
draw $3,300. 

Cosmopolitan — "Little Old New 
— york" (Cosmopolitan - Goldwyn). 
(1,162; $1.50). Not pullinc as it 
should at m.Ttlnecs but t.eninf,-^ 
sold out with general .niiiresKion 
picture is corking produriidn for 
picture houscH but not piiiticiilar 
special ill roud show s> nse. L.Tst 
week, $12,050. 

Criterion — "The Cover<-<1 W.^Ron" 
(Par.iniount), (COS; $1.50, 23d week) 



LOS ASOfELES 

IxiB Angeles, Aug. 32. 
The eight local picture houses, 
including Grauman's Hollywood. 
pulled a gross business of $108,500 
last week, which, theatre managers 
declare, is practically mid-season 
business. This summer, according 
to them, has been a ramarkable one 
In this respect, for all, worthy at- 
tractions have been pulling gross 
receipts that are equal to the usual 
mld-wlnter figures. 

"The Silent Partner," at Grau- 
man's Metropolitan, drew top money, 
with a gross of $27,600, which, while 
not as big as the week during which 
Thomas Meighan in "Homeward 
Bound" was the attraction, was 
better than the average week's busi- 
ness. 

At the Hollywood a special Ju- 
bilee Week was celebrated to com- 
memorate the 2S0th performance of 
"The Covered Wagon." A special 
advertising cami>algn was hidulged 
in, with the result that business was 
drawn practically from all ports of 
the State, the week's figures proving 
up to the biggest that the house 
has bad any time during the 16 
weeks' run. 

The new Jackie Coogan release, 
"Circus Days," at Loew's State, 
proved almost as big as the two 
foregoing pictures at the box office, 
with a gross of $17,600. 

The Mrs. Wallace Reid picture, 
"Human Wreckage," closed its run 
last week with a fair return, while 
the Third and Broadway, with 
$9,^00 to its credit, topped its pre- 
vious week. "Three Wise Fools" at 
the California fell down somewhat 
on the second week of its engage- 
ment there. 

A $10,000 week at the Mission for 
the "Merry-Go-Round" showed that 
this picture was holding up stronger 
in its third week then any other 
attraction that the house has had, 
but at the Klnenia "Cordelia the 
Magnificent," with Clara Kimball 
Young, failed to show any strength. 

An estimate of last week's 
grosses: 

California — "Three Wise Fools" 
(Goldwyn). (Seats 2,000; scale, 25- 
75.) Second week compared favor- 
ably with the first. Got $14,500. 

Kinema — "Cordelia the Magnifi- 
cent" (Metro). (Seats 1,800; scale, 
26-75.) The final week for this 
house with its present pollcj\Will 
close for alterations. ThIsClara 
Kimball Toung feature did not~do 
well, getting $4,100. 

Grauman's Third & Broadway — 
"Michael O'Halioran" (Paramount). 
(Seats 2,200; scale, 25-05.) B^ter 
than preceding week, with $9,200. 

Grauman's Metropolitan— ^ "The 
Silent Partner" (Paramount). (Seats 
3,700; scale, 35-65.) Leatrlce Joy 
featured. Had fair week for this 
type picture, but the receipts fell 
way below. Thomas Meighan in 
"Homeward Bound" gto cloao to 
house record. Gross, $27,600. 

Grauman's Rialto — "Human 
Wreckage" (F. B. O.) (Scats 800; 
scale, (6-86.) Final week of success- 
ful run, $6,200. 

Grauman's Hollywood — "Covered 
Wagon" (Paramount). Seats 1,800; 
scale, 50-1.50.) SlMeentb week is 
holding up strong, drawing patron- 
age from the entire southern part 
bf the State. The 250th performance 
Jubilee also played up lor returns; 
got $21,400. 

Mission — "The Morry-Go-Round" 
(Universal). (.Seats 900; scale, 35- 
1.10.) Third week almost equalling 
that of the first and second, and In- 
cidentally a record for a third week 
holdover with $10,000.' 

Loew's State — "Circus Days" 
(First National). (Seats 2,400; 
scale, 25-55.) Doing big. Played to 
$17,600. 



I La«t w«ei»'f .bi^.'UBaiw |ifK5&p which, 
■»TibV» rtnt?«fst'drtnjt,'f?ift? iff Mi» h».' 

Mew York is concerned. 
Harric — "The Green 



MICHA£L LEONEN ARRESTED 

Los Angeles, Aug. 2. 
Michael Dcgnen, a film director. 
who was arrested here o . a charge 
of having attacked Elolse Clement, 
pleaded not guilty when arraigned. 
He has been held for trial. 



(Distlnctivc-Goldwyn), (1,051; $1.50, 
2d week). Opened Tuesday right 
last week with notices favorable. 
In for four weeks with producer 
having hou<;c on flat rental. l,ast 
week with nine performance press 
scats and coniplimentaries out, 
gross just under $0,500. 

Rialto — "Bluebeard's Kighth Wife" 
(Paramount), (960; 35o.-55c.-85c.), 
Held over for second week on 
strcngtli of Initial week when gross 
little better than $18,000, Sct-onil 
week showing amazing tipriires of 
$18,850. remarkable display of 
strength. 

Rivoli — "Hollywood' (Pnr- 
arpount), (2.200; 35e.-55c.-85c.). 
Third week of ""Hollywood," $14,350, 
lirouKht gro.ss three weeks to al- 
mo.st $61,000. Last week $6,500 be- 
low second week harA_.to aocount 
for, altliouKh drop on Wcond below 
fir.'it about like omount. 

Strand— 'Little Johnny Jones" 
(Warner Bros.), (2,900; 35c.-50c.- 
fcOe.). Got by on strength of freak 
adv«rtja^ng, ..by_ bouse and free 
l]«<*.tffe- t)t' nixnif -ot G*e. M. Cbbhh- 
althoiigh screen adaption of play 
Goddess" far from being su'Eh. Gross, $18,900. 



CHICAGO 

Chicago, Aufi;. 22. 
The summer business at the loop 
picture bouses where films have 
been held a month or longer, has 
been very good and in contrast to 
the condition existing in legitimate 
theatres during the summer. 

"The Covered Wagon," nearlng 
the end of its stay at the Woods, 
has had big business right along. 
"Safety Last" at Orchestra ball has 
done better in the last three weeks 
than it did on the start of the run. 
"Hollywood" completed its run at 
the Orpheum Friday, and rolled up 
a total score which meant a nloe 
profit "Down to the Sea in Ships" 
has drawn crowds to the Roosevelt 
during the mid-summer period. 

"The Common Law" feature at the 
Chicago theatre last week, carried 
appeal to the women, and tbe re- 
sult was a fine week's business. The 
stage specialties included Medrana 
and Dellrio, given a fine setting and 
other attractions good enough of 
their kind, but without any distinct 
value, outside of musical excellence. 

McVlcker's had "The Silent Part- 
ner" and played by Leatrice Joy and 
Owen Moore in newspaper i.ds, but 
used Owen Moore's name first on 
the sign In front of the house. 

Mrs. Walliuie Reld and "Human 
Wreckage" opened at the Orpheum 
Saturday. 

Estlnates of last week: 

C h i c a g o— "The Common Law'' 
(First National.) (Seats 4,200; 
Scale 56c.) Fulled in another big 
week which ran between $46,000 and 
$47,000. 

McVickar's — "The Silent Partner" 
(Paramount.) (Seats 2,500; Scale 
65c.) Grossed in the neighborhood 
of $26,600. 

Roosevelt — "Down to the Sea In 
Ships" (Hodklnson.) (Seats 1,275; 
Scale 56c.) Continued Its powerful 
draw and played to $18,500. 

R a n d o I p h — "Mark of Zorro." 
(Seats 686; Scale SOc.) Second week, 
totalled $6,400. 

Wood •—•'The Covered Wagon" 
(Paramount.) Seats 1,150; Scale 
$1.65.) Seventeenth week, twice 
daily and drew $8,400. 

Orchestra Hall — "Safety Last" 
(Pathe.) (Seats 1,600; Scale 55c.) 
Gross exceeded $14,000. 

Orpheum — "Hollywood" ( P * r a- 
mount.) (Seats 799; Scale 6Sc.) 
Last week reached $8,300. 
This Week 

Tiittle Johnny Jones" Is at Mc- 
Vlcker's with Mina Krokowsky, 
vlollnlM, as presentation feature. 
Another "Our Gang" coni:dy is on 
the program. "Children of Dust" 
and Buster Keaton in "The Love 
Nest" are advertised as a double 
bill at Chicago. "The Covered 
Wagon" is in Its last week at the 
Woods. "Broadway Gold"' at the 
Randolph, opening S'jnday. "Human 
Wreckage" at the Orpheum, to be 
followed by "Rupert of Hentr.au." 
"When Winter Comes" opens at 
the Harris Sept. 1, "Scramauoohc" 
comes to the Woods following "The 
Covered Wagon," Norma Talmadge 
in "Ashes of Vengeance" is the 
next attraction at the Roosevelt, 
and "Tl.e Silent Command" reopens 
tUe Barbee Loop theatre sh >rtlj un- 
der the name of the> Monroe. 

McVlcker's Is announcing a 
"greater" policy of some kind Start- 
ing Aug. 27. 



■^ WASHINGTON 

Washington, Aug. 22. 

The manner in which the four 
downtown picture houses returned 
to normal business last week was 
almost startling In Its suddeness! 
Ideal weather conditions may have 
aided materially as well as the fact 
that the films offered much that ap- 
pealed to the local fans, but ignor- 
ing these attributes the fact stands 
that the moment the dead President 
had reached his final resting place 
Washington's movie fans switched 
their Interest to the new chief 
executive, Calvin Coolidge, also ex- 
periencing an immediate return of 
their interest in what the picture 
houses had to offer. 

Estimates for the week: 

Loew's Palace (2.500, 85c.-50c.).— 
Thomas Meighan in "Homeward 
Bound' (Paramount). Did business 
of week reaching full $10,000 at tag, 
end of summer. 

Crandall's Metropolitan (2,400, 
35c.-60c.). — "Penrod and Sam ' 
(First National). These Booth 
Tarklngton stories have taken ahold 
and have always been productive of 
good business. Last week no ex- 
ception and considering season 
$9,000 should leave no room for 
complaint. 

Loew's Columbia (1.200. 3ric.-50c.). 
—"The lyove Piker" with Anita 



, BALTDfORE 

Baltimore, Aug. 22. 
Two big features to the local 
movie situation last week. The first 
was the tremendous success of 
"Enemies of Women" and the sec- 
ond another big gross rolled up by 
"The Spoilers" at the Century. 

"Enemies" played at a smaller 
Whitehurst houae, the New, but in 
spite of this and in face of a 26- 
50-cent gate, with six shows daily 
and 1,800 capacity, it rolled up the 
astonishing gross of nearly ,$14,000. 

This demonstrate* the value of. 
printer's Ink, for the picture came 
to towi)|/heralded past the skies by 
the "American" and "News," local 
Hearst sheets. The piece got good 
reviews In all the papers, which in- 
cludes both the morning and even- 
ing editions of the "Sun" papers 
and the "Post" (Scrippo-Howard 
tabloid). 

"Enemies" Is continued over this 
week and started oft again with 
another rush and will probably hold 
up to big business again this week. 
The gross of last week came within 
a few dollars of .smashing the hoifse 
record held b< "Robin Hood," which 
gbt a higher gate at night. 

"The Spoilers.'.' to use the ver- 
nacular, knocked 'em for a couple 
of goals at tbe Century. The big 
house, with its 8,609 seats, was 
packed most of the time, and the 
success of the film was so marked 
that Thomas D. Sorlero, general 
manager for C. E. Parkhurat, is 
sending it to their uptown theatre, 
the Parkway, this week and' then 
brings it downtown again to the 
Garden, combination pictures and 
vaudeville, f jr its third consecutive 
week in town. 

This is a new stunt as far as 
Baltimore is concerned and speaks 
effectively, in a convincing way, for 
the drawing powers of the film. All 
the critics fell hard for it, recogniz- 
ing that it W.T8 the rild hoke with 
sweet gelatin over it, and they liked 
it because it was done so neatly. 

Tlje Rivoli gets back Into the run- 
ning this week and opened Monday 
with the First National film. "Pen- 
rod and Sam." An addition to their 
program was the "classical Jazz" 
(reminiscent of Rlesenfeld's stunt 
at the Rlvoll-Rl'alto, New York) 
number of Felice lula and his splen- 
did orchestra. This ij to be on the 
program each week. 

Estimated grosses for la«t week: 

Century (3,500; 26-50-75) —With 
"The Spoilers" this house packed 
them all week. First act of operetta 
"The Gypsy Baron" also. "Holly- 
wood" this week's film. Grose last 
week little over $15,000, exception- 
ally good. 

New (1,800; scale 25-50)— With 
"Enemies of Women" and benefits 
derived from Hearst papers, gross 
went to Uttle under $14,000, near 
house record. 

Parkway (1,200; 25-44)— "Noise of 
Newboro,'" new Viola Dana, c««i- 
currently with Wizard, downtown, 
fairly well liked and drew about 
$3,000. Fair businees for uptown 
house. 

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Stewart (Cosniopolitan). Did b' 
than Bnlioipatcd, grossing Ju.st 
under $8,000. 

Moore's Rialto (1,908, 60c. -70c.).— 
"Where the North Begins" with dog 
•Rin-Tin-Tin." Subsidiary features 
and music always aid this house. 
n*tw* shown for three days week 
previous and on last week looks to 
have gotten about $7,000. 



Denver, Aug. 22. 
The Colorado (Bi.'ihop-Cats) and 
the Rialto (rscramount) ran a neck- 
and-neck race last week in an effort 
to top the town with grosses. The 
Colorado was the winner, it was re- 
ported, largely because it has a 
larger seating capacity and plays to 
50 cents top, instead of the 40 cents 
charged at the other house. Rialto 
showed D. W. Grimth's "The White 
Rose," and Colorado the all-star film 
"Daughters of the Rich." Both 
bouses hit the buU's-eye with shows 
and attendance, despite rain storms 
every night regularly. 

The Strand Btlll is torn up, redec- 
orating; the Isis Is preparing to 
launch a new musical policy Sept. 1, 
with a 12-plece orchestra (formerly 
this house used an organ only), and 
the Webber Is giving itself a new 
coat of paint. 
Last week's estimates: 
Rialto (Paramount), seats 1,050; 
prices, nights. 40. D. W. Griffith's 
"The White Rose." The mugic name 
of GriflBth, coupled with the name of 
Mae Marsh, helped business. Around 
$8,200. 

Princess (Paramount), seats 1,250; 
prices, nights, 40. "Where the North 
Begins," with the famous police dog, 
nin-Tin-Tln," comedy and Klno- 
gram. Sister house probably drew 
some away. Gross in the neighbor- 
hood of $4,900. 

Colorado (Bishop-Cass), scat." 
2,447; prices, nights, 50. A long pro- 
gram, topped with "Daughters of the 
Rich," Including Waring's Pennsyl- 
vanians (held over from prcviou.s 
week), the Roy Zermain ballet, with 
Mile. Mcolc; International News ond 
Fun from the Press, besides special 
orchestra and organ program. Show 
took well, with about $9,475 gross, 

America (Bishop-Cass), seats 
1,530; prices, nights, 40. James 
Whitcomb Riley's "An Old Sweet- 
heart of Mine," with Elliott Dexter 
and Helen Jerome Eddy. Fair busi- 
ness, approximately $4,440. 

Isis (Fox), scats 1,776; price? 

nights, 35, "Salvation Nell," with 

Pauline Bl«rk; "Pop Tuttle's T4<j-; 

tlcs," "Felix, the Globe Trotter." 

I About $4,375. ....„ . 



SAN7RAHCI8C0 

San Francisco, Aug. 3t,- 
Looked like a "free for all" among ! 
the big downtown picture houses 
this week with three of the theatraa ' 
vlelng with on* another for leader- ' 
ship. The Oranada. California and 
Warfield all started with a bang, 
each getting a fair start for a rec- 
ord. 

Final honors went to tbe Warfield 
with the Oranada a close second. 

The general excellence of ."Three 
Wise Fools" at the Granada served 
as the draw at this house. Also the 
appeal of the cast helped some In 
attracting patrons. 

The California iiH a big bet itt 
Henri Scott, Metropolitan basso- 
baritone, who came out here to at- 
tend the annual Bohemia' Club 
Grove play. When this was post- 
poned because of President Hard- 
ing's death the California manage- 
ment seized their opportunity to 
engage him. The attendance at 
matinees and night started large. 
At the Warfield "Where the North 
Beginsi" was well liked. The ap- 
pearance of the dog hero in an act 
demonstrating his sagacity helped 
some as a draw. This house broke 
its record on the week. 

The Strand thqught It had a big 
bet In the "Fashion Show" with 
$50,000 worth of gowns from local 
stores on parade. The gowns, how- 
ever, flidn't do the trick In eplte of ' 
heavy extra advertising. 

Imperial is holding up surprising- 
ly with "Merry-Go-Round," but this 
feature probably will close aftet 
another week. Receipts have been 
very steady. ; j 

Portola Is hardly getting cnougfti'; ; 
to make it worth while keeping th»"' ^ 
house open. , :5 

California — "Daughters of til*' 'i 
Rich," starring Miriam Cooper and ' 
Stuart Holmes. (Seats 2.400; Scale 
66-90). Added attraction Henri " 
Scott, Metropolitan Opera basso- 
baritone. Scott was the big draw. 
Equally as good at matinees ..s at 
night. Film fair and week was 
$14,000. 

Granada — "Three Wise Pools."* 
(Seats 2,840; Scale 55-90). Startod- 
off big.. Excellence of picture indl«' 
cated an exceptionally big weefcp- Ji 
Paul Ash and hid musicians o(Ter«(S;, t 
special program. Got $19.0f0. ^ ^ '< 

imperial — "M e r r y-Go-Round."! i 
(Seats 1,400; Scale 6S-Z5). Fiftll- i 
week of this picture ^tilfinalntalai^' | 
iqg a steady pace. Receipts' dropped, 
slightly under preceding weeks,! 
gross being $9,000. 

Warfield— "Where the North Be- 
gins." (Seats 2,800; Scale 65-7*)',: 
Another leader of the week. Per-' 
sonal appearance of the dog in aji 
act demonstrating his sagacity, 
helped as a draw. Picture well 
liked and started with every prom- 
ise of hanging up n record. CM 
$24:000, which tops all previous fig- 
ures for this house. " 

Portola — "The Man From Glen- 
garry." (Seats 1,100; Scifle 50-76)- 
Fairly good feature but did not get 
much more than average luainesa^ 
which wad $3,000. 

Strand— "A Bill of Divorcement"?! 
also Fanchon and Marco's "Ga^#| 
ties," musical revue styled "FashW 
Frolics of 1923." (Seats 1.700; ScaM' 
60-75). Got fair business, but bs- 
Rinning of week lighter than past. 
few weeks. House underlining U, 
W. Griffith's "The White Rosj" an* 
featuring it above the musical at- 
traction. Heretofore the "Qayetles*- 
had been the headline offering each 
wetk. Gross $10,000. 

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BOSTON . i|i 

.,_. „ Boston, Aug. 22.* '' 

The Covered Wagon." now on tUi 
fourteenth week at the Majestic, t«t 
a beautiful break last week when th* 
local authorities passed it for Sun- 
day performances without a singlo 
out. Starting this week It is planiied 
to have two additional showings on 
Sunday, a matinee and evening per- 
formance, and this is Just enough t6 ■ 
pull the gross of this picture bacR 
Into the record breaking class. H 
has been doing between $10,000 awt 
$12 (WO during most of the run hffir« 
but lately showed signs of slipping 
a bit and got down below $9,000 last 
week. With the passing of It i^ 
the Sunday shows this slump will Ml 
readily taken up. 

While the weather of last week 
gave the legitimate houses a better 
break, there was not the same In- 
crease In business noted In the ptei 
ture. although there were no excep- 
tionally weak spots. 

On the second week "Human 
Wreckage," at Tremont Temple, did 
about $9,500. off about $1,000 from 
the previous week. The Modern an< 
Beacon, the two downtown hou* ' 
Rulled along at about their non 
race, about $5,000. 

Last week's estimates: 

Tremont Temple — "Hum 
Wreckage." with Mrs. Wallace ReMl 
(Inee) (2,400; 65c-$1.10). $9,500 lak 
week, second, and started oft tlUir 
week showing considerable pulling 
power. 

Loew's State— "The Eternal 
Struggle" and "Blinky" (4,000; 66c). 
Held up to $8,000 last week. 

Majestic— "The Covered Wngon" 
0?'»*i>l'J'J'i©; Rcn«rt«entb;-*t<n>»Wi 

the oftrrtdf b.' k'.'foy'Sbhan^' '^Wrt 
t« $9,000 lost week. 



Thursday, August 23, 1928 




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"D. W. Griffith's 'The White Rose' blossomed into full bloom in San Francisco yes- -s/ 

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than a year, and BREAKING ALL PREVIOUS ATTENDANCE AND f 

RECEIPT RECORDS. Todays (Sunday) business beat even yesterday^s tre-, 

mendous results. The audiences loved it, applauding scene after scene, accompanied V 

by handclapping at end of each showing:. Mr. Griffith has proved fumseif a 

miracle worker, as George Warren, dramatic critic of the Chronicle, so rightly s^id 

in his interview. Mr. Griffith is to be congratulated for his newest contribution to 

the motion picture world." 

♦ ' {Signed) M. L. Markoivitz. , 

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■umber at from »10 to $15 a day while working. When about to notify 
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The movement fostered for eeveral years by the Are underwrtteni and 
lire marshals to make compulsory the use of non-inflammable film by all 
•t the producers and distributors seems finally to have been effectually 
Alsposcd of as far as the immediate future la concerned. At the last 
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' Carl Anderson of the newly formed Carl Anderson Pictures Corp. has 
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' kla organisation will utilise the offices of the V. B. O. and the latter or- 
ganisation will handle the physical distribution of the Anderson product. 
It is planned to release It productions during the conning year. Several of 
these pictures are now in the course of production on the west coast, for 
which point Anderson Is to leave the latter part o» this -week. , 

According to the Insiders, Anderson has succeeded in Interesting the 
Harco Hellman banking Interests In Los Angeles In his project, and they 
mr* financing his organization. At present the companies producing the 
pletures for distribution through his orgnniz-ition are working In the 
studies on Santa Monica boulevard, which the Hellmans control, and 
where they dropped reveral hundred thousand dollars In their own pro- 
ducln^T venture two years ago. 

Anderson's selling plans call for an Intensive distribution at a low price 
to the exhibitors, providing a large gross through this, rather than forc- 
ing the exhibitors to pay exorbitant prices and obtaining limited dlstrl- 
fcntlon. 



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FOX DROPS DENVER 

Lmis* sn Brown A Mseghan Houses 
UpV"d Won't Be Renewed 

Denver, Auf. U. 

The RiToll theatre, one of the 
four owned by the William Fox in- 
terests In Denver, will pass. out of 
the Fox chain early In September, 
It is reported. 

When Mr. Fox leased Denver 
theatres from Brown * Meeghan 
Interests five years ago the Rlvoll 
lease was for five years only. It 
will act b« renewed. No Informa- 
tion la forthcoming as yet as to 
who the new lessee wlU be. 



PBEHIER'S SUSPtflOirS FIRES 

Buffalo, Au«. 22. 

The Premier, a neighborhood pic- 
tur* honse, was practically de- 
stroyed by^flra early Saturday. It 
was the second Are at the theatre 
within a week, a blaze having done 
(6,000 damage to the front portion 
of the building the previous Mon- 
day night. ' The police and fire de- 
pturtment are convinced that the 
Area were of Incendiary origin but 
are unable to And evidence tq sup- 
port their contention owing to the 
destruction of the building. 

The theatre was formerly owned 
by Hyman Qreen, who sold It about 
10, ^ays ago to Max Feldman. 



Hrs. Rupert Hughes, wife of 
Rupert Hughes, noted author and 
picture director, sailed fr-i San 
Francisco on the S. 8. President 
Uncoln last week for a tour of the 
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PRESENTATIONS 

(Extra attractions in /fieturs th«atr«a, whmn not 
pieturws, wiU bm carrisd and daacribod in this depart' 
msnt tor th* gmntral information of thm trade.) 



-A CELESTIAL FANTASY" 
e Min.; Full 
Capitol, New York 

New Tork, Aug. 21. 
This number was offered really as 
a prolog to the feature picture, 
"Drifting." There are three Boloists 
employed, and the usual Capitol 
ballet corps, led by Mile. GambarellL 
The setting was colorful and atmos- 
pheric. The soloiHts' numbers failed 
to Impress particularly, but the 
dance numbers were very well done. 
Mile. GambarelU's fan dance was an 
exquisite piece of work, and well de- 
served the applause that was given 
It. Fred. 



DANCE FANTASY' 

6 Mine.; Full Stage 
Rivoli. 

New York, Aug. 29. 
Brightly costumed bit of panto- 
mimic (V'^ncing Involving five girls 
and a man. Paul Oscard as Touth, 
enters fantastic scene In which 
girls are posed and goes to sleep. 
Four choryphees do toe dance, 
making love to Touth, who waves 
them away until principal dancer 
awakes from slumber and enters 
dance when the pair do .a .spli'lted 
bit of stepping. Rush. 



. 8YMPH0NIZED HOME TUNES 
Song Production < 
S Mine.; Two . ^^T 1. 

Rivoli. 

New York. Aug. 22. • 
An exquisite setting for the old 
song "In the Oloamlng" used as an 
appropriate prologue for the cur- 
rent picture. "The Silent Partner," 
a domestic comedy drama. Man 
and woman in costume of 1880 are 
gipuped in the centre of a cut-out 
and softly Illuminated arch, th* 
woman seated and the man stand- 
ing aX her side leaning toward. h«r 
chair. 

One side has the corner of • 
white marble piece with silver 
candle stick and vase to give th* 
suggestion of home and an open 
flre place. With these simple de- 
tails the atmosphere of home and 
quiet evening Is establlKhed as 
background for the beautiful ballad. 
The singers are Mariam Lax, lovely- 
soiirano, and Adrian de SllvAt 
tenor. Ruah. 



Mrs. Hugnes Is planning to re- 
main In China for three months 
during which time she will gather 
material and Inspiration for a little 
book of verse that she Intends to 
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JACQUEUNE LOGAN 
GEORGE FAWCETT 
MAURICE FLVNN 
WILLIAM B. DAVIDSON 



HERE'S a California romance 
of the golden day* of '49 
with the same rugged dtarm that 
makes "The G)vered Wagon" 
great. Bret Harle's fainiliar char- 
acters actually live in die great per- 
formances by Jacqueline Logan and 
the rest of the cast. 

Lavishly filmed amid the great Red- 
wood forests. Packed widi spirited 
action, human touches, htunor, and 
many thrills. 

Adapted iy Waldcmar Toung from, 
Bret Harte'a ttory and the play hy 
Paul Afmstrono. 



jibove is the 3-column Ad from the 
Press Sheet on "Salom}f Jane." 
Paramount exchanges have -mats 
and electros at cost. 



MOTION PICTURE 



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"George Melford has maM k 
superb picturization. Tho book haa 
been read for half a century, while 
the play has been seen In stock. 
Therefore exhibitors have a picture 
familiar to their patrons. They will 
be delighted with the picture ver« 
sion. I There is always a demand fofr' 
picture* of this type." 



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aimi*t wUb PrlKllla Dna atured. 

,pt*d from the Joha Oolton play of the 

_* tltl». Dirfcled by Tod Ilrownlnc 

loira at the Capitol, Now York, weak o( 

us. n. Runnlnc Um« TO minutea. 

I« Oook I 

IIU Prestont , PrlacllUi Dean 

■apt. Arthur Jarvls.,, Matt Moore 

ulM ReplB Wallace Beery 

Urvhy J. Farrell McDonald 

lam I'ollr Voo Koae DIune 

Norton Edna Tlchrner 

I Wailam V. Mons 

U.... Anna Mae Wohk 

ittl* Bruce ^t Bruce Querln 

_ Hepburn William Moran 

(fra. Hepburn Marie ds Albert 

~ ^ Wane ITrank Lanning 



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'■ - ' ThU picture is an adaptatlOQ of 
•i^Su.'.* Il»« play In which Alice Brady ap- 
i-fl?^??' ''' peared in several seasons ago In the 
■ .y . role ot Caasle Cook. The screen 
'£ .Veraion ia as dlfferepl from (he play 
,M ..iM Aav and night. All the "guts" 
■'15 .'''•M ""B play- contained have been 
- •I*', removed and tBe story switched 
""~-r considerably to make it censor- 
proof. 

The result i* a rather wishy- 
washy picture that relies on Its Tod 
Brown efFecta to K^t it over. • It is 
* sopd enough feature for (he aver- 
,•■ ' age /Bplit week policy house, but 
,, J hardly strong enough to stand up 
J ' under a pre-release run In one of 
' the bigger houses. In th». dally 
chamge houses It will get by In good 
-»,■..>'. «bape. 

"^J^. -In the screen version the Casete 
3>??V<M Cook ot I'riscina Dean Is a lady 
^^{iK... opium smuggler Instead of a lady 
fc'\'.«f ea»y virtue, as she was In the 
'■"": " t>lay. The screen Casele Cook of 
the Yellow Sea hasn't the punch of 
,< ' ahe on the stage. There are mo- 
. uents, however, when she manages 
, to get a little fire Ipto the role. The 
"'Opening scenes In the Shanghai 
■■'- ieabaret with Cassie selling oft her 
>•, Clothea and the race track scene, in 
.1 «rhich she gives the local police the 
■■—run around are light laugh touches 
that get over. There is missing in 
the character, however, the touch of 
regeneration in marked contrast to 
her past life that comprised the 
-^rallop of the play. 

During the latter part of the pic- 
ture the attack on the little Chinese 
village by the hill men is graph- 
ically portrayed. Here Browning is 
at his b«t in the direction ot the 
•ttack and the burning of the vil- 
lage with the ultimate rescue 
through the arrival of the native 
cavalry. 

Matt Moore makes a rather light 
role of the lead opposite the star, 
while Wallace Beery hasn't enough 
to do to make him stand out. Wil- 
liam y. Mong as a sinister China- 
man manages to impress, but the 
real star ot the performance is the 
little Chinese girl, .',.nna Mae Wong, 
who walked away with all the 
honors ,and who handled a death 
■cene magnlfl^ently. Frei. 

(THE SILENT PARTNER 

Jeaae L. Laeky preaenta thia Cbarlea 
Malgne production, featuring Leatrlce Joy. 
with Owen Moore and Rol>ert Rdeson In 
«eppOrt. Btory by Maximilian Foster, pub- 
tlahad in the "Saturday Evenlne Poat" and 
kdaptad by 8ada Cowan. Projection time, 
«t mlnntea. At the RtroU August 20. 

Uaa Oolnirn f^atrlce Jot 

Oeorn Oobum Owen Moore 

Itatpa Coombes Robert Bdeaon 

Mtxrtj Dredge Roltert Bcbable 

Corm Dredge .' Patteraon Dial 

Xlm Harker <..■>. H. Calvert 

0«rt:e Page ..k> Maude Wayna 

Xra. Neabtt Beaa Flower* 

Ifra. Barker.. Lura Anacri 

Owens Bert Woodruff 

Cliaa NeaMt. Robert Orey 



pandemonium ot the Stock Ex- 
change floor as the scene of George's 
ruin and has the action take place, 
quite adequately but simply. In a 
broker's customers' room. Oeorge's 
caUstrophe Is pictured much more 
graphically on the broker's quota- 
tion than would be possible with 
the usual mob scene on the floor, 
and the treatment gets away from 
a hackneyed screen deylce, disclos- 
ing a director who Isn't bound by 
the "follow the leader" rule in the 
studio. 

The finish is a little delayed, but 
comes In a neat surprise. Lisa has 
collected her half of the winnings 
and hidden it by making her own 
clothes and forging stunning dress- 
makers' bills. So when George goes 
smash she is $100,000 to the good. 
But George, believing she has fallen 
for Coombs, casts her oft. She Is 
brought to understand the situation 
and puts It all straight for a happy 
ending. 

Altogether an Intelligent comedy- 
drdma, done In the best manner of 
the up-to-dM« acre^n producer. 
...^ ■ > Ruth. 



The first production which Ernst 
Lubitsch is to direct for Warner 
Bros, will be entUled "The Mar- 
riage Circle," an adaptation from a 
Viennese play. 



MIDNIGHT ALARM 

Bearing the Vltagraph brand and 
dealgnated a David Smith production. 
Made from the atory by J. W. lUrklna, 
Jr., Bcreen ad,ipt»tlon by C. Oraham Ilaker. 
No player featured. Running time 70 
minutea. At the RJalto, New fork, Aug. 

Sparkle Alice Oilhoun 

C apt. Harry Weat^ore Percy Marmont 

^haaer Cullen Uxndla 

Silaa Carrmglord Joseph Kllgour 

Agele Maiine Billot Illrka 

»;■■■ T''.*"' QeorKO Pierce 

Mra. Tllwell Kittle Hradbury 

Springer .^ ..j. Ounnli Davia 

Mra. Tbornlon Alice ':aillioun 

°>"*n Jean Carpenter 

Mra. Berg May Poater 

Bill Kred Behrle 



This Is the first Vltagraph feature 
to get pre-release showing in a 
Famous riayers Broadway theatre 
on the reported arrangement for the 
discontinuance of Vita's suit against 
the big company, alleging restraint 
ot trade. The picture has points of 
appeal, but its wlioie style and spirit 
are away from lines laid dowu for 
the Rialto and RivoU under f j 
Famous Players regime. 

•The Midnight Alarm" Is a candid 
melodrama, with the meller laid on 
good and thick. It has several florid 
passages in the Charles B. Blaney 
style of heroics, but it is not 'or 
Broadway. Rather its legitimate 
fleld is the second run program 
houses where this sort Ot thing Is 



in demand. The Rialto reacted 
against the picture pretty conclu- 
sively. Monday evening the place 
was not a third flllod at the end of 
the 7.S0 show and it was the most 
undemonstrative gathering noted in 
that house for a long, long time. 

The story gets a quick start. Ton 
seconds after the main iiV.t there 
is a murder, after the manner at the 
old dime no^rel that started "ba..R, 
spoke a pistol in the dark and 
Frisco Ed, king ot the underworld, 
was no more." It's not very subtle, 
but it does nail attention. U- - 
fortunately the story does not build 
up from that point. It lapses sadly 
tor many yards of film, but does 
wake up for another thrill when the 
heroine Is rushing on an express 
train toward an open draw bridge 
while the villain gloats. She is 
saved In the nick of time by the 
hero, but presently Is again in the 
villain's clutches, this time locked 
in a time vault on the sixth floor ot 
a burning bulldltig. 

Onoe more the hero to t' -) rescue 
in the guise of a.flre battalion chief 
expert in the use at the acetyllne 
blow torch. In their lurid way the 
two big scenes are effective, being 
built up with and elaborate in- 
cidentals, such as a fight between 
the heavy and the jroung man doing 
comedy relief. The only thing 
against the picture ia . that it is 
modelled pn the old fashioned blood 




and thunder drama that -'ent out 
of style a decade and a half ago and 
now excites giggles rather th.tn 
gasps from sophisticated Broadway. 

The continuity is crude. For ox- 
ample the heavy is cha-tlng the 
heroine across country. H'> stops 
to nsk the way of the draw bridge 
keeper who seizes the occasion to 
explain the mochanlsm of the draw. 
Hot on the heavy's heels comes th^ 
hero, who also stops and chats with 
the bridge keeper, explaining that 
before he became a fire fighter he 
also ran a draw bridge. Thus the 
way is paved for the big scene, but 
the trouble is the audience ii tipped 
off long ahead by this elaborate 
preparation and kncws Just what is 
going to happen. Surprise la absent 
and the situation loses its kick. 

The same la true of the fire scene. 
Nothing more indirect occurred to 
the author than having an ac- 
complice of the heavy throw a 
lighted cigar in a pile of papers. 
Knowing the hero was a fireman and 
the girl was In the villain's sower In 
the deserted building, it required 
little guessing to conistruct the 
story's finish before it happened. 
However, the episode was played 
out with shoottnf flames, rushing 
fire engines, ladders and nets and all 
the rest of the parapheritalta to 
Inspire a bit of a ttirlll. I^ut it Isn't 
what the Rialto clientele has beea 
used to. JttuA. 









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A modern story about real and 
Interesting people, done In a smooth, 
muiy vein and guiltless of hoktmi or 
bunk. In brief, a neat comedy 
dtama produced and directed in the 
hest mode of the modern studio. 
The women will love it, for it has 
Leatrlce Joy in a series of startling 
cowns that overshadow Gloria 
Swi^oaon's sartorial flights. Besides 
.which this same t,eatrice Joy is a 
mighty persuasive actress In a par- 
ticularly appealing role. 

Owen Moore hasn't had so excel- 
lent a role in a long time. It gives 
him abundant scope for a neat high 
comedy knack, and, by way of con- 
trast of light and shade, for some 
first rate tense situations which he 
carries off effectively. 

A picture that can support five 
reels of story and still remain quiet 
and casual is an achnevemcnt. This 
story never tias to resort to the 
worn out stage tricks and the stere- 
otyped devices ot fiction. It's all as 
natural as lite, but its interest never 
flags because its people and their 
problems strike a natural human 
note. 

Oeorge Coburn and Harvey Dredge 
are neighbors in a modest apartment 
house and both work in Wall 
■treet brokerage offices. Harvey 
makes a copp in a lucky speculation 
on the side, and they depart dn a 
short but merry life as spenders. 
The Itch to make a strike himself 
attacks George, but Lisa, his wife 
(Miss Jay), argues against it, pre- 
ferring a working to a gambling 
husband. Harvey goes broke and 
sinks to the bottom, while George 
becomes a suocessful plun^ :r on 
the ticker. Hut to overcome Lisa's 
objection he has to agree that win- 
nings shall be SO-50. 

Coomb.s, a millionaire stock op- 
erator, falls In love with Lisa when 
they enter society on George's win- 
nings, and plans a campaign to ruin 
Oeorge, working on the theory Ihrit 
as soon as George is bifoke LUsa will I 

desert h^nj. .W^r^;^ W fiPf ?'l?'t< tW* 
of Btago managomchtfThe dfreJfffr 
has chosen -wl.<!oIy to pass up the 



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Kins Vidor's 

THREE WISE FOOLS' 

A Coldwyn Pielurm 

Rex Beach's 
THE SPOILERS 
. A Coldwyn Pieturm 

CosmopoUUin'* 
ENEMIES OF WOMEN 
With Lionel Earrymorm 

Elinor Gljna 
SIX DAYS '^ 

A Coldwyn Picturm 

Diatinctive's 

THE GREEN GODDESS 

Starring Ceorge Arliu 



Marshall NeUan's ^ 
ETERNAL THREE 
A Coldwyn Pieturm 

Clarence Badcer's | 

RED LIGHTS 
A Coldwyn Pietarm 

DistinctiTe's 
THE STEADFAST HEART 

George D. Baker's , 
SLAVE OF DESIRE ; 
A Coldwyn Pietarm . j 

Tod Browning's 
THE DAY OF FAITH - 
A Coldwyn Pieturm , 



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Thursday, Augttil 13; 1923 



HEW PAEAMOUirr PLAH 

(Continued from p»ge 17) 
the right to buy tho Paramount re- 
leases, picture by picture, but only 
after the value of tho production to 
proven at the box-offices of thca- 
troa In the key centers of the coun- 
try. 

Paramount Is golngr to have a real 
line on the value of the pictures It 
Ig releasing before the exhibitor gets 
a chiinco to buy, and the cxhlbJfcr 
la going to be forced to pay heavy 
money for those that prove their 
value. As for the others, Tara- 
mount will manage to get the pro- 
duction cost and a profit by. selling 
them In bulk to those that do not 
want to pay the price for the good 
ones. It win also give I'araniount 
a chance to pick fhe pictures that 
are really big and withhold thenn 
from tho market if desired and to 
road-ehow the product that seems 
blgr enough' to get over in the legiti- 
mate theatres at a price. 

The screen cx.imination trick 
would have been all rJSht except 
that It would have proven nothing. 
It would have simply amounted to 
an exhibitor and a film salesman 
stepping into a projection-room, 
looking at a picture, and then com- 
ing out of the .room with their own 
opinion. Those opinions would un- 
doubtedly have been that the salee- 
n(an thought the pictures were 
worth a rental price of $3,000 a 
week, while the exhibitor would 
have held that $1,000 would have 
been plenty, and the public that 
really payi-. the freight wouldn't 
have had a look-in or a say-so In 
the matter at all. 

What Paramount proposes to do 
li going to start the wheels run- 
ning In another direction. The di- 
rection la that which is going io 
eventually bring about a basis ot 



playing all pictures on a percentage. 
Paramount is going to play the pre- 
release runs of their production* In 
tho key centers on a percentage. 
What percentage of the groM it Is 
going to Uke at the proving »ta- 
tions has not been decided on, nor 
have the theatres that are to be 
the tryouts. They are to be dcalg- 
nated at a meeting that is to be 
held next week some time upon the 
return to New York of Sidney R. 
Kent, general sales manager of 
Paramount. 

Question of Percentage 

The question to come up is, what 
l.'f and what i« not a fair percentage 
that the diftribullng organization 
should receive from the theatre for 
the showing of a picture that la an 
unknown quantity aa far as the box- 
ofllce is concerned? Paramount will 
be able to take pretty good care of 
that situation, for, in the majority 
ot the key centers wliere the try- 
out showings will be made, they 
will utilise the theatres which they 
control. It win only bo a question 
of the selling department getting 
together with the theatre depart- 
ment to discuss the terms. 

It Is possible that at the outset 
some eort of an operating baala ot 
percentages as now in force at the 
Rivoll, Kialto and Criterion, Mew 
York, will prevail. In these bouaes 
the exchange Is getting 17^ per 
cept. of the gross as the rental price 
for the picture. This is not accept- 
ed as a fair average, for, in addi- 
tion to the rental pripe, there is also 
charged against the picture played 
a certain amount for the advertis- 
ing. Whether this same system will 
prevail under the new arrangement 
la a question. 

Paramount is evidently taking tbe 
etep toward the introduction of 
sales innovation because the ex- 



7 FIRST RUNS 
IN ONE CITY 
AT ONE TIME 

Here They Are — All Playing 
in Chicago Week of Aug. 26 

Roosevelt 

NORMA TALMADGE 

in 

"Ashes of Vepgeance" 

Chicago 

"HER REPUTATION" 

with 

May MacAvoy 

State-Lake 

KATHERINE MacDONALD 
- "The Scarlet Lily" 

Central Park 

"PENROD AND SAM" 
Booth Tarkington's 
Sequel to "Penrod" 

Tivoli 

JACKIE COOGAN 



hibltora were beginning to rlie In 
arm* against the Increased rental 
prices being forced on them by the 
distributing organizations and their 
defense waa taking tho form of the 
formation of booking comblnattone 
wherever there were two, three or 
more houses in a town or a neigh- 
borhood, with the result that com- 
petitive bidding for first run for a 
picture is being eliminated and the 
exhibitor la in a position to prac- 
tically dictate terms to the seller. 

No More "Faith" Buyino 
The day of buying on "faith" in 
the picture business Is pasalng. 
Heretofore the exhibitor has been 
willing to sign a contract for a sea-, 
son's or a year's output of one of 
the more staple producing and dis- 
tributing organizations because he 
had sufflcient faith ih that organ- 
ization to believe it would deliver 
a product up. to the promises majde 
at the time the sale was consuib- 
mated. 

The producer and distributor are 
responsible for the breaking down 
ot the faith that the exhibitor once 
had in their promises. They aoM 
the exnibitor a program ot picture* 
covering a period of possibly six 
months, but when discovering a 
picture In the group that held an 
unusual* box ofSce value they pulled 
it out of the group to be released 
to the exhibitor and proceeded to 
road-ahow It, or possibly through 
some other hocus pocua keep It 
from the exhibitor until some other 
aelling deal waa made with him 
whereby he paid an increase in the 
price originally contracted for. 

The new Paramount Idea does 
away with all of the doing business 
on a "faith" basis: It brings the 
exhibitor up against the reality in 
picture value. The point is going 
to be whether or not the exhibitor 
is prepared to meet the situation. 
Paramount Isn't going to turn' over 
proven picture*, to him at the same 
prices he paid for the product bought 
"cat-in-the-bag" fashion in the 
past. The exhibitor is going to have 
to pay, and pay heavily, and it he 
Isn't prepared to pay heavily he will 
have to play en a percentage if he 
wanta the pictures. 

The Other Fellow 

With the exhibitor given hia 
choice of buying a proven Para- 
mount box offlce reality, the other 
organizations will have to continue 
to sell him on a faith basla unlesa 
the exhibitor insists they prove the 
value ot their product, as Para- 
mount is going to do. 

With that the new era In picture 
selling will have arrived. It Is going 
to be a tough day for the man with 
a poor picture caught in the middle. 

The poor picture la going to be 
through for all time. The producer 
that has it may Juat aa well set a 



m&tcli t« U or seU tt f!Mr> little 
nickel mWi for the pink mail dis- 
tributor who rents fai* stufl^ at a 
nickel and a «im* flguratlvely 
speaking. There will always be a 
maiket for the Junk stulf, but It 
will be in the little neighborhood 
houses v»ith a couple of hundred 
seats/ where the publl" that patron- 
izes them ^eean't care >rhat they 
soe as long as there la something 
moving on the screen. 

Here Is what the Paramount an- 
nouncement may shape up like: 

Exhibition zones are to be estab- 
lished the country over. 

Big theatres In each zone will be 
the tryout houses and will play the 
pictures on a percentage, and the 
houses and zones will 'je selected so 
as ttr'glve a fair indication of what 
the picture wilt do In that particular 
territory. 

Paramount will handle the ex- 
ploitation and advertising for the 
tryout, but will not put unusual 
effor(s Into their campaign so aa to 
force the picture. 

The exhibitor wilt be lovited to 
watch the runs, but It Is golny to be 
a question it he will get a fair break 
on the actual box office business 
done, which, after all, wlH be the 
only basts on which he will be able 
to negotiate for the rental of the 
picture after the tryout 

There will be 20 pictures released 
on this new baala: "His Children's 
Children," "The Light That Failed," 
"The Spanish Dancer," "Stephen 
Steps Out," "The Call of the Can- 
yon,'* "Speejacka," "West of the 
Water Tower." "Wild Bill Hiokok," 
"Big Brother,' "Flaming Barriera," 
"The Hamming Bird." "Every-Day 
Love," "The Heritage of the Des- 
ert," "Pied Piper Malone," "My 
Man," "When Knights Were Bold," 
"Triumph," "The Stranger," "Ar- 
gentine Love' and "North of J6." 

The pictures to be releaaeA 
through September yand October 
that will not be affected by the new 
selling plan are "The Purple High- 
way," "Hollywood," "Salomy Jane," 
"Lawful Larceny,'' "Sluebeard's 
Eighth Wife,' "The Silent Partner," 
To the Last Man," "The Cheat," 
"Buggies ot Red Qap," "The Mar- 
riage Maker," "Zaza," "Woman 
Proof." 

Of these latter the first five have 
had their pre-release runs. Two 
have stood out as unusual box office 
attractions, one waa a fair draw 
and the other two were flopa. If 
the new plan were applied to these 
the exhibitor would have to pay all 
sorts ot prices for both "Hollywood" 
and "Bluebeard'a Eighth Wife," a 
fair price for "Lawful Larceny," 
while both "The Purple Highway" 
and "Salomy Jane" would have been 
almost erlven away for any offer 
that the exhibitor might make. 



DUBIWSKY FIGHTS BACK ^1 

Battling with Kansas City Over Hm 
Regent Theatra ^ 

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Kansas City, Anc. 21, 

The fight between the city 
Edward Dubinsky ot tife 'Kajr» 
Amusement' Co., operating the 
gent, continues, and so far the houa^' 
has not missed a show despite tha 
atteinpts to close it and the flntn^ 
ot the manager tor failure to aecurt 
a city license. 

Dubinsky made application la tbt '^ 
District Court for an oMer to r»« 
strain the Superintendent of Bulld« 
fngs to issue a certifl(;ate of Inspect 
tlon showing that the theatre con« 
forma to all the requirements ot tha 
city ordinances and to require tha 
city license inspector to isstie aa 
occupation license for it. 

Judge Kltroy ot the North 
City Court a few weeks ago ardi 
the housi Closed on thof grounds, 
that a couple o^ concession standsi 
In front of' the theatre were in vlo« 
liition of the ordinances. . 

Later Judge Lucas of the District 
Court granted an Injunction for'^ 
bidding the city from closing tha _ 
place, holdingr the building liad Iwt' ~ 
ter Are protection than many ot the 
theatres here. 

The' next move of the city waa to 
arrest Dubinsky for failure to have 
an occupation license. He showed 
that he had offered his money for 
the license, but it waa refused; but 
in spite of this he was fined Itot). 
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'^ifWILL H. ARMSTRONaand C*. (1) 
(/;»«A1(MMW Ank{«^ (Skit) 
% « Mlnt.| Two (Piirior) 

p' X telrlr pI«Min( thrtc* dally skit 
l» In which Maudle Smith aasista Arm- 
** ftronff. The plot concerns Miss 
ti; flmlth'B phony sprained anlcle and 
^Armstrong, as chauffeur for his 
ear mittaken for a wealthy 
T)ie woman, doing Frenchy, 



^ tdes t' * ^^ badger routine about 
'C rmr husband Is coming" for a 
>!' flO.OOO shakedown. Hence the title. 
■" Her French accent is very much 
to the Hobok^n, consisting primarily 
'-*~ at calling "the," "lee"; "dollalre" 
'f' for dollar; "ankelle" for ankle, etc., 
'* ,Vut what's the difference. The 68th 
^ 'ftreeters didn't know it and It mat- 
* • tered little. 

*J Armstrong's i<^ comedy and 
if- asides wtre responsible for most of 
"the lau rhs, even though he had to 
go to the extent of caUin^' u Wiudolr 
•<busxhwb" and retorting "there Is 
no boose in the busshwa." The 
Wenchy turns out to be a -phony, 
being In reality a personal maid and 
Armstrong discloses he is really an 
ordinao' chauffeur. 

A "car driving" bit got a few 
laughs but her attempt to top it 
«fl with a dance should be elim- 
inated. Miss Smith was never In- 
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V VAL HARRIS 

1*1 Comedy 
',■'■17 Mins;( One 
li, Jefferson 

'?- At the rise of the curtain is 'a 
'^i> atore displaying hick signs, one of 
*' which tells the world the name of 
the town Is Emptyvllle. 

Girl enters and talks about be- 
-. Ing stranded and looking for some 
,^ one to pay her fare back to New 
.;_, Tork. 

T Points out sign about cattle show 
',. IltA makes special mention of the 
Judge. Sits on bench and Judge, 
'*. small and old, in rube make-up, en- 
K ters talking about cattle sbow, say- 
ing he will award prize which he 
' holds in his hand to best looking 
pair of calves regardless of what 
anyone says. Olrl Is displaying full 
length Onyx and Judge pins prize 
^ on her skirt. 

Talk consists of the old man try- 
■ Ing to be young and the girl show- 
; ing him a good time. Some borders 
■: dangerously on risque. Olrl sings 
;. one modem number and, after more 
:' talk, two finish with jazs effect, 
f;.. Btrutting their stuff, old one putting 
'^ In comedy shivers. 

Act a good one for any bill and 
built mostly for laughing purposes. 



MIRANDA ami Her ShufTlinf 

Band (6) 

Songs and Instrumental/ 

14 Min«.i Full Stag* 

SUta 

Those expectant optimlsta In any 
audlenca who after reading the 
billing are led to believe that they 
are to be treated to some rare dcurky 
stepping and melody are doome<:^ to 
severe disappointment In this case. 

A mediocre "race" singer sur- 
rounded by aa noisy and tuneless a 
group of would-be musicians as 
ever Infested vaudeville. Near the 
end of the turn two black steppers 
are Introduced, but nothing unusual 
in the way of dancing develops. 

On looks, Miranda is there. But 
Miranda's talents end wltk her ap- 
pearance. She tries hard with a 
ballad and gets it across b} sheer 
persistence, but her Jazzy numbers 
are weak and flop. 

Perhaps her performance would 
shape up Itetter were she supported 
by a better musical organization. 
This is a flve-piece combination, 
piano, traps, cornet,- trombone and 
clarinet. No changes are made, not 
even for the cooling saxophone. The 
antics of the boys are nearly as bad 
aa their play', g. They stand up 
and sway and wander aiound the 
stage, but without any idea of 
rhythm or comedy. This is even 
carried out during Miranda's ball: d 
solo and the effect is disastrous. 

Perhaps the band can really play 
if instructed to cit out the attempt 
to see who ' can blow the loudest. 
Individually, two or three seem to 
have merit. They should try it any- 
how, dig up some better material 
for the woman and add a real 
dancer to the turn. They might 
have a small time act then. 



LEAH. "A MAID OF MIST- 

lllusion 

16 Min.| Ona and Full Stag* 

Spaeial Drapea 

An Illusionist, preceded by an an- 
nouncer, following which the act 
goea to full stage for the "experi- 
ment," which la mystifying, and In 
the hands of more forceful showmen 
has publicity possibilities for the 
box office. 

The illusion consists of tleing a 
girl's hands and ankles with ropes, 
■placing her in a box which Just tits 
her form, and, after passing the 
ropes through holes in the box, 
piercing the locked box with four 
pieces of steel, which quarter it, 12 
swords through the top and project- 
ing out beneath, 10 or more long 
knives in each end, eta 

The costume worfi by the subject 
ia drawn out by the magician 
through a slit In the side of the 
box. When the girl reappears she 
has on another costume and is tied 
with the original knots. A commit- 
tee from the audience holds the ends 
of the rope all through the demon- 
stration to prevent contortlonlng. 

It's a real mystifler, and sold With- 
out any attempt at dramatics. In 
this respect the magician leans too 
far toward the casual, ^bbing the 
trick of much of Ita value. More 
hocus pocus and building up will put 
It in line for feature bookings. In 
effect the trick resembles the 'In- 
dian Basket," but haa been much 
more elaborately developed. 

The billing, "Leah, a Maid of 
Mist," Is vague, and also overlooks 
a chance to tag it with a more 
punchful cognomen. Con. 



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■* MAX YORK'S DOGS 
10 Mins.| Threa \ 
•iath Street \ _ - 

_Max York, a foreigner, Is on a re- 
%.. torn date here. He Is a canny «Jiow- 
nan and seven canines comprise the 
animal display, mostly of the terrier 
variety, and very Intelligent dogs 
fi they are too. 

V. Tork has developed the animals' 
V, atuff Interestingly. For instanise, he 
a Hnes up a quartet of the dogs and 
% plays leap frog over them. The fea- 
' tnred dog "follows master" and 
;} duplicates this leaping over the 
f; three dogs. The cueing |8 little 
\\ koticed 'n the novelty. Slmibirly 
U hurdling over the animals and mln- 
" lature hurdles, and Aoing back- 



PAUL and WALTER LA VAR8 
Hand fo Hand 
10 Mine.; Two 
American 

Judging from the professional 
finish of this act it is an Importa- 
tion, for even tricks which have 
been seen before don .- by these two 
men appear different. They enter 
conversing, both In Bnglish walking 
suits in which they work through- 
out without unseemly disarrange- 
ment of the apparel. Of fine ap- 
pearance they are excellent show- 
men and the lifts and pullups are 
really feats of strength, as the top 
mounter must be all of ISO pounds, 
yet there is no apparent painful 
effort. 

A particularly effective trick is a 
one-arm lift by the larger of the 
two lying prone on the stage and 
rising to his full height from that 
position. Another is a lift by the 
big man bent over the back of a 
specially built chair (his feet in a 
holder on the seat) from which po- 
sition he raises the smaller man 1 i 
a hand to hand grip until he as- 
sumes the perpendicular himself 
with 4he other in a full overhead 
handstand. It is the finish of the 
performance which distinguishes 
this act from similar ones, and clos- 
ing this show with an exit in con- 
versation as on entft-lng the La 
Vers registered a solid hit. 

They can do th* same In better 
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ward somersaults and flip flops is 
h flashy stunt. 

Among other things Tork balances 
the dogs on his upraised feet and 
^ts them through their paces in a 
kighly Interesting fashion. The 
torn packs considerable meat and 
la far more appealing than the aver- 
kge dog routine. 

It would make a nice opener for 
the best of houses. Ateh 



WRIGHT and ARNOLD 
Comedy ■. .. i ■ • 

16 Mine.; One 
Greeley 8q. 

A woman built on generous linea 
opens with vocal selection and is 
interrupted by pocket edition Dutch 
comic. Supposed to be husband. The 
first bid for comedy is- the wife 
choking the ftusband and crying 
"Answer me!" In the act some place 
are Joe Miller's concerning evolu- 
tion that used to be funny. Other 
gags are of same calibre. 

Husband uses the business of 
slapping the wife on the back and 
then ^ecomlng frightened In fear 
she wUl retaliate. ' He haa a funny 
little slide that Is by far the best 
thing he does. ' 

The egg smashed In his pocket 
brings a smile. His mixing of .the 
Bngllsh language Is not funny and 
he seems conscious he Is a comedian. 
The woman has a good double voice, 
equally clear and pleasing, both as 
soprano and baritone. 

The act is a small-timer for a 
certain class of trade, but unless the 
material Is Improved It will not rise 
out of the class. 



SARAH PAODEN and Co. (6) 
"Aa V* Sow" (Dramatic) 
SO Mins.; One and Full Stag* 
Special Drop (3)t Special Sets (3) 
Fifth Ave. 

This, probably the most preten- 
tious playlet production that has 
found its way into vaudeville in 
years, \f ctfpHoncd "As Ye Sow," 
played earier this season wlth~Jd$ir- 
got Kelly In the rale now being done 
by Sarah Padden. 

Its basic theme is the infidelity 
of woman. It spins Us story over 
six scenes that propounds the the- 
ory that once a woman goes astray 
she seldom reforms. 

It Is of a faithless wife, entangled 
In her own mesh of deception. This 
occurs in the first scene. The out- 
raged husband leaves her, retorting 
the next time they meet will be in 
the divorce court. 

Her next appearance is as the 
wife of another man, four years 
later. Fate directs the estrapged 
huaband to the cabin. The latter 
keeps her secret, presuming she has 
mended her ways, and at the same 
time wishing to .spare his friend the 
heart scald of disillusion. The 
couple are left alone. After an un- 
successful attempt to win back her 
former husband, the leopardess 
again shows her spots by framing 
a story the man who repulsed her 
had attempted to attack her. The 
husband orders his friend out of the 
house. 

Later a town cabby arrives to de- 
liver the woman's purse, which she 
had left In his cab. Through con- 
versation it develops the wom-n 
had been philandering, this time 
with her husband's worst enemy. 
Her deception Is once ^ore discov- 
ered and another of her romances 
ended. 

There Is a flash back to full 
stage. An author and manager are 
discussing the former's new play, 
which has for its substance the pre- 
ceding story. The manager dis- 
believes the story has been taken 
from life and also adds the play 
lacks a logical finish. A broken 
down scrubwoman answers by de- 
claring she Is the woman and is a 
living* example of the toll exacted 
for her checkered career. 

It gave" Miss Padden her oppor- 
tunity and she measured up to k. 
The scene of the supposed attack 
in the .cabin was another moment 
for this splendid actress. 

As a playlet the story commands 
interest. It Is well cast and played. 
But it Is not in any sense the best 
vehicle Miss Padden haa had In 
vaudeville. 



HANAKO 4APS (4) 

Magio 

16 Mins.; Full Stage 

Jefferson 

A company of four, two men and 
two women, one man doing all the 
work and the others acting as' as- 
aistants. Tricks consist of girls In 
the box disappearing, , and of man 
with hands tied, getting pole and 
hoops inside hands without unty- 
ing. "Work In the audience la lost 
for the majority of the hous0, which 
grew restive while man was In the 
aisle. This n)akes act drag In this 
apot. 

The ribbons from the bowl of 
Vater don't mean much and turning 
them into flags doesn't mean a 
thing to a vaudeville audience. 

The^nlsh, with special apparatus, 
inaking streams of water come from 
bowl, fan, head, and lights at the 
will of tha magician Is a fine effect 
and makes a good flnlsh. 

The act is no great flash, although 
nicely set before a seemingly bro- 
caded drop of black and gold. A 
little speeding up will help the turn 
along. 



ROSS and MAE BELLE 
Songs and Talk 
16 Mine.; Ona 
American. 

Mixed couple lingering for too 
long for their own mutual benefit 
whilst employing a conventional 
routino which might be titled 
"Memories." 

Each possess an average appear- 
ance that would suffice for a suit- 
able foundation had they something 
with which to construct upon It. 
But It is simply a miscellaneous 
and mediocre hodge-podge of 
chatter interspersed with tvo songs 
that register only at Intervals. At 
the least there is no excuse for the 
16 minutes consumed. 

On the American Roof and show- 
ing No. 6 this cduple dragged along 
to an unenthuslastio finale. Drastic 
slicing, it new material be con- 
sidered not important, would pos- 
sibly repair enough for around the 



BERGMAN and MeKENNA 

Songs and Dances 

14 Mins.; One (Special) 

City 

The big liability of this couple la 
the crudeness of their material, and 
the amateurish delivery of the qian. 
They do a routine of special songs, 
and some dance work. In the latter 
the man gels over some very good 
acrobatic bits, and the girl shows 
a little ability. While he shades her 
in the dance work, she makes up. for 
it In the singing and the dellvel^. 

Both possess likable natural per- 
sonalities and, with a season Or so 
in the pop houses to remove the 
rough edges, |hey may do for t^e 
better small tirhe houses. 



LOLA GIRLIE and Qiria (7) 

Dancing 

14 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Sat) 

Fifth Ava. 

Lola Olrlle formerly danced wHh 
Ivan Bankoff before branching out 
In her own dancing turn. The %ct 
Includes a ballet of six girls who ap- 
pear in ensemble ballets mostly 
running to the esthetic and classical 
type, also a male who has two num- 
bers with Lola. They are a toa 
adagio and a Russian ' double. In 
both of which Miss Girlie scorea 
Individually. 

Her toe work is always of a high 
order; spins intricate and graceful. 
In the Russian duet her hock step- 
ping on the toes went big. The ma« 
is a graceful and versatile dancer. 
The act carries a special forest 
set with the girls on In a lftara« 
footed classical ballet upon tha cur- 
tain rise. The lights "were worked 
poorly in the first few ballets, at 
no time allowing the features of tha , 
girls to be discerned. This nay 
have been deliberate. 

Miss Girlie makes her first ap- 
pearance from a practical trea alld- 
Ing down into the arms of her mala' 
partner In^A nymph and fawn dance. 
A run to a back Jump and oatch In 
this duet was applauded. 

A ballet gavotte with the girls all 
cheating on elevation in tha toa 
work followed. The Russlai. donbla 
next with Miss Girlie and her part- 
ner In peasant costumes was fol' 
lowed by an ensemble classical 
esthetip dance to an offstage storm 
effect. 

Miss Girlie's solo of the same in- 
terpretation carried a atorm efteot 
^ith It similar to the lightning bolt 
In "The Storm." A bolt of lightning 
strikes a practical tree,, breaking It 
in half. This Is followed, by a prac- 
tical rain storm, back of which tha 
girls In diaphanous draperies ara 
leaping and dancing at the flnal 
curtain. 

It's 14 minutes of solid dancing 
which manages to be entertaining 
and diverting without the slightest 
suggestion of a Jazz or shimmy 
contribution. They liked it here and 
the turn can duplicate In an early 
spot on the better hills. Con. 



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THREE MAXELLAS , 

ACROBATIC, ? 

5 Mins.; Full Stage 
American. 

An understander handlinR two 
boys In bellhop uniforms with his 
feet for a fast rizzling routine th.it 
if they ever perfect it should take 
the act across as a closer. 

Friday night on the America Roof 
a sequence of mis.^Cs reviewed the 
edge to the point where the fumb- 
ling developed Into expectation. 

Nothing spectacular, but a few 
rehearsals would put the o. ' k. on 
the turn for Its dcslgn.afo.l spot 
nround the smoller th"*atrei<; 

Sklo. 



STRAINE, DINKS and THOMAS 
Songs, Dances and Piano 
14 Mins.; On* 

' An unusually clever colored trio, 
who make their entire offering en- 
tertaining from start to finish. One 
of tha men plays the piano and 
sings in a very good tenor, and the 
other renders his numbers In a 
manner reminiscent of Noble SIs- 
sl«, of Slssle and Blake. The girl 
does very good eccentric dancing, 
and' the men also figure In the latter 
end of the act. 

The act doesn't drag for a minute, 
and every bit Is put over to big 
results. 



GLADYS SLOAN and Co. (1) 
Singing and Piano Playing 
16 Mins.; On* (Special Drop) 
American 

With her pianist In "one," Gladys 
Sloan opens in a panel cutout in 
her drop showing her gazing Into a 
crystal globe from which she ex- 
pects to get advance information as 
to how her act will go with the 
audience. She changes from street 
attire to Rtage dress and steps out 
to sing a pop number in good voice 
which brought her generous re- 
turns. Followed a rag well j)...l 
over and a story ballad which may 
be an exulusiv* number. Miss 
Sloan read the song excellently and 
her encore, a medley of old tunae 
into which a golf story la woven 
(and which will b* a riot with an 
audience understanding golf and Its 
terms) completed a well arranged 
repertoire, tha diversity ' of which 
spells good showmanship. 

Miss Sloan's pianist confines him- 
self to accompaniments which he 
plays unassumingly In a way which 
shows he Is capable and knows his 
>J business. Miss Sloan wisely docs 
not take up any time by meaning- 
less exits, but sings her program in 
a string and is well rewarded for so 
doing. 

Fine appearance, professional 
stage presence, good voice and good 
accompanist. Big time material. 



KELLER SISTERS and LYNCH 

Singing and Dancing 
16 Mins.; On* (Sp*oial) 
23d St. 

Versatility seems to be tha ahn 
of this trio, wbioh looks Ilka tha 
amalgamation of a siste.' team with 
a male instrumentalist and danoer. 
The combination Is an effectual on*. 
They have ona^of the snappiest act* 
of its kind on the smufl time route 
in some time. "The glr!s ar« good 
lookers, harmonize well, dance c bit 
and later show themselves aa ac* 
complishcd musicians. The same 
goes for the chap working with 
them. 

A trio brings them on and plants 
them to a nicety. Girls follow w|th 
a harmony . number, with the Qoy 
raturninc for a ballad. One of the 
sisters returns for a Jazz dance to ' 
the accompaniment ot.plano and sax 
by the other^two. The boy Jojns 
the dancer for a bnappy double for 
a finish. The act h?s class, entfr- 
talnment value and can hold its own 



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MANGIN and 8NYDA 

Risley 

6 Mins.; One 

Greeley Sq. 

Two men clad convcntlonal'.y .is 
acrobats In neat costumes. Both 
are well-formed, the understander 
being about 8 feet 2 and of good 
appearance. Muscles are clean and 
smooth, not knotty. 

Both work with unusual spopd and 
hav-! a routine of balances and 
throws that rank among the best ia 
vaudeville. 

gome of the work Is really sensa- 
tional and this team will be heard 
from on the big tlmf In thp future. 



"IMPRESSIONS ARTISTIQUE" 

Dancing 

16 Mins.; Full (Special Sat) 

23d St. 

A girl toe dancer, assisted by a 
male accompanist comprises this 
act The girl tomes on In attra,p- 
tive Jap costume for a brief panto- 
mime dance. A hid* and seek bit 
brings the pianist on, with the 
dancer remaining for a well exe- 
cuted toe dance. The pianist con- 
tributes a solcfwhlle the girl makes 
a costume chlngc. She returns l.n 
a dainty hoop-sklrtcd costume and 
offers another picturesque too dance 
that surp-isscs her previous effort. 
The pianist ag.ain h;is ffls inning 
with the girl coming back In an at- 
tractive Spanish costume f jr a fast 
tambourine c'ance th.-it gives thp 
offering a snappy flnlHh. 

Spotted second, did adoiir.il^)' 
well. It's a good f<:itu:e lo»' afij 
modium bill. 



DANCEOLOGY (6) 
Dane*, "ong, Piano 
16 Mine.; On* and Full Stage ! 

(8p«eial Hangings) 
68th Street 

This turn has been oot n;ideE a 
different name. Roy Kendall and 
Lenore Wallace are featured as the 
leading dance team. T)ie Talbot 
BistcrB, specialty dancers, and Paul 
Humphrey at the piano, are in sup- 
port. Humphrey at the baby grand 
Introduces Kendall wha. In tvim, 
introduces Miss One S;ep, Miss tfoz 
Trot and Miss Walts. 

The rest of the reutina la a ame- 
cesslon of solo and duet specialties. 
The sisters perform in duet twice 
and Kcndtill and Miss Wailace have 
a pair o* feature opportunities. Misa 
Wallace also flashes a toe Jazs solo 
that connected. 

The turn closed the B8th Street 
bin and should gualify similarly in 
the three-a-dayers. AhtU 



Little Pipifax 
and Co. 

Booked solid for the entire acaaon 
thanks to the greatest agency In 
the west. 

MAX RICHARD AGENCY] 

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PALACE 

A rroTVdfd lobby and lotiK lines 
from both box oillccs lend tlio Im- 
pression of a yfU-out. Inaldc. how- 
ever, theif ncro plenty of empty 
spaces nt llio time the «lio«f rimg 
up to a l«tf start and it looki'd like 
«n off Monday night. The Palace 
draw, Iiowcvtr. could not be denied 
and tho bou«e eventually went to 
its usual bif? quota, tlioURh not ab- 
lolute capacity in the many boxes. 
~'^>ldence of a big pcre^ntaRe of out- 
of-townera y^na present Ih several 
ways. At intermission time there 
was not a familiar face among the 
crowd that took the air. Usually 
there arc a number of ngeni« In 
attendance, but the show was with- 
out new ft-alures which factor 
usually draws that gentry. 

The bill ran strongly to dancing, 
and * wide range of variety con- 
tributed by standard turns made for 
excelleat vaudeville. The success of 
Yvetl* Rutjel at the matinee Kent 
her rrom opening Intermission down 
next to closing at hlght. Other 
changes ordered could not be car- 
ried out fully until Tuesday. Wil- 
liam Seabury, who was carded sev- 
eqth In the afternoon, moved up 
one position and wav due to move 
Into the flrst section of the show 
thereafter, 

Mlas Rugel'a promise of a few 
■eiasons back when she Vrent from 
bif time to musical comedy has 
blossomed into a 'bcautlfiil voice. 
Mis* Rugel does not depend oh high 
registers to stimulate ber auditors. 
Her moderate tones are ' Immeasur- 
ably delightful. The little, prima 
donna repeated In the evening the 
hit of the afternoon, tripping off 
with the show's honors by a wide 
margin. She made no exits during 
the more than 17 minutes of sing- 
ing and finished at a minute past 
eleren without losing a single per- 
son, L«o Feiner, at the piano, ee- 
lected Miss Rugel's final number by 
striking a ch1>rd, she smilingly as- 
senting aftof a word to the accpm- 
pantst. 

Renee Robert and the Giers-Dorf 
Symphonlsts In their eecond Palace 
appearance this summer played to 
a ripping number three. It was 
sonethlng of a surprise to And so 
fine a turn In the spot, but the re- 
' arranged program called for a 
switch Into the second section. The 
ewitch, however, could not be made 
until Tuesday, as the girls In the 
Seabury turn were not ready In 
time. 

Ulss Robert Is as fine a toe dancer 
as seen In vaudeville In a decade. 
Th? dainty manner In which she 
points her toes and the grace of 
movement In all her choreography 
Is a flash analysis of why her num- 
bers were so richly rewarded. The 
girl is exceptionally strong, but 
nowhere was that development 
sharp save In her back muscles. 
The Cflers-Dorf sisters are classy, 
clever and versatile musicians. 
There Is Individuality about Irene 
and Elvira, while Rac Is vivacious. 

Another well worth-while repeat 
was LowcH Sherman In the con- 
deneed version of Samuel Shipman's 
"Xiawful Larceny." The dandy of 
the A. H. AVoods stable has been 
around New York all summer and 
waa chafing at the bit to go before 
"Casslnova'' la limed to put him 
back In the legitimate at the Empire 
next month. Sherman's pleasantly 
amorous villain Is enacted so easily 
that he seems to be lust hii>iself. 
It is said he aided in staging the 
vaudeville version oC "iarceny" and 
may have inserted the one added 
line' to the original text: "If she'd 
only think of the people in the next 
apartment." That came after Viv- 
ian', tantrum. Vivian Is played by 
the striking Monde Nell Carrington, 
onetime of the Winter. Garden 
shows. The bits allotted her then 
certainly aided In her ascension to 
parts. Olga Lee as Marlon plays 
well, though «hn ?eemed colorless. 

Val and Krnle Htanton offered to 
cut themselves a piece of cake in 
the seventh slot, moving up one 
cog to permit Miss Rugel slipping 
Into eighth. The word maniacs had 
It all their own .way and were kept 
working overtime for at least one 
dance number. The house would 
have liked to have had more of the 
musical dab.s, for Ernie sure can 
«trum musi<y out of a uke, but the 
Stanlons nro wLie lads. 

ItlackOioe Rddie Kos.>) started 
somewhat slowly but landed a real 
score on fourth. About this time 
last summer Roae suddenly entered 
the Palace and wowed 'em. Mon- 
day night was not quite so fiond for 
the banjo playing monologlst. In a 
speech Roiis mentioned ho was glad 
to have pleased, because he was 
working under a little handirap 
which he would not even mention, 
He probably referred to a line about 
lightning bugs whicjj the opening 
turn used and which was therefore 
ordered out of his routine. The gag 
would have been a surer laugh - 
getter for Ross. 

The Arnaut Urothors were an ex- 
cellent value In se.ond. The cIownH 
fcot a laugh with the boat opf ninji 
end their clever routine sent the 
" Show Ir.to htjTh ppend. The Scotch 
kilts were a reminder of the Lauder 
totira, with the Arnauts rating a 
better r/erforniancu no»v than then. 
Mallnda and Dado, a colored co\ipk\ 
opened. I'or most of the act it was 
• puzzle how it made the Palace, 
* but the double dance linale wa."* 
well done nnd the team got some- 
thing. Mang itiid Sii>dii, .vUo rate 
.imong the most he.xvily mii-soIcU 
e.inil|brl«t« evtanf. closed wiih ju-' 



three minutes of stiint*. One 1« a 
iM-ar and others will ftnd it a tough 
trlfk to cop. Ibee. 



5TH AVE. 



The I'ifth Ave was very close to n. 
sell out Monday night, with mandees 
on the liuver floor. A heavy seven - 
tut bill, headlined by Charles With- 
ers and Co. In 'for Pity's *<ake," 
played spotty toward the finish, 
when Howard and Lewis, a two- 
man comedy, "take the slap" act 
with a wea'th of ancient drivel, held 
the next-to-«hut spot, with the show 
elo.xed by the Chalfonte Sisters In 
"lilrds of Paradise," a very ordinary 
dancing offering with oceans of pro- 
duction but not much else. 

Just why this act should be on the 
same bill nnd follow Lola Oirile and 
Ctirls (New Acts) is hard to explain. 
Lola Oirile and her seven assistants 
were spotted third, but would have 
been a l)etter bet In the last hole, 
with the Chalfonte Sisters moved 
up. 

"For Pity's Sake" was the hit and 
the punch of the bill, and tied for 
comedy honors with Khaw and Lee. 
on fourth. The Withers act was flftH. 
The travestied, old-fashioned melo- 
drama, couiiled vvilh Withers' rube 
character, seem perennial, youthful 
and unfoUOwable as a sketch. 

Shaw nnd Loe, just ahead, were 
lilted in their extreme two-m.tn 
comedy turn. The pair nre extrem- 
ists, with plastered hair, lU-tlttlng 
clothes and noi.scn.slral cross-flre and 
hefty hooting. The talk is original, 
which lifts this act out of the rut. 
Howard and Lewi.s, in the next-to- 
elosing spot, were the other extreme 
in a routine of released material that 
opetifd with the comic carrying a 
piece of board for the ancient bon 
mot, 'Tm lookln' for a room; I've got 
my board." The comedian affects a 
Hebrew dialect and trick hat. The 
straight is a commanding foil, with 
a good singing voice. They nre big- 
time performers with a small-time 
vehicle. 

Lime Trio started the show nicely 
with their acrohulies and contortion- 
ing. ■ The act is mtveily framed, the 
contortionist making his entrance 
from a box. His limber limbs and 
loose dancing In n grotesque false 
face and ragged make up are a dis- 
tinct asset. The other two men are 
clever specialists, but prone to over- 
do the pantomime. 

Morris and Flynn, second, two 
young clean-cut harmony singers of 
popular songs in a conventional rou- 
tine of pop songs, were mildly re- 
ceived. The boys made a neat ap- 
pearance in blue coats, light trou- 
sers and straw hats for their opening 
double. The duetting at times 
sounded flat. A long-drawn-out 
medly of parodied pop songs has 
bten done around by others, which 
takes the edge off it. Material Is 
also handicapping this pair, who will 
advance with added experience and 
additional poise. -. 

Ttie bin as laid out looked like a 
grejit show on paper, and played 
smoothly down to tne comedy sketch. 
Three different type comedy acts, 
two dancing turns, a pa.'r of har- 
mony singers and the acrubats read 
like variety, but didn't play that 
way. 

The feature picture closed at 10 
p. m. Con. 



can do with their rood voices. The 
"souse" and "scolding wife" bits are 
funny, but are dragged out until they 
become tiresome. Ueeda' bass solo 
i» a corker, and the encore double 
linrmony number puts them In 
clover. 

TheBott Schafcr Three, until re- 
cently known as Schafer. Wiigner 
and Fowler, are presenting the same 
act as heretofore, with no changes 
in the cast accounting for the dif- 
ference In name. Fourth was a 
tough spot (or them, after another 
talking turn, but they made the best 
of it, and the mixup about selling a 
car and buying a wife caused howls. 
The woman still wears the ugly rid- 
ing habit, handicapping her appear- 
ance considerably. 

Business Monday night was fine, 
the S. K. O. sign nearly being called 
Into use. "Rouged Lips," an appeal- 
ing feature picture. 



STATE 

K()\elty Is the element needed to 
bring the otherwise good State bill 
this week up to a high entertain- 
ment level. Individually each act is 
a dinner, but tite show as a whole 
drags, because it Is afflicted with 
the bane of present-day vaudeville — 
too much sameness in style of att 
and material. Singing was part of 
the routine of every act, but danc- 
ing was Introduced only In the last 
one, Miranda and her Shuffling Band 
(New Acts), where it wab of sec- 
ondary Importance. 

This week Stella Mayhew graces 
the fancy sign In the lobby. The 
veteran comedienne has reduced 
considerably. She sang three special 
numbers with all her did skill and 
monologed herself into a' laughing 
riot. Her talk Is verf wise stuff. 
with a pinch of ginger, and Is just 
ripe for the Broad vyay- wise crowd 
In the State. 

. Sonia and Bscorts opened with 
praiseworthy risley work. The girl's 
almost delicate beauty hardly Im- 
plies that she Is of the strong- 
woman athletic type, but she does 
more than her share of the balancing 
work and with apparent ease. The 
men might be a bit neater In their 
appearance. 

I'atrlce and Sullivan', a mixed 
team, gradually approaching the big 
lime, squeezed the deuce spot far 
Ijevond Its" usual possibilities. The 
woman h.is acted wisely In discard- 
ing the Hhort dress worn formerly 
after the change for a stunning 
white full-length affair that Is too 
gr(?at an Improvement to be meas- 
ured. Her opening costume should 
bo similarly changed, nnd she will 
then be able to set her mind at rest 
regarding her appearance. She sings 
well and plays the violin with a 
sense of tone values seldom found 
oft the concert pUittorm. The man 
presents a smooth picture in a well- 
l.illored tux. baft out a vocal solo 
In suiierlfitive st>lp. and demon- 
sf rates In his piano work thit ho Is 
not merely an accompanist but an 
able i>artnor In everj sense of the 
'.vord. 

Midrath .ind Dce.l.s have a two- 
man romedv tarn, with plenty of 
real stuff, but that needs ."hofctening 
.iiid oiUt'ng Tli. opi ;-,l!ig ipimbcr 
Is old and trite, and docsil't give 
them :t ch.ini-' tn sliotv whit they 



AMERICAN ROOF 

Ru^.Inefc^ at this house Is very geod 
downstairs and satisfactory u)> on 
the roof, which state of affain^ 
Monday may be credited to the cool 
weather; but the good bill presented 
is also due for some of the credit. 

Wolgast and Girlie opened with 
some dandy harmony on Hawaiian 
guitars, and an announcement 
Cwhich needs a little more rehearsal 
and better enunciation by the man) 
took them into full stage for their 
teeth (heavyweight) juggling, culmi- 
nating with the man swinging a 
trunk around his head and the wom- 
an doing the same with a heavy 
chair. 

The woman has a novel nnd cute 
manner of whistling, which is pleas- 
ing, and the act In this position wlU 
do on even better bills than this. 

Gladys Sloan (formerly Su.-^sman 
and Sloan), and Co. (pianist) fol- 
lowed, and are under New Acts. 

onicer Ilyman admits ho waa on 
the New York police force for 25 
years before going Into vaudeville, 
and some of his jokes ("Where were 
you when the second shot was tlretl." 
for instance) were current when he 
was a rookie. However, he has a 
pleasing personality and a voice 
good enough to back up the uniform, 
besides which he dances, but he fur- 
ther Identifies himself as a flatty by 
eo doing. This audience liked him 
very much, and on the small lime 
he Is a pretty safe bet 

"Sweethearts" la as good as any of 
the current revues nnd better than 
most of them. Three boys and three 
girls, all youthful and full of pep. 
good looking and classy, send over 
18 minutes of good singing and danc- 
ing that will make good and s^isfy 
on the best programs. The leAlng 
juvenile qualifies In looks, comedy 
methods, voice and dancing for that 
assigniticnt In musical comedy pro- 
ductions, as he Is forte in each de- 
partment. There la a girl singer, 
also, ' who win be seen on the big 
street AS soon as some wise manager 
sees her work. The others are all 
good prospects, also, but these two 
stand out. 

Ruth Gibbs and Co. (two men) 
have a very badly constructed act, 
and the sooner they discard it the 
better. This Is no reflection on the 
artists, as they, singly, are talented. 
The man doing blackface has a very 
fair voice, can evidently dance, plays 
the piano and reads his Unes well, 
with a*eowl-ld-eft-»f comedy values. 
Miss Gibbs has a peculiar but good 
voice In the tenor register and gets 
good music out of the ukulele. It 
looks as though, with a suitable song 
repertoire, she could go It alone, as 
her appearance and style in her solo 
number is all in her favor. The 
straight man has a good voice and 
has little else to do, but the act Itself 
Is a handicap to all three. 
- "Mickey's Return," a comedy-dra- 
matic sketch, while shy on logical 
construction, is very well played by 
a woman and three men, the Irish 
mother part and that of the prleet 
calling for especial mention as good 
character work. A boy just out of 
prison through evil associations Is 
mixed up In a theft, and, running 
from the ofllcers, dlTrts into the 
priest's house, where, by some 
chance, his mother la housekeeper. 
A detective follows him, runs into the 
mother, and In a battle of wits gets 
the worst of It. Later the priest In- 
tcrfereg to protect the boy, who, dis- 
guised as an altar boy. fools the de- 
tective, who later again returns and 
gets the boy with the vestments off. 
The dick Is about to tear the boy 
away to durance vile when the phone 
bell rings and (without explanation 
as to how headquarters knows he is 
at the priest's house) the detective 
Is called to answer It. Boy Is inno- 
cent Is the news over the wire, and 
"they fill live happy ever after." 

Despite* the incongruities of the 
plot, the act Is sure Are for small 
time, especially In a Catholic com- 
munity. 

The Caltes Bros, stopped the show 
with their dancing, and their com- 
edy, although 'a bit forced and ob- 
vious, got plenty of laughs, especially 
in the dark-stage bit. The younger 
lad's dance is a classic in wooden- 
shoe dancing. Paul and Walter La 
Vars (New Acts). "Rouged T.lpf>," a 
Metro picture, closed. 



better casting than now given to it. 
Of the company of four, only Vilmu 
Steck made any impression, wltli 
Ashley Buck and WUUe, the kid, 
nearest to her In playing. 

Miss Hteck got all of the comedy 
out of her role and all the laughs 
the skit hold. That was eoiivetlUng 
for Miss Sleek had to do it. nil by 
herself. She necms very. possible for 
a production. (Ig'irlng that here she 
did a lot with nothing. The Albert 
role Is miscast through size and ap- 
parent age If the 16 -year assumption 
for Willie Is to be maintained. At 
best not big time although perhaps 
entertaining enough foi; the younger 
people at matinees. 

About the next Itent of con- 
sequence was Wade Booth, .i sing- 
ing juvenile with oodles of i>erson- 
allty. unusual diction and a corkl. g 
looking blonde planlste (Louise 
Best) who plays her accompani- 
ments with just too much of a 
muscular touch. But she does dress 
up the turn and with Booth's good 
looks, they make sotn.ething of ix 
novel stage couple Inasmuch as here 
a woman accompanleli a male 
singer, not unique but still novel. 

Mr. Booth )ia8 a splendid light 
baritone he knows how to handle 
but not always with the best judg- 
ment. If hU "Road to Mandalay" 
is to be accepted as Indicative Of 
his style. -Anvway for Cotli that 
song might go out in tl»e metro- 
politan district, ^e has' u corking 
little flnlshing numl>er but Booth 
appeared to be afraid of It, so he 
ventured un explanatory contment 
that ruined the point. If an an- 
-nouncement Is required It would be 
much better merely to say be will 
tell of his adventure with a. young 
lady. 

Booth has good address In .addi- 
tion. The turn Is big time, a little 
different, a lot of personality, more 
looks and plenty of class. With the 
demand for juveniles In Broadway 
productions at present, the suftges- 
tlon is what this couple .ire doing 
in vaudeville. Its on easy running 
turn and gets in right almost Im- 
mediately through l)earing a..d ap- 
pearance. 
, Other acts programed were Bag- 

fert and !!=heldon, Lytell and Fant. 
'ranees .\rma and Ed Janls arid Co. 
Siirtf. 



CITY 

The show dragged and~Kped alter- 
nately, playing to less than half a 
house. Mazie Lunette's offering In 
the opening spot was characteristic 
of the entire show, rising and fall- 
ing In Interest according to the 
work being done. Her routine con- 
sists of aerial work, trapeze, rope 
and Iron -jaw stunta. She does 
nothing remarkai>lc. and too much 
skiglng. 

Bergman and McKenna (New 
Acts) went fairly well with songs 
and dance, and a colored trio, 
Stralne, Dinks and Thomas, put the 
first sign of interest into the audi- 
ence (New Acts). 

Fred Weber and Co., a woman 
who appears in the opening of the 
act accounting for the "Co.." pleased 
with his ventriloeinlal bits. The 
song bits were responsible for his 
going over, for In the talk Weber 
■mothered most of his words and 
couldn't be understood. 

Grace Doro's piano single hit 
nicely. Miss Doro U doing a lot of 
trick work, but seems to be too 
anxious to place 'breaks and runs 
In her playing and puts them in the 
A^rong places— The result le too 
often discord. 

Stanley and the Wilson Sisters 
will have a good pop house act after 
the 20 minutes its runs have been 
cut to 15. One of the girls Is a very 
clever clown, and does a male Im- 
pereonatlon with • "souse" that'* a 
riot The boy should do Jew all 
'the way through the act. .The "one- 
horse town" gag should be deleted. 

Maley and O'Brien exploited the 
selling points of a washing machine 
In "wop" dialect, getting a few 
laughs, and then did verses, a la 
Lewis and Dody, to jockey for en- 
cores. Will King closed with a very 
good tramp hike routine. 



81 ST ST. 

About halt a house Monday i\ipht 
at the 81st Street, for a bill that 
hold no draw in Its vaudevllpj with 
the picture, "Children of Dust" 
meaning nothing In Its title or cast. 

'Just Out of Knlcker.i" uas the 
v.iudovitle headline, a Lewin Ai Gor- 
don , comedy sketch production of 
ver^• littit weight. Writi-n by Le 
l!oy Clemens, it calls i'^m nuich 



EftUITY ABS SDHDAT. ■} 

(Continued from pace 1)' ^ • 
nhade that this Jewi£h oompanjr Will 
give performances every StuAar 
under the clook of charity. JSluity 
is opposed to Sunday shows, o^td if 
the Hebrew o«mpany tries to siva 
.a Sunday show our (Equity)- n«m- 
bers would, rhl<l the place and'tear 
out the scats sooner than iflitvr- 
them to give a #how on Sundatu^.-. 

At thia, point Mountfof^;^eb- 
jected, to the resolution, de«y|Fln0 
Gllmorewas out of order. HsiiMied 
two points In proof. Mouirilprd 
said that the meeting hcd $een 
called for a speclflc purpose attjt no 
other matter could be consld(bed. 
As this was su^h an Important mat - 
ter the Hebrew delegates sks^uld 
have been notified the eubjectivnia ' 
also to be coasidered ttuitvU)ey 
might appear as the partlei^Awet 
lnter<>sted. . "S^ 

Qilmors Overruled ^.^rC 

Hh( second i>olnt was that iv^^er 
Equity nor. the Internation.al •^Oi.'a 
has the right to forbid the HelMfs 
to work 6n any day they pleaj^as 
that would be interference wltMB'thn 
autonomy of the Hebrew Ae^rs' 
Union, guaranteed It by the i^lcle«| 
Of the charter agreement. .. , ^'^ 

John Emerson was not ^tf^ti)* 
meeting, so Vice President of -^tHb 4 
A's Jean Greenfield was la. the 
chair. Greentleld is president wmI 
representative of the Hebre'«r;'^ct'- 
ors' Union. When Mountfor<3fe.^'lili 
bis usual parliamentary ncctit^y. 
asked Greenlield for a decisl6d, the 
latter 'ruled Gilmore out of or^l^'r. 
And the resolution was dettf&H. 
with the heavy Equity vote wl)lp- 
sawed. 

The matter Is but postpot|ed, as 
Gilmore Is said to have stated; ho 
will call another st>eclal meettiW In 
the near future and again Intr^uce 
the resolution when Emerson 19' In 
the chair. It |s probable "Arry Will 
also be on deck when it .4fAlii 
comes up. 

Hebrew actors and managers »av 
Sunday Is the biggest day for 'the 
Yiddish theatre, and it barred irom 
showing on that day all the Tlddlsh 
theatres In New York would, have 
to close. Bqulty intends to take 
drastic action to prevent them play- 
ing on Sundays. They say the ii|iM- 
pects for trouble ire excellent, ^w 

Meantime Gilmore is training *for 
his trip to Portland, after rei«Ritly 
having taken a two months' *i«ca- 
tlon at Equity's expense. 

Notifications are being s^ to 
the members of the executiv* com- 
mittee of the 4 A's that a. ayaelal 
meeting of the - International 'will 
be held Tuesday, Aug. 23, at v^h 
time Glllmore will again Inlnxtuca 
a resolution calllpg for the IntMsa- 
tlonal to forbid the Hebrew, <f«tora 
of the Bayes company to work on 
Sundays. 

There will be spirited oppoaltton 
to th^ resolution from the Hebrew 
delegates. As Equity can outvote 
the Hebrew delegation, the cfaaacea 
of OUlmore'a resolution going 
through are favorable, tttlMS 
Mountford'a parliamentary 0^ec< 
tlons are agiain sustained. 

If the resolution does go through 
it is said trouble may arise throusb 
the Hebrew branch of the org 
tlon. 



JEFFERSON 

Eight -acts at the Jefferson this 
week and each a blg-tlme turn. 

Will Morris is a comedy cycling 
turn thatscorei well and gets good 
results. Bezazian and White (New 
Acts) have changed their turn since 
last season and now have a pre- 
tentloue offering using three people. 

Htgglns and Blossom are doing 
the same act formerly done by Hlg- 
glns and Bates. These two girls 
dance well together and both do 
good single numbers. The boy 
pianist, who Introduces them, singe 
his lines Intelligently and intel- 
ligibly, but ho Is shy on piano play- 
ing ability, trying to make noise and 
gesture take the place of careful 
touch. His work, especially when 
he attempts to do some rapid rag- 
ging, 1« extremely sloppy. 

IngUs and 'Winchester have a 
comedy turn that 1 - good for laughs 
from start' to llplsh. Not alone nre 
a good many of their gags fresh, 
but they have a way of putting it 
over without showing that they 
know how funny they really are. 
The fireman opening Is good for a 
laugh because of Its utter nonsense, 
hut the punch of the act Is the bur- 
lesque on the old time melodrama 
with the villain tying the girl (o 
the railroad tracks, u dummy being 
used, and the hero pushing the on- 
rushing train back ju.st tw(Oi"o it 
liil,» the girl. For this erfeci it'rfihv- 



ENGAGEMENTS 5 

Tom Burroughs, "Abie's Jrlah 
Rose" (Atlantic City). 

Vera Flnlay, "The Last Warning.*? 

Jack McGulre, "Dear Me." 

Henrietta Vaders, "Able'e ixtth 
Rose" (Montreal). 

Juliette Day, James Crane, JMnea 
Spottawood. "Dust." 

Roy Buckler, "The Old Soak," 

George Thompson, George BsrMer. 
"Brook." 

Roberta Arnold, "Chltken VttH." 

Marlon pabney, "Greenwich 'V1t« 
lage Follies." 

Robert McWade, "We've Got to 
Have Money." 

Ada May (formerly' Ada Mao 
Weeks), "The Leftover." 

Solly Ward, "Music Box Rerue." 

Gene Stanley. "Sunbonnet Su«** 

lone Wilbur, "Blossom flme" 
(road). 7 . 

Florence Moore, "Music Boz'M'« 
vue." ^ 

A. E. Mathews. "But for the antea 
of God." ' \ 

Charles Trowbridge. "The Z.Q1. 
la by." 



Ing picture Is used and It getk a' 
howl. ■' 

Val Harris (New Acts) has a f(0«d 
turn In "one" showing a small-town 
old hick and a'young flapper from 
the city. The act is full of wise 
cracks and gets over fine. 

The Versatile Sextet have » turn 
that Is getting better results thjtn 
their old act and should tak* them 
a long way. 

Mel Klee. always perfectly at 
home, had them eating out of his 
hand .and not one of his gags missed 
fire. Kvon though they seemed to 
know what waa coming, they en- 
joyed Ic nnj-how. The Hanako Japs 
closed lhe.«h(.w with an exhibition 
■of rtrJemal mvsMeisiii.- ( , , 1 ' 



Thurtday. August 23, 1928 



VARIETY 



?«^WJ<r':W^j*«PffrT« 



'*■;■ 



if THE BBEAKHrO POINT 

* (Continued from page 16) 
theatre In anticipation of a 100 pet 
cent, evening. 

One expects fine llnea, dignified 
4iBcueslon ot Immediate problems, 
or at least an Intrlgulnf^ and Inter- 
Involved mystery drama. 

On* gets. Instead, a lot of rant- 
ing and raving, a disordered and 
disheveled synthetic thriller, forte 
players over-acting — over-writier» 
speeches, character makeups of eras 
Jong passed by, and a complete pic- 
ture of a stoclc company in Shet>oy- 
gan celebrating the last week of a 
prosperous season by producing an 
original manuscript by the popular 
leading man, in which he gave him- 
self and all the troupers he liked 
fat parts. 

Mrs. Rlnehart's story, from which 
this play was adapted, was a rather 
engaging tale. It° wasn't important, 
but it wasn't silly. In deraonatrat- 
Ing on the stage t)>e theory that she 
promulgated in editorial and narra- 
ti.e exposition, she went into a 
strange combination of applied 
science and misapplied melodrama. 
The plot deals wit' amnesia and 
aphakia — or magn.:Sia and aspirin, 
or something the doctors murob'e 
about. McKay Morris plays the- 
victlm-hero. He plays hi;n with the 
same melancholy monotone with 
which he mournoil Gtael Barry- 
. more'a misguided Juliet as her mis- 
cast Rcmeo. Maybe I\omeo had a 
menial hiatus, too. 

It seems that this lad Was once a 
rich rancher and fell for a married 
vamp, the same portrayed by Oail 
Kane. Miss Kane makes Theda 
Bara look like Bite Danl«Is as she 
Interprets the part — veiled, stealthy, 
deep-voiced, p^therish, as theat- 
rical as a at^e-brace and about as 
subtle. The' youth slew her hus- 
band ten vearq before the curtain 
rises. He w^ rescued by a kindly 
<oh, SO' kindly!) old darling of a 
whiskered country doc. who has 
raised him as hi« own son and 
taught him to deliver children for 
the village wiv»s, which seems his 
m;>lp st»^ialty. He has amnesia 
and the past is a blank. He is In 
love with a nice girl. The vamp 
comes back, playing the burg. He 
doe« not remember h.r. But the 
scandal 'still clings to her. 

A reporter gets messing about and 
hangs it on the wholesome young 
gynecologist, who blunders back to 
the ranch, wlwre come also the 
vamp and the Ingeniie and the re- 
porter and the hero's faithful old 
cowboy pal. When the sheriff pulte 
a gat and- tries to pinch the am- 
nesiac, he suddenly recovers from 
his loss of memory and re-enacts 
his getaway of ten yearsago, making 
a rattling second-act curtain that 
really was kicky. 
'But after that Mrs. Rinehart was 
, sunk. She wandered around 
I through the third act, getting him 
hack from the ranch and the am- 
nesia, back into the village and the 
aphasia, which she did with many 
inconsietencies and no few very 
dumb solutions, such as declaring 
a murderer "legally dead," having 
the reporter drop the story ou^ of 
the goodness of his heart after he 
liad chased It all over America on 
an editorial room expense account, 
inaking the vamp withdraw for no 
Igood cause after she had caused 
Bnurder and ruin for the man, re- 
turning the doc -cowboy as a sloppy- 
looking taxi driver with greasepaint 
tDoard, killing oft the benevolent old 
physician, Inducing the sheriff to 
CO home empty-banded after he has 
ordered New York police around 
and crossed the continent to "get 
his man," and some more shabby 
subterfuges not worthy of Jack 
l>ait, let alone Mary Roberts Rine- 
Itart. 

. The second act curtala was a 
Imngo, and that is an Important 
)dramatic asset. The names, too, are 
Bullers. And there are enough 
■Impletons who believe amnesia and 
aphasia cim be juggled about, to 
ihwt some patronage for this crude, 
Witless, pointless, spineless drama. 
Eome of the sharpshooters at the 
premiere even regarded it as a great 
tnoney-getter. Heaven knows. It 
Isn't as bad a play as "Whispering 
Wires" or "A Bill of Divorcement." 
But the opinion of this reviewer, 
isven now that Variety is keeping 
score on Its critics, is that "The 
Breaking Point" will not convince 
•ven the several million boneheads 
In Manhattan and the Bronx, and 
■win not get over. As for his own 
feelings — the only honc«t bit of 
comedy in the piece was where the 
ex-towboy comic, having returned 
to Wyoming after ten years of east- 
ern amnesia from the horseback, 
cannot sit down because be is sad- 
dle-sore; he registered a severe 
pain locally; the und(y^«lgncd felt 
the same way about it. Laii. 



youths, who have placed it at the 
disposal of an antique furniture 
dealer to exhibit his wares, saya, 
"I usually get what I go after, .o 
matt<.-r how just as long as I get 
It." This Nan did, with the aid of 
eight charming choristers who look 
good, act good and work good on 
the onening night and placed this 
vehicle In a position to command 
the attention of the show going 
populace during the early^part of 
the season at least and perhaps for 
a long time afterward. 

The book Itself can be summed 
up as the work of an excellent 
"tinker" who has written gags, and 
scenes for vaudeville and who prob- 
ably through his experience as a 
newspaper man — as that Is the oc- 
cupation ot Marian Thompson, its 
author — and his ability to observe 
good things of the past an.'- devise 
ingenious situations from them. 

In compIetM form they tell a 
story which is niost Conventional 
and one that might arouse little in- 
t^fest outside of bringing t ' tention 
to a few Are gags, with a few 
"colored." Much more can be said 
for the musical score tun^ul, at 
most times and disclosing two num- 
bers as the outstanding features, 
"I Love You" and "Such Is Life in a 
Love Song." 

Walter Brooks is credited with 
having' put on the play. If .such is 
the case, when it comes to putting 
on dialog or the book Mr. Brook.i 
should step aside. The opening 
night indications pointed strongly to 
the fact that direction in this line 
was faulty and in some situations 
and scenes acted negatively at the 
expense of the players. 

So far as numbers are conArneii 
Brooks did well. He selected eight 
snappy and willing girls. From the 
time the girls entered until the 
finish they were on their toes and 
worldng. 

A novelty the J.imes Boys, a 
Whitemnn Band of 12 men In the 
pit. Under the direction of Ernest 
Cutting they contributed the ac- 
companiments and special numbers 
to t)ie delight of the audience and 
established themaelves. 

Upon the rise of the house cur- 
tain a patent leather drop comes to 
view and a pianist in the pit starts 
to play. Then ofte by one from be- 
tween the fo'.ds of the curtain the 
members of the band make their en- 
trance and walk into the pit and 
take up the tune with the pianint, 
after which the leader makes his 
entrance coming down an aisle and 
taking charge. This is again re- 
peated at the beginning of the 
second act. The overture of syn- 
copated melodies used eight minutes 
and received a rousing reception. 
For the entr'acte, they again har- 
monized with syncopated numbers 
with about half of the men doing 
solos. This also took about eight 
minutes. 

Miss Halperin a little "Miss 
Plx-It," in search of her mother and 
finds a youth In a predicament with 
a married woman who has come to 
tea, to deceive her husband. With 
the burden on her and two com- 
edians pitted against her, one Allen 
Kearns, as the light comedy man 
who had crossfire gags and comedy 
bits to get over as well as feed,' she 
stood out like a tower. Miss Hal- 
perin some times sticking to direc- 
tion and other times using her own 
Judgment , stemmed certain gaps 



lion equipment and costuming. The 
set an interior showing the living 
room of an apartment and used In 
both acts was pleasing to the eye 
but gave no evidence of expenslve- 
ness as dl." the two changes of cos- 
tumes which the chorus girls wore, 
a change being used for each act. 

Whatever the 'cost of production 
might have been, Weber had two 
associates to participate In it with 
him. One Is Rosen, the costumer 
(whose gowna Were used during the 
out-of-town engagement and dl;- 
carded In New York). He has 20 
per cent, of the play. With what 
appears to be a sane pay roll and 
a similar general overhead, "Little 
Jessie James" should not have much 
trouble in making ends meet at the 
Longacrc. * 



WOMAN ON THE JURY 

"??!* J," proloir and threa acta br B«r- 
n\ra K. Bums. Dlr»cted by Lester Loner- 
ISf,- PrMenlwJ by A. H. Woods tx the 
BItinm, New York, Aiijt. IS. 
Betty Brown Mary Nawcomb 

S?"*J. Si'^i: Flemlnr Ward 

Miss Ma.ll!da Sladc Adelaldo P»fi Allan 

-*^J^. •*"••" Frieda Inescort 

rred Maters Henry Danlfll 

Judse Davla Stanley Jeasup 

Kmmel, district attorney, 

Klwood F. Boatwick 

Nollls, counael for defenn John CralK 

Mra. Pierce Mabel Colconl 

Orace Pierce Vlorence Finn 

Jamp* McQuJre, a detective.. John Bharliey 

Bailiff Jale* Ferrar 

Oarrlty, foreman of the Jury. 

_ . Wilson Reynolds 

Tom r.ewls Bennett Southanl 

Mr. Simons .Myal Tra<-y 

Otto Sihmidt Harry Vok<■^ 

Clerk of the court Thomas Hood 



__ „_. - loose and slow, but the courtroom 

which mig)it have put the pled* "n-f^'P'^'O''^ '* •** tense as anyone could 



LITTLE JESSIE JAMES 

L. Lawrence Wtbrr prr.*;rnt3 a niufirjil 
farcp In two arts wllh book and lyrics by 
Harian TiioinpHon Aid music by Unrry 
Archer at th« I.ongacre theatrf. New York. 
Auk. 15. stiiKed by Walter Brooke, with 
same setllnft used tnroughcut. 

Tommy Tinker Allen Ke.-irni! 

luWft Miriam llripklna 

-Mrs. Flower. ..............Winifred Harris 

Gernldi«e >'lowfr Ann Kiinds 

g- Ulrirk James H Ciirvmi 

Paul Hcvere i Jay Mfiip 

Mrs. Jnmieson <'lara T hrnop 

Jessie Jamlcson Nan Halperin 

William J. Pierce IloKer Gray 

Clarence Carl Anderson 

Harold HcrbTt Hontxvirlt 

Chorus-Lucila Mendcz. Ixirclln f'lu-ih- 
m». Bobbie Tircslcau. Blanrlie O'Jiii.-n. 
Frances Upti n. Uilna Howard. Kiiilly 
stead, Affnca Morrlsey and Bonnie Rbaw. 



Nan Halperin when .ihe make;: her 
entrance into the apartment ol two 



t'no lag instead of speeding it up, 
as she did. Her entrance so. g 'My 
Home Town in Kan.sas" wan 
rendered in her Inimitable breezy 
style and proved the best of her 
numbers. "From Broadway to Main 
Street' 'a number used in the second 
act wirCTt she was surrounded by the 
girls also came Into thu knockout 
class, especially when demure little 
Nan stepped out with the eight 
steppers and did some tall steppitig 
which brought on recall after re- 
oalL 

Jiy Vclle, the play "hero" g.nvc 
an excellent performance and 
especially so after haVing stepped in 
"cold" without a previous perform- 
ance and only three days of re- 
hearsal. Kearns did equally as well 
and showed that his youthful light 
breezy comedy was of a calibre that 
had telling effect with an audience. 
James B. Carson, as the Jewish 
furniture dealer blustered in and 
out wearing a silk top hat and a 
cutaway coat with striped t.ouscrs. 
Carson was not given much to do 
but what he did was done with sin- 
cerity and flnese, < specially a scene 
In the second act when he entered 
with "Clarence" and "Harold" of 
the "Ham and Bud" type to move 
out the furniture during the enact- 
ment of a love scene. The two char- 
acters of the "house movcr.s" are 
most reminiscent of the late Edmund 
Hayes' "Piano MoVer" act In vaude- 
ville. 

Roger Oray, as a grouchy pes- 
simistic bill collector who comes in 
search of a debtor and finally dis- 
covers that hi.s wife whom he had 
always believed faithful w.as in the 
apartment keeping a love "yst, 
gave a capilol performance. 

Mlri.im Hopkins, who pluyed the 
role of the wife is a medium sized 
golden haired girl wlic makes a 
charming appearance, sei vcs as a 
good foil for Kearns. Ann Sanda, 
a briinet ingenue prim.a rtonn.i, as 
the girl who has had her love affairs 
complicated and finally ^ nsents to 
marry tho compUcator. is a little 
light on the acting end but atones 
for thi.s vocr lly. Winified Harris 
and Clar.a Tlirnop as the two 
mothers, did just what nil stage 
mothers do, fr't, fume and became 
contented. 

Being a musical farce it was per- 
mitted to take liberties in produc- 
l 



Stage tricksfers have not worn 
courtroom drama threadbare, for 
along comes Bernard Burns from out 
of the west with "The Woman on 
the Jury." 

The play is divided Into a prolog 
and three acts, spinning a story of 
gripping human interest, and al- 
though perhaps not as well con- 
structed as 4t might be has a tinge 
of box office power that should keep 
It at the KItlnge for some time.' 

The story begins in a mountain 
top "love "nest," peopled by Betty 
Brown and George Wayiie. Betty 
Is a refined, cultured girl who al- 
lowed her heart to run away with 
her reason. The summer is waning 
and Wayne is groping for a get- 
away. When his graceful attempts 
fail he bluntly tells the girl that 
they are through and passes out of 
her life. 

Three years elapse and Belty is 
happily married to another man. 
She and her hu.sband have been se- 
lected for jury duty, empaneled in 
a murder case, the trial of a young 
woman for the murder of her lover. 
The testimony develops the vlctiiii 
was none other than Betty's bunga- 
low lover. The prosecution has 
welded an impenertable chain of 
clreumstantlnl evidence. 

The jury i« deadlocked by Betty's 
holding out for an acquittal. When 
all else falls and she is beaten Into 
a corner by the arguments of her 
associates on the jury Betty makes 
the supreme sacrifice of revealing 
her relations with the murder vic- 
tim to' save the girl. 

Mary NewcOmb gives a splendid 
performance. . She rose to stellar 
heights ip her big scene In tHe Jury 
room. John Craig, as counsel for 
the defens also registered. 
The prolog and first act are a bit 



him from ruin, etc., without one ot 
the etc.'s omitted. The last of that 
brand was "Bxtra," which died in Us 
tracks. This one will get a little 
belter shake and should stay until 
I'hankaglvlng If it can live at around 
t7,000, which is about its potential 
speed. 

"We've Got to Have Money" might 
have clicked hard had the iove story 
amounted to anything. As It hap- 
pened, it only broke up what ten- 
sion there was, as the youth's busi- 
ness rise really began to be Inter- 
esting every time the feeble re- 
mance nosed In to make the audi- 
ence say. 'Oh, p^haw." To this 
unhappy situation Miss Vivian 
Tobin contributed by syrupy minc- 
ing throughout, and (he rest of the 
fault lay in a romance that was 
too obviously easy. Miss Tobln's 
super-sweet amiability destroyed 
any suspense that might have sur- 
vived even the original complication, 
and after that she was a cinch and 
her every re-entrance was only a 
stage- wait. 

The idea of the get-rlch-quick 
s<'Iit;me in this case was promoting 
and subsidizing genius. The hero 
(ilobert Ames) had sent. a poor boy 
through college in his place, while 
he loafed and made merry with a 
siren. (He belied It in every flbi^e, 
and the author "cleaned him up" un- 
til the whole background seemed 
highly unplauslble.) However, the 
girl and her father, who h«ld his 
heart and his checkbook between 
them, came on a visit just as the 
vamp served the pa.per, and all went 
llooey. Robert McWade made the 
dad-guardian very realistic and did 
hi3 noblest to hold the "danger" up 
despite Miss Tobln's Insistent smi.-k- 
iiig, which turned everything to 
milk and water. 

Later' the woman returned the 
letters — for no reason — and Miss 
Tobin graciously consented to be 
the hero's sweetie whenever he 
wanted her, and he was free to make 
his pile except when she was 
dragged back to do some more baby 
talk and agree some more. But he 
still had time to put over several 
inventors and to revolutionize sev- 
eral established industries and shake 
down his guardian for the daugh- 
ter's willing hand In return for the 
patent which his protege had per- 
fected and which meant life or death 
In the paint trade. 

Just why his partners let him sell 
their biggest asset to get a girl, who 
was his anyway, was never ex- 
plained, though there was some talk 



about lonor" wbea his crooked 
secretary got the boob chemist to 
sign a phony paper turning the 
patent over to the dirty opposition. 

Leo Donnelly was a delight as the 
hero's friend. Evary season brings 
to finer development the unction and 
the Ingratiating poise with which 
this born actor handles situations of 
all sorts. From a "type" player 
Donnelly has established himself as 
a creator of many parts, always the 
perfectly east performer, seemingly, 
no matter where the role may lead. 

Young Ames, a juvenile ot almost 
star position in New York, played 
the upstanding American about as 
that figure has been done for many 
a year, with only one ahead of the 
procession — Oeorgle Cohan ot sev- 
enil seasons back. The character 
called for little more, and Ames, 
with better Ingenue support, would 
have looked much stronger. The 
other distinguished member was an 
unknown, BMIen Gray, a gorgeous 
blonde, who did a lazy stenographer, 
and did it to the queen's taste (ex- 
cept that she Jimmied the second act 
curtain with the same attractive ' 
drawl that helped her get the reat 
across). 

The book is very clever in spota. 
The llnea are - brisk and rarely 
gaggy. The progress is astute and 
has surprises as well as obvlons 
tur^a With a more complex or 
compelling love story It would bo 
one of the heit of recent light 
scripts. t«ska has possibilities. If 
he ever worked with Wlnchell Smitli 
or Cohan he would be brilliant. Ber« 
tram Harrison, who staged the pieosk 
apparently did not blow much spirit 
into It. Some ot the nifties soundeA - 
more like Donnelly's. Lait. 



Gordon, Ino., • ttS.OOO corpora* '' ' 
tlon, is being formed in New Yorlf 
State for the purpose of producing 
plays written and fostered by IjCod 
Gordon, actor-autbor-producer. Tho 
flri^ will>b« "The Garden of WeeOs,**. 
by Gordon, with Beatrice Nlohol* Is 
the leading role. It -M)) be pro« 
duced about Nov. 1. 

Brik Huneker, son of James Gib^ 
bons Huneker, lias been appointed >.- 
general manager of the John Wen« 
ger Scenlo Studios. Huneker was 
formerly an executive at the Eastn 
man laboratories in Rochester. 



expect from this type of play. 

The wx flement, remarkably well 
handled, coupled with the Intermit- 
tent theme of feminine sacflfice. 
.should make the piece popular with 
the feminine. 



WE'VE GOT TO HAVE MONEY 

David Farnum Robert Amos 

Thomas Campbell Slewart Kemp 

Toney Piatt Jerome Cowan 

ilobcrt Brady T.co Dnnnclly 

P.lchnnI Walci'tl Robort McWade 

Prof. Higley Louis Mountjny 

I'UcHs John Kobb 

.i.-jmos Tioolln Ah'X IVrman 

-M. Lt vuntc JO£ci»h Oranby 

Kennison MHlnn Nobles. Jr. 

otto Hchuiz Manii«>I Alcxunilir 

Henry Mack J. V. Walsh 

llunn Rlcha'rl "Warren 

Hdrnpr JI. 1). d'Anirelo 

Olga Waloott Vivian Tobin 

Evolyn Uusscll l>orlB Marquette 

Hotly C'ark... Marie Louise "Walker 

MisB riQfillttlc Eden'Omy 

Miss davis Louise Sr^ral 

Miss i'^lnnry Flora Finch 



DIGEST OF "CLIPPER" 

A weekly digest of the lesding articles publishsd in the same 
week's issue of "Clipper." 

As Clipper is sn outdoor smusement, and "Variety" a general 
theatrical weekljf, the digest will givs a resunM of ths sntire show 
field, in connection with Clipper's own matter. 



Mayors of Rhode Island cities are forming an organization to promote 
the Ktatc as a resort, a irovel movement. 



The Methodist church In Texas has recognized the necessity for out> 
door entertainment through assuming charge of a summer park and 
beach. 



Tex Austin tells why be had to take his rodeo Into the Yankee stadium 
this time after having been promised, as he alleges, the Madison Square 
Garden for a return date. Review of the Austin rodeo day by day. 



How the English amuse, themselves on England's biggest holiday is 
told In a special article. \ 

Double-crossing bootleggers In Canada fleece, beat and rob one anl>ther. 



Hobos contemplate the establishment of a perinanvit headquarters for 
a hoboing association In Washington, D. C. The plan is fathered by * 
"millionaire hobo." ■ 



The ruins of C.irthage and the Palace of the Popes in the South ol 
France will be the site for dramatic productions In the open. 

Auto polo and football amusement features ot a southern fair this fall. 

The mayor ot Kansas City suggested Rlngllng-Bamum-Balley circu* 
give a Sunday performance In that city. 



Jones & Green, presenters of vari- 
ous follies (Including Shubert 
vaudeville), step in for the second 
time In a week to wet their feet in 
the dewdrops of the legit They Im- 
merse gradually. Last week they 
helped to present "Children of 'the 
Moon"; Monday night they offered 
"We've Got to Have Money," all on 
their own, at the Playhouse. 

In this Instance they launch n new 
playwright, Edward Laska. L.iska 
has hitherto been a writer of songs; 
among them "Mon Ami" and "How'd 
You Like to Spoon with Me?" He 
is an earnest young fellow, who re- 
fuses to lose either his earnestness 
or sense of humor when his scripts 
were shuttlecocked about the Broad- 
way offices for ye.nrs. As long ns 
some five years ago Henry Hyde 
announced this snf-same comedy 
under the title of "Hralns, Inc.," but 
pever came through. 

When "We've Cot to Have Money" 
finally did see the light ot night it 
turned out to be an Ingenious, 
cleanly farce of the old type usually 
associated with "Heady Money"; or 
it might be a satire on "The Man in 
the Making," the short-lived effort 
by James Elliott, who really meant 
it. 

It Is one of those In which the 
youth teache.'< the old grouch (the 
girl's father and his gu.irdian, of 
courrf^) a lesson In high finance and 
turns the patent over to him to save 



A Ku Klux Klan minstrel performance In the middle west with th* 
K. K's. on the platform In the seml-clrcle wearing their hoods. 



Concessionaires In eastern parks have been gambling with the rain in« 
surance companies during tbe past month and have won. 



The right of a druggist to fill a prescription calling for alcohol Is to 
be argued before the United States supreme court at Washington oa »a 
appeal from California. -•, ■ 

A circus carnival Is to be held during September on Riverside irU*, 
Xew York. 



A fraternal organization In a Long Island town closed its carnival when 
^'iven the alternative by the authorities of doing so or stopping tbo 
);,-imbIing wheels on the lot. 



Saratoga during the racing season accepts as a Joke tbe publicized 
attempts of the dry agents to stop "selling"' up there. Wine, women and 
1,'amhling at Saratoga as usual 



Facts given In proof that the radio does not commerci.illy aid sheet 
music selling. Radio people say If they are obliged to pay for entertain* 
Rient they will charge for advertising through the ether. 



Gar Wood Is building a speed motor boat In which he will att'^mpt Ut 
("OSS the Atlantic within 48 boUrs. 

There arc more saxophones now In use In the United .States than an 
"thf^r musical instruments combined. 



Sport.a p.TRCR, band and orchestra pa^-f. radio pagr, prohibition pages^ 
(11»;<;. record ^•evif.ws, all regular weekly departments In Clipper. 

Reviews of cai'nlvals, circuses and fairs. 



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VARIETY 



Thursday ;1«^ Hr^P^^ 



BILL5 NEXT WEEK (AUGUST 27) 

IN VAUDEVILI.B THEATRES 
<Ail h&amm '>|>** tur lb* wcvlt with Monday matineo. when nut oiiiet visa ladicatoil.) 
TiM bills bili'v> mo sroupcd In divisions, accordlni to boolilic oWcos supplied from. 
tk» nianner ci whk-h the«e bills »r» prlnlrd does not iltnute llio rclatltc iinpurlanca 

or acts nor Ihilr proici'ain po»llion». 
Ab asterisk (•) before iiaiiie di-m»t<*« act is doinit new turn, or rt-appcarinr after 
• absence friini vaudeville, or appeuiini: in city wh>rc llstod for the nrst thus. 



KEITH CIECUIT 



MBW YOHK CITV 
Ketth's I'lilarr 

Howard di *J:»rl: K 
Olcoll «: Mar.v *-.n 
Raid Msrk>'> lu 
Kmma cariiM 
Home & l>unii 
Nsllle Arimut ( o 
Uert KltlKlbbxus 
Fortunello A- C 
(Ona to nil I 

Kclth-s Kivrr*ide 
OIca Cook 
WlUte Ulsters 
Marton Mymi-ry 
Al RaymunU 
Rula t O'Br.eti 
Ilore Maye A K 
<Othcrs to nil) 

Kdth'a (Isl m. 
SRosa Polnnrow Co 
For Pity's 8ak<- 
Ijacdom ti 8tHn.iier 
Til* Slielk 
Tan Arakis 
Md Lowry 

M««a* B ra* liraj 
Bill Roblnaon 
Bloom * 8her 
Cosala & Verdi 
iOthar* to dlU 

Mmi' tallarasa 
Dob Bards y Co 
UsWItt * Meyira 
L'lrd * KrederlclLS 
(Others to All) 

>d half 
•Paol TIson * Oreh 
lAwton 
(Others to nil) 



I'ri'ds & Ai.th*.ri> 
H.'thtra to nil) 

1st half-C'- JtM 
Al K Hall Co 
Jean Aduir t'o 
I'^our of I'll 
>( Hellostln 
(Others to mil 

!d half .(31) -) 
Pierce & i<yi.n 
•Annar 

Hyama & Mclnt.vrc 
Mellnda £ J>a<l.- 
(Uthars to nil) 
Praetor's tM 81. 

td hsif (:]-:<;) 

Kor Ptly's Make 
Ijeaaon (or l.ovt- 
Ana Ursy 
Caaaons & Mario 
lARe A HyrtMi 
(One l« nil) 

lat half (•.•7-i9i 
Saver iiiiSgc'.y Co 
Jean Oranese Co 
Caraival of \'eniee 
Waldron A Moore 
Abbott A White 
Billy * Duffy 

>4 hair (]»-'.') 
Aheam ft Pcterain 
McKlBlty Ria 
Rlnv Tanfle 
Malay A O'Brien 
(teaaar Rlroli Cu 
(Dae to flll> 

f>OMKT IHf.AMD 

New Mriahloa 
Carroll * f-isher 
V A E Stantor. 



ILtLTIMORI-: 

Maryland 

hMdIe lions 
JiigKlinr N* iwoi - 
klcKsv *! AkIii'i 
Karl l.lniiKa*';- < ', 
Sherwln K.11.1 
Dainty Marie 
CoatiioiKiIitan :: 



.l.tb l-lrowiiirjj 

4Jitffln Twlri^ 
(Ooo to till). 

2d half 

liii-h Kayea 
Ku«c A Thome 

•Woods Cirrj« 



OMalal 


Oaallat to tka R. V. A 


DR. 


JULIAN SIEGEL 


i4l>:i B'tray I Pntaana Bl«a.» N. ( 



BOHTO.N 
B. F. KHth's 

Cook MorMnii'" .*: 
Gt-ne li1»r:;ai. 
•Moor.~ * H^r.' I 
As Ye Sow 
Moran St .'.taii. 
Kublnl & n.nii' 
Robert K'illv 1 .. 
Uabb Carroll A s 



FOUR PHILLIPS 

Thto Week (Aac. Ml Kctth-a Fair, 



'j^Si^riJ! 



Maaaceaaeal, MAX ranxir 



Keith's Farihan 
Olaen A Johnsoa 
Runaway Four 
XI Ray Slater!) 
Doyle A Chrlit e 
(Iwe to nil) 
<d halt 
Al K Hall Co 
Ollbart »clls 
Hector 
(Others to Kll) 

Mas*' Fraiiklla 
•Paul Tlscn * Orch 
Joe Darcey 
Nlobe 

•Frank & Uarroa 
Marcus X: Ourr 
(One to nil) 

td half 
Runaway Fttur 
Kesaler tc, Morgan 
(Others to hlli 

Keith's Hamlllon 
Frank Kurnuni' Co 

WIU MOITiH 

(Others to nil) 

2d half 
Joe Drtrcey 
•Steln-.vay ilaby 
Kate l;ilnure Co 
(Othrc to lill) 

Keltii'4 tfefreraoii 
Olibert Wells 
•BtelnwB.i Ilaby C 
Malinda tt lUide 
I.awton 
(Others !■ till) 

td buir 
Frank I- arimni (?o 



Leavitt A I.rf>ekwood 
Mabel Ford Co 
Billy aiason 
(Others to nil) 

BBOOKLYN 

Keith's Baskwirk 

Victor Moore 
UavU A Uarneil 
Artie Mehlinsier 
Sully A Houchton 
Jack Hughes 
Coriae A Hlinber 
DreoQ Slaters 
(Two to (111) 

Keith'* Orpheam 
V Lopes A Band 
Hall Ermine A H 
Tvette Rngel 
Jane Dillon 
Nlhla 

nrennan & Ruir> 
Meyers A HannnCd 

(Two to nil) 

Keith's (irrenpoint 
id half (27 !!«> 

Hamilton A narnea 

Oibi^on 81s A- (ir^iily 

Dixie Norton 

Capitol Revue 

(Two to nil) 
lat half JT-l'fM 

•Brokers Behrw 

I.ang A O'Ndl 

•A O Duncan 

(Ulhers to lill I 
ad half (30-: I 

Pour of Cn 

JuKKleland 



Borden A lirjei 
Collins A Uarl 
Renee Roberti. K---. 
BAB (sormsn 
•Mercedes (t ytrtin 
•Wee OtH»rg,e \\oo.l 

r.4BiM»in\i.f. 

Inias 

•P A K Rots 
Han Bonnets, 

(Two to nil) 
Id Hail 

Ann Huter 

4 Pala 

Carnival of leuico 

(One to nil) 

t'INCIXN.Vrl 

Falaee 

Splendid A Purdno 
•Billy 8hoao /i l> 
Chun< Hvva Tritt 
Ueorge Marlon 
Klown Revue 
Lee A Mann 
EiSbt .Mascots 

CI.EVEI..\M> 
IllpiMdrame 

Bert Sloan 
Neville sr I'HUlfon 
Gertrude Harney 
Wilson & Ki-n. 
Oailtti A Kokln 

lOSth St. 
Blly 

Nan Travclioe Co 
Angel A Kulkr 



Davis A Sanford 
Creedon A Davis 
Dave Ferguson Co 

I'OBTLAND, ME. 
B. F. Keith's 

.<<andy Shaw 
."^ally Beers 
MaKsart Ulrls 
Meisterslogsrs 
The Norvelles 
Itlght or Wrong 

RE.\DINO, FA. 



14>l'll!iVII.I.IC 

National 

llUli'J 

.Anii.-rte 

"Fred Hutniiicr 

.linilny Lucas 

..0 Miles rm U'wa. 

:d half 
Three HeUnontn 
Dolly Wilson Co 
iCli;g A Irwin 
.'Scotch I.ads £ I. 

T.OWICI.I, 

B. F. Keith's 

Murisy KIssen Co 
Dak.*!. A Del.rfiur 
N.sthano Drt^s 
Rob Hsil 
Hetty Washington 
l:iaine A Marahall 

MONTBKAI. 
laiMrlal 

(Sunday Opening! 
tJeo Mncl^arlane Co 
Herrirk A H»<ri 
l.uniars 

Stan Stanley Co 
Hussell A Marconi 
Sonla Meroll 

FHaeesa 
(Sunday Openin-rt 
The Uradnas 
.Tohnson A Baker 
Ned Norworth .1 
Clyde Doerrs Orcli 
(^llnton A Rooney 
William Sinytbe Co 
D Byton A CIrl.s 

MT. VKKNON 
Fiaelar'a 

;d half (iS-S«i 
Wilkcna A Wiiluns 
Ring Tangle 
Rosa Polnarow Co 
(Others to mil 

1st half (27-:3) 
Wayne A Warren 
Arnaut Bros 
.Mice Morley 



Rich Hayea Co 

Tiernry A I^nnelly 

Itose A Thorno 

Zeiaya 

tune to fill) 

:d Half 
Cordon Stewart Sis 
(Ir^-cn A Parker 
Hilly Dale Co 
Jos Browning 
Al Tucker A Band 

RirRMONn 

I.yric 

(.Vorfolk Spilt) 
1st Hair 
Hob Bobbie A Hob 
Margaret Ford 
Walah A Rills 
(Two to nil) 

ttCHKNKCTADV 

Praciar'a 

Ruby Raymond S 
l.yle A Emerson 



Tcs Means No 
TOBONTO 

Shea's 
Novelty Cilnlont 
LAB Drryer 
Tnung * Wheelar 
Joe ItoUey Co 
.Sc'nloii Dennos 'A S 
Kll E Ford 
Lee A CranstoB 

TKRNTON, N. I. 

CaiMtol 

Ross A Edwards 
naalry A Porter 
Kmiiy Darreil 
Al Tucker .A Band 
(One to nil) 
Id -Half 
Mr-Mrs W O'Clare 
(Others to fill) 

W.VSIIINOTON 
n. V. Kelth'a 
Perez A Marguerite 
Jean Sctawiiirr 
\Vm Halllgan Co 
Mel Klee 
Alyn Mann Co 
'Julia Sanderson 
Hrcnnan A Kogera 
Ijtt I)ora A B'kman 

tVII.UWOOD, N.J. 
Nixon 

Monroe Bros 
Mauv-eeii Rnglin 
Smith A Strong 
York A Klac 



FINLAY and HILL 

with ENRICO CARUSO SBORDI 
in "VodvH ■ IB Mod** 



•r.aydon A Burke 
(One to All) 

SCKANTON. PA. 
PalTa 

(W'k's-Barre split) 

lat half 
Rae Samuels 
Meehan A Dillon 
Billy Beard 
Whirlwind 4 
Hardy Bros 

HPBINOFIELD 
Palaee 

Crafts A Haley 



Follia airls 
•Arthur Flnir 0» 

2d half 
Frankle Heath 
Lytell A Faot 
Holland Romanca 
- O * L Mitchell 
The Pearsons 
fl^K'8-BAUtC, PA. 
PaU'a 
(Scranton split) 

1st halt 
PAR Halls 
Marmeiu Sis 
Pinto A Boyle 



WARD and DOOLEY 



TOM 
KELLY 

THE 

BEST 

IRISH 

STORY 

TECLER 

IN 

VAUDEVILLE 



JUST 
FINISHED 
30 WEEKS 
B. F. KEITH'S 
EXCHANGE 



•Htaaor* A l.oulse 
Arthur De Voy Co 
Jack La VIer 
Klor McClain Co 

Zd half 
1.1 t;d of Fantasy 
Morieii A Doran 
Sa-von A Orimn 
Brltt Wood 

WATKKBURV 
Palaea 

Al Sh.-iyne 
Fred Lindsay 
Itohemian Life 



Jean Godfrey 

•F Wilbur A Oirlle 

WOHCE8TER 

Pail's 

Land of Fantasy 
Mack A Esrl 
Morlen A Doran 
Brltt Wood 

id half 
Oeo Moore A OUIa 
Arthur De Voy Co 
CrafU A Haley 
Jack LaVler 
Follis Girls 



OKFEEUK cncvn 

CHICAGO MIKM^APOUS 



(Sunday opening) 
I.e Metre Hayes Co 
Ml* Hymark 
FrKsl Ridgeway Co 
Klein Bros 
Joe Towle 
DeM A Sheik Band 
(Two to flII) 
Btmta-lJika 

(Sunday opening) 
Josle Flynn's Minst 
Lambert A Fish 
Newhoff A Phelps 
•Jim KempUa Co 

CEDAB KAFID8 
Majaatic 

Willie Bchenck 

W A O Aheani 

Mrs R Valentino 

Valda 

Al Herman 

2d Half 
Houdlni 
Flo I«wla 
Willie Rolls 
North A Haliid.iy 
(One to nil) 

n.WKKPOKT" 
rolawibla 

lloudini * 

Mile Ivy 
Vllllams A Cljrk 



(Sunday op.>n:nc| 
Dixie Four 
4 Mortona 
MoOooda * I.enMa 
VenlU Oould 
Marlaa Murray 
Blllle Shaw Co 
Doolsy * Morton 

OAKI.AMD, OAU 



Ethel Barrymore Ca 
HAL Ziegler 
Armst'c A I'hclpa 
Duel De Kerekjarta 
Harry Illnes 
Berk A Savoa 

SAN FKANCISCO 
Oalden Oair 

(Sunday opcninO 
Brown Sisters 
Hdwards A Beasler 
f A J Connelly 
Billy Sharo Kevaa 
Fifar Bro A Oirlla 
Frisco McD A C 
Onshaaas 

(Sunday openiat) 
Naslmova 
8 Blue Demons 
Redmond A 'Well* 
Irving Flahcr 
Juliet 
Cahlll A RorKalna 



BOB MURPHY "and'' 

•ugg««ta far your •ummer vacation 
Blaghaai Beaeli. Saalb Mayailaa. Vt. 



BOSTON KEITH CIRCniT 



BOSTON 



DIRKCTION 



ALF T. WILTON 



VAN and VERNON 



JOE and JIN LA ROCCA 

find U eitremely difllrult to give up 
*«'lmiiiiiig uno go bark to work. 



Chalfonti- s::- 
(O'.hcrs to nil) 
Moss* Regent 

Versatile ."'iCt.tte 
Chalfoiitc Sis . 
Hector 

(Others to nil I 
Lil Imlf 
Clnudia c.tli man 
Cooper A- Illi'arilo 
(Others to «U) 
I'rortur's I'.'.ltli St. 

Id halt (■::;-'i6) 
Sager Rliil^tely Co 
M & A Clnrl; 
J I'rani is llan-^y R 
Tyler & Crolius 
Keller .'iiii & Lynch 
Evelyn J^ Dull 



•5 PetUys 
(Others to (lil) 

Keith's Prokpect 

2d half (:.•.■■:«) 
Joe Diirci y 
Lola liirlK- & (;!rl« 
High Schooi Harry 
MIr'y MNcecf i- It 
O'Neill SiB Co 
(Una to mil 

1st hair CiT 251 
Morris £. Sliavv 
Eiita (iarcla Co 
Brfords Oddities 
Pierce & lly..n 
(Two to niii 

2d half (;0'2> 
L'gf'd A Fredfr, 
Mardo A Home 



lUf 



"SIR" JAMES 



► 



DWYER 



lat half CT-iS) 
Mo ley * O Ilrkn 
Adain.s tk Thomas 
Bailey & fi"> it 
McKlnley Kis 
(Two to nil) 

2d half (JO-l) 
Jean (Iraneae Co 
Walelron Sr Moore 
Abbott & White 
Bedford A Madden 
(Two to nil) 
Proctor's Sllh SI. 

:d hill <:■(•:«) 

Eun.(<> Mii.t-r Co 
Hawthorne A Cook 
Flynn A Arnold 
•Sadler A Frisca 
Kirk * Coliier 

lat half (2;-:9) 
Jarvls A narrtsoa 
Morey * I orhJn 
(Others to mil 

id liall (r.(l 3) 
Geo lCo"ii>an 
Lang *• O'Vf'i 
Clifford A O'Cmrior 
(Othors to 11!'. I 
Praetor's flih Are. 

Id hair (M-2«) 
Cunnlt.gi.i I t B Cr, 
Echoes 01 li.incei d 
Jugglelnnl 
•Steim. n-.- niib.\ O 
T •«• A <> Sill 



•Ti a 

(Olhe 



I oil 

I. I'm! I 

AI.IIANV 

Proelor's 

Great Johnson 
Card III r & Rubrey 
Fisher Jir tlllnvire 
Moore A Freed 
Olga Stack A Hand 

Sd Half 

•Marjorie McCiinl'U 
Lyii? A Kroirson 
Mp«nc*r A Williams 
;res My Dear 
(One to dill 

ATI-ANTH (I TV 

CIoIm 

Kord A I'ri.e 
Kniliiitt O.M.ua 
Hsriy llolniiiii Co 
Sh.ii' f- t.-' 
Yariiiiik 
Lillian .sb'i.r 
(Iri-.-it L»-oii 

Vnang's 
il'lry M'.Nei-ce A R 
Ali'iia'i tr tlariey 
Paoiiiie 

Schwart;: .''. CI rTnr.) 
I til : or. 



Wnlten * Uramli 
Rosa A Moon 

COI.IMIII S 
B. r. Keith's 

Paul Nolan Co 

King A U'attv 

Perl Kcltoa I'l 

•Leah 

Tolo 

A & I. Shi'lildJi 

DAYTO.N 
B. V. Keith's 

The Faynrs 
Harris A ViukIi'i 
I.cw HnwI.iiis 
Yes Menti.' •»'.• 
Aduriii * llriillili 
Cieii-r ft lt.-a«' ■., 7 

:d half 
Roder K' lirmi 
•n A M Ounliirr 
Furinair & l':vaii:f 
Lew l>i'yiniiiir c., 
L'vetibei(c< .^- >■' '■' 
The Show oil 

DKTROIT 

Temple 

RusHcIl Vao * i' !■- 

Miller Olrls 

Jack .N'liriMsrtti ('.» 

■^ro^■alo 

Hsrry .(nl^oii Co 

Hu»h ll.rbiil (.1 

ll.inRI.SIII K(., I'A. 

Mnjeslic 

.Mann jlnni 
Yiitep \- lar^wi, 
.^^ong of Ii'ilia 
Freda & Anllioiiy 
(One to nil 

2a ii.iif 

Cold .K- i;il» arils 
Al'en A c iitlli III 
Weak Spot 
Chas .\li.*a.-?l Co 

(One to lill) 
HAZKI.TO.V. PA. 

Feeley's 

•ICil"k i Wil,-on 
W A IC.T.oi-.ly 
•WillittiiiM * Kt-ane 
(One to Mi) 

i:\ Ilaif 
The Ikrberts 
Williuiiis * •I',.:, .1.1 
(Two to bill 

INDI.\N\P01 It 

Palace 

I ItehnonLs 

Dolly Wilson Co 



(Others to fill) 

2d hsir dO.'.') 
O'.sen A Johnson 
3 Blanks 
(Others to nil) 

NEWARK , N. J. 
Proctor's 

.\dwl.iide & Husiiea 
llrelthbart 
Grace Hayes 
Torch-Hearers 
(Others to nil) 

OCF.AN CITY. N.J. 
Hippodrome 

Lillian's l>ogs 
4 .^*iiiers 
Lidell A Gibson 
I.ixhr A Mercedi .- 
■.Veb.r t Hidrior 

2d half 
Monroe Bros 
Maicueon Knglin 
^'Inith & S;r"nff 
i'ork A King 
Aer.iatiie Ktiter 

PHILABKLI'lilA 
B. F. Keltirs 

ll'^ck Si Rector 
Harry Fox 
Harry Orcen Co 
Hensce A Itaird 

rtcrk .t R.^cli r 



Spencer A Williams 
Tes My Dear 
(One to fill) 

ti Halt 
Oreat Johnson 
Gardner A Aabrcy 
Fisher A Ollmore 
Moore A Freed 
Olga Steok A Band 

SHKNANDOAH 
Htiaad 

The Herberts 
.\nn Suter 
4 Pals 
(One to fill) 

:d Halt 
•Kilck A Wilson 
Wm A Kennedy 
•William* A Keane 
Sun Bonnet* 

' S'TBACVSB 
B. F. Keith's 

Andrieff Trio 
Arthur Lloyd 
McCool Rellly Co 



Versatile Kntert'ers 
(One to nil) 

2d Half 
T.lllian's Dogs 
4 .Miners 
Lidell A nibson 
Lalln A Mercede^ 
Weber A Ridnor 
(One to nil) 

YONKERS, N. Y. 
Praetor's 

5d Half (H-:e) 
Klolllc Fuller Co 
Pierce A Ryan 
T»aneeol(>gy 
•Uminett O'Mara 
•Bell A Caron 
(One to nil) 

1st Half (27-;!l) 
•Mardo A Rome 
Jugglelaul 
•Russell Carr 
(Others to nU) 

Id Half (30-2) 
Arnaut Bros 
Wayne A Warren 



Whalen A Methane 
Valentine Vox 
Dwyer A Olma 
Ideal 

•Dorothy Wahl 
Cordaa'fl Olyaipla 

(dcoilay Su. ) 
Homer Komalne 
•Leona Wllllaine 
Mack A Jess 
Pepito 

1-iunlay i! Merrill 
N r Hippodrome 4 
n'nc'rs Cm Clownl'd 
Ciordan's (Myaipla 
(Washington St.) 
Helen Miller 
Kennedy A Davlea 
Joe Bernard Co 
Will J Ward 
Badall A Natall 

HROTKT'N, MitSS, 
Strand 

Bernard A Qary 
Sharon Stephens Co 
Harvey Heney A O 
Lomer Olrla 
(One to nil) 

2d bait 
.^ustmtian Delsos 
Albright A Harte 



2d half 
Boudini A Bernard 
(Other* to nil) 

I.VNN, MASS. 

Olyaipra 

Auatruiian Delsos 
Jaaon A Harrlgan 
Bryant A Stetrart 
Mies Mystery 

Id half 
Zelda Santley 
Jo Jo Doolev 
Flo Mayo 

(une to mil 

MANCHESTER 

Palae* 

Blair A Pennington 
Albright A Harte 
Qeo Moore A Qirla 
Lloyd 4 Ooode 
Mclnryres 

2d half 
Amoroa A OI>ey 
Bernard A Gary 
Sharon Stephens Co 
Harvey Heney A G 
Ixirncr Girls 

NEW BEDFORD 
Olympla 

'Casa A IjOhn 
Rosa & Roma 



North A Haillday 
Royal Sydney.s 

2d Half 
Chas Wilson 
Maurice Diamond 
Royal SIdiic.v* 
George Lyona 
Jeanette A Richit-r 
I'lO Iiewls 

. BKNTtJt 

Orpheam 

(Sunday opening) 
Eva Shirley Hand 
4 Caroerons 
Harry Rose 
Sargent A Marvin 
Andersoli A Tvei 



Rome A Oaut 
Cai.t Betfs Srala 

ST. i»vn 

Orphrmm •" 

Nonelte .. .■ 

Harry Delf . > ' 

HI Ha U« -J : 

Roger Imhoff Cm .. 
Lionel' AtwMl Co 
Tempest A U'k'son 
Boreo 

SI. TAVL ;,,V 

Palare ""^'- 
fSnnday openlnv) 
Glenn A ^lenkifs 
The Son Dodrer 



E. HEMMENDINGER, lac 

4 R W K L CBS 

S3 Wast 4«th SIrarl Kaw faeh 

Tdaphaa* Bryaal IMS 



EDDIE 



BORDEN 



ARTHUR SILBER 

BOOKINO EXCLUSIVELY WITH 

PANTAGES CIRCUIT 

«o« nrzoKBAiiO bldo.. new tore 

Phoaaa BRYANT T>1S— 4St» 



Ijane A Freeman 
I'hem'onal Players 

TOI.FJ>0 
B. F. Keith's 

Roder A Dean 
It A M Gardner 
Furman A Evans 
Lew Seymour Co 
Barber A Jackson 
Lovenberg Sis & N 

Id Halt 
The- Faynea 



Kitonl's Oddities 
Alice Morle.v 
(UlbTS to All) 

YORK, PA. 
Able O. H. 

(;old A Kdwaril> 
Allen A Canneld 
We«l; .Spot 
Chas Aliearn Co* 
(One to nil) 
;d Half 
Mann Bros 



Lloyd A Ooode 
(Tno to nil) 

CAMBRIDGK 
Central Sq. 

Zclda Santley 
Jo Jo Dooley 
(Three to nil) 
2d halt 
•Cordini A Reese 
-Mero 

.M'C'rmack A Regay 
(Two to nil) 

HVBinLI, MASS. 
Colonial 

Clifford A Bailey 
Oene & Fioretta 
f<inger's Midgets 

IIOI.YOKE, MASS. 
Mt. I'ark Caslna 

"Mary Drew Co 
Davo Ferguaon Co 
oo Biu»r fa 

'KilBall & McKsniie 
(Two to nil) 

2d halt 
Boudlnl A Bernard 
I'hisholm A Breen 
Albert Horlick 
(Three to nil) 
Victory 
•King's Melody L'd 



WITH FKtV KX( K.PTION8 THE THF.ATItKS SKRVKD BY THIS AGENCY ON 

A SPLIT M'KF.K BASIS ARE MODKItS STRICTI It F,.S WITH AN 

AVKKAGK SG.ATINO CAPACITY OK ABOIT 1.800 KACII. 

THE FALLY KARKUS VAUDEVILLE AGENCY 



1547 Broadway 



Phones BRYANT 00(10 -OOni-OOA'J 



New York City 



Shura Fulowu <*o 
•JUzil Cox 

riTTSBi luai 

IMtU 

Montana 

Ibachs Kntfrta Iter* 
Theatri* Orotrfli 
Hurst * ^''>lll 
Jack WitHOii Co 
Kila Coialci 



Harris & Vaughn 
IjCW Hawkins 
Toyland Topics 
Adams A CrilTlth 



I Yates He Carson 
•Sunc of InillK 
Fffd-* A Anth'-ny 
(One 10 All) 



Uoae Pclden A Bro 
(Three to Hll) 



POU CIRCUIT 




Toyland 'i'oi»lcs 
King A iri' ill 
Wyatt's I sds i 

l-'.i i',-1 : 
Hurio 
Annette 
Uarber A .'.'•., 

L.*NCAsr»:n. 

Colnnlnl 

Mr r. Mr-i U il i 



PITTSK'I.D, MXSM. 
Palace 

Alroros A (ibty 
l^otaoli 

Chlaholii- A Hr.i n 
Murray A Alien 
Albert llorliiK Co 

2d Half 
nuBall A W'ltor.- 
)vm Slslo 



BBIIKIEPORT 
PaU'a 

Lytell A Faul 
A A M Havel Co 

Holland Romance 
G A L Mitchell 
(One to mil 
Mildred Rogers Co 
Awkward Age 
RUly Kelly Co 
Winifred A Tlriivn 
(One to nil) 

Palar* 

•Jas B Stanl. y Co 

\'olunt«ers 

Court of Old K C 

^iscnr Mfiftin Co 

Chadwick A Taylor 

Sd half 
•Pat Rooney Co 
Hall A Dexter 
Arthur Mnn Co 
(line to nil) 



IIARTIORI) 

Capitol 

l>oi,-iltl lirlan 
•1) A K Ford l;.-. . 
Hall ft Dexter 
Winifred «• l)ro-. 
(t)nc to nil) 

2d half 
Al Shayic 
Court of Old i< 
M**ti(^. ft Pen t 
't'liailwic'.t A 'l.i ■ '. 
I'ri'd I.liid?ay 

NF.W Il\tl':\ 
Palace 

Fmiil.;.' Ileatli 
Mll.l.-.'d Itng.i 1 
AKl;.iard Ak' 
Moii;e ft Parti 
'Ihe I'earsoTi'. 
lid hivlf 
MacU A Bar> 
)lohem:nn Life 
Ctsi IV Ms'-'in * ■ 



Flo Mayo 
Will Mahoney» 
Capitol Revue 
td half 
Howard Nichols 
Jason A Harrlgan 
Miss Mystery 
Hryant A Stewart 
M.-iry Draw Co 

NEW BBITAIN 

Coital 

2d half 
Rose Selden A Bro 
Ed Janls Co 
Murray A Al'en 
Folsom A Rand 
(One to nil) 

Palaee 
Onrl A Dolly 
Sybil Gray 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Max Arnold Co 
Dotson 
(Two to fill) 
NEW LONDON 
Capital 
Davis A Sanford 
Hughes A Burke 
(Three to nil) 
2d half 
Onrl A Dolly 
King's Melody L'd 
(Three to fill) 
NORWICH 
Strand 
2d half 
Sybil Gray 
Hughes A Uurke 
(Two to nil) 
WOONSOCKF.T 
BUoa 
Degnon A Clifton 
Capitol Revue 
(Two to nil) 

Id half 
Riair A Prnnluglon 
The Volunteers 
(Two to nil) 



Frank De Voe 
(One to mil 

DBS MOlNKSt 
Orpbenaa 

(Sunday opening) 
Frank Van Hoven 
Billy Arlington Co 
Jean MIddleton 
Blossom Seeley 
EspQ ft Dutton 
Jewell** Manikins 
McLeilan A Carson 

KANS.\S CITY 

Main Street 

The Stanleys 

Oattison Jones Co 

Lydell A >'ocy 

Wanka 

Jans A Whalen 

LOS ANOKI.Ks 
HUI Street 

Ben Bernie Hand 
(}u* Fowler 
Jack Cilltord 
Victoria A Uurree 
W A H Brown 
Lane A Harper 

Orphan ai 
Red Cap Orchestra 



Polly A O- 
» Whirlwinds '. 

Jack Rose 
Joe Fojer'a Orcli ■ 
SR.ATTIje 
Orpheam 
Louise lA>VQly Co 
O'Neil A Piunkett 
Thos J Ryan Co 
Dolly Kay 
Pepita Ureuados 
I.eipeig 
3 Londons 

SIOVX CITY 

Orpheaas 

l.inie 3 

Morria A CampbeH 
Anatol Frtedland 
Wm Bdmonda 
Carter A Cornish 
Margie Coate* 
id Halt 
W A o Aheara 
Tbo* B Shea 
Al Herman , 
Valda 

Willie Schenek Pa 

(One to flII) 

WINNIPEG 

Orpheam 

Minstrels Monarch* 



JACK POWELL SEXTETTE 



nEADLUMNC PA NT AGES CncOIT 



Richard Kean 
Chief Caupolloao 
Frances White 
Laura Plerrotit Co 
Murray A Oakland 
Misbon Hros 
Clinton Sisters 

MII.WAI'KKE 
Palace 

(Sunday op'tiing) 
Paul Decker 
l.eon Vava-a 
WcavLT Bro-j 
Sternberg's Circh 
A Friedland Co 
Deagon A Made 



Stars of the Futura 
Senator Murphy. 
The Reuters 
Princess Rajah 
Wm Ebs 
(One to HID 

. VANCOfVRn 4 

Orpheam 

Paul Klrkland 
Stanley A nirne* 
Harry Conley Co 
Powers A Wallace 
Ruth Roland Ca 
J Rosam'd Johnson 
Carlton ft Iterieu 



BF.RT— — MINA 

WAINWRIGHT 

in "THE RIGHT WEIGHTS" 

By PAI I, (.r.RABP SMITH 



LOEW CIRCUIT 



CHICAGO KEITH CIECUIT 



DRTBOIT 
l.u^'alle Gardens 

Hall ft O'Brien 
Hui'hla Pearl 

i.itii.' pipin.i Co 

TlMO Swift 
Marr!ed Again 

2d half 



Hite-RenHow (?o 
GRAND RAPIDS 
Romano Park 

Far'ell ft Carlry 
O'Halilgaii ft l.eii 
Hail ft O'lliien 

I :l White Kmhns 

' KIray Sis 



HUGH HERBERT 

22.1 I.EFTT.RTS AVEMIF. 
KF.tV OARUK.NS I.. I. 

Phone RIclirooiid mil V6S3 



ll-aly A (laineMa 
Kddli Clark Co 
IThrie to nil) 

Kt'.N«*IILLF.. IM». 
Vletary 

I r d Hughes Co 



(T\vo to fill I 
LI .MA. (I. 
Faarot O. II. 

' 2d half 
Olga Kane ('-> 
Married Agalti 
Tom Sivifi 



NEW YORK < ITY 

Stat* 
HashI ft (isai 
A A 1. Wilson 
I'bert Carlton 
Alex JIvde ft O ih 
(Two to till) 

2d half 
2 Maxellos 
Casper ft. Morrlssey 
Mex liydo ft (ircli 
(Three to ni!i 

American ' 

P.ell ft Kva 
R.:id ^ Mayo 
Casper A Morri'-.-.v 
Iteatrire Morreli 
l'roni.'erii-,j 
\Vhi;.> Ilroe 
rr-.o lo (Ill> 

2.1 hair 
Ueniiid ft ai-ri t 
MaH"n A MiCab- 
.Marrli I, ' VA l>]. If,* 
Ivelln Hro-i 
liriseoll Long & II 

(Thr- to n;n 

VIrtarIa 

.': Aliixeilm. 
Rogers Boy ft 
H^nanl A Wei 
(tarn ft MnMoTi 



f. 



J & I Marlln 

:d half 
Oonals Sisters 
A A I. Wilson 
Friend A Spsrllnir 
Beatrice Morrell ( 

Lincoln 8q. 
Wolgast A Oirlla , 
N A O Verga 
Hurke Barton A R 
•Friend A Htckey 
Sweethearts 

2d half 
White Bros 
Villon Bis 
Rann ft Malion 
Hid Hail Co 

Greel<'y S<i. 
.\droit Bros. 
•Lucille H'geni'n Ca 
Fr.inl: Ward 
Marrlaire vs Div'rce 
.Vack ft Marion 
lUhel I'nrker Co 

2d half 
Chantlon Trio 
Rogers Roy A It 
Helene Davis Co 
Keao & Green 
.\moras A Jaanella 
Dalanray M. 



Thursday. August 23, 1923 



VARIETY 



31 



Ptttr Breoka 
jobnjon B)t»» • J 
Helen Dav)» Co 
8ld 11*11 Co 
rriiicii Sinner Rev 

id bal< 
Bell A Bva 
UiBlano * Well» 
gaily Field! 
l,»Kol>-tl« 
^•two to fill) 

Chandon Trio 
• Tom Dajrton 
ICeno * art«n 
VirUcoll l«nr & H 
tAl'alarlcft Trio 

2d halt 
Wonlen Broa 
HUKhle <°lark 
liorKan tc Gray 
ROM tt Maybell* 
Bwectbearta 






a- 

I 



I 



f 



Donals 81a 
Neapolitan Duo 
Harmon & Bandj 
llorian ft Gray 
bally Fl^lda 
LaFulelte 

:d halt 
Adroit Broa , 
Krank Ward 
Harry An«er To 
> •Kvt'rybody Ste^ 
(Two to (111) 

BoDlrTiird 
MarvHret Merit 
Klein )«rn« 
•Rvrrj'bod^* Step 
«Two to nil) 

2d liaif 
Sonia ft Kscorta 
Otnoer Hyman 
Renard ft Weat 
narinon ft 8anda 
J ft I Karlin r 

' Avnia* B, 
Blum Broa 
IVyeth ft I>aRuo 
Harr Mayo ft Renn 
Amoru^ ft Jeanotte 
Dance Frivolities 

2d halt 
Vort*»a Duo 
Cradd'clc ft Chxin'y 
Newport Stirk ft P 
Harmony Land 

BBOOKLYN • 
Melropolltan 

Kane Morey ft H 
I^cuat Slatpra 
Ktateroom 19 
McOrath ft Deeds 
Ycrkt^'s Flotilla Or 

««t»« Avo, 
RobU ft Earorta 
')(Wcer Hyman 
Ross ft Maybell • 
I^ca) Revue 

2d halt 
Wolcast ft GIrlls 
Mack ft Marlon 
T<ocal Kevua 
(One to fill) ' 

ralaeo 
♦Vertex Liuo 
•Carl Shaw Co 
Newport Btrlk ft P 
Howard ft Norwood 
Harmony Land 

:d halt 
Blum Broa 
Wyelh ft LaRua 
Barr Mayo ft Renn 
Dance Frivolities 
(One to nil) 

ATtJ%NTA 
UranI 

Kirk wood Trio 
Lillian Morton , 
Oates ft Pinley 
Kkelly ft Kelt Rev 
Xorvelle^roa 
2d halt 
B ft M WllUama 
('onnell ft Larena 
*To'n!<end Wllb'r Co 
Rlliolt ft Johns'n R 
(One to nil) 



BALTIMORE 

Hlppodroma 

Flying Henrys 
Oaledonlan 4 
Bmmett A LInd 
Maxon ft Brown 
*r^dd ft Morgan Co 

BIBMINGHAM 

BIJa« 

Mwaln's Cats 
Billy u« Vera 
Roblna ft Sultan 
MrNally ft Aahton 
Howera ft Grey's B 



l« bait 
Kirk wood Trio 
Lltllaa Morton 
Gates & KInley 
Skelly ft Helt R"v 
Norvello Bros 

BOSTON 
Orpbram 

Forls ft Weat 
Gladys Sloans Co 
Conn & Uart 
Bob Ferns Co 
Al H Wilson 
Flashes ot 8onsi'd 

^ lIC^AIiO 

SUte 

Holden ft GraHUm 
Chas Martin 
Fay Raah Trio 
Wilson ft JeroQio 
N ft Bmslllan Nuta 

CJUCAGO 
* HIalta 

Louin I^eo 
Frost* ft MorrlRon 
-Aiack ft Lane 
Verna Haworth Co 
(One to 1111) 

LO.NtoON. t-AM. 
I^ew 

The Ptck fords i 

.fork Case 
Eddio Clark Co 

:d half 
•Caporal Trio 
Ardell Cleaver) 
Verdoii & Perry 

Mii.M'At KRK 
THUIrr 

Ward ft Zeller 
White ft Barry 
<*has Rogers Co 
Brn Marks Co 
i Jolly Jesters 

MONTBE.II. 
Ijaew 

RIcko ft Keyo 
l^ouifl London 
J ft B Pagey 
Nelson ft Barrys 
Mile Codee Co 
Songs ft Scenes 

NEWARK, N. J. 
Ktato 

Etnma Raymond Co 
Kddle ft Grace 
Monte ft Lyons 
Primrose Seam'n Co 
'Kauffman Bros 

NKW ORLEANS 
<'r*scenl 

Crompton Girls 
Moore ft 8hy 
Galloway ft Oarette 
Hugh Johnson 
Pantheon Singers 

2d half 
LaMont Trio 
Clark ft Crosby 
McNally Kelly ft D 
Jennings ft Mack 
Gerber Revue 

OTTAWA, CAN. 

I*ew- 

Orvllle stamm 
L ft G Harvey 
Kd Blondell Co 
Harry White 
Hollywood Frolics 

PALISADES PK 

Zelda Bros 
The Freemans 
3 Danubes 

PRO\lDIWCE 
Kmery 

3 RIcards 
Bernard ft Merritt 
Hughia Clark 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
HashI ft Oaal 
•Boothby ft Bv'rd'n 
(Three to nil) 

TORONTO 
Yonnga Rt. 

Lucy Oiletto Co 
Furoian ft Furmrxn 
I^ona Hall Rev 
Stuti ft Bingham 
Kee Tom 4 
Little Jim 

WAHRINGTON 
Stnuid 

The Duponts 
Criterion Four 
Newklrk ft Moyere 
Roeber, ft Gold 
•Day at tha Races 



'Trnval 

(Open Weak) 
Wilfred DuBola 
Weber ft Elliott 
El Cota 
Hpevtacular t 
Mikado Oper4 Co 
B'f^y to Oi*leland 

SAN FRANCISCO 
Pantacea 

(Sunday opcalng) 
Selblnl A Nagel 
KeniettI A Gray 
Uobbs Clark A D 
IJalton A Craig 
Alex'der Opera Co 
Dorothy Nlalton Co 

LOS ANOELES- 
Pantacaa 

Prevost ft Qoulet 

Cornel Leona ft Z 

Romeo A Dolla 

RInaldo 

Clark A O-Nell 

CorradinTa Anlmalt* 

SAN DIBOO 
Pantacea 

M'lnton Bros 
Jones A Sylvester 
LaTetl ft' Vokca 
Powell 8«zUt 
Foley ft Leture 
Roy & Arthur 

IX>Nn BEACH 
H*Tt 

Petra'a 

Nada Norrainc 

lAFrance ft Byron 

«iSBOn A Klem 
eorgia Minstrels 

SALT LAKE 
Pantagea 

(2»-4) 
Evans Mero A K 
Ulls A Clark 
Night In Spain 
Yvette A Co 
Jack Strouae 

OGDBN,' WMB 
Orphann . 

(30-3) ' 

Adonis A Dog 
O'Meara A Landls 
Touth , 
Down'g ft ORouke 



T^aFranea Braa 
Grew A Batea 

DENVER ■ 

Pantagea 

Les Qlkddona 
L«wla A Brown 
Harry Downing Co 
Marian Clalra 
Long Tack Sam 

COLO. SPRINGS 
BaMs 

(27-29) 
(Same bill plays 
Pueblo <0-l) 
Purcalla A Ramsey 
Clay Crouch Co 
Krana A White 
3 Falcone 

OMAHA 
Warid 

(Saturday opening) 
Mc Banns 
Knowles A Whltn 
Gallerlnl Sisters 
Warren ft O'Brien 
(.iautler's Dogs 
Myron Pearl Co 

1NOIANAPOU8 
Lyyle 

Julia Edwards - - 
Roy Francis 
Norman ft Laudee 
Fremont Benton 
Libonall 



Grace 



11 
Xyles 



Co 



COLt'MBl'S 
Jamas 

Bill ft Blondy 
Harvard ft Arms tg 
Morgan Wooley Co 
Lyric Quartet 
Delano Dell 
Lo.ttle Mayer Co 

DETROIT 
Begent 

Allen ft Taxi 
Morgan ft Gray 
Honeymoon tJhlp 
Sid Gold 
Castleton M^ck 

Miles 
DePeron 3 
Cronin ft Hart 
Dummies 
Walter Wecms 
Sheiks ot Araby 



WESTERN VAUDEVILLE 



PANTAGES CIRCUIT 



^ 



TORONTO 
/ Pnatagaa 

(23-29) 
flUTord ft Gray 
Evans ft Wilson 
Kiddle Bordon 
Sidney Langneld 
Illusion 
J A H Shields 

HAMILTON, CAN. 
' Pantages 

(25-30) 
niax ft Powers 
"leo Lanhay 
Midnight Marriage 
Ward ft Raymond 
Baker ft Rogers 
lack Gregory Co 

CHICAGO 
dhataaa 

1st Halt 
Hitler ft Armls'ng 
Ithoda ft Brochell 
Howard Taylor ft T 
Lillian Rurkegart 
Oreenwaid ft Nace 
Trello Trio 

MINNEAPOIJS 

Pantagea " 

(.Sunday opening) 
Nestor A Vincent 
'* ft O Hall 
W ft M Rogers 
'lllly "Swede" Hal! 
Hose Wyso Co 
Mukarenko Co 

WINNIPEO 

Pantagea 

fnlinoy Clark Co 
4,111X011 ft Gormen 
Kelly ft Wise 
Shndowlftnd 
"olland ft Odtn 
Halo ft Wiley 

KDMONTOV 
Pantages 

'^•rl-ion .S"5 ft o 

'has Murati Co 

I'llleen 

"Stanley crhspmsn 

"all ft .Shapiro 

■it Pink Tata 



CALGART 
Pantagea 

(27-29) 
Olga ft Nicholas 
Monroe ft Gratton 
Hilly Weston Co 
Vine ft Temple 
T^mas Troupe 

SPOKANE 
l*antagea 

.(Sunday opening) 
Hmaroft ft Sonia 
Krylton Sla ft M 
Wells ft Eclair 2 
Murray LTvlngston 
RoMnaon ft Pierce 
Land ot Tango 

SEATTLE 

' Pantagea 

Noel Leater Co 
Sullivan ft Meyers 
CJueena Syncopation 
Irving ft Elwood 
Grant Gardner • 
Carson Revua 
VANCOUVER 
Pantagea 
PIsano ft Co 
Conroy A O'Donnell 
Ruloft ft Elton 
Ilubbell's Band 
Hampton A BlaUe 
Illll'a Circus 

BEIXINOIIAM 

Vaadevtlle 

Gintaro 

Rudlnoff 

TlTith Ptonehiupe 

I.aPellle Bevun 

Oordon A Henl'y 

Hurry roltmun 

TACOMA 

Pantages 

The Cromwelirt 
H.-rman ft Br.s. oe 
Les Cellle 3 
Tommy flllibnn«i 
Ben Unrton Rcvu*' 

POBTLAXU. ORE. 

Pantages 

T'ssj'lng Psiade 



CHICAGO 

^ Majestic 

Lyle ft Virginia 
Hughes & Debrow 
Raffles 
Bob Wlllla 

td Half 
Four Bellhops 
(Three to tui) 

BI:'M'NOTON, ILL. 
Majaatki 

Ridiculoua Recco 
Fox ft Allyn 
Deslys Sisters Co 

2d Halt 
Lloyd Neveda Co 
Wllllaraa ft Clark 
Hlckey A Hart Rev 

DAVENPORT, lA. 
Calambla 

Wiillama A Clark 
Flo Lewla 
Frank North Co 
Houdini 
(Two to ml) 
2d Halt 
Gillette A nta 
Geo Lyona 1 
Mra R Malentino Co 
Chss Wilson 
M Diamond Co 
(One to niir 

GALESBCRG, ILL. 
Orpheam 

Ollletto ft Rita 
Hill A Cameron 
Versatile 6 

2d Halt 
Berg A English 
Block ft Dunlap 
Bl'som Heath Knt 

JOLIET, ILL. 
Orplieam 

Eckert & /Frances 
M Diamond Co 
(One to fill) 

2d Halt 
Morley ft Mack 
G ft P Hickman 
Bob Pender Troupe 

MADISON, WIS. 
Orphcnna 

R ft B Brill 
Zuhn ft Drels 
(Others to nil) 

2d Halt 
Coulter A Rose 
Harry Stoi3dard__Co 
Jos K Watson* 
Alexanders ft Eve 

MII.WAIIKF.F. 
Majestic 

Mabel Blondell 
Clifford Wayne 3 
Bowman Bros 
Knights ot Harm") 
Johnny Murphy 
(Three to All) 

MINNEAPOIJS 

7th St. 

Maxime ft Bohby 
Arge ft Virginia 
Chenetts Band 
Milt Collins 
a. Mora ft R'kli-M 2 
(Two to nil) 

PEORIA, ILL. 
Palaea 

Katland 



Block ft Dunloh 
4 Rublnl Slaters 
G'ft P HIrkman 
Dob Pender Trgupe 

3d Half 
Hill A Cameron 
Fox ft Allyn 
K T Kutna Co 
(Two to nil) 

ROCKFORD, ILL 

Palace 

Coulter A Rose 
K Stoddard ft Band 
Jos K Watson 
Alexandera ft Eve 
tTwo to Oil) 

2d Half 
R A B Brill 
Zuhn A Dries 
(Others to fill) 



ST. 



MO. 



LOL'IS, 
Oraad 

Two Bternads 
Brown A Blaine 
Frear BJLggott ft F 
Bayes A Speck 
Mme DuBarry 
John Gelger 
(Three to fill) 

8IOVX CITT, lA. 
Orpheum 

Lime Trio 
Carter A Cornish 
Wm Edmonda Co 
Margie Coates 
Morris Campbell 
A Friedland Co 

2d Halt 
Valda Co 
W A Q Ahenrn 
Tip Tip TaphanU's 
Al Herman 
Willie Schenk Co 
(One to nil) 

SO. BEND, IND. 
Palaea 

P'xw'rth A Frances 
Stone A Hayea 
Kuma Co 
(Two to nil) 
2d Halt 
Arthur Jaicett Co 
Swor ft Conroy 
Little PIpoHx Co 
(Two to nil) 

SP'GFIELD, HI.. 

Majestic 

5 Musical NOKRCH 
Wanzer A Palmer 
VIsser Co 
(Three to fill) 

id Halt 
Wonder Seal 
Medley ft.Duprec 
Ridiculoua Recco 
Carson A Wlllard 
(Two to nil) 

TEKRE HAUTE 
Hippodrome 

Wonder Seal , 
Med1»y ft Dupree 
Stanley ft McNabh 
(Three to nil) 
— 2d Half 
P'xw'rth & Frail. cH 

6 Musical NosBCB • 
Wanzer ft Palm- i 
(Three to All) 



'•Brevities of ISM' W Olympic 
Clnc'innnti t Capitol Indianapolhi. 

"Bubble Hubble" 27 Empire 
Brooklyn 5 Ponh Amboy «-S Trent 
Trfnton. 

"Chucklos of 1923" 27 CaRino 
Brtioihlyn 3 Orpheum Paterson. 

Cooppi- Jimmy 27 Gayety St Ixiuis 
3 Gayety Kansas '^Ity. 
' "Dancing Around'" 27 Capitol In- 
•lianapolis 3 Gayety St I>oui8. 

•GIkkIps" 27 Casino Boston 3 Hy- 
perion New Haven. 

"Happy Days" ♦7-29 Van Cuyler 
Schejiottaily 30-1 II ar m a n ii s 
Bleecker Hall Albany 3 Casino 
Baa\on. 

"Happy Go LiKky'" 27 Gayety 
RochesttT 6-8 Colonial Utlca. 

"Hfppity Hop" 27 I> O 3 Casino 
rhlladelphla. 

"poUywood Follies" 30-1 Colonial 
tJtica 3-5 Van Cuyler Schenectady 
6-8 Harmanus Bleecker Hall Albany. 

"3lg Time" 27 Empire Newark 
3 Miner's Bronx New York. 

"Let's Go" 27 Empire Toledo 3 
New Gayety Dayton. 

Marion Dave 27 Olympic Chicago 
3 Star &. Garter Chicago. 

"Monkey Shines" 27 Torkvllle 
New York 3 Empire Prifvldence. 

"Nlftle.s ef 1924" 27 Columbia New 
York 3 Empire Brooklyn. 

"Queen of Paris' 27 Gayety Pitt^- 
burgh 3-5 Court Wheeling 6-8 Grand 
O H Canton. 

"Radio Girls" S7 Columbia Cleve- 
land 3 Gayety Btmalo. 

"Record Breaikera" 27 Palace Bal- 
timore 3 Gayety Washington. 

"Runnln" Wild" 27 New Gayety 
Dayton 3 Olympic Cincinnati. 

r'Silk Stocking Revue" 27 Orpheum 
Patersoli 3 Empire Newark. 

"Step on It" 27 li O 3 Gayety 
Montreal. 

"Talk of Town'" 27 Gayety Boston 
3 Columbia New York. 

"Temptations of 1923" 27 Star & 
Garter Chicago 3 Gayety Detroit. 

"Town Scandals" 27 Gayety De- 
troit 3-5 London 6-8 Hamilton. 

"Vanities" 27 Gayety Kansas City 
3 L O. 

Watson Billy 27 Kmpire Provi- 
dence 3 Gayety Boston. 

Watson Sliding Billy 27 Gayety 
OmiAia 3 Olvmpic Chicago. 

■Whirl of Girls" 27 L. O 3 Empire 
Toledo. 

Williams Mollie 27 Empire To- 
ronto 3 L O. • 

"Wine Woman and Song" 27 Ca- 
sino Philadelphia 3 Palace Balti- 
more. 

•Youthful Follies" 27-29 Poll's 
Watertowii 30-1 Stone O II Blng- 
hamton 3 Hurtlg St Seamon's New 
York. 

MUTUAL CIRCUIT 

"Band Box Revue" 27-29 Park 
Youngstown 30-1 Lyceum Columbus 
3 Empress Cincinnati. 

"Bits of Hits 1924" 3 Oayety 
Louisville. 

"Broadway Belles" 27 Empress 
Cincinnati 3 Empire Milwaukee. 

"Dancing Fools" Zl Gayety Louis- 
ville 8 L O. 

"Fads and Follies" 3 Empire Ho- 
boken. 

"Flirts and Skirts" 27 Star Brook- 
lyn 3 Lyric Newark. 

"Folly Town" 27 Empire Hobokeu 
3 Gayety Brooklyn. 

"French Models" 27 Lyric Newark 
3 Bijou Philadelphia. 

"Georgia Peaches" 3 Empire 
Cleveland. 

'•Hello Jake" 27 Garden Buffalo 
3 Majestic Scranton. 

"Joy Riders" 27 Academy .Pitts- 
burgh '3-6 Park Youngstown (-8 
Lyceum Columbus. 
- •'London Gayety Glils" 80-1 Cata- 
ract Niagara Falls 8 Oayety Buffalo. 

"Make It Peppy" 3 Penn Circuit. 

"Misa Venus Co" 27 Olympic New 
York 3 Star Brooklyn. 

••Moonlight Maite" 27 Oayety 
Brooklyn 3 Howard Boston. 

"Oh Joy" 27 Majestic Scranton 
3 Nesblt WIlkes-Barre. 

"Round the Town" 3 Academy 
Pittsburgh. 

"Saucy Bits" 3 Folly Baltimore. 

"Snappy Snap-s"' 27 Kmpire Cleve- 
land 3 Cataract Niagara Falls. 

•'Step Lively" 3 Olympic New 
York. 



Kllman O R 
KInc A KrwiD 
Knos Fay 
Kr.inicr yarn 

l.andneld Sidney 
l.**wl8 Jack 
l.\0t H F « 
iMvett Qeorse 
Lucille Lillian 
Lydeil A Uibeon 

Mack Al 
Mack J C 
Mallia Maudle 
Manley May 
Martin Tommy 
Martin H V , 
Meredith Mrs 
Merrill A 
Mcl>onald BHIe 
McKle Corwln 
McNally Betly 
McNally Ben 
Mlddlrfn A fipllmr 
Miles Ted 
Morris T ' 

Newport Hal 
Noble Ruth 

Ormonde Hsrry 

Powers Jeaala 



Randall Earl 

Jt-dileid Caitaerlno 
l.'.'.d I.eona 
I::ro Kdinond n 
ItUhardson Kdna 
KoblnNon Clauiio 
llollms II 
KoX' rs Ito^ 
Russ'll Nlni^ 

Shnw A I.ee 

Schubert Huah 
8milet4a iJaiay 
Smith K I. 
Smith Jack * 
Smith Jos C 
Smyth l< 
Stetson Mr 
stetson L T 
Starrlll Edmi 

\1nai Edrar A 
Vinues Harry 

Warwick Ted 
Willlns Rudy 
Wilson Anita W 
Wilnon Phyllia 
V\ UKon Thos il 
WlUion Tom 
Wlni:herman Wm P 

Zehrback I.aRoy H 



CHK'AliO OFI^tCie 



Adier Bert 
Allen Edna 

Broderick A Wynn 
Brown Art 
Bennett Chas 
Byron 8 Chas 
Burton Eflle 
Burton Dick 

Chsdderton LiltlHO 
Clifford l^elsnd 
Cohan L Geo 
Carlinx Hilda 
Cunard Grace 

Dunbar Charlie 
Puncan Raymond *' 
DuUKlas Toni 
Devaro Mile 
Duffy Jas J 

Elaine Mabel 

Fowler Dolly 
Floresta Fesens 
Fair Polly 
Furman Hasel 

Gibson Hardy 
GulKoyla JAG 
Glenco Sisters ' 
Grey Cecil 

Hutlbert Gene 
Harris Jack. 
Helvey Neal 
Hammond Jack 
Hyde Marian 
Hblllns Klt.tr 

Xverson Frltzie 

Khaym 



LETTERS 



When Hendlnr for Mall to 

VARIETY, address Mall Cleric. 

PONTCARDA, AltVRHTIHINfl or 

CIRCI'I.AR LETTF.RS WILL NOT 

BR ADVERTISED. 



LRTTKRS ADVERTISED 
ONE ISSITE ONLY. 



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BURLESQUE ROUTES 



(Aug. 27-8efit. 3) 
COLUMBIA CIRCUIT 

"AH Aboard" 27 Gayety BulTalo 
3 G.TVOty Rocliestcr. 

"Ail in Fun" 27 lIurtlR ^ Sea- 
mon's Now York 3 YorkvlUc New. 
York. 

•JJathiiiK Iteailtlcs' 27 Hyperion 
.N'cw Haven 3-5 I'oli'a Wateitown 
6-8 Stone O II Binghamton. 

"Hon Tons ' 27-23 Court Wlictiing 
30-1 Oinnd O H C.inton 3 Columbi;i 
Cievoland. 

"BcstonlaiiH" 27 Gayety Washing- 
ton 8 Gayety Pittsbiireh. 

"Breezy Times" 27 Miner's Bronx 
Ntw Voik 3 ("aslno Brooklyn. 



Archie Will 
Arnold Louise 

Barnes Cora 
Hell Jack 
Benson Bennie 
Bernard Bobby 
Brenon Miss K 
Budreau John 
Buckley Miss .1 
liurKcrs Hun y 

Campbell Boyd 
Canlan Lewis 
■atlln Margie 
Clark Florelln 

ciirrord ijiBsi- 

Clucas Carroll 
C.>lp Muriel i 
Coolio O 
Ciii.p.r .\lr 
i'ox Bentn- ■• 
Culver llarj ^ 

PaiUy Flo 
Ijnrrell It 
Davles Grjtr.' 
Dawson J 
Daynes Dolly 
I'e.Tne lrnm»i 
Dean 1' MIsa 
D^s Mersis J- !»■■ 
Deyo J.^ano 
Diilnn Thomn« 
Iiuree Itadaii)'- 
Doy:«S J-Tin'e 



Kd wards Miss T 

Flfer Mr A 
I'loyd W 
Keder Fannie 
riyn Fedder MUe 
Folsom Hobby 
Franklin Ben 
I'riscoe Slgnor 

'iUletl Bobby 
'linter Frank 
'iff en Bill 
<;rlgKS Val 

Halsiy S ■? 
Ilalai-y Seth C 
llsrrtnston Frar:'.< 
llarrinicton lln-... i 
ilarrlHon Harry 
Harte Kleannr 
Haver Dorotlty 
Ifennins Jos 
Howard A Mti." ■ 
lIofTtnan Chtbl'r 
llymej Bill 

.T.Tclifinn Anna 
.Iackf*nn Kdw.iiil 
.hrl'rho Amy 

Kollrr Bfs A I^ynf 
!:■ Uy Orry O 
MMerlde 1*1 r'y V 



Kerwino Pat 
Kervllle Oeorve 
KtOK Sisters 
Ketih A Wllma 
Kennedy Pejrvy 

■a 

l>>e Byron 
Lorraine A Carl 

Mills B Jos 
Michel Six Demons 
Murray Stanley . 
.Marcel 1 Dot 
.Morroco May belle U 
Marbe Fay 

Newport Hal 

Ohrman Hiss 
O'Donnell Connie 

Pattj Male steward 
Patrieola Isabelle 

Ross' Wyse Co 
Rcdell Harry - 

Southern Jean 
Simmons Jas D 
Bmith Howard 
Hiaith Oliver Co 
Santrey Norton A B 
Hhelley Fatsey 
Ktorey Helen 
Stephana Irene 

Taylor Dan Dapper 

Warde o Vivian 
Weinsiein Henry W 
Walsh Billy 
While Francis 
Warden JIarry 



HATS WILL REMAnr 

(Continued from pige 1) 

the numbers of the M. P. P. D. A. 
to Krant Hays a leave of absence 
under salary to undertake the work 
ot reorganization for the Republi- 
can natloiHil committee, as that 
would undoubtedly strengthen Hays' 
fi'iendships with the neW President 
and the as.socIate« about him. 
Hays states that he would not even 
listen to an arrang'^ment of that 
sort. 

xte. llnys believes lb:it now, for 
tlTo flrtit time since his advent in 
the picture industry, he has the 
wheels working In the right direc- 
tion, through which he will bo en- 
abled to perform constructive ser- 
vice which will be for the general 
good of the exhibitor as well st» tha , 
producer and distributor. He la 
loath to leave the active executive 
(Tirectton of his organization any 
time within the next few years. 

Hays says that he is nut going 
back Into politics for a number ot ' 
years, and that he is going to aticlc 
to the job he has on his hand in 
the film buslnesa. 

Up to the preMnt Hays has b«tn 
at the film helm for about 18 
months, and has about a like length 
of time to continue on his present 
contract. ' 

There IS a rumor negotiations <ure 
already under way for the exten- 
sion of the Hays' contract with the 
M. P. P. D. A. for a period beyond 
the original three years he engaged 
for. 



31 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B. BAHN 

WIETING— Reopens August 
with "Molly Darling." 

B. F. KEITH'S— Vaudeville and 
pictures. Summer seasons ends 
next week. House returns to eight 
acts of vaudeville (big time) on 
Sept. 3. 

ROBBINS - ECKEL — First half, 
double bill "Salomy" and Leonard- 
Tcndler light films. 

E.-WPIRB— First part, "Mothers- 
in-law.'" 

STRAND— First part, ('Modern 
Marriage." 

CRESCENT— First part, '.'Java 
Head."" 

The newly organized Skancateles 
Opera Association will give "The 
Mikado" at the Huxford theatre, 
Skaneateles summ«4- colony resl- 
dent.<i and Syracuse talent will be In 
the cast. Louise Allen Hewlett Is 
musical director and Ray B. Ham- 
mond stage director. "The orchestra 
Is under the direction of Arthur 
Phoenix, leader of the Wletlng opera 
house orchestra here. 



Tha L.vceum, Elmira. will open its 
regular season on August 27 with 
the Neil O'Brien-Bert Swor Min- 
strels. The opening Columbia Wheel 
date is August 28, with the "Holly- 
wood Follies." 



Thomas H. Redmond. 60. cus- 
todian of the Goodwill theatre, 
Johnson City, died Friday, last, 
after an operation for appendicitis. 
KC'lmond wan a lumberman in his 
e.arly years, but for some time past 
had been on the payroll of both the 
Goodwill and the Endwcll theatres 
In John.ion City. 

Joe Scott Welsh, Klmlra tenor, haw 
been signed for John Golilen's ••The 
First year" company topped by 
l',a:ricia O'llearn and .lohii \V. U.in- 
somo. 



HOW COME" IN BALTO - 
(Continued from page 1) 

its audiences were not the aiult- « 
ences which atteAd t)^ legltimat* ^ 
theatre in th« winter. And the i 
show, although the whttea^laugbed i 
at it and enjoyed It, wai not ap- j 
plauded lustily by them. Also, 36 ,^- 
women each night In the tbeatr* I 
woMd be the outclde number. Tb«^. 
rest of the white* were men. - j, 

Another interesting experiment '' 
was tried — and worked. The Gay- ; 
ety, where tha ahow played, is S \ 
burlestiue house on East Baltlmora* 
street, and ita floor is divided into ^ 
three section*, the left hand *Ido /' 
section being reserved for negroM '. 
and th^ boxes on that side of tha ;■ 
house also being turned over t<»-^ 
them at |1.M high. This price also h 
went tor 10 row* back on the or* "^ 
chostra tloor. The rest ot the floor ' 
was given over to the whites, wbll* '" 
the two balconle* were devoted to r' 
the darkles. They filled the hotwo ,': 
nightly and at the matinees, a* dl4 , 
the white people. 

Altogether the show struck a lit- ,: 
tie over |t,000 on the week and will 
be held over tor three days next .' 
week, 'it having this op»n time be- 
fore taking '^i^ it* Shubert book* 
Ings. ' 

The next real experiment will (^ 
come the week ot Sept. 10, when ;< 
the Auditorium will open with :i 
"Liza," a higher . type show, but, !' 
withal, colored. This house will tt'. 
not be able to aplit its floors up > 
with the colored and whites and>/' 
will depend largely upon the fS.it -"t 
class ot white theatregoers. '^^ 

Their attend,ince will make tho 
money, "and. If they come, then will '* 
a Southern metropolis. In a Sl^t* '^^ 
where the Jim Crow law i; In effect , \ 
and where the old timers still call V' 
the colored people "niggers," bava '; 
given its approval to the colored -j 
show erase. 



COLORED SHOW TITLE 



Three- sided Show Abandons "Shuf- 
fl» Along" 



F(>r f!!-" llr.'it tir 
(JW^tlorn and IiIh 
Utlca. this week, pi 



Tpr f!i'' flr.'it time In tniiny years, 

b.ind appear in 

la'ying tli« Colonial 

tlieatro there on Friday. 



The Tioga theatre, Oxwego, will 
bavo a new orohrstral organ, to be 
I Installed by ibe W. W. Kimball 
Company of Chicago. 



' Promoled by Edward 11. Bennett, 
: Watcrtown attorney. Charles J. 
Izziiy. Watertown leulty operator. 
I ("•harles P. Dej*ey, architect, and 
I Fred J. Shcparil, broker, Pulaski 
I will have .-v new playhouse, con- 
structlr.n of which will start early 
I in the f.'ill. A company \!t being In- 
1 corporatcii m.Ui a t7J,uOO rapitaliza- 

1 tlon. 

I "riK- series of Novice NlRhts, held 
I ^.t I!. 1'. Kell!i'« here throughout the 
' 'Glimmer, will f loBe i.ex; week with 
I the twelft'n procrnm on Friday 
evening. The sciios b.i» proved a 
suic<ss. Am.nf'Mfis !:om as far 
.aw.Ty as Montreal line appeared on 
the .imatetir bllln. Tlinfu' iiicisurlnr 
up to profession.^; s'amliird have re- 
ceived a weK's snl.irli ,1 K'<iili <n- 
pngrment 



Although ShufTle Along, Inc., post- 
ed a t.'i.OOO bond as per court order 
and Thomas W. Mealey was ap- 
pointed referee to take testimony in 
the corporation's Injunctive suit 
against Miller and Lyle and George,, 
White, the latter will not further 
ctyitest the action. Miller, Lyle and 
White have decided to abide by the 
court's decision and not infringe on 
the "Shuffle Along" title, although 
they won a point by releasing Mil- 
ler and Lyle from the "Shuffle" 
show. i • 

The new Mlller-Lyle-Whlfe col- 
ored show was last retltlcd "Runnln* 
Wild," but there Is a Columbia bur- 
lesque wheel show (Ed Daley) and 
a Mutual (Sam Krnus) show In pro- 
duction with similar titles. 

White has decided to change the 
George White's "Blai k Scandals." 



WATSON LEAVES "NIFTIES" 

ll.iiiy \Viitsoii I.rt i<li.:iis.iN of 
■'NlftiiH' at the Fulton uiow called 
ibe FiiiiKliop), Ni w Yui-k. when he 
dr-l.lcd that his p.'irt in the Collier- 
!!• riuirO revue was too iiniinpoi lant 
lo Justify his appeurnnce in it. 

!!,• will ri'turn lA v»ii'lf 'ille, 



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9niiaewdmjp August •>» IMS 



JJEW YORK ' 



LONDON 



PARIS 



CANADA 





INTERNATIONAL REPUTATIC»I 



Will Complete My 8th Season at Chateau Laarier, City Idand, N. Y.» October l$t 
OPEN FOR ENGAGEMENTS AFTER THAT DATE 



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Addres* All l^mmunications to DINTY MOORE, Mansfidd Hall, 226 West SOth Stree^ New York 






All mattw in 
CORRESPONDENCE 

wMk unlaaa 
etharwiM 
Indicated. 


CHICAGO 


VARIETY'S 

CHICAGO 

OFFICE 

State- Laka 
Thaatra Bldg. 



With Oracie Deacon and Jack 
Maok. Florence Tempest and Homer 
Dloklnaon and Jack Rose and Jimmy 
Sterger on the sa<ne bill at the Pal- 
aoa, there la a lUtle overdoing o{ 
the comedy atunt of a musical di- 
rector indicating by slgrnala of the 
bead ■wbdb the alnger ia to start. 

Oracie Deagon, aa an ambitious 
kid, doea not atart vocalizing at the 
time that Jack Mack, at piano, 
wlahea her to; Flarence TemptfSt, 
ia a dumb-bell role, provides laughs 
la the same way, with Homer Dlck- 
Inaon at the piano, and Jack Rose 
arranges, after much jesting, for 
Jamea Clarence Sterger to sing, 
and when located in the director's 
place in the orchestra encounters 
ths aame comedy dinculty. 

Bat this fact carries more interest 
to the regulars of vaudeville than 
ti» the occasional dropper-ln, who 
wlU not let such a little point as 
this detract from the splendid show 
«t the Palace this week, which has 
a auperiority suggesting that the 
regular season Is here again. 

Blossom Sealey is the headliner, 
with Jack Rose as the second fea- 
ture, on both sides ot the sign in 
fr<>nt. The other two positions on 
one aide fall to Tempest and Dick- 
inson and Harry Stoddard, and on 
the other to Billy Arlington and 
Deago nand Mack. Miss Seeley was 
given a warm welcome, for she has 
not l)een at the Palace regularly for 
flome time, havln gopened Dec. 31, 
but being forced to clpse after the 
first day on account of a cold. She 
is in "Miss Syncopation," and, with 
her assistants, pleased so well two 
.encores were forced upon her. 

Rose, following and next to clos- 
ing, made Just about as big a hit 
as ia possible. 

Harry Stoddard and his orchestra 
were applauded following encores 
until Stoddard was forced i.<f make 
bows. 

DlUy Arlington met the same suc- 
cess, and K was with diflficulty that 
he got away with a burlesque 
speech. So did Leon Vavara, sec- 
ond, who was compelled by applause 
to entertain as long as he would. 
Deagon and Mack, sixth, and Tem- 
pest and Dickinson, fourth, regis- 
tered decidedly . It was an audience 
Ideal from the entertainer's stand- 



point, for there was a willingness 
to clap the hands. 

Fred Galtetti and Mabel Kokin 
close the show with a combination 
of display of baboons, in which ihe 
barber shop bit used In another 
Gallettl act. "A^ay at the Races," 
is the biggest laugh. A baboon plays 
bells in piano form and does a 
shimmy for a llniah while Miss Ko- 
Uln is dancing. 

Milla and William Reuter opened 
with some acrobatic stunts, with 
the woman as understander. A 
trick where the man catches hei* 



start. Hughes and Debrow followed 
with blackface fun and closed big 
with harmony blues. The Jones- 
Blliott offering was third, with the 
dancers starting off with songs and 
dances, but finishing with stepping, 
their strongest point They oBer 
various kinds of dances. The or- 
chestra was well liked, receiving 
most applause for a rpedley number. 
Emil Boreo presented an impres- 
sion of the "Wooden Soldier" in con- 
ndtticn with that widely heard se- 
lection. His French talk and his 
songs found decided favor, making 



CORRESPONDENCE 



Tha eitlaa under Cerraspondenea 
aa follewa. and on nagaai 



in this laaus af Variety are 



ATLANTA 36 

BALTIMORE 40 

BOSTON 36 

BROOKLYN 4« 

BUFFALO 40 

CHICAGO 32 

DETROIT 38 

OULUTH 44 

■ I I 



LOS ANGELES 42 

LOUISVILLE 34 

OAKLAND 39 

PITTSBURGH 34 

ROCHESTER ,. 38 

ST. LOUIS 39 

SYRACUSE .• 31 

WASHINGTON 47 



from a hand-to-hand position to a 
poaitldn where she Is thrown to feet 
In his hands brought bountiful ap- 
plause. 

Klght of the nine acts have an 
abundance of comedy, the exception 
being Ucuter and Reuter. 



Roger Imhoft makes his return 
to established vaudeville at the 
State-Lake this week after an ex- 
cursion into the realms ot the un- 
known, and "In a Pest House," In 
which he la assisted by Marcelle 
Corenne and company, provides 
amusement of the 100 per cent. type. 
Another interesting feature Is Qat- 
tison Jones and Elsie Elliott, as- 
sisted by Hal Fisher's orchestra. 
They score with their dancing, 
please with songs and have la fine 
six-piece orchestra to fill in between 
numbers. 

Flvek and Clarett opened the flrRt 

show Sunday and gave it a fast 

' "~" ■- 



ARE YOU GOING TO EUROPE? 



■teaiiskl^.jicroaiBiodatloms arranKed on all Line 
Priaaa. Boata_^a itoIbb very tail) arranare early 
boasht and sold. Liberty Ronda bonatbi 



I. at Mala OMec 
Porelmi Honey 
and said. 



PAUL TACSIO A gON, 104 Baal I4th St., New rork. 
Phnnet atnyreaanl IHSO-dUtT 



CstaUiibed 



THE 




ERA 



1897 



THE SrrRRHE PROFESSIONAL ORGAN OF ORRAT BRITAIN 



Advsrtlnment rmta. la. per Ineh; C38 per pak*- ClttRHlfled advertla«menta: Com- 
panleiL theatrea. artlata. tnualclana and mlaceltaneoua. wfintrd and wanta, ate.. 
thrae iloea. la. Cd., cacb additional line Id.: diaplavftd llnea la. Annual aubacrlptlon. 
poat prepaid. II. a A, IS. 00. 
Bdltorfal. AdreHlainn and Pabllahlnc Olllceat 15 Welllnirton Street, BInuid, 
Vr.CJt. rbone Recent 4S««-47. Cablea: "The Kra, Loadoa.'* 



a strong comedy number. The Im 
hof- Corenne and company skit had 
flfth place and gave strong confedy 
body to the bill. 

Weaver Brothers offer rube types, 
which are always Interesting, and 
provide music on various novel In- 
struments which is highly entdrtain- 
ing. The Yip Yip Yaphankera, who 
had been at the Palac^e in April and 
at the Majestic In May, brought the 
performance to a splendid close, 
with a singing quartette which is 
excellent, dancing of an interesting 
type, tumbling that is fast enough 
to make the mark If It were not for 
the versatility displayed previously, 
and comedy that sets the offering 
off. Will and Gladys Ahearn Is an 
other act not seen at this show. 



The Majestic has almost an Or- 
pheum bill this week, with Bernl- 
vicl Brothers and Co. as the feature, 
and Duval, of Duval and Symonds, 
clowning in the finish. Just as has 
been done on the Orpheum circuit, 
where the two acts were booked on 
the same mils. More than half of 
the acts are standard on the big 
time, and this makes a show at pop- 
ular prices which is a big bargain in 
amusement. 

The Wonder Seal opens the «how 
and gives it a flne start. Dave Eve- 
lieii, an acrobat and dancer, provides 
comedy between his tricks, and 
working In one provides an enter- 
taining interlude. He makes very 
good with stunts announced as hav- 
ing been learned when he was with 
a circus. Madame DuBarry ' and 
company Is a six-people operatic 
offering with three ladles and three 
gentlemen dressed in Louis XIV 
costumes with powdered wigs. One 
or* two of the singers are sufflclently 
out of the ordinary to enable the 
act to take substantial applause. 



Mable Blondell la fourth, with three 
numbers from the girl revue act, in 
which she was seen last season. She 
presents a waitress, a rube song, 
and closes with a dancing iniperso- 
natlon of Frisco. 

Duval &rd Symonds, in "Their 
First Quarrel," have a #flrst-rate 
comedy offering whiah has value, in- 
asmuch as the same theme continues 
throughout the net and leaves an 
impression sufAcIent to Justify a 
mention ot "Ave dollars" in the Ber- 
nlvici act. "^ 

The Bernlvici Brothers, assisted 
by Jack Gold, follow with an attrac- 
tive scenic display and splendid 
music, to which is added some good 
comedy. 

The Bowman Brothers present trtc 
'same act Jhey have been doing for 
10 years, excepting that the straight 
is singing "That Old Gang of Mine," 
for which he gets good ai»plause ap- 
preciation. The comedy is bound to 
score, and in this instance the act 
holds the position admirably. 

Alexander Brothers and Evelyn 
present a routine of ball bouncing 
and Juggling whl6h seems to be the 
last word in this line. The big fel- 
low is a wonderfnl performer, and 
has a clever way of working with 
studied unconcern which grows very 
amusing. The girl does not do much, 
but assists In some of the tricks and 
shows she can handle the balls. 
Manners and Lowry, in for Sunday 
only, offer pomedy talk, singing and 
dancing, and score with Uie charm- 
ing personality of the g§-l and the 
youth of the couple. The. Four 
Pearls, also in for Sunday only, were 
well lik^d. 



Alexander Pantages Is "Interested" 
in a prQposition to buy the Rialto 
from Jones, Linick & Schaeter. The 
recent change in direct management 
of McVlckers led to Pantages being 



«EU," the Jeweler 

. TO THE PROFESSION 

Special Discount to Performers 
MH£N IN CHICAGO 

State- Lake Theatre Bldg,, 
Ground Floor 

EUGENECOX "" 

SCENERY 

1734 Ogdra Avrau* 

CHICAGO 

Phea* Beeley SMI 

Aat:— W^AMBLKT aad KBATIMO 



informed that the Uialto Inight ba 
leasod. Aaron Jones was approached 
and stated that the theatre was not 
for lease, but the building might ba 
.purchased. Pantages asked toe tha 
proposition. 



) 



Bruce Carr purchased the Grand, 
Kokomo, Ind., from W. H. Arnold oC 
the American Trust Co. and haa 
taken possession. 



The receivers' sale of the United 
Theatre Ek|uipmcnt Co. was ap- 
proved by Judge Wilkerson, nnd tha 
sale was confirmed. 



The Olympic opens Sunday mati- 
nee with Dave Marion's own show, 
and Dave Marion as "Snuffy." J. 
Isaacs will be manager of the house, 
George Doyle , and Arthur Esburg 
will be in the box office and Al Cohen 
will be advertising agent. 

The Julian haa betn sold to Julian 
Kahn and Bon Lasker by Henry Ol- 
son. The transfer is not completed 
as yet. but the deal has gone' 
thr(ugh. 



E. Thomas Beaty has returned 
from New York nnd will be located 
in Chicago in the future. 



Irene Wovell, Identified as a mem« 
ber of the picture colony at Holly- 
wood at one time, whose home is on 
route three out of Cedar Falls, la. 



FUR COATS 

Cleaned, Glazed and Relined 

' $20 

We also Remodel Furs Into tha 
Latest Style— Work called for 

Free Storage to the Performer 

Bknenfield's For Shop 

204 Stafa-Laka Bldg. 

CHICAGO 

Phone Dearborn ItSS 
ALL WORK GUARANTEED 



STAGE SHOES 

EVERYTHING 

Immediate Dellrery. 8ln(le Pair ar 
Production Orders. 

SEND FOR CATALOa 

AISXONS, Inc. 

Sleeena Bld«. 17 Wo. gtnte gt.. Chlea«a 



HENRY HORN 

MONTMARTKE CAFE 

I bare staked the reputation of a lifetime aa cafe owner In thia venture, and 

. ">». n'«yr frlenda in the profeaalon will find a cordml welcoma 

Good food. aplMidld entertainment, hich-elw. elieatel. miiki tho M^Smartia 
• _ ino brichteat apot in Chleaco. 

Broadway at Lawrence CHICAGO, ILL. 



RAINBO CI A. R DENS 

MILLION DOLLAR OUTDOOR GARDENS 
CLARK ST.. at LAWRENCE AVENUE, CHICAGO 
^^.., ■ FRED MANN Presents 

EDWARD BECK'S NEW SUMMER PRODUCTION 

"RAINBO BLOSSOMS" 
With an All-star Cast and the Ralnbo Beauty Chorus 

'"'V^Morl n^ItSB®"'"''''""* •*'""' ■"«' "'• RAINBO ORCHESTRA 



, I have 6««n informed that Anna Francea and four boya are doing an act nmalar to my revue. I wish to state Mia* Frances worke d' 

tor me last aeaaon m my act and acted aa manager. I waa forced to cloae this act due to the fact that I could not get a weekly account, 
ing. I immediately recast it and have been working steadily ever since. jr m 

In thia act I am using a waltz number, vamp number and a soldier number. Miss Frances is using a soldier number a waltz num. 
ber and has substituted a money song, using the same pieces of buaineaa aa in my vamp number — the boya giving her pearla etc 
Have been informed where Miss Frances has played that her act is a direct steal on my revue. 
All my material and ideas are my peraoned property and are protected by copyright at Waahington D, C. 
I aak you, ia this justice? .. r»p» a «i>^»rt v> > m*^.. ' 

» J* FRANCIS HANEY and CO, 



TViVkid*y. August, MW 1983 



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CONDENSED MYSTERY PLAY 



. ■ I ; i — ! ^— i — 4^- — s-^— — ''^* 

• 'Vr. McAIIIatv WMit throuftii an oBtoerv' inlnlntr dUBip at th« bMtantng 
41 tM war. the ■*!»« wfcjr an eipres^ tr»ln goes through Four Comfra, 



3». 



he came oat wltA thtf dqubl* baiira bt^«aptaja. Capt. McAUIater 
a Io< o( tUnlkabout the army, one of them Itetoy that It yoU: 
nythlar you nl^k^ ask for' it. Hotrerer, he failed to tearn thi^t 
^ no* on OreMlnf room door*. 

port' at Camp Upton. And arrlred Jate 

Into, the offlceca' mesf room, he-put dowa hta b«&- 

Inquired'just where his quarters woukd be. where- 

and was stttlns bi a comer rea^- 

;ouru coma -with 'me, captain,. I'll 



3wai 
the 

«l>e evenlnff. 
'^Ice'and iihmi 
^pott 'Bk man, Wi 
tax. Kot 
•hoV yoi 
.Mr; V 
viptaln^ 

"Here art 
» aoor^V "1 hou 

••Thanhs." tnui 
«^t. 

The 

•tfiditiL 

ipaUjl'-^oaeri captftlrfs' 
" ^iio^i?" tfi»t plHpwr 

.•TPhat-sirr* replle<!LU>S 
^HRmaeyeTr commas*' 



Iiiijt with the aienlty ezpectea of any aymy 

caiUain." aaidtheiuide, e«urt«ouMy, openln'e 
•cdmMrtaMe." ■ 

Iter, andi ttirnniK in, got a Hae nteht'a 

'^ititeodk btacej" of th/» prwtou* eveninK 
afini'^ surrounded hy ■ ^olonel^, ihaiors, ahd 

of his inevKiy-AsiiiKncd' orderly. 
L'ln amazement/ "Why^ that's Cieaeral 
>-thecam^:'° ,■ ,,. 



A press. a**Bti accordlflBo jnjr* *ray of ,thhjkJnr.\Jy a projjhM. and the 
time hatfUnnily come for a nw}*'' ^receive hppot' in Ms own home baili< 
wick. Horace a. Mortiitier78H^<i: l^o^edp'r^te^of.mlne la the preaa .4e- 
Mirtment'and now advaiicf agVwbr ,"8i^cea of'-lMV: spent his flrst two 

24MVS in this iet)tintry ks ttresidelWVf ^pekane.'^e had oom« from.Bnc- 
md toimike his way an<^ thkt>f a^trtitf AM^Iah' virl.:wh» new i^eMra 
the title of Mr«.>j<o>'t<hier. 



HOPE EDEN AND 
'FRESCOTT' IN 




Opening Their N^w Senson 
on Keith Circuit — River- 
aide, New York, Next 
Week ^Entire Old Turn 
Reduced td Four Minutes 
in New Act — Frank 
Evans' Discovery 

THE MERTON MYSTERY 



LJfe out in the great open s 
ICr. 'Uprt<tner, I have understo 
Waiter- te a restaaraat. dotxronsi 
we«|i- di<i ^ song and talk "aetl 
t« alt .te(Munts, he. didn't -cut ■• 

But the other"i*»elt he' retu}*) 
■how and .sot mor4 unsolicited puhl 
Spokane- "l>oy" than he could get f<?r 

Which only goes tto prove it's a wli 
tawa td ite a conquering hero frpm, 

. Airihoae who are lucky >A0ugh 
M t|i< iCeith vaudeville office will be 
ii ill. In'tlto Cottage Hospital. 6an,U 
%id (^iends will be happy when they fli 
tia expecta to be well soon and win 
Angeles, a , .- ^ ■ 

It migfrt interest aU t)MM« who Inair.. 
lukd every one did in the aays when ^hey 
to bear that a daugbte.-. of May Ramsey has^ 
At. Marys a';ademy, Newburgh, N. T., with' 
»omplat* sh« took thta» flrat prma-av«f 
- vor several yean May hM bean aaerttsrr 
t^ohan. But for a while after recaltlac tha 
iut the mother of fUy'tiamsey's daeshtsr. 

'Will JeiTnie Gavin of the oM te«m at dai 
ina her addraca again? An: oI4 friend o( 
llritb h«r. 




« pieaasnt for 

a^Uaaab Wai a 

.(or<on* lone 

:. AcQMTding^ 

that tm^ 

til* big' "Blapm 

.ubtlon'aa a tAi^mar 

who kaowawhat honfb 



BWy Slaaper 

ga thai h«, 

I token 

that, aecordinc to bfa leftar, 

' — descent pertad la Im. 




a«t-ta vaudavllla / 

oata^ fktm MotWt 

T« ihaka tt 

, t«M(a.Jrarnr 
Majr waa aot]tiac: 



•ad'Paaohea atad 
m to communicate 



'EsUer Lindner, than Y^honf no ona ever had aOH^keaaaelentlowa. 
%ffleient and congenial asaUtant Jn a preaa departme^HBM^oarda Wj* 
tromahe. wilds of New Tork, north of Albany. 8ha aays JKH^ wbar* 
teaa iara men, aad judging, by tha prleea tha hptala charg< aoma at* 
'%tinmen. 

The new phone books ara out apd tha aonuaer laaaa of tha dirtetory 
ionUina 718.0'))' listinga It/to <pns6Unk to know Just how many wfM* 
i:umb«r;i we will ket before' our right oii% 



Hope Eden and "Frescott" are a 
namd indelibly stamped with hlgh-- 
cliisB vaudeville. 

With this season they are pre- 
senting an altogether new Idea to 
the vaudeville stage, a- pajitomlmio 
dramatic playlet by Sdgar Allan 
'Woolt and Carlyle Moore, in four 
scen«s and a cast of aeven people. 

•It tells a complete story, during 
the. course of which Miss Kdeji and 
"Kr^cott" revert to thftlr tgrmer 
vaudeville turn, doing their 20 
minute former act in four minutes 
in the new playlet and the re- 
mainder of the plot tells of 
((.'ontifntcd ot B. F. Keith's River 

side theatre next week, Auy.il) 



ul aaa (M* tM ' H»Sitary 
standpoint tor tha vantora 

Tha Maa«aa »f,Tiroy. H. T.,-'wt|l 
op«i Ita.Uth aasaoB. at Mahr«sih 
ft. T, eapk.in. wlth.-Baaaa 
Walk." . Twafva datea, afi^^f tbal^ 
•^a the road." havS^taea boek»a fo 
Dae. If. The aaaaa'ar%n» rqa Into 
MSy^ . Reheafsala lOr Tohiander 
W%lk" wiU^begla 8«Pt * w«0t the 
dlieetl{»a ot Joha M. rraacla, wkosa 
fhai|ly la pa^ owmt tf( tha Troy 
'Vhaea." Mr. viraaeis has lone ^«*o 
aetiva fa tha affairs it the Maaqna 



aaaiallii 



The Masque 
«arehesti«. ataga ef- 



% £r Btm-sld* evidently doesn't ItaUeva What Z wrUa Otherwipa ka 
%ou14ia't,be aendtac ma salt water taffy from Atlaatle City and temptlag 
)^a tobust my diet into several thooaaaa fragments. 

Tet at my time OC tite taffy is very acceptable, avea though wa have to 
tska Jt. with a grata c>f aalt. 

Mr. Bumside. accomplished otatorthat ha Is, has mada many fine talka. 
t bear he surpassed hlanelf -aoma;weeks ago at tha ftineral or GUstava 
Kerker, the composer. It was his shortest, simplest and mort affectlar 

t, All he-said was: 
. the boys are saying goodby to yon. 
I 





Gtoldea. i 

dra^tlo 

Saranae 

tha Lake PiaeMelOb. 

tho «dub vtb ba- to -Wa 

dHuaa and that'ls oaS of 



keepers whv.reoatVa a ^rcat'part 



ottkair 



salary. 



The producers of ttttftteaf shows eotild enllet to takj 
a home that society and flnanclal i>eopIe would t>a li 
ka endowed aad ntada almoat self lupporttav thi " 
beffeflta £}veryona who discussed the mattar ag) 
bio ahd, would do tremendous -practical good, 
beaa heard trcdt-lt. 



keehi 



charge of flnaaeinc 

ested in. It oould 

and flre«t«eat 

waa faasl- 

turthcr has 



The purpose ot again bringing tha mattar beJoraj 
Tha plcfilre interests in Hollywood, headed by ' 
drive tar t IS 0^.000 to bniid^a- home for extra { 
yoang 'women who go to Bollywood looklog.fo 
is going after this with real spirit aad WiU pat 1 
a tar greater, need for nie^ a homo ih Vnr To ~ 
sau-rahperting chons «irla, ratt|jkr,:ithto i ' 
to'Hollywood fro.m all over the-eountryj 
deaire'fo 'get into th* moyies. 



>ubllc U thto:-4 
have started a 
' other v ij ^taahad 
Ma Jobs. 
And ye| 
rva hard] 



Kirls 
<UieIr 



aad 



Our frjend the Broadway Comte is. 
most part with the weight of his rs^ponsibill 
weeks sgo he.concfived'tha Idea of puUlj 
rome of his friends from snsall time vai 
rehearse. In an empty, theatre, 'recruited 
soenery, bought (on credit) and borrowed costu 
poser with a sense of humor and not much a) 
duoe' a show. To the great sunKlaa of eve 
t6t tworweeks and brought It back to toilet, 
wHkAliil.' How ba did>, vi a totft capital 
ful) bf laniiha Back Jn ,New ?'<M!K> ka was 
theatre* but how. has both, ^nd'«^^ed '*~'~ ' 

. ifoaia daya befota his opanlnc a : 
his fDOllshaeaa of startlaii.to build ( 
was tha qn e atlaa.- 

rWeH^. ru -Cen yoa," came .tbe ans 
aadjc aow kava tif, aiid IliVad for ta 



mi< 



us tor the j 
Boar. Saoaa 
gat^rad ' 
pent issipa to i 
'Is, borrowed 
a loose com- 
aad stkrtM to pro- 
took It on tha road • 
LljiaequmMyjlWl,,. 
ilf owa ae«5n»t, anfl, ,..,i 
eut aaangfl «r.ia.<i 



le Broadwat Oahiio aft >/> 
do XM cstaocaf Mltx « 

:>•■'. ■1-1. i"^ '•■■■:% 

Ibts^hoir witk M ' 



rtsd 



Soa^a girls get a' lucky 
iCithoat reeognltioa. £dtth 
the 'Itoai 
notices her^ 
la 'nScanuBol 
K Uaaderatf 

midla 

tha ntaifj 



HAS BI 

JotmAy ; 
I atandtec I 
Sarlia la' a 



is 



hot! 
aledl 



. vlilla othara work tor ysaM 
^^ Mflgfel froai-Chieago, was a^ '- 

last tinL''9» Rea lafram aad Allea Tat^ 

■ her immediately- for a part ^'^ 
I A3fm waa^ to the c^if/M ^,, .; 

KtraW^iudf'iljUny'ttoisaaii 'tM.W 
J Oloba thaatrai whaa-lrriac 9ar^ 
iltt)a Cfcaj^. which Otator kaowi ' 
_ __ rowdbt-sWBdBatll^faadwiaatUs* ,.« 
^Tm thc^Api BiBtMn,* sat<| iBddls, -IMlt^ «( tMik* ,,, 

I a story jrhlMi awipi SarUa .dlda^ aAMir«, , t 
itio cityaad Bsriin «aa aho«»4»taa«*i w 
I vbaa ka w)is es|lail to tha teltpiioaak aa '^ 
i from tha wan dad Mbar ititiol^ and v«|i. -i 
Wlad .dc waariapr aPPdrot Th*valat..fa«.; 
bagBid trhsih har-haiaokad. te N^-Terk; (baddt-Vi»"-<, 
^^icht^tatd had b^tight them, aad asfd aothlair. ' Tit* '^ 
|thafl^tlm<S4iltaiy.i»n»(a'Xr, Beriia that perhapa kal ^kaift " 
^Mno of tha piet^ret; trylhg Indignantly '#>« '' 
I quittar antll ha found tha piotaraa . ',', ,,'' 

\ wmiam raraom.'js kolng hack oa tha stage, p i t at "' ' , 
3ia has baah la pictures so long soma peopla haaa, .- 
aca a.traly great actor on the stage. . •■ 



'R U understood I 
ably In Shakespe 
(oagotten that he ' 



posea tor. wblelt tha Adora . theatre 
at Saranao UUtai, raoantly completed, 
wa«^uilt Mr. CMdaa talke<i on the 
oaUmlted poaaibiUtlaaaf the I<ake 
Placid club la prodoclng plays, ea- 
ci^iiraging 1>1ay writing, supplying a 
drama library »i& developing talent 
•nrhahk Toa" wHl be tha ifrst ptay 
produced by tha cluN whjkjh.tium- 
bara amoUg Its Uembera dramatic 
teachers, students and several pro 

,*■ fessionals. -^ 

Its 

too student 
ihe^tfbf Te^flmi^ke'ewJipi 
nlvi 
Pi t jJfc -pjJsl^StM^^hc 
:aa^ lUHPutV>jfl0'V>e">J 



The impresalm^^pb Tolscin ran' out of % contract with D.' W. OcUitti. 
When }io s»n^^^pMxp«etad|y tor Burope, j^nt Joiava asv^ had % «a«- 
tra^-.ijrtth jSHBk Ho ifotked la teat pleturea tor '•.^aautker ot-washa 
.aha'arllBth. spent a 8maU.tort«na. on aate aad pUycro, -wtthoM a ctMfMd 
ar'aa aoeataient d< aay kind, pawia Bpatela. hla baalaass rapraaaatdttva 
saysL. Jolson 'Waa made ao nerrMis by constant delays and ladeelaloaii 
that hCsutrered a^Iapsa and was ordered to leava for Ihvopa by >li 
physician^ It is underatoM that Jblsoa looked great in blackface but hif 
whitef ace shots werM't so good. 

The< writer satr Jolsoa rehearsa f«r aa hoar on tbe stage o< tha Liytlar 
theatr« tber We&Csday before ha sailed and Jolson looked great la >«•.. 
hearsaL Griffith had tha whole , eompaay oa- tha stage and arCfyOaac 
Jolson said and .did waa fiumy. X{a ad Ubb^ his talk, aad aavacat ot Uia- 
soenes were stopped while the players laaghed. GrilBth waa aboat to iat ' 
some one to take down everything JoISoa said and osa It as aiataHat to* 
subtlt^QS, Jolson'a aerknis aeaaaa, hewavcr, war* away eO, 'U* Iplayed tf '' 
tova scene with Irma Harrison, his leading lady, s upp osed tt ba akrhNMk 
which never did and/ Cor ha Jost conldnt play It 'stiHlght* Yotioa U a 
bom elijwn with' a bubbling aad ovarwbelmlng oeaso of htna'ep, ■ Pathed ' 
Is not a part ot his nature. He may .resume hla picitire aftperiment latec 
but wants to be certsin of Jirkat ha Is doing belora hb sfarta" 



There' must be some reason for such a phenomenon 4 
please Ave generations of the saine family. It wasn't ' 
were much better at his hotels, or that the^aids tucked 
any more neatly or the bellhops wore more^ 
But there i^ such a, thing ns an atmospba 
host to a family .from Grrcat-ereat-gM^ffv 
mother. 



Carrie. tie Mir, widow of Jo.'opli Hart, that! 
a mr<;s.tii)b in a botllo and committed It to tha 
-read: •'j:«!l>RevcH, who has hc?Tr In St. 'Vincent's 
tour years, Is TiOw reoovering, and wllt^soon . 
that.'" It wns a. tourhlne_lhln<» to <lo."nndi 



KEITH'S ORPHEUM 

BROOKLYN 

NOW 




what 1 
ofore br 
y it. 



pet «|c)ries la his system. 
[:nmiH<(ng trt'es to ■thin roliin 



Rim Morrla and Ben )K< Bernard 

I have bran awarda* 'Jtidgment foir 

%\.\'*:v.- nuitnitt A»rtrs J.-M«Cral.b 



Foderil fourt »iuit ifn^!IP%);>I 
from Aug. fi>, i'>'i2. to May 
_ led earned t20S,D00 aiu) ('.irtn 
Is suing for 10 per cent, thtii-of. 



IaioIm Ol0B4«r HalOi last. 



/ttar o. 
.»>«tt',<i 



atla* 

"was la« 

rthe Bcolt'B 

Bald It had 

'tha ectresa- 

Halo's brIaC 

bart ot the "ad" 

■hIArlofile sod Itterdrf 

tents and also (bat aha 

years ago, Oct. 13, Ittll 



liouls Calvert. Bhakespearean ae« 

tor, Vfbo died July IS without a wilt, 
lef» t.ji Asfata of about t\.^OiL~-*as , 



KEITH'S 

RIVERSIDK 

Next Week (Aug. 27) 



^ -^ 'i fi- 



'■^IVH -f*- 1- "^ » 



V A R X B 1* r 



^ Tbunday. August IS. IMS 



The HANNAFORD FAMILY 



WITH 



'V. 



m 



GEORGE HANNAFORD 

Specially Engaged for the Toronto Fair, Aug. 27-Sept. 8 — ^London, Canada, Fair, Sept 10-15 — ^AllentoMm, Pa., Fair, Sept. 18-22 J 



WU found unconscious In a room In 
th» Union hotel, where she had reg;- 
Istered with riward Hampden, clerk 
•t the Astor hotel, under .the name 
of "E. Hampden and wife." The girl 
had been at the Astor and moved 
to the Union when the manager ob- 
jected to her presence. 



Charles Bohler. who hns not been 



THE 




making the pruductions at Terrace 
Oarden In the Morrison Hotel for a 
few weeks starts In there again 
Sept. S. 



E. J. Carpenter Is organizing his 
"BrlViglng Up Father" In Chicago 
this season, instead of New York as 
Has been his custom in the past. 

Th« Chatterton. Bloomington, 111.. 
is being remodeled and will be 
called the Illion. 



^KIETY 

IS AN 

INVESTMENT 



If continaowuly worka for 
you all over the world 



A. T. Owens, of Ottumwa. la., has 
the Grand at Burlington,- la., and 
will open it Oct. 8 tor road attrac- 
tions, playing the Dickson stock for 
four weeks In September. 



Lecomte & Flesher's new show, 
"My China DoIU" which opens at 
Sheboygan, Wis.. Aug. 26, is going 
to be the most pretentious show 
ever sent out under that Arm name. 
"Listen to Me," another LeComte & 
Flesher show, opened Aug. 7 at 
Manistee, Mich. 



Sr.. sailed from Southampton Aug. 
15 on their return to the United 
States. Mr. Powers will reach Chi- 
cago before the opening of the 
Powers -Erlanger theatres here. 



Kibble's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" 
opened its ■esson as usual at Mt. 
Clemens, Mloh. 



Publicity in every "Va- 
riety" issue every week, 
made lidaptable to every- 
one in length of time and 
cost 

Address or call 

VARIETY 

NEW YORK 
for particulars 



Powers, Orand Rapids, will play 
shows a week stand this coming 
season when possible. 

Ralph T. Kettering anu C. S. 
Primrose have set back the opening 
date of their new play "The Crash" 
from Sept. 1 tb Sept. 16. owing to 
the losing date or two early next 
month due to fair d^es where week 
stands of repertoire were preferred, 
to one-night touring companies. 
There being open time in the first 
two weeks o fthe route the opening 
date waa postponed. 



Harry Htracb, who was treasurer 
of the Aptflio theatre in Chicago last 
season, will be manager of the 
Gaiety, Minneapolis, the coming 
season. 



LOUISVILLE 

By SAMUEL E. HYMAN 
MACAULBjyS — "Johnny Get 
Your Gun" (Fasaett stock). 

KONTAINE FERRY — 'Robin 
Hood" (Dunbar stock). 

B. P. KBUTH'S NATIONAL,— 
Vaudeville and pictures. 

B. P. KEITH'S MARY ANDER- 
SON— "You Are Guilty." 

STRAND — "Enemies of Women." 
ALAMO— "The Queen of Sin." 
UIALTO— "The Fog." 
MAJESTIC— "The New Moon." 
WALNUT— "The Broad Road." 
IvENTUCKY— "Stepping Fast." 



The Strand reopens Sept. 
"Enemies of Women." 



with 



The effect of the advent of J. 
Humbird Duftey, tenor, with the 
Dunbar Co. in "Sariz" was seen in 
the business of the past week. Un- 
til Duffey's arrival the company was 
minus a tenor, Louis Templeman. a 
high baritone, singing tenor soles. 
This week the company is present- 
ing its most ambitious offering of 
the season, "Robin Hood." 



weelcs. "Abie" literally packed them 
in for IS weeks and since that time 
has been doing very good, about 
18,000 a week. 



John B. Reynolds nrill be back at 
the helm of the Alvin and the Pitt 
when the season opens Labor Day. 
Titus Kenyon, it is said, will be 
the assistant manager of the Pitt 



Pittsburgh's 'ast circus this jleftr 
will be Barnes', here next Monday 
and Tuesday. Carnivals playing 
Pittsburgh proper and the environs 
have all made a clean up, not |One 
playing a bloomer or any way near it. 

Marcus Loew has again entered 
the Pittsburgh theatrical field, this 
time taking over the Aldine, for- 



WRITE THE WORDS 

for a ■ooa. ni writ* the mute. 
My fee Is rMMoaabie. 

JONAS J. RICHMAN 

Suite t«(-B 

111 VI mk Mth fM„ New Talk 

rhcoa Biyaat MW 



merly occupied with the Shubert 
vaudeville. The policy of the hous* 
will be. the tioew- Metro picture* 
with large symphony orchestra and 
other features. 



Michael J. Joyce will manage th* 
Gayety this year. 



FOR SAImX 
or RK^T 

(SlAirniEATRE 

AUBURN, N.Y. 

Population 37,000. 

Downtown) eentrally located. 

Ideal stock and vaudeville housei 

capacity 1,200. . > 

Address communication* 

D. EDWIN FRENCH - 

68 Oenese* Street. Auburn, N. V. 



J. Raymond Brown, of the Fas- 
sett Co. last summer, made his flnt 
1923 appearance with the company 
in "Johnny Get Tour Gun." He has 
been with a St Louis stock com- 
pany. 

Dorothy Walton, Louisville girl, 
replaces Mary Crane Hone with the 
Fassett Co. during the tast two 
weeks of ita stay. 



Mr. and Mrs. Harrjr J. Powers, 



WANTED 

A PARTNER for Comedy 
Miuical Act 

Apply STEWART 

Baldwin Harbor, L. I. • 



MALE PARTNER WANTED 

I have dissolved partnership with Regal. Can 
use at once male singer and acrobatic dancer who 
can do ground work. ^ _— : _ _J — _1 

SIM MOORE 

Circle 4205 223 W. 52d St.,' New York 



"Trilby," wlthh Andrea Lafayette, 
the French star, in the title role, did 
fairly good summer business at the 
Mary Anderson. 



PITTSBURGH 

By GEO. It MILLER 

GRAND— "The White Rose," film. 

HARRIS— Vaudeville. ' 

piTT— "Abie's Irish Rose," 2Jd 
week. 

OLYMPIC — "Homeward Bound," 
film. 



Summer season in Pittsburgh la 
almost over. Bookings here with 
the exception of the Lyceum and 
the Duquesne have been announced. 
AlvIn will open Labor Day matinee 
with "Blossom Time." Nixon opens 
the same time with, perhaps, "The 
Covered Wagon." The Pitt will lose 
"Able'* Irish Rose" after the 24th 
week — reports are it will go to the 
Lyceum for a winter run — and will 
reopen Labor Day with the colored 
revue "Shuttle Along." The Gayety 
opens Monday with burlesque and 
the Academy will open Saturday 
with Jafte's new Mutual wheel show, 
"The Joy Riders." 



Pittsburgh's ninth wonder Is 
"Abie's Irish Rose," for the show la 
now In its 23rd week and still going 
strong. The longest previous run 
of any kind here waa the "Birth of 
a Nation," at the same house, for 16 






BEFORE- • 

beginning your season's work 

TAKE THE MILK CURE 
AT summit/ N. J. 

either to gain weight or reduce 



Warranted to rejuvenate the patient 
within a few weekt 

Dr.REINLE'SNILKaDdRmCllitE 

• DR. REINLE'S SYSTEM (^ 

^^^ SUMMIT, N. J. 

Pftone 17 Summit 

DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLET SENT UPON REQUEST 






4r 



Introduced His New Comedy Sensation 

e AN AN AS" 

WITH 





And were heM ttver for three weeks at the Orpheum, Los Angeles *' 

An Entirely New Idea for Vaudeville— Holding Two Positions on Same Bill; Namely: Next to Closing and dostng 



J»-.rx " 



VARIETY 



■ ■-i»r?,'^JK»'-wie''jrwK?v^ 



Thursday. August ^» IMS 



MAUNDA : DADE 



K>i:-i..-\ 



**ROYAL ENTERTAINERS" 

ThU Week (AUG. 20) .y-^'::^^-ii'' 

BR KEITH'S PALACE, NEW YORK 



ii?= 



BRYANT S568 



Doris Reid 

CREATOR OF SMART GOWNS 

106 W. 44th St., New York Opp. Belasco '^Theatre 

The following I refer to you personally: 



Thea 



ROUTE TO FOLLOW 



Aug. 27 — Jefferson and Sth Ave, New York 

Sept, S^Syracuse ^ 

Sept 10— Watertown and Utica 

Sept. 17 — Auburn and Binghamten 

Sept. 24 — Troy and Albany 

Oct. 1 — Philadedphia 

Oet. B — Globe, Philadelphia 

Oct. IS— Keystone, Philadelphia 

Oet. 22 — Easton and Allentown ^ 

Oct. 29 — Shenandoah and Hazsiton 

Nov. fr— Carbondale A Nanticoke 

Nov. 12 — Reading and Lancaster 

Nov. 19— PitUburgh 

Nov. 26 — McKoesport and Gresnsburg 

Dec 3 — Canton 

Dec. 10 — Toledo 



Dee. 17 — Detroit 

Dec. 24 — Akron 

Dec. 31 — Erie , •■ - 

Jan. 7 — Open 

Jan. 14 — Buffalo 

Jan. 21 — Boston 

Jan. 28 — Providence 

Feb. 4 — New London and Norwich 

Feb. 11— Pawtucket and Pittslield 

Feb. 18 — Orpheum, Brooklyn 

Feb. 25— Royal, New York 

March 3 — Colonial, New York 

March 10 — Bushwick, Brooklyn 

March 17— Broadway, New York 

March 24 — Rivera and Hamilton, Wew York 

March 31— 81st Street, New York 



PAT CASEY AGENCY LESTER WALTERS, Personal Representative 



J^Uf^ 



DOBOTHTJOISM ' 

VIOLA. DANA '* 

IIBLSN MENKEN 
GLORIA FOT 
MARION COAKt.KT 
ML.L,IAN LOBRAINE 
AI.MA RUBBNS 
Jl)NB CAPRICB 
BONA WALLACE HOPPER 
PAULINE OARON 

MRS. HAROLD 



HELEN rOKD 
DOROTtor McKAT 
WANDA LTONS 
. EDNA HIBBBRT 

SeTBLLB WINWOOD 
. /' WANDA HOFP 
SHANNON DAT 
ADBLH ASTAIR 
LILLIAN WHITE 
NAN HALPERIN 
LLOTD 



are ftU money, the same as the 
grownups. 

The appeal to the youthful mind 
is also reflected in the opening act. 
Dezso Retter, who, working alone, 
holds the opening spot beautifully 
for a single. Doing some straight 
clownijng ahd tumbling for an open 



ine. he shifts from this to burlesque Ing for the material, followed th» 

-^^....i- !_.. -..»« .^Ia..1«» mt^tr^ta Plla ur^n VL'hn wnrKH AlOnSP 



*: 



ATLANTA 



By ERNIE ROGERS 

FORSYTH— "Johnny Get Your 
Oun," stock. 

HOWARD — "Homeward Bound," 
film. 

METROPOLITAN — "Wandering 
Daughters," film. 



SLANG SKETCH 



COMEDY WITH A TOUCH OF 
MYSTERY and a GREAT FINISH. 

' Can be played in one and a half or 
two. FOR SALE OR ROYALTY. 

. Woman and two men. Address 



JOHNNY O'CONNOR 

Variety, New York 



RIALTO — "Human Wreckage," 
film. 

LOEWS GRAND— Pop vaudeville 
and "Cordelia the MagnlHcent." 

ALAMO NO. 2— "Bast la West," 
ttUn. 



Fred Raymond. Jr., injured last 
week In an auto smash, has re- 
covered sufllciently to resume as 
leading man with the Forsyth Play- 
ers. While Raymond was out, Bill 
Boyd, hubby to Clara Joel, le.ding 
lady, pinched -hit as "Jerry" in "Peg 
O' My Heart." 



House records at the ..tialto went 
flnhle last week when Lambdin Kay. 
announcer for WSB, . nd Ernest 
Rogers, both Iccal. put on their 
singing skit in which they have ap- 



peared In practically all the Atlanta 
houses. It la a two singing act. 



ADELAIDE & HUGHES 

Studio of Dance 

4S West S7th Street, New York 
Phone Plaia 7635 



Propaganda In favor of Sunday 
amusements is being broadcast here. 
Neatly every Sunday some local 
house puts on a card show and 
afterwards the managers express 
regret that they can't have 'em 
every Sunday. 

A lot of tradj and lay talk was 
created this past week when Wil 
lard Patterson took over the teaser 
campaign run in local papers by 
Howard Price Kingsmore, manager 
of the Howard. Klngsmore's ads 
teased 'em with "Bigger Movie 
Soa*on" one-inchcrs all through the 
Atlanta papers without any theatre 
or photoplay tag. Then Mr. Pat- 
terson came out with a six-inch ad 
announcing that the "Bigger Movie 
Season" would be Inaugurated at 
the Metropolitan with "WandorinR 
Daughters." Klngy Is still fuming. 



Read 

Joe Cooks* 

'Doing Your^Stuff in Vaudeville* 

in the September 

Hearst^ a International Magazine. 

Now on the newsstands 



on some esthetic posing acts, closing 
with a number where he wrestles 
with himself and takes some most 
realistic flops. He was In right with 
the kids and the older ones in the 
audience from the start, and work- 
ing easily crashed over. 

The tone is in t^e second act. with 
Fritz and Lucy Bruch with their 
violin and 'cello duets and solos. 
Miss Bruch. with her "BIrdsong." 
was in excellent form ftnd held the 
house throughout. The pair could 
have taken encores easily and there 
was a real demand for them from 
the house, despite the fact that it 
was rnther heavy material for such 
sultry weather. 

Evelyna Lynn and Clyde Dilson, 
with L>itlian Lee Anderaon. In a 
sketch which combines comedy with 
musical work, is in next posRion. 
Built along rather farcical lines, the 
act requires little, though enter- 
taining, with the singing of Miss 
Lynn more than making up for some 
of the weak places in the comedy 
material. 

Chester Spencer and Lola Wil- 
liams in 'Putting It Over" have one 
of those acts that always gets by 
with the wise element in the local 
vaudeville houses. Spencer does the 
bulk of the work with the girl acting 
as a wonderful foil for his comedy 
cracks and coming to bat at Just the 



News has Just been given out on 
the inside that the Forsyth and 
liVric are to change policy. The 
Korsyth, now playing stock, Is goins 
to take over the Keith pop while 
the Ijyrtc wil! be made the home of 
the Forsyth Players. 



Man.ager Tom J^mes, of Loew's 
Grand, is dres.'fing up Wa theatre 
for the fall. He is putting in a 
$35,000 organ, is recarpetlng the 
place and Is importing new drops, 
.scenery, et al. All for the change 
of policy. It is said. 



Unusually good 
Week at all houses. 



busino.i.i last 



BOSTON 

By LEN LIBBEY 

Singer's Midget.", with the rou- 
tine Icugthoned so that the act runs 
for 45 minute.=i and with a much 
more pretentious display than they 
have had on their previous show- 
ings in this city, headlining at local 
Keith vaudeville house this week. 
Sure tire In Boston, and when It 
played the same house last season In 
what wag good theatrical weather 
the draw was folt. but not to such 
an extent as it ii^this week. It takes 
something prelty good to draw the 
kids into .a theatre and away from 
the shore .and country resorts in this 
section, and a glance at the housf 
downstairs whowod that It had been 
.accomplishnl. Not since the Christ- 
mas week lia.s there been such a 
sprinkling of youngsters, and they 



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stuff herself. The act woyked a 
comparatively short time, about long 
enough for the stage to be stnicit,; 
for the midgets who followed mi 
didn't hav? a loose place in It. 

Billy Glason, with Neal O'Hara. a' 
local humorist getting feature bill 



midgets. Glason, who works aloof' 
the song-plugging lines, with tiM 
stuff by O'Hara putting the co.-nedjr 
Into the higher standard class, al- 
ways finds things quite easy for him 
here and this week is no exception. 
He is working faster than was hia 
custom before ond shooting hla 
cracks right through the house with- 
out introductions. 

Frldkln. Jr., and Rhoda. novelty 
dancers, who have a dancing act 
that would be higher up on the blU 
under ordinary conditions, close tha 
show, their act serving to Just bal- 
ance things nicely and making It 
well rounded out vaudeville. 



The Cuardieat of a Good 
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WILKIE BARD, The English Star 
ENRICO RASTELLI, The World's Wonder 
ALBA TIBERIO, World's Encyclopedia .^ 

BREKER, Bear Comedians 
ODETTE MYRTIL, The Anglo-French Star 
NONI and PARTNER, Eccentric Comedian and Musicians 
WEE GEORGIE WOOD, Star Comedian 
RUSSELL CARR/The Soldier Ventrilo<|uist 
THE FAYRE FOUR, Musicitl Entertainers ^ 1 

P^THE FIVE PETLEYS, Aerial Trampoline 
TEX McLEOD, Spinning Ropes and Yams 
THREE BLANKS, Equilibristic Juggling 
ROB WILTON, Burlesque Comedian 
WEYNEN and COMPANION, Balancing Specialty 
CARR LYNN, Mimic and Comedian 
FOUR ADLONAS, Tumblers 
TORCAT, And Sixty Roosters 
THREE ALBERTINAS, Balancing 
LES KLICKS, "The Enchanted Forest" 
TWO GHEZZIS, Force and Courage 
DAVID POOLE, School of Scandalous Scholars 
HANS BEETZ and BROS., Equilibristic 
SPADARO, Italian Star Comedian 
JULES FUERST, Fashionable Equilibrist 
TERPSICHORE, Beautiful Dancer 






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STROBEL and MERTENS, Hanging Bamboratf 

THREE GOMEZ, Aragonese Dancing Ezperto 

ILIESCU, And His Roumanian Orchestn^ 

OCJAVIO, Animal Medley ' ' 

MARCEL, And Hu Seal Wonder 

GUS FOWLER, TTie Watch King . v*^^. y> 

YOST and CLADY, Clay Modelers >i^ 

THE STANLEYS, GymnasU 

HARRY MOORE, Paper King Manipulatoi; 

R. and W. ROBERTS, Society Equilibrbto 

RICH HAYES, Juggling Eccentric { 

LIME TRIO, "Thp GoUywog" / 

WILLIE SCHENCK, Artistic Equilibristic Balancing 

THE HARTWELLS, Flying Rope 

MAX SOVEREIGN, Diabolo Player ^ 

ROXY LA ROCCA, The Comedian Harpist 

BERT HUGHES and COMPANY, Basketball <» Wheels 

GAUTIER, Musical^ony Boy - --^^ 

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WILLIE ROLLS, Expert on Roller'l^ates ' • 

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MADELINE COLLINS, ^Ksh Prima Donna 

MITTY and TILLIO, French Character and Novelty Dancers 

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DETROIT 

By JACOB SMITH 

Shubert-Detrolt opened Sunday 
with "The Danclngr Honeymoon," 
American' premier. This attraction 
will remain as long as It gets profit- 
able support, when It will be suc- 
ceeded by "The Passing Show." 

Alton R. Warner, who will again 



guide the destinies of the New De- 
troit, announces the opening Aug. 27 
with Alice Brady in "Zander." "Cov- 
ered Wagon," scheduled for early 
fall, will not be shown until after 
Jan. 1, 



Richard H. Lawrence, manager of 
the Garrick, says the regular season 
will open Sept. 2 with "But For the 
Grace of God," a new play by Fred- 



GROVER FRANKIE 

Successfully Producing and Directing 

Revues at the Winter Garden, Los Angeles 

Now Presenting "Gaieties of 1923" 



erick Lonsdale, with 'Violet Heming. 
Arthur Byron and Cstelle Winwood. 



Jesse Bonstclle Is undecided as to 
whether she will keep a permanent 
stock in Detroit at the conclusion 
of her engagement at the Garrick. 
The Shubert-Mlchlgan is open frfr 
her, but the limited size of the house 
and the small stage docs not make 
a favorable combination. 



Photoplays: "Bluebeard's Eighth 
Wife." Madison; "Main Street," held 
over at Adams; "Lawful Larceny," 
Capitol; "Broken Wing," Broailway- 
Strand; "Lone Star Ranger," Wash- 



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HURTIG & SEAMON'S "NIFTIES OF 1924" 



Next Week (Aug. 27) jColumbia, New York 



(Notice — "Brown Derby" Specialty Fully Protected) 

Many thankt to Vaudeville and Production Managers for their offer* 



"The Miracle Baby," Co- 



Ington; 
lonial. 



Phil Gleichman, of the Broadway- 
Strand, has contracted tor flrst-run 
showing in Detroit of the Preferred 
Pictures. 



W. S. Butterneld has leased the 
Globe, Flint. Mich., giving him four 
lious°s now in that town. 



The ex.ict date of the Jackson con- 
vention of the Michigan Kxhibiiors' 
association is Sept. 25-26. 



Ned Wayburn is staging a "Moon 
lite Revue" for the Bayslde Poet. 
American Legion, to be given in aa 
especially constructed arena at Bay- 
side, L. I., Saturday evening. Aug. 
25. The proceeds will be devoted 
towards the Bayslde Memorial 
Building Fund. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

By L. B. SKEFFINGTON 

FAYS— Nat S. Jeromo ami Co.. 
Smith Bros.. Keanette and Sliields. 
Grey and Dean, Broslus and Brown. 
"Temporary M.nriiage," film. 

EASTMAN— Vocal solo. Joseph 
Grifflth; planolog, Gladys Gold- 
stone: Eastman orchestra, "Three 
Wise Fools." flim feature. 

PICTURES— "The Isle of Lost' 
Ships," Regent: "A Man of Action" 
and "The Leoparde.is," Piccadilly: 
"The Fourth Musketeer" and 
"Salome," Victoria. 



The Junior Dramatic Club, 
founded in 1918. has changed its 
name to Community I'layers. It la 
now working on Booth Tarklngton's 
"The Ghost Story." Sol Landy is 
president. 



Adolph Weiss, member of the 
faculty of the Eastman School of 
Music, and the Eastman orchestra, 
last Saturday won the ch ipion- 
ship of the Rochester Chess Club 
In a closely contested battle. At the 
end of the scheduled games he had 
tied George Bwitzer. He then won 
additional games and the trophy of 
tho club, considered one of the 
strongest In the country. 

The Lyceum Is dark until Labor 
Day. Al O. Fields minstrels played 
the last halt of last week. 

Miss C. R. Doran. dramatic critic 
of the "Post Express" until that 
paper was purchased by the 
"Journal and American" recently, 
has joined tho "Democrat and 
Chronicle" as picture and music 
editor. She was with the Hearst 
organl..atlon briefly after leaving 
the Post George L. David cop- 
tinues aa dramatic critic of the 
"Democrat." 



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"A LETTER FROM HOMr 

By AL FRIEND 
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OAKLAND, CAL. 

Wlnnl* B^dwln la to fttHow Hot- 
al Warwick *t th« Fulton. Sb* la 
•ebaduled to do a aartaa «t pUra, 
laeludlnf Marjori* Rambaau'a "Tha 
Ooidflsb." X RlobarA Ryan, rnana- 
gar of tha Fulton, la in Saa Dlafo 
en a Taoation. 

Tba Pantagea thaatra, abandonad 
hy Pantagea, baa bean taken over 
IMBiKirarlly by W. A. Ruaco. wbo 
0Mna hia roaid ataow aeason there 
SSa month with Jane Cowl in 
oRomeo and Juliet." 

jefferaon De Angells has joined 
the Bastbay Opera Association In 
Oakland, Cal., at the Municipal 
Auditorium theatre and business 
liaa perked up. The troupe opened 
With Mabel Riegelman featured In 
."Naughty Marietta." and showed 
the effects of bad stage direction. 
The second week' took a marked 
drop in business with the producUon 
about the saine with "The Spring 
Maid." De Angells took a hand in 
the direction of "Katlnka," in which 
be opened with Miss Riegelman and 
knsiness began to steady. This 
week's offering la "The Firefly." 




Miis Donnelly i»Ul pla\f a distinguished role In 
"The Crooked Square" at the Hudson Theatre 



Jack Russell, comedian of the 
Century, is vacationing and he has 
been replaced for three wee>(s by 
Jce KempeV and Ernest Young. The 
two boys opened last week after 
two weeks with the Opera company, 
and got by nicely. TounR did a 
polite Dutch character and Kemper, 
luvenlle Irish. The chorus num- 
bers featured the performance. 



ST. LOUIS 

By JOHN ROSS 

• 
The Washington theatre, now be- 
ing built at 19th and E street In 
Granite City, 111., will open Oct. 5. 
A be-ieflt performance for man.ager 
Iiouis LAndau, Jr., will be first. 
Vaudeville and pictures will be 
policy. 



Newly decorated and with Its 
seating capacity increased several 
hundred, the Gayety opens Aug. 2C 
with Jlmmle Cooper's Revue. 



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Harry M. Smith, former manager 
of the Pageant (picture.) who dis- 
appeared June 16 last, when a short- 
age of $850 of the company's fiinds 
was discovered, was 'arrested in 
Chicago last week, and brought to 
this city by local authorities. Smith 
In a statement to the police said 
that "bad whiskey and being a good 
fellow" was the cause of his down- 
fall. 



Joseph Littau, former mu.ical di- 
rector at the Rlalto. New York, suc- 
ceeded Isadore Cohen at the Mis- 
souri. As previously announced 
Cohen goes to the Rlvoll, Now jYork. 

T! rumor that William Ooldman 
la unable to go through with his 
pl-n to build a million dollar theatre 
■on Grand avenue, gained -Impetus 
as Sept. 1 draws near, the time set 
for opening, and not a shovel full 
of dirt has been removed nor a 
brick taken fr<Mn the building now 
-atandlng. The required notice to 
inove has not been made. 



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Otnclals of the Orpheum Circuit 
'Tlsited' St. LOula last week and as 
a result there was a clean sweep 
at the Grand opera house. * The offi- 
cials fired almost every employe, 
including Manager Al. W. Gillls. 
Manager Ed. J. Sullivan, Orpheum, 
is In charge of the Grand pending 
the appointment of a permanent 
manager. 'V. T. Etjean, Jr., from 
the State Lake, Chicago. Is the n#w 
treasurer. 



The new season at the Rialto will 
epeii Sept. 2. The policy will be 
full week, two shows a night with 
matinees Sunday, Saturday and 
holidays, six acts and picture short 
aubjects. J. O. Hooley Is the man- 
ager succeeding Harry Earl. 



Mix Ruth Donnelly 



The Girl with the $1,000,000 Complexion 

The Most Beautiful in the World 

How she retains this beauty -i.- ■;.*->, 

RUTK DONNELLY, the beaAtiful actress, has been granted a 
$1,000,000 insurance policy on her complexion, the most beautiful in 
the world. Theatrical managers and artists had lavishly praised her 
• extraordinary beauty. And now one of the largest insurance companies 
. has issued a document that is making millions eager to know about the 
care that Miss Donnelly gives to her conpplexion. 

, The answer is KAZBEK, a strange white clay from the Holy Mountain 
of Kazbek, jn Russia. The Princesses of the Russian Court applied this 
natural clay to their b6dies, hands and faces, and found the beautifying 
effect almost magical in its power. KAZBEK Complexion Clay was also 
prized by the beauties *of the Imperial Russian Ballet. And now in the 
American theatrical profession, to whom personal attractivenetf is-,to 
important, this marvelous tlay is the favorite beautifier. ^ . 

You, too, can have this radiant beauty I 

Miss Donnelly uses KAZBEIK Complexion Clay regularly. Her letter 
shows how you. too, can obtain the charm and loveliness that every wcMnan 
longs for. 

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Skouras Brothers have purchased 
the first run rishts to the "Cheat," 
a Paramount picture starring Pola 
Negri, Jack Holt and Charles La 
Roche. The Missouri, local Para- 
mount house, la located the street 
from Skouras' Grand Central, where 
plQtures will bj shown. 

Lon Chaney and Patsy Ruth 
Miller ITniversal film stars, arrived 
In St. Louis last Sunday nlglft. They 
were met on their arrival by offi- 
cials of the Film Board of Trade, 
the Exhibitors League, local execu- 
tivea of the Universal, and delega- 
tion of new8i)aper men. Following 
* luncheon at Hotel Chase they 
were escorted to the various the- 
atres by Barney Rosenthal, local 
manager of Universal exchange. 
Miss Miller and Chaney said they 
were on their way to New York 
where they will make a personal ap- 
pearance at the Carnegie hall, Aug. 
28 In a special benefit for the Vet- 
. erans' Mountain Camp of the Amer- 
— loan Legion. On Sept. 2 they 'WUI 
make personal appearance In con- 
junction with "The Hunchback of 
Notre Dame" at the Astor, New 
York. 



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If not oitainaVJe from your 
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a for (or tube) will le tent you 
pottpaid. 





The Avon Comeiiy Four have been 
rwuted by the Orpheum circuit for 
20 weeks, opening Oct 2. at Oak- 
land. The Avona will include, be- 
fld* Jde Smith and Charlea Dalt, 
Arthur Fields and Harry Goodmaii. 



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To MR. E. F. ALBEE and Associates: 

It is with the deepest appreciation that we ac* ^ 
knowledge the courtesy extended us in our re- r 
union. ■■ ■--.■•' >'\-.; :.,:.. A ■ ,^' /yf.; .-- 

After a five-year separation, we re-joined two ,.. 
weeks ago and were immediately booked into the 
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We are thankful for this recognition of our 
talents. 

Your judgment was viiidicated, your flith was 
not misplaced. We made good at the Palace, but 
we are nevertheless extremely grateful for the ^ 
' opportunity. 

Believe us, in all sincerity.V'-'-^" ,-V 

HARRIS and BERT GORDON 

*^,< Under the guidance of Morris & Feil. ^ 

Riverside, New York, this week (Aug. 80); 

Palace, New York, Aug. 18 ^ 

September 3rd, starting Orpheum Tour 
..; at Minneapolis 



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BALTIMORE 

By ROBERT F. 8I8K 

CARUN'S ARENA — "Ermlnle," 

with DeWoU Hopper. 
PAJLACB— "New Boitonlani." 
-CENTURY— "Hollywood.' 
PARKWAY— '«:he Spollera.- 
NEW— "Enemies ot "Women," »ec- 

ond week. 
niVOLI— "Penrod and Sam." 
METROPOLITAN — "Th« Qlrl 

Who Came Back." 



OAYETY— "How Comer', Mon- 
day, Tuesday and Wednesday. 

There was surprise in theatrical 
circles last week when the "How 
ComeT" show, playingr the Oayety, 
did about O.OOO worth of business 
on the week at a $1.60 top. This 
business was done after a MondajP 
night show devoted larcely to paper, 
but a midnight performance was 
played on Friday night to counter- 
balance this. The negro troupe p«t 
on aaplrlted show that drew spirited 
business. 



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Tho World's largest 
manufaeturera of th»- 
atrical footwear. We 
fit entire companiea, 
aUo individual orders. 

NEW ZORK— ISM B'way at 4Mb S*. 
CHICAGO— State and Uonroe Bti. 



ailng, but for aU that the papers 
here called It the best effort of the 
troupe and the production and scen- 
ery were out of the ordinary for a 
company playing an open-air house 
with tremendous seating capacity. 
Bnalness was fair, Friday night 
being light on account of a heavy 
rainstorm throughout the lay and 
night. Other days were good, with 
Saturday night being heavy. . The 
show drew editorials again, this 
being about the fourth time this 
year, and editorials in Baltimore are 
as scarce as champagne. 



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BUFFALO 

By SIDNEY BURTON 

The Majestic and Bhubert-Teck 
are scheduled tor open Sept 3 and 
10. Attractions as yet unannounced, 
although It is understood the Ber- 
nard-Collyer "Nifties" will start the 
Majestic season. The McOarry Play> 
ers will continue at the Majestic to 
Sept 8. Opening of the Gayety is 
set for Aug. 27 with "AH Aboard." 
"Hello Jake Girls" reopen the Gar- 
den Aug. 27. Carl Kcmpke will re- 
place Harry Abbott as mrfhagei- of 
the last named houxe. 

Supreme Court .luatice Louis W. 
Marcus, dean of the justices of the 
Eighth judicial district, d!ed Aug. 
18 at his home in Buffalo. Judge 
Marcus was one of the best known 
and most picturesque figures of the 
State judiciary. Always keenly In- 
terested in the theatre, he numbered 



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1580 Broadway New York City 



among hi* trieiidd nearly every Now 
York manager within recent years. 
He was identified with several the* 
atrlcal .ventures, serving on the di- 
rectorate of a number of producing 
corporations. 



The local film row Was daisied by- 
the rumor current this week that 
the manager of one of the Buffalo 
nira exchanges had received a per- 
sonui chock of (our fifrures for a 
feminine picture star for his ef- 
fective services in selling the star's 
releases for the coming season in 
this territory. ThU is one of the 
first incidents of the kind reported 
in this section. 



SUPERFLUOUS HAIR 

Removed permanent!/ from ffte«. 
Hrmii. nerk and Htnba by tha only 
Kuccessful method la tha world. 
Posltiva And i>ainl«8a. No oeedlea 
ar cliemlcala uaed. • Ilaa no 111 affacta 
on tha akfn or health — and la par- 
ticularly eftcctiva In atubborn cases 
where other methoda fulled. 

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"Sweethearts," put on by the Hop- 
I>er company at Carlln's, proved to 
be their big effort of the stmuner. 
for the Victor Herbert operetta was 
staged In a i>alnstaking manner by 
Frank Shea and played with much 
vim by the entire cast, despite the 
view that a few of them had of the 
piece. Some called it "trash" when 
compared to the Gilbert and Sulli- 
van stuff which they had oeen ban- 



SCENERY FOR SALE 

Absolutely new roof ssrden acana, 
cycturama drop, special hanslns slda 
tabs. Set plecea with Kates, four posts 
supporting canopy of chiffon. Cloth of 
stiver front curtain. Designed and 
painted bv P. Dodd Ackennan Studios. 
Colored sketch and prtca may tM had 
upon application to 

M.VRGEBT SIDMAN, care of H.yA. Cleb 
it* nest 46th Street, New Xork 



John SadowskI, treasurer ot the 
Palace during the season and aleo 
treasurer of the Arena theatre dur- 
ing the summer, was promoted to 
be assistant manager during the 
laat few weeks, while his assistant 
W. K. Colson, *wa8 made treasurer. 
Sadowskt has been with the Arena 
in the summer for several years and 
has also been connected with the 
Palace (Columbia btirKsque) for 
some time. Harry Van Hoven la 
manager tif^the theatre among his 
other dutle^ 



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Oar tmnks will l«M threash HreaH after 
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tranks" seem like Band Bexes. 
laBOTatloa Tmnks are •aqalaltely lined 
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Robert Qarland. critic on the 
"American," Js on a northern motor 
trip as his va,catlon, while T. M. 
Cushlng, critic on' the "Sun," Is at 
Asbury Park, catching the new 
shows as they open. Norman Clark, 
dramatic editor of the "News," has 
Juet returned from his vacation. 
During Ma absence a novelty waa 
pulled liy a "sporting clerk" cover- 
ing tho Keith vaudeville at the 
Maryland and writing up the shows 
in the most atrocious slang imagin- 
able, all of which made good reading. 



The Rlvoll, plctiures, opened Mon- 
day with "Penrod and Sam" after a 
six week.' shutdown. Quy L. Won- 
ders is manager ot f house. 



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BUBLESaVE BEYIEWB 

(Continued from pkce 8) 
present production la Sound to suffer 
when thU occura. 

The pracruB credits Harry Archer 
with the moaic, P. D. Cook the lyrics, 
Wm. K. Wells the book, with dances 
starred by Aureilo Ce«phio, under 
personal direction of Tom Miner. 

With one or two additions to the 
present cast Mr. Miner will have a 
show that won't hart the («Uow be- 
hind, for burlesque patrons eat up 
about the same Junk year after year 
and seem to thrive on. despite the 
annual winter propacranda about all 
new books, wardrot>e and the reat 
•( the apple sauce. Coii. 



BUBBLE BUBBLE 

Flrat QuMn Ruth R«rmnnd 

d*cond Queen Ann Clifton 

Thlnl Queen yuAvt Buckley 

Chalnun Wm. K. Brownlnc 

First AMiaUnt Oeo. Campbell 

Second Anlitant. . , „ ...Eddie Smith 

Third AsataUnt Jue Nelaon 

Ohai^evr ...•••..Jack Fuquay 

PlerretU Betty Weber 

Kln« »t the Mardl Oras Abe Reynolda 

Chonw— Verm CoofMr. Bulab Hamilton, 
r>enn!e Fuquay, Myrtl* Rlchter, Mary I« 
Roy, Babe Drlmor«, Fraacee Hill. Uraoe 
Moilo. Mary Macklln, Flo Ruaaell. Cath- 
erine Kelly, Pessy Duerre, Viola Smith. 
Claire Nelaon, Krelyn White, Nomia John- 
son, Vlrcmla Ilaren, Maude Ftelda. 



Average show as a burlesque en- 
tertainment, with nothing excep- 
Konally appealing as to caat, music, 
book, wardrobe or the pulchritude of 
(he feminine contlnsent. At the 
opening a Mardl Gras in In progress 
and Abe Iteynolda is crowned kinp, 
6ut there is difficulty in selecting a 
queen. 

In the stlection of the queen there 
are three scenes with as many can- 
didates for the honor, each being 
'.reated to a specimen of cave man 
ituft by W. E. Browning. To the 
surprise of Reynolds the women 
«eem to like It That Is the humor 
of this long-drawn out situation. 

A bootleg gin sale scene follows, 
neynolds being the buyer. IJefore 
he can indulge the bottle Is grabl>ed 
by a passi-r-by, who swigs and 
rails in a Tit. This is repeated until 
a cop appe.'ira and arrests Reynolds 
lor having gin. He denies It Is gin 
<ind tells the rop to taste It, which 
he does, and also falls in a fit. Then 
.\nn Clifton in a tuxedo put over 
a neat male impersonation, singing 
a song In a decidedly masculine 
voice, following with a change to 
woman's dress for another song in 
a high contralto. The double voice 
vocal effect seemed a novelty which 
went big here. 

A King I'ut number with a set in 
keeping opened up a chance for some 
!iU£ge9tive lines, whlcfa also got over. 



but when the censors get to workThe "Pirate Passion Dance" is one 

of the nvoat artistic creations ever 
seen here. Welly's fine physique 



this may be attended to. 

A very phoney E^gyptian dance bjr 
Rozanna was also rung In here. A 
reform bit was very draggr, suc- 
ceeding the Tut thing. In the Tut 
scene many of the lines of the old 
Mathews and Harris sketch. "AUanv 
the Second." and some of the busi- 
ness have been lifted, and in a bed- 
room scene the scheme of Lou 
Palmer's old "Bedroom Pantomime" 
was followed but not to quite such 
an extreme cllmkx. 

A ridiculous effect Is produced In 
Ihe first number after intermission 
when a ballad (in the chorus) is 
turned into a song and dance. 

It may be said there is not a novel 
step In the whole chorus routine. 
The book (?) has no plot rhj-me or 
reason and the principal theme of 
the chorus seoms to be to Aash bare 
legs. 

None of the coryphees wUl ever 
stop tralTlc with their good looks. • 

The show, with the exception of 
one scene, Is a poor excuse for a 
burlesaue performance. 

Another lifted bit is the disrobing 
behind a tninsparencr, done so long 
in vaudeville by O. Hana San. This 
is in the bedroom scene. 

A trio of ordinary male singers 
All In a few minutes In "one," and 
then comes the only worth-while 
thing of the evening, made worth 
while- by Ann Clifton in cowboy at- 
tire singing 'Just the Kind of a Girl 
that Men Forget" and the imper- 
sonation of a Mexican by W. E. 
Browning, both very acceptably put 
over. 

The balloon -bursting incident ear- 
lier In the performance is another 
bit which needs the application of a 
cleanser. 

The shooting scrape finish Is not 
at all bad, but in its entirety the 
show falls by mtlea to reach the 
standard of the Cblutaibta wheel. 



also came in for attention. 

Al Striker, with his refined en- 
trance and exit and attractive stage 
draperies, opened with contortion de 
luxe appreciably. Harry Hayden, 
assisted by L>ela Bliss, Rimer Haynes 
and Agnes Stafford, presented "The 
Love Game," ^ farce with familiar 
but good laugh situations to good 
returns. 



real estate business. In a transac- 
llion last week with Ben Bernic, Mrs. 
Gilbert made a profit for Bernle of 
}4M, besides cleaning up a neat sum 
for herself. She is associated with 
Bernard Rosenthal, with offices in 
Loew's State Theatre Building. 



LOS ANGELES 

VARIETY'S OFFICE 

(Metropolitan Theatrs BIdg., 
8uiU 261, Hill St. Entranc« 



' The Panlages bill held a couple of 
bands, but otherwise played well. 
"Broadway to Dixieland" had top 
billing, but tended to slow up the 
show. The act features Arthur Al- 
exander, a female impersonator of 
the Creole type, assisted by a five 
pleco band, a couple of dancers and 
a sitiging straight man, all in black 
fiico,' Alexander changes costumes, 
sings and atapa a little, removing his 
wig at final curtain after a medi- 
ocre routine to light returns. 

Jack Powell Sextet was the ap- 
ptause-winnlng band. The clever 
handling of drums by the black- 
face member proved the moet popu- 
lar, although the ensemble playing 
also atood up. Latell and Yokes 
were enjoyed immensely, 
dog antics won high praise and 
latighs. Foley and Lature scored 
heavily next to closing. Foley's 
comedy numbers and clowning and 
Hiss Lature's good looks and voice 
made them strong favorites. 

Roy and Arthur, with balancing. 
Juggling and breaking crockery by 
the blackface comic, closed the show 
to good laughs. Jones and Sylves- 
ter got strong recognition for their 
good voices, and their comedy sec- 
tion started them with their laughs. 
Wlnton Brothers opened with lifts 
and acrobatics. Their bricklayer 
setting offered comedy opportuni- 
ties suitable for this class of house. 



Henderson and Elliott, a dancing 
couple, have been -added to the new 
Winter Garden show, which opened 
last week. Harry Vernon and Char- 
lotte Vermont remain as the feat- 
ured principals, and four new faces 
are in the chorus of eight. Bert 
Fiske and his orchestra have been 
retained tor another season. 

Thirteen Priars were in attend- 
ance at the Tuesday night festivities 
at the Ambassador Hotel last week. 
In the party were Maurice Rose 
(Rose and Curtis), Ben Plermont, 
Georgle Price, Harry Rose, Felix 
Adler, Buster Collier, Tommy Gray, ' 
Lew Brlce, Lou Anger. Alex Carr, 
Joe Plncus and Anatol Friedland. 



Sophie Tucker, who resumed her 
vaudeville engagements on the Or- 
pheum in San Francisco Aug. 4. will 
play continually until Nov. 4, confin- 
ing that period to playing the San 
B'ranclsco and Los Angeles houses of 
the circuit The one exception is 
Latell «. Denver next week. 



Patrician Manners (Mrs. Edwin 
Flagg) left for New York last week. 
Mlsa Manners is a coloratura so- 
prano and has appeared in concert 
programs here at the leading pic- 
ture houses. 



The Pajara, WatsonvIUe's new 
house, operate by the West Coast 
Co., opens Sept. 1. 

The new theatre In Tracy, on 
which construction was started and 
abandoned after being partly built 
will be completed. 






FtuhionahU Sammmr 

Fun at a Big R*' 

duction. Saving 

•f Over SO'/, 



The Orpheum has Sophie Tucker 
a second week and Le Malrc and 
rhilllpa a third week. They both 
*continued to grow in favor, and. 
Judging from their tremendous suc- 
cess, this combination has won a 
.home hero. Their individual offer- 
'ings and tU«ir combined efforts, as- 
sisted by others on the bill in an 
afterpiece .aroused unusual enthu- 
siasm. Miss Tucker offered her en- 
tire routine costumes and all, and 
had to beg off with a speech. 

Lc Malre and Phillips added their 
insurance talk to their new act en- 
titled "IJananSs." repeating their big 
laughing success. Lopcs's ited Cap 
Orchestra, playing selections of bet- 
ter class and showing ability to 
Jazx it tap, scored an applause hit 
with honors evenly divided among 
them. Harry Breen loses no time 
getting his audience Immediately 
with his rapid fire nut routine. He 
had the house laughing hard during 
his stay. 

Corinne Tilton. with a style very 
much on the order of Nan Halperin, 
won a big hit with exclusive mate- 
rial She started with a kid num- 
ber, followed by widow and bride 
songs, finishing with a gem of a 
souse characterization for big com- 
edy results. 

Ten Eyck and Welly were an ar- 
tistic success from every angle, 
with Dolin and Cromweed at the 
violin and piano respaclively, add- 
ing to the general class of the act. 



SptOaH DiMoontt 
' the Vtofhuion' 
Vutt Repaired and. 
i(<nnodeled'< 



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JAMES MADISON 

VAUDEVILLE AUTHOR 

1493 Broadway, N. Y. . 

RIPE IN EXPERIENCE 
YOUNG IN IDEAS 



Pearl Regay, with Lester Sheehan. 
headlines an attractive program at 
the Hill Street. Miss Regay easily 
deserves the honor bestowed for her 
graceful and original dance offer- 
ing. Mann HoUiner, Nicholas Joy, 
Linda Carlon and Elaine Temple 
presented "A Friend in Need," an 
up-to-the-minute farce, to excellent 
laugh returns, 

Dell Chain, now teaming with 
Lou Archer and offering the same 
routine as formerly with Don Bar- 
clay, were the comedy hit of the 
show. Archer handled the comedy 
role creditably. The violin bit, 
mind-reading and Oriental comedy 
dance scored as big as ever. The 
act ran twenty-three minutes and 
was a howling success. Paul Mur- 
ray and Gladys Gerrish, with pro- 
duction singing and dance impres- 
sions, enjoyed hearty approval and 
deserved it. Roshlers and Muffs, 
the latter a couple of poodles, opened 
entertainingly, and Armand and 
Perez, with a nifty line of acro- 
batics, closed well, Joaepht. 



John Simpf'on, Edward Carruthers 
and Charles Duflleld, the Chicago 
outdoor men who dropped (40,000 
in the M. P. Expo, here, have re- 
turned East 



Mrs. ICate Gilbert wife of L. Wolfe 
Gilbert is making her home in this 
city. Mrs. Gilbert has her three chil- 
dren with hv. ar.d Is engaged In the 



SUMMER SHOES 

White, colors and cliic com- 
binations in dainty designs 
for all occasions. 

ANDREW GELLER 

16S6 Broadway 

NEW YORK CITY 

At H'l Sfeet 



W. B. Sleeper Is in this city. 

Bud Schaffer Joined Le Malre- 
PhllUps act at the Orpheum last 
week. 



The Symphony will go out of 
business this fall. The lease ex- 
pires and Dr, H, B. Breckwedel has 



FOR SALE 

Magnificent Dancing Act Costumes 
Spanlah, Mexiran, etc.; onl|L uaed ten 
daya; worth t2,S00 new; will aell at treat 
sacrifice. Also 110-ft. tranaparent Cyc 
with baric center opening, 2l-(t. beifht, 
three 110-ft. burdera. Only uacd ten 
dayx; worth %l,Wt new; will lell at sreat 
aacrlflce. 

Coll at llti Aeoll— Hall, Kew York, 



decided not to continue at the higher^ 
rental. Breckwedel. by the way, l»j 
building a $100,000 neighborhood < 
bouse at Pico nnd Norton. 



Charles Pike, of the Ifntoti Paclflc. 
Railroad, has moved his .ollloe and- 
residence to Hollywood. 



The California State Theatrical ;, 
Federation, composed of musicians. , 
stage employes and operators, vraM 
in convention for two days here last- 
week. About 25 California cities^ 
were represented. ; .' 



Four former Chicago theatre 
treaasurcrs are in Loe Angeles: Lee- 
Kind, formerly at Woods, is assist- 
ant manajjer at the Hill street; 
Basil Malllcott, from the Illinois.^ 



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World's Premier Double Reed Harmonica Player 

Featuring Hohner 90 Reed HarmotHeoM 
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TivoH Theatre, Week of Sept, 3 ■ : 

Riviera Theatre, Week of Sept.t 10 

I PLAY EVERYTHING— OPERA TO JAZZ 

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After an absence of five years we are celebratin'g our 15th anniversary. 
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Sept, 2 — Orpheum, St, Louis 

1& — Rockford and Madison: v ,. 
2(^ — Orpheum, Kansas' City '" 

Oct, 7 — Orpheum, Omaha 

14 — Orpheum, Des Moines- 
. 21 — Hennepin, Minneapolis 
• 25 — Orpheum, Winmpeg^^ ■ y. 

Nov. 4 — Orpheum, Vancouver 

11 — Orpheum, Seattle ;;- 

18-^-Orpheum, Portland 

25 — Orpheum, San Prancisco 

pec, 2 — OrpheUm, San Francisco 

. -^'9 — Orpheum, Los Angeles 
. * • Id — Orpheum, Los Angeles 
30^ — Sacramento and Fresno 

Jan, * 6 — Golden Gate; Stm Francisco 
13— Orpheum, Oakland 
20— Hill Street, Los Angeles 

Feb. 3— Orpheum, Denver 

10 — Davenport and Cedar Rapids 

17— Palace, St Paul 

24 — Palace, Chicago : » > 






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9 — State-Lake, Chicago • 

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30 — Main Street, Kansas City 

April 6 — Orpheum, Memphis 

13 — Orpheum^ New Orleans 



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Don't ^ail to Hear This Sensational SRow-Stoppbig Song V < 
WF ALSO PUBUSH THE CYCLONIC DANCE TUNE 

I'D RATHER FOX-TROT THAN WALTZ" 

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iL: Sherman Hotel 

r ^ TOM PAYTON 

Manager 



B. A. MUSIC rDBUSHmG CO., 146 W. 4Sth St., N. Y. 

HERBERT WALTERS, Qan'i Mgr. ' FRED W. TAYLOR, Prof. Mgr. 

ACTS Coma In and Maat Oyr BILLY MATHIEBE and JOE KEDEN 



SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE 
515 Pantages Theatre B[ldg. 

J. ERNEST SHANNON* 
Manager 






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MwIaUint treaaurer at Orauman's 
Eolljrvood; BHI TrumbuU ia at 
llorosco'a and Bert Eldnejr la here 
lieatlnc. 

The New Palaoe, Oakland, it an 
^IkcquisitlOD to the Weat Cobat The- 
Atrea C9, chain. U ^enad Satur- 

^^ggy Burt apendlnff a vacation 
bere, will ahortljr join her partner, 
Jaolc Fulton, to reaume vaudeville 
boomnga. 



The ^ Hippodrome, Saciilmento, 
formerly an A. & H. house, com- 
menced with vaudevlP.e last week 
under the W«»t Coast Theatre Co. 
contrql. 

\ 

Dalton'a theatre, on Broadway, Is 
uslngr the hou;ie orchestra In the 
lobby to attract attention before and 
between-ahows. 



Edna Louise (Frawley and 
Xioutse), on the Coaat, expect to 
|te«vt for the East shortly. v 

Salph Pollack will accompany 
ftuth Rolland on the piano during 
Iter special Orpheum ensacement of 
ilve weeks. Miss Rolland opened 
Iter t<t.ur at Winnipeg last wealc. ' 

Th» National Theatraa Co. has 
taken over the Strand and Richards 
theatres in Modesto. 



', T. C. Reavts la building a new 
'house at Santa 'Rosa to open 
Vhanksgtvlng. 

Fred Barclay, formerly with the 
JftothchUd's theatres in San Fran- 



cisco, is noi^ managing the Flagg 
stadiot in that city. 



The Four Camerons have played 
18 weeks this year in Orpheum cir- 
cuit houses in San Francisco and 
Los Angeles. 



Pearl Regay, at present on the 
•Orpheum circuit, announced she has 
mgned a contract with Louis B. 
Mayer to make three pictures a 
year. Fred Niblo. will direct Miss 
Regay. in her first picture, entitled 
"Spanish Love." 



Mel Stole. St. Louis theatrical 
manager, stopped over for a day 
last vi^eek. • 



Carll Elinor, the California's or- 
chestra leader, who has been in En- 
rope, -returned this week. 



Joseph Gorham is building three 




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fJKJISll. M.UMM W«L fpd Sat u 1:». 

MERTON 

I OF THE MOVIES 

ftiOi Glean Hunter — Florence Nash 

Hatry I.eaB WIImmi's atorjr dramatixed bjr 
Oemva % Kaafmaa and Marc Connrllr. 



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NEW YORK 

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AMERICAJ4 SWBETHBAHT PliAT 

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SHK LADUHINU 81'CCKSa of the TKAB 

CYRIL MAUDE 

"Aren't We AH?" 

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THE GAIETY THEATRE 

n AGAIN HEADQUARTERS FOR LAUGHTER' 




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apartment houses. The first, which 
is now in course of construction, 
will be named after his wife, DorM 
Mary Eaton. 



Harry Langdon. who^as Just fin- 
ished his second picture and still 
hah Ave more to make on his con- 
tract with Principal Pictures Co., is 
In Hollywood to stay, having pur- 
chased a $20,000 home in Canyon 
driv<». 



Hope Drown, daughter of Clar- 
ence Drown, one time manager of 
Orpheum here, has been engaged for 
New York production of "Peter 
Weston," which stars Frank Keenan. 



Jackie Taylor and Vincent Rose 
of the Montmartre Cafe have packed 
away their musfcal Instruments and 
ore in the Slerrt^sa f ()r two weeks. 

The Mason ia booked practically 
solid from Sept 1 on. 



More acta are being booked In 
vaudeville out of here than, for- 
merly. Harry Singer, represeriting 
the Orpheum circuit, has two score 
to his credit diving the past year. 
Most of the bookings were "flllers." 



Merle Ho,we Is now managifig the 
Weat coast theatres at Ocean Park. 



RFPIJRI \C *" ^' • "'• 0' »*»'•. 

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Martnpes Wpdnpsdny and Saturdajr, S:IO. 

ANNE NICHOLS' Great Comedy 



ABIE'S IRISH ROSE 

-THE PLAY THAT PUTS 
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Pop. Mats. ;r8AT. Best Seats $2 

FIFTH ANNCAL PRODUCTION 

GEORGE WHITE'S 
SCANDALS 

DE 1. U X E EDITION 



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"LITTLE 
JESSIE JAMES" 

wlUi Nan Halperin and Jamta Bon Band 
"Tbe famiMU Flomdora aeitette nrrer 
retHoioTMl mrh a hH." — C. P. Sawyer, Poet 



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D. W. GRIFFITH'S 

*The White Rose'* 

HTBAIfO SVMrnONI OHCHR8TRA 

CAAb BUODAKIil!: Conductor 



DULUTH 

By JAMES WATTS. 

ORPHEUM— Martha Hedman In 
"Outcast"; guest star. 

OARRICK— "Clrcua Days." FUm. 

LYCEUM— "The Law of the I^w- 
leat" Film. 

LYRIC— "The Super-Sex." Film. 

The policy of all local theatres has 
been fixed for the coming season, 
and there is' grea,ter variety to be 
offered than at any time in years. 

The Orpheum will "resent legiti- 
mate trtfveltilg attractions weekly, 
the Lyric will present oermanent 
musical comedy, the Qarrick and the 
Lyceum will present a mixed pro- 
gram of picture features and vaude- 
ville, while the other theatres will 
stick to their picture policy. All 
forms of theatrical amusement will 
be represent^ except burlesque. 

Manager Edward A. Furnl of the 
Lake Superior Theat. . Company, 
which will eponsor the legitimate 
beginning Sept. t, closed this week 
for Margaret Anglin and ''Shuffle 
Along." He is in receipt of a let- 
ter from Jules Murray of the Shu- 
bert offices stating that all attrac- 



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MAKING AN INTERNATIONAL 
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Accompanied by 
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tlona to play the Twin Cities would 
come to the Orpheum here, Eddie 
Cooke, general manager for John 
Golden, also wrote, s^flng all the 
Oolden .''tractions wotuV pla.v here. 

The Casey-Fumi Stock company 
will close Sept. 1. Martha Hedman 
Is guest star this week -in "Outcast", 
and she will play next week in 
Sutro's "The Two Virtues." 

Arthur J. Casey, managing direc- 
tor of the Orpheum Players', is now 



In Ne* York looking over plays and 
he will open the coming season at 
Brockton and New Bedford, Masit., 
on Labor Day. He will return t© 
Uuluth next May. 

The Winter Garden revue, which 
will open an indefinite engagement 
at the Lyric next Saturday, has 12 
principals and 12 choristers. Blllla 
Eme-«on, who was star ed In "My 
Honolulu Girl" last season, will be 
leading woman and open In tha. 



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After *many years of consecutive bookings in real Wudeville theatres, playing 
exclusively for the KEITH and ORPHEUM CIRCUIlU wherefrom we exacted 
and extracted REGULARLY a certain weekly stipend, thereby filling our coffers 
conlfortably, an idea obsessed 'us. .,;....= ^. .■ i^?i.n^;-,*^H::,,4;^u^, ■■ 'hiln JJ^^'^^Hi^ 

This idea was nursed, fostered and magnified until we ultimately concluded that 
not only* was a change of pasture necessary but beneficial. 

Following the bell'd animal into the supposed Elysian field for our gambol 
(gamble) we to our dismay discovered that the heralded fertile field was barren. 
Thistle- and bull Weed grew in abundance, but nothing tiore fruit. The mildewed 
meadow was strewn with buffalo chips; but long green did not therein vegetate. 
Sheep thrived not, and all about were the carcasses of the plucked lambs. Gtaats : 
abounded. i • ,r .^ v 

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And inany who never knew they were found out they WAS. The capricious 
caprines were orally corralled collectively. And then dehorned singly and thor- 
oughly. ;,_ _ .. ; .•;•;. ,^ ,:. /, ,,;. ,_ .,.,,,..,.= .:,. ,,...,.,... 

Now, more herdsmen with crooked staffs ar6 beckoning me hither to come and 
be tethered. But I shall heed them not. For some one has said, **The fir^t tirtie, 
shame on him' j the next time, "Shame on ydu.** < -..,.., 

I have horned into some wonderful things in my time: I am a Philadelphia Elk, a 
Kansas City Moose and a Unit Goat. i ■.'''.■:..^'.^,.....y.,::^. _^;. 

I will continue to pay my dues in the former, but never expect to get what is, dffe 
me in the latter. • . ^.., ^^. 



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With bona-fide offers from two Broadway shows, some come-ons from the f^i^e^ 
picture theatres and all kinds of promises and propositions, I am going back home. 
Back to my Alma Mater, back where I served my apprenticeship and was 
advanced accordingly; back to where ah artist is an artist and is treated as such 
— where the contract is valid and the audience intelligent. 

The Twin Gibraltars of the amusement field are the KEITH and ORI^KfeijM 
CIRCUITS. • v 

And I opened at the State-Lake Theatre, Chicago, August 19, happy, contented 
and re-visioried, and will close my season at the Palace Theatre, Chicago, May 17, 
happier and wealthier. ■ •'•'-"-;"--' • '*• -- 

A solid season of forty weeks, and 1 can borrow money on the contracts. 






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Again Presenting "THE PEST HOUSE," with MARCELLE COREENE and 

JERRY H. HERZELL 



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same production next Saturday. 
Others in the company are George 
Broadhurst, Madeline Ttlce, Helen 
Murray, Pete Mankey, Lockhart and 
Leahy, Fred Stra.sser and Dave 
Burt. Manaijer P, F. Sohwle la put- 
ting the houae into ftrst class con- 
dition. 



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THf STANDARD ENCRAVINQ.,CO. 1. 

3 7 5 W.it 3 9 5t NSW yORK . 



The nulu^h Oratorio society ha? 
Just closed Its booking oV "The 
Messiah" for Dec. 21, 22 and 23 at 
the Jrpheum. A thur Middleton, 
baritone of the Metropolitan Opera 
company, will be featured soloist. 

Mrs. George S. Richards, local Im- 
presario, has announced Ave attrac- 
tions for this season. They are: 
Charles Hackett, tenor. Sigrld 
Onegin, contralto. In Joint concert, 
Oct. 27; Malfr and Pattison, in a 
two-piano recital. Nov. 26; Ukranlan 
National chorus. Dec. 10; Ruth St. 






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Denis and company, March 4, and 
Ignace Paderewskt, pianist. In Aprtl. 
She Is also arranging to bring th« 
San Carlo Opera compr in De- 
cember. 



BROOKLYN, N. Y. 

By ARTHUR J. BUSCH 

The season In Brooklyn has Just 
about begun to kick its legs after a 
I 'twoen-season's slumber. 



year, such a popular success as 
"Uncle Tom's Cabin." 




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First Fall Showing 

Dainty, youthful and distinctly 
in advance, this is one of our 
many new models for the comins 
Hi\(uion. It ia shown In Black 
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The Columbia (burlesque) has 
begun to revolve, the Empire opened 
Monday with Hastings' "Silk Stock 
Ing Revue" and the Casino with 
"Hippity Hop." The Star and Gayety 
will open Saturday, respectively, 
with "Flirts and Skirts" and "Moon- 
light Maids." Next week will find 
"Bubble Bubble" at the Empire and 
"Chuckles" at the Casino. 




By Labor Day things will have 
gotten thoroughly under way. On 
that day the Blaney Players will 
open the Fifth Avenue Theatre with 
a play yet to be announced. They 
will follow their usual policy of 
Iiresenting Broadway successes — 
that la. according to thoT usual an- 
nouncement. Actually, it may 1 r 
suppo.-icd that they will include In 
their repertoire, as they did last 



Monday the Shuberts, having 
staged such a spectacular failure 
with their home-brewed vaude- 
ville last year, wIU open the Shu- 
bert-Crescent with a two weeks' 
engagement of "Liza." Wonder 
what luck the "sagacious" Shuberts 
will have this trip? This house has 
been for a long time a most remark- 



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that within about a year or two it 
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There is still time for the Shuberts^ | 
or whoever wants to tackle It, t* -I 
lose several more fortunes on it. m 



The M.ajestlc will open lAbor Day 
with "Whispering Wires," not a bad 
one to start olt with. 



The eminent Brooklyn showman. 
Corse Payton, who in his custom- 
arily spectacular manner had th« 
audacity or the lack of sense to 
leaso the Opera House of the Acad- 
emy of Music for a six weeks' en- 
gagement with his stock, came to a j 
sad and sudden end Saturday. Har- l 
ing opened with "Buddies" and fola ' 
lowing it with "Bought and P»ld 
For" Corse saw too many vaoant 
seats staring him in the face. Bo h« ^ 
promptly dismissed his company j 
and fled to some summer resort tor i 
a rest He promises to come back f 
to Brooklyn after vacationists' re- 1 
turn. 



There was a young lady In Cors* 
Payton's company, by the way, who 
should be watched. Marion Buckler. ■ 
Marlon is considerably above tha * 
status of most stock players. 



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i ^at the new Bcason is fast ap- 
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liM, hopes and statements forth - 
' coming from the managerial offlces 
otiDulie Fosse of the Belasco, R. S. 
Lcavitt of Poll'w, and W. H. Rapley, 
managing owner of the National. 
The only silent one so far is L. 
Stoddard Taylor, manager of the 
Garrlck. The Belasco. Poll's and 
Garrick are the three Shuhert 
houses. With but an occasional an- 
nouncement as to what was bookrtl. 
nothing definite has yet been said 
other than the statement last week 
from Duke Fosae that the Belasco 
would play legitimate. Poll's the 
larger musical comedies as well as 
'•bme dramatic offerings, and the 
iCarrick Intimate musical comedies 
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^ ttlxig realized when the new season 
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«fre was completed last season, the 
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the middle of SeptembeK The the- 
•tre, when entirely completed, will 
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This move was actuated by a "de- 
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The picture waa shown In Paris 
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NEWS OF DAILIES 



A new edition of the Parisian Pol- 
lies Bergero will be created for 
Broadway in January, according to 
an announcement by S. Hurok. Ida 
Rubenstein will be featured. 



Premier Poircare of France ha.s 
personally ordered "The Birth of a 
Nation" suppressed in that country. 



Adella Barker, once a leading 
character actress, is being held In 
the observation ward of Kings 
County Hospital, New York city, 
following a breakdown of Aug. 17. 
Mies Barker made her debut in 1881 
and sung in opera as well as acting 
in more than a score of important 
successes. She was also in the 
films for a while, playing, among 
other parts, the nurse in Bushman 
and Bayne's "Romeo and Juliet." 
Of late years the actress, who is 
now 67 years old, has been sup- 
ported by the Actors' Fund of 
America, 
ica. 

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organization intended to help those 
who have difllculty in placing manu- 
scripts, was held last week at the 
Hotel -Claridge. "For Injuries Ke- 
ceived," by O. Gordon Kurtz, was 
the play read. 



Le Roy Ellsworth Grooms, Cornell 
graduate and a consulting mining 
chemist, Is playing a minor role in 
a film starring Constance Binney. 



As a feature of the opening of the 
new season of the Greenwich Village 
theatre Mrs. Marguerite A. Barker 
has placed an exhibition of paintings 
by artists of the village In the 
lounge of tho theatre. The paint- 
ings are mainly water colors. 
"Brook" is the opening attraction. 



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Harry C. Browne, playing the 
minister hero in "The Fool," has 
been elected to membership in tho 
New York Rotary club. He takes 
the place of Fred NUjIo, who has 
moved to Loa Angeles. Browne is 
the only actor meiubtr of the club. 

Municipal Judge Labuy on Aug. 16 
di.fmlssetl charge."^ agaln.it 33 of 
more than 100 patrons arrested 
some time ago in a raid on "The 
Tent" in the north side Greenwich 
Village district of Chicago. Great 
indignation had been arouxed among 
the pri.soncra, some of whom were 
held all night while being booked 
and arranging bail. 



MInter mess Is the statement of her 
father. Homer Rlley, that she is 
about 30 years old. Riley, proof- 
reader on a Texas newspaper, de- 
nies she la only 21 (the passage of 
many years has made It essential 
fur her to drop the perennial "Bwcct 
sixteen"). Ho claims his daughter 
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A motion restraining the Hous- 
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fllm.'f has been granted by Judge 
Wlnslow in the Federal District 
Court. New York city. The films are 
alleged to bo the property of the 
C. C. Pictures, Inc., now in the 
hands of receivers. 



John Golden, on receiving the 
manuscript of Guy Bolton's new 
comedy, "Chicken Feed," took Just 
three hours to accept it, select a 
title, cast tho company, order the 
scenery and props and call re- 
hear.sals under tht dii'.ition of 
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VOL. LXXn. No. 2 



NEW YORK CITY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1923 



5« PAGES 



COOUDGE "OFF " THEATRES 



ATlMiON ALL OVER COUNTRY 
DRAWN TOWARD SHUBERT SHOW 



f*ArtuU and Models" in New York Subject to Edi- 
torifil anc) Official Attention — Astounding Nudity 
:' for Hinterland— Kansas City "Star" Aghast 



Kansas City, AuK- 29. 

The reports from New York rela- 
tiye to the openingr ot the "Artists 
und Models," newest Shubert show, 
Irhtch played up the undraped grlrls 
dnd referred to soike ot the lines 
ot the revue as exceedingly "smoky," 
got a rise editorially In the "Star," 
which said: 

"Now, what Is New York going 
to do about the introduction ot un- 
precedented nudity on its stage? 
The report is that in a new revue 
there Is shown a group ot girls nude 
to the waists, said to be the nearest 
•pproach yet made In this countr}' 
to the sensational exposition of 
■ude figures on the Paris stage the 
last two seasons. 

"Also It is said the dialog con- 
taln^ some daring 'cuss words' and 
tlio;^ 'smoky' language than ever 
(Continued on page t) 



HVORCED PRINCIPALS 
BOOKED ON SAME BILL 



Orpheum Circuit Bookers Sus- 
f pected of Premeditated 
[ Bookings 



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Chicago, Aug. 29. 

It seems that when vaudeville 
players get divorced and lltie up 
new acts some one in the booking 
dspartment of the Orpheum takes 
ttellght in booking the principals 
bf the divorce in the same theater 
In Chicago. 

Xt has happened so frequently In 
the last 10 years that It can hard- 
ly be attributed to coincident. 
XASt week Grade Deagon and Ho- 
mer Dickinson were on the same 
bill at the Palace. 



L«« Des'esndant in Pictures 
Paris, Aug. 29. 
Robt. E, Lee, a descendant ot Qen 
(tral Lee, has entered the picture 
producing fraternity, and la now In 
Paris planning to take exteriors for 
bne of his scenarios. 



Piekford-TalmadB* "Juliets" 

Los Angeles. Aug. 29. 

According to announcements from 

their respective studios both Mary 

Pickford and Norma Talmadge may 

screen "Romeo and Juliet." 



THEATRE 

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Bostoa,, Xau. Immediate poueHlon can 
■>• slTen. Capacity over tiOt. Apply t« 
A. r. ARNOLD. 1) Tremont 8t, Boitoa. 



FIRST K. K. K. FILM 
NOW BEING MADE 

Produced in Columbus— Ready 

About Sept. 23 — Not 

Klux Propaganda 



Columbus, O., Aug. 29. 

The first motion picture dealing 
with the activities of the Ku Klux 
Klan Is about to b» released in 
Ohio. It is "The Toll ot Justice." 
produced by the C. & S. Pictures 
Co., in Columbus, and now in the 
process of completion. 

The picture was made with the 
co-oporation of tb« Columbus klan, 
over 1,000 members ot the organisa- 
tion volunteering their services to 
appear in regalia In several of the 
scenes. About l.iOO feet of film are 
yet to be "shot." It is expected that 
the Aim will be given Its flrst show- 
ing in one of th6 Columbus movie 
houses about Sept. 23. 

The film will be cut to 10 reels 
of which 1,000 feet will be devoted 
to a prolog dealing with the his- 
tory of the American llag. '^The pic- 
ture has been staterlghted In 21 
states and Is being marketed and 
shown under the auspices of the Ku 
Klux Klan. 

While It deals with thj activities 
of the klan and that organization Is 
shown in a favo.-able light, its pro- 
ducers declare It is not strictly a 
klan picture, but will be offered for 
presentation merely as a photoplay 
and not as klan propaganda. 



DOYLE'S COMEDY 



"The Crown Diamonds" in Vauds- 
villa 



Sherlock Holmes, master detec- 
tive, is to be seen in Keith vaude- 
ville this season. Lewis & Gordon 
are rehearsing "The Crown 
Diamonds" a one-act comedy drama 
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator 
of the famous character. 

The sketch has been seen in Kng- 
land, but this is probably the flrst 
time' that a Sherlock Holmes dra- 
matization will play an American 
vaudeville route. P. Miller Kent 
has been selected to play the great 
sleuth, assisted by a company ot 
four. 

The plot does not concern itself 
with spiritualism In any way, but Is 
Just one of the adventures ot Holmes 
and his friend Dr. Watson. 



NEW PRESIDENT 
IN AT m. UP 
IIT6 * 



Mr*. Coolidge Look* Like 
Only Hope to Lure "SUent 
Cal" Into Eren Hard- 
ing Class of Occasional 
Goer — He Likes Walking 
and HiMTseback Riding 



WILSON AT KEITH'S 



Variety-Clipper Burtau 

Washington, Aug. 10. 

The new President, Calvin 
CooUdge, does not care for the the- 
atre nor the movies. It can not 
be recalled here amotfg the news- 
paper men »t his having attended 
the theiittrea to any degree through- 
out the ^trae he occupied the vice- 
presidency. The late President 
Harding did go occasionally, pre- 
ferring golf. However, now comes 
President Coolidge with his early 
to bed and early to rise motto, re- 
tiring around 10 o'clock whenever 
possible and plways up at 6 In the 
morning, this early rising always 
being In order no matter what the 
time ot retlr^ent. He likes horse- 
back riding and walking. 

The theatres will mlsa the sup- 
pressed excitement and the added 
interest that goes with a- visit ot 
(Continued on rage 9) 



WILKES, FROM COAST, 
RENTS HARRIS, N. Y. 

Ten- Year Lease on Broadway 

Houst at $90,000 

Annually 



Los Angeles. Aug. 29. 

Thomas Wilkes, the coast pro-_ 
duoer and stock company manager,' 
has secured a 10-ycar lease on the 
Sam H. Harris theatre, Hew York, 
the rental starting Labor Day. It 
U stated Wilkes will pay (90,000 
rent annually. 

Sam Harris conllrmed the advice 
from the west that Wilkes had renl- 
ed his Broadway theatre tor a 10- 
yoar period. Harris, however, will 
remain In active management and 
will have flrst call on the bookings 
after Wilkes. The latter has been 
associated in several productions 
with Harris and la said to have a 
half Interest In "Potor Weston." the 
opening attraction at the Harris. 
The latter stated there was no sig- 
nlflcance In the renting of the thea- 
tre, it being Just a busineaa deal. 



GREENWICH Wim TEA-ROOM 
'^ANDAI^" PASSED UP AND OUT 



Angiel Couldn't Sell Stock and Departed— 3S Pk>iiici- 
paU and Choristers with Nothing But Claimt 
After Rehearsing Six Weeks J 



WINDOWS OFFERED 
AT $500 MONTHLY 

Florist in Hotel Astor Submits 

New Exploitation 

Scheme 



Another new exploiting, wrinkle 
has been sprung on producer* ot 
Broadway shows. The Warendorf 
florist shop in the Astor Hotel has 
offered a portion of its window 
space to managers of musical shows 
tor display purposes at a rental ot 
$500 a month tor both windows. 

The Warendorf proposition of- 
fered the Winter Garden and 
Charles Dillingham, calls (or an at- 
traction to supply a scenic back- 
ground for each of the two store 
windows. The background to t>e a 
replica ot one or another ot the 
scones from the show and in front 
will be placed the daily floral of- 
ferings > of the store. Warendorf 
will a^ee to place a placard stat- 
ins the display la a counterpart ot 
the scenic embellishment ot the 
show furnishing It. Warendorf also 
specified that the scenic background 
would have to be changed every 
week. 

To those to whom the proposition 

(Continued on page t) 



ENTERTAIN EX-PRESIDENT 



The Meiftersingers Sing in Theatre 
Ally for Wilson 



Washington, Aug. tt. 

Again the bill at Keith's enter- 
tained ex-President Wilson in the 
alleyway running beside the theatre. 
This time it was during the appear- 
ance of The Melstcrsigncrs the triple 
quartet singing "Just a Song at 
Twilight." 

The former President who carries 
his scars of war just the same as 
any ot the soldiers permanently dia- 
flgured on the firing line, was af- 
forted and could not, evidently, flnd 
adequate words to express his ap- 
preciation. 

The ex-Presldent and his party, 
which occupy seats in the last row 
down stairs, using the fire exit to 
reach their automobile, were just 
comfortably seated when the singers 
gathered around the machine. Mr. 
Wilaon, following the rendition .of 
the old love song requested Ih.it the 
French national anthem be aung. 

For this number Mile. Dlanno 
stepped forth, putting her whole 
French soul into the song. The 



"Oreenwleh Vtltac* Scandals." a 
r«vu« intandad (o^ tha stick dls- 
triots baa stopped in raha ar i a l (or 
tha aeoood tlma and oatlsd oK. 

Meyer Abramson, tha angal, baa 
taken wings, 36 Irate playera and 
choristers rehearsing for six weeka 
have retained the law Arm of Riley 
tk Paniolphi to bring suits (or. 
breach of contract. 

The revue and its partlclpanta 
had a hectic career from the out- 
set. Tha venture waa originally ex- 
pi4lte«1 by Irving Welaberg, hither- 
to unknown to the show buainesa. 
He peddled tha Idea among tha ' 
Greenwich Village reatauranteura 
(ContlnuaB on page 9) 



CATHOLIC PRIEST OKAYS 
MOROSOf S NEW ^im'* 



Selma Paley in Cast— Taylor 

Holmes Replaces James 

Crane in Lead 



Taylor Holmea has replaced James 
Crane as leading roan In Oliver 
Morosco's produotion of "Dust." a 
drama by Willis Maxwell Ooodhue. 

The Rev. Father Kennedy of New- 
ark. N. J., has declared the play Is 
not oftensiva to tha Catholic re- 
ligion, Prior to sending the play on 
tour Morosco decided that he want- 
ed the views of a, Catholic priest on 
the play. Ita principal character is 
a priest, Intd whose home cornea • 
atreet walker. She remains until 
he Hnds he cannot convert her. 

Father Kennedy witnessed a apa> 
cial rehearsal Sunday and stated 
the "priest" of the play throws no 
spleen on the cloth and church. 

Holmea playa the Priest, with 
Selma Paley, wife of Morosco, also 
being In the cast Holmea io!ne4 
last week when Crane failed to ap- 
pear at rehearsals. 

Others In the campany are Oraea 
Valentine, Juliette Day, Jennie La- 
ment, Douglas Woods. Barney Oll- 
mour. James Spotswood. Herbert 
Belmore and Edward Voaburgh. 
Th* show will open in Scrantonr 
Pa., Friday. 



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ENGLAND'S LEGIT PRODUCTIONS 
THIRn YEARS BEHIND AMERICA 



No New Thealres^T-Banks Scary of Theatricals — 
Producers Resort to Money Lenders — Only Big 
Managers — ^Depend on Promises 



IX)ndon, Aus. 31. 
The legitimate theatrical businees 
In Great Britain Is over 80 years 
behind the United States. 

As a result English production Is 
at a low ehb. There are no new 
theatres and performances general- 
ly are casual. Comparatively little 
advertising is Indulged In, and the 
majority of the managers arc In 
financial dllBcultics. Humors and 
notices constantly appear anent re- 
building of new houses, but these 
never get beyond the publicity 
Btage. 

The reason for this condition Is 
that banks have not yet recognized 
the theatre aw a sound business 
proposition, and as a consequence it 
is still operating on a "shoestring," 
dependent upon small, Individual 
backing. 

In London a producer muet or- 
ganize a limited liability company. 
HOllcltlng backing from private In- 
dividuals. This is done in almost 
every In.stance, even where the man- 
agement Is amply supplied with 
fund^ of Its own, but resolutely and 
aystcmatically refuses to take a 
chance. 

As a consequence, no new thea- 
tres are being built, while those ex- 
isting are old fashioned and gen- 
erally of small capacity. An exam- 
ple of this kind may be cited in the 
case of Sir Gerald du Maurler, the 
most popular actor In England, who 
recently broke his house (Wynd- 
ham's) record with takings of $15,- 
BOO on a week with his current suc- 
cess, "Tlie Dancers." 

Recently a prominent London 
manager who bad never failed 
financially, managing to weather 
the stress of depression after the 
war, and who holds some very at- 
tractive leaseholds of theatres, was 
Id need of ready money to make a 
couple of productions for the early 
fall. He applied to his bank, affer- 
ing to Insure his life for a sum suf- 
ficient to guarantee repayment of a 
proposed loan In event of his 
demise, but the propoRltlon was 
turned down by the bank manager 
without placing the matter before 
his directors. 

Outside of forming a private com- 
pany, the only alternatives for a 
producing manager in London are 
to Bpply to the money Renders, who 
exact prohibitive Interest, or to sell 
the most desirable scats to the 
libraries (ticket brokers) at « 10 
per cent, discount on box-oflice 
prices. Even then the libraries are 
chary of "buying" until the show Is 
ready to open, often waiting until 
after the premiere before Investing. 
Compared with the United Statee, 
the percentage of profit is relatively 
rsmall. The London casts are sel- 
dom sent on tour, as the receipts do 
not warrant sustaining so heavy a 
nut. So enterprising a manager as 
Charles B. Cochran never sends his 
productions on the road, finding It 
more expedient to rent them out to 
smaller managements who special- 
ize in this sort of thing. 

The few actor-managers left ap- 
pear to have no Idea of business. 
Their productions are more on the 
lines of selt-glorincatlon than show- 
manship. They stage gorgeous 
shows, with huge and expensive 
casts, and do it without giving a 
thought to the holding capacity of 
the house or the cost of flaff, up- 
keep and advertising. It Is by no 
means unusual to find an actor- 
manager, after a long and presuma- 
bly successful run, bleating tear- 
fully that the cost of his produc- 
tion prevented him making money. 
Managers here arc terrified with 
new names or anything original, 
despite the fact that they arc pir- 
petually screaming for new au- 
thors and new mat< ri.-il. Thty pin 
their faith on rcvivnlf, or pluyf by 
authors who hnvc already wiiltcn 
fucccsfcs. Onrr a man or woman 
writes a siirccsrfiil pI.Ty, the West 
End managers will take anylhinj; 
from him <;r lur. This atcouiilH f<'r 
many of the gravcfiton^*! which ng- 
ularly mark London's thcutricnl 
year. 

More than evir do the rf;illy Wg 
men stick to the provincr^ whrrc 
they can rely upon good liusinec" 



and fair treatment. Fred Terry and 
Sir John Martln-Harvcy are rarely 
seen In town, although they pull 
enormous business in the big su- 
burban houses, which compare with 
the West End theatres. 

Ordinary business In the suburbs 
has been severely damaged by the 
cinemas and vaudeville. Travelling 
managers not of stellar class rarely 
make anything out of the suburbs. 

The theatre takes the lion's share, 
generally about 66 per cent, of the 
gross. If the local management 
sees a prospect of a good week, the 
travelling man is invariably put on 
a certainty. To let him take too 
much away would not be good for his 
morale, besides which he would de- 
mand better terms on his next visit. 

The provinces are dead for the 
ordinary touring manager. Before 
the war, dozens of these employed 
their companies year in and year 
out on everla.stlng tours. They had 
their regular holiday dates and 
knew almost to a pound what they 
were likely to take In every town. 
Today the touring man is dead and 
hie players are walking about aim- 
lessly, sub.Msting as best they can, 
their only hope being an occasional 
picture crowd. Even people with 
one-time big names can be found In 
studio crowds. This state of af- 
fairs has been caused by the big 
syndicates which broadcast London 
successes with cheap companies 
and swallow all the dates. Each 
syndicate may have one or two 
really good shows, but the theatre 
has to take the lot if It gets one. It 
Is a trick learned from the film- 
rentlng concerns and "block book- 
ing." 

The bogus manager formerly was 
the big thorn In the professional 
side. He thrived with melodrama 
In the old days, and has now gone 
In for revue. The small dates and 
"fit ups" are his happy hunting 
ground, and he cares nothing what 
happens to his people as long as he 
can make a getaway with the first 
good week's takir)gs. But thing.; are 
being made very hot for him, and 
his Waterloo Is near. The salva- 
tion of the provinces Is stock. 

What the whole theatricnl busi- 
ness in this country wants Is show- 
men with capital, who will fearless- 
ly go into a theatre and, believing 
In It and themselves, will put their 
backs Into getting prosperity alive 
again. It can be done, but not by 
men who think more of a duchess" 
drawing-room than they do of the 
theatre. As much as anything else, 
the mingling of the social with the 
professional side has killed the 
business here. Even the publicity 
angle Is dead. 

What London wants Is shows and 
showmanship, and the man who cari 
and wjll hand over the goods and 
cut his cloth to meet his pocket will 
make money. 



LOSS OF $1000,000 
IN YEAR AT EMPIRE 



Report of Directors — Sale 

Expected Shortly— Meeting 

Held Tuesday 



London, Aug. 29. 

At the annual meeting of the di- 
rectors of the Empire Theatre Cor- 
poration Tuesday a report was 
adopted showing a loss on the year 
of over 11,000,000. 

The chairman stated one or two 
offers for thu sale of the property 
would probably materialize within a 
few weelis. 



SELWYNS IN PRINT 



Book Coming Out in London Will 
Attract Americans 



MARYDORSKA SUICIDE 

Singer Shoots Herself — Tried 
Poison Previously 



Paris, Aug. 29. 

M.-dame Marydorska, popular 
singer at the Opera Comique. com- 
mitted suicide Sunday morning by 
shooting herself. 

The singer attempted to poison 
herself a week ago, following an 
automobile accident. 



VOLTERRA'S NEW EEVUE < 

Tarls, Aug. 29. 

Leon Vplterra presented his new 
autumn revue at the Casino on Fri- 
day which, according to the way It 
was recf ived, appears to be in for a 
run. The authors are Jacques 
ChnrlTP, t<ntnt tinmtrr and Georges 
Arnould with Jack Kdwaidw, Uor- 
Ville and Ciiarlotte IWarttns heading 
the cavt. Diani Belli, Mars, tht 
dnncir; Violet Ijorein. Lily Kcott. 
Injta Apni and Hobcrt Biirnlrr were 
:ill w.-mnly receive d. 

The iJioiUirljon revt.iled two 
episndes of note, one at the oenckt** 
sion of the liist p.irt whirh was an 
oitnlal scene Eci'»;cou«ly mounted 
and the other at the finale which 
reveaird a Uiininons stuirca.se. 



London, Aug. 29. 

There .is about to be published in 
England a new novel the title of 
which Is "The Selwyn Brothers." 

It Is certain to have a healthy sale 
among the American colony. 



"JUDEX" AS LEGIT PLAY 

Paris, Aug. 29. 

The picture "Judex" released a 
few yeara ago by Gaumont as a 
serial by A. Bernedo and Louis 
Feulllade has been dramatized by 
Bcrnede and produced as a three - 
act melodrama at the Theatre Cluny. 

The adventures of the good young 
secretary of the wicked banker 
Favraux avenging his employer's 
victims are sensationally rendered 
on the stage as they were on the 
screen. 

The terrific heat handicapped the 
success of the play. 



THEA. BEKRHAEST'S FDTDIIE 

Paris. Aug. 29. 

The future of this playhouse, 
municipal property, has not been de- 
cided but the proposition of a group 
of actors to run the theatre as an 
off-shoot of the Comedle Francalse 
Is taking root, with the necessary 
financial backing declared as as- 
sured. 

The council meets periodically and 
discusses the situation. 



"AMBUSH'S" BACKER 

London, Aug. 29. 

Arthur Richman, author of "Am- 
bush,"' sailed today on the Olympic 
after wltneselng a dress perform- 
ance of his play given specfally for 
him. 

The piece opens at the Garrick 
Saturday. The backer, a provinolal 
hotel proprietor, reached terms with 
Charles B. Cochran. 



ROAD CO. WITH AMERICANS 

London, Aug. 29. 

The Daniel Mayer Co. Is sending 
out a vaudeville road show of six 
acts and an afterpiece. 

The company will include Han- 
ders and Mllllss and De Blere. 



"ELOPEMENT" DISAGREEABLE 

London, Aug. 29. 
"The Elopement," an adaptation 
from the French by Arthur Wlm- 
perls, presented at the Comedy 
Tuesday, disclosed a disagreeable 
comedy subject, but mildly received. 



GRIFFITH REPljieEMENT 

Paris, Aug. 29. 
The Marivauz Is playing a re- 
vival of "Broken Blossoms" until 
Friday to replace the prohibited run 
of "The Birth of a Nation" film. 



Hall Signs for Film 

London, Aug. 29. 
Thurston Hall has signed with the 
Stoll Film Co. for a heavy role In 
•The Royal Oal»." 



WInthrop Amat' Mission 

Lcndon, Aug. 29. 
Winthrop Amet< arrived Tuesday 
for the purpose of witnessing the 
premiere of "The Green Goddess' 
Sept. «. 



Detyiis Sailing Sept. 11 

r.iris, Aug. 29 
Madame Delyf.ja will sail for Niw 
York Kept. Jl. 




APPLE SAUSE 

OPENING today on the Orpheum 
and Interstate tours at Des Moines 
for 44 weeks. This trip It's all busi- 
ness. Home every night. Will stop 
at a good hotel, but that big front 
room at the best one in town is out. 
No present to the agent this year. 
Will stick th«t money in a new drop 
for the east. And those two lowers, 
all that dough for what? Idsten, a 
section, I can climb up. 

FRANK VAN HOVEN 

P. S. — And the first one out around 
the finish of the tour that pulls the 
•YOU MUST SPEND 'AT LEAST A 
WEEK WITH US THIS SUMMER, 
DAD WILL GO CRAZY OVER YOU 
AND MOTHER IS ONE OF US, WE 
WON'T TAKE NO FOR ANSWER, 
WILL WE, MIN?' WE WILL- 
THROW RIGHT OUT OF OUR 
DRAWING ROOM. 



COLORED CO. MIX-UP 



Two Members Sign Individual Con* 
tracts . 



London, Aug. 29. 

Harry Foster has offered the 
"Dover to Dixie" colored troupe 
four weeks in vaudeville, but It is 
hardly likely they will accept. 

Shelton Brooks and Edith Wilson, 
of the company, have already signed 
individual contracts. There may be 
some trouble, as the management 
claims they will enjoin both from 
appearing by themselves. > 



NO COLOR LINE 
:^,, STAKS FRANCE 

r-' 

Will Eject Fo^eign Objectors—* ' 

Americans Protest—* ^ < 

Mixed Dancing ; 



Paris, Aug. 22. 

Despite the protests of the s warms 
of Americans visiting Paris this 
season, the French government ha* 
Issued a strongly worded order 
there niust be no "color line" In 
theatres and cabarets. 

Foreigners causing a disturbance 
by protesting too noisily are to be 
expelled from France. 

The Bight of blaotc men danclnc 
with white girls at the Montmartr* 
supper rooms U frequent. Visitors 
from the other side likewise object 
to being seated next to a negro lo. 
a Paris theatre or a motor car mak^ 
Ing excursions. : i 

Those who complain are now to 
be expelled without appeal, accord- 
ing to orders of M. Poincar^. 

A couple of young negroew were 
thrown out of a cabaret up Mont- 
martre last week. They happened 
to be the sons of the former king 
of Dahomey, which is now a French 
colony. A test case is to be brought 
against the cabaret owner. 



LEES AT PALLADIUM 



Opening Sept. '7, Following Cani 
cellation by Mother 



London. Aug. 29. 
The Lee Kids will play the Pala< 
dium for two weeks, starting Sept. 
\17. The sisters were withdrawn 
from the running order last week, j 
due to their mother's objection to I 
the billing. .' 



ALL-STAR CAST SAVIOR 

London, Aug. 29. 

The revival of the "Prisoner of 
Zenda at the Haymarket la splen- 
didly mounted. 

Although, classed as an old-fash-< 
ioned melodrama it was redeemed 
by the excellent work of the all- 
star cast. 



PRINCESS IN GEST'S CAST 

Paris, Aug. 29. 
Princess Matchabelli, formerly 
known as Maria Carml, who created 
the role of the Madonna in London 
for Cochran's "Miracle," has been 
engaged for the same role in New 
York by Morris Gest. 



FRENCH TROUPE FOR CANADA 

Paris, Aug. 22. 
Andre Calmettes, a popular actor 
here. Is leaving socn with a Franch 
company to present French com- 
edies at Quebec and Montreal this 
autumn. 



LETTTLIND DEAD 

London, Aug. 29. 
Letty Llnd, once famous Gaiety 
dancer, died Monday at the age of 
sixty-one. 



Melford in Place of Cliff 

London, Aug. 29. 
Austin Melford replaces Laddie 
ClIfT in "The Co-Optlmlsts." 

Cliff asserts he is still a director 
In the enterprise and retains his 
holdings despite withdrawal from 
the cast. 



Ruth Budd Overlooked Scenery 
London, Aug. 29. 

Ruth Budd failed to open at the 
Coliseum Monday, due to her scen- 
ery not having been flreproofed In 
accordance with local regulations. 



"Mysterloui India" with Lecture 
Pari?. Aug. 29. 

The Lowell Thomas picture, "Mys- 
terious India," is to be transferred 
from the Alhambra to the Theatre 
Edouard, with Victor Marcel lec- 
turing. 



Ernie Ball Starts at Glasgow 

London, Aug. 29. 
Ernest Ball arrived on the Baltic 
and opens at Ola.«scw Sept. 3; then 
to the Palladium, London, for a 
iJmiled engigtmcnt. 



ALHAMBRA'S YAUDE 

Paris, Aug. 29. 

Exquisite Barbette, Two Fishers, 
Henriette DeSerrls Troupe, Laveen 
and Cross, Dippy DIers and Plo 
Bennett opened at the Alhambra 
last Friday. Raimu, In Sacha 
Gultry's "Phenomene" was favor* ' 
ably received on the same bill. 

The Alhambra has revived ltd 
Saturday matinees and has reverted 
to vaudeville following but a 
mediocre montlf of housing pictures> 

' "THE MORTAL KISS" ^ 
Paris, Aug. 22. 

A drama entitled "Mortel Balser ,*. 
by Lore La Courladec, Is beingf 
tried at tbe Folles Dramatlque, 8Ub-> 
let for the purpose. It Is annoimeed 
as having been played In the United 
States with success. 

A new farce "Ma Femme est pbo' 
togenlque ' is due at the Seal* 
within a few days. 

Clavering Brothers Decline J 
London, Aug. 29. 
The Clavering Brothers have ad* 
mitted that an American producinif 
company Is negotiating with theni 
for the lease of their West End 
cinema theatre, but decline tio men- 
tion the name of the firm. 



Dutch Star's Accident •>' 

Paris, Aug. 29; 
I^uls Bouweetser, famous DutcH 
actor ,who is 80 years old, was rtrn 
over and seriously Injured by ah 
automobile In Amsterdam on Mon- 
day. 



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^ SAILINGS i i 

Sept. 12 (New ifork to London) ^■ 
John McLaughlin (Pres. Adams), 

Sept. 6 (New York to London) 
Josie and Bobble Heather (Presi j 
Garfield). 4 

Sept. 1 (London to New York) 
E. E. Shauer, Harold Pitman (Aquli 
tania). ' 

Aug. 28 (London to New York); 
Nellie and Sara Kouns. (Leviathan). 

Aug. 24 (London to New York); 
Gordon Bostock, Bert and Betty 
Wheeler (Orduna). 



WII.ETTK 



KERSHAW 



., „^ GUARANTY TRUST CO. 

t-Z Fifth Avenue Nrw York 



THE TILLER SCHOOLS 
OF DANCING ^ 

143 Charing Cross Road 
LONDON 

Director, JOHN TILLER 



'TiSafcr. Augwt 30, 108S 



VARIETY 



PARIS NEWi SEASON LISTS 




mrrYFivE new plays 






•■^^f 



on 



Some Revivals end Adaptations, but Majority 
Schedule Are Original Works — ^Many Ciunedies 
and a Few Revivals i/'- 



~ Paris, Aug. 2S. 

Among th» many productiona 
promiaed for the forthcoming aea- 
■on the following figure promi- 
nently: 

The t'eraina will give a comedy by 
S. Bourdet, with Marthe Hegnier. 
<, "Charley," by W. A. Jager- 
iMhmidth, at the Theatre Michel, 
with Harry Baur, Maurice Benard; 
Miles. Slnety and Falconnetti. 

"Lii femme Nue," of the late 
Henry BatalUe. revived at the 
?Vau<ieville, with Gabrlelle Uorzlat 
■ and Yvonne de Bray. 

"Ne uu Dimanche" (Born on Sun- 
day), by Uomaln Coolu.=. at the 
Theatre Antoine. 

"Le ivlasque de Fer," by Maurice 
Kostahil. "Tigre et Coquell^t," by 
C. H. Hirsch, and "Lais," iivo acts 
ln'v^r^r> by Jean Ric^iepin. at the 
Mogador. 

"J';i\ liiip idee" (Tons ot Money), 
adapted by Max Dearly, at the Ma- 
tigny. 

"Le B.-jron de Batz," four acts, by 
If. Friippa. revived at the AmbiRU. 
"Aux .1 irdlns de Murcie" at the 
F"prto .St. Martin with Cirotillat and 
Mmc. llerangere. 

"Le Prince Jean," by Charles 
Mere, at the Renalss.ance, with An- 
dre Brule and Mme. Lely. 

"Billet de Logement," militars 
farce, revived by Louis Boyer, at the 
Folle.s Dramatiques. 

"La 1^1 u.'^ h'OTte," lyrical dr.ama, 
four nrts, by Jean Rlchepin, music 
by Xavier Lerouz at the Opera Co- 
tnique. 

"Le Jardin de Paradls." by R. de 
Piers and the late de CaiUavet, mu- 
felc by Alfred Bruneau, at the Opera. 
"Je aula trop grand pour mol," by 
I. Sarment, at the Comedle Fran- 
Oalse. 

'"Phill," by J. Bousquet and Falk, 
Itroduced by Jane Renouardt, at the 
Daunou. 

"La Maltresaa da Bridge," by L^ 
Verneull, at the Nouveaut^s. with 
iteglna Camler, with Mark. Templey, 
Albert Brasseur, Felix Oallpauz, Le 
Oallo, V. Hyspa and Jacquea d« 
Veraudy. 

"ti'Ingenieur" (present title), by 
itrieuz, at the Vaudeville. 

"L'Alglon Of Edmond Rostand will 
reopen the Theatre Sarah Bem- 
liardt: a revue by Rip at the Capa- 
Icines; a new play by Claude Auel at 
the Arts; another work by L. Ver- 
iieuil at the Theatre Antoine, under 
the direction of M. Duplay; a re- 
vival of "Voyage de Suzette" at the 
Oaite: "Lo Coustne da Varsovie" at 
the Theatre Michel; "La Femme du 
Jour," by Armont and L. Marchand, 
tU the Potinlere. » 



GODEN WEDDING OF 
MR. AND MRS. DAVID DAY 



Celebrating Their 50th Wed- 
ding Anniversary Sep-' 
tember 11 




HUNGARIAN COMEDY THEATRE Ca 
REACHING AMERICA IN SPRING 



"itjr »- 



Budapest Theatres Pr^aring f<Mr Season's Opening— « 
From Grand Opera to American Plays on List—* 
''Bank Ban' V Will Be Sung by Metropolitan ij 



CHAS. OLCOTT and MARY ANN 



VAUDEVILLE UT PARIS . 

Paris, Aug. 29, 
The only establishment giving a 
Variety program loat week waa the 
iOIympia. 

. Mme. Damla, local vocalist; Geo. 
Roger, singer; Mlrka-Alma, The 
Bob-To3, Sisters Mestry (ladder 
lact), Bruschla and Co., clowns; 
Mme. Titlna, Italian vocalist; Na- 
varro, Juggler; Singers troupe, 
equllibrl.sts; Dewars, gladiators; 
,neadon and Durtian. Next week: 
The Abradys, musical clowns; Bour- 
eons, cyclists; Elsa Thysa, trapeze; 
Vascos, comic cyclist; To-da-Ko, 
Japane.se jugglers; Valenta, musical 
act 



London, Aug. 29. 
An exceptional aniveiHary in 
music publishing circles will, take 
place in London Sept. 11, when Mr. 
and Mrs. David Day will celebrate 
their golden v/edding ^t I'r^cc's 
restaurant. This occasion wiil be 
purely a family gathering, but a 
semi-omcial reception in the form 
of a dinner and entertainment also 
will be held at the same place Sept. 
14. The guests wiU include repre- 
sentatives of the music publishing 
business and uilied trades, and some 
of the staff of Francis, Day & 
Hunter. The guests of honor wiil 
be Lord and Lady Riddell and the 
present Lord Mayor and Lady 
Mayoress of London, Sir Emsley 
and Lady Carr. Sir Walter and 
Lady de Freece. 

David Day is known as, the doyen 
ot the popular rausiq publishing 
business, having started with 
Messrs. Hopwood & Crew (now 
Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, 
Ltd.) over 60 years ago. He be- 
came the manager of that firm at 
an early age, but not finding suf- 
flclent scope to satisfy his ambi- 
Uous nature, he founded, in con- 
Junction with William and James 
Francis, the firm of Francis Bros, 
and Day, in 1S7T. 

The two Franole brothers were 
prominent entertainers and founded 
the celebrated "Mohawk Minstrels," 
Joined later on by Harry Hunter 
and his troupe. The most im- 
portant publications of the firm at 
that period were the songs featured 
In that minstrel show- 
David Day, having a pleasant per- 
sonality, soon became a great fa- 
vorite with all the leading music 
hall stars ot the day. For many 
years he haul almost an exclusive 
monopoly la the publication of 
vaudeville songs. He was an Inti- 
mate friend of Gsorge Leybourne, 
Dan Leno, Herbert Campbell, and 
published songs for every star of 
that period. 

It was Day who discovered and 
brQught to London Leslie Stuart 
and published all his famous songs 
Including "Lily of Laguna," "Sol- 
diers ot the Queen" and his musical 
plays, "Florodora." "Silver Slipper," 
"School Qlrl" and "The Belle of 
Maytalr." 

Mr. and Mra Day have now only 
one surviving son, Frederick Day, 
the present active partner in the 
Ann. David Day retired from ac- 
tive business Just before the war 
but when many ot the staff were 
called to the colors, including Fred- 
erick Day, he returned and carried 
on until he saw the Arm again 
properly reorganized. 



Palace, N. Y, This Week (Auo- 27) 
Miss Mary Ann and Mr. Olcott are 
now in their 96th coiispputlve week 
I'or the Keith and Orplieum Circ.uits. 
The act Is under tho direction of 
RALPH 0. FARNUM 

(Edw. 8. Keller Office) 



WELL HATED AGENTS 
HEADING FOR SMASH 

Oepiorabfe State of Unem- 
ployment in England 



I 



GERMAN THESPIANS IN 
GOVERNMENT'S REPORT 

Condition of Members of Pro- 
fession Appalling — Gold 
Standard Adopted ' 



Washington, Aug, 29. 

The gold standard is now being 
adopted by the theatrical managers 
in Berlin, it was learned to-day 
through oHlclal channels, and with 
the opening of the new fall sea- 
son the theatres will fall into line 
with the wholesale market as well 
as the retail, which, according ta 
reports, is also taking on the gold 
standard, although the government 
Is endeavoring to discourage this. 

Prices of seats have dropped to 
about one-third ot the former ad- 
mission charge prior to the "war, 
with the cheapest 8eat!< being 60 
gold pfennigs, while the boxes 
will run to about the rate ot S.IO 
marks. 

Conditions of the members ot 
the profession in that country are 
appalling, according to these re- 
ports, many receiving non-employ- 
ment pensions from the govern- 
ment The Deutsches theatre In 
Berlin having proven a failure with 
a summer stock company, is closed, 
with no prospects ot It reopening 
(n the Immediate future. 

Actors, well known throughout 
Germany and the continent, have 
been torced to take any kind of 



London, Aug. 29. 
The state of unemployment here 
ean be eHtimated by the fact that 
over 500 artists, many of them well 
known,, recently turned up at the 
call ot one of the two monopolist 
agents here. Four men alone were 
required, ^nd, having chosen them 
from tiie first half dozen, the agent 
sought to depart in his car. Ho was 
almost mobbed by the crowd, one 
man Jumping on the running board 
and shouting "Tour Waterloo is 
eoming." 

{ TUe^e men, by their brutal cal- 
lousness and despotic manner, have 
made themselves the best hated per. 
sonalities in the British show world. 
Their only friends are sycophants, 
and when th4 smash comes, as It 
surely will, even thev will desert 
and Join the mass a: nst thei'- 



$80,000 PROFIT SPLIT 
BY GIBBONS AND BUH 



Court Contest Over Interests 
In Oxford Street Site Fol- 
lowed by Auction 



London, Aug. tt. ' 
Walter Gibbons, Morris and Wal- 
ter Hyman, and others, who pur- 
chased a plot of ground on Oxford 
street several years ago for the 
erection of a huge cinema, have 
abandoned the scheme after having 
plans drawn and laying the founda- 
tions. A huge sign on the plot an- 
nounced for a long time there would 
be erected a clqema that wouM ac- 
commodate 10,000 people. 

7he major portion of the plot has 
Just been leased to Woolworth's for 



BITCH^NAN TTRT.Tl m LONDON 

London, Aug. 29. 

Jack Buchanan will continue un- 
der contract to James White and 
is to remain with the "Toni" show. 

This disposes of the report Bu- 
chanan will go to America with the 
Chariot revue. 

It Is understood Buch.inan will 
receive n percentage of the profits 
ot the "Toni" prod;ictior. in addi- 
tion to lii.< salary contract olTercd 
~a» A bi>iiu:i (ac Uim to ccmaiu. 



WAGES STAND STILL 

Albany, N.' Y., Aug. 29. 

Factory wages In New York State 
have reached their peak and are 
standing still, according to a sur- 
vey just made by the Department 
ot Labor. This is the end ot a 
climb from April, 1922, the depart- 
ment figures and there will be no 
more w.-ige increases tor the 
present. 

Average pay for July was $27.54 
a week, a decrease of 35 cents from 
June average, but this I.s accounted 
for ty vacations. At tlie same time 
there is noted a slight curl lilnient 
in employment. 



one ot their stores, for 99 years at 
employment throughout ths sum- la ground rent of $60,000 per annum, 
mer, hoping for better things In I A small plot still remains In their 
the fall. I (Continued on page t» 



LONDON'S UY PRESS JOINING 
IN BOGUS MANAGERS' CRUSP 






Sensational Papers Bad Feature, However — ^Scotland 
Yard Jumps on "Old Mike"— English Note^ 

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'jtiiinOl OF 

_ \6Al Urondsvay 



..lannviwT coa 



MOVIES REASON FOR DIVORCE 

V'ifiin.i, Au/j. 29. 

A man ii.ns ol)t:nnPd :i .livorce in 

the local courts licre ln'f iu.se lii.s 

I \viC,=i iii.sisto.i on jjoing t.j the inoviea 

li-.iinst lii.-< will. Th<- Wife tOHliHed 

I that she ii.ul iycoii to i>icturcs on 

i .cvtr.il occiisioii.s. rli'tiiii''-- her bus- 

l.nnd's r.)r..si'nt, liiv" li" foi-,;vvc Inr 

,.' ich time -iftor .'»h? Iia.i Iti.ssetl him, 

.io she rontiiiU"! SOir>(; 

Tlie Judm; dcndcd the wife's .ac- 
tion in defying' her hiisi'inj jmtl- 
tled !i; plf i for 'lir iice. 



London, Aug. 21. 
A section of the lay press Is Join- 
ing the Joint Protection Committee 
and the theatrical press in the long- 
overdue organized fight against the 
bbgua manager and the agent. 

As long as they stick to tho facts, 
It will be good for*tbe profession 
and very bad for the bogus. 

Unfortunately, the genuino cru- 
sade win be followed up in another 
cla.43 ot paper where flftion will 
outbalance fact and the tjusiness 
will be worked over by ilr..so paper.s 
to suit their own cn(l^, lil<e some 
New York papers do. 

The bogus manager dcils dark- 
ly—ho should be dealt v. ith in the 
dark, without warning or quarter. 
Wltllnm am, otherwise "OM 
Mil<c," l.s an underslr.ahle concert 
imprtsario and a mMiriRor upon 
whom the police ha\e r ist the 
.-tcclv eye. lie advo.t i< shows 
which don't come off, md bolts 
liKhllieartedly with tho takings. 
winio the audicnco .twuI.i liie rise 
of the curtain. He should invo had 
another concert "under dlstin- 
Riiisliod patronage," but ili- police 
to'id Mm to slop .solliiii; li 'tcti-at 



once, to pay back moneys already 
taken, and to announce that there 
would be no show. In cases like 
this Scotland Yard is about the 
worst publicity man an impresario 
could get. They are always sure of 
getting their stories over. 



a. K. Chesterton's play, "Magic," 
which was produced at the Little 
Theatre In the early days of the 
w.ir, considerably before either that 
house or the Lyceum became the 
objects ot Hun bombing attentions, 
is to be revived at the Everyman. 



Tho full cast of St. John Krvlne's 
new play, "Mary, Mary, Quite Con- 
trary." as In Variety some weeks 
ago, and which was to be produced 
at Kantbourne by Harold V, Nellson 
In a.sHociatlon with Mary Moore 
cr.ady Wyndham), contains Eva 
Moore. Violet Campbell, Frances 
White, Nidino March, Frank Ber- 
tram and Fewlas.'i Llewellyn. It 
will he produced in New York by 
David Celasco. 



BuOapest, Aug. IS. 
The theatres are preparing tor the 
new season. The first premiere 
opened In August at the Renala« 
sance, where EUvo Vadja's plar« 
"The Crown Prlnca.* It Is of no 
literary value with the story of the 
unhappy love affair and suicide ot 
the Austrian Crown Prince Ro- 
dolphe, Arthur Bardos, the new dl< 
rector of the Renaissance Is on ex- 
cellent' stage manager. 

The historical play ot .s-'gismund 
Morlci, "The Boar" will be the first 
at the Hungarian theatre. Morlca 
Is one of the most noted Hungarian 
novelists. Up to the present he had 
great success with his novels, but 
only one of his plays, "Sarl Bherltr* 
'"Sari Biro") has been proteasionally 
performed. It was a great success 
owing to the Hungarian character 
and country scenery ot the play. 

After this play, Francis MolnSr's 
"The Tragedy of Woman" will be 
playe.:. It Is ot SO scenes, and It 
takes pl..ce In the hell. 

Hungarians Coming Over 
The Comedy |Vigszlnhaz) ons ot 
the first rank theatres ot Budapest^ 
win open O'Nelirs " Anna ChrisUek" 
adapted by Melchlor Lengyel. Next 
follows a Lengyel play. "Madame 
Lara," with Frlda Oombassogl la 
the lead. Much anticipation for this 
plecew 

The Comedy theatre group (View 
sslnhas), Is planning a trip to New 
Tbrk next spring. It has a perteet 
ensemble with Irene Varsanyl, Frlda 
Oombassogl and EHla Kertesz, Julias 
HegedOs, Eimll Fenyvessy, Alex- 
ander Ooth, Zoltan Bseremy and 
Frederick Tanay. 

la the Buda theatre (Bada 
Szlnkor) "Peer Oynt" Is performed 
with Bugene Torts in the lead. He 
played the roie for about 150 times 
In the Hungarian theatre (Magyar 
great success. 

Szlnhax), and always with very 
Deszo Szomory has written a play 
called "Cleopatra." The role will 
probably be taken by Lily Darvas. 

The Royal Hungarian Opera 
House 4>rlngs a new opera by Prof. 
Btigen Hubay, "Anne Karenina." 
The subject Is taken from Tolstoi's 
norel. It was to have opened last 
season, but the composer found 
preparations In sufficient and stage 
decoration poor. He would' not con- 
sent to the opening, which therefore 
had to be prolonged. 

Bartek'e Panto 
B*la Bartok's pantomime, "The « 
Wonderful Mandarin," la reported a 
deolded novelty. Bartok is a leadlni^ 
composer ot modern European mu- 
sic, and Is appreciated especially la 
London. One of his operas was per- 
formed, "The Castle ot the Blue 
Beard Prince," and a pantomSmak 
"The Wooden Prince," also. 

"Bank Ban* In Nevr York 
There Is considerable discussion 
about the old Hungarian opera, 
"Bank Ban." by F. Erkel. to be givea 
In New York by the Metropolltaa 
In the Hungarian language. Kornyit 
sings tenor and Mrs. Erxsl San4otf 
the soprano. 

The greatest success of the Bndfta 
pest summer season was Lehar** 
"Three Graces." Zs. Harsanyt 
adapted the libretto, and In Its new 
form it is more like an American 
musical show. 

It Is generally believed the melo- 
dramatlo operettas ot Viennese 
character so long domineering are 
gradually giving way to the re -■ il'ed 
New York style of muslnl i :uy, 
where the melodramallc librcilo IS 
ot minor Importance, but oi^tenta- 
tious staging Is the main force. 
Two INilllons Nightly 
In spite ot the heat seats are 
booked and sold out at the Town 
Tlieatre (FovarosI Szlnhaz). .which 
means aboitt two million crov/na 
nightly. 

I^eo Fall's "Madame Pompadour* 
will open at the Town Theatre (Fo- 
varosl Sz.'nhaz), with Mrs. F. Mol- 
nar (nee Sarl Fedak), the famous 
Hungarian soubret. In the teadinfr 
role. She has ordered dresses from 
Paris for tho play. Kodak Is one 
of the most tal^nt»4 of Htmgarian • 
aclreK«es. She is dramatic an well 
as operatic, and aiwo has a keen 
sense of the comic. During the sea- 
son she will play a role In a dr-a- 
matlo play written "specially for 
her by the famous, playwright. Mel- 
chlor Lengyel. 



i 



Without Sir Charles Hawtrey the 
pull WLTit out of Canon Ilannay's 
("Cleorcf A. IJirmingham' ) com'>dy 
. (C'jiitinued on page 31) 



UIIIIM4 aod I.TNW 

Orpltrnm Tom- 
I'aUcB, Milwaiil«w <«ept. t> 



VAUDEVILLE 



Tiiursday, August 30, 188S 



LflEW CIRCUirS OWN PRODUCTIONS 
FORCED BY SCARCIH OF MATERIAL 



Vaudeville Producing Almost Barren for This Season 
—No New Girl or Flash Acts of Moment in Sight 
— Loew Heads Operating Circuit's Department 



The sciucity of niw vuu(I''ville 
productloiis anil the co;. iiesH ot the 
foiiin.r product IS ct flash an<l frirl 
acts has ilottrmiiifd the I.oew Cir- 
cuit to po Into the proiliiction of this 
type of acta for its popular-price 
circuit. 

j^ccording to toport, a producing 
dejiartment will be organized under 
the supervision o£ the Locw book- 
Ine staff. It will produce acts of 
this type for the I-oew bills for the 
coining season. 

Vaudeville production for the 
coming season is at the lowest mark 
In history, according to the booking 
men. The former vaudeville pro- 
ducers are cither concentrating on 
bands or have passed up vaudeville 



LOEWS Isl FULL WEEK 
AT MET WITH GROSS UP 

Bettered Previous Split Week 

by $3,000— "Enemies of 

Women" as Film 



The full-week policy in.aiguiated 
.-It lyoew's Metropolitan, Urooklyn, 
last week, surpassed expectations 
from a business standpoint. The 
house bettered its previous weekly 
gross by $3,000, partly (Tue to the 
i tirst Brooklyn showing of the flim. 



, Enemies of Women." llusiness 
entirely, and refuse to Invest in pro- I ^^.,j ^p ^^ ^^^ week-end, when it 
auctions which entail considerable! ^ ^^^^^^ attendance might drop 
outlay for costumes, »ocnei-y and j ij^^^u-se of foregoing tfie usual 
royalties. , Thursday change which had been 

That the independent circuits will i„ ^.^^^^ ^,^^^8 the tplit-week 



--. ._ -_.__ . jjj vog 

regime 
Hclves, or ellml.nate Ihe girl acts! xjndei 



ttnd flashes from their bills, 



Under the full-week policy the 
IS a I Loew ofllce claims they can book 
foregone conclusion unless they '^^^^ j^j^^es and acta. Five acts 
care to repeat acts of this type that 



KLASS' VERSION 

Denies Having Fought with Francis 
Renault 



Chicago, Aug. 27. 
ICditor Variety: 

I noticed a story in Variety last 
week regarding a flgtit between 
Francis Renault and myself. Won't 
you please deny it? I bave no de- 
«lrn to become known as a flghter 
or antagonistic. 

All 1 know of the matter is that 
myself and partner were doing our 
turn at the Tantages, Omaha, when 
the manager,. Mr. Kreudenfeld, asked 
US to please stay on, as there was 
a flght back stage. When coming 
off we were told that Mr. Renault 
bad made disparaging remarks and 
that Mr. Young, of the Maelova act, 
objected. 

Renault, 1 understand, offered to 
fight Young and reached over to hit 
him, instead of which Young 
knocked down Renault. Renault 
ran to his dressing room and ob- 
tained a bottle, which he threw at 
Young, but by accident hit the stage 
manager, knocking him out. 

Neither my partner nor myself 
was in any way implicated in this 
fracas. Chas. Klasa 

(Klass and Brilliant). 



lire several seasons old. 



BAT IN THEATRE 



Disturbs Orpiieum's Audience — 
Vvette Rugel Kept on Singing. 



and pictures will continue to con- 
stitute the bills at the Met. with a 
draw feature headlining ea.-h bill. 



Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 29, 
The performance at the On>heum 
Monday night was threatened with 
serious disturl>ance due to the 
visitation of a bat which fle^ about 
the theatre towards the end ot the 
l-ili causing considerable noise and 
laughter, most of which came from 
the gallery. 

Yvctte Kupel was on as the bat 
frantically flew from gallery to 
orchestra, threatening at any mo- 
ment to get itself entangled in some 
l.-wly's hair. The voice of MIsh 
HugcJ, however, held its audience 
throughout tho disturbance. She 
overcame a serious obstacle. 

CANTOR AT RITERSEDE 

Kddie Cantor, who is now sojourn- 
ing with his family at Bill McBridc's 
camp, at Lake Lucerne, N. Y., will 
return to the city on Sept. 17 to play 
H week's engagement at the River- 
nide Tlieatre. Kollowing the date 
there. Cantor will be ready to begin 
rehearsals in the new show in 
which Florenz Ziegteld Is to star 
liim this season. In case the show 
is not ready at that time. Cantor 
will probably play three or four 
juore weeks in Keith vaudeville 
around New York City. 



WOODS GETS COLONIAL 

The deal between A. H. Woods 
and the B. F. Keith circuit for the 
transfer of the Colonial, New York, 
to Woods has been closed. Woods 
will take possession of the house 
next month. Several alterations are 
to bo made in the theatre. 



FIGHT FOR ORPHEUM TITLE 



Judges 



Decision — Jack 
Appeal 



Marks to 



DOCKSTADER'S IDEA 
FOR BROWN'S 60 SAXOS 



Monologist Joining Eltinge- 

Brown Revue — Opening 

on Coast 



GEO. VAN RUNNING GRILL 

Chicago, Aug. 29. 

Ocorge Van, who has been in 
charge of the club department of 
the Western Vaudeville Managers 
Atsociatlon for ten years. Is now 
operating a grill at 117 South Dear- 
born street in association with Weo 
Kohler. 

Van attained his greatest fame 
on the vaudeville stage In connec- 
tion with Van's Minstrels. 



PRIZE HALE CHORUS DUE 

The Oiplieus Wale Chorus, Cleve- 
land's \Vijl»h choir, is to play Keith's 
J'alacP, New York, for a week on 
their return from l>n(;land. The 
choir played the Valaoe In July for 
one day, prior to «iiling for ling- 
land, where it engagtd in the Welsh 
N.itional Esteddfud. 

The org.nnlzHllon won rust prize 
In the contest. 

FANNIE BRICE'S NOSE 

Atlantic City, Aug. 29. 

Fannie Brice is still recuperat- 
ing here following the operation 
Upon her nose. 

Just what the oixiation was no 
one stems to be certain, alihougli 
the tip of her no'e was reduird, ac- 
cording to report. 

Save- Fox Film Contract 
Jimmy Savo li.is contracted for a 
Iwd-year ireriod to appear In a series 
of 'VV'llliam Fox comedies. 



Clarksburg. W. Vi> , .\ug 29. 

Holding that the theatre name 
clings to the building and not to 
the business Judge Ilaymond Max- 
well has refused Jack Marks, for- 
mer lessee of the Orpheuni theatre 
here, an Injunction restraining 
Claude Robinson, Ipssee whose term 
starts September 1, from using the 
name "Orpheum." An appeal will 
probably be taken to the State Su- 
preme Court by Marks. 

Marks conducted a motion picture 
business in the Orpheum theatre 
here for more than 10 years, and 
rt>cently Frank Moore, owner of the 
building known as "The Orpheum" 
and also the Opera House, which 
adjoins. Marks took over the Bijou 
theatre on Main street, ehinged the 
name to "The Orpheum" and then 
asked for the injunction, which has 
been refused. Just wh.it the next 
move In the battle for the name will 
be is not known. 

Upon taking over tho Opera House 
after the expiration ot M irk's lease, 
it was renamed, ".Moore's Opera 
House." 

Mr. Robinson is now iu control ot 
the Moore's Opera House, the Rob- 
inson Grand theatre, and tiic Or- 
pheum. Aloore's is a picture and 
road show house, the lirand plays 
v.tuUeville and pictures, and the Or- 
pheum strictly pictures. 



Lew Doi;k3tader has signed for 
next season with the Julian EUinge- 
Tom Brown Revue which opens on 
the West Coast (San Francisco or 
Los Angeles probably) Sept. 17. 

Says Lew," I know what I am up 
ngalnst as my son-in-law plays one 
saxophone himself. My imagination 
staggers and my heart grows faint 
at the very thought of tho moving 
effect Of 60 of them. 

"I am not going unprepared. J 
have been down to Macy's and Gut- 
tenberg's and bought out their en- 
tire stock of carmuffs. 

"Between jiow and Joining up I 
am going to encourage inventors to 
invent a Maxim silencer for saxo- 
phones. 

"Jack Pierre who will manage the 
show is also prepared. He has 
bought up all the cotton wool In 
Freeport to stuff up his ears when 
the 60 Brown Brothers start in to 
blow themselves. 

"I don't think Julian plays a sax, 
but if I catch hira at It I'll^never 
speak to him again. 

"I'm now going over to the Jersey 
side where they are blasting the 
rocks and get acclimated." 



A SHUBERT REPORT 

Baltimore. Aug. 29. 
The only fresh news about .Shii- 
btrt vaudeville plans heard here is 
tlic report that the producers have 
.inanged for a stock company to 
occupy the Academy, devoted last 
seascn to the unit policy. 



RIRNS and I VNN 

roor Ktttl 



Watching In Putnam BIdg. 

Since the round-up of ''Kid Drop- 
per" Jaek Kaplin and his gang in 
the mtnam building, last week, the 
maniipement of the butWing and de- 
tectives have been alert in keeping 
undesiiablo characters out ot the 
lobby and hallways in ilie liuililing. 
People loitering on the main floor 
arc asked their business ;iiid If it 
is of no conseqtience are ordered 
out of the building. On the third 
floor where the ofllce ot Dan Cap- 
lin, a light iiromotcr, w.is r.iided, a 
deteclivo is walking u\> ami down 
tlie hallway corrlder. 



THAT QUARTET REUNITES 



FAMOUS PLAYERS ^FOCK MEETS 1 
OPPOSITION TO ADVANCE AT 75 



New Theory Advanced by Bearish Element — Argu- 
ment Points to Old Bank Loails — Pool in Loew 
Becomes Active — Stock Up Ahove 17 



VERA OLCOn AFTER 
HUSBAND'S PROPERTY 

Reported Cousin of Late Czar 
— Baroness Steinheil Hos- 
tess in Cabaret 



Vera Olcott, a Philadelphia-born 
girl, who has been a musical com- 
edy actress in France for several 
years, following a i^riot appearance 
on the Century rocf (New York), is 
here on a short business trip re- 
garding some property willed her 
by a Russian, reported to be a 
cousin of the late czar of Russia, 
who was her husband. The mar- 
riage was not announced. The 
count was killed in the war and left 
a will bequeathing his effects and 
holdings to another widow, a noble- 
woman. 

Miss Olcott has a marriage cer- 
tillcate and also a will, which, she 
claims, is, like her marriage, prior 
to the other woman's claims. The 
rival wife is also on this side, and 
says her late husband settled with 
Miss Olcott for a lump sum of 
$20,000, gold, and that his mar- 
riage to the dancer was not legal, 
according to Russian requirements, 
especially in the nobility. 

Some of the property involved is 
on Long Island. 

Another Russian noblewoman, 
widowed by the wal" and claiming a 
series of melodramatic adventures, 
is Baroness Steinheil, who this 
week became hostess and principal 
entertainer at Club Petroushka, a 
high-class cabaret rendezvous In 
the Park avenue section of New 
York. 



Fresh disappoinlnient in tlie fail- 
ure of Famous Players common to 
hold Its advance lO better >han 75 
last week and the astonishing per- 
fermance uf the preferred stock, 
which dropped to 85, drew trade at- 
tention to the amusement leader 
again in an unfavorable light. 
"NolUng definite Is known upon 
which tho course of prices can be 
explained, particularly im Ihe face of 
general strength in the list and the 
renewed activity of bull pools. 
New Bear ^gument 

Numerous theories were advanced, 
many of them repetitions of the view 
tl at company interests want to de- 
press the common stock so that pre- 
ferred ^ap be bought at a bargain 
fo retirement, but this is discounted. 
Too many c(<mpany insiders are long 
of both issues and pride in the prop- 
erty would outweigh any other con- 
sideration. 

Out of the maze of arguments, 
however, one new angle emerged that 
may have jome merit. It introduces 
(Continued on page 33) 



SCALE TOO MUCH 



Tmo Managers Change Vaudeville 
Plane 



Engaged for 



New Eltinge- Brown 
Show 



The Empress, Danbury, Conn., 
which was to have opened with a 
live act vaudeville and picture pol- 
icy today (Thursday), will abandon 
the former for the season. A. J. 
Collins, owner of the theatre, says 
that the salary demands of the 
stage hands which average $55 a 
week for heads of departments, are 
too heavy for him to operate the 
house at a profit. The theatre will 
play a straight picture policy be- 
ginning Labor Day. 

J. Ungerfeld, owner of the Rialto, 
Portehester, N. Y., will not open his 
theatre with vaudvllle on Labor 
Day. Ungerfeld claims that the 
new scale of wages asked by the 
.stage hands for the coming season 
are beyond his reach, and he will 
keep the house out ot vaudeville 
for that reason. 



DTTERSTATE CHANGES 

Houston, Aug. 29. 

A number of changes in local 
managerships have been announced 
by A. A. Choteau, general manager 
for the Interstate circuit. 

Geo. D. Watters, manager for the 
Majestic Stock, has been elevated 
to resident manager of the Palace, 
effective Sept. 2 with tho opening ot 
the stock season. Warren Holmes 
is treasurer and assistant manager 
of the Palace. 

W. L. Sachtleben, formerly man* 
ager of the Palace, has 1)een ap- 
pointed advertising director fOl 
Palace and Majestic theatres. 



W. V. M. A.'s Sunday Shows 
Chicago, Aug. 29. 
It is likely tha.t the W. V. M. A. 
will book Sunday shows at lA 
Crosse, Wis., the coming season aiHl 
probably shows which will remain 
there Sunday, Monday and Tues- 
day. Frank L. Koppelberger, wh# 
operates the theatres there, is ex« 
pcctcd in Chicago shortly to outllae 
bis plans for the coming season. 



T.os Angeles, Aug. 29. 
Jones, Sylvester, Pringle and 
MorrcU "have reunited as That 
Quartet and joined the Julian Kl- 
tinge-Tom Brown road show now 
in rehearsal. 



NANQY WELFORD'S TWO-ACT 

Nancy AVelford has freed herself 
from her verbal contract with Ed- 
ward Royce, which called for her 
being starred' in a musical comedy 
production this season, and will 
shortly appear In a singing and 
dancing turn with a young man 
partner on the Keith circuit. 



Harry J. Conley's New Assistant 

Harrlelte Townes lias joined 
Harry J. Conley In 'Hi'^e and Old 
.Shoe.^." .N.ioinl n.;y :s retlrliif:. 



Fordham Remains Split Week 
A change of mind in the Keith 
circuit heads will keep the Ford- 
ham, Bronx, operating under a split - 
week policy all the year around. 

The Keith office announced Ihst 
week that the house would start 
playing full weeks, six acts and pic- 
tures, on Labor Day. 



KEENEY'S NEW POUCT 

The Bay Ridge, which Frank 
Keeney ran with a stock policy last 
season, during which time htigation 
arose between Keeney and Corse 
Payton, will return to pop vaude- 
ville. 

The six acts will be hotAte'd 
through the Fally Maikns offl'ce, 
.ind tho policy will be two shows a 
(lay, split-week. ' ' 

All teats will be icstivid. The 
house opens Sept. 3. 

Three of the nets on the opening 
bill are Jimmy Savo and lorapAny, 
'Oretchen Eastman and i ompany, 
l'"arrf 11-Taylor Trio. 



NEWARK UNSETTLED 

Newark, N J., Aug. 29. 

The stage hands' demands threw 
;i.e Newark managers into a flurry 
and the Managers' Association 
which meets infrequently h.id two 
meetings last week, the second at 
11 o'clock I-Ylday night. The man- 
agers ofTcred a compromise — $g a 
week Increase for the hands with 
a raise of 75 cents a show for those 
paid by the show, the old rate be- 
ing $3, and for the he.ads from $36 
to $48 against the $55 demanded— 
but the* stage hands refused the 
offer. 

Friday night ll:e managers de- 
cided to stand pat and tomorrow a 
committee from them will meet the 
heads of the International Union In 
New York. 



1 



SKINNER STARTS REHSARSALS 

Otis Skinner has returned 
his summer sojourn and has 
selecting the cast which is to ap- 
pear in his support in his new star- 
ring vehicle, "Tartarin on tie- 
Alps, " by Kdlth Ellis, to be brought 
out by Charles Frohman, Inc. 

Reh»iirsals for the piece will "be- 
gin next week, with the out-of-town 
premiere scheduled fcr the latter 
part ot September. 



'Honors Arc Even" is the iihiy 
which will be used as the opening 
vehicle Ijy Manager James J. Hay- 
den of the Brockton (Mass.) I'layers 
Labor Day, Se.it. 3 Vincent Cole- 
man nnil .N'.incy Duncan are the 
Ir.ids. 



From Actor to Proprietor to Actor 
Oeorgo McDonald, formerly pro- 
prietor of the Virginia Carr Ex- 
travaganza Co., whl-h had to be 
disbanded owing to the sudden dis- 
appearance of his star, Mls« Carr, 
will return In person to the stage. 
He has Joined with Billy Strong to 
present "Black Crows Don't Fly," a 
blackface comedy act by Edward C 
Davis. The team will be known as 
.Slio!!i; .ind MacPoii.-iIil. 



NO ROAD CALL IN WALTHAM 

There is no road call out by the 
I. A. T. 8. E. (Stagehands' Union) 
ag.iinst AValtham, Mass. The stage- 
hands call in question is ag^tlnst 
Framlngham, Mass. ,,. ,, 



■- Po ll's Legit in Bridgeport ' ' 

Bridgeport, Aug. ?9. 
N. Z. Toll h.^8 secured the fran-. 
ihlse for legitimate attractions at 
the Park. life is alone in the local 
vaudeville field and an iniportart 
factor in picture exhibitions. 

.I'lseph Cawthorne \\,A I'l'iibalily 
M< one of the principals with the 
n< w Zlcgfeld "Follie-j." He is re- 
pori'd to have signed ,i contra' i 
w;:li l'li>ren'/. Z>);ielil \V^dnesda^ 



I Thursday, August 80, 192» 



[VAUDEVILLE 



• m: 



I PROCEEDINGS TO CLOSE THEATRE 
m FOR YEAR TAKEN IN TEXAS 



Jiction Under New Law — Happyland Theatre 
Charged Used for Illegal Purpotet-r-Firtt Suit of 
Kind Filed in Texas 



>; . ' Dall&a, Aug. 19. 

Following the arrest last week of 
«ic member* ot a tabloid troupe 
playing the Happyland theatre here, 
an order temporarily restraining 
tKe company and employes of the 
theatre from using the building for 
Illegal purposes was Issued by the 
special district court. 

Allegations are- that a man on 
Aug. 13 »M»Id liquor to five other 
men and that on Aug. 1 five men 
unlawfully played cards for money 
on the premises. 

Final Judgment has befn asked 
for the closing of the place for one 
jrear unices the defendants make 
bond in a sum not lefs than $2,000 
nor more than (5,000. 

This is the first suit of its kind 
filed in Texas and follows enact- 
ment of tr law whicli provides that 
places used for wrongful purposes 
may be closed. This law went into 
effect Aug. 14. 



SUES M. P. U. F OR $40,000 

Manager Bring Suit Against Musi- 
cians' Local 235 



Norwich, Cpnn., Aug. 29. 

Abraham Davidson, owner of the 
Broadway and Strand theatres here, 
has broughl suit against the Musi- 
clans' Protective Union, No. 235, 
American Federation of Musicians, 
(or $40,000, alleging that the mem- 
bers of the union have conspired to 
Injure his business. Last June Da- 
vidson discharged Walter W. I.ang 
as leader of the orchestra of the 
Broadway theatre and the union 
and the theatre owner have been 
at swords' points since that time. 
I/ast week the Neil O'Brien Min- 
strels refused to play at the Broad- 
way theatre, alleging th.it it was 
on the "blacklist," and It was neces- 
sary to refund admittance money. 

Davidson is now employing non- 
tinlon labor, claiming that the local 
union prevents Issuance of union 
cards to his musicians and alleges 
in his complaint that because he is 
forced to hire non-union labor he 
la unable to secure certain vaude- 
ville acts, union motion picture 
operators and stagehands and to 
stage certain productions. 



SICHARD HUES ABBESTED 

Denver, Aug. 29. 
Richard Miles, formerly a baritone 
bn one of the small time vaudeville 
circuits, was arrested here last 
Week on a charge of stealing an 
Automobile at Casper, Wyo., Aug. 14, 
and driving it to Denver. The value 
of the car is given as $3,000. Tex 
Connelly and William H. Hart were 
arrested WTlh Miles as alleged ac- 
complices. Miles is being held in 
lieu of $1,000 bonds to await the 
action ot the federal grand jury. 
He denied the charge when ar- 
raigned before Unied States Com- 
missioner Robert E. Foot. 



KIDDING "SHUBERT VAUDE" 

Chicago, Aug. 29. 
Tom Bashaw, who edits a vaude- 
I,- vUe column in the Chicago Herald- 
Sxaminer. employed a well-worn 
Jest to advantage in starting his 
^rticlo Sunday, and in spite of the 
' fact that the joke has been worked 
to death, he got laughs The col- 
la umn started: 

''Yes — we have no Shubert vaude- 
ville this season." 

The point lies In the fact that 
Sylvia Clark had recently come to 
the Palace and Klein Brothers .and 
Joe Towlc are on this week's bill. 



ORPHEUM, DAVEirPORT, OPENS 

Davenport, Iowa, Aug. 29. 
Vauileviilo returned to this city 
when the Orpheum Circuit opened 
the doors ot the redecorated Colum- 
bia theatre under a six-act split- 
— week policy. The house was con- 
tlnuouHly sold out the opening day. 
The opening bill was headed by 
Houdini, with Flo Lewis, North and 
Halliday. Itco and Helm.ir, Norman 
and Landee and Mme. Ivy and Co. 
supporting. 



ADVERTISING BY ACT 
SECURES PROTECTION 

The . Four English Madcaps 
have carried an advertisement 
in Vapiety for several weeks 
notifying all and sundry and 
one act by inference in particu- 
lar that the use of the word 
"Madcap" in relation to an act 
is an infringement. This pro- 
ceeding has had its effect. 

Cissy Madcap has received 
assurances the act aimed at 
has allowed the claim of the 
Madcaps and will refrain from 
using Madcap in her future 
billing and advertising matter. 

The Four KngUsh Madcaps 
open at Proctor's 125th St. 
Sept. 3. 



IMMIGRATION DEPT\ 
RULING ON MIDGETS 

$1,000 Bonds Necessary for 
Freak Performers in Addi- 
tion to Showing Contracts 

A new ruling by the Immigration 
Department on the Importation of 
midget and other freak acts came to 
light in Tlshman & O'Neal's case in 
bringing over a troupe of 20 mid- 
gets last week. Commissioner Lan- 
dis at Islllis Island advised the man- 
agers that, despite their contracts 
showing the performers were 
brought over for a Pantal^ tour 
preceding a production idea, Tlsh- 
man A O'Neal must file a $1,000 
bond for each pigmy. 

By special ciispensatlon, after 
Commissioner Landis communicated 
with the Department of Labor at 
W.-whington, D. C, by long-distance 
telephone, the bonds were reduced 
to $500 each. The managers put up 
$10,000 for the troupe. 

With the midgets came over six 
German boxing girls and Paul 
Kronos, a strong man, who Were 
permitted to land without question. 

The dwarfs are currently re- 
hearsing and staging their act. Fol- 
lowing the Pan tour, there Is an 
idea of combining with Singer's 
Midgets In a Broadway production 
composed solely of t|)e little people, 
with a troupe like Pander's Qiants 
Included for contrast. The freak 
Idea has not developed beyond that 
stage. 



IIIIRNS and I.TNN 

>l*ltli Circuit and Komi A TurtU 

Tlirce Stindwd IiMlllutlon* 



SEIUNO PALACE, FT. WAYNE 

Fort Wayne, Ind., Aug. 29. 

Negotiations are now under way 
and will be completed In a few days 
for the transfer of the Palace. 

W. C. Quimby, owner of the Jef- 
ferson and Strand theatres here, is 
the central figure in the deal. Ac- 
cording to the plans which are being 
worked out, Quimby will take over 
60 per cent, of the srock of tbf 
Palace and lease the remaining 50 
per cent, for 20 years. 

The Palace in the past has been a 
vaudeville house, but for the present 
it is occupied by th^p»hcrman stock. 
Definite announcements as to the 
future of the theatre are not ex- 
pected until after Mr. Quimby com- 
Rletes hia deal. 

The Palace was opened Jan. 25, 
1916, by Frank E. Strouder and 
B. H. Barnett. 



MABCTJ3 LOEW BACK 

Marcus Loew has sailed and Is 
due in New York Monday. 

Upon his return it Is expected 
that the definite pinna of the pro- 
posed Loew two-a-day policy will 
bo ofilcially announced. 




HAMR— —WILLIAM 

HENRIETTA and WARRINER 

(SCINTILLATINO SONO ST.VR8) 

"Cut ! Yourself a Piece of Cake" 
and. make yourself at home, said 
"Carolina Mammy" "When Poor 
Relations Blue" in from "The Mis- 
sissippi Sal," but "All I Wanted 
Was to Be Lett Alone" " 'Neath 
the Autumn Moon" with "My Red 
Head Gal" to have "Juat a Little 
Love, a Little Kists." 

Direction: 

PAT CASEY AGENCY, East 

BILLY JACKSON, West 

Personal Representative: 

KENNETH RYAN. 



THURSTON'S TWO SHOWS 

Dante, Europeaa Magician, Heads 
Second Company 



Howard Thurston will have two 
magic and illusion shows on tour 
this season. The first which he will 
head will tour the week stands, while 
the second, headed by Dante, a Bu 
ropcan. magician, will play the two 
and three-night stands through the 
Central West and South. The No. 2 
show, which will be titled Dante In 
"Thurston-Kellar Mysteries." will 
open its season at the Colonial, 
Pittsfleld, on Sept. 3, while the 
Thurston show will get under way 
at the Lyceum, Paterson, N. J., on 
Sept. 17. 

In explaining the reason for send- 
ing Dante on lour, Thurston says 
that It Is impossible for him to fill 
half'the dates offered for his show. 
Dante is a Kuropean magician who 
has toured the world to head a com- 
pany of 20 people which will give 
all of the Important features of the' 
Thurston program. As an added 
feature to the show will be the Six 
Musical Wizards, a combination 
saxophone sextet and ja» band, 
which will be used for ballyhoo pur- 
poses in front of the theatrai. 



George Holloway's Appointment 
George Holloway, formerly man- 
tger of the Broadway Theatre, has 
been appointed a supervising man- 
ager by B. S. Moss, and will a-ssume 
his new duties the day after Labor 
Day. Holloway has been running 
the Ca.'itles Theatre, Long Beach, all 
summer. 

Under Holloway's direction will be 
the Hamilton, Coliseum, Regent, 
Franklin, Rlver.iide, and the Colum- 
bia Theatre, Far Uockaway. 



ACTS LOSE ROUTES 
PLAYING FOR OPPOSISH 



Two Turns Cancelled on Or- 
pheum Circuit After Ap- 
pearing in B. & K. 



FORMER "CHORUSPONDENT SITS 
IN AS OUR "BACK STAGE KRITIC 



Chicago, Auff. tt. 

Kharum, the Turkish pianist, who 
appeared at the Chicago recently 
for Balaban St Katx, haa had his 
Chicago time for the Orpheum Cir- 
cuit taken away. 

It is reported Allen and Rogers, 
who appeared in Balaban & Kats's 
theatres recently, lost their Orpbeum 
time as a resUIt. 

The certainty that the Orpheum 
looks upon Balaban St Katx as op- 
position in Chicago haa led many 
big acts to refuse to listen to offers 
of B. & K's three weeks in Chicago. 



CANTON KUSICIANS AGREE 

Canton. O., Aug. 29. 

New contracts were signed this 
week between the musicians union 
and Canton theatres, calling for an 
increase in salary all along the line. 

The contract divulges that musi- 
cians are paid extra for doubling 
behind the scenes. A musician is 
to get $1 for each performance; If 
required to appear in view of the 
audience he gels $2. 



Walter C. Percival Says New Way Is to Catch Them 
J='rom the Rear— Great Out With the Mrs.— 
Selecting Non-dee-Plum , .' 



Loer berth No. 11 car 119 »ta N. T. C. R. R. 
.In root from "Camp "Next-T-Closing" 
In the Aderondaks to Cleveland Aug. ITt 
Editor Variety: 

Well bo.ss. Its over — and I hearwith turn over my portfolio as pervalor 
of publlcitie two members of the protf. who wer fortuneat ennff to eakape 
the heat of the rorrln 40tles and of thos who wer luckle enofi to l>e abei 
to put the care and strif of proff. cares behind them selfes and rekuperat 
in both bodie and mind among the pine bresses of the Oloryous Aderon>- 
daks — and It is with sad hart and a lump in my throte that 1 lay aside 
my pen and se.iso extollln ot the virtues of what Is ritely termed "Gods 
Countrle" and as i look from the car windo it is with tear dimed eles that 
1 see the tall mngestik hills giv way to this flat uninterestin kom and 
potato countrie— and as i leve the hills behind so do 1 relinquls my komis- 
shion to belter the general tone of your sheet by my wkly news letter 
appertainin two the comlna and golns of my brother and sister thesaplans 
for witch i hav ben paid space rates durin the closed theater season. 

Noin full well i have increased your.sirkulashton over what is komlnlle 
noin as the dull theaterlcal season by umerous rittin of aderondak news 
1 feel it it up to me to offer you the opertunetie to hold the many new 
subscribers i hav ben InstrumontiU in korallin for you t>y ofterln you a 
chance to relngage me under a new titel-to-wit: 

Back Stags Critio 

In ponderin over suttjock matter to carrle on with my rutin mite i sugest 
the folloin as an interestln angel to rite ot to-wtt: It haa allways ben 
kustem for the theaterlcal krltik to rite from an Impresshlon gained from 
the front of the theater — so 1 sugest that you komisshioa me to rita from 
the Impresshion givln me from a back stage point of view as you well no 
ther is many a singel women playin in vaudevU who has lota mor talent 
back ot her than she has in front — so it Is this rear view witch the 
audience dont get a good look at ot witch 1 ahall rite — four tnstenee — who 
haa not nottsed meh turn round on the street to get a good look at a rear 
view of the members ot our proff. due to the rule In the theaters that no 
visitors are aiowed back of the stage i can take advantage of my appearln 
on the different bills and hense can not be ordered off the stage and I shall 
look over the rear view of all the shows the Mrs and I are booked on and 
tell my legion of redders just how the different acts Impress me from ttaa 
rear view 1 ani priviledged to get ot them. 

You with your genioua for-jeckognlssln a different news angel will with- 
out question leap at the oporthnltle of relngagln me to review this hither- 
two unexplored side of our protf. as it is without iiout a brand new Idea 
of mine to review the rear view. - >. .: 

What Advertising Oosa 

As the editor in chie* of the worlds fourmost theaterlcal wkly you will 
be interested to no of what vallue the adyertlsin I aa your aderondak 
choruspondcnt hav gained for the Mrs and me by our names bein sighned 
to my wkly choruspondence from the garden spot of the univerce Saranac 
Lake N. Y. and it will no dout be a eye opener to my fellow workers in 
reel vaudeville— it has done tor the Mrs and me just what Spearmint has 
done for gum and what "Ther is a reason" has done for "postum" thats 
what Vai-Icty lias done for me — just as It has made Von Hovens peace of 
Ice a headiin act when it wood be only somethin to put in water to make 
the water cold if it had not ben that he was wise enoB to use Its pages 
to extoli the name ot Gus Sun and his self. 

I had ofltin herd it rumered that Johnle Collliis was a bear ot a Judge 
of theaterlcal values and 1 am now konvlnced that he Is all ot that a« he 
was quick to see the value ot the Mrs and due to my bein a member 
of your staff of ritters and the tremendious value ot our names due to 
the afourmentloned fact of my havin built up a tremendous followln by 
my rittin and It Is his keen cents ot theaterlcal values witch la bis reason 
tor headlinin us this wk at Cleveland. 

So It Is the rear view ot the Collins •bills I shall hereld to my redders 
to start rittin under my new tltel or non-dee-plum and I gIv notlsa to my 
many redders that the rittor who was noin prevlouselie as your aderondak 
choruspondent will now -and hcnsefourth be noin as — 

Tour Back Stage Krltik ^ 

WALTER O. PJCnOlVATj 

ot Noel and Percival. 

P. 6. your engagin me to cover the rear view will be a pip of a alable to 
get me on the stage when a girl act Is on the bill as prevlouselie the Mrs 
allways was susplsslous and from now on t can tell her It is 4>usinesa for 



me to cover the rear yiew of alt acts. 



W. O. P. 



Hall Houses Reopening 
The State, Jersey City, one ot the 
Frank Hall houses, will open next 
Monday with Keith vaudeville 
booked by Johnny Collins. lAtt 
week Collins took over the booking 
of the Capitol, Union Hill. 

Both ot the Hall houses were 
booked last season through the 
Keith Bxchange by Bill McCt^rer. 



FRANCES WHTTE SAW 
PATRON OF YEARS AGO 

Called Upon for Speech When 

Returning to Home Town 

After Long Absence 



Los Angeles, Aug. 29. 

For the first time since Frances 
White left for the east long years 
ago with the late Billy Rock as a 
vaudeville act. Miss White reap- 
peared in this, her home town, pro- 
fessionally. 

She opened Monday at the Or- 
pheum (vaudeville). It was some- 
thing in the manner of an ovation 
the audience extended. Miss White 
had to respond. She spoke In an 
intimate way, pointing out a patron 
seated In the s.-^me front row seat 
she had occupied years ago. 

Miss White also directed atten- 
tion to her mother and relatives in 
a stage box. 



U. S. SENATOR AS GUEST 

Former Governor of New Jersey 
VisiU Players' Boat Club 



Constance Evans in Shubert Show 
Constance Evans, one of the finds 
in "The Newcomers," with her acro- 
batic dancing, has been trans- 
planted to "Artists and Models' at 
the .Shub<^rt, where she is being fo.-i- 
tured. 



Senator Edward L Edwards of 
New Jersey was the guest of the 
Players' Boat Club, Fairhaven, N. J., 
Saturday night, at a dinner and 
dance party given by the actors who 
make Fairhaven their summer home. 
The affair took plsu;e aboard the 
club's houseboat and was attended 
by the entire membership ot the 
club. 

Tony Hunting was toastmaster. 
Senator Bd wards made C speech 
which would have brought no com- 
fort to the antis. 



OnS SUN ON THE WAT 

Sprlngfleld. O.. Aug. 2*. 

Gus Sun leaves for New Tork the 
latter part of this week to attend 
to business connections and like- 
wise to book a number ot leglM- 
mate attractions for his Fairbanks 
theatre here. 

The Fairbanks opens Friday night 
with "Follow Me," colored musical 
revue. 



VAN HOVEN-HIDDLETON BOOK 

Frank Van Hovon and Jean Mid- 
(llcton (two acts) have been booked 
togellier on all bills over the Or- 
l>heum Circuit beginning last Sun- 
day (Aug 20) »t Uea Moines. 



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VAUDEVILLE 



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Thursday, August 90, 1923 



TEMPERAMENT SPLITS 
'STARS OF YESTERDAY' 



Act Had Solid Keith Route- 
Too Many Feuds Among 
Members 

■with a eolld Keith route set for 
this senRon, "Stars of Yesterday," 
the flret of the "old timers" acts. 
'Will not go out again as a unit. The 
reason for the act's splitting is in- 
ternal dissension and artistic tem- 
perament within the ranks of the 
seven members of the yealer aatel- 
Utes. 

Corlnne and Barney Faean are the 
two prime opposing factions of the 
septet, with Li2zle Wlteon and Jo- 
seph J. Sullivan representing a 
inlnor coterie. The question of tak- 
ing bows and other professional 
prerogatives usually dismissed as 
"artistic temperament" ondde the 
act notorious back-stage. This in- 
formation was passed on by the. 
manager to Hocky A Oreen, the 
producers of the "Stars of Tester- 
day." 

The seven members average In 
age about €5 years and the common 
Impression among them Is that each 
has done a literal "come back" and 
that the public does not acknowl- 
edge th« act so much as the per- 
sonnel, individually. Corlnne ob- 
jected to Barney Fagan's name be- 
ing featured flrst on the program, 
and the latter took exception to the 
comedienne's solo bows with Lizzie 
Wilson and Joe Sullivan taking 
sides also In another feud. 

Fagan wrote back to Hocky & 
(Ireen that because the press agent 
of the Keith theatre in San Fran- 
cisco Inserted Corinne's photograph 
In the Trisco Sunday "Chronicle" 
and his was omitted, he was "caused 
great humiliation" and made a 
"street corner Joke." 

For the past eight month* Fagnn 
and Tony ■Williams, another mem- 
ber of the act, also were not on 
speaking terms. 

Corinne has announred her Inten- 
tions of doing a /sing\e net, as has 
IJzzle Wilson, who contemplates re- 
viving her old single. Fagan is 
planning a combination with George 
Gorman, and Joe Sullivan Is re- 
hearsing in another "old timers" act 
which Edward LeUoy Rice is pro- 
ducing. 



BUJTERFIELD'S FOURTH 

Leasee Globe at Flint, Mich, for 
One Year 



Fiinjl, Mich., Aug. J9. 

Col. W. S. Buttcrtleid acquired his 
fuui'tli playhouse in this city by 
leasing the Globe, starting Sept. 1, 
for one year. The house seats about 
1,200. It never has been a money- 
maker and was closed during last 
season. 

Tho local Buttcrflcld managers 
disclaim any knowledge of what the 
policy of the house is to be or who 
will manage it. To date Butter- 
fields' houses here are Palace, 
vaudeville and pictures; Garden 
(formerly Bijou), pictures; Regent, 
(ilcturee, and now Globe. 



PANTAGES CIRCUIT 
STOPS COMMONWEALTH' 



WASHINGTON UNSETTIEI) 

Washingtcn, Aug. 29. 

No settlement had been reached 
up to today as regards the demands 
of the stage hands, musicians and 
operators upon the local managers, 
film exhibitors and exchange men. 

The scale is lower here in some 
instances than in larger cities whils 
in othef>B it is considerably higher. 
Although there seems to t« an- 
amicable adjustment ahead between 
the parties who settle their annual 
arguments it had not l>een reached 
in following sessions that have now 
occupied close to a week's time. 



Variety's Story Drew Attention 
of Managers' Asso- 
ciation 



f Seattle, Aug. 29. 

The Pantages Circuit has aban- 
doned forcing acts to play Vancou- 
ver, B. C, on the "commonwealth" 
plan, following Variety's expose of 
tho, condition two weeks ago. 

No Pan shows ar« now being 
routed into Vancouver, with no show 
anncunced for this week, but one 
for next week. 

The matter was brought to the 
attention of the Vaudeville Mana- 
gers' Protective Association follow- 
ing a Variety article which exposed 
the method of forcing acts to ploy 
Vancouver on the sharing basis or 
lay oft between Seattle and Van- 
couver. 

The "commonwealth" plan was re- 
sorted to after railroad fares and 
baggage had been deducted, an un- 
u.sual precedent for a circuit belong-. 
Ing to a nr.anagers' association Issu- 
ing pay or play contracts for all 
dates. 



PHILLY'S NEW BOOKINGS 
START LABOR DAY 




ELTINGE BUYS RANCH 



Building Home at San Disgo Whsrs 
H* Will Retire 



San Diego, Anc. M. 

Asserting he intends to make San 
Diego his home when he retlrv.s 
from the stage "two years from 
now," Julian Bltinge recently pur- 
chased the Armstrong ranch at Al- 
pine 25 miles east of here, un 
which he win build a $30,000 home. 
The sale of the property was made 
through the agency of Qlllum & 
Grey, local realtors, under whose 
direction work of improving the 
ranch will be started at once. 
' Discussing his plans, Eltlnge said 
his new home would be patterned 
after Ramona's Marriage Place, one 
of Son Diego's historic show places, 
with a large patio and extensive 
tropical gardens to beautify the ex- 
terior of the house. ' 

Eitinge lived at the ranch last 
week. During his theatrical tours 
he has oollected many voluikble 
pieces of art, wh!ch at present are 
stored in Los Angeles. These will 
be estabilaiied in the new home as 
soon as It is completed. 

Eltinge is now rehearsing a new 
review with the Six Brown Broth- 
ers, which will play here at the 
Spreckcls theatre Sept. 21, 22 and 
23, before going eaet. 



FORMS YAUDE CIRCUIT^) 
FOR SO. INDIANA 



Keith's Placing Acts for Stan- 
ley Co. Houses — Opening 
Labor Day 



Philadelphia, Aug, 29. 

Basily the most interesting event 
In vaudeville circles hero in some 
lime is the opcninp on Labor Day 
of the string of neighborhood 
houses which last year booked 
through Stanley, but which will this 
season book Keith vaudeville and 
Stanley pictures. 

Included in tills numlier arc the 
Allegheny, Globe, Cress Keys, 
Nixon's Grand, Nixon, Broadway, 
William Penn, Alhainbra, and 
Towers in Camden. Added to these 
BhortIy\ will be the new Logan in 
North Philadelphia, and, about the 
first of the year, Rlrae, , the big, 
new house at 11th and Market 
streets. Of the.ie, only the Globe 
and Nixon have been open all sum- 
mer, the others re-opcning after 
several months of darkness. 

In most of the houses (Globe and 
Allegheny being notable exceptions) 
bi-weekly changes of bill will he 
the policy. All arc po|ujl/ir priced 
hou(:es. A biR advertiiiing splurge 
Is being started already on thexe 
yaudevllle houses. 

Of the indepcnilcnt houses. Fay's 
(40th and Market) also opens 
Labor Day with its former policy 
of vaudeville and pictures. ' The 
Ci^yhione, Morlh T'hit.Ttrlpht.i, oprnn 
on the same day. 

The Orphcum, Germantown, due 
to delay in nitcratioiiu, will not 
open for several week.-). 

The Casino (burN'sque) got t^r 
Jump on its rival hou.'Ks. opcpiini; 
la<!|t Monday. The Trocadero gets 
under way Saturday. 

The Desinond will open with Mar 
Desmond and her company of stock 
players on Sept. 15. "Lawful Lar- 
MAww'' will h* lh« nfTArinv 



FAUY MARKUS BOOKS 
MANY INDEPENDENTS 

List of Houses Starting Sea- 
son With Markus 
Acts 



A GREETING FROM BERT LEVY TO TWO FINE 

FELLOWS, CAPTAIN BRUCE BAIRNSFATHER AND 

WEE GEORGIE WOOD 



FALL RIVER POOL 



Pictures at Academy Ousts Sheedy 
Vaudeville 



Fall River, Mass., Aug. 29. 

A pooling arrangement formed 
here will give Keith vaudeville free 
rein at the Bijou this season and 
eliminate vaudeville from the Acad- 
emy which has been booked through 
the Sheedy agency. 

The Sheedy bills will discontinue 
Saturday at the Academy. The fu- 
ture policy of that house will prob- 
ably be straight pictures, although 
it may remain dark for a. time while 
being altered. 

The Keith bills played the Bijou 
last season at popular prices, with 
oppoKition nt the Academy at 10-20- 
30. The scale at the Bijou will be 
higher, with the quality of the bills 
and pictures incre.'ised accordingly. 
J. .'. DeWald, who managed the 
Uij6u last ficason, will return in the 
same capacity when the house re- 
opens with Keith pop vaudeville 
next month. 

I'olh liou.se.i are locally owned and 
will operate upon a sharing basis. 



SinTDAYS AT RIVERIA, N. Y. 

.Sundiiy concerts will be inniiRu- 
ralcU at the Hivena. New Xork, 
which plays combination attractions 
on .Sept. 9. 

Si* nets and a finture picture 
booked 'by the Fox Vaudeville Ex- 
change will be presented at the 
two performances given. 

The Riveria adjoins Keith's Riv- 
erside. 



WEEK-TO-WEEK 



Acts in Middle West Said to Prefer 
Single Bookings 



Chicago, Aug. 29. 

Bookings on the Western Vaudc- 
viUe Managers' Association books 
for the season of 1923-24 are for the 
most part of the week-to-week va- 
riety. Up to this time very few 
routes have been issued. 

The week-ts-wcek plan is favored 
by the acts, as It helps to maintain 
salaries. 

The plan keeps the agents busy 
and makes the acts feel that the 
agents are gaming their pay. 



The majority of the independent 
vaudeville houses which Kally 
Markus looks through New York. 
New Jersey and Connecticut will 
pommence operating thi.s week and 
fcy Sept. 10 will have their busi- 
ness under way. 

Most will pl^ four and ftve acts 
with a picture on a fiplit week poir 
icy, with ix few one and two-day 
stands. 

The houses that will start the 
season by obtaining their acts from 
the Markus ofllce are: Community, 
Mcriden, Conn., five act.s, split 
week, Aug. 30; Keencya Bayridge, 
Brooklyn, six acta, split week, Sept. 
3; Majestic, Ilaverstraw, five acts, 
one day commencing Labor Day 
and every Saturday thereafter; 
Opera House, Haverstraw, two 
daysi Friday and Saturday, five 
nets beginning Kept. 14; Empire, 
Rahway, N. J., five acts, one day. 
Saturday, beginning Sept. 8; Music 
Ifall, Tarrytown, five acts, Friday, 
commencing Sept. 7; Park, Kock- 
away Beach, two days, Friday and 
Saturday, starting Aug. 31; Minsky 
Bros., National Wintergarden. 
Houston street, New York City, 12 
acts, Bundaj^beginning Sept. 9, 
and the State, Middlctown, N. Y., 
;four acts, split week, Sept. 3. 

Flash acts will be provided to 
split the week between the De- 
lancey, Del^incey street. New York, 
and the Florence, East Broadway, 
which will use one act in addition 
to a feature picture program. 



Billy Diamond, Organizer—* 
Booked From Gus Sun, Chi- 
cago OfHoe J 

Chicago, Aug. 29. 

BHtT^Dlamond, of the Gus Sun 
Chicago office, has succeeded la 
forming a circuit In Southern In* 
dlana after two gatherings of man« 
agera at Vincennes, Ind., where dlN 
ficulty was encountered In lining up 
the houses wishing to play vaude* 
villo so that route couliK be ar« 
ranged which would be desirable to 
artists. Diamond has arranged 
Ciuito a number of houses In that.' 
section, and the outlook for vaude- 
ville is particularly good this sea- 
son for the reason that the houses 
are all being booked by tho same 
agency, which is expected to make 
It possible to give the best booking 
service. 

The Indiana points which will 
play the Gus Sun vaudeville sup- 
plied through Billy Diamond's Chi- 
cago office are: Vincennes, Evans- 
vllle. New Albany, Bloomington, 
Brazil, Wiishington, Bicknell, Lin- 
ton, Petersburg and Mt. Carmel, 
III. The season op'ens at New Al- 
bany on Sept. 2, and at Brazil and 
Petersburg on Sept. 3. Other In- 
diana points booked by the saraei 
agency are Marion, Newcastle, 
Frankfort, Warsaw and Tipton, 
which is about the bent Indian line- i 
up that any vaudeville agency has ' 
had in years. J 

Phil Tyrell will continue to oper- .] 
ate the "presentation" department ' 
of the Billy Dir.mond and Gus Sun 
.igcncy, a department in which he 
lias been very successful. Tills de- 
partment had Raymond Hitchcock 
at Spriufield, Ohio, recently, and 
has presented Juanita Hansen at 
various points. A new depr.-tment 
In Chicago is dcvc>ted to tabloids, 
and it had si.x shows working last 
week. 

4iAll houses booked last season by 
tho Billy Diamond branch, of which 
Percy Moore Is boolting manager^ 
continue this year with the addi« 
tion of tho Empress l.i Chicago^ 
which will play five acts with stock 
burlftwiuc. The State-Congre«8 will 
play three acts again, and the Hay« 
market two acts. The Columbia in 
Detroit, Mich., opens its regular 
season Sept. 3, with an eight act 
policy. . . 

"All in al! we can give ten weeks 
out of tiie Chicago office," declared 
Billy Diamond. 



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LAUDER'S ROAD BILL 

Three new vaudeville acts will be 
included In the road show support- 
ing Sir Harry Lauder on his Amer- 
ican tour, starting at Santa Rosa, 
Cal., Oct. 16. They are Edna Maude, 
a solo dancer from London; Olga 
Morselli, an Italian violinist, and 
Marion Vallance, ballad singer. 

The other acts will be Ciiitaro, 
Japanc.% top - .spinner, and tlie 
brother Gaudschniidt, w'ith Lauder 
last season. 

■The company will tour 2S weeks, 
closing close to New York city early 
in April. 

Willard Coxcy will travel In ad- 
vance and Martin Wagner will he 
company manager 



Gobel Socs to Detroit 
Luther Gobel, formerly manager 
of Keith's Colonial, left for Detroit 
this week to manage the Temple 
Gobel succeeds C. R Bggleston who 
returns to his house in Indianapolis 
i (Keith's). 



FILM AT LOEWS STATE 

Cleveland Houce Not to Try Vaude- 
ville This Season 



Loew's State, Cleveland, will not 
resume vaudeville this season, but 
will continue playing pictures ondy. 

The house adjoins Keith's Palace. 
The Keith house plays straight 
vaudeville. 

RUSSIAN ORCHESTRA ARRIVES 

The Tsarkoe Lelo Russian Or- 
chestra, the former royal balalaika 
musiciana nt the court of Petro- 
grad, are In New York, brought 
over by L<:o Sint-er. Singer plans 
a vaudeville tour for them. 

The original orchestra, compris- 
ing 20 men, has been reduced to 11 
because of the lo.ss of several mem- 
bers In the war. Two others were 
refused entrance hy the immigra- 
tion officialfl. 

Two women now auRnieiit the 
porFonnel, 

CONCHAS' FORMER PARTNER 

Juliu« Newmdri will start on a 
lour of the I'antagcs circuit in a 
new athletic act. Newman was a 
partner of the late I'uul Conch;is for 
many years and will bill his act as 
"Julius Newman presents Paul Con- 
chas Co." Another m.-xn completes 
the offering. 

Newman has been in ictlrement 
over a year in Europe preparing the 
new tnrrf. 



HOUSES OPENING 

The Orpheum, Freehold, N. J, 
playing five acts of vaudeville and 
feature pictures, on a split-wceic 
policy, will open Sept. 3, with th« 
acts booked by the Dow oHlce. Ths 
house last season was booked by 
the M. R. Sheedy exchange. 

The f .ipitol, Ansonla, and Alham« 
bra, Torrington, Conn., open on 
Sept. 6, playing vaudeville last 
halves only. Pictures the first half. 

Joe Eckl will begin booking th* 
Strand, Berwick, Pa., with flvs 
acts, (split week,) Sept. 16. Other 
Eckl houses opening are the Strand, 
Shamokin, Pa., on Sept. 3, wltll 
four acts, and the Chester St., Sun« 
bury. Pa., Oct. 1. 

The Music Hall, Tarrytown, N. 
Y., begins playing five acts thres 
days a week on LaUor Day. 

The Majestic, Ilaverstraw, N. T.. 
reopens with vaudeville on Sept. I. 

The Opera house, (newly con- 
structed) Haverstraw, N. Y., opens 
Oct. 1, with vaudeville one half ant) 
picture last-, half. 

Locw'b Warwicit and Loew's Bull- 
ion theatres in Brooklyn, N. Y., will 
reopen for the fall season on Sep- 
tember 3. The u."ual split week pol- 
icy of vaudeville and pictures wiUj 
bo preserved. i 

Tho Bijou, Orange, N. J., will re- 
open Sept. 3, pl.iylng a five act bill 
on the week-end, booked by Fally 
MnrkuH. A. Ehrenkranz Tdll man- ' 
age the house, which will offer a ' 
straight picture policy the flrst, flvsj 
days of the week. ! 

The Wil.son, Brooklyn, opcr.atlng 
for SI veral yeiiis -^ith a straight 
picture policy, win orfc:' a. flvc-act 
bill of vaudov - on the last half, 
beginning Sept. 6. Bookings will be 
handled by Sam Herman. ] 

STANTONS BOOKED AHEAD 

Val and Ernio Stanton have 
signed a rontr.-ict with Flo ?iegfcld 
which becomes effective at the ex- 
piration of their present Keith con- 
tract, which has two years to run. 



Thursday, August 80, IWSI 



BURLESQUE 



CHICAGO DAEIES HAH 
BURLESQUE AT OLYMPIC 

Plenty of Business Building 

Publicity— Jake Isaacs 

in Charge 



Chicagro, Aug. -9. 

The opening of the Olympic with 
burlesque received more «ttehtlon 
from the Chicago newspapers than 
haa been given to burlesque in a 
decade. 

The leading newspspers have 
given the theatre and show notices 
and invariably they have been of a 
business building character. 

The huune open«d to capacity 
Sunday and had good business 
Monday, though not whjit it should 
have been with the *eather break. 

The Olympic lobby has been 
painted iip' and a bpautitul blUe 
light sign 6n thj-ee side.-* announces 
the policy. 

Jake Isaacs, tlip m.nnager, has 
fixed thinss up nicely, A miniature 
model of a man ha:* '.^cen instaUeil 
tn th-> lobl'y who chrin.,'es signs an- 
nouncing tho new poliv..' aiul Ih'.- 
attracts ir.ide attention. 

BETTER 2D SATURDAY 



DAVID NUSSBAUM INDICTED' 



Outorowth ^ef Stateimentt Mad* 
Regarding Gertrude Hayes, Jr. j 

Boston, Aug. 30. \. 

David N'ussbaum, musician, who' 
was under arrest in New York City' 
on a .lecret Indictment found by the; 
Suffolk County Grand Jury, charg- 1 
ing criminal libel, will be brought 
here, according to word received 
today by District Attorney Thomas ' 
C. O'Brien. ; 

The libel is based on a declara- 
tion made by Nussbaum In a )>0,000 
suit brought by him against John ' 
H. Laffey, of Maiden, alleging that 
Laffey had alienated the affections 
of Gertrude Safnn. better known as 
Gertrude Hayes, Jr., who Nussbaum 
claims lived with him as his wife In 
New Jersey. | 

The libel action and arrest of 
David Nussbaum is an aftermath 
of staicments alleged to have been 
given out by him following an an- 
nouncement some two months ago 
of Gertrude Hayes. Jr.'s. engage- 
ment to .Fohn H. Laftey. 

Mits Hayes, Jr., is presently with 
Barney Gerard's "Follies of the 
Uay" Columbia wheel show, fc'he is 
a niece of Gertrud;> Hayes (Mrs. 
Uarney Ci..^rardi. 




BURLESQUE REVIEWS 



JIG TIME 



New»rk. .V J , .^UK. »). 

' Coiudilila Whepi show prp»t*n(»»»J by 
lle!ir> I". Dixon «nJ Jimmy l.nki-. fumfdy 

I RcMies stttscd by Snm Harrifl and mUHlcal 
numbcrn by B«n F. Bernard. Featuren 
C'lRlri* Ii« Vine, Moran and Wlaer, and 
Artie Mayo. l>rinclpaU alai> Include Jimmy 
I^kr, KIttr Doomlly, Tommy Donnelly, 
Belle White, Helen Harrington and Agnes 
Harrington. Opened at Miner'a Kmpii'r, 
NVwark, N. J., Aus. M. 



"Monkey Shines" Got $1,230 Closing 
Night 



The Orpheum, Patei.son, N. J., 
with "Monke.v yhines " grossed mor'e 
moitey the second Saturd.iy at tlie 
house than on the openlns Satur- 
day. 

The sliow got $1,230 Saturday 
right against $1,200 the opening 
Saturday. A recent Columbia 
Circuit rule against shows was ex- 
plained by saying two Saturdays In 
a house was detrimental to bus- 
iness. 

For opening in defiance of the 
Columbia edict Sam Scribner fined 
the house and production S1.200 last 
week. The sum was turned over to 
the Burlesque Club. 

The producers claim that In a 
majority of the towns the second 
Saturday business la always better 
than the first and doesn't hurt the 
business for the week. Last season 
"Bubble Bubble" got J7S0 Saturday 
night at the Orpheum, Paterson, 
and grossed over $1,000 the follow- 
ing Saturday night. 



MIXED TABLOIDS 



CHARLES ALTHOFF 

who, after spending the Bummer 
along the Mississippi River, is again 
presenting in vaudeville his unusual 
ottering. A laugh-producing act. 
conflicting with no other in show 
business, which has received favor- 
able comment from the press of 
.\mcrica, Canada and England. 

Direction EOW. 8. KELLER. 



Coutts Trying Two Colors at . 
Lafayette 

The I-afayette theatre. Seventh 
a\enLie. H.irlem. which Is this week 
playinK a novelty bill of 11 dumb 
arts, wliifli they cull a circus pro- 
gram, will try a new innovation on 
L:ibor Day. 

John K. Coutts has booked a 
double tabloid show in the house 
for that week. One company will 
be composed of colored performers, 
and the other of white people. The 
show will run two and one-half 
hours, each unit taking one-halt of 
the time for their work, with the 
colored unit opening the show. 
There will be 2G people in each unit. 
The white company will l)e Lew 
Lcsser's '•Follies of Pleasure," and 
the colored organization Paul Will 
lams' "Dixie Belles.' 



NO mCREASE IN NEWABK 

Newark, N. J., Aug. 29. 
In contradiction of a story 
printed to the effect that the 
Columbia Wheel would raise 
prices to $1.50, the manage- 
ment of Miner's deny that this 
applies so far as Newark is 
concerned. 



They need more variations and 
practice In the dances. Kiglit .irt) 
ponies uiiil 10 show girls. 

With the cxcaptions noted tli" 
show is clean. The first act finale 
Is old stutt and the finale very weul;. 
Apparently they haven't the end ot 
the show ready. .tu.Kin. 



RECORD BREAKERS 

Baltimore. Aug, ?7. • 
Openlrig Monday at the Palace. 
Baltimore, Jack Retd's newest pro- 
duction, which retains much ot 
Reld's old comedy stuR and which 
also brings In many new bits, gave 
the impression that when the blue 
pencil has been given sufncient 
latitude and the whole thing gets 
in good working sliape that the Irish 
comedian will have a show which 
can hold its own all over the circuit. 
It has all the old reliable stuff In 
It and at a dress rehearsal there' 
was much material which brought 
guffaws from the few seated out 
front. To begin with, the show has 
a novel idea for a starter. Betty 
Delmonte, the soubrette, steps be- 
fore the drapes and tells the whole 
wide world that this show Is about, 
the best thing going, that it has pep, 
originality, humor, etc.. and that the 
nrst scene will be something never 
done before in a burlesque show — 
and the curtain goes up revealinK 
the chorus and the principals seated 
at their dressing tables making ui>, 
for the next scene. It is an honest - 
to-goodness makeup, for it happ<>ni< 
lined manner but with plenty of peplT "°' o" purpose, of course— that 
and they would get over In any kind '•'s chorus was stripped down to the 
of show lingerie. Then they wiggle into the 

Claire De Vine, a tall blonde ofhostumes and the backdrop falls— 



Tills is an average burlesque with 
seveial strong principals and some 
weak points. It Is plainly in the 
making, however, and will no doubt 
be much better in another week. 
The show did not follow the pro- 
gram and one set that was used had 
no purpose. This was a cabaret 
scene for the finale, with tables, 
candles, etc.. and the proKram called 
fo" a cabaret show, hut so far as it 
was used It might have been a plain 
drop. Hence It is hardly worth 
while to consider the scenes in 
order. 

The show runs in the form of a 
p"otle<>.< ^evue with onlT" two real 
sppcialiies. There are. however, no 
satires. The chief assets ot the 
piece are the presence of the Har- 
rington Sisters. Claire De Vine, and 
Moraii and Wiser. The Harrington 
Girls, who are recruits from vaude- 
ville, were received tumultuously, 
topping all the principals. They ap- 
[icured in bits throughout, but did 
their specialty near the end of the 
performance. They sing and dance 
exceedingly well In a thoroughly re 



OPENED SUNDAY 



Cincy's Houses Started, Notwith- 
standing No Sprinklers 



MINSKYS AFTER H. 0. H. 



COLUMBIA'S CANADA SPLIT 



Will Play Opera Houses in Hamil- 
ton and London— Half Week Each 



Want 12Sth St. Theatre for 
lesque Stock 



Bur- 



The Minsky Brothers are negoti- 
ating to take over the Harlem Opera 
House on 125th street for stock bur- 
lesque. 

The opera house has been dark 
since Jessie Bonstelle's stock closed. 
If the house goes over to the Mln- 
■kys It will play in opposition to 
Hurtig Sc Seamon's. a halt block 
dQwn the street. 

If the Minskys fail to get the 
H. O. H., It is reported that they 
,wlu make an effort to acquire the 
Apollo, adjoining it, which is now 
playing pictures. 

Leo Brecker controls the H. O. H. 
»t present. 

MUTUAL IN GARRICK 

St. Louis House Played Shubert 
Units Last fteason at $1.50 Top 
The Mutual Burlesque Associa- 
tion will play the Garrick, St. Louis, 

next season. 

The house had the Shubert units 

test year and before that a varying 

policy. 

With the Shubert units entertaln- 
. menta an admission scale ot $1.50 

top was charged. 

The Mutual shows will play at a 

7S cents top. The Mutuals start 
. Sept. ». It will he .i full week stand. 



The Columbia wheel has added 
another week to Its route via on 
arrangement whereby the shows 
will play the Grand opera house. 
London, and Grand opera house, 
Hamilton, Canada, a half week each. 

The Canadian split f ntcrs between 
Detroit and Toronto. 



Capt. Bruce Baimafather wat> 
luncheoned Tuesday at the N. V. A. 
Club, by several of, his American 
contemporary cartoonists, with Bert 
Levy toastraaster. When it reached 
the captain's turn to speak he said 
he mostly relished the published 
comment ot some time ago that he 
Is one Englishman with an Ameri- 
can idea of hun or. Capt. Bairn.s- 
father came over here to appear in 
Keith's vaudeville as his first pro- 
fessional tour on this side. Bairns- 
father reached New York on the 
same boat with Wee Willie Wood, 
another English star, who is starting 
a Keith trip this week at Shea's, 
Buffalo. 

Shadow Ford and Lilly McN'eal 
are out ot "Vanities of 1924," at the 
Earl Carroll, after appearing in the 
show about four weeks. The team 
was dancing In the cabaret at the 
Jerome. Atlantic City (formerly the 
Blackstone) earlier in the summer, 
and were to have remained all sea - 
son. 

At the shore the act was billed 
as Shadow and McNeal. by which 
names they are better known in 
vaudeville and bui'Iesquc. 



Cincinnati, Aug. 29. 

The Empress, the new Mutual 
burlesque house which is opposing 
Olympic. Columbia's local theatre, 
opened as announced Sunday, al- 
though Mayor George P. Carrel had 
threatened to keep the place dark 
unless sprinklers were installed. As 
the sprinklers were put In byjran- 
ager "Blackle" Lantz, no further 
objection could be made. 

The attention ot Mayor Carrel 
was called to the fact that some 
other Cincinnati theatres do not 
have sprinklers. In reply. Mayor 
Carrel said he would close them, 
too, as he wished to play no "favor- 
ites." 

The Cincinnati "Post," which Is 
fighting the Republican organlxa- 
tion which elected Carrel, stressed 
on the fact that Rud K. Hynlcka. 
treasurer of the Columbia Wheel, is 
Republican boss of this city, and 
hinted that he may have had some- 
thing to do with Carrel's action re- 
garding the Empress. 



INSPECTING COLUMBIANS 

Censors Look Over Eight of First 
14 Shows 



AUTO ADVANCE MAN 



"Youthful Follies" First Columbia 
Shew to Use FUvver as Ballyhoo 

For the first time in the history 

of the Columbia circui: one of lt.'> 

— ntrlclion';. "Ycniniful mntPS." will 

, have its adv.ir.ce Tgont traveling 

ahe.ad iu an automo'iile inste:id of 

• making the Jumps by the u'lual 

railroad meihod. 

Prank I,a«iiing, the 'Yoiiihfui 
Follie.s" ailvance man, lie.:.ijes u<iing 
a flivver to journey over the route. 
Will utilize the car as a Iwillyhoo 
for the show. It being liberally 
labeled with printed matter regir4- 
Ittg the a'lrjcUon. 



Maurice Chevalier, r e French 
comedl;in, has been ill In Paiis tor 
several weeks. It Is uncertain at 
this time whether he can reach New 
York in the early fall as expected. 



Eight )f tho Columbia wheel 
shows ot the 14 opening last week 
were inspected by the Columbia 
censor board and all were passed 
subject to a few minor revisione 
and eliminations here and there in 
each show. 

The Columbia censors will look 
the eight over again within a couple 
of weeks to see that the repairs 
have been made. The remaining six 
ot the 14 shows playing preliminary 
weeks will be Inepected this week. 

It Is "ipected the entire 38 shows 
will be seen by the Columbia 
censors within the first three weeks 
of the season, with the second in- 
spection frrl\'ing two weeka la'er 
for eP-ch show. 



splendid personality, is botf a good 
singer ot serious and humorous dit- 
ties. ,'ind a fine actress. Her por- 
trayal of a drunk (Jimmy Lake 
feeding her) was a masterpiece of 
its kind. Despite an apparently fine 
ii«ure she wore long skirts through- 
out, Moran and Wiser also went 
over strong. They are local men 
(living in Orange). They did their 
familiar hat throwing act, Moran 
coTnlc. and AViser straight, but 
dragged it out a little too long. 
Morun also appears as a simp in 
several scenes, doing the best low 
comedj- work in the show. In "The 
lOxaminatlon" with Leke he does a 
kissing bit which is disgusting and 
i^hould be eliminated, but otherwise 
he Is legitimately funny. The team 
hails from Shubert vaudeville. Artie 
Mayo, the other comic, works hard, 
but did not go over very big. He 
needs better material. In fact, the 
cliiet weakness of the whole show 
Is comedy. Only once or twice was 
the house convulsed and burlesque 
without big laughs misses its chief 
aKset. 

fir the other principals Jimmj- 
Lake played mostly straight and 
was at all times acceptable. The 
weake.'^t were the Donnellys, who 
sang and danced and did both badly. 
I'lifortunately. at present they are 
much in evidence. The soubret, 
Utile White, a loud and liv.'-ly little 
thing, made tour times the fuss the 
Harringtons did in putting a song 
over and was a quarter as effective. 
In comedy scenes she showed mere- 
ly vigof. But sha did dance. She 
appeared several times in bare legs 
and what before Artists and Models 
enlightened us would have been 
considered, practically nothing, and 
once did a shimmy, with the chorus 
also shimmying several hips (or 
shoulders) behind, that was a knock- 
out. She did another remarkable 
daiico with a cooch bit that pulled 
'em out of their seats. 

The chief splashes were the 
Flower Garden in whic"!). led by 
Miss De Vine, thdiclioius w 



Josie and Bobbie Heather will 
sail from New York. Sept. 5. to open 
at Glasgow. Scotland. Oct. 8. Their 
nrcfjmnanli't. John Mcljaughiin. 
.'^ail.s a week later. 

Louie Lavine is now with tlie 
i;os;on (pflioe of Itonim & Wallers. 

Virginia Kirkland made her first 
appearance with the Proctor Play- 
ers in Troy last week, when "The 
Bat" was gi.-en. John W. Oowell 
Is now second man with the Play- 
ers, 



BOSTON MATINEES OFF 

Boston, Aug. 29. 

With the opening Monday of the 
Gayety theatre all three ot Bos- 
ton's burlesque houses are open for 
the season. The Casino opened .a 
week ago and the Howard has bccM 
0|)eii a bit longer. 

Business is reported as off on II, ( 
m.itinees and good in the cvenins. 
dOe to the weather conditions. 



BUBLESQUE CHANGES 

l,ee Sherman, Fred Nolan, "Step 
Along" (Mutual wheel). 

The Mutual show operated by Slim 
Kraus, listed as "Running Wild." 
has been changed to "Moonlight 
M.'ilds." The change was made be- 
cause or conflict with VA. Daley's 
<'oIu;iibla show, titled "Runnin' 
Wild. " Miller and r,yles have a col- 
ored show ready for the rjad called 
^ ■ ituiining Wild, ' also. 



s were gor- 
geously arrayed In costumes sug- 
gesting flower petals; the Knchanl- 
ed Forest representing the seml- 
darkncss of • wood tlirough which 
a ray of light penetrated and re- 
vealed standing against a tree trunk 
the form of a show girl (in tights, 
however, and scrupulously draped) 
and at the side of her a pony faint- 
ly illuminated. About and hardly 
distinguishable were the other show 
girls grotesquely arrayed as trees 
witli uncanny hands that waved in 
the breeze. Into this milieu came 
the Harringtons as babes in the 
Wood and sang beneath the two fig- 
ures, while the ponies flitted now 
and then amid the trees. The whole 
conception was wortliy of a place 
ill Kny revue. Finally I here was the 
undeveloped cabaret scene which 
brought in the chorus as magnlfl- 
rently garbed gentlemen and ladles 
of colonial days presided over by 
Mi»^H l>e A'ine in a wondei^ul gold 
(iies!-. Th« sets Ihemselve- were 
merely painted drops, but the cos- 
tuming and spirit'of the scones was 
of lilt- highest class. 

fi'.her scenes, all painted drops. 
: ii'iwid the old fSowery and brought 
.ti li:c chorus us bums, Columbus 
tj.iijc. and a pastry sho|). "he lat- 
in, with Jimmy Lake as baker, of- 
fered the audience Its tliolce of 
••akes and a plant in the audience 
de!n;iMdi'd curious concoctions wlilch 
led lo the audience jilnii.g in and 
malii'iC !;< veral wl.se cract.s that 
were fa.' v/ome than .■'.iiyii'.ing in 
till- show. i;ich <alie wa:< repre 
senU-d liy a show girl. 

'i'lie chorus h.id .a chetfce f^ir each 
iPI e.ir.iiice and rothii-f; was sjwired 
ill ihe < cstnmlng. They wore »lockr 
inss or lights throi'ghoiil. Hftve tot 
two or Ihieo poor hgures all were 
ol ipiK Liranv.'e above the .iv.^iltie. 



and presto — we are transported to' 
the Broadmore Hotel, Colorado' 
Springs, (In the backdrop Is a 
painting ot an ocean with several 
ships at anchor — In Colorado 
Springs.) 

Then follows the dialogue whlrh 
concerns Reid's marriage to the 
most notorious woman In the city — 
whose husbands walk on and off i(nd 
take her walking with them. But 
while this Is going on there are^ 
some specialty numbers worth men-* 
ttonlng, best of them all a. "Baby" 
number by Miss Delmonte, who I's • 
fetching soubrette and one oT the 
mainstays ot the show, Tlicn Reld 
and Tim Healcy have a "goat" 
routine which Is much like the 
"horse" dialogue otJFrank Harcourt. 
Then the scene shifts to a depart- 
ment store, where the usual window 
display stunt Is worked, with riding 
habits, gowns, bathing suits, etc.. 
as the attraction. Following the 
bathing suit display, the women 
principals come on In bathing stilts, 
but they're all a bit heavy and they 
protrude In unnecessary places. Ot 
them all Miss Delmontf was'lbe 
neatest. 

Billy Cumby a negro, has i. 
specialty turn, which Includes a 
nifty patter song. Dancing follows 
and the darkle proves hi: self an' 
eKoelleni step dancer and consider, 
able ot a showman. Daisy Martin, 
a lady of color, also has a spot In 
the show with some good bines 
singinc. 

Following this comes the last first 
act scene, a western bar room, iu 
which the cherus et al, assume the 
Western garb, while Reld enters In 
his old familiar Information Kid 
role. With him in this scene, aa Ki 
several others Is Morris Perry, a 
Jewish comedian who Is a geituine 
comic, albeit that he Is still new at 
the game. He Is tall and has th.at 
wistful Yiddish expression. He'll 
bear watching, for when that b«y 
gets hold ot some good material he's 
going to carve a niche for himsrlf 
either in burlesque or in the >eglt<- 
Imate revue world. Princess Dovcer, 
an Orieutul dancer who has hitherto 
confined her efforts to tho smaller 
burlesque circuits and houses, decs 
a snake dance specialty in this 
number. Reld has dressed her tii« 
well In her number, which is done 
lietoie a cyclorama and whl>-h h 'h 
had the vulgarity eliminated. 

The second not part Is called the 
"Tourists" and again brings "In- 
formation Kid" to the fore. This is 
only logical as that la Reld's cogno- 
men and It is by this creation thxrt 
he will always be known In bur- 
lesque. Throughout the whole »how 
there are many specialties, too 
many at the present, although some 
of them have to be worked in us 
there are several quiok changes 'w 
the chorus and principals. 

In the final anal/sis, Reid has as- 
sembled a good burlesque of some 
degree'ot solidity, which makes no 
pretension to being so much belter , 
than the rest but which does take 
care ot itself nicely. His company 
throughoOt Ir thoroughly capable, 
except that a few of the ladies cou d 
reduce 20 ijuunds and the audience 
would be mtich happier. His cos- 
tumes, which includes 12 changes 
for the chorus, are splendid and the 
scenery acceptable. As 111.' sta.- 
Iteid Is half the show and In IViltl- 
niorc w;iH as popular as ever. Froi,. 
the looks of (he show uow, it doceulL. 
acpcar .is if he will have an inter- 
view wiih the censors, for there I- 
nol a s iKKi'Stlve piece of bU'<iiifSs Im 
it. n"ilher does his chorus pull any 



((•of.tituied on piue ,13i 

BURLESQUE ROUTES 

wn ( r.r. tor sit o.v PAor: 

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VAUDEVILLE 



Thursday, Augnst 80, 1983 



STAGE HANDS IN LEGiT HOUSES 
MAY STRIKE ON LABOR DAY 



Theatrical Protective Union No. 1 and International 
Managers Deadlocked Over Wage Increases — 
Strike Possibilities in Vaudeville Division Remote 



That a strike of atnge hands will 
take place in the legitimate houses 
of New Ynrk City on Labor Day 
(Monday Sept. 4), appeared decid- 
edly likely on Wednesday. 

Theatrical Trotectlve Union No. 
1, (New York Local ol the Interna- 
tional Alliance of Stage Employes), 
and the International Managers' 
Association have been holding meet- 
ings Tla committees for the last 
three or four weeks In order to 
reach an agreement on the stage 
hands wage scale dcmand.s for next 
sesison. 

Up to "Wednesday the stawe hands 
and managers' organizations were 
deadlocked. No fiuHlTer conferences 
were acheduled and the situation 
had resolved Itself Into the stage 
hands union taking the stand that 
If the legitimate managers did not 
accede to the wage Increases asked 
by Sept. 4, a strike would follow. 

Between Thursday and Monday, 
however, negotiations between the 
Stage Hands and Legitimate Man- 
agers' Association may be resumed. 

The question at issue between the 
legit stage bands and the managers 
Is whether union carpenters, elec- 
tricians and property men will re- 
ceive t67.5'0 weekly for an eight-hour 
Bay, or the $60 weekly ollered. The 
three department heads in question 
are nj)W receiving |5S weekly for a 
12-hour day. 

Other disagreements relate to the 
rate of pay for Sunday work de- 
manded by the B^aKe hands, and mi- 
nor changes in conditions under 
which the stage crews are now 
working. 

The situation in vaudeville indl- 
csrfed on Wednesday there would 
be a settlement reached this week 
between the stage hands and man- 
tvn. Fo.i.sibilities of a strike in 
the ^vaudeville field had faded to 
remoteness by the middle of the 
week, with Indications pointing to 
concessions by^both sides. 

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irusiciMS jom strikers 

Jamestown, N, Y; Aug. 29; 

The strike of the Shea's theatre 
iltageh.iiidB w;;; strmt'tlifned this 
week wlun the musicians of the 
kouse walked out again, this time 
IB a sympathetic strike. 

The opening of the house with 
Keith vaudeville has been delayed 
■ince the stagehands went on strike. 
The musicians were settled with 
•arly and returned, but the stage- 
hands and Feibcr & Shea are still 
4eadlocked. 

Meanwhile the house Is playing 
^ctures with an organist who does 
Mt belong to the local here. 



M. M. P. A. WILL 

ISSUE STRIKE CALL 



'Outlaw ' Walkout of Former 

310 Musicians Scfieduled 

for Sept. 4 



10 WEEKS OF TABS 
OPEN NET WEEK 



John 



E. Coutts Is Launching 
a Tab Unit Cir 
cuit 



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Mutual Musical Protective Union, 
former 810, ousted from the Ameri- 
can Federation of Musicians two 
years ago, will call a strike of its 
members in the legitimate, vaude- 
ville, pictures and burlesque houses 
in Greater New York Labor Day 
(Sept. 4) unless the managerial as- 
sociations agree to negotiate a wage 
scale agreement with the organiza- 
tion for next season, before next 
Monday. 

The different managers' associa- 
tions consummated a new wage 
scale agreement with Local 802, the 
offloinl New York local . of the 
American Federation of Musicians, 
a couple of weeks ago, and the mu- 
sicians received substantial raises 
over the last season scale. 

If a strike ocours it will be an 
"outlaw" strike. The question >)f 
bow many men the . M.M.P.U. can 
pull out on a strike call is rated as 
trivial by 802 local officials, while 
the M.M.P.U. takes the stand that 
most of the (e.OOO musicians em- 
ployed In the Greater New York 
houses will obey the M.M.P.U. 
strike call. 

Preparations for possible orches- 
tra troubles on Sept. 4 have been 
made by the New York theatre 
managers in legit, vaudeville, pic- 
turee and burlesque shows. 



John K. Coutts will launch his 
musiciil comedy unit circuit next 
Monday with the opening of seven 
houfca, six of which will play the 
shows a full week at a flat price. 
The week of Sept. 10 Coutts will 
have the circuit in full operation 
with 24 shows playing and most of 
the houses being week etands. 

The shows opening in the full- 
week houees Monday are: Orth and 
Coleman's "Tip Top Merrymakers, 
Majestic Albany; Jack Singer's 
"Merry Whirl," Imperial, Quebec; 
Frank Hunter's "Scandals of 1923," 
Criterion, Buffalo; "Cabaret Land," 
Republic, Grand street, Brooklyn: 
Dave Ilamll's "Broadway Scandals," 
Orpheum, Kingston, N. T.; "Run- 
ning Wild," His Majesty, Sherr- 
brooke, Canada. The houee play- 
ing the split-week attraction will 
be the Academy, Newburgh, open- 
ing Monday for three days with 
"Dancing Around." 



?^^^tilSli2^;i!^|^. 



OBITUARY 



FRANCES Cl/rE 

,Mrs. Guy Raw.son (Frances Clare) 
died Aug. 28 at the Neurological 
Institute In New York, following 
two operations for blood trans- 
fusion, neither of which was suc- 
cessful. Her husband and father 
werfe with her when she passed 
away. Miss Clare was unconscious 
after Sunday. 

Suffering from anemia, Miss 
Clare lost all appetite. Mr. Raw- 
son moved her from their borne in 
Falrhaven, N. J., about a month 
ago, placing her at the hospital for 
the final treatment. For some weeks 
previously she had lost the use of 
her limbs. Following the first 
blood transfusion the physicians in- 
formed Mr. Rawson his wife could 
not live two months. Toward the 
end of last week she rapidly de- 
clined. 

Frances Clare lived In Chicago 
wben^ starting on the stage as a 
chorister in a stock burlesque com- 
pany. After 'marrying Mr. Raw- 
son (with the same company) they 
graduated into u regular travelling 
(Eastern — now Columbia) wheel 
burlesque show. Miss Clare rapidly 
advanced from a minor soubret 
role into the featured position 
with a Weber & RvAh company, re- 
maining with ber husband In the 



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and 



lairs," "Du Barry," "Adrca" 
"The Rose of the Rancho." 

He last appeared la the melo« 
drama "It is the Law," last season, 
at the Rltz, New Tork. He was a 
member of the Lambs Club. A 
widow survives him. The funeral 
was held Tuesday morning at th« 
Little Church Around the Corner. 



CYRUS JACOBS 

Cyrus Jacobs, died Aug. 24, at the 
Christian Church. Hospital, Kansas 



IN VONDB8T MEMORY 

of my iMloved (rland and partner 

MAY CLINTON 

Wlio passed away 8eptemb«r i, Ifll. 

Oone from onr kome. bnt «ver preunt 

In etir heart*. 

BEATRICE BAKER 



Southern Houses with Delmar 

Th6 National, LoulBviUe, and Ben 
All, Lexington, will be booked by 
Jules Delmar, beginning Oct. 1. On 
that date Keith's, Toledo, will go 
into a full week policy. Toledo now 
splits w^th Dayton. 

The Switch of Louisville and Lex- 
ington will help Delmar to book 
Nashville, giving him more compact 
dates. 

Louisville Is now on the books of 
Johnny Collins; Lexington is booked 
through the Chicago Keith office. 



BIRTHS 

Mr. and Mrs. Ki>y Jones nt their 
home in Los AnRCles, Aug. 28, 
daughter. The father is the adver- 
tising - agent of the Hillstreet 
theatre (Orpheum Circuit), Los 
Angeles. 

Mr and Mrs. George M. Cohan, 3d. 
son, at their home in New York, 
Aug. 20. The father is tn'usurer of 
the .Snm II. Unrris theatre^ H is 
their third child and he announced 
this wcfk his family con.«istcd of 
"two fellows and a girl," wliltli is 
the title of the show produced by 
his uncle at the Vandcrbilt. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack I.cwin. Aug. 18. 
in New York City, son. "The father 
professionally is Adrian. 



Tabloids Rehearsintf. 
Springfield. O. Aug. 29. 
Six tabloid productions, under 
the guidance of Hal Hoyt, former- 
ly Of Hoyt fcnd Andrews; went Into 
rehearsal here Wednesday. Among 
the shows were "Love Birds ' 
"Marigold Follies," "Get Happy," 
"Behave Yourself," and "Why 
Worry?" All ate around 16-pcoplc 
shows. 



MT7SICIA5S SETTLE 

Providence, R. I., Aug. 29. 

Theatre musicians afllllated with 
the Musicians' Protective Assn. In 
Rhode Island have been granted a 
{6 weekly raise, to take effect La- 
bor Day. 

The settlement was reached last 
week. 

The pit men originally uskod for 
a 19 Increase. The raise 'sends the 
Bcnlo to $48 a week. 

No settlement w.as reached as re- 
gards the demands of the stage 
hands and operators. 



IN AKD OUT- 



Martlncttl cancelled the last half 
at City, last week, with Hall and 
Oakes substituting at the elrvcnth 
hour. 

"Echoes From Danctland" left 
t^e Pala'^e. New York, bill before 
the Monday matinee through the 
show having'hcen figiired as run- 
ning tooi much overtime with It. 
The act kad the clo.sing pbsition' on 
the propr.nni. A Jap t>'r(,li turn 
•ubstituted. 



FOR^EIGN ACTS HERE 

A string of for^gn acts came over 
last week, with the following booked 
by MarlAelli: Three Blanks, Ger- 
man equlllbristlo Jugglers, Russell 
Carr, "soldier ventriloquist"; Wey- 
nen and Compinion, balancing; The 
Petleys, acrobatic; Nonl and Part- 
ner, musical clown; Robert Wilton. 

Others Included Theis' Midgets, 
and Achilles. 



CIRCUS ROUTES 

RIngling Bros, B. B, 

Aug. 30, Oakland, Cal.; 31 -Sept. 2, 
San Francisco; 3, San Jose; 4. 
Stockton; 6. Modesto; 6, Fresno; 7, 
Visalia; 8, BakersHeld. 
Sells Floto 

Aug. 30, Kewanee. 111.; 31, Aurora; 
Sept. 1, Elgin; 3, Freeport; 4, De 
Kaib; B. Dixon; 6, Clinton; 7. Mus- 
catine, la.; 8, Burlington. 
John Robinson 

Aug 30. Kalamazoo, Mich.; 31, 
Sturgis; Sept. 1, Plymouth, Ind ; 3, 
Piqua, O.; 4, Anderson. Ind.; 6, Ko- 
komo; t. Frankfort; 7, Martinsville; 
8, Bloomington. 

Walter L. Main 

Aug. 31, NoblesvlUe, Ind.; Sept. 1. 
Alexandria; Sept. 3, Connorsvillc; 4, 
New Castle; 5. Oreenburfir; i, Colum- 
bus; 7, tihclbyvlile, 8. Lawrenccburg 
Hsgenbcck- Wallace 

Aug. 30, Grand Island, Neb.; 31, 
Columbus; Sept. 1, Norfolk; Sept. 3 
Council Hhiffs, la.; 4, Hiaw.itha. 
Kan.; B, St. Joseph, Mo ; 6, Atchison, 
Kan.; 7. (Matho (aft. only); 8. 
Springfield, Mo. 

Spark's Circus 
' Anjr, 80, Beaver D.-im, Wis.; 31, 
Watertown; Sept. 1, RidiUitid ('(li- 
ter; 3, Galcsburg, 111. 



IN COMICEMORATION 

of my beloved friend and theatrical 
mentor 

PAUL 
ARMSTRONG 

Who paased away Auguat 90, 1916 

BEN PIAZZA 



ILL AND INJUREI) 

Bud Hein (Heln and LockWooa 
Sisters) Is In Dr. Amey's Sanitarium 
In New York City, recovering from 
an operation for tumor. 

Julie L. Chapman has recovered 
from {I six years' siege of 111 health 
and will re-enter vaudeville. 

Wade Booth uncjerwent two opera- 
tions this week, which removed his 
tonsils by a burning process. De- 
spite this. Booth refused to drop out 
of the bill at Keith's 81st Street, 
where ho is this week. Booth had 
his tonsils burned out rather than 
undergo ether and the knife. His 
entire act consists of straight sing- 
ing. 

Leopold Gowd'pwsky, pianist, un- 
derwent an operation for appendi- 
citis at Mount Sinai Hospital, New 
York City, Aug. 25. He is reported 
to be convalescing. 

Norma Phillips, former screen 
star, has been conllned to the Luth- 
eran Hcppital by a serious Illness 
frcra which she is slowly recover- 
ing. 

Gus Sun was called to South 
Bend, Ind., last week, where his 
son, Gus Sun, Jr., was operated on 
lor appendiciti.-i. 

Jamos Kirkwiiod, film actor, waf 
thrown from a horso in Los Angtlet- 
Aug, 25 and critically hurt. Ho has 
been imconsciourf most of the time 
and is reported to be suffering from 
a skull fracture and brain concus- 
sion that make iiis recovery a mat- 
ter of doubt. He recently married 
Li la Lee. 

I 

HABRIAGES 

lledley W. Hall, actor, to Mary 
I''. Holder, non- professional, Aug, 
28, in New York city. 

Horace Johnson, composec of con- 
cert songs, ancf Helen Redington, 
playwright and instructor In the Co- 
lumbia School of Journalism, have 
set Aug. 30 as the day for their 
wedding, which will be held In this 
city. 

Maurice Fox, of the management 
of the American theatre, Terre 
Haute, Ind., was married, Aug. 28, 
to Madeline Burget, organist at the 
Orpheum house in that city. 

Malzle Beaton, flim actress, and 
Malcolm Mitchell, non-professional, 
Aug. 20, In New York City. 

Frances White disclosed this week 
that she had been married In Cin- 
cinnati June 20 to Clinton T. Don- 
nelly, New York business man. Miss 
White is now playing vaudeville In 
Ix>s Angeles and her bustand Is 
with her. 

Charlotte Starbuek, of "Music 
Box Revue" chorus, and Richard 
Barr, non-professional, AuR. 22, at 
the Little Ch\irch Around the 
Corner, New York City. 

William J. Sullivan to Mary Mc- 
Kenn^, Monday, Aua 27. Miss Mc- 
Kenna Is secretary^o E.* i*. Albec 
of the Keith circuit Mr. Sullivan 
heads the Kcltb benefit department. 



same/Companies at the head of bur- 
lesqub shows for several seasons. 

Frances Clare was enormously 
popular along the burlesqde cir- 
cuit besides among ber professional 
friends. She could have Remained 
as a leader in burlesque for any 
number of years, but preferred to 
try vaudeville, where Rawson and 
Clare also established themselves as 
the leading exponents of the kid 
characters in that branch of the 
stage. They appeared all over the 
country in a skit called "Yester- 
days." 

The deceased was about 38 years 
old. She was born in Australia, 
leaving that country with her 
parents when very young. The 
funeral service will be held today 
(Thursday) at the Univer«al chapel, 
rifty-second street and Lexington 
avenue, at 12 noon. 



City.' Death was due to heart 
disease. Mr. Jacot^ was formerly 
manager of the Globe 'heatre, in 
that clt . He was 47 years of aga 
and Is survived by two sisters. :^ 

JOHN J. FLANAGAN 

John J. Flanagan, well-known 
stock actor, formerly of Salem, 
Mass.. died Aug. 22 at the home of 
his sister, Mrs. William J. Steph-,, 
nay. South Norwalk, Conn. 



FRANKLYN H. SARGENT. 

Plattsburg, N, Y., Aug, 29. 
While admitting that the mdlca- 
tions point to suicide, Coroner 
Oliver La Fontain of Champlain 
finnounccjl today he will thorough- 
ly investigate the death of Franklin 
H. Sargent, head of the Sargent 
School of Dramatic Art In New 
Voili, whose lift less body was 



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■ IN FOND MEMORY OF 

FRANCES CLARE 

(Hawivn and Clnrt') 

Who paiied away August 28tli, It23. 

MAUDE BVAN 



I 

m' 

In 



NEW ACTS ' ' 

Herman Becker has live new mu- 
sical revues in preparation, "Advice 
to the Liovelorn," six people; "When 
My Ship Comes In" (8); "Vaffde- 
ville Table D'Hote" (8); "Nights 
School on B'way" (5); "Fine Feath- • 
ers" (5).- i 

Harry Waiman and Six Dcbutai|»>^ 
tes (Chicago). 

Bobby Randall, comedy singing 
and talking act. 

"On Riverside Drive" with Hal 
Beck and SukI Glee Van with a 
company of eight. 

"Mixed Nuts" featuring Nate 
Segal and company of six. 

Ted and Kathryn Andrews, (for- 
merly with Pat Rooney'B "Rings of 
Smoke") dance act. 

Teddy Blgelow (Fern Bigelow and 
King) and Flt«, (Bigelow and Fits), 
acrobatic. 

Miniature musical comedy, 9 peo- 
pie, 3 scenes, featuring Alma BIv:k 
and Herman Leeman. 

Dan Burke, In retirement sines 
1919 through illness, will return in 
a sketch this fall. 

Harry Howard, with orchestra. 

Harry Paull (Paull and Goss) and 
Mildred. Millard (Grace Fxllcr aild 
Co.). 

Klizabcth Kennedy nnd Milton 
Berle, who were out the past two 
seasons in a "kid" act, arc geltintf 
too big for that sort of turn, Kach 
has decided to go it alone. Miss 
Kennedy will frame a single, and 
Bcrle Is rehearsing a two-act com- 
edy with his brother I'hil. 

Brown, Green and While, two men 
and a woman. 

Donald Brian will open for a tour 
of the Keith houses August 27 at 
Pofi's, Hartford. He will do a sing- 
ing and dancing turn, assisted hf 
two girls. 

Milton Berle (Kennedy anA 
Berle), 8in{;le. 

Julie L. Chapman, single. 

John Zellman and Hazel White In 
skit. 



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found with a revolver in hand 
a hotel room here late Tuesday. 

Sargent had removed the receiver 
of the telephone In his room on the 
first floor of the hotel. When the 
operator was un.able to get In touch 
with anyone, a bell boy was sent 
to the room. He found the door 
locked and notified the hotel man- 
agement The door was broken In 
amd the body was found lying on 
the floor of the room. 

Sargent had made careful plans 
for the suicide, placing an oilcloth 
on the rug where his body fell, and 
had bandaged his face and mouth, 
evidently with the purpose of stop- 
ping the flow of blood. The bullet 
entered the right temple. De.^th 
was Instantaneous. ^ 

Sargent arrived here from Sara- 
^ac Lake during the afternoon and 
went almost Immediately to the 
oflicc of the 3linton county surro- 
gate where he executed a codicil to 
bis will. 



FRANK H. WESTERTON 

Frank H. Wcsterton, died Aug. 25, 
at his home 2102 Broadway, New 
York City, of cancer. He was born 
In London, came to this country In 
1902 with Ben Greet and appeared 
In "Everyman." Ho then achieved 
success under the management of 
David Bclasco in "Sweet Kitty, Bel 



MIXED VAin^EVILLE 
The Mt. Morris theatre will have 
a permanent company of players 
In addition to Its mixed Yiddish 
and English vaudeville for the pur- 
pose of presenting different play- 
lets on each bill, ranging from mur 
sical comedy to musical. Louis and 
Folerence Weiss, Rosle Rubin, Wil- 
liam Zegenlaugh, Lizzie Tuchman, 
Abe Hart, Gus Goldstein, Sam 
Wowenwith, A. Rosenthal and Alex 
Cohn have been engaged. 

The house will be operated by 
the Daniels Amusement Company, 
consfstlng of the Calef Brothers, 
merchants; M. L. Fletschman and 
Louis Weiss, and not the Gatoje 
Amusement Company as previously 
reported. , 



Fred Hubner, manager of Kee- 
ney's, Brooklyn, will be shifted to 
take charge of the Bay Ridge by 
Frank A. Keeney when that house 
opens Labor Day. 



Elliot 8. Foreman formerly as- 
sociated with DeWolf Ho'pper as 
bur.iness manager h.-is joined the 
staff of Paul Gerai.l Smith in a 
similar capacity. 

Jack Lindtr has aiiiuire.l the 
Liberty, Madison, N. J., seating 700. 
He books the house himself, split 
week, four nets and pictiircs. '•- 



Thursday. AugUit 90. 1088 



VAUDEVILLE 



'.■'■ '.-•-*_i»3ftif-. -r^'pr-'iA-- ■s. 




CABARETS 



f N^ Wayburn ba« staged the moat 
thrUlin* gue«»ln« contest of the »ea- 
aon In hi" "Demi-Tasse «evue" at 
(he Hotel Shelburne. Brighton. The 
fuessing la about who of the com- 
pany will be In' ths^new siegfeW 
.••Follies." 

Reports say that Ned has Inti- 
mated to about all of them that 
Zlegfeld Is waiting for him to say 
the word when "The J'oUies" will 
■tart rehearsing with Its new npr- 
■onnel liberally contributed to from 
the amateurs and others that make 
^ip the restaurant's floor show. 
<■ To help Mr. Zleufpld to a faithful 
fconcIUBion it may be said that there 
are two In the Shelburne show he 
needn't hesitate over, Arthur West 
and Harry Itichm.Tn. profjaslonals. 
Of this amateurs, all Klrls, there are 
one or two who can di enough with 
their looks to get i\ bit at least in 
the next ZicgfoJd j)roduction while 
ths remainder of tlie chorus sin's 
Save sufllc'.ent comelines."! to send 
then into the ' Fo'.lies" lino. 

'"lil.it is wh.1t Wayburn bar-kod 
upon with the ne^v Shelbuino revue 

:o-5l<a — and th.it's .ibout all he got 

outside of tho men. 

Waybiirn's SehocI 

The year around Ned Wayburn 
oi-crates a dramatic and dancing 
(ichool. ' Ned certainly can train 
giiia to dance. When these ama- 
teurs are dancing as a chorus you 
Itnow lh<;y are Wayburn's dancine 
choristers. »ut when they attempt 
bits it suggests their parents must 
be wealthy. 

They d i ever\' tliiaa as singles, 
from toe stepping to Spanish. One 
Cirl who did a toy dance bit left 
jin Impression she had mixed it up 
•omehow with shadow boxing. An- 
other did a dramatic dance. That 
told the. Wayburn School is going 
in for dramatics, but It will have to 
keep on rehearsing this young 
woman for a long while. 

The revue runs in three parts with 
the third section the most enjoy- 
able. In fact It Is the only section 
enjoyable at all, for in the previous 
parts the girls are given too much 
to do: Dividing them into singles 
or doubles eliminated ensembles and 
that saved more sets of clothes. 
The girls return for one en- 
semble number with the same cos- 
tumes, although excusable at the 
Shelburne on the theory people 
never do sit out a show at the 
■easid(>. 

In the last Jjart Klchman and 
Vest hoke It up with clowning In 
costume and they get a lot of 
laughs. The place h.is been doing 
business on Saturday and Sunday 
■with little during the week. Satur- 
day night the bungalow bunch flock 
Into the Shelburne to see Arthur 
and Harry and they hoke it up 
along with the principals. It's a 
greut summer vacation for the boys; 
they know the Shelbu'ne is a noisy 
pl.Tfe and they do as they like. 
Richmtn in Blackface 

La.at Saturday night Rlchman got 
a hunch he would like to try it In 
blackface and he did. This Rich- 
man lad in blackface looks'like a 
bet. He had the black on too heavy 
but with a certain swagger and a 
natural face for cork be would 
muchly do for a "swell coon" In 
high yaller. Rlchman .sings dances 
and plays the piano; West sings 
and dances. al.«o introducing the 
girls who come up through the 
movable stage. That's not a bad 
•Cheme. that stase. though it looks 
dangrercus. It runs out from the 
rear wall and stops In tlie center 
Of the floor. A trap open.') and the 
girls come up on It from beneath 
With the trap left open while they 
walk or dance around it. 

"Mothsr Squad" There 

Thrre's one girl In tho Crowd w^io 
looks as good as Annotte H.ade did 
When Miss Rade first appeared 
around some years aso and she 
dro.s.scs her hair in tho .^ame .■'ty'.e. 
She'.'i one of the girl.i for Z.oggy. 
The remainder are almost equally 
as pretty and just as young with 
some younger. But, Flo, you will 
have to do bu.sine;;.s with their 
niotheis. This bunch has a second- 
ary "mother squad." ICvcry girl's 
mother ic. there every night, t.dk- 
Ing about her daughter and th? rest 
of tho daughters. 

This is quite a trick for a sum- 
mer 8ni;p, the way Wayburn has 
framed the floor show, and it must 
be a big plug for lii.s college of 
stage learning. 

Faith Parrish, the prima donna 

it Joi.'l'3 cabart't on Wtxt 41.'jt 
Street was bitten last wcok by a 
J>M cat. Jii'.ni\ P.arri.ih was fondling 
the animal In her home when tho 
■at lurjiifd uijop ^er, 'i'he fpiloyviiiu 



day Miss Parrlsh's hand was swol 
len and a numb feelfng existed In 
it. She visited the Pasteor Instl 
tute and waa assured there need be 
no alarm over the bite. 



Harry Latz, manager of the new 
Alamac Hotel at 71st street and 
Broadway, has gone the limit in 
trying to provide novelty for the 
Congo Room which the hotel is to 
have on Its roof. He is Importing 
from South Africa Chief Sakabona- 
Sonki from the Congo, who is to do 
a devil dance. The chief is due to 
arrive shortly and is •bringing a 
number of the famous drums that 
are used in his native land for their 
religious dances. 



Pittsburgh may have a mathmoth 
cabaret in the heart of tho down- 
town di.'trict if present plans go 
through, frank Bongiovonle Is con- 
sidering lea.slng the Duquesne the- 
atre and making a cabarat out of 
it. Seating accommodations for 
1,000 will be provided, with a large 
floor for dancing and the ntage to 
be used fo." entertainers. 

There is only onc^cabaret in Pitts- 
burgh proper ,(t the present time. 



COMMENT ON SHTTBERTS 

(Continued from page 1) 
•before heard in any Now York the- 
atre. 

"No, this is not a production by 
new hands in the thcatri?nl game 
reeking nensational advertising, but 
a Shubert -offering. From such a 
source the dcparlure is not only 
amazing, but if allowed to t!0 un- 
challenged 11 is rather alarming. 

"If the Shubcrts, who are ranked 
among tho most responsible and Suc- 
cessful producers, arc permitted to 
defy the laws of common decency 
what is to restrain those of lesser 
responsibility, particularly the pro 
ducers of burlesque, from going to 
even greater lengths? 

"The New. York administration 
has been notably Indulgent in Us 
attitude towal-d stage morals.. This 
fact Is particularly regrettable be 
cause that city is the main theat 
rical source of tho country.. 

"Friends of the theatre have 
found it hard enough to combat un 
just attacks on the stage without 
giving its enemies- such a deadly 
weapon as the Shubert innovation 
affords." 



Boston, Aug. 21. 

Mayor Curley promptly spoke his 
mind upon learning of the character 
of the show produced by the Shu- 
berts In New York and called "Art- 
ists and Models." 

A daily paper published Mayor 
Curley's btatement, during which 
the Mijyor said: 

"Boston is still jealous of tt£ 
moral standing, and such a show as 
that would not have a chance here. 
We have a set of rules adopted In 
1915, and they are understood by 
all the Boston managers." 



COOLTDGE OFF THEATRES 

(Continued from page 1> 
tho President of these United States 
to the theatre. It gives those for- 
tunate enough to go on that par- 
ticular occasion double Interest for 
their admission fee. Of course the 
visits to the theatre are seldom if 
ever announced in advance. ThVi 
was true In both the Wilson and 
Hardinj regime, .although of late It 
is becoming an established fact that 
ex-President Wilson will bo at 
Keith's on Saturday night, if phy- 
sically able to got there. The crowds 
congregate on that night for a 
glimpse of him. 

Mrs. Coolidgc Opposite 
There i.s xome little hope held out 
though with President Cooiidge, in- 
a.smuch as Mrs. Cooiidge is the 
exact opposite In temperament, be- 
ing pleasure loving and inclined to 
enter into social actl^vitios with a 
great deal of zest. She m.iy take 
hrr husband by the arm one of these 
night.s and I(,•.^d him to the theatre. 
Washington thoatrea;oors are in 
hopes Mrs. Cooiidge docs Just th.'it! 



WINDOWS FOR $500 

(Co-tinued from page 1) 
was offered it did not appeal, but 
last week D.tzian, the theatrical 
costuincr, took po.'sossion of tho 
window.s. and is carrying a iconic 
di.splaj tiiere until some one else 
rlioosos to iv.ail themselves ol fhi>; 
new form of jdvr-rliiiiiK .ind ex- 
ploit itioii. 

Tf.e flori.Ht slr)|i ia bclwofn 
two Broidway cnlrance.t of 
Astor. 



(ho 
ti.e 



WITH THE MUSIC MEN 

Charles O'Plyno, writer of "While 
Tou Are Smiling" and other pop;ilar, 
•ongB, la running for alderman of 
the Ninth Assembly diatrtct In the 
Democratic primarlee. 



Irving eerlln. Inc., have accepted 
and will piihlish all the musical 
numbers composed by, the Duncan 
Sisters and used In their "Bva & 
Topsy" production on the coaat. 



Fred Fisher, Inc.. haa (lied suit 
against Jack Mills, Inc., for alleged 
Infringement upon their number 
"Bring Back the Rose Kathleen 
Mavourneen." Th^ Mills song Is en- 
titled "Out Where tho Blue Begins." 



Rlchmond-Robblno, Inc , has been 
advanced from C to li classification 
in the Music Publishers' Protective 
Association and the American So- 
ciety of Composers, Authors and 
Publishers. 



Jack Stanley has left the Shapiro- 
Bernstein professional department 
and is writing special stage songs 
independently. A recent acquisition 
to this firm's professional depart- 
ment in Dick Ix>ng. 



Jack Robbins. managing head of 
Richmond-Robbliis, Inc., la building 
up a picture niuslo catalog with 
Robert Hood Bowers, William Axt 
and Brno Rapec of the Capitol, New 
York, .exclusively signed for that 
purpose. In addition Rudy Wiedoft 
h£is signed with the Arm for five 
years and an addition five years' 
option to compose his saxophone 
soloes for the R-R firm. 



Roland Ball, the eon of Grnest 
Ball, la "following In father's foot- 
.steps" and has Just composed the 
melody for "Come Bapk to Mother 
Machrec." the lyric of which was 
written by George Graft, Jr. Wit- 
mark & Sons publish all of the elder 
Ball's compositions and will market 
the (son's effort. 



The Heart Music Publlshera will 
soon move to larger quarters in the 
same building, 1658 Broadway. Sv- 
erett J. Kvans is general manager, 
Robert H. Br^nan professional 
manager and Jimmy Moore band 
and orchestra manager. 



Jack Hurley has been succeeded 
by Bob Gross as the WItmark S.an 
FVancisco manager. 

is head of the publicity committee 
of the Ninth American Chess Con- 
gress. Barron Is a chess enthusiast 
and Is doing his share to publicize 
the forthcoming convention Aug. £0. 

Ager. Yellcn and Bernstein will 
puUtsh the music of the new Ted 
Lewis "Frolic." 



Lew Colwell has joined the staff 
of the Jack Mills Music Co. 



Will Warner has replaced Dan 
Winkler as sales manager for Fred 
Fisher, Inc. 

Two new members of the Stark & 
Cowan profesHtonal staff are Leo 
Jacobs and tierman Schenck. 



Sammy Smith has resigned from 
the professional staff of K. B. Marks 
Music Co. 10 affiliate with Paul 
Specht as tm musician's business 
manager. 



VILLA6E "SCAISTDAIS" OUT 

(Continued from page 1) 
attempting to get them to invest In 
it. Weisberg had played the Vil- 
lage tea rooms and cabarets for 
several months before approaching 
any one to invest In the piece. 

At the time the village had been 
suffering continuous police activity 
prompted by the onslaught of a 
local reform society. 

Weisberg got a body of the 
cabaret owners together and sold 
them tho show idea on tho angle 
that in addition to cle.aring up on 
the Investment, the show would 
have additional value for exploita- 
tion. 

A number pledged themselves to 
finance the proposition. Weisberg 
subsequently .assembled a r.ompany 
and placed the show In rehearsal. 
Internal trouble between Weisberg 
.and his company had waxed hot 
for several weeks. That became 
responsible for the restaurant men 
withdrawing support. The com- 
pany appeared for rehearsal as us- 
ual, several weeks .ago, only to And 
Weisberg absent. No one in the 
Village has seen him since. 

When the news of the ending of 
the Village's own show w.as being 
openly discussed In tho tearooms, 
Abr.amson displayed ununii.al inter- 
est. He met several of the prin- 
cipals and arranged to t.ake over 
the deserted show. Abram.son h,a<l 
high rating with the villag' 
ro.staiirjiteurs. He spent freely .and 
w.as .a liberal tipper, so nobody 
questioned his flnancial st.atus. 

Tlic company rcsuniod rchoarslnj; 
and h.ad been rehearsing several 
weeks when early this week thoy 
were confronted by a notice .':taT 
ing that the production had lioi i 
ndof.iiitely po.stiHjnod. 

It is said Abr.amson, who hi ; 
Hiijncd contracts with the plnyi'i 
liid formed a producing com|).ii:v 
iiid hid altcuipted to hoII sto. U li 
the, show. The .;oplnlon Is he 
in.succes.srully threw' up the antoll- 
iiig aponge. 



15 YEARS AGO 



(From Variety, dated Aug. tt. HOJ.) 



Into the situation already pretty well jammed by William Morris' 
objective to assemble an Independent circuit and the show business seek- 
ing to curtail theatre building, Charles E. Blaney declared if he found 
vaudeville profitable In his t,incaln Square, New York, he would b? 
willing to consider further building. 



The Morris campaign had all the earmarks of a ■ertous project. Jon 
Howard and Mabel Barrison bad signed to play the Williams houses and 
Hammerstein's at a reported salary of $750, when Morris contracted them 
to follow these engagements In Independent houses at 11,000. What 
they'd do after tho Morris engagements was the subject of speculation. 

Maud Allan was the crace of Irftndon, doing a "Salome" dance at tb« 
Palace. She was coming to this side under the Percy Willlama manage- 
ment as soon as she could get free. The "Salome" vogue waa dying out 
In Elnglnnd, but waa still at its height here, 

Mme. Frocilch, premiere dancer at the Manhattan opera house. New 
York, was engaged by Morria to do a "super-Salome"' dance. She claimed 
to be the first to do the dance as part of the opera "Salome." 



The White Rats opened offices In the Shubert building, J9lh street and 
Broadway, as the headquarters of the Independent Booking Office. Bdward 
Mdrart was general manager. 



ISva Tanguay w.as selected as the feature of the Colonttil'a opening bllU 
Other names' briefly mentioned were Maggie CHne, who was at the Fifth 
Avenue; V. Ziegfeld, Jr., who was sailing from Paris; Joe Hart and 
Carrie DeMar; Julian Rose and Frances Cameron (Mrs. Roie), back 
from London; Joe Bernstein and -"Kid" Grilto, doing a sketch, ''The 
Double Cross"; B. Obermyer booked WiUard Simms In "Fllnder's Pur- 
nlshe<^ Flat" for European time; Trixie Friganza took the place of George 
Thatcher aa end man of the Cohan & Harris mlnstrela at.t)ie New Tiork 
for one performance. ' '. ',' ' ' , "' , , ,' ' . 

• -■■' ., j.r .■ ,!''; ; i.fV ',-.:-i. ■ ■■•..•■■•■■•„. /■.',.,'tJ;V,>:...-ii"M'f: 

Gallagher and Barrett had tried out a travesty called "The Battle Of 
Bay Rum," but abandoned It and put It out with Carlln and Otto. 



There was a good deal of talk about a "trust Investigation'" of th» 
U. B. O , but It was regarded as a publicity exploit probably inspired by 
WlUiam Morris. At least, that's how the New York showmen looked at It. 
Out of town it waa regarded seriously. Felix Isman in Philadelphia waa 
Interviewed on the subject and made burning statements. 

Instead of the moving picture crowding, out the vaudeville show, it waa 
becoming Increasingly apparent that the growth of pictures was creating 
an enormous demand for acts. The United Booking OITIces was deluged 
with applications for franchises covering small towns ail over the country. 
Each town had several or half a dozen little picture hooaea and they all 
wanted to tie up exclusively with a source of vaudeville supply. 

A typical ra.ae was Archie Shepard of Haverhill, Mass , where he ran 
•he Bijou. The year before he played only pictures and had the fleld all 
to himself. But with the new season It appeared he would have two 
competitors and Shepard wanted«to get a franchise for United acts in hla 
town. This situatioq was repeated indeflnltely elsewhere. 



Canada wasn't so stuck on the "Old Glory stulT' and American acta 
with patriotic appeal going Into the Dominion had to be revised. The 
Six American Dancers substituted waists made from the ESngltsh ting and 
"Our Boys in Blue" were renamed "McGuffey'^ Regulars" when ther" 
played the Bennett time. 

Charley Case, blackface monologist who had been In retirement for 
years, announced he would return to the stage under the poasorsbip of 
Alf. T. Wilton, 



Tony Pastor had been critically 111 In hik home at fellmhurst, Ij. I., h9t. 
it was announced he was on the way to recovery 

John Bk Hymer had written an act called "Tony and the Stork" which 
would be played by Maurice Freeman, former star of "The (SJansman." 
. . . Charles Quyor and Ida Crispi returned from abroad to play United- 
time. 



The C!reg(^ Family were playing fairs on this side, led by the veteran 
C. J. Gregory, who had not appeared In the States since his tour of the 
60s. . . . "Big Tim" Sullivan's outings were events for the show folk 
on Broadway. Aug. SI was the date of the next one and Harry Mock had 
assembled a b.all team from the Victoria that would clash with a nine 
organized by George M. Cohan. „_. .^ ^^^^ 

Cheridah Simpson who had been starring In "The Red Feathei" for tw» 
seasons was a vaudeville seeker under the guidance of Alf. T. Wilton. 

The United had st.aTtcd a fair booking olTlce under M. 19. Ronlnson, 
Although most of the l^ig eastern events had closed contracts for the year, 
the new office was doing well and the plan wan to go after business on a 
big scale the following year, Issuing a catalogue apid putting a sales force 
on the road. 

There wis a jam over the picture operators, but not a strike for a new 
scale. This time the ops were the helplesg center of the muddle whitii 
three dlfToreiit unions claimed jurisdiction over their destinies and a claim 
on their duos. The disputants were the Electrical Workers and the Stag* 
Employees' Union. The Actors' National Protective Union likewise nied. 
a cl.aim of coii'rol over the operators. 

The I4th .Street theatre. New York, tried pictures over the summer as a 
makeshift, and made more money on them than with Stair A. Havllai 
bookings The house would have like<:I to continue, but couldn't, due to a 
Stair & Havlin contract. 

Oaumoiit was e/plolting a new "talking picture" In Europe. It waa 
tried at tlie Gymiia.so, Pari.s, where the scale waa advanced from equiva- . 
lent of 10 to 40 cents and drew huge audiences. 

Howard and North put on for the first time In New York their sketch, 
"Hack to V/el'lington," nequel to "Those Were the Happy Days," at the 

I'"ifth Avenue 



The I! 11 iiiim-Balley circus train was In a smash on the Great Northern 
(luring tho )urry> from Wenaohee to Vancouver In which three persona 
•A'ore killed, .^ii'X before Ihl.i the tlrst section had been ditched near 
i'ondloton. Wish. . , Ilare'riots held the town of Springfield, HI, 

ill a reign of terror for ton d.iys. State militia was in charge and the 
uithoritics cancelled the permit for tho KInglIng Bros, circus. 

101 Rancli" h:»d PUif^m Arlington .is genera) agent, i«nd W C. Tliompson 
• s pres.'* ai»ent It w'.'i worlung south through the middle west and it 
•■vas reported might go abroad during the winter. 



10 



EDITORIAL 



Thorsday, Augtat SO, 19SS 



Trada Mark Reglatercd 
mbUahtd WeeUj by VABIETT, In*. 

Sim* Bllvtrman, Fraaldent 
114 West «Ctta atiMt New York City 



BUBSCRIUTION: 

Annua) IT I Foreign H 

Blngle Coplee >* Cenla 



■»OU L.XX1I. «f<f^i» 



Th« will of Harry E. Fisher, for- 
merly of Finhcr and Carroll (vaude- 
ville), left the bal:-.nce of his estate 
to his widow while cutting oft an 
adop'.ed Bon and a stepson with one 
dollar apiece. The estate amounted 
to over $10,000 In realty and over 
$10,000 In personality. The will was 
probated without objection. 



"ARTISTS AND MODELS"— AND 
FEDERAL CENSORSHIP 

"Artist* and Models" is a. big auoceas— M aucceasea count on deposit 
slips. Ho is bootlcgeine. 



When word flies arroKs a whole nation within • fortnight Aat there 
Is a show in New York that is the rawest aver dared on this continent, 
there are, naturally enough, curious yovng man »nd pornographic old men 
to pay tribute at the gate. 

But, what will thin "success" mean to the theatre? Already the news- 
papers of faraway cities are dLseussing Broadway's latest scandal, a show 
In which nudity beyond any ever displayed except in stags is sold. 
Already local censors are assuring their home papers that It and nothing 
like it will be permitted In their precincts. . " 



..According to her mother, Thelma 
iceogh, actress, killed when a train 
bit the automobile in which she was 
riding, left nothing more than an 
alleged cause of action against the 
Long Island Railroad. A hearing 
upon the petition. Is granted, will 
give the mother the right to sue. 
Just how much (damages is going to 
be demanded will not be known until 
a summons and complaint Is filed In 
the CouVjly Clerk's office. The 
daughter was killed In the automo- 
bile accident at Hockvllle Center, 
L. I., July 20, In which four others 
also lost their Jives. 

8. Caoezio will open a retail shoe 
shop for women Sept, 6 at 1634 
Broadway (Winter Garden building). 
Mr. Cn'pezio has been making shoes 
for celebrities for 36 years and is 
known as a master maker of the.-it- 
rical footwear. 

Laurence Schwab has conceived 
an eight-people revue Idea whlcli 
Hockey A Green will' produce. 



The effect will be and already Is proven to be Instantaneous In two 
directions — broader daring In producing and closer narrowness in censor. 
i>hip. The censors will watch more keenly and draw lines more rigidly, 
whereas the managers who want to get rich quick and see a. sure-fire 
May to do it will let down the bars. 



All over Broadway, where theatre men congregate, is heard: "Well, if 
the Shuberls can get away with murder in that show, I can do so and so— 
and I will. I've got as much right as they have." 



Keith's vaudeville bills on Sunday 
nights during the season will start 
gopt. 9 at the New Amsterdam, Nevr 
York. 



Roy L. McCardell was one of the 

prellminnry winncia in the Keith 
Trallic Contest. 

The Park, Rockaway, L. I . playing 
vaudeville two days a week, 
switched bookers this week. Al and 
B. Dow. formerly furnished the 
house with acts, the Fltlly Markus 
office will place the vaudeville here 
after and until further notice. 



One (ketch turned down for a big revue shortly coming to Broadway 
three weeks ago because it was "too strong'' was put into rehearsal this 
week, the author brought on by wire, t>ecause the producer decided "If one 
hrm can clean up by dirtying up, why should I go Into cconpetitlon with 
ix tame show?" 



Houston Ray, vaudeville and ccn- 
cert pianist, is making a motion 
picture for Vitagraph. Ray intends 
to play vaudeville in conjunction 
with the exhibition of the fllni. 



Harry Watson opened a tour of 
the Orpheum circuit Sunday (Aug. 
26) at the Palace, Chicago. Watson 
left the rehearsal of "Nifties," the 
Bernard-Collier musical legit show, 
being dissatisfied with the comedy 
scenes allotted to him. 



B. 8. Moss and his fam'ly left for 
the Coast Monday. Moss will be 
gone for over a month, visiting the 
picture studios. 

Ona Munson will disband her pro- 
duction act, "A Manly Revue,." at 
the end of the week. Miss Mun- 
son will retire temporarily from 
vaudeville to enter a production. 



Frank Le Dent and partner (Mrs. 
Le Dent) arrived in New York last 
week. Lc Dent will reopen i). vaude- 
ville over here chortly, after an ab- 
rence of some years nlTO.id. 



VARIEH'S OFRCES 

Cable Addresses: 

Variety, New York 

Variety, Ix>ndon 

ITEW YOEK CITt 

1S4 West 46th Street 



CHICAGO 

State- Lake Theatre Building 

LOS ANGELES 

Metrcpolitan The.ttrs Building 

SAN FEA1IC13CC 

Pantages Theatre Building 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 

Evans Buildiny, New York Ave. 

LONDON 
• 8t. Martin's PI., Trafalgar 8q. 



In a year when the whole middle west, despite b&rangutng and known 
popular apathy, put new and more teeth into their prohibition enforce- 
ment; within a few months after a serious play which made claims of 
uplift and motive man driven off the boards and all connected were found 
criminally guilty; at a time when the clergy Is belaboring the stage, when 
scandal sheets are exploiting Broadway's follies and the world Is tut- 
tutting over HdMywood, "Artists and Models" Is liable to be a very costly 
success. 



National censorship of the stage has been urged and argued for many 
3 ears. Backwoods congressmen will probably break their legs getting into 
the Shubcrt theatre, and when it comes to a showdown they will vote 
for censorship because of It, just as they got up with flasks in their hip- 
pockets and voted the Volstead act. 



Country editors, who hate New York anyway, will "view with alarm" 
and will squawk about the modern Nineveh and the sins of Gotham, The 
newest influences of I'aris and of Greenwich Village, both of which have 
been discussed as evil cancers in this wicked world, will echo from the 
church walls and shriek from the inland editorial pages. 



The New York police, placed in a delicate position, don't know what to 
3o. If they crimp the «liow, the advertising will make it in spots where 
it has not jet been heard of; If they don't, it will make itself through 
whispers in the dark. 



It Is a highly deplorahle mess, in which It appears the malefactors will 
get rich at t.he expens> of all the others who haven't the thick hide and 
thin conscience to follow their example. And if there is a widespread 
reaction againft the new and malodorous gases arising from tilting the 
s-ifcty lid, the thenticH will get what the_ saloons got — and one needs -only 
remember how far a- ay and "impossible" that sounded ten years ago to 
perhaps realize the i!iiiif.'(r that confronts the theatrical Industry and 
profession. 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON VAUDEVILLE 



While the 4 A's meeting was in progress Tuesday a touching sight was 
Frank Uilmore, alinost in tears (in his mind), speaking of the valuable 
and unselfish things 'Arry Mountford had done for the benefit of the 4 A's 
.Tnd the profession in general, Gilmore then presented his tutor in the 
Labor business with a gold and sliver cigaret case as a mark of appre- 
ciation. 

In his speech K)f acccpt.ince, Mountford said, "I thank the 4 A's execu- 
tive committee for their gift and my services are always at their disposal. 
As for the good wishes which go with it, I heartily return them In 
exactly the same rnlio*nnd degree in which they are given (to be read 
backw.ird or forward), 1 think I could have done some great work for the 
organization if I had liccn delegated to attend the A, F. of L. convention 
at Portland, which will be a nice trip, but as Mr. Gilmore is going there 
folc 1 will give him all the .nssistance and information 1 have in order that 
he may be able to mee; exigencies as they arise. In case of emergency 
he will know where to rcnrh me by phone." 

Then 'Arry lit another plll from his new case. 



The contemplated trip to the Orient of Harry Mundorf as a bookin;- 
scout for the Keith's c.tlice is said to have some connection with Keith's 
New York Hippodroriie, It Is expected that Mundorf will locate. If not 
going abroad for a delimtr purpose with novelty acts In view, a new kind 
of turn, singly or ciisc inhler, that will be strange to New York, ."uilable 
for the Hippodrome, 



A formerly well known fem.ile mindreader who recently deserted her 
husband to run auiiy with a piano player in her act (and Incidentally 
caused the disruption of the company with which she was featured) has 
i.cen trailed by the husband to the farming district in the vicinity of 
Castleton, N. Y. He fou;id the couple living in a tent, the pianist working 
as .1, (arm laborer and the truant wife picking berries for a livelihood. The 
husband who still retains his affection for his wife tried to effect a re- 
conc'ili.itlon offering tr forget the past if she would return to him. The 
woman refused his m.-i^nanimous ofter but accepted a monetary gift from 
her former helpmate offered In pity, although the woman confessed th.nt 
she would never leave her paramour. Realizing all hope of reconciliation 
was futile the hustaiul sailed for Germany. 



A reported shortage o' whirlwind dancing teams Is said to be proving 
an Insurmoimtable liarrier lor producers of vaude revues and flash a<ts 

rroducers of forlludining muslc.il productions are also raid to be 
handicapped by the short.ige. Several agencies received calls for dancers 
the latter part of the week and were unable to fill them. 



Joe Cook, principal i nmedian in "Vanities" has been accorded more free 
fe.iturc article publicil.\ in weekly and monthly magazines than probably 
any other professional. Including Will Rogers. The "Hearst's Internn- 
tion«l" fl.ish is the l.-itest cf a series of notices that h.ive been utilized in 
"Vanity Fair," '""lie.iirf M.Tgazine," "American Magazine,'' "Colliers 
Weekly," "The Di.il' (Iwicr. despite its strong literary learning), "Life' 
"Liler.nry Digest.' KiiiulJiy World" special story, and syndicated arliclcs 



The Lirhls) Cliih of Kecport, L 1, wound up its summer se'Sson as a 
theatrienl vacation club in the best financial condition it has been in sinre 
rrrir'trcil lt« T-erent niiior netted the clu* about $18,000. leaving it only 



with an outstanding indebtedness In the form of bonds subscribed for by 
members of 113,000. Iieo Carrlllo Is Its president. 

The current date at the Palace for Hay Wirth and th« Wlrtb FamUy 
is the first indoor appearance of t'ne turn sinco last spring when th« 
Wlrths joined the Walter Ia Main show. The act has been playing park* 
since leaving the circus and starting next week will play fairs for th* 
iMlance of the open air season. Monday a new flnisblns horse wfaieli 
was broken in but two weeks ago was used, .the regular horse having 
gone lame. The Wlrths were more interested in the excellent perform-* 
ance of the new animal than the audience.. Several of the family will 
visit their borne in Australia next winter returning In the spring to join 
the Ringllng-Barnum-Bailey circus. 

A very old gyp game has been revived In the Times square district 
Old timer know it but many of the younger generation do not. 

The gyp is the old "pawnticket selling lure" in which the victim is ap- 
proached by a fellow generally well dressed who tells a bard luck story 
and claims he does not want charity (>ut through misfortune has been 
obliged to part with a very valuable article, pawning it. Misfortune still 
pursuing hThi he has been unable to redeem the acticle and it is about to 
lun out (this last phrase always being part of the patter as it insures the 
tayment of fhe maximum amount of interest by the victim at all events, 
because in order to see the article the chump must put up the total in- 
terest due. Sooner than allow the pawnbroker to get the benefit of th«; 
added value he (the unfortunate one) will sell the ticket for a few dollars.' 

If his story sells the ticket he has that money In his pocket alrtrady, for 
unscruplous pawnbrokers write their own tickets on some arttele In their 
own store, doubling the actual value and adding a year's interest as it 
the article had been in pawn that length of time. This is running very 
close to outside the lav but these fellows take' that chance because the 
victim very seldom puts up a yell. The fake tickets pawnbrokers give to 
the chaps who peddle them and they keep the money obtained for them- . 
selves. J 

When the victim goej to redeem the article he thinks he is wise in not < 
taking the thing out of pawn but he must pay one year's interest In order 
to see it, that in law being a legitimate transaction. The victim Is stung 
If he does not take it out and he Is worse stung 1/ he does. 

Another method of distributing the fake pawn tickets Is to have an-.j 
other pawn shop display them in the window beside a legend reading, j 
"Pawntickets bought and sold," The victim Is attracted by written signa ] 
attached to tickets such as "Pawned for J30; worth $100," etc. j 



THE STYLISH SIDE 

BY PAM 

Three piano acts at the Palace this week. The best in the audience's 
favor Is the turn of Charles Olcott and Mary Ann. Little Miss Donohue 
ib a very clever girl anO, has a personality that permeates the atmos|,her« 
(lom the moment she makes heif appearance. Her first gown Is of tor- 
quoise shade made will full skirt and striped with gold lace. A girdle of 
pastel ribbons adds a Harlequin tone that is very good. In a black velvet 
tightly fitting costume her pretty figure Is well exploited. This model has 
the very newest skirt, Mary Ann is noticeably well shod. 'Wearing her 
hair a little more oft her forehead would be better, a,s coiffed at the Mon- 
day matinee her bangs concealed her brow. 

Miss Clark (Howard and Clark) fl.iRhed to tood advantage in a terra 
cotta red chiffon made along distinctly French lines. Especially Parisian 
is the hat with this costume This is a peach color for her. The "Toy 
Soldier " drill the chorus do Is perfect in unison. The girls are unable 
to disguise their good looks by the funny smudges they paint on their 
faces. Different conceptions by the girls of how a toy soldier should look 
is quite a character stud.v. 

Tillis and La Rue present several cracking dances. Both are clothed in 
the best o; taste. Miss Clark has a number of creations, the best, a strik- 
ing combination of silver cloth and blue velvet. Her knowledge of what 
to wear has markedly improved. 

A very gfiod scene is the Louis XV orchestra, remindful of Bakst at his 
best, and allows the star to show the hoopiest of hoopsklrts. Also at- 
tractive is the proscenium drop that suggests the Erie school df design. 
This act is lavishly staged and well thought out as to color effects, and 
Miss Clark does full credit to all the gowns she wears. 

That marvellous little equestrienne. May Wlrth, displays simple and 
good judgment in the selection of her wardrobe. Ideal is a flesh satin 
mcssaline of the long walsted type. Both May and Stella Wlrth wear 
drapes of mallne. This addition to the costume gives a delightful fem- 
inine touch. In her little yellow rompers May Is an Infantile dream, and 
has the thoroughly gutless expression that goes with kiddles' clothes. 
Stella looks delectable in a lovely shade of blue, also of messaline fabric 
Stella has written the nvmbers for the act, May designed the scenery and 
costumes, Mrs. Wlith as the ring mistress Is wearing a late mode] la 
coral velvet beautifully designed. 

If there was a jewcless location Monday on the person of Emma Carus 
It was -tremendously diflficult to discern. This glacial display did not 
tend to enhance Miss Carus' youthful allusions to herself. A steel and 
woodland green dress looked well and befitted her figure. The Ingenue 
taffeta used for her rough and tumble number would be a good model 
for either of the Lee kids. Her opening song should be replaced mostly 
bec.iuse the comedienne sang it off key. 

Judging by the speech at the conclusion of her act. Miss Carus. wer« 
it not for the song writers, might have been a successful exponent of 
Hhaiicspcnre, 



■'Kiieniies of Women," In the Ixiew houses is proving as great ,i draw 
as when first shown. In the interim this picture of the famous Ibanes 
story has been the biKgest hit of the year in London up to the close of its 
iiin at the Empire theatre. Closing to give place to Marion Davies' "Little 
Old New York" 

Alm.i Ruben,s revealed foresight in choosint; her clothes for they arc at 
(his time ultra fashionable. The most fetching gf her costumes Is the 
b'ack and white draper, model with a very becoming military helment 
toque; .". fascihatinj; bandit veil is caught at the hack and swirled around 
'.he neck in a graceful line. The rets in this picture are more ^leautiful 
when seen a second time. They are studies of the most perfect design. 
The exteriors taken in and about Monte Carlo arc specimens of the finest 
photography. 

Howard Greer has outdistanced hi- record in the designing of Poll 
.Negri's clothes In "Tlie Cheat.' An^nnovatlon In both robes la startling 
ir its similarity to an evenin," wrap. Red and white toweling boasting a 
two-yard train and hnn' sleeves give nrt odd efT'ct. An upManding collar 
con( Uules the novel eimeiiible.' 

One is not so concerned about Mirs Negri mi sing the boat train as 
with the corking tr.'ivel model she is wearing. The sleeves are set in. with 
a close hltiiif; <a|i n} slioulilor, putrnii; huf;el> .-.t the wrist. A plain bodice 
and a bouffnnt -kirl, Mo'it felohinK Uatlicr helmet trimmed with clipped, 
sparrow's fpjilliers eom|,;etes the picture. The only visible mean': of sup- 
port observed in the biack evening gown v.ere the inch' w.de shoulder 
slraps of jet. The gown is s.-.ns back a.id sleeves. Square jet .and pt-arls , 
are the enibroider.v A bewildering f.Tn of the choicest feathers of the 
faire't I'inls (.f paradise is artistically wieided liy Ihe star. It i'! said thin 
fan C.St $1,100, CJuite believable. In this picture Mis? Negri weara the 
best clothes sini.e her ailveiit into Am< rli-an tilmdom, 

Mr. Oreir b.r- been lo.inec; by thV- Lasky stiulio for eU;ht we lis to the 
current "Greenwich Viliafje Follies" tr supervis" the malting of the COS- 
tiirnes, .ifLr which period he proreed.-; with hi« staff to Ihe Joilywood 
studio to begin work on Miss NalUi s sartorial (uture. 



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Thursday, August V>, 1929 



LEGITIMATE 



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11 



EQlmPUYERSNEWSEASON 



LAST SEASON'S 

NET LOSS OF 
. S7e.239.2fl 



fiquity issue* Financial 
Statement of July 31, 

':- 1923 ''^ Gross Receipts 
Last Season of 32 Weeks 
at^ 48th St., $202,518 — 
Cost of Performances 
Alone $232^,400 — Produc- 
tion and Staging Expense, 
$47,900 — Sends Out Pre- 
liminary Announcement 
for 23-24 

5fo ASSESSMENT CALLED 



Tlip liiiuiuhii statement of the 
Equity Players' first season at the 
48th Street theatre has been issued 
of July 31. :ast, date. It shows a net 
operating loss ot over (79.000. 

During its season of around 32 
weeks at the 48th Street, the Equity 
statement discloses, it played to 
ffross receipts at the box office of 
$292,518, with costs of playing and 
production over that amount. 

The statement as issued yesterday 
(Wednesday) is published on this 
page, along with a call for another 
assessment from Equity subscribers 
of five per cent. 

Along with the other matter issued 
yesterday by Equity Players was an 
Announcement of Equity Players' 
plans for next reason. It was labeled 



"Confidential" and U alio repro- 
duced here. 

It ia said of the original subscrib- 
ers among professionals, ^nly the 
following among those subscribing 
the largest amounts have paid their 
subscriptions in full: Jane Cowl, 
$6,000; Elsie Ferguson, $5,000; 
Grant Mitchell, $7,600; Doris Keane, 
$5,000; LAurette Taylor, $C,000. 



MORE PRINCIPALS 



Lewis' "Frolic" Oftep Changing 
Moving to Philadelphia 



JEANNE EAGELS' SALARY 
MOVES TO $1,000 WEEK 

Also Percentage of Gross with 

New Season — Former 

Salary $600 



Boston, Aug. 29. 

More shifts of principals are oc- 
curring in Ted Lewis' "Frolics." 
Williams and AVolfiie, who joined 
the show within a week, are leav- 
ing it immediately. Another de- 
parture will be Dody and Lewis, 
who opened with It. 

Lillian Lorraine is reported ill In 
Xew York. She may rejoin the 
company next week In Philadelphia, 
wltere it will open at the Shubert to 
a $2:50 top. Helen Bolton U now 
in the Lorraine role. 

The Minnngement has been des- 
perately searching for a couple of 
comics since the "Frolics" first 
started. 



Jeanne Eagels, starred In "Rain," 
will receive $1,000 weekly and a per- 
centage of the gross starting next 
week when the show resumes Sat- 
urday performances at Maxlne El- 
liott's theatre. New York. Miss 
Elagels' salary up to now has been 
$600. It Is said Sam H. Harris 
granted the Increase because of the 
attraction's smashing success and 
huge profits. During Augtist only 
six performances were played, the 
company resting over the week- 
ends. 

Miss Eagels first requested a 
three weeks' vacation but agreed 
with the management that If the 
attraction went dark temporarily 
the strength of the rv;n might be Im- 
paired. 

"Rain" Is now In Its 42d week and 
is expected to continue until next 



EQUITY'S 5% ASSESSMENT CALL 

New York, Aug. 28. 

In closing the books for its first season, Equity Players wishes to 
thank you (or the generous support which you as a guarantor have 
given it during that period. 

A large part of our assets, such as scenery, costumes, rights to 
plays, etc., while of substantial value, Is not available foe the payment 
of Immediate debts, and It is therefore necessary to make a further 
call of 5 per cent., making a total of 6S per cent., upon all guaranlura. 
both professional and non-professional. Our balance sheet tor 
1922-23, herewith enclosed, la now made up and the balance ot the 
money called is needed at once. 

To all guarantors paying their guaranty in full there Is Issued an 
Inoome sharing certificate which entitles the holder to a participating 
Interest with present and future guararttofS In alt future profits of the 
organization. i . 

You will note from the accompanying financial statement that we . 
have great cause for congratulations over the proapecta for the. 
enduing season. With the active co-operation of every guarantor, 
we will, without question, build up gOt>d Will which eventually should 
put UM in a position to relieve every guarantor from any loss. 

Very truly yours, 

Har«U Harvey, 
.,■ ' :':■ :',.-."C:;,c'' ." , ,-,-,.i '■■.? ' Acting Secretary. . 



summer. Business throughout Au- 
gust held to $11,000 and more, de- 
spite the short weeks, which gross 
was theoretically the best on 
Broadway. The house is the prop- 



erty of Hisa Elliott, Shubert hav- 
ing a SO per cent, interest in return 
for conducting the house. Mlaa El- 
liott is residing abroad and theatre 
profits are sent her at stated periods. 



Confidential Freliminaiy 

Annoancement of 

Equity Flayers' Flans 

For Season 1923-24 

For its second season at the 
Forty -eighth Street Theatre, 
Equity Players, Inc., announce 
the following productions, the 
first to be made about Oct. 
16, 1923. 

A Shakespearean comedy. 

An American ptay (already 
•elected). 

A . revival of a modern 
classic. 

▲n American comedy (al- 
r«ady selected). 

The best new American play 
which becomes available dur- 
ing the current season. 

An all star revival to be pre- 
sented for one week in New 
York and then to be taken on 
a tour of the principal cities. 

A play especially suited to 
the summer season. 

The Interest of the acting 
, profession in the theatre, which 
It founded, Is proved by the 
fact that the following play- 
era have pledged their ser- 
vices, contracts permitting, to 
the organization tor the com- 
ing year: 

George Arllss Grant Mitchell 

Ethel Barry- Laurette Tay- 

more lor 

Jane Cowl Pegiry Wood ' 

John Drew Francis Wilson 

Nance O'Xelll Florence Ttocd 

Elsie Ferptison Mary Shnw 
Helen Mackellar 
Edith Wynne 

Matthison 

The guarantor.^ ot the com- 
ing se.Tson of Equity Players 
are : 

iBen Blnncliard 
W ni . Hamlin 

Cliilds 
Irvlnir U". Bon- 

briglit 
Henry l>uiil;ak 
Frederick it, 

Ecker 
A. W. l''r-ick.son 
Mariliall Field 
Nathan S JonaR 
William Fel. 

low.s .Vl.ircau 
John H. l.ove 
Edward Prizer 
Frank rres'l<rov 



James H. Post 
Hubert J. I'ar- 

sons 
Herbert N. 

Straus 
Manny .Straus 
A. M. Stcwnrt 
Richard A. 

Strimn 
Il.ary P. W'ul- 

lirldge 
.T o h n riilli Tt 

White 
Mortimer I.. 

.Schlflf 
P.. A. C. Smith 



Equity Players/ tnc. 

Balance Sheet as of July 31st, 1923 

Statement of Income and Expenses 

Tor the Period from June 1, 1922 to July 31, 1923 
Season 1922-1923 



INCOME 



EXPENSES 



Subscriptions fnet of refunds). 
Less: W;ir tax 



$3a.&DC.70 
3,071.24 



Net stibscrlr^tlons receipts 

Deduct : 
Amount paid for subscribers' at- 
tendance to plays performed not 
under Equity Players management 


$1,912.95 
27,319.39 


$30,485,46 

,i . _- ■ . 

1.253.12 




Net Income from subscription 


■■■• * 

• 

1.000.00 

'426.00 

7S.00 

17.8T 


$29.23-!.34 


Redeemed ••••• 










$29,232.34 




Sale ot tickets at box oflUce for Equity 

Players' own productions 

Festival Week subscriptions and contrl- 


$3,348.51 
227.85 


J()-.'.518.09 
i 376 36 


Applied to plays. .«^ - 

, 1 Unapplied 






$3,576.36 


'•:■:•. •■ ■■■:.:■ ■ 


Shares received from plays performed 
under other than Equity Players' 
management 

Proceeds from sale of play, "Why Not?". 

Theatre Concessions: 


. f 


19,008,62 

1,788.60 


Candies ••••••••••••... 










1,617.87 








$ 

$650.79 

3,603.64 

10.00 


20.99 


Sub-rental of theatre during oft season . 


T,200.e0 
217.64 








265.080.41 


ASSETS 
Cash In banks and on hand: 

Pacific Bank. New York 




Manufacturers' Trust Company, New York 


$4,261.43 









Pi'OductioM and staging of plays (net of residual, 
salable value ot sets and costumes, $9,200.00)... 

Cost of performances of plays under Equity 
Players' management .'... 

Cost of performances of plays under other than 
Equity Players' management 



Cost of operating theatre under sub-rentals. 
I'napplied rental (idle time ot theatre) 



$47.939.7S 

232,40062 

24,785.70 
t,f2S.04 
1.88843 



Tot!»l direct expenses. 



310,63653 



riross operating loes (with producers' riKht.s and 
interest in three phiys unsold) , . 

Add: Administrative and general expenses: 

Salaries 

Office 

Guarantee funds 

Subscription department 

Scenic department. 

Play-reading department 

Advertising and publicity department.... 
48th Street Theatre — General expenaes... 

Miscellaneous expenses In leasehold 

Expired options on plays 



$45.5^6.1:; 



$15,846.67 
6.601.13 

563.21 

4,219.45 

68.35 

335.77' 
1.282.35 
2,387.65 
1,937.59 

400.00 



Total Indirect expenses.... 

Profit sharing to "Chastening" company.. 



82.632.07 
1,061.01 



Net operating loss on July II. 1923. 



LIABILITIES 

Accruals and Accountu Payable: 

War tax on subscriptions 

Sundry creditors 



$79,239.20 



$191.29 
$,034 19 $r..'!?5.tit 



Note receivable (Classic Theatre Corporation)..., 

Special limited guaran.lces: 

Amount underwrlUen for the season 1922-28 $30,000.00 

(Pledged as collateral to Notes Payable, 
$12,020.00 — see contra.) 

Amount underwritten tor the season 1923-24. . . . 41,000.00 
(Guarantees of the face value ot $23,000.0u 
pledged as collateral to Notes Payable,- 
$14,300 — see contra.) . ; ' 



2,038.03 



Notes Payable: 
Collateral Notes: 
Secured by $30,000,00 tuce value ot 
special limited guarantees— season 

1922-23— «ee contra $12,030.00 

Secured by $23,000.00 face value o( 
special limited guarantees — season 
1923-24— see contra 14,300.00 



Coal Inventory (estimated quantity— at cost) 

Sets and costumes (estimated value) 

Stage electric light equipment $3,301.62 

Less: Reserve for depreciation 537.11 



Furniture and office appliances . . . 
Less: Reserve for depreciation. 



$911.90 
91, IS 



Deposit on lease ot thentrc 

Options on new pl.iys , 

I're-payments and chafcr^s dcferrsd — tij — s e uju ii 
1923-21,: 

Discount on Nolo.') Payalilc 

(Iii.irantors fund expenses" 

Dclic i! ■ 0|>r riitiii!? loss >in Inly .Tl. Iftl'S (witli 
producers' ritslils aful interest in three pl^i.vs 
unsold) 



71.00000 

668.64 

9,200.00 

2tlCl..-il 



9'J0.7l 

10,000.00 
750.00 



Unsecured notes and accrued Interest. 

li'iiaecurcd loans payble • 

Deferred Income: 
Pre-payment on August (1923) sub- 
rental ot theatre 

C. A. Coffin's prc-payment« on tickets 
for dramatic schools (1923-24) 



$26,320.00 

4,844.<8 }1,164.68 
14,717.84 

$4,900.00 
601,50 4,seiso 



riM;tr.Wit»jt ?.: 

Special Limited Guarantors: 
Amount underwritten for the neason 

1922-23 $30,000.00 

Amount underwritten tor the season 
19:;:i-lM 41,000.60 $71, OOOOO 



$29407 
ill 71 



ill.-. 



;39.j.i ,, 



Professional Guarantors: 

Amount paid directly to the lom- 

pany $»,79 1. 90 

.Amount received by the company 
from $128,850,000 underwritten by 

I)rofesslonal actors 51,250.00 

t'lpital wtock— Issued and outstanding 

r* — " 

the i)ar value of 



5I,0«1,»0 



1 100 shares of 
$10.00) 



*lSVgil.iO 



- 125.041.JJ 
1.000.00 

H31.651..10 






It 



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LEGITIMATE 



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Thursday, August 30, 1923 



YIDDISH SUNDAY CONCERTS 
WITH "JEWISH HARRY LAUDER" 



May Be Solution of Equity-Thomashefsky Squabble 
—Equity Changes lU "Demand" to "Requett"— 
Hebrew Actors' Union Decision Today 



Today (Thursday) the Hebrew 
▲ctora' Union will band down lU 
««eUion on the Ekjuity imbroglio 
with the Thomashefsky Broadway 
Tlddlah Theatre Co., on the Sunday 
performance propo«ltlon. Equity 
object! to the Tiddisb troupe's Sun- 
day abows and the latter takes ex- 
ception to the Sunday lay -oft on 
the ground that the elimination of 
the Wednesday matinee perform- 
ance gives the Yiddish thesplans 
•ufflclent rest; that the Yiddish 
actors do not demand any further 
curtailment of their duties and that 
the fact each player has an under- 
study substituting In his or her part 
once a week provides further rest 
for the company one day a week. 

Meantime, Boris Thomashcfsky 
this week placed under contr.ict a 
Russian singing comedian, Sarama- 
toff, who Is termed the Jewish 
Harry Lauder. If the Sunday legit 
performances are banned, the Yid- 
dish troupe will substitute Sunday 
concert performances of YicWlsh 
vaudeville with Saramatofl as the 
kingpin of the programs. The sup- 
porting bill will be recruited from 
the stock company which Includei^ 
iMsides Thomashcfsky, Rudolph 
Schlldkraut, lAidwlg Satz, Regina 
Zuckerberg and a versatile and 
varied aggregation of minor players. 
The Sunday performance proposi- 
tion becomes a necessity in Yiddish 
show business since that Is their 
biggest day. The Hebrew Sabbath, 
Saturday, does not find as big a 
draw as on Sundays. Next to Bun- 
day, It'* a question 'whether Friday 
night or Saturday night draws bet- 
ter for second place. 

Thomashefsky Is loath to submit 
to an Equity a*ltratIon. Instead 
the matter has been submitted to 
Rubin Guskln and Jean Qreenfleld, 
•the executive heads of the Hebrew 
Actors' Union for a decision. 

A special meeting of the executive 
committee of the Four A's was 
called Tuesday by Frank Ollmore 
for 'he purpose of resubmitting his 
resolution which had been defeated 
through objections by Harry Mount- 
ford at a previous meeting. The 
resolution has since been reduced 
from a "demand and order" to a 
"request" to the officials of the He- 
brew Actors' Union that they "re- 
quest" their members not to play 
Sundays ati Intended. 

The legal end of thi.; Equlty- 
Thomar'.iefsky squabble doesn't fig- 
ure. Thomashefsky states that he 
can perform his "Three Little Busi- 
ness Men," the opening attraction, 
■ans make-up or costuming and 
thus qualify for the Sunday law 
provision against • theatrical per- 
formances. 



YIDDISH COS. HGHTING; 
UNION VS. INDEPENDENT 



Littman, of Buffalo, Heading 

Independents — Jacubovitz 

Opens Sunday in Buffalo 



NEW TICKET SYSTEM 
MAY BE WORKED OUT 



p. M. A. Committee Has Com- 
promise Idea— McBride-Ty- 
son Deal Not Monopoly 



CRITICAL DIGEST 



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Buffalo, Aug. 29. 
Buffalo during the coming season 
will become one of the battlegrounds 
for the fight between the Hebrew 
Actors' Union and the Independents. 
The local Yiddish season opens Sun- 
day at the Majestic with Hyraan 
Jacubovlts Company, a non-ilnlon 
troupe, and will continue durint the 
week with the company switching to 
a small east -side house. 

vFor two seasons, Buffalo has been 
li. the foreground of the Yiddish 
actors' battle. Last year the Na- 
tional Toronto Company (non- 
union) alternated between Canada 
and Buffalo, giving the union forces 
of the Standard, Toronto (Local No 
1). a stiff battle. 

Three companies occupied the local 
Yiddish stages, Local No. 6 supply- 
ing the third at the Temple and 
playing direct opposition to the 
Standard No. 1 company, witli the 
National skirmishing between the 
two. 

For the present season, the sit- 
uation is being dominated by Abra- 
ham Littman, an Independent pro- 
ducer. Littman has completed ar- 
rangements foi five non-union com- 
panies to alternate In Detroit. Buf- 
falo, Toronto, Rochester and Syra- 
cuse, with theatres under lease in 
each of these cities. The amalgama- 
tion of the locals makes It certain 
that the union will furnish com- 
panies to oppose Littman, and al- 
ready forces at? working in the form 
Oi warning publicity and local In- 
fluences to block the independents in 
the various towns. 

Llttman's scheme .8 the most com- 
prehensive yet attempted by the In- 
dependents and Is probably the first 
unit circuit movement in the Yiddish 
theatre. 

ANOTHER TICKET OFFICE 

William Everin Openi Next to His 
Former Boss's Place. 



Deals 



COHAN OPERETTA 

with PostrWar European 
Situation. 



George M. Cohan will probably 
produce by winter a new operetta 
l>y Samuel Rusktn Qoldlng with 
score by Harold Levey. It la titled 
"Oh Princess" and is a post-war 
liatire set In Paris and Constant - 
nople dealing with the social as- 
pects of Europe of today. 

Cohan Is impressed with the 
piece's possibilities. It Is looked on 
as another "Merry Widow." I,evy, 
who composed the last three Mitzi 
shows, Interested Cohan on the^r 
trip back from London recently. 

EVELYN GOODWIN "BROKE" 

Evelyn Ooodwin, actress, of 2C47 
■ Broadway, New York, filed a volun- 
tary petition In bankruptcy in the 
U. S. District Court this week set- 
ting forth $2,777 In lia"i:utlcs and 
$200 exempt assets c.n.sistlng of 
wcarlnt apparel. 

The creditors are hotels for lodg- 
ing bills and women's wear estab- 
lishments for merchandise sold. 

DUDLEY EEPORTED MARRIED 

Helen Eiiglcs (sister of Jeanne 
Eagles) and Edpar Dudley, agent. 
I are reported to have kren maniid, 
,' Aug. 18. In Atlantic City. 



A new theatre iicket ag«'ncy has 
been opened on the south side of 
42nd street west of Seventh ave- 
nue. The new broker ia William 
Everin, formerly in the agency of 
Louis Cohn, and the new office 
directly adjoins Cohn's. There are 
now four agencies In the short dis- 
tance from Seventh avenue to the 
New Amsterdam theatre, the others 
being the Tyson Company and the 
Ubrary. There are two agencies a 
few steps to the west of the house 
while several smaller ticket selling 
spots are located on the north side 
of the thoroughfare. 

Everin is being backed by his 
father- In-law, a ladles' apparel 
manufacturer. 



"NIFTIES" SHORT ROAD TOUR 

Bernard and Collier In "Nifties 
of 1923" will play a three-week out- 
of-town engigement prior to open- 
log at the Fulton, New York, Oct. 1 

The show will open at the Majes- 
tic, Buffalo, on Sept. 10, then go to 
the Ohio, Cleveland, and spend Its 
last week on tour at the Detroit 
opera house, closing tkere on 
Sept. 29. 

The acting company will com- 
prise 84 people and will m.ikc all 
their Jumps via special trains. 

Those engapcd for the cast In- 
clude Sam liernard, Willie CoIIit-r. 
Haiel Dawn, Van and Schenck, Kay 
Doolcy, Harry Watson, Jr.; l^'ratik 
Crumltt, Cortei and Peggy, Helen 
Broderiik, Jane Green, Lina B.as- 
quette, William Holbrook, Elm Cif:y' 
(juartet, Fooshce Sisters, Florianne 
and Revel, Gertrudj McDonald, IC 
F;nBlish 'JCiller Ciirls and 38 chorus 
girls. 



Though the tlckkt committee of 
the Producing Managers' Associa- 
tion will not declare the central 
ticket agency a closed issue it ie 
stated the matter is up to Lee 
Shubert. It is conceded Shubert 
has the "balance of power" because 
of the number of theatres the Sbu- 
berts control and because of the 
withdrawal of ,A. L. Erlanger and 
the theatre managements asso- 
ciated with the "syndicate" Inter- 
ests from a participation in the 
central office, as proposed. 

The committee IS understood to 
be working on a system which 
would, in effect, be a compromise 
with the idea of Interesting the 
Erlanger group of theatres. It Is 
recognized all the important Broad- 
way houses must subscribe to any 
plan if ticket conditions are to be 
bettered. The new plan calls for 
a central agency, but without the 
power the original proposal con- 
templated. It would act as a sort 
of controller for the dist.-ibutlon of 
tickets to the recognized agencies, 
all others being shut off it caught 
gypping. 

It is claimed by leading brokers 
the bulk of gypping; now existing is 
in New York's exclusive clubs. The 
clubs are supplied by certain brok- 
ers, who are said not to exact 
excessive premiums from rcpiilar 
patrons who purchase through ihem 
direct. 

A reaction again"t paying fancy 
prices has been noted in agency 
circles for some time, theatre- 
goers apparently having tired of 
piiylng high prices, and the brokers 
are looking to the clubs for most 
of the excess. Instances of visit- 
ors paying double the box olllce 
price for attractions which have 
been running more than six 
months are known around the clubs 
recently. 

Last week's meeting of the P. M. 
A. resulted in an announcement to 
the effect the central agency had 
been "frustrated" by the withdrdVal 
of Erlanger. The P. M. A. an- 
nouncement was regarded as an of- 
ficial decision the central agency 
was "cold," forecast some time ago. 
The abeorjitlon of the Tyson 
Company by the McBrldes was ex- 
plained by the latter that through 
it they would be enablei to extend 
their own service of tickets at 60 
cents premiiim. They also stated 
there was no attempt at monopoly 
and that they had refused control 
of agency distribution several times 
because opposed to the idea of 
monopoly. • 

Erlanger issued a second ^state- 
ment on the ticket matter 'advo- 
cating supervision of all agencies 
and advising managers their func- 
tion was to produce wholesome 
plays Instead of delving into the 
ticket traffic. The statement may 
have referred to the Shuberts mu- 
sical "Artists and Models," which 
Jumped to big boslness mainly 
through the nudity of the chorus 
and "raw bits." 

At la.^t week's P. M. A. meeting 
the proposed change In the by-laws 
which would have permitted resig- 
nations to be accepted forthwith 
instead of the bI:^ months' periods 
now provided, was not acted on, the 
three-fourths membership required 
for the change not attending. The 
change was proposed becaube of the 
resignations of Erlanger and Zleg- 
feld. 

A skit on the ticket matter was 
reported being readied for the 
"Follies." It was due to have gone 
Into the show Monday, but Zieg- 
feld said he was holding It out. 
The reported ticket skit for the 
new "Music Box Revue" is now 
said to be an opening chorus bit. 



Opinions of tha metropolitan erities on the new legitimate pro- 
ductions. Publiehed weekly in Variety as a guide to the reliability 
of the critical Judgment on plays expressed by the reviewers on 
the dailies. 

The opinion if contrary will be repeated when a play closes on 
Broadway after a long or short run, with the critics to be box-soored 
at intervals, rated by percentage on their Judgment as recorded. 



"Little Miss Bluebeard" 
The "Little Miss Bluebeard" no- 
tices, when better than f-iir, were 
hung on Irene Bordonl. The better 
than "fair," however, did not exceed 
good. "Good" was expressed by the 
"Times" (Corbin) saying, "almost 
Parisian In its delicate impropriety." 
"News" (Mantle) said "Bordonl 
pulls it through," summing it up as a 
fair entertainment, with a similar 
expression by the "Tribune" (Ham- 
mond), while Variety (Pulaski) be- 
lieves the show Is in the Lyceum for 
•a run through Bordoni and her 
songs 



/ 



Artists ancf Models" 
But one of four openings and drew 
but few of the first line critics. 
Those who did attend seemed mod- 
erately cordial, with a majority 
commenting upon the dlrth of 
clothes worn, the "Times" typifying 
it, "the limit in nudity." 



"Brook" 
A general air of mediocrity seems 
to prevail as regards the dallies' 
opinion of this premier. The "Tele- 
gram" called it "unconventional." 
the "Times" s.-vid "interesting," and 
the "American" (Dale) bewailed the 
fate of the heroine who has a 
fiuai'tft of lovers in the Rciipt. 



"Home Fires" 

This opfning appeared to pet the 

break ' August 21. the' "Times" 

(Corbin) compared it ecju.illy to tht- 

aiithor's former effcit. "Icebound," 

"Herald" ( vVnollcott) deemed it both 



good and bad, "Mall" (Craig) called 
It "delightful," and "Post" (R. J. S.) 
said "entertaining." 



■•>1 



"We've Get to Have Money" 
Over half the quota of— writers 
"catching" the entrance of this 
piec into New York picked it as 
becoming a success, although they 
didn't like it personally. Variety 
(lAlt) said the show "ran go to 
Thanksgiving if it can ll\iC on $7,000 
a week." /i.= . 



"Zeno" 

Generous skepticism in the dailies 
on thi.« Saturday nijTlit ■ oi)»iiing. 
Most of the scribes compared It, 
detrimentally, with previous crook 
and mystery dramas, with t^e 
"Times" (Corbin) styling it as "one 
of these things," the "World" 
(Broun) "illogical and ;)ropo.sterou8" 
and the "Sun" (Rathbun) "t'ne 
stage electrician Is ,i mure impor- 
t.njit perKon than the author * 



"Magnolia" 
Appiroiative criticism that as- 
signed the second act as the show's 
greatest accomplishment tireeted 
this stcond offering of Booth Tar- 
kington for the current season. 
Many hailed Leo Carrilio for his 
performance, with the "Times" (Cor- 
bin) the foremost, p!;uinj; his work 
alongside of that of Man:iliel(l. The 
"Sun" (Rathliun) de!ive!Cd the 
only real "pan" to the p.ece when 
Crilling it " jt much ot .i play." 
Variety (Lnit) says it will be a suc- 
cess, though not a rage. 



SIX NEW PRODUCTIONS, 
ZIEGFELD'S PROGRAM 

Billie Burke, Fannie Brice and 
Eddie Cantor Among Them 
— Total of Eight Due - 



Flo Ziegfeld has a new produc- 
tion program calling for six produc- 
tions due during the fall and giving 
him a total of eight shows, counting 
the current "Follies" and "Sally." 

'Uiere will be a new play for Billie 
Burke In November. About that 
time a number two "SaKy" Is listed 
for southern territory. Prior will be 
the new "winter" "Follies," due Oct. 
1, at the New Amsterdam. No cast 
has been announced, though chorus 
rehearsals have been called. 

Zlcgfeld has definitely decided on 
the musical which will star Fannie 
Brlce. Its authors are Ring Lardner 
and Rudolf Frlml. Oct. 18 Is the 
date set for the new show to star 
Eddie Cantor. It is being done by 
William Anthony Maguire with the 
score by Harry Tlerney and Joseph 
McCarthy. 

Gallagher and 8hean were out of 
the "Follies" last week and early 
this week, though expected back last 
(Wednesday) night Gallagher was 
HI with an infection of his face said 
to have started in his eyes. The 
comedians were forced out of a Fox 
picture making through the Illness. 

The "Follies" will leave for the 
road in two weeks with "Sally" fill- 
ing the ^ap until the new "Follies" 
Is ready. 



WIFE GREW TIRED 

AFTER 40 YEARS 

ilVife of John Herfurth, Scenic 

Artist, Quotes Cruelty in 

Cross Petition 



Cincinnati, Aug. 29. 
John Hi^rfurth, scenic artist fop 
leading theatres, has filed sui for 
divorce against Marie G. Herfurth, 
charging she deserted him. In hep 
answer and cross-petition she de- 
clares that during the 40 years of 
their married life she helped her 
husband in his business, which was 
very profitable, but she never re- 
ceived any of the profit- ^h* 
charges John with being us temper- 
amental as some actors and says h« 
treated her cruelly, was surly, nag- 
ging and quarrelsome at all times. 

Frequently, she declares, he would 
become peeved at mealtime and 
would arise from the table and over^ 
turn It, throwing everything on tha 
floor, and would pack his belonginga, 
leave the house and remain away for 
weeks. She says she even sewed 
together the scenery he painted and 
alleges he failed to provide a horn* 
for her since September 11, 1920. 

Mrs. Herfurth asks that he be en- 
joined from disposing of the contents 
of his safe deposit box and from 
changing the beneficiary of a $1,000. 
life Insurance policy, upon which shs 
claims she has paid the premiums. 



NO FAIRJA[EEK SHOW 

Wieting, Syracuse, With No Book- 
ing During State Fair 



Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 29. 
To date no booking has been en- 
tered for the Shubert's Wtetlng 
here, the only legit house in the 

rity. 

"ROAD TOGETHER," NEW 

» Los Angeles. Aug. 29. 

Marjcrle Rambeau will do a new 
play called "The Road Together," 
by George Midilleton. following the 
run of "Tht Goldlish. " 

It will be used by Miss Rambeau 
In New York. 



6AITES' THEATRE GUILD REP. 

Jo«eph M. Oaites is assembling a 
cast to appear on tour In a reper- 
toire of former Theatre Guild pro- 
ductions. Including "He Who Gets 
Slapped" and "The Devil's Disciple." 

Galtes will also send out "The 
Monster" for another season on the 
road and will bring his musical 
revue, "I'll Say She Is," at the Wal- 
nut, Philadelphia, to a New York 
theatre at the termination of its 
Quaker City run. 



FRISCO OPERA STOCK 



Jefferson De Angelie Heading Com* 
pany at Capitol 



MRS. DILLINGHAM RETURNING 

The Dillingham offices have Issued 
a denial of the report that Mrs. 
Charles Dillingham was seriously 
ill in Paris and would be forced 
to undergo an operation. It was 
aaid that she had been slightly ill 
several weeks ago, but that £hc is 
entirely recovered now and expects 
to return to this country in a few 
days. . , . 



San Francisco, Aug. 29. 

Jefferson De Angells will head a 
light operatic stock to open at the 
local Capitol next week. Mabel 
Rlegelman will be the principal 
support. 

The opening piece is "The Fire- 
fly." 



Another Thomashefsky on B'way 

Bessie Thomashefsky Is the sec- 
ond of the Thomashefsky clan to 
aspire to Broadway. The Yiddish 
actress, currently In Yiddi.«!h at the 
Second Avenue theatre, has com- 
missioned Andy Rice to specially, 
write a new play for her In English 
for fall production.' 

Boris Thoma8hef.?l<y, her husband, 
from whom she is separated, trans- 
ferred his Yiddish company of 
players from the East Side to 
Broadway. , . 



Thursday* August 80, 1923 



LEGITIMATE 



IS 



B'WAY WATTING FOR REAL HTT; 
3 CLOSINGS BEFORE LABOR DAY 



Qver Score of New Plays — Holdover Hit* Increase 
Business — Shuberts' "Raw" Show Demand 
Leader at $4 Top, $4,000 Nightly 



Thera are mora than a score of 
nevr plays already in the new sea-' 
son, going, but Broadway Is still 
waiting for a real hit or hits. No- 
tices have meant little in the way 
of stimulating business, and mana- 
gers with attractions they thinic are 
set are flguring Improvement when 
the weather settles. 

Karly this week some new pieces 
thought to have good chances were 
running slightly ahead of last week. 
Showmen who flgure the business 
handicaps, looked for no particular 
change in volume until next week, 
or until after the Labor Day week, 
the final holiday of the summer. A 
general out-of-town exodus is an- 
ticipated starting tomorrow (Fri- 
day) night. 

Ot> try-out form, two of the new 
attractions ought to land. They are 
"Little Miss Bluebeard," opening 
Tuesday at the Lyceum, and "Pop- 
py," a musical comedy, at the Apollo 
next Monday. This pair of attrac- 
tions played Long Branch and As- 
bury Park last week alternately for 
three days tti the two resort stands, 
and totalled a gross of nearly $33,- 
000. "Poppy" was not far from an 
tlS.OOO gross, while "Bluebeard," 
which stars Irene BordonI, got |14,- 
•00. That business meant both 
shows arriving In town showing a 
profit from the Jump. 

Out of the first production flight 
this young season, three are already 
outright flops. "Newcomers" stopped 
at the Ambassador (which will get 
"Top Hole") Saturday without no- 
tice, and "Thumbs Down" will bow 
out at the end of this week. With 
"The Mad Honeymoon" already In 
the storehouse, the three exits are 



dated before t>abor Day. Whethei 
early .entrance counted against the 
failures, and the others doing little 
business. Is problematical, it belKg 
believed that conditions cannot stop 
a hit at any time. 

"Artists and Models" remains the 
demand leader on Broadway. That 
the Shubert attraction is a 4ash 
hit, finds no basis in fact, yet the 
show is playing to standee attend- 
ance for all performances with the 
raw features credited with the de- 
mand. Starting Monday, the scale 
went to t4 top, the boost being Jl 
over the scale for the first week, 
which grossed $23,500. It was 
claimed Monday and Tuesday night 
takings were around $4,000, the 
Jump being accounted for by the in- 
crease of prices. 

"Red Light Annie," at the Moros- 
co, rated the best business of last 
week's non-musical arrivals, get- 
ting $8,600 in seven performances, 
which gives the show a paoe of 
$10,000 weekly. "Home Fires," 
which got good notices, showed no 
strength in the agencies, and 
grossed under $5,000 its first week 

"We've Got To Have Money" won 
strong reviews with the first week 
between $<,000 and $7,000. It is 
claimed the latter attraction is 
climbing, which also applies tc 
"Children of the Moon' at the Com- 
edy, thoagh the best the latter at- 
traction could do at the comedy last 
week was $4,000. 

"Two Fellows and a Girl" is stIU 
getting more money than the other 
new ones to date, with late week's 
gross $10,800. "Twcedles" Is get- 
ting fnir trade and so Is "In Love 
with Love." "Little Jesse James" 
(Continued on page 37) 



BALLET IN BETWEEN 
THE TWO SOLLIES 



Legal Action Threatened by 

Ziegfeld — Artist and G. V. 

Follies on Other Side 



FRED STPNE'S SHOW 
REHEARSING NEXT WEEK 



BOSTON PAPERS RAISE; 
THEATRES CUT DOWN 

Increase of Advertising Rates 

— Papers May Reduce 

Publicity Space 

Boston. Aug. 29. 

As a result of a recent decision by 
the publishers of the Boston "Globe" 
and Hearst's "Sunday Advertiser" 
to increase their rates on theatrical 
advertising, the theatre managers 
of this city, without exception, have 
agreed to cut their advertising copy 
< for the sheets. 

The "Globe" raised from SO to 7S 
cents a line and the "Sunday A,d- 
vertiser" Xrom 60 to 70 cents. The 
managers have decided to cut their 
advertising copy in the "Globe" one- 
third and in the "Advertiser" one- 
> seventh, the cuts being baied on the 
: increase*!. ^ 

It is claimed by those In a position 
: to know that when the theatres cut 
their copy the "Globe" and "Adver- 
tiser" will retaliate by cutting, down 
the reading notices, and that in the 
end the papers will be Just as well 
off as they ever wore, with the 
theatres losing a percentage of their 
publicity at a time when they need 
all they can get. 

At the present time the legitimate 
houses in town flgure on an outlay 
of $900 weekly'for a show. Up to a 
comparatively few years ago. up to 
the time of the boom In the the- 
atrical business, the houses spent 
about $1,000 or $1,200 for a show. 

The "Globe" under the new rate 
Is getting the highest price in the 
city for theatrical advertising. The 
"Posf (morning) gets 60 cents a 
line; "Transcript" (evening), SO; 
■^Welpgram" (evening), 30, and "Her- 
ald" and "Traveler," the former 
morning and the latter evening, 43 
cents a line. 



NEW COLORED SHOW 
DID $8,000 WEEKLY 



"Runnin' Wild" Threatened to 

Close — Miller and Lyie's 

$2,000 a Week 



Floronz Ziegfeld ia on the war- 
path for the scalp of John Murray 
Anderson, and contemplates bring- 
ing suit to restrain the Bohemians, 
Inc., from presenting "The Goya" 
ballet, conceived and designed by 
James Reynolds in the new edition 
of the "Greenwich Village FOUles," 
to open in Atlantic City Monday. 

Reynolds has been under contract 
with Ziegfeld for the past three 
years to furnish all of the draw- 
ings and designs for the latter's pro- 
duction. Prior to the beginning of 
the Ziegfeld contract. Reynolds In 
1919 had furnished the drawings of 
itif' costumes and scenes of "The 
League of Notions" which Anderson 
t>roduced for Charles Cochran at 
the New Oxford, London. This pro- 
duction was a conglomeration from 
the first "Greenwich Village Follies." 
and "What's In A Name," with all 
of the drawings, but one furnished 
by Reynolds. For this show Reynolds 
conceived the Goya Ballet, done 
only in part at that time with less 
than one-half of the costumes used. 

Word was conveyed to Ziegfeld 
this week that Reynolds had fur- 
nished Anderson with the drawings. 
Ziegfeld sent for Reynolds and told 
him of what he had heard, and the 
artist In turn told him that he had 
done this labcr In 1919, prior to the 
time his contract began with Zieg.' 
fold; that Anderson or the Bo- 
hemians, Inc., had a perfect right 
to present the ballet if they chose. 

Ziegfeld got in touch with Nathan 
Burkan, his attorney, and directed 
him to take measures to enjoin An- 
derson and the Bohemians, Inc., 
from using the b&llet. 

At the Burkan office it was stated 
Al Jones of the Bohemians, Inc., had 
said if' they were using another 
man's property it would be elimi- 
nated. 

The contract which Reynolds has 
with Ziegfeld expires Sept IS, and 
will not be renewed, according to 
the artist. 



Henry Jewctt's English rep will 
open at llio Copely Square. Ro.iton, 
I'ibor Day. Leo Stark h.is been 
'idded to the company. 



The' Warhurlon Players will re- 
sume in Ifonkers, N. T., Labol-'Day. 



Washington, Aug. 29. 

"Runnln' Wild," the new colored 
show, with Miller and'Lyle. bettered 
$S,000 for the first of its two weeks 
at the Howard playing at $1 top. 
Ten performances were played, 
three matinees and a midnight show 
Friday. Business went to $1,100 
Friday night and over $1,000 for the 
late trick on that evening. Busi- 
ness dropped off Saturday night, as 
expected for most of the colored 
population Is employed then. ^i 

The second week started wHB 
Sunday's performance, after trouble 
was threatened through a dispute 
over salaries. George White had 
advised Miller and Lyle a sure loss 
would be sustained at the admission 
scale. The colored comedians re- 
phed they did not want salary the 
first weak and that the company 
would also agree to passing the ini- 
tial salary Vlate. 

Saturday, however, the company 
advised Clarence Gray, the company 
manager, it was all news to them 
and demanded their pay envelopes. 
Gray telegraphed White and the lat- 
ter replied the show wouid close if 
the company Insisted on the sal- 
aries. The players thereon told the 
manager to no ahead and close. 
' Miller and Lyle waived salary, 
$2,000 weekly, the balance of the 
company receiving part salaries 
from the money remaining after ex- 
penses were paid. 

"Runnin' Wild" is geared up cx- 
pcn.sively for a colored dhow. In 
addition to the salary of Miller and 
Lyle a 13-pioce band is costing 
$1,200. There were 82 people car- 
ried when the show arrived here. 



'■DON QUIXOTE" ADAPTED 

HiisaoU J.inney will iiroilii-^e a 
dramatized version of Corvintes' 
"Hon Quixote." under the title of 
"The Kin^lom of Sincho P.ancha" 
this sea.son. 

Sidney Howard did the adaptation. 



STAGE HANDS^ INCREASE 

Upstate Managers Grant Half of 
Demand 



Refutation of Reported Illness 

^"Stepping Stones" on 

B'way in November 



"Stepping Stones," the new Fred 
Stone show, will be placed in re- 
hearsal by Charle.i Dil.'tngham next 
week. It will not debut on Broad- 
way until early November, plans 
calling for the attraction pluying 
several weeks out of town. 

Reports along Broadway recently 
persisted that Stone was ill and 
that the show had been set back. 
At the Dillingham ofllces letters re- 
ceived thlc week from Dlxville 
Notch, N. H,, where the star has 
been spending his vacation, reported 
Stone in excellent condition. He 
celebrated his SOth birthday last 
Saturday and wrote friends It has 
been the finest vacation in his 
memory. 

During the summer Stone gained 
11 pounds and Is weighing 172, 
which Is top weight for him. 

A new Fred Stone Is promised for 
Broad; .y. It is said he took more 
interest in his playing than ever 
before when his daughter Dorothy 
Joined "Tip Top" on tour last sea- 
son. Miss Stone Is to appear in 
the new show. The report of his 
illness may have started through 
Arthur Houghton taking out "The 
Lullaby." Houghton has long been 
company manager for Stone and 
will Join the new production when 
"Lullaby" arrives on Broadway next 
month. . ' 

Dillingham's first production for 
the new season Is "The Lullaby,'' 
starring Florence Reed. The piece 
will open tonight at Hartford, re- 
maining out two and a half weeks 
and arriving on Broadway Septem- 
ber 17 at the Knickerbocker. 



Syracuse. Aug. 29. 

The cost of entertainment la this 
city Is going up — at least to those 
providing the entertainment. 

Announcement wy made today of 
the granting of a wags Increase of 
from 10 to IS percent to "back stage" 
crews in Syracuse's playhouses. 

The advances represent approxi- 
mately half of what the Stage Hands 
Union requested in the contract 
originally tendered the managers. 
The new scale, it Is announced, will 
become effective on Monday next. 

Thf stage carpenter, the highest 
paid mechanic employed to "work" a 
show, will henceforth receive $43 per 
week in this city.. The electrician 
will draw down $38. while others in 
the regular crew will have a weekly 
[Ay envelope holding $35.E0. 

Extra men, those called In to aug- 
ment the rcguLar house force when a 
scenic production Is offered, also 
benefit by the new contract. 

The figures given apply for the 
six day working week. For Sutfday 
th< new scale fixes a flat scale o* $13 
per man. 



KEESHAW LEAVES "CUP" 

Jos. K. She-i will have to find an- 
other leading woman to co-.itar 
with Tom Moore in "The Cup." 
WilleUo Kershaw withdrew this 
week. 

Mi!ts Kershaw was slated for the 
femile loiiding role t>efora Moore 
was signed. 



"Abia" Sticking in Pittsburgh 
Pitisburgh, Aug 29 
".Ahic's Irish Uo»f>" will go to the 
I.y-oum Labor Day Instead of mov- 
Inat on to Detroit, as planned. The 
pioi-e rolled up. a Rfftssi of i $11,000 
last week anfj in extra matinee ha^ 
Ijeen added 



1-8 INTEREST IN "HELEN" 
SOLD FOR $8,500 

Rufus LeMaire Sells to Wilmer 

& Vincent — Was Drawing 

$150 Weekly Salary 



Rufus LoMaIre has sold his In- 
terest In "Helen of Troy" to Wilmer 
& Vincent for $8,500, 

By this transaction Wilmer ft. 
Vincent, who financed the show to 
the extent of $S0,000, control seven- 
eighths of the stock. Their original 
holdings was 75 per cent. 

George Jcssel, who launched the 
project and originally produced the 
show with LeMaire, still holds a 
one-eighth Interest In the enter- 
prise. Besides having the Intereat 
In the show LeMaire was drawing 
a salary of $150 a week. 

The show la now said to repre- 
sent $75,000 to Wilmer & Vincent. 



ACTOR SUBS IN PULPIT 



Cousin 



of Hanry Irving — Ban 
Scovall Preachaa 



Flint, Mich., Aug. $9. 
Heredity has no doubt played a 
big part in leading Ben ScovelL 
actor and newspaper man. to mora 
or less forsake those pursuits to 
All the pulpit of the First Baptist 
Church in this city during the ab- 
sence of its regular pastor. Mr. 
Scovell Inherits his preaching abil- 
ity from his father, a former rector 
of .Salisbury Cathedral In England, 
and his dramatic ability presuma- 
bly from his Illustrious cousin, 
Henry Irving. In addditlon to 
preaching here the former actor has 
proved himself an -entertaining 
after-dinner speaker and has been 
the guest of nearly every club In 
the city. During (he late war Mr. 
Sooveil played his part In enter- 
taining the soldiers of the Canadian 
armies In France and also acted In 
a similar capacity throughout the 
training camps In this country. 



"Last Warning" Opens Garrick 
The No. I road company of 
"The Lust Warning" will open the 
Oarrick theatre, Philailelphla, on 
L.ihor Day, IncUiddl In the cast 
ire Byron Ecasely, Vera Finlay, 
loHsie Cualey and IlirharJ Gordon. 

Whitcman Passes Up "Folliet" 
P lul Wliiteiiian has docldeJ to 
ftnogo tha Zie»{U'ld . ' li'ollies" en- 
gageaieut aifter mil- U* -'luldl not 
come to terms, rcm.iining for the 
metropolitan run onlv i i 



HIGH PRICED TICKETS ' 
AT SHUBERT STAND 



■f. 



$25 Paid to See ''Artists and 
Models"— Broker's Complaint 



Tha sky-rocketing demand for 
tickets for "Artists and Models" at 
the Shubert last week, brought 
about an alleged manipulation of tha 
ticket allotment by the Shuberta 
that ia aald to have followed high 
prices charged by some brokers. 

Thursday regular agency allot- 
ments were completely changed 
about, brokers getting tickets for 
back rows whereaa front locations 
had first been parcelled out. 

It brought a loud complaint from 
the brokers, who threatened to turn 
the allotmenta baclr, not only for 
"Artiats and ModeUj," \>ut for ether 
attractions on which the brokers 
made buys, but are losing money 
through weak demand. 

Tha attraction haa been humor- 
ously labelled a nvimber of titles 
along Broadway, the latest being 
"Shubert'a TNT show," the middle 
letter standing for nude. 

One of the best known men In 
society ranks is known to have 
paid $2S for two tickets, though tha 
top price for the show la $1. 

Brokers claim no amall part of tha 
excess premium aelUng waa dona in 
tha Ambassador hotel lobby stand, 
now controlled by the Shuberta. The 
latter opened the booth in the new 
hotel about a year ago, but leased 
It to the Tyson Company. The loss 
last month at tha hotel atand waa 
about $900, and Tyson's turned tha 
stand back to the Shuberta, a rela- 
tive of whom originally managed It 

After the third performance, tha 
10 choristers who were nude from 
the waist up, were Instructed to 
wear covering, but the reputation 
of the attraction continued to brine 
an over capacity ticket demand. 

Last week saw tha elimination of 
all of the female expoaure In the 
Shubert attraction. The "living 
curtain" waa completely elided, and 
the chorlstera were ordered Into 
more co.stuming throughout. 

The "strong" linea atlll remain. 
It was reported around the house 
that pollcl advica had something to 
do with the Comstockian edict. 

It Is said a dollar per ticket prfr 
mium was asked from some brokers 
by the box office, acting on orders 
from the management. Another 
angle along Broadway was that on* 
agency offered to pay .a dollar a 
ticket more for locations and beat 
another agency to It. The latter was 
reputed favored heretofore because 
willing to give up 50 cents for choice 
locations. If the premium demanded 
was paid It me.tnt brokers would be 
charged $S.50 per ticket as the bos 
office scale was lifted to $4 top Mon- 
day. The premium was In addi- 
tion to the concession paid the Shu- 
berta by the agencies. 

Lee Shubert has been the strong- 
est advocate of a central agency to 
do away with high premluma. 

Monday the brokera again pro- 
tested the Jam In the allotment of 
tickets, tocatlona not having been 
supplied tha agencies aa promiaed 
last week. 



REVIVING 'mVANG" 

First Time in 80 Vaara— Hopper's 
Craatast Vahicia 



** Baltimore, Aug. 29. 

Next week at the Carlln'a Arena 
theatre. Da Wolf Hopper will re- 
vive "Wang," after having laid it 
aside for close onto 20 years. This 
piece will be staged by Frank Shea, 
and arrangements have been made 
to glva this work tha moat elabo- 
rate production of tha season. The 
prop eleprfant which tha St. Tx)uls 
Municipal Opera company used will 
be sent on here. 

Following the closing of their 
Baltimore season, which was 10 
weeks thla year, the company again 
goes on tour. 



STOCK IN PANAMA 

First American Company Formed 
For Canal Zona 



Wh.at Is said, to be the first Amer- 
ican stock to invade the Canal Zona 
Is now being assembled for Panama, 
Mary Lee Kelley, who controls sev- 
eral cabarets In Panama, Is making 
the experiment. 

Miss Kelley malntnins that since 
Panama has an American popul.i- 
tlon eitcecding 25,000 and iny num- 
ber of American tourists pas.ting 
thi()ut?h dally, there is ^ufncienl 
support for such nn eiityipri»e 

The contpuiy tvtU app'>ar at the 
C'elia ttiMtre, I'An^mA Uity., 



r 



14 



LEGITIMATE 



Thunday, August SO, IVSH 



SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR GRAND GUIGNOL 

L. INDICATE BIG BUSINESS HERE 



/ — 

Though the debut of the fa- 
moua Grand Oulgnol Is six wceka 
off, boing dated to succeed the 
Italian marionettes in the Frolic 
theatre atop the New Amster- 
dam, Oct. IS, a remarkable sub- 
•crlpition sale has already been 
reglatered and indications are 
that most of the Frolic's capacity 
wUl be sold In advance for the 
•ntire 10-week season. 

To date about 300 subscrip- 
tions have been received at the 
Betwyn theatre where the orders 
• are being taken. The require- 
ments call for subscriptions to be 
for one 'performance each week, 
and as the average patron has 
ordered two tickets there liave 
been 600 seats nightly already 
disposed for the Guignol's Ameri- 
can booking. 

Record Advance Sale 
That is claimed to be' a record 
■ale for a foreign attraction this 
far in advance. Indications are 
for absolute capacity for the 
first week. It is believed the 
■cale at $3 top, which is modr 
erate in comparison to the prices 
charged for foreign Importations 
last season, is counting much in 
favor of the Grand Ouignol 
ticket demand. 

The premiere performance has 
been disposed of privately to a 
society crffwd, and will be made 
the object of a beneflt in aid of 
the Soldiers and Sailors Club of 
New York. Prominent in the 
committee arranging the benefit 
are Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt and 
Mrs. H. II. Rogers. 

The tentative price for the 
opening night has been set at 
$10, but the committee has re- 
quested no box office price be 
stamped on the first night tickets 
since the benefit prices will 
range up to t50,or more. 

Subscriptions ' are being re- 
ceived at the rate of over 40 
daily. While it was expected the 
French organization would draw 



smart audienres, the bulk of ad- 
vance buying is considerably 
more than counted on, for a for- 
eign attraction on its reputation. 
Judged from the Interest attend- 
ing the American season of the 
Grand Gulgnol, weekly business 
of from $17,000 to $18,000 is pos- 
sible. 

Bill* for First 4 Weeks 
The bills for the first four 
weeks will be announced in next 
Sunday's papers, the policy of 
the performances being two 
comedies and two thrillers each 
week. The programs are so ar- 
ranged that a comedy will open 
and close the performance, the 
thrillers coming in between. 
That Idea Is to be nxed so that 
audiences might not be sent oft 
with the Guignol's grcwsome 
scenes fresh In their memory. 
Some of the magazines have al- 
ready used pictures of the Gulg- 
nol scenes, invariably selected 
from the thrillers. 

Playing in French 
All performances will be In 
French, with a show nightly and 
three matinees weekly. The first 
week's list of drama, "shockers" 
and comedies Is: "Sur le Banc" 
(On the Beach); "Au Rat Morte, 
Cabinet No. 6" (The Dead Rat. 
Room Number «); "Une Nuit au 
Bouge" (The Night of Terror); 
"Le Beau Role" (The Star Role). 
The second week: "Madame, Je 
VouB Aimc" (Madame, 1 I^ve 
You); "Les Crucifies" (Cruified 
or The Night of the Twelfth of 
May, 1848) in two acts; "Le 
Court Circuit" (The Short Cir- 
cuit). The third week: "Prenez 
Ma Dame" (Take My Lady); 
"L'Horrlble Kxperieiicc" (A 
Horrible Kxperience) in two 
acts; "Le Chauffeur." The fourth 
week: "La Recommandation" 
(The Recommendation); "Gar- 
dlen do Phare" (Keeper of 
the Lighthouse); "Les Trois 
Masques" (The Three Masks); 
"Le Pharmacien" (The Chemist). 



COLORED SHOW MYSTERY 



No Confirmation on "Running Wild" 
Ownership 



HATHAWAY RETIRING 



T|^na Over Two Binghamton, N. Y., 
Theatre* 



Elmlra, N. T., Aug. 29. 

O. 8. Hathaway, who recently sold 
the Lyceum here to 'William Berin- 
•tein, owner of the Majestic and 
Strand theatres In Blmlra, has sold 
the Binghamton theatre In Bing- 
hamton to the Binghamton Theatre 
Company, Inc. At the same time he 
surrenders a long term lease on the 
Stone opera house, Binghamton, and 
the same has been sold to the Bing- 
hamton Theatre Co., Inc., by Mr. 
and Mrs. Charles M. Stone, the 
owners. 

The purchase price of the two 
theatres Is said to have been $750,- 
000, the Binghamton being pur- 
chased for $375,000 and the Stone 
for $300,000. The new owners, to 
complete the deal, also had to as- 
sume mortgages of Mr. Hathaway 
to the Binghamton Savings Bank of 
$ltO,000. 

The .Stone will continue to present 
road attractions and burlesque, 
splitting with the Lyceum here, and 
the Binghamton will continue its 
vaudeville policy, splitting with the 
Majestic here. 

It is said Mr. Hathaway will dis- 
pose of all his theatrical property 
and take up a permanent residence 
in Florida. 



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"LULLABY'S" 30 IN SUPPORT 

"The Lullaby," Florence Reed's 
flew starring vehicle, will have its 
premiere In Hartford, Conn., tomor- 
row (Friday) night. It will play 
several short stands throughout 
New England prior to making Its 
metropolitan bow at the Knicker- 
bocker, N. Y., Monday, Sept. 17. 

The supporting company numbers 
SO and include Charles Trowbridge, 
Frank Moran, Alice Fleming, Mary 
Robson, Rose llobart, Gracfe Per- 
kins, Marianne 'Walter, John Gray, 
Leonard Mudie, Harry Pllmmer, 
David Glasaford, Rupert Smiley, 
Peter Carpenter, Bernard Thornton 
and Frank Hou.ston. 



EDWARDS 70INS P. H. A. 

Gus Edwards was elected a mem- 
ber of the Producing Managers' As- 
aociation laet week. This election 
wa« subsequent to Edwards' being 
compelled to file a bond with the 
Squity for his forlhcnming produc- 
tion, "Sunbonnet Sue," guaranteeing 
the salaries of the cast. 



THREE GUILD SHOWS 

Gaite* Sending Them Out on Road 
for Tour 



Three 'theatre Guild productions 
will be sent to the road in the fall 
under the direction of the Theatre 
Guild Repertory Co., of which Jo- 
seph M. (jaites Is general manager. 

The attractions to be sent out 
are "Peer Gynt," "The Devil's Des- 
ciple" and "He "Who Gets Slapped." 
"R. U. R." may later be added to 
the road list. 

The Guild will be Interested In 
the repertory project, but maintains 
its policy <5f not sending attrac- 
tions on tour through its own or- 
ganization. The original produc- 
tions will bo used by Gaites, and 
the arrangement with the Guild 
calls for the original casts ns far 
as possible. 



'Washington, Aug. 29. 

'Who owns the colored show "Run- 
ning Wild" with Miller and Lyle, 
two colored comedians who 'scored 
so heavily in "Shuffle Along" last 
season. Stories coming through 
from New York following the court 
action to stop the use of the title 
"Shuffle Along" give George White 
as the present owner. White was 
here the biggest part of last week 
whipping the show into shape. His 
name appears on the biiltng as pre- 
senting the show, all the dailies 
carrying his name in heavier type 
than that of the production. At the 
theatre, however, the progr.im does 
not carry his name. 

While 'Variety's 'Washington cor- 
respondent was reviewing the show 
last week he was Informed that 
White had no interest in it. merely 
h.aving been engaged for the staging 
of it. Clarence Gray, last season 
with Rodolph 'Valentino, was the in- 
formant, adding that he. Gray, and 
Harry Bestry, a New York agent, 
owned the show outright. 



SAN CARLO'S AUSPICES 

Committee of 100 Behind Century 
Engagement «» 



A Civic Committee of 100 will be 
the "auspices" of the San Carlo 
Grand Opera Co.'s five weeks' stay 
at the Century, New York, starting 
Sept. 17. The opera company is un- 
der the direction of Fortune Gallo. 
A new feature of the San Carlo is 
the Pavley-Oukrainsky Ballet Russe. 

The civic committee numbers 
among its members playwright, 
business men, religious leaders and 
public officials. 



'HOODOO FARM" TRY OUT 



WaMer Rivers' Play Receiving Spe- 
cial Production in Frisco 

t 

San Fijancisco, Aug. 29. 

."The Hoodoo Farm." by Walter 
A. Rivers, is to receive a special 
production by the Casino theatre 
stock here next week. It is now 
rehearsing. j 

Several new people fiave been es- 
pecially engaged for the try-out. 
If the premiere looks promising the 
play will be seen on Broadway this 
season. 



'DANGEROUS PEOPLE'S' PROFIT 

Chicago, Aug. 29. 

"Dangerous People," now at the 
Cort, is owned by Chlc.igo people, 
who operate under the Frazce name, 
and the indebtedness incurred in 
putting on the nhow was paid two 
weeks ago, so that the venture is 
now on profit basis. 

The profit is :iow said to be about 
$5,500, as the show had a $9,500 week 
last week, and up to that there was 
a. $3,000 balance on the right side 
of the ledger. 



"FOLLIES" CARTOONIST 

Wynn, a young caricaturist ami 
son of Willard Holcomb, has been 
engaged for "The Greenwich Village 
Follies" to work in a number called 
"Love in the Movies." 

Wynn will make sketches of 
screen lovers of note, the counter- 
feit presentiments serving in place 
of chorus men, while the soul kiss 
will t* provided by eight Vill,-ige 
chorus girls 



Edna Hibbard in "Crooked Square" 
"The Crooked Square," the rc:n- 
edy drama by Samu*-! Khipmnn aii<l 
Alfred Kenncily, will have a pre- 
liminary showing in Stamford, 
Conn., Sept. 7, prior to opening itu 
New York run at the Hudson the 
following Monday. 

Edna Hibbard hns suppl.inted 
Constance Binney in the leartinj; 
rolo. The supporting comp.-iny In- 
cludes Claude King, Gladys Hanson, 
C. Henry Gordon, Leonore Ilarrif, 
Georges Renevant, Rdlh Donnelly 
and Howard Mllhr. \ 



"WEST OF PITTSBURGH" AGAIN 

T" e George Kaufman-Marc Con- 
nelly comedy, "West of Pittsburgh," 
which is being produced by Gfvtrgc 
Tyler, will open at the Blackstone, 
Chicago, Oct 1, with a break In 
stand on the way west the week 
previous. 

James Gleaeon and Robert Mc- 
Wade will heal the cast, the latter 
leaving "We've Got to Have Money" 
because of a contract with Tyler. 
The "Money" comedy opened at the 
Playhouse last week, 

"Pittsburgh" was tried out last 
spring, and script changes effected 
during the sumn4f:r. 



"GO GO" GOING OUT 

"Go Go" will be sent on tour in 
September by John Cort with the 
cast virtually Intact. Don Barclay 
and Bernard Granville will return 
to the show, the latter leaving 
"Vanities of 1924 ' at the Earl Car- 
roll after another week. Granville 
stepped into the Carroll piece 1»hcn 
"Go Go" closed earlier in the sum- 
mer at the Apollo, where it moved 
from tho 63rd Street. 

Just prior to the closing of "Go 
Go" Granville was reported having 
an altercation with Eddie Cort, who 
is the company manager. 'Barclay 
is at present in vaudeville. 



NO. 2 "WUDFLOWER" 

Arthur Hammerslein is readying 
a No. 2 company of "Wildfiowor," 
which will open at the new Majestic, 
Bridgeport, Conn., Labor Day. The 
attraction will play New England 
stands, then goes south and tours to 
the coast. In the cast are Charles 
Barron, cliff Hecklnger, Bobby Ber- 
nard, Dorothy Gompcrt, Allen H. 
Fagan, Paul Donah, Eva V. Olivotti. 
Carrie Reynolds and DempKcy and 
Wood. 



No No. 2 "Clinging Vine" 
Henry W. Savage has abandoned 
the idea of assembling a ^second 
company of "The Clinging ' Vine." 
The original company, headed by 
Peggy Wood, reopened in Atlantic 
City this week. It will pl.iy several 
dates In New England before begin- 
ning its run at the Illinois, Chir.'igo, 
Labor l>ay. 



TIME AND PERCENTAGE 
FOR ADVANCE A(XNTS 

Week and One-Night Shows 

Offering Inducements for 

Good Agents 

Advance agents with week and 
one night attractions this season are 
getting contraicts which call for from 
30 to 35 weeks, and specify two 
weeks' notice be given by either 
party. 

When concerns were looking for 
men to go ahead of their attractions 
thie season, the better class of 
agdftta were reluctant to start un- 
less assured specific work. 

The Henry W. Savage office, send- 
ing two companies of "The Clinging 
Vine" on tour, was the pioneer to 
offer agents contracts on the sea- 
son, as well as a percentage of the 
season's profit. Wagelhal & Kem- 
per also have given contracts to the 
agents with the different companies 
of "The Bat," and promised if they 
remain with the show until the end 
of the season, and a profit is made, 
they will be given a bonus for their 
work. 

There are several one-night-stand 
shows being sent out by independent 
producers where contracts guaran- 
teeing at least 20 weeks have been 
given with the advance men assured 
if the show proves to be a winner 
they will participate in the profits. 

"JULIET" MOVING EAST 

Sclwyns Cut Out Northwest Cities 
on Jane Cowl's Tour, 

San Francisco, Aug. 29. 

Jane Cowl and "Juliet," llnished 
sensational coast appearances last 
week, and the attraction has started 
east, passing up the nurther« stands 
which were cancelled when the 
Erlanger time was rejected Ip 1x)b 
Angeles and the show played the 
Auditorium instead. 

"Juliet" split last week between 
Stockton, San Jose and Oakland, 
getting $14,500 for the company 
share. The attraction was sold to 
the local managements outright, it 
being computed the gross in the 
three towns would be $21,000, and 
the money agreed on by the the- 
atres being on the basis of 70 per 
cent. 

Fqr the second weeJ^ at the Cur- 
ran here the show grossed $24,500. 



SETTLE "MY GAL SAL" TITtE 

The controversy between Edward 
S. Marks, the music publisher, and 
the MeIt)Ourne-Arden Productions, 
Inc., over the appropriation of the 
title "My Gal Sal" for a musical 
show, has teen amicably adjusted, 
the producers h.aving agreed to give 
the piece another name. 

When the piece was first an- 
nounced for production, Marks, 
who represents the heirs of the late 
Paul Dresser, notified the'producers 
that any attempt to use this title 
would be considered an infringe- 
ment of the copyright of the Paul 
Dresser song of that title. The new 
title will be "Pretty Polly." 



%ASSING SHOW" GOING OUT 

"The Passing Show of 1923" will 
leave the Winter Garden In three 
weeks, with the Ukoly successor the 
new "Greenwich Village Follies," 
first dated for tht Shubert, where 
"Artists and Models" success neces- 
sitated a change of berth for the 
Village revue. 

George H.assell and George Jessell 
will be featured with tho "I'assing 
Show" on tour. 



SHAKESPEARE BY YIDDISH CO. 

Shakespeare in Yiddish will be 
produced on Broadway at the Tho- 
mashefsky theatre (former Bayes) 
every Wednesday evening by the 
company which i« scheduled to open 
"Three Llttl* Business Men," Sept. 3. 



"Shame Woman" to Open Oct. 16 
Lulu Vollmcr's "The Shame 
Woman" which Is schcdjulcd to open 
at the Greenwich Vlll.age theatre 
Oct. 15, is a commonwealth produc- 
tion. Oustav Elum, who will stage 
the piece, is currently in South 
Carolina gettin;' n line on the "lo- 
cal color' preparatory to casting the 
piece. 



SHUFFLE ALONG JNC. ; 

Court Denies Appointment ef R«« 
eaiver 

Internal diasenalon within th«i 
ranks of the Btockholder* of Shuffl* 
A\or\g, Inc., la prcaentlns several 
WDSlea. Practically every holding 
faction la involved. It atarted with 
Milton Gosdorfer petitioning New 
'York Supreme Court Justice Black, 
for the appointment of a receiver to 
take hold of Shuffle Along, Inc. This 
plea waa denied by the court thia 
wpek. 

Ooadorfer's complaint was that 
the minority stockholders are run- 
ning the corporation extravagantly, 
and that the corporation's affairs 
were not being conducted according 
lo Iloyle In that no regular elec« 
tiona have been held, etc. < 

Gosdorfer controls SVi shares out 
of 40, but is reported having ac- 
quired Cort's interest which would 
give him a total of IS shares. ' Mil- 
ler and Lyle, who have 10 ahar«S of 
the corporation, are now being ne- 
gotiated with for the purchase of. 
their interest. The colored come- 
dians have cast their lot with 
George White's new "RunninK 
Wild" colored show, and the 
Shuffle Along Corp., la anxious to 
buy out their stock. 

Shuffle Along, Inc., originally was 
granted an injunction restraining 
Miller and Lyle and George White 
from using me "Shuffle Along" 
title In connection with th.lr show. 
It has develop that folder of "Run* 
nin' Wild" mention that Miller and 
Lyle were formerly of "Shuffle 
Along." A motion for contempt of 
court may ensue, aocording to Gross 
& April, the Shuffle corporation's 
counsel. 



'THUMBS DOWN' OUT 



Going to Walnut, Philly— "I'll Say* 
She Is" in Boston 



• "Thumbs Down" will conclude Its 
New York engageqient at the 49th 
Street theatre Saturday and Monday 
began a two week sojourn at the 
Walnut, Philadelphia, where it re- 
places "I'll Say She Is." On Labor 
Day the latter begins a four week 
engagement at the Shubert, Boston. 

Succeeding "Thumbs Down" at 
the 49th St., will be the flrat Kil- 
boum Gordon, Inc., production oC 
this season, "Connie Goes Home," » 
comedy by Edward CHlIda Carpen- 
ter, opening Sept. (. In the cast 
are Sylvia Fields, Donald Foster, 
Burton Churchill, Fred Irving Lewis, 
Jjoma Elliott, Audrey Hart and 
Ethel Remey. Tho show will have 
its break-in at Stamford, Conn., on 
Sept. 5, with two performances. 

"Whispering Wires" will follow 
"Thumbs Down" at tho conclusion 
of its engagement at the Walnut 
opening Sept. 17. 



ELSA RYAN AS " 'ARRIET" 

Augustus Pltou will aim for 
Broadway this season with two at- 
tractions. The first listed la 
" 'Arrlet Makes a Call," by John T. 
Mclntyre, with Elsa Ryan featured. 

Miss Ryan toured In "The Inti- 
mate Strangers" last season, and 
at present ie in v.audeville with « 
sketch entitled "Peg for Short." 



Eva Le Gallionne'a Play 
Charles Frohman, Inc., have begun 
selecting a cast to appear in sup- 
port of Eva L© Gallienne in "The 
Swan," the new play by Franz Mol- 
ner, which will be placed In re^ 
hearsal the vt^ek after next. 



Le Comte and Ficishcr'c Latest 

Flint. Mich., Aug. 29. 
Le Comte and Fiesher's latest 
show, "Tho China Doll,' 'a musical 
extrav.-ife'.inzn, will open Sunday 
evening at Sheboygan, Wis. 



AHEAD AND BACK 

Ambrose (.Musty)i Miller, sched- 
uled to manage a (Cleveland theatre 
next season, Is going ahead of "The 
Old Soak," featuring R.iymond 
Hitchcock. The attraction opens at 
Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 10. 

Tom Bodkins, now managing 
"Newcomers," will be hack with 
"Take a Chance." .which Harold 
Orlob will again produce. 

Con Little is going back with the 
Chicago company of "The Clinging 
Vine," which will have Campbell 
Ca.'-ad .and Ella Evans in advance. 
The southern ''Vine" show will have 
A. W. Wnxman ahead and Charles 
Slurces back. 

Gcorcc Ashby wHl be company 
manapcr for "The Leftover." the now 
Ad.i Mae Weeks show. 'Wells Hawks 
will handle the .advance temporarily. 

"The Majjic Rinp.' which was first 
called "Minnie and Me" (Mitr.l). will 
have Ann Ayres In advance and 
I''r.->«ik Buell hack. 

Mnx llirsh will aprain tonr wlih 
the "Music Box Rf-vuc" (1922-23 edl- 
tioii), with Clarence :iyde in ad- 
vance. 

Kolly Rhinestrom will be ahead or 
"Icebound." 



Thunday, August 80, 1928 



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68 STOCKS START 
WriE NEW SEASON 



Smallest Number for Labor 

Day Opening in Years — 

Ten New Ones 



Th« opening ot 10 permanent 
flocks lAbor Day will make the to- 
tal of rep companies ojieratlng next 
week tt. .This Is the smallest num-' 
ber of companlea operating during 
the first week of the season for sev- 

: eral years. 

The companies opening Monday 

' are: Brooklyn, Fifth Avenue (Bla- 
neys); Park, (B. V. Phelan, man- 
ager), Manchester, N. H.; I-.y- 
ceui.i, Memphis (Lewis-Worth Co.) ; 

, '^henley, I^ttsburgh; Star. Paw- 
tucket, R. I. (Carle-Davis Players); 

■ 'W'arlturton, Yonkers (Sam Taylor, 
manager) ; President, Washington 
(Arling-Alcine Co.); Strand, Ever- 
ett, Mass.; Alhambra, Brooklyn (AI- 
hambra Playera); Auditorium, Kan- 
sas City (Frank Hawkins' stock 
company). 



BOSTON STOCKS OPEN 



All Stocks Starting Actlvitiss Labor 
Day 



STOCK FOR SAN DIEGO 

Broadway -Strand U Opaning with 
New Company 



San Diego, Calif., Aug. It. 

Under the direction ot Raymond 
Wells, former director for Universal 
films, and L. B. Taylor, lioa An- 
geles business man, the Broadway 
theatre will open with dramatic 
stock Sept. S. The house, known 
last season as the Broadway-Strand, 
haul been dark for several weeks. 
Alterations have been made on the 
orchestra floor whereby the seating 
capacity will be Increased by about 
100. It seaU too at present. 

A company of players new to 
San Diego has been assembled by 
Wells and will Include Clyde Fill- 
more, leading man; Bessie Kyton, 
leading woman: Wilbur Hlgby. 
characters: Lillian Lewis, ingenue; 
M.irgaret Nugent, characters; How- 
ard Nugent, Norman Fields, Rex 
Chcrryman ad Grace Lord. 




FAVORS "GOEST STARS" 
AND Wni PLAY THEM 



James Thatcher Expresses His 

Opinion — One Every 

Six Weelcs 



Boston, Aug. 29. 
Labor Day an of the ktock houses 
In the city will open for the n<w 
season. The Copley will have the 
Jewett rep company In "The Charity 
That Begaq at Home." The com- 
pany remains practically unchanged. 
It Is interesting~to note it was this 
company which performed for the 
first time on any stage "The Likes 
ot 'Eir," and that the play is to be 
produced In London this season, ar 
rangements to that end having been 
completed. 

The Boston Stock Company began 
Its third season at the St. James 
with "The Mountain Man." The 
house is scaled at(l top, as was 
the case last season, with a matinee 
every week day except Tuesday and 
Thursday. George A. Giles is again 
managing the house, with Charles 
R. Hector and his orchestra also 
being featured. The company re- 
maloa about the same as last sea- 
aon. 

George Holland, a former Boston 
newspaperman, who has taken the 
Fine Arts Theatre, located in the 
State Theatre building, on a straight 
rental basis for the season, also 
plans to open up on Labor Day 
night. He has been getting plenty 
of publicity and his subway adver- 

.* tising, in which he humorously 
boasts of being on the way to put 
David Belasco and George Cohan 

I out of business, has been attracting 
much attention. 



Regardless of the attitude ot 
others towards the "guest star" 
idea, James Thatcher, general man- 
ager of the Poll stock circuit, says 
he is much in favor of visiting stars 
and wtll play at least one every six 
weeks in the Poll houses. 

Thatcher claims the stock "star" 
system Is not commercial entirely, 
as a great many so-called stars 
haven't any drawing qualities hi 
stock but that the visiting star is 
a benefit for the companies. 

"A visiting star," says Thatcher, 
''works as a stimulant and some- 
times a rest for your companies." 



JKAMNKm 



HARBT 



Qarrr MoOarry, manager of the 
MeOamr UaieMic Players, for t200. 
MoOmtx formerly operated a stock 
conpaay la Washington. Carl 811- 
vernail, a native Buffalonlar, is ap- 
pearing this week in the McOarry 
Playera production of "Six Cylin- 
der Love." 



Bernard Blving will open a Yid- 
dish stock Friday night at the Met- 
ropolitan, Newark, N. J, with Sam- 
uel Cohn's "A Night of Love." So 
far Klvtng has announced no names 
(he will play leads). The Metro- 
politan is In the hlU section of the 
city, and has so far been a hoodoo 
house. . . 



The Albee. Providence, closes Its 
stock Saturday. Keith's vaudeville 
opens Monday. 



HACKEH and DELMAR 

Present their new 1924 Revue, 
"DANCB MADNESS," assisted by 
Madeline Lane, Jean Carroll, Irene 
Griffith, Mildred Anders, Helen War- 
ren, Florence Barry, Alice Nace, 
>Iargle HalUck, Catherine Smith, 
I>ew Winthrope, Harry Dnxke and 
Jules Shankman. , 

Next week (Sept. 3) Keith's Palace, 
New York 

Direction RALPb PARNUM 
. (Eklw. S. Keller Office) 



PUY WITHOUT REHEARSAL 

Jack Lewis' Emergency Call to Re- 
place Disappointment 



Bayonne has so fallen in love 
with Its stock company that Keiser 
stine & Hockstine, owners of the 
Strand theatre and the new De Witt 
th^trc, which is Just being finished, 
have decided to retain the stock 
company there for the winter^ 



LEGIT ITEMS 



John Golden has resumed re- 
hearsals ot Guy Bolton's new come- 
dy, "Chicken Feed." It will open at 
the Irwin, Wilkes-Barre. Sept, «, 
coming to New York two weeka 
later. Roberta Arnold heads the 
cast 



"The Lieft Over." the new masical 
comedy by Zelda Sears, Walter De 
Leon and Vincent Youmans, in 
which Ada May will b« starred by 
Henry W. Savage, will open at the 
Stamford, Stamford, Conn, Sept. 10. 
The supporting company Includes 
Aline McGllI, Irene Dunn, Cianelli, 
Eddie Nelson, Fiavla Arcaro, Harry 
Welford, Nick Long, Jr. 



The Gotham, Brooklyn, leased by 
Charles B. Blaney from (he Keith 
Interests and to have continued un- 
der the Blaney manageiQcnt for nine 
years at a rental of $7,SO0, will be 
turned over to the Keith office this 
season. 



Joe Oarrity, brother of John J. '■}, 
Oarrity, general manager or the 
Shvbert Chicago theatres, is not '; 
manager of the Bijou, New Tork. ,' 
this season. Max Wllner, who man- 
ager the Bayes last aaaaoa hM ra- : 
placed him. $ 



George M. Cohan wiU send only 
two "Little Nellie KeU/' companias 
on tour this season. One will pUgr 
the city or week stands openini^at 
the Forrest, Philadelphia, on Labor 
Day, and the other the one-night 
stands through the Blast and Cen- 
tral states. 



NEW STOCK COMPANY 

Opens at President, Washington, on 
Labor Day 

Washington. Aug. 29. 

The new stock company at the 
l»resident Theatre opens Labor 
Day and under the management of 
Arline Alcine and Harry Manners. 
The opening bill is to be "Nice 
People." . 

The cast will have Edith King as 
leading woman and John Litel lead- 
ing man. Litel is the man who re- 
cently participated^ in a squabble 
with his leading woman on the 
stage of the Forsyth in Atlanta. 
Kathleen Moore Is the Ingenue, she 
being a protege of Stuart Walker. 
Helen Travers, character woman; 
Oeorgle Prentice, second woman; J. 
Irving White, character man, and 
Burton Rossler will do the juveniles. 

Harry Manners is the director, 
while Arline Alcine will t.ike care 
of the front ot the house, with Jack 
Garrison, for the past five ye.irs 
manager of the house, looking out 
for the Interests of the Columbia 
Amusement Co., owners ot the 
theatre. 

"Listening In" will be the second 
oftering of the stock company. 



ANOTHEB TRT AT K. C. 

Kansas City, Aug. 29. 
Dramatic stock is to be given an- 
other try at the Auditorium, Kansas 
City, where the Hawkins-Ball com- 
pany will open Sept. 2 In "East is 
West." The company Is composed of 
George Whitaker, Florence Lewin, 
Earl Ross, Eva Sargent. Alo^: Mac- 
intosh, Craig Nelson, Francis Haw- 
kins, Jack Ball and Harry Bill. Al 
C. Wilson is the director. 



Adrian Morgan, engaged last week 
as juvenile for the Harder-Hall 
company in New Brunswick, N. J., 
failed to report for rehearsal Sun- 
day and Monday after having re- 
hearsed for "Getting Gertie's Gar- 
ter" all of last week. He offered the 
excuse he had missed train connec- 
tions, but the compimy manager did 
not feel inclined to believe him. 
Blqulty was appealed to. It re- 
fused to take action. The Harder- 
Hall executives appealed at the last 
moment to the stock agent through 
whom , they had engaged Morgan 
and secured a juvenile familiar with 
the part. Jack Lewis. He reported 
at six Monday evening, and stepped 
into the part that night without re- 
hearsal. 

It had been expected that because 
of Morgan's last minute disappoint- 
ment that the Monday performance 
would have to be vailed off. 



The Bralnbridge Playem opened 
at the Shubert, Minneapolis, with 
"Lawful Larceny." Members ot last 
year's company to return include 
Arthur Behrens, MoUte Fisher, 
Johnnie Dilson and John Todd. New 
players are Willis Clair, Margaret 
Knight, William C. Walsh and Dora 
Clement. 

' The Amphion, Brooklyn, is being 
entirely renovated and will open 
Labor Day with a Yiddish stock 
under the management ot Charles 
Adler, son of Jacob Adler, Yiddish 
legit star. The Amphion played in- 
dependent Fally Markua vaudeville 
and pictures last season. 



Managing Director A. O. Bain- 
bridge, Jr.^ of the Balnbrldge 
Players at the Shubert, Minne- 
apolis, is trying to make arrange- 
ments with leading New York pro- 
ducing managers to obtain the local 
stock rights of Gotham hits while 
they are still running on Broad- 
way. 



GOTHAM, mm TURNED BACK 
BY BLANEY TO KEITH INTERESTS 



30 STOCKS SOUTH 



Will Be Strongest Center far Next 
■ Season 



The south will be the strong cen- 
ter tor .stock during the coming 
«eat,on with over 30 comp.inie» 
scheduled to open during the com- 
ing month. 

Greater Now York City, with a 
population ot 7,000.000, >vhich cqii.ilh 
thiit ot almost tin- entire south, will 
I1.IV0 but tliroe comiianies in con- 
r:»»t. 



Director O. D. Woodward an- 
nounced that the Woodward Play- 
ers will reopen the Empress, St. 
Louis, Sept. 1, with "Why Men 
Leave Hom'o." Hazel Whitemore 
has been re-engaged as leading 
woman. Other members of last 
year's stock who will appear are 
J. Raymond Brown, Bobby Reed, 
Edward Shilling and Sherold Page. 
The new leading man is Alexis B. 
Luce. Other new members are Ann 
Austin, Alice Baker, Sylva Farnese, 
Claire Gentry, Frank McNeills, 
William <.ynda. 

Edward L. Butler will be business 
manager, and James Martin will 
again have charge of the box 
offlce. 

The Princess at Wichita. Kans., 
capacity 9&0, until last year vaude- 
ville, will open Oct. 1 with North 
Brothers Princess stock. The de- 
layed opening Is due to a Gypsy 
Smith revival beginning Sept. 2. 
Wichita has passed through a Billy 
Sunday revival and from experience 
a slump in theatrical attendance is 
likely.. The North Brothers, "Sport" 
Harry and Franit, played at the 
Princess last tall and winter. 
"Sports" North featured in ch.irac- 
ter roles, Genevieve Russell leading 
woman. Company will rca.sscmble 
for rehearsals Sept. 16. 



revert to attractions starting Labor 
Day, but last week "Uncle Tom's 
Cabin" drew $6,000, and the season 
was extended eight weeks. Consent 
to the extension was received Mon- 
day by telegraph from Harry Som- 
ers, who controls the house. The 
surprising gross of "Uncle Tom" is 
credited to the company's drawing 
strength. 



Stuart Walker will conclude his 
slock «ea?on at the Cnx, Cincinnati, 
week of Sept. 24, with the prescnt.i- 
tion ot "Time," a comedy by Artliur 
Henry. Following the week Iryout. 
Walker intend.i bringing the play to 
New York. 

The William Wriglit stock, pl.iy- 
ing at the rower.". Grand Uapids. 
this summer, will continue until the 
end ot October. The house was lo 



The summer stock season In Troy 
comes to a cloee this week with a 
presentation ot "Fair and Warmer" 
by the Proctor Players. Good busi- 
ness, at a low scale ot admission 
prices, has been done during the 14 
weeks the company has been ap- 
pearing at Proctor's New theatre. 
The theatre returns to Its custom- 
ary vaudeville policy Labor Day. 



Georgie Knowlton has rejoined 
the Wilkes Players at the Dcnham 
stock, Denver, Colo., after an ab- 
sence ot two seasons. Mlaa Knowl- 
ton played character parts, and is 
popular locally. She makes her first 
appearance in "Before and After," 
current. She was to have joined 
the first of thi.s season, but was 
prevented by sudden Illness. 



Eugene Lane, of Rochester, N. Y., 
playing with the Gardlnier stock 
company at Siou ; City, has sprung 
Into prominence there by reason of 
ills saving a girl from drowning. 
The girl had gone down the second 
timo at Sherman Park when Lane 
leaped into the water and swam 
to the spot where she disappeared. 
He dove and in a few seconds 
brought her up. .She quickly re- 
vived. 



The Casey and Hayden City The 
atre stock, Brockton, Mass., opens 
Labor Day with "Honors Are Even." 
James Hayden, manager and di- 
rector, has engaged Carl Jackson, 
Henry Crosscn, Walter Bedell, Vin- 
cent Coleman, Nancy Duncan, Jean 
Arden; Herbert Clark. 



Percy Bollinger, Albert Moore and 
Ann Winslow are recently added 
members ot the Majestic Players at 
Utica, N. Y. 



A new production, "Four In 
Hand," sponsored by the Paul Pro- 
ducing Co, la being readied for 
Broadway, Gallna Kopernak, Rdb- 
ert Rendel and Victor Uorley ar« ,^ 
la the cast. 

Although Mrs. Ftske la already ra- ^ 

hearsing St. John Brvine'a "Mary, f, 

Mary, Quite Contrary," th* new ' 

Lionel Barrymore-Iren* Fenwick '; 

piece may ba the first Belaaco pr*- '■ 
ductlon to b« brought into New 
York this tall. Barrymora la ooa- 
sidering three scripts, an adaptatkm 

from the lullan appearing the ilMM : 
likely. ^'V.^~^ 



Walter Scanlan in "The Blarney 
Stone" will be the attraction al. 
Parsons' theatra. Hartford, Coiln., 
tor three days, commencing Labor 
Day. 



i;. 



Charles Dflllngham and the com- 
pany for "The Lullaby." which 
opens at Hartford, Conn., Thurs- 
day night, will play there th« ra-' 
malnder of the week, before going 
to Boston and then to New York. 
Mr. Dillingham la a former Hart- 
ford newspaper man. 



A new Grecian theatre has been 
opened at the Ozark colony at Sul- , 
phur Springs, Ark., and the first 
performance was a clanslcal recital, s 
the characters appearing in cos- 
tume. 



The Woodward Players, St. Louis, 
will open kbout S«pt. 2. Opening 
attraction not announced. 



The Proctor company at Tro^, 
N. Y., win close about Labor Day 
and the house will go back to 
vaudeville. 



E. V. Phelan Players open at the 
Park. Manchester, N. H., Aug, 27. 
Rita Coakley will play leada. 



Keeney's Day Ridge, Brooklyn, 
N. Y., will abandon its stock policy 
when the house reopens SepL J 
and will revert to vaudeville. It 
will play eight acts each half, 
booked through Fally Markus. 



The Marguerite Bryant stock will 
open at the Schenley, Pittsburgh, 
Labor Day. The Schenley is one 
of the city's largest theatres. In the 
residential district. 



The Sherman slock. Palace, Fort 
Wayne, Ind., has been extended. 
Karl Hackett is with it. Mr. and 
Mrs. Ean Jamison are in the Sher- 
man stock. Palace, Danville, III. 



Judirment by default was taken in 
City Court, Buffalo, by the Wash- 
ington (D, C.) "Dally News" against 



The Joe Payton Players are on 
their final week at Loew's Lyric, 
Hoboken, N. J. The house will re- 
sume pop vaudeville Labor Day. The 
Payton Players went Into the Lyric 
on a months lease and have done 
sufficiently well to warrant negotia- 
tions tor another theatre In the vi- 
cinity of the Lyric. 

The Broadway-Strand. San Diego, 
will reopen Sept. 2, as the Broad- 
way, with ll.iymond Wells, (former- 
ly director for the Universal films). 
.-IS manager, and L. B. Taylor, an ■ 
other Los Anceles man. associ.it'^il. 
The dramatic stocK policy Is to be 
continued with the new company 
headed by Bessie Kyton and Clyde 
I-"iilmcre. 



Nellie and Sara Kouns announced 
they are no (onger under the man- 
agement of Daniel Ma^-er, who has 
represented them for two yeara 
The Daniel Mayer company la' 
London Will continue to direct them, 
there, the new management betnC' 
appointed only tor this country. 
The sisters are to return to this 
country in the near future. 

S. J. ^arshawsky is co-authOr 
with John Hunter Booth of the new 
play "1932," which George M. C«- 

han is to produce. -.ff* -^4 

Morris Gest was operated on this 
week for an eye ailment. He was 
at his desk next day. despite phy- 
sicians' frantic protests, and on the 
following day reported himself 
"normal." 



Oliver M. Baylor, general press rep- 
resentative for Morris Oest, will re- 
turn from Germany next week. Dur- 
ing hia stay abroad Baylor lived at 
the home of Max Relnhardt, in Salz- 
burg, where he obtained data tor a 
biography ot the lite of the producer 
which will he published in book 
form when "The Miracle" is pro- 
duced at the Century Theatra this 
winter. 

Glenn Hunter has begun work on 
"Stephen Steps Out." his Initial fea- 
ture for Famous Players, being 
filmed at the Astoria studio. 



Jobyna Ralston has signed a threa- 
year contract to play opposite Har- 
old Lloyd in the forthcoming Lloyd 
comedies. 



"Cjive .ind Take," with Louis Mann 
and George Sidney, will begin an 
indettnite engngoment at the Adel- 
I>hi, Philadelphia, on Sept. 10. The 
«how will open next Monday at the 
.Shubert -Teller, llrooklyn. 



19 



LEGITIMATE 



Thursday, August 30, 19SS 



CHICAGO UPSETS TRADITION AND CRmCS 
WTTH 'UP SHE GOES', $19,000 AT $2.50 TOP 



'^Original Cast" Cry Smothered at Studebaker with 
Brady's Hit— Last Week Fine for Five' Loop 
Plays — Two New Shows Prosperous — New Sea- 
son in Chi Due for Great Take-off from Signs 



Uir 



ChlcaKO, Aug. 29. 

Oreat nhow weather la making 
high the spirits of the legit mana- 
gers. It was difficult to get seats 
for any perfonouuice at all Ave 
shows now running the past week, 
lixceptional brisk weather was the 
malYi cause for the playgoers liter- 
ally tumbling over themselves to get 
into the show houses. It's all too 
good to be true, claimed the com- 
pany managers In town awaiting 
the Lbbor Day week flash of new at- 
tractions. 

Weighing the possibility of the 
phenomenal weather "break" stick- 
ing, the managers realize Chicago 
weather Is running true to form of 
recent years. September has been 
hotter than August, and In' the last 
three years the change in the fav- 
orable elements for promiere gross 
records usually transpires on the eve 
of Labor Day, and continues during 
tlie entire month. • If there's an ex- 
ception the latter part of the week, 
Chicago's new season will receive 
the greatest smd-ofT for theatrical 
patronage the books havo shown for 
many a day. 

Two new shows are already rid- 
ing big prosperity. , "Whispering 
"Wires," now on Us fourth week, is 
checking substantial grosses at the 
Princess. There's no doubt but 
what the piece is in for a good run. 
"Up She Goes," with the business 
done the first week, has swept both 
the house and company managers 
off their feet. Here's a premiere 
saddening for future prospects, be- 
cause there was a whale of a lot 
of defects visible on the opening 
night, wholly accountable for by the 
lack of rehearsing. Between the 
acts, after the finale, and In the 
newspaper reviews there wasn't the 
atmosphere that denoted future suc- 
cess. Yet on top of the $2,900 gross 
premiere trade, the piece stepped 
, gayly onward Monday night and 
kept up the whirlwind pace t* a 
little over a $2,000 average per per- 
formance. This is great profit money 
for the Brady ofTlces, and perhaps 
the highest the piece has totalled 
since its origin. 

This week the Studebaker play 
has "The Gingham Girl" for oppo- 
sition, and next week in comos "The 
Dancing Honeymoon," and "The 
Clinging Vine." That rivalry exists 
is noted from the campaigns the 
respective musical shows are wag- 
ing, all bordering on the old-time 
musical comedy battles to gain at- 
tention. In another fortnight the 
situation will settle down to normal, 
and It will be interesting to observe 
which musical show cLaims the 
right as the pace-maker for trade, 

"Up She Goes" box office crash 
at I2.50 per copy brought an ar- 
ticle by a Sunday morning news- 
paper critics that caused much com- 
ment among the loop managers. For 
weeks this critic has beep firing hot 
shots at the Broadway nite;iiateH for 
not sending original caMS to Chi- 
cago, crediting the lack of same the 
reason why empty seats were so no- 
ticeable last season. As the result 
of "Up She Goes" arriving with only 
one of the four central roles filled 
by the player who performed in New 
York, and the total of 17 principals 
showing 10 new faces for the cast 
over the New York company, the 
critic was awaiting the conse- 
quences of his findings for the 
yturtebaker. 

The capacity business at the 
Studebaker put an end to the criti- 
cism of the "original casts" for, 
after topping his article with the 
caption, "Yes, we have no 'original 
casts'" the comment included: 
"Maybe we ore a different species. 
Well, experience teaches us that 
worriment about New York casts 
will get us nothing. Those who 
really bring them seldom advertise 
them. Those who don't bring them 
are usually the most eager to make 
us think so. It is one of the quaint 
aspects of theatrical salesmanship." 

"Names'' and "Original Casts" 

"Big names" no longer help the 
Chicago boxofflce. There are ex- 
ceptions according to the w.-iy the 
— sharp obscrvcia hav« llgurcd out 
the situation. Loop man.Tgers cl.tiin 
there's allogcthcr too much Ktross 
placed on "original cacts." The 
public here Uicsn't «e»m to bothfr 
much about wlio's who in lli« cist 
no long as the "|)l.ay" !•» "pl.nyril" 
for all its w<irtli. PcrhnpM after 
all, further assert Ihi: sh.Trp oli- 
eervers, this fuinishcn the riche.st 
entertniiimcnf. Most of th( chrrk- 
Ing of the "original civIk" Ly tlinst 
who complain about the allin'il 
^hortsigliti ilncsH of tin N< \v Ymk 
Broducem in nut scndiiiij "oiicinitl 



casts" is done via the "Cast" usual- 
ly printing the play's cast from the 
first performance and not changing 
even if a player Is replaced by the 
end of the first week. Many times 
a player appears in a Chicago cast 
who has appeared In the original 
presentation in New York after the 
first week. 

No longer, however, will the cast 
question be debated In Chicago. 
'The public won the argument by 
flocking to "Up She Goes" and in 
most instances liking it after the 
new players steadied themselves 
after tho "first few performances. 
Chicago encourages the new play- 
er, according to way things sh.npe 
up here, and supporters of the Chi- 
cago cause wonder wh.at the Broad- 
way writers will do when they have 
to refer to certain individuals as 
"a Chicago find" despite the f.ict 
the individual may happen to be a 
resident of New Yor. 

There's no denying that loop 
theatre hounds in this "crazy old 
town" Such as Chicago is christened 
by head-writers, propose to purruc 
by facts and figures those who be- 
lieve that because "something is 
good In Chicago" it cannot be 
"liked in New York." The oM ri- 
valry between the country's two 
leading cities is on again hotter 
than ever with the dramatic critics 
of the two cities battling each 
other in words of considerable 
flash. In every way It looks like 
a big season. 

"The Gingham Girl" stepped Into 
a premiere at the Garrick Sunday 
night. Capacity ruled. Fine show 
weather continued. It was practi- 
cally a sell-out for all six shows 
in town Sunday night. 

Two attractions are on their 
farewell week. "The Dancing Girl" 
is augmenting its cast for road 
strength in the closing day^. at the 
Colonial. No new attraction Is yet 
mentioned for the Colonial. The 
number of musical companies in 
town Is discouraging prospective 
attractions that can get time at the 
Colonial until the arrival of "The 
Music Box Revue." Leading in the 
mentioned shows at the hour Is 
"Jack and Jill." 

"Up The Ladder" is the other 
exit show. For what this play 
did at the Central there premises 
to be fine business awaiting it on 
the route in the vicinity of Chicago. 
"Fool" Opening 

"The Fool" opens at the Sclwyn 
Friday night. The campaign for 
Channing Pollock's play was start- 
ed here last Clvistmas with the re- 
sult that the opening Is going to 
be ushered in with considerable 
,pomp and ceremony, headed by the 
presence of Mayor Dcvcr, making 
his first official visit to a loop 
theatre since tnkrn office. The 
Selwyns aren't after a long run 
here with "The Fool" for this Is 
reported to be the company prom- 
ised the Pacific coast. The premiere 
(Continued on page 19) 



BALTIMORE OFF 



TO FLYING START 



"Erminie" Gets Second Best 

Gross — "Mary, Mary," 

at Ford's 



Baltimore, August 29. 

Business here last week was good 
all around, with "Erminie" at Car- 
lln's Arena hanging up the next best 
record of the se.ison, only "Robin 
Hood" h.avlng gone above it. This 
piece drew well, partly because It 
was given with many of the same 
people who played here in the Tyler 
revival a few years ago. This week 
"The Mascot," which was given its 
first revival in many years, st.arted 
off well, and promiHCs tc gross fair 
biLsiness. Next week comes the 
trump '■nrd of the "cnson. "W.ing." 
This piece will tiavc heavy opiiosi- 
tion. however, in the shape of the 
Bolasc o-Fiske production of "Mary 
Mary, Quite Cont'-.nry," at Ford's, 
where it will inaugurate the winter 
season. 

The Pnlare, with Ch.nrles Wiil- 
droii's "Hii.stoni.anH' as the pre-sea- 
son attraction, had the liest orening 
w'lk f>f its f.irecr. aeeoiding to Wil- 
liiim I'rnctoi, house niun.ager. The 
(.KL's on the week went to about 
$6,600. 



FIVE PHILLY HOUSES 
OPEN LABOR DAY 



Three Musical — One Mystery 

Play— Others Sept 

10-17 



Philadelphia, Aug. 29. 

The last -minute decision of the 
Walnut management to bring to a 
close the highly successful engage- 
ment of "I'll Say She Is" means that 
five houses will present new shows 
Labor Day. 

The Walnut's will be "Thumbs 
Down," produced by C. C. Wana- 
maker, manager of the houee. This 
connection Is counted on to assist 
the drawing power and, in addition, 
the success of "The Monster" and 
Other melodramas at the Walnut 
last year is taken to mean that the 
clientele of the house enjoys good 
thrillers. The length of the engage- 
ment will be two weeks. 

"Whispering Wires" will come 
into the house Eept. 17, as originally 
planned. 

An interesting situation will be 
the competition of "Thumbs Down" 
and "The Last Warning," which 
opens at the Garrick Labor Day. 
There are many who claim that 
PhiUy has turned cold to mystery 
plays, baeing their ^ud,,ment on the 
mediocre reception given to "The 
Cat and the Canary" here after a 
fine start. 

The other three Labor Day open- 
ings are musical in nature. Cohan's 
"Little Nellie Kelly" (first company) 
opens in the evening at the Forrest, 
the Ted Lewis "Frolic" begins a 
short run at the Shubert and "Dew- 
drop Inn" makes its debut at the 
Cheetnut. The last-named is the 
only one of the three giving a Labor 
Day matinee. Both the mystery 
plays do. 

The week of Sept. 10 will be bar- 
ren of novelties In the leglt-bouses, 
but on Sept 17 "Lightnin' " will 
open what Is hoped to be a three 
months' run at the Broad. Leo Dlt- 
rlchstein will start at the Lyric the^ 
same night, using as his vehicle 
"The Judge of Zalamea," and "Give 
and Take" will start a run at the 
Adelphl, in axldition to the afore- 
mentioned "Whisperjng Wires." 



Bnx BBUL's nxiixss 

Through friends It has become 
known that W. H. (BiU) Brill Is at 
St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Paul. He 
is Buffering with cancer of th«^ 
throat, and has undergone five oper- 
ations since April. 

The latest report by the surgccna 
Is very encouraging. 

Well known among the legit 
agents. Brill would like to hear from 
them, also from all of his acquaint- 
ances. 



SHOWS IN N. Y. AND COMMENTi 



Figure* estimated and eemment point to aome attraction* being 
■uecoitful, while tho ■am* grosa accreditod to other* might auggaat 
modioerity or lo**. Th* varlane* i* axplalncd In ih* diffor^nc* in 
houa* eapacitiea, with tha varying ovarhaad. Alae the aiz* of eaat, 
with eonsequant diffarane* in naceaaary groia for profit. Varianca 
In businasa necataary for mualcal attraction aa againat drpmatta 
play la alao cenaldarad. 



"Abie'a Iriah Roae." Republic (67th 
week). MHlion dollar show by all 
aigns. Management of house and 
show aure it will run through next 
season and more. Run leader bet- 
ter than $12,500 last week keeping 
it right up to the non-musloal 
leaders. 

"Adrianne," Cohan (Hth week). 
Looks like Werba's musical Is set 
for the fall here. Business con- 
tinues to hold up steadily to profit, 
nearly $16,000 in last week. 

"Artists and Models," Shubert (2d 
week). Gfetting leading call now: 
tickets bringing fancy prices and 
standing room • throughout first 
week. Gross first week $23,500 at 
$3 top. Scale boosted to $4 Mon- 
day. 

"Aren't Wo All," Gaiety (IGth week). 
Figured to stay year. Standing- 
room trade last' week between 
$13,000 and $14,000. Top price 
tickets being pushed back further 
In balcony and gross will mount 
somewhat. 

"Brook," Greenwich "Village (2d 
week). Talky play which may get 
some trade downtown, but not 
figured to move to Broadway. 
House has another production 
named to succeed. 

"Children of the Moon," Comedy (3d 
week). Strong second act counted 
on Jo aid this drama. Book being 
fixed up with expectation of show 
catching on later. Last week (first 
full week) gross quoted about 
$4,000. 

"Follies." New Amsterdam (65th 
week). Ziegfeld show will leave 
town at capacity business. $36,- 
000 last week and sure of that for 
remaining two weeks. "Sally" In 
for two weeks before new "Fol- 
lies." 

"Good Old Days," Broadhurst (3d 
week). Comedy that ought to build 
to nice trade and remain for run. 
Takings last week little under 
$8,000 and also under expectations. 

"Home Fire*," 39th Street (2d week). 
Excellent notices with one excep- 
tion, but first week's business also 
far under expectations. Tickets 
hard to sell in agencies. Around 
$4,500 for first week. 

"Helen of Troy, New York," Selwyn 
(lllh week). Making little money, 
with the weekly gross around $13,- 
000. High rating of this musical 
at start called for stronger sup- 
port. 

"In Love With Love," Rltz (4th 
week). With agency buy of 300 
seats business should improve 
when weather settles. Again about 
$8,000, which may be groove for 
this comedy. 

"Little Jessie James," Longacre (3d 
week). Gross of $9,000 indicated 
here te.st week (first full week), 
with agency support not what It 
should have been. Show not ex- 
pensive organization, and may 
break even at pace. 

"Magnolia," Liberty (Ist week). Al- 
fred A. Aarons re-entered produc- 



m POPULAR TOP IN BOSTON 
LIKELY ACCEPTED FOR SEASON 



Lewis' "Frolic" Erred 
Holidays Now Off- 
EAough for Run 



with $3 Opening — Double 
"S., I. & M." Looks Good 



Boston, Aug. 29. 

With Just one more week to go 
the chances look very bright for 
the legitimate attractions playing 
this city to go through the summer 
season without any slump that 
amounted to anythmg because of 
the weather. The weather is the 
principal factor to be considered by 
those connected with attractions 
playing this city In the summer 
months* as there is such a glut of 
beach and country amusement re- 
sorts within a few miles of the city 
it Is almost impossible to get them 
into the theatres downtown when a 
warm spell hits. 

With the exception of the latter 
pnrt of June when there were three 
of four days of except ionally warm 
we.ather, Boston this year has been 
iibnorm.ally cool. I>a.st week there 
were a couple of <lay« that broke 
the cold weather readings for 
August, and resulted in the shows 
plnying that city, with one excep- 
tion, tc a turnaway at the evening 
pcrfoimanceB. The m.atinee business 
i.s olT, and Ih.at is expected. 

This week also marks the finish 
(Continued on page 17) , 



HIGH GROSS LAST WEEK 
IN FRISCO THEATRES 

"Spice" Did $17,000, "First 

Year" $16,000, Duncan 

Sisters $13,000 



San Francisco, Aug. 29. 

Last week "Spice of 1922" at the 
Curran got $17,000; I-Yank Craven 
in "The First Year " did $16,000 at 
the Columbia; Duncan Sietcrs In 
"Topsy and Eva ' at the Alcazar (on 
a run) did $13,000, and Nance O'Neil 
in "The r,as>>ion Flcwer" at the 
Cnpitol drew $9,000. 

The Ca.sino stock, playing "Ma- 
dame X," got $5,000. 

This week the attraction.'! are 
hold-overs, with Miss O'Neil play- 
ing "M,an and Superman'" and the 
(J.asinc stock doing "The Bird of 
Paradise." 



tlon end Monday with Booth Tark* 
Jngton comedy starring Leo Car- 
rlllo. Reported favorably whea 
tried out early In summer. 

"Morton of tha Movies," Cort (42d 
week). Comedy hit sure of year's 
run If not longer. Clicking between 
$10,000 and $11,000 weekly now. 
and will probably move up notch 
with new season In full stride. 

"Miaa Bluebeard, Jr.," Lyceum (1st 
week). Prohman office's first en- 
trant of season; attraction stara 
Irene Bordoni; opened Tuesday. 

"Newcomers," Ambassador. Stopped 
Saturday, having played two 
weeks and half. Last week's gross 
$6^^000, mostly from cut rates. 
House dark; will get "Top Hole," 
new ihusical, whlchi opened in New 
Haven Monday. 

"Passing Show," Winter Garden 
(12th week). "Greenwich Village 
Follies" now regarded certain to 
be next attraction. "Passing 
Show" goes on tour after another 
two weeks. 

"Polly Preferred," Little <30th week). 
Got about $7,000 or little more for 
first week of resumed run. Attrac- 
tion slated for another two weeks 
or so, then goes to road. 'Chicken 
Feed" may succeed. 

"Rain," Maxlne Elliott (43d week). 
Stastlng next week dramatic 
leader returns to eight-perform- 
ance basis. Without Saturday last 
week it again bettered $11,000, 
comparatively better than any 
non -musical gross current. 

"Red Light Annia," Morosco <2d 
week). Got off to better start than 
other new Woods productions. 
First week quoted at $9,000 and 
regarded as set for run. 

"Seventh Heaven," Booth <44th 
week). Like "Rain," "Aren't We 
All" and "Abie's Irish Rose," this 
drama looks set throughout next 
season. Over capacity business all 
last week for gross of nearly $13,- 
000. Nothing in non-musical list 
any higher. ' 

"Scandals," Globe (llth week)- 
White revue standing up to cork- 
ing trade of around $26,POO weekly. 
White desirous of stayijjfr on 
Broadway through fall. 

"The Breaking Point." Klaw (SA 
week). Disappointed thus far. 
Call appears to be fOr balcony^ 
with all such selling at box otficei, 

"Tha Devil's Diaciple," Garrick (19th 
week). Another five or six week* 
for Theatre Guild's best summer 
draw. Getting around $5,000 week- 
ly and making little profit right 
along. 

"Tha Fool," Times Square (45th' 
week). Jumped upward again last 
week for gross of around $9,500< 
For the final week an extra 
matinee was inserted and piecs ' 
closing with a rush. House geti< 
picture next week on rental* 
"If Winter Comes." 

"The Jolly Roger," National (1st 
week). Walter Hampden trying 
his hand at production with this 
play, first called "The Black Flag." 
Opening set for tonight (Thura- 
day). ^ , 

"Thumbs Down," 49th Street (4t1i 
week). Will be taken off Satur- 
day. Waa given a chance on 
strength of notices, but no bust' 
ness developed. $3,500 or less laat 
week. "Connie CJoes Home' suc- 
ceeds next week. 

"Tweedles," Frazee (3d week). Robt. 
McLaughlin's first Broadway pre- 
eentatlon holding to fair business 
and may climb. Gross again about 
$8,000. 

"Two Fellows and a Girl,'*- Vander' 
bilt (7th week). Cohan produc- 
tion of Vincent Lawrence comedy 
holding its spot with best nioney- 
getters of newest arrivals. Nearly 
$11,000 again last week. 

"Vanities," Earl Carroll (9th week). 
Management proposes to booat 
scale from $3.50 to $4 top, starting 
next week. Business good, though 
not capacity. Around $16,000. 

"We've Got to Hava Money," Play- 
house (2d week). Nice noticed 
and rates doubtful possibilities at 
moderate grosses for the present. 
Indications for first week about • 
$7,000. Started this week strongly. 

"Whole Town's Talking," Bijou (let 
week). Delayed three times. 
Finally opened last Wednesday 
night. Woods production. 

"Wildflower," Casino (30th week). 
Last week Ilammcrstein's corking 
musical Jumped bit and went to 
nearly $22,000. Nothing should 
stop It lasting well Into winter 
and likely to .stick all season. 

"Wcman on the Jury," RItlnge (3d 
week). Expected to dlmb. Dem- " 
onstratcd itself as box-olfice show, 
and healthy line In evidence night- 
ly. Takings $S,000 last week. 

"Zeno," 48th Street (2d week). Mys- 
tery piece, which opened Saturday 
night, getting fair notices. Piece 
attracted attention in Chicago last 
spring, but Ero.adway rating not 
as high. 

"Sun Up." Has been playing all 
summf r at the Provinretown the- 
atre in <ireenwich Village Maj 
come uptown soon. 



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Lee Shubert'a attempt to jockey the metropoUtan booktnc of the forth- 
fomlnc fltth annual edition of "Greenwich Village Follies" from the Shu- 
^rt to the Winter Otu'den hsia the aigniflcance of ^ atrategic more on 
|be part of Lee to place the Winter Garden on the map. 

The "Greenwich Follies" la established. The show has be«n In the 
ftM>lt of rolling up a aiz months run. L*8t year's edition remained longer 
pn Broadway. 

ghubcrt has approached Jones and Green upon the premise of the larger 
aeatlng capacity of the Winter Garden, stating that a big show like the 
"Follies" should have the advantage of the larger grossing possibilities. 
Bia conversation has leaned toward the Impression he waa really doing 
■omething for the producers in letting them have the house. 

The latter have made ni) decision. In 'other auarterS it is said the Shu- 
|>ert is far more preferable to John Murray Anderson, producer of the 
•how, in.ismiirh as he feels that most of the intimate material in the new 
production would be los' at the Winter Garden. There is also the angle 
of the "Follie.'s" having been identitled at the Shubert theatre for the past 
three se.T.sons. 

Another reTson for th"- .ittempted .shift is said to be Loc"s desire to keep 
his own revue, "Artists and Mo:lels," at the Shubert house for as long as 
tualne.'ib Bt.nnds up. . .' i. .,> 

"The Rr; iliit'g Point" U i»cIio>1iited to leave the Klaw. New York, Sept. 
T. The tiiFt week even ,liouc;!i tho show sold out on the opening night it 
failed to p.T.s.'j the t8.000 .stoji limit. L.aat week it got off to a rather poor 
start, Jiie Kliuv l.s now rut of t'-.v.-n scouting tor a new a'.tractlon to take 
the pl.Tco of the Wage a!i:il.i & ICdcpcr production. 

It h.n.s Ijjon the cuntom foi sevc'Ml se-i.-^ons to i)Ul)Ii.sh original drawings 
Of featured pl.iyfr.s in nro:-,(Uvav .sliow.s in the theatrical sections of <he 
Bundiiy i)r-i)or;! W|ilP the picture!! are ordered by the dramatic editors, 
some of tlie .Trtl.sta charge from $^5 to $100 for their products which has 
been paid liy the show niirrisoi:a'Pt3 .so f.ivored. 

Recently tlie "Times" orc'ored such pictures not be charged against an 
attraction and the publicaUoii is now paying for the drawings to eliminate 
any suspicion that attnction.'? were being held up. The "Herald" has 
followed suit. • 

It is fald tint when the crist of ihe pictures is called to the attention of 
the managing editor the tonnr-.-* custom of u.><ing photographs might be 
resumed. 

The aitists concerned are t; .^o Iwicci. 



George fjederer, Jr., recently operated on for cancer of the throat at 
Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, returned to New York last week from a 
fishing trip in better physi.al condition than in years and of normal 
weight. 

Although his vocal chords were removed young Lederer is able to ar- 
ticulate and wMIfc speech is an effort he can make himself plainly under- 
stood. It was first thought he used his stomach in learning^to talk again, 
but instead the muscles of the neck are brought into play, tiederer stands 
before a mirror daily and practices the development of the needed 
muscles. A similar case is known where the patient was able to talk 
over the telephone two years utter the operation. From the progress made 
by Lederer. Jr., he is expected to talk over the phone within a year. 

The new "Music Boi Revue" which will bo the third Sam H. Harrls- 
Irrlng Berlin production on the annual revue is dated for premiere at the 
Music Box, Sept. 15, which falls on Saturday. Poatponementa ore not 
anticipated as the house has been available for the producers to ready 
tho show, whereas lasL season the original revue continued until the second 
tvvue was ready to debut. 

The new show la said to be patterned along the lines of the first revue 
With a name player or star appearing in each number and scene. That 
Artem was not carried out in the same measure in last season's show. 
Aocordlng to the management's policy there will never bo moro than 
two ''Music BOX Revues" at tlie same time, one touring while tho newest 
production is playing on Broadway. 

The tour la limited to one season as only the main stands are^t>ooked. 
frho revues may be presented in London after the road tinlo here, 
iiowover. when the cast recently withdrew from the Iiondon presenta- 
tion of the "Music Box" It was split into two aections and aent to the 
provinces. 

I (irrhe Fool" is closing on Broadway at the Tlmoa Square Saturday at 
!trUch time it will have completed a run of forty-flve weeka. Business 
jumped steadily throughout August and the demand for the final week 
was so strong that an extra matinee was ordered in fgr Tuesday after- 
noon. Last week the gross beat $9,600 with indications it will reach 
111,000 this week. It was proposed to extend the run Into the new season 
but the Selwyns decided to proceed with the'extenaive road plans for the 
Channtng Pollock drama without change. ' , 

■ Ann Pennington who through the edict of Equity will tour with John 
ilurray Anderaon's "Jack and Jill" will leave the "Follies" at the New 
Amaterdam after the matinee, Sept. 6. She will take the Wolverine that 
Evening and arrive in Detroit Sunday morning in time for the dress re- 
hearsal of the show which opens Monday evening at the new Detroit opera 
bouso. , 

Jack Norworth will have a double Job In Cleveland next week, appear- 
ing at Keith's 105th Street in his vaudeville act,, and during his off mo- 
menta participate in the 'Initial rehearsals of "Honeymoon House," a 
ieomedy with songs by Emll Nltray and Herbert Hull Winslow. Nor- 
worth will begin his tour in the show at Toronto. Sept. 10. 

The tour "Abie's Irish Rose" companies playing In New York, PltU- 
burgh, Atlantic City and Toronto last week turned into the cofltera of 
Anne Nichols, author producer, $15,000 net profit. 

The CorticelU Silk thread manufacturing concern la reported to be 
tho financial backer of the Irene Castle tour which Is being conducted 
under the management of Selwyn and Company. 

Bamuel Shipman has faithfully attended rehearsals of his 'The Crooked 
Square" soon due into the Hudson, New York, and at times becomes ao 
abaorbed in the development of the work that he steps out of his character 
now and then. The other day, while Frederic Stanhope was directing. 
Shippy started doing directing on his own. Stanhope turned to Mrs. 11. 
B. Harri.-, the producer, and neatly l)Ut it up to 'her, saying that If she 
had engaged another director the hMst she might have done was to have 
informed him. Shippy thpnupan il^clared he wasn't directing and Ihe 
oompany laughed. That atenmod tlie author up and he rushed out of the 
house. Half an hour later he was back ipologizing tor any professional 
tranagresr^ion and Issuing invitation.s to dinrer. 



The Ptory that John ft. WiVA'-vn li 'il Hied claim t.i 22r.,080 acro.i of linJ 
now oooupicd by squatter.s (07 f iinilics in all) In lolin.tton County, Ken- 
tucky, lixs a HUlIlciont l.a.se for 1 .c it intercut.! apparently .syndicalinR 
Rogers ,n his rccovciy i-'ijn I i nlv ince "Merrily Yours" $2r;,000 In cash 
tor a per rent. Interest, 

At the d.'.Tli of Uogor.s' .sister I i.^t ,Iuii", i deed dated 20 yeir.i ij.it and 
made out by Iier in John Its. ii loio was revaled.'' I!ogei-,< li,i.l known 
nothing of It, Ills surminc is that liis sL-ter souKht to piovi.le for liim 
^fter her death, not caring to make it an outright gift In life as she uul 
other metnbers of his f iniily wore opiiosed to the sliow business 

No value has been i)l,aced upon llie Ky, property, although the rord 
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SHOWS IN BOSTON 
(Continued from page It) 
of the season for the double holi- 
days, OS the stores after next Sat- 
urday will return to the regular 
schedule and remain open Saturday. 
They have been, for the most part, 
closing Saturday. This has resulted 
In a falling oft in tho Satiyxlay busi- 
ness, the reverses of the conditions 
existing when tho aeoaon la In full 
swing, and when Saturday perform- 
ancea aro aold out several daya in 
ad vane*. 

Next Monday all tho local the- 
atres will be doing business and 
the first half of the regular aeaaon 
will be in swing. "The Cat and tho 
Canary" opens at the Plymouth, fol- 
lowing Scanlon'a ahow "The Blarney 
Stone," which is finding the going 
hard; "Tho Lullaby" with Florence 
Reed will open at the Colonial. The 
Hollls will atart tho season in a 
strange manner for this house with 
a comedy, "Take a Chance," with 
Allison Sklpworth carrying the lead. 

"Ill Say She Is" will be brought 
Into the Shubert Monday to replace 
Ted Lewis' -"Frolics," opening In 
Philadelphia on that night, and the 
Selwyn will start with "Runnin' 
Wild." "Rosio O'Reilly" continues 
at the Tremont, and "Sally, Irene 
and Mary" is sure to stick at the 
Wilbur where It is doing a capacity 
business even now and adding 
strength all the time. 

Labor Day night the Boston stock 
company will get under way at the 
St. James for its third season with 
opposition developing this year in 
the form of George Holland, a Bos- 
ton newspaperman, who is going to 
put in a company recruited from 
youngsters at the Fine Arts theatre, 
and give shows at popular prices 
The Copley, rather a class by it- 
self here with the Henry Jewett 
Players, also gets under way on 
that night. 

Tophoavy Musically 

The town will be a bit top heavy 
on the musical sho'ws as five of the 
seven attractions booked in will be 
built on musical lines. This Is the 
regular thing dt the start of the sea- 
son in this city, and in past years 
has soemed to work out. Nothing 
to Indicate this season will be an 
exception as conditions are normal. 

The shows running here now got 
a good break last week. 

Good Business Last Wook 

At tho Wilbur, "Sally. Irene\and 
Mary" did $16,000. It la figured this 
house playing to capacity every per- 
formance at $2.60 top cannot pos- 
sibly do better than $16,600. Tho 
gross of last week indicates top 
business was done with the absenoe, 
of a turnaway. Later In the sea- 
son there should be a whale of an 
advance sale, and a big turnaway 
tor this attraction unless tho oppo- 
sition cuts into it deeper than an- 
ticipated. Tho ahow la expected to 
stay hero until Thankagiving, and 
is getting all tho b(«aks in tho way 
of word of mouth advertising, run- 
ning a cloao aocond to tho Cohan 
show in thia respect. 

Acrosa tho atreet at the Shubert 
Lewis' "Frolica" did »1J,000 laat 
week. This meana that there was 
plenty of room in the house, scaled 
as it la for $1 top, tjut is considered 
by those behind the ahow to be Juat 
tho neceasory atrength to assure a 
good eeaaon for tho attraction. 
Those beliind express themselves as 
well pleoaed with the businesa they 
have registered here. 

Walter Scanlon with "The 
Blarney fitono" at the Plymouth did 
not get away as well this year as 
ho haa In past aeasona. He got just 
below $5,000 for the first week, com- 
pared with $6,000 his average draw 
In other years. It la now figured 
ho was in a hole atarting aa two 
of tho musical ehowa, "Sally, Irene 
and Mary" and "Rosle-jO'Reilly" are 
drawing big from those of Irish 
sympathies and even Boston has a 
limit to this sort of clientele. 

"Roolo O'Reilly" started on the 
15th week at tho Tremont with the 
sailing just as smooth as It has been 
right along. Monday night of this 
week and a couple of tho chilly 
nights Ia« week, there was a turn- 
away at tho box offleo before cur- 
tain thno. Tho weakness was all 
on tho Saturday ahowa. I>aat wook 
tho groaa ran to $11,000 and at the 
top of $2.60 with everything, in- 
cluding tho boxes 'sold, it can do 
t-2,000 tor the week. 

Neither the V.'ill>iir nor the Tre- 
mont la making exception in prices 
tor tho Saturday end holiday night 
6howa. It la reported bookera will 
be advised by the local managers to 
stick to thia Idea throughout the 
aoason, except on rare occaslona 
when the visiting attraction ia of 
such a pretentious aort that higher 
prlcea must prevail to get a pay- 
ing return. It Is claimed that $2.60 
top is popular and much better busi- 
ness can be done at this top with 
Ihe same prices ranging all the week 
than chancing It with a higher scale 
and Jumping the prices for the Sat- 
urday and holiday performances. 

I<ast week's estimates: 

"Tho Rise of Rosie O'Reilly" Tre- 
mont (16th week) $21,000. 

Ted Lewis' "Frolic," Shubert (4th 
wc<-lc>. RcMchi'd $!;!,000 last week, 
u|> $2,500 from the gross of week 
liefore. 

"Sally. Irene and Mary" Wilbur 
(4th week). Iturming sLi oiig Willi 
JIG, 000 tor last week. 

"Tho Blarney Stone" I'liymouth 

iHJu oooQt j-jpua -ci*'^ P"Z) 

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By HELLIE RETELL iir.i,'iyi 



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Another aeaaon opona and without me. The fifth alnce I learned that 
I could not swim againat the atream for long. Thia ia tho time of tho 
year that I get reatleas and a remorse overcomes me. Yet when I road 
of all the shows that aro written and being cast and presented und of tho 
olaborato preparation for their production, I think with pride of how 
much tho theatre owes to my own fellow craftsman. 



This ls.golng to bo "Glvo-a-Thought-to-the-Presa-Agent-Week" with 
me. How difflcult la the role of the P. A. la somethlqg only followers of 
that precarious profession fully appreciate. Being a member of the club 
in good atanding (or at leaat In good lying, no that doesn't sound ao good, 
cither. Well, maybe I am a lay member). I've been reconciled to the 
abaence of A. B. at tho end of my name by tb« knowledge that I could 
once write P. A. — — - 

In thia age when there aro press agents for everything trom nations 
to townships and for everybody from stateamen to undertakera, tmbllcity 
is rapidly approaching a position where It promises to become our firat 
industry. With the addition of the picture and the radio, it la extending 
its agencies of dissemination and has now reached the i>olnt where ho 
that not only runs may read about things of Interest but also may seo 
and hear them as well. To me, the pioneer woman publicity purveyor. It 
is most gratifying to have participated in Its progreaa and to watch tho 
development of the latest means of broadcasting oven though my point 
ot observation is a hospital cot. 



Nowadays you hear presa agenta called by many tltlea. They havo 
become directors of publicity, hcada of Bureaus ot Information, Plenipo- 
tentiaries Kxtraordinary of Propaganda. But call them what you will, 
when the copy hits the editor's desk and he runs his cold and critical 
eye over It, he knows It comes from Just plain press agents. We must 
not forget the debt we owe this critical attitude of the people who sit 
at the desk and appraise our copy. It has resulted within the span of 
my own experience in raising the profession of publicity to a hlghly- 
dlgnlfled level. Wo have learned that the day of the doubhe-Jolnted, 
hump-backed superlative and the grandiloquent phrase Is gone and that 
of the creative artist of exploitation haa dawned, brought on in largo 
measure by the demand of the newapapera for a higher standard of presa 
work. It la a genderless vocation, and the women who invade tho field 
must not depend upon tho blandishments of her sex, but must leave tho 
rustle of her skirt outside the portals ot the edltoi'a office. 



That the P. A. has to know more lines than the actor may be a aurpriso 
to the latter, but it's a fact. Also he haa to grasp mors "buslnosa," 
although his lines and buaineaa are not thoae deviaed by the author and 
the director. Rather they are tho creationa of hia own or tho adapta- 
tion to his Immediate and ever changing necda of othera. He'a a peraon 
of (nany paita, ia the P. A- An individual with at least a apeaking 
acquaintance with many arta and artifices. Price requlaltea are, of 
course, knowledge of newspaper world and ability to write, but these aro 
only foundations of his equipment. There la tliat quality of personality, 
for inatanco, and many other attrlbutea which, aa tho aaying gooo, aro 
too numeroua to mention. And over present should bo tho very fine 
distinction between exhibiting and presenting. 

For his manifold labors the P. A. ia fortunate to reeolve as much aa 
tho amalleat aalarled member of tho caat entrusted with a few unim- 
cortant speeches and requiring perhaps all of an hour's timo nightly at 
tho theatre. But the agent worka all hours and any hour nocoaaary to 
put over the particular eiplolt in hand. He'a ihe laat ono engaged and 
the first laid off. To hla creative work may be conalgned tho doatinioa 
of a hundred-thousand dollar production, but he'a lucky if ha haa a ragular 
desk at which to perform hla dutiea. More apt he Is allotted a make- 
shift table, wobbling under the weight ot a battered typewriter of Koah'a 
art vintage while he occuplea a rickety chair in the bualest sector of a 
bedlam-like office. There in the serene solitude of the madhouao ho la 
recjutred to do his press-agenting, freo and untrammeled. I 



^ The man who erects a bridge gets a medal and a lot of invltationa to 
speak before Rotary Clubs, and while the publicity agent la not accorded 
such delightful honors he is just as much a builder as tho engineer, Ha 
builds hopes, careers and ambltlonai Ho Is an apoatlo ot progreaa. a 
atimulua to new ideas, an artlatlo and intellectual middleman. Whether 
ho la calling attention to a ahow, a book or a cauao, ha ia always tho 
creator of new demanda, new ithought-wavo and new pokita of view- 
Alwaya he brlnga out the beat For the difference between exploiting and 
exposing la tho differcncer between boosting and knocking. I 

No press agent nood hang hla head when the calling Is mentioned. 
Hla la aivanclent and noble lineage. Moaoa waa the first advance agent 
as well as the founder of journalism whoa he led tho children of Israel 
Into the promised land and got out tho two-page folder containing the ten 
commandments. lacldentally, thia bad a larger circulation than any 
herald ever gotten Sut by Tody Hamilton, Mark Luesoher, Wells Hawk* 
and all the rest of tho encomium-merchants put together. John tho 
Baptist was an advance agent also, announcing the coming of the Great 
Nazarene, and then like some ot the rest ot ua, bad hla head chopped oS 
when the show got over. 

There has alwaya been a dlfterenco of opinion aa to the valuo M 
"stunting." Yet I cannot aee why the atunster should be reproached. 
Bernard Shaw saya In ono of his prefaces that he haa acquired the habit 
of standing on hla head In publlo In order to attract a crowd to listen to 
hla real message. While I claim tho honor of being the first woman 
press agent of modern times, according to history the progenitor of tho 
species was Cleopatra. And tho moat clrcusy kind at that. She wao 
what wo call a atuntser. When she crumbled the roses to atrow th4 path 
of Marc Antony with the aweet-scented petals, she did It to attract 
attention and^to create comment tho objectives of all publlclatA Slhoo tho 
rose episode th« whole world haa been presa agenting Cloopatra, thua 
revealing that thfr Queen of the Nile waa also the Bmpreaa of Publicity. 
And Lot's wife wasXno piker either. Byen ao jreveront a writer aa Hall 
Calne aaya that Chrlat walked on tho'wator and performed Hla other 
miracles in order to get tho people to believe In Him and liaten to Hia 
word. \ I 

After all It ia not aoWuch what a man la or doea that carvea hli namo 
on the tableta of public, memory or Immortallzea hla record In tho pagea 
of history; it depends ot^ whether he has a good press agent And alt 
writers, whether they admit It or even realize it, aro presa agenta. 
Barbara Frletchlo. Evangeline, John Smith and a half doxen others aro 
instances to prove that people aro remembered not because of their 
remarkable virtues or deeds but because they bad good publicity pro- 
moters among the poets and imaginative historians. 

liiveryone is familiar with the famous midnight ride of Paul Revere, but 
tow know the name ot the other two men who rode that night to rouse 
the countryside with the news that the liritlsh were coming. There were 
three men waiting to seo the signal hung In tho tower of the Old South 
r.'hiirrh, each mounted and spurred just as Longfellow describes Paul 
Kevcre. one ot the three. They all got the signal, they all rode like the 
wind and wakened tho farmers, spreading the warning. Afterward one 
of them became governor ot a state and another an officer In Washing- 
Ion's army. But not one in twenty thou'-and Americans ever heard the 
namo.i of the other two men, while Paul Revere'g ride is a classic Ip every 
third reader In the land, 

And the moral Is: 

If you hav« m, cood Dress agent it matters little who wtltea your 
biography. 



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NEW PUYS PRODUCED 

OUTSIDE NEW YORK QTY 



TALK OF THE TOWN 

'rbe Husb«nd Jack Ollaon 

Th» Wife Nptllp Knlne 

The Prl»n<l Eddie Hall 

The Manager Inp, Hobo Leonard 

'Hie Gay Widow Frana Marie Texas 

MIm Pep Patiy iJlls<.ii 

Pfitgy, . Fern La Ray 

Tli« Hotel Porter Ja», (Slim) l>arker 

1 Paul Paul *'cst 

, KddlF : . . . Happy Klark 

n«n1l. Tien llane 

J«tr Bv Himself 



New Bedford, Mans., Aug. 26. 

"Talk of the Town," the third 
allow to open In New Bedford wiihln 
a month, made Its premiere at the 
New Bedford Theatre Friday, Aug:. 
24. 'While billed as a musical com- 
edy, the piece Is really burlesque; 
but It is burlesque of the best sort. 

It la in two acts and 12 Bcenes, 
produced by Harry M. Strouse, with 
the book by Eddie Hall and the niu- 
eio by Harry Collins. 

Although the comr'.iny had never 
Rotten together until the first ot the 
week of the opcninc, the production 
at its initial performaiice was as 
smooth a.s could be desired and was 
emtremely well received by a fair- 
sized audience. 

Xkldie Hall received a lusty ova- 
tion, but the pair that took the au- 
dience by surprise was the combina- 
tion of Slim Parker and "Jeff." 

Miss Franz Marie Texas made the 
liiggest impression with her sing- 
infe'; MIhs Patsy Gilson was the 
inzzlest girl of the outfit and walked 
away with the audience with her 
songs. Her best number was per- 
haps In the last scene, "On Our 
Chicken Farm," the girls in the 
••horus living up to the peppy lyric 
of the song. 

There is a large chorus and cos- 
tumes are frequently changed. All 
lire fresh and <triginal and often 
daring, even for burlesque. A 8c«ne 
in a gymnasium, with Miss Farn La- 
Roy and her scantily clad athletic 
Kirls, proved particularly good. The 
iikt-lele blues episode has a lilting 
melody and good costuming with 
effective lighting. Scene one of the 
second act, however, Is the most 
elaborate setting as a roof garden 
atop the "Hotel Biltimore." 

While Eddie Hall scored the 
greatest number of laughs, there 
are several other good male '■ome- 
dians, especially Jack Gilson as the 
rounder in the roof garden scene. 
One of the best things of the whole 
>rhow Is the playing of a comedy 
Jazs band in which the Instruments 
are made up of such unexpected 
things as jugs, broomsticks and 
wash boilers. The band coaxes sur- 
prisingly syncopated discordant mu- 
sic from the weird instrumfnts. 

Clever burlesque, some good .■sing- 
ing, some good footwork, a well- 
picked chorus and loads of pep 
make the show downright enjoy- 
able. 

Al G. FIELDS' MINSTEEIS 

Columbus. O., Aug. 29. 

Al G. Fields' minstrels is bigger 
and better than ever this year. 
despite the show is long on music 
and short on comedy. It began its 
annual fair week engagement at the 
Hartmnn Monday after a tour of 
one-night stands In northern Ohio 
and Pennsylvania. 

The show sorely misses Bert Swor. 
who has cast his lot with tiie Neil 
«'Brlen Minstrels. His place has 
been taken by Nick Hufford, second 
string comedian last season. Huf- 
ford's work is excellent, both in the 
first part and in his single turn. The 
latter Is one of the high ;pota of 
the show. 

Johnny Hpaly, Rody Jordan, Pete 
Betxel and Billy Doran are the other 
working ends. Billy Church and 
Jack Richards, old-time Fields favor- 
ites, are back on the job witb a 
choice selection of numbers suited 
to their voices. Both do ballads in 
the first part and work double in 
the olio. Other balladists are Ed 
Jones, Ola Ellwood. Polf Castor 
Lloyd Gilbert. Price Jenkins and 
Harry Frillman. 

Richards is returning to his old- 
time hit, "When You and I Were 
Young, Maggie," after dropping it 
for two years. 

The show opens on an exterior 
garden set with bubbling fou: tains 
and the arrival of a troupe ot enter- 
tainers in a huge blimp. Tho black- 
face chorus dances well under the 
direetion of Billy Doran. Boni 
Mack .ind the Dor.in Brothers do 
some good rooentric dancing. Doran 
has used the Kgyptlan tntttirnre in 
arranging the sotting for his danc- 
ing, in which some good cor edy 
dialog is handled by Rody Jordan, 
Pete Detzcl and Johnny Hraly. Carl 
Cameron's Kaxol.and Five wnvk be- 
fore a striking olio drop and wear 
♦he most stunning costumi.s of the 
production. 

The show is closed with an after- 
piece, "Lost in Lurav," a subterra- 
Jienn fantasy feaiui-lng Jnr-k Rich- 
11 rds. 

The production was stiiurd under 
»Iie direction of Edward f'onnid. the. 
late Al G. I'jfli s' "-on-in-l.i'v, who 



is also general manager. Costumes 
were designed by Mrs. Conard and 
the production was built by the 
Arnibruster Studios. Maurice Sharr 
is musical director and Harry G. 
Armstrong, bandmaster. French. 



RUNNING WILD 

Washington, Aug. 25. 

Unrle Moso C. Weaiey Hill 

t'nrle AmOB Arlliui' D. Pvitcr 

Tom f^harprr Llonal Monairae 

EHhel HUl Mlaa Revella Mutrhea 

Jack Penn Qeorse Stephens 

Detective Wise Paul C. Flovd 

Mrs. 611.-i» Green MIm Mnltie Wilkee 

Mandy Littla Misa Iuh Duncan 

Adalade Mlsa Adalade Hall 

Rteve Jenklna F. E. Miller 

Sam Peck A. I., l.yle 

Willie I^lve Eddie Cray 

Chief Red Cap Tommy Wcoda 

Head Walter Cbaa. o:d«n 

nutb LltUe Mlaa Ellxabetb Welab 

.Silas tJreen J. Weaiey Jeffrey 

Boat Captain Janie!9 H. Woodson 

.Sam Slocom Georse Stamper 

Valentino Jcnea Billy Andrews 

Lw.y Lanky Misa Katherlna TarborouKb 

ninter Bob Lee 

Lightinx R.'ilph llrysiin 

Angelina Brown Miss Oeorg<^t>e Harvey 

Luclna Johnson Miss Blanche DeHs 



Chuck full ot entertainment with- 
out a line of smut this negio show 
is creating suoh a good -imprcsRion 
here that the Howard theatre (de- 
voted exclusively to colored shows) 
has been selling out nightly. This 
show was booked for another week. 
Business is such that the houses 
are three-quarters white whii'h is 
unusual for Washington. 

Miller and iylc firmly rstabli.'hed 
themselves last season in "Shuffle 
Along" and their work In this piece 
is par-excellent. Both possess an 
unctuous method of getting comedy 
across. Miller and Lyle furnished 
the book and there is an unlimited 
amount of comedy. 

George White Is reported as hav- 
ing the show ant his name appeared 
in the newspapers as presenting it 
but at the theatre tonight Clarence 
Gray the company manager stated 
White merely put the show in shape 
and it was the property of Harry 
Bestry a New York agent and him- 
self. White is in Washington with 
the show. There is one coior'>d hoy. 
Tommy Woods, who does a White 
style of dance. 

Other than Millf-r and Lyle the 
biggest feature of the show Is the 
chorus. In the last act they got a 
hand when coming on for a number 
and from the white portion of the 
house too. They harmonized per- 
fectly. This bunch of girls i.s going 
to undoubtedly make a big impres- 
sion when the show gets set In New 
York. 

Picked from this same chorus is 
.\delaide Hall who can be termed 
a find. She jazzes a number as 
Paul Whitcman would have it done 
and her bit with Ina Duncan and 
Arthur D. Porter aiiiging "Old 
Fashioned Love" was a "knock- 
out." 

Of the musical numbers, which 
are the work of James Johnson 
while the lyrics are by Cecil Mack, 
there isn't one that but will register. 
The "love" number is the theme 
song and will undoubtedly be one 
of the big sellers of the coming sea- 
son. Others that should bring big 
returns ar.e "Open Your Heart' 
sung by Revella Hughes and George 
Stephens; "Gingerbrown" with Miss 
Hall and Bob Lee doing a strutting 
bit that was one of the best of this 
sort of thing that this reviewer ha 
seen and "Charston" sung by 
Elizabeth Wel.sh. 

There is but one complaint with 
the show. The one opportunity to 
show the real Negro and his gen- 
erally accepted environment is al- 
loted but a few moments. More 
should have been done with this bit 
and possibly will before the show is 
Anally shaped up. 'It Is a levee 
scene and presents many oppor- 
tunities that were only partially 
realized. One bit In it a recitative 
ghost number by Charles Olden was 
exceptionally well done. 

The book has a rather thin thread 
of a story but sufncicnt for the 
purposes telling of the wanderings 
of th« two shirtless comedians 
(Miller and Lyle) and their efforts 
to abstract a living with the smallest 
amount of effort possible. It is 
divided into two acts with five 
scenes each. The production is 
adequate although one or two of 
the sets might be termed a little 
overdone. The final closing bit of 
the show gives White a chance to 
ring in the picture stunt but which 
couldn't be dlstlngulRhed from the 
last row of the house. The finale of 
the first net Is a w«>n<W - •rwV 
brought numerous calls. 

Will Marion Cook handled an 
augmented colored dJrhrstta splen- 
didly getting some good music out 
of ordinary musicians. The scrnery 
Is from the Law Studlo.i. Lyda 
Webb Is programed as having 
staged the danclni,' end of Uie show 
while the costuines all good looking 
and evldintly costing real money are 
from Brouks-Mahicu. 

The show has a bunch of talent 
fh.it Is .rclrtom equalled in a legit - 
Imnle revue nnd [n addition a well 
mounted piorlu. lion but thr Ihinf; 



that la going to attract to th« box 
nlBce la that eborus. It'a a wonder. 
JTeaMn. 



HILL-EVANS MINSTaEIS 

Alliance, O.. Aug. 29. 

Reveling In newness, the Gus Hill 
and Honey Boy Evans Minstrels are 
piloted by no other than the veteran 
John W. Vogel, 

"The Radium Palace" Is the name 
given the first part, and the setting 
is by far the most elaborate this 
show has ever offered. While not 
as pretentious as some minstrel 
shows on tour, it present a most 
spectacular array when the curtain 
rises. Clydv Chain, an old Vogel 
Minstrel standby, is Interlocutor. 
Following the grand ensemble. Red 
Wing sings very acceptably. Shar- 
ing honors with him Is Bart Craw- 
ford. The soloists include E. R. 
Holde-r, Harry Breen, Clyde Chain. 
Wallace Nash and Carl Ruth, whis- 
tler. The principal comedians are 
Billy Williams and Homer Meachum. 
The entire company takes part In 
the first part finale, which is very 
short. During the solo numbers the 
quartet offers vocal accompaniment. 
ITnusual for a minstrel first part is 
the presence on the stage of a piano. 

The costuming is new and above 
the average. Victor Huff's orchestra 
furnishes the music. 

Other comedians in the first part 
are Ralph Cranto, Poodles Hughes. 
Fred Cartelle. Harry Bowman and 
Bill Ward. In the vocal contingent 
besides those who do solo numbers 
are Albert Bohne. William Corby. 
Olive Tedford, Lester La Monte and 
Floyd De Forest 

The olio is entertaining and holds 
interest throughout. There is Just 
enough novelty in the second part to 
make the show a pleasant two-hour 
entertainment. The staging of this 
part is only ordinary, but talent 
holds it up. There Is not a dull mo- 
ment in the afterpart. which Is made 
up of some highly entertaining bits 
of the musical revue type. 

Opening the second part Is a nov- 
elty by the Gartelle Bros., roller 
skaters, burlesquing at first, but 
closing with dance steps and' acro- 
batics. 

The Empire State Eight offer 20 
minutes of real snappy music, from 
grand opera to jazz. Each member 
of the band doubles, and their part 
of the entertainment Is much too 
brief. They stopped the show here. 

The quartet work spot Is well 
cared for by the Avalon Four, who 
harmonize perfectly. They are on 
the stage 15 minute.s. 

Homer Meachum does monolog of 
new material. He is a real enter- 
tainer. 

The entetrainment concludes with 
an afterpiece entitled "King of the 
Bolo Island," in which the principals 
are Billy Williams, Homer Meachum 
and Harry Breen. assisted by the 
entire company. McConneU. 

New House if) Columbus, Miss. 
Columbus, Miss., Aug. 29. 

A new theatre here is being built 
by C. E. Kuykendahl. This town 
badly needs it. There is a girls' 
college here with 1,700 pupils and 
the town has a poptiiation of 15,000. 



NEW PLAYS PRESENTED 



"Ci' 



WITHIN WEEK ON BIVAY 



LITTLE MISS BLVEBEASD 

A comedy In three acts, by Avery Bap- 
wood, starring Iranc Bordoni. Produced by 
the Cliarlea Frohnoan offica In aMoclatlon 
with B. Ray Goeti. Directed by W. H. 
ailmora. 

Larry Chartcn Bruce McRae 

Eva Wlntbrop Margaret LJnden 

Smithers William Bvllle 

Sir John narstow Arthur Barry 

The Hon. Bertie Bird Krie Blore 

Bob Talmadce Stanley Logan 

Collette Irene Bordoni 

Gloria Talmadge Jcannette Sherwln 

Lulu E\a I.eonard-Borne 

Paul Rondel Burton Brown 

Irene Bordoni took her stellar 
place among Broadway's early arri- 
vals Aug. 28 at the Lyceum with 
"Little Miss Bluebeard." It Is a pret- 
ty ccmedy described as a song-play 
because of the interpolation of four 
numbers sung by the star. The 
numbers are of distinct value to the 
piece, constituting a factor favor- 
ing the chances of a run. The lyrics 
of several are by E. Ray Goeta, hus- 
band eif Mi.ss Bordoni, and who Is 
associated with Gilbert Miller In the 
production, but the, name of the 
Frohman office is used as the actual 
producer. There are six other song 
writers who contributed to the num- 
bers. 

Avery Hopwood is credited with 
authorship, though the play is based 
on Garbiel Dregely's Hungarian 
farce, orl^^inally "A Klsassonyl 
Ferje." the literal translation of 
which Is "Ills Wife's Husband." 
Dregely figured several y*ar8 ago in 
a Broadway hit, he having written 
the original of "A Tailor Made 
Man.' 

Mies Bordoni contrived to display 
an array of costumes, doubtless se- 
cured by her abroad this summer. 
The names of noted Parisian fash- 
ion creators, such as Poiret, Jean 
Patou, Chanel and Boue Soeurs, ap- 
pear amonpr the program credits. 
But one of her costumes was native, 
it being a Spanish rig designed by 
Travis Banton and executed by Car- 
rie & Gratland. 

It is frequently true that a star 
dominates a play, and in "Little 
Miss Bluebeard" that is more than 
certain. The show drags through 
explanatory chatter until Miss Bor- 
doni enters. There are few enter- 
taining moments when the French 
girl Is oft stage — generpily to change 
her frock. In "The French Doll," 
her last show, Mlsa Bordoni had a 
number or two which lifted the per- 
formance nicely. Goetz has the 
right idea In extending the song 
idea, for among MIsrBordoni's chief 
charms Is her singing style. The 
numbers, however, do not In any 
way Interfere with the story. 

"So This Is Love," with lyrics and 
music by Goetz, Is used as the 
•theme" number, being repeated 
several times and reported to ha«e 
obtained quite a sheet music sale in 



the lobbies out ot town. In 'th'« 
second act, "The Gondola and th« 
Girl," a comedy novelty lyric, at- 
tracted much attention. The lyrlo 
was the joint work . of Goets and 
Percy Graham Paul, while the score 
was by Paul A. Rubens. There were 
two songs In the last act. One, 
"Who'll Buy My Violets?" a splendid 
number, was likely taken from the 
French. !lose Padilla composed the 
music, and Goetz again figured as 
the lyriciat. Bud De Sylva and Ar- 
thur Francis wrote the lyric and 
George Gershwin the melody for the 
last song. "I Won't Say I Won't." 
It Is another happily In tune with 
Miss Borduni'a personality. 

The story is that of a "frame" on 
a bachelor who Is aomething ot a 
composer. He declaretl he never 
will be married, but has quite a 
flock of feminine "Inspirations," also 
alluded to as "bundles." To his 
apartment comes a pal who explains 
he fell In love with a French girl 
and while "bunned" married her 
without mentioning he had a wife 
and child. The friend had used the 
name of the bachelor in his court- 
ship and then confessed to the girl. 
So they both try to find a solution. 
The bachelor at once Is smitten with 
Colette, agreeing ahe stay In the 
apartment a week, though the other, 
"husband" Insists on sticking nround 
as chaperone. Colette refers ^o them 
as "husbands-ln-law." In it mix-up 
folbwing the visit of two ot the 
"bundles" she files oft to DeauvlUe. 
supposedly as a governess in the 
summer home of the pseuuo "hus- 
band number one." There the bache- 
lor finds her and there it is explained 
Colette, had agreed on a wager to 
make him propose. He does. 

There are some amusing lines In 
the scenes between Miss Bordoni 
and Bruce McRae,>as the bachelor. 
In talking over a divorce which 
would free her from the supposed 
marriage to two men, he suggests 
he be found with one of his "inspl- 
ration.f." She objects, Haying she 
would rather be the one caught, tor 
then people could say: "Colette is a 
naughty girl, but, oh, la. how popu- 
'--" In accepting a. cigaret. she 



lar." 




FLEMING SISTERS 

MARIE, ETHEL and FLORENCE" 



Amcrlca'3 Representative Concert Stars 
Riverside, New York, Next Week (Sept 3) 

noT' on!;'fr\'hrir'"exTulti1lfVlaT";"b'Jt' ^f ^»'« 'r'"""' •""'''<= <=""" 

fuf L.5S'=.^if.e'^rL-o^'';;;e]r°i!5«ti:u^^^?.r.pTan'o '^Sl^'tffi^ r"" SS"'"" 
desirable asset retlnrment, in appearance ami rt.ii^V. •*'?'■ *"'*' *^^ ^^^ 
leceive favorable mention on any bilf Wei? ern?^^ T^"*' °i.""°* '»" <° 
their tones worthy of note, hw^^onv in.i thvfh™"*'^*' '" .technique, with 
.Should be s.rn In the best hmi^ea '^ 'hythm; exceptional execution. 

Direction Casey OfRce, GEORGE WEEDON 



chatted a truth about women, say- 
ing she really didn't smoke, but 
puffed a little. (That doesn't go for 
the feminine first-nighters pufBng 
on the pavement during intermis- 
sions). 

The cast is an Anglo-Frtmh com- 
plement for the most part. Miller 
brought across two English actors. 
Eric Bloro and Stanley Logan. Blare 
Is a comic with an Infectious style 
and grew on the audience as the 
play progressed, taking second hon- 
ors to the star. He was a fussy 
chap at first, calling at the apart- 
ment because he could not tlnd his 
duds, but later discovering they had 
been sent to the Turkish Embassy 
instead of the Turkish bath, where 
he was to stop over night. 

Mr. MnRae waa not as finished In 
his performance as usual. His man- 
ner of rushing a speech got him Into 
trouble once and he pled the end ot 
the sentence. Jeannette Sherwln 
(said to be a sister to Louis Sher- 
win. the critic) had the second fem- 
inine role, it naturally being 8ul>- 
ordinate. . 

The production Is In two set.«, both 
adequate and the first nicely carried 
out by Hermann Rosse. Last sea- 
son on tour Miss Bordoni sUrted 
creating a special following through 
special concerts. That is bound f 
count in her draw here and out of 
town. The song numbers in "Little 
Miss Bluebeard" should be tfa* 
means of attracUng repeaters, ft>r 
there Is little doubt the star hu a 

«.^h."!'"*'^..*1* ""' "«" attraction 
ought to ride for a run. 75««. 

MAGNOLIA 

*VprfiV±""-"--'-''V'--''»^"^^^^^ 

Oen oi^i?„"-,' ' -C • " •■»»">»» Bradhory, J>. 
nfaekU '"' •»•<*«>»■ •••Malcolm WlflUm. 
Me"lco*.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. ""'"k,\^T^H'°" 

nitmhn Kthol Wilson 

""""" Barrlngton Carter 

1 1*^*.'' i*"® '•'''■^ »ct of Booth Tar- 
kington s new comedy held up as 
the first two, "Magnolia" would have 

w?i?f«,f . '"''"'■'° *>''• brilliantly 
written, even more brilliantly pUy«d. 

wifM^'^.l^'"'''' everything desirable 
within the scope ot theatrical em- 
n^»f%""P' "Appeal'-that Is, ap- 
^t„. °^^ 2"* Pmolion that will 
aggiessively draw dollars to a box 
oftlce window. 

"Magnolia" win dr.nv. i.ut it missed 
nr "Jf"?,"' V? ^'*-* "Seventh Heaven" 
or Polly Preferred" business. Its 
lo%e story is Interrupted by the gap 
of two and a half acts, anei when it 
does r.T^lly It 1, not romantic except 
through the tense vibrance of Martha 
lirynn Allen, who sustains it, where- 
as L..O Carrillo, the star utage lover, 
's given bright lines to sav where 
le needs an old-fashioned, upstantl- 
liig proposal. 

I-eo Carrillo never plaved a part 

With more unction, slindinc, charm 

and eiunlity. Whether it is lust the 

|i0;e f.,r him or not m.iv I.e founi! 



Thursday, Augxist SO, 182% 



LEGITIMATE 



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■omewher* within th« rang* of two 
wide facts— It warn originally writ- 
ten for Nat Goodwin in "Cameo 
■Xlrby," and rewritten for Lionel 
•parrymore In "Magnolia." 

The atmosphere of "Magnolia" is 
4he Sunny Bouth of the romantic 
HlsslsBippl shores In the ,40s. Tar- 
•klngton, of course, gets under the 
narrative to make it a satire — In 
apots almost a lampoon. What "A 
Iconiiectlcut Yankee" did to hor.ildry 
lind "Don Quixote" did to chivalry, 
"Magnolia" does to Southern foud- 
Ingi dueling, aristocracy and other 
distorted Ideals of ante-bellum 
slavery days, taking a special pound 
of flesli from the hide of one of the 
old South's favorite twins — "honor" 
the other, left unscathed, la "hos- 
pitality." 

In the story of a mild youth, a 
Wordsworth addict and butterfly 
chaser, who refuses to flghl a back- 
woods Arkansas rufflan who loves 
the same girl, Tarklngton estab- 
lishes the basis of his plot and 
starts his theme, which preaches 
that a man or a nation has as much 
"honor"' as he can defend, and the 
tnan is brave who knows he is safe. 

Ridiculed, disowned,-^ the boy 
stumbles out Into the world and 
meots, in the second act, a pictur- 
esque gaming house charl.itan and 
a gun-totlng river sharper. He 
imbibes the philosophy of courage 
and loaded pistols, kills the bully, 
enlists with the dispossessed game- 
ster, and in seven years becomes the 
killing, notorious terror of- the Mis- 
Blfisippi — then he comes home. 

He gives those who tortured him 
all he gut and some for interest, and 
then there Is a lot of talk, talk, talk, 
and finally he marches upstage with 
the arm of the pretty child who once 
loved him because he is peaceful, 
'<^on back again through the pages 
of Wordsworth. Not even a kiss. 
Kot one honest word about marriage 
or that kind of love. And the girl 
•0 kissable, too. The last of the 
last act certainly was the bravest 
act of the play, for it treated the 
gross receipts as cavalierly as the 
king of the river ever treated the 
ppor chumps he fleeced and shot. 

In parts "Magnolia" is whipplng- 
ly, stingingly brilliant; in others it 
iB soothingly and purringly amusing 
and engaging. Though running the 
range from melodrama to burlesque, 
it has the, gifted touches of Tarking- 
tdn all over, and yet it is not Just 
the fodder that the faithful Tar- 
klngtonlana expect. If Tarklngton 
must ever answer to the charge of 
"highbrow," he can put in the script 
bf "Magnolia" as a defense. The 
treatment is largely Tarklngton, but 
the story might be Bret Harte or 
Mark Twain. 

Carrillo, especially in the first two 
(acts, was delightful, effective and. 
In a subdued manner, terrlflc The 
last act shaded him off so that one 
forgot to admire the player In the 
dwindling, strung-out role, after h'o 
had reached his two climaxes — the 
strength of weakness and the 
supremacy of strength. In the pic- 
ture of it, there will be a quick close- 
up and fade-out to elide much of 
the waste matter, when there Is no 
love suspense and no story sus- 
pense to support academic exposi- 
tion of ideas already fully clarified. 

Miss Allen, long the Theatre 
Guild's own baby, came through In 
her first appearance for the strictly 
commercial theatre as a fljuning. 
compelling success. She looks like 
-Maulge Kennedy and acts like Helen 
Mencken. John Harrington as 
Slackle, the river bully, gave a good 
actor's performance. Elizabeth Pat- 
terson, aa a shabby-genteel mother 
'of the period, did the most subtle 
land memorably legitimate playing 
of the night However, the entire 
cast worked with high and noble ef- 
ficiency, and Ira Hard's direction is- 
admirable. 

Alfred Aarons, Inc., presents, and 
It is understood that A. L. Krlanger, 
Carrillo and the author have "a 
piece." They will not regret It pro- 
fessionally or financially. "Magno- 
lia" is a success, though unfortu- 
nately limited against becoming a 
rage. It should do well for several 
months, even though in the Lib- 
erty, a theatre for many years Iden- 
tified with musical shows. Lait. 



ZENO 

Omcor Burke Ch.irle» J. Simr 

Jamra O'llrJen Jamca T. Ford 

■William l>onegan Thomft.! (lUnn 

CMiel Innpivlor Parker Waller Wllnon 

Bniny Uaman Martha McOranr 

William King Wllllnm Hholley 

Jamca Cartler Hugh O'Connc'll 

Marie Helen QUI 

Mrs. Hampton Mina C. Uleason 

Orace Hampton Margaret Shackelford 

Harry William* Frederick nickel 

f'harlea liaker Paul Uyron 

Mr. Hampton Albert Sackctt 

Profeaaor Uodge I.clKh I.ov»l 

Or. Moore William B. Mack 

Officer Dlllcu J. A. Curtla 



The answer to the probabilities 
for popularity of "Zeno" Is to be 
found In the explosive cxcl.amatlon 
of a man In the fifth row aisle after 
the first act and echoed by a score 
of other sundry gentry— "Wow!" 

"3S«no," by Joseph F. Rinnand, 
produced at the 48th St. by the 
Hampton Play Corporation, belongs 
to the stage carpenter school of 
my.stery pl.-iywrightlng. It has every 
trick device known to the who 
killed cock robin school, and a few 
more. 

On (he ba.iis of reminiscence .ilonc 
It should bid strong for popuiiLeity. 

It outbats "The Bat," out-mon- 

JJ*^''''' "The Monster," leaves the 

Cat and Canary" thing on the dim 

horizon, and makes ."The ThirleentU 



Chair" look like predigested nursery 
, stuff. 

The wonder of, it all Is that at 
this late date any one should at- 
tempt another thing of thia type, 
reaembllng so closely its predeces- 
sors. 

Chicago fell for the show last sea- 
son. The chain gang at the 48th 
St., with some reservations, ate the 
hoke alive. The reservations were 
chiefly on the floor, where audlhle 
snickers greeted some of the play's 
far-reaching Improbabilities. On 
the upper shelves they received it 
for gospel. 

The story Is Just another mystery 
play plot plus. The plus stands for 
murder, seance, robbery, master- 
mind crook, a police Inspector, and 
a few incidentals In the way of 
thievery, knavery, chicanery, vil- 
lainy and mayhem. 

Zeno is the master->mind to whose 
undoing the chief Inspector and his 
comedy buffoons are devoted. The 
Job in hand concerns the theft of 
the Hampton fortune and Jewels 
during a spiritual seance, in which 
all of the familiar phenomena — 
ghostly hands, spirit forms and 
faces, etc. — are materialized. 

The cast is uniformly capable, but 
peculiarly lacking in any individual 
distinction. Walter Wilson's In- 
spector was In familiar mould, and 
Hugh O'Connell ran well as the 
wise-cracklug comedy detective. 
William B. Mack contributed the 
acting hit with a remarkably tense 
and melodramatic characterization 
of Dr. Moore, the medium. The 
production looks economical though 
adequate. , 

If you like the mystery kind 
"Zeno" is Just the sort. Its success 
will depend solely upon whether or 
not the public still wants the mys- 
tery. Burton. 



RED LIGHT ANNIE 

Ttaroe-act drama of the underworld In 11 
scenta (10 In the ftrat act), presented by 
A. H. Wood* and starting Mary Ryan. 
Play by Norman Houston and Sam For- 
rest, the latter staging It. Revolving stage 
carries eight separate sets deoigned by 
W. Oden Waller. At the Morosco. Aug. 21. 

Fanny Campbell Miss Ryan 

Tom Campbell Frank M. Thomas 

Mr. Clark Edward Walton 

Nick Martin tklward lilills 

l»rothy Martin Warda Howard 

Mr. Wilson W. H. Pendergaat 

A Man Fred McLean 

Another Man Martin Jennings 

A Judge Harry HammlH 

>'x9 > Al Britton 

Chester Harry Vincent 

Flo Monlta Gray 

Maria Ann Martin 

Al y, John Waller 

•Jjrry. Z BlUy allien 

Mr. Pulton BVancis Dunn 

Robert Dugan Paul NlchoVson 

Here is a crook play with a sub- 
motif of drugs that has a kick so 
high-powered as to raise the ques- 
tion: How strong must a dramatic 
kick be to kick an ingenious melo- 
drama to death? 

The Issue is raised by several 
passages of pretty terrifying bru- 
Ullty which work theatrical ten- 
sions to a distinctly uncomfortable 
pinnacle, and one episode of such 
extreme violence aa to Inspire a 
shudder rather the reverao of stimu- 
lating. The way the people take this 
situation will tell the story of the 
box-offlce. 

The thing Is unquestionably a mo- 
ment of terrlfle Impact. For some 
tastes It will shock rather than 
thrill, but, whatever effect It has. 
It is supremely well done. The 
whole play is a conspicuous achieve- 
ment In skilful staging and convinc- 
ing acting, backed by a strongly 
built melodramatic play, swift In 
exposition and of insinuating 
plausibility. 

The situation that will make or 
break the play comes about some- 
what after this manner: Fannie 
Campbell la thrown on her own re- 
sources when her young husband 
from a small upstate town Is sent 
to Jail for a crime of which he is 
innocent. Dazed, she appeals to 
Nick Martin, husband of her step- 
sister, never guessing that Nick la 
the keeper of a red-light establish- 
ment and a cocaine fiend. Nick de- 
liberately makes the girl a drug 
addict and forces her to hia vicious 
deslre«. 

She breaks away from his In- 
fluence after a year in the "house" 
and by the time her husband has 
served his time has re-established 
herself. They are prospering in 
their new life. Fannie is on the 
eve of motherhood, when Nick, hav- 
ing Just killed a man in a desperate, 
drug-Inspired hold-up, takes refuge 
with them from ■ pursuit, neither 
Fannie nor her husband suspecting 
the crime. Fannle's husband, is 
called away, and during his absence 
Nick, half Insane with "snow," re- 
newa hia attempt to establish the 
relation of the brothel. 

Managed with the utmost discre- 
tion the situation would be sufll- 
clently violent and abundantly ar- 
resting, but. played out with gen- 
erous and literal detail as It Is, the 
thing leaves a dtetinclly unwhole- 
.some Impression, an Impres.slon 
that clings and persists, certainly 
tor the length of time it takes a 
con.scicntious reporter to get from 
the theatre to his typewriter. 

"Snow l>lrds," sinister underworld 
plottinga, "red IlRht" locale and all 
the rest would seem to make a suMl- 
ctently lurid compound without ad- 
venturing further. Its a pity, loo, 
for the play has a world oC excellent 
material. The study of Dugan, a 
human young cop. as written .ind 
a.a played by the bland Paul Nichol- 
son, is a capital creation of char 



actcr and natural comedy. Plays 
have been "made" by details much 
leas ehgaglng. 

Mechanically, the production Is a 
whale. The 10 scenes of tbs first 
act are put over with dizzy speed; 
the atory grows and has you In Its 
grip before realizing IL It Is all grip 
and punch, jvlth that economy that 
is the soul of melodrama. 

For instance, one . four-minute 
scene Includes the dramatic street 
hold-up of the young bank messen- 
ger; another of equal brevity (In- 
volving the wife's pica for mercy 
to the Judge) discloses the essen- 
tials of hia conviction and imprison- 
ment; a third, no longer, takea the 
wife to the brothel and leavea her 
dru/ged, and one Is hurried to her 
gaudy bedroom where her degrada- 
tion is completed and the founda- 
tion laid for the terrlflc flnal act. 
And withal one never gets the feel- 
ing that a story la being hurried. It 
is a complete recital of essentials 
and convincing in its presentation. 

There wag even time for the 
painstaking building up of minor 
charactars, such aa the decent sort 
of reluctant visitor to the "house" 
who was the instrument of Fannle's 
escape, although the incident itself 
did verge dangerously upon the 
maudlin. ____ 

The play really begins at the 
opening of the second act, but It Is 
so cleverly arranged that you never 
suspect the first act Is largely ante- 
cedent matter until the whole play 
is over. While it Is goii]g it holds 
Interest. 

The second and third acts make a 
remarkable example of sustained 
su.spense. For about an hour and 
three-quarters the auditor's sensi- 
bilities are absolutely churned with 
tense expectation and shocks minor 
and major and the hold never for a 
moment relaxes right up to the In- 
stant when Fannle's pistol shot 
satisfies poetic Justice. That the 
surrender to the play's grip la aome- 
tlmes unwilling, perhaps, la teatl- 
mony to its effectiveness, but one Is 
bound to doubt that the morbid ap- 
peal and the shocked fascination of 
the big scene can be translated Into 
box-otflce success. 

Miss Ryan plays a distressed 
heroine for all there la In It, manag. 
Ing the melodrama with a good deal 
of discretion and playing the lighter 
bits with great delicacy. Frank M. 
Thomas la a manly, blundering 
young husband, aa he ahould be. 
Edward Ellis, playing, the drugged 
criminal, gives a awless perform- 
■ance, balanced to a nicety, while 
Nicholson's Dugan deserves a niche 
alongside John Barrymore's news- 
paper reporter In "The Other Olrl," 
of ancient memory, for its fidelity 
and unction. 

Formerly tried out under the title 
of "The Slave Maker," it reappears 
aa an A. H. Woods property. 

Rush. 



HOME FIRES 

Comedy In three acU by Owen Oarls. 
Staged by Hugb Pord. At the Mth Street 
theatre. New Tork, Aug. UK by tbe Shu- 
berta 

Betty LQllan Ron 

Abner Bugen* Fowera 

Aunt Martha Marlon BsJlou 

Tommy Morgan Farlay 

Mary Prances Underwood 

Henry Bedfool Cliaries lUduiuui 

Plora Bthal Intropldl 

Julia JuUatt* Crosby 

Jack Harvey Aitbor Albertaoa 

Walter Harvey Hoiranl Oould 

Dana Roberta DodsM MItchaU 

Bill Uazwall John Bingham 

I'Ucy Marlon Benda 

Qulnn Lester ScharS 

Dr. Norton , Jay Strong 

In turning out this comedy Owen 
Davis made certain if the stage ver- 
sion didn't have sufilclent appeal to 
keep It going through the season 
there would be a market for the 
script in the fields where they turn 
out the silent drama. 

"Home Fires" was written to order 
for the screen, yet It holds enough 
in the way of character comedy to 
give It a chance on Broadway. It 
Isn't going to be a whale of a suc- 
cess, but it is going to develop into 
one of those little laughing hits that 
will plug along for about eight to 
ten weeks to good business, and 
then be kept going with the aid of 
cut rates for about as long as they 
care to hold it on the Main Stem, 
with business around $C,500. That, 
at least, is the indication derived 
from viewing the piece on Tuesday 
night of this week. 

There will have to be some work 
done on the play before the week is 
out, and the major portion be In the 
second act. The first st.irts off with 
a snap, maintained to the curt.iln. 
Then the second act. In three scenes, 
lets things down somewhat, the third 
bringing it up to mark again. 

It seems that someone must have 
Insisted on splitting the second act 
into three sections. Two would have 
been plenty, for the second scene 
seems to have been dragged In, .ind 
It Is the veriest form of meller. 
Seemingly it can be eliminated and 
the curtain lowered on the opening 
set to denote a lapse of a few hours, 
with the dialog carrying the inci- 
dents supposed to have taken place 
at the roadhouse. That roadhouse 
scene was altout as cheaply done as 
it was possible to put It on. 

The story is founded on a phase 
of L/ong Island life heretofore not 
handled particularly on the .sta«e 
iiutside po.-islbly of ".Six Cylinder 
r,ove." The Ilattotts have always 
»;one after the fast smart .sot of the 
i.sland. Owen Davis h.as chosen the 
$10,000 a year man's family to write 
his play around. He has written a 
fairly interesting comedy, one that 
will appeal greatly to the very typo 



whose suburban Ufa It professes \o 

Henry Bedford Is the $10.000-a- 
year man, the best bond salesman of 
a Wall street house. A year prior 
he has failed in business, and his 
wife has been the guiding hand at 
the helm, trying to make both ends 
meet and pay off thedebts that hung 
over her husband because of his un- 
successful business venture. At 
home are two daughters, one ZO and 
the other about 17; also a deaf old 
aunt. As a picture of home life Mr. 
Davis has achieved a rather com- 
plete portrait. 

The youngest daughter la In love 
with a neighbor'a son; the elder, 
with the son of her father's em- 
ployer. Dad himself has slipped for 
the vamp stuff that the very blond- 
Ine wife of the next-door neighbor 
has put over the plate. With it all 
the wife haa rather a heavy burden 
to shoulder. 

It is In the second act everything 
happens that gives her a aeriea of 
Jolts. She permits her husband to 
ease hia way out of accompanying 
her to the home of mutual friends 
on the pretext he haa a h^.tdache. 
The two daughters and dad stay at 
home. But the younger girl slips off 
to the movies with the neighboring 
cake-cater; the elder girl takes a 
ride m an auto with the son of her 
dad's boss, and dad dashes off with 
the blonde vamp from next door. 

Daughter and dad both meet up at 
a rather shady roadhouse, and the 
girl breaks her arm In a Jump from 
a balcony after she sees father. The 
blonde siren's husband is also on the 
Job, for he has pulled the old one of 
•I'm called to Philadelphia, dear," 
and planted himself to see what 
would happen. What he believes 
has happened leads him to get ready 
for a divorce. Thia la all that Mary, 
the wife of the foolish bond. broker, 
has brought to her door during the 
halt-hour after she has returned 
from the neighborly call. 

Of course, in the last act all the 
complications are smoothed out. 
Here Mr. Davis has pulled the best 
piece of business In the little touch 
of cross-fire by the quartet of char- 
acters — the two husbands and their 
wives — at the time that they are try- 
ing to clean up the dirty linen. This 
and the touch in the first act, where 
the cake-eater cojla the deaf aunt 
all aorta of names with a smile and 
the old lady yeses him because she 
believes that everything is compli- 
mentary. 

Charles RIchman plays the bond 
broker and endows it with Just suffi- 
cient of that genial fourflush atmos- 
phere to make. It ring genuine. 
Frances Underwood as his wife con- 
tributes the best acting, although 
Dodson Mitchell as the busy hubby 
of the blonde vamp delivers a clever 
perfornl^nce. Lillian Ross as the 
flapper daug^iter and Morgan Farley, 
playing opposite her, lent a Juvenile 
Hit to their characterizations decid- 
edly natural and delightful. Juliette 
Crosby as the elder daughter seemed 
a little strained at times. Jack Har- 
vey as the rich man's son failed to 
get over in his earlier scenes, but 
Improved as the play progressed. 

Mr. RIchman and Miss Underwood 
were a little uncertain as to their 
lines on Tuesday night. Fred. 



BROOK 

'Aa unusual play of love" Is captioned 
under ths play title. Authored by 'Thomas 
P. Hoblnson, staged by John McKee and 
sponsored by McKee & BIrvena Opened at 
the Oreeowlch Village tbeartre. New York. 
Aug. to. In. three acU. 

Mooney Blackburn Oeorge Thompson 

Dan Peltry Benjamin Kauser 

Brook Blackburn Mary Carroll 

Norman Tracy Theodore Westman. Jr. 

BrToe Hajnmond DonaJd Cameron 

Joa Cbchran George Uarbler 

AAah Cochran Bllis Baker 



KcKee St Stevens are a new prb- 
ducing firm. Jphn McKee was stage 
director for Henry W. Savage and 
others. Robert Stevens is a brother 
of Emily Stevens. Thia marks their 
initial Joint venture at the Green- 
wich Village theatre, the downtown 
run being limited to two weeks. It 
Is unlikely it will be extended there 
or elsewhere. 

Thomas P. Robinson, the author, 
Is remenfbcred for an elusively titled 
Harvard prize play of some time 
back. While "Brook" shows the 
hand of Professor Baker's "47 Work- 
shop" course in its technical con- 
struction, it lacks the qualifications 
for the prize end. 

Robinson strove hard to develop a 
"different" sort of play, but failed 
badly. The flop Is an out-and-out 
brodle. It had its moments and a 
situation that a "commercial" play- 
wright could have piped up into a 
whale of a script. Robinson's han- 
dling is otherwise. Striving too hard 
for the Idyllic, .as If knowing before- 
hand the piece would be jlresented 
before the peculiar type of audience 
that the Village playhouse araws, it 
fluctuates between seriousness and 
bosh. 

Brook is Crook Blackburn (tetnl- 
nine gender. If the name confuses), 
a natural, unmoral habitue of the 
Alleghany mountain forest tracts. 
Brought up in thi.i forsaken terri- 
tory among an ever-changing but 
conai.itently swe.iring and cursing 
polyglot crow of lumbr-rjacka, she 
ha.l strangely devi-Iopod an odd 
penchrint for flowery .and po'^tir 
KimilcH. Brook, in fart, cm liken a 
mundane qu<'illty with any tiatiir.il 
form of bi auly in a moment'.^ notice. 
and It must be conceded the per- 
.Honator's oonfeplion wan that im- 
pressive, that Ihis qii.ilifv .ilid Ijy 
unnotifPd for nn ad nil a tiilf he- 
fore the faol hit one bclwiM-ii I lie 



eyes that ths author was carrying 
the matter too far 

Being "an unusual lovs play" ths 
nioroua quality was ever to the fore. 
Brook dwelt so Impressively'on that 
feeling that one almost forgot that 
in reality she daily contended with 
a booze-fighting papa, a pestersome 
lumberjack swain and an unhealthy 
general atmosphere. Rather a 
strange quirk for Brook, in view of 
Ihoso circumstances on retrospec- 
tion. 

BryciB Hammond Is the man. 
Bryce belittles his Juvenile com- 
panion's (Norman Tracy) infatua- 
tion for the pulchrltudinous Brook, 
but It results In Bryce capitulating 
himself; or, more strictly, making 
the virgin Brook "give herself to 
im. These and other delicate pointA 
ware promiscuously threshed oirt 
through a span of three talky acts, 
the talklness probably being onir 
countenanced because of the entalU 
Ing spice. 

Bryce Is engaged to another girl, 
and, after a lengthy debate, reply 
and further rebuttal among all prin- 
cipals concerned, the obvious cur- 
tain clinch is reached with Bryce In 
the arms of his hinterland amour. 

The play lacks concrete founda- 
tion. It la only one altuatlon drssssd , 
up, elaborated, analyzed and dis- i 
sected throughout a period of two i 
hours. The close quarters in ths 
Village theatre because of poor ven- 
tilation did not help very much to 
alleviate the time ordeal. ' 

The playera are unusually capable i 
and decidedly more worthy of a bst- I 
ter vehicle. Mary Carroll In the titio i 
role was a highly appealing Brook, l 
charmingly displaying a vivid con- < 
ceptlon of hor character that really I 
made the creation breathe and llrs. ' 
Donald Cameron as Bryce Hammond ' 
was the manly male lead to a nicety, I 
but somewhat spoiled the illiulon 
toward conclusion in the tense mo- | 
ments. George Thompson aa the In- 
ebriate parent clicked, and Benjamin 
Kauaer contributed ths oppostnir 
force interpretation realisUoally, 

Theodore Westman, Jr., who waa 
hailed aa a "comer" by ths nndsr- 
fllgned In the New York Drama 
League's Little Theatre Tournament 
lost spring, when he was In one of 
the competing skits, fulftlled the pre- 
diction here. He's a corkinc juvenUs 
type and really can act Comsdr. 
however, should be his fort*. Bills 
Baker as Adah was weak. A.1^ 

SHOWS IH CHICAGO 

(Continued from page 16) 
house was gone before the seat sals 
opened Monday morning. 

For the Alice Brady engagement 
at the Powers Labor Day night ths 
management has been running a 
changeable advertisement for IS 
davs in advance, an unusual stunt 
hero. 

The speculative days for ths new 
season In the loop are over. Reality ' 
will now prevail since another week 
will find a goodly number of ths 
full quota of theatres open. Every- j 
body seems to bs Itching to go to 
the theatre; the pyrotechnics of the 
speculators situation is adding to 
the opening days chatter, so taken 
everything into consideration the 
£3-24 season In Chicago is aflar* 
with sort of excitement that seldom 
falls to make good boz-offlos Ys- i 
turns. 

Last week's estimates: 

"Up 8hs .Qoss" (Studebaker, lU 
week). Off to a flying start Will 
make a strong- bit to keep at top 
of musical competition. Figured 
close to {19.000. 

'H'hs Dancing QirT (Colonist 
12th week). ' More cast changes 
with view of strengthening for roa4 . 
tour. Kept around the $19,000 mark. 

"Dangerous Psopls'* (Cort, 8th 
week). Went between $0,000 and 
$10,000, Just enough to give It best 
week's business of engagement 
Will stick into September. 

"Up Ths Ladder" (Central, 22nd 
week), Octtlng much help at 
hotels by being offered for bor- 
olTIco price. Chocked around $0,000. 

"Whispsring Wires" (Princess, 
3d week). Between $13,000 and 
$14,000 with every prospects of 
sticking many weeks. 



LITTLE THEATRES 



The growth of the Little Country 
Theatre idea was demonstrated at 
the Ofleans County Fair at Albion, 
N. T., during the past week. A few 
years ago a group of playera from 
Cornell University demonntcated ths 
idea at the stats fair at Syracuse. 
It was shown how i^iral groups 
could make country life attractive 
by having their own theatrea and 
producing plays. At an Improviaed 
theatre at the fair 11 plays were 
presented by groups from eight dif- 
ferent communities of the county. 
Their success made a big Impres- 
sion, with the result that the Idea 
gained considerable headway. Judg- 
ing was on the following basis: 
Interpretation of play, getting it 
across, 40 per cent.; voice, 20 per" 
cent.; stage presence, 20 per cent.; 
costuming, 10 per cent.; staging, set- 
tlni; of stage and properties, 10 per 
cent. 



The C.ipn Town (South Africa) 
Atniilfiii Operatic Society staced 
■Mi.s.i llijok of Holland" at the 
o|>"ri lioiLie ill lliat city for tlie 
wiTli of July ii. 






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PICtulES^^ -^T 



Thursday, Augxnt 80, 198S 



THEATRE OWNERS TOBEGIN 
DISTRIBUTING IN OCTOBER 



W. A. True, Head of Exhibitor Distribution, Says 30 
Exchanges Will Be Ready to Function This Fall 
^ — ^Deal with Independents Forecast 



W. A. True, president of the The- 
Atra Owners Distributing Corpora- 
* tlon, subsidiary of tb« exhibitors' 
national association, Issued a state • 
ment this week declaring that ex- 
hibitor distribution will become a 
taet when his organisation enters 
the field with 30 exchanges In Octo- 
, ber. The distributing proposition 
Itas l>een In the wind ever since the 
Minneapolis conventi6n more than 
two years ago, and last winter New 
York headquarters were established. 
Statements by Mr. True and 
Sydney 8. Cohen, national president, 
covering the project follow: 

"We know (said Mr. True) that 
the ozhibltora, who are In constant 
touch with the public, are very 
frequently unable to supply the 
public with what it wantu under the 
present system of distribution. We 
kn«w that film rentals, which have 
1>e«n climbing higher and higher are 
reaching the point where a further 
increase will prove a serious boom- 
erang to the entire industry. We 
know that the present jperatlon of 
the Industry greatly hampers the 
Independant producer of reputable 
pictures, as well as the Independent 
auttUM-, director and artist. 

"Therefore, the exhibitors — the 
actual theatre owners of America — 
4n forming the Theatre Owners Dis- 
tributing Corporation, Intend to 
make a definite stand not only for 
themselves, but for the public, the 
independent producers an<i the 
eceaunic good of the entire In- 
dustry. 

"We believe that our success 
rests, for the future as well as the 
past, on the fundamental- policy of 
healthy entertainment at small 
iprices. We protest against the folly 
«f tl admissions and the attitude of 
the national distributors In follow- 
ing the policy of 'all the trafHc will 
bear.' The exhibitors themselves 
know the attitude of the public, and 
the exhibitors will, through this, 
their own distributing organization, 
make a determined effort to secure 
and to present worthy attractions at 
reasonable prices. 

"It Is entirely flttl;ig that the the- 
atre owners should do this. Witness 
the formation and the successful 
operation of a similar co-op-irative 
plan by the California fruit grow- 
ers. Incidentally, the independent 
producers of California sent n com- 
mittee to the National Convention 
of the M. P. T. O. A. to plead for 
Just such a channel of distribu- 
tion as the one we have formed. 

"The Theatre Owners Distribut- 
fng Corporation has proceeded con- 
structively and carefully building 
up toward the time when this step 
could be taken. We are now ready. 
Our sales organization will be 
second to none In the United States. 
Our distributing service will be fully 
manned and equipped. Our policy 
will offer to all producers an ex- 
hibitor owned and controlled dis- 
tributing service under the same 
equitable business advantage that 
so, as theatre owners, expect for 
ourselves." 

President Cohen's statement said: 
"The need of a theatre owners 
distributing corporation found ex- 
pression in, 1921 at our Minneapolis 
convention. At that time a resolu- 
tion was passed authorizing the 
board of directors to investigate the 
situation relative to the formation 
of such ii body. - 

"At the Washington convention in 
May, 1922, the committee no buH- 
InesB relations submitted a unani- 
mous repoxt, which was lik<>wisc 
unanimously adoptcil by the con- 

vcntlon, urginp: Urn boaid of 

directors und olHccrM to oontimic \Ih 
activities in the matter. The board 
of directors unanimously resolved 
that as the Motion IMctnic Thrfitrc 
Owners of America w.is purely a 
mcmberftliip orK.inization, a separate 
organization bo :reatcd for the dis- 
tribution of pictures. 

"FollowinB this decision, the The- 

. aire Owners DistrjhiitinB Corpor.i- 

llon was formed in Deeembor, 1922. 

Beth at Minneapolis and WashiiiR- 

t/oa, the M. B. T. O. A. g.ivo notice 



to the producers and the trade gen- 
erally that relief was needed in dis- 
tribution. These Interests have 
seemingly given no heed to this 
public notice by the theatre owners 
and conditiens have grown worse. 
The time for resolutions and con- 
ferences has passed. The Theatre 
Owners Distributing Corporation 
will now take a hand. Its principles 
are sound. Its operation will be 
efficient and I am absolutely con- 
vinced that it wIH prove a boom to 
the theatre owners, the independent 
producers and the public." 

The offlceH-s of the new organiza- 
tion are, W. A. True, president; 
Harry Davis, vice-president; Ia J. 
Dittmar, treasurer; Z. D. Burford, 
secretary, and Sydney S. Cohen, 
chairman of the board of directors. 
Other representative theatre owners 
from every section of the country 
are behind the movement, including 
the presidents of many state organ- 
izations, notably, P. Ploodhull of 
New Jersey, Martin O. Smith of 
Ohio, Fred. Seegert of Wisconsin, 
A. R. Framer of Nebraska, EUi W. 
Collins of Arkuiisas, Joseph W. 
Walsh of Connecticut, Frank O. 
Heller of Indiana, Merle Davis of 
Montana, R M. Fay of Rhole Island, 
Howard Smith of Western N«w 
York, David Adams of New Hamp- 
shire, C. P. Sears of Missouri. 
Others include William Ben<ter, 
national treasurer of the M. P. 
T. O. A.; Glenn Harper, secretary 
M. P. T. O. of Southern California 
and Arizona. 

Other members of the National 
Board of Directors of the M. P. T. 
O. A. interested are C. K White- 
burst, C. A. Lick, O. G. Schnfldt and 
ohn A. Schwalm. Also Joseph 
Mogler, first vice-president of the 
M. P. T. O. A.; U M. Rubene, vice- 
president M. P. T. O. of Illinois; 
Joseph Pbillips, executive com- 
mittee member of M. P. T. O. A. 
from Texas; Thomas Arthur, from 
Iowa; Robert Codd, from Michigan; 
S. H. Borisky, from Tennessee; Ray 
Gromt>acker, . from Washington; 
Samuel Perlin, executive committee 
member at large, from Northern 
California and Nevada; Fred DoUo, 
executive committee member, from 
Kentucky; K W. Bingham, from 
Indiana; W. W. Watts, from Illinois. 

W. C. Hunt, vice-president M. P. 
T. O. of New Jersey; A. B. Morond, 
secretary M. P. T. O. of Oklahoma, 
and others. 



NASTY AGENCY CASE 
REVEALED IN LONDON 



"Film Producer" Is Architect 

— Photographed Girls in 

Altogether 



Ijondon, Aug. S9. 

Another nasty case, has just come 
tu light In the agency world here. 
A man applied to a well-known 
agent ior some young girls. One 
girl was sent, but she took her 
mother with her. The man said he 
required the ' -I draped, but the 
mother could not l>e present as he 
required the child to get the "cor- 
ruct atmosphere." Feeling dubious, 
tho mother returned to the agent, 
who acknowledged he knew nothing 
of the ' ^n barring the fact that 
they had a mutual friend. 

Meantime two other well devel- 
oped girls of tender years, friends 
of the first one, had called on the 
producer and been engaged. The 
first girl got a card asking her to 
come down to Virginia Water with 
the other two, 'jut the mother re- 
fused. 

On thj day of the "shooting" the 
man took the other two- out of Lon- 
don early in the morning, tho equip- 
ment being an ordinary camera, a 
rug, a few sandwiches, and a box of 
chocolates. Arriving at their se- 
cluded destination, the children were 
stripped stark naked and pheto- 
{.raphed In different positions. This 
took the entire day. and «t nlghtt.ill 
tho children were brought home. 
The only pay they received was a 
few chocolates and sandwiches. 

Inquiries brought out the informa- 
tion the "producer' has nothing to 
do with the film business, but Is an 
architect, with a Soho office, and 
another address In a fashionable 
part of the West End. 

Ho has apparer.tly done a good 
deal of 'his sort of tBIng, but always 
interviews his young "players" at 
his office when the rest of hia staff 
have gone, and objects strongly to 
the presence of mothers. When 
they are at hand the atmosphere Is 
destroyed and no "work" is pos- 
sible. 



SEE FAMOUS' OPEN BUYING 
AS THEATRE OIAIN ALIBI 



^-•^ 



Flan of Pre-Re!ease Showings in ''Zones'* Taken a* 
Method of (Justifying Operation of Producer's 
Theatre Properties 



n 






Study of the announcement last 
week by Famous Players that It 
would sell Its product beginning 
Nov. 1 on a t>a.4ia of "examimitlon 
before booking" brought ou> a flood 
of opinions. 

Offhand, the exhibitors looked 
upon the Innovation as an unquali- 
fied victory on their fight against 
Mock bookings and a concession to 
their desire to book only pictures 
they liked without being committed 
• o a whole group of releases. 

The next reaction was one of sus- 
picion. If the producer-distributor 
gave Its pictures pre-release show- 
ings in key cities, always accom- 
panied by elalyrate exploitation 
campaigns, might they not put high 
prices on rentals based upon the 
box-office returns generated by 
these huge advertising drives? 

A third opinion, which gained a 
good deal of startled attention, l>e- 
came circulated yearly this week. 
Briefly, it argued that the Famous 
Players plan is a move to entrench 



KEITH AND U IN 

BIG RENTAL I^AL 

Keith-Moss Combination Book 
$300,000 Worth of Jewels- 
Eleven Features Involved 



LICENSE REPORT SOON 



TAMES KIBEWOOD BETTER 

Los Angeles, Aug. 29. 

James Kirkwood was conscious 
during yesterday, after having b n 
unconscious for two flays, followlni; 
a fall from a horse in a riding 
academy last Saturday. 

Mrs. Kirkwood (Llla Lee) Is in 
constant attendance upon her hus- 
band, whom she recently married. 



picture House Decrease Explained 
by Capacities 



The 1923 report of the Depart- 
ment ht Licenses of the city of New 
York is in the hands of the printers, 
and will proba'ily be ready -early In 
September. The new report will 
show a marked de«Ilne ln«the num- 
ber of picture theatre licenses is- 
sued, but It Is explained that the 
department's revenue has not been 
decreased as much as might be ex- 
pected. 

While the number of licenses are 
less, the newer theatres of large 
seating capacity must p.ty increasecT 
license rates in keeping with the 
number of seats. If two or three 
600-seat neighborhood houses have 
decided to give up the ghost, the 
department flnds that the new 
2,000-8eat theatre counterbalances it. 



OIERICAN FHHS IN BUDAPEST 
Budapest, Aug. 29. 

Few American films are shown in 
Central Eiiroix;. except in Hungary. 
The bad money countries cannot af- 
for<l to pay for Ihem. 

Chaplin's "Kid" will be shown 
fihorlly. 

"lliimoroHquc," so much .ipprccl- 
ated In America, was not nearly so 
much approved of here. 



JED FROUTY MARRIED 

IjOS Angeles, Aug, 20. 
Jed t'rouly is moiried to Frances 
^i.urrny, non-|^rof«eslonal. 



A picture deal of considerable 
money proportions was consum- 
mated between the Keith and Moss 
people and the Universal this week. 

The arrangement is understood to 
call for the booking t>< 11 Jewel fea- 
tures for the Keith and Moss houses. 
With the Keith and Musa picture 
circuit having 114 days, the deal 
in the aggregate it is said, amounts 
to a total of }30Q,000 in rentals. 

The U's "Meriy Go Round" fea- 
ture has boosted the general aver- 
age of the U's product as regards 
rental possibilities. 



POLITICS ON SCREEN 

WatertoWn, N. Y., Aug. 19. 
The screens In the local Robblns 
houses are being used this week In 
a political campaign by ap organi- 
zation favoring ll>o present com- 
mission form of municipal govern- 
ment. 



NO BID FOR FAVOR-LANDAU; 
FRED SEEGERT IN DESPAIR 



Expressions on the Charge 
bagging" Vary Widely 



of Producer-"Sand- 



Leo Landau, of Milwaukee, who filed the first protest against the 
charges and inspired the suspicion he was currying favor with the 
producer, comes back with a retort, while Fred SecKerf. president of 
the Wis. Theatre Owners, expresses despair at the altitude of fall 
prices for pictures. 

"Picture prices arc »i<y )iinh for the fall product and it looks like 
the producers want all the exhibitor can take In," said Mr. Seegert, 
"What are we coming to"? • >;. . 

Landau wired to Variety: 

"Since my motives have been questioned, 1 would like to state 
first that no one has bought In on my thentres, nor can they be- 
cause I think tho coming year will be biprrcr, better and more 
profitable than any In recent years. -My theatres arc not owned 
by Pabst interests, though tlierc have been times when I wlahed 
they were. 

"I am not currying favor with producers because as far as 
sentiment is concerned they can all go to blazes. 

"Please ask some of the beilyachprs if they were ever in their 
lives satisfied with any deal they ever got from producers, 

'I have In times past complained as much as the other fellow. 
but for goodness soke, let's be big enough as exhlblto.-s to give 
credit when It Is due and not feel It is a crime against exhibitor 
Interests ever to say a good word about producers, 

••LEO A. LANDAV." 



J 



itaelt behind a strong position in 
the operation of its own chain of 
pictnre theatree, and was taking 
this course in Its selling policy in 
order to forestall the criticism ot 
operating show places In competi- 
tion with its own customers. 

In the light of this interpretation 
Independent exhibitors returned to 
the study of the text of fhe an« 
nouncement and found theis^ decia> 
rations: 

"Paramount will establish In the 
United Statcfl an adequate number 
of exhibition sonea. ' 

"The best theatres in each zone 
win be chosen for pre-releace dem- 
onstrations. 

". . . Tou will not be asked to 
accept a Broadway showing alone 
as a basis of value. 

"Back of these demonstration 
theatres will be placed the best 
exploitation force in existence, plu8> 
the advertising co-operation of 
Paramount in providing an ade- 
Iluate but not unnaturtU campaign. 

"You are invited to watch these 
runs closely and do your buying 
accordingly, hut not before y<m 
fcnou). 

"After we have made the demon- 
stration, and only then, are we 
ready to negotiate with each ex- 
hibitor." • 

This selling plan will become 
operative Nov. 1 and will affect all 
releases after that date., Ttie prom- 
ise Is contained In the announce 
ment that a Hat of demonstration 
zones and theatres will be pub- 
lished shortly. 

The expectation Is that theatres 
owned by Famous Players will be 
named as a matter of course as the 
demonstration laboratories, and thus 
the producer-distributor will auto- 
matically set up a chain of not only 
Important first-run houses, but 
bousee operating on a pre-release 
policy in all key cities. What this 
means in effect, according to trade 
observers, is that the company will 
extend its chain of pre-release the- 
atres like the Rivoli and RIaltO 
across the country, and w(ll he able 
to defend what amounts to an- In- 
vasion of territory on the graund 
that it is a means of putting new 
product before the exhibitors for 
their own benefit. 

Obviously, a New Orleans ex- 
hibitor cannot look over all the 
Paramount releases In New York or 
Chicago. The logical thing to do 
is to show them in New Orleano, 
The same thing applies to almost 
any major city in the country, and' 
until the list comes out nobody any- 
where can know whether his terri- 
tory is to be Invaded or not. , 

In all this radical change of 
method Famous Flayers Is in the 
position of yielding to a neceeslty 
forced by the exhibitor and for his 
special benefit. As to the number 
of theatres owned by Famous Play- 
ers there is considerable dilTerence 
of opinion. At one time it was esti- 
mated at more than 400. 

During the New York hearing of 
the Federal Trade Commission's In- 
vestigation, Robert Swain, counsel 
for the company, asked Sydney S. 
Cohen, of the theatre owners, what 
he would say to the statement that 
the number had been reduced to 
125. Cohen's reply was that he 
would consider it a satisfactory sit- 
uation if it could be demonstrated 
that the houses disposed of bad 
been money-making properties. 

One of the elements entering Into 
the situation of theatre operation by 
Famous Players is the Federal 
Trade Inquiry, and with this etUI In 
the future It would be desirable for 
the company to consolidate Its line- 
up by attaching the theatre* to Its 
sales department In the manner in- 
dicated by the announcement. 

Incidentally it is now figured that 
the rccommendatlcng of the Trade 
Commiiision cannot como out until 
January next at the earliest. The 
taking of testimony Is about com- 
pleted, but the death of President 
ILirding has brought many new 
-problems before the prceent admin- 
istration, ConRrefis convenes In 
December, but the way will have to 
be cleared of many pressing mat- 
ters before such a detail as a Trade 
Commission lnvestig.itlon could se- 
cure a hearing jn arvy governmental 
department. 



Thursda/. August JO, ItW 



PICTURES 



St 



SALARIES DUE FUN EHRAS 
HEU) UP BY AGENT WEISS 






(CompUint Laid Against Agent Wko Refused to Pay 
or Explain — ^Agent's Impudent Reply to Many 
People Who Called for Their Money 



Oa« dajr last week Variety was 
▼Uited by three youns actor* wbo 
are getting by the ■nminer as pic- 
ture extras. They represented tt 
or 70 other extras who have been 
working (or 3en Weiss, an agent, 
on a new picture In which William 
Favershatn and Charlotte Wallier 
are the stars. 

The picture has been in the mak- 
ing all summer but the extras do 
not know what company is making 
it. Some scenes were taken in the 
Metro Studio. 61st street and Broad- 
way; some at Camp Merritt, and 
others In Greenwich, Conn. 

The picture is now completed. 
Although it is customary for agents 
to pay extras the day following 
work as the extras cannot wait (or 
money. Weiss is still holding out 
money due these extras ten days 
agQ. they said. 

The final demand was made on 
Wei.ss the day the three young men 
(Robert Shaw. W. J. Flynn 'and 
Walter Lewis-) called at Variety's 
office. ThPy explained thfit they 
had been delegated by the other 
extra.-! to come tr> Variety "because 
it is known a.i the only trade paper 
which reaches all branches of show 
business and has made several cam- 
paigns on behalf of the actor 
against irypping agents." 

Ben Wsiss' Rsply 
The young men stated that when 
Wcis.s was asked for the salaries 
due he told the actors be had not 
received his check from the pro- 
ducers of the picture and until he 
did he was not going to pay them. 
The extras told Weiss that they 
were working for him, not (or any 
company he might have contracted 
with for their services, and they 
looked to him for their money; that 
the rule was for agents to pay the 
extras the day following the en- 
gagement. 

Weiss answered "try and get it," 
and when they declared they would 
complain to the Legal Aid Society, 
the New York State Iial>or Depart- 
ment and the courts, Weiss is re- 
ported by the young men to have 
said, "What do I care for (he Labor 
Department or Legal Aid Society? 
Take me to court and see what I 
care (or them." 

They have been unable to collect 
even what was owing them since 
Aug. 13. (The complaint to Variety 
was made Aug. 23.) 

Complaints have been lodged 
against Weiss with the Labor De- 
partment through Mrs. M. Clarke, 
who has promised to take up the 
matter at once. The Legal Aid So- 
ciety, to whom Mr. Shaw and 
others have appealed, will give it 
Immediate attention, while the Li- 
cense Bureau will also have some- 
thing to say to Weiss. 
. William Christy Cabanne directed 
the picture. 

Some Agent* Method* 
The past season was a pretty bad 
one for the acting fraternity. Faced 
Mrlth a long summer, many had to 
g?t over it the best way they could. 
The majority took to pictures. 
Good actors and actresses were 
M»d to get assignments as extras at 
n.SO a day. 

To save commissions those who 
■♦rere Equity members went to the 
Etiuity engragement department btU 
found little or nothing for them 
and were obli;;ed to go to the agen- 
cies where they could gel some 
work. 

All old character actor applied to 
one aKt>nt. a former picture extra 
himsell. 

The agf-nt .isltPd the old man (in 
summer) if he had n fur coat, to 
wliich the .Tctor replied he had a 
very (food cmo. The aRont yelled 
■"Well l;(.p|, ,( ,.,„rt you'll always have 
^ fiir coat. Or go and hock it; wc 
havi- nolliir.; Here for you!' An- 
ther pretty hantt of thl.s p-.me man 
is wlu-ii lie li IS (ll!ed the positions 
as extras lo tiiri. to Mir- ollicrs in 
walliii?; mill IhIIow. "Why dmit yo\i 
bun-.s lid out .iiul luok fur recular 
worliV Wiiit are you hanBi'i^ 
aroniil l,ei<- for^ Now Rct oiit iiikI 
tJive the (111' I a diance to totllo on 
t|if scats." 

■ A y.)uiitf r(»Mow who rlilineil tli;it 
Mtm ;,i;eiu Was filiort-ilKiiiRinu liim 



HGHT PICTURES ARE 
IN HEAVY DEMAND 



Leonard-Dundee FHm Placed 

in New York Before It 

Was Taken 



B. S. Moss' Broadway and the Fox 
circuit have booked the pictures of 
the Leonard -Dundee fight, to open 
the day after the fight (Sept. 6), In 
Che Broadway, and in the Fox houses 
during the week of Sept. 10. 

The' clamor for flght^fllms is cre- 
ating heavy advance tK>okings on 
the Dempsey-Flrpo quarrel for Sept. 
14. 

^ The exhibition of the Dempsoy- 
Firpo films will mark the last of a 
series of eight fight films shown in 
the course of a year, the greatest 
number In film history. All were 
of championship battles, and easily 
booked l>ecause of the boosted price 
r<'ale for fight admissions. Fans 
found they could see several prelim- 
inaries and the main bout for 20 and 
40 cents instead of paying from |2 
to .$25 (or the actual fight. 

The Penser Productions will make 
the Leonard-Dundee and Dempsey- 
Flriw Bims. They will make at leaal 
three reels of each fight. This same 
company produced the films of 
the Flrpo-Bren'nan. Kilbane-Criqul. 
Vllla-Wllde, Leonard-Tendler, Fir- 
po-Wlllard and Dundee-Criqui 
fight*. 



i 



mmms avert strke of 

OPERATORS BY WAGE CONCESSION 



FILMS TO STOP WARS 



Proctuctien Finanead by M«tl««r« of 
. Natian 



Washington, Aug. tt. 

^Catherine A. Gllea, praatdent of 
the Broiherhood of Man Foundation 
here, Iwlleves that permanent peace 
(or the world can ba brought alMut 
through the motion pictura. Mrs. 
Gilee state* that the motion picture 
speaks a universal language — "any 
eye can read and heart can translate 
the message of the flim." 

Mrs. Giles ha* already prepared a 
picture, "Reality," and proposes the 
raising of a fund to bring out pic- 
tures along these lines, the fund to 
be gotten together through the 
mothers of the nation. 

Estimates from the Vitagraph 
Company on this first picture of the 
lady run between $204,000 and $2S0,- 
000, and it is the hope of Mrs. Giles 
that her foundation and Incorporated 
body under the laws of Delaware 
will be able to raise sufficient funds 
to finance and produce the films. 



Machine Men Receire 7Vi to 15 Per Cent. Increase — 
Theatre Owners Incensed at Loew Over Vaude- 
ville Settlement — ^Talk of Expulsion 



MABEL NORMAND'S NEW 
FILM, "MARY ANNE' 



Just Finished "The Extra Girl" 
After Injuries — Mack Ben- 
nett Producing 



LOEW'S INCREASES 
IN NEWARK SCALE 



Announces At>out 25% Raise — 

Very Successful at Old 

Prices 



Newark. N. J.. Aor. $*. 

In a large advertisement signed 
by Marcus Loew, Loew's State an- 
nounced Saturday and Sunday that 
the new flrst-run Paramount* would 
start this week and that as a re- 
sult the admission would be raised. 

The new prices are entire house 
matinees Monday to Friday 30 cents, 
t>oxes and loges to cents, evenings 
and all .day Saturday, Sunday, and 
holidays SO cents, boses and loge* 
75 cents. These prices include the 
tax. 

The effect will be closely watched, 
as Loew's has been extraordinarily 
successful under the old prices. 



STRAND PLAYING TERMS 
FOR "P. & P." FILM 

Arrangements Made for Pos- 
sible Third Week — First 
National Splitting 



The Samuel Goldwyn screen ver- 
sion ot "Fotash and Psfrlmutter" 
goes Into the Strand, New York, 
Sept. It, on a somewhat different 
booking arrangement than usual. 

The film Is set for two weeks, 
with a possible third week provided 
the gross has reached $17,000 up to 
Wednesday of the second week. 

First National and the Strand 
have a booking agreement for "Pot- 
ash" whereby First National, which 
distributes the picture, receives a 
60-50 split of the gross over $45,000 
for the first two weeks. The third 
week. If played. Is said to call for a 
BO-50 split over $20,000 for First 
National. 

The Strand has not played a pic- 
ture for over two weeks since it 
opened. "Safety L,ast," the Harold 
Lloyd comedy, holds the house rec- 
ord ot $70,000 for two weeks. 



Los Angeles, Aug. 29. 

"Mary Anne ' is the new picture 
Mabel Normand lia* been planned 
for by Mack Scnnett. 

Miea Normand's other film, "The 
Hxtra Girl," has been finished, de- 
layed considerably and to a much 
greater expense than Sennett antici- 
pated through Miss Normand being 
obliged to rest while recovering 
from injuriea In a fall from her 
horse. 



TI6HE-8PABKS COMEDIES 

llnrry Tlghe has been engaged a* 
(o-Ktar with N^d Sparks In a aeries 
of picture comedies to be produced 
by Educational. The first comedy 
of the series Is titled "Easter Bon- 
nets." It marks Tlghe's debut as a 
picture actor, he having l>een In 
vaudeville as a member of various 
romi>lnatlon* previously. 



' VEirOEAirCE" OOTSQ OUT 

".\shes of 'Vengeance," with Nor- 
ma Talmadge, will conclude its en- 
Rajfcnjent at the Apollo, New Tork, 
Saturday. 

Uuslness did not come up to ex- 
pectatiofia 



QUICK CASTING 



Mike Connolly Supplies Full Com- 
pany for "Th* Avenger" 

A full company was gathered by 
Mike Connolly of the Metropolitan 
Casting Omcei? at 140 West 44th 
street the other afterncon on a rush 
order from the Catholic Arts Ahko- 
clation, ot which O. E. Coebel is 
president. 

The Ciitholli Art's Is m.iking "The 
Avenger," with Hrandon Tynan fea- 
tured, one of the Connolly choice- 
Other player.1 cnBaged by the Met- 
ropolitan are Hlanche Davenport. 
Mildred Ardin, Cardner Jamev. F.d- 
win MillH. r'oiri-lius Keefe. .laolc 
Hopkins. Dexter JJcHeyno'd^- Tom 
r.rooke. Charles MicDonald. Anil i 
l.'reeinoll. Ali'- Minn. K\a CojuImi, 
l.cone Hiililell. 

.l<)S(|)h l.evr-riiij; is direr-tiny .in- 
sisted liy Mr M'ileyiioUls. 



T(Jr 10 ,■, 



iMits, loUl him it lie illd not [over in a tiurry. 



|)av (he half d'VIar In- wouia I'-.'v 
his Khirt off lii.« baiii umi «i|>'- Hi- 
floor Willi IliO' agent. «lio i>i.l !' 



PARAMOUNTS METHOD UNFAIR, 
NEWARK EXHIBITOR'S CHARGE 

Newark, N. J., Aug. tt. 
Adam A. Adams, on* of the owners ot the Newark theatre, abso- 
lutely denies the alleged statement or the Paramount people that 
they were forced to put their picture* in Loew's State since they 
could not get Into Newark otherwlBc. He aald that there was room 
in Newark for the whole program of Paramount and that he would 
be glad to play it, as he always had in the past. 

The trouble was that Paramount would not let their pictures show 
at a reasonable basis, Mr. Adams stated. For the ten picture* 
afterward sold to Loew he offered $24,750 which did not include 
"Hollywood" and "Bluebeard's Els'iUi Wife" already. signed for by 
Adams. 

Paramount insisted upon getting $30,000 for the ten pictures, a 
figure which prohibited any poH.sibility of hi* breaking even. 
Adanis went so far a* to show the Paramount people his books, b* 
says, which proved conclusively that the price asked was prohibitive 
and that he could not ralaa his rates above what the other theatres 
were charging, which was believed all or even more than Newark 
would stand. Adams was told that whether he could make money or 
not was none of Paramount'! buniiu-sN, according to Adams. 

Paramount then sold the ten pictures to Loew for a figure between 
$15,000 and $20,000, evidently with the Intention of giving Adams a 
lesson. It is charged by Adams. Even at this figure Loew was forced 
to raise his price at the State. 

To Loew this is a profitable move ir ilic increased prices don't hurt 
the business as be can play the Paramount pictures at a cheap prlca 
and at the game time sell his Metro picture* at a much higher 
llgurc. 

Not only has Paramount lost monci by their tactics, but they have 
lost further profit, for Adams state.-* tliat Joseph W. Stern, who run* 
a chain ot theatres headed by the TivoH In the residential sectioift 
of Roseville, generally thought to l>e the finest theatre In the state, 
now refuses to run Paramount after Loew's, although he has always 
played these pictures after the Newark. 

Notwith.standiiig their treatment of him. Adams say.H he stands 
ready to play 100 per cent, ot the iMinmount program In the future 
if Ihi-y will adopt a policy of live anl let live. He intends to confer 
wilh tlwm tills week and endeavor lo hook the whole program. 

In common with the other exlni.itors here Adams resents the 
playing of ' Tlie Covered Wagon' at ilie Shubcrt In competition with 
tlie re^rular picture houses. Tlie, f'-i'l that they are in the same 
l)ii.'?insn ;i.^ ttio retJiller* are trhen i -wholesaler opens n store In 
nrnpotition wiili them and sells 1 
liris already .«tockeJ the relaiicr \ 
tlip Faliians. wlm book together, I 
Way^n' anil when it wa.n fouinl n 
;:.>iii tin-Ill. 

Ti:e analo^r of liic wholesaler .";:iil applle.<i. if one thiik.-* of a 
« Jiole.'-aler llinlin? simc of his ^nres superior and lliea telling the 
r.'i-iiliT< they rould not have it,,- i.uo goodH, wliieb lie would sell 
linii-cll, while tticy nnild be r'in)"iii, ».iili the infi-rioi- grade 



own goods at retail when he 
[ill iheni. Further. Adams and 
il lieen promised "The Covered 
:ie a fiiiiash it wis taken away 



The threatened strike of the pic- 
ture machine operators employed in 
the houses In and around New York 
City controlled by members of the 
Motion Picture Theatra Owners' 
Chamber of Commerce was declared 
oft definitely yesterday (Wednes- 
day) following a settlement reached 
bjr committeea representing tlM 
bouse owners' organisation and op- 
erators' union. 

By Ihe terms of the new agree- 
ment entered Into, the operators will 
deceive a general Increase of from 
7H to 16 per cent In the new wage 
scales over the old ones. The agree- 
ment dates from August 31, 1*'.'3. to 
August $1, 1*24. 

In houses seating less than fO^, 
and up to that figure, the operators 
receive an Increase of 7H per cent. 
The present scale Is $1.10 an hour 
for double shift* in thia clara of 
house and $1.04H an hour for single 
shifts. The operators' union ( Mo- 
tion Picture Machine Operatora' 
Union No. S0<) asked an Increase of 
n% per cent for house* of 600 seats 
and under. 

For houses with seating capaci- 
ties from 600 to 1,004 the operator*' 
advance over tha old scale will lie 
10 per cent. The increase asked by 
the operators' union for this rlaaa 
of bouse wa* M per cent at fir<t, and 
later 22^4 P«' cent. 

Houses with capacities ot 1,M0 to 
1,500 the increase foe tha operators 
I* 12H per cant; 28 per cent was 
asked. 

A new class ot seating cai>aciti<« 
as regards wags sealea (or operatora 
waa created by plaoing all lioiuea 
over l.SOf in a *«parat« 4ivlalon. 
The advance received by lh« oper- 
ators for the over 1,500-seat class 
was 15 per cent. Formerly this clas>« 
consisted of ],000 seat*. Twenty- 
five per cent was asked for the 1,IM- 
seat class. 

Labor Commissioners Benhelm 
and Brown, repre«enting the ir. ti. 
Government, and Commissioner 
Cochrane, representing the New 
York State Labor Bureau, acled an 
Intermediaries In the nagotlatioiis 
between the house owners and the 
machine operators, 

A settlement arrived at lost week 
by committee* representing ^he 
"Vaudeville Managers' Protective 
Association and operators' union 
automatically called oft the strike 
threatened In th* vaudeville nitd 
pictures and large picture housea 
division In New Tork City. ; 

The operator* In- this dlviitioni. 
which Include* the Keith. Mo**, 
I.«ew, Fox and other vaudeville cir- 
cuits with houses In New York, and 
houses like the Rlvoll, RIalto, Capi- 
tol and Strand, received an increase 
of 22 Vj per cent, over the old wage 
scales. This agreement runs from 
Aug. SI, 192S, to Aug. 31. 1»2«. 

The settlement between the oper- 
ators and vaudeville people and the 
operators caused a cyclone of criti- 
cism by the Motion Picture Theatre 
Owners' Chamber of Commerc 
member*. The members of the 
Chamber of Commerce held the 
general oi>inion that Marcus Loew. 
who Is a member of the Chamber 
of Commerce as well a* a member 
of the 'Vaudeville Managers' Pro- 
tective Association, should not have 
signed up with the V.M.P_A. men 
for the 22^ per cent, raise, but he 
(Loew) should have waited for the 
final decision ot the Chamber of 
Commerc^committee. 

There wa* much talk of callini; 
a special meeting ot the executive 
board of the Chamber of Commerc* 
the latter part of this week and tak- 
ing action that miglit result in. the 
Expulsion ot Loew and any other 
vaudeville manager who signed th" 
V.M.P.A. agreement with tlic oper- 
ators. Another taction of the Cliam- 
ber ot Commerce took a le^is dr.t stie 
attitude toward Loew. believinu. 
however, he (Loew) should be re- 
(luentf-d to resign from tUe Cham- 
ber of Commerce. 

Prior to the settlement of 'li.- 
strike Wednesday afternoon in , i 
meeting at the Hotel Aslor, .i piao 
was liroarhed to provide operat'»r< 
fill nil of the 150 hoii«e» fon»ro||pn 
by n.emiii'U o? tni* '.•>r/m'»er of 
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Still Banned — German Products Seriously Threat- 
en U. S. Output — Official Censorship in Ireland 
and Denmark — Denmark's Film Entertainment 
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Evana Bldg-, Wathinslon, 
August 29. 

Russia, where the ban on pictures 
kJta been lo existence since way 
' lMu;k In 1919 has finally raised thiB 
•mbargo and permitted several flhns 
fircm the Swedish company, Svensk 
Fllmlndustrl, to come through and 
be shown throughout Russia. Th4 
Swedish company has already sold 
the rights In Russia for the film 
"Mr. Arne's Money" as well as for 
"Mollen," "Klostret Sendomir" and 
"Vorejarlen," states the Department 
ot Commerce from cables received 
form Assistant Trade Commission- 
er Sorenscn in Copenhagen. 

The department does not believe 
that this win mean a sudden rais- 
ing ot the ban against American 
films and it^may be years yet t«(ore 
Russl* will permit the itnportation 
Of this nation's product 

That the Japanese control the 
film Industry In Manchuria Is 
brought out In a report to the de- 
partment from Consul J. W. Ballan- 
tlne In Dairen who states that the 
city in which he is located Is the 
center of exhibition of foreign mode 
film*. 

The consul states that there are 
three picture , houses which offer 
programs regularly, the Koto 
Kalsha, a film company of Osaka, 
Japan, the Naniwa Kwan, which is 
under the direct management of the 
Nippon Katsudo Kabushiki, a film 
company of Toklo, Japan, and the 
Takara Kwan, which is supplied by 
the Teikoku Kinoma Company of 
Osaka except for one picture which 
is obtained from Shanghai. The 
latter theatre pays at the rate of 
260 yen monthly for a serial film of 
10 reels. The Kagetsu Kwan and 
Denki Kwan are two other theatres 
]n Dairen that are rented occasion- 
ally for picture showings. The seat 
capacity of these houues range from 
€00 to 1,000 and the admission scale 
runs from 60 cents t« IS ceata In 
American currency « 

German Films In England 
German made films are making 
Inroads In the Americas films as 
•hown In Sheffield, England, accord- 
ing to another report, this from 
William J. Grace, stationed at that 
Pnglish city. He states that Amer- 
Jea ouppllcs now about 80 per cent. 
Bf the film shown, with England 
saving 20 per cent.. Fiance 6 per 
cent, and the other nationalities be- 
ing represented with about 16 per 
cent. The German productions, 
however, are going ahead rapidly 
and this cohdition is due to a great 
extent to the lack of variety in the 
programs offered. 

The consul notes a large falling 
oft In attendance at the picture 
hottses due mainly to three condi- 
tions, first, the financial condition, 
secondly the failure to show the 
best films and last the lack of vari- 
ety In the films shown, the latter 
probably being the most Important. 
The chief fault In this direction 
should be placed on the bool<lng 
agent rather than the producer, be- 
lieves Mr. Grace, who has talked to 
Diaiiy theatre managers who slate 
that when financial conditions were 
rood no diflUcuUiea wtie exverl- 
enccd In filling the th*atre with a 
worth while picture. 

Irish Free State 

And now comes the ofllcinl cen- 
sorship ag.iln with the Irish Free 
State setting up tliis bane of the 
producer effective In November un- 
der a bin recently passed by the 
Dull Eircann. 

' The bill provides I6r tn« — Kp- 
pointmcnt of -an odiiial censer with 
an appe.il l-oard consistinp of nine 
commissioners to whom nn appeal 
may be made from the dccipions of 
the censor. The expense of the 
whole thing is to be borne by the 
exhibitors through ccnsorsliip fees 
being collected from them. Fines 
,a^e. ,Ijr|DV|idcd for s^9^illg of picr 
^ures not ofTiLially c cosorcd. These 
fines will run ns hi^h as t2r>0. and 
t2l for each day the offense ii; 



continued. All decisions are left In 
the censors' hands, nothing betng 
defined as to what he could or 
could not censor. The appeal 
board will be subject to regulations 
Issued by the Minister of Home 
Affairs. 

American Film in Denmark I 

The films produced In the United 
States have practically taken con- 
trol of the Industry In Denmark, the 
local production having decreased to 
such an extent that there remains 
but two companies i>roduclng in that 
country, the A/S Fllmfabrlkken 
''Denmark, St Kongensgade 12, 
Copenhagen, and the A/S Nordisk 
Fllme Company, Vlmmelskoftet 45. 

Marlon Letcher, Consul General In 
Copenhagen, u-eports to the Depart- 
ment of Commerce that these com- 
panies claim an output of about 15,- 
000 meters, or approximately 60,000 
feet of film yearly. 

Imports from the United States 
have close to tripled In the last year, 
while those films made In Germany 
and England have decreased In a 
corresponding ratio. There is a film 
censorship oBlce that reports that 
during the year they had censored 
some 770,000 meters (a meter being 
39.37 Inches) of motion picture film, 
and while this office does not sepa- 
rately record foreign and domestic 
films. It is estimated by subtraction 
that of th^ above amount 770,000 
meters of It was foreign made film. 

The Consul General atates that 
now about 70 per cent, of The films 
shown are of American manufac- 
ture, the remaining being German 
and Swedish, with some little Eng- 
lish, Italian .and French films be- 
ing shown. These films are handled 
by the 21 domestic and foreign film 
distributing and exchange compan- 
ies In Denmark. 

There are four theatres with a 
seating capacity of 1,000 persons 
and over: two tljeatres seating 800 
to 1,000; 40 theatres eeatlnjr from 
800 to 600: and 241 houses with ca- 
pacities running to SOO persons and 
under. 

The American fHms are practic- 
ally all sold for the three Scandina- 
vian countries collectively, the pur- 
chasers later re-disposing of them 
to the exchanges in individual coun- 
tries. It was the advent of the 
American film that brought about 
the now universal system of han- 
dling pictures on a royalty basis. 

The only motion picture maga- 
zine published in Denmark is the 
'.'Kinobiadet" located at Copen- 
hagen. 

Note: — The censorship laws, Tnl- 
port rates, general conditions of the 
country and other statistical data 
for practlcallyjsvery country of the 
world can be secured from the Va- 
riety-Clipper Bureau, Evans Build- 
ing, Washington, D. C. 



CRITICAL OPINIONS BY 
NEW YORK DAILIES 

Variety weekly will give a 
digeek eif the opinions ip the , 
New York dailiee of the new 
picture* presented in the larger 
Broadway theatre* or a* spe- 
cial attraction*. 

With pictures and the lay 
critical opinion a* expreM*d by 
the dailiea' reviews, the pub- 
lished opinion may or may not 
be of value locally. A* a rule 
the lay reader* want to know 
what the etory i* about and 
the plotur* distributor or pro- 
ducer to use such extracts as 
he may believe favorable for 
the advertising matter. 

Usually a feature is often 
sochibited In other citie* befor* 
Broadway aees it, and the 
trad* ha* a direct lin* on it* 
box-office powers. 



"Daytime Wive*" 
"Daytime Wives" (P. B. O.), at (he 
Central, was swooped down upon by 
the dallies. Almost universally they 
condemned it. The "American" 
(Grena Bennett) gave if the benefit 
of a doubt, while the "Mall," al- 
though reviewing the film, would not 
express an opinion. (Miss Bennett 
of the "American," is also the pa- 
per's music and opera critic.) 



The Eleventh Hour" 
Without exception the early re- 
views this week of "The Eleventh 
Hour" (Fox), at the Cameo, said 
fair. To the reviewers it recalled 
the serial days, and all agreed the 
picture will satisfy those who delight 
In mechanical thrlBs. 



To the Last Man" 
"To the Last Man" (Paramount), 
at the Rialto, brought tittle praise 
from the daily reviewers.' The single 
hope was expressed by the "Ameri- 
can "(Dale), which said it was 
"rough stuff that landed," while the 
"Times" stated it is "the sort of a 
picture that causes many yawns." 

For a trade expression Variety 
(Sklg) classified the picture by say- 
ing It is there. 



The Cheat" 
The consensus in New York Mon- 
day morning was far from compli- 
mentary to this Paramount release 
as the dallies read. Some Included 
an emphatic slap at the star herself, 
having the "Herald" title it as 
amongst the "dullest, cheapest and 
most asinine": the "American" 
(Dale), "Miss Negri Is surprlatngly 
bad," and "Tribune," "A dreadful 
waste of time." The exceptions to 
the rule was the "Times," who fa- 
vorably reported Jt a* "Far above 
the average." 



MISS MINTEE'S VALUE' 

Los Angeles, Aug 29. 
The Paramount office here asked 
the HiHstreet management to re- 
lease them from the contract for 
the Mary Miles Minter picture, 
"The Drums of Fate," contracted 
for that theatre some time ago 
The picture is the current attrac- 
tion. 

^The release was asked because 
of the alleged Increased rental 
value through the publicity recently 
given the star. 



DAVID SELZNICK'S C0.\ 

David Selznick, youngest son of 
Lewis J., has entered the producing 
field for himself with a company 
known as the Aetna Mctures Corpo- 
ration, with offices In-New York. 

The new company has started on 
its first release, "Roulette," by Will- 
lam McJIarg. S. K. V. Taylor is 
directing the production, in the cast 
of which are Edith Roberts, Mau- 
rice Costello. Norman Trevor, Mary 
Cnrr. Effle Shannon and Flora Finch. 

The Aetna's productions will be 
lelca.-jed through the Selznick Dis- 
tributing Corp. 



RODEO VO(iUE BRINGS 
WESTERNS TO FORE 

Coast Studios Reported Pre- 
paring Cowboy Subfects— 
Fewer Costume Plays 

Screen players arriving from the 
weet coast report a change In 
tastes for future releases. The 
western aubjects appear to be in 
for a revival, probably uue to the 
growing popularity of the rodeo as 
an outdoor event thnoughout the 
country. 

Tex Auetin's promotion at the 
New York Yankee Stadium gave the 
wild weet featunt a tremendous 
amount of advertising and the pic- 
ture producers are quick to take ad- 
vantage of it 

The fashion is rather new and a 
vast amount of picture material has 
been completed, so that the revival 
of western* 1* not expected to show 
in the release list until well Into 
the fall. However, the producers are 
given to playing follow-the-leader, 
and once the wild west fad gets a 
start they are all likely to go to It. 

One of the results which is begin- 
ning to appear Is the small number 
of costume plays scheduled for 
shooting. 



Leah Baird's Mother Dies 

I^s Angeles, Aug. 29. 
The mother of Leah Caird died 
last WMk. 



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Author* Attack Producers — Those Sdling Least 
Find Most to Grumble At— H. C Wells Terms 
Producers "Fools"— English Notes. ., 



Iiondon, Aug. 21. 

The authors recently made at- 
tacks on the film producers. T^ey 
were rude most of them, their rude- 
ness being gauged by the popularity 
of their works from the film pre- 
ducer** point of view. 

H. O. Wells described the despots 
of tbe studio as "utterly damned 
foola," despite his "KIpps" made 
quite passable entertainment when 
filmed. 

Marie Corelll had a wail to the 
effect that "the author and origin- 
ator of the story to be filmed does 
not matter," and various other peo- 
ple frothed at the mouth over the 
iniquities of the arch-fiend behind 
the megaphone. 

Some of the others, those who are 
not having such a bad time with __ 

Wardour Street paid royalties, found ]er8"much"and'he matterTso' much 
the Ignorant klnema folk quite hu-, «that the Jury in a case he recently 



man. 

Now the' directors have played the 
return match and their opinions on 
the authors have been given prom- 
inence. 

Maurice Givey, of StoUs, has found 
W. J. Locke's works to be not so 
much stories as themes and he has 
come to the conclusion that is the 
medium >ln which films must be ex- 
pressed. That Is a pat on the back 
for the creator of "The Beloved 
Vagabond." H. O. Wells, he ac- 
knowledges to be a genius, but he 
Is also an extraordinarily Irritable 
gentleman. Ian Hay and Gilbert 
Frankau seem to belong to that 
class of author who sells his book 
at the highest possible price and 
then refuses to bother, to advise, or 
help in any way. He ends by say- 
ing he has found it Is the authors 
whos^ books aefl least who grumble 
the most. 

Denlson Cllft has It that Wells Is 
only "partially right"; he then goes 
Into a catalog of the films he has 
personally i>roduced here and mod- 
estly acknowledge* that while his 
films from great authors such as 
Clemence Dane, Stephen McKenna, 
and A. S. M. Hutchinson were be- 
ing made the creators of the stor- 
ies expressed their pleasure and sat- 
isfaction. Which la quite a nice 
little bit. of persona] publicity for 
Cllft, and quite comforting for the 
authors who will now know lie at 
least is not cross with them. 

Several cth^r producers of vary- 
ing grades have taken part in the 
return match with the authors but 
the two quoted, the one an English 
pioneer and the other an American 
who has made good with every pic- 
ture he has made since, coming liere, 
are the pick of the tunck. The 
battle may go further; It ta to be 
hoped it will, for when the great 
one* enter the lists the littlings of 
the earth can get some entertain- 
ment. However, the fight goes, 
whether the producers bring the au- 
thors to 'heel or whether they re- 
main the "utterly damned fools" H. 
O. Wells has found them, the fact 
remains that on the completion of 
a screen adaptation ot a novel the 
author Invariably writes to the pro- 
ducer saying what a wonderful film 
has been made and how delighted he 
Is. Such letters are generally pub- 
lished. ' They are Indeed good ad- 
vertising matter, while not seldom 
the producer has his own little cor- 
ner somewhere or other in which he 
tells an Interviewer what a fine help- 
ful fellow the author has been, and 
how he could not possibly have 
completed the picture without his 
enthusiasm In the cause, loving help, 
and kindly guidance. 



A genius, judging by his name he 
fs all-British but he does not harp 
on this In his advertisements, has 
discovered the royal road to film 
stardom and being philanthropic he 
Is offering fame and fo»tune to all 
and sundry at a very moderate 
charge. For three shillings you can 
have his full postal course on 
cinema acting. God sent mugs to 
keep these people alive, but the 
Burpri.sing thing about It is that the 
tutor should have succeeded In get- 
ting the most reputable general 
theatrical p.Tper In Great Brit.iin to 
publish his advertisements. 



The Leahy-Talmadge stunt has 
led to a crop of schools, a»d com-. 
p.anles but the latest "The (!;inema 
Co-Optimlsts" (Cine Co-Opa.) will 
require some beating. U to tl>e 



bright idea of the Malfry Film Com- 
pany (enquirlea fall to find anyone 
who knows anything about this 
firm), who la organising the Co-Ops 
In order that "all those who have 
helped to raise the klnema Industry 
Into the foremost position which It 
occupies to-day may share In the 
prosperity thcy have helped to build 
up." 

Apparently the Malfry concern is 
well among the helpers who are to 
share the. prosperity for fhey want 
£10,000 to form the Co-Ops. Subr 
ecribers for ai£' share are entitled 
to become members on payment of 
a yearly subscripition of ten shill- 
ings and sixpence. After parted 
they will be engaged for "crowds" 
and acting parts when possible, and 
they will share 20 per cent, pro rata 
of the profits. They can have as 
many shares aa they like. Only one 
of the namea attached to the pros- 
pectus of the optimistic charity mat* 



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brought for libel against an even- 
ing paper believed in him so much 
that .they stopped the case and re- 
turned a verdict for the defendants. 



The new Davis klnema. the Shep- 
herds Bush Pavilitfn, was formally 
opened by Sir William Bull M. P., 
Atig. 16. The orchestra Is under 
the direction of ttouis McLean and 
Q. Maclean, while G. T. Pattman la 
In charge of the organ which Is in- 
stalled under the stage. 

M. A. Dolin, Mile Thornton-Berry, 
and verlshka provide the vaudeville 
element. 



Ideal wOI probably handle thd 
Hepworth output In the future. 



George Cooper, whose contraof 
with Quality expired some week* 
ago, haa been approached with » 
view to producing a film starring 
Pearl White. If this eventually 
comes off the picture will be made 
in Paris, 

Gaumont will handle the last ser- 
ies of two-reelers made by George- 
Cooper for Quality. There are six 
of them, the scenarios being mostly 
adapted from original magazlnd 
stories. 



George. KIdge well has started on 
"Beckett" for Stoll. The cast in- 
cludes Sir F. n. Benson in the title 
role. Alec Hunter, Percy StandlnK 
Clive Currle, Harry Worth, Sidney 
Paxton, Bert Darley, Knightoli 
Small and laobel Klsom as the "Fair. 
Rosamonde." The film has prac- 
tically been cast from the mcmbem 
Of the Klnema Club without havlnr 
resource to the monopolist agentai 
which la a atep in the right dlrec« 
tlon, ^ 

On the completion of the two pic-i 
tures she is playing In for Graham 
Cutis, one being a screen adaptation 
of Michael Morton's "Woman to 
Woman," the other an original story 
with the tentative title of "Tb* 
Awakening." Betty Compson will 
join the Stoll organization. "She wftl 
play Nell Gwynn in "The Rojciil 
Oak" to the Cromwell of Henir 
Ainley. The part of King Charle* 
will probably be played by GeraM 
Ames. 



— I 

t Is. working on a new a 



Walter West Is. working on a ne 
racing film, "High Stakes." The 
cast, as Is usual In all West features, 
is headed by Violet Hopson, the 
chief support coming from James 
Knight, Warwick Ward, and Mat- 
jorle Benson. Although one of the 
usual racing features made by this 
producer some original settings are 
promised In the production. 



CABANNE'S ATTACHIVIENTS 



Alexander Beyfuss' Checks Fioure 
in Two Suit* 



Two attachments we're filed in the 
New York Supreme Cour*. this week 
against the William Christy Cabanne ' 
Motion Picfuro Trust. Ltd., by Jack 
V. Keenan and Frank O. AUman. 
Kcenan, a brother of Frank Keenan, 
claims $1,106.40, and Altman $2,950. 

A matter of chocks and "money 
obtained for personal use under ab- 
solute mlsrcpresen' itlons by Alex- 
ander Boyfuss," figure In both cases. 
Reyfuss was secretary and general 
manager of the Cabanne corpora- 
tion, 

Aj total of $8v050 Is alleged ewlnp 
both plaintiffs and Russell Evans, 
who has filed aupportlng affidavits. 



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Ifirtt Seven Month* of 1923 Ezcee<le<l fay 8,000,000 
^, Feet Orer 1922 Period— Only 480 Feet Sent 
d to Siam 



V«ri«ty-Clipp«r Bureau. 
Evans Bidg., Wasliinoton, 

August 29. 
' Approximately 8.000.000 more feet 
Of picture fllm were exported from 
the United States during the first 
•even months of 1923 than in the 
Mune period of 192J. The total ex- 
erts of i*!! clasps of fllm for the 
present year to July SI totals 112)- 
1»5 6S4 linear feet, with a value of 
$«.848,'>7S, while that of 1»M was 
J04.»21,9S* f?et. with a valuation of 
|4 S94,976. This lessening In money 
Value la but another indication of 
the increase in the exports of fln- 
Ishod pictures, the amount of sensi- 
tixed but not exposed film having 
decreased in 192J from the ship- 
ments in 1922 by approximately 
1,000,000 feet. 

This is .1 very concrete example of 
the Inroads the American produc- 
Uon is making Into foreign pro- 
duced dims right In their own coun- 
tries. , . 

The imports of foreign films into 
the United States discloses a 
marked decrease In 192J when Im- 
ports of all three clasc-s reached 
80,0SS,2SS feet, valued at Jl,84<,5»4. 
while in the year preceding ISO,- 
972,788 feet, valued at 42,828.674 
were Imported, a decrease of Just 
eboiit »1.000,000 m value, and about 
41,000,000 feet. 

The Department of Commerce, in 
WmpUlng these ngures on exports 
and imports, divlijes the films into 
three classes, iris: Sensitized, but 
not exposed; negatives and posi- 
tives. The figures given above take 
In all these classes. It is noted In 
connectfon with the drop In ImporU 
that all three classes were affected, 
, proving the apparent superiority of 
the American made fllm both in the 
aoished as well as the raw state. 
Exports in Claasss 
ExporU for 1923 by class are as 
follows: PoslUves, 78.895,97S ft., 
value $3,129,888: negatives. 5,386,094 
ft., value $606,186; and the balance 
Of 27,913,586 ft., with a valuation of 
. $704,199. were sensitised, but not 
•xposed film. The following figures 
fo^ 1922 will clearly bring out the 
Increase in both negative and posi- 
tive as well as the sensitised but 
not exposed: Positives. 69,636,773 ft., 
value 83,081,784; negatives, 6,280,- 
481 ft., value $464,313; sensitized, 
10,005,680 ft., value $855,879. This 
would Indicate increases of 7,000,000 
■feet of positives, ' 100,000 feet of 
negatives, and 3.000,000 feet of sen- 
.bUzed film, 

"fj" Imports in Classes 

;i Dividing the imports of 1923 Into 

three classes discloses the positives 

>> be 4.914,618 ft., value $168,885; 

'feegatlves, 1,409,203 ft., value $524,- 

,771, and 82,734,437 fti, v.ilue $1.15'2,- 

»»8 sensitised. The imports of 1922 

were as follows: Positives, s,544,136 

ft., value $191,295; negatives, 1,324,- 

676 ft., vrJue $447,181, and 126,103,, 

•47 ft., value $2,199,198. sensitised. 

A decrease of over 1,000,000 feet in 

positive.", 600,000 feet in ncgixtives, 

and a drop of 44.000.000 foet in the 

non-exposed sensitized film. This 

loolis like a case of "Ameiica for 

America," as well as "America for 

Burope." At the present rate In- 

dicitions point that possibly at the 

end ot this same period (first seven 

months) in 1924, th« importr? will 

be so negllglMe os to be of little 

or no con.iequence. 

An an.Tlysis -^f the pi-t seven 
months on exports an to countries 
receivinR American mnue films I.m 
set forth in round numbers 

The export." renehfd their hsshest 
point during M;irch when 13,000,000 
feet ot no lli'p filra went out ot the 
country. Tli? lowest poi.it beins 
— reached tn May with Just a lilUe 
over 9,000,000 teot ot thi.s f am? cl.TS." 
ot film Ijolng cxiiorted, 

Countriot and Tootage 

Au;;lr^ili.x received the createst 
aniount of footage ot finished film 
v/ilh 10,81)1.000 feet. Th'.a w:;.'- aliou'. 
equnl to fwie-! tlie .-invo'int shipped 
to I" ;sHi,;l. The follow. ng roiintrie.x 
' ' k'ete moxt rin^ irtiporf-iliro .ib' t#eriv- 
Ing the Umtc.J at.iles prodi»r' 1 dn- 



t 
ished fllm; Quebec and Ontario, 
Canada, 8,635,000 ft.; Argentina, 7,- 
060,000 ft.: Brazil, 6,286,000 ft.; Eng- 
land. 6.988.000 ft,; Japan, 3,692,000 
ft.; Cuba, 2,474,000 ft.: British Indi-^. 
2,046,090 ft.; British South Africa, 
2,307.000 ft.; New Zealand. 2,036,000 
ft.; France. 1,973,000 ft.; Denmark. 
1,738,000 ft.: Mexico, 1,717,000 ft,; 
China, 1,466,000 ft; StralU Settle- 
ments, 1,360,000 ft.; Philippine Is- 
lands, 1,265,000 ft. 

480 Feet for Siam 

Slam, excluslv) of those countries 
receiving no shiptftents, was the 
smallest Importer ot American films, 
the tables reve.-illng but 480 feet 
of film reaching that country. . 

Shipments to all of the countries 
of the world of the finished film are 
set forth In the following table, the 
countries being arranged in the 
order they are carried on the records 
of Secretary Hoover's far-reaching 
department. The figures are all set 
forth in thousands to clai-ify them, 
the ratio, of course, being the same 
as if the exact footage were set 
forth, 

Austria, 4.000 feet; Azores and 
Madeira Islands, none: Belgium. 
280.000 feet; Bulgaria, none; 
Cxocho -Slovakia, 286.000 feet; Den- 
mark. 1,738,000 feet; Ksthonla, 
1,209 feet; Finland, 48,000 feet; 
France, M78,000 feet ; Germany, 
790,000 feet (shipments to this 
ceuntry due to Internal conditions 
drop from 270.000 



there discloaea a _.,, t,„i reniais m— w. «-«..- - 

feet in February to lust over IS.- ,y»tem of the big dlsrtslbutoni 



WESTCHESTER CO. 
i| HPES ORGANIZE 

M. J. Walsh, of Yonkers, 

Elected President— Pro- 

tectiye Association 



Tfaa owners of picture bouses In 
Westchester county. N. T., have 
formed the Theatre Owners' Cham- 
ber of Commerce of Westchester 
County, enllstinff oyer 90 per cent, ot 
the county owner*. They elected a* 
ofllcers M. J. Walsh (Yonkers), Vres- 
Ident; Clinton Woodward, vice-pres- 
ident: Charles B. Casey (White 
Plains), treasurer, and Alex Weln- 
burg, secretary. 

The purpose of the organization is 
to avoid confllctlon In the bookings 
of pictures, ellminite the cut-throat 
bidding and high rentals of feature 
pictures and to solve labor problems 
connected with Westchester county 
operations. 

A tentative settlement of the wage 
scale of the operators has been 
reached on the basis of $1 a day In- 
crease for all departments. The 
owners haven't signed as yet, but 
expect to have the matter settled 
early next week. 

Among the members of the new 
association are the Strand, Hamil- 
ton, Orpheum. Broadway, American 
Model and Rlverdale, Tonkers; Play- 
house and Westchester, Mt. Vernon; 
Strand and Palace. White Plains; 
Bronxvllle and Pelhami Rialto, Port 
Chester: Victoria and Parthenon, 
Ossining; TIastings, Hastlngs-on- 
Hudson; Rye PtayhouEo, Rye, and 
the new Momaroneck. 

The formation of the Chamber of 
Commerce, following closely upon 
the booking pool formed by the 
Strand, Hamilton, Orpheum and 
Broadway houses of Yonkers, Is ac- 
cepted that the exhibitors ot Weet- 
cheater county have taken the flril 
protective step against the exorbi- 
tant renUls and present booking 



DIRECFORS PROTECT THEIR REPS 
BY RETAKES AT PERSONAL COST 



Realize Errors of Their Own Commission React on 
Professional Standing — ^Two Retakes Where Per- 
sonal C^st to Directors Exceeded $1,000 Each 



A TROUBLE MAKER 

So Decides Mayor on "Nation" Pic- 
ture/ 

Plint MicIi.,>Au«. n. 

"The Birth of a Nation" has had 
Its last showing here following the 
dee4aion of Mayor David R. Cuth- 
bert£on and Chief of Police Japies 
P. Cole, that the Elm has "no amuse- 
ment value, no ^edaeatlonal value, 
and only serves to stir up race 
prejudice and hatred," 

The matter was brought to the 
attention ot city officials the day 
before it was shown at the Garden 
theatre here. At a meeting with rep- 
resentatives of the Butterfleld Inter- 
ests, which control the theatre, It 
was pointed out that to bar the 
film at such a late date would be 
manifestly unjust to the theatrical 
firm, and would cause it to lose 
considerable money. On the basis 
of this statement the fllm was al- 
lowed to run, but will be barred 
from the city hereafter. 

White favoring the ban of this 
fllm, Chief Cole declared himself as- 
opposed to any board of ceneors, and 
stated that such boards failed to 
function properly due to the per- 
sonal prejudioea ot certaiii mem- 
bers. . 



Iioa Angeles, Aug. M. 

Oirectora, or some ot them at 
least, have come to the reaUsatlon 
that Itoor or poorly directed pte- 
tures reflect discredit upon the 
maker. 

Vor the first time in the hlstonr 
ot the Industry the directora are 
rectifying error* ot their owi^ coma- 
mission at their personal espenae. 

Two instances where a director 
has retaken tcenes at an expeaae 
exceeding $1,000. have been caUeA t» 
Variety's attention. 

The directors figuring it aa im- 
portant to him that hia producttttn 
la flawless as It is to the producer 
or exhlbltar, or, tor that matter, (S-^^ 
the fan. .y,' 



000 feet in July); Gibraltar, none; 
Greece, 149.000 feet; Iceland and 
Faroe islands, none: luly. 466.000 
feet; Latvia, none; Lithuania, 
none; Malta, Oozo and Cyprus 
Islands, none; Netherlands, 486,- 
000 feet; Norway, 127,000 feet; Po- 
land and Danzig, none (thet-e n%a. 
however, J8,«80 feet of negative 
film shipped to these countries In' 
July): Portugal. 41,000 feet (June 
was the o^ly month that exports 
were made direct to Portugal); 
Roumainia, 195,000 feet; Russia in 
Burope, 14,000 feet (Mils shipment 
was made last January and may 
have been in conjunction with some 
relief committee)-, Spain, 1,703,000 
feet; Sweden, 1,220,000 feet;' 
SwlUerland, 93,000 feet; Turkey in 
Burope, 21,000 feet; Ukraine, none; 
tSngland, 6.988.000 feet; Scotland, 
none: Ireland, 8,000 feet; Jugo- 
slavia, Albania, etc., none: Canada, 
Maritime Provinces, 172,000 feet; 
Quebec and Ontario, 8.636.000 feet; 
Canada, Prairie Provinces, 828,- 
000 feet; British Columbia and 
Yukon, 666,000 feet; British Hon- 
duras, 22,000 feet; Costa Rica, 
20,000 feet; Guatemala, 6,000 feet; 
■Honduras, none (there was ex- 
ported, however. In July 7,000 feet 
Qt sensitized fllm): Nicaragua, 
none; Panama, 790,000 feet; Sal- 
vador, none; Greenland, none; Mex- 
ico, 1,737,000 feet (this country 
shows a great amount of fluctua- 
tion, in May but 12,000 feet went 
into Mexico, while in July It 
reached 416,000 tect); Miquelon and 
St. Pierre Islands, none; Newfound- 
land and Labmdor, 342,000 feet; 
permuda. 1,100,000 feet; Barbados. 
88,000 feet; Jamaica, 61,000 feet; 
Trinid.id and Tobago. 688,000 feet: 
other Briti-'-h West Indica, 1,32C,- 
000 feet; Cuba. 2.174,000 feet; Do- 
minic.-in . Rep'ihlie, 257,000 feet 
(thl.<» republic jumped from 4B.0OO 
feet in June t" RO.OOO feet in July); 
Dutch West Indies, none, French 
West Indies, none; Haiti, none; 
Virgin Islands ot the United Stateii, 
none; ArKCntin.i, 7,050,000 feet; 
Uolivi.i. 3.100 feet; nraiil, 6,2SG,- 
000 feet; Chile. l,StG,000 feet; Co- 
lonibi.i, 703,000 fe:-t (^ m.irked in- 
crease K-.1S noted between Juno and 
July when It inrrenKed from 93,- 
000 feet to 358,000 feet); Unindor, 
3,100 foot; I'alkl.inrt I.s'.nr.-la, none; 
Brltiah Cliiiinn. none; Dutch 
Cuinna. 273.00J fc-l; Krcncli 
fUii.iii.i. n;]ne; r.::T^-i..iy. none; 
I'eni, 413,1100 fct; Uruguay. C93,- 
COO f'ct; Venernr-'i, 681,000 feet; 
Aden none; Armrnia nnd Kuidi«- 
lan, none: \Mi\<t;^ In.'i.-i. 2,0.10,000 
r'cit; Ceylon. 27,000 feet; .SIr.iffF 
.Scticir.ent.i, 1301)000 feel; oMie: 
I'.ril;:!: f-V Ir^ii, lune; Cbinfs 
'l<Ctf60 (<'>•>:• (Ml-(*-ti. rtfine: Jiv.T 



The entrance of Marcus Loew Into 
Yon1(ers theatricals through acquir- 
ing the lease of the new house now 
being erected oa South Broadway 
will not be felt tor another year, 
when the new Loew house wHI throw 
open Ita doors. 

TIGHTENING CREDIT 

Dealer* In Accessorie* Call for 

Seourity from Independent 

Producers 

With the seasonal rush In picture 
accessory lines preceding the open- 
ing of the new season, dealers have 
tightened the credit lines applying 
to the smaller' independent produc- 
ers. 

Promoters with only one or two 
pictures tor the open market are be- 
ing required to give security for 
work they contract with the print- 
ers. The explanation seems to b0 
that the program companies and the 
big producers have scheduled such 
a large volume of release* that out- 
siders looking in are faced with 
hard goin,., and dealers In subsidi- 
ary lines are not disposed to risk 
much in credit account* until the 
situation clear*. 



NO COMPLAINT FOUND 
IN 400 INVESTIGATiONS 



up-New York State Exhibitors 

Given Clean Bill by Federal 

income Tax Injectors 



Syraeuae, N,' T., Aac tf . . 

After an Investigation takfng in 
the Inspection of the record* of over 
400 picture theatres in this section 
by federal income tax Inspectors, all 
ot the theatre* have been given a 
clean bill of health by the federal 
men. 

The ogcnt* say no major viola- 
tions ot Intent or Importance were 
uncovered, and that the minor errors 
were ot the books, not the heads. 

Not one Instance ot an exhibitor 
doing an/thing wilfully wrong, ac- 
cording to the drastic regulations of 
the Internal Revenue Department, 
was found. 



Dutch East India, none; Par Bast- 
em Republic, none; French Indo- 
china, none; Qretfoe In Asia, none; 
Hejaz, Arabia, etc., 60,000 feet; 
Honjikong, 101.000 <eet; Japan, 
3.692,000 feet; Kwangtung, leased 
territory, none (there was ■hipped, 
however to this territory $2,000 feet 
of negative fllm); Palestine and 
Syria, 9.000 feet: Persia, none; 
Philippine Islands, 1,265,000 feet; 
Russia in Asia, none; Slam, 480 
feet: Turkey in Asia, none; other 
Asia, none; Australia. 10,894,000 
feet; British Oceania, 67.000 feet; 
Krench Oceania, 13.000 foet; New 
7,eriland', 2,038.000 feet; other 
Oceania, none; Abyssinia, none; 
Belgian' Congo, none; British West 
Africa, none; British South Africa, 
2,307.000 feet; British Ifiast Africa, 
none; C;inary Isialids, none; ICgypt, 
130,000 feet; Algeria and Tunis, 
none; Other French Africa, none; 
It.Tlinn Afiiea, none; Liberia, none; 
MnU.Tgrjscar, none; Morocco, none; 
rorlUBuess Kast Africa, none; 
oilur I'ortuguciu; Africa, 1,680,000 
feet, Sii.'tnish Africa, none. 



rorther statistical data on 
exports and import! can b* 
caeurcd by .iddrtssing the Va- 
ricty-Clippjr Bureau in WesH- 
ingtin. 



ORGANIZTIONS COMBINE 

Allied. Amusement Industrie* Ae- 
quirt* M. P. T. O. 



San I<Vancl*co, Aug. tt. 
Practically All of th* amuaement 
entorprl*cs In Northern California 
are consolidated as a result ot a 
meeting held here last week that re- 
sulted in the amalgamation of the 
Alli«d Amusement Industries vt 
Northern California and the Motion 
Picture Theatre Owner* ot Nortlern 
California. The headquarters of the 
new organization, which will be 
known a* the Allied Amusement In- 
dustries, are located at 100 Golden 
Gate AvcLue. 

Thomas D. Van Osten. tor three 
years director of the M. P. T. O., was 
chosen as manager and secretary ot 
the Allied Industrie*. The M. P. T. O. 
win suspend activities after Sept. 1. 
Almost every industry alllllatcd 
with amusements Is represented in 
the consolidated organization, in- 
cluding legitimate, motion picture 
and vaudeville theatres, fllm ex- 
changes, accessory and supply Arm*. 
Among the San htanclsco theatres 
enrolled In the Allied Amusement In- 
dustries of California as It Is now 
constituted are: Warflcld and "yivoll 
theatres, owned by the West Coast 
TheatrcH, Inc.; the Herbert L. Roth- 
schild chain, comprising the Cali- 
fornia, Granada, Portola and Im- 
perial theatres; the Ackerman A 
Harris interests, which include the 
liipiiodrome In this city, and among 
II. lexilimate theatres the Columbia, 
Curran, Cnpitol, Alcazar, Orpheum, 
Golden Gate, I'antnges and Cislno. 
The smaller bouKes Included are: 
New Kiilcioro, New Mi.^sion, Koyal, 
Castro, I'JxcolKior, .Str.ind, Ii.Ti8[>t, 
ColiS(um, WiKvvrjrn ami olhe-.i. 
^ , -. . . i-.:.. n ; r.l X't 



NATL PICTURE DAY; 
COlffimTEE NAMED 

Sydney Cohen Sets Date for 

Celebration November 1SN— 

Special Programs 

• President Sydney 8, Cohen this 
week made known the cemmU4*« 
which will organise TCati^nal Vic- 
ture Theatre Day, when all m e m 
bar* ot the Theatre Owaer*. wiU 
offer *pecia] program* and wSH 
contribute part ot theU- takta^ (o 
the national association foada. 

The committee which Nie AUan- 
tic City meelln* ot th* dlreotowi 
authorised tb* president t9. deelfl- 
nate, I* made up ot th* tellMrtac: 
' William Bender, Jr., South B«ad: 
Harry Davia, Plttaburgki CMmu» 
Harper, Lo* Angele*; B. W. Col- 
lin*, Jon**boro, Ark.; Samy*!-!^- 
lin, Oakland, dUt.; HairarS- ]. 
Smith, ^ffalo; 19rn**t HoMtasaaa. 
Boston; I. W. Rod«*>a, P»pl*r ' 
Blufts, Mo.; C. B. \Vhiteburat, Bal- 
timore: J. F. Truitt, Sedalia. MA; 
A. R. Pramer, Omaha; R. r. W)>od- 
hull, Dover. N. 3.; Fred Seecert. 
Milwaukee: A. P. Samo, Winston- 
Salem; Julea Greenetone, Rockoa- 
ler; Charl** Rapoport Philadel- 
phia: Martin O. BmltK Toledo; Rar 
A. Qrombacker, Spokane; Robert 
Codd, Nile*, Mich.; MorrI* MM«les. 
New York; W. W. Wiitts. BnrlBg- 
Oeld, IIL; W. C. Hunt. Wildw««d,. 
N. J.; Fred J. Dolle, LoulwrUle: 
J. W. WaUh, Hartford: A. B. Ma- 
mand, Shawnee, Okla.; H. B. Huit- 
man, Denver; J. Silverman, Al- 
toona; Albert Nadeau, Anaconda; 
D. J. Adams, Concord; A. A. Bfliott. 
Hudaon, N. Y.; Thoma* Arthur. 
Sao City. Iowa; Joaeph Phillip*, 
Fort Worth. 

Member* et the committee wilt 
form their own local committee* (•> 
bring about cooperation of theatre 
owner* in their localltie*. 



BRITISH TRADE CHANGE 

Fir*t National Authorise* 'O'rav*!* 
ar*" to Sign Contract* 



if 



The Plr*t National New York ot- 
flee send* out detail* ot the annual 
convention ot It* Engli*h branch at 
which aereral reform* were put 
Into effect Hereafter aaleame.-i, 
called "traveler*" will be empow- 
ered to sign contracts at the aama 
time "as exhibitors, thu* avoiding 
poealbillty ot non-conflrmatlon. Th* 
exhibitors have for a Ions timo 
sought this reform. 

The standard contract form haa 
been abandoned and the distribu- 
tors' own form substituted. This 
instrument is claimed to comprise 
all features of the "fair •lauaes" 
form which the »howmcn have tried 
to secure. 

Prices for posters hare been' oe- 
duced 10 per cent. By this means It^ 
is declared the English mode of «d- 
vcrtising pictures will be radically 
changed. The Rngilsh t>ranch re- 
duced posters to cost lest year (th* 
r.nRlish custom being to take a 
profit on this accessory), and the 
uso of paper Is said to have »»- 
creased 300 per cent, a* a conse- 
QAience. VuHi.cr u.'^.e 'of ndvertl,ii> !% 
i.i expeitcfi from tlie lie* re'ilubtion 



S4 



PICTURES 



Thursday, Augwt SO, IMS 



WINTER GROSSES $40,000 AND $30,000 
I SENT BROADWAY BACK TO NORMAL 



Capitol and Strand Gel Edge— Lack of Competi- 
tion — Aided by Favorable Weather — More Legit 
Engagements Coming Next Week 



Lack of bJB features In moBt of the 
Important Broadway film palaces 
Kavc the edge to thp Strand and 
Capitol last -week. Orifflth's "White 
Rose," at the former house, did 
within a small amount of |30,000 and 
the Capitol approached its winter 
lotnlB, with nearly »40.0nfl. with 
"Drifting," Universal-Jewel drama, 
featuring Prlscilla Dean. 

Favorable weather with cool even- 
ings and the approaching end of the 
vacation season probably contribut- 
ed to the result In these two houses. 
At the Capitol the returns probably 
are accounted for by the fact that 
the house has attracted a steady 
Sunday night patronage, which 
comes In Irrespective of the offering. 
When It catches the Hrst-nlght 
tastes It wins valuable word-of- 
mouth advertising. "Drifting" got 
no special exploitation, but built up 
on its own account. 

In the case of "The White Rose" 
doubtless the Oriffith name was tlie 
Answer, aided by the fact that It cut 
fihort a run at the Apollo in June, 
when the warm weather hampered it 
This waH the first showing In a regu- 
lar houfie. and reputation gave it a 
big dr.iw. On the returns to mid- 
wrrk it was set for a sccoiwl week. 
Sin I ted rtpcat engagement at godd 
p.ncf, with around $5,000 Sunday. 

Supers Next Week 

Nfxt week Uroadway is due fur 
another allotment of "super-piC- 
lures," led by "The Hunchback of 
.N"otr( Dame" at the Astor. Univer- 
Hfil will put .1 $2 top on this produc- 
tion. The 44th Street will have "The 
White Sister" at J1.50. "Scara- 
mouche" is due shortly. 
Kstimatcs for last week: 
Apollo — "Ashes of Vengeance" 
(Norma Talmadge-Flrst National) 
(1,168; $1.50; 4th weekj. Complet- 
ing month's booking. Did $7,000; 
considered good figure for star, 
whose following is generally among 
the patrons of the regular picture 
houses, although not good for Apollo 
at scale. Previous week erroneously 
reported, should have been $7,500. 
Hiinday attendance at capacity. 

Cameo — "The Merry-(.!o-Round" 
(Universal), (548; 55-85; 3d week). 
Holding up fairly well, considering 
its record of two weeks at the Rivoll. 
one at Rialto and several more at 
Central. CJrossed $4,640, practically 
unchanged from previous week at 
the same house. 

Capitel^— "DriftlnE" (Universal- 
Jewel) (5.300: t5-85-$l). Outsider 
loming In, with no great exploita- 
tion splurge, topped the figures of 
"The Spoilers," which was well ad- 
vertised. Hung up mark of $39,667. 
a remarkable achievement under the 
circumstances. Close to high mark 
for August, although weather favor- 
able with cool nights that discour- 
aged auto Jaunting, bus riding or 
bench expeditions. 

Central — "Don't Marry for Money" 
rWeber-North) (960, 50-75). Second 
offering by firm which took house 
over on rental for two weeks. Pic- 
ture, which received rather curt at- 
tention from the reviewers, dropped 
below the previous week somewhat 
to around $2,900. Picture grinds 
from before noon until nearly mid- 
night, but notices operated against 
attendance, the producers being 
comp<iiati\ely unknown among 
Broadway funs and the house having 
no fan clientele of its own. 

Cosmopolitan — "Little Old New 
York" (Cosmopolitan-Goldwyn) (1,- 
162; $1.50). Held own, with con- 
tinued capacity at night pcrform- 
iinces. Favorable weather helped 
f-iipport. I«nst week, $13,600. 

Criterion — "Covered Wagon" 
(I'aramount special) (608; $1.50; 
24th week). Practically repeated 
previous week's $10,500, which repre- 
Ronts steady capacity even In the 
extended run. lOnd of engagement 
is nowhere in sight. 

Harris — ' The Green Goddess" 
(Distinctivc-Ooldwyn) (1,151; $1 50; 
3d week). Name beginning to show 
results. Previous week better than 
$9,000 claimed, with last week just 
over $10,000. Producer has house 
under straight rental for showing 
designed for four or five weeks. On 
showing run may be extended if .^r- 
langemcnts for theatre can be made. 
Rialto— "Midnight Alarm" (Vita- 
graph) (960; 35-55-85). Vitagraph 
picture In on guarantee rental ar- 
rangement between Vitagraph and 
Famous Players. I'roduction re- 
ceived disrour.iging notices. Caught 
usual Sunday night drop-ins, but slid 
off on week. Not suitable to house 
< lienteU. Between $14,000 and 
115,000 

RIvoli — "The Silent I'artner' 
d'aiamount) (2.20C. 35-55-95). Kcp. 
ular program release received with 
mixed opinion In the Monday rt- 
viewp. No special exploitation nr.il 
the usual advertising display. He- 
' tuins very fair, with gross of $17,000, 



BOSTON'S HLM TREND 
NORMAL, FEATURELESS 

Park Goes to Regular Picture 

Policy— "Merry-Go-Round" 

Does $15,000 



Boston, Aug. 29. 

Business at the picture houses in 
the city is described by those con- 
nected with them as about normal 
for this time of year. lAst weelc 
none of the houses in town reg- 
istered anything sensational one 
way or the other. 

The Park which during the sum- 
mer months has been playing a 



r\SHINGTON GROSSES 
SOAR ON WEATHER 



SUMMER'S BIGGER WEEK 11 
CHICAGO'S COOD BREAK 



*Merry-6o-Round" Tops List 

in Absence of Rivalry 

Downtown 



C09I Weather All Last Week Around Loop—* 
"Wagon" in 19th Week at Woods'— This Week'* 
New Openings • '^ :, 



BALTIMORE COmiRY 
STARTS WTTH $14,000 



rather haphazard policy with the 
minimum of advertising swi ng back 
into rhe ranks of the picture houses 
on Monday when "Determination" 
a Crown Film j>roduction opened the 
house for a week's stay with the 
prices back to the old scale. The 
Sundays carried considerable dis- 
play advertising for this film with 
the business it would draw more 
or less of a gamble. 

The paper and the ads are out 
for next week when Harry Asher 
will put in Universal's 'Merry -Go- 
Round" with the price scaled to 
86 cent top. i 

At the Majestic where "The 
Covered Wagon'' is havirig its long 
run the business stayed around 
$10,000, about $1,000 better than the 
previous week. -Last week* had two 
extr.a Sunday performances. 

"Human Wreckage" p'aying Trc- 
mont Temple has three weeks more 
to run. Last year the house started 
out as an addition to the Fox string, 
the idea being to release the new 
pictures. This year there Is no 
settled policy and the house will 
book independent features that are 
figured to make good. 

Last week the Orpheum did a bit 
better than $15,000. This week 
"Salomy Jane" is being used for a 
feature with the regular vaudeville 
and the local papers are carrying 
ads asking for 100 youngsters to 
start rehearsal for the fall revue. 
This Idea of picking up amateurs 
and working them Into a revue 
which is used as the feature act at 
this house for a week and then 
shipped uptown to the State for an- 
other week worked out very well 
last season. 

La.st week's estimates: 
Tremont Temple — "Human 
Wreckage" with Mrs. Wallace Reld 
(Ince); (2,400; 55c.-$1.10). Did 
$7,000 last week which is off $2,500 
from the business of the week be- 
fore and which indicates that the 
film is losing its grip here. Will 
just .-.bout last out the three weeks 
time that it has here. 

Loew's State — "H«1I; wood" (Par- 
amount), (4,000; 65c,). Did $10,000 



Washington, Aug. 29. 
Tom Moore did it this week at his 
Rialto with "The Merry-Go-Round," 
business taking a jump. The pic- 
ture won universal approval here. 
If the Moore house can sustain this 
level his Anticipations of leading 
the tour downtown houses this sea- 
son will be realized. 

His business was aided by two 
forces, however. First, the other 
houses had nothing that could touch 
this film, and secondly, the break In 
the weather, the thermometer taking 
the biggest tumble registered here 
at this time of the year in 33 years, 
going to SI degrees. 

Although Katharine MacDonald 
was given the best notices in the 
local press for her work in her 
new picture, "The Lonely Road," 
she attracted little, probably hitting 
one of the lowest marks of the sea- 
son for the Metropolitan. 
Estimates for the week ; 
Moore's Rialto (capacity, 1908; 
50-75 nights). "Merry-Go-Round" 
(Universal). Did about $18,000; be- 
ing held over. 

Leew'a Palace (seats 2,500; SR-Bfl-*. 
Viola Dana In "Rouged Lips" (Met- 
TQ). This company is gradually 
building up with this star, and was 
about the only real opposition 
against "The Merry-Go-Round." 
Ijooks to have got about $10,000. 

Loew's Columbia (1,200; 35-50). 
"Salomy Jane" (Paramount). Styled 
as nice butiiness with about $8,500. 

Crandatl's Metropolitan (2.400; 35- 
50). Katharine MacDonald in "The 
Lonely Road" (First National). 
First time this star's acting ability 
has aroused enthusiasm among the 
critics, but this didn't help business 
to any appreciable degree. Got about 
$6,000 on the week. I 



Season Gets Under Way Nicely 

— "Enemies of Women" 

Below First Pace 



DENVER'S FORETASTE 
OF AUTUMN REVIVAL 



"Strangers of Night" and 
"Hentzau" Do Well— Fox's - 
Strand Under Repair 



Denver, Aug. 29. 
Cool and showery weather, com- 
ing before the end of the tourist 
season, coupled with programs of 
exceptionally good pictures, swelled 
the receipts. The Rialto (Para- 
mount) played to capacity almost 
every night and several matinees, 
with "Strangers of the Night." 
"Little Johnny Jones," chalked up 
a fair week at the Princess (Para- 



l.ast, week with "The Eternal j. . -.^ . 

Struggle" and "Blinky." In addl- mount). "Rupert of Hentzau," at 



tion to picture the house this week 
is using for a feature vaudevill'3 act 
Madame Dorec and her eight 
singers. 

Majestic— "The Covered Wagon" 
(Paramount). Did $10,000 last week 
with the two Sunday shows. 

Both the Modern and Beacon, two 
small first run downtown houses, 
plugged along at their usual gait 
of $5,000 for the week. 



Musical Director Filet Suit 
George Lipschultz, musical di- 
rector, through his attorney, Silvian 
Lazarus, filed a suit for divorce 
Aug. 18, from his wife, Cleone, * 
dancer. They were married In Chi- 
cago in 1917. They later went to 
Milwaukee and about a year ago 
came to San Francisco. 

Extravagance and unwillingness to 
maintain a home are among the 
counts In the petition. They have 
b<jen separated rince July. 



for good cle.in picture, without pre- 
tense to sensationalism. 

Strand— "The White Rose" (D, W. 
Griflilh United Artists) (2.900; 35- 
55-85). Griffith picture, which had 
a few weeks' run in May and June 
at the t'i top in legitimate house, 
('ashed in on this exploitation. Tak- 
ings sufflcienlly important to give it 
srrnnd week. (in)s;a $29,800 last 
week. Began this week at even 
pace, but prob.ibly will go somewhat. 
Absence of heavy competition on 
I$roailway and favorable weather 
may have helped in the high figures. I borbood of $3,260. 



the Colorado (Blshop-Cass) ran 
neck and neck with- the Paramount 
houses The ojily houses left out 
In the cold figuratively, were the 
Fox group. The Strand still was 
undergoing repairs; the Rivojl w.ts 
playing second releases to 15 cents 
top, and the Isis had a film that 
didn't draw. 

The "Greater Movie" season has 
been advertised largely in Denver, 
and has started off with a bang. 

"Hollywood" has already been cx- 
ploltod with three-quarter page ad- 
vertisement displays. Indications 
are that it will top the town the 
coming week. 

LcMt week's estimates: 

Rialto (Paramount). Seats 1,050. 
Prices, nights, 40c. "Strangers of 
the Night" Grossed $8,Z00. 

Princess (Paramount). Seats 
1,250. Prices, nights, 40c. Johnny 
Hines In "Little Johnny Jones" 
went over big. $(,7S0. 

Colorado (Blshop-Cass). Seats 
i,477. Prices, nights, 60c. ''Rupert 
of Hentzau." Easter & Hazleton, 
In miniature ballet; Prince Lei Lani. 
Hawaiian tenor. Good crowds all 
week. Grossed near $8,500, 

America (Blshop-Cass). Scats 
1.B30. Prices, nights, 40c. Return 
of Unry Plckford in "Daddy Long 
Legs." Grossed around $3,900. 

Isis (Fox). Scats 1776. Prices, 
nights, S6c. William Duncan in 
"Playing it Wild" proved a bloomer. 
Announcement that Isis would in- 
augurate a greater film policy Sept. 
1 believed to have helpe<l hold re- 
ceipts down. Grossed In the neigh- 



-''•. Baltimore, Aug. 29. 
With the reopening of the Rivoll 
here last week the real picture se*- 
eon got under way and business 
began nicely with the feature of 
the week "Hollywood," at the 
Century. This drew nicely and won 
critical praise. 

Coupled with this .-• s the second 
act of "The Gypsy Baron." which 
was faJrly well sung. This week 
the Century has "Rouged Lips," a 
Viola Dana feature, which seems 
rather weak film for thie fine house, 
in view of "Main Street'" at the 
New and "Trilby" down at the 
RivBIi. "Enemies olj Women" didn't 
prove Itself a second "Robin Hood" 
for business at the New, although it 
came within a few dollars of break- 
ing the house record the first week. 
In its second week, however', the 
patronage remained fair, but did not 
at any ti.Tie approach the sensa- 
tional etart which the film made. 
The newspapers without exception 
gave It nice notices. 

"The Spoilfirs," which p'.ayed its 
second week in Baltimore at the 
uptown Parkway, did a nice week's 
business, and is now at the Garden 
for its second week on Lexington 
etreet and its third in town? It still 
holds up. This film has proven a 
remarkable money-getter here and 
figures for a good run in the smaller 
houses throughout the city. 

"Penrod and Sam" last week at 
the Rivoll drew fair night houses 
while the between-show crowds 
were small. It will probably take 
about two weeke for this house to 
strike its stride, which is usually 
in the line of big business. 
Estimates for last week: 
Century — (Capacity, 3,500; scale, 
25-50-75). "l'..llywood" and tabloid, 
"Gypsy Baron" brought thie bouse 
to about $14,000 last week, which Is 
counted as good business. Has 
"Rouged Lips" this week, which 
was passed up by reviewers in 
favor of "Main Street" and "Trilby.'- 
New — (Capacity, 1,800; scale, 25- 
50). "Enemies of Women" in sec- 
ond week; did about $7,000 busi- 
ness; big for the Cosmopolitan film. 
Has "Main fetrcet" in for two weeks, 
with "Merry Go-Roun"d" to follow; 
has already begun its policy of spe- 
cials. 

Rivoli — (Capacity, 2.000; scale, 
25-50-75). "Penrod and Sam" was 
the bill used to reopen this bouse, 
and the Tarkington film showed no 
extradordinary drawing powers, 
albeit It furnished good entertain- 
ment and kept business at good 
average. 

Parkway — (Capacity, 1.200; scale, 
25-44). With "The Spoilers" Park 



Chicago, Aug, 29. ]J| 
The cold weather all last week ^ 
brought about the biggest week lo-. M 
cally known for the summer period. | 
The Chicago Theatre did a gross 1, 
business which exceeded jazz week, 'l 
and "The Covered Wagon" at tho j| 
Woods, in the last week of its orig. | 
inal engagement, did the bigg««t «4I 
bUBlncss of the 18 weeks' stay. 3 

The New Orpheum, which had 'i 
Mrs. Wallace Held in person in con- ;i 
liection with "Human Wreckage," 1 
did all the business that could b* , 
accommodated and kept large bodies . i 
of people standing out most of th* '1 
week. a 

The last week of "Down to th« ] 
Sea in Ships" at the Roosevelt was f, 
one of the biggest of tho engage- | 
ment. Balaban A Katz shook hands. | 
with themselves and each other | 
when they rented the Roosevelt to -^ 
the Hodkinson people for "Down to i 
the Sea in Ships" at $15,000 a week, J 
but the picture folks have prospered 
under the arrangement. 
Estimates for last week: 
Chicago — "Children of the Dust" 
(First National); third kid picture 
at this house recently (4,200; 55c.): 
Buster Keaton in ""The Love Nest," 
extensively advertised. Four Piano 
Girls. Marie Sweet, vocalist, and 
Martin Breffel, singing in connec- 
tion with orchestra overture, pres- 
entations. Total receipts reacheti 
about $54,000. 

McVicker's— "Little Johnny Jones" 
(Paramount); another "Our Gang", 
comedy and President Coolidge pic- 
tures (2,500; B5c.); presentation fea- 
tures Included Boris Petroft and \ 
Marjorie Linken; Mina Krokowsky, j 
violinist. Cold weather brought ^; 
gross up to about $29,000. J 

Roosevelt — "Down to the Sea In ' 
Ships'" (Hodkinson): (1,256; 65c.;» ... 
Last week, about $19,000. - • 

Randolph — "Broadway Gold" Ulrf* | 
versal); (686; 50c.). First week - 
brought fine notices and apprecia- : 
tion. Totalled $7,300. 

Woods — "The Covered Wagon" 
(Paramount); 18th week supposed '^ 
to end engagement, but billing of 
"Scaramouehe" tipped off to observ- ; 
ing in advance engagement was 
likely to be extended; last week'4 "• 
■aid to have reached $15,300. 

Orchsstra Hall— Harold Lloyd Jii 
"Safety Last" (Pathe); (1,500; 65c.).- - 
13th week continued attendancO 
record established by this engage- 
ment; about $14,500. 

Orpheum — '.'Himian Wreckage," 
with Mrs. W«llac« Reid in person 
for first week; (790; B5c.). Picture 
got fine start during week ending 
Friday last; believed it can stay six 
or eight weeks. Gross thought td , 
have reached $12,000. Ji 



way got 
week. 



little over $3,000; good 



LOS ANGELES HOUSES 
GROSS NEAR f 20,000 



Los Angeles, Aug. 29. 

"The Spoilers," at the California, 
created the most interest and was 
the iKix-office feature of the week. 
"Trilby," at Loew's, with Miss An- 
drcc l.iifaycttc starred and heavily 
advertised as her first American ap- 
pearance, was next In point of in- 
terest and business. Her personal 
appearance Wednesday night proved 
the big night of the week. 

"The Covered Wagon," at Grau- 
man's Hollywood, is running along 
at an even pace, with the receipt."; 
not varying to any extent from week 
to week, continuing over the $20,000 
mark. The Met had a good week 
with "To the Last Man." "rhls house, 
with its tremendous overhead, has 
to get about $25,000 weekly to break 
even. The Rialto ushered in "Holly- 
wood" In auspicious manner. 

The Kinema is in the hands of the 
decorators, and will reopen as a two- 
a-day With big features. The Mil- 
lion Dollar Theatre, at Third and 
Broadway, does not seem to have 
much of a chance with its present 
policy, running along at about $9,000 
weekly average, which is consider- 
ably under the operhtlnp «<xpens*.,. 

California — "The Spoilers" (GQld- 
wyn). (Seats 2.000; scale, 2&-76 ) 



This Ws«k 

Norma Talmadge in "Ashes Of" 
Vengeance" opened at the Roose- 
velt Monday; Pola Negri in "Th< 
Cheat" opened the "greater moTle'* 
season at McVicker's on tne saiarf 
day; "Her Reputation" is the cur- 
rent attraction at the Chicago, witH 
Stechenko, operatic basso, playing a: 
return eng.agcment; "Tho Covered 
Wagon" at Woods; "Safety Last" 
at Orchestra Hall and "Htunah 
Wreckage" at Orpheum. 

"Circus Days" is at the Rialto lii 
connection with vaudeville, and 
also at the Riviera and Tivoli. "Th^ 
Critical Age" in connection with 
vaudeville at State-Lake. The Mon- 
roe, formerly Barbec's Loop, opens 
Saturday with "The Silent Com-: 
mand, and the Harris starts "If 
Winter Comes" Sunday. 



Started with a rush and held up well. 
Grossed $19,280. 

Grauman's Third and Broadway — '■ 
"Drifting" (Universal). (.Scats 2.200; 
scale 25-50). PrisciUa Dean, about 
the usual week. Got $8,600. 

Grauman's Metropolitan — "T(\ the 
Last Man" (Paramount). (Seats 
3,700; scale 35-65.) Richard Dix; 
Lois Wilson. Sam Ash, tenor, heW 
over a second wee*, and Col. House 
and cowboy orchestra, another ad- 
vertised attraction. $29,700. 

Grauman's Rialto — "Hollywood" 
(Paramount). (Seats 800; scale, 36- 
85.) Started for a run Tuesday un- 
der the most favorable conditions. 
$9,700. 

Grauman's Hollywood — "Coverfed 
Wagon" (Paramount). (Seats 1,800; 
scale, 50-1.50; 17th week). $2!, 000. 

Mission — "Merry Go Round" (Uni- 
versal). (Seats 900; scale. 35-1.10.) 
Did well for fourth week— $8,500. 

Loew's State— "Trilby" (First Na- 
tional). (Seats 2,400; scale, 25-55.) 
Miss Andree I^afayette, the star, was 
heavily advertised, and the fact of it 
being her first American picture 
arou-srd more than usual interest 
ahd drew well. Miss Lafayette's 
personal appearance Wcdnesd.ay 
night packed house to roof. tl^.^OO- 



Thursday, August 30, 19M 



PICTURES 



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CASHES IN ON SPECIALS 
AS WEAMR BREAKS RIGHT 



^Hollywood" Holds Over and May Stay Third and 
Fourth Week— "Lawful Larceny" Does Well, 
Although Town Didn't See Play 



Philadelphia, Auer. 2t. 
The extended stretch of cooler 
weather .hiought (ome real busl- 
neaa* to the downtown fllm houses 
Ia«t n-pek. This boom was aided 
by the fact that several Important 
specials ^ad boukiiiKH, and a!60, of 
course, to the fact that two of the 
importunt Chestnut street houses 
«re still i:!ust:d fur the summer. 

■^- "Holl.vWbod'* opened an engage- 
tnent at ilfie Stanton, with Very en- 
couraging business. There was no 
phenomenal rush Monday, but a 
steady <iem,ind all week, with evi- 
dence of a growing Interest. It has 
been decided to keep the p'cture 
Ih for a third week at least, thus 
IJreaking the two week run system 
which has been In vogue all sum- 
mer. It Is not unlikely that "Holly- 
wood' will stay a fourth week nl»o, 
thus equiilling the normal winter 
runs at tiiis house. 

The Stanley had "L,iiwful Lar- 
ceny." Philadelphia never saw the 
stage play, which undoubtedly hurt 
the picture's drawing power, but 
the condensed vauacvllle sketch 
played nt Keith's only a few weeks 
Ago. The notices were mixed, but 
the n-iiiic! drew many people, and 
the addition to the bill of the i'aul 
Tizen. Russian orchestra, which 
was much commented, on, on all 
sides, combined In drawing the 
crowds. This house, which hasn't 
had a really "off" week all summer, 
swung into its regular autumn 
stride. 

These two houses drew the cream 
of the business, but the Karlton 
had a fairly successful week with 
"The Little Church Around the 
Corner." This house, since the Ar- 
cadia, a block away, closed for the 
summer, has picked up consider- 
ably. This is a problem the Stan- 
ley company will have to face In 
the fall. 

■ Of the repeat pictures, "Enemies 
'of Women" at the Palace, did the 
best. This blgr Cosmopolitan fea- 
ture which played to such strong 
business at ths Stanton early in 
the summer, drew fine crowds in 
Its second run, and could probably 
have remained a second week. 
^'Slander the Woman," at the Capi- 
tol, and "Wanderingr Daughters" at 
tht Regent, did fair business, but 
*T?he Woman Conquers," a Kather- 
Ine MacDonald film proved mis- 
placed at the "Victoria which runs 
invariably to melodraiflas and pic- 
tures that can stand sensational 
lobby display. 

The ususual situation occurre'd' 
this Monday of lust two new Alms 
In all the downtown group.- The 
Stanley opened with "Salomy Jane" 
and the Karlton with "A Man of 
Action." Neither picture showed 
any startling strength Monday, but 
they are expected to pull as the 
|ireek goes by unless another hot 
■peU puts a general dent In bust- 
mas. "Hollywood" also had a weak 

''Ittart Monday, but Is expected to 
,jngain its stride of last week 

'; Mortly. 

! . ^ Thomas Meighan's "Homeward 
Bound" whioh played to a nice 
'Week's business at the Stanley a 
^itnr weeks ago despite lukewarm 
notices, is the Palace attraction, and 

,'"The Spoilers" which played at the 

'"Btanton about two months ago Is 

",'ilt the Victoria where it is expected 

'to pull big. 

"■Next week, the Aldine gets going 

"again, having "Three Wise Fools" 

,'-tm its first picture. There Is evi- 
dence that the Stanley Company 
Intends making a strong play on 
this hoodoo house this season. Al- 
bert Wayne, director of the Stanley 
Orchestra for several years, will go 
to the Aldine in the same capacity 
^ make way for Josef PasternacU, 

• noted leader, who will conduct the 
Stanley's orchestra starting with 
Labor Day. 

The Aldine announces the book- 
ing of "The Brass Bottle, "Trilby," 
.and "Penrod and Sam," all First 
National pictures, but nothing is 
.said or known here about any agree- 
ment between Stanley and First 
National such aa existed between 
the company and Metro at one 
,i|lime last year, 
„. Estimates of l^st Week: 

Stanley — "Lawful Larceny" 

.,<Paramount). Fact that play 

_vincv«r came here undoubtedly hurt 

oraw, but names In cast and big 

• surrounding bill, plus cooler weath- 
er, sent business up to around $22,- 
•00, with indications that, if wealh- 
•r hold.s, this and next week wll! 
see house .Tbout up to normal nu- 
t'lmn business. "Salomy Jane" 
this wpok. Capacity, 4000; scale 
» and GO cents, matinees; 50 ami 
'» ceniH,* evenings. 

; : • 1 ■atsnton. ■ — ! i'.Hollyw«.»d '. (Para- 



mount). Won some splendid no- 
tices, with comments on originality, 
and showed strength, though never 
a knock-out. Company encouraged, 
however, to keep picture In for a 
third week, first run of this kind 
house has had since spring. Did 
about )12.000. Capacity, 1700; scale, 
35 and SO cents, matinees; SO and 
75 cents, evenings. 

Karlton, — "Little Church Around 
the Corner" played to a fair week's 
business. Hit around $3,500. Ca- 
pacity, 1100; scale 60 cents. 



SO. CAL, GAINS $1,000,000 

San Diego, Aug. 2$. 

Under special instructions from 
Washington, Re.x. Goodcell, collector 
of Internal revenue for this district, 
recently investigated all motion 
picture theatres and other places of 
amusement that collect admission 
taxes for the government. 

The Southern California district 
for the flrst seven months of 1923, 
ending July 31, has shown a gain 
of $306,679 in amusement tax re- 
ceipts. The total receipts were 
51,865,512, indicating collections for 
the full calendar year of $3,731,024, 
a. gain of more than $1,000,000 over 
the fiscal year of 1922. 

It is estimated, using the collec- 
tion figures as S basis, that attend- 
ance for 1923 will reach the 250,000,- 
000 mark. 



THOMAS BACK FOR RETAKES 

John Charles Thomas, who has 
been travelling through Europe on 
a concert tour, will arrive in New 
York from London Saturday on the 
Berengaria and will return there 
within a week. 

The tour of Thomas was inter- 
rupted by Cosmopolitan requesting 
he return to - have several retakes 
made in the fllm version of "Under 
the Red Robe." 



S. D. TOWN HITS REFORMERS 

Minneapolis, Aug. 29. 

The reform element of Canton, S. 
D., was handed a wallop when Sun- 
day closing was defeated by a ref- 
erendum vote. 

WUUam P. Lowell, manager of the 
local opera house, led the Uberals. 



KANSAS CITY KIDDIE 
REVUE BOOMS FILM 



' Kansas City, Aug. 29. 

A Juvenile iamt revue, with a cast 
of kiddies ranging from four to 
sixteen years, presented as a pro- 
logue to First National's picture 
"Penrod and Sam" brought the bus- 
iness to ths Newman Iast*~week. 
The week, flnanclally, was the best 
of the season. The revue which 
was staged and directed by Milton 
Feld, managing director of the New- 
man enterprises, was about the last 
word In juvenile entertainment. It 
Included a girls novelty orchestra, 
a boys band, a group of kiddle 
dancers, several premier dancers 
and a numt>er of singing acts, which 
together with the production num- 
t>er8 made up 40 minutes of snappy 
entertainment. 

At the' Royal "The Spoilers." 
second week, did not fare so well, 
business not holding up to expecta- 
tions, although the picture was well 
liked and furnished thrills a 
plenty. 

The current week promises to be 
one of the biggest in picture circles 
for many months. At the Shubert, 
'The Covered Wagon" is the attrac- 
tion, opening the season for the 
house, and starting on a three 
weeks run. The Newman is clrous- 
ing "Hollywood." with "The Silent 
Partner" played up strong at the 
Royal. On Friday the Liberty, 
which has been closed for several 
weeks will reopen with "The Merry- 
Go-Round."; The Malnstreet is of- 
fering "Where the Pavement Ends." 
and the Globe's feature is "A Man's 
Man." 

The "Covered Wagon" has been 
given columns of free publicity 
through a tie-up with the Harris 
Home Association, an organization 
composed of society folk, and num- 
bering most of the "First Families." 
Featuring scenes and episodes of 
the plonee-- days in the west the 
picture has a peculiar appeal to 
many Kansas CItians, who are 
familiar with the trials and tribula- 
tions of that period. 

In addition to the picture a pro- 
logue will be exhibited showing 
scenes made of local historical 
points of Interest with' members of 
the association, in costume, par- 
ticipating. 

The Isis theatre, the leading 
residential house, reopend last week 
after a short time dark, for re- 
decoration. The interior has been 
entirely done over. "Main Street" 
was the opening bill. The house Is 
under the management of SIgmund 
Cohn. 
I,ast week's estimates: 
Newman — "Penrod and Sam" 
(First National). Seats, 1,890; scale 
matlnes, S5c.-50c.; nights, 60c.-75c. 
Juvenile jazz revue with 8S kiddies 
In the cast made exceptionally 
elaborate bill. Gross close to 
$17,S00. 

Royal — "The Spoilers," second 
we^. Seats, 890; scale, S0c.-76c. 
Picture received strong notices and 
was well liked, but business failed 
to hold up. Grossed around $6,000. 



PRESENTATIONS 

(Extra attraetiona in picturt thaatnt, u)h*n not 
picturea, will b» carrimd and described in thia depart- 
mmnt for the general information of the trade.) 



FRISCO'S TWOmOOO GROSSES 
FOR "SPOUHS" AND DULCT 



"White Rose" Made Big Showing Last Week at 
Strand With $11,000— KoslofiPs Ballet Disap- 
pointed Box Office at California 



San Francisco, Aug. 29. 

The Warfield with Constance 
Talmadge In "Dulcy" carried off the 
honors last week In heavy patron- 
age. The Granada with "The Spoil- 
ers'* was thought to have a little 
the advantage at first, but despite 
the "punch" In "The Spoilers" pic- 
ture, "Dulcy" shot ahead. 

The California looked like it 
would draw with KosIofTs Ballet 
Dancers. The advertising con- 
veyed the Impression Kosloft him- 
self would be In the act, whereas 
only the glrl.s appeared. Kosloft 
made personal appearances Satur- 
day and Sunday to take a bow. The 
act is high class in every respect, 
but didn't hold up as a lure. The 
film "Legally Dead" with Milton 
Sills starred was not popular. 

The Strand made a big bid for 
business with GrUTlths "The White 
Rose." The response was very 
hea\T. but the receipts not as great 
as should have l>een because of the 
length of the show. The film Uselt 
is very lonp and with it the man- 
agement offered a musical attraction 
ty Farichnn and Mafco, railed 
"Down Dixie Way." This cm down 
the turn over materially. 

The Impel i.il stlli ni lintiini-d n 
steady strid<' with tlie sixth ami 
last week of 'Merry Oo Hoiuid." 
whilo the riV'f'i' H'^rT'-d •iK't'^r ihnn 



usual with "Three Wiao Fools" 
moved over from the Granada. 

California— "Legally Dead." Mil- 
ton SiUs. (Seats 2,400; 55-90). Pic- 
ture did not seem much of a draw. 
Kosloff's Dancers In beautiful act 
not sufficient to bolster up receipts. 
About $14,000. 

Gr»nada^"The Spoilers." Milton 
Sills and Anna Q. Nllsson. (Seats 
2,840; 65-90). Great picture and 
cast. Show opened fairly heavy and 
draws better than usual, but not 
as big as expected. Paul Ash and 
Synco-S.vmphonlsts in "Novelty 
Concert" added attraction. $18,200. 

I m p s r i a |.— "Merry Go Hound." 
(Seats 1,400; 65-75). Sixth and 
final week, attracting steady patron- 
age with slight deviation In receipts 
from week to week. $8,500. 

Warfield — 'Dulcy." Constance Tal- 
madge. (Seats 2,S00; 56-75). Big 
publicity campaign plus popularity 
of star and pleasing story started 
wpck olT with bang. Did $l(i.O00. 

P r t I a — "Three.^ Wise Fools." 
(.Seats 1,100; 50-T*i^ Moved from 
(iranada where it sc 
$3,000. 

Strand— (iiiffilh.-i 'The Wliitc 
Kf>so," also l-'anchon & .M;irco\ 
musical sliniv "Down Dixie Way,' 
(Seats 1,700; 50-75). Opened big 
and kept up st<>ndy pace. Hetter 



than hou'<i»hns been jj'tting. 
Jll Oi)it. 



Al>out 



"AT THE ROOF" with 

Municipal Opera Favorites (9) 

Songs 

40 Mine.; Full Stag* 

Grand Central, St. Louis 

Elsie Thiede, Craig Campbell and 
Grace Brtnkley are to "At th« Roof" 
what gasoline Is to an automobile. 
Frank Moulan and Detraar Poppen 
are also members of this revue, but 
from a trade viewpoint do not meas- 
ure up to the requirements in this 
particular line of entertainment. 
Moulan's attempt at clowning and 
his ancient gags proves only too 
week that he will never do any great 
success in vaudeville or big picture 
theatres. However, he is very popu- 
lar with the Municipal opera pa- 
trons and he simply took advantage 
of that popularity In his local ap- 
pearance In something which he 
could not "sell" for its full value. 
As to Poppen, in the picture theatre 
work he was completely lost. 

The revue is credited to Ralph 
Nlcholls. William Parsons and 
Frank Moulan. While the program 
doesn't mention King Tut, he, no 
doubt, wrote the gags used by 
Moulan. 

The scene is a garden with three 
tables and six chairs at left, a piano 
and drums at right. The set in 
Itself is very pretty and If Nlcholls 
is responsible for this he more than 
contributed his share to the suc- 
cess of the revue. It was in this 
scene that flrst Craig Campbell held 
his audience spellbound with an 
operatic solo, taking high C for 
flnal. This boy has a splendid tenor 
voice and plenty of showmanship 
and the applause accorded him was 
deafening. 

Next was Elsie Thiede with a 
classic well rendered that again 
caused the "fans" to rave for mors. 
Forgot to mention that horse-play 
and ancient gags preceded this, also 
followed. 

Then came a duct, Campbell and 
Thiede, that was a knockout, and 
again the patrons forgot the pre- 
ceding burlesque and Jtistly re- 
warded those two very capable 
artists. ' 

The action was again slowed down 
when Moulan went to the drums to 
attempt a burlesque on it. 

Grace Brinkley followed with 
"Easy Melody," a riot. The num- 
ber was written by Gene Rodemlcb 
and Larry Conley, both members of 
the Grand Central Orchestra, and 
It was said that its close associa- 
tion with the theatre made It go 
over. This Is an injustice to >Iiss 
Brinkley, who, although not a star 
of the Municipal Opera, but a mem- 
ber of the chorus Instead, Is re- 
sponsible for this song going over. 
Her voice, her manner, her move- 
ments and sure-flre personality was 
perfectly Irresistible. 'This very 
young girl has a future, not In light 
opera, but In vaudeville or musical 
comedy. 

This song closed the act and the 
audience was applauding long after 
the feature picture was flashed on 
the screen. Ron. 



four girls at pionos on a darkened 
stage with red lights on each in- 
strument. The lights gradually 
came up so that the girls wer« 
plainly In svldenoe before the flrst 
number was concluded. The violin 
accompanist in the orchestra aided 
in making the flnlsh of the flrst 
number effective. The lights died 
down In the third number until they 
flnlshed with the darkened stags 
the same as at the opening. ' .y-, .: 



ARTHUR J. MARTEL 

12 Mine.; Organist 
Lafsyette Square, Buffalo 

Buffalo, Aug. 25. 
Martel'a "Old Fashioned Movie 
Show" is offered as a special feat- 
ure this week. The Idea carries the 
auditor from the dishes In the 
kitchen sink through a blood-and- 
thunder at the small town "Palace," 
and back home ftgaln. Martel is 
master of h^ medium, and gets real 
comedy out of the Instrument. The 
slides are hardly up to the offering, 
the titles and pictorial execution 
being noticeably poor. The offering 
closes with nn "all sing" popular 
number, and actually has them 
shouting it. As a song plug, this Is 
a world beater. Burton, 



PIANO GIRLS (*) 

Instrumental 

9 Mins.; Three 

Chicago theatre, Chicago 

Chicago, Aug 2R. 

The Piano Girls have been np- 
pcaring In picture houses for nnrv^ 
time, and prove a great card. There 
«re four girls who play white 
pianos, carried, and their playing Is 
particularly good. The three sdec- 
tlnns ire calculated to please a mo- 
lion picture audience. The act was 
^een to special advantage at the 
Cliioatio last week where the light- 
ing efrccts for which that house is 
famed were employed to excellent 
advtntagp. 

Th'- first seb'ctlon begin with III- 



ANOREE LAFAYETTE 

Personal App«arane« (talk) v 

8 Mins; Full Stag* 
Leew'a Stats, Los Angeles 

Los Angeles. Aug. 25. 

Andree Lafayette whom Richard 
Walton TuUy Imported from Paris 
for the title role in "trilby" mad* 
a personal appearance here Wed* , 
nesday night. Miss Lafayette l«l 
carted out in a packing box on { 
a truck. The box Is addressed to' 
Loey's State, Los Angeles aqA't': 
marked "fragile." 

She steps out of the box, bow/» ' 
and endeavors to tell the audienca 
how glad she is to be in America, 
particularly California but not be- i 
Ing able to make herself quite clear , 
owing to her inability to talk Eng<- 
llsh, she calls for an Interpreter 
who also steps from packing box 
and repeats what Miss Lafayette 
was trying to say but also In a 
broad French accent and aft^r 
much difficulty in explaining their 
mission they both exit. 

Miss Lafayette looks much pr<»i- 
tier on the stage than on the screen 
and her personal appearanca in 
connection with the picture adds 
to the box office value regardless 
of her stage efforts. Jotepht. 



MYRTLE SCHAFP 
10 Mins.; Full SUge 
Shea's Hippedrem*, Buffalo 

Biiflalo, Aug. tS. 

Whatever the thsatre value of tliia 
act, it prove* MIk* Shea • great 
showman. Itlsa Bohaft with col- 
umns of nation-wM* publicity aa 
"the Baby of th* Met" oould b* 
reckoned a real draw anywhere. 
Here, among the home folks, she 
was a wow. 

Local show managers have been 
making overtures for her all sum- 
mer. It remained for Shea to have 
the persistency and the c«nnect<on 
to get the showing. His judgment 
was vindicated at the box office. 

A real Metropolitan prima donni 
at a provincial picture house Is a 
rarety. Miss Schaff appearing in a 
swirl of orchid silk and lace, was 
youthful and radiant. Barring «.^.: 
slightly noticeable condescension. ' 
she was as gracious as at th* opera. 
In excellent voice, sh* gave Her- 
bert's "Kiss In the Dark" In good 
style, but slow tempo. Bi/tfon. 

• 

EUOEN ORMANOY t «. ., ■ 

Concert Master " ',; ' 

10 Mln. 
Capitol, New York /. -. 

Eugen Ormandy Is the coiv 'it 
master of th* Capitol's orchesirii. 
He steps Out from the ranks of mu- 
sicians and renders a solo with the 
accompaniment of his fellow play- 
ers. The flrst number was "Zlgeu- 
nerwelsen," which was so capably 
played that the audience Insisted on 
an encore, which was given, a waits 
theme being played. Ormandy han- 
dles the violin wonderfully well, and 
has an Instrument that has remark- 
able tone. If not so strong on quan« 
tlty. 

Ths encore selection was a great 
deal flashier from a showmanship 
standpoint than th* programmed 
number, but th* former was th* 
more musldan^y, Frnl. 



MARTIN BREFPEL T 

Tanor 

4 Mins.; Full SUge; (Special) 

Chleaso 

Chicago, Aug. 20. 
"La Oioconda" provided an over- 
ture for the Chicago theatre orches- 
tra which ran for Ave minutes bis- 
fore the curtain went up, an.1 Mar- 
tin Breffel, tenor, sang a se'.ectlon 
from th* opera In a set represent- 
ing a boat at sea at night. It w.is 
one of the most picturesque scenis 
presen^t'ons yet seen at this tiic- 
atre. The sails of thi fchip werf~ 
shown, w'lh moon and stars in tli'» 
background, and In costume apfvo- 
prlate this singer rendered a selcr. 
tion In splendid voice. The over- 
ture and the presentation required 
i;i minutes In all, and proved one 
of the delidhLfnl f»atiir»» of Ii*t 
week's bltl. ■ \ I ■ 



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ASHES OF VENGEANCE 

Plr«t Nlllonal piclnrf, pn»<-ntM by Jo- 
•eph Hchfnck «nJ .larrliig Norma Talma.lK''^ 
I>lracte<l by p-rank Lloyd, from tho script 
•r H. B. SimerYlU*, with Tony OaU'UfJ '"« 
pbotorrxpher. At Uie ApoUo. New York. 
f^Jeotlon tlm». lU inlnut». _.h.,,^-, 

Toctond de Brcux Norm* Titmiadlte 

Rupert <1. vntac £2"'""' Tf ™ 

Swfl-oun Wallace iwrr 

C»tl»rln» d4> ModJcl •'"'•"■•.^'"SsSCi'f.l^ll 

JJarJot'. aunt <N«lre McDowell 

ComttTd* IS Roch* Courtenay Foote 

g^^«r.u. •.-.-.^."i^rcJir.; 

A pretty picture not emphasized 
with action but heW up by the work 
of Miss Talmadge and Conway 
Tearle. Split Into two parts the 
film la at the Apollo a» a "special 
ahowlng." _ ^ 

The fllm Is another costume effort 
and picturesque 11 nothing else. 
One interior ol the upper strata of 
mediaeval Franco attending a ball 
at the King's palace was worthy of 
note, and as It la used to put the 
atory under way It becomes doubly 
effective. 

Many ot tho outdoor scenes are 
attractive with the remainder ol 
the Interiors appropriate and upon 
occasions, lavish. 

The picture lacks nothing In pro- 
duction with the photography giv- 
ing It lull value except In one In- 
stance where tho lighting Is ex- 
tremely bad. That la when Tearle 
Is In bed, with Miss Talmadgo 
watching over him. 

Lloyd. In directing, seems to have 
obtained all the results possible 
from the story. It Is always pleas- 
ing to the eye and in a drowsy man- 
er that would be perfect to watch 
were one Installed in a logo chair 
at the Capitol. 

The story deals with a lifelong 
feud between tho Vrleao and Roche 
lamlUes. Rupert de Vrleac (Tearle) 
engages In a duel with the Comte 
de la Roche, who succumbs to his 
mercy, but Rupert allows him his 
life as a result ot an outburst of 
Kitlrlcal generosity. The same night 
the attack u^on the Huguenots is 
launched and the Comte returns the 
favor by saving Rupert, an avowed 
member, and his tetrothed from the 
mob under condition that the 
Vrlenc representative will become 
Ma servant for a period ol five 
years. « 

The bondage becomes effective Im- 
mediately with the meeting ol Toe- 
land de Breux (Miss Talmadge), the 
Comte's sister, and Rupert coming 
as a matter ol course. While In 
the rolo ol acrvant Rupert learns 
of hid flancco's marriage to another. 
Numerous heroic deeds have en- 
deared him to Toeland and the 
finale Is reached when the Comte 
prematurely gives him back his 
freedom as a reward and the als- 
ttr and Rupert declare their love 
for each other. 

The cast has turned In a •ice 
piece ol work, but it Is Miss Tal- 
madge and Mr. Tearle who pre- 
dominate. Wallace Beery as the 
cowardly Duo de Tours Is the only 
other member to gain particular- at- 
tention and this he does emphati- 
cally. Bkio. 

CHILDREN OF DUST 

JLrthur Jacobs prennts a Frank Bonagc 
Auction. Btory by Trlnlam Tupper. 
■t National, distributor. Projeetlon time 
mJnutos. Featured In the cast are 
Wohtnr Walker, Pauline Oaron and Lloyd 
ibVlMib At Froctor's S8tb Straet, Au(. 2S. 



flowers lor his mother's grave and 
Is seized and beaten by the old gar- 
dener. Little Cella Van Houghton, 
daughter of an aristocratic family, 
witnesses the beating and goes to 
the waifs defense. The two chil- 
dren become fast friends, and young 
TerwUUger Is given free use ol the 
garden and becomes the fast friend 
of the ancient gardener. It is Indi- 
cated that the children are childish 
lovers, but Cella Is supposed to be 
pledged to jftiother young aristo- 
crat, last of the wealthy Liver- 
mores. 

Cella has a gold coin which the 
trio bury while playing pirate. Sub- 
sequently the treasure la missing 
from Its burial place and suspicion 
falls upon both boys. TerwUlIger'a 
dream Is to have BO express wagons, 
each drawn by a horse named Cella. 

We pass over the years to the 
youth of the children, when the war 
breaks out. TerwlUlger never dares 
hope for Cella's hand, and In order 
to further the wedding ol the girl 
and his rival confesses to the theft 
of the gold coin. The war breaks 
out and both boys enlist. There are 
some mediocre passages of trench 
fighting and TerwlUlger la believed 
to be killed. 

LIvermore returns home to find 
the old gardener grieving for the 
supposed death ol TerwlUlger and 
they try to comlort him. The gar- 
dener Is troubled by the suspicion 
ol the boy's theft and plants a coin 
near the same spot to clear his 
memory. But In digging up the 
gardener's gold piece they come 
upon the original coin, which ab- 
solves TerwlUlger from blame. At 
the same time TerwlUlger hlmsell 
comes home, but no satisfactory ex- 
planation ol his reported death and 
resurrection Is ever made. 

At any rate, the declaration ol 
love comes promptly, and lor the 
fiplsh they add a dream ol the old 
gardener's. In which he bluffs his 
way Into Taradise by reciting to 
St Peter a history to show that 
sometimes to lie Ife saintly. This 
touch Is a gracelul bit ol comedy, 
but the story it is designed to set 
off Is trivial and dull. Rush. 



every meal, A d« MIHa or » Nellan 
might make an extremely effective 
bit ol human interftat business out 
ol this, but in "Daytime Wive*" it 
dwindles away Into a trite and artl- 
flclal nothlngneoe. Physically, the 
film holds two fair thrllla— a flght^ 
on the top of atructur* for a sky- 
scraper and the eavinf in of the 
latter after the beams become 
loosened. Some masterful photog- 
raphy Is shown at this spot. 

A little sandy-haired, pug-nosed 
devil of some four or five years and 
bearing the bright green name of 
Mickey O'Ban runs away with the 
acting honors. Not a Jackie as yet, 
but as cute looking In his own mis- 
chievous way, and certainly oa 
worthy runner-up to the one and 
only Coogan. Derelys Perdue la 
absolutely colorless as the heroine. 
She Is pretty, but If she Is a good 
example ot the independent, re- 
aourcelul business woman, most 
men will prefer the petted darlings 
ol the powder puff, Wyndham 
Standing does well as the husband, 
and Qrace Darmond, wearing lovely 
clothes, makea the most out ol her 
ridiculous role ol his wife. A new- 
comer named Kenneth Gibson Is the 
best looking villain to be Imagined. 
He tries bard to be mean and churl- 
ish id smokes Innumerable cigar- 
ettes, but his handsome lace, par- 
ticularly because It lacks the 
symbol ol all movie desperados, a 
mustache, puts him in IJne lor de- 
cent, upstanding parts Instead ol 
nasty ones. Tho rest ol the cast, 
including Craig Blddle, Jr., as a 
workman, have little to do. 

Dlecrlminatlng filmgoers will balk 
at this one, but with the sensational 
played up it will prohably get by 
at the cheaper neighborhood houses. 

TO THE LAST MAN 

Laaky presentation and Paramount plc- 
tura featurloK LM:)ia Wilson and Richard 
Dlx. From th« atory of the same name 
by Zane Orey, adapted by Dorla Schroo- 
der with Victor Fleming the director. 
Photographers, Jean Howe and Bert Bal- 
drldffe. At the Rialto. New York, Aue. 
26. Ronnlns time, 71 minutes. 

Jean Richard Dlx 

Bllen Jorth tvOla Wilson 

Colter Noah Beery 

Qaaton label • Robert KdcKon 

Blue •.. .Frank Campeau 

L.e« Jorth Fred Huntley 

Daggs Edward Brady 

tilmm Bnica ■ Jean Palette 

Guy Lenard Clapham 

Bill Ouy Oliver 

Mrs. Guy Winifred Greenwood 



DAYTIME WIVES 

Proeentcd by F. B. O. and writlin by 
Lenore Coffee and John Goodrich. Di- 
rected by Emlle Chautard. Photographed 
by Lucian Andriot. At the Central the 
week o( Aug. 26. RuqdIo( time, SO mln- 
utes. 

Ruth Holt Derelys Perdue 

Eawood Adams Wyndham Standing 

Franclne Adams Grace Darmond 

Michael O'Shea..) Mickey O'Ban 

The foreman Eddie Hearn 

His wife Katherlne I.»wle 

Larry Vsientlns ...Kenneth Gibson 

Perry Martin William Conklln 



krodui 
Ttnt : 



This story is thin atuff to spread 
prer mor» than five reels. It has 
^me agreeable light comedy touches, 
but there Is no substance to the 
!»hoIe. The work belongs In that 
lelass ol pictures which try to make 
jlhelr principal appeal on what 
ahould be incidentals. It la all well 
ianough to elaborate upon a good 
•tory with side lights and Interest- 
ing detail, but they only heighten 
the effect ol a good story- they can- 
not make the story Itscll. 

Intrins'Io Interest Is the essential, 
land that Is the element absent trovn 
this effort. It la conceivable that 
''Children ol tho Dust" might have 
made an entertaining novelette, but 
Jt is a distinctly dull picture because 
It has not enough suspen.<!e or ac- 
tion. Tou could boil the live reels 
down to the bare statement that It 
is the history of a puor boy and a 
rich girl who overcome social ob- 

- ataoles and make » bappy love 
inatch. belped pa by ft bumble old 
I irardener. 

In the screen tclllnif ther« are 

beveral touches that are remindful 

■ ol O. Henry's literary tricks. They 

are humorously managed and make 

' excellent sldo lights, but the story 
itself doesn't hold together In con- 
vincing fashion. The first two reels 
deal with the childhood ot the prin- 

I cipals. Toung TerwilliKer Is the 
'nard of a drunken triickuKni. He 
breaks into a private ganUn to get 



Mediocre pictures that try their 
hardest to be entertaining are some- 
times excusable, but mediocre pic- 
tures that endeavor to moralize 
have committed one of tha most 
heinous sins of fllmdom. No audi- 
ence wants to be bored and rebuked 
at the same time. "Daytime Wlvea" 
does just that, and, to make It 
worse, the sermon it preaches ts a 
very hall-beortod aod unoonvinclng 
one. 

With an jelabomte production and 
the best to be had in direction and 
casting, something might have been 
accompll.shed with this film, as its 
story holds inherent poesibllltles. 
But any original twists or ideas In 
the plot have been burled under the 
limitations and handicaps tbat bind 
the typical third-rate production. 
The direction is ordinary ■* best, 
the acting uneven and tb» eontl- 
nulty and sub-titles, both Important 
factors In a picture ot tUa deMrlp> 
tlon, particularly bad. 

A "daytime wife," 1r« iir* in- 
formed, la a working (Irl, not mar- 
ried at all, whose duty K Is to look 
after her employer's affairs, as ell 
good business women should. The 
reason lor the queer appellation is 
never made quite clear, but the 
point evidently la to contrast her 
with the glided butterfly ol a regu- 
lar spouse whose sole ambition 
seems to be to spend the money 
earned with great effort and strug- 
gle by the husband and his "day- 
time wile" assistant. In this par- 
ticular story it Is the secretary that 
takes the erring wife's place when 
a crisis arises, and it Is this same 
secrrtary that brings tho now re- 
pentant wile back to her forgiving 
husband. Naturally the business 
girl hates to relinquish the man 
she loves, but she is comforted — 
and hrre la the most glaring In- 
coneistcncy ol a horribly Incon- 
sistent picture — by landing the "pro- 
gresuivo young banker" whom she 
has met for the first time that even- 
ing and to whom she drops an un- 
mistakably insinuating hint about 
marriage. 

Aa a aide plot there Is introduced 
the troubles of a building foreman 
and his wife, tl.e kind who patron- 
izes the delicatessen store before 



A well made, feudal, western that 
should click on the strength ol its 
story and the work ol the cast. 
Authenticated as having been act- 
ually "shot" in the Tonto Basin, 
Arlzonai, where the tale in bookform 
was located, tho exteriors seemingly 
not only bear out the claim but are 
ol Intrinsic value lor their beauty. 

Fleming, in directing, has trailed 
pretty close to the narrative aa laid 
down when a novel and outside of 
permitting a few overly dramatic 
subtitles to get by has turned In a 
creditable piece ol work as his bit. 
And the photographers have well 
taken care ol their end. 

■^ho story is that ol a family 
leud, between the labels and Jorths. 
transplanted Irom Texas to Arizona 
and carrying on until only the boy 
and girl are left as representatives 
ol their native kin. The clinch 
finish caUs off the strife after much 
gun play, horsemanship and pic- 
turesque falls off bigh mountain 
rldgea. 

There can be no wall because of a 
dearth of action In this one for the 
fllm teems with it Individual 
combats, a bar-room gunplay free 
for all, chases, and a well executed 
avalanche give some Idea of what 
goes on during the 7B minutes the 
picture Is on. Neither is that to say 
that the film Is wild and hectic. It's 
not. The action carries along nl ely, 
gaining momentum on the way to 
reach Its conclusion without having 
lost a member of the witnessing 
audience. 

The feature Is "pie" for all the 
younger picture theatre-goers 
throughout the country while the 
older members should alsg get a 
"kick" out of this fast moving 
vehicle. 

Richard Dlx, as Jean Isbel. 
records favorably as the youngest, 
fighting halfbrced son of the famUy 
with MIrs Wilson In the role of 
Ellen Jorth neatly taking her share 
of the burden. Others to stand out 
In the cast are, Robert Edeson, 
Noah Boerr and Winifred Green- 
wood who made a small bit stand 
out tor all tbat it was worth. 

Bkio. 



minus the neeeaaary -Value la atwT 
to carry >t throng, and baa only the 
work ot Jack Holt to redeem It 
Fitzmaurlce'a praaentation llkudona 
he baa attempted by abeer atreagtb 
of aettlnga and eiotbaa to put thla 
one across, and while the lavish In- 
teriors Impress and the clothes of 
Misa Negri make the women talk, it 
doesn't alter the fact that a Monday 
night audience at the Rlvoll laughed 

The wlUuI, thoughtless and spoiled 
characterization Miss Negri was 
given would seem to have been 
somewhat beyond her registering 
powers. Where the role should 
creute^ a sympathetic atmosphere 
there Is none, with Just the opposite 
becoming more true than otherwise. 
Miss Negri throws upon the screen 
a distinctively hard personality, 
which, when she Is vamping, is fool- 
proof, but when It should create 
pathos there Is a direful lack that In 
roles of this sort is courting disaster. 

Along the usual "society" lines is 
tho story, bounded on one side by a 
fake Hindu prince loaded with 
pieces of eight who continues to 
chase the girl after her marriage, 
and on the other by a poor, Ameri- 
can husband who must wait for "an 
important deal" to go through be- 
fore he can give his wife her ac- 
customed luxury. Between the two 
the tale skips from a few Interiors 
of South America to Paris, to New 
York and thence Long Island. It's 
of little Interest outside of the star's 
flash costuming and a sincere ef- 
fort on the part of Holt to Biake the 
conglomeration realistic. 

A courtroom scene caused a gale 
of laughter which swept the house. 
There's one of those Included In the 
continuity, .a plea of guilty by the 
wife to release her husband, who 
would shield her, the branding ol 
the girl by the Hindu, who retali- 
ates by shooting him, not fatally, 
and the riot In court when the wife 
revetfls the brand upon her shoul- 
der which sets the mob upon the 
phoney prince. The latter incident 
was the laugh. 

Outside of Holt the remainder of 
the cast hardly qualifies, although 
Charles de Roche Is allotted special 
billing but doesn't rate it. Skig. 

SHATTEEED REPUTA-nONS 

Released by the Lee Bradford Corporation 
and starring Johnny Walker and Jackie 
Saunders. This In all the information given 
during the fllm or on the advertleinp sheeta. 
At the Circle Aug. 21 aa halt of /«. double 
bill with "Th* Untaroeable." nutinlng 
time, 61 minutes. 



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The director and author may be 
flattered on their Judgment If their 
names have been purposely left off 
the billing. To be associated with It 
In any way Is a left-handed honor, 
because It Is a lemon. "Usually there 
is some redeeming feature, but in 
this case even the least critical will 
search in vain. 

The story, dcereplt with age, is of 
the loving sister shielding the erring, 
misguided brother in order not to 
bring grief to the father who wor- 
ships his only son as above sin. 

A sordid bit Is near the end, when 
the brother and the villain who hap 
taught him to steal fall over a cliff 
together after a struggle and are 
shown lying mangled at the bottom. 

The Eccneg suppo-ed to be snapped 
at a fashionable summer beach look 
like Hoboken on a nasty day. Sub- 
titled and attempted bits of local 
color are equally dull. The escape 
of the brother from the prison chain- 
gang is one of the crudest pieces of 
action ever filmed. There are ,no 
shots that show any photograj/hic 
originality. Everything Is uniform- 
ly bad, and the acting is no excep- 
tion. 

Jackie Saunders plays th^ lead. 
Miss Saunders would be smarter If 
going in for character stuff. Johnny 
Walker does not make an appear- 
ance until the fllm is half over, and 
then he is utterly misca.st as the 
righteously indignant hero. The 
rest of the cast is fully down to the 
general standard of the pictiue. 



pected of thefts and is arrested. Iq 
the meantime his eon. who has foU 
lowed the old man'a footsteps In the 
postal service, performs his act ot 
heroism, and for a' finale they have 
O'Brien visiting Fostmaster-GeneraT' 
Harry New in Washington to receive 
from his hands the praise that la the 
only reward for a faithful servant ot 
the government. 

They show the ifostoflflce building 
In Washington ^or this episode, and 
really get Posstmaster-General New 
to pose for the short shot. That is 
the picture's closing surprise. 

The special purpose may be dis- 
closed in the quotation from the 
New York postofflce front, "Neither 
storm nor rain nor gloom of night 
stays these couriers from the swift 
completion of their appointed 
rounds," and frequent dlssert.atlons 
on the worthiness of the hard-work- 
ing postal carriers and the meager- 
ness of their reward. < 

All of which Is true; but it does 
not help to make a commonplace 
screen story especially thrilling to 
the general public which demands a 
thrill and a kick in its screen 
material. 

Ru*h. 

DON'T MAREY FOR MONEY - 

3. P. Fim>nian production released by 
L. Lawrence Webor and Hubty North. 
Story by Hope I.,orT>lnr and Ixiuls Duryea 
LiOiKhton: directed by Clarence L>. Brown. 
Shown at the CentraJ. New York, week ot 
Auk. 10. Kunnint time, CS minutes. 

Pete Smith House Pe<ere 

Marlon Whitney Rubye de Remer 

Edith Martin Allcen Prtnsia 

Crane Martin., Cyril Ch&dwlek 

Rose Graham Christine Mayo 

The Inspector Wedsewood Nowall 

Amos Webb George Nichols 

An "Explorer" Hank Miann 

Alec Connor Charles Wetlesley 

This ^e one of the stereotyped 
society dramas with a little of the 
underworld element thrown In to 
make It effective. AU of the regula- 
tion tricks and .bits ot business that 
have proven successful In the past 
are Included so that the picture la 
in reality comprised of a series of 
scenes that have proven themselves 
surefire in the past, and therefore 
cannot go wrong. The result is a 
picture that Is ceitain to pleaee tho 
average dyed-ln-the-wool movie fan 
in the majority of houses. 

It is the story ot the good-looking 
girl who weds wealth, falLs in the 
clutches ot the smooth heavy, who 
Is in reality trying to compromise 
her so that he can pin a. shake -down 
on her. The hunband walks In on 
the scene as the heavy is getting In 
his strong . work, but Instead ol 
rushing In and beating him up he 
takes other means to revenge him- 
self and to make the home- wrecker 
look foolish In the eyes of the wile. 
The success of the scheme makes 
the heavy determined to get square 
through the medium ot a little gun 
play, but his accomplice, a girl 
blackmailer, struggles with him and 
the gun goes off killing him. Th^n 
the wife and husband both walk in, 
and each believing that the other 
committed the. crime, take the 
blame on their own shoulder.n, with 
the result that when the real cause 
ol the death is discovered there 11 * 
recuncUlatlon at the final fade-out. 

Regulation meller hoak lairlX 
well presented. Fred. 



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^LOYAL LIVES 



Whitman Bennrtt produotlPn, featuring 
Fairc Boiney, Mary Carr, Tyrone Power 
and WHllam Collier, Jr. Whitman Ben- 
nett directing from the script by Charlee 
Itlch. Projection time, C3 minutes. At 
Ptoctor'B 23U St.s New York, Aug. 27-29. 



THE CHEAT 

Presented by Adolph Zukor under tlv 
Paramount banner starrlnK Pola Negri and 
featuring Jack Holt. The story, by Hector 
TumbuM, adapted by OuUla Bergei«, wltli 
Oeorgs FUsmaurlca directing. Arthur 
Miller, photographer. At Rlvctl, N«rw York, 
Aug. 27. Running time, 78 mine. 

OarmeJlIa de Cordoba Poila Neurl 

Dudley I>rake Jack Holt 

Oiauds Mace, alias Prlnoe Rao-Slnsh.... 

diaries de Roche 

T.ncy ITodfre t. ..i ... .Dorothy Cumming 

Jack HfKlge Robf^rt Bchablo 

Uoiaca Drake Cliarles Stevenson 

Another mark for Paramount so 
far as production Is concerned, but 
It doesn't mean a thing for the star. 
Pola Negri falls to convince in her 
characterisation of a South Ameri- 
can heiress. Point the arrow toward 
the boys which has the underline, 
"Go Get 'Em," sot up a camera, and 
thla foreign belle is able to produce 
with Intelligent direction founded 
upon a sustaining tnle. 

But this particular rcIraKi h 



One of those Indefinite Independ- 
ent pictures. In this Case the pro- 
ducer has assembled a notaMe cast, 
but the story Is weak. It Is devoted 
to the exploitation of humble, faith- 
ful workers in the American postal 
service — a sentimental and sympa- 
thetic tale of humble, commonplace 
lives, but without any striking situa- 
tions. 

The punch of the picture Is a flght 
In a railway mall car, in which 
young Collier battles with a brigand, 
throwing him through the car door 
as they are crossing a trestle and 
leaping Into the water for a life- 
and-death struggle In defense of the 
mall bag. Except for this melo- 
dramatic Incident the story Is drab 
and dull 

Long pnR.?agcs are devoted to the 
humble life of the faithful letter 
Cfirrler, O'Brien, and his farnfly, 
which rciAains poor but contented 
in Uncle Sam's service, while 
O'Brien's pal, Mike Brady, goes Into 
the mail order business and piles up 
a fortune. 

Postal thieves rob the malls of 
Brady's remlttartces, and on^ of the 
marked stolen bills ' cornea taito 
O'Brien's possession. He Is bus- 



HARBOR LIGHTS ^ 

Produced by the Ideal Films. Ltd., with 
Tom Moore starred. Film version of tlie 
English drama by Ocorge R. Sims ana 
Henry Pettltt. Presentei by Assoclatea 
Exhibitors and dlstributel by Paths Br- 
chan^e. Directed by Tom TerlES. Shown 
as half of double feature bill at Vom'B 
New York, Aug. 21. Running time M 
minutes. 

Lieut. David Klngsley Tom Voors 

Dora Nelson Isobel Elsont 

Llna Nelson Annette Benson 

Oapt. .Nelson Gordon Feg» 

Mal-k Helstone '.....Olbson Gowland 

Mrs. Helstone .• Mary Rorhe 

Frank Morland Gerald McCarthy 

Nicholas Morland .....Percy Standing 

.Solomon Jeff Barlow 

Tom Judd Green 

Detective Wood A. B. Imeson 

Tom Moore appears In an Kngllsh 
production surrounded by an entire 
English cast. It Is a thrilling tale of 
passion and intrigue with the right 
out on top as usual. Fron\ the start 
one feels that they hatr^ already, 
guessed the incidents which lead td 
the climax; but they are quickly; 
fooled when the story through abltf 
direction takes a sudden twist which 
practically holds the audience in 
suspense throughout. The produc- 
tion Is not gigantic nor big but wlU 
pass muster. 

Moore has the typical part and 
shows tha English cinema folks a, 
trick or two In speed and action. 
His effervescing smile is always in 
evidence, whether the situation oi* 
scene be one ol love, despair oi^ 
anguish. 

Isobel Elsom, as Dora Nelson; 
gave an unusually capable perform- 
ance In an emotional role. She had 
several heavy dramatic i ccnea. An- 
nette Benson had no easy task oM 
tho betrayed sister who strove to 
have her lover redeem hlmsell with 
her while he was seeking conquest 
with her sister. 

The story is ol a young girl smlfs 
ten with a naval ofncer and pre-< 
pared to marry blm when his shii< 
cornea to port At that time tbd 
lover ot her sister alter bearing 
that the girl about to be married 
baa Inherited a fortune de« des he 
will set her into bla clutches and 
retrieve the fortune he haa lost 
through dissipation. 

Most of the sctnef are Interiors, 
with the outdoor Khoty being taken 
in a beautlfut natural ««IMw which 
will draw mark,;d attention, espe- 
rlally th«. panoramic views of the 
cliff and the swirling seas. 



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Thursday, August 30. 1929 



PICTURES 



27 



THE SUNSHINE TRAIl^ 

Thomas H. trto* productloB •tarrlac 
BowrlM McLean la WlUlam Wallaca 
Cook'* atorr. aemn-adapted by Bradley 
KInv and dlracMA \>r Jamra W. Ilorne. 
iliLB 00 BlnutM, aa halt at a double feature 
cauplad with a Balialck-I^arma Talmtdce 
niaau* at LiO«w'* New York, Now York. 

Prom start to finish the picture 
satirizes and burlesques the Polly- 
anna th^e. While at flrat thought 
one might opine that the travesty 
could have been meted out In 
broader doses, Its restraint la com- 
mendable on reflection. 

Jimmy McTavish (Douglas Mc- 
liean) is the central character. His 
one motto in life is "scatter seeds 
of kindness," etc., a guidlni; slogan 
conned from an illustrated post 
card. And so like all well-meaning 
humans who plan their kindnesses 
with purpose aforethought, his good 
intentions go astray and involve 
him in several embarrassing com- 
plications while he is traveling the 
"sunshine trail." 

The picture starts with a rough 
and tumble fight between two burjy 
westerners, the victor of the flsticuff 
engagnfAient admonishing hs con- 
quered, opponent, "that'll teach you 
not to use my safety razor" and 
which effectively plants the general 
Idea of the production. Enters 
Jimmy McTavish announcing his 
Intention to return to his home town 
in the east. % 

While practising one of his Polly- 
anna principles at a way station in 
Blinding a young child, he finds 
himself with the lad on hi.t hands 
and 80 must continue his journey 
With a Juvenile burdem Also, with 
the best of intention to assist an 
"eloping" couple who are in re.ality 
heads of a band of crooks, he effects 
the criminals" escape at the expense 
of the arresting officer although 
later he is solely i^^ponsible in 
■ foiling their hold-up on a bank and 
capturing them single-handed. 

The girl is June Carpenter (Edith 
Roberts). She becomes engaged to 
the son of the richest man in 
Jimmy's home town against her 
own inclinations and only to oblige 
her mother. She has a baslj affec- 
tion for the "Sonny" McTavish of 
her childhood years and when the 
latter makes his identity known to 
the townsfolk they suspect him an 
Imposter there to claim a fortune 
of $50,000 left by an old friend (or 
relative — distinction not made 
clecu-). June is the only one to 
recognize hi..i but when the hero 
spies her engagement ring he denies 
his true identity lor jiitruistic 
reasons. Afnong other things he is 
Jailed aa a villain a halt hour after 
having been hailed a hero but the 
wind-up finds him escorted from the 
hoosegow with a brass band, once 
more village idol. 

Much of the picture is screen 
persiflage but Is Interesting throug- 
out for all Us careless fun. Probably 
' written to reflect a real situation 
humorously, the director at times 
has lapsed into farce and unrealistic 
hoke. The admixture all told is 
funny however. 

Were the story taken seriously 
for Instance, a flashback at a birth- 
day party among 12 year olds 
wouldn't find the stocky McLean In 
knickers and furbelows doing the 
"kid" part, personally, instead of a 
juvenile substitute. 

In addition to the principals, 
Muriel Francis Dana as the kiddle 
deaervea worthy comment. The 
youngster could stand some atten- 
tion as a kid star possibility on the 
order of Baby Peggy. Abel. 



MINE TO KEEP 



Ben WllKm production, preaentM br Sam- 
uel V. Orand and released br tha Orand- 
Asher Dtatrlbuting Corp. Author not caught 
from screen and tb« name* of the three 
assistant directors to whom Ben Wilson 
acknowledces credit foi* their etforta alw 
paased up In hasty screening'. Ran an 
hour at Procter's 5ftth Htrapt theatre. New 
York, In conJuncUoa with vaudevlUa, Au- 
trust 20-22. 

Victor Olnejr Bry^ant Washburn 

Constance Rlvea Mabel FOrreat 

Carmen Joy Charlc4te Stevens 

Mrjr- Rives Kate Lester 

cunt Morbray ,....Wbeeter Oaknum 

lira. Joy LAura UaVarney 

f Peaches Jackson 
Joy Children { Mickey Moor* 

I Pat Moor* 



BLINKY 

Onlreraal. atarrtne Hoot Qlbaon. Story 
br Qetia Ma.rkey, adapted and dlr«lrd by 
Kdward Sedsulck. Shown at L,o<-w'« New 
Tork, N. Y.. on doubla feature bill Au«. 
IT, 192S. Runninc tima, 68 minutea. 

Ooodrer I»llp Hoot 01b«on 

Mary lou Kllcen Kathar Ralaton 

Mra. lallp Mathlkde Brundare 

Cd. "Raw Maat" ailp DeWitt Jennlnga 

Priscllla Isllp Elinor Field 

Bertrand Van Duaen Donald HRt.iwell 

Major Klleen Charlea K. Freni^h 

Husk Barton John Judd 

Ueut. Rawklna William E. Lawrence 



The very first titles start out with 
a discourse on the marriage theme 
and the third of the. lengthy leaders 
concludes with something like this: 
"Our advice is, etc." This stamps 
the production right off the bat. al- 
though It does not become too 
preachy, which is something to be 
thankful for, anyway. 

The premise that a union based on 
a tissue of falsehoods is In'Secure Is 
demonstrated with Victor OIney's 
and Constance Uives' marriage. Ol- 
ney. Identified as a wealthy club- 
man, engaged Carmen Joy, "the 
toast of the Winter Garden." to do 
her wire dancing specialty at his 
bachelor dinner. The dancer is 
smitten with OIney, although the 
latter knows naught of It, and even 
the audience is given no intimation 
of the fact until a title breaks the 
information on them suddenly. 
While doing her stuff aloft an en- 
thusiastic guest proposes a toast to 
the bride. Carmen becomes dizzy 
and falls from the wire, resulting in 
a serious spinal injury. OIney ef- 
fects a $5,000 settlement with her. 

The couple are married, and 
thereafter OIney's peculiar Jealousy 
causes a rift l)etween the two. Clint 
Morbray's entrance further compli- 
cates matters. Clint was a former 
admirer of Mrs. OIney. Morbray 
has become reckless In his mad mo- 
toring and alrplanlng following 
Constance's marriage and the latter 
feels somewhat responsible. This 
adds coal to the fire. The couple 
separate. Constance has been falsely 
informed of her husband's alleged 
"affair" with the Wititcr Garden 
dancer, and it all becomes straight- 
ened out when the latter personally 
admits she has had a childish 
"crush" on OIney, the latter being 
to,tally In the dark all the while. 
Carmen's back has become strong 
under Constance's care, and it all 
ends happily. 

Some of the titles do not ring 
true and are little less than flowery 
phraseology thrust In the mouths of 
the characters to progress the de- 
bate. 

Wilson evidently started out 
making Morbray a sort of sympa- 
thetic "heavy," but spoiled it by 
permitting him to do some nasty 
lying !n true villain fashion. 

Much of the picture strikes a false 
note, although Wilson tried hard to 
dress it up neatly. The night race 
between auto and train was a minor 
punch. A nice touch was the danc- 
ing to radio music. 

On the other hand, some of the 
sepia tinting did not Jibe well with 
Miss Forrest's blonde beauty. Char- 
lotte Stevens appeared miscast at 
first In the Indoor shots, due to the 
bad lighting. In the outdoor scenes 
she showed oft to better advantage. 
The casting otherwise was adequate. 
Bryant Washburn was sincere 
throughout, and Wheeler Oakman 
gave a good account of himself. 
The balance of the support took care 
of their parts nicely. 

It's a "society" picture of the sort 
that usually appeals to the average 
neighborhood house tan and should 
make a good buy for the dally 
change theatres. Abet. 



out an ounce of originality, but with 
pounds of humor and ton* of human 
interest. 

Norah MacPhersoa is left alone 
in the world after the death of her 
parents, who have striven for years 
to instill into her the qualities of- 
thelr respective native lands. Thir- 
ty-five a week in the chorus of the 
Summer Garden looks good to her 
and she accepts a Job as a chorine. 

Along comes Jame9 Patterson III., 
who "knows every bootlegger and 
chorus girl on Brbildway* and 
"whose main ambition is to yawn 
without stretching." Prom then on 
it is Nor.tK's task to force this gilded 
youth to the point where he realizes 
that it might be a good idea to get 
out and work for her. She is suc- 
cessful evcntunlly, but in doing It 
she gets In and out of all sorts of 
scrapes herself. The punch comes 
when she decides to conquef her 
inherited Scotch thrift and buy her- 
self some clothes that will make 
Jimmy proud. He misunderstands 
and it takes a long time before h* 
is convinced that some other man is 
not "daddying" her. ' 

Next to Miss Dam's acting, the 
subtitles are the best. Written by 
Clyde A. Bruckman. The direction 
is also splendid and the camera 
work above criticism. 

The opening night at the Summer 
Garden i's done without all the arti- 
ficiality usually attending such 
scenes in the films. Some-^lelight- 
ful touches are woven, as when the 
two old bucks in the baldhead row 
look around cautiously and whisper, 
"I hope there's no"body here from 
Utica." The dressing room scenes 
are intimate and spicy, but need not 
fear any censors. Some good double 
exposure shots are used to show the 
Scotch ond Irish spirits advising the 
heroine at various times. 

Miss Dana is pretty, as usual, but 
she looks thinner than ever and un- 
necessarily stresses the title of the 
film by having her lips too heavily 
coated. Tom Moore has never done 
better work than as the lovable 
loafer of a hero. No villain is in- 
troduced, to Miss Weiman's credit, 
but Arline Pretty plays a rltiy show 
girl with a nasty disposition and 
does it well. 



FOREIGN FILM REVIEWS 



HUTCH STIRS 'EM UP 

Liondon, Aug. 10. 
BVank H. Crane and the Ideal 
Company have reputations for good 
work which they fail to quite live 
up to in this their latest shown pic- 
ture. It is melodramatlo hotch- 
potch in which Charles Hutchison, 
specially brought over, attempts to 



ij- 



Fairly Interesting comedy ro- 
mance, in which Hoot Gibson Is 
given a role of a type somewhat 
different from those he has had, and 
In It he makes a- decided impression. 
The story is of Washington society 
and the Mexican border. There are 
htany possibilities for lauKh mate- 
rial, and they are made the most of 
In the direction of the screen ver- 
sion. 

It look.i Iliie a picture that cxhlt»- 
Itors in almcst any class of theatre, 
except possibly the big pre-release 
houses, can run and rest assured 
that their audiences will be enter- 
tained. There Isn't much to the fea- 
ture that will pull to the box office 
unless Gibson has a following In the 
neighborhood. 

Gibson has the role of a rather 
namby-pamby son of a retired army 
colonel. The mother want.s the boy 
to have a oommissibn. Dad Uxes it 
for him, but Instead of gettiiiB liim 
* awivel chair Job dad frames for 
th« boy to bo sent to his old outfit 
on the Mexican border. Ilore thc-y 
eventually make a real man of the 
boy and he wins the daughter of lils 
commanding oITIcor after lescuinB 
her from the clutches of bootlegtiPra. 

ll.tther l{al.<:ton, DeWItt Joiuiing.'i 
and Charles K. French acquit them- 
selvea etJin^nblSM . The larmr P'»«t 
riding stuff is particularly well done 
in direct;'**. Fre4. 



ROUGED LIPS 



Motro picture atarrlns Viola Dana rrom 
the story "Up8ta.te," by Rita Wolman. 
Adaptatioa and C'>ntlnultjr by Thorns.? ,T. 
Ifopklna. Directed by Harold Shaw. 
Photosraphed br John Amnld. 8ublitlea br 
Clyde A. Uruckman. At (he State, Aur 
1*0-22. Running time. 02 mlnutoa. 

Norah M.icPheraon Viola Dana 

James l^tteraon HI Tom Moor* 

Mamie Du^an Nola I.uiford 

Jumes Patterson If Sidney de Gray 

Marletto Arline Preity 

Mr. MaoPheraon' Francis Powera 

Mrs. MacPherson Oe >r»le Woodt horpa 

Billy Ducan Burwell llamrlck 



THE UNTAMABLE 

Universal picture starring 0-ladya l^ealie. 
Directed by Herbeit Blacha.. Story by Gil- 
lette Burgess. Phulograpbed by Ben Kline. 
At the Circle Aug. 21 aa halt of a double 
bill wltl^ "Hhattered Reputations." Kun- 
nlng time. 55 mlna. 

Joy Fielding Gladys Leslie 

Chester Arnold Malcolm McGregor 

Dr. Frederick Copln John Salnpolls 

Ah Moy Etta Lee 



The thousands of Viola Dana fins 
will see in this film something of the 
Viola Dana of a few years back 
the elfish, wistful flapper of "A 
Chorus Girl's Romance," "Head and 
Shoulders," "The Off Shore Pirate," 
and others of the Scott Fitzgerald 
type at which she excels. In her 
more recent pictures Miss Dana has 
tackled other sorts of roles and con- 
sequently has lacked her customary 
piquancy and appeal. Here she has 
a p.'irt that fits her like a one-piece 
bathing suit— a firry, re.sourooful 
dauKlitcr of a Scotch father anil an 
Irish mother. 

The picture I.h a .slight little tiling. 
attractive, and a welcome relief 
from the heavy divorce and iiitrisue 
atutt corin-iiiii; the screen of lato. 
It is one more eloquent plea against 
the de.^tnlc'.ivuMO.^» of that itisin- 
mountahle "no loss tliin an Iiour 
running timi;" l.iw Wore it t) la.st 
4r. minutea it would bo .in iJc-al prn- 
gr;un a,tlraction, but Ihtit extra 
(quarter of an lu<wr oau.io* it to flrag 
iinmeicifullv low.iid llie finish Ilila 
Wciman has wnttcn a story with- 



A preposterous little affair but one 
that will not harm nor bore. Gladys 
Leslie has appeared in ridiculous 
pictures before, but never in one 
with as moonstruck a plot as this 
holds. It lives up to its evident 
purpose — to amuse and to provide a 
few little spine ticklers. An in- 
expensive film Jp produce, it will 
doubtless prove a good, stable 
mo..eymaker for the Universal. 

The central theme Is hypnotism, 
which causes the heroine to be a 
sort of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Hyde. 
A sweet, demure girl when not nw- 
iested, she becomes awfully naughty 
when under the spell of the wicked 
physician, who hopes to get both 
her and lier money by aubjugatlng 
her to his psychic power*. 

The worst part is that when under 
his spell she not only turns into a 
veritable fury but abandons all 
modesty and maidenly reserve. So 
she runs around very much in 
dishabille, petting aH the men, tear- 
ing her gown from her shoulder and 
even coaxing the virtuous hero into 
the sanctityt of her boudoir. 

She marries the villainou* doctor 
one day, and the next, when tree 
front his hypnotic trance, weds the 
rising young architect. Complica- 
tions follow like machine-gun bul- 
lets, but at last the doctor Is torn 
to pieces by the fierce dogs he has 
mistreated in the evening, the girl 
Is free from his machinations, and 
the final clinch comes with a rush. 

All this action transpires In an 
exotic looking mansion scented by 
oriental incense. The story is more 
weird and impossible than is ap- 
parent on paper. Direction and 
photography stress the imaginative 
side and add to the general atmos- 
phere of make-belleye. 

A heavy burden rests upon Miss 
Leslie and site does surprl.slngly 
well. In her sane scenes she ex- 
hibits a reserve and Kirllshness that 
are most appealing. But when sup- 
posedly hypnotized she misses by 
being too much the impish giimin 
of her earlier pictures rather than 
the victim of a subconscious force. 
John Salnpolls as the .physician 
adds anoilier nntahlo performance 
to his long list. Malcolm McCJregoi 
is a handsome, virile hero, and ICtta 
Lee outstanding- In a Chinese maid 
bit. 



being out of the ordinary, yet. In the 
final analysis, it is an ordinary piece 
of work,' being without novelty in 
theme or development and acted out 
by a fair to roiddlin' cast which 
makes no special claim to distinc- 
tion, the Press Sheet to the, con- 
trary. 

It is a pleasant warm weather 
tale of a newspaper and of Its 
owner-editor, played by Jaires Cor- 
rlgan, and of the usual brilliant 
you.ig reporter (Edward Ilorton), 
who, in the course of the five reels, 
meets the boss' daughter, takes 
time out for a cotiple of reels to 
pick up lunch at Chllds' and then 
goes out and pulls the big scoop of 
the year, arriving back in Dad's 
house in time to propose to the 
beautiful daughter and work thlngp 
Around to the place where that old 
Latin word (Finis) of infinite com- 
fort can be flashed. 

In the course of all this, Mr. Hor- 
ton displays a good sense of comedy 
and quiet humor much like that of 
Johnny Hlnes, he of "Torchy" fame, 
and also permits the public to gaze 
at one of the most remarkable 
flivvers which ever walked ' i way 
across the silver sheet, 

A local crltlo remarked that It 
did everything but stand on Its hind 
legs and bark. 

The film is good for the neighbor- 
hood houses and is pleasant enter- 
tainment for the undlscerning, but 
for a dyed-ln-the-wool movie fan, 
this film Isn't going to ring the bell. 
Its Just that sort of a picture. 
Looking at It .'rom another angle. 
It is merely another film In that 
long succession of films which have 
tried to give newspaper work some 
degree of truthful presentation be- 
fore the people — but like Itt 
predecessors. It has failed miserabi.'. 
The fault with most of them Is that 
they mtist introduce a love Interest, 
the boss' daughter and one of these 
screen variety of brilliant cubs to 
make the film stand up. 

They omit much of the real ex- 
citement and lose all the real at- 
mosphere of the offices who-e copy 
paper ofttimes gets ankle deep 
around the city editor's desk and 
where the old. copy readers still 
maintain their Individual spittoons. 

Sisfc. 



get over some of the stunts and 
rough stuff which have made him 
a popular serial "star." 

The somewhat weak story, adapted 
from a novel, "The Hawke of Rede," 
Is packed with fights, fires, villainy 
of a very desperate sort, gliders, 
patrol boats and all the things 
which go to make a serial, but here 
we have the whole collection In five 
reels. Only in the beautiful setting 
a,nC. locations Is Crane's art appar- 
ent. 

Hutch, after IS years as a cowboy, 
returns to his native village and 
promptly falls foul of the insane and 
tyrannical squire. This worthy 
loves to live in the days of feudal 
glory and seeks to bend the vil- 
lagers to his will. He desires to pos- 
sess Joan Armstrong, who fears and 
resists him. Saved by Hutch fron) 
his embraces, she falls in love with 
her rescuer. The Squire, madder 
than ever after several accidents to 
hl.^ plans, at last captured the dar- 
ing Hutch and then trapped Joan. 
Full of mediaeval cruelty, the Squire 
had Hutch tortured in the girl's 
presence In order to make her yield. 
She consented to become his, but 
was again rescued after a terrific 
fight. They escaped by means of a 
tunnel to the open. "Putting Joan in 
a place of safety, as he thought. 
Hutch returned to settle things with 
his enemy, who, however, once more 
kidnapped the girl and put out to 
sea with her. Hutch pursued on a 
glider and arrived In time. The 
Squire met the reward of villainy 
and hero and heroine found that of 
virtue. 

The picture was made down amid 
the beautiful scenery of Devon and 
many of the shots are of great 
beauty. Charles Hutchison gives an 
excellent performance as himself, 
and rides, fights, makes love, falls 
Into traps, flies, swims and does all 
the things which have made' him 
famous. Gibson Gowland Is respon- 
sible for an excellent performance 
as the maniacal Squire. Malcolm 
Tod Is easy In a "walking Juvenile" 
part. Joan Barry Is out of thf pic- 
ture as the girl and seems rather 
bewildered by the rush of events. 
She does this / without conveying 
for a moment that she Is terrified. 
Sunday Willshin has little to do but 
look pretty, which she does to every- 
one's satisfaction. She Is quite one 
of the prettiest women in the Brit- 
ish screen world and deserves hot- 
ter parts. Many small parts are 
well played. 

Hutchison's name wUl get this 
feature over, and there is no doubt 
its "thrill a minute" business will 
make It popular with many au- 
diences. Oore. 



THE MIRACLE BABY 

n-C production, starring Ifarry Carey, 
niatrlbuled by Film Booking OITlte. Adap- 
tation by Bernsteln-Jaccard from story by 
Frank Pierce. Directed by Val Paul. Will- 
lam Thornley, photogra(><iar. At IiOaw'a 
New York, Aug. 9. 

Nail Allison Harry Carey 

Judy Stanton Margaret l«ndla 

"Iloperut" Mason Charles J. I,. Mayn* 

Hal Norton Kdward Heam 

Violet Hedda Maya 

Dr. Amos atanton Alfred AHen 

Sam Bradford Bert Sprotta 



A FRONT PAGE STORY 

Vli igrapli spoci.il pres'-nted by Albert B, 
Snillli Made ffim the story by Arthur 
Goodrich, directed by Jens Robins and a 
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with the sort of stuff they like In 
the pop price houses. Considerable 
action in the five and half reels. In- 
cluding a murder with the hero be- 
lieving he committed It until the 
heavy is disclosed the culprit: a 
hand-to-hand scrap between hero 
and heavy; chase over the enow- 
carpeted mountains which winds up 
with the heavy going over the cliff 
to his death In good old melodra- 
matic style,, and the rescue of a 
baby from a burning cabin. 

The heart Interest Is provided for, 
and there is comedy relief here and 
there. There Isn't a great deal of 
suspense as most of the Incidents 
comprising the plot are over fa- 
miliar through frequent usage. But 
th% big scenes have been compactly 
put together and where punches are 
supposed to t>e — they're there, with 
a certain element of speed charac- 
terizing the more Important dra- 
matic scenes. 

A mining camp atmosphere with 
realized opporlunitli-a for some first 
rate mountain exteriors forms the 
scenic background for most of the 
happenings. . No great artistry In 
the directing or acting U discern- 
ible nor expected In this grade of 
picture, but the direction is satis- 
factory, and th^ acting qualifies to 
the extent that the dramatics are 
made convincing and the story In- 
toillgible. 

Harry Carey !n this Is Ju.it Harry 
Carey, a lyplc.a! hliip-«hirt lead as 
he his been In Innumerable other 
pictures in which he has starred, 
lid ward Ilearn makes .a good heavy 
and Margaret iMniiin. nUliotigh h»v- 
ln(^ little as the heroine, does that 
lltll,' acceptably H»'Ma Nova Is 
r nnviri.'ing a« the villa'ne.i.s. and 
Clias J I» Miyne an a character 
rr.l.< Int 'reslUij;. In (jeneral the oast 
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my f'.rnat c.immotion. but they're 
•lere-fijry to fill n deMnite denilnd 
f.ir the sf'cofi'l and third run hnu.los 
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PEACE AND QUIET 

London, Aug. 7 
Produced at the comedy last 
night by Benrlmo, "Peace and 
Quiet" proved very light fare, a 
comedy tinged with conventional 
and unoriginal melodrama, which 
could not b« taken very seriously. 
All that mattered really was that 
the author, Horace Hodges, had 
written himself aa eccentric char- 
acter part something after the style 
of "Grumpy," which be played 
admirably. Uoifges was co-uuthor 
of "Grumpy." 

A middle-aged hypochondriac in 
search of a rest-cure prescribed by 
his doctor for an attack of nerves/ 
finds himself la, the midst of deep 
dyed villiany at a farmhouse recom- 
mended to him by his cousin Grant. 
Through the clumsy overturning of 
a flowerpot in the dead of night, 
the honorable, if unromantic, hero 
discovers Grant has clotied with the 
farmer's daughter, a sweet young 
thing who Is the village belle, and 
knowing his cousin to be something 
of a scoundrel, he sets out to over- 
take the runaways. He tracks them 
down at an empty house Just as a 
mock marralge ceremony has been 
concluded, and exposing the trickery 
compels the couple to return. Need- 
less to say he finally wins the girl 
for himself and speedily forgets his 
fancied aliments. 

With the exception of Tom 
Reynolds as the father of the elop- 
ing girl, the cast Is worse than 
mediocre. The average school of 
acting in America could have re- 
cruited a much superior aggrega- 
tion. Joto. 



LOVE-nrrBIOUE-FASSION 

London, Aug. S. 

If super pictures were Judged by 
their inordinate length and gorgeous 
setting this feature would be a 
super. Unfortunately, something 
more than these things are required, 
and this requirement puts "Love- 
Intrlfftic-Parslon" among the "also 
ran.t." 

Of Teutonic origin. It Is a flrst- 
elass i)ractical Joke,. the Joke being 
cinpliasizeil by tlie ino.-^l clumsty .sul)- 
titie probably ever Keen. It in melo- 
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PICTURES 



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Thursday, Auguit 30, 1889 



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jrears alnco they laUshcd lo much 
or BO hpartily. 

A woman of easy virtue Uvea In a 
paiace ahnut twice the size of Uuck- 
Ingrham. She has a battalion of Rcr- 
vanln. whom she reviews. She elves 
m. big fete. Mistaking a cowled flg- 
ure for that of the man who is at 
the moment her favorite, she loads 
him Into her private ap.irtments. 
H* turns out to be an esc;iped con- 
vict. She proniiitly decides he is de- 
sirable, and vvlicn an army of police 
arrives she secrets him. He repays 
her by ste.Tlins her diamonds, but 
leaves a notte extolling her beauty. 
"Through the dark heur.i she w.tKs, 
confldent of his return." He returns 
all right, but nothing more l.s said 
about the diamonds; Instead she 
welcomes him in one of the scantiest 
chemlse.< ever seen. After this she 
keeps him. 

He meets a "pure young f;Irl," 
who gives him the glad eye. with 
the result his keeper shows him the 
door. He contemplates suicide, but 
Is prevented by an emasculated In- 
dividual in an efremlnate costume 
which more than suRse.sfs hl-i real 
character, who begs him to "spare 
ons hour from a life he would 
waste." He accompanies this thing, 
and is then shown love, passion, In- 
trigue In many different lands and 
always with him.self and the lady 
who has just kicked him out as 
afflnlties. The result Is he decide.i 
to work and books his pas.onge from 
America, taking the "pure young 
^Irl" with him. 

As one delighted critic said when 
••Pinls" came en the screen It Is to 



be hoped they had been 'married be- 
fore they took their cabin. Used to 
tripe as we are In this conntry, the 
story of this picture beats anything 
yet seen. The production Is on a 
magniflcont scale and the crowd 
work is very fine. The players' 
names, with one exception, are de- 
nied us, ■ which Is lucky for the 
players. The exception is the woman 
with a capacity for love. Lucy 
I^orinne. She is described as the 
beautiful Krar.co-Sl.av actress. If 
beauty be judged by bulk she has the 
prize. 

Acting Is app.irently of little ac- 
count, but »he la an authority on 
stripping down for It. Gore. 






WITCHCRAFT 

TiOndon, Aug. (. 

Swedish and Danish pictures 
easily hold the palm for morbid 
realism, and In many cases for brill- 
iant acting and production. "Witch- 
craft," made by Benjamin Chrlsten- 
.sen. leaves all the others beaten. It 
Ifl In reality a pictorial history f 
black magic; of witches; of the In- 
quisition, and the thousand and one 
Inhumanities of the superstltlon- 
rldden middle ages. Many of Its 
scenes are unadulterated horror. 

The story tells how a young man 
lien sick. A priest passes over his 
body a ladle full of molten metal. 
This Is then cooled In water, and 
t' >> sh.ipe the cold metal assumes 
prove the patient Is under the spell 
of a witch. An old woman beggar is 



a.cused. and the girl wife coniM 
under suspicion. All are haled be- 
fore the Inautsitlon and the torture 
Is applied. In her agony the old 
beggar confesses and ImplloaAes the 
other woman In the sick man's 
household. They are condemned to 
the stake. The priest ha« conceived 
a. guilty longing for the young wife, 
and submits to a ghastly flagella- 
tion. She Is accused of bewitching 
the priest and forced into a confes- 
sion. She Is executed. 

Many of the scenes are remark- 
able, especially those In which the 
girl wanders stark naked In a world 
of imaginative horror. Devils and 
other horrors rise around her. She 
awakes to And herself In bed, but 
nerve-shattered. Hysteria le mis- 
taken for witchery, and she is con- 
demned. Wonderful though this pic- 
ture is, it is absolutely unfit for 
public exhibition, and it Is very uh- 
llkoly any firm will take It up for 
such a purpose, at any rate in ESng- 
land. Gore. 



HOPE HAMPTON AS "IB£N£" 

Hope Hampton will appear in the 
title role of "Irene" in the picture 
version of the James Montgomery 
play, which will be produced by 
Warner Brothers. 

UIss Hampton will begin work 
on the picture in Hollywood early in 
October. 



"SPECTATORS CRAMMED THE RIVOLI" 

—New York Herald 



AOOLPH ZUKOR ' PftESENTS 





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Pola Negri's second Amer- 
can picture and the first in 
which she plays a sympathetic 
role in a great story with a 
happy ending, is doing a ca- 
pacity business at the Rivoli 
and will play another week. 
"An entertainment far above 
the average photoplay. Well 
worth seeing," s^ya the Times. 
"Pictures Pola Negri mor« 
beautifully than anything in 
which she has appeared," 
comments the World, and the 
Tribune adds, "Should make a 
lot of money." 




I«e Duncan, owner of Ria-TIn-Tln, was under Contract to Henry 
Rapf to furnish the educated canlns for Warner Brothers' ''Where th* 
North Begins," but as the contract was made three months prior t» 
the making of the picture, Rapt consented to Duncan employing the dog 
during the Interval. 

Universal obtained- the services of Duncan's hound and made "The 
Shadows of the North," but held back the feature until after Warner 
Brothers released "Where the North begins." It played at Loew's Stat* 
here recently, where the picture was given a big publicity splurge, th« 
dog being played up in the advertising. The following week the ITs fea- 
ture went Into Grauman's Third and Broadway house, but the pictuc« 
Kuffered by comparison and did only fair business. 

Among the picture people the question is: Will the Universal contlnut. < 
the same policy with the particular feature In other territory? :| 

Some negotiations were attempted with Elsie Ferguson for a vaudeville 
route this season, following the cancellation of her contract with the 
Marc Klaw company. Not much progress has been made in the vaudevill* 
preliminaries, according to report. Miss Ferguson's vaudeville salary, • 
proposed, was )2,300. 



Some sort of hoodoo or other seems to be following In clQse pursuit of 
the forthcoming Gallagher and Shean screen comedy, "Stealing the Town," 
which has been In course of production at the Fox eastern studio. Work 
on the piece received its first setback through tl>e illness of Bernard 
Durnlflg, who was laid low with typhoid. The Fox oflflce sent west for 
Tom Buckingham. Shortly after his resuming wirk on the production 
Ed Gallagher was laid low and is still confined to his home. 



Vltagraph's first booked for a Famous Players Broadway theatre under 
the new arrangement is "The Midnight Alarm" at the Rialto last week. 
Apropos of the engagement a new story was In circulation about the 
settlement of the Vitag'raph anti-trust suit against Fathous Players. The 
tale runs that negotiations were undertaken toward the settlement 
between Judge Seabury- on behalf of Vitagraph and counsel for Famous. 
They could not reach satisfactory terms and the conferences were 
called olt. 

At this point Paul D. Cravath, general counsel for Famous and also 
for Thomas P. Ryan, traction magnate, who has an Interest In Vitagraph, 
got the principals together and the agreement was entered into in a 
few hours. 



The M. P. T. O. A. has started on a concentrated effort which, It Is be- 
lieved, will effect nation-wide reductions In Insurance jiremlums now be- 
ing paid by the exhibitors. The movement received special Impetus at 
thj resent Atlantic City meeting of the national officers and board of 
directors of the organization, where special representatives of prominent 
Insurance Instltations presented detailed information as to the safety risks 
of theatre insurance. 

An Insurance data blank Is being forwarded to all the exhibitors of the 
organization In the country. It Is pointed out that In various other fields, 
particularly industrial, in the country where a block Insurance plan has 
been worked out savings of anywhere from 25 to 47 per cent, have been 
secured for those participating. 



COAST FILM NEWS 



Adapted by Ouida Bergere from the 
by Hector Turnbutt 



story 



By ED KREIG 

Victor Schertzlnger Is writing the 
music score for Fred Niblo'a 
"Strangers of the Night." 



Jack Tourneur. son of Maurice 
Tourner. started work as third as- 
sistant director in his father's com- 
pany. 



The Francis Ford studios, located 
on Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, 
has been sold to Morris R. Schlam. 
film distributer. The price was not 
made public. 



The title of Hall Calne's "Master 
of Man" has been chahged to "The 
Judge and the Woman." 



The Christie organization wilt 
make 20 two-reel comedies for the 
year of 1923-24, all to be released 
by Ekiuoatlonal. 



Because of his likeness to the late 
Frank B^con. Sam Allen, has been 
cast for the leading role In the 
screen version of "Llghtnln"," in 



Hank Mann, comedian, his for- 
saken the screen and has been em- 
ployed as a plot and "gag" writer 
for Lloyd Hamilton comedies. 



Robertson -Cole Corporation, will 
make a series of 11 features, star- 
ring Jane Novak and Eddie Heam. 



Andree Lafayette, French actress, 
will play one of the leading roles In 
"The Vital Question," to be pro- 
duced by Laval Photoplays, Ltd. 

John J. Clave, writer and pro- 
ducer, in conjunction with several 
local men, have formed Hollywood 
Enterprises, ond will shortly start 
the production of a series of come- 
dies. Eddie Oribbon, for years a 
Sennett headllner, has been signed 
to star In 12 two-reel comedies. As- 
sociated with Glavey are Ray Gllll- 
land, O. C. Monohan and James J. 
McNamara, formerly widely known 
detective, who was known as the 
"camera" eye of the Los Angeles 
force. Negotiations are under way 
to sign Eddie Stockton. 

Hal Reed, picture publicist, is 
bundling the Coast exploitation for 
"If Winter Comse." 



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Adela Rogers St. Johns, short 
story and screen writer, has taken a 
cotl.Tge at the beach. 

Rumor has It afiain that H. H. 

Van I,nan, nutlior, and Virginia 

I^Urown Fairc shortly will be hiarri?d. 

Selim Ewfendl Good of Alexan- 
dria. Egypt, is on the Coast. He de- 



clared that American films are In 
great demand In his country and ' 
said his people were crying for U. 3.- 
created entertalnifient. 



The cast of "Law Against Law,"* * 
which Rupert Hughes is directing, f 
were glad to get back from Yellow- - 
stone Park, .where they filmed eX'^ ' 
terlor scenes after many hectic ex- 
periences. Helens Chadwtck wa» 
burned by one of the sprouting gey- 
sers. 

Following in the footsteps of 
other sister comediennes. Gale . 
Henry has also decided to enter the 
field of featuredom. She will b« 
starred In a lengthy drama. 

Irvina Cummings will retire from ' 
the producing field for a while and 

o^Mwl"* *^' »*'"■ o' "llrectlng Mary ' 
Phllbin, new film find. 

H. Cooper Cllffe, veteran stage '• 
character actor, has been cast la '" 

Ml'i...^"? ^**°<' production, "HIi % 
Children's Children." 7 

A dozen film stars participated in ' 
some capacity or other in the annual i 
Bathing Beauty Contest staged at ~ 

J^fw'r-^""' 5?*=°*" P^'"'' Sunday. - 
Elinor Glyn, the author, was one of i 
the Judges. '4 

Construction wortc on the new 1- 

M^n,?n'?v^°'.r.'"^'o (estimated cost > 
1850,000) will start early next .> 
month, according to report here. ^ 
rne mere statement, a few weeks ^ 
ago, of the purchaee of the property r 
out Pico street by the film concern { 
served as Impetus for property buy- * 
Ing, and It Is said that practically i* 
every parcel of land within two ti 

itl i"' ^''* "'"<"" •"» has been -^ 
gobbled up by speculators. 

Sada Cowan and Howard Hlggln 
wi I hereafter collaborate on origi- 
nals and adaptions. 

Charlee P. Stallings. farmer pro- I 
ductlon manager of Unlvermi i 
studios, has been appointed to a 1 
Sim lar capacity at the Mayer or- i 
ganization. ; 



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PICTURES 



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'atleoted for Harold lioji'a first tn- 
t^Ddent produoUon. 

rior«iic« Ttdor wlU ptay fh* 
Iwdtnc feminine role In BSrnest 
iMbltsdb'a eecond reMcle for War- 
Bar BroUtere. LubitwA is adaptlns 
tiie ttory to the icreen himself. 



Tr«i Bkmelton, character actor, 
•urchaaed three lots In Hollywood 
jor building purposes. 



Clarke Cometock, veteran charac- 
Isr actor at Universal, dotes on 
thrltlers. His life experience has 
|)«en enarpy wHh thrilling encount- 
«rs, and his friends urge him to 
write a book on the subject 



The first change In the personnel 
of the Western offices of Morosco 
Holding Company is announced 
Cbarles Branaman, for several 
years publicity representative, is re- 
signed, effective Sept. I. Henry 
Schroeder atill is changing the af- 
Cftlrs of f.ii company here. 



III 



HLM ITEMS 



Th« aerMn yaralon of th* play, 
"X^aptala Applejack," haa been en- 
titled "Strangers of the Night." A 
lengthy discussion betwoon exhibi- 
tors and producers led to the 
latter making the decision that the 
picture should be given a title that 
would make It possibly hold greater 
box ofllee pulling power. In reality 
It is believed the fact that the plc^ 
ture could not be released In cer- 
tain territory prior to the presen- 
tation there of the play led to the 
change of the title. 



Visiting professlontils are saved 
the long trips to the golf clube by 
courtesy of the Ambaeaador Hotel 
management. Ip the large grounds 
surrounding the hotel, there has 
been Installed a miniature golf 
course. The court permits use of 
several iron clubs, making it differ- 
ent from the usual hotel "links" 
playing, which is reetricted to put- 
ters. 



Felix Adler has joined the scenario 
department at the Maok Sennett 
studios. ' 



Scott ifattrow, formerly manager 
ot tiie opera house, at Watertown, 
N. T., Is in pictures here, playing 
characters in support ot Douglas 
Fairbanks. He was in several pic- 
tures made on the Universal lot be- 
fore signing with the Fairbanlu 
company. 



District Manager Michael Smith. 
of the War Department Theatres in 
the ^uthwest, has moved his head- 
quarters to Washington City, with 
W. E. Crist succeeding him at the 
Dallas (Tex.) offices. 



Scr.Miads, Inc., in Bankruptcy 
Screenads, Inc., of 130 West 46th 
street. New York, was thrown into 
bankruptcy late last week by three 
creditors, who filed an Involuntary 
petition against the corporation. 

The assets of the company are es- 
timated at less than $3,000. 



Ooldwyn-Cosmopolitan have de- 
cided that Hall Caine'a "The Mas- 
ter of Man" shall appear on the 
screen under the title of "The 
Judge and the Woman." The fact 
that several productions have re- 
cently been released having titles 
somewhat slQiilar to the author's 
original title for the story led to 
the decision to change it. 



Cumberland, Md., picture houses 
have been purchased by Bra..! 
Brothers of Lonaconlnf and Lloyd 
Llninger of Piedmont tor 150 000 
The purchasers operate several pic- 
ture houses throughout Maryland. 

"The Good Bad Boy" will be the 
title of the Bennle Zeldman pro- 
duction which he Is to release 
through Principal Pictures. Edward 
Cllno will direct Joe Butterworth, 
the juvenile actor, and little Mary 
Jane Irving will be the principal 
players. 



The Associated Theatres, Inc., 
Eiast Rochester, N. Y., has pur- 
chased the Sampson, Penn Yan, 
N. Y., for a consideration said to 
have been $30,000. The new firm 
operates 20 theatres in western New 
York. The Sampeon will continue 
to offer road attractions and pic- 
tures. 



Isaac Cohen, president of the 
Beverly Amusement Co., has leased 
for a 16-year period, at an aggre- 
gate rental of $425,000, the Beverly 
theatre, Flatbush, Brooklyn, , N. Y., 
to a syndicate comprising IjouIs 
Rubin, Jacob Hellbroun and Ixjuis 
Goldberg. The theatre seats 1,400 
and is devoted to pictures. 



Irving Hanower, who has been 
attached to the Paramount New 
York Exchange and selling in New 
York City, has resigned and will 
join the selling staff of the Warner 
Bros, exchange with all of Man- 
hattan as his territory. 



The Capitol, Cumberland, has been 
taken over by the Capitol Amuse- 
ment Co. 



The New Theatre and Leader, 



"Hospitality" Is the second full 
length feature that "Buster" 
Keaton Is to appear In. It will be 
released by Metro. The Initial five 
real comedy, "Three Ages," which 
Keaton made has not been e^erly 
sought after by the exhibiting 
world, which has shied at It to a 
remarkable extent 

-When the screen ▼erslon of Bal- 
zac's "The Magic Skin" is released 
it will bear the title of "Slaves of 
Desire." 



Paul Reardon has sold his In- 
terests in the Tulare, Tulare, Cal., 
to Turner A Dahnken. Reardon Is 
building a' theatre and hall at Big 
Creek, not tar from Tulare. 



n-ank Poper, who has ' Jcn hand- 
ling the publicity for "The Covered 
Wa«on" at the Criterion theatre 
resigned to assume the duties of 
managing editor of the "Photo- 
Play Magazine." 

The will of Alfred W. Korff, actor, 
who died ~7une 21, filed and ad- 
mitted to probate at the Hudson 
County (N. J.) Probate -ourt gives 
his entire estate to his sister, Annie 
Gumaer, of 48 Union street, Jersey 
City, who without bonds. Is also the 
executrix. 



A theatre for pictures Is being 
built at Northampton, Mass., by 
Goldstein Bros. 



Louis L. Linker has acquired the 
Bijou (pictures), Bridgeton, N. J., 
now monopolizing all the theatres in 
the city. 



Charles A. Bird may visit New 



York during October. He Is now 
on the coast. 



Jesse Well Is promoting special 
N. J., a picture house, closed for 
publicity for the Weber-North firm. 

Robert Reilly has taken over the 
lease of the Regent, East Orange, 
one year. Reilly will play pictures 
with a daily change of policy. 



Judge Quentin Corley has opened 
the Broadmoor in the Oak Cliff sec- 
tion of Dalla.s 



O. S. Wooten has purchased the 
Crescent, Austin, Tex. 



B. C. Edens will open a new thea- 
tre at Gouldbrusk, Tex. 

A complete change of policy for 
the Denver Fox houses. Including 
the Isis and the Strand, Is an- 
nounced by H. S. M. Kcndrick, newLoVher houses with very few of them 



manager, to start Sept. 1 

George K. Robinson, manager 
here for the last year, departed 
early this week for New York City, 
where he will take a vacation of 
several weeks. 

By virtue of the change, the 
Strand becomes a first release 
house, handling Fox films mostly, 
playing to 26 cents top. A small 
orchestra will be used. Bills will 
be changed twice weekly. 

The Isis will start out with "The 
Silent Command," a Fox release, 
running it a week starting Satur- 
day, Sept. E. A 15 piece orchestra, 
10 members of which formerly 
played with the Orpheum vadue- 
ville orchestra, has been engaged 
under the leadership of Charles S. 
Scheuerman, former Orpheum di- 
rector. Special appeal will b« made 
to Denver music lovers. 

Hereafter, according to announce- 
ment, the Isis will be a feature pic- 
ture house exclusively, with prices 
raised ^to 40 cents up, 30 cents for 
matinees. This Is the prevailing 
rate in Denver houses, only the 
Colorado (BIshop-CIass) charging 
50c. top. 

George Landy has abdicated as 
personal press agent for Jackie 
Coogan and has been succeeded by 
Lawrence Weingarten, a Los 
Angeles newspaper man. 

V, B. Valleau, a northwestern ex- 
hibitor. Is with the Finkleateln A 
Ruben exchange forces as manager 
of the service department 



113 THEATRES CLOSED , 

Czschoslovakis Has 832— One Psr« 
formanc* Weekly. 

Washington, D. C.. Aug. 19. 

Czechoslovakia has 832 motion 
picture theatres of which 113 ar* 
not at the present time in opera- 
tion. The total seating capacity of 
these houses reaches 232,000 and; 
according to figures furnished by. 
the Department of Commerce, ths 
total population of the cities and 
towns that these houses are situ-^ 
ated in is 4,333,000 persons. 

In the city of Prague there ar« 
82 motion picture houses of this 
number, however, but nine give 
anywhere near a full weeks show<. 
ing. It being figured out that they; 
give around 23 performances week'« 
ly. This phase also reaches the 



giving daily performances and ot 
the total number In the country; 
118 of them confine their showings 



to but one week. 



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Day and Fstrfax for First National 
Holman Day and Marlon Fairfax 
have been added to the scenario 
staff of First National. Day Is a 
novelist and playwright with seT^i 
eral successes to his credit 

Miss Fairfax previously has beeif 
connected with the scenario departs 
ments of several feature concerns. 



"Broken Wing" at Rival! on B'way 
The booking ot "The Broken 

Wi,ng" has been made for Its first 

metropolitan showing at the Rlvoll 

on B uudway, Oct 16. 
It will be the first Liobtman'a 

Schulberg picture to play a F. P. 

New York house other than their 

"Rich Men's Wives" at th« Crlt*« 

rion. 



All Exhibitors j 
in Michigan 

Read otrr magazine published srery 

Tuesday 

If you want to reach this cllentsia 

there la no better medlimi. 

Rates very low 1 

MICHIGAN FILM REVIEW : 

JACOB SMITH, Publisher ' 
415 Free Press Bido. DETROIT 



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A MESSAGE 70 ALL EXHIBITORS 

jt T the Minneapolis Convention of the Motion Picture Th catre Owners of America, June, 1921, a resolution was passed 
/I authorizing the Board of Directors to investigatee the situation relative to the formation of a theatr£.owners' distribut- 
-^ JLM. ing corporation. 

At the Washington Convention of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America, May, 1922, the committee on business • 
relations submitted a unanimous report, which was adopted by the convention unanimously, urging the Board of Directors 
^hf and officers of the organization to conti^nue further its activities iu the investigation of the formation of a theatre owners' 
. p ^' distributing corporation. , . 

. . The Board of Directors of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners f)f America unanimously resolved that as the Motion Picture 

iTheatre Owners of America was purely a membership organisation, a separate organization be created for the distribution 

' ■ X)i pictures. . > ' 

* rrhe Theatre Owners' Distributing Corporation was formed December, 1922, for the purpose of supplying all theatre owners 
y motion pictures of merit at fair prices under an equitable contract. 

» * It was hoped that after the Motioi^ Picture Theatre Owners of America gave notice to the producers and the entire trade 

^'\ generally at Minneapolis and at Washington, that relief was needed relative to the distribution of pictures, that these interests 

would give some heed to this public notice by the the?tre owners, but, instead, conditions have grown worse. The time for 

, resolutions, conferences and talks has passed. i 

' The Theatre Owners* Distributing Corporation will distribute pictures in over thirty - 
L -^ ^^ centres beginning in October 

^^ '^-'^ - PRODUCERS • .. v:v^r:- --:- -—-r-^- 

An exhibitor owned and controlled distributing service for motion pictures is now offered to all producers. . 

This distributing^ service embodies thirty-two exchanges fully manned and equipped — ^a sales organization second to none in 

the United States and an established clientele. 

It is our purpose to offer to all producers the same equitable business advantages that we, as theatre owners, expect for 

• ■ ourselves. 

THEATRE OWNERS' DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION 

25 West 43rd Street NEW YORK, N.y. 

W. A. TRUE President . 

HARRY DAVIS :, Vice-President -> 

L.J. DITTMAR .Treasurer 

^ \ W. D, BURFORD........ Secretary ,%\'. 

SYDNEY S. COHEN Chairman Board of Directors v-, '^." 

Midwest Theatres, Inc. Chicago, III. A. R. Prsmer Omaha, Neb. E. M. Fsy Providence, R. I. -'V? 

L. M. Rubenf Jollet, III. William Bender South Bend, Ind. f»**'»'"i o'"'»h ?"","'»• ''• ^'^ 

R. F. WoodhuU Dover. N. J. M. C. Gerhart Fort Collins, Col. t-^'^J"*'' Ch.ttanoooa, Tsnn. 

W. W. Watts SprinflfieUd, 1117"^^ "r^iMlirry E. Huffman Denver, Col. Rsloh -Tslbot ^""l-AV,. '' ' 

Martin G. Smith Toledo, Ohio ' W. A. Mendenhsll Boite, Idaho A. 1 Momand Sh.wn.,rOkls. ' ^ 

John A. Schwalm Hamilton, Ohio Eli W. Collins Jonesboro, Ark. q_ q_ gchirvidt Indianapolis, Ind. I 

Fred Seegert Milwaukee, Wit. \ Joseph W. Walsh Hartford, Conn. E.H.Bingham Indianapolis, Ind. "'il 

C. A. Lick Fort Smith, Ark. Frank G. Heller Kokomo, Ind. Charles Stern Bangor, Me. -; . '. 

Fred Wehrenberg 8t. Louis, Mo. Merle Davis Butte, Mont. Robert Codd Niles, Mich. Z^i'- 

Joceph Mogler St. Louis, Mo. Glenn Harper Los Angeles, Cal. - David Adams Concord, N. H. • " j 

J.Silverman .i Altoona, Pa. Samuel Perlin Oakland, Cal. Charles P. Soars Nevada, Mo. ■'.' ; 

H. W. Seherer - Johnstown, Pa. R«y Grombacker Spokane, Wash. Josebh Phillips Fort Worth, Tex. "v 

• C. E. Whitehurst Baltimore, Md. W. C. Hunt i Philade/p>|iy, P^, Thomas Arthiir Maion City, Iowa 



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ARBITRATION BOARDS 
MAKING PROGRESS 



32 Bodies Handling Credits 

and Adjustments— Dallas 

Meeting 



The system of arbitration boards 
io adjust disputes between branch 
ofllcea and exhibitors In their dis- 
tricts by a conference of equal com- 
mittees from both flelds, Is said to 
!<« working out satisfactorily In a 
statement at the Producers and Dis- 
tributors' headquarters. The Hays 
organization organized the system. 

DurinK the summer a large num- 
ber oil^-dlsputed accounts were 
brought to a .settlement on a basis 
of from 60 to 89 per cent, and In the 
number wore many matters that 
were so old they were ready for 
writing off. 

There are now 31 boards in weekly 
operation in principal cities, and 
others are in process of formation. 

The Dallas, Texas, body Is In abey- 
ance pending the opinion of the state 
attorney general. Texas has a stat- 
ute which bars credit associations 
in all trades. The attorney general 
Is BOW cxamlning'all the forms of 
th« board to establish Its character, 
and will rule within a few weeks. 



Famous Players is to build a new 
theatre in Belfast, Me. The house is 
to occupy the site of the old Colonial 
theatre, destroyed by dre a few 
montha ago. 



SMALL TOWN COMPLAINT 



Manager Suspects Film Trust Oper- 
ating in Missouri 



Kansas City, Aus. 29. 

The complaint of a small town 
theatre manager may start a state 
probe to determine whether a movie 
trust is operating in the state. It 
has been indicated from the offlce 
of' Attorney Ueneral C. B. Griffith 
that such an investigation Is prob- 
able. 

The ofTicKil announced that com- 
plaint had been made to him by 
H. S. RoKcrs, manager of a small 
moving plctur- tlieatre at Wamego, 
Kan., that film distributing houses 
in this city have refused to furnish 
him pictures. Representatives of the 
Kansas City firms say that Rogers 
has not signed the regular form of 
contract. 



RE-ISSUING 'MICKEY" 

"Mickey." the li\ c-year-old Mu- 
tual feature starring Mabel Nor- 
mand, is to hv reis.sued again in 
October by the Kllm Booking Office. 
The reissuing of UouKlaa Fairbanks 
"Half Dreed" by the 1". B. O. I.s also 
BChodulod lor the fall. 



Step-Mother Appeal* 

Los Antelcs, Aug. 29. 
Thi elep-mother of Finis Fox, 
Edwin Uarewe and Wallace Fox, 
brothers in the film world, is ill and 
in serious financial circumstances 
in Redlands. Cal. She appealed to 
one of the local papers to assist in 
finding her stepsons. 



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We've Just Seen It 
And It's His 

BIGGEST EVER 

Inspiration Pictures, Inc.. 
Charles H. Duell, Pres., 

Present 

Richard Barthelmess 
in "Tlie Figliting Biade" 



John S. Robertson 
Production 




BIG in spectacular 
splendor. 

MAGNIFICENT in 
grandeur. 
TREMENDOUS in 
dramatic appeal. '"'' 
ROMANCE unparal- 
leled. 

STARTLING in 
adventure. 

TRAGEDY to wring 
the heart. 
LOVE that brings 
unbounding joy. ' 

• 
By Beulah Maria Dix; Scenario 

by Josephine Lovett; Art 
Director, Everett Shinn; Tech- 
nical Director. Wiard B. Ihnen: 
Photography by George Folsey 

A First National 
Attraction 



Available on the Open Market 



ALLENS COMING BACK 



Dominion Films Corp. Buys 
Another House. 



Peterborough, Ont., Aug. 29. 

The Royal Theatre here, a mov- 
ing picture house, has been soM 
by M. Pappas to Dominion Films, 
Lilmitcd, Toronto, for approximate- 
ly $70,000. The new owners as- 
sumed charge Monday. 

Dominion Films is controlled by 
the Allen Interests and was for- 
merly known as the Famous Play- 
ers exchange (not Famous-Ijasky). 
The Aliens up to about two years 
ago operated the largest chain of 
high class moving picture houses 
in Canada as well as a few houses 
in the northern states. They got 
Into financial diffloultles last year 
and twenty-one of their houses 
have been disposed of to the 
Famous Players Canadian interests. 

Recently they began trying to 
recoup and have obtained a num- 
ber of houses In the Ottawa Val- 
ley, and now the Petorborough 
house, in which to market their 
films. They have met with con- 
siderable success in importing big 
British productions, several of 
which have broken a few house 
records In Canada. 

Mr. Pappaa, the formeir owner of 
the Royal, is turning his bookings 
over to the Regent, a small house 
which has been closed all summer. 
These Include First National and 
Fox. 

This is the second time tlie Royal 
has been operated by the Aliens, 
they having held it for two acasons 
up to a year ago, when the advent 
of the Famous Players into the 
loc.il field forced them out. 



The Luling Amusement Co. will 
remodel and enlarge the I'riucess, 
LfUling, Tex. 



The Stewart. Asheville, N. C seat- 
ing BOO, opened Aug. 1 with pictures. 



BOOSTmO HVSICAL DIRECTOB 

Philadelphia. Aug. 29. 

One of the biggest publicity and 
advertising campaigns launched by 
the Stanley Company la that which 
It Is now waging in connection with 
the acquisition of Josef A. Paster- 
nack as director of an augmented 
orchestra at the Stanley Theatre. 

Pastemack, a noted musician, 
will begin at the Stanley on Labor 
Day. In addition to conducting he 
will also assume charge of the 
musical programs of the Stanley 
Theatre. 



"MAMMY'S BOY" SOON 

Work on "Mammy's Boy," the 
picture in which Ai Jolson was to 
have made his screen debut. Is near- 
ing completion with Lloyd Hamil- 
ton in the Jolson blackfoce role. It 
will be finished in three weeks. 

The picture Is in six reels, but no 
decision has been reached as to its 
manner of disposal. Grifflth has ad- 
vised on some of the studio work, 
but the film will not bear his name. 



POPULAR CATALINA 

Los Angeles, Aug. "9. 

Tola Negri left for Catalina for a 
week's rest before beginning work 
on her next picture trvm a French 
story entitled "My Man." 

It Just happens that Charlie 
Chaplin is at present vacationing 
in Catalina, working on his ne.xt 
story. ' 



Olympia Co.'s New Two 

Worcester, Mass.. Aug. 29. ' 
Announcement has been made of 
the acnuisltion of the Park and 
Family theatres here by tlie Olym- 
pia Co. of Worcester. The acquisi- 
tion of the two movie houses for- 
merly 1 un by Nathan Gordon aligns 
them with the Olympia theatres of 
Boston, tlie whole making a chain 
of about 3,'i houses. 



M. E. BAICOH, LOHDOS, IH V. T, 

M. E. Balcon, til* London pictut« 
director for SayviUe Production*, 
arrived in New Torlc City Tuesday 
on the "Majestic." Mr. Balcon will 
tour the Eastern and Coast studios 
studying American methods. 

The English company have just 
released "Woman to Woman," wiiu 
Betty Compson featured. 



PHILLY'S NEW HOUSES 

Philadelphia, Aug. 29. 

The Benn, the flrat of the theatres 
to be finished in the Stanley com- 
pany's extensive building program 
for 192J, will open Saturday after- 
noon (Sept. 1). It occupies a large 
plot at 64th street and Woodland 
Avenue, extending back on Say- 
brook s'treet. 

The Benn, the largest theatre de- 
voted to photoplays In the south- 
western section of the city, is 
equipped in the most up-to-date 
fashion. 

The picture at the openings ui>d 
for the first three days of the fol- 
lowing weelt will be "Homeward 
Bound." with Thomas Melghan. 

Marcus A. Benn, after whom the 
theatre Is named, will be resident 
manager of the Benn. 

The Ijogan theatre will be fin- 
ished and opened some time thla 
fall, with the big Elrae (vaudeville 
and pictures) at 11th and Market 
streets, opening arOund the first ot 
the new yeas. 



DUBINSKY BATTLE CONTINUES 

Kansas City, Aug. 29. 
The fight between Kdward Du- 
binsky, manager of the Regent the- 
atre, and 'the building and licen.<)e 
departments of the city, over the 
standing of the theatre, goes merrily 
on. and despite numerous attempts 
of the oHlclals to close '.'le house, 
not a performance has been mis|ed. 




ROSITA 

LYRIC JHB/kmE 

Monday (E\>e:'-^Sept. 5"^ 



Premiere 
at tight Thirty 



pleased bf UNITED ARTISTS Corporation 



^ Thursday. August 80. -1923 



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VARIETY 






LONDON CSUSAOE 

(Continued from page I) 
«f Irish lUe, "Bend for Doctor 
O'Orady," «t the Criterion, and the 
play finished. A monthly magazine 
ia rushing Hawtrey's • memoirs 
through. They are entftled "The 
Truth at l>aBt." The dead comedian 
was famous as the most humorous 
•nd persistent "stage liar" of his 
day; hence the title. 

After a run of nearly two years 
"The Midnight Fgllies" finished 
temporarily at the Hotel Metropole. 
The new show, including most: of 
the old players, will be produced by 
Carl Hyson in September. Since this 
show fought and managed to make 
good against the grandmotherly in- 
tervention of the London County 
Council it has employed at one time 
or another most of the American 
stars who have made good here. 



Nothing definite han yet been set- 
tled as to the autumn attraction at 
the Lyceum. When the new show is 
announced, however, it will probably 
be a melodrama on traditional Mel- 
ville lines. 



Ellen Terry has been left a small 
annuity of £ 50 and the interest on 
a capital sum of £1,200 by a Glas- 
gow woman. When compelled to 
let her Chelsea home go some years 
ago Miss Terry was presented with 
a fully furnished West Bnd flat by 
professional friends and admirers. 



Tyrwhitt - Drake provided the 
leopardess responsible for some of 
the thrill in "The Eye of Siva" at 
the New. W. A. Brady should have 
no trouble In getting her double for 
the New York production of the Sax 
Rohmer play. Since the days of 
"Theodora," with Grace Hawthorne 
wild animals have always been con- 
sidered to have drawing powers. A 
terrible drama, "The Tower of Lies," 
had a lion which refused to do any- 
thing but blink, eat and smell, and 
more recently Arthur Gibbona must 
have found his "Tarzan" menagerie 
scmctbing of a strain. 



The Garrick is to open again with 
a new play by Arthur Richmond, en- 
titled "Ambush." It will be produced 
by a new theatrical combination 
called "The Theatre Guild, Ltd.," 
Aug. 27. The cast includes Auriol 
Lee, James Carew, George Elton, 
•while Edith Craig, daughter of El- 
len Terry, will act as producer. 



Bransby Williams sailed for Mon- 
treal Aug. 17. On his return to Eng- 
land he will be seen in a thrilling 
detective play written for him by 
Arthur Shirley, in which he *ill 
play the name part, "Vidocq, the 
French Detective." 



Graham Moffat will revive "Bujity 
Pulls the Strings" at the Golders 
Green Hippodrome Oct. 8. After a 
suburban and provincial tour he 
will bring the play to the West End 
again. At the moment he seems to 
have shelved his plans for produc- 
ing an Egyptian opera in London. 



A new comedy entitled "Mrs. May 
Gets In," by John le Breton, author 
of a "Sister to AsslRt 'Kr," will be 
produced in the provinces early in 
September. It will later come to the 
Syndicate H^Us. It is in three actfe, 
and the leading parts will be playe<i 
by Fred Edwards, Robert Young and 
Dorothy Hall. 



A spectacular lu-esentation of 
"Omar Khayyam" is to be given at 
the Court theatre Aug. Jl by Mr. 
C. 8. M. Ralkes. This has already 
had a provincial tour. 



The Repertory Players begin their 
new producing session Sept. 9 with 
a play by an Australian writer 
Frank Russell, "Harwood House." 
The reading committee report that 
over 300 plays have been read in 
three months. 



Elwin Neame, the photographer 
of theatrical and social eelebritles, 
was killed in a motor-accident. He 
was pa8s;ng Hyde Park corner rid- 
ing a powerful motor-cycle vhcn -le 
crashed into a stationary car stand- 
ing by the curb. Picked up un- 
conscious and taken In'o St. 
George's Hospital he died almost 
Immediately. Elwin Ne.ime was the 
husband of Ivy Close the winner of 
the first big beauty competition or- 
ganized here by a newspaper. They 
met and fell in love -while she was 
being photographed for the com- 
petition. Later she appeared In filn\s 
but without any conspicuous sue 
cess. 



Stella Arbenlna, 'in private life 
the Baroness SttUa Meyendorff, 
English wife of a Russian noble- 
man, will make her profcsslonM 
debut in the Haymarket revival of 
"The Prisoner of Zenda." 



As a sequel to the recent motor- 
car accident In which an agent and 
two other people were injured, 
which occurred late at night In the 
Vauxhall Bridge road, Henry Geor, e 
Millett appeared before the magis- 
trates charged with driving a ear- 
when In an intoxicated condition, 
lie was arrested on disch.arge from 
hospital where he and his friends 
hail been taken. On a doctor testi- 
fying he had given Millett a very 
strong dose of brandy, the charge 
of drunkenness was dismissed and 
Millott w.Ts told his license would 
not be esdorsed. 



SPLIT 180,000 

(Continued from page I) 
possession, upon which a theatre 
seating 1,000 can be built, in a back 
street, for which they should get 
$12,000 per annum. 

It is the intention of the Gibbons 
syndicate to dispose of the lease 
holds for the cash value of what 
they would derive from the ground 
rents during a period of 20 years. 
The syndicate paid about $1,100,000 
for the property and spent $300,000 
for foundations, etc. It will Just 
about get their money lack on the 
investment. . 

Bertie Crewe, the English thea- 
tre architect, drew the plans for the 
proposed cinema and wants a fee 
of $75,000 for his work, but the 
syndicate is not disposed to pay as 
it is not going through with the 
deal. Upon making Crewe an offer 
of $2,500 for his trouble, the archi- 
tect placed his case in the hands of 
Amery Parkes, the sollc'tor, with 
instructions to take steps to collect.. 
The aforesaid plot has a frontage 
of 75 feet on Oxford street, -running 
back 234 feet and widening out to 
113 feet in the rear. It is situated 
between Oxford Circus and Bond 
street, within a stohe's throw of 
Sclfridge's department store. De- 
spite the announcement of being 
able to accommodate 10,000 the 
plans called for a seating capacity 
of 3,200, with a restaurant, shops 
and apartment house. 

Butt In on It 
The property was secured somt 
three years ago by Sir Alfred Butt. 
He made a proposition to Walter 
Gibbons that they should go In 
halves in the deal, after a deposit of 
$100,000 had been paid. Gibbons 
sent his che<^ of $50,000 as his halt 
of the deposit. It was returned to 
him by Sir Alfred with e remark 
he was not then requiring the de- 
posit and that he would advise Gib- 
bons when it would be necessary 
for him to send it. 

At the same time Sir Alfred sug- 
gested to Gibbons that he should 
commence arranging the financial 
department of the scheme so they 
might be ready with $2,500,000 to 
immediately commence building 
when the property was transferred 
to them, and also to inquire of the 
different architects interested 
whether it would be possible to 
have seating accommodation for 
3,200 people on the property. Gib- 
bons tdld^all this and got everything 
complete s^ far as he was con- 
cerned. 

Somebody Knew Something 
It must have been api>arent to 
somel>ody that the property was 
wortlv more than the price originally 
agreed to of $1,035,000. During the 
negotiations Gibbons made, he asked 
Sir Alfred for a declaration that he 
was half-partner with him. Sir Al- 
fred replied it had never been sug- 
gesteid they should be equal part- 
ners, but that at a later date he 
would advise Gibbons what percen- 
tage he would be able to have in the 
deal. 

After three months of negotia- 
tions this came as a surprise to Gib- 
bons. He immediately applied to 
the court to have a declaration 
made that he was half-partner with 
Butt, which order the court made 
subject to same being ratified by 
an action that would take place 
when the English courts opened 
after the vacation. This is the usual 
custom of what is called the Vaca- 
tion Court, making orders pending 
the trial. 

In addition to this the Vacation 
Court ordered the property should 
be put up by auction to immediately 
determine what profit or loss there 
might be attached to the deal, so 
that each party would know his 
responsibility when the higher court 
had decided In what position they 
stood as regards to each other In 
the property. 

Further it made an order that 
Sir. Wm. B. Peat, one of London's 
biggest accountants, should be ap- 
pointed trustee to guard the inter- 
ests of all parties concerned. 
Property Sold by Agreement 
The property having been sold 
by agreement and a deposit of $100,- 
000 paid to the seller it was only 
possible to put for auction the con- 
tract entered into at the time the 
deposit was paid. This was done 
by Knight, Frank & Rutley. After 
spirited bidding by Sir Alfred Butt, 
Charles Gulliver and Gibbons (on 
behalf of himself) and the Messrs. 
Hyman, the conl-ict was knocked 
down to the latter for $300,000. Tak- 
ing into consideration the deposit of 
$100,000 paid by Sir Alfred and 
which had to be refunded to him, if 
brought the property up to the price 
of $1,135,000, showing a net profit 
of $100,000 above the price entered 
into by Sir Alfred originally. 

To stop all further litigation, and 
in view of the net profit, Sir Alfred 
reached an ariangemcnl with Gib- 
sons to drop all law actions and for 



them to equally divide the $100,000 
between them. 

The expenses Incurred were 
roughly $20,000. Sir Alfred and 
Gibbons each cleared about $40,000 
out of the purchase. 

Qibbon'a Diary 

It developed meanwhile what a 
methodical man Gibbons is. He al- 
ways keeps a diary religiously writ- 
ing in it every night detailed par- 
ticulars of any business transac- 
tions he has had during the day. It 
was owing to this method he was 
able to convince everybody con- 
cerned he was entitled to h.alf-iA- 
terest in this property. 



STOCK MA£K£T 

(Continued from page 4) 
a new aspect of the much discussed 
inventory item in the annual state- 
ment. Roughly the theory goes 
something like this: 

At one time bank l0(tns totaled 
$5,000,000, but this Item was reduced 
gradually to $3,000,000 and it ha^ re- 
mained at that level for several 
years. Company profits are sup- 
posed to be running somewhere 
around $15 a share of common, 
which Is highly satisfactory, but In- 
stead of surplus being applied to the 
liquidation of the bank loans, cash 
dividends are being ikald at a high 
rate and the profits continue to go 
into constantly Increasing Inventory 
pictures. 

This creates a situation In which 
ihj banks are forced to assume the 
position of participating In the busi- 
ness instead of furnishing temporary 
money accommodation, which is 
their first function. If the argup^t 
has any virtue, it would follow that 
sooner or later the banks will Insist 
that the company liquidate the in- 
debtedness and that would create a 
new problem. 

Any change In a company's situ- 
ation affecting its financial policy 
Is a disturbing factor, so the theory 
goes, and there protMibly are far 
sighted market operators who 
figure that In the course of time 
Famous Players may have to re- 
vise its dividend rate, at least 
temporarily, until the loan account 
has been adjusted. If Wall Street 
had come to any such view of the 
future In the' stock it would 
promptly start to discount It and 
some such ticker performance as 
the Issue has been going through 
would probably eventuate. 
The Bull View 
Famous Players has a loyal bull 
following and this faction holds to 
the belief that a clique is in con- 
trol and Is continuing to nurse 
along an outstanding short ac- 
count, the campaign being to keep 
the stock's position well sold up 
unUl tke bull market gets well 
along In the fall, when a settlement 
can be forced at much higher 
levels, to the profit and glory of 
the long side. The range of the 
common was 75 high, 09 H low. 
Yesterday, quiet, around 72. 

But nothing in either side's argu- 
ments explains the price of 85 for 
a preferred etock paying 8 per cent, 
and backed by huge assets. If 
anything happened to tlft dividend 
rate It would mean a new man- 
agement when the preferred stock- 
holders took over the property, but 
this is such a' far fetched con- 
tingency that It la unthinkable. 
The only explanation advanced ap- 
pears to be that the publie atti- 
tude toward an amusement stock Is 
suspicious and this Is refiected In 
the trading to fix values. 
Loew Advances 
Ordinarily the other amuse- 
ments take their cue from Fa- 
mous Players, but this week Loew. 
broke from its steady course around 
16% to 16 and moved up, with 
transactions Jumping from a mini- 
mum of ZOO to 600 shares to around 
2,500, and the price advancing 
above 17. It got into high ground 
on the movement yesterday at 
17%, Its best showing since the 
May drop to 14. There was a good 
deal of talk about the formation of 
new cliques and the resumption of 
old pools throughout the Stock Ex- 
change list, designed to take ad- 
vantage of the normal autumn up- 
turn, which should be due soon, 
and the sudden activity In Loew 
was attributed to the revival of 
the operating syndicate, which was 
reported at work In Loew In the 
early spring. « 

Orpheum Quiet 
Trade speculators, who have In- 
sisted from the start that Loew was 
due for a constructive movement, 
took courage at the first- elgns of 
betterment and helped the ad- 
viince. There la said to be a big 
block of stock In syndicate hands, 
estimated at 300,000 shares, and 
representing something like 24 a 
share, without inttrc't. FlKuring 
on this basis It would require a 
price above 28 to liquidate without 
n loss and the partisans of LoeU 
set this figure as the probable goal 



of the clique. In the meantime 
holders look hopefully to the end of 
the year for the resumiption of 
dividend*. 

Orpheum seemed to take no 
notice of developments elsewhere 
in the amusement group. Trading 
was negligible, with prices un-. 
changed, at or Just under 17, while 
Goldwyn was slightly Improved at 
better than 17 In small dealings. 
The sole Curb transaction in 
picture stocks was a trade of 100 
shares of Film Inspection Ma- 
chine at t%, up M from the last 
sale. 

Thf summary of tmnsActlonB Auff. 33 to 
SO, Inclusive: 

STOCK EXCHANGE 

Thursday— !<ulr>.TIlKh.Ix>«. lJ«»«. ChM 

Pam. riBy-L. ..]2,!KKI 72% 111% TlVi — 1% 

t>o. pfd 1.100 »7W 87 87 

flcldwyn 100 17 17 17 —Mi 

I.o«w, Inc 000 16 ISH ID'.i — % 

Orphrum " 100 1<H4 !«% ]«% — % 

ItORton aold no Orphtum. 

liVlday— 

Fam. Play-L. .. fl.700 71',4 tO\ 7014 -114 

Do. pfd I.SOQ 87 «7 87 

Orpheum 100 leii 18% 10% 

lioRton Bold no Orpheum. 

Saturday— 

Fam. Flay-L,... 8,000 701i 80 TO — 14 

Do. pfd wi) Ml M) ae —1 

Boston aold no Orpheum. 

Xlonday— 

Fam. Play-L... B.SOO 11% fa% 7114 41Vi 

Do. pfd 101) Sn 8S 88 — 1 

Ooldwyn 100 1«% 18% i«% — 14 

Loew, Inr I.SOO 18% 18 18 -f- M 

Boaton sold no Orpheum. 

Tuesday — 

Fam. Play-L... 3.«0(> 7314 72 12% 4114 

Coldwyn too 1714 17 i|H + % 

Loew. Inc a.«00 1714 1»* "14 +>« 

Orpheum 100 ]«% 1814 18% -f^ Vi 

Boston sold 50 Orpheum at 18%. 

Fam. Play-L. . . 2.000 7» 7214 72% — % 

Loew. Inc 3,700 17% 17% 17% f % 

Orpheum 700 17 17 IT + % 

THE CURB 

Tnesday— Bales. KlKh.Low. Last. Ckr 

Film Insp 100 «% 8% «% -t- 14 

Orinith 100 2 a 3 —1 



BURLESaUE REVIEWS 

(Continued from p.ige 7) 
raw stuff.' And for the chorus we 
can say that they are young-^some 
of them — and the others are old 
enough to have gained heaps of ex- 
perience from their many years in 
the business. But the experienced 
ones are in the back row and don't 
get many of the bits, so their most 
useful purpose Is to fill out the lines 
and keep the backg/tound In work 
ing condition. Bitk. 



MONKEY SHINES 

Georice HhfUon, Al Tyler, Wally 
Sharpies, Hugh Wilson. Lloyd Pedrick, 
Al Hardy. Sarah Hyatt, Mai Meyers, 
Uud Harrison. 



"Monkey Shines" Int.-oduces 
Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough 
as Columbia wheel producers. The 
basis of a first class burlesque show 
is readily enough apparent In the 
comedy team's Initial effort, but it's 
going to take plenty of revision, 
building up and remaking to ac- 
complish this. 

In George Sliellciii, principal 
comic "Monkey Shines" has its best 
asset. He's a natural luugh getter, 
unctuous, easy and full of personal- 
ity, although doing an Imitation of 
Clark throughout the show. Rub- 
ber st.imped characterlzivtions In 
burlesque are usually pretty tedi- 
ous, but Shelton manages tu mark 
his work with a certain Individual- 
ity despite the general similarity 
between his and Clark's methods. 

The frolic was Just a week old at 
the Yorkville Monday night, and like 
any other show as youthful it dis- 
closed obvious defects. Tightening 
up of the entertainment was one of 
the most noticeable faults calling 
for correction. A lot of stuff aimed 
at the comedy target will have to go 
out. Mondiiy night the show started 
at 8:15. and the final curtain arrived 
at 10:37. With all of the elimina- 
tions that should be made and the 
show running as short as it stands, 
there will have to be a lot of filling 
in before It Is set. 

One comedy f.cene along toward 
the finale outclasses the rest of the 
comedy stuff by a mile. It's called 
"The Merry Wife of Windsor," and 
a roar from curtain to tag line. 
Based on the triangle with a trav- 
esty twist that's compelling In a 
comedy way, the skit sparkles with 
genuine wit and low comedy. Shel- 
ton, Wally Shiirrdes. Karuh Hyatt 
and Al- Tyler through intelligent 
playing give this bit a flavor of real 
burle.'que, the sort of stuff that 
made the old Weber and Fields 
travesties famous. 

Mr. Sharpies, besides possessing 
a tenor of qu.-illty is a corking 
straight, and Miss Hyatt, the prima 
gives the show another voice that's 
so good it's unique for burlesque. 
May Myers Is the soubret, good 
yodeler, and on the whole filling her 
niche in the show satisfactorily. Bud 
HarrlHon is the third woman princi- 
pal. Miss Harrison -shouldn't sing. 
She has practically no voice. If 
songs arc necessary they should be 
read or talked. In the bits Miss 
Harrison does very well by contrast 
with her vocalizing. 

Al Tyler, the second comedian, 
working with Slirlton much in tho 
manner of how Clark and McCul- 
lough teamed their stuff, makes the 
best of limited opportunities. Lloyd 
Pedrick and Hugh Wilson do char- 
acter bits, and Al Hardy is a dancer 
of ability. 

The show hns quite .i strong ele- 
ment of the blue running through 
it- Net .too strung foe xaost of the 
Columbia towns, but likely to cause 



a kick In several or mor* particu- 
lar ones like Boston. 

The production la excellent. In- 
stead of the old fashioned painted 
drops, there's drapes and profile 
stuff of the modern type, and more 
than plenty of it. 

The changes of scene are so fre- 
quent as to be kaleidoscopic. In 
general it's more than ambitious for 
a burlesque show scenically. The 
dances were staged by Larry Ccbal- 
los, and the girls are a likely look- 
ing bunch, who will make the num- 
l>crs a feature of the show undoubt- 
edly — as soon as they are thoroughly 
familiar with the different evolu- 
tions and steps. In costuming the 
show has outstanding feature that 
will cause comment as It travels 
over the circuit Clark and Mc- 
Cullough wrote the book, nnd Mike 
Zealanko Is credited with the music, 
other than the published stuff used. 

It's a pleasing show now. In four 
weeks it should be a wow. Bell, 



ENGAGEMENTS 



Robert Miller taa adjusted bis 
differences with Schwab- & Kussell 
on the "Gingham Girl" engagement. 
Although succeeding Eddie Buiaell 
in the abow and aigned to head the 
Chicago company, Miller will go 
with the Coast (No. 2) company, 
opening Sept. 1«. Joe Laurie, Jr, 
heads the first company. 

Eddie Nelson, "The Leftovers." 
Frank Fay. "ArtlaU and Models." 
Robert McWade. "We've Got to 
Have Money." 
Paula Greenlee, "Passing Show." 
Ruth Amos, Dillon Deasy, Walter 
Poulter for Toledo (O.) Theatre 
stock. 

J. Irving White, Joseph Allerton, 
President Players, Washington, D. C. 

Margaret Maxwell, Helen Flint, 
Carlton's "Playthings." 

Ann Page, Summervillc (Mass.) 
Players, Summerville. 

Joseph Creehan, Proctor stock, 
Troy, N. Y. 

Leo Stark, Jewett Players, Boa- 
ton. 

Ray Raymond, "Love and Money." 
Dorothea Mackaye, "Top Hole." 
J. M. Clayton, Robert Harrison, 
"Whispering Wires." 

Henry Herbert, replacing Grin- 
wood in the "Passion Play" (Holly- 
wood). 

Joseph Crehan, Martha Amcdell, 
Mildred Stewart, Harold Bornett, 
Proctor's stock, Troy, N. Y. 

Hazel Corrlnne, Georgia Neese, 
Carlton Page and William Thofhp- 
Bon for the Al Luttring stock com- 
pany, In Lowell, Mass, 

McKlnley Square atock company 
(complete), Mildred Florence, Jack 
Loreni, Dorothy Dunn, Dick Mack, 
William Howett. Virginia Zollman, 
Mae Melvin, Jay Uoloy, Arthur 
Mack. Jos. R. Garry. 

Robert Bcntly as leading man for 
the St. Charles Players, New Or- 
leans, succeeding Foster Williams. 
Al Lester Smith aa second lead for 
the same company. 

Charles Pitt to direct the Elbert 
and Gctchel stock company, Prin- 
cess, Dcs Moines. 

Harry McRae Webster, to direct 
the Woodward Players, Bhubert, 
Kansas City. 

Josephine Adair, "Greenwich Vil- 
lage Follies." 

Claude King, "The Crooked 
Square." 

Fred Bentley, "Topsy and Eva." 

Charlie Fagan, George Leonard, 
"Go-Go" (road). 

Sidney Grant, "That's That." 

Billy Kelly, H^len Blrmlngham.- 
"Plcklng a Peach." 

George Gale, "The Comebacks." 

Pauline Whitson, "But for tlW 
Grace of God." • 

Lillian Shrewsbury, "Sue Dear." 

Wells, Virginia and West, "Green- 
wich Village Follies" (new). 

Ralph Murphy, "Chicken Feed." < 

Abe I. Felnberg, vaudeville agent, 
and Jewel Frank (non-professional), 
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Fiank, 
of Providence, R. I., will be married 
1-1 that city Not. 16, It is announced. 

Shaw and Morris with John Cort's 
"Peggy." 

"Love and Money" (Arthur Klein, 
commencing rehearsals this week), 
nearly complete: Glenn Anders. 
Harry Lllford, Isabel I^lghton, Guy 
Voyer, Robert Cummlngs, Luis A. 
Simon, Dorothy Mackaye, Shcp 
Camp, Jack Trainor, 



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Among the new comers in the 
Canadian company of "Abie's IrlaK 
Rose," current at Montreal, are Ida 
Grooper. Herbert Hersome, Valli 
Belasto .Martin, Marty Kord. 

Alhainbra Players will open their 
second season at Loew's Alhambra, 
Brooklyn, next Monday. offeriSg" 
"Our Wives" as the opening bill. 



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Garden Players, musical comedy 
:;to<k of 40 players, headed by Loie 
and Al Bridge, close at the Or- 
pheum, Wichita. Kans, Sept. 12. 
They will open Sept. 16 In Peoria, 
111, Ilipiiodrume for Indefinite en- 
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HOPE EDEN and FRE8C0TT (S) 
•Th» Merton Mystery" 

(Dramatic) 
23 Mint. One and full (tag* 
Special 8«t and Drops 
Rivarsid* 

The most refreshing novelly that 
hoa hit vaudeville in many seasons 
Is "The Merton Mystery." The 
sketch la a former mind-reading act 
of Hope liden and Frescolt, elab- 
orated into a vaudeville mystery 
playlet In four scenes. It Is chuck 
full of punch, pep, thrills and EOlid 
entertainment, presented In a novel 
manner that will make it a welcome 
acquisition to any bill. 

Edgar Allan Woolf and Caryle 
Moore collaborated on the elabora- 
tion and did a splendid Job. The 
story has several twists that keep 
the audience mystiflfd, while 
Charles Mylotl, as an Irish cop, 
provides comedy relief that always 
relic%-CB the tension. 

A murder has been committed in 
the cellar of f.ie heath Home where 
the action 'starts. The seeming so- 
lution is brought about through the 
aid of Hope I-Jdcn, the mindreader, 
who discovers her former partner, 
Frescott, at the house working on 
the cast. A spirit message Informs 
Miss Eden if doing her former act 
she will be enabled to detect the 
murderer In the Kudiencc. 

The Eden-Prescott mind-reading 
turn follows In "one." The act it- 
self la a gem and incorporated into 
the action of the playlet, doubly in- 
teresting. At the end of it the me- 
dium receives a physic mest.ige that 
three taps under the murderer's 
choir will reveal his identity. It is 
Heath (Gage Uennelt), the author. 
He is apprehended and dragged 
upon the stage. 

Back in the cellar the unraveling 
of the mystery sends a newspaper 
man scurrying out to turn in the 
story. A final twist reveals it is all 
a plant to obtain putdicity for 
Heath's new novel. "The Merton 
Mystery." ~^ 

Prescott Is a flnished artist as the 
detective and mind-reader's assist- 
ant. He is a aupte-showman and 
tias developed a valuable piece of 
vaudeville property in his present 
vehicle. One of the best novelties 
In many moons. 

The balance of the cast Is excel- 
lentl with ll'iai Kden convincing and 
charming in her role of the instru- 
ment of detection. Closing the first 
half of the bill at the Riverside, the 
act went sensationally. It's a thrill 
for the blase. Can. 



LANG and O'NEAL 

Comedy 

11 Min.; One 

Fiftti Ave. 

Harry L>ang and Harry -'ONeal 
w -re In excellent ah.tpe for showing. 
The act c. islsts of the best comedy 
portions of the former I^ang and 
■Vernon and Bteppe and O'Neal 
turns. 

For the opening the Lizzie bit Is 
quickly gotten Into high gear In the 
argument resulting when Lang 
thinks O'Neal is talking about his 
wife when it really was a horse by 
that name. Very good comedy for 
plenty of laughs. The manner in 
which the balance of the routine i.s 
"steamed up." however, places the 
team in the r.inks of standard com- 
edy turn!!. The bit is "Who" and 
"What," the pl.iy on the words be- 
ing made Irresistibly funny via the 
tactics of LianK.. 

Lang, with a "mouse" on his upper 
Up and a semi-dialect. Is a corking 
comic for this type of act, with a 
neat appearance counting, too, in his 
favor. O'Neal performs excellently 
aa the straight, his comedy streak 
also of good service. He started a 
ballad for the close, but the whist- 
ling of Lang topped the number off 
both for non.iiense and cfTect. Here 
Is a combination for number four or 
next to cIo.<^ing in big time. 

Ibce. 



ABBOTT and WHITE 

Singing 

20 Mins.; One 

23d St 

Two men. one at piano and other 
singing Have odd ideas of dress- 
ing, the singer particularly being 
out of order in a loose belted sport 
coat and sport shoes that em- 
phasize his heavy flgurc to the point 
of absurdity. 

Tair run to comic songs of the nut 
▼arlety with the exception of a 
aympathetic ball.id for the flntsh, 
topped off by a dramatic recitation. 
Singer a heavy handed worker, but 
his aggressive style gets results at 
this house. Did 20 minutes and 
could have gone on. The aiipenl is 
principally on the singer's robubt 
baritone voice, which l.s ad.Tpted to 
the delivery of comedy numbers. 
Made more than good, hcie, , byt 
■might he a sliide too rouiih-sliiod 
for other tiuie. Hush. 



JULIA SANDERSON 

Songs 

2S Mins.| On* (Special Drop) 

& F. Keith's, Washington 

Washington, Aug. J». 
This delightful star of "Tan- 
gerine" and many other musical 
successes has not the proper ar- 
rangement In this vaudeville offer- 
ing to permit the full realisation of 
her personality. She sings con- 
stantly and it must be admitted that 
Miss Sanderson cannot sing. She 
does possess a pleasing manner in 
putting across a number, but this 
grows rather tiresome, due to the 
continued sameness of the quality 
and method of delivery in her sing- 
ing. 

Whoever laid out the act should 
have injected some lyts of dialogue 
to break this up and It is indeed 
regreltea that sime was not done. 

Seldom has a musical star wlien 
coming here in vaudeville received 
the reception as did Miss Sander- 
son. Prior to lior advent the bill' 
was accorded but little apprecia- 
tion; it seemed they were all there 
Just to see her and when she made 
her entrance this was Manifested. 
She ran the gamut of her numbers 
to much applause at the finish, a 
speech and two beautiful bunches of 
Bowers. But that wasn't only due 
to her efforts alune, for at the piano 
was Herman Hupfeld, he was more 
than accompanist, he came close to 
being SO per cent, of the act, and 
Miss Sanderson was Indeed for- 
tunate in having his help. 

Resorting to what has always 
Bcemed an entirely unnecessary 
thing this star opens her act with 
a lot of special lyrics to the melo- 
dies of the successful numbers of 
the musical comedies in which she 
has appeared, having to do with the 
coaxing of the managers to get her 
name on a contract and then how 
she liked vaudeville and was going 
to stay there. 'Vaudeville has her 
(or four weeks; it wouldn't be at all 
surprifing if she were signed for a 
production prior to the expiration of 
that time. 

The act really started with a 
number "You're Just the Girl I've 
Been Looking Kor." Then a neat 
little song, which aided materially, 
was sung by Mr. Hupfeld, "Take 
Your Time and Get a Good one." 
Hupfeld scored solidly with It, 
possessing something in his delivery 
that is infectious. Miss Sanderson 
returned with "Uttle Tin Soldier 
and Little Rag Doll," with Hupfeld 
playing & violin obligato on the 
chorus with the violin muled. This 
softening the violin to such an ex- 
tent as to make it barely audible. 

"When Molly Came Back From 
Hollywood," written 'jy Hupfel^ 
with a great lyric concerning "a 
girl that could not pass the movie 
test hut did get a gold digging nest 
In the west, brought big returns 
Then a duct with the pianist, "When 
a Boy Like Mc Meets a Girl Like 
You," that is a splendid number, 
this also supplied by Hupfeld. It 
took them olt to a burst of 'ap- 
plause, Hupfeld creating no small 
portion of it. 

Another Hupfeld number, "Japa- 
nfse Jazz," was utilized for an en- 
core with him singing the second 
chorus, while Miss Sanderson 
danced. This was also liked. 

Miss Sanderson should be an as- 
set for vaudeville, but with a dif- 
ferent line-up to bring out her 
many other attributes that have 
aided In placing her where she now 
stands in musical comedy. What- 
ever changes are made, thougt), 
she will do well to hang on to Mr. 
Hupfeld. 

Bert French is credited with the 
staging. Mcakin. 



ROVE and MAYE 

Piano; Songs and Dance 

11 Mins.; Full Stage (Cy^lorama) 

Riverside 

A dancing duo from the west 
with Chas. Embler at the piano is 
this latest dancing; turn, which is 
a fast, fkll stage offering. Open- 
ing with an introductory sOng from 
the pianist the boy and girl fl.ish 
an acrobatic waltz double that 
stands out. Both are unusual 
dancers, lithe and graceful, the 
girl being a particularly winsome, 
dainty bit of femininity in her bare 
legged, white, diaphanous costume. 

A piano solo is interrupted by a. 
front and back kicking exhibition 
of Harry lloyc, followed by a cork- 
ing eccentric dance. Miss Mnye, 
next in ballet costume for a dance 
divertissement on her toes, that is. 
a pip. Her leg control, elevation, 
and ankle steps are sparkling. 

A fast, double tango In excep- 
tional costumes, conclude a danc- 
ing turn that cm follow .-iny act 
of Its kind and stand rompnri.son. 
Tlie>' Irtnk like fhnls rfnd sure thlnpH 
for ihe be.H^ ot lh<» e'lstern bobk- 
iiig.1. Con. 



LILLIAN BURKHART A Ca (4) 

•n-h* Straight Dopt^ 

(Comady Drama) 

8S lllAna.| Full SUg*; (Spacial 8*1) 

Chateau, Chloaso 

Clitcmgo, Auv. M. 
Lillian Burkbart ha« a playlet in 
"The Straight Dope" by Ruth Com- 
fort Mitchell, which offers mystery, 
melodrama, maglo, comedy and dra- 
matic moinenta, as well as providing 
a reform number which makos it 
e&sy to promote officials and or- 
ganizations into boosters for a 
vaud..>ville theatre. And at the same 
time, the sketch is good vaudeville. 
The rantages managers In smaller 
cities have been able to get -front 
page newspaper notices through 
Miss Burkharl's talk at women's 
clubs. 

The characters are a club pVesi- 
dent and social reform worker (Misa 
Uurkhart), her son, a high school 
student (Billy Hodge), maid, a com- 
edy character (Virginia Leslie), 
"Hop Head^ Harry," "king of the 
snow birds" (Fred Sullivan), and a 
Chinese narcotic smuggler (Jack 
Howard). 

The scene is "Hop Head Harry's" 
cottage by the sea. The woman and 
her maid are driven In for shelter 
by a storm Just after the woman's 
son has been shown aa willing to 
steal or do anything else if provided 
with cocaine. The cottage has l>cen 
arranged to scare off the curious, 
which is an excuse for the mystery 
and magic. 

The old maid is permitted to see 
eyes moving In pictures, hands 
which apparently have no body, and 
ghost effects on the walls. The so- 
ciety woman ridicules these things 
at first, but finally becomes fright- 
ened. Meantime the old maid has 
aqucaled and Jumped and even 
mounted a chair and drawn up her 
sl:irts, to much laughter. 

When the truth is brought home 
to the woman she makes a fight for 
her eon pretending that she is a 
French woman whom "Hop Head 
Harry" expects, and thus taking an- 
other character for a time which 
impresses upon the audience that 
the star Is a woman of dramatic 
ability. Eh-cn before this, her work 
ha» stood out, but this enables her 
to cinch it. After rescuing the boy 
she pledges herself to save his soul 
as well as the curtain falls. 

Then Miss Burkhart comes out in 
one," admits she has resorted to 
melodr.ama and perhaps clap-trap to 
gain attention, but insists that she 
has a more serious point In mind; 
that she wishes to call to the at- 
tention of the women of America to 
a menace quite aa frightful as a 
foreign foe. She declares there are 
two instances of high schools stu- 
dents acquiring the dope habit so 
that this point of the cketch is not 
without foundation in real life and 
that (he drug habit has even en- 
tered the universities. 

Miss Burkhart emphasizes she Is 
doing her share in fighting the nar- 
cotic evil in presenting this playlet, 
and calls on others to get to work to 
oppose a -mighty evil. 

The other characters are satis- 
factorily played with Miss Leslie 
providing comedy quite sufficient to 
carry the playlet from this stand- 
point. 

Miss Burkhart was for many 
years .prominent as a slcetrh star in 
vaudeville. She retired some time 
ago, but lately returned to activ- 
ity with this vehicle which la prov- 
ing immensely successful. Loop. 



-ECHOES FROM 0ANGELAND"(7) 
21 MIn.| Full StSM 
Fifth Av*. 

Leo Singer of oiUlcet management 
note debuts as a vaudeville producer 
with "Kctaoea from Danceland," 
which has a number of good Ideas, 
though it needs smoothing and elim- 
ination. 

Edward BtanUlot U the principal 
dancer. He is from abroad, appear- 
ing for several seasons in an Alex 
Hyde production turn, "Dance Crea- 
tions." It Is said that he suffered 
with knee trouble for m)me time, 
which prevented him performing 
some particular pet Russian steps. 
Stanislof appears now in prime con- 
dition an* attracted attention by a 
series of aerial spina of a brand 
rarely seen. 

There is a chorus of four dancers, 
a harpist and a songstress, besides 
Stanislof. At the opening the chor- 
ister'a number is in simulation of a 
picket fence, l^e 'priiha donna of- 
fered « ballad In one during a 
change, it being her sole assign- 
ment. She is a pretty, slim blonde. 
A slight dialect was noticed during 
the singing, but the girl is decora- 
tive. The harpist got something 
with a number, but when two girls 
tried a tambourine dance to her ac- 
companiment it meant little, and 
ought to go out. A kitten and kid 
number, also by two of the choris- 
ters, Impres.sed more, though it 
counted only as a bit. The best cho- 
rus number was a Russian akin to a 
folk dance. 

Stanislof wor'Ked with a toe 
dancer for a bee and rose number 
that was prettily done. The girl 
attained an unusual position in pur- 
chasing on Stanlslof's knee with one 
foot while he knelt. A eye is used 
throughout, with painted effects 
dropped for the -fJTrious scenes. 
"Echoes" will likely develop into a 
feature for three a day with big time 
in sight if improvements arc mad?. 

Ibcs. 



AL K. HALL and Co. (3) 

Comedy 

23 Min.; Three Scones 

Fifth Avenue 

At K. Hall evidently doesn't In- 
tend to return to burlesque for quite 
some time to come, for he has pur- 
chased a new set and new mate- 
rial for this season. Hall has thre? 
people with hira, one of the glrKs be- 
ing frorii his last act. The stralsht 
man looks familiar and may have 
also been in the other offerini;. The 
third member is a beautiful blonde, 
who comes in for several bits in the 
three scenes offered. 

The first Is done before a street 
drop showing a stage entraiue. 
Hall appears as a sap Johnny who 
wants to dale up a girl from the 
show playing there. The talk in 
this scene is tife weakos^t part of 
the act and should be bolstered. 
The second eoene Is practically all 
pantomime, following a balind by 
the straight, and ending with a clog 
Jani-e by Hall. 

The closing bit Is done before the 
hquse drop In one, brlnginK in the 
comedy dance, which Hall did with 
the girl in the Last act. 

The offering isn't quite rnt funny 
.IS the previous vehicle. .This may 
1)0 partly due to the fact" that It Is 
new. and 'all Iho laushs h.ivcn't been 
found yet. But It is largely due to 
the material, which isn't a.s good. 



EVELYN and DELL 
Cycling and Skating 
10 Min.; Full Stage 
12Sth St. 

Mixed couple in an Ordinary rou- 
tine of work On wheels. They open 
with individual bicycle ridingx the 
woman executing trick turns and 
the man going in for comedy stuff. 
He affects u hobo make-up and a 
funny, toothless grin that is good 
for laughs, but that would be more 
effective if not used so often during 
the turn. The tricks done by him 
are the regulation for comic cyclists. 

The woman attempts some fancy 
ry>ller skating, but nothing unusual 
is EhiTWn, and this should be the 
part of the act left out to cut It 
down in duration. The man follows 
with some fair stunts on a unicycle. 
And the act Is brought to a close 
with some double riding on a regu- 
lar bicycle that brings a fine burst 
of applause. Featured in this is 
some Jumping by the man as his 
partner rides down upon iiim. and 
some good acrobatic work by both. 
The finale holds the act together. 



ENID MARKEY and CO. 
"Here Qoae the Bride" (Comedy) 
18 Mins.| One (SMoial Drapes) i 
Palace 

A falr|7 entertaining skit, d«« 
pendent mostly for humor upon con* 
versatlonal play, well mounted, coa. 
tumed and presented, and productive 
of a considerable amount o( polite 
hilarity. 

The action takes place before a 
davenport and special drop, with the 
stage framed In rich drapes, the idea 
being to set the actors out Into relief 
and concentrate the attention within 
a small radius. 

The locale Is a hallway a few 
minutes before a wedding. Bride and 
groom quarrel over the number of 
guests at the ceremony — IS. Oroom 
exits tOiObtaln an additional spec- 
tator. /Brings back a struggling 
young man bound tar his own wed- 
ding. They toss coins to decide 
which shall, abstain and the^tranger 
loses. 

The groom adjourns to find a 
collar button. Bride and stranger 
meet. Stranger loft at the altar 
last year by the bride. Xleconcilta- 
tion. Groom missing. The new 
couple exit to the minister. Groom 
returna hears the wedding march 
and the ceremonial, with curtain on 
the tag that it costs others thou- 
sands to get in and out of It (mar- - 
rlage) and he missed it by a collar 
button. 

Bert Robinson wrote the skit and 
plays the groom. Leo Chalzel did 
the stranger convincingly. Miss 
Markey (from pictures) was as 
weepy as usual,- but the baby in- 
genue stuff proved felchli>g. 

The skit has many familiar ear- 
marks. Slow In spots, it managed 
to keep in the running and finished 
satisfactorily. Burton. 



NELLA ALLAN ■ 

Songs 

12 Mins.; Full 

A coloratura soprano, offerlns 
three number.^, with a change of 
costume for each. Her numbers 
have evidently been selected to show 
her remarkable voice at its best. 
She enters as a Colonial dame and 
renders a light opera refra.n. 
Changing to an orange evening 
gown, counters with another pleas- 
ant refrain, "Love Is a Merchant." 
For her closing number she affects 
the costume of a nun and offers a 
hymn which gives her voice the 
best play. 

Although po.isesalng a remark- 
ably good voice, the offering lost 
luster in the setting of a drear full 
stage house set. The waits be- 
tween numbers were tedious. 

With an attr.Tctive setting and a 
pianist to bridge the wait gaps. 
Miss Allan would have an offering 
bound to appeal. 



(4) 



"A LESSON FOR LOVERS" 

Sketch 

13 Mins.; Two (Opocial) 

23rd St. 

Not p.orlicularly a new Idea, nor 
especially mount"d or iilayed, bui 
seeniinRly fnir onak|h for a swin.^ 
around the .sm tiler TioUFes. A spr- 
cinl drop depots two window inserts 
with the yo!i;<:t married couple ho'd- 
Inp; forth on (me side of the stwgt 
,Tnd Ilia battling duo delivering the 
comedy from the ojipn-'ile location. 

Two mixed ooMpU; mike up the 
persnrmnl of the nst. who piny tht 
srript In :>n nveraRe n.aniier. A 
few Inserliori.s In th,> <li,-\lot:ue ,snd 
loi.s stiiTness in delivery will help. I 

They IiUcd it at the 2Jrd Street I 
the last hiK. i^kig. 



"THE SHEIK" 
Novelty Horse 
5 Mins.; Full Stage 
81st St. 

The "Sheik" is a pure white pos- 
ing horse. Nothing in the billing 
discloses the nature of the turn or 
that "he" is an equine. Its trainer 
claims the horse is "direct from 
Arabia." and, whether or not the 
Idea resulted in the trick name 
which gives the turn a smart pub- 
licity value. 

The horse is an Intelligent ani- 
mal working without visible direc- 
tion. The posing is dons on a plat- 
form mounted and surrounded with 
black velvet. The drapes are 
pulled together for some of the pos- 
ing, while cards announce the pic- 
tures. Not all the positions arc at- 
tained behind the curtain, how- 
ever, the "Sheik" attaining mo.st of 
the stunts alone In full sight of the 
audience. The pictures or posing 
carry label* such as "Camel 
Stretch,'' "Cross Leg Lock," "Flat 
Head." 

Novelty in name and perform* 
ance gives the "Sheik" big time 
rating. Ibcc. 



kiNQ TUT, JR. 

Musical Imitations 

12 lyilns.; "^Mo (Special Drop) 

Z3d St. (Aug. 27) 

Probably a professional tryouL 
No reason for the "Tut" name at 
all, and the sooner It Is dropped the 
better. The title savors of the 
sideshow and in this connection has 
no place in a vaudeville bill. 

At the opening man is diaclo-sed in 
a mummy case. I(e steps out and 
sings a long, dreary solo about 
nothing in particular. It lasts ex- 
actly four minutes and by that 
time the man is pretty nearly 
through. Then ho springs a sur- 
prise, staking up a banjo uke and • 
doing a remarkable imitation. From 
then on he does well, imitating a 
'cello, a Hawaiian guitar, and a 
saxophone, the latter a startling 
bit. Between each imitation he 
does a scrap of. announcing in 
verse. 

All tho incidental stuff, includ- 
ing the "Tut" and the opening will 
have to go. ^ Maybe a comedy en- ' 
trance, a.s a brief introduction to 
the specialty, would be be.t. Just 
now a well done specialty is buried 
and killed by surplusage Itush. 



BOOKED SOLID 

for the Entire Season 

\MkX RICHARDi 
AGENCY 

1 U3 Capitol Building 
CHICAGO 

ALEXANDER BROS. 
AND EVELYN 

3. F. Keith (West) 
W. V. M. A. 



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V OLQA MYRA and Band (9) 

i,'" Inttrumantal, Singino and Dancing 

,■ £3 Min«.j Full Stag* (Spacial) 

Jaffarson. '' 

AnoUier wrinkle in Jasz band of- 
feringa {eaturing a contortionist, 
<wbo also doM violin playing and 
Acrobatle dancing. 
, Wboaver aponaored thla turn did 
not atlnt on outlay. In dressing 

., and acenio investitures it is one of 
the flashiest and most impressive 
hereabouts. 

Olga Hyra is an average contor- 
ilonist with a first class wardrobe. 
The contortion work, violin playing 
and acrobatic routine of Miss Myra 
ar9 commensurate with that sub- 
mitted by the average opening turns 
Jn the small time houses. 

■ The band of eight men Is a versa- 

tile aggregation with all of the men 
with the exception of three play- 
ing two or more instruments. Their 
catalog is composed mostly of syn- 
copated numbers and well chosen, 
giving satiRfaction. 

The boys seems to be a bit in- 
clined to feature themselves with 
one or another making a futile en- 
deavor at comedy. It falls short 
and detracts from the concerted 
work, which should be of more con- 
sequeneo than Individual recogni- 
tion. There is also a baritone singer 
who comos on during interludes and 
vocalizes. He has a splendid voice 
and likod aongj. 

The turn opens with a transpar- 
ent drop disclosing a lighted scene 
of a river bnnk with the moon in 
full glow and the baritone unseen 
singing a slow melody. Then steps 
out' one of the men from the wings 
and announces that Miss Myra as 
yet has not arrived. Down the 

-. aisle darts a girl clad in an ermine 
coat shouting "Here I am," and the 
proceedings start, with tho band be- 
ing revealed in full stage playing. 
The full stage set consists of a 
white, blue and gold cyclorama, 
which is most effective, and various 
accessories to set it off in good 
stead, 'The men are clad in black 
trousers with blue velvet jackets 
with ailver facing and vests with 
a sliver clotli front. 

As, far aa costuming and setting 
are concerned there la nothing 
lacking in this act to qualify it for 
the bigger houses, but when it 
comes tortile offering Itself, it aeems 
as though it will not suffice, being 
t(o alow in progress and improper- 
ly put together. 
It la a turn which will have to 

r play the i>\g bouses or none, as Hs 
overhead see: a to be one that has 
been regulated for these houses. 

, JIMMY KEMPER and 

TRIANON ENSEMBLE (6) 
"Bita of Batter Muaie". 
18 Mins.; Full Stage (Special) 
iState- Lal(*,Xhicago 

Chlcaj-o, Aug. 29. 
Jimmy Kemper wae formerly with 
lUrs. Irene Castle in concert work 
and may go with hef again. He Is 
a clever singer with good voice, at- 
tractiveness and assurance. 

Kemper was in Kansas City, Mo., 
Inhere he picked up the Trianon 
Orchestra of five men, playing at 
a hotel, and formed this act, which 
has playod an Orpheum date or two 
before coming to the State-Lake. 

It le an act which would carry 
■tronger appeal at the Palace than 
at this house, but It does well here. 
The orchestra opens with a long 
aeleotion, and Kemper first comes 
on In vorkmak's 'clothes and sins> 
log a aouthem melody. 

The orcheatra has another period, 
after which Kemi>or announcca a 
number In spotlight. Later in 
evening clothes be sings and for a 
finish dees "Rose of Picardy" stand- 

; ing near the piano with orchestra 
in straight conceit style. 

The orchestra consists of two 
Tlolins, cello, bass viol and piano. 



BEZAZIAN and WHITE ;|8(l 

Singing and Musical J]^-' 

18 Mins. I Two (Special Set) 

This couple have a new act that 
ia considerably more elaborate than 
their former vehicle. Another girl 
has been added and there have been 
addltiona in scenery and costume. 
An illuminated sign to the left of 
the (tage tells what the number is, 
the first being the prologue from 
"PagliaccI," done by Bezazlan in 
costume, Miss White accompanying 
hlra on the piano, the purple front 
drop parting to disclose her. Beza- 
zian has a good voice and scores 
here. Mlsa White follows with the 
"Carnival of Venice" as a cornet 
solo, doing some marvellous double, 
triple and quadruple tongulng and 
displaying a clear, velvety tone that 
stamps her as a master of the in- 
strument. 

The front drop parts to disclose 
Bezazlan in old sailor costume sit- 
ting beside a river. He sings a song 
about his beloved river while Miss 
White, in the dark, accompanies 
on the cornet. 

"La Spagnola" is a Spanish dance 
done by the third member of the 
troupe, followed by a serenade and 
duet by Bczazian and AVhite. The 
duet is good, but the Spanish dance 
is too long even if a costume change 
must be allowed for. After the duet 
the girl gets in a toe dance, which 
is much better and then, using the 
set they used in the old act, Bcza- 
zian and White score heavily with 
Song of Love from "Blossom Time." 

The act is ready for any of the 
houses, with the slight exception of 
a little pruning in the Spanish 
dance. 



TRELLA COMPANY (3) 
Cycle Novelty 
7 Mins.; Full Stage 
Chauteau, Chicago 

Chicago, Aug 29. 

TrcUa and company Is an Euro- 
pean importation, playing Toronto 
and Hamilton before Chicago. It is 
announced that the final tilck is 
offered for the first time in America. 
The display Is a circular track like 
a loop-the-loop, upon which the two 
men ride wheels, supported by their 
heads to a centerpiece, wlt|i bi- 
cycles placed in position, upon 
which both ride at the eaifte time. 
The first man enters the apparatus 
and it is turned so that bis feet are 
upright The second man then 
enters, and a wheel is placed In 
position by the woman. He pedal's 
a moment until the other man is in 
position downward for a wheel to 
be given him. Then the two ride. 

Preceding this one man rides a 
wheel with apparatus .attached to 
it upon which the other man per- 
forms. He is enabled to revolve 
around atop the rider's head. 

There are other tricks in which 
the woman mounts the shoulders 
of the man on tlic wheel and the 
third man iloes tricks with the 
woman in tlit middle of a three - 
tormaflBn. Loop. 



WEXWELL LEE and Co. (2) 

Dancing 

14 Mins.; Full Stag* 

23d St. 

Two men ana a girl in a first 
rate, straightaway, dancing turn 
that hasn't a word of talk and that 
goes over at express speed from the 
catchy opening to the finish. 

At the start all three in West 
Point cadet uniforms of faultless 
fit walk out and do a dancing 
drill, the manual with rifles being 
fitted Into the steps. The girl is 
oft and one of the boys solos a f.^Kt 
routine. The girl Joins at the finish 
and they do a double, belter tlinp^ 
the single, If anything. 

Both give place to the second boy 
'or a solo, then the girl solos in a 
tight fitting bodice that Is least 
attractive of her three ch.anKes, and 
for a finish they do a trio. All fast 
itepping and a clean cut specialty. 
They know danelns at the 23cl 
Street and they liked this thref 
cornered "turn aa they will any- 
whera, Jlitjfc. 



CHAPPELLE and CARLTON 

Ring and Acrobatic 
5 Min.; Full Stage 
Fifth Ave. 

Chappelle, a skilled m ria'ti^^t nnd 
acrobat, has been performing for a 
r.umbcr of seasons, though Yiii com- 
Unatlon with Miss Carlton rates the 
turn as new. 

There Is novelty and originality 
Ib'roughout the exhibition. At the 
opening Chappelle In full filght on 
the rings bursts through a vertical 
strip of paper separating the two 
sections of a tableaux curtain, and 
his feats on the rings Immediately 
brought a hand. The girl aloft was 
used principally for balancing feats, 
which, when over, permitted Chap- 
pelle to again score on the rings. 
He uses webbing Instead of ropes. 

The finale portion Is accomplished 
on the stage, Chappelle performing 
a scries of lifts with Miss Carlton 
that took the team off to well-earned 
plaudits. An act which will work 
right along and most anywhere. 

/bee. 



FRANK DU FRANE and CO. (2) 
"Rcupsration" (Comedy) 
18 Min.; Full Stage (Special Drop) 
68th Street • 

DuPrane is a nut comedian doing 
a singing and talking act with the 
aid of two people. The idea la tunny 
enough, but it auffera from too much 
labored erosa fire and not enough 
amusing business. The sketch is by 
Hugh Herbert, who ia probably less 
at faultthan the actors. 

The drop shows a countryside 
scene. A trainer wheels the come- 
dian on in a wheelbarrow. The talk 
establishes that it ia a aanltarlum 
and DuFrane is a patient. The fun 
is supposed to arise from the pa- 
tient's refusal to take exercise and 
making the trainer do all the heavy 
lifting. 

Both men work too hard to force 
the comedy points. Neither has any 
unction, and tries to cover lack of 
.<!pontaneous comedy ■ by working 
hard and noisily. Jt doesn't get them 
anywhere. Du Frane breaks into 
the routine with a nut song.. Pretty 
girl enters and they go into a flirta- 
tion bit which leads to a proposal 
of marriage. The trainer registers 
delight at this, declaring that at 
least they wHl have to walk miles 
to the minister's. Instead, they both 
flop into the wheelbarow, and the 
trainer has to trundle off a double 
load. Amount of hoke comedy gen- 
erated Is not worth the 18 minutes 
consumed. Riuh. 



MISS MERLE A CO. 

Birds 

12 Mins.; Full SUge (Special 8*4) 

Roadway 

Miss Merle opens with an Ifidis- 
tingulshable song and announce- 
ment, which, K she cannot apeak 
louder, should be discarded. The 
special set Is very pretty, as is also 
the arrangement of the hanging 
birds, who are exceptionaHy well be- 
haved and handsomely feathered. 
The birds are very well trained, and 
there is a pleasing absence of stall- 
ing or hesitation on the part of the 
feathered actors. Ulss Merle, a 
pretty, petite brunette, works the 
l)Irds easily and without any forc- 
ing, they seeming to be aa willing 
to work as she to have them do so. 

Some novel trick* are introduced, 
such aa a parrot io\ag a routine of 
rollovers, another standing perfect "'j 
upright on its shoulders (like an ac- 
robat does a headstand), and the 
final little pantomime In which one 
of the parrots enter* a small act 
house, which it somehow aeta afire. 
Another bird, discovering thla, runs 
to a fire box and rlnga the alarm. 
Still another bird respond* to the 
alarm, sets up ladders, rescues the 
bird in the house, and spills a con 
of water over the flames, putting 
them out. 

It is a novel act, and with better 
showmanship could open better bills; 
h^ut even now it is a first-class open- 
er for the intermediate houses. 



MELODY QUINTETTE 

Songa and Talk 

15 Min*.i Full Stag* 

The atereotyped name may lead 
patrona to thiak at the beginning it 
ia Just "another one of those 
things." The opening talk will 
hardly change their opinions and 
the ugly aetting of two rooma will 
appear' to confirm it. But once the 
quintet start singing, everyone will 
forget the shortcomings and pay 
rapt attention to some of the best 
vocal work heard off the concert 
stage. 

A woman end four men, all' of 
prepossessing appearance, contprise 
the act. The woman ia the only 
soloist, singing with a really lovely 
soprano- and aocompaning herself 
at the piano. Her assistants are 
individually good and collectively 
they deliver a much better brand 
of harmony than ia usually given 
by the specially injected quartet In 
the Broadway musical show* One 
or two popular numbera are used 
but the best results are with such 
standards as "Sweet and liow" and 
"Italian Street Song." 

A thread of a plot Is introduced 
by having one of the men supposed- 
ly secretly wed to the girl. The 
others try ti Joke on him and are 
In turn fooled themselves. Not a 
bad idea, but poorly carried out 
and unnecessary for the success of 
the act. The more singing the bet- 
ter, as singing is their forte and the 
magnet which should draw the at- 
tention of big time bookers. 



MARY RILEY 

Singer 

12 Mins.; One 

23d St. (Aug. 27) 

More profcssinnal tryi'iit Girl 
with .'some ability as a coon 
shouter nnd a knack of singing 
•blues." That about lets her out 
as at present equipped. She has 
no prtfience or poise. Tut over an 
introductory "blues" .nnd then be- 
K!in to KO b.tcR until the finish, 
where she won a lot of i4i)plauHC 
with a '(ntimental ballad. 

Ncids coarhins and cxpeiicncc 
to brir.iT out individuality. At this 
telling she is going on her obHorva- 
tions of what women sinfelee do, and 
she is Just a v.'ifuc rornpo"ite of 
a fcorc of Hii+'int,- sonl.retH, wilii 
nolhinp of her own, Oxiept .-i irood, 
robust vciic. Kuih. 



NICK and GLADYS VERQA 
Wop Comedy and Songs 
14 Mins.; Q|ie 
Greeley Square. 

If a Jewish comedian can speak 
Yiddish through most of his act to 
get laughs from pn audience com- 
posed mainly of his co-religionlsts, 
then It may be ptrfeotly proper for 
a Polack to speak Polleh, a French- 
man to use French and an Italian 
to Jabber In woppish. 

That seems to be the angle taken 
by Nick Vcrga at this house, for 
the major portion of the talk con- 
sisted of Italian. He got big laughs 
with it here. 

The little bit of English with dia- 
lect used consisted of old or re- 
leased gags. Perhaps a translation 
of the Italian would place that part 
of the talk in the eame category. 

The two also do some good sing- 
ing with the talk. The girl Is at- 
tractive, but would look neater and 
better if her gown had at least an 
Inch more to it In the front It is 
cut much too low at present 

On the strength of their singing, 
they can fit nicely in the pop 
houses. When the talk can be un- 
derstood by an American, a better 
opinion of ita merits will be given 



SAM HOWE and Co. (2) < 

Comedy Skit 

18 Min.; Full (Special) 

City 

Sam Howe, the burlesque comic, 
has the central role in a playlet con- 
taining all the familiar ingredients 
oi the melodrama of a decade ago. 
He plays an East Bide pawnbroker 
who Is struggling in a none too pros- 
perous neighborhood to bring up his 
motherless daughter. 

The daughter has been secretly 
married. Deserted by her young 
husband, she keeps the marriage 
from the father. 

Fate leads the latter into the home 
cf his daughter's mother-in-law, 
who disposes of her son's clothing 
to the pawnbroker. She also give 
him a photo of her son, asking that 
should the boy turn up at the pawn- 
shop to send him back to her. The 
girl recognizes the photo as that ol 
her husband. 

The boy later enters the shop t( 
pawn his vest. The pawnbroker ad- 
vances the money but refuses to 
take the vest. He gives the l^y 
advice and asks him to go home. 
The boy is desperate, and returns 
later to burglarize the store and is 
apprehended by the girl, who recog- 
nizes him. Everything is explained 
durl;ig the ensuing scene, and all 
three leave to meet the boy's mother 
at the curtain. 

Aside from being a vehicle for 
Howe's "hebe" characterization, the 
playlet la a weak elater.^ among 
sketches. Howe does better In the 
comedy moments than when h* at- 
tempts emotional stuff. He is sup- 
ported by an unbilled couple who do 
fairly well in their respective roles. 



PEGGY BROOKS 

Songs 

11 Mint.; One 

Despite the handicap ef «. very 
bad cold, Peggy Brooks made the 
audience at this house like her well 
enough In the second spot to return 
for several encores. 

Miss Brooks is an attractive 
brunet .'uid pos.sesacs in addition to 
likeable personality a voice which 
seems to be good underneath its 
hoarseness. She uses a semi-clown- 
Ir.g attitude in the delivery of all 
lier numbers, which fit her well. 

She'll ple.Tse any thrcc-a-dny 
iiudienrc and: with m good ro*tir.f 
of comedy- songs' could hold l»ef owi. 
in the better houses. . 



"OPERA COMIQUE" 

Song* and Dance Revue 

23 Mins.; One and Thre* 

City f" I 

Corking flash act for the email 
time; man and two women. Open- 
ing before a special drop, the man 
comes on and docs a clever trav- 
esty on Baileff, of the Chauve 
Sourls. 

The act goes to "three," with one 
of the girls Joining htm for a duet 
also well put over. The other 
woman enlivened the yell deport- 
ment with a travesty "vamp" bit. 
The boy followed with a fast acro- 
batic eccentric. A "mammy" num- 
ber, with the weighty lady In "cork" 
and the other girl in kid costume, 
proved an effectual, if not a speedy, 
finleh. 

The act has entertaining quali- 
ties and is sold with class. The trio 
Is talented and get everything pos- 
sible out of their material. 



REED and MAYO 
Song and Dance 
10 Mint.; On* 
American Roof 

One of those average two-men 
combos doing conventional pops 
and stepping In accepted small-time 
mHiinei. Hoth are dressed uniform 
ly in Tux .iHiket*", fancy walBtcontR 
nnd elieekered gray trousers, con- 
fid) red un Improper match amon^ 
!t(i<.'e juveniles. 

The boys' song delivery has itt< 
eiiirKf tjc HnlrsmanKhlp to redeem it, 
allhoii^:h it iK nothing unusual. The 
fVl'IiiHK i" .^vurjigf. ,J|lo., ^,ot tl^is 
hiiiiff and okay for tbrec-U-dayers 

Alel, 



ED LOWRV 

Dancea, Song* and Muatcal 

IB Min*.| On* 

81rt St. 

Lowry 1* formerly of Ed and 
Iren* Lowry. He went aingle 
some months ago and got the fever 
for London. Making the error of 
sailing without a labor permit, the 
trip viam a flop because the author- 
ities would not allow hir.i to ap- 
pear. Lowry went across on spec. 

The new aingle has a routine of 
considerable versatility. 'Wlien ap- 
pearing with a partner he spec:!-.!- 
ised on dancing with some singin-;. 
Added are comedy and musleiil 
bits. Some of the material seemeil 
"adapted," though It Is all well han- 
dled. Lowry opened with a com- 
edy lyric "Clarence," going Into a 
neat soft shoe dance. He trotted 
out a clarionet which he tnned 
with a toy balloon attlxcd with a 
little wooden horn. That has been 
done before, but LowrJ"' has built 
the bit by inflating a larger bal- 
loon concealed in the Instrument. 
It was supposed to burst but 
didn't 

A supposed Warfield song bit 
wasn't though the number was put 
over effectively. Lowry thep used 
a saxophone, also singing a V:atchy 
rag tune that will probably land, 
the nimiber being "Maxey Jones, 
King of th* Saxophones." He 
earned an encore, which was a leg- 
breaking dance performance that 
sent liim over to a big score. 

Lowry Is «n his way to big timel 
and due anytime. Jbee, 



MORLEY and ANGER • v 

Comedy and Snging 
14 Mins.) On* 

Dot Morley until recently did a 
double act with her sister Alio*. 
She Is now in a new vehicle with 
her hucAand, Al Anger of the Anger 
family of vaudevUlians and for- 
merly of Anger and Adlon and 
Moore. Miss Morley, the "straight" 
of the sister turn, now lean* toward 
the comio and getting away with 
it successfully, qhe Is no longer 
wearing the dark brown makeup, ' 
aippearing tn whlteface but in* * 
red polka dot affair dress that 
takes all the edge from'Ver appear-^ 
ance. 

Hiss Morley makes up for thla 
sartorial deficiency with a wealth 
of charm, personnlity and ability .to 
sell a song. Anger, a small comie- , . 
dian, Is doing better than he ever , 
has before and vacuum cleaning In'' 
the laughs in rapldflre fashion, f 
Somebody has blessed him with ' 
good material, and two or thr** oC ; 
his stories had the crowd shimmy^ ' 
ing. ! 

Everything but Dot's dress Is In , 
this team's favor and they are a ' 
certainty for next-to-clo*ing on th* 
small time or an early spot on the ' 
better bills. Material means a lot 
and they've landed some stuff that 
gives them a chance to show what 
they can do. 



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RAQUEL MELLER 

Songa and Imperaonationa * 

88 Mint.i One 

Palace Music Hall, Paris 

Paris, Aug. 21. 

Raquel Meller is a typical music 
hall artiate, bvn widely diaeimllar to 
the type commonly accepted aa 
representative in the States. She la 
Spanish and her ^nllre routine Is 
Spanish, but a Spanish different 
tlated. I 

In Paris, when opening at the 
Palace, her name was tn small type. 
Now she la heralded atop of every- 
thlag and is the reigning auccesa 
not only of the French capital, but 
haa become a byword wherever the 
theatre la apoken of in Europe, 

Misa Meller employed eight num- 
bers when viewed, each distinct and 
apart For several there was no 
change of costume, but in most her 
garments are essential In lending to 
the knpersonations and a maid is 
employed in assistance. 

The first snng is of an introduc- 
tory sort. Later there is a sugges- 
tion of Apache, ahd tne routine then 
runs the entire gumut with a 
flirtation number the peak and 
vocIferoTlBly acclaimed. For that 
matter, there was tumultuous ap- 
plause for everything she did, with «n« 
the auditors fairly begging for more. 
In the common Jargon of vaudeville 
In America, Raquel Meller wrecks 
'em. Over here, Raquel Meller Is 
a sensation. And she may be that, 
too, in the States. Bamuel 



DE WITT end CARESt-^ 



Dancing and Acrobatics 

12 Min.; One 

City 

Two neat appearing men with 
neat dancing, finished off with some 
elcvor gymnaMtir feat.". The present 
combination of dan< ing and acro- 
batics make tilt in Hire fire for an 
early spot or, nu.n' i.mf bill. ' 



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NEW SHOWS THIS WEJEie 



Thuriday, Aufivt 90, IMS 



PALACE 



Vauilevillf ix v:iuiU'vllle the coun- 
try ami i>i»tt.v much the woi-lil ovi-r. 
Whether it'H tlio Bnt^lteh music hall, 
the ttcnch varieties, the Itiillan 
cellar or the Cicrmaii garten. It'n 
vaudeville, and Its coin and arRot 
Is largely the s.irne. Over here, 
with lew txi'eiitlons, vnudeviUe hills, 
particularly in the provinces, are 
ntrtkingly :ilil:p. The varietygocr 1h 
fed week after week upon the same 
fare under different noma de guerre. 
Tho common complaint of the 
provincial vod fai. and the moet fre- 
quent cause of business drup-oCfs 
are directly attributable to this ap- 
palling: and repelling sameness. 

All of which leads to the proposi- 
tion in point— that the New York 
Palace once and always la the liv- 
ing exemplification of the fact that 
a vaudeville show nfay be refresh- 
ingly different and that through 
atmosphere, produccion, pn enta- 
tion and personality even vaudeville 
may be made to look like what it 
Isn't. 

The Pal.-ice is an American Insti- 
tution. To this reviewer, coming 
back to the vaudeville temple after 
an absence of several years, that 
fact is incrca.'iingly evident. In its 
poaitlon In American showdom. In 
its comprehensive bid for patronage, 
in Its diversilied appeal and far- 
flung influence, it is as distinctly , 
American as the blue grass of Ken- 
tucky or the corn fields of Kansas. 

The current bill eraacks of heavy 
artillery. Diversified enough to 
command constant attention, it pre- 
sents enough material for several 
shows almost anywhere else. The 
Tuesday night crowd was slow in 
filling the front, but went solid to 
the rear rail before the show got 
fairly under way. The crowd was a 
study — an intermingling of naive 
strangers and hardened raiibirds. 
The wisest cracks drew equal tire 
with some of the oldest hoke. 

The returns were slow in coming. 
but were heavy after tho start. 
Some heeitancy was still noticeable 
]n the running order, with "Echoes 
from Danceland," sj>otted for clns- 
Ing. out entirely. At that the show 
ran after 11 o'clock, one reason why 
"Echoes" couldn't ni.en. 

Bert Fitzgibbon closed, although 
originally intended for the next-to- 
clooing spot. Filzgibboa's nut rou- 
tine drew the heartiest returns of 
the bill and he accepted the burden 
graciously. The etulT is standard 
nut, foolproof, and the surest tire 
t>cu:k of the footlights, Fitzgibbon 
Interspersed plenty of wise cracks, 
fal.i "the 'z' (in xylophone) is silent 
as In the a.?ent's commission" click- 
ing for howls of delight. The act 
has been toned down considerably 
from when last caught out of town 
and profits greatly by the pedal. 
Fits is no mean showman — he 
knows his medium and his audience. 
Emma Carus, spotted after inter- 
mission, ran steady as usual. In 
her curtain remarks she stated that 
she and "Walter" hr.d only one 
goal— "to please''' Miss Carus made 
tha goal. The final dance was a 
riot and the roughing of it proved 
the funniest thing in the routine. 
The plastic surgery monolog fell, 
probably due to the fact it wax o\cr 
the heads of most of the crowd. 

EnlJ Maii;ey's ."(ketch, "Here Coes 
tho Bride." fleoond after inlermls- 
slon, dropiied at times when the 
dialos becime topheavy. The skit 
devolves on conversation ratlicr 
than aitiini, but held them for the 
most part. "The story, played be- 
fore a drop .and davenport, deals 
with a bride and groom quarrel a 
few minutes prior to the ceremony, 
tho entrance of the groom's male 
friend, and the resulting mairiage 
between the girl and the friend, wlio 
turns out an old-time swcetlieait. 
Bert Itobinion, the author, played 
the groom. Mi-iis Markey's bridal 
gown was the out.at.andini? fe.iture. 
Howard and Clark's "Elihings 
from Life." spoiled before intei- 
mission, is as pretentious a pro- 
duction as vaudeville has .seen In 
many a day. James J. Morton con- 
tributed some gems as ctiorUs and 
interlocutoi'^ 

May Wirth and her Family of 
■Wirths, including Phil, did n riding 
act Mond.iy night that was perfect, 
and repealed it Tuesday night, 
stopping the show with her own 
work and that of the family. May. 
just to show them, did two eomer- 
saults in the air while riding bare- 
back, ami, to keep her rep of the 
ridln? ace in the Wirth Family, she 
did a brand-new trick, riding hare- 
back with her feet tied in baskets, 
PhU seemed to get the inspiration. 
too. He was never funnier and 
never rode better, making all his 
jumps and landings perfectly, while 
Stella played the piano in about the 
prettieet looking set x riding act in 
vaudeville or elsewhere ever had, 
with both sisters doing harmony in 
a specially written song and Mother 
■Wirth snapping the whip for the 
four dandy looking horses. 

Tuesday night it looked as tliough 

one of the horses walked through 

the ring, but May covered it up 

. with a ficries of handsprings across 

the "sawdust," 

Charles Olcott and Mary Ann had 
Olcott's faniiliur routine, one or two 
new number 1 being Included The 
turn was excellently costumed. 
Mary Ann's vocal numbers clicked 
Bert Home and Henry Dunn. No. :;, 
worked hanl and earne-stly. Retting 
their numbers tvcr, altlidugli tliey 
did tell just one gag in the niid.-t 
of all of the singing. Why but one 
gag m.'iy be their own secret; it 
bounded as though they hii out 



down a string of dialog Into what 
they thought was ttie best and that 
left them one, or they have started 
to build up and can't find a second 
to follow the first. In either event, 
If they will slick to songs as they 
did Monday evening, even without 
the comedy dance insertion, they 
will be just as well and better off, 
as their dependence is harmony. 

A tough spot, (he opening one, for 
the Three Arnauts was bravely 
taken up by the very personable 
young woman, who has so much 
personality, and the two boys. In 
that position the boy'a solo on the 
violin should have l>een taken out, 
although needed for a change, when 
it could have l>een cut down. The 
turn did enough, however, to cause 
a serie.i of curtains that proved that 
wasn't the first time the trio had 
been often called before the drop. 
Their acrobatic trio violin-playing 
number has a great deal of action 
and much music in it. All are violin 
pla>ers. Btirton. 

RIVERSIDE 

Vaudeville has its own mjslery 
play at the Riverside this week in 
"The Merton Mystery." the elabo- 
rate<l version of the former mind- 
reading turn of Hope Eden and 
Frescott (new a<ts.) They are fea- 
tured in this sketch which closed 
the first half of the bill, adding the 
necessary novelty .md sirengtli to 
the lineup to lift the show awriy 
at)ove anythins seen at this house 
all season. 

The mystery sl;i< was nobly as- 
sisted by an excellent bill before and 
after witli Bert Fitzgibbons and his 
brother, Lou. taking the comedy hit 
of the eveains. openint; after the in- 
termission, 'i'he Fitzes gave them 
fits. subbiiiK tor the White Sisters, 
who were off the pi-omam. The nut 
comic iloubled up from the Pata ;e. 
After hanging up ills usual returns 
with tlie nut rnniedy. Jimmy Flynn 
stepped out an<l got in a strong plug 
for "Carolina Munun.v." at the same 
time spiking the \ irn that mamr. y 
Slings are taboo ..i the vaudeville 
houses. 

Olga Cook. th<- iirima donna re- 
cently returned from musical 
comedy circles, closed the long bill, 
hxldiiig everyone with her toneful 
voice, blonde beauty and excellent 
selection of numbers. Miss Cook 
opened with "Swingin" Down the 
I.lne." Willie she changed to n 
pretty white frock the author of 
"Blue Hoosier Blues," who was at 
the piano, obliged with the number 
and usual announcement putting 
both over. Her last number was the 
theme song from "Blossomtime," 
also accompanied by a dazzling 
change. They lilced lier muchly 
here. 

Between In the next to closing 
spot Lewis & Gordon's "Blondes' 
with Cliester Clute in an Ernest 
Truex role entertained, going well 
in a peculiar spot for a sketch of 
this type. The act holds an Inter- 
esting situation and will never make 
anj» enemies. It's a frothy comedy 
offering of mild dimensions. 

The Kitaros opened swiftly and 
cleanly with "rizley" juggling of 
each other and Japanese acrobatics. 
The act is prettily dressed. It Is a 
two-man and woman combination 
uver.'iging up with any of the Jap 
acrobatic turns. 

Hul6 and O'lirien seem to have 
mustered the knack of stopping 
shows in the No. 1! spot. The two- 
man piano and singing combination 
have a. current routine of pop songs 
but get their biggest returns with 
an Irish standard. A ballad an- 
nounced as recently authored by 
Uule went nicely through an ex- 
cellent delivery, but in more Incap- 
alile hands might not have got over. 
Itoye and Maye (new acts), a cute 
buy and girl ilance combination from 
tlie west, added a peppy 11 minutes 
to tli» bill No. X. They are big time 
dancers and witc he.irtily accorded. 
Al Itaymond in his Dutch monolog 
built himself up into a comedy hit 
after a cold start. Raymond's 
routine of comment touches all of 
the national topics and holds many 
laughs. He gives the Ulk his ex- 
cellent Dutch delivery. An encore 
and a medley of parodies without 
music concluded Ha.vmond's bit. 

Con. 

METROPOLITAN, BROOKLYN 

An especially strong card of five 
acts for second week of full-week 
policy at thl.s house. Tuesday night's 
show played to S. R O. Quite a 
record when one considers the ca- 
pacity of tho house, over 4.000. The 
acts were well spotted and the show 
moved along at an even pace,,giv- 
ing the customers n snappy show 
that was eaiily worth the entry 
fee. 

Yeiices' Flotilla Orchestra, top- 
liner, scored H walk-away in closing 
spot. It is a 10-pioce combiiiation, 
one of tiie best in vaudeville. Its 
numbers run to symphonic arrange- 
ments .and classical jazz, each num- 
ber enhanced by effects. An Orien- 
tal number, giving the brass full 
sway, proved an adequate intro- 
ductory. This was followed by a 
hot janz contribution, which wa^s 
sent over to cuually good results. 
A cl.iBsical jizz .irraiiRPment of 
"Trov.atore" brougiit tho curlHin 
down to pi" longed applause, the 
boys iuspondint4 with several en- 
cores, whith were sent over in 
speedy tempo. I'n.m all angles the 
orchestr;i ju.'-tKied the stellar 'hon- 
ors that had been allotted it. 

Mcdrath and Deeds, in next to 
closing, xvere the cnniedy riot. The 
tmvs rir" ii'-.*'. ippitrin:; eliaps, wuh 



excellent slnglnB voices and a keen 
sense for comedr. Their aonrs were 
intermingled with enjoyable clown- 
ing that readily won the aiiproba- 
tlon of the audience. This was par- 
ticularly true In the Instance of their 
medley of "bar-room melodies," in 
which the abbreviated comic did a 
clever "drunk" bit and later in the 
"deserted wife" episode. 

Renard and West, in their satirical 
comedy, did well. 

Four Locust Sisters contributed 
a harmony slnglnr act that won in- 
stant favor. Three of the (iris han- 
dle the songs, with the younger sis- 
ter accompanying on the piano and 
soloing over the wait spots of the 
act. Their repertoire leans toward 
published numbers. 

Kane. Morey and Moore, open- 
ers, contributed a neat routine of 
perch balancing. A thrill punch is 
provided for the climax. 



JEFFERSON 



A deluge of dancing, with a sprin- 
kling here and there of comedy in 
the first halt of bill. It sized up 
well. The feature act here, Olga 
Myra and Her Southern Entertain- 
ers, a Jazz band and baritone singer 
(New Acts). An encore brought on 
Malinda and Dade, who had pre- 
viously appeared, and enabled this 
colored duo to steal the show away 
from them entirely. At the conclu- 
sion there was solid applause, with 
the crowd railing forthe colored 
people, while Miss Myra and her 
aggregation endeavored to respond. 
This did little good until Malinda 
and Dade responded to take a bow. 
Whether the injection of this team 
into the act was a good piece of 
showmanship as far as the big turn 
is concerned Is a matter of conjec- 
ture, but it seemed u little bit or 
Fourth of Jtjly tactics, with nothing 
achieved. 

Opeping the show was t.awton 
with his juggling of balls and strong 
arm feals with cannon balls. Law- 
ton Is a past master at his v.ork. 
and were he to speed it up by the 
elimination of an endeavor to emu- 
late W. C, Fields In his line of pat- 
ter it might be for the better. 

Malinda and Dade, one of the best 
mixed colored teams, had the mob 
snapping from the start. Their trick 
dancing, character dances and In- 
dividual routine caught on from the 
start and set a terrific pace for those 
who had to follow them. Their con- 
cluding number, which is a race, 
stopped tha show. 

Then came Qreen and Parker with 
their cross fire talk. The man 
found that things were none too 
easy for him, so he turned on the 
throttle and let a few "blue" boys 
go to warm the company. It got 
him nothing, as did the talk about 
the olco drop, which seemed un- 
cthjcal. Concluding their offering 
with song, the couple got away 
nicely. 

Grette Ardlne and two male aids 
are capital dancers. Here again It 
was a case of building up, for the 
dancing team which had appeared 
before had shown the folks about 
ovcrj-thing there was in the line of 
Terpsichore. But the boys started 
out with some clever pedal feats, 
and when Joined by Miss Ardine 
kept them up until the trio got off 
with a hearty approbation on the 
I)art of the customers. 

Morrlsey and Young, two men. 
one eccentric and the other straight, 
were the next, with talk and eccen- 
tric dance steps. It's the typical 
talk used by burlesque graduates In 
vaudeville. The boys conclude their 
turn with a knockabout burlesque 
Apache dance which went over like 
a cyclone. 

Following the band were Mc- 
Laughlin and Evans, man and 
woman, with a comedy skit in front 
of a special drop In "one" of the 
exterior of an East Side tenement. 
This team were in their proper 
sphere, as the locals and situations 
are alt planted In the neighborhood 
of this house. Most of the talk was 
real as far as this audience was 
concerned and went big. As a prece- 
dent had been established on the 
bill for dancing, this couple obliged 
with a Bowery tough dance in cos- 
tume. 

Closing the show were Yetta and 
Manel. man and woman, who. In 
evening dress, started oft with acro- 
batic dancing, then did a little haz- 
ardous parlor perch work, and con- 
cluded their offering with a bit of 
strong jaw work, the man swinging 
the woman around, who was sus- 
pended by a pair of arm cuffs. This 
turn held them In -well for tl^ fea- 
ture picture. 



sented. It has not l)een seen lately 
in vaudeville, as it was a feature at 
the Hippodrome for about alx years, 
where it was always surefire. Malla- 
Bart and Co. will bo a new act In 
the out-of-town houses and can be 
safely booked on any program 
where a comedy novelty is needed. 

Max Bloom and Alice Sher. with 
their comedy dialog and travesty, 
got over very nicely In the fourth 
position. 

Tho Versatile Sextet (men) open 
as a Jazz orchestra, followed by 
some finely arranged harmony sing- 
ing and several solos. The voices 
are good and blend nicely. The 
violinist and saxophone player do 
some good solo Jazz dancing and 
also a double routine of the same. 
The act Is well arranged, neatly 
dressed and creditably presented. 
The boys received plenty of ap- 
plause and held down the spot in 
good shape. 

Weston and Eline landed a nice 
little hit, tlie intimate audience 
work of Miss Ellne done artistically 
without giving offense being espe- 
cially enjoyed and their closing 
Bowery bit with J^lline doing an 
Inebriated girl (also without ot- 
fenae) Is a really clever character 
sketch which brought them wcll- 
merited applause, the team wisely 
leaving them still applauding. 

The show proper was closed by 
Hlggins and Blossom (formerly 
Iliggins and Bates), two nice look- 
ing girls with an unprogrammed 
piuni«t. who, besides accompanying 
the dances, puts over two piano 
solos capably. He knows his busi- 
ness, but should attend to his ward- 
robe and dress in keeping with the 
classiness of his principals. The 
girls are gracefu- dancers and their 
seri-- of single and double routines 
were each rewarded with well- 
earned applause. It Is asking too 
much of a sister te.am to close such 
a show and while Hlggins. and 
Blossom scored strongly, if they and 
Malia-Bart Co. hail switched places 
bot:. would have been better oft and 
the hill better balanced. 

Tlie Merry Go-Round' picture 
closed, and in spite of its hlgh- 
soundins; classilitatlon, did not start 
nun h. 



5TH AVE. 

While the major portion of the 
acta on the bill were familiar names, 
there was nothing In the way of 
an actual draw In the show. Two 
of the turns, Towa and D'Hortys 
(New Acts) and the Five Belasl 
(New Acts) are said to l>e Harry 
Mundorfs importations. The first 
did 12 minutes in opening the show 
and the other did IS In closing It. 
Neither showed anything worth im- 
porting. 

The stage hands stopped the show 
Jn the second spot for the Four of 
Us by keeping the lights on and 
not changing the sign. The quartet 
did well on their own merits, but 
the applause would not have con- 
tinued had the stage beea darkened. 
The boys took neat and do their 
numbers in good harmony, The old 
standard comedy used by quartets 
for years Is also found in this act. 

Jean Adair and Co. pleased with 
the playlet concerning tho cake- 
eaters and flnale-hoppers. The boy 
who plays the rolo of Chcs is now 
a blond. . The face is the same, but 
the hair was formerly a dark brown. 
The change hasn't been for the 
better. 

The film which preceded Polly 
Moran's entrance didn't mean a 
thing except to familiarize the audi- 
eree with Polly's appearance on the 
screen, but the work done by the 
comedienne meant a steady run of 
laughs for every minute she was In 
view. She's one of the funniest 
fem.ale clowns seen in vaudeville in 
a long time, and a decided relief 
from the customary "personal ap- 
pearance" hokum done by fihn 
people. Her satire on these very 
personal appearances tind the talk 
about various screen pcr."!onalltles 
were riots. She can make 'em laugh 
any place. 

Margaret Severn and a pianist 
who deserves billing tore off one 
of the biggest hits of the show. The 
wonderful work of Miss Severn, 
particularly In the I'avlowa and 
closing numbers, places her far 
ahead of any toe artiste who has 
played the two or three-a-day since 
Bessie Clayton. The pianist is re- 
markably good. 

Al K. Hall and a company of three 
offered a new act. 



BROADWAY 



Sfanager Louis Stanion has no 
kick coming from a box olllce stand- 
point, as the continuous policy of 
this house keeps the seats filled 
pretty well all the time. A l*ctter 
than average bill draws them in and 
pleases them on presentation. Miss 
.Merle and Co. (New Acts) open 
the show, and Bill nobln.ion. the 
1 oioreJ dancer, followed, slopping 
il in a difUcult spot. No «:ngle 
wooden-shoe dancer h.is .inything 
on Bill, and his nni.ili on the steps 
is a dandy Idea well executed. Malia 
and Bart Co., two very clever acro- 
bats with good prop comedy, ore 
assisled by a cute lillle lady who 
for the benefit of the back row 
patrons might speak louder. "The 
HaKgage Smashers " is still as big 
a laughing hit a.« i^iion Hr-f pp«.,w.uaiM0g 



AMERICAN ROOF 

The Roof probably dr.aws the 
most misbehaved audience on the 
entire Locw circuit, and the means 
to combat the Eightli and Tenth 
avenue balcony rowdies are .almost 
negligible. No effort is made to 
stem the whistling and catcalls, and 
the ni.inagment even goes so far as 
to capitulate to the hoodlums by re- 
fusing to sell tho stage boxes. These 
are in dote proximity of the st.ige. 
and ratlier than risk any cncouiane- 
ment of the rowdyism, the choice 
lornti<.n>< nre ("old < nly -whrn h»»- 
soliitel>' necessar\-. bee.tuse of n ca- 
pacity attendance. The Keiths 
Cniiiiii.il evil nt its worst was never 
as bad as the Ronf today, and the 
managinienl would be wi.-e to adopt 
some of the ".stroiig arm" tactics 
wliicli iiroved so eltective at the 
Colonial, With the rowdyism wild, 
the average patron there for an eve- 
ning's amusement is subjected to a 
■ontinuous outburst ot.ilistutbinK 
a«<l other annoyancei<. snd 



comes away with a headache. Th* 
rowdy element will shortly driva 
the desirable percentage, and they 
are by far the majority, from tho 
Roof, After a few months' absence 
from "covering" this theatre, the 
change was a shocking surprise to 
the interviewer. 

One tiling must be said for that 
hilarious audience. When they liko 
anything or anybody they don't keep 
It a secret and tell It to the act a- 
planty, and what's more, always 
force an extra recall. Three swch 
occasions cropped up Monday night. 
Casper and Morrissey (New Acts), 
had to come back with an im- 
promptu extra offering. Bobbie Car- 
bone assisted by a peachy blonde 
sti-alght, reopening after intermis- 
sion, also went the "stop the show" 
route. Carbone Is an Italian come- 
dian doing a comedy stagehand. The 
woman is tho "actress", giving the 
hand a chance to alng. Carbono 
flaiihes a sympathetic tenor and 
considerable native ad lltiblng for 
the benefit of his countrymen pres- 
ent. It's a sure-fire frame-up for . 
the i>op houses. 

. The third to win the audience's 
supreme mark of esteem was Julia 
Kelety. The personable Julia de- 
served it from an audience of a 
plane superior to the simple Amer- 
Icanltes. In better company. Miss 
Kelety possibly may have to forego 
some of the "hot" references anent 
not marrying one sailor because she 
wants to t)e true to the whole Navy, 
etc.. but her songs should click as 
strong anywhere. Her "More 

Homme " in French is the real thing, 
and tlie Itordonl with "iio It Again ' 
is sure-fire. "Roses of Picardy" 
in English and French forced a re- 
call for a comedy reeitatiotj. 

Bell and Eva opened with a 
trampoline routine. Reed and Mayo 
(New Acts* No. 2. Beatrice Mo'r- 
reli Sextette closed the four act first 
half. Second after intermission was 
"Profifeerins." Walter Newman's 
former vehicle, now sponsored b.v 
Newman with Jimmy Lyons feat- 
ured. Two women are in supiiort. 
As seen on the Roof, the sketch is 
considerable nonsense finding ex- 
cuse only because of the laugh-re- 
turns which probably accounts for 
its existence. White Bros. (New 
Acts). 

The first half only held eight 
acts, against the usual nine, and 
with the "Lawfui Larceny" feature 
concluded a few minutes past eleven/ 
A trailer heralding Norma iTal-' 
madge's "Ashes of Vengeance" pre- 
cedes the feature. 

On exit, with a heavy shower out- 
side, the house attendant .uncon- 
cernedly hurried the patrons into 
the street complaining "I'm not 
gonna stay here all night. AbeL 

23DST. 

A mediocre layout badly Jumbled 
Monday night by the introduction of 
'i. ^""^ "^^ professional tryouta 
sandwiched into the middle of the 
bill, running until 11 o'clock before 
the picture. The announcement 
cards got ai; mixed up. and confu- 
sion reigned. They even put Max- 
well, Lee and Ca, capital dancing 
turn, on to open, where it had small 
chance for one of the best items In 
the layout. (New Acts). 

What the entertainment would 

coSm „Hr, ^l '" "' "f"'" '•unning 
could only be guessed at: probably 
an aver.age show, but with strong 
dancing values that would give It 

^''The''i'r'' '^'"Tr i' "^""K "'ce' • 
sn?.n^Mf^'''''^'J ^*» "^"O Started It 
iP„r, '*V'' ^''^n '°"r seml-profes- 

and Wh.li''"^^W'"'"'' """' Abbott 
ana White picked the running un 

sin^'," "'"". " *»"•»' well-frlm^ 
sitting specialty (New Acts), 

But the evening didn't get its r«al 
dt^n' ""',".','"= ^'«PP'"S turn of watl 
dron and Moore. Here is a pair of 
rea dancers, with a swift and slghT- 
^ little production all their own. 
They open with a spirited bit of leg- 
wi''"! '*" S'rl in short skirt.i and 
P.J^ '•'^^ showing something In the 

sUk b.f 2 '" afternoon clothes and 
Silk hat docs several solos, all easy 

fntTJfilT"" Zl"' ""O "»le twists 
ohinL ""'?,°' ^^^ «'>•' makes three 
ne^t^nif, ""« "'■''">'• """^ makes a 
neat nitty figure at all times. All 
straight specialty stuff and not " 
spoken word. 

„i.?°fi,'"'. *"<>«'<'>■ an<' Co., with the 
nl» .V'^''; "'^' ^«°'*'' and sounds 
ifo ?. ','"'■'<'«'>"« "bit," were pretty 
stli V *■ '"""'"S for a 20-mlnute 
sketcli. hut the stuff Is sure fire for 
.such an audience as that nt the 2Jd 
Street, and the singing and Interpo- 
I.'itions and the burlesquey costume 
of the soubret put a kick Into the 
proceedings. The five people rush- 
ing on and o(T and working up farci- 
cal complications in the comedv 
gives a flash of production and keep's 
tilings on the move." 

rpioarioiis low comedv was what 
they wanteri. and this filled tlic lilH 
Fnllnuliig tlie Jean (Jranese trip, 
with the (li.ilect comedians workini; 
from tlie audience, stepped inio i> 
good SDiii 111. I worked to tumuli uou.^ 
applau.se and gales of laughter. Il 
wa" K.iti;,K .iround 11 hv this time. 
1)111 Ui- (h)V, ning of the iivo Ualiaii- 
wa:- ef|n;i to the j.ib of l:eeping I hem 
amiH"! iiMil-r what mislit have be-n 
tiyinir ( iri-iinistanres not nn-oii - 
neeleii uitli l!u- profe.ssiona'. tryouta 
th.it ItkI i,,Iien up .-i lot of time 
ea'.lii r. 

'I'll" C'c.iiiv.c! of \'eiilce, somewhat' 
(111 ilo.Mi hui concencratel into ac 
•tion. clos".! tlie :-Mow There are now 
onlj live people in I he .tci. inil thev 
are ill m.de lo count. Three plan-' 



ThuTBdayr August 30, 198S 



NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK 



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ftccorillons, played by men; a harp- 
ist who alao manipulates a tam- 
bourine, and a dancing girl. maUe un 
the personnel. They have a plctur- 
•BQue background In a carnival 
■cene, and the picture la colorful. 
The musical aelecttons are nicely 
llTided into semi-cIasslcal and popu- 
lar, and is most agreeable. 

An Independent screen feature, 
•Oioyal Lives." topped oft the ahow, 
running until 11:45. Ruth, 

81ST ST. 

Monday night attendance was a 
little moce than half-capacity down- 
stairs. Business has been fairly 
good through the summer, the 
weather reacting in nelehborhood 
trade as it docs on lower Broadway; 
This house, however, must- also fig- 
ure near-by competition of Loew's 
8Sd Street. Picture fans patronize 
both houses, the strength of the 
features counting, and in that the 
opposed houuo h&a an edge on the 
81st street. The difference In pat- 
ronage is reflected in the taste for 
vaudeville of patronv, and the Keith- 
booked house has the advantage. 

Three acts in the six-act show 
were new. Two others were some- 
what over the average running time, 
which sent the final picture section 
onto the screen at 10 o'clock. Charles 
Withers, with "For Pity's Sakej; 
topped the vaudeville show in, the 
closing spot, and held the house 100 
per cent. New laughs have tiewi in- 
serted. Just as true every trip pre- 
vious around. Withers, or whoever 
writes -the^matcriai; le to bo credited 
with smart showmaiishiij in' keeping 
the travesty always up to standard 
requirements. 

Among the new geiegaws noticed 
was a phony sort of Ughtnins device. 
The coal scuttle and stovepipe were 
freshly painted in black, but not too 
neatly. During Withers' "address" 
to the audience things fall at inter- 
vals, and there are new laughs in 
the monologistlc bit. one coming 
when ho announced the Kpworth 
liengun would hold its strawberry 
festival in the pool parlor, but 
prunes would be substituted because 
of n. scarcity of- strawberries. 

Kd I.«wry (New Acts) was pro- 
gramed third, but was moved down 
two spots into next to closing, whliih 
was scheduled for Edna I^edom and 
Save Stamper. The switch was 
probably necessary because the 
Withers art was set and 'the piano 
in the two-act could not be moved 
olt without a wait. Lowry, however, 
made good in tho late spot. Mis.-) 
Lecdom, whom Stamper says h.as 
canary bird legs and makes her like 
It, worked up the vocal bit very well, 
and her "pipes" were a surprise. She 
used "high hat" several times, but 
the house was on to the ezprossion. 
Miss I<eedom and Stamper were on 
28 minutes. 

"The Sheik," an equine novelty 
(New Acts), was third. Rosa Pol- 
narlQW (New Acts), violiniste, was 
on second, with Belle Ilecht at the 
piano. Tan Arakis, with the daring 
balancing ladder exhibition, opened 
excellently. The Japs are a fine- 
looking couple and theirs is a turn 
that commands all eyes. Ibee. 



NEWS OF DAILIES 



X 



Poor conditions In Berlin and the 
better prices paid vaudeville per- 
formers in this country will be 
responsible for a wholesale exodus 
of vaudeville acts from Uermany 'o 
the United States In the fall. Nearly 
40 of them have already been booked 
for the Keith circuit. Including Paul 
Hanen, Remos Dwarfj, Max York 
and Julius F^lrst. The ban on ex- 
al!en acts still existing in Bogland 
Is another reason why the acts are 
coming to this country. 

Samuel Clark of the Bronx, an al- 
leged "steercr" for a ticket agency, 
was fined }5 August 25 by Magis- 
trate Renaud in Jefferson Market 
Court, New York City, when ; e 
pleaded guilty to annotincing "select 
tickets for the "Pollles"' on West 
42d street. His defense was that 
pedestrians asked him where to get 
tickets and he directed them. 



The parents of Baby Peggy and 
Sol jLiesser, president uf Principal 
Picturiks Corp., have signed a con- 
tract br'.nging the child star to Les- 
Eer's management st-irting October 
under an arrangomen* that is said 
to guarant«« her between 11,000,000 
and 11.500,000 a year. 

Angelo Bartoluze, 55 and coming 
from Croton, N. Y., tried on Sunday 
to force his way Into a vaudeville 
theatre in YOnkers after be had re- 
fused to pay admission, lie man- 
aged to get In but then was ejected 
to the sidewalk where he started a 
disturbance and was arrested. In 
court he was fined $10. 



Mrs. L. T. Bradley.^stage director 
for the Broadhurst theatre, who has 
been In Italy fo several weeks 
studying the production of motion 
pictures, declared, after returning on 
the Xdriotic last week, that It Is 
cheaper to make big pictures over 
there than, in this country. She 
claims that the mobs in Ital: are 
much more easily handled tlian the 
"riots' in New York and California, 
and that proper costumes are more 
easily secured. 



admits the debt, but says that she 
understood that it was on a friendly 
arrangement and that she intended 
to pay it when "Wildllowcr" goes to 
England. 



Screen members of the Catholic 
Church have organized to form the 
Catholic Motion Picture Actors' 
Guild of America, planned along the 
lines of the Catholic Actors' Guild 
of New York. Thomas Me han is 
tho first president. Tho order has 
SCO members at present. 



A squad of detectives under Cap- 
tain Cornelius Willemse raided an 
ofUce on the third floor of the Put- 
nam building the night of Aug. 23 
and arrested 15 men, reputed to be 
members of the "Kid" JJropper's 
gang. The police h.il been told by 
a strange man that a flying squad- 
ron of 15 gangsters was meeting 
preparatory to taking a hand In the 
Impending theatre musicians' strike. 
Six revolvers were found among the 
prisoners. i 



When Captain Bruce Balrnsfathcr 
arrived on the Mauretanla last 
week he was "given a stirring recep- 
tion by leading American cartoon- 
ists. A radio message of welcome 
was sent to him by Bert Levy be- 
fore the boat landed. Aug. 28 a lun- 
cheon was given in his honor. 



Two or three of the dallies have 
been featuring stories to the effect 
that the rift between J. Searle Bar- 
clay, millionaire clubman, and his 
wife is .attributed to 'NIta Naldl. 
screen vamp extraordinary. It Is 
rumored, according to- those stories, 
that Barclay has been living in the 
Naldl apartment for more than a 
year. 



INSIDE STUFF LEGTT 



(Continued from page 17) 
people bought an adjoining tract, paying $10,000,000. The usual minlnc 
and oil possibilities are claimed by the Rogers backers. 

The section where the land is located is full of moonshiners. It Is said . 
none of the squatters has ever made legal claim to the property and th* 
record is clear up to the date of the Rogers deed and to the present time. 

John R. Rogers is said to be about 74, although h« has been persistent 
In saying he Is over 80. Tb« first thing John R. did upon receiving the 
advance payment In Kentucky was to pay all of bis personal debta 
mounting to Just about the $2S,000 he received, says John. 



Dan Wclskopf, a Cincinnati distiller, who prior to prohibition was rated 
In the millionaire class and Is now reputed to be worth $15,000,000, is re- 
ported heavily Interested In tbe activities of a producing concern also 
operating theatres. 

During tho summer Welskopt and his family wer« traveling tbrough 
Europe when he met a member of tbe concern, Welskopr liked him and 
became Interested in tbe ways of the theatrical business; so Interested he 
arranged his travel so that be could be In his company. 

The result was Weiskopf financed some foreign iraportatk>n8 the coa- 
cem will make this yea.^ and participated in other ventures of the firm. 

Weiskopf la said to have placed $560,000 at tbe disposal of the concern 
and la quite active In what is soingr on about their ofnces, where he to 
very much in evidence. " 



Whitford Kane has declared himself "In" on Martin Flavin's "Children 
of the Moon" play. It Is presented by Jacob A. Woiser In i.siioclation with 
A. L. Jones and Morris Green. Kane negotiated for his stuu« on the 
strength of the fact hn rontrolled the original script. The play is cur- 
rent at the Comedy, New York. * 



The "Call." a New York dally, known as a Socialistic Journal and rated 
the strongest labor union publication In the country, has been taken 
ov<^r by union interests It was announced this week. Staff men from the 
■Times" and "Sun" are understood to have Joined the "Call." 



There Is probably a good reason why the demand for "Artists and 
Models" al the Shubcrt baa been for single tickets not only by men bat 
women patrons. The show has the reputation of bei.ig raw. Women 
won't ask husbands or sweeties to take them, figuring a turndown, whfl* 
men rate it a "stag show." The call for single tickets is present both In 
the agencies and at the box office. 



Leonore Masso, leading wonoan 
during the recent run of "The Boot- 
leggers" and ex-flance of Willard 
Mack, attempted sulcide\last Satur- 
day In her room hi the Hotel Herm- 
itage, New York city. Financial 
difflcultlea and inability to obtain 
work because of the lack of proper 
clothes are believed to have 
prompted, her act. She was rushed 
to Bellevue Hospit.il where her con- 
dition was said to be not serious. 
Tn drinking the poiEJon she spilled 
some on her -neck and breast but 
doctors say that it will leave no 
scars. Miss Masso claimed that she 
had gone for four days without food 
and that after a last appeal to a 
wealthy contractor who refused to 
help her she decided to end It all. 



CITY 

JnBt the routine small time show, 
with little to recommend It above 
the average. Business was away 
oft at the Monday night session, 
with the main floor half full and 
plenty of xoom In the upper tiers 
also. The bill comprised five stand- 
ard small timers and thres new- 
comers, the latter being Sam Howe 
and Company, John Burke and De- 
Witt and Carey (New Acts). 

John S. Bondy and Co., tho latter 
Including a man and "Scotty," a re- 
markably well trained canine, were 
the pacemakers, offering a routine 
of tumbling, acrobatics and violin 
soloing. The stunts by the dog 
proved a material asset to the act 
and contributed In no small way 
toward getting It over to good re- 
sults. Vcrdl and Glenn were easily 
the comedy hita of the bill. Verdi, 
formerly of the team of Clark and 
Verdi, has supplanted his former 
partner with an attractive brunette. 
Miss Glenn, who nruikes an excel- 
lent "feed" for Verdi's wop comedy. 
The act contains much of the sure 
_flre stuff from the former Clark 
and Verdi turn and proves as 
mirth provoking an ever. 

Benny Marks and Co., offered an, 
Insipid rural skit, "Uncle Lcm's^ 
Dilmma." It concerned a wldow- 
V who was trying to marry his 
daughter off to a youth so that ho 
'night marry the boy's mother. 
Marks g;ive a fairly good Interpre- 
tation of Uncle Lem. The subject 
material, as handled in this skit, 
was inconsequential, drappy and 
l«ckc<1 action. The man and girl 
appearing in Mark's support 
Htriiggleu valiantly with hopeless 
material, yet did as well as could 
bo expected. 

Bobby Heath ami Adrle SterlinK, 
«fHisled by an unl.illcd youth, 
working- from n. lower box, scored 
With a delif;htfiil combination of 
■ongs and foolery. Heath is si ill 
_ using the auctioneer bit for an In- 
lro«luctory and manages to evoke 
much laughter with his plan of 
wiling hin partner to the highest 
Bidder. ML^s .Stuling is a cute 
inck who kiiow.-i how to wear 
ilntlies am! puts over a couple of 
"ongs and a ne.-it il.-ince. 

Holma Kratx, and 'Company, the 
latter being a male .assistant, closed 
Ihe show wtth her familiar roctinr 
of Juggling. She seemed a trifle 
nervous at thi<i showing and muffed 
■everol of her tricks. 



Mary Nemeth. of Jersey City, 
wanted to enter the movies and she 
uiiHweied an advertisement of the 
Rising Sun Production Studio of 
New York city. Her mother forked 
up the first $76 extorted by the com- 
pany but balked at the additional 
$500 demanded. So Mary ran away 
on August 14. She had no mon«.y 
and, after various disastrous adven- 
tures with two men, finally appealed 
to a policeman who turned her over 
to the Y. W. C. A. 



JUDGMENTS 

(The flrat name is Judgment debtor; 
creditor and amount Jollotc) 

Freepoi-t Theatr- Corp.; Indepen- 
dent Movie Supply C \. Inc.; $541.55. 

J. F. A M. B. Const. Co., Inc.; 
Vivian Martin Pictures, Inc.; 
$155.25. 

George M. Gatts; E. D. gtokss; 
$472.43. 

Stanley J. Rollo; A. James; 
$1,271.71. 

Satisfied Judgments 

David Kahn; Columbia Orapho- 
phone Co.; $5,402.16; Aug. 1, 1923. 

Rita Gould; Display Stage Light- 
ing Co., Inc.; $244.13; March 9, 1923. 

John J. Colline; W. J. McCarthy; 
$1,838.82. 

Hays Music Co., Inc.; Radio Stores 
Corporation; $187.78. 

Harriet R. Stuart; Thomas Healy, 
Inc.; $277.63. 

Walter C. Jordan; J. J. McCar- 
thy; $1,039.20. 

Sanger & Jordan; J. J. McCarthy; 
$1,049.20. 

Lawrence Weber; A. BIren; 
$154.84. 

Judgment Vacated 

Kitty Goridon; Bodlne Studios, 
Inc.; $1,688.69; April 30, 1923. 



Princess Albas Halim^an BHglish- 
woman who has twice married Into 
Turkish royal circles, accidentally 
shot and killed herself in Cairo re- 
cently. It was learned that she 
formerly had been a member of 
Andre Chariot's chorus at the Al- 
Inimbra and she Is said to huve been 
the daughter of an innkeeper. 

— — ^— i 

Sascha'Jacobson, violin virtuoso, 
took poison by mistake last Friday 
night and had a narrow escape from 
death. He Is at present convalescing 
at the home of his brothcr-ln-I.iw. 
Dr. H. H. Rothbart, In Nc V York 
city. The musician was In Next 
York to make some phonograph 
records and was taken ill while at 
a dinner party In the evening. Mrs. 
Rothbart gave him a box supposed 
to contain a cold remedy, forgetting 
that she had put some tablets for 
external use only In the box when 
it had become empty. Jacobson be- 
c.ime seriously 111 and was saved by 
quick medical aid. 

Prizes for the best solutions for 
the trafllc problem in the contest 
sponsored by the Keith, Proctor and 
MosS v.iudeville enterprises, have 
been awarded to A2 out of more 
tli.'in 2,400 contestants. Biyhteen 
.idditionnl prizes will be piven when 
tho reports from all theatres are 
recoivod. Then the authors of the 
best three plans will split $1,500. 
lii-Ht pl.-icc KCttiriK $1,000, second. 
$aOO nnd third $200. It Is expected 
that the .HUKKestionM, many of wluch 
wore (jffpretl by cMieitw In cngincer- 
inp .ind tnifllc resiilntions, will 
prove most beneficial to New York. 

Mdiity Calvert, British actor, has 
brought .«iiit for $1,800 against Pat 
Somer.'^et and Edith Day, recently 
married. Calvert claims he hold.-! 
notes signed by both. lie alleges 
that he was supposed by agreement 
to be repaid in monthly instalments, 
but that after paying one the actors 
' had defaulted the rest, Misa Day 



BBOASWAY STORT 

(Continued from page 13) 
went to about $9,000, a pace which 
is said to be an even break, which 
gives the attraction a good chance 
to stick. 

Increases by Hold«{vcr Hits 
What increases were made last 
week appear to have been enjoyed 
by the holdover hits. "Aren't We 
All" is quoted at better than 
$13,500, which Is top gross for the 
show to date. "Abie's Irish Rose," 
the run leader, went to nearly 
$13,000 and so did "Seventh Heaven" 
with the wonderful "Rain" again 
beating $11,400 In six performances 
and really the non-musical leader. 

"The Follies" has two more weeks 
to go and "Tho Passing Show" will 
also take to the road at that time 
"The Fool" will withdraw this week 
with a run of 45 weeks to Its credit. 
Indications are it might ,bave neld 
over Into the new season. Business 
went to $9,500 last week and an ad- 
ditional matinee was Inserted this 
week. 'Polly Preferred," which re- 
sumed at the Little last week. Is 
only intended to remain another 
two weeks with "Chicken Feed" 
probably juccceding. 

Next week's play show list listr 
two foreign attr»otl9ns, "Chauvo 
Souris," returning for four weeks 
at Jolson's 59th Street before going 
on tour, and thn Italian marion- 
ettes being carded for the Frolic 
theatre .'New Amsterdam Roof). 
The opening date was reported put 
back, however. Premieres will be 
"Poppy" (Philip rioodman) at thi- 
Apollo; "Connie Goes IIome"»(KiI- 
burn Gordon), 49th Street, and "The 
Next Corner" (A. H. Woods), 
I'lvmouth. MX 

In addition to "I-it(le Miss Pliie- 
bcard," this week's arrivals were 
"Magnolia," which bowed into the 
Liberty Monday; "The Whole 
Town's Talking," at the BlJou 
Wednesd.ay, and "The Jolly Roger" 
at the National Thursday. 



Its not the same Shubert "Artists and Models" at the Shubert,*New 
York, which opened at New Haven for the break-in. In Nc«r Haven, 
according to report, the show looked helpless. Lee Shubert who was tker* 
t3 see tho premiere was helpless to aid It. I.iee waited for J. J. to appear. 
When the younger brother appeared, the postponemeA of the New Tork 
premiere was ordered and Jake Shubert reconstructed the entertainment 
Into the riot it has become at the Shubert, New York. 



A fitting climax to "Children of the Moon" at the Coynedy, New TerV, 
Is the perplexed puzzle of the author and management. Work and 
thought have been devoted to the unsatlsfaclery finish since the plee* 
opened, and before. The play runs smoothly with aa line a second act •• 
New York theatregoers have seen la generations. Into the third and laat 
act the story proceeds without a halting hitch until the very endlnf, an 
illogical and untheatrical one. 

The play is treading dangerous ground without a suitable eliniax, 
although the weather and the Comedy are against It at present. It'« * 
piece for observation by the students of stagecraft. Written by • new 
author as his first produced attempt and with the author a manufaetwer 
in Ohio, It's a remarkable output under the circumstances, although tm 
direction Is superior to either the writing or the playing. It's second a«t 
If the best con.itructed piece of cumulative playwork noted In year* In 
New York, for its directness and smtfothness. 

Louis Calvert and B. Iden Payne staged the ploy. Mr. Calvert died 
before It was publicly presented. The Jones-Oreen Interests produced It. 

The story Is primarily of -a mother's selfishness. While this is not made 
too deep a thought. It's sufficiently dwelt upon for anyone to graap the 
truths beneath the surface. "Moon madnc-w'* as a co-Issue Is Interesting 
as a probability although "lunatic" derived from Lunar was an earlier 
term for the Insane that we now more familiarly call "moonstruck." 



An Independent producer needed a couple of people tor a new prodaetlOB 
he was casting. Refusing the suggestion to enlist the assistance of one 
of the A^stlng agencies, he headed tor a cafeteria on West 44th street, 
which is popularly patronized by layoff legits. The cafeteria is on the 
same block with the Lambs Club and any layoff from character to Juvenile 
can be found there In mid-day. 



A production Intended foi; Broadway needed about $2,000 Monday of 
this week to enable It to start on its way to the metropolis via ^ break-In 
lour. With the cast thoroughly rehearsed and the scenic inveiitlture al- 
ready, the two "grand" was necessary for traveling and other expense*. 
The sponsor were willing to sell a 75 per cent. Interest In the piece fcr 
the amount on the understanding the purchaser would'*also assume «U 
losses If any arose. There were no bidders on that nnderatanding. 



The net result of a Broadway musical show producer's acquaintance 
with a young woman from musical comedy, although not In his show, haa 
been that he Is minus all his Jewelry In tbe absence of the young womaa. 
Though not surprised that she walked out and forgot to leave any val' 
vables on tho lot as she left, the producer Is thankful she didn't take bto 
cor, something that once beforo happened to him. The only novelty Mt 
for htm Is to find a girl who will stick. 

John HcKee Wednesday started rehearsing "Brook" which bad ita 
premiere at the Greenwich Village theatre, Monday, lor the purpae* of 
eliminating the "talklnesa." While the show Is la for two weeks omty the 
producing firm of McKee ft Stevens hoped to extend It furkker. It !• be- 
lieved that the tightening up of the piece may accomplish aomethlnc tn 
that direction. 



The several months' old friendship between a tenor and contralto, both 
In musical shows, but not the same one, has brown odd. It eeeme to 
nave been chilled through the recent return to New Tork ct, a foreiga 
professional. She was over here for a short while last season. 



"Rain" Is reported to have made a net profit of $212,000 up to Aug. 1. 
The money goes four ways: Sam H. Harris has 65 r^r cent. Of the 
show, John D. Williams, 29 per cent., and the two supposed author*. ZS 
per cent. No ".salaries" of any moment In tho cast other than for Jeanne 
EnKcIs, Who has received three Increases since opening with tbe play, 

f lorcncc Neville, with Carroll's "Vanities," Is now said to bo recelvInK 
$400 a week. Miss Neville's salarr with the show was $100 weekly until 
the new "Grocnwlcli Village Follies" made her an offer, when Eurl Car- 
roll nisned Miss Nevltlo to a tb'oe years' contract with the Increase in 
effect immodlati'ly, ^ 

Mrs. Mury Holicrts Rinehart Is a stylist, a woman of culture. In ker 
now play, "The Breaking Point," she has occasion to use a reporter, and 
he has ocaslon to use slang. Mrs. Rinelmrl, however, cannot bear to be 
ungrammatical. When the reporter wants to say the hero took the air, 
die says, "He ha;i beaten It." 

Flo ZlegfcM, Jr., now has the alternating habit and Etna Peterson and 
Ruth Urban arc dlvldln<; tho prima donna rolo of "The Follies" between 
them, each appearing at four performances a..weeh. 






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VARIETY -^ 



Thursday, Augu8t.30, IMS 



BILLS NEXT WEEK (SEPT. 3) 

IN VAUDEVILLK TIlKATUKa 
(All hoBM* open for Ihe week wUh Monday mitlnea, when not olherwii* Indicated.) 
Th» bliln below iir* ernupcd In divl«lon«, according to booklnc ofllcei eupplled from. 
The manner In which the«« bllla are printed doea not denote the relative importance 

of acta nor their prosram poaltlooa. 

Am aaterUk (•) before nime dt-noti"! «i-t la dolnj new turn, or reappearinf after 

mbscace from vaudeville, or appearing In cltr where llated for the flrat time. 

■*■ ■ 



KEITH CIBCUIT 



VKW yOBK CITT 
Kelth'a I'al»e« 

V^y^rn A Ilannaf'rd 
Billy GlaHon 
I.ytell & fant 
Bobble Folsona Co 
Five lletleys 
(Othera to (111) 
Kelth'a lUventda 
Jean Adair Co 
»■ * T SabinI 
Realm of Kantaay 
Hhaw & Ltoe 
IlerrM & Wlllla 
3 KIrmInK .siatera 
' (Othera to (111) 
Kelth'a Koyal 
Vera Gordon Oe 
)< A Ic Coll 
Al K Hall 
Carroll ft riaher 
I.ady Alice'a Pet* 
Torch Ilearera 
Alynn Mann Oe 
lyawton 
(One to nil) 
Kolth'a .\lhainbra 
Mabel Ford Co 
Kcana A Whitney 
Kenton A Fields 
Senator Ford 
Chappelte & Carloto 
Carroll A Flahar 
White Siatera 
(Two to nil) 

Moea' Itrmdwrny 
•Andre SherrI Rev 
f'ouola * Verdi 
Frank Shields 
Rudell A Dunecaa 
(Othera to Oil) 

Moea' OoUaeoaa 
•OIca Myra C« 
Florence Brady 
(Others to dll) 

2d halt 
Bert L*vy 
K Farnuni A Band 
Wade Booth 
Moran A Mack 
*C Medlnaa 
(One to All) 

Kelth'e Fordham 
Frank Farnum Co 
Wade Booth 
Allman A Harvey 
Ford A Price 
(Two to All) 

2d halt 
Patrlcola 

<*omplimenta Seaaon 
Dave Harria Co 
T A K Andrews 
(Two to Oil) 

Moea' Fnudilla 
Chaa Ahearn Co 
Morton A Glass 
Wllken* A Wllkens 
I'hondelt Four 
(Two to dll) 

2d half 
•Alba Tlberla 
Bcvsn A Flint 
Morriaey A Tounc 
Florence Brady 
(Two to (111) 
Keith's Iliunllton 
I'atrlcola 
Bloom A Sher 
Exposition 4 
•i Medinas i 
(Two to All) 

Id half 
Clia* Atiearn Co 
Walla A Hawlay 
(Others to fill) 

Keith's Jefferson 
Compliments Season 
Howard A Ijind 
Itoval Oaacoynes 
Watta A Hawley 
Moran A Mack 
T A K Andrews 
Dave Roth 
(One to (III) 

Id half 
Aunt Jenaima A Bd 
(!h.as Wllaoa 
Conn A Hart 
Allman A Harrejr 
Wllkena A Wllkens 
Tuscano Bros 
(Two to nil) 

Keith's 81st Rt. 
Raymond Bond (3o 
Holt A Leonard 
Artie Mehllnser 
I'ant A O'Nell 
Fantino 81a Co 
•Kchocs Danceland 

Moss' Becao* 
Bert Levy 
llevan A Pllnt 
Ithodea A Watson 
(Others to nil) 

2d half 
McDevitt Kelly A Q 
Voraatlle Sextette 
1'hondoll Pour 
(Olhcra to All) 

rrortor's listli St. 

Zd half (JO-I) 
.Tean Oranoaa Co 
Frnnklin Charles Co 
Trarey A Mcllrids 
Smith A Fields 
Rodford A Madden 
Waldron A Moore 

1st half (3-t) 
Weak Spot 
l''our Madcaps 
Four Pala 
Jnnia Bros 
Neapolitan Duo 
(Ona to All) 

2d half (<-*) 
Princeton A Vernon 
Trip to Hltland 
I'^arl A Matthewa 
('nncr Warren Co 
(•autlcr A I'ony Boy 
Wallflower 
__l_l>roctor's 58th 81. 
td half (30-2) 
r.anc A O'Nell 
Htoppin Fool 
I< A M TiOandi^r 
•Weyman A Comp 
(too Yoeman 
CIKTord A O Connor 

1st half (3S) 
Willie Hale Co 
Huhy Raymond Co 
(Others to All) 

id half (6-» 
Alice Morley 
Rrford's Oddities 
Anderson A }lurt 
Howard rw^wls 
(Two to flill 



rroelor'a Fifth Ave 

2nd half (30 I) 
•Olsa Myra Co 
Hyama A Mclntyrc 
Ainac 

Melinda A Dade 
Pierce A Hyan 
(Othera to All) 

1st half (3-() 
Jean Graneae Co 
Adelaide A Hughes 
Langford A Fred'ks 
Emmctt A O'Mara 
Kitaro Japs 
(Others tu All) 

2d half (t'9> 
IJoyd Ibach's Band 
Ben Welch 
Margie -Coates 
Robert Rellly Co 
(Othera to All) 
Praetor's Z*d Rt. 
Id halt (30-2) 
Ring Tangle 
Ccasar Rivoll Co 
Maley A O'llrien 
Ahearn A Peteraon 
McKinley Sla 
Ward A Wilson 

lat half (1-5) 
Sccrest M'Uon'ld Co 
Alice Morley 
Princeton A Vem'n 
Wilbur A Adama 
Smith A Flelda 
(One to All) 

id halt (C-9) 
Weak Spot 
Mlaa loloen 
Innia Uroa 
Four Pala 
(Two to All) 



CONET IHLAND 
New BrightoB 
Harry Fox Co 
•Dora Ford Co 
Walters A Wallers 
Joo Darcey 
•Birds of Paradise 
Ring Tangle 
(Others to All) 
Henderson 
QsBson Br A Marie 
Bvl.aughlln A Kv'ns 
C Whirlwinds 
Lahr A Mercedes 
Eddie Whits 
2d half 
Hughes A Burke 
Butler A Parker 
Jean A Val Jean 
Klsle Whits 
(One to All) 

FAB BOCKAWAT 

ColamblA 



Id halt 
JAB Mitchell 
Allen A Canfteld 
Song of India 
Rose A Thorns 
Chaa Ahearn Co 

ATI^NTA 
Lyrte 

(Birmingham Split) 

1st half 
Alf Ripon A Jlggs 
Guth Carmen A O 
Henry Catalans Co 



CHABM»TON 
Lvrte 

2d half 
Stone A Hallo 
Inglla A Winchester 
lljg City Four 
Ward Sisters A Co 
CHK8TKB, PA. 
Adgement 
Bender A Knapp 
Arch Stanley 
Fraaer A Bruce 
Fern A Maria 



EDDIE 



BORDEN 



2d halt 
Tarmark 

Harry Holman Co 
Ijolgh A Jones 
Willie Hall A Bro 
Bx'poaltlon 4 
(Ona to All) 

BBOOKLTN 
Keith's Uusliivlek 

Ellnore A Wms Co 
Wayne A Warren 
fiopei A Band 
Jane Dillon 
Tex McCloud 
Andrelfl Trio 
Dlile HamlltoB 
(Two to All) 

Keltii'a Orphenna 
L«ou Tellegen I'-o 
Josef Feler's Orch 
Jack Wilson 
Bernard A Garry 
•Bruce Barnafather 
Bob Hall 
Sylvia Loyal Co 

(Two to All) 
Hess' Flatbnsh 

Mrs Sid Drew Co 

Moora A Freed 

Kmma Carus 

World of Make Bel 

Harry Hoi brook 

Bellls Duo 

Keitli's (ireenpoint 
Id half (30-2) 

Oracle Kmmett Co 

MaxAcId A Oolson 

Four of Us 

Five Petleys 

Juggleland 

(One to All) 
' lat half (]-S) 

Grace Hayes 

Bender A Armstr'g 

Frankle A Johnny 

Hector 

Anderson A Burt 

(One to All) 
_ 2d half (6-9) 

Langford A Fred'ks 

Kessler A Morgan 

(Others to All) 

Keith's Prospect 

2d half (30-i) 
Tex McCloud 

Mardo A Roma 

Langford & Fred'ks 

nrford's Oddities 

(Two to All) 
1st half (3-6) 

Robert Rellly Co 

P A K Ross 

Maxfleld A Oolson 

Ben Welch 

Bell A Caron 

(One to All) 
2d half (C-9) 

Mlddlefn A Spellmr 

Franklin diaries Co 

Willlnma A Taylor 

Hector 
(Two to fill) 

Moas' Biverin 
TarniarU 
Arthur W.at 
Williams fit TAylor 
Tusrano Bros 
irarry Holman Co 
(One to till) 

2d half 
Otga Myra < "o 
Morris A .Sli.tw 
M'Laughlln A ICv'ns 
Hoyal tlaHr<)yni>s 
Rhodoa A Watson 
(One to All) 

AII.KNTOWN. PA. 

Orplieiim 

Dan'UiK; M'l>'tn>ild.i 
Yates A (^KMori 
llilly Dale Co 
/.elaya 



Ward Bros 
Kary A Kary 

ATLA^mC CITT 
r.ioho 

Eirey Sisters 
Brlc Zardo 
Wm Halligan Co 
Yvette Kugel 
Williams A VanessI 
Bert Filsgibboiis 
La Dora A Beckm'n 

Toang's 
Monroe Bros 
Oscar Lorraine 
Great Leon 
Llddell A Gibson 
•Derkln's Animate 

AVBDKN, M. T. 
JelTerson 

Zamater A Smith 
Wood A White 
OIca Steck A Band 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Nell McKlnley 
Dorothy Byton Rev 
(Two to All) 

BALTIMOKK 
Maryland 

Jean Schwiller 
Harry Green 
V A E Stanton 
Hy Santry A Band 
H A A Seymour 
(Two to All) 

B.\¥ONKK. N. J. 

8traad 
•Degon A Clifton 
Dotson 

Homer Miles Co 
•Dwyer A Norma 
Veraatlle .Sextette 

Id half 
Bowers Walters Co 
Sully A Thomaa 
Loney Haskell 
London Stoppers 
(One to All) 

BINGHAMTON 
BIngliamto* 

Sealo 

Shuffle Along 4 
Nell McKlnley 
Ann Francis Co 
(One to All) 

2d halt 
Bermuda Bound 



Jack Allen's Aces 
(One to All) 

2d halt 
Mann Broa 
•Leon A Uowna 
Smith A Strang 
Roth Kids 
Bill Robinson 
Weber A Ridnor 

CINCINNATI 

Pslnro 

Blly 

l^w Hawklna 
Gertrude Barnes 
Fred Sumner Co 
King A Irwin 
Wyatt'a Vnds ALass 
Adams A Griffith 

CLAKKSB'O. W.VA 
Robinson Grand 

Carpos Bros 
Telaak A Dean 
Stateroom 19 
Bison City 4 
Galettl A KoUla 

2d halt 
Stanley Tripp A M 
Dorothy Taylor Co 
Manning A Hall 
Goldle A Thorns 
Tunes A Steps 

CLEVELAND 
Fnlnes 

ntount A Partner 
To to 

York A King 
Julia Sanderson 
Theatre Grotes<|ue 
Will Mahoney 
(Others to All) 

llippodroms 
Splendid A Partner 
Annette 

Johnny's New Car 
George Morton 
John Regay Co 

103th Street 
Hurlo 

Chung Hwa Trio 
Yes Means No 
Jack Norworth Co 
Martnein Sis 

COLUMBUS 
B. F. Keith 

Montana 
Rita Gould 



Al Tucker A Band 
KLMIBA. N. T. 

MaJestU 

Kacuhua 
Combe A NevlBS 
Coogan A Caoey 
Skura Rulowa 
(Ona to fill) 

Id half 
.ShuRle Along t 
4 Kublnl SIS 
•Wood While 
(Two to All) 

EBIE, PA. 

Colonial 

Bert Sloan 
Clinton A Rooner 
Ferry Corwey 
Ned Norworth Co 
Geo McFarlano Co 
Pert Kelton 
Oautler'a Brlokl'yrs 
GBAND RAPIDS 
Empreaa 
Grlffln Twina 
Slgnor Frlacoe 
Clayton A Bdwards 
Margaret Padula . 
(Others to All) 

OKKKNSD'BG, PA. 

Strand 
Stanley Tripp A M 
•Cantwell A WalU'r 
Dobby Jackson Co 
Goldie A Thorne 
LaSay'a Models 

Id halt 
Carpos Bros 
Fisk A Lloyd 
Stateroom 19 
•Shone A Dedetts 
Ryan Weber A R 

HOBNELL. N. T. 
Shftttock O. H. 

Id halt 
Sealo 
Comt>e A Nevlns 



Keane * Williams 
Lovenberg 81s A N 

Id half 
The Faynoa 
BAM Gardner 
Blue Bird Revue 
Walton A Brandt 
(One to All) 

I.OWKIX 
B. F. Keith's 

George Moora C0 
Walter Kelly 
Jaaon A Harrlgaa 
Amoros A Obey 
The Mclntyres 
Sonla Meroff 

UONTBEAI. 
Imperial 

(Sunday Opening) 
Daly Mae A Daly 
George DuFrane Co 
D D HT 

Sterling A Glasgow 
Claude A Marlon 
Adams A Lillian 

Prlnceos 

(Sunday Opening) 
Novelty Cimtons 
Toung A Wheeler 
Pranklyn Ardell 
LAB Dreyer 
Bd Ei Ford 
Scanlon Denno Bros 



N. J. 



UOBBIST'N. 
Lyons 

Rubavllle 
Dwyer A Norma 
(Am Whirlwinds 
(Ona to All) 

MX. VEBNON, N.T. 
lYoctor's 

2d half (30-2) 
Olaan A Johnaon 
Bavan A Flint 
2 Blanks 
Howard A Lind 



TOM 
KELLY 

THIS WEEK 

B. F. KEITH'S 

COLUMBUS 



NEXT TO CLOSIMO 

ALF T. WILTON 

RRPB ESENT ATITB 

CHAS. a GROWL, West 



id half) 
Rnby Raymond Trio 
(Othera to Oil) 

rnXLADELPHIA 
B. F. Keitli's 

Howard A Cl'k Rev 
Al Wohlman 
Juggling Nelatins 
McKay A Ardina 
l^esson tor Wives 
Bird Cabaret 
(Ona to All) 

AlhnmlMm 

Sherwln Kelly 
Kelly A Stone 
Murray A Maddock 
Fred Harrison Co 
(Ona to All) 
2d halt 
Will Morris 
Snow A Narlne 
McFarl'nd A Pa'Iace 
Barrys A Wolforda 
(One to All) 

Allrsheny 
McRae A Clegg 
Prlmroaa 4 
Toomer A Day 



Forgo A Wlllinnaa 
The Nagyfy 

POBTLAND. UK. 
B. F. Kelth'a 

Lloyd A Oood 
Stan Stanley 0* 
Will J Ward 
Arthur DeVoy Co 
Blair A Pennington 
Lorner Qlrls 

PT. BICHM'D, N.T. 
Pniaeo 

Burke A Collier 
Elsie White 
Dress Rehearsal 
Sully A Thomas 
Gordon Stewart Sis 

id half 
Caseon nr A Marie 
Frank Richardson 
Salle A Roblaa 
Dance R from Dixie 

POTTSVIIXB. PA. 
lUppodrmno 

Cody A King 
Phil Davia 
Fisher A Hurst 



VAN and VERNON 



, 




•Olga Steck A Band 
(Othera to All) 
(Atlanta Split) 

BIBMINOIIAM 

I^yrle 

1st halt 
Amy Dean Co 
Miller A Rothrock 
Ethel McDonongh 
Joe Whitehead 
Billy Shaw Revue 

BOSTON 
B. F. Keith's 

Mankln 

Boudlni A Bernard 

Val Harris 

Ed Janis Revue 

Santos A Hayea 

Crafts A Haley 

The Sheik 

(One to All) 

BBADFOBD, PA. 
Bradford 

td halt 
Pershing 

Nan Trarelloe Co 
(Two to All) 

DVFFAU> 

Shea's 

Miller Girls 
OAR Magley 
H.ugh Herbert 
t^roas A Santera 
Victor Moore Co 



Oretta Ardine 
Hurst A Vogt 
Clyde Doerr'a Orch 
(Two to All) 



DATTON 

Keith's 

Three Belmonts 

Gold A Edwards 

Duval A Symonda 

Thornton Flynn Co Harry Taudn 



Coogan A Casey 
An(k Francis Co 

INDIANAPOUS 

Pnlaes 

The Faynes 
•BAM Gardner 
easier A Beasley T 
Walton A Brandt 
(One to All) 

Id half 
Roder A l>ean 
Furman A Bvans 
Lew Seymour C^ 
Keens A Wllllama 
Lovenberg Sis A N 

JACKSONVUXS 
Arcade 

(Savannah Split) 
lat half 
Cook A Valdare 
James Doherty 
Grindell A Esther 
Froslnl 
Little Driftwood 

JEB8ET CITT 

State 



(Others to All) 
1st halt (1-1) 

Morris .A Shaw 

Tbach A Band 

Gautler's Pony Boy 

(Others to All) 
Id half (C-9) 

Adelaide A Hughes 

Bmmett A O'Mara 

•Bell A Caron 

Bloom A Sher 

(Othera to All) 

NEWARK 
Praetor's 

Arnaut Broe 
Barrett A Farnara 
Crane Wilbur Co 
Leavltt A Lockwood 
(Othera to All) 

NOBFOUC 
Aeadrmy 

(Richmond Split) 
lat halt 
Carson A Kane 
Harry Braden 
Hartley A Patters'n 
Pierce A Ryan 
Olaen A Johnson 



Preasler A Klalsa 
Cunn'gh'm A B'nn't 

Broadway 
Mulr'y M'Neece A R 
Morgan A Sheldon 
Freda A Anthony 
Teddy Claire Rev 

:d half 
Joa Amoros Rev 
Burke Barton A B 
Shriner A Fitisim's 
Dance Creation 1913 

Craaa Keys 
Wilbert A Dawson 
Snow A Narlne 
M'Fsrl'nd A Palace 
Cantwell A Harria 
T.eigh A Jones 
Springtime Rev 

2d half 
Sherwln Kelly 
Keller Sla A Lynch 
Wills A Robyns 
Anderson A Graves 
Gilbert Wells 
Movie Masque 

Globe 
O K Legal Co 
Boyle A Bennett 
Hat Johnson Co 
Rogers A Donnelly 
Stepping Fools 
Maureen Engiin 
Oxford 4 
Fisher A Gllmore 
7 Honey Boys 

Grand O. H. 
Homer Romaine 
Gardner A Aubrey 
Burke Barton A B 
Bobby Randall 
Dance Creat'ns 192S 

2d half 
Mulr'y M'Neece A R 
•Phil Davis 
Holland Romance 
Fred A Anthony 
Teddy Claire Ray 
Keystone 
Ortons 
Mlnera 



4 

4 

Billy Miller Co 
Zelda Santly 
Oddlttea of 1911 

Nixon 
Joa Amoroa Co 
Elsie Huber 
Barrys A Wotfords. 
Lloyd A Christie 
Hall Ermine A B 



Bhrlner A Fitxaim'a 
Sager MIdgley Co 

id half 
Wm O'Clare Co 
Elsie Huber 
Murray A Maddock 
(Two to All) 

PBOVIDENCE 
E. F. Albeo 

Plerlot A ScoAeld 
Jack Hughes 2 
Dainty Marie 
Four Diamonda 
Moody A Duncan 
Ed Lowry 
Singer'a Midgets 

BEADING, PA. 1 
Rajah 

Frank Wilson 

Alexander A Elmore 

Blondea 

Rinto A Boyls 

Sun Bonnets 

2d half 
Peck A Rector 
Victor Graff 
Schaff'r Weym'n Co 
Wilbur Mack Co 
Carnival of Venice 

BICKMOND 
Lyric 

(Norfolk Split) 
1st halt 
May MacKaye'a t 
Judson Cola 
•Craven Rice C Rev 
Dyal A Early 
Cliff Naxarro Co 

' BOANOKB, VA. 
Boanoke 

(Win'n-Sal'm Split) 

lat half) 
Bob Bobbie A Bob 
Margaret Ford 
Harry Ames Co 
Walsh A Ellis 
Booth A Nina 
id halt 
WiUtAeld A Ireland 
Bczaxlan A While 
Kthel Parker Co 
(Two to All) 

SAVANNAH 

BUoB 

(Jacksonville Split) 

1st half 
Mildred Parker 



Dave Harris Cte 

Morton A Olaas 
Woston A Blalaa 
(One to All) 

vncA, N. *. 

Gaiety 

Arthur Lloyde 
Perrone A Oliver 
(Others to All) 

td halt 
Col Jack George 
Mullen A Francis 
(Othera to All) 

WASHINGTON 
B. F. Keith's 

Nellie Arnaut 
Willie Solar 
Inex Courtney 
Chas Irwla 
Breibart 
Murray A Allen 
Margaret Severn Cte 

WATEBT'N, N. Y. 
Olympie 

•Kinga of Melodyl'd 
Col Jack Oeorge 
(Othera to All) 

id half 
Arthur Lloyd 
Perrone A Oliver 
(Others to All) 

WHEBU'G, W. TA. 

Victoria 
Harvard Holt A K 
Dorothy Taylor Co 
•Manning A Hall 
Trovato 
Ryan Weber A R 

td hair 
LuToy'a Modela 
Telaak A Dean 
Francill 
Bison City 4 
•Hod Willi'ma Band 

WILM'OTON, DEL. 

Aldine 
Mann Broa 
Keller Sis A Lynch 
Jarvis A Harrison 
( Pirates and Maid 



•WIIU A Robma 
Weber A Lid nor 

Id hi^lf 
Bender A Knapy 
Arch Stanley 
Fraeer A Dunaa 
Fern A Marie 
Jeaale Read 
•Jack Allen's Ace« 

TONKEBfl, N. X, 
Prootor'e 

td halt (lO-t) 
Love Steps 
Arnaut Bros 
Wayne A Warrea 
Alice Morley 
(Two to All) 

1st hair~(>-t) 
Franklin Charles Co 
McDevItt Kelly A <i 
Keaaler A Morgan 
(Others to All) 

id halt (6-9) 
Bender A Armatr'c 
MaxAeld A Golaoa 
Kitaro Japa 
Jean Graneae Co 
Jim Hanley'a Rer 
(One to All) 

TORK. PA. 

Opera Houa* 

Peck A Rector ■■*- '' 
Victor Grall 
Schaff'r Weym'n C» 
Wilbur Mack Co 
Carnival of Venice 

id half 
Frank Wilson 
Alexander A Elm'ra 
Blondes 
Sun Bonnets 

TOCNCSTOWN, O. 

Hippodrome 
Harry Ilenlell 
Flsk A Lloyd 
Shane A Dedette 
(Two to All) 
idjtalf 
Oallelti A Kokin 
Bobby Jackson Co 
Trovato 

Harvard Holt A E 
(One to All) 



BOB MURPHY "and" 

suggests for your summar vacation 
Btncham Beach, Sooth Royaltoa. Vt. 



POU CISCUIT 



Oflslal OaatUt t* th* ■. V. i 

DR. JUUAN SIEGEL 

i4»S B'wax tPatnaaa Bl«c.| R. 



td halt 
Jack Hanley 
Morgan A Sheldon 
Sager MIdgley Co 
Bill Dooley 
« Pirates A Maid 

Waahlngtoa 
Downea A Clarldge 
Unlveraity t - 
Law Wllaon 
Ooslar A Lusby 
Bensle A Baird 



WAI'nNt; FOB TIME ARODND NEW TOBK CITYT 

THIS AOF.NCV IS BOOKING A NUMBEB OF THr.ATBBn ADJACENT TO 
THIS CITY, WHICH ENABLE TOD TO LIVE HEBE WHILE PLAYING 
THEM. 

THE FALLY MARKUS VAUDEVILLE AGENCY 



1547 Broadway 



Phoass BBTAMT tO««-«Ml-aon 



New York City 



Angel A Fuller 
Slatkos Revue 

24 halt 

Stanley Oalllne Co 
Geo Lovett Co 
K A E Keuhn 
Jack Little 
W C Percival Co 
I Burke Walah A N 



JOE and JIN U ROCCA 



Find 

atvlmmlng uni 



it extremely difflcnit to giro 
(1 go back to work. 



(Two to All) 
CAMDKN. N. J. 
Tower's 

Wm Ociare Co 
Rule A O'Brien 
Ander.son A Graves 
«phwarti A CttflTortl 
Movie M l^4l)<JQ 
2d half 
TTomer Uomaine 
Kelly A. Stone 
('artmell A Harris 
r,ioyd A Chrifltie 
Hall Ermine A B 

CANTON. OHIO 
Lyceum 

Jcnnifr Ilroa 
Ml 111 el & (My 
Ki'iini'ily A I'^'trlo 
Ilirry .ti>I»ii>n 
Italnb'iw'i* Knd 



Al tucker A tiand (Qne to All) 



DETROIT 
Keith's 

Paul Nolan Co 
.Smythe A Reaji 
Wilfred Clarke Go 
King A Ileatty 
Simialr A Caspar 
Mystery C.irl 
Hill Hallen 
U S Jazi Band 

EA.STON, PA. 
Able 

JAB 

Allen * CanAeld 
•Mong nf India 
llr>«e A Thorne a 
Chaa Ahearn Co 

2d halt 
naneinu M'DonaM 
Y^tes A Cirson 
lliliy Dale Cu 
Keiaya 



lie O. II. 

Mitchell 



Dave Ifarrls Co 
Sampsell Leonhardt 
Claudia Coleman 
Weaton A Elaine 
London Steppers 

Id half 
Wilbur A Adams 
Jim A Jack 
Hamilton A Barnes 
Alex Hyde's Orch 
(Two to All) 

I,ANCASTER, PA. 

Colonial 
Hazel A RedAeld 
Smith A Strong 
Bill Dooley 
(One to Allt 

2d halt 
Cody A King 
Thos P Dunn 
Fisher A Hurst 



T. 



NOBWICR, N, 
Oelonha 

id half 

Mlacahua 
Morgan A Moran 

PASHAIO 
Playhon«s 

Vanity Shop 
Juggleland 
Lawrence A Berm'n 
Arch A Belford 
Ed Morton 

Id halt 

•Degon A Clifton 

Dotson 

Homer Mites Co 

Lahr A Mercedes 

Gordon Stewart Sis 



ARTHUR SILBER 

UpOKINO EXCLU3IVBLT WITH 

PANT AGES CIRCUIT 

««« FTTZOERALD BLDO.. NEW TOBK 
Phones BRYANT 7»7<— MtS 



Runaway 4 

LODLSVILIJl 
Keith's Natloaal 

Roc^fr A Dean 
Furman A Kvana 
Lew Seymour C« 



PATERSON, N. J. 
MaJesUs 

Dance R from Dixie 
Savoy A Williams 
Erford'a Oddities 
(Others to All) ■ 



The Comebacks 
Wm. Pena 

Jack Hanley 
TiCon A Dawn 
Holland Romance 
Bill Robinson 
Runaway 4 

td half 
Wilbert A Dawson 



Melroy Slaters 
McCart A Bradford 
Neil A Witt 
Frldkin ft Rhoda 

STRACUBB, M. T. 
B. F. Keith's 

Snell A Vernon 
Mallnda A Dade 
Juat Out of Knick'rs 
The Bradnas 
Fleurette Joeffrey 
TOLEDO 
Keith's 
K A B Keuhn 
Jack Little 
W Percival Co 
Burke WaUh A N 
Geo Lovett Co 

Id halt 
Gold A Edwarda 
Duval A Symonda 
Thornton Flynn Co 
Angel A Fuller 
Statkoa Revue 

TORONTO 

Shea'a 
Borden A Bayer 
BAB Gorman 
Collins A Hart 
Lynn A Howland ' 
Wee Oeorgle Wood 
(Two to All) 

TRENTON. N. J. 
Capital 

Gilbert Wella 



DBIDGKPORT 

Poll's 
Green A Myra 
D Fitch Minstrels 
Sandy Shaw 
Jas Kennedy Oo 
B t Moora 

td half 
Manhat Soc Orch 
Carl Shaw 
Lyle Emerson 
(Two to All) 

Palace 
Prankie Heath 
Mile Vanity Co 
Middlt'n Spallmeyer 
Billy Beard 
Weyman ft (Tomp 

Id half 
At Shayna 
B Folsom A Band 
Tracy A McBride 
McKinley Sis 
Fred Lindsay 

HARTFORD 
Capital 

Bert Wilcox 
N T Hippodrome 4 
B Folsom A Band 
Carl Shaw Co 
Stafford A Louisa 
Morion A Doran 

Id half 
Prankie Heath 
Middlat'n A Spell'r 
D Fitch Minstrels 
Buitt Wood 
Oscar Martin Co 
Green A Myra 

MERIDEN 

Poll's 
Casey A Warren 
Lnydon A Burke 
Mma Doree'a Co 
Gene A Fleurette 
Howard Nicholas 

id halt 
Bert Wilcog 
Mile Vanity C* 
Sandy Shaw 
B J Moore 
(One to All) 

NEW HAVKN 
Palaee 

Court of O K 0>le 



HUGH HERBERT 

ttS I.RFFERTS AVENCE, 
KEW GARDENS. U I. 

Phone Richmond Hill »68I 



Gardner A Aubrey 
Fred Harrison Co 
TAB Healy 
Syncopated Toea 

PITTSBURGH 
DavU 

3 Blanks 

Meehan A Newman 
Edith Clasper Co 
Norwood A Hall 
Healy A Cross 
Merton Mystery 
Mel Klee 
Breckcr's Bears 

Harris 
Jos Allen 
Gene Uartini 
Gray 81s 
H L Cooper Co 
Dudley Gordon 
Golden Bird 



Will Morris 
Roth Kids 
TAB Healy 
Syncopated Toes 

2d half 
Ilaiel A ttedAeld 
Rule A O'Brien 
Jarvis A Harrison 
Schwarts A Clifford 
Springtime Revue 

UNION HILI, N.y. 

Capitol 

Jim A Jack 
Trip to Hltland 
The WailAower 
Hamilton A Barnes 
M A A CTStk. 
(One to All) 
2d half 
Ifarry Tusda 
Laura Ormabes Co 



2d half 
Pat Rooney Co 
Billy Beard 
Kelly A Birm'gh'm 
Weyman A Comp 

SCBANTON, PA. 
Poll's 

(Wilkes-B'rre Split) 

lat half 
Joe Browning 
Schictr^Marlonets 
Blondes 
Gold A Goldle 
Walter ft Stern 

SPBINGFIELD 
Pnlaes 

Alma Nlelson Co 
A A M Havel Co 
Winifred A Browa 
Meehan & Dillon 
Equlllo A Maybell* 

id halt 
Dan Coleman Co 
Hall A Dexter 
Bohemian Lite 
Tnex Hanley 
Monte A Parle 

WATEBBUBY 

Palace 

Pat Rooney Co 
Lyle A Emsraon 
Britt Wood 
Oacar Martin Ck> 

td halt 
Jamea Kennedy Oa 
N y Illppodr'me Co 
Court of O K Colo 
Chadwlck A Taylor 
Morlen A Doran 
WILKES-BARBB 

FoU's 
(Scranton Spilt) 

1st halt 
Dave Ferguson Oil 
Jack La Vie 
McCool A Rller 
P A W La Varr 
Bunlce Miller Co 
WOBCESTEH 
PoU's 
Dan Coleman Co 
Hall A Dexter 
Bohemian Llta 
Inex Hanley 
Monte A Parti 

id halt 



Sensatloaal Hrad-'Balaaelnc Egnilibrtst* 
THE OBIOINAL 

FOUR PHILLIPS 



Grand Old 
M».u 

Management, 



Maine Stats 
Next Week (Sept. 
X PHI 



I'OwlstaiM 
») 
ILLIP 



Al Shayne 
Fred LIndaay 
Chadwlck A Taylor 
McKlnley Sis 
Tracey A McBrlde 



Alma Nlelson Co * 
A A M Havel Co 
Meehan A Dillon 
Equlllo A Maybelld 
Winifred A Brown' 



BOSTON KEITH CISCnn 
no.sTON 



Boston 

Maasart Slaters 

Kellam A O'Dare 

Mme Herman 

Geo Teoman 

Mattylee Llppard 
Gordon's Olympia 
(Scollay 8q.) 

Australian Dclosoa 

Mabel Harper 

Eadlc A Itnmsden 

•llunniford 

Four Byron Girls 

Mack A Earl 

Albert Ilorllck Co 
Gordon's Olympia 
(Washington St.) 

Grant A 'V\'nllaoe 

Ross A Roma 

Miss Mystery 

Municipal Four 

NIobe 

BBOCKTON 

Strand 
Clifford A Balfey 
Par<lo A Archer 
Jo Jo Dooley 
•Pull House of Mel 
2d halt 
Yloiso Retter 
I.aura Ordway Cs 



Slmpaon A Deaa 
(One to All) 

CAMBBIDOB 

Central 84. 
.^ybll Gray 
Chisholm A Breen 
•Wally Jamea . 
(Two to All) 

id halt 
•Carl Grees 
Dorothy Wahl 
•BrosluB A Browii 
(Two to All) 

FALL BIVKR 

Empire 
Cook Mortimer A H 
Simpson A Deaa ^ 
Laura Ordway 
D'nc'rs fm Cl'wnl'd 
Frank Farron 
Rlvcs*A Arnold 

td half 
Turner M'ssm'n A V 
Flo Mayo 
•Goetx A Duffy 
(Three to All) 

IIOLYOKE. MASS. 
Mt: Park 

Tyler A Crolius 
Faden Trio 
Sharon Stephens 



Tburaday, August 30, 1923 



VARIETY 



■ir- 



«5»BfOil»i * Brow» 
'■ Id halt 

jloor* * BMtar 
jlliilni * BIoMonu 
'Wally J»niu 
D«i.e» Operalogae 
(One lo nil) 

Vl«t«rr 
li«ii« Sl»r Four 
Ptpilo 

Creedon * Davl* 
(Two to fill) 

:d bait 
Cook Mortimer & }I 
Pardo * Archer 
Tb« Voluntocra 
faal Hill Co 
•T it C Bttton 

Empir* 

Leona Wllllama 
Indoor Spoils 
Ur^Riit & Stewart 
- Tounr Want Co 

: 'Casa * Lahn 
2d half 

-,. Nathano Broi 

Punlevy A Chc»l h 
"Venetian Fiva 
Jo Jo Uoolay 
Oaiiea A DeLour 



I.EWI8TON. ME. 
Mnaio HaU 

• fail fireea 
8aliy Bccra 



Rubinl & Diana 
RIvea & Arnold 

MEW BBITAin 
CaplM 

Kamond * Grant 
Ifoora * Haser 
Hliglns & Bate* 
MarKUerlte A A 
Harrey Henry & G 

id half 
Tyler A Crollua 
Badall A Natali 
•Full Houae of Mel 
Mardo A Roma 
(One to mo 

nunM 

Wm Siato 
Ideal 

Hart A Breen 
Fox A lUller 
2d haU 
•P A B Roaa 
Ideal 

Helen Miller 
Worth A Willlnc 

KEW I^NDON 
Capitol 

*T A r Breton 
Paul Hill Co 
The Volunteers 
Badall A' Natali 
Jtan A Valjean 

2d half 
Wm Sliito 
Elkiiia Fay A E 
Creedon A Davis 
Marguerite A A 



BERT— — MINA 

WAINWRIGHT 

in "THE RIGHT WEIGHTS" 
By PAfcl, GERABD SMITH 



Flaher'.y A Stoning 
Kennedy A Davis 
Flu Mayo 

:d half 
rordini A Reese 
l.eona Williams 
Dnlby A Allen 
WC'rmack A Regay 
Rose Selden A Bro 

I.TNN, MASS. 
Olympla 
Albright A Harle 
Valentino Vox 
Hubini A Diana 
(One to nil) 

2d halt 
Esmond A Orant 
chisholm A Breen 
Elaine A Marshall 
D'nc'rs I'm Crwnl*d 

MANCHE8TEB 
Palara 

Nathano Bros 
Dorothy Wahl 
Murray Kiasen Co 
Dunlevy A Chesl'h 
Oaliss A DaLour 

2d half 
Flaherty A Stoning 
Kaily ueera 
Indoor Bporta 
Bryant A Stuart 
Toung Wans Co 

MIDDLET'WK, CT. 
Crand 

2d halt 
Chaa Ledegar 
Sybil Oray 
Ward A Hoblman 
(One to fill) 

NETT BKDFOBD 
Olyaapla 

Deiso Better 
Venetian Five 
Klalna A Marshall 
Mildred Rogtrs Co 
Goetx A Dnlty 
2d half 
Clifford A Bailey 
Albright A Hart 
Valentine Vox 



A G 



(One to All) 
>'ORn'ICH. CONN. 
Htcand 

Kennedy A Kramer 
Arthur Finn 
(Two to nil) 

Sd half 
rhas li Lawlor 
The Braminos 
Fox * Wilier 
Cana A Liehn 

PAWTUCKET, K.I. 
Beenlo 

Ernie J^Ernie 
Worth A Willing 
Emily Darren 
(Two to ail) 

2d half 
Hart A Breen 
Harvey Henry 
Mack A Jess 
Malla Bart 
(One to ail) 

SO. NORWAI.K 

2d halt 
Syncopated 7 
Bd Morton 
Juggleland 
Bucanan A Bruwtr 
(One to nil) ^ 

SXAMTOBD) CT. 
Alhaaabra 

Chaa Ledegar 
Chas B Lawlor 
Ward A Bohlmsn 
Hughes A Burke 
The Braminos 
Id halt 
Kennedy A Kramer 
Arthur Finn C^ 
(Three to nil) 

woonboc:ke^ 

BUM 

Syncopated Seven 
Mack A J*m 
(Two to nil) 

td halt 
Ernie A Ernie 
Emily Darrall 
(Two to Oil) 



J.OS AKOBLKS 
Hill Street 

I A J Connelly 
Bronn Sisters 
Billy Sharps Rr* 
Plfer Bros A Eia 
Ben B One 
L«w Brice 

Orphenm 
Ethel Barrymore 
Duel Do Kerckjarto 
Harry HInes 
Rome A Qaut 
HAU Zeigler 
Rrdmond A Wells 
Murray A Oakland 
rr.inclB White 

MILIVAVKBE 
Palace 

(Suntlay Opening) 
I.evlashan Band 
Deagon A Mack 
Swor A Conroy 
lieiro 

•Tower A Hnrtcs 
Frllsi Rldgway Co 
Wank a 

MINNE-VPOUS 
HeoBephi 

(Sunday Opening) 
Willie Schenck 
Billy Arlington Co 
w A O Ahearn 
Juek Rose 
3 Whirlwinds 
BAH Gordon 
Wm Seabury 

0.4KI.AND, CAL. 
Orpbcnm 

.luliet 

H Blue Demons 
Cahill A Romalne 
Irving Fiaber 
Belts Seals 
Avon Comedy 4 

OHAH.A 
Or^enm 

(Sunday Openine) 
.Stanleys 

Lambert A Fish 
Thos E Shea 
Morris A Campbell 
Houdlnl 
AI Herman 
De Marcos A Sheik 

FOB1X.AND, ORE. 
Orpbeam 

(Sunday Opening) 
Louise Lovely 
O'Neil A Plunkett 
Thos J Ryan 
Dolly Kay 
Pepita Grenadon 
Leipslg 



Wi lie Ritchie 
Van A Bell 

Orphram 
(Sunday Opening) 
Ten Byck A Wiley 
Friend in Need 
Bob Albright 
Lrs Kliclla . 
Nasimova 
Tony A Norman 
Geo Le Malre Co 

ST. LOl'IS 
Orphcana 

Russell Carr 
i;hic Sale 
Weaver Bros 
Mollle Fuller Co. 
Klein Bros 
•J Kenysner A 



Or 



Three Gordons 
S.tCBAMEMTO 
Orpheaaa 

(»-6) 
(Same hill 



RIalto 
Le Malre A Hayes 
Gattlson Jones 
Harry Wats'n Jf Co 
Harry Delf 
(Others to 1111) 

ST. PAl'L 
Palnr« 

(.Sunday Opening) 
I,lme Trio 
Dixie Pour 
Ventta Gould 
Anatol Friedland 
Van Jloven 
McLeilan & Careen 

SEATTUB 
Orphenm 

Paul Klrkland 
Stanley A Blrncs 
Harry Conley Co 
Powers A Wallace 
J Rosam'd Johnsun 
Rath Roland 
Carlton A Berlen 

- siorx ciTX 

Orpheoni 

McOoods I^naen Co 
Itegan A Curtis 
Frank North Co 
Blossom Seeley Co 
Jans A Whalen 
Mile Ivy 

2d half 
Jewell's Manikins 
Joe Towle 
M Diamond Co 
(Two to nil) 



Duponis 
Criterion Four 
Newkirk A Moycra 
•Robey A Cold 
A Day at Hie Races 

At ease B 
Crompton SIstera 
Dunn A Day 
Frsncis Milner Rev 
Rid Hall Co 
1 Maidios 
(One to nil) 

Zd halt 
XVordt'n Bros 
.Mills A Kimball 
Bobby Carbuue Co 
Cnverly & Wald 
McOrath A Deeds 
Klirtfltion 

BROOKLYN 
MetrnpoUInn 

Donais Sisters 
Rogers Hay A R 
Kauffman Bros 
•Dan Barclay Co 
Jewell Box Revue 

Fulton 
ZcMa Bros 
TcgBy I'.rooke 
Robt H Hodge Co 
Mack A Marion 
B Morreil 8ext 

2d half 
Jean A Valjean 
I>ynn Cantor 
RoRC A Maybeiie ' 
J A I Marlln 



BIOVX rAIXS, S.D. 
Orphcana 

Argo A Virginia 
Carter A Cornish 
Sol Burns A Leslie 
Jewell's Manikins 

2d half 
Geo Stanley A Sis 
Five t.elanda 
(Two to nil) 

WINNIPEG 
Orphcana 

Four Mortons 
plays Willie Rolls 



Bd Blondell Co 
Vardon A I'erry 
Uullywood Frolica 

CHICAGO 

Rtelta 

Ward A Zeller 
White A Barry 
Chas RoKers Co 
Ben Marks Co 
S Jolly Jesters 

LONDON, CAN. 

•Howard A Scotts 
Chas Martin 
Fay Rash Trio 
2d halt 
Lillian Qonne 
Roy LaPearl 
(One to All) 
MEMPHIS 
State 

KIrkwood Trio 
Lillian Morton 
Gates & Flnlpv 
Skelly A Heit 
Norvelle Bros 
2d half 
•E ft M Williams 
•C*onnell A Lorena 
•T Wilbur Co 
Morgan A Ray 
B A Johnson Rev 

MILWAVHEE 

MUler 



(One to nil) 

Id half 
Lloyd Nevada Co 
Williums A Clark 
HIckcy A Hart Rev 

JOPLIN, MO. 
Btectrte 

C A L Dore 
Kubeville Comedy 4 

2d half 
D^nsm'rcs A llowld 
Bell A Mann 



KH. 



Rev 



E. HEMMENDINGER, Inc. 

JBWBLEBB 

3S West teth Street New Sorh 

Telcphana Bryaat IftIS 



CHICAGO KEITH CIRCniT 



DETROIT 
LaSalle Oardeaa 

l.lcut Thetion 
•O'Halligan A Levi 
(Three to flll) 

LEXINGTON, KT. 
Bea AU 

Vanaerbllts 
•Olga Kane 
Westons Models 

2d half 
Buhla Pearl 
Rose Revue 
(One to flll) 

UMA, OHIO 
Flaamt 

Ruhia Pearl 
Rose Revue 
Jonla'a Bawaiians 



id halt 
Wilson Aubrey t 
Lieut Thetion 
3 White Kuhns 

RICHMOND, TND. 
Mairay 

•Earl Cavan'gh Co 

2d halt 
•McKeown's Orch 
Debell A Waters 
Verna Harwood Co 

TERRE HACTE 
Liberty 

Vt'rna Harwood Co 
Debell A Waters 
McKown'a Band 

Id halt 
Earl Cavanaugh Co 
(Two to flll) 



Tip Toe 



2366 Broadway 
At S4ih Sinet. New Y«rk Ctt7 
Telephone Schuyler •270 
S. 8HVIJBM. Manacer 



Fresno <'8) 
F U'Dermolt & C 
Harry Hayden 
Corlnne Tllton 
Edwarda A Beasley 
Rerk A Swan 
Murray A Qerrlah 
Al Striker 

SAN FRANCISCO 
Golden Gate 

(Sunday Opening) 
Sylveeter A Family 
Harry Breen 
David Poole 
Sweeney A Waltere 



Flo I>«la 
Win Ifidmunda 
Olenn A Jenkins 
Tip Tankhankera 
Oeorge Lyons 
Dooley A Morton 

VANCOUTEB 

Orplicnn 

5 Minstr"! Monarchy 
Stars of Future 
Senator Murphy 
Wm Ebs 
Prlnceaa Rajah 
The Reuters 
Frank Dixon Co 



LOEW cntcuiT 



**&1H" JAM1C8 



DWYER 



OBFHEUH CIBCniT 



CHICAGO 
Palaea 

(Sunday Opening) 
Seed A Austin 
Demarest A Collette 
Harry Moore 
Wank a 
•S Bolasls 
Zuhn A Drels 
Paul Decker Co 
Sternberg's Orch 
Polly A 0» 

But* Lake 

(Sunday Opening) 
Son Dodger 
Bi Ba Bo 
Jos K Watson 
Leon Vavara 
Marlon Murray 
Flo Lewis 
Mary Haynes 
Marino A Martin 

CED AR RAPIDS 
.^ MaJrstJe 

•flllletle A Rita 
'yil-ii A Macey 
^I'lia Mayhew 
M Kinmond Co 
iOn« lo till) 

2d half 
Trcnmll 3 
'^arB^nt A Ma^^in 
^oiK'tte 
^ ''rtm' rons 
""10 to Uli) 

DAVENPORT 

Colambia 

Trrnnrii 3 
■-»rir.;i,t A Mar\in 



Four Camerons 
Nonette 
(Two to flU) 

2d half 
Valde Co 
Fox A Allyn 
Coulter A Rose 
Lydell A Macey 
(Two to flll) 

DENVER 

Orphcana 

(Sunday Openings 
ijophie Tucker 
.Ts'^k Osterman 
Frederic Fradkin 
P Regay A Sheeh.tn 
Alexandria 
Armand A Peres 
chong A Moey 

DES MOINES 

Orpkeaaa 

i.Sunrlny Opening;) 
Antl»rson A Y\ci 
Hviiiark 
I'luiH Wilson 
Kva .Shirlry Band 
I'harlio H.'irrinon t'o 
Anderson A I'on>- 

K *NSAS t ITV 
Mala 8<rcct 

Rob. r tmho(T Co 
T'nipf.'nt A Dlckins'h 
I'lirliKle A I.a Mf.1 
Uoyal Sidneys 
'r'nip'st A-Diekinv'n 
liany Rose 



NEW YORK CITY 

State 
White Bros 
NAG Verga 
Otto Bros 
Yerke'B Fiotlla B'd 
Denno SIstera 
(One to fill) 

2d halt 
Zelda Brot 
Teike's Flotilla Bd 
Evelyn Phillips 
Harmon A Sands 
(Two to flll) 

Ameriran 
•Balton Sisters 
Wapler A Davis 
Hughes A Pam 
Ityron Bros Co 
Heath A Sparling 
(Ircat Maurice 
W.Thl A Emernon 
•Miller Packer A H 

2d halt 
Mnlcta BonconI Co 
Moore A Fields 
Keno A Green 
Lander Bros 
Denno .Sisters 
Otto Bros 
(Two to flll) 

Victoria 
Sonla A Escort* 
I^riscoll Long A II 
Proflteering 
Mai Ion A McCabe 
DHnce Frivolities 

2d halt 
White Bros 
Bernard A M'^ri-.lt 
Tom Martin Co 
.Sherman Van A II 
^w-fr^hf arts 

Lincoln Sq. 
ll'il A Eva 
I'urev Bannon fi V 
Mflrringe vs Dlv"r<c 
Iti n.ird A Wnt 
Kth'l I'arker Co 

2<i half 
Siinia A Kscori" 
4 Locust Slaters 
rrofltei-ring 
Miilli.n A McC.-ilj- 
l.lil'ullette 

Urcrlcy S<|. 

WciKast A C.iri:'- 
.Moore i ficlil? 



Sweethearts 
Morrlssey A Tcunf 
LaFoiiette 
(One to flll) 

2d half 
Louise A Mitchell 
Gladys Sloans Co 
Heath A Sperling 
Let Public Decide 
Mi^ A Marian 
BeSfrice Morrell 
Dclaarcy St. 
Kane Morey A M 
Harry White 
Keno A .Green 
Julia Kelety 
•M Bronconl Co 
•Bobby Carbone Co 

Id halt 
Wolgast A Girlie 
Wapler A Davis 
Frank Ward 
Quinns A Smith 
Raynor A Butler 
Futuristi*: Revue 

National 
.K\ Libhy Co 
Bernard A Mcrrilt 
Frank Ward 
Amoros A Jeaiiette 
Sherman Van A 11 

2d half 
Bell A Eva 
Harry White 
roflp*-r A MorriFs'y 
Kverybody Step 

Orphenm 
Jean A Valjean 
I^cu^t SIstr-rs 
Casper A Morrlssey 
Lanil'T Bros 
ATei Jlyde A Orch 

:ii h.-.i: 

Dance Frivolities 
KanA 31orcy A M 
lIURtiie I'laik 
MarriHffe vs Div'r'-c 
Julia Kelety 

Konle\ anl 
I.oui^e & MItchi'.l 
IIUKble Clark 
Triinr'f'e J*e.ini'n I'o 
Qu:niis A Smith 
Ku:uri*-tle RevUS 

Id hall 
.Iftliiivitns A John^'li 
s •! Ilail 



(One 10 fill) 

Gatee 

Adroit rtros 
Johnsons A Johns'n 
Let Public Decide 
Harmon A Sands 
Everybody Step 

2d half 
Binns A Grill 
Peggy Brooks 
Renard A West 
Byron Bros 

Palara 
Wordon Bros 
Heller A Rellly 
McGrath A Deeds 
Flirtation 
(One to till) 

2d half 
.Shelvey Bros 
KUiott A LaTour 
Francis Milner Rev 
(Two to flll) 

Warwick 
Royal Danes 
Mabel Drew 
Caverly A Wald 
Elliott A LaTour 
MeI'dies of T'at'rd'y 

2d halt 
Crompton SIstera 
Heller A Reilly 
•Hughes A Pam 
3 Maxellos 

ATLANTA 

Grand 

Duponis 
Criterion Four 
Newkirk A Moyers 
Robey A Gould 
a Day at the Races 

2d half 
.Sunshine A Co 
Cully A Claire 
Murry A Lane 
•Grace Cooper Co 
(One to flll) 

BALTIMORE 

Hippodrome 

Arco Bros 
Philbrick A DcVoc 
Fox A Burns 
Eaton Trio 
•A Came of Hearts 

BlRMrNGBAM 
Bijoa 

Bd A M Williams 
Connell A Lorena 
•T Wilbur A Co 
Morgan A Ray 
•E A Johnson Rev 
2d half 

BOSTON 
Orphcam 

Pi.kfords 

Boothby A Evcrd'n 
Monte A Lyons 
J U Morton A Co 
Stilwell A Eraser 
N A Brazilian Nuts 

BUFFALO 

State 
Orviiie stamm 
LAG Harvey 



4 Tilerons 
White A Crey 
Hayes A Lloyd 
Luckey A Harris 
Kite Reflow Co 

MONTREAL 
Locw 

Lucy Gilette Co 
Vurman A Furman 
Leona Hall Co 
Stuts A Bingham 
Kee Tom Four 
Little Jim 

NEWARK, N. J. 
Stato 

Chandon Trio 
Hciene Davis Co 
Family Ford 
Sally Fields 
Lal'alarica 3 

NEW ORLEANS 
Crescent 

Swain's Animals 
Billy DeVero 
•Robins A Sultan 
McNally A Ashlon 
•L Bowers Band 

Id halt 
KIrkwood Trio 
Lillian Morton 
Gates A FInley 
Skelly A Heit Rev 
Norvelle Bros 

OTTAWA, CAN. 
Locw 

Elcko A Keyo 
Louie London 
Nelson A Barrys 
JAB Page 
Songs A Scenes 

PALLISADES r'K 

Follette Bros 
Aerial Leone 
Hap Hazard 

PROVIDENCE 

Enacry 

Gladys Sloane Co 
Harry Anger Co 
Conn & Hart 
Flashes of Songl'd 
(One to mi) 

Id iialf 
Holden A Graham 
Primr'se Seani'n (.'0 
Abbott A Wbita 
(One to flll) 
TORONTO 
Yoeage St. 
Mann A Lee 
Ardelle Cleaves 
Eddie Clark Co 
Wilson A Kelly 
Cave Man's Love 

ITABHINGTON 
Strand 

Flying Henrys 
Caledonian Four 
Emmett A I^lnd 
Maxon A Brown 
Ladd Morgan Co 
Balton Sisters 



KANSAS CITY 
Mectrle 

Ward A Dooley 
Stino Trio 

2d halt 
'Strad & Legato 
•IJ.iyrs &. Speck 

KANSAS CITV, MO. 
Globe 

FIvek A Claret 
Watts A Ringgold 
(Three to flll) 
2d hnit 
Jiihn Goigcr 
Mine Tiio 
Alexander A TieliN 
•Harry Bykea Cyo 4 
(One to flll) 

LINCOLN, NEB. 
Liberty 

Rosa Rents 3 
FltSKer;ild A Carroll 
Valda Co 
(Two 10 flll) 

2d half 
Argo A Virginia 
Carter A Cornish 
Sol Berns A t.e8lie 
(Two to 1111) 

PEORIA, ILL. 
Palace 

Four Bell Hops 
Bernivici Bros 1^0 
HIckey Hart Rev 
(Two to BID 

2d half 
JAB Creighton 
(Others to flll) 



BACINX;. WIS. 
RIalte 

Georgalls 3 
H A B Brill 
Famelh A Florence 
•Lights of Harmony 
(One to flll) 
2d halt 
RldicnloUB Recce 
Bowman Bros 
Fred Hughes Co 

(1 wo 10 nil) 

ST. JOE, MO. 
Electric 

Nelson's Patience 
Kuyes A Speck 
(Two to flll) 
2d halt 
•n«n6 Martin A D 
(Sear A Hlnely 
(Two to flll) 
ST, I^L'IS, MO. 

Columbia 
Chester A Bitner 
Browning A Roberts 
(Three to flll) 
SPRINGFI'LO. MO. 

KIcctrie 
Densm'res A Howl'd 

2d halt 
•C A L. Dore 
SPRINOFIRU), O. 

MaJeMe 
Fuxworth A Francis 
Stanley A McNabb 
Mrs Valentino Co 
stone A Hayes 
Cl'wo to flll) 

2d halt 
Berg A English 
Harry Rappl 
((Jthers to flll) 
TOPEKA. KAN. 
NoToltr 
John (lelger 
Dane Martin A D 
Alexander A Ftelda 
Harry Sykes Cyc 4 
("Jno to flll) 

2d halt 
Frear Baggott A F 
Word A Dooley 
(Three to flll) 



IinHSSTATE CIKCUIT 



DALLAS, TKX. 
MaJcsUe 

The Legroha 
Thornton A Squires 



Eddie Nelson 
Walt Maothey Co 
Jimmie Lucas Co 
it Miles from Bdwy 
Hawthorne A Cook 



BURLESQUE ROUTES 



FANIAOES Cl&CUn 



TORONTO 

Pantagce 

(1-7) 
The Frabelles 
Johnny Burke 
The Poster Girl 
Grey A Byron 
The Speeders 
Joe Roberts 

HAMILTON, CAN. 
Pantaces 

(l-« 
riilTord A Gray 
Evans A Wilson 
Eddie Borden 
Sidney Landfleld 
Teka 
J A H Shields 

CBICAGO, ILL. 



JACK POWHi SEXTEnE 



HEADLININO PANTAOKS CIRCUIT 



WESTEEN VAUDEyilLE 



BLOOMINGTON 
Majestic 

Berg A English 
Block A Dnnlap 
Frankie Kelcey Ci 

2d half 
Forworth A Frances 
Kckert A Francis 
Bob Pender Tr 



Am; 



A Jf.in"l» 



I HICAGO 
Amcrlcaa 

\"nw A Then 
(Others to flll) 

2d half 
Rrown A Elaine 
(Othera lo flll) 
Englcweed 
•Todesca A Todrsca 
•Madeline Toung 
rrnrst Iliatt 
(Three to flll) 
2d half 
M'l^arthy A Sternad 
Tllyou A Rogers 
10 North Collegians 
(Three to flll) 

Kcdsle 

Ridiculous Recco 
Fred Hughes Co 
Angel A Fuller 
M'Crthy, Stern,.! I'c 
Bowman Bros 
(One to nil) 

2d hair 
W O Dornfleld 
Tabor Ar CJreen 
Mill' Tiubarrj- A 

ri.ni- '1 (. yiuT' u 

Pour Bell Heps 
nil-.' to flll) 

IJnroln 
nrf.n n A El.iine 
fr>|ie A Dutton 
lUttiers '0 (l;il 

2d halt 
;;tii* ** Then 
K.rn.'t Iliait 
WiinxT Al r.i " 
iThrti 10 flili ■ 



I'O 



OECATt'R, ILU 
Enprese 

Versatile tlulntet 
Williams A Clark 
K T Kuma Co 

2d half 
Dave A Tressif «*i. 
(Two to nil) 



II. 



'■y 
II, I, 



FARGO, N 
Graad 

Tom Davles 
silvers A Roe* 
Tommy Toner i 
(One to flll) 

2d halt 
Sargent's Com* 

GALESBrRG. 

Orphenm 

Morcey A Mat -i 
O A P Hlekm.tii 
Bob ivnder Tr 

2d h;<lf 
Pox A Mack 
Stone A H.iyi«t 
Bernivici Bri.M ( 1 

.lOIJF.T, ILL. 
Orphenm 



•Fos 
lllosscm 



Allvn 
llea'h 



Knt 



1st halt 
Diss A Powers 
Geo Lanhay 
Midnight Marriage 
Ward A Raymond 
Baker A Rogers 
Jack Gregory Co 

.VINNEAPOUS 

Pnntages 

(Sunday , Opening) 
Ritter A Ariuslrong 
Ilhuda A Brochell 
irnward Taylor A T 
Lillian Burkhnrdt 
'ireenwald A N'acc 
Trekla Trio 

WINNIPEG 
Pantagce 

Nestor A Vincent . 
I' A O Hall 
Vv A M RoBfis 
Dllly Swede Hall 
Hots Wyse Co 
Makarcnko Co 

EDMONTON 
Pantaces 

Johnny Clark Co 
Carroll A Gorman 
Kelly A Wise 
Shadowland 
Holland A Oden 
Koto & WlUy 

CALOART 

Pantagce 

(3-5) 
Carlson Sis A R 
(.'has MorattI Co 
Eileen 

.Stanley Chapman 
Hall A Sliapiro 
30 Pink Toea 

SPOKANB 
Pantagce 

(Sunday Opening) 
oiga A Nicholas 
Monroe A Gratton 
Billy Weston Co 
Vine A Temple 
I.oiiias Troupe 

SEATTLE 

Pantagrs 

Samaroff A Sooia 
Kryllon Sis A M 
Wells A Eclair 2 
Murray Livingston 
Robinson A Pierce 
Land of Tango 

VANCOIVKB 
Pantagrs 

Noel !.*Mter Co 
Sullivan A Meyers 
(jueen of .Syncopsln 
Irving A Elwood 
(;rant Gardner 
I'arfton Revue 
BELUNGIIAM 

VaadcTiUe 

i'iF.Tno to 
i^'unroy A 0'.''>onn<lt 
Huloff ,t KIton 
Hul>lieli's Band 
lliiniplon A BlaKe 
H.lis Cir<;us 

TACO.\IA 

Pantagce 
^iintafo 
Ruiiinoff 
Huth Stonehoune 
i I..a I'etile Rt \ ue 
liordon A llealiy 
Harry (.'oieiiiun 
PORTLAND, ORE. 

I*anlagcs 
The (Jrumwells 
H'rrnan A Brih' oe 
l.ici liellis 3 
Toniiny Gibbons 
Ben Ui;rton R. . •!- 
TrarrI 
i(n< n Wrti 1 
I'a^*ing Pelade 



SAN FRANCISCO 
Paatagcs 

(Sunday Opening) 
Wilfred Du Bois 
Weber A Elliott 
El Cota 
Spectacular 7 
Mlksdo Opera Co 
Bway to Dixieland 

LOa ANGELE8 
Paatacca 

SelbinI A Nagel 
RensMtl ft Gray 
Dobbs Clark A D 
Dalian A Craig 
Alexander Op Co 
Dorothy NIelaon Co 

SAN DIBOO 

Paatacea 

Prevost A Ooulet 
Cornell Leona A Z 
nonuo A Dolla 
KInaldo 

Clark A O'Neill 
i;orradlna'a Animals 

LONO REACH 

Hoyt 

Winton Bros 
Jones A Sylvester 
I..aTell A Vokea' 
I'oweli Sextet 
Foley A I.aTure 
Roy A Arthur 

SALT LAKE 

Paatagcs 

(5-11) 
Vada Norralne 
I.aFrance A Byron 
t'ii^<Ruti A Kleui 
Oeurgla Minstrels 

o<;den, tTAH 
Orpheam 

(6-10) 
Kvans Mero A B 
VWn A (lark 
Night in Spain 
Tvelte <_'o 
Jack Btrousse 

DENVER 
Faatascs 

Adonis A Dog 

(i'Meara A Landis 

Youth 

Downing A O'Ro'ke 

La France Bros 

Grew A Bates 

COLORADO arcs. 

Baras 

(J 5) 
(.Same bill plays 

Pueblo <-•) 
r.es Gladdens 
Lewis A Browa 
Harry Downing C» 
,Marlon Claire 
r.ong Tack ."am 

OMABA 
World 

(Saturday Opening) 
Pureella A Ramsey 
Clay Crouch Co 
Krans A White 
Gallerlnl Bis 
Warren A O'Brien 
flfiutler's Dogs 
Myron Pearl Co 

INDIANAPOLIS 
Lyrle 

l.aurle DevTne 
Frankie A Johnny 
Walter Hastings 
Broadway Revue 
•Nancy Fair 
•Had]l All 



rOLl'MBIS 
JaaMa 

.iiiiia Edwards 
rtay Francis 
•Tremont Benton CI 
I.ilionati 
Howe A Faye 
<'l>inen BelUnge 

DE'teOIT 
Regent 

11 :i ft Illondy 
Howard A ArniK'r'g 
Morgiin Wooley Co 
Lyric (quartette 
!>• iKi'o Deli 
Lottie Mayer Co 

IMIire 
Allen A Tajl 
Morican A Oray 
Honeymoon Ship 
sri.i (;oid 
laetleton I Maek 



(8«pt.3-8<pt. 10) 
COLUKBIA CIRCUIT 

"All Aboard" 3 Gaycty Rochester 
13-15 Colonial Utlca, 

"All In Fun" S Yorkvilie New Tork 
10 Empire Providence. 

"Bathlner Beauties" 3-5 Poir» 
Watertown «-8 Stone O H Bingham- 
ton 10 Miner's Bronx New York. 

"Bon Tons" 3 Columbia Cleveland 
10 Empire Toledo. 

"BoBtonians" a Gayoty PittsburRh 
10-12 Court Wheellngr 13-15 Grand 
O H Canton. 

"Breeay TImea" 3 Caaino Brooklyn 
12 Perth Amboy 13-15 Trent Tren- 

"BrevJtles of 1923" 3 Capitol In- 
dianapolis 10 Qayety St. liouli. 

"Bubble Bubble" 5 Perth Amboy 
8-8 Trent Trenton 10 Caalno Phila- 
delphia. 

"Chuckles of 1923" 3 Orpheum 
Paterson 10 Bmpire Newark. 

Cooper Jimmy 3 Ciayety Kansas 
City 10 Li O. 

"DanclnB Around" 3 C.ayety St. 
Liouls 10 Gayety Kansnn City. 

"Follies of Day" 3 Gaycty Omaha 
10 Olympic Chicago. 

"Glgglca" 3 Hyperion New Haven 
10-12 Poll's Watertown 13-15 Stone 
O H Binghamton. 

"Happy Days" 3 Casino Boston 10 
Columbia New York. 

"Happy-Go-I^ucky" «-« Colonial 
tltlca 10 Gayety Montreal. 

"Hlpplty Hop" S Casino Philadel- 
phia 10 Palace Baltimore. 

"Hollywood Follies" 3-5 Van Cuy- 
ler Schenectady 6-8 Hermanus 
BIcecker Hall Albany 10 Gayety 
Boston. 

"Jig Tima' 3 Miners Bronx New 
York 10 Yorkvilie New York. 

"liet'B Go" 8 New Gayety Dayton 
10 Olympic Cincinnati. 

Marlon Dave 3 Star & Garter Chi- 
cago 10 Gayety Detroit. 

"Monkey Bhines" 3 Empire Provi- 
dence 10 Casino Boston. 

•Nifties of 1924' 8 Empire Brook- 
lyn 10 Orpheum Paterson. 

"Queen of Paris" 3-5 Court 'Wrheel- 
Ing <-8 Grand O H Canton 10 Colum- 
bia Cleveland. 

"Radio Girls" 3 Gayety Buffalo 10 
Gayety Rochester. 

"Record Breakers" 3 Gayety Wash- 
ington 10 Gayety Pittsburgh. 

•Runnln' Wild" 3 Olympic Cincin- 
nati 10 Capitol Indianapolis- 

"Silk Stockings Revue" 3 Empire 
Newark 10 Hurtlg A Seamon's New 
York. 

"Step On It" 3 Empire Toronto 
10-12 Van Cuyler Sohencctady 13-16 
Harmanus Bleecker Hall Albany. 

"Talk of Town" 3 Columbia New 
York 10 Casino Brooklyn. 

"Temptations of 1923" 3 Gayety 
Detroit 10-12 Grand O H London 13- 
15 Grand O H Hamilton. 

'Tuttfii Scandals" 3-5 Grand Q H 
London «-8 Grand O H Hamilton 10 
Empire Toronto. 

"Varieties" 3 L O 10 Gayety 
Omaha. 

Watson Billy 3 Gayety Boston 10 
Hyperion New Haven. 

Watson Sliding Billy 3 Olympic 
Chicago 10 Star & Garter Chicago. 

"Whirl of Girls" 3 Empire Toledo 
10 New,aayety Dayton. 

Williams Mollle 8 L O 10 Gayety 
Buffalo. 

"Wine Woman and Song" 3 Palace 
Baltimore 10 Gayety Washington. 

"Youthful Follies' 3 Hurtlg A Sea- 
mon's New York, 10 Empire Brooke 
lyn. 

iniTUAL cmcurr 

"Band Box Revue" 3 Empire Mil- 
waukee 10 Garrick St. Louis. 

"Bits of Hits 1924" 3 Gaycty 
Ixiuisvllle 10 Empress Cincinnati. 

"Broadway Belles" 3 Empire 
Cleveland 10 Cataract Niagara Falls. 

"Dancing Fool." 3 Empress Cincin- 
nati 10 Empire Cleveland, 

"Fads and Follies" 3 Empire .Ho- 
boken 10 Gayety Brooklyn. 

"Flirts and Skirts" 3 Lyric New- 
ark 10 BIJou Philadelphia. 

"Folly Town" 3 Gayety Brooklyn 
10 Howard Boston. 

"French Models" S Bi]ou Philadel- 
phia 10 Garrick Wilmington. 

"Georgia Peaches" 10 Gayety 
Louisville. 

"Hello Jake" 3 Majestic Seranton 
10 Nesblt Wilkes-Barre. 

"Joy Riders" 3-5 Park Youngs- 
town (-8 Lyceum Columbus 10 Em- 
pire Milwaukee. 

"Laflin' Thru" 10 St Louis. 

"London Gayety Girls" > Gayety 
Buffalo 10 Majestic Seranton. 

"Make It Peppy" 3 Penn Circuit 10 
Fully Baltimore. 

"Miss Venus Co" 3 Star Brooklyn 
10 Lyric Newark. 

"Moonlight Maids" 3 Howard Bos- 
ton 10 Olympic New York. 

"Oh Joy" 8 Nesblt Wilkes- Ban e 
10 Empire Hoboken. _ 

"Hound the Town" 3 Academy 
PittHburgh 10-12 Park Younggtonn 
13-15 I,,yrcum Columhuj". 

-.Saucv BilH " ,1 Kolly Baltimore 10 
"one nlgrilf'rs". 

".Smiles and Kisses" 10 Temple 
Alton. 

"Snappy Snapps" 3 (^.iiin-.nt Nlag- 
ira Falls 10 C.-iyety Huffalo. 

"Step Along" 10 .Arailemy Pitts- 
biirsih. 

".Step Lively.'' .1 0!v tniilc Ntw York 
10 Star rttoi.klvii 
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Phurtday, August 30, 1928 



i«. nra WASHIMOTON KKBAU) 
I' 8VNDAT. ACOD8T II, l»tS 

jRubini Contributed Violin Num- 
t bers at Memorial Service 



Kolad Hualrinn at Kallh-n AIm HmtcIiwI 
wlUi Ilardlnc Cortece 

19 

1 7Aa Rublnl, on» of the foremost ex- 
poaants of the vlotin In thl* country and 
■urop«. contributed hl« acrvlcoa lo con- 
tttotlon with the memorial excrcUee held 
Keith's theatre laet Friday afternoon 
l>r Uie Dletrict Department of the Amcrl- 
e«B Iieirlon. ' 

IRublnl le one of the many arti^fts that 
BUtrchad with the cortece of the HardlnB 
funeral from the White Houee to th» 
Oapltol. 

HIa playlnc of Schubert'* "Ave Marli" 
Sraa accoinpanled by Tvonne Marr, who 
I* touring this country with the famous 
Vrenchman. 



AUREVOIRetMERCI 

To Mecsr*. ALBEE, DARLING and AU Member* of THE KEITH VAUDEVILLE 
EXCHANGE. MR. PANTAGES and HU Staff, AND ALL OUR FRIENDS 



THB MBw Toax TOiaa ■'^ 

WASHINGTON CROWD :^V 
GIVES WILSON OVATIOH 



ntnumttntttm 
Dvlac and After th« Th«*tt» 



t^^l Sailing in September for a Special Engagement in LONDON and PARIS 



Wbea Mils. DiaD*. a rranoh aopraa^ 
mads a curtain spssoh thasklnv ths audi* 
•ncs. and la broksn ■avilak oailsd «l« 
tsntloa to "our distlnctttslua (aasta, Mr. 
and Mrs. Wilson," tho andtoao* applauA* 
•d. Immsdiatslir after alio istt ths sta(« 
a news rssi was thrown on tiM screoa,- 
and wIm^ plotures of President Coolldc* 
at work on his father's New anffland 
farm were shown there wore many hand> 
elaps. ' 




AND 





After ths pertormancs and when Kt^ 
Wilson was learlnc ths thsatrs by tM 
Slavs allsr, as hs always doss, a douM* 
quartet surroun4i>d his automoblls anC 
nanr *'Ju9t A 8onv at Twlllfht." Tha 
music quickly enlarged ths customary 
crowd that waits each Saturday nisht to 
see Mr. Wilson go away from tha theatre, 
and when the song was over aome 400 or 
r.oo people had gathered. 

I)y this time all of the pprfurmers on 
the bill were In the atage alley near ths 
WiUon car. The former President asked 
.Mlla. Diana to sing "Ths Marseillaise.", 
and bhe responded amid cheers from ths 
throng Mr. Wilson bowed his thank% 
t.^Ulng off his hat and amiling. As hla- 
car drove away eome one In the crowd 
cried, "There's a man you can't forget.** 



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^THE CONCERT VIOLINIST EXTRAORDINARY" "THE FRENCH CHANTEUSE UNIQUE 

■^-i', Returning Some Time in December with an Entire New Offering Now Being Especially Written and Arranged in Paris 



American Representative, H. B. MARINELLI 



European Direction, WM. MORRIS OFFICB 



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All mattar in 

CORRESPONDENCE 

rafar* to currant 

waak unlaia 

otharwisa 

indicated. 


CHICAGO 


VARIETY'S 

CHICAGO 

OFFICE 

state- Laka 
Theatre BIdg. 



Tfce State-Congress, highly buc- 
cesatul with stock burlesque last 
season, opened Saturday and will 
follow practically the same policy 
' of last season excepting that the 
, Yankee Amusement Co., which 
operates the theatre, has taken over 
the Empress, formerly a South Side 
' Columbia wheel house, and will thte 
j season move the shows from the 
1 State-Congreas to that theatre, 
{ which win lease;, the rehear.'»al work 
I and win require two complete or- 
ganizations. 

The first company Is now at the 
State-Congrces and will move to 
the Empress I-abor Day week. 
There are (our shows daily at the 
State-Congress, starting at 2, 3:45, 
T and 9 p. m. 

The 1,100 seats were not enough 
to accommodate the crowd at- 
tracted for the opening show. The 
flrst audience was comprised of 
men, but the second audience on 
the opcniiis liiffht h.irt a Kprisikling 
of women and a few children. The 
admission Is 55 cents, with box 
scats 80 cents, which includes tax. 
1 The house is not well ananRed tor 
I emptying, as no *eata are re^iorved, 
) with admission upstairs tho name 
' as down. But this does not lesson 
: the popularity of this form of 
I amusement at this locition. 

Leo Stevens U general manager 

and produce.', and on the opening 

night appeared to introdme his* new 

: company. Ellsworth AJ.ims la 

1 manager of the State-Congress. 

I This is really the third season of 

this policy, but the «econd under 

I the Stevens regime. Three acts of 

, 'vaudeville booked by rjilly Diamond 

i open the show. The three acts .seen 

j ^turday remained only two days, 

and new vaudeville Is seen this 



week. The first bill continues this 
week. Tha ahow proper runs 72 
minutes. It is named "The Chicago 
Follies." and Is a musical reVue 
with Stevens credited on the pro- 
gram for everything connected with 
the production. There are to be 28 
chorus girls, and a counting dis- 
closed 2S Saturday night; two had 
disappointed. The stage Is well 
filled with thki big chorus and prin- 



One scene is atyled "Jardln de 
Paris," and takes on much of the 
character of restaurant bits familiar 
In burlesque. Another, "Back .o 
California,'' Is more like a revue 
number. A third. "In Front of an 
Apartment House," is also revue In 
character. A "living picture" called 
"The Living Fountain" seemed to 
please the men mightily. 

A number in "one" led by Harry 



CORRESPONDENCE 

Th« eitiat under Correspondencs in ih'.i tssua af Variety ara 
at followa. and on pafleai 
ATLANTIC CITY., 55 KANSAS CITY da 


BALTIMORE 44 


LOS ANGELES 52 


BOSTON 50 


LOUISVILLE 46 


BROOKLYN 44 


MILWAUKEE 54 


BUFFALO 46 


ROCHESTER 49 


CHICAGO 40 


SALT LAKE 64 


CLEVELAND 43 


3AN DIEGO 54 


DENVER 6C 


ST. LOUIS 53 


DETROIT 48 


SYRACUSE 48 


INDIANAPOLIS 53 


WASHINGTON 46 







cipals, but this does not detract 
from the Impression made. The 
scenery is adequate and the cos- 
tuming an especially praiseworthy 
feature. 

The Introduction of the company 
began with chorus girls. Each was 
named. Ad she left the stage she 
Journeyed down Into the aisles and 
took a position until the 26 were 
spread over the downstairs portion 
of the house. Then the principals 
were Introduced on the stage and 
tl 1 show started. 



4 • 



WANTED 



By high class and well established horns talent production r:mpany, 

EXPERIENCED PRODUCERS, PIANISTS, SING- 
I .-, ERS, DANCERS, SALESMEN, PROMOTERS 

state all and nothing but t:\cln in flrst letter. Good position for right man. 

I JOE BREN PRODUCTION CO. 

1013 Garrick Theatre Bldg., CHICAGO, ILL. 



Cornell with radium costuming ef- 
fects was enthusiastically ap- 
plauded. Frances Cornell (no rela- 
tion to Harry) led a Spanish num- 
ber, and Chubby Drlsdale a ragtime 
number. 

Frances Cornell Is prima donna 
M the organization; Marie Hilton, 
dancing soubrette; Chubby Drls- 
dale, soubrette: Harry Weeton and 
Manhy Koler, comedians; Harry 
Cornell, slijglng and dancing 
straight man; Robert ;:.andberg, 
straight man, and Charles Fritchcr, 
general utility man. Miss Drisdale 
and Mr. Sandberg are holdovers 
from last season. 



The headlined feature is Charles 
(Chic) Sale with second feature 
honors falling to Miss Kldgeway 
Chic Sale was at the Palace earlr 
In January as a second feature with 
Houdini and that time held seventh 
spot on the bill, while he la this 
week in sixth. 

Miss Ridgeway comes to view 
after a sort of picture introduction 
in .which the titles of some recent 
pictures ara flaalied and brief scenes 
showing that Miss Ridgeway has 
actually appeared and recalling her 
to those who could not Identify her 
in their picture memories. Her of- 
fering Is programmed as being In 
"three speeds" and after .pictures 
make plain what slow motion is 



the act starts with a melo-dramatia j 
bit flrst done in ordinary way, thea '' 
in slow motion style and later in'«S 
high speed. Tha Idea is rather i 
clever and would be excellent ma-^ I 
terial for revue If played by soma 3 
one of Willie Howard's popularity J 



EUGENE COX 

SCENERY 

1734 Ogden Avwnu* 

CHICAGO 

Phoa* Saalej (Ml 

Ask:— "B'WAX «0 THK BOWKRI 



RAINBO GARDENS 

CLARK ST., at LAWRENCBJ AVBNUBB. CHICAaO 
^^,.. FRED MANN Prasanta 

EDWARD BECK'S NEW SUMMER PRODUCTION 
"RAmBO BLOSSOMS" 

with an All-Star Caat and the Ralnbo Beauty Chorua 

''^AMm'f m!;,Ji!2«^""''*"'"* •*'""' ■"<* "'• RAINBO ORCHESTRA 

■TAMULa UINNBK8 A IJ^ GARTK SKBVIOa 

MILLION DOLLAR OUTDOOR GARDENS "■""" 



HENRY HORN 

MONTMARTRE CAFE 

I hare atakea tlij ropptatloB of a lir«ttin* as eat* owner In thia Taatar*. aB« 

, niy many fr.onda In tho profaulon will Ond a cordial walcoma 

Good food, aplendld entwtainmtnt. hl(h-elass oUaArt. aiiki tSS M SSiuwtoa 
_ . ^ , *«•• brlchtost apot la Chloaca. moownanra 

Broadway at Lawrence CHICAGO, ILL. 




Interest In the Palace bill on the 
part of the profession centers this 
week In the appearance of Fritzl 
Ridgeway and company In a skit 
"A Wife's Honor," played up In the 
billing as the "flrst appearance" of 
the "picture celebrity In person." 



"EU," the Jeweler 

TO THE PROFESSION 

Special Discount to Pei^ormars 
WHEN IN CHICAGO 

StaU-Lake Theatre Bldg., 
Ground Floor 




A REAL HUDSON SEAL COAT, 

KOUNSKY COLLAR and CUFFS, 

48 INCHES LONG 

A anaaU depoaite wlU aocnra thIa waadarfal 

BLUMENHELD'S FUR SHOP 

204 Stata-Laka BIda. 

CHICAGO 

I*lu|a* DoarbavB IMS 

ALL WORK GUARANTEED 

P. a.— Fur* Remodeled— Ths wr lOU waat It. 
CoaU Cleaned. Obued awl Bellaed Oaly «M,M 



al. 



V; 



WILLIE 




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L A R 



"THE LAUGH FACTORY ' 

Sincere Thanks to London and Paris Managers for Many Kind Offers While Vacationing AJjro.d 
Opening B. F. Keith's Washington, D. C, Next Week (Sept. 3) 

■ '■:'.■':"' ^::/J\.:^''.:- .- - Direction HARRY WEBER 



Thursday, August 30, 1983 



VARIETY 












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TO MY PALS 

THE PROFESSION 



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Just to let you know that I have signed up with 

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AT ALL THE BIG STAMPEDES 

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EC A HID en ^^ ^"^ ^^^ ^^^ Ranch, Wnd West, 1911-12; Buffalo Bill 
rljAl UKlI/ Show, 1912-13; Star Roper and Rider Bamum and Bailey Show, 
1915-16. References of the Above— Messrs. John and Charles Ringling, Churchill's 
Cabaret, Cowboy, 1917 TUl 1919 v . • .( 

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the Past Four Years. Appearing Several Times Before the BRITISH "" : > 

ROYAL FAMILY. Known as the "KING'S KOWBOY KOMIK" 



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NOW PLAYING AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE 




BOOKED SOLID FOR TWO YEARS ON KEITH CIRCUIT ^ 




Direction H. B. MARINELLI . ' j ^ 



but with players unknown It is only 
ordinary entertainment. 

Its only value lies In the Intro- 
duction to vaudeville of a picture 
player. The slow motion episode 
sets tiresome and fortunately cuts 
are made In the lines to speed 
this up. Miss Ridgeway made a lit- 
tle speech at the conclusion in 
which she stated that she looked 
upon Chicago as her home k-ecause 
•ho had broken into picture ■ or!: 




at the old Elssanay plant here. 

Ralph and Helen Sternad open 
the show with xylophone <playlng 
which is nicely presented and up 
to requirements musically. Mr. Hy- 
mack, who was seen here early in 
May, returns with "At Bogey Vil- 
la," which Is the last word in light- 
ning change artist accomplish- 
ment. 

Joe Towle. with his frcalc open- 
ing as a stage hand, had the crowd 
puzzled for a time at the opening 
matinee as to Just what he was 
going to do and why but his rich 
material and fine work at the piano 
though done In comedy style soon 
put him in a position to get a laugh 
with anything he cho.^e to do. 

The DeMarcos and their Arabian 
orchestra duplicated their previous 
.■iuccess and proved an exceptionally 
l>ig feature for fourth position on 
the bill. The dancing la highly en- 
tertaining and the mu.sio of the 
orche.stra so good that when an 
encore was demanded the dancers 
graciously permitted the musicians 
to take it, nnishing with a feW 
steps at the close of the number In 
accepted vaudeville style. Frltzl 
Ridgeway followed and then came 
Chic Sale, whose impersonation of 



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rural types is dandy entertainment 
and provides hearty laughter. Wil- 
liam Seabury and company (four 
girls) were toUowed by iklein 
Brothers who put punch in the 
show with evorythinjr' they did. 
Bob Anderson and his pony closed 
the show and held everybody. Th ; 
horse works perfectly and Anderson 
Is a likable fellow as well as b^lng 
handsome. 



Mollis Fuller In "Twilight" is the 
headline feature at the State-Lake 
this week, and it la Interesting to 
nee her maintain her place as head- 
liner in spite of the handicap of her 
blindness. The playlet written for 
her by Blanche Merrill makes an 
excellent vehicle, and she is sup- 
ported by capable players. 

The Four Bell Hops opened the 
flrst show Sunday, and though the 
opening show Is always a hard test, 
this act did nicely. 

Edward J. Lambert, assisted by 
Minnie Fish, offered a burlesque of 
classical artists — piano players, 
singers and dancers — and for an en- 
core travestied the recltationist. 

Jimmie Kemper and the "Trianon 
linscmble" (New Acts). LeMalro 
and Hayes followed with blackface 
comedy Introduced by a scene In 
which the two comedians come to a 
house to remove furniture and the 
lit*.;e fellow (the boss) tries to make 
th^ big felloe (LeMalre) do all the 
work. There Is a woman aa.'<istant 
In the act who docs very little, and 
a man walks across the stage. 

GmlUe Lea and Rock and Kauf- 
man do Individual specialties which 
are very clever. Miss Lea is a splen- 
did dancer, her male dancing part- 
ner is entertaining on his feet and 
the pianist makes a fine showing 
with "Gypsy Sweetheart" with 
variations. The framework is a lit- 
tle weak, but the talent is there in 
great quantities, and the State- 
Lake crowd reco;rnized this and 
awarded the greatest applause of 
the show. 

Harry and Bert Gordon are In a 
slight revamping of "A Singing Les- 
son," In which Bert appeared with 
Gene Ford, and it is even stronger 
with a man foil. . Certain points 
which might have been looked upon 
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Bert Gordon's comedy methods are 
unique, and Harry's straight is pol- 
ished and contributes to the general 
results. 

Josle Flynn's Minstrels bring to- 
gether about as much talent as has 
ever been combined into a female 
organization of this sort, but some- 
how or other the entertainment 
would not hold the crowd Sunday 
at the first show. The act had no 
more than started than some people 
began to go out, and. many others 
wished to change seats, and this 
kept up at Intervals during the en- 
tire act. It Is hard to find a closing 
act for the State-Lake which will 
hold all the people, for this Is a 
house of bad manners, where every 
one crushes every one eise, and the 
finale l.s for the strongest men and 
the most powerful women to be in 
the front seats. .Tosie Flynn pro- 
vides some comedy which creates 
laughter and displays three different 
costumes. The girls of the ensemble 
offer pleasing specialties. (Fries 
and Wilson were not seen.) 



The Chateau had a line out all day 
Sunday. The theatre has had a wide 
territory as its very own this sum- 
mer, and with a fine break in 



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weather did remarkable business all;j 
summer. The nearest vaudevlll«| 
last season was at the Lincoln HIp-r' 
podrome, three miles away, and wtthij 
that house dark, the Chateau haa 
nad a big summer season. '| 

Vaudeville seems to have such ^•, 
standing In this community that; 
Marigold Garden, just south of thlsj 
theatre, is opening with vaudeville; 
next month. ;! 

The bill Sunday was opened b^ 
Rltter and Kanapp, heavywelghll 
juggling novelty, in which a big fel- 
low manipulates cannon balls and' 
one big shell. He has a helper who 
provides good comedy along usual 
llnoi. ( 

Rhoda and Broshell f ollo%ved with 
an opening in which both play con- 
certinas, and later the man play^ a 
piano accordion and the woman a 
concertina, while for a finish she 
discards her instrument and her* 
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DEFT MAGIG SEEN 
At BROADWAY 



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Conversation 



By ASHBT SEEBUTa 

Judson Cole, the maElcian, 1 
one of the alluring enteftalners 
on the B. F. Keith vaud«vllle pro- 
jpram at B. S. Moss' Broadway 
^heatre this week. 
' The tricks he performs are not 
many in the time allotted, but 
they are clever, and* the conver-- 
tatlonal faculty of the prestidigi- 
tator surpasses that of some fa- 
mous men in thi same line who 
have devoted more time to the 
art of deception than to the fal- 
lacies of explaining. Mr. Cole has 
a dignified and handsome stage 
presence. His talk is eminently 
polite, and he has something in- 
teresting to say about everything 
he docs. 

His remarks on magic and illu- 
sion aro interspersed with quiet 
witticisms that are a very great 
Improvement over the stock-in- 
trade comment of the performer 
who merely cultivates the patter 
oT card manipulation and hand- 
kerchief waving. 

If the "waterfall shufCle" is 
purposely a failure on the flrst 
attempt, and two or three cards 
fall to the floor, you are willing' 
to accept the apology that they 
were meant only to illustrate the 
spray of the cascade. There is a 
thought In this sort of magic. 

When he does the trlclt of 
palming a celluloid egg and 
e)ianglng It into a real egg, which 
when broken spills its white and 
yolk, he offers to produce a more 
wonderful result if somebody in 
the audience can contribute 
bottle of sherryr 

A small boy and a little girl 
«r« persuaded to cime on the 
stage to assist the magician. His 
treatment of them is courtly and 
altogether charming. 

"Do you know why the audi- 
ence did not applaud us then?" 
be afks the children. "It was be- 
cause they were too overcome by. 
astonishment." 

Mr. Cole is the ideal type of a 
drawing-room entertainer, but if 
he were beguiled into the social 
swirl the stage would lose one of 
Its most adept magicians and one 
of its best impi-omptu convcrsa- 
: tionalists. 

— From The N. 7. Morning 
Telegraph of August 22nd. 

ThU Week (Aug. 27) 
featured at Moss' Regent, 
New York. Next to clos- 
ing and the laughing hit 
of an excellent bill. 

^ ROSE & CURTIS 

1607 Broadway, New York 

Are the vaudeville 
representatives 



JUDSON 
COLE 







The man's concertina solo won big 
applause, <and throughout the of- 
fering was well liked. 

Lillian Burkhart and Co. In "The 
tStraleht Dop" (New Acts) held 
third position. Joe Greenwald and 
Lonnle Nace scored with comedy 
talk, some of It the least suggestive. 
Miss Nace sang a coon song in an 
effective way, while Mr. Greenwald 
scored with a topical song. Trclla 
Company (New Acts) closed. 

The bill was a little short of sing- 
ing, but was capital entertainment 
in other respects. 

The Chicago theatre will have 
another "syncopation week" start- 
ing Sept. 10. Among features en- 
gaged are De Haven and Nice, 
Ailecn Stanley, Abbott dancers and 
a band. 

• — " » 

Harry Singer, who has been here 
from the Coast in conference with 
Marcus Heiman, presldeitt of the 
Orpheum Circuit, favors opening an 
offlco in the Pacific territory. He 
will go on to New York before re- 
turning to the Far West. 

Doc Storm, formerly of the Vlc- 
tprla Four, h.as been named aH 
treasurer and assistant manager of 
the Shubert-Ccntral Theatre. 



The Capitol. Pes Moinee, a new 
house started liy Marcus Loew but 
nniahed by A. H. Hl.ink, was oiicncd 
.Saturday with v.iudev lie anil pic- 
tures. HouKC has 1,800 capacity. 



The Shul«rtfl can't have the Cort 
on a rental liasis. 'Sport" Herr- 
mann Faysi. It .was reported the 
•Shuljorts dickered for the Corl. By 
the way things liave shaped in the 
In the larif year the Shuberta ar« 
wrak for dnimi'lii' lifniflfS. 

Oi.ly way llif t-'hnlKrl" will t,-rt 
the Cort according to llhc fOKKOp 



around town Is to buy It It Is re- 
ported that Herrmann placed a 
figure of ItOO.OOO caah on the 
theater Jointly owned by Harry 
Prazee and Herrmann. This 
stopped all Shubert negotiations. 

i>» i:i 

"The Wicked House of David" 
will open Sept. 1 at the Garrick, In 
Milwaukee, for two weeks. William 
E. Grew is putting out the show. 



The box-office line-up for Chi- 
cago's loop theatres is about eom- 
pleted. No assistant to Abe Hale, 
treasurer of the Selwyn has been 
named as yet, and no assistant to 
John Bernardl, who will be treas- 
urer of the Apollo, has been desig- 
nated up to this time. Gene Wilson 
will be manager of the Apollo. Kay 
We«t will be treasurer and Ray Fer- 
rar assistant treasurer at the 
AdSlphl. Mike Donavan will be 
treasurer and Rd Appleton assistant 
at the Cdlonial. 

Carl Randolph will be treasuror 
and Clayton Merranville assistant 
at Cohan's Grand. Doc Witaon will 
be treasurer and Russell Morrison 
assistant at the Woods. Bob Kdney 
will be treasurer and Thomas Ma- 
loney assistant at Powers. The Illi- 
nois, Blackstone, Studebakcr and 
Harris will have the same box-olllce 
staffs as last reason. 



The Bijou, Appleton, Wis., closed 
for i-cveral years, in to reopen. It 
lias been leased by Frank Cook and 
Robert Knospe, both of Green Bay, 
Wis. 



Charles H. Preston, fot* a time 
Chicago booking rcpresent.ativo lor 
S^iakelsteln & Rubin's J'al.icc at 
Minneapolis, Minn., has been ap- 
pointed manager of the fJnii 1 at 
,SI. LouK succeeding Al OiHi". 



CLEVELAND 

By J. WILSON ROY 

All theatrical records here have 
been broken with "The Deml-Vir- 
gln" by the Mct;oughlin Players 
at the Ohio. Receipts have averaged 
$15,000 weekly. 

Labor Day is set for a list of ac- 
tivities. Hanna opens with "Blos- 
som Time." "Nobody's Business," a 
new comedy, by Frank Mandel and 
Guy Boltun, at Ohio, and Oolonlal, 
gets into the legitimate class, open- 
ing O'Brien's Minstrels. 



Keith's Palace reopened Monday 
with Rao 8amucls headlining. 



"St. KImo" is being offered as a 
final week attraction by the Fay 
Courteney Players at the Hanna. 



In addition to outdoor amuse- 
ments. X,una Pork, under the man- 
agement of Gen. Charles X. Zlmcr- 



man, haa been offering musical re- 
vue and vaudeville, and Is drawing 
good crowd*. 



I 



The Columbia — formerly the Mile* 
— opened Sunday with "Radio 
Girls," and the prospect* are favor- 
able for this new Columbia bur- 
le^.que house. Otto Clevei la In 
charge. 



Another film house — Lincoln — to 
listed for opening on Saturday on 
the west side. . 



Pictures — Rtlllman, "Bluebeard's 
Eighth Wife"; State, "The Cheat"; 
Park and Mall, "The Scarlet Iflly "; 
Allen, "LAwful Larceny"; Alhambra, 
"Knemies of Women." 



The Doan. lOSth and St. Clair, tb« 
latest Loew house here, opened last 
.Saturday. 

Good buslnes* la being don* at 
Keith's lOSth Street and Reade'* 
Hippodrome. 



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^ In "DANCE ECHOES'* 

Western Representatives, MEIKEUOHN & DUNN _ 

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Revues at the Winter Garden, Los Angdes 

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Thundaj, August 30, 1923 



SMILIN* 
THROUGH 



t KISS ME 

, AGAIN 



SORTER 
MISS YOU 



MOTHER 
MACHREi; 



n 



i^ITEACHMg 



'.^c- 



r miELAMPLIl 



I'LL 

FORGET 

YOU. 



MY 

ROSARY 

FOR YOU 



WHO 
KNOWS 



SUNRISE 
AND 
YOU 



ASLEEP 

IN THE 

DEEP 



J AL COOK-to hu friena»-"GREETINGS"l ^ 

It is with great pride that I announce Id toy good fcna loyal ^en'ds o| 
the singing profession that from this date I >nll devote my entire time to9 
energy to developing a newly-created Professional Department jthai will M 
especially devoted to furthering the popularity of the numbers, from th4[ 
world-renowned 

The wrmm black and white series" . 

' Melody Songt of the Better Kind 

(a few of which will be recognized bjr th« UUe« making the border of this annouacement). 

This Department will be distinct from the popular section and will receive my Indi- 
vidual attention every hour of the day and every day and night of the week. 

I am happy to announce I am beginning with a wonderful group of new "Black and ■ 
Whites." each just different enough from the others to be sung on one program, yet to 
Interest all who use lliis clasa of song. They are: 

"JUST TO HEAR YOU WHIS- 
. PER 'I LOVE YOU' " 

By ARTHUR A. PENN 



J 



•TEN THOUSAND YEARS 
- FROM NOW" 

By J. KEIRN B6ENNAN and 
ERNEST R. BALL 

The new 12-8 Brennan-Ball ballad that Is 
bringing this style of song back In vogue. 
Their best in years. 

"JUNE'S THE TIME FOR 
ROSES" 

V i.: . By D'LORAH 
A beautiful waltz song for all voices that 
Is fast repeating in America Its succaas 
abroad. 

"MY JEAN" 

By CARO ROMA 

Composer of "Can't Yo' Heah Me CalUn' 
Caroline" — Author of "In the Garden of 
My Heart." A writer whose successes are 
a guarantee (or this, her latest offering. 



The writer of "Smllln" Through." "Sunrise 
and You," etc., and will in time be In every 
repertoire. 

"HEART TO HEART" 1 

By DON VALENTINE and 
FRED'K W. VANOERPOOL ,.' 
A brilliant love song with a climax a 
singer appreciates — by a writer who ha« 
devoted his life to songs of this kind. 

"JUST BEEN WOND'RING 
ALL DAY LONG" 

By IRENE AKERLEY CANNING 
A tender, wistful little heart song, rapidly 
making a name for Itself. 



More Will Be Announced Later 

Artist copies and arrangements for one or more voices, orchestrations or band arrange- 
ments in any Icey will be cheerfully supplied. 

Call, write or wire me at our new ptflces 
1650 BROADWAY, Entrance on 51it Street, between Broadway and Seventh Avenua 

tifijoining the Winter Garden, and I will be delighted to serve you. 

AL COOK— to his friends— "I THANK YOU"! 



DEAR LITTLE BOY 
OF MINE 



IN A LITTLE 
TOWN NEAR BY 



MY WILD > 
IRISH ROSE 



GYPSY 
LOVE 
SONG 



1 NEVER 
KNEW, 



THE 
NIGHT 
>YIND 



MOTHER 

OF 

PEARL 



I COME 
TO THEE 



ONE 

MORE 

DAY 



CANT YO' 

HEAR ME 

CALLIN' 



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BALTIMORE 

By ROBERT F. 8ISK 

CARLINS ARRNA— "The Mas- 
cot," by the DeWolf Hopper Com- 
pany. 

CENTURY— "Rouged Lips." 

NEW— "Main Street." 

RIVOLI— "Trilby." 

PALACE — Columbia Burlesque. 

GARDEN— "The Spoilers" and 
pop vaudeville. 



Next week the legit season opens. 
Already the early birds have been 
around in the shape of Alfred Head 







Pre-Seaaon Sale at a 

Saving of 50% at 

thU time 

rake sdvBDiaita and bur roar 
torn now. A uniall d«pmilt will 
bold anr fur la oar ttock tor 
roa. 



special DiMount I 

:tbe Vtothtsion' 
Purjf. Repaired and 
l\emodelecl^ 



of the Belasco office down to 
sprinkle the glad tidings about 
"Mary, Mary Quite Contrary" ood 
Charles McClinlock, tlii.s time m- 
ing the honors for the Frohman 
office and their forthcoming "Casan- 
ova," which bows into the world 
and Ford's on Sept. 10. The Belasi i 
piece comes into Ford's after a pre- 
liminary week at the Jersey coast 
re^rts. On Sept. 17 the Audi- 
torium win open with "Tophole." a 
Shubert musical piece. The Fer- 
guson piece, "Wheel of Lite" has 
been cancelled as has "Liza." The 
New Lyceum, which played George 
Marshall's stock last year with a 
cast that at times included Roland 
Young, Harry Minturn, Sue Mc- 
Manamy, Olga Lee and other well 
known tolkS, Is expected to reopen 
about the same time with the same 
policy. However, on this score 
nothing is deflnite. And rumor 
down here has it that the Academy 
goes into pictures with the opening 
of the season, playiag some of the 
first run specials. "The Covered 
Wagon," however, has been definite- 
ly booked Into Ford's, according to 
an announcement made last week 
by Harry A. Henkel, manager. 



three days of last week are said 
to have netted a little over $3,000. 
This at a $1.50 top. 



This Saturday night the Oayety, 
under the management of Les 
Sponsel, opens with a stock bur- 
lesque policy. This house recently 
fell into a share of gravy by book- 
ing "How Come" in tor a full and 
half week and getting big money 
on the eng.agement. The full week 
took In about $9,000 and the first 



BROOKLYN, N. Y. 

By ARTHUR J. BUSCH 

This week Is not generally thought 
of as being favorable to local the- 
atre«, on account of the popularity 
of the last two weeks in August 
as ideal vacation time. So it was. 
perhaps, that the Casino opened 
Monday to a house which was not 
as full as it should have been. The 
show wa« "Chuckles." On the con- 
trary. Star and Gayety theatres, 
which opened their season Satur- 
day, did so to packed houses. 



For Sale: One Pick Out Dog 

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two naaaona. Alno two younff well- 
trained Dogs that work toarthcr. I 
nine havo the Deit lilrd Act In thta 
rountry. I will loaon to a roliuble party. 
I have for aale a lot of Illrd and Ani- 
mal CaKoa and Trops, All can bo neen 
at I*amahaii)ka'a Headquarters, or write 
to Mr K. V. Urndbury. 2124 North Fair- 
hill HIrept. Philndolphia. Pa. 



-HARVARD, HOLT 
AND KENDRICK 

I '...yVfifK/*A4T'/VC KEITH'S PALACE, CLEVELAND 
, HARRY FITZGERALD, Representative 



A picture of old Mark Murphy's 
company, which produced "O'Dowd's 
Neighbors" at the BlJou theatre 
back in 1890, published on the pic- 
torial page of the Brooklyn "Daily 
Times" last Saturday, brought back 
some memories of the stage of the 
latter part of the nineteenth cen- 
tury, and serves to inform Brook- 
lynites of the fact that Jenny Rey- 
nolds, the widow of Mark Murphy, 
is now a resident of Flatbush, at 
18 Fairview aveiiue, where she con- 
ducts a school of dramatic expres- 
sion and elocutlop. 

'The picture taken of this famoun 
theatrical troupe recalls the days 
when David Warfleld was earning 
the stupendous salary of $30 a week, 
when Jim Thornton and Charles 
Lawlor played double and Minnie 
Cunningham, the English. Juvenile, 
gave way to Marie Cahill. 

"O'Dowd's Neighbors" was a rol- 
licking comedy, as waa "The Coal 
Strike' 'and "Why Ougan Swore 
Off," in which Mark Murphy etarred 
during the early days of K\?ith 
vaudeville with his wife as a part- 
ner. Murphy died in 1917 and 
shortly afterward his widow sold 
her home in Setauket, L. 1.. and took 
a course in elocution in Philadelphia 
at the National School and the 
Wanamakcr Institute. A year or .so 
ago she took up her residence in 
Flatbuah and opened a school of 
elocution which la now a distinctive 
institution. 

•The former stage favorite toils 
i^Uerestingly of the early days. 

'My hu.sband, Mark Murpliy, who 
managed the show, paid DaviJ 'iV'ir- 



tiold $30 a weeiv," Jenny Reynolds 
recalls. "He had a signed contract 
with Dave, but when the latter re- 
ceived an offer of $40 a week from 
the Uussell's Comedians, Mark tore 
up his contract, saying that he 
wouldn't stand in the way of War- 
field's financial gain. Then there 
was Jim Thornton, who with 
Charlie Lawlor did a double act and 
.sang 'Upiter Tea and Lower Five." 
My husband paid the team $125 a 
WQult, but some little difficulty 
caueed the team to spill up. Thorn- 
ton was considered so good that he 
was given the same amount to play 
single. Sam Ryan and Jennie Eddy 
are now in the movies, while others, 
including my husband, are past and 
gone." 



Labor Day all the Brookfyn the- 
atres of importance will be open 
with the exception of the Montauk, 
the piano for which have not yet 
been announced. 



Majestic opens with "Whispering 
Wires" and will disclose a redeco- 
rated house. A complete new stage 
has been constructed during the 
summer by Manager H. F. Klnsey. 
Labor Day will also mark the open- 
ing of Teller's Shubert with "Give 



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and Take," starring Louis Mann ai 
George Sidney. 



Three stock companies will also] 
begin to strut Labor Day — Alham>< 
bra Players, Blariey Players and thil 
company at Keeney's Bay Ridge. -' 



The Blaney PlayeiYi open at tht 
Fifth Avenue theatre with "Mr 
Lady Friends." Cecil Spuoiier i-e- • 
mains as the leading lady and th« 
new leading mau is Walter Creaca. 
Others are Frances Gregg, Stanley 
Andrews and Albert Veea. Dam 
Malloy will direct. 




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Through The Medium Of A Shubert Production Gjntract 1 
Was Forced To Play Shubert Vaudeville As A Member Of Clarlc 
And McCuUough's "Chuckles " 

Prior To The Birth Of Shubert Vaudeville I. Had Signed A 
Long-Term Production Contract With The Shuberts. 

I Was A Featured Member of Mchityre And Heath's "Hello 
Alexander" For Two Years. 



Then Was Born Shubert Vaudeville, And Like Many Other 
Artists With Shubert Contracts That Called For Two Shows 
Daily I Was Assigned To The "Chuckles" Unit. 

I Tried To Secure A Release From The Contract, As I Had 
Been Ofifered A Keith Route, But Was Sent Into The Unit, Where 
My Troubles Began. ^ 

I Actually Worked Seven Weeks With The Unit, Losing The 
Balance Of The Season And Many Thousands. ■■'""■ ' 

I Have Been Losing Money Ever Since, For I Was Compelled 
To Seek Employment In Independent Fields, Following Which I 
Went To Europe And Appeared In Sir Alfred Butt's "Rainbow** 
Revue At The London Empire. • i 

I Am Still Playing Independent Vaudeville Through No 
Fault Of My Own, For I Went Into The Shubert Vaudeville Cir- 
suit Solely Because I Was Chump Enough To Sign "One Of 
Those Contracts" Calling For Two Shows Daily Which Can Be 
Converted Into Vaudeville Any Time. ^:\':':-. z:r:j:':Z-:/-::' -^^^ 

Just A Tip To The Artist To Be Very Careful When Taking 
Out The Fountain Pen To Sign On The Dotted Line. 

The Pay Or Play Is The Only Contract That Can Be Signed 
In The Dark. It Means What It Says And Can't Be Hocuse(J 
Pocused. 

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Week of Week 

Sept. 3 — Keith'* 81st Street, New York Nov. 

Sept. 10 — B. F. Keith's, Boston Dec. 

Sept. 17 — ^A. F. Albee, Providence, R. I. 

Sept. 24 — Keith's Orpheum, Brooklyn Dec. 

Oct. 1 — Keith's Royal, New York Dec 

Oct. 8— Keith's Bushwick, Brooklyn Dec 

Oct. IS — Keith's Alhambra, New York Dec 

Oct. 22 — Franklin-Jefferson, New York 

Oct. 29 — Proctor's, Newark, N. J. Jan. 

Nov. 5 — B. F. Keith's, Washington Jan. 

Nov. 12 — Maryland, Baltimore Jan. 

Nov. 19— B. F. Keith's, Philadelphia Jan. 

Feb. 



of ■ ■ - Week 

26 — Moss' Broadway, New York Feb. 

3— Proctor's Mt. Vernon-Fordham, Feb. 

New York Feb. 

10 — Moss' Flatbush, Brooklyn March 

17 — Riveria and Coliseum, New York March 

24 — Regent and Hamikon, New York March 

31 — Prospect, Brooklyn, and Far Rock- March 

away, Long Island March 

7 — Orpheum, Germantown, Pa. April 

14 — Davis, Pittsburgh April 

21 — Palace, Cleveland April 
28 — ^Temple, Detroit 

4 — B. F. Keith's, Columbus 



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11 — B. F. Keith's, Cincinnati 
18 — B. F. Keith's, Indianapolis 
25 — B. F. Keith's, Toledo 

3 — Shea's, Buffalo 
10 — Shea's, Toronto 
IS^Princess, Montreal 
24— B. F. Keith's, Lowell 
31 — B. F. Keith's, Portland, Me. ' 

7 — B. F. Keith's, Rochester 
14 — B. F. Keith's, Riverside, New York 
21 — Boradway, New York, and Grand. 
Philadelphia 



Office: M. S. BENTHAM 



Personal Direction CHAS. H. ALLEN 



BUFFALO 

By SIDNEY BURTON 
Tho Olympic waa sold Monday by 
the' Monument Theatre Corporation 
to the Buffalo-Broadway Corpora- 
tion at a reported price of 1625,000. 
The building will be remodeled for 
■tores and offlcea. The Monument 
company, which also owns the La- 
fayette Squire, is said to have paid 
t2GO,000 for the house about eight 
years ago. Recently it has been un- 
der lease to Universal us a straight 
picture house, with tl>e policy gen- 
erally understood to have been un- 
satisfactory. 



The Shubert Teck reopens Labor 
Day with "How Come?" A com- 



The Guardicm of a Good 
Complexion 



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plete new house staff has been en- 
gaged with the exception of John 
R. Oshei as manager. The Criterion, 
under the management of Harry 
Abbott, will also open t«bor Day, 
playing a continuous picture and 
tab policy. 

Following the opening of the Ma- 
jestic Sept, 10 with the new Ber- 
nard-Collier "Nifties," "The Covered 
Wagon" is scheduled for two weeks. 



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LOUISVILLE 

By SAMUEL E. HYMAN 

MACATTLEY'S— "Seven Chances" 
(Fassett Stock). 

B'ONTAINE FERRY — "Naughty 
Marietta" (Dunbar Stock). 

GA¥ETT— "Dancing Fool" (bur- 
le.sque). 

B. F. KEITHS NATIOXAI,— 
Vaudeville and Pictures. 

B. F. KEITHS MARY ANDER- 
SON — "Homeward Bound." 

STRAND— "Enemies of Women." 
UIALTO— "The Girl I Lived." 
J\1A.TESTIC— "Why Change Your 
Wire?" 

ALAMA— "Three Wise Fools." 
WALNUT— "The Shock." 
KENTUCKY— "Penrod and Sara." 



"Seven Chances" this week brings 
an end to the 1923 summer season 
of stock by the Malcolm Fassett 
Company. Twenty-two plays have 
been presented this season, which 



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Is Fassett's second In Louisville. 
At G. Field Minstrels will, as usual, 
open Macauley's regular season on 
Labor Day. 

"Naughty Marietta" this week and 
"Di0jbar Opera Follies" the follow- 
ing week are the closing produc- 
tions oC the Dunbar Company's third 
consecutive season In Louisville. 



Manager Sam Relder, announcing 
the reopening of the Gayety with 
Mae Dlz and Her Dancing Fools," 
also makes known the ambition of 
the ownership to remain open the 
year around hereafter. With this 
in mind Relder has laid plana for 
a special feature each night Mon- 
day nights will be known as "Auc- 
tion Night," while on Tuesday there 
will be a shimmy contest. Wednes- 
day night win see a chorus girls' 
contest; Thursday night, a .dancing 
contest; Friday night, "Opportunity 
Night," and Saturday night, a per- 
fect figure contest. 

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The first opening of the now sea- 
son falls to the G.ayety. the Colum- 
bia Wheel burlesque house, their 
first attraction being "The Bosto- 
nlans." Opened Sunday, the 25th, 
with a matinee. 



The house staff of the Gayety re- 
mains as of last season, with Harry 
Jarboe, manager, Albin Strauss di- 
recting the orchestra. William Aker 
will be on the door. He is an old- 
time performer known years ago as 
"Alexis." Back stage will be Hiram 
RIchey, carpenter; Al Horseman, 
electrician; Charles W. Booker, 
stage manager, with Thomas Jlyan 
handling the btllposting. 



R. S. Lcavitt of Poll's .states that 
his house will op«i with 'Sally, 
Ireno and Mary" on. Sept. 23rd. 
Nothing yet is forthcoming as to 
tho other Shubert houses, the Be- 

The Str.ind. with Loew vaude- 
ville, has for their current bill "A 



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Criterion Four, Newkirk and Mover 
Sisters, and Rosey and Gould, 
lasco, where Shubert vaudeville 
held forth last year, and the Qar- 
rlck. 

"Running Wild," with the "Shuf- 
fle Along" comedians. Miller and 
Lyie, Is continuing for a second 
week at the colored theatre, the 
Howard. 

Breltbart makes his first Amer- 
ican vaudeville appearance at 
Keith's the coming week, that of 
Sept. Ird. 

'The summer amusement parks 
suffered greatly because of the ex- 
treme cold spell of the past week. 
A rise In temperature now. though. 
Indicates they will all finish their 
seasons strong. 

The pictures houses also have 
their new season started, with 
Loew'g Columbia offering "Holly- 
wood"; Loew's Palace, "Lawful Lar- 
ceny"; Crandall's Metropolitan, 
"The Brass Bottle." while Tom 
Moore Is continuing "Merry-Go- 
Round" for a second week. 

The National will open Sept. 17th 



PAMAHASIKA'S PETS 

The High Claat Entertainers 



with the Woods-Frohman produc 
tlon of "Casanova." with Lowell 
Sherman and Katherine Cornell. 



The Cosmos, Washington's home 
of small time vaudeville, cornea 
forth with the announcement that 
their bookings will be handled by 
the Stanley company from the Keith 
offices this season. They revert 
from their present policy of pic- 
tures to vaudeville on Sept. trd. 
The Messrs. BrylawakI, owners of 
the theatre, will contfhue directing 
the house. 



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DIED, AUGUST 28, 1923 




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DETROIT 



By JACOB SMITH 

The "Dancing Honeymoon" played 
to capacity buslnesa the first week 
It the Shubert-Detrolt. It is one 
i>t the beat tnusicol productions seen 
here in a long while and is due to 
>pen next weeli in Chicago. "Pass- 
ing Show" opens next Sunday. 



Bonstelle Players present "Dec- 
lasse" for their last week. Regular 
teasoQ opens next Sunday with "But 



SUMMER SHOES 

White, colors and chic com- 
binations in dainty designs 
for all occasions. 

ANDREW GELLER 

16S6 Broad wajr 

NEW YORK CITY 

At (lat Street 



For the Grace of God." a brand new 
play offered by the Seywyns. Fred- 
erlclc Lonsdale wrote It. The cast 
includes Violet Hemlng. Estelle 
Winwood, Arthur Byron, A. E. 
Mathews, Kenneth Douglas, Pauline 
Whitson, BIythe Daly and Gordon 
Ashe. 



Alice Brady In "Zander the Great" 
at the New Detroit. Next, "Molly 
Darling." 



"Lilac Time" is being offered at 
the Majestic. Next, "The Ruined 
Lady." This house will be the only 
one playing ttock after this week. 



Photoplays: "Hollywood." at 
Adams; "April Showers." Broad- 
way-Strand; "Circus Days," Capi- 
tol; "Bluebeard's Eighth WKe." 
Madison; "The Gunfighter," Fox- 
Washington. 



The musicians and picture oper- 



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MAKE UP 



Est. Henry C. Miner, Inc. 



Special Theatrical 

TRU^[KS 



Btronrnit tmnka ever built for th« 
4lic«tricMl profesAiOB. Ciutom itailt tninkii. 
Oar tninka will laat throach rlrcalt after 
rlreali— tbiMiMindi ol fallen. The ronren- 
lenees for th« pi«rrul«Ml tolka are ■• 
wnmmt and rirjaslra that the; make 
"otliar traaka" ■eeia Ilka Band Itaxra. 

Innovation Tmnka are ngulnllely XfatA 
with Imported fabrlra and all rompnrt- 
menta ar« ImiIU Ilka tha "old walnnt 
knraaa drawera." 



that stand 
the "circuitl 

Special Price 
to the profession 



ators have yet failed to reach any 
agreement with the theatres and in- 
dications point to a strike Sept. 1. 
The increases this year are from JO 
to 30 per cent, and some of the con- 
ditions imposed by the union for 
motion picture houses will never be 
conceded by the managers. 



, SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B. BAHN 

W 1 K T I N G — Friday, Saturd-iy. 
"Molly Darling." 

B. F. KEITH'S — Vaudeville and 
pictures. 

TEMPLE — Reopens on Labor Day 
with pop vaudeville and pictures. 

STRAND— First half— "Tho Bright 
Shawl"; last half— "The Bohemian 
Girl." 

ROBBINS-ECKEL— All the week, 
"Homeward Bound." 

EMPIRE — AH the week. "Three 
Wise Fools." 

CRESCENT— "A Gentleman of 
Leisure." 



Syracuse's theatrical year opens 
durinj the next week. The Wieting, 
which had a pre-opening run of 
Field's Minstrels three weeks ago. 
really launches its new season on 
Friday with "Molly Darling." B. F. 
Keith's drops its Buminer policy 
after this week, and returns on 
Monday next to eight acts of vaude- 
ville. The Temple, dark during the 
summer, also gets underway at the 
ijame time. 

Local first run picture houses this 
week also turned to "bigger and bet- 
ter pictures." Business at the Sat- 
urday and Sunday openings was re- 
ported as good. 



For the second time in the history of Keith vaudeville, the music of 
special numbers in an act will be sold in the lobbies of the vaudeville 
houses, when Rooney and Bent c»me ttito New York with "Shamrocks" 
their new act. 

The receipts for the «ale of the music numbers io the act are to be 

equally divided between the N. V. A. sick and charity fund and those in 

on the song. * 

*rhe other instance in which a, vaudeville acts' music waa sold in th* 

lobby was with De Llye Alda's tArn. 



There's a rough word finding more usage on the vaudeville stage than 
it should. While almost wholly confined to the small time it creeps out 
on the1)lg time. Only a house manager or stage manager might catch 
the use' since it could be slipped in at any performance. There are a 
number of words or expressions having certain meanings within the show 
business/ that gradually work ttjeir way outside. Ofttime the lay con- 
sfructlon is different from the professional but the general sense at Its 
worst appears to be taken by the public or that portion knowing of it. 
The word in auestlon its cuch as might be employed in an expression like 
"Have you ever been abroad?" The reference has been made In two 
New York vaudeville theatres this week that are known of. 

An unplanned incident which almost developed in an accident, made 
Breitlfbart's entrance Into the Keith office on Monday morning aure-flre 
The strong-man waa being introduced to Mark Luescher in the Palace 
Annex buildinj when an awning outside of the office window suddenly 
flared up into flame, th' result ot a thrown cigaret butt. Breitbart leaned 

out of the window, tore the awning from its Iron moorings and clapped 
out the flame with hia hands. 



Five road shows lookei upon as vaudeville combinations are preparing 
to go out. They are the Irene Castle, Julian Eltinge-Tom Brown, Harry 
Lauder, Nora Bayes and Eva Tanguay, the latter not placed for over 
eight weeks, all Miss Tanguay would agree to at present. 

It will be the first season in years the Six Brown Brothers have not 
been with a Charles Dllllpgham attraction. The original Intention for 
the Browns, according t'. report, was to be with the newly proposed Fred 
Stone production (Dillingham) with Stone's daughter co-starred with her 
father. 




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The TheatriK:al Transfer Owners' Association has reached the point 
Frederick Woper, director of the with the vaudeville organizations where there is going to be a working 
B. F. Keith theatre orchestra since understanding on both sides. It's understood that in return for a euar- 
H„ „„„„.„« „f .h» h„„.„ fhi, woPk ..„tee from the transfer men to make prompt delivery of all baggage 

handled or bind themselves to pay resultant damages to vaudevillians or 
theatres, the vaudeville organizations will agree to protect the transfer 
companies tor full payment in all of their vaudeville business transac- 
tions. 

Negotiation."! have been going on for some time. Only a necos.sary 
meeting now prepared for and to be called by appointment is reauired to 
complete the lietaitB. » 



the opening of the house, this vifcek 
.assumes the post o( director of the 
Keith Palace orchestra at Cleve- 
land. Weper has been a prominent 
figure In the local musical world 
for years. He also has had his own 
orchestra In the Onondaga Hotel. 
His Huccess6r has not been desig- 
nated. Ray Marshall is in tempor- 
ary charge of the Keith musicians. 
Weper is the third Syracuse theatri- 
cal man to go to Cleveland. Will- 
lam Brown, now manager of Keith's 
105th Street theatre, and Thomas 
Crowe, a treasurer in the same 
house, are SyraCusans. 



Samuel Rosenberg, former assist- 
ant manager and treasurer of the 
old Bastable theatre, will be lo- 
cated in St. Louis in the future. He 
this week accepted the post of treas- 
urer ot the Shubert-Jefterson there. 



The Robbins Players close a suc- 
cessful stock season at the Avon. 
Watertown, on Saturday night. 
Frank McDonald, juvanile, goes to 
the Taylor stock at Yonkcrs. I'crcy 
Kilbridgc. comedian, will .afTlliitc 
with tho niancy stock in Rrooltlyn, 
while Carl BIythe, character man, 
and his wife. Miss Anne Davis, will 
Join a Robbins stock company in 
Utica. Others of the Players are 
uncertain as to their future plans. 



Rita Knight, former leading 



HGMffllMEOimMEMT 

FOR CLEARtNC THE HEAD AND 

, . BRWCING OUT THE i^lCE . . 

4 SEND FOR SAMPLE 

CA.SMINEC0.6FI2'" st,New York 



woman of the Wieting Players at 
tho Wieting. who quit the stage 
some years back upon her marriage 
to George N. CroOse, local million- 
aire, will reltirn as guest-star with 
the Jame.s F. Carroll Players at 
Halifax, N. S. Miss Knight during 
her stage days was a stock favor- 
ite In Halifax. Her contract calls 
for six weeks, and may be extended. 

Reports that tho Auditorium the- 
atre at Auburn h.i.s been sold by the 
Loeb interests of Chicago were de- 
nied this week by James A. Ilen- 
nessy, local manager. 



Mr..-. Augusta Burnham Farmer 
C8, owner-m.anager ot the Fairyland 
theatre. Clouvprnpur, died at tho 
Hepburn Hospital. Ogdcnsburg. She 
leaves her husband, her mother and 
seven brothers and sisters. 

Joseph Hymc.^, Wieting opera 
house usher, suffe.ed a fractured 
•skull when strxick by a f.alling tim- 
ber at the new plant ot the Onon- 
daga Pottery Company h&re. IIo 
had been temporarily employed 



SKETCHER 

Original designer of theatrical cos- 



'there during the period the Wieting 
waa dark for the summer. 



Louis Smith, of Blnghamton, has 
been resident manager of the Ly- 
ceum theatre. Elmlra. Tho house 
was recently taken over by tha 
Bernstein group from O. S. Hatha- 
way, of MIddletown. Smith replaces 
Howard T. Bradncr, a nephew of 
Hathaway. 



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GRANDliiEATRE 

AUBURN, N.Y. 

Population 37,000. 

Downtown; centrally located. 

Ideal stock and vaudaville house; 

capacity 1,200. 

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we both put our every effort to make a real success. I am positive that you will continue to 
be a big success, with the business, with the \yonderful friends you have in the pri)fession. 

Believe me, when I say, Willie, that I never worked with a squarer, more regular pal 
than you. I know our friendship will never cease, and I wish you every success "possible. 

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\, KANSAS CITY 

I By WILL R. HUGHES 

SHUBKRT — •Covered Wagon^' 
fllm. 

C5AYKTY— "VnnUies." 

MAINSTUEET— Vaudeville. 

GLOBE— Vaudc»nie. 
I NEWMAN— "Hollywood," film. 

ROJfALr-'The Biienl rarlner," 
fllta. 



The few theatres open got a 
leather break this week and bus- 
iness Jumped. According to the 
©fllclal weather reports a record was 
made during the week when the 



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gems, with instructions how to 
attach same to any flexible ma- 
terial. , 

Our own patented method or 
attaching stones allows for 
their constant use over and over. 

Rhinestones Are a Lifetime 
Investment 

THE UTTLEJOHNS 

226 West 46th Street 
NEW YORK 



thermometer registered 52 degreos, 
the lowest" mark recorded in the 
period, August 3-22, Inclusive, since 
the weather bureau was establiaheU 
34 years ago. 



Billy Miller, for several years 
treasurer at the.Shubert, is on the^ 
Job again after an extensive trip 
to 'the co.ist. He will have as 
assistant treasurer this season, 
Rowe Brainard, from the Electric 
Park force. 

Work has been commenced on the 
converting of the Doric theatre 
building into an office B\3gding. 
Following an explosion In the the- 
atre several months ago It has been 
dark. An entirely new front will 
be built and the tall Doric columns, 
which were a feature of the decora- 
tive acbeme will be torn down. 

According to the announced book- 
ings for the Shubert theatre the 
present season promises to be «JftC 
of the most interesting in the his- 
tory of the house. The house opens 
Aug :fi with "The Covered Wagon 
for a three week's stay wher the 



PAMAHASIKA'S PETS 

The Best Trained Birds 



WARNING! Z\T^^''- 

formerly known ns ^^^ 

CRAIG and CATTO 



IS FULLY CdPYRlGHTED AND PROTECTED 

In the N V A and VAHu'tY protective material departments 

PIRATES, LAY OFF. 

THIS ACT WILL BE KNOWN IN THE K UTUHE AS 

RAY and CATTO 

FRANK' RAY RHEA CAHO 



regular season wHl commence with 
Jane- Cowl In "Juliet" followed In 
order by "The" Cat and the Canary," 
Chauncy Olcott, In "The Heart of 
Paddy Whack" and "The Passing 
Show of 1922," with the, Howard 
Bros. Ray Whittnker wiU'liave the 
management of the house. 



Jimmie Cooper's Hevue will be the 
second attraction in the Gayety this 
season. 



The Pantages, after several weeks 
darkness, during the installation of 
a cooling systim. will open Sept. 1, 
with a six act vaudeville bill headed 
by Francis Renault, Vlasta Maslova 
.and company, and Klubs and Bril- 
liant. The picture will be "The 
Westbound Limited." 



The Roth KIdfltes, who made such 
a hit at the Malnstreet here a few 
weeks ago but who were prevented 
from working In St. Louis by the 
welfare officials, have been ..ngngcd 
for a tour of the Pantagts time. 
They will open at Denver. 



l*e D. Balsley, publicity managcfr 
for Universal Film Manufacturing 
Co., .' 1 this territory, has been ap- 
pointed manager of the Liberti the- 
atre, during the time of the Uni- 
versal'ft lease on the house. 



Al Herman, has been visiting 
friends and relatives here for 
Bevcr.il weeks. 



Joe Caruso, an 18 year old boy, 
has been positively identified as the 
bandit who held up Bam Branson, 
treasurer of the Malnstreet theatre 
five weeks ago, and escaped with 
11,600. The Idfntitlcation was made 
by Taylor Myers, superintendent of 



WANTED 

Experienced Producer for Mutical 
Repertory Company 

Muni ti" fsmlllar with Olltsrt A Sunwriij 
■<ih1 oixrellM Ilk* ••Prince of rili«-n 
rr'.fllr It New York,'^ etc. Aip'y I" M. 
IXiUKlali Flntlerr, M«nnflfig Ulr»rto», 
Ori Ilium- Thmtr*. Bo«ton. , 



the theatre, who was with Mr. 
Branson, when the hold up was 
pulled oft. The two were Just enter- 
ing a motor car with the money 
when the youthful robber compelled 
them to, drive to a nearby comer 
where he took the money and got 
away. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

By L. B. SKEFPINQTON 

FAY'S — Qulnn Bros, and Smith, 
Tom and Dolly Ward, Three Wheel- 
ers, Joe Doljeir, Ford and West, 
Gladys Walton in "Sawdust," fllm 
feature. 

EASTMAN — Jlastman Theatre 
Ballet, Eastman orchestra, organ 
novelty by John Hammond, "Holly- 
wood," film feature, 

GAYETY — "Happy Go Lucky." 
PICTURES— "Daught*r»-of To- 
day," Plcadilly; "A Gentleman of 



ADELAIDE & HUGHES 

Studio of Dance 

46 West 57th Street, New York 
Phone Plaia 7635 



Leisure" and "The Purple High- 
way," Regent ., , . 

Gayety begins Mason this week: 



Robert Berentsen has Joined the 
organ stafl! at the Blastoian theatre. 
He takes the plaee of Dezo 
D'Antalffy. Mr. Berentsen is presi- 
dent of the New York Organists 
Guild, of which John Hammond, 
Eiastman organist, was the first 
president. 



You Cannot Go Wrong 

When You Depend On 

Ik TAYLOR XX 

Profstsional Wardrob* Trunk 

$75 

Xi9LYL.OR*8 

» m. Bwiaelph A., OHICAQO 

tie w. uth nu. KKw vork 



NOTICE 

'We Are the Original 

4 ENGUSH MADCAPS 

CISSY, ELSIE. WALLY and the incomparable ZELLA 

from th< Victoria Palace, Palladium, Irfindon Coliseum and Alhambra, 
ParlH. arjil have no connections with any act using the same name. 

THIS ACT 18 WORLD FAMED 

Direction JIMMY DUNEDIN 

Room 401, Rcmax BIdg., New York City 
Management: CISSY MADCAP 

"Mailcap" ■■ OD) ai« kt (be N. .YiAJ k$A 'VkMt^ t^otaetl** 

'<-[>artiri^nta. * ''■ '' **l?f' 



1 he nmi 
MalrriHl Ij< 



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xnursday, August m^ Itnw 



THE 



Regular 

Vaudeville 



HARRY MOORE 



"THE ROYAL PAPER MANIPULATORS' 



Fl/LLY BOOKED ORPHEUM TOUR 



All Comnmnications 



H. B. MARINELLI Ltd. 



Number oi 




Will be published 



Next Week 



Advertisements and announcements for 
the special Regular Vaudeville Number 
should be forwarded at once to any 
Variety office. 



BOSTON 



'By LEN LIBBEY 

A Monday night capacity au- 
dience In August at Kelth'a has 
been supposedly attainable only 
with a high-priced naiiie for a draw, 
such as JuUa Sanderson, booked 
lor next week. But It happened 
without the name, all due credit to 
Sarah Padden notwithstandingr. 
The town did not know the lady 
despite her feature billing, and the 
Mond!iy night tnrn-away was Just 
one of those things, proving that 
the city Is ready to spend. 

liverything went over, whether 



GEORGE B. BOHEE 

of the world-renowned Hohee Bros., 
banjo players 
Tutor to Krnf Kdwaril Vlt and en- 
t'rtalntr to lloyal Court. Played at 
Tonjr PftBtor'H on Broadway In '76. at 
Harry Miner's and London Theatres 
(Doi-son Bros., proprietors) and for Ilarrv 
Mill ta '60. 

TEACHES BANJO 

•t t4t West 6<lb ttlrnet. New T»rk 
118 I.<lll«OIMI. >lt 



good, bad or Indifferent, and they 
howled. The bicycle dumb act that 
opened and the Chinese jugglingr 
dumber act that closed were won- 
derful. Who would dare say other- 
wise when 90 per cent, of the house 
applauded vociferously ga^s and 
steps that two weeks ago would 
have gone the way of the wet bis- 
cuit. 

Moran and Mack, first cousins by 
routine to Moss and Frye, cleaned 
up. swept up and mopped up the 
entire bill with a perfect set-up for 
cross Are and hoke. The audience 
did everything except roll In the 
aisle. The howla came ao unex- 
pectedly that Mack left out the 
anapper on a couple of gags cither 
through amazement or for fear they 
might blow out a few long-mlleage 
arteries in the schlerotic sector. 

The Sarah Padden five-scene 



playlet, "As Te Sow," which was 
featured • In the billing, l.ibored 
through successfully to its morality 
soliloquy and left the house sn'igly 
complacent and all set for Moraii 
and Mack. It is as safe as a pa.storal 
anywhere on the time, and if iiec- 
cssar.v the clergy might be induced 
t.i^endorKe it. In fact, thev might 
indorse it much more readily th.'\ii 
niany of tlioFe who wanted to give 
Moran and Mack the key to the 
city after their boxing burlesque. 

Jan RubinI and Mile. Diane wpir 
the surprise of tlie bill, the concert 
virtuoso scorinn with his E-strltif 
work and his rendition of the Hiiii- 
gari.in' Khapsody purticulaily. Tuo 
previous acts had taken a rap at 
the Ithnpsody, so to fcpe.Tk. and it 
made Itubini'.striumph the more- 
con.spicuous. Mile. Dl.ine. in »\'- 
tremely poor lower range voice. \\:u\ 
the male contingent leaning foi- 
ward in their chairs and piirrinK a-s 
she went through a French rhan- 
teuse routine according to Hoylc 
This woman, out of the tender->eai' 
and sylph-flgure class, radiated 
more personality and pep than tlie 
entire bill put together — one of 
those magnetic bits of femininity 
that will s»t one-half an audience 
scratching gravel and the other half 
clucking. A bear of a metropolitan 
act.. and Rublni's general expres.slon 
of "she -dragBed-me-out -of -concert - 
work-lnto-the-two-a-day, why -I - 
don't-know," makes hor work all 
the more effective. 

George Austin Moore, playing with 
a plump partner who was not billed 
and who should have been, found 
tough sledding from a relative point 
of view, his "Banana" number hav- 
ing the merit of originality and go- 
ing big. He Is billed as "with the 
first unit to go overseas to entertain 
our soldiers In France." 

Robert Rellly, supported by Molly 
Kennedy and Little Larry, offered 
an Irish song playlet as good as the 
rest of them, but having a treasure 
In his ingenue,- who saved the con 
versatlonaj routine. 

Babb, Carroll and Syrell In a 
dancirtte routine were given third 
place, which was about all they 
could carry with their present act. 
One of the girls Is a wonder in con 
tortlonistlc and Oriental stuff, work- 
ing like an old-timer and yet not 
being leggy. At present the act 
playa Itself out to an anti-climax, 
is atrociously lighted, poorly set 
and a bit frayed as to costume. 
There's an open ladder ahead for 
this trio if they will listen and 
spend. 

Gene Morgan In the deuce spot 
having obviously succumbed to the 
sin of blueberry pto between shows, 
showed a slow monologue and a de 
lightful slow-dancing routine of the 
levee -coon type that put him across 
to the satisfaction of both himself 
and the house manager. 

Cook, 'Mortimer and Harvey 
opened. The Yong 'Wong Brothers, 
Chinese Jugglers^ closed a blU run 
ning a wee bit late. 



pervision of the local Shubert gen- 
oral manager. 



Randolph Hartley, who has been 
at the Majestic with "The Covered 
'Wagon," has gone to SpriiiglieUl. 
Muss., to iiick up another company 
and work into Buffalo for a run. 



Fred Meek, managing "The Cov- 
ered 'Wagon" at the Majestic for the 
past 14 weeks, left this week for 
Asbury Park to pick up another 
company and brealc into Pittsburgh 
F. Q. Wallace has replaced him. 



PAMAHASIKA'S PETS 

the r«af attraction 



WANTED ! 

- FOR DOTTIE CLAIRE'S REVUE, "AT THE 
PARTY," and Other Girl Acts: SPECIALTY 
GIRLS, SINGERS, DANCERS and MUSICIANS. 
'Also BLACKFACE COMEDIAN Who Sings and 

ji iDonces; Could Place Double Blackface Team if 

Wlever. State All First Letter. 

feddres. CHAS. W. BOYER ^J^^SIt J^"n*^,5§: I 



Friends of Ed Fuler, Shubert au 
dltor for Boston, will regret to learn 
that his 11-year-oUl son w.is se- 
riously Injured in an automobile ac- 
cident Saturday while at a boys' 
camp at Monponsctt, Mass. The boy 
is in for along confinement w.th a 
broken leg and other injuries. 



L. H. Mudgett will have control of 
the Boston Opera House for the 
Shuberts this acascn again, la.st 
year's experiment having IBcen s'lc- 
cessful with what had been gutter- 
ally conceded to be an .almost hope- 
less white elephant. H« will con- 
tinue to operate .ipart from the su- 



Ifitxt'Jm) 



Siai4 



Three weeks in October have been 
booked at the Boston Opera House 
for the San Carlos Opera, their phe- 
nomenal grosses during their pre- 
vious two-week seasons having 
convinced them that three weeks on 
.a subscription basis .'eems safe. 



THEATRICAL OUTFITTERS 

lidO Brsadway New York City 



DENVER 



By A. W. STONE 

rhrcnologists are now" rated a.« 
' -oicntists" in Denver, and will be 
|i(-rmitted to practice their trade 
.\'hen they pay into the municipal 
ciiITi-r the sum of JIGI) each, accord- 
ing to developments last week. 

Four plirenologi.st.s took advant- 
ase of the offer. Apparently the 
piesent administration looks upon 
the profession as "legitimate amuse- 
ment." The Colorado law forbids 
activities by fortune tellers, astro- 
logers and the like, but phreno- 
logists, by the local interpretation. 



KENNARD'S 
SUPPORTERS 

t4* W MlbM., N. t 
Phone Ftti Roy 0X44 
Send fitr Catal'^rii? 




come under a difte.ent classiilca- 
tion. 



Franz Rath, for several years past 
organist at the Isis theatre (Fox) 
has left the Fox employ and gone 
east for a long vacation. The' Isis 
started Saturday. Sept. 1. with a 
new musical policy. 



If an Irish band is not as Irish 
as it claims to be. what is it worth? 

Tlii.s is the query, in effect, con- 
tained in an answer filed here in 
the district court by A. M. Ober- 
felter, impresario, to a suit brought 
against him by Roger de Bruyn. 
manager of the "Irish Band." The 
suit Is for $4,380.60, which de Bruyn 
cIAIins is the difference botweea 
what Obe.felter agreed to pay for 
a local appearance, and what the 
band actually received. 

In Ills answer. Oberfellcr charge^^ 
that when the band arriveti. a large 
part of its mcmbershii) was not 
Celtic, but of otlier n.itionalities. 
Only six of its members, he alleged, 
ever belonged to the original "110th 
Irish Regimental Band." By reason 
of the allegeti misrepre.xentation, he 
declares, he lost $'J,376.72. 



Wonderful Rehearsal Hall 

TO RENT 

at 371 Amsterdam Avenue 

Appi7 to 
8up»rtiiteBd«at oa prMulses — Mr. OU0 

.. .. Telephone 2323 Endlcott 



Mv^ Yarns' M 



iUSVO 



Withes to Announce the Opening of Their 
V New York Office at : ^ 

22 EAST SSTH STREET 

for the conduct of a general orchestral business. Thia branch will b« 
operated as an Integral part of our other main offices at the New 
Wlllard Hotel. Washington, D. C , fcnd the Bellevue -Stratford Hotel 
Philadelphia, Pa, 

High-class orchestras will be supplied for hotels, cafea. acta and 
productions. De luxe orchestras will be furnished for society partteii. 

Unuiual features of our tertnoe icill be: - " ,; 

Personal tupervition of all engagements. 

Employment of only the higheat type of muaiclana both as to 
ability and character. 

A guarantee that instant attention will b« given to all requests 
*of patrons and emergencies promptly met. 

The New York territory will be In charge of Mr. Joseph Moss, who 
has been transferred from our Washington office for this purpose. 
Firat-class musicians and bands seeking engagements are invited to 
register with this office. 

A Partial Litt of Hotel; etc., NOW Featuring 
* Meyer Davit' Matte: 

fl»w Wlllard Ilalei WMhlajtoai D C 

IMlevae-Strstfortl Hotel , , ! . . PhUadelphis P» 

Wsrdaia. Park Hotel „_^ ^. ........ W«.IU««t«ii, D. C. 

Powbattna Hotel ....^ WMhlocto^ D. 0. 

Cho»y CiiOko flab ,., ...., WMhtastoa, D. C. 

rh»Ty riui<«> Lake »^....... Wa*iUa«toa. D. C. 

I* Paradis C.fe , Waahlnatoa. D. C. 

Joffenea Hotel .'.,.„,.. .Klchmoad, Va. 

Moatieella Hotel , , , , , , Norfolk \». 

I.yeominc Hotel .,.„., ., WlliUauDort, Pa. 

I»»or Pork Hotel Deer Pork, Hd. ' 

New Oconn House .„ . .Swampscott. Moss! 

Hheibnme H.rfel Brtchtoa llearti. N. V. 

(•reenbrior Hotel Wblie Sulphur Sprlnt». W. V». 

'*••'"• "«*♦' Huvnna, Cuba 

UlHinood I.od»f - , <;i..« o^ lAndlns. N. T. 

Meridian Msn'.lan''.. . W'A'.lilnelMi, l». I. 

MEYER DAVIS' MUSIC 

Orchettraa Extraordinary 
EXECUTIVE OFFICES 

WASHINGTON NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA 

The New Wlllard Hotel 22 East 55th St. The Bsllevue-Stratford Hotel 






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WITMARKS ANNOUNCE 

A Most Importaiit Change of Policy 
For Their Professional Department 



The Popular Section 

has been reorganized and augmented, and 

\A.l. Oeilin 

>vho is well known to the profession at large, will be its 

General Manager 



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The Standard Section 

has been created to give individual attention to the users of 
"THE WITMARK 3LACK AND WHITE SERIES" (the 
better kind of melody songs) and will be under the personal 
direction of 

Al. Cook 

who has been identified with this famous catalog for the last 
ten years. 






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While both sections will be under one roof and will co-ordinate at every opportunity for the benefit of their large professional 






clientele, they will be separately controlled and managed with independent staffs for each section. 



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THE POPULAR SECTION WILL BE 
LOCATED ON THE FIFTH FLOOR 



THE STANDARD SECTION WILL BE 
LOCATED ON THE SDCTH FLOOR 



At 1650 BROADWAY 

51st Street, Adjoining tlie Winter Garden 



The undersigned hope the singing profession will appreciate their endeavors to make the Witmark service one huntlred per cent. In 
its behalf, and offer their best thanks for the many kindnesses received in the past. 

,.'"'" '"■'," -^ ■'■.'"':. "'•'•• ''" Very sincerely, '' ' '":'.' . 

M. WUMARK & SONS. 



M. WITMARK & SONS 



NEW YORie 



CHICAGO 
tSarrlct TkMlra BMt. 
TH08. J. QUISLEV 

BALTIMORE 

tM H»llloil TtTTMt 
FRANK FOM 



PHILADELPHIA 

3S i». Mil Street 
ED EDWARDS 



B OSTON 

318 Triaoul ttrMt 
JACK LAHEV 



PROVIDENCE LOS ANGELES SEATTLE 



la B«iiiii» (tTMt 

JACK CROWLEY 



920 8. Broadway 
MORT NATHAN 



5*0 Moatalln BMf. 
FRANK BIBNEV 



PITTSBURGH 
Caaita Tktatra BKn 
J. J. SERLACH 



DENVER 

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JO*. 1. MANN 



DETR OIT 

IM W. Lania4 V. 
At HOWARD 



CINCINNATI 

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MERRELL SCHWARZ 



SAN FRANCISCO MINNEAPOLIS 



SM Paalatat BMl. 
JACK HURLEY 



217 Paalaiaa Tkaa. BI'l. 
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AN OPEN LETTER TO MY FORMER PARTNER, AL BEHIN 

August 29, 1923 
Dear Al: 

First of all allow me to wish you the best of luck in your 
new undertaking as General Professional Manager for M. Witmark 
and Sons. Knowing you personally and in a business way prob- 
ably better than any one in the music business, I know you will 
be a big success, and M. Witmark and Sons are to be congratulated 
on securing your most valuable services. 

I want to say that the firm of Beilin & Horowitz is now in 
a better condition than at any time since we opened, and for that 
I wish to thank you. 

With such songs as " WAY OUT IN KENTUCKY," "RAZOR 
BILL THE BARBER OF SEVILLE" and "MY BROTHER IS 
COMING WITH PINEAPPLES" to work on, my future sure 
does look wonderful, and with "WET YO' THUMB" selling better 
than ever I don't see how I can miss. ; , 

Again assuring you of my best wishes for your success and 
knowing these wishes are returned by you to me, and with hopes 
of always retaining your friendship, I am, as ever, 

Your Pal, 

WILLIE HOROWITZ 



WANTED 1 

Musical Comedy Talent; i: % | 
Vaudeville Acts, Chorus Girls^ etej fbi^ 

"THE GUMPS," No. 4 

MAIN STREET," No 1. 

BRINGING UP FATHER," No. 5 ! J 
"ABIE THE AGENT," No. 1 
"CAPTAIN AND THE KIDS," No. 1 
"HAPPY HOOLIGAN," No. 1 



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APPLY TO ':':'■/ ■■■'''^:,'\- -.y'-'^ 

GUS HILL 

COLUMBIA THEATRE BLDG., NEW YORK CITY 



America in the fall, aocordtng to 
word received here. 



LOS ANGELES 
VARIETY'S OFFICE 

Metropolitan Theatre Bldg. 



Frances White at the local Or 
pheum In her first visit this week 
to her homo town since her eastern 



ATTENTION 



Managers 
Producers 
Artists 

Mack's clothes are known 
throughout the entire world for 
their durability and distinctive- 
ness, and add that needed touch 
of flash that goes to make a flrst- 
class production. Clothes made 
by Mack will keep their appear- 
ance during the entire Ufa of the 
average legitimate offering. 



Musical Comedy 
Vaudeville 
Burlesque 

whole troupes outfltted with 
uniform or Individual creations, 
made of the best of material with 
the famous Mack workmanship. 
Your needs, no matter what they 
may be, taken care of. Every or- 
^nr, whether for an individual or 
entire production, receives the 
same attention. 



MACK'S 

CLOTHES 

SHOP 

Mack Building 

Just a step East of Broadway on 
46th Street 



success created unusual Interest this 
week. The chic comedienne re- 
ceived a welcome even beyond ex- 
pectations. Her song routine in- 
cluded "Monkey in the Zoo." "Vil- 
lage Sheik." "Ohio," and a Chinese 
number besides aever.il otthers. 
They were all dollghttully enter- 
taining and delivered in her cute 
way. 

The bilUotherwise was slow and 
draggy and except for the big, com 
edy success scored by Murray and 
O.ikland was praotloally devoid of 
comedy. The fault was with the 
booking as the acts individually 
could be highly praised. Laura 
Plerpont and Co. nhowed to ad?* 
vantage second. Her character 
roles won favorably. Chie CaupoU- 
can with a fine baritone and inter- 
esting repertoire and Miss Renard, 
his accompanist, scored a big ap- 
plause hit. 

Richard Kean won high praise for 
excellent portrayals, concluding 
with the miser to numerous cur- 
tains. The Clinton Sisters opened 
to appreciation with their dance 
production numbers and cartoon 
screen effects. The Michon Broth- 
ers clo.sed with hand balancing. 



made them solid applause winners. 
Robert Jewett, nice appearing 
with a good voice, also showed ad- 
vantageously. Clark and O'Neil, a 
nifty male team with comedy, some 
dancing and flne harmony, were a 
hit ncxt-to-closlng. 



The current 1:411 at Pantages 
holds a couple of acts repeating 
within a few weeks, an unusual oc- 
curence here. Th* previous suc- 
cess of these repeats Justified their 
return engagement. They are 
Yvette and tier Band, headlining 
and closing the show In bang-up 
style and Jack Strauae, appearing 
in white face this trip. He scored 
soundly with the same routine but 
naturally not equalling his previous 
big hit when in black face which 
shows him at his best. 

The balance of the program 
blended in nicely rounding out a 
good show. A big iTouse was on 
hand Monday night. Connell. 
Leona and Zippy, a bulldog, is used 
for good comedy values at the fin- 
ish. The Corradina Circus opened 
In lively fashion. Romeo and the 
Dancing Dolls provided a flashy 
offering. The dancing doll number 
by eight clever girls and their ex- 
cellent drill In perfection unison 



Ben Bernle and Band were the 
big feature on a very good bill at 
the.Hillstreet. Bemle's strong per- 
sonality and comedy proclivities 
and his good band were responsible 
for -a powerful hit Lane and Harp- 
er gathered second honors with a 
good comedy routine. The tele- 
phone bit with the phonograph and 
record of the operator offstage and 
the baseball game were both new 
out here and landed a big laugh. 
Miss Harper Is dainty and pretty. 
closing number to establish them- 
selves for a later spot In the best 
houses. 

Gus Fowler with mysterious 
watches and clocks held C.iae at- 
tention. Victoria and Dupree gave 
the closing much class with their 
high-grade acrobatic offering. Vic- 
toria looks stunning with a rhine- 
stone outfit and Is grace personifled. 
Jack "Rube" Clifford got big 
laughs. Willa and Harold Brown 
opened entertainingly with rag pic- 
tures. Jotcphi. 



George L. Smith, manager of the 
Auditorium, is back from the East. 



James Murray, assistant to Guy 
Price, dramatic; editor of "The Her- 
ald," was married last week. 



Harry Lauder Is booked for Phil- 
harmonic Auditorium for the week 
of November 6. 



Frederick Goldsmith was Is here 
on business i nd pleasure spent last 
week at Catalina Islands. 



Harry Weber accompanied Harry 
Singer on his trip east leaving last 
week. 



Ted Alton, secretary of Sid Grau- 
man, resigned last week and left for 
Winnipeg, Can., where hi will com- 
plete his law studies. Miss Belva 
French will succeed Mr. Alton. 



Harry Langdon assisted by his 
picture director Alf Goulding are 
arranging for vaudeville appear- 
ances between pictures. 



A new indoor golf court has been 
installed in the basement of the 
Hillstreet theatre by Ben Piazza. 



Roy Perry formerly treasurer at 
the Orpheum has been tievated to 
assistant manager. 



Lew Newcombe, former house 
manager for Ackerman and Harris 
and later at the Oakland Orpheum, 
will locate in this city. 



Effective this week the Hillstreet 
theatre prices are increased ta 65 
cents for Saturday nights ana all 
day Sundays for all seats. The mati- 
nee scale from Monday to Friday 
is 40 cents. The Orpheum has raised 
its-WImission scale for Saturday 
and Sunday nights to )2 Dor the flrst 
fifteen rows downstairs commenc- 
ing Sept. 7. 



The following notice in very larg* 
type has been posted back stag* 
at the Hillstreet: , 

"NOTICK TO ARTISTS^ 

"Notice Is hereby given to all art- 
ists playing Orpheum Circuit the- 
atres that any appearance public or 
private at clubs, cabarets, etc., la 
an infringement of clause 5 in Or- 
pheum circuit contracts, and such 
.appearance will be considered a vio- 
lation of such contract. 

"No artists shall accept engage- 
ments in or around L. A. except as 
arranged by Orpheum circuit, with- 
out submitting such offers to the 
local Orpheum circuit representa- 
tives. 

"Signed "Marcui Beiman, 

"President Orpheum Circuit."* 



THE 



PUBLICITY 




For the first time In local theat- 
ricals the Orpheum Interests have 
Joined the Theatre Managers' Asso- 
ciation. 



Lester Fountain, for several yeans 
manager at the St.ate in Long Beach, 
has moved over to the Mission in 
that city. 



Ray Davidson Is handling the 
press work for the "Wayfarer." 



Richard Kean has returned to 
vaudeville here. 



LeMalre and Phillips are return- 
ing to San Francisco for a repeat 
of two weeks at the Orpheum. They 
will play 10 weeks altogether In the 
California houses of the circuit. 



Robert Fargo, veteran Coast the- 
atrical producer, has left for Chi- 
cago to engage In the production of 
musical tabs. 



PAMAHASKA'S 
PETS 

Headquarters, 2324 N. Fair- 
hill St., Philadelphia, Pa. 

Bell Tel. Columbia 6190 



REPERTOIRE AND TABLOID SHOWS 

for one and two week stands. Also one nightora Good business here. 

1 . .^ ' C. H. KERR 

Mgr. Freeport Auditorium, Freeport, L. I. 



Jack Kipper, one ^Ime theatre 
road manager, motored to the ranch 
of Clarence Kolb, north of San 
Francisco, this week. He will re- 
main as the comedian's guest for a 
month. 



J. B. Woodside. former publicity 
representative for Goldwyn, will be 
associate with Cornelius Vander- 
bilt's "Illustrated News," which 
comes off the press for the flrst time 
next month. 



Hans LInne, the compo.'ser. who 
has been in Berlin a year and who 
produced a successful operetta a 
tew months ago, will retcrn to 



PERSONAL 

I have a terrific emotional part for 
Taulino Frederick typo in my new 
eleven scene version of Antony and 
Cleopatra, evolved from Shake- 
speare ond other source^ Only 
seven sets needed. Stars and man- 
agers address V. SULLIVAN, C 
l«a.st 12th street. Now York. 



Minerva Urcka, who has been doing 
a single In vaudeville. Joined Dal- 
ton's stock company for leads. 



XELLIST AT UBERH 

Experienced In vaudeville, musical 
comedy and pictures. Also musical 
director of vaudeville act. Would 
entertain proposition as soloist with 
act. Can double saxophone. Ad- 
dross communications to 
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ifilh Glenn Hunter — Florence Nash 

H*rry Lvoa WiUon'a atory dramatlted by 
tieorga S. Kaofman and Mar« Connelly. 



owyarvw theatre, w.imsu bh. s.so. 

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RllKl'S LcM.AIltE >nd Ui:OKnK JESSO. prttent 

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Uonriorhilt ''■»•>'•'*''<*<'■ *<• Em- >:15. 

VctllUCI Ulll 11,,, Wedn«nl«> and Saturdij. 



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AMERICAN SWBETHE;ART PLAT 

"TWO FELLQWS 
and A GOOJ* 

l-RB l^l'UHINfi Sl'CCESS of tho ¥EAH 

CYRIL MAUDE 

"Aren't We AD?" 

Ry FRKDKRICK I4>N8DAUE 

THE GAIETY THEATRE 
la Acaln Hettdqwirt«ra for lj««sbtcr 



MOROSCO T""T«= * «» « 



Matlum Wrd. and Sat. 



MARY RYAN 

h "RED LIGHT ANNIE 



CI TIMr'E' THEATRC, WE»T «2d Vt. 
tdl^ I iniaCi MATS. WG1>. and SAT 

THE WOMAN 
ON THE JURY" 

A Ken and Unusoa) I>fltna )yj BeniaH K. Enr*t, 
SUard I* LE-STEB UlNUttiAN 
WITH AN KXCEFnOMAL CAST 

k«RL CARReLL TiMa.. Tth Aw., HHk St. Pboiia Clrrla 00«0. Eva.. 8:3t. MaU. Tkun, A Kot. 

EARL CARROLL'S VANITIES 

An rnnanal Bctbo Sorynaalnc AU OUim In Splendor and NoTolty. 
PEGQT JOTCB, JOB COOK, Bernard OranTille. Harry Buma, Jimmy Duffy 



If 



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REPURI If" **"• S«' "• •' Dway. 

Uatlsees SVedneiday and SaJ^arday, ::30. 
ANNE NICHOLS' Great Comedy 

"ABIE'S IRISH ROSE" 

"Tift PLAY THAT PUTS 
'U> IN HUMOR" 



CLORF XHE.\THE,J3nVANT Jtto. 
XM^V&n^ Brondway and 4<tb Street. 

Pop. Mats. 2\Tt. Best Seats $2 

FIFTH ANNUAL PitOI>VCTION 

GEORGE WHITE'S 
SCANDALS 

DE LUXE EDITION 

SEO. PnMAM THEA.. ni>a> 43d St Era 1.2*. 
M. UUnnil Mata. Wed. and Sat al :J«. 

flDRIENNE 

THE spe;jed song show 



LONGACREK::^^^^'"^ ^"^- 



ami Sin. at i' 3" 



"UTTLE 
JESSIE JAMES" 

wlih Naa Malawi* ard Jarntt Boyi Baad 
"Vho famaai Floradara acxieUo aeter 
retriaiered sneh a hM." — C. P. .Sawyer. Pobi 



SMARK V^ 

TRA.NU 

Broadway and 4nii Street 

-A NATIONAL INSTITUTION" 
Oircotloa Joaepli nonkelt 

HAROLD LLOYD 

In hia latost pictare 

"WHY WORRY?" 



INDIANAPOLIS 

By VOLNEY B. FOWLER 
MUKAT — 'The Dover Road," 
6tuart Walker Co. 
BINGtISH'S— Dark. 
CAPITOLi — "Dancing Around." 

The Stuart Walker Co. summer 
season closes at the Murat this 
week. Winter Murat season opens 
Labor Day with "The DanciOB Girl." 



A masician's strike is rumored 
here. The union wants 40 per cent, 
increase. Twenty i*r cent, has been 
bffered in compromise. It is said. 
Unless there is a settlement thera 
may be a walk out around Sept. 1. 
Some of the big houses are known 
to be considering orchestra sob- 
Btitutcs for an emergency. Pianos 
and pine organs would .be used for 
the most part. 



The F. J. Renibusch Eiitorprlses 
has been sued for $35,000 by a hus- 
band and wife, the latter alleging 
she fvll through a hole In the floor 
of the Gem movie theatre here be- 
cause the house was too dark for 
hr to see the opening. 

■■■ The Ohio has had Kara, a mystic. 



R. E. JOHNSTON 



ELSIE JANI$ 

America's Own 

MAKING AN INTERNATIONAL 
CONCERT TOUR 

Accompanied by 
'lANiST, TENOR and VIOLINIST' 




MARION DAVIES 

3^30- nsnr oa-»x 
KP puets-sofs MsnmD 



an oriental dancer and a singer 
augmenting movie programs for 
two weeks. 



Charles Francis JTenkins, Wash- 
ington, D. C, regarded as the in- 
ventor of the photoplay projection 
machine, visited his brothers. At- 
wood L. and Will Jenkins, in Rich- 
mond, Ind., last week and spoke of 
his work before the Richmond 
Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs. 



ST. LOUIS 

By JOHN ROSS 

Fox-Liberty (pictures) oi>i ns 
Sept. 1 with "Silent Command." J. 
Joscak, Jr., has succeeded H.iny 
Greenman as manager of the Fox. 
He comes to St. LK)iiis from New 
York. 



Shubcrt-Jtfferson open* Sept. !>, 
•The Cat and the Canary" flisl. 
George Lighton again in charge. 

A drive wa? started last week by 
the entire force of the field office of 
the Collector of Internal Revenue to 
check up on the admission taxes 
turned in to the grovernment during 
1922-23 by local theatn.'i, dance halls 
and other places of amusement 
charging an admission price in ex- 
cess of 10 cents. 



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3 2 ) W|.<t 19 51 NEW YORK 



Rochester, N. Y. 



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I 

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Another Jack Yellen- 
Milton Ager Hit ! 




A Great 

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Song t 



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JUST OFF THE PRESS! 

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WHERE 
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YOU DIDNT WANT 
ME WHEN I ^ 



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(I'M SOMEBODY ELSE'S NOW) 
WAIT TILL YOU HEAR IT! 



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JSILLY CHANDLER. Prof. Mgr^. 



1595 BROADWAY ^s^S^t 

NEW YORK CITY 



MILT STEVENS; Western Mgr. 

COHAN'S GRAND OPERA HOUSE 

CHICAGO 



OTTO HILLE, Band and Orchcutra M.-tpc'-i 



VARIETY 



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'^ F. ALBEE, President 



J. J. MURDOCK, General Manager vadak^sla***^. F- F. PROCTOR, Yice-Presidenf 



B. F. KEITH'S VAUDEVILLE EXCHANGE 

(AGENCY) 

(Palace Theatre Building; New York) 






:: ,' Founders 

B. F. KEITH, EDWARD F. ALBEE, A. PAUL KEITH, F.'F. PROCTOR 

ArtisU can book direct addressing W. DAYTON WEGEFARTH 



Marcus Loew s 

Booking Agency 



Genei'dl Executive Off ices 
LOEW BUILDING ANNEX 

160 WEST 46^"ST- 
S'EW YORK 



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Some of the best theatres In the country are using our attractions to 
capacity houses daily. If you ar« on speaking terms with your audience 
you know they demand aometblng more than a straight picture polfcy, 

Write or wire us today for further Information on our 3 In 1 policy. 

Producers: Are Yon Getting the Results You Deserve? 

Every attraction of merit, well equipped, should demand and can get 
consecutive bookings on any properly organized circuit. 

TVe offer you the greatest market in the tabloid field today. We have 
no financial Interest in any companies. Every attraction booked by us 
has an equal chance. 

You know our square deal policy, so get In touch with us at once. 

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36 West Randolph Street CHICAGO, ILL. 



I 



MILWAUKEE 

By J. M. 8TENBUCK 

One of the greatent revivals the 
theatre has ever seen. . 

This was the outlook In Mil- 
waukee as the fall season was 
ushered In with many houses re- 
modeled and with new i)ollcles in 
numerous Instances. This spirit . f 
optimism took on greater signifi- 
cance when, simultaneously with the 
opening of the new theatrical year, 
the weather turned coo] and the city 
prepared to entertain hundreds of 
thousands of vLsitora attr.ictcd by 
the state f.ilr and the n.itlunal en- 
campment uf tlie Q. A. R. 



After the most siiccc'.sful season 
ever enjoyed by a siinimcr stock 
(irganiziition In the cily, the I'layers 
Uuild, which has lieon lioIdinR forth 
«t Sherman Brown's l>.\vkl.'(on. has 
4Ubanded to allow the thoatie to re- 



turn to Its policy of presenting ro.id 
shows. The last offering of the 
stock company was "Barnum Was 
Right" after which tliie hou.se was 
taken over by the company featur- 
ing Frank Lalor and Gloria Dawn 
in the musical comedy, "Tangerine." 



The ral.ice theatre, home of 
Orpheum vnudevllle. has returned to 
its policy of reserved scats wlilch it 
abaiKloiied UurinR the summer 
months. Tlio first bill of the new 
season was headlined by lilossom 
Seeley and Karyl Noim:in. 



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NEW YORK 



EXECUTIVE OFFICES 

State-Lake Building 

CHICAGO 



BERT LEVEY CIRCUITS 
VAUDEVILLE THEATRES 

ALCAZAR THEATRE BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO 

' PAUL GOUDRON, CAPITOL BUILDING, CHICAGO 
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Wa Can Offer From Five to Thirty Weeks for First Class Acts 



Simult.incoiisly with the oponlnff 
of the Gayely, the Kxpress, at 
various times tlie Boeiie of vaude- 
ville, motion pictures, boxlns shows, 
Krand opera and biirle.s(iuo. leturncd 
to the chorus girl shows. The Htn- 
press hnd been closed several 
inonth.s ago with the announcement 
I 1m t, it would 1)0 torn d.)wii to make 



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MEIKLEJOHN and DUNN 

AmuMment Manas.ra. Theatrical AseDlSb 

Peraooal Repreaentatlvea. 

VaudcvlII*. noad Show*. 

LOS ANGELES— MalMtl. ThMin BIdi.. Mk 
«.or, S2)l(. PM* SSI4. 

SAN FRANCISCO— PaatalU Thtttr. Bl<f> 6<k 
Saw Dtuila* BQS3. 

a trip to the Coast. Just what will 
happen to the fine dansante attached 
to this well knpwn picture house 
is not known. It was thought It 
might be turned Into public offlcs 
quarters, this has not been con- 
firmed. 



Rumor Is busy with the old Hip- 
podrome and the Wlikea. Both are 
said to be considering stock pro- 
ductions for the coming season. A 
Wilkes man was here recently, but 
did not make a statement With 
Ralph CoUlnger as leading man and 
Nana Bryant as leading lady, the 
Wilkes did excellent business for - 
several seasons. 



ACKERMAN & HARRIS 

EXECUTIVE OFFICES! 

THIRD FLOOR, PHELAN BLDG. 

MARKET, GRANT and 0'FARR£1.L STREETS SAN FRANCISCO 

ELLA HERBERT WESTON, Booking Manager 

8HVEN TO TgN WgCK COWTRACTa NOW BEIWO tq^UED. 



The old Salt I<ake theatre com* 
mences Its season Aug. 12 with 
Eugene O'Brien In "Steve." The 
Salt Lake la the third oldest the- 
atre In America. Maud Adams made 
her first appearance here as a babe. 
The cradlo la preserved and l» an 
object of Interest to tourists. An 
unusual feature of the theatre la 
that Its man ,7er, Oeorge D. Pyper, 
is prominent throughout the moun- 
tain states as a leading Sunday 
School authority. He Is said to be 
the only commercial theatrical man 
In the country having this dlstlno- 
tlon. 

Largest Percentage of Amusementa 
Salt Tiake^ Aug. t». 

Salt Lake City has mora amuse* 
ment places for its population than 
any city In America. In addition^ 
the Mormon church has an amuse- 
ment hall. In every ecclesiastical 
division throughout the city, and 
there are about BO of them. 
— ; \ 

Kd. 8. Diamond, local Pantages 
manager. Is the new head of the 
Salt Lake Ad. Club. 



room for a furniture house, but In- 
stead It has been remodeled and will 
present Mutual Circuit road shows. 
The opening attraction was "LaOln 
Thru," starring Hazel Hanson. 

The Miller, a Saze house, soon 
will become a movie, It was an- 
nounced recently. The theatre has 
been the home of Keith vaudeville 
since It was built six years ago. 

The Majestic, manaRCd by Harry 
Bluings, opened the fall season by 
observing Its first annivers.ary of 
Junior Orpheum prcsentritions. 



In "The Old Soak" which t^lll tour 
the country beginning some time in 
September. 



The CiiHd, Bt.irrinir J:ime8 
Glcason', Holert Arm.strong, .Tn'n 
Thorn, lOliz.ibcth llisdu.i, Audrey 
liaird and other nctors who have 
made their marks in legitimate 
shows, h.is made i lans to return 
next year. 



Thorn left the ort;;»niz.>lion sev- 
eral weeks before the rlose of the 
season to Join Uaymond llltrhrork 
■mil will -ipii-rir hi th.' i Me of "Al" 



The Qarrlck, closed all summer, 
has Just been reopened by a special 
company which will stay two wei.:.8 
until a regular stock organization 
is chosen for the season. 



The Gayety, managed by Charles 
Fox, has abandoned Us summer 
policy of second run photoplays an-l 
attain Is the home of Columbia bur- 
lesque. . .^__— ^. 

The New Cryst.il. like the Km- 
pre.=i8 altern.nting diirlnij the ye.nrs 
of Its exi.stenee in the nature of its 
eiilerlninment. has returned to small 
time v:iiidcvil!e and photoplays. 
Diiriiisr the last few years it has 
featured motion pictures exclu- 
sively. 



SALT LAKE CITY 

By F L. W. BENNETT 

R. liahnken, manager of the 
Ar.i.rii an lh?itro. has loturned from 



The Orpheum has not been open 
for sometime, but It may be doing 
business again soon. No oflflcl^ | 
statement regarding the plans, how- -i 
ever, has been made yet. ': 

SAN DIEGO, CAL. 1 

By JEROME SMITH 

SPRECKELS— Human Wreakage. 
SAVOY— Georgia Minstrels, with 
regular PantaRps vaudeville. . J 

OABRILLO — Gentleman of J 
Leisure. J 

PLAZA— Three Wise Fools. .| 

RIALTO— She Loves and Lies. 1 
PICKWICK— Brass. I 

SUPERBA— Romance Land. 
COLONIAL — Fritz Fields and 
company in Music Mad and pic- 
tures. 



The Commonwealth building at 
Fifth and B streets, which will 
house the finest and l>or;t eoiipi ed 
theatre in the c:,-, i^ .j-.u-'.. t to_ 
be ready fnr n- ... . ;, Ri,.n!timo ■ 
in Ortolier wilh !■■ • n^.i-iiiMK of the 
theritre sehediiled for Thanksgiving 
Hay. No definite nrr.-'.nsements have 
been made ns to who will operate 
the now playhoiife. According to 
the o-iKinal plans. Pahner Pros. & 
Fi:ikovson. who np,".ilp tlu' Pavoy 
with rant.ises vaiKb'Ville, were to * 
tiki- over the n-iv lio\iso but it i*" 
said the rent asked in extremely 
hich. reports giving the flRure as _ 
$3. COO a rr.onlh and no dcci.son has 
been Tnnounced by the Savoy man- 



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When Hendinc for Mali (a 

TARIKTY. «il<lre«« Mall Clerk. 

rOST<AKDS. AUVBRTISlNJi or 

I'IRCIJI.AH LETTKKM WILL NOT 

UK ADVKRTISKU. 

LETTKR8 AUVKRTISKD IN 

ONR ISSUE ONLY. 



Abbott Carol 
Adair MIsa U 

Bergcr Mrs R 
Bergcro Roy 
Blackwell Rita 

Camblna J 
Cameron Vera 
Carlson Jack 
Carrlngton Nell 
Carter Rose 
Chester Elita 
Clark Con 
Clayton Mack 
Conray Peggy 

Darlcy Flo 
Davis Jean 
Del,ane Dale 
Dufly A 

Dunedean Miss L 
Duthie Miss A 

Edwsrds Jack 
Elfman Bessie 
on Har 



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ry Mrs 



Ftnster Morria 
Perrest Amy 
Vtanz Stuart 

Oale Rulh 
Gibson Jack 
Gilbert Idrle 
Oillett Bobby 
Gtnter Frank 

Halspy Seth 
Hammer Beulah 
Handworth Octavla 
HarrlHRton Frank 
Harte Elinor 
Haskell J 
Herbert Grace 
Herman Jay 
Hollln^er IjouIs 
Huston Jessie 
Hymes Billy 

Jackson Anna 



J.ickson Belle 
Jackson Edward 
Johnson Urace 
Joljnson Henry 

Kelso Betty 
Kehso J 
Kennedy Alice 
Jcennwood P Mlsa 

Lester V 
Lee J & K 
Logan Jenny 
Lureck Frank 

Mack Freda 
Mallla Mardle 
Aann Joe 
Martell Tommy 
Marvin Anna 
McCan Mabel 
McCUntock Jean 
McDonald Elsie 
McKle Corwin 
McKie Thoniaa 
McNulty John 
Mokelke Edward 
Morehart Hortense 
Morgan. Billy 

Nadean Minerva 

Newman Nell 

Palmer Pred J 
Pardo A Archer 

Pelllter Xuicelle 

Rotto A Rablnowltz 
Randall Earl 

Savelll Jack 
Shapiro Abe 
Shelby Joan 
Sbuger Stephen 
Smith Jack 
Smith Jo* C 

Thornc Edna 

Wllloughby H 8 
Wood Russ 
Worth Madlyn 



L^eonard Hiclcs, Operating Hotels 

GRANT—*"" 



CHICAGO 



Specitd Rates to the Profession 



LORRAINE 

417-419 S. Wabash Avenue 



350 HOUSEKEEPING APARTMENTS 
IRVINGTON HALL HENRI COURT 

S5S Went Slst Street 312 West 48th Street 

6640 Circle ' 3830 Longacra 

HILDONA COURT 

» ^44-347 West 45th Street. 3560 Longacre. 
1-2-3-4-room apartments. Each apartment with private bath, 
phone, kitchen, kitchenette. 

$18.00 UP WEEKLY— $70.00 UP MONTHLY 
The largest malntainer of houaekcepinK furnished apartments 
directly under the supervision of the owner. Located tn the center. of 
Die theatrical district All flreprool buildings. ■. . , 

Address all communications to 

CHARLES TENENBAUM 

Principal omce. Hildona Court, 341 West 45th 8t., New York 
Apartments can be seen evenino'- Office in each building. 



THE ADELAIDE 

754-756 EIGHTH AVENUE 

Between 4«th and 41tb BUeels One Block Vtttt at Broadway 

Three, Poar aarf FIve-Raom High-Class Fnmlstacd Apauiments. 
StrletiT rrvfeaslonal. UR8 GEORGE HIBGEU Mgr. ~' ~ 



HoBsekeeping Foniished Apartments of the Better Kind 



Yandis Court 

(41-247 West 43d Street. New Torh 
Joet Went of Broadway Bryant 7912 

'One, three and four-room apartments 
with private hath, kitchenettes. Accom- 
modate four or more adults. 917.00 W 
tVEKKLY. 



The Duplex^ i^-' 

1*0 West 4Sd Street. Mew T«v|l 1 1 ' 
lAataera 7131 ' ' 

Three and four room* with batb and 
complete kitchen. Modern la every 
particular. flt.M OP WKKKLY. 



Refer Communicationa to M. CLAMAN, Yaniis Coart 



Pboacsi Bryant MSf-I 



Fhoae: Longaere 9444 — 680S 



THE BERTHA 



Geo. P. Bebnelder, Prop. 

FURNISHED 
APARTMENTS 



COHPLXTK rOR nOOSEKKEPING. 

323-325 West 43rd Street 



CLEAN ANB AIBT. 

NEW YORK CITY 



PriTata Bath, 3-4 Roama, Caterlns la th* contort aad coBTcnlcaco •• 

the profcaalon. 
STEAM BEAT AND EIJKJTRIC UGHT ..... $18.00 DP 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 

A" hotel operated for the conven- 
ience and comfort of performera. 
All rooms with running water, many 
with private baths; clean and 
homelike. Lowest rates. 

HIRSH'S HOTEL 

816-818 Walnut Street 
0pp. Caaino Theatre 



CHICAGO OFFICE 



Adier Bert 
Allen Edna 
Anderson Lucille 
Ahearn Chaa 
Adams A Thompson 

Bimbo Chai 
Brown Art 
Broderick A Wynn 
Barton Dick 
Bothwell Lydla 
Below Pauline 
Barton Effle 
Bennett Chas 

Canard Grace 
Csrllng Hilda 
Cbhan t, Geo 
CUftord Leland 



Chadderton Lillian 
Cohen A Duacy 
Clark Billy 

Douglas Tom 
Devaro Mile 
Duffy J James 
Dunbar Charlie 

Blaine Mabel 

Furman Hacel 

Qlenco Sisters 
Olbaon Bee 
Gibson Hardy 
Grey Cecil 
Geoffrlon Rita 
Oirard Kewple 



Oullfoyle J A O 

Hullbert Gene 
Harris Jack 
Helvey Neal 
Holllns Kitty 
Hyde Marian 
Hart Lisle 
Hammond Jack 
Hall Roy W. Mrs 
Haw Harry 

Kennedy Peggy 
Kennedy Molly 
Ketch A Wllma 
Khaym 
King Sisters 
Kervllle George 
Xerwine Pat 

Leonard All>crt Mrs 
Lee nyron 
Lorraine A Carl 

Murray Stantley 
Marcell Dot 
Michel or MIchee 
Marbe Fay 
Morroco B Maybellc 



Novelle Bros 

O'Donnell Connie 
Obrman C Miss 

Perry Violet Mrs 
Pattl Male Steward 
Patrlcola Isabell 

Redell Harry 
Rosa Wyse Co 

Stephens Irene 
Storey Helen 
.Shelley Patsy 
Simmons Jas D 
Santrey Nort'n & n 
Southern Jean 
Smith Howard 
Smith Oliver Co 

Taylor Ean Dapr?r 

Wade Claude 
White Francis 
Waldron Billy 
Welnstein Warn H 
Walsh Billy 
Warden Harry 
White A Button 



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One Moment West 
of Broadway at 
41 »t Street 

The Rendeavona »f the l.eadlag Ughts of fJteratnre aad the SUge. 
Tha Beat Food and KntcrUlnment In Kew York, tlusle and Dan^ng. 

$1 Oar Special : A Sirloin Steak and Potatoes (Any Style) $1 

In the GRILL with SPECIAL RESERVATIONS for LADIES 



T/ie Chateau Laurier 

City Island. N. Y. 
NOW OPEN FOR SEASON OF 



Furnished Apartments 

4-S-C Rooms 
10 Manhattan Ave., N«w York 

. Corner lOlat Strcot , 



THE WELDON 
Broadway and 124th St. 

^cently CouTeried Into 

1, 2, 3 ROOMS— BATH 

Kitchen and kitchenette, newly and 

attractively furnished throuffhout. 

Hpccial low rates to the Profenion. 

Up-lu-date reelaurant la buildloff. 

Phone Morninrtlde S7M 



1923 






BeautifuUif Decorated. Dint}) Moore's Wonderful Orchestra 

Excellent Shore Dinner at $3.00 and exquisite a la 

Carle service 

Management 
Julius Keller William Werner 



ATLANTIC CITY 

By RUTH OSBORNE EWAN 

"Able'a Irish Rose" will end an 
eight weeks' run at th© Gacden Pier 
Sept. 8. It Is a run never before 
approached here. The house, with 
a capacity of about 2,000, has been 
en'tlrely sold out at all the Thursday 
and Saturday matinees at tl top, 
starting with $10,300 the first week. 
Only slight fluctuations and a 
steady increase each week. Gross 
for the sixth week about 111.900. 

Aaidtf from the undoubted pulling 
power of this particular play, the 
tremendous advertising campaign 
put over by the management was a 
factor in the sensational run. The 
roads leading In all directions from 
Atlantic City were plastered with 
placards; local papers and maga- 
zines were used eztenslTely; jitneys 
carried reminders of the popularity 
of "Abie's Irish Rose," and slldte 
were used at the Globe theatre per- 
formances. 

Atlantic City Is a three-day, or, 
at the most, a six-day stand. 
Vaudeville headllners have In some 
casee been held over, but rarely a 
play has met with such succc!!). 
As a sort of experiment "Abie's 
Irish Rose" booked a two weeks' 
engagement with the understanding 
that they would etay longer If re- 
ceipts warranted It. Now it is only 
Labor Day and the end of the sum- 
mer season that sees the show on its 
way. 

The Garden people thought of 
playing vaudeville before stcnrinf; 
■'ALiie." Now they want to IraHc 
the house or play on sharinK ternin 
for vaudeville or anything elsr. 

BxisinesK with all the. houses hni" 
been parliculniiy good the |).'i«t two 



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You win Aad hnrarieas reaata taA aaMaa 
Bora apacloua thaa abavbara. 
With other traveler* iroai aU aarta ol tha 
world you will enjoy the dsUcioaa aiaala 
pr«para4 by Um Alaaaadria'a Chaf. 
Raacho CoU Chib avallabla la aU Oaaals. 
DOWNTOWN at 8th aad Spriaa. The cen- 
ter lor THEATRES. BANKS AND SHOPS 
Rates art Ucirrate. Pltv* writ* far BookUt 

Tag AiisAiisADoa Horits $Y9Tti( 
Tbc Atiil>a!«HS<tor, New York 

Ttie Aoibasudor, Atlantic Otr 

Tbc Ambassador, Lo* Angeles 

The Alexandria, Loe Ancclei { 



HOTEL HUDSON 

ALL NEWLY DECORATED 

t 8 and Up Single 

$12 and Up Double 

Hot and Cold Water and 

Telepbone In Eacb Room. 

102 WEST 44th STREET 

NEW YORK CITY 

rtaoae: BRTANT 7ni-tt 



HOTEL FULTON 



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(la the Hewt of New Torh) 

8 and Up Single 
114 and Up Double 
Shower Baths, Hot and Cold 

Water and Telephone. 
Klectrle faa la each roona. 

264-268 WEST 46th STREET 

NEW YORK CITY 

Pbone; Bryant 0MS-««a4 

Opposite N. V. A, 



weeks. The (ilojje, Keith's vaude- 
ville through an arrangement with 
the Stanley company, has had 
capacity almc«t every evening. Due 
to the unusual business, George M. 
young, in charge of the house, haa 
announced that Instead of closing 
Labor IJay, as intended, the vaude- 
ville will be extended a week. 

The regular Sunday night con- 
certs, always a feature at the Globe, 
will continue to run during the 
winter. 

The bill this week at the Globe 
has a distinctly Russian flavor. 
Uring the one person In the world 
who did not see "(,'h.iuve Sourls," 

h.ive no r ilfiion by which to 
f(au»;c the txi ( r. rji ( iif "Varmark," 
Ml) CUM' ^■^,li..ly 11' < iW a criterion 
«itli tlio tpilain^ tif a crowded 
liiiiisf In .1 nciesK iriiy brief Utile 
Ki I ii " of s'eiKv- ,'i kiiysKjii Company 
(if ii df'zen «ii BO pi I J ITS gave a 

viil mill' pi.'liin •■(lue idea of K 
iiirli' lit tli. lair.ivai. You fi-lt It 
ui.i'il I <■ C/iiiy liiirii;inr to Kirp up 
.imI wliivjii'r to Olio of thini (iii 
liioloii l'.i!!<i,iri) tli.it tiiry no iln't 
\voil< qiiile to hud. Aniiii'nn 
.iiiilii III I I drill ex|«ct it - but tiny 
liWi ,1 v. 1,1 11 Hi, y i;, t it. 




HOTEL AMERICA 

4Tth Street, Jast Kaat at Broadway 
NBW TORK riTT 

The only eicluslvs ihrntrW il hotel at 
moderate price* In Nvw York Cllr. 
Why not mako this your home while 
In New TerkT Tonr Irlenda llva her«k 
Why not youT 

BARS 

Doable room with prieat* balk 

fl.SO per day 

Slarlo room ttMt pat Say 



Bert Ford and Pauline Price, who 
had the enviable job of opening the 
show, are mighty clever "dancing 
on a allver thread" — particularly 
Mr. Ford, who is almost too light 
and graceful for a man. Miss Prlc« 
is nmarkably pretty — you see At* 
Iintic City Is concentr-iting 
I bo.iuty in these pre- papo.int daya. 
Filmmttt O'Mar.1, who has a charm- 
ing voice and is wine enou(:h to 
choose «ongf> to suit every taste, 
wa.i given a t-'iiat deal of npplaus", 
ns w<is Lillian Mhfiw, who hoa her 
own ii.'iitii iilar following. 

Marry Hilm.Tn In 'llanl-Rolled 
Iluiniiloii," Leon ami Co, the magic 
WoikMH, and .Sli.iw and Lee finished 
out a bill that rent the first nl(,;tit 
:iii(li('i,i e aw.iy witli a Hiiiile. 



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Getting Bi^^er Evei-y Minute 



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144 WMt I^rnrd B(. 

CINCINNATI 
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711 Seventh Avenue, New York 

LONDON. W. C. (. KNOLANI>— ISS Clwrific CrM* Bd. AUBTBAUA, KKUlOimMK— 316 C«IUii< at. 



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KANSAS CITY 
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