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VOL. LXXIU. No. 12 



NEW YORK CITY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1924 



48 PAGES 



MINA SCHALL'S RICH CATCH 



OTTO KAHN'S SON, ROGER, IN 
VAUDEVILLE WITH JAZZ BAND 



Defaulting as Conductor of Orchestra — Rehearsing 
in Kahn's Fifth Avenue Home— Ban* Will Be 
Billed as Roger Wolfe's Orchestra 



Roger Wolf, Kahn. tli" son of 
Otto If. K.tim, financier and patron 
of tlio arts, m'ii shortly debut ii. 
vaudeville as rmidiictor of a jaz". 
orchestra tin! wil' hive as its guid- 
ing spirit the services of Arthur 
Lange, one o' the leading arrangers 
in the country. 

The band will ! >" known as Rogtr 
Wolfe's orche« f r.i wl:h the surname 
omitted for professional reasons. 

It has he. i rehoarsirg at the 
Kahr.'s Fifth avenue mansion with 
a choice elite crowd, Interested as 
could be desired. The band has 
booked a floel; of ultra socio';.- dates. 
(Continued on page 5t 

RADIO ACKNOWLEDGED 
MAKING "WE MODERNS" 

Mew Plugging Stunt in Chicago 
Increases Gross $4,000 

on Week 



Chicago, Feij. «. 

''We Moderns' 'owes its success in 
Chicago to the radio. It is now 
playing In its sixth week at Cohan'.--. 
Grand, and indications are that it 
may remain for a similar period. 
The highest gross ii i iiK- its three- 
week stay at t ! .e Blackstone was 
17,400. 

When .T.'n-- Korv who was hired 
to spread the pultli !ty Naive r or the 
•how, took charge at ti.e Grind lu 
started by using radio, with the re- 
sult last we.-;: !!>o moss increased 
to almost JI.iihi eves- tie biggest 
week at the Ilia 'k-i'onc. 

Kerr's first si an'. >■..:.-' to have tii" 
(Con: i'-'i( .1 o.-> i- ice 4 I i 



CHICAGO OPERA DEFICIT 

$500,000 Pledged No! Enough. It's 
R;i)jrted 



"PHONY BUY" TO BEAT 
SHOW'S STOP LIMIT 

'•The Potters" Held In by 

Manipulation-^Protected 

Film and Stock Rights 



A pew stunt in show manipula- 
tion has been successfully put over 
in the case of "The Potters." which 
had a lowly start at the Plymouth. 
New York, but is now regarded a 
success. 

What la called a "phony buy" 
was engineered by the Shubert of- 
fice, Lee Shvbert having a goodly 
percentage of "The Potters" stock, 
although the play was produced by 
Richard ITerndon and Is managed 
by him. 

Through an arrangement with the 
ticket brokers the agencies agreed 
to handle 300 tickets nightly, with 
(Continued on page 41 » 



i.'iiica,'., IVh. C. 

( > : . i was a blor.i - 

;lii mi-1 il s! tndnoln! 



Chi,- igo c 
nier from ( 
tafs yoar. 

Citizens of c '■ i.- i -;<'« guaranteed 
$"•(,0,0311 t,. ,i,: l.n- company over 
here. 5?.nnu -i i. toll, president of 
the Oper.i ,\ . ■■.. -i , .ion, is reported 
figuring out sot>..- i.i-.n'i of mini- 
mizing til- ii.- . . •., t .<- VOIllmC 
prior t"b' making : •• report. 

It is Kiid Mn> d-iicit amounts t" 
rlos^ to Sl.Ooo.ui>> and that prol - 
»!•!.. Insull l.im ■ -if will hear th • 
brum oi. it o.e; t :•■ $;■ j'J,"->-j pledged. 



16 WEEKS' ADVANCE 



'Abie' 



Old $143,374 in Chicago in 
First Six Wcel-.s 



Chle i ;o I' • ■ '■■ 
'.\'>i-'s Irish Rose" hnVinn piled 
+H* — H* — advanc e — t*4*j — ol — f . n .iiija, 
Frank Gazzolu i:< installing > s ; .«-' 
ticket cage In the Sttitlch.-iKer !•••< 
i. Hi'-. and ticket!! witl i»- lo!d .h 
f i, i- 10 weeks ' .1 • a ce 1 •• ' 
(l •litiiuii a on l- <■;.■■■ I 




IE GIRL 

MAY WEO TITLED 



DENVER IS THERE 
WHEN SHOW IS THERE 

Paid to See '"Blossom Time"' 

and "Fool" — Doesn't Want 

Second Rate Companies 



Denver, Feb. fi. 

"I'lussuin Time." played to near 
capaci'y at toe Broadway or. its 
second week, after turning them 
away all the first week, and grossed 
a fortnight's business reported at 
cloip I;. JUti.OOO. Seldom h i. a musi- 
cal comedy taken Denver ^o by] 
s'oi -i, is th:>; one. 

The success of "Blossom Time 
i Continued on page f. i 




Former Prima Donna of 
"Social Maids" Now Liv- 
ing in Castle at Maiden- 
head, England — 30 Ser- 
vants and Dozen Autos— 
Sir Henri Deterding, Over 
60, Worth Countless Mil- 
lions — Miss Schall Has 
Been Abroad for Three 
Years 

MARRIED ONCE BEFORE 

A former Columbia burlesque 

wheel-show actress is reported on 
substantial authority as about to 
marry the richest man in Great 
Britain, a nobleman known as "the 
Rockefeller of Europe," worth 
countless millions and aged past 60. 

The principals are Mina Schall, 
former prima donna of the late 
Blutch Cooper's "Social Follies." 
who last appeared in burlesque in 
1919, and Sir Henri Deterding. 
K.B.R, president of the Royal 
Dutch Petroleum Syndicate of Lon- 
don and Holland. 

Sir Henri was in New York in 
December, and Miss Schall was 
here at the same time. Both were 
passengers on the Aquitania. sail- 
ing hack to London the same 
(Continued on page 3) 

MOVIE HOUSE IN TOWN 
OF 500 POPULATION 

Trouble. Too. for Exhibitor — 
Pinched for "Sunday" — Re- 
opens to 'Capacity" 



.la. !, .,<.•!. Mich, Feb. 5. 
W. N. Tliorn o.\ ;>•■.• '.f u pi turi 
theatre In Concord, a village near 
here writh a population of slightly 
over 500, was arretted Saturday un- 
der a village ordinance, tor keeping 
his iBeatre open the preceding gun. 
day. The nrreei ivi the result of i 
petition started i>. i minister < ,f I hi 
village, Thorn v -is released on his 
• i'.wi i a. -i;ii.-' i' '. >■ ltd ojM'ii' .1 his 
Ihe.ili-f •■}-■ ii : • .Sll.li i.v (il- li IL. 



STAGE TO SUPPLANT PULPIT 
IN REBUILT BROOKLYN CHURCH 



Fourth Unitarian of Flatbush Makes Announcement 
— New Ideas in Religion Held Responsible, Also 
Little Theatres 



NEWSPAPER "WAR" 
FOR NEW YORK UTY 

Mix-Up in Sight Between the 
Dailies and Weeklies — Cur- 
tis, Munsey, Chi "Trib" 



New York may see a newspaper 
"war" before the new year Is far 
extended. The competing publica- 
tions will probably be the Frank 
A. Munsey string of dailies, the 
metropolitan end of the .Chicago 
"Tribune's" activities and the Cyrus 
II. Curtis organs. 

Curtis recently absorbed the New 
York "Evening Post." At that time 
the "Daily News," published here 
by the Chicago "Tribune." an- 
nounced the forthcoming publica- 
tion of a new weekly magazine in- 
dicated to be framed along the lines 
iContlnued on page 4) 



COMM'R OF LICENSES 
AFTER GYP AGENTS 

"Times Square Dailey" Story 
Starts Investigation — Com- 
missioner Wants Facts 



1,. erj tiling i r in tie I ■> |e frfwn 

M i • i ■lincil no ' ..: I) Ihi "blue 

;,,•.'• ... [| i ■ i>. . I>ul '....'. o .i a big 
■ Mi-.i,." . .. , . o ■ , , - lio.is" (tacked 

II:, -I !•■ '. \'i ■■ •• ■•!, . . I ll l'i l.|..>. 



The Commissioner of Llcensei is 

focusing his attention upon certain 
gyp booking agents who have been 
holding up acts for more than the 
legal fee of 5 per cent for getting 
them bookings. 

The commiasloncr'a attention was 
called to the matter by a recent 
article In the 'Times Square Dally." 
(( louUnued on page' it 

ACTORS AT HOME 

If Wanted, Use 'Phone, They Tell 
Agencies 

Actors win nave ben frugal 
enough lo Rave money or make in- 
vestments In prosperous years are 
no longer haunting the casting of- 
fices in la -•;:«• hordes as of yore. 

.Many who hici- homes Within CO 
l» l l »»i of lit.- city .••■ s'tt-kifg flosf" 



Slowly but surely the stage and 
the pulpit Is being intertwined more 
closely. With Dr. Guthrie at Sc. 
Marks-on-the-Bouwerie Introducing 
pagan dancing and little theatre 
outfits springing up within the 
walls of churches on every aide, 
comes the startling news that the 
Hev. Nelson Junius Springer, pastor 
of Fourth Unitarian Church of Flat- 
bush. whose edifice burned down re- 
cently, is going to build a theatre 
Instead of a church. 

Instead of a pulpit on which plays 
are produced there will be a stage 
(Continued on page 3) 



FRISCO CLEANING UP 
FAKE FILM GYPPERS 

Starts Campaign by Two 

"School" Arrests— How to 

Make Up for $50 



the family hearth awaiting calls 
en the agencies if anything in 

• ,1 line show S up. 

.'.!■. ' hive four. I tills p i ' ' I • 

(Continued on page *) 



San Francisco, Feb, •; 

Sun Francisco, through State La- 
bor Commissioner Walter G. II i - 
thewson, Is launching a war against 
fake movie and stage schools In tin. 
city. The first gun was fired la-t 
week with the arrest of T. B. AVil- 
meth, proprietor of the Beauregai-. I 
Academy of Dramatic and Screen 
Art here. 

The warrant for Wilmeth's arrest 
was issued following an Investiga- 
tion made by Dr. Louis Bloch, who 
has bten doing the gumshoe work 
for the state labor commissioner. I: 
is charged that Wilmeth's students 
paid $;i) for a course tnat consisted 
(Continued on page 30. » 

WILLIAM SPAULDING DEAD 
William Bpaulding, stage carpet - 

ter of the Kiiglewood. Chicago, for 
a number of years, familiarly knowi 

as "Blsh" died l-'eb. L' from an ■••• 
indigestion. 

He was employed at the Stratfo- ' 
a Chicago picture house, nt the il:i, 
of his death. He was 42 yean ■. \ 
and married, his wife surviving. 



COSTUMES 

Who will make your text ones? 
Those who have bought from us 

say— 

BROOKS MAHIEU 

li::;lf«n.T Tfl. 6U»0 rem,. N. Y. (11/ 

_ 11,000 Costumes for Rental^^ 



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CABLES 



• VARIETY'S LONDON OFFICE 
2096-3199 Regent Thursday, February 7. 1924 



DEMONSTRATION AT HOUSE OF M 
OVER RAYNAL'S FORCED-IN TRAD 



Verbal Assault From Audience — Objection Also to 
Bedroom Scene Given in National Playhouse — 
Squabbling Over Comedie Francaise Management 



Furls, Feb. C. 
Causing a verbal disturbance that 

assumed the. proportions of a small 
riot, Paul Baynal's new , throe-act 
tragedy entitled "Le Tombeau sous 
l'Are de Triomphe" had its pre- 
miere Feb. 1 at the Comedie Fran- 
caise. 

The. excessive dialog preconlsing 
the younger generation's prepon- 
derance was the cause of the dem- 
onstration with the audience tak- 
Ig side for and against the author's 
doctrines. Many also protested the 
presentation of the bedroom scene 
in the National playhouse. 

The reading committee of the or- 
ganization formerly refused to ac- 
cept the play for production but 
political influence was resorted t<j 
to secure a showing for young Hay- 
nal's philosophical symbolism that 
played as still being too lengthy 
and lacking in action, despite con- 
siderable pruning. 

The theme Is timed during the 
late war and tells of a soldier who 
obtains a brief furlough to visit 
his father and sweetheart, toiling 
them the strife is almost at an end. 

Suddenly recalled to the front, 
the girl offers herself, without mar- 
riage, and the second ait takes 
place In the bedroom after the con? 
summation, The boy there info; ins 
his fiancee the end of the war Is 
not yet in sight, .whereupon the 
disillusioned gnl recrots her action 
anil dot lares l.cr love has dimin- 
ished with her sacrifice, having 
been only an outburst of spon- 
taneous and patriotic folly and she 
reproaches her lover's absence from 
the trench's. 

Follows a confession by the ey- 
nsperatcd youth when he tells of 
obtaining his furlough through 
aving volunteered to undertake a 
dangerous mission that means cer- 
tain death and after which he ten- 
derly appraises the girl's remorse, 
weeping aloi.o while she sleeps. 

The following morning discloses 
the situation to the father. lie 

upbradds his son for abusing his 
sweetheart's confidence, whereupon 
the youngster violently reproaches 
his aged father's military Immunity, 
alleging the youth of the country 
Is doing the lighting while those of 
maturity are reaping the benefits. 

Aude, the girl, arranges a con- 
ciliation through expressing her 
love for the boy and promising to 
wait for his return and he departs 
Into the darkness. 

The title refers to the grave of 
the unknown soldier under the 
Trlomphal An h on the Champs 
Klysees and is symbolical of the 
Eoldiei'B destiny. 

Leon Bernard Is the father. Alex- 
andre the soldier and Mme. Ven- 
tura the girt. 

In relation to the difflouiti's this 
piece had In acquiring an opening 
there is still much Ink being spilled 
concerning the tecent squabbling at 
the House of Mollere over the 
nomination of new aocietaires and 
the resignation of others. 

The elevation of Huguette Duflos 
Is much commented upon, although 
her husband withdrew from the 
position to make room for her. The 
public fears that Mme. Weber mav 
be treated in a similar manner next 
year and asked to depart wh' n the 
promised societaire's place for 
Herve must he found, 

Sylvaln remains but his wife is 
definitely out and she continues to 
prosecute her action foi damages 
against t lie administrator. 



JOSH BALDHEADS 



ARTHUR COLLINS RETIRES 

Succeeded by Bas.l Desn At Drury 
Lane 

London. Feb 6. 

Basil Dean has succeeded Arthur 
Collins as managing dire, tor • f 
Lm ury I~ine. 

Collins lias been connei ted with 
the historic theatre in a managerial 
capa/lty for 2.1 year". 

If health Is amMiinml as tie ira- 
eon for Mr. Collins' resignation. 
Some thlnle Collins retirement was 
hastened by frequent disputes 
with Sir * 'fred Ttntt. Beth held 

cuuai iikuu iik managing uirecturs. 



Spectator in Danzig Places Them to 
Form Pattern 



Danzig, Feb. C. 

Bald-headed men occupying par- 
quet seats in a Danzig theatre con- 
tributed unconsciously to the amuse- 
ment of spectators in the galleries 
recently as the result of the whim of 
tho ticket seller. 

It is customary in Central Europe 
for the men to remove their hats 
upon entering shops or theatre lob- 
bies, and the ticket seller took ad- 
vantage of this practice to use the 
bald-headed men to carry out his 
joke. He drew a picture on his seat 
chart and then disposed of certain 
seats only to bald -headed men. 

As the parquet filled and the 
"bald-heads" took their respective 
se its, it was seen by the remainder 
of the audience that they had been 
placed to form the outlines of a bird. 
It did not take the audience a minute 
to catch on and the house was soon 
in an uproar. 




RENE ROCHER'S FARCE 



FRENCH COSTS UP 

Substantial Increase in Living Ex- 
pense During February 



Paris. Feb. C. 

A substantial increase in the cost 
of living through a rise in all com- 
modities is exported during the 
month. 

Newspapers are increasing their 
selling pi ice five centimes (25 per 
cent) and the trade papers are ;ii'.- 
ing their advertising rates. 

Permission has been granted the 
Comedie Francaise to raise the price 
of certain seats by two francs. The 
Comedie, however, re-mains the 
cheapest scaled Mouse of its class 
in the capital. 



French Lick Springs Hotel, 
French Lick, Ind. - 

Here I am having a little rest and 
riding horseback in tho morning 
and evening clothing it at night, 
while SOME ONE ELSE does the 
work. 

I'm not going to play my fiddle all 
the time, giving someone else a 
chance. I sent out thirty thousand 
blotters. I go to New Orleans soon, 
then to Havana, and little later 
to dean ole London (I shall tell you 
about It), and then Paris and home. 
I shall be a very busv little fiddlest. 

JEAN MIDDLETON 

P. S. Eddie Keller's Biggest Lit- 
tle Act. 



'SOME DRAMATIC OPINIONS' 



Sydney YV. Carroll's Vigorous Boo!< 
Published 



4-ACT HISTORICAL DRAMA 

Paris, Feb. 6 
Barge rat's four-act historical 
drama titled "Plus que Heine' 1 
("More Than Queen") was revived 
at the Mogadcr Feb. 1 and favor- 
ably received. 

Mme. Cora Lapnrccrie was east 
as Josephine for an adequate por- 
trayal, while Colin was opposite as 
Napoleon. 

The reproduction of David's pic- 
ture, the coronation of Napoleon, 
was splendidly staged. 



HEAVY REP AT OLD VIC 

London, Feb. 6. 

At the Old Vic in the Waterloo 
road, "Henry VIII" is being played. 
It will be followed by "The Tem- 
pest," and in the near future the 
theatre will give "Coriolanus," "The 
Merchant of Venice," "Hamlet" (in 
Its entirety), Sheridan's "The Riv- 
als," the old morality play of 
"Everyman," anel a new English 
version of Goethe's "Faust." 

Some line learning ahead fcr the 
hard working company. 



London, Jan. 30. 

Under the title of "Some Dra- 
matic Opinions.' Sydney W. Car- 
roll has fathered a volume of essays 
selected from those he penned while 
dramatic critic of the "Sunda) 
Times" 191S to 1923. 

The book i published by F. W. 
White >t Co.) is well named for the 
writer is decidedly opinionated, lie- 
is a vigorous scribe who belabors 
heartily where he does not approve. 

Without doubt tho cudgel of Car- 
roll, together with the personal pro- 
noun of St. John Erv.n", did much 
low. nils dCodorJsiasT tho rubbish 
heap left upon the London stage by 
the war. The;/ were contemporary 
critics during the lean years, and 
now Ervine hftS written an intro- 
duction to the volume of his co-eval. 

Can ell's collection of articles is 
largely devote^ to grievances, griev- 
ances sui h as the inability of many 
players to make themselves heard. 
He advocates a brighter Sunday bj 
the opening of theatres anel makes 
various In teres! lay. speculations re- 
garding the stage and drama of the 
future. 

WINTERED O'CONNOR BURNED 

London, Jan. 29. 
Franci Laidler's pantomime at 
Prince-:, Bradford, Is having a par- 
ticular. y unhappy time First the 
principal comedian, Jack Pleasants, 
died shortly after the production, 
I and now the principal girl, Winifred 
! O'Connor, has been nearly burned 
| to death. She was shampooing her 
I hair with spirit mixture assisted by 
her mother when the stuff caught 
i fire, setting the room in a blaze. 
The screams of the two women 
brought their landlord to the room, 
and he flung a carpet over them. 

Winifred O'Connor was so seri- 
ously burned that it will be some 
time before the can returns work. 



4 HIMMELFARB SENT AWAY 

Paris. Feb. fi. 

Hlmmelfarfe, founder the FYanco- 
Ameriean Cinematograph "bubble," 
was sentenced to two years in 
prison on a charge of embezzlement, 
while Deloncle and Blessy, his as- 
sociates, received 18 months as 
their respective poitior.s to !«.- 
served. 

The defendants technically de- ! 
faulted in declining to plead assert- ! 
Ing that a court without a Jury was 1 
Incompetent. 

' CAMELS BACK 1 ' PLAYED 

Londor, Feb. ?• 
"Camel's Pack," by Somerset . 

Maugham, at the Playhouse, is finelj . 

acted by a brilliant company. 

The piece was well received anil ! 

teems to have a reasonable chr.n • 

WOODS BUYS 'SOUTHERN LOVE' 

London, Feb. 6. 
The ivty Blyhe "Southern Lav" 
picture made over here by Graham 
Wilcox, hM been sold to A. H. 
Woods for the American and C.iii- 
n/llfirt rlchtQ, 

a. li ftoeut *li» a I'aru. 



DISCOVERS WELSH ACTORS 

London, Feb. 6. 

Nigel Play fair hU discovered a 
band of native Welsh actors and 
playwrights known from the place 
of the.r origin as the Portmadock 
Players, 

He it bringing them to town at 
the end of February when they will 
appear at the Lyric, Hammersmith, 
In a program comprising 'The Man 
Who Was Born to be Hanged,'' "The 
Poacher'' and "The Cloudbreaker." 



Conventional Story Liked at Paris 
Premiere 



"HAVOC" CATCHES ON 

London, Feb. fi, 
' ILwii-.' 1 the -i.ir play at the Hay- 
market, nas caught on. Business on 
the second nifcht was only $nuo, but 
the piece is now ploying to capacity. 
The author, Harry Wall, Is new- 
'nnier and las already sold n sec- 
ond play to a London manager. 

•LEAP YEAR" REVUE 

! .01 di n, Feb. 6. 

Ti,' 1.1 ? t revue- at the London 
Hippodrome will be appropriately 

called 'Leap Vcflr." George Robey 
ret/rcll to M.-at fcftHte as principal 

bUiliVuAuii 



Paris, Feb. 6. 

Bene Recher presentee! at his 
little Theatre Caumartin Sunday a 
three-act comedy (or farce) by 
Andre Birabeau and George Policy 
entitled "La l'leur d'Orangcr'' 
("Orange Blossoms"), fairly re- 
ceived. 

The story is that of a magis- 
trate's son who secretly manic-- the 
Stenographer previous to his fa- 
ther's arrival. The parent's appear- 
ance on the scene is the signal for 
the young couple to act ns sweet- 
hearts until the father consents to 
tho betrothal and the truth is 
revealed. 

Bignoret gave an outstanding 
performance In the cast, which in- 
cludes Etchepare. Armand Morin^, 
Germaine Riese, Marguerite Pierry. 
Mady Berry and Andree Guize. 



JEWELS AND PUBLICITY 

Faris. Feb. 6. 

Mme. Maria Kousnezoff is known 
to America as the star of the J. r ' 
topped Shubert "Revue Russi ." 
which played for a week at the 
Booth in 1922. 

Sho Is the star of. a new show- 
hero and Herbert J. Deutz, dress 
importer, Is suing her for slander. 

First, Mme. Kousnezeiff accused 
him of attempting to deprive her of 
a necklace worth $500 000. 

Deutz got hold of the necklace 
through some pawn tickets, given 
him, he says, as security on $1,250 
which he paid on a loan which Mme'. 
Kousnezoff had paid. 

Deutz is quite perturbed, says she 
is causing all the trouble to get 
publicity for her show and thai 
the necklace wasn't worth nearly as 

Mme. Kousnezoff pawned the 
Jewels when she was in Paris s- v- 
eral years, ago. 
shops would give was $!'.".. POO f:anc«. 

5 BARRIEREVIVALS 



NEW RISQUE COMEDY 
REFLECTS PARIS SOCIETY 

But "Is Fortunately Extremely 
Exaggerated"— Two "Bed- 
room Scene'' Acts 



Pail* Bel 6. 

■\vc* Mirar.dt's new three-act 
risque comedy, which underwent a 
series e>f title variations previous 
to opening, .finally premiered at the 
Theatre de Capuelne." Feb. 2 under 
the banner of "L T ne Petite Une- 
|>eu La. 

The piece made an indifferent 
impression with two of the three 
a<ts 'bedroom scenes." 

The book concerns itself with a 
deml-mondalne named Kiki, who 
has three lovers, including Totor, a 
youthful and rich protector whom 
she deceives with the elderly and 
Impecunious Marquis until the 
former discovers the affair. 

The roles are reversed after the 
Marquil borrows funds from Totor, 
offering his uncle's inheritance as 
security through an intermediary, 
who claims Kiki's affections as his 
commission. 

Tho MarquW retires from the 
field upon his uncle's death, leaving 
Totor imagining himself as Kiki's 
possessor. 

The play, as a whole, is an un- 
complimentary portrayal of modern 
Parisian society, but is fortunately 
extremely exaggerated. Maud Loty 
sustains the role of the crafty Klki, 
Berthez is east as the Marquis, Ste- 
phen impersonates Totor, and 
Louvijmy gives prominence to the 
part of the intermediary. 



OVER-DRAMATIC COMEDY 

i"Le Bien A. ire" in F'e^cH — Story 
as Ycu Suspect 

Par>, Feb. C. 
Following 1 i- success at the 
Marlgnv, Jacques Deval placed his 
three-act comedy, "Le BJen Alme," 
at tile Theatre de :.i Renaissance 
Sunday for .1 favorr.b.'e reception, 

The play .see:.-.s ;.j suffer from 
an overdose of dramatics in the 
las: act, eliminating whatever pos- 
sibility there was of classifying it 
1 as a complete success. 

The story is of a fculptor who 

I abandons his mi-stress to marry an 

"LONDON CALLING,'' FOR N. Y. i aqaorpua young ►■'•• The former 



London, Feb. 6, 
With Barries 'Alice-Sit-by-the- 
Fire" at the Comedy, there are five 
of the Scotch dramatist's plays run- 
ning at the same time In London, 
the others being "What Every Wo- 
man Knows," "The Will," "The 
Little Minister," and "Peter Pan." 
They are ail revivals, making this 
an unique record. 



London, Feb. C. 

Andre Chariot is readying a new 
edition of his revue "London Call- 
ing, " which wiil premier in about 
a fortnight. 

William Berry and Teddie Ger- 
rard are to be added to tho cast 
and the piece groomed for a New 
York appearance. 



"PAYS TO ADVERTISE," HIT 

London, Feb. 6. 

Another American comedy scored 
a hit Saturday when "It Pays to Ad- 
vertise," the English adaptation of 
Rol Cooper Megrue's play, opened 
at the Aldwych. 

It was presented by a remarkably 
effective English company. 



ENGLISH GRAND GUIGN0L 

London, Feb. 6, 
Another Sunday play producing 
society has arrived the English 
Grand Gulgnol. Performances are 
given at the Century, a small-house 
In the oppressive euburb of Bays- 
water. 

Plays presented are the one-act 
horrors similar to those given at the 
Parisian theatre after Which the so- 
ciety Is named. 

VICTORIA-PALACE'S 20'> 

London, Feb. 6. 

A dividend of 20 per cent for lost 
year, the net profit amounting to 
$100,000, has been declared by the 
Victoria- Palace, Ltd, vaudeville, 
Sir Alfred Butt, chairman. 

Although the profits were slightly 
less than during the previous year. 
considering the adverse conditions, 
the results were more satisfactory, 

REWRITING "THREE GRACES" 

London, Feb. (,. 

"The Three Graeost" opening di - 
couragingly the the Empire, is to 
be rewritten, Arthur vVimperis and 
Harry Vernon have ben called in. 

Cicely Debcnham will replay 
Sylvia Leslie in the show. 



becomes ...1 and regains the fickle 
lover, persuading an elopement, 
but t lie v.,f- follows and ultimately 
.retains her husband. 

The cast includes Falconetti, as 
the wife, and Germaine Dcrmor, the 
mistress Charles Boycr is ths 
man. and Arquilhercs was promi- 
nent sis a family frie ne?. 



"ANAGLYPKES" FILM SHOTtfN 

Paris, Feb. 4. 
John Arlington presented yester- 
day a picture which possesses tbs 
third dimension of depth at Folies 
Bcrgere named, "Anagiyphes." 



DEATHS ABROAD -, 

Taris, Feb. I. 

Jean DeMerry, theatrical Jour* 
nalist and former secretary of ths 
Casino, died here Feb. 1, aged If- 

Arthur Mayer, editor of the Paris 
"Dally Gaulois," died Feb. I as » 
result of Influenza. He was TI 
years old. 



SAILINGS 
Feb. 6 (London to New York) "Wil- 
ton Sisters (Bercngarla). 

Feb. 4 (New Y'ork to Paris) 
Eugene J. Zukor, Mr. and Mrs, 
Arthur Loew, Raoul LeMat, June 
Ma this. 

Feb. 2 (New York to London), Mr. 
and Mrs. Charming Pollock and 
daughter (Helen), John Barrymore, 
Albert Morris Bagby (musician), 
I Nlckolal Sokoloft (conductor), Wal- 
ter Wanger and Justine Johnstone 
; (Mrs. Wangn>, Mabel Terry Lewis 
("Aren> We A)!'' \ C. Aubrey 
Smith. 



All of the Outdoors 

Outdoor amusements thorough- 
ly covered in the news in "THE 
CLITPER" every week. 10c. 



THE TILLER SCHOOLS 
OF DANCING 

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LONDON 

Director, JOHN TILLER 



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Thursday, February 7, 1924 



VARIETY 



"HORIZONTAL CUT IN TAXES 
WILL BE ASKED OF CONGRESS 



Augustus Thomas in Washington — Tax Measure Re- 
ported Out of Committee Today — Stands Chance 
Before Senate Finance Committee 



Congress will be asked to change 
provisions in the new tax reduc- 
tion bill as regards the admissions 
taxes. The new suggestion calls for 
a "horizontal cut" in all amusement 
taxes instead ot the present total 
elimination of admissions taxes in 
certain classes of theatres, the line 
being drawn in the bill by means 
of the maximum admission to be 
exempted, i. c.. 50 cents (reported 
increased to 75 cents but never 

changed). 

The measure is < xpected to be re- 
ported out of the Ways and Means 
Committee today, Thursday. Show- 
men believe the best chances for 
a change will come after the tax 
bill is passed by the House and 
turned over to the Senate Finance 
Committee. 

Augustus Thomas went to Wash- 
ington Monday night in an effort to 
reopen the point before the bill 
passes out of the hands ef the com- 
mittee. If successful it will create 
a precedent. 

It will be proposed that the gen- 
eral admission tax be reduced from 
10 to 5 per cent for all theatres, 
which is along the lines of the tax 
reduction measure, rather than total 
elimination and would be more sat- 
isfactory to the entire amusement 
field. 

The provision as it now stands 
benefits only picture and small 
vaudeville theatres. 

Upper floor admissions in other 
houses, however, would be affected 
and would complicate the return 
and payment of the taxes. A slid- 
ing scale for admission taxes is 
also suggested if the "horizontal 
cut" is not acceptable. 

William A. Brady upwn his return 



ABOUT HENS' FALSE 
TEETH 

Original Mens are as scarce as 
hens* false teeth. And they are as 
lnvisoratlngiy refreshing as a cold 
shower to a "Variety" reporter after 
the Max Hart-Albee ease. Therefore, 
It la with Interest that the amuse- 
ment world has watched the career 
of Paul Specht, who crashed Into 
New York but a scant two years ago 
and made band history with a cam- 
paign of original exploitation that 
ha* since been copied and Imitated 
by orchestras far and wide and only 
the other <1ay placed new Paul Specht 
units at the "Lido Venice," IS East 
63rd Street. Moroaco's Kind Street 
Theatre In "Myrtle" and the "Post 
Lodge." .» 

Noteworthy among the Ideas and 
Innovations Introduced by Paul 
Specht may be mentioned the fact 
that his orchestra was the first mod- 
ern dance band to make Its appear- 
ance on a vaudeville circuit as an ex- 
clusive attraction in itself. 

Later, according to well-authenti- 
cated reports, he was approached by 
certain well-known orchestra leaders 
who sought his management. Falling 
to secure It. it Is now known that 
they copied hi* methods of exploita- 
tion and "made themselves what they 
are today." 

Specht whs first to originate such 
advertising catch-phrases as "rhyth- 
mic, symphonic syncopation," "units." 
etc. Little tnincs In themselves, hut 
"fat porkers from little acorns grow." 
Many others have since copied these 
phrases. 

It is al-uo a matter of public record 
that the same band leader was the 
first to send to Kurope modern dance 
orchestras featuring "symphonic eyn- 
copntlon" style of music, namely "The 
Crlterions" and Bob Bennett's " 'Fris- 
co Synropntors." who played the fore- 
most English amusement places with 
extraordinary success. Specht and 
his Alamac Hotel orchestra Includ- 
ing "The CleorKUns'" followed. Today. 
It seems to be the fad to' go to 
Europe or to threaten to do so 

Other interesting points In the ca- 
reer of Specht are the facts Ihnt his 
original orchestra was the first 
rhythmic sinking band to make its ap- 
pearance in New York, and the firwt 
musical combination to use aero- 
planes as a method of transportation, 
while flying from London to Parts.' 

It is itlso known that his combina- 
tion originated the idea of placing 
vaudeville without the aid of any 
other effects but effective music, nn.l 
It is a'lao a matter of fact that no 
other bund tb;in his plays regularly 
for two different radio stations. 

Paul Specht draws real salaries for 
his bote', vaurievtfls sod recording 
Work, while others Imitate, it is as- 
serted, by drawing fictitious publicity 
figures, 

So f:ir .i- Ifi known, the sum.' leader I 
was tii,- li.-.-i :ti It., profewlnn wlio j 
was sought i.. ill' Knslish |»re*» i" I I 

M'r.t. :, ..»i,.-j „: iniilnirilaliw il.ltnv 1 1 



last week from Washington where 
he surveyed the tax problem urged 
the Producing Managers' Associa- 
tion that if any concessions were to 
be obtained theatrical interests 
should have a permanent repre- 
sentative at the capital. The man- 
ager said that the picture interests 
through having a representative at 
the capital and constantly in touch 
with the situation, accounts for the 
decision of the Ways and Means 
Committee to favor the small ad- 
mission amusements. 

Brady explained he did not report 
to the Producing Managers' Asso- 
ciation that there was no chance for 
the legitimate theatres to benefit 
from the new bill but that that 
class of amusements irtttat have 
some representation in Washington 
to win a concession. The reason lies 
In the fact that the tax measure 
changes almost daily and t:.e chance 
of advancing the cause of the high 
price amusement.: necessarily might 
crop up at any time. 

Admission taxes along with those 



on luxuries are classed aa "nuisance 
taxes." The committee haa set the 
limit of removal In that class of 
$110,000,000. 

The total admissions taxes (in- 
cluding; outdoor and sporting 
events) mounted to $70,000,000 
alone and the committee explained 
if the latter was removed alto- 
gether there would be a Mod of 
protest from the other Industries in 
the nuisance tax division. 



Variety-Clipper Bureau 
Washington, D. C, Feb. 6. 

The House Ways and Means 
Committee has had a method sug- 
gested to them that will benefit all 
phases of amusements and still 
carry out the apportionment plan 
aa outlined by the committee in 
deciding to repeal the tax on ad- 
missions up to and including the 50 
cent admissions. 

The committee set the amount to 
he taken off as $33,000,000, Augus- 
tus Thomas of the Producing Man- 
agers' Association In Washington 
today presented to each of the mem- 
bers a plan of "horizontal reduc- 
tion," summing up In the reduction 
of the tax as now set at 10 per cent 
to that of six per cent on all ad- 
missions. 

It was pointed out to the com- 
mittee by Mr. Thomas that in re- 
pealing the $33,000,000 figure that 
approximate!) 40 per cent of the 
present amusement tax would be 
taken off. By reducing the present 
rate of ten per cent to six per cent 
this same ratio is reached and all 
would benefit. 

In asking that the hearings be re- 
opened for the purpose of present- 
(Continued on page 39) 



COVENT GARDEN'S REP 
OF NEW AND OLD OPERAS 

"Chin Chin Chow" in Paris— 
Xmas Shows Are Com- 
ing Off 



London, Jan. 25. 

The repertoire of the British Na- 
tional Opera Co. at Covent Garden 
Is being extended with new and old 
operas. In "Alkestis," Rutland 
Boughton has given music to the 
verse version by Gilbert Murray of 
Kuripldes. "Gianni SchiccI," a mu- 
sical humor of Puccini, is now heard 
for the first time in English. The 
libretto, from Forzanb, employs the 
stock stage story concerning the 
impersonation of a dying by a liv- 
ing man and the willing to himself 
of the soon-to-be-deceased's prop- 
erty. 

The same situation recently made 
a comedy for K. Crawshay-Williams 
in "E. and O. E." while before that 
It did duty in a French piece, "I.e 
Testament du l'ere Leleu," by Hoger 
M. du Gard. 

The company Is repeating other 
Puccini operas. "La Boheme," "La 
Tosca," and "Madame Butterfly," 
as well as works by Wagner, Mo- 
zart and Hoist. Verdls "Othello" 
has been reintroduced to London 
with Mullings as the Moor. 




REP'S 'GLORIFIED STOCK' 
SPREADING ABROAD 



London. Jan. 29. 

The Repertory movement is ex- 
tending in England to many of the 
big provincial centres. 

Bristol and Oxford have recently 
established Repertory theatres, and 
now Newcastle is planning to do 
trie same thing. 

In reality they are little more than 
glorified stock houses. 

Barry Jackson's theatre at Birm- 
ingham, well backed by himself, is 
| the one place which is doing original 
work. 



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to i nl.ii .'i , •■ j. i clnirns to I 

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MlNA SCHALL 



Former prima flcnnn <nf "The Social Maids," Columbia burlesque, as 
she appeared in that pilaw. 

Miss Schall is i' i''i !• 'I engaged t" m.n ry- the wealthiest^ nobleman 
nf Great Britain, known "the Rockefeller of England," Sir Henri 

i iptei .litiLT. 

Miss Schall is wild in l>o tl present living In a castle at Maidenhead, 
with i'.o servants ami .i th.ntrn tuitumo'iih a nt her command 



MINA SCHALL'S CATCH 

(Continued from page 1) 
month. Miss Schull is now living 
in a castle at Maidenhead owned 
by Sir Henri, has thirty servants 
and a dozen cars, including a Rolls- 
Royce limousine, and is reliably re- 
ported to be making wedding prep- 
arations. 

An English correspondent who 
went to Maidenhead Interviewed 
Miss Schall, who denied that she 
was already married to Sir Henri, 
as was at first reported, and when 
pressed for future probabilities de- 
clined to affirm or deny. She added 
that Sir Henry would be "furious" 
if "premature publicity" were given 
the "friendship." 

Mina Schall is a blonde woman 
of Junoesque pVoportions, and was 
known as the most beautiful woman 
in burlesque. She is a New Yorker 
of Jewish ancestry. She was re- 
cently divorced from C. Gordon 
Link, son of C. I, Link, son of the 
millionaire owner of the Lyceum 
theatre, Columbus, O., a burlesque 
wheel house, where she met young 
Link, just out of college, who was 
working In the box office under 
Charley Harper, the well-known 
manager of that house. 

An elopement climaxed young 
Link's following the "Social Follies" 
to Cleveland and Pittsburgh. The 
marriage occurred in the latter city 
March 13. 1919. 

The marriage was not serene. A 
divorce was quietly granted in Den- 
ver, where the young couple lived 
after a honeymoon motor tour that 
followed a summer at Bexley, the 
palatial country estate of the Links 
in Ohio. Family interference from 
the husband's side is said to have 
caused the differences. There is 
some mystery about the exact de- 
tails of the divorce, and It is 
known that Miss, Schall, while here 
recently, conferred with attorneys 
toward the end of having the final 
decree properly certified and a<l le- 
gal technicalities made safe. 

Miss Schall is known to havo re. 
ccived a substantial financial set- 
tlement from rhe Links what the 
separation wai made final and 
formal. 

At the time of h»r marriage Ml** 
Schall war nr.ilr ' .n trill t — TO — rnT" 
Sauberta for » Winter Qardon 
revue. 

After securing her divorce she 
retired from tin stage an.i left for 
England to ninhe her residence 

Miss Schall lias 1 n abroad for 

three years. 



LICENSE FOR FIREARMS 
NECESSARY IN ENGLAND 

Certificate Costs Holder Three 

Shillings — No. Stage or 

Weapon Excepted 



London. Jan. 26. 

Fred Duprez was summoned at 
the Leeds Police Court for being 
in possession of firearms without 
a certificate. The offences alleged 
were committed by two actors ap- 
pearing in defendant's company. 
Police evidence was that two ac-?"" 
tors appeared in a scene carrying 
revolvers. 

The actors admitted they had 
neither certificate nor license, but 
said they did not think them neces- 
sary as they used no ammunition. 

Duprez stated he knew his prop- 
erty man luxd bought some goods 
In London including the revolvers, 
but for all he knew they were 
dummies. He never gave the mat- 
ter another thought. 

The magistrate said that if he 
would take out the necessary cer- 
tificate in his own home county 
TKent) and forward it to the police 
he would adjourn the case for a 
week. If the certificates were re- 
ceived in the meantime he would 
dismiss the case, under the proba- 
tion act. A certificate entitling the 
owner to possess arms is necessary 
for any weapon, however old, used 
on the English stage. The license 
is an inland revenue matter and 
has nothing to do with the police 
unless the Inland revenue authori- 
ties bring action against non- 
holders. 

A certificate costs the holder 
three shillings and Is valid for three 
years; non-compliance might mean 
a heavy fine or imprisonment. 



BIRTHS 

Mr. and Mrs. Buster Keatan, at 
their home in Hollywood, Feb. S. 
son. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack M. Welch. Feb. 
4, at their home In New York, son, 
Welch Is general manager for the 
Selwyns. It Is their third child. 



CHURCH STAGE 

(Continued from page 1) 
from which sermons will be 
preached. 

"This change is contemplated be- 
cause of the proved Intellectual, 
moral, social and spiritual value 
of the little theatre project as It 
has been developed In the church 
during the past Ave and one half 
years," said Dr. Springer. This 
plan will probably Involve the re- 
placement of the present pulpit with 
a stage of great dignity, worthy 
of the Greek tradition of the drama 
and not Incompatible with the lofti- 
est spirit of religion." 



"Way Things Happen" Doubtful 
London, Feb. C. 

"Ttye Way Things Happen." which 
opened Saturday at Ambassador, la 
not drawing. 

The Clemence Dane play was cor- 
dially received at the opening but 
does not look like a success. 



"Not In Our Stars" Impossible 
London, Feb. 6. 
"Not In Our Stars," played back- 
wards at the~ Wyndham Monday 
is an impossible melodrama with 
Gerald DeMaurler In a lugubrious 
role. 



Pauline Frederick's Theatre 
London, Feb. 6. 
Walter Oibbafris' new theatre In 
tUfe Haymarket negotiated for un- 
der lease by United Artists, will 
probably go to A.' H. Woods for the 
appearance of Pauline Frederick 
over here. 



Ouse Not for Parisian Music Hall 
Paris, Feb. 6. 
Reports circulating here that 
Mme. Duse has been engaged foe 
an appearance in a music hall next 
fall have been denied. 



Shadowgraph Effect in Revue 
Paris, Feb. 6. 
A shadowgraph effect has been 
introduced Into tho Casino revue 
and favorably received. * 

It is rumored the Folies Bergera 
will soon present a similar inter- 
lude. 



.The seat .•tilnatla Isatructiss st 

MEDWAMM 

5IUDI0J OF 

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VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE 



Thursday, February 7, 1924 



THEATRE BUSINESS UPGRADE, 
SHOWN BY GOV'T TAX REPORT! 



Increase of $40,000,000 in Admission Tax for Last 
6 Months of 1923— December $222,000 Above 
Year Before 



(Variety-Clipper Bureau 
Evans Building) 

Washington, Keb. 6. 

Tli* gross receipt* of the theatre*, 
concert* and cabarets for the last 
six month* In l! 1 "^ totaled over 300 
million dollars, according to Uncle 
Sam. This was an Increase of over 
40 million for the mm. six un nth.-, 
July l to December 31, In 1922. 

This is based on the figures just 
made public by the Internal Rev- 
enue Bureau on the amount of rev- 
enue derived by the government 
from the admission tax. 

The government states that for 

the last s.x months of lt»2S tin 

amount collected under the 10 pc 

cent. tax totaled fi<< .'.;!0.7r».36 
Which was $4,703,482.79 in excess of 
the amount collei led in the same 
period in v.<T2. The collection for 
the latter period il»22) being $31 - 
8: , 7,25«.57. 

That tlie business in the theatres 
i« constantly increasing is shown by 
a comparison of December, 1923, 
collection in this tax again* t De- 
cember, 1 9 _ l" . in the one month 
alone in 1923 the government real- 
ized $7,(H7.S7t>.17. In Dec-ember, 

1922, the collections amounted to 

JG.8i5.-49.N0. The December just 

passed disclosing an Increase of 
1222,627.17 o\er December in 19L'2. 

The statistics as given to the 
public by the Internal Revenue Bu- 
reau do not segregate by the sev- 
eral states, giving the amounts only 
m the aggregate for the entire coun- 
try. A slight decrease is noted in 
the revenue derived from this tax 
when comparisons are made be- 
tween December of 1923 and of 
19J2. The one month alone in ItHS 
brought the amount of $33.723 62. 
which was ll.4S3.62 less than De- 
i ember, 1922, the amount collec'rd 
for this month, states the govern- 
ment, was $35,207.21. 

Taking it all in al! the .v inure- 
ments of the nation ar«t contribut- 
ing considerably toward the ex- 
pense of the operation of 'lo go\ - 
eminent. 

GETTING IT TWO WAYS, 
PERFORMER CASHING IN 

Induce Manufacturers to Con- 
tribiiie to "Country Store" 
for Publicity * 



FIGHT IN OHIO IS 
ECHOED IN LONDON, ONT. 

Story .of Blanche and Andy 

Devere, Two Theatres and 

Two Managers 



Andy Devere 'Blanche and Andy 
Devere) has started a civil action 
against George .Stewart, manager 
of tl>e Patricia. London, Out . to re- 
cover $125 salary which Devere al- 
leges is due him. 

Stewart canceled the act after 
Devere missed a Id: 30 rehearsal, he 
said. Devere claims to have ar- 
rived at the theatre at 9 a. m. His 
trunks were in bond. He visited a 
.surgeon to have a carbuncle on his 
neck dressed and didn't return to 
the theatre until 1 p. m. 

Blanche Devere was at the house 
at 10:30, however, according to De- 
vere, and. although the act wasn't 
supposed to go on until 4, they 
were summarily cancelled. 

Devere blames the incident upon 
an altercation lie had with George 
Sarvis, manager of the Liberty,! 
Warren, O., the week before. After i 
playing six performances at the | 
Liberty, Devere claims Suvis 
phoned bark stage 
and ordered the 
house. 

Devere went out 
with Sarvis and was told to leave. 
On his way to the street, where 
they had mutually agreed • settle 
the matter with their lists, Sarvis 
struck Devere from lohind, indict- 
ing the neck wound, he claims. 

Devere left the theatre and Sat- 
urday. Jan. 4, had Sarvis arrested. 
charging him with assault and bat- 
tery, intent to kill and defamation 
of character. The case was post- 
poned until Tuesday, .Ian. 7, but 
Devere had h leave for London. 

r.oth of the bouses involved ate 
(Jus Sun houses honked out of New 
Yi.iii. -Devere aci-epieJ l o rata 
for rix shows after appealing to the 
Vaudeville Manager.*' Protective 
Association. 




Mons. EDMOND QUERY 
SUSAN TOMPKINS 

MUSICAL ACT DELUXE - 
Feb. 4, Franklin, Ottawa; Feb. 11, 
Lyric, Hamilton; Feb. 18, Keith'*. 
Syracuse; Feb. 25. Shea's, Buffalo; 
March 3, Shea's, Toronto; March 9, 
Princess, Montreal: March 16, open; 
March 24, Keith's, Cincinnati; 
March 31, Keith's, Indianapolis, and 
April 7, Keith's Columbus. 

Direction of ALF T. WILTON; 
associate, FRED B. MACK; West- 
ern. CHARLES CROWL. 

INDEPENDENTSCONTINUE 
TO HURT THEMSELVES 



to a stage hand 
act out of the 

front to consult 



Several manufacturers >•' food 
products and other housihnld com- 
modities .in- utilising liic "Country 
Store Night' features in l..ca] small 
lime houses as a method in which 
to popu'aiizc product, chalking up 
the expi ns< as advertising 1 . 

Tin idea was sold to the manu- 
facturers n> a former p rformer 
who term* him«lf as :. 'psycho- 
logical sa'cman" He has capital- 
ized this idea into a lucrative In- 
come i"i himself by petting i: both 
ways— fiom the theatres and the 
manufacturers. 

Twentj In m • ii" pa> ing him a 
retainer ranging i om trtOfl in $"".0 a 
yesr to p'isn their products acivss 
the f< ii-lichts on cm iN t lights, 
Mau> thcatif-.. are givina bim s situ - 
ranging ft i m J.Ij to $ .ti i.iuh'ly fn 
this feat nre. 

In addition t* i hi uiD • . • J font! 
Wands he interests loi ■.• •■•■ manu- 
facturing concern* in ilis'r.hitle. 

WANT MILFAGE REHEARING 
Washington. ft>l». (;. 

The inters ate Comnter e ''■ r»i 
in. ,i ; ha* been |<etltior>e»l by tin 
National Council of Traveling Sales- 
men for ,i rehearing on the inter- 
h.uige.ible mileage ticket. The coun 
cil« general counsel, Samuel Blum- 
bo rg, fi'ed the petition on Monday 
and II cases re shown In support 
of their claim for a rehearing. 

The commission ins not tin- 
i ouin "d its decision, 



SWINDLERS DETECTED 

Attempted to Pass Check — Claimed 
They Were Actors 

Two nun are gypping merchants 

! and doctors by posing as actors. 

i They attempted to pas* •' check for 
138.50 on l>r. C. L. DaneU, of Mi. 
Vernon, last Week, claiming liny 
were actors booked Into Proctor'* 

I for the following week and that the 
Proctor people had recommended 

i i he dentist. 

The dentist filled "a lootli for oim 
i>£ the men and was tendered th n 
check .drawn on a Wilmington, Del. 
bank and apparently certified. Be- 
coming suspicious, the dentist 
phoned his bank and was advised 

not to cash the rh ■•!< as thi- cert I - 
liration stamp mighl be a forgery 

The doctor thereupon got In touch 
>\i;ii Proctor's arts) was informed 
that no one coi responding to tin 
■ w o was known t hei e. 

It is b< lieved ' h ••• arc making u 
-;..' a;;-, of swindling physicians in 
t ho suburbs. 



The independent Dookers continue 
to snatch houses from one another, 
using any possible means to wean 
the house away from the other, 
even going to the extreme of book- 
ing without the usual booking fee 
and for 21,4 per cent. 

The most flagrant offender Is said 
by those on the inside to depend 
upon what he can make out of the 
act rather than from any profit 
from the bouse. 

A large independent house in the 
Bronx now being booked by one 
of the independents Is the latest 
melon which has drawn the atten- 
t ion of the independents. 

The owner has been approached 
with a dozen different arguments 
as to why he should let So-and-So 
hook the house in ..reference to the 
office now booking. One rival went 
so far as to bring the owner a 
bunch of old contracts, alleged to 
he prior engagements of every act 
on the bill, and for generous re- 
ductions over what the owner was 
pitying them. 

The independent hooking the 
house, when informed -of this, pro- 
nounced the prior contracts for- 
geries but It is said the owner is 
only half convinced, and as he has 
no contract with his present booker, 
a switch to one of the glib solici- 
tor-, is liable to happen any minute. 

THE0. ROBERTS' RELAPSE 

Pittsburgh, l-'eb. 8. 
Theodore Roberts ill here for 
seven weeks has had a severe set- 
back and has developed pneumonia 
as a complication. Mr. Roberts was 
to continue his tour here next week, 
but his illness forces him to cancel 
all engagements until at least the 
summer. 



Memorial for 

Ex-President 



Another "Strong Man" 
Lieut. William L. Biber, Krono.V 
.manager, has left the strong man. 
srirl I* now managing Ross- -off, a 
new Russian Importation !n strong 
man acts, who came OVer late lus 

we*!.- 



VALENTINO P>\YS LAWYER 

Arthur Butler (ir.iiium, Kodulpi 
Valentino's former atthrftcy, this 
n i i k effected a • • -:th inent w iih tb- 
i.liu s'ai nut nl' court on a |4H,nmi 
■laim for let: 1 1 ■ . n s i endered, 

Although the suit would Itav 
taken about two years to he readied 

for trial In tin linarv course of 

events, Graham's motion for a pre! 
erential trial was granted and sus- 
tained mi appeal. 

The ii-" would ii.ivi. ordinai'l 
come un \'. ithin i mom h. 



MAERTAGES 
Glldu lira j' to <•', Bong, nt Chi- 
cago, .Ian. .'il. .Mlsa Gray is with 
Zlegfeld "Folib s. ' a i d her husband 
Is the .New York restaurant man 

Mrs Doug ma j leu e the show »f;< 

Its -Mil Aaul.ee ii.< te. 



Rivoli Stage Screen Record and 
Memorial Pageant For 
Wilson 



The Rivoli last night inserted 
into its 6 o'clock show a screen 
record of President Wilson's 
public appearance for the last 
few years, assembled from the 
various news weeklies and 
produced besides a churchly 
n.d dignified hit of funeral 
symbolism. Ail dancing was 
eliminated from the show. 

The production must have 
been arranged in advance for 
the news of the ex-President's 
death did not Re* on the streets 
of New York until afternoon 
The series of views probably 
was astembled and titled sev- 

urn I .lays in advance. 



'CATCHING' ALL ACTS IN NEW YORK 
UNDER NEW BIG TIME SYSTEM 



Heads Working Out Plan — Want All New Acts Re- 
viewed — Several Seeing One Turn While Miss- 
ing Many 



BUCHANAN'S SPEECH 
AT MIDNIGHT SHOW 

Chariot's Revue Draws Capa- 
city to "Professional 
Performance" 



A professional performance of 
"Chariot's Revue" was played at the 
Times square last Thursday at mid- 
night, the house going to capacity, 
tickets being regularly sold and a 
percentage of the gross turned 
over to the Actors' Fund. Rarely 
has -a performance been so warmly 
greeted, the English players being 
visibly affected by the wealth of 
plaudits. 

At the conclusion of the lirst sec- 
tion of the levue, Jack Buchanan 
expressed the sentiment of the visi- 
tors and their appreciation of the 
uniform courtesies that had been 
granted -them out only from the au- 
dience, hut tho management sn4 the 
men behind the scenes. 

It was a happy expression «f cor- 
dial good feeling that impre-.-.ed thi 
hundreds of American players out 
front. 

Buchanan s;i U1 there had beei 
some idea that Americans did not 
feel kindly towards visiting Kng- 
lish players, but that he and the 
others of the Chariot artists felt 
there was no basis for such a con- 
tention and that American players 
were just as welcome In London a' 
they had found English player. 
were here. 

The performances of Buchanan, 
Beatrice 1/llie and Gertrude Law- 
rence S pi eared to be a revelation te 
many in the audience. It is the 
tlrst time the trio has worked to- 
gether. London never saw them in 
combination. 

Miss Lillie was Originally in the 
"Nine O'Clock Revue," which failed 
here, but doubtless, would have 
landed with her in it. Miss Law- 
rence was in "Rats," a Chariot re- 
vue, and Buchanan was the Juve- 
nile abroad in "Battling Butler." 

Miss Lillie stopped the. show last 
Thursday night, not once, but 
twice, 

London show circles appeared 
skeptical that the Chariot product 
would get over here. It is rated one 
of the season's musical hits. 



CH00S' SUMMER REVUE 

Reported Will Be Made Up 
Vaudeville Production Turn 
Without Spot 



of 



A summer revue will he produced 
by George Choos. Report says it 
will be an elaborated version of 
Hockey & Green's "See America 
First." a vaudeville production act. 

The Hockey & Green turn ran 
into a booking surplus on the big 
time that left no "spot" for the 
remainder of this season. 

Choos' own big act, "Fables," 
lately produced by him. was in the 
same booking Jam until a headline 
turn fell out on the Orpbeum cir- 
cuit, leaving the spot open, with 
Choos' act to take It, opening at 
Milwaukee Sunday. 



ORCHESTRA ROUTES 

Over 500 names and nlaying dates 
or addresses of popular paying 
bands and orchestras in every issue 
of "The Clipper." 



SHOW PEOPLE INVITED 

Chicago, 1'<I>. 6. 

The Kellogg .company of Battle 
Creek, Mich,, requests Variety to 
announce that theatrical people 
visiting Battle ("reek will he wel- 
come guests at its plant there. 

B. .1. Freeman of the eompan> 
asserts there is nothing too good 
for the theatrical profession and 
anything ihe Kellogg concern can 

do for them while visiting Bnltb 

Ci'i'l; will he done with cheer. 

Jimmy Duffy and Mrs. Billy Rock 
.liir.my Duffy t Duffy * Sweeney! 
and Helen Buy Rock, widow of 
Billy Rock, have formed a vaude- 
ville partnership. 

Duffy is wiiiing the turn which 
opens inx; week on the Kel'ii cir- 
cuit Ralph I'avnum arranged tic 
uvok'ng. 



The Keith and Orpheum Circuit 

heads are working out a plan 
whereby every new net shov ing in 
a Keith or affiliated house in the 
vicinity of New York will he 
"caught" Iry iV booker or his assist- 
ant. 

The plan calls for all new acts io 
be handled in assignment fashion, 
and not as at present, where the 
hooker uses his own judgment. 

Vnder the present system live or 
six booking men will see one act. 
due to the persuasive powers of the 
agent, and pass up many other acts 
playing around. 

One case where an act was seen 
by two out-of-town bunkers and 
played 11 weeks then had to Come 
into Xpw York for a showing all 
over again and was finally lost to 
the office because only one New 
York booker saw it on the repeat 
showing, is cited as a concrete 
Instance. 

If any booker or assistant under 
the new ideu doesn't want to pass 
judgment on an act he Will report 
back and another man will be as- 
signed to review. 



JOE DARCEY EVADES BANDIT 

Met Stickup Man While Driving on 
Post Road 

Joe Darcey the black face single 
now at the Hippodiome eluded two 
motor car bandits .Monday afternoon 
while driving near Dai ion. Conn., 
on the Boston post road. 

Darcey was enroute to New York 
when confronted near the Darien- 
Norwalk town line by two men in a 
truck which was drawn up across 
the road. 

Suspecting a Stickup, Darcey took 
a chance and grove off liie road to 
get around them. They yelled at 
him to stop and fired a shot which 
pierced his rear tire. «> 

The overling newspaper reports 
give Darcey credit for great pres- 
ence of mind and courage in acting 
as he did. 



"Innocent Eyes" Ins and Outs 

Several changes are' reported in 
the cast of "Innocent Kyee," the 
Shubert musical now on the road. 
Lean and Mayfield are said to have 
handed in their notice effective next 
week. 

Vanesel (Williams and Vanessl) 
has received a new contract from 
the Shuberts. which insures her feat- 
ure billing and an Increase In salary. 

The Williams and Vanessl team 
from vaudeville negotiated separate 
contracts, both being in the produc- 
tion. 



NEWSPAPER "WAR" 

(Continued from page 1) 

of the "Saturday Kvening Post," 
which is one of the aie products of 
Curtis. 

The latter Is reported planning a 
dally picture paper to compete with 
the "News." 

John Wheeler, who. has handled 
newspaper syndicate matter. Is 
named as editor for the "Trib's" 
new magazine. 

Newspaper men who have sur- 
veyed the Held say it is likely that 
Munsey, with his new combina- 
tions, will be drawn into the battle, 
and probably also the Hearst pub- 
lications. 

When the "Evening Mail" was 
absorbed by Munsey two weeks ago 
and merged with the "Telegram" 
there were 579 in the "Mail's" or- 
ganization. About 70 were invited 
to remain with the combination pa- 
per, but bow many will stick is 
guesswork. Several are being re- 
tained because of contracts, and 
included are Alfred MeCann, the 
food expert (under salary, but not 
writing in the "Telegram"), and 
.lames Craig, the "Mail's" dramatic 
critic. Of the latter neither haR 
written for the combination "Tele- 
gram and Mail"'so far. 

Last year Munsey bought the 
"Globe" and combined it with the 
"Kvening Sun." It is estimated that 
Ihe absorption of the "Mail and 
Globe" forced .ilioiu 1.000 men out 
of Ihe Xew Y<>i I. i" > sp.iper fle'd. 



Thursday, February 7, 1924 



VAUDEVILLE 



VARIETY 



ASPIRING AMATEURS FLEECED 
BY R. N. HOWARD IN CHICAGO 



Advertised in Daily for Vaudeville Partner — Ac- 
cepted Many and Appointed Leaving Time — Got 
$500 or Less From Each 



Chicago, Feb. «. 
The Chicago police are seeking 
R. N. Howard and a woman, said 
to be' his wife, for defrauding 
prospective vaudeville partners of 
over $500. About ten days ago 
Howard ran an advertisement in 
the "Tribune" for a vaudeville part- 
11."- giving his address as the Van 
H-'ren Hotel. He received a dozen 
personal responses and about "5 
p'lnu calls. 

'Hie first victim was Garen Roh- 
11". 21, of 6G33 Aberdeen street. 
When int"i-rog.ited by Howard the 
y<""-er man said that he had no 
prev'ous sfige experience, but that 
ho was a good piano player. 
"Croat," replied Howard, "you are 
Just the man I want as I play the 
p'ino and accordeon .and my wife, 
who works In the act with me. 
p^-ys the saxophone." 

Howard then told Bohlln he 
wou'd pay him $50 a week. Then 
h«. asued Rohlin If ho ould play 
any sreclalty number. The young 
Iran replied that he knew "Kitten 
on the Keys." When Howard heard 
this he told the young man he w- 
just the youth he was looking for 
and he would give him $60 Instead 
of $50. Howard informed the 
young man that before he would 
cTose with him, if he could get the 
cc->«ent of his parents. 

Several days later Bohlln. ac- 
companied by his brother Kugene, 
vl-ltcd Howard at the hotel. The 
later was elated In meeting the 
brother nnd said that as long as 
Oarin had such nice relatives he 
would take good care of him. Then 
Howard Informed the boys that he 
was going to play 28 weeks on the 
Pantages Circuit and that lie would 
leave for San Diego, Cal., last Sat- 
urday. He explained to Bohlln 
that as he would be a partner in 
the act ho would have to pay his 
own fare nnd as they were to have 
a drawing room it would amount to 
$104. This was ngreeable to the 
youth and an appointment was 
made for Saturday morning to get 
the tickets. Howard also promised 
to take Bohlln to the Pantages of- 
fice to sign contracts. 

Sifturday morning Bohlln went to 
Howard's hotel, but instead of go- 
ing to the Pantages office in the 
North American building the two 
Howards took the youth to the 
third floor of the Woods theatre 
building. He left Bohlln and his 
wife waiting in the ante-room of 
the third flow while he went In to 
see his agent. A few minutes later 
Howard came out and asked the 
woman for $165 to pay for their 
tickets. In the presence of Bohlin 
she handed him a roll of bills. Then 
he turned to the youth and said, 
"Let me have youi- $104, too." This 
was handed over and he re-entered 
the office. A fevr minutes later he 
came out and told Bohlln to go 
home and pack, and meet him at 
the La Salle depot that night at 11. 
Accompanied by his family, Bohlln 
was on hand at that time. He waited 
until the train that Howard told 
him they were leaving on pulled out 
at 12:50 a. m. After waiting an hour 
longer, the Bohlins made inquiries 
and found the train did not go to 
California, but to St. Louis. 

Bohlln and his brother returned 
to the hotel to see what was delay- 
ing Howard and his wife. They 
found that the couple had checked 
out at noon. Further Inquiry showed 
that the couple h«(d ' sent two 
wardrobe trunks to the Dearborn 
station and from there they were 
tarnsferred to the Illinois Central 
station, and sent to Detroit that 
afternoon. 

Following the disappearance of 
the couple throe other youths ap- 
peared at the Van Buren hotel say- 
ing they had been fleeced of amounts 
ranging from $75 to $160 by Howard 
on the pretense he would take them 
on the road with him. One chap he 
told they would leave for .Denver 
on Sunday, another they were go- 
ing to Vancouver and the third that 
they would open at Los Angeles. He 
told all that the name of his act was 
the Melody Trio. 

Inquiries made in the Woods The- 
atre building office failed to dis- 
close any knowledge of the man or 



NADEL AND SMITH 



E. K. Leave* Casey Agency and 
Will Produce 



E. K. Nadel Is shortly leaving the 
Pat Casey Agency to give his ex- 
clusive attention to short or long 
productions written by Paul Gerard 
Smith. 

The association of Smith and 
N'adel is now centering upon a style 
summer revue to be presented 
around May 1. 

Nadel has been with the Casey 
Agency for 12 years. Active and 
enterprising, he evolved several de- 
partures In handling and exploiting 
turns and production acts. ' 

Currently there are over 35 Paul 
Gerard Smith written acts In 
vaudeville and productions. This 
week four Smith skits are being 
played in New York. - 



TOMMY GRAY RETURNS WEST 

Tuesday Tommy Gray started 
west once again, to Hollywood, with 
Harold Lloyd In his charge. 

Gray, the humorist, had been In 
New York for about 10 days with 
the picture comedian. Tommy sat 
in on business conferences, looking 
very solemn, without laughing or 
asking for a drink. 

Tommy's complete count of his 
part In the conversations waa 87 
yesses, 2 noes. 

Both noes were when Lloyd said, 
"Tommy shall we go home?" 



RICE AWARDED $25 WEEKLY 

Edward LeRoy Rice is entitled to 
recover $25 weekly from Milton 
Hockey and Howard J. Green, pro- 
ducers of "Stars of Yesterday," ac- 
cording to an Appellate term rul- 
ing denying the managers' motion 
for a new trial. A verdict. In Rice's 
favor for a couple of hundred dol- 
lars had been previously sus- 
tained. The amount has since In- 
creased considerably since the act. 
One of the "old timers' " cyclo has 
played conssitently. 

Rice sued on the ground he 
originated and conceived the idea, 
and for his services In casting it 
and otherwise he was to receive 
$25 weekly. Hockey & Green con- 
tested this claim unsuccessfully. 



10,000th TIME FOR ACT; 
MOORE AND UTTLEFIELD 



"Change Your Act or Back to 

the Woods" Record 

Run 



What Is considered an unparal- 
leled record for a vaude skit wlirbe 
achieved this week by Victor Moore 
and Emma Littlefield who will round 
out their 10,000th performance of 
their hokum comedy, "Change Your 
Act — or Back to the Woods.'* . 

The players first appeared In this 
skit 23 years ago at the 125th street. 
Thoy will round out the 10.000th 
performance at the Fifth ave. Friday 
night. 



$10,000 RECORD WEEK 

Colonial, Erie, Strikes High with 
' Vaudeville 



Erie, Feb. 6. 

The Colonial broke all records 
last week when the gross went to 
$10,000 for the first time since the 
house has been playing Keith vaude- 
ville. 

The bill ran the Duponts: Bolgcr 
and Norman; Walsh and Ellis; Bes- 
sie Barnscale; Williams and Tay- 
lor; Joe Browning; Reynolds, Done- 
gan and Co. 

It Is a full-wcok stand. 



"NAMES" APPLYING 

As early as this big time vaude- 
ville is commencing to receive ap- 
plications through agents of 
"names" and acts in productions 
looking for twice daily time after 
their shows end the season. 

Among names reported submitted 
this week was Irene Bordoni's. 



LOPEZ INDEF. AT HIP 
Vincent Lopez's run at the Hip- 
podrome has been continued indef., 
with the booking for the Riverside 
next week cancelled accordingly. 
This makes It the sixth week for the 
band with the likelihood of round- 
ing out eight or nine weeks before 
it takes to the road Feb. 25 for 
the first time in its career. 

A relief orchestra will be installed 
at the Pennsylvania Hotel mean- 
time. 



SHUBERT UNIT ACTS BOOKED 

The Lander Bros., Harry and 
Willie, have ^een booked by the 
Keith Circuit. The Landers were 
with Jack Singer's Columbia Bur- 
lesque attraction and later with 
Arthur Klein'a "Hello, New York," 
the Shubert vaudeville unit. 

Harry and Grace Ellsworth, 
another Shubert unit act, have also 
been booked by the Keith Circuit. 

Alf Wilton handled both book- 
ings. 



STAGE HAND'S BANKRUPTCY , 

Maurice Werner, a stagehand, 
filed a voluntary petition in bank- 
ruptcy Wednesday In the U. S. Dis- 
trict Court. His liabilities, four 
nominal Items for moneys loaned, 
total $1,548.80. There are no assets. 



Would Remedy Ticket Sales 
Providence, Feb. 6. 
An act to prevent theatres from 
selling tickets after the seating ca- 
pacity is exhausted was introduced 
in the Rhode Island House of Rep- 
resentatives by Rep. James H. 
Kirrnan of Providence last week. 
The bill was sent to the committee 
on judiciary. The measure further 
tends to prevent the overcrowding 
of public haul M well as tlie„'.es. 



wife. Howard 13 described as being 
30 years old, 5 feet in height and 
weighing about 150 to 160 pounds, 
and having dark hair and complex- 
ion. The woman is described as 4 
feet 6 inches tall, weighing about 
110 pounds, having reddish hair and 
light complexion and about 2:> years 
of age. 

The hotel clerks say that Howard 
stopped at the hotel about four or 
live years ago and that they believed 
him to be a theatrical malt. Lieut. 
Michael Gray of the detective bureau 
is in. charge of the search for the 
' couple, 



KAHN'S SON 

(Continued from page 1) 
it being in the nature of a lark for 
the scion of the Kahn house. 

The youngster has been an ardent 
addict of the saxophone. It was 
Paul Whlteman's original Intention 
to Introduce the lad at his forth- 
coming concert Feb. 12 to illustrate 
what effect jazz music has had on 
the younger American element. 
Otto Kahn incidentally is one of the 
patrons of the Whlteman'concert 

Tommy Gott.the "hot" trumpeter 
of the band will be the business 
manager of the new orchestra which 
will have the same personnel as 
that of the original Arthur Lange 
band. 



GOVT RECRUITING ACT, 73 MEN, 
MAY KEEP ON IN VAUDEVILLE 



Keith's Makes Proposal — No Pay as Act Through 
Recruiting Angle — Men Want Something Out of 
It — Capt. McReynoIdV Discretion 



DUBUQUE'S DAMAGE SUIT 



Mabelle McGlinchey After $15,000 
for Fractured Arm 



Dubuque, la., Feb. 8. 

Mubelle McGlinchey, singer and 
dancer, of Mabelle and Mack. Is 
suing the city of Dubuque for $15,- 
000. About a year ago she suffered 
a fractured arm in a fall on an ley 
sidewalk while on her way to her 
hotel from the Majestic. 

Trial of the suit In District Court 
got under way Friday. "Mack" 
McGlinchey, Mabelle's husband, 
showed the court how Mabelle went 
through her performance before the 
accident. A doctor explained how 
the fractured arm, would prevent 
the Injured actress from using her 
arm to good advantage In her per- 
formance. 

"Counsel for. the actress Is deter- 
mined to get a large Judgment 
against the clly, while announce- 
ment from the city eolicltor's office 
Indicates that an appeal will be 
taken in case the city loses the 
suit. 



REST ROOM'S BENEFIT 

The New York Theatrical Rest 
Room and Emergency Service, 
which Is a free and voluntary aid 
and comfort to all thespians at its 
office. 64 West 47th street. New 
York, will give a benefit perform- 
ance Feb. 20 at the Palm Garden. 

Production and vaudeville people 
have volunteered their services for 
the benefit of the rest room. 

Lillian MacKinnon Is in charge 
of tho show. 



LOEWS WHITE PLAINS HOUSE 

Keith's will discontinue vaude- 
ville at White Plains, N. Y.. after 
this week, the house having been 
purchased over by Myron Sulz- 
berger so. ie weeks ago at a fore- 
closure sale. 

Marcus Loew 's reported as hav- 
ing leased it and will Install Loew 
pop vaudeville. 



DENVER AND SHOWS 

(Continued from page 1) 
and "The Fool," which played two 
weeks Just before, demonstrates 
Denver to be a good show town 
when the right attractions come 
along. Too often, however, this city 
is handed a second rate company, 
second-hand scenery and No. 8 coe- 
tumes. 

"Blossom Time"' probably could 
play a return engagement here and 
get away with another nice gross. 

So could "The Fool." 




Leading man in Henry 
Theatre, New York, now. 

What Lnit said in VARIETY: 
outfit, notably Harry Puck." 



HARRY PUCK 

W. Savage's "Lollipop,' 



Boston, Feb. t. 

The 13th regiment trooper unit, 
which played the Keith house hero 
lust week, after opening In ProvJ- 
dence the week before, comprised 
3 men, and an offer has been re- 
ceived by Capt. . McReynolds. in 
charge of the unit, for a run at the 
Hippodrome, followed by a big 
time routing if he can build the act 
up to 73 men. 

The Keith Interests have offered 
transportation and possibly ex- 
penses, but no pay for the act on 
the ground that It Is a government 
recruiting stunt, using only enlisted 
men, and Keith is willing to give 
them a particularly fertile field for 
this recruiting work. 

During last week when the unit 
played here CO recruiting officers 
were added to the Boston sector to 
meet eny possible results that 
might romo from the propaganda. 
There Is a very definite plan to tie 
up the entertainment directly with 
recruiting in any way but to work 
It Indirectly. The unit as It played 
Keith's here was offered three-a- 
day time in Lynn and other cities 
outside Boston to nil la until the 
New York Hippodrome date, but 
the men did not want it. 

It Is understood the men are not 
keen on the theatre stunt, claim- 
ing it to be hard and unpleasant 
work because of Us abnormal re- 
quirements of exactness, and that 
they do not want to go to New 
York or anywhere else. The real 
story soems to be that the men 
think they ought to get something 
out of it. 

According to information here, 
higher government officials have 
given Capt. McReynolds a free 
hand to do whatever he likes with 
the unit and the government will 
pay the men only as though they 
were on duty as regular soldiers, 
bandsmen, etc. 



at Knickerbocker 



"There are several true (IikU in the 



CORPORATIONS 

Rebecca & Silton, Inc., New York, 
booking agents for picture actors; 
50 shares preferred stock $100 per 
value; E0 shares common stock non- 
par value; Edwin Silton, Rebecca 
Belsky, Abr. I. Smolens. (Attorney, 
Abr. I. Smolens, 286 Fifth avenue). 

English Grand Opera Co., Inc., 
New York; grand opera, pictures: 
$50,000; George Bltimcnthal, George 
Hosenberg. Henry Elsbach. (Attor- 
ney, M. I. Falk, 116 Nassau street.* 

Rendrew, Inc., New York; the- 
atrical; $15,000; Herman Levias, 
BenJ. Sldransky, Ralph Carrion. 
(Attorney, L. Leveris. 37 Second 
avenue.) 

Negro Theatre, Inc., New York; 
$5,000; Raymond Ot?cil, A. B. Spln- 
garn, George H. Cllsbee. (Attorney. 
A. B. Splngarn, 19 West 44th Street). 

Robert Milton, Inc., New York; 
theatrical, pictures; 1,000 shares, no 
par value; D. C. Griffin, Eman 
Brooks, C. I. Johnson. (Attorneys. 
Kendall A Herzog, 17 East 42nd 
street). 

Jackson Heights Amusement Cor- 
poration, N. Y. C. Motion pictures, 
etc.; 100 shares non par value; E. 
F. Melsler, H. E. Bogdish, H. II. 
Irwin. 

Lion Amusement Corporation. 
N. Y. C. Furnishing amusement, 
$30,000; L J. Levy, H. H. Katsh. A. 
H. Brln. 

Lefferts Amusement Corporation, 
Brooklyn; theatrical film exchange, 
etc.; $50,000. Directors: Max Sha- 
piro, Julius Oulkis, Isaac KatBi Sub- 
scribers: Theodore Gutman, M. 
Singer, F. L. Garfunkel. (Attorneys. 
Levy, Gutman & Goldberg, 277 
Broadway.) 

Edna Productions, Inc., New 
York; pictures; $JO.0()0. Directors: 
Ellis Miller, Oscar Guilfoyle. Frank 
Sullivan. Subscribers: William G 
I.ovatt, Esther Ettinger, Sylvia 
Schwarttman, 

John D. Tippett, Inc., New Yorlt; 
theatrical pictures: 100 shares non 
liar value; M. 1). Elkin, Mollle 
Sallt, Anno Elrhel. (Attorney, Na- 
than Btirkan, 1151 Broadway.) 
Certificate Change of Name 

From Apex Producing Company, 
New York City, to Boulevard Pro 
■ luring Company. (Attorney, Na- 
than Burkan, 1451 Broadway). 



Texas 
Roj il Biurs Literary Club. Sir. 
Antonio. No capital. Incorporators: 
c. . .1. Sanders, it. M. Ramsey ami 
Waller Harris, all of San Antonio, 



VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE 



Thursday, February 7, 1924 



TWO CONTRACT FORMS IN USE 
BY INDEPENDENT BOOKERS 



Claim Some Managers Insist on Cancellation Privi- 
lege — Independent Managers Growing Aware of 
Request to Pay Booker, Not Actor, Salary 



Independent vaudeville book ins 
nut '.< lea 'are accused by many net* 
of having two forms of contract. 
One contain* the "U cancellation 
rlaose, the other the modern pu> 
or play agreement. 

Only recognized acts of standard 

ability arc given the latter form 

by several of I he agencies ami Iht n 
only when llie art insists upon it. 

according to man) urilatf. 

The Independent house bookers 
using the two contract* claim they 
are necessary, as several of the 
managers thiy liook for insist 
upon the right t<> eancej after the 
opening performance. Several in- 
dependent houses have been accused 
of exercising that prerogative un- 
der the contract. 

Another habit of the Independent 
hookers said to be the real rea- 
son for the constant switching of 
houses from one booking office to 
another is the Insistence of the 
looker the house pay them the 
actors' salary and not pay the 
actor direct. 

The independent house owners 
are becoming wise that in this 
manner the hooker can buy 
act for a song or expenses 
charge the house anything it 
stand for the show. 

Actors are also getting onto the 
method of booking clubs used by 
some independents. They make a 
list of acts applying for a chance 
to show and when hooking a club 
use many of the acts, getting them 
gratia, by holding out the alurement 
that all of the circuits will t,ee 
them. 



the 
and 

will 



STAGE HANDS' UNION 
SAURY DEPOSIT 



The I. A. T S. E. (International 
Stage Hands) is considering plac- 
ing in effect a rule calling for any 
producer not a member of the Pro- 
duclng Managers' Association 
whose financial standing is not 
solid to deposit two weeks' salaries 
for the stage crew. 

The I. A. men have lost more 
money this season In unpaid sal- 
aries through what the stage union 
terms "hokey pokey" producing 
concern! than any season In the 
last 10 years. 

A rule of the kind mentioned 
would be a temporary measure that 
can be authorised by the I. A. ex- 
ecutive board to meet an emer- 
gency. It is likely the matter will 
he embodied in a resolution that 
will become a bas,c law of the stage 
lands' organization it the forth- 
coming convention in .May. 

In addition to the legit and mu- 
sical show elaims^thc stage htands' 
organization holds a number of 
i ;.iims against vaudeville people, 
producers, etc 

The present arrangement is that 
if a producer fails to pay the Stage 
hands when a company flickers out 
the producer can not secure Bn> 
stage help from the union until th« 
debts ate settled. The "hokey 
pokey" producer easily circumvents 
this by organizing under a new 
corporate name, in which the prin- 
. I pa Is ate effectively camouflaged 



Split Week Policy March 1 
The Rialto, St. Louis, and jun.oi 
Orpheum's at St. l'aul and Dex 
Moines will go into split wok pol- 
icy week of March 1. 

The houses will he honked out <•' 
Chicago following the change of 
policy. 

The Main Street, Kansas City, 
will not change policy until next 
season. 



Catherine Calvert Routed 
Opening at Now Orleans Feb. 10 
Catherine Calvert, formerly in pict - 
ures, has been routed by the Or- 
pheum Circuit in a five-peoplf 
sketch. 



"THE CLIPPER" 

America's Oldest Amusement 
Paper 

Only pop" '" "" world «ol»l» ilr 
rated to outdoor ainusriiiriils. 

Me. 



Out 



TOO MUCH TO PUT UP 
WITH, SAYS LEVAND 

Fraternal Organizations Run 

Shows of Their Own — 

Cleaning Up Town 



Denver, Feb. fi. 

The show business has more to 
contend with in the way of ir- 
responsible, unthinking, unfair com- 
petition than any other business on 
earth, according to the declaration 
of Louis I.evand, house manager of 
the Empress (Pan). 

I.evand's plaint is bnscd n;i the 
action of the W. O. W. of Denver in 
putting on a three-days' variety 
show at the municipal auditorium 
last week, hitting the regular vaude- 
ville houses for a rather sharp slide 
downward in grosses. This w is a!l 
the harder to swallow on the part 
of the Kmpress, which had done just 
about $11,000 gross the week be- 
fore with "Plantation Days." 

"Every once In a while some 
organization, fraternal or Otherwise, 
puts on a show and starts its en- 
tire membership out selling tickets," 
Levand said. "Usually these mem- 
bers are allotted several tickets 
each, with Instructions to bring in 
the money; no returns of tickets to 
he accepted. 

"As a result, the whole town Is 
loaded up and top-hea\y with 
tickets to the non-profes-lon.,1 show 
Regular show business suiters 
There isn't enough to go around 

'There isn't another business on 
earth that has to put up With 'his 
sort of thing. Who would ever 
dream of such competition in the 
grocery or drygoods business, for In- 
stance? What fraternal organiza- 
tion would think of staging a weeks 
sale of hardware, ae a money rais- 
ing stunt? And yet the show busi- 



HAULING RATES UP 
BY TRANSFER ASSN. 

About 16 Per Cent Increase 

Over Previous 

Prices 



The new rates for hauling thea- 
trical stuff announced by the Allied 
Theatrical Transfer Association 
represents an increase of about 16 
per cent, on an average over last 
season's rates, for New York and 
vicinity. 

Transferring a load from Broad- 
way to the Shubert Teller in Brook- 
lyn (Broadway and Madison street) 
week days between 8 a. m. and 
4 p. m. is now $17. It formerly was 
$15 a load. The tariff on baggage 
per piece remains the same, $1. 
After 4 p, m. which is rated as 
'night time" by the Transfer Asso- 
ciation schedule, the price of a load 
is $24. The same $24 rate also ap- 
plies on Sundays and holidays. It 
formerly was $20. The Shubert 
Teller is cited because it is the fur- 
thest distant from New York of the 
Brooklyn legit houses. 

From the Bronx to Br oklyn the 
rate is raised frcm ;15 to $17, with 
the "night time" and Sunday and 
holiday schedrle raised from $20 to 
$24. Single pieces of baggage re- 
main at $1. 

From New York and Brooklyn to 
Newark the price of $30 remains the 
same as before. 

A 40-foot wagon is rated as two 
loads and trucks ordered before 
8 a. m. ae charged at ''night time" 
rates. 

The Transfer Association's 
schedule states in effect the raises 
are necessitated by increased wage 
scales granted the union employees 
working on the transfer trucks. 

The rates for transferring a load, 
from all railroads in New York, 
Jersey City or Brooklyn to Broad- 
way are the same as transferring 
stuff from Broadway to Brooklyn 
ur the Bronx. The same applies to 
transferring in the opposite direc- 
tion, when a show is leaving Broad- 
way for a tour. The ratio of In- 
crease is the same (16 per cent, ap- 
proximately) over last year's rates. 



THE DRESSY SIDE 



HART OFFICE DISSOLVING 



The Joseph Hart office, which un- 
til the death of its founder was one 
of the niost prolific producers of 
vaude productions, Is reported on 
the verge of dissolution. 

Fred Hand, who had been con- 
ducting the office In conjunction 
with Carrie De Mar. widow of Hart, 



business principles as any other 
kitid of business." 



ness Is organized upon just as sound | has taken a desk In C. B. Maddock's 

office and the Hart offices in the 
Playhouse building have been turned 
over to John Cromwell, producer of 
"Tarnish." 

At one time the Hart office had 
20 acts with almost as many stars 
rotating over the big time circuits 
This season they had but few which 
were mostly holdovers or revivals. 
Their bigeest money getter this sea- 
son was Bessie Barriscale In "Pick- 
ing Peaches," which wound up Its 
lun in Erie, Pa„ Saturday. 



Orpheum Books Pantages Unit Act 
Kr.ntz and White will open an 

Orpheum route at Pes Moines next 

week with a tour of the circuit to 

follow. 

The singers recently completed a 

tour of the Pantages circuit, and 

previous to that were in a Shubert 

vaudeville unit. 







BURT SHEPHERD and CO. 

STILL THE WHIP KING 

Appearing .-,, B. F. KEITH'8 NEW YORK HIPPODROME This Week 

> i hi. 4>. Booked solid till June 8th on Keith Circuit. 



My Country for Malones! suggested for the title of "The Pied Piper 
of Malone," this week at the Bialto. 

The cast saves the picture. It's one of Tarkington's simple love stories— 
Kmma Dunn has the mother's role. The picture she draws of mother 
are never overdone. In her wedding dress of 50 years ago, surrounded with 
children and grandchildren, she is beautiful, lending the pathoe to this 
picture that it needs. 

There is little dressing. Lols^VIIson wears a becoming black velvet 
afternoon frock, long sleeves with a large black picture hat and is most 
attractive. 

Clothes at Loew's 

Lillian Hertz and her Moro Castle orchestra give charm to Loew's Slate 
bill. Miss Hertz and Miss Bentley wear simple afternoon frocks. Miss 
Ramsey (Purcell and Bamsey) do a clever dance. Miss Ramsey wearing 
white satin spangled trimming silver slippers and silver headdress. 

What a woman does for love couldn't be done for money Is In the work 
of Mary A:den in "Pleasure Mad.'' adapted from Blanche Upright's novel, 
"The Valley of Content" (here is a valley of discontent and heart tragedy), 
In the party scene Miss Alden wears a simple velvet gown dialled, cut 
modestly law (mother-like) and sleeveless. 

But what a girl is Norma Sherer, the pleasure loving daughter. She 
wears the sort of frocks all sixteen adore, especially the evening gown of 
silk, skirt present mode stymie full with flounces an<\ lace and roses, cut 
very low back and high front. She is very vivacious and extremely pretty". 

Winifred Bryson (Jerry) is successful as a vamp, and irresistible in 
her frock of black velvet held on the shoulders with strands of brilliants. 
When it comes to grooming. Miss Bryson knows how. 

"Name the Man" has no dressy side in the picture. The scheme of light- 
ing at the Capitol and the ballet dancer in one of the tableaux serves 
as the dressing this week. 

Gowns in "Spring Cleaning" 

All the gowns in ''Spring Cleaning" come from the House of Frances, 
and they tell it — but who on the stage, any way, wears clothes better than 
Violet Hemming or Kstelle Winwood. 

Miss Hemming's dinner dress of pink tulle and silk is beautiful and 
would be the envy of any bridesmaid or deb. The skirt is flluffy and 
soft with tulle, the waist low, of pink silk, and from the left side falling 
from the waist a stream of roses lighting on the tulle skirt. 

Miss Hemming dresses her hair simply and low, parted to the side and 
looks a picture In this act. Miss Winwood. in her dinner gown of 
team velvet with slippers and hose is most fetching. 



Palace Harmony 

"Harmona," with Ina Hayward and Dora Maughn, could hold a concert 
stage for an entire performance with this interesting act at the Palace, 
current. It's all harmony — curtain, dressing, songs and" solos. Mr. Har- 
oma was my far too fine an artist to pass. One wants to hear his violin 
often. His technique seemed perfect, tone delicious, and his interpreta- 
tion of the only too familiar little Chopin group a delight. 

Misses Hayward and Maughn are attractive. Tall and look stunning 
in the beautiful gowns they wear. Their exquisite gold and silver dresses 
in the first number topped off with velvet hats of purple and cerise and 
their chin gold and silver mesh veils sent an "Oh!" through the audi- 
ence. 

The two Kikuta Jap girls spoil the effect of both their handsome Man- 
darin red and gold coat with deep gold fringe and their lovely embroidered 
eanary^kimona by their badly dressed feet for their acrobatic work. 

Nell Gay (Markell and Gay) had a simple black lace fro?k, reed size, in 
her buck dance (she can dance) and again in gold bodice and overdress 
of lace — sleeveless. j 

The Sheik Idols, dressed in Sheik fashion, were a revelation, and it is 
not to be wondered at that they created a eensatlon in Buenos Aires, even 
it they have not been there. 

Grace George. In "The Merry Wives of Gotham," wears a luxurious neg- 
ligee of pink silk and lace and in 1873 it was fashion for breakfast! 

Miss George Is fetching In her reseda green taffeta skirt and velvet 
basque with short cape trimmed with fur. With this she wears a small 
green hat and mauve feather and carries a small muff. 

Miss George Is always fascinating In whatever she does. In this play she 
spends mnch of her time keeping her grouchy husband in good humor. 
That stamps her character as a wife of years ago. Why bother? 

This play gives Laura Crews of the shanty district no opportunity 
for gowns. She doesq't need It here; her comedy Is delicious; in this 
play of contra- -8, a scream. 



COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA 



Jazz Amateur Players on Stage Once 
Weekly 



Community orchestra, composed 
of neighborhood musicians, is being 
tried as a business building proposi- 
tion by the Republic, Brooklyn, op- 
erating with vaude and pictures. 

Slgmund S. Solomon, a musician 
prior to becoming house manager 
here, has assembled an orchestra of 
75 local boys who attend weekly re- 
hearsals and give classical Jazz con- 
certs Monday evening of each week. 

The amateur musicians have 
readily responded to the feature 
which is also said to be pulling busi- 
ness on these otherwise slow nights. 

Solomon created .the Idea in the 
west a year ago, but never got very 
far with it out there. Last week he 
tried it at the Republic and it hit 
sufficiently well to be continued. 



PANTAGES BOOKING QUINCY 

Chicago, Feb. 6. 

The new Washington Square the- 
atre at Quincy, 111., opening about 
April 15, has signed the Pantages 
franchise and plans to play the 
shows a full week. 

Charles E. Hodkins was at 
Quincy last week and Closed the 
deal. 

Other new . Pantages booked 
houses are the New Jefferson at 
Muskegon, Mich., and the Majestic 
at Springfield, Ohio. 



ENGAGEMENTS 



Dorothy Brown replaced Helen 
Rich In the "Music Box Revue" 
• (road). 



THREE-YEAR CONTRACT 

Agent's Agreement with Act Up- 
held 

A decision on an agent's three- 
year contract came down in the 
Minneapolis district court in favor 
of A. E. Johnson against Castang 
and Judge, owners of tho "Max and 
Moritz" chimpanzee act. The Minne- 
apolis court held that Johnson was 
entitled to $600 as commissions on 
a 10 weeks' Shubert (vaudeville) 
contract. Johnson was to receive 
$75 a weok or 10 per cent, of the 
act's $750 weekly salary. They had 
paid something on account. 

With the validity of the contract 
established, Johnson will now seek 
to enforce it further as applied to 
Max and Moritzs bookings on the 
Orpheum circuit and with the Fox 
films. 

The agent originally garnisheed 
the act's salary in Minneapolis while 
playing the local Orpheum house 
and subsequently had to sue 
thereon. 



ORPHEUM OFFICERS' TRIP 

Chicago, Feb. 6. 

Marcus Heiman, president, and 
Joseph M. Finn, vice-president of 
the Orpheum Circuit, began their 
annual official inspection tour of 
the Circuit yesterday (Feb. 5) leav- 
ing for Kansas City, They will visit 
all of the houses owned by the cir- 
cuit on the West Coast and return 
here within four weeks. 

Following the trip Mr, Finn will 
visit Europe for six weeks. 



I 



Thursday, February 7, 1924. 



VAUDEVILLE 



VARIETY 



f 



RIGHT OFF THE DESK 

By NELLIE REVELL 



Somerset Hotel, New York. 
When I recall what I've gone through In the past few years, I oc- 
casionally wonder how I manned to stand it all. Sometimes I was quite 
sure I could no no further. But I did and now I'm glad, for if I hadn't 
I couldn't have conducted this column, and if there had been no column 
perhaps the cases of other shut-ins like myself might never have come 
to the attention of the great-hearted persons who are willing and anxious 
to help when they know whom to help Things are now being done to 
make some of these sufferers happy and from every such deed I get just 
as much happiness as they. 

Word somen from a man who made one slip and is now paying his 
debt in a western prison that, after having read of Dorothea Ante! in my 
column, he has arranged to send every magazine subscription originating 
in his institution to her. Dorothea Antel is the cheerful girl, who, exiled 
from her world of the theatre and from active life of any sore by ■ phys- 
ical mjstorti'ne. has started a subscription agency to earn her living. 
An effort is to be made to intere.-t every prison welfare league in this 
same project. [ have never seen th^> man who conceived this kindly act, 
hut I am to'd he will soon exchange his number for a name, and I can 
think of no cue who will have better '"earned a right to renewed eltlsen- 
ship. 

One mo * reason for my happine s is a letter from Hold Is Richardson 
of UlSVj Central avenue, Charleston W. Va ,Go:die is another girl who, 
by every right, should be enjoym-i life la Its fullest these years, but win', 
instad. bears her suffering bravely and patiently. 

14 A1I thot is wrong with me," she writes, "is my paralysis! (The ex- 
clamation j.o'ui my own ) 1 in p'nnnin.; to graduate from our high school 
by finishing th- course here at home. No on° in my condition bar ever 
done so. but it isn't impossible, so why should I not try? For Christmas 
I craved a typewriter and received a fountain pen. for I m one o ! " 11 chil- 
dren, so we're far from millionaires nut I was certain'y glad I could 
use the pen.'' 

Just :'S 1 was reading that portion Kddle Cantor walked in 
the letter over to him to read. Cold' 
craved. 



an 1 I paused 
k< r.ow has the typewriter the 



Being a writer -at legist the writer of a book, one edition of which sells 
for $100 -is far from consisting entirely of bee. - and skit. Its. n is just a 
case of you can't ple as e them all. For instance, Sam Williams bought 
one of the « ICO books, and when he tamo to read it found thit the pages 
were uncut. Then he had to u: e his razor ta separate them, and the next 
time he went to shave the razor W«S SO du'l thai he peeled m;>st of his face 
off with the whiskers. 

He was forced to go to a bmVttBf the next day. The barber, when ftim 
walked in. v as reading a $2.50 copy of the book, with every page nDely 
trimmed off ami no labor at all to read it. which does semn an unfair 
division of i.-ibor, as far as the man with a taste for expensive books is 
concerned. Kate Elinor suggests I enclose a can-opener with every de 
lux^ edition. 



Then there's the squawk that Senator Murphy of vaudevil'e has Jurt 
registered. lie said he sat down to read the book several hours before he 
was due to go ojxand that he couldn't find any stopping place short of 
the end and he almost missed getting to the theatre, and might have lost 
his job and everything'. He asks me kindly to include a few atop-overs 
in the next book I write. Certainly. Senator, I'll do that, but' I hope you'll 
pardon me for not having written in any intermission in th s book. 

All around as much of the town as I can see from my windows the 
flags are Hying at half-mast today, and I am sad. A great man and a 
great leader, sometimes mistaken, sometimes misjudged, but always 
sincere, has gone. No matter what we may have thought < f his policies, 
never could anyone question the earnestness and idealism of his every 
motive. 

Mr. Wilson and I were cut down by physical misfortune on the same 
day, and I watched the progress of his health almost as interestedly as I 
watched my own. Several times I had notes from him congratulating me 
on my app'-Daehing recovery. 

As I have said, there has been a shadow over the day and part of it 
was cast by the sight of a faded, tattered flag at half-mast over the 
Leavitt building, on 46th street, between sixth and Seventh avenues. 
The only excuse for a tattered flag is the heat and scars of battle, and 
a battle-flag should be on display In a war museum. 

Somehow it does not seem to me that flying a worn, ragged banner 
was the way to honor the memory of a President and a man. 



Tommy Gray, humorous writer, was In town, which accounted for 
the broad grins in Times square. He told them some of his Los Angeles 
jokes. He called on me, and, for the sake of novelty, brought me a 
pogo stick. There are several things. In this world I don't need and 
you can take my word that a pogo stick is all of them. 

In the first place I have had enough ups and downs In my life, and, in 
the second place, I can't practice on the stick in my room because Sam 
Harrison, manager of Zlegfeld's ''Follies," lives in the apartment under 
me, and if I make a lot of noise he probably won't let me In to see the 
show when I get well enough to walk up to the box office and ask "Do 
you recognize the profesh?" 



Julius Tannen celebrated his 24th wedding anniversary last week 
by buying de luxe editions of my book and presenting them to Bill and 
Charley, his boys. The boys were nice and polite about it. but I'll be* 
this was the chorus when they got out of Pod Tannen's sight: 

"Gee, and we wanted skates.'' 



About six months ago an actor acquaintance of mine sat by my bed and 
told me In what bad health he had Ijgen for a year. He needed an opera- 
tion, he said, but he wanted it done by a particular surgeon, and as yet 
he didn't have enough money in reserve to pay for his services. I sug- 
gested that undoubtedly the doctor would be glad to perform the work 
with the understanding that his fee could be paid in installments later. 

The other day the actor came in again. He was bursting with health 
and confided that he had had the operation and was working again, set- 
ting aside so much each week to meet the installments on the surgeon's 
bill. 

"Two more payment!," he said wl'h a grin, "and the operation will be 
mine.'' 

This i* meant for the people who think that vaudeville has lost some of 
its sparkle these days. The reason is that Bonnie Gaylord has retired to 
be Mrs. C. W. MacCash of 12.13 Colling Wood avenue, Detroit. She writes 
me (hat she is happily married and even intimates that it is to "the most 
wonderful mat. in the world" and that she doesn't care if she has washed 
up for good. 

Answer to las week's puzzle: A quartet playing the I.oew time. 



MADGE HART'S CASE ON 

Despite a supreme court justice's 
opinion that Hart was the victim 
of his w !"'■>• "legal persecution." 
Mrs. II... : (Madge Fox) is still 
pressing I. . litigations. Another 



hearing before a referee was held 
Tuesday. 

Max Hart says he personally bore 
all the expenses of his suit against 
the big time, refuting the report 
Kppstein & Axman, his counsel, 
financed the trial, 




ROLFE BANKRUPT 






ROXY LaROCCA 

WIZARD OF THE HARP 
in "THE BASHFUL ONE" 



Former Producer After Relief From 
Judgment 

Benjamin A. Bolfe, now a cornet- 
tat In Lopez' orchestra and at one 
lime a picture producer and a part- 
ner of Jesse I., l.a.-ky (u Ro!fe .*;• 
La sky vaudeville acts, ha* filed a 
petition in bankruptcy in the V. B. 
District Court of New York. 

Rolfe'a biggest debts date back to 
his film ventures, Including an Item 
of (33.93S.18 In favor of Harry lluu- 
dini (Houdlnl Pictures) which rep- 
resented a Judgment as a result of 
a breach of contract suit; $1,400 to 
Olive Tell oti a Judgment of leb.. 
1922; $420 to Douglas Leavitt. actor, 
for a cai h loan, and 13.350, money 
borrowed from Charles It. M iddock, 
vaudeville producer. 

Rolfe gave his occupation as a 
musician In the Vlncet Lopes bard, 
p'.uyirg at the Hotel Pennsylvania. 
New York. 



"GYP" SMALL TIME 
AGENTS AGALN STARTED 



Demanding $25 and 5'< for 

"Break-in" Week at $100— 

Exposed Before in Variety 



The class of vaudeville agents 
known as "gyppers" are getting In 
their work again. 

Following a series of articles 
which appeared in Variety several 
months ago, these agents who make 
a practice of gouging acts, plajed 
safe. Now they have started again 

The latest case is that of a two 
man team looking for an inde- 
pendent opening to break in a new 
act. The agent informed Diem he 
could do nothing unless paid $2fi. j 

The week's work returned $100. 
With 10 per cent for commission 
and the $2."i "present" for gettin- 
the opening. Thia left the act $0fi 
But the "gyp" agent Informed tin- 
act if it wanted a couple more 
"break-in weeks" he would have to 
receive an extra per cent. Tin: 
reduced the salary to $60 on th 
week. 

According to the agent, the $20 
and the extra 5 per cent had to he 
"split" with an invade booking man. 
the usual excuse given by these 
agents. 



DFCKFRT HAS ANNULMENT 

Nancy Deckert has been .awarded 

an annulment decree of her mar- 
riage to John F. Itaumel. a broker. 

Miss Deckert said when marrying 
hist May she was under age. She 
wV\ be 17 in March, 

nil Johnson represented Miss 

Pecker!. 

A'f T. Wiltf ii will secure a Keith 
engagement for Miss Deckert. 



JOHN KELLY IS DIVORCED 

In the Queens Supreme Court, be- 
fore Justice Selah II. Strong, last 
week. Mrs. Fdith Kelly was award- 
ed an interlocutory decree of di- 
vorce ." Din her husband, John Kelly, 
vuudevitllun. 



SPECS BUYING GALLERIES 

Preying upon eleventh-hour cus- 
tomers, mostly from out of town, a 
syndicate of small-time specs are 
making a lucrative practice of buy- 
ing up front-row gallery seats for 
favorite shows in the Times Square 
district for Saturday evening per- 
formances and selling them at 100 
per cent premiums and even more. 

The specs have runners stationed 
In the lobbies of the theatres, and 
approach the disappointed patron, 
offering them the usual $1.10 ticket 
for $2 20. 



SANTREY LOSES 



Court Orders Him to Continue Ali- 
mony to Former Wife 



According to a decision handed 
down by the Appellate Division last 
week, Henry Santrey must continue 
to pay alimony to Mrs. Olga Grod- 
sky. The recent decision sustained 
that rendered earlier by the New- 
York Supreme Court, whereby San- 
try was ordered to pay Mrs. Grod- 
sky' $50 weekly and $800 counsel 
fees. 

Santrey secured a divorce decree 
against Mrs. Grodsky in Chicago, 
and later married Anna Seymour. 

The decision is important because 
of its bearing on many other par- 
allel divorce decrees. It Is another 
instance what complications the 
different states' divorce laws lead to. 



John Cumberland's Sketch 

John Cumberland is shortly to 

invade vaudeville in a new comedy 

skit by Frances Nordstrom. The 

piece went into rehearsal this week. 



"Clipper" Reviews 

OF DISK RECORD8 

\< N naitable fur th* outdoor* 

BANDS AND ORCHESTRAS 

Reviewed weekly in 

"THE CLIPPER" 

10c 



Boosters' Indoor Circus at Utica 
1'tico. N. V.. Feb. «. 

An indoor fair will be staged here 
next week by the Booster Club of 
Com t Horatio Seymour, No. 40;, 
Foresters. 

There will be acts to round out 
a varied display of booths with at- 
tractions. 

William P. Donlin is promoter. 

AFTER GYP AGENTS 

(Continued from page 1) 

To show he means business, the 
commissioner a.-ked Variety to pas. 
along word that acis wno have been 
approached by these easy money 
boys Will 'do well to file complaints 
against these agents at his office. 

Meanwhile, the commissioner has 
assigned several of his subordl- 
nates to conduct an investigation of 
a list of suspected agetr. - and will 
act upon any tangible evidence. 

In cases where the charges are 
sustained, the commissioner will im- 
mediately revoke the license and 
forward a transcript of testimony to 
the District Attorney's office and 
have the latter determine whether 
or not they should be prosecuted 
ci iminally. 



JUDGMENTS 

(First name is judgment debtor; 
creditor and amount follows.) 

Gus Hill j II. C. Fisher; $2'I,29G.6 t. 

Jose Bacardi; N. Bacardi; costs. 
JUS 60. 

Joe Wagener (Alabama Anuis. 
Co.); Park & Tilford; $435. 38.- 

Gold Medal Photoplay Corp.; City 
of N. Y.; $179.70. 

His Little Widows Co., Inc.; 
same; same. 

Pandora Producing Co., Inc.; 
$11 1.36. 

Marc Klaw and A. L. Erlanger; 
Hankers Trust Co., executors; 
$.1,302.86. 

Harry N. SteinfeU; M. Bchlott; 
$2,373.40. 

Tanagra Corp. of Am. and Ed- 
ward P. Schreyer; Smoot Corp ; 
$197.17. 

Equity Management Corp.; City 
of N. Y.: $669.76. 

Interstate Opera Co., Inc.; same; 
same. 

Iceland, Inc.; same; $.'06.40. 

John Cort and Harry L. Cort; 
J. Thalheim; $5,604.87. 

Herbert Lyon Smith; Madeleine 
Traverse; $81,465.60. 



ILL AND INJURED 

Fred Jarvls (Jarvls and Harrison) 
confined to his home for the last 
two weeks threatened with pneu- 
monia, is convalescent. 

Frank Walker (Walker and 
Davis) is confined to his home in 
Rayslde, 1^ I., with pneumonia. 

Philip Stern, who sells books and 
souvenirs with the "Chauve Souris" 
had a hemmorage of the lungs last 
Friday and was removed to Un- 
American theatrical hospital, Chi- 
cago. On Sunday he was sent back 
to New York In care of Al Hptak, 
prc-s representative. 

Mile, Dasta (Fellowes) lias em 'Ted 
St. Vincent Hospital to be operated 
upon by Dr. Sayre for some Internal 
disoi der. 



BUDDY DOYLE GETS IN 

THOMASHEFKY'S CASE 



Corespondent Interposes An- 
swer — Mrs.Thomashefsky, 
Defendant 



Fiuldy Doy'e (Artists and Mod- 
els"-) has taken tl." unusual pro- 
cedure of Interposing an answer in 
the Thomnshefsky divorce suit. 

Harry Thomasefsky has started 

suit for divorce against his wife 
Lillian, a chorister, uraler the name 
of Lillian Herman, and DoyU) is 
named as the co-respondent. 

The plaintiff is the son of Bores 
Thomasefsky, veteran Yiddish ac- 
tor-manager. 

The alleged misconduct is spe- 
cifically named s having happened 
at the home of Bores Thomasefsky. 
240 Riverside Drive. Dec. 23. I9"3. 
Doyle. In his interposed answer, de- 
nies the charge. 

Doyle Is also the defendant in a 
$50,000 alienation of affections suit 
started bv Thomasefsky. 

Mrs. Thomasefsky was formerly 
married to an attorney, who d - 
vorced her. Her present, husband 
was named In the proceedings. 

AFTERPIECE OHDEBED OUT 

"O. K. for any other house, but 
too rough for the Palace," was tl o 
opinion of the Keith booking depart- 
ment in regard to Olsen and John- 
son's after-piece on Monday. Among 
the things objected was the clown- 
ing, where a comedy trio bit. which 
had three men wearing whiskers as 
exaggerated Hebrew comedians and 
each with a small balloon on h!fl 
back giving the effect of a pawn- 
broker's sign. 

Tuesday night olsen and Johnson 
did their regular turn, closing tbe 
show, but the singing trio did not 
appear with them. 

FOX BOOKED AND WALKED 

Objecting to his billing. Harry 
Fox walked out of Keith's Cinch - 
nriti last wee!;. When the show had 
been found to be short of an a-, t 
in "one." he was hurriedly booked 
at $800. 

Fox was hooked into Cincinaitl 
from the Ri.o'l, Toledo. a-Pantug- » 
house, considered "opposition" bv " 

Keith's, 
"MOUNTAIN MAN" SKETCH 

Arthur Henry has proposition' I 

Sydney Blackmer to star in his 
original role in a tabloid version of 
Clare Kummer's romantic corned". 
"The Mountain Man." which Henry 
is producing for vaude. 

lilackmer is at present appearing 

with Elsie Ferguson In "The .\i ion 
Flower." 

Linda in Cirroll Act 
Linda, the Chicago girl, an i - 
rentrlc dancer, will replace fdu My 
Chadwlrk In the Harry Carroll »i t. 

NEW ACTS 

Nance O'Xcll has the Al red 
Sutro's sketch. "All (he World I- a 
Stage." 

Ruth Warner aid IMia Bennett, 
two male dancers, and t even-piece 
orchestra. 

Bobby Roberts Revue (Chicago). 

D'Albert and Lewis; man and 
woman (D'Albert Quintet). 

Frankle Hunter and Co. In skit. 

Nance O'Neill is rehearsing a 
sketch for vaudeville. 

After an absence of four years In 
pictures, Ben Deeley will return to 
vaude In a black-face act. 

Lewis & Gordon are rehear, in* 
their latest vaudeville act, ''Trip- 
lets," a comedy sketch by Clyde 
North. A cast of four Includes 
Devah Moorel. Fiank Readick. 
Norah Ryan and Mort Stevens. 

Madeline Belmont (Relmont and 
Rosen) and Frank Shea. 2-ael. 

Karten and Abbe, blackface 
comedy skit. 

A two-art Tor vaude has been 
formed by f.vda Gardner. 73. aid 
Chic Harvey. The latter was form- 
erly of Chic and Tiny Harvey 
(Chicago). 

Ressle R.irriscile will shortly 

start rehearsing a new skit "Scrub* 

by" an abbreviated version of IhS 
play by Howard Hickman. Miss 
Bsrriscals has closed her vaude lour 
in ''IMcklng Peaches " 

James Watts, the travesty [v-m ■!« 

.impersonator, opens on the Keith 

circuit next Week st Hie Orphenm, 

lirookl) i, in his flu-- people vaude* 

\ ille turn. 

I.avi'-ne and Mtyhew, ml led 2- 

;n l. 



! IMHI.I «' ■,!■■■ ■ 

8 VARIETY 



B(l!HtLESQUE 



Thursday, February 7, 1924 



BURLESQUE CHORUS GIRLS RULES 
RE-MADE BY COLUMBIA WHEEL 



"Jumping" Choristers Bane of Producers — Laxity in 
Number Demanded, 18 for Every Show — Check- 
Up Framed for House Managers 



The chorus girl question continue* 
troubling the Columbia producers 
ahd circuit heads greatly as ever. 
The choristers jump shows, remain 
with a show around the metropol- 
itan circuit stands only, and then 
fign with another starting on the 
subway circuit, with the process re- 
peated three or four times during 
the season. They generally keep 
the producers in a turmoil. 

This week the Columbia started 
checking up on the producers who 
habitually "cheat" on the number of 
choristers. The official number 
called for by the Columbia regula- 
tions is 18. That rule went into 
effect a couple of years ago, with 
$26 penalty attached for each girl 
absent from the line unless a good 
reason could be advanced. 

If a girl "Jumped" a show the 
manager by the rule was allowed 
reasonable time to get another. In 
case of sickness a doctor's certifi- 
cate Is required. 

Notwithstanding the $25 penalty 
the shows still arrive in stands with 
as few as 16 girls, with over a week 
in some instances in which the re- 
placement might have taken place. 

It's the house manager Who fails 
to report such conditions, according 
to the Columbia's latest order, 
which, incidentally, has teeth In It, 
that causes the trouble to a consid- 
erable extent. The house managers, 
through friendship or carelessness, 
appear to be lax in turning In a 
report on the producer when the 
latter's choristers ar© no', up to the 
full quota. 

The Columbia has inaugurated a 
check-up system that will oblige the 
house manager to watch and report 
the shows for the breaking of the 
liorus girl quota rule and the edict 
on clean shows. 

A plan to establish a chorus girls' 
school that would be operated by 
the Columbia circuit the same as its 
other departments, such as routing, 
press, etc., may become effective at 
the end of the season. Dan Dody 
;s slated to head the school. 

Last season the Columbia was 
raught short of choristers, and 
several managers for the first time 
had to advertise for inexperienced 
ttirls, who thereafter had to be 
drained and taught the rudiments of 
:he ensemble formations. 

The Columbia's chorus school 
would seek to remedy the many 
fvils that has crept into the chorus 
thing, such as the "Jumping subway 
rhoristec." A system of photograph- 
ing was suggested last season to 
eliminate the jumping practice, but 
never put into effect. 

The school, besides training the 
girls, will try to put into practice 
al! of th> various cure-alls that have 



WEST COAST CIRCUIT 
OF STOCK BURLESQUE 

Frank Finney Promoting— 40 

Weeks in Three 

Houses 




CASINO, BOSTON, WITH JIMMIE 
COOPER'S SHOW, GROSSES $12,1 15 



Columbia, New York, Second Last Week with $10,- 
600 — Mollie Williams Breaks Season's Record at 
Palace, Baltimore — Gayety, St. Louis, $8,000 



A circuit of burlesque houses is 
being promoted on the west coast 
by Frank Kinney (former Columbia 
Circuit producer and comedian) to 
include Spokane, Portland and 
Seattle. 

Three shows will play ten weeks 
in each house repeating for the first 
house, giving the show a season of 
40 weeks with a weekly change of 
book. 

Finney has been playing this type 
of burlesque stock at the Audi- 
torium here for the past 11 weeks 
and is reported as about $8,000 to 
the good on the season. 

Stock burlesque is liked on the 
coast but the patrons insist upon 
plenty of book and pep, not caring 
much for the bit and number type 
of stock burlesque popular in the 
East. 

Finney has been in touch with a 
number of eastern producers witn 
a view of interesting them in the 
proposed circuit. 

DYMOW'S CASE NEAR TRIAL 

Ossip Dymow's plagiarism suit 
apainet Guy Bolton over "Polly Pre- 
ferred" is on the calendar for trial 
today ( Thursday) in the Brooklyn, 
N. Y. Federal Court. It may not 
be reached until Friday, however. 

Dymow, a Russian playwright, al- 
leges Bolston "lifted" the theme for 
"Polly" from a work he (Dymow) 
had submitted to the defendant for 
possible collaboration. 

The trial promises to be excep- 
tionally interesting. 



SICK LIST CAPACITY 

Chicago, Feb. 6. 

The "Ziegfeld Follies" casualty 
list grows day by day. The latest 
i« Jimmie Hussey. The other night 
Hussey felt playful and wrestled 
around with William Shrode, stage 
manager. 

The result was the comic sprained 
his shot 'lor. The injury was pain- 
ful but Hussey when told there were 
too many on the "sick list" ahead of 
him deci led to struggle through 
despite the pain. 



MUTUAL TRYING FOR DETROIT 

The Mutual is dickering with the 
never passed the talking stage of | management of the Shubert-Mlehl 
experimentation to date with a 



view to at least driving out the 
worst evils, if not getting rid of all 
of them overnight. 



'•RADIOED THE RAP" 



Doc Suss, the dentist, known to 
all burlesque artists was handed a 
summons Monday morning for 
parking his car outside of the 
Columbia theatre building. 

A special squad of four traffic 
policemen were detailed to clean up 
the block of parkers acting on com- 
plaints received from merchants. 

Suss had Just parked when Dan 
Dody enlightened him to the situ- 
ation. Suss crept back into his 1888 
overland and had pussyfooted al- 
most around 4he corner when one 
of the coppers spied and nailed him 
with the ticket. 

Dody suggested to Suss that he 
give the cop the car and call it 
even. Suss wanted to know who 
made the complaint. The cop, who 
is nn ex-tnusician, told him "Sam 
Bcrlbner." 

"Scritner's in Florida," answered 
Suss. 

"He radoied the rap," said the po- 
liceman, and handed Doc the invi- 
tation to appear in traffic court. 



gan, Detroit, to play the Mutual 
wheelers there. If consummated, it 
will start the Mutuals in about two 
weeks. The house has had a vari- 
ety of policies. 

The Mutual has had no stand in 
Detroit previously. The Columbia 
plays the Gay*ty in that city. It is 
one of the good Columbia stands. 



THE RITZ QUARTETTE 

ALEX. MASON, Lead Tenor 
ARTHUR HERBERT, Tenor 
NEIL EVAN8, Barytone 
JACK BRUNS, Baas 

Playing Balaban & Katz Wonder 
Theatres 

CHICAGO TIVOLI RIVERIA 



ONE STOCK CLOSING 

Empress, Chicago, Changing Policy 
June 1 

Chicago, Feb. 6. 

Yankee Amusement Co., operat- 
ing the Empress, at 63rd street and 
Halste-d, in addition to the State- 
Congress with stock burlesque, will 
change the policy of the Empress 
June 1 to pop vaudeville. This 
house has been a "white elephant" 
for its operators, having lost over 
$50,000 on the season with the 
present policy. It costs $5,500 a 
week to operate, with the gross 
business having averaged between 
$4,000 and $4,400 a week. 

The State-Congress, the money 
maker, will remain open over the 
summer. 



Regulating Conduct 

In conjunction with its drive 
to clean up the shows' perform- 
ances and keep them clean, the 
Columbia Circuit also proposes 
to regulate the conduct of the 
members of the 38 companies on 
the circuit. 



$135 FIREPR00FING CHANGE 

Chicago, Feb. 6. 

Burlesque company managers are 
incensed that when they reach the 
Olympic that they must have their 
scenery fireproofed at a cost of $135. 

Such is the mandate of the fire 
prevention bureau despite the plea 
of the show managers the work had 
been done 12 weeks revlous prior 
to playing Washington. i 

The managers say the fire au- 
thorities recommend William A. 
Oakin, a stage hand at the Colonial, 
for the job. 



3 Weeks of Grace For Academy 
Pittsburgh, Feb. C. 

The lessors of the Academy have 
been granted three weeks of grace 
by the owners and wil not have to 
move until March 1. As yet, the 
future home of the Academy is un- 
decided. 



MUTUAL WHEEL SHOWS CHANGE 
TITLES FOR 2D CIRCUIT TRIP 



Reason It Through the Shows Having Played Once 
Around— Next Week They Will Start Repeating 



Spigel Meeting Adjourned 

The adjourned first meeting of 
creditors in the bankruptcy case 
of Max Spigel, former theatrical 
producer, scheduled for last Fri- 
day before Referee Harold P. Cof- 
fin, 217 Broadway, was postponed 
until Feb. 15. 

A motion in the same case was 
put over until Friday, Feb. 8. 



Picture Ao'ded by Gaiety, Balto. 
A picture has b<"-n added at the 
Gaiety, playing burlesque. It goes 
on an hour before tie regular per- 
formance. 



ACTORS AT HOME 

(Continued from page 1) 
more economical than hanging 
around New York during the Inac- 
tive period and can't see the Idea of 
shooting their bankroll on high liv- 
ing costs when they can get by 
much cheaper at home. 

They have convinced the casting 
agencies! of the economic side of it 
with the latter agreeing to raise 
them by long distance when any- 
thing shows up for them. 



Band and Orchestra News 

Weekly Department in 

"THE CLIPPER" 

rrom live to Hslit |MIk<-m in every i-*iif 

Clipper, 10c, Out Tomorrow 



AL REEVES ON MUTUAL 
MAYBE INSPIRED ORDER 

Columbia Requests Producers 

to Submit Casts for Next 

Season 

The general letter sent out late 
last week to the producers of the 
Columbia Burlesque Wheel re- 
questing the producers to submit 
their casts for next season's shows 
immediately it said to have been 
inspired by the activity of the Mu- 
tual circuit in signing comedians 
now with Columbia shows and not 
to have a "better quality of per- 
formers for next season" as orig- 
inally given out. 

The letter was the first of its 
kind ever circulated at this time 
of the season. It is said the sign- 
ing of Al Reeves to bead his own 
show next season on the Mutual 
was the straw that showed which 
way the wind blew to the Colum- 
bia heads. 

Reeves' franchise expired on the 
Columbia this season and was not 
renewed. It is rumored that I. H. 
Herk, president of the Mutual, has 
notified every comedian on the Co- 
lumbia circuit that the Mutual Is 
in the field for the best talent avail- 
able next season and will be glad 
to talk terms with anyone not hold- 
ing a long term contract. 

This will reverse the usual pro- 
cedure. Heretofore the comedians 
from the Mutual considered it a 
sort of graduation to go into a 
Columbia Wheel show, but accord- 
ing to present plans the Mutual at- 
tractions will be of a much higher 
calibre next season. 



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BURLESQUE ROUTES 

WILL BR FOVSn ON PAGE 
Thirty-nix in this issue 



The 22 Mutual wheel burlesque 
shows automatically change titles 
with one or two exceptions next 
week, Feb. 11. The reason for the 
change is through the shows having 
played once around the circuit. 
Next week they will start repeating. 
The two Manheim shows may re- 
tain the titles used the first time 
around, although that has not been 
decided as yet. They are now known 
as "Band Box Revue" and "Laffln' 
Thru." 

The title changes with the cor- 
responding new titles are listed be- 
low, old title preceding: 

"Step Lively Girls," Julius Michel, 
"High Fliers." 

"Moonlignt Maids," Sam Kraus, 
"Meet the Girls." 

"Folly Town," Jess Burns, "Gus 
Fay's Revue." 

"Oh Joy," Sam Raymond, "Joy 
Belles." 

"Hello Jake Girls," Al Singer, 
"Hello Jake Girls." 

"London Gayety Girls,". Griff Wil- 
liams, "Midnight Maidens." 

"Snappy Snaps," Fred Strauss. 
"Grown Up Babies." 

"Broadway Belles," J. Oppenheiga. 
"Miss New York, Jr." 

"Dancing Fools," Tom Sullivan, 
"Moulin Rouge." 

"Bits and Hits," Tom Sullivan, 
"Merry Makers." 

"Georgia Peaches," Ed Rush, 
"Beauty Paraders." 

"Round the Town," Ed. Ryan, 
"Big Sensation." 

"Band Box Revue," S. W. Man- 
helm. 

"Laffln 1 Thru," S. W. Manheim. 
"Joy Riders," George Jaffee. 
"Bashful Babies." 

"Step Along," Morris & Bernard. 
"Heads Up." 

"Sassy Bits," Joseph Howard, 
"Struttln' Around." 

"Make It Peppy," Frank Damsel. 
"Pace-Makers." 
"Helter Skelter," Dr. R. G. Tunl- 

son. "Frolics-192 4." . 

"French Models," Jake Polar, 
"Kandy Kids." 

"Flirts and Skirts," Charles 
Franklyn. "Girls of the Follies.'' 

"Miss Venus," II. B. Todd, "Speed 
Girls." 



The Casino, Boston, with the Jim- 
mle Cooper show last week, was 
the topnotcher of the Columbia cir- 
cuit. The Cooper show gave 13 
performances (extra midnight show 
Wednesday), and grossed $12,115. 
The previous week "Queens of 
Paris" at the Casino with 12 shows 
did $C,S50. 

The Columbia. New York, was 
second last week, after having 
topped the list for two weeks, the 
Columbia getting $10,600 with 
"Queens of Paris." The week be- 
fore the Columbia had the "Bon 
Tons" and got slightly over $10,000. 
The Columbia gives 12 perform- 
ances. 

Directly behind the Columbia was 
the Empire, Newark, with "Let's 
Go," $10,400 with 14. Week before 
Newark got $9,500 with "Running 
Wild." 

The surprise gross was at the 
Star and Garter, Chicago, which 
had Watson's "Beef Trust," and got 
$10,120, placing it fourth. It was 
automobile week in Chicago. Tie 
Olympic. Chicago, in the Loop, 
which should have profited most 
by transients, did only $7,500 with 
"Monkey Shines." The previous 
week the Star and Garter did $6,600 
with "Giggles." and the Olympic 
the same week got $6,800 with 
Watson's "Beef Trust." 

The Gayety, Pittsburgh, got $9,700 
with "All Aboard." Previous week 
Pittsburgh got $9,800 with "Happy 
Go Lucky" (14 shows). 

The Palace, Baltimore, had a very 
good week, getting $9,200 with Mol- 
lie Williams. This broke the sea- 
son's house record, the second for 
the Mollie Williams show consecu- 
tively, the week before Miss Wil- 
liams taking the season's record for 
the Casino, Phllly, with $7,400. 

The Palace, Baltimore, the pre- 
vious week with "Radio Girls" got 
$6,700. Last week the Casino, 
Phllly got $6,900 with "Town Scan- 
dals." 

The Gayety, St. Louis, which 
started slipping before Christmas, 
and has been up and down since, 
got $8,000 with "Chuckles" last 
week (14 shows). Week before, St. 
Louis got about $8,600 with '"Silk 
Stockings." At the beginning of 
the season St. Louis was doing 
consistently from $14,000 to $16,000 
weekly. Its grosses have not been 
broadcast since the slump got un- 
der way in earnest a few weeks 
ago. 

The Gayety, OmahOj last week 
jumped up, doing $4,700 with "All 
in Fun." Week before Omaha got 
$3,600 with "Monkey Shines." 

The Capitol, Indianapolis, with 
"Nifties," did about $4,800. Week 
before Indianapolis got around 
$3,700 with "Chuckles." 

The Gayety, Boston, last week, 
with "Bostonians," got $8,000. Pre- 
vious week, with "Vanities," it did 
$8,400. 

The Bronx, New York, last week, 
with "Sliding" Billy Watson, did 
$6,100; week before, $3,800 with 
"Brevities." 

The splite week In New York 
State, including Binghamton, El- 
mira, Auburn and Utica, got $5,900 
for "Hippity Hop." 

Waterbury and Bridgeport last 
week, with "Follies of the Day," 
grossed $5,400. (This is the sea- 
son's high for the New England 
split.) 

Columbia, Cleveland, last week 
did $6,500 with "Step On It"; week 
before, $5,300, with "Hollywood Fol- 
lies." 

Empire, Providence, last week got 

$6,700 with "Dancing Around"; 

week before Cooper's Revue got 

$8,000. 
Olympic, Cincinnati, last week, 

with "Talk of the Town," did $7,400; 

week, before, $7,600, with "Nifties." 
The Empire, Brooklyn, last week, 

with Dave Marion's Show, got 

$7,500, high for the house, which 

the previous week got $5,200 with 

"Whirl of Girls." 

Yorkville, New York, with "Brevi- 
ties," did $4,600; week before, wllh- 

"Dancing Around," got $5,000. 

Hurtig & Seamon's, New York, 

last week did $7,400 with "Running 

Wild"; week before H. & S. got 

$7,. JO with Marion's Show. 



Thursday, February 7, 1924 



EDITORIAL 



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b "Doubling" a Confession? 

The big time vaudeville heads have in the past issued Instructions to 
the booking men of the circuits that acts shall not "double."' '•Doubling 1 ' 
is an act playing two or more theatres in the same week. 

Notwithstanding, '"doubling" continues. Is it a confession of weakness 
by the big time? Weakness in feature attractions or comedy acts? 



Certainly, doubling is not beneficial to the theatres where it occurs, any 
more so thu.. the quick return date. Frequently It may be • matter of 
convenience, but who will admit it is good business. 



In New York, where the advn tisements of the more prominent vaude- 
ville houses appear together, it ean/t help the box office when the 
patrons read names twice in the same department, besides seeing the 
names weekly as they rotate around the metropolitan houses. Or the re- 
turn dates that the Palace, New York, and Palace, Chicago (differently 
booked) receive so often 



Or the bills in the vaudeville houses of lesser Importance that are noi 
daily-paper advertised. 



There's talk of the big time merging into small time; that there Is only 

i.nfr time-universal. Rubbish! of all the explanations in the federal court 

and the definitions of big time, not one said big time Is u. bill of all 

tandard acts, ploying twice daily as a rule. An act becomes standard 

■ulien it is in demand for twice daily bookings. 

Big time will survive because it can't be anything else to command a 
certain patronage, and a profitable [»atronage it has proven for many 
tears. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 

Evans Bu Iciirg, New Vork Ave. 



LONDON 

8 St Martin's PI., Trafalgar Sq- 



The Kenyan theatre property, 
Pittsburgh, consisting of the Ken- 
yon theatre, at present tb> largeM 
movie house on the north side, 1,600 
seats and two store rooms, has been 
sold" by the Thomas Kenyan est'ite 
to Mark Brower for $190,000. The 
buyer las been the lessee of 'lie 
theatre f-r the past six ye »r.:. 

Magistrate McAndrews in the 
West Side Court exonerated James 
H. Burt, 21, assistant manager of 
Loew's 83rd Street, who was 
charged with possession of a re- 
volver without a permit. Burt tes- 
tified that ■ the revolver had been 
found under a seat by a patron aid 
turned In to him at the box office. 
He had placed It on his desk and 
was about to telephone- the police 
when the gun dropped to the floor, 
wounding him In the right leg. 



"The Bat," which followed "Abie's 
Irish Rose" into the Lyceum, Colum- 
bus, with the hopes of paralleling 
the record made by the latter of 14 
weeks' run, may be taken off, after 
being on two weeks. Fred Wallace, 
of the Wagenhals and Kemper staff, 
put the show out as a private ven- 
ture. 



In ■ decision handed down last 
Friday, the Appellate Division de- 
clined to sustain the claim of the 
Fox Film Corporation that Its al- 
leged promise to pay Mrs. Ruby 
Graves Locklear, widow of Dare- 
devil Lieutenant Locklear, Ave per- 
oent of the profits from distribu- 
tion of "The Skywayman" could not 
be enforced. 



Report has It that William Hodge 
is considering a revival of "The Man 
From Home." 



"Old Heidelberg" will probably be 
the Shuberts next production. 



Frank Smithson, stage director, 
submitted a peace plan In the Bok 
$100,000 prize contest. It Is not the 
successful plan. Smithson, however. 
Insists he has a practical Idea for 
a "Universal Peace Society," as he 
terms it, and will proceed interest- 
ing; state officials and people In the 
public eye with a view toward get- 
ting his scheme into practical oper- 
ation. It has nothing to do with 
the League of Nations' proposal, 
which Is the basis of the successful 
but as yet anonymously authored 
plan. 



"Doubling" and. "return dales" do. not help big time, however. There 
5.houId be a sufficient supply to provide an ever-changing program, the 
esscr.ro of vaudeville or variety; the catering to one clientele that must be 
held with additions to it counted as so much gained. 



The men who made vaudeville know it, and they prove they know it 
every time occasion demands. Its the same a: present as 20 .or 30 years 
:i?o; the vaudeville- box office is right in the lap of the vaudeville book- 
trig offl e; any time, any circuit, picture annex or no pictures... 



|f vaudeville feeds musical shows, that is the fault of . vaudeville, not 
the musicals. Vaudeville lets the acts go out and pays more for them 
coming back. Arid for what ? A new collection ot evening clothes? ... 



That may be why it is necessary to double arid 'play returns. There 
i?; that public, though and they should be given a' thought once' in a 
while. The neighbors talk 



Butchering Independent Vaudeville 

Independent vaudeville should be preserved, not butchered. 



Yet to place the blame for the current goings on in that lightweight 
division would be to either stamp moet of the independent agent9 and 
bookers as unscrupulous or the independent managers as incompetent. 



To tell all of those who are doing the very things that they should not 
for the preservation of their business that the present procedure is work- 
in's? entirely 'or the benefit of the regularly organized Vaudeville circuits 
might and very likely would be met by an I don't care reply. 

But that Is what the independent vaudevillian is doing. He Is In brie? 
working for the man stronger than himself, although he claims to be 
"independent" and looks forward to a future In the Independent field. 



The Independents around New York that you can stick yolir finger on 
and trust may be counted on the remainder of the fingers of the very 
same hand. 



By independent time, as understood in vaudeville, is Included that mis- 
cellaneous or nondescript collection of detached theatres and agents, also 
bookers. There are various reasons why they are independent or so 
classed. Some of the houses only can secure booking from Independents; 
others don't want to be otherwise booked, having no regard for a contract, 
while others don't want to tie up or be tied down. The latter are experi- 
menting. 

In the heterogenous mass of nondescripts appear* to be a collection of 
irresponstbles, to place it that politely. Some of the independent agents 
are no better than the managers they represent; some are not as good, 
while there are "managers" among the Independents who would be more 
successful at running anything else, according to their methods and ideas 
of the "show business." 



It's • grave question whether the decent independents can survive the 
others, taking in by this the decent independent bookers, managers and 
agents of the eastern seaboard, those who try to operate In the proper 
manner. 



As you go west the grade of independent betters, 
may be there are not so many. 



The reason for that 



Charles Francis Byrne, the Bal- 
timorean who played the role of 
Captain do Boots In "Our American 
Cousin." at Ford's, Washington, the 
night of April 14, 1865, when Presi- 
dent Abraham Lincoln was shot, 
celebrated hie 79th birthday anni- 
versary at his home in Philadelphia, 
Feb. L ._ ^^ 

Byrne, one of the two surviving 
members of the comfwny at Ford's 
that night, foresook the stage after 
the tragedy and returned to Bal- 
timore. He never re-appeared on 
the stage. 



Ws don't want to make a bad mess worse* but It's time to call attention 
to the independent field. It needs a head. Many who could have done 
something with this outside vaudeville market passed up the opportunity, 
probably by some because they didn't think the possible gain worth the 
time or bother and by others through being fairly well acquainted with 
the grade of the average independent, bo;h on the booking and man- 
agerial end. 



The independents evidently don't want to get together; perhaps they 
could not If they would. But the better calibered bookers, managers and. 
agents looking to the Independent field will have to do something pretty 
soon or those others will butcher It right out of existence; right into, 
what may be left of It, regular vaudeville, on Its 9mall time side. 



THE DRAPED PROSCENIUM 



Sorrow over the passing of Woodrow Wilson need not be 
confined to any trade or calling, nor need there be specific 
cause for mourning a historic giant who has gone onward to 
immortality. But the theatre as an institution and every 
individual who draws his breath within its atmosphere may 
well lay *n added rose upon the grave which the world will 
heap with a grateful profusion of floral tributes. 

For Woodrow Wilson, friend of all the world, the man who 
echoed against the heavens for all time the sentiment that 
peace was a great consummation but right was sven greater, 
was an especial, personal friend of the stage. 

During the bitter days of the grim war, he was a steady 
attendant at the lighter amusements. Each Monday -found 
him in his box at Keith's. The players gloried in his presence, 
and he smiled upon them. He viewed the art of entertain- 
ment as an essential for the morale of our expeditionary and 
home forces, and he by his own attendance stamped it as an 
inspiration for his own so sorely tried spirits. 

After the war, when he was broken in health, he modestly 
declined to use the box he had so long occupied as President, 
but came each Monday with Mrs. Wilson and sat in extra 
seats behind the las* row. No good play visited Washington 
that Mr. Wilson did not attend when physically able. And he 
was not afraid to applaud and to voice his approval by let- 
ters and by public pronouncements. 

A sincere patron of the stage arts in every admirable mani- 
festation, a willing helper of the stage erafts whenever they 
were maligned or misunderstood, a figure almost divine who 
lent the glamor of his person to heighten the effulgence of an 
institution so frequently shadowed by the intolerance of the 
soulless, a President and Commander-in-Chief who enlisted 
the forces of amusement as a unit of the nation in fighting 
the great fight for international peace and liberty, Woodrow 
Wilson has glorified the history of the theatre as he has glori- 
fied the history of his country; and his world.. 

The proscenium arch of mirth and make-believe is. drapad. 
iri. crepe over his loss, which is its loss even more poignantly 
than it is that of the myriad other -worthy temples for which 
he strove, for which he gave the inspired spirit of his great... 
soul, for which he died. 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON VAUDEVILLE 



It seems the recent threatened separation of Joe Howard and Ethelyn 
Clark will not down, although Miss Clark Issued a statement that the 
separation was but temporary with Mable McCane called In to fill the 
fleeting four weeks. 

MISS McCane does not relish that version, even though Miss Clark 
In her statement spoke highly of Miss McCane. Miss McCane Is stating 
she Is not a relief player; that she had no intention of appearing with 
joe Howard for but four weeks; that she dissolved her own single act 
with a piano player, at Easton, Pa., she had first received a 'phone call 
to Join Howard, nfter having insisted upon and had been assured by the 
Keith -booking office Howard wanted her to replace Miss Clark In the 
turn. 

There was no time limit, said Miss McCane, and through the various 
people she demanded make the understanding positive there ceuld 
have been no error on anyone's part as to her exact position. J 

Miss McCane doesn't appear interested other than to have her part In 
the matter made plain, very plain, says Miss McCane, the change in 
plans by Howard and Clark, whereby they continue together having 
caused her loss of work besides much annoyance. 



Just to what extent the Hip's new policy has dented the business of 
the Broadway houses no one can state. Several of the picture and pop 
price vaudeville theatres within Times Square will admit something of a 
loss they blame on the Hip's big start, while there Is a suspicion among 
the legits any falling off upstairs might be traced to the Hip. 

The Hip dldtiot do any sensational business last week, following the 
holidays, but Its business was large enough with Its twice dally shows In 
a 6,700-capaclty theatre to threaten anything around. 



An actor who had saved $2S,000 placed his savings Into the show th.it 
paid him a weekly salary. The show Is now In the storehouse. The actor 
was approached by a manager and the bank roll was handed over to 
put in the show, with the assurance "If anything happens to show, you'll 
get your money back and with a better show." 

After the show was In the storehouse the actor called upon the manager 
at his New York office. He was not In. The actor Is still Calling. It 
was not a Shubcrt. 



Having recently returned to this country, after a European tour, a 
vaudeville dance team are desirous of getting married. There la an 
obstacle in the way — a husband. 

He started a large damage suit for alienation of affections against his 
wife's partner, but later abandoned this In favor of a lump sum for 
the woman's freedom. She has tried to obtain a Chicago divorce without 
success. The husband Is also a dancer. 

The wife has offered $500 for her freedom, but It has been refused, the 
aggrieved husband demanding $1,000. 



Jules C. Rablner was sentenced last week In General Sessions, New 
York, to not less than six months nor over three years for victimising 
customers In a bucket shop office chain promoted by him. Rablner Is said 
to have stolen between $400,000 and $500,000. He was formerly a vaude- 
ville agent with Edw. S. Keller, a relative. Rablner confessed to swindling 



Even the way several of the nondescripts have of handling their own 
acts, of fooling other acts, or double crossing and deceit, must of neces- 
sity In time frighten off the only acts that might help to lift up the inde- 
pendent time. 

If this can't be prevented there's going to be an end of the eastern Inde- 
pendents In vaudeville. One way that should be tried is for a com- 
mittee of the better independents to go before the license commissioner of 
Nw York, explain the situation, and ask that only those seeking an agency 
license shall be granted one after the ai-nlicant has been unequivocally 
endorsed by responsible people in the show business. 



License Commissioner Glatzmeyer Is quite apt to see the justice of 
this; he Is somewhat familiar with theatrical: and he natui 'lly does not 
wish Irrc^ponsibles doing business under his licenses. 



Acting Mayor Hulbcrt has written Loney Haskell to put In a good wont 
while traveling over the vaudeville circuits for New York City. The 
Mayor asked the monologist to tell the people to visit New York during 
the National Democratic Convention. 



Rube Bernstein and Harry Fitzgerald are Indefatigable kldtlera between 
themselves (Rubo bars nobody), but last Saturday they got steamed up t'> 
athletic competition. It started out to be a sort of pentathlon, but ended 
in two events. First was a handball contest, reported to have been won 
by Bernstein with the score of 20 to 9. 

Rube claims after reaching the generation mark tho bystanders Started 
counting down on him with an idea of making it 9 all. Later they argue I 
themselves into a wresting contest. I'itz says he won, but Bernstein sahl 
Harry had the same score as In the handball game. The festtv.'tles took 
plsee in the Friars gymnasium. 

"But;.-." Bacr is getting coin two ways. Just at present ' BugV Is mak 
ing more coin talking than writing. A booker of talkers heard ''Bugs" 
one night and suggested he could talk hlmeelf imo a lot of real dough ■ 
$:'00 per. nut ''.Bum'" soya h* •.ill not play return engagements. 



10 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Thursday, February 7, 1924 



LAWRENCE GRANT, EQUITY MEMBER, 
OBLIGED TO MAKE REPLY IN VARIETY 



Says Impossible to Answer Article Published About 
His Case in Equity's Official Organ, in That 
Organ — Alleges Equity Council Pre-Judged and 
Prejudiced His Complaint Against George M. 
Cohan, Contrary to Ethics and Objects of Pro- 
tective Associations 



Actor's Equity Association, 

Hollywood, Cal., Jan. 23. 
Editor Variety: — 

In the current Issue of "Equity" 
there Is an article which purports 
to reply to your recent editorial and 
my letter on the subject of my dif- 
ference with Geo. M. Cohan. 

It being Impossible, I regret to 
•ay, to get a reply to this official 
pronouncement In our own official 
paper, I have again to ask your 
hospitality. 

In the first place the "explana- 
tion" of the council's attitude de- 
liberately conceals the more Im- 
portant half of the facts of the case. 

The officials of Equity are per- 
fectly cognizant of certain most un- 
usual circumstances surrounding 
the case which jmpletely alter the 
aspect of the whole contract, and 
the council is in possession ot 
Affidavits made at the time, and 
upon which those members of coun- 
cil who were in Chicago when this 
trouble "urred and were well able, 
therefore, to form an opinion, held 
exactly opposite opinions to those 
expressed officially In "Equity." 

This feeling at that time was so 
strongly held against Mr. Cohan 
and his actions that the possibility 
was discussed of making it a case 
to concern all Equity, not merely the 
protection of one member; and our 
recording secretary, Mr. Grant 
Stewart, was one of those who felt 
most strongly on the subject 

But now, they, the governing body 



AMATEURS IN EQUITY 
DISPLEASE THE PROS 



One Group Reported Deter- 
mined to Place Condition 
Before Council 



of my own organization, existing for 
my protection, notwithstanding their 
complete knowledge of the facts 
and affidavits above referred to, 
have gone on record as being on 
the side of the manager and against 
me, and as believing that I have a 
case "that cannot be won," and that 
the manager was "within his 
rights! !'• 

By so doing they have not only 
failed to help me, hut have done 
their best to handicap me In the 
individual fight which their actions 
have forced me into, and have 
violated one of the strongest of the 
unwritten laws of all decent Journ- 
alism, by which comment of a final 
nature on any case pending or In 
trial Is withheld until a legal de- 
cision has been obtained, so 'hat no 
case shall be prejudged before or 
during trial. 

In other words the council having 
first refused to arrange arbitration, 
proceeded to arbitrate all alone, and 
pronoun 'e judgment! 

They had a perfect right to pub- 
lish a reply to Variety and to me; 
they could have said that in their 
opinion the added clause put me 
outside their help. i 

Their decision would then have 
been only a matter of their being 
right or wrong. But to go farther 
and to prejudge and prejudice my 
case is a gross misuse of their 
functions and contrary to all the 
ethics and objects of all such pro- 
tective associations. • 
LAWRENCE GRANT. 



Within the ranks of Equity an 
old Issue has brought objections 
from one group. 

It objects to the admission of 
amateurs and unskilled layers into 
a profeeslon already over-crowded 
and allowing them to fill casts to 
the exclusion of more experienced 
players. 

The dissatisfied members assert 
their organization ia constantly 
building up an opposition against 
its professional members througn 
the reception of the novices. 

The officials of Equity claim they 
need the initiation fees and dues of 
all the new members they can get. 

The Insurgents are going to make 
a solid front at the next meeting 
of the council, it is said. They have 
decided to demand the condition be 
remedied. 




AUTHORESS SETTLED 



"MYRTIE'S" SUCCESSOR 



Morocco Readying Another Piece to 
Take Place of This Production 



Oliver Morocco's production of 
"Myrtle" not having gotten over at 
the 62nd Street theatre with the 
expected bang has prompted the 
producer to rush another piece into 
rehearsal and hold "Myrtle" on the 
boards at the Intimate playhouse 
until the new show Is ready. 

The new piece Is "Across the 
Way," reputed as a prize play by 
Richard Purdy. Under another 
title, "Crossed Wires," it won the 
$1,000 prize in a recent Chautauqua 
contest and has already been done 
over that circuit. Leslie Morosco, 
brother of Oliver, originally tied up 
the piece, which he intended to pro- 
duce on his own, but later had a 
change of heart and turned it over 
to his brother. 

"Myrtle" will be cut-rated until 
the other piece is ready to succeed 
it in three weeks. 



DISPOSING OF POWERS 



Henry J. in New York— Sherman 
Hotel Wants 



HILDA MOORE MARRIED 
An interesting wedding occurred 
in the marriage bureau at the Muni- 
cipal building Jan. 31 and was kept 
secret all of five days. The prin- 
cipals were Austin Falrman, appear- 
ing In the cast of "The Lady" at the 
Empire and Hilda Moore an English 
actress, not playing at present. 

Miss Moore is well known in Lon- 
don. It Is said > rrle had her in 
mind when he wrote "Dear Brutus" 
and she played opposite William 
Gillette here when tl.at attraction 
was on the road. Miss Moore's Lon- 
don appearance* included "Captain 
Applejohn" (called "Captain Apple- 
Jack" here). She is the sister of 
Lady Mary Moore, -lfe of Sir 
Charles Windham. 



Chicago, Feb. (. 

Harry J. Powers left here Tues- 
day for New York, where he will 
discuss with A. L. Erlanger the dis- 
posal of the lease on the Powers 
theatre to the Sherman House 
management, which wants to erect 
a 20 -story annex. The theatre has 
a three-year ground lease which 
Powers expects to dispose of at the 
end of the present season. 

The matter of securing another 
theatre here to replace both the 
Powers and Colonial, which the 
Masons take over May 1, will also 
be gone into more thoroughly. 



$25,000 FALL 

Another aftermath of the col- 
lapse of part of the celling at the 
63d Street theatre. Dec. 29. while 
a performance of "White Cargo" 
waa in progress, Is* the filing of a 
$25,000 damage suit by Mary Mona- 
han against the 63d Street Theatres, 
Limited, Inc. 

Tho plaintiff claims her injuries 
entitle her to such relief. 



BOX OFFICE THIEF INDICTED 

Glens Falls. N. Y., Feb. 6. 

Clifford Davlgnon, indicted by the 
Warren County Grand Jury on a 
charge of grand larceny In stealing 
tickets from the Empire here, was 
arraigned before Supreme Court 
Justice Edward M. Angell in court 
at Lake George last Friday. He 
pleaded not guilty. At the time of 
his arrest in November it was 
charged that whenever a good road 
attraction played the house, cer- 
tain people in town who were "in 
touch with the right party" had 
been able to buy seats at one-half 
of the box office price. 

An investigation resulted in the 
arrest of Davlgnon, who formerly 
worked at the theatre. It was 
claimed that he stole the tickets 
from the box office and then sold 
them at cut rates. 



Adele S. Hemming* Pays "Out of 
Past" Players Stopped in Rehearsal 

Adele S. Hemmlngs has discovered 
the path of the novice producer is 
far more turbulent than that of an 
author. Miss Hemmlngs will here- 
after stick to writing plays Instead 
of trying to be her own producer as 
well. 

Miss Hemmlngs wrote the comedy- 
drama "Out of the Past" which 
closed in rehearsal several weeks 
ago following a disagreement be- 
tween the author and her leading 
woman, Florence Henderson. The 
latter had Interested the financial 
backing for the play and when she 
walked out the money followed h .t. 

The company had been rehearsing 
three weeks. All players had con- 
tracts. Miss Hemming assured them 
the piece would be done even If she 
had to finance it herself, but evi- 
dently suffered a change of heart 
this week when making a settlement 
with Raymond J. Riley, attorney for 
the players, covering claims for two 
weeks' salary as per terms of con- 
tract. 



CHARLES PURCELL 

THE MUSICAL COMEDY STAR 
Keith's Palace, New York, 



This Week (Feb. 



t 



The popular favorite 6f recent 
Broadway successes. Indelibly in- 
scribed in theatrical annals in his 
creation of the role of "Dick" and his 
rendition of "Sweetheart" in "May- 
time." 

Direction LEWIS A GORDON 



2 "LOVE SCANDAL" SUITS 



Trevor Sued for Commission — Stage 
Hands After Salary 



MUTUAL IN TORONTO 



FOSTERING BALCONY SALE 
Managers have been watching tht. 
experiment of fostering the sale of 
balcony seats by direct suggestion 
to theatre patrons which appears to 
have successfully worked out for 
■Meet the Wife" at the Klaw. 

The management ran IS line ads, 
separate from the regular attrac- 
tion insertion in the dallies, calling 
attention to the fact that balcony 
tickets could be purchased only at 
the box office. The result was an 
increase of about $1,000 last week 
in the upper floor. 



Will Re-open Picadilly Theatre if 
Negotiations Are Successful 

Toronto, Feb. 6. 

The Mutual Burlesque Association 
is negotiating for the Piccadilly 
theatre here. 

The Piccadilly, formerly the 
Strand, was taken over by the Allen 
interests last fall for. the exhibition 
of British films. This venture was 
not a success and the house closed 
a few weeks ago. The theatre Is 
on lower Yonge street in the heart 
of the business district. 

The Columbia wheel house here 2s 
the Empire. 



MacDONOUGH IN SANITARIUM 
Being cared for by members of 
the American Society of Composers, 
Authors and Publishers, Glen Mac- 
Donough, the librettist, is a patient 
in a sanitarium at Stamford, Conn 
He Is reported a hopeless victim 
of paresis and is without financial 
means, except what are being pro- 
vided by the society and several of 
his collaborators of former days. 

MacDonough has been In the sani- 
tarium for several months. Friends 
say he had brooded over the possi- 
bilities of a mental collapse for many 
years. 



Norma n Trevor in "The Goose 
Hangs Hifrh" is being sued by Mur- 
ray Phillips, legit agent, because of 
alleged failure to i .y commissions. 
The case came up last week in the 
Fourth Municipal Court before 
Judge Lanier. 

Phillips claims he was instru- 
mental in securlnr an engagement 
for Trevor with C.lvert, Inc., pro- 
ducers of "A Love Scandal'' wnich 
closed in Washington, Dec. 31. 
Trevor was • ith the show fjr nine 
weeks at the Ambassador, New 
York, under what is said to have 
been a $750 weekly salary. Phil- 
lips as: j commission amounting to 
about $500. 

Judge Lanier reserved Judgment 
although he allowed the session to 
run a half hour overtime and stated 
It was . most interesting case. 
Trevor and Phillips were on the 
stand. 

The I. A. T. S. E (Stage Hands' 
International) has a claim pending 
against Calvert, Inc., fo» a week's 
wages for each of the stage crew 
of "A Love Scandal" when it ter- 
minated at the Shubert-Garrick in 
the Capital. 

The salaries of the cast were also 
reported unpaid for the final week 
but Equity received no complaint 
in the matter because of ' .e com- 
pany working on a co-operative 
basis. 

Efforts of the stage hands to col- 
lect thus far have been ansuc- 
cessful. Following tne show's clos- 
ing the scenery was left in Wash- 
ington. 

Morris Rose, Sam Rose and Louts 
Cohen, all interested in the insur- 
ance business, were supposed to be 
the principals of the Calvert, Inc., 
concern. 



"PELL MELL" REVOKED 



BANKRUPTCY PETITION 
RE MOROSCO DISMISSED 



U. S. Judge Winslow Refuses 

Application of the 

Petitioners 



Peck & Kolb Loses Franchise in 
Mutual 



The Mutual Burlesque Associa- 
tion has revoked the Peck & Kolb 
franchise on which the "Pell Mell" 
show was operated. O 

The fact of Peck & Kolb operating 
a Columbia show and some dis- 
agreement over KJ>lb putting on a 
stock show in Newark are said to 
have figured in the franchise revo- 
cation by the Mutual, 



In dismissing the involuntary pe- 
tition in bankruptcy filed against 
the Morosco Holding Co., Inc., Judge 
Francis A. Winslow, in the U. S. 
District Court of New York, this 
week, opined in conclusion of an 
11-page opinion: "The Court is sat- 
isfied by the entire record that the 
management by the equity receiver 
is serving a beneflclent purpose and 
that a bankruptcy receiver, even if 
the facts warranted — which they do 
not— would be most unfortunate for 
the best interests of all concerned. 
The motion to dismiss the petition 
herein will be granted." 

Last Nov. 13 three alleged credit- 
ors of the Morosco Holding Co., 
Inc. (one of whom Is Edward Margo- 
lies, the theatre builder) instituted 
involuntary bankruptcy proceedings, 
setting forth that in an equity suit 
begun by Robert L. Hatch on July 
23. 1923, the Morosco company had 
declared itself insolvent. 

Relative to this, Judge Winslow 
brands as a "palpably false state- 
ment that the corporation had ad- 
mitted its insolvency at the time 
of the appointment of the receiver," 
but that, contrarlly. Hatch alleged 
the corporation was solvent. The 
Morosco company merely acqui- 
esced to the appointment of a 
friendly receiver to conserve the 
corporation's assets. John Martin 
Richie is now such receiver in the 
equity proceeding, which is merely 
a civil suit and does not imply fn- 
solvency in this case. 

It is rarely that a corporation 
against which an involuntary bank- 
ruptcy petition is filed undertakes 
to deny its Insolvency, much less 
prove it, as In this case, and have 
the petition dismissed. Another vic- 
tory is Judge Wlnslow's decision not 
even to afford the creditors the op- 
portunity of amending their pe- 
tition. For this reason the opinion 
Is extraordinary. 

Excerpts thereof speak for them- 
selves: "This petition is a mere 
drag-net of a character that has 
repeatedly been condemned by this 
Court when contested, although suf- 
ficient to sustain an adjudication If 
admitted by default." "A Court of 
Bankruptcy is also a Court of 
Equity, and a motion to dismiss in 
good faith vitally affecting the mer- 
its will certainly be entertained by 
the Court, particularly when made 
with diligence. It Is apparent to 
the Court that the bankruptcy pro- 
ceeding, begun when the equity re- 
ceiver has with ability conducted 
for six months the business of the 
corporation, would not only be high- 
ly Injurious to the creditors, stock- 
holders and other persons in inter- 
est, but Instead of advancing would 
probably defeat the beneflclent pur- 
poses of the bankruptcy act itself." 

Margolies had a $124,000 claim for 
loss of profits, etc., in failing to 
erect a theatre for the corporation 
as contracted. Lydia Corning is as- 
signee of a nominal claim for ar- 
chitectural work rendered, and 
Abraham Bernstein, the third peti- 
tioning creditor, is assignee of My- 
ron Sulzberger, the former Morosco 
attorney, on a $125 claim. Relative 
to this. Judge Winslow cites that 
Sulzberger's original claim of $19,- 
400 was reduced to $2,000 and then 
ordered to a special master for ref- 
I erence, with the attorney defaulting; 
and not appearing at the hearings. 



HARTMAN DID NOT DELAY 

Myrtle Hartman. who has ap- 
peared In the chorus of a number 
of Shubert musicals, believes in 
quick action. Last Friday morning 
an Interlocutory decree of divorce 
freeing her from Arthu" Hartman, 
musician, became final. 

In the afternoon she motored to 
Greenwich, Conn., where she mar- 
ried Sydney Carlos, an Insurance 
agent, ot Stamford. 



NO stTT.TT.Tt THEATRE SALE 

Reports the Henry Miller The- 
atre has been offered for sale have 
been current for some time. In- 
quiry at the Miller office resulted 
in the statement the actor-man- 
ager has no Intention of disposing 
of his house. 

The theatre is built on ground 
leased by Miller for a long term 
of years. It Is the ground that has 
been the object of realty specula- 
tion and title has passed several 
times within the last year or two. 



RADIO MUST PAY 

"The Clipper" carries atorles weekly 
on this Important matter to all of 
the allow business. 

"Clipper," Out Tomorrow, 10c 



CORT'S $5,600 JUDGMENT 

Julius Thalhelm has obtained a 
judgment on a $5,000 note In his 
suit against John Cort and Harry 
L. Cort. The judgment with costs 
totals $5,604.87 was filed on Tuesday 
in the New York supreme court. 

Thalhelm is assignee of Philip W. 
Haberman of stock In the Earth 
Realty Co., which then controlled 
the park, new the Cosmopolitan at 
Columbus circle, which Cort was 
anxious to purchase. He gave hit 
note for $5,00 in exchange, 



Featured in "Shame Woman" 
Florence Rlttenhouee and Minnie 
Dupree have been elevated to fea- 
tured honors in "The Shame Wo- 
man," now In its fifth month at the 
Comedy. 

The management states the show 
Is "in" for at least five weeks more 
with an indefinite run at this or 
another Shubert house certain, but 
denies a report Lee Shubert is ang- 
ling to take it over. 

I < 



Thursday, February 7, 1924 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



11 



18 MUSICALS ON B'WAY'S LIST; 
TWO RAVES OVER NEW PLAYS 



Spring Productions Halted Through Unsettled 
Actors' Conditions — Booking for Summer and 
New Season Subject to Disturbances 



The program foe spring produc- 
tions particularly plays selecte-d 
tor trying out. is far behind sched- 
ule. A number of the leading man- 
agers are known to have held off 
formulating all production plans 
pending a settlement of the Equity 
situation. IZ there Is no clearing 
of the atmosphere between man- 
agers and actor* before Easter, the 
chances ate for a slender new play 
Crop. 

Booking* are proceeding for next 
Season, but routes will naturally be 
Subject to possible disturbances 
should an actors' strike occur. 
Some managers are signing up 
players for next season, and will 
likely continue to do so, the con- 
tracts being a protection for the 
road next fall, in any event. 

Last week's business on Broad- 
way had an upward tendency, with 
nearly the entire list benefiting. 
There was little publicity given the 
Tobacco Show, then current, but 
that feature attracted between 25,- 
000 to 30,000 strangers. A big per- 
centage of the tobacco crowd came 
from territory that is show hun- 
gry, and the plays were distinctly 
benefited. 

Broadway's season is in the flush 
for musical shows, with IS on the 
last. Nearly all ire diing profitable 
it not big business, only one being 
Carded to leave in the near future. 
"One Kiss," which tours from the 
Fulton after another week, to be 
succeeded by "New Toys," a com- 

"Trioro are four new musicals, all 
promising. Topping that group is 
"Chariot's Revue' at the Times 
square, which.' grossed $21,S0O last 
\voek. An extra performance counted 
in the total. 'Lollipop'' is rated 
next among the new musicals. It 
got $18,000 at the Knickedbocker for 
the second week and i3 classed as 
one of the best of Savage's efforts 
in recent seasons. 

"Sweet Little Devi!'" moved up- 
ward its second week at the Astor 
also, with about $14,000 the total, 
while "Moonlight.'' the latest arrival, 
Which came in Wednesday last week 
St the Longacre, r 13 a chance be- 
cause of its score 

Two non -musicals perked up the 
best jump last week. One was 
''Merry Wives of Gotham," first 
called "Fanshastics." It jumped 
13,000 with the gross about $10,500. 
"The Potters," the other, seems to 
have hit its stride and with a gross 
of $13,400 figures to run out the 
season; 

Other entrants of recent date are 
not so fortunate. "The Way Things 
Happen," an English-written drama 
highly lauded in Philadelphia, 
started out a flop here, the first week 
at the Lyceum drawing little over 
$5,000. The attraction is listed to 
be withdrawn after another week, 
and Jane Cowl is booked to succeed 
in "Anthony and Cleopatra." "Mr. 
Pitt" got about $3,000 at the 39th 
street, and "The Living Mask" $6,500 
at the 44th street. "Gypsy Jim'" was 
quoted under $5,000 at the 40th 
street, but claims to be better this 
week 

Two "Raves" In Week 

The critics expended themselves 
on two "raves" within a week, the 
heights of review favor being ac- 
corded "The (loose Hangs High" at 
the Bijou last week, and "The 
Show-Off' at the Playhouse this 
week. "The (loose' has drawn fail- 
business, grossing A little over 
$7,000 in the first seven perform- 
ances, on form it should Jump right 
along. 

"Abie'.i Irish Rose" leads the hold- 
over, last W eek 's business jumping 
to over 115,200. "Rain" Is right be- 
hind with $11.-10(1. and "Seventh 
Heaven" next al 111,009. "Spring 
Cleaning " went to the b est figure 
since it opened, wil li $1 !.''>'">; ' Out- 
ward Bound" is steadily bettering, 
and got $11,4)0 li-r week for the 
best gross to date with capacity not 
tar of:'; The Sung and Dunce Man" 
holds Its $1 (1.8 "» gait ; "Lough, 
.'town. I.,ug| ■ ■,,, a:-. mud $'V>' M 
and : , .' - . .- , : . ..... ls <>ri. 



"Cyrano De Bergerac" is about 
the top money getter among the 
npn- musicals, but the comedy 
smashes, "The Nervous Wreck" and 
"The Swan" are contenders, getting 
JlS.000 weekly. 

The sensation of the season is 
clearly the Gest presentation of 
"The Miracle" at the Century. Busi- 
ness again moved upward, and last 
week's gross bettered $50,000. Some 
speculators are reported getting us 
high as $15 a ticket. 

The big four among the musicals 
hold their position — "Follies," "Step- 
ping Stones." "Kid Boots" and 
"Music Box Revue,' and all candi- 
dates, for the Democratic National 
convention next summer. 

The departure list is at a mini- 
mum for this week, and naturally 
there are few premieres listed next 
week. "Boseanne" was suddenly 
withdrawn from the Punch and 
Judy Saturday, doing no business 
there nor in the Village, where it 
was first presented. "The Dancers" 
will leave the Broadhurst for the 
road at the end of the week, and 
will be succeeded by "Beggar on 
Horseback," reported an unusual 
production, and the opening listed 
for r.ext week up to Wednesday. 
The Lyric will shake off films after 
another week, and will have "The 
Chiffon Girl," a musical comedy, 
for- a change. "Hell Bent for 
Heaven" started regularly at the 
Frazee Monday, succeeding Tilla 
Durieux, who flivved. "Hell Bent" 
has been playing special matinees 
at the Klaw. 

Subway Circuit 
"Little Miss Bluebeard" leads the 
subway circuit, Its first week oft 
Broadway grossing $15,300 at the 
Rlveria, the highest takings of the 
season there, and equal or better 
than its best week at the Lyceum; 
The Laughing Lady" beat $11,000 
at the Shubert, Newark. "The Bat," 
at the Broad Street, In the same 
city, getting $8,000; "The Cat and 
Canary," at the Bronix opera house, 
drew $10,000; and "Sweet Sixteen" 
about $6,000 at the Montauk. The 
latter Is a new comedy, and its 
debut draw considered fairly good. 



ERLANGER'S TREMONT 

Boston, Feb. 9. 

A. L. Erlanger will be the sole 
lessee of the Tremont for Avj years, 
under the terms of a lease which 
also Includes the office through 
which entrance to the. theatre is 
made from Tremont street. 

Previous to the signing of the 
new lease the theatre had been 
leased by the firm of Klaw & Er- 
langer, this lease having run for 
several years. 



WHITESIDE IN 'MR. WU" 

Chicago, Feb. 6. 

Walker Whiteside revived "Mr. 
Wu" at the Playhouse Sunday 
night, In which he had appeared In 
New York in 1914. Probably the 
past record of "Mr. Wu" is its best 
asset. 

The play is here for a four -week 
stay, and from indications at the 
first performance it will linger that 
period, but hardly show the house 
or management any vast profit. 



BRADY ACTING 

In Revival of "Leah Klosehna" 
on Easter Monday 



With "Leah Kleschna'" W. A. 
Brady will return to the stage as 
an actor-manager. The revival has 
been announced for Eastern Mon- 
day (April IS). 

William Faversham will lead the 
cast, playing Paul Sylvaine, origi- 
nated by John Mason. Brady will 
probably do Leah's father, created 
b> Charles Cartwrlght. Lowell 
Sherman is reported engaged. 

Brady gets these fits every once 
In a while. A few seasons ago he 
went Into one of his productions at 
the Playhouse, appearing as a but- 
ler. Last year lie appeared with 
his daughter, Alice Brady, in a 
playlet at the Friars' Frolic. 

"Leah Kleschna" Is modern, al- 
though originally produced at the 
Manhattan opera house, Dec. 12. 
1904. It is by C. M. S. MeLellan. 



AUTHORS FINED FOR BOOK 

Chicago, Feb. 6. 

Judge Lindy, in the IT.' S. Dis- 
trict Court, this week, plastered a 
$1,000 fine each on Ben Hecht and 
Wallace Smith, when they offered 
no defense to a charge of conspir- 
acy in the use of the mails in 
the matter of Kecht's novel, "San 
Tazius Mallae," declared obscene. 

Hecht Is the author of "Egotists," 
which Leo Ditrichstein used last 
season. Wallace Illustrated the 
book. 

The publishers. Coviel & McGee, 
also pleaded guilty, and will be sen- 
tenced later. ■■■■■• ' 



"LILY OF THE ALLEY" NEW 

A new musical comedy by Jack 
Arnold and A. Baldwin "Sloane. 
"Lily of the Alley" is reported as 
having been accepted for Shirley 
Kellogg in London. 'However. It 
may be done here before its foreign 
showing. 

The American' production will be 
done by a new producing corpora- 
tion which will be known as the 
Preferred Productions, the Incor- 
poration papers of which were filed 
last week. ' ' 



'POST'S" CRITIC 

Jay E. House, the columnist of 
the Philadelphia "Public Ledger," 
may be the dramatic editor of the 
New York "Evening Post." it is 
said. 

Cyrus Curtis recently purchased 
"The Post," and owns the Phila- 
delphia daily. House's comment on 
the Philadelphia sheet has not been 
partial toward either legit or pic- 
tures. 



TRYING TO FOLLOW "ABIE" 

Columbus. Feb. 6. 

In an effort to repeat the "Abie's 
Irish Rose" stunt of staying 14 
weeks at popular prices, W. S. 
Mannheim, Cleveland burlesque op- 
erator, purchased "The Last Warn- 
ing. No. 1, and It will go Into the 
Lyceum here. 

The Lyceum tried "The Bat," but 
flopped, stopping Saturday. 



DONAGHEY INSISTENCE 

Chicago, Feb. 6. 

Frederick Donaghey, dramatic 
critic of the "Tribune," served no- 
tice on the management of "Give 
and Take" that in the future when 
using quotations from his notice 
they be used in their entirety. 

The show ha« been taking partial 
excerpts from Donaghey's criticism 
He felt that people might be misled 
through this form of advertising. 



Thos. J Grady in Philly Hospital 
Philadelphia, Jeh, r>. 

Tl omas I. Grady is In the Metho- 
dist Hospital receiving treatment 
r.or a nervous breakdown through 
'tomach trouble 

air. .Dradj .Uj.d bgcn, .ouiufln^ 
; •> ... -i ■! >i -Hi ' :; g 1 |i r iilier " 



SHIPMAN-DAVID MUSICAL 

Sam Shlpman Is working on a 
new play with music, In collabora- 
tion with Lee David, a newcomer 
among composers. 

Shlpman has already completed 
an operetta, "The Kiss Charm," 
with a score by David. 

Tessa KOSta has been engaged for 
the leading role. 



'Janrs" Rehearsals Retarded 
There are reports of Internal 
troubles which have been holding 
up the rehearsals of "Little Jesse 
James" Intended for Chicago. 

It is said that the author and 
producers I annot agree on the cast. 



"Clipper" Reviews 

OF DISK RECORDS 

Arm -uii.il>> for lli»* outdoors 

3ANDS AND ORCHESTRAS 

Reviewed weekly in 

"THE CLIPPER" 

10c 



DE ZANC0 WANTS $50,000 

■ 

Foreign Tenor Suing Chicago 
Opera 

Cricago, Feb. 6. 

S. De Zanco, a tenor, has brought 
suit for breach of contract against 
the Chicago Civic Opera Company 
and Giorgio Polacoo, musical di- 
rector, asking $50,000. 

Da Zanco says he signed a con- 
tract with the company to sing In 
Wagner's "Tannhauser"' this season, 
coming to America from Paris and 
spent all of last summer preparing 
for the role. 

At the beginning of the season 
the baritone who was to sing with 
Da Zanco could not fill his con- 
tract, and therefore the opera com- 
pany Informed De Zanco that they 
could not use him. 



31-NIGHTERSSTOP 

Chicago, Feb. $. 

Though business has been very 
good, for road attractions on the 
one-night stands throught the cen- 
tral w#st, three shows within the 
past .two weeks have cancelled in 
this territory. The time which is 
booked by Jomes Wlngfield amounts 
to two weeks, with the majority of 
the houses either guaranteeing the 
shows or btfting outright. 

The attractions which have can- 
celled their time are "The Gingham 
Girl." "Up She Goes" and "Whis- 
pering Wires." 



EARLE E. DAVIS DIES 

Pittsburgh, Feb. 6. 

Earle E. Davis, manager for 
Thurston, the magician, died in the 
Alleghany Hospital Feb. 5. He was 
28 years old. 

He was taken to the hospital two 
weeks ago, suffering from heart 
trouble, from which he died. 



DEPARTURES UNKNOWN; 
SEVERAL MIGHT AS WELL 



The Usual Saturday's Abrupt 

Closures Looked For — 

"Dancers" Leaving 



Up to yesterday (Wednesday) the 
list of departures was the lowest of 
any weekly calendar in months. 
One attraction is definitely carded 
to leave, though several others of 
recent debut might as well- bow 
out, and a sudden exit or several 
Saturday would not be -surprising. 
Last Saturday had its usual unan- 
nounced closing, "Roseanno." 

"The Dancers" loaves the Broad- 
hurst with a record of 17 weeks on 
Broadway. ' This English comedy 
drama has made money and is rated 
successful, but it might have landed 
for a hit and remained until spring 
but for switching around and re- 
ported cast disturbances. The piece 
opened at the Broadhurst, moved 
to the Ambassador and was moved 
back again last month. For tho first 
nine weeks it bettered a Weekly av- 
erage of $14,000. Shortly after 
switching it dropped to $11,000, then 
to $9,000. Last week, before the 
llnal week was announced, the pace 
improved to nearly $11,000. 



FOREIGN STAR AND CAST 

Port Henry. N. Y.,*Feb. C. 
A company consisting of about 30 
persons is here to take scenes for a 
picture to be produced by the Rebus 
Film Co. of Brooklyn with a foreign 
star and cast. 

■ • /. 

"Old-Fashioned Girl" Readying 
Alej A. Aarons and Vinton 
Freedley are readying a musical 
comedy dated to go Into rehearsals 
March' 1. The show is by Fred 
Thompson, an Knglish author, who 
rewrote "For Goodness Sake," which 
turned out a London success under 
the title of "Stop Flirting." 

Hud De Sylva is completing the 
lyrics for the new pleco, tentatively 
titled "Old-Fashioned Girl." adapt- 
ed from a story by Fred Jackson. 



Stock Tryout of "Simon Call Peter" 
Washington, Feb. 6. 
Leonard Wood, Jr., and his stock 
company here at the President will 
produce In conjunction with William 
A. Brady "Simon Call Peter." Noel 
Tearle Is to play the load here In the 
tryout performance and has been 
signed for the Brady production of 
the piece in New York next falL 



"The Dancers" 

Notices ranged along a "fair" 
classification although isolated 
instances typified the piece as 
above normal. The "Mail" 
deemed it "well acted and in- 
teresting" while the "Sun" 
(Rathbun) was sufficiently im- 
pressed to say, "should duplicate 
the success of 'Seventh Heaven'." 

Variety (Ibee) believed it as- 
sured of a moderate success. 



"Roseanne" quit the Punch and 
Judy after trying two or three 
weeks. The attraction opened at 
the Greenwich "Village Theatre, 
where it ' could get nothing, A 
change in management brought it 
uptown, but there was no improve- 
ment in business. The play calls 
for all-colored characters, and col- 
ored players may. be used in a road 
attempt. 



"Roseanne" 
The majority of reviews gave 
creditable mention with the 
"Herald" (Woollcott) about lead- 
ing the list in declaring, "must 
be listed among . the playgoer's 
necessities." 



Swedish Director Comes Over 
Among tho arrivals last week was 
Sven Gade, tho Swedish director. 

It Is reported that he will enter 
the picture field as a director and 
ho lias plans for a legitimate pro- 
duction. 




HELEN KENNEDY 

Columbia, New York, next week (Feb. II >, a stellar part of the Jack 
lceid show, the IhgenUe-prlma donna. That's hyphenated billing, but 
doesn't half list tho talents of tills versatile miss, a violintste who dances 
and KKALLY sings. 

At Washington, D. C, the "Herald" says: "Helen Kennedy, a Broad- 
way type of ingenue with sympathetic voire, whose ability as a violinists 
and dancer, as well as her beauty, would !»•■ an attraction in any com- 
pany, i . ; i ., , , ' , iii ..l.i 
Direction NAT MORTAN 



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VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Thursday, February 7, 1924 



EQUITY AND FIDELITY LEADERS 
REPORTED TO HAVE CONFERRED 



Emerson and Others Called on Henry Miller — Latter 
Demanded Withdrawal from Unionism by Equity 
Before Any Proposition Would Be Considered 
by Fidelity 



That Equity leaders are inclined 
to nek a way out of a fight that 
would embroil managers and actors 
if a strike is attempted In June, Is 
indicated by conferences between 
John Kmerson and others of Equity 
with Henry Miller, president of the 
Actors' Fidelity League, said on the 
best of authority to have boon held 
in Miller's offices In Ills theatre just 
prior to the actor-manager's de- 
parture for Chicago recently with 
"Tho Changelings." 

It is tho first time that Equity 
lias recognized tho existence of Fi- 
ll'- lit y and Equity may have been 
forced to suspend i:s ostrich imita- 
tion by the opinion of ex-Uovernor 
Miller who stated the proposed 
agreement between Equity and the 
Producing Managers Association 
held a closed shop provision rcstrlet- 
ng the functioning of Fidelity that 
was Illegal. 

The conferences at Miller's office 
were secret meetings akin to those 
between Lee Shubert, W. A. Brady 
and Equity officials some weeks ago 
when the proposed new agreement 
to succeed tho expiring 1919 settle- 
ment was drafted. The sessions at 
Miller's theatre offices are under- 
stood to have extended almost to 
dawn. 

Miller is reported to having re- 
torted to the suggestions made by 
Emerson that he would do his best 
to deliver Fidelity'* membership to 
Equity's ranks, only if Equity would 
withdraw from labor unionism. 
That is the known attitude of others 
in Fidelity and has been since the 
League was formed during the 1919 
strike. 

Recognition of Fidelity's entity is 
a complete reversal of the attitude 
of Equity's officers. Emerson has 
been quoted heretofore persistantly 
declaring that "under no circum- 
stances will we participate with 
Fidelity, now or in the future, nor 
will we act on any committee or 
conference with them" (Fidelity). 

The outlook for a strike appears 
no stronger than that such an at- 
tempt be made by Equity leaders to 
bolster the claims made to the man- 
agers. It is a certainty that the P. 
M. A. will not accede to tho closed 
shop and should the association 
vote In favor as a body, probably 
more than half the manager mem- 
bers will leave the P. M. A. at once 
or within a few months following 
such a move. 

As the letter as an organization 
cannot bind its members to such an 
agreement, it is maintained there 
can bo no closed shop. Individual 
manager! might sign with Equity 
but that would still leave the sho^ 
< 'Pt n. 

A pertinent fact in connection with 



a possible strike is that a number 
of the strike leaders of 1919 are de- 
clared to have already signed for 
next season and without tho con- 
ditionally clause ordered by Equity. 
Some of the players who have 
signed are in on a percentage of the 
attractions in which they are ap- 
pearing or are to appear and view 
the managers-actors situation with 
a different slant. Aside from the- 
stars who have signed, one produc- 
ing Oral claims to have engaged 15 
players fur next season»gmiroady and 
the contracts sre sucw that they 
cannot bo voided. 

Criticism has brr.n aimed at the 
somewhat complacent manner in 
which the managers view the situa- 
tion. Equity Is permitted to post 
notices on all Broadway's, call boards 
"warning'' members against signing 
for next season with the added 
clause, while the managers have 
postal n o notices pertaining to the 
subject in any way. 



COCHRAN TAKES "LULLABY" 

Chicago, Feb. 6. 

Charles B. Cochran, London pro- 
ducer, has been here for the past 
three days. He attended a perform- 
ance of 'The Lullaby," for which 
play he has purchased the English 
producing rights. 

Cochran also is arranging for 
features to be used at the rodeo he 
will hold in England this year. 



DELATIONS" COMING OFF 

"Relations" closes Saturday In 
Harrisburg. The Eddie Clark play 
produced and tried out by Lyle An- 
drews will be laid oft and recast 
until tho Vandcrbllt Is again vacant, 
for which house Andrews soys he 
has the next call. 



Extra Show for "Up She Goes'* 
Boston, Feb. 6. 

"Up She Goes," W. A. Brady's mu- 
sical show at the Wilbur, is to give 
an extra midnight performance 
Thursday. Previously, in the same 
house, during the run of the colored 
attractions a weekly midnight per- 
formance was given. 



Lonsdale's Short Stay 
After a brief visit here, Frederic-It 

Lon-daie, the English author, re- 
turned to England Saturday on the 
Maje s:ic, 

Elsie Ferguson's $10,000 Figure 
Elsie Ferguson is asking $10,000 a 
week with a minimum of four weeks 
for her services of the independent 
film producers. 




RICH HAYES 

"AND HIS VALET" 

"The Elongated Personification of Unconcerned Dexterity'' 
Repeating at B. F. Keith's New York houses. This week (Feb. 4), Bivrr- 
eide. New York; next week (Feb. li>, PALACE, New York: week Feb. 18, 
Busbwlck, Brooklyn. Direction H. B. MARINELLI, LTD. 



BRADY'S OWN OATH 
USED BY COMMISSIONER 

Much Argument but Meagre 

Detail About Managers 

and Specs 



Refusing to divulge names, but 
admitting they were not New York 
officials, at an Investigation started 
last Monday by David Hirshlleld, 
Commissioner of Accounts, William 
A. Brady, who in an address on the 
ticket speculation situation Jan. 29 
charged that three managers had 
received 1226,000 as a bonus for 
turning over choice seats to spec- 
ulators, said he was doubtful of the 
power of the Commissioner of Ac- 
counts to eradicate what he termed 
a scandal. Brady said he was 
ready to appear before any alder- 
manic of legislative body and iden- 
tify the managers. 

In the course of Ms examination 
Brady told Commissioner Hirsh- 
lleld he had been lighting ticket 
speculation two or three years, and 
said he was ready to appear under 
oath before any body that is able 
to correct the abuses. 

Mr. Brady said: "If I named the 
men, what could you do? The 
mayor has no power to act even if 
I did tell who those men are. They 
violated no laW, but violated faith." 
The gr'cater part of the hearing 
was taken up with arguments be- 
tween Brady and his examiner as 
to the right of the commissioner to 
put him under cath. Hirshfield 
declared that under a section of the 
charter he was empowered to con- 
duct examinations into any subject 
which affected the city and its in- 
habitants. I,,-, 

"The Mayor lias asked me to find 
out from yoft all the facts regarding 
the abuses Xou allege," said the 
Commissio.n€r. "He is particularly 
anxious at this time to get the facts 
because a few months from hence 
several hundred thousand visitors 
will be here for the Democratic 
convention and he does not want 
them to bo robued. We want to 
protect the rent payers and taxpay- 
ers against ticket gouging." 

Mr. Brady did not want to be 
sworn and an argument followed, 
the theatrical man Anally agreeing 
to swear an oath of his own com- 
position. 

Brady denied that he had criti- 
cized Mayor Hylan in his address. 
Instead, he said, he hnd compli- 
mented tiio Mayor. When the 
Commissioner read from the press 
clippings in which the witness was 
quoted as saying the City Admin- 
istration has done nothing, Mr. 
Brady said, "To tell the truth is not 
criticism." 

The theatrical man named a list 
of plays for which he said the 
speculators were demanding from 
$6 to J"5 a seat. Ho was prepared 
to bring "a thousand Wtnesses and 
letters to prove his charges." 

The Commissioner continued to 
press Brady for ftti ts, who stated 
that the most desirable attractions 
in New Yoik make possible the 
trafficking in theatro tickets. 

"Now we are getting somewhere," 
remarked the Commissioner, and he 
suggested to Brady if he really 
wanted to expose this evil by sub- 
stantial evidence and give the 
Mayor an opportunity to do some- 
thing to correct the situation it 
would be a good idea for him to re- 
turn on Feb. )3 prepared to give 
evidence. Brady promised to co- 
operate and remarked, "I'll over- 
whelm you with evidence of a situ- 
ation which has become one of the 
great scandals of the city." 

If the Board of Aldermen adopts a 
resolution to be Introduced at its 
next meeting on Feb. 19, William A. 
Brady will have his opportunity to 
testify under oath BH to his charges 
anent the ticket speculating evil. 
Brady's conference with Commis- 
sioner of Accounts David Hirshfield 
Monday resulted in another post- 
ponement until Feb. 13. 

Brady has been doubting Commis- 
sioner Hlrshfleld'a authority to coo* 
duct such investigation, on the the- 
ory that even if he t Brady) present- 
ed all the evidence he knew, the 
commissioner's power to remedy the 
evil are limited. Hirshfield insists 
■that he is investigating at Mayer 



CRITICAL DIGEST 

Opinions of the metropolitan critics on the revv legitimate pro- 
ductions. Published weekly in Variety as a guide to the reliability 
of the critical judgment on plays expressed by the reviewers on the 
dailies. 

The opinion will be repeated when a play closes on Broadway 
after a long or short run with the critics to be boxscored at inter- 
vals, rated by percentage on their judgment as recorded. 



Rust 
Sponsored for very little en- 
thusiasm with "World" and "Mail- 
Telegram" only papers seemingly 
impressed, "Times" (Corbln) nar- 
rated, "light," while "American" 
(Dale) said "stupid and tedious. 



"Fashion" 

Lengthy and favorable notices the 
morning after with "American" 
(Dale) taking exception to the piece 
in styling it "disappointing because 
the actors overemphasize the ab- 
surdities." "World" (Broun) an- 
nounced, "belongs on the list of 
every theatregoer," while "Sun" 
•Rathbun) quoted "a delicious 
novelty." 

Variety (Oroen) thinks the piece 
certain enough for uptown. 



"Myrtie" 

A Masco as far as tho critics were 

concerned, securing a broadside 

panning. Various phrases used in 

describing the piece were, "so bad 



it brought laughter," "intermissions 
as good as the play," "not a right- 
ing chance," and "the theatre much, 
better than the play.' 

"The Show-Off" 

The first string men once more 
Indulged in a bit of complimentary 
ravin gover this new entry, with 
"Herald" (Woollcott) ranking It 
beside "The First Year" and "Mer- 
ton." Others t< .-med it along the 
lines of "the best comedy of the 
season," while the "World" (Broun) 
topped that stipulation when calling 
it "one of the best of all American 
comedies.' 

Variety (Lait) says "The Show- 
Off" is one of toe outstanding hits 
of the season. 

Moonlight 
The newest of New York's long 
list of musicals and warmly re- 
ceived. The score caught the ear of 
the entire list of reviewers, with 
that and the dancing awarded tho 
most fulsome praise, 



Hylan's request, nnd if his report 
back to the Mayor warrants it, Hy- 
lan has pledged his same ruthless 
attack on the specs as against the 
traction interests. Brady Insists that 
he would rather testify and tell all 
before a legislative or alderman ic 
committee. 

Alderman Bruce M. Falconer post- 
poned introducing the resolution out 
of deference to the late Woodrow 
Wilson, official business being sus- 
pended for the while. 

Brady threatens to name three 
theatrical men involved in the al- 
leged, tie-up with the specs in a con- 
spiracy to mulct the public. 



Divorce for Mme. Matzenauer 
San Francisco, Feb. 6. 

Mme. Margaret Matzenauer of the 
Metropolitan Opera was granted a 
divorce here last week from Floyd 
Glotzbach, chauffeur, whom she met 
on a trip to Del Monte. 

Mme. Matzenauer filed a suit for 
divorce in New York, but It was 
dismissed, and later instituted here. 



Sothcn- Marlowe Rent House 
Minneapolis, Feb. 8. 

E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe 
have rented a furnished house for 
their two weeks' stay here and in 
St. Paul. 



"SLIDING'S" ACT ON LAY-OFF 

"Sliding" Billy Watson will play 
Keith's Bushwick, Brooklyn; next 
week as an act with Inez De Ver- 
dier, the Litter a principal of Wat- 
son's Columbia show. 

The burlesque troupe lays off 
next week. The following week 
Watson resumes his Columbia 
route. 



H0LZMAN PRESS AGENTING 

Benny Holxman, formerly dramatic. 
editor of the "Evening Mail," has 
entered the publicity Meld with bi» 
office in the advertising agency of 
J. R Muller. 

Holzman's clients already include 
a star and a playwright, and one of 
the Broadway attractions may soon 
be added to the list. 



"Peacocks" at Cort 

Chicago, Feb. 9. 
Lewis & Cordon, producers of 
Owen Davis' "Peacocks," have th« 
Cort for the play, Feb. 17. 



RADIO MUST PAY 

"The Clipper" carries stories T?M>ly 
on this Important matter to all of 
the ehow Lukinens. 

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The Boom Season for the Selwyns 



In 'he production and mana- 
gerial field the Selwyns stand 
out RO prominently right now 
that it is the talk of the amuse- 
ment world that this is "the 
Selwyn year." With a dozen at- 
tractions running and six thea- 
tres under their direction, there 
Is little doubt the firm expects 
its biggest profits since enterirg 
the field. 

Ihe current attractions under 
the Selwyn banner are five com- 
panies of "The Fool," "Mr. Bat- 
tling Buttler," "Chariot's Revue," 
"Poppy," Jane Cowl (newest ap- 
pearance Is "Antony and Cleo- 
patra"), "Spring Cleaning," 
"Partners Again," and "Stella 
Dallas." The latter two attrac- 
tions are on tour, as are "The 
Fool" >inits, while Miss Cow) will 
enter Broadway again in two 
wecli s. 

T'p to last season the Selwyns 
were not particularly fortunate 
in their musical productions. A 
change of system was tried, and 
now three musicals are cleaning 
up, and all are spotted side by 
side In the three Selwyn thea- 
tres on 42nd street. "Buttler" 
was produced in association with 
George CbOOB' "Poppy," with 
Philip Goodman and "Chariot's 
Revue" with tho English pro- 
ducer. Heretofore their best 
musical try was "Buddies," which 
was not a chorus attraction. 

The theatre properties con- 
trolled by the firm are the S< I- 
wyn, Apollo and Times Square, 
In New York; Selwyn. Boston: 
Selwyn and Sam II. Harris, in 
Chicago (the latter two houses 
are twin theatres, controlled 
Jointly with Harris). They also 
have the Colonial, New York. 



under lease, r<r,d Installed a hit 
there from the start. The Lyric 
may also pass to their control, 
the lease now pending. 

The firm has been particularly 
skillful In selecting foreign ma- 
terial for American showing. 
"Spring Cleaning* Is of English 
authorship, and the Chariot show 
totally English in conception, 
cast and material. The latter 
revue has caught on so well on 
Broadway that Chariot revues 
will bp an annual event here. 

Recently a reciprocating pro- 
duction arrangement was formed 
between the Selwyns and several 
English managers, attractions to 
be Interchanged. In the agree- 
ment with the American mana- 
gers are Andre Chariot. C. B. 
Cochran and Walter Wanger. 

Tho total program of foreign 
attractions listed this season by 
tho Selwyns for this season was 
not accomplished because of the 
illness of Banjul Meller and the 
disaffection of the Gultrys. Miss 
Meller may < me over in the fall. 
The Spanish star is admittedly 
tho "find" of all I'.urope, and con- 
ceded to distance any single art- 
ist abroad by Americans who 
have witnessed her performances. 
Ti» addition lo Miss Meller, the 
Selwyns assure the presence here 
next season of the Guitrys, 
father, son and uifo. Many 
American managers have sought 
tho great French players for 
years, 

Tho firm has* a producing rec- 
ord that In* lud< s a number of 
Broadway hits. Among them are 
"Fair and Warmer," "Within the 
Law," and "Twin Beds." "Bud- 
dies* and "Smilin" Through" 
were also sing darly suece^Kful. 



Thursday, February 7, 1924 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



13 



INTERNAL TROUBLE DISRUPTING 
ST. JAMES STOCK, BOSTON 



After Several Successful Seasons, Dissension and 
Resignations — Three Players Out, Including 
Leading Woman 



Hosier Feb. 6. 

The Boston Stock for the past 
lew seasons has been cleaning up 
at the St. James theatre here, got 
a real bump the past week when, 
following the dropping of one of the 
cast, two others tone the leading 
lady), turned in their resignations. 

The first intimation ot the trou- 
ble was when Edward Darney. the 
leading man. was dropped by the 
management. according to his 
statement. He had been with the 
company almost since it started 
and blamed his trouble on the man- 
ager. Darney claimed that jealousy 
existed In the company and that 
the manager iiad Blurted telnet king 
'he can't finish." 

On the hee's of this followed the 
resignation of Adelyn Bushnell. 
the leading lady. She expressed 
herself as indignant over the treat- 
ment Darney had received, but said 
she had Intended to resign anyway. 

Miss Bushneil further claimed 
Cues had broken his contract with 
her and that she had been treated 
no t>etter than an "extra" girl. She 
s-ild that one of the terms of her 
contract was that she should be al- 
lowed to choose one out of every 
three plays put ou and that her 
■wmhes in this respect had not been 
i.-n.^idered. 

Mark Kent, character man of the 
Company since Us formation, re- 



signed following -the LiushrL?!! resig- 
nation and his resignation is said 
to have followed an argument with 
another male member of the com- 
pany. 

Immediately after Kent resigned 
George A. Giles, managing director 
of the company, and Samuel God- 
frey, stage director, had a confer- 
once and Giles left for New York 
to secure actors to fill the places. 

Miss Bushnell remained with t he- 
company this week, playing the 
lead in 'The Green Goddess." Jane 
Middteton. of the company, is due 
to take the leading role in the play 
for next week. 'The Cat and the 
Canary." 

Mlei Bushnell wili play leading 
roles with the Majestic Players, 
Palace. Houston. 

Althtaugh the resignation of all 
three are admitted to have been re- 
ceived by the management they are 
all taking their regular parts this 
week. Their work on the opening 
night was such as to cause favor- 
able comment from reviewers who 
pointed out that the trouble was 
not being put over the footlights 
and was kept back stage, where it 
belonged. 

By the end of this week the man- 
agement expects to hnv« the places 
of at least two filled, Darney and 
Bushnell. but a little longer lime 
will elapse before the Kent vacancy 
is filled. 



STOCK BUSINESS OFF; 
MANAGERS "CHEATING" 

Changing Players — Taking 

Chances "Slipping In" 

Cheaper Plays 



S xk business throughout the 
country has taken a do'.va grade 
during the past few weeks. The 
precipitating cause i.-> said to be due 
to the constant charging of players 
and a penchant on the part of some 
managers who thought they had 
their prttrors "sewed up" sliding in 
inferior bills rather than the Broad- 
Way i cleaves which are greatly in 
demand. 

Veteran stock maragers claim the 
cotw tnt changing of the personnel 
of a company is an unsurmountable 
obstiele for any resident organiza- 
tion Neighborhoods must make 
f i.v .rites of one or more players 
of the company or else they won't 
come in. Aside from this, the man- 
agers must give them the good bills 
or they'll hike off to the movies. 

Right of the stocks which have 
closed during the past fortnight are 
credited with having done good 
business in their communities for 
mouths, but lin.ihy killed it off by 
• cheatirg " 

As far as leaders :-. the money 
das* goes, the Forsyth «!<ick in At- 
lanta and another in New Orleans 
hive topped the list with record 
business for the year and are still 
*; '.-'.; strong. 

STOCK ACTRESS QUITS 

Wouldn't Rehearse arid Failed to 
App»ar at Night Shaw 

T..'. ,■ •). V i*J«.. !%•!.. 18. 

Refusing to attend ■ Monday a.'t- 
•■ ■ ron rche irsal b •• > u •■ si!" had 
another engagement, Miss Miami 
Campbell, leading lad* u1 the Cen- 
tury players at the Auditorium, 
suddenly quit without notice t'.ie 
: inti- night. 

Manager Joi n M.i<*fc wanted '< 
rehearsal a* usual, but Mia; Camp- 
bell did not. After i heated argi - 
raent, she left the theatre. She 
filled to report foi ■ t ■•• ing per- 
formance, andi according to Mr, 
— Mack, tlut g r illed rur e li ' i'iv mm 
the Century PI iyers. 

Upon short no i e Miss Idft 
Moulton, second lead, stepped In and 
Miss Margaret MacArthur, wiJe of 
Manager Msck, » >ok the part orig- 
in ■. s heduled for Mls3 Moulton. 



BELLE BENNETT AT CASINO 



Stop's Forming in Frisco — Opening 
Sunday 



San Francisco, Feb. 6. 

Pel!* Bennett has been signed 
tentatively for a limited engagement 
as leading woman of a stock at the 
Casino, after the Ferris Hartman 
light opera company engagement 
The personnel of the supporting 
company has not yet been finally 
determined. Probably will include 
Ivy Jlerton, Mrs. Douglas Crane. 
Ancyn McXulty, stage director and 
characters. 

The management expects to oper. 
Feb. 10 and the first bill announced 
si "The Sign on the Door." Prices, 
$1 top. 



FRED RAYMOND'S ESCAPE 



Touring Car Hit Ford — Stock Player 
Charged with Intoxication 




D. & H. AMATEUR SHOW 
FROM $1.10 TO $3.30TOP 

Looks as if Rest of 20,000 Em- 
ployes Are Expected to Cough 
Up High Tariff for 'Follies" 



MISS SUMMERS 

The exquisite gymnast of the 
SUMMERS DUO 
A revelation in aerial art, at Broad- 
way. New York, this week (Feb. 4). 
Direct, on TOM KENNEDY 



BOSTON'S MUSICAL 
STOCK GETTING MONEY 

Berkeley Comedians at Arling- 
ton Praised by Critics — 
Using Only Hits in 
Beantown 



Boston, Feb. 6. 

'The Berkeley Comedians," a com- 
pany which ha« taken over the Ar- 
lington, putting over musical shows 
in stock. Is now on tho fourth week. 
Playing at a $1 top and using only- 
shows which wore hits locally, the 
company is said to be picking up 
plenty of loofe money at tlie uptown 
house. Ann Mllburn i; the loading 
woman and Bushy Berkeley prin- 
cipal comedian. The company used 
"Irene" for throe weeks and is now 
using "Mary." The work of the 
company has attracted the notice of 
the local critics, who claim the prin- 
cipals are far above the usual stock 
standard. 



STOCKS 



Atlanta, Feb. 6. 

Fred Raymond. Jr., and four com- 
panions had a narrow escape early 
Sunday morning, when Raymond's 
touring car struck a Ford, knocking 
th^ smaller c ir 100 feet down the 
street, while Raymond's car turned 
turtle. 

This Is the Second acci.lc-n: Ray- 
mond, who Is with tho Forsyth 
Stock, has been in since his ar- 
rival here. 

Police records show he was placed 
under arrest and held in 1000 bail 
charged with operating a ctr while 
inToxlcated. 

STOCK AS REP 

Mason Co Moving From Waco For 
Road 

T. ■• Henry Mason stock has 
rio cd a 15-week stay at Waco, 
Texiui. A.ftei a two wee!:s lay off it 
will tour ihe south as a rep com- 
pany, playing three day and week 
stards wi'h change ot bill twice 
weekly In the long stands ..••.•; daily 
in others. 

The company is Up in 11 bills. 
which it figures eufflcivi : • earrj 
! he >• along for awhile 



Ed. Hutchinson, who some years 
ago iiit upon lucrative revenu In 
dull moments by rehearsing choris- 
ters for a cycle of George M. Cohan 
musicals and effecting tie-ups with 
local stock presentations of the 
plays throughout the middle west 
is planning to revive the idea with 
eastern stocks. 

Ho has already petitioned 12 
nearby companies and is awaiting 
word to go ahead. 

The Hutchinson repertoire wilt 
carry "The Talk ot New York." "15 
Minutes from Broadway." "Little 
Johnny Jones" .vid "The Yankee 
Prince." 



Albany, N Y. Feb 8 
Frederick L. iianion. superintend- 
ent of personnel of the Delaware X- 
Hudson Railroad, who is manager of 
"The D. & H. Follies,' 'to be pre- 
sented at the Capitol Feb. 18--0, has 
scaled the annual amateur show of 
the company's employes from $1.10 
to 13.10, including tax. 

This is the highest scale ever 
charged for an amateur production 
in this section of the state. The 
show is given annually by the t>. & 
II. employes, the proceeds going to 
their athletic association. 

The cast has been selected from 
20,000 employes over the D. & II. 
system, and, according to Manager 
Hanlon, every department of the rail- 
road is represented. There aro 80 
persons In the show, which Includes 
a L'0-plece D. & H. orchestra, a male 
chorus of forty men, In addition to 
the ballet. 
The personnel: 

Staff — F. L. Hanlon. manager; E. 
C. La Perce, F. C. Reardon. Edward 
Delehanty, O. J. Ilaltcnbeck, G. M. 
Lawlor, Frank Treanor, H. C. Young. 
W. P. Dollard. P. E. Bast, R. J. Car- 
rick and Joseph Waugh. 

Cast — Helene Barnard. Wanda 
Bomis, Helen Strevell, aKthcriite Mc- 
Cann, Jean Fisher, Marie Fisher. 
Ethel Walter, Ann Murphy, Cora 
Shook, Ann Tiernan. Katherine 
Roarke, Mildred Benjamin, Mary 
Griffin, Marjorie Halpin, Ethel Wel- 
don, Mildred Foley, Marian McKvoy, 
Florence Priest, Marie Prior. Anne 
Walters, Clara Crowley, Jean' Becker. 
Baby Gertrude Hallenbeck. Madeline 
Hunt, Nan Barry. William F. Shee- 
han, Dan Foley, Walter Melius. Ed 
Dlllin, William Reidy. Harry I,a 
Perche, Paul La Perche. E. C. La 
Percho, G. M. Lawlor, Edward Snif- 
fln. William McNulty, William Hour- 
igan, Frank Mooney. Clarence Mayo, 
William Dollard. Joseph Bellew, 
Ralph Jones, David Kontain. Peter 
Hefferh, Charles RhutS, J. D. Hogan, 
Michael Lanczak, Carleton Hill, L. 
W. Ferguson. Jacob Kowalskl, E. V. 
C'ooney, Stanley J. Iliggins, Joseph 
Charesynsky, George Rothcrmel, 
John Manning, Edward Kenneally. 
Bernard Quigiey, Daniel Keefe, Will- 
iam Steele, John Keefe. Charles 
straney, Jeremiah Crowley, John 
Crowley. Paul Chckncr, Willi. im F. 
Decker. Nathan Kullmau. M. J. Hunt. 
J. J. Davis, A. W. Rauscb, P. W. 
i:<>rrig.'in and Master Russell Van 
Yalkenburg. 

UTTLE THEATRES 



The Scarlet Mask Club of Ohio 
State University last week pre- 
sented "The Cat and The Riddle." 
a musical satiro on the mystery 
play deluge. The book is from the 
pen of James G. ThUrber, a Colum- 
bus newspaperman and an Oh;o 
State alumnus, who has written two 
previous productions for the club. 

Tiie comedy was probably the 
best of Its kind ever presented by 
the organization in five years of 
activi'y. 

The New York Stage Society re- 
cently held a meeting at which the 
following offleerit wen-, elected' Lud- 
wlg Lewlsohn, president; W A. 
Drake, executive secretary; Jack 
Charawh. secretary. Incorporation 
of the organization was recently ap- 
It is understood a disagreement pr0 ved by Supreme Court Justice 
was the cause of her levying the ( ; u .. 

Boston t r ou pe. The Int er stat e cir- | 

cuit operating the Houston stock Is i j. or (he third production of the 

' season the Players of Providence. 



Adelyn Bushnell, head of tho Si 
James stock. Boston, for two years 
will be leading worn in of the Palace 
stock at Houston, opening Feb. 18 



CHERRY LANE'S PURPOSE 
IN ARTICLES FILED 

100 Shares Stock, 80 Pre- 
ferred, 20 Common — Com- 
mon Stock Only Votes 



Albany. N Y . Feb. C 
An examination of the articles of 
Incorporation of the Cherry Lane 
Players. In which Evelyn Vaughn 
and Reginald Ti avers are the mov- 
ing spirits, reveals several provi- 
sions. The purpose of the organi- 
sation la to encourage and culti- 
vate a taste for music, literature 
and the arts, and to erect, purchase 
or rent, and maintan one or more 
buildings for that purpose. 

The company has 100 shares of 
stock of which 80 are preferred and 
20 common. The preferred shares 
have a par value of |100, while th>» 
common have no par. The capita! 
stock |a to be at least equal to the 
sum of the aggregate par value of 
all issued shares having par valu«*. 
plus the aggregate amount of con- 
sideration received by the corpora- 
tion for the issuance of share.* 
without par value, plus such an 
amount as from time to time by .. 
resolution of the board of director* 
may be transferred back. 

The preferred stockholder is en- 
titled to receive out of the surplus 
or earnings of each fiscal year a 
non-cumulative dividend at a rate 
not to exceed 7 per cent., payable 
annually or semi-annually, as th? 
directors may determine. 

Before any dividend can be paid 
on the preferred stock, a dividend 
must be paid on the common Koch. 
not to exceed 10 per cent., and i 
reserve fund, not to exceed J.'.OOa 
shall b* set aside. 

Holders of preferred stock ar • 
entitled to share equally with hold- 
ers of the common on any addi- 
tional dividend, such addition 1 1 
dividends being divided equally 
among ' all stockholders Without 
distinction as to whether the hold- 
er* own common or preferred 
shares. 

The right to vote at any election 
of officers or at any meeting of 
stockholders concerned in the man - 
agement of the corporation is Hon - 
i!ed to the holders of common 
r-tock, The names and addresses 
of the directors until the first ni- 
nuril meetlng.^tod the number of 
shirts of common stock they hold 
are: Evelyn Vaughn, 145 East 49th 
street. New York City, 1; Reginald 
Travers. Lambs' Club, New York 
City. 1; William Rainey. 40 Com- 
merce street. New York City, 1. 

Miss Vaughn about ten years a>50 
was leading woman for her hus- 
band, Rert Lyte'.!, in ttock in A - 
bany and Troy. Later she won' 
with him to the coast, where he 
starred in stock before returning t > 
play his first big role in the legiti- 
mate in "Mary's Ankle." Following 
that comedy, he played the lead In 
"The Lone Wolf" in pictures ar I 
his success In that film led him t > 
desert the speaking stage. 

Last season Mi.u Vaughn 
emerged from retirement -to pliv 
tho feminine lead on the Coast in 
"The First Fifty Year-i." the two- 
people piece which was seen in 
New York w;th Clara Eamei and 
Tom Powers as the principals. It 
is understood that she has been 
working on the Cherry Lane Pla - 
ers project since last fall, bavin : 
taken up a permanent residence in 
New York. 



Tlu« McGurry Play • -. i. • 
Garry McGurry, but with i i ew p 
pomtel, will open an Indefinite • 
gragement al the Cataract, Nlagi 

I i>!- ' T> .■ vrnftro will li • (• n . 



paying Miss Bushnell $4.">0 a week. 
The engagement in witl out iii ,s, \ as 
the stock si" ■ In Birmingham, Ala, 
for the summer. 

'.Mary." the Ceorge M Cohan suc- 
cess, is t'. he revived In Boston. The 
piece i^ tn opci at th" Arlington 
next week. Two ■■: !.,• member? of 
the Cohan ca*t, 1 : " Mae and Arthur 
Llpaon, will !>•■ in the company, 
which will Include A'.; Millnian, 
Rustiy Berkeley, Win, I... .hi. George 
Shields and John Field ; 



BANDBOXES CHARGES 



Want Money to Ptay Ne*v Pi;;ei 



It. J., will present "He and She." by 
Rachel ('rot hers. Tho cist wilt In- 
elude J. Harold W'rtllams. Me*. 
Irving Fulton. Mrs. J W. Bchulxe, 
Hope W. Si.sson. T. It leffe.s. Wil- 
liam B Farnsworth, Mrs. II. a. 

Cross ar.d Mrs J. F. Soot' The 
production will be given Feb. 21 and 
_'.' under th** direction of Mrs. <_•: r 
and \v. B. Farnsworth.' 



II- ■. 
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Arthur Leslie . v mi' h' 
Hudson. I'tiion llili, N. .1 . 
ing "The Cri-oked J'qu u i 
Mildred 1 Ion ,.■ ai .1 John 
leads, Gladys Aiexandei 
Moulton, William Kirk wood, 



Th'j Kansas City theatre if 
making elaborate preparations for 
the presentation of "icebound." Feb. 

i4-li» Rose Captan, who scored 

heavily In "John Ferguson," lasl 

season, w ll 'iavo the leading role 

.,.,; Miss Capiat) is but 14 

7.i t a 



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In future author-* mu.s' pay ' > 
have their -kits put on a', the vari- 
ous bandbox theatres In New V.ji : 
Instead of paying royalties ]< w>* 
customary, these theatres are I.'. 
asking compensation from the J'i- 
tl.or ir the form of producli a 
pens? h. 

The charges are from 125 to t '■ ". 
So far Ihe authors ha.e raised i « 
objection, they argue It is worth 
that to get their skili on, «:-.:-. 
them the opportunity or making 
changes before submitting thetn 
el ewhere, 

Th <t the skit h.».« been produ - 
helps the «.aio to those who pnd 
lisii playlets .soit.iole for Little T' 
atre groups 



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by the s:.me Buffalo Interests ith 
underwrote tho last summer run 
the Players al the Majestic It 

i.i -i,-, si i that Mcflarry will a« 

have "■■■' M ijesti f during I • ■ ■ 
ing summer, 



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or addresses of popular paying 
bands and orclier.tra", in every issue 
| of "Tlie Clipper." 



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VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Thursday, February 7, 1924 



BUMPER BUSINESS IN LOOP HOUSES 
FROM AUTO CROWDS AND LOCALS 



Season's House Records Smashed as Capacity Reigns 
for Hits— "Abie" Did Over $23,000— "Topsy and 
Eva," Over $21,000 



Chicago, Feb. 6. 

A fctild-OR crash between luune 
guards and auto show visitors in 
theatrcgoing resulted in the most 
powerful week and high receipts 
credited to the Loop's , let.it theatres 
this season last week. ' 

Moderation of the weather brought 
out the local trade. This happened 
simultaneously with the arrival of 
the auto show visitors. The theatre 
district took on a holiday atmos- 
phere after Tuesday night. Shows 
that didn't pick up the extra grosses 
as the result of the augmented at- 
mosphere took the tip and are ready 
to depart. In several spots sensa- 
tional business was done. 

Two outstanding features of the 
week were early checked. These 
were the rush made for "Abie's Irish 
Hose'* and "Topsy and Eva." If 
tlrtn-e had been larger seating capaci- 
ties: at both the Studehaker and the 
Selwyn, phenomenal would have 
been the grosses for the two shows 
now the talk of the town Early 
sell-outs proved the manner in which 
"Abie" and the Duncan Sisters' at- 
tractions were In demand. 

Drawing over $23,000 with a 
Wednesday matinee top price at 
$1.50 and the night prices averaging 
a light $2.50 scale gives some inkling 
of how the Studehaker was packed 
for "Abie." "Topsy and Eva" 
smashed all existing records at the 
Selwyn. getting $21,800. It was fig- 
ured 'Topsy and Eva" fell short only 
about $700 of absolute capacity on 
the whole week at the scale. 

Sir John Martin-Harvey's engage- 
ment in "Oedipus'' at the Ureal 
Northern failed to stir up local in- 
terest as the only premiere of the 
week, Empty seats predominated at 
this melodrama. "Changelings" 
f Ulackstone) went early into the Hop 
c lass, with one week of the limited 
four weeks cut off. "The Lullaby" 
can't get started nt the Illinois. 
There three shows were the out- 
standing slow-movers of the week 

"The Lady In Ermine" got off to 
an approximate $3,300 premiere at 
the Apollo High was the pi lise'of 
the dramatic reviewers for the new 
operetta arrival. Little could be es- 
timated as to the exact drawing 
strength of "Ermine" because of tin 
extra draw It secured via the auto 
show visitors. There's reason to be- 
lieve, however, that the Apollo show 
will settle into a winning gait, for 
there's n tendenrj therein to over- 
come the lack of operetta attention 
Chicago playgoers have extended 
shows of this calibre recently. 

The mus!r;il list remained the same 

ns previous Week*. With the arrival 
of "Caroline" Sunday, filling the time 
at the Garrick left vacant bv the 
departure of "Chauve-Sourls," which 
finished strong, 
"Best People's" Record Week, Too 

"I!cst People" cracked out the 
record week for the Adelphi. draw- 
ing around $14,000. This heats the 
previous record by the same attrac- 
tion. "The Nervous Wreck" took n 
hie spurt and Jumped from the $13,- 
000 gross of the previous week to 
close to $18,000 for the high gross of 
the engagement at the Harris. 

"Give and Take'' practically re- 
corded capacity at the Ea Salle eevry 
performance. "We Moderns" started 
jumping Tuesday night ($400 In- 
crease In gross over the previous 
Tuesday night) and kept up the gait 
for the week. 

Many of the "Ight-golniT shows 
were helped by the early sell-outs of 
the hits, for the throngs were in 
theatregoing mood. 

Sunday night of this week offered 
further line weather. With the thea- 
tres holding up the capacity figures 
of the previous week. Monday found 
a wicked blizzard nf snow and sleet. 
and everything In town was lilt bard 
except "Topsy and Eva," which drew 
capacity by the help nf a private 
u.ile to the Executive Club 
East Week's estimates: 
"Oedipus Rex" (Great Northern, 
1st week). Empty seats aplenty. 
Hard to figuro better than $7,000. 

"Abie's Irish Rose" (Studehaker, 
«th week). Going along In hurri- 
cane fashion, again walloping for 
$23.19*. 

"Topsy and Eva" (Selwyn. 51 h 
week). Cracked out the house rec- 
ord on 121.800, Just a bit off from 
full capacity on week. 

"We Moderns" (Cohan's Grand 
5th week in town). Shows Increase 
and credited to little over $12,000. 

"The Nervous Wreck" (Harris, 
fth week). Pulled up strong for 
close to $18,000. one of beat weeks 
house ever had. 

"Best People" (Adelphi. 13th 
ivce.lt). New house record on $14.- 
CO0. great for length of stay. 

"Chauve-Souris" (Garrick, 7th and 
final week). Went to rapacity for 
all performances after Wednesday. 
finishing with close to $21,000. 
1 Caroline" opened Sunday. 
"Kikt" (Powers, Gth week). Lit- 



tle over $20,000 on eight perform- 
ances, With all prospects of continu- 
ing high. 

"Follies" (Colonial, 6th week). 
Monday and Tuesday houses hard 
to figure, yet credited with $38 000. 

"The Highwayman" (Playhouse, 
6th and Anal week). Will get mote 
money on road than drew here, as 
opening at St. Louis Sunday night 
indicated. $7,000 final gross here. 
"Mr. Wu" opened Sunday. 

"The Honeymoon House" (Cen- 
tral, 6th week). Sometimes cut 
rates are In way when real demand 
pops up. Holds $6,000 average. 

"The Changelings" (Blacks tone, 
2d week). Had. (Joes out Saturday. 
Around $7,500. 

"The Lullaby" (Illinois, 2d week). 
Approached $10,000 but given no 
chance to go higher on what will 
now be limited engagement. 

"Old Soak" (Princess, 20th week). 
Finished campaign now; has cap- 
tured the long stay record of season. 
C.oes out in two weeks. $8,500. 

"Give and Take" (LaSalle, 2d 
week). Checked close to $13 000. 
holding every sign for long stay. 

"Lady in Ermine" (Apollo. 1st 
week). Indications it will be one of 
those $19,000 average musical plays 
with chance for betterment, ns cast 
is liked. Premiere week little bet- 
ter than $20,000. 

"The Business Widow" (Cort. 3d 
week). Picked up trifle, credited 
with close to $8,000. No official an- 
nouncement as yet about Owen Da- 
vis' "Peacocks," but new piece 
known to be headed for this house. 



ACADEMY RELIGHTING; 
"LIGHTNIN' ", $20,000 



Stuart Walker Repertory 
ing — "Proud Prin- 
cess" First 



Openi 



Raltimoro, Feb. 6. 

The Academy, dark for more than 
a year since the demise of Shubert 
vaudeville in this city, will reopen 
with a repertory company Feb. 11. 

The repertory company operated 
by Stuart Walker will open with a 
new comedy bj( Edward Sheldon 
and Dorothy Donnelly, called "The 
Proud Princess." The top at night 
will be $1, while 75 cents at mati- 
nees. 

The company will include McKay 
Morris, Ruth Hammond, Donald 
McDonald, Eliott Nugent, Kapa 
Nikolas, Julia Hoyt, Blanche Yurka, 
George Gaul, Tom Powers, Ian 
Keith, Elizabeth Patterson and Eu- 
gene Powers. 

The local theatres did big business 
last week. "I.ightnin'," at Ford's, 
played to $20,000 and will be kept 
over next week. The play, live 
years in getting to Baltimore, start- 
ed big. For the first time in many 
months every scat was sold for a 
Monday night performance. 

"The Fool" finished its second 
successive week at the Auditorium 
with $13,000. In the two weeks it 
played In Baltimore it netted nearly 
$30,000. "The Chiffon Girl" at the 
Auditorium this week. 

The Lyceum, dark last week, is 
the same this week. "Fool Woman," 
a new mystery drama scheduled for 
its premiere Monday night, was 
cancelled. "Patches," a new com- 
edy drama by Joseph II. Graham, 
at the Lyceum Feb. 11. 



SHOWS IN N. Y. AND COMMENT 



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



WASH, NAMED HIT AND FLOP; 
POLI'S RECORD DAY WILSON DIED 



"Beggar on Horseback" Predicted Success; "Chiffon 
Girl," Passed Out Without Notice; — "Partners 
Again" Fell Away Down Last Week 



Washington, Feb. 6. 
The launching of two new shows 
with two old timers proving dis- 
appointments at the box offices sum 
up the past week. Interest centers 
in the two new ventures, one hav- 
ing the attributes of success, the 
other featuring a singing star that 
with a proper vehicle should get 
over. The first, "Beggar on Horse- 
back" did remarkably well here in 
a town where new shows, no mat- 
ter whether possessing merit or not, 
seldom do much. The other new 
one was "The Chiffon Girl." Con- 
trary to reports of closing, the 
show Is continuing at least for the 
current week having gone to Balti- 
more. It was killed by the very 
cheapness of its presentation. Its 
every weakness being made to look 
10 times as bad due to poor casting 




! with even poorer direction and pro- 
ducing. Eleanor Painter is starred. 
The two disappointments were 
"Partners Again" with Bernard and 
C.irr at Poll's and "The Clinging 
Vine" at the National. 

Estimates for last week: 
"Partners Again" — Poll's. Expect- 
ed to do much more than $11,000. 

"The Clinging Vine"— National. 
Under $11,000. 

"Beggar on Horseback" — Belasco. 
New piece lauded from all sections 
and predicted success. Around 
$«.000. 

"The Chiffon Gir!" — Garrick. Be- 
tween $3,500 and $1,000. 

This Week 

"The Passing Show'' at Poli's, 
breaking the Sunday night record, 
playing to over $.1,000. Despite 
Woodrow Wilson had died during 
the day. Monday night openings: 
"The Fool" at the Belasco, for two 
weeks ^nd possibly more with great 
advance sale; "Patches." new, Gar- 
rick; "Merton of the Movies," Na- 
tional. 



HOWARD BROS. DRAWING 



'Passing Show" Getting Real Money 
Through Southland 



Ono of the numerous press npin 
Ions on the performance of 

RALPH WHITEHEAD 

as Jerry Conroy In George M. 
Cortex's "Little Nellie Kelly" at the 
Oxford Theatre, London. 

"Didn't I tell you no 7 Was I 
ever wrong?" — Qcorge M. Cohan. 



New Orleans, Feb. 6. 
Willie and Eugene Howard, with 
the Shuberts' "Passing Show," 
have been drawing regular box of- 
fice receipts In the Southland. They 
got around $24,000 here at $3 top, 
and last month, In a week of onc- 
nighters, did $21,000. 

The week before reaching this 
point the show, on one-nighters, 
with Mobile for two nights, did a 
good $19,000. For a split week be- 
tween Atlanta and rilrmlngham, the 
Howard' drew $22,000. 

James E. Early Is the manager 
with the show, and Joe Flynn Is in 
advance, both fast workers for an 
attraction with names. The com- 
pany points to the grosses In de- 
fense of the general theatrical repu- 
tation of the South. 



"Abie's Irish Rose," Republic (90th 
week). Run leader Is topping 
holdover attractions now. "Abie's" 
vitality In face of number of 
companies on tour In wonder of 
show business. Regularly beat- 
ing $14,500 of late. Jumped to 
$15,200 last week. 
"Artists and Models," Shubert (25th 
week). Draw of this revue Is 
still lusty, probably because early 
reputation; though business Is 
not as big, pace now around $20,- 
000, which still keeps it weekly 
winner. 
"Chariot's Revue," Times Square 
(5th week). English revue rated 
with leading musicals on Broad- 
way. Last week with extra per- 
formance played Thursday mid- 
night, gross advanced to nearly 
$22,000. Scale will advance to 
$4.40 top, starting next week. Sat- 
urday nights, $5.50. 
"Cyrano de Bergerac,'' National 
(11th week). Hampden's draw 
still holds up to splendid count, 
and on record In New York star 
should clean up on tour next sea- 
son. Business quoted between 
$17,000 and $18,000. 
"Follies," New Amsterdam (16th 
week). No appreciable difference 
noticed in business since other 
big musicals arrived. Weekly- 
gross claimed better than $40,000 
weekly. Only "The Miracle" 
drawing bigger figures. 
"For All of Us," Ambassador (17tb 
week). Hodge apparently set 
here for some time. Business 
climbed when show moved from 
49th St. and with cheap tickets 
included gross last week went to 
$12,700. 
"Gypsy Jim," 49th St. (4th week) 
Looks hopeless. Despite many 
letters of commendation manage- 
ment unable to figure show's 
weak gross and will take it .off 
soon if business does not turn; 
$4,500. 
"Hurricane," Frolic <7th week). 
Olga Petrova started out with 
four-week arrangement, but date 
indefinite now. Takings not ex- 
ceptional and business boosted 
by cut ratings, but attraction 
able »o make money at botwi en 
$5,000 and $5, 500 weekly. Is help- 
ing establish roof house also. 
"In the Next Room," Vanderbflt 
(11th week). House considers 
present booking set balance of 
season. Business holding to nice 
figure for mystery piece; last 
week around $13,0u0, 
"Hell Bent fer Heaven," Fra/ee 
(1st week>. Playing two special 
matinees weekly at Klaw. Moved 
here for regular presentation 
Monday, succeeding Tllla Du- 
rieux, German actress, placed In 
as sto«> gap to fill time open fol- 
lowing closing of "The Road 
Together." 
'Kid Boots," Earl Carroll (6th 
week). With Eddie Cantor this 
musical successor to "Sally," 
judged from enormous demand 
for tickets. Weekly gross $32,200 
and better; attraction going to 
complete capacity all perform- 
ances. 
'Lsugh, Clown, Laugh," Belasco 
(llth week). Belasco's dramatic 
contribution rated one of seasoo's 
best. Really tops new dramas, 
with pace around $15,000 last 
week. * 

'Little Jesse James," Little (26th 
week). Moved into small house 
from Longacre to provide spot 
for "Moonlight." Best house can 
do at $3 little over $11,000. "Jesse" 
doing capacity late last week In 
new berth; gross over $10,000. 
'Living Mask," 44th St. (3d week). 
Another week to go; may then be 
switched to another house; Grlf- 
tlth's film "America" coming Into 
44th St. "Mask" about $7,000 last 
week. Brock Pembertotn started 
special matinees of "Six Char 
ac.ters in Search of an Author 
this week. 
"Lollipop," Knickerbocker (3d 
week). Looks like new Savage 
musical has something, ','rade 
picked up second week, with 
gross going to around $1S,000. 
Agency call lively from start. 
"Mary Jane McKane," Imperial (7th 
week). While this musical is not 
cleaning up, pace provides weekly 
profit. Using cut rates for bal- 
cony exceptionally largo. East 
week takings advanced bit to bet- 
ter than $17,000. 
"Meet the Wife," Klaw (llth week). 
Best farce of season, with indica- 
tions will stick until after Easter. 
Business climbed in last month 
and gross registering over $12,000 
right along. 
'Merry Wives of Gotham," Henry 
Miller (4th week). Exceptional 
jump in trade last week, gross 
going from $7,500 to $10,500. Up- 
per floor trade improved rapidly 
and further Improvement might, 
put this one across, ..[though' 
started badly under title "Fan- 
Rhastlcs." 
"Moonlight," Longacre (2d week). 
New musical comedy opei.cd 



last Wednesday last week, win-. 
ning favorable comment. BusU 
ness first week considered prom- 
ising, takings about $8,000 in flvei 
performances. 

Moscow Art Theatre, Jolson'e (4th 
week) (second repeat). Goes to 
road after another three weeks. 
according to present plans. Busi- 
ness profitable through improve- 
ment. Russians surprised again 
by starting poorly and finishing 
to heavy trade as first engage- 
ment In fall. Last week about 
$14,000. 

"Mr. Battling Buttler," Selwyn (19th 
week). Business somewhat bet- 
ter last week, although this musi- 
cal has held to a steady paying 
gait right along. Gross picekd up 
last week, going to $17,700. Looks 
good until Easter, 

"Mr. Pitt," 39th Street (3rd week). 
Liberally cut-rated ;ind while at- 
tendance looks strong takings last 
week not Improved from opening 
Weeks' pace. Cro;s about $3,000; 
management guaranteeing In faith 
show will pick up 

"Music Box Revue," Mueic Box 
(21st week). Sam II. Harris' re- 
vue smash. Third of Musio Box 
series and rated equal of first. 
Weekly business virtual capacity 
with gross abou; $28,500. 

"Myrtle," Berkeley « 1st week). First 
try here this t-t ason by Oliver Mo- 
rosco. Show first called "Dust," 
New bouse with capacity of about 
300. 

"One Kiss." Fulton <n:h week). 

After dropping in $10,000 two 
weoi;s ago, with 1,0 improvement 
last week, decided to send this 
musical out. Will be succeeded 
Feb. 18 by "X. w Toys." 
"Outward Bound." Rita <5th week). 
Last week's pace took jump of 
about $1,500. gross going to nearly 
$14,500. Not far from capacity at 
present scale arrangements, 
"Poppy." Apollo i.'liil week). One 
of solid musical successes of sea- 
son and figured to run until warm 
weather. Little difference in pace 
noted s;i:re new musicals axri' ad 
and last week gross again around 
$19,000. ' 
"Rain," Maxlne Eillott •CGth week). 
Dramatic wonder shows little 
sign not accomplishing second 
season. Business only slightly 
under capacity pa-ce held fir.*t of 
year and takings '.^tt week $14.- 
500. 
"Rise of Roslc O'Reilly," Llbeity 
(7th week). Going along to vir- 
tual capacity all performances 
with pace over $20,000. Could 
doubtless, stick through spring, 
but may be taken to I'hlla. next 
month at completion of 12 weeks. 
"Roseanne," Punch and Judy. Ex- 
pired Saturday and planned for 
road with colored cast, Opcn-'d 
In Greenwich Village, moved up- 
town three weeks arro under new 
management but failed to grose 
better than $2,000. 
"Runnin' Wild," Colonial (16th 
week). Colored revue rated as 
one of most successful on record* 
Getting between $12.00 and »1J,- 
000, exceptional for attraction of 
kind at this stage of run. 
"Rust," Greenwich Village Theatre 
2nd week). Suddenly entered 
Thursday last week succeeding 
"The Gift," which stayed five day*. 
New show drew panning also. 
"8aint Joan," Garrick (7th week). 
Theatre Guild readying new pro- 
duction due early in March. 
"Joan" will then be moved up- 
town according to plane. Getting 
over $8,000 weekly. House has 
small capacity. 
"Seventh Heaven." Booth (67th 
..•cek). Like "Rain" indications 
for completion of tecond season. 
Business now about $11,500 to 
$12,000 weekly, excellent in this 
house. 
"Song and Dance Man," Hudson 
(6th week). One of solid auc- 
ccssefi among holiday entrants, 
with capacity approximated right 
along for gross close to tH>9°0. 
Cohan's personal appearance Im- 
portant. 
"Spring Cleaning," Kiting© (14th 
week). Living up to Increased 
trade that became evident about 
first of year. Last week bettered 
$14,000, best figure to date for this 

success. 

"Stepping Stones," Globe (13th 
week). Demand for this muelcal 
akin to that for "Kid Boots" and 
attraction will probably be promi- 
nent contender for convention 
trade next lumrai r. $34,000. 

Sun Up," Princess (37th week). 
gear's mark set for this one. 
When opened ,-, Village last sum- 
mer drew attention, but long run 
never anticipated, Drama with 
small cast and v.i" sot can oper- 
ate at grosses comparatively In- 
significant. (Jetting $0,000 weekly 
here. 

"Sweet Little Devil," Astor (3d 
week). Business second w*i_ 

(Continued en pace 16) 



,- 1 



Thursday, February 7, 1924 



LEGITIMATE 



15 



$76,000 AT $6.50 TOP FOR CHIC AGO OPERA 
AT BOSTON OPERA HOUSE LAST WEEK 



Gross Record and Exceeded Expectation — May Do 
$85,000 This Week With Mary Garden Singing 
"Louise"— Operatic Business Hurt Legits in 
Towni-"G. V. Follies" Off to $28,000 and 
"Vanities" in First Week Didn't Hit Colonial's 
Capacity, Doing $29,000 



Boston, Feb. 6. 
The Chicago Opera, at the Boston 
opera house at $8.50 top. set a new 
record for this season in*the gross 
business for any Boston house this 
season, when with^ eight perform- 
ances last week it got a total of 
$76,000. And even at that, it is 
pointed out, one of the perform- 
ances — that of last Wednesday mat. 
whin "The Snow Maiden" was put 
on — was more or less below expec- 
tations. With Mary Garden singing 
the principal role in "Louise," sched- 
uled for the same date this week, 
the gross should touch $85,000. 

The opera company took the house 
over on a straight rental basis, fig- 
uring on good business. It was much 
better than looked for — about $4,000 
better than the opening week of last 
year. ' 

Already the house Is sold out for 
the coming week, and there has been 
a big turnaway registered at the box 
offices. The agencies, as Is custo- 
mary, took many of the tickets and 
found no difficulty in disposing of 
them. During last week some of the 
performances were broadcast over 
the radio, and the result was bene- 
ficial in the estimation of those be- 
hind the venture. The company has 
got a good break in the publicity 
line, with Mary Garden In for most 
of the free publicity. 

The effect of the big business hung 
up for the opera was felt somewhut 
by some of the other houses In town, 
especially where musical attractions 
were housed. Nothing like a big 
■lump recorded — rather a sliding off. 
with the most serious - loss for 
"Greenwich Village Follies." at the 
Shubert. 

This) attraction, after playing two 
weeks to capacity, which means $30.- 
000 at Its top, did about $2,000 less 
last week, bringing the gross down 
to $?8,100 for the week. "Vanities." 
at the Colonial, opening last week, 
was another that felt the bump, the 
business being below capacity, read- 
ing $29,000. 

"The First Tear." playing- the 
Hollis, did $15,500 for last week, com* 
pared with a total of $17,000 for the 
week before. While this is consid- 
erable of a financial drop for a dra- 
matic, it is not figured seriously and 
nothing to indicate show will leave 
rlcrht away. « 

"Polly Preferred," which opened' 
at the Majestic and signalled. the re- 
turn of that theatre to the legitimate 
after several weeks as a picture 
house, got away to a very poor start. 
Things looked very tough, but busi- 
ness picked up about the middle of 
the week and continued strong to 
the finish, with the result that the 
opening week recorded $11,000. 

Jane Cowl, with her Shakespear- 
ean attraction, is doing a whale of 
a business at the Selwyn. The open- 
ing week, with "Romeo and Juliet," 
did around $18,000, and last week, 
with "Antony and Cleopatra," In the 
neighborhood of $17,500. This is 
about capacity for the theatre, lim- 
ited In size and without accommoda- 
tions for standees. She is depended 
unon to come through strong for the 
third and final week of the local sty, 
when she will again play "Romeo 
and Juliet." Originally her booking 
was for two weeks, but the business 
prompted the extension. 

"Up She Goes." at the Wilbur." 
touched the lowest business recorded 
since opening here, doing $15,000. In 
the second week here it did $16,000. 
The other weeks up to last it did 
$15,500. The Brady musical is now 
up against the strongest kind of 
competition, and as it has been run- 
ning here quite a few weeks, should 
begin to feel the effects. It Is due to 
go to the road shortly. 
Last week's estimates: 
"Vanities," Colonial (2d week). 
First week. $29,000. It was $13,000 
better than done on the final week 
by Otis Skinner in "Saneho Panza" 
at same house. Not. however, top 
business for the Colonial. 

"Romeo and Juliet," Selwyn (3d 
week). Second week Jane Cowl used 
"Antony and Cleopatra" and did 
$17,500. about $500 less than the week 
before but still exceptionally Rood 
and record for house this season. 
Figure on turnaway business this 

week. ' 

"Uo She Goes." Wilbur (5th week) 
$15,000 Inst wpek. Two more weeks 
before Ethel r.irrymoie opens in 
"The Laughing Lady." 

"The Firrt Year," Holls (3th 
week). Not able to hold ini-ic c <"' 
business recorded week before, and 
had to be satisfied last week with 
$15,500. niY $1,500 from week before. 



"The Clinging Vine," Tremont (1st 
week). Opened strong, with only 
new attraction Monday. In final 
week at the house "Adrienne" did 
$16,000, up $1,000 from week before. 

"Whispering Wires," Plymouth 
week). If ever an .attraction was 
booked in for too long it is this one. 
Only with the best of plugging could 
it gross JSjOOO last freek. One week 
more after this, and then "The Whole 
Town's Talking." 

"Greenwich Village Follies," Shu- 
bert (3d week). Opera is blamed for 
slump in business of about $2,000 
for this attraction last week bring- 
ing gross down from $30,000 to $28,- 
000. Strong at the end of week, how- 
ever. "The Passing Show" next 
Monday. 

"Polly Preferred," Majestic (2d 
week). Started off very elowly, due 
to change of policy for house, but 
picked up after Wednesday and 
closed with $11,000. 

Chicago Opera Co., Boston opera 
house (2d week). Last week this 
company did $76,000. playing at $6.50 
top. far and away a record in busi- 
ness for this season and better than 
same company did opening week at 
opera house last season. Expect even 
better results this week. 



SHOWS IN NEW YORK 

(Contlued from page 14) 

jumped, with attendance late last 
week claimed close to capacity. 
Takings were about $14,500, gross 
good for this theatre. 

"Tarnish," Belmont (19th week). 
Stirring drama, drawing about all 
house will hold. Play sold for 
pictures last week, price $75,000. 
Gross over $8,500 weekly. 

"The Dancers," Broadhurst (17th 
week). Final week. Started out 
like run success an* bettered $14,- 
000 for first two months. Down 
to $9,000. but nearly $11,000 last 
week. Switch to Ambassador and 
back probably hurt chances; also 
trouble in cast. "Beggar on Horse- 
back" succeeds. 

"The Goose Hangs High," Bijou (2d 
week). Accorded uniformly ex- 
cellent notices. Business first 
week good, but not exceptional. 
Gross about $7,000 4n seven per- 
formances (opened Tuesday). 

"The Lady," Empire (10th week). 
Picked up bit last week, takings 
going to little under $11,000. 
Flivved In Chicago and used here 
as a stopgap with surprising re- 
sults. 

"The Miracle," Century (4th week). 
Counted as most sensational suc- 
cess in decade and drawing big- 
gest grosses in history of theatres. 
Last week better than $50,000. 
Volume of Sunday newspaper 
comment doubtless will add to 
great ticket demand.- 

"The Nervous Wreck," Sam H. Har- 
ris (18th week). Broadway's best 
laugh show, getting top money 
among comedies and cinch for 
summer continuance. Weekly pace 
over $18,000. 

"The New Englander," 48th Street 
(1st week). Third production try 
by Equity Players. Play In script 
well regarded and was to have 
been produced by a "commercial 
manager" last season. Opens to- 
night (Thursday). 

"The Other Rose," Morosco (8th 
week). Star (Fay Balnter) prob- 
ably kept this comedy gyotng and 
may last another month or so. 
Last week business claimed to 
have Improved, with gross over 
$10,000. 

"The Potters," Plymouth (9th weekh 
After doubt In first month thisj 
comedy looks "In." Business 
helped by new ;.tunt in agencies. 
Last week takings went to $13,- 
500; pace steadily Improving. 

"The Shame Woman," Comedy (17th 
week). Arrangement made to 
'continue drama another month, 
although house offered for another 
attraction recently. (Jetting $6,000 
Company eo-operative. which ac- 
counts for show turning a profit. 

"The Show-Off," Playhouse (lit 
week). Highly regarded out of 
town. Written by George K'-lly, 
whose "The Torch Hearers" at- 

irncted attention last season 
Produced by Rosalie Stewart and 
the lute Bert Fren: h. Pn mlere 
Tuesday. 
The Swan," Cort (10th Week), An- 
other "convention show." Busi- 
ness capacity ami lakings between 
$17,500 and $1$,000 weekly, One 




■ "' • 



K. C. COMING BACK 

Musicals Have Been Getting Money 
in That Town 



INA— —DORA 

HAYWARD & MAUGHN 

PALACE, NEW YORK 
THIS WEEK (FEB. 4) 
Vhe statuesque prima donnas. A 
rare combination of two melodious 
singers who blend in perfect har- 
mony. Beautiful girls, gorgeously 
attired, in Leo Singer's "Harmonia," 



Kansas City, Feb. f. 

Sunday's papers carried elaborate 
display ads for five attractions 
within the next two weeks, "Wild- 
flower" at the Shubert now, "Sally, 
Irene and Mary" and "Chauve- 
Souris" Feb. 17. This will be (he 
first Kansas City showing for all 
three. 

For the Shubert-Missouri, Crane 
Wilbur in "The Monster," opened 
Sunday and will be followed next 
week by Joseph Schildkraut In "The 
Highwayman." 

As an indication Kansas City Is 
returning to the theatrical map 
when it comes to financial returns, 
the following figures for the last 
musicals say "The Music Box Re- 
vue," eight performances (no Sun- 
day show), crowded $31,000; "I'll 
^3ay She Is," three weeks at popular 
prices, around $40,000; "Sally," last 
week, about $24,000. 

In contrast Jane Cowl had a los- 
ing week with "Juliet," and David 
Warfleld In "The Merchant of Ven- 
ice" failed to create much interest. 

"The Fool" (two weeks), how- 
ever, got $26,000. 

The announcements for the Shu- 
bert to follow "Chauve-Sourls" are 
Sothern and Marlowe, Zlegfeld's 
"Follies," At Jolson and Lcnore Ul- 
rlc In "Klkl," in the order named. 



EGAN'S HIT 



"White Collars" at $1.50 Pushing 
Capacity in Los Angeles 



Los Angeles, Feb. 8. 

Frank Egan has a hit In "White 
Collars" at his theatre here. It is 
lilling Egan's limited capacity 
house at all performances at $1.50 
top. 

"The Fool" started well last week 
but slipped a bit on the opening 
days of this week. 

The San Carlo Opera Co. com- 
menced a two weeks' stay Monday 
at Philharmonic hall. It did $4,800 
the opening night and, with healthy 
advance sale indltates a record en- 
gagement. 

"Cornered" is holding up splen- 
didly at the Morosco In Its third 
week. At the gait the piece should 
make a run there of eight weeks. 

Margaret Lawrence, with "In His 
Arms," failed to qualify for a run 
and will be succeeded by "Anna 
Christie," with Pauline Lord, next 
Monday. 

"The Adding Machine" opened 
Monday at the Fine Arte, winning 
high praise but not drawing the 
patronage correspondingly to this 
community playhouse. 



NOT DORFMAN'S PRESS WORK 
Nat Dorfman, columnist of the 
International News Service, his 
been appointed general press repre- 
sentative for Stewart and French, 
Inc. He is handling exploitation for 
"Meet The Wife" at the Klaw and 
"The Show-Offs" at the Playhouse. 



GUILD WILL DO $50,000 
IN 3 WEEKS IN PHILLY 

Encouraged to Extend Tour- 
Cohan's "London" Only 
Opening This Week 



SHOW CLOSED 

"The Menac,e," which closed in 
Pittsfleld, Mass., Saturday, after be- 
ing out three weeks, will be brought 
back to New York and overhauled. 
It was written by Arthur Barclay 
and financed by the players. 



Lowell Opera House Burned 
Lowell. Mass.. Feb. ' 
Surrounding cities were callei In 
to assist in putting out a fire which 
destroyed the Opera house Monday. 
The theatre is on the Merrlmac 
river and the firemen were unable 
to get the blaze under control for 
many hours. 



$17,500 FOR "MERT0N" 

Took Second Money in Pittsburgh 
Last Week 



"Reseanna" with Negro Actors 
After two weeks' unsuccessful 

engagement at the Punch and Judy, 

"Roseanna," with white players 

blacked up was taken off. 
Julius and Joe Hurtlg may send 

the piece out with colored actors in 

the roles. 



Peggy Wood's Next Play 
After returning from a trip on 
which she was ordered by her 
physician, Peggy Wood will return 
to the management of Henry W. 
Savage. 

The new Zelda Sears -Harold 
Levey musical play will be used as 
a starring vehicle (or her. 



"The Passing Show," at the Al- 
vln, second week, held up very well, 
grossing a little over $23,000. The 
Nixon's attraction, "Merton of the 
Movies," did a little over $17,500. 

Lillian Gish's "White Sister" film. 
at the Pitt, opening week, got near 
$12,300. 

Picture business here continues 
excellent, all house* getting their 
share, with the Aldlne still topping. 
Last week "The Heart Bandit" 
grossed over $13,600. 

The Grand, with "Twenty -one," 
did over $9,500. 

The State, with "Name the Man." 
took near $6,000, 



of the beat money-makers on list 
because of pre-openlng royalty 
arrangement. 

"Topics of 1923," Winter Garden 
(17th week). Agencies plugging, 
getting a bonus on ticket sales. 
Pace about $10,000 ovor that at 
Broadhurst and gross about 
$25,000. 

•'Way Things Happen," Lyceum (2d 
week). After being rated sure to 
land, this drama ran into wallop 
from critics and first week Just 
over $C,000. Listed to be with- 
drawn next week and Jane Cowe 
mentioned to succeed. 

'White Cargo," Daly's 63d Street 
(14th week). Claimed to be set 
for run, with weekly business 
quoted better than $8,000. That 
figure profitable hero both ways. 

"Wildflower," Casino (53d week). 
No reason why this attraction 
should not txtend beyond Easter. 
Though under big money, It drew 
,up to first of year. Gross still has 
good profit margin. Little under 
"fig D00 last week. 



No. 2 "Gingham Girl" Winds Up 
No. I company of "The Ulngham 
Girl" booked for the Coast will 
close at St. Paul Saturday. 

The No. 1 company la at the 
Lyric, Philadelphia. 



Philadelphia. Feb. 6. 

Last week was one of the best of 
the current season from the stand- 
point of all-around good business in 
the legit theatres, although with no 
outstandingly high grosses. 

The leader was "Innocent Eyes." 
Some of the critics were half- 
hearted in their comments. The 
public seem to like It. The reason 
may be the scarcity of musical en- 
tertainment for the past two 
months. 

The other Shubert houses trailed 
somewhere in the van last week, but 
"The Gingham Girl" at the Lyric 
with a gross claimed at close to 
$13,500. was a money-maker as this 
Is a very inexpensive. production. It 
will maka a second shift Feb. 18, to 
the Chestnut at $1.50 top. That it 
may. be able to last out the season 
there is generally discredited. 

The Walnut had a second very 
big week with the Theatre Guild's 
repertoire, though not quite up to 
the first week. Both the organiza- 
tion as a whole, and Its star, Basil 
Sydney, in particular, received much 
praise and space, in the dallies. In- 
dications are the three weeks' stay 
will see a total gross of not much 
under $50,000. 

This week had only a single open- 
ing, "So This Is London," said to 
have six weeks here. An added 
starter, or a seml-leglt nature was 
the appearance at the former Little 
Theatre (also Delancey) and now 
the Plays and Players Clubhouse, 
of the welt-known Hedgerow Play- , 
ers from Rose Valley, playing "The 
Emperor Jones" Monday and 
Wednesday nights, "The Dragon." 
Tuesday night, and "Candida" with 
Ann Harding as guest star. 

Next Monday, three houses 
change. Harry Lauder coming In to 
the Walnut. "Greenwich Village 
Follies" for three weeks at the Shu- 
bert. and "The Dancers" opening an 
indefinite engagement at the Adel- 
phl. Feb. 18; Irene Bordonl, Broad: 
"Sally, Irene and Mary," Lyric, and 
"You and I," Walnut, 

Estimates for Last Week 

"Ssncho Panza," (Broad, 2d 
week). Usual fine reception for Otis 
Skinner, though play probably con- 
sidered highbrow by some. Gross 
claimed of more than $16,000. 

"Innocent Eyes" (Shubert, Jd 
week). Last week $23,500 

"The Covered Wagon" (Forrest, 
3d week). Most successful film en- 
gagement In legit house In history 
of city as far as get-away Is con- 
cerned. Indications are demand will 
hold big. $19,000. 

"So This is London" (Garrick, 1st 
week). Only opening and looks big. 
"Thank U" below $8,000 last week, 

"Zeno" (Chestnut, 5th week). In- 
expensive and claims to be making 
profit on gross now around $8,500 - 
Last two weeks. 

Theatre Guild (Walnut. Sd week). 
Very successful, and has determined 
management to continue tour. Last 
week reported at over $14,000. 

"In Love With Love" (Adelphl, 2d 
week). Critics liked it and those at- 
tending seemed to, but business low. 
Reported at around $7,500 last week. 

"The Gingham Girl" (Lyric, 3d 
week). Fifth week in city. Geared 
Inexpensively. About $13,500 last 
week. 



"Polly" in 8pring 
Oliver Morosco has acquired the 
rights of a new musical comedy by 
Arthur Hartley and Frank Davidson 
entitled "Polly," which he will pro- 
duce in the early spring. 



Recasting "Got to Have Money" 
"We Got to Have Money" will be 
recast by A. L. Jones and Morris 
Ureen. This comedy was at the 
Playhouse and Plymouth, New 
York, earlier In the. season. 



Marjon'e Rambeau Out of Hostfital 
Marjorle Uamueau has recovered 
suilicioutly to leave Dr, Wolf's San- 
itarium, where she has been a pa- 
tient following the closing of "The 
Road Together," after one perform- 
ance. 



"Lullaby" Moving Out 

Chicago, Feb. S. 
It's expected "The Lullaby" will 
leave here Feb. 16, opening the fol- 
lowing Monday in Pittsburgh. . 



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Grosses Holding Up to Average 
With Attractions 



San Francisco, Feb. J. 

The legit business last week held 
up according to the attractions, 
with "Llghtnin* " again the leader at 
$21,000 in the last week of Its pro- 
longed run at the Columbia. 

San Carlo Grand Opera at the 
Curran did $17,000; "White Sister" 
film, Capitol, in final week, $5,000; 
"Anna Christie." with Pauline Lord, 
at Al'-azar, also on run, $8,700; Fer- 
rls-Hartman Company, musical 
stock. Casino, "Prince of Pllsen," 
$4,600. 

Current is May Robson In "Re- 
juvenation." Columbia, "The Bat." 
Curran. "Llghtnin' " moved over to 
the Tlvoli, Capitol dark. "Annie 
Christie" holding over (final week» 
and the Ferris-Hartman stock in 
"Chocolate Soldier." 



NEW ORLEANS BETTEE ~ 

New Orleans, Feb. 6. 

Legit business has been better 
•<ir.rn No W Year's. Tulane has 
topped the others. 

O'Brien's Minstrels at the Tulan* 
next week. It's year? since O'Brien 
appeared here. 



M 



LEGITIMATE 



Thursday, February 7, 1824 



NEW PLAYS PRESENTED 

OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY 



FOOL WOMAN 

Pittsburgh, Feh. 6. 

Wary Stanton L^tos ltoUb 

John saunton J*hn Cromwell 

l>r. Kewcxrmb Kraklne Sanfoni 

Hrown Baxle Mitchell 

Miss <~nrey Bdith Nhayne 

Ths Man Ohaa. Millward 



John Kirkpatrick, author of the 
"Fool Woman," which had its pre- 
mier at the Alvin Monday night, has 
In this piece one of the most peculiar 
plays on the stage today. It is not 
a mystery play. If one is thinking of 
"The Bat" as a criterion. Rather 
this new plays concerns a deeper 
mystery — the mystery of the human 
mind — a. woman's mind in particular. 

The action is continuous. The 
scene is laid in a hotel room, and 
the story concerns a young couple 
from the south on a vacation trip to 
New York. Experiences are dis- 
cussed and plans laid to go back 
home. In the midst of a storm out- 
side the lights go out, a woman's 
shriek reaches the darkened room as 
the thunder crashes, and a man's 
form comes stealthily through an 
open door and out onto the fire- 
escape, seen only by the wife. A 
woman in the next room faints and 
the husband leaves the wife alone. 
She puts the lights out, and a man's 
form reappears, only to disappear 
when she screams. The house de- 
tective is called to find the mysterious 
man, but is sidetracked by the wife, 
who later admits that she shielded 
the man "on account of some- 
thing inside me." The young wife 
is a dreamer and. having lived in a 
smaH town, she Is swept off her feet 
in New York while being struck with 
an intangible something she wants 
to possess. Although happily mar- 
ried and the mother of a baby, she 
leaves her husband because he 
doesn't understand why she shielded 
the man. and goes to seek happiness 
anew. But the intangible something 
that she seeks— a ghost in her case- 
proves to be a very live man whose 
wife had left him under circum- 
stances similar to those under which 
the young woman was leaving her 
husband, so the wife finds that the 
seeking of that which you cannot see 
is not worth the sacrifice. 

Whether such a character as 
drawn by Mr. Kirkpatrick exists is 
not for a male reviewer to say; 
lather that should be left to the 
women who will see the play and 
no doubt enjoy it. 

The cast is an excellent one. The 
producer, John Cromwell, substitut- 
ing for Curtis Cooksey. played the 
role of the young husband splendid- 
ly. Lotus Rood as the young wife 
gave a sympathetic performance, 
while Krskine Sanford also did nice- 
ly. Edith Bhayne read her lines ex- 
cellently and displayed the fact she 
possesses a knowledge of dramatic 
art. Earle Mitchell gave a skillful 
characterisation, and Chas. Millward 
as the "ghost" handled himself 
faultlessly. 

So different In theme and presen- 
tation from the average play one 
cannot predict what the future holds 
for the 'Fool Woman." 



loud mouth but harmless, he resorts 
to a ruse, in which he is assisted by 
his sister Sally (Claire Du Brey), 
giving the impression he has listened 
to the cousin and has arranged to 
give his entire wealth to hospitals. 

This creates a storm of disapproval 
from the family of honest tollers, 
who, though not accepting fop them- 
selves anything, protested loudly 
against seeing it slip elsewhere. 

There are many delightfully hu- 
morous situations. The flapper sis- 
ter Helen (Mrs. Washburn), unlike 
the rest of the family, did accept dia- 
mond gifts from her rich brother-in- 
law, resented by her parents and 
especially her truck-driver sweet- 
heart (Paul Kruger). The latter 
called to take a punch at the 
"wealthy guy," but is himself floored 
with a single punch. 

The conversation In an earlier act 
between the truck driver and Van 
l.yun was another bit of comedy that 
got howls. 

The play makes a strong appeal 
because of its true characterization. 
Frank Egan has gathered excellent 
types. Considering over half of the 
players were recruited from the 
screen, it is surprising the first per- 
formance went over without a hitch 
and with perfect smoothness. r 

Egan has a sure hit in "White Col- 
lars.'' and with this very same cast 
can send it east any time he chooses. 

The action is in a dining room, the 
same set throughout. Josephs. 



PATCHES 

Washington, Feb. *. 

Warren Brown Hush Thompson 

Patches Aleen Bronson 

lesy Medor Iaadore 

Kranklln Sheridan. Jr William Pearcc 

Peters.... Harry NevIHe 

Franklin Sheridan. St Walter Allen 

Mr«. Sheridan Alice Putnam 

Anna Brown Bdlth King 

Caxston Charlea T. Lewis 

Mr Roberta Dodeon Mltchelt 

Holt Wm. H. Elliott 

iTiarlle Albert Hlrsh 

Calvin Joseph R. Mann 

Thomaa Newcomb Walter Sherwln 

The. Caller J. Warren Lyoaa 

Benson Homer Miles 



tt Is the usual thing to speak first 
of the accredited star of an attrac- 
tion. In the case of "Patches." that 
had its first performance at the 
Garrick, the star was not billed as 
such. He isn't even a grown-up 
player with a long list of successes 
behind him. lie's just a kid, some- 
where between the ages of 12 and 
14, who just wrapped up the show 
and carried off all honor His name 
is William Pearce, and it is a pity 
that he has to be tied up again in a 
piece that wlU probably never see 
New York, or, if it does, only for a 
brief period. lie was last seen here 
in "Steadfast." He is without doubt 
the most r.rtural, sincero and reg- 



ular kid that has appeared In any 
piece yet to visit this city. 

As for the play, Joseph Graham, 
ths author, stretches the long arm 
of probability beyond all reason. 
He transplants a girl of the streets, 
known as "Patches," Into a million- 
aire's horns and there lets her take 
charge of a murder situation, a love 
tangle, and a few other incidentals. 

It seems more like a vaudeville 
act with the entire cast feeding this 
girl to aid 11 putting across her 
"wise cracks." The hinges of the 
play creak loudly, too, and "plants" 
In the first act, to get the story 
started, are so palpable that even 
the "once in a lifetime" visitor to 
the theatre would see through them. 

There is, however, a second act 
that is a series of third degrees 
staged by the district attorney, ad- 
mirably done by Dodson Mitchell, 
which interests, but we've had so 
many of these that but for the pass- 
ing moment they mean little or 
nothing. 

This girl picks up a drunk from 
the street, frisks his pockets, hides 
when she sees two thugs approach- 
ing, and after they find nothing on 
the man she drags him into his 
home. Of course, it develops that 
the new wife of the man is peeved 
because he had arranged their mar- 
riage with her busted but proud 
parents instead of with her and 
she "rides" him for it, sort .of fool- 
ing around with a former admirer. 
When this admirer is found dead 
with the overcoat of the husband, 
which the thugs referred to had 
carried off and the strong arm of 
the law reached out and grasps the 
husband, she "spills the beans'' that 
she loves him and proceeds to give 
the district attorney a great little 
case with the outcry, "I deviled you 
into killing him." 

"Patches," of course, adjusts and 
straightens everything out by the 
simple expedient of answering the 
telephone, which had been ringing 
throughout the entire act, Just 
screaming to let you know that one 
of the real culprits was wanting to 
"squeal." 

Aleen Bronson is "Patches," and 
she brings nothing to the part that 
others portraying just such roles 
have done before l.er. She doesn't 
even strive for naturalness, suggest- 
ing at all times that she inputting 
across a lot of nifties and waiting 
for them to land, such as her vaude- 
ville brethren and sisters wo -Id do. 

There are some good perform- 
ances. Hugh Thompson as the 
husband does very well; Edith King, 
here in stock at the President, does 
fairly well with a crying, repentant 
wife; Harry Neville scored as a 
butler, with the lesser lights doing 
fairlv well. But all the glory must 
go to young Pearce. This young 
fellow is going to click one of these 
days in a manner that will be star- 
tling. 

The piece Is by an unknown, as 
are the sponsors, Holstein and 
Graham. The latter have given an 
adequate production, and as for the 
direction, Mr. Graham, credited, 
would have done more for his play 
had he secured someone able to 
cover up his shortcomings in the 
! writing end of it. 

Mcfikhi. 



. WHITE COLLARS 

Los Angeles, Feb. 6. 
Preaented at Euan theatre for first mm 
mi any atss* Jan. 81 by Frank Bkiii 
iirougn arraricvmenl with Louis A llse- 
l<*>n. 

i'.m»!y !n three sets by Bdith Bills 
Stnirr production directed by Lillian Albert- 
*"n. 

Robert Obe r 

Mabei Forres* 

iMn Bryant Washburn) 

Z. Wall Covington 

, Blanche li"uglK* 

GcorKo Sherwood 

Kuth Lae 

....Karl* A Fox''- 
. . . .Claire Du Brey 



'■win ll< nry 
Helen T...IVM-. 



Mr. Thayer 

Mn Thayer 

1": .■ : .; Tlia\er . 

J an Thajcr 

V. ilUam Van I.yun 

ily Van. I.> un 



T m C.l).. 



.Paul Kruger 



"White Collars" is a comedy based 
on Capital vs. "The White Collar 
Toilets," otherwise known as "The 
Middle Class." It aims and succeeds 
in proving; that all that is needed is 
a better understanding between these 

Classes. 

The story discloses that a "regular 
fellow" with oodles of moncj can be 
more democratic than the honest 
Office (oiler, too proud to be tie, a ted 
to a more comfortable way of living 
unless he can do so by his own ef- 
forts, even though It could be real- 
ized by the marriage of a million- 
lira Into a poor but honorable family 
Of toilers. 

In the play William Van Lyun 
iKarle Foxt) is worth fifteen mil- 
lions and marries Joan Thayer (Kuth 
Lee), h.s stenographer, a daughter 
»f the Thayeri in moderate ctrcum- 
itnnces. 

The rich one resorts to every 
■loans possible' to make the family 
more comfortable, but the family, 
looking upon anything that he may 
do as a gift, refuses to accept any 
assistance. 

It seems a little when the mar- 
ried couple return from their honey- 
moon the wife insists that her mil- 
lionaire husband (called back to the 
city on business) temporarily live 
With her parents. After tolerating the 
humble flat for a couple of weeks, 
during which time. In his conversa- 
tions with Cousin Henry (Richard 
m>»>> nf enclifligtic tendencies and 



NEW PLAYS PRODUCED 

WITHIN WEEK ON B'WAY 



THE SHOW-OFF 



Clara 

Mr?. KishT 

Amy 

Frank Hylnnd... 

Mr. Fisher 

Joe 

Aubrey J'lper. ... 

out 

Ilogi i a 



Juliette Crosby 

Helen Lowell 

Regina Wallace 

Ouy D'Bnnery 

C. W. Goodrich 

Lee Tracy 

. .!/>uts John Bartels 

Francis Pierlot 

Jieeuh Clayton 



If this isn't "the great American 
comedy" it doesn't miss it much. 
And if George Kelly, who wrote It, 
hasn't written that "great Ameri- 
can comedy" here, he probably will 
next time. To this reviewer, who 
has steadfastly sat for a score of 
yearn watching the expressions of 
native commentators, satirists and 
mouthpieces, as projected through 
the proscenium arch, this little tran- 
script of life is a high spot, quite 
the pleasantest since "The Man 
from Home." 

It is the better since it is "good 
theatre." Realism and reality are 
worlds apart Realism i<» the seem- 
ingly real when spoken or acted be- 
hind footlights, flavored to amuse- 
ment taste that helps keep thou- 
sands in the mood to enjoy and in 
the illusion to feel. There is an 
undercurrent of verisimilitude here 
that is pluperfect in that quality of 
synchronizing the play and the au- 
dience without a hiatus of even a 
murmur in the air between. 

Withal. "The Show-Off" is an ex- 
panded vaudeville sketch, full of 
vaudeville "ga?s" If you please. 
That element is the showmanly 
vehicle which holds one solidly fas- 
cinated with the development of 
story and theme around the plain 
family with which It deals. The 
principal figure is a comedian — a 
low comedian, a "type." He is an 
Irrepressible bragger. a windbag, a 
fourfiushcr. probably the moat pro- 



long and distinguished career, and 
who plays it beyond any other she 
has ever sold. 

Keglna Wallace as the girl wife 
who adores the bull-shotter and 
who is adored by him, is winsome 
and registers in many moods. Ju- 
liette Crosby as an older sister mar- 
ried to a respectable and honorable 
man, but envying her little sister 
the thrilling ecstasy of being in 
love with a romantic blatherskite, 
is fidelity and ■ power personified. 
The whole cast weaves in without 
a flaw -worth mentioning, and the 
spirit of the direction, as seen in 
the teamwork and the understand- 
ing, feeling exposition of every 
twist and quiver in the author's in- 
tent, is a study in translation of 
simple art into radiation of emo- 
tion. 

Stewart and French. Inc.. are 
the producers. They also did Kelly's 
"The Torch Bearer*," which had all 
the wit of this comedy, but not its 
heart appeal. Bert French of the 
company died after seeing its" first 
performance and was denied the 
glory of Us apparently triumphant 
New York acceptance at the Play- 
house. 

"The Show- Off" should be and 
prooably will bo one of the out- 
standing hits of the season. J.ait. 



MOONLIGHT 

A musical comely produced by L. I-t\v- 
rencc Weber at the Longacrc Jan. 30; b>w>k 
by William I.o Baton; wore by t'on cv.nrad; 
lyrics by W. B. Friodlander, also director; 
dancea staged by ljirry C'eballos. 

Jlmmie Farnsworth Louis Simon 

Qeorge Van Home dell Dule 

lYuy Duncan Maxlne Brown 

Louise Kndioott Allyn King 

Suzanne Franklyn Klea Ersi 

Hrnoks Robinson Newbold 

I'eter Darby Ernest Glendinnlng 

Marie Helen O'Snea 



nouncrd all-around damn fool since 
"Clarence." 

But Kelly is wise; Kelly knows, 
just as his brother, the "Virginia 
Judge," knows, when he so cun- 
ningly mingles hokum with sympa- 
thy in his negro and Tad charac- 
ters of monolog. This Kelly makes 
his strutting, prevaricating, un- 
suitable but never insufferable 
West Philly bounder a sort of jack- 
ass that one must love. And when, 
in the last minute, the show-off 
"comes through," the ones who have 
laughed at him so heartily cheer 
with him. 

That final "kick" Is so shrewdly 
concealed that it has all the effect- 
iveness of climax. It is only a mild 
revealment that the gabby chump's 
irresponsible mouthings have by ac- 
cident led to a happy consequence. 
It is then that his mother-in-law, 
who in her honest and decent way 
has so long despised him and razzed 
him and criticized him, realizing 
that he will forever hold up his 
triumph before her and rob her of 
wind and acid, groans: "God help 
me from now on." 

And the curtain falls on this. 
And the crowd rises and howls and 
wows and claps that spontaneous 
applause of appreciation and intc- 
est which one so rarely hears in 
the theatre these days. 

Louis John Bartels plays the 
show-off. And he looks it and acts 
it and handles it from his $8 tin- 
paid-for shoes to his phony but be- 
loved toupe. Bartels doesn't miss 
much of making himself a Broad- 
way star on his showing. Of course 
most of the credit is due Kelly, who 
wrote and staged the play, but Bar- 
tels is the one who swims in the 
fat of it. Bartels and Helen Low- 
ell, who as the mother-in-law has 
the most consistently high-voltage 
part she has ever played in her 



Encouraged by the-* success of 
"IJttle Jesse James," a short cast 
musical with one setting. L. Law- 
rence Weber produced his second 
musical comedy this season at his 
own Longacre Jan. 30. "Jesse" was 
not costly either to put on or to 
operate, Its line-up being so ar- 
ranged it can turn a profit at the 
Little, where it was moved to pro- 
vide a spot for "Moonlight." 

The new piece has two settings, 
and although the production outlay 
Is more than for "Jesse James," the 
expenditure does not seem excep- 
tional for a show' of the kind. 

But "Moonlight" must do consid- 
erably more business to be profit- 
able, because it has a cast that on 
paper looks like real money. There 
is a goodly share of melody in it, 
but the first night impression was 
that it suffered from too little com- 
edy. — 

It is predicted the songs will get 
the show across, but unless laughs 
are provided the chances are 
against "Moonlight" being a hit. 
even though it does turn a profit. 

Though the score stands out as 
the best of "Moonlight," there is 
considerably more to the show. It 
has been tastefully dressed, brightly 
lighted and its dances are full tof 
pep and some novelty to the credit 
of Larry Cebalios. He has coached 
the eight chorus girls and a like 
number of boys to go to it. The 
girls especially attracted attention 
and scored when the tunes were 
jazzy. "Daffodil." right after the 
opening, was taken away from the 
number leader by the chorus and the 
girls were legitimately encored. The 
orchestra at the time sounded as 
though the Paul Whifeman bunch 
featured with "Jesse James" were 
still in the pit. 

"On Such a Night" sounded like 
the show's song hit and its best 
chance for popularity. Peculiarly 
enough, it is handled by the four 
male principals. Each had a verse, 
and for each verse there was a pos- 
ing girl back stage, representing a 
Japanese girl. Kast Indian, South 
Seas and Arabian girl. None wore 
much covering, and all were bare 
from the thighs to breast ,nlso bare- 
legged. The melody itself, however. 
is pretty enough without the (losing 
atmosphere.' -"Say It Again" is also 
a likely tune. Following the cho- 
rus, the Lorraine Sisters suddenly 
entered, but scored heavily with a 
kicking dance. "Forever" counted 
as one of the sheet music sellers 
when the show was out, but did not 
particularly strike the first nlghters. 
There are 1C song numbers in all. 
Con Conrad, who composed the 
tunes, teamed for the first time with 
W. B. Friedlander, whose lyrical 
ability is known in vaudeville. It 
is one thing Frledlander can do. 

"Moonlight" is based on William 
Le Baron's farce, "I Love You," pro- 
duced by G. M. Anderson at the 
Booth in 1919. The action takes 
place In the home of wealthy Jimmy 
Farnsworth, who contends that 
every one in his set is so blase they 
have lost all sense of proportion and 
are unable to enjoy life like ordinary 
mortals. He declares that love is 
just a "matter of environment and 
he bets a friend $. r i,000 that with the 
proper settings any strange girl and 
boy will fall in love within a month. 
His formula is a moonlight night, a 
soft divan, a book of poems and 
perhaps a nearby violinist fiddling 
sentimental tunes. 

The environment works love 
charms, but the wrong way, and 
Jimmy loses. 

The girl selected falls In love with 
the butler, a highly educated per- 
son Who has plenty of money and 
doesn't have to work .while the chap 



who was supposed to "make her" 
nearly captures another girl; but, 
being the electrician who was called 
In to fix the lights, It turns out he 
is engaged to the housemaid. He 
squares himself with the girl by ex- 
plaining he entered into the plot to 
grab some change. 

Louts Simon as Jimmy lisped the 
comedy lines to only fair effect. 
Somehow the lines did not tickle 
the first nlghters. The confection- 
ery Allyn King (who replaced Wan- 
da Lyon after the show opened out 
of town) was always good to look 
upon. Her love scene with Jimmy 
on the divan when the "environ- 
ment" led her to make passlonato 
love to the unwilling host counted 
as one of the best moments. Max- 
ine Brown was a pleasing ingenue 
and danced himself to a nice score 
late in the show. Elsa Ersi of Buda- 
pesth and hailed as a new prima 
donna on this side, was piquant at 
times, but displayed nothing excep- 
tional in a vocal way. Her best try 
was with "How Do I Know He Loves 
Me?" 

Ernest Glendinning appeared as a 
new figure In musical comedy. As 
the electrician with a flair for mak- 
ing speeches on any topic he was 
amusing. His entrance was novel. 
Being called in to fix the lights, he 
handles a bright lyric called 
'Aren't We AH" while perched on a 
ladder. In evening clothes Glen- 
dinning was classy. His "hoofing" 
suffices the requirements, and his 
reading of a verse on "On Such a 
Night" capital. 

Robinson Newbold as the intellec- 
tual butler carried off the individual 
honors the opening night with a 
specialty which consisted of the 
various ways a song might be sung. 
The number was "If I Were of the 
Hoi Polloi," given earlier with Miss 
Brown. 

"Moonlight" may not be a kno-k- 
out. but its shortcomings arc liable 
to be distanced by the weight of the 
score, which would give Con Conrad 
the bulk of credit. Ibee. 



RUST 

El Viejo Ralf Rolmont 

l*Hi»:a Selena Royle 

MiKuH Richard La Salle 

Jose Clarke Silverman 

Martin Leslie King 

Curloa Ortega Wiil.am Bowman 

t'io * John Mon.ni 

1-ola Ltale Lelrb 

Matto Jack McKlroy 

Bailor Bradford Hunt 

Second Sailor Carlln CrandaJl 

Rosa A bbe Carbeau 

Juan A. M. Bush 

Maria , Jessie Lytell 

<:>pey Dancer Miss I.'*' 

Ouitarirt 9oHy Ma'dona 

This is another Greenwich Vil- 
lage theatre surprise party with a 
high-sounding corporation for a 
sponsor, with the names of all the 
directors, advisers, well-wishers and 
volunteer impresarios given honor- 
ary mention on the program. There 
are a great many credits acknowl- 
edged for "Rust." which seems un- 
likely to yield enough credit to go 
around. 

The producer is Devsilck, Inc., the 
word being a compound of Jack 
Dovereaux (presrlaent), Clarke Sil- 
vernail (vice-president and princi- 
pal actor),-and Laura Wllck (treas- 
urer), leaving out entirely Alexan- 
der Dolowltz (secretary) of the 
Inc. It might at least have been 
called Devsllckowitz, and taken In 
the board, though there was "Max 
Ree, art director," to be considered, 
as well as "A. M. Bush, stage man- 
ager," and "Lisle Leigh, executive 
counsel." The author who is pre- 
sented by all these is Robert Pres- 
nel). a Chicago Journalist. Dever- 
eaux Is a former comedian, and a 
son-in-law of John Drew. Miss 
Wilck is a play broker. The others 
are in the cast, except Ree and 
Dolowltz, to this deponent un- 
known. 

The theatre appends a list of 10 
officials below the above Impressive 
roster, running ewn to the lady 
who serves the excellent coffee (at 
two bits a shot) in the retiring 
room. 

Now that all the uncles and aunts 
of "Rust" have been properly iden- 
tified, we come to the play and the 
playing, both of which are ambi- 
tious but not effective. The whole 
thing has the smack of an attempt 
at something out of the reach of 
those who strove for it. From the 
lighting — the most atrociously in- 
ept and amateurish handling of a 
switchboard this veteran reviewer 
has ever encountered in a metro- 
politan theatre — to the author's 
program footnote, which employs 
violently powerful words to create 
a mental effect that the play never 
nearly Justifies, the whole venture 
has the reaction of falling short. 

Presnell has taken a conventional 
triangle Enoch .urden plot with 
trite situations, and planted them 
in Barcelona; his footnote says the 
section is vile, and says It much less 
mildly. Yet that promise never is 
made good; it isn't horrible or 
growsome, it is only dark and bore- 
some. The lighting effect sought 
was an "art" silhouette. It turned 
out to be a stage business killing 
blunder, with all t.,e light shining 
In the faces of the audience and 
making the actors just bulky forms 
without, eyes, lips or expression 
They posed in the doorway and got 
profile silhouettes for no reason and 
to fio advantage, except that the 
posing was artificial, and. when the 
men did it, coquettish and effemi- 
nate. 

The writing is nowhere extraor- 



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dlnary. though at all times capable. 
The plot la uninteresting;, therefore 
much of It Is lost Constant repe- 
titions of set phrases hurt, also. 
The progress Is held up many times 
for long dissertations on thrill-less 
theme subjects, apparently put there 
bo SUvernall, an affected and en- 
tirely synthetic actor of a would- 
be spiritual poet soul, can gush and 
mush speeches meant to be ethereal 
and wistful. 

The rest of the talk Is obvious 
when it isn't blunt, except for the 
character of the boys ragpicker 
father, which is rather finely drawn, 
and the heavy, who is honestly Just 
a mean babe. Selena Royle gives a 
splendid performance of a badly 
constructed and weakly directed 
ingenue role, and If there are any 
acting honors in "Rust" she may 
claim them and share the minority 
residue with Halph Belmont, Rich- 
ard La Salle and Leslie King. 

If '•Rust" has been brought to 
earth somewhat since seen for the 
purposes of this review, on the 
opening night, when it was played 
"cold," it must have Improved con- 
siderably. It seems scarcely prom- 
ising, however, that It can be re- 
deemed to a point where it would 
have a chance for metropolitan 
8'iccpss. In the form it displayed 
at the premiere, despite the explo- 
sive nnplausc of kind friends In 
front, it registered as a flop. Lait 



MERRY WIVES OF GOTHAM 

(Fanshastics) 

Comedy In a prologue and two acts; eight 
•cones find Htm Bf'ts; produced by Henry 
Miller at the Miller Jan. 10: written by 
Lawrence Etarrt; duals stars Grace George 
a-.id I .am a Il.pe (."reus. 

Denbeigh Bertha B.tllenger 

plrii DeRhonde AVilliam Hanlcy 

Ar.ne DeRhonde Grace rjeorn 

I. -nibart DeRlioncte Berton Churchill 

Annie O'Tandy Laura Hope Crews 

gountaa O'Tr-ndy Arthur Slnc'ajr 

Ai,dv Gorman Arthur (\ le 

Ophtlla O'Tandy Mary Kills 

I*aperhangcr George Wilson 

Foi»:ov Lew is A Beady 

•Major Fowler John Mtltrrn 

Widow Gorman Mignon O'Doherty 

Ar.gelo Iierbcrt Karjoon 

Kutison Beaa .....Judith Vosaelll 

J'.mmlny Eddie Qutnn 

Patsy William Quinn 

Phe'.nn Henii.ssy Tom Magulre 

Slslcr Merced- a Avis Hughes 

Mis* Mortimer Ann Winston 



The atmosphere of old New York 
ts in Lawrence Eyre"s "Fanshastics" 
which Henry Miller unfolded at his 
theatre Jan. 16 last week, just a« 
there was the atmosphere of old 
New Orleans in the same author's 
"Mis' Nelly O'New Orleans," pre- 
sented at the same theatre several 
seasons ago. The second week the 
title Was changed to "The Merry 
Wives of Gotham." 

The first portion of "Fanshastics" 
la delightful comedy but the author 
has not been as fortunate with the 
latter .third of the play. There is 
less of the love interest than in 
"Mis' Nelly" and in total the latter 
play held more charm. 

Indications point against a run 
for the new play despite its ex- 
cellent cast and splendid production. 

The author's theme is that of two 
twin infant sisters adopted by dif- 
ferent people froi.i a Sister's 
orphanage in Ireland, drawn to- 
gether through some intuitive force 
when middle-aged. One is the wife 
of a Wealthy New Yorker of Dutch 
antecedents, the- other the hard- 
working mate of a two fisted Irish- 
man, a cabin-squatter on the rocks 
of what was Fifth avenue and 69tli 
street in 1S73. There is a bitter 
controversy between the two men 
over the ownership of -he ground 
(then described as being "away up- 
town.") Their quarrel is lessened 
the none when the rich man's son 
falls in love with the poor one's 
daughter, whose success as a singer 
at Tony Fastor's and getting $20 a 
week was quite something in those 
days, 

Mr. Miller could perhaps have 
made no better choice in Grace 
George as the rich matron, Anne 
DeRhonde or Laura Hope Crews as 
the bubbling, hard working Annie 
O'Tandy. It is the scenes between 
them that supply many humorous 
and enjoyable moments in "Fan- 
shastlcs" — that is the way Mrs. 
O'Tandy pronounced fantastic, the 
term being used to describe the 
"carrying on" of the two stubborn 
husbands. 

Between them they try to pacify 
the combatants but it is never In 
the cards. Yet they find much In 
common, understanding each other 
perfectly, regardless of the great 
difference in their liven and culture. 
The lady Anne DeRhonde tells 
Annie O'Tandy who helps the family 
Income by taking in washing, that 
there never was a woman tj whom 
she was so closely drawn nor liked 
so well. Annie feels the same way 
about It, but Is unable to ex-lain 
It. That is the tender note. 

A touching scene between the pair 
concludes the play. The relation- 
ship Is not disclosed. Though that 
would have been the obvious finale, 
it might have complicated the mar- 
riage of the young people, who are 
presumably first cousins. 

When Miss George entranced 
there was applause the second 
night, v • hardly half the house 
was te I In the following 

scene. I .f the O'Tandy shack. 

Miss Crews at an ironing board was 
hot recognized until sometime after 
the scene was on. Her appearance 
and her brogue were both surpris- 
ing. The Gaelic inflections and 
mannerisms seemed ever so natural 
with her. She is called from her 



duties with the wash by a commo- 
tion outside and ahe exclaims: 
"Diva take them goats, they are 
the curse of New York." In ex- 
plaining away some of her hus- 
band's actions she says: "Sure the 
Irish love everything strong, their 
tea and their whiskey, their love 
makin' and their fightln'." 

There was shrewd observation too 
when she said: "Never argue With 
a man (meaning husbands) until 
you get him in bed; they can't get 
away from you then." Miss George 
also had lines of humor. One was: 
"All actresses are 10 years older 
than the papers say they are." She 
suggested memories when suggest- 
ing to her husband that they go to 
the matinee and see Lester Wal- 
lack In 'Rosedale'." 

Arthur Sinclair stood out most 
prominently In the supporting cast 
as the fiery Scumas O'Tandy. His 
"Tad" Is a fine and authentic a 
characterization as seen this season. 
Sinclair was of the Irish Players 
who came here some time ago and 
he appeared in "The White Headed 
Boy" among other things. Berton 
Churchill who has been on Broad- 
way all season but In a number of 
different plays which have folded 
up. did the stubborn DeRhonde-skill- 
fully. Judith Voselll's dual roles 
were both small however. Her bit 
in the prolog as a Sister of Charity 
was excellent. Mary Ellis also ap- 
peared in the prolog and the play, 
being best as In the latter. 

There are eight scenes cleverly 
worked out to effect quick changes, 
no scene taking longer than 30 
seconds to accomplish. The scenes 
arc played upon falsa stages for that 
reason. In the second act a solid 
setting pictures the rocky home of 
the O'Tandy and is so arranged that 
it is flown in entirety. In that scene 
the Rovers, an Bast Side gang 
makes entrance. It is the gang 
episodes that somehow detract from 
the play. In light too the produc- 
tion has been admirably equipped 
by Miller, under whose direction the 
plav was staged. 

"Fanshastics" does not impress 
as a candidate for run honors 
though It Is admirably presented and 
acted. Ibee. 

FASHION 

Second bill of the Provlncetown Players' 
subscription season. Revival of Mrs. Anna 
Cora Mowatt'a comedy of 1840: acting 
version, with tonga of the period, arranged 
by Brian Hooker and Deems Taylor. In 
three acta and Ave scenes. Directed by 
Robert Edmond Jones and Jamea Light: 
coatumea by Klrah Markham and Mr. Jones; 
Mtnory bv Reginald Marsh. Cllon Throck- 
morton aiid Jones. At ths Provlncetown 
Playhouse. New York. 

Zclce Ocrge Brown 

MUllnette Mary Blair 

Mr. Tiffany Ronieyn Benjamin 

Mrs Tiffany Glare Eames 

Snobaon Allen W. Nsgla 

Seraphina Helen Freeman 

T. Tennvson Twinkle Charles Kills 

Augustus Fogg Harold McGee 

Count Jolltnaltre Stanley Hewlett 

Adam Trueman Perry Ivlna 

Gertrude Mary Morris 

Colonel Howard Walter Abel 

Prud-'nco Ruza Wenclawska 

Mrs. TtfTany'a Harpist Marietta Bitter 

Mrs. Tiffany's Violinist Macklln Marrow 

Mrs. Tiffany's Guests Kloise Pendleton. 

Cynthia Barry, Lucy Elled Shreve 



There's a trood evening enterto 1 '-- 
ment down at the Provlncetown 
Players' Macdougal street stable- 
theatre In Greenwich village. Every 
excursion downtown has always 
been with the expectancy of viewing 
something dolefully dramatic, and 
this evening of fun was a pleasant 
surprise in more than one respect, 
not the least of which Is the discov- 
ery the company can do lighter 
things also. 

"Fashion" was first produced In 
Now York at the Park. March 24, 
1S45, and then heralded as the first 
American play depicting American 
manners in a realistic fashion. It 
also possessed the novelty of being 
the work of America's first woman 
playwright (Mrs. Mowatt previously 
was an actress). 

Since these facts are printed on 
the program as historical data they 
can hardly be disputed, which makes 
one wonder how even an ante- 
bellum audience could have taken 
this sort of thing seriously. To the 
audience it was Just so much good- 
natured hokum and travesty. They 
caught the spirit of the melodra- 
matic "asides" and roundly ap- 
plauded every stilted and declama- 
tory, flower-/ speech of the sympa- 
thetic characters and heartily 
boohed and hissed the villain. 

The reception of the play makes 
one wonder of its possibilities up- 
town. The play has merit strictly 
as entertainment. The simple little 
tale sustains the tempo sufficiently 
with the general spirit of good-na- 
tured travesty the prime appeal. 
When they sing such pathetic sob 
ditties as "My Life Is Like a Scent- 
less Rose" and "Call Me Pet Names, 
Dearest," the audience feels for 
them. 

The violent histrionics with the 
intermittent parading down the ex- 
tended apron to the footlights to 
confide not so confidential "asides" 
to the audience is excellent fare for 
any playgoer. 

Kadi player interprets his or her 
role in the proper spirit. The virgin 
heroine "suffers" with all her being 
throughout the three acts; the vil- 
lain is as mean and "dirty" as pos- 
sible: the hero as manly and trust- 
worthy, etc. 

Clare Eames as Mrs. Tiffany, the 
central motif of the theme where- 
from springs the "Fashion" dis- 
course, gave an excellent account of 




INSIDE STUFF 



ON LEGIT 



JOE DARCEY 

America's Blackface Songster 

As usual, next -to-closing, this 
week (Feb. 4), B. F. Keith's great- 
est theatre, the New York Hippo- 
drome. 

Direction MORRIS & FEIL 



herself. Mary Morris as Gertrude 
was fine, with the balance of the 
cast on an equal par. 

It's a "different" sort of theatrical 
entertainment which no Broadway 
"commercial'' manager would ever 
dare to undertake unless in a serious 
vein. Instead, this enterprising 
group of quasi-professional thes- 
plana goes about it just as "serious- 
ly" with a fine sense of humor that 
cannot miss its mark. It is worthy 
of support from seekers of theatrical 
divertissement and judging by the 
business is attracting attention out- 
side of the regular subscription 
books. AM. 



THE VILNA TROUPE 

"THE DIBBUK" 
(In Yiddish) 

The Vilna Troupe, In repertoire, at Thom- 
ashrfsky's Broadway Yiddish Theatre, prc- 
sentel by Bore* and Harry Thomashefsky 
and William Rnlland. "The Dlbbuk," first 
production, by S. An-Sky. Staged accord- 
ing to David Herman; technically arranged 
by Max Eckman. Music arranged by Jo- 
seph Chernlavsky; settings by Louis Brom- 
berg. 

neb Sender BrtnlUer Mat us Kowilskl 

T.eea, his daughter Sonla Alumls 

Frelde, her grandmother Lea Naomi 

Gltel, her chum Miriam Velde 

Menashe. her groom Joseph Greenberg 

NACHMEN'. his father Alexander Aero 

Reb Mendel, his teacher. .. .Jacob Lubotsky 
Rob Aarlcl. adik of Miropol. .Chalm Schneter 

Michel, his "Gabai" Sholom Tanln 

Reb Shtmshon, Rabbi In Miropol, 

Moses Feder 
Talmud tea I Students— 

Chonon Alexander Asro 

Henech Joacpuh Oreenberg 

Oaher Jacob Lubotaky 

Meyer, synagogue attendant. .Sholom Tantn 

First Batlen Chalm Schneler 

Second Batlen Moaea Feder 

The Meschullach Noah Nachhush 

A Visitor Jacob Blelfer 

Sarah, daughter or Tuvln Freds Vltallo 

Dance of Death by Pola Walter 

Beggars, Wedding Guests, Musicians, eta. 



The Vilna Troupe la a company 
of Yiddish thesplana who, despite 
tfleir tongue, have been commended 
and lauded far and wide on the con- 
tinent by other disciples of Thespls. 
The company derives its name from 
Vilna, a town in Russia, although 
they maintain their own playhouse 
In Warsaw. They have played 
every Jewish community in Europe 
and Great Britain and also a com- 
mand performance for the Queen of 
Belgium. 

Originally brought over here for 
a five weeks' stay, the demand has 
warranted an extension into May 
of the company's local stay. Bores 
Thomashefsky and Regina Zucker- 
berg, the leads of the regular stock 
company, being forced to extend 
their road touring to accommodate 
the visiting players at the New 
York house. 

"The Dibbuk," the opening at- 
traction for the first week, because 
of Its secular theme, is not the most 
auspicious debut vehicle to com- 
mand a mixed patronage, as it 
doubtless will in time with less 
pedantic plays. But it's not at all 
difficult to follow the action with 
the assistance of the program syn- 
opsis. "The Dibbuk" was first in- 
troduced by Maurice Schwartz and 
his Yiddish Art Players, and the 
Thomashefskys' presentation Is 
through the courtesy of their, con- 
frere. The play itself is Sonne five 
or six years old, but the author, S. 
An-Sky, did not survive to sco the 
first production of his script. 

Jt is rich In theological lore and 
Irfnds Itself excellently to the Vilna 
Players, who give it more along the 
lines of the mystic rather than the 
realistic interpretation Schwartz 
lent it. The staging is according 
to David Herman, who did not come 
over with the company. 

The acting is superb. If Morris 
Gcst made them rave over his Mus- 
covites, he passed up a corking op- 
portunity with this troupe. The 
present entrepeneurs, with show- 
manship a la Gcst, could repeat the 
same smash, but, as they confide, 
their sole mission la to Introduce 
something better to the Yiddish 
playgoers and also to educate them 
(Continued on page 42) 



The Dramatists' Guild, which made its first bow to Broadway last week 
with "The Goose Hangs High" at the Bijou, is a limited stock company. 
Concerned in the project are several downtown business men who guaran- 
tee the six playwrights In the Guild the use of funds up to $150,000 in 
their production efforts. 

Should the Initial attraction prove profitable, the major portion of the 
downtown money may not he called for. "The Goose" opened promialngly 
to about $7,000 in seven performances. While the first week's pace was 
not impressive, the play is highly regarded In oritlcal circles and should 
ouickly improve. ( 

The Dramatists' Guild consists of Owen Davia, William Anthony Ma- 
gulre. Cosmo Hamilton, Arthur Rlchman, James Forbes and Kdward 
Childs Carpenter, the latter being chairman. Porter Emerson Browne 
was in the organization, but withdrew, following a dispute over a play 
by him. which was to have been the first presentation. 

The Guild is not restricted to the use of plays by its own members, but 
will produce plays from other authors if the scripts are deemed meritable. 
All the playwrights in the Guild are stockholdets. George Mooaer is the 
business manager. 



A friendly rivalry seems to havo sprung up between Mile. Mlnstlnguett 
with "Innocent Eyes" and Mile. Delysla with "Topics," both Shubert 
shows. Each of the wpmen is French and come over here under a cast 
Iron contract with the ShUberts. 

One edge of the rivalry is reported on salary with Delysla receiving; 
$2,500 weekly and Mlstinguett $2,000. Then again the Mistlnguett show 
Is still on the road. Where it may remain for some weeks, finally landing 
In Chicago, while Delysla Is on Broadway (Winter Garden). However, 
if the current Garden show should fall away too fast, Mlnstlnguett may 
go In there with "Innocent Eyes" if not located at that time In Chicago. 

Over In Paris Mistlnguett is a popular favorite, and It la said Delysla 
has appeared In Parisian productions In a subordinate role to her. 

While most of Mtatlnguett'a material was taken from her In the Shu- 
bert show. It is being slowly returned in Philadelphia, where It has de- 
veloped Mlstinguett has some attraction for the smifrt people, although 
the upstairs don't altogether "get" her yet. The French woman believes 
this will be remedied when she has more command of English. Mistlnguett 
la studiously striving to master It, by the hour. 



Unless figures lie, big musical show production Is not as profitable 
as generally believed, even when enormous weekly groases are drawn, and 
the possibility of heavy loss is always the unknown factor. A case In 
point Is "Kid Boots," one of the best things on Broadway. It la getting 
about $32,200 weekly at the Carroll, the house share being computed to 
be $10,000, leaving in round numbers $22,000 for the company share. 

Eddie Cantor Is playing on a basis of 10 per cent, of the gross, which 
means his salary la $3,200 weekly. The total coat of the cast la perhaps 
$11,000, and probably more. From the remainder la to be deducted the 
orchestra and back atage operation expense, with the assumption that 
another $5,000 la to be added to the weekly coat of the company. The net 
profit of tho ahow Is about $6,000 weekly, less royalty. Against that la 
the estimated production cost of $150,000. If the latter figure Is correct 
the actual profits cannot commence until next season. 



"Abie's Irish Rose" has proven a bonanza for a number of other*, aa 
well as Ann Nichols, Its author-producer. A number of actons appear- 
ing In the original company at the Republic, New York, have "Able" to 
thank for establishing them upon a foundation of Independence, particu- 
larly six players who opened with the piece and are now rounding out 
their 88th consecutive week. Some of these players have had two or 
three boosts In salary since the play opened, and have been thrifty 
enough to Invest In property and other Investments that have proven 
profitable. Listed among the fortunate ones are Ida Kramer, Alfred 
White, Jack Benton and Harry Bradley. 

In addition the six duplicate "Able" companies have provided em- 
ployment for some 150 actors and actresses. 

Ceorge M. Cohan laughingly repudiated the Idea that he waa not out of 
breath at tho conclusion of the dance bit with Eddie Cantor at the, Friars 
Frolic and that Cohan's puffing In silence waa rehearsed. 'If you don't 
think It's on the level, come around to the Hudson and see for yourself." 
Cohan has a dance In "The Song and Dance Man," and saya It always 
wlnda him. The nightly number, however, la the explanation of his 
sprightly stepping noticed In hla benefit appearances. 



A hideaway theatre In New York among the highbrow little theatre and 
theatre guild groups la the Laboratory theatre, on East (0th street. It le 
under the direction of Richard Boleslawsky, formerly director of the 
Moscow Art Theatre studio. It Is "an organisation of American profes- 
sional players; established in the form of a business trust, having as lt« 
aim the founding of a creative theatre In America." 

It le akin to the Threshold theatre in that It combines a school ami 
working- theatre. A tuition fee per month is charged and after completing 
their couraee, the most competent students have an opportunity to re- 
main as permanent members of the laboratory theatre. 

The special situation la somewhat similar to what it was at this time 
last year. Four big ones are to be seen In New York within the next 
six weeks. "Yolande" opens at the Cosmopolitan Feb. 17, preceding by a 
few days ''America" at the 44th Street, Feb. 24. (This date may be forced 
back a week for the lack of snow for the Valley Forge scenes). 

Douglas Fairbanks Is due at the Lyric March 17 with 'The Thief o'f 
Bagdad," at $1.50 top. while about that time Mary Plckford will have her 
new picture ready, "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall." "Tne Name Is 
Woman" Is opening at the Astor Feb. 25 at $2 top. In addition, Goldwyn 
has a Von Strohelm scheduled before early summer. 



"The Deep Tangled Wlldwood." the comedy by George 8. Kaufman 
a.nd ^farc Connelly, which had a brief run at the Frazee last November. 
Is beitif,' presented In stock under the name of 'The Old Home Town." The 
latter is figured to be a better title. The press notices used by an up-state 
stock company had the play a big success In New York. It actually 
ran three weeks. 



The attempt by Hearst's New York "Evening Journal" to place a mini- 
mum number of lines for Broadway theatrical advertising Is costing that 
paper about $30 dally, according to the mathematicians. That's at the 
rate of $250,000 a year. Through the Producing Managers' Association 
taking a stand against a minimum, nearly all of the 60 or more legit 
houses dropped out of tho paper, previously they had been using the 
evening sheet for from four llr.cs up daily. 



It Is understood a tentative offer stands for one of the principals in a 
new Broadway revue to Join a more pretentious and annual production 
at $1,000 a week, whensoever the desired person sees fit to sign a con* 
tract. The catch lies In the fact that the performer is tied to her present 
employer under a five-year agreement. 



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Thursday, February 7, 1924 



FIGHT FILMS SEIZED IN LOS 
ANGELES BY FEDERAL AGENTS 



Firpo-Dempsey Setto Had Already Paid Up One 
Fine in 'Frisco — Was Showing at Pantages' 
House 



• i 



Los Angeles", Feb. 6. 
The Federal Oram) Jury has re- 
turned indictments charging con- 
spiracy to violate the Interstate 
Commerce law resulting from the 
showing of the Dempsey-Flrpo 
film, which was confiscated by the 
Federal officials last Friday at the 
1'. images. 

Alex Pantages furnished S-.ooo 
ball for his appearance, while Ralph 
and Mrs. Procter, who managed the 

film, put up similar amounts. The 
authorities announced that a tele- 
graphic warrant had been sent to 
New York for the arrest of Fred 
C. Quimby of the Universal Films. 
Other indictments are to follow. 

The Federal authorities say they 
are in possession of contracts be- 
tween Pantages, Procter and others 
*etti'ng forth the price of the rental 
for the Dempsey-Firpo picture. 

Pantages asserts that as the film 
was shown in San Francisco with- 
out molestation he assumed he was 
within his legal rights to exhibit 
it here. 



WESTMINSTER SHOWING 
FOR "FIGHTING BLADE" 

Called "Strange Place for 

Trade Showing"— "Green 

Goddess" Concurrently 



London, .Ian. 23. 

Trade shows are getting into 
stiunge places. The latest is the 
Premiere British presentation of 
"The Fighting Blade," for which 
First National has secured the Cen- 
tral hall, Westminster. 

The chief attraction sprHMr* to be 
that various Members of Parliament 
will be present. 

Under present conditions M. P.'s, 
however, are not what we should 
really call a big attraction: Die ac- 
tivities of drenched Labor strike 
pic! els are much more exciting. 



Goldwyn is about to release its 
"Green Goddess" featuie with tleorgc 
Arliss while the show is running at 
the St. James. 



For the premiere showing of 
th» new Graham- -Wilcox picture. 
"Southern Love," featuring Betty 
Blythe, at the Albert Hall, the place 
is being transformed into a bull -ring 
and the audience will consist of over 
7.500 Invited guests. For a special 
prolog lasting some 30 minutes a 
troupe of Spanish gypsies is being 
imported. 

Fay Compton has signed with 
Gaumont for a considerable time. 
She is completing the firm's ver- 
sion of "Claude Duval.*' produced 
bv George Cooper. N'lge-1 Karrie is 
hading man. 

.lose Collins is again the British 
snd Colonial leading woman and is 
playing a variety of parts in the 
firm'.* new series of two-reel dramas. 
The film tides ami the characters 
promise something warm In melo- 
drama, Arthur Wontner will be the 
hading man, Thomas Bentley, pro- 
ducer, and A. W. Kingston, camera- 
man, while the Stories have been 
written by rlliot Stannnrd. The 
features will bo handled by Moss 
Empires with the first to be ready 
for the British Film Week. 

FILMS IN LONDON 



ORCHESTRA AS EXTRA 
WON FOR METROPOLITAN 

Washington Picture House Did 

$14,000— Picture Didn't 

Enter 



Washington, Feb t> 

A spec i..l attraction, an orchestra, 
forced the gross of the Metropolitan 
to the top place in last week's line- 
up of the four downtown houses. 
The picture at the house didn't cre- 
ate a. ripple. it was "Waring's 
Pennsylvanians" everywhere one 
turned, with the result the indefi- 
nite engagement of this orchestra, 
with a new program weekly, is go- 
ing to he a "clean-up" proposition 
for Harry M. Crandall. 

Washington's disinclination ;o 
patronize anything with a title sub- 
gesting a "western" was again 
knocked-out with "The Heritage of 
the Desert." It ran up a big gross. 

Estimates for last week: 

Crandall's Metropolitan (I.R00: 
35-55-75). Marie Prevost in "The 
Wantei - a" (First National). Draw- 
credit due to Waring's Pennsyl- 
vanians. Peached good $14,000. 

Moore's Rialto (1,908; 25-35-56- 
73). "Name the Man" (Goldwyn). 
About 113.500. 

Loew's Palace (2.400; *15-55-7.".). 
"Heritage of the Desert" (Para- 
mount). This western by Zane 
Grey repeated for this house. Grey's 
"Call of the Canyon" led town dur- 
ing holiday week. Got $11,000. 

Loew's Columbia (1.200; 35-55). 
"The Humming Bird" (Paramount). 
Second week. $10,000. New attrac- 
tive stage setting has hangings re- 
placing the torn and mutilated 
boxed in set used for such a long 
time. 

This Week 

Metropolitan, "Jealous Husband;" 
and Waring's Pennsylvanians; Co- 
lumbia, "Napoleon and Josephine;" 
Bialto. "Thru the Dark;" Palace, 
"Pied I'iper Malone." 



BACK FROM S. A. 



J. S. JoKre Arrives in Frisco, After 
Many Adventures 



San Francisco, Feb 6. 

After encountering many excit- 
ing adventures in the Jungles of 
the west coast of South America, 
J. S. Joffre, president of the North- 
ern California Photoplays, Inc., ar- 
rived here last week a steerage 
passenger on the Newport. Joffre 
brought with him more than three 
miles of film depicting life in the 
jungle regions of Ecuador, Chile 
and Colombia, 

With sixteen others Joffre left 
San Francisco Jan. 31, 1923, to 
make films of the native life in 
the remote countries. Six of the 
party, Joffre said, died in South 
America and the others one by one 
returned to the United States. 

Joffre remained on the lob until 
nearly all of his money was spent. 



Kolker's "Repay" Opening Feb. 28 — 
"Living Target" Scene 



London. Feb. 6. 
Henry Kolker's "1 Will Repay" 
will open at the Marble Arch, Feb. 
lc, with Flora le Breton in the 

( list. 

There is great difference of opin- 
ion among the critics as to "The 
Fighting Blade." with Richard Bar- 
thelniess. Some say it is anti- 
British and pro-Socialist. 

It was exhibited at the Westmin- 
ster Hall. 

"The Living Target " will be the 
next Swedish Blograph here. It 
hss a William Tell scene, with a 
father shooting away electric bulbs 
surrounding his son. 



CHICAGO POLICE FORCES 
"BIRTH" OFF SCREEN 



'Way Down East" Substituted 

at Auditorium — State Law 

Supercedes Injunction 



Chicago. Feb. 8. 

"Way Down East" has been sub- 
stituted at the Auditorium in place 
of "Birth of a Nation" until the 
legal squabble is over. 

Chief of Police Collins has been 
upheld by the Superior Court in 
i.is arrest of the operators and ex- 
hibitors of "The Birth." 

Twice Sunday and Monday the 
police stopped the picture and ar- 
rested the operators, basing their 
action on a state law of 1917 which 
superceded, according to the court, 
an injunction against police inter- 
ference issued to J. J. McCarthy for 
the same firm in 1915. 

Attorney Trainor for the film 
company said that the city officials 
were stalling and did not want to 
take up the criminal case against 
his clients as he had urged, and 
that there was an ulterior motive 
in their actions. Trainor wants the 
cases of the four operators tried at 
once, but he was informed that they 
had been set for trial next Tuesday. 

Corporation Counsel Busch was 
told that he had never proven his 
allegations in his answer to the film 
men, and Justice Sullivan said he 
thought it feasible to run fie pic- 
ture, and in case the law was being 
violated, the arrests could be made 
after the present action. 

Busch could not see this and the 
film men, after a conference with 
the city officials, changed their 
course and "Way Down East" was 
substituted, with the result 500 re- 
funds were made. 

Busch said that the city's objec- 
tion to the film was the scene in 
which the negro chased the white 
girl over the hill, also the ihots of 
the Klansmen. The second half of 
the film is largely concerned with 
the rides of the Ku Klux, and nearly 
every scene involves them. 



CHEW OVER CHEW 



Wrigley Says F. P. Ain't Done 
Right 



TOO MUCH WAMPAS MONEY 

Los Angeles Feb, t! 

The press agents' club here, the 
Wampus, has $20,000./ 

The surplus Is from the recent 
ball held In San Francisco. 

The clubhouse plan has been 
voted down, and they are trying 
to find some other way of dispos- 
ing nf their sui plus. 



NO 'SWINDLE SHEET" 

T. Hayes Hunter Returns From 
Making "Recoil" Abroad 

One of the arrivals on the Paris 
Sunday was T. Hayes Hunter, di- 
rector of "Recoil" in France and 
Italy. He was accompanied by 

Mahlotl Hamilton, who plajed in 
the production. 

The director was enthusiastic 
over his treatment In the foreign 
studios. He says that he was 
treated with the greatest fairness 
over there and that there was no 
attempt to put over anything in 
the form of a studio "swindle 
sheet." such as is the general rule 
in this country. 



"Thou Shalt Not Chew Gum" may 
not be one of the Ten, but just at 
present these precepts and the 
popular habit are In strong conflict 
on the roof of the Putman building. 

It looks a« if war will be declared 
between Wrlgley's advertising de- 
partment and Famous Players- 
La sky. 

"The Ten Commandments" sign, 
according to the Wrigley repre- 
sentatives, has over-shadowed the 
effect of the dancing goblins. They 
claim the F. P. people who are the 
owners of the building have taken 
advantage putting up a sign which 
interferes with their display. 

Harold B. Franklin, for F. P . says 
the sign stays up until the building 
comes down In the spring. The 
Wrigley contingent assert they have 
the sole right to any sort of adver- 
tising atop of 1493 Broadway. 



Luring Literature Condemned 

By Aid Society's Secretary 

Baltimore, Feb. 6. 

Supposed picture companies which mall descriptive literature to 
young girls in different parts of the country were assailed here 
today -by Itiss M. C. Judge, secretary of the local Travelers' Aid 
Society. Miss Judge successfully assisted in the search for three 
13-year-old girls, who ran away from Baltimore to New York, after 
they had received some of the literature and were promised posi- 
tions as picture stars. 

Miss Judge has in her possession several bundles of literature 
which had been mailed to the children. One of the circulars was 
from a picture concern in New York, described as one of the largest 
in the country. 

It pictured in glowing terms a career for young women who would 
be able to qualify to an attached questionnaire. Any ordinary girl 
could answer the questions. 

According to the circular, anyone, for a nominal sum, may become 
an actress and appear in a feature picture which would be filmed 
as soon as the company was completed from graduates of the course. 
The letter,* were of a form type even to the •signature. 

Miss Judge said such literature, while it might not mean a direct 
harm to the young girl and was only a money-making scheme, would 
cause her to run away from home. When the girl arrived in New 
York and used up her funds in the course she became subject to the 
many pitfalls which that great city presents to homeless girls, sho 
added. 

Many of these girls. Miss Judge declared, are found in New York 
and Chicago by members of the Travelers' Aid Society. They then 
are advised and in many cases returned safely to .their homes. 



ARREST STOCK SALESMAN 



Wm. H. Jones, Connected With 
U. S. Photoplay Corp. Promotion 



Cumberland, lid., Feb. 6. 

William H. Jones, former stock 
salesman for the United States 
Photoplay Corporation, was ar- 
rested Sunday by the sheriff of 
Allegany county on a warrant 
charging him with embezzlement. 
Jones, who was a resident of this 
city, was sought by the county 
authorities for a long time, but It 
was not until his arrival here Sun- 
day he was finally apprehended. He 
is accused of selling $1,300 worth 
of stock In the moving picture 
"Determination," and keeping the 
money for his own use. 

A number of other accusations 
have been made against Jones, but 
only the one formal charge has 
been entered. 

Jones was the authorized agent 
for the l.'nited States Photoplay 
Cor-oratlon during the period that 
several hundred thousand dollars' 
worth of stock was sold in this city. 
Later, the president of tl.e corpora- 
tion absconded and the firm be- 
came financially embarrassed. 

The company was reorganized 
and James W. Martin, this city, 
elected president. A callwas made 
for 25 per cent, additional from all 
stockholders, in order to finish the 
picture "Determination," and it 
was reported later that 15 per cent, 
of the additional collections went 
to the "salesmen." 

Of the original stock subscribed, 
only 20 per cent, was used in ac- 
tually making the picture, stock- 
holders say they have learned. 

Jones will be arraigned on the 
charge before the April grand Jury. 



WILLAT'S "NORTH OF 36" 

Los Angeles, Feb. 8. 
Irving Wlllat will do the Emerson 
Hough story, "North of Thirty- 
Six." It had been reported James 
Cruze would have that picture In 
hand. Jack Holt will be in the lead. 



WIFE FLIRTY 



SUBMITTED CASE DECIDED 

With the agreement of Charles 
Jackson, Hempstead Bay, to pay im- 
mediately half of the claim of the 
Commonwealth Film Co., give notes 
for the other half and stipulate that 
he will pay off pictures under con- 
troversy during June, a settlement 
has been effected with the Joint 
arbitration board of the F. I. L. M. 
Club of New Y< rk. 

This is the ease which submission 
to arbitration under the uniform 
contract was compelled by a su- 
preme court order. 



THREE PENN. ADVISERS 

Harrlsburag, Pa., Feb. 6. 

Governor Plnchot has notified 
Harry K. Knapp, chairman of the 
State Board of Censors that he has 
appointed a committee of three, at 
the suggestion of the Motion Pic- 
ture Theatre Owners of Pennsyl- 
vania, who will act in an advisory 
capacity to the State Board. 

The committee is composed of 
M. J. O'Toole. Scranton; Jerome 
Casper, Pittsburgh; and H. J. Schad, 
Reading. 



And Other Things, Says ex-Soldier 
in Divorce Case 

San Diego, Cal., Feb. 6. 

Edward S. Baxendale has brought 
action for divorce against Doris 
Louise, who hns appeared on the 
screen in several productions. 

Married In June, 1921. the couple 
separated last September. The com- 
plaint charges that the wife re- 
fused to wear her wedding ring 
while working at the United Studios, 
declaring she did not want her as- 
sociates to know she was married, 

The petition also alleges she flirted 
with a director of the Fine Art Stu- 
dio, became inebriated at a Holly- 
wood party and eat on the lap of 
another man and told her husband 
she had been working long after the 
studio was closed. 

Baxendale, a former soldier, as- 
serted he was under treatment at 
Fort Kearney and his wife refused 
to visit him. 



Elaine Hammerstcin Now Alone 
Elaine Hammerstein isto head her 
own company, with the pictures to 
be handled by Truart. 

Eddie Dillon has directed Miss 
Hammerstein heretofore, with an 
with an arrangement whereby Truart 
financed and distributed the films. 



SHIPMAN STILL TRYING, 
AFTER CANADIANS AGAIN 

Forming Npva Scotia Films 
and Looking for Subscrip- 
tions—Latter Not Brisk 



St John, N. B.. Feb. 6. 

Ernest Shipman is again at work 
in Canada. During the past two 
years he has produced tilms in va- 
rious parts of the Dominion, by 
means of locally organize*! organi- 
zations. In each instance stock was 
sold through an exploitation drive. 
The mode of procedure was for Ship- 
man and his cohorts to interest 
bankers, manufacturers, merchants 
and professional men in each of the- 
communities, and induce them to 
form his directorate. 

When the sales d-ive was started. 
It was the effort of the stock sales- 
men to point out to prospective 
stock buvers the necessity of finan- 
cially supporting the film production 
enterprise, on the ground of local 
patriotism plus the value that would 
be received (according to Shipman 
et al). by the varirus communities 
wherein the films would be produced. 

The Shipman campaigners con- 
tended that the films would greatly 
adveVtise the sections in which they 
were produced, and this advertising 
would attract tourist and industries 
as well as permanent settlers — Yan- 
kee settlers preferred. 

One of the pictures produced by 
the Shipman organization was "Blue 
Water," a story of the sea. A skat- 
ing rink was taken over as a tempo- 
rary studio in St John, N. B., by the 
New Brunswick Films, Ltd., on& of 
the many Canadian "brain-children" 
by Shipman. The film was produced, 
however, mainly in Florida. 

This picture was offered to the 
exhibitors over a year ago, but was 
just a flop. The film, itself, is an 
excruciating offering. It has not 
been even shown in St. John to the 
general public. 

Shipman Is now trying to form 
the Nova Scotia Films, Ltd.. form- 
erly the Halifax Films, Ltd. About 
a year ago, he attempted to organ- 
ize the Halifax Films, Ltd., but did 
not succeed to an appreciable ex- 
tent, so an intermission was called. 
He now wants to produce another 
sea story. "Viking Blood.*' The- 
stock sales have not been brisk. 

Production operations will open in 
the spring, providing sufficient 
money is subscribed in the company. 



DeMILLE'S NEXT 

Los Angeles, Feb. 6. . 

Ce.il De Mille will turn "Feet of 
Clay" into celluloid upon the com- 
pletion of "Triumph," with Beatrice 
Joy and Rod Laroqut in leads. 

William De Mille Is returning tp 
the coast after finishing "Ice Bound" 
in the east. 



BREN0N AND "M0NTEBANK" 

Bos Angeles, Feb. 6. 

Herbert Brenon is going to the 
east and will direct "The Monte- 
bank" there with Ernest Torrence 
and Anna Nilsson. 

Brenon is nowfrat work upon "Thr 
Breaking Point." He will leav« 
when concluding that picture. 



The Allan Hales' Daughter 
Los Angeles, Fab. C. 
A daughter was born Monday to 
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hale. 



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Thursday, February 7, 1924 



P I C TU'RES 



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VARIETY 1 



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"BIG FOUR" OF PICTUREDOM 
MAY GO OUT FOR BIG BIDS 



Fairbanks, Pickford, Chaplin and Griffith Reported 
Due for Meeting and Conference in New York 
x — At Present with United Artists 



There are rumors' the "Big Four" 
of pictures are possibilities for B 
return to a distributing organization 
with which they were formerly al- 
lied and a withdrawal from the 
United Artists. 

During the last week reports hav< 
been In circulation that when Doilff- 
las Falrbahka »n<i Mary Pickford 
.arrive in *he east there la to be n 
meeting at which the distribution of 
their productions Is to be the prin- 
cipal topic P. W. Griffith will be 
at the meeting ard either Nathan 
Burkan, attorney for Charles Chap- 
lin, or Fairbanks will have the 
comedian's proxy. 

Seemingly, the battle that the 
t'nited Artists has been maintain- 
ing has not me: with the approvai 
of those distributing through the 
organization The Griffith organiz- 
ation, it • understood. Is not en- 
tirely satisfied with the gross "The 
White Hose" is getting. Its most 
recent feature is Chaplin's "A 
Woman of Paris." 

The "Robin Hood" production has 
about run to the limit of its selling 
possibilities, according to the re- 
ports' of various V. A. salesmen, and 
these men report that. they are un- 
able to "come back" in their terri- 
tories. The reason for this they say- 
is that they sold the earlier XI. O. 
product at prices that were such the 
exhibitors were unable to show a 
profit, although In the majority ot 
easce they broke even or made a 
very little money. This, however, 
was not satisfactory to the exhibi- 
tors. 

As an instance. In one southern 
town an exhibitor took "Robin 
Hood" for four weeks at a rental of 
$12,000, with the run bringing a 
profit of $48. 

It Is possible Famous Players will 
be lined up in the bidding for the 
quartet of stars, and akso quite a? 
possible Fairbanks, Pickford and 
Chaplin will look favorably on such 
an arrangement, with the Griffith 
force undecided. 

In the event Mr. Burkan handles 
the Chaplin proxy it is possible 
Goldwyn will put in a substantial 
bid. 



RADIO T1EUP 



McVickers Monday Did $1,000 More 
One Day 

Chicago. Feb. 6. 

McVickers has one of the best 
money getting tie-ups this week, 
which was arranged by Kd. Olm- 
stead, their publicity man. I-fe en- 
gineered a deal with K. Y. W.. the 
Westinghouse radio station, hereby 
the staff from that studio are mak- 
ing persona! appearances at the 
theatre for each performance. 

The entire radio broadcasting 
equipment has been installed and 
the numerous artists who broadcast 
are doing so from the theatre In- 
stead of the studio. 

Business on Monday was $1,000 
bigger than any previous sfbnday 
and indications are that the house 
gross will be broken this week. 



RELIGION ORDERED CUT 

Brussels, Jan. 27. 

The Belgian censors have ordered 
the revision of the French film "The 
Tragedy of Lourdes." patronized by 
the Archbishop of Paris and Card- 
inal Mercier. 

The picture shows the annual 
pilgrimage to Lourdes and the au- 
thorities ordered this portion, as 
well as all reference to religion, to 
be suppressed. 

OWEN MOORE INFECTED 

Los Angeles. Feb. 6. 

Blood poisoning has resulted from 
an auto accident, and Owen Moore 
is in a serious condition in a local 
hospital. 

Moore received several injuries In 
the accident which occurred two 
weeks ago. 



JESSE IASKY COMING EAST 

Loa Angeles, Feb. 6. 
Jesse I.. Lanky left here yesterday 
for New York. 



PICTURE PRESS STUNT . 
GETS $25,000 LIBEL SUIT 

Millionaire Erbstein Sues 

Jones, Linick and Schaefer 

and Press Agent 



Chicago, Feb. 6. 

Charles E. Krbstein, millionaire 
attorney. who operates WTAS 
radio station for his personal 
amusement, has brought an action 
to recover $25,000 for libel from 
Jones, I,inick & Schaefer. owners 
of the Rlalto. and their publicity 
director, Ralph Kettering, in the 
Superior Court. 

The suit is based on n store 
printed In several daily papeis here 
to the effect that Krbstein, together 
with his staff from his broadcast- 
ing station, would appear on the 
Rialto stage in conjunction with 
the act of L. Wolfe Gilbert, song- 
writer. 

This story was supplied to the 
newspapers by Kettering. who 
vouched for its authenticity. Krb- 
stein says It was without founda- 
tion and no permission had been 
granted Kettering to make use of it. 

Krbstein, as far as the radio Is 
concerned, has shunned publicity, 
as he does not use his name in 
making announcements from his 
station nor does he permit thec 
broadcasting from there to do so. 

The Krbstein station is the only 
non-commercial station around 
Chicago. 



DOUG, SR. AND JR. 

William Elliott Corrects Directing 
Report 

I.os Angeles. Feb. .6. 

"While appreciating the artistic 
and commercial value of such an 
alliance as reported in Variety of 
Jan. 31," said William Klliott yes- 
terday, that Douglas Fairbanks. Sr. 
is to direct his son, Douglas, Jr., 
t must, in justice to Mr. Fair- 
banks. First National and myself, 
contradict that neither collectively 
nor individually are we Interested 
In any business enterprises." 

Mr. Elliott is the manager of 
young Fairbanks. 



CONTRACT BREACH, $81,465 

Judgment for $81,465.60 was filed 
in the New York Supreme Court 
this week against Herbert Lyon 
Smith by Madeleine Traverse, film 
actress, as a result of a successful 
suit for breach of contract. 

Miss Traverse charged Smith in- 
duced her to forego a Fox film 
contract in favor of being starred 
by a corporation Smith was behind 
at a $1,000 a week salary. 



ITS "THROWBACK" SCENARIO 

Pat O'Malley will play the lead In 
Fniversal's "The Throwback." It 

is the prize-winning scenario in the 
contest among the University of 
California students. 

Tom Forman will direct. 

It isn't a sequel to the "Hunch- 
back" and not a football story. 



LUCILLE CARLYLE'S NEW NOSE 

Los Angeles, Feb. 6. 

Lucille Carlyle has a much short- 
ened nose. She has had a piece cut 
off. The operation was successful 
and has 'added to her attractive- 
ness. 

Miss Carlyle was formerly lead 
for Larry Semon. 



LIGHTING EXPERT 

Famous Players-Lasky Theatres 
Department has engaged a lighting 
engineer who is to standardize the 
lighting equipment of all of their 
houses. He Is Colby Harriman. 
formerly at McVtcker'a, Chicago. 



MYSTERIOUS DEATH 
OF LILLIAN DREW 



Dies in Chicago Hospital — 

Estranged from Husband, 

E. H. Calvert 



Chicago, Fell. 6. 

A mystery surrounds the circum- 
stances leading to the death of 
Lillian Drew, one time Kssanay lilm 
star, in the County hospital Monday, 
as a result of veronal poisoning. 
She had been estranged from her 
husband. K. H. Calvert, film actor, 
for a number of years, and was 
registered in a hospital as Helen 
Calvert, w'tltch prevented knowledge 
of her death becoming known until 
Tuesday. Coroner Wolff began an 
immediate investigation. 

It was learned that Miss Drew 
was removed to the hospital from 
the home of her mother, Marguerite 
Flannery, after which, it is alleged, 
she accidentally had taken an over- 
dose of the poison in an attempt to 
sleep following a painful accident. 
She had been living there for the 
past six months recuperating from 
a nervous breakdown suffered while 
working as a modiste In New York. 

Mrs. Flannery stated her daughter 
had recently suffered financial re- 
verses and seemed despondent on 
the day she was taken to the hos- 
pital. 

Miss Drew retired from screen 
work about a year ago. previous to 
which she had been on the stage. 
Her age was given as 41. 



HEARST'S LETTER 



Says AIJ's Agreeable with Goldwyn 
and Cosmopolitan 

January St, l!>"4. 
Editor Variety: 

In your issue of January 111 there 
la an article headed "Culdwyn- 
Hearst Current Talk Hinges on Pos- 
sibilities," which I think should be 
corrected in the interest of accu- 
racy. 

The Cosmopolitan Corporation Is 
not at all dissatisfied with its rela- 
tions with the Goldwyn Company 
In the distributing organization in 
wh.ich we are associated. 

Cosmopolitan pictures have never 
bad its good distribution, and 1 have 
no Intention whatever of establish- 
in;; an independent distribution, and 
mi reason to be dissatisfied in any 
respect with the present very agree- 
:i ':1c and very profitable associa- 
tion. 

I hive not tried to persuade Mr. 
Godsol to sell his interest in Gold- 
wyn. ar.d I would be very unhappy 
if Mr. Codsol wisned to retire from 
the Goldwyn Company, as he seems 
to me to be of great value to that 
concern— and not only of value to 
it, but of value to us. • 

However. I have reason to know 
that Mr. Godsol hah no intention of 
retiring from the business; that his 
illness is unimportant, and that he 
is already on th> road to complete 
recovery, and that his object Is to 
add to his Interest In the Goldwyn 
Company, with the progress of 
which he is well satisfied. 

W. R. HKARST. 

President. of International 

Film Service Co., Inc. 



EDDIE CANTOR'S PICTURE 

May Temporarily Appear at Price 



Kddie Cantor has a picture offer 
of a week or two for Cosmopolitan 
with "Janice Meredith." 

Kddie has asked his banking 
<riends to figure out how much he 
should ask as salary. In "Kid Boots." 
at the Carroll, young Cantor only 
gets 10 per cent, of the gross and 
as the gross is only about $34,000 
a week Kddie has been making the 
bankers work overtime of late figur- 
ing it all up for him. 

He may decide to go to the pic- 
ture thing temporarily for 36 pet- 
cent, of the film's cost, with the un- 
derstanding the picture shall not 
work on matinee days. 



ANOTHER ANIMAL PICTURE 

Washington. Feb. G. 

The first showing in America of 
a new wiid animal film depicting 
the wilds of British East Africa oc- 
curred at the National Geographic 
Society here. 

Beginning with the "shiver-danc- 
ing" of the natives near Nairobi, 
the lecturer and photograhpher, 
William P. Harris, Jr., worked hla 
way inland where quaint and curi- 
ous animals abound. 

Harris has gone into the dressing 
and habits of the natives to a 
greater extent than previous films 
of this nature. 



LLOYD AND HIS FILM 
MUCHLY DISCUSSED 

Comedian Said He's Satisfied 
with Pathe— Others Mak- 
ing Tempting Offers 



There is a great deal of talk as 
to the future distribution of the 
Harold Lloyd productions, although 
the comedian states he |s fully sat- 
isfied with his arrangement with 
Pathe. 

Two different distributing organi- 
zations are known to have broached 
the subject of handling the Lloyd 
product. They have offered more 
intensive distribution, to arrange 
lor financing the productions and to 
guarantee a certain gioss on each 
of his picture* with a substantial 
advance. 

There Is this connect inn. however, 
between Pathe and Lloyd, that Hal 
Roach, with his short comedy sub- 
jects, ;j tied up tightly with the 
present distributing organization, 
none of the others toat make offers 
for Lloyd pictures can give the pro- 
ducer distribution on the shorter 
films, and seemingly Lloyd holds 
sunielliing of an interest with Roach 
in the short subjects. 

Lloyd, who has been In New York 
for 10 days, was supposed to be dis- 
cussing some sort of distributing 
arrangements. The J. D. Williams 
rumors that were so strong about a 
year or so ago are all cold at this 
lime and looming as the strongest 
possibility in bidding for the Lloyds 
id First National. 

Lloyd left for the Coast earlier In 
the week to celebrate the first anni- 
versary Saturday of his marriage at 
his Hollywood home. 



NEW YORK LAW FOR KIDS 

Albany, Feb. 6. 
The Penal Law has had an 
amendment attached permitting 
children between the ages of 8 and 
16, unaccompanied, to attend pic- 
ture shows in New York City not 
later than 6 p. m.. if segregated In 
a section on the street level and in 
charge of a matron. 



JOHN JASPER, GEN. MGR. 

Los Angeles, Feb. 6. 

John Jasper lias been appointed 
general manager of Principal Pic- 
tures. He will have the handling 
of the studio. 

Jasper is a well known studio 
man. He built the Hollywood 
Studios, recently disposed of by him. 



EMTL ASCHER CRITICALLY ILL 

Chicago. Feb. 6. 
Kmil Asclier, 73, veteran picture 
theatre owner, founder of the 
Ascher Brothers chain of theatres, 
has been critically ill for about six 
wrrks. 



"AMERICA" AT $1.50 

Griffith Decides Top for Big Film 
at 44th Street 

The scale for the D. W. Griffith 
"America," to start at the 44th 
street, Feb. 17, will be $1.50 top. also 
for Saturdays, Sundays and holi- 
days, with the regular matinees $1. 

It was a Griffith production that 
started the $'J vogue for special 
film productions, his "Birth of a 
Nation" being the first film at the 
scale which was really established 
at the suggestion of J. J. McCarthy. 



HOME SWEET HOME" FILM 

San FranCiSCO, Feb. 6. 

The Corona Women's Club has 
placed a film entitled "Home Sweet 
Home" for a (reek's showing at the 
Imperial. 

The picture was made by the 

General Federation ot Women's 

Clubs of America as propaganda 

in i be "Better Homes Campaign" 

Ijllll being launched. 



REFORMERS-FILM MEN 
IN ALBANY TUESDAY 

Expected to Clash on Miller 

Bill— Republicans Needed 

for Censor Repealer 



Albany, Feb. 6. 

Spokesmen for reform organisa- 
tions and picture advocates will 
clash at the Capitol next Tuesday 
When the bill of Assembly man 
Frank A. Miller, Democrat, of 
Kings, is scheduled for a hearing. 

The Miller bill is designed to per- 
mit children between the ages of 8 
and 16 years to attend picture per- 
formances unaccompanied by their 
parents or guardians. A provision 
of the bill would require such the- 
atres as desired to cater to children'* 
patronage to set aside a special sec- 
tion for them on the street level and 
employ a licensed matron to have 
charge of the children's section ot 
the theatre. 

The hearing on the Miller bill, 
however, is only the opening skirm- 
ish for the big conflict that will 
come with the drive to repeal the 
picture censorship law. 

Governor Smith In a message to 
the Legislature Monday, in which 
he dealt with his proposal to con- 
solidate the state governmental 
functions In the interest of economy 
listed among seven useless state de- 
partments which he urged be aban- 
doned the picture censorship com- 
mission. 

Ldttle doubt is felt at the Capitol 
but that the repealer will pass in the 
senate, and the real struggle is 
looked for in the assembly. 

Many believe that the fate of the 
censorship repeal Is in the hands of 
the ltepublican assemblymen from 
Monroe county. Including Majority 
Leader Simon L. Adler. It has been 
reported that George F.astman, of 
the Kastmun Kodak company, may 
be sought lo win the support of the 
Monroe legislators for the repealer, 
which with the Democratic votes 
and a scattering of ltepublican 
votes for the urban districts, tn- 
cludign New York city, could put 
the repealer across successfully. 

The bill by Assemblyman Fred- 
erick L. Ilackenberg is still in com- 
mittee, as the author has made no 
attempt to bring It out or have a 
bearing on it. It is believed that 
the legislators who advocate the re- 
pealer of the motion picture censor- 
ship law p'oposc to first pass the 
Walker bill in the Senate and then 
have Assemblyman Ilackenberg 
move to have it substituted for bis 
hill on the floor ot the house. This 
procedure, it was pointed out. would 
be the easiest method to bring a 
vote of record on the adoption or 
defeat of the repealer in the as- 
sembly. 



MME. BACARDI'S REASON 

Ex-wife of "Rum King" May Marry 
Multi-Millionaire 

Mme. Jose Bacardi, who secured 
her divorce from "the Rum Kin;" 
last week, has withdrawn her name 
from the casting list of the Cosmo- 
politan films, where she was about 
to have a trial engagement before 
the camera after months of waiting. 

From "Inside" sources it appears 
that Mme. Bacardi who had an- 
nounced plans to give the rum king's 
family a bitter fight for an alimony 
bankroll, waived all but a nominal 
lump payment that wouldn't pay for 
one of the motor cars she had in 
Santiago. 

The renunciation was even more 
surprising, because there have been 
few amateurs in local history as 
pfersistently and energetically of- 
fered for screen parts. 

Mme. Bacardi Is about to marry 
a multi-millionaire who has been 
seen with her nightly around l ho 
smart dance places and late cafes, 
it is said. 



LOCATION IN DEATH VALLEY 

Los Angeles, Feb. (. 

Irvin YVill.il is working In Death 
Valley on "The Wanderer of the 
Wasteland'' the production that he 
Is making for Paramount in natural 
colors. 

The headi|U'irters of the Company 
are In Mecca. Cal.. right In the heart 
of the Valley. After finishing heie 
the company goes to JTumn, Ai iz , 
fur additional exteriors. 

Jack Holt beads the cist, includ- 
fug James Mason, Kalhlyn V'illiaim. 
Noah Beery. Billic Dove. iti< bar. I 
N'eill .lames Gordon, William ijj.il A 
and W'i 1 ' ii -I Cvolay. 



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M'VICKERS JUMPS OUT WITH $30,000; 
SOME GOOD, OTHERS BAD LAST WEEK 



"Eternal City" Left Roosevelt to $1 1 ,000— Monroe 
Leaped Up to $3,390— "StandUh" at Woods, 
Final Week, $9,500 



Chicago, Feb, 6. 
Business was good In the import- 
ant loop picture houses last week 
but fell down in those theatres of 
the heart of Chicago which had onl>' 
ordinary films. The Chicago with 
"West of the Water Tower" ran 
about $3,000 in excess of the week 
before and McVickers wiCi "The 
Humming Bird" increased nearly 
60 percent over the week before 
and had a profit. 

"The Courtship of Miles Stan- 
dlsh" wi-.h Charles Ray In person 
closed at the Woods without creat- 
ing much of a ripple and gives way 
this week to "The Ten Command- 
ments." 

"The Eternal City" ended its stay 
at the Roosevelt without interests 
ins; to any great extent. 

Estimates for last week: 

Chicago — "West of the Water 
Tower" <F!rst National); 4.400. 60c. 
About 147,000. 

MeVicker* — "Humming Bird' 
(Paramount); 2.500, 60c. Created 
interest and did over $30,000. 

Roosevelt — "The Eternal City." 
1,266. 66c, Not so well at only 
$11,000 last week. 

Randolph — "The Unknown 
"Purple" (Universal), 686, 60c. 
Second week brought In $3,600. 

Monroe— "The Governor's Lady" 
(Fox). 987, 40c. Business increased 
over recent weeks, reaching $3,390. 

New Orpheum — "The Woman of 
Paris" (Chaplin), 7*9, 40c. Business 
running very big, $10,100. 

Woods — "The Courtship of Myles 
Standlsh." Did $9,600. 
This Week 

"The Birth of a Nation" at the 
Auditorium for two weeks under 
the auspices of some organization, 
and got Into trouble; "In the Palace 
of Uie King" replaced "The Eternal 
City" at the Roosevelt; Chicago, 
"Name the Man"; McVickers, "The 
Heritage of the Desert"; Monroe, 
"The Virginian"; Randolph, "Un- 
seeing Eyes"; New Orpheum con- 
tinues "A. Woman of Paris"; State 



MET'S OPENING DAY 
$8,000; EXTRA SHOW 

"Eternal City" Did $24,000; 

"Black Oxen," 2nd Week, 

$16,000 



GRANADA GOT $23,000 
WITH TOM MX FILM 



Minstrels Extra Attraction — 
"Anna Christie" $18,000 



In "The Extra Girl." 



Los Angeles, Jan. 28. 

Of the big Jist of downtown pic- 
ture theatrics only two of the houses 
offered the public a change of fea- 
ture. These were the Metropolitan 
with -'The Strangers" and "The 
Eternal .City" at the Million Dollar. 
Most attention last week was cen- 
tered on the Metropolitan through 
the splendid publicity derived from 
the opening of the new Broadway 
entrance which was constructed at 
an expense of $200,000 and occupies 
a site on Broadway on which $60,000 
yearly rental was sacrificed to give 
it to the theatre, making three en- 
trances all on principal streets. 

The California held over "Name 
the Man" and made no mistake 
while at Loew's State "The Black 
Oxen'" remained a second week to 
good returns. 

"Ten Commandments'* In Holly- 
wood continues at a healthy pace. 

The Criterion ie holding on to 
"Scaramouche." 

"Judgment of the Storm" was 
taken off after the receipts did not 
warrant its retention in the third 
week. A good feature is usually 
good for 4x w<.eks at this house. 

"The Marriage Circle'' Is holding 
up nicely at the Rialto. 

Estimates For Last Week 

California — '"Name the Man" 
(Goldwyn). (2000; 26-76). Second 
week held up quite well. $12,400. 

Grau man's Million Dollar — "The 
Eternal City" (First National). 



WHITEHURST HOUSES 



Closed One Day 
8erviee for C. 



Last week. Upon 
E. Whitehurst 



*ke has "Conductor 14^2" with Came ln for * run Monda y wltn the 
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THIEF OF BAGDAD" AT 
$1.50 IN UBERTY, N. Y. 

Fairbanks' Plan for New Pic- 
ture — Opening March 17 — 
Fairbanks Coming 



The new Fairbanks picture, 
"Thief of Bagdad," will go Into the 
Liberty, New York, March 17. Fair- 
banks had the choice of the Lib- 
erty or the Lyric, but chose the 
former, as it is free of posts and 
the seating capacity Is the same. 

Fairbanks is expected here 
shortly with the film. He has de- 
cided to play "Bagdad" at $1.50 
top, the same figures as Griffith's 
"America," opc.ilng this month at 
the 44th Street. 

The above plan Is contingent 
upon what George M. Cohan does 
with "Rise of Rosle O'Reilly," now 
In Its eighth week at the Liberty. 
Cohan may ship this attraction to 
Philadelphia early In the spring for 
a run. It has plr\yed Boston and 
Chicago. 

Before giving up the Liberty 
Cohan makes the proviso that he 
must get unlimited booking for the 
Garrlck, Philadelphia. This Is the 
house where "So This Is London" 
is now playing a six weeks' engage- 
ment, and It Is reasonably certain 
It will remain there to the limit of 
its engagement 



officiated as announcer and Intro- 
duced numerous screen celebrities. 
The house did capacity opening day 
but business the rest of the week did 
not maintain the pace set by the 
preceding features. $24,000. 

Metropolitan — "The Stranger" 
(Paramount). (3700; 36-65). An- 
niversary week had Max Fisher and 
his syncopators and little Anna 
Chang as special features. Opening 
of new Broadway entrance and its 
publicity with special ceremonies 
attracted most attention and com- 
bined with the newspaper praise 
of the picture the three entrances 
admitted more people than the 
house has held ln months. Opening 
day with an extra show got over 
$8,000, a record for the house. $38.- 
000. 

Rialto — "The Marriage Circle" 
(Warner Bros.) (800; 35-S5). Hold- 
ing up to good average in third 
week. $8,420. 

Grauman's Egyptian — 'The Ten 
Commandments" tP a r a m o u n»t). 
(1.800; 50-1.50). Continues big. 
$23 895. 

Mission — "Judgment of the Storm" 
(F. B O.) <900; 60-1.10). Concluded 
three weeks' run to unsatisfactory 
returns. The personal appearance 
of Harry Langdon in conjunction 
with "Shanghaied Lovers" added at- 
traction stimulated business Tues- 
dav night. $3,360. 

Loew's State — "Black Oxen" 
(First National). (2400; 26-65). 
One of the few pictures to be held 
over for a second week, drew well 
considering. $16,000. 

Criterion — "Scaramouche*' 
(Metro). (1750; 60-150). Third 
week. $11,200. 

Miller*— "Little Old New York" 
(Cosmopolitan). (850; 75). Sixth 
week In second run. Will Rogers In 
"Two Wagons," excellent added 
feature. $8,000. 



San Francisco, Feb. 6. 
Last week was a free-for-all 
among the leading picture houses, 
with business generally better than 
average. The Granada took a little 
of the edge, although the Warfield 
drew exceptional returns. 

At the Granada, for the first time 
in the history of this house, a Tom 
Mix picture was the feature. In 
addition the management staged a 
pretentious musical turn called 
"Minstrels of 1924." This act was 
as much responsible for the heavy 
receipts as the feature, although 
Mix pleased surprisingly, with the 
patrons used to Paramount mate- 
rial. 

The California offered "Woman 
to Woman," with Betty Compson, 
and enjoyed satisfactory prosperity. 
The Imperial also got Into the 
money-making stride with "Name 
the Man." This film, based on Sir 
Hall Caine's novel, probably will be 
kept over for several weeks if the 
attendance that marked the first 
week maintains. 

The Strand was decidedly off with 
"Hell's Hole," while the Cameo, 
presenting Vitagraph's "The Man 
from Brodney's." did nicely. 

Estimates for Last Week 
California — "Woman to Woman" 
—Betty Compson (Selznlck) (2,400; 
56-90). Opened better than usual 
and averaged high through week. 
Well liked. $18,500. 

Granada — "The Lone Star Ranger" 
—Tom Mix (Fox) (2,840; 65-90). 
Drew surprisingly opening days. 
"Minstrels of 1924." by Paul Ash 
and orchestra, deserving of credit 
for part of draw, going over with 
a bang. $22,000. 

Imperial — "Name the Man" 
(Goldwyn) (1,400; 55-90). Looks 
like this one in for run of several 
weeks. Opening much bigger than 
normal; draw through week fairly 
steady, with big office returns. $10,- 
000. 

War-field— "Anna Christie" (First 
National) (2,800; 55-90). Opened 
big and steady week day patronage. 
$18,000. 

Strand — "Hell's Hole" — Charles 
Jones (Fox) (1.700; 20-30). Just or- 
dinary program; did little business. 
$3,500. 

Cameo — "The Man from Brod- 
ney's" (Vitagraph) (900; 35-60). 
Opened satisfactorily, hitting little 
better than average stride. $4,000. 



Baltimore, Feb. 6. 

The Century. Parkway, Garden 
and New suffered because the 
houses were closed Friday out of 
respect for Charles E. Whitehurst. 
head of the company that owns 
them and who was burled that day. 

The Century with "Name the 
Man" grossed $12,000; the New with 
"Ruggles of Red Cap," $10,000; the 
Garden with "Just Off Broadway" 
and vaudeville,* $13,000, and the 
Parkway with "If Winter Comes," 
$8,000. 

The Metropolitan with muchly 
advertised Bill Hart picture, "Wild 
Bill Hickok," did a gross of $12,000 

The Hippodrome ln the last week 
of the Loew regime, grossed $12,500 
•JVith "A Wife's Romance" and 
vaudeville. 

This week: 

Century, "Heritage of the Desert"; 
Garden, "Hell's Role" and vaude- 
ville; Hippodrome, "The During 
Years" and Keith's vaudeville, head- 
ed by John R. Van Arnam's Min- 
strels; New, "Through the Dark"; 
Parkway. "The Humming Bird" and 
Rivoli. "Twenty -One." 

"The Song of Love" with Norma 
Talmadge did $15,000 last week at 
the Rivoli. 



$10,000 HOLD-UP 

Six Bandits Steal Receipts of Two 
F. & R. Houses 



$16,000 D0UBLEHEADER 
AT STATE, BOSTON 

"Woman to Woman," $6,000, 

at Fenway — Twins Did 

$6,000 Too 



Boston, Feb. 6. 

"Little Old New York," third 
week at the Park, reached a gross 
last week of $13,000. 

A banner week was registered at 
Loew's State last week when "Pied 
Piper Malone" and "A Wife's Ro- 
mance" pushed the gross for the 
house close to $16,000. 

With the Selznlck release "Woman 
to Woman," featuring Betty Comp- 
son, business at the Fenway wasn't 
very strong last week, in the neigh- 
borhood of $6,000. 

Last week's estimates: 

Loew's Stats (4.000; 55). "Pied 
Piper Malone" and "A Wife's Ro- 
mance." $16,000, excellent business. 
"Rupert of Rhentzau" and "The 
Heart Bandit" this week. 

Park (1.000, $1.50). Last week 
with "Little Old New York." $13,- 
000. Up $1,000 from week before. 

Fenway (50-75) "Woman to 
Woman." $6,000. "Heritage of the 
Desert" this week. 

Tremont Temple (1.50) "Myles 
Standish." Second week, with busi- 
ness for first week just fair. 

Modern and Beacon (twin houses). 
$6,000 last week with "Name the 
Man," both houses having big 
week. "Judgment of the Storm" 
this week. 



$27,000 AT STANLEY . 
ON ANNIVERSARY WEEK 



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TOTS EDUCATI0NALS 

With the hope of getting the 
Jump on other educational film 
distributing concerns ln the educa- 
tional field, Fox Is going to devote 
a part of the New York studios to 
expanding the educational depart- 
ment. 

The Fox executives have discov- 
ered unsuspected revenue In this 
department and have decided to 
get their share of the business. 



Roth Trial Adjourned 

Los Angeles, Feb. 6. 
Owing to the illness of Judge 
Avery, the trial of Herman Roth, 
charged with extortion by Arthur 
Sawyer, manager for Barbara La 
Mar, has been postponed. 



"Flapper Wives," Selxnick Distrib. 

"Flapper Wives," Jane Murfln's 
Independent production has been 
turned over to Selznlck for release. 

Rckcliff Fellowes and May Alli- 
son are in the cast. 

Justin McCloskey assisted the 
authoress In the direction. 



Tally's B'way on West Coast List 

Los Angeles, Feb. 6. 
Tally's Broadway has been taken 
over by the West Coast Theatres 
with Immediate possession. The 
Broadway gives First National 
through Its West Coast connection 
two downtown second run houses. 
The other is the Alham'wa. 



Minneapolis, Feb. 6. 

Although they were armed, em- 
ployes of Flnkelstein & Ruben early 
Monday morning were held up and 
robbed by six bandits of $10,000, 
representing week-end receipts of 
th Astor and Capital. The bandits 
missed four checks amounting to 
$7,000. 

The robbery occurred not 50 feet 
away from the company's office at 
441 Cedar street, as R*y Blair, man- 
ager of the Shubert,: Frank Otto, 
Astor doorman, and 1'rank Ferlund, 
chauffeur, started for the bank. 

The men were forcrd to the curb 
and two shots fired to terrorize 
them. Two of the bandits seized 
the grip containing the money, 
while two others covered the em- 
ployes with gune. The bandits got 
away in their automobile. 



Louis Mayer Starts Back for Coast 
Louis Mayer was due to l.ave left 
New York last night for the return 
trip to the coast. 



Better Weather Breaks 
Philly — "Hunchback" 
Dropped to $2,000 



Philadelphia, Feb. 6. 

With far better weather breaks, 
film grosses took a turn upward 
last week, despite several features 
were drawing to the end of ex- 
tended engagements. 

The Stanley came in for the big- 
gest profit, largely through its third 
anniversary bill. 

The Stanton had a good, but not 
tremendously big week, with "Ro- 
slta." "Scaramouche" took a tum- 
ble last week, but is expected to 
come back this week because of 
the announcement of the last two 
weeks. 

The Fox had a good week with 
a Tom Mix picture, "North of Hud- 
son Bay." 

This week's features include 
"Twenty One," at the Stanley; "You 
Can't Get Away With It," Fox; "Big 
Brother,' Karlton; and the hold- 
overs. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Stanley— "His Children's Chil- 
dren" i Paramount), anniversary 
week, with special features and 
heavy advertising, gross reported 
at close to $27,000; 4,000; 50-75. 

Stanton — "Roslta" (United Art- 
ists), second week. Good but not 
exceptional business; gross claimed 
around $11,000. This week is last. 
1,700; 60-75. 

Aldina — "8caramouche" (Metro, 
sixth week). Business dropped de- 
spite better weather. Expected to 
climb this week with announcement 
of last two weeks. Engagement 
fine. Last week's gross about $10.- 
000; 1,600; $1.65. 

Arcadia — "The Hunchback." Defi- 
nitely off In final week, and made 
way Saturday for "The White Sis- 
ter." Gross around $2,000 in five 
days; 600; 75. 

Fox — "North of Hudson Bay" 
(Fox). Advertising helped, despite 
predictions Mix picture wouldn't go 
In fine house. About $14,000; 3,000; 
99. 

Karlton — "Call of the Canyon" 
(Paramount), only fair. Picture not 
considered suited to house. Gross 
around $2,500; 1,100; 50 



2-REEL DRAMAS 

, London, Jan. 28. 

The two-reel pictures to be turned 
out by the British and Colonial 
company in which Jose Collins is 
starred will have warm titles and 
plenty of mellerdrama. Arthur 
Wontner will be her leading man 
with Thomas Bentley directing. 

Gaumont has engaged Fay Comp- 
ton for a long' term contract for pic- 
ture starring.. 



Carewe Company Returns to Paris 
London, Jan. 29. 
The First National Co., with Ed- 
win Carewe, have returned from Al- 
giers, where "A Son of Sahara" was 
filmed In the desert. The company 
will remain here a month, complet- 
ing the picture. 



HERE TO HERE US, FIGHT FILM 
IS WHAT NEW ORLEANS WANTS 



Dorothy Dalton Goes to Palm Beach 
Dorothy Dalton will leave for 
Palm Beach this week. 



HODKINSON'S DIVISIONS 

Hodklnson Corp. has re-divisloned 
Its branch offices into four groups 
and has placed Cecil Mayberry, 
manager of the Chicago office, in 
charge of the central division. • 

Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo, Pitts- 
burgh, New York, Philadelphia, 
Washington, Toronto, Montreal, St. 
John, Calgary, Winn'peg and Van- 
couver ln the eastern division are 
under the supervision of W. F. Sey- 
mour. 

Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, 
Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis. 
Kansas City and Omaha are ln the 
central division, und«r Mayberry. 

Denver, Salt Lake City, Butte, Los 
Angeles. Kan Franciteo and Seattle 
are in the western division, under 
S. J. Vojfel. 

New Orleans an J Dallas arc 
placed ln the fourth group, under 
the direct supervision of the home 
Cffica 



Dempsey-Firpo Picture in Tudor, Smallest of Three 
Houses, Did More Than Other Two Together — 
Fight Film Held Over 



DENVER'S LIGHT WEEK 



Suffered From Stock 
Before— $9,000 



Show 
High 



Week 



Denver, Feb. 6. 

Business at the Denver picture 
houses last week was only fair, con- 
siderable of a slump being Buffered 
as an aftermath of the stock show 
the week before. 

Last week's estimates: 

Colorado (Blshop-Cass). (2,470: 
40-50). "Judgment of the Storm." 
Over $9,000: 

America (Bishop-Caes). (1,580; 
30-40). Will Rogers In "Two Wag- 
ons — Both Covered," and Katherine 
MacDonald in "Chastity." Around 
$4,775. 

Rialto (Paramount). (1,050: 25- 
35-50). "The Humming Bird." 
About $6,300. 

Princess (Paramount). (1,250; 
25-35-40). Ralph Lewi* In "The 
Mail Man." Gross near $4,650. 

Isis (Fox). (1,776; 26). "The 
Man From Glengarry" first four 
days, and "Just Off Broadway" laet 
<hi>t. Near $2,250. 



New Orleans. Feb. 6. 

The Tudor, with its small seating 
capacity of $00, did more business 
last week than the Liberty and 
Strand combined with the first local 
showing of the Dempsey-Firpo fight 
pictures. 

Business was so good the pictures 
were held over for an additional 
run. Other than that financial flash 
there was naught else exciting in 
.the way of box office returns. 

Actual figures for last week: 

Strand (2,200; 83)— Norma Tal- 
madge In "The Song of Love," 
Too much akin to many others and 
not suited to Talmadge requisites. 
Local verdict, $3,819. 

Liberty (1,800; 55)— "West of the 
Water Tower." Ran along in quiet 
faRhion with the title against it with 
picture clientele. Seven days, $2,507. 

Tudor (800; 55) — Dempsey-Firpo 
fight pictures. Best money attrac- 
tion Tudor has had in years, giving 
house a real break after many 
weeks of quiesence. The week 
showed $7,163. Held over. 





Trrotsday. February 7, 1M4 



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B'WAY HOUSES UNEVENTFUL 
WITH PICTURES LAST WEEK 



Second Run of "Temporary Husband" at Cameo Did 
Not Work Out Well— "Flaming Barriers" Dis- 
appointed at Rialto 

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BRENON, DEFENDANT 

Decision Given on Appeal by Earl 
Carroll 



Broadway picture business last 
week showed nothing: unusual at 
any of the houses, but practically 
all got a fairly even break as far 
as the box office returns were con- 
cerned. The Capitol, as usual, 
walked off with the top money of 
the Rtreet with "Fashion Row." 

There was only one picture on 
the street that remained over for 
a second week, "Pied Piper Ma- 
lone," which moved from the Ri- 
voli to the Rialto for its second 
week on Broadway. The Strand, 
with "Painted People." had a fairly 
good week, wh'le "Flaming Bar- 
riers," at the Rialto, proved rather 
a disappointment. 

A Broadway second run of "Her 
Temporary Husband," at the 
Cameo, turned out disastrously. At 
the little house the comedy drew 
only $2,200 on the week, of which 
$70« was the t«Ue on the last day. 
"The .Great White Way," at the 
Cosmopolitan, with only two more 
weeks to go, drew $19,660 on the 
strength of the extra midnight per- 
formance, which has been the 
vogue there on Thursday nights for 
the last three weeks. 

"The Covered Wagon" at the 
Criterion got $10,330. • While "The 
Ten Commandments" at the Cohan 
did$18.U40. 

"The White Sister'' leaves the 
Lyric in two weeks to be followed 
by a musical show, 

.Estimates for last week: ' 
Cameo — "Her Temporary Hus- 
band" (First National). (549; 55-85). 
Firwt at Strand several weeks ago 
and here got $3,200. "When A 
Man's A Man" opened Sunday for 
run and drew $1,200 first day, good 
pace for house. 

Capitol — "Fashion Row" (Metro). 
(5»00; 55-$1.65). With Mae Murray 
playing dual role picture drew her 
regular clientele .and got $46,500 on 
week. "Name the Man," current. 

Central — "The Extra Girl" (Asso- 
ciated Exhibitors — Sennett). (960; 
E0-$1). Second week this Mabel 
Normand film showed $6,250. Now 
on third and last week. Due to 
heavy newspaper advertising and 
guarantee to house, production will 
he loser on Broadway run. 

Cohan — The Ten Command- 
ments" (Paramount). (900; $2). 
Biblical story still packing house at 
both performances with matinees 
Invariably going to sellout. Last 
week, $18,340. 

Cosmopolitan — "The Great White 
Wav" (Cosmopolitan). (1162; $1.50). 
"With midnight show, $19,650. 

Criterion — "The Covered Wagon," 
(Paramount). (608; $1.50). This 
big winner has had nearly year on 
Broadway, breaking all records for 
film run and continues with no sign 
of drop, box office showing but little 
variation from week to week. $10,538. 
Gaiety — "Abraham Lincoln" (Roc- 
kett Bros.). (808; $2). Still disap- 
pointing as far as box o/flce Is con- 
cerned, this condition coming after 
excellent reviews. Slight increase 
last week, however, due probably to 
several novel exploitation stunts 
and newspaper advertising In- 
creased. Around $4,000. 

Lyric — "The White Sister" (In- 
spiration). (1113; $1.50). Nearing 
end of run after six months in three 
theatres, Ambassador, 44th Street 
and Lyric. Less than $5,000 last 
week. 

Rialto — "Flaming Barriers" 
(Paramount). (1960; 60-85-99). 
Surprised wise ones by turning In 
only $17,869. 

Rivoli — "Pled Piper Malone" 
(Paramount). (2200; 35-55-85). 
Tom Melghan film drew regular 
clientele to good week's bueiness. 
Quated at $25,664. 

Strand — "Painted People" (First 
National). (2900; 85-55-85). This 
Colleen Moore film, following "Flam- 
ing Youth," (which pulled sensa- 
tional business to same house) 
missed mark of forerunner widely. 
Business of $27,000, fair. 



"BIRTH'S" $5,000,000 



Earning* of Griffith Picture 
tioned in Court 



Men- 



The Appellate Division handed 
down a decision Feb. 1 In favor of 
the Rev. Thomas Dixon, author of 
"The Clansman'' and writer of the 
scenario -of "The Birth of a Nation " 

Thorne Baker, as trustee in bank- 
ruptcy of the National Drama Cor- 
poration brought. suit against Dixon 
for an accounting, but Justice 
Mitchell L. Erlangei- in a lower court 
dismissed the case and an appeal 
was taken. 

Raker charged Dixon with "mal- 
feasance" and "misfeasance" as an 
officer of the defunct corporation. 
Walter N. Sell-sberg, who repre- 
sented Dixon, denied the charges, 
although he admitted "The Birth of 
a Nation" earned over $5,000,000, but 
he contended that Dixon had been 
unfortunate in his other ventures. 

The National : Drama' Corporation 
had nothing to do with ."The Birth 
of a Nation," but exploited Dixon's 
"Fall of a Nation." 



The suit brought by Earl Carroll, 
the theatrical manager and author, 
against the Republic Distributing 
Corporation; Edward Godal, the 
British and Colonial Klnematograph 
Co., Ltd., and the Moredall Realty 
Corporation was dismissed by Jus- 
tice Irving Lehman, when a justice 
of the New York Supreme Court. 

Carroll later took the case to the 
Appellate Division, whore last week 
the decision of the lower court was 
sustained. 

The suit now stands against Har- 
bert Brenon, who the higher court 
believes is the responsible party. 

Carroll sued for an accounting of 
the receipts of "Twelve-Ten," pro- 
duced by Brenon, with Marie Doro 
starred. His ground for the suit 
was that the story was his. 

An advertisement In Variety Is 
part of the plaintiff's evidence, with 
the statement by Brenon that he had 
acquired a remarkable story written 
by Earl Carroll. 

John G. Dyer, referee, was ap- 
pointed by Justice Lehman "to tuke 
and state the account." This means 
the suit must be prosecuted solely 
against Brenon. Carroll's appeal 
was from that part of the decision 
dismissing the other defendants. 



COAST PICTURE NEWS 

Herbert Brenon Is working on 
"The Breaking Point," the leading 
players for which are Patsy Ruth 
Miller. Nita Naldl. Matt Moore and 
George Fawcett. The Mason O. H. 
was used this week for some inte- 
rior theatre scenes. 



INSIDE STUFF ON PICTURES 



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Outside capital for financing picture productions Is scarce. The banks 
are fighting shy of these propositions at this time, even though the re- 
leasing companies are willing to guarantee the return of the Investment. 

At the present time there are a 'number of producers with releasing 
contracts in the field looking for money to finance the making of from 
one to four pictures a year. 

One producer lately received letters of assurance from two distributing 
organizations which guarantee return of production cost within nino 
months on pictures costing approximately from $60,000 to $100,000, but 
he is unable to obtain the capital to close the deal. , 

In another instance ths distributor Is offering a guarantee of full cost of 
production, picture to cost not more than $60,000, to the producer within 
nine months after release on a 60-40 basis with a 50-50 break after that. 

There is another producer who had his star, director, story and studio all 
arranged and expected to shoot within a week, but the financial backer* 
walked out on him at the last moment. 

One organization is agreeing to advance 75 per cent of production cost 
on delivery of negative (not subject to approval) with the distributor and 
producer to share 40-60 on the returns until the advance Is covered and 
full post returned as well as prints and advertising paid for.-after which 
a 50-51 split Is agreed on. 



"Black Oxen" was recently passed by the board of appeals at Dallas, 
after It had been turnde down by the censor. The Board gave Its o. k. 
without requiring a cut or a suggestion of a change. 

Louis Hcndieman leased the Palace, South Bend, to the Orpheum 
circuit and he may rent to the Orpheum a theatre he la building at 12th 
and Kedzle, Chicago. It will seat 2,500, and Is just one block away from 
Balaban and Rats' Central Square. 



Bermon T. Woodfe. one of the representatives of Will II. Hays' office 
left last week for San Francisco. He will remain there a short time a.:. 
then sail for Australia. His mission to the antipodes is in the interests. 0i 
the American film industry. 



'The Story of the Bible," a picture, was shown last Saturday night, 
and three times on Sunday in the Priory hall of the Church of the Most 
Holy Rotary, at Syracuse, ' 

It is the first time that city has had pictures under church direction. 



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The Rex, one of the Oldest second 
run movie houses in- Dallas, is no 
more. A dry goods store is to be 
erected on the spot. 



Charlie Murray 
the Sennett lot. 



has returned to 



Dimitri B'uchowetzki starts on his 
first production for Lasky with Pola 
Negri as the star early this month. 



GOLDWYN RENTED ROYAL, K. C. 
FOR "NAME THE MAN" PICTURE 



Got Good Week, $9,500 by Exploitation — "The 
Warners'" Poor Showing with $11,000 at New- 
man— "Hunchback" at $1.65 



Niblo Picture at Astor, Feb. 25 
"Thy Name Is Woman" picture, 
directed by . Fred Niblo, will go 
into the Astor, Feb. 25, at $2 top. 



Kansas City, Feb. 6. 
It certainly looked like old times, 
and good, around the three first 
run film houses on Main street last 
week, and the dollars clicked into 
the box offices to the tune of $40,- 
000. With the Royal, a Newman 
house, under rental to Goldwyn for 
"Name the Man" and the big New- 
man showing First National's "The 
Wanters," Famous Players was not 
represented. 

Goldwyn had indulged in an inten- 
sive publicity campaign for "Name 
the Man," and the extra advertising 
caused the Newmans afid Univer- 
sal to fall in line. 

The policy of Universal in rais- 
ing the prices at the Liberty from 
50 cents to 83, $1.10, and some scats 
at $1.65. for "The Hunchback," is 
being watched. It is understood that 
if. these tilted prices go over with- 
out much of a kick from the regu- 
lar house patrons and there is no 
flare-up, some of the other houses 
will try the stunt and offer some 
of the big specials without waiting 
for a year until the pictures are re- 
leased to be shown at the regular 
house prices. 

The managements of all the lead- 
ers were given a scare Thursday 
night when business dropped from 
the preceding nights, not very much, 
but enough to make them think 
something was wrong. But busi- 
ness climhed back the next day and 
the week finished strong. 

"The Wanters" proved the weak 
sister of the street, the Newman, 
where it was being shown, with its 
1,980 capacity and 75-cent top, onry 
getting around $11,000. pretty near 
a flop for this place. This week the 
story will probably be different, as 




CASTING OFFICES 

INC. 

M. J. CONNOLLY, 

Gen. Mgr. 

140 W. 44th St. 
RESULTS FOR THE FIRST MONTH OF 1924 

HAVE PLACED 

ALAN CROSLAND BETTY COMPSON MAY VOKE8 

ROBERT WARWICK ELLIOTT DEXTER CHARLOTTE WALKER 
JOSEPH KILGOUR IAN MacLAREN OLIN HOWLAND 

LAWFORD DAVIDSON ALPHONSE ETHIER PAUL McALLISTER 

EDOUARD DURANT 

WATCH FEBRUARY RESULTS 



the house has "The Humming Bird," 
while the opposition houses both 
are holding their pictures over. 
Last Week's Estimates 
Royal — "Name the Man" (Gold- 
wyn) (890; 60-75). Mae Bush and 
Conrad Nagel. Picture strongly clr- 
cused by Goldwyn, showing the fea- 
ture under rental contract. The ad- 
vertising emphasized It was not a 
costume and that it would not be 
shown in Greater Kansas City until 
60 days after the Royal presenta- 
tion. Critics gave It elaborate re- 
views and repeated Variety's pre- 
diction it will be among the first 
10 for the year. Held for second 
week. Announced business, $9,600. 
Newman — "The Wanters" (First 
National) (1,890; 65-76). Marie 
Prevost, other attractions. News- 
paper reviewers liberal, but fans 
didn't want it. Business far from 
good. Around $11,000. 

Liberty— "The Hunchback" (Uni- 
versal) (1.000; $1.65). Capacity 
houses saw this Universal feature 
for eight days, and prospects good 
it will bold up to expectations for 
next two weeks; set for three weeks' 
run. The preview showing Satur- 
day night before the regular en- 
gagement proved wonderful pub- 
licity, with the house scaled up to 
$10, the highest ever asked for any 
entertainment here. Picture re- 
ceived unusual publicity. There 
were many who were free to admit 
the'y did not like Lon Chaneys 
characterization of the leading role, 
thinking he made it too revolting, 
but admitting it was a masterful 
piece of make-up and acting. De- 
spite this there seems an appeal 
somewhere, especially with the 
women, as they were out in force. 
Management reported $19,000 for 
eight days. Including Saturday pre- 
view. 



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A REAL Picture 



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BETTY COMPSON 
RICHARD DIX 
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TULLY MARSHALL 

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First run films at the vaudeville 
theatres: "The Governor's Lady," 
Mainstreet; "Strangers of the 
Night" (Captain Applejack). I'an- 
tages; "His Mystery Girl," Globe. 



COS TUMES 
F* O » HI RE 

New York's Newest and ■ , 
Foremost Costum* 



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BROOMS 

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From "Ths- First and 
thm Laat," by John 
Galsworthy. Adapted 
by Edfrid Bingham. 



BIG crowds are seeing Broadway's 
REAL picture at the Rivoli this week. 
"The picture, filming and acting are excel- 
lent" (World). "Betty Compson gives a 
performance that can be matched against 
anything offered this year" (American). 
"It is one of the best things Paramount 
has ever done. Highly entertaining" 
(Motion Picture News). 

One of the 18 Great Paramount Pictures 
now available. 17 more coming between 
March- June, 1924. 

Produced by 





2-coIumn 
Press Sheet Ad Above 



Mats and 
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Thursday, February 7, 1924 



HERO-WORSHIP, IDOLATRY AND HERO 
ON EXHIBITION IN L0ND0NT0WN 



Capt. Angus Buchanan Plodded the Sahara Desert to 
Take Pictures of Strange Lands and People — 
His Picture "Died" at the Palace 



CROSSING THE SAHARA 

London, Jan. 22. 

Hero worship is a strange thing. 
•The most Idolized man In London 
today Is Ivor Novello, -whose ex- 
ploits consist of looking well In a 
uniform, composing indifferent mu- 
sic and acting incompetently. 

On the other hand, a modest, un- 
assuming Scot who has crossed the 
Sahara on a Journey from Lagos to 
Algiers is arousing so little enthu- 
siasm that the film of his travels, 
now being shown at the Palace, 
looks like becoming a frost. 

It is booked for no longer than 
a month, when the cinema version 
of "Anna Christie" will take its 
place, but there may not be enough 
people to know a hero when they 
see one to keep the show going even 
for that brief time. 

Such disturbing signs as an au- 
dience dwindling during the per- 
formance are possibly due to the 
railway strike. 

. Angus Buchanan may have a thin 
personality, besides a mild voice, a 
stoop, not over-much stature and an 
Inexpressive face, but he did explore 
the desert, and "Crossing the Great 
Sahara" is as convincing a record 
as anybody could wish. Cinema ex- 
perts may suggest more rigorous 
cutting and the, public may prefer 
stories to glimpses of an utterly 
strange land. 

The opening scenes are rushed 
through. There is a glimpse of em- 
barkation at Liverpool, another of 
Lagos and others of the outskirts 
of civilization, until Kano, an earth 
city possessing a unique architec- 
tural beauty is reached. Here there 
are several industries and a Euro- 
pean bank, but onward the vegeta- 
tion rapidly thins. 

Just enough is shown of the prep- 
arations — buying camels and hiring 
camelmen — for the 14 months' jour- 
ney over 3,500 miles of rock and 
sand. Then Buchanan develops his 
main theme, which is that the Sa- 
hara represents, not a quiescent 
state of desolation, but a rapid. In- 
exorable decay of man, beast, vege- 
tation and even of inorganic struc- 
tures. 

On the fringes of the desert the 
herdsmen feed their lean cattle on 
branches of trees because other fod- 
der runs short at certain seasons. 
When the caravan leaves even the 
trees behind the sight of one with- 
ering thorn bush alone breaks the 
monotony of the vistas of sand. In 
the mountainous regions there are 
strange walled cities and villages of 
huts made of palm leaves, but 
•verywhere there are signs that 



where hundreds now live there were 
once thousands. 

There is a foreboding air of doom 
in all the picturesque walled cities, 
but the threat can be more sinister 
even than that. A village built next 
to a grove of date palms is shown, 
together with moving dunes of sand 
which are enveloping and submerg- 
ing it. 

To take the golden but uncharted 
road to the strange cities built of 
hardened salt in the very heart of 
the desert Buchanan joined the 
great salt caravan. His pictures 
show the trackless wastes where 
thousands of camels are launched to 
buy salt from the mysterious in- 
habitants of Fachi and Bilma, and 
they show the extraordinary face of 
the eagle-eyed guide, who must have 
inherited his lob from the guides of 
days long past when the desert had 
accomplished less of its work of de- 
struction. 

By the time Buchanan, leaving the 
salt merchants at Bilma and travel- 
ing north alone, has come through 
shifting sands to Tonggourt, with 
its Incongruously conventional rail- 
way station 400 miles south of Al- 
giers every spectator capable of 
sympathetic emotion breathed a 
sigs of relief as profound as aU the 
denouement of the most enthralling 
drama. 

If hero worship (of the right kind) 
Is not dead, Captain Buchanan's 
film would be the rage. 

But veneration seems not to be 
the strong point of the present gen- 
eration, Jolo. 



AU Exhibitors 
in Michigan 

Head our magaalne published every 

Tuesday 

If you want to reach this clientele 

there Is no better medium. 

Rates very tow 

MICHIGAN FILM REVIEW 

JACOB SMITH. Publisher 
415 Free Press Bldg. DETROIT 



WHEN A MAN'S A MAN 

First National release presented by Sol 
Lwwf. Adapted from tbe Harold Bell 
Wright story of the same tide. Directed 
by Edward F. Cllne. Shown at the Cameo, 
New York, for two week* beginning Feb. 3. 
Running time, 74 minutes. 

Lawrence Knlgbt "Patches".. Jobn Bowers 

Helen Wakefield Marguerite D* La Motte 

Phil Acton Robert W. Fraxer 

Kitty Reld -. June Marlowe 

Tbe Dean Forrest Robinson 

Stella Elisabeth Rhodes 

Nick Cambert Fred Stanton 

Yavapai Joe George Hsckathorne 

Stanley Manning Edward Hearne 

Little Billy Johnny Foz, Jr. 

Professor Parkhlll Arthur Hoyt 

Curley Elson Ray Thompson 

Jim Reld Charles Malles 



A Western a bit different. It is a 
combination society and "Western, 
with the latter element balancing 
the former. 

But, all In all, it is a Western not 
unusual or extraordinary, but a 
fairly good program picture suitable 
for the average houses, without 
making any pretensions toward 
having the right to pre-release runs. 
\Pespite the fact that Harold Bell 
Wright's story was a best seller, the 
fact retaialns that on the screen his 
tale of, the tenderfoot who goes 
West, leaving his millions and life 
of ease behind him, to make a man 
of himself, Is pretty much like a 
hundred other tales screened in the 
past. 

As such it will have to be sold to 
the picture exhibitor and the pub- 
lic. 

The early society element takes 
very little footage. It merely plants 
the reason for the young million- 
aire going West. Once in Arizona 
he gsts a flash at a rodeo (the Pres- 



cott. Aria., pioneer days being cut 
Into the picture for some good 
shots), and decides that is the life 
for him. 

He does eventually make a cow- 
boy of himself, but not before he is 
accused of being a cattle thief and 
saved from a "Judge Lynch" party 
and a few other little things of that 
ilk. 

Although there' is sufficient love 
Interest, the hero fades out of the 
final shot without any heroine to 
clasp in bis arms. His cowboy pal 
gets one girl, and the girl "back 
East." who woke him up to the fact 
that he was wasting his life, comes 
to the West with her hubby on a 
honeymoon trip. But she looks as 
though she were sorry she married 
without first having gotten a line 
on what her former admirer made 
of himself. 

The cast has John Bowers as the 
hero, delivering a very impression- 
able characterisation. June Mar- 
lowe has the "fat" role among the 
women and did well with it, while 
Marguerite De La Motte is the so- 
ciety girl. Robert W. Frazcr as the 
cowboy in the secondary lead put 
over his role with a wallop. George 
Hackathorne had a minor part, but 
made it stand up. 

Eddie Cllne, who handled the di- 
rection, turned out a workmanlike 
picture without any particular 
thrills, but telling the story in a 
straightforward manner and not 
dragging the action at any time. 
The picture should get money In the 
average run of houses. Fred. 



soclate, who, while in love with tbe 
wife, finally contents himself with 
the cast-off flapper wife who was 
the cause of all the trouble. 

This Is a picture that no one can 
go wrong with. Fred. 



STRANGER OF NORTH 

J. W. Noble production, both written and 
directed by him and carrying a Maritime 
studios caption. Ned Van Buren the pho- 
tographer. Showing at Loew's. New Tork. 
as half of a dally double feature program, 
Feb. 1. Running time, <3 minutes. 



MARRIAGE CIRCLE 

Latest Ernst Lubltach production, pre- 
sented by the Wsmer Bros. All-star cast, I 
with Florence Vldor. Monte Blue, Marie 
Prevost, Adolpho Menjou. Harry Myers and 
Crelghton Hale. Shown at the Strand, New 
Tork, week of Fab. S. 1924. Running time. 
K3 minutes. 

Charlotte Braun , Florence Vldor 

Dr. Frans Braun Monte Blue 

Mlzil Stock Marie Prevost 

Dr. Quetave Mueller Crelghton Hale 

Prof. Josef Stock Adolphe Menjou 

Tbe Detective Harry Myers 



Located in the Nova Scotia re- 
gion, with the lumber industry as 
its basic theme to provide an aver- 
age secondary and indifferent fea- 
ture. 

Noblo receives triple credit In 
that It is his production as well as 
having been both written and di- 
rected by him. The film assumes 
no relative importance at any time. 
Is mediocrely played by a fair to 
mlddlln' cast and will probably ful- 
till its purpose best within those 
lesser houses where the sense ot 
discrimination is not acutely devel- 
oped. In this Broadway house the 
picture gave evidence of having 
made little impression either way. 

Richard Travers and Ruth Dwyer 
are featured with others — Charles 
Graham, James McDuff, P. C. Har- 
tigan, Louis Dean and De Sacia 
Morres. 

The tale relates of an elderly 
Scot whose regional supremacy In 
lumber is threatened by a rival fac- 
tion that is not above underhand 
methods. Into the situation stalks 
a youth from the native heath, the 
son of a friend, who has not been 
able to adjust himself to Interior 
duties since the war. The elderly 
man's daughter, to whom he allows 
no man to speak, carries the inevit- 
able love Interest. 

A walkout of the lumberjacks pro- 
vides the native son with his chance 
and he makes good through going 



to a nearby military camp to sur- 
prisingly discover untold numbers of 
his former front line companions. 
Just how the boys are permitted te 
doff their uniforms and go a. w. l. to 
break the strike la never clearly 
explained, but they do, hence the 
fight and the girl are won. 

Travers screens as a colorless 
leader whose total performance is 
just as shy of shading. Miss Dyer 
as the unsophisticated daughter 
provides the usual celluloid concep- 
tion of the type, giving the role but 
a meagre amount of value, while 
Charles Graham's narrow-minded 
father was too greatly exaggerated 
to be convincing. Bklg. 

MARRY IN HASTE 

Phil Ooldstone production, directed by 
Duke Worne, with Jean Duvane, author. 
Features William Fairbanks snd Dorothy 
Revler. At Loew's, New Tork. as half of 
dally double featura program. Feb. 1. Run- 
ning time, M minutes. 



The matrimonial difficulties of a 
couple who must needs settle down 
in a miniature ranch house after an 
acquaintance of but a week that 
concludes In the youth persuading 
the girl to give up her career as an 
artist. 

The hitch comes when the hus- 
band's indulgent father places the 
ban on bringing the girl Into the 
homestead. 

The smaller living quarters, and 
a picture prone to follow proverbial 
lines too closely for the lifting of it 
beyond an Intermediate classifica- 
tion. 

The principal bid for attention 
comes with the husband entering the 
ring to stay three rounds with a 
barnstorming world's champ to 
glean the advertised $1,000 without 
knocking out the title holder. That 
either Is or is not a commendable 



"Eventually — 
Why Not Now?" 

The flour that made Minneapolis 
famous is known under the catchy 
slogan above. 

The picture that made motion 
pictures famous, that showed 
everyone the possibilities of the 
motion picture — the 

Pathe News 

belongs in your theatre on merit; 
because it adds strength, to your 
program. ^"^ 

Eventually you'll book it; why 
not now? 

Play Both Numbers, Every Week 



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This picture marks an epoch in 
film direction. It Is possibly the first 
time any director has had the nerve 
to put a farce comedy on the screen, 
play it legitimately and get laughs. 
Almost any director would have 
resorted to the obvious hoakum to 
get this one over. "Jazzing it up" 
would have been the thing that 
most would have tried and ruined a 
fine piece of work. 

This picture Is there. It has 
laughs and it has sex. This is a 
combination that can't be beaten at 
the box office. It may not get over 
with a bang the first day played, 
but it Is one that they are going 
out to talk about and the business 
Is bound to build. Not only that, 
but Jt's a picture that certainly 
gives Marie Prevost the chance of 
her life, and she assuredly makes 
the most of it, walking away with 
all the honors, although Monte Blue 
and Adolphe Menjou also registered 
with distinct force. 

The detail in direction has a whole 
lot to do with the manner in which 
this trio Impress the audience. The 
picture is played at a slow tempo. 
There Is not the slightest sugges- 
tion of trying to force action or rush 
things for laughs; the situations oc- 
cur naturally, are worked out logic- 
ally and therefore all the more 
laughter-provoking to the audience. 

It Is the story of a wife who fears 
her husband is Interested In another 
woman, so she makes the greatest 
effort to throw her husband and 
her greatest woman friend together. 

In reality it is this same woman 
who has designs on tho husband, 
who Is a doctor specializing in ner- 
vous disorders. She arranges on 
two different occasions to have the 
doctor in her apartment alone, and 
although she employs every known 
female blandishment to make him 
fall, he resists her. 

Finally her husband (yes, she is 
married) decides the wife has sup- 
plied him with sufficient evidence to 
have him get leave of her, some- 
thing he has sought for years, and 
after the detective has turned In his 
report of the doctor's visit he calls 
on him the next morning and thanks 
him for the assistance he has given 
in bringing about the desired re- 
sult. 

It Is corking farce comedy, de- 
cidedly Continental In flavor, and, 
while risque, there Is nothing about 
it to offend audiences. The punch 
Is "there" without the awful groggy 
effect that comes after it. 

Florence Vldor as the wife han- 
dles herself admirably, but Miss 
Prevost so far overshadows there Is 
no question as to whom the picture 
belongs. 

Her husband, as played by Men- 
jou, Is a work of art Repressed in 
style Is his work, but with a touch 
of the finer little things, such as an 
arched eyebrow, a smile or a wink 
that mean volumes. Crelghton Hale 
does fairly well as the doctor'* as 



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Thursday. February 7, 1924 



PICTURES 



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twist, according; to the way you look 
•tit. 

In production the film contains 
Jlttle, aa It Is almost entirely located 
•round the modest dwelling- Fair- 
banks and Miss Revlcr are adequate 
In their respective performances 
for a favorable combine that should 
do proportionately better If the ma- 
terial Is forthcoming. 

Others In the cast ure Alfred Hol- 
Ilngsworth, Gladden James. William 
Dyer and Al Kaufman, the former 
heavyweight boxing artist, all of 
whom may be said to be doing just 
"bits." 

The picture needs an additional 
feature to assist in the larger 
houses, but may possibly satisfy on 
Its own within reduced dimensions. 

Ukig. 

THE STRANGER 



Atioiph Zakor 
sent the Jos.-pti 
on John Gain* 
and the Last." 
Betty Comp»on, 
and Tully Mar 
frld Bimrhnm 
Poesy Itowlin.. 
Larry ]>arnuit . 
Keith Dan-ant. 
The Stranger. . 

VValenn 

Maixle Darran*. 

Jackal 

Landlauly 



and Jrssp I,. Loftky pre- 
H*nsbery production Ha.°ed 
"rihy'a story "The Pir3t 
Pastured in Ihs cast are 
Richard nit. Ltwta Stone 
h&ll. Adaptation by Kd- 

Betty CNjmi.pin 

Richard Dix 

Lewis Hton.' 

,.Tu;iy Marshal; 

Itobtrt Brhatole 

Mary Jane Irvlns 

Frank Nelson 

Marten Skinner 



A fine, dignified screen production 
of a high, spiritual work. The cast 
Itself will sell the picture to the 
public and the public will like it for 
Its high standard of literary excel- 
lence, if you c:in speak of the lit- 
erary worth of a film. At any rate 
the picture docs pet across some- 
thing of the strength of the original. 

Galsworthy once more is riding 
his special hobby of social equality 
■ — the proposition that position of 
eminence or social inferiority has no 
relation to nobility of character. 

For purposes of his argument he 
takes a girl driven unwillingly into 
the streets, the humble porter of a 
"pub" and two brothers, one a ne'er- 
do-well, the other an eminent law- 
yer and politician. The ne'er-do- 
well falls in love with the unhappy 
Ktrl and in defending her against a 
former master, kills the other man. 

The humble porter (splendidly 
played by Marshall) takes the guilt 
upon himself and is prepared to go 
to his hanging without a word, in 
order that the young people who 
had been kind to him might be free 
td work out their romance. The 
ambitious brother struggles to keep 
his brother out of the affair, lest 
he be brought Into it and his urn- 
bjltion thwarted, Tho girl merely 
IS sorrowfully passive. 

The treatnvnt of the subject Is 
broad and impressive, truly Gals- 
Worthy In its handling. There are 
broad effects, both of settings and 
lighting. Tlie characterizations as 
Well are .managed with a certain 
unostentatious naturalness, 

The action during a rainy night In 
London has .some street scenes 
that somehow do not carry convic- 
tion, but the interiors, whether of 
the bumble rooming house or tho 
fine residence always look real. 



Probably the element that will re- 
act against the picture in the pub- 
lic mind Is its utter absence of 
comedy. 

Much of the subject matter Is 
overcast with gloom, although the 
production method saves these 
scenes from sordid aspect. Even 
the hanging scene which stops just 
short of the actual drop of the trap 
is saved from a natural atmosphere 
of shudders by the pomp of the cere- 
monies and the breadth of grouping 
in the prison setting. 

Besides, the suspense of the whole 
story is so well sustained that one 
never loses interest. Hush. 



COLLEEN BAWN 

London. Jan. 29. 

In making this picture Will 
Kellino had three versions of a fa- 
mous story to choose from; Boucl- 
cault'a drama "The Colleen Bawn" 
Itself, Griffin's novel "The Collegi- 
ans," and the legend of Hardess 
Cregan, his foster brother Danny 
Mann, and the two Colleens 
Pawn (the dark) and Rhu (the 
light.) In using all three he lias 
achieved another signal success for 
the Stoll Film Co. . 

He has here and there taken lib- 
erties with his material, for instance 
he has deleted tho priest without 
which no Irish drama Is complete 
and wiio is more than usually im- 
portant in this romance, and he has 
out out Anne Chute's lover, Kyrle 
Daly, completely, Riving us in his 
stead three asinine suitors who 
have little to do with the story, 
while Anne Chute herself is only a 
mouthful of a part. 

The photography by William 
Shenton is consistently beautiful 
and the exterior locations have 
never been surpassed in any pic- 
ture. 

. The version tells how Hardress 
Cregan sees and falls In love with 
Eily O'Connor (the Colleen Bawn). 
Aided by the half-witted Danny 
Mann, his foster-brother, he tries to 
seduce her and fails. Then he ob- 
tains her by a secret marriage. This 
is discovered by Myles-na-Copaleen 
who is Just about to murder the be- 
trayer when Eily shrieks out her 
secret. 

Hardress tires of his secret wife 
and falls in love with Anne Chute 
(the Colleen Hhu) who is of his own 
social class. Eily Is In the way and 
at Hardress's instigation Danny 
tries to murder her by drowning. 
She is saved by Myles who nurses 
her in secret until Hardress' wed- 
ding night. Then he Is confronted 
with his victim and accomplice and 
shot by the latter. Afterwards Eily 
finds happiness with the faithful 
lover. 

Kelllno's direction throughout is 
very good. 

The cast could not have been 
better chosen. Colette Brettel gives 
a magnificent performance of the 
love-sick but innocent Colleen. 
Gladys Jennings, although badly 
treated as Anne Chute, main- 
tains her position aa one of Britain's 
best screen actresses. Henry Victor 
Is notable as Hardres3, Stewart 



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PRESENTATIONS 

(Extra attractions in picture theatres, when not 
pictures, will be carried and described in this depart- 
ment for the general information of the trade.) 



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"MINSTRELS OF 1924" 
25 Mins.; Full Stage (Special) 
Orchestra and Specialties 
Granada, San Francisco 

San Francisco, Feb. 6. 

Something akin to a small sized 
production that Paul Ash and his 
Synco-Symphonists presented last 
week. The entire orchestra ap- 
peared In uniforms of white, red 
and orange satin and rendered a 
program of seven numbers. 

Specialties by George Dewey 
Washington, colored singer, and 
Edson Gillian, xylophonist, went 
over with a bang. Washington sang 
"Can't You Hear Me Callin', Caro- 
line?" and Gilhan demonstrated 
his cleverness with two solos, re- 
sponding with two encores. 

The big punch was styled "An- 
Vilosity" by the entire orchestra. 
It was a jazz interpretation of the 
Anvil Chorus from "II Trovatore." 
As the music started throe-quarters 
of the back drop was raised reveal- 
ing a mountain landscape setting 
with small blacksmith shops at 
either side. The smiths 'kept time 
to the music with their hammers 
on the anvils, each blow producinsr 
electrical effects. The setting gave 
the appearance of looking throuch 
a huge window nt a wide vista of 
virgin mountain scenery. Tho act 
was beautifully staged throughout 
and went over big. Rivers. 



"PLAYING CARDS" 

Dance Novelty 

2 Mins. 

Strand, New York 

This is a decidedly effective little 
novelty that does not cost a lot to 
put over. Three frames are used 
with turnable inserts large enough 
to. have live figures impersonate the 
characters of playing cards, the 
King, Queen and Jack. 
- The backs are painted In regula- 
tion card fashion and when they 
turn the character^ are revealed, the 
trio stepping down from the cards 
and offering a> danco routine to 
popular Jazzy melodies. Fred. 



Rome Is excellent as Myles, and 
Ciive Currie gives a fine perform- 
ance as Danny. Marie Ault, Aubrey 
Fitzgerald, Dave O'Tbole, and Mar- 
guerite Leigh all give good shows 
In smaller parts. This is a feature 
over which everybody concerned 
can be congratulated. Gore. 



RADIO FROLICS (15) 
Singing and Instrumental Music 
33 Mins.; Full Stage 
McVickers, Chicago. 

Chicago, Feb. 8. 
McVickers deserves credit for 
coupling radio with its stage pres- 
entations and that the first house 
Monday was capacity It is likely 
that the house is getting a financial 
reward for its idea. 

There does not seem to be any 
disposition on the part of Mc- 
Klekers to view radio as opposi- 
tion for the McVickers Symphony 
Orchestra has been playing for 
radio for some time. While the 
publicity received from . the 
"American" is not to be sneezed 
at it is possible there is a deeper 
purpose In tho tie-up than mere 
space in newspapers. 

The applause which greeted the 
numbers rendered proves' that radio 
has its fans jtlst like vaudeville and 
pictures and that they like their 
favorites, no matter what they do. 
! The real radio features were noth- 
ing more than the common or gar- 
den variety of Chautauqua and 
Sunday school entertainers who 
scorned the intelligence of those 
they catered to, but they were fair- 
ly well received. A trio wcht so far 
as to sing "Everybody's Happy," 
done to death by every Rotary, 
Klwanis and Lions club, but there 
was no outbreak. One of the sing- 
ers was less than four per cent, vo- 
calist, too, but he got by. The an- 
nouncer sot forth that they were not 
singers and proved it. 

The program proper opened with 
Fred Hamm's Capital Syncopators, 
who played three numbers to very 
enthusiastic applause. One number 
was "Unfortunate Blues," composed 
by Fred Tamm, cornotist, and Hank 
Winstrin, pianist. Then Tom Sax- 
ton sang "When Lights Are Low," 
with Spltalny's Symphony orchestra 
as accompaniment. ■ Third, the reg- 
ular radix) fellows cnteftained -with 
on£ at piano. .Fourth, Jimmy .^ang 
sane; '.'The One I Love Belongs tcv 
Somebody Else," and for Ibis num- 
ber , tbo radio pianist .jazzed the 
chorus' following the song and awak- 
ened soljne enthusiasm. Spitalny's 
orchestra took up the last chorus, 
repeated after the piano solo. Then 
to close the frolic Miss Mirth sang 
"Mt. Radio , Man" and "Hula .Lou" 



and the second numbers commen* ed 
to go big when the band on tho 
stage took up the retrain and con- 
tinued to play for her. An en?oro 
was demanded, something unusual 
for presentation, and she sang a 
verso and a chorus over with the 
band on s'.ago and baud in the pit 
both playing. 

The opening of the "Radio Frolic" 
is a moving picture of the announcer 
talking and a Bristol loud speaker 
conveying the voice to those out 
front. It Is a splendid Idea were 
it possible to synchronize the move- 
ment of the lips with tho words. As 
it stood at the first show, the lips 
of the announcer in the motion pic- 
ture would move when the voice 
was not being heard and the picture 
got off before the speech was done. 

At another time wnen the an- 
nouncer was heard saying that pos- 
sibly people In New York heard this 
concert by radio the picture showed 
the fellow shaking bis tlstH, which 
certainly was not the Impression 
Intended to be conveyed. The pic- 
ture would show the. face laughing 
when a joke was being pulled and 
throughout was far distant from- the'' 
voice 'Itself. When the announcer 
appeared In person he made a fa- 
vorable Impression, , , 



"THE MARRIAGE CIRCLE" Pro- 

log) 
Song and Ballet 
7 Mins. 
Strand, New York 

A garden effect with a platform 
raised at the rear and a series of 
hugh arches, splendidly lighted, es- 
pecially as to the back drop formed 
the background for this prolog, 
which contained a single solo and 
a ballet number. In the latter 12. 
people were employed. 

The solo was "Auf WIcdersehen." 
sung by Ruth Arden, who did not 
Impress particularly, possibly be- 
cause her voice did not carry well 
when first appearing up stage. 

Two men started the ballet por- 
tion with a bit of pantomime after 
which they were Joined by two 
partners and finally the ballet en- 
semble of eight. "Vienna Life" was 
utilized as the musical theme for 
the dance number, all In waltz 
tempo. Fred. 



"A 8ERENADE" 
Tsnor Solo . 
Strand, New York 
■ Dressed In • Spanish' costume be-' 
fore a drop in one depleting a bouse 
with a ' balcony and a window,' 
Lqlgl Gulffrlda, a very good tenor',' 
offered "Marebeta." ; 

In lighting the little number was 
perfect and Guiffrida's voico 
brought a well-earned encore. • 

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" 'The Marriage Circle" may well be added to tho list of truly groat picture* We warn you not to 

miss the picture of Ernst Lubltsch's, Its beauty and Its Joyousnoes cannot be described. It 

is the most delightfully whimsical thing we have ever encountered on the screen. Mr. Lubltsch 

is a wizard." _jr y Tribune. 

"Lot no one keep you away from the Strand this week If you enjoy smartness In your amusement. 'The Mar- 
riage Circle* fairly flashes with lL One of the most ongaglng picture plays we have seen." — if. Y. WoriS. 

"It Is unalloyed bliss to watch 'The Marriage Circle.' Filled with surprises and moves along with a hitherto 
unknown rapidity of action. The direction by Lubltsch la original and subtle. It may Inspire other producers 
to do something along the same line." _y 4 y. Times. 

"In 'The Marriage Circle' at the Strand we have a neat comedy, expertly contrived and beautifully executed, 
and showing the director's Infinite capacity for taking pains." wrJT, Y. Morning Telegraph. 

"Indications are that the Strand Is In line for a mighty good week's business with 'The Marriage Circle." Th« 
feature Is a work of art'* —Times Square Daily. 

•VErnst Lubltsch with The Marriage Circle' again proves himself a creative- master. Those who are married, those who wish to get married and those who 
do not, will find much to absorb them In this story." _jt y j.. ve Telegram, and Mail. 

" The Marriage Circle" Is a great credit to Ernst Lubltsch and to the far-sighted Warner Bros. Entirely new. A distinct departure. It Is the sort that 

will ultimately rescue t>e silent drama from the dismal swamps of mediocrity."' jf y. Herald 

•'The Marriage Circle' at Grauman's Rialto Is rare comedy. It Is so realistic that you imagine yourself eyewltnesslng real life. Warner Bros, have made 
good pictures, but none will outdo this one in public Impression." —.Los Angeles Herald. 

"'The Marriage Circle' is an artistic revolution. Its gonius lies in detail and incident. The story is shaped Into a keen, terrifying true exposi- 
tion of why many marriages go wrong." —Los Angeles Record. 
'The picture, crammed in its every scene, with plot suspense and love intoreat Is a triumph for Lubitsch. It places him at once In a field 
almost unoccupied in the realm of the silver sheet.'' —Los Angeles F.xnmincr. 
"The director, Ernest Lubitsch, has every reason to be proud and happy over his accomplishment." ,',',.* Angeles Kxpre%S. 

"Gay, glittering, frivolous, merry smart! 'The Marriage Circle' promises to be one of tho most 

successful productions of the season. Few prem ieres havo had such a dazzling effect on Los 

Angeles audiences." , — Los Angoles Times. 

The highest kind of film entertainment. It is tho kind that wo have been crying for." 

— Los Angeles News. 



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NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



WILLIAM COURTENAY and CO. 
(4) 

The Dragnet" (Dramatic) 
18 Mini.; Full Stag* 
Palace 

William Courtenay is from the 
legitimate, a distinguished actor in 
that field. Which would appear to 
be an excellent reason why he 
should have equipped himself with 
* more modern and meritorious 
playlet thr.n the puerile, obviously 
constructed melodramatic one he is 
appearing in at the Palace this 
Week. 

It's called "The Dragnet" and 
Walter Lawrence, who plays a role 
secondary to that of Courtenay, au- 
thored it as a part of a play. Com- 
posed of trite rnefler stuff that the 
"pop" price combination houses 
tell heavily for in the days back in 
the 90's when AI Woods was stag- 
ing; "Chinatown Charlie," the 
"Dragnet'' moves along in stand- 
ardized form to a convenient cli- 
max. 

A burglar supposedly, but a secret 
service man in disguise, Courtpnav 
enters the home of a weaithv dope 
merchant — the Jung of all the dope - 
peddlers. A nurse, played by 
Miriam Hicks, and a copper, by 
Kdwin Forsberg, are in on the 
frame, and they get the morphia- 
king with the goods. Another 
character, a valet, is by Reo Suga 

One of the several factors that 
makes the playlet the stagey bit of 
blah that it is, is the dialog allotted 
the harness bull. The brass but- 
toned John Law has more senseless 
gab than a legislator urging a use- 
less appropriation. • Among other 
bon-mots he states they'll make him 
a sargeant if he makes the pinch 
he's after. Any one who has wit- 
nessed the rank and file patrolman 
make an arrest will appreciate the 
unconscious humor of this. 

"Cracking a crib" is an example 
of the obsolete thieves' slang the 
copper's lines are burdened with. 
Courtenay also has a gem In a 
toromldic denunciation of the dope- 
king when the latter proposes to 
make the supposed crook his part- 
ner. Aphorisms by the yard, but 
all In accord with the general out- 
line and okl-fashioned technlc. 

The set looked like a Talace 
house back -ground. A library or 
living room, without a ceiling and 
minus in every way the atmosphere 
a commonplace sketch of. the tvue 
of "The Dragnet" neods to make 
It even mildly convincing. 

Mr. Courtenay and' the entire 
cast are ■ so far superior' lb the 
vehicle it's a pity. 

Mr. Courtenay made a curtain 
speech at the finish. Tho "Drag- 
net" closed the first half and. there 
was quite a parade up the, aisles of 
i, the orchestra as Courtenay started 
to speak, the rctreaters not know- 
ing the speech was to take! place 
apparently. They waited in the 
back to listen. 

The Palace gave the act a sub- 
stantial send-off at the conclusion. 
Like most of the other legit con- 
tributions the booking impression 
may be that this is "good enough 
for onee around for tho 'name.'" 

Bell. 



GEORGE STANLEY and SISTER 
8ongs and Banjo 
12 Mins.; One 
American 

Young man in evening clothes, 
girl In modern evening clothes in 
startling array for beauty and cost. 
She makes three of the best 
changes, all of long-skirted affairs, 
seen this long time In a small time 
house. The dressing gives the turn 
class. 

Man has better voice of the 
family and a neat method of en- 
tertaining. Kings several of the 
Old-time songs in agreeable har- 
mony, then goes into banjo as ac- 
companiment for "plantation" 
songs, finishing with a great serio- 
comic called "Railroad Jack." 

All this material is neatly de- 
livered, although more in the quiet 
parlor entertainment style than 
with stage showmanship. The 
Singing was well liked at the 
American. Rush. 

DE BEL and WATERS 
Talk and Dancing 
15 Mins.; One 
American. 

Boy and girl conversational pair 

With an unusually good line ol 
comedy talk, along the quarrelsome 
lines of "whero-do-you-get-this- 
taxl-hahit." with accompanying 
business. The young man does the 
leading of wise cracks, with the gill 
doing the nifty comeback. 

Works out Into first rate small 
comedy turn, with fretsh material 
and bright lines. They go Into a 
dance tdward' rth« flnrsh and essay 
a dance, but for onee !he talk is 
best. Hush. 



WELLS and WEST REVUE (4) 
Dancing and Burlesque Singing 
10 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set) 
American, Chicago 

Chicago. Feb. 6. 

This turn Is different Inasmuch 
as there are four men of whom two 
Impersonate comedy female types. 

The act is hokum, but there are 
may hearty laughs which almost 
any audience will like. 

The opening is a "tintype" stage 
picture of two fellows and two 
"dames" dressed in old-fashioned 
costumes. Theso four present a 
burlesque of tho "Floradora Sex- 
tet," ridiculously funny. 

The two men do acrobatic danc- 
ing straight. One of the female 
impersonators follows with a bur- 
lesque of a prima donna. The other 
sings "Queen of the Ballet" and 
travesties a toe dancer. Both are 
laughable. 

The four close with a Bowery 
number with the two costumed as 
girls wearing outfits which are a 
laugh in themselves. The act is in 
need of working out, as it only had 
nine days before coming into the 
American. Wells and West are the 
two female impersonators. 



BEATRICE LEON and SYBIL 

DAWN 
Songs, Talk, Comedy 
15 Mins.; Ore 
Riverside 

The girls strive for something dif- 
ferent. Their desire to get away 
from the sister act routine in itself 
is commendable and deserves atten- 
tion. Both affect costuming along 
the Duncan Sisters' idea. One does 
the tomboy janitor's kid and the 
other "straights" as the little girl 
of the nice family. Much of their 
talk is driveling and its juvenile 
affectation does not excuse its 
aslnlnlty. 

Their songs could also stand im- 
provement. The idea of setting 
sure -(ire gags to rhyme has been 
done before and clicked. But there 
is a limit to it. The gag about "my 
mother doesn't wash — oh, the dirty 
thing," muffed here and deservedly 
so. 

A topical number tool; them off 
mildly despite their lyric interpola- 
tions "You ain't heard nothing ye'." 
and "We have a lot more," but the 
audience wasn't anxious to recall 
'em. 

They could Use brighter materia! 
to advantage. Miss Leon is a brink 
worker and does a few fills that 
are novel. They reopened after In- 
termission here and got over mildly. 

A '.el. 



SASCHA JACOBSEN 

Violinist 

15 Mins.: One 

Hippodrome 

8a*cha> Jacobscn is one of the 
best known names in the concert 
field. His appearance at the Hip- 
podrome this week Is announced as 
his vaudeville debut and only vaude- 
ville booking to date though It Is 
likely big tim . will use him If the 
violinist is willing. He appeared at 
tho big house before, but in recital 
(formerly the Sunday policy of the 
Hip). 

Jacobscn Is classed as a violin 
virtuoso and mpresses as a master. 
IBs technique appeared faultless and 
his program entirely classical. The 
opening number was "Love's Joy" 
by Kreisler, followed with a pretty 
melody, Driago's "Valse Bluette" 
which drew applause. Sarasatc's 
"Gypsy Airs" took him off and he 
won an encore with "Souvenir" by 
Drdla. 

The male accompanist read every 
note. That is required perhaps be- 
cause Jacobscn demands meticulous 
adherancp to tempo, as while play- 
ing the violinist's eyes appeared 
tightly shut, Ibee. 

CASE AND CAVANAUGH 

Talk 

14 Min : One 

City 

For the small houses and pos- 
sessing little or no material what- 
soever with the comedy falls of the 
man the only possibility. Other 
that, I he i ou:ine consists of a 
laughless crossfire between the 
routine consists of a laughless 
crossfire between mis mixed duo 
thai soon resolves itself into the 
telling of riddles. 

Throughout the act the male half 
sci ms to amuse himself if no one 
else by munching upon a cabbage, 
which he drools and expectorates all 
Over the stage. The girl solos for 
a song, fairly rendered, with an- 
other melody haphazardly delivered 
serving as an eXCU*« for a lini.sh. 

The turn is indifferently put to- 
gether, contains questionable enter- 
tainment value as it stands but the 
team might have a chance if *»- 
curing hones) appropriation of mx- 
lei ill with which .o work. 



CANSINO BROTHERS and 

8TONE8URN 
Spanish Dancing 
10 Mins.; Full Stage (Special) 
Fifth Avenue 

Youth, beauty, color and grace are 
the dominant notes in -this turn 
The! C.inslno Brothers are announced 
as the newest importations of the 
family of dancers, but they a j prob- 
ably the ones who formerly danced 
with their older brother and sister 
and more recently with Marion Wil- 
kens. They are of the Spanish 
type, both extremely handsome from 
the front and particularly so In the 
striking Castilian costumes worn. 

Miss Stoneburn appears to be an 
American, but she has absorbed the 
native spirit and rhythm of the 
Spanish dances. In addition she is 
startlingly pretty, slim and graceful 
and with eyes that must penetrate 
to the furthest corner of the ,-allery. 

The dances are the usual routine, 
but done expertly. The brothers 
have their family knack for making 
the castanets almobt alk and are also 
adept with the tambour.ne. Solo 
stepping by all three, all in the 
Spanish style, features the turn. 

The costumes are exceptionally 
fine throughout and the setting 
colorful although somewhat gaudy. 



BALL, GEIGER and BALL 

Acrobats 

9 Mins.; One and Full Stage 

(Special) 
5th Avenue 

Novelty in acrobatic turns Is 
something that has been striven for 
always and ere is a turn that 
achieves it. The idea proves to be 
better than the execution. But the 
Innovation allied with the superior 
quality of acrobatic work performed 
fits the act for either end of the best 
bills, and even for an inside spot at 
the less important houses. 

An effective drop in ''one'' for the 
opening represents a prison corridor. 
Two men are prisoners, with a 
woman the keeper guarding them 
with a whip. After some unimport- 
ant talk that has infinite possibili- 
ties if worked up right, she nromlses 
to show them the prison gjmiiiasium. 

A shift to full stage reveals the 
hitter. A horizontal bar is perched 
high up over a long net which at 
first appears to be. a trampoline. 
The, men proceed to perform some 
astonishing stunts with the larger 
suspended by his knees from the 
bar swinging the smaller, hurling 
him and catching him, a'ter many 
turns and twists, by .hands or feet. 

That the net is below ready to 
catch a falling man makes the 
tricks appear h irdly less hazardous 
or spectacular 

The girl [s also swung ibout with 
almost as much abandon as her 
partner. 

At this point the. best laugh is 
reached when the man while throw- 
ing her about in the air, inquires 
"Who's boss of the prison now?" 
For the rest the comedy is not what 
It should be. Another trick has the 
big man playing V mandolin while 
performing difficult muscle work on 
the bar. 

The king-pin .stunt 3ees the larger 
partner hurl the smaller almost to 
the ceiling, execute a giant swing 
himself and catch the other after 
the turn-around. It's a wow and 
closes the turn to a storm of ap- 
plause. 

One of tho best acts of its kind In 
vaudeville and might be even bet- 
ter. One Improvement would h&ve 
all three put more ze3t into the 
work outside of the acrobatics, as 
all, particular. y the woman, seem 
listless during tho talk and comedy 
bit?. 



JIMMIE DUNN TRIO 
Singing an-' Dancing 
15 Mins.; One 
23d Street 

A typical old -fashioned trio act 
such as was in style in Tony 
Pastor's heyday but may get by in 
the neighborhoods. Three youthful 
appearing chaps compose the trio, 
one as a cop, another as a messenger 
boy and the third as a newsboy. 

Dunn is evidently the chap who 
plays the cop and manages to carry 
along the role with a heavy brogue. 

The act consists of mostly songs 
although the boy doing the mess- 
enger cuts loose with a neat dance. 

There Is an attempt to thread the 
songs together with a plot which 
has tho newsboy hustling night and 
day to support a sick mother and 
receiving a telogram at the finish 
that he his Inherited a fortune 
which of courts sends them Into a 
trio ensemble for a finish. 

The tnoth.er .stuff landed with ef- 
fect with the old-fashioned audience 
hero. It could stand a little toning 
down or else If may be Iaugh»d at In 
more sophisticated p/eclncts. 



"HARMONIA" with Ina Hayward 

and Dora Matughn 
Songs snd Music. 
20 Mins: Full Stsge (Special.) 
Palace. 

Leo Singer of midget fame pre- 
sents "Harmonia," another name 
for a straight singing turn supple- 
mented by a string quartet. Mishit's 
Boys supply the music, with two 
violins, cello, bass viol and piano 
and Ina Hayward and Dora M uighn 
contribute the songs. 

Tho musicians play we'.!. The four 
strings and piano combine for a soft 
soothing effect after the tons of 
blaring jazz vaudeville has been 
afflicted with. The concerted se- 
lections are nicely chosen with a 
happy mixture of standard and 
popular, the violinist leader iMisha) 
standing out as an accomplished 
soloist. 

The. two vocalists are well con- 
trasted, one being a brunet and the 
other a blonde or possibly red hair- 
ed. The voices are soprano and con-, 
tralto and blend satisfactorily. 
There are costume changes for each 
of the vocal numbers by the sing- 
ers, with the numbers all ducts. 

A well constructed medley, a 
blues number and ballad are in- 
cluded in the song routine. The 
act was No. 3, at the Palace. It's 
just about right for that spot — 
just a pleasing tun. of Its kind, 
nothing more. ll;U. 



LLOYD and GOODMAN 
Talk and Songs 
15 Mins.: Full 
23d Street 

A mixed team offering a series of 
songs punctuated with talk stuff 
that doesn't mean a tiling. Both 
have api>earance and personali'ties 
but lack a sense of humor if one 
can judge them by their present ma- j 
terial. 

Tho girl accompanies for the open- 
ing number on the piano which Is 
the stereotyped love song duet and 
solos, an alleged comedy number 
called "The Stage Struck Flea" 
which might easily he deleted for 
some tiling better. A de. Maup.is- 
siant episode preludes another duet. 
It is a giod .'lei but needs working 
up. 

With a tittle pruning and re- 
arrangement of numbers this couple 
may have something •.ha* -.v.:! click 
with pop audiences. , 



BARRY OLIVER CO. (5) 

Girl Act 

19 Mins.; Foil Stage (Special) 

City. 

The ioavehtibna! outlay, compris- 
ing a chorus of four girls, a feminine 
specialty dancer, and Oliver leading 
the numbers. A series of costume 
eh ingea lias the quartet of girls din- 
playing bare-legs a majority portion 
of the time, while she of the solo 
stepping wears but one dress re- 
sembling anything flashy. 

Closing the show at the City the 
act progressed nicely, although there 
is nothing out of the ordinary con- 
tained in either the dance routines 
or general presentation. Oliver 
makes a neat appearance and singa 
well enough to lead tho act around 
the intermediate theatres. 

Set in hangings, two or three spe- 
cial drops round out the production 
end for an appropriate appearance. 

Skig. 



BRADLEY, HENDERSON and CO. 

Singing and dancing 
15 Mins.; Full Stage 
American. 

"Two men, one at piano, and wom- 
an. Man disclosed with one leaning 
over the piano and the other singing, 
while the girl poses through the en- 
tire number. They go thence into 
one of those whirling acrobatic 
dancing bits, faring very well in 
this. 

Their vocal ■!!••'• are not as good 
as the male soh..- dch run mostly 
to the jazz type li.inist uses one 
pause for a solo, very good medley 
and nicely delivered Fair turn of 
the kind, but without conspicuous 
Individuality. Putt 



MARKWELL and GAY 

Dancing 

8 Mins; One 

Palace 

• Al M.trkwcll and Neil Giy com- 
pose a first class team, with a song 
at the opening that meant nothing 
other than something to start the 
act. It isn't necessarj. The step- 
ping which includes semi-hard shoe 
buck and winging, soft shoe essenet\ 
Waltz clog, and acrobatic c-ccentric, 
Singles and doubles, 13 sufficient to 
put the act over In any company. 

Deuclng it at the Palace Isn't the 
softest assignment Jn vaudeville, 
but the team got \f-xy with the 
spot with honors Bell. 



Thursday, February 7, 1924 

FRANK HUNTER and CO (2) 

"Moving Day" Comedy 

15 Mins. One and Full (Special) 

Alhambra 

Billy K. Wells wrote this an* M ac 
Hayes produced It. Frank Hunter 
is a "wop" comedian from burlesque 
assisted by Harry Kelly as a tough 
moving van owner and Blanche La- 
tell is a shrewish waspish old maid 
who wants her stuff transplanted. 

The act opens In "one," a drop 
showing the interior of the "Careful 
Moving Co." Hunter in comedy 
get up enters for some crossfire with 
Kelly. Hunter is a "gypsy" on the 
moving van, but called to tell his 
boss he couldn't come to work. A 
funny argument develops. Blanche 
Latell enters and makes arrange- 
ments with Kelly to move her fur- 
niture. 

The turn goes to full stage, ;i spe- 
cial set disclosing the entrance to 
the "Coo Coo Apartments." A prop 
van is present. Kelly directs the 
moving, similar to the old Edmund 
Hayes "Piano Mover' 'idea, but 
without confllctlon. The comedy 
follows when Hunter staggers down 
stairs breaking different articles of 
furniture. A basket full of toy bal- 
loons are used for a wow laugh.. 

After Hunter has ineffectually 
tried to load them into the van. he 
shoves them ore by one down the 
front and back of his capacious 
trousers ("chuck it in the pants" 
with a new twist). 

After all the balloons are se- 
creted, he does a funny dance. The 
laughs are almost as explosive as 
the balloons when he falls down 
several timet, bursting one each 
trip. 

As the "wop" assistant descends 
the stairs heavily laden. Kelly, who 
has been arguing with the tenant 
about the cost of the Job, yells, 
"Boys, unload." The helper stag- 
gers up the stairs again with a 
piano on his back, but by the time 
he reaches the top his boss has 
made satisfactory terms and the or- 
der reaches him. "All right, boys, 
load her up." Bepetition of this 
built up for plenty of laughs. 

The moving business was one con- 
tinual howl and will duplicate la ' 
any of the vaudeville houses 

It's a low comedy classic, Pon. 



MASON and GWYNNE 
Singing and Talking 
15 Mins.; One 
American Roof 

. Man and woman virgin » and 
talking combination that posSCBMS ■ 
real entertaining' ability — the man • 
is a good black-face comic, does his • 
stuff in an experienced way. etc., 
and the woman owns a tine soprano 
voice, aiso has personality and 
looks. ■ 

Tho couple have been around for 
several years but the act, while not 
technics Ily new, has beero«changed 
about in material and presentation . 
considerably since last reviewed in 
Variety as a New Act, Sept. 20, 1313. 

There's a gag song for opening 
by the man with x bass drum used 
as a drop. Good comedy song with 
standard wheezes such as the one 
about Adam and Fve and the leaves 
beginning to fall, marrying the gal 
with a wooden leg. glass eye, etc. 

A double number with Jingiy 
verses In which man accompanies) 
on uke, an exchange of talk and 
vocal stuff by the woman in which 
she docs some sweet humming make 
up rest of act. After the first hum- 
ming session there Is more of tho 
same thing practically by the 
woman, with the second announced 
as a vocal imitation of a cornet. 
The first humming should be elimi- 
nated as it takes the edge off tho 
cornet Imitation. Tho latter Is ex- 
cellent. 

For the pop houses the couple 
can't miss. Their talents insure 
that. A real vehicle with better 
material and method of presenting 
their talents would send 'em to top 
quickly. Bell. 



FREEMAN and MORTON 
Comedy Singing Act 
16 Mins.; One 
American Roof 

Two men in a scries of comedy 
songs with change of make-up for 
each. First in RuM garb, trick 
mustaches, singing a number that 
has most of lines ending in owsky. 
Ofsky and owitz. A couple of brown • 
derbies and make-ups of the old- 
fashioned tintype next for a com- 
edy medley. 

Act is framed along familiar lines 
and evidently pointed for a stand- 
ardized two-man singing comedy 
turn. The gag used in last song 
about Mary Pickford and bar of ' 
joap in hitter's bathtub doesn't be- 
long. They'd rule It out after the 
first show in a burlesque house. 

The turn qualifies as a good one 
for the pop and middle graders 

Belt. 



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NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK 



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TRACEY and McBRIDE 

Miniature Review 

23 Mini. On* and Full Stage 

(8p*cial) 
Alhambra 

Stella Tracey and Carl MeBride 
have shelved their former two-act 
in favor of the present turn which 
includes a pianist who also pos- 
sesses a pleasing lyric tenor voice. 
The turn opens in "one" before a 
divided drop. The pianist sings 
the introductory song which brings 
the principals on in comedy cos- 
tume for "Hello, Hello, Hello," a 
good comedy song with topical extra 
verses. The pair are eating bread 
and bananas during the song, which 
details the misadventures of a cou- 
ple of hambo8. 

The pianist tenors a ballad ef- 
fectively while they change evening 
attire to entrance rull stage en- 
veloped by a gold cyclorama for 
"Gee. Whiz, We're Glad We're Free," 
a divorce song with some good 
cross-fire quarreling between verses. 
This is a hold over from the former 
act. . 

,i solo of "Dan McGrew" by Tracey 
followed. The service lines have 
been well set to music and only 
slightly changed to meet the metre. 
Her specialty follows a prima donna 
travesty well done and getting 
plenty of laughs with a mock ballad. 

For a finish both revert to extreme 
•omedy costumes again. Tracey as 
a French gendarms with a foot long 
mustache gets laughs on hie en- 
trance. A double song "On the 
Boulevard," followed by a comedy 
dance, completed a corking good 
turn for any of the bills. 

Opening after intermission at this 
bouse they, scored strongly through 
delivery and an ambitious produc- 
tion. Con. 



PALACE 



The first half of the Palace show 
ran an hour and 49 minutes Monday 
night. Too long without an inter- 
mission. Not enough comedy either, 
Frawley and Louise were the only 
one of the six acts In the first part 
to Insert laughs of any consequence. 

Two of the six were practically 
straight singing acts— Charles Pur- 
cell, fifth, and Harmonia, third 
(New Acts). William Courtenay 
and Co. closed the intermission with 
a trite melodramatic sketch, called 
"The Dragnet" (New Acts), the 
Kikutas, Jap tumblers and jugglers 
(New Acts) opened, and Markell 
and Gay (New Acts) deuced it with 
dancing. 

That made a pretty stately Initial 
stanza — dignified and all that, but 
decidedly long-winded and slow in 
tempo. The second /half more than 
made up for the paucity of comedy 
preceding, however. Will Mahoney 
started it With bang, and Olsen" and 
Johnson wound it up with whang, 



FLORENCE BURNSMORE 

and Co. (2) 
Comedy 8kit 
18 Mins.; Full (Special) 
23d St. 

Although unbilled here, the skit 
Is undoubtedly "Suppressed De- 
sires," a satire on psychoanalysis 
by George Cram Cook and Susan 
Glaspell, originally done on one of 
the Provincetown bills. 

A married couple are upon the 
breaking point because of the wife 
having recently became a fanatic 
on psychoanalysis. Her husband 
and aister rebel against having 
their every move dissected accord- 
ing to Freud, and the former frames 
up a, hoax whereby be convinces 
bis wife that he has been "sycoed" 
and there has been revealed a sup- 
pressed desire to get away from 
her. To further complicate matters, 
the sister breezes upon the scene 
and confesses also to having been 
analyzed and that she has a sup- 
pressed desire for her brother-in- 
law. The wife is finally cured of 
the mania and all ends well. 

It is doubtful if this skit has a 
place in vaudeville at all, and espe- 
cially on the small time where the 
subject matter is over the heads of 
the majority. 

There is nothing in the acting to 
recommend it for anything better 
than the three-a-days. 



KIKUTAS JAPS (8) 
Risley and Juggling 
11 Mins. Two and Full Stage 

(8pecial) 
Palace. 

The Kikutas Japs number six men 
and two women, with ages of the 
men running from adult to youth. 
The troupe crowds a lot of fast 
risley stuff and Juggling into the 
11 minutes thoy occupy the stage. 

Starting with speedy ground 
tumbling, a session of juggling fol- 
lows, with the two girls manipu- 
lating three, four and five objects. 
One of the girls juggles six objects 
— sticks about eight inches in length 
with knobs on the end. That's dif- 
ficult juggling. The men also figure 
In the team juggling. 

After the juggling comes the risley 
work with the star stunt the bal- 
ancing of a boy on top of five stools, 
the latter balanced on the feet of 
one of the men. Ground tumbling, 
plate juggling and risley stuff with 
the whole eight working at express 
train speed for the finish. 

A fine example of Jap art is con- 
tained in the back drop of the sea 
used for the background for the 
opening. The whole act Is luxurl-a 
ously equipped scenically, with the 
color blends highly artistic. 

An opening or closing act much 
above the average with big time 
class predominant. BeU. 



NORMA and GOLDEN Violin 

Musical 
16 Mine.; One (Special) 
K3d St. 

Norma is a comely young woman 
of statuesque type who prefaces 
her violin stunt with a solo on the 
harp. The violin rests on an 
ordinary music stand and accom- 
panies her for her solo and later 
plays any melody called, for by the 
audience. 

Norma works the violin hit up 
for a mystery with a speech that 
the magic melody box plays the 
tunes unassisted through mental 
control which is well worked to 
mystify the yokels. Later she car- 
i ties it into the audience, passing It 
among the patrons to hold while it 
plays the requested melody. 

Although the stunt may be new 
for vaudeville, a similar feature 
Was used In one of the previous 
editions of "Greenwich Village Fol- 
lies." This, however, will not take 
anything away from it in vaude, 
as It manages to be sufficiently 
novel and Intriguing to baffle most 
of the mob. 

Should hold Its own in an early 
•Pot on any medium bill. 



KIMBALL and GOMAN CO. (1) 

8*ng and Dane* 

T6 Mint.; Full Stage (Special) 

Riverside 

Song and dance team with a male 
Pianist. Each Is a specialist in the 
legmania making several interest- 
i l»g changes. The cloeer finds them 
In patent leather "toy soldjer" cos- 
tumes. The act Is nicely routined 
and was an exceptionally Interesting 
opener. a bet 



YATES and CARSON 

Comedy Talk and 8on<js 

14 Mine; One and Two (8pecial) 

Alhambra 

Bob Tates and Evelyn Carson 
have reunited In this two-act writ- 
ten by Billy Dale and Tates. Open- 
ing In "one" before the house drop 
Tates walks across a dimly lighted 
stage carrying an umbrella. He re- 
appears before a special divided 
drop monologing about his marriage. 
He Is carrying a telegram which he 
afterwards reads. It informs him 
that hla fiance has married Jack 
Scott. 

He continues his monolog vow- 
ing eternal celibacy, but changes hie 
find when Misa Carson, a gener- 
ously proportioned blonde walks on. 
He flirts with her. the crossfire be- 
ing bright, clever and well delivered. 

Tates sells a ballad while she Is 
changing costume to reappear in 
evening dress. She informs him 
she Is an old boyhood friend. She 
sent the telegram. She was engaged 
to Jack Scott. They decide to marry 
and for the duet of a wedding song 
a divided drop disclosing a church 
aisle in perspective. 

The turn Is well routined, the talk 
bright consistently and both people 
clever and capable. Yates makes 
his usual splendid appearance and 
scores with personality. Miss Car- 
son ia a good foil, much of the 
comedy accruing from hie comments 
upon her physique. The turn can 
hold an early spot on any of the 
bills. Number three here they did 
nicely. Con ' 

DAIX 8ISTERS and Co. (1) 

Wire Act 

10 Mine.; Full Stage 

American 

Two girls of extreme youth and 
appeal of beauty do a peppy rou- 
tine of bounding wire work.^ the 
third member being apparently the 
mother, who handles props. Girls 
show first in bare legs and shoes, 
and toward the finish, on the elder 
woman's announcement, yrtmndon 
the slippers and finish the act In 
bare feet. 

The announcement declares the 
girls are the only performers in the 
world doing wire work in bare feet. 
The dancing and splits of the 
younger maid In this fashion look 
impressive and the table Jumping 
«j* the elder, crossing a table sup- 
ported by sister and mother, has 
a distinct kick. Both girls work 
swiftly and dress neatly In pink 
short skirts. Push- 

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with the assistance of Mahoney and 
a male singlr. . trio. 

When It gets around 11 at the 
Palace the commuters usually be- 
gin to think of time tables, but they 
must have forgotten them Monday 
night. The Olsen and Johnson 
"afterpiece" clowning never lost a 
customer. 

What Olsen and Johnson put on 
isn't exactly an afterpiece in the 
technical sense of the word. But 
it's a 1924 substitute for the idea 
that tickled our grandfathers at 
Miner's Bowery, and a good one. 
filled with seeming ad lib hoke and 
slapperitus. 

The Palace bunch not only waited 
for the finish Monday night but 
laughed themselves weak at the 
string of rapid-fire comedy bits and 
when Johnson backed up to the olio 
drop and someone back stage did 
their duty with a slap stick that 
veteran just about killed 'em. 

In between the Mahoney turn, 
which, incidentally, went to a couple 
of speeches, and the Olsen and 
Johnson clowning, were the De Mar- 
cos, with "The Sheiks," a seven- 
piece string orchestra, holding over 
for the second week. 

The dancing couple did three dis- 
tinct styles, tango, waltz and whirl- 
wind, and they're experts At each. 
The "Sheiks" all play plectorum In- 
struments, ranging from a mandolin 
to a bass guitar about the size of 
an overgrown 'cello. And it's sweet 
music, familiar enough in concert 
and jyceum, but a novelty for 
vaudeville, emphasized by contrast 
with the flood of brassy jazz or- 
ganizations around the last few 
years. The act and band both 
clicked unmistakably. s It made the 
second string orchestra of the show, 
Harmonia carrying a string, quar- 
tet and piano. 

Up in the No. 4 hole Frawley and 
Louise filled in' handily with Paul 
Gerard Smith's "Exceeding the 
Speed Limit." It's essentially a fly 
flirtation turn that starts Basically 
as -a 'bench act," only the bench is 
a seat In a taxi, with successive 
back grounds, an Interior, stage 
door, stage of a theatre, dressing 
room, and rear view of a taxi. 

The^ conversational exchanges arc 
bright and up to the minute col- 
loquially, and the team add lustre 
to the wise-cracking snappincss of 
the dialog. A modern idea for a 
mixed talking and singing turn, 
that's an excellent illustration of 
what an act of this type should be. 
Frawley speeched it also. 

Charles Purcell did seven numbers 
fifth, and closed to applause that 
came from all over the house — and 
Palace applause Isn't always so 
unanimous — especially on Monday 
nights. The medley of his past mus- 
ical shows, used previously, a brief 
little ditty with a snapper "Hell"' on 
the end of It, a rather stagey souse 
characterization, a sob ballad, three 
versions of a Tosti standard, Italian. 
English and Jazz, with a bit of step- 
ping, and a crooney southern nop 
number, made a varied rep. 'Hiey 
wanted more after lights were out 
and Puree!) obliged, the accompanist 
climbing down into the orchestra 
pit and using the house piano. 

With Purcell'a soup andTish and 
Courtenay'a dress suited burglar- 
detective following each other, it 
gave the middle of the show quite 
a high-hatted atmosphere. 

Business — not so good Monday 
night. Several vacant seats visible 
in the orchestra and the boxes much 
worse, a condition ncticeable at the 
Palace early in the week since the 
Hip got under way. Bell. 

HIPPODROME 

Without offering a new feature 
of the smash sort, this week's bill 
at Keith's "Sixth Avenue Palace" 
played nicely and to as generally 
good results as any bill since the 
Hip was turned over to vaudeville. 
Monday night the lower floor was 
not far from capacity. The bal- 
cony was about half tenanted, but 
the gallery was nearly passed up 
altogether. Business in the big 
house continues big on a weekly 
basis, with last week's gross quoted 
at $41,000. 

Fifty per cent, of the bill held 
over from last week; all turns made 
good but two stood out as the ap- 
plause htis. They were Vincent 
Lopez and his Hotel Pennsylvania 
orchestra and Marcelle and his 
trained sea Hon, running neck and 
neck as last week. Doc Baker and 
a portion of Moore: and Megley's 
new revue, the Hanneford Family, 
and Scanlon, Denifo Brothers and 
Scanlon were the other repeats. 

It Is the fourth week for Lopez, 
and the vogue of the smiling pi- 
anist-leader seems as strong as 
ever. It was within 10 minutes of 
11 when Lopez bowed off, but he 
could have remained longer. The 
leader chose for his own specialty 
the melodious "Ragging the Scale," 
and in his hands It sounded excel- 
lent 

Scanlon, Denno Brothers and 
Scanlon reappeared after a long 
wait from their original spot, on 
second, to sing a chorus of "Indi- 
ana Moon" with the Lopez crew. 
Shortly afterwards the musicians 
fetched forth sailors' hats for a 
comedy rendition of a nautical 
nature carded "H. M. 8. Pinafore." 

Marcelle and the remarkable seal 
were spotted sixth, Intermission 
coming after the Doc Baker turn, 
which wan seventh. The perform- 
ance of the animal Is no less than 
astounding. The seal imitates a 
eat, or at least that is what Mar- 



celle says it is. It laughs, tries to 
sing, really sneezes, blows its nose 
and other triCKI aside from Juggling 
stunts that are the easiest of a sea 
lino's traits. Some of Marcelle's 
partner's juggling, however, drew 
applause. The most unusual 
feature of the performance is not 
the claim that the animal does not 
work on routine, but that at no 
time Is it fed or "bribed" with fish 
though the act consumes 20 min- 
utes. The program tells It in bill-, 
ing the act as unique. 

Toto returned, assisted by Toots 
and Benjg, and in combinatnon with 
"Lea Klicks," a foreign novelty that 
provided plenty of interest to the 
clown's interlude. French dolls 
worked were as marionettes. Large 
and small figures of gauze Inside 
of which are Incandescent lamps 
paraded about or were operated by 
strings. A heroic duck of gauze 
squatted and laid eggs which started 
to prance about. Nothing Just like 
it has 1- en seen on this side. , As 
a further embellishment, the Hippo- 
drome girls were a pleasing sight 
in a ballet number, part of the Toto 
turn. 

"Poodles" Hanneford and the 
Hanneford family recently reunited 
following the picture work of the 
equestrian comedian on the coast, 
supplied a laughing number three, 
spctted there because ■ f having 
held over. In the family were 
Elizabeth Hanneford and her hus 
band, Ernest Clarke (the Clark- 
onlans), both aerialist and eques- 
trian. Poodles worked In a strong 
laugh with a chair trick which he 
bluffed throwing into the orchestra. 
The scream of a girl sounded real 
enough for all purposes. The Han- 
nefords are working In a wide 
striped colored stage dress that is 
effective. 

Doc Baker is to he classed as the 
leader of the younger contenders 
for quick change honors. He is 
claimed to be one of the few light- 
ning change artists whose costume 
renewals Include shoes. The new 
revue starring him for vaudeville 
is given only in part at the Hip, the 
section used being the final scene. 
The other portion is not applicable 
for the house. Bud and Jack Pear- 
son scored with a comedy "operatic 
dance" and May Pollard stood out 
among the company in support of 
Baker. 

"Leah," In a variation of the Ara- 
bian basket mystery, closed the 
show. The Illusion started at 11 
and held the house Intact for 16 
minutes. The turn was originally 
billed "Leah, Made of Mist," the 
change being "Maid of Mystery." 
Lieut. Horace Sierak, an English 
officer, said to have been, in service 
In India, presents the act. The girl 
Is placed In a box, her feet, neck 
and arms being tied with ropes 
which extend through holes. The 
oox Is then placed on a metal stand 
and oblongs of steel and aluminum 
inserted in slots. Following that, 
there are 14 swords and 37 knives 
thrust through openings, Sierak 
stating there is not more than six 
square inches of free space remain- 
ing. The Illusion is the best of its 
kind, since there Is no disappear- 
ance. The blades are removed and 
tho box opened, the girl stepping 
out. 

The aid of Lew Graham, the 
classy announcer for the Rlngling- 
Barnum-Bailey Circus, counted In 
putting the illusion over. There 
was native atmosphere, including 
an East Indian band. 

Joe Darcy was next to closing, 
working about 10 minutes, plenty 
for that spot. Darcy's warbling got 
over, but his talk started little, 
principally because it sounds worn 
out. "My Virginia Melody" was 
liked and he offered a good medley 
arrangement for the close. There 
was no encore. 

Sascha Jacobsen, the violin vir- 
tuoso, was fourth (New Acts). 
Scanlon, Denno Brothers and Scan- 
lon, who are doubtless the best 
singing four doing a dancing act, 
made a pleasing number two. „ 

The Hippodrome Girls worked to 
special purpose In no less than four 
acta. They were on at the opening, 
which was billed "Australian 
Pastimes," a combination . of Bert 
Shepherd, the whip expert, and 
Frank Shields, the roper. It made 
a colorful and interesting turn, in 
which the Pearsons out of* the Ba- 
ker act contributed a dance num- 
ber, garbed as cowboys. The Hip 
girls were in the Baker act twice, 
once In the Toto turn and one with 
Lopez, giving them a total of five 
appearances. /bee. 



his class. "A Friend m Need" with 
Mann Hollner and Nicholas Joy 
featured and two other women in 
support is a comedy sketch that does 
not take the fullest advantage of 
Its possibilities which is more th« 
author's fault than anything else. 
It managed fairly well here but not 
spontaneously At any rate, li 
"plugs" the Hippodrome legitimate- 
ly which is something. 

Ruth Roye tied It up with pop 
songs doing a flock of new ones to 
the close attention by the song 
plugger-railbirds. The songstress' 
hit was legitimate and could have 
been prolonged. She still leans to- 
ward the torrid versions, but their 
deft handling minimizes the sting 
to almost nothing. 

Harry Carroll's revue closed the 
first half. It runs long, but its con- 
sistent entertalnr.ient value bridges 
the time allotment interestingly. 
Ida May Chadwick who is featured, 
and who will leave the act within 
the fortnight to align with "Para- 
dise Alley," a new production, 
scored her own hit as always with 
the clog tapping. 

Following intermission, Beatrice 
Leon and Sybil Dawn (New Acts), 
Charles King (New Acts), George 
Moran and Charles Mack, blackface 
sidewalk team, were a wow with 
their droll crossfire getting the most 
on the impossible queries and the 
burly comedlan'a unconcerned re- 
sponses. The boxing bit for the 
closer cinched It, further topped off 
by an eccentric dance. Pasquall 
Brothers, a male trio with a differ- 
ent style of acrobatic display closed. 

Abel. 



RIVERSIDE 

Ruth Roye, Charles King and 
Harry Carroll and Co. were the 
official highlights of the bill this 
week Judging by their prominence in 
the bold type display, 'but It fell to 
Moran and Mack's lot to annex the 
laugh hit of the show, coming on 
at a late hour and following all 
sorts of comedy. There is no par- 
ticular headllner this week. . 

Business was excellent Monday 
night despite Its unpropltious out- 
look around eight o'clock when 
ordinarily the lobby is Jammed. 
Seemingly they've become educated 
to the buy-ln-advance Idea and ac- 
cordingly take their time in arriv- 
ing. They were still streaming by 
the time the third act was reached 
but fairly well settled thereafter. 

Kimball and iloman Co. (New 
Acts) opened brightly followed by 
Rich Hayes, the elongated juggler 
whose dexterity is judiciously mired 
with a fine .sense of COfnedy that 
makes lilm an ultra ■ v.iJuaOle acti In 



CITY 

A strictly lightweight lineup, hav- 
ing Cosmopolitan's "Enemies of 
Women" responsible for whatever 
genuine entertainment was included 
in the first half. Only half a house 
on the lower floor Tuesday night 
spent a very quiet evening, with the 
applause mostly coming from the 
patrons higher up. 

Six acts ahead of the feature came 
and went without positive interrup- 
tion and gave an "edge" to Gary and 
Baldi, next to closing, on the 
strength of the male halfs voice. 
Just about enough of a response to 
allow for the encore hit the high 
mark of the night tipping off about 
how enthusiastic a performance it 
was. 

Case and Cavanaugh, No. 3, hoked 
through with little more than a 
prayer, a series of riddles and com- 
edy falls by the man. The idea of 
munching on a cabbage throughout 
the act, which he alternaely drools 
and expectorates all over the stage, 
wasn't funny for 14 minutes. It can 
never hope to meet with approval in 
the better houses. Although maybe 
there would be nothing left of the 
present act if the cabbage left It 

The Billy Klrkwood Trio opened. 
Tom and Freddie Haydan deuced to 
passing interest while "Young 
America," a sketch, drew a certain 
Interest from the 14th street patrons 
mainly due to the redflre speeches. 
A mechanical delivery of lines was 
particularly detrimental. 

Barry Oliver and a quintet of 
girls (New Acts) closed, offering the 
conventional "girl act," which drew 
attention through the consistency 
of the bare-leg costuming. One spe- 
cialty dancer and the boy leading 
the numbers mapped out the routine 
suitable for the neighborhood 
houses. Skig. 



ALHAMBRA 

There Is nothing the matter with 
the shows they are giving the pat- 
rons of the Alhambra, still the 
house seems to miss doing capacity 
except when some big Harlem favo- 
rite plays the house. 

The current eight-act bill includes 
three new turns and four standard 
big timers In Sylvia Loyal, the Le 
Grohs, D. D. H., and Anatol Fried- 
land's revue, but business Monday 
night was comfortably under ca- 
pacity. 

Strong neighborhood competition 
must be the answer, for the show 
went like wildfire and was a sure 
thing to receive word of mouth ad- 
vertising. 

Sylvia Loyal and Co. opened In 
one of vaudeville's prettiest eight 
acts. The trained -pigeon* and 
French poodles in an attractive set- 
ting, coupled with Miss Loyal's hat 
juggling on the floor and on the 
wire, are an effective combination. 

The Le Grons deuced cleverly. It 
Is a two-man and woman acrobatic 
and contortion combination. The 
latter la a marvel defying the laws 
of gravitation, but the strength of 
the turn is in the delivery. They 
have more stage presence and poise 
than many of the dramatic artists. 

Yates and Carson (new acts) 
third, are a reunited combination 
of Bob Tates and Evelyn Carson in 
crossfire and songs by Billy Dale 
and Yates. The act was well liked 
here. 

D. D. 11. followed with his peda- 
gogic character and comment upon 
current topics. The Teapot Dome 
scandal, Anderson's philanthropic 
friend, John T. King, and other topi- 
cal s were included. He ended with 
his dissertation on bunk and had to 
encore with a speech. The "pro- 
fessor" thanked them and said he 
didn't want to alarm any one, but 
a car parked out in front of the 
theatre had a flat tire. 

Anatol Frledland's Revue of 10 
'Continued on, page 30} , , i : 
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VARIETY 



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BILLS NEXT WEEK (FEB. 11) 

IN VAUUEVII.LB TllKATItEB 
(Alt house* opsn for the wack with Monday matinee, when not otherwise Indicated.) 
Til* bull below ire grouped In divisions, according to booking olScei supplied from. 
The manner In which these bills are printed does not denote (be relative Importance 

of acts nor tbelr program positions. 

Aa asterisk (*) before name denotes act la doing new turn, or reappearing after 

absence from vaudeville, or appearing In city where listed for the first time. 

KEITH CIRCUIT ♦ 



M W YORK CITY 

Keith's 1-alno. 
■ylrla Loyal 
Frank Crumlt 
Julia Sanderson 
Hall A Dexter 



Lois sha-.v Co 
(outers to rill) 

■doctor's 125th St. 

2d !...:.' (7-10) 
Mine Merman Co 



"S.TT.N' IN A CORNER" 

160T Broadway, New York City 

See HINS1.IIW and RITTER 

IRVING BERLIN, lac. 



Clyda Cook 
ihss King 
I'ooley A Ames 
Hen Grossman Co 
Hlch Hayes 
Bryan & Broderick 
'hong ft Moey 
Keith's Hipp drome 
Vincent Lopez Ores) 
I'has Ahearn Tr 
l'earson N'port A P 
'I'oto ft Les Ml. ks 
Marcelle ft Seal 
.Mb'tlna Kasch Bal 
Nouns Sis 
Leah Mystery Girl 
(Two to fill) 

KeHh's Riverside 
4 Casting Stars 
Inglla A Wlncn'ter 
Walters ft Walters 
Valerie Bergere Co 
Brennan * Rogers 
Vincent Lopez * Or 
I'ietro 
(Two to fill) 

Keith's Royal 
Harvard W ft B 
Caul Bisters 
Leah Mystery Olrl 
Anato! Frdland Co 
(leaser ft Irwin 
Paul Decker Co 
Shuffle Along 4 
(Two to fill) 

Keiths Alhambra 
Jsggleland 
Jane Dillon 
B Folsom ft Band 
Red Oreen ft Tel'w 
Weber ft Rldnor 
Mack ft Breen 
(Others to fill) 

Mem' Broadway 

Combe ft Nev.ns 
Hurst ft Vogt 
Moran ft Mack 
Roys ft Maye 



Clark ft Bergman 
Rolland & Ray 
(Others to fill) 
. i„t half (tl-l»> . 
Ward Sis Co 
Gordon & Shubert 
(Others to till I 

2d half (14-17) 
Manning ft -Clans 
Will H Armstrong 
Hall ft Shapiro 
(Others to fill) 
Proctor's SUtli Mi. 

I'd half (7-10) 
Cheyenne Days 
Juggleland 
Exposition 4 
Thllbrick ft DeVoe 
Alton ft Allen 

1 It.-. Miniums 
1st half (11-13) 

Moody ft 1'iin an 
(Others 10 till) 

2d half' (14-17) 
Gordon ft Shubert 
Bernt 'ft Partner 
(Others to fill) 
Proctor's 54 U Ave. 

2d half (7-10) 
R K Ball ft Bro 
Red C.reerl AT'llow 
Moody ft Duncan 
Jack Wilson Co 
•Lockett ft Hope 
Victor Moore Co 
K Golden Band 

1st half (II 1 :: i 
Willie Hale Bro 
Kelso ft Demode 
Kate Elinor Co 
(Others to fill) 

2d half (14-17) 

2 Gezzls 

Eddie Nelson Co 
Poodles Hanneford 
(Others to fill) 
Procter's 33rd at. 

2d balf (7-10) 
O'Brien A J's'phlne 



Masters ft Grace 
Sinclair A Gasper 
Art Alexander Co 

1st half (11-13) 
Hall ft Shapiro) 

* (iezxis 

Clark ft li. .:-:., ui 

(l)thers to till) 

2d half (14-17) 
Willie Hale Co 
Marie Cahill Co 
Wanzer ft rainier 
Cheyenne Days 
(Two to till) 

Mos»' Rivera 
Peggy Bremen Co 
Foley & l.al'our 
Dolly Kay 
Olson ft Johnson 
(Two to till) 
2d half 
Ball Qelger ft II 
Hums * Klssen 
Masters ft Grace 
(Others to fill) 

ALBANY. N. Y. 
Proctor's 

Will Morris 
Leyland A: Shannon 
Guiifovie a Langa 
The Volunteers 
Dance Creations 

2d half 
Barbour A .laekson 
Huston Ray 
Dixie Four 
Brown ft Seduuia 



2d half 
Smith ft strong 
Francis Kennedy 
Rays Bohemians 
(Two to fill) 

BIRMINGHAM 
lyric 

(Atlanta split) 
The Braminos 
K ft O Walters 
Cupid's Closeups 
Burns ft Lynn 
lllckev ft Hart Rev 
BOSTON 
B. F. Keith's 
Mulroy MN ft R 
Grace Larue 
Williams ft Wolfui 
Mr ft Mrs R' mil ton 
Marguerite A Gill 
Zclaya 
Amae 

(Two to fill) 
Boston 
N'athano Bros. 
Beholder s.s 
U'doclt & K'nedj a 
Shone A; Squires 
E Golden ft (ireh 
tiordon's Olymiiin 

(■collar la.) 
Sehwarti & Clifford 
.1 II Stanley Co 
(Others to fill) 
Cordon's Ol; moiii 



"SITTIN' IN A CORNER" 

WHEN IN BOSTON Ml 

AHIHIE LLOYD. DM Trnno.it Street 

IR1ING BKKI IN. Inc. 



MATTY WHITE 

THE SINGING HUMORESQUE 
Ad t ontlnucxl on Page 46 



(Others to (!!!) 

Moss' Collseuni 
Adair ft Adair 
Frank Hunter Co 
Kellum ft O'Dare 
(Others to fill) 

2d halt 
Francis ft Frank 
Moody ft Duncan 
(Others to fill) 
Keith's lord ham 
Francis ft Frank 
liorothy Francis 
Hall ft Dexter 
Harry Watson Jr 
ltenson Masslno Co 
(Others to All) 

2d half 
Frank Hunter Co 
I '.illy Kay 
J C Kllppon 
Lazoie ft Lane Rev 
(Two to 111'.) 
Moss' l'ninklln 

DOOley & Sulos 
Burns ft Kiss, ti 
(Others to fill) 

2d half 
oisen ft Johnson 
l'-irey Bremen Bro 



Wm A Grew Co 
Finiey ft Hill 
Earle ft Rial Rev 
(Two to fill) 

1st half (l l-U) 
Manning ft Class 
Dixon ft O'nrien 
(Others to fill) 

2d half (14-17) 
Olga Kane 
Dave ft Tressle 
GlnRer Snaps 
(Others to fill) 

Far Kockuwity 

Columbia 

2d half 
Ed l.o\vry 
KeUurn A; O'Dare 

B-nson-Masslno Co 
(Others to fill) 

BROOKLYN 

Keith's Bushwlck 
Eva Tanftuay 
Fred Ardath Co 
Frawley ft Louise 
Rita Gould 
Rich Hayes 
Musical Hunters 



lOne to fiji) * 

AI.I.ENTOWN. P.\. 
Ore.hr em 

Esmond? & 41 rant 
Marcus ft Bun- 
Teddy Claire Co 
(Two to .fill) 
2d half 
Tamaki Duo 
Hyains ft Evans 
Blue Bird Revue 
Lydell ft Gibson 
Billy Dale Co 

AMSTERD'M, N. Y. 

Kii.llo 

4 Adlonas 
1 Furman ft Evans 

Bernlvici Bros 

Weston ft Elaine 

(One to nil) 
2d half 

Roy ft. Arthur 
I Chas R Lawlor Co 

(Others to fill) 

ASIIURY PARK 

* Broadway 
•Dork Dink ft Davis 
Chas Dunbar 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Lutes Bros 
Wright ft Gnyinan 
Baker ft Rogers 
(One to fill) 
ATLANTA 
Lyric 
(H.rnilngham split) 

1st half 
John Mua 



(Washington St ) 
I.eipsig ■ ' 

Tivoii ft LaVere 

Wrtdona's Sens' r on 
(Two to fill) 

BROCKTON 

Strand 
Eugene llinitielt'ii, 
G.-n.' Morgan 
Grette Ardlne Co 
(Two to nili 

2d hsif 
Wade Booth 
Dan Coleman Co 
Arthur Whltelaw 
Four Ortons 
(One to fllli 

BUFFALO 

Shea's 

Sultan 

Sargent ft Marvin 
Four Camerons 
Frank:.- Heath 
Harry Carroll Rrv 
Yorke ft Lord 
Reck ft Reck tor 

CAMDEN, N. J. 
Towers 

. Bolasis 

O'Connor ft Tlutton 
Tango Sho^s 
Willie Smith 
Aunt Jemima ft B 

2d half 
Carr ft liny 
Texas 4 

Thornton ft Squires 
Vokes ft Don 
• Edna Kerr ft Orch 



Ellda Morris 
Mercedes 
(One to fill) 

CHESTER, PA. 

Adgemont 
Homer Romaina 
McCarthy ft Price 
Thornton ft Squires 
Beaumont Sis 
Cescla ft Verdi 
Johnson ft Baker 

2d half 
The Vivians 
Mechiin ft Newman 
El Cleve 

Schaefer W ft Carr 
Pierce ft Ryan 
Shaw's Dogs 



2d half 
Lovs a La Cati* 
Raymond Wilbeil 
Adair ft Braham 
Chat Wilson 
Maker * R.dford 
(One to fill) 

DETROIT 

Temple 

Willie Rolls 
Don Valerlo Co 
Avon Comedy Four 
Franx Drdla 
Power's Elephants 
Morris ft Campbell 
Gilbert Wells 
T ft K Andrews 



"SITTIN' IN A CORNER" 

WREN IN DETROIT SEE 

t RIO KRAMER. FimIuh Hol.1. 42 Monro. St. 
IRVING BERLIN. Inr. 



CINCINNATI 
B. F. Keith's 

Ibach'a Band 
Walsh A Ellis 
Alan Brooks Co 
Margie Coate 
Conlln ft Glass 
Lyteii A Fant 
Royal Gaaeolgnes 
(One to fill) 



EASTON. PA. 

Able O. H. 

Tamaki 2 
Hyams ft Evans 
Blue Bird Rev 
Lydell ft Gibson 
Billy Dale Co 
2d hair 
Esmonds ft Grant 
Marcus ft Burr 



THE 

BRAMINOS 

MUSICAL 
PIERROTS 



Playina B. 



F. Keith's Southern 
Time 



Booked by JULE DELMAR 

DIRECTION 

ALF T. WILTON 

H KPRESE.NTATI VK 

FRi-D B. MACK, Associate 



Bert Fitsglbbona 
Ton Da vies t 

HAMILTON. CAM, 

J.yrle 
Grlffln Twlnt 
Susan Tompkins 
Claude ft Marlon 
Lew Seymour Co 
The Crow 
Chain ft Archer 
Baeder Lavelle Tr 

GERMANVN, PA. 

Orpheum 

Van Armlns' Mlnstr 

2d hair 
Mignonette IC Co 
Redmond ft Wells 
Cosmopolitan 3 
D D HI 
liegeman's Band 

(IKKKNSIII KG 
Strand 
Hector 

Mabel Harper 
Ed Morton 
Alice In Toyland 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Johnny Hyman 
Alice In Toyland 
(Others to fill) 

IIAKRISB'HG. PA. 

Majesttlc 

Dwyer ft Ortnii 
Kitty Doner Co 
Marino ft Martin 
-flobhy Pender Tr 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Weym'n A O'panion 
It ii l; hi in ft Meyers 
Sweethearts 
l.'.ar ft Dnle 
.Mildred Rogers Co 

HA/ELTON, 
reeley s 

Jock McAullrTe 

(Others to fill) 
2d half 



PA. 



John Olms Co 
(One to fill) 

fd half 
Norman 
P ft E Rosa 
Kitty Doner ("a 
(One to fill) 
LAWR'NCK, MASS. 

Empire 
Jean LaCrosse 
Dunbar ft Turner 
Wireless Ship 
Wheeler 3 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Ruth Budd 
Miller ft Fears 
Riding Waltous 
(Two to fill) 

I.KW1STON, ME. 

Music Hall 

Herskind 

Bernard A Merrltt 
Ward ft Hart 
3 Klrkliloa 
(One to fill) 
2d hair 
DuBull ft MeK. n/.le 
Lester ft Siunrt 
The Lamplms 
(Two to fill) 

LOUISVILLE 

N»t tonal 
Nakao Co 
(Others to fill) 

2d half 
Arthur Deagtn 
Chief Blue Cloud 
(Others to HID 
LOWELL 
B. F. Keith's 
ishikawa Japs 
Kaufman ft Lillian 
Porter J White Co 

Duval ft Synioiids 

Charlotte 1-unsing 
V ft E Stanton 

I.G. BRANCH. N.l. 

Main strrrt 

Lutes Bros 



Bob & Peggy Valentine 

"Artistic Hokum" 



MEDLEY and DUPREY 

OltlGINATOP.S OF 

Breakaway Phonograph and Peanut Bit 

Direction: JOHN BENTLK1 



(Others to fill) 
Keith's Hamilton 

3 C Fllppen 
Kim City 4 
(Others) to fill) 

2d half 
Connor Twins 
7 Honey Boys 
(Others to fill) 

Kelth'a .Irffrrson 

Masters ft Grace 
7 Honey Boys 
Connor Twins 
Lavoie ft Lane Rev 
(Others to till) 

2d half 
Foley ft I.aTour 
Kate Ellnnre Co 
Jtuby Norton 
Dooley ft Sales 
(Others to fill i 
Keith's 81st St. 
Roscoe Alls ft Band 



(Others to All) 
Keith's Orpheum 

Breltbart 

Tuscano Bros 

Nlotie 

Keller Sis ft Lynch 

Friend In N"cd 

Billy Hallen 

I.eOroha 

(Two lo fill) 

Moss' Flatltiish 
Rhodes & Watson 
Lillian I it/c ..-r.iid 
Lang ft O'Neal 
(Others to fill) 
Keith's Green|M>lnt 

2d half (7-10) 
Iialv ft Hart 
Kice & \\ erner 
Hall a- Shapiro 
Fisher & Gllmore 
(Two to fill) 

1st half (11-13) 
Lottie Atherton 



KtsMesmen get their fares on money 
Actors are satisfied to get their hands 

HELEN BIRMINGHAM 

(KELLY AND BIRMINGHAM) 
Per. Mgr. HAItltr CHAHLES GREENE 



Jack Hani, v 
Pressler ft Klais 
Cr'ford & Brnd'rirk 
(Two to fill) 

Moss' Regent 
Ed Lowry 
I<oyala Dogs 
ROM Warwick Co 
(Others to flu i 

2d hair 
Swor ft Conroy 



Deiro 

Wander ft Palmer 

(Others to till) 

I'd half (14-17) 
1J S Jslzz Band 
(Others to fill) 
Keith's Prospect 

2d halt (7-10) 
Leo Zarrell Co 
Marguerite Padul i 
Eddie Carr Co 



BILLY EVYLEEN 

PURCELLA and RAMSAY 



Rlekard ft Grey 
Shura llulowa Co 
ilurke &. Durkin 
Kanazawa Japs 

BALTIMORE 

>lnr> land 
Eddla .Montrose 
Burke ft Betty 
WUhur Mack Co 
It: • E Ball ft Bro 
Wllkie Hard Co 
Marga Waldron Co 
I.ew Holts 
Five "l'etleys 

BANGOR. ME. 
Bijou 
DuBall * McKenxIS 
Bert Levey 
I.eatrr ft Stuart 
The I.niiifiiuis 
(Ona to till) 

2.1 hair 
Tferskind 

Bernard ft Merrltl 
Ward * Hart 
Three Kiruillos 
(One t nil) 

BATON Itot'GK 

Columbia 
(Sbrevepori split) 



CANTON, O. 

Lyceum 

Fries ft Wilson 
II & E Bharrock 
Dorothea Valero] 
Ward ft Van 



Palaee 

Adonis ft Co 
Jones ft Leigh 
J C Mack Co 
Hodge ft Lowe,: 
Lorner Girls 
The Stennards 



Teddy Claire Co 
(Two to fill) 
KI.MIRI. N. Y 
Elmlra 
Cannon ft Lee 
Dixie Hamilton 
Kenny ft Davis 



"Slim IN A CORNER 

WHEN IN CINCINNATI SEE 

CLIFF III KNS. 707 lyric Theatre 

IRVING BERLIN. Inc. 



rt 



Carter ft Rose 

CLARKSBIRO 

Robinson-Grand 
The Rosalres 
Dayton ft Palmer 
Johnny's New Car 
Chief Caup«tican 
Jack Hughes 2 

2d hair 
The Tomlins 
Holden ft Harron 
The Gown Shop . 
Newell ft Most 
Eddie Tanner Co 

CLEVELAND 

Palace 

Gus Edward's Rev 
A ft F Stedman 
Fortun'lo ft Ciril'no 
Georges DuFrancne 
A ft M Havel Co 
Towers ft D'H'teys 
(Others to fill) 



Dolly Dumplln 
The Enchanters 

2d half 
Al Striker 
Muriel ft Phyllis 
McGrath ft Deeds 
Trip to Hltland 
(One to fill) 

ERIK, PA. 
Colonial 
Ous Fowler 
Irving Edwards 
Mr ft Mrs J Barry 
Ross ft Moon Rev 
Armand ft Perez 
Allman ft Harvey 

FAIRMONT. ». V 

Fairmont 

Mattylee Lippard 
Johnny Hyman 
Rubcvllle 
(Two to fill) 
2d hair 
Rosalres 



Ruhy Roy ce. 
Force Williams 
Nh'U Cogley Co 
Primrose 4 

IIOLYOKK. MASS. 
Victor; 

Dan Sherman Co ■ 
Sampson ft Douglas 
5 Yameys 

Dancing McDonalds 
Nan Traveline Co 

2d hall 
Harrison ft Darling 
Touth 

Frank Farron 
O ft M Enos 
(oHe to fill) 

INDIANAPOLIS 
B. F. Keith's 

Eddie Leonard 
Brown ft Whit'ker 
Kerekjarto 
Mae Francis 
Three Medinaa 
Burns Bros 
(Others to fill) • 

Palace 
J Singer ft Dolls 
In Wrong 
Boyle * ratsy 
chief Blue Cloud 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Nakae Co 
Bohemian Life 
(Others to fill) 

JACKSONVILLE 

Arcade 

(Montgomery split) 
1st half 



Wright ft G.iyinnii 
itaker ft Rogers 
llway Kiddie Rev 

2d halt 
•Dock Dmk ft D 
('has Pureell 
(Two lo fill) 

I.VNN. MASS. 

Olympia 

Wade Booth 
Jack Powell ( 

2d half 
Shadow ft McNeil 
llert Levey 
(Others to fill) 

MANCHESTER 
Palaee 

Miller ft. Fears 
•D Argo ft Pals 
•O ft M Enos. 
Frank Farron 
(One .to fill) 
2d hair 
Jean LaCrosse 
Dunbar ft Turner 
Wireless Ship 
(Two to fill) 

M'KEESPORT, PA. 

Hippodrome 
2d hair 
Hector 

Ned Nestor Co 
Ed Morton 
Fitch Minstrels 
(One to fill) 

MOBILE 
Lyric 

(New Orleans split) 

1st hair 
Larimer A Hudson 
Zelda Santley 



DeMONT and GRACIA 



IN 



DIS and DAT' 



Moore & Arnold 
James. H Cullen 
Morning Glories 
King ft Beatty 
Hughes ft Debrow 



There are many fine, well-managed Agencies in the vaudeville 
booking field. We believe ours is pre-eminent in the field of 
independent booking in the East. 

THE FALLY MARKUS VAUDEVILLE AGENCY 

1547 Broadway New York City 



Phone (TUCKERING 6410 



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Juggling Nelsons 
Aerial Hawalian8 



CH'RLEST'N 

Kenrse 
The Tomlins 

Newell ft Most 

The Gown Shu 
Qutxey 4 



W'.V. 



PERT 




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KEITH 1926 



let half 
Berg ft Knglish 
Block ft Dunlop 
Smith ft Barker 
King ft Irwin 
11 Williams' Co 

BINGHAM TON 

Blngltiimtnn 

Knighta Roosters 
Lewis ft London 
Xliss Terla 
Rose ft Thome 
Dorees Operlogre 



2d halt 
Jack Hugh"S Duo 

Dayton ft Palmer 

Johnny's New Car 
Chief r'nupollcan 

The Caatllllans 

(KIIOM)AI.E, PA. 

Irwin 
Mel Kles 

Al Tucker ft Band 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Oertle Falls 



NOLAN LEARY 

with HELEN KEITH JOHNSTONE 

in "YES MEANS NO" 



105th St. 

Howard's Ponies 
R'ym'd ft Schramm 
Four Readings 
Nlxoa A Sans 
Howard Kyle Co 
Jack Benny 
Oardell Pryor Co 

Hippodrome 
Carter ft Cornish 
George Lovett Co 
Creedon ft Davis 
Eddie Stanley Co 
(Others to fill) 
COLUMBUS 
B. F. Keith's 
Tsx McLeod 
Lulu M'Connoll Co 
Clayton ft Edwards 
Enrico Rastelll 



Kay Hamlin ft Kay 
(Others to fill) 

FALL RIVER 

Empire 

Hoffm'n ft Lambert 
Cnsson nros ft M 
Vanity Shoppe 
Murray ft Allen 
Oomes 3 

Welch Mealy ft U 
(One to fill) 

FITCHB'O, MASS. 

Lyric 
•Physical (Ttflture 
•Sully ft Hall 
Stone ft I^imbert 
(Two to fill) 
2d hair 
Kennedy ft Peters'n 



"SITTIN' IN A CORNER" 

WHEN IN CLEVELANB SEE 

PHIL JULIUS. Savoy Hotel 

IRVING BERLIN. Inc. 



McKay ft Ardlne 
Hans Bests ft Part 
DAYTON 

B. r. Keith's 
B Bouncer's Circus 
Reynolds A Walsh 
Wm Edmunds Co 
Bolger ft Norman 
Norwood ft Hall 
TwltiMtt Bona Ce 



Wheeler S 
(Others to fill) 

ORANB RAPIDS 

Empress 

Margaret Taylor 
Bernard ft Garry 
Wee Georgia Wood 
Clara Howard 
Pearl Rsgay Ce 



JERSEY CITY 

State 

2d hair (7-10) 
Ball Selger ft B 
•Singer Sis 
Kcllam ft O'Dare 
Martha Pryor Co 
I Two to fill 

1st hair (11-13) 
Adams ft Llllyan 



Berrick ft Hart 
Bowman Bros 
Oakea Delour A M 

MONTREAL 
Imperial 

(Sunday opening) 
Plelert ft Scofield 
R ft B Brill 
Reyn'ds A Donegan 
Carlisle ft Lamal 
Law Breakers 
Willie Solar 
Harry LaVall Co 
Prlnrees 

(Sunday opening) 
Russell Carr 
Kelly ft Birm'gham 
Helen Stover 
White & Puck 
Charrissl Family 
Joe E Browne Co 
Heras ft Wills 



NANTICOKE, 

State 

Gertie Falls Co 
Ulida Morris 
Mercedes 
(One to fill) 
2d halt 



PA. 



EDDIE 



BORDEN 



Runaway Four 
Eddie Nelson Co 
(Two to fill) 

2d hair (14-17) 
Mme Herman Co 
Jack Hanlcy 
Clark & Bergman 
(Others to fill) 

LANCASTER. PA. 

Colonial 
Edna Kerr ft Band 
Jean Grancse 



Mel Klee 
(Others to fill) 
NASHVILLE 

Princess 

(Same 1st half bill 
plays Chattanooga 
2d halt 
Sam Barton 
Pbilson Duncan ft J 
Angel ft Fuller 
Qulnn ft Caverly 
Fantino Sisters Co 



I- 



2d half 
Dallas Walker 
Waco Four 
Drew Valle Ce 
Kenny Mason A 8 
(One to fill) 

NEWARK 

Proctor's 
Hyman A Man Co 
Fisher A Gllmore 
Fredk Sylvester Co 
H'yw'd Maughn Co 
(Others to fill) 

NEW BEDFORD 

Olympia, 

Shadow ft McNeil 
Dan Coleman Co 
Arthur Whltelaw 
Four Ortons 
(One to (ill) 

2d hair 
Gene Morgan 
Bretta Ardlne Co 
(Others to fill) 

N'W BRUNSWICK 

Stule 

Al Wohlman 

Bob Anderson 
•Hart-iet Newrot Co 
(One to fill) 

2d hair 
The Plckfords 



Olobs 
Lloyd Nevada Co 
Boudinl & Bernard 
Justa A Bays 
Bobbe A Stark 
Dugan A Raymond 
Dugan A Raymond 
Laura Ordway 
Very Good Eddie 
Joe Darcy 
Camllle 3 

Grand O. II 
Qeo Moore 
Flske A Fallon 
Vokes ft Don 
Billy ft Ed Gorinas) 
Mosconl Family 

2d hair 
McCarthy ft Price 
O'Brien & J's'phlne 
Just Out Knlckcra 
Stan Stanley Co 
B Bolasis 

Keystone 
Novelty Clintons 
Jack LaVler 
Byron A llalg 
Fields A Fink 
•Murphy's Mlnstr 

2d hair 
Eddie White Co 
Loughlin ft West 
Willie Smith 
Aunt Jeiiinuo Band 



JACK MANNING 

TOOK THE 50,000 WEEKS 



E ft It Conrad 
IIok'Iuc Clark Band 
(One lo fill) 

NEW ORLEANS 

Palace 
(Mobile split) 
1st halt 
Selblnl ft Orovini 
Will J Ward 
Billy Miller Co 
Sully ft Thomas 
Salon Singers 

NORFOLK, VA. 

Academy 

(Richmond split) 
1st hair 
Mann ft Strong 
Claudia Coleman 
For Pity's 'Sake 

(Two to fill)- 

NORKIsT'N, PA. 

Gnrrick 
Homer ltomafne 
Flaherty ,S Stoning 
Byron ft HalK 
Ta ago Shi., s 
(One lo fill) 

OTTAWA. CAN. 
Franklin 

Gardner ft Aubrey 
The Wreckers 
Alice Morlcy 
White Black ft U 
(Two to fill) 
PATERSON, N. t. 

Majestle 
Rernt ft Partner 
Greenlee ft Drayton 



(One to fill) 
Nixon 

Shaw's Dors 
Cosinopolltn n II 
Sam I.iebert Co 
Hal Hit. >ii Co 
GerUo's Band 
2d half 
Geo Moore 
Flake & Fallon 
Fred Lindsay 
Franlc Richardson 
Ferko's Band 

Wm. Penu 

Flying Henrys 
Redmond & Wells 

Texas 4 * " 

Breen Family . 
(One to lilt) 
id hair 
Novelty Clintons 

Leon Vlivnr;. 

Mrs R Valentino Co 
North ft HiUltday . 
II Anderson ft Pony' 

PITTSBURG 
Davis 

M'Clellan ft Carson 
Four Diamonds 
Geo Le Maire 
Jean Schwlllsr 
Zelda nros 
Ella Shields 
Dainty Marie 
Harris 
Aldine 

Council ft I.orona 
H ft L Zlegler 
Carmody Dancers 
James Thornton 
Phondell 4 



JACK POWELL SEXTETTE 

"WATCH THE DRUMS" 
Keith Circuit 



(Others to fill) 

2d hair 
Br'klyn Newsboy 3 
Wilson Bros 
(Others to fill) 

PAWTUCKKT, ILL 

State 

Vernon 

Senna ft Dean 
(Otbers to fill) 

2d halt 
Mallnda ft Dads 
Four Pals 
Welgand Troupe 
Dameral ft Vail 
(One to fill) 

PHILADELPHIA 
B. F. Keith's 

Torcat's Roosters 
Pert Kelton 
Alma Nells. in Oa 
Shaw ft Lee 
Rogers & Allen 
Bevari ft Flint 
Nan Halperin 
Klkutas 

Alhambra) 
Carr A Brey 
Anges Clark 
Eddie White Ce 
1921 Models 

2d hair 
Carson ft Kane 
4 Mm. is 



PITTSFIKLD 

Palace 

Stanley ft Nelson 
Barney Clinton ft B 
Rose Maura's Rev 
Keesler ft Morgan 
Leon ft Mltxl 
3d hall 
Dan Sherman Co 
Sampson ft Douglas 
Nan Traveline Co 
Dancing McDonalds 
(One to fill) 

PORTLAND, MB. 
B. F. Keith's 

Jules Feu rest 

Jarvia ft Harrison 

Annette 

Edith Clasper Co 

Moore ft Freed 

Allen ft Canfleld 

POTT8V1LIJE, PA. 
Hippodrome 

Norman 
4 Miners 
Loughlin ft West 
M ft A Clark 
Farroll Taylor t 

2d half 
Van Armlns M-.nstr 

PROVIDENCE, R.I. 

E. F. Albee 

Will Mahoney 



"SIIW IN A CORNER" 

WHEN IN PHILADELPHIA SEE 

HAItUV PEARSON, 1228 Market Street 

IRVING BERLIN, Inc. 



8AM 



EDDIE 



GOULD and RASH 

THE TWO-MAN QUARTETTE" 



Nlel McKlnley 
Bostock's School 

Allegheny 
Carson ft Kane 
Frank Richardson 
Just Out Knickers 
Stan Stanley Co 
liegeman's Band 

2d half 
Flying Henrys 
O'Connor ft Hutton 
John Barton Co 
Rowland ft Meehnn 
Mosconl Family 

Broadway 

Leon Vavara 
Mrs ft Valenltno Co 
Rowland ft Meehan 
Mignonette K Co 

2d half 
Hal llixon Co 
Sam Llobert Co 
H ft E Gorman 
Fr'nki'n Charles Co 

Cross Keys 
Howard Nichols 
O'Brien ft J'a'phinc 
Fr'nki'n Charles Co 
D D H? 

Bostock's School 
^ ild half 

Kennedy ft Kramer 
Jack LaVier 
Farrell Taylor 2 
Bison city 4 
1921 Models 



Russian Art Co 
Healy A Cross 
Pasquail Bros 
Mlacuhua 
(Others to fill) 

RALEIGH. N. 0. 

Auditorium 
(Augusta split) 
1st halt 
Melrose ft Brooks 
Oehan ft C.ar'ttson 
E i; Ford 
Claudius ft Scarlt 
Stepping Fools 

READING, PA. 

Majestle 

P ft E Ross 
Willard 

Tatton & Marks 
C ft M Nelson 
Id half 
Adams ft I.lly.m 
Fields ft Fink 
John Olms Co 
(Gnu to fill 

RICHMOND, VA. 

L yric 

(Norfolk sp 
1st half 
Morel A Corwln 
Yerkes' Band 
(Others to fill) 



VAHtBTf V 






VARIBTV 



ROANOKE, VA. 
Roanoke 

(Same lit naif bill 
plays Wlnston- 
Salem) 
Cervo * More 
Thea Alba 
Bloom ft Sher 
Stafford * Louise 

(Ono to mi) 

:d half 
j * J Gibson 
• Uintah Maaterman 
B Batchellor'a Rev 
Eadle * Ramsden 
(One to DID 
BOCHK8TEB 

Temple 

Armst'g A Phelps 
Nash & O'Donell 
Freda ft Anthony 
Yorke ft King 
Miss Terla 




TBENTON. N. J. 

Capitol 
F A M Bale 
BAB Conrad 
Hughte Clark Band 
(One to till) 

2d halt 
Al Wohlman 
Jean OwnenoCo 
(Two to nil) 

TKOY. N. Y. 
Proctor's 

3 Fleming Bis 
Parde A Archer 
Huilon Kay 
Dixie 4 
Hays Bohemians 

. 2d half 
Will Morris 
Farman & Evans 
Byron & Langdon 
(Others to nil) 



Specially Designed 
Ready to Wear 

CLOTHES 

1632 Broadway 

At Fiftieth st 
SEW YORK CITY 



(Two to nn 
SAVANNAH 

Ilijou 
(Jarksonvllle split) 

1st half 
Blair ft Pennington 
Tollard 

Wilton floss Co 
Patrlcola 
j ft E Mitchell 

8YBACCBE 
B. F. KHth's 

Mark & Brantley 
BUI Dooley Co 
Howard ft White 
Wm Smythe Co 
Billy Olason 
Singer's Midgets 

SCHENECTADY 
Proctor's 

Roy ft Arthur 
Byron ft I,angdon 
Brown ft Sedonla 
(Two to nil) 

2d halt 
4 Adlonas 
Leyland ft Shannon 
The Volunteers 
Weston ft Elaine 
(One to nil) 

SHEN'NIFAH, PA. 

Strand 
Ruby Royce 
Force A Willlama 
Nick Cogley Co 
Primrose 4 

2d half 
Jack McAulirfe 
Al Tucker ft Band 
(Two to Hll) 

8TEIBENVILLB 

Victoria 

2d half 
The Duponts 
Mattylee Uppard 
Wilson A Jerome 

Rubevllle 

SYBACU8E, N. Y. 
Proctor's 

F A A Smith 
Chas B Lawlor Co 
Raymond A Royce 
Marie Allyn 
Francis Kennedy . 
Webb's Ent'talners 

2d half 
Knights Roosters 
Jeane Germolne 
Four Horsemen 
Norton ft Wilton 



UNION mix 

Capitol 

2d half (7-10) 
Moll Bros 
Frank Richardson 
Gordon ft Ilea ley 
Kate Elinore Co 
(One to All) 

1st half (11-13) 
Mme Herman Co 
Eddie Csrr Co 
Tressle A (linger 
Eddie Carr Co 
(One to nil) 
2d half 
Runaway Four 
Harry Breen 
(Others to nil) 

UTICA, N. Y. 

Colonial 
Trip to Hitland 
Pinto & Boyle 
H LnMore Co 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Schlctl'a Manikins 
Billy Beard 
(Others to nil) 

WASHINGTON 

n. F. Keith's 

Adelaide Bell Co 
Montana 

Wilfred Clarke Co 
Crafts A Haley 
Odette Myrtll 
Davis A Darnel) 
Bird Millman 
DeMarcos ft Orch 

Cosmo 
Maxon ft Morris 
Brent Hayes 
Lloyd ft Goode 
Jinny Glides Co 
Valentino Vox 
L Laurel) Co 

•~WATEKTOWN 

Olympic 

2d half 
Pinto ft Boyle 
•H La More Co 
(Others to nil) 

WHEELING 

Victoria 

The Duponts 
Holden ft Harron 
Ned Nestor Co 
Wilson & Jerome 
Kay Hamlin ft Kay 

2d half 
Corlnne ft Himber 
Mabel Harper 
(Others to nil) 



< Blanche 

LA FLEUR and PORTIA 

BOOKED SOLID ORPHEUS CIRCUIT 



Week Feb. 10, Orplirum, Vancouver 



J B Hymer Co 
Hamilton ft names 
Night In Spain 

MEBIDEN, CONN. 

Poll's 

Pulton ft Hay 
Rogers A Trcmont 
•Mine Dellre'l Co 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Oanglcr'a Dogs 
Springtime Rev 
(Others to fill) 

NEW HAVEN 
Palace 

Oanglcr's Dogs 
Green ft Burnet 
Hamilton ft II irnes 
•Antique Shoppe 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
3 Golfers 

Harry Downing Co 
Henry Sullivan 
ninsBom Lentil Kn' 
(Two to nil) 



PA. 



SCRAN-TON. 

Toli's 

(Wllltcs - Barre 
spin) 
1st half 
Richard Wylle 
Jan's ft Chaplan 
The Steppers 
Hob Murphy 
Doc ISakcr Co 

SPRINGFIKLD 

I'ulare 
H ft H .Skalelle 
Brown ft I.aVell 
Mack ft Vflmar 



Bobby Randall 
J Fejer's Orch 

2d half 
Naomi ft Boys 
Cook ft Valdere 

MitAuUi iM-rii 

Tower ft Darrell 

H ATHtlu itv 

Pa III re 
Gillette ft Ray 
Kudcll & Dunlgan 
fllrl Next Door 
Night In Spain. 
(One to fill) F 

2d half 
•F Reckless Co 
Reed ft Ray 
l> llarnet Co , 

•Antique Shoppe 
(One to fill) 

WILKKS-BARRE 
Polls 

(Scr^nten split) 
1st half 
'dami ft Thomp S 
. ».-es ft Lee 

■ !e & Window 
> "Y,' iters ft Tyson 
Rnb's'n's Elephants 

WORCESTER 

Pill's 
N'.-.omi ft Hoys 
Cook ft Valdare 
5fa vo'.t ^ n cn 
Tower ft Darrell 
(One to fill) 

Td half 
H ft II Skatelle 
Drown &• L'aVrll 
Bol.by Randall 
J Fe.ler's Orch 
•MS'H ft Vllmar 



CHICAGO KFITH CIRCUIT 



DETROIT 
lASalle Gardens 
Jcanette Chllds 
Morley ft Anger 

2d halt 
Booth ft Nina 
Darto ft Clark 
Hank Brown Co 
(Two to nil) 

FT. WAYNE, IN1>. 
Talace 

Primrose Minstrels 
Klass ft Brilliant 
Olga Myra ft Ban 1 



Johnny Singer Co 
Hay'f ft I'atsy 
In Wrong 

MIDDLETON 
Gordon 

Swains Enemies 
Boyd King 
Petet Troupe 
(One to fill) 

PADUCAH 

Orpheum 
•Tackman ft Ruth 
Baaley ft Porter 



THE HANNEFORD FAMILY 
featuring 

GEO. HANNEFORD 

HmOIsIsi PasUtei Circuit 



Dance Creations 
(One to fill) 

TAMPA, FLA. 
Victory 

(11-12) 
(Same bill plays 
St. Petersburg, 13- 
14: Lakeland, 16; 
Orlando, 16) 
Tokio 

Gertrude Barnes 
Spencer A Williams 
B Rhodes A Girls 
Monroe A Grant 

TOLEDO 
B. F. Keith's 

Love a La Carta 
R'ymond ft Wilbert 
Adair A Braham 
Chas Wilson 
Maker A Redford 
Mason A Cole Rev 

2d half 
Lohse ft Sterling 
Reynolds ft Walsh 
Wm Edmunds Co 
Bolger ft Norman 
Norwood A Hall 
Twlnette Holla Co 

TORONTO 

Shea's 

(Sunday opening) 
Anderson A Graves 
Laura Ormsbee Co 
P A J Levolo 
Ross A Edwards 
Elliott A La Tour 
Roor.ey A Bent Rev 



Starring la "The Gingham Girl" 



JOE LAURIE, Jr. 



Bnubert Theatre, Philadelphia 
Direction MAX HABT 



Espe A Duttoa 

Orpheum 
Benny Leonard Co 
Herman Timbers 
Morton A Glass 
Johnny Burke 
Barrett A Cunneen 
Margaret Toung 
Wilson Aubrey I 
Valda A Bro 

MILWAUKEE 
Palace 

(Sunday opening) 
Alyn Mann Co 



Barr Twins 
Billy McDermott 
Blanche Sherwood 
Luster Bros 
Karyl Normaa 
Henry A Moors 

ST. LOUIS 
Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
Leviathan Band 
Moss A Frye 
Oluran A Marg'lte 
Joseph K Watson 
Jack Joyce 



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"SIHIN' IN A CORNER 

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CHABL1K MKLNON. 417 West Stli Street 
IRVING BERLIN, Inc. 



May Wlrth Family 
Mary Kelly Co 
Jack George 2 
Ned Norworth 
Alba Tiberlo 
Howard ft Clark 
(Two ta fill) 

MINNEAPOLIS 

Hennepin 

(Sunday opening) 
Trlxle Frlganza 
Frank Farnum Co 
Whiting ft Burt 
Ward Bros. 
Aust Woodchop'ers 
Zuhn ft Drels 
(One to fill) 



Lucas ft Ines 

Lime Trio 

World M'ke B'lleve 

Klalto 

(Sunday opening) 
Kronas 
Sylvia Clark 
(One to 111)) 
Harry Jolson 
Frank Dixon' 
M'Soverelgn 
(Others to nil) 

ST. PAUL 

Orpheum 
(Sunday opening) 
R Roberts ft Band 



KETCH - WILMA 

in "VOCAL VARIETY" 

Additional feature this season 

-JEREMIAH HUM* KBTCH" 

at the harp 



WILM'GT'N, DEL. 

Aldlne 

Kennedy ft Kramer 
Reynolds ft White 
Meehan ft Newman 
Schaefer W ft Carr 
Pierce & Ryan 
Geo N Brown Co 

2d half 
Howard Nichols 
F ft M Dale 
Coscla ft Verdi 
Beaumont Sis 
Wlllard 
Johnson ft Baker 

WOONSOCKET 
BIJou 

Mallnda & Dade 
Four Pals 
Welgand Troupe 
Dameral ft Vail 
(One to'-nil) 

2d half 
Vernon 

Jack Powell 6 
(Others to nil) 

YOKK, FA. 

Opera House 
Weym'n ft C'panlon 
Bingham ft Beyers 
Sweethearts 
Uizar & Dale 
Mildred Rogers Co 

2d half 
C ft M Nelson 
Dwyer ft Orma 
Marino ft Martin 
Patton ft Marks 
(One to nil) 



(Others to fill) 
FLINT, MICH. 
Palaca 

Anderson' A Burt 
Lone Star 4 
Wallacs Gslvln 
Alexander Girls 
(Others to All) 

INDIANAPOLIS 

Palace 
In Wrong 
Chief Blue Cloud 
Arthur Deagon 
J Singer A Girls 
Bayls A Patsy 

LEXINGTON, KY. 
Ben AU 

Swift A Daly 
Willing A Jordoh 
Tankce 4 
The Langtona 
B Barton Rev 
McGood-Lenxen Co 

LOUISVILLE, KY. 

National 

Nakae Japs 
Bohemian Life 
(Three to nil) 

2d half 
ChleJ) Blue Cloud 
Arthur Deagon 



Eileen Octavio Co 
(One to fill) 

RICHMOND. IND. 
Murrey 

2d half 
Boyd Center Co 
Boyd King 
Petet Troupe 

SAGINAW, MICH, 
stasia*** Strand 

O K Legal 
Kent ft Allen 
Haas Bros 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Anderson A Burt 
•E Hastings Girls 
Wallace Calvin 
Primrose Minstrels 

WINDSOR, CAN. 
Capitol 



Gens Oliver I 
Hank Brown 
Barto A Clark 
Booth A Nina 
Clasle Shannon 

td half 
Msxlne A Bobby 
Jeanette Childs 
2 Aces A Joker 
(Two to fill) 

OEPHEUM CIECUIT 

DENVER 

Orpheum 



CHICAGO 

Palace 

(Sunday opening) 
Nora Bayes 
Henry Santrey Bd 
The Wager 
Hay Hughes A P 
Dotsotry 

Miller A Mack 
H A A Seymour 
Hegee ft Qupee 
Owen McGlveney 
Slate lake 

(Sunday opening) 
Haines ft Beck 
Houdinl 

Wm Seabury Co 
Chas Harrison Co 
Alex Bros ft E 
De Jari 
Nonl ft Partner 



(Sunday opening) 
50 Miles from B'wy 
Thank You Doctor 
M'Laughlln ft E 
Hawthorne & Cook 
Slg Frlscoe 
The Rials 
(Others to All) 

DES MOINES, IA. 
Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
Artistic Treat 
Bekefi's Grotesk 
Kranx ft White 
Leavltt ft L'kwood 
Jack Rose 
Dezo Retter 



NEW ORLEANS 
Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
Al Herman 
Stars of Futurs 
The Csnsinos 
Moore ft Hager 
Russell ft Pierce 
The Hsrtwells 
Willie Schenck Co 
(Two to fill) 

OAKLAND 

Orpheum 
(Sunday opening) 
Newboff A Phelps 
Bert Baker Co 
Lahr A Mercedes 
Frank Devoe 
1 Melvins 
Snow A Narlne 

OMAHA, NEB. 
Orpheum 
(Sunday opening) 
Son Dodger 
Bertram A Saxton 
Stoddard's Band 
Margaret Severn 
Ann Codee 
Ernest Hlatt 
4 Aces 



Fenton A Fields 
t Dsnolse Sis 
Lydell ft Macey 
Young Wang Co 
4 Fayrs Girls 
(Others to All) 
SEATTLE 
Orpheaaa 
(Sunday opening) 
Wood ft Wyde 
Jackie ft Blllle 
Janet of Francs 
Geo McFarland 
& Avalons 
Lewis A Dody 
Chic Sales 
(One to All) 

SIOUX CITY 

Orpheum 
Fink's Mules 
Kltner A Ralney 
Seed A Auatln 
White Sisters 
Ryan A Lee 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Alexander ft Roach 
Little Billy 
White Slaters 
Enid Markey Co 



The Classic Profile 

Photo of 

KAK ELEANOB BALL 

Is the Artistic Work at 

STRAND STUDIO, N. Y. 

Strand Theatre Bid*-., 47th St. and B'way 



PORTLAND, ORE 

Orpheum 
Vadle ft Gygl Co 
Francis Whits 
Tan Arakls 
Lynn ft Howland 
Lambert! 

Bruce Balrnafathcr 
Holmes A LaVere 

SACRAMENTO 

State 

(11-13) 

(Same bill plays 

Fresno 14-16) 
B C Hllllam 
Jack Osterman 
Mason A Keeler 
Rockwell A Fox 
Arnaut Bros 
Bert Hanlon 
Martinet A Crow 



Three Blanks 
(One to All) 

SIOUX FALLS 

Orpheum 
Max Thlelon 
Dancing Wild 
Id half 
Hark Ins Sisters 
Hong Ray Haw 
Kltner A Reany 
Fink's Mules 

VANCOUVER 

Orpheum 

Well'gton Cross Co 

Vaughn Comfort 

LeFleur A Portia 

Jimmy Lucas Co 

Peplta 

Jack Wyatt'a Co 



POU CIECUIT 



BRIDGEPORT 
Poll's 

•F Reckless Co 
Dorothy Barnet Co 
Blossom Henth Ent 
(Two lo fill) 

2d half 
Fulton & Ray 
Rogers ft Tremont 
Olrl Next Door 
Bw«y Kiddie Rev 
(One to fill) 

Palnre 
J B Hymer Co 
Henry Sullivan 
H Downing Co 
(Two to til) 



2d half 
Fnllenbcrg's Hears 
Billy House Co 
•Bill Utah 
•Mile Delirlo Co 
(Ono to 1111) 

HARTFORD 

Capital 

3 Golfers 
Meed ft Hay 
•Hilly House Co 
Bill Utah 
Spring Imo Itev 

2d half 
Gillette. A R a 
Green ft. Hurnet 
U...W i. A 1 '.in gan 



"SI.W IN A CORNER" 

WHEN IN CHICAGO. ILL.. SEE 

WALTER DONAVAN. 110 N. ( lark St. 

IRVING BEBLIN. Inc. 



Kerr A Weston 
Chas Irwin 
(One to fill) 

CEDAR BAP'S, IA. 

Majestic 

Hay den ft Atwood 
Enid Markey Co 
Deagon ft Mack 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Lambert ft Fish 
Land of Kantaale 
(Three to fill) 

DAVENPORT 

Columbia, 

Clown Seal 

Lambert ft Firh 

Land of Fantasle 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
The MeCreas 
llaydcn ft Atwood 
Harry Conley Co 
Dragon ft Mack 
Kramer & Doyle 
Reveries 



KANSAS CITY 
Main Street 

(Sunday opening) 
Comp of Season 
Kenny A Mollis 
Chamberlain ft E 
Hall Ermlnle ft B 
Rekoma 

Mahon A Chalet 
Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
Sophie Tucker Co 
DcLyle A Ida Co 
Emily Lea Co 
Powers ft Wallace 
Hob Hall 
Elsa Ruegger 
Frazer Hros 
Harry Tsuda 

LOS ANGELES 
Hill Street 

Fritzle Brunette 

Splendid A Partner 

Regan A Curilss 

Stone A Hayes 

Cv'naugh ft Cooper A Alexcndtr Co 



"SOW IN A CORNER" 

WHEN IN SAN FRANCISCO SEE 

HARRY HUME, 6*0 Pantages Bid*. 

IRVING BEBLIN, Inc. 



SAM FBANCISCO 
Golden Gate 

(Sunday opening) 
Kane A Herman 
RAW Roberta 
O'Connor Girls 
Jean Sothern 
Harry Kahne 
Stewart Sis A Bd 
Orphrum 

(Sunday opening) 
M'Intyre A Heath 



Hlckey Bros 
(Two to All) 

WINNIPEG 

Orpheum 

Tom Smith 
Ernest Ball 
Tabor A Green 
Clemenos B Co 
Raymond Bond 
The Remos 
(Others to All) 



■'JESSE', '> •''. FRANCINE 

BLOCK and DUNLAP 



•Echoes of Scotland 

Delanrey St. 
Bee ft Young 
Whiting ft Dunn 
Walsh Reed ft W 
Townsend Wllb'r Co 
Carson ft Willaid 
Creations 

2d half 
Bob ft Tip 
Barrett ft Fa mum 
Geo Stanley ft Sis 
Al Shnyne 
LaFrance Bros 

National 
Balmus Trio 
K ft E Kuehn 
Recuperation 
Wilson ft Kelly 
•Townsend Hold Co 

2d half 
Francis ft Wilson 
Morris ft Flynn 
Mantell's Manikins 
Marie Stoddard 
Sheiks of Araby 

Orpheum 
nob ft Tip 
Brennan ft Wynne 
Braser ft Irwin 
Local Follies 
2d halt 
Dura Cross ft R 
Walsh Reed ft W 
Burns ft Wilson 
Local Follies 

Houlevnrd 
Aronty Bros 
•Mammy 
Foster ft Rny 
Mallon ft McCabe 
Ilerlo Girls 

2d half 
Jean ft Valjenn 
•Irmanette 
Wilson ft Kelly 
Barr Mayo A Renn 
Berlo Girls 

A venae B 
Pan American 4 
Gordon A Ilealy 
Al Shayne 
Day at the Races 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Downey ft Clarldge 
Dunham ft O'Mall'y 
Telephone Tangle 
Lang A Voelk 
Birds of Paradise 

BROOKLYN 

Metropolitan 

Two Carletons 



Renard ft West 
Salle ft Kobles 
Sweethearts 

CHICAGO 
Klalto 

Rugs ft Rose 

Hilton ft Dally 
d'hlsholm ft Ureen 
Norman ft Landec 
Honolulu Bound 
McCoy ft Walton 
Chos T Aldrich 

DAYTON 
Loew 

Toney ft George 
O ft L Garden 
Hamilton Walton 
Little Cinderella 
Adler ft Dunbar 
Russo Ties ft Rueso 

HODOKEN. N. J. 

Lyrlo 
Francla ft Lloyd 
Three Dark Prod'ts 
Healy ft Granella 
Mysterious Ullctte 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Brown ft Arthur 
Jas Kennedy Co 
Merrltt & Coughlin 
LnFells 
(One to fill) 

LONDON, CAN. 
Loew 

Gordon! 
Miller ft Regs 
Holland Romance 

2d half 
Oord'n A 8tew't Sis 
Sid Hall Co 
Bond A Adams 

MEMPHIS 

State 
Wei ton ft Marshall 
Jack Goldle 
Bore's Midgets 

MILWAUKEE 

Miller 

Kara 

Frlsch ft Sadler 
Jim McGlll 
Walter Miller Co 
Morgan A Moran 
Jewel Box Rev 

MONTREAL 
Loew 

Turner Bros 
Lady Tsen Mel 



GUS SUN CIRCUIT 

(One to fill) 



BUFFALO 

Lafayette 

Johnny Clark Co 
Klbel ft Kane 
Pekln Frolics 
Hurke Burton ft B 
Yerkes Band 

CHILI H Oilli:, O. 
Majestic 

(Sunday opening) 

Harry Hal n Co 

•Avis Co . 

Thos p Dunn/ 

CORTLAND, N, V. 

SUite 
The Gauthlers 
Keefe ft Lillian 
Fred LaRulne Co 
(One to All) 

FBEMONT, OHIO 
Strand 

2d half 



MARTIN'S FEHKY 
Pastime 

(1«-17) 
Al Bei kwith Co 
Harry Devere 
Rose Miller 
(Two to All) 

MONKSSEN, PA. 

Star 
_2d half 
Delno His 
Hlalr ft Donovan 
(One to All) 

Niagara jams 

Cataract 

Chas Delghan 
Grlndell A Ester 
Friend ft Sparling 
Fred LaReine Co 

2d half 
Chas Moratl Co 



PAUL WHITEMAN'S 
ARCADIA ORCHESTRA 

Under the Direction of 

AL MITCHELL 

ARCADIA, PROVIDENCE, R.I. 

Second Year 



Official Denttat ta the N. V. A. 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

14M Broadway (Putnam Bid*.). N. Y. 



Freeman A Morton 
Jan Rublnl Co 
Jimmy 8avo Co 
Clay Crouch Co 

Pullon 
Francis A Wilson 
Morris A Flynn 
Leona LaMarr 
Walton A Brandt 
Mantell's Manikins 

2d half 
Three Walters 
Sophie Kasmir Co 
Leona LaMarr 
Carson A Wlllard 
Tluo ft Dandles 

Gates 

LaFrance Bros 
Cornell I,eona ft Z 
Luckle ft Harris 
Barry Mayo ft R 
•Echoes of Scoll'd 
2d half 

Sankus A Silvers 
Caledonia Four 
Louise Carter Co 
Besser ft Irwin 
Five Chapins 

Palace 

Downey & Clarldge 
Dorothy Wahl 
Annabelle 
Clayton & Lennle 
Mlg'nette Kokln Co 

2d half 
Day at the Races 
Pan American Four 
Gordon A Healy 
Dobbs Clark ft D 
•Towne'd Bold Co 

Warwick 
Barry A Hollo 
Dobbs Clark ft D 
Lang ft Voelk 
•Gregor'tl Opera Co 
(One to All) 
2d half 
•J A D Loster 
Dorothy Wahl 
•Steffanlch's Il'slon 
Winifred ft Brown 
Four Morak Sis 

ATLANTA, OA. 
Grand 

i Mack ft Manners 
Racine A Ray 



LOEWS CIRCUIT 



NEW YORK CITY 

State 
Six Harlequins 
Helen Uorettl 
Sylvester A Vance 
A A L Barlow 
Lea Grills 
Dsnce Shop 

American 
•A A L Davids 
Three Odd Chaps 
•Lytell A Vokes 
Five Chapins 
Miller A Capman 
Grew ft Pates ft Co 
Krug A Kauffman 
Donals Sisters 

2d half 
DeWItt A Meyers 
Pierce A Arrow 
A Alexander Co 
It ft L Tracey 
Kerr A Ensign 
Lewis A Rogers 
(Two to fill)_ 
Victoria 
Dura Cross A R 
l/owry ft I..i. v 
Louise Carter Co 
Marie sto.Msra 



Id half 
Balmus Trio 
Cornell Leona ft Z 
Stone ft Idieen 
Barry ft I^ancaster 
Sewell Sisters 

Uneoln Hq. 
Three Walters 
Barrett A Fnrnu..i 
Stone A loleen 
Barry A Lancaster 
Tueo ft Dandles 

2d half 
Johnson A Behan 
Brennan A Wynne 
Luckle A Harris 
Walton A Brandt 
Creatjons 

Greeley Sq. 
Jesn A Valjean 
•Irmanette 
Dunham A O'Mall'y 
Telephone Tangle 
Maley ft O'Brien 
Sewell Sisters 
2d half 
Aronty Bros 
Three Odd Chaps 
K A E Kuehn 
Grew A I'ates Co 
•Krug A Kauffman 



Wlnehlll A Miller 
Bernard A Scarth 
Harry Fox 
J A I Marlyn 

NEWARK 

State 
Three Walters 

?urcella A Ramsay 
arzan 
Clark A O'Neill 
Moro Castle Orch 

NEW ORLEANS 
Crescent 

Jean & Jackea 
Miirjorle Burton 
H J Moore 
Ross A Maybelle 
Biltmore Orch 

OSHKOSH, WIS. 

Grand 

(16-17) 
Geraldine Miller 3 
Grant ft Feeley 
Ward A Bohlman 
McDevIlt Kelly ft Q 
Cook A Shaw Sis 

OTTAWA. CAN. 
Loew 

Kane Morey A M 
Lee Mason Co 
Heath ft Sperling; 
Lander Bros 
Dancing Shoes 

PROVIDENCE 
Emerey 

Breaka'y Barlowes 
Thomas A Mack 
A A D Lester 
Harrison Mosa 
Romeo A I Dolls 
2d half 

Plckard's Seals 
Irene Trcvette 
Mason & Gwynne 
Strickland's Ent 
(Ons to fill) 

SPRINGFIELD 
Broadway 

Plckard's Seals 
Irene Trevctte 
Mason A Gwynne 
Srtlckland'a Ent 
(Ons to fill) 



Mathews 1 
Melvllles 
•Maude Fox 

FULTON, N. Y. 
Quirk 

Otto A Otto 

Billy Clifford 

•3 Men of Yest'day 

GENEVA, N. Y. 

Temple 
Otto A Otto 
Billy Clifford 
•Fail of Toklo 

3d half 
Capps Family 
(Two to All) 

MANSFIELD. O. 

Majestic 
Russian Psaaant Co 
Keltb A Parker 

3d half 
•Music Room 



•Fall of Toklo 
(Two to All) 

SPRINGFIELD. O. 

Regent 
The Melvllles 
•Music Room 
•Al Beckwlth Co 
Thos P Dunn 

3d halt 
Fred Sehwarti Co 
Benny Barton Co 
(Two to All) 
WARREN O 

IJaerty 
Chas Delghan 
Orlndell * Esther 
Reno Bis * Allen 
TOtMiKTOWN O 



(Sunday only) 
Lllyou A Rogers 
4 Queens of Syn'a 
Harry Defers 
•Ceracl ' 



WESTERN VAUDEVILLE 



CHICAGO 

Kedsla 

Kirks Collier Co 
J R Johnson Co 
Saxton Farrell 
Chlo Supremo 
(Two to All) 



Syncopated Four 
Edward Mulcaby 
•Muslo Land 
(Three to All) 

Lincoln 
•Charl'te A Thomas 
Hsrry Conley Co 
Kramer A Boyle 
(Three to All) 

Majestle 
LeRays 

Brown A Rogers 
Fred Hagen Co 
Prank Bush 
•O Davenport Co 
Cook, Mortimer A H 
(Others to All) 

ABERDEEN, S D 
Orpheum 

Carmen Ercells 
Daly A Gray 
Otto Bros 
Marigold Trio 

BLOOMING'N, ILL 
Majestle 



2d half 
Temple Four 
Three Andre Girls 
Evslyn Phillips Co 
(Ons to til) 

FABGO. N D 



Carmen Ercells 
Dady A Gray 
Otto Bros 

Marigold Trio 

CALESBUBG 
Orpheum 
1st half 

Gordon's Dogs 
Kseas A Williams 
Carnival of Venice 

Id half 
Bayes A Speck 
(Two to All) 

GeVD FOBKS. N D 

Orpheus. 
J A A Alley 
Bsll A Caron 
Oscar Mania Co 

O ISLAND, NEB 

atavjeawie 

1st half 
Three Blanke 
Rice A Cady 
Murray A Mackey 
Freer, Bsggott A P 
(One to All) 





SEYMOUR JAMES 

MiliMTK bTBUTTKB 

Featured with 

PLANTATION DAYS 

Pantages Tour 



Telsak A Dean 
Harry Mayo 
Band Bon Rev 

BIRMINGHAM 

Bijou 

Faynes 

Hlgelow ft Lee 
Pioneers of Variety 
Wllkens A Wllkenf 
LaPalarica Trio 

BOSTON 
Orpheum 

Tyaeh LMJulnian .1 
chni Teblat 

Relliy ft RngTS 
Arthur. Ashley Co 
Milt Collins 
Doreo's Oper.V.ogu' 

111 I I \l i) 
State 

Ch.imiQTi Trio 
I':...-... W.-.rd 



3d half 
Brealia'y Barlowes 
Thomas ft Mack 
A A D Lester 
Harrison Moss 
•Romeo A I Do!1b 

TORONTO 
Yonge St 

Redford A Madden 
Ooldio A Heatty 
Moore A Shy 
Master Gabriel Co 
Hob LaSalle Co 
Lillian Faulkner Co 

WASHINGTON 

St—ad 

•Marge neth. Co 

•Hunsey ft Donia 
Archer ft Helford 
Van A Vernon 
Hyatt 



1st half 

Temple Four 
Evelyn Phillips Co 
(One to All) 

3d half 
Gene Green Co 
Hlro-Suml A K 
(One to All) 

CEDAB BAP'S. IA 
Majestle 

1st half 
Hayden A Atwood 
Enid Markey Co 
Deagon A Mack 
(Two to All) 

3d hair 
Lambert A Fish 
Land of Fantasls 
(Three to fill) 

CHAMPION 

Orpheum 
Haxel Goff A Bobby 
Lane A Harper 
Alice Hamilton 
Blossom Seely Co 
Demar'st A Colletts 
(One to All) 

DAVBNPOBT 

. . Columbia . . 

1st half 
Clown Seal 
Lambert A Fish 
Land of Fantasle 
(Three to All) 

2d half 
The MeCreas 
Hayden A Atwood 
Harry Conley Co 
Deagon ft Mack 
Kramer A Doyls 
Reveries 

DUBUQUE 
Majestle 
The MeCreas 
Pltzcr A Days 
McC'mack ft Waive 
Three White Kulins 
(One to All) 

DECATI B 

Empress 
1st half 
Oene Grern 

Hliu Mini! ft K 

(One to fill) 



•lOLIET 

Orpheum 

1st half 
Pollls A LeRoy 
Emit Demarest 
Making Movies 

2d Half 
•Senter A Russell 
Saxton A Farrell 
Making Movlse 

JOPIJN 

Electric 

1st half 
ICugene Bros 
Evans A Pearl 

Id half 
Weber A Clifford 
(One to AH) 

KAN'S CITY. MO 
Globe 

1st half 
aVeber A Clifford 
Mahon A Cholet 
Dardon Revue 
(Two to All) 

2d half 
Evans A Pearl 
Bsoderlck A F Hit 
Edwin George 
Manilla Broe 
(One to All) 

KAN'S CITY. KAN 

mectrle 

1st half 
Keno. Keys A M 
Ost Jones A Orch 

2d halt 
Karl Karey 
Dun ay A Merrill 

LINCOLN 

Liberty 

lit half 
Prince T.eo 
Rice A Cady 
Three Andre Girls 
Three niiii.ii* 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Clown Seal 
Danelng Wild 
Mai Theiion Troupe 
(Two to fill) 



(Continued uii pO£S. JG) 



30 



VARIETY 



NEW 




ALHAMBRA 

(Continued from page JT) 
people closed ih" flrsi half flashily 
1 \ edlatul, i ike mom of i hf mi:, : 
writer* has worked In a medley ol 

"HIV 1 l.l Mil I 111!-:." |, III ha« belli 

rlovi ' enough in make a real rumi- 
|.i i ,.f i: bj dressing each of Hi 
girls :n i • "■"' ii;!''' suggested hy tin 
song, 'riii- method <it' entrancing 
down :i Hi tin hi step* from the 
stage upon .i stage Is very effective. 
Two ot ilc girls, ih- twu toe danc- 
ers. .■ i <• clever steppers und versa- 
tile Tin - others an- only fair. Ian 
soil 71 w*n. a Russian male dancer 
deserves brackets. A main singer 
[Hid a girl singer also got ovej- nicely 
its a pleasing revue from all angles. 

After intermission and Aesop's 

Fables, Frank Hunter and Co. (new 
R?t«) in "Moving Day,"' a new low 
comedy jmv liy Billy K. Wells, had 
them howling. Hunter is from bur- 
lesque. He is assisted hy llnrij 
Kelly and Blanche l.ateii. both ex- 
cellent They were next to closing 

Tracey and McBrlde (new acts) 
wire just ahead and on their Al- 
hambra showing can hold a spot on 

any of the big time Vaudeville lii!is 
They look set with this latest turn. 
Th<» Stirling*, man and woman 
roller skaters ami dancers, closed 
ihe show, a spot originally allotted 
to Mi.-s Loyal. They subbed for 
Berk and Sunn, programed but no; 
present. The skaters were handi- 
capped In the spot, forced to open 
in 'one'' and finish in "two." Thej 
require full staRe to work In, but 
following a full Stage act were out 
of luck. Despite all this, they held 
nearly everyone with an excellent 
routine of dancing on the rollers, 
spins and whirls, concluding with a 
IJussian dance. i'un. 



most unique facult< In pretty and 
talented women. Her soprano voice 
is a pleasure as well. Cordon is 
the same funny fellow and the 
familiar routine material In his two- 

id drew howls, lie should not stand 
Miss Schubert dumbly against the 
ha k drop all the tune lie delivers 
his burlesque reel la Hon encore; it 
Isii'i good stage etiquette, and ii 
leads to a presumption that she will 
join In or participate in some way. 
whereas she only looks lost, her- 
self, and distracts the concentrated 

attention Of the audience. She luinht 
stay off snd come hack to Join in 
the final how. Otherwise the get 

la ,, -e.n h and needs no plumbing. 

/.ii r. 



5TH AVE. 



of 



perhaps it was the presence 

a rotund and extremely jolly woman 
in itat ie.. stage lie 
:il the Fifth Avenui 

for the ion per 

line. 



iiinui.v utgnt 

that accounted 

100 per cent, entertainment 

This merry customer 



didn't 

laugh she shrieked, howled and 
yelled. They couldn't stop in r. 

The audience joined and it must 
have been a Ions time since the 
old walls resounded to such a 
mil thful gathering. 

The rhow was conducive to good 
spirits, every act being called nuon 

m least four bows 



I Ml 



BROADWAY 

As always a bargain show for the 
money here. There are several 
Palace names and an all-big-time 
show, with not an act that wouldn't 
qualify anywhere. 

RosCOS Ails and Kate Pullman. 
with fnelr golf-stockinged jazz 
h:ind, aided and abetted by .lack 
Hanley. who < omes in for the post- 
encore snd helps far more than the 
usual spontaneous afterpiece re- 
cruits, went for a wow to close. Miss 
Pullman elided some of her difficult 
dancing, which is a polite way of 
saying she cut out her back-hop 
exit, but In return she looked fresh 
and vivacious and was in on all the 
laughs. Alls hoofed it as of old. 
Tins act his improved Immeasure- 
sbly since last seen, at which time 
it dragged In the extended encore 

bit. 

Andre Slci i is revue got across 
as a popular flash at with just 
enough of Ihe ballad interpolations 
m lift it above the run of jazz-and- 
u 1 1 combinations, and was well 
t iken. though several curtains were 
unnecessarily forced after the le^'it- 
Invite oik--; had established it as 
<> K. Ci-ry and Warren, in an 
especially clever skii In t v\ o scenes 
running Hie Exceptional length ol 
L'.". minute.' brfori any dance or 
si. ii- and still holding solid and gct- 
' ' •. Mie laughs continual!) . was one 
it' the lid-iui-, of the bill Paul 
Cerard Smith is versatile as well as 
su ••. it appears, and when h : wrote 
this a't fin the For") he turned 
out a difficult yet snappy snip'.. 
It i^ ,is well n iveii as written, too, 
a I ihe lighting of it at the Broad- 
w i j wis technically perfect. 

)i id; ..nil Breen, placed early. 

Stopped the -•how vviili their b'.ovy- 

uff double da.tioe, which Is .i pea ii 

Mh s r.i'ien is a little beaut redeem- 

in • ,i tendon ■>■ toward chuhblness by 

a. i.nli ni spirit of girlish youth, and 

vi : mi - in | hi r - i little character into 

i - 'tn . - •■ ■ ••' a i ie dances, she is 

M ■• k is a long youth of 

.1 . . 1 ■ '• hue tj |.e dressa d straight 

. _ i. . r . The t i';i m would 

■ to i hop some of tl. in:-- - 

_• i •- i • in open wii Ii a huk- 

. -- : ■ .n o. i ill : en before they si in 
1 |, . i v l' , - they stand still 1 J • > 

• ■ •• opi n iu darn "S and their talk 
would no better if iliey established 
■'.■■,>■ l . ni o mirne extent before 
■" ■- i n'fig it. Tlu* net is woi t Ii a 
si" in one" iii anj body's bouse 

Hummer Dim opened, man and 
woman on trapezes -,ido by side, |ro- 
Ing into difflcuH doubles in which 
the girl is the underatandcr (-upside 
down) and executes some startling 

It 1 id :iinl leg lifts and holds. All 
itnn jaw iwirl by the gjrl and a 
spin in a frame by the man make .. 
whh'.z finish The girl and m in both 
look fine. too. 

Hanley with h. booh makeup ami 
his amusing juggles slipped through 
without a regret. His two-stl it 
diabolo handling, though a great 
piece of manipulation. Isn't strong 
enough to follow his comedy, and he 
would he more effective with a 
powerful laugh for a getaway to 
hold the applause until he returns 
for his bottle. That piece of busi- 
ness has been widely used, ami 
even though Hanley may he the 
originator, ii is no lonser a punch In 
Itself, Hanley, nevertheless, is a 
inid-bill turn, which is much for a 
silent act. Hi ■__ part In the Ails act 
later shows he doesn't need to he 
silent. He juggles language as well 
as he does hats, and could, expand 
along thai line, single. 

Cordon and Schubert revealed 
Curt Cordon and again a new 
straight vvoiran a- his singinc 
i earlier. Miss Bchubert need not 
blush when fjuit mentions any of 
her previous predecessors. She is 

one of the most gifted feeders 

vaudeville has ever known an ai- 



w lllle live 
out of the eight wetlt throlieh some 

soi t of encore. 
Jack Wilson, hcadiinlna ami newt 

to closing, and following the other 

acts gave him a great onoortunlty 

for reviving their gag lines at im- 
propriate moments He also had 
smooth going kiddinu the sasllv 
tickled patron. The tiny Willie 
Ward, now in black- face, once more 
ran away With the act. 

•Sinclair and Casuar. fifth, went 
is weil as ever with the sunerla- 
lively clever Paul Cetard Smith 
skit 'The Lone. Long Trail." It is 
not Smith who rates all the credit. 
however, as the girls sell his act 
as possibly no other pair in vaude- 
ville could. Miss Sinclair In par- 
ticular as the sliirhtlv hard-boiled 
but totally appealing car-lumper is 
one of the women fmds of all rea- 
sons. 

Another clever woman. Pollv 
Connelly, preceded the girls. Percy 
Werr.ek's mime was not billed and 
the crowd didn't know who was at 
the piano until his medley ot song 
hits. It seems tb.it this comes too 
late in the turn. It was noticeable 
that after it (be act look a sham 
curve upward and was never 
headed. Similarly Miss Connelly's 
songs at the finish tfi- sparkling, 
hut one or two of those, at first 
m. -.ni nothing. 

The Versatile Sextet, sixth scored 

another applause smash. The turn 
carries a girl dancer row. Christine 
Marson. and she is a bis h. lo. The 

six musicians ore all ^oecia lists. 
not only In Instrumental work but 
in dancing, comedy and sinKinat A 
novel finish is another point to be 
mentioned. 

Third were Hugh Herbert and 
Co. in 'Tile Chi Id '•en of Solomon.'' 
a ,|ii:-t liltle sketch thai never gets 
hilarious but is constantly amus- 
ing. The three supporting players 
are r.ot so good, but Herbert's char- 
acter nation of an old Hebrew 
father is refined, comic and ex- 
tremely true to life, 

Harry and Denis Da For I ored 
their own little hit second with 
lances ami British "chappie" 
humor. A little renovut!6n of ma- 
terial would help, as most of their 



present stuff is getting rather be- 
hind Ihe times. 

Tin- i-ew acts, Flail, fJeifi 
f'aii ni d the Canslno Br <i - 
Stoneburn respectively open 
I closed, both to hie leturns 



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AMERICAN 

Vi • " fra! !.•■: rhow f"i I he A'm >| I- 

in! clientele brought returns. Toe 
house was bnter filled than it has 
been for a long lime, and this on a 

'"'ii. clammy Monday evening. The 

de Ign sei-mi d to be to make up the 
ent'-i tainnniu out of two kinds of 
lurn«. one sel of ballads and the 
other low i timcdy of hokum variety, 

N'othine could h" belter f,,, the lo- 
cal ion. 

After the opener, Francis and 
Wilson, a orohn tic, one Harry Lester 
i'oi I hem in a desirable frame of 
mind by singing ballad afier ballad 
of tin "mammy" kind In a high, 
sympathetic tenor. He could have 
gone on with that for most of the 

evening, hut he chose to spoil his 
entente with the customers toward 
[he f ui.'.-h. by going into a charac- 
terization of a mil musician Hi 
\1 .bilson s ami I'.ihhe Cantor's are 
ii's folic ami I ilk aid h"avy ;i • I nsr 

'peclallj in blackf u e dbn'l get 
i'l'm .1 n> i hlng. 

Male;, and O'Brien hue q view 
foundn : ion upon which lo hang t lie 
\\'op'' dialect talk upon. At the 
opening an e'e trie vv isliing machine 
is moved Into view and furnishes 
the excuse for a quantity . f i i!t< and 
rough btiqiness, at which, however, 
they laugh uproariously. For the 
(inlsb^the n.'iir eo Into one of those 
trick numbers which have no -tart. 
no finish and a catch line at the 
end of each ehorps. It •» n t Uris p air 

ov • ■■ for a goal 

DeBel and Wa'.ers entered Ihe 
proceeding! at this point and marked 
up a Semi -riot with a well framed 
man and woman cm versa! lor 'urn 
running into subsequent dan n. 



•and general roughhouse (New Act). 
Bradley and Ilennessy and Co.. the 
latter symbol representing u piano 
player in evening clothes, are also 
New. They made a dull spot in the 
show, but another pair of new- 
comers, Ceorge Stanley anil Sister, 
picked the running up promptly. 
thanks to the young man's knack of 
getting plantation aonga with the 
aid of a banjo. 

Getting late Into the evening by 
this time and the idea must have 
been for a comic smash. For this 
purpose they picked out Wilson and 
Kelly, one straight man und a nut 
comedian. The comedian exhibited 
a catchy knack for playing a foreign 
instrument, a sort of a soft mando- 
lin, and if they had stuck to that 
and given over attempts at knock- 
about and travesty they would have 
been with the leaders. Instead their 
comedy all but missed, except at its 
crudest places, and their straight 
harmony got them the most. At 
that they did only 10 minutes anil 
passed quietly. 

Dulx Sisters and Co. (New Acts) 
are a couple of very young and 
extremely dainty girls with a peppy 
wire act. finishing with the feat 
of hoing the usual material in hare 
fee;. Rush. 

KEITH'S, BOSTON 

BOSTON. Feb. tl. 
The Russian An Company wa.- 
noi a diaw Monday night, lilthoilgfc 
the weather was off enough to ac- 
count for tome of it. Hut the act 
crashed over heavily and despite tin 
unusually indifferent surrounding 
bill it will prohahiv carry through 
the rest of the week to capaity am 
Stand rebooking. 

There's a general belief tint Hus- 
ton is high-biow and cold, but the 
hake acts that play this town know 
it for mostls' boiled I'.aldwins. 
However, the city docs not g.vc 
more than an even break to real 
showmanship and high-c'.ass per- 
formances. And this Russian An 
Interlude, as presented by Meyei 
Colden. is real showmanship and 
high-class entertainment. Mnnrtin 
night they opened almost hopeless- 
ly, due to a preinatuke cur ai 
which had to be lowered. They not 
only made the grade, but in closinu 
were given w hat approached an ova- 
tion. 

They had very little Introductorj 
publicity of any kind and the house 
had little idea as to whethe rit wa 
a Chauve Sourls proposition or 
Kussian dancing carnival. It stood 
out Monday night as one of the best 
balanced doses of Russian art that 
has as yet been fed lo Boston, and 
they've all headed here In the pas 
couple of years. 

The only Other high spot, on the 
bill was Wanzer and I'almer. who 
were a welcome surprise, it was 
low comedy that hit the floor better 
than it did the balconies. It had 
everything its own way from the 
start and was an ideal act to spot 
ahead of. tile Russian troupe. 

Walter Hrower. given One -sheet 
mention (which Wanzer and Palmer 
should have had and did not get). 
just went so-so, mainly because of 
the use of sure-fire stuff that was 
a little too old. His monoloe sound- 
ed as though it was written for or 
by Charley Case and in blackface 
would have been -tvv ice as effective. 
Brower, who dresses like a fashion 
plate and is exceptionally strong on 
looks, didn't register well In the role 
of a wife-heater and all-around 
bum. 

Ed. He.tly and Allan Cross, a 
couple of white vast and tuxedo 
hoys, shared the secondary billine 
with Brower and proved to be a 
well-balanced pair of singers, using 
a better than average routine and 
•cored heavily. 

Frank and Teddy Sablnl, workine 
a supporting comedian in the or- 
chestra pit. who was not programed. 
didn't do so well on Ihe floor, but 

had the upstairs laughing. The 

wop comedian being dared to leav,- 
the pit and work with the woman 
single on the stacre carried their act 
lar better than did cilher their vocal 
iir instrumental vvorl;. 

The Bel! Is Duo, aerial acrobatic 
work, opened fair to a late house 
'I'he deuce spot went to I'.ud and 
Kleanor Coll. a juvenile brother and 
sister act. The act is mainly the 
boy's dancing, as the patter and tip' 
eirl are both trailing behind tin 
kid's hoofing. 

Tableaux Petite closed, heine, an- 
other of those living-pic; lire tilings 
u.sing four people and alternate right 
nil left groupings. The house 
walked out on It flat except tin 
news reel fans, who lingered, 

l:ibL>it. 

FRISCO CLEANING UP 

(Continued from page it 
i hielly of make-up for the screen 
it is also alleged thai Wlltneth 

promised his students jobs after 
their course was completed. 

A few days later William M. Stew- 
ard, who conducted a "screen tfst 
studio." was taken Into custody. He 
had opened his est ibli . hnient bin i 
few days previously and admitted. 

the authorities say, he collected but 
J-00 in all. H" pi utilised to return 
this mone.v and i ;o-e op his shop for 
good. 

Dr. Bloctl inlenns to visit f.os An- 
geles shortly for a '"clean up" cam- 
paign in that city. 



OBITUARY 



CHARLES E. WHITEHURST 

Charles K. Whitehurst, llaltlmore 
theatre owner, died Jan. 31, at his 
home. 1801 Kutuw place. He had 
been unci uselous for 10 hours prior 
lo death and ^confined to bis home 
since Jan. 18 with influenza. 

Mr. Whitehurst was head of the 
corporation owning the Century, 
Carden. I'arkway and New theatres 
In Baltimore, picture and Indepen- 
dent vaudeville houses booked by 
the Amalgamated Vaudeville Agency 
in New York. 

A consultation of physicians was 
called, which Included his two 
brothers. Dr. Milton Whitehurst and 
Dr. J Herbert Whitehurst, who 
vvej-e with him constantly through 
his illness. 

The deceased is survived by bis 



MARY J. BURT 

Mary J. Burt died suddeijy, Jan, 
16, at her home. 421 Manhattan ave- 
nue, New York City, at the age of 
46. She waa well known on tho 
legitimate stage, having been usso- 



MAY HER SOUL REST IN 
PEACE 

MRS. BOB KNAPP 

wtra ' >f 
BOB KNAPP 

(KNAPP AND CORNALLA) 

.AM) MOTIIKIl OK 

RAYMOND KNAPP 

Died Tuesday. January 29th, 
1924, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Laid to Rest in Cleveland 



mother, Mrs. Anna L, Whitehurst. 
three sisters. Camelia. Lillian and 
Daisy Whitehurst. and four broth- 
ers, the latter all associated with 
him |n the theatrical business. 

Mr. Whitohuist was 50 years old. 
and born in Baltimore. ills first 
venture into the operation of pic- 
ture houses was the acquisition or 
the Red Moon, a small 300-se.atcr. 
In 1007. The New was bui't in 
l!>tO: Carden in 1914; and Century 
In 19^0. 

ALFRED MOULE 

Alfred Moule. for many years the 
mansgi r of the Alhambra, London 
in the palm)' days of Its ballets and 
promenades, died Jan. IS, aged 72. 
Apart from his business capacity, 
he was a versatile man. beings a 
composer, musician, humorist, and 
brilliant raconteur and after-dinner 
speaker. He was also famous for 
his work In various charitable 



IN MEMORY 
of my beloved wife 

MARY RICHFIELD 

who passed away Feb, 11th, 1921 

May her soul, through the mercy 
of God, rest in peace 

THOMAS J. RYAN 



causes. Among his ballets was 
•Teniina," although his great suc- 
cess was In 1897, the year of Queen 
Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, when 
he staged "Victoria and Merrie Eng- 
land." with music composed by Sir 
Arthur Sullivan, 

In the course of his long career 
the deceased introduced many novel 
vaudeville acts to London. 



HARRY CHILDS 
Harry Cbllds died In his room at 
the Norma ndle Hotel, New York. 
Fab, 4. 

ChiliN was well known as a stajre 
manager, and was also a former 
Bnglisb boxer. He had been inter- 
ested In the show business for years 
• ml had been Stage manager of 
' The Merry Widow," "Mitzi," and 
"The Clinging Vine." 

The deceased had only recently 
lefl the Henry W. Savage firm. He 
hgd been ill for some time, anil had 
lately returned from flernitali. and 
iiK friends thought he -had com- 
pletely regained his health. 

1! ii H pauid Ing, stride manager 
Btrand, Chicago, died Jan- 31, of 
heart failure at the 1'iedmont 
Hotel at the age of 4L'. The de- 
ceased was the husband of Mel ie 
Turney, now playing at the Siai- 
Congress Tin aire. Chicago. 

ICdward Holland, 36, of 27 O'.ne; 

i-ln i, I'.o.- ton. one of the electri- 
cians at the Arlington, was. fouin' 
unconscious on the stage of th< 
house Friday morning. He wa- 

taken to the City hospital when 
be was pronounced dead. Deaf 
wa- due lo heart disease. 



C. E. WHITEHURST 

A pal true ami bluo 

On** who know right und di«l right 

A friend whom i will mlsx. and the 

heat pat I have ever hud. 

ERNIE YOUNG 



elated with various productions, 
aniong them "Mrs. Wiggs of the 
Cabbage Patch," and with the Hen 
Oreen Players. 

The deceased is survived by a 
daughter. Bessie Hurt, who has ap- 
peared in several companies with 
her mother. 

VIRGINIA BRAY 

Vi>-Bini:i Bray, tit. for many years 
a member of the McVlckers stock, 
died at her home at Kreeport, near 
Chicago. Ceb. .">. She was a member 
of the Sol Smith Russell company, 
the flrr.t to make the trio to the Pa- 
cific Coast over the Northern Pacific 
Railway. Her husband was William 
Washington, a producer and mana- 
ger for many years, 

George Edgar Lothrop, Jr. 

Ceorge Kdgar l.olh-op, Jr., son of 
the late Ceorge B. Lothrop died iu 
Bermuda of heart trouble Feb. 3. 

He was 38 years old and married. 
Ills wife and mother survive. Mr. 
l.othrop control'ed the Bovvdi in 
Square and the old Howard 



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IN I.OllMi Ml- vi. ik V OF 

tin- World'. Mini Krlovril CBIsea 
■ ml Stair. man 

Woodrow Wilson 

It.M-u llr, rn.l.rr !Rlh. IK.>« 
Itlril February M, ■»'!! 

MERCEDES 



Atheneum, Boston, since the death 
of his father about a year ago. 

He was also a director of the Mu- 
tual Burlesque Association and had 
previously been the Mutual's presi- 
dent. 

in addition to his theatrical hold. 
iiiKs the deceased held large com- 
mercial interests. 



Mrs. Daisy Knapp, wife of Bob 
Knapp (Knapp and Cornalia), died 
at her home in Brooklyn. N. Y., Jan. 
29. A non-professional. Mrs. Knapp 
had widely traveled with her hus- 
band, knowing a large number of 
show people. Besides her husband, 
a son, Raymond, Jr.. survives. The 
remains were forwarded to Cleve* 
land where services were held. 

Sydney Rosenfeld, a nephew of 
the playwright i/i' New York of the 
same name, died in Cleveland last 



IN FOND MEMORY 

Mrs. BOB KNAPP 

Died January 29th, 1924 
Our very desr pal 

CHRIS & TISH CORNALLA 



week. He was in commercial busi- 
ness there and known to many show 
people; 

"Old Gus" Kemble, former staue 
hand in the old HIMiard open house 
here and property man on the road 
for 12 years, died at JacltsOn, Mich. 
J an. Ill of pneumonia. 

The wife of Paul Worden (Wot- 
rten Brothers), died in Brooklyn, 

\. Y.. Jan. 111). 

Mrs. Ads~ Smith Matthews, Wife 
of Brander Matthews, Professor of 

Dramatic I.Lerature nt Columbia 
University and one ol the foreniosl 
dramatic scholars of Ihe country, 
died Feb. 4 at her home in Ne« 

Fork. The couple r debrated their 
golden Wedding. Igsl Spring. 



Thursday, February 7, 1924 



VARIETY 



.< 



31 



All m»tter In 

CORRESPONDENCE 

refer* to current 

week unleee 
otherwise 
indicated. 




VARIETY'S 

CHICAGO 

OFFICE 

State- Lake 
Theatre Bldg. 



Sophie Tucker took occasion to 
tell the Palace audience Sunday 
afternoon that she had ' - 8laved all 
week to get something new" and this 
is easily believed, for of the eight 
numbers presented only two had 
•been previously heard at her recent 
fortnight engagement and last week. 
The "car for sale" with a Ford auto 
and "Red Hot Mamma," heard last 
week, opened the act and from then 
on everything was new. A colored 
dancer appear d twice and a rendi- 
tion of a song by Isham Jones had 
the author playing piano and the 
cornetist of his band playing with 
him, making three pianists on the 
stage at one time. 

It was a bill of pianists. There 
were pianos used in five of the eight 
acts and every turn of the bill had 
musical Instruments except that of 
Mary Kelley and company. Jlminic 
Jones made quite an impression 
playing a piano number in Vaughan 
Comfort's act and Russell Hlrd did 
n. elv with Kerr and Weston which 
left little chance for Ted Shapiro 
an'' Jack Carrol! in the Tucker act. 

The program ran long again, quite 
as iong as the Sunday before, tak- 
ing three hours for its first presen- 
tation. Harry Stoddard's hand wai 
at a disadvantage for this reason 
closing the show and did not hold 
people in very well. The program as 
a whole does not measure up to 
previous bills being la-king both in 
comedy and in variety. 

Noni and Partner open the show 
with a musical absurdity which has 
lots of good tsluff in it but needs 
the touch of a clever producer. 
Vaughan Comfort made very big 
sec-oml .tltd was forced to take an 
encore. Miss Kelley presents an- 
other of those delightful Paul Cer- 
ard Smith skits which permits her 
to sing a bit with the major part 
being talk. 

DonaM Kerr and Effie Weston did 
fine with their regular act, were 
also forced to take an encore. After 
this P/onald Kerr came on to fill 
time while a set was being arranged 
and entertained creditably. 

Alba Tiberio impressed with her 
versatility and while not doing her 
•jest at the first show added con- 
siderably to the quality of the en- 
tertainment. Uemarest and Col- 
lette garnered laughs. 

Primrose's Minst.-?ls and the 
Panny Graham Revue are the big 
features of the Majestic bill for this 
week with Al Abbott doing particu- 
larly well next to closing with his 
rur.il character types. The first 
ehow had the J organ and Wooley 
Bketch "Mixed Pickles," Primrose 
Semon, Arthur Conrad and Co., and 
Saxton and Ferrell coming in that 
rotation which detracted from the 
show as all three deal with rather 
•picy positions in which adventurous 
couples find themselves. 

Diaz' Monkeys opened the first 
ehow splendidly, proving an inter- 
esting feature. Boyd Senter and 
Co. (Jack* Russell at piano) scored 
as Senter is almost a jazz band in 
himself, playing various instru- 
ments. The Morgan and Wooley 
■ketch has new players excepting 
the principals r med and the new 
people are not up to those seen 



Fur* Remodeled the Way 

You Want 

Coats Cleaned, Glazed and 

Relined 

$20 ONLY 

WORK CALLED FOR 

Bhimenfield's Fur Shop 

204 State-Lake Bldg. 
CHICAGO, ILL. 

I'hone Dea. 1253 



previously. Primrose Semon lias 
quite a pretentious act and acquits 
herself creditably. .Saxton. and 
Kerrell have a skit which grows a 
bit tiresome and registers through 
a surprise finish. 

The Danny Graham revue has im- 
proved wonderfully since reviewed 
as a new act a couple of months 
ago. Danny Graham dances in a 
way that brings big applause and 
there are four girls doing inrt4#ldual 
stunts which command hand* clap- 
ping. AI Abbott is quite as consist- 
ent as Chic Sale in presentation of 
rural types and not only does stunts 
as a countryman might, uit shows 
types "down home." lie filled the 
rosi>onsible position of next to clos- 
ing very satisfactorily. , 

The Primrose Minstrels' perform- 
ance is up to the standard estab- 
lished by the act in previous year*, 
and though old- fash loped seems to 



Indiana from the local Pantages 
office, to get acts. For the last half 
of last week the feature acts was 
Vanity Revue, handled by Will Cun- 
ningham's office for a showing at 
the Amerl-an in this city the first 
half, and rushed to Terre Haute, 
booked late Wednesday night for 
the last half, through Miles Ingalls, 
of the Earl Taylor office. 



Charged with holding up and 
robbing North Side picture houses, 
Louis Horn, a former treasurer of 
the Studebaker was arrested here. 

The police say that Horn and his 
gang of three men and one woman 
admit that they robbed the treas- 
urer of the I.ane Court, Dearborn. 
Hamlin and the Belmont and thai 
l heir depredations amount to more 
than $."..000. 

i.oretta Williams PrisceMa, 20 
yeas old, William Priscella, her 



CORRESPONDENCE 


« 


The cities i nrtee 


Cor'espo 


ndence in ;hn iitue et Variety 


are 


a* follow*, and on 


oaset: 






BOSTON 




43 

36 


LOS ANGELES 

PITTSBURGH 


31 
. 43 


BROOKLYN 




BUFFALO 




38 


SAN DIEGO 


. 36 


CHICAGO 




31 


SAN FRANCISCO 


. 45 


DETROIT 




44 
43 


SYRACUSE 

WASHINGTON 


38 

44 


KANSAS CITY 





please. The Australian Waites. seen 
at the se 'ond show prove a feature 
as the man is a leader amon; whip 
crackers. Rose O Hara Rings h'gh- 
class sonRs in a manner which 
pleases. 

Adelin I.yle, wife of C. I.. I'iown. 
advance agent for three Original 
Drown Saxophone S.x" acts until 
the recent agreement by which that 
firm ceased to exist, worked along 
lines which are deserving of study 
by psycho-ana ly sists. She invari- 
ably emphasized thai the acta she 
sold must not be billed as 'The Six 
Hrown Brothers," and that the acts 
she offered were "The Original 
Brown Saxophone Six." but she 
harped so much on this that she 
confused every manager and press 
agent and every phonograph shop 
manager until almost without ex- 
ception the advertising would read 
"Six Brown Brothers." 

The original contract with "Billy 
Markwith and the Original Brows; 
Saxophone Six." but through care- 
lessness somewhere either acci- 
dental or purpose the name of Billy 
Markwith seldom appeared in the 
last season or so. 



The Indiana at Terre Haute, Ind., 
which started off with a nourish 
with Pantages vaudeville several 
months ago is slowing up. 

The number- of shows has been 
lessened from two a night to one a 
night, and the number of acts de- 
creased. 

The Junior Orpheum has the Hip- 
podrome at Terre Haute and the 
Western Keith office books the 
Liberty for the Consolidated chain 
of theatres. These two associated 
Interests have been declaring acts 
playing the Indiana "lose their 
value" which has made it hard for 
Miss Anna Elliott, who books the 
last half of the week show at the 



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4-6 W. Randolph Street 
CHICAGO, ILL. 

Write, for Catalogue 



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OF 

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husband.; Karl Williams, her brother 
and Walter Norton were arrested at 
the same time. 

Horn has been working in various 
box offices for about four years, it 
was said, mpst of that time in Shu- 
bert theatres. 



The Cinderella, Detroit, which 
opined recently with Fred Zobedic's 
bookings, found local service unsat- 
isfactory and will change to- the 
bookings of the Western Keith of- 
fice at Chicago. This leaves J4obe- 
die's office only the Wuerth at 
Y'psilanti and the Plaza in Detroit. 



June Walker of "The Nervous 
Wreck" at the Sam H. Harris, New 
York, and Vivian Tobin playing the 
same role in the Chicago company 
at the Harris in that city, will 
shortly change places for several 
performances. 

While the ingenues are in transit 
between New York and Chicago 
their parts will be played by under- 
studies. 



Hayes, placed second, till a respon- 
sive chord, The Leonard followers 
took to their low comedy gleefully, 

Cavanaugh und Cooper added 
class, third. The dainty miss pro- 
vided the lirst fern. nine sightliness 
of the bill. The couple have a well- 
arranged act, and Cooper was wel- 
comed later when he appeared in the 
Leonard turn. Herman Timherg re- 
ceived a rousing applause hit, being 
second only to the boxer in litis re- 
spect, lie provided his usual rou- 
tine, assisted by Pammy Timbers. 
Returns came easily from start to 
finish. 

Margaret Young had no difficulty 
with her song routine. The clever 
single found the strongly male audi- 
ence all set for her numbers, and she 
took advantage of every opportunity. 
Senator Ford appoared next to clos- 
ing after Leonard, holding the house 
'o a man with a bright layout of 
s.'is^i that registered from every 
angle. 

Raymond Pagan and his orchestra 
r'oaed the .show, with Para ami Peggy 
Clnrvln pi. vldlng dame work in con- 
nection with the music:il routine. 
The Pagan outfit I* well balanced 
and tiic routine we'! designed for 
vaudeville. In this hard spot fo'- 
lowiirr all the hits the musical ag- 
gregation ht-id up strongly. 

Hail. 

The Pantages bill failed to arouse 
much app'aose ut any time, which 
may be at t. touted to the light at- 
tendance Monday matinee, as the 
show held meritorious acts. The 
llannaford Family woke 'em up, 
closing, after the show sagged in the 
fourth and fifth positions. Alia 
Axiom, fourth, Inst much lime get- 
ting down to business with his cry*- 
tal-gas'ng offering. The question- 
answering bit got the usual atten- 
tion, but the quietness of the talk 
caused restlessness in the rear of 
the house. Showmanship seems to 
be lacking throughout. 

Laura Cue -He followed, next to 
dosing, and seemed unable to pick 
up the running with her character 
impersonations. She finished well, 
however, with a cockney number. 

The llannafords were the oustand- 
ing feature with their equestrian 
offering, in which Oi-oge llannaford 
keeps tilings moving entertainingly 
throughout. The girls are pretty 
and furnish fine, atmosphere. 

Gibson and Price opened satisfac- 
torily. The man's comedy talk and 
Higgling landed nicely, although 
many of the gags have been heard 
before. Julia Curtis drew the heav- 
iest applause of the show with her 
double voice aird flute notes. Her 
Impersonations of stars as she sees 
them registered solidly. 

Jed Dooley got plenty of laughs, 
third, and with his attractive assist- 
ant held things up in fine shape. 

Joxt i>hs. 

Jack Gardner and Bryant Foy are 
working on a new rdition of the 
former ' Gardner vaudeville act 
"Curse You Jack Dalton." Gardner 
may return to vaudeville with it 
when completed. 



Albert Kahn, known as a 'Henry 
Ford architect," has been selected to 
build the new Standard club home 
between Van Buren and Jackeon on 
Dearborn, which will replace their 
present building at 2400 Michigan 
avenue. 

The Orak Shrine theatre. Ham- 
mond, Ind., owned and operated by 
Orak Temple of the Shrine, is play- 
ing road attractions regularly. Two 
shows a week are being booked and 
played on any day but Sunday. 
Most *of the attractions are guar- 
anteed or bought outright. 



T.he Municipal, Lancaster, Wis., 
seating 800. will open Feb. 23. The 
opening attraction will be "The Cat 
and Canary," bought for that night. 
James Wingfield is booking. 



Claude "Tink" Humphrey has re- 
ceived a letter from Mrs. T. Mahon. 
of Iron City, Mich., inquiring as to 
the whereabouts of her son Francis. 
The young man wrote her that last 
spring he had obtained a position 
with the Keith people as an advance 
agent and lie had not written home. 
No description of the man was fur- 
nished in the letter. 



LEO FEIST, Inc. 

ROCCO VOCCO, Manager 

167 N. Clark St., opp. Hotel Sherman 

riione Dearborn 5403 



FORSTER 
MUSIC PUBLISHER, Inc. 
JOHNNY FINK, Manager Promo- 
tional Department 
235 SoUjth Wabash Ave. 

I'luinr UurrlKon 5855 



HEARST MUSIC PUBLISHERS 

THOS. J. QUIGLEY, Gen. Mgr. 

405 Garrick Building 

I'bone State 4'4I0 



WATERS0N, BERLIN & SNYDER 
CO. 

FRANK CLARK, Manager 
81 W. Randolph St. 
I'hone Kamlolpb 3S01 



JACK MILLS, Inc. 

ROY THORNTON, Manager 

Suite 52, No. 119 North Clark St., 

Plinnt Dmrlmrn 1 10fl 



LOS ANGELES 

VARIETY'S OFFICE 

C.KAIMAN'9 

Metropolitan Theatre Bldg., 
Suite 261, Hill St. Entrance 



JEROME H. REMICK & CO. 

J. B. KALVER, Manager 

EDDIE LEWIS, Asst. Manager 

634 State-Lake Building 

Phone*: Central 49fl. _ > nnd Dears sra 0»3» 

SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN & CO. 

JOE MANNE, Manager 

Cohan's Grand Opera House Bldg. 
I'limie Ileurburn Si;S 



STARK A COWAN, Inc. 

LOU FOROAN, Manager 

Cohan's Grand Opera House Bldg 

rhone Dearborn S-IS 



The largest Monday mntinee busi- 
ness in three months greeted Benny 
Leonard at the Orpheum. The local 
fiuC fans packed the house to ca- 
pacity at the opening performance, 
with the champ receiving a corking 
reception. Benny, looking trim and 
fit, landed easily with his talk and 
training stunts. A burlesque bout 
with Tlnbert was a knockout. 

Bin-Tin-Tin started things easily, 
although slightly handicapped at the 
opening performance. The dog Is a 
beautiful animal and capably han- 
dled by T.ee Duncan, who has stage 
presence and appearance. Stone and 



"ELI," The Jeweler 

TO THE PROFESSION 

Special Discount to Performers 

WHEN IN CHICAGO 

State-Lake Theatre Bldg., 

Ground Floor 



"The Fool" at the Mason last 
week surprised many of the local 
wiseacres by opening to practically 
a sellout. The piece was originally 
produced here at popular prices and 
returned (or last week's engagement 
at a $2.50 top. 



Esther Bhodes, vaudeville harpist, 
and Arthur Maude, actor, who were 
married In New York two months 
ago sperrt several days here recently 
on their honeymoon. 



Hazel Hogers a local manicurist 
has been selected for a part in the 
new William Hurlburt play to be 
produced with Clara Kimball Young 
as the star. 

Ethel Shannon, pictures, was mar- 
ried secretly live months ago to 
Robert James Carey, Jr., in Santa 
Ana. 

The old Mason theatre, with Its 
out-of-the-way location, seems to 
be in demand by local producers 
of the stock variety. Several bids 
were made for the house when the 
best road attractions are switched 
to the New Blltmore, to open March 



3. with "Sally." According to Kd. 
Smith. In charge of both bouses, 
the Mason will continue with road 
attractloni even after the Blltmore 

la open. 



A party Including Joe Toplltsky 

one of the owners of the Mason and 
new Blltomore theatres was held up 
by bandits last week after leaving a 
downtown hotel, and iewelrv valued 
at $16,000 taktn from the female 
members. The men suffc ed the 
loss of $200 in cash. 

A judgment was signed last week 
by Judge Manly granting Walter I". 
Home, a restraining order forbid- 
ding Henry Fidroeff from hindering 
the building a new theatre III Long 
Beach. The West Coast Theatres 
Inc , the prospective leaxoi'S filed 
•mil in intervenor. 

Henry B. Murtagh, organist at 
Graunan'a Metropolitan, sew ivy 
injured his ear by falling while play- 
ing handball on a local court laftl 
week. The injury necessitated his 
being removed to a hospital. 

The girl ushers of the Orpheum 
have blossomed out with new uni- 
forms. The new outfits arc of a 
"Peter Ban" design, and all blue. 

Mina Herman mid Frank Daw'on 
have been added to the cast for the 
"Adding Machine," which opened 

Monday at the Fine Arts, others 
In the company are William Bur- 
rcss. William Raymond and Marjo- 
rie Bennett. Marga La Ruhia, who 
was to have played the part of 
Daisy, was compelled to resign the 
part on account of illness. Dorothy 
Corn in ings assumed the role. 



The Three Dertis Bisters have 
been engaged for the Plantation 
Cafe, Culver City. 

Fritzle Brunette Is rehearsing 
"Puppets of the Public," a one- 
acter of studio life, by Joseph Jack- 
son, for vaudeville. 



Otto I.ederer and Max Davidson 
will be featured in a musical show- 
to be produced by De Re Cat and 
Rostock. Rehearsals are scheduled 
for~this week. 



The Symphony, a small picture 
house on Broadway, between Fifth 
and Sixth, has closed. 



R. Westcott King 

Studios 

IttB Vim Itiirrn St.. CUM AGO, III.. 
Tel. treat IIM 

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Henry Murtagh, organist at the 
Metropolitan, who was recently In- 
jured while playing handball, will 
rest for about three months before 
returning to work. Murtagh nar- 
rowly escaped losing an eye in the 
accident. 



Tally's theatre, which was used 
for Wm. Fox features, closed last 
week. This leaves Fox without a 
Los Angeles theatre. 



Lillian "Cutie" Woods, now at the 
Winter Garden, is returning to New 
York the end of February. 

"Buy a Paper" Is the title of a 
new act written by A. L. Trahern 
of the Orpheum publicity staff. 

A big week at the Hillstreet was 
anticipated, with Belle Baker head- 
lining after her recent two weeks' 
visit to the Orpheum. The audience 
at the second show Monday greeted 
the clever single warmly, calling her 
back for several encores. The pref- 
erence seemed to be for pop numbers. 
_ The Arleys opened the show, with 
Sully and Houghton assigned the 
deuce Rpot. "The Show Off," a 
lengthy sketch, took the next assign- 
ment Miss Baker followed, and 
then came Harry Delf, next to clos- 
ing, who worked diligently ami won 
the audience, which was a man-sized 
Job at this performance following the 
comedienne. 

Carl Kmmy brought the show to a 
close with a topnotch canine offering. 

Hart. 



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which will be a valuable publicity proposi- 
tion for all connected with this branch of 
show business, 

"The Clipper" has been making a particular feature of its 
Band and Orchestra Department, running from four to six 
pages weekly of the. 

Only Popular Music News Department 

carried by any paper. 

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STOCKS 



(Continued from page 13) 
sell Suge, Guydo Nazzo and Lida 
Kane in the company. 



The Irving, Wilkes-Barre. Pa , has 
discontinued burlesque and will op- 
erate with stock beginning Monday. 
with the Ella Kramer company in 
"Three Wise Fools." 



25. It is possible that the piece .J 
being heavily exploited with a view 
to running it for several weeks pro- 
viding a sufficient interest can be 
created to warrant its retention for 
several weeks. 



The J;imes Carroll Players closed 
in Halifax last Saturday and will 
reopen at the Academy, Scranton, 
Pa. 



Loew's Alhambra stock. Brooklyn 
will do "Experience," we :k of Feb. 




Guerrini & Co. 

Tilt Laaiiaa and 

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Hethcringt n. who lias headed Tier 
own stock company through the 
west, will place a stock in the Cri- 
terion, Brooklyn. 



"The Crooked .Sqilare" is the 
opening bill for the James Leslie 
Smith's stock at the Hudson, Union 
Hill, N. J., opening Feb. 19. The 
ca«t includes Mabel Florence, Jack 



Lorenz, William Dawage, Russell 
Sags and William Massen. 



The Carroll Players at the Ma- 
jestic. Halifax. N. S.. have dis- 
banded. Dramatic stock will be 
tried for four weeks in the Queen 
square, St. John, N. B., starting 
Feb. 11. 



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The Grand Players, dramatic 
stock, at the Grank, Davenport, 
Iowa, will close March 1. This com- 
pany has been playing the house for 
three seasons with the same cast- 



The new Dltmars, In construction 
at Ditmars, Second avenue, Astoria, 
L. I., may be used as a stock house 
instead of pop vaudeville. The 
change of heart on policy is aald 
to be through the section having 
two pop vaudeville houses. 



Stuart Walker's Academy, open- 
ing Feb. 11, will have a play by Ed- 
ward Sheldon and Dorothy Don- 
nelly, "The Proud Princess." 

Walker has taken the house for 
stock on a straight rental basis. 



Wallace Eddlnger at Wilke's Al- 
cazar next Sunday, heading a spec- 
ial company that will stage "Captain 
Applejack." Eddlnger succeeds 
Pauline Lord in "Anna Christie," 
who moves to the Majestic, Los 
Angeles. 



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George Olsen and his orchestra, a 
highlight of the Friars' Frolic. Jan. 
27, at the Manhattan Opera House, 
was omitted from a review of the 
show last week In Variety. 



The date of the benefit for the Na- 



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has been tentatively set for May It 
The N. V. A. shows will be given 9 
the Hippodrome and ManhattaJ 
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PAUL WHITEMAN 

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PALAIS ROYAL ORCHESTRA 

wui o»er AN EXPERIMENT IN MODERN MUSIC — *** 

ZEZ CONFREY and GEORGE GERSHWIN 

New, Typically American Composition, by VICTOR HERBERT, IRVING BERLIN and GEORGE GERSHWIN will be played for the first 
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COLUMBIA CIRCUIT 

ALT, ABROAD — 11. Columbia, 

Cleveland; 14. Empire. Toledo. 
ALL. IN PUN— 11. Star & Garter. 

Chicago; IS. Oayety, Detroit. 
BON TON'S— li. Empire. Newark; 

IS, Miner's Bronx, New York. 
BATHING BEAUTIES— 11. Gayety. 

Buffalo; is, Oayety, Rochester. 
BOSTONTANS— 11. Casinot, Brook- 
lyn; is, Orpheutn. Paterson. 

times— li. Auburn; 12. 
13 Bingnamton; 14-15, 
Utica; is. Gayety, Mon- 



BRBEZY 

Elmira ; 
Colonial 
treat, 
BREVITIES or 1924—11. 

Bo3ton; IS. t Hyperion 
Haven. 
Bl'BBLE Bt'BBLE— 11, 

Montreal: iS-nO. Van 



Casino, 

New 

c: ivety. 
Curler, 

Schenectady; 21-23. Harmanui 
Bleeker I [.ill. Alhanv. 

CHUCKLES OF 1924—11. open; IS, 
Gayety, Omaha. 

COOPER, JIMMY— 11-13. Poli's. 
Waterbury; 14*19, Lyric. Rridce- 
port; IS, Hurtig £ Seamon's, New 
York. 

PANCIN" AROUND— 11, Hyperion, 
New Haven; IS-20 Poll's, Water- 
bury; 21-23 L; rtc Bridg •[>•.; :.' 



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FOLLIES OP PAY— 11, Empire. 
Brooklyn; 18, opcr.. 

GIGGLES— 11. Empue. Toronto; 13, 
Oayety, Buffalo. 

HAPPY BAY'S— 11, Capitol, Indian - 

apolis; 18, Oayety, St. Louis. 
HAPPY GO LUCKY— 11. Empire, 

Toledo; IS, New Oayety, Daytor;. 
II1PPITY HOP— 11-13, Van Culler, 

Schnectady; • 14-1S. Harmanus 

Bleeker Hall, Albany; IS, Casino. 

Boston. 
HOLLYWOOD FOLLIES — 11. 

Olympic, Cincinnati; IS, Capitol. 

Indianapolis. 

no time— 11. Olympic Chicago; 

18. Star & Garter. Chicago. 
LETS GO — 11. Yorkville. New 

York: IS. Empire. Providence. 
MARION, DAVE— 11. Casino, Phil- 
adelphia; IS. Palace. Baltimore. 
MONKEY SHINES — II. Gavety, 
18-20. Grand O II.. Loi- 
23, Grand O. H„ H.xrai:- 



Detroit; 
don; 21- 
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Kansas City; IS. open. 

QUEEN OK PARIS— 11, 
Paterson; 18, Empire. 

RADIO GIRL'S — 11-12. Court. 
■Wheeling; 13. Steubenvtile; 11- 
lS, 1 Grand o. H.. Canton; is, 
Columbia. Cleveland. 

RECORD BREAKERS— 11, Colum- 
bia, New York; IS, Empire, Brook- 
lyn. 

Rl'NNIN" WILD — 11, Empire. 
Providence; is. Gayety, Boston. 

SILK STOCKING REVUE — 11, 
Oayety, Omaha; IS, Olympic. 
Chicago. 

step ON IT— 11. New Oayety, 
Dayton; 18. Olympic. Cincinnati. 

TALK OF TOWN— 11. Gayety. St. 
Louis; 18, Gayety. Kansas City. 

TEMPTATIONS OF 1924 — 11. 
Palace, Baltimore; U, Gayety, 
Washington. 

TOWN scandals — 11. Gayety, 
Washington; 18, Gayety, Pitts- 
burgh. 

VANITIES— 11, Miner's Br mi. New 
York; 18, Casino, Brooklyn 

WATSON, BILLY — 11-13. Gran.1 



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Crand O. 

Empire, 



O. II., London; 
H.. Hamilton 
Toronto. 

WATSON. SLIDING BILLY — 11. 
open; 18. Casino. Philadelphia. 

WHIRL OF GIRLS— 11. Hurtig & 
Sea mon '8. New York; IS, York- 
ville, New Y'ork. 

WILLIAMS, MOLLIE — 11. Gayety, 
Pittsburgh; 18-19. Court. Wheel- 
ing; 20, Steubenvllle; 21-23, 
Grand O. IT.. Canton. 

WINE. WOMAN AND SONG— 11, 
Gayety, Boston; li, Columbia. 
New York. 

YOUTHFUL FOLLIES— 11. Gayety 
Rochester; IS, Auburn. 19. Elmira; 
20. Bingham ton; 21-23, Colonial. 
Utica. 





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COLUMBIA THEATRE. NEW YORK, THIS WEEK (FEB. 4( 

CHAS. H. WALDRON'S 

New and Snappy 

-■BOSTONIANS" 

With a Cast of Speed Demons 
IliKRY . i.i'smi.r: 

PEPPER and BRENNAN 
MILDRED CECIL GENE SCHULER 

VI PENNY SERVENY TWINS 

AMETA PYNE5 CAMERON and LEE 

Extra Feature 

Melino-Listette-Kogan 

They Sing, They Dance, They Tumble 

A CHORUS OF DASHING, DANCING, DIMPLEO DARL1N0S 

101 NOVELTIES 101 

CASINO THEATRE, BROOKLYN, NEXT WEEK (FEB. II) 



MUTUAL CIRCUIT • 

BAND BOX REVUE— 11, open; IS 
Garrick. St. Louii 

BASHFUL BABIES— 11. open; 18 
Empress. Milwaukee. 

BEAUTY PARADERS— 11, Broad- 
way. Indianapolis; IS, Gayety, 
Louisville. 

BIG SENSATION— 11, Garrick, St. 
Louis; 18, Broadwav. Indianapolis. 

FROLICS OF 1924—11. Bijou. Phila- 
delphia; IS. AUentown; 19. Beth- 
lehem; 20, Williamsport; 21, open; 
22-21. Reading. 

GIRLS FROM FOLLIES— 11. Star. 
Brooklyn; IS. Lyric. Newark. 

GROWN UP BABIES— 11, Garden. 
Buffalo; U, Corinthian, Roches- 
ter. 

GU8 FAY REVUE— 11, Empire, 
Hoboken: 18. Gayety. Brook'.vn. 

HEADS UP— 11. York; 12. Cumber- 
lind; 13, Altoona; 14, open; 15. 
Untontowc; 15, New Castle; IS, 
open. 

HELLO JAKE GIRLS— 11, Majes- 
tic, Scran ton; U, Nesblt, Wilkes- 
Barre. 

HIGH FLYERS— 11. Howard. Bos- 
ton; 18. Olympic. New York. 

JOY BELLES— 11. Nesbit. Wltkot- 
Barre; 18. Empire. Huboken. 

KANDY KIDS— 11. Lyric, Newark; 
IS. Bijou. Philadelphia 

LAFFIN THRU— 11. Empress, Mil- 
waukee; IS. open. 

MEET THE GIRLS— 11. Gayety, 
Brooklyn; 18. Howard. Boston. 

MERRY MAKERS— 11. Gayety. 
Louisville; IS, Empress, Cincin- 
nati 

MIDNIGHT MAIDENS— 11. Corin- 
thian. Rochester; IS, Majestic, 
Scran ton. 

MISS NEW YORK JR— 11. Empire. 
Cleveland; IS. Garden, Buffalo. 

MOULIN ROUGE— 11. Empress. 
Cincinnati; IS. Empire, Cleveland. 

PACE MAKERS— II. AUentown; 
15; Bethlehem. 13, Williamsport; 
14. open; 15-17. Reading; 13, 
Folly. Baltimore. 

SPEED GIRLS— 11. Olympic, New 
York; 18 S't. Brooklyn 

STRUTTIN' AROUND— 11. Folly. 
BALTIMORE; IS. York; 19. Cum- 
berland; 20, Altoona; 21 open, 
22. I'niontown; 23. New Castle. 



here In 'The Old Soak" nest week. 
Ho will be at the Atlanta tne tlrst 
three days of the week. Another at- 
traction of the week will be the 
Kreisler concert or. Feb. 12, for 
which there has been a brisk ticket 
demand. 



Anna P&vtowa will appear at the 
Atlanta theatre Feb. 1 J and 16. 



BROOKLYN, N. Y. 

By ARTHUR J. BUSCH 

"The Hunchback" Is still flick' 
ering on the screen, of the Shubcrt- 
Crescent. 



"Little Miss Bluebeard" with Irene 
Bordoni. Mont ml: this week. Next 
week. Plaits O'Hara in 'Jack of 
Hearts." 



"Chains" at the Majestic this week 
goes over to Teller's Shubert next 
week where 'The Whole Town's 
Talking" is playing this week. 



For the first time in the history of 
Brooklyn's stock companies the 
Blaney Players are doing a really 
fine play tn 'Anna Christie" this 
week. Jack Smith, the. son of the 
city editor of the Brooklyn 'Daily 
Times'* make3 his debut as a slock 
actor in this production. He had 
been playing in the 'Little Nellie- 
Kelly" road company until it broke 
up recently. 



stock burlesque, and was forced to 
close, ha* reopened wilt tive acts 



and pictures, 
stent. 



under new manage* 



Madge Taylor lias joined 
Rainbow Revue at the Colonial. 



Ihe 



The Broadway, a white elephant 
when operated for dramatic stock, 
is doins a good business with films 
under management ot the Bush in- 
terests. 

Wliiie the policy of the new Ba'- 
boa. rearing completion at Fourth. 
and E streets, has rot been offici- 
ally announced by Bob Hicks, owner 
and manager, it is understood the 
theatre will open with films. 



Ralph Hayward. son ot Harry 
Hayward. of Dodge A Hayward, 
lessees of the Spreckels, is now 
handling the publicity for that 
house. The younger Hayward for- 
merly was manager ot the Strand 
here, wrecked to wake room for the 
new Commonwealth building and 
Paalafes theatre. 



The Institute Players will present 
for three consecutive evenings be- 
ginning tonight (Thursday) John 
Galsworthy's 'The Pigeon." The 
play will be presented, as usual, at 
the Academy of Music. 



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SAN DIEGO, CAL. 

By LOU J. 8MITH 

Spreckels — Kolb ard Dill 

Colonial — Rainbow Re. u 
film 

Savoy — Pop vaudeville. 

Lyceum — Vaudeville. 

Cabrillo— ' A Woma« * Paris" 

Superba — "Hoodman Blind." 

Broadway — "Roaita." 

Plaza— "The Virginian," second 
week. 

Rialto— "Thtmdergate ." 

Pickwick — "Lucretia Lombard." 

Kinems— "Little Old New York.' 




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MORNING TELEGRAPH, NEW YORK 
"Addison Fowler and Florana Tamara are 

a dancing tc am from the Coast wliorn Mr. 
Savage has imported for 'Lollipop.' They 
are worth bringing on from China— or points 
more distant." I<co A Marsh. 

NEW YORK EVENING WORLD 
"Dancing honors must go to half a dozen. 
Addison Fowler and Plorenz Tamara, ball- 
room steppers from California, offered sev- 
eral unusually attractive numbers. Indeed, 
Miss Tamara reminded us at times of Irene 
Castle as she was, say, in 'Watch Your Step.' " 

UUlc Dudley. 



VARIETY 

"There are several true finds in the outfit, 
notably Fowler and Tamara, a wow two- 
dance man and woman fit for a feature spot 
In the finest and fastest and classiest revue." 

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NEW YORK STAR 

"Addison Fowler and Florence Tamara, 
specialty dancers, are deserving of recogni- 
tion, as their work was rellshable and it won 
out on merits alone." 



NEW YORK MORNING TELEGRAPH 

"An excellent cast has been assembled In support of Miss May, Including, by the way, 
the omni-clever Miss Sears herself, and there are so many dancers fitting about the 
stage one becomes bewildered at trying to follow them. Fowler and Tamara, a pair of 
trippers from the West Coast, head this contingent, and they are an able, graceful team, 
full of novel ideas for new movements." Leo A. Afarsh. 



ZIT'S WEEKLY 

"A team of specialty dancers, namely, 
Addison Fowler and Florena Tamara, are far 
above the ordinary run of dancing pairs. 
This couple, who have been seen on Broad- 
way only once or twice before, are the last 
word In specialty dancing. They have class, 
finish, speed— everything that other dancers 
have, and then just a little bit more— person-, 
ality. They are there, are Fowler and 
Tamara, in every way a dancing act can be 
there." 



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BUFFALO 

By SIDNEY BURTON 
MA.IF.STIC— "Abie's Irish Rose." 
The champion "world's worst" box 
office warmer in for its first week. 
Betting on the length of the local 
run is this week's most popular In- 
door sport. Odds 2 to 1 Ann Nich- 
ols' miracle won't last a month in 
Buffalo. Local scribes unanimous 
In declaring, "We shall see what 
we shall see." No further bookings 



for house until further notice. 

8HUUERT-TECK— "I'll Say She 

Is." Hokum, with Four Marxes, 
good for only light takings. This 
type much overdone here this sea- 
on. "Cat and Canary" next. 

HIPP— "Little Old New York" 
^filmt. 

LOllW'S- "In Search of a Thrill." 

LAFAYETTE — "The Day of 
Faith." 

C.AYETY— (Columbia), "Youthful 
Follies." 



GARDEN— (Mutual), "Jazs Ba- 
bies." 

ACADEMY— Burlesque, tab and 
pictures. 



Buffalo theatre managers are be- 
ginning to take cognizance of the 
early evening traffic congestion in 
the downtown theatre district. 



Fred Bouvler, magician and hyp- 
notist, appearing at local picture 
houses, and Howard J. Cook, his 



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McCALLUM ALL-SILK TIGHTS priced as low as the ordinary silk tight and in- 
comparable for beauty, service and fit. 

McCALLUM stamp on Hosiery and Tights signify the finest quality and best 
manufactured ; moderately priced. 



Most complete assortment in the city of Silk Mercerized and Worsted Union 
Suits, Tights, Trunks, Leotards, Undcr-tights, Bathing Suits, Opera Hose and 
stockings. Also rehearsal Rompers, Dancing Belts, Straps and Bloomers, Rub- 
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assistant, were arrested and booked 
on a charge of vagrancy here this 
week. 

Somebody telephoned an East 
Side police station Thursday that 
there was a dead man in a neigh- 
boring store window. Investigation 
showed a large crowd congregated 
about the window, inside of which 
was a man apparently asleep on a 
cot. The police, unable to waken 
the sleeper Dy the usual methods, 
summoned a doctor from the Health 
Department, who finally brought 
the subject out of hia trance with a 
yell by Jabbing a pin into him. 

Further Inquiry brought out that 
the stunt was part of Bouvier's act 
at an East Side theatre. It is 
claimed that Cook was hypnotized 
on the stage Sunday and had been 
sleeping in the window since that 
day. He was to have been awak- 
ened on the stage the same night. 
The subject gave his name as Cook, 
and both he and Bouvier. who was 
found later at Baggs Hotel, were 
arrested and held. 

In City Court the following day 
both were discharged by Judge 
Kee'.er when it was found that no 
definite charge could be laid against 
them. The City Attorney attempted 
to hold them under the new ordi- 
nance originally aimed against 
marathon dancing and prohibiting 
stunts calling for continuous phys- 
ical exertion f6r more than twelve 
hours. The Court held, howover, 
that there was no physical exertion 
involved and the men were released 
with a warning. 



booked as a special attraction at tha 
Empire theatre this week :ind adver- 
tised as the original Drown Brothers 
combination, did not keep its en- 
gagement. 

Variety's story of last week sup- 
plied the answer which the Empire 
management sought In vain from the 
manager of the act over the long- 
distance telephone. The first inti- 
mation of trouble the local theatre 
had was a telegram which came Sat- 
urday. It explained that circum- 
stances necessitated the cancellation 
of the Syracuse engagement. There 
was no explanation given. 

At the last, hour the Barnard or- 
chestra was rushed from Utica, 
where it had been playing, to take up 
the Drown turn's local time. 



The Savoy theatre, oldest movie 
house in Syracuse, recently sold by 
E. J. Page and George E. Scherrer 
to unknown part lei and by them 
leased to David Harrison of the Em- 
pire, was closed on Sunday night for 
alterations. It will reopen under the 
new management in throe weeks or 
a month, probably playing second- 
run film.'. 



Scranton Eagles will bring their 
minstrel show to Bingham for an 
engagement at the Stone opera house 
on Feb. Zi. 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B. BAHN 

WIETING— First half, Swedish 
Ballet; last half. Knights of Colum- 
bus Minstrels. Next week, first half, 
dark; last half. 'Nellie Kellv." 
B. F. KEITH'S— Vaudeville. 
TEMPLE*— Vaudeville and pic- 
tures. 

STRAND— Al! the week, "Bosita." 
EMPIRE— All the week, Conduct- 
or 1492" and Pep Barnard and his 
orchestra. 

ROBBINS-ECKEL, — Monday- 
Tuesday, extended run of "Ltitle Old 
New York"; last half, "Pleasure 
Mad." 

"Slsk," who penned In Variety's 
anniversary number that there were 
no highbrows In the hinterland, is 
respectfully Invited to consider the 
business done at the Wleting last 
Friday and Saturday by Fortune 
Gallo's San Carlo Opera Co. 

The troupe played to S. R. O. at 
all three performances and. inci- 
dentally, gave the Wieting its biggest 
business in years. Paper was re- 
stricted to the usual newspaper al- 
lotment, but the remainder of the 
free list was abolished. 

The local San Carlo engagement 
was under the auspices of the Syra- 
cuse Music Bureau, a one-man con- 
cern, operated by S. B. Everts, who 
is likewise chairman of the Recital 
Commission of the First Baptist 
Church, which fosters a concert 
course at the Mizpah Auditorium. 

Gallo next year will probably come 
in for a full week. In the meantime 
Syracuse might be a fertile field for 
the Chicago Grand Opera when it 
tours. 



Through the courtesy of M.inager 
James A. Hennessey of the AudH 
torium theatre, Auburn, inmates oil 
the Auburn prison heard the princi- 
pals of the San Carlo opera company 
in an oporatlo concert at. the prison 
last week. It was the first time in' 
the history of the prison that the 
inmates wero permitted to stop work 
in the shops for an hour In the after- 
noon to enjoy an operatic program. 



The Swedish Ballet, at the Wieling 
here the first half of the week, drew 
a caustic panning from "The Tele- 
gram" and "The Journal." On tha 
o»her hand, the critics of the "Post- 
Standard" and the "Herald hailed It 
as the finest thing of its kind tha 
city has seen. 



"The Utica Follies.' a home-town 
production, was staged at the Gaiety, 
tlca, this week. Forty -eight Utica 
girls formed the cast. 



Former Senator George H. Cobb, 
chairman of the State Motion Pic- 
turo Censorship Commission, gav» 
another intreview at Watertown thif 
week In defense of the tsate slssor- 
ing law. Incidentally, Cobb said that 
the commission suppressed 29 films 
last year and made 3,000 deletion*. 
He claimed a net profit for the state 
of $80,000. 



Brown's Original Saxophone Six, 



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Still writing the best material 
for the best performers. Ask 
any artist. Acts on hand or 
to order. Address CHARLES 
HORWITZ, 1663 East 16th 
St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 

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GUILD'S $5 DINNER 
No speeches, $5 p. p., with 7,000 
Invitations to' members, Is the The- 
atre Guild's program for Its next 
annual dinner to be held at the 
Commodore, March 30. 

The usual "prominent persons" 
will be there, but some balked when 
they heard that speeches were ta- 
booed. They always spoke. 



"HORIZONTAL CUT" 

(Continued from page S) 

ing his plan Mr. Thomts set forth 
the following argument: 

"I believe that the committee's 
present decision to remove the 
amusement tax from tlcketa of 
fifty cents and under is a mistake, 
for the following reasons: 

"1. It favors the motion picture 
almost exclusively as against the 
spoken drama. 

"2. It not on'.y falls to relieve the 
den, because it increases the advan- 
tage of the mechanical reproduction 
over the personal human attempt. 

"8. It invites the Implication that 
the poor are not Intelligent — the 
presumption that the motion picture 
le their preference. 

"4. It overlooks the historical 
value of the spoken drama, which 
the printer can preserve Indefinitely, 
In favor- of the celluloid picture, 
relatively ephemeral and relatively' 
mute. An Illuminating parallel 
would be to change a member's 
leave to print' in the Congressional 
Record to a leave to print only 
his portraitr-perhaps, even while 
speaking. 

"8. AS a tax reduction, It Is not 
scientific. If the intention is to take 
from the $80,000,000 present amuse- 
ment tax $33,000,000, or approxi- 
mately, 40 per cent, the result can 
be more accurately devised by re- 
ducing the present ten per cent tax 
to six per cent." 

('It Is the evident Intention of the 
legitimate interests to follow this 
plan through. At this writing it 
was impossible to make any survey 
of the committee to see how the 
suggestion was taken. The evident 
practicability of the proposal, as 
such It 1*3 staled to be by those con- 
versant With It, should meet with 
considerable response, and If no 
change can be secured through the 
committee its proposal as an 
amendment on' the floor of the 
House |s planned. 

In the argument put forth by Mr. 



Thomas In submitting his plan, he 
stated that In the case of a horizon- 
tal reduction it would be an ac- 
knowledgment on the part of the 
committee of their Impartiality, 
whereas a block detachment, "dis- 
criminating against the higher sec- 
tions of the business, has a punitive 
color that cannot bo the commit- 
tee's intentions, despite provoca- 
catlon by speculators." 

It is further pointed out by Mr. 
Thomas that In making his plea for 
the consideration of the industry or 
profession, "I do not havo In mind 
the Interest of managers or pro- 
ducers so much as I have the wel- 
fare of the people at largo, who 
want the spoken drama and the bet- 
ter kinds of music as unhampered 
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NEWS OF DAILIES 

All of the prominent stars of the 
Metropolitan took part In the benefit 
concert held Sunday night for the 
company's emergency fund. At spe- 
cial prices the concert earned close 
to $9,000. 



The next play to be presented by 



The Guar diem of a Good 
Complexion 



ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED 



NUKE-UP 

Holds the Centre of the 
Stage 



Walter Hampden outside hia reper- 
toire will be a new version of 
Goethe's "Faust." He will appear as 
Mephistopheles. 



The second production of the 
Dramatists, Inc., will be "The Lion's 
Share," by William Anthony Mc- 
Gulre. 



Katherine Cornell will be in ' Lack- 
eys of the Moon," a one-act sketch 
at a benefit at the Shubert Feb. 17 
for the Louvain Library. 

Bertha Kalich Is to appear in a 
revival of "Kreutzer Sonata." 



Max Marcin's "Silence." with 
Phoebe Foster headlnp the cast, will 
open in Detroit Feb. 10. 



• The Selwyns will present Eugene 
O'N'eill'a play, "Welded," with Doris 
Kcane and Jacob lien-Ami, March 3 
in Baltimore. 



A theatre is being sought for Mau- 

DRY CLEANED 

Theatrical Gowns and Costumes 
Repaired and Dry Cleaned 

OVERNIGHT 

nowns caller) for after the *hnw 
I). -liver*, t before noon next day 

Phone Circle 9104 
After 7 P. M. Call Itllllns* 56X4 

THE OVERNIGHT CLEANERS 

at 756 Seventh Avenue 
Between 49th and 60th Street! 



ARE YOU GOING TO EUROPE? 

Steamship accommodations arranged on all Linos at Main Office Prices. 

Boats are going very full; arrange early. 

Korel»n Money bought ami Hold. Liberty Bonds bought and sold. 

r.U I. TAl'SIti A SON, Kit East l«th St., New Tork 

Phone Stuyresant 6136-6137 



rice de Feraudy, from the Comedie 
Francaise, Paris, who has Just ar- 
rived. He will appear in repertoire. 



Henry Baron is preparing to pro- 
duce a French play, starring Henry 
Herbert. 



Will H. Hays next week to confer 
with Frank Gillmore, secretary of 
Equity, preliminary to drawing up 
a contract between film producers 
and actors for the screen similar to 
the one now existing between 
Equity and Producing Managers. 



Approximately 2,000 New Yorkers 
who bought advance tickets for the 
defunct Wagerian Opera Co. thar 
went into bankruptcy Jan. 8 stand 
little or no chance of getting their 
money refunded according to Ed- 
ward T. Murdock, trustee in bank- 
ruptcy. 



Channlng Pollock has written a 
new play called "The Enemy." 



Margaret Anglln will pass under 
the management of George C. Tyler 
next Monday when she appears at 
the Blackstone, Chicago. In Oscar 
Wilde's "A Woman of No Conse- 
quence." She will also play In Chi- 
cago "The Great Lady Deadlock," a 
dramatisation- of Charles Dickens' 
"Bleak House." . 



Bitter debate and injection of per- 
sonal and religious issues marked 
the hearing last Monday at Trenton. 
N. J., before the House of Assembly 
Judiciary Committee of Discussion 
on a bill to legalize Sunday enter- 
tainments in theatres of the state. 



Organized by men of wealth the 



FOR SALE 

The vaudeville material of the tate 

RALPH HERZ 

Apply Room lltl, Sherman Hotel, Chicago 



Music Association of America and 
the Music Contests League, Tues- 
day were given permission by Su- 
preme Justice BIJur to incorporate.' 



The first of approximately 250 
suits seeking to close cafes, saloons 
and other places for violations of 
the Volstead Act was placed on 
trial by the Federal officials Mon- 
day. The cases will all be heard this 
month before Federal Judge John C. 
Knox. The suits if successful will 
mean the placing oX padlocks on 
these places. 



Plans for completing the Interior 
of Town Hall, 113 West 43rd street, 
a work delayed for lack of funds 
have been filed with the Bureau of 
Buildings. The cost will be $100,000. 



Franklin Ardell has started suit 
against George White to recover 
$27,000, which he says White owes 
him on a contract. Ardell claims 
the amount he is asking for la what 
he would have received had he re- 
mained with the "Scandals" from 
August 1922 until May 1923 at the 
rate of $600 per week, and that on 
Oct. 20, 1922, White dismissed him 
in violation of the contract. 



JAMES MADISON 

for the next few months 
will be located in 

SAN FRANCISCO 

All orders for exclusive acts, 
gags and comedy material of any 
description whatsoever will re- 
ceive my prompt and enthusi- 
astic attention. My 8. F. address 
HOTEL GRANADA, Sutter 
and Hyde Streets. 



The Players' Club of Glens Falls, 
K, T-, will present Koy Cooper 
Megrue's melodrama, "Under Cov- 
er," in St, Mary's Church Hall. 
Olens Falls, N. Y., the latter part of 
the month, for the benefit of Court 
McDermott, Catholic Daughters of 
America. Rehearsals have begun 
under the direction of Beatrice Pal- 
mer Bannon. 




On 

Broadway 
Or on 
The Road 



Rub the Chest 

For Deep, Heavy Colds 

When a cold gets deep- 
threatens to become bron* 
chitis or pneumonia— rub 
Vicks well in, cover with a 
hot flannel cloth, and fix 
the bedding loosely about 
the neck so that the medi* 
cated vapors will be in- 
haled all night. You should 
be better in the morning. 

WICKS 

w VapoRub 

Ov*Tl7MimonJaT»U»edYtart» 



MR. ROBERT ANSELMI, Manager of 



MIME. Du BARRY and CO. 



• 



WISHE8 TO EXPRESS HIS APPRECIATION TO THE MEMBERS OF HIS COMPANY: 

MME. DuBARRY (His Wife). Coloratura Soprano 

MISS DOROTHY OVERMIRE, Dramatic Soprano MR. RAFFAELE CAVALIERE, Dramatic Tenor 

MISS FLORENCE CALVERT, Lyric Soprano MR. NORMAN DUFF, Baritone 

far their faithful work unit tl>elr beet so- opr ration for Hir keepsake of the well-mtAbUslied repiitn* lea nf the net during the Ions' season of i*'X Bad ail* hU host wishes and Uwnks to hi* pal and. 
■MWiwI representative. MR XKTIII It 4. IHlHWll / 

OPENING FEBRUARY 11, PANTAGES CIRCUIT 



Thursday, February 7, 1884 



V.A1M.E TY 



41 



WHY IS 



LEONA LAMAR 

"THE GIRL WITH 1,000 EYES'' 



STANDING THEM AGAINST 
THREE WALLS IN ALL 
MARCUS LOEWS THEATRES 




BECAUSE SHE IS 
BEING BILLED LIKE 



NO TIME OPEN 



BARM'S CIRCUS 

AND LIVES UP TO ALL 
EXPECTATIONS 



Direction WALTER KEEFE 



"PHONY BUY" 

(Continued from page 1) 

full return privileges. The agen- 
cies were Instructed to return all 
unsold tickets to the Shubert office 
and to pay the Plymouth box office 
as though all the allotments had 
been sold. 

Then the brokers were reimbursed 
by checks from Herndon. 

The tickets returned to the Shu- 
tK.rt office were promptly dumped 
Into cut rates, and the refunding 
did not, therefore, mean a total 
loss. 

The object of the clever scheme 



yRH# 



A.Rptfcpwyty 

a8W«c34Str«c 



\ 






Half a million dol- 
lars in Furs to be 
sacrificed at less than 
cost. 



\ 



was to hold up the gross of the 
show, which was kept above the 
stop limit, and In that way the pic- 
ture and stock rights were pro- 
tected. 

The Idea Is really a system to 
beat the stop limit •evil." "The 
Potters" sponsors had faith In the 
show, and apparently the McEvoy 
comedy has caught on. 

The stock and picture rights were 
made secure to the producers, but 
the surprise feature Is the jump In 
the show's attendance. Last week 
It grossed $13,400, but that sum is 
understood to have been legitimate- 
ly drawn, with no assistance from 
the funny "buy." Agencies are now 
boosting for the attraction. 



Special Difcoontlo 
the VtoftuBlon 
Fum Repaired and 
Remodeled 




RADIO PLUG STUNT 

(Continued from page 1) 

flrrt act of the play hroaica=rt on a 
Sunday afternoon. He made a 
newspaper tie-up printing a picture 
key of the cast In the order of ap- 
pearance. There were six charac- 
ters appearing In each act, and as 
they appeared they uttered the same 
words of introduction printed under 
their picture. The result of this 
new form of experiment claim 
management, was that weeit 
business claimed $2,000 above 
previous week. 

Last week Kerr tied up with sta- 
tion WTAS belong to Charles Erb- 



steln, the Chicago lawyer. They had 
Erbstcin look at the play, an J sev- 
eral times each night the attorney 
spoke over the ether waves, te'llng 
of its good points and recommend- 
ing that his auditors see it. This 
v/as the first time any such stunt 
had been attempted over the radio. 

Sunday afternoon St. Cltir nay- 
field, one of the actors In "We 
Moderns," visited the Erbsteln sta- 
tion at Elgin and delivered a 15- 
mlnute talk on the play. 

Kerr contends that he will have 
several other radio stunts to get 
over within the next few weeks, and 
declares that he will keep "We 
Moderns" In Chicago as long as "The 
Bat" remained. • 



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the 
the 



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16 WEEKS ADVANCE 

(Continued from page 1) 

now. the advance Bale has been for 
four weeks. 

"Abie" has drawn remarkable fig- 
ures in its first six weeks, the total 
In that period being $143,374.25. 
That Is an average of $23,895.70 
weekly. Last week the takings 
were $23,200, which Is capacity. The 
higher average for the first six 
weeks is explained by the extra 
business during the holidays. 



IN LONDON 

• The older generation of Londoners 
Interested In the stage and show- 
world generally remember Charles 
Baldwin as a daring parachutist, 
then he became a writer of shows 
for Fred Karno and other people and 
today Is a revue author and dra- 
matist. Like other writers of fiction 
he sometime!) dreams wonderful 
plots but on waking can remember 
nothing beyond the fact that the 
idea was wonderful. The other 
night he had one of his wonderful 
dreams and waking In time deter- 
mined it should not escape him. He 
could find neither pencil or paper 
so In desperation he wrote it In 
soap on the wardrobe mirror. The 
following morning he sprang from 
his bed full of elation and read the 
wonderful Idea. It was so truly 
wonderful that he used a portion of 
his early morning cup of tea In 
washing it out. 



Robert Courtneidge will produce 
"The Bohemians," a play by Alex- 
ander M. Thompson based on Henri 
Murger "La Vie Boheme'' at Birm- 
ingham on Feb. 18. The leading part 
will be played by Henry Baynton a 
well-known provincial Shakespear- 
ean actor. His tour of "So This Is 
London'' with Fred Kerr In his 
original part will start at Man- 
chester, Jan. 28 



The revival run of "Paddy the 
N«'xt Best Thing" with Porky 
O'Neil will not finish until Feb. <) 
when it makes wn»' for Lron If. 
Lion's production of 'The Lord 
O' Creation." This M the only 
Christmas revival which has out- 
lived the ordinary holiday season. 



All Concerned 

arc hereby advised of the affiliation of the following firms 
by membersh/' , with 

American Society of Composers. 
Authors and Publishers 

and that in consequence thereof, 
as to copyrights of the said firms. 

All Rights Are Reserved 

including public performance for profit, and license publicly to per- 
form may be obtained only through the said Society : 



Abrahams. Maurice, Inc. 
Ager. Teller, & Bornsteln, Inc. 
•Belwln, Inc. 
Berlin, Irving, Inc. 
Bellln A Horowitz, Inc. 
Broadway Music Corporation 
Chappell-Harma. Inc. 
•The John Church Co. 
•Clarke & Leslie, Inc. 
Curtis. L. B , Music Publisher 
Dixon-Lane Publishing Co. • 
Enoch A Sons 
Petal, Leo, Inc. 
/Fischer, Carl, Inc. 
•Fischer. J„ A Bro. 
Fisher, Fred, Inc. 
•Flammer, Harold. Inc. 
Foater. F. J. A. 
•Fox. Sam, Publishing Co. 
Goodman A Roae. Inc. 
Gordon, Estate of Hamilton S. 
Handy Brothers Music Co. Inc. 
Harms. T B.. Company 
Harms, Inc. 
Harris, Charles K. 
•Jacobs. Walter. Inc. 



Kendle-Brockman Music Co., Inc. 
Marks, Edward B. Music Co. 
McKlnley Music Co. 
Mill* Jack. Inc. 
J'auii, B T, Music Company 
Remlck A Co., Jerome H. 
Richmond Bobbins, Inc. 
Rlcordl, O. A Co., Inc. 
Rosaiter. Will 
•Bchlrmer. O., Inc. 
Shapiro, Bernstein * Co., Inc. 
Sherman, Clay A Co. 
Skldmora Mualc Company, Tnc. 
Stark A Cowan, Inc. 
Tama Publishing Co. 
Triangle Music Publishing Co. 
Victoria Publishing Company 
■Von Tllser, Harry, Mualo Pub. Co. 
Watereon. Berlin A Snyder Co. 
Wltmark, M. * Son* 
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enterprises are hereby notified that the copyrighted works of the 
said firms may not be lawfully publicly performed for purposes of 
profit, without license issued by this Society, and that such per- 
formance without license constitutes a \iolation of the Copyright 
Law of 1909. | 

Present licensees of the Society are advised that they may now 
lawfully include in their public performances for profit, pursuant to 
the terms of their license contracts, the copyrights of the above 
named. Unlicensed establishments are invited to apply for 
licenses. I 

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VARIETY 




David Belascn, In a fliocl.it Ion with Wm. 



Ilarna. Jr., Presents 

FAY BAINTER 

in "THE OTHER ROSE" 

with Henry Hull and Distinguished ("s«t 

TrTTT-v^/\XJ THEATRE. W. 4ttd Mt 
XX U UDVi^l Mr. Mm Henrj B. Htrrli 

GEORGE M. COHAN 

(HI MSK1.F > 

la His Now Draraltlo Contdr 

"THE SONG AND 
DANCE MAN" 

■ru 8:1». Mat*. Wed. * Sat. at 1:2» 



7th Ave. nr.,i riiiih St. 



Mali 'Ilium A. Sat. 

EDDIE CANTOR 

ZIEGFELD PRODUCTION 

"KID BOOTS" 

with MARY EATON 

THK NKW MUSICAL SKNSATION 

SF.ATS NOW I OK I II. Ill WEEKS 



'The outstanding success of the 
decade." 

THE SWAN 

PftPT WH3T 41 8T. ■▼«•. l-.l* 

VVR 1 Matinees Wed. and Sat. 



w.it 4(th St. Bvee. • JO. 
MnUneee Wed. tad Sat.. 1:10 



FULTON 

OHsMJM nilUKUUa a-lll— ta 

T."; CLARE EMMER r^, 



"ONE KISS" 



Musts br af aaek. Tress. 



KNICKERBOCKER B I .r v »/ n , nf s ; , 8 h :2 f < 

Mat. Wed. U'op ) and Sat.. t:tl 

HENRY W. SAVAGE'S 

Dancing Vuil. »l Hit 

"LOLLIPOP" 

llook b;.- Zelda Sears 
Music by Vincent Youmana 

With ADA MAY WEEKS 



RFI ASCO w "< 44,h ■*• ■*"• l:M 

Unanimously Acclaimed 

DATID BEUICO fimah 

UONEL BARRYMORE 



"LAUGH. CLOWN, LAUOHI" 



LIBERTY JT;,V w- -■■* " ! -- 



Wed. A Sat.. 1:1* 



GEO. M. COHAN'S 

BIGUK.NT MUSICAL HIT 

The Rise of Rosie O'Reilly 



• A " UARPIQ Theatre. W. M St. Etea. 1:1a. 

m nunnio Mati . Wad 4 Sat . S:1 , 

Lewis 4k Oerdoa (In asawtaaea "TI 117 

■ilk Sent H Herrtil sreeent— a alE. 

NERVOUS WRECK" 

B> OWKN DAY IS 
watt OTTO KRuai R ass JUNE WALKER 
"The Biggest Ixiugh Feast of the 
Season" — Sun-Qlobe 



— NEW AMSTERDAM ST,'," 

■nry Kronlne. Pep. Price Mate. Wed. A Sat. 

NOW — ENTIRELY NEW 

ZIEGFELD 
FOLLIES 

Qlorlfylnq the American Olrl 



"MR. BATTLING 
BUTTLER" 

The Swiftest, Sper-iliest. Handset Show of 

the Year! 

With Wm. Kent, rhaMh llucali - end a 

wonderful raot of NO dnnring ■ Immptona 

CPT UJV M w < -' 1 Sl MATS WKI). 

B ap lt W ZM Svea, »:*t>& SAT.. 2:15. 



GLOBE B w,r , " h ai *»•• ,: *» 

u " ul " Matinees Wed. and Sat. 

THK OBKATBST MUSICAL COX EDI 

ON KARTH" 

CHARLES DILLINOIIAM Preeeats 

FRED STONE 

in "STEPPING STONES" 
_with DOROTHY STONE 

KuisteltetNt ^wW*ga 

"It Is a, Keme That Has Me Mqaavl." 

Sun-Glebe 
SAM H. HARRIS Presents 
IRVING BERLIN'S 

MUSIC BOX REVUE 

Biased br Ifaoaard Short 

6fK 'APOLLO w ~MP&.rSi1& 
fctJ Philip Goodman Pi.oa a to 

I HbfcKfcR* 



MONTH 

of the 
blggset 
mualca 
eomedy 
hit ot 
the t 



ItTI A\A/ Theatre. W. 4lta. Bvee. I'.tl 
t\.X.f\TV Mats. Wed. sad Sat. at I:IT 

STEWART A FRENCH Weteeau You to 
•LIRERTY BALL." WHUltE YOU CAN 

MEET the WIFE 

with MARY BOLANO 
hi the Laughing Success o) the Year 



RFPIIRI IT" 42d St.. W. of Bway 

aXEaeT UOL1U HVE.NINOB at »:l». 

Matinees Wednesday A Saturday 

ANNE NICHOLS' Great Comedy 

"ABIE'S IRISH ROSE" 

"THE PLAY THAT PUTS 
•U' IN HUMOR" 

BELMONT;;:: 1 i: „^^ s !f; ■?.;.; 

K\TK\ MATINEE LINCOLN'S It'll \Y 



CUPIRC B'way £ 40 St. Eves, at !:»». 

CmrinC mu. Wed. and Sat., list. 

A. H. WOODS Presents 

MARY NASH 
"THE LADY" 

By MARTIN BROWN 



IB 




5th MONTH 



PLAYHOUSE <»"' "L. B. ef Bway. Mrr MM 
"""*"' r.n. t.i4. atu.Wed.-Sai J:lo 

t.tra Matinrn Lincoln i A WaihingtoiTi B'day<. 
STEWART 4 r'RENCB. Inc., Prtaeat 



THE 



SHOW-OFF 

By OKOHCK KEI.I.Y 
(Attlhni ol 'THE TOUCH BJUBKRS") 



SMARK W-^ BROADWAY 

Tl* AIM Lf , y« ft T 

"A NATIONAL INSTITUTION" 

Direction Joseph Plunkett 

WtR.NKK BROS. Present. 
David Belasce'a Production of 



'DADDIES' 



with MAE 
MARSH 



THE VILNA TROUPE 

(Continued from page 17. > 

to the fart that the Yiddish rlalto 
is not bound by East Houston street 
and Second avenue or the Bronx; 
that there is a Yiddish theatre on 
Broadway as well. 

As it is, people who seemingly 
did not know of, or did not care 
about the existence of an uptown 
playliOii.se. are finding: their way to 
Thommlir-r.sk} a. The business 



MOONLIGHT 

A Musical Comedy Gem With a 

WARBLING CAST 

AM) A TIFFANY t 111.1(1 s 

at LONGACRE 

W. It St. Eva |:!0. Ma's, Wed. * Sat. 



l^LJJ. 1 A > V-Tlli Mat.. Wed. A Set. 
The SELWYNS Preseail 

PRBDRRICK I.ONSDAI.BS New Oomeal> 

SPRING CLEANING 

with VIOLET HEMINO 

KSTKI.I K WINWOOU 

ARTHUR nVKON 

A. K. MATHEWS and Others 



T \'( iiy TTAr W. r.-.h at. Ires at (:W 
i-' A V. iliUaJl Mall. Tl.ur. A SiL i-10. 
GUTHRIE McCLINTIC Prntatt 

THINGS 
HAPPEN 



»WAY 

A \rw Key by CLEMENCE DANE 

KATHARINE CORNELL. TOM NESBITT. 
!EFFIE TILBURY. IVAN SIMPSON ana Otheri 



proves that as compared to the 
takingi heretofore. 

Abel 



FOREIGN REVIEWS 



PUPPETS 



Cemsdltnna 
Comedian . . 



Lnnion. .Tan. 12. 

lit iinte Hate 

Stanley Lupins 



"As the first show of the Now 
Year, yours ought to be lucky." was 
the greeting given to Andre Chariot 
when "Puppets'" opened at the Jolly 
little Vaudeville theatre. But it was 
no news to Chariot. He Is relying 
on luck to pull the puppets' strings- 
The only ones any good are Binnie 



Thursday, February 7, 1924 



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Hale and Stanley Lupin. j. The res: 
don't matter. 

There Isn't a voice In the com- 
pany. If there were it would be 
wasted on Ivor Novello's curious 
notions of melody. The only sug- 
gestion of a tune to take away with 
you Is "Auld Lang Syne." but he 
has, unfortunately, had to murder 
that to make' it jazz. And it is an 
unholy dull sound to hear while the 
curtain comes ('own. Though the 

first night audience like all first 

night audiences since managers 
realized that boos are reported In 
the press — shouted itself hoarse, the 
playgoer with normal enthusiasm 
departs with blues of the non- 
musical sort. 

Dion Tltheradge, author uf book 
and lyrics, starts with the Idea that 
a box-full of puppets are suddenly 
brought to life by the news of a 
visit to London. He ends with the 
lid being shut down on them while 
the showman goes for a drink. In 
between he forgets the notion and 
provides sketches, two indifferent 
and two bad. His lyrics are of the 
ordinary kind. The best relies on 
the world's favorite bit of Browning 
about April, "The Puppet Strut" la 
a pleasantly fanciful Idea for pro- 
viding the ball-room with some en- 
tirely new thing. Two additional 
sketches, one. good, are devised by 
Stanley Lupino. 

Sketch number one (by Stanley 
Lupino) Is called "Auto-Sugges- 
tlon" A golfer in the best of health 
Is told he looks pale by friends, 
named Mr. Graves, Mr. Bury and 
Lily. He thinks he Is dying until 
a fresh arrival slaps him on the 
back. Stanley Lupino !s the hero 
but the good-will of the audience is 
needed to get a laugh. Being the 
first sketch, it gets it. 

"The New Portia" presents BInnle 
Hale as a barrister studying the 
brief of a divorce case. Her hus- 
band la cited as a co-respondent. He 
argues that If she kept from the 
law business he wouldn't have to 
take other women out. She sobs 
and ttsks to get her knitting. 
Straight acting is one of BInnle 
Hale's few weak points but she 
would have done better if her com- 
panion in misfortune had been. 

"Sleeping Out" Is a Thames Em- 
bankment dialog. A homeless tramp 
and a stray charwoman discuss the 
wretchedness of life. Chauffeurs ar- 
rhre, one calling for "my lord" and 
the other for "Milady." They are 
both titled authors looking for the 
real stuff. Being brightly written, 
this succeeds, especially as ' Miss 
Hale gives a brilliant piece if char- 
acter acting. 

In "A Musical Interlude." Miss 
Rale as a superannuated vacallst 
and Lupino as her decayed accom- 
panist, perform some knockabout 
business arranged by him. It Is 
the sort of nonsense the public likes 
but It needs to bs acted without 
repetitions. , 

Last night a stream of water 
flowed out of the grand piano on 
to the stage and the chorus had 
difficulty In dancing because of the 
wet patch. This made the audience 
fear an accident was coming — but 
the damp will probably bs omitted 
In future. 

There) are twe failures tm the 



seco;..'. half. A husband 8 attempt 
to get i ■■: of his wife's dog by giving 
It with five pounds to a tramp, who 
promptly seils it to the wife for 
another "fiver" is too stale a story 
even if it had action. 

"Props!' - is a desperate attempt 
to get fun out of a cinema studio 
during the rehearsal of a drama. 
The audience, however, was never 
certain whether Lupino was sup- 
posed to represent a fool who 
couldn't help It, or a fool who was 
deliberately interfering. 

The beat thing in "Puppets" Is 
the Imitation of Evelyn Laye. 
Beatrice Lillie and Jose Collins 
given by BInnle Hale, who not only 
takes after her father but ex 'Is him 
at this. Lupino gives an imitation 
of George Robey (whom he has 
been imitating all his life). Wllkle 
Bard and Lupino Lane. These im- 
itations, by the way, have a new 
idea for their introduction. The 
scene Is supposed to be the stage 
of a broadcasting studio with the 
various artists announced to appear. 
All send regrets and the manage- 
ment Is In a quandary. The office 
boy (Lupino) and the stenographer 
(Miss Hale) volunteer to Imper- 
sonate the stars, and as the per- 
formance is a broadcasting one, the 
llstencrs-in will not know the dif- 
ference. As they will not be seen 
over the radio they promptly make- 
up for the respective characteriza- 
tions. 

When the curtain fell all sorts of 
people came to claim the credit for 
the applause. But. after Ivor 
Novello had bestowed one of his 



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best "Gladys Cooper smiles" upon 
the gallery, the house insisted on a 
speech from Binnie Hale. .JoUt. 



THE FLAME 

London, Jan. 18. 

The Daniel Mayer Company has 
made a production of "The Flame." 
a new French play by Charles Mere, 
adapted into English by James Ber- 
nard Fagan, with a stellar role de- 
signed as a prototype of Madame X. 
It was presented in London for the 
llrst time at Wyndham's, and accord- 
ed a goodly reception by a friendly 
audience. 

For English speaking audiences 
(Continued on page 44) 



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BOSTON 

By LEN LIBBEY 
A midnight performat.e of the 
Bradv musical "Up She Goes" at 
the "Wilbur will be held Thursday 
night. When "Shuffle Along" and 
"Ruunin' Wild" played the Selwyn 
It was the rule for the all-colored 
shows to give midnight perform- 
ances but the idea has never been 
tried out by a straight musical 
outfit except on a special holiday 
occasion. 



The second annual "Music Box 
Revue" is due at the Colonial Feb. 
25, supplanting "Vanities." 



A girl who described herself as 
Ethel Young of Everett attempted 
to commit suicide in the Lancaster 
theatre, a straight picture house 
located near the North station last 
week but was prevented from swal- 
lowing a dose of poison by another 
patron. The girl took advantage of 
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The fifth meeting of the season of 
the Henry Jewett Repertory The- 
atre Club will" be held at the Copley 
this week. 



George Wilson, at one time a 
prominent member of the old Bos- 
top Museum stock, drops around to 
the St. James theatre where the 
Boston stock performs every Tues- 
day night and looks the show over. 
He watches things with an eye to 
picking up loose threads and is con- 
sidered an honorary member of the 
newer company. 

"Little Old New York," besides 
being on the screeti at the Park is 
being used in stock by the Somer- 
ville Players this week. 



KANSAS CITY 

By WILL R. HUGHES 

SIILBF.RT— ' Wildftower." 
SHUBERT - MISSOURI — "The 
Monster," with Wilbur Crane. 
GAYRTY— "Chuckles of lflL'.V 
GRAND — Harvey's Colored Min- 
strels. 

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Musical stock. 



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LIBERTY — "Hunchback," 2d 
week. 

ROYAL— ' Name the Man," 2d 
week. 

NEWMAN — "Humming Bird," 
picture. 



"Sally," with Leon Errol starred, 
made its first Kansas City appear- 
ance last week at the Shubert. The 
show opened strong and business 
was capacity at all performances. 
The critics praised the production 
and the featured actor, but were not 
at all nice to Shirley Vernon, In the 
title part. She failed to register and 
the best of the notices went to 
Kathlene Martyn, who was easily 
the favorite* here. Show clicked 
around $23,000 at $3 top. 



The prices at the Shubert change 
so often that the boys in the box- 
office have to have their minds on 
the job. For the "Music Box Re- 
vue" top price was $3.85; this week 
"Sally" Is getting $3.30, and next 
week the best seats for "Wild 
Flower" will sell for $2.75. 

The new revue starting this week 
at the Baltimore Is called "Linger n 
While," and features Don Grant, 
Catherine Emerine and Andrew 
Kline. A lively bunch of show girls 
and the petite ballet furnishes the 
pop. The offering is made by E. 
George Woods. 



Eddie Mansfield has been appoint- 
ed manager of the Clone, succeeding 
to the position held by Cyrus Jacobs, 
who died some months ago. He Is 
the youngest manager in town but 
has been on the Globe business staff 
for some time. In addition to his 
knowledge of the business end of 
the "show shop" Mr. Mansfield is 
an accomplished musician and oc- 
casionally relieves the regular or- 
ganist in the theatre, for pleasure. 



Nellie and Sara I-^ouns, who 
topped the bill at the Orpheum, the 
house Where they made their debut, 
were a sensation last week. The 
girls stopped every show and gave 
encore after encore before they were 
Allowed to leave. Their engagement 
was In the manner of a home com- 
ing, as they were raised and edu- 
cated at TopefCA, 

PITTSBURGH 

By GEORGE R. MILLER 

NIXON— "Magic Ring." 
AI. YIN— Fool Women." 



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PITT— "The White Sister" (film). 

LYCEUM— "The Fatal Wedding" 
(stock). 

GAYETY— "Radio Girls" (bur- 
lesque. 

ACADEMY— "Joy Riders." 

ALDINF.— "The Dangerous Maid" 
(film). 

GRAND— "The Eternal City." 

OLYMPIC— "Daddies." 



Motor Square Garden is housing 
its annual auto show this week. 



Anton Lang will lead his Oher- 
ammergau villagers to Pittsburgh 
for an exhibition of their wood 
carvings at the Syria Mosque March 
13. 

Chicago Grand Opera is al the 
Syria .Mosque Feb. 17. 



"Scaramouche," picture, at Nixon 
for next week, one week only. "In- 
nocent Eyes" at Alvln next week. 



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The East End, dark for the past 
month, will reopen Feb. 11 with 
"The Hunchback." 



L-. Claire McLaughlin, manager of 
the Liberty Vaudeville Contracting 
Company here, produced a benefit 
show at the Lyceum Sunday night, 
given by the Pittsburgh Press for 
the fund for firemen's families who 
lost their lives In a recent fire. This 
is the first time a show house has 
been permitted to open here on Sun- 
day for any kind of a performance. 
All of Rowland & Clark movies 
were open Sunday for one perform- 
ance In the afternoon, proceeds for 
the same benefit. 



A fire in the American, Freeport, 
L. I., did considerable damage. Six 
weeks ago the Auditorium in the 
same town was gutted by (ire. 



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DETROIT 

By JACOB SMITH 

OARRICK— "Red Light Annie." 
Xext, "Tha Fool," indefinite. 

SHUBERT - DETROIT — 'Green- 
wich Village Follies. Next, premier 
©f "Silence" (Selwyns), with John 
Halliday, Phoebe Foster. Catl An- 
thony and Lillian Kingsbury. Writ- 
ten by Max Marcin. 
..SHUBERT- MICHIGAN — Loon 
Krell did not last long with his Yid- 
dish stock. In the regular Jewish 
section no doubt would have been a 
success. This week "Liza." all- 
colored show. 

NEW DETROIT— "Music Box Re- 
vue." Two weeks. 

Photoplays: "Pied Piper Malone," 
eecond week. Madison; "Our Hos- 
pitality." Washington; "Name the 
Man," held over, Broadway-Strand; 
"Painted People," Capitol; "West of 
the Water Tower.' Adams. 



Flnzel's Orchestra, recording for 
Ol.eh and who are a regular fixture 



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at the Arcadia dance hall, added 
attraction this week at the Capitol. 



Feb. 24 is definite opening date for 
•Hunchback" at Adams. 



Harry S. Lorch has resigned as 
lietroit manager for Goldwyn to be- 
come Chicago manager for Hodkin- 
son. 



Tom Ealand succeeds Sid Law- 
rence as manager of the New Regent, 
Grand Rapids. 

W. S. Butterfield and wife leave 
Chicago next Sunday for California, 
to be gone about six weeks. 

The Passion Players this week at 
Convention Hall. 



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The old town was given a great 
clrcusing by two attractions during 
the past week, "The Fool" and "The 
Passing Show" battling. The pic- 



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"Patches' 'a new play by Joseph 
H. Graham opened Monday at the 
Garrick. A review elsewhere in 
this issue. 



Nelson Bell, gaining fame for the 
Crandall houses via the publicity 
route, has the broken right arm out 
of its sling. 



Joseph P. Morgan, general man- 
ager for the Crandall theatres is on 
a business trip throughout the 
middle west. 



Edith King here with the ill-fated 
Manners-Alcine stock at the Presi- 
dent heads the cast of the new play 
"Patches" at the Garrick. 



Arling Alcine who has a splendidly 
appointed dramatic school on ex- 
clusive Connecticut Avenue is fast 
creating a class of splendid size. 
Due to his experiences as an actor 
and director, his school is demand- 
ing much reap t from tl.e local 
stage aspirants. 

"Gold" by Eugene O'Neil Is to be 
produced during the current week 
by the Rams' Head Players in their 
little theatre. 



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FLAME 

(Continued from page 4!) 
the play Is all wrong. There are 
certain things it la generally safe 
to avoid on the stage — that of a son 
coming In direct conflict with his 
mother's lover. In this piece it Is 
the crux of the play, both men 
pleading with the woman to choose 
between them, the boy for her soul, 
and the lover for her body. 

After wounding the man whom 
she fears is about to Inflict bodily 
Injury on the boy. the mother goes 
oft with her son for a couple of 
months, when she is faced with the 
situation that the boy's friends and 
fiancee are ashamed of her, and on 
the other hand her lover has taken 
to drink and gone all to pieces. She 
decides to leave the boy and go back 
to her lover, arguing she Is sacri- 
ficing herself, when In reality you 
cannot but feel she Is still physically 
attracted to her. mate. 

This may be the fault of the play, 
or the manner In which it Is played 
— or both. Being an adaptation from 
the French, the chances aro the au- 
thor deliberately designed the char- 
acter in this way. 

A summary of the entire plot Is: 

Cleo, a grlsette, in her early youth 
the mistress of a young English 
nobleman in Paris, Journeys to his 
home after many years in an en- 
deavor to see the son she bore him, 
but from whom she parted almost 



Immediately, at the father's wish. 
He refuses her request, however, 
and back she goes to her life of 
degradation in Paris. 

Later, on his deathbed, the peer 
tells his son the truth concerning his 
birth, and the boy sets out to locate 
his mother, with the hope In his 
heart he will reform her. 

Encountering Cleo In a sordid den, 
accompanied by loussat, her pres- 
ent lover, the boy begs her to come 
away with him, a proposition which 
the lover disapproves of In no gentle 
manner, as he really doubts the re- 
lationship and thinks the woman is 
false to him. Going to the son's 
hotel, however, he finds the story 
genuine. Cleo fearing Boussat will 
injure the youth, wounds the man, 
and finally goes off to Switzerland 
with her son. 

While at a fashionable hotel, 
Hugo, the boy, falls In love with a 
girl, whoso family look askance at 
the mother, suspecting her past. 
When a cabaret friend of former 
days meeta her and tells her 
Bouseat is going to the dogs with- 
out her, she decides to return to him, 
and sacrifice her mother-love ao the 
boy may marry. 

It Is threadbare stage material In 
which Violet Vanbrugh Is at her 
worst She never once suggests the 
demi-mondalne, despite forensic at- 
titudes and deep toped waitings. At 
one moment she subdues herself to 
absolute Inaudibility and the next 
Is baying the moon in her acting. 
The other parts are not too well 
played, though some good work Is 
done by Sam Llvesey as Boussat 
and the nice manners, of Dawson 
Mllward fill In the part of the 
naughty Lord Blantyre. 

The characters are not convincing 
and the situations are laboriously 
brought Into effect by the obvious 
prodding of the playwright's pen. 

The piece could be Improved by 
better production, particularly In the 
matter of speed, though In all truth 
it would be better still not to do the 
play at all. Jolo. 



A MAGDALEN'S HUSBAND 

Tragedy to thrse acts adapted from th« 
dots! of Vincent Brown by Milton Rnimer 
end Edward Percy, presented by Reaidraa 
a> a series of "Playbox" matinees at tha 
St. Martins Theatre. London, on Jan. 1; 
staged by Basil Dean. 

Roger Clifford Molllsoa 

Nicolas Dralcott Robert Harris 

Janst Treevos Barbara Oott 

Joan Potten Moyna ltac(tll 

Martin Potten Malcolm Keen 

Errls Dralcott Ada Kins; 

Zeekel Dralcott Ian Hunter 

Jim Anscombe Leslie Banks 

Tbs Squire Ivor Barnard 

London. Jan. SO. 

"The Playbox" Is Just a name to 
describe the series of afternoon per- 
formances given by the Reandean 
management of plays, artistic, but 
not sound commercially. As that 
fact has been stated frankly, no- 
body but the high-brows need at* 
tend "Playbox" matinees. There* 
fore, the critic Is more or less he« 
holden to take their point of view. 

Whether he Is swayed by this ar- 
gument or not, however, he cannot 
escape the conclusion that "A Mag- 
dalen's Husband" Is extraordinarily 
like an amateur Imitation of St. 
John Ervlne'a "John Ferguson.** 
There Is the same Insistence on * 
particular verso from Holy Writ; 
the same employment of a village 
Idiot with musical Instruments: the 
same Idea of a murder to avenge a 
woman laid at the door of a cring- 
lng, whimpering coward: the aama 
idea of an honest man Induced by 
circumstances to delay his confes- 
sion until the coward la almost 
hanged. 

There l» no harm In seeing tha 
same plot again — aa long aa the new 

(Continued on page 47) 



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department of Pantates, starting 
this wool,. Ho succeeds Charles Ja- 
cob*, of the "i '.ill," who had been 
handling the press work for a*v#ral 
years. 

N. L. Naihan«on, associated will 
Alexander Pontage*, in North* as; 
Canadian vaudeville, was in .^.m 



Strictly theatrical. All you can ent. 
Opposite Nixon's Grand. HeM Jtet in 
Phlla for the money. Breakfast 9 to I 
:.n:l dinner t to »>• 20 minutes tu any 
i heat re in town. Mm. Campbell, who 
Ims been resting in Kejrpart, N. J . for 
past siv week!, is much bitter. She had 
■i nervous collapse and has a compiles* 
; ion of diseases. She is with Mr. t'emp- 
bell'a sister, Mrs. C. JeakS, at 81 West 
I'liuil Street, 



Francisco last week, a'companied 
by his family. Xathanson is on a 
pleasure j., nut to the Pacific Coast. 
He leaves this week for Los An- 

<?i :< s. 



Winnie Baldwin at the conclusion 
.: her Worflold engagement this 

.i . . i; {jfies to the Century. Oakland. 
In lil. iv leading ingenu* parts. Miss 
i:.i dwin has been signed by Sam 





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Address all communications re 

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FOR THEATRICAL FOLKS 

Kunning water, telephone In every room. 

Rates: Single $10.30 up; $1Z op with bath 

Telephone 1107-IIK* Bryant 



Harris of Ackermun & Harris for 

'.'0 nooks. 



Perry DiUey, said to be known 
nationally for his work In creating 
puppet*, has designed and made the 
head for the lion in Bornard Shaw',; 
"And roc tea and the Lion," which 
was staged by the Creek Theatre 
Players in Wheeler Hall Audito- 
rium in Berkeley, Cai., last week. 

Dllley recently designed the st:ige 
and recreated the puppets for the 
"Midsummer Night's Dream" pro- 
duction given under the direction 
of the S;in Pranclaco School of the 
Theatre here recently. 



Douglas Hotel 

BEN DWOKETT, Manager 

ROOMS NEWLY RENOVATED 

tOMEORT and CLEANLINESS 

All Conveniences. Reasonable Rate*. 

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Phone: PENNSYLVANIA 1164-.', 



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242 West 49th Street 
NEW YORK CITY 
Phone Bryant 914$ 

Itooms newly decorated, running water, 

elevator, telephone, night service, 

■ingl*. I* "ii up; Double, $11.(0 up 

Spe, lal Hales to the Profes^on 



Tun daring robbers entered the 
Fremont In Oakland last week ju"<t 
afior the audience had Hied out nt 
II o'clock at"* night anfl surprised 
Manager Robert Kay and his as- 
sistant, W~. L.' Carder, ns they wore 
counting the receipts, amounting ;o 
about $.100. The money hud been 
just locked in a small safe when 
the thugs entered. At the point of 
a rjii the robbers compelled Kay 
and Carder to lift the safe nnd 
carry it to an automobile that was 
waiting outside. The bandits then 
drove away. 

The Fremont is located just a 
block from the Melrose police »la- 
lion. 



VARIETY 



Thursday, February 7, 1924 



E. F. ALBEE, President 

B. F. 



J. J. MURDOCH, General Manager F. F. PROCTOR, Vice-President 

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(Palace Theatre Building, New York) 



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Palate Theatre Building 

NEW YORK 



EXECUTIVE OFFICES 

State-Lake Building 

CHICAGO 



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Offering Standard Vaudeville Acts from S to 30 Weeks 

AND 

First-Class Tabloid Musical Shows an Entire Season's Work 

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(One to nil) 

MINNEAPOLIS 

Seventh St 
Bee Ho Gray Co 
Peck A Harrla 
Cnsslcr A Beasley 5 
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(Continued from page 29) 

LEAVENSWORTH 

Orpheom 

Manilla Ilrcn. 
Karl Karey 
•Brod'k Feleen Ce 
Dunlay & Merrill 



M 1IHHON 
Orpheum 

lat halt 
Melroy Kl.it, is 
mark A O'Donnell 
Harry Holman Co 
Kurop'n Box'g Oirla 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Two Rozelia* 

it ■:■■!■ i & ii ■ .!. 

Fable* of 1114 
(Out to fill) 

PEORIA 

P.llnre 

lat hulf 
•Milt Dili & Sla 
Conn A Alhcrt 
Hpn Hcrnte A DaBd 
Ah'- Hamilton 
i.'ollins A Hirt 

14 half 



Ben Bernle * Band 
•Roee O'Hara 
(Three to nil) 

Ql'IKCY 

Orpheum 

lat halt 
Royea A Speck 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Gordon'a Doga 
Keene A Wtlilame 
Carnival of Venice 

■ACtHal, WIS 

Rlalto 

Klrke Collier Co 
Harry Gilbert 
.T R Johnson Co 
Alexand'r A Elmer* 
Chic Supreme 

RO< KFORD 

Palace 

lat hair 
Two Rozcllas 

Holmes A Holllatoa 
Fablei or 1U2» 
(Ono to All) 
2d half 
Melroy Sis 



Black A O'Donnell 
II Holman Co 
Europ'n Kox'g O'r'a 
(Two to nil) 

NT LOUIS 
Columbia 

Ramaey'a Canaries 
Harry Bewley Co 
Elroy Sisters Co 
Jean Hoydell 
O'Halllgan A T#vy 
Little Plplfax Co 

AT MM is 
Grand 

AuatralUn W.iltca 
Francis A Hume 
Vietorta * Dupree. 
Calvin A O'Connor 
Hilly Otrber Rov 
Co'ny A J.txnn 
Lonesome Town 



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to mi. 

sT JOE 

Electric 

lat half 
Edwin George 
Dorothy T iyljr Co 

K ban A Co 



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a; 



(One to nil) 
2d halt 
Prince Leo 
Rice A Cady 
Ted A Betty Healy 
Syncopated Toe* 

SPRINGFTLD, ILL 
Majeetle 

lat halt 
T.ane A Harper 
Jean Adair Co 
Demar'st A Collette 
(Three to nil) 

2d half 
George Mack 
(Three to nil) 

SOI Til BEND 

Palace 

lat half 
Hazel Goff A Bobby 
orrcn at Drew 
Al K Hall Co 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Embs & Alton 
.Tins A Whelan 
Polly Mor.in 
(Two to nil) 

SIOIX CITY 

Ort» I.eum 
rink's Mules 
Kitner At Rainey 
Seed & Austin 
Whit. i Slaters 
Itvan A T.ee 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Alexander .4 Roach 



Little Billy 
White Slaters 
Enid Ifarkey Co 
Three Blanks 
(One to nil) 

NPRriil-IFI.il. MO 

Electric 

lat half 
Ted A Hetty Healy 
Snycopated Toea 

2d hair 
Mahon & Cholet 
Gat Jonea A Orch 

SIOI \ FALL*) 
Orpheum 

lat hair 
Max Thiclon 
Dancing Wild 

2d hair 
HarUlns Slaters 
Hong Ray llaw 
Kitner A Rcany 
Fink'a Mules 

TERRK II \ITE 

Hippodrome. 

lit half 
Bmba A Alton 
Geo Mule 
Blossom s «'.■■•■ r , 
Jans A Wh»le» 
(Two to nil" 

2.1 half 
Orren A Dr.-w 
Jean A.L.ir t'o 
Al K Hall c> 
(Thrta to hid 



TOPEKA 
Novelty 

1st half 
Manilla Bro* 
Karl Karey 
Hrodec'k Felacn 



Dunlay & Merrill 
(One to nil) 

2d halt 
Rekoma 

Throe Andre 8latcra 
Keno, Keys A M 



FANTAGES CIRCUIT 



TORONTO 
Pantnges 

(»-:5> 

•Sonia ft Eac.rta 

iVailac* a May 

chaa Keating A Co 
Moacow Art Co 
Grant Gardner 
3 Landaua 

HAMILTON. CAN. 

Pnmagr* 

Cha'pecle .& C'lefon 
DeMont A Gracia 
Edni W Hopper 
O stamm A Olrli 
Dave Harris 
Torino Co 

CHICAGO 

« tint. ... 

l«t half 
M T ir it'*. Pupils 
UuritM A )-'')r..ri 
Hill A Balfour 2 
Wuwi'T A it.'* ro 
\/lni!iel,l ft Ireland 
Cveno Jape 

MINNKAI'OMS 

I'linlllgcH 

(Sunday opening) 



Barto & Melvln 
Lawler A Frazer 
Hen Smith 
Versatile Steppers 
Palo & Palet 
Girton Girls 

REftlNA, CAN. 
Pantagea 

(1I-1J) 
(Same bill plays 
Snskatoon 14-1*1. 
I.ouise A Mitchell 
Sue Russell 
Nautical Follies 
Race A E.lg"s 
a H. '.fords 

KDMONTON. CAN. 

Pantnges 
Mi tie Teehl Po 
Northlane A Wm-.i 
.--!.■. rl Rev 
Carl McCullough 
i Telltrone * 

(AM. IRV. CAM. 
(opitol 
(11-13) 

" H' 1 II. .Hits 

'.' i i : Sis 

w i let A Kartman 



Dillon A Parker 
Vardon & Perry 
Vardell Bros 

SPOKANE 
Pantage* 

The Earles 
Baby June 
Tuck A Clnn 
Heart of Clown 
Burt Walton 
O Avery A Boys 

BEIXINGHAM 

Vaadeville 

The Tlnsdalee 
Cliff Green 
Hughes Merrltt Co 
Sh'man Van & H 
H'mann'a Animala 

SEATTLE 
Paatacee 

Melford Trio 
H'ward & Norw'd 
I/ford A Fr'erlck 
Haney Rev • 
Story & Clark 
Berta Beeson 

VANCOUVER, B.C. 

Pantagea 
Al Oolem Co 

Turclly 

Roger* A D'nelly 
( 'a I tea Bros 
Thaleros Clrcoa 
H Abrama Co 

TACOMA 

Pantavgae 

Rawleys 
F Work Co 
M Pearl Co 
Brltt Wood 
Laurie DeVlne 
Georgia Minstrels 

PORTLAND, ORE. 

Pantagea 
The Wilhata 
Sabbott A Braoka 
Waltera A Stern 
Irving's Midget* 

TRAVEL 

(Open week) 
Rasso 

M'K'alck A H'liday 
Courtney Sis 
Murry A Maddox 
Blutch A Snyder 
Cuba CrutchHeld 

SAN FRANCISCO 
Pantagea 

(Sunday opening) 
Kafka A Stanley 
H'liday A Wlllettc 
Frldkln A Rhoda 
Rlgoletto Bros 
Howard A Lewis 
Toka 

LOS ANGEI.ES 

Pantuge* 

(Sunday opening) 
The Hanans 
Louis Winsel 
N Fernandez Co 
K Weber Co 
Hurt A Rosedale 
The Mounters 

LG. BEACH, CAI.. 
HnTt 

Gibson A Pr.ce 
Julia Curtis 
Alia Axiom 
.led Donley 
Hiinriafor.l Family 

SALT LAKE 
Pantage* 

. T i l l 1 Re l i 'l H ' n 
.tultti Htlr'io 
Harmon .'.■ Pandj 
Kvans Men. A ■ 
Miiry Drew ('.. 
Ilebir.i "ii ■ Synco 

OGDF.N, IT Ml 

rnnlilges 
I 1 |.ll. I 
ClifToril .*: I-" i :. >- 
tVornmn ,v- Mock 
M ii aton .v Manley 



Baraban Groha C» 

Mile 

Nat Chic Hainei , 

DENVER 

Pantagea 

Paul Sydell 
Bernard DePace 
Overholt A Toung 
Bernard! 
Watson Sis 
Van Horn A Inet 

COLO. SPRINGS 
Burn* 

(11-13) 
(Same bill play* 

Pueblo Hit) 
Mary Blank Co 
Jewell A Rita 
Valeska Surratt Ce 
I.lbonatl 
Steve Green 
Stanley Tripp A H 






OMAHA. NEB. 
World 

Rafayettee Don 
Farrell A Hatch 
Road Wyse I 
Marsh Montgomery 
A Robblns 
Four Phillip* 

DBS MOINES, IA. 

Pantage* 

Plantation Days 

K'NSAS CITY. MO, 

Pantage* 
Julia Edward* 
Kvans A Wilson 
Saxon A Farrell 
Eddie Borden 
Lucille A Cockle 
Elale A Paulaen 

MEMPHIS 

Pantagea 

Trella Co 
Harris A Holly 
H A J Shields 
Taylor Howard A T 
Sarafan 
Margaret A Gaddee 

TERRE II W TK 

Indiana 

1st half ' 
The Cromwell* 
PAG Hall 
Billy S Hall 
Prosper A Maret 
The Folliea 

TOLEDO 

Hi. oil 
Kate A Wiley 
Joe Roberta 
Seymour A Cunard 
(Three to nil) 
INDIANAPOLIS 
I.yr!c 
Ruddinoff 
White A Button 
Win Weston 
Ward A Raymond 

COLOIBl'S, O. 

James 
Mildred A Melroae 
Knowles A Hurat 
Stamey Chapman 
In Transylvania 
Chahot Tortlnl 
Klutlng's Animals 

DETROIT 

Regent 

Olga A Nichols 
In. lores I. ope". 
■Ilrovvnlee l^ntlies 
t'huclt linns 
Shmlowlntiil 
Vino .<• Temple 
Nomas Troupe 

Mile* 
HM'imn.n & Bonle 
Kl Coin 

Monroe A Graiton 
Land o< Tang i 
lt,.b: i son A iVarel 
J iri. son 



Thursday, February 7, 1924 



VARIETY 



47 



DOING NICELY 

for 
PANTAGES 

THANK YOU 

Sincerely yours 

ROGERS & DONNELLY 

Direction MARK LEVY 



ERNEST BREUER Asks: 

"Does the Spearmint lose its flavor 
on ;he bedpost overnight?" 

IZKY answerp: "I don't know, 
but I do know that the 



keep th< 



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.lavnr all the time." 



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708 7th Ave., N. Y. 

Opp. Colombia Theatre 



BUDDY 
WALKER 

Lindy's Foremost Character 
Song Singer 
WORKING 

HIP RAYMOND 

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WITH 
MILDRED MAISON 

A Treat fcr the Kiddles, as Wtll a* 

the Qrown Ups> 

Direction EARL & PERKINS 



INTERSTATE CIRCUIT 



DALLAS, TKX. 

Majestic 

Anna Vivian 
Lyle & Virginia 
Mo) he I ii'.:. : CO 
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Yarmark 
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Hubert Dyer 

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.lole 
M ha)f 
•Win RbB 
Geo Lyons 
AwkKnrO Ape 
Dolly & Ox 
Three Lordens 

TT. WORTH. TEX. 
Majestic 

Frank J Sidney 
Callahan A Hllss 
Zeek ft Randolph 
Babcock ft Doily 
Hegedus His 
Morris ft Shaw 
T Y Yaphankers 

HOUSTON, TEX. 

Majestic 
Paul Nolan Co 
Stanley ft Dimes 
Feplta Oranados 
Dooley ft Morton 
4 Mortons 
O'Neill ft PlunUett 
Stanley Bros 

LITTLE ROCK 

Majestic 
Wm Ebs 
Geo Lyons 
Awkward Age 
Polly ft Oz 
Mrs Eva Kay 
M halt 
First Love 
Emily Darre'.l 



Eva Pay 

Sweeney ft Walter! 

•Lorraine llinto Cu 

"OKLAHOMA CITY 

Orpheum 

tTulsa spill) 
let half 
Mark ft La Rue 
Fargo ft Richards 
('has Rogers Co 
Nellie V Nichols 
Rialto ft Lailont 

SAN ANTONIO 

Majestic 

V^n Beyer 
McFarlan ft Palace 
•Harry Fabcr Co 
T'mpeet ft D). k'son 
Minstrel Monarch* 
Frank Van Hov< n 
Maurice Diamond 

TILS A, OK LA. 
Orpheam 

(Okla. City split) 

1st halt 
Daly ft Berlew 
Gold ft Sunshine 
Roger Imhof Co 
Joe Towle 
Anger & rackir 

WICHITA, HAN. 

Orpheum 

Lovenberg Sis 
Carleton & Dallcw 
Murray ft Oakland 
Jark Clifford 
3 I.ordens 
(One to fill) 

lid half 
Bert Sloan 
W A O Ahem 
TAD Ward 
Ergottl ft Herman 
II Wainian A Band 
Briscoe ft Kauh 



8HUBERT THEATRE, 
NEW YORK, NOW 

Sixth Month 

BUDDY 
DOYLE 

Harry Rose Is Broadway's 
Greatest Jester 

"ARTISTS and MODELS" 



LLOYD 
IBACH'S 

ENTERTAINERS 

This Week (Feb. 4), B. F. Keith's, 
Columbus 

Direction PETE MACK of 
CASEY OFFICE 



MEL KLEE 

KLEEN MATERIAL KLEE 

A gentleman in cork, 

nor does the cork 

conceal it 

Direction ROSALIE and 
LEE STEWART 



BOBBY 
HENSHAW 

"The Encore," my "Encore," not a 

periodical or an encomium, but my 

"Encore," and it play3 a cornet 

Purveyor, Chas. Allen of 
Eentham Office 



MAGDALEN'S HUSBAND 

(Continued front page 44) 

version Is an Improvement on the 
eld. But In this case, although Ed- 
ward Percy la a playwright of prom- 
ise and Milton Hosmer an actor and 
Stage director of experience, the 
play seems moro the result of scis- 
sors and pas-to than of good work 
with pen and blue pencil. The-y tell 
their story In nine scenes — one, how- 
ever, wan missed out during the per- 
formance — though "John Ferguson" 
required no change of setting. Yet, 
In spite of this freedom, they lost 
touch with the central Idea. 

Jim Anscombo, who seduced Joan 
Pottcn, has returned from town to 
Ms native village. Whllo Martin 
Potten, who naa "made an honest 
woman of her," pits drinking with 
htm tn tho public house, Zeekel 
Dralcott 1b In tho Pottens' parlor 
telling Joan he loves her. 

Martin brings Jim home to wreak 
a splto agalnnt Joan. She walks out 
of the house and seeks refuge with 
Zeekel. Tho next tnornlng Martin 
Is found dead and Jim Is arrested. 



Bob Murphy 

progress! nir, progressing 
progressing, progressing 
progressing, progressing 

and 

STILL PROGRESSING 

progressing, progressing 
progressing, progressing 

ALF. T. WILTON and 
FRED MACK 



4 ENGLISH MADCAPS 

Cissy, Wally, Elsie and the Incomparable 

Zella Madcap 

"Each one an Artist," Vide Press 

The act tliat is world-famed from the Coliseum, Palladium, 
Victoria Palace, London ; Alhambra, Paris, and Palace, 

New York. 

Management CISSY MADCAP 
Direction ALF T. WILTON 

Name Protected Through Variety and N. V. A., 
Also V. A. F., London 



SID 



BESSIE 



THE BROADWAY JESTER 

HARRY 

ROSE 



Buddy Doyle Is the 20th 

Century's Greatest 

Minstrel 



THE WORLD'S FASTEST 
MELODY UNIT 

Now working eluht Weeks SO the coast 

RAYMOND FAGAN 

and his Symphonic Dunce Orchestra. 

CAKl'IN SISTKRS Dancers 

\\ II II AM lll'K.MI \M Violin 

KIH'AHDO SANTOS First Trumpet 

i.uilti.l: MeOIVKKN. . Nocoud Trumpet 

RAKI.K THOMPSON Suxophone 

ItOliKRT liUMIKN SiiKipliuiia 

NORMAN McPHKRSON Sousaphone 

MAM PKINCK Ilanjo 

WALTKIt KINO Trombone 

TED Ol.KASON Drama 

We will soon bo headed for New York— * 
then watch cut 



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An Aesop Fable 

Once upon a time (small) a single 
woman and an animal act were the 
only acts on a bill. The single 
woman got a bod report and the 
manager of the theatre spent all of 
his time In the animal act's dressing 
room. 

2000 E. C. Aesop said, 'Bootblacks 
can do more with raps than ballad 
singers." 

FRED ALLEN 

"Born 1894" 



HEADLINING LOEW CIRCUIT 

By Courtesy of J. H. LUBIN 

MANAGEMENT: FELIX PATTY 

Pilot for Losw Circuit, WILLIAM MACK 



PHIL 



ROY 



ROY and ARTHUR 

SMASH UP IN CHINA 
This Week (Fell. 4), Orpheum, Hrooklyn. Direction AARON III ssi.it 



VALERIE BERGERE 

and Her Company present "JUDGMENT" 

This Week (Feb. 4) Keith's Orpheum, Brooklyn 
Next Week (Feb. 11) Keith's Riverside, New York 



on those four characters being kept 
together as long as possible. Two 
are out of the way halfway. The 
Interest that remains llee In the 
struggle whether Zeekel shall give 
himself up, but as Joan Is deter- 
mined from the start that she can- 
not marry her husband's murderer, 
scene after scene merely prolongs 
the obvious. 

The monotony of tho last act nat- 
urally affects the acting. Moyna 
Macgill gives an affecting study of 
the Magdalen, but she has neither 
the big scene nor the light and shade 
that she found In St. John Ervlne's 
heroine. As Martin Malcolm Keen 
has a part that Is violent hut un- 
convincing, and Ian Hunter trots the 
sympathy as Zeekel until the au- 
dience tires. 

Tho best performance Is contrib- 
uted by Leslie Banks— but he always 
does well. 



PROGRESS 



London. Jan. 22. 
"Progress" is the fourth play of 
t". K. Munro to be produce.! by the 

Incorporated Stage Society. He is a 
very significant dramatist bringing 
to t ho theatre comprehensive obser- 
vation of vital events combined with 
a ke< n sense of natii e, 

11 is svorlf "The Rumor," 
year ago, was a great play 
of the causes and effect 

"PrngreVs" nvvy he rail. .1 
panlon play, or perhaps an Inner 
play, to "The Humor." It dwell*, 
upon the poMtleal aspect of the 
struggle between large nations over 
a small subject. Statesmen are 
shown enmeshed In tho web of hap* 
penings they seem powerless to pro- 



Riven a 
a study 

of war 
a rom- 



Idealists, some practical men and 
some sternly lust; they are all in- 
expressively helpless despite their 
floods of oratory. These politicians 
in England cannot prevent a war 
with Germany arising from the 
question of trade interests in the 
distant island of Kokoland. With 
the aid of France, Germany is de- 
feated and the new era, which Is 
claimed to have been brought about 
by tho ruin of that country, sees 
nothing but debt and taxation for 
the victors with disputes betwi en 
them. 

Though the author states that the 
countries he names are intended to 
typify merely any great modern 
states, the analogy to recent events 
Is perfectly apparent. All the char- 
acters in the play prate of progress. 
Tho summing up is unconsciously 
made by a coffee-stall keeper to his 
custc mors when in the last scene 
he says "Good times follow bad and 
bad times follow pood, but there is 
progress for here's a new unbreak- 
able cup made of the new mineral 
from Kokoland treated with German 
chemicals." 

"Progress" because it Is almost 
entirely political, lacks the anima- 
tion and variety of "The Rumor." 

There are times when it repeats, a! 
greater length and to loss effect, 
parallel scenes lo those in the 
earlier work, it is lengthy, lasting 
four hours In performance, and 

could with a i v ii. I iue have .-.limit a 

third cut. The dialog is often 
redundant, and this befogs tiw 
points the speakers are making 
Even in the netver form of play- 
writing introduced by Munro, clarity 
should not be drowned in repetition. 
There are many characters In the 



SIDNEY GIBSON and RUDOLPH JOYCE 
present 

OLSEN and JOHNSON 
WILL MAHONY and JOHNNY 

m "RYE BREAD and GRAVY" 

at KEITH'S PALACE, New York, THIS WEEK (Feb. 4) 



(Continued from prnte 28) 
HATTY WHITE BBJMOa INDIVIDUAL COMLDY WORK TO III HI.KSQI E STAGE 

".Must of my remarlia concerning; Harney Gerard's "All In Fun," now on view at 
the Capitol, will he directed toward Matty White. 

"Thla man lulntta to tho burlesque st.iKe u well-denned Individual brand of 
comedy. On tho variety staRO he probably would be called it nut comic.' but ho 
(oea beyond that. His travesty In sons Is lifted beyond the 'nut' alas* to Individual 
artistry. 

White se.-ins to have decided thai the burlesque staue has the rinht to expect 
and obtain real comedy ublllty delivered In an Individual way. White takea hla 
burli'HiiUc seriously, maanlBB by that, that White gives his beat, both ^n delivery 
and material, every minute ho Is on the stage. • He knows how to develop a song; 
along new comedy lines. It doesn't talio an audience very lonir to decide that a real 
entertainer is on tho stage." — WALTER D. Hit KMAN, Indianapolis "Timea." 



SAMMY 



PATSY 



LEWIS and BROWN 

"DANCERS OF EXCELLENCE" 

From now on MONTE CARLO CAFE, NEW YORK 



VESS OSSMAN 
says 

When Spettltiox of Banjoista, Remember 

THEOSSMANS 

WORLDS GREATEST 



Nicholas Hannen, with a sad knowl- 
edge of the text, repeated the part 
of the I'rlme Minister after the 
prompter. Really good performances 
were given by Douglas Jefferlcs, as 
a smug business man finding right- 
eous motives in self-interest, and J. 
Fisher . White as an unpractical 
idealist in parliament. There are 
only two women and their appear- 
ance is confined to a few minutes. 

The production Is well navigated 
for the Stage Society by Allen 
Wade. 



CHESTER NATIVITY PLAY 

London, Jan. 12. 
For Advent the Old Vic. has put 
on tho "Play of th.» Shepherds " be- 
longing to the cycle known . the 
Chester Plays. These, date from 
about the fourteenth century when 
they woro acted In tho streets of 
Chester upon scaffolds mounted on 

wheers; : — "* 

Each play In the cycle was given 
to a particular trado to enact, and 
; tho Shepherd's play (No. 7) was the 
; property of tho "Payntcrs and 
j Olaelers." Until presented at the 
! Old Vic. It Is not known to have 
1 been performed within a theatre. 
1 Tr>e r' n y Itself if * simp'" nfftjf 



DUVAL Billy 

and 

Merle SYMONDS 

in 

"HER FATHER" 

KEITH CIRCUIT 

BOOKED SOLID 

Direction CHAS. BIERBAUER 

Back East with new songs and 
material written by 

BILLY DUVAL 



and there Is beauty In Its very sim- 
plicity. It Is nothing more than an 
account of the star appearing to 
the Shepherds, their journey to 
Bethlehem and the worship of the 
new-born babo there. Church 
propaganda of medieval times Is 
rather evident In tho avidity with 
which tho humble Shepherds, poor 
as they are, offer their treasured 
belongings to tho infant Christ. 

Robert Atkins has produ<_od the 
antlu.no plcco effectively, treating it 
with reverence and yet losing none 
of the dramatic values The actors 
help to render it a better sermon 
than many that nro ladled out from 
the pulpit toduy. 

"A Christmas Carol," adapted by 
Russell Tiiorndik'i from Dickens, 
follows and appears fusty fare. The 
version Is not good, neither 1s the 
acting. Nell Curtis arts Scrooge 

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NEW YORK CITY. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 14. 1924 



48 PAGES 



DIGGING INTO "SPEC" THING 



1ST OF PICTURE NAMES 

FOR VAUDEVILLE SHRINKS 



fest Coast Players Anticipating Picture Activity 
Not Looking With Favor on Outside Engage- 
ments — Women Stars Scarcer Than Men 



Los Angele?, Feb. 1J. 
Although the picture etudios are 
nnlng below par, the number of 
:ture names available for vaude- 
le have diminished markedly. 
This was brought to light recently 
icn a sketch came into the hands 

local vaudeville interests, which 
ey favorably considered and de- 
•ed to use for a woman star from 
ctures. Scovits were sent forth to 
euro a woman sufficiently well 
iown to prove a vaudeville draw- 
5 card. After spending some time 

th search it was found but one 
is available, and she of r.o impor- 
nt drawing power, and not in- 
idtii among the big ■ alorled worn- 

of the screen. 
it is generally encoded that, al- 
,»ugh most women stars are be- 
t kept fairly busy In pictures, 
hre are a number of men available 
I 1 vaudeville or legit productions. 
There are ft certain number of 
'le leads and «>tars actively en- 
,;ed in picture! 1 every week in 
b year, with the majority of pro- 
cers prefering to secure these 
JCh sought after men, rather than 
ke some of the less popular who 
b usually open for engagements. 
With the announcement that the 
Jority of producers will start work 
thin the near future, most of the 
iture players are' showing an i:\- 
artion to hold on" from any en- 
sement outside of film work. 



ILLINOIS GOING DARK; 
BUT POWERS HAS ACE 



Couldn't Induce New York Pro- 
ducers to Follow "Lullaby" 
—Hopes of "Nation" 



H I SI f IE L DlCHURCHES WANT "POSITION"; 



STARTS QUIZZING 
Uii BRADY 



Sam Kingston Another Wit- 
ness in Hearing on The- 
atre Ticket Handling — 
Layman Testifies — Brady's 
Playhouse Holding Hit 
Appears to Complicate 
Investigation the Manager 
Volunteered to Aid — 
Hirshfield Intends to Pur- 
sue Inquiry 



NTI-VIVISECTION SOC. 
ANGELING NEW PLAY 



Chicago. Fel. 1J. 

With the departure of "The Lul- 
laby" Saturday the Illinois will go 
dark indefinitely. 

Harry J. Powers, own'" - w.v. in 
New York last week endeavoring 
to secure an, attr • tion to follow. It 
is said Powers has an are in the 
hole for the house in case the litiga- 
tion of "The Birth of a Nation" is 
straightened out. He has made a 
proposal to the film management to 
move the picture from tlie Audi- 
torium to the Illinois, as (lie film is 
in the former house on a f out -week 
rental. 



The Anti-Yiv!section Society of 
w York is s.i i.l tn lie silent bail.- 
i of a new play by James Henry 
:irien entitled "The Cloak «.f Sci- 
ie," described as a dramatic pro- 
it against th • subjecting of dumb 
imala to the raiiao of scientific 
icarrh. 

VBrien Is n California newspaper 
n who wrote th" piny, indepen- 
itly of the .-ir'i- At one tini" 
is said to hav* had Winthrop 
les Interested In it. for George 
li«s. The letter' decision to con- 
ue in "The (ireen Ucdfies 
eked the plan 
!"he Ami -Vu in—tinn Snojely had 



ANYTHING TO KILL TIME; 
SUN WEANED HUSBAND 

Evelyn Du Fresne Tells Why 

She Married Jack Smith 

And How She Lost Him 



ird of the pliiy through Arliss 
o spoke of Its value nt a mect- 
. O'Brien was Invited to n nub- 
uont meeting and the play was 
orsed. 

ilthough Harold II. Sullivan Is 
accredited product r Of the piece, 
is reliably reported the society 
lnanclng the venture. 



S.ni Francisco, Fell '.i 
Kvclyn l>u Fresne, vaudeville anl 
musical comedy actross, has filed 
suit for divorce again ' Jjck C. 
Smith, aUo a vaudeville performer 
,ii i the plaintiff's stage partner. 

Their wedding, Miss l>u Fresne 
si itcd, fti Oct. 7, 1921, was ; i-t an 
Incident. 1'iior to th. : date they 
had been working togetln in 
vaudeville. for some time, v, '•'• rever 
a thought of getting married Than 
came n few days' lay-off amid 
gloomy, foggy weal I ■■■ md they 
ouldn't play golf. Smilli uag '-\ 



y get married ami t*u n i''i' 
his plea. Right afiff th. 

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mony the sun came on 
n ilked put. She wvl ; 
si-rn him since 

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mem her of the Jack i; i 
corned; company i "■'• 
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DEBATE SUGGESTED 



The sutu total or the two days 
investigation by Commissioner of 
Accounts David Hirshfield Into the 
ticket speculating evii was a re- 
fusal by William A. Brady to talk 
and a demand by the theatrical 
manager on Hirshfield to enforce 
the law which makes it a crime for 
a ticket broker to charge in excess 
of 60 cents premium to an attrac- 
tion. 

A witness at yesterday after- 
noon's session John J. Heinz testi 
(led he had purchased two $.".30 
tickets for the Playhouse (Brady 'a 
house, incidentally), which has 
"The Show-Oft" for the attraction 
paying S9.90 for the ducats. The 
name of the place was given as tl 
I^ongacre Theatre Ticket Office at 
713 Seventh aver.it". New Yoik. Mr. 
Heinz produced a card from the 
agency which was handed to him 
with t he invitation "come again," 
on which were the names Charles 
Barry and I< Bickcrt 

Brady insisted that Hirshfield 
should subpoena the other the- 
atrical managers — citing Floren* 
Ziegfeid, for Instance— and aim the 
heads OL the bos offices In Mi-* met- 
ropolitan theatres Instead of trying 
to get everything ont of him Hrart> 
objected to having been put i 
oath and when pinned down to 
facts refused to mention names He 
explained the reason for this as liv- 
ing paralleled on nn old theatrical 
axiom, to "have a pood dtrong 
for the finish.' ai i tl it he it tend.- 
jo i hut his Informatici for the I; i 
To Hii-. Mn MifieM rei ;. ■ ." i • 

iti-. by some < f yo i.r so< let .' pi i>>, 
Mr. Brady, yn>i have i good ■ ■•> . 
act, gi ncrall;', ..'. : ■ • • ■ i. 
wi ik.' 

This < ■■'. ■■!■ • a t.gl 

much oTTTTT 
by-play. 
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which the 
nied. and 



ADS ON THEATRICAL PAGE 



Utica's Ministers' Association Worrying the Local 
Dailies — Ultimatum, No Church Ads — Were on 
Theatrical Page This Week 



MEMPHS CHURCHES DO 
CAPACITY ON SUNDAYS 



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Theatres Obliged to Close on 

Sabbath — 'Moral Picturess' 

— "Free Will" Admission 



New Orleans, Fob. 13. 

Through concerted action of 
many of its churches Memphis is 
minus Sunday entertainment in its 
playhouses but the town Is not with- 
out amusement on the Sabbath. 

The locale of the entertainments 
Iia.i been transferred merely, for 
most of the churches arc presenting 
regular programs. A regular show 
is giver, with "mora'.' pictures and 
singers. 

The "moral" pictures are ."imply 
those that are not particularly dar- 
ins, and Include most of the regu- 
lar releases. 

No admission is charged bat the- 
patrons are asked for a "free will" 
offering nnd the amount given U 
usually the price paid to nee a regu- 
lar picture entertainment in Mem- 
phis on any of the week nights. 

The churches of Memphis play- 
i r shows on Sunday arc attractil g 
capacity houses With the occupants 
of the pulpil* "laughing in their 
boots" at the thoatrlcal managers of 
the tow 



RUTH CRAY'S SERIOUSLY 
ILL, INWARD BLEEDING 



;;;•; Cray, 16-year-oid member of 
the Gray Family (vaudeville), i-. a 
vi tim of the inward bleeding dis- 
ea»e known to the medical f rater- 
ii. , as puerpera haemophagio. 

Very little hope for her re< overy 
i- I !il out .She is receiving a 
ti ' fusion of blood (1 W pli I 
daily, bul II i- nirt reacting as satls- 
faci u •;.. as t ; e doc 'oi a would like. 

THt 'l i e, v. hich . a puzsl • to 
i he :•■ i ■ . i -. ■ ■■ to atta 

i colli and, weak 'nin • 
led on I'age 7 1 



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SUGAR CHASING" 

,1 r>po! "'I pi odti ' OT Tl '• 

i ' i : i, ' off" .': ml "on ' . '. 

pil ■ thi ee months has beej u 
ilvfiiiltely postponed while it 

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Utica, N. T., Feb. 13 

No, siree; nothing doing on that 
stuff about playing up the theatri- 
cal ads and "burying" the church 
advertisements. We want "posi- 
tion" or we won't advertise. 

That, In substance, was the ulti- 
matum of the local ministers' as- 
sociation to the Utica newspapers 
just a few days ago. 

They even passed a resolution 
condemning the practice of giving 
theatrical news Mich unusual pref- 
erence over church news, but more 
especially of the relative position of 
the paid ads. 

Tiie paper:; apparently are wor- 
ried. This week-end found Un- 
church announcement" on the the« 
atrical page. 



27 PAST BURLESQUERS 
FRAMED IN LOBBY 

Jake Isaac Picks 'Em from 

Other Fields— GiH Frame 

and Lighted, Too 



Chicago, Feb. in 
The Olympic has installed a gi '■ 
frame :'- feet long and three feet 
high. In which Jake Isaac, it. 
manager, has inserted th» photo- 
graphs of 27 stars of the legit 
vaudeville ar.d musical comedy 
stage, graduates from Ulrlesque. 

The frame is located In the center 
of the outer lobby and has a spe- 
cial lighting equipment. 

The list of those in the fram» 
includes Clark and McCullough, 
Billy IJ. Van, Alexander Carr. Bum 
Bernard, Barney Bernard, A! Jolson, 
Will Rogers, Leon Hrrol!, George 
Boban, Mack Bennett, P.illy Arling- 
ton, Morton nnd Moore, Qeorge 
Dickcl, J. m, os Barton, Al Shean, 
Watson Sisters, Solly Ward, Char- 
lotte Greenwood, Fanny Brlce, 
Sophie Tucker, George Sidney, 
Grace LaBue, ih<r. it.ircicy. Emn i 
Carus and Harry Watson, Jr. 



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CABLES 



VARIETY'S LONDON OFFICE 
2096-3199 Regent Thursday, February 14, 1924 



BRITISH VARIETY VERY BAD IN 1923; 
1,000 BR TISH ARTISTS' PASSPORTS 



16th Annual Meeting Variety Artists Federation Held 
in London — Many Performers Forced Out of 
Business Through Conditions 



London, Feb. 6. 

The IGth annual meeting of the 
Variety Artists' Federation, with 
Albert Voyco, chairman, presiding, 
mentioned the affiliation of the 
federation with the Trade Union 
Congress. Thla was likely to be of 
considerable help and would cost 
three pence per head a member, It 
was stated. 

Speaking the slump, the chair- 
man said the past year had been 
difficult owing to bad trade condi- 
tions, the vogue of cheap revue, and 
the desperate variety combination. 
Bona-flde variety artists had been 
crowded out owing to cheap revue 
shows, while many music-hall 
managers had gone in for third and 
fourth-rate pictures and admis- 
sion to tholr houses had been con- 
siderably reduced. 

During 1923 over 3,000 applica- 
tions for passporte had been made 
by British artists who had secured 
engagements abroad. This meant, 
it was said, that, owing to the con- 
ditions existing, many good acts 
had been driven out of the coun- 
try, while lack of employment in 
smaller halls forced many artists 
out of the business altogether. 
Hundred* of British artists had 
been compelled to apply to the 
benevolent fund for assistance. The 
Music Hall Artists' Railway Asso- 
ciation was tlio barometer of the 
profession and its membership had 
dropped to something like half. 

During the year the law charges 
had been 17,000, $1,700 of which 
represented the federations costs 
In the Arnold case— the rase In 
which the V. A* F., with the other 
protective unions, fought nnd won 
an action against a bogus manager 
touring a revue who paid such 
small salaries his chorus girls were 
alleged to have been driven to the 
streets. 

The committee's report showed 
tii.it (luring the prist IS months 
numbers had p;iid in $&!j(),000, sub- 
scription stamp sales were, over 
$300,000, death levy payments to- 
taled $1^0,000, entrance fees 
amounted to $40,ooo, contrlb itlons 
to various charities aim funds 
amounted to $35,000. 

Speaking of the importation of 
colored artists and other alien per- 
formers which had had so much 
to do with unemployment, the 
chairman said they had been able 
to tighten up restrictions to such an 
extent that homo talent is not likely 
to be affected again so seriously. 

The rule against ex-enemy alien 
artists was still in force. An as- 
surance had been obtained from the 
minister of labor to the effect that 
ex-enemy aliens (Germans and 
Austrians) would not bo allowed to 
perform In Britain as long as it was 
Impossible for British artists to ob- 
tain a living salary in ex-enemy 
countries. 

A few extremists had sought to 
place an embargo on British art- 
ists In France, but a reciprocal ar- 
rangement had bpen arrived at be- 
tween the V. A. 1'. and the Union 
indept ndante, 

NORMA MONRO, AUTHOR 
London, Fob. IS. 
'The Eternal Spring," produced 
by Dennis Kadie Tuesday evening, 
is anm uneed as written by "Peter 
Garland," who is really Norma 
Monro, daughter of the well-known 
American publisher, and frhe is also 
the author of "Glamor." Several 
j ears ago, it will bo recalled, Miss 
Monro becanv financially interested 
In thea ricol productions In New 
York. 

KITTY CORDONS HUBBY DEAD 

London, Feb 4 

Til death of Captain, the Hon. 

Uenrj Horslcy-Beresfopl has been 
announced. He was a younger 
brother of Lord Declen .md mar- 
ried Kitty Gordon In 1904. 



Kitty Gordon is at present in 

New York, operating a beauty par- 
lor in the mid section of the city. 

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JOHNNY D00LEY OUT 
OF 'THE THREE GRACES' 

Comedian Gets Contracted Six 

Weeks' Salary, but Only 

Works Four 



London, Feb 13 
William Berry will replace Johnny 
Dooley In "Three Graces." Dooley 
will be paid his full six weeks, ac- 
cording to contract. Maldle Andrews 
Ls taking over the Sylvia Leslie part. 
The piece is being partly re-writ- 
ten In order to make it suit Berry. 

J. I,. Sachs today denied a recent 
cable appearing in Variety which 
said there was no song hits in 
"Three Graces." He asserts that 
Glgolotte and Bombalina numbers 
went over llg. 



W00DS-ABRAMS VENTURE 

Joirt Lease for New Haymarkct 
House 



London. Feb. 13. 

There ls a joint lease for the 
new Waller Gibbons house In Hay- 
market. 

A. H, Woods and Hiram Abrams 
(United Artists) have taken it. The 
theatre is likely to open with tho 
Woods' Pauline Frederick play. 

Its policy will bo the legit and 
pictures alternating between 

Woods' attraction and the U. A. 
(American) pictures. 

CHANGEAT PALLADIUM 



New Version of "The Rainbow" 
Follows Pantomime 



London. Feb. 13. 

Albert De Courville will produce 
a new version of "The Rainbow," 
with Shirley Kellogg and Tubby 
Edlin as co-etars. It will follow the 
Dick Whltington pantomime at the 
Palladium on Feb. 18. 

Later De Courville will produce 
a new revue at the Palladium with 
Billy Emerson. 



IN LONDON 



Brcm'i^ Clialloner, now playing 
In "When Knights Were Bold" at 
the Criterion, announces he will 
follow that piece with a new com- 
edy, "The Man Who Knew," by 
Harold Owen. Tho rights have not 
as yet been assigned to »him by 
the author, who at tho moment Is 
negotiating with a bigger e'ar 
about the play. 



Percy Colson, one of Britain's 
leading musicians, is writing a 
light opera in conjunction with 
Frederick Lonsdale. This has the 
working title of "The Lady Mary." 
When finished It may follow "Pom- 
padour" at Daly's. Another Colson 
pleco ls the musical version of 
Goldsmith's "She Stoops to Con- 
quer," which was produced at 
Baden Baden last September. This 
will probably be done in the West 
End during the spring. 



Malcolm Watson, tho crlt!-' of the 
"Dally Telegraph." has been slowly 
recovering from a serious operation. 
He Is now back in harness con- 
ducting the Thursday theatrical 
page cf Ms journal. 



Robert Loralno Is announced by 
Manager Nigel Play fair lo head the 
cast in his forthcoming revival of 
the old Congreve comedy "Tho Way 
of the World." The company has 
been long in rehearsal and tho first 
performance Is set down for Feb. 7. 



Marie Lohr has announced her 
Intention of playing "Madame Sans- 
Gene" in the near future. Help! 



"Almond Eye" the elaborate Chi- 
nese play at the Seala. ran for four 
weeks. The loss has been stated 
at $50,000. 



Godfrey Tearle and Charlton Mann 
will start their managerial career 
at ttie Apollo Feb. 6 with "The Fairy 
Talc" by May Edginton. Tho cast 
will Include Godfrey Tearle, C. V. 
France, Cronln Wilson, Lady Tree 
and Me/ na McGlll. 

Rehearsals are in progress for 
the production of Somerset 
Maughan's 'The Camel's Back," due 
shortly at the Playhouse. The cast 
Includes Homan Clark, Nina 
Bouclcault and Madge Titlieradge. 



The new revue. "Puppets," by 
Ivor Novello and Dion Titheradge. 
a revue with only two authors, is 
playing to the biggest business the 
management of the Vaudeville has 
known for 20 years. It has reached 
$9,000. Even members of the pro- 
fession as well as the acknowl- 
edged "dead heads" are having to 
buy their seats like the ordinary 
public. 



When Cecil Birth produces Avery 
Hopwood'8 "Why Men Leave Home" 
It will probably be renamed "Grass 
Widowers." 

Claude Beerbohm, a near relation 
of the late Sir Herbert Beerbohm 
Tree, Is healing a syndicate to pro- 
duce "Crr- Chin Chow" In Paris. 
This Is the piece which ran for five 
years in London, achieving the 
longest run of any play in one city. 



When a new revue Is required 
for the Hippodrome it will be en- 
titled "Leap Year" and George 
Robey will be the star. It Is of- 
ficially announced his salary will 
not be JLTjO a week. 



"The Windmill Man" finishes at 
the V!< torla Palace today. Bert 
Coote, Soswald Waller and Peggy 
Pishwitk are going to sail for Aus- 
tralia. 

One of the most popular man- 
agers in the West End. Horace 
Montague Thorhurn, died from 
pneumonia Jan. 14. For eight years 
he bad been business manager for 
Gladys Cooper ami Frank Curxon 
at the Playhouse, For a long time 
he was manager of the Gaiety. 

Mtm< hestt-r, f..r Edwin Hart. ..id 
left there to join J. B. Mulhollnnd 
at the Kings-, Hammersmith. 
Charles Ttiorburn of the London 
Pavilion Is Ills brother. 

Following "The Fairy Tal>,' God- 
frey Tearle will produce "The 
Fake" at the Globe. The American 
rights of this play, which Is by 



One by one the Christmas shows 
are coming off. Not many of the 
16 special bills provided for the 
holidays did good business. "Jack 
and the Beanstalk," the pantomime 
at the Lyceum, Is attracting large 
audiences, and looks as if it will 
continue to do so for many more 
weeks. "Treasure 'land" has been 
selling splendidly at the Strand, 
and th© box office at the Adelphl 
has had a busy time resulting from 
"Peter Pan." 



The next production a! the Every- 
man -way -out -at -Ham ps toad Thea- 
tre will be an adaptation from the 
Italian of Lulgl Chiarelli'e "La 
Maschera e II Volto," done by C. B. 
Fernald. the American dramatist 
resident in London. 



The principal girl in a Dublin 
pantomime made the acquaintance 
! of a young man In a cafe. This 
j ripened Into friendship, but the 
young man yearned for a closer tie. 
When he called on his girl and her 
friend, the "principal boy," to urge 
his suit, ho took wllli him, among 
other lethal weapons, a revolver and 
] a Millas bomb. An enlargement of 
, Intercourse was refined by the prin- 
cipal gnl, but before her suitor 

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ciom shots at her with the revolver 
he was disarmed and handed over 
to the police. He now awaits trial 
on a charge of attempted murder. 

Frank Curxon has a< hleved tho 
rights of a play by Harry Wall, the 
author of "Havoc." As a side line, 
tho author carries on a practice ns 

, of tbb nt a pjuy .a buuuuy itjcuu. 




JEAN MIDDLETON 

I am looking for material. I can 
play that llddle like lots of others 
wish their audiences think they can. 
Material Is what I want, not funny 
silly dresses;' I want something old 
people who go to matinees with 
children will go home and rave 
about. 

New act in readiness by Walter 
Winchcll and Ben Meyer. 

Direction Kim". B. REI.I.ER 



2D MOUNT EVEREST 
EXPEDITION STARTS 

If Successful, Moving Pictures 

of It Will Be Shown in New 

York. London and Paris 



ROMANTIC PLOT OF 
SUNDAY-BORN PEOPLE 

"Ne Dimanche" Fairly Well 

Liked in Paris—There's a 

Mistress in It 



Pi'.rls, Feb. is. 

"Ne Dimanche,' 1 as the title of 
a new comedy opening here and 
fairly well liked, signifies that laiy ■ 
people arc born on Sunday. 

In this romantic plot a chocolate J 
manufacturer objects to a lazy 
brother of his mistress hanging 
'round. 

The brother is so consistent , a* a 
work dodger the business man 
threatens to walk out on the girl 
and throw out her brother if the 
condition doesn't change. 

Whereupon the brother, who is 5 
handsome as well at idle, secures a 
position in his enemy's factory .as a 
laborer. He works hard and rises ' 
high, eventually marrying the own- 
er's daughter after turning down 
tho English stenographer of the 
factory, who also had fallen in love 
with him. 

Tramel plays the brother with I 
Deval making an amusing role of 
the brother mistress, Fiorelle Is the 
daughter. 

Pizani is replacing Dubose eg the 
candy mal.ee. 



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OLD VIC'S PRIZE 

Granted Royal Patronage in London 
by King and Queen 



London, Feb. :3. 

A luncheon was given today by 
General Sir Francis Tounghusband 
to the press and members of the sec- 
c d Mount Everest Expedition. The 
latter are to reave here tomorrow. 

it wga announced that If the ex- 
peditlon is successful, pictures of it 
will be simultaneously shown in 
London, New York and Paris. 

The Granger Company Is to 
handle tbe English distribution and 
First National distribute on your 
side. 

The London "Times" will have the 
exclusive news of the progress of 
the expedition. 

DEATHS ABROAD 

Paris, Feb. 0. 

Armand du Plessy, Belgian pic- 
ture producer, died suddenly at 
Nice, from heaVt failure. 

Leon Leriche, French comedian 
died In Paris (deceased was a 
brother of Jeanno Cheirel). 



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GRAND GUIGNOL TROUPE HOMii 

Paris, Feb. 7. 
George Babini and his company 
returned to Paris last week after 
twelve weeks in America. When 
the Grand Guignol players return 
next year, as they hope, they expect 
to remain four months. 



LORD OF CREATIONS' PLEASES 

London Feb. 13. 

A pleasing comedy, smartly writ- 
ten, was revealed last night at the 
Savoy in "Lord of Creation." 

It was well received by the flr f-t- 
nightcrs. 



Barrie Revivals Diminishing 
London, Feb. 14. 

Of the five Barrio plays running 
concurcntly in London, two have, 
been taken off, "What Every Wom- 
an Knows" and "Peter Pan." 

Another, "Tho Little Minister," 
looks as though it will follow suit, 
business, having fallen below ex- 
penses. 

Winter Garden in Quest of Play 
London, Feb. 14. 

Gro^smith and Malono arc hard 
put to find a successor to "The 
Beauty Prize," the musical play at 
the Winter Garden, and there are 
indiatlons one will soon be needed. 



Winnie Sheehan Goes to Paris 
London, Feb. 13. 

Winnie Sheehan has gone to 
Paris, after remaining here ■ few 
da;, a 

"Comedienne" Revives 
,, Paris, Fell. 33, 

With Gabrleiio Dorsiat heading 
tho cast a revival of Bouaequet's 
"Comedienne" was launched nt the 
Nouveautes on Monday night. 



London, Feb. 13. 
;e King and Queen liavo grant- 
ed royal patronage to tho "Old Vic,'' 
and will henceforth feature as the 
theatre's patron«. Not a great many 
years ago this hou^e used to run a 
haphazard sort of show, partly 
drama, partly opera, with vaude- 
ville for Saturday right. , 

This always contained a "blood . 
and thunder" melodramatic sketch J| 
played by a company recruited at 
the last moment and as cheap as 
possible. 

Another house which hae risen 
from the dust-bin and become fa* j 
mous ls the Lyric, Hammersmith* 
which not many years ago was one 4 
of tho worst dainv date? in the 
country* 

Barry Jackson lias taken a long 
lease of the Court and will transfer 
the Birmingham ltepertory com- 
pany to it. He will open with 
George Bernard Shaw's ""Back to 
Mcthusalah," which he recently pro- 
duced in Birmingham. This will bd 
6omc time in February. Jackson fti 
a millionaire enthusiast who haa> 
beeii operating in the Midlands for 
some years and who consistently 
loses money with everything hel 
produces. In London he has been 
running Eeasons at the Bcgent wrrA 
"Tho Immortal Hour" and more re- 
cently "Bethlehem. ' 



Tho production of 'Siegfried" at 
Covent Garden ended in the middle 
of the opera, owing to tho railway 
strike holding up Florence Auetral, 
who should have played Brunhllda 
Instead of tho rest of tho opera, the" 
first act of "Valkyrie ' was sung. 



' W1LDFL0WER" POSTPONED 

London, Fefo. II. 

J. L. Bach* has postponed We 
production of "Wildflowcr" until be 
visited New York again, as he find* 
Edith Day will not be available for 
the London production for some 
time yet. 

Sachs is considering producing 
"The Tailor- Made Man" next 
month. It will be put on at ttoe 
Shaftesbury. 



SAILINGS 



Feb 



16 < New York 



M' i 



• "Three Graces" Doing Better 
London, Feb. IS. 

Tho rental for too Empire for an 
additional four weeks indicates J. 1* 
Sachs' production, "Tho Three 
Graces," is catching on. 

The show has been rewr't'en. 

"Hairy Ape" Next at Odeon 
Paris, Feb. II. 
ON. ii'c "Hairy Ape" will be th* 
next at the Odeon where "Emperor 
Jones ' (!,.l a flop for 'iepiier 



THE TILLER SCHOOLS 
OF DANCING 

143 Charing Cross Ro*d 
LONDON 






Thursday, February 14, 1924 



VARIETY 



PAX ROBERTSON SALON 
UNIQUE IN LONDON 

Playhouse for 70 With Cathe- 
rine Lewis' Daughters 
in charge 



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London, Jan. 23. 

Tucked away In a side street of 
Chelsea, the art suburb of London, 
there is a concern known as the 
Pax Robertson Baton. What was 
once an old chapel has been ap- 
propriated and converted into a 
hall with a proscenium and stage. 
For the past three years perform- 
ances have been given tl">re be- 
fqre^ subscribers and friends at the 
rat© of about one production a 
month. 

The stap-c is possibly the smallest 
anywhere. It is curtained round 
about with brown sacking, and this 
sacking is made to conform to any 
scene required, from hovel to pal- 
ace, and from street to mountain 
top. The tabs arc of the same dun 
colored material. Though to some 
the choice may appear ugly, to 
others It pMBI as being artistic. 
The great virtue is the cheapness. 

The auditorium when choeker- 
block holds about 70 people. The 
seats are of all descriptions; chairs 
with backs, chairs without backs, 
heavily cushioned settees and hard 
benches. 

The plays given are avowedly 
highbrow. Toll is taken from the 
European masters. Ibsen figures 
largely in the selection, and so does 
D'Annunzio. The work of these 
dramatists being familiar, it is ol 
no great interest to see their works 
reproduced within the limited 
means of the salon and the acting 
capabilities of its members. The 
better appreciated results are when 
the lesser known dramatic lights 
are displayed. 

Recently, "At the Chasm," by the 
Bohemian writer Vrchllcky was 
done, the first hearing of the au- 
thor in England. The play was 
quite effective, though somewhat 
over-stuffed with philosophy. A 
wife looks for sentiment In her 
husband, who Is a caustic though 
clear-headed critic. 

In sad need of violent emotion, 
■he arranges to elope with an 
artist whose work her husband had 
severely panned. Her brother steps 
In and reasons with her. He has 
a sane outlook upon matrimonii' 
troubles not his own. His manner 
is sympathetic and he really un- 
derstands the temperamental dif- 
ferences between the neurotic wife 
and the captious husband. He helps 
to bring the two together again, 
though the result is that the artist, 
as ultra-emotional as the woman, 
commits suicide, ending his life in 
a blaze of drama. 

It is a simple 3'ory. written con- 
vincingly <ind with the sure touch 
ef truth. 

At the same performance there 
Was given an an. using trifle from 
the Spanish of tho Quint-Tc broth- 
ers, "Just As You Please." In this 
•ample of domesticity, human na- 
ture is proven the same in Madrid 
as in Chicago or any other city. 
The woman gets her own way and 
does exactly as she pleases, though 
ahe appears perpetually to agree 
with her lord by cont'nually re- 
iterating the phrase to him "Just 
as you please." 

Pieces scheduled to be produced 
shortly are "The Cradle Song," by 
Sierre "Easter," by Strlndberg, and 
a mediaeval comedy, "Love in a 
French Kitchen." 

Pax Robertson, the founder and 
sole director, generally plays leads. 
She has certain qualities as an 
actress, but her voice, peculiarly 
harsh. Is not one of them 

Before each play a lecture Is 
given upon the author, generally 
by Miss C. A. Arfwedson. Both Pax 
Robertson and Miss Arfwertsort are 
daughters of Catherine Lewis, thr 
American actress, who herself is al- 
ways in evidence in the auditorium 
serving tea to guests at matinees 
and talking of the Augustin Daly 
days in the evening. 

The Pax Robertson Salon Is 
unique in London and of interest 
to tall curious concerning the by- 
ways of the drama. 



BRAILOWSKY'S DEBUT HERE 

Alexander Rrallowsky, 27-year- 
old Russian pianist, will make his 
American debut early next month. 
The pianist has been touring the 
continent ever since the war. 

While In Scandinavia he was solo- 
ist with the Konzcrtvcreln orches- 
tra at Stockholm and Christiana, 



Revenue Bill in House 

Washington, Feb. IS. 

Debate on the Revenue BUI 
which reached the House Mon- 
day, after reported out of the 
Ways and Means Committee, 
will start tomorrow. 

It Is expected that a month 
will be given over to the dis- 
cussion. 

The bill Introduced by Con- 
gressman Gallivan of Massa- 
chusetts shows that an effort 
will be j»ade to Increase the 
60-cent**JFate to $1. 



C0URT,L0ND0N, OPENING 
UNDER JACKSON'S DIREC 



"Susie Knots the String" Fol- 
lowing "Bunty" — Pearson's 
Posing Act 



London, Feb. 4. 

Barry Jackson will begin his 12 
months' tenancy of the Court Feb. 
18 when George Bernard Shaw's 
"Back to Methusaleh" will be pro- 
duced. This will be followed by 
Eden Phlllpots" "The Farmer's 
Wife," which tho Jackson company 
Is now playing in Birmingham. 

Following this production the 
Birmingham Repertory will be 
closed, but production there will be 
eventually resumed. 



The revival run of "Bunty Pulls 
the Strings" at the Garrick will not 
be a long one and will be followed 
by the production of a new comedy, 
"Susie Knots the Strings." 

The cast will be the same as In 
"Bunty," the chief parts being In 
the hands of the Moffat family. 

Fred Pearson will shortly pro- 
duce a new posing act entitled 
"People, Past and Present." Ce- 
lebrities such as the King, Lord 
Kitchener, Haig, Beanie, Foch, 
etc., will be seen and great at- 
tention will be paid to political 
celebrities. 



NINE LONDON SHOWS 
CLOSED SAME NIGHT 



Eighteen Plays Taken Off 

London Stage Within 

Two Weeks 



London, Feb. 2. 
Nino pieces finished last week. 
They were "Bethlehem," at the Re- 
gent; "Treasure Island," at the 
Strand; "Peter Pan," at the Adel- 
phi; "The Flame," at Wyi "ham's, 
after a very short run; "Lilies of 
the Field," at the Ambassadors; 
"What Every Woman Knows," at 
tho Apollo; "The Windmill Man," 
at the Victoria Palace; '"The Pri- 
vate Secretary," at the Playhouse; 
and "The Return of Sherlock 
Holmes," at the Princes. 



"Tons of Money" finished Jan. 29 
and both "The Merry WivM of 
Windsor" at the Lyric (Harm, er- 
smith) and the Marie S'.-pe.j birth 
control play, "Our Ostriches," at the 
Court on Feb. 2. Within a fortnight 
or so 18 pieces have finished in the 
West End. 



Having, during his short tenancy 
of the Kingsway, tried Shakespeare 
anil modern farce, Donald Calthorpe 
is now about to woo fortune with 
musical comedy. The piece chosen 
is called at the moment "Kate, the 
Cabin Boy." The company already 
engaged Baliol Holloway, Percy 
Parsons, Sydney Farebrother and 
Marjorie Gordon. A big scale pro- 
iuetion is promised. 



Now that the railway strike is 
over, although transport, dock and 
coal miners' revolutions are on the 
way, managers and players are 
discussing their adventures in the 
country. The company trying out 
"Lord O' Creation," which Leon M. 
Lion produces at the Savoy, had 
a particularly trying time. They 
had to get from Blackpool to East- 
bourne, right across England. All 
sorts of suggestions were made in- 
cluding of course travel by aero- 
planes. Eventually, however, they 
left their scenery and luggage be- 
hind and rushed to Preston by taxi, 
where they were able to catch a 
boat train which brought them to 
London early Sunday morning, 
which gave them the rest of the 
day to get to their destination, 
which they did early Monday morn- 
ing. 



Douglas Munro, who played the 
part of the butler in "Stop Flirt- 
ing," died suddenly at Birmingham 
Jan. 27, the day after the show had 
finished its five weeks' run in the 
city. He played up to the last per- 
formance, tut collapsed beforo the 
curtain fell. The cause of his 
death' was double pneumonia. 

Ho made his first appearan-o In 
burlesque in the country In 1887, 
later playing Spottlgue, the law- 
yer, in "Charley's Aunt," with W. 
S. Penley, and continued playing It 
for 2.036 performances. He was In 
the original cast of "Morocco 
Bound" at the Shaftsbury In 1893 
and fulfilled several engagements 
with George Edwards productions. 



BOOKED AROUND WORLD 

.Rich Hayes has been booked for 
a trip around the world by the 
Marinelli office. 

Hayes is now at the Palace, New 
York. He will play Keith and Or- 
pheum bookings until May, then his 
tour will begin in South Africa,Eng- 
land, Australia, followed by a re- 
turn to this country via the west 
coast to reopen on the Orpheum Cir- 
cuit at Kansas City. 



MINER'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY 
The Miner estate this week Is 

celebrating the 60th anniversary of 

Its entry Into theatricals 
The late Congressman Henry Clay 

Miner was the pioneer, starting at 

Miner's Bowery. 




■**-*thl*r' 



MARIE NORDSTROM 



"Marie Nordstrom a delightful actress, always Interesting, no halfway 
about Iter success." — "STAGE," London. 

". . . charmed with a singularly captivating manner and brilliant 
acting."— "EDINBURGH DISPATCH." 

". . . Marie Nordstrom in brilliant^ character-acting; In this case 
A~" •'••u's loss is our gain," — "EUA," London. 



Six Best Sellers for January 



VICTOR RECORDS 

"I'm doing South" and 
"8t.pp.n- Out" 

"Linger Awhile" and 
"Hollywood" 

"Arcady" and 

"Sitting Pretty in a Pretty Little 
City" 

'"Little Butterfly" and 

"An Orange Grove in California" 

"I Love You" and 

"The West, A Nest and You" 

"Not Here, Not There" and 
"Down On the Farm" 

COLUMBIA RECORDS 

"Take Oh Take Those Lips Away" 

ant' 
"Dear Old Lady" 

"Sleep" and 

"The West, A Nest and You" 

"Old Fashioned Love" and 
"Shake Your Feet' 



"I've Got a Son B for Sale" 
"All Wrong" 



ind 



"Mamma Goes Where Papa Goes" 

and 
"Lovey Came Back" 



'I Love You" and 
'Marcheta" 



BRUNSWICK RECORDS 

"Chansonette" and 
"Bonnie" 

"That's My Baby" and 
"Ev'ry Night I Cry Myself to 
Sleep" 

"Easy Melody" and 
"Somebody's Wrong" 

"Sittin' In a Corner" and 
"Love la Juot a Flower" 

"Before You Go" and 
"Weary Weasel" 

"Stealing to Virginia" and 
"Mamma Loves Papa" 

OKEH RECORDS 

"Stay Home Little Girl" and 
"Little Boy" 

"Wooden Whistle Wouldn't Whis- 
tle" and 
"So I Took the tbO&XT 

"You Darling You" and ' 
"Are You Lonely" 

"Toodle-oo" and 

"Cover Me With Sunshine of Vir- 
ginia" 

"Andulka" and 
"Marianka" 



"Mama Goes Where Papa Goes* 
and 

"Oklahoma Indian Jan" 
Q. R. 8. WORD ROLLS 
"Covered Wagon Days" 
"Daddy's Wonderful Pal" 
"Mississippi Ripples" 
"Sunshine of Mine" 
"Along the Old Lake Trail " 
"Trail to Long Ago" 



The jobbers report sheet music sales are holding their own aa la 
to be expected at this time of the season. There is hardly anything 
particularly outstanding but a fair selection of numbers are going 
so that practically every publisher has not only one good seller rep- 
resented but some as many as five and six. 

Without any regard to their sequence In sales, the numbers com- 
mandlng a popular support Include: "I Love You." "A Smile Will Oo 
a Long Way," "Sittin" in a Corner," "Somewhere in the World," "I'm 
Going South," "Steppln' Out," "Hollywood," "Linger Awhile." "Dear 
Old Lady." "She Wouldn't Do What I Asked Her to So I Socked Her 
In the Eye," "Lovey Came Back," "Mamma Loves Papa," "It's a 
Man." "That's a Lot oi Bunk." "Maybe She'll Write Me," "Mr. Radio 
Man," "Mindin' My Business," "The One I Love Belongs to Somebody 
Else," (Isham Jones' western hit from a new publisher's catalog); 
"If the Rest of the World Don't Want You," "Not Here, Net There," 
"Sleep." "So I Took the $50,000," "Bonnie," "That's My Baby," "Cali- 
fornia, Here I Come," "Drifting Back to Dreamland," "Down on the 
Farm." "When Lights Are Low," "Marcheta," "Who's Ixiy Is HeT" 
"Immigration Rose," "When It's Night Time In Italy," "Cover Me 
With Kisses," 'Somebody Else Took You Out of My Arms," "I Won- 
der Who's Dancing With You Tonight." "I Love the Girl Who 
Kisses," "Me No Speaka Good English," "Keep a Ooln'," "Hula 
Lou," "Where the Lazy Daisies Grow," Wonderful Girl of Today," 
"So This Is Venice," "Why Don't My Dreams Come True?" "Home 
In Pasadena," "Trail to Long Ago," "Covered Wagon Days," "Mis- 
sissippi Ripples," "Sunshine of Mine," "Dream Daddy," "Ev'ry Night 
I Cry Myself to Sleep Over You," "Chansonette." "The West, a Nest 
and You," "I'm Sitting Pretty in a Pretty Little City," "Arcady," 
"Colorado." "If I Can't Get the Sweetie I Want," "Back In the Old 
Neighborhood." "Cover Me With the Sunshine of Virginia." "Big 
Hearted Bennle," "Promise Me Everything, Never Get Anything 
Blues." "Bran" New Gal O'Mlne," "Beautiful Haven" (original Spanish 
ls,"Clellto Llndo" and "made" via the records), ''You Can't Make a 
Fool Out of Me," 'Say It With a Ukelele." "When It's Night Time 
In Italy," "I Love the Girl Who Kisses.'* ''There's a Bend at the End 
of the Swanee," "You're In Kentucky Sure As You're Born." 

Production music Is selling better than ever. The Music Box Re- 
vue score Is just about hitting Its stride with "Orange Grove In Cali- 
fornia" and "Little Butterfly" outstanding; also the "Follies" music 
Including "Take Those Lips Away." a Feist Interpolation; "Toodle- 
oo" from ''Mary Jane McKane"; "What Do You Do Sunday, Mary?" 
from "Poppy"; the "Stepping Stones" music; all of the featured 
songs in "Moonlight" with "On Such a Night," "Say It Again," and 
Forever," outstanding; "Remembering," from "Topsy and Eva" 
"Dancing Honeymoon" from "Battling fiuttler"; "Your Lips" from 
"One Kiss," "Old Fashioned Love," "Charleston" and ''Open Your 
Heart" from ''Runnln' Wild"; "Someone Loves You After AH" and 
"Along the Old Lake Trail" from "Kid Boots"; "Llmehouse Blues" 
from the Chariot revue. 



FRENCH VAUDEVILLE 

Paris, Feb. 6. 
Olympia (Paris) — Mayol (vocal- 
ist); Gaston Palmer (Juggler). John 
and Alex Cross, trapeze; Chariot 
and Josette, comic jumpers; Max 
Roge, comedian; Three Schlajr, 
(cyclists) ; Plerrotys troupe (acro- 
bats); Gaudot (imitations), Gar- 
main Aeros, wire act; Ilusto- 
Gregorlo. trainer; 3 Popesco, bar 
act; Danton Shaw (Australian 
troupe). 

Palais de Criital (Marseilles)— 
Weldons (acrobats); M.iud Clam 
(vocalist). Prince Toklo, Japanese 
antipodist; Four Chllinos, Spanish 
dancers; It.-iytcr troupe, ciuilio- 
rlsts; Paul Oekky (local linger); 



Duarte, eccentric; Four Odellys, 
mixed act. 

Eldorado (Nice). — La M.igdo, 
electric transformations; Lock o-N'l 
troupe, Japanese cyclists; The 
Holls, Jumping act; Fraede, ventril- 
oquist; A. Rossi's musical ele- 
phants; Maria Valente, Alibcrt, 
Fernando Izard (vocalists). 



"White Cargo," London— Maybe 
"White Cargo" may go to I/on- 
don, A. E. An.'ion is thinking of 
taking the production over there in 
the eprlng. Anson was formerly in 
the cast, but withdrew to join "Tho 
Uoud Together." 



VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE 



Thursday, February 14, 19: 



RANK AMATEURS, STEALING MATERIAL 
HURTING VAUDEVILLE PROFESSIONALS 



Approximately 250 Theatres in Greater N. Y. and 
Suburbs Employing Amateur Contests — Without 
Talent, Novice Apes Ruin Audiences for Regular 
Artists— One Per Cent. Only Worth While 



It has been estimated tliere are 
approximately 250 theatres in New 
York City, and within 100 miles 
radius of the metropolis, playing 
"opportunity contests" and "ama- 
teur night " at least onoo a week. 
Some are film houses, but the ma- 
jority play vaudeville either every 
day or on certain da>s during the 
week. 

Most of the split-week Keith at.d 
i.toss houses in the vicinity of New 
York run opportunity contests. 
particularly those In neighbor- 
hoods. To these may he added the 
many independent houses, large and 
small, that dot certain sections of 
Htooklyn, New Jersey, Long Island 
and other suburbs. 

The amateur nights have proven 
effective business- getters in the 
majority. As such, their va!u.' is 
hardly questioned, but a different 
angle has led many vaudeville ar- 
tists during the last few months 
to criticize and decry the scheme, 

This angle seems to be that audi- 
ences in these theatres are getting 
too show-wise. 

One buck and winger claims he 
often fin 's It difficult to get across 
a: well as formerly, as the same 
type of stepping has been seen by 
an audience earlier on the bill or 
the week before by an amateur. 
Though there is no comparison in 
the skill with which it is executed. 
it Is inevitable those out front win 
will be thinking there cannot he so 
much to the dance since some kid 
of an amateur did almost the ,;ame 
thing, only a short while before. 

In the same way. professional 
vaudevillians And that their gags, 
bits of business and stage tricks 
have ofien been done, although 
probably not nearly as well, by 
s< me amateur ahead of them. The 
repetition is enough to damn the 
gags and the artist attempting to 
put them across. 

The majority of contestants at 
the opportunity contests are young 
men of from 16 to 22, usually of 
'.be "smart, " "showoff ype 

Having achieved the sensational 
honor of having appeared in public 
their heads swell a little further 
and they often return to the scene 
oT their triumph, usually sitting in 
a box and bringing with them a 
handful of admiring disciples. They 
nffect a cynical indifference and 
contempt over everything that goes : 
on during the show, answering all 
questions a. to the secrets of back- 
stage and the running of the bill, 
•whether they know or not. 

As one vaudeville singer puis it. 
"Its impossible to get a rise out 
of these kids after they've once 
been before the footlights them- 
selves. They know it all. and in 
their superior way refuse to ap- 
plaud, laugh or enthuse." 

This "wise" and blase attitude on 
the part of certain members of an 
audience is ruinous for any act. 
and as the youngsters flock in great 
numbers to their favorite theatres, 
It seems to be proving an almost 
insurmountable handicap for mam. 
P«N formers. 

They saj the business drawn by 
amateur contests is later counter- 
acted by the effects they have <u 
neighborhood audiences. 

The surprising part seem to be 
that not more of these amateurs 
become heard from either in vaude- 
ville or other line if the show bu il 
ness. 

According to sucn n.en as Harry 

.Shaw, Who runs the Moss con' ._■■.-. 
and Harold Kulridge, Independent 
booker *nd director of many of the 
contests, only about one per cent, 
have any real talent, and they. If 
they dci-i'ie to go m the stage are 
taken Immediately as specialty 

luififero k1ih»w-« nr i"nmpill:ins oflcil 

under diff irent names. 

The prac ice of bavin; u few pro- 
fessionals among the contestants 
has been discontinued to a large 
extent, as i! was found to be ,i 
waste of money in most case'-. I si:- 
aily there are enough among the 
amateurs who are funny Without 
meaning to he, and as laughs are 
the big thing :n drawing bus'ness 

$;■'■'•' • |il" • ■» on Rf) . 



MASKED SINGER ON 
B'WAY FOR MATERIAL 

Strongly Touted — Will Accept 
Production or Vaude- 
ville Offer 

Another masked singer has made 
his appearance on Broadway, go i ti- 
the rounds of the music publishers 
searching for material and produc- 
tion or vaudeville offers. The man 
Is a baritone end is reported to 
possess a voice of unusual quality, 
both for the pop and the classic 
stuff. 

There have been several masked 
singei^ before, the most recent a 
try-out at the -3d Street some 
months ago. None achieved any ap- 
preciable success, unlike the several 
noted hooded dancers such as Dazie 
and Mme. McFarland, or the 
"Masked Marvels" of wrestling 
and boxing. 

Those who hive heard the pres- 
ent masked baritone predict he will 
be heard from. In figure and bear- 
ing he appears to be youthful but in 
reality, according to reports he is 
well advanced in age. 



ORPHEUM CIRCUIT'S BONUS 



House Managers, Executive and De- 
partment Heads Get Cheques 



• Chicago, Fob. 13. 

Orpheum Circuit house managers 
received a bonus from the profits of 
the theatres for 19^3. The bonus 
was regulated according to the in- 
dividual efforts of the managers, 
with each getting bis proportionate 
share according to the amount of 
profits that accrued through his 
personal efforts. This plan of pay- 
ment was worked out by Mark 
Ileimann, president of the Circuit. 

Executive and department heads 
are also scheduled to be taken care 
of as to a bonus and upon a similar 
basis. This payment It is expected 
will be made March 1. The house 
managers received their checks on 
lob. 5. 



DEANS' CLAIM RECORD 

From South Sea Islands to Detroit 
Their Jump 



Hay and Emma Dean arise to 
contest the long jump record for 
a vaudeville act claimed by several 
recently. The Deans base their 
claim as the champ leapt rs of 
vaudeville by a jump just made di- 
rect from the South Sea Islands to 
the Temple, Detroit, a distance of 
7,500 miles. The team arrived in 
Frisco front the South Seas a couple 
of weeks ago and entrained direct 
to Detroit. That 7.500 ia a mark 
for the other record claimants to 
laugh off if they can, the Deans 
assert. , 



CONDUCTORS SOFT SNAP 

American Union Man Makes Mo- 
tions, British Leader Works 



The usual union angle as regard, 
English musical conductors work 
Ing in America came up in connec- 
tion with the Chariot Revue, now 
current at the Times Square, 

Phillip Braham. the English con- 
ductor, who Is responsible for most 
of the music In the show, and who 
Is familiar with all the songs and 
business of the show from long con- 
nection with it In the English capi- 
tal, was Imported by Chariot to act 
in the same capacity here. 

That is where the union stepped 
In and Instated that an American 
conductor be given charge In the 
orchestra pit. In spite of argu- 
ments as to the injury a strange 
conductor would do the show, the J 
musicians' union w.is obdurate, and I 
finally a compromise was arrived 
at that threw Jean Baiter into the 
softest snap he o\>\- bad. 

Salzer was engaged as the .\mcri- ' 
can conductor, .-end actually docs 

lead the musicians In the overture, j 
after which he is through for the ' 



HIP GIRLS DATE EXTENDED 

The 16 Hippodrome girls, a danc- 
! ing chorus that has been part of 
j the Hip shows since opening in the 
: fall with Keith vaudeville, are to 
| continue at the big house for at 
' least three more months. 

Contracts calling for the exten- 
; sion were signed last week. 

The girls are directed by Allan 
I K. Foster and are used In expand- 
i ing acts during their Hippodrome 
dates. 



evening Phillip Braham then takes 
up the^iaton and 

to the end. 



USHERETTES MARRY 

Bos Angeles, Feb. 13. 

The theatres here will soon have 
to break in an entirety new set of 
usberesses If this marrying habit 
keeps up much longer. 

Peggy Stokel, an usher at the 
local Pantages, was married to 
James Rice, manager of the new 
Pantagea at San Diego, while 
Gladys Webb, formerly chief ush- 
ereag at the Hill street, married Tom 
Salisbury, .superintendent of that 
house. 



JEAN MIDDLETON STUDYING 

.lean Mludleton (Mrs. Frank Van 
Hoven) is In New York for a cou- 
ple of months, taking vocal and 
dance Instruction. 

.Miss Middieton will add these to 
her violin playing accomplishment 



a new single act she will have, 



nduets the show written by her husband and with a 
I pianist in it. 




~aJl> 



RICH HAYES 

••AND HIS VALET" 
"UNCONCERNED DEXTERITY" 

B F KEITHS PALACE, NEW YORK, THIS WEEK (F.b 11) 

SECOND VISIT 
Direction H. B. MARINELLI. LTD. 





"BROADWAY FLASHES 
PASSES OUT IN 



Two Weeks' Salaries Due-. 

Members Without Funds— 

No Written Contracts 



THE RITZ QUARTETTE 

ALEX. MASON. Lead Tenor 
ARTHUR HERBERT, Tenor 
NEIL EVANS,- Barytone 
JACK BRUNS, Bass 

Flaying Baluban & Kate Wonder 
Theatres 

CHICAGO TIVOLI RIVERIA 



Martin Beck's Reply 

Following the dismissal of 
the Max Hart action against 
the Keith's and Orpheum cir- 
cuits, it its being told that one 
of the attorneys cabled Martin 
Heck, now in Europe. Heck 
was formerly president of the 
Orpheum and retains an in- 
active position as chairman of 
something connected with the 
circuit. 

Beck also was personally 
named a defendant in the Hart 
case and was interested. 

The cab! to Beck read: 

"Justice is triumphant." 

Beck's reply was: 

"File appeal Immediately." 



ESCORT HOLDUP 

Bessie Gill's Experience in 

Brooklyn 

With the nozzle of an automatic 
pressed against her side, Bessie 
Gill, a chorister, told the police she 
was forced to hand over $24 In 
cash and her eeal coat valued at 
$2.10 to a bandit who had escorted 
her home from a Brooklyn theatre 
last week. 

The latter had befriended her 
when insulted on a ear. That gave 
her sufficient confidence to accept 
him as an escort, she said. 

Miss Gill told the police that 
when within the shadow of her 
home the supposedly gallant one 
held her up and handed her prop- 
erty over to a negro who darted 
out of a hallway and which she 
claims to be the same man who 
had Insulted her on the car. The 
police say the men were working 
together. 

Miss GUI is with the vaude revue, 
"Bits of Broadway," which played 
the DeKalb, Brooklyn, last week. 



DUNDEE'S BUG 

Sees Dough in Vaudeville — Wants 
Sketch 



Johnny Dundee, world's champion 
in two divisions, the featherweight 
and junior lightweight, is angling 
for vaudeville bookings. The double 
champion "Hootch-Wop" has been 
hungering for a bout with Benny 
Leonard and his recent decision over 
Pal Moran puts him in line. 

Johnny, in the meatime, is taking 
,i leaf oat of Leonard's dough book 
through vaudeville, having heard Of 
Benny's clean-up on the Orphenni 
circuit. 

Dundee ins the burlesque bo Ing 
bit formerly halting him on to the 
stage wiib Jimmy Hussey, but may 
use a specially written sketch, 

DeSILVPR HELD FOR LARCENY 
Arraigned In West Side Court 
Monday before Magistrate Mc- 
Quadi . Vlfred DeSilver, 2D. a vaude- 
ville a lor out of work was bed : 
$1.00(1 ball on a charge of car 
larceny preferred by James Well 
of zS'i \\ i st 6 ith street 

Wi lis eb.-ii ,e- licit I ..-';!■ .• 



Indianapolis, Feb. 1J. 
Buddy Abbott's "Broadwaj 
Flashes," a vaudeville tab fllckeral 
out at the Lincoln Square Friday 
leaving the company of five prl* 
clpals and eight chorus girl 
stranded. Most of the troupe wen 
without finances to carry them ou 
of town. 

Tho Masonic order advanced;! 
road fare to George Bartlett, 
the Elks did a similar service. 
Frank Penny, two of the cob 
Heed and Mayo succeeded in 
ing with Tom Sullivan's "Danc| 
Fools" Mutual wheel show, 
Frank Smith joined Sullivan's othl 
Mutual wheeler "Hits and Bits." 

One of the stranded troupers ai 
riving in New York Monday est 
mated $1,500 to be due the mcmbei 
of ''Broadway Flashes," represent 
ing a considerable part of tvi 
weeks' unpaid salary. 

Abbott's act started out ae a un 
on the Coutt's circuit at the b< 
ginning of the season. When , 
finished the Coutt's time it piayq 
for Gus Sun, later playing f( 
guarantees and percentage arrangj 
ments. 

The company, it seems, aftl 
waiting until Thur.day for salarii 
duo for the previous week decide 
to make a demand en masse- o 
Abbott for back salaries. Whs 
Abbott -failed to come through til 
company refused to go on for tfe 
Friday matinee. 

There were no contracts of til 
written sort with anybody in tt 
troupe, according to a member < 
the company, the cast and ehorli 
ters having verbal arrangvment 
with Buddy Abbott. . 



SAM ROBERTS PROVES IT 

Chicago. Feb. 1$.^ 
Through an error the name t 
Sam Roberts was eliminated 1 
last week's Variety as one of th 
local agents booking acts with th 
Pantages Circuit. 

Roberts has just booked the Call 
Bros., over that time. 



HAZEL DAWN'S ACT REVISE 

The Hazel Dawn act, "The Ban 
of Love," by Edgar Allan Wool 
will return to the Kcith'rlrcult nei 
week. 

The act was taken off for revise 
ment following an engagement ■ 
the Pal ice, New York. 



ANITA STEWART'S 2D TRY 

Anita Stewart will reopen on til 
Keith Circuit In two weeks in a nei 
act 

Miss Stewart recently broke in I 
vaudeville act which wasn't satsl 
factory. 



Lubin's Change for the Better 
Jako Lubin's Btudebaker Wi 
stolen Sunday from In front of Ul 
home of the Lubln chauffeur 0! 
110th street, New York City. Ml 
Lubln Is the Loew booking chief. 
Since the robbery Mr. Bubin hi 
been using Marcus Boow's Rol 
Hoyee. 

Acts in "Ja« King" 
A east mostly composed of vaud< 
ville artists, including Eva Puc 
and Sammy While, Walter Perciv. 
and Renee Noel and others, h( 
been selected for "The Jazz. King 
which goes Into rehearsal on Mot 
day. 

Sid Lawrence Sued for Divorce 
Detroit, Feb-. 13. 

Divorce proceedings have hi« 
started against Sid Lawrence, foi 
mer manager of the Regent, Gran 
Rapids, by his wife, who claim 
non-support. 

Uli» and Lee Dissolution 

I'lis and Bee ha m dissolve, I the 

vi. udcvllle partners li p. 



rubbed him of a watch a:ld , b i!i 
ami $100 In c l»h When vi iihig hi- 
apartment r< b. stb and 9th. 

DeSilver denied the charges, am' 
showed photographs of hlmsel' ,n 
a partner doing a dancing act. 



Starting Monday Dorothy lordr 
operatic soprano, goes Into Kelt) 
Hippodrome for two weeks 



Edna Bennett Annoyed 
K.ina Bennett, slnslns mtneiltenne, 

■ nirl- f"r K.-llli : for -v»ernl ■ ■■•""■■'■ 
hilled "The Msansln- ■ ',. i-r Oifl MM 

i • pen ion with Hcln - "(!•*! Hlf" 

' i-.T-." him decs snnoj-il l>j announce- 

, mi :iis in Vnri.-iy ..I R Inn lli-am-tt 

■loins an act wati ■■< -../-. I* lit, SIM 

two scl wiih man. , 

f Thine Riiiioiine.-iii»'ii • hll cnusefl 

I lie nr.K.HMl Kiln* (l< - ■ > I""' '' K "" 

noyance, u »b# I ■'■■":• """ 

unci* net Ihis «,.<■',( i., i>.;')i looker*. 



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Thursday, February 14, 1924 



VAUDEVILLE 



VARIETY 



PAUL WHITEMAN'S BRILLIANT R CITAl 
SAYS JAZZ CRAZE WILL NiVER D E 



Unique Test Came With Whiteman's Advent Into 
True Symphony With Orchestra of 24 Men at 
Aeolian Hall, Tuesday— Band "Tied It Up" 



Tuesday afternoon In Aeolian 
Ha". New York, Paul Whiteman's 
long awaited and widely heralded 
. jazz music concert came to pass 
with a succession of climaxes that 
■will make this a never-to-be for- 
gotten memory for the maestro of 
symphonic syncopation. 

Even to the most enthusiastic of 
Whiteman's following, his jazz stuff 
in the llrst section was a thrill and 
moved once again to renewed en- 
thusiasm. Recognized as he Is, as 
the peer of dance music purveyors, 
which has made him world-fanv;iis, 
■Whiteman's "Experiment in Mod- 
ern Music," as ho terms it, con- 
clusively proved that as a jazz 
organization there is none superior 
to his and few to equal it. 

The test was in the second holf 
with Whiteman's advent into true 
symphony. That he accomplished 
what he did Is sufficient glory for 
any jazz musician. The program 
notation removed all possibilities of 
comparison through the remainder. 
"It Is hoped that Mr. Wh.teman's 
rendition of it (Elgar's 'Pomp and 
Circumstances') will not be taken 
too seriously." 

With his small orchestra of 14, 
further augmented by eight violins 
and two extra horns, there could 
be no comparison to a large sym- 
phony orchestra. The number was 
merely included to point out the 
sonority and tone color it Is possi- 
ble to obtain with a small or- 
chestra. 

The first number concerned It- 
self with the true form of jazz as 
j It was 10 years ago and as it is 
today. "Livery Stable Blues" (N. 
J. LaRocca, conductor of the Origi- 
nal Oixieland Jazz Band, the com- 
poser) waa jazzed out by a blaring, 
tearing quintet. "Mamma Loves 
Papa" (Baer), was the modern ex- 
i empliflcation of present day syn- 
copation, proving a less barbaric 
and more subtly scored composi- 
tion through the medium of the ad- 
dition of reeds, banjo, and strings. 
A comedy interlude followed, 
Showing the origination of "Yes, We 
Have No Bananas" (Silver), to be 
Handel's "Messiah" Instead of the 
many different compositions from 
which the number was analyzed 
as being a pot-pourri. Ross Gor- 
man, the ace reed artist of the band, 
scintillated In the second half of 
that number, "So, This Is Venice," 
a rag adaptation of "Carnival of 
Venice." Gorman's versatility 

seemed to be without end In his 
arrangements and Interpretations 
of the fox trot with his prolific 
switchings of instruments. 

A change of pace, which proved 
Whiteman to- be a genuine show- 
man, was the rendition of "Whisper- 
ing" in its true form, and properly 
scored, as compared to the de- 
lirious "hot" rendition of the song 
under jazz treatment. 

Band Tied It Up 

m The band tied it up with the fol- 
lowing number, a medley of pro- 
duction numbers, of which "I Love 
• You" and "Raggedy Ann" were out- 
standing. This number left very 
little doubt as to the orchestra's 
superiority in that department. 

Zez Confrey, composer of "Kit- 
ten On the Keys," "Stumbling" 
(which he didn't play), and other 
Intricate piano rag solos, held 
forth as a solo feature at the Chlck- 
ering with a medley of popular 
airs; a comedy, "Ice Cream and 
Art" effort, which established him 
firmly; following which came the 
famous "Kitten" number. "Nickel 
in the Slot," another tricky rag, was 
played with orchestra accompani- 
ment. 

A jazz classic Is Ferdie Grofe's 
"Russian Rose," a fox trot adapta- 
tion of "The Volga Boat Song." 
Grofe is the chief arranger of the 
Whiteman band and responsible for 
many of the band's orchestrations 
and novelty conceptions. A med- 
ley of Irving Berlin airs, starting 
with "Alexander's Rng Time Band" 

t*l and concluding with the "Music 
Box Revue" numbers, was a cork- 
ing closer for the first half 
Victor Herbert Suite 
The recital resumed with a suite 
of four Serenades specially com- 

»\ posed for this conceit by Victor 



Herbert, under whose direction 
Paul Whiteman played viola at the 
San Francisco Exposition, many 
years ago. The suite was a special 
courtesy to the jazz master by the 
master composer in esteem of one 
artist's work for another and also 
as a token of their long-existing 
friendship. Replete with invigorat- 
ing tempo, exotic melody, and mu- 
sicianly grandeur, it "wowed" 'em — 
colloquially — and forced the com- 
poser to acknowledge the plaudits 
:.om his mezzanine loge location. 

Another highlight on the | rogram 
was Geoige Gershwin's Intricate 
and musieianly "Rhapsody In Blue," 
played by the brilliant young com- 
poser to orchestra accompaniment, 
ihe arrangement Is a gem and 
forced Gershwin tc retire and come 
back for extra bends three times 
oeforo permitted to finally depart. 

Another important number was a 
medley of three standard seiec- 
..ons played In dance rhythm that 
was unusually d'stinctive. "Pomp 
and Circumstances" closed. 
Jazz Will Never Die" 

Whiteman has started something 
that he should net be permitted to 
aban.lon. That there is no danger 
of this for the immediate future 
is evidenced by the fact a repeat 
recital Is slated for March 7. 

The maestro proves conclusively 
that the dance orchestra or the band 
or the Jazz craze, or any of the 
other names it has been identified 
with, will never die. It is a part 
of modern American culture and an 
absolute necessity. 

Whiteman should repeat the Idea 
often and. If Morris Gest has any- 
thing to do with it. It may mean a 
globe trot for the Whiteman or- 
ganization to Introduce American 
music in foreign territory. Gest's 
proposal to Whiteman embraces 
that as one of the ambitious ideas 
he has In mind if contracts with the 
Palais Royal and the Ziegfeld "Fol- 
lies," where Whiteman holds forth 
nightly, permit, Abel. 

(A tevicw of Whiteman's concert 
in complete detail will be carried in 
this week'* Clipper, out tomorrow.) 



Few "Spots" Remain 

Very few spots remain for 
vaudeville sets on the Keith, 
Orpheum and affiliated circuits 
except for comedy sets in "one," 
according to a survey of the 
booking situation. 

The Orpheum circuit ean still 
uso comedy turns in "one" but 
is overbooked as far as feature 
and headline acts arc con- 
cerned. 

The Keith circuit is pretty 
well booked up with all sorts 
of aets. 

The same condition applies 
to the Loew circuit. 



KLEIN ALL OUT 



Davidow Booking Winter Gsrden's 
Sundays 



Arthur Klein has ceased booking 
the Sunday vaudeville concerts at 
the Winter Garden, New York, for 
the Shuberts. 

Ed Davidow will succeed Klein as 
the Garden's booker. Klein was re- 
ported going South for the balance 
of the winter with his family, but is 
in New York City this week. He 
is said to be still on the Sh'ubert 
pay roll. 

AGENTS AROUND CHICAGO 

Chicago, Feb. II. 

Agents and managers with at- 
tractions around Chicago include: 
Walter Hertzbrun, manager, and 
Charles Piccanalli, agent, with 
"Red Light Annie." 

William Newman, manager, and 
Louis Cline, agent, with "Pea- 
cocks?" 

Frank Gibbons, replacing Nick 
Holde, doing both ends for "The 
Nervous Wreck." 

A. E. Morgan, manager, and 
Howard Herrick, agent, with "The 
Ten Commandments." 

Gene Quigley, manager of "The 
Birth of a Nation." 

Leon Friedman, agent of George 
White's "Scandals." 

R. M. Evans, manager with "The 
Lady In Ermine." 



UNRULY TEMPERAMENTS 

The recently formed vaudeville 
team of Lou Lockett and Peggy 
Hope dissolved after playing the 
last half of last week at the Fifth 
avenue, New Yo.k. 

The dancers teamed up about two 
weeks ago and broke In for a week 
and a iialf prior to going Into the 
Fifth avenue. 

A double attack of temperament 
Is said to have caused the abrupt 
split. 



AFTER 35 YEARS MATT 
REILLY LEAVES KEITH'S 

Becomes Director-Man- ger of 

Emery's Majestic, Same 

City 



Providence, Feb. 18. 

Matthew J. Rellly, familiarly 
known as/?'Matt," who has been as- 
sociated with the B. F. Keith and 
Albee Interests for 35 years, :.as re- 
signed as manager of the Victory 
theatre (Albee), and is in charge 
of the Emery Majestic as director- 
manager. 

The severance of relations from 
the /lb->e house came as a great 
surprise to Rellly's legion of friends, 
although it had been previously in- 
timated that something was brow- 
ing. 

Two weeks age R. Alfred Jones, 
formerly of the Strand, New York, 
was brought here to take charge of 
the Victory is director-manager. 
Overtures were then lade with the 
Emery interests, and Rellly was 
subsequently engaged as dlrector- 
managir of tiie Majestic, formerly a 
Shubert house, now housing pic- 
tures under the Emery brothers. 

In resigning from V Keith forces 
"Matt" closes a term of years In 
which he has served as theatre 
wa'-sr boy, coat room boy, office boy, 
ticket take.-, Icket seller, assist- 
ant treasurer, treasurer and house 
manager. In the last capacity he 
had charge of the Bijou, the Empire 
(burlesque) and the Victory thea- 
tres. 




BARBARA BRONELL 

Starring in the musical extrava- 
ganza, "MY CHINA DOLL." 

Miss Bronell possesses the facul- 
ties most essential for musical 
comedy successes, a combination of 
singing, dancing and acting. 

Representative: 

WILLIAM P. MURPHY 
Variety, New York 



D00LEY-GLAS0N BOOKING 



Past and Present . sbarH of Helen 
Storey on Same Bill 



Syracuse, Feb. IS. 

The chap who billed the current 
show at Keith's was blessed with a 
sense of humor. 

Witness the fact that on It ap- 
pears both Billy Dooley and Billy 
Clason. past and present husbands 
of Helen Storey, prize beauty and 
until recently hei-selr of vaudeville, 
In which she teamed with Dooley. 

Glason follows Dooley on the bill. 

This is the first lime that Glason 
and Dooley have been on the same 
bill, it is said, since Helen Storey 
secured her freecom and then, 
shortly afterward, walked to the 
altar with Glason. 

Dooley is now teamed with Viola 
Votruba. 

Local scribes In tho know com- 
mented Tuesday on Dooley's perfect 
eyesight when it comes to picking 
beauties, recalling Helen Storey. 
Miss Storey is In Syracuse with her 
husband, but is not appearing. 



WALTER STOLE CARS 



Confesses in Syracuse — War Vet' 
eran Awaiting Sentence 



TRYOUTS COMPLAIN 
OF MEN BACK STAGE 



Say Receive No Co-operation 

— Stage Hands Look Upon 

Them as "Jokes" 



Try-out acts are complaining 
they are not receiving proper co- 
operation from the stage crews 
during trial performances. Ex- 
ploited after the fashion of sub- 
limated amateurs, the men back 
stage take their instructions as a 
Joke, figuring the showing 'means 
nothing. 

One act in particular alleges 
manhandling of effects In a dra- 
matic act queered It with the uudi- 
ence and also lessened Its chances 
of bookings. The net, was a dra- 
matic sketch and tried' out In a lo- 
cal house last week. It opened to 
to a dark stage. A piece of busi- 
ness was the striking of a clock off 
stage to denote an early hour. 

According to the complainant, 
the clock struck three, but as the 
player was making his entrance 
one of the men back stage dropped 
the frying pan that had been used. 
The tinny crash sent the audience 
Into an uproar and the players were 
unable to overcome the tittering. 

Back stage said It was an acci- 
dent. But the sketch people allege 
they later found out It was done 
purposely. 



DANCER ASKS $15,000 

Sues City of Dubuque for Fall That 
Spoiled Her Career 



Dubuque, la.. Feb. 14. 

Mi*, and Mrs. Mac McGlinchey, 
known on the vaudeville stage as 
Mack and Maybelle, appeared here 
lost week In a damage suit against 
the city of Dubuque for 115,000. 

A year ago the team played the 
Majestic theatre and while en route 
from their hotel to the theatre 
Maybelle slipped on an ley walk 
and broke her arm. She did a ser- 
pentine dance as a feature of the 
act and the Injury sustained In 
that fall, she claims, has prevented 
her appearance In the number and 
seriously Interfered with her career 
as a dancer. 



CHI'S STORMS 

Tab Co, Due to Show Sunday, Ar- 
rived Wednesday 



j 

Vaudeviltians at Palm Beach 

Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Albee left 
Sunday in a special car for Palm 
Beach. 

In the party were -Mr. and Mrs. 
Ted Lauder, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. 
Van Buren, Harry T. Jordan, Fred 
Schanberger and Pat Casey. 



j_ 



James 



Syracuse, Feb. II. 
J. .4', vaudeville 



dancer and ex-soldier, Monday 
pleaded guilty before Judge W. 1». 
Barnum to grand larceny, indict- 
ments to which he had previously 
pleaded not guilty. He was re- 
manded to Jail to await sentence. 

Walter admitted that he had 
stolen four cars here last summer 
and fall. 

As an aftermath of his World 
War service Walter Is carrying a 
silver tube in his skull. This It Is 
claimed pressed upon the brain and 
prompted the thefts. He was gassed 
and shell shocked. 




BURT SHEPHERD and COMPANY 

STILL THE WHIP KING 

Held over at B. F. Keith's New York Hippodrome Indefinitely. 
Booked solid till June 9th on Keith Circuit 



Chicago, Feb. 13. 

The recent snow storms) com- 
pletely tied up many points which 
are served with amusements out of 
Chicago. 

Jack Halght's "Broadway Jesters," 
a tabloid show booked in connection 
with an Elks carnival at Manitowoc, 
Wis., was to have opened there Sun- 
day and finally arrived Wednesday. 
Vaudeville acts booked at that point 
by Ackerman & Harris and Carroll 
were tied up In the town and could 
not get away. 



$75 TO HIT BAGGAGEMAN 

Burlington, Vt., Feb. 13. 

Striking a Central Vermont bag- 
gageman at Montpelier Junction 
cost H. L. Fretz, of New York City, 
an actor, $75. He was brought into 
the Barre City Court and pleaded 
guilty to breach of peace, receiving 
a fine of $10. The costs and officers' 
fees paid In a civil action account 
for the rest of the amount 

The trouble, which led to the 
blow that landed on the baggage- 
man, arose from what the actor 
thought was improper handling of 
his trunk. 

Frets Is with "Sassy Bits of 
1924." The show Is now in Canada.. 



MAMMA DON'T LOVE FA 
Mrs. Nellie N. Hechhelmer's di- 
vorce suit against Harry Saks 
Hechhelmer, the Times Square at- 
torney, was argued before Justice 
O'Malley In the New York Su- 
preme Court. Decision has been re- 
served as a matter of course. 

"Hecky" last year started an- 
nulment proceedings unsuccess- 
fully, later withdrawing the action. 



OSBORNE FOLLOWS KLEIN 

Shortage of house Managers Is 
probably the reason v/liy the Shu- 
berts have placed John Oeborne in 
charge at the Imperial to sueceed 
Arthur Kloin, resigned. Osborne 
was assistant general manager to 
Kalph Long. 

Klein says he resigned bocause he 
needs a rest. He may also give up 
tho booking of the Sunday concerts 
at the Winter Garden. 



VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE 



Thursday, February 14, 1924 



TRIBULATIONS OF BREAK-INS 



GROWING MORE OBNOXIOUS 



"Coffee and Cake" House Managers Tell Standard 
Acts "Breaking In" Material to Cut — Most Houses 
on C. & C. Circuit Have Indefinite Policies 



4 



l«'i foi IM- 

iloarih of 

break in 



Small time agent* .1 
ei » are complaining of 
houses where an acl • 
around New York. 

The regular three a- day houses 
which are part of ihe established 
circuits can scci re plenty of stand- 
ard turns for their hills it seems 
hy taking advantage of acts "hold- 
ing out" for money while waiting 
for the big time to catch up with 
their demand* or otherwise. 

Then there is a number of ;icts 
that want to stick around New 
York, preferring small time within 
street car distance, from Times 
square than at a larger -alary out 
of town. 

The Independent small time 
houses of the smaller sort play the 
acts one and two day*. These are 
the "coffee and ^'ake" circuits. 

While an act wanting to break In 
material can get a couple of weeks 
or more of this time around New 
York, most of the house* the acta 
say. have undecided policies regard- 
ing performances that mitigate 
against the successful breaking in 
of a new act. 

One of the things 
particularly In the 
cakers" by new acts 
type breaking in, is 
manager will frequently give orders 
to the acts to cut their specialty 
from 18 to 20 minutes to three or 
four minutes. This Is because of a 
long picture, a crowded house that 
the management wants to chase out, 
to alio -..• the waiting customers to 
get In, etc. 

The show 'n which the cut 1- 
01 dered by the "coffee and cake" 
house manager Is usually one that 
Will be caught by representatives of 
the 'arger circuits. 

Any of the better class acts play- 
ing the "coffee and cakers" to 
break in material, do so for that 
specific reason — to leant lines 
thoroughly— or place laughs, set 
and routine a song and dance num- 
ber, etc., and the cutting practise 
defeats the object foi which they 
ure striving. 

The professional trj -outs held by 
the est blished circuits do not help 
the act with stuff to break in. In 
any way, the try outs being for a 
couple of performances only, and 
the act is expected to have passed j 
through the break-in period before 
taking the try out, the acts assert. 



CABARET AGENTS' 25 
PER CENT KICKBACK 



complained of 
"coffee and 

of the better ' 
th;rt a house 



Clique of Three Agents Alleged 
— $25 Out of Every $100 
in Salary 



A ■ iiqiie of cabaret ngenl* ate 
getting a straight $"!> kickback on 
each $11111 salary paid performer* 
handled h> them, it is (barged. 

These agents are booking a few 
of the minor llroadway caUirets 
anil have a monopoly on most of the 
out-of-town bookings in cities in 
the K.i st winch the performers de- 
pend upon to till in the winter sea- 
son. 

Sc\e; 1 1 performer* who have 
remonstrated over the practice have 
been pul tO work in the New York 
places booked by them nt salaries 
approximating half llie.li usual rate, 
aid oil this paying the commission 
rate of 10 per cent This booking 
is in the nature of a chastisement. 
[ it is said, to practically force sub- 
mission to the higher out-of-town 
kickback, which, at the sanin lime, 
leaves the performer a little more 
because of the belter salaries. 

One of the 1Mb street cabarets is 
offering entertainment supplied al- 
most in its entirety by acts working 
for an average of .around $50 
Weekly, while the chorus gets the 
regular pay. which puts the princi- 
pals of such a show only a lew dol- 
lars ahead of the chorus. 




ROXY LA ROCCA 

WIZARD OF THE HARP" 
'THE BASHFUL ONE" 
Review from "Vaudeville." Chicago. 
.Ian 26, 1921. 
"Itoxy La Koccu. male. Comedy 
mule "Fastmail." Here is a head- 
liner. Itoxy knows bis game. He 
milks it for all there is in it. With 
an eccentric make-up be man- 
handles a harp until he has the 
whole house either dancing in their 
seals or thrilled with the beauty of 
his playing. He has comedy in huge? 
chunks and one song is a riot. One 
of the real single acts in vaudeville. 



INDEPENDENTS DIRECT 

Brokers Alarmed at Prospect 
Losing Commission 



of 



Plan 



KEITH MEMORIAL 

To Tear Down Opera House 
For New Theatre 



MUSICIANS' EXTRA WORK 



Niw Order in Fox Houses to Play 
Incidental Music 



Musicians employed in the Fox 
theatre* are anything but overjoyed 
at a new edict handed down this 
week which requires them to play 
the incidental music for the feature 
picture as well as the show. Here- 
tofore an organist has been engaged 
to handle the picture music. This 
lias been dispensed with under the 
new ruling. 

Since the ruling adds three hours 
of additional playing to the schedule 
of the musicians, there Is dissatis- 
faction within the ranks and several 
have already tuttied in their resig- 
nations. 

The Fox theatres affected are the 
Folly and Ridgewood, Brooklyn, and 
the Audubon. New York. 

COAST MAN CALLED EAST 

Sun Francisco, Feb. II 
J. Lionel Keene, manager of the 
VVarfield, has been called east by 
the Loew circuit. 

I 'pun hi* arrival In Manhattan. 
Keene, according to report here, 
will become assistant to Edw. 
Schiller, Loews geneiul representa- 
tive. 

X0UNS GIRLS HOLDING OVER 

Sarah and Nellir Koun* will led l 
over for a sv:-i!;J week a! Hippo 
drome. 

It will be t!u-.r only 
engagement this .-•• on, 



Boston, Feb. 13 
AH hough the work ma> not 
started for a year, it is s.i.d lu l»< 
a plan of :lu- Keith people to leai 
down the Boston Theatre, almost 
nt»xt door to their present vaude- 
ville house hcie. and to erect oil the 
site a. combination ofiice building 
and theatres a memorial to the t . i ti- 
lt. K. Keith 

It is said that the present Idea 
is tor the new Keith theatre which 
is to he in the Siege) building to 
put on the same class of shows pre- 
sented at the Boston now. The pres- 
piiI Keith theatre is to remain, but 
there is a report current that when 
the iv. o new houses are built it will 
be used as a legitimate house, milk- 
ing it 'lie furtherrst downtown legi- 
timate house in the cit; . 

OWES $4,392,885 

Re, eivcr of Consolidated R. & T. 
Corporation Gives Figures 



Independent bookers are anything 
but overjoyed at the idea of houses 
booking acts direct and thus depriv- 
ing them of the usual commission. 

Some vaudeville managers who 
have booked direct have ordered the 
acts to come through their regular 
booking ofllce and have thus pro- 
tected their agents In so far as the 
commissions were concerned. 

This worked out while the play- 
ers stood for it, but last week the 
head of a circuit of New Jersey the- 
atres made a deal with a stock atar 
to play several weeks at their 
houses as a headline attraction. 

The star, being under the personal 
management of a stock casting of- 
fice, had to "kick back" commissions 
to that office, which not only han- 
dled the business arrangements with 
the vaudeville men, but provided a 
,. I vehicle and east for the skit. 

The salary being a good deal 
higher than usual, the booker com- 
pounded the four weeks' commission 
and billed the star for it. with the 
latter refusing to pay. claiming her 
own agent had to be taken care of. 

The booker finally petitioned the 
head of the circuit to assist him In 
collecting, but this also flopped. For 
his persistency the booker almost 
lost the houses and may lose them 
yet. 



RUSSIAN GYPSY NOBLES 



MAY TRY VAUDEVILLE 



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



BLUE LAW FIGHTS IN 
MAINE AND OHIO 

Portland Wins Over Reform- 
ers with Youngstown 
Issue Still on Trial 



Two representative American 
dies of the smaller class are fight- 
ing the Sunday blue laws. Portland. 
Me., recently had an edict closing 
the drug stores except for medicine 
and stopping newspaper sale after 
« a. m. Sunday put over, but a howl 
from the people forced its repeal. 

Now Youngstown, O.. is lighting. 

There. Joseph and Max Sehangrin. 
managers of the Park theatre, and 
Harry Miller, assistant manager of 
the Hippodrome, have been served 
with warrants for violation of the 
state blue laws. Mayor Scheible, 
elected through Ku Klux support, is 
enforcing them. 

The managers are going to fight 
their cases. Sunday vaudeville being 
put on to test the validity of Un- 
law. Movies are now permitted, but 
singing and talking acts tabooed. 

The administration recently raided 
the Elks' Club in a campaign to stop 
card playing and drinking. . 

Humphreys Vacationing 

Chicago. Feb. 1.1. 
Claude S. (Tink) Humphreys 
accompanied by his wife and Mrs. 
J. J. Murdock. leave here this week 
for a three-week vacation on the 
Pacific Coast. Most of their so- 
journ will be spent in Los Angeles. 



X' w V 



Van* and Dhomke, London 
Sybil Vane and Leon Dhomke 
have been booked for a tour of tin 
London hall* opening at Finsbury 
Park. Aug. r.5. 



Indianapolis, Feb 13 
A' a meeting of about 2011 hold- 
ers of gold notes and other creditors 
here Fred A Sin.s, receiver for th< 
Consolidated Realty and Theatre.' 
Corporation, announced he has com- 
puted liabilities to be M,392.88f>.?8. 

Assets have not been deflhltel) 
computet, due to difficulty in esti- 
mating value of various leases and 
other holdings in theatre ami office, 
building properly in various part* 
of Indiana. 

Temporary Lull of Hart Offic* 
Tin- a- isc of the Joseph Hat: of- 
fices In Hie Playhouse. New Yo:k. 
has leen disposed of to John Crom- 
well. 

According to Mrs. Cairie De Mar- 
llart, this docs not .mean the Hart 
enterprise* are to be dissolved. 

Mrs. Mart states this move was 
made because of the illness of Fred 
T, Hand, who has been ordered by 
his- physician to take a long rest 
The ||. ul producing activities will 
only he (in tailed during Mr. I land's 
absence. 



PANTAGES, NEW ORLEANS 

New Oilcans. Feb. 13. 

After two years of indecision and 
paying $30,000 yearly for leasehold 
on Canal street property, Alexander 
I'antages has decided to build. 

The theatre will be ready by next 
season. Besides the auditorium it 
will have an office adjunct. The lo- 
cation Is directly across from the 
new Saenger -Mouse. 

The Pantages road shows will 
come in herq intact from Memphis. 



Orpheum Promotes Benny Thau 
Penny Thau, Orpheum booker and 
assistant to George Godfrey, has 
been promoted. Thau is now work- 
ing on the books with Ray Meyers. 
The switch means wider scope as he 
is booking several houses himself. 



The Russian gypsy troupe of the 
Club Petroushka, the stylish res- 
taurant and night resort destroyed 
In the fatal fire that ended the lives 
of Teddy Bauer and Mrs. Bauer, 
were set for a vaudeville tryont at 
the Palace, Friday morning of this 
week. A benefit performance at 
Sherry's by the cafe management 
has been arranged for Saturday 
afternoon, with tickets at $5 each. 

The Russians, many of them high 
nobles of the Czar's regime, are 
"broke." The future of the restau- 
rant is undecided, and vaudeville 
seems their only visible chance, as 
the Russian craze is regarded on 
the wane in cabarets, especially 
since the doleful failure of Club 
Ba lagan, where these performers 
also were the attraction. 

The estate of the Bauers is in an 
interesting tangle. Bauer, who was 
formerly general press agent for the 
Metropolitan Grand Opera, and who 
owned the Petroushka with Fred 
Mclsaac, was heavily insured. He 
died a few minutes before his wife 
did. Therefore she became in those 
minutes his heir, and all their prop- 
erty, as well as his insurance there- 
for, goes to her relatives, and not 
his, most of whom live abroad. 
There were no children. It is said 
an adjustment is being made, how- 
ever, for a pro rata division among 
the heirs on both sides. 



ORPHEUrVTS NEW HOUSE 



Finn and Heiman Arrange Final 
Details While There 



San Dicgo'a Pantages March 10 
Los Angeles, Feb. 1 3. 

Tin- new Pan tag** house in San 
Diego w II open March 10. Irving'* 
Midgets have been engaged !o head- 
line the opening bill. 



Colored Minstrels for Chi 

Chicago. Feb. 13. 
Georgia Smart Set Minstrels, a 
colored aggregation of -10 people. 
will play a one-week engagement ai 
the Grand beginning Feb. 25. The 
company has been covering south- 
ern territory and it is expected will 
take in some of the larger eastern 
cities on It* way to play the La- 
fayette, New York. 

NEW ACTS 

'Seminary Scandals." miniature 
musical comedy, with Johnny Oyer, 
(Miss) Tommle Allen, Florence- 
Morrison, Cecil Brenner, Tennessee 
Sisters, Betty Carpenter and Belle 
Jerome. 

Mort Fox (FOX and Brltt) and 
Girls (Dolly St. John and Jeanne 
Doyle) In skit. 

"Land of Jazz," wl'h Ann Fletcher 
and Hanft's Melody Hounds. 

Ruth Raymond (Raymond and 
Best), single. 

Margo and Yule, 2-act, 

Blanche Ring and Chas. Winnin- 
ger, two-act. 

Harriet Remple and Co., ske'cl: 
with six peoplo. 

Bessie Remple and Co . si tteh 
with three people. 



ILL AND INJURED * 

Fanny Mink, Broadway chorus 
girl, who recently submitted to an 
operation at Lloyd's Sanitarium. 
New York, 1* convalescing at her 
home In Philadelphia. 

Sammy Berk and Juanita Saun 
had to cancel last week at the Al- 
hambra. New Y'ork, as a result of 
an accident to Sammy, while at the 
Royal the week previous. While 
dancing Berk twisted bis knee and 
strained a ligament. The team will 
pick up their time again at Keith's 
Boston Feb. 18. 

Otto Kantoil, an acrobat, was In- 
jured last Wednesday, when he fell 
from his brother's head to the 
stage in their aerial balancing turn 
at the Robinson Grand, Clarksburg, 
W. Va. He was badly cut about 
the head and at a local hospital it 
was said he might have sustained 
internal injuries. 

Eddie (Thanks) Kelly has been 
transferred from the state sani- 
tarium at Harrlsburg, Pa., to the 
Seabreeze Sanitarium, Staten Island, 
N. Y. 

Max Weilly (Ten Lyck and Weil- 
ly), who cracked his knee cap while 
practicing in Havana, is getting 
around. The doctors say he will be 
as good as new in a collide of 
w< eks. 

The eight -year-old daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs. Kddie Carr underwent 
a successful operation by Dr. J. W. 
Amey for the removal of her tonsils 
at Dr. Amey's Sanitarium, 306 West 
75th street, New York. 

"Bud" Helm (Helm and Lockwood 
Sisters) is still t nflned to his h< me 
with an injury to his leg sustained 
several months ago. 

Ike Kaufman. Keith agent, Is Ir, 
the New York Hospital, recuperat- 
ing from an operation for stomach 
trouble. 

Three slater acts were off differ- 
ent vaudeville bills the last half of 
last week duo to larynglts. Ben- 
nett Twins; Connor Twins and 
Darling Sisters. One member of 
each turn was stricken with the 
throat ailment forcing cancellation 

The boy of Ross, Wise and Wyser 
was taken ill and an act had to be 
substituted at the World, Omaha, 
last week. 



Los Angeles. Feb. 13. 

The visit here of Marcus Heiman 
and Joseph Finn, Orpheum circuit 
officials, which was but one of the 
stop-overs on their tour of the cir- 
cuit, had considerable bearing on the 
new Orpheum, which is to be erected 
on the site of the present Mission, 
on Broadway. The deal for the new 
house was arranged some time ago, 
but there were numerous detail* 
which had to be taken up by the Or- 
pheum officials before actual work 
was started on the house. 

It is believed that everything ha* 
now been put in proper shape, and 
work will start within the next few 
months, for the Orpheum people are 
anxious to have the new house for 
the two-a-day shows at present 
playing in the old Orpheum. 



FRED ALLEN REPLACED FAT 

Freddy Allen has permanently re- 
placed Frank Fay in "Artists and 
Models" Allen was an instant hit 
in th 3 Fay role. 



Property Man's Wife'* Alimony 
Washington, Feb. 13. 

The wife of Frank B. Peacock, 
property man of the Belasco, wa* 
awarded a decree of maintenance by 
Justice Stafford here yesterday. The 
degree directs that Peacock pay $15 
a week alimony and grants the wife 
the custody of the children. 

Mrs. Peacock charged that she 
was deserted by her husband Aug. 
30 last. 



Police Commissioner Resign* 
Kansas City, Feb. 13. 
Louis Oppenstein, owner and 
manager of the Globe, who has been 
serving as a police commissioner for 
the past year, has resigned and will 
resume active business. 



ENGAGEMENTS 

Si Layman and Helen King, for 
"The Chiffon Girl." 

Arthur West left "Follies" to start 
rehearsing with Carle Carlton'* 
"Paradise Alley." 

Leila Frost, replacing Doris Bel- 
lamy in "Meet the Wife." 

Kathleen Middleton, by the Dram- 
atists Theatre, Inc., as general un- 
derstudy to the principal feminine 
parts In "The Goose Hang* High." 

Joseph La Tour is replacing 
George Reinherr ns the male lead in 
"The Chiffon Girl." 

Doris Kenyon for Jewett & Rren- 
nan's "The Bride," now in rehearsal. 



MARRIAGES 

Frank O'Brien (booker of the 
Wilmer & Vincent circuit in the 
Keith Office), to Lulu Wells 
(Holmes and Wells), Feb. 8. in ?*•* 
York. 



Thursday. February 14, 1924 



VAUDEVILLE 



/ARIETY 



LAWYERS, NOT DOCTORS, INDUCED 
JOE COOK BACK TO "VANITIES" 



It Needed 3 Days to Convince Joe a Skirt Is More 
Powerful Than a Coat With the Press — Comedian 
Wins Cut at Finish 



Boston, Feb. 13. 

It took three lawyers three clay.' 
to convince Joe Cook that news- 
papers can set more r.ews value in 
Peggy Hopkins Joyce than they can 
In Joseph Cook. 

Cook left the show flat last Mon- 
day and Tuesday, claiming that 
there had been an abrogation of 
contract on the part of Earl Car- 
roll in the m:>ttor of equal billing: 
and publicity with Peggy Hopkins 
Joyce in tlie run of I2arl Carroll's 
"Vanities" ij t the Colonial. Don 
Barclay filled in Cook's part in the 
sketches. There was only one box 
office refund .Monday night and two 
Tuesday night, Wednesday, Cook 
returned. Things are now external'}' 
peaceful, with Cook .lilting in the 
driver's sent. 

The trouble started before the 
show hit Boston, Cook claiming be 
was being deliberately under-billed 
in violation of contract. Monday 
night's opening in "oston found his 
name subordinated typographically, 
hotel cards sulxirdinating him. and 
the newspapers insisting on Peggy 
Hopkins Joyce's picture in lay -outs 
and interviews with Joe's likeness 
reposing in various waste baskets. 

Monroe (ioldstein, who had been 
retained by Cook in New York as 
counsel, came to Boston shortly 
after the Opening of the local run 
and worked hero in conjunction with 
the local tirm of Hale & Dorr, where 
a long list of allegations were 
drawn up 

Cook refused an Equity arbitra- 
tion, but James O'Xeil of Equity 
came over from New York and 
worked from their angle with Wil- 
liam Flaherty, the local Equity 
counsel. The sessions lasted until 
midnight Tuesday and until late 
Wednesday night, although Cook 
agreed to return to the cast Wednes- 
day. Cook is reported as having won 
all his points except as regards 
newspaper publicity, over which 
nobody has control. 

The company is said to line up at 
the present time as being about 75 
per cent, active Equity. 

Much comment was made along 
the local Brcgidway concerning 
Cook's contract with Carroll, which 
is said to be for $1,200 a week this 
season with a four-year renewal op- 
tional on Carroll's part at the end of 
this season. Carrull Is als,p reparted 
as being willing to go to almost any 
extreme, rather than change his 
cast on the road In view of the time 
ahead of him for the season and his 
desire to talk of original cast. 
Whether or not Cook hoped to break 
the contract on technicalities be- 
cause of the four-year renewal 
clause, which Carroll apparently In- 
tends to exercise, is an open issue. 

On Cook's return newspaper ar- 
ticles appeared which attributed his 
missing two shows to "a drop of 
turpentine whic. flew Into his eye 
on Monday while he was rehearsing 
with a device which was supposed 
to spatter imitation blood on his 
face and which had been carelessly 
mixed with color containing turpen- 
tine." It was at least original, and 
possibly inspired because the come- 
dian certainly contended he had 
difficulty with his "-es, as far as be- 
ing able to see that he was not get- 
ting as much publicity as Peggy 
Hopkins Joyce, particularly In the 
matter of cuts. 



ASCHEB THEATRES DARK 

Chicago, Feb. 13. 

The Chateau lost its ladles' 
matinee last Friday when Em 11 
Aecher, founder of the Aselier 
Brother* firm, died and the Aseher 
theatres were closed that afternoon. 

Alexander, the hypnotist, opened 
to actual record breaking business 
Feb. 3. surpassing Eva Tanguay's 
total at that house. 



OVERDOSE OF VERONAL 

Suffering from the - effects of an 
i overdone of veronal, taken to pro- 
duce «leep, Mrs. Dtvieie Ooidsmlth 
22. vaudevil'e, wife of Miliand H. 
Co'dsmith, living at the Hermitage 
Hotel, last Moi.day was taken to 
Bel'cvue Hospital for treatment. 

Mrs. Goldsmith had been .suffering 
from insomnia. Following the over- 
dose she collapsed and her husband 
notified the hotel physician. 



ARTEUR BUCKNER RELEASED 

Aftrr IS months in Sing Sing, 
Arthur Btickner trie'e bicycle rider 
aid producer, is back on Broadway 



Keys on Century Roof 
Ne'son Keys, the English artist, 
will be starred in the musical which 
the Shuberts. in conjunction with 
Comstock & (lest will place on the 
roof of the Century. Odette Myrtl! 
is another foreigner who will be in 
the cast. 



Fixing "Innocent Eves" Numbers 
The numbers for "Innocent Eyes" 
are being re-staged by Seymour 
Felix. This is the Hhub^rt show, 
with Mistlnguette. In Pittsburgh 
l his week. 



WINTERS DESPONDENT 

Deserted by her husband and 
lespondent Margie Winters, 25, 
vaudeville, 21» W. 23d street, Was 
removed to the observation ward of 
Bellevue Hospital,. Monday, after 
having attempted suicide by the 
cutting of an artery of her left arm. 

The police are searching for her 
husband. 



CORPORATIONS 

Optica. Inc., New York; optical 
goods, pictures; 1,000. shares non- 
par value; Milton Winn. Leo lley- 
mann, E. P. Calderhead. Abr. Durst, 
A. M. Jacobs. (Attorneys, Wise & 
Seligsberg, 15 William St.). 

Opera Players, Inc.. New York; 
$50,000; E. C. Dillon. Joyce Borden 
Louise Richards. (Attorneys, Beek- 
man, Menken & Grlscom, 52 Wil- 
liam St.). 

Ben Hur Restaurant Co., New 
York: restaurant, theatres, etc.; 
$20,000; Benj. Morowitz, Q. G. 
Cohen, Louis Bayn. 

OToolo A Kuker Co., Albany; 
advertising business; $5,000; Thos. 
V. O'Toole, D. T. Zuker, Joseph 
Besch, Jr. 

Spectrum Research Laboratories, 
New York; photo research color 
printing; $100,000; C. H. Raue, R. 
G. Perham, H. R. Griesemer. 

Bigelow • Halstead Corporation, 
New Rochelle. radio; $3,000; L. B. 
Bigelow, A. E. Wulfhop, H. M. 
Scoblo. 

Moeller Theatre Service, Inc., New 
York; to serve and equip theatres, 
motion picture theatres, etc.; $26,- 
000; Shirley Kesand. Blanche Stein- 
berg, Edmund Dewan. (Attorney, 
E. M. Simpson.) 

Texas 

Prince Amusement Co., Houston; 
capital, $5,000. Incorporators: L. 
Roberts. J. Warden and G. C. Burke, 
all of Houston. 

Texas Memorial- Stadium Asso- 
ciation was authorized Jan. 25 by 
the University of Texas Stadium 
Commission to build a $500,000 sta- 
dium at the University of Houston. 
Members of the committee will be 
directors. 



Mrs. McClinchoy's Verdict, $3,500 

Chicago. Feb. 13. 
While play inn the Majestic. Du- 
buque, Iowa, in 11*28, Mrs, Maybell 

McClinchey (Mack and Maybell) 
slipped oil the sidewalk and broke 
her shoulder blade ami sustained 
other Injuries which prevented Iter 
from working. 

She sued the city of Dubuque for 
U5.000 and last week was awarded 

;3,500 damages. 



RUTH GRAY ILL 

(Continued from page 1) 
walls, allow* the blood to permeate 
Into the space between the flesh and 
the outer skin. There it forms into 
pools and pustules with the blood 
lying stagnant. Checking circula- 
tion. The blood Injected daily fol- 
lows the same process. There In 
danger of blood poisoning from the 
stagnated life fluid. 

The nearest guess (he family can 
make as to the source of the com- 
plaint is merely a conjecture. 

Sunday night (Feb. ill Vomiting 
of a most violent nature seised Miss 
Gray. She complained then of pains 
in the stomach. A phyyieian diag- 
nosed these as the result of a pos- 
sible rupture of a blood ve*«el in 
'he intestines, due to the spell. 

Miss Gray was token to h" 
[•'reitah hospital ui*i Saiur lav. . 




OBITUARY 



CLARE A. LUTES 

LUTES BROTHERS doing well 

Keith eastern bookings. 
Montreal "Daily Star." Oet. 28, 1*21: 
"The I.utrs Brothers acL is remarkable 
f»r tin" Sltonlablnf t.blllty of the brother 
without urnm. With extraordinary i>r-- 
ti'-nvii. tnr: he performs amazing r.'ntR 
with mu.ieul Instruments, earpentnr'3 kit 

and a rifle. The audience; .<. - a at 

his w.rk. save him u warm exprcs'ion of 
us Appreciation.*' 

Bua on. X'ew Kn^l.'intl, Philadelphia 
and virliiit;' to Washington any the same, 

Poli's Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, 
Po.. Next Week (Feb. 18); Proctor's 
58th St., New York. March 10-12. 
W. S. HENNESSEY and GLADYS 

BROWN, Eastern Representatives. 

TOM POWELL, Western Repre- 
sentative. 



W. A EDWARDS 
DICK WALSH 

Two veteran showmen passed 
away In Montreal last week in the 
persons of Dick Walsh, treasurer ol 
His Majesty's Theatre, mid W. A. 

Edwards, doyen of showmen In this 
city anil lessee of Ilis Majesty's. 
Dick Walsh had served for over 

i So years with the J, B. Sparrow the- 
atrical organisations In various cn- 

i pacifies and was widely known to 
the theatre going public, 

W. A. Edwards, of the linn of 
Bolroan He Edwards. ii :H j been ill for 
many years ami during the past 
three years has been confined to his 
room. . 

Intestinal trouble eventually af- 
fected the heart. Death came dur- 
ing the performance at the theatre, 
and strains of the orchestra play.rr. 
entr nete rottld be plainly heart! in 

lta« death chamber. 
\V. A. Kdwarda was the son of a 

1'ieiieh Canadian farmer, and \\e« 
born near I'Assomptinn, Quebec, «". 
years ago. At the age of 14, he 



HIGH SCHOOL ACTS 
FOR TIYOLI THEATRES 



Australian Vaudeville House 

Going After Regular 

Vaudeville 

Sydney, Jan. 10. 

Mine Mclba who had planned n 
grand opera season here, under the 
management of Wiliiamson-Tait, is 
having her ttoubles with the male 
chorus. 

Before arriving Melba had en- 
gaged 50 Italian chorus lingers to 
come over and they are expected to 
arrive shortly. Meanwhile patriotic 
Australians .ti_e up in arms and in- 
dignant because she is not using 
native talent in her male choruses. 

The Australian chorus mei»- will 
give a concert to let the public de- 
cide whether or not they are good 
enough for the tour. 

The unions have also taken up the 
matter, and the Seamen's organiza- 
tion ray they will prevent the land- 
ing of the Italian chorus men. 



There Is trouble brewing between 
the Theatrical Employees' Union of 
Australia on one side and the Wil- 
liamson -Tait, Hugh Ward The- 
atres, Ltd. and Fullers, Ltd., on the 
other. The union claims that the 
houses controlled by these owners 
are understaffed, and it Is not satis- 
fied with the award granted by the 
court, and is seeking amendments. 
There Is no settlement In sight. 

Ward and Fuller have replied that 
their theatres are fully staffed, and 
that their employes are entirely 
satisfied. 

It looks as If the union Is trying 
to force a light In which Its mem- 
bers are only taking a half-hearte.d 
interest. A representative of the 
stage hands has stated that the ma- 
jority of the members of the union 
are satisfied, and that the union Is 
catering to a few of trie disgruntled 
ones in the organization. 

Tivoli Theatre, Ltd., intend to im- 
port high class acts from abroad 
during the 1924 season. Among the 
acts hooked for the tour are: Jock 
McKay, Jan Latonia, Will Hay, 
Julian Rose. Rene Rlano, Harry 
Glaff. Bert Coote, Noni and Horace. 
Tom Fintlglass. Alex Egan, Wey- 
menn and Co.. Tex McLeod. Rastelli. 
Hetty King, Willie Rolls, Du Callou. 
G S. Melvln and Harry Tate, who 
begins his sxnscn early in 1025. 

English and American acts on 
finish of the Australian tour have 
the option of playing South Africa 
Under direct ion of African Theatres. 
Ltd Tins ai r.mgement would allow 
acts to cither return direct to New 
York from Africa or else play u 
season in I In gland 

Tiie booking of aits to Africa 
fiom Australia is only possible 
through the Tivoli people who have 
an arLi'ifK'-ne-t t with the African 
tii in 

Big Panto Business 
Great nil! 'iti»M at all theatres here 
dining the resent festive season 
iCut, . ii led on p.'.ge 4C» 



IN MEM0RIAM 

Mrs. Bob Knapp 

Our dear friend who departed 
this life January L'9th, 1!>L'4. 



May Rod Brant iter eternal rest 



1EEHAN and NEWMAN 



Started out on his own and built up 
a carter which mtdo him a notable 
lis ure-Hv-Uiea tricals. 

Bill Kdwarda waa a showman of 
the o'd heboid. One 04 his early ex- 
periences was with the box brigade, 
the time when advertising men were 
brought into action when a circus or 
any other attraction learned tlul a 
rival was billing a. town. The crew 
carried the'r material- with them 
and promptly covered over the 

other show'a llthna and paper, only 
to h've them recovered by tin op- 
position box brigade. 

Mr. Edwards' death will have ma 
•et !al eft, -t upon the lldvv ird- -Sol- 
ruan arrangement, a! bot'flh no of- 
ficial announcement ha* yet been 
made. 

Practically all the theatrical act 
and shew people in the city atti ndi it 
lh" Eiiw. irds funeral and iieari; 409 
telegram* we e received f.u.i vari- 
ous farts of the S'll is vie n -b" 

news w:\< fl:i>h tl ill ,i ••!:■ ; • k \. 

v did* had lain ii his la- 1 curl:, It: 

nil. 

WILL A. COOK 

Will A Cook died in Cleveland, O., 
Feb. 2. Ai the time of lit. death 
lie was appearing in one of llie lead- 
ing characters of "Liza." The de- 
ceased was one of the old timer: 
from the days of Black Patti, Wil- 
liams and Walker, Cole and Johnson 
and the Lafayette Players. 

Death resulted from double pneu- 
monia, lie Was 50 years old. 

Mr. Cook was widely known as 
an interpreter of eccentric negro 
comedy types. lie entered show 
business about 30 years ago, and in 
addition to appearing at times in 
vaudeville was a factor for years in 
the musical comedy division of col- 
ored theatricals. 

His wife, who is a member of the 
cast of the colored mu-i'-al show 
"Dinah, " survives. 

CORA BECKWITH 

Cora Bcckwlth, daughter of Will- 
iam Beckwith, who a decade ngo 
was professional champion swimmer 
of England, died in Dubuque last 
week of pneumonia. She was the 
wife of Jake Rosenthal, manager of 
local Majestic theatre. 

The deceased was a prominent 
producer of diving girl acta She was 
about 50 years old and hid stopped 
work about six years ago. although 
she still continued producing activi- 
ties until 11122. 

Cora Beckwith mule her swim- 
ming debut in the old Lambeth 
Baths, opposite i Ik- Canterbury 
Music Hall, London, at the age of 
nine years 



Go -Won Co -Mohawk 

Co Woo -< io-Mohawk. 5S. Inn, .in 

actress who appeared in "The In- 
dian Mall Carrier" and other pro- 
ductions, died at her homo in F.dge- 
water. X. J„ Jan :t|, following a 
stroke of apoplexy, 

< to-Wor. -< to-Moha wk was li:» 
wlfo of Captain Charles W. Charles, 
Civil War veteran, whom she mar 

ried ?,:* years ago in Pater son, N. J. 
The couple h id lived In Kdgevv.iter 
for more thin 27 years. The de- 
ceased was born In Cowanda. X. Y.. 
on the Indian reservation, She was 
the daughter of Dr. Allen Mohawk, 
direct descendant of a line of chiefs. 

She Is survived by a husVand and 
broth) r. 

VIRGINIA BRAY 
Virginia Bray, for many years a 
member of supporting casts for Jo- 
seph Murphy, Joseph Jefferson, the 

elder; Sol Smith Russell. Lillian 

Russell, Qrace fJeo"ge, Sarah Paddtu 

and other stars, died at her home. 

I 224 North Galena avenue, Freeport 

■ ML. Feb. {!. 

Funeral services were held Wed- 
nesday and burial took place in the 
little cemetery at her home. 

Miss Bray had just returned from 

the hospital, where she underwent 

an operation for appendicitis when 

| the end came. Two Bisters, with 

I whom she had made her home, sur- 

j v ive. Miss Bray was 6.1 years old. 

DAVE JOHNSON 

Dave Johnson, dancer, 37. died 
Dec. 23 In Budapest. 

Johnson had been abroad since 
April 13, 1922. Be played through 
France, Switzerland. Csccho-Slota- 
kia and Austria, following a long 
Berlin engagement. From Berlin he 
went to Budapest, where he diet! 
suddenly, being buried Dec. 31. His 
death was attributed to apoplexy, 
lie leaves a widow. Johnson bad 
appeared for 22 years In the United 
States with several partners 

HAROLD BLAKE 

Harold Blake died at his home. 
iil7 West 7t!il street. Xew York. Juii. 
31. Interment was in Philadelphia. 
the former home of (he deceased. 

Mr. Blake sang the tenor roles in 
the old musical comedies. He als . 
had the same role in "The Merry 
widow for tour consecutive season* 
lie is survived in a v\it>. sister and 
brother. 



JUDGMENTS 

(Fiisl name is Judgment d Id >rs 
'I'd lor and amount follow. > 

CiiMillian Club, Inc., and Abra- 
ham Goldman; J. A. Mornn; t2titi 811 

Chester tntexnat, Pinlurea. Inn., 
ai il Chester L. Chester: Ah-uji cited 
:-v. n n News, Inc.: $r, :r ',:: 

Kumc: Same 1771.09, 

Wiltir C. Jordan and ii rnld V 
!• ■ ■ on I* fiifiipi^.n- *\ nr. i )o| 

.New Chester Theatre Corp and 
Mux I, n, cnthal) : Xedclmati-Srlioen. 
ii<ii Co Inc.; $589 in 

Columbia Doll A. Tor <'" Inr ; 
Ifnh f 1 1 luj ■ -I Oil Cn , In f in 
"I n >j 



W. T DAVIDGE 
IV. T. Davi.ige. S3, owner of the 
Queen theatre at Ini ant and a thea- 
tre si Mndill. ciu:a.. died at Durant. 
Ok!a . Jan. 2i> from cancer of the 
stomach after an Illness of about ■ 

week. II s wile i* seriously ill in a 
hospital at Slni man. Tex. 

Besides his wife, he is survived by 
two sons and a daughter and a 
brother tit Galveston, Tex. 

ETHEL ARSELMA 
Ethel Ars'Ima, 2.1, taken ill «' 
JamestOWtl, X. Y.. lias since died i- 
the result t,f sleeping sickness. The 
deceased at the time of her death 
was playing the prima donna role . 
Eva La Bin's "Gown Show ' a< in 
vaudeville. 

ALICE MORRIS 
Alice Morris, who tor several years 
was stage directress for the Will 
King musical comedy show, passed 

away in Los Angeles last week. 

Miss Morris hid been battling with 
tuberculosis In that city for several 
months. She was the wife of Will 
Hayea. 

FRANK HONDA 
Frank Honda. 40. Japanese picture 
actor, died at his home in Xew York 



tii" Iipii p*i i ever had 

George Edgar Lothrop, 

Mil (led Rest hl.i Colli 

HANK BROWN 


Jr.. 



Fell. 3. His last appearance was ii 
"Lawful Larceny. " lie it survive! 

by a wife and two sisters in Japan. 

JOHN SHERMAN 
.Tojui Sherman, father of Lowell 
Sherman died a( his home in New 
York \< i h ID The deceased formei • 
ly managed ■■ theatre in San Fran- 
clsi 0. 

David W. Covington, a theatrical 
mechanic, :;x years old, was found 
dead in a gas -Ailed ioom in the 
Hotel Claire, IG7 Kills street. San 
Krnncisco, bis t week. The police arc 

UTideti.Tinili'-ii wlirthi r Covington 
death was BCi idental. Two g;i» j. t- 
vvere found tut in d on. 

'I'iie mo'licr of llinrv J. Bc-i'n 

■ i ■•• ; i eli : i s ■... it*" \. Y.' 



VARIETY 



BURLESQUE 



Thursday, February 14, 1924 



BARD AND PEARL TO 
PRESENT "CHUCKLLS 



in 



With Miner Estate 

Columbia Wheel 

Franchise 



on 



Ben Bard and Jack Pearl, now 
With "Topics of 23," at tho Winter 
Garden, will operate a Columbia 
wheel show, beginning next season, 
for a period of five years. 

Bard and Perl will have the 
present "Chuckles" show which 
they will produce for the five-year 
period Jn conjunction with the Mi- 
ner Estate. 

"Whether the title will be changed 
or not has not been decided. 
"ChuckleS" was originally "Peeka- 
boo" and operated for several sea- 
sons by Jean Bedlni. Bedlni sold 
his interest to the Miners a couple 
of seasons ago, and R. K. Hynicka 
was interested with Bedini in the 
show at one time. 

This season Charles Fa'.ke and 
Phil Dalton, the former a Columbia 
wheel show company manager pre- 
viously, and the latter an Insurance 
man, are operating "Chuckles" 
with the Miners. 

Bard and Pearl will not appear 
In the Columbia show, the team, 
both of whom are graduates of 
burlesque, being under contract to 
th% Shuberts for some years to 
come. The show will be produced 
by Bard and Pearl, however, with 
the billing carrying their names as 
"presenting," the same as Clark 
and McCullough's appear on "Mon- 
key Shines." also a Columbia 
wheeler. 




SAILORS RETURN 



Brooklyn Navy Yard Qrder Revoked 

The edict issued by Read Admiral 
Plunkett, Commandant of the 
Brooklyn Navy Yard, against sail- 
ors appearing within a two-mile 
radius of the Yard was lifted last 
week and the Star, Mutual Wheel 
burlesque house, i» accordingly 
happy again. 

Considerable of the Star's patron- 
age comes from the uniformed men 
from the Brooklyn Navy Yard and 
the order, in effect for three or four 
weeks, seriously cut into the Star's 
business as a rosult of the gobs 
being barred out of the forbidden 
two-mile zone. 

The order was not directed at the- 
atres, being aimed at bootlegging 
parlors and dives located in the 
downtown sc-ction of Brooklyn. The 
Olympio (former Hyde & Bell- 
man's) was also affected by the bar- 
ring order. 



PAUL CONLAN 

"THE DANCING DRUMMER." 
Rosooc Ails latest dancing protege. 
Rooked Solid, B. F. Keith Circuit. 

B. F. Keith's 81st St., New York, 
this week (Feb. 11). 



BURLESQUE CLUB TO 
MAKE ROAD TOUR 



ED JEROME BANGED UP 

Long Branch, N. J., Feb. 13. 

Ed Jerome (Foley and Jerome), 
vaudeville, was badly bruised and 
shaken up Saturday night as the 
result of the turning over of the taxi 
in which he was en route from the 
Main Street theatre to the'depot. 

Jerome, pinned under the cab, had 
a lucky escape from serious injury. 
He filled two Sunday dates at the 
Star and Gayety. Brooklyn, but will 
have to lay off this week to recuper- 
ate from the effects of the auto 
mishap. 



Will Stage "Jamboree" in the 
Spring — Plan Ten- 
Day Trip 

The Burlesque Club of America 
plans to hold a touring jamboree in 
the spring, that will have a company 
made up of its members, and travel- 
ing as far West as St. Louis, with a 
wind-up of the tour at the Columbia, 
New York. 

The Burlesque Club jamboree will 
play one-nighters in Boston. Phila- 
delphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chicago, 
Baltimore, Washington and other of 
the more important cities on the 
Columbia and Mutual wheels. 

No admission scale has been set. 
but it will likely be a $5 top propo- 
sition, with the pick of the comics 
and male principals of both wheels 
and the stock burlesque shows in 
New York and elsewhere. 

Whether any fc-male principals 
will be included in the Burlesque 
Club touring show is a matter the 
organization will decide on within 
a couple of weeks. 

Instead of giving a straight vaude- 
ville show of acts the Burksquers 
propose to have the entertainment 
made up of skits and sketches 
especially put together- for the tour. 

It will mark the first time the 
Burlesque Club has attempted any 
thing so ambitious, the club's pre- 
vious efforts having summed up in 
a post -season benefit show at the 
Columbia, New York. 

The Bur'.esquers' tour will take 
from 10 days to two weeks. Among 
the innovations planned are a daily 
street parade of the tourists In each 
city played as a bally hoo for the 
show. 

Committees have the tour In 
charge with reports due at the 
weekly Wednesday night meeting* 
at HP. M. in the new clubhouse 
on 4S:h street. 



BURLESQUE REVIEWS 



RECORD BREAKERS 

(Columbia Circuit) 

Venus O'Hrien Helen Kennedy 

Virginia I>are Knilly Keller 

Carrie Wayseed ilcttle Pelmontc 

I'nnsio ltloiv*om Hazel Harjis 

Helnxc Pickle Manny Koler 

St:tK<* Manager Kred Hall 

Count UuPenny Bonham Hell 

Mike Muriarlty Tim Healey 

Stage Door Man Hy Jensen 

Sam Thompson nilly Cumby 

Adam Pooler, ex-husband Harry Kolb 

Herman Switzer, ax-husband . , , . Hy Jensen 
Mr. Come (.reel. ex-hu»*l>and. \ndy ItcRann 

Mr. O Shaw, ex-liusuand Henry MeRann 

Mr. Michael Mahoney Jack Keld 



MINSKY'S NEW HOUSE 

The Minsky Brothers who operate 
the National Winter Garden, a 
stock burlesque house on East 
Houston street and Second avenue 
have purchased a plot on the op- 
posite side of the street for the 
erectionof a 2,000-seat theatre and 
1,000-seat roof garden The site Is 
occupied at present by tenements 
which must te razed. 



PEGGY OBSTINATE 



AL DU PONT HOPELESS 

Al Du Tont, formerly with "Wine, 
Woman and .Song," on the Columbia 
circuit, who was taken ill during a 
performance of the company in De- 
troit Christmas week, Is In Kings 
County Hospital, Brooklyn. 

Dun Pont's mental illness has 
progressed to a point where he la 
hopelessly insane. 



at 



Miner's 60th Year 
The Miner Estate is celebrating 
the COth anniversary of the estab- 
lishment of the Miner theatrical in- 
terests this week. The late Henry 
Clay Miner, who was a member of 
the House of Representatives, 
started the dynasty with Miner's on 
the Bowery. The Urm now controls 
several burlesquo houses, Bronx. 
Newark, Casino and Empire Brook- 
lyn, and a dozen or more picture 
house, as well as several shows and 
commercial concerns related to the 
stage. 



Mist Joyce Causes Annoyance 

Casino, Boston 

Boston, Feb. 13. 
Peggy Hopkins Joyce almost pre- 
cipitated a riot by her refusal to 
stop smoking cigarets when re- 
quested to do so by ushers at the 
midnight show at Waldron's Casino 
last week. 

Miss Joyce also refused to remove 
her bat, and after repeated requests 
only complied with tne orders of the 
management after threat of dire 
force to have her bodily ejected 
from the playhouse. 

Many professionals and celebri- 
ties of tho squared circle were in 
attendance at the midnight show. 
Mickey Walker, welterweight cham- 
pion, and Johnny Wilson, former 
champion, were among those pres- 
ent, with tho former referee! ng a 
wrestling bout between two chorus 
gir'.s, one of the show's features. 



Censor Burns On Tour 
Jess Bums, Columbia wheel cen- 
sor, Is making a three weeks' tour of 
the circuit looking over the shows 
in general, and those attractions in 
particular that have previously been 
ordered to fix up, In order to see the 
order.-, have been complied witli. 



BURLESQUE CHANGES 

Kay Norman Joins "Hipplty Hop 
(Columbia) as soubret this week. 



Jack Reid's "Record Breakers" is 
a good show. It starts with a laud- 
able bid for novelty with dialog in 
front of a street drop in "one," which 
successively leads up to a dressing- 
room scene, bare-stage effect and 
full-stage exterior. 

The opening is a decided relief 
from the conventional backgrounds, 
with the choristers prancing and 
warbling according to set rules as 
they have done at the openings for 
a million shows since burlesque was 
invented. 

At the Columbia. New York, where 
the night audience arrives late as a 
rule, Mr. Reid's departure in getting 
the opera' started went for Sweeney. 
On a bit too early for the tardy 
Times squarors. 

In almost all of the other Columbia 
stands the customers are on deck 
when the bell rings, and the different 
method of setting tho ball a-rolling 
goes for full value. 

Reid is the star of his own show, 
and he Isn't cheating as the pro- 
ducer, author and manager by three- 
sheeting himself as a performer. A 
veteran burjesquer, whose experi- 
ence covers variety just .as compre- 
hensively, Reid shows a keen under- 
standing of the ius and outs of the 
burlesque racket. 

He does a legitimately conceived 
Tad in the first skit, and his equally 
legitimate wise-agent dope type 
thereafter. Both characters are 
smoothly interpreted, the dope being 
especially natural and life-like, with 
its freedom from exaggeration almost 
unprecedented, in burlesque or any 
other branch of theatricals. 

While the "Record Breakers" many 
assets easily rate it as a good bur- 
lesque show by Columbia standards, 
it has several obvious faults. The 
full-stage scene with the hotel back- 
ground in the first part Is altogether 
too talky. It drags In spots and the 
laughs are too widely separated. It's 
also far too lengthy. It should be 
thrown out and replaced. 

The show doesn't finish as strong- 
ly as it Should. Princess Doveer 
does an, Interpretative dance as the 
final curtain approaches, and al- 
though it's graceful and adequately 
staged the tempo of the show drops 
too abrupty. 

Few Colnmbias can boast of as 
smart women principals as this show 
has. Hazel Harjis, svelte, pretty and 
shapely, also an accomplished dan- 
cer, both step and kicks and splits. 
Is one; Emily Keller, likewise very 
forte on appearance and a tuneful 
vocalist, Is another, with Bettie Del- 
monte, a glamorous eyeful in tights. 
supplemented by a demure facial 
prettiness, and Helen Kennedy, a 
talented violinists and singer, com- 
pleting a quartet that's a tower of 
strength for any show. 

None of the girls look burlesquey, 
and each fills an important niche in 
the proceedings without colliding. 

Billy Cumby, a colored comedian 
with well-trained dancing dogs, Is 
responsible for a large part of the 
comedy. Cumby has a scene with 
Reid, in which the latter puts him 
through a third degree about some 
stuff that's missing from a hotel 
where Cumby is the cook, and it's a 
comedy gem. Without getting with- 
in 1.000 feet of the routine burlesque 
technlc, Cumby and Reid run 
through a session of dialog that's as 
unctuously humorous as It Is legiti- 
mate. The scene could hold Its own 
as the pair do it in the Ritziest of 
the Broadway revues. 

A couple of colored men with 
realistic Indian make-ups — so real 
they could fool old Sitting Bull him- 
self — put on a double string instru- 
ment specialty that brings forth 
some amazing technique by the 
younger musician. 

An odd feature of the musical 
stuff Is that the younger chap men- 
tioned Is a left-handed mandolinist 
and banjolst. There's chromatic fin- 
gering that's so difficult it looks Im- 
possible^ — hut there It Is. The team 
make a bad mistake by not having 
the orchestra accompany the string 
work. It would fill in and cover up. 
and generally build up the tone 
values. An inexperienced stage pres- 
ence also mitigates against the act 
getting the applause returns It de- 
serves. 

Fred Hall Is one straight man, and 
Bonham Bell is another. Roth are 
unusual for burlesque. Hall looking 
as If ho stepped out of a typical Mo- 
rocco cast as the debonair lead of a 
society comedy, and Hell having all 
the ear marks of a typical Famous 
Players movie hero. Both deliver 
lines smartly and With a snap that 
gives the Impression of legit ante- 
cedents. 

A dance hall scene Is backed with 
a convincing set and atmosphere. 
and the show generally averages 
high on scenic production. , 

The chorus girls are competently 
drilled and good workers. The wood- 
en soldier number done by eight of 



the girls shows they know their 
business. 

The show could stand additional 
comedy. It's sight values are first 
class, and, while there are some com- 
edy vacuums that can bo filled up, 
it's interesting to sit through. In- 
cidentally, clean as Sapollo. 

This Is Jack Reid's initial engage- 
ment at the Columbia with the "Rec- 
ord Breakers." The show started out 
on the lamented Shubcrt unit circuit 
at the beginning of last season, going 
over to the Columbia in January, 
1923. The booking routes did not 
bring it into tho Columbia last 
sea sn. Before his disastrous Shu- 
bert experiences Jack Reid was one 
of the pillars of the American cir- 
cuit. His show used to break plenty 
of records on that wheel — hence the 
name. 

Business was under capacity at the 
Columbia Tuesday night (Lincoln's 
birthday), a snowstorm during the 
day holding down the night attend- 
ance. IiclL 



BOSTONIANS 

(Columbia Cirevit) 

A Burlesque. Fan, boy In front box..T.eo T.ee 
Queen of Burlesque, who knows her little 

book Mildred Cecil 

May II. Oc«de, a dashing soubrette. . . . 

VI Penny 

Con If. Ooode, one of the gang 

Jack Cameron 
Lett* Bee, from the. FYdlles. . WpImj Sarvney 
lma Qoodfellnw. frees) the Music IJoi.. 

Phoebe Sa rvney 
Noah l»tt. the new Senator. Gene Srhuler 

Will, a twin Van J. Mcllno 

Willie, a. twin Roman Llstctte 

William, a twin Jake Kogan 

A. B. Sablotiky, a wise Hebrew 

Harry Pepper 
Upson Downcs. a con guy. .George Brtnnan 
Lotta Coyne, a mode:n vamp..Ameta Pynes 



What the "Bostonlans" needs to 
make it a Class A Columbia is 

plenty. And sti'l it. isn't n ' •■■' ■ 
bad show. There's spots where 



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it's pretty good, very good and also 
very bad, many of 'em. 

Charles H. Waldron presents. Mr 
Waldron runs the Casino, Boston— 1 
hence the monicker, Bostonlans. 
East year it was the Frank Finney 
show and before that for some 20 
years it rambled over the Columbia 
route as the "Trocaderos." 

Jack Singer, who staged the im. 
mortal "Behman Show" — one of the 
first of the new type of burlesque 
frolics — put on the current opera. 
And he did a splendid Job scenlcally. 
Especially in the matter of lighting 
la the show fortunate. This is one 

burlesquo that the electrician 

James Savollno — deserves to have 
Ills name mentioned. 

"The Bostonlans" started out this 
season with almost an entirely dif- 
ferent cast from the ono appearing 
at the Columbia, New York, this 
week. Harry Fepper, who does a 
legitimate Hebraic character, ]g the 
principal comedian working as a 
team with George Brcrtnan, straight 
man, in an olio talking and singing l 
turn. The specialty holds plenty of J 
laughs— many more than the team 
secured at the Columbia Tuesday 
night (Feb. 6), for business was] 
muchly off, with rainy weather one] 
reason. , 

'I he most glaring fault of the show 
Is that It's colorless. Nothing out- 
standing. There's the usual comedy 
scenes— some pretty familiar, such 
as the version of Irish justice in the 
last half. That courtroom scene has 
boosted the average of many a show 
and it lifts this one tsp nt a spot 
where it counts — toward the finish. 

The cast Is a large one. Too large 
— an oversupply of quantity with a 
minimum of quality. Mildred Cecil, 
the prima donna, has a certain vl- 
vaclousness of manner that's an 
asset. Sings ordinarily. Keeps on 
the key, which Is considerably more 
than quite a few of the burlesque 
prlmas do. Vt Penny, the soubret. 
gives an agreeable performance 
with number leading of the average 
(Continued on page 34)\ 



FIFTEEN YEARS AGO 



Taken from Variety dated Feb. 15, 190S 
William Morris cabled from London he had signed Harry Lauder for an 
eight-week tour in tho States, the following season at a reported salary 
of $3,000. Ho mentioned several other continental features as booked. 
The cable was presumed to confirm the belief that the independent would 
run a vaudville circuit in 1909. 



Meanwhile, the presence of William Hammerstein abroad was the sub- 
ject of conjecture. The most convincing report seemed to be that Mr. 
Hammerstein was traveling for recreation under orders from his physi- 
cian and was booking a few acts that struck his fancy for the Victoria 
roof the following summer. 



George ("Honey Boys') Evans, who had been reported unofficially 
tied up with tho Gun Edwards-Felix Isman music hall project at the 
Circle, New York, entered a general denial, saying that he was under 
contract with Cohan & Harris to head a big minstrel troup, for which 
already had been gathered George Thatcher, Dick Jose, W. C. Fields, Rice 
and Prevost and "That" Quartet (Sylvester, Jcnes, *?ringle and Mor- 
rell). 



Clifton Crawford was a standard vaudeville monologist, but had written 
a piece, and the prospect was that he would be exploited In it. It was 
proposed to co-star Carrie DeMar, wife of Jtos. Hart, then a vaudeville 
single, Joe Hart (since deceased) being concerned in the vaudeville pro- 
duction business branch. 

Announcement was made that after 23 years of vaudeville, the Union 
Square, New York, the best known house on the Keith circuit then, would 
go Into pictures before the end of the month. The old Union Square had 
made profits as high as $156,000 a year, but the better class theatregoers 
had deserted the 14th street district in favor of uptown. 



Bijou Fernandez had been playing in a playlet called "Capt. Velvet" 
with Edwin Ardcn (since deceased) in vaudeville. Arden had retired front 
the cast and Miss Fernandez opened at the sole star at Keith's Cleveland. 



People may change, but show business Is a good deal the same as time 
goes along. Fifteen years ago they were trying, as they are now, to 
frame southern circuits with a view to cut transportation costs. It IS 
recorded that a convention of managers representing 400 southern the- 
atres met in Atlanta with the object of framing circuits to concentrate 
the time. The object of the meeting was to arrange some sort of agree- 
ment with the Southern Passenger association (railroads). 



The Star & Garter, devoted to Eastern Wheel burlesque, opened in 
Chicago. The seating capacity was nearly 2,000. 

Vesta Victoria and Eva Tanguay were both placed on the bill at the « 
,18th Street for the week, and the result was an almrst Immediate sell-out 
for the opening performance. The box odlce was used only for the follow- 
ing night. Monday night was sold before noon. Tuesday evening was 
clean before the end of the Monday night performance and so forth. 



Mort H. Singer and Joe M. Hart returned from a trip to Cuba with 
a remarkable discovery. Thl3 was nothing less than that Havana audi- 
ences were crazy over blondes and would fall for any aggregation of 
goldie locks that made a bid for attention. This was not news even in 
190S to a lot of Broadway beauties. 



* Willis Steele was in dispute with Julius Pfegcr over the authorship of 
"The Fifth Commandment," Stcgcr's vehicle. The courts vindicated 
Steger's claims 



R. C MlldgS resigned as president of the White Rats, and George W. 
Monroe, as Vice-president, stepped into his place for the time being. No 
permanent success was talked about. 

The Josettls were reported as a new act at the Novelty, Brooklyn. They 
did some great stuff. The review of the act thus describes material that 
is not familiar In up to date routines: "Two men, a woman and three bol* 
or midgets." One of the early feats is a two-high arrangement of the 
boys or midgets supported hy a rlsley worker, lying on a pad which was 
supported upon the arched body of the woman, that Is to stay upon her 
knees and chest while she maintained the position of a wrestler holding 
the bridge yjsiUoo. 



Thursday, February 14, 1924 



EDITORIAL 



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NEW YORK CITY 

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CHICAGO 

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At a meeting of the Producing 

Managers' Association.— Equity joint 
arbitration Kiard last week— James 
Gleason was awarded $43.75, the 
amount of his claim against Law- 
rence Schwab. Gleason api>cared in 
Schwab's production, "A Perfect 
Lady (Sweet Little Devil") and the 
Bum represents one-eighth of a 
week's salary. Gleason's claim was 
based on a typographical error In 
his notice of dismissal, the period 
really being IS (lays instead of the 
usual two weeks. Notice was given 
the actor Dec. 21 last, with the 
notice stated to expire Jan. 4, llZl. 
•Jan. 3 Gleason was paid in full to 
that date and advised his engage- 
ment" was terminated. 

On the basis that the notice stat- 
ed Jan. 4 as the retirement date he 
entered the claim. 

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Blaming the management for bill- 
ing "The Living Mask" improperly, 
Arnold Korff, the Austrian actor, at 
last Saturday's matinee at the 44th 
Street, walked down the stage and 
lectured on how to behave when 
he was on the stage. At the same 
time he warned a snlkering woman 
she had better stop. The manage- 
ment was denounced for billing the 
■how as a "satirical comedy." 



Two programed acts failed to open 
at the Palace, New York. Monday. 
Dooley & Ames were off the bill due 
to illness, and Clyde Cook also. 
Walter and "mily Walters and Ed 
Lowry took the vacancies doubling 
from other New York houses. 



A Perfect Alibi 

Zoe Beckley. a feature 
WTlter on the late "Evening 
Mall." and now with the Mun- 
sey papers, perused a copy of 
Variety recently. She was 
mystified at a number of words 
employed and took the paper 
to Burns Mantle, asking him 
to tell her what they meant. 
Mantle gallantly said he would 
do so if given a little time. 

What Miss Beckley was 
particularly puzzled about was 
the term "legit." As ft ap- 
peared a number of times she 
thought it queer that it was 
not within her ken. But 
Mantle was able to explain It 
referred to Broadway attrac- 
tions. 

Miss Beckley furnishes a 
perfect alibi for Variety. Even 
the copy readers don't under- 
stand some of the lingo and 
for fear they might make a 
bone, pass anything. 

However, Miss Beckley Is 
referred to the "Little Re- 
view," one of Greenwich Vil- 
lage's own publications. If she 
thinks she was puzzled by Va- 
riety, she hasn't "seen any- 
thing yet." It Is a dollar a 
crack (not particularly dirty) 
and the booklet is published 
quarterly. 

It Is the highest high-brow 
stuff "what am." 



RIGHT OFF THE DESK 

By NELLIE REVELL 

Somerset Hotel, New York. 
At laet I am a down and out. I mean I've been downstairs and I've gone 
out twice. My new wheel-chair is a success, for it took me calling last 
week, first to the offices of Variety and later to the Palace. 

To a person who hasn't been out In Ave years the sensation of wide 
spaces is peculiar. The sidewalks seemed to be coming up at me and 
threatened to hit me in the face, and the tall buildings appeared toppling 
over on me. It might be a good thing If the building commissioner in- 
spected their foundations. They didn't seem quite safe to me. 



For years I have wondered who would be the first friend I would meet 
the first time I went out on the street again. It was Zelda Sears, the 
playwright, who came hurrying up Sixth avenue, thinking of anything 
elee in the world but seeing me there. I called to her, and she couldn't 
have looked more surprised if she had seen Mayor Hylan doing hand- 
springs on the pavement. We didn't do much, but greet each other, for 
both of us, I think, were >ust a little throaty. 



The following morning at the Palace I decided I was Just as efficient 
as a fire alarm. No cry of "fire" could have brougli*«veople out of their 
offices any quicker than did the word that I had come back to visit them. 

Old friends and new crowded around and the air was thick with congrat- 
ulations. I missed the late Sam lfodgdon, and I took along a rose to put on 
his desk, for It was there that I had stood the last, time I hud been In the 
building. 



Then I was brought home and put to bed. I'm still there, but it was 
all so wonderful that I don't mind the aftermath. We have to pay some- 
how for everything worth while. 

Even yet I haven't been on Broadway, for I made my entrance and 
exit via the 47th street door of the Palace, Khmer Rogers officiating as 
master of transportation. But my act must have been a success, because 
I have been re-engaged for a return date as soon as I can make it. 

When I wrote my book the last thing I thought of comparing It to 
was a Liberty Bond. I was anything but free when 1 was gather- 
ing the material and making it into copy and even the book itself had to 
wait a long while before it could bo released. 

But, now, with my friends making speeches from half-a-dozen stages 
every day, slides on the curtains of hundreds of theatres, columns oT pub- 
licity in the papers and all my two professions working to make it a 
•success, it does seem a good deal like a Liberty loan drive. 



THE DRESSY SIDE 



By SALLIE 



. Attractive Women Not Billed 

Ernest Evans at the Kiverside this week has a unique-act wiili attractive 
women who dance, sing and wear pretty costumes. They should be billed 
individually, espjclally the solo dancer. Another who dresses in court 
attire has a splendid voice. The Spanish dancers are in silk shawls and 
the usual Madrid headdress. 

Mr. Evans, in the Toreador, with white satin knickers, satin eton, gold 
belt and white satin sailor. His partner wears a fringed skirt of scarlet, 
rhinestone bodice, red sailor hat and red satin slippers. Much applause. 

Stanley Rogers (with Jay Brennan) looks quite ladylike in his velvet 
brocade picture hat and silver slippers in the former Bert Savoy end of 
that act. 

Valerie Bergere's "Judgment" Is Intense, but, perhaps, a bit weird 
for vaudeville. Miss Bergere wears a gold draped gown with scarf of 
gold in her emotional scene, pleading for her husband's life. 

The Riverside needs laughs and more laughs. 

Irene Franklin wears an orange chiffon with silver white, singing "I 
Want to Go Back," und then did the character songs in which she always 
shines. 



Our Own Pianiste 
Our own American pianiste. Winifred Byrd, just back from a Pacific- 
coast concert tour, played at the very exclusive York Club last Thursday. 
Her Liszt's "Love Dream" and "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 10" were well re- 
ceived. Miss Byrd was becomingly gowned in a simple plaited blue frock. 



"Moonlight's Tuneful Melodies 

Scintillating, radiating, fascinating, "Moonlight" will keep lis audience 
dancing their way out of the Longacre to the tunefulness of "Say It 
Again" and "On Such a Night." Both gems. 

It's refreshing from start to finis*. A rich idler (bachelor) who uses 
his wealth on fair weather friends, Is the reason for the girls, settings and 
stunning costumes. 

The show moves with such speed one must watch his step. 

Elsa Ersi (Suzanne) first sings "Daffodil" with eight girls, wearing 
elaborate velvet frocks, various evening shades, and reed skirts embroi- 
dered in medallions of silver, bodices, low buckles, high necks, sleeveless, 
finished with flowers on left shoulder. With this are feathered fans, 
shading from flesh into the color of the gown. Miss Ersi wears a gold 
dress, apron of gold lace and the bodice draped low on shoulders of lace. 
Headdress of gold, gold shoes and stockings. She is attractive with style. 
"How Do I Know He Loves Me" was a decided hit as sung by her. 

Allyn King (Louise) has a pale French blue beaded affair embroldored 
In crystals. In the final morning scene on the porch she sports a pink 
sport costume and a pink sport hat, soft and fetching. 

The Lorraine Sisters, in their specialty dances, gain popularity. By far 
their most attractive .gowns were black embroidered In silver (skirts) with 
white satin and silver bodices, with silver headdresses. 

The settings, with the view from the porch, the reflection of the moon on 
the water and the passing of the night scene with Its perfect thunder and 
rainstorm, leave little to desire for a complete stage Illusion. 



Banzell in "Lohengrin" 

"Lohengrin," at the Metropolitan Friday night, allowed the subscribers 
to hear Karln Branzell, the contralto. She Immediately won the approval 
of the audience. There was an outburst of applause interrupting the per- 
formance when she had invoked Ortrud's curs on the head of lOlsa. The 
Metropolitan, in Branzell, has a young singer of rare voice and power of In- 
terpretation. 

Mme. Jeritza was again the Rlsa. and never a more beautiful one. Her 
dramatic use of her voice, her skill n« an actress, and her flowing 
white gown, both of gold train and headless of pearls, always set forth 
Jeritza as a really poetic picture. 

Ziegfried Wagner (son of the cumpo'-er o,f the oi,<-ra, and grandson 
of Liszt) occupied a box with Mr«. Wagner. 

The special matinee Friday afternoon of La Roheme for the benefit of 
the Vassar College Endowment Fund filled the house to capacity and 
netted $3,000 for the fund Lu'.e/li Hurl Ml Miml give a pei feet perform- 



"Times Square Daily" 
And "Clipper" in Battle 

This Is the first real Joyous 
week Variety's New York staff 
has had since "The Clipper" 
took It on the run to the out- 
doors. 

Because the "Times Square 
Daily" and the "Clipper" have 
hooked up in a bad battle. 
The "Daily" is going to get 
whipped by the "Clipper" — wc 
feci so certain of It we are 
rooting tor the "Clipper." 



The "Clipper" went after that 
little whippersnapping "Daily ' 
right this week. Besides giv- 
ing it an awful panning, we 
hear, in this week's "Clipper" 
(10c — out tomorrow), last night 
(Wednesday), the KYW radio 
station in Chicago told the 
world about the world's worst 
daily, alqo "The Clipper Blues." 

That's the whole trouble. 
"The Clipper Blues." It's a 
song writ led by a fellow on 
the "Clipper's" Chicago staff, 
with music plastered to It by 
an organ player at McVieker's 
named W. Remington Welch. 
The KYW station also sent the 
song through the air laet night. 



When the "Times Square 
Daily" heard about "The Clip- 
per Blues" going over the 
radio, that world's worst went 
up in the air too. It said some 
awful things about the "Clip- 
per," that "The Clipper Blues" 
should be sent from the AK 
station Instead and other stuff, 
also Intimating the Chicago 
songwriter i were loafing on 
'.heir payrolls. 

It's the first time in 6.1 years 
we ever remember the "Clip- 
per" getting sore over any- 
thing. They were so mad in 
Chicago about it lhat the radio 
talker last night spoke for 
three eolid and consecutive 
minutes against the "Times 
Square Daily." Said they never 



heard of It In Chicago and 
wanted to know what it was! 
That's our idea of a high class 
pan. 

The "Times Square Dally" 
had the nerve to say if the 
song had been named after it 
it would have been a great 
song and the world's worst 
daily would have boewted it. 
Whit difference does it make 
whether the "Times Square 
Dally" boosts or pans; nobody 
would read it. The "Times 
Square Daily" admits no one 
reads It; says It's so bad no 
one can read It. 

That's what we wanted to 
«ay about the "Times Square 
Daily," but they beat us to'lt 
before we could think that fast. 



We sent word to the "Clip- 
per" asking if they had enough 
on the world's worst; told the 
"Clipper" we had a lot of In- 
side dirt how that "Dally" is 
being run and about the people 
who are running It; offered to 
spill everything, and without 
costing the "Clipper" a cent. 



But that "Clipper" knows 
something. Thanked us for our 
generous offer, but said they 
weren't going to tell too much 
about the "Dally" this week, 
though if that upstart sheet 
got too fresh and tried to get 
the "Clipper's" goat they would 
tell enough to land the whole 
"Times Square Dally" bunch. 



If we had said that. Instead 
of the "Clipper," we couldn't 
have said It any better. And 
we contradict the world's worst 
that "The Clipper Blues" 
should be sent from the AK 
station — it should go right out 
through the WOW sender. 



4-1 the "Clipper" gets the 
best of it; 1-7 the "Times" 
Square Daily" doesn't even 
make a showing; 1-1 the 
"Daily" doesn't go back; 20-1 
the "Times Square Dally" is 
actually the world's worst 
daily. 



ance. Her colorful voice is always a joy. The luce and silk dress was 
suited to her Spanish type. 

Nan Guilford (Musetta). the former "Follies" girl, received much ap- 
plause for encouragement. She wore an egg blue velvet frock with a 
touch of pink and quite a contrast To her titian hair. She really has a 
voice and uses it well. 



Repeat "L'Africaine" 

An eye feast Tuesday afternoon, rarely equalled, in "L'Africaine." Color- 
ful costuming a«< In the native dance is seldom seen. Addede to that, the 
opera leaves no doubt for a moment the tremendous strides of Rosa Pon- 
selle. 

In the second act of this opera at the Metropolitan was perfect blendin.; 
of voices, precision In the ensemble and definite command of Bodanskj . 
under whoso leadership one must do their very best. 

Gigli In an aria, as well as the final duet of the third act with Ponscll.-. 
commanded spontaneous applause, richly deserved, also with Daulse. Her 
I biasing and diction are gorgeous. 

This opera should be frequently repeated. It s a great musical It if 
of superb tone coloring and Inspiration. 



Unusual and Delightful "Beggar" 

Everyone was looking for the beggar on horseback, but this pi iy 
bristles with satire and an intelligent view of life. The young com- 
poser of symphonies dreams of marriage into a rich family (business) to 
further his musical ambition. 

Tho thought terrifies him. In a dream bridesmaids, ushers, the minis- 
ter walk down the aisle to the strains of a wedding march, then u 
dream — murder; newsboys rush the aisle with the account and the great 
moment is when the pantomime Is Introduced, part of the evidence in the 
trial — beautiful music and a truly royal bedchamber scene — lavishly 
draped beds with pink taffeta and lace and- numberless pillows. 

Greta Ruzt-Nlssen is also a dream as tho crown princess — really exotic. 

Her royal robe of rose embroidered velvet with underthlngs of flimsy 
laces and the crown prince (George Mitchell) robe of gold embroidery 
made the dream seem a bit more real. 

It's all very novel and spirited is "Tho Beggar on Horseback" at the 
Broadhurst, and Roland Young, the composer, refuses finally to live out of 
his frame. 

It's one of this season's most unusual and delightful entertainments. 



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Mysterious Illusion 

This week's Hip bill Is a pippin. Full of the unexpected. Nellie and 
Sarah Kouns in their song recital are striking In their gowns with cloth 
of silver (under-dress) and over-dress of silver lace. Nellie plays well 
and Sarah has an excellent voice. They make a beautiful stage picture. 

If you can Import a maid from India or elsewhere, tie her arms and 
limbs with rope, eeal her up In a metal box twice a C xy (In New York) 
through which are run steel knives, steel bars under the very eye of 
the audience, take the knives out, open the box and see Leah In a 
complete change of costume — Alive. 

•Nobody knows— but everybody cares — how It Is done. This art has an 
artistic background. Leah is perched on her throne In a robe of red vel- 
vet and ermine. Her dress of chiffon — green, trimmed with silver — is 
changed in the box maybe, and she emerges In a ballet skirt of shaded 
chiffon and silver bodice. 

Vincent Lopez has a real dressy side to his act. Let's hope his alluring 
music remains at the Hip indefinitely. He has conceived the Idea of in- 
terpreting songs In a way that reflects the mood of the writer, "Going 
South," for Instance. 

Albertlne Reach's billet Is put on with rmi-h care and thought Tli" 
ballet clothes are slw iy*. (luff) Miss I:.;, md Miss Pet* It wear plent; and 
look charming 

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Thursday, February 14, 1924 



I 

A NEWS STORY ON TRADE PAPERS 
AND AN EDITORIAL ON SUPPORT 



EQUITY FAILS TO EXERCISE 
OPTION ON 48TH ST. THEATRE 



Future of Players' Division of Actors' Union Vague 
—Option on House for 1924-5 Expired Feb. 1 — 
'Dough Dinner" Not So Responsive 



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Despite the recent dinner held by 
Equity Players with the primary 
object of accomplishing a i v sys- 
tem of financing the production 
project at the 48th Street theatre, 
the existence of Equity's arm after 
this season appears to be somewhat 
clouded. Equity Players has not 
secured the house for next season. 
An option to rent it from W. A. 
Brady for a third year (season of 
1924-25) expired the first of the 
month. 

Brady la known to have, pending 
an offer from other sources, to take 
the house for 10 years, the arrange- 
ments calling for an increased ren- 
tal yearly. Equity is rumored to 
have a plan for building its own 
theatre on 49 th street. 

At the "dough dinner," a sort of 
endowment amounting to $100,000 
yearly until the organization got 
onto its feet, was talked about. A 
downtown business man is reputed 
to have said 100 persons would agree 
to put $1,000 annually into Equity 
Players. It is now believed the 
speaker was more than optimistic, 
If correctly quoted. 

Equity's production plans for 
this season already have been 
changed, so far as new plays arc 
concerned. Three tries have been 
made and all are failures, unless 
"The New Englander," opening last 
week, takes an unexpected turn. 
Two days after the premiere it was 
stated James K. Hackett would be 
the next attraction, appearing in 
"Macbeth" sometime next month. 

The critics were divided on "The 
New Englander" with the general 
opinion it will not do. In show cir- 
cles the piece is alluded to as "an- 
other Equity hit." To date Equity 
Players' attempts with new plays 
last season and this have been a 
row of financial zeros, none showing 
a semblance of success. Only with 
revivals last spring and the rental 
of the theatre early in the fall did 
the organization make money. 



"LOLA" ON TRIAL 



McCORMACK ARRESTED 



Promoter, Under $1,000 Bail, Ex- 
plains N. G. Hotel Check 



Kansas City, Feb. IS. 

Barry McCormack, promoter and 
manager of the Kansas City Comic 
Opera Company, which presented 
the DeWolf Hopper Opera company 
at the Garden for several weeks 
this season, was arrested at Wi- 
chita, Kans., this week, and brought 
back here to face a charge of giv- 
ing a worthle6s check. 

The complaint against the man- 
ager was signed by the house de- 
tective at the Hotel Baltimore, who 
claims McCormack cashed a "bad" 
check for $149 with Intent to de- 
fraud, shortly before leaving this 
city in December. McCormack was 
arraigned before a Justice of the 
peace and his preliminary hearing 
set for Feb. 20. He was released 
upon $1,000 bond. 

In explaining the check deal Mc- 
Cormack defended his action in 
giving a predated check to the 
hotel as follows: 

"I paid my bill regularly at the 
P.altlmore for 15 weeks. Early in 
December I was given a bill for 
$149.71. I told the management 
the money would be forthcoming 
when I received my receipts from a 
show I was producing for the Lions 
Club In Kansas City, Kan. 

"I was Instructed to write a 
check and date it Dec. 24. I did 
this on the belief the receipts from 
the show would cover the check, 
but the show failed and I was 
without funds. On leaving the ho- 
tel Dee. 22, for St. Louis, I left 
word with a woman In the man- 
ager's office that I had gone to St. 
Louis to get money. I did not meet 
my friends there, as expected, and 
went on to New York to see my 
sister, who was ill. From New 
York I went to Wichita, where I 
was arrested. There was no fraud." 




ADDIE BEER 

of GEO. P. WILSQN and ADDIE 
Achieving success, fame and for- 
tune in the Middlewest under the 
guidance of 

HALPERIN-SHAPIRO AGENCY 



'CYRANO' HIT PROMPTS 
SUBSCRIPTION REFUND 



Walter Hampden's Play at 

National Will Run Until 

Summer 



Equity Consented to One "Financial 
Performance" 



"Lola," the musical which figured 
prominently in an Equity tangle 
last season is to be reorganized. 
The piece originally produced as 
a non-musical under the title Of 
"Lola in Love," was financed by 
F. C. Copicus, concert manager. It 
was later converted into a musical 
show and taken over by A. P. Wax- 
man, who had been Coppicus's 
general manager. 

According to reports Waxman 
Tislted Equity and propositioned it 
to permit him to give a Sunday 
performance of the piece before 
prospective investors without ob- 
ligating himself to compensate the 
actors if the backing did not come 
through. Equity is said to have 
agreed providing the present cast 
would be retained In the event the 
production was financed. 

The performance was given at 
the Selwyn and several managers 
were willing to finance it providing 
they could recast the leads. 

The matter was arbitrated at 
Equity with the latter refusing to 
permit Waxman to make the 
changes and the piece was subse- 
quently shelved. 

It is now reported that Waxman 
has disposed of the production to 
a new producing firm in Loa 
Angeles, which will give it a trial 
there and then recast it for Broad- 
way. 



$2,500 FOR FALSE ARREST 



Judgment Against Goldsmith — 
Herbert McLennan Sued 



A verdict of $2,500 was awarded 
Herbert McLennan last Friday in 
the Bronx Superior Court by Jus- 
tice Mullan. McLennan's action 
was against Arthur Goldsmith of 
the Dramatic Studio, 230 West 46th 
street, for false arrest. 

According to the testimony, on 
May 6, 1922, Goldsmith had Mc- 
Lennan arrested and charged with 
the theft of a diamond ring. When 
the case came to trial McLennan 
testified that Goldsmith had given 
him the ring to pawn and pay his 
expenses as salesman. 

Goldsmith, on the other hand, said 
he merely lent the ring to Mc- 
Lennan to make an Impression on 
a prospective customer. 

The criminal case was thrown out 
of court, then McLennan instituted 
his suit. 



COAST ONE-NIGHTERS 

San Francisco, Feb. 18. 

One-night stand shows in this 
territory are piling up unexpected 
Crosses in the smaller towns 
throughout tho state, according to 
Fred Geisea, who controls the 
booking sheets. 

"Uncle Tom's Cabin" played 
Santa Rosa one night and got $875. 
"Bringing Up Father" went into 
Fresno for a single performance to 
$1,875. Both shows played to $1 
top, 



LOOKING FOR ORIGINAL CAST 

Edward Laska has begun casting 
for the revived edition of his com- 
edy on high finance "We've Got to 
Have Money," which A. L. Jones and 
Morris Green will again sponsor 
this time for a Chicago run. 

Laska has been trying to round 
up as many of the original cast as 
possible, but Is having a tough time 
of it since most of the players have 
gone with other productions. 

Laska has hopes of having x cast 
set to go into rehearsal next week. 



Walter Hampden is refunding the 
excess money paid by patrons for 
his subscription season at the Na- 
tional, the failure cf the continuance 
of which Is due to the success of 
"Cyrano De Bergorac." The balance 
of the presentations first planned 
have been set aside until next sea- 
son. "Cyrano's" business is hold- 
ing up so strongly that it will run 
until warm weather. 

Unlike the Theatre Guild and 
Equity Players subscriptions were 
accepted only for the first two nights 
of the week for all six of the pro- 
ductions planned, whereas, the Guild 
and Equity subscriptions extend 
over a period of weeks. The limi- 
tation to the two weakest nights of 
the week proved a shrewd move 
on Hampden's part, he antici- 
pating one or more successes. 
The refunding is, therefore, com- 
paratively simple in a financial way- 
No complaints have been registered 
by patrons, though many have 
asked the dates for the other at- 
tractions originally named. 

Though "Cyrano" has been top- 
ping Broadway's non-musicals in 
point of weekly takings, Hampden 
is not yet even pn the season. In- 
dications are he will make between 
$30,000 and $40,000 on the season, 
of continuing until May. Expendi- 
tures lnclud $30,000 for the produc- 
tion of "Cyrano," and an almost 
equal amount for "The Jolly Roger," 
lis first production, and a failure. 
When "Cyrano" opened Hampden 
was behind about $75,000, most of 
which has been made up. The an- 
nual rent of the National is $100,- 
0CO, charged off weekly. 

Hampden will tour in "Cyrano" 
for two months early in the fall, 
returning for a second season and 
the resumption of his subscription 
plays in November. His tentative 
program next season is topped by 
"Othello," in which he has not yet 
appeared in New York. To follow 
are "Romeo and Juliet" and "A New 
Way to Pay Old Debts." Also to 
be counted are a Shakespearean 
cycle, "Hamlet," "Macbeth," "Mer- 
chant of Venice" and "The Taming 
of the Shrew." Late in the season 
Hampden proposes to do a new 
play called "The Ring of Truth.' He 
Is also anxious to appear In "Faust." 
Whether the National will be used 
next season is not settled, there still 
being litigation pending over own- 
ership rights. The title is held by 
a Mr. Patton, one of the prli.cipal 
mortgage holders who foreclosed. 
When it opened the Sanjor Com- 
pany leased the house to Lee Shu- 
bert and Walter Jordan. The latter 
promoted the National, but is out 
of It entirely. 



In the recent discussions of the 
Producing Managers' Association 
anent the establishment of a 10- 
llne minimum for theatrical ad- 
vertising by the "Evening Journal," 
which resulted in the association 
voting to hold out dally insertions 
in the publication pending some 
adjustment of the matter, the topic 
of advertising in trade papers was 
considered. 

This is said to have resulted 
from the supposed suggestion from 
the "Journal" that some trade and 
weekly publications (not theatrical^ 
could be eliminated which would' 
counterbalance the "Journal's" In- 
crease. 

The latter Justified its stand of 
an increase from six to 10 lines, 
because of the publication's superior 
circulation over other evening 
newspapers. 

Variety and the use of its col- 
umns by Broadway's attractions 
and theatres came into discussion. 
The use of Variety was stated to 
be of direct benefit to the plays. 
One manager declared that it Is 
read by professionals, who consti- 
tute a class of people regularly 
patronizing theatres and spending 
money for tickets. That was per- 
haps a surprising development, but 
it was the full sense of the session 
that Variety did aid the theatres. 



is In Its attitude — as long as it re- 
mains Independent. If it can be 
controlled, directed by Interests 
other than the paper's own, the 
theatrical busness had better try 
to build up another trade paper 
Just as soon as it finds that out— 
if it ever becomes necessary to try 
to find out — and we trust that time 
will never arrive. 



The above Is a news story, Just 
as It was turned In. 



It provides an opening for ed- 
itorial comment upon the relation 
of the trade paper to the trade it 
represents. 



The' theatrical trade is peculiar 
as a trade — so far the courts have 
refused to stamp It a trade. But 
trade or no. if it's big enough, it 
needs and must have a trade paper 
for news and protection. 



But the trade paper, if of value. 
If Independent and properly con- 
ducted, if creating and maintaining; 
a good name for Itself; if printing 
the news of general interest,, aj 
taining circulation and giving in. 
formation; if allowing anyone 
the business, no matter how lo 
to make his plaint public in 1 1 
columns, if the plaint is Justifiable: 
if doing all of these tilings and 
doing them fairly and honestly, 
that trade paper should be sup- 
ported, even by the highest and 
assuredly by all of those who need 
protection against the more influ- 
ential — for only through that can 
the paper live, and only through 
that can the kind of publicity be 
given to the trade that the trade 
should have, for one thing or 
another. 

And by the very virtue and bless- 
ing of being independent, a trade 
paper is a stop-gap; it stops "unr 
der cover stuff" and especially in 
theatricals — fo* those who might 
want to put it over know the in- 
dependent trade paper will hear of 
and print It — a paper that will 
print everything stops a lot of 
things. Publicity is the greatest 
curb and the preventive prevents 
a great deal of its accomplishments 
becoming known. The think-twice 
habit woe publicity-born. 



The protection might be more 
important to a trade as a trade 
than the news. A trade paper not 
subsidised by any one faction or 
person of that trade, Is a valuable 
weapon for the trade itself as a 
whole. 



In theatricals there are powerful 
Interests. They know that the- 
atricals must have a trade paper, 
but they want to control the trade 
paper which is the most Influential 
—they want to run their part of 
the trade to suit themselves and 
use the trade paper as their proga- 
gandlst. 



That goes "for every interest of 
supreme importance in theatricals 
with no exception. 



If Variety, as a trade paner, Is of 
any value to the theatre's box of- 
fice, that Is something to be thank- 
ful for. This paper would like to 
show a return in money to the 
trade, if that's possible — which we 
do not think it is, although the 
same argument frequently has been" 
vainly employed to convince us. 

If Variety has any value at all 
to all of the theatrical business it 



Variety appreciates the recogni- 
tion given it by the membcrs'of ail 
of the theatrical branches, those | 
that have, and Variety claims a cer- • 
tain support is due it. also from 
those that have not and even from 
those that have tried to destroy It ' 
for one reason or another; that 
would ruin it tomorrow if they could 
while regretting nobody did ruin It 
yesterday. ( 



If we never turn a dollar into a 
box office it's a surety that we never 
can take one away; that is an 
equalizer — but as a theatrical trad* 
paper if of the character and de- 
scription set forth here. Variety la 
entitled to the support of all of tho 
show business — from Its friends and 
Its enemies, for were It to pass out 
how does Its enemies know but that 
the paper to succeed It In standing 
might not be "controlled" by tho 
enemies? 



The trade paper that can be inde- 
pendent needs and must have sup- 
port; it may not have the entire 
good will of every one; it may get 
along without that, but it can not 
live without support — and to be an 
Independent trade paper against an 
of the temptations is worth much 
more to the trade than the support 



that may be given' it. 



: . 



$2,500 FUR COAT 

Marguerite Murray Has It — Thomas 
E. Wye Won't Pay For It 



THE "JOBLESS" RICH 

Harry Ross has abandoned his 
lawsuit against George White, which 
dated back to the 1921 "Scandals." 
The case was to have been reached 
for trial next week. 

Julius Kendler, his attorney, dis- 
covered that Roec's Income trebled 
that what he would have earned In 
tho Bhow had he been permitted to 
fulfill his production contract with 
White. 



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

Hopper has Just closed after 83 
weeks with the Gilbert and Sullivan 
troupe bearing his name. 



Thomas E. Wye of Winchendon. 
Mass., a wealthy manufacturer of 
knitted goods is being sued by the 
Lomson, Hubbard Company of Bos- 
ton, furriers, for a bill of $2,500 
which represents the cost of a fur 
coat which the.firm claim they de- 
lievered to Marguerite Murray, an 
actress, now believed to be a resi- 
dent of Spring Lake, N. J., on Wy's 
guarantee. 

Wye admits he stood behind the 
purchase said he had known the girl 
for a long time and believes she is 
honest. 

While rather hazy as to details of 
Miss Murray's presence in this city 
he Is quoted as believing she was in 
Boston scouting for sites for pic- 
ture productions. He says he is sure 
she will settle the bill and that he 
will not pay it except as a last 
resort. 



AFTER JOHNNY HINES 



Morosco Wants Film Star for Stag* 
Play 



NEW COMPANY'S FIRST SHOW 
The Greenbaum Production Co. 
will make its initial production In 
"The Love Test," a new comedy by- 
James Judi»« 



Oliver Morosco is negotiating with 
Johnny HInes, the picture star, to*, 
return to the legit as te star of 
"Across the Way," the Richard 
Purdy prize play, which goes into 
rehearsal this week. 

Morosco is reported as having of- 
fered the star a substantial salary 
in addition to 25 per cent. Interest 
in the piece. 

HInes has not appeared In a legit 
production since the days he toured 
in the Charles E. Blancy mellen. 
When the latter lost their vogue he 
went into pictures and attracted at- 
tention In a series of "Torchy" films 
adapted from the Sewell Ford sto- 
ries. Recently he has starred 
several feature pictures. 



OVERCAPACITY 




"Wlldflower" had a blrthda; 
week, Its first anniversary. The 
celebration was hold on the Casino 
stage after the night performance. 

There wero 200 invitations an* 
300 attended. , > 



Thursday, February 14, 1924 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



11 



PEAK OF BROADWAY'S SEASON FINDS 

LEGIT ATTRACTIONS BOOM Nf 



^Miracle" at Over $50,000 Looms Up Above All— 
"Show-Off" Looks Like Smash Hit— Winners 
Going Along Evenly 



Broadway is at ttte peak of the 
192$ -24 season. Since the first of 
the year there ha.s been little change 
in the weekly receipts, the winning 
attractions maintaining an even 
pace. Only in the new productions 
has poor business been registered, 
and the weight of patronage has 
carried along some mediocre plays 
to profitable takings. 

The break will probably come 
after next week. Washington's 
Birthday marking the turning 1 point 
la virtually every season in the 
past. 

The approach of the Income tax 
period has bevii blamed for drop- 
ping attendance more than the ad- 
vent of Lent in the last four years. 
A depression is therefore antici- 
pated for the. three weeks between 
'Feb. 25 and March IS. Thereafter 
business should be normally good 
Into the spring. Easter comes late, 
which should favor Broadway's sea- 
son. Right now, all attractions 
worth while arc getting a full share 
•f business. 

Last week's grosses were slightly 
Under the previous week, heavy 
rains In the early days killing off 
t>ox office trade. This week has 
started out excellently, most of the 
regular matinees being switched to 
Tuesday (Lincoln's Birthday) 'and 
drawing big business. With next 
week also having a holiday, the go- 
ing, figures to be even better, and 
the; two weeks are counted on to 
pull the best money this side of 
next. fall. 

."The Miracle" rides over all the 
list; .getting better than $50,000. 
While this week with an extra mati- 
nee Should send the figure to a new 
dramatic record, ovor $55,000. The 
nearest to the "Miracle'' takings is 
the "Follies," about $40,000; "The 
{Stepping Sloneo" quoted at $34,000, 
••Kid Boots 'over $32,000, and 'Music 
BOX Revue" beating $28,000. 

A new comedy hit arrived with 
•The Show-Off at the riayhouse 
last week, the new sweet potato get- 
ting $10,000 for its initial week. 
Capacity is $13,000, but the premiere 
was Tuesday, the house having boon 
Mold out in advance to a party. That 
and press list prevented the attrac- 
tion going to bigger figures. 

The newest musical hits are 
"Chariot's Revue" at tho Times 
Square and "Lollipop" at the Knick- 
erbocker. The London show drew 
$20,000 la«t week, it3 best gross thus 
far for eight performances. "lolli- 
pop" is growing stronger nightly 
With the takings last weok $19,400, 
and sure to jump again this weok. 
"Sweet Little Devil" at the Astor 
tiold* to nearly $14,500. while 
"Moonlight" was quoted at better 
than $13,000 at the Longacre. "Rise 
Of Rosle O'Reilly" moved up to 
nearly $21,000 last week; "Poppy" 
la steady at $18,500; "Mr. Battling 
Butler" varies but little at $17,500; 
"Mary Jane McKanc" drew the 
Same last week. 

"Cyrano"' Leads Non-Musicals 
"Cyrano De Rergerac" leads the 
non-musicals ("Miracle" excepted) 
With $18,600; "The Nervous Wreck" 
and "The Swan" are close contend- 
ers; "Abie's Irish Rose," the run 
leader, keeps among the top money 
getters vvitli over $15,000. "Laugh, 
Clown, Laugh." approximated that 
figure; 'Rain' i> better than $14,- 
000; "Seventh Heaven" about $11,- 
600. 

"Outward Round" U classed a 
run play, having built up right 
along and .last week going to $14,- 
800; "The Rotters" also Improved. 
and the pace Is uiuund $14,000 
weekly; "Spring Cleaning" looks 
like a cinch into warm weather, get- 
ting $14,500 and ost-r weekly; "in 
the Nex* Room" is a good money 
maker at 113,900; "The noose Hang* 
High" was rated a sine tiling, but 
is a moderate draw so far, last 
week's takings being rrtweeit $T,50ii 
and $8,000, "Hell Rent for Tleuven," 
now regularly playing at the Krazee, 
started fairly, then Jumped mark- 
edly early this week. 

"The \\a.. Things Happen" is a 
bloomer and git** nfl it tin' Lyceum 
Saturday '.p .. ■.-. ..l-.t.-d "■>•' ,T T ." •* 



Cowl in "Anthony and Cleopatra;" 
"The New Englander," an Equity 
Players attraction, is also classed as 
having no chance. 

Arriving next week, in addition to 
Miss Cowl, are "New Toys," which 
succeds "One Kiss" at the Fulton, 
and "The Chiffon Girl" opening 
Monday at the Lyric l>. W. Grif- 
fith's picture "America" goes into 
the 44th street, but whether "The 
Living Mask" will w shifted to 
another theatre or closu was unde- 
cided last night. 

Subway Chcult 

"Sally, Irene and Mary" drew big 
business at the Shubert, Newark, 
last week with gross little under 
$10,000; " Moonflower" at the 
Rroad street, Newark, got $14,500, 
an excellent figure for a new show; 
"Bit tie Miss Bluebeard" played to 
1 13.400 at the Monta.uk, Rronklyn; 
"You and 1" at the Riviera, $9,000; 
"Partners Again," $8,000 at the 
Bronx opera house; "Chains," $8,000 
at the Majestic, Brooklyn. 

Brady's Plea to Brokers 

In light of the recent broadcast- 
ing that William A. Brady has been 
doing regarding the situation in the 
theatre ticket agency game and 
the association between managers 
and brokers, it is rather Interest- 
ing that Brady has requested the 
brokers to hold out the Information 
that there is a buy existing for 
"Tho Show Off" at his Playhouse. 
But that is what Brady told the 
brokers to do. keep it under cover, 
according to the brokers. The real 
facts are that the brokers are tak- 
ing 200 a night for the riayhouse 
and for the first time in years that 
theatre is not quoted on the cut 
rate board. 

A small buy of 150 seats a night 
was negoiated for "The Goose 
Hangs High" at the Bijou and the 
buy for "The Merry Wives of Got- 
ham" ended last Saturday night so 
that made a total of 22 attractions 
that the brokers hold outright buys 
on. 

attractions are "Laugh 
Laugh," (Belasco); "Tar- 
(Belmont); "The Goose 
High," (Bijou); "Seventh 
Heaven," (Booth); "Kid Boots," 
(Carroll); "The Swan," (Cort); 
"Rain," (Elliott); "Spring Clean- 
ing," (Eltinge); "Stepping Stones," 
(Globe); "The Nervous Wreck," 
(Harris); "The Song and Dance 
Man," (Hudson) ; "Mary Jane Mc- 
Kane," (Imperial); "Lollipop," 
(Knickerbocker); "The Rise of 
Rosle O'Reilly," (Liberty): "Moon- 
light," (Longacre); "The Other 
Rose," (Morosco); "The Music Box 
Revue," (Music Box); "Cyrano de 
Bergerac," (National); "Follies," 
(Amsterdam); "The Show Off," 
(Playhouse); "Outward Bound," 
(Ritz); "Artists and Models." (Shu- 
bert) and "Chariot's Revue," (Times 
Square). 

In the cut rates there were 18 
shows offered at bargain rates. 
They were "For Ail of Us," (Am- 
bassador) ; "Runnln' Wild," (Co- 
lonial); "The Shame Woman," 
(Comedy); "White Cargo," (Daly's); 
"The Lady," (Umpire); "Myrtle," 
(52d St.); "The New Knglandcr." 
(48th St.); "The Living Mask," and 
the special performances i f "Six 
Characters in Search of an Author," 
(44th St.); "Gypsy Jim." (49th St.); 
"Hurricane," (Krolic); "Rust," 
(Greenwich Village); 'Mary Jane 
McKanc," (Imperial); "Moonlight," 
(Longacre); "Merry Wives of Got- 
ham," (Miller); "The Other Rose," 
(MoroSCO); "Mister Pitt." (39th 
St.), and "Topics of 1923, " (Winter 
Garden i. 



OLLIE LOGSDON EVICTED 
FROM GAYETY BLDG. 

Landlord Disposesses Stock 

Agent— Says "Wild 

Parties" Cause 



OIlia Logsden, stock agent, with 
offices on the sixth floor of the 
Gayety Theatre building, was haled 
to court in disposses proceedings 
Monday. Upon complaint of Samuel 
If. Stern, general manager of the 
corporation controlling the building, 
Miss Logsdon was ordered to vacate 
the premises. 

The court action is said to have 
been the culmination of a series of 
"wild parties" held in the Logsdon 
office, complained about by other 
tenants of the building. Despite her 
being In arrears of rent but a month. 
Stern told the court that ho was not 
seeking to recover the rent but 
wanted Miss Logsdoh out of the 
building. 

According to the superintendent 
of tie building, Miss Logsdon has 
been in two previous jams with the 
owners and had been cautioned 
against holding the nocturnal enter- 
tainments. Upon complaints of ten- 
ants, she had been shifted to three 
different floors. Later, the manage- 
ment of the building invoked a rule 
that none of the tenants was per- 
mitted to remain after 11 o'clock at 
night. She had been a tenant in the 
building for a little over a year. 




Among the Palms of California 

LOUIS DE CRESCENT 

Banjoist with 
HARRY STODDARD ORCHESTRA 

Played return date last week, 
Palace, Chicago, by popular demand. 
I hate to do my dance following 
Sophie Tucker, but art .must be 
served. Regards to all my friends. 

LOUIS DE CRESCENT. 

Direction ROSE & CURTIS 



LEFT STAGE FOR VEIL 



Marie Connelly Entering St. Fran- 
cis at Niagara 



The 

Clown 
nish," 
Hangs 



"Cobra" Rehearsing 
Martin Brown expects to have his 
adaptation of "Cobra" In rehearsal 
next week. 



San Francisco, Feb. 13. 

Marie Connelly, former stock act- 
ress and one time member of the 
Alcazar cast here has forsaken the 
stage to take the veil as a novitiate 
of the order of the Sisters of St. 
Francis in Niagara Falls, according 
to a message received at her former 
home in Sacramento, Cat, 

Miss Connefly quit the stage* a 
year ago to study for entranco into 
the order. Her father is T. A Con- 
nelly, editor of tho "Catholic Her- 
ald,* published in Sacramento. 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON LEGIT 



McCOY'S 7TH HEAVEN' RIGHTS 

P. F. McCoy, stage manager for 
John Golden attractions, it plan- 
ning to organize several companies 
of "Seventh Heaven'" to tour the 
one-nighters. 

McCoy is said to have concluded 
a deal for the territorial rights of 
the piece with John Golden, pro- 
ducer of Ihe original product on it 
the Booth " ' ' 



The Morosco Stockholders' Protective Corporation has been incorpo- 
rated in New York state with a capital stock of $100,000 to carry on a 
general theatrical business and to 'safeguard and protect the rights of 
the stockholders of the Morosco Holding Co., Inc." The corporation is 
authorized "to do such things, and employ such means as it may 
lawfully do, to increase the value of the holdings of said stockholders." 

The incorporation of the protective association is the latest move 
in the administration of the affairs of tho Morosco Holding Co, which 
failed last August. J. M. Reichle was appointed receiver by the United 
.States district court, and is now operating the theatres and producing 
business formerly controlled by Oliver Morosco. William Bpraragen of 
29 West 39th street. New York, is assisting him as active manager of 
the enterprise, according to Frank L. Moore, one of the directors of 
the Morosco Stbckholders Protective Corporation. 

Other directors are Edward Molr of Marcellus, N. T.J H. H. Roberts 
of Jamestown, N Y.; A, O. Setten of Cattaraugus, N. Y.; M. Hirsch of 
1540 Broadway, New. York city, and William Spraragen. 

The subscribers to shares of stock and tho number of shares they 
hold are as follows: S. C. Sugarman, an attorney of 1540 Broadway, 
New York, 150 shares; A. Rosehblaum and R. Madow, both of the same 
address, 25 shares each. The par value of the shares is $50 each. The 
corporation has 2,000 shares of stock, all common or genoral. 

It Is understood that Moore, Molr, Roberts and Setten were asked to 
represent, as directors o f . the new corporation, the interests of holders of 
Morosco securities living up New York state and In Pennsylvania, where 
a large amount of the stock In the Morosco Holding Co. Is said to have 
been sold. 

Mr. Moore Is a well known figure In the paper Industry In northern 
New York, having at one time been president of the American Pulp and 
Paper Association. 

The principal office of the Morosco Stockholders' Protective Corpora- 
tion is at 217 West 45th street, New York. Tho Morosco Holding Co. 
owns the Morosco theatres in New York and Los Angeles, being operated 
by Receiver Reichle. 

Last month the "Times Square Dally" printed a story of the efforts of 
the stockholders' committee of the bankrupt company to raise money. A 
prospectus issued asked current holders of Morosco Holding Co. stock 
to subscribe to the new scheme of the committee's 50 cents for every 
share of the common held and $2 for each share of the preferred. 

The "Times Square Dally" stated that, according to the computation 
of the 100,000 shares of common stock outstanding and 12,000 shares of 
preferred, that would bring the committee about $75,000. Th" Dally stated 
tho scheme was "rather a bold one on the surface," for It was approach- 
ing stockholders of a concern In the receiver's hinds "with and about 
which Its stockholders are in doubt what they will eventually recover, If 
anything." 

According to the story In the ''Times Square Dally." tho prospectus 
stated that with the $75,000, the committee would agr.in gamble with pro- 
ductions Losses sustained In the past through staging very expensive 
musical comedies and untried plays, would be avoided, the prospectus 
stated. Tie liabilities of (he Morosco Holding C'>. were given as $702 - 
5S2.65, and the asset* a $sso,730 93. 



SHUBERTS REPORTED IN 
ON NEW TICKET AGENCY 

Equity Ticket Office in Their 

Building — Contributing 

Rent for "Piece" 



The new ind ralher commodious 
theatre ticket agency being readied 
at tho southeast corner of Broad- 
way and Forty seventh street la 
interpreted by showmen to bo a 
plan of the Sliuherts to enter into 
competition with Mc Bride's agency. 
which enjoys the biggeut resale 
business in New Fork- 
It has been reported feeling ex- 
ists between the managers and the 
Mc Brides for years. Most Of the 
disputes arose over the agency 
people taking exception to the 
Shuberts' frequently vacillating 
policy of ticket handling. 

Tho Forty-seventh street site is 
owned by the Shuberts and includes 
the Central theatre. There were 
five small stores clustered between 
the theatre entranco and the corner 
extending a bit westward on Forty- 
seventh street. All have been 
merged into one store and will be 
known as the Equity Ticket Office. 
There is no connection with the 
Actors' Equity Association. Tho 
same name has been used by an 
agency which occupied one of the 
cubby hole stores and the new of- 
fice is apparently an expansion of 
that brokerage. 

The combined rent of the stores 
is believed to amount to more than 
the original Equity Ticket office 
could have handled and the under- 
standing is that the Shuberts are 
investing the rent in the project. 
Al Jones, of the Rroadway Theatre 
Ticket office and also a managing 
director in the Bohemians, Inc. (pro- 
ducer of tho "Greenwich Village 
Follies'')', is named as the principal 
backer. Joe Leblang is said to be 
concerned with the Jones Interests 
and may have joined with the new 
agency. 

The corner Is claimed to " have 
been one site chosen by Leblang 
for his proposed central ticket .of- 
fice, which the managers finally 
tossed overboard. Later, he is re- 
ported having held an option On a 
leased At that lime lliero wore plans 
for the razing of the Putnam build- 
ing, which Is the location of the 
McRrido uptown office, and the', Idea 
was that it the McBrides were 
forced to move to a side street the 
Forty-seventh street corner would 
become a valuable silo for a new 
agency. 

Plans for the new Famous Play- 
ers picture palace do not include 
tearing down tho Putnam building. 
The theatre will be in tho rear with 
a Broadway entrance. 



"SITTING PRETTY" CERTAIN 

"Sitting Pretty," one of the two 
musical comedies turned out by Guy 
Bolton, Jeromo Kern and P. G. 
Wodehouso for Comstock & Gest, 
will be immediately placed in re- 
hearsal, although first selected to 
hold over until next season. 

"Pat," another of the trio's shows, 
was to have gone on this spring, 
but is off because a suitable actress 
was not secured 

Hansard Short will stage "Sitting 
Pretty." Definitely engaged for It 
are yueenle Smith and Frank Mc- 
Intyre. 



w. a. Brady, whose attacks on theatre ticket agency practices ha.s 
started an Investigation by New York city authorities, has been placed 

in a rather peculiar position now that "The Show-Oft" Is recognised 
as a hit in his Playhouse. After a number of conference:! |, 'tween the 
manager and the attraction's producers, II was agreed the handling 
of the tickets was to be a matter of Joint agreement. 

It has been agreed that no "buy" shall bo made by Mie broker*, The 
! i:ter ire to ■■■■ t allotments of tickets with (ull r'-tU'Bi >nd ■•■■,■■ 
iContlAued on Pago l.l> 



DAYTON OUT OF DANGER 

Boston, Feb. 13 
Stoddard Dayton, manager of the 
William A. Brady ''Up She Goes" 
company at the Shubert Wilbur, was 
rushed to tho Scobey hospital at 908 
Beacon street Erlday night after the 
show wlch acute appendicitis and 
was operated upon within a few 
hours. 

He Is reported as out of danger. 

ERNEST JOY DIES 

Los Angeles, Feb 13 
Ernest Joy died last night of peri- 
tonitis following an operation at a 
local hospital Ho had been 111 but 
a short while with intestinal flu. 

The deceased was the western 
representative here for Equity. 
Ills wife is Mabel Van Huren. 



"The Strong" Lster 

'Tho Strong," aimed for special 
matinees at. the 49th St. next week, 
has been postponed until Feb, 26. 
Th<! piere Is under the direction of 
Henry Barron. 

In the cast ire Henry Herbert. 
X. P. Knyp Helen WMr and An- 
gel t i ).c.»b« 



12 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Thursday, February 14, 1924 



JESSIE REED ENGAGED 
AND TO RUSSELL COLT? 

Show Business' Highest Sal- 
aried Show Girl Back in 
"Follies" Wearing "Ice" 



Chicago, Feb. 13. 
jc S s> Reed Is bock with Zlegfeld 
••FolHes." Her companions are all 

aglow and y-eg. Jessie returned 
with a huge solitaire. 

Some one started the report :'t had 
been given her by Russell Colt, for- 
mer husband of Ethel Barrymere. 
Tho ring Is accepted by the "Follies" 
collection of publicity-made beauties 
.is Indicative Mr. Colt will sooner or 
later lead Miss Reed to. a marriage 
license counter. 

Jessie Reed is famous for two rea- 
sons: Kor marrying and getting* rid 
■ ■f Dan Caswell; also for drawing 
down the highest salary ever paid a 
show gill on this side. Some yours 
Ago it was then reported Jessie set 
Flo back $100 weekly via pay roll. 

After Miss Reed was through be- 
ing married to young Caswell he sold 
the story of his love affair with her, 
and whatever else he knew about the 
maidens' follies in "The Follies" to 
newspapers. After t%at was over, 
young Dan tried to bust into vaude- 
ville, lie is said to have appeared 
for the first half only. 

Another return to "The Follies" 
has been made by Patricia Salmon, 
the Eroun-Butte discovery. Miss 
.Salmon was ill in the Central Hos- 
pital for four weeks. 



MARRIED IN HASTE 



Chorus Girl Marries College Boy 
Two Days After They Met 




Mr. JEAN BARRIOS 

The populai Impersonator, routed 
for a lengthy Keith tour, after scor- 
ing a distinct success at 6th Ave. 
Proi tor's, N^w York, recently. This 
week (Feb. 11), Roanoke, Va., fea- 
tured as conspicuously as on the 
twenty-five consecutive weeks 'of 
Western time Just played, where at 
San Francisco, The Chronicle said: 

"Scores a success far beyond other 
acts of this kind. Rare to bear a 
clear voice of such appealing timbre 
In an impersonator." 
PAUL HUMPHREYS at the piano. 



$20,000 FOR RELEASE 

Gallagher and Shean With "Green- 
wich Village Follies' 



Washington, F' b. 13. 
A publicity campaign tor the 
"Passing Show' 1 at Poll's last week 
was topped off when a chorus girl 
married a Georgetown University 
student after a courtship of two 
<lays. The story landed big in the 
local dailies and Is going to supply 
more copy when liie youth's father 
gets the news. 

Bolle S. Allen 2s the chorir.e. She 
states she was a stenographer prior 
to her "career" and gave her age as 
SI. She further states she will give 
U]> her 'pursuance of the arts" after 
four weeks, when she will return 
here to live with her husband. His 
name is Charles K. Pritchett and he 
hails from Toledo, Ohio. 

The story has it that after the 
performance one night a party was 
staged and they met. The next night 
lie went back stage, met the> girl. 
and shot the question at her, "Will 
J ou marry me?" When asked how 
long .t took her to answer, she re- 
plied "Just long enough to get my 
hat and coat." 

Ono story has it that arriving In 
Ro'.kville, Md., Washington's "got 
mariiCd quick suburb." the license 
clerk refused to go to the court- 
house In the middle cf the night 
with the result that the two of them 
curled up In the taxi and sle-pt until 
the regular otlice hour rolled around. 



The negotiations between Green 
and Jones and the Shuberts for the 
services of Gallagher and Shean 
were settled ard the team Joined 
the "Greenwich Village Follies" at 
Akron Monday. Twenty thousand 
dollars is reported to have been the 
amount paid for the release from 
the Shuberts. 

Gallagher and Shean will start at 
$3,000 weekly under a three ye.'.rs' 
agreement. 

Green and Jones bind themselves 
tj star the comedians In a new 
production during the second year. 

Gallagher and Shean have con- 
sented one-half of their weekly sal- 
ary bo withheld until Jones and 
Green receive the amount paid to 
the Shuberts for their release. 

"EYES" FORCED OUT 

Did $30,000 Last Week in Philadel- 
phia 



TWO AND MAYBE MORE 
MAY LEAVE THIS WEEK 

Way Things Happen' and 'One 

Kiss' Certain to Go— What 

Critics Said When Opening 



Again the r. umber of shows de- 
parting at the end of the week was 
not fixed up to yesterday, when 
two attractions were definitely an- 
nounced to lea\e. At least one ad- 
ditional show was slated to Join 
the outward bound bunch. The pair 
certain to go are "The Way Things 
Happen" and "One Kiss." 

The sponsors for "Tho Way 
Things Happen" were over- confi- 
dent of Olomence Dane drama's 
chances on Broadway, great hopes 
hiving been built on tho interest 
created by the play in Philadelphia. 
It opened there to $3,500 and jumped 
to $3,000 the second wepk. Opinion 
was against the piece here, and the 
lirst week hardly beat $ 6,000. Last 
week was about J4,i0», while the 
third (current) and final week will 
hardly beat that. 



LOS ANGELES OPERA CO. 

Organ iztd — Opening October 6 at 
Auditorium 



Philadelphia, Feb. 13. 

The Shuberts had to move "In- 
nocent Eyes" from their own Shu- 
bert theatre here to Pittsburgh. 

The show bad been here three 
weeks, and in that time had drawn 
around $90,000 gross, an average of 
$29,000 weekly without a New York 
showing. It did over $30,040 last 
week. 

The "Greenwich Village Follies," 
opening Monday, had a contract for 
the house. Jones & Green would 
not consent to a switch. 

'Innocent Eyes" will go to Chi- 
cago after a week in Pittsburgh. 

"Innocent Eyes'* will bo the fir::t 
Winter Garden show to play Chi- 
cago before New York. That is be- 
i ing advertised by the Shuberts in 
Chicago. 



The Way Things Happen 
The critics were sharply 
divided on this one, the opinions 
being about an even break. 
Corbin, Woollcott, Dale and 
Rathbun thought it poor; 
Broun said it was good, prin- 
cipally because of the acting, 
while Hammond and Mantle 
were deeply impres-sed In its 
favor. 

Variety (Lait) figured not 
better than an average exist- 
ence here. 



"One Kiss" started out like a 
winner and is leaving fur the road 
after Sticking 12 wet'ks. Although 
it was never capacity the opening 
puce was beyond $19,000, while the 
average grosses averaged around 
$1-1.000. Being a mo set musical, 
with a limited though high salaried 
cast, the attraction probably made 
money until tho last three weeks, 
when the pare slowed down to $10,- 
000 and kinder. 



One Kiss 

With hut three exceptions the 
reviewers accepted this musical 
of French origin as a sure suc- 
cess. Only one said it was 
poor, and two others gave it 
classification of fair. 

Fou>* others qualified it for a 
run. Mantle thinking it a 
knockout. Variety (Dait) eaid 
It should run the f.eason. 



CRITICAL DIGEST 

Opinions of the metropolitan critica on the new legitimate pro- 
ductions. Published weekly in Variety aa a guide to the reliability 
of the critical judgment on plays expressed by the reviewers on the 
dailies. 

The opinion will be repeated when a play closes on Broadway 
after a long or short run with the critics to be boxscored at inter- 
vals, rated by percentage on their judgment as recorded. 



The New Englander 
A dreary reception for Equity's 
latest attempt, with Mantlo 
("News' ) ;..o only ono holding out 
much hope for it. The others tired 
a broadside of such adjectives as 
"implausible," "hollow," "dreary," 
"draggy." and the like. The general 
impression .seemed to be that it 
smacks more of drama than of life, 
and not 6ueh expert drama either. 

Variety i.-taVl) claimed the piece 
does not stand a chance. 



Beggar on Horseback 

Tho new Kaufman-Connelly semi- 
expressionistio comedy was hailed 
as an excellent piece of work with 
several calling it the best thcsj% 
authors have turned out. The 
"Ti m es" (Corbin) described it as 
"novel, intelligently witty and In 
good taste," while the "World" 
(Broun) believes its opening date 



"will remain Important in the his- 
tory of the American theatre." The 
"Sun" (Rathbun) said H waa 
"worthy of Rarrie." The only one 
to show any doubt as tio Its general 
success waa Mantle ("News), but 
he, too. coincided in acclaiming it a 
line play. 

Variety (I.ait) says tho prohahill- 
ties are for a sustained succes*. 



The Wonderful Visit 
The new venture of the Players, 
Inc., at the Lenox Hill attracted the 
second-string men because of an- 
other important opening. The im- 
pression was generally favorable, 
although the "World 1 (L W.) called 
the piece tedious and amateurish. 
The others were impressed with H. 
G. Wells and St. John Ervine's plot 
and lines, such opinions am the 
"Times,'* "amusing and intelligent," 
and the "Herald," "Interesting and 
unusual," being characteristic. 



No 



SPECS ON BROADWAY 

Precinct Plain Clothes Men 
Reason 



Playing openly without molesta- 
tion, scalpers, eteerers and hand- 
books are again doing business 
along Broadway. With the transfer 
of all detectives from the staff of 
Inspector Rolan the sidewalk specu- 
lators have made their appearance 
again. 

None of Commissioner Enright's 
special squad „f detectives appar- 
ently has be» n assigned to clean up 
Broadway as not an arrest has been 
made of brought to West Side- 
Court since Ihe withdrawal of the 
inspector's staff. 

Officers In uniform are of little 
value against these offenders, as 
they have watchers and Immediately 
when a cop # puts in an appoariuire 
all business activities cease for the 
timo bein»r. 

It Is reported an effort will he 
made to round-up a number of these 
offenders by detective*! assigned to 
tho district in which the men work. 
The case against eight Broadway 
theatre ticket brokers in the West 
Side Court has been adjourned until 
March 14. Magistrate Ryltetiberg 
Is awaiting a decision of the Court 
of Appeals before disposing of the 
case. 



MORE WILDCATTING 
SHOWS THAN EVER 

"First Year" Reported Doing 

It in Indiana — Fewer 
Shows Out 



"GUS THE BUS" COMEDY 



Jack La it Rewriting His Book into 
Production for Ed Bloom 



HACKETT AND "MACBETH" 



'New Englander," at Equity's '8th 
Street, Failure 



I.os Angeles, Feb. :3. 

Working la conjunction with the 
San Francisco Association, the 
I.,os Angeles Grand Opera has been 
organized and .standard works will 
bo produced en a largo scale with 
• laetano Mcrola, formerly of the 
Frisco association, as director. 

The season will open Oct. C at 
the Philharmonic Auditorium. 

The enterprise has been financed 
by subscription books of $50 en- 
titling the hohl'-r to two Keats for 
five performances ail a founder's 
book of $100. 

The Frisco assoi la I on is furn- 
ished all the costumes, sceaerj r, nd 
to forth. 



Farrar for Show? 

Negotiations may be completed 
!n the r.ext few days for Ger.ildine 
Farrar to make her first appearance 
In light opera. Charles Dillingham 
Is anxious lor 'hp diva to take the 
lead in his American production of 
"Madame Pompadour." Although 
salary has not been u.. .. i.u.ed. It Is 
reported that Mw-s Farrar has ap- 
proved the figure and .a anxta i- 'o 
do the role. 

The only obstacle In the way of 
completion of negotiations Is Miss 
Farrar's present concert tour, she 
still has a number of dates yel to 
0)1. 



FIVE SPECS PINCHED 

Charged with interfering with pe- 
destrians en Broadway, five ticket 
speculators were arrested Saturday 
and taken to night court. This is the 
largest number of arrests made In 
one night since the .-pedal drive 
against them started by the Police 
Department, 

Leon Curley, 2S West 28th street, 
and Ernest Gross, 1130 West 40th 
street, wero picked up outside the 
Cohan, and Murray Katz. 110 West 
49th street, was arrested outside the. 
Columbia. 

Reuben Wellcr, 318 West 51st 
street, and Max Cohan, West New 
York, who run a stand at 14a West 
43rd street, were taken in. They 
were 'aid to have been "steering" 
the people from the Hippodrome. 



Equity Players have decided upon 
their next attraction at the 48th 
Street, "Macbeth," with James K. 
Hackett. "Macbeth'' will su cce ed 
"The New Kngl.ir.der' about the 
middle of March. 

Trior to its production by Equity. 
"The New Englander" was offered 
to a Broadway manager, v. lio turned 
It dow n. 



The Jack l<ait comedy serial. "Gus 
the Bus," published In hundreds of 
papers when first written and syn- 
dicated some years ago. Is to become 
a musical comedy production. 

Lalt has contracted to adapt his 
story for play form for Kd I* Bloom. 
Ed Brendel (Brendel and Burt) will 
he starred In the title role. 

It's likely the production will start 
its run at the Shubert or Casino, 
New York. 

J. J. Shubert is reported also ln- 
terested In It. 



Booking ngents for legit shows Jn 
the went say there is now more 
wildcattlng among shows than ever 
before* and that also there are fewer 
shows out at this time than in other 
seasons. 

West of Chicago it is considered 
the common thing to wildcat 
through tho territory. Many houses 
below the windyburg depend upon 
whatever attractions may come 
their way. As an incident of the 
established shows taking up routea 
laid out minus the assistance of the 
New York or Chicago booking 
offices, It is claimed "The First 
Year" is wildcattlng through In- 
diana. • 

A few of the shows playing the 
northwestern territory have me* 
with cold weather that has almost 
killed business. These same com- 
panies, when they aren't making the 
one-night Jumps are sleeping la 
hotels with a sign in the bedroom* 
which warns them that all damage 
to the hostelry's fiirnrshinp* will be 
charged. 

This means directly that they 
shan't put the window up at night 
last the radiators freeze. 



JOYCE NORMAND'S SUIT 



Wants *25,00O from Battle House* 
Mobile 



NO "SWEET 16" REHEARSAL 

It looks as if the production of 
"Sweet Sixteen" is to be postponed 
Indefinitely. Rehearsals were to 
have been resumed last Friday. 

•The piero produced by John 
Myers was a rewritten version of 
"K'at-/ Didn't. ' When the • low 
closed a week's engagement In 
Brooklyn the players were told re- 
visions were necessary before re- 
openlng and to report last Friday. 

Th? members of the company 
were on hand, but no one connected 
with 'he management showed up. 



JEANNE LA MAR'S SUIT 

Suit in the New York Supreme 
Court has been started by Jeanne 
LaMar, formerly in the Greenwich 
Village Follies" against the Bohe- 
mians, Inc., producers of the «how 
and Jean Davidson, who it. is alleged 
h.m assumed the name LaMar since 

Sept, 20, l'J:3 

The plaintiff OSl(S Cor J100.0UO 
damages, seeing forth «he is a 
singer and female boxer and that 
"for the purpose of increasing the 
box office receipts from the said 
production by representing the said 
Jean Davidson to be the. world 
famous artist and actress Jeanne 
LaMar, the plaintiff heroin" asks for 
an Injunction and tfainogcs a« .fated 
above. 



SHOWS IN REHEARSAL 

'•Kelly's Vacation" (A. H. Woods), 
til Eltinge. 

"Come Clean" -Arthur Ambrus- 
ti r), I'nily Hall. 

"The Lady Killer" (Morosco Hold- 
ing Co.). Morosco theatre, Franklyn 
Underwood directing, 

"The Uutsidcr" (William Harris 
J> ), Belasco. 

"Silence" (Selwyns), Belwyn. 



Mobile, Ala., Feb. 13. 

Alleging that the detective of thd 
Battle House, where the troupe wal 
stopping, arrested her on a charge 
of disorderly conduct, Joyce Nor- 
mand of New York, member of "The 
Passing Show," here Jan. 26, has 
filed gult for malicious arrest and 
false imprisonment. 

Miss Normand's suit Is against 
the S. H. Peel; Hotel Company, and 
*'.ie asks for $"5,000 damages. 



(Char! 



DOUBT "PETE PAN'' REPORT 

The report that Charles Dilling- 
ham is going to produce a ninsie.il 
version of "l'eter Pan,' 1 with Marl- 
lynn Miller starred, -.van received 
wiih surprise in the Kroiiman otll.es. 

It is the impression of tho Froh- 
man's they owned the American 
rights and their relations with Sir 
James M. Barrie, author of the play 
were nio'-t friendly, therefore they 
did not give much credence to the 
report. 

Gilbert Miller, Frohmsr managing 
director, i« In Eur< i • . 



"Grounds for Divorce' 
Frohman, Inc.), Empire. 

"Little Jessie James, 
company (L. Lawrenci 

kittle theatre. 

"Madame Mosrelle" 
Amusement Co.), Yorkville Caaluo 

Nancy Ann (Richard Herr.don) 
Belmont. 



i "hi" ago 
Weber), 

it ubin 



NOT ANOTHER BASTABLE 
Syracuse, N. Y., Feb. 11, 

As soon as the ruins of the old 
house have been disposed of, work 
on the erection of a 12-story building 
will begin on *he site of the Ba'table 
theatre. 

Stephen Br.stabie has announced 
the plana do not Include a theatre. 



JANE 0AKER INJURED 

San Francisco, Feb. 13. 
As the result of an automobile 
accident i:i which she sustained ser- 
ernl broken ribs and a wrenched 
hack, Jane Oftker ("Lightnin"*) is 
in the Dante Sanitarium, 

Miss Oaker and a party of friends 
were returning from Ocean Beach 
when the machine In which they 
were riding overturned. 

understudy is playing Mis* 
i part at the Tivoli. 



An 

Oak* 



Baron's Matinee Play 

"The Strong" Is the title of a new 
play which Henry Baron Is produc- 
ing. It will be presented for matinee 
performances at the 45th street, be- 
ginning next week. 

II")u>- H«rbert in associated with 
Baron. 



"Annie" Laying Off 

Chicago, Feb. IS- 
Mary Ryan and the "Bed Ught 
Annie" company are laying off here 
this week prior to opening at the 
Princess next Sunday. Martle 
Herman figured it would be cheaper 
to lay off than take a chance on 
tho business anil censors In the 
Michigan and Wisconsin one-night 
territory; 



'Scandals' at Colonial 
According to present arrange- 
ments White's new "Scandals" will 
go Into the Colonial, New York. 

White's colored show, "RunnhV 
Wild," is row at the Colonial. 



Thursday, February 14, 1924 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETV 



IS 



STOCKS 



STOCKS FREE WARDROBES 

Actresses Petitioning Equity to Make 
Managers Pay 



Slock actrcs.se* are petitioning 
Equity to revise the clause in the 
standard Equity contract* regarding 
the furnishing ot wardrobe by the 
players. 

The stock people maintain that 
einco Equity won their point for 
legit actors they are entitled to a 
similar break inasmuch at. their sal- 
aries do not compare with those re- 
ceived by legit actors. 

Although it has been traditionally 
customary for the stock actor to 
supply his own wardrobe, the stuck 
folk say the weekly change works 
hardship on all and especially the 
small salaried player. 



STUA.RT WALKER STOCK 
("THE PROUD PRINCESS) 
Baltimore, Feb. 13, 
Local theatregoers Accorded a 
heavy welcome to Stuart Walker's 
new Baltimore Repertory Company 
Monday upon Its opening perfor- 
mance at the Academy. The occa- 
sion also served to mark the premi* I 

presentation of "The Proud Prin- 
cess," a new comedy drama by Kd- 
ward Sheldon and Dorothy Don- 
nelly. Incidentally, too, this thea- 
tre was reopeneil once more as a 
home of the legitimate drama. 

Mr. Walker's venture has been 
based upon his experience during 
several seasons past. It is planned 
to make the new Baltimore com- 
pany a permanent institution. 

The leading man— McKay Mor- 
ris — acquitted himself in good style. 
Mr. Morris has been surrounded 
with a well-balancea oast, Including 
William II. Kvarts, Kuth Hammond, 
1,'Kstrange Hammond, Margaret 
Armstrong and others. The en- 
semble acting was well above the 
so-called "stock" standard. 

The Sheldon -Donnelly play pro- 
\ides a pleasant evening's enter- 
tainment, although the piece has 
been fashioned along rather obvi- 
ous lines. The dialog runs to light 
comedy for the most part, with a 
touch of melodrama. The plot has 
been built around the character of 
the spoiled daughter of parents. 
Who, nourishing upon the profit of 
oil stock, have shaken off the dust 
of their small-town home for the 
'high society" of New York. 

Just a-s Papa Johnson has reached 
the last straw and threatens to pack 
Up for home, an Italian organ 
grinder bounces in through the win- 
dow and the daughter, Minnie, hits 
upon the oft-used idea of passing 
li;m off as a prince. The idea works 
nicely — the organ, grinder turns out 
to bo a real prince incognito. 

Mr. Morris carries oft the Ma- 
tt ionic honors, making much of the 
part of Ciccolinl, the organ grinder 
hero Next in line comes his pet 
monkey, not programed; then fol- 
lows Mr EvartS, Miss Hammond and 
the others, all contributing good 
team v. oik. Cooling. 



First .reports of W. H. Wright's 
aecend attempt to put stock across 
at the Lyceum, Pittsburgh, sound 
optimistic. At least there wilt be no 
repetition of the first attempt when 
Wright dropped tH.000 in seven 
wcelci in an effort to present class 
pi iys in, a cheap neighborhood. 

Wright opened for the second time 
two weeks ago with "Over the Hill" 
nnd finished out a fair week. East 
Week with. "The. Fatal Wedding" 
bus! less built up Steadily with sell- 
outs the rule at the last few per- 
formances. This week "In Old Ken- 
tucky" is being shown and Wright 
expects the gross to ciitr.b even 
higher. 

in a recent announcement from 
the stage, the patrons were asked to 
t .,,■-... : a favorite play to bo given 
b East Lynne" was chosen. 

Arthur Leslie Pmltli rioted his 
company at the Park, Erie, with 
"The Dust of Erin," Saturday, after 
a stay of about two months. A fall- 
ing off in business necessitated the 
Closing. Smith is opening with the 
same company next Monday at the 
Hudson. Union Hill "The Crooked 
Square" will be the first attra.tlon 
at the new stand. 

This will bs the fourth or fifth at- 
tempt tit putting across a stock at 
the Union Hill house in a little oyer 
one year. The theatre and towfl 
were formerly fertile field? for .-,t >ck 
success, but for .c>i e reason, pos- 
sibly because the natives ht.ve dis- 
covered their proximity to the big 
city, no one has been able to score 
wiih a compare r ecently. 



play there until ttte 'Abie's Irish 
Rose" company at the Colonial, 
Cleveland, fin! dies its run. 



Ona E. Talbot and Walter Vonne- 
gut have closed contracts with the 
Shubcrts, leasing the Murat at In- 
dianapolis for the summer reper- 
toire season, opening Fine Arts 
Week in May. The Yonnegut-Tal- 
bot company will take the place of 
the- Stuart Walker Players. Vonne- 
gut has been connected with Walker 
in Indianapolis for several seasons 
in financial and stage capacity. 

Ai.fi M.isTTii has bee. secured by 
thu Boston Stock company (St. 
James) to till the vacancy caused 
by the resignation of Adelyn P.usli- 
nell. who, for several seasons, was 
leading woman with the company. 
Miss Mason is expected to go into 
the cast next eek. Edward Kent, an- 
other of the cast mentioned as 
about to retire, is still playing. 

Foster Lirdner, present house 
manager of the Albee, Providence, 
will continue as manager of the Al- 
bee stock, opening in the spring. He 
Will replace Charles Lovenberg, who 
has had charge of the stock com- 
pany in past years. Negotiations are 
under way to secure a new leading 
man and new leading woman as well 
as several other players. 



Margaret Lawrence is to open at 
Wilkes' Alcazar. Ban Francisco. 
Feb. 24, in "In His Arms." which 
she has been presenting at Wilkes' 
Majestic in Los Angeles. Miss 
Lawrence will bring practically her 
entire company from the Southern 
California city. 



The change of policy at the Ly- 
ceum, Pittsburgh, from Broadway 
bills at $1 top to pop melodramas 
at half that figure, is reported to 
have turned the tide. After drop- 
ping a considerable sum the man- 
agement tried the mellers as a last 
resort and is more than satisfied. 



David Herbelin has succeeded 
Fred Raymond, Jr., as leading man 
with the Forsythc stock. Atlanta. 

Raymond's penchant for reckless 
driving, which got him in three 
jams with the Atlanta authorities, 
prompted the management to ask 
toe his resignation. 



William A.Brady's dramatic adap- 
tation of Eobt t Keable'a novel. 
"Simon Called Peter," is being tried 
out in stock this week by the Leon- 
ard Wood, Jr., Players at the Presi- 
dent, Washington. Noel Tearle is 
playing the rolo of the ciiaplain 
hero. 



Irene Homer opened in ' The Cat 
and th? Canary" as r.nr leading 
woman of the Century Players nt 
the Auditorium. Lynn, Mass., this 
evening succeeding Miami Camp- 
bell, who suddenly left last week. 



'The Famous Mrs. Fair" has been 
selected to follow "Cornered" at the 
Morosco, Los Angeles, without date 
"Cornered"' is in i's fourth week, 
and may run eight. 



The Metropolitan ti.ea're. at 142d 
street and Third avenue, New York. 
a picture house for the list six 
years, wll! open about May 1 with 
stock. 

Ensley Barbour npor.ed s. dn- 
matit stock .it Pittsburg. Kan.. Sur- 
day. 



Civile Oardenler's stock at the 
Rlalto, Sioux City, Is reported to be 
doing we!!. This i- in fourth week. 



Frank Hawkins open* n Stock at 
the Kemptior theater, Little Itock, 
Ark , Feb. IS. 

Business Is reported to he t. ; ,' : . 
tag up at the ti • ri !■ !. si ■•■•; at Mil - 
watikec, Wis. 



Commonwealtbirg "Ghost's Guide" 
"Ohost's Guide," which John Mc- 
Kee Will stage, will be done on a 
commonwealth basis, with a num- 
ber of the actors taking a piece Of 
the show In addition to work ■ . 
it on a percentage basis 




One of the numerous press opin- 
ions on the performance or 

RALPH WHITEHEAD 

as Jerry Conroy in Geo. M. Cohan's 
'Little Netlie Kelly" at the Oxford 
Theatre. London. 

"The outstanding hit was scored 
by Ralph Whitehead." 

— J ola. Variety. 



"ZENO" EXPENSIVE 

Will Close in Philadelphia Saturday 
Mystery Play 

"Zeiio" will wind up its tour in 
Philadelphia Saturday. The piece 
had been penelkd in for Boston fol- 
lowing, but was later shifted by the 
Shuberts to several week stands, 
said to have precipitated the closing. 

"Zeno." a mystery farce of the 
trick variety, is said to be an ex- 
pensive production to set up and is 
only practical for run engagements. 
This is given as the reason for pars- 
ing up the week stands 



"ABIE'S" RUN IN BUFFALO 
Buffalo, Feb. 13. 

"Abie's Irish Lose" opened here 
last week to excellent prospects the 
first week at the Majestic, grossing 
JiS.f.83. 

The same company which played 
Toronto for 17 weeks 1m playing the 
Anne Nichols wonder here, and 
showmen believe a run is sure for 
"Abie." 

BUNTING TRIP COST $12,000 

"Betty Ee Qood," with Emma 
Bunting, closed at Athens, (;.i, Sat- 
urday. 

The toss to the backers is said to 
have been $13,000. 

Oitrichstein's Tour 

Chicago. Feb. J". 

Leo Dltrlchstein, when he ieavis 
the Cort Saturday with 'The Bust- 
t ess Widow," will play two one- 
week stands — Cincinnati and St 
Louis — and then migrate on a tour 
of tlie one-night stand:? through the 
mi. Idle west. 

Tho latter part of his tour will 
run until the forepart of Apt '.'.. 



"Pat's" Rehearsals Off 
Rehearsals ot "Pat"' the Comstock 
& CJest musical show to have 
started this week, were called off. 




INSIDE STUFF ON LEGIT 



(Continued from pap,o 11) 
i^ to be lefl it' '■'■'<■ box Office a liberal number of tickets tor direct Bate. 
No ticket , aie to be permitted to he untied over to cut rates a', any time 
unless by mutual consent. 

Brady's opinion of the worth of The Show-Off' 1 is Indicated by hi* 
reputed offer of $100,000 for a half interest, which was rejoi ted. Tho Play- 
house has not had as likely an attraction for years, the last real hit 
there having been "The Man Who Came Back " 

The second night ot "The Show-Off" found the g'ttlerj at 'apacity, the 
uppei floor going clean throughout the week. 

William E. Lewis, publisher and part owner of The Morning Tele- 
graph." is reported off the paper, it having been taken over by E. K. 
Thomas, the majority stockholder. ., 

For the last 30 years the Lewises have been In control and were rep- 
resented in almost every department. W. E. Lewis, as the publisher; 
Irving Lewis, managing editor; recently resigned to go to California. 
Tracey Lewis. W. E. Lewis' son, a feature writer on the sheet, and Charles 
Lewis, who, before his .death some years ago, was assistant foreman of 
the composing room. 

The paper has been reported for sale for months "on the street" and the 
end of the Lewis' regime predicted. 

Now, that Thomas has control, it Is hard to say what he will do with 
it. He originally bought It 25 years ago with the idea of making it 
the medium whereby he could boost his thoroughbred racing interests. 

The Provincetown Playhouse proposes radical casting of Eugene O'Nolfs 
drama "All Go's Ohillum (Jot Wings." that is to succeed "Fashion," the 
second effort of the Village group this season. 

The plot calls (or a white girl marrying a negro and it Is planned to 
have a colored player enact the latter rolo. 

Helen MacKellar was mentioned as having been offered tho load. She Is 
said to have considered it favorably with the proviso that the colored role 
be taken by a white actor. Not being assured. Miss MacKellar rejected 
the engagement, although it Is understood she will appear In another 
Provincetown production later In the season. 

O'Nell and Kenneth Macgowan are active In the Provincetown activities. 



Gilbert Seldes. editor and dramatic critic of "The Dial," has severed 
his connection with the magazine and will devote his time to general 
writing. Seldes is one of the leaders of the so-called "radical high-low- 
brows" who have taken Jasz and vaudeville as seriously as symphony 
concerts and Shakespearean drama. 

As the editor of the otherwise "high -brow" "Dial" Seldes included one 
or two articles a month, written toy himself, extolling tho low comedy 
on the stage of his favorites. His place as editor is being filled by 
Alyse Shepard. whose tastes avowedly run les3 to the hokum side. 

"Grounds for Divorce," In which Ina Claire will be starred by tho Froh- 
man office, will open at Atlantic City Feb. 25. In support of Miss Claire 
are Brace Mcltae and II. Reeves Smith, who were her chief male aids In 
The Gold Diggers." 

The ncw„ piece is being staged by Bertram Harrison, who also staged 
the Frohman attractions. "The Best People." now running In Chicago. 
David Burton, who was general stage director for the office, retired tho 
first of the year. "Grounds for Divorce" was adapted from the original 
of Ernest Vajda by Guy Bolton. « 



Charles Stewart telegraphed a sign -maker in New York to paint a three- 
■•lieet board: "This performance sold out." That was when he was with 
"The Show -Off." He advised the sign people that if the piece was a flop 
they wouldn't get paid, but they tool; a chance, and tho sign was on hand 
when the attraction arrived at the Playhouse last week. Since then It has 
been placed ig front of the house several times. Managers of other 48th 
street Ik. uses take a 500,1 took it it. while Stewart grins. Th * sign painters 
ha\ c been paid. , 

Joseph Shea, who Is producing "Trimmed In Scarlet." tho work of 
William Hurlburt, in which Clara Kimball Young is to be starred, has 
worked out a unique booking plan. The piece will be sent on one-nlghters. 
three-nlghters and week stands, the dates being mixed up as much as 
possible, Idea being to dl»cover in which class of stand the star haa the 
best draw. 

Shea figures Miss Young's long appearances In films have automatically 
built up a clientele or, the road and may keep the picture stir on tour. A 
New York engagement, however, may punctuate the tour. 



S.iin Bernard in withdrawing from the ".Follies" when i: leaves Chicago 
in two weeks is no surprise to insiders His contract called for eight 
weeks and he is sticking one week longer. Bernard Is said to be in ill 
health, but the "low down" i« that Sain is so well oft financially that he 
desires.- to appear only so long as to cover "added" expenses. The latter 
item is his one habit — playing the ponies. Bernard Is said to be worth 
three-quarters ot a million. William Collier will remain with the 'Tollies" 
and Davy Jones Bernard's nephew and Imitator will succeed him. 

A switel of Broadway attractions Is !n line with picture bookings in 
several legitimate houses. 'The C'liiftfon Girl" takes to the Lyric Monday 
and must find another berth after two weeks, the film 'Thy Name la 
Woman." hei'.j announced for the house March J. Feb. 2; 'Sweet LlttU 
Devil" will move from the Astor to the Central The litter house. lik>» 
the Lyric has hof-n in pictures all season. The Astor win get l"sc» 
Ferguson in "Moon -Flower," a o'iy thai I n attracted considerable at- 
tention out of town. • , 

Arthur Hornblow, Jr., pre 1 representative for Chirtes Frohman, Inc.. la 
devising 1 lineage chart with the Idea of keeping count on the amount ot 
publicity accorded each .how produced by the office. Through the chart 
he expects to discern when a play needs special effort and to be able to 
ktrlke an 1 ige 01 the imount of publicity it Is possible to legitimately 
■lure ", li • count on ' Little Miss Bluebeard," with Irene Bordonl, totaled 
03,000 lines during the attraction's M-weea run a' the Lyceum. 



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City. Newark, stopped Saturday 
without a public announcement and 
win be succeeded shortly by the 
F. James Carroll Players, The 
Fealey Mock Opens Monday at the 

C-ru '.. New Brunswick, and will 



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The Golden Torrent of Praise From The Press 



F. RAY COMSTOCK and MORRIS GEST 

PRODUCERS OF 

"THE MIRACLE" 




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••Mr. Geet, having achieved 'Th« Miracle,' la to be 
presented 'with a new theater. For all the anguish 
and enterprise expended In the consummation of that 
tlu ml Hirudins pantomime ho Is to be rewarded with 
the means to cause himself further troubles. Instead 
of buying him a tranquil haven wherein he could res-: 
after stormy seas, they give him fresh, artistic em- 
bassies to perform. Whereas he should be demobilized 
with honors, bonuses and an ample pension, he Is 
bidden to quicken his weary, stops on the relentless 
treadmill of dramatic endeavor. 'Give us,' they Bay, 
brandishing the scourge, gii e us more art and more 
large productions.' 

"If I were In Mr. Gest 9 case 1 should be Irritated 
by this display of cruel appreciation. His vision not 
only helped to design the cathedral at the Century 
but, eolus, he quarried the stone. He battled tact- 
fully with the temperamental labor unions and dra- 
matic artists, and his victory was complete though 
Pyrrhic. He was everything from hodcarrier to archi- 
tect and impresario. Beset on all sides by problems 
of finance, construction, personalities, piety and pan- 
tomime, he emerged a nervous wreck, twenty pounds 
under weight and with dark caverns under his eyes. 
To the hospital they took him, a victorious martyr to 
the cause of worthy entertainment. 

"Endowing Mr. Gest with a new theater, I believe. 
Is not a grateful remuneration. It is no more Denevo- 
lent than bestowing sterner shackles on a willing 
Slave. I have given considerable reflection to what 
would be a proper recompense fcr Mr. Cost's suc- 
cessful labors, and several possibilities present them- 
selves. He might permanently be endowed with an 
appropriate yacht, whose vividly colored and silken 
sails, blown by soft Rh lcra winds , would remind 
him of 'Chu Chin Chow' and 'Aphrodite.' A castle 
in his beloved Russia, where he would bo surrounded 
by Ralieff, Diaghileff. Katchalof, Moskvln and Star.l- 
klavsky, might provide him with a deserved Nirvana. 

"If he Is averse to such voluptuous banishments, 
there are luxurious vacation! to be had hard by New 
york. Mr. Gest could be made a mayor, operating 
casually from the Adirondack-? in the summertime 
end from Talm Beach In the winter. He might be 
appointed as the head cf the proposed Federal Min- 
istry of Amusements, consulting harmoniously with 
the President as to what are the better shows-. He 
might be made the Master of the Revels of New York, 
with supervision over conduct in the New Amsterdam 
Theatre, the Winter Garden, the supper clubs, and 
on the tennis courts, the bridle paths and the romantic 
tenches of Central Park. 

"A toft and placid spot for Mr Goat would be the 
directorship of the Metropolitan Opera, when and if 
Mr. Gatti-Casazza withdraw*, covered with decora- 
tions for conventionality ard shrewd, cynical show- 
manship. There Mr. Gest would shine, satisfy and 
be contort. . . . However, Mr. Gest is to be 
requited with another new and important theater, 
Involving all the tribulations that he should new be 
free from. He asks for leisure *nd they give him. 
employment. He deserves more —Percy ffanvmond 
in NEW YORK TRIBUNE." 



"All the.: we car, say about 'T:,e Miracle' is that we 
bavo never witnessed anything half so magnificent 
!n the theatre before and never *.\j e.t tc again — 
;;. bert C. Benchlcy Jr. "LIFE." 1 



.:.."':.<:>«. ;e ".V.e appeal to ail the senses more afi- 
re Lilly illus'rated than !n 'The Miracle," If any 
sense is neglected in this prodigious composite cf 
sensuous appeal, it would be hard to name it." — II. 1. 
t > ■ in NEW YORK TIMES' Sut'.daj Magazine. 



■ " • \ : ; .t : .t ..:; • ••■ . , , , ■ - i event in the bii - 
tory ci the American stage. Max Relnhardt has 
brought Into the theatre move beauty than we have 
evci seen there before. And combined with this 
beauty there is a mad, terrifying excitement. . , . 
The beauty of 'The MlracK' la continuous. The man- 
ner of the staging seems to us nothing less than 
genius, . . . Achieves nn intensity of effect new In 
cur thca'ie. Norman- Bel Ocddes, v, ho designed thj 
production, , .,■• set a ma K !r> magnificence. Ami 
not even the R ■. of the Moscow Art Thcatr< 
have made ir.un ... the mass i • '• on 1 7« t . 1 y alive 
The significance and p,C< •;. •:'.< !al< art beyond 



Staged by MAX ReNHARDT 



belief. Morris Gest has Just completed the 

bravest of theatrical gambles, and he has won. As 
an achievement in stagecraft America has nothing to 
match it. . . . And at times the emotion which 
it engenders is much warmer than wonder. There 
are moments truly terrifying in their Intensity. This 
terror Is motivated to a great extent by the atmosphere 
of intimate co-operation which Is forced upon the 
playgoer. He is very distinctly a part of the pro- 
ceedings. Trocessions, revels, revolutions surge about 
hlm.'WBVytcvea' Brows in "NEW YORK WORLD.'' 



'The cathedra] into which the Century Theatre has 
been transformed by Norman-Bel Geddes is Inde- 
scribably rich in color, unimaginably atmospheric in 
its lofty aerial spaces. The company of principals 
which Morris Gest has provided la of artists tried 
and true. But the feature of the performance which 
most impressed last night's audience was that which 
has been least heralded. It was the noble band of 
seven hundred supernumeraries. Everywhere the 
scene was multiUidinously animated, vitalized, by the 
sweep of Rcinhardt's Imagination and his marvelous 
sense of detail. , . . Gigantic and thoroughly 
worthy artistic venture. ... In the way of atmos- 
pheric largeness and splendor, nothing more original 
and more beautiful has ever been seen on earth. . . . 
Each Individual plays his part as distinctly as In an 
ensemble of the Moscow Art Theatre.'' — John Corbin 
in "NEW YORK TIMES.'" 



"In the case of 'The Miracle' there have been 
brought to bear all the spectacular effects that the 
genius of men and the resources of the stage can 
afford. . . . New York is moved and shaken by 
this play as believers in the worst of the great 
city never could have expected it to be." — EDI- 
TORIAL in "NEW YORK WORLD."' 



" The Miracle' is Indeed a miracle. If ever there 
was one event in the theatre which at the moment 
seemed worth; of the word 'historic,' it was this pre- 
miere. ... In a good many years of theatre-going 
we have never seen anything which so completely 
overwhelmed us with majesty, dignity and beauty. 
In its sympathetic appeal to the senses, to the emo- 
tions, to the imagination, and In its power to thrill 
and excite, this production seems to us to stand with- 
out a peer. . . . There is something for everybody 
in this magnificent production. It is not easy to 
Imagine anyone so insensible to beauty as to bo unable 
1o get a thrill out of it. Saint or einner, lettered or 
unlettered, drama student or casual playgoer, whother 
one'* brow Is high, low, or betwixt and between, so 
long as there is imagination to be kindled or fancy 
to bo 6tirrcd one Is certain to find some nourishment 
in it. . . . Undoubtedly as a spectacle this pageant 
Is the most prodigious that has; been seen in our 
1imc. ... So it is that the nuns' cathedral, which 
was the Century Theatre, is a centre of human life, 
throbbing with emotions that are as universal as 
humanity itself. They reach out innumerable fingers 
which clutch at the spectator until ho becomes as 
mucli a part of what is happening as the players 
themselves. , . . litre Is a gigantic affair which 
stuns by Its very magnitude, and which is yet ap- 
parently correct In all its myriad minutiae. . . , 
The crowd scenes arc Incredibly exciting, and probably 
no theatre has ever seen anything more tremendously 
thrilling than that first blazing assemblage In the 
cathedral. . . . Those interested in such matters 
have been trying to figure out how the daring Morris 
Gest Is going to get his money back from his latest 
and most dazzling gamble with fortune. Certainly 
1hat is the least he deserves, and one hopes mightily 
that he will succeed. Whether ho does or not, he has 
at least emblazoned his name high on the role of 
)ion<;r cf the American theatre."*— James Craig in 
' GW YORK EVENING MAIL." 



"Jh« gicatest triumph that the thesire car, know — 

'he priceless boon'cf complete silence— greeted this 
semblance of verity, ', 7 



was. It was Max Relnhardt's 'The Miracle.' It was 
the spectacle of which we have heard so much, but 
not enough. For once the realization beat the antici- 
pation. ... It was beyond doubt the event of my 
thirty years of 'review.' It was something that battled 
for supremacy and got It. It was assuredly the 
triumphant happening of a season. . . . Although 
I have made a practice through a strenuous career 
Seldom to mention managers, I cannot help giving 
to Mr. Gest the honor that he won last night." — 
Alan Dale In "NEW YORK AMERICAN." 



"Humperdlnck seems to have performed a large, 
congenial miracle of bis own. ... It Is music that 
vivifies, intensifies, thrusts the bewilderment of mobs 
up to physical and emotional sweep. . . . The 
music, like all else of It, is lavish, tidal downpourlng." 
Gilbert Gabriel. Music Critic, in "NEW YORK SUN 
AND GLOBE." 



"Nothing like it for illuminative and suggestive de- 
tail has ever before been known to the theatre of the 
United States. No matter how abundant your antici- 
pations, they will be surpassed by their realization at 
the Century Theatre. . . . Incredibly splendid and 
beautiful. . . . Relnhardt's achievement, of course, 
is the notable feature of the American production of 
The Miracle,' unless It be that of Morris Gest, Its 
financial visionary. Perhaps the most actual vision 
of a great dramatic Idea outside of Oberammergau."— ' 
Percy Hammond In "NEW YORK TRIBUNE." 



"Undoubtedly surpasses anything of the kind ever 
seen on- the American stage. . . . It Is a miracle 
of organization, of detail carried out on a colossal 
order."— Suzanne La Follettc In "THE FREEMAN " 



'The most astonishing and astonishingly beautiful 
thing In the entire art of the theatre." — T.udirig Lewi- 
tohn in "THE NATION." 



"The supreme achievement of Relnhardt. . . « 
As veritable a cathedral as Westminster Abbey."— • 
•LITERARY DIGEST." 



"The arrival of Max Relnhardt upon the American 
stage has proved a far more astounding and stagger- 
ing business than any of his admirers could have 
imagined. . . . Karl Vollmoeller'a elaboration of 
the 'Sister Beatrice' legend has come through as three 
hours of beauty and torture almost Indescribable in 
the demands that they make upon the emotions of 
an audience. . . . The spell of old cathedrals 
descends upon you. Your spirit is dazed and mystified 
by beauty. . . . Relnhardt's extraordinary mobs 
sweep everything before them. . . . An overpower- 
ing lunge Into a mystic beauty. . . . Never have 
eyes and ears been assailed with so much in three 
hours' entertainment. . . . Relnhardt Is magnifi- 
cent."— Kenneth Macgowan In "THEATRE ARTS 
MONTHLY." 'An extraordinary and beautiful en- 
tertainment. . . . The total effect Is tremendou*. 
. . . Represents an extraordinary outpouring of 
energy on the part of Morris Gest." — Tn "VOGUE." 



. . Where wan I? The 

theatre? But this wai SO real, so curiously unthc- 

ntrical, so absolutely gripping in its appeal, that it 

-.,• aifficult to believe It was Just make-believe. It 



"To the Intelligent Catholic who can appreciate the 
exquisite use tho Church has made of all that Is 
beautiful and inspiring In human art to render fitting 
honor to the God who was eternal beauty, this attempt 
to present to a modern audience, with tho aid of 
all the wonderful mechanical contrivances and re- 
sources of the contemporary stage, the gorgeousness 
of the external expressionism of that faith that made 
possible the monumental churches of the Catholic 
times will bo an almrrst unalloyed pleasure." — Afo»- 
xignor M'Mnhon, Rector of the Church of Our Lady of 
Lourdes, in "NEW YORK AMERICAN.' 1 
• * • • 

"The first honr of 'The Miracle' at the Century 
offers probably the most Impressive hour any play- 
goer in any age ever spent in any theatre. . • • 
The entire auditorium of the Century has been relineu 
with the trimmings of a huge cathedral, The trans- 
formation 1° gorgeously, amazingly, even thrlllinglv 
complete. ... A great night for tho .American 






Thursday, February 14, 1924 




V A R I E T 




Uniformity of Comment Unprecedented in Volume 



a 



By Experts and Critics 

THE MIRACLE 



55 



Book by KARL VOLLMOELLER 



Designed by NORMAN-BEL QEDDE8 Score by ENGELBERT HUMPEROINCK 

Under Personal Supervision of MORRIS GEST 



i 



theatre. It proved at least thHt we can still do big 
things in a bigger way than any of our poorer com- 
petitors. . . . 'The Miracle' will probably stand 
for all time as representing the peak of America's 
dramatic spectacles." — Burns Mantle in "NEW YORK 
DAILY NEWS." 



"The beauty, the completeness and the impressive- 
ness of this scene have never before been equalled 
on our stage."— James Mctcalf fan "WALL. BTRCRT 
JOURNAL." 



"Relnhardt's 'Miracle' makes every other theatrical 
production in town look like a parlor trick. It Is, 
without the customary fear of superlatives, the big- 
gest and most beautiful thing that the walls of an 
American theatre have ever housed. Just why I 
timidly limit the observation by sticking in the ad- 
jective American. I don't know; for surely no Euro- 
pean theatre building has ever contained so richly 
thrilling a production. ... If in the past I have 
occasionally made low comic references to the kind 
of hat Morris Gest wears, I want to apologize at 
once and in full. After 'The Miracle.' which his enter- 
prise has made possible, I don't care what kind of 
hat he wears. For all I care, he can wear a pink 
bonnet with red geraniums on It and I shall be pre- 
pared not only to like It but to announce it the hand- 
somest lid in all New York. He has negotiated so 
superb a Job of entrepreneurship that he is entitled 
hereafter to look any way he wants to look. And I 
hereby give him the necessary permission. . . 
The scenic achievements of Norman- Bel Geddes 
•tamp this young artist as the leader of the American 
school. . . . Stop reading criticisms of 'The 
Miracle' and go to see It." — George Jean Nathan in 

"JUDGE." 

• • • • 

"For more than three hours last night In the mar- 
vellously transformed Century Theatre a great audi- 
ence sat hushed, tensely attentive, at times breath- 
less, at moments awestruck. This, while a new and 
splendid high mark was set on the score of spectacu- 
lar drama as New York has seen it. . . . The 
Miracle' Is stupendous. It is almost unbelievable- 
It Is in itself a miracle, true and splendid, of today's 
stage. . . . Back of all the rest stand Max iteln- 
hardt, who created and staged the pantomime-spec- 
tacle, and Morris Gest, to whose liberality and per- 
sonal supervision the production owes Its magnitude. 
A combination of giants who have produced gigantlo 
results. . * . Overwhelming, overpowering, all- 
embracing."— E. W. Osborne in "NEW YORK EVEN- 
ING WORLD." 



"Without question the most notable theatrical pro- 
duction New York has ever seen. . . . Marks the 
highest peak of Reinhardt's achievement; an achieve- 
ment so fine that. Whether it continues for a year or 
for a month, it will be remembered as a notable event 
in the history of the American theatre." — "THE 
OUTLOOK." 

• • • • 

"Never in the American theatre has so much purs 
beauty been crowded into an evening. Never has so 
great an amount of money been expended in ths 
creation of a stage spectacle as Morris Gest has spent 
on this. And never has one been less conscious of 
cost in the presence of loveliness. . . .' We have 
had beauty aplenty here before, but never has it 
been so authentic, so free from ostentation. . . . 
'The Miracle' is something of a kind you have never 
seen before and are not likely soon to see again. 
Last night's premiere was an event of great im- 
portance to the American theatre." — Arthur Pollock 
In "BROOKLYN EAGLE." 



"Unquestionably the most impressive and most 
gorgeous dramatic pr jduction ever staged in the 
United States. ... The premiere of 'The Miracle' 
proved that Professor Reinhardt is fully as great an 
artist as he has been heralded and that Mr. Gest is 
an even greater impresario than he has heretofore 
been generally conceded to be. ... In retrospect, 



one carried away from the Century a wealth of 
gorgeous pictures and sounds that will be remembered 
for a lifetime, a succession of artistic Impression* 
each one of which must always remain brimful of 
delight. . . . 

" 'The Miracle' revisited is even greater than 'The 
Miracle' seen for the first time. Max Relnhardt's 
chef d'ocuvre is so vast, so thrilling and so sublime 
in its scope and Impact that one's reactions to the 
spectacle, made possible by the vision and courage 
of Morris Gest, blend into a shimmering memory of 
glorious sound, pageantry, romance, color and mys- 
tery — an amalgamation of Impressions that requires > 
a second view for complete appreciation. ... A 
veritable wedding of the arts, a union of transcendent 
genius that is not given to many generations to 
enjoy."— Leo Pollock In "NEW YORK EVENING 
JOURNAL." 



"A new and very high mark has been set in 
theatrical enterprise and artistry; the presentation 
of Max Reinhardt's masterpiece Is in itself a prac- 
tical miracle worthy of comparison- with that 
legendary vivification of • statue which is fea- 
tured in the play. ... To fit together effectively 
the elements that give power to The Miracle' has 
required genius and art instincts of a high order. 
All of us who believe in a real mission for the 
stage, in an alwsys possible uplifting, have reason 
to be grateful to Mr. Reinhardt, Mr. Gest and 
their associates in the marvel at the Century."— 
EDITORIAL in "NEW YORK EVENING WORLD." 



"The world's greatest dramatic spectacle la now 
on view at the Century Theatre. As a pageant, full 
of life, color, detail and movement. Max Reinhardt's 
production of 'The Miracle' exceeded all expectations. 
The transformation by Norman-Bel Geddes of the 
Interior of the Century Into a beautiful Gothic cathe- 
dral and the rest of the production are marvellous 
achievements, and Morris Gest deserves the greatest 
praise for his undaunted courage In carrying the work 
through to its present consummation. . . . This 
Reinhardt -Gest producUon Is one of the stage wonders 
of the world."- Stephen Itathbun to "NEW YORK 
SUN AND GLOBE." 



"Humperdinck at his very best — not for a moment 
forgetting the wonderful composition In 'Haensel and 
Gretel' and the exquisite beauties of the 'Koenlga- 
kinder.' From beginning to end there was an almost 
constant succession of wonderful harmonies glvea 
forth by the orchestra or by the big organ, glorious 
choruses or exquisite melodies, while now and again 
the sonorous tones of the chants resounded through 
the cathedral."— Charles Pik* Bawyor In "NEW YORK 
EVENING POST." 



"The rays of collective genius, gathered from many 
lands by Morris Gest and focused to a burning point 
of matchless beauty, have burst at last Into full name. 
The light of 'The Miracle' must henceforth be the 
sovereign beacon for theatrical spectacle. It has be- 
wildering splendor, apparently limitless magnificence. 
More important than all, it has a narrative Intensity 
that makes it a memorable emotional experience. 
. . . . In actual performance 'The Miracle' tran- 
scended every printed promise. . . . The move- 
ment of the mob evinced most startllngly the genius 
of Max Reinhardt. Nothing approaching Its expres- 
sive mobility and ordered variance has ever been 
accomplished In the theatre. Finally must come the 
powerful personality whose prescience made possible 
'The Miracle.' Morris Gest came' to America as an 
ignorant immigrant from Russia. From odd Jobs in 
the streets of Boston, he became an attache in the 
theatre. He lias risen through a series of phenomenal 
coups to the position of dictator of theatrical spectacle 
in America. After a number of staggeringly mag- 
nificent musical extravaganzas ('Aphrodite.' 'Chu Chin 
Chow.' etc.), he introduced the Chauve-Souris, the 
Moscow Art Theatre Company, Duse, The Miracle.' 
He has the combined temperaments of the no limit 
poker player and P. T. Barnum, plus dominating 



artistic instinct. He has become thereby a unique 
figure In a world where eccentricity Is the primary 
requii ment." — TIME. 

'• • • • 

"The most magnificent stage offering New York has 
ever known. Worth a transcontinental journey to 
see."— "TOWN TOPICS." 

• • • • 

"In respect of size, vivid and artistic color effects, 
living masses in violent or picturesque movement. In 
general impresslveness and sustained interest. It 
excelled any spectacle yet seen in the local theatre. 
. . . Truly a magnificent, artistic, fascinating and, 
in various ways, an instructive panorama; a noble 
entertainment, with an appeal to intelligence and 
sensibility; an achievement of which any theatre 
might be proud."—/. Rankcn Towse in "NEW YORK 
EVENING POST." 

• • • • 

" 'The Miracle' is not merely vast and bold, as any 
good spectacle must be; it is what the few great spec- 
tacles on record are — it is subtle. The wealth of 
Morris Gest, the genius in designing of Norman-Bel 
Geddes and the art of the incomparable Austrian 
have combined to create a picture of life which In 
the very quality of its completeness strikes Intensely 
upon the mind"— Hark Van Doren in "THE NATION." 



"A colossal achievement which has never been 
equalled on the New York stage. Even the many 
other big productions made by Morris Gest, who Is 
the moving spirit that brought 'The Miracle' here, are 
dwarfed by this new achievement. . . . The sensa- 
tion of the present dramatic season. New York has 
never seen anything to equal this superb pageant, nor 
Is it likely to see anything which surpasses 'The 
Miracle.' . . . Normal-Bel Geddes' magical achieve- 
ment in turning the Century Theatre into a medieval 
cathedral is the most astonishing feat the New York 
stage has ever seen. . . . The co-ordination of play- 
ers, musicians and workers behind the scenes is a 
masterpiece of stage generalship. The throngs of 
actors, choristers and dancers, the beauty of the 
stage decoration, the sumptuous costumes and the 
rich variety of the action make 'The Miracle' the one 
production that no one should miss. . . . There 
are some things so great, so powerful, that thoy para- 
lyze the strongest pen. This Is one of them." — Robert 
O. Welsh in "NEW YORK EVENING TELEGRAM." 



"At once a play and a prayer and a pageant, and In 
Its service the work of thousands of hands over many 
months, In many lands, has culminated at last in the 
unbelievably transformed Century, Itself touched by 
some magic new in the theatre. The result was such 
a spectacle as this country has never seen before. 
The most leaping ambition In the American theatre 
had attempted the theatre's most staggering task. 
For, while Reinhardt made 'The Miracle' beautiful, 
Morris Gest made It possible. The MlrsKle' In its 
scheme and its aspiration and Its craftsmanship is 
like nothing we have had before. Here was a pageant 
more astonishing and more beautiful even than we 
had been led to expect. Your correspondent's hat may 
be considered as officially off to Mr. Gest, Mr. Rein- 
hardt and Mr. Geddes. With endless criss-crossing 
processions; with sweet voices from high, Invisible 
choirs lifted in the chants of an elder day; with the 
throb of organ music, the twang of harps, the sorcery 
of a thousand candles and such dimllt and startling 
spaces as the old cathedrals had guarded as their 
secret — of such stuff Is made the most prodigious 
theatrical production within the memory of man. . . . 
'The Miracle' was carried from tho ends of the earth 
by the insatiable Morris Gest. Now, within the space 
of twenty-four months, he has brought us the 
'Chauve Souris,' the repertoires of Duse and the Mos- 
cow Art Theatre, and at last 'The Miracle' of Rein- 
hardt. Gest is the greatest of our Importers, and we 
should think that by midnight Tuesday he might have 
called it a day and crawled into a cave to sleep for 
ten years. "— Alexander IVoolU-ott in "NEW YORK 
HERALD." 

• • • • 



"Remarkable milestone on our theatrical road" 
Stark Young in 'THE NEW REPUBLIC" 



1« 



LEGITIMATE 



Thursday, February 14, 1924 




CHI'S CURRENT CALENDAR "FL0PS1DED," 
HEAVY DRAMATICS TAKE SUDDEN DROP 



Musicals and Comedies Getting Big Play — Shows 
Changing Houses — "Old Soak" Leaving With 
Season's Record 



17 LEGIT IN LOOP 



Chi ergo, Feb. 13. 
Out of the 17 legitimate attrac- 
tions in the Loon theatres last week 
only two musical offerings and four 
comedies held up. The heavy dra- 
matics went to the depths. Reck- 
oning grosses the local calendar is 
"flopsided." 

A surprise shuffling of attractions 
takes place this week-end. "Caro- 
line" is a failure at the Uarrlck and 
moves out Saturday night. "The 
Lady In Ermine" hopes to stem a 
downward tide by going over to the 
Garrick from the AikjIIo, and "In- 
nocent Eyes" will take up the time 
at the Apollo. 

Walker Whiteside is in the throes 
of difficulty at the Playhouse and 
the engagement has been limited to 
four weeks for "Mr. Wu." "The 
Lullaby" about reveals the fact that 
local theatregoers are determined to 
prove to New York producers that 
this type of play refuse's to stir 'em 
up. Coming on the heels of "The 
Lady." this decision will probably 
be considered emphatic for the time 
ait least. Sir John Martin Harvey's 
experiences at the Great Northern 
are pathetic. Margaret Anglin 
comes to the Blackstone, but noth- 
ing is mentioned for the Illinois at 
this writing. 

One point is certain from the way 
business sizes up. Local playgoers 
want their entertainment served to 
them In a frivolous manner. Think- 
ing plays are having rough going. 
Complimentary notices by Chicago 
critics don't seem to help the plays 
■which the critics claim' "people 
ought to see." 

Four comedies — "Abie,™ "Kikl," 
. "P.est People" and "Give and Take" 
■ — are going along in pace-making 
channels. "The Nervous Wreck" re- 
mains unsettled. "Give and Take" 
keeps from higher figures through 
lack of capacity. "Abie" is just wild, 
that's all. "Kiki" has shown a ten- 
dency to slip, but the Belasco office, 
following a close study of Chicago 
conditions, announces the last four 
weeks for the Powers card. This 
promises to shoot "Kiki'" back to ca- 
pacity immediately. "Best People" 
was only approximately $1,500 from 
the previous record week. "The Old 
Soak" has run its full course at the 
Princess, leaving the end of the 
week with the town's record on 
length of run for the season. "Ke<l 
Light Annie" succeeds the "Soak' 
next Monday. "We Moderns" is git- 
ting a heavy battering at Coban'i 
Grand and increases, slight as they 
may be, give added confidence on 
this one. 

'The Business Widow" surrenders 
at the Cort Sunday night to "Pea- 
cocks." This will give Lewis & 
Gordon two shows in the Loop close 
to each other in location, the "Nerv- 
our Wreck" being the first. There 
should be an added punch for the 
"Wreck" the week th.it Vivian Tobin 
and June Walker exchange their 
Chicago and New York roles. 

"The Follies" go into their last 
two weeks at the Colonial, thence 
heading for Milwaukee. White's 
"Scandals" will be the new attrac- 
tion at the Colonial, arriving at a 
time when local conditions, viewing 
musical competition, will not be so 
stiff as is usually the case when 
this presentation premiers. The 
Mistinguett show gets a sjart of a 
fortnight at the Apollo on "Scan- 
dals." with much stress being 
placed by the Shuberts that it marks 
the first time a Winter Garden show- 
has appeared here previous to its 
New York dates. What sort of a 
boomerang this will prove to be. If 
any. is arousing the curiosity of the 
insiders, 

"Topsy and Eva" Runner Up 
"Topsy and Eva" is the runner up 
to the "Follies" in just missing an- 
other capacity week, which wa^ 
mainly due to the blizzard prevalent 
Tuesday night and which also in- 
flicted its effects on the following 
evening. At the time the storm was 
at its height Monday night. "Topsy" 
had the best house in town through 
having attracted the full member- 
ship of lie Exeeutive Club. Tlv 
Selwyn Is specialising on Monday 
stunts to hold up the weak night 

The show is actually beyond all 
reckoning. Desperate co-upci.itirir. 
by the Ilum an sisters with the pub- 
licity department served as a gnat 
anchor at the start. Now the show 
is growing in strength by constant 
rehearsing. Just an oddity with 
great work by the Duncans is the 
way wise showmen put the reason 
for the draw. 

In seven weeks the third quarter 
of the Loop season will be checked. 
Meanwhile premiers are popping 
up fsuStr [linn were marked off at 



the same time last year. If the 
shows that come with a strong New 
York hit mark could hold up there 
would be steadier bookings. Local 
critics have used up considerable 
si>a.ce of late commenting upon Chi- 
cago sending plays to New York 
only to fail, and vice versa. In 
"Spring Cleaning" and "Best Peo- 
ple" local etudents of the checking 
up system believe Chicago has the 
edge on New York in the season's 
summary. "Best People" is yet to 
be seen in the east, but the betting 
is stronger in the play'a favor for 
a New York success than even was 
the enthusiasm for "Spring Clean- 
ing's" chances. 

Last week's estimates: 



"Mr, Wu" (Playhouse, 1st week). 
Melodrama starring Walker White- 
side. Off to slow start, not match- 
ing premier strength of house's pre- 
vious attraction, "The Highway- 
man." In for four weeks. House 
again safe on $6,300. 

"The Nervous Wreck" (Harris, 
7th week). Hung around figures 
that will probably hold the piece 
here until spring, if not longer. 
Grossed $14,000. 

"We Moderns" (Cohan's Grand, 
6th week). Little stronger than 
$11,000 with plugging campaign 
promising better. 

"Best People" (Adelphl. 14th 
week). Holding up remarkable 
average for length of run. Just un- 
der $13,000 and about $1,600 off 
from the previous week. 

"The Business Widow" (Cort, 4th 
week). Finishes Saturday with 
"Peacocks" essaying to break 
house's string of consecutive flops. 
Dltrichstein's vehicle totaled $7,000. 
Despite low grosses at this theatre, 
management shows weekly profit 
because of expense tieup. 

"The Changelings" (Blackstone, 
3rd week). Final week, with one 
week chopped off expected stay be- 
cause of grosses being exceptionally 



opened Monday In "A Woman of No 
Importance." 

"The Lullaby" (IMInota, 3rd week). 
Decision made to take it out Satur- 
day. Reported piece left Knicker- 
bocker, New York, on gross of $16,- 
000, but this town has turned back 
on the type of play for the last two 
years. Under $8,000. 

"Honeymoon House" (Central, 7th 
week). S:Uo« never exceptional, but 
combination expenses met through 
cut rates. Can stick a long time 
on $5,600. Puzzling many how Les- 
ter Bryant does It. 

"Give and Take" (La Salle, 3rd 
week). House considers present 
booking easily set for balance of' 
season. Hit again for around $12,400. 

"Abie's Irish Rose" (Studebaker, 
7th week). Hovered around $22,490 
and constitutes the dramatic lead 
of the town and would have gone 
higher except for blizzard. Big 
capacity of Jiouse permits high gross 
at the scale. 

"Kiki" (Powers, 7th week). Last 
four weeks now announced. Went 
to little over $18,000 and should 
return to capacity with farewell 
weeks announced. 

"The Old Soak" (Princess. 21st 
week). Leaves Saturday with run 
record of season by five weeks. Stay 
will probably be challenged by "The 
Best People." At present "The 
Fool," with 17 weeks, is the runner- 
up,. "Soak" checked for $8,000. 

"Topsy and Eva" (Selwyn. 6th 
week). Keeping up furious gait, 
getting stronger In performance 
strength, and threatens more freaky 
records. Showed showmanship pre- 
vailing. Figured $20,500. 

"Ziegfeld Follies" (Colonial. 7th 
week). Two weeks left of excep- 
tionally successful stay. Ziegfeld 
campaigning this year stronger than 
ever with newspaper advertisements 
Estimated gross of $35,004). 

"Lady in Ermine" (Apollo. 2nd 
week). Considerably off from sales 
premier week Indicated, but move 
to Garrick Sunday will probably 
settle into surer gait. Went to 
around $J 4.500, 

"The Breed of the Treshams" 
(Great Northern, 2nd week). Sir 
John Martin-Harvey changed bill in 
midweek from "Oedipus Rex." Piti- 
ful grosses. No checkup made. 
Goes out Saturday. Basil Sydney 



small at all times. Final figures opens next Sunday in Theatre Guild 
under $7,500. Margaret Anglin productions. 



OVER $80,000 IN 3 PHILLY WEEKS; 
"INNOCENT EYES" CLEANED UP 



SHOWS IN N. Y. AND COMMENT 



Figure* estimated and comment point to some attractions being 
successful, while the tame gross accredited to others might suggest 
mediocrity or loss. Th* variance is explained in the difference in 
house eapaeities, with the varying overhead. Also th* sis* of cast, 
with consequent difference in necessary gross for profit. Variane* 
in business necessary for musical attraction as against dramatic 
play is also considered. , 



Cohan's "London" Did $17,000 Last Week Despite 
Critics— "Covered Wagon" Called Sensational at 
Forrest With $19,000 



PhiladclhpU, Feb. 13. 
With an excellent stretch of 
weather, a good variety of shows 
and, generally speaking, the right 
shows in the right houses, last 
week was one of the best-rounded 
weeks of business the legit theatres 
have had here this year. All eight 
attractions claimed at least an even 
break, and, except in one case, 
there Is no doubt but that a solid 
profit was recorded. 

The only opening of the week, 
Cohan's "So This Is London," re- 
ceived some rude bumps from the 
critics, but the crowds appeared to 
cat It up, and the advance sale in- 
dicates that what the reviews had 
to say made little or no 'mpresslon 
on the buyers of orchestra seats. 
It has six weeks at the Garrick, 
its successor being a matter of 
much mystery. Cohan is trying to 
get the house for "Hosie O'Reilly," 
but, apparently, from present Indi- 
cations, falling. If "Jo This Is Lon- 
don" grosses big in its six weeks' 
stay. It will be an excellent indi- 
cation that the admiration Phllly 
theatre-goers hold for Cohan far 
outweighs their acceptance of the 
critics' Judgment. "Little Nellie 
Kelly" was a tremendous success 
at the Forrest at the beginning of 
the season, Its demand not being 
I ardly scratched after four weeks 
.vhen bookings forced It out, and 
I'ohan himself drew absolute ca- 
pacity at tin' Garrick in "The Song 
and Dane* Man'' later in the fall. 
In fact, since "Mary'' stood them 
up at the Garrick three or four sea- 
sons ago, Philly has the distinc- 
tion of never turning down, or even 
being lukewarm to a Cohan show. 

Otis Skinner in "Sancho Panza." 
considered by some Skinner admir- 
ers not so entertaining as a num- 
ber of the star's recent vehicles, but 
welcomed by the critic* and the 



highbrows as the finest thing Skin- 
ner has done for years, did a very 
big week's business at the Broad. 
The Forrest again Jammed them to 
the doors with "The Covered 
Wagon," undoubtedly the most 
outstanding film engagement at a 
legit house the city has ever 
known. 

The Walnut, with the third and 
last week of the Theatre Guild, had 
a spotty record, though the sum 
total meant a real profit. There 
seemed no way of explaining why 
one night should be very big and 
the next night poor, but that is 
what happened. Contrary to some 
previous engagements of this or- 
ganization, "The Devil's Disciple" 
was the outstandingly popular offer- 
ing. Not only has the engagement 
proved successful for itself alone, 
but it is generally believed that It 
has helped the house Immensely and 
reclaimed a certain high class car- 
riage trade which It had last year, 
but which was lost by such attrac- 
tions as "Red Light Annie" and 
"The Good Old Days." 

The four Shubert houses had 
varying success, the leader among 
them being ."Innocent Eyes," the re- 
vue with Mistinguett, at the Shu- 
bert. This was the first musical 
show which has done really big 
business at this house all season, 
but with "Greenwich Village Follies" 
and "The Passing Show" to follow, 
the Shubert ought to win back its 
former place as the city's second 
best bet for revues and musical 
shows. The success of "Innocent 
Eyes" came through word of mouth 
largely, as it had no reputation 
when it came here and was not any 
too well treated by the critics. 

"The Gingham Girl" dropped an- 
other notch last week at the Lyric, 
hut, inexpensive a show as it is, is 
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"Abie's Irish Rose," Republic (91st 
week). The "Miracle" of comedies, 
likewise envy of producers and 
authors. Instead of being affected 
by road companies, business here 
jumped of late; pace $14,500 last 
week. 
"Artists and Models," Shubert (26th 
week). Will probably earn more 
money than any of this season's 
musicals. Reported having netted 
profit of nearly $200,000 already. 
Low cost of operation revue; last 
week off— $18,300. 
"Beggar on Horseback," Broadhurst 
(1st week). Much attention given 
this satirical dream play In out- 
of-town stands. Showmen say It 
will be no half-way attraction, 
Either landing for big money or 
not at all. Production cost 
amounts to $50,000. 
"Chariot's Revue," Times Square 
(6th week). English revue hit 
looks like great money-maker for 
Selwyns and Chariot. Business last 
week grossed $20,600; ' best figure 
for eight performances. Scale up 
Monday to $4.40. with Saturday 
matinee $3.30 and night $5.50. 
"Cyrano de Bergerac," National (12th 
week). Walter Hampden fully ex- 
pects to run out season with "Cy- 
rano"; balance of subscription 
plays off. Business approximately 
capacity latter portion of week. 
Quoted at $18,600; previous week 
over $19,000. 
"Follioc," New Amsterdam (17th 
week). Ziegfeld promises new 
"Follies" for convention next sum- 
mer. Present show expected to 
remain until then. Weekly pace 
tops musicals, with better than 
$40,000 claimed. 
"For All of Us," Ambassador (18th 
week). On way to beat strong 
Chicago run of last season. Mov- 
ing Hodge from 4Sth Street 
jumped business, with greater 
capacity for cheaper seats. Recent 
pace $12,000: last week few hun- 
dred less, due to bad weather. 
"Gypsy Jim," 49lh Street (5th week). 
Management undecided about this 
piece; commendation from patrons 
encourage continuation. Last 
week started at better gait, but 
total takings about same, $4,500. 
Must Increase to stick. 
"Hurricane," Frolic (8th week). An- 
other week sure, and Mme. Pe- 
trova attraction may remain long- 
er. Already doubled original 
booking. Pace around $5,000 ap- 
pears to afford some measure of 
profit for show, guaranteeing roof. 
"In the Next Room," Vanderbilt 
(12th week). Winthrop Ames' win- 
ning mystery piece, and only 
drama of type on list this season. 
Business holds to attractive figure 
weekly, with last week's takings 
again close to $12,000. 
"Hell Bent for Heaven," Frazee (2d 
week). Considering change from 
special matinee berth, this drama's 
first week regularly moderate 
Takings about $5,500, but this 
week started excellently. 
"Kid Boots," Karl Carroll (7th 
week). Eddie Cantor cleaning up 
with this musical comedy class 
show. Capacity for all perform- 
ances, with specs getting big 
prices even for balcony locations; 
$32,200 right along. 
"Laugh, Clown, Laugh," Belasco 
(12th week). Management expect- 
ant this one will last out season. 
One of season's most successful 
dramas. Weekly pace about $15,000. 
"Little Jessie James," Little (27th 
week). Claimed to be profitable at 
$8,000 pace, which explains re- 
moval to small capacity theatre 
from Longacre. Last week's gross 
quoted between $9,000 and $10,000. 
Living Mask," 44th Street (4th 
week). Griffith's picture, "Ameri- 
ca." will take over house aftC" 
Saturday. Another house will 
possibly be secured for "Mask," 
and special matinees of "Six Char- 
acters in Search of an Author." 
"Mask" under $6,000. 
■Lollipop," Knickerbocker (4th 
week). Rated best musical pro- 
duction from Savage office In 
years. Excellent entertainment, 
and all indication* point to run 
until summer. Cot $19,400 last 
week and sure to jump this week. 
'Mary Jane McKane," Imperial (8th 
week). Rain storm hurt business 
generally last week, but a party 
held pace up here. Business about 
$17,500 last week, which figure 
profitable for 1 lammerstoin musi- 
cal. 

Meet the Wife," Klaw (12th week). 
Standing up nicely, and counts as 
one of season's lointily successes. 
Weather hurt bit early last week. 
hut week's total not far from 
$12,000. 
'Merry Wives of Gotham," Henry 
Miller (5th week). Though get- 
ting cut rate support, Henry Mil- 
ler's attraction growing and might 
land. Business last week went to 
nearly $12,000. Expensive to 
operate and no profit yet. 
"Moonlight" languor* (3d week). 



Last week first full week for new 
Weber musical. Strength of score 
outstanding feature and giving 
attraction some draw. Claimed 
$13,000 last week; satisfactory. 

Moscow Art Theatre, Jolson's (5th 
week). (Second repeat.) Book. 
Ings for road start after another 
two weeks. Russians demonstrate 
amazing ability to draw paying 
business. Popular scale doubtless 
counts In favor this trip. 

"Mr. Battling Buttler," Selwyn (20th 
week). Certainly carving way to 
record for success on Broadway. 
Steadiest of musical comedies and 
figured real money maker on tour. 
$17,500. 

''Mr. Pitt," 39th St. (4th week. Get- 
ting good attendance by virtue of 
lively cut rate trade, but grosses 
under the guarantee figure to date. 
Not over $3,000. 

"Music Box Revue," Music Box (22d 
week). One of Broadway's big 
five, that group made up qf 
"Miracle," "Follies," "Stepping 
Stones" and "Kid Boots." "Muafc 
Box" one of classiest revues of 
type, getting over $28,000 weekly. ' 

"Myrtie," 52nd St. (2d week). When 
Oliver Moros^o opened attraction 
house title changed from Berkeley 
to the 52nd. So small only slight 
grosses can be drawn, and "Myr- 
tle" has not started anything. 

"On* Ki*s," Fulton (12ih week). 
Final week. Small cast musical 
with class and pretty score. Never 
capacity but profitable until re- 
cently, when pace dropped to 
$10,000 or under. "New Toys" 

ft 1 1 ( v t ' OOll K 

"Outward Bound," Ritz (6th week). 
Now rated dramatic hit. Lauded 
at opening and promising busi- 
ness from start, weekly pace bet- 
tering, with last week's gross go- 
ing to nearly $15,000. 
"Poppy," Apollo (24th week). Never 
any doubt about th! I musical, 
which always rated with lead el's 
of class. Weekly p-ait since New 
Year's between $18,500 and $19,000. 
Ought to run through spring. 
"Rain," Maxine Elliott (67th week). 
If convention going does not in- 
clude Harris's dramatic gold mine 
it will surprise talent. Continue* 
close to capacity, over $14,000. 
"Rise of Rosie O'Reilly," Liberty 
(8th week). Went upward last 
week, gross hitting close to $21,000. 
Cohan, however, will take it to 
Philadelphia after another four 
weeks, counting on run there until 
hot weather. 
"Runnin' Wild," Colonial (16th 
week). Any colored attraction 
that can run half as long to as 
good business is to be considered 
a success. This one look: like it 
will continue until spring. $12,000. 
"Rust," Greenwich Village Theatre 
(3d week). Village house claim* 
getting little money. That should 
place pa^e at better than $3,000. 
Little danger of moving uptown. 
'Saint Joan," Garrick (8th week). 
May be moved uptown March 8, 
Theatre Guild then resuming with 
another new production. Guild 
claims "Joan" most successful of 
Its presentations,- with capacity 
for all performances. Over $8,000; 
house limited. 
"Seventh Heaven," Booth (68th 
week). John Golden's Broadway 
gold getter has lots of life yet. 
Playing to between $11,000 and 
$12,000 weekly, good figure In thl* 
house. 
'Song and Dance Man." Hudson 
<7th week). George M. Cohan 
thought of appearing for about 
eight weeks on Broadway with 
this sure hit. He will probably 
continue until after Easter, no 
substituting player being in sight. 
Cross around $16,000 weekly. 
'Spring Cleaning," Eltinge (15th 
week). Some doubt among critics 
about English comedy clicking, 
but Broadway sharps figured It 
could not miss. $14,500 weekly 
now and set until spring. 
"Stepping Stones," Globe (14th 
week). Continues to pile up big- 
gest grosses in history of house 
bv virtue of $5.50 top and great 
draw of Fred and Dorothy Stone. 
Quoted at over $34,000 weekly. 
"Sun- Up," Princess (38th week). 
Lucky for Princess this drama 
came along; admirably suited for 
liny house, and at approximate 
salt of $5,000 weekly profit turned 
both ways. 
"Sweet Little Devil," Astor (4th 
week). To have been switched to 
Central because of picture book- 
ing, but latter shifted to Lyric. 
"Devil V business held up well 
last week, gross little under $14,- 
500. 
"Tarnish," Belmont (20th week). One 
of strongest of season's dramas. 
Might attract bigger grosses in 
larger house, but lure looks as- 
sured of season's run with weekly 
gross over $8,500. 
"The Goose Hangs Hiqh," Bijou (3d 
week). Highly touted and started 
(Continued on page 17) 



Thursday, February 14, 1924 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



17 



CHICAGO OPERA AGAIN TOPPLED 
OVER BOSTON LEGIT LAST WEEK 



Opera Did $85,000, $9,000 Over First Week— "Bat" 
Replace* It in B. O. H. Currently at $1.50 Top— 
"Up She Goes" Only One to Hold Up Last Week 



Boston, Feb. 18. 
On the second and last week in 
this city the Chicago Opera Com- 
pany, playing the Boston opera 
house last week, hung up a record 
for business which is liable to 
stand for some time to come, at 
least until the company returns. 
The gross for last week was $85,000; 
house practically sold out for 
•very performance. 

The business was better by $9,- 
000 than the first week and the in- 
crease was due to the using of Mary 
Garden in the matinee performance 
last Wednesday. She sang tfle lead 
In "Louise." 

This big business done by the 
opera company drew from the other 
attractions, and with one exception 
the grosses were smaller than those 
for the preceding week. The one 
exception was "Up She Goes" at the 
-Wilbur and this musical offset the 
drop that seemed imminent by 
Working in a midnight performance 
on Thursday, which drew close to 
$1,900 and put the show over to 
$16,000 for the week. It was $1,000 
better than the week previous. 

The other seven attractions play- 
ing the city showed losses from the 
grosses of the previous week of 
from $500 to $3,000. 

"Vanities" at the Colonial was the 
most seriously affected By the 
opera. It did about $26,000, off about 
$3,000 from the week before. The 
■how at the price scaled could do 
$32,000. It has failed to touch this 
figure so far. "Vanities" has two 
tnore weeks and then the "Music 
Box Revue." 

On the final week at the Shubert 
the "Greenwich Village Follies" 
went off to a gross of $27,000, with 
the blame also on the opera. This 
was a loss of $1,000 from the week 
before ' and $3,000 less than the 
"Follies" did its first week. "The 
Passing Show" opened Monday 
night for three weeks with the 
'living curtain" and "living chande- 
lier" getting quite a play in the 
Sunday ads. 

"Up She Goes," which has been 
playing the Wilbur for several 
weeks past and which was due to 
go to Providence next week, because 
of Ethel Barrymore coming into 
the house, has been given more 
Boston time. It la booked into 
the Majestlo for next Monday, 
shifting over to the house across 
the street, when "Polly Preferred," 
which hasn't been a big money 
maker, moves out of the house. It 
is understood the Brady musical 
will have at least two weeks at that 
house and more If conditions war- 
rant it. 

In connection with "Up She Goes" 
the business which it has done here, 
running between $16,000 and $16,- 
000 since It opened, can be traced 
to the energetic manner in which 
the show has been handled. It has 
been broadcast twice, once on the 
opening and again when it pulled 
the midnight performance last 
Thursday, and has grabbed off space 
In the dallies repeatedly on well 
put over ideas. It is claimed that 
this has proven in Boston what can 
be done with a show just about 
Ordinary when It is handled proper- 
ly and full advantage taken of all 
opportunities. Manager Stoddard 
Dayton kept the ball rolling right 
along, up to the time he collapsed 
from appendicitis and went to a 
local hospital for treatment. 

The business which Jane Cowl put 
over at the Selwyn has been re- 
sponsible for the stretching of her 
stay here for one more week. She 
was originally booked for tw'o, but 
when the house record went by the 
board the first and the second week 
started off exceptionally Htrong the 
engagement was extended to take 
in another week of "Romeo and 
Juliet." 

This proved to be such a success 
that another week has been given 
here and she has "Antony and 
Cleopatra" on this week with an ex- 
tra matinee Friday. Despite the 
opera, she did within $500 of ca- 
pacity for the house last week and 
with the opera out of the way Is 
depended upon to Letter that busi- 
ness this week. Mrs. Leslie Carter 
In "Stella Dallas" is booked to fol- 
low at the Selwyn. 

"The First Year" at the Hollls 



was another one which slipped last 
week, business being in the neigh- 
borhood of $14,000, off $1,550 from 
the week before. The same story 
that holds for the other shows In 
town (the opera) is said to hold for 
this dramatic. In the first week at 
the Tremont "The Clinging Vine," 
with Vivienne Segal, ran to about 
$15,000. This was less by $1,000 than 
the business registered for the final 
week of "Adrlenne," but better re- 
sults are expected this week. 

"Polly Preferred," now on the sec- 
ond week at the Majestic, is not 
showing much pep. The show did 
$10,000 last week, off $1,000 from 
the business the opening week. It 
Is finishing up this week. 

Last week's estimates: 

"Vanities," Colonial (3d week). 
Did $26,000 second week. 

Ant&ny and Cleopatra," Selwyn 
(4th week-). Third week using 
"Romeo and Juliet," Jane Cowl's 
gross, over $17,000, off dust about 
$500 from week before. 

"Ua She Goes," Wilbur (6th 
week). $16,000, up $1,000 from week 
before. Moves to the Majestic next 
week. 

"The First Year," Hollls (6th 
week). Isn't holding up any too 
well. Last week show reported to 
have grossed $14,000, off $1,500 from 
week before. 

"Tha Clinging Vine," Tremont 
(2d week). $15,000 first week. 

"Tha Whole Town's Talktng," 
Plymouth (1st week). Opening 
fairly Monday. "Whispering Wires" 
final week did but $6,000. 

"The Passing Show," Shubert 
(1st weok). Usual girlie show first 
night, playing to capacity. Final 
week "Greenwich Village Follies," 
$27,000. 

"Polly Preferred," Majestic (3d 
week). This attraction has not 
come through very strong here, 
opening with $11,000 and doing $10,- 
000 lost week. 

"Tha Bat," Boston opera house 
(1st week). In for two weeks at 
the house, scaled at $1.50 top. 
Played to big business at Wilbur 
last season. 




WHAT "SALLY" DID 



Truthful 



House Manager 
"Variety 



Wires 



SUSAN TOMPKINS 

and 

MONS. EDMOND QUERY 

Featured at Franklin, Ottawa, Can. 
From the press, Feb. ttb. 1(14: 
"A substantial attraction la Susan 

Tompkins and Mum. Kdmond, who play 
as the true mualc lover would wlih . . . . 
Mlas Tompkins displaying masterly han- 
dling of her Instrument ... .Moris. Kd- 
mond heightens the attractiveness of the 
act with his striking piano aolos and 
splendid accompaniments. .. .A real treat 
us musicians, being superior to the usual 
vaudeville artists." — Ottawa "Cltlsea and 
Journal." 

This week (Feb. 11), Lyric, Ham- 
ilton. Next week (Feb. 18), Keith's, 
Syracuse. 

Direction ALF. T. WILTON, as- 
sociate FRED B. MACK. Western. 
CHA8. CROWL. 



"PATCHES," NEW IN 
WASH., $2,000 ON WEEK 

"Passing Show" Hit $37,000; 

"Merton" Did $17,500 

Last Week 



COLORADO SPRINGS, Feb. 18. 

"Sally" grossed $6,070 In two per- 
formances at the Burns Friday and 
Saturday. 

No matinee Saturday as two aft- 
ernoon shows had been played In 
stands on the way here and the 
attraction will not play nine per- 
formances a week. 

The above telegram was sent 
Variety by V. W. Footman, mana- 
ger of the Burns. It is the first ad- 
vice sent by a house manager in 
reference to any Ziegfeld show that 
can be really relied upon. 

Although Zieggy always has 
claimed to hold the first run rights 
on all wires concerning any of his 
attractions. This is partially due 
to Zlegfeld's special contract with 
the telegraph companies to use 3,- 
000,000 words annually, all prepaid. 



MAY R0BS0N DID $7,000 

Revival at Columbia, Can Francisco 
— "Lightnin*" Got $18,000 at Tivoli 



San Francisco, Fob. IS. 

The revival of "The Beju venation 
of Aunt Mary" with May Robeon at 
the Columbia did $7,000 last week. 

On its removal to the Tivoli, 
"Lightnin"' got $18,000. 

"The Bat" at the Curran got 
$8,500 and "Anna Christie" at the 
Alcazar $8,100. with $4,500 for "The 
Chocolate Soldier" of the Ferris 
Hartman company at the Casino. 

This week "The Bat" at the 
Tivoli, "Rejuvenation" holding over, 
"Lightnin* " also, with "Captain Ap- 
plejack" with Wallace Eddlnger at 
the Alcazar (stock). 



LITTLE THEATRES 



SHOWS IN NEW YORK 

(Continued from page 16) 
off fairly, balcony sales being 
weak. Second week's count was 
$7,500, satisfactory in this house, 
though not exceptional. 

"The Lady," Empire (11th week). 
Haa been beating $10,000, and at 
pace may continue until Wash- 
ington's Birthday. Surprise at- 
traction and though getting mod- 
erately successful grosses was not 
figured to land after Chicago 
turned thumbs down on it. Over 
$10,000. 

"Tha Miracle," Century (6th week). 
Gest's sensational draw, getting 
over $50,000 right along and 
claimed to be growing. Big 
splashes of publicity in rotogra- 
vure and dramatic sections of 
newspapers here and out of town. 

"Tha Nervous Wreck," Sam H. Har- 
ris (19th week). Season's most 
successful laugh play and top 
money getter among non-musl- 
cals. Weekly gross better than 
$18,000 ($500 less last week be- 
cause of party). There should be 
little deviation before weather 
grows warm. 

"The New Englander." 48th St. (2d 
week). Opened Thursday last 
week with critics divided. Indica- 
tions are it won't do. Little call 
In agencies, and next attraction 
already decided on — James K. 
Ilackett In 'Macbeth." 

"The Other Rose," MoroaOO (9th 
week). Off a bit last week, with 
gross around $9,500. While attrac- 
tion holds up fairly well It Is 
doubtful If profitable at present 
gait. 

"The Potters," Plymouth (10th 
week). Wont upward bit last 
week, when gross close to $14,000 
mark. Llttlo doubt show will run 
until warm weather. Doubtful at 
first, but has steadily improved. 

"The Shame Woman," Comedy (18th 
week). Well-liked drama, but 
with cut-rate clientele Able to 
matfe money at between $5,000 
and $6,000, which ought to be 
agreeable to house, as loration is 
further handicapped now by build- 
ing of subway on 41st St. 

"The Show-Off," Playhouse (2d 
week). Regarded cinch hit and 
starting off like one. First week 
about $10,000. Counting party 



Washington, Feb. It. 

'The Passing Show" did not 
reach $40,000 last week, but It was 
a big week for the show. It got a 
considerable panning, both from the 
dailies as well as the old word of 
mouth, though nothing could stop 
the avalanche of business. 

"Merton of the Movies," with 
Glenn Hunter, did well at the Na- 
tional. An extra performance was 
given by holding over an additional 
Sunday. 

"The Fool" may have disappointed 
a little on its first week at the Be- 
lasco. In view of the startling re- 
ceipts realized all over the country, 
but if every attraction with a $2.50 
top could get as much there would 
be no room for complaint. 

"Patches," a new one at the Gar- 
rick, got practically nothing. 

Recent figures from tha Internal 
Revenue Bureau disclosed a big 
jump In business throughout the 
United States. Washington, ao far, 
has held up Its end la the good 
business done. 

Estimates for last week. 

"The Passing Show." Poll'*. With 
none of the girls whose unadorned 
forms were ehown in picture* in all 
the supplements of the dallies and 
in the choice locations about town, 
with the show, and those that were 
with it all dressed up; got cloaa to 
$37,000. 

"Merton of the Movies." National. 
With eight performances; about 
$17,000. 

"The Fool." Belasco. Quoted at 
$9,500. Held over for second week. 

"Patches." Garrick. Somewhere 
between $1,000 and $2,000. (That 
is generous, too.) 

"The High Cost of Living." Presi- 
dent. Stock; a possible $2,600. 



sell-out Monday and press seats 
attendance not much under ca- 
pacity. 

"The Swan," Cort (17th week). Big- 
gest money maker for Frohman 
office, Gilbert Miller having se- 
cured Molnar's royalty rights for 
a song. Business between $17,500 
and $18,000 weekly. 

"Topics of 1923," Winter Garden 
(13th week). Delysla show turn- 
ing out money maker, though 
went far into box before show 
moved to Garden. Brokers plug- 
ging attraction through getting 
bonus on tickets. $27,000. 

"Way Things Happen," Lyceum (Sd 
week). Final week. Impressed 
out of town, but fell flat here; 
second week under $5,000. Jane 
Cowl succeeds In "Antony and 
Cleopatra." 

"White Cargo," Daly's 63d St. (16th 
week). This drama looks set Into 
spring. Business improved with 
present pace claimed between $9,- 
000 and $10,000; means profit for 
house and show. 

"Wildflower," Casino (64th week) 
Went off somewhat early last 
week because of had weather. 
Gross around $16,000 and long run 
musical probably made some 
money. 



NEW ORLEANS BUSINESS 
New Orleans, Feb. II. 
The Nell O'Brien Minstrels will 
do about $6,500 at the Tulane this 
week. 

The Saenger Players in "Blue- 
beard's Eighth Wife" will get over 
$4,000. 



SAN CARLO'S $28,000 

Loa Angeles, Feb. 13. 
The San Carlo opera company did 
$28,000 last week, it* first here, at 
Philharmonic hall. 



SHOWS IN PHILA. 

(Continued from page 16) 
undoubtedly still well up In the profit 
class. This is Its sixth week in toe 
city, and Its fourth and last at the 
Lyric, It being almost certain, how- 
ever, it will switch to the Chest- 
nut Street opera house next Mon- 
day and try for a long run at a 
$1.60 top at that house. 

Three Openings This Week 

This week had three openings, the 
critics generally taking in "The 
Dances," at the Adelphl. It was in 
the nature of a rather sudden book- 
ing, Hodge's new play having been 
expected to follow "In Love With 
Love." 

"The Greenwloh Village Follies" 
opened with style at the Shubert. It 
has a much softer berth than last 
year when it came at the tag end 
of the season after the city had been 
surfeited with musical attractions. 
Last year, too. It was kept too long. 
"The Passing Show" doesn't come 
In until March 10. 

Tha week'a third was Sir Harry 
Lauder at the Walnut for hie cus- 
tomary single week. 

Next Monday will also have three 
openings, "You and I," the Harvard 
prise play at the Walnut; Irene 
Bordonl in "Little Miss Bluebeard" 
at the Broad, and "SaJly, Irene and 
Mary" at tha Lyric. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Sancho Panxa"— (Broad. 3d week). 
Fooled those who claimed It too 
highbrow for Skinner fans. Busi- 
ness beat $16,000 last week. 

"Green wieh Village Folliee"— 
(Shubert. 1st week). Opened big. 
"Innocent Eyes" ran around $28,000 
in last week of fine engagement, 
doing over $80,000 In three weeks 
here. 

"The Covered Wagon"— (Forrest, 
4th week). By packing them In, 
loges, boxes and even occasional 
standing room, this phenomenal film 
engagement again sensational last 
week. Around $19,000. 

"So This Is London"— (Garrlck. 
2d week). Critics didn't like It 
much, but crowds did and first weeic 
about $17,000. 

"Zen«" — (Chestnut. 6th week). 
Final week with profit claimed. La»t 
week, $7,500. 

"The Dancers"— (Adelphl. 1st 
week). As week's only dramatic 
opening, drew critics. Length of 
stay not announced. "In Love With 
Love" picked up nicely to $9,000, 
and would have done better still In 
third week. 

"The Gingham Girl"— (Lyric, 4th 
week). Still holding up well, with 
little under $13,000 reported last 
week. Probably moving to Chest- 
nut next Monday. Sixth week In 
elty. 



The performance of "Pomander 
Walk" by the Masque of Troy In 
Schenectady, N. Y., last Friday, 
under the auspices of the Wire and 
Cable Club of the General Electric 
Company, marked the return to the 
cast of two former members. John 
T. Blrge, dean of the Little Theatre 
players in the county, and Arllne 
Armstrong Huntington, leading 
woman for the Masque in "Peg O' 
My Heart" and "The Thirteenth 
Chair," were the prodigals. Mr. 
Blrge understudied several mem- 
bers of the cast earlier in the sea- 
son, while Miss Huntington was In 
retirement. The former pfayed Sir 
Peter Antrobus and came near mak- 
ing a faux pas in the scene where 
he is Informed of the birth of a 
child to a neighbor and says, "God- 
bless-my-soul, I'll be a godfather." 
Mr. Blrge received word Friday 
morning of the birth of a grandson, 
and he would have been pardoned 
had he transposed the line so as 
to say, "God-bless-my-soul, I'll be a 
grandfather." The grandson arrived 
at the home of Prof, and Mrs. Ray- 
mond T. Blrge of Berkley, Califor- 
nia. Mrs. Blrge is the niece of 
United States Senator Thomas T, 
Walsh of Montana, the man who 
exposed the oil scandal. Her child'a 
middle name Is Walsh, Professor 
Blrge teaches physics at the Uni- 
versity of California. 



The Community Players, of Den- 
ver, made a distinct hit at the 
Woman's Club theatre Saturday 
afternoon and evenlne, with "The 
Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary," tha 
title role being played by Katherlne 
Ommanney, a dramatic student of 
considerable promise. Capacity au- 
diences greeted the players at mati- 
nee and night shows. 

The settings were above tha 
average for Little Theatre activi- 
ties, the costumes good, and tha 
talent more or less perfect. 

There was a noticeable absence 
of the usual amateur shortcomings; 
so much so as to give rise to the 
suspicion that soma professional 
talent was used. 

The personnel of the cast in- 
cluded Earl Shaw, Sherman San- 
ders, Will Morgan, Donald Lee, O. 
B. Thayer, Frank Young, Irma 
Greenewalt, Jessie Plckard, Flor- 
ence Tobin, George Schwenke, and 
Helen Benson. 

The Little Theatre movement haa 
recently been revived la Denver 
and some ambitious things are 
promised for the balance of tha 
season. 



The Providence Junior League 
outshone its enviable reputation for 
producing distinctive and highly 
amusing entertainment in Its clever 
presentation of "Vanity Fair" last 
week at the BUtmore Hotel, Provi- 
dence. Through two acta and II 
scenes the. production had a striking 
resemblance to a Ziegfeld musical 
revue. The outstanding chorus of 
the entire revue was the Mah Jong 
chorus, while another almost as 
popular was "His Majesty's Voice," 
an inimitably amusing skit, written 
to disprove the scarcity of bananas. 

Eugene Ford coached the produc- 
tion and also wrote several musical 
numbers In the show. Rhode Island 
society admirably supported the 
presentation. 

The present quarters in Washing- 
ton of the Arte Club wherein their 
performances are given will no 
longer accommodate the crowds. 
"The Passing of tha Third Floor 
Back," the most recent production, 
found the little theatre of the club 
filled to overflowing. A little the- 
atre in the rear of the clubhouse 
proper which would accommodate 
260 persons. It was for the pur- 
pose of starting the building fund 
for this theatre that the recent Bal 
Boheme was staged at the Wlllard 
Hotel, which realized a large sum. 



The senior class of the Coopers- 
town (N. Y.) High School recently 
gave two performances of "The 
Charm School" in the school audi- 
torium. Charles A. Coleman, Jr., 
and Mary A. Martin played the 
principal roles. Others in the cast 
were Charles D. Ellsworth, Theo- 
dore 11. Lett is, J. Gordon Michaels, 
Frederick W. Becner, Thomas F. 
O'Connell. Louise F. Newell, Aline 
Drydcn. Gertrude I. Stlllman, Mil- 
dred Gallup, Grace L. Wood, Luclle 
D. Houck, Dorothea H. Houck and 
Helene E. Kreham. 



A Passion Pray written In Amer- 
ica Is to be produced at Omaha. 

The play was written by Rev. 
Michael If. Gorman of the Crelgh- 
ton University faculty. It will be 
presented for the first time at the 
Brandels, April 6-8, 

Father Gorman Is a Jevilt profes- 
sor and priest. 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Thursday, February 14, 1924 



NEW PLAYS PRESENTED 

OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY 



TRIMMED IN SCARLET 

Rinrham'.on, N. Y.. Feb. 13. 
A polite (llama In four sett t>y William 
Ilurlburt, starring Clara Kimball Young 
ami produced by Jcaeph E. Shea and Harry 
Oarton. 

Molly Todd Edna Van Buelow 

Annla Alice Hanlon 

Rut Klpp Katherlne Stewart 

Stephen Wayne Harry Bannister 

A Maid Mabel Rogers 

Archer Klngetone Kichard W. Temple 

Cordelia Ebbing, calling herself Mr?. 

rrudenre Clara Kimball Young 

rharles Knight C. T. Davis 

Pally Tierce Olive Meehan 

Pavld Ehbing Hugh Hanks 

Blackburn Alfred Illgall 

BenJ. Ebbing Horace Tollack 



some of the best which ever have 
been put on the stage. 

Miss Young's great climax is in 
the third act. when, to get the 
money to make up her son's short- 
age with his Arm, she runs the risk 
of making even Stephen think she 
Is the wanton she has beeen pic- 
tured. 

The ending Is rather trite, but 
American audiences must be sent 
home with the knowledge that "they 
all li\ ed hapuily ever after." 

Pierce WcUcr. 



Ten years of silent acting before 
the camera apparently have severe- 
ly handicapped Clara Kimball 
Young for her return to the speak- 
ing stage. Perhaps In a few weeks 
she'll be able to get back her per- 
spective of what Is necessary to give 
a convincing performance in a legit- 
imate production. Then "Trimmed 
in Scarlet," in which she heralded 
her return to the legit at the Stone 
Opera House in this city Saturday 
may be worthy for Broadway. 

It perhaps is fortunate that Miss 
Young has arranged for two weeks 
on the road and then a run In Chi- 
cago before attempting to startle 
New York with her vocal drama. 

It Is only Just to say that 
"Trimmed In Scarlet" is a mighty 
fine vehicle for any emotional ac- 
tress and that a number of things 
undoubtedly combined to cause the 
audience here to fail to grasp all 
of the good points. 

The players had an all-night -re- 
hearsal at the Stone Friday night 
after arriving from New York and 
were obliged to give a matinee Sat- 
urday afternoon. A little more rest 
would have done them all good. 

Miss Young has not been able as 
yet to readjust herself to "putting 
across" dialog. She seemed at times 
to be still laboring under the de- 
lusion sub-titles were keeping the 
audience Informed as to what was 
being said. Whole groups or lines 
failed to penetrate further than the 
first few rows. Her acting could 
have been little improved upon in 
most instances, although she showed 
that a good night's rest was badly 
needed. 

At present some members of her 
support are much more convincing. 
Especially Is this true of Hugh 
Banks, who plays David Ebbing, the 
son. He looks young and acts 
young; one believes he is young. 
Richard W. Temple as Archer King- 
stone gives another very creditable 
Interpretation of an exceptionally 
hard character, that of a nincom- 
poop society swell, afraid that his 
former relations (or rather lack of 
them as it turns out) are going to 
cause him embarrassment in his 
n«>wly formed home circle. Horace 
Pollack did one of the best bits In 
his single dramatic appearance as 
the former husband of the rather 
unusual and incomprehensible Mrs. 
Prudence. Harry Bannister as 
Stephen Wayne, the old lover, who 
has maintained his faith and his 
love all through the years, and C. 
T. Davis as Charles Knight, who 
wants to save his friend from a 
great mistake and himself becomes 
a champion of the cause of a tra- 
duced woman, also do some very en- 
joyable and convincing acting. The 
remainder of the company is fully 
equal to the demands put upon 
them. 

"Trimmed In Scarlet" has an ap- 
peal that cannot fail to reach when 
Its true inwardness is caught, and it 
contains an abundance of clever 
lines that when they get across give 
pleasure. Its greatest appeal comes 
from the theme of mother love, al- 
ways popular. 

It tells the story of a woman 
bored nearly to distraction by an in- 
compatible husband. Unprepared 
for motherhood, she deserts her 
home, and for 19 years roams the 
European capitals, never quite over- 
stepping the line, but gaining the 
name without the game, as she is 
utterly unconventional and is seen 
much too often with notorious men. 
She returns home because of an 
Impulse which she herself is un- 
able to define and causes great un- 
easiness to all of her old friends 
with the exception of the sweet- 
heart of her childhood, Stephen. 

Now the mother in her which has 
lain dormant all those years is 
aroused by the sight of her son 
grown to young manhood and how 
ehe saves him from the prison which 
he faces because of his efforts to 
keep clear the name of the mother 
he never knew, but in whom he al- 
ways has kept his faith despite the 
efforts of his father to make him 
believe her everything that Is bad, 
•ven submitting to blackmail to keep 
her supposed story from being pub- 
lished in a scandal sheet, are old 
themes In a new dress. 

The acts are short, but they are 
crowded with action. The scenes 
between the mother and son are 



THE OUTSIDER 

Washington, Feb. IS. 

sir Montagu ToMemathe. W. n. C S 

T. Wigney Percjrval 

Sir Vincent llelmore. F. R. C. fl 

Kenneth Hunlei 

Mr. Frederick I....U. F. R. C. S 

Whit ford Kant 

Sir Nathan Israel. F R. C. S John Blair 

Mr. Jasper Sturd, e. M. S..T.estcr I.onr-rgan 

Lalage Blurdce Ann Davis 

Madame Kloat Fernanda Kliscu 

Anton llayatzy Lionel Atwill 

Pritchard Florence IMney 

Basil Owen Pat flomerael 



Play craftsmanship of the highest 
order sums up this work of Dorothy 
Brandon, which has had a run in 
Don and received its first American 
showing Sunday at Poli's. It gives 
to Lionel Atwill the best part he has 
yet had, and also launches a new 
feminine star in Ann Davis, whom 
William Harris. Jr., the producer, 
says made "quite a hit some five 
years ago in 'Within the Daw' and 
has just returned to the stage after 
a tive-year retirement" 

The author lays bare her entire 
plot during the llrst act. You know, 
according to all established stand- 
ards, just what the finish will be. 
but the real test of ability comes in 
the telling, and it is here that Miss 
Brandon excels. The piece has its 
crude spots, but it can be candidly 
stated a hit was revealed. 

The play partakes rather of a rap 
at our accepted institutions of doc- 
tors and surgeons and Is a great bit 
of propagand for the chiropractors, 
who are now defying the qualified 
surgeons, just as the lead in this 
play does. He is a coarse braggart, 
refuses thr> te;ms offered for admis- 
sion to the surgical society, and chal- 
lenge? It he will make the surgeons 
admit him. 

He goes about this with the state- 
ment that ho can cure the crippled 
daughter of the head of the surgeons, 
the daughter having been stated by 
all as a hopeless cripple. 

The script utilized by Robert Mil- 
ton, the director, is possibly just as 
is the English version. There will 
necessarily have to be some changes. 
Mr. Atwill on many occasions lost 
all sympathy, hut that is what was 
intended. And can there be a better 
test of ability? Dove interest in the 
piece is suppressed entirely with the 
featured role until the last act: but 
when it does come it is beautifully 
done. 

Miss Davis possesses emotional- 
ism reaching since depths. 

The cast includes Whitford Kane, 
Kenneth Hunter, Lester Lonergan. 
the latter lately appearing on the 
local programs as a director rather 
than an actor; Fernanda Eliscu (how 
splendid she was!), and he of much 
front-page publicity. Pat Somerset. 
This is the second ellk for Will- 
lam Harris, Jr.; first "Outward 
Bound' and now "The Outsider." 

Mcakin. 



who It could be knocking, by say- 
ing: "It's the house detective." 

There are still enough of thosa 
seeking sensationalism to fill the- 
atres to see "Simon Called Peter." 
To those who note practically daily 
wherein ministers are blamed as co- 
respondents and who have reached 
the conclusion that these men of 
the cloth are in the main but 
human, there won't be much of a 
kick in this piece, they will prob- 
ably go to see it to And out what it 
is their brothers are raving over, 
which sums up In this — as a box 
office attraction It will go big; as a 
play it is simply awful. 

"Peter would find out — after be- 
ing taunted by a French girl whom 
he has refused aid in reaching 
France Into going to the front as a 
chaplain — why it is that none of the 
soldiers attend his sermons, but 
would rather, when returning from 
the front, turn to a girl rather than 
to his sermons. He does find out. 
He attends a party in a gaudy cafe; 
Julie, a nurse, is attracted to him; 
he enters into the spirit of the thing 
and confesses he rather likes it. 
and then comes close to being se- 
duced by the s;.me French girl who 
would do this thing because of his 
treatment of her back in England 
He falls for Julie with a thud; they 
stage a party while both are on 
leave in an English hotel, with the 
famous bath tub scene of the book 
omitted, and after reams of talk the 
final episode, as the program bills 
the various acts, finds him deliver- 
ing his sermon, which he announces 
to be his last. If any after-thought 
does follow the drop of the final cur- 
tain, it Is just a little curiosity as 
to what becomes of him, and if Julie 
is his "forever," as she states she 
will be. 

Each of the numerous episodes 
tells the same story as the one pre- 
ceding. It is tiresome to a "nth" 
degree, but. as stated, three or four 
scenes have the sensational kick, 
and there you are. 

The cast, made up of additions 
locally to the stock, did very well 
indeed. Noel Tearle. imported to do 
the minister, possessed some mo- 
ments well worth while, only at 
times to strike a most unnatural 
key. Honors should all go to Peggy 
Coudrey, the leading woman of the 
company. 

Robert Harrigan, too. deserves 
much praise, as does June Webster. 
She did the French girl splendidly. 
John Kline also. 

Harry Andrews, the local director 
of the organisation, put the piece 
on creditably, with but one short 
week to create his picture. 

Ucaktn. 



SIMON CALLED PETER 

"Washington, Feb. 13. 

PpW r firuham NoM Tearle 

Wilkins Bernard Put" 

Madeleine June Webster 

Hilda I.pnyinj: Alice Dm I«ine 

(JeoiKe I,e*.s:ni: John 1 I off man 

I.i. uti-i ;,n: Peter Jeiiks. . .Robert HarriRan 

Major Pennell John Hoffman 

Captain FrftPtT Hcrnanl Pate 

Captain Ma< k:tve Henry Crosby 

'Vptain Drayton Kdwin Chambn k»in 

f'aptain Curry I>lewcl>n Le .?♦ un-- 

lieutenant Donovan AiMismi Smith 

Major Lanpton John M. Kline 

Julie Gam* lyn P^srsy *'>u*lray 

"Tommy" Kay nurd. . . .Henrietta TiRhim.m 

Ie-ouice Marjrar'H Hume 

An orderly Stanley Hianton 

A Clerg: man Henry <'ro«by 

A Private Job.i Ppelvin 



THE WOMAN HUNTER 

. Stamford, Conn.. Feb. 12. 

Ruth Martin Ryron 

Tom O rant Saxon Kilns 

Haywood Langdcn Malcolm Fassett 

Grace LanKUon I'u'h Bhapley 

Stephen Wetherill William Boyd 

Nina Summer charlotte Walker 

Carter Nlles Walter Connelly 

lianton stcjplctoii Kent 



As a play it is pure hunk, but 
that is also true of another I»'ay by 
Jules Eckert Goodman, "The Man 
Who Came Back." If memory 
serves rightly, the latter piece was 
unmercifully panned from all angles, 
btit it made a lot of money for the 
producer, and unless nil signs fail 
so will tl.is dramatization of this 
book by Kobert Keable that went 
through editions unnumbered. 

It was a queer lot that filled the 
President Sunday night, where (he 
piece is being tried out by Loonard 
Wood, Jr., in conjunction with Wil- 
liam A. Brady, utilizing 'Wood's 
stock company, a lot that, for In 
stance, had in its numbers a bunch 
in an upper box that came close to 
falling overboard in their desire to 
miss nothing in a scene wherein an 
ordained minister has a party with 
a lady in a hotel room who has not 
yet stated as whether or not she 
would be bis wife. This same crowd 
held one who, when a knock comes 
at the door of the room, answered 
to a question from the iady as to 



"The Woman Hunter," by Lewis 
Sloden and James Tracey. is medi- 
ocre not only in the play itself, but 
in the acting and in the direction. 
Even in the first showing of the 
play, stiff and inflexible as a new- 
automobile, it is evident that it 
would be difficult to whip it into any 
near-possibility of a hit. 

The woman hunter is a man 
such as those who decorate the lob- 
bies of fashionable hotels! — good- 
looking, sincere in what he believes 
to be sincerity, an excellent lover, 
but a cad throughout. A young and 
beautiful wife flirts with him, ex- 
cites him into making love to her, 
and he responds to a greater extent 
than she has bargained for. 

In the absence of her husband, the 
woman hunter, unknown to her, 
secrets himself In her bedroom. Re- 
vealing himself he again declares 
his passionate love and acts upon it, 
taking the wife by brute force to be 
his own as the curtain falls on the 
first act. In this scene there ap- 
pears one of the play's few good 
points — the husband does not return 
at the psychological moment to dis- 
cover his wife in the villain's arms. 

The following day, in deep re- 
morse at what has happened, the 
wife sails for Europe. A year passes 
and she returns to her unapprised 
husband only to discover the same 
woman hunter repeating his actions 
with her sister. 

Here appears another of the play's 
good points. The wife awaits with 
revolver in hand for the woman 
hunter to enter the house and go 
to her sister's bedroom as be had 
gone to hers. She confronts him 
and says she will shoot him if lie 
mounts the stairs. 

The woman hunter tells her as of 
old that she will not shoot him, that 
she cannot pull the trigger of lh" 
gun. The wife, however, shoots 
him. The remainder is that the 
woman hunter is dead, the wife's 
story comes from her own lips to 
the husband, who forgives her, mm 
the police department is told that 
the woman hunter had been mis- 
taken for a burglar and shot. • 

Kuth Shepley as the wife is ade- 
quate only in passing moments. The 
same is true of William Boyd as the 
woman hunter; these two give the 
only fleeting seconds of reality in 
the entire production, and these sec- 
onds effervesce like geysers, quick- 
ening the interest temporarily and 
then quickly dying; out into unin- 



NEW TLAYS PRODUCED 

WITHIN WEEK ON B'WAY 



SATURDAY NIGHT 

Flrat production by the Cherry Lana 
Players, Inc. Written by Ilobert K. Prea- 
nell. Directed by Reginald Travers. Pre- 
aented at the Cherry Lana Playhouse Feb. 0. 

1'op Burna William Friend 

Mra. Iloffatatter Ida Fltzhugh 

Mary McFarlund Juliette Day 

William Qustave Devcre. . .Llye C. Clement 

Oua Qreenwald Lula Frohoff 

Stella Devera Marie Chambera 

Jimmy Dowllng Herbert Ashton. Jr. 

Millie Dowllng Delia Trout 

••Blrdte" Georre Italler 

Vlolot Fay Courteney 

Anthony Tonnettl Lester Vail 

Officer Colllna Vincent Dufrey 



A private performance Friday 
night with an invited audience 
marked the opening of the latest 
of the little theatres to be added 
to the string of New York's 
neighborhood attempts to up-lift 
the drama. It is the Cherry Lane 
Playhouse, down where Commerce 
street. In the heart of Greenwich, 
takes a bend. 

The sponsors are a little coterie 
of enthusiasts who have taken 
over nine buildings and are devel- 
oping Bedford Mews as an artistic 
colony. Three of those who are the 
principal factors in the Mews the- 
atre and the production corporation 
are William S. Rainey, Evelyn 
Vaughan and Reginald Travers. 

The opening production is en- 
titled "Saturday Night." by Rob- 
ert R. Presnell, also the author of 
that other Greenwich •Village cur- 
rent attraction at the theatre of 
that name, "Rust," so it looks as 
though the Chicago newspaperman - 
playwright is slated as the Village 
favorite, for no other author, no 
matter how great, ever has had 
two plays running at the same time 
in the village. 

"Saturday Night" looks as though 
it were slated for a frightful hang- 
over on Sunday morning. The pro- 
gram describes it us a drama, and 
at the same time as "a play of con- 
temporary American life written in 
the vernacular." In this case it 
looks as though the vernacular is 
liberally besprinkled with the ex- 
pression "tart" and quite a few 
heavy "damns." 

The play is in five scenes, with 
an intermission between each. No 
effort is made by the author to 
break the play up in .acts. There 
are but two .-ets, one sufficing for 
four of the scenes, it is the room 
of the heroine, Mary McFarland, 
played by Juliette Day, in a room- 
ing house somewhere in the squalid 
quarter of New York. Her window 
overlooks an open air cabaret 
where they dispense Jazz for dance 
purposes and hootch for souse pur- 
poses. It's the jazz band that gets 
into Mary's system, despite the 
warning of the old retired sea 
veteran that the tom-tom of the 
band sure predicts trouble; be 
knows, because he heard it In 
Africa years ago and the next thing 
he knew was that the mate of the 
boat was lying at his feet in a pool 
of blood. 

Mary wants to be a stage dancer 
and for the benefit of the old man 
she stages a number In her little 
room. She pulls down the shade 
and places the table lamp on the 
floor as her footlights. This causes 
a shadow on "the shade and the 
gang in the cabaret below get a 
shadow effect of her stepping, with 
the result that they give her a 
hand. A few minutes later a fly 
guy from one of the tables In the 
cabaret conies to her door and in- 
vites her down to Join them. De- 
spite the old man's warning, she 
goes. The next thing she knows 
she has a couple of shots of hootch 
and is stepping giddily about the 
place. Her dancing gets the horse 
laugh, after which she is willing to 
run home again. The fly guy is 
right after her, and when he has 
her in his arms the wife walks in 
on him. 

Wifey accuses Mary and says 
she is wise to her way of "work- 
ing" and that she is going to get 
the cops after her. Later when a 
cop walks into the room Mary takes 
a header out of the window and 
lands crushed and bruised in the 
tree in the cabaret yard. They carry 
Mary back to the room. While she 
is flat on the bed waiting for the 
ambulance the hero brings in the 
flip guy who took her to the cabaret 
and pulls the old "eye for an eye" 
gag and wants the tieavy to take 
the same kind of a header that 
Mary did. He is saved, however, 
by Mary's weak protest and the 
timely arrival of the cops and his 
wife, incidentally the same cop that 
was the cause of Mary making the 
jump. 

"Saturday Night" cannot be 
truthfully described as a play. 
Jammed into 20 minutes, it might 



in almost every way to grip the at- 
tention. With the exception of 
Marcia Byron as Ruth, the slsler, 
the rest of the cast offer little sup- 
port in not very exacting and con- 
ventional roles. 

"The Woman Hunter" needs to be 
considerably tightened up, sponged 



make a vaudeville act, but they 
would hardly stand for it on the 
vaudeville circuits. It is doubtful 
if it would have been produced 
anywhere else except in the Vil- 
lage. Surely it'll never come to 
Broadway. 

Miss Day showed lack of direc- 
tion, partially due to lack of editing 
the script. One moment she was 
the typical hick salesgirl who was 
working behind the counter in a 
department store and the next mo- 
ment she was given to flights of 
speech that might have had their 
origin in the mouth of a college 
graduate. The entire play was 
Just about as inconsistent as this 
characterization. Lyle C. Clement 
as the heavy was about the out- 
standing figure, although the quin- 
tet with him at his cabaret party 
held to form and were real atmos- 
phere. They were Marie Cham- 
bers, Herbert Ashton, Jr., Delia 
Trout, George Heller and Fay 
Courtene. 

The lead played by Lester Valt 
was a role that little could be done 
with it was sweet and sugary and 
played exactly that way. 

The chances are that eve-p the 
Cherry Lane Players will take ibis 
one oft In a hurry. l\ei. 

beggabTon horseback 

nr. Albert Rice... 
Cynthia Mason.... 

Nei! McFtae 

Mr. r.i.ly 

Mrs. Cady 

Qladya Cady Anna Carvcoger 

Homer Cady Osgood Perkins 

A Hutier Pascal Cowan 



Ilk hard Harbea 

Kay Johnson 

UolanO Young! 

.Ueorg* W. Hirtner 
.Marlon Hai.ou 



. Kdwio Artfua 

Maxwell Seiner 

Spring Bylngtou 

Fay Walker 

Charles A. House, 

J.'imen Sumner 

Paul Wi.son 

Walker M. Kills; 

Norin^n Sw.'etser 

...Bertrand O. 1>.,s>ii 

...cbappell Cory, Jr. 

Henry Megiup- 

.Hamilton MacFaditen 

And Ushara, Bttndnian. Officials, Butlers, 

Bustnerfl Men, Walters. Dancing Te- eh'"rs. 

Reporter*, Jurors, Sightseois. Models, eto. 

(In the Pantom.met 

The Crown Prince" of Xansdu. 

George Mt.rhcll 
The Crown Prlnwaa of Xanadu, 
Cirerhe Rjzt-NuRea 
First I.ady In Waitinp. .. .Spring- Byi-igton 
Fiist I.oul ttt iite Bedchamber. 

Drake D^Kay 

A r.amriliirhter Tom Raynor 

A Pn'iceman Kdwin Argus 

Caesar and Pompey. . . . Joseph Ha mil: on 
and llerbei'L James 



.lerty 

A Business Man 

M'as Hey 

Miss You 

A Waiter 

A Hoporter 

A .lurror 

A (luMa 

A siirhiscer 

A Novelist 

A Song- Writer. . 

\i\ At:. 'st 

\ Poet . . 



T.. H. 



II. R. II 



and pressed and set to a much more 
spired, colorless playing which failsdistinctive pace. 



Under the beggarly title at the 
head of this report there was pro- 
duced Feb. 12 at the Broadhurst 
theatre a stunning novelty, the 
scheme of which was the last gasp 
in the modern demand for "the dif- 
ferent," and the nature of which 
seemed to take a Broadway premiere 
audience by surprise. 

Winthrop Ames presents this lit- 
tle joke by Messrs. Kaufman and 
Connelly, whose pet diversion it is 
to chase the bromldic and common- 
place respectabilities of this here 
existence and beat them with stuffed 
clubs and occasionally prick them 
with stylus-points. Only in this 
spirit, however, does this latest re- 
semble "Dulcy" or "Helen of Troy, 
N. Y." On its own it is an impres- 
sionistic, fantastic, episodic series of 
caricatures kidding all our pet in- 
stitutions, from golf and big busi- 
ness to journalism and jazz. 

The production Is prodigal and th« 
cast is almost enormous for a spok- 
en rather than composed comedy, 
though there is a score here, too, 
and a pantomime in the second of 
the two acts that Is as exquisitely 
done as It is archly conceived; that 
panto might have been written by 
Schnitzler in a playful mood. In it 
appeared Gretho Rutzt-Nisscn a 
graceful and beatific artiste who 
will probably become the overnight 
rage of New York. Zlegfeld has no 
beauty who can embarrass her, and 
the movies has no silent siren as 
eloquent. It is a far cry in com- 
parison, but Rutzt-Nissen and Lady 
Diana Manners might exchange 
compliments with honors even. 

"Beggar on Horseback" opens so 
conventionally that it is, in itself, a 
satire.. The old hackneyed tale of 
the effete, temperamental artist who 
is doing tinpan drudgery, who is in 
love with a bohemian maiden, who 
Is tempted to marry a flapper 
daughter of a disgustingly rich vul- 
garian who exemplifies the prosper- 
ous boor. Kxhausted, the symphonic 
young gent falls asleep under an 
opiate and dreams, dreams he has 
married into the family of the ef- 
ficient, cigar-sucking, golf-shooting, 
preposterous commercial "success." 
The beggar on horseback. In his 
dream, rides as not even John Gilpin 
rode, over a phantasmagoria of 
everyday things thrown up into al- 
legorical horrors. 

Scene after scene switches and 
phase after phase of our Potteristic 
existence is lampooned by exagger- 
ated symbolisms against lurid back- 
grounds. At times the satire Is In- 
tensely beautiful, for the most part 
It Is shrewd hokum with American 
life being paddled with a bladder. 
There is sometimes a suggestions of 
the Fifth avenue parade of the stiffs 
in "The Hairy Ape" in the exprcs- 
(Contlnued on Page 27) 



Thursday, February 14, 1924 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



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FEDERAL FILM COMMISSION IN 
UPSHAW'S SWEEPING MEASURE 



Introduces Controlling Bill in Congress — Provides 
for Examination of Scenarios Even — Can Ban 
Pictures Before Shown 



FORECLOSURE SUITS 
ON BISHOP-CASS ORGANS 



Variety -Clipper Bureau, 
Washington, D. C, Feb. 13. 
The recent decision of the United 
States supreme court to the effect 
that motion picture films were han- 
dled In Interstate commerce gives to 
Representative William D. I'pMinw 
(D.) Georgia, the opportunity, he 
believes, to regulate them. The 
congressman introduced in the 
House Saturday a Mil creating a 
federal tout ion picture commission 
consisting of the commissioner of 
education and six commissioners to 
be appointed without regard to 
party affiliation by the secretary of 
the department o 1 " the interior. 

As reported exclusively in Va- 
riety this bl'.l h been under con- 
sideration by t'.e evangelist con- 
gressman, ns Mr ITpshaw is known, 
for some weeks. He de.lined at that 
time to divulge what forces had 
prepared and submitted the bill to 
him. He is equally as reticent In 
this regard, stating only, '•[ have 
Introduced this bill after full con- 
ference with various committee 
representing the militant church or- 
ganizations and moral forces a! 
America." 

The bill as drawn, sajs the Com- 
missioner •'■.■hall old office rittrln 
good behavior and may be removed 
by the President.'' salaries of J9.000 
early yearl; w ith the chairman re- 
ceiving an extra $1,000 or $10,000 a. 
year. 

.-owtr to Fix Pric-s 

The commission is to hav super- 
vision and control with the power' to 
fix prices iver all branches of the 
picture industry, much in the man- 
ner, as poii.ted out by the congress- 
man, as to that control exercised 
over the meat and poultry business 
In the Packer act, enacted by Con- 
gress in the summer of 1921, which 
has been sustained by the supreme 
court of the United States (Stafford 
vs. Wallace. May 1. 1922). 

Mr. U pshaw points out that the 
bill does not provide for censorship 
nor for compulso „• investigation 
before films are permitted to go Into 
interstate commerce. A film may 
go into interstate commerce with- 
out inspection by the commission 
with a permit granted by the com- 
mission upon written description 
and a duly attested statement that 
it contains nothing contrary to the 
laws of the United States, and never 
has been condemned by any court 
or motion picture commission. Any 
film which has been inspected by 
the commission and .'ound not to 
violate the provisions of Section 5 of 
the bill shall receive a license from 
the commission and a seal to be dis- 
played whenever he film is ex- 
hibited. 

Further stipulations provide that 
the commission, may upon any com- 
plaint, revoke the permit of any film 
and if any film which has a permit 
is condemned by any court or state 
motion picture commission the 
commission must revoke the permit. 
But any film whose permit has been 
revoked may be submitted to the 
commissioner for inspection and 
license. 

License Fees 

The bill provides for a license or 
for a permit of $10 per reel for the 
first film and $:. per reel for all 
copies. There is no charge for 
scientific educational, religious or 
non-standard Dim*. 

These fees arc to be revised by 
the commission after a period of 
six months to realize revenue to de- 
fray the expenses of the commission 
and an additional $1,000,000 for the 
work of the Bureau of (education in 
visual education. 

The right of rev ie and appeal 
to the courts i< ■• -anted Th » com- 
mission is aVn io have control over 
posters and all adv. ri- mints 
concerning films in Ulterstnti 
commerce. Another provision rets it 
that all persons in the business are 
required to register with t!e com- 
mission. Unfair and deceptive prac- 
tical are forbidden. Any person in- 
jured may make complaint to the 
commission. This la worked out 
by the commission, notifying the 



person complained ayainst and if 
satisfaction is not obtained shall 
or iceed to remedy Hie "evil" com- 
plained of. 

Examine Scenarios 

Among the other provisions of t lie 
bill is power given the commission 
to examine and approve scenarios. 
The commission may label films 
"for family use," which contain 
"nothing harmful for children. " 

Before a film goe.? into the mak- 
ing the bill provides for the inspec- 
tion and official criticism of sce- 
narios and the working script by 
the commission. Furthermore, it 
gives power to the commission io 
supervise the making of a film, by 
sending representatives to In. peel 
"the staging ami acting of a play 
before it is photographed." 

Congressman Upsiiaw made the 
following stiu ment in reference to 
the bill: 

"This bill is not a censorship; it 
is friendly, constructive legislation. 
It does for the motion picture busi- 
ness that that the fc'deral trade 
commission lias done for ordinary 
lines of commerce, but has not been 
able to accomplish for the film in- 
dustry. It does for the movies what 
the interstate commerce commission 
has done for the railroads of the 
country, and what the federal re- 
serve board has done for the banks. 
The great fear of disaster from cen- 
tralization and interference with 
private business hich opposed 
those measures has since changed 
to admitted necessity and universal 
praise. Th"> 'jill rescues the trade 
from the despotic control of a few 
persons and establishes liberty 
among all branches of the trade, 
setting free the exhibitors, pro- 
ducers, directors, actors and au- 
thors, so that there must be fair 
play and co-operation among all 
factors in the industry." 

It is believed that the bill will 
be referred to the committee on 
education, although as to Which 
committee it should go was not de- 
cided prior to the adjournment of 
the House today. 

Other members of the House, 
when consulted as to the bill of 
Congressman U pshaw pointed out 
that provisions had already been 
made to stop the transportation of 
films of an indecent character. This 
was done with the amendment of 
Section 245 of the penal laws by the 
simple expedient of adding the three 
words "motion picture films'' to the 
list of articles which were prohibit- 
ed from carriage by common car- 
rier from one state to another, or 
through the mall, and which includ- 
ed Indecent pictures and literature. 

This action was supported by the 
censorship committee of the Na- 
tional Association of the Motion 
Picture Industry, which held that 
as far as censorship was concerned, 
or in fact any regulations of any 
kind, motion pictures should be 
classified as newspapers, books or 
printed pictures. 

-IT GROOMING DtNNY 



Object to Replace Pictures Done by 
Wally Reid 

Chicago. Feb, 13 
Universal has launched a cam- 
i paign to install Reginald Denny in 
the spot in pictures left vacant by 
Wally Keid. To this effect future 
vehicles for Denny will be similar 
to the sporting narratives made 
popular With Reid and from the pen 
of the same author, liver Morj an. 

Harry Pollard, who directed the 
"heather Pusher" episodes, will 
again supervise Demi) in the new 
sei ir s. 



A. E. Fair Moves to N. Y. 

Kan Orabb has been appoint! 

ii-rributio' manager for the Pa- 
mous Players Theatres department, 
succeeding A K. Fair at Dallae. 
Fair has been assigned to 1 1 • * ■ 

home Olllce Of the organization in 
New York, where he will hold o : 
important executive post. 



Legal Actions Started Against 

Twq Houses in 

Denver 



Denver, Feb. 13. 
Suits aggregating demands for 
J-'7,ltio were filed agait.tt the Den- 
\ er Colorado Co. and the Denver 
America Theatre Co. last week in 
the Denver District Court., by the 
Hankers Commercial Security Co. 
o* New York, to foreclose chattel 
mortgages covering pipe organs in 
the America end Colorado theatres. 
Denver, owned by the Bishop-Cas-s 
Interests. 

The complaints alleged that the 
Colorado theatre organ was pur- 
chased of the American Photoplayer 
Co. May 51, 1921, for $35,000, R 
down payment of $7,000 being made 
and agreement entered Into to pay 
off the balance at the rate of $280 
per week. Payments ceased about 
June 2 1, 1923, according to the 
complaint, leaving $8,680 due, with 
Interest at 7 per cent, from the date 
that payments are alleged to have 
ceased. 

The America organ was pur- 
chased Feb. 15, 1322. upon similar 
forms. The amount due upon this 
contract is alleged to be $18,488, 
with interest at 7 per cent, from 
July 11. 1923. 

Tiic suits, name Oscar D. Cass as 
I resident of the Bishop-Cass Thea- 
tres company, and A. O. Talbot as 
vice-president and manager. At- 
torney's fees of $1,000 also arc 
.-■ought. 

Suits for $12,000 upon unpaid 
promissory notes, according tj the 
ai.egations, were filed in the United 
States District Court Dec. 28 
against the Blshop-Cass Invest- 
ment company of Denver by the 
Mercantile Trust company of San 
Francisco. Apparently these suits 
grew out of the same transactions 
as those cited by the later suits. 
It is alleged that two notes were 
given the American Photopl yers 
corporation for $6,000 each, dated 
April 10, 1923, payable six months 
later. The complaints state that 
the defendant company protested 
payment when the notes were pre- 
sented. They have been assigned 
to the Mercantile Trust company. 



PICKING FRISCO 



Mayor Approached on Studio Propo- 
sition 



San Francisco, Feb, IS. 

Another picture producing organi- 
zation is looking over San Francisco 
with an eye to locating here. F. S. 
Stevens of Los Angeles called on 
Mayor James Rolph last week to 
discuss the proposition. 

Stevens stated that Bryant Wash- 
burn had agreed to play the lead In 
the first picture to be made by the 
new concern which Is considering 
several San Francisco studio sites 
as well as the Pacific studios at San 
Mateo, 20 miles from here. The 
company, according to Stevens, Is 
backed by Los Angeles capital and Is 
not a stock selling organization. 



10TH MANAGER IN 2 YEARS 

Lynn, Mass., Feb. 11. 

I.ouis Cordon, nephew of Nathan 
Cordon, president of the Gordon 
Amusement Company, Boston, has 
been named the latest manager of 
Cordon's Olympia here, succeeding 
Meyer J. Cohen, who has been here 
less, than a month. Cohen will con- 
tinue as field manager with head- 
quarters in Boston. 

This makes the 10th manager 
this house hat had in the past two 



CHILDREN BILL POSTPONED 

Albany, Feb. 13. 
The Codes Committee ani.ounce 
it,,. .«.,.,,,-, i,„ the postponement of 
ihe heating scheduled for last 
night on the bill of Assemblyman 
Frank A. Xliller to permit children 
to attend picture theatres unat- 
tended by parent or guardian Is 
tn allow of amendment! to mul> • 
ihe r mca*ure more acceptable. 



Canada Largest Importer 

For American Films in 1923 



Washington, Feb. 13. 

Export statistics Just made pub- 
lic by the Department of Com- 
merce, give an insight into the 
rapid strides American-made 
films have made Into foreign coun- 
tries during 1923. The increase 
over the previous year was over 
13.000,000. 

The total footage of positive 
film exported for 1923 reached 
135,658,880 feet, while in 1922 It 
totaled 125,337,444 feet. 

Imported films also show an In- 
crease in 1923 over 1922. The total 
footage Imported in 1923 was 
7,053.252 feet, against 6,554.018 feet 
in 1922. This is an Increase of 
approximately 500,000 feel on Im- 
ported positive film. 

Although this vast footage Is 
noted the value of the films ex- 
ported was apparently not set on 
the s; me basis as the exports of 
1922. The 138 million feet of 1923 
were valued at $5,568,945. while 
Ihe footage exported In 1922. al- 
though some 13 million feet less, 
had a value of $5,424,675. 

The export of negatives .regis- 
tered a drop of approximately 
2S0.0O0 feet, 1922 being bet at 
1,443.214, against 1923 with 



8,268,590 feot of negative films ex- 
ported. 

In 1923 Canada look the Place 
of Australia as the greatest im- 
porter of American-made films. 
The Dominion approximately In- 
creased its Import by two million 
feet, while Australia dropped be- 
hind by about the same number of 
feet. 

Argentine of the South Ameri- 
can countries showed a facing off 
of about three million feet, while 
Brazil showed an Increase of over 
4,000,000 feet. Mexico showed a 
substantial increase. 

.' million more feet were im- 
ported Into England than in 1922, 
making the total for the United 
Kingdom fourteen million feet. 

The department also has the 
figures on the footage taken by 
American producers in foreign 
countries. From Jan. 1 to Dec. 
31 this class of film was imported 
to the extent of 188,812 feet with 
a value placed on It of $11,644, 
against 51,818 feet valued at $1,539, 
for the year 1922. 

The table below which the 12 
months of 1922 and 1923 discloses 
the number of feet exported to the 
various countries of the world: 



Rxported to — 

Denmark 

France 

Germany 

Spain 

Sweden 

United Kingdom ... 

Canada 

Panama 

Mexico 

British West Indies 



Argentina 

Brazil ...' 

Chile 

Other South America 

Japan 

British blast Indies .. 

China 

Dutch ICast Indies ... 
Philippine Islands .... 

Australia 

Now Zealand 

British Couth Africa . 
Other countries 



192 
No. of Ft. 
4.357.898 
4.7*3,302 
1,175.865 
1,842,591 
1.871,164 

13.494,605 

17,529,199 
2,089,102 
3,301.092 
4.247,891 
3,171,020 

14.312.144 
6.894,136 
2.&22.G68 
3.207.530 
5.508.561 
5.498,103 
1,784,259 
2,063.472 
2,210.413 

19.377.335 
2,463.010 
2.303,296 
7,512.162 



Value 
199.182 
228,099 
164.521 

87.389 

79.605 
805,819 
893.449 

51.966 
143.921 

99,399 
130,706 
634.706 
321.774 
131,815 
120.218 
247,370 
227.538 

67,339 

87,770 
118,241 
811,580 
104 617 

95,4-M 
286,152 



1923 

No. of Ft. 

' 3,097,054 

4,865,238 

1,771,416 

2.758,601 

2,528,413 

14,652.002 

19,311.948 

1.505.928 

6.524,037 

6,101,767 

4.527,433 

11.657,298 

10.303.611 

2.908.600 

3,894.346 

6,398,324 

5.420,485 

2,316,737 

1.631,197 

2.281,942 

17,056,645 

3,340,825 

3.385.512 

9,886,210 



Value 
138,678 
239,153 
99.492 

104.001 

98.904 

,122,182 

843,657 

47.990 

403,133 

129,740 

172,564 

477,3*6 

408.304 

101.739 

128.154 

269,433 

194,693 

60.160 

47.691 

1)4,628 

781.079 

139,860 

124,260 

338,950 



PICTURE FOR MINERS 



Memorial Film for Late Francis S. 
Peabody 

Washington, Feb. 13. 

A mnlion picture Is to become a 
memorial. The late Francis S. 
Peabody, of Chicago, coal opera - 
to and assistant director of the 
Bureau of Mines during the war- 
time period, Is to have this novel 
form of memorial. The film Is to 
portray the modern mine-rescue 
and first aid methods advocated by 
the Department of Interior, and will 
help to conserve the lives of the 
thousands of coal miners to whom 
it will be shown. 

The offer of the film was made 
to the Bureau of Mines by Mr. 
Pea body's son, Captain Stuyvesant 
Peabody, who was connected with 
the chemical warfare service of the 
bureau during the war. The en- 
tire expense of the making of the 
film will be borne by Br. Peabody. 



3ETS PERMISSION— ARRESTED 

Concord, Mich., Feb. 13. 
Wiliam Thorne, who operated the 
only movie In town, opening the 
house only on Wednesday and Sat- 
urday nights, found business so bad 
he needed Sunday shows to prosper. 
He asked the village council for 
such permission. It was granted 
verbally. Thorne opened Jan." 27 
and a week later was arrested for 
violation of an ordinance passed In 
1895. which prohibits n "diversion 
show" or "entertainment" on the 
Sabbath day. 



MINNEAPOLIS OPPOSITION 

Minneapolis. Feb. 13. 

Joseph Freidman, St. Paul, Charles 
P. Myers and J. B. Clinton of Duluth 
have formed a syndicate to convert 
Ihe Auditorium Into a picture the- 
atre and office building. 

The new house will teat 5 000. It 
will be the first real opposition for 
Finkelstein & Rubin in this city. 

The contract oalU (or < unptatlon 
b.. Si 'pi 1. 



CAPITOl, ON COAST, 
GOES BACK TO LOME 

Rothchild Co. Tired of Buy 

— Exceptional High 

Rental 



San Francisco, Feb. 13. 

The Kothchild Entertainment, Inc., 
which entered Into an arrangement 
with Louis Lurie to take over the 
Capitol, soured on the idea and has 
turned the house back upon Lurle'S 
hands. Report states that it has 
been a losing venture from the be- 
ginning for the Rothchild people. 
Their first attraction was "The 
rlunchback," which was no great 
shucks as a money-getter, and they 
followed with "The White Sister," 
which did a nice business. 

There Is an exceptionally high 
rent on the theatre. 

There is «ome talk of Lurie In- 
tending to compel the Rothchild 
people to keep the Capitol. At the 
Rothchild ofllce8, however, it was 
stated there is no ill-feeling over 
the relinquishment of the house. 



FROM HOLLYWOOD TO BOSTON 

Boston, Feb. 13. 

According to a report which has 
gained circulation locally, the Cri- 
terion Pictures Corporation Is to 
move its studio and holdings from 
Hollywood to Boston or some 
place near here In New Kngland. 

The switch Is supposed to take 
place within the next few months. 

A conference between officers of 
tho company and local business 
men at the Copley Plaza Hotel last 
week resulted in a Boston real es- 
tate firm being assigned to fin I .1 
site suitable for the studio in this 
city. 



Warner Bros. House in Chicago? 
Chicago. Feb. IS. 
Harry Warner and Samuel Finch, 
of the Warner Brothers, were here 
last w. ' k, reported to b«» seeli-tny; a 
site fot a Chicago theatre. 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Thursday, February 14, 1924 



HOUSE MANAGERS MEETING 
FOR FIVE DAYS IN NEW YORK 



H. B. Franklin Calling F. P. Theatre Directors 
Together for Talks on Management — Innovation 
in Show Business 



A convention of house managers 
la scheduled March 4-S In New 
York City, Probably for the first 
time In history of theatre chain 
management Is an affair of this 
aort to bo held. 

The Innovation Is the work of H. 
B. Franklin, general director of the 
Famous Players theatres, who Is 
calling the meeting the Theatre De- 
partment District managers and 
Associates Convention. 

The first session of the convention 
will be Tusday morning, March 4, 
at 10 o'clock. 

No announcement has been made 
as to the topics which will come up, 
but it is understood there Is to be a 
general talk on the Idea of going 
after business on the basis of a per 
aeat appropriation for advertising 
and exploitation. 

Advertising and house manage- 
ment, the latter coupled with ser- 
vice to the patron as well as gen- 
eral detail, will be gone into ex- 
haustively. 

An exchange of ideas between 
managers is to be fostered through 
the medium of the convention. 



DOGS EXHIBITED 



"Strongheart" and "Lady Jule" in 
Garden's Dog Show 



The canine screen star "Strong- 
heart," accompanied by Lady Jule, 
who. In private life, is Mrs. Strong- 
heart, were decided attractions at 
the Mestminster Kennel Club's 48th 
annual show at Madison Square 
Garden from Monday to Wednes- 
day. The dogs were benched for 
"exhibition only" and were not 
shown in the ring in competition 
with any of 191 other Shepherds, 
which is the official name for police 
dogs. 

Originally the dogs were benched 
with the rank and file of entries, 
but the fact that those who were 
handling them had a number of 
film photographs of the animals 
they were disposing of at 50 cents 
each to the public, brought the of- 
ficials of the show down on their 
heads Tuesday. The dogs were 
then moved to another part of the 
Garden. 

The management held that as- 
long as the dogs were being utilized 
for commercial purposes, to boost 
the sale of photographs, a space 
would have to be rented so that the 
sale of the pictures could be con- 
tinued. The handlers elected to pay 
the rental. Monday alone they sold 
something like $700 worth of pic- 
tures. 

According to the brother of Larry 
Trimble, who is at present in New 
York with the dogs, they are to 
tour the country making personal 
appearances in connection with the 
showing of the latest Strongheart 
picture, "The Love Master," which 
Flrtt National Is releasing. 



FRANK TERWIUJGER 
ARRESTED IN ALBANY 



Charged With Fraud— Oper- 
ated Picture Exchange 
— Thirty Victims 



Albany, Feb. 13. 

Following the Issuance of an in- 
junction by County Judge Earl H. 
Gallup enjoining the "Royal Films" 
from further operation, Frank G. 
Terwllllger, the promoter, was ar- 
rested last Friday. 

Attorney General Sherman, co- 
operating with the State Motion 
Picture Commission, made applica- 
tion for an injunction declaring that 
Terwilliger had been operating a 
fraudulent, motion picture exchange. 

At the same time. Police Justice 
John J. Brady issued a warrant for 
the arrest of Terwllllger on the 
charge that he had secured $275 
from J. W. Wright, electrical goods 
dealer of Hudson Falls, upon fraud- 
ulent representation. 

Terwllllger, through his attorney, 
Peter Hart, pleaded not guilty, and 
was admitted to $1,000 bail. 

An Investigation of Terwllllger's 
activities disclosed that he received 
approximately $40,000 from 30 vic- 
tims in the past two years. The 
application of the attorney general 
sets forth that Terwilliger caused 
to be Inserted in newspapers glow- 
ing advertisements concerning the 
advantages afforded men and 
women of small capital In the man- 
agerial end of the motion picture 
game. When the victim appeared 
a contract was signed appointing 
him as manager of a local office of 
the "Royal Films." 

The highest price paid for one of 
these managerial jobs was $1,350, 
the lowest $150. 

Court records show that Terwll- 
llger was arrested with Mae Van- 
dyke of Schenectady, Sept. 2, 1921, 
on a charge of first degree larceny 
brought by Bernard Levlck, who 
had been induced to give $1,000 for 
a worthless film. 

He was held for the Grand Jury, 
and was released on $3,000 ball fur- 
nfshed by Garret V. Dlllenbach. 
The case was never presented to 
the Grand Jury, and the charge and 
ball still stand. 



SAM G0LDWYN ON COAST 

Sam Goldwyn has gone to the 
coast to take charge of his new 
company In Los Angtlc!.-. He ex- 
pects to arrive there In time for 
the more important scenes of 
"Cytherea," the Hcrgesheimer novel, 
now being filmed by Fitzmaurlce 

When this has been completed 
"Tarnish" will be tackled, followed 
by "Potash and Perlmutter in Hol- 
lywood," the second of the series. 
The last named will probably be 
directed by Sidney Franklin. 



WISCONSIN'S BALLROOM 
Milwaukee, Feb. 13. 
The new Wisconsin theatre will 
have what is claimed to be the larg- 
est ballroom in the country, besides 
l seating capacity of 3,500. 

The poli'-y will be photoplays and 
three presentation numbers. 



Mutual Organization 

The title writers, till, de- 
signers, expert film cutters, 
scenario experts and others 
connected with the picture in- 
dustry *r9 to form a mutual 
organization. • t 



TROTS' MURDER REVIVED 

St. John, N. B., Feb. 13. 

Renewed interest in the murder 
of Fred Trifts, picture exhibitor of 
St. John and Halifax, has followed 
the Information received by local 
police that Oscar Beldlng. now in 
Philadelphia, recognized the men 
who were claimed to have been with 
Trifts in the murder car. Trifts 
was found in a pool of blooc In the 
driver's seat, his skull having been 
crushed, apparently with a bottle. 
The ear was found in a St. John 
street. 

Belding is said to have declared 
to a friend that he knew the names 
of the men in the car with Trifts. 
The friend has given the Informa- 
tion to the police, who are now in- 
vestigating. An effort has been 
made to locate Belding who went to 
Philadelphia some time ago. Beld- 
ing is said to have aided In extri- 
cating the murder car from a ditch. 



BROOKLYN HOUSE CLOSED 

The strong opposition of the 
Rivera In the same neighborhood, 
has forced the Kingston, Brooklyn, 
to close. 

The building will be remodelled 
into a dance hall. 



Elgin Picture House Foreclosed 



Elgin, 111., Feb. 13. 

The Midway, a picture house 
closed here when Julius Nudborn 
of Chli-ago foreclosed on a mort- 
gage given him by Kail Boros, who 
has been operating the house since 
last June. Lack of business was 
given by Boros' as the reason he 
was unable to meet his obligations. 



FOUR FILMS LISTED 
FOR OXFORD, LONDON 

Supernatural Powers Claimed 

for New Camera — Ready 

for Market Soon 



London, Feb. 6. 
The Goldwyn season at the New 
Oxford will run for 12 weeks. At 
the moment, four pictures have been 
selected for presentation. The open- 
ing feature. Feb. 18. will be Klinor 
Glyn's "Three Weeks." The film 
version of Stanley Weyman'e "Un- 
der the Red Robe" follows. Then 
comes the Seastrom picture, "Name 
the Man," and finally "Yolanda." 



A new camera, the "Bol," Is short- 
ly to be put on the market here. Its 
inventors claim almost supernatural 
powers for it. This camera photo- 
graphs, develops, prints, projects, 
enlarges, and can be used for 
"■tills" and a few other things. It 
takes any standard size negative 
stock and can be loaded in day- 
light With all this, it weighs under 
three pounds. 



Despite the depression and lack 
of employment, the Kinema Club 
shows a clean balance sheet and 
freedom from debt. The bare and 
Saturday night dances show good 
profits. Sunday concerts are very 
popular and are invariably notice- 
able for the brilliance of the talent, 
which la rarely klnematographic. 



The Hepworth picture, "Coming 
Thro' the Rye," opened at the Scala 
for a run. When trade-shown, the 
picture was unfinished owing "to 
the illness of the leading man." This 
has now been rectified. The pic- 
ture Itself is an artistic photo- 
graphic triumph, but the early Vic- 
torian sentiment ie sugary and 
there la no punch to appeal to a 
popular public. 

The "Presentation" consists of a 
sort of introductory prolog in which 
the chief players appear in person 
and give a sort of precis of the story 
in pantomime. This is well done, 
but la chiefly remarkable for the 
clever lighting which allows a sub- 
title to fade out into an ordinary 



oak stage aetting. 

Unfortunate critics were com- 
pelled to witness on Saturday a 
ballet performance by the pupils of 
a school who had provided presen- 
tations to "Nightingale," a natural 
history feature, and "Loves of 
Pharoah" at an unimportant su- 
burban kinema. The show was 
principally a leg display of the so- 
called classic school, and the dancers 
had not the remotest idea of the 
etory they were supposed to be in- 
terpreting. 

Why this exhibition was given in 
the West End and on a Saturday 
afternoon remains an unfathomable 
mystery. 



The Bertram Phillips company is 
making a new picture in the Clap- 
ham studios entitled "The Alley of 
Golden Hearts." The story is an 
original one, the work of Pat Kin- 
sella, who was one of Britain's lead- 
ing poeter artists before he took to 
art direction and later on to au- 
thorship. The cast la headed by 
Queenle Thomas. 



The Stoll plans for the year will 
necessitate the employment of six 
producers, and It Is proposed to 
make some 60 pictures. The policy 
tends to the uee of strong dramatic 
stories with short casts. 

Despite the strike, "Crossing the 
Sahara" is doing well at the Palace 
and played on its first week to over 
$7,500, the takings going up all the 
week until the first show on Friday, 
and then only dropping slightly. 



FRENCH NEWS FILMS 

Paris, Feb. 4. 

The Universal Film Co. presented 
to the local trade at a special Satur- 
day matinoe "A Gentleman of Amer- 
ica" (Un Gentihomme d'Amcrique) 
with Hoot Gibson, "Queenie" comic. 
and "La Terre a Tremble" (The 
Earth Shook) with Lon Chancy. 

Jacques de Baroncelli and the 
Radio Films Co. showed "None" 
from the novel of Ernest Perochon. 
which won the Goncourt prize of 
literature last year. 

Gaumont offered the latest serial 
of Louis Feudillade, "L' Orphelin de- 
parts," drama In six episodes adapted 
from a novelette by Paul Cartoux 
This will suit the romantic fans. 

The Erka people -gave a special 
trade show for "Ploum au Harem," 
comedy with Monty Banks, and "Thr- 
Legend of Princess Bianea," drama 
of the Italian Renaissance period. 



8hapiro Replaces Reichenbach 
Vic Shapiro, for five years direc- 
tor of publicity for Patlie, Is re- 
placing Harry RelchenKic" In an 
executive capacity with the Samuel 
Goldwyn organization. • 



KEEPING FAITH ON TAX 

The recommendations that have been made by the Waya and 
Means Committee of the Senate lead the exhibitor In general to the 
belief that the war tax on admissions to a certain maximum at least 
la fairly certain to be a thing of the past within a short time. Those 
who are behind the fight, however, are of the opinion that the present 
time is one where every bit of pressure that can be brought to bear 
on the lawmakers of the country should be exerted to make sure 
that the tax will be lifted. 

At the same time the exhibitor mind, aa to what they are going to 
do when the tax is lifted, in general is running in one channel. The 
general trend of opinion on the part of the small exhibitor is that 
he will let things go along as they are at present in regard to his 
admission scale and that the tax formerly going to the government 
will remain In his pockets. 

Those In control of chains of picture theatres throughout the coun- 
try are of a different opinion. They feel certain the public is watch- 
ing the fight for the lifting of the tax with as much interest as those 
inside the industry, and believe that the moment Washington repeals 
the tax the public will look for a reduction in admission. The chain 
people are planning on giving the public the benefit of the tax if it la 
lifted. 

Lawmakers Will Watch 

Not only are they wisely figuring on the public, but the law- 
makers themselves. The larger and more farseelng of the exhibitors 
are certain that the lawmakers will watch the manner in which 
the theatre men act following the repeal of the tax, which has been 
placed before them on the basis that it will te lifting the burden 
from the poorer classes whose amusement is, of necessity, the 
popular priced shows. I' the exhibitor "holds out" on the public 
it seems fairly certain that he is going to be in for a battle at any 
future time when he wants something- from the government. Not 
only that, but the chances are that he will be right in line for state 
and municipal taxation to make up for what they would be holding 
out on both government and the public. 

One theatre executive, who is in charge of a string of theatres 
that reach from the Mexican border to the Canadian line and from the 
Atlantic to the Pacific, stated this week the moment Congress lifted 
the tax every house, the corporation controls will Immediately insti- 
tute a cut In the price of admission equal to the amount of the tax. 
He feels that this cut will have the effect of booming business at the 
box office so that the exhibitor in reality will boost his business 
generally 

Papers Will Watch, Too 

The papers are certain to keep tabs on the theatres for some time 
following the repeal of the tax, and the exhibitor that fails to cut 
will undoubtedly come in for a lambasting at the hands of local 
publications. The public, also, will be matching, and only too willing 
to call the attention of the papers to the fact that the picture theatre 
men who fail to give them the benefit of the lifting of he tax are the 
only ones who are benefiting by itr, repeal. 

The exhibitor who made his admission flat, including the tax, 
will have to suffer, he also will be watched as those that held their 
regular admission scale and elmply added tax, for one and all will 
have to cut 10 per cent, from the gate price. If they expect to find 
favor in the eyes of the legislators and the public alike. 

The legislators are the ones that will have to be appeased, for they 
are not figuring on relief for the exhibitor, but for their constituents. 
If the theatre owner and operator do not take the tax off of 
admissions, the politician won't have anything that he will be able 
to point out to his voters as one of the things that he did for them. 

Not alone that aspect, but the exhibitor wants to consider that all 
the good that has been achieved In the fight on censorship In the past 
three years will be undone unless he keeps faith with the claims 
that have been made that the tax is a burden on the public. 



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DIFFERENCES PATCHED 



Zukor and Williams and Valantino 
Agree on Policy 



It la said that Adolph Zukor and 
J. D. Williams have patched up their 
differences and have agreed uport a 
business policy regarding the future 
productions of Rudolph Valentino, 
following the two the star has to 
make to fulfill the original contract 
with Famous Playcrs-Lasky. 

Williams recently said that re- 
gardless of his relations with Zukor, 
Sydney Olcott will be the director of 
all the pictures made by Valentino. 

Olcott is now directing the Sheik 
In "Monsieur Beaucaire." It will 
mark the return of Valentino to the 
screen after several months absence. 
This Is the final film picture Olcott 
•s to direct for Famous Players 
under his present contract. Olcott 
signed for only two productions, one 
was "The Humming Bird" and the 
second was to have Pola Negri as 
the star. When the Valentino deal 
was consummated the director was 
asked whether he would not permit 
of the substitution of the Sheik for 
the German ^.np. 

First National, Metro and the 
Warner Bros, have offered Olcott 
contracts with big advances on what 
he Is getting with Famous, but he 
promised not to do anything until 
Lasky returned from the Coast, last 
Saturday. 



PREFERRED'S "FIRST YEAR" 

Al Lichtm.in has disposed of his 
interests In Preferred Pictures to 
B. P. Schulberg, president of Pre- 
ferred. 

Schulbrrg has denied any other 
company but Preferred will pro- 
duce "The First Year," the Golden 
production. 



Advice for Barbara LaMarr 
Los Angeles, Feb. 13. 

Pending the suit against Herman 
Roth for extortion from Barbara 
LaMarr's representative, the film 
star has been advised to live apart 
from Jack Daugherty until her 
marriage status can be determined. 

The case will probably be tried 
tills week. 



PICTURES IN CHURCH 

Frankfort, N. T., Feb. 13. 

The agitation for Sunday movies 
has been solved by th churches la 
this town selecting certain films and 
showing them after services. 

The town council has been asked 
to decldA the question that if pict- 
ures may be shown in the churchea 
on Sundays, why not in the regular 
film houses: 

At the same meeting the matter 
of Sunday baseball will come up tor 
decision. 



TAKES OVER FIFTEEN 



New Corporation's Deal in Southern - 
California 



Los Angeles, Feb. 13. 

The recently incorporated South- 
west Theatres, Inc., has taken over 
15 houses In southern California. 

Carlo Langley, A. I. Gore, Sol Lea- 
ser and Frank Livingstone are tha 
officers of the new concern con- 
trolled by the same Interests as tha 
West Coast Theatres, Inc. 

Four houses are here, four in 
Pasadena, three in Riverside, two in 
Taft and one each in Glendale and 
Huntington Park. These theatres 
were formerly operated by Turner & 
Dagnken, Frank Livingstone, Mer- 
rill & Howe and Henry C. Jennsen. 



ROBBINS' SYRACUSE HOUSE 
Utica, N. T., Feb. 13. 

Nate Robbins, head of Robbina 
Enterprises, will shortly take an- 
other house under his wing, the 
newest one in Syracuse. 

Construction will soon begin, It 
Is believed. 



"BEN HUR" BY SUMMER 

"Ben Hur" will be the next at- 
traction at the Selwyn, New York. 
It 1. now being filmed in Italy by 
Goldwyn. 

It is expected "Battling Butler" 
will remain at the Selwyn until: the 
picture la ready for production. 



Thursday, February 14, 1924 



PICTURES 



VARIETY" 



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BEST NOTICES ON FILMS IN YEARS FAIL TO 
ASSIST WARNER'S "MARRIAGE CIRCLE" 



Warner's "Marriage Circle," Entitled to Notices and 
Expected to Mob Box Office, Somehow Did Not 
' Las? Week at Strand — Broadway Regretfully 
Sees Failure of "Abraham Lincoln" 



Broadway had one of the most 
striking examples of what news- 
paper notices In the daily papers 
mean regarding a picture produc- 
tion! last week, when "The Marriage 
Clrdle,", which the Warner Bros, 
presented at tho Strand, ran away 
Wltl the record for the season as 
far as praise from the critics was 
concerned. Not In years was a pic- 
ture so unanimously lauded. Still 
and all tli« Strand was unable to 
hold the picture over for a second 
week. On tho strength of the notices 
It looked as though the public should 
Just about wreck the Strand trying 
to get In. 

"Name the Man." at the Capitol, 
secondary in praise, got $10,500 on 
thelweek and held over, as also did 
"When a Man's a Man" at the little 
Cameo, where the Lessor-First Na- 
tional production Is In on a rental. 

The Rialto and Rivoli had good 
weeks. The former with "Pied 
Piper 'Malone." second week on 
Broadway, drew $18,671, while the 
latter with "The Stranger" got 
$20,782. 

One of tho sad touches along 
Broadway is the failure of the 
Rookett Bros.. "Abraham Lincoln" 
to attract business. The picture 
simply won't draw the public. It is 
stated that the orchestra was cut 
out at the house to reduce the ex- 
pense and that the Broadway run 
may close practically at any time. 

Douglas Mar-Bean in "The Yankee 
Consul" succeeded Mabel Normand 
In "The Extra Girl" at the Central 
Sunday, getting $2,100 on the open- 
ing day. The third and final week 
of the Normand film dropped to 
Just under $4,700. On the three 
weeks the picture represents a loss 
figuring the takings against the ex- 
pense. 

Two Hits Moving Out 

Two hits of the screen are moving 
out on Saturday. One Is "The 
White Sister," which makes room at 
tho Lyric for "The Chiffon Girl" 
(stage), to come In for several 
weeks, and then if It gets over be 
moved to another house so that the 
Metro picture, "Thy Name Is 
Woman." can open at the Lyric 
March 3. "The Great White Way" 
leaves the Cosmopolitan to make 
room for "Yolanda." The Cosmo- 
politan has been doing better than 
$18,000 or $19,000 every week with 
the "Way" picture, and It looked 
good for at least four weeks more 
before dropping below $15,000. 

"The Ten Commandments" at the 
Cohan is bowling along at a pace 
that makes It certain the picture 
was not a flash in the pan for the 
first few weeks. It Is clicking be- 
tween $18,000 and $19,000 every' 
Week, laat week going to $18,998. 

Near the end of the first year at 
the Criterion "The Covered Wagon" 
last week got $9,981, one of the few 
weeks under $10,000. 

First National is looking around 
for a legitimate house on Broadway 
In which to place "The Sea Hawk" 
when the Sabatlnl story Is screened 
on the coast. They figure that it is 
an unusually big picture for them 
end worthy of an exploitation run. 

Estimates for last week: 

Cameo — "When a Man's a Man" 
(First National); 649; 65-85. 
Opened last week with special ad- 
vertising plugging the Harold Bell 
Wright angle. First week showed 
$6.S50. 

Capitol — "Name the Man" (Gold- 
wyn-Cosmopolitan); 6.300; 55-$1.65. 
This Victor Seastrom directed pro- 
duction held over for second week 
at big house. First week's business 
$49,600, with second Sunday doing 
$10,800 on day. Current week looks 
as though it would held up as 
strong as previous one because of 
holiday Tuesday. 

Central — "The Yankee Consul" 
(Associated Exhibitors); 960; 50- 
$1. Picture opened Sunday with 
Douglas MacLean starred, getting 
$2,100 on day. "The Extra Girl" 
with Mabel Normand closed third 
week Saturday last, just under 
$4,700 final seven days. The first 
week was $8.r>60, second falling to 
$6,250. With house rental at $4,500 
for four walls, stagehands, musi- 
cians and advertising extra, throe 
weeks showed a loss all along the 
line. 

Cohan — "Tho Ten Command- 
ments" (Paramount); 900: mats. 
$1.10. nights $2.20. The Biblical 
picture jumped around $600 last 
week over what it did the previous 
week. The proas last week wont 
to $18,998. There was $118,000 
spent In New York on the prelimi- 
nary advertising that was done for 
this picture. That figure Includes 
the $.')0.0n0 sign that was placed 
over- rfco Putimin building which Is 
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considered the greatest flash that 
Broadway has ever had in illumi- 
nated advertising. The chorus and 
the orchestra at the house are be- 
ing cut down slightly because of 
the fact that the picture is now sure 
fire at the box office. 

Cosmopolitan — "The Great White 
Way" (Cosmopolitan); 1,162: $150. 

Final week of picture figured on 
only as filler in until "Yolanda" was 
ready to run. but Broadway sport 
picture fooled Hearst outfit and has 
been getting better than $18,000 
with regular performance going 
around $19,500 with extra midnight 
show Edwin Moschary inaugurated. 
Last week was $17,200 without 
extra show. 

Criterion — "The Covered Wagon" 
(Paramount; 608; $1.50). Is boom- 
ing along in Its 48th week, wi'li hu< 
four more to go to complete a 
year's run on Broadway, uxtru 
celebration for event at which the 
Indians who were abroad with the 
picture come back to New York and 
take part. Last week's gross, 
$9,981. 

Gaiety ■ — "Abraham Lincoln" 
(Rookett Bros.; SOS: $2). Look* 
like good bet gone wrong. Possibil- 
ity there might still be a chance 
of doing something with picture in 
towns like Chicago, Boston and 
Philadelphia, providing handled 
differently than New York open- 
ing was. Last week's business so 
pathetic no quotation. 

Lyric— "The White Sister" (Me- 
tro). Final week at house. Next 
week musical comedy comes In for 
two weeks, to be followed on 
March 3 by "Thy Name Is Woman," 
the Mayer-Niblo-Metro production. 
About $4,200 last week. 

Rialto — "Pied Piper Malone" 
(Paramount: 1,960; 60-85-99). 
Moved downtown after week at 
Rivoli and pulled $18,671. 

Rivoli — "The Stranger" (Para- 
mount; 2.200; 60-85-99). Did a 
fairly good week's business at the 
house, getting $20,782 there in the 
face of strong opposition on either 
side. 

Strand — "The Marriage Circle" 
(Warner Bros.; 2,900; 35-55-85). 
This picture pulled the most unani- 
mous notices praising tho picture to 
the sky from the dally papers, but 
failed to get enough at the box of- 
fice to hold It over for the second 
week. That phase of the Incident 
is one that is being discussed gen- 
erally, for the picture was worthy 
of the good notices and should 
have proved a real sensation at 
Strand's box office. 



DENVER'S $1.50 TRY 



Price For "Hunchback" Removed 
After Opening — Did Over $10,000 



W. A. M. P. A. ELECT OFFICERS 

Los Angeles, Feb. 13. 

The Western Associated Motion 
Picture Advertisers held their an- 
nual meeting here last night for the 
purpose of electing officers. The 
new executives are: Harry Wilson, 
president; Ray Miller, vice presi- 
dent; Tom Englor, secretary, and 
Adam Hull Shirk, treasurer. The 
Board of Directors are: Howard 
Strickilng, Harry Brand, Pete 
Smith, Ray Leek and Mique Boylan. 

Joseph Jackson, general western 
publicity representative for Gold- 
wyn, Is the retiring president. An 
installation dinner will take place in 
two weeks. 



UNIVERSAL GROOMING DENNY 

Chicago. Feb. 13. 

Universal is launching \ cam- 
paign to put over Reginald Denny 
as a logical successor to the late 
Wallace Reid. 

They have tied up E. R. Morgan, 
who wrote a series of sporting fea- 
tures for Wally, to do a number of 
stories for Denny, to be directed 
by Harry Pollard. 



F. P. EXCHANGE FIRE 

Charlotte, N. C, Feb. 13. 

Fire on Saturday at the Famous 
Players-Lasky exchange in this city 
destroyed 4,300 reels of film which 
were being stored here. 

The damage is estimated by Hugh 
Owen, the local manager for F. P.. 
at between $300,000 and $100,000. 
Cause of fire was unknown. 



POLO'S 7-YEAR TRIP 

Los Angeles. Fib. 13 

Eddie Polo 1h leaving here for 

New York, from where he will ^ail 

on a trip around tho world, which 

wJU take, «fveo year* ,lo cpini^s'/j 

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Denver, Feb. 13. 

"The Hunchback" got oft to a 
good start at the America (Bishop- 
Cass) last week at $1.65 top. sagging 
somewhat In the middle of the week, 
but reviving at the end. The first 
four days the advertising featured 
the $1.50 top "war tax extra," but 
on Thursday the ads were changed 
to eliminate mention of the maxi- 
mum admission charge. Calls at 
the box office brought the Informa- 
tion that "we have a few Beats at 
$1.50." Last week's estimates: 

America (BIshop-Cass); (1,580); 
($1.60); gross receipts, $10,176. 

Colorado (Bishop- Cass); (2,470; 
40-50): — "Name the Man," with en- 
tertainment units; close to $8,600. 

Rialto (Paramount); (1,050; 35- 
40) — "Pied Piper Malone"; gross 
of $7,200., 

Princess (Paramount); (1,200; 35- 
40 — Johnny Hlnea in "Conductor 
1492," $4,300. 

Isis (Fox); (1.776; 25)— First four 
days, "Spider and Rose." Last three 
days, "Love Madness." Grossed 
$2,975. 



FOREIGN FILM'S $15,000 
LEAD CAPITAL HOUSES 

"Napoleon and Josephine," 
English-Made, Held Over- 
Si 2,000 Next Top Last Week 



BUFFALO SPOTTr 



Washington. Feb. 13. 

Without a big "rep" behind It of 
a New York showing, and practi- 
cally never heard of until the ex- 
ploitation campaign broke here, 
"Napoleon and Josephine," an Eng- 
lish production by G. B. Samuelson, 
has proceeded to clean up at Loew's 
Columbia as well as boosting the 
usual top mark of the town by a 
good round thousand dollars. 

The Allen Brothers, of Canada, 
themselves owners and exhibitors 
of pictures, were In town putting 
the film across, and their efforts 
set the figure as to whether the 
picture should be held over or 
not by a good margin, with the re- 
sult that a second week Is allot- 
ted it. 

Business was aided In all of the 
houses through tho half-day grant- 
ed the government employes to 
honor Woodrow Wilson. They all 
apparently came direct from the 
Wilson home on S street to the pic- 
ture houses, with a big afternoon 
resulting. Regular prices held forth, 
though, at the houses, and this kept 
the receipts from soaring away up. 

Estimates for last week: 
Loew's Columbia (1,200; 35-56). 
"Napoleon and Josephine" (Samuel- 
son). Taking the life of this great 
French leader and showing in the 
greater part the human heart-Inter- 
est of his love affair and • life, as 
well as the separation from Joseph- 
ine, made a good story that appealed 
to the tune of just under $15,000. 
Exceptionally good. 

Loew's Palace (2,500; 35-55-75). 
Thomas Meighan in "Pied Piper 
Malone" (Paramount). Always a 
good money-getter. Got $12,000. 

Crandall's Metropolitan (1.800; 15- 
65-75). Maurice Tourner's "Jealous 
Husbands" (First National). A* 
during first week of orchestra's spe- 
cial engagement, Waring*s Penn- 
sylvanlans should be given full 
credit for business of week. Looks 
to have run neck-and-neck with 
Palace — about $12,000. 

Moore's Rialto (1.908; 25-35-51- 
76). Colleen Moor* in "Thru the 
Dark" (Cosmopolitan). Not a bad 
week, but bad title, and they do cut 
Into the grosses locally. Somewhere 
near $10,000. 

This week: 

Napoleon and Josephine'' (second 
week), Loew's Columbia; "Blanche 
Sweet In "Anna Christie," aided by 
Warlng's Pennsylvanlans, the third 
week for this orchestra, Crandall'a 
Metropolitan; Douglas McLean In 
"Going Up," Loew's Palace, and 
"The Steadfast Heart," at Moore's 
Rialto. 



LEAVE EDDIE SMALL AGENCY 

Eddie Sllton and Rebecca Bolsky 
have formed a partnership and 
have opened an agency for film 
actors. 

They were former employes of 
the Edward Small office, but are 
said to have grown displeased at 
some of Its business policies. 



Otto Komlnlk has resigned from 
the foreign publicity department of 
Universal to go with the Excelsior 
Publishing Co. "Excelsior Cinema" 
is a Spanish picture trade maga- 
zine printed her*. , , . , . ,. 

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Unsteadiness at Local Box Offices 
Last Week 



Buffalo, Feb. IS. 

The picture business was spotty 
last week, with uncertain weather 
causing an unsteadiness at the box 
offices. 

Loew's had "In Search of Thrills" 
that passed mildly, with the house 
doing about $14,000. The Lafayette, 
with vaudeville heavily played up, 
did $15,000. "Little Old New York" 
at the Hip did about $20,000. 



BAD BLIZZARD STOPPED 
K. C. HOUSES LAST WEEK 



Nothing Much Had Chance 

Against Storm — Bettered 

at Weekend 



Kansas City, Feb. 13. 

Tho picture houses were sitting 
pretty last week for a record- 
breaking business. The three lead- 
ers held feature pictures; the Sun- 
day openings were to capacity, and 
things looked good, but — a blizzard 
struck the town and the amuse- 
ments got the worst weather slap 
they have experienced In years. 

The coming announcements for 
the picture houses show some 
peculiar booking angles. Next 
week the Royal will have another 
Goldwyn picture, "In the Palace of 
the King," under the rental con- 
tract recently made with the New- 
man management. It is understood 
that this Is one of the pictures the 
Newmans did not care to buy, and 
which led up to the rental proposi- 
tion for the Goldwyn features. It 
will give the second guessers a 
chance to balance their Judgments 
on picking pictures. The Royal 
also will get "Scaramouche" week 
of March 16. This picture tried It 
for three weeks at the Shubert- 
Mlssourl, In December, hut could 
not make the grade. For the Royal 
showing there will be no price ad- 
vance. 

The Globe, playing pop vaude- 
ville and pictures. Is featuring 
"Flaming Youth" this week. Last 
week's estimates: 

Newman — "The Humming Bird," 
(Paramount); (1980, 55-75). Extra 
uplts. Takings about two-thirds of 
expectations, around $10,500. 

Royal — "Name the Man." (Gold- 
wyn); (890, 50-75). Second week. 
With others, storm sufferer. Close 
to $5,600. 

Liberty— "The Hunchback," (Uni- 
versal); (1,000, $1.65). Last week's 
gross $7,733. 

First run pictures at the vaude- 
ville theatres were "The Age of De- 
sire," Malnstreet; "Blow Your Own 
Horn," Pantages; "The Near Lady," 
Globe. 



WEEKLY CHANGE AND 

RUNS IN LOS ANGELES 



Each Had Its Leaders Last 
Week— "Next Corner" Off 
at Metropolitan . 



Los Angeles, Fob. IS. 

"When a Man's a Man" was out- 
standing last week In the weekly 
change houses and hung up close 
to record business at Loew's State. 
Its opening day (Saturday) ex- 
ceeded the figures of "Black Oxen" 
at the same theatre. w 

"Through the Dark" at the Cali- 
fornia also had a good week. Tho 
Metropolitan, which did big business 
the preceding week when It got 
$38,000, was way off with "The Next 
Corner." 

"The Ten Commandments" easily 
leads all the run houses, maintain- 
ing a pace In excess of "The Covered 
Wagon" for the same period. "Tho 
Eternal City" was not bo encourag- 
ing In Its second week at the Mil- 
lion Dollar, but "The Marriage 
Circle" Is holding up at the Rialto. 
"Scaramouche" la doing just fairly 
at the Criterion in its fourth week. 

The Mission has "The Lady of 
Quality," which opened last week 
to good business. 

Estimates for last week: 

California — "Through the Dark" 
(Cosmopolitan - Goldwyn). (2.000; 
25-75.) Drew very well. "Uncen- 
sored Movies," added attraction. 
$16,300. 

Million Dollar— "Eternal City" 
(First National). (2,200; 25-65.) 
Receipts not very encouraging sec- 
ond week. $18,000. 

Metropolitan — "The Next Corner" 
(Paramount). 3,700; 35-65.) Same 
added attractions of previous week, 
with picture attracting only ordinary 
attention; the house got below 
average week. Lon Chancy and 
Conway Tearle shared billing honors 
with considerable exploitation given 
to Dorothy Mackalll, a newcomer, 
liked, but meant nothing. $28,000. 

Rialto — "The Marriage Circle" 
(Warner Bros.). (800:35-85.) Hold- 
ing up well fourth week. $9,000. 

Egyptian — "Ten Commandments" 
(Paramount). (1,800; 60-1.50.) Ex- 
cellent pace. $24,650. 

Mission — "A Lady of Quality" 
(Universal). . Started wthaX looks 
like sucoeasful run. Comedy, "Flip- 
Flops," added. $6,300. 

State — "When a Mxn's a Man" 
(First National). Started with rec- 
ord business Saturday and held up 
all week. $26,800. 

Criterion — "Scaramouche" (Met- 
ro). (1.750; 50-1.50.) Falling off 
each week. Fourth week. $8,800. 

Miller's— "Little Old New York" 
(Cosmopolitan). (850; 25-75) Con- 
cluded seven weeks In second-run 
house. $6,500. 



"SEX STUFF' STALE IN PICTURES; 
OPINION IN SAN FRANCISCO 



"When a Man's a Man" Surprise of Last Week on 
Coast — Westerns Picking Up Out There of Late 
—"Tiger Rose" Didn't Do Any Too Well 



San Francisco, Feb. 13. 

Business continues better than 
usual in the big downtown picture 
theatres despite a spell of very bad 
weather. The surprise last week 
was the Warfleld's feature "When 
a Man's a Man," based on a Harold 
Bell Wright novel. The management 
had hoped for a good week, but not 
turnaway business. 

The consensus of opinion Is that 
the public has sort of staled on the 
sex stuff fed them for so long and 
are eagerly seizing the Western fea- 
tures as a distinct change. Two 
weeks ago the Granada piled up a 
record week with Tom Mix in "The 
Lone Star Ranger." snd a month or 
■o ago "The Virginian" also scored 
heavily. 

Among the returns for the past 
week the California took the lead 
with "Shadows of Paris" and the 
Warfleld's "When a Man's a Man" 
trailed a pretty close second. The 
Granada with "Tiger Rose" Just little 
better than the average. The feature 
was a disappointment, according to 
opinions of plcturegoers. 

The Imperial experienced a slump 
on second week of "Name the Man " 
and the Strand enjoyed slight Im- 
provement In receipts with "The 
Man Next Door. The Cameo hit 
about Its average pace with Hoot 
Gibson In "Hoot and Ladder." 

California — "Shadows of Pails" 
Pola Negri. (Paramount). (3,400, 
55-90). Started off at record break- 
ing pace and. but, U9«s hejd. IHk >\. i, 

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liked. Special musical act helped; 
$22,000. 

Granada — "Tiger Rose." Lenore 
Ulrlch. (Warner Brothers). (2840. 
55-90). Despite prestige of Miss Ul- 
rlch or perhaps because of it. pic- 
ture fans expressed considerable 
disappointment over film. Business 
started at pretty good clip but fell 
off. Receipts little better than aver- 
age; $18,000. 

Imperial — "Name the Man (Gold- 
wyn. (1,400, 65-90). Second week 
not nearly so big as first. Drop re- 
sulted in the feature's run being 
curtailed to two weeks. Gross,, how- 
ever, better than average; $6,000. 

Warfield— "When a Man's a Man" 
(First National). (2,800. 55-90). 
Seems to be liking for Western of 
tho real sort In this territory. This 
feature came In right on wave. 
Opening very big and balance of 
week much better than expected. 
Feature proved real surprise to man- 
agement; $17,500. 

Strand — "The Man Next Door" 
( Vitagraph). (1,700. 20-30). Opened 
Just bit better than usual. Picture 
well liked but Strand depending 
entirely on drop In business having 
eliminated pructically all exploita- 
tion: $1200. _ _ 

Picture well liked hut Strand de- 
pending entirely on drop In business 
having eliminate'' practically ali ex- 
ploitation. 

Cameo— "Hoot and Ladder," Hoot 
Gibson. (Universal). t'Jwo. 35-.'i0i. 
opened f;iir ami maintained pave 
t l|i iiuyli week , $J,4S1. i ; t • 



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Thursday, February 14, 1924 



"ROSITA" FLOPS IN SECOND WEEK; 
FOX'S, PHILLY, SURPRISE HIT 



Stanton's Poorest Week in 2 Years With Pickford 
Film— Did $7,500— Benefited Fox Which Got 
$16,000— Stanley's Bill Liked and Did $23,000 



Philadelphia, Feb. 13. 
The sensational slump of "Rosita" 
at the Stanton was the outstanding 
feature of the week. Despite glow- 
ing notices, this Mary Pickford fea- 
ture was none too great a drawing 
card its first week, and extensive 
advertising waa probably directly 
responsible for the second week 
holding up, but last week, its third 
and last, saw the bottom drop com- 
pletely out. Attendance some eve- 
nings was actually pitiful. As a 
result the Stanton had Its poorest 
week since year before 1 :. when 
It was In the middle of a terrific 
•lump. 

It Is hard to account for the poor 
showing of this highly touted pic- 
ture. It Is generally believed, how- 
aver, that in a legit house, with 
special exploitation and heavy push- 
ing. It would have done much 
better. As a feature in a regular 
film house, It fell far below the mark 
set by "The Spanish Dancer," em- 
ploying the same theme, which pre- 
ceeded it by a few weeks nt the 
Stanton. Though the critics favored 
"Rosita," the fans here seemed to 
prefer the Pola Negri version of the 
Don Caesar de Bazan yarn. 

Fox, next door, with what was 
expected to be little more than a 
picture of average program draw, 
submerged the Stanton completely 
on the week. 

That Fox picture, by the way. 
was an unexpected hit. It was, 
"You Can't Get Away With It," with 
Gouverneur Morris, the author, fea- 
tured above everybody. It Is gen- 
erally belived that the reason for 
the draw was Percy Marmont who 
has acquired a big following here, 
especially with the women, as a 
result of "If Winter Comes" which 
still stands as the high spot of the 
Fox's season. The matinee business 
last week was unusually big, the 
musical features again helping draw 
the crowds. 

The Stanley with Richard Bar- 
thelmess in "Twenty-One" and Tom 
Burke, tenor, held over for a second 
week, and with undoubtedly some 
help an "Our Gang" comedy, had 
a good though not extraordinary 
week. Emphasis was placed, in ads 
and In publicity, on the fact that 
Barthelmess in this picture turns 
from costumes to a modern story 
of a modern boy, but although some 
of the fans may have relished the 
change, the picture was spoken of 
by the critics as the weakest the 
young star has had in the last 
couple of years. 

"The White Sister" started an in- 
definite run at the Arcadia last week 
at 75c. top, following the highly 
successful stay of "The Hunchback" 
at that house, both pictures having 
had previous first-run shows at 
high prices at the Chestnut 
(legit). At the latter house. "The 
White Sister" has the better of run 
and business, but it Is not gen- 
erally believed that this Lillian 
Glsh film will do as well at the 
Arcadia as "The Hunchback" did. 
It started excellently last week, 
however, and will undoubtedly re- 
main a month in the tiny house to 
profit. 

To complete the generally suc- 
cessful week, the Karlton had a 
profitable week with "Big Brother," 
helped a lot by the presence on the 
bill of the Will Rogers satiric com- 
edy, "Two Wagons, Both Covered." 
The critics were very enthusiastic 
about this one. 

This week's features- include "The 
Acquittal," at the Stanley (the first 
Universal to be shown there In a 
long time) and "St. Elmo" at the 
Fox. The Karlton has "Pleasure 
Mad," and the Stanton, as has been 
•tated, "The Humming Bird." The 
others are hold-overs. 

Estimates for last week: 
Stanley — "Twenty-One" (First 
National). Critics didn't rave about 
picture, but bill was popular. 
About $23,000; 4,000, E0-75c. 

8tanton — "Rosita" (United 
Artists). Third and last week. Bad 
oop, dropping to around $7,000, 
poorest house has had long tl-ne. 
"Humming Bird" this week; 1.700, 
B0-75c. 

Aldine — "Scaramouche" (Metro 
7th week). Announcement of last 
two weeks checked drop mostly. 
and gross reported at about $9,500. 
"Ten Commandments" opening at 
same scale Feb. 18; 1.600, $1.65. 

Arcadia — "The White Sister" 
(Metro, 1st week). Started with 
much promise though not expected 
to last as long at this houfr. ns 
"Hunchback" did. Around $7,000; 
•00, 75c. 

Fox — "You Can't Get Awnv With 
It" (Fox). Surprise hit; $10,000 re- 
ported; $,000, 99c. 

Karlton — "Big Brother" (Par- 
amount). Also Will Rogers bur- 
lesque on "Covered Wagon." Pop- 
lite bill. Gross. $45,000; 1,100, 50e. 



BUZZARD UPSET LOOP 
FOR ENTIRE WEEK 



FENWAY'S $10,000 WITH 
"HERITAGE OF DESERT" 



Doubled Gross Previous Week 

— "Standish" Falling Down 

on Home Grounds 



Radio Specialty Helped Mc- 

Vicker's to $26,500— "Name 

the Man" Drew $44,000 



Chicago, Feb. It. 
Last week would have been a big 
week for picture business In the 
Loop, if It had not been for the bad 
weather. * 

Business was about a third of 
normal Monday night In outlying 
houses and the showing in the Loop 
not much better. McVickers had 
a radio frolic, which might have 
pulled a record except for the 
snow. 
Estimates for last week: 
Chicago — "Name the Man" (First 
National). (4,400; 60.) Bad weather 
made empty seats on first floor and 
gross only reached $44,000. 

McVickers — ' "Heritage of the 
Desert" (Paramount). (2,500; 60.) 
With emphasis in advertising of 
KYW radio stars in person brought 
in $26,500. 

Roosevelt — "In the Palace of the 
King" (Goldwyn). (1.256; 55.) Did 
not start off well first six days, but 
Sunday was big, making the tak- 
ings for first week $13,000. 

Monroe — "The Virginian" (Fox). 
(987; 40.) Did a gross business in 
excess of $4,000. 

New Orpheum — "A Woman of 
Paris" (Chaplin). (799; 40.) Con- 
tinued a big draw, doing $8,400. 

Randolph — "Unseeing Eyes" 
(Universal). (686; 60.) Took In 
about $5,100. 

Woods — "Courtship of Myles 
Standish." Finished its run, but did 
only about $5,000 the last week. 

Auditorium — "Birth of a Nation" 
(Griffith). Operated part of the 
time and closed some days, when 
"Way Down East" was presented. 
This Week 

has "Going Up"; Mc- 

'Woman to Woman"; 

The Shepherd King"; 

"Sporting Youth"; 

Roosevelt continues "In the Palace 

of the King"; Woods. "The Ten 

Commandments"; Auditorium, "The 

Birth of a Nation"; State-Lake, 

"Defying Destiny" with vaudeville; 

Rlalto, "Reno," with vaudeville. 



Boston, Feb. 13. 

With "Heritage of the Desert" at 
the Fenway last week business took 
a decided boost. The gross was 
better than $10,000, almost twice as 
much as was done the week before 
with "Woman to Woman." 

The weather around town last 
week was Just about right for the 
picture business and good results 
were reported all along the line. It 
was not doped that the opera cut 
into the receipts to any extent as 
was the case with the legitimate 
housee. 

Last week's estimates: 

Loew's State (4,000; 65)— With 
"Rupert of Hentzau" and "The 
Heart Bandit;" about $15,000, better 
than normal. "Thy Name is 
Woman" and "The Fool's Awaken- 
ing" this week. 

Park (1.000; $1.60)— Extension of 
time for "Little Old New York" two 
more weeks. $13,000 last week. 

Fenway (60-76)— With "Heritage 
of the Desert" the house did $10,500 
last week. Using "Richard the 
Lion-Hearted" for this woek. 

Tremont Temple ($1.50)— "The 
Courtship of Miles Standish" not 
doing very much business at this 
house. Should have gotten over, 
too. because this is practically home 
grounds for that film. 

Modern and Beacon (twin houses) 
— Traveled along at regular good 
money making pace last week with 
"Judgment of the Storm," $6,000 for 
week at each house. "Drums of 
Jeopardy." and "Does It Pay," this 
week. 



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Vlckers, 
Monroe, ' 
Randolph, 



COAST FILM NOTES 

Los Angeles, Feb. 9. 
The company making "The Tele- 
phone Girl," a serial, has been tak- 
ing several scenes in Frisco during 
the past week. Alberta Vaughn is 
playing the title role, with Mai St. 
Claire directing. 



Jackie Coogan has completed "A 
Boy of Flanders," his second Metro 
production. For his next and last 
picture for the current year, the 
kid will appear In * piece written by 
Wlllard Mack. 



MAYER'S 4 WITH FIRST NATT 

The Louis B. Mayer organization 
is about to close a new contract with 
First National for a series of four 
productions to be directed by John 
Stahl. 



Judge Newman In the Third Dis- 
trict Municipal Court, New York, has 
asked attorneys to submit briefs In 
the suit of Aileen Poe, an actress, 
against the Hotel Langwell. The ho- 
tel's defense is that Miss Poe was a 
tennnt, not a guest, and that absolves 
It from liability for the loss of a 
kodak and a $176 traveling bag. 



"The Goldfish," starring Con- 
stance Talmadge, la nearing comple- 
tion. 

James Oliver Curwood's "Alas- 
kan" will be adapted for the screen 
by Willis Goldbeck. Herbert Brenon 
will do the directing. 



Marshall Nellan willl return to 
the Goldwyn lot to direct his wife, 
Blanche Sweet, In "Tess of the 
D'Urbervlllee." Miss Sweet has not 
worked under her husband's direc- 
tion in six years. 



Anna Q. Nllsson will play oppo- 
site Lou Tellegen In Vitagraph a "A 
Woman Between Friends." Alice 
Calhoun is In the cast. Miss Nll- 
sson has Just finished In Richard 
Walton Tully's "Flowing Gold." 





Over on Long Island at the Famous Players studios everyone from tile 
executives to the working crew have been walking around In a daze for 
the last few days. The reason Is that they have all experienced a distinct 
shock with the advent of Rudolph Valentino on the scene. Everyone 
connected with the studio was all set awultlng the Sheik star and prepared 
for the worst, but Rudle fooled 'em all. Instead of an imperious entry 
as was expected, Valentino showed on the scene amiable and ingratiating. 

The first branch of the organization that received the shock was the 
scenario division. Here, when the discussion came regarding "Monsieur 
Beaucalre" and the treatment that it was to be given on the screen, For- 
rest Halsey and those associated with him received the surprise of their 
lives when Valentino calmly suggested that the early sequence of the 
story be made stronger for Bebe Daniels. As a matter of fact, he was 
fighting to remain out of scenes rather than trying to hog the picture. 
As a result, the English sequence of the picture has been built up so that 
Valentino walks away with that portion of it, the contrast as against the 
French sequence making it all the stronger. 

Following this the directorial forces received their shock. With the. 
assignment to direct the picture, Sidney Olcott was Informed he had had 
"things pretty soft in the last couple of pictures, so he was due for 4 
cropper, and it was pretty certain that he would get it with Valentino 
to handle." However, things seemingly are decidedly otherwise. Right 
now the picture schedule calls for 32 shooting days, with the possibility 
that they will run to 45, but everyone Is happy. 

The working crew got their thrill when one of the prop boys approached 
the star and asked him a question prefacing it with "Mr. Valentino," 
whereupon Rudle said "What's your first name?" and when answered to 
the effect that it was Fred ho said, ''Well, Fred, that 'Mr. Valentino' stuff 
is out, I'm Rudolph," and make believe that didn't go along the line and 
prove to be a ten-strike for the Sheik with the working crew. 

Credit for this sudden display of "smartness" is given to Mrs. Valen- 
tino, who is very much on the job and supervising all of the 
business details, with the idea of letting her husband attend to the acting 
end. Both seemingly worked out a system that is going to make every 
one around the studio like them and to date their average is 1,000 plus. 

Last Monday Famous Players gave a party at the studio for the 
cfflcia'. start of the picture. Some two score newspaper people were the 
guests of the organization and saw Hose Pelswick of the "Journal'" and 
Regina Cannon of "Movie Weekly" turn the crank on the first shot of the 
scene showing the boudoir of the Queen of France. Earlier scenes of the 
picture were shot Saturday, on which occasion Sidney Olcott probably 
saved the life of Bebe Daniels when a (laming torch fell from the hand of 
one of the extras and ignited her costume. The director Jumped from his 
stand and extinguished the flan js with his liande. 



Sidney Olcott, former football star and now director, probably saved 
Bebe Daniels' life Saturday by making a flying tackle below the knees and 
bringing the star down with a crash. 

It happened at the Famous Players' Long Island studio, where they are 
taking first shots of the Rudolph Valentino picture, ''Monsieur Beaucalre." 
There was a mob scene in a long narrow hallway, with some of the supers 
carrying lighted alcohol torches. One of these extras slipped and fell, 
his torch falling under the dress of Miss Daniels. It was a flimsy court 
costume of the time of the Louis period and would have easily Ignited. 
Olcott saw the danger from his stand, tackled Miss Daniels in regular 
football styles, and beat the flames out with his hand. 

The 6cene brought visions to many of the death of Martha Mansfield 
under almost similar circumstances. Miss Daniels was uninjured, but 
badly shaken up. 



D. W. Griffith has a couple of scouts In Philadelphia this week looking 
for an old overcoat-rfind a suit of clothes. The articles of clothing, accord- 
ing to report, are those worn by Abraham Lincoln on the night he waa 
shot at Ford's theatre, Washington, and, according to advices, the Grif- 
fith organization received are to be disposed of at public auction. 

Griffith, on hearing that the suit and overcoat were to be offered for 
sale, Immediately commissioned Albert Grey, his general manager, to get 
someone In Philadelphia to secure the historic garments In his behalf. 
Griffith, In the event that he Is successful in his quest, will present the 
clothes to one of the historic museums In New York. 

The shooting of Lincoln at Ford's theatre was one of the big scenes 
of Griffith's "'Birth of a Nation," and the director associates It with his 
greatest screen success. 



James Klrkwood, accompanied by 
his wife (Lila Lee), will spend a few 
days resting at Del Monte upon the 
completion of "The Whirlpool," 
which will be finished at the Ince 
studio this week for Hodklnson. 
This couple may return to the legiti- 
mate stage shortly. 



Samuel Jessee Buzzed, an attor- 
ney, and brother of Eddie Buzzell, 
former leading man of "The Ging- 
ham Girl," last Friday received a 
verdict in his suit for one share of 
stock against Danler, Inc., the cor- 
porate producers of that show. The 
evidence showed that on Aug. 24. 
1922, Buzzell wrote a letter to the 
board of directors of the corporation, 
requesting them to transfer one 
share of stock to his brother. This 
was not done. With dividends the 
single share of stock la worth $400. 

Harry Fairbanks who went to 
England 18 years ago as a member 
of the original Gotham Comedy 
Four, returned to New York Febru- 
ary 1 for the first time since leav- 
ing. While abroad two members of 
the original quartette died and were 
replaced by English singers. These, 
with another, who replaced Mr. 
Fairbanks are playing England and 
the Continent still using the old 
title. 



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The ever Increasing demand for 
property in Hollywood has tempted 
Mack Sennett, along with several 
other studios, to sell and locate else- 
where. Sennett has in view a spot 
In the Hollywood Hills, but may 
go to the Beverly Hills. 



Several big producers have their 
eyes on Jobyn Ralston, now lead- 
ing lady for Harold Lloyd, who has 
displayed dramatic ability. 



Lew Cody, playing Dan McGrew 
In 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew," 
has written a song In connection 
with the picture. 

Douglas MacLean has secured the 
film rights to "Never Say Die," pub- 
lished In Collier's. 



The younger sister of one of the screen's foremost vamps Is about te 
make her debut in pictures. Upon arrival on the coast the vamp, 
who is of the dark skinned type, decided that sister would appear to bet« 
ter advantage If she acquired a darker hue than her natural coloring. 

To attain the proper results, the younger girl was forced to take a henna 
bath in order that her entire body might have the same dark coloring 
she could acquire facially. The bath was taken In a Los Angeles hotel 
and caused considerable disturbance on the part of the management, a* 
the henna refused to come off of the bath tub, and isojretty sure to stick 1 
to the body of the picture aspirant. 



"Times Square Daily" has fallen for another press agent yarn. Thll 
time it's for the Harold Bell Wright novel, "When a Man's a Man," which 
has been plcturized and is being shown at the Cameo. 

The sandwich men who have been walking around Broadway for the 
last ten days advertising the picture, one cold day last week tried to get 
into the Public Library but were refused admission. Some officious 1 
person probably In the employ of the P. A. tried to have the men arrested» 
but the cops would not fall and the P. A. wept salt tears of disappoint* 
ment. • 



A certain film broker, who Is at present enjoying the balmy breeies 
in the south of France, is going to have more or less of a reception com- 
mittee awaiting him on his return to this country. Frior, he in associa- 
tion with a photographer who specializes in enlargements for lobby dis- 
play In the picture Industry, engineered the 6ale of "Daughters of Today" 
to J. D. Williams and a couple of associates for $75,000, but the photog- 
rapher did not get his "cut," so he Is going to be waiting at the dock with 
some papers all done up In ribbone. 



Agnes Ayres and Antonio Moreno 
will co-star In "Bluff." to be pro- 
duced by Sam Wood for Lasky. 



The Star, at Bellow's Falls, Vt., 
has opened. There Is only one other 
picture house In the oitjr. Tfee aew 
house will seat 700. 



Walter Hlers Is on a personal ap- 
pearance tour in the East. His con- 
tract with Lasky terminated Jan. 
16, and the fat boy will start work 
on a different lot upon his return. 



Many changes are expected at 
Universal City. Carl Laemmle has 
been Inspecting the various depart- 
ments, and It Is anticipated a new 
general manager of the studio will 
fee appointed. 



One of the newer crop of female stars who has heretofore been directed 
exclusively by one director is shortly to be shunted over to another by the 
producing company. The producers decided It best to make a changei 
as the star was recently mentioned by the director's wife In a dlvorc« 
action. Speculation Is rife as to what the outcome of the switch will ©•• 
as the regular director has taken more than usual pains in handling the 
girl. 

One of the foremost picture stars has just completed a picture for 
a director under whom she had never worked before, and is reported 
exceedingly dis.-atisfled with several little happenings during the mak- 
ing. The star, who heads her own company, found fault at various times 
du* to lack of speed on the part of the director. On one occasion, with 
a U.rge number of extras on the set and when the director failed to put 
In an appearance on time, she took the megaphone and directed herself. 

George Drexel Blddle, of the utra-soclety BIddle family of Philadel- 
phia, was assistant cameraman for William de Mllle In the filming ©f 
"Icebound." Blddle was on location with the company when the outdoor 
scenes were taken around Catsklll, N. Y. 



Thursday, February 14, 1924 



VARIETY 




YOUR money is your business life. An Exhibitor 
should make money as a matter of service to his 
patrons. Surely you have noticed how quickly a 
theatre that is losing money gets a chill, depressed inhos- 
pitable air. And you have also noticed a prosperous theatre 
has a warm, welcome feel to it. 

Remember this-D. W. GRIFFITH has made MORE 
MONEY for motion picture EXHIBITORS than any 
other man. Since the early Biograph days, his pictures 
have been pictures of prosperity to the men who know 
them. 

We do not say he has always batted one hundred 
per cent? What man ever has? Has YOUR judgment 
been one hundred per cent good? 

Have you played all his recent pictures? There is 
real money in playing them. Realize this— A GRIFFITH 
PICTURE never hurts your theatre; and you know- 
theatres can be hurt by pictures. A GRIFFITH PIC- 
TURE always helps your theatre, because he puts all his 
brains, and all his strength and all his time into making 
pictures for you. And who else does that for you. year 
in and year out? 

If you haven't played "ORPHANS OF THE 
STORM," "ONE EXCITING NIGHT" and "THE 
WHITE ROSE," put aside one week for a GRIFFITH 
WEEK, PLAY THEM, and MAKE MONEY. 



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UNITED ARTISTS EXCHANGE 

in your territory or 



Write direct to 
Albert L. Grey, General Manager, 

D. W. GRIFFITH, Inc., 
303 Longacre Bldg., New York City 




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j*#irsday, February 14. !«♦ 



PRESENT AT/ONS 

(Extra attractions in picture theatres, when not 
pictures, will be carried and described in this depart- 
ment for the general information of the trade.) 



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•-PHONOFILWr 
Talking Picture 
11 Mins.; Screen 
Rivoli, New York. 

This is a new form of talking 
picture, where the sound effect* are 
secured 0:1 the margin of the 
film whi!e»it is being taken by the 
recording ot n system of eerrlationi 
or dots, and t'<e reproduction of 
sound achieved In the projection 

The synchronisation was perfect 
(n the sample shown at the Rivoli. 
The quality of the sound la defec- 
tive in about the same way as in 
the early talking machines, and there 
Is always the snapping of the needle 
of whatever the device employs. 

For this week they chose two 
episodes of Lincoln, Tuesday being 
his birthday anniversary. One con- 
cerns his entrance Into a cin,p of 
soldier^ and Joining In their t:ilk and 
songs. The other is his delivery of 
the Gettysburg address. A plain and 
badly toned section of the speakers' 
aland is the background, with Lin- 
coln, done b; Frank McGlynn. In the 
center. There Is no stage manage- 
ment and the grouping and photog- 



raphy are poor, but the subject tri- 
umphs over these minor defects. 

it Is hero that the defects of 
sound reproduction are best judged. 
McGlynn speaks the lines in a 
sonorous tone, but sometimes the 
words are blurred. However, so ex- 
quisitely nice is the synchronization 
that lip reading makes the words 
clear. 

A splendid short subject for Lin- 
coln's birthday; it would hardly do 
for general use. Hush. 



"GOING UP" (12>. 

Prolog; 

7 Mins.; Full; (Special) 

Chicago, Chicago 

Chicago IV.. U 
Then la a difference oeUveen a 
"presentation" and a 'prolog." A 
"presentation" is a feature offered 
In connection with pictures while 
a "prolog"' is a presentation con- 
structed around the plot or refer- 
ing to the picture Itself. This Is a 
"prolog" and so announced by a 
slide while another point to the ob- 
server is that the curtain does not 
closo In but the numhe; Itself is 
succeeded by the title of the film 



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as often done and mayhaps origin- 
ated at the Capitol. New York. 

The scene Is a big blimp with 
quarters which glvo the impression 
of being almost ai largo as a rail- 
road car, although when the flight la 
begun, at the close of the act, onl\ 
a part of this goes up Into the files. 
This Is effectively done and Is 
hardly noticed by the audience that 
all has not ascended. A crowd of 
young folks visit the air field and 
flyers, their lady friends and officers 
of the blimp are in the assemblage. 
Charles Bennett Cash, tener, Im- 
personating the flyer, sings, Vir- 
ginia Johnson, soprano, does a num- 
ber and Cash joins for a duct. Then 
Cunningham and Clemens, late of 
"Nellie Kelly," do a fast dance which 
commanded enthusiastic applause. 
At one time a chorus of eight men 
supports the male singer for a brief 
period. 

It Is a creditable number In every 
respect but hardly worth the ex- 
pense in houses of less importance. 
There was another presentation 
number on this program of eight 
men and it is likely that the octette 
doubled In this act. 



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RUTH URBAN 

Soprano 

6 Mins.; Full Stage 

Rivoli, New York. 

A "smart" musical turn designed 
for the class houses. Miss Urban 
appears in what has the semblance 
of the corner *of a drawing room 
containing a piano and room drap- 
eries. Starting promptly into a 
brief song fragment about a husky 
swain \\ ho couldn't make a proposal 
of marriage. Esds in a surprise 
line, and Is sung In a smooth voice 
with pantomimic action. 

Follows "Her Gown," a bright bit 
of light lyric, giving scope for the 
girl's fine voice. The finish Is "Je 
sais que vous etes gentil," from 
"The Better Ole." They are all 
bright class numbers, all brief and 
all done snappily. 

The turn makes one think of a 
pianolog, except that this girl has 
a fine voice. Rush. 



would have a new Interest In life 
after a month. 

The bet Is taken and then things 
begin moving so fast In melodra- 
matic form with MacLean as the 
comedy foil that laugh after laugh 
rolls aong. In the finish it is dis- 
closed that all the melodrama was 
the result of a frame-up to provide 
the "new interest In life" in the 
form of Patsy Ituth Miller as Mar- 
garita. It works out nicely. 

In addition to the laughs there 
also are Enumerable thrills, and 
for a knockout that ride down the 
winding paths of a mountain (It 
looks like Griffith park) can't be 
beat. The car has no breaks, a fact 
which is planted before the come- 
dian gets into It to start a stern 
chase of another auto, but Maclean 
doesn't know It and his ride Is a 
howl from start to finish. 

The CSSt supporting the star Is a 
corking one and the tllrectlon car- 
ries the story along In great shape 
without a single d.ll moment. 

It Is a picture that .10 one can go 
wrong on. Frtd. 



DADDIES 

Warner Ilroe. production of the David 
Helawco Play. "Daddies," by John I*. 
Hobble. adapted by Julian Josephson. in- 
ns i,, I by William A. Setter. Shown at the 
Strand, New York, week ot Fob. 10. Run- 
ning time. 71 minutes. 

ltuth Ailuni Man Marsh 

llobert Audrey ...Harry Myers 

James Crockett... Claude GIIMngwaJer 

William Rivers Craufurd Kent 

ltoN'tte Audrey , Claire Adams 

Henry Allen Willard l.ouls 

Nicholson Walter* lloyce Combe 

Mrs. Audrey .....Georgia Woodthorpe 

Parker Otto Hoffman 

I.orrie Muriel France* Dana 

•The Triplet*" 

Do. Rrianc Twins and King Evers 

Katie Milly Davenport 



without a nickel owl stuck betweea 
his teeth. 

Sledge eventually wins the girl by 
showing up her gold digging suitor 
and after wrecking her father linaa- 
cially In a traction deal, he square* 
everything In time for the happy 
clinch and fade out. 

The picture Is the weakest sort of 
program addition. In the average 
picture house sans the elaborate 
presentation given at the Itialto. it 
will have less chance. The produc- 
tion deserved a better story. 

Con. 

THE NEXT CORNER 

Sam Wood production for Famous Play. 
ers-i.a.Hky, With a multiply star cast. Don* 
from the hook and play by Kate Jorda* 
and adapted to the screen by Monte VL 
Kaitorjohn. Projection time. SI minute*. 
At the Rivoli Feb. 10. Previously announce! 
a* "Nearly a Sinner." 

Robert Maury Conway T earls , 

Elsie Maury Dorothy MackalU 

Juaa Serafln Lon Chan*/ 

Don Arturo Rlcardo Cortes " 

Nina Race. Klsie's mother. ..Louise Dresser 

Countess I.ongrueval Remea Radsin* 

Paula, Vrlan Dorothy Cummins; 

Julie. Elsie'* maid. . ..Mrs. Uertha Feduch* 
The Strang, r Dernard Self 1* 



"GREAT LOVERS' (91. 
Singing Novelty 
5 Mins.; Full; (Special) 
Chicago, Chicago 

.Chicago, Feb. 13. 

Sybil Comers sings a number 
about the "great lovers" of history 
with a supporting male chorus tak- 
ing the characters. 

There are steps down from each 
side and at the rear of the stage 
having the characters make their 
appearance alternating on cither 
side. "Romeo" takes the singer for 
Juliet, a 'Spanish Cavalier" sing* 
to her. 'Sir Walter Kaleigh" !&)■ 
down hil cloak that she may step 
upon It and "The Shiek" grabs her 
In his arms with a displa) ot rough 
stuff for a laugh. 

The olght men return to the stage 
for a finish such as is encountered 
in musioal comedy. 



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THE YANKEE CONSUL 

Douglas MacLoan starring production 
based on the musical comedy of the same 
title, adapted for the screen by Raymond 
Griffith and Lewis Milestone, script by 
Raymond Cannon. Directed by James W. 
Home. Presented by Associated Exhibitors 
at the Central. New York, for two weeks, 
beginning Feb. 10- Running Ume, St) 
minute*. 

Dudley Alnsworth Douglas Mad.ean 

Margarita Patsy Ruth MiUer 

Jack Morroll Arthur Stuart Hull 

Leopoldo Stanhope Wheatcrof t 

Donna Teresa Hulalie Jensen 

Don Rafael Deschado George Perlolat 

John J. Doyle Fred Kolsey 

Admiral Rutledge. U. S. N Krlc Mayne 

Duncan ,.L. C. Shumway 

Servant Bert Hadley 



This 1? a fulrly amusing screen 
entertainment, but not one that will 
prove an extraordinary box office 
winner. It will pull the average 
business to the average houses. 
There is one disappointment, and 
that Is Mae Marsh in the leading 
role. Miss STarsh neither looks nor 
acts the character of the little Eng- 
ash orphan who wins the heart of 
her adopted father. The others In 
the cast are all satisfactory, espe- 
cially Harry Myers and Claude 
Gillingwater, and above all, the 
Juvenile members of the company. 

The story Is that of the adopting 
ot war babies and the wreck that 
one lone woman can make of a 
batchelor club, the woman In the 
case being the mother of one ot the 
members whose belief that every 
man's debt to society Is to marry 
and raise a family. Thus she ar- 
ranges to have the four remaining 
members of the club. Including her 
son, all agree to adopt a war orphan, 
with tho result that, being fathers, 
they all finally decide that their 
children must have mothers. 

Amusing enough, to be sure, but 
not with sufficient punch to make 
picture fans break down theatre 
doors to s>e it. 

Harry Myers plays tha son of the 
mother who wants to see her boy 
married, and Miss Marsh Is the 
little war orphan that is picked out 
for him. He seconds the selection 
after viewing a photograph of the 
girl at the age ot six and imagines 
that will be her age when she ar- 
rives, but Instead it Is a full-grown 
young lady. Another of the quartet 
fcets triplets as his share of tho bar- 
gain, while the old grouch at the 
head of the club who Insists on 
having a boy gets a girl. . This girl 
role, played by Muriel Francos 
Dana, Is one of the works of art of 
the production. 

There are a lot of good comedy 
situations and any number of laughs 
ot light timber In the picture, but 
it isn't one of those comedies that 
could be described us a "wow." 

Fred. 



MY MAN 



Here is ah out and out laugh pro- 
ducer. A picture that pulls those 
oft sought for and seldom achieved 
laughs that are known to start 
somewhere near the solar plexus 
and end with a loud guffaw. This 
picture has them all the way from 
beginning to end, but not as most 
pictures achieve them — by titles— 
but from action. It Is motion pic- 
ture comedy pure and simple, no at- 
tempt to go after the fine points, 
but just broad wholesome humor 
that Is pretty sure to please any 
sort of an audience anywhere. 

In "The Yankee Consul" Douglas 
MacLean, the star, comes pretty 
nearly being as screamingly funny 
its he was in "The Hottentot," and 
that Is saying a lot. Incidentally. 
In presenting tills screen version of 
a musical comedy MacLean is open- 
ing a new field for the picture pro- 
ducers. There must be hundreds ot 
comic librettos that are adaptable 
to the screen that If as well han- 
dled as this one will make mighty 
good entertainment In film form. 
This Is. 

Of course the title role as played 
by Kaymond Hitchcock and as 
played by Douglas MacLean are 
two entirely different characters. 
Mac Loan Is the young millionaire 
in whose family no one has worked 
for seven generations. He is on the 
verge of a neivous breakdown from 
doing nothing when a friend makes 
a bet that should he take a Job he 



VUagraph feature, presented by Albert E. 
Smith, scenario by George Randolf Chester. 
Running time, 75 minutes. Rovlewed at 
Rlnlto, New York, Feb. 10. 

Molly Marley Patsy Ruth Miller 

Pledge Duatln Farmrm 

Dicky Reynold j Nlles Welch 

Pern Iturbank Margaret Tamils 

Bert Glider George Webb 

Henry Peters William Norrls 

Mrs. refers Kdlth Torke 

Jeeulo Peters Violet Palmer 

Christopher Marley Sidney de Grey 



The tltie Is worth something at 
the box office due to the songfhit. 
However, the picture in no way re- 
sembles the song theme. The pic- 
ture Is a hackneyed familiar, not 
particularly well cast, with Patsy 
Kuth Miller running away with 
whatever honors there wero. 

The strong political boss In love 
with the daughter ot a rich man who 
doesn't love him Is the flimsy rack 
on which the scenario is hung. The 
politician will brook no interference 
and breaks everyone who stands be- 
tween him and the girl, including 
her own father and a lounge lizard 
who is after her money. 

Much inconsequential kickless foot- 
age is exhausted trying to string this 
situation out to feature proportions, 
with the usual result. The picture 
Is dull and dreary. In spots uncon- 
vincing and unontertaining. 

DUStln Karnum as Sledge the poli- 
tician plays In the stereotyped man- 
ner, smoking innumerable cigars, 
which seemingly are Indispensable 
to a certain type of picture actor 
when cast as a business man, poli- 
tician or detective. Tom McQuire 
claims the distinction ot being the 
only human who ever played a dick 



All the surface elements of a fine 
picture are here assembled. Still, 
the production isn't worth the trou- 
ble, for the reason It has a silly- 
story. It's all about a fool woman 
(played by Miss MackalU) who Is 
carried away by an infatuation for 
a he-vamp and then hadn't either 
the nerve to go through with It or 
to quiet her own sentimental con* 
science. In short, the sort of a con- 
ventional figure that lives only la 
books and movies. 

This screen manniquin does emo- 
tional back somersaults at any ex- 
cuse. Her husband (played by Con- 
way Tearle in his usually smooth 
fashion) Is quite contented to take 
her OB •faith, even after the hyster- 
ical episode with the dark and sin- 
ister homebreaker. but she persists 
In being comfortably tragic. The 
husband didn't call for much more 
sympathy than his wife. So care- 
less a mate invited domestic disas- 
ter. Tho only detail of her conduct 
that aroused his objections was that 
she made up her face and smoked 
cigarettes. He seemed quite satis- 
fled with her friends, who were ob- 
vious loose livers. 

It is a pity this sort of fictional 
slush has Injured a picture Into 
which must have gone a vast 
amount of artistic effort. The 
scenic settings arc magnificent, par- 
ticularly those dealing with a storm 
in the mountains and gorgeous sur- 
roundings for social fetes in Parts. 
Some startlingly bizarre effects were 
secured in tho Interiors, while splen- 
did dignity was expressed in other 
inside shots, such as Don Arturo's 
castle. 

But when all Is said and done the 
Immediate appeal of. the picturs Is 
in tho women's fashions it discloses. 
Variety's expert, who sometimes can 
bo lured to the pictures on oft eve- 
nings, makes the declaration that 
some of the dresses shown In the 
pocturo haven't yet got aboard ship 
at Havre. She (the fashion expert) 
said the film release has "beaten ths 
New York market" on more than 
one "number." 

The frocks are startling. One Is 
so tight It has to be laced from hem 
to high neckband like a high hunt- 
ing boot. Any woman has to be of 
severest Gothic lines to play such 
a dress and avoid making a scene. 
Tho prevailing note seems to bs 
straight lines, stretched surfaces 
from east to west both fore and 
aft, and If you go Into the subject 
any further you run Into words and 
lines that a strictly family paper 
can't print. But this much one can 
declare — the new styles are going 
to put the girls on their honor as 
to their figures and diet and wreck 
Lane Bryant. 

Lon Chaney has a weak part and 
gets into the fore only now and 
then In subordinate situations 
Where he has little to build on, and 
another rather trifling role la deaH 
to Louise Dresser, who had only a 
couple of scenes that might as well 
have been played by an unknown 
grande dame. 

Bernard Selgle, hitherto of n« 
great prominence, has one Impres- 
sive bit as an avenging Spanish 
father. . Ho has a strong, rugged 
face and a stately presence, a capi- 
tal type for roles of this sort. 

Rush. 



SPORTING YOUTH 

Chicago, Tob. 13. 
T*nIverT«a,l-.TeweI etarnng Reginald Dennf 
in ltyron Morgan's story. Directed by Harry 
Pollard, with Clyde De Vinna the photogra- 
pher. Ca<t include** Henry Rurrows, Fred- 
erick Vmom, Daura I. a Planto, I.uclll* 
War) and llallam Oooley. At Randolph. 
Chicago, wok of Feb. 11. Running time, 
70 minutes. 



Denny's second attempt since 
leaving the Witwcr "Leather Push- 
ers" scries, also turned out by U, and 
playing under the guidance of the 
same director, Pollard. According to 
all reports, U Is out to plug Denny 



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Into the pl*<» left vacant by Wally 
Held having bought a number of 
Morgan's stories for future produc- 
tion, who bad many of bla scripts 
adapted to Held. 

This particular narrative appeared 
In the "Saturday Evening Post," and 
outside of what kick the automobile 
race supplies the detachment as- 
signed to making the screen version 
seems to have done little with It. 

Denny is not particularly colorful 
•s the chauffeur become an impro- 
vised race driver, and the combined 
efforts of the various contributing 
personnel gives reason to believe 
that there is much ground to be cov- 
ered before Denny can equal the 
better Reld releases of the type. 

The story projects as being unduly 
lengthy in reaching a specific point,* 
and it is not until the action swings 
on to the track that any materia! 
happening takes place. The race, 
as well, appears to have been pro- 
longed to past the breaking point, 
with more than one chance that 
Borne of the contest "shots" are re- 
peated in quick snatches. 

Two accidents have been Inserted 
for the usual thrills. One has a ma- 
chine taking a dive off a cliff, while 
the later incident provides the actual 
wallop of the picture in a wild car 
climbing a bank, tearing through a 
fence and somersaulting into a crowd 
of spectators. It's a long-distance 
glimpse of the smashup that at least 
constitutes a corking fake, while 
looking real enough to perhaps have 
been lifted from an actual race film 

The story is along light comedy 
lines, of a speed bug chauffeur who 
is sent on to California ahead of his 
employer with a mistaken identity 
alibi for the plausibility of driving 
the boss' raceabout to cop the $10,000 
and the daughter of the maker of 
the car. They don't explain why the 
employer, detesting the high spots 

Possesses a roadster (and, incidental- 
y, a machine that has been in other 
pictures besides this one). 

Laura La Piante, opposite Denny, 
lends a nice appearance to the ve- 
hicle, but has little to do other »han 
cheer the victor on. The remaining 
cast donations are negligible, with 
the production not screening as hav- 
ing caused an unduly heavy outlay 
of lucre beyond the four-wheel ve- 
hicles^. The camera work has caught 
the race stuff for adequate presen- 
tation, but as a whole the picture 
lacks the necessary quality to make 
it outstanding in the larger houses, 
and more so is that true when the 
Object in view Is considered. 

Bkio- 



Hayden Stevenson are the best, 
while, conversely, Mary Mersch and 
John Merkyl are not. They gave 
the film some very amateurish 
scenes. Almost as bad as their ac- 
tion is the photography. 

Coming to the praiseworthy part, 
the plot, it is a typical newspaper 
and blackmail story, but with a few 
novel twists and kicks. The big 
idea is introduced when Anne Grey 
(Miss Clifford) is Bent to interview 
a woman suing her husband for di- 
vorce, with Anne herself, innocently 
and unknowingly, mentioned as the 
co-respondent. Welch is the editor 
of the paper which employs Anne, 
and as he has lost his heart to her. 
h,e, too, is dragged into the mess. 

The expose of a band of black- 
mailers clears the atmosphere. 

"The Whispered Name" will serve 
as Just about average fare for the 
Intermediate houses. Whatever 
credit goes with this belongs to 
Misses Wciman and Pollock, who 
wrote the play from which it was 
adapted. 



THE LOVE BANDIT 

Charles E, Blancy production released by 
Vitngraph. Prom the play of the same 
title. Directed by Dell Henderson; stars 
Doris Kenyan. Shown at the Stanley, N. Y.. 
Feb 12, 1924. Running time, 73 minutes. 

Jim ninzc* Victor Sutherland 

Henri naribeau Jules Cowles 

liuck Itamsdell Christian Frank 

Mangle McGulry Dorothy Walters 

French Annie Miss Valentine 

Medge Dempsey CecP Spooner 

Amy Van Clayton Doris Kenyon 

Fred Van .Clayton Gardner James 

John Lswaofl Walter Jones 

Snapper Rollins Edward Boulden 



"WHISPERED NAME" 

A Universal production directed by Kins 
Baggott. Adapted from the play, "The Co-' 
respondent," by Rita Welman and Alice 
l*al Pollock. At the New York Feb. S as 
kalf the bill. Runs about 63 minutes. Cast 
Includes Ruth Clifford. Nile* Welch, Jane 
•tarr, Buddy Messlnger, Carl Stockdale, 
William Lawrence, Hayden Stevenson, 
Mary Meracb, John Merkyl and Charles 
Clary. 



With the right kind of treatment 
"The Whispered Name" might have 
turned out to be rather a first-rate 
newspaper story, as the plot itself 
holds such potentialities. But Uni- 
versal has provided a mediocre cast, 
old style direction, miserable pho- 
tography and general, all-around at- 
mosphere that detract severely from 
the story. 

The characters move through the 
■cenes in Jerky, clumsy sequences 
and poses, and when the big climac- 
teric moment arrived the director 
lost a splendid opportunity for the 
dramatic smash that should have 
crowned the situation. 

However, the director was handi- 
capped by a cast of players at best 
•o-so and at worst poor enough. 

Ruth Clifford and Niles Welch are 
the leads. Miss Clifford Is pleas- 
antly capable-looking as a young 
woman reporter, but too much rouge 
en her lips hurts her full-face shots. 
Welch Is the leading man who, when 
he played opposite Elaine Hammer- 
ateln and Norma Talmadge some 
years ago, was heralded as having 
a great future. 

Of the others, Charles Clary and 



This is a real cheap melodramatic 
thriller that has all the old tricks of 
the ten-twent-thirt shows of the 
days of old. In this particular pic- 
ture it is. played Just as they did In 
the stage productions in the com- 
bination houses at popular prices, 
one of those companies to which a 
two-night stand was an event, and 
a chance to take a bath. 

There Is one real picture player, 
Doris Kenyon. It was a mistake to 
put her in this picture, as she shows 
up everyone else in the cast. 

"The Love Bandit" is without 
doubt the most overacted picture In 
many moons. So exaggerated are 
the attempts to get over the real 
heavy stuff that instead of impress- 
ing an audience they bring roars 
of laughter. The picture, however, 
is intended as a serious effort, which 
makes the entire affair a rather sad 
one. Had the picture been kidded 
through titling it might have made 
a good comedy. 

Dell Henderson, who directed, has 
made a reputation for himself as a 
fairly consistent director, so it 
seems hardly fair to charge the 
overacting and exaggerated antics 
of the players to him. Seemingly 
there must have been someone else 
connected with the production who 
took a hand in guiding the players 
as to what they had to put Into 
their action to get it over. 

The story Is a lumber camp-so- 
ciety tale. There is a reason for a 
battle betwen the lumberjacks of 
both camps. That battle with about 
24 men in it is a laugh in Itself. 

The picture didn't cost an awful 
Tot to make, and If bought at a 
price it'll get by in the cheap admis- 
sion houses. Fred. 



Milton Hocky and Howard J. 
Green, who lost a suit to Edward 
Leroy Rice arising from "The Stars 
of _Yeeterday" vaudeville act, state 
that Rice's claim only confined it- 
self to his services for casting the 
act and not on the ground that he 
(Rtce) originated and conceived 
the Idea. Hocky and Green's orig- 
ination of the idea was not ques- 
tioned. 



BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK 

(Continued from page 18) 

sionistic exposition of the Kaufman- 
Connelly grotesques on native con- 
ceits; sometimes It Is as though we 
were passing in parade before a set 
of those distorting mirrors which 
used to be In Coney Island galleries; 
yet again we sit up at the call of 
pungent and even poignant ironies 
such as James Russell Lowell or 
even the acidulous Pope committed. 

"A Beggar on Horseback" Is a 
George Jean Nathan editorial 
dramatised and Illustrated by Held. 

The staging is brilliant and as 
Imaginative and resourceful as the 
method, itself, and the writing 
thereof. The casting is not so in- 
spired. Roland Young, as the artist, 
is sing-songy and whines In a 
monotone, which? if it is another 
little sly nifty and premeditated, 
eluded the backward sense of hu- 
mor of this reporter. Kay Johnson, 
as the ingenue, is more human and 
plausible. The Cady family is well 
done and well overdone, as intended. 
Grethe Kuzt-Nissen, who is on for 
a few glorious minutes and who 
never sa>s a word, is still the star 
by miles. 

The opening-night audience was 
fascinated with the entire amusing, 
brain-massaging, startling and 
sometimes amazing presentation as 
it unfolded with its mechanical and 
mental sensations, its unorthodox 
iconoclasms of style which lam- 
pooned the stage upon which it 
lampooned the world. It was a 
superior, sharp, almost intellectual 
gathering. How "A Beggar on 
Horseback" will fare with less 
Sparkling observers — the "upstairs" 
outfit — is a bit problematical as yet, 
but within that unknown space is 
only the question of whether this 
will be a huge success or only a suc- 
cess 

It is not easily conceivable that a 
thing so new, so Intriguing and so 
penetrating will be passed by In 
New York, where It must run for 
many weeks and may live for many 
months. Lait. 



THE NEW ENGLANDER 

Equity Plays, Inc., Harry O. Stubbs, man- 
aging director, presents this four-act play 
by Abby Merchant. Staged by Henry Still- 
man and Gilbert • Emery. Settings by 
Woodman Thompson. Opened at the Equity 
<8th St., Feb. 7. 

Mrs. Ellery Katberlne Emmet 

Helen Estabrook Louise Huff 

Robert Keer.e Gilbert Emery 

Annie Bennett Helen Strickland 

Seth Kllery ...Alan Birmingham 

Jamea McCall Arthur sbaw 



Albert Whelan. English enter- 
tainer who has not appeared In 
American vaudeville for seven years 
has been booked for a tour of the 
Keith tune. He starts at Shea's 
Buffalo around April 16. 



"Sees All, Knows All" 



A slogan known for fourteen years by 
everyone. 

Twenty million persons. It Is estimated, 
see weekly the 



Pathe News 



There is probably nothing sold or adver- 
tised that is better known. 

That's box office value. It takes much 
less effort to sell to the public something 
which it knows well than something it 
doesn't. 

The theatre showing Pathe Newt has 
prestige and good will from giving the 
public what it wants. 

The Exhibitor knows that week by week, 
number by number, Pathe News Is the best 
one -reel subject in the world. 

If you're not showing It, call up the 
Pathe exchange serving you — NOW I 

Twice a Week 



The program denotes this as "A 
study of New England character,'- 
which intention of the author was 
not gotten over with any degree of 
lmpressiveness approaching that of 
"Icebound," for instance. 

Built along the /familiar mother's 
sacrifice and errant son's misunder- 
standing, it contains a few inter- 
esting highlights here and there, 
but the sum total is not exception- 
ally brilliant. The idea revolves 
about the stole Spartan will of a 
New England mother (the action Is 
laid, in a suburb of Boston), who 
relegates her mother love and for- 
giveness and urges the prosecution 
for larceny of her only son, an idea 
that lacks the homely attribute nec- 
essary to wallop the point across as 
poignantly and impressively as It 
might have been under other clr- 
oumstances. 

What recommended it chiefly, 
probably, was its economical pro- 
duction. The four acts are laid in 
one Interior and require only six 
characters. 

It permits for a number of his- 
trionic highlights by the cast which 
does much make the evening pass- 
ably Interesting. Alan Birming- 
ham as the son had the difficult 
role, but managed fairly well. Louise 
Huff, from pictures, accepted a 
couple of emotional opportunities 
Interestingly and disproves part of 
what they say about movie people 
proving flops on the stage. Katb- 
erlne Emmet as the mother was 
"sweetly" cast and an entirely 
sympathetic character. Arthur 
Shaw in a slangy role also was in- 
teresting. 

The "unhappy" ending with the 
suicide by the mother Is not likely 
to prolong Its stay much beyond the 
regular subscription season allotted 
to each Equity offering. This makes 
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NEWS OF DAILIES 



"The Storm," a play by Henry 
Bacon, will be presented for a series 
of matinees at the 49th Street the- 
atre starting Feb. 19. Henry Her- 
bert will play the leading role. 



"Sweet Little Devil" will move to 
the Central Feb. 25. 



John Adair in "Artists and Mod- 
els" has completed a three-act 
comedy called "Regards to the Mis- 
sus," which may shortly be pro- 
duced. 



Max Reinhardt in Vienna denied 
that he had been offered a chance 
to build and direct a great new art 
theatre in New York on the guar- 
antee of Otto H. Kahn. Mr. Rein- 
hardt will return to America short- 
ly. 



- Owing to Arnold Daly's sudden 
illness his role in "The Race with 
the Shadow" is being taken by 
Basil Sydney. 



"The Weavers," Sir Gilbert Par- 
ker's romance, will be produced by 
Dstinctive Pictures Corp. The 
novel has Its principal nettings In 
Egypt 



Arthur Hammerstein left Satur- 
day for Florida. 



Herbert Deutz. the American Im- 
porter who last week was cleared 
of charges brought against him In 
Paris by Mme. Kousnezoff, of the 
Paris opera, In regard to her neck- 
lace his filed suit against the diva 
for 100.000 francs for defamation 
of character. 



The conflicting divorce laws In 
various states* was again seen Inst 
week in New York, when Justice 



A. H. Secger refused to grant a 
divorce to Mrs. Minnie Lewis, of 
Brooklyn, because their marriage, 
performed in New Jersey, could 
not be regarded as a legal marriage 
in New York. Lewis' first wife 
divorced him, according to a decree 
which did not permit him to re- 
marry in New York. The Judge 
said that Lewis could not be re- 
garded as legally married b- a court 
in this state. 



Michel Fokine has completed his 
all-American ballet. Seventy young 
women compose the membership. 



Owen Moore, the film actor, is 
recovering and it will not be neces- 
sary to amputate his right arm. He 
has been in a hospital in Los Ange- 
les for several weeks as the result 
of an automobile accident. 



The Appellate Division of the 
Queens County Supreme Court last 
week reversed a recent ruling of 
Justice Lacansky granting Galllard 
T. Boag an injunction which re- 
strained James M. Thompson, Paul 
and Samuel Salvln from disposing 
of the effects of a number of sup- 
per clubs pending trial of an action 
by Boag for an accounting by the 
three defendants. 

John Cron. /ell. finding the lead- 
ing man in his new production, 
"Fool Woman," could not continue 
in the role on the road, la playing 
the part himself. 

Henry King's "The White Sister," 
starring Lillian Gish, will conclude 
its six-month run on Broadway Feb. 
17 at the Lyric. 

The Society of American Dra- 
! (Continued on page 43) 



REMEMBER 
the 

"BIG 10" 



"BLACK OXEN" 

"FLAMING YOUTH" 

"PONJOLA" 

"ANNA CHRISTIE" 

"ASHES OF VENGEANCE" 

"BOY OF MINE" 

"THE ETERNAL CITY" 

"HER TEMPORARY HUSBAND" 

"PAINTED PEOPLE" 







and book the 



v> 



First National 

"BIG 20" 

to be released between 

FEBRUARY and JUNE 

1924 




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VARIETY 



NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



xuursday, February 14, 1924 



ALBERTINA RASCHS ALL- 
AMERICAN BALLET 

Dancing 

15 Mins.; Full Stage 

Hippodrome 

The ballet i.s one division of terp- 
stchora that America hasn't bean 
particularly prolific in the produc- 
tion of for several years. Vaude- 
ville has battalions 'f adagio danc- 
ing teams, mostly alike in what they 
do, and mualcal comedies, vaude- 
ville tabs and burlesque shows have 
their chorus: ensembles with pretty 
definitely routined steps and forma- 
tions, but, strictly speaking, the 
ensen. des are not ballets— second 
cousins, sort of. but not exactly bal- 
lets. 

Albertina Kasch's All-Amerlcan 
Ballet is a move in the right direc- 
tion, in view of the foregoing. 
Twenty- two coryphees form the 
background for Agnes Hoy's solo 
work, and 'wo dancing teams assist 
her— Margaret Petit and Chester 
Hale, and William Dunn and Paul- 
ine Vincent. Both teams do the fa- 
miliar lifts and postures of the 
adagio and both do exceedingly well. 
Miss Roy is a toe dancer of ability, 
her work denoting the best of tech- 
nical training and development. 

The 22 girls of the ensemble are 
In the long tar'eton skirts introduced 
over here by Adeline Genee some 16 
years ago. ai.d they look well and 
dance as well as they look. 

A waltz movement opens the bal- 
let, which incidentally runs to sim- 
ple formations and steps, and does 
not attempt to delineate anything 
in the way of a "story." The 'in- 
terpretative" stuff Isn't missed. An 
adagio next by Petit and Hale, with 
another waltz movement in order, 
another adagio by Dunn and Vin- 
cent and an ensemble by the com- 
pany, with the finish built up by 
the addition of Allen K. Foster's 16 
Hippodrome dancing girls. 

The ballet appeared to run about 
three minutes too long Monday 
night. With a little pruning, it will 
readily work into a high class dan- 
cing number— with special qualifica- 
tions for the Hip. iJc/l. 



CLARK MORRELL (1) 
Singing and Piano 
13 Mins.; One 
23d St. (Feb. 11) 

Opening the show Monday night 
as one of the professional try outs, 
Morrell stopped the show cold, made 
a decided impression and should 
qualify for continuoua vaudeville 
bookings. 

Neatly attired in a tuxedo suit the 
tenor opened with "Waiting for the 
Sunrise"; "Pieardy" followed the 
delivery including a falsetto obliga- 
to; "Ten Thousand Years Ago," a 
semi-classical ballad, pulled him 
back for an encore with "I'm Going 
South," with another falsetto In- 
terpellation, which was followed by 
an exterp from "Pagllacci," for a 
Second encore. 

Morrell sings to piano and or- 
chestra accompaniment, lie has a 
big voice, resonant, rangefull, pow- 
erful and cultivated. He is prob- 
ably from the concert field, but has 
picked up the vaudeville trick. His 
ciean cut appearance, winning per- 
sonality and delivery should make 
him a "find" for the vaudeville 
bookers. 

Discounting the "name" difference 
he can follow any of the high class 
tenors on any vaudeville bill. His 
repertoire was selected by an ex- 
port who knew vaudeville. ('on. 



DIXON AND O'BRIEN. 
Blackface Talk, Songs, Dances 
12 Mins.; One (Special DropJ 
23rd St. 

Mixed blackface double, costumed 
in extreme fashion, the man in col- 
ored minstrel jacket and hat, the 
girl in wedding finery. Thoy carry 
a special drop which doesn't en- 
henco the value of the turn but is 
revelant due to the church pictures 
thereon as the opening talk is about 
"marriage." Tho pair are on their 
way to sign up for the life duet 
but the girl balks at the last minute. 
Crosstiro and get backs follow the 
girl getting occasional laughs 
through exaggerated similes. 

A solo comedy by her follows. 
The male roturns and after another 
quarrel about bar timidity In. ap- 
proaching the niter he pulls a break- 
a-way dress off of her, leaving her 
in silk panties. A double pop song 
end dance conclude. For an encore 
the girl plays a harmonica, the- man 
doing a corkirg buck dance, includ- 
ing triple tin,.- taps, roal wings, etc. 

The act Is for Binall time and as 

auch seems safe. The talk misses 

In spots due to the forced delivery, 

but this will bo remedi.Nd by work. 

The girl has a fair comedy delivery. 

It qualifies as a small time deucer 

for the three a day bills. Went big 

at finish hf'i-e. ■ ',':•' 

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BRYAN and BRODERICK, With 

SILVER 8LIPPER ORCHESTRA 

and TOM NIP (11) 
Dances and Music 
20 Mins.; Full Stag. 
Palace 

Tom Bryan and Lillian Broderlek 
have expanded their dance idea, the 
act now including Meyer Davis' or- 
chestra current at Van and 
Sehenek's Silver Slipper eafo on 
Broadway. Bryan and Broderlek 
were at the place elnce Its opening 
in the fall. So was Tom Nip, who 
Is a valuable member of tho new 
combination. 

The opening is similar to that used 
by the team as a double act, Miss 
Broderick being part of an animated 
hosiery sign and Bryan a human 
collar adv. The sign board in the 
middle is transparent and as the 
lights fade out one of the musicians 
appears in an opening of the paint- 
ed disc to sing "Put Another Little 
Record On." 

Then went into full stage, the It- 
piece band going into action with 
"Linger a While." The dance team 
changed and performed a spinning 
waltz. Miss Broderlck's graceful 
twisting attracting attention. Tom 
Nip made a single appearance, and 
his acrobatic dance took down the 
best individual score during the act. 
A Spanish novelty dance by Bryan 
and Broderick made a good flash, 
and the team was out again for a 
closing acrobatic .;pecialty, the band 
making good with a trick number 
during the change. 

The dancers are hard workers, and 
the new ti in is the best they have 
yet offered. How far they can go 
with the Davis 1 and it. not certain, 
but around here the «act will fit 
anywhere. Closing intermission. It 
scored distinctly. Ibre. 



JACK OSTERMAN 

"A Reel Revue" (Talk and Songs) 

15 Mins.; One 

Orpheum, San Francisco 

San Francleco, Feb. 13. 

Thpre is the element of real nov- 
elty in this new monolog of Jack 
Osterman's. He opens much as he 
did before, making his appearance 
to fast entrance music and launch- 
ing into amusing chatter about his 
recent visit to Hollywood. 

Osterman confides to the audi- 
ence the picture stars treated him 
royally. He mentions practically 
all of the big name* In picturedom. 
He explains there may be some who 
<'oubt his word and he intends to 
prove his statements. 

The lights go out and a picture 
sheet is drop: ed. There are no 
titles in the film flashed on the 
screen. Osterman keefls up an in- 
cessant chatter as it is unfolded. 

The laughs come from his ex- 
planation of the different scenes, 
which show Osterman with Buth 
Roland, Betty Comnson, Buster 
Keaton, Tom Mix, Buster Collier. 
Norman Kerry. Wallace Beery, 
Charles Chaplin and Alice Lake. 
In the picture Osterman Is given 
a very cool reception, In some 
cases being actually kicked out of 
several studios. His explanations 
of these scenes are really funny. 
They kept the audience in constant 
and hearty laughter. The last star 
shown is Alice Lake, with whom 
Osterman carries on a conversa- 
tion from the side of the stage. 
His questions are answered by 
MI*S Lake in the picture. Finally 
lie at I.s her for a kiss and she mo- 
tions for him to come up. He steps 
Into the first entrance, out of sight, 
and a moment later is seen on the 
screen embracing the star. 

At the conclusion of the picture 
Csterman goes into a song In his 
usual dynamic style. Act went 
over very big. It is a novelty. 

JUvert. 



SIX DAYES 

Bicycle Act 

15 Mins.; Full Stage 

Jefferson 

A mixed sextet of cyclers In which 
one of the men does the major por- 
tion of trick riding, two comics fill 
In with some good riding and the 
girls contribute little else than to 
dress the act and provide the flash. 

The featured member offers a 
routine of stunts, most of which 
are done on monocycles and trick 
wheels. During the latter's rest 
periods the comics hold the stage 
with some good trick stuff that Is 
put over in a manner that brings 
laughs. Two of the girls also do a 
tandem stunt on one-wheeler*. The 
third girl, the heaviest of the trio, 
Is balanced by the straight, held 
at arm's length, while the latter 
rides around on a one-wheeler. 

A clever pyramid stunt makes a 
great picture finale. 

Act Is good closer for any of the 
medium .Hills. 



HENRIETTA CROSMAN and Co. 

(4) 
"Sweet Peggy Clivo" 
20 Mins.; Full Stage (Special) 
Palace 

Miss Crosman Is no recruit to 
vaudeville. Edward Locke has sup- 
plied the playlet for Miss Crosman. 
It is a costume story, dated in the 
days of George HI, Miss Crosman 
using a Celtic dialect. As an act it 
Is quite a plain little plot, yet the 
playing is gracious. 

The curtain would have concluded 
the act. Just an incident of old lace 
and lavender. But the author chose 
the "twist," since the curtain is im- 
mediately raised and a chap from 
the aisle tells the players it is all 
wrong; they will have to jazz up 
things If any attempt at popular 
appeal Is to be worked out. It all 
leads to Miss Crosman saying that 
she had notable successes in "Sweet 
Kitty Bellairs," as Rosalind in "As 
You Like It," "Mistress Nell" and 
others. But she hates jazz and will 
not play It. Stating that her suc- 
cesses have not resulted in her be- 
ing financially well fixed, she said: 
"If I have to choose between the old 
ladies' home and jazz. I'll choose the 
home." That is pathetic to show 
people. Though it is an open invita- 
tion for sympathy, none out front 
can gainsay so courageous a woman. 

Mr. Locke has written in some 
splendid lines suited to Miss Cros- 
man. When the old Earl shows her 
a picture as she was at "sweet and 
20," she asks him to cover It, for "it 
Is the tragedy of every actress's life 
to see herself as Juliet when she is 
playing the nurse." 

Miss Crosman looked excellent in 
an old-fashioned silken frock and 
feathered hat. 

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FELIX FERNANDO BAND (10) 
17 Mins.; Full Stage 
Broadway 

The latest of the big time or- 
chestra combinations has 10 mem- 
bers and opens with six of the 
men playing, plectorum instru- 
ments, the leader using a mando- 
lin, while a first violin, bass viol, 
drums and piano complete the 
Instrument lineup. 

The stage was In semi-darkness 
at the rise of the curtain and the 
backdrop represented Morro Castle 
In Havana harbor, and to the music 
of the first song a prop ship, 
lighted up, was shown sailing out. 
With the music this drew mildly. 

Then the orchestra shifted from 
the plectorum to the regulation 
saxes, cornets, trombones, etc., and 
p'ayed several .popular numbers 
which got good receptions. A med- 
ley including several old musical 
comedy airs closed their regular 
program and on getting a hand 
with this, they stretched out for 
three encores, two of them de- 
served. One was a "hot'' blues 
number In. which the banjolst took 
up the chorus vocally, without 
adding to the general effect. 

The turn Is dressed nicely, Span- 
ish jackets being worn with tuxedo 
trousers, and as a whole, does well. 
It is capable of holding down good 
spots In the intermediate houses. 



THREE LONGFIELDS 

Equilibrists 

8 Mins.; Full Stage 

Fifth Ave. 

The distinctive feature seems to 
be that all three of the members — 
two men and a woman — serve as 
understander for the other two. The 
strength of the woman is erittugh to 
guarantee attention. particularly 
when she supports a heavy man by 
one arm. 

Tho risley and balancing work is 
ordinary, the usual lamps serving as 
props on which the understander 
supports himself. Neither of the 
men exhibits anything extraordinary 
in the way of athletic prowess or 
strength. 

It is the woman who supports the 
act as well as her partners. She 
would prove more effective If smil- 
ing more frequently. 



LA VOIE and LANE REVUE (6) 

Smging and Dancing 

18 Mins. j One and Full (Special) 

Jefferson 

Josephine La Vole and Lester 
Lane are featured, another of those 
pretentious dancing acts that can 
not miss in better class houses. As- 
sisting are Margaret Roberts, so- 
prano, and three other good looking 
girls comprising a quartet ensemble 
who work like Trojans when the 
featured ones are not holding the 
stage. 

Miss Roberts and the girls open 
before an old rose drop in "one," 
with the usual introductory stuff 
that builds up an entrance for La 
Vole and Lane. A duet and dance 
after, with both getting in some good 
legmanla and acrobatic stuff. Miss 
Roberts followed with a pleasing 
solo. The act goes to full, showing 
Miss La Voie in tattered togs stand- 
ing against a poster background 
supposed to be an advertisement for 
a Jackie Coogan film. She follows 
with a neat specialty dance, in 
which she injects no little amount 
o£ contortion stuff. 

The four girls follow with an en- 
semble. 'Pirates of Broadway," 
tastefully costumed in silk pirate 
outfits, which makes a great build 
up for Lane's ensuing acrobatic solo. 
They also come on in daring Egyp- 
tian costumes serving as an intro- 
ductory for Miss La Vole's Oriental, 
which is easily the outstanding 
feature of the act. A toy soldier 
affair with the four girls as drum- 
mers and the featured players as 
soldier and doll, respectively, made 
a great finish. 

The act is 6ent over In a speedy 
gusto. Has class and all other 
cquisites that should make it a lilt 
on any bill. 



"THE DANOE SHOP" (6) 
Singing and Dancing 
17 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Silk 
J Set) 
State 

One man and six girls, none 
billed, present a cracker jack sing- 
ing and dancing act. and incident- 
ally introduce a clean-cut, good 
looking juvenile of undoubted pro- 
duction calibre. He has appear- 
ance, a good voice and a wonder- 
fully limber pair of legs. He leads 
the numbers in regular production 
style. 

The girls are all fine individual 
dancers and of the approved Broad- 
way type for style and looks. There 
Is a prolog as usual, but differently 
introduced, each member of the 
troupe doing a single dance, each 
well rewarded. The man then 
shows his nimble and limber legs 
are under his control, and the 
graceful style he adopts wins him 
generous applause. A single dance, 
a sister team song and dance, an- 
other single effort by the man, a 
terpslchorean quartet by the girls 
and an ensemble finish, a bridal 
number, followed in this order. All 
were well executed and gained the 
artists deserved applause. 

The scenery and costumes are 
•lassy and pretty; there is no 
wasted time, speed being a feature. 

With the present personnel the 
art can capably fill an early spot on 
big time bills. 



FRANK WILSON 

Bicyclist 

8 Mins.; (Full Stage) 

Broadway 

Long before 1910 Frank Wilson 
started opening bills with his free 
hand bicycle riding act. He Is 
opening the current bill at the 
Broadway with an act of familiar 
routine, much of the trick riding, 
the narrow escapes from hitting 
the tormentors, etc. 

The punch is near the start, 
where he is riding off the saddle 
on the side and alternating his 
feet swiftly with the pedals in a 
fast run-around. The finish is the 
familiar front wheel twist. 

As an opener the act goes over 
nicely and wins applause In spv- 
, eital places, i . * ' < . > . < • , 
if 1 1 < \ ' ' a i t i 1 1 i i v 1 1 t 1 



Fritzie Brunette and Co. (4) 
"Puppets of the Public" 
17 Mins.: Full Stage 
Hlllstreet, Los Angeles. 

Los Angeles, Feb. 13. 

Fritzl Brunette of the films has 
chosen for her entrance into vaude- 
ville this week, a comedy vehicle by 
Joseph P. Jackson, picture publicity 
man, in which she has the support 
of throe men and one woman. 

The action takes place upon a 
picture set with Miss Brunette play- 
ing the leading woman. The director 
is her husband. He Is endeavoring 
to put her through a love scene 
which lacks reality. The action goes 
from comedy to drama with a sud- 
den switch when the Impression Is 
given that the leading man ac- 
tually has been shot by the girl, real 
cartridges having been placed in the 
revolver by mistake. 

It switches back Immediately 
when disclosed the shooting was 
framed by the husband to secure 
realistic work. 

The vehicle is a hodge-podge 
proposition, but rather well suited 
to most audiences. 

Miss Brunette looks exceptionally 
well and plays Intelligently showing 
marked superiority over the average 
film player in stage work. 

Robert Daley as the director is 
over-emphatic in a role too talky In 
spots. Jack Mower, as the leading 
man, is wishy washy. 

With the sketchs picture angle 
and the Brunette name, tho playlet 
Is sufficiently worth while to be 
given the onco around trial in the 
»'g*nor.il» run of. houaeai • • Hurt, 
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ERNE3T EVAN8 and Co., (8) 
"Ripples of 1924" (Revua) 
25 Mins.) Full Stag* (Special hone;, 
ings) 

Riverside 

There's a flock of money tied up 
in this act and It's out of the vaude- 
ville ordinary, but for all that and 
for all the praise which ia deserved, 
it goes right out the door a* far as 
the average vaudeville audience ia 
concerned. 

Everyone in It Is capable, every 
singer and every dancer, but be- 
cause there is not one sensational 
dancing feat, the whole thing run- 
ning to continued smoothness rather 
than to an occasional outbreak of 
volcanic applause, it somehow falls 
flat. 

Opennig before a yellow silk drop 
in "one," four girls sing a lyrlo 
about what a great show "Tho 
Merry Widow" used to lie and then 
the act goes into full stage, sur- 
rounded by a black eye with largo 
flower tress on either side of a mid- 
dle opening backed by some mora 
shiny silk. Then Evans, a light 
juvenile, dancer the waltz song 
with one of the women, while tho 
four girls prance around the rim of 
the stage. This goes fairly well and 
is immediately followed by Hub- 
bell's "Poor Butterfly," with a chor- 
ister garbed in the accoutrement of 
a butterfly — and butterflies don't 
wear many clothes — following tho 
prima, who is singing. This flops. 

A male impersonator does a soft 
shoe dance in "one" to allow for a 
change, getting by nicely, '.hen tho 
bgl scene comes, Chinese stuff with 
a heavy chandelier, handsome and 
heavy, dressing the center of tho 
stage, while a tall pedestal with 
turned legs, gives it some atmos- 
phere. The prima sings something 
about her "Poppies of Life," while 
four choristers wear appropriate 
costumes. Everyone Is brought into 
play here, all wearing costly clothes, 
and two of the girls also do wriggly 
dances, hut not peppy enough to put 
the thing across. Following this tho 
Misses Fellegi come before the yel- 
low drop and sing a pop song, 
which is folowed by them in whito 
Spanish costume singing a song 
which eads Into a full stage for tho 
finale, all done in the Spanish man- 
ner. 

The program lists Blanche Blako, 
Ethel Maeder, Dorothy Knowles, 
May belle Oakley, Emily Clarke, 
Dolores Sherman and the Misses 
Fellegi In Evans' support and each 
does good work. It may be an ideal 
No. 3 act for the Palace, where It 
will probably be appreciated, but In 
the out-of-town houses the custom- 
ers will probably do like the River- 
side audience did — forget about It 
two minutes after the curtain went 
down. 

It's like producing "Candide" by 
a $1 stock compnay — it is unappre- 
ciated. 



LOCKETT AND HOPE. 
Singing and Dancing 
18 Mins.; Full Stage 
Fifth Avenue 

Lou Lockett has been teamed 
with many partners in mixed sing- 
ing and dancing acts in the last flv* 
or six seasons but it looks aa if he'a 
set at last. In Peggy Hope he haa 
picked a real performer, one who 
can stop gracefully and haa class, 
youth and appearance to supplement 
her entertaining abilities. 

The routine runs to the usual 
doubloa and singles with the step- 
ping overshadowing"" the singing. 
Lockett does the flying splits and 
legmanla stuff he has been identi- 
fied with for so long, and aa inter- 
polated in this act he's developed It 
to a top-notch degree of excellence. 

Miss Hope is of the cute pony 
type and has a perfectly placed for- 
ward kick and a back kick that's 
not quite as agile as the forward, 
but very good at that. Both do 
their atuff with an case of accom- 
plishment that makes their efforts 
distinctive. 

A girl planiste plays the accom- 
paniments and she's an Important 
part of tho act. She gets an Indi- 
vidual tone quality from the grand 
that llfta her work far above the 
rank and file of Ivory manipulators. 
All of the latest tricks of rhythm, 
trills, chromatic pyrotechnics and 
style she has down to a science, and 
unlike many clever accompanists 
this one Is satisfied to demonstrate 
her skill In a solo, and does not 
obtrude by making tho piano too 
prominent while playing for the 
various specialties. 

Lockett and Hope's dancing dis- 
plays plenty of variety In the styles 
offered. The act is backed with a 
patent leather set that gives it pro- 
duction class values. It ran about 
18 minutes at the Fifth avenue. 
That seemed about three minutes 
too long. No. 6 on one of the best 
bills tho Fifth avenue has had in 
several weeks, tho act went to a 

speech, .It'a. a hjg Mm* act* 1*5*^4 
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PALACE 

Plenty of talent from the. legiti- 
mate in the show this week. Four 
acts are directly from that source, 
two "names" and the others emana- 
ting from vaudeville to musical 
comedy originally. The show was 
of 10-act length, probably because 
of the dual booking of Julia Sand- 
erson and Frank Crumit. Miss 
Sanderson up to this season was 
strictly a musical comedy actress. 
Another name from the Broadway 
field is Henrietta Crosman (New 
Acts), who offered a costume play, 
"Sweet Peggy Clive," by Edward 
Locke. 

Illness forced Dooley and Ames 
out and also Clyde Cook. Ed 
Lowry batted for Cook and Walter 
and Emily Walters went in the 
Dooley and Ames slot. Three male 
singles, one with a pianist, and still 
a fourth carried a small silent boy 
as aid. The show, however, was re- 
garded as good entertainment by 
Monday night's capacity house and 
a normal number of hits were re- 
corded. Switches at the night show 
changed the going from the matinee 
which was also a sell-out. 

Frank Crumit on third toddled off 
with a nice score. For a routine- 
Crumit had several ditties he used 
In his specialty in the demised 
"Nifties'' at the Fulton last fall. 
One was "Alice From Dallas" and 
there was a clevor encore chorus 
about getting "a wire from Dallas; 
we hear your back at the Palace^' 
Something sentimental came with 
"Sweet Little Woman of Mine*" the 
one number he did not strum his 
own accompaniment. 

Miss Sanderson appeared as a 
•ingle In September at the Palace, 
at which time Crumit was with 
"Nifties." Some weeks ago they 
joined the "Follies' at the New Am- 
sterdam and after a short stay 
withdrew and obtained joint vaude- 
ville bookings. That is working out 
happily, especially for the Sander- 
son turn. 

Crumit walked on as the daintily- 
clad Miss Sanderson started sing- 
ing "Sweet Lady." They duetted the 
number after an "argument." The 
song was Crumit's contribution to 
"Tangerine," which attraction held 
them both at the Casino for a <ull 
season. Miss Sanderson's song rou- 
tine Is nice enough, but it needed 
the push provided by Crumit at the 
close. Herman Hupfeld authored the 
numbers and is accompanist as last 
fall and duetted with Miss Sander- 
ion once or twice. 

Tom Bryan and Lillian Broderick 
(New Acts) closed intermission, 
having the aid of a Meyer Davis 
band and Tom Nip. The turn had 
been scheduled third but was rightly 
given the later spot. 

Ed Lowry 3tarted off with a laugh, 
telling about his girls "yellow" 
fever, for every time she wanted to 
go somewhere she said: "Call me 
a Yellow." The balloon bit with his 
clarionet was also worth laughs, es- 
pecially when the balloon failed to 
burst. He got something with 
"Maxey, King of the Saxophone," 
but it was the dancing bit employed 
for encoring that jumped Lowrey's 
■core, which up to then was medi- 
ocre. The ankle "Jumping" is a 
feat of sklFTand nerve. 

Rich Hayes counted as a new- 
comer to the Palace and he was 
sure ilre all the way. Hayes Is a 
highly eccentric but particularly 
clever Juggler, specializing in rub- 
ber ball manipulation. Some of his 
Comedy stunts aided Hayes malting 
a more than creditable number two 
showing. 

Walter and Emily Walters were 
a lilt on fourth. Miss Walters' simu- 
lation of a crying Infant brought a 
tneasure of applause and there was 
a laugh when Walter's "boy" said 
It sounded like a radio set. The 
forced cancellation of the Dooley 
fcnd Ames act was a blow to their 
"company," Eben S. Litchfield, who 
in addition to being a pianist plays 
a "type" bit and has complained 
his name Is never used when the 
4ct Is reviewed. Just as wasted 
squawk. 

Sylvia Loyal with a sight turn, 
Juggling, dogs and pigeons closed 
the show and held the house rather 
weak. 

Chong and Rosle Moey opened 
Miss Moey did not sing, the routine 
being shortened and the Chinese 
team concluding in one. Charlie 
King also appeared. 

HIPPODROME 

"Always a national institution" 
says the Hip's program as the head- 
ing of an article relative to the Le- 
viathan of playhouses' past. And 
that top line could have gone farther 
and truthfully said International — 
for the Hip has been all of that. 
Last week's gross went over $44,000, 
nearer to $45,000 than the first 
figure, and the week before It totaled 
$41,000. 

There's many a hurdle to top and 
chasm to leap yet before the in- 
tricacies of arranging the Hip's bills 
are completely mastered. But the 
knottiest kinks will be straightened 
out in time. Many of the tougher 
riddles have already been solved — 
the ehowmanllko .way in which 
they've been handled suggesting the 
answers to the most complex book- 
ing enigmas will be arrived at 
shortly. 

This week's bill Is conspicuous for 
the variety It contains. There's con- 
trast all the way. • Ballet, circus, 
mucio, dancing, tinging, animals, 



acrobatics, whip manipulations, rop- 
ing, magic, clowning, concert spec- 
tacle. That's quite a number of ele- 
ments to fuse Into a ten act show. 
The one thing the bill tripped on 
was comedy. It held some laughs — 
but not enough for a proper balance. 
At the matinee Monday the Chas. 
Ahearn travesty tramp musical 
turn opened the second half. The 
act was No. 2 at the night show. 
With its broad comedy line-up the 
Ahearn act would appear to be a 
natural for the Hip, but whether it 
was the spot or not it had a battle 
on its hands, finishing to scattered 
applause. 

Australian Pastimes with Burt 
Shepherd and Frank Shields with 
Bud and Jack Pearson and Allen K. 
Foster's Hip ensemble were the 
openers. Shepherd is an expert 
with the whip and Shields also 
qualifies for the same superlative 
with the rope. The chorus backing 
filled out an excellent stage picture. 
The act is a holdover. 

Others repeating were the Vincent 
Lopez Band, Toto and Les Klicks, 
Poodles Hanneford and Family, 
"Leah," cabinet mystery, and Mar- 
celle's Talking Sea lion. The new 
corners this week are Chas. Ahearn, 
Nellie and Sara Kouns, Boyle and 
Bennett and Albertina Kaseh's All 
American Ballet (New Acts). 

Lopez h's added three musicians 
to his band. Its his fifth week at 
the Hip, and he's still one of the 
bulwarks of the show. That brass 
choir of Lopez is a wonder. For 
full throated golden voiced harmony 
the three trumpets and trombone of 
this organization top everything in 
their line that has been heard pre- 
viously. B. A. Kolfe, as capable a 
cornetist as ever blew into a horn 
and who recently Joined the Lopez 
band, adds the finishing touch to a 
brass wind section that's Incom- 
parable. 

The Lopez musicians copped one 
of the few applause hits of the show 
•Monday night. It remained for an- 
other act of a musical nature, 
although different, to top the band 
however. This was the Kouns 
Sisters— Nellie and Sara. The rep- 
ertoire offered was high class with- 
out being pretentiously so. 

Both of the Misses Kouns have 
beautiful voices — clear, full rounded 
tones of cultured quality, with every 
note precisely sung, but notwith- 
standing this always present tech- 
nical precision the singers infuse a 
wealth of expression into their num- 
bers that brings their music well 
within the scope of the untutored 
masses. Here's one act at least that 
has the dignity of the concert plat- 
form combined amazingly with the 
salient "selling points" of the high- 
est type of vaudeville act. 

Following the Kouns girls - , fifth, 
was the "Leah" illusion closing the 
first half. One of the best cabinet 
demonstrations ever devised is this 
"Leah" turn, both from a magical 
and showmanship standpoint. It's 
made to order for a house like the 
Hip. 

John Boyle and Virginia Bennett 
on third pleased with their stepping 
routines. A trick arrangement which 
had Mr. Boyle making the taps on 
the after beat in unison with Miss 
Bennett was a novelty — and it's 
pretty hard to dig up anything new 
in hoofing, so the team are entitled 
to credit for their efforts to get 
away from the conventional. 

The Hannefords fourth and rolling 
up an average quota of applause. 
The act was preceded this week by 
the three midget elephants from the 
Toyland midway down in the Hip's 
basement. The three little bulls ran 
through a familiar line of training 
stunts creditably. Poodles Hanne- 
ford's somersaltlng to perilous look- 
ing balances on the galloping bare 
back horses woke the house up and 
were their usual feature of Uie 
Hanneford's splendid riding turn. 

The switch in the program run- 
ning order that had the Talking 
Seal next to closing brought Toto 
and Les Klicks to that spot, with 
the seal opening the second section. 
Toto scored with his acrobatics and 
contortion, and Les Klicks novelty 
mannikin stuff and illuminated barn 
yard fowl also registered heavily. 
Toto's comedy still remains con- 
tinental In conception and execution. 
Poodles Hanneford walked on for a 
brief clowning bit with Toto that 
the house liked immensely. 

The Talking Seal really talks. 
Sounds ridiculous, but It isn't neces- 
sary to stretch the imagination 
greatly to get the very audible "yes" 
the sea lion gets out of his throat. 
A bit gargly— but plain enough to be 
uncannily life a human "yes." A 
marvel In his way that sea lion of 
Marcelle's, nnd the latter makes a 
great "straight" as the trainer. 
But very few of the audience 
walked before the closing turn, the 
Albertina Rasch All-American Bal- 
let finished. It held 'em well. 

Business near capacity in the or- 
chestra Monday night and rated as 
good generally for the whole house. 

BclU 



RIVERSIDE 



tion of material. Twice be used 
popular medleys to catch the crowd, 
and these got mild applause, but a 
long dirge-like selection didn't help. 
He waa followed by Ernest Evans 
and Co. In "Ripples of 1924, a sump- 
tuously produced dance revue, which, 
for all Its beauty and careful stag- 
ing, wasn't there (New Acts), 

Brennan and Rogers were fourth, 
but the turn was out Tuesday night, 
due to Rogers' illness (heavy cold). 
Inglis and Winchester were moved 
up from the second hal fto fill the 
spot, and did it nicely. 

Valerie Bergere in "Judgment," a 
sketch by Victor Smalley, which 
smelled like it was written in the 
days when bustles and puffed sleeves 
were fashionable, flopped cold clos- 
ing Intermission. Although several 
curtains were forced, the motive 
power behind the few hands clap- 
ping wasn't strong enough to flail a 
shock of wheat. It's an old sketch 
and was used by Miss Bergere in 
1910, and, for all its value to pres- 
ent-day vaudeville, should have been 
tried once and thrown away. The 
thing is about the crook's wife and 
her plea saving him from going to 
the chair— one of those things which 
occurs in* the Judge's home, in the 
heart of the judge's family, etc. 

Pressler and Klaiss. subbing for 
the Brennan and Rogers turn and 
doubling from the 81st St., did very 
well. 

Then came Irene Franklin and, 
following, Walters and Walters, with 
their ventriloqulal work, while Ver- 
non and Snell closed. 



Tuesday night, a holiday, found a 
half-filled downstairs, with the same 
higher up. 

The audience was apathetic, and 
In but three spots did they warm up. 

It didn't take Irene Franklin long 
to get 'em started— maybe five sec- 
dons. Five numbers and then four 
encores. 

Alf Royal's Dogs opened nicely, 
doing their familiar routine. Pletro 
was on second and failed to get I 
started, due to an unfortunate sclec- 



JEFFERSON 

A good show and a good house 
here Monday night, the former a 
delightful admixture of L!g and 
small time features. Eight acts con- 
sisting of five familiars and three 
newcomers, and Elaine Hammer- 
stein "Drums o* Jeopardy" heading 
the screen division. The new ones 
were Masters and Grayce, mixed 
team; the La Vole and Lam; Revue, 
a pretentious six people dancing 
flash, and Six Dayes, a cycling act 
contributed by three men and three 
women, which held its own as a 
closer (New Acts). 

The Ernests, two mn, proved ade- 
quate pacemakers with fast trampo- 
line stuff and some bar work. Their 
stunts were all clever and enhanced 
by the antics of the comic, who also 
contributed his share of acrobatics. 

Rome and Dunn, those pleasing 
leather-lunged songsters, had easy 
sailing in the deuce spot. They sent 
across a varied line of five numbers, 
each clicking more solidly than the 
other, and held up the following 
act until they begged their way off 
with a speech claiming to be under 
the doctor's care. 

Another melody treat was pro- 
vided by the Seven Honey Boys, 
who tied them up as usual In fourth 
place with numbers and clever danc- 
ing, punctuated with nifty gags. 
The boys had the mob roped and 
hogtled from the beginning and 
could have remained as long as 
they wished, but after an encore 
ensemble preferred to make their 
getaway with the mob yelling for 
more. 

Holland and Oden, mixed team, 
had no soft assignment in following 
the "burnt cork" boys but managed 
to hold their own with their mixture 
of flirtation stuff and songs. 

Frank Hurst and Eddie Vogt had 
a hard time in getting started in 
next to getaway spot, hut Anally 
lassoed them and wowed them later 
with their hand stuff stunt. 



BROADWAY 

Monday night standees several 
deep for the early show, with the 
back rail crowd thinned out before 
its conclusion. The show, however, 
held quality throughout and gave as 
much entertainment as the average 
standard bill holding some good 
names. 

Moran and Mack walked off with 
the comer.y hit, spotted sixth, while 
Roye and Maye clicked once more 
with their excellent dancing turn, 
on right ahead of the blackface 
comedians. 

Frank Wilson opened with hie 
free-hand bicycle riding and won a 
mild hand upon his finish (New 
Acts). '" 

Coombe and Nevtns didn't make 
the deuce spot very important be- 
cause they ha<.n't taken the trouble 
to pick u. any new songs. A mild 
hand let them out. 

Frank Hunter and his "Moving 
Day" sketch landed solidly in the 
trey, with the knockabout rough 
stuff going particularly heavy. His 
wop dialect W"s easy to get, even 
if some of the jokes weren't too 
keenly pointed. The assistants 
helped ably, while his Goldberg car- 
toon moving van, with the stove for 
a radiator, got a roar. It's a great 
hoke act for vaudeville, anywhere. 

Flo Lewis, following, was another 
comedy act that landed once she 
got started. Her first number failed 
altogether, as did her second. But 
once she got irto her flapper attire, 
coupled with the long-legged dolls 
she dealt out to various box seat 
holders to mind for her, got her 
over. The comedy bits with the 
timid pianist were well played and 
Just as well received. The act 
played here lr "one," probably due 
to the necessity of clearing the 
stage from the preceding Hunter 
act, which held many props, and 
fixing it for the Roye and Maye act 
to follow. Her setting In "two" is 



handsome stuff and adds a great 
deal to the general effect. 

Roye and Maye mopped with 
their dances, substantially the same 
as shown in the other houses. It 
is hard to believe, however, that the 
"Song of Love" music from "Blos- 
som Time" Is the best accompany- 
ing selection th could have been 
chosen fo the opening waltz, par- 
ticularly as some of the verse mel- 
ody doesn't altogether fit the steps. 
The rest are nifty stunts and are 
brought to a climax by the Spanish 
dance used as r. finale. 

Felix Fernando and Band closed 
(New Acts). Yates and Carson out 
of this show. 



STATE 

Good program of Individual acts 
at the State this week, but the bill 
as a whole was not Judiciously 
selected. There are two acts doing 
acrobatics entirely and two others 
which use acrobatic stunts. Those 
at the end of tho program get 
the worst of it. 

Business Monday night was ca- 
pacity. The SMI Harlequins (there 
are really seven) are as many Arab 
acrobats made up in clown cos- 
tume. Their work is fast in the 
usual routine, and they were a 
dandy opener. The colored top- 
mounter is still the main feature. 

Helen Morettl sang three songs, 
but had to accept two encores. 
Classy appearance, a good voice 
with a big range (slightly handi- 
capped by a noticeable tremolo, 
which might be corrected) and a 
knowledge of stagecraft are the as- 
sets of this little lady, who, with 
the above mentioned correction, is 
a candidate for the best time. 

Sylvester and Vance, both with 
better than average voices, put over 
a comedy skit along restricted ma- 
terial lines which won them consid- 
erable favor, and their neat finish- 
ing song and dance landed them 
solidly. 

Les Gellis (two full grown men 
and a midget), with their novelty 
opening, good voices, clean-cut ap- 
pearance and fine acrobatic and 
Risley work, scored the hit of the 
bill and deservedly. They would 
do the same In the best houses. The 
trio are part of the former Les 
Gellis troupe of five. 

Andy and Louise Barlow took up 
the running. A long routine of talK 
in east side character makeup got a 
laugh here and there, but for the 
most part was valueless. The com- 
bination does not seem to fit. The 
girl has a world of personality and 
is one of the best hard shoe danc- 
ers seen In many a day. Her style 
also is different, and with another 
hard shoe dancer (male or female) 
is fit for the best company. The 
man tries to be funny, but Is sad, 
tries to dance and is a bloomer. His 
only worthwhile effort is a short 
routine of acrobatics at the finish. 
He should stick to this line of work. 

"The "Dance Shop" (New Acts) 
closed the vaudeville snappily, and 
"The Man Life Passed By," a metro 
feature, closed the show. 

AMERICAN 

If It had not been for the last two 
acts the first-half bill at the Ameri- 
can might have been rated as the 
worst of the reason. As it was the 
show was far below zero, and a fairly 
large holiday audience Tuesday 
night sat through most of with Icy 
indifference. Tho first half In par- 
ticular was bad, not three laughs 
worthy of the name being registered 
during that time. 

Art and Lucille Davids opened 
quietly with wire walking, inter- 
spersed with some unnecessary sing 
lng and dancing. Three Odd Chaps 
and Latell and Vokes. both new acts, 
followed, neither doing much to lift 
the show. 

The Five Chaplns, headlining, 
were fourth. Theirs is a neat and 
fairly talented musical offering, but 
many miles from a bill-topper. There 
are so many fine orchestras in 
vaudeville now that the brass work 
of this quintet seems exceedingly 
mild. The woman's vocal efforts and 
the comedy attempts of one of the 
four men do nothing to help. The 
best bits are the saxophone work by 
all, a la Brown Brothers, and the 
triple-tongue cornet playing of one 
of the other men. 

After Intermission Miller and 
Capman flopped with a listless exhi- 
bition of hoofing. Possibly the boys 
had heard it was a frigid audience 
and didn't half try. 

William A. Grew and Co. were In 
a sketch that at the start didn't 
cause a ripple, but built up to some 
real laughs at the finish. The basic 
Idea of the wife who wants to test 
her husband and believes if he 
shoots the other man, he loves her; 
if he doesn't shoot, he doesn't love 
her, is a fertile one, but, except for 
the last few minutes, it 19 not 
worked out to anything approaching 
its potentialities. 

Next to closing, and the only gen- 
uine smash, were Krug and Kauf- 
man. Their talk netted little, but 
once they started singing they had 
everything. Why the boys don't 
cut tho conversation and stick to the 
comedy vocal work is their own 
business. 

Donals Sisters (New Acts) closed 
with balancing, and scored a second 
legitimate hit. "Pleasure Mad" the 
film. i 



5TH AVE. 

The first half show did not 
measure up to the standard of the 
past few months, although the S. 
B. O. sign was needed Monday 
night. Individually each turn was 
satisfactory, but as a big enter- 
tainment dragged and limped at 
times possibly because there was 
too much obviously special ma- 
terial crowded in. Because of the 
length of "See America First" only 
seven acts were included. 

Bronson and Edwards opened 
with travesties on acrobatics, whip- 
snapping and balancing, that 
brought howls. The stunts with the 
whip, in which the man holding the 
match gets socked Instead of the 
match, were funny, and those 
equlibristlo feats having the 
mounter propelled by a wire from 
above produced about the biggest 
laughs of the show. j 

The Singer Sisters (New Acts), 
second, with songs, and then Kelso 
and De Monde in the same comedy 
skit they hpve been doing for a 
couple of seasons. The man is an 
experienced light comic. His part- 
ner is pretty and charmingly 
graceful, but she should try to 
enunciate her lines more clearly. 
Besides, the turn Is about due for 
revision, as some of the talk causes 
restlessness instead of laughs. 

Fourth was Mae West with still 
another pianist. Jack Belmont, ac- 
cording to her announcement, a col- 
legian formerly of the "California 
Ramblers." Belmont has appear- 
ance and is a capable feeder and 
accompanist, but does not compare 
with Harry Richman as an all- 
around aid to the act. Miss West 
clicked splendidly with her various 
type impersonations, although the 
vamp character now seems a bit 
passe. 

"See America First" headlining, 
followed, providing half an hour's 
moderate enjoyment without ever 
kickink up much dust. The whole 
act is nicely presented, but the only 
distinctive features are a few of 
Leo Donnelly's wise cracks and the 
ski dance of the Ryans. 

Kate Ellnore and Sam Williams 
In the uproarious "Flat Hunting," 
from the first "Music Box Revue," 
had little trouble taking first hon- 
ors. The act la amusing from 
start to finish and the bit at the end 
when the children are shot wrecks 
the house. 

Three Longflelds (New Acts), 
closed, followed by a short film 
about elephants, from which about 
95 per cent, escaped as quickly aa 
they could. 



KEITH'S BOSTON 

Boston, Feb. 13. 

Grace La Rue turned 'em away 
early Monday night and had a sweet 
advance sale that surprised the box 
office. It was a La Rue crowd be- 
yond question, an audience that 
knew her stuff and made her do It. 
When she Anally strolled on with 
the beloved old red hat, the hat was 
given applause, and when a capa- 
city house applauds an old fash- 
ioned hat, the drawing power of its 
owner cannot be denied. 

The bill as a whole was another 
example of the feast or famine pol- 
icy of booking that has marked the 
past couple of months at the local 
house. Nine acts were booked and 
the show ran a full half-hour be- 
yond New England orthodox clos- 
ing. At least one act could have 
been dropped without affecting the 
bill In tho least, and with a strong 
probability of improving it. 

Tho pianos caught it this week 
again, four showing their way, with 
a straight piano single starting the 
session and making the going tough 
for the remaining three. Zelaya 
started the epidemic in the deuce 
spot, being a pudgy bird announc- 
ing himself as a South American, 
boosting art for art's sake. He also 
boosted the Stelnway piano, pos- 
sibly for his sake, his opening re- 
mark being to the effect that he 
was going to have the Stelnway 
wheeled out. It proved to be an 
ebony grand with a mahogany 
bench, and Zelaya proved to be a 
free perspirer. He started like a 
flop with a poor speaking voice and 
some really beautiful renditions of 
classics. His patter won tho house, 
however, using slang with a touch 
of dialect and speaking of "playing 
Dayton last week, where they gave 
my art the raspberry." Maybe be 
has gotten it in other places, too. 

Williams and Wolfus, next to 
closing, mopped up with their hoke 
comedy as usual, Williams' new bit 
with the scaffold where he hangs 
his comedy orchestra leader and 
winds fllm out of the pit with a 
winch being «i new and welcome bit 
of stuff. 

Robey and Gould in one of Andy 
Rice's burlesquo sidewalk sketches 
were between the La Rue-Hale 
Hamilton sketch and the Ijb. Rue 
single. Reminiscent of Lewis and 
Do<iy in their comedy chant, and 
with one of the team arousing fond 
memories of Jack Pearl, the two 
lads went over big, although a little 
blue In one or two spots. The 
"milking tho cow named Jake" is 
one of their big laugh.! for upstairs. 
This team has possibilities, due 
mainly to personality, and should 
go after the best there is in the 
matter of materia!. 

"Blackface" Edwin Nelson (the 

Edwin being new to this reporter) 

was a gallery riot, but no sawed-otf 

shotguns were needed for a dgwn- 

(CoiitJuued on page 4G) 



30 



VARIETY 



Thursday, February 14, 1924 



BILLS NEXT WEEK (FEB 18) 

IN VAUDEVILLE THEATRES 
(All house* «|»»P lot the week with Monday matinee, wnen not otherwise Indicated.) 

The bills oclow are grouped In division*, according (o booking offices supplied from 

The manner In which these bills are primed do. -a not denote the relative Importance 

of acta nor their progiam positions. 

asterisk (•) before name denotes aci is doing new turn, or renppeanng after 

absence from vaudeville, or appearing In city where listed for the lirst time. 

KEITH CIRCUIT t " 



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SEW YORK CITY 

Keiths I'll la re 

Loyal'* Dogs 
Craft* & Haley 
Cl'rt-n.-e. Nordstrom 
Mane Cahlll Co 
Ilrendell & Hurt 



Clin City 1 
Cordon A ghubert 
l'r.-d liowen Kev 
1st hnlf (1S-20) 

Jegri Golfr.y 
I'mano ft l.undaucr 
ri*h*r A Gilmore 



"SIHIN' IN A CORNER" 

MM ARrnndway, New York City 

See'tVINSI.OW and nil IKK 

IRVING BERLIN. Inc. 



Rolh Hi OS 
fling ft Winninger 
(Two to fill I 
Keith's Hlpp'drome 
Runaway 4 
Harry Watson Co 
Mareelle ft Seal 
V Lopez Hand 
Lou Hoi/. 
P Hannaford Co 
Kouns Sid 
Albertina Rasch Co 
Yates Revue 

Kelth'a Riverside 
Billy Ilallen 
Rita Gould 
Blossom Heath Co 
Hreltbart 
Julius Tannen 
(Others to fill) 

Keith's Royal 
Juggleland 
Breker's Beara 
Eva Tanguay 
Benson Massimo Co 
Clark A Bergman 
Al Tucker * Band 
Wade Booth 
(Two to nn 

Keith's Alhambra 
Per-/. ft Margu'rlte 
Pletro 

Valerie Bergera Co 
Gordon ft Shubert 
Martha Pryor Co 
Ilarv'rd W A Bruee 
Fred J Ardath Co 
Pllcer A Douglas 
Holt ft Leonard 

Mow' Hroadway 
I.ee Kohlmer Co 
J C Fllppcn 
(Others to 11111 

Moss' Coliseum 
Ingles & W'chester 
Charlssis Family 
(Others to mil 



(Others to till) 

Sd half III-:!) 
II dark A Hand 
(Others to fill) 
Proctor's Sth Ave. 

M half (U-1JI 
•2 Geziis 
Eddie Nelson 
llensee ft Balrd 
O'H'lon A Z'boun; 
Val Harris Co 
(Others to fill » 

1st half (ls-20) 
Lesson for Wives 
Donovan * Lee 
I'into 4 Boyl« 
I' 9 Jazz Hand 
(Others to Mil) 

2d half (21-24) 
Wanzer A Palmer 
Cun'ham A Hennet 
Jack Donahue 
(Others to All) 
I*roeU>r'a 2Jrd SM. 

2d half (14-17) 
Klrkwood 3 
Gordon A Hesly 
Al Fielda Co 
Adams A Griffith 
Dave A Tressie t'o 
(One to All) 

1st half (18-20> 
Cook A Oakley 
(Others to Dill 

2d half (21-24) 
A!f Rlpon 
Moody A Duncan 
i'laano A Landau, r 
(Others to fill) 

FAR ROCKAWAY 

Columbia 
2d half 
Butler A Parker 
Recollection* 
(Others to fill) 



Hill A Qulnncll 
L.-.zar A Dal* 
Rob'eln'a Elephanta 
(One to fill) 

2.1 half 
John dims Co 
Val Harr.s Co 
Jos 1\ jcr CO 

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N.Y. 



A.MSTKRD'M, 

I.e. II.. 
2.1 halt 

4 A. Donas 
Walsh A Taye 
York A King 
(Two to fill) 

ASBl BY PARK 

Uniudwuy 
Tom Ua henry 

l: ft II .."uar;.d 
(Two to till) 



Boston 
Miller A Fears 
Welch He.ily A M 

Howard A Lin.l 
H Siutko's Rev 
(Two to 'ill) 

(.or. Ion'* Olympic 

(Icollar 8q.) 

Senna A Dean 
4 I 'a Is 

Vanity Shoppe 
Oeorgia Howard 
Kelly A Pollock 

Gordon'* Olympic 

(Washington St.) 

Physical culture 
Eugene Ernmett Co 
Flatter A Hurst 
Hughes A Hurke ' 
l-'owler A 

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Mack 



THE 

BRAMINOS 

EUROPEAN 
NOVELTY 

MUSICAL 

ARTISTS 

DIRECTION 

ALF T. WILTON 

KEITH'S so, T T> l IE KN NOW 



('II K.ST KR. PA. 

A.lgeinrnt 
Knox Fraaera 
Force A William* 
F A M Dale 
Al Wohlman 
Mignonette K Co 
(One to till) 

2d half 

Meredith A Snoozer 
Nell O'Connell 
Orren A Drew 
Jimmy Glldea Co 
Llpyde A Good 
i H.ilasl* 



J B Stanley Co 
Arthur Whltelaw 
Choy Ling He* Tr 

GERMANT'N, PA. 

Orpheum 
Carr A Brey 
Hal Hlxon Co 
Howard A Rosa 
Howard A Kos* 
Bevan A Flint 
Jimmy Gildea Co 

2d half 
Valentine A Bell 

Eddie Whit* CO 

I-'ranklyn Chaa Co 
Pierce A Ryan 



"srnw IN A CORNER" 

WIIKN IK CINCINNATI SEE 

( nil ill ICNS. 707 Lyrle Theatre 

IRYING BERI IN. Inc. 



Bob & Peggy Valentine 

"Artistic Hokum" 



2d half 
Poimin A Lee 
CI) do i'ook 
K.t'y Doner Co 
(Other* to fill) 

Keith's Pordlnint 
Steele ft Wlnalow 
•Dorothy Francs 
Clyde Cool; 
Mora u A Hark 
Cun'ham ft Benuet 
(One to till) 
2d half 
E ft 11 Conn. d 

Kelluin A O'Dar* 
Chariaai Family 

(Other* to till) 
Mops' I r. ml. tin 
1st half 

Drown A l.a-.-e'.ie 

Harry Green «'o 

Dolly Kay 

Dolly Kay 

(Other* to till) 
Keith's Hamilton 

•Francs ft Prank 

Moody, ft Duncan 

J Watts Co 

Bensee ft Hair* 

Vie Moore Co 

(One lo HID 
2.t hnlf 

Harry Gr. — ii Co 

Doll) Kay 

Ing.-.-* A W'chestei 

(flth.-l!-. to HID 

Keith's JrtTersoa 

Burns ft Ki-sr-u 
Kriith Clasptr Co 
(Other* to (Hi) 

Id half 
Bonaee a.-. I'.i'ird 



HROOKI.VN 

Keith's Rusliwirk 
A Prledland'a Kev 

Hyam* A Mclntyre 
W 11 Mnhnney 
Prank A Barron 
Holland ft Ray 
Rich Hays 
Harry Holbrook 
(Two to iili) 
Keith's Orpheum 
Watts A Hawley 
i'oodles Ilannafor.1 
Ruth Roy* 
Charles cherry 
Williams A Wolfu* 
Redmond ft Wells 
Malinda A Dade 
(Two to fill) 

Moss' Ftutbuah 
•2 Get*!* 
P Sab.nl Co 
(Others to till) 
Keith's Greenpolnt 
2d half (14-17) 

Lottie Atherton 
r:sano A I.andauer 
V S Jaz* Hand 
(Others to fill) 

1st half (18-20) 
Wilson Bros 
(Others to fill) 

•:.l hall (21-24) 
Ed Lowry 
Donley ft Sales 
Mine A Ili-rniann 
(Others to till) 
Keith'* Prospect 

Sd half (14 17) 
Willi* Hal* Bro 
Marie Cahlll Co 



JACK MANNING 

TOOK THE 50,000 WEEKS 



2d half 
Primrose 4 
(Others to fill) 

ATLANTA 

Lyric 

i B.rmingham split) 

1*1 half 
Toklo 

Gertrude Barnes 
B Rhodes ft Girls 
Sj-encer & Williams 
Monroe A Grant 

BALTIMORE 

Mnryland 

4 Madcap* 

Pert Kelt"n Co 
Bird Mil. man 
Chaa Ktn< 
Davis ft Darnell 

2d half 
Shaw A Lee 
Ina Hayward Co 
Proaaler A Klaiss 
Kikntaa 
( ' »ne to (ii! ) 

BANGOR. ME. 
Bijou 
Julei Puerat 
Sliadow A McN'ell 
O'C'nor A C'na.ilitt'j 



BROCKTON 

Strand 
Rcholder S.» 
K*-;i> A B'mingh'm 
Edwin Nelson 
i*as»on Bros A M 

(One to fill) 

2d halt 
Mercedes 
(Others to Alt) 

lit FFAI.O 

Shea's 
Korea* ft Willi 
Tttompaon A Covan 
Jan- Dillon 
Cha.n A Archer 
Frank Crumll 
Oeo> LeMaire Co 
Julia Sunil.-rson 
Miss Trr a 

CAMDEN. N. 4. 
liower'a 

li'nington A Scott 

Jack LnVler 

Mrs n Vnlentlno Co 

M A A Clark 

Hob And rs.m A P 

2« halt 
Mignonette K Co 
Brent Hayes 
1324 Model* 



CINCINNATI 

B. F. Keith'* 

3 Medina* 
Avon Comedy 4 
Brown A Whlt'ker 
Duel De Kerejarto 
Lulu McConnrll Co 
A'mstrng A Ph'lps 

Palace 

P. Bouncer'* Clrcu* 
Reynold* A Walsh 
Waco 4 

Love A La Carte 
Angel ft Fuller 
Chas Wilson Co 
Geo Lovelt Co 

CLARKSBIRG 

Itubinson Grand 
Phoadell 4 

The Enchanter* 
Ed Morion 
The Castilliana 

2d hair 
R»llaw 

Mabel Harper 
Csrmondy Dancer* 
(One to fill) 

CLEVELAND 

Palace 

B Bernle ft Rand 
Wilkie Bard Co 
Wm Seabury Co 
Alice Morley 
Collin* A Hart 
(Others to fill) 

loath St. 
Armand A Perez 
Fern ft Marie 
Franz Drdla 
Howard A White 
Margie Coate 
Lloyd lbach's Band 

Hippodrome 

Adonis Co 
•Skip Kenn'dy A R 
Adair A Braham 
Hodges A l.ow.li 
Lorner Girls 
(One to fill) 



Geo N Brown Co 
GRAND RAPIDS 

Empress 
Fleurette Joeffrie 
Win Edmunds Co 
BUI Dooley Co 
Blossom Seeley Co 
Sweeney ft Walters 
Movie Masque 
(Others to Mil) 

C.KEENSRIRG 
Strand 

The Tomlni* 
Holden A Harron 
Mildred Rogers Co 
James Thornton 
H A I. Ziegler 

2d halt 
•Chief Tendehoa 
Van Dyke A Vinci.- 
The (Sown Shop 
Mack ft Stanton 
(One to till) 

HAMILTON. CAN. 
Lyric 

Willie Rolls 
Jean Schwiller 
The Wrecker 
Helen Store,- 
K A K Dean 
Power's Elephants 

HARRISn'RG. PA. 

Majestic 

Hector 

Billy Arlington Co 
Pearson N'port A P 
(Two to HID 
2d half 
Adelaide Bell Co 
Hyains A Evans 
Blue Bird Rev 
(Two to fill I 

HAV'HII.L. MASS. 

Colonial 
Wosthold's Ship 
(Others to fill) 

2d halt 
Mildred Parker 
Bert Levey Co 
Tivoli A LaVere 
Grace Ayre Co 
(One to till) 



Id halt 
Dance Creation*) 
(Other* to till) 

LAWR'NCK, MAM. 

Empire 
Flying Howards 
Bort Levey 
Ward A Hart 
Youth 
Youth 
(One to (111) 

2d h..lf 
Dan Coleman C* 
(Other* to fill) 

I.KWISTON. ME. 
Music Hall 

Leon A Mitr.l 
Jim A Jack 
Vorlalpe. A Verle 
K'nedy A Peterson 
M'dlefn A Sp'myer 

2d halt 
Jules Fuerat 
Shadow A McNeil 
O'C'nor A C'nsidlne 
(Two to 1111) 

I.G. BRANCH, N..I. 
Main St. 

Primrose 4 
(Others to BID 

2d half 
Tom Muhoney 
Lillian Gonne 
Roy La Pearl 
(One to fill) 

LOWELL 
II. K. Keith'* 

Willie Solar 
Annette 



N \SIIVII IK 
Princes* 

(Same lat half. bill 
plays Chattanooga 

Id half) 

lat half 
Berg A English 
Block A Dunlop 
Smith A Barker 
King A Irwin 
Billy William* Co 

Id half 
Lohse A Sterling 
In Wrong 
The Great Lester 
Princes* Rajah Co 
(One to fill) 

NEW BEDFORD 

Olympta 

Dunbar A Turner 
Kaufman A Lillian 
Mercedes 
Lawton 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Sc-holder SI* 
Kelly A B'mingh'm 
Edwin Nelson 
M'dock A K'nedy S 
(One to till) 
N'W BRINsWICK 

State 
Oreen A LaFell 
EI Clevc 
Lillian Gonne 
Iloy La Pearl 

2d half 
Baker A Ilogera 
Oreen A Parker 
(Two to nil) 



GRE\TKHT HARMONY SONO 
OF THE SEASON 

"IN 

THE 

EVENING" 

by WALTER DONALDSON 

Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. 

MUSIC PUBLISHERS. 



"Slim IN A CORNER" 

WHEN IN CLEVELAND SEE 

I'llll. JLUIS. Savoy Hotel 

IRVING BERLIN. Inc. 



SAM 



EOOIE 



GOULD and RASH 

"THE TWO-MAN QUARTETTE" 



An. '-to 

(I ithcra to nil i 

Keiths Hist St. 
Weber A Rill nor 
Sinclair A Gasper 
Russian Art Co 
(Others to fill) 

.Moss' Regent 
Lillian Ilerl.-in 
Kellu.n ft o'Uare 
II.- i'i> 11 iTt i on a 
Kate Ei.tior" Co 
(Two to nil) 
2.1 half 

Brown A Lavell* 
Hums A K »»»n 
Edith c.,»;,. r 
(Others to mi) 
Praetor** lUtk si. 

J.l naif (11-17) 
Manning ft Claa* 

Will II Amiytrong 

Kan ,*i g-hapiru 

(Others to fill) 

1st half ( I" ■:■>>) 
•Allan & Grace 
H Clark A Bind 
(Others to fill i 

2d half (21-2 4) 
Kate Elinore Co 
(Others to nil) 
Proctor's 3*th St. 

2d hair (14-17) 
Bern! A I'.irfni ' 
I'ranl.le ft Johnnie 
Tain lie da 



Wnn?.er A Palmer 
cheyenne Day* 
(i >th<rs to nil) 

lat half (H-20) 
Mine A Hermann 
E.i Lowry 
Bungalow Love 
Dooley ft Sales 
(Two to mi) 

2d half (21-24) 
I.ang ft. O'N'ell 
U S Jazs Bund 
(Others to nil) 

Moss" Rivera 
J Watts Co 
Lang ft O'N'eil 
null rs to fill ) 

Id half 
Moran ft Mack 
(Others to fill) 

ALBANY. N. T. 

Proi tor's 
4 Adlonai 

I' «■ K Ross 
l'ar.lo ft Arch, r 
Hilly (liason 

(i lo nni 

2.1 half 

Nash ft o'lii.nin-i: 
Iliirat ft Vogt 
(Other* to fill) 



ALLKNTOWN 
Orpheum 

Rector A Harnett 



PA. 



(Two t,> fill) 
"d he.lf 
le-nn ft Mltll 
J in ft Jack 
Vorlaine ft Verio 
K'nedy ft Petereotl 
M'dleton ft Sp'myer 

BATON KOICiE 
Columbia 

(Shr.veport split) 

1st half 
LarinvT A Hudson 
Zeida Santley 
Derrick A Hart 
Bowman Bros 
Oakel Delour A M 

niNGHAMTON 

Ilinglmmton 

Camille 3 
Foley A I.aTour 
Byron A I.ang. Ion 
W.-ston A Elaine 
Max Ford Steppers 

2d half 
Bernlviei Bros 
Robinson ft Pierce 
(others to Mil) 

IIIRMINGIIAM 

Lprto 

(Atlanta split) 
1st half 
M'lor- ft Arnold 
James II C.jl!«»n 
Morning Glories 
King ft 11. at ty 
Hughes ft Ii.-broar 



Tower 

Fred I 



A Darrell 

indsay 



CANTON. O. 

Lyceum 
Ontario 2 

Wilson A Jerome 
Ma'tylee Lippard 
Qui ley 4 
A A F Ste.vlman 



COLl Mill S 
It. F. Keith's 

Royal Gascoynes 
l.ytell ft Fant 
Lee ft Cranston 
Geo DuFranne 
Morris A Campbell 
Dainty Marie 
Ned Norwortta Co 
Unusual Duo 

DAYTON 
B. F. Keith's 

The Reuters 
Mae Francis 
Nixon A Sans 
Chief Blue Cl'd Co 
McKay & Ardlne 
T A K Andrew* 

2d half 
4 'Headings 
Rule A O'Brien 
Anderson A Burt 
Jack Benny 
Hose A Moon Rev 
(One to fill) 

DETROIT 

Temple 

Tower A D Hortyes 
Gus Edwards Rev 
Mr, A Mrs. J Barry 
F"rt'n'llo A Clr lino 
De Jarl 

Maker A Redford 
Bernard A Garry 



HA7.EI.TON. PA. 

Feeley's 

Esmonde A Grant 
Chas Dunbar 
Carlos Circus 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
A ft A Shirley 
Mel Klee 
(Two to nil) 

HOI. YOKE. MASS. 
Victory 

Smith ft Durelle 
Kevins & Gordon 
Bchwarts ft Clifford 
7 Brown Girls 
(One to nil) 
2d half 
Josie Flynn Co 
£• lava 

Norvelle Bros 
(Two to fill) 

INDIANAPOLIS 
B. F. Keith'* 

Clayton ft Edwards 
Wee Geo Wood 
Walsh ft Kills > 
Berrens ft Foster 
Conlin A Glass 
Gilbert Well* 
Zelda Bros 
The Rooney* 



Mealy ft Cross 
Pleiert ft B-COflotd 
Cartel* ft Lamal 
R'nolda A Donigan 

LYNN. MASS. 

Olvnipiil 
Tivoli A LaVerc 
Brady A Mahoiiey 
M'dock A K'nedy S 
(one to fill) 

2d half 
Casson Bros A M 
Wheeler :<■ 
Shone A Snulre* 
(one to nil) 

MANCHESTER 

Pal are 

Dan Coleman Co 

Ann Gold 

12 Golden A Bund 

(Other* to nil i 

2.1 half 
Kl> in.r Howards 
Ward & Bart 
E Oolden ft Band 
(Oth-rs to fill) 

MODILE 
Lyric 

(New Orl-.-ar.s split) 

1st half 
The Brjminos 
F A O Walters 
Cupid's Closeup* 
Burns ft Lynn 
dickey ft Hart Rev 

MONTREAL 
Imperial 

(Sunday opening) 



NI.W ORLEANS 
Palare 

(Mobile split) 
1st half 
John Mua 
Plckard ft Grey 
Shttra Rulowa Co 
Hurke A Durkin 
Katin/.awu Japs 

NORFOLK 

Academy 

(Richmond split) 
Is', half 
Bison City 4 
McLcllan A Carson 
H E Hail ft Bro 
(Two to nil) 

OTTAWA. CAN. 

Franklin 

Harry I.aSlore 
Furman ft Evans 
Sampaon A Douglas 
4 Rubinl Sis 
(Two to nil) 

PAIVTICKET. R.I. 

Stale 

Musical Hunters 
Mazette Lewis Co 
Farnell ft Florence 
Grace Ayre ft Billy 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Harrison ft Darling 
Li I tie L Ri.h-rts 
Kaufman A Lillian 
3 Arnauts 
(One to till) 




SEYMOUR JAMES 

MIDNITK STRITTER 

Featured with 

PLANTATION DAY8 

Pantages Tour 



Barber A Jackson 
Dixie 4 

Schictl's Manikin* 
Brown iSedano A B 
Gardner ft Aubrey 
Jack Kennedy Co 
Princes* 
(Sunday opening) 
P A J Levolo 
Laura Ormsbee Co 



There are many fine, well-managed Agencies in the vaudeville 
booking field. We believe ours is pre-eminent in the field of 
independent booking in the East. 

THE FALLY MARKUS VAUDEVILLE AGENCY 

1547 Broadway New York City 



PhotM CHICKERINO 5410 



PA. 



CARHNDALE, 
Irwin 

Plaza Bros 
P.oland & Knight 
Bobbi* A stark 
(One to till) 
2d half 
Bernard! Girls 
Jack McAulilYe 
Bob Murphy 

(Oncto n:i» 



"SITT1N' IN A CORNER" 

WHEN IN BOSTON SEE 

ARCHIE I.I.OVD. IHii Trrmont Street 

IRVING BERLIN. Inc. 



BOSTON 
B. F. Keith* 
Palermo'* Dog* 
Jos Brown Co 
Coyne A I-'renrh 
Moore ft Kre- d 
Louise Lovely Co 
H libra nd A Mima 
I'as.'iuali Hroa 
Rusrill Carr 
Mm >nia 



< HRLKST'N, 
Keurse 
j Petlcyi 
Mabel Harper 
Carnu.n'ly Phi 
(Two to niu 
2d half 
i'hondell 4 
B Barton's R- 
Ed Morton 
(T«M to Oil) 



W.V 



EASTON. PA. 
Able O. II. 

John Olma Co 
Val Harris Co 
Jos Fejer Co 
(Two to nil) 
2d half 
Rector A Barnett 
Hill ft Qulnn-li 
I.arar A Dale 

(Two to mi) 

ERIE 

Colonial 
II Beet* A Partner 
R'm'nd A Schr'mm 
Gilfoyle A Lange 
o'Donnell A Blair 
Clara Howard 
The sharrocka 
Rartelll 

FALL mi kk 
Empire 

Dancing McDonalds 



JACKS'NVII.LE 

Arcnde 
(Same l*t half bin 

playa Savannah 2d 
half) 
1st half 
Melros* ft Brooks 
Geelian ft G'reisoti 
K K lord 
Claudius ft 8rarle1 
.st^ppini* Fools 

2d half 
C-rvi, ft Mora 
Alexander ft Field* 
The* Alba 
Bloom ft sh-r 

Stafford A LoUls* 



LAM 'ASTER, 

C l.'iiiil 
W'man ft i "p. .n 
Dwycr ft Orma 

Stai. Sta.-il.-. Co 

(( to no 



IX 



"SITTIN' IN A CORNER" 

WJOPJ IN IIKTKOIT SFK 

FRED KRAMCR. Fr«ntt>flM Hotel. 42 Monr«i St 
IBV1NO HKKI.IN. lie. 



Anrt^mon A- (Iravp* 
Itu?9 A- Edwards 
Jon 1 Hrowninjc 
Floonoy * ll-'nt R'-v 



-KKB8POKT. r\. 

llippodromi* 



m iiKir 

T!i" TonilitiM 
Hold«n a- Hum 
M rnt: B*liron * '<> 
Mell. n & R< nn 
Tile Rr-aa \r n * 



riiii.xm.i nil \ 

If. F. Keith's 

Klly 

Montana 

Wilfred Clark Co 
Williams * K*>Kne 
Sylvester Family 
Klla Shu Ids 
Sheik Hand 
Ward & Van 
Anderson & Yvel 

Alhambrsv 
Van Arrnfns Mi n sir 

2d li.ilf 
KstSOfl Sc Mortis 
:. Kleminflr Sis 
Willie Smith 
Uob'son'.s Bl'phanti 

Allfitlniiv 

Homer Kumaitie 
4 MinTB 
l!i24 Model* 
Rddin White Co 
liostocks School 

2d half 
Carr sft Rrey 
lloudlni * Bernard 
Sam IMebert Co 
M A A Clark 
Aunt .J t'Dii in.i & I > 

lirondnny 
Johnson * Ba Vc**- 
< 'o.sinopolitAu .; 
Polly Moran 
Aunt .•' iiu:n.i Sr It 

2d hair 
Bl Hevr 
fields Family Ford 



JACK POWELL SEXTETTE 

"WATCH THE DRUMS" 

Keith Circuit 



•Walter Law Co 
Revan ft Flint 
Trip to liitland 

diode 
The Plckfordo 
O'Connor A Ilutton 
Thornton ft H<iuiros 
i.eon Vavara 
Stevor* & L'Jor Rev 
Wlllard 
Myron A Half 
Hilly A Kd Oorman 
.Shaw'* Do»a 

Orsad O. H. 

Lloyd Nevada Co 
Pierce ft Ryan 
yarn Llebert Co 



ROANOKK, fMJJ 

W— oh* 

(Same lat hair Ma 
playa Wins to. 
Salem Id half) 
lat half 
Bobby Dale ft Slg 
Henry Regal Co 
Claudia Colemaa 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Ball Oeljer A Bad 
Morey & Corvln 
Mann A strong 
Warren A Olirlei 
(One to fill) 



"srnw IN A CORNER" 

WHEN IN PHILADELPHIA 8ER 

HARRX PEARSON. 12X8 Market .street 

IRVING BERLIN, Inc. 



NAM It OKU, 

Stale 

Itern-ir.ll C.rls 

laek M.Aulifle 
Itoh Murphy 
(One to fill) 
2.1 half 
PUU Hid* 
Itoland ft Kinitl 
Itobbe ft Starli 
Dance Carnival 



PA. Slarinn ft Mil rill 
llr.-en Fnnrlly 
. . Cross Kr.vs 
Resale Clifford 
Mrent Hs>-es 
drills Family Ford 
lti,\-. l.i ml ft Meehi'.ii 
Uwens Kelly Co 

Id half 
Lloyd Nevada c.» 
Ar.lrlle Cl-»ve» 



Tower A Darrell 
Trip to Hltland 

2d half 
Johnson ft Bak^r 
•Klrby Cullen ft C 
Cosmopolitan '4 
Holly Moran 
Bostock's Sehool 

Keystone 
Maxon ft Morris 
l! Fleinlnif Sis 
Kranklyn diss Co 
Coacla ft Vcnli 
l-'red Lintlsny 

2d half 
Towuril Nichols 
Hit Hiv>n Co 
Howard ft Ross 
Lyndell ft- Gibson 
Tango Shoes 
Nixon 
Howard Nichols 
Houdini ft Bernard 
Just Out Knickers 
M*>rtltO ft Martin 
Circua lleautifu! 

2d hslf 
Cnrson ft Kane 
Ilonny Adams Co 
Mrs Vui; tituu Co 
Coscia ft Verdi 
Hob Anderson ft V* 

IV m. Pena 
Justa ft Hoys 
Me-'lian ft Newman 
L)dell A Ciuaon 
Tango Shoes 

2d half 
Ktioz Fraaere 
LXi'tan A Raymond 
t Miner* 
Ciicua It •iiiiiful 

P1TTSBC KtiH 

Da via 

Lelluy Bros 
KOi^e Leonard 
Roger* A Allen 
Cr'wf'd ft Br'd'rick 
McWaters ft Tyson 
Tet Mcl.eod 
Kddie I-.oiiiif.l Co 
Walter Brower 
To. cat's Roosters 

PITTSF1F.I.D 

Pakire 

Webb's Knt'talners 



ROCHESTEat 
Temple 

Will Morris 
Carter A Cornish 
Lew Seymour Co 
The Crow 
Claude ft Marion 
Sinner's Midget* 

SALEM, MASH. 

Federal 

Shone A- Squires 
Murray ft Allen 
Wheeler 11 
(LKher.s lo All) 

2d half 
Punbar ft Turner 
Youth 
(Others to HID 



T. 



SARATOGA. N. 
Congress 

2d half 
A. lams ft Robinso* 
Bchwarts A Clifford 
camille .1 

HYRACL'SE 
II. F. Keith'* 

R i.i-Vhii A Prat 
Susan Tompkira 
Freila ft Anthony 
C.rlffin Twin* 
l.'lliut: ft I.aTour 
A ft M Havel 

while & Pack 
Lillian Laltael 

S( HKMECTAD1 
Proetar'a 
H'-llls 2 
Waleli ft Taye 
Walters A W*lter* 
Kay Spangler Co 
fark ft King 
2d half 
Reynolds ft Whit* 
Mabel McCain 
Simpson ft Dean 
(Two to niu 

SHKNDOAIL PA. 

Strand 
•A ft A Shirley 
Mel Klee 
tT»o to fllD 



lino l« ...» . 

2d half 
Esnionde & Grant 



MEDLEY and DUPREY 

OI1IGINATORS OF 

Breakaway Phonograph and Peanat Bit. 

Direction: JOHN BRNTLEV 

> 



Hardy Stout ft F 
(Others to fill) 

2d half 
Mazette Lewis Co 
Pardo ft Archer 
(Othera to till) 

PORTLAND. ME. 
B. F. Keith's 

Duval A Bymona 
V ft K Stanton 
lshikawa Japs 

R A B Hnil 
I'orter J White Co 
Charlotte Lansing 

PROVIDENCE 
K. F. Allxe 
Gomez 3 
Grace LaRue 
Mr A Mrs H'mllton 
The LeGroha 
Hall ft Dexter 
Novelty Clinton* 
• Koiiey & Gould 

POTT8V1LLE, PA. 

Hippodrome 

Novelty Peretto* 
Willie Smith 
Dugan ft Raymond 
Vokes A Don 
Carson ft Kan* 

2d half 
F A M Dale 
Jack LaVler 
Harney Oilmnre Co 
Howluml ft Meehan 
Owen* Kelly Co 



Chas Dunbar 
•Carina Circus 
(One to fill) 

STF.I BENVILLB 

Victoria 

rd hsif 

The Castlllian* 
.Iam»s Thornton 
II A L Ziegler 

SVRAC4SE, N. T. 

Proetor'a 

Flying Henry* 
Bernivicl Bros 
Kessler A Morgan 
H'bette A Snadera 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
A ft O Falls 
4 Volunteer* 
Haunted Violin 
Holey A LaTour 
White Black A 

TAMPA, FLA. 
Victory 

(1»-1») 
(Same bill playa 
St. Peter»burg t»- 
21; Lakeland II; 

Orlando. 23;) 
Blair A Penningtoa 
Pollard 

Wilton Rom Co 
Patrlcola 
J ft ■ Mitchell 



NOLAN LEARY 

with HELEN KEITH JOHNSTONE 

in "YES MEANS NO" 



PITTSBt'Rtill 
Harris 
Nello* 

Cllffonl ft Bailey 
Johnny Hyroan 
Gilbert ft May 
(Other* to mi) 

RALKIOH. N. C. 

Auditnrlum 

(Auguilt.l SJllit) 

1*1 half 
.1 - .1 Glbeon 
Cin'.all Mameruiiiii 

Kadi ■ ft Ramadrn 
Jean Iterrios 
i: Balchellor'i Rev 
READING, PA. 

Uajuli 
Ii Dale Co 

Mar. us ft Burr 
(Two to till) 
2.1 half 

vV'ntan ft Cpanh»ti 

I >\vy.'r X- ( iriri.t 
Ulliy Arllng'on Co 
Grace Hayes 

lilt HMOND. \ \. 
Lyric 

(Norfolk spi i) 

1st half 

Hell, r ft itlley 

I art well ft Harrl* 
D D H? 

(Two io n:i) 



TRENTON, N. J. 
Cupltol 

Baker A Roger* 
Dance Creations 
5 Hulas!* 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Me»han ft Newman 
Just Cut Knickers 1 
S.-hafTer Wnmn Co 
(One to MID 

TROY, N. Y. 

Proctor's 

Reynold* ft White 

Naah ft O'Donnell 

Mabel McCain 
llursl ft Vogt 
(due (o rill) 

I'd ha if 
Belli* - 
P ft K Ross 
Kay Rpangier I 'a 
Walters ft Waller* 
Hilly ... . mi 



It 

I It.- 
Rule 

An.le 
.lack 
Rose 
((III. 

The 

Mae 



TOLEDO 
. F. Kellhs 
adlnga 

ft O'Brien 
rsnn ft Burl 

Benny 

ft Moon 

to HID 

2.1 half 
R.-uters 

I'raniia 



R't 



Thursday, February 14, 1924 



VARIETY 



31 



JJIxon A 8an» 
Chief Blue CI d Co 
McKay * Ardtne 
T * K Andrews 

TORONTO 

shea's 
Sultan 

Bsrgent * Marvin 
4 Cameron* 
Frankle Heath 
H Carroll Rev 
Torke A Lord 
Reck * Rector 

ITICA, N. Y. 

Colonial 
Muriel & Phyllis 
4 Horseman 



2d half 
Carmen A Hose 
The Bnchantera 
(Others to nil) 

WILMINGTON 

Aldlne 

Meredith A Snooier 
Nell O'Connell 
Oreen * Drew 
Hreen Family 
Lloyde A Good* 
Valentine ft Hill 

2d halt 
Novelty Perettos 
Bennington A Scott 
Force A Wllliama 
Very Good Eddie 
Al Wohlman 



mm 



Specially Designed 
Ready to Wear 

CLOTHES 

1632 Broadway 

At Fiftieth St. 
NEW YORK CITY 



(Other* to nil) 

2d half 
Ray's Bohcml.-mi 
Raymond A Ruyce 
(Others to nil) 

It. F. Keith'* 
Amota 

B„je * Maya 
Klsle .lama 
Fr end In Need 
Ferone A Oliver 
Moele ft Winelow 
(Two to Till) 

V» VH1NGTON 

Cosmos, 
fjeo ?• "ire 
Ftal.e A Fallon 
Adams A Milan 
LnllF'rllin ft West 
Flunk Richardsn 
For Pity Suke 

WAT'KT'N. N. V. 
Olympic 

Rav's II 'lonians 
Rnymond * Iloyce 

(One in nil) 
! il half 

Muriel a Phyllis 
4 Horsemi n 
(One lo mi) 

WHEELING, W.V. 

Vlt tori* 

Rel law 

Dayton ft Palmer 
Newell A Must 
Chief Caupolican 
J. hnny's New Car 



Reasle Clifford 
WOQN SOCKET 

1IIJ..U 

Hnrriaon A Darling 
Utile 1. Roberts 
Clene Morgan 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Musical Hunters 
ScTn Denno llr & S 
(Others to All) 

TORK. PA. 

Opera House 

Hyams ft Evans 
Blue Bird Rev 
(Others to nil) 

2d half 
Hector H Dole Co 
Pearson N'port & V 
Adelaide Hell Co 
(Two to All) 

YOl'NGSTOWN, O. 

Hippodrome 

Van Dyke A Vincie 
Carmen ft Rope 
Mine Besson Co 
I.eddy ft Leddy 
I.aPalva Co 
Cleveland ft D'rey 
The Rosaires 
2d half 
Canter A Duval 
■lack Hughes 2 
Johnny's New Car 
Newell ft Most 
1. fingweli ft Leon 
fhi"f Caupolican 
J'.lsa Tcria 



Orncial Dentist to the N. V. A. 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

111).'. Broadway H'utiiim llldg.). N. V 



FOLTS CIRCUIT 



BRIDGEPORT 
Poll'* 

Wright ft Gayman 
Vernon 

Beaumont Sis 
Springtime Revue 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
S Golfers 
Marie Allyn Co 
Webb Knt- rtainers 
(Two to fill) 

Palace 
Waco 4 

Patton ft Marks R 
(Others to nil) 

2d half 
H A K Sutton 
Smith ft Allman 
Doc Baker'." Rev 
(Two to nil) 

HARTFORD 
Capitol 

H ft K Sutton 
Stephens ft Br'nelle 
Mavourn. en 
Baby E Keir Co 
(One to fill) 



•Waco 4 

Springtime Revue 
(Others to fill) 
SCK ANTON. PA. 

roils 

(Wilkes- Barre 
split) 
1*1 half 
Del.yons 2 
Cook ft Valdara 
Great Howard 
Yerkca Orch 
sntiM.i in I) 
Palace 
Jack Powell 4 
Jean l.a Cores* 
II Downing Co 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Gillette ft Rita 
Rudcll A Dunigan 
Freed A Harrison 
Bill Utah 
'Antique Shop 
WATF.RHCKY 
Palace 
Qangler'a Dog* 



Men have their fault*, bat they never 
kiss each other. 



HELEN BIRMINGHAM 



(One to nil) 
Id half 
Gene Oliver S 
Sweet Sixteen 
(One to fill) 

INDIANAPOLIS 

Fiiliiec 
Barto ft Clark 
Bouillni Bros 
Mother Goose 
(Two to fill) 

I.Ol INVILI.E 
National 

EIroy Sis 

1'hilson Duncan A J 
(Three to nil) 
2d half 
Boudlnl Bros 
Barto ft Clark 
Mother Goose 
(Two to nil) 

KALAMAZOO 

Urgent 

Cook Mortimer A II 
Wallace Galvin 
Gene Oliver 3 
Primrose Minstrela 

2d half 

Jeanette Childs 
Thomas Snxolctte 
(Others to till) 



(KKI.I.Y and 
Per Mgr. HARRY 



BIRMINGHAM) 

CHARLES GItEEN'E 



2d half 
Frank Reckless Co 
Rogers ft Tremont 
Naomi ft Boys 
Bobby ITenshaw 
Mack A Velmsr 
Patton A Marks R 

Ml 111 DEN. CONN. 

Poll's 

t Golfers 
Marie Allyn Co 
Dorothy Harnett Co 
Smnh A Allman 
Frank Wilson 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Wright A Gayman 
Vernon 

Billy House Co 
Gangler'a Animals 
(Two to nil) 

NEW HAVEN 
Palace 

Frank Reckless Co 
Rogtra ft Tremont 
Mack ft Velmar 
Bobby Hcnshaw 
Doc Baker's Rev 
(One to fill) 
Id half 
•Dor'tliy Barnet Co 



Naomi ft Boys 
Billy House Co 
(Two to All) 
2d half 
Frank Wilson 
Stephens A Br'nelle 
Beaumont Sis 
Baby K Kelr Co 

WII.KES-BARRE 
Poll's 

(Scranton split) 
1st half 
Lutes Bros 
Kennedy A Kramer 
Merton Mystery 
Joe Darcey 
The Lamys 

WORCESTER 

Poll's 

Gillette A Rita 
Rudell ft Dunigan 
Freed A H'rlson Co 
Bill Utah 
'Antique Shop 

2d half 
Jack Powell's 4 
Jean La Crosse 
Mat ournecn 
Harry Downey Co 
(One to nil) 



t Blanche 

LA FLEUR and PORTIA 

BOOKtO SCLIO OSPHCUM CIRCUIT 



Week. Feb. IJ, ORPIIEt'M. SEATTLE 



CHICAGO KEITH CIRCUIT 



DETROIT 
LaSalle Gardens 
Maxlne A Bobby 
Jason A Harrlgan 
(Three to nil) 
2d half 
Hickman Bros 



Cook Mortimer f. II 
(Three to nil) 

FT. WAYNE 

Palace 

Alex'der ft Elmore 
Rosamond Johnson 



LEXINGTON 
Ben AU 

Singers Dolls 

Lester 

In Wrong 

Rawls ft V'K'man 

Nakae Japs 

(One to nil) 

PORT III RON 

Majestic 

Hickman Bros 
Jeanette Childs 
Dore Sis 

2d half 
Swains Animals 
•Mandy Young Ort 
(Others lo nil) 

WINDSOR. ONT. 

Capitol 
Swains Animals 
Clinton ft Captlle 
Mandy Young Co 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Jason Harrigan 
M'gan ft Wooley Co 
Marion Gibney 
, (Two to All) 

ZANKSVILLR 

Weller 

Trenelle 3 
lt'mond John'onCo 
•Ben Marks t'u 
(Others to fill) 



ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 



i mi ii.i) 
Pulure 
(Sunday opening) 
Nora I'.ayes 
H'waril A Clarke R 
May \Vlrt,h Co 
y.uhn ft Dreia 
Hoed ft Austin 
K..-a Rucgger 



Wills ft P.obins 
Ellen Octavia 

MINNEAPOLIS 
Hennepin 

(Sunday opening) 
Danoise Sis 
Carlton & Berlrw 
Bckefi'M Thea Gro 



"S1IW IN A CORNER" 



WHEN IN CHICAOO. ILL.. SEE 
WALTER DONAVAN. 110 N. Clark 
IRVING BERLIN. Inc. 



St. 



(Two to mi) 

Bill Robinson 

State-Luke 
(Sunday opening) 
Leviathan Orch 
Alba Tiberlo 
l.ydell ft Maccy 
Boh Hall 
Walter Weems 
Kirk Collier Co 
Dragon ft Mack 
Jack George 2 
Kmilie Lea Co 

CEDAR RAPIDS 

Mnjrstlc 
Desio Hitter 
Conn & Albert 
C'pllmentl of S'son 
Jack Rose 

2d half 
Urnest lliatt 
orth ft Cody • 
(Others to nil) 

DAVENPORT 

Columbia 

Orth ft Cody 
Brnesl lliatt 
tOtrurs to nil) 

3d half 
Manila Bros 
C'pllmentS of S'son 
Jack Rose 
(Others to nil) 

DENVER 

Orplienm 

(Sunday opening) 



Enid Markey 
Fenton ft Fields 
R Roberts ft Band 
Ernest lliatt 

NEW ORLEANS 

Or jili. ii in 

(Sunday opening) 
Catherine Calvert 
At Country dub 
Powers ft Wallace 
Jack Joyce 
Mac Sovert it:n 
Frank Dlxnu Co 
(One to nil) 

OAKLAND 

Orpin ii in 

(Sunday oiienlng) 
Karyl Norman 
Itarr Twines 
Billy McDermott 
Henry ft Moore 
Luster Bros 
O'Connor Sis 

OMAHA, NEB. 

Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
Land of Fantasy 
Thank Yuu Doctor 
Kranz ft White 
Sig Friscoe 
Strobel ft Mertens 
Lcavltt ft I.ockw'd 
An Artistic Treat 



"SITON' IN A CORNER" 

WHEN IN SAN FRANCISCO SEE 

H\RRY HI'ME. 600 Pantages Bldg. 

IRVING BKRLfN. Inc. 



Belle Baker 

Show Off 

Sully A Houghton 

Harry Delf 

The Arleys 

Carl Emmy's Pets 

DES MOINES, LA. 

Orpheam 
4 Aces 

Ch'berlaln A Earle 
Harry Conley Co 
White Sis 

H Stoddard's Band 
Ryan & Lee 

KANSAS CITT 

Main Street 

(Sunday opening) 
W'rld Mako B'lieve 
Roe Reeves 
Lucas ft Ines 
Polly ft Oz 
Prince Leo 
(One to nil) 
Orpbrnm 

(Sunday opening) 
Sophie Tucker Co 
Son Dodger 
Kramer A Boyle 
Begee A Qupee 
Chaa Puree) I 
Bartram ft Saxton 
The Clown Seal 
(One to nil) 

LOS ANGELES 

Hill Street 

Mason ft Keeler 
Wilson Aubrey 3 



PORTLAND, ORE. 
Orphrum 

Chic Sale 
Lewis A Body 
Janet of Franc* 
Wood ft Wyde 
Geo MacFarlane 
Jackie A Blllle 
6 Avalons 

SACRAMENTO 

Stale 

(18-20) 
(Same bill plays 

Fresno 21-23) 
Bert Baker 
RAW Roberts 
Lahr ft Mercedes- 
Frank DeVoe 
3 Melvins 
Adclpl.i Sis 
Ensemble Acollcnno 

BAN FRANCISCO 
Gulden Gate 

(Sunday opening) 
Blanche Slitrwood 
Senator Ford 
Arnaut Bros 
Lambert! 
Snow ft Narlne 
Raymond Fagan 
Orphrum 

(Sunday opening) 
Frances White 
Lynn ft Howland 
Bruce Balrnsfatner 
Holmes A La Vera 
Tsn Arakis 
Vadlc ft Oygl Co 



"SnW IN A CORNER" 

WHEN IN LOS ANGELES SEE 

CHARLIE MEI.SON, 417 West 3th Street 

IRVING BERLIN. Inc. 



Margaret Young 
Rockwell ft Fox 
Harry Kahne 
Cavanaugli ft C'pcr 
(One to nil) 

Orphcnm 

n c milium 

Bert Hanlon 
Kane ft Herman 
.1 Whirlwinds 
.lean Solhern 
Johnny Burke 
Martinet * Crow 
NewhoR & Phelps 

MILWAUKEE 

Palace 

(Sunday opening) 
Geo Choos Fables 
Moss ft Fryc 
The Boxing Girls 
Horry Dolman Co 
Harry Hines 



Mclnlyre ft Heath 
Sylvia Clark 

ST. LOVIS 

Orphrum 

(Sunday opening) 
H Santrey Hand 
DeLyle A Ida Co 

H A A Seymour 
Al K Ball 
Nonl ft Partner 
Kenny ft IT.ilIli 
Katherlne Sinclair 

It. .In. 

(Sunday opening) 
Outran ft Marg'rite 
Domarest ft C'!« tie 
Ball Ermine & 11 
Joseph K Wa'son 
The W< ak Spot 

Lime 3 



ST. PAUL 
Orphrum 

(Sunday opening) 
60 M From Bway 
Lambert Fish 
Klein Bros 
3 Blanks 

Hawthorne ft Cook 
Allen Taylor Co 
(Two to till) 

SEATTLE 
Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
Wellington Cross 
Vaughn Comfort 
LaFleur ft Portia 
Jimmy I. in is 
Hlckey Bros 
Pepita 
Jack Wyatt Co 



Jack Wilson Co 
Reverie* 

SIOUX F-LLS, 8.D. 
Orphenm 

Alex'der ft Roacbe 
J ft B Crelgbton 
Valentino* ft H 

2d half 
Marigold 3 
Otto Bros 
(Two to nil) 

VANCOUVER 

Orphenm 

Frank Farnum Co 

Murray ft Oakland 

Clemmons Hillings 

E R Bail 

Pemos 

Tabor A Green 




Mill \ CITT. IA. 
Orpheum 

Thellan Troupe 
Ward Bros 
Dancing Wild 
McLaughlin ft E 

2d half 
Dezzo Retter 
Gattison Jones Co 



Raymond Bond Co 
WINNIPEG 

Orpheum 
Alma Malison Co 
Thos Swift 
4 Fayre Girls 
Aust Wondchoppers 
Mttller ft Francis 
Leo Brers 



I0EW CIRCUIT 



NEW YORK CITT 

Ktntr 

Sankus & Sllv»>rB 
Hronrian »"i Wynne 
t*jrtetl & Vokta 
Clay rrouch Co 

Artio Mehlinffer 
Venetian Romance 

Am** ri«*an 
•Max Arnold Co 

• [rman*tte 

Aikena & Zoe 
Creations 
•Rul« A Nash 
Henzeita & Gray 
\jt% Oallli 
(One to nil) 
2(] half 
HarrinBtona 
Rcll & L**ClaIr 
.1 arrow 

],ouiso Carter Co 
Mammy 

Band all sis R**v 
H'der & Armstrong 
(One to nil) 



Harrett A F;trnum 
Hay & Ucrtram 
liarry & Lancaster 
Dorothy Hyton Co 

llouliMurit 
•He* Jungr 
Barrett & Farnum 
Harris & Vauffhn 
Mario Stoddard 
Arthur Alexander 

24 half 
Nelson's Animals 
Three Odd Chaps 
Telephone Tangle 
Lis Cellls 
Sandall 8ia 

Avenue B 
Winifred & Urnwn 
Marriage vs. Div'ce 
Clark A O'NVi. 
(Three to fill) 

2d half 
Brown & Klalne 
Jack Conway Co 
Marie Stoddard 
Four Morax Sit 



PAUL WHITEMAN'S 
ARCADIA ORCHESTRA 

Under the Direction of 

AL MITCHELL 

ARCADIA, PROVIDENCE, R.I. 
Second Year 



Victoria 

Purrella A Ramsay 
Ray ft Bertram 
H'dcr ft Armstrong 
Porothy Byton Co 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
I.aFrnnce Bros 
Wheeler ft Potter 
Bess" r ft Irwin 
Romeo ft Dolls 
(One to fill) 

Lincoln Sq. 
Ilura Crosa ft R 
Walsh Heed ft W 
A ft I. Harlow 
Freeman ft Morton 
Dance Hhnp 

2d half 
Balmus 3 

I'uro Ha ft Ramsay 
Gen Stanley ft SI* 
Maley ft O'Brien 
Five Chapin* 

Greeley Sq. 
Breakaway B'lowes 



BROOKLYN 

Metro polilnn 

Three Walters 
Por.'thy Wahl 
Stone ft lolren 
I.ane ft Freeman 
Sewell Sis 

Fulton 
Nelson's Animals 
Karl ft Matthews 
Foster ft Ray 
Wilson ft Kelly 
Five Chaplns 

2d half 
Breakaway Barl's 
Nada Norralne 
O ft E Parks 
I.uckle ft Harris 
Dance Shop 
Gates 
Jean ft Valjesn 
Dunham ft O'Mall'y 
Telephone Tangle 
Sammy Duncan 
Sandall Sis Revue 



FRANCINE 



BLOCK and DUNLAP 



Josle Rooney Co 
Geo Stanley A 81s 
Sylvester ft Vance 
Townsend Bold Co 
Jarrow 

2d half 
Max Arnold Co 
Karl ft Matthews 
Henzetta ft Gray 
Towns'd Wilbur Co 
Freeman ft Morton 
(One to fill) 

Delanrey St. 
Leach l.ntjulnlan 3 
3 Odd Chaps 
O ft E Parks 
Barry ft I>ancsster 
Mantell's Manikins 
Bell ft I.eClair 

2d half 
Dura Cross ft R 
Krug ft K ifTnutn 
Jan Rublni Co 
Sylvester Ar Vane* 
St Clair Twins Co 

Orpheum 
Balmus Trio 
Wheeler ft Potter 
Jan Hut.; ii. Co 
I.uckle ft Harris 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Francis ft Wilson 
Irmanctte 
A ft I. Barlow 
Carson ft Willard 
Arthur AN xander 

National 
LaFranc* Bros 
Mammy 

Lewis ft Norton 
Krug ft Kauffman 
Romeo ft Dolls 

2d half 
•B»c Jung 



2d hair 
Mantell's Manikins 
Rule ft Nash 
Foster ft Ray 
Jimmy Savo Co 
Townsend Bold Co 

Palace 
Brown ft Elaine 
Jack Conway Co 
Al Shayne 
Four llorai SI* 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Winifred ft Brown 
Marriage vs. Div'ce 
Clark ft O'Neill 
(Two lo nil) 

Warwick 
Francis ft Wilson 
Clark ft Beck 
Helen Mercer Co 
Dobbs Clark ft D 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Bender A Knapp 
J ft O Gllfoyle 
Crrlghton ft Byron 
(Two to nil) 

ATI.ANTA 
Grand 

•Margo A Beth Co 
•Hussey A Donla 
Archer ft IMfurd 
Van ft Vernon 
Hyatt 

HIRMIM ll\M 
Bijou 

Mack ft Manners 
Racine ft Ray 
Telauk ft P. an 
Barry Mayo 
Band Box Revue 



rHarrins; Id "The Glncham Girl" 



JOE LAURIE, Jr: 



RtiDliert Theatre, Philadelphia 
DlreetloB MAX BART 



BOSTON 

Orplit u in 

Pickard's Hsall 
Thomas ft Hack 
A ft I) Lester 

Strickland's Knt 
Walton ft Itrnntli 
Girlie ft Sonla 

BI'FFM.O 

Kane Morcy ft M 
I.e.- Mason ft Co 
Heath a Bperllng 

Lander Bros 
Dancing Slim s 

DAYTON 

I^MfW 

Rugo & Rom 

Cortex ft Ryan 

Rogers ft Gregory 
chishotiu ft Brei n 
McCoy ft Walton 
Chas T Aldrich 

IIOBOKKN 

Lyric 

Dorothy Wilson 
John K Conroy 
Maiey & O'lirien 
(Two to mi) 

2d half 
Barry ft Hollo 
Uobbs ft Wat kins 
(Three to nil) 

LONDON. CAN. 

Loew 

Willie Karbe ft Sis 
Waller .* Dyer 

Sweethearts 

Id half 
G ft I. il.inl. n 
Adti-r * Dunbar 
Bobby Brealer 

MKMPIILS 

Slate 

Faynes 



I.i on* I iMarr 
Mih Collin* 

Maine frlVolltlM 

m:\v gki.kans 

Cri'HCenl 

Welton .<• Marshall 
Jack Ooldle 

H m dg< Is 

OSIIKOSII. wis. 
iirund 

(tt>IO 

Jean ft Jaenucs 
Marjorle Burton 
K J Moore 
Boss ft Maybetle 
Ulltmore Orch 

OTTAWA. TAN. 

I^iew 

Turner Bros 
Lady Tsen Mel 
Bernard A scarth 
Harry Fox 
.1 a- I Marlyn 

PBOVIDBNCC 

Kmerey 

Bollinger ft Hey'ds 
Fela * Tennyson 

Arthur Ashley Co 

Den Smith 

Song- A Danco Rev 

2d half 

Downey ft Claridgc 
Mi lin Moretti 
Dewey ft Rogers 
Al Shnyne 
Bcboes of Scotland 

SPRING11KLO 

Broadwiiy 

fiowncy ft Claridge 
Helen Moritli 
liewey ft Rogers 



.1 A IK WILSON 

New York's Favorite Headline Comedian. 

photographed by 

STRAND STUDIO, N. Y. 

Strand Theatre Bldg., 47th St. and Il'way 



Bigelow ft Lee 

Pioneers of Variety 
Wilkens ft Wilkens 
l^il'alarica Trio 

MIIAVAIKEE 
Miller 

•Geraldne Miller 3 
•Grant ft 1'ieley 
Ward & Bohlman 
McDevIt Krlley ,«;• 2 
Cook ft Shaw Sis 

MONTREAL 
I.oew 

Red ford A Madden 
Qoldie ft Beatty 
Moure ft Shy 
Master Gabriel Co 
Boh LaSalle Co 
Lillian Faulkner Co 

NEWARK 

State 

Six Harlequins 
K ft E Kuehn 



Shean A Phillips 
Echoes of Scotland 

2d half 
Bollinger ft Rey'ds 
Fein & Tennyson 
Arthur Ashley Co 
Ben Smith 
Song * Dance Rev 

TORONTO 

Yonge St 

Gordon ft Stewart 
Oliver ft oison 
Bond ft Adams 
Sid Hall Co 
Royal Pekin Tr 

WASHINGTON 

Strand 
White Bros 
Connors ft Boyne 
Cook ft Oatman 
Clayton ft I.ennle 
1 1 rune*, of III! 



WESTERN VAUDEVILLE 



t'HU AGO 
American 

•Embs ft Alton 
•!'• ft G Toy 
•Dainty June Co 
(Three to fill) 

Kedzie 
Diaz Monks 
Two Rozellas 
Alice Ham. Hon 
•Different Revue 



FARtiO. N. D. 
Grand 

J ft A Riley 
Bell A Co run 
■ till ti I.aehman 
Oscar Martin Co 

GRAND FORKS 
Orpheum 

W'msley A Keating 
The McCrens 



HERBERT JOSEPH 



ASHLEY-DORNEY and CO. 

Keith Circuit. 1924 
III tillES A MANWARING. Rep*. 



(Two to fill) 
Lincoln 

Christie A M'D'n'ld 
•Markwlth 6 
Frank Buph 
(Three to nil) 
.Majestic 
Achilles 
Melroy Sis 
Lane ft Harper 
Lonesome Town 
Leon's Pontes 
•O'Brien 6 
(Four to nil) 

ABERDEEN, 8. D. 

Orpheum 
J A A Riley 
Bell ft Caron 
John Lochman 
Oscar Martin Co 

BLOOMINGTON 
■■J estle 

Hammer ft H'mer 
Bayes ft Speck 
Allyn Mann Co 

2d half 
Paramount 4 
pinched 
(Ono to All) 

CHAMPAIGN 
Orphenm 

2d half 
Victoria ft Dupree 
Embs ft Alton 



Harvey ft Stone 
(One to nil) 

GRAND ISLAND 

Majestic. 

Harklns sis 

Hung Ray Haw 
KItner ft Reaney 

2d half 
Carmen ft JCrcell* 
Regan ft Curllss 
Mux Thellon Tr 

C til SIM KG 
Orpheum 

B Senter ft J R'sell 
Saxton ft Farrell 
Mil. Ivy Co 

2d hair 
Frank Marckley 
Dorothy Taylor Co 
(One to nil) 

JOI.IET 
Orpheum 

Local Show 

2d half 
Hlro. Suml A Keyo 
Klass A Brilliant 
■Southland Ent 

K'NSAS CITY. MO. 
Globe 

Huleh's'n A S'thern 
Andrec 81s 
Keno Keys A M 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Hong Kay Haw 



TRACEY & HAY 

SpM-lalty Dancers with "The Gingham 
Girl," l.jrl.-, Philadelphia 



M'C'm'ek A W lace 
Kerr A Weston 
(Two to nil) 

BKCATI R 

Empress 

Paramount 4 
Pinched 

(One to (111) 
2d half 
Ah.« Hum. Hi in 

(Two to* hid 

ELGIN 
Rial to 

Southland Ent 
(Two n. till) 
2d half 
Carnival of Vanice 
Bayes A Speck 
(On* lo nil) 



() Wilson A Ad. lie 
Hiegal A Irving 
(Two to nil) 

K'NS'S CITY. K'N. 
Electric 

Australian Waltca 
Rice A cady 
2d half 
T A It Healy 
Syncopated Toi* _ 

LINCOLN 

liberty 

Harklns Sis 
Hong Kay Hi* 
Margaret Severn Co 
KItner A- Katney 
Finks L'-i'liii- .If- hi 

2d half 
Al. I'dei Ito.ii'he Co 
n... > ft Cray 



It a .1 Cr.lghu.n 
Val'tinos Bott'uiley 

(i mo to mi) 

LEAVENWORTH 

Hi ill., in. i 
Bvan* At l'esrl 
T A h Healy 
Syncopated Toi a 

( Two In lill) 

Mli.WAI KEE 

Mnisstle 

Kirk Collier Co 
Brown .Sr Rogers 
O'Halllgan ft Levy 
Black A O'Donnell 
Senator Murphy 
orrin Dmvenp'rt Co 



Conn A Albert 
Allan Mann Co 
Kind Deman h( 
DlU Monk* 

ST. Kit I-. 
t'filunilila 

V;i 'ii.i tnatii 2 

Pay* a Tin r .i« 

lull M, I lilW Ii' \ ,V \V 
1! A I' Vail III il • 

Kn.'x Comedy 4 

(line to till) 

tinind 

ll.i.'.. I (JolT A B..bt.y 
Erasler Bros 
Edwin Oeorge 

U'l lis ft Weill Ret 



David R. Sablosky 

ARTISTS' REPRESENTATIVE 
Keith and Orpheum Circuits 

221 Strand Theatre BfVJn. 

NEW YORK 

SOI Keith's Theatre Bldg. 
Pllll Alll.l I'HIA. i\\. 



(Two to mi) 

MINNEAPOLIS 
Seventh St. 

Hayden A Atwond 
Holmes ft H'liston 
Seamon Conrad Co 
Ethel Pnrker Co 
Ling Foo Co 
(Two to All) 

MADISON 
Orpheum 

Bee Hoo Gray Co 
Peck ft Harris 
Caasler ft Beasley 2 

J ft W H. linings 

Trixle Frlganza 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Jean Adair Co 
Jans A Whalen 
(Four to nil) 

PF.OR1A 

Palace 
Hlro. Suml A Keyo 
Keene ft Wllliama 
Evelyn Phillips Co 
Bryant ft Stuart 
Carnival of Venice 

2d halt 
Mile Ivy Co 
Temple 4 
(Three to nil) 

Ql'INCY 

Orphrum 

Frank Marckley 
Dorothy Taylor Co 
Making Movies 

2d half 
Senter ft Russell 
Saxton A Farrell 



First Love 
Betta Beats 
(Three to All) 

Mil III BF.NU 
Palace 

Dot son 

Owen McGivney 
Ray Hughes A Pain 
Miller ft Mack 
Th.; Wager 

SPRGFIKLD. ILL. 
Majestic 

Harry Tsuda 
Kerr ft Weston 
(Four to nil) 
2d halt 
Russell ft Pierce 
Thos E Shea Co 
Kronos 
(Three to nil) 

M'KCnU.I). MO. 

Electric 
Dunlay ft Merrill 
Eva Fny 

2d half 
Edward Hill 
Br'd'rick Felsen Co 

ST. JOE. MO. 

Elect rle 

Eugenie Bros 
Weber ft Cl.fford 
Mahon ft Cholrt 
G'tlson Jones Orch 

2d half 
Paul Klrkland Co 
Eva Fay 
KItner A Ralney 



BILLY EVYLEEN 

PURCELLA and RAMSAY 



Making Movies 
ROSELAND, ILL. 

State 

Gene Greene 
B.nse ft Balrd 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Oene Greene 
Evelyn Phillip* Co 
(One to nil) 

ROCK FORD 

Palace 
Jean Adair Co 
Jans ft Whalen 
(Four to nil) 

2d half 
Bee Ho Cray Co 
Peck ft Harris 
C.issler ft Beanley 2 
JAW Hennlngs 
Trixle Frlganza 
(One to All) 

RACINE, WIS. 
Klalto 

2 Rozrllas 



Finks Equine J'test 

TOPEKA, RANK. 

Novelty 
G Wilson A Addle 
TAB Healy 

Syncopated Toes 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Harklns Sis 
Hlce A Ca.ly 
Australian Wiltfi 
(Two to fill) 

TriKHi: HAITK 

Hippodrome 

Victoria A Dupre* 
M'C'mack ft W'l*r* 
K i ii in. s 

(Three to nil) 
2d half 
Dotson 

Owen McGivney 
Ray Hughes A Pan 
Miller ft Mack 
The Wager 
(One to II!) 



KEITH 1926 



KELTON 



GUS SUN CIRCUIT 



Bl I I AI.O 

Lafayette 

Blllle Bros 
Juliette Dlka 
Mrs S Drew Co 
Exposition 4 
Portia Mansfield Co 

CORTLANO, N. Y. 

State 

2d half 

Donaldson ft Glenn 
•3 Men of Yest'day 
Johnny Clark Co 
(One to nil) 
FULTON, N. Y. 
Quirk 
Ho) ley A Lee 
I.e., na Hall Rey 
(One to nil) 
GENEVA, N. Y. 
Temple 
Is' half 
Meyer* ft Sterling 



•i Men of Yeat'da* 

(One to nil; 

NIAGARA FALLS 
Cataract 

Donaldson ft Gl< tin 
Anna Belle 
Tyler ft Crollus 
Johnny Clark Co 

2d half 
Esther 3 
Russo Ties ft n 
Kecfe ft Lillian 
(One to nil) 
ROCHESTER 

Family 
Linton Bros 
Home Town Follies 
(Two to HI!) 
WARREN. O. 

Liberty 
Fox ft Mack 
Tony Cornettl 8 
Birds of Paradise 
(One to nil) 



INTERSTATE CIRCUIT 



DALLAS. TEX. 
Majestic 
Harry Moore 



Frank J Sidney 
Anger ft Packer 
Morris ft Shaw 
Harry Faber i\t 



EDDIE 



BORDEN 



Barry A Whitledge 

ltng>r Imhof Co 

Delro 

Ver.lta Oeuld 

Rome A Oaut 

111 Il.'l Bo 

FT. SMITH. ARK. 

dole 

2d half 
Babcoek A Dolly 

(ContluueU on page 47) 



FT. WORTH, TEX. 
Majestic 

Ben Beyer 

MeFarlnn A Palace 
T'mpest A lit. l< sun 
Minstrel Monarch* 
Frank Van lloven 
M'rlce Diamond Co 



32 



VARIETY 



Thursday, February 14, 1924 



All matter in 

CORRESPONDENCE 

rafara to currant 

waak unlaaa 
otherwise 

indicated. 


CHICAGO 


VARIETY'S 

CHICAGO 

OFFICE 

8t ate -Lake 
Thaatra Bldg* 



Tha combination of Harry and 
Anna, Seymour. Henry Santry's 
band and Henry Santry and Anna 
Seymour, and the requirement that 
Ray Hughes I nd Pnm should pre- 
cede the closing act of "The Wager," 
forced Nora Bayes, headllner at the 
Palace, up to fifth place, but this 
rather early position for the feature 
did not interfere with Miss Bay**' 
suocess. Owen McGlveny's "Bill 
Sykes" was third on the bill with' 
Dotson aecond and John Miller and 
James Mack fourth and with these 
artist* working in "The Wager." 
Ray Hughes is quite as satisfactory 
aa Bert Wheeler In leading this 
comedy stunt, which Is among the 
first of the "revue" ideas in vaude- 
ville. He plays Nancy Sykes and 
provides many laughs. John Miller 
makes an amusing Bill Sykes and 
gives travesty at its best. Dotson 
causes many laughs aa Fagln. 

The Santry-Seymour combination 
has Harry and Anna Seymour ap- 
pearing first, then Santrey and his 
band, with Santry and Anna Sey- 
mour doing an encore in one, which 
la practically another act, though 
not so programmed — at least at this 
house. It is the same combination 
seen at the Majestic, when it played 
two-a-day, and last March at the 
Palace. Santrey now calls his or- 
chestra the "Cameo" orchestra and 
"A Smile Will Go a Long, Long 
Way," his first release, is used in 
tha act. % 

The show Is lacking in girls, hav- 
ing twenty men- and but four women, 
but the four count for more than 
tha ordinary quartet. Nora Bayes 
la a welcome return to regular 
vaudeville after having been at Mc- 
Vlckers less than a year ago (pic- 
ture house) and at the Garrlck pre- 
viously with Shubert vaudeville. 
Anna Seymour improves right along 
and tha bit she does with Henry 
Santrey la delightful vaudeville. 
"Pam" Is an important adjunct to 
Ray Hughes' act, and Ray Qupee is 
not unimportant in the offering of 
Beege and Qupee, which opens the 
■how, 

George Beege and Ray Qupee 
open the bill with a roller skating 
act which has points of novelty suf- 
ficient to make it attractive. Dotson 
follows with some cflever talk which 
punctuates lightning dancing steps. 
Owen McGiveney's "Bill Sykes" is 
Interesting mostly for the lightning 
changes and the hard work involved, 
although it is artistic endeavor 
worthy of praise. Miller and Mack 
register with comedy singing and 
dancing with a burlesque female 
type which is a riot of laughter. 
Nora Bayes is singing mostly new 
songs, although retaining the Chin- 
ese number used at McVickers and, 
on request, elnging "Samson and 
Delilah." She introduces a little 
adopted son and says she has three 
adopted children and that she dis- 
plays this one as propaganda for 
others to do likewise. The child is 
a bUrtlme kid and this touch is one 
of the strongest things in the act. 



ment. The remaking of the bill 
forced the Wells and West Revue 
to close in "one" at a couple of 
shows, which took the edge off a 
new act, and Thompson. Karrar and 
company appeared before the drop 
for tho first time in the history of 
iho act to meet the emergency. 

Te LeRoys opened the first show 
on rings and trapeze, in which the 
star work is the one heel catch of 
the man, although the woman is 
charming and does some neat tricks. 
Thompson, Farrar and company, a 



10 acts of vaudeville for one night 
only, Friday, advertised as a "theat- 
rical revue," which is probably a 
nice way of Baying "showing." The 
crowd attracted is one easily 
pleased, and It Is Surprising to see 
how well some acts go which have 
little merit as ordinarily judged. 
Phroso opened with five minutes of 
motion picture and mechanical doll 
stunts. Nelson Duo, two singing 
girls, failed to register, though they 
have nice costumes and special 
scenery. Violet Mallory opened with 



CORRESPONDENCE 

Tha cities under Correspondence in this lasua •» Variety are 
aa follow*, and on oaaea: 



ATLANTA 37 

BROOKLYN 32 

BUFFALO 38 

CHICAGO 32 

DETROIT 32 

INDIANAPOLIS 40 

KANSAS CITY 41 

LOS ANGELES 40 



MILWAUKEE 40 

MINNEAPOLIS 37 

MONTREAL 4 

NEW ORLEANS .~ 41 

PITTSBURGH 40 

SAN FRANCISCO 40 

8YRACUSE 37 

WASHINGTON 40 



Dainty June and her Newsboy 
Songsters, the featured attraction at 
tha Majestic thi3 week, did not get 
in for the Sunday opening, and 
through this four of the acts worked 
live shows to help out the manage- 



combinatlon of girl violinist (excep- 
tional), man singer and girl pianist, 
scored with musical numbers which 
lean slightly toward concert style. 
The Wells and West Revue, a new 
act. has been changed slightly since 
seen at the American, and although 
hokum of a pronounced sort is good 
entertainment. Two female Imper- 
sonators are coupled with a male 
dance team. The act starts out at 
its best and never quite attains that 
speed again, but it should work Into 
something really worth while. Cook, 
Mortimer and Harvey In a basket- 
ball novelty aroused enthusiasm at 
a performance where thlnga were 
running slow. 

Bryant and Stewart, song and 
dance team, with an inclination to 
do 8isslfied types, started a little 
slow, but finished well. Fred C. 
Hagan and company, with a sketch 
having a. prolog, secured laughs 
through employing the spiritualism 
Idea to drive off a mother-in-law. 
The characters are well played. 
Frank Bifsh occupied the next to 
closing position and made his dia- 
lect stories go over to an adequate 
response. Bush is in a class by 
himself, and while he sticks to cer- 
tain characters and to certain dates 
and locations with a faithfulness 
that is amusing to those who watch 
vaudeville, he varies his stories, and 
no two performances of the first day 
included the same talks. Orrin Dav- 
enport and company closed the bill 
with a riding act which has Daven- 
port as a clown, one girl who rides, 
two others who mount a horse and 
dance some around the ring, a ring- 
master and a groom. There were 
four horses in the theatre with three 
appearing In the ring for the open- 
ing picture and two employed for 
riding stunts. It is not much as a 
riding act. but there Is a flash and 
the circus touch. Davenport's best 
stunt is stepping off a running 
horse. 



a song, and then changed to a scrub- 
woman character, telling stories and 
scoring. George Hatto, who does 
about everything comedy Jugglers 
have attempted, does nothing par- 
ticularly well, but did fairly at this 
house. Reeves and Gale, violinist 
and singer, with the former opening 
In the pit, offered talk and muscial 
efforts, showing some ability, though 
act needs pruning. Sidney Shep- 
herd and company in a sketch are 
liked at outlying houses, where the 
foreign element predominate. La- 
vida Storey sang a popular song, a 
ballad and a heavy number and was 
liked. 

Ray's Saxophone Six. which Is not 
unlike a acore or more of attrac- 
tions of the same kind, took an en- 
core. Comedian Is average, with 
straight Instrumentalists playing 
well, but having no stage presence. 



show composed of Zimmcrmand and 
Grandvilla, Boyd Senter & Co. (from 
Majestic), Kramer and Boyle (from 
State-Lake), Danny Graham's Re- 
vue (from State-Lake), Ernest Hlatt 
(from State-Lake) and Janet and 
Jay Velle (from State-Lake). 
Kramer and Boyle, Ernest Hiatt and 
Janet and Jay Velle had played the 
Palace Just recenty. 



BROOKLYN, N. Y. 

By ARTHUR J. BUSCH 
"The Hunchback" is still strug- 
gling along at the Shubert-Crescent. 
The management has been persist- 
ently announcing to the public that 
because of an iron-bound contract 
this picture would positively not be 
shown in any other Brooklyn houses 
at popular prices. And then along 
cornea the announcement of the 
Brooklyn Mark Strand "The Hunch- 
back" will be shown on the screen at 
popular prices very shortly. 



"You and I" at the Majestic this 
week. 



Fiske O'Hara In "Jack of Hearts" 
is doing fairly well at the Montauk. 
Next week "Trimmed in Scarlet." 



"Chains" at 'Teller's this week. 
Next week, "Zander the Great." 



A new theatre called the Cameo 
opened on Saturday at Eastern 
parkway and Nostrand avenue. It 
is a movie house, seats 1,410 people 
and has a roof garden with a ca- 
pacity of 1.200. It is owned by 
Weln, Wolf, Inc. 



"ELI," The Jeweler 

TO THE PROFESSION 

Special Discount to Performers 

WHEN IN CHICAGO 

State- Lake Theatre Bldg., 

Ground Floor 



The Logan Square is now playing 




Charles T. Aldrich la headllner at 
the Rialto thla week, and although 
he is not ideally placed In closing a 
show, his offering goes well and 
proves a satisfactory top. The other 
feature ia "Honolulu Bound," a new 
act around here, which was recently 
at the Plaza, and is by no means 
ready for a showing in the Loop. 
Cameron and Hill, who have played 
a number of local houses this season, 
are on next to closing, and a hit. 
The Rialto audience is perfect for 
these fellows. Hill is a fine straight, 
with an infectious laugh, and Tudor 
Cameron is Just what that audience 
likes in the way of a comic. Ruge 
and Rose open with an aerial nov- 
elty similar to a revolving ladder. 
Hilton and Dally, two attractive 
girls, score with popular songs. 
Chlsholm and Breen, long identified 
with two-people sketches, have a 
dandy skit which la rich In bright 
stuff. The only trouble la that it Is 
too smart for the small time and not 
quite good enough for tha beat time. 

Norman and Landee have some 
original material and create their 
full share of laughs. "Honolulu 
Bound" has the comedian formerly 
with "A Paper Paradise," and this 
act, like the other one, Is being of- 
fered by Jack Fine. 



R. Westcott King 

Studios 

1113 Tea Hurrn St., CHICAGO, ILU 
TV!. West 1130 

'SCENERY THAT SATISFIES' 

Veloor Curtain* Picture Settinga 

Dye Scrncrjr 

SpeolallaU ia Vaudeville Creatleaa 



Furs Remodeled the Way 

You Want 

Coats Cleaned, Glazed and 

Relined 

$20 ONLY 

WORK CALLED FOR 

Bhimenfield's For Shop 

204 State-Lake Bldg. 
CHICAGO, ILL. 

Phone Dee. 125S 



DETROIT 

By JACOB 8MITH 
..NEW DETROIT— "Music Box," 
Broke house record for current sea. 
son. Second week almost aa good. 
Could remain third week. Next. 
"Scandals." ^ 

SHUBERT-DETROIT — Premier 
of "Silence" by Selwyna. Max Mar- 
cln author. Critics termed it high* 
class melodrama, well done, given a 
new twist. 

SHUBERT-MICHIGAN — "Liza.*' 
2d week. House may be leased for 
Mutual burlesque. Deal pending. 

GARRICK— "The Fool." Opened 
to capacity. Will remain at least 
three or four weeks. 

CHICAGO OPERA CO.— Feb. 18. 
20. 

MAJESTIC— Stock. "Bad Man " 
Next, "Pair of Sixes." 

PHOTOPLAYS— "Name the Man." 
Broadway-Strand; "Heritage of the 
Desert," Madison; "Sporting Youth," 
Capitol; "Just Off Broadway," 
Washington; "Chastity," Adams: 
"The Lullaby." Colonial. 



Passion Plays exhibiting at Con- 
vention Hall have extended engage- 
ment for three days. Detroit haa 
proven best town outside of New 
York city for drawing. 



Harry W. Starrett, former Gold- 
wyn manager at Atlanta, succeeds 
Harry Lorch as Detroit manager. 



WIGS 

F. W. NACK 

4-6 W. Randolph Street 
CHICAGO, ILL 

Write for Catalogue 



EUGENE COX 

SCENERY 

1734 Ogden Avenue 

CHICAGO 

Pnoae Sealer SBSI 

Aek: — SAXON and KAKHKIX 




THEATRICAL and 
DANCING Footwear 

Won> and endoraed by artlrta 
»f International Dromtocnce. For 
nearly m half a eenturr Iho nan* 
ALSTONS haa barn • arnonna 
for tha lutwrlaUra In theatrical 
footwear. Thcra can ba no aub* 
etituta for tha aklU and expert- 
enea attained through yeara of 
effort and endearor ALSTON'S 
exceptional equipment la pre- 
pared to meat every requirement 
— lar»» or amall — and yet aat- 
tefy the exacting demaada off 
the auper-rrltlcal 



wear. Mat!* 



to measure 
and In etoclt. 
Short tamp 
and noeeliy 
atreat etyloe. 
lUillni boota. 
Write for 
meaiuremaot 
chart and 
catalog. B-l. 17 N. State at. 



Opera Hose -Tights 

Alston 



Since lift 



CHICAM 



Boyle Woolfolk, who haa bad 
charge of the Orpheum and W. 'V. 
M. A. club department thla season. 
Is permitted to draw on the Palace, 
State-Lake and Majestic, as well as 
other Junior Orpheum and Associa- 
tion theatres, for talent, and conse- 
quently is making thla department 
take on Importance. 

Last Saturday night at the Chi- 
cago Athletic Club he presented a 



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Short Vamp fee State end Street 

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SLIPPERS 

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Mall Oniera Filled Promptly 
Bend for Price l.lat 

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3» South Wabalh Ave.. Chlcaea 



DR. J. PAUL FERNEL 

The famous Chicar.o plastic surgeon who has created a furore through 
the middle west with the "Kernel Method" of facial surgery in lifting 
the lines of the face. Thla operation haa been performed on more than 
300 theatrical people during the last year and all of them assert that W 

haa materially benefited them in their search for rejuvenation. 
Dr. Fernel also haa achieved a big reputation in the performance of 

nasal operations, the latest one of his being In the straightening out 

of a pug- nose by using the cartileges of a chicken's breast for this 

purpose. 



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LEO FEIST, Inc. 

ROCCO VOCCO, Manager 

167 N. Clark St., opp. Hotel Sherman 

Phone Dearborn 5403 



FOR8TER 
MUSIC PUBLISHER, Ino. 
JOHNNY FINK, Manager Promo- 
tional Department 
235 South Wabash Ave. 
I'lione Harrlitoa 5855 



JACK MILLS, Ino. 

ROY THORNTON, Manager 

Suite 52, No. 119 North Clark St, 
Phone Dearborn 2404 



JEROME H. REMICK ft CO. 

J. B. KALVER, Manager 
EDDIE LEWIS. Aaat. Manager 

634 State-Lake Building 
riionee: Central 1085 and Dearborn Sitf 



SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN ft CO. 

JOE MANNE, Manager 

Cohan's Grand Opera House Bldg. 

Phone Dearborn 3173 



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LOU FORDAN. Manager 

Cohan's Grand Opera Houae Bldf. 

Phono Dearborn U1S 



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CO. 

FRANK CLARK, Manager 

81 W. Randolph St. 

Phone Randolph SMI 



Thursday, February 14, 1924 



VARIETY 



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raotarea Theatre Building 

BOSTON 
1S1 Trenton! St. 



DETROIT 
144 Wert Larned St. 

CINCINNATI 
707-8 i.rrit Theatre Bl.lt. 

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711 Seventh Avenue New York 

LONDON. W. C. 2. mum-Mi Sgg^luSr MKIROIRNK-?:. fill.. W. 



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41 : Went riflh *lreel 



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VARIETY 



Thursday, February 14, 1924 



'BACK IN HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY' 

FEATURED BY WAINWRIGHT SISTERS WITH AL JOLSON'S "BOMBO," AILEEN STANLEY, GOLDIE and BEATTY 

and JOHNNY KEMPER 



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USED BY ALL LEADING BANDS AND SINGING ACTS 

BOTH ARE GREAT HARMONY NUMBERS FOR QUARTETTE, TRIOS, Etc. 



PROF. OFFICE 

311 Loop End BIdg. 

177 N. State St. 

DICK. SACHSEL, Manager 



TED BROWN MUSIC CO., Inc. 

218 S. Wabash Ave. 
CHICAGO 



DETROIT 
1512 Broadway 

HOWARD SIMON, Manager 



BURLESQUE REVIEWS 

(Conitnued From Page 8) 
■ort. Ameta Pynes, the other wom- 
an principal, gives the show sight 
values — also dances gracefully. 

Leo Lee, a Jack Singer discovery, 
and Jack Cameron, character man, 
take the applause honors with a 
singing specialty. This Is back- 
grounded with a fine-looking set 
showing * railroad yard at night. 
with signal lights, moonlight ef- 
fects, etc. The pair make their en- 



trance from a freight car. Tuesday 
night the Columbia couldn't get 
enough of Lee's singing. 

Lee has a fine natural tenor voice, 
with resonance, range and quality, 
but he needs a thorough course of 
inatruction In vocalizing. His vocal 
method at present is atrocious — 
breaks nearly every rule ever in- 
vented to help singers. Notwith- 
standing, the quality is there, and 
the faults can be eliminated with 
study easily enough. 

Bebe and Phoebe Sarvney do a 



TALENT 




sister specialty In one that calls for 
revision. The girls sing nicely, with 
the voices blending In harmony. The 
guitar should be kept In as an ac- 
companying instrument and the 
banjo replaced by another guitar. 
The team have the talent to put on 
a decidedly pleasing turn, but their 
routine isn't arranged properly. 

Cameron has a baritone voice, 
which comes in handy on several 
occasions during the performance. 
An acrobatic-dancing trio, Melino. 
Llstctte and Kogan. have a couple 
of specialties with one disclosing 
some great ground tumbling. 

Gene Schuler is the second jcomlc. 
He does Dutch with good dialect 
and clean makeup. 

That's noticeable throughout— 
that clean makeup thing. No dirty 
faces nor clothes. The material 
is meticulously clean, too. A Jingle 
used as a patter In a pop number 
by Brennan and Pepp«r has a little 
ginger In It, but It's harmless and 
funny. 

The chorus — an ordinary bunch. 
That's the way the show is — ordi- 
nary. A feature act would help a 
little, but wouldn't be a solution by 
any means. Fitted with suitable 
material — better stuff than what he 
has now — Pepper, the chief comic, 
should develop quickly into one of 
the wheel's best comedians. The 
quiet effectiveness with which he 
scores his comedy points coupled 
with his natural method of working 
are handy assets for any comedian. 

Judging: by the Columbia shows 
that have passed In review at the 
Columbia, New York, this season 
"The Bostonians" ranks about half 
way between the best and the worst. 

Bell. 



GIRLS FROM FOLLIES 

(MUTUAL CIRCUIT) 

Principal Comedian Harry Hall1«an 

Second Comedian Ben Blake 

Straight Brad Sutton 

Juvenile Bert Conn 

Prima Donna Marguerite Spencer 

Soubrette Kitty Starr 

Ingenue Nola Edwarde 



"Girls from the Follies," Lou Sld- 
man's Mutual burlesque show at the 
Olympic. New York, this week Is 
chuck full of pep. splce and laughs, 
without being vulgar. A well round- 
ed cast headed by Harry Halllgan 
doing a likeable funny Hebrew 
comic put the comedy scenes across 
for laughs and the peppy principal 
women rarely faited to secure en- 
cores loading numbers. 

Two pickout numbers utilizing six 
chorus girls got across on the In- 
timate stuff and a football number 
led by Margurite Spencer threatened 
to clog up the show. Miss Spencer 
would punt the ball out to the gang 
and they would throw It around 
until the number was over. 

The costuming of the chorus was 
up to Mutual average and the 15 



girls worked in the stereotyped Jaz- 
zing shimmying fashion only a lit- 
tle more so which was all right with 
this gang. Nola Edwards led an 
Oriental number putting on a wiggle 
that made it very tough for Fin 
the added attraction Oriental dan- 
cer to follow. Feefe Is using the 
head of John the Baptist for a 
Salome number this week in addi- 
tion to her usual contortions. The 
gang were inclined to kid the dra- 
matics but the heaving torso stuff 
went as strongly as ever. 

The show has one of the best 
straights on the wheel in Brad Sut- 
ton. He also contributes a couple 
of character bits, one a sancti- 
monious parson, that clicks. Bert 
Blake the second comic Is an 
elongated six footer doing eccentric 
with putty nose, wild wigs, etc. His 
speaking voice is a handicap but he 
works hard and is good background 
for Harrigan. The latter i» unctuous 
and a good showman. He gets his 
points across In sure ftre manner 
and is a naturally funny chap. 

The prima Margurite Spencer Is 
the best dancer in the show and an 
experienced worker. Kitty Starr the 
soubrette is a well formed cutle who 
Jazzes and looks like a sweet dish 
in her one-piece costumes. Nola 
Edwards the ingenue Is another 
flapper who Jazzes and puts over a 
hard shoe dancing specialty. 

The comedy bits best liked were 
the "photograph" and phonograph" 
bits, both well liked. In the first the 
two comics are enticed Into com- 
promising attitudes by a vamp. The 
straight snaps their pictures and 
then puts the shake on them for 
heavy sugar In lieu of publishing 
the pictures In "The Dally News." 
The Hebrew comedian finally gets 
his dough back by enticing the other 
victim into breaking his plate and 
then selling him the remaining one. 
The phonograph bit was equally 
funny and well handled by the prin- 
cipals. 

The production Is all that could 
be expected. An Egyptian scene 
looking bright and new and an- 
other full stage set showing up well. 
Some stuff cannot be hung at the 
Olympic on account of the small 
stage so it is hardly fair to pass 
comment on any of the Mutual pro- 
ductions from that ang*s. 

A capacity attendance enjoyed 



"Girls From the Follies" Tuesday 
night. It's a good night's entertain* 
ment for any burlesque patron. 

Con. 

Feature Nights in Dayton 
The Lyric, Dayton, playlns the 
Columbia wheel shows, starts a 
series of extra nights next week. 
The extras will include "Amateur 
Night." "Gift," Country Store," etc 





Pat White Closing 

Pat White, one of the featured 
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COLUMBIA CIRCUIT 

ALL ABOARD— Feb. 18. Empire, 
Toledo; 25, New Gayety, Day- 
tan. 

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Detroit: 25-27, Grand o H.. Lon- 
don; M-Marcli J, Grand o. II., 
Hamilton. 

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26. Elmtra; 27. Bingham ton; 2S- 
March 1, Colonial, L'tica. 
DON TONS— Feb. IS, Mirer's 
Bronx, New York; 23, Vorkvtlle, 
New Yods. 

lostonixns — Feb. 13, Orpheum, 
Patereon; 25, Empire, Newark. 

BREEZY TIMES— Feb. 18, Gayety, 
Montreal; 25-27, VanCurler, 
Schenectady: 28- March 1. llar- 
manua Bleeker Hall, Albany. 

BREVITIES OF 1924— Feb. 
Hyperion, New Haven; 25 
Poll's, Waterbury; Z8- March 
Lyric I'.ritlt'eport. 

BUBBLE BURBLE— Feb. 13 
YanCurler, Schenectady; 21 



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Oayety, Omaha; 25, Olympic, 

Chicago. 
COOPER JIMMY- -Feb. 13. IJurtlg 

& Seamon's, yew York; 25, 

Empire, Brooklyn. 
DANCINO AROuND— Feb. 13-20, 

Poll'*, Waterbury; 21-2.1. Lyric, 

Bridgeport; 25, Miner's Bronx, 

New York. 
FOLLIES OF DAT— Feb. 13 open; 

25, Casino. Philadelphia. 
GIGGLES— Feb. 18, Oayety, Buf- 
falo; 25. Gayety, Rochester. 
MAPPY DAYS— Feb. 18, Gayety, 

St. LOUlS; 23, Gayety, Kansas 

City. 
HAPPV GO LUCKY— Feb. IS, 

New Gayety, Dayton; 25, 

Olvmpi'-, Cincinnati. 
HIPPITY HOP— Feb, 18. Casino, 

Boston; 25. Columbia. New York. 
HOLLYWOOD FOLLIES — Feb. 

I s *, Capitol, Indianapolis; 25, 

<;.-:\"tv. st. Louis. 
jh; TIME— Feb. is, star & darter, 

Chicago; 25. Gayety, Detroit. 
LET'S GO— Feb. IS, Empire, 
Providence; 25, Casino, Boston. 
MARION DAVE— Feb. IS. Palace, 



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Grand O. II.. Hamilton; 25, Em- 
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NIFTIES OF 1021-Feb. 18, open; 

25, Gayety, Omaha. 
QUEENS OF PARIS— Feb. IS, Em- 
pire, Newark; 25, Hurtig &. Sea- 

mon's. New York. 
RADIO GIRLS— Feb. IS, Columbia, 

Cleveland; 25, Empire, Toledo. 
RECORD BREAKERS— Feb. 18, 

Empire. Brooklyn; 25, Orpheum, 

Paterson. 
RUNNIN' WILD— Feb. IS, Gayety, 

Boston; 25, Hyperion, j New 

Haven. 
SILK STOCKING REVUE— Feb. 

18. Olympic. Chicago; 25. Star & 

Garter, Chicago. 

STEP OX IT— F..0. 18, Olympic. 
Cincinnati; 25, Capitol, Indian- 
apolis. 

TALK OF TOWN— Feb. 13, Gayety, 
Kansas City; 25, open. 

TEMPTATIONS OF 1924— Feb. 18. 
Gayety, Washington; 25, Gayety, 
Pittsburgh'. 

TOWN SCANDALS — Feb. 18. 
Gayety. Pittsburgh; 25-2B. Court, 
Wheeling; 27. SteuUenville; 28- 
March 1. Grand O. H, Canton. 

VANITIES -lib. 18, Casino, 25. 
open. 

WATSON, BILLY— Feb. 18, Em- 
pire, Toronto; 23, Gayety, Buf- 
falo, 

WATSON SLIDING BILLY— Feb. 
IS, Casino. Philadelphia; 25, Pal- 
ace, Baltimore. 

WHIRL OP GIRLS— Feb. is, York- 
Villc, Now York; 26, Empire, 
Providence. 

WILLIAMS. MOLLIE— Feb. 1S-1D. 
Court, Wheeling; 20, Steuben- 
Vllle: 21-23. Grand O. H., Canton; 
25, Columbia, Cleveland. 

WINE, WOMAN AND SONG— Feb. 
IS, Columbia. New York; 23, Ca- 
sino. Brooklyn. 

YOUTHFUL ' FOLLIES— Feb. 18. 
Auburn; 19, Elmira; 20, P.ing- 
hamton; 21-23, Colonial, V'tiea; 
25, Gayety, Montreal. 

MUTUAL CIRCUIT 

(BAND BOX REVUE Feb. IS, Car- 
rie!;, St. Louis; 25, Broadway, 
Indianapolis, 

j BASHFUL BABIES Feb. IS, Em- 
press, Milwaukee: 25, open. 
BEAUTY PAHA DERS— Feb. IS, 



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25, Empress, Milwaukee. 

FROLICS OF 1924— Feb. 13. Allen - 
town; 19, Bethlehem; 20, Wil- 
liamsport: 21, open; 22-2U, Read- 
ing; 25, Folly, Baltimore. 

GIRLS FROM FOLLIES— Feb, 18, 
Lyric, Newark; 25, Bijou, Phila- 
delphia. 

GROWN UP BABIES— Feb. 18. 
Corinthian, -Rochester; 25, Ma- 
jestic, Scranton, 

GUS FAY'S REVUE— Feb. 13, 
Brooklyn; 25. Howard, Boston. 

HEADS UP— Feb. 18, Academy, 
Pittsburgh; 25, open. 

HELLO JAKE GIRLS— Feb IS. 
Nesblt. Wilkes-Barre; 25, Em- 
pire, Hoboken. 

HIGH FLYERS— Feb. 18. Olvmple, 
New York; Feb. 25, Star, Brook- 
lyn. 

JOY BELLES— Feb. 18. Empire, 
Hoboken; 25, Gayety, Brooklyn. 

KANDY KIDS— Feb. 18, Bijou, 
Philadelphia: 25, Allentown; 26, 
Bethlehem; 27. Willlamsport; 28, 
open; 29-March 1. Reading. 

BAFFIN* THRU— Feb. 18, open; 25, 
Garriek, St. Louis. 

MEET THE GIRLS— Feb. IS. How- 
ard, Boston; Feb. 25, Olympic, 
New York. 

MERRY MAKERS— Feb. IS. Em- 
press, Cincinnati; 25, Empire, 
Cleveland. 

MIDNIGHT MAIDENS -Feb. IS, 
Majestic, Scranton; 25, Nesbit, 
Wilkes-Barre. 

MISS NEW YORK, JR.— Feb. IS, 
Garden, Buffalo; 25, Corinthian, 
Rochester, 

MOULIN ROUGE -Fob. It, Em- 
pire, Cleveland; 23, Garden, Buf- 
falo. 

PACE MAKERS— Feb. IS, Follv, 



Baltimore; 25, York; 2C, Cumber- 
land; 27. Altoona; 28, open; 29, 
Unlontown March 1, New Castle. 
SPEED GIRLS— Feb. 18, Star* 

Brooklyn; 25, Lyric. Newark. 
STEUTTIN' AROUND— Feb. It. 
York; 19, Cumberland: 20, Al- 
toona: 21. open; 22, Uniontown; 
23, New Castle 25, Gayety, Louis- 
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■innncrn* * lth * l ■*•"• at ,:!0 
MOROSUU Mats. w.a. * Hat. at 1:10 

Pavld Belasce, la aasociatlan with Wm. 
Harris. Jr., Presents 

FAY BAINTER 



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in "THE OTHER ROSE 

with Henry Ball and Distinguished Cast 

TTTTTiGSOTtf ******* *• "«■ «■ 

11 U LfJjKJ.^ Mil Mr Beasy B. Ilarrl t 

GEORGE M. COHAN 

(HIMSIIIO 

la Hla New Dramatlo Comedy 

"THE SONG AND 
DANCE MAN" 

Bra*. 1:1a. Mat* Wed. * Sat. at 1:10 



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"The outstanding success of the 
decade." 

THE SWAN 

iTaDT WK8T 41 ST. Kv«a. 1:10 
"wV/IV 1 Matinees Wed. and Sat. 



KNICKEBBOCKEE 9 £$J2?\,£ t ' 

Mat. Wed. (Pap.) and Sat., left 

IIENKV W. SAV\«r-» 

Baacias; UuW.nl Hit 

"LOLLIPCM*" 

Rook by Zclda stoats 
Music by Vincent Toamans 

With ADA MAY WEEKS 



rfi Asrn w '" *•"» 8' uvea *im 

DtUWt.W Mll Thnra. 4* Sat.. !:•< 

Unanimously Acclaimed 

DAVID BKI.AWO feea—la 

LIONEL BARRYMORE 

with uuc rnwut 
"LAUGH, CLOWN, LAUQHI" 

I IDPDTV W. 42 St. Bv»s. at 10 
JUIOdlV 1 I Male. Wed. & Sat., 2:10 

GEO. M. COHAN'S 

BIGGEST MUSICAL HIT 

The Rise of Rosie O'Reilly 



•*" UAPRIQ Thestre. W (tl II KteaK:l!> 

H nHnniO Ma ,,. W ed. & Sat. 2:lB. 

Lewis 4k Gordoa lln aaaocUUaa iiTllr 

with Baa H Dirrtu pneml- 1 lit 

NERVOUS WRECK" 

■t (IWM DAVIS 
wit* OTTO KRUSER la. JUNE WALKER 

"The Biggest Laugh Feast of the 
Reason" — Son-aiobe 



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"ABIE'S IRISH ROSE" 

•THE PLAY THAT PUTS 

'U' IN HUMOR" 

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"A NATIONAL. INSTITUTION" 

Direction Joseph Plunkett 

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"THE HUNCHBACK OF 
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STKWART & FKKNijH. In?.. Tresfnt 

THE SHOW-OFF FATHER 

By CI'.ORi.n KEtXY 
(Author of ' T11H TORCH BEABntaV) 



FULTON THEATRE. W *6 St. Seat! Ten'w. 

OPENS NEXT MONDAY NIGHT 

SAM II. IIAKK1H Present* 

ERNEST TRUEX 
in "NEW TOYS" 

A COMIC TKAGKDY OK MAHKIK.T) 
UTll AITKIt TIIK IMHV ABBIVKN, 
by Mlkon Herbert Cropper and Of ar 

Hammerateln 2*1 
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EARL CARROLL THEATRE 



Tin, At*, aad loth at 
»"0". Ilia. Mats. Thar*. A Sat. 

EDDIE CANTOR 

ZIEGFELD PRODUCTION 

"KID BOOTS" 

with MARY EATON 

THK NKW MUSICAL SKMSATIOM 
SKATS NOW FOB MICHT wSkB 



—NEW AMSTERDAM «~«g 

Iserj Krening. Pop. Price Male. Wed. 4k tat. 
NOW — ENTIRELY NEW 

ZIEGFELD 
FOLLIES 

Glorifying the American Girl 



"MR. BATTLING 
BUTTLER" 

Ths Sli if test. ■netdisat, Daneieat Show «f 

the Year! 

Wuh Wm. Kent, Chas. Kuergles » ml a 

uaaderfot ,„.t »t N daaeins: shsunaiana 

SELWYN W «'»W.|MATS. WKtX 

"ftt >:2t»U. SAT.. 2:11. 



GLOBE ■?«■* ««*» «• area. ■!■ 

Marines* Wed. aad Sat 
THE GBBATE8T MUSICAL COaTED! 
ON BABTH" "' 

CHAHLXS DlIXII«OBAM Presents 

FRED STONE 

in "STEPPING STONES" 
with DOROTHY STONE 



Maiic Box Theatre WMfcg H. 

"II la a Berne That Has Na Bqasl." 

Swa-Olohs 

8AM H. HARRIS Prasente 
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Philip Goodman Presents 



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MEET the WIFE 

with MARY BOLAND 
in the iAiughinff Success of the Year 



CUDIDC IVway A 40 St. Eves, at «-30 

CMrlnL Mats. Wsd. aad Sat. 2:M. 

A. H. WOODS 



MARY NASH - 
•THE LADY* 

By at A It TIN BROWN 



MOONLIGHT 

A Ifwalca) Comedy Gem With a 

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W. 4t St. Eva 1:30. Mats. Wed A Bat. 



ATLANTA 

By HUNTER BELL 

ATLANTA— "The Old Ro.ik," with 
Raymond Hitchcock, first three 

days; Anna l'avlowa last three. 

LYRIC— "Just Suppose"; Stock. 

HOWARD— "Don't Call It Love'; 
film. 

METROPOLITAN— "The Song of 
r.ove." 



ELTINGEZaaTwVltr 

The HELWYNg PreseaH 
FUBDRItlCK LONBL) ALB'S Maw Osmad) 

SPRING CLEANING 

With VIOLET HKUINU 

ESTELI.E WINWOOD 

ABTIII.'K BVBON 

A. E. MATHK.WH and Others 



RIALTO— "Thundering Dawn." 



Monty Salmon, assistant manager 
of tlio Forsyth (Keith-) house for 
many months, has been transferred 
to the Howard as floor director. The 
Howard Is a film house, under the 
same management — that of South- 
ern Enterprises, ln> -as like) Keith 
house. 



The Lyric s'ook, known only a 
short time ago as the Forsyth Play- 
ers, celebrated its lOOth consecutive 
week here with the presentation of 
"Just Suppose." 

A theatre for Negroes was opened 
here this week on Auburn avenue 
with "The Humming Bird," there 
two weeks after it had made its local 
premiere at the Howard The house 



The Sho<wfolk'$ Shoe Shop 



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The Trek of Fashion 

In One Act 

The Annual Spring Revue 
' of Slipper Styles in which 
the only acl is yours as 
you jftep in and say: "I 
wish to see the new models 
for Spring and Easier. 

Exit March: "Satisfaction. " 



I. MILLER 

Beautiful Shoes 
1554 BROADWAY 

Open until o P.M. 



is known as the Paramount and 
will show Paramount pictures, it is 
announced. 



Dully Lewis h*s Arrived hers to 
assist Stuart Beebs in his Beebe 
Dramatic school, recently founded 
hy the assistant director of the 
Lyric Players. 



MINNEAPOLIS 



Per- 



METROPOLITAN (Legit) 
feet Fool." 

SHUBERT (Stock) — Balnbridge 
Players In "Ltliom." 

(JAYETT— Burlesque stock. 

STATE— "Shadows of Paris," film. 

LYRIC— "Restless Wives." 

OARRICK— "White Sister." 



Normal business returning to loop 
theatres after the cold spell of last 

few weeks. 



E. H. Bothers and Julia Marlowre 
played to fair houses last week. 



Finkelsteln & Ruben have a neat 
tie-up this week with Minneapolis 
"Tribune." The theatre company's 
camera man filmed the dog Derby 
Saturday and will screen the races 
next week. Dog Derby, which Is 
p.Jt on annually by the newspaper, 
attracts many amateur mushers. 



Harry Hirseh, manager of bur- 
lesque stoch at the Gayety, has ar- 
ranged special nights for every night 
in the week except Sunday and 
Monday. Boxing bouts are sched- 
uled for Tuesday nights, radio sets 
will be given away Wednesdays and 



wrestling will he the added attrac- 
tion on Thursday. Friday nights 
amateur actors will be given try- 
outs. 



"The Whipping Boss" at the Grand 
thks week under the auspices of the 
American Legion. The Legion is 
promoting this picture as a propa- 
ganda film. It should go good in 
Northwest, as Martin Talbert, vic- 
tim of a Florida whipping boss, lived 
In North Dakota. 



A movie ball at the Kenwood Ar- 
mory Is scheduled for Feb, 23. W. 
W. Wittlg, veteran Minneapolis 
showman and promoter, will sponsor 
the affair. 



Balnbridge Players at the Shubert 
will offer "Turn to the Right' for 
tho second time next week. Last 
season this piece played for two 
weeks at the stock thc;itre. 

SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B. BAHN 

WIETINC - Dark first half; "Littlu 
Nellie Kelly'' last half. 

STRAND— "A Woman of Paris" 
and "A Dog's Life." 

EMPIRE— First half, "Where the 
North H«-gins"; last half and all 
next week, "Name the Man." 

ROBBINS- ECKEL— All , week 
"Humming Bird." 



The Elmira Lyceum, Elm Ira's legit 
hoti^o, is facing a hooking famine 
For the remainder of the season the 
only Attractions In sight arc "Blos- 
som Time," "Partners Again" and 
the Columbia burlesque shows. The 



Lyceum, as a rule, keeps open weil 
into May, 



Rome 50 reels of movie films which 
were seized In connection with the 
recent arrest of George Ripley of 
Homer, N. Y., on a charge of exhib- 
iting films unlicensed by the State 
Motion Picture Censorship Commis- 
sion, were returned to Ripley this 
week. Ripley paid a $50 fine In Os- 
wego county. He has agreed to 
submit the returned films to the 
censors. 



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BUFFALO 

By SIDNEY BURTON 

MAJESTIC— "Abie's Irish Rose." 
2d week, phenomenal business. In- 
definite stay. 

SHUBEKT TECIC— "C.it rind Mie 
Canary." Business scarce for re- 
turn. "Blossom Time" next. 

HUH'— "Buggies of Red Gap 
(film;. 

LOEWS— "Darling of New York.' 

LAFAYETTE— "Temporary Mar- 
riage." 

OATET Y— "Bathing Beauties' 
(Columbia). 

GARDEN — 'Grown-l'p Babies" 

(Mutual). 
ACADEMY— Burlesque tab. 



"Abie's IrUh Rose" proved the 
six-day sensation last week. De- 
spite vigorous panning by the re- 
viewers the show opened Monday to 
capacity and an advance sale of 
over $7,000 for the week. S. R. O. 
sign almost every performance, the 
week's gross going well over $!6,ooo. 



The agreement terminating the 
Loew's Stote-Golde Clothes shop ht- 
iKation was consummated Thursday 
by papers representing the final set- 
tlement being filed with the county 
clerk here, thus ending the three- 
year battle over the Main street 
portion of the theatre site. The 
Golds people won the fight, rein- 
stating them in their former loca- 
tion now occupied by the theatre. 
The settlement is said to have cost 
Loew over $7e,000. 



An open air theatre at Delaware 
Park, to be erected at a cost of $25.- 
000, Is proposed In a resolution sent 
the Buffalo city council by Commis- 
sioner of Parks Meahl this week. 



The Criterion theatre and site 
known as the old Star theatre build- 
ing has been sold by the Strand Se- 
curity Co. to a group of local finan- 
ciers who will erect a :2-story 
office building on the site to cost 
$750,000. The Criterion, formerly a 
picture house, has been dark since 
the failure of Shubert vaudeville 
there, save for Intermittent stock 
and tab policies. The theatre is the 
second oldest in Buffalo. 



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By a curious oversight or. the part 
of the managers in drawing the 
present season scale with the stage 
hands, stage employes in the house 
playing only two performances a 
day (vaudeville and burlesque) are 
receiving more for Sunday shows 
than employes of the three-a-day. 
The agreed Sunday price per man 
for the thrice daily houses Is $10. 
For the twice daily houses the men 
are scaled to receive $.1.50 each per 
performance, with double time for 
Sundays. Hence, st.ige hands at 
the burlesque and straight vaude- 
ville houses (playing only twice a 
day) are getting $14 per man for 
Sundays while the hands working 
the houses playing three shows 
draw down only $10 each. The situ- 
ation came to light when the Gay- 
ety (burlesque) opened for Its first 
i Sunday performance last week. 



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A strong comedy Mil at the Or- 
pheum, with the holdovers taking: 
the honors. Benny Leonard added 



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several new bits, still retaining the 
most useful comedy of the week pre- 
vious. Herman Timbers? assisted 
again for the biggest laughs. Leon- 
ard sang for the first time in a 
double comedy number, with Tim- 
bers, which scored heavily. The bur- 
lesque bout was the usual riot. The 
matinee attendance for the champ's 
second week was good, and in every 
way he did better than the other 
holdovers this season. 

Johnnie Burke, next to closing got 
many laughs, although following im- 
mediately after the Leonard -Timbet g 
wallop. Valda and Co. closed the 
show with a difficult assignment; 
many walkout* on this quiet dance 
turn. Timberg practically sewed up 
the show, fourth, landing consistently 
throughout his routine. 

Mortoir and Class, following, got 
laughs nicely. Margaret Young, 
third, whanged over her numbers, 
introducing several new ones for Iter 
second week. 

The Wilson Aubrey Trio opene.l 
the show, getting several laughs with 
their acrobatic comedy, Barrett and 
Cuneen picked it up and carried it 
along at a fast comic tempo, second. 

Llart. 

Aside from Ruth Mix, billed as the 
daughter of Tom Mix, the showT at 
Pantages this week meant very lit- 
tle from the box-office standpoint. 
Little Ruth, apparently about 12. 
made a decided impression, handling 
both her dramatic and comedy lines 
like a veteran. Her sketch, entitled 
"Heartstrings," is unworthy and the 
supporting couple weak. 

Nelly Fernandez and Co. are here 
for the serond time this season. 
They passed along quietly. A new 
girl vocalist and final number, in 
which Miss Fernandez tries for 
comedy, were the only changes, and 
added little. Robinson's Syncopat- 
ors. repeating within the month, 
again closed the show to big returns. 

The Four Errottls gave the bill a 
fine start. Frank Burt, assisted by 
Myrtle Rosedale, proved a strong 
comedy factor next to closing. Burt's 
comedy and excellent dancing Just 
about stopped the show. 

Professor Louis Winzel, with a 
bass viol, was second. He displayed 
fine technique but lacked vau4eville 
requirements. Only lightly received. 

Jo$eph». 

The Hlllstreet secured one new act 



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for first local showing, with Man- 
ager Ben Pinzza putting over a 
clever stunt Monday night. He had 
members of the Wampas and several 
stars present to honor Joseph P. 
Jackson's sketch. In which Fritzi 
Brunette was appearing. 

The bill was entertaining through- 
out. Les Splendid! opened with fast 
roller work. Regan and Curliss gave 
the show a class touch with a song 
routine. Both possess pleasing 
voices but lack the proper knowl- 
edge of vaudeville. Espe and Dutton 
had a good advantage with the first 
comedy, and secured laughs with 
ease. 

The Brunette, sketch was fourth, 
with Arthur Stone and Marion Hayes 
given next-to-closing spot. Stone's 
boob characterization clicked per- 
fectly. Danny Duggan and Co. closed 
the show with an entertaining dance 
and musical offering. 

Hart. 



McKinney's Regent Is the first of 
the neighborhood houses playing a 
combination picture and vaudeville 
program to adopt dally vaudeville. 
Heretofore this house played vaude- 
ville two days each week. The new 
arrangement calls for a change of 
bill thrice weekly. It Is believed 
that Sam Kramer of the Bert Levey 
office, who brought about the 
change In this instance, will suc- 
ceed in lining up other theatres now 
playing a day or two of vaudeville 
to follow the Regent with dally 
vaudeville. 



Eddie Moran Is producing a series 
of studio revues for the West Coast 
Theatres. Moran Is recruiting his 
choristers from "extras" In the 
movies. 



The new Seville, Inglewood, has 
added vaudeville one day each week 
to its picture programs. The Owl, 
another new house, will play vaude- 
ville two days a week. Both houses 
play four acts from Bert Levey 
offices. 



The Denis Sisters (3) were com- 
pelled to retire from the Plantation 
chow due to the Illness of Ann. 



The Rials, who have been in the 
real estate business the past four 
months, have returned to vaudeville. 



Bert Levey stopped over here for 
a day on his way east again. He is 
making a hurried trip to New York. 

Tally's picture bouse reopened 



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last week under the West Coast 
Theatres, Inc., banner. The West 
Coast Is operating temporarily, it Is 
understood, to save the lease for the 
original lessee. 



It is reported the new Fox, Oak- 
land, Is on the market. 



C. Werner, who came down from 
Portland to do some publicity on 
the new Pan house in San Diego, 
has returned to Portland by urgent 
request of J. A. Johnson, manager of 
the Pan house in that city. 



BUI Desmond Is rehearsing 
Timber Wolf" for vaudeville*. 



The 



Ruth Mix. daughter of Tom Mix, 
Is making her vaudeville debut at 
the Pantages this week in "Heart 

Strings." 



Florence Nicholson, formerly a 
toe dancer known as Coral Cameron 
and lately employed in the Pantages 
offices, has been transferred to the 
Salt Lake City offices of the Pan- 
tages circuit. 



Vance Bartlett came down from 
Seattle to Install the picture booth 
at the New Pantages, San Diego. 



Marie Weidman. a Clever Juvenile 
entertainer, has been signed for a 
girl act shortly to be presented 
hereabouts. 



Al Pia.niodo.ti is doing well here 
In real estate between writing 
spells. 

Chas. E. Whit taker is consulting 
with Attorney Philip Cohen relative 
to a contract which is about to be 
consummated with a large produc- 
ing company. Whlttaker recently 
sold "The River Boat" to the Lasky 
oorporation. 



Reg. B. Mervllle. of "Fifty Miles 
from Broadway," was called East 
by the death of his mother at Perry, 
N. T. Mervllle left the act Friday, 
his place being filled by Al Haw- 
thorne, of Hawthorne & Cook, who 
were on the same bill at the Or- 
pheum. 



SAN FRANCISCO 

Alexander Pantages arrived here 



last week, and has been In close 
consultation with his local general 
manager, John Cluxton, and several 
architects. It Is generally believed 
that Pantages is preparing to build 
a new theatre to replace his pres- 
ent house In Market street. 



M. H. (Mike) Newman, general 
manager of Unlversal's West Coast 
Theatres, with headquarters here, 
and Edward Armstrong, assistant 
general sales manager for the same 
concern ,are in Seattle on a bust- 
ness visit. They expect to remain 
there for two or three weeks. 







Half a million dol- 
lars in Fun to be 
sacrificed at less than 
cost. 



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FI NEW YORK, NY, 24 258P 

JACK WILSON 

PALACE THEATRE. 47 ST & 

BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 

THE JEWELRY CRAFTS ASSOCIATION 
WHICH CONSISTS OF LEADING 
JEWELRY MANUFACTURERS NEW 
YORK CITY HAVE VOTED YOU 
AS HANDING THE JEWELERS MORE 
LAUGHS THAN ANY OTHER ON THE 
VAUDEVILLE STAGE A GOLD 
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THIS WEEK AT OUR ANNUAL 
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105 CONSECUTIVE 

WEEKS OF GREATER 

KEITH THEATRES 

76 of which were played in 

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This Was Last Week 

TIMES SQUARE DAILY (Feb. 8, 1924) 

Fifth Avenue's Knockout 

Lineup for Last Half 

The Fifth Avenue has such a good 
show the last half It should be kept 
Intact and booked as a unit. It's the 
definition of an Ideal vaudeville show — 
talent, comedy, dancing, variety, spee-d. 

Jack Wilson and Co. (Chas. For- 
sythe. Ruth Wheeler) orated— and 
there was an Insistent demand for 
speech. 

And to top it all Jack Wilson cap- 
tained an afterpiece that had more 
spontaneous comedy than many a 
$50,000 musical production. 

Tho whole troupe whooped it up for 
a gala performance. And a good time 
was had by all— Including the troupe 
and the capacity audience. 



The, Press of New York Has 
Been Unanimous in Its Commen- 
dation, viz,: 

NEW YORK EVENING JOURNAL 

JACK WILSON 
FEATURED 
AT PALACE 



JACK WILSON 

RUTH WHEELER, WILLIE WARD, CHARLES FORSYTH 
Direction ALF T. WILTON 




Blackface Comedian Gives 
What Is Known as "Sure- 
Fire Performance" 



Jack Wilson Is the blackface comedian of 
whimsicality. He has won his way to bead- 
line position In Keith vaudeville by sheer 
nonsense and arrant whim. He clowns, and 
yet he is not a clown; he has the charm of 
a. pierrot, and yet he is not one. 

Wilson is a combination of many styles, 
yet a man without a pattern for his perform- 
ance. He never has fallen Into stenciled 
ways. He Improvises as he goes along and 
(rusts to the Inspiration of his fellow players 
on this bill to create comedy. 

Wilson, featured at the Palace, Is bur- 
lesquing every one on the bill. Wilson gives 
what is known as a sure-fire performance. 
That moans more In vaudeville than any 
other descriptive term. It means an artist 
who is completely master of the situation; 
one technically learned In the theatre, able 
to make good In any "spot"; never at a lows, 
a Rood salesman to the public and an agree- 
able personality, etc. 



VARIETY 



PALACE (JAN. 24)' 
Jack Wilson, supported by Charles 
Forsyth, Ruth Wheeler and little 
Willie Ward, took the next to oloslng 
slot for the last comedy shot of the 
evening. Wilson got away with some- 
thing with the "pile it" gag. Entranc- 
ing at nearly 10 minutes to 11, he kept 
the running time slightly, but only 
after scoring his usual points. A short 
monolog about this being a bad jear 
for husbands amused, as did his line 
about being the last ferry to Weehaw- 
ken at 12. Assured the final e.ount, 
being called out twice. /bee. 

BRIGHTON 

It looked as if the Brighton show was 
Just going to be one of those cut-and- 
dried vaudeville line-ups Monday 
night until nearly the final bell. And 
then the punch arrived — Jack Wilson. 

There had been little comedy previous 
to the Wilson act, closing the show, 
Wilson getting laughs. Wilson's white 
street cleaner's uniform, with face mln- 
strellzed— that cinched it. Wilson held 
Vm In. Bell. 

5TH AVE. (PROCTOR'S) 

Jack Wilson headed the list for the first 
liulf, and ho may be held over. Closing 
the show, the veteran comedian walked 
through to solid appreciation and fol- 
lowed It up by An afterpiece which 
called back the personnel of the "Fa- 
varoites of tho Past" offering for an 
additional Introduction. It made for a 
"hurriih" finale. 

According to the Monday night Indi- 
cations, they expect to break the house 
record this week, Bkig. 



Illl WIIMI. 



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INDIANAPOLIS 

By VOLNEY B. FOWLER 

MURAT — -Irene," first half; 
"Whispering Wires," second half. 

ENGLISH'S — Return ■bowing of 
"The Covered Wagon." 

CAPITOL— Columbia burlesque. 

The Indiana Board of Photoplay 
Indorsers has rescinded Its ban 
upon Mabel Not mand pictures. 

At the picture houses this week: 



Lily LENORA 

DANCING SCHOOL 

FORMERLY WITH 

JOHN TILLER, London 

Pereoaal Instruction. AU Style* 

1658 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 
Telephone Circle S127 



Ohio, "Reno"; Colonial, "In Search 
of a Thrill": Apol'.o, "You Can't 
Get Away With It"; Circle. "The 
Hunchback"; Isls. "Watch Him 
Step"; Smith'?. "Going Up"; Crys- 
tal. "Pleasure Mail"; Regent, "The 
Gold Lure." 



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Gem, Manhattan, Clayety and Lin- 
coln Square are on strike for con- 
tinuation of a higher wage contract. 
II Is contended by the managements 
that the higher scale was temporary, 
pending further negotiation*. The 
union asserts the scale should be 
permanent. 

Committees for the annual meet- 
ing of the Indiana Indorsers of 
Photoplays at the Claypool Hotel. 
April o-i. have been named by Mn. 
David Ross, president of the In- 
dianopolie Indorsers of Photoplays. 



MILWAUKEE 

By JACK M. STENBUCK 

The Dav.dson. which last week 
bad "Balle<ri Chauve-Sourla," this 
week is showing "The Covered 
Wagon"' at $1.50. Next, Ziegfeld's 
"'Follies." 

Milwaukee's worst blizzard of the 
year put a crimp In the attendance 
during the first t vo nights last 
week. 

The loss to the picture industry 
in the state as a result of the bliz- 
zard was placed at approximately 
$"..'00,000 by George Levine. 

Walter Miller, film star, is at the 
Miller this week. 



Corona. "Spanish Dancer"; Plaza, 
"Soft Boiled"; Papineau, "Eleventh 
Hour"; Regent. "Children of Dust"; 
Palace. "The Acquittal." 



A. Carr, formerly assistant man- 
ager of the Palace, has left the con- 
cern. George Rotaky. former man- 
ager, la now managing director of 
the enterprise. 



PITTSBURGH 

By GEO. R. MILLER 

ALVIN— "Innocent Eyes." 

NIXON— "8caramouche." film. 

PITT— "The White Sister," film, 
3d week. 

ALDINE — "The Fool's Awaken- 
ing," film. 

EAST END— "Hunchback of No- 
tre Dame," film. 

GRAND— "Painted People," film. 

OLYMPIC— "Pied Piper Malone." 
film. 

LYCEUM— "In Old Kentucky," 
stock. 

GAYETY— Molly Williams Show, 
burlesque. 

ACADEMY— "Big Sensation." 



"The Lullaby" at Nixon next week. 
"Greenwich Village Follies" at Al- 
vin. 



the week, the extra performance 
paid. The current attraction at the 
house is Irene Bordonl in "Little 
Miss Bluebeard." Always a favorite 
here, this star 'should continue to 
assist Mr. Rapley to wipe out the 
building cost of the reconstructed 
theatre. 



"The Fool" is continuing at the 
Belasco with greater business ex- 
pected this week than its first. 



The Garrick has again lapsed into 
darkness, with another new one 
scheduled for next week. "The 
Bride," with Doria Kenyon. 



The Cosmos and Strand continue 
doing consistent business with 
Laura P.ennett and her athletic 
girls heading the bill at the Cos- 
mos, and "Oddities of 1921" topping 
the bill at the Strand. 



J. D. Burns, traveling representa- 
tive for the Columbia burlesque 
wheel, was in town last week visit- 
ing Harry O. Jarboe, manager of 
the Gayety, the local link in the 
CUumbia chain. 



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MONTREAL 

By JOHN GARDINER 
HIS MAJESTY'S— "So This 
London." 
OAYETY— "Bubble, Rubble." 
ORPHEUM— DeFeraudy (Paris) 
anil company. 

PICTURES — Dominion, "Little 
Old New York"; Crystal Palace. 
"Hook and Ladder"; Mount Royal, 
"His Mystery Girl"; Napoleon Pal- 
ace, "Red Warning"; System, 
"Country Kid"; Capitol. "Humming 
Bird": Strand, "Breathless Mo- 
ment"; Belmont, pop vaudeville; 



Danny Furey. treasurer of the 
Gayety, ill at his home for the last 
three weeks, was removed to the 
Allegheny General Hospital yester- 
day for treatment. 



Pittsburgh's annual food show 
will open at the Motor Square Gar- 
den on February 25 for two weeks. 



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"Innocent Eyes" should break 
box-office records this week, with 
only films for opposition. Both the 
Pitt and the Nixon are housing 
films this week. 



Variety-Clipper Bureau 

WASHINGTON, D. C 

Evans, Bldg., New York Ave. 
By HARDIE MEAKIN 



Two new plays this week. "Simon 
Called Peter," which Leonard Wood, 
Jr., Is presenting in conjunction with 
William A. Brady at the President, 
where Wood has been struggling to 
put across a stock company. The 
opening Sunday night attracted a 
capacity house, a news item in it- 
self, for since "Abie's Irish Rose" 
nothing has done anywhere near ca- 
pacity, to be truthful, nothing has 
paid the expenses of the house. A 
review of "Simon Called Peter" ap- 
pears elsewhere in this issue. 



The other new one Is Lionel At- 
will In "The Outsider." William 
Harris, Jr., Is presenting this time 
at Poli's. Review appears else- 
where. 

"Merton of the Movies," appear- 
ing during the past week at the 
National, got in an extra night the 
past Sunday, and, although not an- 
nouncing the holdover until late in 



Roland Robbins and John Cheva- 
lier, manager and assistant manager 
respectively of the local Keith house, 
were among those invited to attend 
the funeral services of Woodrow 
Wilson at the home on S Street. Due 
to the ex-President's constant at- 
tendance at the local big time vaude- 
ville house both Mr. Robbins and 
Mr. Chevalier had become on Inti- 
mate friendly terms with the Wil- 
son family. 



The pictures include a holdover of 
"Napoleon and Josephine" at the 
Columbia, Douglas McLean in "Go- 
ing Up" at the Palace, "The Stead- 
fast Heart" at the Rialto, and 
Blanche Sweet in "Anna Christie" 
at the Metropolitan. 



Beatrice Kay, the 16-year-old girl 
who plays the crippled child in "The 
Fool," appearing at the Belasco, Is 
a niece of Samuel Gompers, the 
labor leader, and Is a house guest 
of the Gompers family during her 
stay in Washington. 



Next week Washington will see 
"The Lady Killer." a new one by 
Alice and Frank Mandel, with Clal- 



born Foster and Paul Kelly, at the 
Belasco, "The Bride" at the Gar- 
rick. "The Blarney Stone," with 
Walter Scanlon at Poll's, and "One 
Kiss," musical, at the National. 



Arthur Margestson is playing the 
Bruce McRae part with Irer." Bor- 
donl here. 



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Thursday, February 14, 1924 



VARIETY 



OLIVETTE 



HAYNES 



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FRED E. 



BECK 



IN A SKIT OF WH- 
EN-TITLED 



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HER GUARDIAN" 



SHE HAS IMITATORS 




ouvjettel 

HAYNES- 

"Lizzie" 

OONT" 

Miss 
Hep- 



BUT 
NO COMPETITORS 



WHAT INTERSTATE TIME CRITICS SAID ABOUT US 



"FORT WORTH RECORD" 

Fort Worth, Texas 

Monday, Jan. 7, 1924 

"Standing out as stars among 

stars. Olivette Haynes and Kred 

Beck In 'Her Guardian," pained the 

distinction of probably being the 

first act playing Fort Worth in the 

last spot to hold 'em In their seats 

and have the audience demand an 

encore." 



The "HOUSTON CHRONICLE" 

Houston, Texas 

Monday, Dec. 24. 1923 

"But to Olivette Haynes and Fred 
Beck, in their skit called 'Her Guar- 
dian.' goes the honor of being the 
second performance-stopping act of 
the bill, with that ever-sought qual- 
ity, 'something different.' Being 
different is the thing these two do 
best, and the audience let them go 
only after Miss Haynes lost her 
'button.' " 



"WICHITA EAGLE" 

Wichita Falls, Texas 

Jan. 18, 1924 

"That nice blonde young man, Mr. 

Heck, and the engaging little comic. 

Miss Haynes, won the most ap- 



plause on the matinee bill. Miss 
Haynes is the flapper Ai>ache type 
and is a general favorite on the best 
vaudeville bills. It would be hard 
to explain what these young people 
do. They just do!" 



The "TULSA TRIBUNE" 
Tulsa, Okla. 
Jan. 25, 1924 
"'Lizzie' Is a rare type of come- 
dienne. What she can't do with her 
face Just can't be done. Her part- 
ner does his share in putting their 
•kit, 'Her Guardian,' across." 



The "SOUTHWEST AMERICAN" 
Fort Smith, Ark. 
Friday, Feb. 1, 1924 
"Olivette Haynes and Fred K. 
Beck In 'Her Guardian' offer the 
real fun of the bill. Mis Haynes 
Is a scream. Her appearance gets 
the first laugh and from that until 
her final exit, followed by clamorous 
applause, she gets one laugh after 
another. It is not so much what 
she says and what she does and the 
way she does it. Mr. Beck la little 
more than a background — an ani- 
mated one — to bring out this 
comedienne." 



"SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS" 
San Antonio, Texas 
Monday, December 31, 1923 
"Olivette Haynes, short In stature 
but long In the comedy, and her 
partner, Fred E. Beck, held them in 
most successfully in the closing spot 
of the bill. It Is Just a barrage of 
'hokum' they let go, and do it with 
excellent grace, so everyone re- 
mained to hand them their jue-t 
dessert —a lot of applause." 



■ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT" 
Little Rock, Ark. 

Jan. 29, 1924 
"Olivette Haynej and Fred BJ. 
Heck have a nut act with Miss 
Haynes taking the lead in comedy 
of the slapstick variety that brought 
rounds of laughs and two encores 
Monday night." 



•DALLAS MORNING NEWS" 
Dallas, Texas 

"Nonsense out of the ordinary Is 
dispensed by Olivette Haynes and 
Fred K. Beck. They call their 
sketch 'Her Guardian,' and It Is a 
collection of funny stuff, most of 
which is brand-new to Dallas. Tne 
act went over big." 



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SHUBERT — "Sally. Irene and 
Mary." 

SHUBERT - MISSOUKI — "The 
Highwayman." 

GARDEN— "Double Trouble," mu- 
sical stock. 

GAYETY— "Nifties of 1924." 

GLOBE— Vaudeville. 

LIBERTY — "The Hunchback." 
third week. 

ROYAL — "Twenty-one," film. 

NEWMAN— "Pied Piper Malone." 

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theatrical history. "W'ildfiower" 
was at the Shubert, and Crane Wil- 
bur, in his own play, "The Monster." 
at the Shubert-Missouri. Both had 
good Sunday openings, and then — 
it snowed. For two days and nights 
the few customers who wandered 
into the theatres were lonesome. 
While business picked up some the 
last half, the recovery was slow, 
and the week a loser all around. 



The Hawkins-Ball stock, which 
played a number of weeks at the 
Auditorium, and which it was an- 
nounced would occupy the Grand 
after the holidays, is playing in 
Leavenworth. There was some 
hitch regarding the Grand engage- 
ment and the deal is reported off. 
This town seems to be a dead one 
for stock companies, no matter how 
good. 



For the dramatic attractions ap- 
pearing at tho Shubert-Missouri no 
orchestra is used. 

There have been numerous ru- 
mors here in the past few weeks 
that the Mutual burlesque wheel 
was seeking a location here. The 
house looked upon as the best bet 
for the burlesquers is the Empress, 
which has housed pretty nearly 
every kind of amusement, but which 
has been dark most of this season. 
The house is located directly op- 
posite the Pantages, but is handi- 
capped by having its entrance 
around the corner, on McOee street, 
which Is considered a terrible han- 
dicap. 

The strike of the bill posters 
against the Kansas City Bill Post- 
ing Company, declared last month, 
continues, and no theatrical paper 
has been seen on the company 
boards this season. It Is claimed 
that the strike has saved the thea- 
tres over $2,000 a week. 



NEW ORLEANS 

By O. M. SAMUEL 
TULA.NK— Neil O'Brien's Min- 
strels. 
ST. CHARLES— Saenger Players. 
STRAND— "Woman of l'uns." 
1.1 HHKTY— "May time." 



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Guy Bates Post in "The Climax" 
at the Tulane next week. Melville 
Raymond, directing Post's tour, is 
telling the natives of the forthcom- 
ing engagement in half-page ad- 
vertisements. An innovation of 
Raymond's is reserving the gallery 
at the Tulane. First time. 



The Saenger Amusement Co. is to 
hold a swagger carnival ball Feb. 
15 for its employes. 



NEWS OF DAILIES 

(Continued from page 27) 

matlsts announced It will take steps 
to stop the broadcasting of plays 
by radio stations. In future the 
society will bring action against 
stations that include plays In their 
programs without the written con- 
sent of the authors. 



Tom Terrlss, now in Cubamaklng 
arrangements to film "The Banda- 
lero," selected Pedro ale Cordoba to 
play the title role. 



Persistent rumors have again 
made it necessary for Allyn King to 
deny she is engaged to Carl Wied- 
niaiin, the Kentucky horseman and 
owner of the colt In Memoriam. 



"Polly," a new musical comedy by 
Arthur Hanley and Frank Davidson, 
will be produced by Oliver Morosco. 



David Belasco is rehearsing a new 
play in which Frances Starr is fea- 
tured. 



Doris Kenyon, recently in "The 
Gift." will apuear In a new play not 
yet plated in rehearsal. 

William Hodge has received an 
offer from one of the universities of 
New York to Join its faculty as in- 
structor of dramaturgy. 



The new quarters of the New York 
Newspaper Women's Club. 53 West 
47th street, were formally opened 
Sunday afternoon. 



Mary Ellis, now appearing in "The 
Merry Wives of Gotham," has signed 
a five-year contract with Arthur 
Haromersteln. 

A. P. Kayo has been added to "The 
Strong." the drama to be produced 
by Henry Baron at the 49th Street. 



Lowell Sherman and Helene Chad- 




wlck will be co-starred in a picture 
entitled "The Masked Dancer," 
based on Kodolf Lothar's play, "The 
Woman with a Mask." 

Thomas A. Kdison will be the 
guest of members of the picture in- 
dustry at a luncheon at the Ritz- 
Carlton next Friday on the anni- 
versary of his 77th birthday. 



Unexpected raids were made last 
Sunday morning by Commissioner 
Enright's special squad upon the 
Palais Royal and Plantation. Some 
liquor was found and four arrests 
made. 



Olga Steck. Gregory Kelly and 
James B. Carson will be in the Chi- 
cago company of "Little Jessie 
James." 

Jane Cow] comes to the Lyceum in 
"Anthony and Cleopatra," Feb. 18. 



The Union Hill, N. J., "Passion 
opens its 10th consecutive season 
Feb. 18 with a special performance 
for children. The spectacle was 
founded In 1915 by tho Rev. J. N. 
Grief, rector of the Church of the 
Holy Name. 



Lawrence Marston has been se- 
lected «*.Lew Fields to direct his 
new play, "The Jazz King." 



Plans were launched Monday, at 
a conference held at the Astor, for 
a campaiflgn to have matinees start 
at 2 o'clock instead of 2.30. thus 
enabling patrons to avoid the rush- 
hour jam. .Mrs. Harry II. Thomas, 
president. Century Club, anil other 
women's organisations are back of 
the movement. 

Seventeen picture theatres In Jer- 
sey City Rave their regular matinee 
and evening performances In Jer- 
sey City last Sunday despite Su- 
preme Court Justice Minturn's 
charge to Hudson Co. Grand Jury 
Friday to Itidict. all violators of the 
State's Sabbath Blue Laws. 

Sir Conan Doyte will revive his 

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Pasadena, Cal., during the last week 
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Flo Zlegfeld Is reported to be 
writing his memoirs on the Florida 
beaches. At the same time Mr. 
Ziegfeld could deny they will ap- 
pear in the "Times Square Daily" 
in serial form. 



When Eugene O'Nell's play, "All 
God's Chillun Got Wings" la pro- 
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(Continued from pas© 1) 
part In on* of Brady's plays on 
the strength of this. The theatrical 
manager agreed and came beck: 
"I'll pay you $500 next Sunday 
night to appear at the Playhouse 
and argue with me on this subject. 
the proceeds to go to charity." 
Hlrshfleld replied, "You wouldn't 
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out of It." 

Brady seriously averred he was 
going to write Hirshfleld a formal 



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letter last night reiterating his 
challenge to a debate, and also de- 
manding- that the law bo enforced 
as against the Longacre agency. 
Brady Riled 

Brady was riled for sure towards 
the end of the hearing and told 
Hirshfleld that on advice of coun- 
sel he was not going to say any- 
thing, but now that Hirshfleld made 
the assertions ha did — such as, "it 
looks as if Brady is shielding the 
managers" — he stated that Alder- 
man Bruce M. Falconer at the next 
aldermanic session, Feb. 19, would 
Introduce a resolution for the in- 
ception of an investigation on the 
ticket spec evil; that before such 
body he (Brady) will talk, gladly; 
that he is reticent because he 
knows Hlrshfield's powers as a 
commissioner of accounts are lim- 
ited only as regards to matters 
concerning the police department 
and that for this reason he intro- 
duced the evidence he did merely 
to co-operate with the commis- 
sioner, and not for any purpose of 
arriving at any solution. 

Similar investigations have been 
introduced in Congress by Sol 
Bloom at Washington, D. C, and 
at Albany by Senator Donaghen, 
but the aldermanic investigation 
will come to pass first. 

Although e heduled to appear at 
10:30 yesterday morning, the dozen 
reporters of the dally press and 
Variety, and the two staff photog- 
raphers were kept waiting fully 45 
minutes before Commissioner 
Hirshfleld received word from 
Brady that the theatrical manager 
had just gotten into N*>\# York 
from Washington that morning, 
but would appear in the afternoon 
at 2. Two other witnesses were 
therefore called, as detailed further. 

Brady continued that the best 



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manner to get at the bottom of this 
is to subpoena McBride's, Tyson's 
and other legitimate ticket brokers, 
also the illegitimate or scalpers, 
managers, etc. He commented on 
the "buy" system as the curse of 
show business. As Brady later 
again confided to Variety, he thinks 
the solution is keeping all the tickets 
in the box-office and openly testi- 
fied that though "I have one of the 
greatest successes in the city, that 
is the course I pursue at the Play- 
house" (another free ad for "The 
Show-Offs"). If it accomplished 
nothing else, this futile investiga- 
tion seemingly has secured much 
free publicity for Brady. Zlegfeld 
and their respective attractions. 

Brady said that if the ehow is a 
sensational musical success the seat 
allotment to ' the agencies nightly 
Is as much as 500 for every perform- 
ance with a 25 per cent return privi- 
lege; that he allots about 110 tickets 
to the brokers which must be re- 
turned by 7 If unsold; that the ticket 
specs are in a "ring." Hirshfleld 
went into one of his good-natured 
speeches, to which Brady replied: 
"It's an awful good thing to ridicule 
a good idea. They (meaning the 
reporters) will prouaoly pay more 
attention to your speech than to 
mine." Hirshfleld had been gently 
chiding Brady's tendency to speech- 
making all along, which seemed to 
Impress the matmger none too 
pleasantly, Hirshfleld at one time 
pointing to the Dcw.r-tper boya, 
telling Brady to "turn around to the 
audience." 

The Commissioner of Accounts on 
the record stated this does not by 
any means end his Investigation and 
that he will try to reach some con- 
clusion without Brady. Off the rec- 
ord, he said the reason he is not 
taking Brady's hint of subpoena- 
ing the other managers is because 
he Is conducting this Investigation 
— not Brady — and that in a week or 
two he will have studied out a means 
to go about it. It may mean the 
subpoenaing of the Times square 
legit executives, but it Is more likely 
the aldermanic resolution If adopted 
will carry the. investigation to a 
better and more fully satisfactory 
conclusion. 

An Appellate Division decision has 
established the law limiting a 60 
cents' premium on theatre tickets. 
Louis Marshall, the attorney for the 
ticket specs, is taking tho matter 
up on appeal to the Court of Ap- 
peals. Meantime, Brady Is of the 
opinion that a "gentleman's agree- 
ment" with the district attorney's 
office made previously to limit the 
toll to 50 cents has been broken. 

With Brady not to testify until 
the afternoon, the first of the two 
witnesses called in the morning was 
Aaron I*. Applebaum, a patent at- 
torney, of 233 Broadway, who, aa a 
patron of the theatre, was the only 
one to respond to the general In- 
vitation to state his experiences in 
purchasing tickets for desirable at- 
tractions. "Kid Boots" was the 
show in hand, Applebaum reciting 



his failure to purchase two $2.20 
balcony seats at the Earl Carroll, 
being advised that none could be 
had for. six weeks, but that Imme- 
diately in front of the theatre a 
"runner" for a nearby ticket agency 
offered to sell him a pair at $5.50 
each. 

Commissioner Hirshfleld asked: 
"Did you show your good sense and 
refuse to pay that price?" The wit- 
ness acquiesced that he didn". pay 
the price asked, the commissioner 
remarking "These fellows would 
soon go out of business if the New 
York public did as you did. Some 
of these people spend their money 
as if it wasn't their own." 

The commissioner, after some 
more discussion about "Kid Boots," 
Indulged In a little witticism: "Then 
you think the play is appropriate to 
its name of Capt. Kldd — I mean 
"Kid Boots." 

What makes this Investigation 
seem quite serious is the commis- 
sioner's personal interest in the 
show business. Off the record, he 
recalled how two years ago he 
sought to buy a pair of seats for a 
certain attraction, but that none 
could be had; that the box-office 
man, however, recognized him and 
told him to come back in 10 min- 
utes; that "being ^rom Brooklyn I 
looked hard to see what I could 
learn" (Hirshfleld harped on the 
borough across tho bridge a couple 
of times), with the result he saw a 
man, whom the commissioner rec- 
ognized as a ticket spec, come up to 
the box office and turn in a pair of 
good seats which Hirshfleld event- 
ually acquired at the box-office 
price; that he even walked up to the 
spec and thanked him for making it 
possible for him to purchase two 
good seats. 

Mr. Applebaum, speaking as a 
theatre patron, opined that those at 
fault are not the out-of-town buy- 
ers, as Hirshfleld suggested, who are 
spending their firm's money and 
don't care how they spend it, but 
that it is a 50-50 proposition with 
tho native New Yorkers; that some 
business man's wife wants to see a 
certain show and her husband pays 
anything to accommodate her. 
New York "Full of Boobs" 

Hirshfleld recalled Brady's speech 
last month which mentioned New 
York as being "full of boobs." 
Hirshfleld thought this should be 
amended to mean "suckers." Ap- 
pelbaum agreed that the theatre- 
goers are all suckers. He interpo- 
lated a bit of news, account which 
had It that John Barrymore before 
a trip to Europe was anxious to see 
a certain show and because no tick- 



ets could be had was compelled to 
sit in the orchestra pit. 

The witness also remarked that 
now the public has an opportunity 
to testify he is the only one present 
for that purpose. Hirshfleld replied, 
"Which confirms what I say, that 
this town Is a sucker town and the. 
people, are fully willing to be played 
for suckers and don't care. This 
shows that they are willing to be 
imposed upon." 

Samuel F. Kingston, general man- 
ager for Florenfe Ziegfeld's theatrical 
enterprises, was introduced as the 
next witness, Hirshfleld reading sev- 
eral of Ziggy'a wires to Brady in 
which he delegated Kingston to 
assist in the investigation. 

Kingston stated that they re- 
ceived many complaints via letter 
of not being able to obtain tickets 
at the box office either for the "Fol- 
lies" or "Kid Boots." but, unfor- 
tunately, they are all anonymoua 
He stated that there are always 
seats at the box office unless tl . y 
are all sold out. Hirshfleld inter- 
rupted, "The complaint is that all 
tickets are sold out except six 
weeks in advance." 

Kingston testified that the stand- 
ard agencies like McBride's and Ty- 
sons are allotted seats for every 
performance four weeks in ad- 
vance; that a record of each seat 
is kept in the box office; that "it la 
our place to find out why any ex- 




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orbitant charge has been made if it 
is called to our attention": that 
they had a man arrested recently. 
hut. on Hlrshfleld'a query, .stated 
he does not think the man was ever 
prosecuted. 

Scats on Monday 
Kings' on insisted ttirre are al- 
ways scats to be had if one comes 

on M inday. 1 lirshlield wanted to 

know how this was possible if 

scats wire always sold .six weeks 

in advance and when one came 

hack the following week, the an- 
swer was lh.< .-an.c. The commis- 

slot.er questioned, "Isn't it a fa'cf 
that mi ess a man purchased his 
seats seven and eight weeks in ad- 
vance he cannot see a successful 
show unless lie goes to the agen- 
cies'.'" Kingston agreed. lie ex 
plained that the evil was thai 
".nick ttis" (that word was later 
played on cnnsiderabl) ) couk to 



:he box office, buy two seats and 
then peddle them at a premium. 

To this Hirshfleld questioned. 
"How is it possible hucksters get 
them and ordinary theatregoers 
cannot'.'" Kingston insisted the or- 
dinary patron buys his tickets only 
two or three days in advance. 
Hirshfleld scoffed at I his, "Oh, no, 
they come many weeks in advance." 
Kingston Instated that the first man 
to call gets first pick, but still 
Hirshfleld persisted there could be 
found a means to make possible 
for SI business man lo get his Main 
as easily as tile huckster. 

Kingston pointed out thai the 
agencies have the first eight or nine 
rows, and I ha I he has himself been 
compelled to pay ".0 cents advance 

for desirable theatre tickets. Hirsh- 
fleld said, "That's sort of taking 
your own medicine, eh'.' Hut what 
we wan; to find mil is a means for 






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the managers to continue doing 
business at the same old stand but 
changing the method of business." 

The commissioner stated the root 
of the evil is the box office, and 
"from there trickles the yellow 
stream.' lie hinted that an elim- 
ination of the agencies would also 
help but to this Kingston replied 
that if, such were the case theatre 
patrons would be constantly but- 
tonholed by fellows of the type be 
termed "hucksters" a, id proposi- 
tioned with choice tickets. Hirsh- 
fleld commented, "These box office 
men are pretty bright fellows, aren't 
they, being products of Broadway, 

and wouldn't you think they woald 
reorganize these boys?" 

Later lie hinted What could pre- 
vent jhe 50 -cent advance agencies 
i lling i ickets to Mil, agent I In 
icder to increase the percent age, 
Kingston had nothing to say to this. 

Hirshfleld, for a layman and u 
municipal official, seems to have a 
fair Insight Into show business. He 
reads Variety weekly for one tiling 
as confided at one time when eon- 
'■iilted on a "Clipper'' carnival 
IT* wanted to know more 



about the selling in block system 
otherwise known as advance "buys" 
and whether or not the ticket brok- 
ers pay for these blocks In lump 
sum to promote the attraction even 
before ft comes to town. Kingston 
stated he never heard of it and that 
It would be too severe a burden 
since the show would be saddled 
with that much expense even be- 
fore it opened. Hirshfleld oj^ned 
that being fortunate enough through 
a connection with a successful man- 
ager, that probably explains It. 
Kingston, however, understood It 
that these block tickets were set- 
tled for. weekly. 

In answer to the question what 
he would suggest as a solution to 
this evil, Kingston opined that ped- 
dling outside of the theatres should 
be stopped; that such people should 
be license,! and be made to wear 
prominent badges. 

Commissioner Once Worked 
Hirshfleld wanted to know, "Ho 
you think it can be stopped at tiie 
box office hy selling to the public 
direct and not In bulk to the agen- 
cies?" to which Kingston replied 
that 'lie modern business man has 



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no time to stand in line and would 
rather pay for the agency aervlce. 
Hirshfleld recalled that many years 
ago he was working for a man at 
$3 a week and sometimes had to 
wait In line as much as an hour, 
but he did all the ticket buying for 
his employer and why could not 
the present-day business man do 
likewise- Kingston replied, "He- 
cause their eyesight was better in 
the old days. Now they wont to go 
down to the front row and ' see 
what's happening on the Ltage." Hs 
i.lso added there weren't such 
crowds in the old days. Hirshfleld 
countered that there weren't so 
many theatres. Kingston insisted 
that more have become educated to 
go to the theatres citing that be- 
tween 70,000 and 80,000 people at- 
tend places of amusement ngihtly, 
but Hirshfleld thought that the same 
ratio obtained many yenrs ago. He 
cited having paid 12 only to see 
Booth in "Hamlet" at the old Fifth 
Avenue. At this Kingston Insisted 
Hirshfleld paid a spec's fee since the 
scale was $1.50, but the commission- 
er corrected him, "That was before 
Henry Miner took over the house." 
$90 a Week en the Side 

Kingston said that the box office 
sales manner Is obsolete and does 
not meet the present-day demands. 
Hirshfleld recalled a bit of "inside" 
confidence entrusted to him by a girl 
at a Tyson stand in a New York 
hotel who stated she made (90 extra 
one week for herself. Kingston 
scored the girl as being "crooked." 
but Hirshfleld insisted Tyson's was 
getting part of that also. 

As a parting shot, for the benefit 
of the free publicity, the newspaper 
men might give "Kid Boots," Kings- 
ton did not forget to mention that 
the attraction is sold out three 
weeks In advance. 



The Rochester Philharmonic 
Orchestra will hs taken to New 
York on April 6 for a concert under 
the baton of Albert Coatee, who ar- 
rived In that city last week from 
London. Mr. Coates saya George 
Eastman co-operated with him in 
the plan to send the orchestra Into 
New York. 

Mr. Coates announces thst on 
April • 150 persons will sing with 
the orchestra in a Joint concert 
with the Rochester Festival Chorus. 
Oscar Garelssen, director of the 
chorus, la co-operating with the 
operatic department of the East- 
man School of Music In Its aim to 
create an American National Opera. 
Mr. Coates says the school plans to 
give poor and struggling music com- 
posers a chance to have their murfc 
tried^ 



"Livin' High," a rew floor show, 
opened at the Monte Carlo Jan. 13, 
with Will Morrisey as the lead. 
Others in the cast are the Broad- 
way Trio, Lewis and Brown, omit 
Cordsy. Donsld Roberts and Evely 
Martin. 



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VARIETY 



Thursday, February 14,. 




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' Weeks of the Year 



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8 and Up Sir.gla 
J12 and Up Double . 
- Hor and Cold Water and 
Telephone lo Each Room. 

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NEW YORK CITY 

Phono: BRYANT 7SS8-M 



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(la the Heart at New Vorki 

8 and Up Singla 
H4 and Up Ooubla 

Shower nalhs. Hor and Cold 

Water and Telephone. 

Electric fan In eneb room. 

264-268 WEST 46th STREET 

NEW YORK CITY 

Phone: Lackawanna 6990-1 

Opposite N V A. 



HOTEL SACRAMENTO 

Sacramento, California 

Location central and In close 
proximity to all theatres. 

Special rates to the profession and 
reservations accepted at all times. 

ALBERT BRETTENS, Manager 



When Playing INDIANAPOLIS 
Stop at 

The Plaza Hotel 

European Plan 

ISO Room* 100 Baths 

Popular Kates 

KOKEMILLKR * MELLISfl. Prope. 

RALPH MULISH, Mgr. 

Capitol and Indian* Ave. 



THE THEATRICAL HOTEL OK 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA 

LINCOLN HOTEL 

SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL RATE*: 

Without bath. $1.00. alugle; II 50 double 
With bath. $1.75, single; $2.50 double 
Modern, outside room*, detached baths. 

it. r. rAiut. mrt. 



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"WE LIKE TO HAVE YOU AROUND" 

THE DEMING HOTE 

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TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA 



ONE OF THE BEST IN 
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WITH BATH, SINGLE 


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$2.50; DOUBLE $4.00 

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THE CAPITAL HOTEL 

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MADISON, WISCONSIN 

SPLENDID MODERATE PRICED CAFE 

RATES 

WITHOUT BATH, $1.25 SINGLE; $2.00 DOUBLE 

WITH BATH, $2.00 SINGLE; $3.00 DOUBLE 

CLYDE C. MALI AM. Mgr. 



Both Hotels Direction W. E. BAYFIELD 



HOTEL EARLT0N 

118 West 72d Street, New York. Endicott 8545 

Very attractive two (2) room suites and bath. Hotel service and restaurant 
RATES, $27.50 WEEK AND UP 



"For Years a Theatrical Hotel" 

The Grand Hotel 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA 

* ■ ' i — ' — ' ■■■- ■ 

RATES: 

Single. $1 .00-11.25; double. $1 5O-$2.O0 
Single, with bath. $1.50 double. $1 50 

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HOTEL CECIL 

ATLANTA, GA. 

S12 BOOMS 111 BATHS 

SINGLE, S2.00 IP DOUBLE, 8H.0O IT 

Also operating Georgian, Alliens, (ia. 



THE N. V. A. HOME IN 

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HOTEL KERNAN 

RATES' 

It. >0 U $3.00 Sinale. Without Beth: $130 to 

S1.00 Double 
$3.00 to $4.00 Single. With Beth; $5.00 to $6.00 

OibMo 
A II Per Ont. Discount on Room end Rcdsursnt 
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Hotel Howard 

SYRACUSE, N. Y. 



■nropean Plaa Near All Theatres 

RATES: 
Running water, $l.ti single, $2.00 double 
Private bath, $2 00 single, $3.00 double 



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DAYTON, OHIO 

The Holden Hotel 

RATES: 

Private toilet, $1.50, $1.71. single; 
$tf0 double. 

Private shower. $2 60, single; $3 GO 
double. 

Tub bath. $3 00, single; $4.00 double. 

Twin beds, shower, $1 00. 

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HOTEL W1NT0N 

CLEVELAND, OHIO 
Prospect at Ninth Street 



HOTEL HARDING 

54th and Broadway NEW YORK CITY 

"RATES THAT YOU CAN AFFORD" 
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO ARTISTS 



Housekeeping Furnished Apartments of the Better Kind 



Yandis Court 

211-217 West 43d Street. New York 
> ■ i -t \Ve*t of Broadway Bryant 7B12 

one. three and four-room iipurtments 
with private bath. kitchenettei, Accorn- 
mi... lute (our or moru adulta 817.00 I'P 
WEEKLY 



The Duplex 

330 West 43d Street, New York 

Longacre 7132 

Three and tour rooms with bath and 
complete kitchen. Modern In every 
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The McALPIN HOTEL 

10TH and CHESTNUT STREETS, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
IN THE HEART OF THEATRE AND SHOPPING DISTRICT 
WIRE YOUR RESERVATIONS 



MODERN 
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PHONES: 
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DATCC. RUNNING WATER, 82.00 PER DAT AND IT. 
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HOTEL AKERS 

HETWEEN THE TWO STATIONS 

1211-13-15-17 Filbert Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



c x- » \, jl ji ■. g noiei| 

LORRAINE 

417-419 S. Wabash Avenut 





LOS A24GELES 

A Famous Hotel in a Great City 

At the Alexandria you will find that Old- 
World Courtesy and Attention which makes 
one (eel immediately at Home. 
You will And luxurious room* and suites 
mora spacious than elsewhere. 
With other travelers from all parts ol the 
world you will enjoy the delicious meals 
prepared by the Alexandria's Chef. 
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350 HOUSEKEEPING APARTMENTS 
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The largest tnalntainer of housekeeping furnished apartments 
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Address ail communications to 

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THE ADELAIDE 

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Between 40th and 47tb Street. One Block West of Broadway 

One, Two. Three, Four and Five-Room Furnished Apartments, 8« P»»v--« 
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Private Bath. 3-4 Rooma. Cnterlns to the comfort and convenience •■ 

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SPECIAL WEEKLY RATES — NEWLY FURNISHED — GARAGE SERVICE 



RUANA APARTMENTS 



800 Eighth Ave. (49th St.) 

2 ROOMS, HATH 



200 West 50th St. 

1-2 ROOMS, HATH 



Hotel Ser\lre Weekly or Monthly Hotel Ser\lce, Elevutor; tin Weekly Up 

Circle 705i;-7-8-$ Dryant 4l!M-j-6-7 



MARWOOD HOTEL 

242 West 49th Street 
NEW YORK CITY 
Phone Bryant 11118 _s 



Rooms newly deci.ratcl, running water, 

elovator, telephone, night service, 

Single. $1,00 up; Double, $12 00 up 

Spoclal Rates to t ho Profession 



James Madison has loft for his 
annual trip to the Pacific coast. He 
will spend the tlrno with h.c mother 



ARISTO HOTEL 

101 WEST 4ITH STREET, NEW YORK 

FOR THEATRICAL FOLKS 

Running water, telephone In every room. 

lutes: Single IIO.HO up; 81'! up «lth bath 

Telephone I lt>7 ll'iM Itryunt 



and expects to be cone about three 
months. His New fork olllce will 
remain open until his return In 
May. 



HOTEL AMERICA 

47th Street, Just East of B'way 
NEW YORK CITY 

The only exclusive theatrical hotel at 
moderate prices In Now York City. 
Why not make this your home while 
in New York? Your friends stopped 
with us while in Now York. We wel- 
come you! Our rates are reasonable 
to the'profesMion ; Double room with 
private bath. $2.50 per day; single 
room, $2.00 per day. Make your 
reservation in advance. 



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Phone Academy 1S85-S 

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Cor. 107th St. 

NEWLY 
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MODERN CONVENIENCES 

All night elevator and phone service 

$8 to $14 WEEKLY 
Most deslrnhle location In the city. No 
additional charge for kitchenettes. 
10 Minutes to Times Square 



The old Broadway theatre building, 
Loganxport, ind , burnod last week. 
Fire spread to a garage next door. 

Total loss was estimated at 

$100,000 

Nine men were Injured in the 
blaze, thought to have been canned 
by a defeetlve tine. The theatre bat 
Been closed tor 10 years. 



Douglas Hotel 

BEN DWORETT. Manager 

ROOMS NEWLY RENOVATED 

COMFORT nnd CLEANLINESS 

All Conveniences. Reasonable Rote*. 

207 W. 40th St. ^uro^wTy*' 

Phone: PENNSYLVANIA 1264-5 



KEITH'S, BOSTON 

(Continued from page 29). 
.stairs riot. He ran noavy in his 
vocal numbers. 

Mile. Marguerite and Frank Gin. 
assisted by Frank Johnson and Les- 
lie Hall, did not go over as big as 
their production and ability war- 
ranted. Mile. Marguerite's first en- 
trance w.u In the snappiest costume 
Keith's has shown in many a month. 
The act needs pep. Miss Hall s 
piano solo Is done in a rose spot 
against a yellow background, giving 
her a ghastly appearance that nearly 
nabbed her routine. Johnsons 
'Matuliliv" was one ot the high 
spots of the bill, but his eye make- 
up started orchestra chatter. 

Muh ii v, Me.Neece and Ktuge 
opened with a roller skating routine 
raster than the average and Amac. 
ihe three-card Illusion specialty, 
closed to a walk -out due to tlrno 
rather than ability. It is really a 
neat ilUislo.t and deserved a chance. 

1 ibbcy. 



Thursday, February 44, 1924 



Bnv an I * Y CIGAR and have 
your name put in the hat!!! 

Li r&*£ wESm »n a bat ...a these were 
'be first drawn: 

u uv IKVY, HERMAN HCIIKNCK, 
8 i M I?KAlS IIIAM. BAVIIA. IUI.I.Y 
"""-.v Will MIeEkR, tommy mai- 
^DAVB HINDU* »nd IIKN At 
BKBTM. 

I & Y CIGARS 

The Show World's Favorites 

708 7th Ave., N. Y. 

Opp. Columbia Theatre 

BUDDY WAIKER 

Messrs. ZieQfeld, Dillingham, Cohan, 

Shubert and associates notice what 

Chicago said: — 

"Now CUM the big hit of the 
•how, Buddy Walker. The moment 

this young man walked out you 
know he would ho. He had class, 
and class shows at the first appear- 
ance. Me is big time, lie stayed a 
long time out there in one, but not 
too long. In fact, as far as I was 
concerned, he could !:a\ e completed 
the entertainment." 

CHARLIE 
WILSON 

"The Loose Nut" 

Well, Brothers and Sisters, here 1 
am on this page for some time to 
come. Best regards to all Friends 
and Boosters. 

I won't say • Hclh>" to ail ray 
Knockers and Choosers ns they 
naturally don't expert it. Anyway. 
I haven't many Knockers, but 
OHOOSKHS. Oh! Bey, what'i! tht 
capacity of the Hipp'' 



HIP RAYMOND 

Tht F.'iirons Hipttodrom* (town 

WITH 
MILDRED MA1SON 

-# Vrcat for th^ KttdlfS *>♦ Wi .; t. 
the Grown i T i ■■*- 

Direction EARL & PERKINS 

VESS OSSMAN 

taj s 

A banjo is )ike a woman — it 
strings you along 

THE OSSMANS 

WORLDS GREATEST 

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BLLLS NEXT WEEK 



SHUBERT THEATRE, 
NEW YORK, NOW 

Sixth Month 

BUDDY 
DOYLE 

Congratulations to my dear 
pals, Peggy Shevlin and 
Bob Nelson. 

"ARTISTS ?.nd MODELS"' 



LLOYD 
IBACH'S 

ENTERTAINERS 

WORKING, ALWAYS WORKING 

Direction PETE MACK of 
CASEY OFFICE 



Bob Murphy 

pros > ■- i ±- progr. nit e 
I r. K' cstiing. progressing 
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and 

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i ■■ :■■ ■ u ln| i rogn Mil t' 

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VARIETY 

MEL KLEE 

KLEEN' MATERIAL KLEE 

A gentleman in cork, 

nor does the cork 

conceal it 

Direction ROSALIE and 
LEE STEWART 



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BOBBY 
HENSHAW 

TRYING TO BE AS 

BIN A BIT AS BIS 
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THE BROADWAY JESTER 

HARRY ROSE 



4 ENGLISH MADCAPS 

Cissy, Wally, Elsie and the Incomparable 

Zella Madcap 

"Each one an Artist," Vide Press 

Thi act that i< world-famed from the Coliseum, Palladium, 
Victoria Palace, London; Alhambra, Paris, and PaJace, 

N t iv York. 

Management CISSY MADCAP 
Direction ALF T. WILTON 

Name Protected Through Variety and N. V. A., 
Also V. A. F., London 



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THE WORLD'S FASTEST 
MELODY UNIT 



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SAMMY 



PATSY 



LEWIS and BROWN 

Introducing Mrs. Patsy Brown (nee Louise Bowers) 

All working and happy at Monte Carlo Cafe, New York 



MATTY WHITE 

THE SINGING HUMORESQUE 

SPECIAL FEATURE 
with Barney Gerard's "ALL IN FUN" 



RAYMOND FAGAN 

and hi* rly inphtmic Oun.'e Or<-liefetra> 



i. Ml V IN KISTKICH 
nil I 1AM Itl'KMIVM 
Kill AKIHI M W 111-- . 
I'EOBOK M. «.i\ I K-. 
I Mil I THOMPSON 
lilllll III' I. Ill III.V 

NOKMAN Mrt'llKKSOV 

HAM PRINCE 

IV ALT Fit KINO 

l'KU OL.EASON 



l>»n«M» 

Violin 

First trumpet 
second Trumpet 

Saiophone 

tsuiuiplionej 

... Souta phone 

Il uijo 

rroiiibmi.* 

.llronu 



w t w i ij toon be headed f< r Ntst Vcrk — 
thin watch out 



Billy DUVAL 
Merle SYMONDS 



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"HER FATHER" 

KEITH CIRCUIT 

BOOKED SOLID 
Direction CHAS. BIERBAL'ER 

J!a< k Bant with now song> and 
material written by 

BILLY DUVAL 



T A.RZ AN 

HEADLINING LOEW CIRCUIT 

By Courtesy of J. H. LUBIN 

MANAGEMENT: FELIX PATTY 

Pilot for Loevv CrcJ.t. WILLIAM MACK 



CALL 



CALL 



CALL 



OLSEN and JOHNSON'S 



FY. al't . f All Vnrivtie*; niuvt lie nifty dr.. 
mashers and drunkards Ravo stamps 



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THIilrTS TO TIIOKK UK KNOW WIIIK. WKITB Oil I'HONR 

OLSEN-JOHNSON ESTATE, MALVERNE, L. I. 



(Continued from page 31) 



HOCfiTON, TEX. 

MnJeMio 
Anna Vivian 
l.yle A Virirlr.'.r. 
Mollle Puller Co 
Davo Ruth 
Yarmark 
Basil A Keller 
Hubert Dyer 

JJTTI.E ROCK 

Majestic 

Frank J Sidney 
Fariro A Richard* 
Babeoik A Dolly 
Morns A Shaw 
Anger v, Packer 

:.i halt 

Mark & I.ana 
Oold A tanablnc 
CTia-' Hogers Co 
Nelllo V Nichols 
Rlalto A Lunoat 

*)KT.*HOM\ CITT 
Orplirum 

<TuIsa apllt) 
in hult 
Rrirottl A llcrnan 
Brlacoo fc Raun 
Awkwnnl Ace 
jack •llfTord 

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BAN AN'TOMO 
MnJe«tio 

Taul Noliin 
Stanlry A i;'t-,<" 
I'rplta Qranadi h 
Din.i. \ A McrUn 
4 Mortons 
O'Neill A Plur,)...'.! 
Stanley Hros 

Tll.SA, OKI. A. 

Orphrum 

lOhla. City n'.'.t) 

Jut hn:r 
•nrrt filonn 
W A O Alirnrn 
TAD Ward 
Harry Waiman Co 

WICHITA, K»V. 

Orplieum 

Fanllno PI* 
Bmmrtt A Lyr.* 
Joe Towlfl 
Zeck A Randoli h 
IDaly A nprlcw 
(One to All) 

2d huif 
Oorlnne A lllmb< 
Drew Vail*» A <-o 
licgedua Sin Co 
Jean lioydt-ll 
Y Y Yaphar-lie;* 
'One to fill; 



VALERIE BERGERE 

and Her Company present "JUDGMENT" 

This Week (Feb. 1 1 } Keith's Riverside, New York 



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-PHIL 

ROY and ARTHUR 



ROUTED 



PANTAGES CIRCUIT 



TORONTO 

I'lliillirei, 

<H-C2) 
i Phf<rwln Krliy 
' FenwIiK Sli 

Alfred I.atiil Co 

King Kolu nun Jr 

Jack Slrausa 

The nios 

HAMILTON, r\v, 

I'll lit II x • « 
Sonla A Enoorn 

• Wallace A Mtv 
Chaa Keating ( c 
Moscow Art *'i 

' 'irni.t Qardrici 
1 Lo&dotia 

IomcAoo 
< luitmu 
Cha'peUe A Cri'tos 
l>*M.»nt « .in. . ,i 

Bdna w ii,,p,„r 
<) Stainm At o.j.a. 
')avo Harris 

I Torino 
2d h«Jf 
Trella Co 
Harris ft Itollv 
II ft J ! .... Id- 

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UlNVBArOU^ 

Pa n t« (tea 
tFur.day open'rfi] 
York's 1'iiplla 
Hurn.s A Koran 
Hill A Iialfour 
Werner Ainrim 3 
Whitfield A In hi •' 
I'j eno Japs 

RI.'t.lNA, CAN. 

IH-IC) 

vfn: n bill 1 

Raakntoon ri-:: i 
Unit,, Aj M.um 
l.:iv • r A i.iui. r 
Race A FJdee 

Vl l HI I |4 Rtt PI '. • 

I'alo ,t i'.il. t 
i G^rion oil • 

EDMONTON, ( i\ 

I'illi fuels 

T.oul-r A MI1..J.. 
i-'un Rassi II 
Nautical rolltes 

Noodles Fn>'i t r, 

6 BsUords 
CAIXJARY, CAN. 

Utile To»hl 



Cor", M( Cd1'0us*j 

4 Telleroos 

BTOKAKI 

I'ui.tiim * 

5 neiniorts 
Mas-art t'ls 

Wy io A Hartman 
I>l)lon A >'arker 
Vardon A Ttrry 
Vardeil nrr,« 

BEATTI.E 

Fantafcs 

Th« Barlca 
liaiiy June 
Tuck A Clnn 
Heart of Cicen 
Bert Walton 
Gertrude Avery '~0 

VAXr-OUVEH. 111". 

Pnntncee 
The TlnsdaJes 

Cliff ilrecn 
Hughoa Merrltl ~o 
■;h> rman Van A 11 

Ha \ "ii'. 1 1 is A'mals 

DEI-UNOHAM 

Vaudeville 
A i Oolena Co 

Torelly 

Hogrrs A Dorr.i '.J 
Calls Bios 
Thaleroo <"!ri-«» 
Bony Abrama Co 

T M OM A 

Pontaim 

Tl'» Hi. wit ys 
l.aui la Pi V.i r 
Myron I'enrl t*i 
luani'A ii.'m.m n 
llrllt Wi . . < 1 
■ Borca MlnbtTJ I 

PORTI.AND, ORB. 

Poittflfes 

Mi f. r.l 3 

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r.'ford .'.• '< '■ ' 

ll.Hi. V It I lUf 

pt i,i y .'. • ' ; 

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Murray A Maddox 
BlBtcb A Snyder 
Cuba Crutchfleldi 

IjOH AKCELBH 
rantnges 
(Sunday opcnlnjr) 
Kafka A Stanley 
Halllday A Willctte 
Frldkln A Rlio.ja 
Rlgoletto 1'r.iB 
Howard A Ixw la 
Telia 

I.O. BEACH r\r. 

Hojt , 
The Hanans 
l/ou> Wlnsel 
Nell Fomandi s 
Fred Weber <"t 
Hurt A Do-r..- ' 
The Mouiitus 

BAIT I.Ahn 

raotiig" 

Olbecn A Pr'ie 
Julia Curti* i 

Alia Aiioin 
Jed Dooley '"o 

Haniieford Faiii 

ochen, ctah 

Pantattef 

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Joe Re|. lien 
John Burke 
Harmon .^ r-'ani's 
Bvans M' o A K 
Mars 1)1' »' Co 
Roblnnon'i Hi J 

DENVER 

I'ioi'iH'- 

."Tlffonl A ''■ . 1 

I'aul SmI. .1 

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DF.« HOINEB 
I'ftnt.'lgeK 

Rafayetti s Dops 
Farreil A Hatch 
Ross W>f-e Co 
M Monigori ejy Cc 
A Hobblim 

4 Phillips 

K'NSAS CITY, MO. 

Pantagee 
I.aSallS lTn.-:.nr, .«. L 
Meilowan A hi.M 
(Others to Bll; 

MEMI'llll- 

I*iuitagee 

Mann Bros 
Ovtrholl Ale 1 
T..ca: Hand 
Hen Nee One 
Kisie A Paulsen 

TERRS HAI T! 

Indliiiui 

let half 
7 -i . a ' o 
Han is A Holy 
H A J Bhleld' 
Taylor Howard .*, 
Sarafan 

TOLEDO 

ItUoll 



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l-'Ollli s 

INDIAKAPOIJS 

I.jrie 
Hitler A Knapp 
Margur' t A ' ii • . •; • i> 
Key mour A *.. - ... rU 
.Toe Rotor! s 
Kate A Wiley 

OOI.I'MRIV, O. 

Janice 

NfO.T A Vli ■ ' 
Rhode A Brot l.i . 
Mary ltellly 
Win Waston 
Ward A Hair. "'- 
Billy Sharp & !.• 

DETROIT 

Regent 

Orru. ii A ill * 
Knowcle A Hur;; 
Mildred Melroee • o 
Stanley' Chapman 
in Transylvania 
Chabot A Tortonl 
Klullnsj's Anlma.s 

Mile. 
•Oiga A Nlchi *r.e 
Dolores l^n.ii 
Bhado '.via nd 
•Tiui Ii lliiss 
Vim A Tei.'t e 
T.onu.s Tic .'| I 



I Direction AARON KESSLER and EDWARD RESNICK 



oD'.rr accoutrements dear to rliUdreti 
— and grown-upa too! As presented 
by A-- ■).«*, the sliuw in a thing of 
beaut;.. Willlamson-Tait have givi/n 
tlie production a splendid iiiouiitinp. 
A very good cast fiiipiiorts the «tur. 
Aflohe Is to present thl« sliow on ).Ih 
return to l'.ondon. 

"Hocketp," tho ruller-Ward show 
at the O. O. II. vvith Lorna ami 
Toots Pounds la pul'Jny Mr 1 • - 
nets- twn e daily. 



AUSTRALIA 



Fullers Rtvue 
Tr.e Faliers closed a vaudeville 
seasr n nt tlielr theatre and presented 
'heir annual pantomime under title 
of "Little Red Riding Hood'* two 
weeks ago. The show in abO'jf the 
poorest ever presented by those peo- 
ple. Fullers .ire noted for the <x- 
Icellenco of the pantomimes, but this 
I year Ihey have fallen down rather 
| badly. Jim Gerald plays dame, and 
together with Marie I..G Varre, prin- 
cipal in :, are two only worth men- 
tioning, They <".irry the production 
on thc-ir backs. Hice and Klmer do •• 
elev* r ,si>oi laity ai t towards the rlnfc 
of the fliow. Scenery Just fair. Pro- 
dui tion ; , .'is '■„ ' diy urj on ed> u 



'. at a . 
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, .i.ii From I'm'' 1 1 
i .- , ai •■'■ i ' lie pantomime sf.*is< ■ s | 
on and th< vai lou< ••' lra< lions n . 
t hi)! i.,, „'.w endl. • M reams of ritfrion Irene Vftiibrii; H »i. I l>n n 

,,, •, ,.. ., ,, .. - • Arthur c,,.',..; 

... ,,,, , Mn , ; ,,, ; .. famous nlay, IliB House ... Ordc 

. •". • •■ Will ra.t, ,. rheprod ..».o ,■ I,- ■,',,,,,•■.■ ■ 

WW ton, . < „• II. • Majesty {• »l» ■<- ■ i«II«i.':e». r.-i *i 

.1 < ... i.i find Mr. Hi ill 

i . production 



featured net and are mating a riot 
twice dally. r.o|> Wilton, Knglish 
eomic, r:\fi- very oil-. Kiloi n a'Hl 
Marjorie, acrobats, i U v rai t. Daim- 
ler nod Kadle, Bongs ind dancing 
bi« hit. June Mills, songs, liked 
Plo Yaymer, impersonations, over 
very big. Maodo Courtney and Mi 
• ' mm - " and '.'ilk, i.i < it. 

"Forty Thieves" at Hppot'ece 

Willlamson-Tate-Musgrove coi - 
I blned forces to present pantomime., 
j The Forty Thieves," at Hippo- 
drome. TI.e fchow is pulling good 
business at matinees with fa'.r night 
business, The Hanlon Bros, aie f> a- 
lurcd In the hIh.w and .■ • ore very big 
In several bits new to '.his ••minti;, 
Jai k ('arret and 1!< 1 1 Harrow pre- 
sent the comedy elements. Kitty 
Heldy is principal boy. Dorothy 
Rudder Ik very poor as the gli! 
Five Bt, Leons nro featl "*d act. The 
tirst act goes wi'h plenty of pep, but 
act two drags and lacks comedy 
Scenery and effei is very good. Bal- 
lets splendid. ■ Ih&i ■ ^ • '■■• . pre- 

diji ii! •! . si ■ "'. 

"If Winti - Com< '. h d«ij / • y 
fine huftim hh .i( the ' rysl il Palace 
mull i Union Tin atl ■ . u , Ltd , dir< ( - 
• ... ai tr;i< '...ii ii ii> fur run. i 
ni is good nt ni'i. * . * ' he pit ' "i • 
hou«i ■ The « IU if Is featuring 

tiliii i: Pwan*:Oi h ' • '■< " " 

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If !n < ..■ lead this mor.tr?, lom.'id •> cry la'v.sb 

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record breaking ■ ■ i 

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STUDIOS OF STAGE DANCING, Inc 

MONEY SHOVTS! 




EVELYN LAW 

Developed and Managed by Ned Wayburn 



The act that pulls the money into the box office co 
mands the best bookings and the highest salary. 

"NED WAYBURN'S 
HONEYMOON CRUISE" 

opened in Waterbury, January 20th. Played four days ar 
went to Poll's Palace Theatre, Bridgeport, for the last half of tl 
week. 

A stupendous hit in Bridgeport. Broke Poll's Palace Theat 
box-office record by more than $1,000. Played New Haven fi 
half of following week. Stopped the show. Hartford the la 
half — broke record by $1,900. Then back to Bridgeport for n 
turn engagement a week after first playing there. Packed house 
To Springfield for four days, to Worcester, to New Hav 
AGAIN, and then to 

KEITH'S PALACE THEATRE, NEW YORK 

OPENING FEBRUARY 18TH 

■ 

Four weeks' tryout and booked at once for an indefinite n 
at the premier vaudeville house of the world. 



WHY? 

Because it's a money-maker! It's a hit! 

Wayburn triumph! 



It's another N 



All principal dancers and the entire chorus of "Ned Wayburn 
Honeymoon Cruise". are Ned Wayburn pupils. All incident 
specialties and ensemble dances were created and arranged 
Ned Wayburn. From curtain to curtain it is a brilliant, sparklin 
testimonial to the perfection of Wayburn methods. 

The same insurance of success is at your disposal. If you war 
to step into big-time bookings take your act to Ned Waybun 
Let the magic of the Wayburn method transform it from a ne* 
success to an assured hit, Whatever it lacks, Wayburn can giv 
it — new dance numbers, new routine, new business — the thing 
that tell the right story in the box office, where every act ge 
its final judgment. 

See NED WAYBURN personally or write for Art Bookh 

"F"— it's free. 

INDIVIDUAL OR CLASS INSTRUCTION IN DISTIN 
TIVE STAGE DANCING. SPECIAL CLASSES FO 
CHILDREN ON SATURDAYS. 

NED WAYBURN 

STUDIOS OF STAGE DANCING, Inc. 

1841 BROADWAY («*>.««. .. ••» *.. NEW YORi 1 

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Telephone Columbus 3500 
Open 9 A. M. to 10 P. M. (except Saturday evenings and Sundays) 




PRICE 20 CENTS 







Published Weekly a'- 154 Weat 45th St.. New York, N. T„ by Variety. Ir.3. Annuil subscription IT. Sinste Ci>pl«» SO cent* 
Kntercd as scc-unil elms n\at tgj,i>ecemb»r 12. I90S, at the Post Oltice it New York. N. Y.. under the Act of M n ,li 1 l ( I. 



>L. LXXIV. No. 1 



NEW YORK CITY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1924 



48 PAGES 



KLANGER'S '17-18 TAX, $848,000, 
PERSONAL SERVICE ARGUMENT 



ICKET SPEC. BOMBSHELL 



•s. Bickerton, Jr., Before Internal Revenue Com- 
missioner — Everything Personal Service in Thea- 
trical Production — Allowance Means Saving 



Joseph liickf-rioii Jr., argiud this 
ek before the Commissioner of 

tenia! Revenue at Washington for 
.new classification for the itrlcal 
fclvi.ies, which may result I r i the 
ting of millions in taxes for show- 
In. 

(The attorney's leading cot.'e tion 
'that all phases of theutrh lis 
)uld bo placed ri a ''personal 
■vice" l>a.-io •!>;•' ti.e government, 
ether Incorporated or t.ot. The 
icral basis for ti.e claim i; that 
»w busines- is net commerce, 
n hi.s brief liiclcerton maintaii - 
.t the producing and operation 
plays, management of theatres, 
>king of attractions and other 
ed activities' constitute a quasi- 
ifessior. rather than ordinarj 
liness: that, therefore, the it ■ 'me 
(Continued on page 4) 



1AY SPEC'S CUSTOMER 
MAIN TICKET OFFICE 



2ND COLORED SINGER 
FOR CONCERT STAGE 

Julius Bledsoe of Vaudeville — 

Debutting at Aeolian Ha'l 

in April 



5QGEI\IT ADVANCE! 5,000 MOTHERS IN ONE CITY 
LIU UPHELD TALK MOTHERHOOD AND YOUTH 

|U (ill | Parent- Teachers' Association Has Membership of 

680,000 and Growing — Censoring for Suitable 

. ~ Pictures Certain to Be Society's Result 

Constitutionality or Excess 

Premiums Measure De- ; 

termined by Court of Ap- J^Q ORGANISTS 

peals — New Agency Has _, _.„_.__ „./».■,«», 

25 Cent Advance Plan-! IN CHICAGO HOUSE 

District Attorney Plans 

immediate Action on j Both May simultaneously Play 

Gyps — Broker, Must _ Mf an(J Mr$ Jesse C(aw . 

Post $1,000 Bond Against 

Violation* 



ford. Organists 



MAYBE ANOTHER TRIAL 



Ci i ; • i • • - . 
The • . ■ >■; • •:•',• re i - : - i! .■ ; 

s'xtri j •• ml will 1 . ■ • 

i oin • . • • ;•'•.. i ,- tt tl • v. n i time 

r, addition '• !-\i • > Jesse Crawford will officii!-.- n 1 

ticket situation <■• Broad.v.i tl one wl,i '" his wife, who is 



decision of the New J'or! 
Appeafl Tuesd i." i ■ . ■ . i . .- • 

. - 
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The first inttm ■■ . • .■■ of - ■••. 
(Continued on pagr* tl> 



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tli.« R • . >lt. •.■■-.;. o • " . 
other 

Till" . • 1 l ;' . • » • • 



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-vay's New Method of Cap- 
turing and Holding Trade 
Against Competition ^ 

| smnll tiek-t s.spiic;. ■ . In i i«:i- 
Sid a new way of condtii ting pro*- 
Slve buyer.-' to .lie establishment 
pis an almost perfect e\-r.i pie oi 
Pay system. The nsreni ,. Is down 
' block froi.i oi •:• of the '<•■- '■< itsl - 

leutliis, with two oiln-i ticket 
iers between their si op and the 
litre. T... attrai tion is one for 
Ich It is ;, itnot impossible to 
Chase lirke's :it the box ofll. •, 
fept at ;i n.tji'l • .- lier date, 
e of tli- ■ : erei s is out tld ■ of 

lobby. I is li- assignment 
r the ,li- ipp.tlntod .1 museiii 'l - 

ter ai .1 iii,f ' : iii, il mil the 

k when 1,- will B et 'any kind id 
\ tickets ehe ip." II ilf v. i.v don .; 

■ street i- ■,, . -,i... r employe 
(Contin ed 01 p:i ; . 



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■Musical 



Musical Comedy by Anateurs 

! new idea of :i > :n K ,..■• . I,, ,;- 
(comedy ... i uvli.y nmateui p. r- 
i'ers r h< . ■■-..■ a new ei Iju hi - 
• e<1 '" !'•' " • 1 -\ 1 y pi-H.iiii 1 Itiii 

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Tiio sei •. i Oi ■' 1 Si : ■ • ■ l.o ■ 

his debut ,n a concert a.rtist since 
the new yeir will be Julias Bledsoe 
of the vaudeville team of Francis 
and Bledsoe. He *'.'•'■ gi-'e a r#- 
cl'.ai at Aeolian Hi': eivly (n Apr:'. 
Bledsoe Is n baritone, 1 1 is de- 
scribed as I'.uvir.,; -1 vol re •'. unusu tl 
beauty and training 

Bledsoe follows Rol.u I li.iye.^i. 
Negro tenor, Who r. i ie his dobu: 
sonie time a,', and i* now being! 

hailed as one of the finest singer.' 1 C<V AUTHOR RHVAfTY 
on the American concert stage j >«% /tUIIlvIX IVvl nL! I 
Hayes has been studyiig for sav - 
er.il years In Ei ;••;..• 

Bledsoe's partner, George F,-ar'- 
rls, i., preparing for <. il^rr-e toui 

recently at the Terrace Garden | rerceniage UperaieS Uvei ;„,,.„. , v ; .„ . .... ,■ „ r , ,,,„ v Mi , , 

: $10,000 Gross— Kaufman •' a m . v •-•.; . n ... ., .. ■,.■ 

10 WOMEN STARS anrf r.«nnallv'« .nraam. n « i !', ; ' ' v .'. "V,' ;". V 



. -a 1 ■'!■.• 1 '• exlui 

STARTS IN PAJAMAS 



UNDER NEW CONTRACT 



and Connelly's Agreement 



3..'. 3-e-rr.an W.il La:*' 0"? = s Up 
• n "America™ S-e '■" 



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Kansas c . , if. :■> 
The amusement managers, e*j 
cially those of tl » picture 1 1 •• 1 * < • - 

were giv..-: something to pon I • 
over last week when r,,00t) K.msn 
City mothers assembled in Conven- 
tion hn II to part lelpntc In the •.•' in 
annual founders' day rally of 1 • 
I*a rent-Teacher As«oeialior 

Prom every \i tile In life • 

tlivs.' ."..11(1", some in Imiie. ! 1 • ■-, 
son • 1" stri "' can and 1 - , ■ ■ »• 
walked. They repre -••! ted 1 loc il 
membership <•? 22,000 and ah 1 i>i 
ested and united with tho same ' .-. 
lhal (•:' motiiei i:'.o,i and th» »•{■ 
of the .^ outhf of 1 ■• or rit-i 1 . >u 
i< pled n; 1 •! t" pi '■'•■ ' 

It was oni oui ed (> • 01 ■ of • •■ 

sji" ikei 1 that the m men; • 1 ■ 

rapidly gi " \ Ir t and worl 1 • • . In 
irlteresl beii ? ei ■ 1 ; wii U < • , .1 
mem be 1 -:. .;• of S<u no > tl •••••■,- 
enl : me. 

Whili :. 'i these rnol her ■ do n-i' ■ - 
\ i>t-> t : i i: - time '.o cen ...: .1 : ' ' • 
pictures whii h tl e . hlldren wn ■ • 
Nome oi t!i. Ir effoi 1 . ■ ituri! ' ■ > 
Iliie, a? i v i: ■ the eo-of»ei- itio if 

tie public SCl » ■ ■ •• . . !••' 1 

to hat result 



ed 



°f !'• "' v v. ai pnneni 

lw mu II 1! . , ; .. |. . Tulip Tim ' ' 
I'"* A '' "•»' >', I'.vookl;, !. March 7 

Fred ('..,• u rj waihim t'arv 

|cnn comp I | authoretl the 

m , cul "'-on !::;-;;■ I'reM 1 hi 

I'ng it, 



All Invited as Guost; jf Gr-;-:i Rao"- 
CliiO 

'i'i, ■ nes! • • ' ; •■■ 1 ■ 1 ; . • :; , .,,.., 
(',i;ii wili be I •■ I it 1 % lubhou • 
;it midnight Saf.ti 1 • .- next week. 
The i;\u\-\ 1 ,,:' 1 ,,1 >;• will be 10 ■ -n - 
Inlne Et irs, <.;••- ■ ; ■ 1 ' • nit he .' 
event unique in 1 Ut'tj iff .u-- 

Thosc Invito i . • fine Cow! 
1 Ir 11 e (.;.■ •! :;' . ■'• .iim ■•• ' ' ■■■ A •' '. i'.' '• 
Halnter, M ids'" '■ '■■ ■■•■ ■ . I.aui i 
1 lope Crew < 1 '. < < ■.■ ■ ■ • ,u- .1 ■ ■. 
Helen M u Keliar, 1 ■; M ■ k . 
1.. . J. Gal ieni 

TOLITE BOOKING AGENTS 
It's ' hats oil . I • rr.ok 

>• l'ii the 1 ile . . ,; 'd, f"i" 

igents ,'H I \ ; •' • - 1 ': , flooi (.1 

• in- Keith p 'l'ii ' 1 11 . ed \ ludeville 
department tn»v v • y >• ■ who for- 
gel s i^ remlndi 1 .. the no smalt - 

Ing and remo . ■ ' ■> • 1 . lei :. . ; 
tin :i;u'!.d:ti!'. f 



, .-.'i-rnn- 

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(>!'•■ of the ii.i' *i ■ 1 t /,- 1 1 ■ ■ ' ■ , .1 • 1 . 

t.tined by piaywrleh'.i f.n . r ■• - - • • 1 ,-,•.•■ .-, - ••- ..,,-. 

musical show v 1 ' Mil jive \ ■• . better 

George S Kaufman in.l Mm: Con- j 

nelly, authors of M Be( __ _.,_,,, n _« _ _ , w ,-^ 

baek-thenew i -1: .- REDUCING FOR BAYES 

• >ntlnu 1 ■• ;..■;•. - 

0- ,.-..- K. C, Cut-. <•-, .j 5' N: 

PROUD FATHER Wiek 



B^t Stick Company Mamgen'int 

Wanted Vinceit Coleman "j . , . . 

Suppress the f{.? .n. ? 11 

i I 

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Li 



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1 Urn '... in • ' . .. 

i\ 11 li (iio.v bi'hin 1 In 
ii.i"r 1 1st week w !•• 
It 1 i-p sub ■ rn .-■ 1 the f 1 
■ ied ind ' lie f.i'.h/i 

Tiie ownei 10 I ■ • ■ imp ■ 
* n e il — it — wo iii. i — ii u i ; 1 1 . 1 , 'n 1 a 1 <■ 



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MISSION PLAY'S RECORDS 



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T '"jo to O .'*■ 
Adm.ss.ar ; 



2 50) 000 



ORGAN AS FEATURE 
BELIEVED DROPPING OUT 

Lafayette. Buffalo. Stopping It 
— Last Local House to 

Exploit Organist 

i 

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1. •■ ,-. .• e S'luarc, ..;•.-.„- • • 
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Handsome Is as Handsome Does 
!' ■ 1 mi V -ii. J't. 
The elder t.r tl Botidini broth- 
ers, accordionists, ■■. 1 ifl the bill 
it the Palace three days last week 
suffering from poison which got In 
liis eye when dyeiug Lis hfttr. 



power wiih the pa'ron« n' tl 
it it bee imc know i 
heal I '< ■'•• j mi! i 1 • 
. nul.ln't tv • II tl. 1 w.i . 



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■; .il'l , ■ 1 1 ■ . ,1 . 

^ played .1 ■ 1 1 . 



Coleman married .\i . J Oi • slons. 
formerly n sneclalt) d'in • Tik, ,-. ■ 

"Tiie perfect Foo '1 ' • . ■ jductlon . 1 • .• 
been married aboul a yo-x:, J S.tn G ..!• 



COSTUMES 

W^o v.iH make •/■>:,' i-!t\ oi.", 1 
Those wlio Iij.u bai.3'^ from ., ; 

say— 

BROOKS-MAHIEL' 

11; it nit Tel. f tit Pes«. N.V.dy 

■_1 1,000 Costumes f jr Rental — 



CABLE ADDRESS, VARIETY, LONDON 
8 St. Martin's Place, Trafalgar Square 



CABLES 



VARIETY'S LONDON OFFICE 
2096-3199 Regent Thursday, February 21, 1924 



STARVING LEIPZIGERS MUST 
HAVE THEIR ENTERTAINMENT 



Cheaper to Buy Expensive Theatre Seat Than High 
Priced Fuel — American Consul at Leipzig Re- 
ports on Condition 



Variety -Clipper Bureau, 
Washington, D. C, , 
February 20. 
Amditv.ni visiting Leipsig have 
repeatedly asked, 'How can the 
Hermans In jhe face of unemploy- 
ment, privation and actual want af- 
ford to patro'iizo the opera house, 
concert halls, picture theatres and 
other houses of public entertain- 
ment every right of the week so 
that they fill the doors to over- 
flowing?" 

This condition has created to 
much Comment Consul lion y. 
Haven lias made a special report 
on it to the Department of Com- 
merce, stating that in Leipzig proper 
it is especially hard io understand 
Ibis phenomenon, since the Presi- 
dent of the Leipzig Police states that 
over 140.000 of the city's 700,000 in- 
hab. tarns are out of employment, 
affecting 00 per cent of the popula- 
tion. 

Mr. Haven says, "There is no 
doubt the true. I^ipi-igcr 'hath music 
In hia Foul' and many are spending 
hard-got money for high priced 
musical entertainment vrben they 
:.'•• In actual need e-f food. 

"Although thi y say that a good 
fierman would j,' 1 hungry that he- 
might hear 1, is favi i ti Bc< thoven 
Sonata— there seems 'o be an elc- 
m i ; t < f :■». son :u the proffer* ■! ex- 
planation that the people in Leip- 
zig <;<• not attend the publb houses 
because they can afford the luxury, 
but because they find it an eco- 
nomic '.'<< • essity. 

"That it is cheaper to pay for a 
seat In a theatre which is warm 
and entertaining than to spend the 
idght at home burning hi^h priced 
< c.i. gas or electricity." 

Other observations arc in Mr. 
Haven's report. "in Leipzig the 
American must pay heavily fur '!. 
i < «t seat in what would have dif- 
i ■ ul y passing for a se. ond class 
picture theatre in America, whore 
a 1 .. yed-i t A; I • an film is th< 
nyi' ial attraction and the only 
iiiusi ;» an attempt of .i five-pioei 
Herman hest fa to express Ameri- 
can jazz- an attempt with all the 
elements of a tragedy." 

" t *r. in the smaller cities and out- 
• ng towns,' 1 continues the report, 
■ onus the cry from the picture 
theatre* that owing to ihe hard 
limes and the anaemic purse pic-' 
lures are being shown only a few 
days of the week and that unless 
tho distributii g corporations < om< 
io the assistance o* the house mana- 
gers with a reduction of. rental costs 
the majority of the movie houses 
« ill i o 'iir'til to close ,'■ 



SOCIALIST'S IDEALS 
PARIS PLAY THEME 

"Au Seuil du Royaume,"' by 
Knut Hamsun, Norse Play- 
wright. Done in French 

Paris, Feb. So. 

"Ac Send Royaume" ■Threshold 
of the Kingdom") is the French ti- 
tle of a four-act piece by the Nor- 
wegian author, Knut Hams un, the 
translation being by F. <!e Spei gler 
and P. J. Jouve, which was pre- 
sented Monday night at the Come- 
die Champs Ely sees, where it was 
fairly received. 

The 




NIGHT CLUB PROFITS 



London Police Drive Brings Revela- 
tions 



Figure) 
an made 
lubt whi< 
In the W< 



In school Me learned that Lincoln's 
I Oettysburg speech, at the time, was 

i not thought a lot e.f and created only 
a mild impression. As yean have 

i gone by and people learm>d to ap- 

j predate tho real worth of the great 
man's thoughts and ideals, it has 
grown and is growing daily to lie 
one of the greatest literary gems in 
all history. 

This little ad for another year 
won't mean a thing, but then time 
will tell and JEAN MIDDLETON 
will start to be somebody. I'll be 
patient and hold on, feir the one 
thins I need is good material. The 
Kiddle I've got, and as soloist with 
John Philip Sousa. long before I 

, was Sixteen, I made good as I'm 

plot de.v? With the circum- ! ooino to do jn my nevv act . You've 

stances of a yoxr-g socialist of «rj heard of Kousa because h< 



London, Ftb. 20 
tV.ow the profits which 
by some of the supper 
h keep open after hours 
rl End. 
A' r, hearing at Ecw street it was 
i-. t e i that Lambs' Club's 
profit* in s'.x weeks were $28,000 and 
tT.e running expenses $1,400 week- 
ly. The rent ir.fiOO and the furni- 
ture worth $r.00. 

Recently the proprietors of this 
club wen hauled into court on the 
usual chage of selling liquor eifter 
hours. They were lined $2,500 each, 
j Tho secretary was fined $20 each on 
different summons. 

The club's books showed that a 
Capt. Gordon Halsey received 6 per 
cent, of the net taking for intro- 
ducing influential persons into the 

!,U * 

GALLERY 1ST NIGHTER'S 
VICTORY AT WYNDHAM'S 

Gallery Admission at Shilling 

— More Demands 

Anticipated 



good family who sacrifices Ins home 
rather than compromise his radical 
doctrines. il> refuses to accept de- 
sirable positions when they arc of- 
fered and because of his adher< ce 
to what he believes right ? ■ ii. n 
drives 1 ilg Wife to elope with 
richer rival. 

Hamsun has written a i c (i :•. l |n- 
volvlng the same eharaeters. it ii 
called "Sunset" and the socialist Is 
picti reJ ..' having given up his ad- 
vanccd .<:<. :s and ,'s making I e 
!<rst cf I, e life in a con:'."". '<■•>■ 
way. 

The Come die production has 
George and Ludmiila Pitoeff y ■ : - 
:ng the he ri and, his wife. 

MUSIC STILLED PANIC 

Strauss Conducting When Bisie 
Brcke Out on Rome Stage 

Rome, Feb ll 
There was an outbreak of fire on 

the ttage c' she Coruitanzi, the 
opera house, of the Italian capital, 
when some wits worn by the 
chorus blazed en coming in contact 
with a Liaises forming part of the 

8C( nei y. 

-Richard Strauss was conducting 
his own '•Salome.' 1 Noticing the 
panic spreading, he ordered the or- 
chestra to start playing a popuiai 
march. 

This had the desired effect or the 
audience, while a chemical extin- 
guisher and a co .;•> of firemen put 
out the five. When Carmen Mellii 
soprano, singing* Salome, who faint- 
ed at the cry of lire, had recovered 
the ope: a was continued. 



worked hard and advertised. 1 hate- 
to copy, but to copy him is no d.s- 
grace, 

JEAN MIDDLETON 

Direction EDWARD S. KELLER 



Aft 



AM. PICTURE SWITCH 
AT PAVILION, LONDON 

"Covered Wagon" Going Out 
March 15 — "Then Command- 
ments" Opening MaTh 17 

:.,.:..-.. r Fel If 
■; . ;,.• . - Players' ''Covered 
toeing at 11 • Pavilion 



London, Feb. 20. 
he first night disturbanee 
at . Wyndham's, undoubtedly en- 
gineered by the Gallery First Night- 
era Club the gallery at the house 
has fallen to the pre-war shilling. 

Tins triumph oyer an attor-man- 
ag« r on a first night has given the 
malcontents n nig hold. <)th<r pro- 
ducers ar< looking forward to the 
same trouble, 

Having got 
the prici '■■• 
will be after 

cli -r< i n»s 

smokes 
by free 



the gallery down 10 

Ired the enthusiasts 

fn e programs free 

lid ill due course free 

and drinks to be followed 

.. :.v-; .. • • ( home. 



DENY GIBBONS RUMOR 



COLLINS OUT OF 

DRURY LANE, ILL 

After 44 Years' Service and 
26 as Manager, Resigns 



London, Feb. 4. 
Art 1 .r Collins resigned the man* 
aging directorship of Drury Lane 
after 20 years' service. He will b« 
succeeded by Baal] Dean, who, after 
beginning his career practically with 
Miss Homiman'l repertory move- 
ment at the Comedy, Manchester, 
ran the Navy and Army Canteen 
Board theatres during the war, and 
now controls the productions at Hia 
Majesty's, the Ambassadors and the 
St. Martins, as well :.s the Playboai 
company. 

Arthur Collins originally joined 
"the Lane" 44 yean ago as an .ap-> 
prentice to Henry l.lmden in the 
paint rooms. From hat position 
gradually rose until eventually 
late Sir Augustus Harris made him 
the stage manage*, which led to hii 
control of some S3 autumn melo- 
dramas and 20 pantomimes. He 11 
was who one night persuaded Harris 
to go and see a comedian at the old 
Surrey. The comedian was Dai 
Leno, and he was engaged for tht 
Lane then and there. He also ha<J 
the distinction of being the onlj 
man who ever made a king ertl 
among n;s people in the rit. 

Desirous tin. His Majesty shouU 
see the piay properly >ie had a boj 
■huilt in the popular part of thi 
nousf He was responsible for th< 
rebuilding of the house, and foi 
ma-;' Improvements of late y ;an 
the traditions "f the house havi 
suffered, the autumn drama am 
pantomime ceased :<■ o r regular fea^ 
tares and such pieces ;»s "The De' 
cam* :<"i Nighls," ,i success; am 
"Kreisler ' .. dire failuie, took thei 
place. The drama ras now com* 
ii.'.,. with ''Uood Luelt," but th 
p.inti !-.i:nie h fthi missing, 

For -uine years he has been I 
martyr to gout and his retiremen 
now is on a< count • '. ill health. Afte 
a sea voyage he will settle dowi 
.n the country and il< vote himself ti 



\v. e , 

Mar. h 

( 'ic •',,. ',<?■!,( nt#" ' 

i.i >• March •"• 

Or'. ■ i ad »how 
Wag< i pi< "■-• - v 
!••( vin' • s, 

ConVmandmer.ti 
v. .'! net i ■ und< r 
, ' ■ , ' '■'•. '. v. :• r 



and t he same firm's "Ten 
open in the 



• ■'■" 



p Covered 

cut in the 



hi > . ■■ . «i 
genien 



Ore 



TWO FILMS WIN 

Britith Pctture Scores — 
Christie"' Looks Good 



"Anra 



Tale of 
Lease 



Famous Players Gettinc 
Untrue — N. V. Statement 



London, F< b IC, 
it <; rumored here that Famous 
Players has the new Gibbon^ hpu^c 
.n Haymarket and not a. H. Woods 
and Hiram A b rams. 



bis fin 



a: 



The v.'o ods office in New York, 
questioned on this etory, replied 
that AVoods and Abrams have leased 
the house and at last report the 
verified documents were on 1he 
wat-.i bound for New YcrK 



first 



SHADOWGRAPH USED 

London, Feb. 2C. 
r ;,e oreahouse Shadowgraph was 
used by Albert De Courville in hia 
revival of "The Rainbow,' :.t th< 
I'alladi ii.i Monday*. 

It is understood Greathouse ,s 
awaiting papers from New York be- 
feie applying for an injunction, with 
t •■ show's opening unmoleated, 

VV'iiJiaHl J. Wiisen Is to stage de 
< •■ ir\ pie 's new i ' v tie, 

The Shadowgraph was brought 
over here by Harry Greathouse, 
while still in 'The Follies." It Is 
getting $5u0 a week at the Coliseum. 
Decourvillc announced he would 
use the effect in his next produc- 
tion. He sa:. s he learned about the 
working of the effect by reading a 
1'ien ii newspaper, which describes 
it as existing In French shows "0 
3 ears ago. « !r< athous< .urns < >:- 
si ve rights, 

SHAKESPEARE CO. COMING 

Leiden, Feb. i4. 

The New Shi fcspearc Companj - , 
i . , • ; • : it direction Of W. Bridgi s- 
-, . hkely to be seen in New 

'..,.•. next season. The company 
i ,:\- every spring ;it the Memorial 
I catre at Stratford-on-Avon and 
ppends the rest of the time on the 
. ,,,i v- ■' . .- >. • • • .i.eal 1-' ndi n 
• • as< n at .. sub irban theatn . 

MJlvERAX WATER WRITER 
London, Feb. ii. 
Ti.e next production scheduled 
at the Everyman is "Monica," by 
est Cecil, whl< h Is the pen name 
.,f f-ir Ernest Cecil Cochran, ihe 
luineral water magnfcW, 



FILM WEEK DISAPPOINTS 



American 



Pictures Best 
England 



Draw in 



the 

be 

re- 



London Feb. ^C. 

"Er:t:sh Film Week" was not the 
stsccessjit wan expee;ted it would be, 
despite the press gave plenty of 
publicity to the occasion. The. tak- 
ings are sa.d to have been Ij per 
cent, a ss than was expected. 

The result of 'he ail-British dis- 
play shows and is admitted hy 
English exhibitors that picture 
houses ever here would' be in dire 
straits without American pictures. 

gome of the exhibitors admit that 
even German-made fiims draw bet- 
ter thm the native product 

PRODUCTION IN PROOF 
Paris, Fcbi H. 

An nelependent f'.-c-c society 
calling themselves "Les Cauets" 
presi etc! last w<< '. for a matine* 
at the Mathnrins a Frer h 
; Igi ed Guil ■ I tie Si Is of 

a< ! - n agedj -co j 'Akim 

Rumanian pi 
mioti. 

This wot;-: j- rep< rti ■! to h< «.e 
been i reatod ai wi Itten by T< hi - 
kov, because of the criticism Of 
Eftimloui by his colli agu< s. At 
soon as "Alma" i\as lami' h.< " 
proved Tcheko\ was not the 
thor, and 
tabic atta 



London, Feb. : 
se Man Without Uesire," 
British-made picture to 
ahown at the Tivoli was well 
i .-. e.i Monday. 
"Anna Christie," the American 
film version of the play, went on 
at the Palace. It had a splendM 
reception ar.d looki like a substai 

• ;.-*. * 

.... . i . . ■ 

LION KULS KEEPER 

Rome. Feb. '3. 

y.. ,-g • | <■• production of "Quo 
fad s" by an Italian film cor, cm 
a lion escaped from its cage and 
dashed at a group of "extras" wait- 
ing to piay In the picture. 

Th« enraged animal seized a 
super aged about fifty and mauled 
him so seriously the 
from the effects, 

The I • n was ►'■• ' by -i 
i , ', re t wo ild r< l.nej ..- ., i 



BOURCHIER IN COSTUME PLAY 

London, Feb. £0. 
Groeemith A Malone are negotiat- 
ing w.tn Arthur Kourchier to take 
the starring rele cf a costume play 
which will succeed "Hassan* 1 at His 

Majesty's. 



"LEAP YEAR" REVUE 

HippccJrome. London, Due Aboi 
Easter 



w ...i h 



:.. odor,, Feb. 20. 
• : Ii' new ;cvue "Lea 
the Ilippc 



out 



Yes 

drome about Easter will be Georg 
Robey, Laddie Cliff Betty Cheste 
Maud Fane, Vera Pearce and the 1 

Ziegfe'.d "Follies gals who hat 
just arrived here. 

The electricians of the house ai 
busy trying out new h|L-htir.g effecl 
i y Samoiloff. 

LIKE FIVE-NIGHT PLAY 

First Cycle of "Methuselah'' Sot 
Out at Ccu^t Theatre Premiere 






i -s on 
four- 
by n 

K".'- 



t m has t : 



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■ or 



ABEL RITBTS ' L'ICENIENNE" 
K-«ri», Feb 20. 

, . . , .■. • ■ sub-titl 

,, , ;n( ., • -i . • up , y 
\ t-on 



' !.!• . 
ral ii . 

;/ | 
b. : 



In six 

t •]•■ ,,f.. <.f that 

),■.- Abel V. ill i« to 



at t : ■ H 
near ■ n 
!,.-•■ • Mondaj . Am 

the • ompai .. will ; 

i ■ - of ti i )..< ml i the 

I : . :■ e who Will \\*V. 

, . for t hi occ.' •• 



Thi atr< 

: - ; ■ i 



i un 
..' Oil 



ao- 
thus .■ lopj i ■! thi • • 
ks oi ihe Id .-ii ■-! iti< s. 



"CHAUVE SOURIS"' RETURNS 

! .,■ m Feb. -i. 
Baliefl has made arrangements to 
,, turn to the Thei tre ''• n • • 
ing the summei . 



Samton with Annoi-r.cer 

J y( -idon Feb 
:,;.:- mar, alenp Hi' 

lines 1 1 B»Otl -.: :, is causing apme 
.i 

TI • novelty of th< t irn Is th« 

n^e of a comedy announcei alone 

the lines of Balieff. The mat*, a) \~ 

excellent, but is presented withcul 

i real shonmansbJp, 



MONCKTON, COMPOSER, DEAD 

London, Feb. 20. 
Lionel Monckton, C2, the com- 
poser, djed here last week. Influ- 
enza cAUsed his death. He was the 
husl and of Gertie Millar, 

JAMES HUNTER DEAD ■ 

London, Feb. 10 
James Hunter cf the Four Swifts 

died he;e Jan ?', aged •'•I- Torn in 

Dundee, he crossed to America and 

became naturalised. 
A tlevei Juggler, he had been ill 

for tciia time and made his iust 

appearand at llrifhton last June. 

Most of his relatives reside at Pat- 

erson, N, J. 

HOP WOOD S PIECE RENAMED 

London, Feb. 20. 

Ave. Hopwood's new farce, 
"Why Men Le.-.-.e Home," has now 
teen rechristcned "Bachelor Hus- 
band! " It Kill be produced in tile 
1 1 .... in < % I ■'• c ti 

Xh< : - ' Ire huh - v rren Potitnr, 
Bi tty 1 ■ «« C ai . < and X< I .c 

1 ■'; ii- ( 

' MP. SQUIRE," USUAL 
L< ndon, Feb. - 1 

• Ti • t ous Mr. Siiuii <' la 

I hi harm i I the n< w play Bionili y 
Challoner will shortly produce .'t 

t»,r. < i it. , , . i Til' •'.!" 



London Feb. 20. 

"Baci: to Methuselah," the Geori 
Bernard Shaw play which takes fll 
nigh'^ to be playect, opened at tl 
Court Mcnd.'.y night 

It was a brilliant premiere, s 
seats being sold out for the fir 
cycle of five nights. 



Frsr.ie Hardie Bound for East 
London, Feb. 12. 

I';;-. Hardie, enc< known as 
leading vat«d*> He sketch manag 
aril men recently an agent, h 
sailed '•-. Los Angt'.eJ via N< 

\'0l >:. 



SAILINGS 



Ul 



.Coy 



jondon to New 'Yorl 
,i .. "Com red Wago 



Tori 



From all 
l. . i til ,.'. .. 



i ci uiits 
ith the 



it is .-. croo 
usual tv tt. 



New 
T; a assir, 

the ' otn «t< 
' received, 



French Play 

rar.s, Feb. IC. 
was given Feb. 14 
and was fairly »< 



C-), M 
Indians. 

}\ b. :n i Lend' -, to New 
Johnny Dooley tCedi ic). 

Feb, 23 (New Vork to London) 
Frederick Lamport (Lamport 
Rei ves, London), An>. nla. 

Feb, no (London to New Tori 
. K. yi s .< >';> tnph '. 

.0 ■ Londi u t'J New Yor 

rippi tt ■-•• 1" mi*). 

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THE TILLER SCHOOL! 
OF DANCING 

143 Charing Cross Road 
LONDON 

Director, JOHN T1LLEJ 



Thursday, February 21, 1924 



VARIETY 



BARE LEGS BARRED FROM PALACE; 
ORDER FOR ALL KEITH BIG TIME 



Wayburn's New Revue Instructed to Cover Up After 
Opening Matinee Monday — Couple of Scenes 
Minus Fleshings 



Ned Wayburn's Revue at the 
Palace this week came under the 
bare-leg ban Monday following the 
matinee. The Keith olllce ordered 
Wayburn to elimJTiate all of the 
bare-legged costumes and. provide 
fleshings before the night show. 

Following the report that in the 

Hawaiian number and in a "Girl in 

the Bathtub" s'ene the girls were 

scantily clad, the order was issued 

and will be followed up by a gen- 

" eral letter to all house managers 

i and producers ar.ent the appear- 

" ance of girls in revues of acts witli- 

• out fleshings. 

Several cities on the Keith Cir- 






cuit, especially Cincinnati, have lo- 






cal ord ina noes prohibiting bare 
legs, but the action of the Keith 
official? is the first time that a gen- 
eral banning has been promulgated 
by the Circuit itself. 

Another recent Palace turn is 
aaid to have come under t lie bare 
legs and nudity ban is the lluckett- 
Delmar Revue. The order will 
drastically affect all of the classical 
dancing acts and most of the revues 
which have of en sans leg covering* 
since the bare legged craze hit the 
show business. 

Last season the Columbia Bur- 
lesque Circuit removed the ban on 
bare legs, the producers contending 
that with all the musical comedies 
going in heavy on the undraped un- 
derpinning they were suffering by 
comparison an*l making burlesque 
'too kickless. 

Monday night the Wayburn Re- 
vue had complied with the edict. It 
is one of the most elaborate revues 
Of the season and was produced at 
* reported cost of $21,000. 



WARD DEFEATS FATE 



Robbed of $900, Goes to Monte 
Carlo and Wins $9,000 



London, Feb. 20. 
Henry Ward was recently robbed 
of $900 in Milan when his hand- 
bag was taken. He got sore at fate 
and went straight to Monte Carlo. 
He won $9,000 at the tables, but still 
is grouchy. 



MANAGER'S WIFE IN HOSPITAL 

Chicago. Feb. 20. 
Following a quarrel with her hus- 
band, Mrs. Hazel De Lang, wife of 
Arthur De Lang, manager of the 
Star, attempted suicide by swallow- 
ing germicidal tablets. She was re- 
moved to the Henrotin Hospital, and 
will recover. 



Closing Theatres as Protest 
Vienna, Feb. 14. 

The tax of 30 per cent on gross 
receipt* imposed by the Vienna 
municipal council on all theatre re- 
ceipts is being vigorously opposed 
by the managers. 

They wll close their houses in 
May instead of July, unless the mu- 
nicipal tax is repealed. 



MARRIAGES 

Carrie L. Finnell, soubret at the 
Haymarket, Chicago, burlesque 
stock, and Charles L. Grow, mu- 
■ical director; Justice Louis K. 
Elkstrand. 

Veronica to Tom Jones, February 
8, at New York. 

At St. Matthew's Church, Febru- 
ary 15, Melville Baker, playreader 
in the Frohmar. offices and adapter 
of "The Swan," to Gladys Franklin 
Gould, on the editorial staff of Me- 
Cali's Magazine. The couple will 
■pend their honeymoon in the 
•outh. 

Louise Bowers and Patsy Brown 
(Lewis and Brown) were married 
at the home of the bride by Rabbi 
A. Gutt, February 11. Both are ap- 
pearing at the Monte Carlo (cab- 
aret). 

Patsy Brown (Lewis and Brown) 
and LouUe Bcwers, also vaudevll- 
lian, Feb. 11, in New York City. 



"THE CLIPPER" 

America's Oldest Amusement 

Paper 

Only piper in tin- world »<>!<•!> ilr- 

votiMl t'j outdoor amuTinrntH. 

Out tomorrow — 10<'. 



GALLERY BOOS OYER 
HIGH COST OF FLOPS 



Du Maurier Chisels Upstairs 

Prices from Stage After 

Bonchead Speech 




ROXY LAROCCA 

"THE BASHFUL BOOB" 
Making Them Laugh 



London, Feb. 14. 

Scenes marked the curtain fall of 
Gerald du Maurler's new drama 
"Not in Our Stars." He had him- 
self described it as a thriller, and 
the audience had called him several 
times when "booing" and hissing 
broko out in the gallery. He tried 
to make a speech, tactlessly begin- 
ning "Ladies and Gentlemen of the 
stalls." It was then t lie storm broke 
in real earnest. 

The gallery told him plainly their 
seats were not worth two shillings. 
Peace wool restored when he 
promised an immediate reduction in 
the admission price. The play itself 
was indifferently received by the 
press. 



Basil Dean will shortly produce 
John Galsworthy's new play, The 
Forest," at the St. Martin's. 



Sir Alfred Butt Is at the moment 
holiday-making in Madeira and, 
until his return, Baeil Dean will not 
announce any of the future plans 
for Drury Lane beyond the fact 
that the run of "Good Luck" will not 
be interfered with. The historic 
house may see Shakespearen re- 
vivals. 



"BAT" IN CAPETOWN 

Sarah Sylvia, Yiddish Actress, May 
Visit States 



Cape Town, Jan. 18. 
The Opera House closed Jan. 5 
with the English actor, Percy Hut- 
chison, and his company, staging 
"Nightie Night," transferring to the 
Tivoli Jan 19 producing "The Bat." 
Tlie Opera Hous^ is being renovated 
and decorated, reopening Feb. 18 
with a new play by the Leonard 
Revue Co. 



Capacity business folio .ved "The 
Bat," by the ' Hutchison Co. The 
mystery play is capably performed. 



The Jewish actress, Sarah Sylvia, 
Is playing a season at the Railway 
Institute. Miss Sylvia intends to 
visit the States shortly. 

'•Jack and the Beanstalk" was 
staged at His Majesty's, Johannes- 
burg, to a success. 



Dame Clara Butt reappeared In 
London at Albert Hall Feb. 3 and 
was welcomed back by a huge au- 
dience. During her long foreign 
tour she has learned to sing in Rus- 
sian, and surprised the audience, 
most of whom did not understand a 
word, with Rachmaninov's "Silent 
Night." Another artist who made 
a big impression was Ysaye, Bel- 
gian violinist. 



Following the craze for trade 
which has spread from "society" to 
the stage, Gladys Cooper Is said to 
be shortly opening a massage es- 
tablishment in the West End. This 
statement was made by one of the 
partners In the business the actress 
hopes to take over when applying 
for a license. The application was 
adjourned until Feb. 29. 



The cleaning up of London prior 
to the opening of the British Em- 
pire Exhibition Is not only demol- 
ishing the night clubs but killing 
the circulation of Ihe many Con- 
tinental illustrated papers which 
have a large sale here. . The first 
to suffer is the French "Le Sourire," 
which has been banned. The rest 
(Continued on page 3\>) 



Week Jan. 7 Herschel Hcnlere, 
Canadian pianist, 

Maurice Moscovltch, the Jewish 
actor, announces that he and his son, 
Nat Madison, will pay.a return visit, 
opening in Johannesburg in March. 



FROHMAN'S "TA-0-TA" 

Charles Ftohman, Inc., will short- 
ly sponsor "Ta-O-Tai," a drama 
by Emmerich Foldes. 

The author Is a Viennese play- 
wright. 



Nat Goodwin's Nephew's Suit 
Paris, Feb. 20. 

Murray Goodwin, picture actor, 
a nephew of the late Nat Goodwin, 
is suing Joseph Guarino, owner of 
the make of films known as Audax, 
for breach of contracL 

Murray Goodwin has been down 
with influenza and Is now recuper- 
ating at Nice. 



Maurice Goes to Switzerland 
Paris, Feb. 80. 
Maurice, the dancer, and Mile. 
Leonora Hughes, have left for St 
Moritz for a rest after their season 
in New York and prior to extended 
engagements in the spring. 



KEYS FOR "FOLLIES" 
FORESTALLING SHUBERT 



English Singing Comedian Ex- 
pected to Appear in New 
Century Roof Show 



London, Feb. CO. 

Nelson Keys is sailing today on the 
"Olympic" to join Ziegfeld s 'Follies'' 
in New York. 

The Ziegfeld contract with L.J 
English singing comedian was hast- 
ily arranged. It forestalled the Shu- 
berts. who had been negotiating with 
Keys for their new show on the 
Century Roof. New York. One of 
the Shuberts is said to have dallied 
about engaging Keys, with Zieufold 
securing his opportunity through it. 

L0EW AND BALTIMORE 

Reported Negotiating for White- 
hurst House 



Baltimore, Feb. 20.' 

Negotiations are reported on by 
the Loew interests for one or more 
of the Whitehurst houses. The 
Loew people, it is said, have offered 
|1, 000,000 for the Garden, the big- 
gest of the Whitehurst string. 

The other three Whitehurst 
houses are the New, Century, and 
Parkway. The Garden plays in- 
dependent vaudeville and pictures. 
The other three are also pop houses. 

The Loew circuit had the Hippo- 
drome up to February 3, when it 
passed to Fred Schanberger. The 
Hip switched over to Keith book- 
ings with the change. 

At present the Loew circuit has 
no stand in Baltimore. 



RELAY CUSTOMERS 

(Continued from page 1) 
eraily guarding the other two agen- 
cies from those who think they 
might as well try one or both ui 
the way to the corner. This second 
steerer grabs them and tells them 
to try the 'urihest r 
tickets there are better and the 
prices cheaper. As t..o , 
patron arrives at the corner he is en- 
circled once more, this time by the 
stationary employes, whose duty it 
also is to tempt them on their way 
to the theatre. He propels the ducat- 
seeker inside the shop, leaving him, 
in turn, to the tender mercies of 
the counter man. 

The whole relay is accomplished 
In a furtive, quiet eort of way. It 
appears to be loss liable to police 
interference than the direct methods 
of navigating customers. 

The chief advantage of the relay 
system seems to be its fairly effective 
protection against competition and 
Is use as bait for the customers, who 
are impressed possibly by the con- 
stant attention showered on them by 
the army of ticket men. 



Cissie Hayden Going to Paris 
Cissie Hayden, head of the Eight 
Mascots in vaudeville, has booked 
passage on the "Berengarla" for 
Paris March 1. 

She is going over to conclude ne- 
gotiations for the act's opening at 
the Alhambra. 



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Above is a reproduction of a check for $250 as donated by Al Jolson to the Harvey J Burney Fund. 

Mr. Burney. an actor for the past twelve years, has appeared with Conroy and LeMaire in their "Pinochle 
Tiends." doing the talk from the box. and laicr doing an act with LeMaire, as LeMaire and Burney. He has 
ippeared in Klaw * Krlanger's "Fads and Fancies"; "The Girl of Tomorrow" at the LaSalle. Chicago; "World 
of Pleasure.'' Winter Garden, and ai^am as a policemanwith Conroy and LeMaire, when they did their automo- 
bile scene in vaudeville. 

A BENEFIT PERFORMANCE 



Income Tax Matter 
Settling in Senate 

Washington, Feb. 20. 

With the refusal of the In- 
surgent Republicans to reach 
a compromise rate on the In- 
come tax feature of the new 
revenue bill, Republican leaders 
in the House have conceded 
that, although the law specif- 
ically states that revenue leg- 
islation should come from the 
lower body of Congress, the 
real measure will be written in 
the Senate. 

The Mellon plan is defeated, 
concede the leaders who have 
made a game fight to put it 
thorugh. and with the changes 
from the original plan to be 
made indications here point to 
possible revision of the fifty 
per cent, gate limit put on 
the amusement tax asked by 
the Ways and Means Com- 
mittee. / 

The legitimate Interest* are 
known to have transferred 
their fight for a higher repeal 
to the Senate Finance Com- 
mittee, where it is knowivthat 
Senator Reed Smoot, chairman 
of the committee. Is a friend of 
the theatres and, although he 
refuses to commit himself re- 
garding the higher admission, 
those close to him believe there 
Is hope for It to be extended 
considerably higher. 

The only "thorn" is Fenator 
Curtis, who still insists that 
from the revenue derived from 
the amusement tax should be 
paid the soldiers' bonus. 



COLLECTION AGENCY 
TAKES IN POLI HOUSES 

First Time in New England 

Houses Deducting One-Half 

of Agents' Commissions 



The Pol! houses, booking through 
the Keith Exchange, have been 
placed in the Excelsior Collection 
Agency for the first time. 

Heretofore the Poll houses paid 
the vaudeville agents a full 5 per 
cent, commission. ' 

It will now be cut down to 2 "4 
per cent., the other half of the % 
going to the Excelsior. 



ORGAN DROPPING 

(Continued from page 1) 
tured player, is under contract with 
Gordon of Boston, but was farmed 
out to the Lafayette at a substan- 
tial increase In salary. 

Martel built up a large following 
here, the theatre featuring him 
widely. Ills departure marks the 
abandonment of the organ as a 
feature at Buffalo picture theatres 
despite the Lafayette has main- 
tained that the feature has played 
a large part in the theatre's draw. 

It is reported in the Picture De- 
partment of this issue that the Chi- 
cago theatre. Chicago, contemplates 
increasing its organists to two. 
playing simultaneously. Th<> or. 
gan is made a feature at the Chi- 
cago. 



will be given for Mr. Burney, who is 
now to'.ally blind (due to an accident) 
SUNDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1924, at the BIJOU THEATRE, NEW YORK, 

to raise funds to establish him in business and thus enable him to provide for his family. 
Mail check tor tickets or donations to Harvey J. Burney, 1 21 West 116th Street, or care of George Le- 
Maire (Harry Weber office), Palace Theatre Building, New York. 
Ticket! $1.00. $2,110 and $'i.00. 



French Operetta Gets "Bird" 
Milan, Feb. 14. 

The risque Parisian music comedy, 
"Phi-Phi," by Christine and Wille- 
metz nearly caused a riot at the 
Theatre Fossati on the occasion of 
its 20th performance here. 

A protest was organized by the 
Catholic committee of the region. 
Several young men invaded the the- 
atre, interrupting the performance 
by noisily declaring the show im- 
moral. It necessitated the police 
being called In to quell the disturb- 
ance. 

"Phi-Phi" has now left Milan. 

"Audacious Mr. Squire" Pleasant 
London, Feb. 20. 

"The Audacious Mr. Squire," 
opening last night at the Criterion, 
Is a pleasant fares, adapted from 
the picture 

it's well played, but wlh unorigi- 
nal situations. 



• Th« bfi' >.<tainablt iattruetln It I 

NED WAYBURN 

STUDIOl or 

3TACE DAMCIMC 

1841 Broadway 

I. Writt It Art Booklet "F" 



VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE 



Thursday, February 21, 1924 



COAST INDEPENDENT VAUDEVILLE 
MAKING REAL ESTATE BUYERS 



Actors Find Playing West Coast Hideaways Profit- 
able and Prove Ready Home Purcha:ers— West- 
ern Independents Better Than East 



i > Angelas, i,i. m. : TRYING OUTSIDE SECTION 

Independent vaudeville on ihi I 
west coast It proving a great aid to yi«Mt»H Compnny at Majostic. 
real estate Interests operating >«\ Buffalo, 8unrfey 

thia vicinity duo to ti.e number of 

acta playing the Independent houses Buffalo I • li, lift, 

buying lu.iiics. Tin- independent 

, , ... , , I lie . n i !<■ ;>!!•■ ( nmpani 

houses are furnishing work for n 1 ' ■ 

large percentage of acts tfi.1t re- 'Yiddish), with Adele Sehwarta 
main in this territory permanently, j trading, migrated from l hi K.,-t 
making no effort to work east, side house to the Muji -•. uptown 

This condition exists to a large I . . ,. . 

. ._■.. .. i i f" r ""•' perform an •< Sund v. A 
extent among married couples win. 

have found playing the hideaway I ,,; ""- 1 > fhe Temple has had ilu 

west const Independents more proftt- | Yiddish field pi.it tin :iy free for 

able than hiking (he ir.ms-roi.ti several months, the bouse has In en 




r i ntal tours. 

The west coast Intf' ,>• ndent hook- 
ing offices are hampered at present 
by the scarcity of new material 
The majority of turns offered are 
ihose which nave played f uit here 
for some Mine, the members having 
purchased homes. Only occasion- 
ally does any new material I'i. 'ill 
;■:■'. if as all sots booked by the 
'.irrtr circuit! are carried past tin 
coast territory by their original 
. ontracta with hut an occasion il 
turn dropping off In the f'ir west, 

The condition of Indei i ndent \ iu- 
devllla on the coast i= far better 
for the. actor than in lllfi east. New 
houses playing tlie independent hilts 
are springing trp over night with 
many of the picture house- addinr 
two and three days i f vaudeville, 

Salaries in these houses px<.< 1 
the eastern i'ldopeni.mts i y a wide 
margin, many of the coast houses 
practically reaching bis time flguri h 
.11 their efforts to secure new ni i 
i< rial. 



Long 



BENEFIT FOR BLIND ACTOR 

Hervey Barney Testimonial a"- 
Bijou April 13 







EL REY OPENING 


MARCH 3 


!■!:'!. m1. Ipli 


i. 1'. b. L'O. 


l.i. l.i Itey .i new ■ 


mm -• iii pic- 


l ue .. rid \ r.udevi lie In 


■i: • will open 


March 3. It Is a S;. 


• ■-'■•. \ Mo- 


(■iiii'k's venture oh ii 


, hit,. ..r the 


..',1 Bingham House. 




Harold !-:• nip v. .: 


I !< lite 1:1 


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POP AGENTS MOVE OUT 

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An nil star benefit pi rfm m ir.-c 
.... .ii tie tendon d to Horvey I Bui - 
i.ov, at the Bijou, New York, i*nn- 
.' . . April 13. 

iturney is totally h ii d, '■> ■ « •• 

been In the show busi ie - tnr II • 

p i^-t 12 years, first pHj -<>:' with 

Cuiiroy and Lemalre In "The Pin 

. Iile I'i' ■ndc-.*' Then he did an j. I 

. , Ii Kill) l.oM. ue undi r the iiatne 

f I.eMiii-e ni '1 Kiirni y. He i>*n 

■ ,,,,.;,: ,.,| In i iimb< : i'i l"U ■ ; ' • • 

.rnedli s. 

The Idea of the In i lit. '•■ I i« 

promoted l.y lb m Se l.< Vl.itri . l.i 

. ise solVn ii nt funds to open -1 

muhII ■ igar store for Kurney, tn 

... will be able rn .1 living and !,. o..,.. , 

uppnrt his wlf . jl'»*» >' : "' dojKirtm. n. s v ; , . .. , 

One of the tiisi contributor.- win 'i .'Sents on the lifl . M ; m 

ie heard of Mr Hurncy's in Is for- formerly allotcd lo lin-m lias been 

• .,.. w ,,s Al .1"! who nil I .- ' « ; - •"• '''"• ""I 

. ,..i; for |:-00. | ""••■' Anniscm. in 

All the arrangements for (he | *< *< C.urk). 
Iienellt are In charge of (ieorc« ! The move follows .■'.•> !> tin 
I.eMaire i.ie of Welier Agency, | order of C. Wi -:• ■•• r'i i "r udvisina 
•j. ,,,,,.- 1 ■.,,,, , i.iii'oMtiu New Vork tents to inlerx n w n lh"ii 

,.-.'. offices ,'..1 not 

I king floor. 

i 

KEW ACTS 

I ...• '..ii ! u lio plaj ''(I the v.oiin i 
;■■ 'l 'ollies" nnil a i'<imi il eline bi ' 
- lies, i !eoi gia llowai .1 Inn 1 1 mi il 
;i :i act for vaud* ville, 

\nn r.i in- .''I i "i p She i ;■•. ' . 
.. id Klf ie Vo ' - I '"!' ■'"■!!''■ i 

• ■•■. o act. 

I ,ewil) A tiiiVlfi.ll l IT - ' IV'IU! 

■■ i :.i '■• . s," to he p:ii "in w 
i '! ,. ;• s \\ .i ril in the Ii u'd 

I'.. it Robinson'; "Hlondi - ' It Ii 

hearsal with l.orin LSakci fea 

.. ■ d. 

The m.i ■•'■ il.n - » ■:.-•■ ■ 



their |ni -' I 

live peop'.i -ii 

• je. 

I ! il 1 ; I'll 1 1 ■ i ' 
. igol 

l\ i i. A .' 

! !., ry -i" "■ 

• ii p.. , 

Sig Newman i 

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!o-ing money pteadily. The up- 
town performance « i nature 

"f ..n attempt to e«liHi additional 
patronage outside ol • ie tJlietto 

disl! i. t 

'I'hi. diAlculty between the union 
factions represented l»j tin Temple 
here ;in,l the Htandard Theatre Co 
of Toronto has nol i" • 11 BdjllSted. 
Tlie Temple claims an agreement 
with the Hebrew Actors' I'nion 
closing the town to any other union 
companies. The Standard also 
claims ;i union pad whereby P.uf- 
filo is Included in the territory al- 
lotted in the Toronto company. 

The Toronto aggregation is 
booked for a performance at the 
Majestic ne.xi S'ilM!.l\■ h appear* 
lliat the union war n iiiily thought j switching booker*. 

'" I '^ r ''.iii i-eUtfil i- "ii as In. -|-;,,. tlolise his been book, 1 tor 

I two years by ;!ie Walter Pllmmer 
agrncy, Two weeks ago it switched 
in i ]:e ii.n y Itomm agency; After 
* fhiladelpli i I'eb. :•». ;,„,, u ,,:. n f Romm's it flopped 

Tii' latest switchings ,, ;!,,. book- : hac-Ts to I'llromer last week. Pllmmer 
ing? of indepctidcnl inuists concerns ' lastid oiu \\"ci<. 
the South IIii'mI. Tlie house has I Tins week .loe K.-kel began book- 
n looked lliri ugh tin Slieedy ' ing the house, 

:i' y for the |kisi two \'\n's. 

Thn e \\ e>ks :|go ii ■ .\ tel.ed lo the 
lack Lander A gen |r !-• now 

l>eing I ked b; Wsiltrr I'I miner. 

'I lie house N .'i split v\ • • i, . p'.i i ing 
- \ i is ■[ i ni pi. turi s. 



PANTAGES DID NOT CLOSE 

Cog Slipped Somewhere in Frisco 
Realty Deal 

San Francisco, Feb. 20. 

A ci k in wh.i. was believed to 

have i n a well mie-' piece of real 

estiite machinery constructed to pro- 
vide Alexander 1'ant.iges with a site 
for a hew Bin Kranclsco theatre 
appears to have slipped. Pantagea 
returned to Los Angeles with his 
project still banging tire. 

John I'luxi ii had been engineering 
the transaction and brought It to 
what he considered i closing point. 
pantnges traveled all night by uuto- 
mobile to .".oil lure the following 
morning. The negotiating parties 

went Into a losed session, When 
:ii" day was done I'nntagca an? 

IIOUIH ed he \, •, going '■' uk lo tile 
! soul h!a :; I. n.l could m.i giv e mil 
. my ii.:. ■ . lion ciinccrning his new 
! house. 

Nigoti ttious are still under way, 
1 ,t is ii ported. 

ERLANGERS TAX 

I Continued from page 1 ) 

d .'rived flows from the rendition ol 

I" r-oiiiil nervn is of Ihose engaged. 

! Kicker ton further contends theat- 

niiai/"nr« iripippp rnn '"■' 1 corporation* actually opera.. 

IHA.NGjlllj AuCNTc TDK «''«-<»«Kh stotUhoHhrs. who direct 

.plays, seleol rasts. secure bookings 

lllL'jLirljIlLlljnl nUUjllj Such stockitoldirs, he argued. 

i: tve fnnctlui id activities, giving 
: their entire time to the duties which 

Duchess. Poughkeepsie, Tries ; ,;Uil li " personal service. 
Many — Keeps None Very 



THE RITZ QUARTETTE 

ALEX. MASON. Lead Tenor 
ARTHUR HERBERT, Tenor 
NEIL EVANS, Baritone 
JACK BRUNS, Bats 
ria)ing li.iliiban & Kai/. Wonder 
Theatres 



CHICAGO 



TIVOLI 



RIVERIA 



I'iii: .i.l.i .-psic, N. V. I'c'o. in. 

The Duchess, independent vaude- 
ville, has broken all records tor 



MORE BOOKING SWITCHES 



Harry Shaw's Engagement 
A !....;.■■; r dinner will be ten- 
dered IliiiT) Shaw, in charge of the 
Amateur Opportunity Contest De- 

p.ultnenl for B. S. Moss. The tl in - 

Iner will he at Beefsteak Charlie's. 
: Tm sda) night, Feb. 24. 

The event celebrates Shaw's en- 
Igagcmeiit to l-'lo Ring, with wedding [ tions i 

,v \lc- lie!!* set for the following Wee);. 



"Old Kentucky" Without Ruth 
Los Angeles, Feb. 29. 

"In Old Kentucky," Arthur Hock- 
wa'der's production, with Ruth 
Stonehou*", formerly in pictures, 
has been withdrawn from the road 
• is too costly for one nighters. 

The company may be reorganized 
i < a in :i-i rel i roupc. 

Keith Union Hill Deal 
An agreement on a ten-year 

leasing basis h.'is been arranged 
win fby the Keith Interests take 
over the Capital and .state, I'nion 
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i • it tiring V ni k "M ilie s.ino] 




pointed out that stockholders In a 
commercial organization generally 
wore :u the p sition merely of in- 
vclois. .iinl to such persons the 
!''\enii,' law generally applied. 

The attorney argued th;it capital 
employed in theatricals is incidental, 
since all Income is derived from 
public patronage, not from invested 
capital. Ulckei'tou advanced the 
.l.iim liiiit theatricals constituted a 
highly technical profession. 

That point is concerned with a 
second phase of Uiekerton's argu- 
ment, ii claim nf absolescence, tht 
right to set up a fair market value 
for purposes "f 'ii prei latlon, such 
iis for mines am, oil wells. He 
'■'i lined flu right of managers to 
place a r.i ,i market value on a play 
"ii tlie '!:.'.■ "' iu oduction, at which 
time .-"l.u iiic.i of its worth tnaj i". 
hod, Blckenon explained .a pro- 
ducer not onl put money into his 
play, but he may have n&d to en- 
gage in long-term contracts with 
actors lo secure the proper players 
which added to the ri^k of produc- 
tion. 

Regarded as a olnt of special im- 
portance to tiic attorney's con ten - 
the i'i '(ignition that a 
manager's own Ingenuity in select- 
ing a cast may mean a suc- 
cess or failure, lie should have the 
right capitalisation, therefore, on 
the basis of a fair value at the time 
of first presentation, since it was 
i .(iimb' in iii it he have a sum of 
money to mcei the hazards of pro- 
duction. 

Blckerton's argument that theat- 
ricals arc pi rson il service corpora- 
tions and not invested capital cor- 
poratlons was iu behulf of A. L. Er- 
Langer, but the result will naturally 
affect all show business. If the con- 
tentions are upheld it would mean 
a saving of $.:0ii.e,liu a year for Kr- 
Innger alone, based on his income 
tax returns for the years of 1917-18, 
the t.ix for the two yean amount- 
ing to $848,000. .V; a personal service 
corporation the tax would have been 
about HjO.OOO. 

The attorney claimed thai then 
COUld have been GO excess profit-. 

iii those years, since K, lunger was 
deriving Income from personal serv- 
ices. 

Immediate restilt from the pres- 
entation of the claims is not ex- 
pected. The Httltlld.' of the i.lterlcil 

revenue department has been to pass 
important Questions on to the courts 
• •id the tilckerton argument will 
probbbly land there, unless the com- 
mission"!' •"!: (!'-■ the points, 

WEIIrNOT IN NEW YORK 

.Mill." W< II, hen 1 of the Milton 
v. .il Mn - ie Co., ol Chicago, 
hanged hi plans n tarding h .■ ad- 
,'erti ci trip In N'ew Cork, 

.Mr. Weil will i emu in in Chicago 
i ni ■•: m.ikma his heud'juarter 
it iti.'S li; o ." i\ '.' . this and ni xl 
week, 

Murra> 1 doom i- n tv, genei 1 
profesr lonal ma - igi-r for I lie M llton 
\\ •■ i Music i'". 



All of the Outdoors 

Outdoor amusements thoroughly 

covered in the news in 

"THE CLIPPER" 

Every Week 10c. 



RICH HAYES 

"AND HIS VALET" 
"UNCONCERNED DEXTERITY" 

B. r. KEITHS BUSH WICK. BROOKLYN. THIS WEEK (Feb 18) 

i . mmoii. ing World's Tour in May, Knglund, Africa, \u traliu. 
iip.'ii"': Orphcuni ( iicoii. I icc'iMlier . t. 1924 

Die. ton H. B. MARINELLI, LTD. 



HONOLULU MANAGER IN N. Y 

.1. C, I '""I I! !'. ; nidi Hi "f tile (',.11- 

sulldated Amu cinent Company of 
Honolulu, Is in Ni h Vork signing 
attractions and vaudeville acts to 
I lay liis hous< :"\'. Summer. Mr. 

Cohan cont:,,. .,;; th,. li, cities In 
1 I'tioitliu. 



JOE COOK INSISTS 
CONTRACT BE UPHELD 

Comedian .ind Counsellor Call 

on Equity in New York 

This Week 



.loc Cook an I his attorney, .M, )n 
roe M. Goldstein (Kendler & Qold* 
stein), were teen entering the Ac- 
tors' Equity office Monday after- 
noon. Neither Would make a state- 
ment. Cook Immediately jumping 
back to lioston where the "Vanities" 
is playing and the attorney admit- 
ting consul tat Ton with Frank (iill- 
I'vic. Utt nothtng else. ( 

It is understood that Cook, much- 
ly vcxeii :it K'tuity's treatment of 
him through the medium nf certain 
Iviiiity delegates and representa- 
tives, came especially to New York 
to loilite a complaint, Cook is un- 
derstood to believe himself "rawly" 
treated in hie dealing with Karl 
Carrol through the Krtulty'a repre- 
sentatives favoring the producer. 

Cook takes exception to Variety's 
account last week, stating that 
while lie not i Med K'tuiiy Felix Is- 
mail had been designated by Cook 
us thi actor's arbitrator, Uquity did 
not apprise him of Carroll's desi^- 
nation for three weeks. That pe- 
riod entitles him to have '.he Show, 
although Carroll, it subsequently 
developed, had named tlene Buci:, 

What prompted Cook's exception 
to his hilling was the fact one of tho 
lioston daily critics commented on 
Joe Cook's name being tucked away 
in a corner of the program, al- 
though one of the principal come- 
dians and that his name "as in 
three different types, as Mr. Joseph 
Cook. Joe Cook and Joseph Cook. 

Ooldstcin contends Cook's con- 
tract specifically provides acainst 
any featuring above his name cither 
by male or fimale actors, but that 
he ill Ir.'t mind Peggy Joyce'* co- 
fe.iturlng, and even her first men- 
tion. 

It wasn't the ordinary nueetlon of 

more money or n better contract, 
but ii strict compliance wiih agree- 
ment. 

RUFUS LeMA.i.E BOOKING 



Parting Again to Place 
With Productions 



Peop!« 



Rufua LeMaire has n -started 
placing people witii productions, 
following a record list of booking! 
with Broadway attractions, Rufus 
got tlie production bug. He did 
"Helen of Troy, New York" and 
then sold out his share before a loss 
could he charged nrainst him: 
after that the young man promoted 
"I'rimrose," another production he 
claims will be done later by him. It 
would have gone on this fall, but 
some misunderstanding with Klea- 
nor Painter for the lend interfered. 

Recently Rufus concluded to 
start agentlng again, which wasn't 
such good news to the other ten- 
percenters along Broadway. Kufa 
has his otlicc in the Putnam Build- 
ing. 

He Isn't connected with his 
former partner, nor with the Rufus 
I.eMaire, Inc., a linn Style still in 
existence. 

YATES REVUE AS SHOW 

The Yates Kevne at the Hippo- 
drome, New York, this week, is to 
be elaborated Into n full length re- 
vue for a Broadway presentation 
this summer during the eorventton 
l.y Arthur Yates and Allan K. 
Foster. 

H0UDINI LECTURING 

Harry Houdinl, the handcuff ex- 
port, has started a lectin e tour that 
will call for Z\ talks al various 
universities and colleges on (he sub- 
ject of spiritualism. 

Houdinl is lecturing under the 
auspices of the Colt-Alber Lyceum 



SISTER ACT SHORTAGE 
'i i re is in extreme shortage of 

• r" acts. 
T' ie reasons are ma r.y. 

Mrs. Nat Weston III 

("ii. 'ii", Keb, ^0. 
Mrs. Nat West, i i Weston 
M'.di ;.-) Uiis roiccd to leave the act 

■ ■' H. ' .ll ti — i, Mum., '' 'eh. in. i ln ie t o ill 

I'll lath. 

She i-i .".! pif'-'ii' confined in a 

■ . i i: arlum at i 'hnenix, a rig, 

Jimmy Duffy Out of Bankruptcy 
Jimmy Duffy was il - hargod from 
bankruptcy on Moudit . He had filed 
a \ ci'.untary petition. 



Thursday, February 21, 1024 



VAUDEVILLE 



VARIETY 



WAR DEPT. VAUDEVILLE 

PREPARING FOR SUMMER 



Acts Will Be Booked From War Department Offices 
in Several Cities — Acts in "One" Most Easily 
Placed 



Variety-Clipper Bureau, 
Evans Bldg., Washington, 
February 20. 
Direct hooking of vaudeville acta 
by the war department Is reported 
as. thouph aUH In the formative 
stase, Laving worked out exceed- 
ingly well and with extensive plans 
being made for the coming summer 
with the opening of the several 
training camps throughout the 
country. 

Michael W. Smith, heal of the 
Washington ofllce. elites th it what 
the department is e ueuvoring to do 
for the soldiers, as well as for the 
vaudeville performer, has met with 
a splendid resftonse and that ninny 
acts have received bookings, in some 
ca es extending a 1 ? high as 16 weeks 
The coming summer wi'I find tem- 
porary earope opened throughout the 
entire country which will give the 
department additional time to oTf-r 
the vaudeville performer, eta tea Air. 
Smith. Camp Meade. Md.. alone v. :il 
have some 7.0 D men constantly a' 
the camp from May through to the 
beginning of September. Other 
camps to be booked will bo (ramp 
Deven*. Boston: Oantp r)ix. New 
Jersey; Fortress Monroe. Vs.; Camp 
Bragi. N. C; Fort McClollan. Ala.: 
Camp Bennlng. Columbus. Ga.: Fo:t 
Sam Houston, Tex.; Fort Bill. O'.O.a : 
Fort HTiaehttca, Ariz.: Cimn Lewis 
Seatile. Wash, and Fort Riley, Kans. 
These camps will be booked from 
the oftlees of the war department i" 
New York City. Washington. !">• C: 
Dallas. Tex.; Kansas City, and Seat- 
tle. The department is now endeav- 
oring to work out a plan whereby it 
Will be possible to give an act a com- 
plete route of all the houses, al- 
though Mr, Smith states this may 
not work out, due to some of the 
long jumps, and it may be found 
necessary to continue booking; 
camps from acts then within the 
vleinity of the central point from 
which the bookings arc made. 

Due to the construction of the 
houses wherein the shows are given, 
it has been found that acts in "one" 
are more easily utilized, with the 
natural result that such acts have 
received the greater portion of the 
bookings. 

It has been reported that two or 
three agencies havo been opened 
here in Washington just for the pur- 
pose of booking through the war de- 
partment. A check up on any such 
agents here failed to disclose the 
opening, as yet of such offices for 
this purpose. 

SUING PAN CIRCUIT 

Kearns and Saunders Claim $423,972 
for Breach of Contract 



JUMBLED PAN BOOKINGS 
STRAIGHTENING OUT 

New San Diego House Will 

Eliminate Coast 

Mix-up 



Lf/i Angles, Feb •_'•}. 

The opeii'ng within the next few 
weeks of the now Pantage;. San 
Diego, will dim i ale the book.'ng 
jumble which has prevailed for 
Pan acts ever smoe Pamages lost 
his former Ran I) :'go house. 

For the past two months aet3 
comprising the Pan road shows 
Upon completing their local wee'.; 
are uncertain where they would go 
the following week, with a large 
number getting hut two days the 
next weei; in an Independent 
house In some adjacent town. The 
droppplng out of the Ban Dle^o 
house left an r.pen wcri; in i he 
Pan route, with no way to take care 
of the show left without a house 
other than Looking an independent 
date of one or two day*. 

Although the new Ban Diego 
houae will curry the Pantases 
name, local capita, is heavily inter- 
ested wltli Pantagfs. enly securing 
an IntereM after the building lia-1 
been started. 



BOOKERS MUST KICK BACK 
Chicago, Feb. It). 

Independent bookers have been 
notified by the local Pantage* offices 
they will have to hand over two 
and one-halt per cent to the office 
on all acts booked out of Chicago. 

Tiie new rule goes Into effei ■: im- 
mediately. 




YOUNG KAHN AND ORCHESTRA 
DEBUT AT KNICKERBOCKER GRILL 



Following Which Jairz Band v/ilh Society Leader 
Will Go Into Keith's Palaca for Its Regular 
Vaudeville Tcur 



— ♦ 



THE BRAZILIAN Wr NDCR 

MI AC A H U A 

You have not seen \>'ire Walking 
until you see her. the only woman 
in the world who walks on the wire 
Without' the aid of a pole or um- 
brella. There is positively no artist 
doing an act of tiiis kind. 

Nest week (Fei>. LI.".) Keith's New 
York Hippodrome. 

Direction Alf T. Wilton 



TALKING OF MIAMI, 
JUDGE KELLY SAYS 



Humorist Is Now on City's 
Payroll 



DE ANGEL03 DEBUf 

Carlo De Angelo, a nephew of 
Krtneti Novelll, the Italian trage- 
dian, will make his debut in Ameri- 
can vaudeville shortly. 

De Angelo will be seen in "Im- 
ages," a playlet by Edward Locke. 



CREATING ATMOSPHERE 
IN HOUSE OF LORDS FOLK 



Buffalo, Feb. 'JO 

Efforts of Mrs. statue, the motner 
or Jessi -a Brown, now Lady North - 
**!;, to ban;; a sen 'illogical tree on u 
the fcml'y, are meeting with indif- 
ferent success. 

since ihc marriage of hr daugh- 
ter Into the English nobility. Mrs. 
Starke has engaged a historian, who 
iiu<; up that che. family origin-id;. 
r.ame from California, where most of 
iiio relatives still reside, and as far 
.•scan i» learned, vithout front pag." 
ptihilrtty. 

.Meanwhile Mrs. Starke his re- 
mode'ed her boarding house after 
the lnosr approved Peg Wofflngton 
st.vle. Added hedges and terraces 
are t lie entrance to add <o the Kng- 
lisii appearance an.) now some of 
Bufla'o is taking Its orange peko in 
the afternoon in surroundings verj 
Ihigiish. 

The colli t levord shows that Mrs, 
S.arke recently mortgaged her home 
for $12,000 end made oilier over- 
tures for ready cash. It was sail 
around here before Northesk left 
that he was long <;n ancestry, inn 
short on currency. 

At present Lord and Lady North 
e.--i; are attending the winter car- 
nival at St. Moritz. Switzerland, 



lt< i-.-r \V»li Kahn and Orchestra 
v. ill make their Broadway debut at 
the Knickerbocker drill Tuesday of 
nexl week for an indefinite engage- 

men: follow mi; which the orchestra 
will e,o into Keith's I'ala-e. N >w 

Letter Sounds as Though Y Z l : ' c 7 '':'''" ^'" W1,> '«»»•■ , 

mw%»wi wvu.iwu *•» ,i,vu a" 'i lie booking wis consummated 

Wednesday, lite arrangements <iii- 
ing for Khan musicians to reotive a 
percentaere o" the gross and covert 
charges from the rcstautraat. 

Tin- opening is expested to l>c a: 
tended heavily by society with Oito 
Kih who returned t<» \>w York 
City Thursday reported as to be 
present at his offspring's opening 
at fie head of his own organisation. 
All the musician* engaged by 
Kai-n v. im include some o( the hot- 
test musli.-lans • rver asaembled 
will be present, wiiiie playing r.t. 
the t;:iii the vaudeville turn win 
lie readied. Major Donovan of the 
I'e.t Casey Agency closed the deal Cor 
Kahn. Arthur Lang will handle 
the arrangementa for the band 



Miami, i ei>. is. 
F.ditor Variety: — ■ 

.In ! a sish Of pity from t!:e Iv.er- 
stlrules for you poor shivering 
i.ortais of the cold and sordid 
Northland. Arrived here last Tue:-- 
day via Seaboard Air Line from 
I'il;'tati ■■'pbia, and here I hav'e at 

i>; i eiiy.ed my dream of a Winter 

Pa i adixe. 

It Is iiuvv midnight, and front the 
windows of my palatial suite in the 
sp'er.rt'tily equipped Ponce de Leon 
hotel I tan pa;:e for miles a ro.-s the 
'•.;• u t it'iii waters of Kis inyne Hay. 
tl.e shores of which are lined with 
groves cC giant covoa palms and on 
lis hesom dance a thousand pleas- 
ure i, eft of every description. A 
lusty crescent mono is ehlnlng and 
!rn|i' oei a n breeze^ come Whlsper- 
lltg through the fiords o( gin lit 
palm", ii II their age-old story to the 
ulio.e. (One more Scotch and I will 
start ringing.) 

However, to off-ei this pi a'ant 
dream, tlierc are abuul -.0.0 real 
estate agents lure. 'fhey infewi 



ILL AND INJURED 

I. in, Inn. Ont.. Feb. T'0. 

Charlie Oil-, while ploying In "A 
Holland Coma nee" last week at 
Loew's. tripped over n rut? on the 
stnee and was thrown against w 
glass bookcase. Ho sustained c-Uts 
and bruises and what was thought 
to le a sprained ankle. lie plucktl.v 
unit nind with his net. after whlc'l 



three phv«>i«ns were called in an I 
y hole! lobby and h ghway and. j they raid the ankle was broken. 
i>.f. to the boll weevil, nre pro! obi: | j, Ps Grliiat was unable to open at 
re Houto a greatest | ost. - I l.o»w's American, Xew Vork", Mon 

Wr.llam Jennings B .an Is a per- j ar , du , ,., m nWH , |.,. VV vVilami 
main-: lesldcirt here, hnvlri; moved J , 0o j, .,,,, VM , M .. V . 
from 1, in ulll, Sf h . pi • 



: thai 

1 1 . e 1 1 






he was leaving by the sia." 



mo- ; ■• i y man ca ti bi i i' 
hi ■■ life. 

I lev. Dr. .1. Roai !• ."';' atoii .,' y.» 
\ , ■■'., a 'i ivi .1 l*.i ■• |a i \\ , ■; i ,i \ 
Tinif. lav . vv i a ; her i-u d a i •! iiu- 

i I ■■'.. a iile. 

I He.; racing is in fj'l bl.tsl Itei ,■ ! 
\ '- ii , new game v. hit h I bell • i 

of Spauish origin: ii i- rab-d ' ''' ""• Mnjealli Mole! wi.l 

-.IiJiiHi," and it is played by iwo ' ptomaine poisoning*. 
teams, somewhat like basketball. J. II Iteatimont, Ben union I .- n 
bin in action it recembles n R'nekldios, n- coin alescing from an npi 
and While rocik llsht on Sm .luan | al Ion for npttendl -Ills at the t'ai i 
lli'l mi the West Sid- or a Follsh I Ion Satiitnriitm, N'ew Ifork CI 



door ai tlie Knickerbocker, Pbili 
! dflpii.ii, Mm, das utter rehearsal, 

('.!, u.'.t ; and Ir.e:-.) wan fUtlck b> 
i hi an n'liii' l» and eevercly injur it. 
; I le v, a - ; , ken to a hospital In a 
j • ei'ioioi i oml i ion. 

Si wail I'aine. Is loulitictl lo !•'■ 



Los Angeles, Feb. 20. 

Jack Kearns and Frank Saunders, 
the latter the representative of Do- 
raldina, have instituted an action 
against Alexander Pantagea fOl 
damages to the amount of $423,972. 

Kearns and Saunders bucked an 
act In which Doraldlna appeared, to 
play the Pantagea Circuit under a 
contract calling for SO weeks at 
$3.1)00 weekly and a percentage of 
the gross 

It ih alleged that Tanltgc- re- 
fused to pay the act after having 
agreed to do SO. 

At the time of production it was 
reported the Doraldlna net had cost 
over Hit. 000 to stage. 



HIP TILTS SCALE 
Ticket agencies have been In- 
formed that, hereafter seat- for the 
Saturday and Sunday evening pel - 
(omar.cea at the Hippodrome will I 
be advanced r>u cents. 

Previously the Saturday and Run- 
duy evening seats have been Jl.fif. 
with war lux, La:st Sunday nigh' 
the prir e was |2.20. This new- scali 
will also tai.e in the holiday, [vr- 
formani es. 




•al J,lt, 

e a |,ala- 



v, ddj'.R. 

Perfect weather u ml #•«' 
did courses make i hi> p 
'.-■• for golfers. 

Tiie only vice district In the city 
is a corner of the public park. Here 
every morning, from seven until 
Mir.down, can be heen hardened 
Vermont checker players, Indiana 
horseshoe huriers and viiimi^ Ne- 
braska domino experts Haunting 
Miei;- shame before the populace. 

In spite of this, however, take l; 
from me that Miami has arrived 
and Is destined to he the Mecca of 
millions rif ninth, in pilgrim* who 
mav i nine io pray but will remain 
10 play. 

More am i 

Jurtor Ki'llu. 



BLOOMENBERG'S BUY 

Mr and M;-. .1 iv Bbn , • '■• rg, 
v aiidev Hie aerobats. have bough l the 
S rinid theatre, Htrouibburg, Pa., 
and will retire to operate it, Israel 
I.e.-, i r vv.i-. the original owner. The 
ISlooir.etiberg* contemplate rontinu- 
ir -.-. • - tame va-nicv '.'■■ a ; J n ■ ire 



Tin- o|.eialion was KUCei - fill a i 

Mr. Beiiumont will shortly he .-,;,.■ 
lo lea v e i h" insi Iinllon, 

.liliia Soil: v an, III i lull gc Of I " 

v^ iii I'.imai i| ia ( ieorge M. Cob.. 
ni tj, i s, is i ' . 1 1 f ', 1 1 > ■ ' l lo Ik i' hulne wi Ii 
i he --I Ippe. 

John (Ifborne, of Ihe Shu. I 
forces, vv is eonlil'iil in |.j.- hot le 
last v\ e i. h 1 h grippe. 1 1 • I. i 
eovel'i d. 

Tomm> Bloom, of Ssi m II i ••>'. - 

r:-:' ofliee, has been »! Imne Willi 
pleural pin uii-nnia y ic •■ I le Ii i 
day of tii" > en r lie Is lei ilper.i - 

i , t,:- I ;l,iniii arled as . ,, 

to , 1 ,;•' i for 'II ' I 

Lillian I an leriel i I :- ■ ,. n ■ ■: 
lirodi ricl i i,. i - bei n : iken ill with ■• 

I'oW, W|li< ll Call led t he e.iln'l -|'.l I 

of t he hold m er v, eek n t the I 'a I - 
net , New Vork, this wi • :>. 



!•' ,, i :,-i'i--e,' ! 
,-.. was »6.:.f)00. 



s i I.- 



Barry-Lancaster Booked 
Charlie Morrison lias booked Un 
first ai e f or the Orpheum circuit for 
next season, It is Bobby Bi i.-. w ith 
Bick I.aii. 'aster. The turn i- ; •■'• 
P'a.ving Loow time. 



TWO CHAMPIONS IN ACTION 

BENNY LEONARD and DANNY DUGGAN 

Benny Uonard Liglitwcighi Champion or the World, who is touriny 
,-he Orpheum Circuit in a vaudeville i ketch Which is llnding gmit favor 

:eeps himcelf In g I condition II" dues it in a ven imi(|iie way On 

ihe stnae he I is a little gymnesimn Installed, Including a ring. U.int . 
nujrgati the Intrrnatiomil sor ct? I'nti er, hoxrs with Benny every mon 

ni an. -iv- l.c m;;rd quit- a workout v.-i will see by the i v- 

! icttne that I'anov is do slo eh with Hv is hlmelf. In the ten weeks 

that he ha- I- '. n'.-L-.»"- ..1.1 Willi lae . ha , iipi. ill he has le.l'lie.l a wr. Ill 

,., ",,.., r, I thinks a great d. ' ■! „C Danny's boxing Mdl.iy. IWIlil. I". 

thinking ni giving hp his dancing in.d (iiierliiH ""' as a professional 

lo ha" heard of t hone big purse; thai Ten Kieka-d is putting out. 
rSTnny is a Ma sa.hmetts I • md hm hrtd all dunnll.g titles In ihn 

■, of the mi „ lor the pari •' ' •• «'"M"' n '" ,"';'' v " " 

the Kelth-Orpheuin Circuits In inn Cnnf-I" < "asi dt tour. 

Direction LEW GOLDTR, 



IRENE'S SECOND SPRAIN 

|), ie |„ ., spi a lueil I ee f.-. eji,-(.,l 
vv .1 '•■ , liahting Ii --in ii taxi. In ;.<■ 
! • ni; 1 1] w ,h ' onip Hi a '.i vitii- 

■ i- . -• • • , m i lie i:' < Ide i i last 
Ti ni -."l ij . 

,\a foi ced l" : ■■ off for the 

'■■;, ill (lei Ol ' ne V. ■ el III I Will fill- 
II eti ■ -igcuien' III ' ' 1)1 pit' urn, 

|:> ool.lyi t i si. an ek. 

Thl' Is i lie ("ann l . - . 'eh ,'.! i -~ 

l - n'kiln Injured wl •■ a pp u Ing 

,.,..••; lasl mon: 'l . I'|e\e. 



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1 1 • ' I 



BIRTHS 

I \I a S -I - 

in on. ' • Lus \ ■ i 



r. 



SPECIAL 
MUSIC 



THIS WEEK^ 
"CUPPER" 

Out Tomorrow 



10c 



VARIETY 



BURLESQUE 



Thursday, February 21, 1924 



MOLLIE WILLIAMS IN PITTSBURGH 
LED ALL COLUMBIAS LAST WEEK 



Did $11,162 Without Holiday Performances — Colum- 
bia, New York, 2nd — Empire, Brooklyn, Broke 
All of Its Records with $9,200 



The Gayety, Pittsburgh, which 

had tlio Mollio Williams Show 
cmaxhed the season's record for a 
st might week last week, for the 
current season, Lincoln'! birthday 
(Feb. 12) not being celebrated as a 
holiday in Pittsburgh, The Gayety, 
Pittsburgh, got $11,162 and topped 
the Columbia list. The week pre- 
viously "Kadlo Girls" got $9,400 at 
the Pittsburgh stand. The Mollie 
Williams show has been hitting up 
a fast pace the last four or five 
weeks, with several house records 
to its credit. 

The Columbia, New Tork. last 
week, was second with Jack Heid's 
"Record Breakers" at $10,800. The 
week before the Columbia topped 
the list at $10,100 with the "Bos- 
tonlans." 

The Empire, Newark, with the 
"Bon Tons" last week got $9,350. 

Gayety, Boston, had "Wine, 
Woman and Song," about $9,400. 
Week before it did $9,'i00 with 
"Dancing Around." 

Casino, Brooklyn, with "Bos- 
tonians," got $7,800; week before 
$S,000 with "Sliding" Watson's 
show. 

The Empire, Brooklyn, last week 
broke its house record, "Follies of 
the Day" getting $9,200. Week be- 
fore "Queens of Paris" got $6,200. 

Gayety, St. Louis, last week had 
"Talk of the Town," around $9 200. 
Week before It got $8,700 with 
' Nifties." 

The week before the Empire, New- 
ark, got $8,800 with "Whirl of Girls." 

Gayety, Omaha, with "Silk 
Stockings," was low again at about 
$3,. r ,00. Week before $2,800 with 
"Jigtlme." 

Baltimore, Gayety, with "Temp- 
tations," got $8,S00. 

Gayety, Kansas City, last week 
with "Nifties," $6,700; week before 
"Chuckles," $4,f,00. 

The Star and Garter, Chicago, 
had a Whale with "All in Fun," get- 
llng $9,^00. Of this $2,720 came into 
the box office Friday night with 
wrestling. Week before it got 
$6,ooo with "Monkey shims.'' 

The Olympic, Chicago, last week 
did $7,700 with "Jigtime ■"; week be- 
fore $6. COO wiih "All In Van." 

Jimmle Cooper's Revue lasl week, 
playing the Bridgeport and Water- 
bury split week, did $6,100 in the 
two stands <$H.«00 In Bridgeport 
and $2,1,00 In Waterbury). Week 
before "Vanities" got $4,209 in the 
'.wo stands (.$2,900 in Bridgeport 
and (1,300 in Waterbury). 

Empire, Toledo, la^t week with 
"Happy Go Lucky," $6,400. 

Miner's Bronx, New York, did 
fR.ooo with "Vanities"; previous 
week $6,300 with "Lot's Go." 

llurtlg & Scamon's, New York, 
•Whirl of Ulrls." $7,025; week to - 
fore, ••Follies of tiie Day," $'.'.100. 

Yovkvllle, New York, last week 
with "Let's Go," $6,540; wesk be- 
fore, "Kunnlng Wild," $3,400. 



VAIL SENTENCED; FINED 
ON PLEA OF GUILTY 



Three Months in Workhouse 
and $3,500 — Former Man- 
ager Withheld Admission Tax 




BARBARA BRONELL 

Starring in musical extravaga.iza 

"MY CHINA DOLL" 

This musical extravaganza was 

written by Charles George, author of 

"Go Easy Mabel," "Listen to -Me," 

and etc. 

"My China Doll" was written for 
the purpose of exploiting the abili- 
ties of Miss Bronell. It virtually 
raises her to stardom and she proves 
in her part fully worthy of the 
honor. 

Representative 

WILLIAM P. MURPHY, care of 

Variety, New York 

WINE," WOMAN AND SONG 



Cleveland, Feb. 20. 

William J. Vail was sentenced to- 
day in the Federal Court to three 
months in the workhouse and a fine 
of $3,500. 

Vail, former manager of the Em- 
pire (Mutual wheel burlesque), 
pleaded guilty to the charge of hav- 
ing withheld theatre udmisson tax 
from the Government. 

The defalcaton represents tax 
paid theatres In Cincinnati and In- j rrincipai comedian. . . 
dlanapolia, where Vail was in 
charge. 

At the request of the prisoner, 
Judge Jones granted a stay of 
sentence far 10 days. Meantime, it 
is expected friends of Vails will ap- 
pear before the revenue officials in 
Washington, offering restitution. 

Vail has been in jail for five months 
under bail of $">,000, which he found 
unable to raise. Recently, on ap- 
plication, his bail was reduced to 
$1,000, with that amount subscribed 
in cash for the purpose of releasing 
him from custody. 



sir , ond Comedian Harry 5*. I^Van 

Character ComedUu Nate Jiusby 

siralghc Jimmy Walters 

character Kenneth t'hristy 

lilt* utto Johnson 

I'rlnia Donna Gertrude Jtalstu 

Honoret Deny liurrowrhs 

li.fienue Viola Speath 



DOUBLE EVIDENCE 

Burlesque Producer Along With ! matics and a serious recitation by 



"Wine, Woman and Song" at the 
Columbia this week, Is a good old- 
fashioned burlesque show, averag- 
ing well, although the dialog in- 
cludes a perfect average of famil- 
iars. One or two of the comedy 
bits let down at the linish. but the 
book on the whole furnishes con- 
sistently good entertainment. 

A strong sense of travesty when- 
ever an attempt to become serious 
saves it on one or two occasions, as 
In the "Chinatown Den" scene in 
ict two. Following some heavy dra- 



Wife in Tangle 

The contemplated divorce pro- 
ceedings of a Columbia burlesque 
producer against his actress-wife 
alleging statutory grounds are likely 
to be dropped, if reports from Bos- 
ton are true. 

Last season the producer's wife 
was a soubret with his own com- 
pany and everything was o. 1c. This 
season she went with another com- 
pany on the wiieel and it Is rumored 
became Interested in one of the male 
principals, so much so that upon in- 
vestigation her husband start' d the 
divorce proceedings. 

But the other man In the case 
had the soubret's husband watched [ 
while playing in Boston re :enily | 
With the result lie now alleges pos- 
s s.'ii.n of evidence which will pre- 
vent the husband coming Into ourt 
w itn rli .in i i.i litis. 

With his "love r. •st" discovered 
the husband may not go through 
with the divorce proceedings. 



CHORUS GIRL'S STUNT 



Thirty-five Minutes in 
Jump 



Parachute 



Houston, Tex., Feb. 20. 
A chorister, appearing at the 
Cosy, Rosalie Cordon had a, narrow 



$100 WEEKLY OUT 



The Columbia Amusemenl Co. 
sent out Instructions to house man- 
agers thi» week to deduct $100 
weekly from the company share of 
the attractions playing the various 
houses for live wicks consecutively, 
beginning with the week of 
March 3. 

The $500 represents each travel- 
ing show's share of the railroad 
pool whl h will pay the transporta- 
tion from the closing stand.; at the 



FAY NORMAN'S HUSBAND 
SUICIDES IN BOSTON 

Charles Anderson Couldn't 

Persuade Wife to Leave 

"HippityHop" 

Boston, Feb. 20. 
Charles Anderson, of S15 Chase 
avenue, Chicago, committed suicide 
at the Commonwealth Hotel here 
Monday by drinking the contents of 
a bottle of poison. His death re- 
sulted in a local hospital within 
two hours after. 

Anderson, a musician, and at one 
time a producer in a small way, was 
married to Fay Norman, appearing 
at Waldron's Casino here in "Hip- 
pity Hop." She got into town Sun- 
day and Anderson came on from 
Chicago, arriving here Monday. 

Immediately after arriving he 
went to his wfe's apartment and 
asked her to gve up her work with 
the burlesque show and return to 
Chicago with him. This she refused 
to do, saying that she had »wor! d 
hard to get the place in the com- 
pany which she now holds and that 
she intended to stick. Anderson 
first begged and ti.en threatened to 
end his life if she uldn't agree with 
his request. On the continued re- 
fusal of his wife, who did not take 
the threat seriously, he produced a 
bottle and, before she could summon 
aid, swallowed a quantity of car- 
bolic acid, with the fatal result. 

Miss Norman is a Denver girl, 
t-'he married Anderson three years 
ago and at that time was singing 
in a cafe in the Chicago loop. They 
had one child. 

Max Koib, producer-manager of 
the show, said Anderson was pres- 
ent when Miss Norman signed to 
t lie contract and seemed pleased at 
her success. The sudden change of 
heart could not be accounted for 
by either Miss Norman or anybody 
connected with the show. She was 
out of the enow for a few perform- 
ances but will join it in New York 
next week. 



OBITUARY 



escapa from death on Sunday when on ,i of t i)p season. A similar rule 
an attempted parachute leap from I obtained regarding deductions at 



an airplane failed. 

The drop was to have Ik en one of 
a series of aerial stunts staged at 
Ellington Plying Field. 

Miss Gordon was 1!,000 feet in the 
air when she attempted to make the 
drop, but the weight of her body 
was not suffiebnt to break the can- 
vass coverlnr which contained the 

parachute. 

After dangling in the air ' .• "■< 
minutes she was rescued by Freddie 
Lund and DIavolo, stunt flyers. 



the beginning of the season. 

It is figured the installment 
method of the show's paying $100 
weekly into the transportation pool 
makes it easier to meet than the 
former method of deducting $, r >00 
from one week's company share. 



MIXED SHOW CONDITION 

Reports of a situation sad to 
have developed during the past sea- 
son or two in some Columbia wheel 
shows, arising from the appearance 
The airplane landed safely nndj f white and colored artists In the 
Miss Gordon appeared none the I BUne companies, it giving Columbia 
worso for her experience, producers serious cause for reflec- 

tion. 

An Investigation of the rumors 
and reports litis been urged by a 
muiib.-r of producers, will) the Co- 
Fred Follef, advance agent for j lumbia Producers' Association sug- 



F0LLETE TAKES POISON 

Ch t nag o, F eb. 10. 



"Big Time," Columbia wheel show, 
attempted suicide on Saturday in 
j letrolt by taking poison. 

U« is now in a Detroit hospital 

in a serious condition. 



gested as the proper inves:. gating 
body. 

A suggestion that next season 
Columbia shows be either all white 
or all coion-d has in any supporters. 



limmy Walters as a hop head, Bert 
Bertrand in his Hebrew character 
turns it into a laugh with his com- 
edy "recitation,'' which has been 
done in vaudeville by Al Bhayne and 
others, but tits the scene. 

Harry S. LeVan does an Abe Kab- 
blble type of Hebrew, effective ano 
(iuiet in dellve ry. Bortrand works 
hard and grows. He is handicapped 
by a poor speaking voire, which is 
at times almost inaudible from the 
rear of the house. Walters is a 
corking straight and versatile. He 
dances weii, sings and turns in an 
excellent character bit, as the 
"cokie." Nate llusby has a funny 
scene In blackface In "The Island 
of Bahooloo" opposite Walters, 
using th" old "ghosts" and a prop 
alligator for big laughs. Kenneth 
Christy is excellent as a western 
bad man in act one, stopping the 
show with his e, centric dance. 

Gertrude Ralston, the prima, has 
tho voice of the troupe. She sells 
two ballads, stopping the proceed- 
ings, and looks well at till times. 
Betty Burroughs, the soubret, is a 
well-formed, good-looking blonde 
girl, reminding a bit of Gertrude 
Hayes, Jr., in delivery. Viola 
Speath, the ingenue, is the best 
dancer of the girls and versatile, 
doing toe work, jazz and acrobatic. 

The book by Aertrand sticks to 
the beaten trails and is old-fash- 
ioned burlesque In several spots, but 
gets over nevertheless. All is famil- 
iar as is most of the comedy busi- 
ness from the original "Watt Street" 
routine of the two comics upon en- 
trance to the "teaching her how to 
shoot craps" (picked upon by sev- 
eral burlesque shows this season). 

The big scenes sccnlcally are "In 
Mio Tropics," In which the Hula 
comedy business falls down at the 
finish, and "The island of Bullullu- 
bu," both full stage se ts. 

The old "sleep walking" but Is 
present In scene ?,, "Aboard the N. 
C. 10 Dirigible,'' which Is a touch 
of progression and relegates the 
sailing ships and fo'easties to a bur- 
lesque limbo. 

The show starts speedily full 
stage before a eye representing a 
ten-in-one tent show. A comedy 
bit here with a live snake a '.so 
failed to measure up. Walters was 
convincing as the "barker. 
Burroughs le.el "Gold Diggers" In the 
next scene with an interpolation of 
"Only .a Girl Men Forget" by Miss 
Ralston that pulled a couple of en- 
cores. 

More of the "Don't Leave the Old 
Jim" stviff was pulled In another 

scene tabbed ".limniie-'s Southern 
Home." In this one Miss Ralston 
sang "Good-by, Jim," also making 
it convincing and selling the pathos. 
"Wine. Woman ami Song" is a 
long way from being the entertain- 
ment It was when the title was rep- 
resentative of the best in burlesque 
a decade ago, but if Is a safe bet 
nevertheless. The title is still worth 
money at tho be.,* ulfn-e. fee. 



WILTON'S WALDR0N SHOW 



Will 



Produce "Bostonians" 
Season 



Next 



Joe Wilton will produce Chas. 
Waldron's Columbia wheel show 
next season operating it on a per- 
centage arrangement with Waldron. 
•laci; Singer produced the show this 
season and last. It liar "ie title of 
''Bostonlans.' 1 Previously it was 
known as the "Frank Finney Show" 
and "Trocaderos." 

Wilton headed tho "Hurly Burly" 
show on the American wheel for 
several years, producing for I. H. 
Herk and the Amalgamated. Wilton 
appeared In the show as the star. 
He is a light comedian. 

Wilton has been playing 'ipht 
comedy leads in legitimate shows 
since leaving burlesque. 



JACK GARRISON OUT 

Washington, Feb. -0. 

Jack Garrison is no longer man 
ager of the President, H<> has been 
with It for Jive years, during its 
burlesque days (Lyceum;. 

Garrison is promoting the Jack 
Dempsey exhibition to be held in 
this city. 



ENGAGEMENTS 

Edward Fielding for "Merry Wives 
of Gotham.' replacing John Mlltern. 

.Albert Reed for "The Wonderful 
Visit." 

Kay Hammond ami Ra y mo n d 
Walburn. Malcolm Fas sett stock, 
Louisville. 

Warburton Gamble for "Henry 
IV." ' 

Donald Cameron ami Jenny Eu- 
stace for "The Bride." 

Benedict McQuarrie for "Dust 
H< a p." 



CHARLES A. GARDNER 

Charles A. (Karl) Gardner, known 
on the variety stage as "The Sweet 
Singer of the Fatherland," died 
February 15 at the age of 76. He 
has been in poor financial circum- 
stances for a number of years and, 
it is said, that tho privations he 
suffered undermined his health. 

He began his theatrical career In 
Brooklyn, N. Y., with the Hooley 
Minstrels in 1865, travelled with 
Van Amberg's circus, and then 
played for three years at Fox's 
American theatre in Philadelphia, 



IN MEMORIAM 

MARGARET HALLECK 

(daughter of 
Mrs. Harry Le Van) 

An angel on earth, and one in 
Heaven she will be. 

HENRY, CLAIRE and LILLIAN 

DIXON 



after which engagement he came to 
Chicago. 

Gardner was the author of nu- 
merous song hits, which included 
"Apple Blossoms," "Come Down 
by the Gate," and "Little Bunch of 
Llllies." Some of the plays in which 
he appeared were "Fatherland," 
"Karl, the Peddler," "The Eleventh 
Hour," and "The Darkest Hour." 
After quitting the stage ho found 
employment at the Olympic, where 
he was doorman, but gave up that 
position several years ago. Burial 



To all who remembered me in my 
hour of sorrow in the passing of 
my beloved wife Ethel Burt, on 
February 15th, I wish to convey 
my sincere gratitude and heart- 
felt thanks. 

THOMAS J. KENNEDY 



took place Wednesday with U. J. 
(Sport) Herrmann taking up sub- 
scriptions to provide for the burial. 



Estel Hoffman, doorman at Loew's 
Victoria, New York, dropped dead 
Feb. 19 at the theatre from heart 
disease. He was 34. 



The mother of Chuck Keisner 
died February 13 in Oakland, Cal. 



The mother of Dave and Sam 
Kraus, managers of the Olympic, 
Mrs. George Kraus, dieel at her home 



IX MEMORIAM 

MRS. BOB KNAPP 

Our Tear Friend Who Departed 

This Life January 20th, 1924 
May Her Soul Rest in Peace 



*a 



in New York, Feb. 15. Death re- 
sulted from a complication of 
diseases. 



The wife of Tom Kennedy, vaude- 
ville ngant, dieel February 17 in Phil- 
adelphia. 



William A. Barney, aged S5, for- 
merly a railroad man, father of 
Eltinge, New York, died Feb. 18 of 
pneumonia after an illness of a 



IN MEMORIAM 

A tribute of undying affection to the 
memory of my dearly beloved mother 

LEAH GORCEY 

Whe>m <»od ealleel from uh 
February 22d. 1915. 

BERNARD GORCEY 



MILLER'S BEEFSTEAK 
T. Miller & Sons, the extensive 
manufacturers of theatrical foot- 
wear, are giving a huge beefsteak 
\ for their employees at the Hotel 
Commodore, Sunday night (Feb. 
24). It is expected that between 
1,000 and 1,500 will be present. The 
entertainment is being booked by 
Lauretta Moss ■ f the Samuels Mu- 
sic Bureau. Harry Bii liman will 
officiate once again as master of 
ceremonies. 



week. The funeral services were 
held in New York Tuesday and the 
remains sent to Malone, N. Y., where 
the burial took place Wednesday. 



H0RWITZ' EX-WIFE WORKING 

Edith Livingston, the former Mrs. 
Arthur J. Horowitz, is now enter- 
taining at the Club Embassy. 



WM. DESMOND'S PLAYLET 
Los Angeles, Feb. 20. 

William Desmond is preparing an 
act called "The Timber Wolf." 

Mrs. Desmond Is in the oast. Des- 
mond is the author. 



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Attn Niiltntile for the outdoor!. 

BANDS and ORCHESTRAS 

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Thursday, February 21, 1924 



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Milton McKaye, feature writ< r 
and second string reviewer on the 
New York 'Daily News," has re- 
signed, from the picture book ami 
is set to represent with United 
Press (news association) at Wash- 
ington. Mackaye was with the 
"Dailj News'' two years. 

John Reilly, vaude actor, was held 
In $1,000 bail Feb. 17 in West Side 
Court on a charge of Impersonating 
a revenue officer. Reilly accosted 
John Mc.Intyre. 681 Ocean avenue, 
Brooklyn, and proceeded to frisk 
him. The latter objected and called 
an officer, who took Keilly in charge. 

Exonerated of charges of dis- 
orderly conduct. Irving Goldberg, 21, 
clerk, and David Mandel, head of 
the Victoria Ticket Agency, 75.1 
Seventh avenue, were discharged 
Feb. 16 in t ho" West Side Court. 



Nat Burns, who formerly did a 
single in vaudeville, has retired 
from the stage and has accepted a 
position with Adelaide and Hughes, 
as instructor in their New York 
Studio of Dance, 45 Weat 57th 
street. 



The Elrlert, Brooklyn, has discon- 
tinued vaudeville and Is operating 
With pictures. The house had been 
playing four acts on a split week 
basis booked through the Malby 
Office. 



The New Liberty, Liberty, N. Y.. 
opens March 3 with four acts and 
pictures. The lessees are Deck & 
Weber. 

The producers of the new musical 
©omody by Jack Arnold and A. 
Baldwin Btoane, "Lily of the Alley," 
Which will shortly go into rehearsal, 
has not yet been announced. It was 
originally stated the production 
would be made by the Preferred 
Productions. Inc. 



Frank Moyers, former theatre 
treasurer, who entered the insur- 
ance business last year, sold a $50,- 
000 endowment policy last week. He 
ie almost convinced his adv In 
Variety the week before aided In 
Putting it over. 

Frank and Tom Kenney, formerly 
Of Daly's 63rd Street, are handling 
the Hippodrome's Times Square 
ticket office In the Brokaw Build- 
tog. James Madntee, formerly 
superintendent of the Royal, la In 
the 63rd Sheet box of lice. 



"What Women Want" is the title 
of a full l.UKtli play by Hoy Brlant, 
to be produced by the Mlley Pro- 
duction Company as its Initial of- 
fering, 



The opening of A. .1. Malby' pro- 
duction "Dark Corners" hai been 

Ostpo:,.. I i ; n : 1 1 • .iriv spring. 



RIGHT OFF THE DESK 



By NELLIE REVELL 



Somerset Hotel, New VorU. 

A matinee girl is my new role, and I did everything that goes with it. 
had a box of candy, (lowers, flirted with the orchestra and the actors and 
had handsome leading men throwing kisses at me. I.i^t Thursday after- 
noon I eaw the show at the palace, my first one in flee years. And. inci- 
dentally, it was the first time In five years thai I've patronised a side- 
door, being taken In the side-door of the theatre. And is 1 wis wheeled 
into a loge box it was with a very "I told you so' toss of the head. 



THE DRESSY SIDE 



By SALLIE 



You can say more with a hand-clasp than with words, and when 
Rimer Rogers, manager of the Palace, grasped my hand it conveyed more 
to both of us than a dozen flowery speeches. We didn't have a chance to 
say much because all the agents and women stenographers who had not 
seen me on my visit to the offices the week before flocked down to 
greet me. Not the least affecting touch was when the head usher put 
a box of candy into my hand, saying it came from herself and her staff 
wil'i their love and good wishes. 

When Benny Roberta came into the orchestra pit and started the over- 
ture it brought a whirlwind of memories'. I recalled vividly how in the 
old days at Ihe Alb imhra theatre. Percy Williams used to say as we 

stood In the box office. "Let's go out and bear Benny's overture." Memory 

is the only paradise from which we cannot be driven. 

Such things as dreams can come true. During my four yrars' travail 
it t lie hospital 1 frequently dreamed that I was out In public, at a res- 
taurant or the theatre. And then I would wake up and tind myself mo- 
tionless and pray to go back to sleep so that ( could resume my dream 
I.i-l Thursday afternoon it was a dream come true. I had a hard time 
convincing myself it was real, and many times I had actually to pinch my- 
self to be sure I was awake. And while I laughed heartily at the things I 
saw and heard on the stage, it was always through tears. 

When Charley Khg made the announcement to the audience that I 
was back with them once more, and 1 heard the applause it didn't sound 
i hit iike that carriage used to as it tolled past my door on tiie way to 
the operating lable. Oh, boy, what a grand and glorious feeling it all was. 

Recently I led luncheon v.ith the funnies! ciowd Of men I have ever 
seen. I laughed at them right to their faces, and for some reason they 
failed to mind it at all All of'which is the literal truth, for I was the 
Muest of IS cartoonists whose names are household words weherever 
newspapers are read: 

C. A. Voight, A.l Carter, Ken Kline, Milt Cross. Rube Goldberg, W'insor 
McKay, Martin Brainier. Harry ller/hileld, Arthur "Bugs" Baer. Charles 
McManus, Geoge McManus. Larry Whittington. Joe Whelan, T. K. Bowers. 
Gua Mager, Waller Bermlt. Chus. V. McAdams, and Irvln S. Cobb was 
there to keep them in order. 

The luncheon went from bad to worse, starting at once. Willi the grape- 
fruit we smiled, with the soup we grinned, we chuckled when the entree 
arrived, the salad appeared and we burst Into laughter, and with the 
coffee we were helplessly holding our sides. My advice Is, don't lunch 
with a bunch like that unless you are willing to spend three days after- 
ward getting your ribs hack to normal. 

Oftentimes people wonder what the professional humorist talks about 
when he Isn't earning his living and the general concensus of opinion 
Is that he wears a long face and a band of crepe and that his little children 
never speak above a whisper for fear they will "make Daddy laugh." 

I thought that popular opinion had scored another miss there, but I 
have revised my opinion. The main topic of discussion at the luncheon 
turned out to be "funerals." Everybody told a funny etory about a 
funeral, and each one was funnier than the last, and I ended up by think- 
ing a funeral the most humorous thing I had ever heard of. 

They got so much fun out of other people's funerals that it mikes me 
wonder If I haven't delayed a lot of fun by deferring mine. 

Maybe there's something to that slogan, "Happiness In every box " 



Of all these tales I awarded 1he wreath of immortelles to the one 
told by Martin Branner of the "Daily News." An actor had Just returned 
from attending the funeral of a brother actor. 

"What sort of a funeral was it " asked an acquaintance. 

"Fine," responded the actor. 

"Good crowd?" 

"Good crowd? My dear fellow, they turned 'em away." 

Harry Wellington Dack, president of the National Shakespearean Society 
and former counsel to the Belgian government, writes to James Crulk- 
shank of my book committee, that he has read "Right Oft the Chest," and 
would like to obtain the rights to its translation Into French, Belgian. 
German and Russian. I'm honored, but I can't help laughing, too, when 
I think of some earnest student trying to put some of that circus language 
and Philistine phraseology Into polite French or Russian. And then im- 
agine my having my own book In four languages I can't read. 

I'd like to see somebody translate It into English. 



"Sittiny Pretty" Is nm to Iv 

JNnged l.j 1 1 , surd Slu.i I. H< - ■. so 
himself. 



"'Sue Oear"»\» Ml 



At last I've found a use for the bathrobe Irene Franklin sent me two 
years ago. No. I've not been in a bathtub, yet, but my bird has 

His cage Is equipped with a Roman bath, which hangs out-board on 
a pair of davits and tiiere aren't any scuppers around It. Every morning 
he jumps into his bath with the animation and eagerness of a small boy 
diving Into the ol' swimmln' hole and then tries to make a record at 
emptying it by fluttering his wings 

The cage stands near the table where I keep my de luxe editions of 
"Right Off the Chest," and I cover them with Miss Franklin's gift to me, 
for he is certainly no respector of literature, the way he sprinkles water 
on them. At that, be isn't ihe only bird th.it ever threw cold wnter on a 
brain-child of mine. 

Out where the West begins (here is ., member of the profession who 
could stand the handclasp being a little atmnger. To be exact, Florence 
I'.arr, whose present address Is 1 0-13 Warren avenue, Chicago, is alone, al- 
most' penniless and nearly helpless with dines.-, and it would be the sort 

,if deed for Which our profession i t us if those better placed could 

spare to her cither n bit of ihclr tin om thing more m iteiiai, some 

thing which would pay the Ion overdue rcnl nf a little hall bedroom or 
I uy some warm i nthing ' f«-ntl oft flmw famous, but freesing luk< 
b! ■■■• jses of Chic ico 

-\li those who ha\ • • ■•■ n v al in m il dmii i • i ; l«a\e and i heel 

Cul righl m ide b> !'■• oil i . An'-l. Hi- li I Ri'l of whom I have oft. n 

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Joint Recital For Newcomers 
flora Adler, harpist, and Louis Ch ■irt.er. hint. 'lie phi I : .. , |j ire 
audience Friday afternoon. Mi-- Adler'* hup In Iwi i.i Uansv dc« 

Sylphes w;i^ b} far her be 

Mr. Chartier met with a tremendous response, Ilia voice has :i lendei 

mellow appealing quality. 

A joint recital for newcomer* is an Innovation from the audience view 
point. Perhaps it should be encouraged. 

Wayburn's Musical Comedy 

Marie Cililll got a rousing welcome Mou lay uflernoon the Palace. 

she wore a stunning suit- box eo.i;, for trimmed, and a short one-piece 
skirt. 

The C'oMnopolilan trio dress well, their voices blend well and they sing 
well. 

Ned Woyliiirn staged "Honeymoon Cruise" that seemed to end with the 
couple's Silver Wedding Day. A musical comedy in six reels with ship 
scenes, cafe s< cms am' "Somewhere in Africa," but the "Maid of the 
Mist' - ballet decided!) the best and well done. 

The Fishing Girlies in the audience sing "I'm Angling For You'' wearing 
blue, satin overalls, checked shirts and large fishing hats. 

Helen Dobbin's dramatic dance is splendid, she wearing purple chiffon 
-ilver skirt and jeweled bodice; Mildred Billert's Spanish dance stood out 
and so did her beautifully embroidered Spanish shawl. 

The girls of the honeymoon party were badly dressed for a cruise. Spoil 
costumes with sport shoes would have been lu belter taste. 

Blanche Ring wore a charming smile and lovely white beaded sleeveless, 
low necked gown with a stunning metal cloth wrap with shawl collar of 
sable. Lot- Of applause. 

Amateurs at Lyceum 
Tin' Dramatic School of Acting put on 'Adam and Eva" Friday after- 
noon at the Lyceum, Corinthia (Genevieve Walsh) in Ihe drawing room 
scene wore a dinner gown of white and crystal und looks good. Julia 
DeWitt and Ilea King wore clothes, one a frock of canary and the other 
blue embroidered long waist, long sleeves. 

Music Optimists' Recital 

Mrs. M. Gobert, manager for seven years of the American Music 
Optimists (founded by her sister, M.ma-Zucca) deserves credit. The 
object of I lie Optimists is to promote only American artists. 

Their fifth recital Monday evening at the Waldorf-Astoria, though a 
bit long w;is interesting. 

Marcel S.ilzi Igor's rare and flawless baritone captured the high ap- 
plause. Mine. Hen la Fovarlova also sang and Joseph Fuch's violin Rotas 
were well received. 

Lenox Hill's Plank 

No on" could hike thli play seriously — It sparkles with wit and satire. 
Who'd give Wells credit for a visiting angel? St. John Ervine has given 
j tremendously interesting evening's amusement. The play is finely done 
with a most excellest cast. 

The Angel's costume of yellow could only be worn In Heaven and 
Delia's (maid) In the park. 

The settings are simple, little garden of roses and beautiful blue sky 
make the background at the Lenox Mill. 

Nice Place, That Hipp 

The Hippodrome is a peach of a place to visit. So much for their money 
It puts vim in good humor for what's ahead. 

The Missis Kouns (Nellie nmt Sarah; are again on this week's bill - 
let's hope ihey remain Indefinitely. They infuse a wealth of expression 
into cub number, and their act has the dignity of the concert platform 
They are a stage picture both rare and high class. Their "Ave Maria" 
(by request), with its cathedral settings (Italian fashion) and choir hoys, 
was beautifully rendered. The curtain was a luscious background of 
tinsel metal cloth, shading from gold lo silver. 

A colorful picture of life in their native land is the Ceecho- Slovak ian 
orchestra, a spirited band well received. 



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Main street, Miami, looks like 4Ild and Broadway. The season is a' ll» 

height down there, and with the visitors from the north came the »n 

boys." They are usually steering marks Into fake poolrooms around N< 'W 

York and other parts of the country. 

But the real estate game Is easier In Miami and carries less risk. At 
present the "wire boys" arc devoting their energies to buying, selling mid 
manipulating without taking a chance of landing In Jail. Many have 
given tip Los Angeles as a hunting ground, preferring Florida, which 
attracts people with money, Instead of country gh is looking for picture 
jobs. 

Arthur Klein remains the center of lunch table talk. No one appears 
able to make It out. just why Arthur 'resigned" from the Sl.ubert enipi">. 
how he could "resign" from a $400 weekly job and still remain so friendly 
with Lee Shubert, and what he Intends to do. 

The latter has Impressed Itself so .strongly with a few of the Inner circle 
talkers that they express a willingness to lay odds Klein will be booking 
for Keith's before long. They have even gone so far as to mention 
the Keith house Klein probably will book. 

Klein denies everything, excepting that he is through working for ths 
Shuberts. The Job of placing the Sunday night vaudeville hills for the 
Winter Garden has been wished upon Ed Davldow, who unsuccessfully 
tried to sidestep it. 

Klein threatened to go to Bermuda for a rest, taking his family with 
him, but up to date is ntlll in New York. 

Its again strong In report that the Keith and Canadian vaudeville 
interests may reach a merging understanding, with Keith's taking on the 
Canadian houses, as It did the Moore theatres In Detroit and Rochester 

With that are accounts of Keith's being agreeable to merging the Shea 
vaudeville and picture housei In Buffalo and Toronto, it's said, however, 
(hat while Miltc shea might place his vaudeville theatres In a pool, he 
will not relinquish the picture theatre end. Mr. Shea derives some per- 
sonal pleasure from handling the picture houses, which he has worked 
on and nil to high success, I' also keeps him busy. 

Andj llice, Hie vaudeville author, has finally discovered why he can't 

keep his mail didcntlal Be rct'irie.e, lie bas had four in the past IS 

months, all former vaudevlillaim who lied up with the author in assist- 
ing in tin ■ iging or ca ting n't unie-m Rice's script output. Dick Arnold 
his last dc erter, seemed prctlj much ton tent to forsake the footlights ml 
iio tie j.orl of thing he ivas doing until last week when he reftamed 
in act. I! i' explains thai aftt-l the; ■_. i ,• with him a few week, rind 



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VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Thursday, February 21, 1924 



NEW YORK THEATRE MANAGERS 
WILL ISSUE THEIR OWN GUIDE 



P. M. A. Publishing for Public — Circulation of 
200,000 Expected— No Advertising, but Editorial 
Propaganda — Present Guides Apt to Be Affected 



The Producing Managers' Asso- 
ciation shortly will Issue weekly a 
guide to Broadway's legitimate the- 
atres. It will be patterned after 
the offlclal West End managers' 
guide of'London and like it, will be 
in folder form. The decision to Is- 
sue the nianapeiial publication Is 
one result of the conferences in ref- 
erence to newspaper advertising 
following the New York "Journals" 
10-line minimum regulation. 

It Is anticipated the guide will be 
80 per cent-, efficient in that It will 
not contain "other points of Inter- 
est" as in guides independently pub- 
lished. The total circulation of the 
four or five guides now printed Is 
said to be about . r jti,000. 

Tho managers state that the lime 
amount of money expended in guide 
advertising would secure a circula- 
tion of 200,000 with their own guide. 

In addition to the general pur- 
poses of the folder, the P. M. A. 
guide will ateo he a managers' or- 
gan or mouthpiece. The front cover 
is intended to carry an editorial on 
such matters as the managers de- 
sire to present to the public. There 
will be no advertising. 

Tho interior will be entirely taken 
up with an alphabetical list of at- 
tractions and theatres with direc- 
tions and dates. On the reverse 
fide will be a map of tho theatrical 
district showing each theatre's lo- 
cation. Distribution Is to be made 
by mail and via hotels and other 
public places. 

No statement whether showmen 
will remove advertising from other 
guides has been made. Continu- 
ance of such publicity is to be left 
a« a matter of personal choice by 
managers individually, not being a 
matter of control by the P. M. A. 

Arthur Hornblow, Jr., has as- 
sembled the preliminary data for 
the managerial publication. 



CUSTODY OF CHILDREN 

Two Show Girls Wrangle in Court in 
Baltimore 



Baltimore, Feb. 20. 

Judge Charles W, Heutsler dis- 
played the wisdom of .Solomon In a 
case which came before him last 

Week. 

Mrs. Alice Yigis, New York show 
girl and a former chorus'girl at the 
Cayety and Folly of this city, 
asked the court for the custody of 
hi r two children which had been in 
the care of .Mrs. Patrick Keating, 
also a former chorus girl at the 
local theatres and a friend of Mns. 
VlKiS. 

Mrs. Yigis is 28 years old. Her 
children are Raymond Henry Moss, 
fi, and Ruth Clark, 5, his half-sister. 

The Henry Watson Children Aid 
Society were also after the children. 

When Mrs. Vigis lost her chorus 
job in Baltimore she was unable to 
take care of the children, and asked 
Mrs. Keating to look after them. 
After an absence of four years she 
returned with her third child, a boy. 
and demanded the other two. M:s. 
Keating refused to give them up, 
and court proceedings followed. 

Judge Heuisler awarded the boy 
to Mrs. Keating as the judge was 
convinced she had been a good 
"mother" to the children, and Mrs. 
Yigis received Ruth, the girl. 



WAYBURN'S AMATEUR REVUE 

Boston. Feb. 20. 
Ned Wayburn has been engaged to 
direct the show to be put on by the 
amateurs of the Filene Store. The 
cast has been selected from the 
1,000 employes of the organization. 
The piece will run for one week in 
April at the Tremont. 



TROUP1NG IN SOUTHLAND 



Entering the South, after knock- 
ing em dead all through Pennsyl- 
vania and New York is like going 
down Into the depths of the coal 
mints. You leave a fast moving, 
sunlit world and go into utter still- 
in ss, darkness, and other things! 

Those who leave Hari>ers Ferry 
le&ve everything behind. Winches- 
ter, Vahgotnyah am the first stop. 
Oh, boy! Winchester is In the 
"Apple" region, so they say, but the 
only apples there came from Mass 
and sold for plenty each. Two 
small picture houses grace this his- 
torical burg, and one combination 
picture and drama theatre. The 
entire theatrical situation of Win- 
chester is explained by the follow- 
ing conversation: A well dressed 
man stepped up to the box office 
and spoke bravely to the ticket 
pusher. "Le' me have one ticket, 
please sah," "$275, please,' said 
the smiling treasurer. "How 
much?' gasped the well dr'S.sed man. 
"$2.75,," repeated the voice. "Wr 
one ticket," faintly and fearfully 
asked the Winchester Hrummel. 
"Y&S Sah," came the answer, "fur 
one ticket." "Good God A'minhty," 
gasped the Immaculate one as he 
passed out. 

Staunton, Yo., is the next jump 
off. This for some unknown rea- 
son happens to be the birthplace of 
our late Mr. Woodrow Wilson. We 
have every respect for the memory 
of that distinguished American, so 
will pass up Staunton, 

Charlottesville, a unique manage- 
ment and a lesson in efficiency. To 
avoid any waste of time and energy 
on the part of the house attache-. 
the house plays pictures and attrac- 
tions. To further show the thrift of 
1 h© management, it plays pictures 
on the day of the attraction until 
6 P. M. At live, close the box office 
to allow the tn asurer time to eat 
and return at seven to Bell tickets 
for tho performance, 

Thomas Jefferson put the town on 
tho map by budding a university foi 
tho education of American boys 
the boys we saw there that 6VI nlng 
behaved more like a gang of rough- 
noek-H from the gas house district 
at a Madison Square bout This 
town is also n :'e ,-»np!' district. 
After Charlottesville, com' Dan- 




SUSAN TOMPKINS 

AND 

MONS. EDMOND QUERY 

From tho preas Feb. 12. 1924. 

"Susan Tompkins, vlol'.nlgto extraordi- 
nary, was one of the bright .'iclits of 
the bills. Her technique and ability are 
to bo marveled at. . .interprt?tations ex- 
ceptionally pleasing. . .and artiste lit- 
erally to her linger tips. Mom. Kdmond 
was heard to advantage In diltlculc and 
pleasing piano compositions. Their 
playing proved to be a revelation. . . in 
popular music they showed thmselvea 
well able to bring out the best in It. 
"Herald and Spectator," Hamilton. Can. 

This week (Feb. 18) H. F. Keith's, 
Syracuse; next week (Feb. 25) 
Shea's, Buffalo. 

Direction Alf. T. Wilton, associate, 
Fred B. Mack; Western, Chas. Crowl. 



ville, Va. Built In the heart of a 
chain of mountains, and the theatre 
is located on tho summit. This Is a 
City supported by the tobacco 
growers. You get the odor of 
Camels, Chesterfields and feel satis- 
leld, but every now and then you get 
the aroma of Home Huns and Ducky 
Strike, which don't set so good. 
Howi ver, jou forget it all when you 
arrive at the theatre and find the 
rack empty. What showman is so 
ungrateful as to register a kick 
when his house is sold out? 
Petersburg's Peanuts 
Next stop— Petersburg, the home 
Of peanuts and trunks. Sixteen 
trunk factories and 175, 057, 34S pea 
nuts— 2 theatres. Our gross of 
Petersburg on 2 performances and 
close. The management ordered a 
three o'clock matinee curtain and a 
nine o'clock night curtain but that's 
the bunk — the people have no time 
pieces In Petersburg, nothing but 
peanuts and trunks. 

Newport News is the last stop for 
the week, up at five A. M , In at 11 — 
all in by noon. Newport News, a 
S* '1 of its former war day spirit, 
but still a good town with a live 
guy running all the theatres except 
one and he said he'd have that one 
Monday if the sheriff doesn't beat 
him to it. After lis -Vng a menu for 
the week of apples, tonaeco, peanuts 
and trunks— the fresh salt air of the 
Chesapeake Bay acted as a real in- 
vigorator. 

Hero again may he expressed the 
feeling of the South as far as show 
business is concerned by the follow- 
ing conversation during the rush 
hour at the box office. 

A man leading three kids and a 
wife by the hands slowly ap- 
proached the Window and laid down 
a well worn 50-c*nt piece and sail 
— "Please Sah, gimme 5 tickets.' 
Tho manager who sells the "rush 
line'" himself was very patient and 
calmly tried to Impress the impor- 
tance of tho engagement of this 
Metropolitan east in his theatre as 
In- said- "Tl.is is not a picture to 

night. It's a big show witii 6d 

I pie, net a picture." The mai 

was tin.' -hamed, and not in the '< .is- 
fright' I'd, how. v>-r. and calmly re 
plied. "1 -don't care 'boat that, k- n» 
i .i\ • ■ ;l \ , ticket", an, how ' 



Entire Wheat Belt 
Section in Bad Shape 

The northwest, and in fact 
the entire wheat belt, it, re- 
ported by showmen to be en- 
tirely "shot." Managers who 
have ventured Into the territory 
have advised others to keep 
away, several already having 
cancelled time to the coast over 
the northern :oute until next 
season. 

Omaha and Des Moines are 
described as "pathetic" for 
theatricals. Further north con- 
ditions arc worse. St. Paul and 
Minneapolis are rated no better 
than three-day stands instead 
of a week. The Twin Cities 
have been a sort of graveyard 
for legitimate attractions. Five 
shows are known to have closed 
there already. Sothern and 
Marlowo could only obtain a 
$700 advance sale in Minne- 
apolis. "Up She Goes" grossed 
$3,100 and closed. "The Ging- 
ham Girl" sagged almost as 
badly in St. Paul, and was also 
called. Further to the west Ed 
Wynn refused to play a matinee 
of "The l'erfect Fool" because 
there were so few people in the 
house. 

The trouble with the wheat 
belt is that the farmers are 
broke. They were advised to 
raise bumper crops and bor- 
rowed from the banks in the 
expectancy of a clean-up har- 
vest. When the bottom dropped 
out of the wheat market and 
prices dived, notes could not be 
met. Something like 18 banks 
are reported having been forced 
to close their doors. 

Failure to be able to make 
large grain shipments abroad is 
believed to have first affected 
the wheat farmers. Months ago 
crops of other sorts were left 
rotting in the fields because of 
low price. The absence of bev- 
erage usage for grain Is an- 
other factor in ruining the 
farmers. 

The difference in the wheat 
country and industrial points 
may be judged by the variance 
of business of an attraction 
playing Springfield, Mo., to $600 
and drawing $2,000 at Spring- 
field, III., ten days later. 



REFORMERS IN WASHINGTON 
AFTER "SIMON CALLED PETER" 



Second Hearing Had Farcical Aspect — Leonard 
Wood, Jr., and Press Agent "Act" Scene in Play 
— $1,300 House Saturday Night 



SCHILDKRAUT'S NEW ROLE 

Yellow 



Impresario 



and Star 
Lilies" 



of 



Joseph Schildkraut will debut as 
an Impresario when he personally 
sponsors and will also star in "Yel- 
low Lilies," a three-act comedy- 
drama by Louis Biro, an Hungarian 
playwright. Biro la the author of 
"The Highwayman" current in Chi- 
cago, with Schildkraut starred, 
which was adapted. 

Biro's brother, John, will do the 
translation of "Yellow Lilies." It 
has a screen production abroad. 



MIZNER THRU WITH B'WAY 

Palm lieach, Feb. 20. 

"I'm through with Broadway, 
Never want to see it again. Things 
are going along O. K. for me here, 
and I'm planted, Kill." 

This little speech was made last 
Friday by -Wilson Mi/.ner, who now 
has his shingle OUt here as "Builder 
and Contractor." Mr. Mizncr de- 
votes his time to erecting bunga- 
lows, houses, Italian tile and the 
like. 

Mizncr is associated with his 
brother Addison, who at one time 
was secretary to Janes Hacen 
Hyde, head of the Equitable Life 
Insurance Co. 

Mizncr is far from leing broke, 
although Broadway has not heard 
of him for live or six years. When 
it was coming fast he took the op- 
portunity of salting some of it. And. 
besides, the firm is doing well down 
here. 



ALICE OWENS WEDS MORSE 

I'.oston, Feb. 20. 

The announcement was made here 
during the past week that Alice 
Owens, leading lady of "The First 
Year," at the Hollls, and Benjamin 
\V. Morse, son of Charles W. Morse, 
the shipping man, have bee . mar- 
ried. It is understood that at the 
finish of the local run Miss Owens 
will retire to private life. 

Morse has been married before, 
his fust wife being Klva May 
Pevey, daughter of a prominent 
Boston attorney. They have one 
child, who is now 13 years old. 
The groom has an office in Back 
Bay. 



ATTACHED BY KANSAS HOTEL 

Kansas City, Feb. 20. 

Attachments have prevented 
"Nighty Night," playing the small 
towns from running to schedule. At 
Chanute attachments were made by 
Karl Williams, proprietor of the 
Manhattan Hotel for a board bill of 
$101. S3, and by Q. O. Phillips, book- 
ing agent for $37.15. 

The company consists of seven 
men and eight women. 12. M. 
Mallory and Jack Kane own the 
show. 



HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGE 

Los Angeles, Feb. 20. 

J. C. Zeidler has been charged 
with commiting a statutory offense 
against Margaret Hontelth and is 
now under arrest. 

The offense is said iO have taken 
place while Miss Montcith and 
Zeidler were returning to the city 
with a pnrty from tho beach. 

Zeidler is a picture dhector. also 
a brother of l^-atiue Joy. 



Fosse Resigns From Shuberts 
Washington, Feb. 20. 
L. J. Posse, general representative 
for the Shuberts for three years has 
resigned. Mr. -Fosse is leaving his 
present position to launch a private 
enterprise locally. It brings back L. 
Stoddard Taylor to the Belasco. 

Andrew Kelly, handling publicity 
for the Shuberts at the Belasco 
since 1921, has followed in the foot- 
steps of "Duke" Fosse, who until 
Saturday was manager of the Be- 
lasco, and nas resigned. Kelly will 
finish the week out, leaving this 
Saturday. 

Another change is the leaving of 
Frank Youngs as treasurer of the 
Garrltk. Youngs was for years 
treasurer of the Gayety. 



ORCHESTRA ROUTES 

Over 500 names and playing dates or 
addresses of popular paying bards 
and orchestras in every issje c*f 
"The Clipper." 



Brady's "Kittie's Kisses" 
The next musical production to be 

put on by William A. Brady will 
he "Kittie's Kisses," a musical ver- 
llon of "Llttlt Miss Brown." Philip 
llartholomae and Otto Harbnok have 
done the hook and Bou Hlrsch Is 
writing the mu sic. _^ 

Mies Cornell in "The Outsider" 
Washington, Feb. 20. 

Cfl lieiine Cornell may replace 

Ar n Da* is as Lhe lame girl in "Thl 
ou Idtr." 



Washington, Feb. 20. 

At a second hearing before the- 
District Commissioners, Leonard 
\Yood, Jr., who Is producing "Simon 
Called Peter" here for William A. 
Brady, a riotous farce comedy re- 
sulted. 

Duo to the continued pressure ex- 
erted by Mrs. Mina Van Winkle, 
head of the Woman's Bureau of the 
District Police, the Washington 
Federation of Churches, representa- 
tives of the Y. W. C. A.. At the Anti- 
Saloon League, several Washington 
women's clubs and other civic bod- 
ies, a plan was launched at Satur- 
day's hearing to close the production 
anil place al' persons connected with 
it under arrest. Under the leader- 
ship of Dr. W. L. Darby and the 
Rev. Detts Pickett, representing the 
MethodiscS, a succession of vitriolic 
diatribes were hurled at theatrical 
managers and producers for allow- 
ing "salacious, obscene, libidinous 
and putrid" plays with suggestive 
dialog and business to be presented 
in the national capital. 

"Simon Called Peter" and Leonard 
Wood, Jr., were tho targets at which 
were directed the stirring and ora- 
torical complaints. The session had 
hardly gotten under way when 
Wood and his newly acquired press 
agent, Frank, Baer, took great ex- 
ception to some of the insulting 
shafts from the ministers. 

Wood and his press agent were 
compelled to act out a situation that 
occurs in the fourth episode of the 
play. Baer, acknowledged to be the 
"tiniest press agent in captivity," 
did tho role of the clergyman on 
whoso lap Wood, over six feet tall 
an<l weighing more than 190 pounds, 
sat, in acting the role of the French 
vamp who attempts to seduce the 
young army chaplln. This situa- 
tion, staged by Wood and Baer In 
all seriousness, was accepted by the 
attending reformers with awe and 
surprise. Every Washington paper 
had a special correspondent there 
aftd the hoys are still declaring that 
Wood and his exploitation man 
hanibd them tho biggest laugh of 
weeks. 

When recommendation was made 
by Mrs. Yan Winkle to close the 
play and place its backers, includ- 
ing Brady, in the hoosgOW, Baer 
leaped to the floor and insisted on 
being put in jail at once. An awk- 
ward moment resulted. Before any 
one had time to recover, Wood's 
publicity hound launched an attack 
on all paid reformers and brought 
out very clearly that managers were 
guided in a choice of plays by pub- 
lic demand, adding that the best 
possible proof that "Simon Called 
Peter" was winning public approval 
could be obtained by watching the 
police directing the box office line. 

For no reason two representatives 
of the Public Health Service de- 
livered themselves of two essays on 
domestic relations and diseases, not 
once mentioning either subject in 
connection with "Simon Called 
Peter." This gave Frank Baer a 
big laugh and his guffaw disturbed 
the session to such an extent that 
Commissioner James F. Oyster 
pleaded for no further Interruptions. 

At the Saturday evening perform- 
ance, Mrs. Van Winkle, Captain 
Drown of the Police Fore*, and rep- 
resentatives of the office of the 
Corporation Counsel attended the 
President Theatre to te-ceueor the 
play. Wood had already made cer- 
tain changes as recommended by 
the Corporation Counsel and follow- 
ing the performance a conference 
between Wood and .Mrs. Van Winkle 
and her delegation occurred in the 
lobby. 

Corporation Counsel Assistant 
Bosch declared the production could 
not be stopped on any legal ground 
and he privately told the press agent 
enjoyed tho production im- 



he 



mensely . Other Washingtonians ad- 
mit that the play depicts conditions 
existing behind the lines during the 
World War most faithfully. After 
tho Saturday night performance a 
ballot was taken and only 20 people 
In : '"- audience r. it that "Simon 
Called Peter" was in some respects 
objectionable. 

Due to the front page publicity 
on Saturday {ho show played to over 
|»I,J0O on the night at $1." 



Thursday. February 21, 1824 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIfcTtf 



$55,000 FOR "MIRACLE" LAST WEEK 
SMASHED EVERYTHING IN RECEIPTS 



Hippodrome Running Light for Vaudeville — This 
Week Top of Season — Two New Non-Musical 
Hits on Broadway 



The cutting ">£ federal income 
taxes is regarded as a favorable sign 
lor all business. It U anticipated 
amusements will reap a full share of 
the additional spending power the 
reduction wilt provide 

Broadway especially figures to 
boneflt, the tan mutter being i :'a- 
vorable break in addition to the late 
date of Baater (April IT. tin- year. 

This week, with Washington's 
birthday, will he the high water 
mark of the spring season The 
usual preclplt ''■■ deadline after Feb. 
22 should" no- occur. Lent itself does 
not start unf March. B. Th ,t pe- 
riod has not interfered with legiti- 
mate businesc in the hist hall' dosen 
years, but th- three v. e.-ks prior to 
March IB, which is the first income 
tax payment date, have been Imme- 
diately reflected at the bos offices. 
The tax may be eui HO per cent, for 
moderate incomes, and the least re- 
duction will be 25 percent., although 
It Is not positive for this year. 

Business early this week was af- 
fected by bad weather, Wednesday's 
matinees particularly suffering. Some 
musicals, however, vet- lucky in 
switching the mid-week afternoon 
performances to Friday (Feb. --' 
Last week Lincoln's birthday helped 
the successes to higher crosses, 
about half th ■ list playing an extra 
matinee. The mediocre shows, how- 
ever, did not profit by the „-o!ng. 
and some, despite an added perform- 
ance, failed t i reach the itgi ivs of 
the previous week. 

New World's Record 

A new world's, dramatic record 
Went to 'Tie Miracle," which la 
quoted g»ttng around jr.'.oaa at the 
Century ir nine pertorinar.i e-. The 
only Comparable figure on Broad- 
way .applied 1 1 the Hippodrome, 
which is leading all vaudeville re- 
ceipts. I' s ■' better than $50,ooo U t 
week, the takings (mounting t i 51- - 
000 Saturday and tl e same gross 
Sunday, there being ! isua: 14 

perform nice . 



Vii ;uai C I [i ICil '/. '. ■ ' • e:'V i -o 
mounted to a in*w high, wi h }\->,h>'> 
drawn at the Plymouth in nine per- 
formance.. "Spring Cleaning" again 
moved upward, getting 115,000 it the 
El tinge The Uoose Hangs High' 
added a matinee, too, and w is nol 
far from jio.ojo, which means good 
business at the Bijou ' The Song and 
I) nice Man" and '-Laugh, Clown 
Laugh" were around the $1,1,000 
"Abie's Irish Rose." the remarkable 
run leader, was witl the best com- 
pany, getting $16,300, with ,• 'xtrti 
matinee; '"Rain" i|r-*w $14,500 and 
"Seventh Heaven." $12,500. proving 
igaln that the holdovers ire ..'.ril- 
ing up. 

"Myrt'e' will stop >• the 'jo Street 
Saturday, "Rust" succeeding it md 
moving tip from the Greenwich v.;- 
lag >. 'Saturday Night. ' a new pro- 
duction, attempt in the Village, ex- 
pired last Saturday, staying eight 
days. 'Sweet Little Devil" will move 
to the central nex* week, the Astor 
g"tting ''Moon -Flower" instead. The 
latter show has Elsie Fergusoi , and 
is the only premier,, carded f >r iiext 
week The coming week, l.owever, 
will see a numbec of withdrawals 
with a new show 1:,: carded for 
March 3, at which tim ■ 'SnitU .loan" 
moves to the Empire, the Uartick 
g.-ttirg a new piece called Fata 
Morgana." ''The Living Mask' c , - 
moved from 'lie tin. Streel to 1 
tiny Punch and Judy M»nd . 

This week's new plays tarted 
oft with New Toys.' which aroused 
divided comment at the Fulton "The 
Chiffon CUrl," at the Lyric opened 
Tuesday, also in doubt. Jane Cowl, 
in 'Antony and Cleopati i." fie >red i 
success at the Lyceum, she i listed 
four v. .-k- u l hotild 
If irry I. iud»! . . ,:■ , 
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Shune \v ,f u' (Comedy*: vVhlte 
Cargo" Daly'sT; "The Lady" (Em- 
pire*; 'Myrtie' (SJnd St.); "The 
New England?! ik»j Si . "Gypsy, 
Jim" ( 49th St.»; "Hurricane" 
(Frollci; "New Toys" (F' Iton); 
"Rust" (Greenwich Village,. 'The 
Wonderful Visit" (Lenox Hill*; 
Moonlight" (Long i.ere) ; 'The Chif- 
fon Girl" (Lyric >; Men/ Wives of 
Gotham" (Milleri; 'The Other Rose" 
(Morosco); 'The 

(Punch m,l Judy 
(39th St.i; and 
i tvii ter G ir-len 



Living Mask" 

i; "MW-i Pitt" 
Topics i ''-"■' 



Society Woman's 

Special Permit 

Mi i, „ T B fCl irg Fargo) 

i,i , , i . , ■ •■ tn i ■ • on, 
des a' .■ i the - ■■ : ings for 
■ • iround i (or I »iv >i i e * hich 
: < being pi idueed by the 
I ': . im i ouvt*. The produc- 
tion is being tun ed out '•. the 
Bei sn i en i : itudlos 

t i.ilr: • he i >gulation t -\ 
became opei itive last fall 
when scenic designers and 
to. i ',/ "'a lie np-ratois, .,,,.! ed 
the un 'in, i o designs or 
ike! dies ire i ei mttted in less 
from members of the union. 

It la undei ;l ..>d Mrs. Thorn is 
a as ^( ■••i i speci il ;••■. m to 
.' 'v ;•. t'.». I •" t 'rohm i". si >■'•' 



Piiilad 'lpii.ii, 1 • 


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VACATION AT WAY8URNS 

Ambitious 8ai'ba«-» Sroieii irte-ids 
Wasting no T.mj 



The . u 

My Chin i 

ii. i s U'.'i Ided 

tioi 1' •.'. i 

New Wagburu School in New Vork 

Miss Uronei; tell * it her ielf say- 
ing she prefers < furthei I shlng 
off for 'tie neat and new »eason 
: ,• i ■■ th in to i '■■■' 

$20,000 IN THIEVES IN CLOVER 
"Thieves in Clover," J comedy 
drum • I. ■• • Walter ml T >m 
Moore si irred. closed at Rochester 
: i -.• S iturda> It was i 'i»o * • i th» 
»how_was in need '" recast ■ : md 
a ■ ew. prdduuiiou. 

The •' ' i' id Ion v • • i , i .. i b, 
}(m\, Newton Barnett, ol Phila- 
delphia, w ho • iaims to liavc put 
$20,000 in tii" venture. The backer, 



howevei 


, t, •.■••. - «iv < perforin u ' 


111)1 did 


li • ••.-■•! meet the iui ho 


Barnett 


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HACXETT INTERVIEWS HUOHE 



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for only 

ill.:, up 



pillar 
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topped 

cin uit, 



S'..j*V- Circ : 

. Irene n. l Mar 
i , • business^ or. ' h, 
getting $15,800 



jestic, Jersey Ci 



igui 

m . i |, . 

stir'in^' playing ittractiur.ii; 
nin' " cot nearly $1 1,000 i! th 



"The, St.pplng Stones" wis the 
only exception among th.< ".ur big [the best recortted 
musicals, it playing an extra miti- 
neo and ueitnig $38,600, a gross that 
has only been bettered at the Globe 
once, that being credited to the 
same attraction around the Christ- 
mas holidays The other musicals 
benefited somewhat by holiday matl- 
nee scales, but the grosses were lit- 
tle changed. 'Follies" held to $4').- 
000; "Kid Boots/' about $32,500. and 
*'Muslc Bex Revue," $2S,300. 

"Chariot's Revue" topped the nv.i- 
fcical field In the other divisions, get- 
ting $22,500 at the Timei Squire 
Without an extra matinee. The Eng- 
lish show's ncvle was lifted to $1.40 
top, "nd with tho increased prices, 
I>lU3 an Added performance this 
week, should reach. $23,000. 'Lolli- 
pop" went to nearly $20,000 at the 
Knlckerhocker In eight perform- 
ances; "Th* Rise of rtosie O'Reilly" 
got about $l!>,0oo .a' the Liberty, 
also in elgh] time-., 'Poppj' and 

"Mr. Battlln'g Butler' dodged 'i'" 

extra trick, holding 

$18,400 and JIV.SitJ. 

"Mary Jan* MolCan. 

Matinee and w 

000; "Wildfluw 



th 



e pic ■ with 
i espeetively; 

In.s •• 'l the 
not fir fr < $18,- 

,il.~,>' i la ■. ■•■I nine 



,-; i .•; 
til> way 
•• Ma- 
ie i • 

,'.■-<• 

Ligl '- 

• Shu- 

bert, Newark, with Ii Love With 

Love" about $10,000 it the Hind 

Street tn the same town; 'You and 
I." at the Majestic, ni loklyn, grossed 
$0,400; "Jack of Ilea.'-,' (FIske 
O'Hara) got about $8,000 i f the 
Montauk; ''Partners Again" drew 
$11,000 at the Riviera, ind Zander 
the Great." $". :'J0 a', the Bi >n < •aet:i 
house. 

Namoe- of Buys Inoreaee 

This week the number of !> ■ •.•/■> 
with the brokers Increased to 25 in 
number, while the cut rates had 10 
attractions available for their cus- 
tomers, although on Tuesday and 
Wednesday nights ii.o everything 
in town wu sold at a bargain be- 
cause of the dump from 'he brokei l. 

Five different attractions were 
added to the buys. Hie. biggest deal 
being for 'The Beggar on Hor.se- 
h ick " f v v. hich th- In ili ■, , • ,,,k 
4'J() j night for foui '.v '••!;.. 'Ar.- 
tony xni Cieopati i" at the I. 'eum 
not 200 a nigh', .iii.l Tl •■ Siv ■>.■' 
Litt'.o Devil" the mine New Toy.*' 
opened it the Fulton « idi • lie liime 



imes i 
• , iftsr . 
tit or n i n g < 

the ■. • ;n . 

Hugl v Mi 
li' ilge the 
otl a tl i 
of i poll' 



SI i. i: ■!' ! •:. W . : i i 
• 1 l- ■■ - i I.' .' . ! •! ■ • ' ' '■ • 
V • i: ■.-■• IJ loll V to 

\i capital for i 'lit" 
.-• .,.',. Stat-' 

Hacke' • • " ■ 

• O ' i ■ . ' '•■: 
to state thai was :•.'•' 
il : iture, although ol i 



KELLERMAN REVUE 

•'Sr» •■ l«i of f)24" Starting Ri 
Hescsal* o-' Cjjst 

I. >s \- ■; ■: •*, i '■ ■ -V 
"Si . • < OE ' * : I.' ' . . :•'. v\ : i H 

\ i .•■ ■ >■ .:•'..■' i" i. .'iii d, i . in 
relfai s.ii b.u'ked li; 11 •> I' ic .fi ■• 
Cotwt Amv.S'.'inciit Corporation. J. 
i ' > (ov inl is its prcsidenl 

I it-Cat a i i Ifosl ick v. i I pi "i i ■■ 
1 li ■ t ow, »iu i ^ it oi i la rge s - lie, 
u ir. Lite .uteiit oi of opening April 
.' ut th ■ ;••■ i ; Philharmonic audi- 
torltlm. ther. pluying <•!■•• ghters 
o. a K. & !'■■ route. 

In the cast ire Harry Grihbon, 
Rex Story, ('ertvude O'Coi ti •. . Un!! 
Moi'i'.i The Rials, Wibber Sis- 
ters, iC •• £ Sisters, and SO chorus 
girls. 

Joe Burrows a • it • the book. »nd 
i.i" ; : »' r .i : .- i the show's mi iger. 

-7TH HEAVEN" ANCHORED 

N) 2iaia:me-it to Tour. Says 
Golden 

\ . • • . •' • • i • ' • it i*. .' 
Mi ■ • li id -i ■' ii ■■ I i ^ ; i * for one 
night i. ••,•.'...• for ".-<••,•. •ntn. 
I i. , V \ ,., ■ • ,t ...| i , :,.. ... '.liout 

'•ii^is h. Join Golden, 

'!'!■• i ii k • ■ i id, i - tl a ■ i id 
I,..,. i : ., irrar ;•■" en i to -tour : lie 
,t.i in i, whic ■ • .!".- ed to com - 
plote its '^ • ■•■ 'I -' Hi at the 
I !ool ' . v..' r.lly likely tin .~ln'"' , .! 
<• I-, l ■ ;i . vo :M be disposer! ,o 

• ..' M-'Coj '.' • - •' ' 4 ■ Il i '. , ;•" ''•. 
'. ' • i ' 



EQUITY CALLED UPON 
IN GEAR "NOTICE 

Young Woman With "Poppy" 
Run of Play Contract An- 
tagonizes Management 



ii (•" ..' Ii.li l-'H . -a • ■ i • i ■ 

iii a new •• tm o' 'l limp I • •, ■, > 
breach, the i i'-e beii g '!ia*. ot Lueli* 
Co'ir versus the tn.>' igemen! of 
"Poppy," at the ApolU, N •* v •• . 

Miss G'e ir I; lid tail - r 'f the play 
contract. Lawrence .V! lit. icting 
for Philip Croodman, handed th-- 
an tre»ts two weeks' i i Ice ot iUh- 
mlss.il Monday, contending Miss 
'••"". in mhisiiig Laes Injured the 
performance a^.d her actions 
bn • 'lied the cot.! > '.. .\ i i-'.'.i. • g 
ivas also illeged 

The matter I , being , otisid •:• •> I by 
Kmiity's Coimcil. An hall contei ,i i 
' he il tr id iuti !;, i- ii tied to prote - 
lion an i thai si ould tl •• Council de- 
cide In i ivor o'' th ■ m u igwn >ni . 
Mis.s year ia to be instructed •.•• ia-- 
iiiaif ivitli !he si ow until .suh time 

as a .tit ■■• • I ■ .\: i ,, 

pidnl ing oul he >o ild tiol select aii- 
other player until the claim of con- 
tract violation wai decided on 

11 appears Miss Gea- developed 
the habit, of wandering iroun I Hie 
stage and forgetting to watcH her 
cues. On several occasions other 
players were upset waiting for her. 
One lapse resulted In Robert Wool- 
sey being left to his own dev|cei 
for SO seconds, a period that seemed 
many minutes. Since being handed 
her notice Mis.s (ie.ar is credited 
with minding her PV, and cue.^. ir.it 
thai has not retarded lee from ex- 
pressing picturesque opinions of 
Anli r He feels the lame w > . 

ADAPTING DARK CHAPTER" 
a: Leww (Tv'a.< ,\ Cordon! has 
commbsMoned Andy Rice to do the 
play adaptation of a story by thu 
late Mrs R. J. Rath which ap- 
peared In "Argosy." it Is titled 
-l 'i ■ Dark Chapter" ai d is by the 
same uu.i.oiess who contributed the 
story mati rial upon which Owen 
ffcivis found p J ' The Nei . tus 
V\ i •.■!..' ni.> -|„>[ -ored by L»wi i 
Si < .or, I,, i, , ■ i.. ■ j .• ■ i ■ ... • i, .,- lnj | 

II IllllK 

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perform mce*. coming hdck 
500. "Sweet Little Devil" m 
Ward ,,t i],,. AsI'M in eight pel I ■ 
ahces to $15,000 'Moonligh' 
sbou' $12,300 at tho Long u 
Two New Non-musicas 
Broad w ij now has two ; ■■ ■ 
musical hits the latest aim •', 
ing 'i:e«^ u on Ilorsebai :;,' ■■ 
Broadhurst. .and drew $11.^00 



i t:p- 



seven perfoi i 
to lift the s. 
Ing next wee 
its second u 
went t.. ovei 
formances, and th 
that i, ha* •• nigh' 

"The ,\"r\- m , \','i ■•■ k,' 
rls, held huprrm !.■• in 

division 



ir\ - 
i" - 

the 

in 

i ces, It was decided 

■ * , $3.30 I ip start- 

' The Show •' »ff," in 

k at the PI '-,J nuse 

$1 i.i'iiia Iii nine per- 

• |.« no d • . •■ but 

i . i i i • i , I .i , 



size 1 ','i; At the Hijo'U • i . I 

the ( loose II ings: High w i- : 50 

Th ■ omplel • :,- if bin - 

' Hweei T ,:L" ■ !>•■.. i'.ij m 

Laugh, • " o ,v." Laugl ' •••! > -■■ < 

"T ill. ^ i'.rl:': .' S-V-.'lil 

1 feaven" (Booth i ; n 'g«c.it i 

I !nr -id. i '.." i.llio i i" n -a • i\ 

Uouts' H irrolli . The 



ir.g that it vw-as in the na! ar • ••. 
i mlssio ...,,. 
[ Europe. 

A»ke ■ .: id > do Wit! 

'■ n >!i no to ■ •'.'!.■■' ' 
: forthcoml 

I Hacket w i'.! a : ept ti.e " . i • 

! in\ tatior *. j play Macbe 

ROSS SUES FOR $150,000 
The notion for $i".0,090 damages 
winch Pudgie Uoss instituted 
ig.\iiis: the Fowler Manufacturing 
Co. one of whose trucks struck a 
taii in which Miss Loss was riding, 
at the Intersection of Sittli avenue 
and 15th street, may come jo for 
trial abou'. March 16 

Her attorneys are Brock & Jack- 
son, Who hive asked fir ar. early 

trial on account of Miss Ross' finan- 
cial condition, due principally to hei 
long detention in the - N -e.v York 

I(inin' i v 1 t..'i' > r •■ ■ i"i ■•■ ■ ' 
sii :e 

FRANCES FRENCH MANAGING 

Ch iries f tew irt haj 

pointed S"i 'rat i i 'K' ' fvi -- : ■"■ - 

.,[■ Sc V'i •!' 'ii •',' . in ■•!• ei' , ":.' 

The Show -' iff md M ■ ■ . the 

A ;• ■ i|i; i . r i' ; -1 ited '- ' '• ' 

, •. • s i . , ■. ■ i, i o f lie firm. 

Franc" ' i "li, aister o the i it 
!■..•! ". ; i ■:.• ii, is na inag.ng the 

M ■ ,:.!.■' . S 

. .,-• |y ,-i imp iny ir.jui»g*i 
Itoi'Mnne i 1 f -■ mei I 

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SKrNNER INSTEAD AT POWERS 
r-hii ago. r-. .1 

i i i iv .(•• ii. V iijl'g i" T' Hi :i '"I 

in ii ,■ '•■! ' iv '' not pl.t:- it the 

I'.. . ■•• , hogi i ing Mi .'I, -. Ti." Kr- 

: , iioouing i •:'! ■••■ nol ui"'l II M ry 

Power, th a ■• pi i .• -' a i not 
in .h n, • f ii it'll ic.igo presei ' ition, 
in. I m iis •■■!.' Mi ■•/ ' ul booked 
' " ' < Skmnei |i s i , h.o P.ifzi. to 
ope;, on Marl, V 

LEN0RE BARREN DESPONDENT 

s in Francisco, Feb -'*. 
Despondency over a love affair 
prompted Lenore Barren, 20, to at- 
tempt suicide by drinking poison. 
Her condition i.i reported serious 
Miss Barren arrived here the day 
preceding 'i"t - suicidal attempt. She 
said she had been triveling fiS.h a 
theatrical company. 



B GINGHAM GIRL" CLOSED 

The ft r'onai.ry of 'The Lingliatn 
< 1 1 r I ' ' luscl it St. P ml Sal ■.} I i , 
M in into off •■• . •• ,. w i' of ! he 

M I ' K I S 4 j |>| ,| . 



Gcrshw.rj on Worjj and Mu*.c 
Alec Aarons' production of the 
Fred* and Ade'o Astaire fctari mg 
vehicle will tie coinpoted by tieorge 
finr.hv. an Ira Ciershwin, the on - 
poser's younger brother, will do 'h-* 
lyrics 

Tin- wordsmith N better known 
for his "Two Little Gbrls in Line" 
and oilier productions as Arthur 
Francis, the nom-de-plume being 
enlisted to avoid criticism m being 
dragged in through hts composer- 
brothei 's presiig^. 



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'The Sn m," ii • lie I'm ' close be- 
hind, ai $ii,ion '..>th ittraetions 
playin- nine performai ■ ■ 'The 
Outsiii ■••• irt,;..,, , matin ■ the 

R 't* an i • {1 i,oo», v.im it < tha 

best iikui ■ i'.ii th ■ Kn'sh - dr.i- 

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' Song and I >an 
' Mary .1 ir.e Mi Ivan 
'Lollipop" (Ki ; Ise 
of Kosie i ' Reilly ' (Li 
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VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Thursday, February 21, 1924 



STOCK EXPENSE SAVING ; STOCK IS OFF AGAIN; 
TRIED OUT IN CANADA NOT ENOUGH NEW PLAYS 

Featuring Local Players Week- Limited Supply Weeci-r,g Out 



!y— No Guest Stars— Eco- 
nomical on Royalty 

si r.uhn, n. n., i"<'" -■•• 

Tw» way's • f rcdti ii H *xp< ' M H 
t.i\i_- been devised by sio:k man- 
agers in Canadian territory, Man- 
ager wl o were in the habit of im- 
porting gncsl stars for engagenv nts 
of from cuo *o three weeks have 
discarded the plan rs '^o expensive, 
although Instrumental in stimulat- 
ing business, 

The increased cost was coi nidered 
too great to offset the iticfecase hi 
patronage. The usual price scale 
was Maintained; Instead of using 
the guest stav, ■'... manager '•■!- 
lures one of his company each week 
,n a piny containing n role most 
Miiin] to the player selected f< r the 
' fcatui iog." In this way the stock 
fans are ■ppealcd *o direct!) 
through their favorites. One man* 
■ h;it has ei^-lit weeks of t li*> ".'<:a- 
i in ing" mapped out. 

Anoth< r means . ' ■ uttii g • x- 

I ■ n«< .•; has I ■ !•:.> - ' 

'.■ly .' mail royalty •■. As, for . - 
•■fan.ee, one manager has plans for 
presenting such vet< . • -• .is "Ma- 
dame 3C,'.' "Woman Against Wo^ 
man, ' '"Cli.v.li ;'; A" i t, - ' "Isle - I 
Dream*," "Or. J«'<;:i and Mr. 
1 Ij.lc ' "Along the' K i .... b« ■ ," "In 
i.I.i K< ntu. kj • "Tin County Fair," 
MrS. Wiggs of " ■• Cabbage I'at. )■.," 
etc, it lias been found by this 
manager thai rural comedy dramas. 
io matter how ancient, exert uni- 
versal appeal, with the royalty dif- 
ference the first consideration. 

One of the old dramatic >•'•••'.' 
bulwarks to recently fall by the 
wayside is Halifax, N. S. Stock has 
lorn favored 'or many years io 
Halifax,' there being one dramatic 
stock organization in the city each 
reason lor from 35 to 40 weeks. 
Owing to a depression, industrially 
and commercially, stock was with- 
tlrawn after 10 week'; this season. 

Dramatic stock here has teen 
highly successful I its season, as 
well as last season. tb< attend; hoc 
improving each week. 

Stock Will soon i" opened in S' r 
it. lin's, Newfoundland, as busi > i 
. i. mi, in r," there are exhibiting im- 
j i o\ > :..< ,,'. 

i iane are under way for the open- 
lug of a sto. k organization to play 
three days each week in Sydney ami 
I'.iai t Hay. Thro ore steel manu- 
facturing and coal mining centers 
about .[) mj'- ■ apai r. 



Companies; Also Reducing 
Profits 



. • • mpfi'i "y «r ' ■ " i'' . ■ ' ' d 
by h't» K : umpa nits • .? ht".)t tl'i 

cotmtrj after Christmas oeems to be 
<>•.• r, • 'nndltions n |ip< . ■■:■ !•> ) o ; •■ 
slow as at tii*) beginning of the win- 
ter. The .-'losing of eight importai t 
companies has Mien reported within 
the past fortnight, while openings 
are not nearly aa numerous us . - 
u- i.il this lime of j car. 
A.\ hi.i 's of reasons have l.. . n 

advai ■ i .1 fur the ►J'.lggifcji ' :;,)« 

but a prominent New York stock ■•'- 
111 ..•! seems to have hit ui*in one i ■ 
ii..- •. nst likely causes, Acc»>rdin»: 
to I •• i Ihete are i ■ : ■■• .. i nouuii 
IgOOd plays li« inn i"l< .s>.l f..r stbt-k, 
:iinl it ii this »h. ' • ■ > liandi . ii .- y 
the ompanii s, 

i :<> ,. nilril :<•- . rx.-itilpli ■ : - 

p.i- y .i Detroit. T'.is organization 
,v ,-n i , . •- 1 1 y eHtablifbed and has h 

i . s ii f 1 1 .i ' . . i . . I • 1 > • • i. '■ e . ; . ■ i • > ■ i 
u'nk ng money coi l Is '* ntly. 

' •:..,. |,.,. t few n onl! - i ine^s 
has '. lb u "if badly and the. m . 
of pi ■ ■•" ' i* mm h '• '•'• r. T! c ■ ' ■■■' < i 
. •<•■. anted I . the inn i . gey • £ t hi 
."nmivi! y is tH.'it .' •■ • - 1 exhausted 
, " > . i :t '■•i < u i.la; s arid . he- 
Jwn-a ;.. /..,•; i)< . : . .... ■ !, 
he !s foi ■■> il '. g'j i . : -.1 : ,-. ( .,i 
\- its th ' h.v .. ■ n i 1« n p.. - 
teiit draw. Repeats, «x< ep* r.i tht 
■ . . - . i.f Htoi li "Nat ' v ' •'.!■ : i •■ - : an 
only j . i< asi .1 < m o i r v* '.■ < .. :■ < .'.:• 
are B.ncida] if be wi •'-. :o ..'... 
v'r; <:;. i ;,. ati < ).■". e. 

Tills brings up t le •■••..•..' to 
«,;. so few Broadway succesbei .. . 
,(■ r»g : . > .,«.:(!. There art a gri at 
iii.ir.j >o,vd companies < it •. ti,. hits 
of ]ajtt year nnd the yei r before and 
tk}s ner< ssai ilj ti boos !l o ^to l 
pr^diiktion. Then, although the pree- 
ent season is being hailed )-• some 
of the critics as the richest in "the 
historv <f American drama ' there 
are astonishingly f> w plays really 
fitted for sto< k produced, 

With tht limitations btcck presen- 
tation pla.es, most of the foreign 
prod i. lions, impressionistic, allegor- 
ical and "high-brow ' plays .ir- Wit 
. !; well as the h ige spectacle*', ■ har 
..• nr *>t utlies and fantastical mm \ . - 
tiolis that make . j. such an j :• t »|. : ; ! 
p;i ■ • : i ; oadwa) s sthi mi i ,' tiiii g«, 
Stock patrons glory in mystery 
".hows, "hofce"' melodrama) t.ur" 
farce isually cf '.'.■: 'i. ;. variety^ 
and not too intense problem play 
giving opportunity for diawter 
vii! k iv all the ' ' ' ' t with thi 
. rden on the maV and fcw.al* epdn 




CRITICAL DIGEST 

Opinion* of the metropolitan critics on the new legitimate pro- 
duttio-.'. Published weekly in Variety as a guide to the reliability 
cf the critical judgment on plays expressed by the reviewers on the 
dailies. 

The opinion will be repeated when a play closes on Broadway 
after a long cr short run with the critics to be boxscored at inter- 
vals, rated by percentage on their judgment as recorded. 



.."i'lii'i pr."-« !• jiiii- 
•i malice o£ 



RALPH WHITEHEAD 



I a i .T ■ r •■ v Conroy In i"5eo. M. Cohan's 
i "I-itt.le '■• Hi. K. ll>" ..; the Oxford 

Th..itri, I.ulldoil. 

I.. Ipli IVh.trh. ...1 t.J..j lh.' I;iur. In 
't Hi- iii.i-tf fi>r Ihm uKriu-livf :,i,ii r. - 

h. ii ■ . ! 1. 1 i Hint; .if Hi.' ini .t i.f J"ii\ 

IVrwa! i.u In. i^' lh. 1 warli.ia* .m..ln-iin 
'• . : i .. .-.'-:. .' * - i \ i>,y .I l>. t ii i ii.ii- 
:■ .. 

•;ii«; /fiiitioiii'ri'' 



LIGHT LEAVINGS 



c Siicw Out T'.is Week- 
Were Me> t Week 



•in 



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n 



' oliday periods t'.i'" tiiiiti- 
., ! tractions w ithdra wing 
Ii: • is g.on< rally low. 
• s-?jow wi 1 quit at tin 
ii..- week, though nestt 
! likely soo at least half 
vithdrawals. Nest week's 
\. thdr.iwal list in -luil. '« at Miis 
! ■ Tl.<) Lady," and Moscow Arl 
Theatre', ";ll will tour; "Uypsy 
' n ' tn • l.i--e at the 49th St, and 
Mr, l'.t " at the 3»th f?t. 
"Myrtie,' 1 Jiroduced by Oliver 
Movosco, will ixpire at ^-.nl St., 
Sa! irday, i t the end of its third 
wi < "!■•. In a 300- seat house there 
wa« no ■ hance for the attraction 
n awing real business, even if well 
regard*'!?, "ifyrtic" was on tour for 

a short ■ .:;ie 'jnder the title Of 

■ i ... •• 





•Myrtie - ' 




re< ognized i..i^ 


one 


- (/ntly. 


s.> review was 


f..- 


-. .'i..i..-. 


and most of the 


fX- 


).. I Is 


kclnred it had 


uo 


i hajM e 


Varii ly was of 


'. he 


s t . me • i 


.luon. 








STOCKS 



| Saturday Nifc'ht, ' presented at 
j; ■ I'hcny i-ano, a new bandbox 

Jin iii.'nwi.'i Village, w.\s with- 

diawr. i.ist Saturday, i'ttrr havir.g 

I f- 1 niggled i i^'lit dayp. Mo«t r>f the 

! ci'itiV *■ did not believe ;t worthy cf 

, ■.•.'.:. .1 f. : lew. 



I 1,1 t ..:,.' • . . . i Si 

<>).>< i! ;,' : '.,' ' ':' \' ". . . N. J.. 

j,i '1't r i'i ... k< .. S.,.,.ii'. .'' TIk- 

iini.par.y Include* Kveta Kudscn* 

lOdward Cullen, Tln.lma Ritttr 

< 'wi ii Cunningham, William Tcnny- 

• LH, <.;.)li?!o Cleveland, arid Ccceha 

l.'ianols. Claude Miller directs and ,.01 :,.;,, • drawing .'..a whole- 

/ .7. gt. J.ohn is ,; :-: ;-.■ il ii..n ..;, r. i ■ , : ■ •, ... ^ •., , ; om press r.nd pub- 



! ^ . 1.1 !.. 1 * ii. *;> ,.i . ■; or.i t 

N( ' ii. 1 VV. ■ X.< , '■'. : ■ .;. , '.'. . 1 
, • .: - ..; ,VtU ' ■"'■' 1 ">. 

fin v\ iikca Haj crs r.t il.< f • ■■■- 
i.i.i. Denver, jut (.,%•:• KasonV 
kno'iioul last week with "The Cop 



The ) nv • . mpai : . whieh on ■ - 
1.11.1 Canada, failed to Impress 
i i ntly, s.-n .■ (. • v • wi i k - f '!".■ Ima 
1 ii ti r, the iK> nuc. Tliey :'''. , gct- 
ling 8a •■ nts top - ii ' t' and :>'j cents 
Wi ihvj !• j . ' .1 



"Fi-aci'te Alley"' Open.ng March 10 

. . I Cailton'e ia.alintn.il Taia- 

,. . .,||. V V ill >. Jl« .1 f't.H 'J: 10 J II 

I.. ' H ■ I .'. 

C '. .- C a.. Oat cf 'To :.ic«." 
1 Ihicapo, K< b. J.C 
' . C,1 )< •• tlic ••t'"i IllCf, 

<•;■ i . '. ri t n.'i :o ih' ■•how. 



.- ■ . ■ matinees 



The Carroll riayn-s if St. John, 
N, D, hscve a d opted the ia.i" y of 
featuring their own 1 la > era in f.'i '■)■■ 
< umliig productions. In "Woman 
y\ga)iiHt Woman. Myra Marsh, fem- 
jiino heavy, is featmed this week 

Jai k Valentine, jnveiiile, of this 
i empany has been transftrred to 
i.'arroll Players, recently openi d In 
Scranton, Pa. James w. Bwift, 
.median. I; s 1 <> n transfeirtd to 
a al stock organiitation from Uali- 
hix, following tiio withdrawal .i 
i.'.iiroll Players No. I from Ihe latter 

■y and their removal to X<-:*til< 

fj .- • '•.!■ . v •;• ....:,v !-.. : • f 
ti. e Cataract theatre, Niagara Kails, 
i ie t ! iiM w. < k pies* ni ■■ T ■ '. ■ 
Who i 'ame Back' 1 for th> se-ond 
■■ ■ ek i r th< ir !i d< '.;.•■ • • • on : n 
tit the bouse. A 1'laytrV Afsoci.i- 
. ion I. .is be< ii fi mt d at tin I alis to 
back lie venture. Ti.o ompaiij 
r- eludes Roger Pryor, i.^-',. r. fr. 



Band and Orchestra News 



.-. i • • i.d : n box-ofl".i .j i ■ • ..i l •-. - 
suited Thi gross was m I far fn m 
$ii..."' lit $1 10 t< p, with m v. . I 

■ ' i ■ ' . .1 : in . . nia .-,■:• i . 

V- ■ non Sti '!• will b< '•■ ad rg l . • 
* ith Margaret i.-.w ten • >'■. r. ' • i 
Wilkes Ai.az.ar theatre c-ngagemeni 
ii ftn Fran i iaco presenting her r,<« 
tilay "In His Arms" ivlii< h was tried 
out in (hi ,\Iaj< ■ '.'. •' eati • 7>c 
Ai -•'". 

# - 

/. ■ la * ? v\ ,ti ii ha* i « ' • ... • 
: .«. polii y " ' lis .'..' .'i .nil, Ha 
Dirgo; i',,v liini 'ii i'ia:,.i:,i stool 
with the '."allium t..,\'i ' > pi ' ••■CM - j 
ing • i >m . : ■ ■. '1 ;i • . ! coi 
■ •. . . • 

• \V . i i i . r,i'\ i : - .... •,.■'.'. i 
'.» *. ..i ii ■ ton, s. «: . fn ■ . 1. :• ll 

tii. riio '.< . . fo d Wii ...-. r lui 

1 .1 '. i tiiC . i :• | .. . . .. •..".<., .(.il- 

lio '. T: '.:..' I . • > i. I P.. - fi i* fl ! 




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Sto. || that .*- in .-■;■ ' ';.,ar. : 

. - 1 • n .■• lh i lit: a :.i. ii ...*( r |. r.i 

• ■ . , , , Kan Pi": r. > . 



GEO. P. WILSON 

CF 

WILSON and ADD1E 



, .ir,ti 



■ . .- . ". | '." . rs t • Ji ■ : -,r 
Lcnii.'.i if vv i.i.ii, Jr. - ■ " i. ..' lh. 
Weekly Department in '" ■' "• ■ '•; '■ •' I'Vl .1 

"THE CLIPPER' kh> 

l>(i.' fire le #Ik*iI p»rf- i*» i-.rri i»n.< ^ , . i. . . 

Clipper, 10c. Out Tomorrow '■ 



net r * nn I'I ' ''I. fla .:.(• - I 

lli'll llll - l ■ I . ■ -Tf < I I 111 fl I' 

the hahrn-'c ■ ' ll " season In 1 1." 
I ..,|,i.| i i. v. ■ "t . >-,.iiii, M — May — l ? it r 



The CHitfon Girl 
i.a ...i'-. uf t*r- jitne Cowl opening, 
■i.,s lai^t m.i'ii ai drew 'he second 
sttii.g men. !• was agreed Kleanor 
r. i.trr su\..i the evening. Ueorge 
Kelmiierr, a. ni w tenor, also won 
favorable r.otj. *». Apparently the lack. 
. f iiiaiiy wa. ' •!'■ worst fault. 

Antony and Cleopatra 
.M.»t the eritiej eulogized Jane 
Cowl, several deelarlnc ner Cleo- 
patra to be as effective as her Juliet. 
The 'News'' l Mantle) and "World" 
I Broun) professed .sonir- disappoint- 
ment in la r work, but l lame.* it on 
tlic limitations of the rule. Hollo 
Peters was . ailed a niucii poorer 
choice for Anton/ than he had been 
fur Rdmeo. 



New Toys 




The Assumption of Hannele 
a sharp difference over this 
H.'imitiiinim play, presented for spe- 
rial maUnees at the Curt. "Amerl- 
i'.'iii' I Dale) and ••Woilil" (L.. W.) 
emphatic in attacking it. with the 
latter ridiculing almost everything 
about the production and play itself. 
Most thf others praised piece and 
cist, if not the adaptation and pro- 
d action. 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON LEGIT 



11.0 



• >■•., . Moor's'' have Mopped the il' : :..n:. - wiiiih appeared with 
ii ■.' • i t •. i- :■ if the police < in-", s nnd minivered f>i ins are again 
.vii.i'ii ii- -. 1'iank Fay is in the vast for thu third lime, 



When ihe <•) Ii Street was accepted by Brock Pemberton foe 'The 
Living .Mas!,, it was with the expectation that leaving iie would obtain an- 
other Sliubert theatre, the 44th Street house heing limited to four weeks 
through (.■rifflth's "America" having the hou*>e starting Sunday. 

With no other Shubert theatre available, The Living Mask' lias had 
t .-. move into the l'uiK'li and Judy. 

The *4th Street s.-ats over 1,400, while the capacity of the 1'. A J. i.s 300. 

Tiie cast surrounding Margaret Anglin in the presentation of Oscar 
Wilde's "A Woman of No Important" at the lilackstone, Chicago, has 
possibly doomed the play. At the opening performance everything eccmed 
' pcil mell" by tiio members of the company as well as the star. The 
"prompter" was the busiest person. At least eight times was he com- 
pelled to cue tho -star while it was hard to keep tab on the number of 
times the otheis' h.,d to be placed on the light path. 

Besides forgetting lines there sernu.l a general Indifference sufficient 
to caute comment among the audience. 

The Shuberts, in playing "Blossom Time" oyer the country, ,-ue getting; 
In many instances sharing tenns on the at trait ion, vvhi' h is hut moder- 
ately geared, which compare only with the terms granted the big revue» 
like the "Follies,' "Music Box,'' "Passing Show," u \ 

At present several eastern cities which have already played the attrac- 
tion are getting it agam on a 75-23 basis, and with the usual mop-up that 
it dues this leaves the show with a ni e profit on i's hands and also lets 
the house get out with a proiit, 

Gilbert Miller is gambling on the elements with Clara Kimball young in 
"Trimmed In Scarlet" which opens March 2 at the powers, Chicago. 
Miller has been announcing that Ina Claire would appear there about 
March JO in "Grounds for Divorce." However, he has not mentioned, 
a theatre. ]t wna learned that in «'a.»o the William Hutlbut play does 
not calch on in two weeks Miller will oiing Miss Claire into the Powers, 

Should "Trimmed in Scarlet" bit it is likely that Miller will defer thO 
opening of his new play until he can get a good houee to place it in. 



Frank A. V. Gasaolo has located two new banks to store away his 
harvest from "Abie's Irish Rose," which Is playing at ihe Studebaker ia 
Chif.ico. Last week with one extra performance en Lincoln's birthday, 
the show grossed J25.330.7o. 

•'.'azzolo says that the stay of "Abie" is making it possible for him to 
remain away from New fork, where ho previously made semi-monthly 
dips to '••:- Tulc« Murry about future i • uklng. 



It's possible that Earl Carroll will no! make a new production of 

''Vanities" until i..te in the summer, something Jones & Green havo 
decided upon for the next "Greenwich Village Follies"' also. 

With the i o^'i of mu«i''til shows to be in readiness for the convention 
i ciiod in \'> w ' • 1 1. some of the producers sei ;n to "... figi .ing on having 
a clearer field later on, and without the convention gamble. There's no 
surety that lh« big crowd expected in Xew fork, . nd no doubt arriving* 
will stick an 
ing the.' fres 



i .: crowd expected in Xew JTdrk, . nd no doubt arriving, 
>i i: ondway in the evi ninj *i of hot Juni and July patroniz- 



Tie run ■■: "Abie's IrMi Rose," gmv in it* :'.::.' week to capacity at 
the Majestj.', Uuffalo, sent local old -timers to their scrap books for 
parallel long engagements. The records show that Pan-American year. 
holds the record with "A Trip to Buffalo" 16 weeks .t the old Academy, 
"Fiddle- de-Dee" with Kolh and Dill four months at :i:c Garden, and 
"Devils Daughter" at *ho Court Street and "Constantinopl 
for theVpame length of time. 

A*ido"from the unusual Pan-American runs, '\V. 
■ii- ii. al long-run palm, that perennial li.ivini pU<; 
ir-.. itive v,«.i-' about a il.izi n years ago 



at the Tack 



Down East" holds 
1 Ruffilo fi.r eight 



'1 • f < igl I »Oi •■ 

1 . . v. i,i. I , i . . i i : . i , i , , i • > i 

■ ' a*. 

C < . 1 C r 

ttALPEfMN-SWAPIRC ACEK'CV 



Li '''i V, i '.- ini u .,! shortly appear in '. itideville in a sketch written 
l.y Harold Selman, The author is the panic who riaiined "t^aptain Apple- 
.,. i ':•. ' was i< lift of idea from a playlet written .,• him .-..mo time ago. 
"Applejack'' -as written by Walter Hacketf, an American, the play 
• • i. ,iii.g \>: oiici • n n first In London undi r the I tic of ■'<'. jitain Apple John." 
SOman t- .'. I-.! -..•.!, which ia s;iil pending. He named U.-iclcett, Sam II. 
Il.urir, . • prod.i •. of Applejack"; Wallace Kddingi-r. ivho.played the 
...ii.. .;• : i. a rule; John lio.t, iii whot^ • .'.': • .- ■. .- (iresented, and 
. :, i. ■ ■ in i •,.... . . ■ ;o ib l< ndants. 

Tiic..''" '■.. * M.:i would be under n> ■■.■ m.n .". men! next season 
liftv* i . .. ni, ...-,. The. little prima ii": n.i was named a* a future Dill- 
ingham star, but her contract with ll. w. Savage has another year to go, 
and next sea* on shi has been routed to the coast in "The Magio Ring." 

iPh w ln l l . i l. i. l l ' ,,i i i i | i ln)ii i( j nniitril leii-r i tni'v , -, ti .] !s ^lw.tg^ drn-^jng 

cxccptionrl business, Mitzl has b" n the ace of the Savage office -for 
years, her road draw i«ing among the best of all the stars on tour. She 
has been under Savage management for 10 years, and there is a proposal 
to extend '..•;• presei t acreenien' Miizi has r sliding scale eylfttrarf, with 
ie[ ■.- rry . pri perccntagl reing for this season and i axt. 



Thursday. February 21. 1924 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



11 



LOOP TOPS PREVIOUS WEEK'S GROSS; 
"ABIE" SENSATIONAL WITH $25,000 



SHOWS IN N. V. AND COMMENT 



Ann Nichol's Show Outstanding in Chi Annals — 
Only Four Musicals in Town — Comedies Holding 
Even Pace — "Lullaby" Terrific Flop 



.' >pped, 

Of run nil. I 
Hinre erectiu 
I cipaelt) at 
•The' Old 
and fin .1 w 
record far ii 

Hit $!».fiOu 

opened Hm. 

'■Kiki" (I 



li 



Chicago, IV!.. -'). | 
ssoh were cheeked i 

attractions of the i 
vious vn-i'li. "Abie's 
The Heat People." 
Lincoln Birth - 

i e_Xtranrdinarj 



t>:tsed gro 
for the winning 
town over the pr 
Irish Rose" ami 
both of whom gave 
day matinees, figure 
fain*, parttcuhvrly lor'* the record 1 - 
breaker at the Studehuker. Slow- 
movlng attractions picked up ii 
r its whet, the leaden checked eirl> 
sell-outs. 

Pour openings Sunday i igln 
propped up weak corners of th • local 
legit calender. "Innocent Kyex" 
went Into the Apollo with the mm - 
ins nf "The Lad; In Ermin •' 'ovei 
to the Car rick. filling Mi.- spot 
caused by the failure of "Caroline.' 
The new Smile :.i revile, with MU- 
Hnquett, attempted an "Artist 1 and 
Models" idea at the premiere. The 
l.\-s said about this Idea the hitter. 
"Kye*" a''', more vk'ord-of-nuHith ad- 
vertising after the opening iiighl 
than ii did box office possibilities 
via Hie writing of th" critic*. 



•'- iln "I.,. The 
■. is thai the un- 
tttractlons now in 

nome of ll.e blows 



If "I 
"■hullld 
I here \ 
string 

Spl"tt 

broken, 

iicr the 1 
gave ih< 
drum;i a 



i 



1. 1 



uco '1;.-'." ili uew C'i 
Htrengtlien the tl 
>uld !>•• a !'.i >• chance o the 
of tolling a ti r ictions for 
Herrmann'!" house being 
"Bed Light Annie," follow- 
Ig stay of "Th- Old So ik.' 
lovers of startling n. "lo- 
cal tin ill al the Princess. 



i • ■■ ejeing the • 1 • 
suspicion, howevei 
li.il in <',i array of 
'.i \ n w ill remove 

whii ii have come to the theatres in 
past years for the windy month 
The scarcity of inimical attractions 
is helping several of the comedies, 
while at least one of the musical 
1 > : . > \ s i 1'..|>sy :.iul Eva") is reaping 
the harvest by being placed right. 
Last week's estimates: 
'A Woman of No Importance" 
i Blackstone, Jst week". Poor hal- 
i-onies i ill gross duwn to urouud 

j f'J.OUO. 

' ''The Bread of the Tresha.-ns" 

j.< -i >.'•/! thern. 3'1 and (in iMveeki. 

\ i. ■i'io|i i.i .< loss engagement. 

i ;rossv.- i.'.. -mail to check. Theatre 

Cuild productions opened Sunday. 

"Lady in Ermine" I Apollo, 3d 

kepi In t own, d • -a 

Moved over (•• fSarri 

$45,000 was i 

n the Apollo. 

Lullaby" l Illinois-, 

eki One of the 

l \cvv Y".'l. BUCC" 



'.: '<■■; $.. 09 i r • 
I . i...'- huhe* . gi 
< »> ■ i . ■ i • | 
, ,•.. used 
Soak (!';•; 
' I Left .m- • .-•• .si 
"i j ■• of, week - '>'• i ' 
"lied Light At'.i 
•i\'. 
".vers. Rth r. eeii 



Figures estimated and con-.me->t 
successful, vvhile the same gross a. 
mediocrity or loss. The variance 
house capacities, with the varying 
with consequent difference in noce 
in business necessary tor mus.cal 
play is also considered. 



point to some attractions being 
xredited to others might suggest 
is explained in the difference in 

overhead Also the size of cast, 

ssary gross for profit. Variance 

attraction as against dramatic 



ii,-':- 



holding the $20,000 average t >• 

"Abie's Irish Rose" tStUdeluki 
8th week) Extra matinee and ii 



and 

.mm we 
$:."•. Oih>; 



Th 
•I:: 
pi .. 



re 



proved Tuesd i 
nights OV<*r pre 
gross to around 
mil in ever' way. 

"Give and Take" (La 
week!. Kxcellent pare. 
$l.'!.r.(i(i; close to full capacity. 

"Honeymoon House" (Centi il. 
week i. Htuck clone to |4.iW0 

•Mr. Wu" (PlayhoilMC. 2d ..>• 
Little uiidei ti.QW, ■*'■'■■'■•■ ct.g n •: 
made limited 

"Nervous Wreck 

weeki. Holds even 

Or t'.\ o m -ii ■•• ii •■ -ik- 

IllKll".- Hi .'i ♦ l.'i'i-i 

•We Moderr j" . . • 



I ly 



Hi 



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.III. i> 
[Hon -• • t , 

pi »em clip 
m's • ir.il .1 



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The Theatre (Juilri production.! ^ot 
miller way at the Ureal North" rn. 
when the "hlgh^brow" entertain- 
ment of the last seven week.: has 
been featured with empty seats. Not 
a >o]hl smash hit was cheeked for 
.in,, of the new shows, meaning thai 
the town's winning attractions of 
the previous week* v. ill r.o'. have 
their honors molested. 

Only two shows gave Lincoln's 
Dlrthday matinee. These wen.' 
"Abie's Irish Rose" and "Ths Best 
People," eaeh drawing capacity. The 
>p >chil matinee permitted "The 
Best People" to ascend to li.tfOO once 
again. "Able" keeps piling n;» Ben- 
satlunnl grosses, ami hi easily the 
outstanding dramatic pace-maker of 
tl..' > ear, if not for years. All at- 
tractions except "The Pottle*" are 
list. .1 for Washington's Birthday 
matinees, considered the strongest 
matinee date, surpassing Thanks- 
giving Day for n pull. 

One of the Interesting ctvek-ups 
.•ii the comedies is the even •-. i;. the 
figures hold. For the i> i-t three 
weeks there hasn't been much varia- 
tion In the nightly grosses at the 
stmiehaker. Harris, LaSalle and 
A'i iphi. V «r out In front, of i ourse, 
i^ "Abie's" sales. "The Nervous 
Wreck" m sandwiched In between 
some of the strongest dramatic com- 
petition th? town lias had In recent 
year.-, noteil particularly after realiz- 
ing there are only four musical 
show-, in town. Cj! William Roche, 
house manager, ami Prank Oibbons, 



V: ."•I. * 

low .-., 

ii.uii.tr 
the st;i| 

•Th.; 
iin.it v. ■"< 
flops for 
year. 1 >ol 
.'. ■!■ ii.- il gross. 

•The Follies" 
High prices 
$:s,miii 

"To,isy 
v. -.-:; . I 



it. 



J 



Pel and 

quietest 

-i ,..' tli» 

Otl 



heel; higher than $0 

olotii it, : ,i h week i 



and 



Eva" 
all th« 



>lwyn 



week i. !>!•• . • '■• h his • ■ Cull tl'). 

Otlt) . iel ;.-,••. '■ .•!' II. 1 '.'; • ■ > 
IliOl e s eli4 i '••• til'.' ' • . .•• 

would in .• "it ' :' .-.- t'.iei ■», 
time. 

"The Buii^fftis Widow" i ■ ' 
mil tin "i iwi?i;i. V ille.l tii 4 il, " 
oilier that, 'ii • .- . iVs ' II: • ' -»»in 

following, l-'igured $5.S'.i'j FVi 
rocks" "•!'. a i S .:■ lay. 

"Best Poople" l A !• •.•• 
greek ». Kxtr.i in .: . ee ...■■■■ a - "- 
around II i.hh;. 

'Caroline" «<: Iff '; "• ' md '. i 
week*. S'otUlins ■ .. i'.i ■.:■•' . is ■■. 
started Lii«"ie •• i • • ' • ■ 

average 



'G.V. FOLLIES' DID $28,000 1ST WEEK; 
"LONDON," $135,000 IN SIX WEEKS 



Philadelphia Plays and Figures in Face of Bad 
Weather Conditions — Two Big Pictures Showing 
at $1.50 Top 







l»hiia lei phi i. I>b 'lit 


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uno of Cohan ii •• i the 


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oston for appreciation of 



company manager, have done same i mare remarkab 



Ueorge M.'s productions. 

"So This 1^ London." without II. f 
critical words of praise that were 
necorded other Cohan show«, Ins 
entered ths eolid hit class. It is 
riding dose to capacity. "London'' 
will likely complete its allotted six 
week-" with a total gross of some- 
where around Jl35,0toJ. It is seldom 
that any show, staying six weeks, 
readies'* figure like that, an.t for 
a non-musical show it ij a", tii? 



ii 



nence o- 
laat week 
report th 
Rise of K'-i- 
tiarrick to folio! 
don." Thi i w 111 
Marl". IT unl* 



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t lever work to hoM up the "Wreck" 
against the competition furnished by 
"Kiki" and "Abie." "Wreck" has 
been maintaining a $n,ooi) average 
since the holiday weeks. This H 
12,000 above the stop clause for the 
twin theatres, and perhaps II a 
little higher average for the number 
of weeks played than the Chicago 
record of "Peter Weston," which 
was the theatre'* record show of 
list year. 

•The Kollie.-." topped everything In 
town, swinging for another f.liS.000 
week. (Jeorge While's "Scandlls" 
opens Sunday night, .arriving at a 
time when everything Is In "Scan- 
dal's" favor to mop up. "Tops) and 
Eva" beat all previous weeks at the 
Belwyn, just falling short of 922.000, 
ami reporting w. advance salo of 
J16.O0O, which is"emarkable for tin- 
start of the eighth week, li now 
looks as if the Duncans will last 
until May, giving the town some- 
thing new in the way ol a long mu- 
sical play run. 



Mi 



irgaret Anglin 



iliowed A Worn 



an of No Importance" at the t'.lirl:- 
stone, drawing society, yet not In 
th • strength of full encouragement. 
''Kiki" goes out in a fortnight from 
'he rowers, surprising many, still 
the trade has been phenomenal and 
will likely contleue so rigid up to 
the finish. 

• 'ohan's fjrand ■• ■ • < '■ ew it trac- 
tion (March _• i in "elilence," i plaj 
hy Max Marcln, produceil by the 
Helwyns, "We Moilerns" refused to 
1 II' k sufficiently to hold i ; my longer 
nt C'oh.in's tit mil. The nivow bai •• 
l y r -e.teioMi $io."iiw — i-to — wee|r. M in'l 



. I I.MHI'I 

i n i igning ii <s 
espoiise. which 
. show i house 



ev»n the hail 
I nle.i in bring th 
''su.iHv comes up 
t iiere. 

I'lgnivs show ti i' :.>e month of 
31 irch In the last three ye II I has 
been .-, I, r,*1 ono r >- Shows in this 
t< ia to wi'.Us:a.: 4 ^ X'h« lUaudgerg 



The other outstanding feature wa» 
the wallop recorded by the 'Ciieei - 
wick Village Follies" at tiie Bhubert. 
The hig .mil uneavpected sue c«w of 
"Innoce.it Eyes" and its forcing out 
because o£ the "Tollies" booking led 
some to predict that the latter would 
hit considerably below the flg'jre of 
the Mistlngue'.t sh ■> -.v. but that 
(llrtn'i come aho'. Krom the open- 
ing night on thu year's "Greenwich 
Village trollies" has shown more 
vitality and box-office j...'.-- man 
last year's edition did 

Otherwise, the attract!" • - ." •■•..'.;• 
ran about true to form. The bad 
weather hit aeveral of the houses 
rather hard, and definite dropping 
oft in gross was noticeable at the 
Broad and at the Forrest, 

The vvahiti- now enters 
period of dramatic attra 
booked for short periods, and 
Indical ons w ili h •■'•'' the pi 
the iiv'a really artistic the: 
i 1, .. v,. i and l" opened M 
svith the original < ast, i 'W ii 
( ,nlj hm. iveelc's. "The Whole To 



s'lrcessf'i' a- to warrant a: ex 
sion beyond Its allotted -■< week 
Estimates for Last Week 

"Little M-ss Bluebeard" 
1«i week). Irene Bordoi i com 
had fine openii r It i ••• ' ■ 
weeks. "Sancho I'-i'^.i" fell >ff i 
(iderably. les, tl •'. ll'S "''-' . 
week. 

"Greenwich V'llag* Folhes" s 
bert, Jd week). Proved i whale 
(Continued on Page '-^) 



"Abie's Iris.- Rjse." liepubh ''i 
eel; i Aiw t half list played ev- 

tl'i in. itie.' la<*t v.ccl; (Lll Iu'p 

j *.i, ■• loi. i.. i and nine performances 
v ill g" for ir.osl shows this week 
(W ishingtiin's ]".:• thday ». "Able" 
witli added matinee wen to bet- 

• ■•• tb.i f I ■.; '.no. 

"Antony and Cleopatra." Lyceum 

• is week". .lane Cowl's second 
appearance »'■ Itroadway this sea- 
-ii'. iir*' with "Pelteas and Meii- 
h.inde"; limited season as Cleo- 
patra, with some matinees of 
Julie! probable, opened Tuesday. 

"Artists and Models," Bhuberl ("7th 
\'. • I '. I" e h illges recent!/, but 
biibstitiitions - "hi to be lot better. 
still playing '•• good leisiness, 
though ittteudai'ce ligh' early, in 
week. Nliie peviormances go; 

a ion" J; a.'.l'i'l. 
"Beggar on HarsobiDk." Broadh'irsl 

.. _M v I... t'n'i'-ai comment 

striHigiy laudatory and attraction 

:- (iff to lining -••!'. First week's 

tilings nearly $H.r>00 in seven 

o ■■■ i .rn up ■», " T ivsday premiere) 

t. Its .!:•■ S".t .. - 

"Chariot's Revue." Times Square 
iTil. nee',;.. Kng'iiyll musical get- 

it i; capacity. \Videly advertised. 
M inagemeri nintldent it is liKture 
tin .ugh sumac"'. Last week wilh- 
i.nt extra mattoee but juices, also 
lif' i: •- a:e. tent gross soaring 
above |22.">l»0. 
Cyrano de 8e^gerac," National 
i isth week i St eatra matinee, 

but call 90 good performance 01. 

Ll.acotii's Birthday afternoon 
would have so t out Business 
i round I19.00H md show easily 
on.- of season's real hits. 
"Follies." Nun Amsterdam (lSth 
week). Standee (rule late last 
week with business I. .Ming show 
up as leader •>! Broadway's mu- 
sicals; hitnJO and better weekly 
i: i I..OK- t Inch into ivarra 
weather. 
'•For All of Us." Ambassador (Hull 
•"•i-.i. William Hodge ha* chance 
to better Chicago run of last sea- 
son here Business appears sat is- 
factor, without reaching execp- 
■: inal money. Kxtra performance 
last week but total the same; little 
under *! 2.0«»0 

1 "Gypsy Jim," 'a Street (6th week.l. 
Another week will let thid one 
out. With liotlil ly chance I L»t 
Week busiiiCSS ilrr.|ipeil 11,004 anil 
gross .■•!■. tinder >4,00». "The 
■ in i sider" M " eh *. 

-•Hurricane." Fralie Oih week*. 
More 'I'm double original booking 

| at lYy'.h: and d'i : e Inderlnite; 
.:■••." mi;, go ' > M.iil neat month. 
;.'. • •:•'• s-, about $'»,f.00, enough to 

mike profit i ause of Utractlon'a 

"leMik-up" — star tOlga Petrovai is 

presenting ai.d acting in show, 

"In the Next Rjom," Vonderbl ' 

'.i. •. •.•,;.. one of l»eet w.-ek^ 

for Broadway's only mystery 

iriraa. Urosa i 1,20*, egfra mati- 

lie" 1 ■ >■ '—1 No reason why this 

or • should •' ran out season. 

•'Meil Bent far H»aven," Fraaee (3d 

,,.,....; , |j. ,i-' a ie ■ toil week pii'iti- 

i.MugSy, tiiougli iii.ictioii has iio; 

,.y trhovrn pace anticipated in pre- 



Talkiug" '■•' another 
after that Helen 
••Chains." 

Another of 1 1 
fared a bil he" 
tits' week 
developing 
brlel SI i . 
which drew 

the Allelpoi 

th" »'oi v f""' I ills 
ard Bennett, the 
three weeks 

in iddit.oi. 'a 
M.'ii> " an.l 'Voi 

opelllllge ii.eill't."! 

h<> u-.l. " winch began 
the Broad 



foi ttli th' 

Uahagai 



wee 

better than 

nil gives 
Mine real st 
Tliw Is "T 
most of th' 

This Wee] 
■ ilis dram ' 



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Feb, -". i 
Brsl s.n -e 
third of ii 



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the 

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CHARLES FRANCIS STRICKLAND 



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Boots,' 




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over JU^.OOw. 

'Laugh. Clown, Laugh," Bebsco 
(13th week*. Better than flit.OOO 
for Liouei B.i, rymore drain I 
which BelaaCo expects to in it 
through season. No extia mati- 
nee las.; week. 

"Little Jessie James." Little (58tll 
week). Popular success withou! 
g.-tting lug money. Moved to 
this small houate several Weeks 
ago anil gloss Of $10,000 pi-olttal. •• 

because of small cast and one s ■'.. 
House cannot do much more. 

"Living Mask," I'm ch ai il .luii., (5th 
week). (Setting a row <l Jii.uoo while 
at tttti St. Moved from that large 
capacity house to one of small.- 
theatres in ton r Monday. Punch 
and Judy .seats 2W. t.ast week at 
4ith St., $".,r.oo. 

"Lollipop," Knn k 
w eeU>. s trage's m 
e isy until summer, 
tered each week, 



'toeker ( j t h 

i-ical hi! look i 

Business be! - 

and last week 




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^uijUiei ^cjisv/ii tit Uie »fOtni- 1 



Of Wlia.-kl 
■ng.iged for thi 
late in April 

Afte. playing 
for iient season 

Ii<ieWs SI I " 

Dirgctieii, Mandel A Rose. 



nr.-vt 
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'ti n V l l i g 
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without extra matinee, takings 
nearly J20,nof». 

"Mary Jane McKane." Imperial (!n;, 
week i. Nine performances for 
newest of Hammersteln'j musi- 
cal*; gross bit over previous week, 
about 117. MO. Willie talk of mov- 
ing show next Month. Made 
money right along with partial 
cut-rate aid upstairs, bouse hav- 
ing big balcony. 

"Meet the Wife," Kla»r (13th week). 
One of list's laugh shows and pel 
haps most successful of farces Ibis 
season. Excellent call dowuslahs. 
With balcony holding up faiiiv 
well. Over JIL'.OOO last week in 
nine performances 

"Merry Wives of Gotham.'' Hem . 
Miller (lith week.. Betterntetii 
alter disappointing start surprised. 
Good entertainment and cleveilj 
produced. Nine performances las: 
week, however, counted less than 
pie villus week. $11,000. 

'•Moonlight," Longacrc <tth week i 
Seems to he some difference of 
opinion about this musical, but !"■> 
doubt as to merit of score. Busi- 
ness fair to date Quoted between 
tl.VJO'i and $i»,(iuti. 

Moscow Art Theatre, Jolton'S (>;•'' 
week: 2d repeat). First announced 
for six weeks, win n Itussians wer<> 
brought back from short road tr.. 
Will probahii go on loar tig.." 
litter another ^ ,-.•:. $i:;,000 oi bil 
o\ er. 

"Mr. Battling Buttlcr." .-Vlwyn ('.'Is'. 
week). Bwltclied IVednesday per- 
formance t" the holiday last Week, 
like some other attfai lions. Ooit .• 
lis' week with holiday was no i"l 
to many attractions. Here tic I- 
about same, at over $17,00(1. 

"Mr. P<tt." SOlll St. < ".th week). N- iv 
finish written, li ; management has 

hopes of show picking up; an.iiM'l 
$."..'100 or over. Will tfnish >• r 

month (one week more). "We;."''! 
Itatej i" succeed March 3 
"Music Bok Revue." Music i:..x (•:; 
week). Held to eight performances 
Wednesday matinee switching »■• 
Tuesday, Business over norma 
because of holiday prices. T..'. 

ii.gs $.'S."ela. "' is-i sho.T s', I $,'. • ' 

to|>, as tt II-' Ol I'll! ies, ' "Step;, pg 

.stones," "iiid Boots" and "Tin 
M traci»." 

"Myrtie." .'.Jd S-' f3d week), li' il 
week for this try, which had line' 
chance In small house spotted out 
of beaten tra^l". "inisf mentioned 
to move up tram Village as auc- 
cessor, 

"New Toys." ru'.on (1st week), 
unened Monday, succeeding "One 
Kiss." which wet • on tour "Tn> -' 
out some weeks iga ai.d brouffii" 
:n for rewriting. Produced by Ham 
il Harris. Crith's not entbusiasi ■ 

"Outward Bound," Kits (7th .'. i 
Miigllbh drama living up t" a«l 
v.nnce predict io' pace being mi 
proximate capa< - ity. List wee!;, 
■.vt;i, px'i i performance, gi" • 
reached r.ew high n, uk at llS.tni'i 

■Poppy," Apotio rtbth week). Thmig' 

there are musical -ho.vs Oa e.'i '" 

j cie, direct') ti"V'. door, busii - 
..o.il.t g up to hi •• t.g'i' ps l !ig 
performance . Lis week, (al; 
being $ts,1.)ii 
••Ram," M ,'Mi'.' Mi: .'■ '•".<.. week • 
Vi't'i" has. pi iv, i "-.'.I mni' 
Business i .ei! i'i'ics ,i splei d 

ii ..'■• fill SllOW Well Oil It i Wit 

se I Re moll, $l I'm 

O'Reilly," 1 • 

S' I ' is iv.' I- I.. 

mm t •" ■ tli . <n>r. : I • 

i .■.'. i'u >ut $! '.6 "i. n . extra ti i 

'tl-- l.ltli • "I .' OOlllll I II' 

we!! oast l'ia.-'ei. j'.nli uinte.l t . 
iit"f another th'.— weeks. Hoi'-..- 
then gets 'The Thief of Bagd i 
nCW I '.ii iiaiik , t'.ttti. 
Runo.n' Wild," Colon! •• ft' 
... ■ ■'• i Color'' 1 «'•■ >ar *<g'|. 

(Continued •■ i'i ft 12) 



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12 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Thursday, February 21, 1824 



BOSTON PASSING SEASON'S PEAK; 
SEES LENTS ADVENT DISMALLY 



Two Openings Monday — "The Bat" Could Get But 
$6,500 at B. O. H. Last Week — "Vanities" 
Dropped to $22,000 



SHOWS IN NEW YORK 



V 



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It I < .' " ■ I ■ . ' • ' ' ' ' ; 

.,, i . ■ ;, ,..■.. for : . 1 i. in Last Week's Estin-a'.es 

t • -,., ,:■!■... 1 ;,.; v, Mi-, \Mi '■ .- " V a - : t let." • 'i . ' : .' • ■ t . ', ft) .'■ 

-.,,, -,, ,.. .•... mst big weel. in "' ""' I22.6W a«t week, > I 

theatre?! for some time to come. Il i) • . < v. .«, far. 

Ii tt g always born figured '•'V?""" 1 ''" "Stella Dallas.' -.u-. i«!stwrtk>. 

„ .,,. last holiday on which the ^ , Mom , ay> <livld | rK ,»„ 

^r^v^a^o-.a? .-.. •■•■■■■ ■'■ • •■*«-*- B; :: \ 

■ Apr! I! 1 ) heir, p considered 1 11 «>;•• more, l . .. i a « • • for Jane Cowl 
|ir lis'-, of an outdoor proposition, • :.<■. $j.fioo, wit i rstrn nifl 

Kusinesa ill the local taww ** „y Sl , c Goc(s/ . v ,. jt , : .- .-... 

i'iip average. r*W •>" '!" !««•" 

,se» have failed to turn In pr»Mj u r; in • . r from Wl'bir) 

Kr<IMg e 9 weekly, and for nnci '■■' ■:.•■' • ■ J i.OOo !ast week. 

'<■ajc.il has been marked b> . „ Tht F ,... Year, - ' Hollis •: | 

ensonabh 1 king nrrangemen . ,. , . . , . 

which ha* glvm the public a k< ' ' ,,'.,',, • ■ ... ! 

.,.-,... between the • ii»1eaia i i ••' I* " ■ ""• J ••'•'" ■ '" I 

i,. P dramatics, Th< re ha " ■ '• ■' " " : ' '• 

.,.,.,* shows which came "• ''•'• "The Clinging Vine,'' Trr-m-i 

: . .i '..■!■ !••<!. • ■ * - 1 m.. ! ;.. s ii"- ■ '" , ,, ,,, n«hl up 'ast week, do- 

i" I '"• R »■»• ■ . "*?"?£. ' : •■■ J :,.OO0 -.- . s xv. before. 

. , ,.!■ rt tt to •■' i. rs, i ot -" '• •- ''■ ■■' •;■"•« 

ulun .-.\.,-.,l iiliona 'loseO •'• ■ • ■■■ "Tiic Whole Town's Tnlklr.g," ! 

right at the. «.is<»: I • • ■' i ■; ,,, , • : : • .. « . ,.: .. .- •■. |,i ■ ■ 

, i • : , |...,. i. i- ,'.■ - '-. ■. . ■.,:■-■ w ■ , ■:■■ : 

Tlw •• IWi ■ iftji K tn:s wmi .„.,. 

I „,,.;..,, , . ..... "TIC P.nSSOCj $ho* S . 

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■ ,,, .-; ;ipO ( .'•« ••■ i !.l|. .:■•:•. 

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• ;. i ..... ,.. o c>£ ' he in lea'ii ■ '■ 

',', ;, ,1. [,. r \ \\. r ;, it I ..--. ,: ..III. 

5 ^_ iK.ii) i„ .,-■. .. )■! ■ • V S ivi .; 
, v $4,(00. 

Pp Hh< •-..-"- I • i 
V i.i" to • m .- • .•. ■»: ' « " • 

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Myi • 
"Sa rt Jcc-." • !.•■•.■• 

* ; ■■-.:. . • ' . • . - • wee V - > ' 
■ i . 1 $!'.'(>". 

; ro ■ •- tnoviij •■ i ' .t: . .■."'.- 

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■ I '',!•.;..'.'•.•'.' il I . 

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■■■•.'..-•,! |,)| . , • ■ • .(till* 

• • "Ka'ij'M, i .. ^" -.v. i k 

.ih |- - >'.'• •>! ".1 J', ...'.CM.; i. ; . ,) 



DUSE S $14,000 MAT. 

Opened Tuesday in Los Angele* — 
Fcur Performances Ther* 



Song art) D.^ncc Man. - ' II ., 



" . • Ance*< a, l\b. 2f. 
Tie C.se flrtt performance 

;r«t'vi: y inntir.re, at the Phll- 

arnioi >. Kuditor^um, drew $14,000 

. • j. to W "T • C'.oscd Door' 1 waa 

i 

■•...'. r DUM 

■ : $£( ooo, .. .i - 1 • w:.i give an 
• i ira • '• rt I p< rf< ma ■•■ > i r "< 

tl . • ( l'i .:i ' COSI S^.' 1 

Mj . Hobai ■. opened well on Mon- 

til ...;•• Mason !n ' 'T!:e .';•:- 
. . • . • .'.'.■: M.i;\." 

].; t • Wi • ■. ..t : < *•'..,' It ■ !i 

- •■ , A) .. Christ. e" j. ay< ■ 



FERGUSON, $13,000; 



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'ii.- u . ' i. . Rusinihs. ,'iT)iii!i|! the 
in s - .,' Kroailw > - i'on-n)i» ■ Is, 

u •; , '. ■,'..!.> J; :, ikiii, 
"Spr.rKj Cleaning,'' i '. ;_• i\i\h 
. • !. 'Jr.t l)«"st Rl uss -,-•... iijn ■• 

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,) ■■ iO -.. $1 , 0O«i s • ■■ • • ..in- 
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WASHINGTON IS OFF— 
AND UNEXPLAINABLE 

Leonard Wood, Jr.. Finds Draw 
Just in Time — "Outsider" 
Did $9,000 Last Week i 

.-• i :o. 

* .'••• . ; . •'. i-rop w . c r.otecl not 
or.lj -. • .■ let t lio '• - L.:t the p!c- 
ture* . - w< i ':.•-• wef-k, Tl.Is con- 
..:■■. b< ■ < ■ ■ ; . C for the 

pa*t two weeka wit!, t\*n tlie hotel 
m.M. • .1 ;•.. IninR i.f half filled 
hi j-< - and a gener; . . entering up 
of tin guest*. 

At the Natin:.: .'. w.th Irfna Bor- 
ui.i.i ;:■■ show ope:, id i.,.-i.: mounted 
constantly but in aueh atnail 
amounts as to <;.•. • .. gross under 

MuK\ kTP'Q CTHrW C» AflAi H " JI:i ''»-' s i'' l " 1 i" i - w,! ; " during 

TTrtLRIln ij JiUlJY; d)J,uUU the N'w \*..\\. r.ir. which just eom- 

pleted prior to ihf engagement here. 

As for Lionel Atw)li's new piece, 

"Tin Outsider,'" William Harris, Jr., 

who )i:.sint- )..:i «..: . .i\t to take 
consolation in knowing the venture 
look; like a »)»•'■*■'« ..' o • i,::rs:f- but 
little nil ;..:■ i • . -• :. • production 

Leonaid w.. ■<". .' .. .- the freai- 

dr-nt, had had • .-■•.•-- so bad with 

i ■, ,,. io. i his vtoi'k that olilj t'u„ .. tng of tht 



All Legit Houses Open Last 

Week in Balto— "Patches" 

Did $5,000 



lJ.il; lmor 



8( .. . v >.- '.•<■ s stock did nothing 
start! bj it 1 <"' Aead«oiy last week. 
A niw •■,/!..! r. •')':;■ Proud Prln- 
■ - - was • i |.i ing hi! 1 . 

With top priors of $1 for nights 
..:•': 7 • is '. .• mat In" s- three of 



.. in grossi-d around J are «)ieh ' .■ >■ * 

j: .'ii.i. '• ■■■ ■ ■ ■ first weifc Mr. Walker I 'esqii' ...•'-•.":..■ 
sai.l )..,-.■. : . g* pi. r.. .1 up during i " oxx '•'" 

I'd • Kt pai : . > il ■:■ addod lie fei Is \ l ^"„ 

■ ' ■ - - '■ . !'.;■. ' :moi • vi >!! i..' ! !, ' , 

- . rsvft !, ' i, ... ■: [hat |il IJ hig j " -,•',], 

••.-- rl; toy mon than .. ,,«., ,., 



kind that made i .- brother ,n the. 
1'! ill-- ff,niiiiis Rf.v*-d lh« sink- 
Ing "ship." WJ'liam A. Brady in 

•■.I ■.'.- Wood ... ■':..•.:..•' ) try out 
"(- 'iii.n I'nl'Hil f'.*i:" . :r.i- like an 
admini*ti ring ii( ■ Although 

king • '.tin %'■ fop thing* 



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. ■.■. •.-...■. •, . i. , • • ■ ,,, ♦ ions started [ ting 
in i'toti,' Ai'fuii nil ! "■" 

V . • . : if J', itlnn-.r. . ...--. J Estimate 



imir bur- 
• ; oused the 
Ac .i s Irish 

- ..ii;.. .|. i. '.:.i. .. i.i w lease of 

,. Wood ',»'«!;.. for sensa- 

hnwi io 'i' ...it 

I'l.u!" . • -,.i i .. ...- .i in ';d Its 

• i. ad Wei k the fmnl 

iR.bly hit - 

. :.e first 



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SHOWS IN PH11A. 



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p v .:• ... .:, • ". ■'■ ■ 
weal . . i n $1 i.OOO. 

So This Is Lcnrjon" ■ '-. . . ! 
\ . , ,. ■ ■ ' opinii ■ i ■ ■ ■• ■ 



The Gccee 


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• "" : - ' •' ' y "' ,". ''.,' . '.'■ ' ; • v. ■ ass Clos« ;;• ■ .-The Miraele." •.'. r.t'irv <»it week 

■ ■• "»« « ;: .■;,:;..'.. ;v. -ths &in B »««« &ti- ■• •- ■ ... • ■■ . .. . 

■ f . ,.., • ,. . ., ^, ,. i ■ • g ' apleti i ■«.•:"■ ' engage- i . sr.« -• •:.-.•. ■■ 



r •• L :■ s *. W et k 
L'ttic Miss Blc: Leai-i*." '-',.:.. r.,-,1 

\ . . .: i i. 

"The Fool," 1 .i ' 
• : ' • carts j d j.o-l.i (bool ■- r i , -., ....; .-. i.ii 
'■' ■■■ '••':• ' !-:... latro-goi r« "Tl>e O.its.acr," Ivi. 
I • ■ . ■ " good •• . -. ess v ..- "' i ■ . - , .. • .; with 1. ■ .. ' • • - 
>■■ from ail, ' •' ' ' •. I . . • • 

"!'. •■ ■ ^ . : . '-. •■ !'■ ; ■ ■ ■ '■ ' ■ • • - 

that . • ,1 f„ two . "S"non Called Peter.' 

*:;.' "■ •f" -" J '"■'■ ■ *--' ] ""■ '.., Leonard Wood''?,,- 

■~ ' ' ' this week. p, iril ,.,,• . ,, lM! ., .. , 

At " ■ A dUorijiyi, Klsle V*< i i- : . :., was $I.3iii \> , 

- ' in "The Moo h'lowe-r, ' at $2.7.'i. j *• ai«-d at $3 tor.; IT l\< 

. S .. .... v.i'i a top .: ; Garrck ii..,. 

f: ;.'.(.-. ... ! • ,. .. - -, f,. ; - Merti ' Tn.sV.ce- 

of • :..• •.!.••. • -. • ■ i-.. si .•-!.. •• .. ! 
; ", . - thb \ < < -I •■ "The «i . • 
fider ' . p.. A'.v • r.t : 



Second 

New and 

i.ok.ng for 
I.- .00 j and 

■ . • s,.'f|)t— i 

i i ady with 

' k. Sun- 

1900 whilei 

•lie niRlit 

the houea 

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pleti I two fl: : i < -. • • 
h)( ri> at j-ii-ibert am Now 

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as-t i ( • i* ' • ,- . 
"You sr.d I" W. '■ .'. '•• wee* 



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"The Dsnccrs" lAO'Vphl, Id ncn • 

i . i .. ;, ,: •■ .:,;- «<■! ,: Sr.d IKi i..,. . ■-. 

; • hi .- • iraged. This wei-1 l-The Nc.v Engtander," , ^ 



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idaj .'.•.■ '. ■ :•'-■ g - 1 ' • -' ' "'• 
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a generation 

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» • . . S iifl ;• ' ' !•' -i '• • '. I'- °d i. 

... t Cowl .:■ do e, iSI ■ 
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, r ,, •, •• weeks, usivig ■• 
,..-.. -i;, ■■ .i . ' ■! Jul.. 

' .• Cicop ".'.• i" "Sally, li-ene ,*-d M«ry" iLyrl 

• . , • ,. , . w.t.) ,*i ix'. prrfn - . - i..i pis; .,!,< : |ng with 

: , -r. m.-. cowl did $;:•,;.("', ai.d|a . >r big i..A..- ' sale_ !»imed 
■ (i , ,. this « . r , ff about $! 01'" 
. , .... i .-!• re, it was n>al an 

:,,- ■ t.' and tii< • ' • slay w , 
..hi. .: .•, ; ■ 3. ■''■ • .•)•.. 
rgi'.t -.:•■ 

M - ;.•'.••• a : - r, . 



Ti-.c Nervous Wreci-." Pi •;■ )' 
; i. . . ;<,- , > . . ' W'c.t •.-. top 

■ ..: .,-• I ■ • ..:•.:. 

,>: w«i ■ , - tirg 'Mir- 

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i vi. ■ - >.. ;- $C0," 00, (Sweet 'i« '• 5 



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■ ..:• ■. ■• . to |. i' week ". ' far fr< rn 

. j, ';, The < tingliam >' ■ • • 

... j . ' ' i. ast week a", this 



LOLLIPOP'' MARRIAGE 



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: .. uiip" is the caus< of 1 ■ • 
. i . i, i.- - f. r . - « ■ ■ ' . .. i ■ .': Addison Fowler lit- 

!•; • ., • i l?i • . "1 i. ', ■■ i •■- iv.i.: on caci) other. 

fj.dj" ;• ■ '•'■ ..'''• ■ .-. been together for two 

-, ■ i .i •;.- < v i -. Miss liar ■ ■ . have decided :c Kt-t 

:.!u;..' ;.- r^d '' ' ■ " • ■ ■ lid Easter. 

,, v, ,,i. ,:- s a ■ .-I . , ' . .-. for \* 
of the i' ite type and :•• 

, . ;■• t '. •■ '• .- '. ■ : ! 
lie!'.-. 



FOP. THE ONE NIGHTERS 

Wl: .'• ' ".•• • I, ' .. -.- :,:.-• c,< - 
' '• ' - - I.' • ■: '..! en ty Jan. 

f..-..l Stai ley I loralTeim, 
'■ . •: to t. «• I known at the ra. • 
tracks ■ being their initial the- 
• 'i a) • • ■.-.-. Harry L. Cert 1« 
rami d :*. 1" !r.g jnten -•. d v It 
them. It in ur.dei stood the j plar :n 
send c *: i<. .:• :rr, pt n.t*. 



r .,'• k. 

W;. :. 
1 . .- • " s:. . 
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. ■ . Janis :\ \ 

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.r. "Th* 

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iid Week1: ; 
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ALAS DALE ILL 

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Lit j.oma 

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: r.t the .''ana 



FRANCINE LARRIMORE ROBBED 

'.' v. ■ f "five : ouiai .i doll; rs 

,\ , . > .' jew»-lr>' was. tt. ',• . from 



ii i . ,,• . t of Pi . ■ .■ ' 

l-'ifth avci le, F< h, 10. 

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I ■ .. . ■ nee me nt of tin 



It n st 1 -'• |" hi < n i. .■ ;' • ' < - 

.,,1,.. '. . . . . ' I . 

)..:,,•. , j i . ,..'■■•. .< i • ..i' * week. A tier 
,, iph i f Ij g weeks, c? fl'.i ■ 

. i • , i ijv , • '..: ;| aj y, "':' • i .. ■ ' 
% i ■: IC.iOO on the week, ft v ■ ■■ 
.,,,-.. . ' . ,-. :. . • '. '. . ■-, ' i 
whether or ot Tlx I • ' ' ■ d gel A '*> ■ v •'.,■•• i :,;..-:'.;.. \. ■ .i 
,,,..- ,..,-,,..■ . j- n .* ' • '. I'imore home the n,rl t r.f 

, , after tin loi ,• r in it lu d ■"■ ..■..'.., i ft< r wai'.ii g urti 

-,,■■■■-', Wiih.-.r rtst seasi , ai-d I thej :i>. I > r would I.m 

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I r do e. ■■.!,. \ M I- •■ :». ■;■ ' ,. : • • i 

i, I , . ■ ..... ;...«« v. i . .. Wi ■ • ' • • ' ' lid, was aw i • id 
i j r ■ '. red," r.t • '■'■■<> 

■ ..... , had hard go ion) • ■ ■ ' ar.d !r.n< ■■ ■ ■ 

.,.;■:....: up i ■ . ..' .... w' LCj J> - I" 

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for t . « • i". i i'.g « • ■ 

In tin s<- , i ,- i- , . r.t !';* '." • - 

• ....• •• i ,. i'i Vim did t 



"THE CLIPPER" 

•' i • - . .- i O'dcst An- ..sen-' 
Paper 

i, L - it'i,' n Ihe unria 'eiil.i 1)1 
.i.'.i u, ..iiiili^.r smnsesieate. 

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• M.:'.- '■ •'. to g 

; . - . ) wlii 

.,•• .-1 ..•' . I ..-..' • ' . . • v • I „•- 

' . • • . •• • ifc .-..-•.' grosj 
< •■: rated .-'•:■ ■, $4,000 . d 
S.", i 0(1 
The Other Rose." >;•:.- o ''.Cth 
ilid jot benefit 
•' .- I'.'-.e; . i no . • • . per- 
form.!! • ••-..' - .. . . i .': for 
groes ••' ; bi .• }'■ iOt) '-:-... :■ - 
:m i ■ .:.'.::« fer step r .-. ..t 

"The Potters,' 1 I.;.:n. • 

•-. eel i, Hig i - • - s las' week 
b ,< i) j :i *0( draw .■ ... • • gro» « 

"... •:. '• . S'.: • ,-'... mi i ■ . - fig. 
• • .1 .•■ ; imp. I ■.,'.:-- ;,'•• 

- . .. • for .■■.!■,. . ot ....... . 

"The Snarre Womar," i '. ... ii. .'.■. 
week i. '',.-..|,. ; ,;:■.• -., , ,•. ). ap- 
pari ' '. going alonj - , tisfi ■ - 
-..'.- • o.igt) • • nesi! anno* b« 
•..:<•: r t !•)•'.■ : . • .:.. . 

I...|.t " ■ . ',■ \< j • • ' . :. •■. • ■ .' i • 

: ., ■ fC iOfl. 

"The Si-.ov--0«." Pi. • ii -• 

i • ■ ■ So di . i ' .i ... ■ ■ . ' new 

i. ,,• i '.-•.;..'. Y, !.:::• - 

dent . I . ■ 1 1". ai ■ oi il week! 

;,..., . .-. l„ . , S ( ,/ i \- : ■,. 

1 ■ '■ 

"The S'as-.." . ••• i!$t] *(. i 

'. ; ■ i • .; . . . ., U i I , 

'• • ■ .■-. ilia) -..,-. 

■ .. - • i . ■ ■ i . ■ ' ...i -. .' . 
perfi • aiS ' • ' to: 

"Topics o' '.523." Wi . riardei 

'.■.•... . !.•■'• . - ■ • : 
, . . ii . ■ ■ g on 

. : : • , ■ I .' • - . i,i .- 

•,■■;■, ... 
• v.i. ■•. . . . i . .- J.' • (.0, 

"White Ca-ijo," I •. i, ... > r. 

. v. 1 1 ,• I.- i es sit., i 

ptov ■ , aft HfM-1 

< !)» ii — t ii. i i .' i il ., : — $ i Ii T; '.u ; 



; WERBAS SUBWAY QUARTET 

„, ,...„ ., ..,,.«, ! Loa'.s r. TVcrbc, with two houses! 

"Judith Next Wee- n Balto ! { ,, . ,.., ..g, abw ... ,; r ,;-;. p i ari8 to 

n.itimcrc Vcb. 20. ; . ,.,ii two more b; next season. 
"JudU " f.e Henri Bernstein One will be .:'. Brooklyn and th* 
r.r." .-. wii tc r'">eii r.cj.t Tieck ly I other will le :r. -\e "\v.-.sh!ncton 
i < Walker s-.tt...; at the Academy. Lll'ig '- e< '.. . 



. i • ... [ rufit said to 

. ■ . . ■ . , } . m i . • . show. 
W . e:ficv.i -. ' • ..; ■ . v. , , , ,. 

(lOi'ili .■..- . - .,( . ■ i.a^t 

-.in.' i ',.,.■ | .i .j }.■ 500 

■. i - ; • ' . . ' «■•■.. V • . ) i 
■ ■ . -■ flil ' ••(' 




HARRY PUCK 



r>o*lrt» 



Leaiil •■ ■ . ■. ji) Her:;, \V. , c a-. . -;..-. ' .'.. ;. i . > 
T'ie.'.tre j.iw 1' i i i< now. 

What Jo t i.i ii In VARIETY: "Ther. .-. •• , . -•.. finde lri the 
n:tht, nctatly H&ri) J .....' 



Thursday, February 21, 1924 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



13 



HEDGEROW PLAYERS NET 
$300 ON PHILLY DATES 

Community Group Lauded by 

Local Critics — Had Ann 

Harding for One Play 



Philadelphia, Feb. 20. 

The recant engagement of the 
Hedgerow Players from Moylan. 
Rose Valley, at the Plays and Play- 
ers' Clubhouse (formerly the Little 
or Delancey theatre) was not as 
devoid of success as was at first 
supposed. 

This promising amateur organ- 
ization, headed by Jasper Deeter, 
one of the founders of the Province- 
town Players and which, bas pro- 
duced such promising young play- 
ers as Ann Harding, had previously 
presented a number of plays at 
their own tin at re in Pose Valley, 
but the recent Philadelphia en- 
gagement of three days was its first 

attempt at anything bearing on 

financial opcrution. 

They presented "The Emperor 
Jones" Monday night with one of 
their must promising players, Syd- 
ney Mach'-t. a hoy in his late teens, 
who was, it vertheless, hailed by the 
critics as a coming star. Tuesday 
night "The Dragon." was given, and 
Wednesday afternoon Miss Harding 
came' over fioni New York to play 
opposite Mr. Machet in Shaw's 
"Candida.'' Thursday night "Em- 
peror Jones'' repeated. 

In this tiny and out-of-the-way 
playhouse, with virtually no pub- 
licity and no advertising, the 
Hedgerow Players are reported to 
have realised about $300. in addi- 
tion to a great deal of valuable and 
highly laudatory comment in the 
dramatic columns. It is probable 
that they will arrange a similar 
Philadelphia engagement in the 
near future. 

Meantime they are going ahead 
with plans for productions at Rose 
Valley, which will include O'Neill's 
"Beyond the Horizon," Shaw's Mis- 
alliance," Ibsen's "Peer (iynt," "The 
Heart of Youth" and "Two Times 
Three Equals Five.'' 



AYS PRESENTED 
OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY 



LITTLE THEATRES 



"The Dreamer Awakes," a cru- 
sader pageant, was given at Poll's, 
Washington. Sunday afternoon and 
evening, witii a cast numbering 500, 
to capacity audiences. The pageant 
was given by the Catholic Students' 
Mission Crusade, with the cast In- 
cluding pupils from oach of the fif- 
teen Catholic higher schools of the 
District and vicinity. The presenta- 
tion was made on a specially con- 
structed double stage with a large 
eyclorama, the costumes suggest- 
ing a lavish expenditure of money 
on the part of the producers. 

Consisting of four episodes, the 
pageant had special dance numbers 
throughout, done by pupils of the 
Northeast Catholic High School, 
Georgetown Visitation Convent. St. 
Dominic's School, Saint John's Col- 
lege, Sacred Heart Academy, Im- 
maculate Conception Academy, Im- 
maculate Seminary and Holy Cross 
Academy. 

Ailing Alcine, formerly associated 
with Harry Manners In the presen- 
tation of the President Players, a 
stock organization here prior to the 
present venture, was in charge of 
the staging of the affair, with others 
from the Catholic schools assisting 
him. 



The E. M. B. A. Players of Pane 
Bryant presented an original mu- 
sical comedy Saturday at the Stu- 
dio Theatre of the Manhattan 
opera house, New York. The pro- 
duction was named "Without 
Rhyme or Reason." with hook and 
lyrics by Mark Hellinger and music 
by Mortimer Offner. 

The piece was staged by the au- 
thors, both of whom appeared in 
prominent parts. Aside front them 
the principals and chorus were 
made up entirely of employes of 
Lane Bryant, one of the largest of 
the Fifth Avenue women's shops. 
An audience of approximately 1,500 
jammed the auditorium and seemed 
very appreciative of their co-work- 
ers" efforts. 



The General Protestant Orphan*' 

Association presented "A Pair of 
Sixes" for benefit of it.-i orphanage 

*t Mawonie Temple. Imli.m.ipol.x, 
Wednesday and Thursday of this 
week. 



THE LADY KILLER 

Washington, Feb. £0. 

Gorden Kennedy John Craig 

l'eter William A. Morton 

Mrs. Kennedy Kthel Jackann 

Lena llrmvn Doris Kelly 

Joan Smith Claiborne Poller 

bury Lucille Webster* 

Jai-U Kennedy Paul Kelly 

Henry Meeihnni Harold Vermllvo 

Krank Ilurnham Joseph Sweeney 

Rdlth Kennedy Allele I.eRoy 

Gregory, a detective Stanley Jessup 

Hasan, his a«sl»tar.t. . .Charles F. Mci'orthy 
•bs.-'nger Kdward It. BenJer 



A bubbling publicity mnn in ad- 
vance of The Lady Killer" sent out 
the story that this play, opening last 
night at the Ri iasco, was Indeed a 
"glad piny." He said it took over a 
year to write it. because Alice and 
Frank Mimic 1 worked only wgen the 
| sun shone and the skies o'erhend 
were bright and blue. That is all 
very well, but it impressed Atlantic 
City as one of the weakest of at- 
t' mpts tit plitj writing. 

There U the germ- but not a ver 

robust germ of an idea in tile thin- : 
somewhere, and a considerable num- ' 
ber of laughs. This p'ny wnbble*. i 
starts and skids. The Mande-ls wan: ! 
you to believe one thing; for in-: 
stance, that a butler in the house- 
hold has killed the man who has dis- 
appeared. They try to get you to 
believe it by this butler raising his 
left eyebrow .nil hinting at my.-t. - 
rious Joucnoys from the house. Then 
these same Mandela want you to lie- 
lieve — well, many other things; hut 
nobody did believe them. 

Prom the outset a writer of pic- 
ture plays is struggling to do his 
work at home. Authors writing at 
home with a family have been used 
before to create fun. A new ste- 
nographer makes her advent. She 
is full of romance from watching the 
movies. It was this steno. that in- 
spired our publicity friend referred 
to to do the "glad play" stuff. She 
romances, gives the author the names 
for his characters and uses a hair 
chock full of pencils to take down 
her notes, ami then proceeds to work 
like a Trojan for two acts so as to 
have our author find in the whole 
thing a much better plot for his 
movie story than that with which 
he started. 

The "germ of an idea" has to do 
with a young lawyer going out to 
convince his friend, who incidentally 
does as was to he expected, and falls 
in love with the steno., that circum- 
stantial evidence is unreliable. He 
convinces all right, but the little 
steno., full of romance, takes the 
blame and darned near goes to jail, 
only to be saved by the return of the 
much-battered lawyer, who suppos- 
edly had been killed. 

That is rather a rambling account 
of the story, but so is the play ram- 
bling. 

As for the company, little Clalr- 
borne Foster was a positive delight. 
What was there she put into the 
piece and rollicked through it and 
worked so very hard that there just 
hud to be some response, that's all 
there was to it — those laughs. 

One case of said miscasting Is evi- 
dent from the very moment the cur- 
tain rises; namely, John Craig as 
the absent-minded writer of movie 
plays. Craig is remembered as the 
lover of "Jitla's Atonement," later 
as the Duke in the ill-fated "As You 
lake It." In these he was excellent. 
In the new venture he floundered 
around In an unnatural atmosphere- 
and made the weak spots appear 
just that much worse. 

Ethel Jackson plays a matron, a 
very attractive one. Paul Kelly was 
the juvenile lover, and agreeable, 
while Harold Vermilye, using the 
same stuff as always, got away 
with the promising young lawyer 
who would demonstrate the short- 
comings of circumstantial evidence. 
Edward R. Bender was bidden in the 
last act for three minutes behind 
boxes he carried, which when low- 
ered disclosed him hidden again be- 
hind a white beard and dressed as a 
Western Union messenger boy. 

The program states the piece is 
presented by the Morosco Holding 
Co., Inc. (John M. Riehl, receiver in 
equity). The direction is by Fr.tnk- 
lyn I'nderwood. 

Meakln. 



spots ore known Is evident by the 
changes made since last night's per- 
formance, with practically alt that 
the local scribes took exception to 
eliminated. 

Miss Kenyon as the bride is all 
there, despite a rather set smile 
that grows tiresome. 

In the building up of the family 
of respectability the selection of 
Donald Cameron and George 
Pauneefort as the two brothers and 
Jennie Eustace as the aunt created 
a splendid picture. 

Minor roles were excellently done, 
for instance. Jefferson Lloyd, George 
Henry Trader and Robert Thorne, 
while the keynote role of the butler, 
by Henry W. Pemberton. was line. 

The program slates the piece is 
presented by arrangement with 
Daniel Frohman. 

Three months for New York. 
Meakln. 



INNOCENT EYES 

Chicago. Fob. 20. 
j-'ii:i1»v i-' rirrvUict ; c«n, featuring MIMin- 
R'K'tt, i'c A ],f.\u nrul Cleo Mayfl*M. Book 
:nij lyric* liy Hrroid Atteridgt Jirui TVt 
S«"i nil iu r, j.i >>rt> CT**1U«i to Sicmunl n<>m- 
b*ric ;"'i Jf**n S< hvvartz an.i staffed by 
l':.i;,k Smittwon. Dancea arrange*! by ifark 
Mfl>.in ami M. Franci* IVeldon, Opening at 
-.I:.- All :'". • n lea go, i>i>, IT. 



THE BRIDE 

Washington. Feb. 20. 

Candidly "The Pride" in its form- 
ative stage at the Garrick is rather 
thin material, but it has a chance. 
due lo several tingles. 

The cast is headed by Doris Ken- 
yon, who is featured, then the di- 
rection of Frederick Stanhope, and 

the ability of the author, H\ iari 
Olivier, who kept everyone in the 
dark as to the ultimate outcome. 

1'se of the pruning knife a little. 
witii speeding up generally, and ■'- 

though it may not be one of those 

two-yen i 1,1 . I will fur nish an. 



Icebound'' was the 
the Kansas City 'i he itr 



off i • ! Of. 

e las! Week, j 

and probably the strongest p'.ec I 

(Continued on page 3-» 



enjoyable and Interesting evening. 

The piece i j being presented by 
■Tcwett K- llrennan. with Frederick 
Stanhope ditecting. Stanhope has 
done a remarkably good job and if 
he diil the casting, double honors go 
to him. It i« here that exeellei ce 
is written al i/ -v. T! v th ' '•■ 



A typical Winter Garden .attrac- 
tion that has speed as its principal 
bid lor approval and is unques- 
tionably "in" for this town, hut 
presents an element of douLt as to 
the way New York will receive It. 
At least 20 minutes can come out of 
the show as it premiered here. It 
is scheduled to linger four weeks 
before jumping east. 

The production, divided in two 
acts, includes around 30 musical 
numbers between the episodes in 
"one" and the full stage settings 
which sustain the title melody ns 
about the best chance of the score 
to register a dance hit. Given 
Hash dressing, the musical included 
two tableaux of undressed girls that 
had about eight nude above the 
waist in the initial picture and nine 
in the second, besides which a 
comedy scene, ncluded the posing 
of a trio, in sequence, behind a 
scrim curtain lighted from the in- 
terior. The display caused a stir, 
but will hardly cause any publicity. 

The cast, by a vast majority, 
gleans as a vaudeville lineup with 
the girl. Yannessi (Williams and 
Yanessl) romping through to the 
outstanding personality of the con- 
tingent. A striking appearance 
and. being a kicker of merit, allowed 
this girl to step out for particular 
attention, although she is somewhat 
lax in the manner of handling her 
feet and not overly pressed by op- 
position from the remainder of the 
feminine dancers included. The 
Lean and Mayfield team remain as 
of yore, with their attractiveness 
still' hanging on whether they ap- 
peal personally. The book hinges 
on Lean, who does adequately with 
the assignment, but Is not suffi- 
ciently strong to lift it above being 
thin and rather worn through 
previous presentations. 

Mistinguett, heralded as from the 
Casino de Paris, and possessing the 
most beautiful pair of uprights in 
all Europe flounced about in many 
eccentric ci>stume.a. Overly dressed 
if anything. Adhering to a Btock- 
lngless mode appears to be not 
without a purpose for she is no 
longer young, of which there can be 
no denial, and according to her ac- 
tual performance is drastically lim- 
ited. Credited as the originator of 
the Apache dance, the second act 
provided an interlude of a few "seri- 
ous" minutes for Mistinguett which 
Included ft pushing and falling con- 
ception of the dance that they may 
classify as a dancer up here, but 
approached being ludicrous. The 
scene constitutes the French 
woman's principal Interlude, pro- 
grammed from the Casino de Paris, 
and is valueless to either the ehow 
or Mistinguett. In other numbers 
Yvette Rigel is invaluable to the 
Parisian. 

Revealing an inclination to be thy 
of real comedy, the comics list Lean, 
Frank Dohson, Lew Hearn. Majory 
Leach. Charles Howard and Miss 
Mayfield as comprising the per- 
sonnel of that particular contingent. 
Dohson is more or less burled In 
the show. Hearn and Howard rou- 
tine as formally while Miss Leach 
becomes prominent at intervals. In 
fact the entire makeup is reminis- 
cent of other Winter Garden pro- 
ductions in that It is a serins of 
hits by the principals with Charlee 
Mack Inserted for his "stew" dance, 
Hatty White contributing the two 
dunces recently done in front of his 
mixed vaudeville band, and Miss 
\\ llllams delivering the "hot" num- 
ber of the score. Ted Doner and 
Karl Leslie split the juvenile roles 
•,, t i the usual Garden require- 
ments iii this cap acity. A snatch 
r.oiium flash WaS Ro nondescript as. 
to bcome meaningless while other 
production illusions, as to settings, 
ire subs! ii tial and of a pretentious 
order, 

Tl " story tells of a reformer, 
financially embarrassed, %sho is 

. • <i she proprietorship of the t 



Moulin Rouge cafe with the essen- 
tial awkward requirements. Lean 
:is the reformer, and Miss Mayfield, 
portraying the hostess of the estab- 
lishment, carry the theme. 

Edythe Baker is on at the open- 
ing, in a daughter role, for a song 
and dance number with Doner, 
thence disappearing for the re- 
mainder of the night to return next 
to closing for her keyboard speci- 
alty. Practically the entire cast is 
treated likewise, which makes far a 
spotty continuity but nevertheless 
welcome In some instances. 

The show should have little 
trouble in drawing at the box office, 
for Chicago sustains two universities 
and a sufficient male population who 
will float past the gate to take a 
look at the girls, but Mistinguett is 
a negligible addition with It being 
more than likely that the girl. Van- 
nessi. will actually outdraw her ac- 
cording to the general comment. 

a i;w. 



PEACOCKS 



Chicago, Feb. 20. 
Comady by Owen Pavll In three actH 
Preaotitad l>y Lewis & (Jordan uiul s'ai;e,] 
in Howard Lindsay. At the Cert. Chicago, 
Feb. 17. 

Sm ■ Merrill Jean May 

Manic Brock Hetty I.lniey 

Anthony Hrock Thvrloto Bergen 

tlodiirj Webb Horace Brabant 

L.iura I. .trillion. ..Thereat Maxwell Conovtr 

Daniel Maddox Kredrrlc Hurt 

Antoinette Jessie Alison 

Km;.- Doy.e Martha Mayo 

Barbara I*angdon Bdna Hlbbard 

John Rand Prank Conroy 

i*o laon Ka> inortd Capp 



Owen Davis, who has written every 
type of play that looked like a box- 
• ltiice magnet to him, appears to have 
turned out one in "Peacocks." Mr. 
Davis does not bring out any new 
ericas or tricks, nor does he go be- 
yond conventional lines for his plot. 
The latter as built along modernistic 
lines, is nothing new. It is flavored 
with the same aroma as "The Rest 
People'' and "We Moderns," and may 
trace its ancestry to "The Marriage 
Rlock" or "Marriage Market," for it 
is a theme which has been heavily 
dwelt upon in the theatre and prints. 
However, this craftsman has put 
that experienced, sprayed them with 
the proceedings, sprayed them with 
human interest and a touch of melo- 
drama, disguised through its satiric 
delivery, proving himself once more 
an adroit workman. 

Though Mr. Davis Is deserving of 
the credit for the product. Kdna Hlb- 
bard should have the salesmanship 
honors. For it was she who spar- 
kled radiantly in the role of Barbara 
Langdon. whom society considered 
dangerous because she wanted and 
got what she went after. Miss Hlb- 
bard was endowed with a brilliant 
role, and took advantage of the op- 
portunity. 

The story is that of the Langdons, 
mother and daughter, who. though 
in Impoverished circumstances, deem 
it necessary, for their social position, 
to mingle on the outer crust of so- 
ciety and achieve their admission 
via the winsome charms of the 
daughter. The mother has sacrificed 
her all and made it a business prop- 
osition, that her daughter capture a 
spouse who possesses the worldly 
goods they crave. They go to a 
week-end party at the home of the 
Rrocks. In Par Harbor. The daugh- 
tor makes an instantaneous hit and 
has all of the men folks on her trail. 
There Is a cold, uncouth and busi- 
ness-like millionaire who wants the 
daughter. The mother is proposi- 
tioned and, only having cognizance 
of what the future has In store for 
her if a match Its made, agrees to 
help him. The girl falls in love with 
John Rand, the money man's secre- 
tary, who feels that the set she Is 
in are a lot of social parasites. 

A party Is arranged at the dough 
boy's home In the Adriondacks. 
where all are invited. Maddox Is 
away for three days, but finally ar- 
rives on the night of the girl's birth- 
day. He brings priceless pearls. 
The girl ascertains from Rand she Is 
to get a beautiful present, but should 
not take It. She has been taunted 
by the actions of Rand, who has 
assumed a superior demeanor. Mad- 
dox comes on the scene, gives her 
the pearls, the mother announces the 
engagement, and all proceed to drink 
a toast to the couple. The girl, aa 
she finds herself cornered, drops the 
glass, but will take her "medicine." 

The party returns to New York for 
the wedding. Maddox sends Rand 
to the home of the Langdons to com- 
plete the arrangements. Then ar- 
rives Maddox. He denounces Rand 
as a thief and tells him that he will 
be incarcerated for a theft. The girl 
comes In and demands to know 
Rand tells the story, and she In turn 
repudiates him as a coward and 
thief and deserving what he was get- 
ting, as he did not have the manly 
Instinct to fight the battle of life In 
the right way. All Is ready for the 
ceremony, with everyone in the 
lounge room hut the girl. Rand re- 
mains a minute and. as he does, 
Rarbara enters in her wedding gown. 
the mother and Maddox are 
douhle-crossed in true "Davis" mrl- 
odrarna fashion, and the young 
couple leave by a side dour. 

Lewis & Gordon have given "Pea- 
cocks" a magnificent and lavish pro- 
duction, with each of the sets being 
costly and m.'i.ss.vc 



Next to Miss Hlbbard, honors 
should go to Prank Conroy, who 
played the Rand role. Frederic Hurt 
as the brusque millionaire did all 
that could be asked. Theresa Max- 
well Conover as Mrs. Langdon was 
the chilled sphinx that one expects 



to see In a characterization, and en- 
acted her role In a convincing man- 
ner. The others in their respective 
parts served adequately. 

"Peacocks" has the elements nec- 
essary for a social satire and com- 
edy laughs, pathos and human in- 
terest, and should linger at the Port 
for at least two months before de- 
parting eastward. Vuff. 

THE DUST HEAP 

Atlantic City. Feb. L'0. 
far) Reisi and Jamca Hcheaareen preeent 
wlmi is deacrlbed as a melodrama or n.o 
Canadian Vukon by Bernard J. McOwen 
and Paul Dickey, staged by Thomaa Collin 
Cooke, 

No Shoes Florence Short 

Itebert Hawthorn* Kohcrl Connor 

father I'aul Ali.ert Tavern ler 

Air Jennlnirs Klm-r (Iran liu 

Jules Toussalnt I,o u la Benniaon 

Nina Mnaha hie/ Pmmmer 

Patrick O'Day \v. Boyd tiavta 

?;" n v, '. n George W. Barnum 

Harry Mima Harry It All.-n 

Charlotte rrene Oahlrr 

Metro Sarrato Benedlc McQuarria 

Abraham l,« vy Itebert Flachcr 



The question of religion we have 
always wilh us. And that same. 
problem, threshed out so profitably 
by Anne Nichols in "Abie's Irish 
Rose," la once more in the limelight. 

The Dust Heaii," which opened at 
the Apollo Theatre last night has 
transferred the .lew, the Catholic. 

he Methodist and one gay unbeliever 
into the great Northwest, and in tint 
country, where every man ha« a 
guilty secret and every woman two 
or three of them, the great discovery 
Is once more made that there is "one 
God for all." 

Father Paul, a Catholic priest, for 
1- years has buried himself in tho 
heart of the Yukon, ministering to 
his little Indian tribe and sheltering 
under his roof little Nina Mpsha the 
half-breed daughter of his faithful 
Indian servant. After years of soli- 
tude, the first act must have over- 
whelmed them, for It brings two 
scoundrelly trappers, one consump- 
tive but exceedingly good-looking 
young American from Chicago and 
one brawny, red-coated member of 
the Mounted" into the tiny cabin 
The next act takes us to' the "Dust 

,,,1 ap '.', You can t0 " how low a 
dive It is at once, for Sam Yen a 
scar-faced Oriental, Is the presiding 
genius, and here assemble the red- 
blooded trappers fresh from a winter 
in the "frozen solitudes" of the 
North, and ready for a compensating 
session of "wine, women and song." 
Ihe wine is ready. "Greasy Alt" ap- 
pears with the girl, Nina, whom ho 
has tricked into coming with him. 
Here the real melodrama begins 
Gambling for the girl, the few who 
would save her soul taking their 
chance with those who would sell it 
and the blasphemous utterances of 
the devil-may-care Toussalnt, who 
wins her, apparently in spite of the 
prayers of the "Catholic. Jew and 
Methodist." All these lead up to the 
climax, when Toussalnt. triumphant, 
starts up the stairs with the strug- 
gling girl, only to be struck down by 
lightning as ho defies God and man 
in a mockingly defiant speech. 

Strong melodrama, and. on tho 
whole, so well acted that It comes 
as a novel and entertaining play. 
Primitive emotions are, somehow 
good to see after the superficial 
shams shown in tho modern society 
drama. Louis Rennison, as Jules 
Toussalnt takes the honors of tho 
nlny, even though be Is the Villain. 
Inez Plummer aa Nina giveu an Im- 
pression of what Lenorc L'lric could 
do with the part. Robert Fischer us 
the Wandering Jew who had 
searched for so many years for his 
lost daughter adds a faithful char- 
acter touch an a foil to the role of 
Albert Tavemler as Father Paul. 
Harry Allen does well with a small 
part. 



<p 



ON BROADWAY 



NEW TOYS 



Ftuth Webb 

Will Webb 

(J aorta Clark 

Mra. W'arnor. . ... 

Ka'.c W'llka 

Sun Wllka 

Natalie Wood.... 
Tom Lawrence... 



. . . . Vlvlenr.e Oaborna 

Hmeat Tt e-< 

Robert McWnda 

..T.oulne Cteaaar Hal* 

Prancei Neilaon 

.Robert K. O'Conn >r 

Mary Duncan 

■ ...Ion,-, SpottaWMMt 



This is the latest starring vehicle 
for Ernest Trucx, and It has the 
smack of having been ordered by the 
yard to carry out a pay-or-play con- 
tract with the star. It Is an eco- 
nomical affair, palpably a "vehicle." 
A Ford is a vehicle, too. 

Sam H. Harris presents this opus 
by Milton Gropper and Oscar Ham- 
merstein. 2d, at the Fulton, a few 
sards from his magnificent Muslo 
Box— surely a study In contrasts. 
"New Toys'" is a cut-and-drled take- 
off on "The First Year," "It's a Boy." 
"Chicken Peed," "Very Good Eddie" 
and that Whole school of young-hus- 
band comedies, In one setting, a 
rather conventional Interior, with m 
short cast. It should make a good 
seller for stock, and that about lets 
out lis chances of paying for the 
single let. 

The pleco w.ts not warmlv received 
at the premiere, despite Truex In his 
best mood and humor, doing his old 
■tuft In the old way and struggling 
to make a lame script do a fox-trot. 
Whenever he was the central figure 
of the action It nt least held Us 
own: the rest of tho time it was just 
crude and of no stage value. 

Furthermore, several performers 
(Con'inuetl on Page 21> 



14 



PICTURES 



Thursday, February 21, 1924 



REPORT PERSISTS DOUG-MARY 
PICTURES CHANGING CHANNELS 



Famous Players as Distributor, Linked with Stories — 
United Artists' Side Denies Rumors — But Griffith 
Wants to Ask Questions 



There In much ado about porno- i 
thing, but just what no one seems 
able to fathom. The dope is that 
the Douglas Fairbanks and Mary 
Pick ford productions of the future 
will find their way to the theatres 
through t lie medium of one of the 
national distributing organisations. 
The chances are that the distribut- 
ing organization will be Famous 
Players -Lasky, the outlook being 
that when the event does come to 
pass it will be no one else than 
Adolph Zukor responsible for the 
return to the fold of both of the 
stars. 

The smallest of weather vunos can 
indicate which way the breese is 
blowing, thus the mere fact that on 
the occasion of their present trip 
to New York the Fail banks' are at 
the Ambassador, where heretofore 
on every occasion that they have 
traveled from the coast they have 
Hopped at the Kitz. The Zukor s are 
also at the Ambassador. 

At the dinner to f&dlson when 
Fairbanks spoke the only simile 
that he could draw on that occasion 
was to the pointing of the opening 
of the Ke<l Sea aa shown in the 
Paramount picture "The Ten Com- 
mandments." Miss Plckford also 
has made a number of references to 
the time when she worked for Mr. 
Zukor In her talk. But even ail of 
that may mean n thing and then 
again It might. 

Adequate distribution seems to be 
the matter uppermost on Fairbanks' 
mind in most of his conversation. He 
hasn't voiced any out and out com- 
plaint against the distribution for 
the Falrbanks-Plckford product 
through Fnited Artists, but he cer- 
tainly did turn loose a mouthful in 
l.os Angeles a few months ago 
when testifying before the Federal 
Trade Commission investigators. 

During the week Fairbanks spoke 
of the possibility of one-half of the 
population of the country seeirtr a 
picture and the paying of 2a cents 
on the part of each individual to do 
so, which would mean an income of 
about $12,500,000 per picture, of 
which he maintains tii it the pro- 
ducer should get at least 40 per 
• •ent. At the same time he decried 
the fact that there were so few real 
showmen in the exploitation and 
exhibition end of the picture in- 
dustry. 

Whether the members of the Big 
Four would consider a proposition 
to distribute their pictures with the 
pi yslcal handling to tic done by tin 
exist ant company and thus cut the 
overhea 1 a .string of exchange.! Is 
costing to operate is a question, The 
chances are that Zukor wouldn't 
hagg e o\c r the money end of the 
pi', position, for he lias just about 
arrived at the stag.- where, .,s far as 
i,e personally is concerned, money 
doesn't matter. 

At th'' same uine .everal members 
of tic board of directors or the 
Fnited Artists say that there is 
nothing to the talk, one stated 
Tuesday as far as he was aware 
there was to be no mi eting of the 
Hoard of Directors of tie- I'. A. in 
the near future because he ha . re- 
ceived no official notice of i'. 

Dennis K. O'Brien said this week 
lie did not believe there would be 
any change in the statu? of United 
Ai lists when a meeting was hold 
for Hiram Abrams had gone to the 
coast at the request Of both Fair- 
banks and Miss Pi' a. ford and had 
booked Miss Plckford's picture 
• Dorothy Vernon oi Haddon Hall" 
into Orauman's Million Hollar thea- 
tre, Los Angeles. Thai house i 1 - now 
mi out and out Famous Players 
theutre managed by Al K lllfmon. 

Doug's "The Thief ,>;• Dagdad" is 
Bl.ited for the Cranium Kgyptlan in 
Hollywood to foil, w "T c Tin Com- 
mandments" there. Before leaving 
tiic i o.-, si Fairbanks made a deal 
with Sal flrauman whereby tin' lat- 
t( - litis the right to the production 
for firsl urn in tin- J.os Angeles 
— i< .Tin.ry at whate ver ilat the I'ara- 



CONNECTICUT RESOLUTION 

Exhibitors a t Bridgeport Vote to 
Be Can.' ol 

Bridgeport, Feb. '20. 

At the recent meeting ot the M. 
F. T. O. oft Connecticut held hire. 
the members discussed matters of 
policy, chiefly the question of 
presentations. It was voted that 
exhibitors should be extremely 
careful in the selection of sub- 
jects and only those high-class In 
every particular should hp offered 

This Is the first serious move by 
the exhibitors of the state to drive 
out inferior pictures. 



OVERDOSE OF CHLORAL 

Suffering from an overdone of 
thiol al and bromide, Edward A. 
Carney was removed from the Ho- 
tel Bristol to Bellevue Hospital last 
Sunday. 

Papers In his pocket show that 
he was editor and advertising man- 
ager of a publication i ailed "Cine- 
ma.'' 

At the hospital he was restored to 
consciousness for a few minutes and 
stated that his closest friend was 
Katheritie Carney, of C200 Green - 
wood avenue, Chicaero 
he again lapsed into 
neps. 



after which 
inconscious- 



WM. FARNUM F. P. STAR 

Famous Players- I.asUy have 

signed William Farnum for a long 

term as a Paramount star. At the 
same time it was announced Adolph 
Manjou had been signed lor a num- 
ber of years as one of the stock 

players of the Paramount organisa- 
tion. 

Farnum la leaving foi the Coast 
immediately. 

Wallace Worsley is !n direcl the 
first. Farnum picture. 



Australia's Picture Week 

According to cable advices, 
Australia has designed March as 
Paramount Greater Movie Sea- 
ton. 

This is the first time that a 
government has decreed a pic- 
ture season. 



LEVY VS. BAUMANN 

Court Declines to Set Aside A. 
Levy's Verdict 



J. 



A. J. Levy, a Friar and a promoter, 
can recover J2.500 on a film stock 
transaction from Charles O. Kall- 
mann, tllm producer, according to 
Justice Wagner's riling In the New 
York supreme court this week. Bau- 
m inn sought to set aside the verdict 
by default and be permitted to enter 
a defense. 

Levy bought some stock from 
Baumann and later demanded the 
return of his money. Baumann issued 
a note thereon, but could not collect 
When falling due last November, 

Baumann, it was argued, had been 
avoiding service which resulted in 
an order by Justice O'Malley to al- 
low substituted service by pinning 
the summons on the door. Baumann 
did not put in an answer in 20 days. 
but on the 20'.h day his attorney. Ar- 
thur Butler Qraham, pleaded it was: 
his oversight, 

Kendler A Goldstein's opposition 
to the motion on Levy's behalf was 
lustalned. 

SCHOLARSHIP FOR ORGANISTS 

With the idea of encouraging the 

study of advanced organ playing 
under French instructors, tin' Coun- 
cil of (ho American Guild of Organ- 
ists has announced the establish- 
ment of a scholarship in organ play- 
ing at the school of music in Fon- 
tainebleau, France. 

The scholarship will cover trans- 
portation, expenses and tuition for 
an American organist at the 1921 
summer course at the school. 

F.-P-HODKINSIN 

Two Concerns Appear to Have 
Exchange Understanding 



"BIRTHS'' PUBLICITY GROSSES 
Chicago, Feb. 20. 
Through the advertising obtained 
from frequent legal proceedings, 

"Birth of a Nation.'' at the Audi- 
torium, has OUt-grOssed anything in 
pictures here. 

Another hearing of the case was 
held before Judge St'l'i'.an la-t week 
aid adjourned IndeflnMrly. The 
criminal .actions gi*( V ing out of the 
continued exhibit. on of the piciure 
will start Feb. 28. 

NOT ROAD -SHOWING 3 WEEKS' 

With the slogan "The Exhibitor 
First" the Goldwyn organisation has 
announced it will no; "road show" 
the screen version of Kllnor ciyn's 
■story "Three Weeks." j:.-: com- 
pleted, 

K. C.'s Big New House 

Kansas City, Feb, 20. 

Plans have been made for a new 
tlnatre to occupy the sight of the 
old Coliseum, 3tuh and Main street", 
destroyed by fira Christmas morn- 
ing. The house will have a seat- 
ing capacity of .1 nun. 

David W'l'by is a; the head of the 
new project. 



iftounl attraction finishes at the 
Egyptian. 

Hiram Abrams i- due to arrive 
in New York today, lie, as well as 
Mary and Doug, is to be ptesent at 
the opening of the Griffith picture, 
•America" tonight. Tomorrow there 

IS to In a I,, ec ,; _ ,,; ),(.. Bofll d 



Directors of the Fnited Ar'ists or if 
not tomorrow, as soon thereafter as 
D. W. Griffith can be gotten on the 
Job to attend one ami then the fur 
wiil begin t i fly, 

"he Griffith organization, it is 
said. Is particularly aroused against 
the sales method employed in the 
organization, having obtained affi- 
davits from .exhibitors in Various 
parts of the country indicating that 
a certain amount of favoritism was 
displays ' in fax or cif some of the 
other attractions that the organisa- 
tion was releasing as against the 
Griffith pictures. This is sure to he 
one of the points tiiat is to be 

brought out most strongly at the 
meeting ; 

Whether this ili'.l.cully with tile 
Griffith organisation can be ad- 
justed or not remains to be seen. 

There still remains the question of 
Chaplin, who is known to be ex- 
ceedingly close to Doug and Mar) 
and he will undoubtedly i,e -wung 
bj whatever '.h< y do. 



Famous Players-Lasky and the 
W. W. llodkinson people have 
worked out a practical plan for 
the interchange of stars and di- 
rectors that either may have under 
contract. 

Recently llodkinson signed Alan 
Crossland for a scries of pictures 
then the interchanging plan was 
put into force and Famous Players 
took th" director over for one pic- 
ture. Betty f'onipton was to be 
starred in the Crossland produc- 
tions, now she has been handed 
over to F. P., ana in exchange the 
Hodkinson organization is to re- 
ceive the services of Lois 'Wilson, 
who has been a Paramount feature 
Star for live years. 

.Miss Wilson will have the prin- 
cipal role in the Cosmo Hamilton 
story, "Another Scandal." to be di- 
rected by K. IT. Griffith. The star is 
to start work on the picture imme- 
diately after completing her role in 
"Monsieur Beaucaire," with Valen- 
tino. 

Originally Miss Wilson was cast 
for the role of Pompadour, but 
Paulette Deval walked out of tin 
"Follies" just at that time and was 
snapped up by the picture people 
for Pompadour on seeing the tests 
that were made of her, so Miss 
Wilson was switched to the role of 
the Queen. 

"Another Scandal" is to be made 
at the Tilford Corp. studios at 
Miami. 



IDLE ROOMER CAUSES RIFT 

Los Angeles, Feb. 20. 
Mrs. Vinccnte Howard is suin£ 
her husband for divorce, charging 
desertion. Mrs. Howard asserts her 
husband carried on a flirtation with 
a young woman who rented a room 
in their apartment and they went 
away together. Howard is an actor 
in pictures. 



FRANK CRANE BACK HOME 

After being M England for the-la'-t 
two years where he has been direct- 
lug Kneiish-made pictures, Frank 
Crane his returned to New Fork, 

•Babbitt" With Dorothy Farnum 

The Warners have- s e l ec ted 

Dorothy Farnum to make the screen 

adaptat: a of the Upton Sinclair 

story "Babbitt." 

It is to be made under the direc- 
tion of Hairy Beaumont, with Wll- 
lard Louis in the role of George 
Babbitt. 



PICTURES AND INFLUENCE" 

DRAWN OUT IN CAPITAL 



Former Secretary to President Harding Alleged to 
Have Approached Federal Trade Commission in 
Matter of Famous Players Investigation 



"OVERTURE OF 1812" 

Picturesque Rendition by Dolin's 
Orchestra 

San Francisco, Feb. 20. 

As a feature of the musical pro- 
gram at the California last week, 
Max Dolin and his orchestra gave 
a picturesque rendition of the "Over- 
ture ^f 1X12." The stage setting 
represented a Russian scene with 
the minarets of Moscow visible in 
the background through a snow 
fading effect. Later this gave way 
to the burning of the city, the con- 
suming flames proving a startling 
and realistic effect witli the impres- 
sive music accompanying it. Con- 
sidering the limited number of men 
under Dolin's baton the results he 
obtained in the rendition of this big 
musical work were noteworthy. 

The orchestra also offered "Broken 
Heir;*.-." composed by Breitenfeld, 
California theatre organist. 



GOV'T ANTI-RAT FILM 

Washington, Feb. 20. 

I'ncle Sam is playing the principal 
part in l lie new "Pled Piper" film 
which litis been released by the Agri- 
cultural Department for a city-wide 
campaign against rats. 

The story is based on Browning's 
tale of the "Pied Piper of Hamlin," 
according to the department, a 

Whimsical quasi-modern version of 
the odd tale of the piper who piped 
the rodents of Hamlin to a watery 
grave in the Wesor. 

I'ncle Sam is seen in the picture 
before a city council giving the 
mayin and couneilmcn advice as how 
to drive rodents out of their city. 



ADVERTISERS DINNER 

The Associated Motion Picture 
Advertisers- will hold its annual din- 
ner at the Hotel Astor, March 29. 
Women will be admitted as guests. 
Tickets $15 per couple. 

The two "Hills" — Hays and Rogers 
— will be on hand to ti-ll what Is the 
matter with the respective ends of 
the industry, in which they are par- 
ticularly interested, 

Paul Whitemen is to furnish the 
music. 



STRAND, FRISCO, EXCLUSIVE 
San Francisco, Feb. 20. 

As the result of a tie-up with M. 
L. Markowitz, manager of the 
Strand, Coldwyn - Cosmopolitan 
may have an exclusive Iheatre in 
which to show their feature films. 

The deal Is to go into effect In 
two weeks. The first showing will 
be. "The Great White Way." 



TOURNEUR'S "WHITE NORTH" 

Los Angeles, Feb. 20. 
The next picture to be directed by 
Maurice Tourneur will be "The 
White North," the script of which 
is being done by Albert Shelby La 
Vino. Barbara La.Mnrr and Con- 
way Tearle are to be co-featured. 



Cruze Directing "Enemy Sex'' 
After having finished "Miami" 
Under the direction of Alan Crosland 
for Hodkinson, Betty Compson will 
return to New York. She will only 
remain here a few days, having for 
the Coast to start work in the pro- 
duction of "The Fnemy Sex,' which 
Jam's Cruze is to direct. 

Jack Wells Buys Strand, Richmond 
Richmond, Feb, '-0. 
Jack Wells and w. Greanor Neal 

'nave bought the Strand. 

We lis had the lease expiring next 
month, bul could not renew on ac- 
, ount of the property being In the 
hands of the court for settlement. 



New 1,500-Scator for Beverly Hills 
Los Angeles, Feb. 20. 

'Die West Coast Theatres, Inc., has 
completed arrangements to build a 
new theatre at Beverly Hills, with a 
seating capacity of 1,500. 



First National's Leap Year Dance 

First National Club will hold its 
leap year dance Feb. !9 at the Hotel 
Astor. 



Washington. Feb, 20. 

With Washington fairly sizzling 
with investigations, disclosures of 
crooked deais, demands for the 
resignation of a cabinet oftleial and 
the like it didn't seem possible but 
that some branch of amusements 
would get mixed up in it till some- 
where, and It broke. 

Tile Senate Interstate Commerce 
Committee was delving into the fit- 
ness of George B. Christian, former 
secretary to President Harding, for 
appointment as one of the members 
of tlic Federal Trade Commission. 
The Insurgent Republicans bad 
been holding up the confirmation of 
the appointment made by President 
Coolidge. with Senator La Follette 
(H.) Of Wisconsin, charging that 
Christian had brought "pressure" to 
bear in the disposition of an anti- 
trust case while in his official ca- 
pacity at the White House. 

That these charges would hit tho 
picture field was not expected, but 
hefore the committee Huston 
Thompson, olmirman of the Fed- 
eral Trade Commission, stated that 
"pressure" had been brought to bear 
upon him to stop the issuance of 
the complaint against the Famous 
Players-Lasky Corporation and other 
picture concerns and Individuals. 

Thompson stated that In May, 
1021, the commission was consider- 
ing Issuing a complaint against the 
picture people when he was called 
to the White House and Christian, 
taking him into President Harding's 
private olllce. questioned him con- 
cerning the pending complaint. 

In answer to a question by one ot 
the committee as to how he felt re- 
garding such a procedure, Mr. 
Thompson said, "My feeling, and I 
believe it was the feelings of ihe 
other members of the commission 
with whom I talked later, ihat this 
was a pressure being brought upon 
us to prevent the issuance of a com- 
plaint. I don't think that President 
Harding had anything to do with it. 
He was not in the room at the time 
and I'm coididcnt he didn't know 
of it." 

Thompson went on to describe 
how the complaint was built up and 
bow reports were coming in con- 
stantly from the field to the effect 
that they (the commission) would 
never be allowed to bring their 
complaint. He also told of returning 
to the offices of the commission fol- 
lowing the conference with Christian 
and telling his fellow commissioners 
of the conversation and o/ their 
comments on how unusual the pro- 
ceeding was. Thompson added that 
it wasn't customary for the com- 
missioners to be called to the Whits 
House. 

Senator Burton K. Wheeler (D.), 
Montana, here shot some questions 
at the witness regarding the prose- 
cutions of the 52-odd cases Thomp- 
son stated had been referred to ths 
Department of Justice. Thompson 
couldn't recall how many had been 
tried without consulting his records, 
which, he stated, he did not have 
with him. Senator Fess <R.), of 
Ohio, then asked concerning the 
cases submitted to A. Mitchell 
Palmer, formerly Attorney-l'lencraL 
Thompson recalled one case that 
hadn't been tried, stating, "Yes, one, 
the vaudeville case when we were 
trying to determine if there was a 
vaudeville trust." 

Christian was reported as show- 
ing a "feeling of great seriousness" 
stated the witness when questioned 
as to the attitude of the former 
secretary regarding the matter. 

"My impression was that there was 
some one behind Christian or he 
wouldn't have put the question to 
me. I felt that someone was Using 
him because of his official position," 
said Commissioner Thompson, "In 
other words." shot out a questioner, 
"he was trying to put the screws to 
you in this." Thompson replied that 
he would not like to say that. 

With Thompson hi ing excused 
from the witness stand. Senator 
Wheeler stated he wanted christian 
brought before the committee; this 
Was followed by a vote by the com- 
mit!' e members to bring the former 
secretary forward to explain the 
charges against him. 



ORCHESTRA ROUTES 

Over 500 names and playing dates or 
addresses of popular paying bands 
and orchestras in every issue of 
1 "The Clipper." 



Thursday, February 21, 1924 



PICTURES 



15 



FORCING HIGH SCALE ON SMALL TOWNS 
IN FAVOR OF CITIES, SAYS EXH BITOR 



Wni. Dillon Complains of Universal Compelling 
Small Towns to Play "Hunchback" at $1.65 Top, 
While Other Upstate Towns Are Charging Regu- 
lar House Scale — Public Says Exhibitors Are 
"Gypping" — Lichtman Tries to Justify Universal 



FAKE SCHOOL FINED 

7. Beauregard Wilmeth Found Guilty 
In 'Frisco 



I'p'-statc exhibitor* in Now York ■ 
at-.- complnlnlns of the practice tint 
is being followed by tin; producer* 
with specials whi.h thoy have 
pfau ed for a run on Broadway and 
are now releasing to the exhibitor* 
demanding that the picture the- 
atres ii < reuse their price of admis- 
8ion to practically a road ahow 
scale in the smaller towns at.d fa- 
voring i he terser cities by permit- 
time the larger picture, theatres to 
play tin in at the regit. ar admission 
scale. 

'William A. Dillon, who runs the 
Strand at Ithaca. N. Y.. and who 
is one of two olHcera of the star.. 
exhibitor organisation, has not only 
entered complaint with the Univer- 
sal regarding their following thisj 
practice with "The Hvuchbad. of 
Notre Dame." hut also tiled a tom- 
plaint with the exhibitor organiza- 
tion. William Brandt, head Of tho 
state orguuhuitlon, stated yesterday 
that he hail taken the matter ui> 
with Al Lichtman of 17, and tiio 
Information that he received was to 
the effect that certain localities de- 
served certain treatment in the 
matter of admission scales anil that 
was tiie reason for the policy that 
was bains followed. 

He pointed out the fact that Uni- 
versal was playing the picture in 
Brooklyn this week at fl.CG top. 
while the Strand in New York City 
was playing it at regular house 
prices and figured that the ex- 
hibitors throughout the state should 
be willing to do likewise. 

Exhibitors in the smaller com- 
munities where there is interur'oan 
trolley service and where also the 
papers from the nearest large town 
circulate to a meat extent, how- 
ever, find that their situation la 
decidedly different fro.ni that existirg 
in New York and Brooklyn. 

Diltlon, in voicing* his complaint, 
says: 

"An important question with the 
theatre owners today is the .super- 
special productions requiring the 
exhibitors to advance prices to J1.G3 
per seat and not holding all sections 
Of the country to this standard. 

"Metro demanded $1.65 top for 
"Four Horsemen." and in some sec- 
tions permitted it to he sold at any 
price, for Instance, the week after 
we played this feature at the big 
price, Kim Ira sold it for $1.25, and a 
few weeks after W'atertown sold it 
for fin cents with five acts of vaude- 
ville, with the result that our 
patrons were very much displeased 
and we had many complaints. 

"Universal came along and adver- 
tised the giving of "Hunchback of 
Notre Dame" to th- theatre owners 
at $1.65 top. when the representative 
came here we refused to play at 
these prices unless every place in 
the slate did the same, and we wire 
assured that Universal would per- 
mit no theatre in the state to charge 
less for the present season. 

"Variety published nn article last 
week that the Strand and Keith 
houses would soon play this subject 
at regular prices, or something to 
that effect. A Variety reader came 
to our theatre and demanded to 
know where we got the right to 
"gyp" tin' public for $1 .05 when other 
places were charging regular house 
prices or less than the $1.83. No 
explanation was satisfactory. Itoad 

shows should he held at a standard 
in ice for the entire seas..':. 

"We wind Mr. l.aeiiliule the fol- 
low Ing : 

"Hunchback sold to us under 
agreement that all house in state 
charge $1.50 too during present sea- 
son, if you fail to give exhibilor and 
public a square deal on this you've 
sold your last picture to us. Road 
shows should be compelled to hold 
such prices unlil the following rea- 
son, the same as Paramount is do- 
ing with Wagon Metro faded on 
this with the Four Hor;.:m?n, 
Strand. New York, and vaudeville 
house3 are soon to play Hunchback 
•t regular prices. These advertise- 
ments com<r upstate cities, cur pat- 
rons read them and complain. Hole! 
standard admissions until Sept. 1st. 



which is propjr, present method un- 
fair. 

(Signed) 

ttaaca Theatre Company. 
"The repl ythac we received from 
Al. Lichtman in reply to the «itua- 
tiou Is certainly not fair to either 
the public or the exhibitor, for the 
Post-Standard of Syracuse of l'"eb. 
15 certainly convicts Mr. Lichtman 
is not living up to the agreement, 
according to his own letter which it 
as follows - : 

"Ithaca Theatre Co. 

"Ithaca, K. Y. 
"(lentle'men: 

"Your telegram addressed to Mr. 
l.aemmle has h»on referred to the 
writer. I am very tony that j on 
found it necessary to threaten nev,r 
to do business with Universal, be- 
caiuse we want to handle oar busi- 
ness as we see fit. 

"I am Certain jour contract foi 
the exhibition of "llunohba -k ot 
Notre Panic' does not give yau pro- 
tection on New York City. Inas- 
much as we already had a live 
months showiig on this production 
in New York, we deemed it advis- 
able to release it to ti:e picture 
houses before the hot weather sets 
in. 1 am sure you wil lagroe with 
us, considering the fact that it cam 
this company $1. 500,000 to produce 
this picture, that we should not he 
blamed for trying to get our money 
back as quickly as possible." 

(Signed) Al. Lichtman." 

"Wish to assure you that we will 
live up to the contract between our 
company and you, and after all. I 
am certain that is all you request. 

The advertising for the Strand, 
Syracuse; the Eastman, Rochester; 
and Shea's, Buffalo, all houses of 
| the tame class, show that the pic- 
ture, as well as "Scaramouche" and 
"The White Sister,"' are to play 
those houses at a scale which Is at 
the highest, $1.10 top. 

Mr. Dillon, continuing, says: 

"The Syracuse advertisement of- 
fe s the picture at greatly reduced 
prices before we opened with the 
same subject at $1.65 top. Note 
there is not a $1.65 top seat in the 
house, there Is not a seat on the 
first floor at $1.00, nothing but a 
few loges at $1.10. In other words, 
the principal price of seats for $1.05 
attraction is CO cents. 

"We do not Object to charging 
$1.65 for any attraction that is 
worth It, but we do object to this 
method of letting other theatres sell 
the same attraction at any price. 
We believe that Universal should 
have advised the theatres to get 
what they could for the picture, and 
there would be no kick coming'. The 
producer cannot build the $1.65 at- 
tractions for the future by this un- 
fair method. The exhibitor cannot 
hope to hold his regular patrons by 
permUting such a practice." 



Sin Francisco. Feb, ;o. 

As a result of the campaign 
launched against alleged fake movie 
schools. T. Beauregard Wilmeth 
manager of the Beauregard Dramatic 
School, was fined $50 by Police 
.lodge Joseph Golden. He was con- 
victed of conducting an employment 
agency without a license. 

K. K.irle MacQuarrie. of the 
Bcla-co Studios, arrested on the 
same charge, was acquitted for lai 1: 
of evidence. 

Both defendants were arrested on 
complaints sworn to by Dr. Louis 
Bloch. who has been conducting an 
Investigation for the State Labor 
Commlssloher, 



"KLEIG EYE" OFFICIAL 

Cal's. Commission Allows Compen- 
sation for Attack 

San FruiieisCO, I'd'. 20, 
The State Industrial Accidenl 
Commission has created officially a 
new disease. Which they have clas- 
sified as the "Kh ig !■:%'•." Tie- das 
silication was determined upon in 
awarding to Fred A .lohnson, 61fl 
West I "ih street, f.os Angeles, com- 
pensation amounting i" $63.50 ■> ■> 
result of having soi'fi red an .1 "•• •!. 
of "Kleig Rye" while at the Hold- 
w > ii Stildios. 

The di. . asp result - aceoi ! . to 
the r-or.imli *h ". fn in racing : In 
•.rial" el' the In 11 in: Kh ::' I : ' ' ' -■ 
i ; • 1 . i SI I d '. O S, 

SAM WOOD AT LIBERTY 



LEGISLATORS DUBIOUS 
ABOUT TAX REDUCTION 

Doubt Sincerity of Exhibitors' 

Claims That Patrons 

Will Benefit 



•Washington, Feb. 20. 

It was manifested at last Satur- 
day's session of the House that the 
legislators of the country are Keep- 
ing close watch on the exhibitors. 
anentthe repeal of the admission tat 
till to the 50 -cent gate, should ; itch 
be adopted. 

Charges were made that the pa- 
trons, the members' const'tnentv. 
would rot be benefited and that 
they would pay the same admission 
price. 

John .T. O'Connor, Democrat, new- 
ly elected to represent the 16th New 
York District, doubted the integrity 
Of the exhibitors. 

Addressing his remarks t< Ogrten 
Mills, also from New York Slate 
he said: 

"Those people (referring to thore 
living in his district) did not ask to 
take the tax oft moving pictures. 
They know they are going to pay 
just the same price after you do 
take oft the tax. They know that 
Where 15 cents usei to be the fee. 
gradually education, mathematics. 
showed the moving-picture man the 
way to do it. He used to charge IT 
cents, and then he said, 'What's 
the use of dealing with pennies; we 
will make the admission 18 cents 
and the tax 2 cents, total 20 cents.' 
It will still be 20 cents after you re- 
peal that tax." 

Those in charge of the tax debale 
now going on in the House state 
that the excise tax will be reached 
in all probability Thursday or Fri- 
day. 



FRED WARREN'S NEW TITLE 

Merchandising consultant Is the 
title of the post assumed this week 
by Bred B. Warren with the Fa 
mou* Rlayers-Lasky organization. 

Warren is temporarily uccupving 
the Office of Kugene Zukor, who is 
linn his way to Kurope. 

Mr. Warren has been In the pic- 
ture Industry for many years com 
ing from the newspaper field. 



EDISON'S 77TH 

Tin. mas A. Kdison was the gue-t 
of men in the picture industry at a 
luncheon at the Rltz, Feb 15, in 
honor of his having passed his 77: h 
birthday Feb. 15. 

Will II. Hays was toaitmaelei a: 
lii- dit i i-r, 



In "Code of 8ta" 
-The Cede of the Sea," Vietn't 
| Firming'* Paramount production, 
will he staiitd shortly at the Lad... 
: inl.e. 

.lai qiti line Logan and Bod 1. 
|;, p. .| •■ will be i o-featuicd 



Joker in Upshaw Bill, 
Say Congressmen 

Variety - Clipper Bureau, 
Evans Bldy.. Washington, 

February 80. 

Congressmen approached and 
questioned on the I'ptdiaw bill 
to regulate pictures see a joker 
in the measure that they state 
will "kill" any chances of the 
bill receiving the serious con- 
sideration of the House. 

On page 7, lines 9 to 14, in- 
clusive, Is provided the follow- 
ing: "After two years of ser- 
vice, upon recommendation of 
the Commissioner of Educa- 
tlon, any commissioner, for in- 
capacity to service due to ill 
health or age, may be placed 
by the President upon the re- 
tired list at a pension of one- 
half his salary and shall be re- 
tired at the age of "5 years." 

It Is candidly admitted the 
bill was introduced at tho in- 
stigation of the Rev. Cannon 
Chase, the leading factor In 
the recent church conference 
here to support the bill and 
eee It through Congress. Dr. 
Chase is ncaring the 70-year 
mark. 

Various members of the 
lower branch of the law- 
making body »ee what they 
believe In this to be provisions 
made for these backers ot the 
bill. 



CORINNE GRIFFITH SAYS 
SHE IS NOW HAPPY 



Spoke Before Knowing Pres- 
ent Husband So Well- 
Three More Pictures 



San Francisco, Feb. 20. 

When Corinue drift I th, picture 
•star, was divorced from William M. 
Campbell, film director, in Fort 
Worth, last November, Hhe declared 
herself "through forever" and that 
"once was enough." 

She arrived in San Francisco 
from Honolulu from a honeymoon 
spent In the Hawaiian Island with 
her newest husband, Walter 
Morosco,, Jr., to whom she was mar- 
ried a few weeks ago In Tijuana, 
Mexico. The couple registered at 
the 8t. Francis ard Mrs. Morosco 
wor.t shopping. 

In answer to an Inquiry as to 
whether she was happy the film star 
replied "Absolutely." Then she was 
reminded that she said precisely tho 
same thing after her divorce from 
Campbell. 

"But that was before I knew Wal- 
ter so well," she explained. 

The star says she Is going to make 
three more pictures before retiring 
and giving her full attention to tho 
nursery. 



E. CLAYTON'S HOME TOWN 

Smlthville, Mo., Can't Forget its 
One Point of Greatness 

Kansas City. Feb. 20. 

The little town of Smlthville, Mo., 

near here, was once the home town 

of Kthcl Cl-.yton. screen actress. 

and the town's loci! pa.ier notes: 

"It is rather an una. ual coincidence 
when the pictures of a movie actress 
SO well known as Ethel Clayton are 
sho. .n in a theatre built on the same 
spot on which her home was located 
when she was a life gi I, but .hat 
is what happened here. 

"Miss Clayton, or Blum, as her 
name really is, lived here when 
about seven years old. and the house 
where she lived .vus on tho g,o ind 
where the Auditorium now stands. 
Miss Clayton vi.sind Smlthville the 
last time she was in Kansas City." 



FIRST NAT'L IN LEAD 



Races Ahead of Famous Players in 
8ales 



Fur the first time, First National 
has taken the lead over Famous 
Players In the point of sales. 

This spurt on the part of First 
National is due to three pictures 
which the organization has recently 
released. They are "Ponjola," 
"Flaming Youth" and "Black Oxen." 
These pictures show that fans want 
the sex stuff If It can be given them 
in such a guise that it will pass the 
censors. 



MELLER FILM SUNDAY 

The Kaquel Mel or feature film 
brought hero by C. D. Cochran will 
he given a private sliowing at the 
Playhouse, New York, Sunday eve- 
ning. 

The picture Is based on Mme. Mel- 
ler's "Soul of a Violet," In which 
sho produced and starred. 



COLORADO EXHLBS. ELECT 

Denver, Feb. 20. 

The Motion Picture Theatre Own- 
ers of Colorado, at their annual 
state meeting, elected H. E. Huff- 
man, owner of the Bluebird and 
Bide-a-Wee, suburban houses of 
Denver, president; Harry T. Nolan, 
of the First National Exchange, 
first vice-president; C. E. Mar- 
guand, Loveland, Colo., second vice- 
president; F. W. Bronte, Yuma, 
Colo, third vice-president; Max 
Sehaback, Denver, treasurer, and 
Charles Cillan, Denver, secretary. 

A dinner dance was tendered the 
exchange representatives by tho 
owners at Starbuck, 50 miles up 
Bear Creek Canyon, In the Rockies. 



TALBOT CO. PROBE ENDS MICH. 
SOCIETY'S DREAMS OF FAME 



Blue Sky Commissioner Makes Audit — Payroll of 
$4,500 a Week Besides $15,000 for Promoter — 
Mrs. Talbot Drew $500 a Week 



\: 



I .,- Angeles. Feb. -■'■ 
sTies of eontrnversh 



Sam Wood is said to have wail.cl 
nut of fatuous I'luyei •• Wll >i!'s 

... t," is ■ :\ i ■•■•! sin in ; ■•■. as he 

was fan of I ' P • pi "HI ' •'" ' 
1 f s . 



Tm Corning Houses Leased 
Hj i louse, N. Y., Feb, 'J'i 
,• n. .ne houses have been add' . 



Lansing. MI< h . Feb. 29. 
'he Michigan securities commis- 
sion here started investigation yes- 
terday of activities ot the Detroit 
Motion Picture Co. Salaries paid of- 
ficials of the company and stars In 
the cast were In keeping with the 
spectacular manner in which the 
whole undertaking wis conducted, 
iCCOrdlng t i Information filed with 
'ho state commission here. 
Kenneth Harlan drew Ji'.ono a 

veil;; T.vn no Power. (1,000; Alan 
II ale, $7. r i0; Florence Billings, $250, 
and Stella ")iy, who is Mrs. Frank 
Talbot, JSOO. Flft> actors and as 
many extras were employed for days 
a' n lime, the directors in Ing called 
llpo'ri to foot the bills. Talbot's sal- 
ary is said to he flfi.OOO. The rom- 
I |im y was organized n. 1922 an.! the 
• ite se urltles commission approved 

flhe sale of the stock. Last October 

, •■ I ,11.1 issue \\ a" ap. novel. 
J in 'ink -r.lhi.t ■■■mm to Detroit ill 



checks given them are uncashable 
and the stars of the company have 
scattered. As a result of the state 
probe, dreams of a second Hollywood 
on the sIk res of Lake St. Claire, 
with prominent Crosse Polnte so- 
clety wome enjoying film fame, .ue 
fading. 

Social luminaries of Detroit by the 
si ore were Interested :n the venture 
and "took to tie movies." A law 
suit against the company for an un- 
paid bill gave Detroit millionaires 
movie-hopefuls their first shod;. 
Several prominent Detrolter million- 
air ■■• expressed confidence in Frank 
Talbot, the promoter, and "Mary" 
tl " iletuie, and declared that the 
tudit ordered had been only to 
straighte out the (angles of hasty 
bookkeeping methods. 

C. N. Bay, president of the I'nited 
fuel and Supply <'o., denied that the 
minority stockholders ordered an au- 
■ l!t of the hooks, which Is now being 
made. 



;,, the • Iring operated by the Bchiin 
111. .!■ Corporation, upstate, with 

■ • ■■ ;..-,;; Of the Begeril aid tht 

| f ti'<<M c >rn ng N Y 



i:i after an extensive i Tier it, Si 

I. mils ard elsewhere as .-, showman 
iml i promoter. Humbler employes 

on : ,e- T.ilao: lot c i:i. plain Itm 



Me ii< v. liil", in ih in a-si . e studio 
nil V'Tnii " road, the brilliant lights, 

ivhli h focused on smiling 'ocicty ex- 
tras', arc shrouded. 



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PICTURES 



Thursday, February 21, 1924 



$186,000 IN B'WAY FILM HOUSES, 
TOTAL OF LAST WEE'S GROSSES 



Two Specials "Battling" This Week at Regular Prices 
— MacLean Picture Makes Showing in Limited 
Stay— "Covered Wagon" Will Reach $520,000 on 
Year's Run — Campaigning for 'Abraham Lincoln' 



This week Broadway Is witness- 
ing the battle of two picture fea- 
ture giants In its two biggest 
bouses. "Scaramouchc" la at the 
Capitol where it played to $12,800 
Sunday, first day, while at the 
Strand "The Hunchback," Sunday, 
played to $8,400 on the day (Cap- 
itol with 6.300 seats and Strand 
with 2,900). The former picture 
runs an hour and 53 minutes, while 
the latter consumes an hour and 50 
minutes. That means no records 
will be broken. 

Last week the business along the 
Btreet just topped $186,000. Lin- 
coln's Birthday helped to a certain 
extent, although the houses reported 
that their night business was off 
because of President Coolldge's 
speech at the Waldorf-Astoria being 
broadcast. 

The Capitol with "Name, the 
Man," second week, drew $48,700, 
top money for the street. The 
Strand figured second with "Dad- 
dies," $26,000, while third money 
went to the Rivoll where "The 
Next Corner" attracted $23,584. The 
Kialto, the remaining of the big 
picture houses, played Vitagraph's 
"Her Man" to a gross of $15,758, 
considered bad for that house. 

The smallest straight picture 
house, Cameo, with only BOO seats, 
holding over "When a Man's a 
Man." finished its second week with 
$5,750. 

In the houses where the films 
are playing for a run there were 
two changes this week. "The 
White Sister" finished at the Lyric 
with just a little better than $4,000. 
while "The Great White Way" left 
the Cosmopolitan after Sunday 
night with about $17,400, to make 
room for "Yolanda." "Yolanda" 
opened Tuesday night with the con- 
sensus of opinion it was nothing 
extraordinary. 

"America," the latest from D. W. 
Griffith, comes to the 44th Street 
tonight (Thursday) for a run. 

The Central, it appears, will finish 
its career as a picture pre-release 
house Saturday as far as the cur- 
rent season is concerned. The final 
attraction is "The Yankee Consul." 
with Douglas MacLean. The first 
week it got $S,300 here, considered 
exceedingly good as the house is 
looked upon as something to catch 
the overflow from the other picture 
houses around, and that is all. On 
the second Sunday the MacLean 
picture topped its first Sunday by 
several hundred dollars. 

"Abraham Lincoln" at the Gaiety 
is reported as Improving in its 
business. The first week was low, 
but the second climbed to around 
$5,400, the third to $5,600, and last 
week, $f,,S00. An active campaign 
among the schools and the women's 
clubs is being worked for the at- 
traction. Those that ore behind 
the picture express a great faith 
in Its eventual success at the box 
office, even in blase New York. 
"Commandments"' at Cohan 
At the Cohan "The Ten Com- 
mandments" clicked with $19,557 
last week. The business that this 
picture Is doing makes this theatre 
rental about the cheapest thing that 
there Is along Broadway. Originally 
the plan was to go Into the house 
on a percentage, but Liter this was 
changed to an outright rental for 
the four walls for $3,500 a week 
during the regular season and a 50 
per cent, cut in that after the 
warm weather sets In, The present 
rental figure means that the pic- 
ture people have the house for 
about 20 per cent, of the box office 
take weekly thus far. 

"The Covered Wagon" at the Cri- 
terion Jumped Up a little again last 
week with $10,270 to its credit, and 
if this holds true of the next three 
weeks, including the current one. it 
will mean that the picture Will wind 
up a year's run on Broadway with 
an average around $10,000 to its 
credit. $520,000 out of a 600-seat 
house in a year. 

Two additional feature film offer- 
ings due on the street within the 
next coujile of weeks for a run are 
"Thy Name Is Woman." at the 
Lyric on March 3, and Douglas 
Fairbanks in "The Thief of Hag- 
dad' for the Liberty March 15. 
Last week's estimates: 
Cameo — "When a Man's a Man" 
(First National). (549; 55-S5.) Sec- 
ond week of this Lesser production 
Showed $5,750 at the box office. 

Capitol --".Name the Man' (Gold 
wyn - Cosmopolitan). (5,300; 55- 
$1.(15 ) Also a hold-over feature 
which managed to pull $18,700 on 
its second week. 

Central — "The Yankee Consul" 
(Associated Exhibitors.) (900; iO- 



$1.) The business that this picture 
pulled the first week looks like Doug 
MacLean Is stepping into the money 
class. The box olllce showed almost 
$8,300 with the house getting al- 
most $2,300 on the second Sunday. 
With "doing i'p" shaping as a 
$400,000 gross rental picture, this 
one, it i predicted, will top the 

$500,000 mark. 

Cohan — "Ten Commandments" 
(Paramount). (900; $l-$2.) List 
week there was $19,557 shown and 
an advance sale that shows that 
tho pace will hold for weeks to 
come. Also opened in Philadelphia 
this week and is running In Chi- 
cago, with 1,'oston the next stand to 
be started. Ix>s Angeles Is also 
holding to record figures at this 
time. 

Cosmopolitan — "Yolanda" (Gold- 
wyn-Cosmopolitan). (1.1(3: $1.50.) 
Opened Tuesday. "The Great White 
Way" closed Sunday with $17,400 
for the final week. This picture 
should be a whale of a box office 
attraction In the regular picture 
houses out of town, especially where 
any of the local papers take the 
Hearst comic strip service, for local 
papers will tie up to put it over 
and call attention to their features 
at the same time. 

Criterion— "The Covered Wagon" 
(Paramount). ((!0S; $1.50.) Forty - 
ninth week and picked up a little 
last week over the previous one. 
The gross was $to 2fi9. Big prepara- 
tions being made for celebration of 
the completion of the full year's 
run. 

Gaiety — "Life of Abraham Lin- 
coln'' (llockeu Pros). (80S; $2.) Is 
now In its fifth week. Last week 
with the added impetus of the Lin- 
coln Birthday the gross was around 
$6,800, a steady growth week by 
week since the picture opened. 

Lyric — "The White Sister" 
(Metro). (1,113; $1.50.) Finished 
run since last September last week, 
having played three houses, the 44th 
Street, Ambassador and finally the 
Lyric. Finished last week with just 
a little better than $4,000. 

Rialto — "Her Man" (Vltagraph). 
(1.900; 00-85-99.) This picture once 
again proved how much the name 
of Vltagraph has slumped as a draw- 
ing power along Broadway. The 
mere fact that this was a picture 
of that particular brand was seem- 
ingly sufficient to keep the Broad- 
way fans away from the house, 
which grossed only $15,758 on the 
Week. 

Rivoli— "The Next Corner" (Para- 
mount). (2, 200- 00-85-99) Pulled 
a good week's business, getting 
$23 584. 

Strand "Daddies" (Warner Pros). 
(2.900; 85-55-85.) This one failed 
to click, even though it had been a 
play with a Broadway rep. The 
week showed Just under $20,000 for 
tho house. Not so good. 



LONG RUNS AND SHIFTS 
IN L A. FILM HOUSES 



FENWAY'S BAD WEEK 
WITH "RICHARD" FILM 

Did But $7,500— High Grosses 

$16,000— Estimates for 

the Week 



Boston, Feb. 20. 

"Richard the Lion-Hearted" failed 
to register at tho Fenway last week 
with tho result that the house 
glossed about $7,500. This was off 
$2,500 from the week before when 
"J"-;ritage of the Desert" played the 
house and the drop was blamed on 
tho type of picture. 

The State hail a good week, "Thy 
Name ]s Woman," and "The Pool's 
Awakening,'' doing just under 
$16,000. This is close to capacity. 

Last week's estimates: 

Loew's State (4.000; 55). $10,000 
last week, 'Shadows of Paii.s," this 
week. 

Park (1,000; $1.50) "Little Old 
New York,'' good business. $12,000 
last week. 

Fenway (50-75). Business fell off 
last week with "Richard The Lion- 
Hearted," about $7,500. "Framing 
Barriers" this week. 

Tremont Temple ($1,50). "The 
Courtship of Myles Standish." 

Modern and Beacon twin houses). 
$6,000 last week with "Drums of 
Jeopardy" and "Does it Pay," "No 
Mother to Guide Her" and "George 
Washington, Jr." this week. 



"Commandments" in Class 

Alone — "Marriage Circle" 

Could Have Stayed Longer 



Los Angeles, Feb. 20. 

"Pled Piper Malone," at the big 
Metropolitan, was out in front last 
week. 

"The Ten Commandments" is in 
a class by itself among the long 
run houses. 

"The Marriage Circle" was taken 
off Wednesday after four and one- 
half weeks. It left to make room 
for "Under tho Red Kobe." "A Lady 
of Quality" did not do so well at 
the Mission, just barely lasting two 
weeks when the usual run here, with 
a limited seating capacity of 900, is 
six weeks. 

"Pleasure Mad" at Loew's had a 
better than average week. The pic- 
ture got good exploitation, but the 
total on the week fell below the 
preceding week. Tho California, 
with "Sporting Youth," did satisfac- 
torily. "The Eternal City" left the 
Million Dollar after three weeks, do- 
ing well the first and second week. 
"Thru the Derk" moved over to Mil- 
ler's after showing one week at the 
California. 

Estimates for Last Week 

California — "Sporting Youth" 
(Goldwyn)' (2,000; 25-75). Held up 
:o avcniL'c Week's ' 

Million Dollar— "The Eternal City" 
(First National) (2.200; 25-65). A 
week short of usual four. $11,000. 

Metropolitan — "Pied Piper Ma- 
lone" (Paramount) (3,700; 35-05). 
Close to record on week. $30,000. 

Rialto — "The Marriage Circle" 
(Warner Bros ) (800; 35-85). Taken 
off Wednesday, but could have re- 
mained much longer. 'I'nder the 
Red Robe" opened Thursday. $5,800 
(3 days). 

Egyptian — "Ten Commandments" 
(Paramount) (1.800; 50-1.50). Run- 
ning close to capacity, lltli week. 
$24000. 

Mission — "A Lady of Quality'' 
(Universal) (900; 60-1.10). Closed 
after two weeks. Good features 
good for six weeks at this house. 
$4,400. 

State— "Pleasure Mad" (Metro) 
(2,400; 25-05). With good exploita- 
tion features did good week. $17,500. 

Criterion — "Scaraniouche" (Met- 
ro) (1,750; 50-1.50). Hitting fail- 
stride, 5th week. $9,000. 

Miller's— "Thru the Dark" (Cos- 
mopolitan-Goldwyn) (850; 25-75). 
Moved here after one week at Cali- 
fornia. $8,700. 



BUFFALO OFF 



INDIANAPOLIS THEATRE OFF 

Indianapolis, Feb. 20. 

The $1,000,000 theatre plan in 
Monument place, opposite the Circle 
photoplay house, has been abandoned 
by the Famous Players-Lasky 
Corp. 

K. O. Hunter, local architect, has 
given out a statement in which he 
says he and other local business 
men have bought the 99-year lease. 



Features Didn't Hold Up and Busi- 
ness Fell Down 



Buffalo, Feb. JO. 

Business last week dove off the 
high levels of the previous fortnight. 
Managers of the downtown houses 
in seeking to affix the blame for the 
slump agreed lade of heavy features 
on their bills was the sole reason. 

Loew's turned in a good week, 
due mostly to its film. The Hip 
slumped by re;-son of lack of heavy 
features, the regular patrons of the 
house having become accustomed 
to the top-heavy bills of the past 
few weeks. 

Last week's estimates: 

Hip (2,400; 35-50)— "Ruggles of 
Red Gap," first half; "Twenty-one." 
second half. Most of tho business 
developed by the Barthelmess film 
during the second half. "Buggies" 
showed little strength. Under $15,000. 

Loew's (3,400; 35-55)— "Darling of 
New York" and vaudeville. Be- 
tween $17,000 and $18,000. 

Lafayette (3,400; 35-55)— "Tem- 
pi rary Marriage" and vaudeville. 
The vaudeville received most atten- 
tion. To all appearances the picture 
on this theatre's program Is coming 
to occupy a place of secondary im- 
portance. Estimated over $15,000. 



NEW ORLEANS' SAD TALE 
WEEKLY REPEATED 



Had Pictures There Last Week 

but Grosses Says Public 

Didn't Know It or Care 



New Orleans, Feb. 20. 

So many other attractions around 
last week the natives forgot the 
silver sheet, save In a cursory way. 
A picture has to be magnificent to 
provoke acclaim enough to cause 
undue notice. 

A picture star here In person 
means little to the box olllce. No 
hero worshippers in this burg. 
They want real, bang-up entertain- 
ment and they look upon the aver- 
age release as one of the necessary 
nuisances. 

Just a bunch of non-believers 
who make the managers^ gray try- 
ing to please them. ( 

Last week's "figures": 

Strand— (2.200-83).— "A Wom.in 
of Paris." Started well but folded 
up toward end of week. Gross, 
$3,841. 

Liberty — (1.S00-55) — "Maytlme" 
little Intrinsic money value at 
wicket. Poor week, even for Lib- 
erty, $2,518. 

Tudor— (S00-28)— Nothing much 
for this one since the fight pictures 
there. Played full week with one 
attraction last week, getting $1,420. 



$11,000 TOP LAST WEEK 
MEANT CAPITAL SLUMP 

Douglas MacLean's Home 
Town Like 'Going Up' — For- 
eign Film on Off 2d Week 



Washington, Feb. 20. 

Top figures on the business done 
by the four down town houses was 
way off last week. 

Douglas MacLean in "Going Up." 
saw the title of his picture apply 
to the business done at the Palace, 
the gross went UP and returned this 
large capacity house back into the 
leaders. 

"Napoleon and Josephine" skidded 
on the second week, although the 
business done could be termed fair- 
ly good. 

Estimates for the Week 

Metropolitan (1,800; 35-55-75). 
Blanche Sweet in "Anna Christie" 
(First National). Coupled with 
band got first place although tied 
in actual money. About $11,000. 

Palace (2,500; 35-55-75). Douglas 
Mac Lean in "Going Up.** Home 
town of this particular film star aid- 
ed business and brought gross of 
$11,000. 

Rialto (,1908; 25-35-55-75). "The 
Steadfast Heart." A drop of about 
$500 from the week proceeding, 
about $9,500. 

Columbia (1,200; 35-55). "Na- 
poleon and Josephine." (2nd week). 
Around $9,000. 

This week: 

"The Marriage Circle." Rialto: 
"Flaming Barriers," Palace; "Don't 
Call It Love," Columbia; "Twenty- 
one," Metropolitan. 



Famous Gets Liberty, Providence 
Providence, Feb. 20. 

Famous Players has taken over the 
Lii-erty, which was formerly run by 
the Keith interests. 



DESPITE BAD NOTICES 
PHILLY'S FILMS DID WELL 



Winter Weather Against Trade 

Also Last Week— "Com* 

mandments" at Aldine 



Philadelphia, Feb. 20. 

With pictures that came in for 
severe lacings from the critics, al- 
most all the film houses here nev- 
ertheless did excellent business last 
week despite the added handicap 
of the winter's first really bad 
weather. 

The Stanley had only a fair week 
with "The Acquittal." The censors 
had cut this feature considerably, 
and in some places the action was 
unintelligible as a result. 

The Arcadia had an excellent 
week with "The White Sister." This 
picture, which packed them in at 
the Chestnut Street Opera House 
(legit) for two months, does not ap- 
pear, contrary to some expectations, 
to have lost its pulling power, and 
it is probable it will hang on at the 
Arcadia for another month. 

The biggest event from a film 
standpoint here in over a month 
was the opening this Monday night 
of "The Ten Commandments" at the 
Aldine, with a specially Invited au- 
dience and with the benefit of the 
biggest advertising oanrpaign any 
picture has had here since Grif- 
fith's "Orphans of the Storm." The 
scale is $1.50, $1 and 75 cent#, 
nights, holidays and Saturday mat- 
inees. The picture is expected to 
stay at least six weeks, probably 
eight. 

Other pictures this week include 
"The White Sister" and "The Hum- 
ming Bird," holdovers at the Ar- 
cadia and Stanton respectively; 
"Pied Piper Malone" at the Stanley 
and "West of the Water Tower" at 
the Fox, This is the first non-Fox 
picture to be shown at the Fox is 
considered significant. "Reno" will 
be the Fox's next offering. 

Estimates of Last Week 

Stanley — "The Acquittal'' (Uni- 
versal). Not particularly appropri- 
ate picture for this tine, big house, 
and business acted accordingly. 
About $22,000. (4,000; 50-75.) 

Stanton — "Tho Humming Bird" 
(Paramount; 1st week). Excellent 
business despite poor notices. 
About $12,000. (1,700; 50-75.) 

Aldine — "Scaramouchc" ( Metro; 
Sth week). Over $10,000, and com- 
pleted two months' stay. "Ten 
Commandments'' openeel Monday. 
(1,500; $1.65.) 

Fox— "St. Elmo" (Fox). Rapped 
hard by critics, but got over. Par- 
ticularly popular at matinees. Sur- 
rounding bill also fine and undoubt- 
edly helped. Around $15,000. (3,000; 
99.) 

Arcadia — "The White Sister" 
(Metro; 2d week). Catching on 
here as It did at legit house. De- 
spite bad weather claimed $5,500 
last week. (C00; 75.) 

Karlton — "Pleasure Mad" (Metro). 
Booked for two weeks, but couldn't 
stand that much; taken off Satur- 
dav. About $3,000 on week. (1,100; 
50.) 



"NATION'S" $55,000 LEADS CHICAGO; 
XOMMANDMENTST FOR LONG RUN 



Griffith Picture Averaged $7,850 Daily— "Command- 
ments" Handled and Looks Good for Run Record 
—"Going Up" Took $51,000 at Chicago 



Chicago. Feb. 20. 

With ideal weather the Doop pic- 
ture houses darted to hit their 
mid-season stride and although 
they have extra competition with 
the "Birth of a Nation" at the 
Auditorium, and the "Ten Com- 
mandments" at the Woods, it did 
not hurt, but was Inclined to aid. 
With Iancoln's Birthday to help 
both the Chicago and McVieker's 
had top weeks. 

"The Ten Commandments." at the 
new Jones, Linlck & Schaefer 
Woods theatre, has caught on and 
from all Indications should have a 
sensational run. It was press 
agented and put before Chleagoans 
in showman-like style. 

The "Nation" is" proving Itself 
a very valuable piece of property 
as far as the Illinois is concerned, 
proven by the business done at the 
Auditorium, and by the fact that 
other theatres nre anxious to house 
the picture after its Illinois stay, as 
well as by the prices being paid for 
the right to exhibit tho film in 
Illinois cities. The attraction of. 



this film at the immense Auditorium 
was the feature of last week In 
Chicago picture circles. 

Estimates for last week: 

Woods "The Ten Commandments" 
(•Paramount) (1347-$!. 05) — Did 
around $11,000. 

Chicago "Going T T p" (Asso. Ex- 
hibs.) (4, 400-60)— Dandy Comedy 
drew \ ell, totaling about $51,000. 

McVickers "Woman to Woman" 
(Selsnlck) (2.500-60)— With a re- 
vue presentation holding over. Fred 
H.imni's band and Mirth Mack, be- 
sides several new features, drew 
about $28,000. 

Roosevelt— "In the Palace of the 
King" (First National) (.1,256-55) — 
$12,000. 

Monroe "The Shepherd King" 
'Fox) (9S7-40)— Was not able to 
hrfak the run of poor business and 
registered only $3,300. 

Randolph "Sporting' Youth" 
iTTniversal) f6SG-50) — Attracted 
business totaling in the neighbor- 
hood of $5,000. 

Auditorium "The Birth of a 
Nation" (Griffith) (3,600-1.50)— Did 
around $55,000. 



Thursday, February 21, 1924 



PICTURES' 



VARIETY 



17 



"BE NICE TO THE WIFE," INSPIRATION; 
BALTO'S FRIENDLY FAMILY FEELING 



Husbands Meeting Wives Downtown After Shopping 
Hours, Taking Them Out to Dinner and Then to 
Movies — Could Only Happen in Baltimore? 



Baltimore Feb. 20. 

"Be Nice to the Wife," if it ever 
land« ai the title of a picture, may 
live and li.arao Baltimore for its in- 
spiration. 

Tin' sociability or hospitality or 
gallantly or Jiome control about 
whii ii the Sout'i has been noted or 
notorious in sour and story never 
has hid a more definite ex- 
position than in this Monumental 
City of friendly family feeling. 

Last week caw clear skies with 
plont> of bargain saler. at the down- 
town' store*. The bargains brought 
out the women and the women 
brought out the men. 

The women seemed to be acting 
on a pommon understanding of 

tying UP the leash Just a hit fighter, 
for they ended their shopping ex- 

peditiiuici about when the overtime 
Whistle blew. As the men pushed 
away Ihelr check hooks for the day, 
the wife appeared, 

All wen' through the same rou- 
tine, dinner downtown anil then the 
movies, the married couples mostly 
Catching t.ie 7 o'clock Show, the first 
time in Baltimore the 7 o'clock show 
ever held any kind of an audience. 

Quick to group the changed condi- 



tion and fearful lest the husbands 
might also form a union for defense, 
the local exhibitors intend promot- 
ing the purely local plan by advo- 
cating Its continuance in their thea- 
tre advertising. 

This downtown buying and eating 
with a picture to close appears to 
have developed into a Baltimore 
fad; it ha« been going on for more 
than a week. 

While the showmen are praying 
for clear weather day by day the 
first thing now read in tne papers 
by the husbands is the weather re- 
port. 

Estimates for last wee];: 

Century CS.KOO; 65). Grossed $11!,- 
000 with "Pled riper Malone." 

Hippodrome (1.400; 6 ti > . "Rosita" 
and vaudeville; slightly over $16,000. 

New (l.GoO; 55>. "Big Brother"; 
$10,000. A local Catholic organiza- 
tion practically sold out the house 
for every performance and received 
a portion of the receipts. 

Rivoli (J. 500; 35). -Painted Peo- 
ple" and Tisen's Russian orchestra; 
$13,000. 

Parkway (1,430; 55). "In Pencil 
of a Thrill"; $7,000. 

Metropolitan GT500; S3), Crossed 
$1^.000 with "Ma.viime." 



BRITISH FILM WEEK BRINGS FEW 
NOTABLE HOME-MADE FEATURES 



"Woman to Woman" Leads— Palestine Official War 
Pictures Popular — Many Exhibits Are Reissues — 
Prince "Blesses" the Idea 



London, Feb. 4. 

Ail the lay newspapers are carry- 
ing editorial matter and heavy ad- 
vertising for the British Film 
Week, which commenced today, be- 
ing officially Inaugurated by the 
Lord Mayor of London and the 
Sherrifs' at the New Gallery, where 
"What Price Loving. Cup," Walter 
West's spotting production fea- 
turing Violet Hopson, and "The 
School for Scandal," featuring 
Queenie Thomas, are being shown. 
These two films, though of good 
average entertainment value, are 
not the best selection for an official' 
opening to an event which has en- 
gaged the attention of the home 
trade for many months and has the 
personal blessing of the Prince of 
Wales. 

The most popular of the "all Brit- 
ish" films being ecreened through- 
out London today are the Graham 
Cutts' production of "Woman to 
Woman," made In the Islington 
studios, rebuilt for Famous-Lasky 
British productions, and featuring 
Betty Compson and Josephine 
Earle (both Americans) and the of- 
ficial pictorial record of the Pales- 
tine section of the Great War, 
"Armageddon." These two fea- 
tures seem everywhere. The Gau- 
mont pictures, "Bonnie Prince 
Charlie," featuring Ivor Novello and 
Gladys Cooper; "Fires of Fate," 
"Squibs M. O.," and "Lights of 
London" are also popular. Two of 
these feature Wanda Jlawley and 
Nigel Barrie, both bearing Ameri- 
can film reputations. The "Bonnie 
Prince Charlie" is also^runnfng at 
Hie Philharmonic Half 
The stoli company has an excep- 

COS TUMES 

New York's Newest and 
K o r v m o s t Costume 

It c n t a 1 Organization 



1-137 B'way. Tet.5530Pen. _ 



tlonally big and important list in- 
cluding "Young Lochinvar" (fea- 
turing Owen Nares), "Becket" (with 
Sir Frank Benson), the most artis- 
tic picture this firm has yet pro- 
duced, "Dick Turpin's Ride to 
York" (with Matheson Lang), al- 
ready a popular entertainment, 
"Guy Fawkes" (with Matheson 
Lang), "The Sing of Four" with 
Ellle Norwood and Isobel Elsom), 
"One Arabian Night" and other 
George Hobey features, "The 
Prodigal Son" (with Stewart Rome 
and Henry Victor), "Indian Love 
Lyrics" (With Owen Nares), "The 
Wandering Jew" (with Matheson 
Lang and Isobel Elsom), and "Run- 
ning Water" (with Madge Stuart) 
and others. 

The Ideal company has a good 
showing for the week with "The 
Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots" 
featuring Fay Compton, the big at- 
traction at the Marble Arch Pa- 
vilion. "M'Lord of the Great White 
Road" with Victor McLaglen Is an- 
other popular feature showing in 
several West End and important 
suburban halls. The Novello-Atlas 
feature, "The Man Without Desire," 
should have been In at the Tivoll, 
but' "Scaramouehe" is contiuninu 
its successful run a little longer. 
Hepworth's "Comin Thro' the Bye" 
is running at the Scala. In the 
West End the films showing seem 
to be only a small proportion of the 
British output and confined to one 
of two features, which are every- 
where, the chief of these being 
"Armageddon." 

With the exception of Graham- 
Wilcox everybody seems In the 
movement, good, bad and indifferent 
hut it Is a pity this firm has 
not joined in OS to them falls the 
distinction of having made the first 
attempt at making productions on 
super lines. Many ordinary rent- 
ing firms arc coining in and claim- 
ing the "All British" category with 
one or more pictures, although the 
greater bulk of ihch trade is dun' 1 
with foreign produi lions, 

Bacon, Fn i In, in at I P ■ '■'•■ 
their output being handled b) W. 
& !■•., mv m \uuii-- firm wlii' h r.inie 



DENVER BIZ JUMPS UP; 
SUMMER WEATHER AIDS 



WARNERS-GOLDEN DEAL 



■Hunchback" at $1.65 Could 

Not Make Second Week 

Grade 



Denver, Feb. 20. 

Pictures took a highly satisfac- 
tory jump here last week, all bouses 
reporting top business with the 
possible exception of the America 
with "The Hunchback." This fea- 
ture, at $1.50 top besides war tax, 
was held over for a second week, but 
failed to draw anything like the 
gross it pulled the first one. It is 
unlikely that the management will 
again attempt to run a film like the 
"Hunchback" fur more than a week 
at such prices. 

The Riaito and Princess (Para- 
mount) report a gratifying revival In 
business, which is characterized as 
being "like old times." 

Denver's weather may have some- 
thing to do with the revival. For 
several weeks it has been like early 
summer, with no snow at all, little 
frost and temperatures ranging as 
high as 62 degrees in the daytime. 
Last Week's Estimates 

America t I'.ishop-Cass). (1,580; 
otic to $1.50), "The Hunchback," 

2nd week. About $7,863. 

Colorado (Bishop-Cass). (2,470; 
40-50). In 'Tainted People," and 
"The Cowboy Shiek." with enter- 
tainment units. Near $9,400. 

Rialto (Paramount), (1,0S0; 35-40). 
Betty Compson in "The Stranger." 
$6,750. 

Princess (Paramount). ( 1.250; 
35-40). "The Heritage of the 
Desert." About $7,275. 

Isis (Fox). (1.776; 25) First four 
days showed Stan Laurel in "The 
Whole Truth" and "The Old Fool," 
with Fox News. Last three days 
Charles Jones in "Not a Drum Was 
Heard." Yale University special, 
"Jan. stown," featured. Over $3,400. 



Geo. Walsh Sails for Rome 
George Walsh, left for Rome on 
the "Van Buren" Wednesday. He Is 
to play the title role in "Ben Hur," 
which is being made there for 
Goldwyn, under the direction of 
Charles Brabin-. 



Hiers Co-Starring With Miss Devore 

Al Christie has engaged Walter 
Hiers to appear as a co-star with 
Dorothy Devore in "High and Dry," 
to be released through llodkinson. 



Big Project in Negotiation 



If the deal between the Warner 
Brothers and John GOMen Is con- 
summated, the film producers may 

Le able to secure the rights to 
"Light n in'," "Chicken Feed," 

"Thank V," and "Seventh Heaven.' 

The Warner Brothers' downtown 
connections feel that the stock of 
the organization would be enhanced 
by an association with Golden for 
his production, together with the 
Belasco agreement which they now 
have. 

While nothing definite has yet 
been settled, the negotiations are 
still in progress. 

John Golden is in Florida. 



COMPETING APACHES 
MAKING BUSINESS 



AH their pictures are directed by 
Graham Cutts. British and Colo- 
nial, one of the very earliest of 
British producing firms, has plenty 
of material of all sorts to represent 
It, Including a new series of two-reel 
dramas featuring Jose Collins. Ar- 
tistic Films will win recognition for 
their W. W. Jacobs series by Man- 
ning Haynes. 

The House of Granger, with Its 
merger producing companies, has 
many films, including "M'Lord of 
the Great White Road" and an en- 
tirely new production of Lord Lyt- 
ton's "Eugene Aram.y It also han- 
dles the Kiiiema Club picture, 
"The Crimson Circle," which in 
chiefly remarkable for the fact that 
although much of the acting is 
bad nearly every film artist, star or 
otherwise, gave their services for 
the production, mr.st of them doing 
crowd work. Butcher's are chiefly 
showing West -spoiling features — 
"What Price Loving Cup." "In the 
Blood." "Beautiful Kitty," "The 
Lady Owner," "Ungues of the Hurt,' 
"Little Miss Nobody.' Travel is 

chieilj i eprcsen ted by "Cro sing 
the Sahara." now running . . the 
I'alace. 

Although some hunrti cd or Bi II - 
ish iiin.s have been offered for this 

i don, there sec mi to be few 

i • ,v on among them, "B( i ..«-•" be- 



''Humming Bird" Follows 
'"Shadows of Paris" 
in Frisco 



in 



San Francisco. Feb. 20. 

Last week was a banner one for 
the "Big Three" houses belonging 
to the Rothchild group, comprising 
the Granada, Imperial and Califor- 
nia. The weeks' winner was the 
California, with "Two Wagons, Both 
Covered," and "The I>eavenworth 
Case," as a double bill. Business 
started off big and maintained a 
lively pa- c. 

The Granada featured a new mu- 
sical act, "Actors' Night at Coffee 
Dan's," over its film. "Modern Mat- 
rimony." and came out on the money 
side. The Imperial, with "The Hum- 
ming Bird," also enjoyed a better 
than average week. Interest in this 
feature was enhanced by the fact 
that the week before a film of simi- 
lar character, "Shadows of Paris," 
with Polo Negri starred, was the 
feature al the California. Opinion 
seem:? fo give the palm to Pola over 
Gloria Swanson, but the discussion 
resulting from comparing the work 
of both stars helped business mate- 
rially. 

The Warfield was oft Its big busi- 
ness path with Mae Murray In 
"Fashion Row." The film was 
hardly better than the average pro- 
gram offering and not very well 
liked. 

The Strand did a fair week with 
"Defying Destiny," and the Cameo 
picked up a little with "Innocence," 
featuring Anna Q. Nilsson. 

Estimates for Last Wetk 

California — "Two Wagons, Both 
Covered," and "The Leavenworth 
Case" (Bathe and Vitagraph) (2,400; 
r»5-*j())). Winner of week. $19,000. 

Granada — "Modern Matrimony" 
(Selznlck) Big musical act added. 
(2.S40; 55-90). Musical act given 
billing over picture. First days un- 
usually heavy. $21,000. 

Imperial -"The Humming Bird" — 
Gloria Swanson (Paramount) (1,400; 
55-90.) Held up surprisingly after 
opening. Held over. $15,000. 

Warfield — "Fashion Row" — Mae 
Murray (Metro) (2,800; 55-90). 
Business about average. Picture 
only fair. Not very popular. $15,000. 

Strand — "Defying Destiny" — Monte 
Blue (Sclznlck) (1.700; 20-30). Only 
fair business. Average program film. 
$4,500. 

Cameo — "Innocence" — Anna Q. 
usual and picture held up in esti- 
mation of Cameo patrons. $3,600. 
Nilsson (All-star features) (900; 
35-50). Opened little better than 



Ready to Shoot "Meddling Wives" 
I. E. Chadwlck's picture, "Meddling 
Wives," will be started next week. 
The casting, which has been done by 
Jenlo Jacobs, includes the names of 
Lionel B.irrymore, Dagmar Godow- 
sky, Ida Darling and Flora Finch. 

Miss Spielberger in Brown's Office 
With the title of Casting Agenl 
for Productions, Lenna Spielberger 
has joined the forces of Chamberlain 
Bro,\n. 



"21" BEAT PIED PIPER," 
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED 

Meighan Film Disappointed at 
$11,000 in Newman, Kan- 
sas City, Last Week 



Kansas City, Feb. i'0. 

Men stars were featured at the 
three leaders on the street last 
week, and the names of the female 
artists were In the smaller type. 
With "The Hunchback" In its third 
week at the Liberty, the Newman 
Interests played up "The Pied Piper 
Malone" at the Newman. and 
"Twenty-One" at the Royal. The 
latter got the best of the breaks 
and considering the small capacity 
of the house and the lower scale 
"Twenty-One" was the best bet. 

The Globe, a pop vaudeville house 
featured "Flaming Youth" for the 
last half. This picture has played 
pretty nearly every house in town, 
and last Sunday the columns carry- 
ing the residential theatre's an- 
nouncement* looked llko a feature 
adv for the film, as It was In a num- 
ber the same day. 

Next week the Newman will 
spring a surprise In "Bong Hits of 
1923." a musical revue along elab- 
orate lines and with a professional 
cast of 20, headed by Bernard Fer- 
guson, Helen Newltt, Mitchell 
Brothers, Raymond nnd Lyte, and 
the Kelly Dancers. The production 
will be under the direction of Mil- 
ton Feld. 

Last week's estimates: 

Newman — "Pied Piper Malone" 
(Paramount). (1,980; 65-76). Thos. 
Melghan's name In announcements 
In much larger type than the pic- 
ture. The best alibi for the balance 
of the week, however, is the auto- 
mobile show, as business flattened 
out and the final count-up was a 
disappointment Around $11,000. 

Royal — "Twenty-One" (First Na- 
tional) (890. 40-55). Richard Bai - 
thelmess, given all the billing. 
Business held up remarkably 
throughout week, with takings 
$7,000. 

Liberty— "The Hunchback" (Uni- 
versal), 3rd Week (1,000; $1.65, with 
special coupon ticket at 25c. for 
teachers and school children). In- 
terest cot tinned and business of 
third week surprise. The automo- 
bile show hurt to a degree, but 
matinees held up strong. Week 
clicked Just a little over $7,00<i. 
Opposition pictures at the vaude- 
ville houses — "Cameo Kirby," Main- 
street; "Rouged Lips," Pantages. 



COAST FILM NEWS 

By ED KRIEQ 

Los Angeles, Feb. 18. 
The Hoxle Company, filming the 
MacLeod Baine novel at Universal 
City, will embark shortly for Mom 
tana on location. 

Charlies Murray has deserti .1 
comedy for drama for Metro. Com 
cdles are being written for Murrav 
at the Sennett studio, where he wilt 
return upon the completion of hi-» 
present engagement. 



Alfred P!. Green will direct Con - 
stance Talmadge In her forthcom 
ing picture, "Heart Trouble." Orel n 
has been directing Thomas Meighan 
for two years. 

Sydney Chaplin is considering an 
offer M go to Kngland for the Ideal 
Film Co. 



TTarry Warner has arrived from 
New York to join his brother Jack 
In production activities on the Coast. 
Albert Warner, recently recovering 
from n serious illness, will resume 
management of the Rastern office, 
The Warner Brothers' schedule for 
H<^4 is twenty pictures. 



Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Tully 
have departed for Chicago, where 
-Mr. Tully will supervise the print- 
ing of his latest production, "flow- 
ing ( lold." Upon his return shoot- 
ing will begin on "Bird of Paradise." 

Dave Thompson production nn li- 
nger for First National is moving 
his family from Chere Moye avenue 
to a larger homo on St. Andrews 
place. The new home has a lawn 
(Continued on page 19) 



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VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Thursday, February 21, 1924 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON PICTURES 



The outlook for the i< peal of picture censorship in New York state Is 
•ot good, in tlio opinion of a man who is active In the movement to 
Wipe the law off the statute books. 

Whilo the repeal liill will pass in the senate at Albany, he doubts 
It will muster the necessar) 76 votes for pasasge in tlie assembly. 

He believes that moat of the Republican! la the lower house will take 
their cue from Speaker Edmund if. Machold and vote agalnat repealing 
the censorship law. 

At one of the so-ealled "harmony'' conferences between Governor Smitli 
•nd the Republican leaders in the assembly, Speaker Machold is reported 
to have said ''no" to the repeal bill. 

Two or three assemblymen from Rochester (the home of George East- 
man), and possibly some of the Westchester county delegation may, in 
the opinion of this "anti" leader, vote with the Democrat! to abolish the 
censorship commission, but their number will not be large enough to 
make up tho necessary 76 votes. 

It is generally admitted Speaker Machold holds the key and that what- 
ever stand he takes will probably be adopted by most of the Republican 
majority in the lower house. 

Machold comes from Watertown, tho home of George II. Cobb, chairman 
Of the censorship commission. Mr. Cobb, who is somewhat of a political 
power in that City, is the leader of the fprcel for the retention of the 
present law. He is a close personal friend of Mr. Machold, and his atti- 
tude on Die matter may have an influence on the speaker. 



"The Rivoli Times," house organ of the Broadway picture house by 
that name, is carrying a story this week on the "Peter Pan" film, saying 
that work is. being rushed 01. it as the scenario has been completed. The 
etory also says that the only thing holding it up is the selection of a Peter 
Pan, mentioning the fact that as "Peter Pan" on the stage without Maude 
Adams is inconceivable, and that to make the movie version care will be 
needed in the star's selection. 

The Hivoll is a Famous-Players house and tho Frohman office is hlso 
controlled by Famous — while Charles Dillingham and his announced 
"Peter Pan" production with Marilyn Miller aren't connected with the 



"Best Pola Negri pic- 
ture made in America" 



—NEW YORK TIMES 



POLA NEGRI 



m 

HERBERT 
BRENON 

^ROULICTIOhJ 

Supported by 

Adolphe Menjou 

Charles de Roche 

Huntly Gordon 

From "Jlfoa llummc" by Picord 
and t'arco. Adapt rd by Fred 
Jackson, tereen play by Eve 
VnsrU. 



-And 18 other Great Paramount 



Pictures for release March to June 




Produced by 



UUlOUSl-lAYrKk LMKYOOWOKAnoN 




firm. Tl 
the DUil! 



i office had always thought It had the rights— until 
mncement came out. 



The shut down may have cured some ills In pictures but it failed to 
cure the indifferent stalling tactics of some stars, particularly one now 
In the cast. 

With a studio full of people including high salaried principals In sup- 
port the star strolls in any day at pleasure according to whether it was 
Just a theatre and restaurant the night before or an all-night club. 

As the people in the picture are obliged to retire early nightly in order 
to report at the studio by eight the next morning, everyone is in a most 
amiable frame of mind when the star shows up around two o'clock in the 
aft' rnoon or later, seldom much earlier. 



Tho Los Angeles Board of Education has finally recognized that a 
number of children are employed in pictures in Hollywood and has ar- 
ranged to create a special class for the picture youngsters in one of the 
Hollywood schools. The class will be open only to kids employed in pic- 
tures and the studies so arranged that the absence of the pupils from 
time to time will not put them behind in the class. 

Under the old method the youngsters who are doing picture work were 
at a disadvantage in the school work by falling behind the other members 
of the regular classes when they were kept away to' work before the 
camera. 



Mae Murray has been having considerable difficulty with a Los Angeles 
Jewelry concern over a diamond necklace Which they claim they made 
up special for her. The latest move occurred last week when the firm 
attached the star's bank account and her salary for a claim amounting to 
$1,364.50. The Jewelers claim the screen star paid them $1,250 on the 
necklace and later ordered some diamond rings sent to her home on 
approval from which she selected one and returned the bracelet to them. 
They say as they had made the bracelet up to her own ideas that she 
should pay in full for it. \ 



Small town picture censorship is gaining a strong foothold along the 
west coast. A good example of this condition exists in Pasadena where 
a board inspects every picture to be shown in the town. During the 
month of January the board refused io permit 10 feature pictures to be 
shown. The pictures turned down for Pasadena had not met with opposi- 
tion in any other California towns or cities. 

During the same month Pasadena showed 250 pictures against 175 
during January, 1923. 



Did you ever catch Jesse Lasky doing any staging lately? Well, you 
could have had you been in one of the neighboring cities lately at a late 
hour in the morning. You would have had the in on the party and then 
you would have seen J L. reproduce the sextet from "Floradora" Just 
about as neatly as possible Too bad the Shubertl did have him when they 
put on their well known revival. 



The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is actively engaged in Ite cam- 
paign to keep picture aspirants from swarming into the film center. Its 
latest move is to send window display cards to practically every city in 
the country carrying a warning to screen struck people going to the coa6t 
unless they have sufficient means to support themselves for some time 
before they can expect to secure picture employment. 




Will II. Hays is going to see that the newspapers in future get things 
right, as far as the picture industry is concerned. (This includes The 
World's Worst Daily.) From now on, if anything happens which the 
dailies "eat up," especially a "woman case," such as the Louise Dawson 
murder, Joseph Jefferson O'Neill is sent scurrying around to the various 
offices advising whether they did or did not appear in pictures. 



Tommy Grey came east with Harold Lloyd and a party. Tommy has 
been on the Lloyd writing staff for some months, but out on the coast 
•lnce September the humorist only has tasted beer. 

It will be another week before Viollnsky fully recovers from the 



YOLANDA 



CtoamopnlKan aprcial production starring 
Marlon Daviea. Opened at Cosmopolitan 
!•>(>. It), to $1.50 top, running In two parte. 
Adapted from book by the luto Charles 
Major, by Luther Reed. Settings .by Joseph, 
Urban. Photography by Ira II. Mi>ra-aii unci 
George Uarnoa. Directed by Kobert O. 
Vignola. 
Princiw Mary of Burgundy (Yolanda) 

Marlon Davie* 
Charles the Bold. Duke of Burgundy 

l.yn Harding 

King Louis Xt TInlbrooii Illlnn 

Hishop lw» Ralua Maclyn Arnuckle 

Tho Dauphin, Charles, Duke of Paris 

Johnny Donley 

Maximilian of Styrla ltalph (Jraves 

Campo«l}aaao Ian MacLaren 

Olivier da l'alin Quttev von Beyffertltn 

<}ueen Margaret. .Theresa Maxwell Conorar 
Count Jules d'llymbercourt.Pau! McAllister 

Innkeeper Leon Knot 

Antoinette Cantlenian Mary Kennedy 

'"astlenian Th 'inas Klndlay 

Count Calll Martin Faust 

Lord Bishop Arthur Donaldson 

Sir Karl do Pittl Hoy Applegata 



PRESENTATIONS 

(Extra attractions in picture theatres, when not 
pictures, will be carried and described in this depart- 
ment for the general information of the trade.) 



=V 



RITZ QUARTET 

Singing 

5 Mins.; Full Stage; Special 

Chicago. 

Chicago, Feb. 20. 

The RiU Quartet opens with 
••you're in Kentucky, Sure as You're 
Born," with orchestra accompani- 
ment, and gives this song some novel 
touches, with harmony through- 
out which Is pleasing. The ex- 
terior set is suggestive of Kentucky, 
and very pretty, with a landscape in 
the distance. The second number 
is a medley of old songs rendered 
without orchestra. The third is a 
camp meeting song, a darkey num- 
ber about "Get on Board," and for a 
finale there is a miniature train 
which crosses a track at the rear of 
the set. The boys are young. nle< 
appearing, and sing very well. 



(10) 



■IftFiimu- 



"AT VALLEY FORGE 

Singing and Talk 

6 Mins.; Full Stage; Special 

Chicago. 

Chicago, Feb. 20. 
A very appropriate presentation 
for Washington's birthday week and 
its patriotic nature emphasizes the 
Important part the motion-picture 
house plays in teaching American- 
ism. There is a special drop in one 
showing the "Valley Forge" location 
In the snow and a full stage scene 
where "Washington crosses the 
Delaware," in which there is a mov- 
ing boat with Washingtor and sev- 
eral m<n in It. There is conversa- 
tion between soldiers in the opin- 
ing scene following the teachings of 

history at.d General Washington 
crosses the stage addressing the 
men. Two are left on stage and one 
asks the other to sing and he fen- 
cers "LltlU Mother of Mine," and 



"A GRECIAN LEGEND" (8) 
Fantastic Ballet 
10 Mins.; Full (Special) 
McVicker's, Chicago. 

Chicago, Feb. 20. 
••Fantastic," the word is taken 
from the program, means "a phan- 
tom" or "not real," among other 
things, and these terms describe 
this act. The scene is meant to be 
something. It looks a littl. like a 
dug-out in France, but they did not 
have Grecian legends about the 
World War. 

A boy representing "The Faun" Is 
shown sitting on a hill. Directly 
some tarpaulins move and two 
girls appear, then two others and 
finally two more, until six are danc- 
ing. Then Marjorle Linken appears 
as a "Nymph" and distributes rose 
wreaths, which the six girls employ 
for poses, while she dances. Alex- 
andre Katchetovsky, "The Faun," 
who has been as though in a trance, 
shows signs of life, comes down and 
joins in the dance. There is a 
storm. The girls run in and out, 
and for a finale "The Faun" car- 
ries the "Nymph" to a high posi- 
tion in the special scenery and the 
curtain falls. 

There was little applause at the 
opening ehov and doubtless the 
people in the audience understood 
little as to What it all meant. J. 
Leopold Spltalny's symphony or- 
chestra played the "Faust" ballad 
by Gouned for the number. 



Billed now as "Queen of the 
Screen," Marion Davies has adopted 
the title given to her in a recent 
voting contest that will keep her 
stepping to hold it up on every end, 
for "Tlie Queen of the Screen" ap- 
pears to take in everything, from 
acting to looks. 

In "Yolanda" alias Davies has 
both, although her looks are not 
isteady, due to either photography 
or limiting, but her natural beauty 
cannot be denied, so that is the 
least to worry her. 

In acting, however, of the title 
role. Miss Davies well upholds the 
reputation as a screen artist she 
has intelligently, studiously and con- 
scientiously erected for herself, with 
the public and in the picture busi- 
ness. But it's straightaway acting 
here, possibly the most difficult be- 
fore the camera, for pantomimists 
who are, are rare. 

Those who have watched the 
Marion Davies pictures continu- 
ously will miss that elf-like, cheery, 
charming cuteness or roguishness 
no one else on the screen ran give 
to a light character or a shaded 
one as well as Marion Davies, not 
even l'ickford. 

But there's romance in "Yolanda." 
oodles of it, and romance goes with 
Marlon's youth. It's the Major story 
of centuries ago, of the Princess of 
Burgundy who met her Brince of 
Styria, without either aware of the 
Identity of the other, although be- 
trothed in the kingly manner of 
those days (1490); how they wero 
revealed to one another, although 
Princess Mary first and accidentally 
learned who her admirer was. Truth 
to tell, tho Prince as played by 
Ralph Graves wasn't the Prince of 
action of Princess Mary's dreams, 
if one would gauge that by Princess 
Mary's performance. Miss Davies 
played it and Mr. Graves tried to 
act it. 

The Queen Margaret of Theresa 
Maxwell Conover wasn't a bad piece 
of execution by any moans, saying 
Miss Conover had strictly followed 
direction, although the masterful 
performance was HolbroOk Blinn's 
as King Louis XI. 

Blinn gave his character a Na- 
poleonic, touch in carriage and looks, 
almost ::i dress — it couldn't ba 
missed, though not essayed in that 
direction. 

Another performer is l.yn Hard- 
ing, English, as the Duke of Bur- 
gundy, who made you feel the state 
did come first with him. 

Leon Enrol gave n laugh to his 
innkeeper role and Johnny Dooley 
as a fooiish Prince gave two or 
three laughs, each time he did a 
fall, while looking every bit as 
idiotic as he wae supposed to be. 

The settings are massive; there 
are large mobs nicely directed and a 
battle with battle-axes of more or 
less thrill, depending upon how one 
might visualize what axemen would 
really do if allowed to chop at will. 
The captions were always severe, 
often too much so, and one particu- 
larly in poor taste for modern con- 
sumption — where it spoke of "the 
smell of dead traitors." 

A slight dragginess frequently 
made itself manifest, more so in 
the first part. There is no real 
kick at any time, but the romantic- 
ally inclined will find all they want 
of that heart-stirrer; it's there all of 
the time, even though the picture 
could have ended with the conclu- 
sion of the iirst part— that was the 
story. 

Following "Knighthood," the ped- 
estal of her picture reputation, Miss 
Davies here presents another film 
tale not altogether apart from It in 
general outline and but a short dis- 
tance away. That may have been the 
single error, for it rannot be forgot- 
ten so soon what "Knighthood" was 
and held. The kneeling scene by 
Miss Davies found its quiet echo in 
"Yolanda." as the almost similar 
scene had brought forth an applause 
"Knighthood." That 



for this a woman Is shown sitting 
at home with her knitting through 
the drop. 

Tli,; singer later recalls the cross- 
ing of tlie Delaware previously and 
this permits the showing of that 
scene. 



explosion in 



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MICHIGAN FILM REVIEW 

JACOB SMITH, Publisher 
, 415 Free Press Bldg. DETROfT 



Thursday. February 21, 1924 



PICTURES 



VAKIETY 



19 



may be dovel itlsd ii to the remain ler 
fur audienc '-effect. 

"Yolanda" is a picture for picture 
fans, and looka the Mftr.OOO it is said 
to have cost. 

Cosmopolite tsn ; economical In 

■Ict'ir.' :>i • ' " 
THE MAN LIFE PASSED BY 

Uetro pnnlwti »i wrltt*li . I Sirected V 
Victor Sch*rtzing*r WVatunoy Jaitd .11 I 
Ev» Novak. Hobari Bosworth, 1'uhen ].. In- 
dia unJ P' ,rc > M; "" ,Mt ahow '' ■'■ I "•■'■ a 
8t»tf New Vorli let) IS-34 Hannlni 
«lm».'72 una '■-. / 

Hop* Moore.. ■ J-ii Novate 

joy Moore ■ •'■'■ ' Novak 

John Corln.i lVrc» Murmonl 

■ ,. Culleii I.andi* 

11. ..u % Hoburi Ilotw >nh 

1 I1.1 Knot 1 

' ;■" 1 >: !.■ .sliuj 

"A ,(:*-■( ,s •' illi'i' 



lUrolJ Tret 
"Iron Man' 
Hra. Core n 

Paula 

Jerry . 



Her- . 1 1 ' 
that doesn't 
oft with a r 
was reallj ■ 
pretention.-* 



.lit 'tU|ii at KOIOl I >g 
materialise. It si 11 1 s 
<th, lo iks as thoiorh it 
oiti;5 t ,■ In: snmel hi, .: 

• ..'. worth whll* 1 , .1 



picture and then goes off into .1 i mn 
rambling affair that geis rum Iter*. 
It is Just inol I ■•■. • ■•- • '•'■ <■••■ ■• 1 Ii 
ehocmah r - It nil 1 l.uv .-".1 I: 1 • !•. 
last. 

Victor .->••':'' ft/ina I' i* 1 ', 1 . 
good director, 1 » ■ r h- ttumM -•. it 
to direction and let 'ii' 1 writing end 
remain in hand: im>rp >uited !■• 'lit 1 
task, if "The Mi Life I'-assed By" 
. i-, ...- he wrote ;'. A 
li,i\ ■• m hipped the 1 1" 
• I worked out 1 '"ii- 
v 1 iM hate 



:it 



on the set >■ 
writer init;i 
Into shape 
tinuity ;ii 1 
■omething. 

The cost ;,n both .!,..•' find iica 
Kovak is A'li is Hobart Bosworth, 
Culien Landis 1 . ..i Percy Mariuont 
featured. Ruth member of this 
quintet turns out an Intelligible 
characterization of the rule assigned 
to them, but thej are r.ot sufficient 
to speed up the ever lagging in- 
terest i:i a slow moving tale that 
jumps from one sequence t" another 
and then doe»n': seem !•• hook them 
up again 

As a flash •" ' the neighborhood 

•house'; this picture will get b> ■ This 

'ii particularly true in tk-» jlaily 

change houses, but don't build too 

strongly on it. 

It iM a till" of 1 lis , ppoint »d i: - 
r en tor and it. unscrupulous iron- 
master who -• lis his patents ind 
compels him to -■■<-k life in the tot- 
ter. Broken ii health and spirit, 
the inventor rlnallj decides to kill 
the Irohma: ter, but is deterred in 
his desire by the beautiful gtrl mis- 
sion workei in the slums. Later 
when the Inventor has his chance 
to wreak 1.1.-. vengeance on a daugh- 
ter of the iroi king his hand is 
stayed by her resemblance to the 
mission woman .vho had faith In 
Mm. and it :■< : 1. illy disclosed that 
th" women ire <isters and there is 
a final happy ending oil around. 

In sets the picture Is excellent. 
Some jl'im stufl i-. particularlj well 
iionn Abu'.- ;". minutes could '•■■ 
cu' ti n\ 1 -■ id • ■ ■ . ig-- 



TWENTY-ONE 

frustration Pi ''ir-, pr*.«eittn •* • S. 

ttobi-rt.^Kr |*roilui '.'.r ;• .Ni'i'm I i- 

trtbutor .■ — t 1 ' -». .l.ii-'pliir ■ :.i.''. 
Itoinanci 1 . \vn! t lihje-.'lurt '* "t" pivbl^ni ih.i/ 
and overt'in -a •>( m<-l'»'lrat 1 \ Kii'o. 
Mew York 'a •'■a F*b '-'. P. :"'".^ • ■ ■. 
7li mteutea 
Julian Mci*uili>ug'i ;'. m-i Bin>etire.v 



Mr. Mct'ull-'uirh 
lira. Hi •( ■•!].< ij,;. 
Lynnlo Witlla 

Paula . . ... 

Pater .stra»ki 

Mr. WHIM 

Mra. Willie. . 
Mra Jordan . 



Jo- illnj 

">n >' h . umiulnii 

I»tiroth ,■ M.i.'kai.l 

. .Klaie [A«« 11. 

lSrulh v linker 

Ivan Simpajfi 

Null.e Parker spiul'llnir 
..Helen Tracy 



Julian M 1 'ul eoah --ik* aev«»n. ../.,.,. 

!ti *»! I Merrt: 



''Twenty-Oh", " which stars Rich- 
ard Barthelmeas, was scheduled for 
the Strand originally, but according 
to the "Times Square Dally," the 
Strand ttirntvl thumbs down on It. 
It the "T. S L>a*l>' knows what it'3 
talking about, the Kiaito. which la 
controlled by Famous Players, was 
a second choice. 

And it looks as 1^ the Strand 
pulled a boner and the Rial to got a 
break thereby — for ' TWonty-One" is 
a good pietur" ii kept 'em waiting 
in lin? a t the RialtO Sunday. « 

Tho tlme-worr. Cinderella theme 
l* dr,i^>t'.-d out of the camphor is 
the basic idea, but this is x Cin- 
derella with trimmings— sox stuff, 
o-nd the kind 'hat is ;i<s full o£ pep 
as the w k lsl» ol' J.-imal 1 

Tho familiar situation of a rich 
man's son In love with a po >r man's 
daughtet Isn't exactly novel— espe- 
cially when th« eouple travewe ob- 
stacle-strewn pathways •■» 1 happj 
climii.j: it h treated so well, though, 
anil the actio:. 11 »o in: »tingly 



tpun the V Ht. ma ..-4 .;■ , , gftoJ 

entertainment. 
A conflict between the we.r : 

parents of the Iito over !•,* up- 
bringing of their only Chill ! 1. , 
tho boy in charge of hin mother 
from the time he is s until he's 20, 
The mother Is daffy on blxarre 

'O' ley fads and follies. Th" picture 
has the young fellow In ui ui - 
healthy environment of aesthetic 
dancers, ete., with the uprt of 

vulture'' surrounding him »uggeat- 
it!j? Ins mother's tnrluen'-e wm. Id 
tend to make him the antiffie-us ol 
the manly "ct-ap hi> ii) . wants 
iniii to be. 

At file opening the boy, :,.". 
eight, is boxing wltl !.'■- father, and 
the impression clearly conveyed is 
that the kid ii a normal, n. inly 
youngster. That he remains marl) 
throughout the story i-* i •• fault of 
the mother, for wltl her nppvoval 
the youth, i n\v "o. 1 1 >••■ 
around tti»» 1 iw , 
a (ireciun dance. 

1 l.-'s mad- up ; 
with the scant) 
that so « it:> th ■ 

i. '>;.-!/ to. Ins i 1 



in',1 ncn 4 
in ' measures of 

„ i : , i f,.! ■ 
I'li'i i '.••■) and iioids 
h tractor- bu; ob- 

• '■•.' 'il gllSl A 

cl'.ariicti •• to' a male dai cing tea ther 
with the business of the part having 
the role marked cviin mniieitukabiy 

effeminate mai risms completes 

ili" i irei i.m daneing picture. 

Thl-s is a psyclio-analytlcol -., 1 
Insert eil probally to show in* bid 
Influence the unit her tr.lgl i lia.e 
h:«'.l on the youth's character .le- 
\ • lopment hod he i o! .". .• 4 
nough to oi ercome it. 

A love affair crops :, . • i the 
rich you a breaks the fthackles that 
h:is I;.. m hiu: i>,i to • is mother's 

apror string*. This pro t^ with 

the usual obstacles that present 
themselves when a wealthy young 
fellow falls for -. penniless girl. 

A scene that has the young couple 
marooned on the roa i w,.;i . 
broken-down auto and finds il -m 
seeking refuge In a hotel— registered 
as sister and brother w.is conspicu- 
ous for some hectic petting In the 
auto, and looked at tlrst is it the 
hotel scene was to I. old dynamite 
That brothei and sister thing 
switched matters, however, at a 
ii acia) point. 

a couple ol co.>,i fights are c<n- 
t i ir.ed in the action one it i SUi ' 
picnic, with gunplay, and another 
in a garage Which is the hiding 
place for i flock of stolen iuton 
The L-itlain .r ldental!y Is an auto 
thief. 

The fathvr of the s!ri hearing <f 
th.e hotel -'ii, -ml", demands of the 
father of the boy the latter marry 
tho girl. The rich man. spurns the 
proposal and effects a proposition 
to buy off the father or' die gal The 
boy is handed i severe bea Ing by 
ins father ind leaves home to make 
liis way .;i ' he -•. oil 1 

He gcLs x Job as , t i ixi- ■'■ • iffeur 
and the development of the plot lias 
him catching up with the villain 
ami landing the whole < ew of m\ ■> 
thieves in the Jug— at tl e same time 
saving his old mas from the c! •>■..- 
of tln.> guerillas. 

The productioi " >s beet lavishly 
staged .s '• ■•'.;•■ illy and 'i" director 
liis turned out a compact story with 
continuity that holds . >i -.-!•■:. 
from leader to fade*out. 

Barthelmoss plays the rich . • .••. 
with a complete understanding and 
it's a decidedly difficult role that 
calls for the most Intelligent shad- 
ing ind high-lighting. 

The girl Is Dorothy Mackaili, and 
she makes the part live. A certain 
wistfuineas that adds to her charm 
is an outstanding feature. 

Tho heavy Is well done "r/ Bnl- 
ley Darker, and Joe King does the 
father of the boy with definite au- 
thority. Ivan Simpson contributes 
an excellent character study as the 
girl's father. The contributory 
parts are all played with equal 
artistry. 

A play. "Go West, Young Man." 
produced several weeks ago. had a 
somewhat similar theme as regards 
the central character of the boy. 

"Tw>nty-One" has all the char- 
acteristics af a good .-ommorcua'. 
picture. Bell 



MAN FROM WYOMING 

t ■livers il protluct in written l»y William 
Mcl.eod llaine. In" '"J Uy Ftouert Nirth 
liiijbury and al-irring Jiik Hoxic i i- 1 
include* Lillian lioli. William Welrh an.1 
I'layJe Piyton A 1 blanley, New York. 
l-'.i> IS. ■• .- 1 1. I! in < v ■ •"- ' - I j'-"" 

The pi'ir-s of Wyoming In si! 
their rugged «lor; ;u*s the b i •!:■ 
4 ;- cu d for this Ixtes* West •■ 
whiifli turns >■>•.' to be a tnoi i eff.";- 
tive program pi"tur» than mi^ht 
bo 'xpected Willi irn Mi ■ ■ >d 

It an .-'s now * .'tnin ; ■! s a' 




1 n 



Wilson •«. 

inAnotiierScaiiM 

^-^ An £. H. Griffith Production 

J® Hodkinson <jlekaw 

i Ti)$t Htm Qulit fen 



foundation f i • » , •■ ■/ f\ \. 
il 'i ol yped ani t 
but 1m 

Those " ■ .-..., , . 

..tuff u' fight sc i i • lure to tind 

their spines tlnglti i vith excite- 
m ": f ui the 1 1 « few minutes. It 
Is not the struggle of the I ero md 
vlllian itone thai b ings tin itls but 
I i- >nts : ■ idh i up '. ■ 
and s i :: dmg their scrap, 

T • ■ ■ ■ • ,,! .• .: I toxiei I i '■■•■ . 
I i Hi 'i .'!••.! to prh on ■ id in return 
for ; -in i! making I i esc ipe - be- 
ing forced to herd tlie sheep ol tl" 

. llll 111 01 i C ii tie I . Cll ln-1. n ; - 

ing to the Wyoming governor's 
duughte :>•■:.>■ mi:..i ^ to squash 
the sii"i-;in. ,• si,., comes to the 
r inch ui '.. •.«. ; , . .: love with him 
instead. 

Th ■ ^-,1 •'•• ■■.■ . lie • i ■■ C 'in- 

med : W ■>( ridiculous but at the 
.s.uii" time gripping ictiou. The 
comedj end . < id'-qu itel I eld up 
by •■ili". ed :"i ' 'I ii.ei i \, , , ter a:.d 
i whole ; ■ i "in ui of the liltn • i !••■< 

Of III" |i"l ('••■ I 'ill'.,,' H A bil) . 

Hoxie r o." , iorse is • . • ■ •• I . . p- no 

oi s" in pictures in ilso ■ | 



the «aff together, si t '. ites him S'mith In on» of Ja..< v.-.. 
but hsr i !■ her •■ ■ ■ < oa .•■ >li i lies i ■ d i p." 
bethrothal. 

About this timt • • ..." ,..,,.;. . 
young artist. Tennani >nd i i , :', ' j / , Jo n >c t f, e »"., 

• i ■■ of love at fli ' "•' *- ' - * '■ 

tiio licentious Count de jtfil i • 

her and although married > a] - T - Stuart Black ton will dire 
beautiful young wife, he i im- ] "The Clean Heart for V'itagrapl 
mediately overwlielmed witl pa ■' ■ h Lou Tellegec in the '. tie •■■■.• 

ilon for the dancing beau y He . 

offers to make her the gre iteal i»„ /•,,„, . 

dancer in Spam an offer which -n, " '-.,'■•' ,\ V ,"■''" V , 

■■> res, knowing something of ,x " >d of Ham Wood 

counts and then habits rejects 
'■•'•• after Pedro has broken into 
her living van she decides to run : 

iw •>■ from the show aj I n pt the • r; '•'' O'Hara's feat ire .• 

count's offer. I directed by Al Huiitcll. 

Throughout '.iie acting -.'.,i- ex- 

rcllci t and has rarelj I n liettered Ben Carre has be"? ,.-,■•■ i is < 

i.n Hi., screen. Miss Blythe for- director for "Cytherea'' (•> i eirge 
g«ti ng her statuesque beauty made Fltsinaurice. 

Dolores a woman of flesh and blood. | 

Kliitefiil, pathetic, but always truly Robe Daniels in "The Wildcat' 
! " v V-4^ l!, ° f'Bht man. Herbert ! scheduled as Ueorge Melford'a uex 

f.,iir5TP>. vv ,, ,.^ ( .' ■iient .is Pedro. Al 

•■■■/ili!" thing in th" prod iction was ' 
lint th- 1 ist h.ili of the tilio w as 



as in.-- iiinouiiced Bett> Comp 
son iv. Ii be t« ituretl 



practically devoid of aub-title 



1'ni.i'd Crisp will direct Bu • • 
Kcatons text feature comedy. 



,„.,,.,,,•„ :.,,,, , ., .; , ;o, ii„i I Herbert Wilcox can s.iy -his work 
acts in gen-i',' -. itli mleralile J ; V;iS ll 'e most beautiful British pic- 

manliness ,„o .,„,■.. Lillian Rich j • e ;. ,-, ii'idjc. ,1 i;,,.- 

COAST FILM NOTES 



, i i n irining I erou 
does - 1 1 1 1 1 • • too o: ■ 
pernnssib'e ,■ --i ■ i-*i- The 
of the c -is i i ■! the 'i re ■■" 
..■'"■■I ,i ■ • mil the plioto-jiiipl 
Unil'orni!) ■ ■<•■". it nc i 

The fiin - , .. ■ »!n : 
>l irt>»il i i' "i • " undei 

ho 



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IN THE WEST 

\\ • . ,, -I . , i ., i i irring R.-'iv 

• ., i.i N" i '■■ ru ■■< :» '' i I '■ 

:';;■, ' • :..il.r i"l Al .s'. u, 'y. ,\'"" 

I .. i .'..!■<. < tune. T'i in : u'.m 



ir.'ii, ted fi om |iage ; - . 

; .lo ii.. 120 « hich w:l ifford h!i . 
i-.k J present offsprings reported .,- 

.. v ■ other to come i . p'.c .■•, to 

,.'! ! "a oi i aroj i 

l 

Scott R. Bea! production m«i in"'- 
md assistant dtrectoi to M mi ■ •• 
■ Touri eUr is ; ; ." fathei ol i non. 



i ;i i 

irru 



iic-sie Love is said t:i be the first 



K il iei inc Or mt has fori .';•■• ' • 
Hi 1 Roach comedy f trees '.■> st.n 
.■ ." k on ■ The Trail ol I lie !fcn i Ii 
for I'red Baisl ufei . 

I><" nisoi Clifl Ii i • rel m i ed ' 

Holly n I after two years .•> K«ig- 

lulid and -tarts work ."'.' ."d. i •■ 
with |o\ 

"Wl ite Moth" wii! be M ■ . ■ 
Tourneur's next production with the 
cisr Including Barbara La Man 
Charles lie Roche an! Conwa 

Tear'". 



Ethe' Clayton has bee-, signed b;. 
CI rand -As her to do four pictures 



of the Hollywood screen si irs to tile under the direction of Travels V i 

!.'-'.: income tax which according to, 

federal authorities ran mto five ?tilanne Johnson who played op- 
posite Douglas Fairbanks in "The 



I Thief of Bagdad" has started work 
meeting Ruth Hla t, Ion "rian Francisco" under the direc- 




Ti.i.s .- i western of the oid-fisii- 
ioned type— so had it's funny. Many 
;i travestj melodrama that an- I 

iced itself is •!■..•■•. ! irked I Al Ray is d 

the burlesque elements ■■' •■ ! il .-. r - :;r Bowes, Virginia Vance and Sid t ion ot Charles 8 wickard, 
here el fori h icriotislj . 

There' i a public foi lii til es 

• h s just .is there itv iys has been j 
ii.". the days when the (.Sonera! 

Film Co h.iin.ii" i Jui ;. like it wholo- 
.-.' '■■ 

A o it j. fe io« '<■ liard ir ittoi . 

i i .,a boy. He makes i i -,' e iM 

.ml fit lis in !o. e with the : erolne 
pi iy-,1 b ,' Net i • ierber, The I ■■ iv} 
js cowboy's rival ind heav;, cops the 
^ il bee i use '■■"' buy i- j ■' ids it? 

• hen it "owes ' o p irlor m n 
A ■ ii m^e ,,t in • i!" ui the id oi 

finds hero u d vil! iin on! west pi " - 
p.- ■ .: ^. for gold. II" ivy ii inw 
hero — ! :' :: 'in 'oi * i bk-s and 
show s up :,.- , \- •.!- ■•!■■ that iie i- 
II a. ,• . ■ ident illy c irries prize leer 
■ i his pan Hi roug i picttir 
1 1 ur.aopl . -• ■ i '•• i i ■ 1 ' " • i .. - 
posite ol ■ " i. ■• ; • i i po.i in in 

• ■in po lem <. 

Finish ; ■ i ■' i '.. The hero ai d 
»■ ■: . ■ .• i. ii ' unjj • Info -.ii.ii' pool 
of w .'•; i 'f. i ' lift li 1 minister 
I i ; . i>-- ■ - '.• in; n»r .ame r'.ifl 
That - e m ol ■.,.■■■ M.i ..- •• I i 
ries 'em on the ijiot 

1" ire's been mai , • '• , • •! west - 
■••rii but tor ill i en ,i puerility tl s 

ii:' Mp- the highest i.on c- j . Look- 
ing cheaply made . ean probab • 
i, ■ rci te I it i HgU! ■• tii i* makes i: 

i '• i 4 i ' for the •■ •• i •• i s,»s 

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SOUTHERN LOVE 

London, Feb. 4. 

Z'<?^>r* an "ijiiiei.ce numbering 
clous on 1 o.OOO this new Graham 
Wilcox picturs featuring Batt) 
Biythe w.is screened at the Albert 
Hall, Jan. 2». Tho entire building 
had been turned into a bullring 
and draped with the Spanish na- 
tional colors while the screen was 
a specul made one, GO feet wide and 
raised high before t tie great org in 
A specially written and arranged 
prolog was sung by Herbert Lang- 
ley, Frank Mullings and Edna 
Thornton of the British National 
Orchestra under tho baton o'. Al- 
i.i.-rt Cazabon. 

The film, lirected bj Herbert Wil- 
cox, has r.ot the extravagant beauty 
of-the s.ime producer's "Chu *'!iur. 
Chow"; the «tory gives no oppor- 
tunity !' ii •.■ ■ : j ex ■ ■ in sly 

well done. 

Tho story !» a sti u g meii- 
dr im i'.c oi -• in .'■ hii h a be i ■ 
worn ui ■ r ; i i three lover - :' h in ' lie 
basis if the plol -a primitti • brute 
, ■ ti ' ' '' ' • ■• ! ine a-, l '. pu 



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r „|". ite ipp 'iidir.g tue hero has 
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NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



Thursday. February 81, 1324 



NED WAYBURN'S 
-HONEYMOON CRUISE" 
Singing and Dancing G'H Revus 
62 M-ns.; One and Full Stage. 
(Six Special Settings; 
Paiace 

In .si> ite of its length Ned Way- 
l i '. ; ewest Rni;- piece is :i demon 
f-.-.r speed and action. U haa more 
(i I'.. ■■ ..: ■; ;> and more production 
background than Wayburn lias over 
i ..re attempted, dome of hla 
irrai getuenl arc pa t it utarly 
luve, c-. en for I bei t of dance 

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Theie is a ronfuston of material, 
«-> many items of sun ptuous pro- 
duction tint it is difficult lo select 
the particular feature that stands 
out, although perhaps t!.e Hawaiian 
ti u ee 1..-H' the finish is at auda- 
c.oiib .'!•- anything vaudeville lifts 
g'imp»od in. a lon« w Kile. 

There are times when a good deal 
t>' responsibility rests upon thin 
dress strings, but always the girls 
I. ok tilm, atid it is probably because 
v.'.ivi.'ii ii has picked this Blender 
I .. • that his costume effects, even 
t ie most ii iriii ; never stem bo, but 
rithet suggest a pretty setting for 
a trim young girl. On heavier girls 
; ••.. . uukl scream. 

The start shows the deck of a 
yacht with a gangwav running down 
;-.•■> ) he middle nisle Most of the 
Principals make their entrance from 
the back of the hou&e, climbii ■-. over 
the footlights \ i:i gangway. The 
theme number is sung during the 
first number. It is a first -rate love 
Si-tig. with just the right alluring 
i lelody, All the music is credit .1 to 
Carey Morgan, counting tip to 11. 
T 1 e hook and lyrics are by Arthur 
Swanstrom, who also plays juvenile 
at>d sings most of the numbers. 

As the yacht is about to stai i all 
! mils cry the fog is coming down,, 
»ad n capital eff>ct is secured by 
having halC a doifn of the girls do 
a sort of "nature dance," With 
t ■ ■'..;. handling of lights and mist 
effects, with Liberty and the Col- 
Kate sign on the Jersey side drift- 
ing by, half disclosed. 

A sidewalk cafe scei " in Paris :- 
' , • in about "two," with! two m i 
a .*nl two French girl* engaged In 
t iti; and working into an ensemble 
dii ■ One of the incidents of. tins 
•. mil" r is a remarkable demonstra- 
• ii nf iegmanla by t'eon Vanmar, 
\ tli i series of high kicks H. it go 
'. >\ /• t ti-i n str n4'.' up TI e da lice 
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RU88IAN ROMANTIC THEATRE 
BALLET (30) 

60 Mins.; Full Stags (Special) 
Coliseum, London. 

Lor. Ion, ran. SO. 

Tho litest newcomers to tho West 
rind ot London are the Corps de 
Ballet of the Russian Romantic 
Theatre, who scored a decided hit 
on their opening, t iking five or six 
genulno calls Their opening pro- 
gram was "Harlequinade,'' a ballet- 
pantomlne by Marius I'epita, with 
music by R Drlgo The whols act 
wan a blase of beautiful. It some- 
what blsarre coloring In the crude 
si-tting modern 'high art" demands. 

The opening scenes are strong!) 
reminiscent of 'Tho Merchant of 
Venice" with Shy lock as Pantaloon, 
called In '..Ms ballet K issander, and 
Jessica as Columbine. Tin.- effect is 
heightened by the crowd of r< vel- 
lers. Throughout the ballet both 
tho dancing and the miming In con- 
sistently good, although it gets a 
1 it t lo monotonous toward the mid- 
dle, only to brighten up with the 
Introduction of some fire specialty 
dancis by EIs.t, ivreiiger. Shnirnova, 
Claudia Pavlova Boris Romanoff 
and Ana to] Oboui hoff, The c irps 
work and grouping i-> < ■. dli I .'. and 
the whole thing goes a tl a tight- 
hearted gaiety n i l Ii Is ••■•'.•■in seen 
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work and also appear to be unaware 
of the presence of the audience-. 
Tho music is goo I, simple ind tune- 
ful The .story is the usual harls- 
quinado of Pierrot's (Boris lloman- 
off> love for Columbine (Elena 
Smirova), her prefi-rence for his 
wealthy rival Harlequin (Ar.itol 
Obouchoff) and th<> avui-e of P.er 
father (I) Aural I. Amid the revels 
of carnival time Harlequin steals 
her heart, and she elopes with htm. 
t'nabli to get ' r back, Pierrot dies 
of a broken heart. Tie effect of the 
dramatic and will-worked-up dra- 
matic finale at the opening show 
was somewhat marred owing to 
Pierrot misjudging the depth of 'he 
stage-apron a:. I dying outside the 
"tabs." 

I 'rem firs' • las: the ■■• dole id 
wi nt wlih a swing, and was abso- 
lutely devoid of any hitch ir wait. 
but i' requires cutting and a slice 
could he i asily I iken out o* the 
middle without injuring its beatit> 
or dramatic power. Oi opening it 
ran tor an hour, which Is far too 
long for i popular house catering 



LEE KOHLMAR and CO. (I) 
"The Man Who Bought an 
Automobile" (Comedy) 
24 Mins; 7 Scenes, Full Stags 
(Special Drapes; 
Broadway 
Labeled a-3 a satlrs by Edwin 

Burke, produced by Lewis i (ior- 
dun. It Isn't up to the Burke stand- 
ard. Although his idea is there, it 
is one that has been used before — 
that of a man who bought an au- 
tomobile and who was eaten by its 
expenses until bo became a beggar, 
and then met the man who sold it 
to him, pulled a pistol and shot him 
— and got a laugh wlfen he laid an 
undertaker's card on his breast. 

This act uses Lee Kohlmar in his 
German dialect role, with an elderly 
character unman as his wife, the 
opening talk working quickly into 
an automobile store. The ear is 
bought; the first lesson; picking up 
girl and meeting the wife; caught 
in traffic, arrested! lawyer's fees; 
jail; rele ■ -• and. finally, the mur- 
der scenes are played in rapid suc- 
cession A real car is used ■:. the 
,. t. 

Thei '"a a « ill bel •■ een each one 
and announcement cards are used 
on the »ides. this taking away much 
of the pep. The support given 
Kohlmar is good and lie does cred- 
itable work. The act got some 
laughs here, for there are some 
sure-fire lines in it, all hokum gags; 
but It runs too long ar.d is dlv ded 
into too man;, scenes. 



LESLIE CURKS and CO. (2- 
Songs; Talk: Dance 
22 Mins: One and Full (Special' 
23d St. 

Leslie Curies is an English char- 
tetor singer and artist of the old 
school. His attempt to produce an 
act that resembles the typical An ■: • 
lean revues misses widely. 



MR. and MRS. NORMAN 
PHILLIPS 

"A Lesson For Wives," Comedy 
27 Mins.; One, Two and Full Stage 

(Special Drapes) 
Fifth Avenue 

Hockey and Green present and 3. 
Jay Kaufm in wrote "A Lesson for 
Wives." It's an episodical skit with 
before hnd after marriage" as the 
foundation. Norman Phillips U the 
husband, Mr* Norman Phillips the 
wife, and Norman Phillips, Jr., a 
precocious youngster apparently 
ibout six or seven years old, com- 
mentator and explainer of the plot. 
The kid appears between the 
changes of scene with a delivery of 
bright talk and sophisticated wis- 
dom, . 

Unlike most -.'age kids the boy 

Isn't Stagy or fresh," the childlike 
naivette with which he reads Ins 
lines being the outstanding one of 
lus man. assets. Mr. Kaufman has 

provided young Phillips with a fund 
of crisp persiflage that's actor-proof 
— decidedly more interesting and 
protifii Of comedy than the episodes 
ot' the skit Itself. 

A moving picture tee', prefaces 
the beginning of the skit, making 
way for a love scene in one, in 
which Mr and Mrs. Phillips are. seen 
In the throes of courtship. The next 
scene lias them married at the 
breakfast t »ble, with a conventional 
quarrel bit, This h is been done to 
i frazzle in vaudeville in its esser- 

tl lis. 

Another character, the husband's 
sister Informs the wife of a picture 

she has seen in win '» a wife re- 
v. on her husband's love by making 
him jealous. That isn't exactly 
sctntllating with originality either. 
The picture Is flashed on the screen, 
with the wife and sister-in-law fol- 
lowing it up with a duplicate frame- 
ii|. to accomt lish a like result. 
The husband fails to fall for the 



The 'urn opens in "one" before a 

spi -i il drop of "The Old Kent Road" | frame, ignoring the cigar butts that 
In London. A young couple are! were supposed to have been smoked 
seated on a bench. The curtain as- [by a home-wrecker, but which were 
cends as they duet Dr.ir Kid I*itl.'' | p" anted by the two women. lie 



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A-i.iche number | AL FIELDS and FRANK 

I m Angling for Vou" brought tl •■ ; GRIFFITH 
«.!".- on • to o-. i ■-dre ,.-• d ■' that i Comedy Sketch 
down into the aisles with fishing I-2S Mir.s.; One acd T.'.j 
l.nes and poles. It was On! !.•■<', 23.-d St. 
f;". rage dancing number that j iVi Field vete u 

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hi ought t lie gasp. It was entitled 
'.Somewhere in Africa." n it Ii Marion 
Ie ipei doing a dance of the style 
o-signated as Hawaiian, :i splendid 
b.t for speed and grace and a darb 
f >r undress. The finish was a 
transparency and a p^ticularlv 

►, 1 poi-lng effect, with flie model 

l fleshings si Hiding in a startling!}' 
e'Tective fire (done by lights and 
s rips of red and ye'low silk blown 
n r> from below). 

Then the finish on board the yacht 
homeward bound, n'. 1 . singing "As 
Long as It's Our Home, Sweet 
lioue- " There is a smashing water 
t't'ect, apparently worked by picture 
machine, while the girls group about 
ti ■ deck of the yacht under a blue 
1. ;!■' the water effect being green. 

The whole revue is rich in srtis- 

I . efl eet . ! peed n nil youth. It W is 

ti.st hilled t,. , <,-..■ the 111 -•' half, 
but transferred to closing at night 

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Vt ■: Ic Ul itllth. r.rfl 
ie nl of hi • fireviaus bartender- 
mofiolog 1-. t'.Mi j an old cabby's 
line of talk, with some crude com- 
edy worked into a scene In "two" 

ni' ll a dll ip d Itcd C ib > r d :. prop 
hoi se i he u-': il !i or.t ■ l d re u -end : 
comedy. tlrltTlth plays the fare] 
nil i wants a taxi and gets the cab 
icd draws some good comedy ob- 
servations out Of Fields, who U a 
shrewd comediai in tier, he deliv- 
ers his stuff with an idea to get- 
ting the laughs in the right places. 
It's old fashioned In i'-i way and 
so me flannel petticoats but they 
have their uses 

For a final bit a stage ' il i ll 
brought on and framed (.. act dumb 
in order to H'-t S une comedy mit of 

i song depending upon the alliter- 
ation for laughs. This g...< fairly 
well, bt|rf i-i overworked. 

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OLGA MOftSELLI 

Violmiste 

12 Mins.; On« 

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Opposite Curks, in old man char- 
i !• reminisces about Ills dear old 
e.u! following -iieai' Old Dutch" 
r 'ailing Chevalier In delivery and 

i osl '.inc. 

The girl exp! ilns t ■ her partner 

that "Old l'.iU" was i famous beau 
in lus day. Tbi-i seems to be the 
en ■■ for ' i: isc "f l'n u'lly" which the 
young man sings In a sympathetic 
tenor, but in reality cues the next 
scene whi It i- <>M Bill stepping ou! 

IS l.e del 'J' ••■ Its ago. 

The act goes to full stage ■• 1 ti • 
metamorphosed Bill In evening it- 
tlre ■ ntvi's for some persiflage with 

• • girl now a French waitress. She 
dances. Bill invites her tO imbibe 
but she exits on the arm of the 
. liter, now her husband. This 
do ••-ft. feaze Bill for he steps into 
one' tor a recitation about "Laska" 
who It appears was killed in Tetcas 
fleeing from a -'..impede. 

The act finally wanders back Into 
■one- r,, r "My Old Gang" by the 
youngsters with the patter recita- 
tion version handled by Bill In a 
rich Knglish accent which makes 
"We Smashed the Gettysburg Line" 
incongruous to say the least. The 
presence of the Americans in "Old 
Kent Road" is also left to the con- 
jecture of the audience. 

The act is a series of music cues 
with nothing resembling continuity 
in the dialog. The girl has possi- 
bilities. She i3 pretty, a fair dancer 
with a pleasing singing voice. The 
younger man tenors acceptably but 
n e i t he r read lines convincingly. It 

seems hopeless for anywhere with- 
out Immediate at ention of an au- 
thor. Coir. 

THREE ODD CHAPS 
Dancing 
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lis,, ti ie 1 i'. av> bass so: > ■ hat 
perish id, The men are dre •- -d in 
1 oti; eci ion ii tuxes, le th in .' e 
p.- of then' suits 1 1 d ol her - ir- 

toiiai details, there i-. t cr. '"j ; _• -1 
for neatness and »tj !e 
1 »r. the roof 1 he ,1. • did 1 . onsis- 
flop in ' ■ " de ■ spi 
: 1 -,•_ few minutes, rhen 1 ■• ••■ui! 

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hre*. ■ ' led Ink -w u n ipplnuse 

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bawls out the wife for buying him 
cigars instead of cigarettes, and 1 •- 
fuses to rise to the bait. 

Restaurant scene next with a 
fourth, "haracter, the wife's old 
sweetie lured to a tete-a-tete with 
1 ..■ ■ iroe objei tivi — to m ike the old 

man jealous, Husband [.asses up 
this situ ition cold, greeting the 
wifi unwilling companion cordially, 
after which he rushes off i keep a 
bu uness appointment. 

• M ike him believe- you're ;'.'.," Jtig- 
g.'sts t'... sister-in-law and that'll 

^et him. But it doesn't, n 1 sub- 
.- e,|!i.'tit scene shows, when i.usband 
arrives in supposed sick roomr and 
proposes to scud wife to hospital f.ir 
couple of weeks. 

By thi;, time th.0 gbviously con- 
trive.! farce has slowed down to a 
wall;, with a fin 1! scene giving the 
impression the wife luis accom- 
plished l.er purpose 1-y presenting 
husband with an hole. The pro- 
gression of cut \nd dried scenes gets 
tedious after the breakfast table 
quarrel. 

The little boy is the saving grace 
of the act. Without him it would be 
a waste of time. Mr. and Mrs. 
Phillips and tho two people In sup- 
port handle their stenciled roles 
ably and the skit has been classlly 
staged with "rtistlc lighting and 
carefully thought out detail. It Is 
about seven minutes too l?ns- 
wlnded in its present shape. 

The Fifth avenue audience laughed 
at the familiars as they always do 
when matrimonial .squabbles are de- 
picted. It was No. 3, a spot that 
It filled acceptably, the kid working 
up the encores for repeats. 

Properly set with a medium the 
kl should make the top-rung of 
the vaudeville ladder in jig tuns. 
Kven with the present act the boy 

.! • !.-.•■ 'em '.ike it anywhere. 

ERICH PHILLIP ANO CO, (3) 

Juggling and Acrobatics 

11 Min.; Pud Stage 'Special Hang- 
ings ' 

Jefferso:- 
Two men ind 1 » •:•> in assist 

Phil iii In hi 1 work, the outstand- 
,- feature of It lieing h;i lupporl 

i f two people on a ladder perch. 

Tin ■•• times this perch work Is it - 

" i'e -i and each time with sue- 

: I of Indian clubs with 
three of tho act working at once 
ia used between times and Phillip 
also 6 pports a barrel with the 
n 11 .in or, r w Hi his feet w hlle 
they both balance, The boy In it 

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CZECHO SLOVAKIAN NATIONAL 

ORCHESTRA (40> 
13 Min.; Full Stage 
Hippodrome 

One of the nswest of Europe's 
nations as the result of the Worbi 
War H CsechO-Slavakla and con- 
siderable Interesting rows has cams 
jut of the republic though for th» 
Average American layman it seems 
a strange land. A national band, 
bind as orchestra, arrived in Amer- 
ica about three weeks ago aid th* 
Hip accepted the organisation as a 
feature. There is no doubt that tin 
band will draw- citizens born in that 
land though, perhaps there are not 
a great number In this city. 

The musicians entranced partly 
as a marching band, the others be- 
ing mixed up with the Hip choris- 
ters with tho general idea of nativs 
color aimed for and partially at- 
tained. Some of the gnu were a 
bit muddled un to Just what was 
expected of them, but that was ex- 
pected bcrryujie of bri ■•'.' rehearsals. 
Before the foreigners got Inl ■ ac- 
tion. Thelma Votypka -r.g 1 1 itive 
nurabor, then retired. 

The band, led by iv ire! Se'ry. let- 
tled down •'• numbers ol r, it...- com- 
position, several being well known 

as semi-classics Th. 1 •• were It u - 

tered Bride" and "llusalha," besides 
"Slavic Donees." Humoresk" was 

programed but :. >' pi ■vd. Of tli- 

many Instrument sev ;ai reeds wer«» 

noticed, nearly .ill th* others being 
brasses. Th" music, h.owever, was 
well mo.iul ltd if njit xclttng or In- 
spiring. Apparently one of tha 
chief musicians Is the man with the 

cymbal s. The hid was always in 
action and often crashed the big 
pans together, the sound co' ertng 
all else. 

Dressed in natlvi stume the 

Czc-clio-Slov iia u:s are picturesque, 
the rigs i.-ing topped off with funny 
little striped caps of whit" .uni 
brown. It is assumed the visitors 
appearance on this side is in th-> 
nature of propaganda for tho new 
nation. For general vaudeville use- 
age the band may be Interesting 
and perhaps novel. It cannot com- 
pete with our own bands and or- 
chostras and doubtless la : ' .-.- 
tended I", 

•' A VENETIAN ROMANCE" i 
Musical and Singing 
20 Min.; Full (Special 
Loew's State 



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In the opening spot hers ! f went 
over nicely, but needs revision of 

routll o to '• off out |i« full e(Yo,.f 

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A combinnl ion mil -•.• t!, > . 1! 
singing and dance turr In which 
eight persons are concerned. Kiv-» 
men and thre • women, T:.-- act 
opens \\i'\. a woman ,r x grand 
piano In a draw, i, g room overlook* 
ing 1 canal in Venice, \ :•!•. one of 
the men and the soprano offering a 
duet. At the conclusion a gondola 
draws up with f>ur men and a 
worn in daneor. One of the men is 
a singer, while tll9 other throe play 
violin, plano-accordean and guitar. 

A routine of numbers fOttOW, sin- 
gles, doi.bl-s ind ensemble, with 
threo dancea being offered by tin 
one girl 

It h a flash iiTiir that c xrr iea 
conslderabls class for small tims 
houses. The voices arm all good, 
but a little spirit could be used t» 
advantage by the instrumentalists. 
The stepper 7.'.\s the applause hit 
of the act. 

CLAY CROUCH ANO CO. (4) 
"Oh, You Shiek" 
21 Mins.! Full (Special* 
Loew's State 

This one certainly mas: havs 
been given the State date without 
anyone* having looked at the act. 
Monday night th? act did an out 
and out Brodle. 

Of all ths oil timo ideas that 
could be dug up this act has them. 

There tie three women and two 
men. r Is hard to figur.? which of 
th.> quintet was the most to blame 
Possibly he* who played the Shiek 
was the worst offender, especially 
sin,-- he essayed "On the Road tj 
Mm ii! iy," and how. Th>n there 
W \ J a comedl in 

A dancing team >f glrlj displayed 
three numbers worMtKg together at 
• il times The; w >i 1 ibout th ■ only 
' hlng in ' 1 • a ' th if we" • 1 -II 
pas -i ilile 

MANNING and GLASS 

Wire Act 

6 Mins; Full Stage 

Man and woman wirs walkers 
One was prolably >: the Manning 
and Olass tun two girls The 
similarity :n 1 imej .< ividently de- 
llber il • 

The m ■• iia •• e 1 .r on the wlr j 
ion .- 1 1 tyles of dan -in r, includ- 
ing > .ii?.-: Bance with difficult bal- 
ance .steps, a R u-mh; dince. ths 
hock steps Inn.. ,id ■ ways on tho 
wiro being good t >r Individual ap- 
plan ^e. 

The girl i'."hi;m fnriy, making 
three changes of eostum ) and als ) 
doing 1 mild routine on 'he wire 

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Thursday, February 21, 1924 



NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK 



23 



PAVE and TRESSIE and BAND 

(7) 
ge Mins.i Full Stage (Special 

Drapes) 
t3rd St. 

An all colored outfit, with the 
man and woman dancer whose 
names are used featured by hav- 
ing their initials in heavy type on 
the drapes and in front. 

It's an exceptional act, the danc- 
ing of the featured pair being not 
only fine of its type, but in the 
eense some real Ideas have been 
used to bring out novc! entertain- 
ment values. The man. for in- 
stance, does the usual imitations, 
train, drums, etc., and then imi- 
tates a barber stropping a razor, 
later gets the house down with ;i 
imitation of Houdinl escaping from 
a straightjacket, this being done on 
the floor and by means of dextrous 
twisting. The woman does some 
good "over the foot'' stuff and also 
a graceful waltz that should com- 
mand notice. In a stretch of about 
aeven minutes the man does almost 
every tap and break imaginable 
varying them ai; to get a laugh 
and keeping up th e familiar line of 
■shatter meantime. 

The band is one of those "hot" 
bands — hotter than usual, however 
.—and with two trombones, two 
saxes, banjo, piano and traps, 
works out good harmony. The 
Whole combination is ideal. 

The act carries a decisive wallop 
Which should entitle it to a spot 
on almost any bill, for this pair 
apparently has more "stuff" than 
most of the colored teams now 
working in vaudeville, and with the 
band as an added attraction should 
get somewhere so long as it stays 
off the Delmar time. 



YVONNE GEORQE 

Songs 

9 Mint.; Full Stag* 

Alhambra, London. 

LONDON, Jan. 18. 

Sir Oswald St oil haa imported 
from the continent a character 
singer in the person of Yvonne 
George, a French artist who is billed 
as a Parisian star, and appeared 
in New York in "Greenwich Village 
Follies." She is a typical Gallic 
looking woman of uncertain age. 
anywhero between 25 and 40, and 
her hair combed straight back and 
wound up in a "bun" in the- rear. 

Attired in a black velvet gown 
cut low on both sides, with a black 
velvet cyclorama backing her up, 
she sings and acts three pathetic 
love songs, the first in French, the 
second in Spanish, and the third in 
English, with marked individuality. 
Her gestures and facial expression 
tell the stories of the songs, even 
if you do not understand the lan- 
guages, and her enunciation is clear 
and incisive. 

Suitably boomed she might de- 
velop Into a draw. She went over 
Monday afternoon, before a small 
audience, very strongly. 

Jolo. 



"ROAD TO VAUDEVILLE" (4) 
Song and Dance Reyue 

16 Mins.; One and Full Stage 

(Special) 
23d St. 

A singing and dancing revue with 
a novel opening. Special drapes in 
"one" before which the male 
leader, In traffic cop costume with 
a stop and go signal, sings the in- 
troductory song, "Road to Vaude- 
ville. 

A pretty, bobbed-haired toe 
dancer in "Sally" costume is 
stopped by the cop, who lyrically 
informs her she is clad too simply 
to attempt the road to vaudeville. 
She makes a quick switch to Jazz 
costume and returns for a double 
song and dance with him, which ad- 
mits her. The next client is a 
male. He, also, has to dance his 
way to admittance. A bobbed- 
hair red-head next dances her 
way to safety with the cop, who 
aings "Red Head Gal of Mine" to 
her hoofing. 

The act goes to full stage with 
the red-head, as nurse, phoning Dr. 
Pep about her patient. The erst- 
while cop enters in invalid's chair 
to receive a Pat Rooney pill, which 
calls for the waltz clog, and an 
Eddie Leonard pill for "Boolah 
Eyes" and essence dance. » 

The dances that follow arc a solo 
hock by one male, an adagio by the 
male and a girl toe dancer, a jazz 
and double jazz by the other couple 
and an erstwhile acrobatio finish, the 
two men swinging the girls in a 
flashy routine. The dances are all 
prologed and legitimate entrances 
provided for through the use of a 
"magic chest" from which they 
•merge. 

The production Is high class. The 
two girls are pretty and attractive 
in their bare-legged changes. The 
toe dancer is unusually graceful. 
The singing was not up to the rest, 
hut the act will strengthen in that 
department after the newness has 
■Worn off. 

It's a novelty dancing turn for the 
best of the bills. Con. 



GINTARO (1) 
Juggler 

15 Mins.; Full Stage (Special) 
Lauder Road Show 

Glntaro, a Chinese juggler, Is 
only a New Act as far as Variety's 
flies are concerned. He is quite ex- 
pert in all hie Juggling work, pos- 
sessing a nice sense of comedy, re- 
lief and being thoroughly a show- 
man. 

A woman, obviously Caucasian, 
despite her costuming and make-up, 
assists with the props. Gintaro is 
exceedingly clever. His block work- 
Is corking and the top- spinning 
ditto. 

Strictly a "dumb" act, the fact 
that he hold the stage alone fully 
IB minutes speaks muchly for his 
entertainment prowess. He is with 
the Harry Lauder road show and 
can step Into the Hipp for a couple 
of weeke, or any other vaudeville 
house. 

A.UU 



JOHNSTON and HAYES 

Comedians 

14 Mins.; One (Special) 

23 d St. 

Two men with a corking small 
time, low comedy turn. One does 
a broken down dude, remindful of 
the late Bert Clark; the other wears 
baggy clothes, comedy derby, etc. 

They have a good comedy entrance 
and song. The orchestra plays the 
"Spring Song" with birds trilling 
and lights down, following which 
the two "boes" walk on for "I'm 
Terry, I'm Jerry," with a comedy 
walk in time to the vamp. Extra 
verses go with this one. 

The big laughs come from com- 
edy bits, several familiar and old 
burlesque standbys. The "rubber in 
the mouth" bit is given a new twist 
as an "articulation" lesson. The 
rubber is held in the teeth of each 
and stretched across the stage for 
the usual -1'switch" when released. 

Another old bit that went big was 
taking off a glove made from a 
flock of stockings several yards 
long. A sock worn as a necktie 
was another laugh. 

A mock ballad, with a fast Harry 
Bulger delivery, got over. For a 
finish, one, in "dame" attire, sings 
"Jane," his partner joining him and 
doing a funny travesty on the usual 
patter. 

The act is a pipe for the next to 
shut spots on the intermediate bills 
and would probably duplicate any- 
where the booke>H cared to spot it. 

Con, 



COOK and OAKLEY 
Comedy Talk; Songs; Dances 
13 Mins.; One 
23 rd St 

Mixed double, the man In black- 
face-, girl in brownskln. She is a 
plump woman probably Identified 
with another character turn. The 
act opens with the girl's pop song. 
The male walks on following and 
hoofs a good soft shoe dance. 

Crossfire follows the early por- 
tions missing duo to delivery and 
material. His hard shoe solo dance 
with triple time "wings" gets gener- 
ous applause but the act- lets down 
again when she returns after a 
change of costume for more cross- 
fire. 

She sings another pop song to 
which he dances. For a finish they 
double a song and dance. 

The turn will Improve with work 
and some stronger material for the 
early crossfire. The man should pay 
more attention to his partner when 
crossflring with her. He talks at 
the audience. His dancing is high 
class and is the real strength of the 
turn. The girl's negro dialect is 
far fetched but will suffice for the 
small time when the other faults 
aro eradicated. They went nicely 
in the middle of the bill here. 

Con. 



BARTOL 
Piano Accordeon 
15 Mins.; One 
23d St. 

Man in evening attire opens with 
long drawn out antiquated medley 

on the piano accordeon finally 
blending into a pop selection. An- 
other pop medley etc. and for an 
encoro "The Rosary" played off key 
in spots. 

With slight er.couragomont ho re- 
turns for another popular song. The 
artist is a fair musician but lacks 
showmanship or personality. His 
arrangements are all wrong also. 
Tho black clothes worn could also 
be switched to something brighter. 

Too much sameness and old fash- 
ioned arrangements will make it 
hard for Bartol to get past even on 
the ■ in St of the bill*. Cpn. 



LAUDER SHOW 

William Morris is again sponsor- 
ing Sir Harry Lauder and his as- 
sistants in an American tour, this 
time the ISth, and as tho knighted 
entertainer explained, his third an- 
nual "farewell" appearance, mod- 
estly adding that judging from his 
impression, they can depend on his 
fourth annual "farewell." 

To one who frankly confesses he 
accepted his assignment with a 
conscious prejudice Lauder is a rev- 
elation. As far back as could be 
remembered Lauder had to be 
"taken In" if for no other reason 
than he was something of a na- 
tional institution. With the assign- 
ment to review the show as the 
prime reason for the undersigned's 
presence at the Manhattan Opera 
House Monday night (the stay is 
limited to one week only), the ava- 
lanche of Scotch propaganda (vocal, 
not liquid) was even parrcd by the 
entertainer's personality, There is 
more unction to the Scotchman than 
ever before, his sense of humor is 
more mellow, his quips more hear- 
tily delivered and received chiefly 
because of the optimistic note en- 
tailed. 

Lauder, whether consciously or 
not, is wholesaling pbllyannaish hu- 
mor in his songs and stories this 
seasSn, He grows on one, and de- 
spite the length of time, does not 
pale his first favorable impression, 
but, contrarily, sends) 'em away at 
the proper high pitch. 

With America treating him (and 
Bill Morris) so nicely at the gate, 
Lauder seoms to be flavoring his 
routine with considerable local color, 
such as Dixie songs, finally topping 
it off by leading the orchestra in 
"Star Spangled Banner" for the 
getaway. 

Lauder does eight numbers, a 
baker's and a sailor's among them, 
with an old dour Scot completing 
the characterizations. The sure- 
lire "Roamin' in the Gloamln'" was 
a highlight, although his new ones 
are among the best he has ever 
done. They include "Love Makes 
tho World a Merry-Go-Round," 
"Dixie Girls Are Good Enough for 
Me," "I Like My Old Home Town" 
and "I Know a Lassie Out in 
O-hi-o." 

Lauder Is a past master at show- 
manship, his deft manner of silling 
the saccharine sentiment proving 
exceptionally effective. When he 
announced his hopes to return next 
year a gallery god bellowed forth: 
"And you're always welcome." 

The show opened with Fred Quin- 
trelle conducting the overture. Gin- 
taro, a clever Chinese juggler (New 
Acts), was followed by Mile. La 
Bernicia, a' versatile danseuse who 
did four numbers and clicked all 
the way. Her plastic ankle dis- 
played was the highlight. Olga 
Morselli (New Acts). Gaudsmith 
Brothers, a vaudeville standard, 
scored chiefly on the well-trained 
canines' cleverness. 

Following intermission, Margaret 
McKee resumed. The blonde whis- 
tler is best known through her Vic- 
tor record work. She was also in 
last year's "Music Box Revue," and 
currently doubling from Keith's 
Hippodrome into the Lauder show, 
a somewhat - unusual procedure. 
Miss McKee should find a better 
means of contrasting her blonde 
beauty through a sartorial color 
srheme other than the lemon Idea 
displayed Monday. She is a 

'looker." 

Came Sir Harry. 

Considerable confusion obtained 
In certain sections of the house 
through the balcony seats and the 
orchestra tickets being of similar 
color, with the upstairs patrons be- 
ing misdirected downstairs and 
causing confusion. 

What may also be a new source 
of income is charging 25 cents a 
program; none free. But despite 
all this, looks like Lauder still is 
the favorite with the Scotch de- 
scendants and others not so Scotch. 

Al'l. 



PALACE 

Ned Wayburn's "Honeymoon 
Cruise" (New Acts) turned out to 
be so fast a dancing and song epi- 
sode they used good Judgment In 
swinging it to close the show, but 
the shift necessitated some tall figur- 
ing. Allan Dinehart, with "The 
Meanest Man in the World," origi- 
nally No. 3, was carried down to 
seventh, leaving Crafts and Haley, to 
the spot and bringing Clarence Nord- 
strom up from among the later num- 
bers to follow Marie Cahill's remark- 
able half-hour panic. 

The regular Monday night cus- 
tomers were on hand in numbers 
sufficient to take up all the room the 
Palace has, and they came In the 
usual state of mind that makes them 
begin to enjoy themselves at the 
gate. In Its new running order the 
show was a great vaudeville per- 
formance, running beyond 11:80, one 
turn short. 

LoysJ'S Dogs is an aristocratic 
animal turn. It stands out for pic- 
turesque presentation In Its class. 
with A If W. Loyal in costume and 
the Mme. making an occasional smil- 
ing a |. penance. The acrobatic Jog 
making a long lenp to a springboard 
and doing a back somersault in the 
air, is as startling a performance as 
anytthing the trainers have framed. 

The Cosmopolitan Trio, two men 
ur,.l a win. an doing the usual cycle 



of operatic numbers but giving thcin 
in a neat fashion, have been coming 
along for a month) and now reach 
the peak of vaudeville. The woman 
of Hie trio is different from the oper- 
atic singer, she is trim ami young, 

for one tiling, and she seems to en- 
joy singing, instead of unwillingly 
doing a favor, as hefty lyric so- 
pranos do. 

Crafts und Haley were No. 3 In- 
stead of No. 4, but they got first go 
at the comedy. Jack Haley didn't 
take a minute to get going with his 
boyish and cheerful "nut" stuff, and 
he. held them to the finish. This 
youngster is developing a style that 
should carry him a long way. The 
act works out neatly, Haley's fool- 
IshmentS paving the way for Crafts' 
sentimental tenor ballads. 

Marie Cahlll occupied the star po- 
sition in a regular held day. She 
did 30 minutes and left them clam- 
oring after a couple of encores, a 
speech and another encore. The act 
his been revamped, it opens with 
a new bit before a special setting 
showing the Atlantic City boardwalk, 
fhere she trims a fresh young man. 
This gives place to a new version of 
the telephone routine, but changed 
now so that she is phoning her 
downstairs neighbor from the Palace 
"to please go to my flat and turn the 
gas off under the beans," a line of 
talk rich in matronly wisdom and 
wit. The sequel to the boardwalk 
takes place in Miss Cahill's hotel 
apartment, whero the wise young 
man appears for further talk, and 
this runs into the former series of 
songs Miss C'ahill introduced in mu- 
sical comedy. She went through the 
whole list from "Bamboo Tree" to 
"Daisy Brown," and then begged off. 
Incidentally she wore some miracu- 
lous clothes, one being a tricky sam- 
ple of clothes building. 

It was no soft spot for Clarence 
Nordstrom to fall into, although he 
took hold of things courageously and 
won his way. A neat dancer and a 
capital manager of song numbers is 
this young man from musical com- 
edy. He has a'n agreeable approach 
to his audience, and his two young 
assistants, Bella Maude and Alberta 
Nichols, help in the effect of quiet 
class entertainment. 

After intermission hme Allan 
Dinehart and Co. in the old sketch 
that wears so well. There is not 
another sketch in vaudeville that 
tells its, comedy story any more 
crisply, nor an actor who gets his 
vehicle over more expertly. 

Blanche Ring and Charles Win- 
nlnger were next to closing, preced- 
ing the long Wayburn revue. They 
reproduce with some expansion 
some of the bits originally done in 
several shows. There was the pic- 
ture studio bit, with Winninger in- 
troduced as the musician called to 
supply atmospheric melody for the 
picture star. Some of this is pretty 
crude burlesque, particularly with 
Winninger doing his German com- 
edy character. They used their old 
song and tronVbono stuff for a capi- 
tal low-comedy finish. Winninger Is 
genuinely funny in bis dialect char- 
acter, and the pair revel through the 
number to its knockabout finish. 

Speaking of clothes, Miss Ring 
wore a couple of eye-openers, The 
plain, straight white iridescent is 
the last word in evening frocks, 
and for the change she wore a scar- 
let dress tricked out in blue and set 
off by a string of big blue beads. 

Then the Wayburn piece. Cer- 
tainly the dressmaker's bill for this 
week's show must have looked heavy. 

RUtk. 



HIPPODROME 

One of the most Important factors 
In the Hip's vaudeville tscheme un- 
der Keith direction Is the house 
orchestra under the direction of 
Julius Lenzbcrg, who is aided by 
19 men In the pit. Kach Monday 
he starts routining the following 
week's show. Actual rehearsals, 
however, are held Monday morning 
as ueual with other big time vaude- 
ville houses. In addition to the 
regular pit assignment the inter- 
mission specialty by the orchestra 
is attracting attention. Monday 
night excerpts from the current 
"Music Hoi Revue" won good ap- 
plause. Lenzberg did a bit of etep- 
plng about during the "strut" 
melody. 

This week's bill is 60 per cent 
new in names from last week and 
the four holdovers out of the 10 acts 
were changed In routine save for 
Marcellc and his "talking seal." The 
Englishman has been anchored with 
the remarkable animal for four 
weeks and may remain longer. lie- 
fore it opened the sea lion was hilled 

"the talk of tho town," rather a 
shrewd prediction. 

The Hip got the attraction fresh 
off the boat ami with the extended 
engagement in back of it the act 

should prove a sensational hit when 
Marcellc starts traveling the circuit. 
In addition to his talking and sing- 
ing Mtunts the seal is a kissing bug 
Oood thing for Marcelle his "pal" 
doesn't get a hangover. 

Tne central Idea in bark of the 
Hip shows — variety and flash —has 
Impressed audiences that it is en- 
tertainment worth more than the 
money and that is true of the cur- 
rent show. Tiie usual Monday night 
hou«e was In, 'he lower door be.ng 
close to capacity with only a por- 
tion of the balcony tenanted and the 
gallery quite bore. The upper .sec- 
tions, however, are valuable at the 
week-end l « hen trade Is alwaj 

There .v m i< ; u. ■ ■ ouu ' 



in the show than usual. Hurry- 
Watson, Jr., and Lou Holts were 
given Important spot* and in addi- 
tion there were Boodles Hanneford, 
the Runaway Four and the comedy 
angle to the seal act. Watson has 
been seen recently with his comedy 
telephone in films ("The Great 
White Way") and, though quite fa- 
miliar to vaudeville, the telephone 
hi: and "Young Battling Kid Dugan" 
won much laughter. Down next to 
closing he scored distinctly. 

Holts was fifth, holding the name 
relative position in the first section. 
He recalled ESddia Cantor, not In 
style but material. Starting with 
a number that Cantor uses in bis 
blackface specialty in "Kid Boots," 
he retailed the Coo Clucks story 
that Cantor is spilling In "Boots." 
Then there was a Yiddish business 
story that Is going all around. The 
matter may not be exclusive with 
any particular player but cannot 
fall to attract attention through 
repetition and original usage. Holtz 
scored best with a topical number 
sung while ho toyed with hie phoney 
guitar. It came at the close and 
won him a flock of bows, which 
seemed to surprise him. 

Albert Ina Rasch's "A 11- American 
Ballet," holding over from last week, 
made a very pretty sight closing 
intermission. It is a flash dancing 
combination for the house and Is 
smartly billed. Margaret Petlt'S 
fawn dance coming ahead of Irving 
Yates' revue, with Josephine Lavole 
and Lester Lane, was the most fa- 
vorable break for Miss Lavole's 
Oriental number. There is some 
similarity in the numbers and more 
so in the dressing, or undressing. 
Mlsw La vole and Lane make a prom- 
ising dance team, both doing ex- 
ceptional work. The Hippodrome 
dancing girls figured as an extra 
flash in the Yates turn, as also In 
Ml«s H.asch's ballet, the Hanneford 
act and the Czecho-Slovakian Na- 
tional Orchestra (New Acts). 

Foodies and tho Hanneford fam- 
ily, like the seal act, have been held 
over for four weeks to date. The 
Hanneford interlude was given a 
flash of the Hip's combination idea. 
Before the family routine started 
three baby elephants were put 
through their paces In the ring and 
the Hip girls, as Pierrettes, hand- 
springed across the stage. After 
the bareback turn Poodles came out 
In "one," with an elephant doing a 
shimmy and the girls doing like- 
wise. Poodles concluded with step- 
ping to prove he is versatile. In 
the Hanneford act proper there was 
more family work and the total 
result was another good score. 

Nellie and Sara Kouns were the 
claws, closing intermission. The 
gifted sisters held over from last 
week and offered a changed routine. 
Their duetted "Charmant Olseau" 
("Brilliant Bird"), with one sister 
echoing oft stage, charmed the 
house. What was carded as a re- 
quest number came after the piano 
was rolled off. In full stage with 
churchly atmosphere, the Hip girls 
In choir attire paraded solemnly as 
the Misses Kouns, ilmllarly in- 
vested, reappeared to sing an "Ave 
Maria," 

The Runaway Four made a lot of 
number two. A hobo bit got the 
quartet well started and the width 
of the etago was especially adapt- 
able for the finishing acrobatics. 

"Canary Opera," a Hip combina- 
tion, opened prettily. Joseph Bel- 
mont and Mary Fulton with the 
curiously singing canaries were a 
sight and sound flash. It is said 
that certain lights affect the utoiglng 
proclivities of the birds. Towards 
the close Margaret McKee was low- 
ered In a gilded cage. She Imme- 
diately went Into "one" for her bird 
imitations, well rewarded. Miss 
McKee was in tho "Music Box lte- 
vue" last season. At present she is 
also In the Harry Lauder show and 
doubled up to the Hippodrome from 
the Manhattan. Ibrc. 



JEFFERSON 

Kdlth Clasper headlined with her 
"Variety" dancing sketch, even if 
"The Times Square Dally" doesn't 
think so much of the idea of having 
"Variety's" first page as the drop in 
"one" before going to full stage; but 
the audience here liked the act tre- 
mendously, and the shadow dancing 
novelty went over as well here as 
ever. 

Krich Phillip and Co. opened the 
vaude portion with a Juggling and 
perch-work net that went over nice- 
ly, despite the woman and young 
boy In it fumbled a few tricks sev- 
eral times. That can be explained 
easily, In that tho act is now; but 
there are numerous heavy applause 
cards In the balancing work which 
the undcrstandcr does with the wom- 
an and another man. (New Acts.) 

Harry and Denis Dul-'or did their 
familiar dancing and comedy act in 
the deuce spot, introducing several 
new gags, one or two of them going 
well. The act Itself didnt create a 
rumpus, but filled the spot, and that's 
all, 

on third, Paul Decker and Co.. in 
the Edwin Burke sketch, "Doubt," 

were a decided hit, the comedy lines 
going strong, probably because this 
was the first real comedy of the 
evening and ftot because the lines in 
themselves were so hot. As the 
sketch progressed it giew better, and 
the trick finish of the wife who was 
framed by her husband to fool a 
friend who was trying to win some 
money by piovlng that she had mar- 
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BILLS NEXT WEEK (FEB. 25) 

IN VAI'f'KVII.f.K TIIKATIiKJi 
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Th« billa below are grouped In tllv.ilons, acconling to booking ottlcea ..ui) piled from. 
The manner in which thene bills are prittttd don not fl'-note the relAMve Importance 

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KEITH CIRCUIT 



SEW KIKK CITY 
I'ulai — 

Ad.lside II"'. 1 Co 
•Cook ft Zardo 
Elale Jan. a Co 
(Other* to nil) 

Keith'* Hlpp'drome 
Runaway 4 

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O'b'lou A '.'■ mbu Jti 
I.ou Holt* 
•Yale* ltevu* 



W.inra-r A Palmer 
tuthera to m:) 

2d ball ll!»-3) 
Finley ft tiki I 
(< llhor* lo fllll 
Proctor'* Mil Air. 

Id half (21-.'4i 

Wanser ft Palmer 
Jack Donahue 
Cnlngham ft B'nett 

null, is to till) 

1st half (It-17) 
Piaano A UU1.I.1 oc: 
The LeGrohe 



SiniN' IN A CORNER" 

1R07 Broadway, New York City 

8m V\ ISSLOW and K1TTKK 

1IIMM. BERLIN. Inc. 



•O liorllk Hand 
Mnrcelle ft leal 
Albertana Rasch Co 
Harry Watson Co 
(Una to nil) 
Keith'* Klversld. 
Mroy M'Neece A R 
Hobble iiiirl.ni. 
Marga Waldron Co 
William* A Woiru* 
Chaa Cherry Co 
N A 8 Koun* 
(Other* to All 

Keith'* Royal 
Brellbart 
Mallnda A Dad* 
Mlaa Terla 
Holt ft Leonard 
P.-rez A Marguerite 
John B Hymer Co 
Watt* St Hawley 
(Two to fill) 

Ktlth'* Alliambra 
W «J« Booth 
.lust Out Knickers 
Hilly lialten 
Eva Tanguoy 
Oibson A Connelll 
1.11.1- .in.. Bros 
Montana 
(Two to nil) 

Mo**' Broadway 

Freda & Anthony 
«'r ford * Brd'rick 
II 8 Band 
Kellum A ii Pore 
(Others to nil) 

Mo**' Colualeum 
J C Fllppen 
(Others to fill) 



(Other* to BIO 
Proctor's 23rd SI. 

2d half (11-24) 
Alt Klpun 
Sweet Heart! 
Moody & I'm; can 
Piaano A l.an.lauer 
(Two to nil) 

1st half (2.1-27) 
K & B Conrad 
Current of Fun 
(Others to Hill 

2d half (21-2) 
Muairal Hunters 
Eddie i.'irr Co 
H ill A Shapiro 
(Others to rill I 

FAR ROCKAWAV 

Columbia 

2d halt 
.1 C Fllppen 
Sinclair & Gasper 
(Others lo nil) 

BROOKLYN 

Keith'* Bushwlrk 
Texas Comedy 4 ' 
Wilson l)ro* 
Donovan A Lee 
Russian Art Co 
Frank Hunter Co 
Pastiuall Bros 
•Bronner A Boyer 
Dancing Dorans 
(One to nil) 

Keith'* Orpbeam 
Irene Franklin 
Wilfred Clarke Co 
Harriet Rempel Co 
In«li* St W'cheeter 
Kikuta Jap* 



Starring In "The Gingham Olrl" 



JOE LAURIE, Jr. 



shubcrt Theatre, Philadelphia. 
Direction MAX BART 



2d half 
T.nto A Boyle 
(other* to lil!) 
Keith's t'ordliam 
Dense* ft Baird 
Sinclair ft Gasper 
(Oth-rs to till) 

2d half 
Ed Lowry 
Olson A: John*' n 
(Other* to mil 

Mow*' I'rnnklin 
Pinto ft Hoyle 
(oihirs to llll) 

2d half 
I .ting ft O'Nell 
(i ithers to (HI) 

Keith's llamillon 
Blossom Heath t'o 
(Others lo Bill 

2d half 
I Flemmtnn sis 
(i ith.ru to lill ) 

Keith** Jefferson 
Olson & Johnson 
gkolly A: Hi II u v 



Dixie Four 
Mm* Hermann 

Weber & Ridnor 
Mo**' Flat bush 
2 Ghesals 
l'rav.l.y A- I. o ui we 
Leah the Mystery 
(i >ther* to All) 
Keith's tircenpoint 

2.1 half (21-14) 
•Tek aw ax Jap* 

Bd Lowrjr 
Donley St Hal. ■ 
Mmo Hermann 
(Two to till) 

1st half (25-271 
Willie Hale Co 
(Ol hers I., (ill i 

2.1 half (2S.2) 
Bert Shopard 
U';in7...| ft Calmer 
(U:h. rs to RID 

Keith'* Prospect 

2d half (21-21) 

('...lll-l .1 

Frctl w httcliuuae 



Bob & Pojgy Valentine 

"Artistic Hokum" 



(Cithern !.• lill ) 
ill "half 

Hlo.innm Heath Co 
(I it hers to nil) 

Keith'* Kist St. 
Lottie Atherlon 

lire. k. r's K.ai s 

(Other* to Mill 

Most*' ReKent 
I.aiiR & O'Neal 
(other* to mi) 

id half 

Ronace & llairfl 
Cithers to lill) 
I'nirtor'x 11.1th St. 

2d half (21 J4) 
Cri-at Johnson 
Kale Bllnqre Co 

( ' iliiho .V N*'V In* 

(■ ii in ra to till I 
l^t half (26-2") 

Roy A- Arthur 

Hddle Cut Co 

(Oth»r* %■ till i 
2 1 halt iII-J) 

Toto 



Travera & Douglas 
Kraft* A: L« Mont 
I.^ng .<i O'Neal 
U K Jazz Band 

1st half (2f.:7) 
3 H.iunders 
(Other* to nil 

2d half (2B-3) 
•Jane C.r. en i o 
(Others to till) 

Mills' Itivera 
Rd r.owry 
:', Flemmtng Sis 

2.1 half 
Ma or .-. n Bnglin 
(Ulhera to fill ) 
ALBANY 
rriiitur's 
Belli* Duo 
Ruynold* ft W hl'e 
Hay ptpankter Co 

^(.lk A KillK 
2.1 half 
Murray A. Allen 
W<„-,,:i & 1-: .i.ne 
( two to lill I 



I Horsemi n 
(Two to till) 
2d half 
lierraa A Wills 



111 rFAI.O 

Shea's 

Kusi l.eVan A Pete 
.-: I...H1 Tompkin* 



JACK MANNING 

TOOK THE 50,000 WEEKS 



Kay Spanpler Co 
(Two to fllll 

A.SRI RY PARK 
Broadway 

Gillette A Ray 
owen* A- Kelly 
PreBkler *v Klala* 

(Two to fllll 
2,1 half 
Keaaler A- Morsaa 
Harry lire, n 
Hyncnpated 7 
(Two to Bill 

ATI.A.NTA 
Lyric 

(BirinlnKham split I 

l*t half 
Blair ,'i Pennington 
Pollard 

Wilton Ross Co 
I'atrieola 
J t K Miteheil 

BALTIMORE 
Maryland 

Anderson A Yvel 
Parotic A Oliver 
Friend In Need 
Al Wohlnian 
Hoye Sc Mnye 
Williams A Keane 
Klla .Shields 
Ward A Van 
Ilammford Family 

BANCO It. MK. 

ItijoQ 
I.awton 

Campbell A Batner 
Monro-- A: Mae 
Farncll tt I'loretn •• 
•Prince*! C C Toy 

2d half 
1,'hislral Culture 
Harris in A- Darling 
Brady A; Mahoney 
Danr.ng Kennedys 
Jack Kennedy Co 

BATON ROIGB 

Columbia 

(Shreveport *p!l'. ) 

tat half 
The Bramlnoa 
F A O Walter* 
Cupid Closvup* 
Burn* A Lynn 
III. Hoy A Hart Rev i 

IUXillAMTON 

ltioKliamt.nl 
a Reddlngtons 
P * K Koss 
Mack A- V'elmar 
Irving Edward* 

llnny K.ir.p l>' ..... « 

2d hair 
I.elnn.l K Sham: in 
Bert Levey 
Boa* ,v it mm 
(Two to till) 

BIRMINGHAM 

Lyrlo 



-lae A Emma Dean 
Frltal Schefr 
Jack Bendy 
Nlobe 

CAMDEN, \. J. 

Tower's 

MiRl,- « I'leug 
ilrr^n Jit Drew 
Byron & IU;k 
Marino At Uartln 
tlte.ven L'Joy ltev 

2.1 half 
Klin'. Kras.-re 
Polly Moran 

Farrell Taylor » 
It .ii K Gorman 
Bostock'a School 

CANTON. O. 

Lyceum 
Rosalre* 

Ia t.ll A: I'tint 
4 Diamonds 
c .v m t'lereland 
Fitcha Mlnatrela 

4 Alt BOM) A IF 

Irwin 
Hill A Quinnell 

tin i . os A Burr 
(Others to II1IJ 

id ha.f 
Rich Hayes 
•A A: A Shirley 

Rway Kiddle Rev 

(Two to llll) 

tH'KI.K.sT'N. W.V. 

R curse 
Ret l»w 

Mtni [lesson c,» 
Cleveland A: BVr») 
The Enchanter* 
Johnny t'lark to 

2d half 
Coolt A: Valdere 
Nli k Cogley 
James Thornton 
The Enchanter* 
(One to till) 

< IIKSTKR. PA. 

Adgemcnt 

Seville & Phillips 
Morrla A: Flynn 
O'Connor A- Button 
Darnry ililmore Co 
Frank Richardson 
For Pity fake 
2d hair 
Resale Clifford 
It >udinl * Bernard 
•Cotter A BOUlden 
Dugan A; Raymond 
Kramer .it Qrlffon 
Klamet Si* Co 

CINCINNATI 

B. F. Keith's 

Mckay A Ardine 

Wee (Jeo Wood 
O'HirKos DuFranne 
'-'la/ton A Edwards 
Ted 1... Maine 
Tex Mcl.eod 



"SITTIN' IN A CORNER" 

tYHKN IN CINCINNATI SKF. 

I'LII-F III ItNS. 71)7 Lyric Theatre 

IRVING BERLIN, lne. 



"S\nW IN A CORNER" 

BHKN IN CLEVKLANB 8KB 

PHIL JULIUS, Savoy Hotel 

IRVING BERLIN, Inc. 



11..:. ir. Band 

IlippoilronL* 
Heri-ort Boll I 
Reynold* A Walah 

I^o A Cranston 
Coulter .4 Itosa 
Dancing Shoe* 
("has Wilson Co 
Cli Itluo Cloud Ce 

(oiniiHH 

B. F. Keilh'a 

Carson A Kane 
Alio Morloy 
MeWaters A Tyson 
A A M Havel Rev 
Duol do Ker.kjarto 
Fern St Maria 
Burns Bro* 

DAYTON 
B. F. Keith's 

3 Am. ins 

Howard A Whit* 
Jack l.aVier 
Bekefl'a Thau Oro 



2d half 
Gene Morgfttt 

(i Hlnia to ill!) 

GEKMANTN, PA. 

Orpheum 
Lloyd Nevada Co 

Mcehan A Newman 
Walter I .aw Co 
I'ert Kelton 
Boatock's School 

Id half 
C.eo Moore 
Tivoll ,i l.eVcre 
Dilly Dale Co 
Marino A: Martin 
Breen Family 

GRANU KMMUS 

Emprea* 

Mao France* 
Coolln A Ola** 
A'mstr'ng & Phelps 
Alan Brouks Co 
Carnival of Venice 
Harry Jolson i'o 



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HIPPO- 
DROME 
WEEK OF 
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DIRECTION 

ALF. T. WILTON 



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WORLD'S 
GREATEST 
LADY 
WIRE 
ARTISTE; 
USES 
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(Two to fill) 
2d half 
•Ontario Two 
Margie Coate 
Hodge A Lowell 
Barrens & Foster 
Bayea A Speck 
Jlmmli Carr Band 



GBBBNSBI Kt; 

Slroii.l 
Phnndell 4 
I.eddy A l...|.ly 
Canter A Duvall 
Bob Murphy and 
Rubeville 



"SITTIN' IN A CORNER" 

WIIFN IN DFTROIT SF.E 

FRED KRAMER, Frontenac H.tsl, 42 Monro* St. 
IRVING BERLIN, Inc. 



III. Bill It I 



JOS K PI 



ASHLEY-DORNEY and CO. 

Keith Circuit, PHI 
lirtiHEM ft M \.V\t MtlNt.. Rep., 



k A is Com id 

,v . r Fun 
(Others to tiil i 



Proctor'* iHl 

■ .i half til 
<:■.'.,. t .V llul 
1 1 m< ura A i. 
•| hos .1 11) n 
Dixld ii 
II i'i.h '. « ii 

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AI.LIIMOWN. PA 

Onijieilin 

ir i , .. Hayes 



Itll AHU.HI ' P M. l ls 
2d Ii . 

I & '■::... 

II Ar : ut.m c • 

I \"l ' i V 

\\ ■■ 'i .<■ C'pani.ip 

(I ••! 10 ' I 

IM»TEI(I)'M. v v 

Hiil'ii. 

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(Ai n nta split ) 
1st half 
Mi t •• .v Brooks 
Oehan A (lanetaon 
K K Fold 
Claudius A Scarlet 
Stepping Fool* 

RO!»TON 

B. r. Keith's 

Singer's Midgets 

Lew P.ri e 

t.'iark & Bergman 

Rita Gould 
Rosa .-. Edward* 
Will Morris 
(Two to hid 

Boston 

Moore ,v Mitchell 
K : nil. a: i ,v ilmnnn 

l'.'i..m...i c. 

Allen A Cantiei-1 

c i son Ft ..- S M 
Gordon'* Olympln 

iS.-iliay S,(.) 
(Ir.in. Aj r. A- Billy 
K'tiedy * Peterson 

h.tilir.V IV M.-V-:. 



Zeida Bros 

l'lilaee 
The Reuters 

Block A Dun'.op 
Ada'r A Brat. am 



DETROIT 

Temple 

White & Puck 
Wllkio Hard Co 
M'C'nell A Simpson 
Jc-an Sehwlllsr 
Gullfoylo A Lange 
Bill Dooley Co 
(Tie.) to till) 

EASTON. PA. 
Able O. II. 

Du yer A t irma 
Billy AriinKton Co 
Pearson N'port A P 
W man A C'panion 
(on.- to till) 
id halt 
Grace Hayes 
Van Armln's Mini 

FI.MIRA, N. Y. 

Majestic 
Adam* ,t Th'paon S 
Raymond A Royco 



id half 

Ceraro Oirls 
Flo Raffles 
(Others lo nil) 

IIARRISBt RG 

Majestic 
Clifford A Bailey 

Merton Mystery 
Val Harris Co 
•Harriet Naurot Co 

id half 
Joq Fejer onh 
Mel Ktee 
John Oima Co 
(Two to 811) 

HAMILTON, CAN. 

Lyric 

Barber * Jackson 
Ethel MeDonough 
Hurst A Vugt 
A A F Stedman 
si us Fowler 
Knell A Vernon 
Bohemian Life 



Bob Ball 
Nad Norworth 
Florence Brady 
Royal Ussci.iKoaa 
(Olli»rs to mi) 

Palace 
Anderson A Burt 
hid win Goorge 
(Other* to till) 

id halt 

•Bolgar a: Korman 

Emily Darrell 
(Other* to fill) 

JACKSONVILLE 

Arcade 

(Sam. bill plays 
Savannah 2d half) 

1st half 
J A J Oibson 



V A E Stanton 
(On* to nil) 
2d half 
Plarlert A Bconeld 
Duval A Syiiionds 
P J White Go 
Willlo 8olar 
(one to nil) 

McKKESPORT, PA. 

Hippodrome 
Id half 
Phondtll Four 
Cuter A Duvall 
Leffingwell A Leon 
I.eddy A Leddy 
Uubcvllle 

MOBILE 

Lyrio 

(New Orleans split) 



JACK POWELL SEXTEnE 

"WATCH THE DRUMS" 
Keith Circuit 



Uintah Maat.rman 
Eadie A Ratnsden 
Jean Barrio* 
B Batchellor's Rev 

2d half 
CHfT Jordan 
Bobby Dale A Sis 
Henry Regal Co 
Claudia Coleman 
Barrle Oliver Kev 

JERSEY CITY 

Stute 
Id half (21-24) 
Ferry Cory, ey 

Hull A,- Shapiro 
Hackett A lv Imar 
(Others to till) 

1st half (20-27) 
Will Mahoney 
(Other* to lill i 

2d half (2s-2) 
Ethel Hopkins 
Rob'son'tf Elephants 
c ither* to nil) 

LANCASTER. PA. 

Colonial 
Mel Klee 
Uown soi i> 
(Others in lii! i 

Jd half 

Sllaw'a Dog* 

•Hyam* & Bvana 
Bluebird Rev 
T .v II Hcaly 
Hyncopatcd To-* 

LAWRENCE 

Empire 
P J White Co 

W.llie Solar 

Ernie Golden ltd 
Duval a Symonds 
(one to nil) 

2,1 half 
Jules Fuerst 
Annette 
Beaumont Si* 
V A E Stanton 
Ann Francis Cu 

LEW1ST0N ME 
Musi, Hall 

Mis* Physical Cult'e 
Harri.son A Darling 
Brad.* A Mahoney 
Dancing Kennedys 
Jack Kennedy Co 

2d half 
Law-ton 

Campbell A Esther 
Monroe A Mao 
Farnell A Florence 
•Princess C C Toy 

LONG BRANCH 
Main Street 

Messier A Morgan 
Harry Breen 
Syncopated Seven 
(Two to lill) 

2d half 
Gillette A Ray 
oweaa A Kelly 



1st half 
Moore A Arnold 
Jamea H C'ullen 
Morning Glories 
King A Beatty 
Hushes A Debrow 

SIT. VERNON, N Y 

l*roi tor's 

2.1 half (21-24) 
Jack Hanley 
Masters St CI race 
Maryland singer* 
Harry Brei n 
Bobby F..!m.:i. 

(One lo till) 

1st half (25-27) 
Lesson for Wives 
Jane i Ire en Co 
(Other* to fill) 

id half us-:) 

l.edrohs 

Fisher A Gilmore 

(■ libera to HID 

MONTREAL 

Imperial 

(Sunday opening) 
Marlou Murray Co 
I Itublnl Sia 
Harry l.anior* Co 
Schwartz A Clifford 
Waltera ft W»ltrr» 
Furman A Evan* 
Princess 

(Sunday opening) 
Sultan 

Sargent A Marvin 
4 Cameron* 

Frank!* li'-aih 
Harry Carroll Rev 
Yorke A Lord 
Rock St Hector 

NANTICOKK. PA. 

State 

Rich Hayes 
•A A: A Shirley 
D'way Kiddie Rev 
Esmond* A Grant 
(One lo fill) 

2d halt 
Hill A (,'uinri 11 
Marcus A Burr 
(Others to till) 

NASHVILLE 
Prince** 

(Same 1st half bill 
plays Chattanooga 

2d half) 

1st half 
Selblnl A Grovinl 
Will J Ward 
Billy Miller Co 
Sulley A Thomas 
Salon Singer* 

2d half 
Larimer A Hudson 
Zelda Santley 
Berrlck A Hart 
Bowman Bros 
Oaks* Dolour A M 



MEDLEY and DUPREY 

ORIGINATORS OK 

Breakaway Phonograph and Peanut Bit. 

Direction: JOHN BKNTLEY 



Preasler A Klaisa 
(Two to fill) 

LOCISVILLE. KY. 
National 

•Bolger ft Norman 



Where Rersonal Interest Insures Individual 
Attention to Your Problems 

THE FALLY MARKUS VAUDEVILLE AGENCY 

1547 Broadway New York City 

Phone CHICKEIIING RtlO 



Great Lester 
Morl.-y A Anger 

B Barton'* Rev 
I'htlson Duncan A .1 

CI.AKKSttt R(, 

ltobin>ou-tir*.iii(l 
Johnny ci.irit Co 



"SITTIN' IN A CORNER" 

WHEN IN BOSTON SEE 

ARCHIE LLOYD, isn Treinoiit Street 

Ilt\ ING BERLIN, Inc. 



• Pom Iih - . Co 
Ward a- 11. it t 
Webb's lln ;t iln. i ■ 

Gordon'* Olymplu 
(Washington St.; 

Frank Wilson 

Pilrcr S l 'oiig ■ 
■ ,■. Ma rshall 

iii.y Ling lleo Tt 

(i me to liih 

BKIK KIDS' 
Strand 

• Mil* Lot i .t B 

l''l »| l'l A Ml ' It 

M I • in A t*\ ■ 

Shone .t.- Squires 
\\ ii... lor t 

.d half 






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Will Kennedy 
N';i. Cogley • '.i 
Mildn I K igers I 'o 
id half 

ii lit A May 
Mme Hesson Co 
' 'I ill md St D'wey 

(t Oio to til., 

CLEVK.t.AND 

Palilec 
Foroat'i Kooattrf 
Fs^Roy Bros 
P.O. it'- y a- Bent Rev 
Mr A ilrs J lls.tv 
Rogers A Alien 
Dainty Man* 
BIBB City 4 

ln.itu st. 
Bounuet s Cu is 

.. Ii 1 up mi 'II 
r..<ui ■ l • : 
i : > v Moon Rot 
Marry II 



Fred l.nReine Co 
(one to lill) 

2d half 
Gertie Fall* Co 
Robinson A Fierce 
Mercedes 
(One to rt'.l) 

ERIE. PA. 
Colonial 
Ijornor Girls 
'...»■■ 4 
Nixon ft. Sana 
Gu* Edward* Riv 
(nihers to All) 

FALL RIVER 

Empire 

:'. Go'.fera 

M dock A: K'nady s. 



HAVKHII.L. MASS 
Colonial 

Four Pals 
Hardy Stunt A F 
Shone A Siiut/e* 
Hughes A BiirU" 

HA/ELTON, PA. 

I'eeley 's 

2d hair 
Plaza Bro* 
F .V M Da In 
Baker A Rogers 

Dance Carnival 

HOI. MIKE. MASS. 

Victory 
Dixon A O'Brien 

Miiler .v Fears 
Frank JIullan* Co 




SEYMOUR JAMES 

MIDNITE STKITTKK 

F.-.tlured with 
PLANTATION DAYS 

Pantages Tour 



Helen K. ll.T 

Sliutllo Along 4 
Icin folenian i".> 

Brow n ft l.aV II ■ 
FIT4 IIB'G, M \s-. 

Lyric 

Ann Gold 
il irtl m A D !•■• 
•'I ft M En i 
r .«■ 1! las 

' . .• .o li '. i i 



Joe Stanley 1 Co 
Flying ii. .i\. ird* 
;u lti n f 

Russell ,* H !■ ."« 
s'.h.l.l.r SI* 

A Neeley 

( I' AM tO till J 

INDIANAPOLIS 
B. F. Keith* 

More* A | 'an ;'i !! 
Leviathan iji n 



Emily Darrell 
(Others to fill) 

Id half 
Anderson A Burt 
Edwin George 
(Others to Hit) 

LOWELL 
B. F. Keith's 



NEWARK, N. J. 
Proctor'* 

Mr A Mr* llamil'ii 
Grace LaRue 
Dooley A Sale* 
A mac 
(Others to fill) 

NEW BEDFORD 

Olympla 
B A E Coll 
Huge no Emmet t Co 
Zeleya 

Leon A Mltzl 
Mazetto Lewis Co 

2d half 
•Mile Lyda A R 
Fowler A Mack 
Mavourneen 
Dameral A Va.l 
Wheeler Trio 

NEW MRI NSWK K 

Stute 

Roland A Knight 

Pietro 

•Do- Dink A Davis 

Shelly llolgren Co 

2d half 
Larry Ri illy 
R.-ed A Termini 



NOLAN LEARY 

wilh HELEN KEITH JOHNSTONE 

in "YES MEANS NO" 



C A F Father 
Jarvi* ft. llnrriaon 
Billy Olason 
Minns ft Grill 
Helen Stover 
It ft- B Brill 

LYNN, MASS. 

Olypmla 

Musicai Hunter* 
Dam. t.iI ft Vail 
Four Puis 
me to nil) 

Id half 
b a r. cm 

I'll get:.. Finn.. Co 

Sully A Hall 
!' 'no !|* fill) 

M INCHES! BR 

I'tlluce 

{'i ■>■>•'■•' K *t, , | 



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(Two to Bii) 
NEW ORLEANS 

Palace 

(Mobile split) 
1st half 

Teklo 

Oertrud* Barn** 

B Rh.,des A Girls 
Spencer ,*- William* 
Monro* a (Irani 

\oi:i;istow\. p.\ 
tiarrlclt 



lit half 
Newoll A Moat 
Fay A Weaton Rsv 
(Other* to fill) 

OTTAWA, CAN. 

I'rnnklin 

William Slsto ' 
Simpson A Dean 
Carter A Cornish 
Schictles Marlon tes 
(Two to All) 

PATEHSON, N. J. 

Majestic 

2d half (21-24) 
Marion Martin Co 
Dick Ryan 
Hal Johnson Co 
Fisher A (illinoto 
(Two to nil) 

1st half (25-27) 
Stan Stanley Co 
(Others to nil) 

2d half (28-2) 
Will Hale A Bro 
(Others to fill) 

PAWT1CKET, H. I. 

State 
Naomi & Her Boys 
Bronson A Ronnie 
Plerlerl A Hcofle'd 
•Smith A Durollo. 
•Norton A Brower 

2d half 
Berninlvi Bros 
Weithold's Ship 
•O ft M Enos 

Reed ft- Ray 

•Lester ft Stuart 
PHILADELPHIA 
R. E. Keith'* 

.'. it ilasi* 

Flo Hbbaon 

Bird Mil I man 
Gordon A Soliubert 



Wm Teun 

Hector 

u. 1. 1.1, ll ft Dunlga« 
Pierce ft Ryan 
Barbette A Han* 

Id halt 
Adams A Lllllaa 
Cosrla A Verdi 

(Two to mi) 

III 'TSUI 1(1. || 

Harris 

Paul Mix 
Fox A Mack 
Jack Hughes Duo 
Laddie A Doreen 
Edith Helena 
Johnny's New Car 
Ed Morton 
The Castllllans 

Davis 
Towers A D'H'rty**) 
Avon Comedy 4 
Nan Halperln 
Brown A Whltt'k** 
Combe A Nevtn* 
Charlaai Family 
(Two to fill) 

I'lTTSEIEI.B 

Palace 

Senna A Dean 
Smith A Strong 
Four Orttms 
Georgia Howard 
(One to till i 
2d half 
Vanity -shop 
Bee 

Flying Howards 
•J ft E Van 

I'.isa A Lel.n 

PORTLAND, MB, 

It. F. Keith'* 

IVnoids A [Ml KIS 
Hyman A Mann 
Hcaly A Cross 



ff»ancin6 



BLOCK and DUNLAP 



Edith Clasper Co 
IHavis A Darnell 
Eddie Leonard Co 

Alliambra 

Boudini ft. Bernard 
•Maud Allen ft U 
(Two to till I 
2d half 
Kennedy ft Kramer 
Tom .Mahoney t 

(Two to lill) 

Allegheny 
Rose Ellis ft Ruse 

Cosmopolitan Trio 
Dugan ft Raymond 
Dunbar A Turner 
Princess Wahletka 

2d half 
Lloyd Nevada Co 
Mcehan A Newman 
Princess Wahlet'.ta 
Youth 
(One lo fill) 

Broadway 

Geo Moore 



Gomez 3 

Carlisle ft Lama! 

•Kusehke 

PROVIDENCE. K.L 
E. K. Albee 

Dancing McDonald* 
M'. i. in ft Mack 
Kelly A B'mingham 
S. solan Denilo A 4 
Rutiell Cari- 
Dooley A Ames 

I'OTTSVILLE. PA. 

lliptiodroine 

Kennedy A Kramer 
Adam* A Lillian 
Chas Norn Vo 
Jos Daroy 
Four Madcaps 

2d half 
Johnson A Baker 
Fl*ke A Fallon 
Thornton ft Squire* 
Dunbar A Turner 
(One to fill) 



"SITTIN' IN A CORNER" 

WHEN IN PHILADELPHIA SEE 

IIABRY PEARSON, ITiS Market Street 

IRVING BERLIN, Inc. 



M half 

•1- I Ik J- cm. ft- l 
Unstnopol tnn Tt ... 
. Ollmorc r, 
ii Andi nun ,\ Ponj 

NORFOLK 

linileliiy ' 
i ". h ii a I spl.i i 



Flake A Fallon 
Bevan A Flint 
Mosconi Bros 
2d half 
Karnos Circus 
Nell O'Connell 
Mack A Stanton 
Four Madcap* 

Cros* Key* 
Enoz Frasore 
B A E Gorman 
Thornton A Squires 
Polly Moran 
Youth 

2d half 
El Clove 
orren A Drew 
Jns Darey 
Mosconi Family 
•Maude Allen A G 

41 lobe 

Summers Duo 
Jack McAuliffe 
Fred Lindsay 
Tango Shoe* 
Franklyn Chariot C 
M A A Clark 
Mrs R Valentino Co 



RALEIGH, N. 0. 

Auditorium 
(Augusta split) 
1st half 
Ball Geiger A B 
Morey A Corvin 
Mann A Strong 
Warren A O'Brien 
Elroy Sis 

BEADING. PA, 

Rujali 
Johnson A Baker 
Hymans A Evans 
Bluebird Revue 
I A B Hcaly 
Syncopated Toe* 

2d half 
Hector 
Gown Shop 
(Others to nil) 

RICHMOND, VA. 

Lyrio 

(Norfolk split) 
1st half 
I .oh*. A Sterling 
LAM Wilson 



SID 



BESSIE 



TRACEY & HAY 

Specialty Dancers with "The Gingham 
Girl," Lyric. Philadelphia 



Lloyd A Ooode 

Howard A Ross 

Grand O II 

Anderson A Pony 
Nell O'Cnnnell 
Billy Dale Co 
Mink ft Stanion 
Breen Family 
2d half 
MrRae ft Cl'gg 

Rll.l.lell ft- lllltiiean 

Walter Law Co 
Devon A Flint 
Stevera Lovejoy R 

Keystone 
Bessie Clifford 
Harry Holbrook 
Arthur Devoy Co 
El Clove 

(One to fill) 

Id half 
Mlgonette Kokln Co 
Hchaefer \v< . "nan 
Barbette A Hand 
(Two to liil) 



Bway Hits A Bits 
(One to fill) 
Billy Beard 

ROANOKE, VA. 
Ro&nok* 

(Same 1st half bill 

plays Winston 

Salem 2d half) 

1st half 
Holler A Rellly 
Marvel A Fay. 
D D H? 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
.TAJ Waltou 
Bison City 4 
Cortnell A Harris 
(Two to fill) 

ROCHESTER 
Temple 

Griffin Twins 
Bernard A Garry 
o'Donnell A Blair 



BILLY EVYLEEN 

PURCELLA and RAMSAY 



Ml 



Mxoii 



111.., • •!■• Kol .', 

Tom Mahoney 

Sehin '• r W'y'li ft i 
Hal Nixon Co 

Ka rnos i \ r. us 
111 hall 
Rn . K : . .v 11 
II irrv Jl..,!.- . 
I'erl K ... 

.! ' . i ■ ' » 



Man el ft- Bi ll 

J...) Bronnln? 
Us il Belli, e Band 

SMEM. M \ss. 

Federal 

M .. ourneen 
Sul ; .v ll ill 
Hughe* ,c Rurk* 

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Thursday, February 21, 1924 



VARIETY 



25 



2d half 
jllddltton A Spell'r 
Eddie Nelson 
jjaiettu Lewi* Co 
jOne to fill) 
gCHENECTADY 
rroctor'* 
Jlorras A Wills 

Biny ■myth* Co 
Hume A Dunn 
(One t« HID 

2d half 
Four Horsemen 
(Others to fill) 

SHENANDOAH PA 

Strand 

1st half 
splaia llros 
F A M Pale 
Baker A Rogers 
Dance Carnival 

STKl RENVILLE 

Victoria 

2d half 
The Toiiilins 



In! half (25-27) 
Masters A Grace 
Robinson's Elepb'ta 
Hall & Shapiro 
(Others to All) 

2d half (28-2) 
Plsano A Landauer 
Will Mahoney 
(Others to All) 

UTICA, N. T. 
I oloniul 

Ethel Hopkins 
H'way Choir 
Moore & Freed 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Sharron J Stevens 
I..- .n & Dale 
Frances Kennedy 
Coll Sis 
•I.ouls London 

WASHINGTON 
II. V. Keith'* 
Jack Donahue 
It B Hall * Ilro 
Vincent Lopes Orch 



mm 



Specially Dcziijneu 
Ready to Wear 

CLOTHES 

1632 Broadway 

At Fiftieth St. 
NKW VOKK CITY 



Ann 'tie Pare 
ur«-v a Byron 
(One 10 1111) 

sVKACt SB 
It. F. Keith's 

4 Adlonas 
1-aiiiu. Ornisbee Co 
Lew Seymour Co 
The Crow 
Crafts A Ualcy 
Rae Samuels 
Fort'ncllo * C'lino 

Proctor's 
McDonald Trio 
Newport Stlrk & P 
Bert Levey Co 
Mlldrid Parker 
Ai n Lester 
Max Ford's S'.op'rs 

Id half 
Irvine Edwards 
Th* Lamey* 

P & i: Ross 
Foley A I.aCnur 
Hone Kong Follies 
(One to tiil) 

TAMPA, FLA. 

Victory 

(25-M) 
(flame bill plays 
St. P.e tersburg 
27 - 2*8 : Lakeland, 

20; Orlando, 30) 
Cervo & Moro 
Alex der A Fields 
Thoa Alba 
Bloom A sher 
Stafford A Louise 

TRENTON. N. J. 

Capita)! 

Shaw's Dogs 
Cosola & Verdi 
liegeman's Band 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Poland A Knight 
•Doc Dink A Davis 
Shelly Holgren Co 
(One to Ii!l) 

TOLEDO 
B. V. Keith's 

•< mtario Two 
Margie Coate 
Hodge A Lowell 



Shaw A Lee 
Rath Pros 
Sheldon Fair A II 
Camilla's Birds 

Cosmos 

•Mike Carmen A M 
Mohr A Eldndge 
Pobby Adams Co 
V'okea A Don 
Holland A O'Pon 
Trip to Hitland 

WATKRTOWX 
Olympic 

T.azar & Dale 
Louis London 
HharrOO Stevens Co 
Franees Kennedy 

2d half 
Ethel Hopkins 
Moore & Freed 
(Two to fill) 

WHEELING W VA 

Victoria 

The Tomlins 
Gilbert & May 
earn, oily Dancers 
Jarrow 

2d half 
Mlldn d Ropers Co 
Rose A Thorno 
Mi.^s Tor. a 

tone to nil) 

WILMINGTON 
A Id i lie 

Fran'.. Shields 
•Frank Jerome A V. 

F.irr. li Taylor Trio 
Kromi r & Urtflen 
Klamed sisters i'o 

2d half 
Morris & Fiynn 
O'Connor A Button 
F.r I'ity Sake 
Frank Richardson 
Seville & Phillips 

WOONSOCKKT 

liijnii 
Cana & Lehn 
Bernlvlcl Pros 
Westhold'l Ship 
• Lester & Stuart 
•Reed A Ray 
2d half 
Bronson A Re:in!e 



A glutton for punishment Is a letter 
currier playing golf for exercise 



HELEN BIRMINGHAM 



Tcr 



.KELLY nnd BIRMINGHAM) 

Igr. HARRY CHARLES GREENE 



Borrcns A Foster 
Baycs A Spcek 
Jin, mo Carr Band 

2d half 
t Arnims 
Howard A White 
Jack LaVier 
Bekefi's Thea Gro 
(Two to SI!) 

TORONTO 

Shea's 
The Seebtcks 
II A O Ellsworth 
Jane Diilon 
Chain A Archer 
Frank Crummlt 
Geo LeMaire Co 
Julia Sanderson 
Beibin A Albert 

TROY, N. Y. 
Proctor's 

Canillle Trio 
Leyland & Shannon 
Weston it Elaine 
Drown & Sedonia 
Murray & Allen 

2d half 
Ishlkawa Bros 
Hilly Smith <'o 
Mai k A Velmar 
tlreen A La Fell 
(One to lill) 

I NION HILL, N. J. 

( upilol 
2d half I21-24) 
MeRae A Clegg 
Tinto A Boyle 
(Others to fill) 



Naomi A Boys 
•Smith A Pun IK 
•Norton A Blower 
(One to BID 

YONKERS, N. Y. 
Proctor's 

2d half (21-24) 
Willie Hale A Bio 
Singer sis 
Vli tor Moore Co 
(Olh. rs to till) 

1st half (25-27) 
Port Sheperd Co 
Fisher & Gilmoro 
(Other* to fill) 

2d half (28-2) 
Crea< ent Oreh 
(Oil)i rs to nil) 

YORK, TA. 

Opera House 
Jos Fejer & Orch 
(Two to nil) 
2d half 
Clifford A Bailey 
Merton Hyatt ry 
Val Harris Co 
• Hnrrlet Naurot Co 

YOINGSTOWN 

Hipiiodrome 

Oenaro Girls 

Pagana 

Rose .M Thnrne 

Alke In Toyland 

2d half 
H A 1. Ziegler 
VI via nl Jackson Co 

Fro? in I 
(die to fill) 



POLI CIRCUIT 



Pill 111. I I II It I 

Poll's 

Pedlo'i circus 
Marie McConnell 
Patton A; Marks 
Daley A P.a.y 
(One to nil) 

2d halt 
It A K Sutton 

riOi..i K.-'r 
(Others to BU) 

f ii.i. • 
fhe Lumara 
Juggli land 

SOlle. A; Ropers 

I'crks Flot 

ITwo :<, ti..) 



2d half 
Jack Pom l 
Paul flecker Co 
Ruth Pn.i.i 
itoli. y A Could 
(OM 10 «!l) 

HARTFORD 

Capitol 

\\ ': iglu A ■ :.!j ii'.in 
It,.) • r v. .':.., n. i 
Fred llnrrlson Co 
Wai .. Poor 

I Is !»■• Puna Keir *_*u 
Pol,, y Ai Gould 
Harry Do« ning . o 
:.l half 

1 l.. '. . ii t 



SAM EDDIE 

GOULD and RASH 

"THE TWO-MAN QUABTETTE" 



Ulngham & Meyers 
Ycrks Flotilla Orch 
Daley a Hoaly 

Cheyenne Pays 
(Two to nil) 

MERIUEN, CONN. 

Poll's 

Thelma 

Tlvoli & LnVero 
Jack Powell's C 
(Two to nil) 
2d half 
Dedlo's Circus 
Marie McConnell 
JuKKleland 
Salle A Ropers 
Springtime Revue 

8CRANTON, PA. 

Poll's 

(Wilkes- Barro 

split) 
1st half 
Garoinettl Pros 
Fries A Wilson 
Llddell A tllbson 
Teddy Claire Co 
(One to nil) 

SPRINGFIELD 
Palnce 

Frank Reckless Co 
Pill Utah 
Dorothy Parnett Co 
Ellnore A Williams 
Three Arnauts 
2d half 

dangler's Pops 
Marie Allyn Co 
Hilly -House Co 
Foley A La Ti ur Co 



Mile Dellrlo's Co 

WATKRBIRY 

Palace 

II A K Sutton 
Plnpham A Meyers 
Ruth Pudd 
Springtime Revue 
Hwor A Conroy 
Cheyenne Pays 
(One to nil) 
2d half 
Wrlpht Ai Gayman 
Roper Williams 
Freed Harrison Co 
Patton A Marks 
Harry Downing Co 
(One to fill) 

WILKES-IIARRE 

Poll's 

(Scranton split) 
1st half 
Flying Henrys 
Loney Haskell 
Vi rv Good Eddie 
Williams A Taylor 
I'an.-e Creations 

WORCESTER 

Poll's 

Gander's Pops 
Marie Allyn Co 
Bitty House 
Foley A La Tour 
Mile Dellrlo's Co 

2d half 
Frank Reckless Co 
Pill I'tah 

Dorothy Harnett Co 
Ellnore A Williams 
Three Arnauts 



CHICAGO KEITH CIRCUIT 



BATTLE CREEK 

Bijou 

Goss A Parrows 
Jason A Harrignn 
Gene Oliver Trio 
Thomas Saxotette 
(One to nil) 

DETROIT 
I.n Nolle Gardens 
O K Legal 
J It Johnson 
Pirds of Paradise 
Al.-x'der A Elmore 
Marion Glbney 
2d half 

Gilded Cage 
Caasler & Beasley 2 



LOt ISVII.LB 

National 

2d half 
Trenneil Trio 
Ed George 
Anderson A Burt 
Bulger A .Norman 

MARION 

Grand 

2d half 
Clavln A O'Connor 
Plrds of Paradise 
Coley A Jaxon 
(Two to (ill) 

MIDDLETON 
Grund 




Primroae Minstrels 
(Two to fill) 

INDIANAPOLIS 

I'll la er 
Trenelle Trio 
Ed George 
Bulger A Norman 
Anderson A Hurt 
(One to 1111) 

KALAMAZOO 

Regent 

Goss A Parrows 
E Hastings Girls 
Gardel A Pryor Co 
(Two to lill) 

LIMA, O. 
Fuurot O. If. 

2d half 
Swain's Animals 
Geo Mack 

B. n Marks Co 
4 Bellhops 
(One to nil) 

LEXINGTON 

Ren Mi 

Medlnl Trio 
.loe Bennett 
Par to A Clark 
Nelpon Waring 1 
Waish A Ellis 
Alex Bros A E 



Walter J Hill Co 
(Ira Mack 
Wilbur A Adams' 

TORT III RON 

Majestic 
Morgan Wootey Co 
Jason Harrigan 
Peters A LeHuff 
Eugene I.aBlano 

2d half 
O K Legal 
Birdie Kramer 
Stratford 4 
(One to nil) 

SARNALA 

Imperial 

Marion G'.bney 
Tackman a Ruth 
Gordon's Dogs 

WINDSOR, CAN. 

Capitol 

Gordon's I>ogs 
Tackman A Ruth 
Hlrdio Kramer 
Prlmroso Minstrels 
(Ono to fill) 

2d half 
Peters A; LeBuff 
Eugenia LeBlanc 
Akx'der A Elmore 
(Two to mi) 



ORPHEUM CIECUIT 



CHICAGO 
Palaee 

(Sunday opening) 
*).■!> Baker 
Fables of Hit 
R Roberts Co 
Hall Ermlnla A B 
Klein Pros 
Russell A riereo 
Sully A Houghton 
(One to fill) 
State- Lake 

(Sunday opening) 
DeLyle Alda 
Trlile Frlganaa 
Wills A Robins 
Moss A Frye 
6 Petleys 
Allyn Mann A Co 
Janet Adair 
Lambert & 1 .th 
(One to till) 



(One to fill) 

DENVER 
Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
Benny U'oimrJ 
Splendid A Partner 
Stone A Hayes 
Herman Timbers; 
Morton A Glaaa 
Valda 
(Two to fill) 

DES MOINES, LA. 

Orpheum 

Inez Courtney Co 
C'pliments of S'son 
Lucas A Inea 
Mclaughlin A ■ 
Orth A Cody 
Danny Duggan 



"SITTIN' IN A CORNER" 



WHEN IN CHICAGO, ILL., SEE 
WALTER IIONAVAN. 119 N. Clark 
IRVING 111 .'III IV. Inc. 



St. 



CEDAR RAPIDS 

MaJesUe 
Manilla Hros 
Lane A: Harper 
Show Off 
Ward Bros 
Allen Taylor A B 

2d half 
Stswart Sis 
White Sis 
Vong Wong Co 
(Two to nil) 
DAVENPORT, I A. 

Columbia 
White Sis 
Stewart Sis 
Ktam A White 
Tung Wong Co 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Victoria A Duprce 
Regan A Curiirs 
Lane A Harper 
The Show Off 
Beacon A Meek 



KANSAS CITY 
Main Strew* 
(Sunday opening) 
I'nele Tom's Cabin 
Dancing Wild 
Hugh Johnson 
Carl Emmy's Pets 
Dem'rest A Collette 
(One to fil.) 

Orphenm 

Nora Bs>es 
Henry Santrey Co 
II 4 A Seymour 
Charles Harrison""" 
Zuhn A lii.-.s 
Fink's Mulct 
(One to tll.r 



LOS ANGELKH 

Hill Street 

New huff A I'helpe 
Johnny Burke 
Mor'lE*t A Cow 



I Whirlwind* 
Holmes A J-aVere 
Adelphl Slstero 
(One to fill) 

Orphean 
Mclntyr. A Heath 
Bert Baker 
Frank Devoe 
RAW Robert* 
Bruce BaJrnafather 
Barr Twin* 
Jack Oaterman 
Sylvia Clark 



Rln Tin Tin 

t Klrkamlth SI* 

Orpheaaa 

(Sunday opening) 
Canslnoa 
Lewi* A Dody 
Janet of France 
Cblc Sale* 
Wood A Wyde 
George MacParlaaa 
i Avalona 
(Two to fill) 



II 



"SIHIN 7 IN A CORNER 



WHEN IN I OS ANGELES SEE 

CHARLIE Ml I. son. 417 West Ufa Street 

IRVING HEREIN, Inr. 



MIIWACKEK 
Paiaee 

(Sunday opening) 
10 If from Bway 
Kronas 

Seed A Austin 
Hawthorne A Cook 
Elsa Ruegger 
4 Ace* 
(One to fill) 

MINNEAPOLIS 
Henaepln 

(Sunday opening) 
liiiiu Retter 



ST IXHI8 
Orplienm 

(Sunday opening) 
Howard A Clark 
Son Dodger 
Charles Purcell 
Lydell A Macy 
BUI Robtnaon 
Begee A (Jupee 
Jack George 1 
Clown Seal 

Rlalto 
(Sunday opening) 
Owen McGlveney 




GREATEST HARMONY SONG OF THE SEASON 

"IN 

THE 

EVENING" 

by WALTER DONALDSON 

SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN & CO. 

Ml sic Pl'HLISHERS. 



Harry Delf 
Jean Granese 
Harry Green 
May Wlrth 

(Jettison Jones Co 
Leavltt A Ixickwd 
(One to fill) 

NEW ORLEANS 

Orphrnan 

(Sunday opening) 
Sophie Tucker 
Harry Holman 
Kerr & Weston 
Joseph K Watson 
Kathcrlne Sinclair 
Lime 3 
•Mahon A Chariot 

OAKLAND 
Orphenm 

(Sunday opening) 
France* White 
Shattuck A O'Nell 
Jackie A Blllle 
Arnaut Bros 
Senator Ford 
Tanarakla 
(One to fill) 

OMAHA. NEB. 

Orphenm 

(Sunday opening) 
The Arley* 
George Lyon* 
World Make B'llere 
Sarah Padden Co 
Mary Hayne* 
Jack Wilson 
Alba Tlbcrlo 

PORTLAND, ORB 
Orpheaaa 

Wellington Croa* 



Ray Hughe* A Pam 

The Wager 

Dot*on 

Miller A Mack 

Al K Hall 

8T. FAtn. 

Orphenm 

(Sunday opening) 
Carlton A Balcw 
Ernest Hlatt 
Ryan A Lee 
Stoddard's Hand 
Reveries 
Enid Markey 
(Two to fill) 

SEATTLE 

Orphenm 

(Sunday opening) 
Frank Farnum 
Clemena Belling 
Ernest R Ball 
Remos 

Tabor A Green 
Raymond Pond Co 
Murray A Oakland 

SIOUX CITY, IA. 
Orphenm 

Strobel A Mertena 
Frlscoe 

Thank You Doctor 
Kramer A Boyle 
Gretta Ardlne Co 
(On* to fill) 
Id half 
Ilayden A Atwood 
Allen Taylor A I) 
Harry Conley Co 
Jack Rose 
Ling Foo Troupe 
(One to All) 



"SinW IN A CORNER" 

WHEN IN SAN FRANCISCO SEE 

HARltv III mi:, ADO Pantages Bldg. 

IRVING BERLIN, Inc. 



Vaughn Comfort 

LaFIeur A Portia 

Jimmy Luoaa Co 

Hlckey Bros 

Peplta 

Jack Wyatt Oo 

SACRAMENTO 

State 

(26-17) 

(Same bill plays 

Fresno 17-2*) 
Raymond Fagan 
Blllle McDermott 
O'Connor 81* 
Henry A Moore 
Lynn A Howland 
Lambertl 
Luster Bros 

SAN FRANCISCO 
Golden Gate 

(Sunday opening) 
Karyl Norman 
I.ahr A Mercede* 
Barrett A Cunneen 
I Melvln* 



HIOI'X FALLS 
Orphenm 

Hayden A Atwood 
Ling Foo Troup* 
(Two to All) 
Id half 
J A A Riley 
Oscar Martin Co 
(Two to fill) 

VANCOUVER, B.C. 

Orpheum 
Alma Nlei»on 
Aust Woodchoppers 
Thos K Swift 
4 Fayre Girl* 
Leo Beer* 
Ward Bro* 
Mullen A Francis 

WINNIPEG 
Orphenm 

Root Rellly 
Land of Fantast* 
Kenton A Fields 
The Blank* 
t Danolse SI* 



LOEW CLECuTr 



NEW TORK CITV 

State 

Day At the Races 
J Odd Chaps 
GAB Parks 
Townsend Hold Co 
Frances Arm* 
Strickland Co 

American 

Alex Patty Co 
Clark A Peck 
Prown A Elaine 
•Melody A Dance 
Earl A Matthews 
•Milton Pollock Co 



Victoria 
•Salto Pauly A S 
Miller A Capman 
Jan Rublnl Co 
Mason A Gwynna 
Twlnette po.oi Co 

2d half 
Jean A Valjean 
I.ec Mason Co 
A * I, Barlow 
Meyers A Hanford 
Creation* 

Lincoln Sq. 
Dnliois A Co 
North A South 



Official Dentist to the N. V. A. 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

1403 Broadway (Putnam Bldg.), N. V 



Al B Wilson 
4 Harlequins 
2d halt 
PuPols A Co 
Harrett Jones I 
Ben Smith 
Twinetle Bulla Co 
i '..oper A Ha tin s 
(Three to ill') 



Lcona LaMarr 

Sv i v, .-.r er A Vat.' e 
Nelson's Cat land 

2d hair 
A A I. Davids 
Lcona LaMarr 
Milt Collins 
I.ytell A Vi,|.i.i 
(Ono to fill) 



Greeley Sq. 

Pes Arados 
Lillian Morton 
Bel] A LeClatr* 

I.ytell A VlllOH 

A Alexander Co 
(One to till) 

2d half 
Francis A Wilson 
Choi Martin 
Wlnchlll A Miller 
Loulae Cart, r i'o 
Jimmy Savo Co 
Munteirs Manikins 

li. -1 iii.'v St. 
Francs A Wilson 
Irinn nette 
Ix>wls A Roger*, 
Stone A loleen 
Pes Colli* 
Dcrsac** Circus 

2d half 
Snlto Pasty A S 
Earl A Matthews 
Miller A Capman 
Itcii'.i tta A Cray 
Winifred A Prown 
Venetian Romance 
National 

.lean A Valjean 
I'ureella & Rninrny 
Prineefn & Watson 
Meyers A Hanford 
Creations 

2d half 
Frawley A West 
Walsh Re-il A W 
Pell A LeClnire 
Sylvester A Vance 
A Alexander Co 

Orphenm 
Plckiird's Seals 
Cornell Lcona A L 
Teleidione Tanitle 
KruK A Kauf/man 
Venetian Romance 

2d half 
Lcs Arados 
Purceiia A Ratnaay 
Harris A Vauithn 
l^iwis A Rogers 
Romeo A Polls 

Boulevard 

Pr'kn\v:iy Harlowcs 
Walsh Reed A W 
Wheeler A Potter 
Carson A Wlllnrd 
Manteil's Manikins 

2d half 
•Dura Cross A B 
Lillian Morton 
Jan Hub. in Co 



BOSTON 

Downey A Clarldrc 
Helen Morettl 
Shcan A Phillip* 
Dewey A Rogers 
Al Shayne 
Song A Dune Rev 

BUFFALO 

State 
'Turner Bros 
Lady Tsen Mel 
Bernard A scurth 

Harry Fox 
I A I Mnriln 

CHICAGO 

Rlalto 

Geraldlne Miller Co 
Maurice Samuela Co 
Weadick A LaDue 
Grant A Feeley 
McDevitt Kelly A Q 
We.rd A Hohlman 
Eddie Cook Co 

DAVTON 
Loew 

Kara 

Friach A Sadler 
Walter Miller Co 
Morgan A Moran 
Jewel Pox Rev 

HOBOKEN, N. J. 
Lyric 

Wilbur A Girlie 
Stewart A I.'rencc 
& Harmonists 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
•Dlax A Power* 
•G A M Moore 
Kce Tom 4 
Kola Sylvia Co 
(One to fill) 

LONDON. CAN. 

Ierw 
Kane Morey A M 
Heath A Sperling 
•Madelyn Young Co 

2d half 
•Ruce A Rose 
•Cortcz A Ryan 
McCoy A Walton 

MEMPHIS 
State 
Mack A Manner* 
Racine A Ray 
Telaak A Dean 




Krup A KaufTman 
Dance Frivolities 

Avenue B 
Sankus A Silvers 
Creedon A Fayo 
K A E Kuchn 
Foster A Ray 
Pen Smith 
Sandall Sis Co 

2d half 
North A South 
Irtnaaatto 
Carson A Wlllard 
Joe JlcKoo Tr 
(Two to lill) 

BROOKLYN 

Mel roiMilitaii 
LaFrance Pros 
('has Tolilos 
Kay A Pcrtram 
Harrison Moss 
Theatre Comlqtll R 

Fulton 
•A A L Pin ids 
Harris A Vaunlin 
Wlnchlll A Miller 
Dance Frivolities 

2d half 
Plcknrd's Seals 
Dorothy Wahl 
Wheeler A Potter 
Al H Wilson 
Pantheon Singers 

Gil tea 
Frawley A West 
Lee Mason Co 
A A L Harlow 
Milt Collins 
Romeo A Poll* 

2d half 
Br'kaway Parlowes 
Fein A Tennyson 
Mason A Gwynne 
l-cs Gellls 
Banco Shop 

Plilliee 

•C A L Earle 
Monte A Lyons 
Mario Stoddard 
Dance Shop 
(One to All) 

2d half 
K A E Ku. lin 
Besaer A Irwin 
Sandall Sis Co 
(Two to (111) 

Warwick 
Gold A Edwards 
Wilson A Hard 



Harry Mayo 
Hand Box Rev 

MILWAUKEE 
Miller 

Jean A Jacques 
M.trjorie Burton 
E J Moore 
Plltmorc Soc Orch 
•Ross A Mnybelle 
Jack lledley 3 

MONTREAL, 

I .new 

•Oord'n Stewnrl Sis 
Gord'n A Stewart S 
•Oliver A oisou 
Pond A Adams 
•Sid Hall Co 
Julia I. el.iv 
Royal Pekln Tr 

NEWARK 

State 

3 Walters 
Brennan A Wynne 
Arthur Ashley Co 
H.-irry A Lancaster 
Dorothy Byton Co 

NEW ORLEANS 

Crescent 

Faynes 

Bigelow A Lee 
Pioneers of Variety 
W II kens A Wllkens 
Lal'aiarlca 3 

(ISIIKOSII. WIS. 
Grand 

(29-2) 
Paula 

Welton A Marshall 
•J C Lewis Jr Co 
Jack Goldle 
Kluting's Animals 

OTTAWA, CAN. 
Loevr 

Redford A Madden 
Goldle A Qfatty 
Master Gabriel Co 
Pob LaSalle Co 
Lillian Faulkner Co 

PROVIDENCE 

Emery 

Ralrnus 3 
Barrett A Farnum 
Parr Mayo A Renn 
Walton A Brandt 



ED IX) W FRY 

"Slill Smiling" — Photographed by 

STRAND STUDIO, N. Y. 

Strand Theatr* Bldg., 47th St. and H'way 



TORONTO 

Tonge Street 

Toncy A George 
GAL Garden 

Little Cinderella 

Foxw'rth A Franc's 
A. Her A Dunbar 
Rusao Tie* A R 



M'rlage vs Divorce 
•Glenn A Moore 
Bee Jung 

2d half 
•Duffy A Daisy 
Creedon A Fa\e 
Monte A Lynns 
(Two to nil) 

ATLANTA 

White Pros 
Conner* & Poyno 
Cook A Oalnian 
ciavion A Lennls 
Oddities ot 1SC4 

BIRMINGHAM 

BIJou 
Margo Peth A Co 
11 Puss, y A .'ion n 
Archer A P> I'o." 
Van a V*rn< n 
Hyatt 



St Clalr Twins Co 

2d half 
Pl.iz sisters 
P'nh'm A OMalley 
Hums A W, son 
Clark A O'Neill 
Olrlio A Menu 

SPKINGITKI.il 
Broadway 

Pin z Sisters 
P'nh'm A O'Molliy 
Burns A Wilson 
Clark A O'Neill 
Qlrlls A Senla Co 

2d halt 

Balmng 3 

Barrett *- Farnum 
Parr Mavo A Renn 
Walton A Hran.lt 
Bt • lair Twins Co 



WASHINGTON 

Strand 

Amoros A Obey 
Jim Reynolds 
Recuperation 
Thornton A Carlton 
Heilo Diving Girl* 



GUS SUN CIRCUIT 



BUFFALO 

Lafayette 

Don Valeric Co 
Pavis A McCoy 
Frances A Renault 
Prown's Saxu 4 
Sherrl Revue 1924 

CORTLAND 

State 
Joe Nathan 
Holly A l-ee, 
Exposition 4 
Krayona Co 
FULTON, N. Y. 
Oulrk 
Jim Jam Jem* 
(Two to fill) 

GENEVA, N. Y. 
Temple 

Joe Nathan 



•3 Romons 
•Arnette Sl* 
(One to fill) 

NIAGARA FAILS 
Cataract Fall* 

•Arnette Sis 
•Linton Bros Fols 

2d half 
•Linton Bros Fol* 
(One to fill) 

BOC II ESTER 

Family 

Maley A O'Brien 
Ph'nom'nal Players 

2d half 
Morgan A Sheldon 
•McKlnley Glrla 

WARREN, O. 

Liberty 



PAUL WHITEMAN'S 
ARCADIA ORCHESTRA 

Under the Direction of 

AL MITCHELL 

ARCADIA, PROVIDENCE, R.I. 
Socond Year 



Hollry A Leo 

Exposition 4 

2d half 



Esther S 
•Stlne S 
Fred Schwarti Co 



WESTEBB VAUDEVILLE 



CHICAGO 

American 
Joe St Onge Co 
May A Kllduff 
Tyler A Croluio 
(Three to fill) 

Kedxle 
Bee Ho Gray Co 
Knox A Inman 
Larry Comer 
Inex Courtney Co 
Jimmy Kemper Bd 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Mnxlne A Bobby 
Melroy SI* 
Holmes A Holllston 
(Three to fill) 
Lincoln 
Holmes A Holllston 
Century Sorenaders 
Dengon A Mack 
(Three to fill) 

Majestle 
Rekoma 
J A F Bogard 
Indian Follies 
First I<ove 
Senator Murphy 
Partlslan Trio 
Mile Ivy Co 
(Two to) fill) 

AHERDEEN 8 D 
Orphenm 
Harvey A Stone 
Edward Mulcahy 
Walmscy A Keating 
The McCrca* 

BLOOMINGTON 
Majestle 

Frank Marckley 
Dorothy Taylor Co 
"Making Movies" 

2d half 
Mahou A Cholet 
"Making Movies" 



2d half 
Imperial Russ'n En 
(Two to fill) 

KANSAS CITY MO 

Glob* 

Harklns SI* 
Pltter A Day* 
Rice A Cady 
Australian Waits* 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Daly A Gray 
Pcarce A William* 
(Three to Oil) 

KANSAS CITY KA 
Eleetrlo 

Paul Klrkland 
Kltner A Reaney 

2d half 
Hani Cuff A B 
Valentino* A Bot'ly 

JLEAV'SWORTU 

Orphenm 
Daly A Gray 
Eva, Fay 

Pearce A William* 
(Two to fill) 

LINCOLN 
IJberty 

An Artlatlc Treat 
Regan A Curlis* 
Otto Bros 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Bell A Caron 
(Three to fill) 

MADISON 

Orphenm 

Bill A Genevieve 
Mary Kelly Co 
Dainty June Co 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Ellen Octnvla 



,: LA FLEUR and PORTIA 

' BOOKED S01I0 OSPKEUM CISCUIT 



Week Feb. 24. Orpheum, Portland. Ore. 



(One to fill) 
CHAMPAIGN 

Orpheum 

2d half 
Klass A Brilliant 
Jean Adair Co 
(Three "to fill) 

DECATl'R 

Empress 

Morton Hro* 
Saxton A Fan-ell 
Carl Roslnl Co 

2d half 
Frank Marckley 
Comp of the Season 
Dorothy Taylor Co 

ELGIN 

Rlalto 

Melroy SI* 
Klass A Brilliant 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Temple Four 
Evelyn Phillip* Co 
(One to fill) 

FARGO N D 
Grand 

Hsrvey A Stone 
Edward Mulcahy 
Wlamsley A Keat'g 
The McCrea* 

OALRSBURO 

Orphenm 

Hlro Suml A K 
Southland Ent 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Ferguson A Sund'l'd 
Alexandria 
Willie Schenk Co 

Kill.lN 

Elcrtrle 

Frank J Sidney Co 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Taut Klrkland 
Harklns Si* 

JOILKT 

Orphenm 

Temple Four 
Evelyn Phillips Co 
(One to nilj 



Rose O'Hnra 
Ooo Armstrong 
Kronos 
(Ono to fill) 

MILWAUKEE 

Majestle 

Delbrida-c A Grem'r 
Frank Hush 
Ljonesom* Town 
Jams A Whalen 
HI../. Monks 
(Three to nil) 

MINNEAPOLIS 
Seventh St 
Kirk Collier Co 
Two Rozellas 
Fred Hagen Co 
Rn.il Demarest 
Danny Graham Rev 
Conn A Albert 
Achilles 

PEORIA 
Palace 

Paramount Four 
Comp of the Season 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Morton Bros 
Ouiran A Margu'te 
Carl Roslnl Co 
(Two to All) 

QCINCV 
Orpheum 

Ferguson A Sun'I'd 
Alexandria 
Willie Schenk Co 

2d half 
Him Suml A K 
Southland Ent 
(One to fill) 

ROSKLAND 1 1 J. 

State 

Norsn-Kelly Co 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Paramount Four 
Inex Courtney Co 
(One to fill) 

UOCKFOKD 

Palace 

Ellen ootavio 
Idee O'Hara ■ 
McCormack A Wee 



(Continued on ru.tjo 3<i) 



26 



VARIETY 



Thursday, February 21, 1924 



AM matter in 

CORRESPONDENCE 

refers to current 

week unless 
otherwise 
indicated. 



VARIETY'S 

CHICAGO 

OFFICE 

State- Lake 
Theatre Bldfj- 



The second week of Nora Bnye* 
as headliner :it Hit Palace lias a 
program announcement of "all new 

houks" inn the promise is nut per- 
formed and there is only one lien 
member offered. While she is tin 
artistic Lit of the hill the real ap- 
plause fell to Bill Robinson, on fifth 
and just ahead of Miss liayes. This 
fellow has everything that goes to 
in. ike a winner in vaudeville and he 
cleverly makes light of his color by 
requiring; a spotlight of his own 
shade and having one thrown upon 
him with a dark center resting on 
him. He took about as big applause 
Sunday afternoon as has been heard 
in the Palace this season. 

Klsa Ituegger. on second, took the 
third liberal hand which brought her 
hack for two encores. Zuhn and 
Dreies registered big for a comedy 
act and with Robinson and then 
1'ayes it looked like Seed and Aus- 
tin bad little chance next to closing 
but they put over their usual hit 
against the handicap. The pair Mil! 
employ the naming of vegetables to 
advantage, though It is merely in- 
cidental and not a feature any more. 

Ardell iSrothers opened with rim: 
work well done, though the upsid> 
down dancing should be the closing 
stunt and the employment of a less 
sensational feature for closing less- 
ens their success. Joe Howard and 
Kthelyn Clark with "Etchings from 
Life" provided a departure from the 
usual. Both appear to excellent ad- 
vantage and the announcements of 
Morton carry full value. Tillus and 
I.a Rue scored with their dances. 

May Wirth closed the show with 
the riding act of The Wirth Family 
with Pall doing comedy. It was a 
pity to place such a fine act to ckse 
a long show for the offering is too 
good in every respect to have nerv- 
ous people fidgeting because th«y 
want to start home. Miss Wirth's 
riding is without equal and I'hXs 
comedy is lirst-class. 



the Kay, Two Cote ye and Fay act 
The McKtnsle Highlander* played 
n.u.-ic ranging from classical to pop 
medleys with a Scotch bagpiper 
doing a number and offering dames 
in other numbers. It is a good hand 
of the kind, though it does not stand 
up in popularity with the regular 
dance comblna' ions. 

Lane and Harper cinched with 
their baseball corned. , which alone 
Htamre the act as lug time quality 
"Lonesometown" uili Toby Wilson 
(New Acts). Sharkey, Koth and 
Hewitt, comparatively new out this 
way, though at the I'alace a couple 
of years ago. provide the three men 
and piano form of cnKTtianmcnt at 
its best with a travesty on the mar- 
riage scene of "F.i t Is West" -t« an 
encore feature, The | ianist renders 
a ballad and participates In the 
encore, making it three working 
men. Leon's Ponlea, with live 
ponteO) a dog, monkey and an un- 



will appear under the hitter's man- 
agement for an indefinite period. 
McCullough is now on his tlfth trip 
over the l'antagcs Circuit, has made 
eight rounds of the Orpheum Cir- 
cuit and Interstate Circuit, and 
toiled for the Loew Circuit on four 
different occasions and live for the 
Fox circuit. In the legit Held he has 
appeared with Mcintyre and Heath 
in "In Hayti" and "He!lo Alexan- 
der," and in "Canary Cottage," 
'Y'ju're in Love" and "Odds and 
Ends" He will appear while abroad 
in variety and musical productions. 

Harry Arthur Wood, who de- 
scribed himself as manager of the 
First National Film Company of 
Hollywood, Is being sought for the 
larceny of a $300 diamond ring 
from Nettie Frank, who operates a 
restaurant at 128 S. Clark street. 
One night recently he entered the 
place with a derelict and gave Miss 



McKenaie'a Highlanders, band 
with "0 men, and "Lonesometown," 
with eight people, provide the flash 
of the current bill at the Majestic. 
As the latter has an abundance of 
comedy and was backed up at the 
ilrst show with three splendid acts. 
besides the many laughs provided 
by an unrideable mule, the show 
proved dandy entertainment for 
gueh a house. 

AchititM. a heavyweight Juggler, 
with . I alius Newman ax rontedy as- 
sistant, formerly with Paul Concha*, 
opened nnd gave it a nice start. 
The Melroy Sisters scored de- 
i idedly in second place with excel- 
lent dancing and songx well han- 
dled, Frank nnd Certie Fay pre- 
sented their act proper, but for an 
encore had th" assistance of a rontj 
plllgger ttiio came out of the amii- 
( 'ma and rendered a ballad with thi 
three harmonizing for a second 
chorus. It is a black and tan com- 
bination with Gertie Fay showing 
an effective make-up and Frank 
doing the comedy that lie has been 
presenting for many years when in 



CORRESPONDENCE 

The cities under Correspondence in this issue at Variety are 
ss follows, and on cages: 

BALTIMORE 34 KANSAS CITY. 38 

BOSTON 34 LOS ANGELE8 26 

BROOKLYN 28 NEW ORLEANS 30 

CHICAGO 23 SAN FRANCISCO 30 

DETROIT 35 SYRACU8E 30 

INDIANAPOLIS 26 WASHINGTON 38 



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rideable mn!e, c'.osed the show. The 
ponies do an important routine be- 
fore the bucking mule h m its 
inning, a form of entertainment 
which promises to always be popu- 
lar. He'd and Genevli ve and Hugo 
laitgens. "The Swede Hilly Sunday." 
were acts not on at the tirst show 

The American has special shows 
Sunday hooked with care which in- 
var ably maintain a standard that is 
a credit to such a theatre. The show 
opened with Bmbs and Alton whose 
musical efforts were well received. 
The Ilan on four followed with 
singing and Quartet comedy, em- 
ploying stringed instruments, and 
scored lb iron and Armnsmoman 
offered n novelty in which the aim 
s comedy. Six Musical Nooses 
maintain the standard ol the mu- 
sical act of thai name. Fred Lewis 
titled ne::t to closing position ad- 
mirably with the uid of the drum- 
mer employing talk and a couple of 
.;unss. The Jennier Brothers crossed 
with a little hand balancing and 
some fast Work on trapeze. 

Th" booking of Keith's western 
office start at the Cinderella, De- 
troit, next Monday, replacing local 
bookings by Kred Zoi.cdie. The 
Cinderella I* far out from the heart 
of the city oil 1". i t Jefferson avenue. 

A half page In tllP I'alace program 
is devoted lo the .V w York Hippo- 
drome, tin., the announcement is 

made thi I seats cat! . be reserved 
here and will be held at the Hip 

box o'.ii i iii New Vork. 

Carl McCullough i < England- 
bound, lie b.i- affixed his signature 
to ;i contract proferred by Ernest 
rCdelsti hi of London and this spring 



R. Westcott King 

Studios 

RU V:m liiiren St.. CHICAGO, ILL. 

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CHICAGO OFFICES 
AMERICA'S REPRESENTATIVE MUSIC PUBLISHERS 



LEO FEIST, Inc. 

ROCCO VOCCO. Manager 

1G7 N. Clark St., opp. Hotel Sherman 

I 'i. one ilinrlmrn fill) J 

FORSTER 
MUSIC PUBLISHER, Inc. 
JOHNNY FINK, Manager Promo- 
tions! Department 
2Zb South Wabash Ave. 
l'i.iiic Itarrtnon ."iS.".."i 



JACK MILLS, Inc. 

ROY THORNTON, Manager 

Suits 52. No. 119 North Clark St., 

Timor llrnrliiirn JIIMi 



JEROME H. REMICK & CO. 

J. B. KALVER, Manager 
EDDIE LEWIS. Asst. Manager 

634 State- Lake Budding 
Phone*: < 'ratrsl tour. »ml n.-rimrn oi'.'s 



SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN & CO. 

JOE MANNE. Manager 

Cohan's Grard Opera House Bldg. 

rtimir Dearborn 9m 



STARK & COWAN, Inc. 

LOU FORDAN, Manager 
Cohan's Grand Opera House Bldg 

I'hnnr lli-erliuru S'.'IS 



Frank 50 cents to feed him. This 
meeting between the pair led tc 
friendship and finally the loan of 
the ring to Woods by Miss frank, 
lie informed her that he would have 
it remounted, but failed to return. 
He informed Miss Prank that he 
was filming a picture with Colleen 
Moore at the Municipal pier. The 
police checked up and could find 
no tiim activities there, so Detective 
Sergeant Phillip Coakley is holding 
a warrant for Woods arrest. 



The Majestic, Springfield. O.. 
which opened Inst week with six 
acts of vaudeville, booked by the 
Chicago Pantages oflice t William 
Piemen), close Saturday. The man- 
agement informed the Chicago office 
it will not play the show that ha? 
been booked in for the following 
week 



LOS ANGELES 

VARIETY'S OFFICE 

(ill A I' MAN'S 

Metropolitan Theatre Bldg., 
Suite 261, Hill St. Entrance 



WATERS0N, BERLIN & SNYDER 

CO. 

FC.ANK CLARK, Manager 

81 W Randolph St. 

I bi.ur Knndolpli stin; 



The Orpheum, minus a name 
headliner for the first time in sev- 
eral weeks, drew regulation busi- 
ness Monday matinee with top at- 
tendance at all houses at the height 
of the tourist season. The bill 
proved but mildly interesting; short 
on dancing. 

R. C. Hilliam ami Co. were enter- 
taining but not sufficiently so for a 
bill topptv. The turn is neatly 
framed and flashy, with M.irgarile 
M.ilamet, Thelma Parker. (Sladys 
flray, Ira Yarnali. Frank Woods and 
Prank Mick providing Hilliam with 
good support. The la Iter's attitude 
at the piano i« not always the best 
of showmanship. 

Kane and Herman, programed 
fifth, were moved to next to clos- 
ing, originally assigned to Johnny 
llnrke in his second week. Kane 
and Herman failed to prove suffi- 
ciently strong for their late spot. 
but I'.tirke easily carried off one 
of the show's biggest hits in the 
earlier spot. The addition of an 
orchestra Ins materially aided \ew- 
hoff and Phelps, who cantered away 
With the applause honors fourth 
Their numbers Drought easy re- 
turns, with the youthful musicians 
making the grade nicety on their 
own. 

Hert Ilanlon came In for comedy 
honors, whamming oui the laughs 
In rapid order. He was the first of 
several male comedians and it 
proved a tremendous advantage. 
Martinet and his crow opened the 
show slowly getting few laughs 
with comedy magic and a trained 
bird. Jean 8otnern followed, with 
Kdwin Liebman directing in the 
pit. .Miss Sotliern's act moved 
smoothly and won returns. 

The Three Whirlwinds closed the 
show with speed a; an earlv hour. 

II«lt. 



With the Rigoletti 
Swaiitton Sisters ! 
good supporting acts, 
; he b< st ent»riulnm< 
in weeks. The Rig 
their annual visit, 
new, namely their 



Brothers and 

eadliullig "dn.i 
Pa mages holds 
■nt it has bad 
iilettos, making 
had something 
lo.'o two-limn bund 
enrore, wbi-li sloop, -,| i'h«. -duly,. In 
between their other familiar feat'J 
the Swaiuon Bisters offer what is 
practically an act b> themselves and 
worthy of feature positions In the 
best houses. 

In addition the Rigolettos al«n 
present Teka hi closing position. It 
is a supposed mechanical device. 



performing human feats such as 
selecting cards, playing instruments 
and SO on. Whether an illusion or 
not it is mystifying, entertaining 
and successful III every way. 

Howard and Lewis were a laugh- 
ing sue cm next to closing with a 

g I comedy talking routine. The 

straight's ballad drew big and the 
comedian'i style undo 'em howl, 
l'ridkin and Khoda won merited ap- 
preciation for thei • dancing offer- 
ings, sections of which were inter- 
rupted with big applause. 

llolliday and Wilme.te with pleas- 
ing talk held second spot nicely. 
Kafka and Stanley opened well with 
speedy strong Jaw revolving. The 
teats of the man, including bis 
slides into heel holds on a swinging 
trapeze, landed big returns. The 
talk, however detracts. 

ioiepht. 



The Ili'lstreet held a representa- 
tive big time bill, with standard acts 
the feature. Homer Mason and 
Marguerite Keeler in their sketch 
standby walloped over laugh after 
laugh, taking the legitimate comedy 
hit. Margaret Young after a few 
days' illness returned with added 
vigor and won the applause honors 
of th.? evening. 

Harry Kihne closed the show and 
held strongly, and Rockwell and Pox 
cored an easy comedy hit preced- 
ing him. The Wilson-Aubrey Trio 
opened t!.< show, giving the spot 
plenty of comedy and zest. They 
ma<:e way for Cavanaugh and 
Cooper, who added freshness and 
cluf<s second. Hart. 



Harry Davis has been enguged as 
press representative for the new 
Hillmore and Mason theatres, suc- 
ceeding Chester Sutton promoted 
as manager o' the Mason. 



Howard Lichtenstein press repre- 
sentative at the Fine Yrts is the 
daddy of a daughter. 

The Ruth sisters, local dancers 
ar.d former pupils of Krnest Helelier 
and for a time members of the Tom 
Itron n-K'tinge show, have been 
booked for an Orpheum tour. 

Chester Sutton for a long time 
associated with the Mason as press 
representative has been made man- 
ager of the house. Ed Smith will 
continue to supervise both the 
Mason and the New Bittmore with 
office in the new house when it 
opens March 3. 



Mrs. McTntyre wife of th-> rom- 
edian of the Mcintyre and Heath 
preceded her husband a week on 
account of Illness. The black facers 
are on the Orpheum. 



Benny Leonard who headlined the 
Orpheum here for two weeks was 
the first to appear on that sta™e 
thai succeeded in coaxing Charlie 
Chanlin to come on the stage from 
his first row seat in the orchestra. 
This happened on Thursday night 
of the first week and much was 
made of the event. 



Albert Lansburg. architect, and 
I ■>'/. Lansburg, attorney of the 
Orpheum circuit were visitors here 
last week conferring with Joseph 
l'inn and Marcus Helman on the 
new Orpheum which is to be con- 
structed in this city. 



Joseph Regan and Cirletto Cor- 
liss will go to Milan. Italy, in July 
where they will continue to study 
voice for six months. Father Hugh 
.1. O'Connor who is in charge of 
tluir business affairs will accom- 
pany the singers. 



The Sunbeam a new West Coast 
Ionise will open Keb. :.'«, playing 
four acts twice weekly on two-day 
splits from the Pert Levey office in 
addition to the picture programs. 



Harry Swift house manager of 
Harlem is happily located here as 
manager of exploitation for famous 
Players. 

Swain of Swains Alligators just 
completing a fourteen weeks eon- 



'ELI," The Jeweler 

TO THE PROFESSION 

Special Discount to Performers 

WHEN IN CHICAGO 

State- Lake Theatre Bldg., 

Ground Floor 



tract at the Ince studios will return 
to vaudeville with a tank act hav- 
ing four girls and four diving seals. 
The act will break-in at Long 
Beach with ana Orpheum route 
looming. 



The stage settings for "The Added 

Machine" the work of Rita Clover 
came in for much praise by the 
local press. Miss Clover is said to 
lie the only woman scenic artist on 
the Pacific Coast. 



BROOKLYN, N. Y. 

By ARTHUR J. BUSCH 

This week saw two premieres in 
Brooklyn. At the Montauk, Clara 
Kimball Young returned to tho 
legitimate in a play by William 
Hurlburt called "Trimmed in Scar- 
let." This play, it is rumored about, 
was produced some years ago with 
Maxine Klliott in the cast. The 
play originally had but a short run. 

Zoe Akins' newest play. "The 
Moon Mower." opened at the Ma- 
jestic on Monday. According to 
local opinion this dramatist lias 
fallen off her high pedestal. 

"The Ilunchbi.ek" Is In its final 
week's rur at the Hhuberi-Crescent. 
where it has just about been strug- 
gling alor.p on sc intily filled house*. 
The announcement '.ate last week 
that the Brooklyn Strand would 
present the film at popular pel -es 
actuated the management of the 
Crescent to drop the prices to the 
Strand's Ic/el. Such action is taken 
rather late in the run. 

"Kinder the Great'' at Teller's 
Shu'oert. 

Business men in Huntington, I.. I., 
are ptanfttag the erection o* a new 
theatre on New York avenue, ft 
will have '. seating capacity of 1.S0O 
and will cost approximately $123,000. 
The project is heing put forward by 
business men. each of whom has 
subscribe!" from $.">00 to $s,ooo. 



INDIANAPOLIS 

By VOLNEY B. FOWLER 
MCltAT- Dark first half; "The 

Highwayman" last half, 
RKQIilSH'S — Wednesday matinee 

and night. "The Black and White 

Revue of 19J4'; 'The Magic Iting" 

last half. 
CAPITCIi -"Hollywood Follies." 

Charles M. Olson, president of the 
Central Amusement Co.. ha« bought 
the Regent, motion picture theatre, 
4'.' Bou'.h Illinois street, from the 
Indianapolis Amusement Co. Pur- 
chase price not disclosed. Olson 
will operate the theatre inde- 
pendently of his company, the deal 
being a personal one. The Regent 
has 700 capacity. 



More than 100 movie men at- 
tended the semi-annual meeting of 
the Motion Picture Theatre Owners 
of Indiana at the Severin hotel here. 
Progress in fighting the amusement 
tax was discussed. An attorney for 
the American Society of Authors, 
Composers and Publishers of Music 
talked on music royalty. 



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Thursday, February 21, 1924 



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AGER.YELLEN &BORNSTEIM 

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POWERFUL 3ALLAD WITH RECITATION 



by ROSE, RUby G-HANDMAN 



I'M SOMEBODY 
NOBODY LOVES 



FOX TROT BALLAD 



byDAVIS, LEy&AKST 



A GREAT COMEDY SONG byMESKILL, RASKINS. SHERMAN 



GREATEST OF ALL * MAM A- PAPA" SONGS 

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WHERE- 




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(OR. PAPA DON'T GO OUT TONIGHT) 
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(I'M SOMEBODY ELSE'S NOW) 



A BALLAD WITH RECITATION 
THAT TOUCHES THE HEART 



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Thursday, February 21, 1924 



WE CAME 



WE SHOW ED — W E CONQUERED 
A NEW SENSATION 



Mr 



AL TUCKER 



and His SOCIETY ORCHESTRA 

PLAYING 27TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK FOR B. F. KEITH OFFICE 

THIS WEEK (FEB. 18), B. F. KEITH'S ROYAL THEATRE 

BOOKED SOLID — Thanks for the Many Offers for Shows, Clubs, Dances and High-Class Picture Theatres 

Personal Direction 

BERNARD BURKE 



OTIS SPENCER— Pianist BARNEY DeAUGUSTINE— Trumpet 

RALPH DeCRESENT— Banjo HERMAN STENGLE— Trombone 

FRED CONNIE— Saxophone HARRY LEWIS— Drums 

MR. AL. TUCKBR— Violin; Director. 



Room 320, Strand Theatre Building 

NEW YORK CITY 



TICKET BOMBSHELL 

(Continued from page 1) 
"premium" tickets for less than 30 
cents was ma Jo this week by Al 
Jones, interested with Joe Leblang 
and Sam Beckhart In the- enlarged 
Equity ticket office at 471 li street 
and Broadway. 

Jones' plan calls for selling at "." 
cents premium for sales over the 
counter and 40 cents over the. regu- 
lar price for each ticket, sold on a 
charge account. The ticket man 



The Guardian of a Good 
Complexion 



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NUKE-UP, 

Hold* the Centre ot the 
Stage 



declared that if a large volume of 
tickets was sold, a profit could be 
made at the lowered premiums. He 
also stated the Shuberts were not 
interested in the ticket ollice other 
than as landlords. Jones said he 
and Leblang have, had an option on 
tin- 47th street corner since ISIS. 

The hich court's ruling upholding 
the decision of the lower courts that 
the amendment of the business law 
Signed in 1922 is constitutional was 
a bombshell among Broadway's 
ticket speculators. The law makes 
It Illegal to resell tickets for more 
than r»0 cents over the box ollice 
price. 

Former governor Miller signed the 
measure which also provides each 
broker tnust take out a license, pay 
an annual feo of $100 and post a 

bond for $1,000 as a guarantee 
against violations. 

Brokers convicted of a violation 
are subject to fine and imprisonment 

a nr the revocation of the license. 
When the bill was signed the gov- 
ernor stated there might be some 
doubt .about the legality o£ the 50- 
cent limitation but that it was up 
to the courts to rule on the law. 

The law was advocated by the 
Producing Managers Association 
and argued by Joseph A. Auerbach. 
District Attorney Banton argued for 
the state up to the time of the tost 
case, that of Ruben Woller, reached 
the Appellate Division of the Su- 
premo Court. When the latter 
tribunal upheld the lower courts it 
was believed in Broadway ticket 
circles that the Court of Appeals, 
the final resort, would lind for the 
defendant under the contention that 
the law was unconstitutional. 



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authorized agent for H. & M. Trunks in the East. Take 
notice of the name and address before entering any store. 

PROFESSIONAL TRUNKS 

Wardrobe, Half Size. 45x23x17 Inches $55.00 

Wardrobe, Three-Quarter Size, 45x23x22 Ins. 70.00 

Wardrobe, Full Size, 45x23x24',;, Inches 75.00 

Wardrobe, Extra Large Size, 45x23x28 Inches 85.00 
$10.00 DEPOSIT WITH ORDER. 

Shopworn .Tnd Slightly Used Taylor, Hartman, Indestructo 

and Bal Trunks always on hand. 
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Louis Marshall was counsel and 
represented all the ticket interests. 
Decision Covers State 

The decision affects both the state 
law and several New York City 
ordinances aimed at eliminating ex- 
cess premiums. One measure mak- 
ing it illegal to charge more than 
50 cents was declared unconstitu- 
tional !n a lower court, but that 
ruling is swept aside entirely and 
the state measure becomes opera- 
tive without delay. 

The ticket men are expectod to 
take the case to the United States 
Supreme Court. The matter, how- 
ever, must be placed In the Federal 
Courts to obtain such an opinion. 

Meantime a rush of ticket brokers 
to secure licenses is assured. Dur- 
ing the time the Weller case was 
pending it Is said an agreement was 
reached betweon Mr. Marshall and 
the district attorney to withhold 
prosecutions until the final answer 
was secured from the Court of Ap- 
peals. Only one or two agencies 
are known to have complied with 
tho state law and to have taken out 
licenses without waiting for the 
opinion. 

Some time ago on the advice of 
counsel most of the brokers posted 
the amount of the fees ($100 each) 
to show good faith in regards to 
seeking licenses. Such brokers are 
protected whereas others face the 
prospect if prosecution. 

Mr. Banton yesterday stated he 
would immediately take action 
a -ainst agencies complained about. 
Indications are that the era of gyp- 
ping in tickets Is over. That a 
number of smaller agencies depend- 
ent on securing excess prices will 
be wiped out is expected. 

One result of the court's ruling 
will probably lead to the elimina- 
tion of abnormal expenses connected 
with the resale field. That might 
include the charge made by a num- 
ber ot houses to brokers in the 
form on "concessions." Such a sys- 
tem applies for the Shubert theatres. 



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15% ROYALTY 

(Continued from page 1) 
way. The writers are receiving 15 
per cent, on all takings over $10,000. 

The usual sliding ecale applies to 
that mark, wth slight deviations 
that mean about $100 less than 
usual up to $10,000 but in considera- 
tion ot that the "gravy'' percentage 
was agreed to go the gross there- 
after. 

"Beggar" drew $14,300 at the 
Broadhurst, New York, in its first 
seven performances. The takings 



Saturday went to about $5,300. At 
that time chairs were placed in the 
light gallery and are now regularly 
on sale because of the demand for 
popular-priced tickets. Kstlmates 
on this week's business with an ex- 
tra matnee Friday, (Washington's 
Birthday) place the gross at $20,- 
000 ,or better. 

Starting next week the scale will 
be increased from $2.50 to $3 top. 
"Beggar" was produced by Win- 
throp Ames, Lee Shubert also being 
interested. 



NEW TOYS 



(Continued from page 13) 
stuttered, muffed lines and had 
stase fright at the opening, including 
such a veteran as Louise Closser 
Hale, in one of those stagey, "whole- 
some" mother-in-law roles, who did 
the punch scene at the end in a 
voice so low It couldn't be heard and 
with insufficient emphasis. Mary 
Duncan stumbled in her final scene. 
a vamping bit. so that the whole 
house whispered and tut-tutted, and 
her exit was almost a flight, so 
panic-.stricken and confused did she 
appear. The ironic part of that was 
that in the next scene Miss Osborne 
had to come in and play an actress 
who had ruined her career by doing 
in the plot just what Miss Duncan 
had done to the plot. 

The story is the stenciled double- 
triangle, based on the passing of the 
first flush of romance and the com- 
ing of baby. An old admirer of the 
wife gets her nutty to go on the 
stage, and an old flame of the hus- 
band comes back from Europe and 
bulls him about needing "romance" 
in his life. The husband slips and 
the wife goes on the stage, and after 
the wife has done a flop, the mother- 
in-law tells the youngsters a bed- 
time story and they go into a clinch. 
Very warmed-over stuff all the way, 
with few clever lines to brighten the 
trip. 

The dramatic portions are under- 
written. Whenever the story ap- 
proaches a climax It stops short. 
And this is not the tale of a timid 
hubby who is afraid to assert him- 
self. The little gent talks up, but he 
says nothing definite. Perhaps if he 
did the play would end abruptly then 
and there for it is pretty thin. But, 
as it Is, the whole thing gives the 
impression of a series of false starts, 
done in parentheses, with the con- 



clusion only delayed, for it is obvious 
from the first. 

Truex is Truex. Which saves a 
lot of space in description of this 
clever, human, little comic with a 
bag of stage tricks all his own, and 
always reliable. If he were in mu- 
sical comedy such a vehicle would 
be enough to surround his special- 
ties; but this is not musical comedy 
and specialties are not enough in a 
play. There must be support and 
there must be sympathy and story 
as well as the entertaining person- 
ality and individuality of one artist. 

"New Toys" looks good for a few 
weeks at around $7,000 with the aid 
of the cut rates. I.nit. 



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HELD OVER FOR NEXT WEEK (FEB. 25) 



Thursday, February 21, 1924 



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Dances by FREDERICK J. IRELAND 
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Feb. 21-24 — Palace, New Haven, Conn. 
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Feb. 28-March 2— Poll's Bridgeport, Conn. 
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NEWS OF DAILIES 

The Moon Flower," with Els!" 
Ferguson as !.)■ etar will li< pre- 

• •l.'.l.i .':'. * . A*tUl' Feb. -•''• 

v... .;,;. \,1. i,i*s h..- been in; ■".•■ a 
«'l,n to: ••: '...>■ •:.. ml N.i..ii. I '. i : ii : • • , 
Jl . I ii\\ ;. as : ■•• i"..-ii • illiltl. 

Ed ■ '..'.'■ tgl ■ ■■■ and hi* wife, * nn 

Luthi ■ ■ !■ *■• Jrvw, havi separated 

afti r .'. ,...:■-. 'in ion ;a*-l ng two 

mont « V: -. • ; . . • i.. . >. . .■• tui n 

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inp room*. The two trip* netted 
the burg] is about $700 In monej 
and valuable.*. 



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Maurice Swnrts c! the Yiddish 
An Theatre will wall for England 
April 12, together with hit! oitmpa»> ] 
i'f 28, and \%nl play engagement* in 
London. Paris, Berlin and Moscow. 

A benefit pifformaim fi the Poo: j 
Clinic* of New York will !• givi-i 
F< b. S4 at tin AlKillu, 

'Teg ■•' My Hi art." has I* • n si i j 
to music and will mien shortly with , 
Elizalu th J Hi.' - in the* ;."• :• ■•• . 

KiiK' ni> O'NiJl's "Welded" \\ i ' * : 
Ben Ami and Poris Kt'-anc is ex- 
pected to conic to "h« 3P:h Street. ( 
Mar, h 11. 

George C. Tyler's "We Moderns"! 
nay be brought to New York be- 
fore the season closes, although its 






successful Chi iuii ntak< the .. te 
unci rtain. 



A Bad Cold 

May Mean a Lay-off 

A head full of cold and a voice 
hoarse and rasping are most 
trying to an artist. At the first 
few warning sneezes melt a 
little Vicks in a spoon end inhale 
the vepors— also put a little 
Vicks in each nostril. 

You'll find this will prevent 
many a cold from getting a 
start. At ail drug stores. 




"Havoc." London, will be brought 
here next season by Lewis and 
Gordon. 

A pic; called 'Dancir.g Mothw" 
may be produced by th« Selwyns in 
May. The authors arc Edgar Bel- 
wyn and Edmund Colliding. 



Guthrie McClint.'c 
another production 
K&thcrine con..;;. 



pr< pr.i i't- 
his wife. 



(§howfoll(s Shoe Shop 



A headline attraction for Spring 
presented by I. Miller, producer 
of innumerable successes. 

"Complexity ' is a slipper with 
saucy ties, bindings of contrasting 
leather, and low and high heels 
— as complex, as varied, as in- 
teresting as stagefolk themselves. 



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Open until g RM 



Wagenhals it Kemper are plan- 
nine to produee another play by 
Avery Hopwood nest season. 



The r'.'oditction of "The Carpen- 
ter" with Harry Berctford in tho 
leading role has lc-e-<i : - '.de:»!:lte!y 
postponed. 



they ;v.:or,.l to prod . • in Nsw York 
about May J. 



•Tyrants.'' a play by Thaddeus 
Rittmer. translated into English by 
Benjamin Glaser, will be produced 
at the Cherry Lar.t Playhouse 
March 3. 



VapoRue 

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"The Love Test" is a n^w comedy 
by James Judge, wlibh the Green- 
baum Production Company will 
make their initial production. 



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C'HELHEA ••' s 



Robert Woolsey, pla ir,p In 
"Poppy" at tin Apollo, Is en;agcO to 
write a r^ay. 



Josephine Stevens is working en 
a Chinese operetta with George 
Btoddard, ^\ho was cc-author o? 
"Go-Go.'' 

Langdon McCorma.k has a r*w 
play ready which he- calls "New 

York." 



•The Dramatic L.fe of Abraham 
Lincoln" will be shown in London 
shortly. 

The marriage of A'.l.je Owens, 
"The F.rst Tear" at the Hollis The- 
atre, Boston, to Benjamin \V. Sloree, 
son of Charles \V. Morse, shipping 
financier, was announced last week. 
The ceremony was performed In 
Ossining, Hov. 18, by Father C. V. 
Mahoncy. 



Pan] Gerard ar.i E, K. Nadel are 
writing a revue "Keep Cool," which 



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Arthur Bard, nephew of Ben Bard, 
has joined the cast of "T«.| .• s of 
19;3'' at the Winter ';ard'-n. 

A. li. WooeU ;s to produce "Kel- 
ly's Yacation," \\iti. Uobert Ames 
starred, 

Clara Enmes has been engaged *o 
play Lady Macbeth in support of 
James K. Ilackett when he appears 
.,- i*ue.st*s'aT of the i'.; ••': I'lay- 

Stxl Monday ' Bui I" i>:> ■ > 
to the &2d Btri r.t from ' •• ■ • i; « h 
Yilla'gi Theatre. 

Mi ■'■ Toung ta ill join "Fai hir.-i" 
I,' Nt wi "i:. alt' I natirig w .ill flan 
Kami - In tl <■ f • ■>( Mrs. Tiff a Ay 
hi Mar It 3, win -i Mi' • 

Rani' « v. ill w ithdra « frotn 11 > east 
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NEW YORK 

Phillips- Soccman, Inc., Plensfint- 
vllle: theatres, pictures; $30,000; 'J. 
II. ltome, I... L. I'hilllpe, Herman 
Sussman, lA'.rorney, E. J. llelnick, 
161 Jnmal a aven ip, Jamaica, N, Y.) 

TrosS', Inc., N< .v York; theatrical, 
pictures; 10 slates common stock 
Jifcu par value ..a-s A, 1.000 shascs 
common s-0'*k non-par value cla«s 
B; Bosalic Stewart, Alice French, 
Joseph Klaw. f Attorney*?, O'Hrlen, 
Mj • ■ Inskj .', In «■ oil.) 

Leeshow. Inc., N< ■•.• York; theatri- 
cal, pictnr c ; 'ii shares common 
sm. ;■; $100 par val.ue elas*s A, l.ono 
shares conimon steick non-par value 
■ ...*s Bt ItOk.'iIle Stewart. Allci 
French, «l. VV Wiinig. ( At'orn.ys, 
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Time s: S'l iar. i 

McGoire Writing New "Follies" 
William Anthony JM . ■ : ■ re, who 
wro'c "i.:il Boot"," will wriie the 
book for '!:• neat Zi'.gfcld "Follies.*' 
i te i i . ■«' in Pah 1;> •■• Ii • onfi rring 
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"Rurnin' Wild" at Selwyn in May 
i'*hi' ai ", Feb. 2". 
'" . I • me 1 1 Siste rs « .1! remain 
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will b' ■■' !•'■•■ '-.' i ;. "H inn'in' \v Hd." 

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"Patches" Closed Afttr Month 
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Chicago "American'' Raises Rates 
Chicago, F- n. jo. 

The theatrical advertising rates 
in ''The American" Vive been n *> i 
fnc cents a hue. The price itvw - 
SO cents. 

There has been no protest. 



Aaron Hofman's New Bool- 
Aaron Hofman has discarded ire 
hook of "The Town Clown" ;•' d is 
writing a new show, retaining • • 
musK-al setting of the former. )'■.- 
ilio Buzzcll may bo featured it 



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returns. 

On I.i Moll mil, ju . enile of the 

Saenger Players, has purchased a 

nag it. the Pa ..■ Grounds called 

Toddy Toast " T:i • horse eats .sell. 



S u. C i. " * ' 

the Till) I i! .1 

Much t>. 



. i '■••, ip 1 1 . I . Bt 

• ■ itich; begi i line 



the musicians are ;•■ 1 ■ . • •• an in- 
r lease of $::..".u :i week; stage hands 
will lie raided from *""i to $e.". > 
week instead of the Sii 1 ' demanded: 
assistant carpenters are t<. get $i" 
a week instead of $•"■'• asked and 
the miscellaneous help will be 
raised fifty cents a day. 

After several weeks of parleyina 
the stage hands brought the matter 
to an issue v.hen they arbitrarily 
announced that unless their demand 
tor a Jl* 1 a week incre ise was ac- 
ceded to before midnight on the 
day of ti.e r.otioe a general strike 
of all theatre c.r ifi wou'.-l be i a'le I. 



Loui ie l llder, n coitsir of A'.! ■ ■ 

fjentle, opera star, w i.s married last 

■.; it the 1 week in Santa I'lii:^, near here to 

! Krnesi lii v'm Whit' o( S ia I-'.'au- 

'■ sec 

Ike Ro*« « i.l !• -i niidseH are at j 

I>ne>\'s Ike ii!u-^ [•• .:■■> a.v....- from 

New York now and t: en l>oes«'t 



A^ii^ ■* Xeti-.lo ■' .^ > : 
Strand eurren'b . 



Spanish 



TtMcllM All kiinN nt hpsminh |#»n 



Dancing Studio 

AURORA ARRIAZA 

CT Xiili-'in \\ ■■ . >r Mill, il , IMnrn ! I .'. 
>!.» » UltK (lit 
l'ilts\ii-: I -ill nil- of N(.ini,ii MinnU, 
i .fie., i a .I'ni.M*. y.ti 



There have been some changes in 
the plans of Belle Benneti scheduled 
to open at the Casino in a stock 
starring engaKeTOcnt. it'-:' backers 
hav« been unable to obtain the 
house ami plan- are now under way 
to open tin- company in the i'laza 
about March l. 

The (fossil) is tint I'erris Mart- 
man with his Ibsht o|i' i.i troupe at 
the Casino has b-'T runniuc pretty 
steadily below the $f,,oO0 a Week 
gross. Ids contract with the the- 
aiii'. ii is ri'i>"rt('l. wai such that 
tic* management could a^t him out 
on one week's nolle whenever the 

Miiur. We ( otnpany (Chleag ,,,.„„„. fo i, ,„.|„w this figure. The 

in 8an I ranc --o on a business uv. i wii . |; ! (| . I1 ,,.,. was Riven ,, ,,,. 

man's receipts jumped t ■ over $''.t)t)" 
il » impending '-'' ke "f stage 
hand i, in ii. iii . 1 1 i .. !. I ,i m ii'ii ' :ii tin' 
theuties here I'i been deflniteb 

sel i Ii'O l!ii oiikI ipromlse which 

a.i j reached I.i -. •-.. wherebj tin. 



wsnt to be known .>- "It oadvvaj 

!t'ii" ; 

(in ii.* -411 : ere ; .-- other day 
who oi'.i a • 1. 1 • ■• ' •■ ■ .;».•! i'i.'. 



SAN FRANCISCO 

Bill I.e M ''re (T.c Maire ai i 
Kiy-'Mi is break na in 1 new louble 

ait With lit W r i" as |. 1 : 'a,. 

y, 11 Ma' i 1 o" ; he imi.. '■• firm < r 



TEMPtiK— Vaudeville and pictures. 
STKANH-- The Hunchback of 

Notre I»ame." 
KMPIKE— 'Name the Man." 
ROBBJNH-F.CKEli — l'ie..l IMpei 

Maloue." 

"The Hunchback of Notre name" 
will be beld over at the Strand next 
week. The pii'tuie is playing at n 
Jl.lt) top (ntghts). Close to 13.000 
saw the picture Saturday and Sun- 
day. It is being Riven with a pro- 
log featuring a mixed quartet. 



! an. I li.i'. li.'oa hov 'ring .i im: a 

! margin over thai fiijure since. Tlve 

result is the the r r o« ■■ •■>■< r 11 - 

not get the theati ■• I • llella Hen- 

ni'l t and :n e look a • •■'. ei e t" 

hou ■• her tempor ir . 



Available for Lease! . 

LYCEUM THEATRE 

! COLUMBUS, OHIO 

Miiif", iu")Hit« theatre, ^?at;ng 1,500. 'ABIE'S IRISH ROSE" 
, . i' *'■ - i • M -i thirteen weeki' run, breaking aM cscj-ds for Cotionbus. 

Can B» Secured for a Term of Years 



union men are < > , •■ -.:<■ a w aa 
increase effect • Si-pl 1 The con 
fereni e l»e( '.-. »en the t! ■ ■ 1 1 >• man 

lifers and th- ii. 1 la-'ed nil I In the siipimrling cniiipai.y which 

,,i r.nc da} Mugaiet Lawrence i-, lirin^ing with 

Uy the teriiH . • .niproni^c her to Wilkes Alca*„r to present her 

" I new play "In Hi i Arms" opening 

i I'Viniary ^l i' Lillian I/iwrence. 
Lillian Law reiice w as i i - of the 
most popular !e;tdii,i; women t!"' 
Alcazar ever had. She |laye.l con- 
tinuously at th.-i house under tin' 



"Name the Man," held qyver this 

week at the llni|iiie, is proving one 
of the best box office attractions 
of the season, it is also presented 
with a prolog. 

''Polly Preferred." which was 

scheduled Tis an early March book- 
ing at the Wieting, lias been 
scratched. 

Franklin II, fchase. dramatic 
editor of The Journal, dean ot lo- 
cal dramatic scribblers, sailed on 
Saturday fia- another European 
jaunt. Mr. Chase will revive his 
column, 'Knocking Around the 
World" for the Journal. In his ab- 
sence, I. It. Blaneh.ird will fill the 
dramatic chair on The Journal. 

Re cof.sti uctiou of the Manhattan 
Hotel, recently wrecked by fire, 
may see a theatre included in the 
structure, it ii reported. Former 
Governor Horace White is tlie 
principal owner of the hotel prop- 
erty. William Rubin, local counsel 
for the Shuberts, lias admitted hit) 
interest In the hotel as a theatre 
site. The Manhattan .stands op- 
ln. si'.. Nathan ltoliliii.s' Eckel tlie- 



■ Introduction of an ordinance to this 
I effect 

A Little Theatre looms for Rome. 

The Nora Burke Menu. rial Fund Is 
now being raised for that purpose. 
The late Mrs. Burke wis i lover 
of the dratna. 

Potsdam will have a new theatre, 
the Olympic, to be operated by tin* 
Papayanakos Brothers, pioneers in 
the movie field in tie north coun- 
try. The brothers have purchased 
the Horace N. Clarlt property and 
the work on the theatre will a'.xvt 
Monday. It is to be ready for oc- 
cupancy dining the summer. 



Riiss, Le Van and Peat, and 
"Broomstick" Elliott and Babe Li 
Tour, of this week's Keith bill, ap- 
peared at an entertainment given, 
hy the Syracuse Hearst newspapem 
to their newsies at the Syracuse 
Boys' Club Wednesday evening 



I 



Wrife or Wire 

BERT H. TODD 

3AN030X THEATRE BUILOING, CLEVELAND, O 



mana 



I'llient r,f I'.eli- 



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from li'in to 1!»0.". 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

BY CHESTER B. BAHN 



Alrorneys T. Aaron Levy and 
Ihliph Slllllinan are the new own- 
ers of the Savoy theatre In S. War- 
ren street, the city's oldest picture 
house. Tlie house is now being re- 
modeled and will be reopened early 
In March under the mana geme nt of 
David Harrison, The property was 
.-"id t'. i.i-'.y and Shulmuti for 
1150,000. 

RllighamtOI maj soon have Sun- 
day movies. Members of the Com- 
mon C iuii il a e considering the 




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Thursday. February 21 ._1924^ 



Why, Without Realizing It, You May Need 

for Economical Transportation 




There are tUrec main groups of pro« 
spectivc buyers of Chevrolet auto* 
mobiles and commercial cars. 

First, are all who know from cora> 
parisons or through the experiences 
of friends that Chevrolet provides the 
utmost dollar value in modern, eco- 
nomical transportation of people or 
merchandise. This group constitute* 
our spontaneous market; its member* 
walk right into our dealer's places ot 
business and buy Chevrolet cars. 

Second, the large group of people with 
modest incomes who have the false 
impression that so good a car a* 
Chevrolet Is beyond their means. 

They do not realize that due to engi- 
neering excellence and full modern 
equipment, Chevrolet operating and 
maintenance costs average so low that 
during the life of the car, it deliver* 
modern, comfortable, fast transporta- 



tion at the lowest cost per mile, 
including the purchase price. 

The tremendous growth of our busi- 
ness during the last two years has been 
due to the shifting of thousands from 
this group to the first group. 

Third, the smaller but very important 
group of people of ample means, able 
to buy the highest priced cars, only a 
small percentage of whom as yet real- 
ize that Chevrolet combines quality 
features of much higher priced car* 
with such operating economy that as 
an extra car it virtually costs them 
nothing, due to the reduction in their 
transportation expenses effected by it. 

This message, then, is addressed to all 
in the second and third groups. We 
respectfully suggest consideration, in- 
vestigation and comparison of Chev- 
rolet with any other car at any price. 
The resultwillbetoour mutual benefit. 



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Division o/' Qtntral Motori t'ai f>o> ation 
Price* (. o. b. Flint, Michigan 



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Superior Touring ... 495 
Superior Utility Coupe . . 640 
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Superior Sedan .... 795 



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Superior Commercial 

Chassis 
Superior Light Delivery , 



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Utility Express Truck Chassis 550 



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tumt wilt be connJrrcJ f*om 
fiighr/i/Jif deateri only, for lev. 

ruory not aaYf*4M4y *'j.f»W. 



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plants and two Canadian 
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NEW YORK 



THEATRES 



r « lln «Hiir '"""nninmi 



MUKUobU Mat* vv.j * bat. at 1:10 

David Ddlaaco, Is aatoclatloa with Wna. 

Harris. Jr.. Present* 

FAY BAINTER 

in "THE OTHER ROSE" 

with Henry Hull anit Dleting-uUhad Caat 

"CTTTTiC5i'"»"W TltKATBB. W. 44th Bl 
I 1 U I 'rM 1 VS Uil Mr, ll.nr, B. Rirru 

GEORGE M. COHAN 

(MIMSKIPi 

la HI* Now Dramatlo Comedy 

"THE SONG AND 
DANCE MAN" 

Bre*. 1:10. Mata Wed. A Sat. at 1:10 



'The outstanding success of the 
decade." 

THE SWAN 



frtPl WEST 4t 
»»»V/I\ 1 Matinee* 



ST. 
Wad. 



Eire* 
and 



1:10 
Sat. 



KNICKERBOCKER 1 ',^',,^ 1 * «i. 

Mat Wed, (Topi and Sat., -:2i 

IIKMCY W. SAVAGE'S 

D.iiKiiiK Mimical Hit 

"LOLLIPOP" 

ll.v.k by Kelda Si».lri 
Mu.«' !>/ \ .n.vtr loum.in 

With ADA MAY WEEKS 



DLUUI.U Mt> Thur . ft Bat.. 1:14 

Unanimously Acclaimed 

DAVID IIKI.akco Preaeat* 

LIONEL BARRYMORE 

with IRKNK FKNWICK 
"LAUGH, CLOWN, LAUGHI" 



I IH17DTV W. 42 St Bv»a. at 1:10 
L>IDLI\ 1 I Ma'.J. Wed. A Sat.. 1:10 

GEO. M. COHAN'S 

llH.t.fc.ST HrSICAL HIT 

The Rise of Rosie O'Reilly 



SAM LI ADD IO Theatre, w 41.1 Bl Braa (:». 

H. nHnniO M atB Wed. & Sat. 1:16. 

Uwlj * Oordoo (tn teenr'.itlim 44*T*1 If? 

»IUj Run II nerrli) Drewnt— * tit 

'NERVOUS WRECK" 

Br OWKN DAVIS 
with OTTO KRUGIR and JUNE WALKER 

'The Biggest I,augh Feast of the 
Reason" — Snn-Olobe 



EARL CARROLL THEATRE 

Tth Av*. and 10th St. 
Iru 1:11. Mats. Thura. A Sat 

EDDIE CANTOR 

ZIEGFELD PRODUCTION 

"KID BOOTS" 

with MARY EATON 

TBI NRW M181UAI SRNBATION 
SKATS NOW >OK KIC.IIT WKKKt* 

^NEW AMSTERDAM Sftft : 

Beery Ermine. Pop. Price Mala, Wed. A Sat. 

NOW — ENTIRELY NEW 

ZIEGFELD 
FOLLIES 

— — Glorifying the American Girl— 



"MR. BATTLING 
BUTTLER" 

The Swiftest, Spaedleat, Dan ol eat Show of 

the Toar! 

With Wm. Kent, ( Iium. Itiieclo. ,it ,1 i 

It underfill runt of 8I( (lilllrinr . I. minion, 

SELWYN" •-'! HI.I.MATS WKD. 



GLOBE B, »»T. 46th St. Bva. 1:11 

w """ Matinees Wed. and Sat 

'TOR OREATBMT MUSICAL tOHKUI 

ON KAHTH" 

C HARL .H8 DILL.INOHAM Preasnta 

FRED STONE 

in "STEPPING STONES" 
with DOROTHY STONE 

Music Box Theatre v Ml « 'uV */" - # 

"It la a Rama That Haa Mo Kqaal." 

Sun-Qlobe 
8AM H. HARRIS Presents 
IRVING BERLIN'S 

MUSIC BOX REVUE 

Stated by Hansard Short 



7 lh APOLLO 
* u Philip C 

~6t K^M 



West 41 St. Em I is 
Ml Wed. A 1st I'M 
p Goodman Preeenta 



MONT 
nf the 
UlfTKeet 
muMlc 
corned 
hit of 
the year 






RFPURI IP * ta st ■• w - of Bw »' 

»*■-•* V/A»A.*V* BVBNINnS at 1:10. 
Matlnoes Wednesday A Saturday 

ANNE NICHOLS' Great Comedy 

"ABIE'S IRISH ROSE" 

"THE PLAY THAT PUTS 
«U' IN HUMOR" 



LITTLE THEATRES 



I vli'i now re'.'f-ires maii JuliliesseJ to 
Mr. i Leonard Zimmer, ivlll tppeai' 
, . . f « In "Kathle&n,' a musieai comedy, 

""■ l ' l ' A " '"' it Hi-» f.ir.i iv.it . Tin amateui- 

• ' .•< kii-nl ' • loca' orsanication show is hf-mg givei- uml«> ; •■ aus- 

i .!■• : i . '.vlvl. T!'-: Cl'iU"'i were loud jfncei t-f tho Mux.:. C'luVi. 

ia tUeir i)ra;«i fur Kcne C'j|>!an as] • 

Jane Crosby. It i« t tri-ky part, but s , : . „,: w - lt ms ':::•; i :reMe» 

:l ' r... .!.f. «': . In- ;.ti> ■■.!.«■ .-rnl ,,,..,. ,,,. i ; members of 

i-^i '■■■ ■'""' ' "' •- ' ''"" 4 * ,Ul itho I'l,. .' Club u: the tirade 
• ; - •' : ^" : ; ■'■' ■■■ •' ! "'" ' ''" ' :t-i.^..;-- A--'- i' uk ;.r...l::i -i a 

; ' ! in .4., i. ... three tot pluya in 

Hip fiirl-.' High So'.i 'ool tl eatre, San 
i i fi\i .-■■ i '!'! ■» :•! i> - m-'luiles 

' !!■ ■ i. ') . ' . ; ■ - v. ■■ ■ md 

I ■ lil - tOi i' m b» .| .i '»! [,. |1M| . .,,, .. 



; .,. , ■ . I |,,r- • ,:...! 

VV1. ■! •• : . f •,l,.|' 

■ od fiat a oi ■.'. • (i u'i i w 'i c 

t i :■ by ,i!n it,. , i I . in i [i| .i- 

:•-..;- t: i !•«•.■ •, .• ..i I; r.i 
111 ■> I Oi ■ in b ' ) i;il-»l 



, • .. tl!.-aii\' « 
li • ■ I : nr 

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i •■•' S .• • 



.. .. . ; .1 .ii, will i 
. !«r Miiroli ' 

; ■ • io '. ••■• i ! 



Mir.. Vanderbark, Marian Boyd, 
Suo Morton, Mildred Lewis, Ruth 
Wilson, Elizabeth Tilden, John Lit - 
tio, William O'aN'eal, Mr. Yap, Alder 
Ivumlor, George Smock, Orlando 
Intjlr's, N'uman JefT.ies atid Harry 
William*, 



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liliSI l 111' - . . ■.- :.l .■-:■>. - 

i !i > i '•! ., , i ' • -i. rung* were i 

■ '.hi I Tl • ,!■.-■- ...» i ;■. 

t I I ■ 'I I I ■•■'-.•!. I . 



The Mait and Wen Theatre at 
lis West 4:'!t: street will present 
plays in Oriental style under direc- 
tion ..I the Union oi East and West 
wfiich has chapters a* Calcutta, 
I. hi. .Inn. N'.'w y..il;, Washington and 
r.'i-i.ii. The Kternal Life, a play 
1,000 •■ • irs ..:•! w a: be pi ewented 

r | I''el>. 24. pree led by the curtain 

i ii- l.inhf' ilealing with Cut.da- 



SM \KK fr— ^ BROADWAY 

TkANU s n^ t 

"A NATIONAL !N3TITl'TION" 

Difi-etlon Joxrpli Plunket t 

Second Oij Week— CARL LAEMMLE PreieeH 

"THE HUNCHBACK OF 
NOTRE DAME" 

with LON CHANEY 



PI II TPiN Tiwatre. W. MthSt. I ' •< < w 

r*Jl-'l>-'ll UaUnet* Vail a:id Sat. 'i ■»■ 

SAM II. IIAKKIH Presrnt* 

ERNEST TRUEX 
in "NEW TOYS" 

A COMir TRAtiKDT OK MARRrr.D 
i.irn AKTF.U TIIK l»\KV ARR1VRH, 

'»:■ Ulttoa Harbert Qropppr ui.d Oscar 

Hamm*rMein id 

With a nrllliant I'aat 



ti. "i ■ ' .- ' i'u! modern problems, 



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Tli" i'i 

V. ■ ■ . ■ I '--I.- in 
.."•■, ' T! > t' I I Vim.-' II , 

' hii ;. . ii >:■■/ ■ ■ p. 

; ' •' -i i ..it • 'i !• ■ . . .' "' .":.'' 

. . . [ I.I 1 1 I. 

, I I , , . •,. ,1 I -I (III 



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rct'bour.il'' « iil be tl e next for 

K hi in ^ en v Theati «• t'eb : * - : t>. 

pro- Many of the members ire from 

a*. •■•• !'■" dram.ttic nr-hooU and colleges with 

nd iy, Mi, i professional or *a, who is residing 



Follow the Crowd 

to the Best 

Picture on Broadway 



: 



■■■■■■■ . ' '■■-. i j |„., e . The romp mj In heii . ! ■ I 

'■■' ' ■ -i by I'.ob ti ;■■••: Xol-I . 

I'lll.l.-'.lIlO I '. ' ' I''- 

M '^ ']■"' The AdyeiMsli k < lub of l;.d an 



', ..li ■ , I: ,'.. li f.M till I ■!'" [' ?, ;' : "'••'■ ' : " ' i: '" A.l...,':.,,,; nub of :,i.,., 

.,.,,,, -•,!„,,„,,' ■"' i ■■ •■=■ apolw and the Little Theatre Society 

,....,, . it, , tnrth: ; „. . . TT . . . _.. " r Indiana have tied up for a styis 



: 

' • ' ■' ■ ' ' '''■■ '" ' ■■•""■'- ' Ti'.f f'ewi ni-ginlce.) t.i 1-j Thea 

; "'" 1 " 1 " ' It: .. iinui ..• the ■ 

'Si iph Iti I I'I. 'is gi :., first 



lie • "i. Njiw-i:ml. of the MttiJ TheaVre 8o 



rl.i II 

■ ' .II I i . l . s II ' \ n 



- ■ ' i| uui 
— — iH" ii iivo l m i 



, prtirfm ti 

'-"" ; theaii ■. i 



xh i v ,-m,l :hr.-.--,., ■ comedy, "Hid- 
!en Spirits," a: the Mural March 3. 
The play, written by Dr. John Kay 




K"l AAA/ Thaatra, w. 45th B>ea i st 
IVL,n TV Ma!. Wed and Sat. at 2 IT 

STBlt'ARI ( I :::\- it '.v !■,,.„ . v , . 'i 
iii:i:ui uai.1 • uii;.',:i: \mj i.\:, 

MEET the WIFE 

with MARY BOLAND 
/»! (he Laughing ttuccvsj of ('■' ' IVir 



FMPIRF IfwayAIDSt Rves At » 'It. 
triirinc Mate. Wed and Sat . 1 1*. 

A. H . WOODS Present* 

MARY NASH - 
'THE LADY" 

By MARTIN BROWN 



MOONLIGHT 

A MUSICAL COMSDT CiKM 

at LONGACRE 

w. list. En s :<Mat*. Wed i 3,*. 



ELTINGB^i-^Ttr 

Tlie NKI.H'TNS Praaoail 
FREDBRICK LONSDALR'S New OoraaAy 

SPRING CLEANING 

with VIOI.RT HKMINd 

K8TKM.K WINWOOD 

ARTHUR IIYHON 

A. R. MATHKWN and Other* 



PLAYHOUSE '.'•'; h' ; ,'' '^u" nr ; r." 

filni Matinee Wa»hlnBtroa> nirthday 

Stl » i;:t a n;i \, 11 1 ,- iv,.,/ 

THE SHOW-OFF 

1!.' GKOR'IE KCT.I I 

>' li " ■' Ult: -1 1 n-,r .1 ur.ani ' 



" ■ •-" ■• '•"• ',' >' ' I ' 
• , • , - ■: 

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t . 1 . . . .1! 

to n in.-- . \ •■. h«l|»' 

k>iii i' mi e of \'i i..ii«. (. ii, hi 
amateu ■ sli^w [n I'huk1iI;'..|i.hi • 

X-w thH w:—'\. ■< • t ■,. .1 : . i. 1 



1 '. i>r '_" '.I'."' •''• Ail: '"•' siv,:,n l ' j| P'cniiere. 
a :;'is: 1 1 no T7I rTTTTj Will direct Mie S'yl* 



lii 111. iii.'iiiil",| in- ~i is; 

Stl ill ; ."i 1! 1 . '.i. i'.v ' 1, 

,., 1 . ■■ , , lit 'I i. . 1: ■ 

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Thursday, February 21, 1924 



VARIETY 




Rufus 







after being out of the agency business 
for the past year and a half, has re- 
turned actively to the Personal Repre- 
sentation of Standard Vaudeville Acts 
and Artists of Distinctive Personalities, 
desiring engagements with Broadway 
Productions, produced by Reputable 
Producers. 

Acts and Artists when wiring state 
hotel where you are living. 

I am not connected with any other 
individual or firm. 



In August I will present "Prim-Rose" an intimate musical play 
by Cassius Freeborn, with additional lyrics by Irving Caesar 



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J. Cookrhan Boyd, president of 

Italtimorc's 1'ark Hoard, has started 
a campaign to have tho city erect 
a st ulium-shaiioil thoarrc after the 
fashion of tlio new one in Cleveland 
and which Will scat from 25,000 to 
3o.(K)0 persons. Mr. Ho yd wants the 
city to build the auditorium as a 
memorial to the noUllers, sailors and 
marines who lost their livrs In the 
World War. His plan rails fm the 
presentation of frrand opera, »ym- 



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price of $1 ;i scat. He said that 
with a large seating capacity the 
house would mote than pay for It- 
self, and thousands who cannot af- 
ford tlie present hi^h-priced operas 
would Hock to see them if the seat 
price was only $1. 



Progress was made yesterday in 

the formation of a civic grand opent 
company by the appointment of a 
musical committee by Frederick R. 
Iluber, Municipal Director of Music. 
The committee will select operas 
and soloists for the two weeks' en- 
gagement of the Do 1-eo Grand Op- 
era Company at the Lyric, begin- 
ning May 12. The committee is 
composed of Mabel Garrison, colora- 
tura soprano; Harold Randolph, di- 
rector of the Peabody Conservatory 
of Music; George Castellc, cantor 
of the Madison Avenue Temple, and 
George Ue Feo of the opera com- 
pany. Baltimore artists will be used 
in most of the principal roles dur- 
ing the visit of the company to this 
city, and a Baltimore chorus will 
augment the regular De Feo chorus. 



The Lyceum continues with profit 
its advertising scheme of selling two 
tickets for the price of one on Mon- 
day nights. It is rumored that other 
big time theatres in Baltimore will 
introduce the scheme because Mon- 
day nights are notably bad in Bal- 
timore as far as attendance at the- 
atres is concerned. 

Fred C. Schanberger, Jr.. man- 
ager, and William H. Dryden, stage 
carpenter at the Lyceum, to encour- 
.ie;e amateur dramatic activity in 
Kaltimore have planned to lend the 
property of the theatre to local am- 
ateurs. 



BOSTON 

By LEN LIBBEY 

After "t'p She Goes" finishes up 
at the Majestic, the house will again 
swing back from the legit, and 
starting March 10 Griffith's "Amer- 
ica" will be in. Another chapter in 
the checkered career of the Majestic. 
It started out the first of the season 
as a legit house, then had "The 
White Sister" for several weeks, and 
recently went back to the legitimate 
with "Folly Preferred." 

There will be extra matinees at 
all the local houses Friday. This 
means nine performances for all the 
companies playing the city with the 
exception of "The Clinging Vine," at 



the Tremont. which will have a 
matinee on Friday and drop the 
regular Wednesday matinee. 



After "Little Old New York" fin- 
ishes at the Park. "The Great White 
Way" is billed to come In. This 
will be folio wet! in turn by "Under 
the Red Robe" and "Three Weeko." 



All the cops in the city were in- 
vited to attend the performance of 
"The Bat" at the Boston opera 
house Monday night, their badges 
acting as passes. They were all in- 
vited to enter a contest to guess 
the solution of the- mystery play, 
with the answers In the box office 
between the acts. 




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Thursday, February 21, 1924 



VARIETY 



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THE SURE FIRE HIT OF 1924 

CARL McCULLOUGH 



THE 

SURE 

FIRE 

HIT 

OF 

1924 



THE 

SURE 

FIRE 

HIT 

OF 

1924 

THE 

SURE 

FIRE 

HIT 

OF 

1924 



IN HIS 



"BRIGHT BITS OF TRAVESTY" 

Assisted at the Piano by MICHAEL ADDIEG 

Scoring the Biggest Success of His Entire Career on His FIFTH RETURN ENGAGEMENT on the 

PANTAGES CIRCUIT 



THE EDDIE MILNE, New York representative of Alexander Pantages, says: "The finest act you have ever had." 

SURE FRED CURTIS, New York assistant representative of Alexander Pantages, says: "With your present act you would be a hit 

FIRE anywhere." 

HIT 

..,, JOHNNY COLLINS: "The greatest act you have ever had, and the finest sure fire single I have ever seen. I haven't a sug- 

1Q9/I gestion for its improvement." 

EDGAR ALLEN: "Will play you any time. You are always sure fire." 

~J ARTHUR KLEIN: "You have never been a bigger hit than you were at the Winter Garden in your new act. You should 

SURE be booked for life." 

FIRE 

Tjirp Managers, press and p'-blic agree that out of all the successful vehicles that CARL McCULLOUGH has had this is the 

/-ip greatest of all 

1924 Sailing for England Soon Direction of ERNEST EDELSTEIN 

A 

A THE Having played every circuit in America consecutively and successfully, including eight tours of ORPHEUM CIRCUIT, three 

ak SURE tours Keith Circuit, five tours Interstate Circuit, four tours Marcus Loew Circuit, five tours of Pantages Circuit, five tours Fox '<& 

•A> FIRE Circuit, also successfully appearing with Mclntyre and Heath in "In Hayti" and "Hello Alexander," Oliver Morosco's <n> 

<*C HIT "Canary Cottage," Arthur Hammerstein's two hits, "You're in Love" and "Tumble Inn," Jack Norworth's "Odds and Ends." 

& OF 

<&> 1924 



Carl McCuilough Should Be a Triumphant Hit in England in Musical Comedy or Vaudeville 



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(Feb. 25-March 3) 

COLUMBIA CIRCUIT 

AUi A HOARD— Feb. 23. New Gay- 
ety, Dayton; March 3, Olympic, 
Cincinnati. 

ALB IN TON- Feb. 25-27, Grand 
O. II., Txinrton; 28-March 1. Grand 
O. II., Hamilton; 3, Empire, To- 
ronto. 

BATHING BKAUTIES — Fen. 25, 
Auburn; 2C, Elmlra, 27, Bingham- 



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ton; 28-March 1, Colonial, Utica; 

3, Gayety, Montreal. 
BOM TONS— Feb. 25, Yorkville, 

New York; March 3, Empire, 

Providence. 
EOSTONIANS— Fob. 25, Empire, 

Newark; March 3, Miner's Bronx, 

New York. 
BREEZY TIMES— Feb. 25-27, Van 

Curler, Schenectady; 28-March 1, 

Harm-anus Blocker Hall, Albany; 

3, Casino. Boston. 
BREVITIES OF 1924— Feb. 25-27, 

l'oii'a Water bury; 28-March l, 

Lyric, Bridgeport; 3, Hurtig & 

Beamon's, New York. 
BUBBLE BUBBLE— Feb. 25, Gny- 

ety, Boston; Feb. 3, Columbia, 

New York. 
CHUCKLES OF 1924— Feb. 25, 

Olympic, Chicago; 3, Star and 

Garter, Chicago. 
COOrEB, JIM MV— Feb. 25, Empire, 

Brooklyn ; March 3, open. 
DANCING ABOUND — Feb. 25, 

Miner's Bronx, New York; March 

3, Casino, Brooklyn. 
FOLLIES OF DAY— Feb. 25, Canino, 

Philadelphia; March 3, Palace, 

Baltimore. 
GIGGLES— Feb. 25, Gayety, Roches- 
ter; March 3, Auburn; 4, Elmlra; 

5, Binghamton; 6-8, Colonial, 

Utica. 
HAPPY DAYS— Feb. 25, Gayety, 

Kansas City; March 3, open. 
HAPPY GO LUCKY— Feb. 25. 

Olympic, Cincinnati; March 3, 

Capitol, Indianapolis. 
HIPPITY HOI'— Feb. 25, Columbia, 

New York; March 3, Empire, 

Brooklyn. 
HOLLYWOOD FOLLIES— Feb. 25, 

Gayety, St. Louis; March 3, Gay- 
ety, Kansas City. 
JIG TIME— Feb. 25, Gayety, De- 
troit; March 3-5, Grand O. II., 

London; 6-8, Grand O. H., Hamil- 
ton. 
LET'S GO— Feb. 2.">, Casino, Boston; 

March 3, Hyperion, New Haven. 
MARION, DAVE— Feb. 25, Gayety, 

Washington; March 3, Gayety, 

Pittsburgh. 
MONKEY SHINES— Feb. 25, Em- 
pire. Toronto; March 3, Gayety, 

Buffalo. 
NIFTIES OF 1924— Feb. 25, Gayety, 

Omaha; March 3, Olympic, Chi- 

c i go. 
QUEEN OF PARIS— Feb. 25. Hurtig 

A Beamon'i, New York; March 3, 

Yorkville, New York. 
RADIO GIRLS— Feb. 25. Empire, 



CLUB DAUNOU 



Toledo; March I, New Gayety, 
Dayton. 

RECORD BREAKERS — Feb. 25, 
Orpheum, Paterson; March 3, Em- 
pire. Newark. 

RUNNIN' WILD— Feb. 25. Hyperion, 
New Haven; March 3-5, Poll's, 
Waterbury; 6-8, Lyric, Bridge- 
port. 

SILK STOCKING REVUE— Feb. 25. 
Star and Garter, Chicago; March 
3, Gayetv, Detroit. 

STEP ON IT— Feb. 86, Capitol, 
Indianapolis; March 3, Gayety, St. 
Louis. 

TALK OF TOWN— Feb. 26, open; 
March 3, Gayety, Omaha. 

TEMPTATIONS OF 1924— Fob. 25, 
Gayety, Pittsburgh; March 3-4. 
Court, Wheeling; 6, Steubenville; 
6-8, Grand O. 1I„ Canton. 

TOWN SCANDALS— Feb. 85-26, 
Court.- Wheeling; 27, Steuben- 
ville; 28-March 1, Grand O. H., 
Canton; 3, Columbia, Cleveland. 

VANITIES— Feb. 25, open; March 3, 
Casino, Philadelphia. 

WATSON, BILLY— Feb. J6, Gayety, 
Buffalo; March S, Gayety, Roches- 
ter. 

WATSON, SLIDING BILLY— Feb. 
25, Palace, Baltimore; March 3, 
Gavety, Washington. 

WHIRL OF GIRLS— Feb. 26, Em- 
pire, Providence; March 3, Gay- 
etv, Boston. 

WILLIAMS, MOLLTE— Feb. 26, Co- 
lumbia, Cleveland; March 3, Em- 
pire, Toledo. 

WINE, WOMAN AND SONG— Feb. 
25, Casino, Brooklyn; March 3, 
Orpheum, Paterson. 

YOUTHFUL FOLLIES— Feb. 25, 
Gayety, Montreal; March 3-5, Van 
Curler, Schenectady; 6-8, Har- 
manus Bleeker Hall. Albany. 

MUTUAL CIRCUIT 

BAND BOX REVUE— Feb. 26, 
Broadway. Indianapolis; March 8, 
Gayetv, Louisville. 

BASHFUL BABIES — Feb. 25, open; 
March 3, Garrick, St. Louie. 

BEAUTY PAHADERS — Feb.\ 25, 
Empress, Cincinnati; MarcbX 3, 
Empire, Cleveland. 

BIG SENSATION— Feb. 86, Em- 
press, Milwaukee; March 8, open. 

FADS AND FOLLIES— Feb. 26. 
Gayety, Louisville; March 3, Em- 
press, Cincinnati. 

FROLICS OF 1924— Feb. 26, Folly, 
Baltimore; March 3, York; 4, 
Cumberland; 6, Altoona; 6, open: 
7, Uniontown; 8, New Castle. 

GIRLS FROM FOLLIES— Feb. 26, 
Bijou, Philadelphia; March 3, 
Allentown; 4, Bethlehem; 6, Wil- 
llamsport; 8, open; 7-8, Reading. 



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Wilkes- Bane. 

GUS FAYS REVUE -Feb. 25. How- 
ard, Boston; March 3, Olympic, 
New York. 

HEADS UP- Feb. 25, open; March 
3, Empress, Milwaukee. 

HELLO JAKE GIRLS— Feb. 25. 
Empire, Hoboken; March 3, Gay- 
etv, Brooklyn. 

HIGH FLYERS— Feb. 25, Star, 
Brooklyn; March 3, Lyric, New- 
ark. 

JOY BELLES— Feb. 25, Gayety, 
Brooklyn; March 3, Howard, Bos- 
ton. 

KANDY KIDS— Feb. 25, Allentown; 
26, Bethlehem; 27, Willlam.sport ; 
28, open 29 -March i, Reading; 3, 
Follv, Baltimore. 

LAFF1N" THRU— Feb. 25, Garrick, 
St. Louis; March 3, Broadway. 
Indianapolis. 

MEET THE GIRLS— Feb. 25. Olym- 
pic, New York; March 3, Star, 
Brooklyn. 

MIDNIGHT MAIDENS— Feb 
Nesbit, Wilkes-Banc; March 
Empire, Hoboken. 

MISS NEW YORK JR.— Feb. 
Corinthian, Rochester; March 
Majestic, Scranton. 

MOULIN ROUGE— Feb. 25, Garden, 
Buffalo; March 3, Corinthian, 
Rochester. 

PACEMAKERS— Feb. 25, York; 26, 
Cumberland; 27, Altoona; 28, 
open; 29, Uniontown; March 1, 
New Castle; 3, open. 

SPEED GIRLS— Feb. 25, Lyric, 
Newark; March 3, Bijou, Phila- 
delphia. 

STRUTTI N' A ROUND — Feb. 25, 
Empire, Cleveland; March 3, Gar- 
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SHUBERT-DETROIT— "The Old 
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GARRICK— "The Fool." Second 
week. Sure to remain another. 

BHUBERT-MICHIGAN — Dark. 
Opens soon with Yiddish attraction 
headed by Boris Thotnashcfeky. 

Photoplays — "The Stranger," Ad- 
ams; "Call of the Canyon," Mad- 
ison; "Yankee Con ." Capitol; 

"George Washingtoi Jr.," Broad- 



way-Strand; "The Blizzard." Wash- 
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Richard Dlx In person this week 
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"A Pair of Sixes," by Woodward 
Players, at Majestic. Next, "The 
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Oscar Hanson is new Pathe man- 
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1*ho Imperial Building Co. an- 
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February 19, 1924 

"The Cosmopolitan Trio, Both 
McCoy, I'ompeo Tomaslnl and Fer- 
nando Guarneri have charming 
voices. Their repertoire aroused an 
ovation which might set another 
record, this being for the acclaim 
accorded a straight singing act on 
number two." 




FERNANDO GUARNERI 



BETH MeCOY 



POMPEO TOMASINI 



WEEK OF MARCH 10th, B. F. KEITH'S HIPPODROME, NEW YORK 



SHOW REVIEWS 

(Continued from page 2!> 
ried him for his kale won a laugh 
and held a kick. 

The Jvm City Four followed In a 
regulation m*Ie quartet turn, finish- 
ing with a comedy version of the 
"Rigolelto" quartet, which got some 
laughs. The organization has a 
splendid basso, who doesn't get much 
of a chance, while the others are 
also okay. This act was a decided 
hit in the fourth spot, and was re- 
called for several bows after the 
stage had been darkened. 

Fifth was the Claspcr dancing act. 
with two male assistants and a pro- 
duction. Miss Clamper's entire rou- 
tine is well framed and the punch is 



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in the dance done before the^white 
drop upstage, with a heavy spot in 
the trough haking her shadow, the 
effect being got by the varying dis- 
tance from the sheet of the dvneer. 

Irwin and Bcuer, with nance com- 
edy, were on fifth, and although their 
material was of the red-neaktle stuff, 
only once or twice did the straight 
man make any reference to the 
"nance"' .stuff. Most of their comedy 
was built on the comic's repeating a 
word which the strain at man didn't 
want to hear — with a slap coming to 
him each tim,o. After a while "He 
Who (lets Slapped" begins using 
synonyms. A good comedy song 
sent theni off strong and nearly gave 
them tht applause hi: of the bill. 

Col. House and the Cowboy Band 
made their first eastern appearance. 
The turn carries eight men, one the 
leader, who doesn't play, but sings, 
with two saxes. tiomboue. cornet, 
Sousaphone traps and piano, also 
two men doubling with violins and 
clarinets, making the music. They're 
garbed as cowboys, and their leader 
smokes a cigaret and lires pistols to 
make t hinge wild. Their selections 
are unfamiliar for the most part, and 
the settings are of the mountains, 
with a backdrop and a "covered 
Wagon" masking part of the piano. 
It isn't a big-time turn, but should 
he an intermediate headliner, with 
its novelty in its favor. 

Uose Selden and Co. — the "com- 
pany" being a male partner, who is 
the understandT n a series of equil- 
ibiistic and juggling feats — closed 
the show strong, her exceptional 
work as the topmounter scoring. One 
of her tricks is perching herself on 
his headth with one hand, juggling 
a hoop on an outstretched leg. This 
stunt is-ii't short and snappy, but 
prolonged, and the mans duration 
won for him a big hand. She worked 
bare In "owe"' Instead of the usual 
full stage. 

"Do It Now" was the feature pic- 
ture, and business was only fair 
Tuesday night, with the snowstorm 
to blame. 



5TH AVE. 



They're always having some kind 
o* ■ specie! "week" down at Proc- 
tor's Plfth Avenue. That's why 
they're always doing business down 
there, maybe. 

This week it's an all -comedy 
racket, with a couple of "Fun- 
makers" bills lining each half. The 
billing labeled it "Fnnmakers" 




week, but ae far as the first half 
was concerned It could have been 
called "Music" week. 

For tt was the two acts with 
music in 'em of the eight making 
up the first half show that copped 
the aec-hirrh applause souvenirs 
Monday night, regardless of the 
comedy angle accented in the billing. 

At Moore and the U. S. Jazz 
Band, a 12-plece orchestra of gobs 
In uniform, closing the show, sailed 
into port on a tidal wave of ap- 
proval topped oft by a young hurri- 
cane. And Pinto and Boyle, next Tt> 
shut, directly ahead, banjo-plunked 
and warbled their way to a hit that 
had the gallery guerrillas whistling 
for more. 

All of the eight turns including 
the two mentioned had more or less 
comedy In them, which was a good 
Idea as It lent authenticity to the 
"Funmakera" monicker. 

Some of the comedy went for 
Sweeney, though. Clinton and 
Rooney, on second, whanged 'em 
with their sure-fire hoofing, but 
Clinton had his own troubles try- 
ing to make "cm believe his routine 
of gags wero funny. 

The gags were all right and so 
was Clinton's delivery, so it must 
have been too early for gag telling, 
the cuetomers sitting there as If they 
were In a trance. Miss Rooney's 
clogging clicked for Its usual bull's- 
eye. 

Mr. and Mrs. Korman Phillip* 
and Norman Phillips, Jr., In "A Les- 
son for Wives," by S. Jay Kaufman, 
were third (New Acts). It's a bit 
long winded, with the basic idea the 
familiar "before and after marriage" 
thing, but Norman Phillips, Jr.. a 
kid with a theatrical future as big 
as John D. Rockefeller's bank ac- 
count, saves it from folding up and 
dying. • 

Donovan and Lee each were given 
a welcoming salute from the regu- 
lars when they entered. Jim made 
the laughing score aggregate a 
healthy average with his Celtic 
anecdotes. The budget Included 
most of the standards Mr. Donovan 
relates so well, but overlooked one 
or two he's been identified with, 
such as "Out he goes, hot or cold, in 
the morning." 

The lilting by Donovan and per- 
fectly timed stepping by Miss I-«o 
wound up a staple specialty that 
put a world of life and ginger in 
the middle of the show. 

Next were Gitz Rice and Hal 
Forde, assisted by an uncarded male 
vocalist disguised as a stage hand 
(New Acts). The Three Rcdding- 
•ons opened. J 

Frawley and Louise in Paul 
Gerard Smith's "ICxecedlng the 
Speed Limit" was the second man 
and woman combination with a ve- 
hicle having the action broken up 
with several changes of scene, the 
"Lesson for Wives" skit three acts 
previously being split into episodes. 

Smart dialog with lines that com- 
pel laughs written in a snapplly 
humorous vein are sprinkled lib- 
erally through the kaleidoscopic 
changes of locale, and Frawley and 
Louise shoot the lines over with the 
precision of expert farceurs. 

The team made the grade for their 
curtain speech with ease, but that's 
one act that's always sure of a 
speech, because Mr. Smith, the 
author, made certain of it by in- 
corporating It in the act. it's tin 
Idea that's been growing rapidly in 
vaudeville of lato. After a while all 



of the acts will have speeches writ- 
ten Into tht act, probably. 

The Fifth Avenue jammed "em In 
like an lnterboroogh express at rush 
hour Monday night. Bill Quaid al- 
most b?came an actor in the after- 
piece. He was standing in the wings 
and someone dragged him on. greatly 
to his evident embarrassment. He 
walked across the stage, making the 
distance of some 70 feet In about 
two seconds fiat, a record, most 
likely, for the event. The crowd 
gave Bill a royal send-off. 

After the U. S. Jazz Band had 
finished their regular turn. Marie 
Lee walke«. on for a bit of tapping. 
the tcnor-banjoist of the Pinto and 
Boyle act uncorked a Huso dance 
which had him hock stepping while 
playing, .. decidedly difficult trick, 
and Gitz Rice did "Pal of Mine," 
which he authored. Boyle, Forde 
and the "Co." of the Hice-Forde act 
and Rice then warbled it for a quar- 
tet number that brought out some 
tuneful harmony. It was a wow. 

The afterpiece held 'e.n in and its 
specialties were pleasantly enter- 
taining, with the comedy pianist of 
the V. S. Band building it up nicely 
with laughs. 

Bell. 



KEITH'S BOSTON 

Boston, Feb. 20. 

Far better than the average is the 
show at the local house this week. 
and, judging from the response of 
Monday, it should be turnaway 
house at the end of the week. The 
houso has three performances 
scheduled for Friday, the holiday, 
and on Monday afternoon there was 
a big line-up at the advance box 
office, with money In hand to take 
care of those performances. 

This week the show is built exclu- 
sively along true and tried vaudeville 
lines. There is nothing approach- 
ing a name draw on the bill, al- 
though the program calls for the 
appearance of some who are known 
to followers of vaudeville, and even 
the picture end is represented in the 
sketch by Louise Lovely. Well- 
balanced vaudeville with speed al- 
ways apparent, and just one let- 
down from the general high average 
is the story. 

With a different line-up for the 
rest of the acts it is more than prob- 
able Miachua would not have been 
asked to open the show with her 
wire net. She would have rated a 
much better position. But she opens 
this show this week and started it 
off far better than is the usual case. 
This girl, with a special announce- 
ment that she is the only wire per- 
former who works without an um- 
brella or pole for aid in balancing, 
g.'tve the audience one thrill after 
another, finishing up with a punch 
and leaving nn enthusiastic house. 
She attempts no encore. 

Russell Carr with his ventrilo- 



quist act, follows. Carr is careful 
of his selection of material and 
also knows the value of whipping 
through an act without hesitation. 
While he didn't do so he could have 
taken an encore at the Monday 
afternoon show. 

The second dumb act for the bill 
was the Pasquali Brothers, In third 
position. Two of the boys stick to 
the straight work, with one of the 
boys furnishing a bit of comedy, in 
action and make-up. but also dem- 
onstrating that he is there with the 
tumbling work. Without apparent 
effort the hoys get through some 
decidedly tough stunts. 

Vera Miche'ena and Fred Hille- 
brand, with Halsey K. Mohr at the 
piano, had some of the house guess- 
ing how Hillebrand was going to 
work a week in Boston with his act 
and get away with It. Coming right 
down to cases. Hillebrand has con- 
fused vulgarity and humor. His re- 
marks just before Miss Michelena 
appeared in tights were so strong 
that it took about all the effect 
away from her appearance. 

Louise Lovely's "A Day at the 
Studio" ran for several minutes and 
is in the first instance propaganda 




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whether it is intended as auch or 
not. She opens with a plea for a 
better understanding of Hollywood 
and asks the audienc to remember 
that there are good people there as 
well as bad. Then the act flashes 
into full sttiKe. with the scene show- 
ing how interior net", are made. The 
audience is pulled into this part ol 
the a<t, children being invited on 
to the stuge Hi the matinee and 
adults for the evening shows. The 
act carries with it one plant, a fat 

mnn, who comes out <>f the. audi- 
I'lice and docs n tragic-comic bit. 
The sketch is Interesting but a bit 
Ion long for vaudeville. 

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peared here many limes In th< past 
with their c. ine.lv musical act nre 
.main a hit this week, Mot than 
lh it cannot possibly he said. 

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is on next with He'.en Coyne and 
Henri French. This net hits tone nil 
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200 West 50th St. 

1-2 ROOMS, HATH 

Hotel Service. Elevator; SMI rVeekl) I'p 

Bryant (OI-.-i.-; 



RIALTO APARTMENTS 

119 West 45th Street, New York City 



( IIAKI.ES FERGANA, Hanater 

Two rooms anil bath, olegantly fui i-slr .1. 
ItBNT KEASONABLB 



Phone Itrioiii o. tr. 
Hotel aervice. 
OPEN KOIl INHI'BCTION 



HOTEL ALPINE 

FORMERLY "BKIMICN W atllaWt" 

D87 EIGHTH AVENUE, at Columbus Circle NEW YORK CITY 

Sinarlr. Itoonii Bad "Hiltr*. Trivnte llsit Iih Special luten t« the Prefeaalea 

1'honfB 1000-12 I'olumbus 



• nil thai it 



Life Passed Tiv," w.i^ 
whs far ft otn itnjoyabli 

Opening the show, Banlcua ami 
Sly vers did Iheir acrobatics ami <on- 
tnilion, iind f?ot :t few latighl d'liiti" 

the latter portion. Rrenniin and 
\Vlnne, the sister act, with th<-ir new 
.ithI nil v,,nr- ill' it, •.•! so. ond. wen 
about a* near a hit .is the entire bill 
had at least from the standpoint 
of applause. 

Alfied I..itil\ assisted 'by Klsi«> 
Vokoa .n The Pup," passed on the 
strength of Latell'a animal Imper- 
•ottatlen. flaj t-'to'J''h and Co, < New 



Won 



Acts), In "Oh, You HI lefc 
from deserving, 

Neat to closing. Mehliniii I' t • I. 
and tried hnrd, but h<" Simply eould 

net. He did a couple of nil nil s, 

the host of which was "Not too Nlee 
to Be Naughty." His gagging was 
like tiio Philadelphia lettei , uricrs 

h o t old ■tioiit ■ . 

"A Venetian Romance" iNeW 
Aftsl closed the bill. It is it class I 
mtisirtil and sinRin? offering, w.th 
ei^ht people. A Bash, to say the 
lea Ht. 

Kindness Monday nlghl i. nltetl vi y 
good. i'if<l. 



VARIETY 



Thursday, February 21, 1924 



E. F. ALBEE, President J. J. MURDOCK, General Manager F. F. PROCTOR, Vice-President 

B. F. KEITH'S VAUDEVILLE EXCHANGE 

(AGENCY) 

(Palace Theatre Building, New York) 

Founder* 

B. F. KEITH, EDWARD F. ALBEE, A. PAUL KEITH, F. F. PROCTOR 



Artists can book direct addressing W. DAYTON WEGEFARTH 



Marcus loew s 

Boo king Age ncy 

■ inim ■ 

General Executive Offices 
LOEW BUILDING ANNEX 

160 WEST 46 T "ST 
NEW YORK 



JHLUBIN 

GENERAL lAAJTAQLR 
CHICAGO OFPICC 

l6o2CapitolBldg 

JOHNNY JONES 

IN CHANGE 






BOOKING DEPARTMENT 

Palace Theatre Building 

NEW YORK 



EXECUTIVE OFFICES 

State-Lake Building 

CHICAGO 



THE GUS SUN BOOKING EXCHANGE CO. 

NEW REGENT THEATRE BLDG. (Main Office), SPRINGFIELD, 0. 

Offering Standard Vaudeville Acts from 5 to 30 Weeks 

AND 

First-Class Tabloid Musical Shows an Entire Season's Work 

Branch Offices 
NEW YORK CITY CHICAGO, ILL. DETROIT MICH. BUFFALO, N. Y. 
301 Putnam 806 Delaware 400 Broadway 509 Lafayette 

Bldg. Bldg. Central Bldg. | Theatre Bldg. 

PITTSBURGH, PA. 

429 I''ulton Bldjr. 

Chorus Girls and Principals Placed on Reliable Shows 

NO COMMISSIONS CHARGED 

WRITE, WIRE OUR OFFICES 



ACKERMAN & HARRIS 

EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 

THIRD FLOOR, PHELAN BLDG. 

MARKET. GRANT and O'FARRELL STREETS SAN FRANCISCO 

ELLA HERBERT WESTON, Booking Manager 

LOS ANCJEl.ES — tit CONSOLIDATED Itl.DCJ. 



BERT LEVEY CIRCUIT 

VAUDEVILLE THEATRES 



_Ne» York | 
IM W. 47th 



Oetroit 

Ciflum 

I Hid! 



Chicago 

Capital 
Bid,. 



Ol'lICKS 

Seattle | San Framliet] Loi Angelai 
Emprett Alrazar j Htlktrret 



Bldg. 



I Theatre Bldg 



Bldg. 



Denver 

Tabor 
Oo. Home 



KANSAS CITY 

By WILL R. HUGHES 
BHCBKRT— "Chauve-Sourls." 
SHCDERT - MISSOURI — "The 

Bat." 

(SAYETY— "Talk of the Town." 
GARDEN— "The Op'ry," musical 

etock. 

ORPHEl'M— Vaudeville. 
MAINSTRKET— Vaudev Hie. 
PANTAOES— Vaudeville. 

GLOBE— Vaudeville. 
NEWMAN— 'The Eternal City," 

picture. 
LIBERTY -"Rosita." picture 

— H( i y.M," ' l it — Hit — Bullion — tMi — Uw. 

King," picture. 



worst. The Auto Show was hold in 
the American Royal Exposition 
building, a couple of miles from the 
theatrical district, which made it 
bad for those who contemplated at- 
tending both the show and a thea- 
tre the same evening. In spite of 
thin heavy opposition "The High- 
wayman," at the Shubert-Mlssourl, 
did very satisfactory business— con- 
siderlng prices am! everything, bet- 
ter than "Sally, Irene ami Mary." at 
the Shubert. 



With the Automobile Show draw- 
ing close to :aiO,U(ii) last week there 
were thousands of sens in tie' thea- 
tre! unoccupied, tie.' week being a 
regular flop at nearly all the houses. 
The two Shubert houses and the 
Orph- iiu probably I lit t the 



"The 

here in 

..inc. 



Mai's" fourth 
three seasons; 



appearance 

$-■ top [ills 



It is reported that Ami Nichols 
has secured a leasie on the Garden 
for an indefinite run of "Abie's Irish 
Rose," to start It: the early Spring. 

The Al and Lole Bridge musical 
stock has been in the Garden since 
the departure of the I'.- Wolf Hop- 
por Opera Company in November. 



AMALGAMATED 

VAUDEVILLE 
AGENCY 

M. E. COMERFORD, Pres. 

We offer sincere service to Vaudeville Managers. 
Communicate with us and our representative 
will call. Artists may book direct at all times. 
HARRY J. PADDEN, 

Booking Manager 

1441 Broadway, New York Phone: Penn 3580 



Meritorious Miniature Productions to Fit Any 
Seating Capacity 



Hyatt's Booking Exchange* Inc. 

36 W. Randolph St., Chicago, 111. 



An ounce of profit is worth a ton of talk. Write us 




When In Netf En&land 



BOSTON 
238 Tremont St. 

Telephone Mooch 0993, 1166 



NEW YORK 
160 W. 46th St. 

(Suite) 201) 
Telephone Urjunt 7959 



WALTERS AMUSEMENT AGENCY, Inc. 



■a* I Book With WALTERS \m 



While no announcement has been 
made. It is the understanding that 
the Bridges will close their Kansas 
City engagement In March and that 
the Nichols "miaracle" will follow. 



Encouraged by the big business 
chalked tip by "The Music Box Be- 
vue, - ' with a $3.50 top. the Zlegfeld 
"Follies," which comes to the Shu- 
bert for seven days, Starting .March 
!», will ask $4.40 for the entire lower 
Moor and with the balcony scaled 
from $:' to $:t.f,0. This will he the 
first time for the "Follies" in four 
yean. 



A condensed version of "t'nr!o 
Tom's Cabin," produced by ama- 
teurs, will be at the Malnstrcet. 



Orln Dysart, assistant treisurer 

it the Shuhert.' has been transferred 
tn a hluiilar ponition at tie' Shiibert- 
Missoun. .lis place at the Shuhert 
has been taken by Elmer rcnUclton. 
from the Orphenm staff 



of operating his theatre without a 
license. 



Clarence Burns, for some time ad- 
vertising agent at th .• Garden, has 
been appointed to a similar office 
for the Shubert. 



SEE US WHEN IN CALIFORNIA 

MEIKLEJOHN and DUNN 

Amuaement Managora. Tbeatrlcai Agents, 
Peraonal Representative*. 
Vaudeville. Road Showe. 



LOS ANGELES— Mafeitlr Theatre Bldg. 
door. 62916 Plea 3314. 



It* 



SAN FRANCISCO— Pantagea Theatre Bldg. 6«S 
hoof Oeuglae D0J3. 



way with the two "Misters" billed 
in t.\pe almost as large as that of 
the show. 



The National has a Sunday night 
opening with "One Kiss." "Vanities" 
Feb. L'O. This is Peggy's home town. 

"Simon Called Peter" is proving a 
life-saver for Leonard Wood, Jr., at 
the President. He is paying oft 
some of the deficit of his stock 
venture, h!s ads appear again in the 
dailies, and lie has hired a dispenser 
of publicity in the person of Frank 
Baer, who up to a short time ago 
was performing that same function 
for the Keith house here. 



Andy Kelly, publicity dispenser for 
the Shubert house, the Belasco, took 
on a special assignment, and inci- 
dentally an extra salary, with Wil- 
liam A. Brady to put "Simon Called 
Peter" across. Kelly put acroas 
soma good work, even had the police 
after the house before it opened. 
But better than that, he unknowing- 
ly created something that the local 
critics will long remember. Plant- 
ing us all in a bunch in the orches- 
tra near the lower left-hand boxes, 
it was possible for us to hear tti* 
now famous remark: "It's the House 
Detective," which issued from this 
same box when the minister and the 
nurse iu the play on a week-end 
party in a London hotel expressed 
wonder who it was that knocked at 
the door and thus so rudely inter- 
rupted. 



Nelson Bell, after removing the 
splints from his fractured arm, dis- 
covered the bone had not set prop- 
erly and It all had to he done over 
again. X-rays have since disclosed 
that now the bone is knitting prop- 
erly. Bell stuck on the job through 
it all. 



The Moscow Art Players again 
headed for Washington. Poli's gets 
the show March 10. 



Edward Dublnsky, manager of the Poli's Is housing Walter Scan Ian 
Regent, who has had several ran- in 'The Blarney Stone" for the cur- 
ins with the city officials during the rent week, with sir Harry Lauder 
past year, was acquitted In District following, week of Feb. 5H>. The 
No. 3 Court tills week on a charge '"Greenwich Village Follies" is on ites 



Variety-Clipper Bureau 

WASHINGTON, D. C. 

Evans, Bldg., New York Ave. 
By HARDIE MEAKIIM 



Washington is getting hack on the 
try-out map. Two new ones last 

week and two again this week. "The 
Birdie" wi.h Doris Kcnyon at the 
Garrick Monday and "The Lady 
Killer," by Frank and A I. e Man, lei. 
at the Belaseo si-me night. Both 
reviewed elsewhere in this issue. 



Sam Boyd, for the past five vears 
private secretary and confidential 
clerk to Barry Crandall, has severed 
his connection and is practicing law 
on his own. 



Reichler, Utica, X. Y.— Opening 
of the assembly hall at the Play- 
house, the home of the Samaritans, 
ITtlca'a (N. Y.) little theatre , oup! 
was featured Thursday night, Feb- 
ruary 7, with presentation of 
"Tears," a one-act play written by 
Mrs. William Qumble, and featuring 
j Mrs. Oumble in the leading role. 
The piece is of a woman pleading 
with the district attorney fcr an 
erring husband, accused for for- 
gery. Others in the* cast: District 
Attorney, -Ted" Buback; his 
daughter, Margaret Carr; butler, 
DeVlllo Radway 

I'tlca, X. Y., Feb. 7. -The West 
Illll Social run] Dramatic Club has 
been organized in Paris, nea- X. 
Y.. near Utica, with these officers: 
President. Edward J. O'Connor; 
vice-president. Lawrence Moyer; 
secretary and treasurer, John II. 
Roberts. Several plays are being 
rehearsed for early presentation. 



Thursday. February 21, 1924 



VARIETY 



It dots net always folic* that an excel- 
lent actor is a discriminating smoker 
y (>*«>■ i. In tills instance It la true. 

JOE WESTON 

•I We-ston and Kline 

pi a great actor and a rood Juilfi- of 

lot..' ■ ■■ 11' su.i i •'» thou Ut iii'il." 
Too should, too. 

I & Y CIGARS 

The Show World's Favorite* 

708 7th Ave., N. Y. 

Opp. Colombia Theatre 



CHARLIE 
WILSON 

"The Loose Nut" 

I'm coming East again. 

Who Cares? (Answer from the mob.) 

I know it, but I'm coming East, 
anyway. 

Fleischman, please note. 

That ought to get a rise out of you. 



BILLY 

DUVAL 

AND 
MERLE 

SYMONDS 
"HER FATHER" 

KEITH CIRCUIT 

BOOKED SOLID 

Direction CHAS. BiERBAUER 

The Saddest Words of Tongue or IVii Are 

These, on Nuniltrr Thu Again. 

BILLY DUVAL &. VAL STANTON 



BOBBY 

HENSHAW 



AND 



ENCORE 



•nuihini' \r« imur tiik M'Js] 
It's Al) New 

HARRY 
ROSE 

NEW ACT 



,nd ITS ALL NEW 



BUDDY WAtKER 

Messrs. Ziegfeld, Dillingham, Cohan, 
Shubert and associates notice what 
Chicago said: — 

"Now <-anie> the big hit of the 
Show, Buddy Walker. The moment 
this young man walked out you 
knew he would b<\ He had class, 
and class shows at the first appear- 
ance. He is big time. He stayed a 
long time out there in one, but not 
too long. In fact, as far as I was 
concerned, he could have completed 
the entertainment." 



HIP RAYMOND 

The 1 .imi'iis HipiMMarcmie IIoud 

WITH 
MILDRED MA1SON 

/. Tnut for the Kiddies as Well a* 

th< '*ro\\n Ui>n. 

D.recticn EARL & PERKINS 

VESS OSSMAN 

In the North or South 

THE OSSMANS 

Arc Always a Riot 
ll<«..r<r Atlanta, fin., this week iFeb. IB) 

BILLS NEXT WEEK 



LLOYD 
IBACH'S 

ENTERTAINERS 

Keith's, Dayton .February 25) 

Still going strong for many, many 

consecutive weeks for 

B. F. KEITH and 

PETE MACK of CASEY 
OFFICE Is the Reason 



4 ENGLISH MADCAPS 

Cissy, Wally, Elsie and the Incomparable 

Zella Madcap 

"Each one an Artist," Vide Press 

The act that is vvorUMamed from the Coliseum, Palladium, 
Victoria Palace, London; Alhambra, Paris, and Palace, 

New York. 

Management CISSY MADCAP 
Direction ALF T. WILTON 

Name Protected Through Variety and N. V. A., 
Also V. A. F., London 



THE WORLDS FASTEST 
MELODY UNIT 



.r_ 



RAYMOND FAGAN 

ant] Ij'h s> i,«i»iMiii '<■ Dance Orchestra 



I.AHMN MsTKRM . 
WILLIAM III KMIAM 

I in \lii><> HANTOH. ... 
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I AHI.K TIUiMI'HIS... 

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KOKMAN si. I'm l!Mi\ 

SAM PRINCE 

U M I '► II KIM; 

l'KD ULEANON 



, . ,; !>• II, *r« 

Violin 

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vniml Tru»ll|i«-t 

Mniophmie 

Naiopliaiie 

Sousa|tln»ne 

, Itaii.l.. 

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limn. a 



W« «p II 



socn If beaded for X.. w A' 
men watch out 



SAMMY 



PATSY 



LEWIS and BROWN 

Still Dancing to Please Our Wife 
Permanent Address, MONTE CARLO CAFE, New York 



CALL 



CALL 



CALL 



OLSEN and JOHNSON'S 

j.'..; ■ m I ii>.. I.. ..I.- ..• /.'i Varieties; must be. .i.!t> dressers en ..•'.<? off. 

ihuhIii i m initl ilriiiil>aril.'t hii v « stamps 
l'IIMI'> TO THOME \IK HNHW HIHI-: white OK IIKiNI 

OLSEN-JOHNSON ESTATE, MALVERNE, L. I. 



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Kenter & RMFfll 
iTom rich P< Im d C< 
Hlcam&n lircs 
(< ■ • :o fi:i) 

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W' b(- ft Clifford 
Fnrpo A- Richards 
Al Abbott 
•taok Trainer Co 

Bryant ft Sttwar' 

O limn Eextelt* 
50 Pmle Too 
(One to £11) 

fPRINI.riKED 11.1. 

Majestic 
Victoria A Durree 
Allee Hamilton 
Ouiran A. Marg'ltl 
Walter Weema 
<Tv>c to t.lil 
l.i half 
Ponton ft Parrell 
cathe r n: Oajvi 1 1 
Kenny A Hoil a 

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Raymond ft Schram 
Jean Adalf Co 
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id haif 
Bwsst Hlxtesn 
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TKRRE UAVTB 

Hippodrome 
Sd half 
Pet- Ho Gray Co 
Raymond A So-hrani 
J ft \v Hennlncs 
Kuropfan Hoi g G 
(T«o to nil) 

TOPEK • 

Novelty 

Paly ft Gray 
rcario ft Williams 
(Three to mi) 
:<1 half 
Alex'der ft Roachf. 
Kltner ft Itenniy 
Rialto ft LaMont 
(Two ;o f)M) 



FANTAtrES CIRCUIT 



MATTY WHITE 

THE SINGING HUMORESQUE 

SPECIAL FEATURE 

with Barney Gerard's "ALL IN FUN" 

TARZAN 

HEADLINING LOEW CIRCUIT 

By Courtesy of J. H. LUBIN 

MANAGEMENT: FELIX PATTY 

Pilot for Loew Circuit, WILLIAM MACK 



PHIL 



ROY 



I. 



ROY and ARTHUR 



ROUTED 

Direction AARON KESSLER and EDWARD RESNICK 



CAUL SISTERS 



TORONTO 

I'aiitrtce* 



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Heart of i*.oiAn 
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TACOMA 

Ponlatre* 
Al Col. n. i;o 
Ture 'iy 

Roi. 1 . rs ft Dcnr.e'ly 
Calts Liri.s 
Tkalcros C "ens 
Harry Abrama Co 

PORTLAND, ORE. 

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The r..-.v. ii %•! 
Laurie DcVi^a 
Myron Pearl Co 
Juaniia Hanacn 
Bnlt Wood 
Ceorg:.. Minatr«lt 
Travel 
fOpen WeV) 
Melford Trio 
Howard ft Norwood 
I.for.l A Pr'd'ric'rtS 
lia.T y Rcrae 
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Herbert* Bee son 

SAN FRANCISCO 
Pantagcs 

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Wilhats 

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1TDL. LXXIV. No. 2 



NEW YORK CITY. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1924 



40 PAGES 



$960,000 RECORD ON B'WAY 



N. Y. STATE TICKET RULING GOING 
BEFORE U. S. SUPREME COURT 



Matter of Constitutional Right — Appeal Possible on 
That Point From State's Highest Tribunal — 
Judge Rosalsky's Ruling 



The opinion of the Court of [Ap- 
peals upholding the amendment in 
IPS* to the New York stage busi- 
ness law wherein it is declared U- 
i legal to resell theatre tickets lor 
I tfY/er GO cents above the established 
m price, will be placed before the U. 
8. Supreme Court for final decision. 
The high tribunal is well caught 
Up in the cases before it and is ex- 
pected to disband for the summer 
In May, by which time the ticket 
problem may l>e settled for all time. 
Ordinarily in state matters the 
(Continued on page 3!'i 



OPPOSITION SONG BOYS 
IN LOBBY OF APOLLO 

Show and House Management 
•'Sell' 7 Song Selling Rights- 
Black Eyes Now and Then 



Chicago. Feb. 27. 

Plenty of excitement in the lobby 
W the Apollo every evening as the 
audience is exiting from the per- 
formance of "Innocent Eyes." 

As the customers are leaving they 
•re confronted by two song ped- 
tl&rs and a score of their assist- 
ants. Each shouts that lie has 
(Continued on page 39 ) 

$900 FOR PATRON 

Gordon's Olympia Ejected and Ar- 
rested Salesman 

Lynn, Mass., Feb. 27. 

Percy Moron?, formerly a travel- 
ing salesman for a Lynn shoe manu- 
facturer, yesterday was awarded 
$900 damages In Kssox county su- 
perior court. Salem, in a suit for 
$20,000 against Cordon's Olympia 
theatre of this city, in an action of 
tort, for alleged damages he received 
in being ejected from the playhouse 
ia June, 1*22. 

Morong alleg. s that injuries he 
received on being removed from the 
' theatre brought about a chiton Ic 
ailment whirl) caused him to tone 
Ws "pep" and later his position as 
salesman for Williams .V- dark, 
shoe manufacturers, of this city. 

After a dispute over two seals 
Which he ivtitl for, it is j.lUsgtd 
that Morong was dragged by House 
Officer Hodgkins, from the box of- 
fice, where he sought reinburse- 
BMnt f„ r the price of admission, 
Mil DUv fd under arrest. 



Cabaret Abroad 

The M. K. & T. railroad, 
which runs through Kansas, 
Missouri and Texas, and is 
popularly referred to as 'the 
katy line," has actively inaug- 
urated a system of entertain- 
ment originated by the Con- 
solidated Orchestras. 

"Vest pocket" pianos — small- 
sized uprights — are in the ob- 
servation coaches, with singers 
and entertainers furnishing tho 
programs en route. 



GOOD STOCK STANDS 
VERY SCARCE IN EAST 



TOTAL GROSS OF 55 

LEGIT HOUSES 




Money Ready, but* No Loca- 
tions — What Happened 
in Pittsburgh 



Profitable Eastern stock st.ir.ds 
are scarce, according to Harry Shel- 
don of the Pauline Boyle agency. 
.Sheldon had been connected with 
stock enterprises in Chicago and 
the Middle West before coming to 
New York. 

Sheldon has several clients ready 
to finance a stock proposition pro- 
viding a suitable location can be 
acquired. Several houses available 
have been passed up. principally 
because of their inadequate capaci- 
ties to permit a first-class stock 
with first-class bills to operate anil 
get by the overhead. 

This, according to Sheldon, Is the 
prime factor in the downgrade <l • 
(Continued on Page 13i 



MARGUERITE IS QUEEN 



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Mrs. Harry Williams Among Social 
Leaders of New Orleans 



New Oriej ' . Feb 
Marguerite Clark, the former 
luminary, was crowned qu> •<■ of 
liuke de Alexis ball, held st the 
lane Saturday, when the theatre 
specially rented. As tl • tv.i 
.-he made an importing figure 
ruled her "court" iti regii man 
4ii>.s Clark jis the wife of 11 
Williams, tlve' millionaire FTiTT 
man, and la One of fjfew Or'.e 
Social leaders. Her wl.it' 8 
mansion on upper Bt. ( i«..ii<-« ; 
nue is a show place ot the ;.•.•• 



Bad Weather Stepped in but 
Holiday Made New High 
Gross Marks — Receipts 
Bettered $1,000,000 With 
Subway Circuit Figured — 
Metropolitan Opera 
House's Gross $100,000 — 
"Miracle" Reached $55,. 
000 — $5.50 Top Musicals 
Keep Up Tremendous 
Gait 

NEW SHOWS DROP OFF 



Last week with Washington's 

birthday ths potential point of the 
1923-24 season, give Broadway's 
legitimate field a total gro«? of 
$?60,009. That Is inclusive of grand 
opera, the Metropolitan approximat- 
ing J100.000 alone. 

Fad. weather affected business for 
•several days prior to the holiday, 
tut from Wednesday on attendance 
was so good that a number of at- 
traction* retched new high gross 
in irli.1. 

If the taking* f>n tit* stibwaj e. 
(Continued on page .3. 



EASING OUT "SITTERS" 
IN 10c FILM HOUSES 



CHI INCENSED AT DIRTY SHOW; 
MAYOR TO REVIVE CENSORSHIP 



Shuberts' "Innocent Eyes" Calls Down Tirade of Cen- 
sure — Girls Completely Unclothed — Ordered to 
Dress Up or Shut Down 



Preachers Are Told 
To Stop Busybodying 

Washington, Fob. 21. 

Tho preachers were told to 
get on the job and stick to their 
knitting and stop lobbying, by 
Phillip P. Campbell, former 
member of the House of Rep- 
resentatives at the eighteenth 
annual banquet of the Wash- 
ington Trade Club, held In the 
Raleigh Hotel. 

Campbell deplored the rise ot 
lawlessness and proee-eded to 
lay a great portion of the blame 
at the door of the churches, 
which, he stated, had forgotten 
to preach religion and morals, 
and were trying to enforce 
n:oraIs by lobbying In the Na- 
tional and State capitals. 

"Instead of arousing the 
conscience of the nation, the 
pulpit denounces district attor- 
neys for not enforcing laws. 
T! ey have turned over tiieir 
own jobs to the BtOte, The 
sheriff i" a failure as a moral 
ti a.. her. 

"Let's tell die preachers to 
«•■•. back to preaching old-fash- 
ioned religion." 



Usher Tells in Court How They 

Are Moved Down Front — 

Can't Stand Eye-Strain 

Buff ilo, Feb -T. 

The • '■ "l of how ;!.■> dime mo; 
i>,^ picture places cure endurance 
fans wan reveal^ i'. City Court 
hero when an uimer of the Litth 
Mippodron '■ t"»:tfyirig In ai 
tempted 1 • t •■ . ca -•■. - : ited i i n i 
he had iihI •• ■■•> ' •■ i"ru«eil In ;■ 
seat in lite '■ roi I ••• the hoi ■ ■ k 
the .'■ into t imf he trim (•■• i .1 n 
b«.y fiom a seat ; ' - rear :■■ or.' 
in the front ru*. 

li'.'.ie. rrosx-i can Ii il ••!, t ; ..- 
usher si tied I :•« w is freq 
done In the cm <• boy* who i 
when the show op*r.* ii the min- 
ing, bring i' nil oi .■ . Hid te- 
rn 1 11. 9 ' • . 

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'ACTORS THEATRE' NEW 
NAME FOR 48TH ST.? 

Equity Players Continuing 
Operation, but Removing 
■Equity" Through Protests 



ii iv.ii understood tiibj week that 
Kiiuity will attempt to '"divorce" 

•;,•• !> :, s ■•.!• theatre by removing 
i lie i. in jo the ' Equity Theatre" 
and r< i iming i! the "Actors Thc- 
.' v." '!';,»■ Fquity Flayers v\:ll con- 
• In le ' a operate the i...:r e lor the 
. . ; nee ol I he ^■■ son, to • orgatii- 
. i Vint .lo-.i on i>..^'- ■'■■' > 

HOPKINS STARRING FARNUM 
Will «m t-'arriuiu »••■': oe starred 
ue -. •• i on :»; Aith ii* I lopklus In a 

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Chicago, Feb. 27. 

Mayor Dever this afternoon in- 
formed a committee of minister.-' 
who protested against the indecent 
and immoral performance given by 
"Innoec-nt Eyes" at the Apollo, thai 
the cover must go on again and 
that he would appoint a committee 
of three who will be official censor.* 
of all shows in the city. 

S. J. Duncan Clark, chairman o! 
the Social and Civic Relations Coin- 
mil tec of the Chicago Church Fed- 
eration, acted as spokesman for [he 
ministers. 

He said that it iiad been brought • 
to their attention that several the- 
atres Tiad shows which were be- 
yond the expectations of morals anl 
decency required in the community. 

He added thai while none of th" 
'Committee has seen "Innocent 
Byes," they had reporls that tlo- 
show was objectionable and ob- 
scene as far as the attire of the 
women was concerned. He als" 
pointed out that it was stated at 
flie recent Church superintend. -tii.- - 
convention here that the only blot 
(Continued on page 23) 

MOLLIE WILLIAMS' TIEUP 
WITH LETTER CARRIERS 



Occurred Through the '"Mail" 

Number in Show — Carriers 

Working for Mollie 



Mollie Williams has a letter car- 
rler number in her current Colum- 
bia burlesque show In which she 
delivers "mall" to patrons in the 
audience. Tho number attracted 
the attention of the numerous letter 
carriers' association throughout the 
con i, try and especially In the cities 
along the Columbia route, with the 
(Continued on page '.'■"!> 

$38,600 IN PITTSBUGH 

Pittsburgh, Feb. 27. 
The "Greenwich Village Follies" 
grossi i l»s,w> at the Alvln last 

week. 



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SCANDALOUS DOINGS AT PREMIER 
BY REACTIONARY GERMANS 



New Plays and Reviews Booed, Yelled At and 
Jeered — Fist Fights Follow — Reviewers Take 
Part 



Berlin, Feb. »9. 

Gcrmcr.y ;•■ going through a so 
.m <f scandals iii the opening ol 
new plays tiiiii at the revival of old 
once. At the state Schauspielhaus, 
ii play by With, called "Pie Fmpor- 
>inp (!<■- Lucius" i"The Be oit of 
Lu< lus"), Would probably have 
quietly dropped oul of the reper- 
toire within a week ° r '-wo, but 
i in re came n scene In which a knip 
has hi* crown taken away from him 
Reactionary monarchist* whistled 
and boocil, calllog a very strong 
reaction from the remainder, demo- 
< ratically blinded. 

Tliri police had to be called In to 

• i ear the auditorium and to stop 
the numerous fist fights. 

Even the critics of the react n nary 
, apers took .part In the booing and 
v hlsil>r.f--. 

Last week in Dresden at the- State 
theatre, "Der Deutsche Hinkemann" 
i •The German Hlnkemann"), a play 
by the imprisoned Communist lead- 
er, Ernst Toller (whose ))lay "Masse 
Mens* h'' has been announced for 
production by the Theatre <Juiid), 
received an even worse fate. 

The premiere was practically 
bought out beforehand i>y reaction - 
:.:> organisations that filled the the- 
utre with young boys who Jiissed 
and booed at a word of command 
given ly leaders who had read the 
piny and planned just when this 

was to LapP' n. 

The first two or three scenes were 
unmolested, but towards the middle 
if th( evening yelling and whistling 
Kt in. It was impossible to play 
t) c performance to a close. 

An appeal made by the manager 
and leading actor was useless and 
the play will not be again given. 
Th< demonstration was evidently 

made oi iy against the author. 
Most disgraceful of nil was ihf 

• • that oe« urreJ In Stuttgart 

• :n g the production of "Danton's 
Tod" '"Pi n ton's Death") by the 

• ;• rmi n n.uthor, Bu< hi er. Here the 



DEBATABLE PLAY PASSED 
UP BY PARIS PUBLIC 

Lucien Guitry Playing Love 

Seeking Professor With 

Unfaithful Wife 



Pari*. SVb. 27. 

"A pre* Mc.ir." originally titled 
"L'Arc en Ciel,' Is a four-act melo- 
drama authored by Pierre Wolff 
and Henri Duvernol*), The pre- 
miere took place at the Theatre da 
Vaudeville to a favorable verdict. 

The script tells of a Professor 
Mesaules, who learns his wife ;s 
unfaithful, ami. shunning divorce, 
enters upon an Intrigue With an 
honest showgirl named Germaine. 

The wife schemes to entii e her 
husband to return, but he prefers 
Germaine, who is confined a* the 
same time as the wife, but dies. 
Mesaules secretly changes the. ba- 
i)i< s, wishing his own to bear the 
family nan:' and it berit lis for- 
tune. 

Six >• ;.i> '■„<> t '■ he prof< ssor 
learns his wife's child is la ui happy 
circumstances and decides upon 
adoption. Telling h<s wife <*f Ucr- 
malne, but allowing her to remain 
in Ignorance of the true situation, 
both children are reared together, 




V. A. F/S SPECIAL MEETING 
WILL CONSIDER GERMAN BAN 



Representatives of Artists' Association Report to 
Executive Committee in London — Pro Rata Basis 
of Exchange May Be Agreed On 



Had my dancing lesson this morn- 
ing and sliiginK lesson this after- 
noon, after which I practiced my 
Addle, phoned Walter Winehell and 
Mrs. Ben Bayer, wrote Dave Chasen, 
phoned Mr. Kclier, got the keys to 
Van's trunk and took out his dinner 
suit, went for a long walk, read a 
book, ordered some lemoni, some 
eggs and some White Rockyr then I 
wrote my little boy from heaven, 
and now it's time to go to sleep, so 
I can have my dancing lesson in 
the morning, my singing lesson 
In the afternoon, phone Walter 
Winehell and Mrs. Ben Bayer, and 
then, oh! say I'm not going over all 
that again. 

JEAN MIDDLETON 

Direction EDW. S. KELLER 



pr 
the 



. ferring 
suppo- 



to consti- 



witli Madame Mesaules 
Oermrune's • hild under 
sitiori ho is ).* r own. 

The play would seem 
tutc ;, debatable subject 
publicity possibilities, but the pub 
li.- has already given indications 
• ,f :,n Indifferent attitude which 
will probably nullify thi«. 

Lucien Guitry sustains toe ro1< 
of the professor supported by He- 
nee Cordiade as the wife and Gaby 



YOUNG ROSTAND POET, 
FALLS DOWN ON DRAMA 

Another Vain Attempt, Even 
' With Ida Rubenstein 
in Cast 



R 



Ma : < 
French po 

.";';:"' 1 '""!^' ; ''i <•■• 

Sarah Bernhardt. 
has >it to enjoy 
With any of Ins 



Par 

land, 

;. is the a 

Sphinx' 1 at 

Vo 



is, Feb. ■::. 
the juvenile 

Ithof of "i.e 

the Theatre 

ting Rostand 



a prulitable run 
. i n 'i* 

iikiu ..nj "i »>a dramatic works. V , ' 

1 According to the reci ption accorded ' ' 



Morlay a u Germaine. Otncrg in 
»am« thing enrred, but inexcus- I the cast include Jean Dax, Joffre, 
able a* Buchner is a German classic, I Andre Dubos< Maupn and Regir.e 
■'■;•■ p. ay being written In about Dtimien : I d K • :■ Erigi i a< the 



•s_o. It Is far from being rcvolu- 
; or.ary, fiuthner being a pessimist 
and not preaching revolutionary 
doctrine "f sny sort; the dunun 

ractioni lies objected merely on the 
ground that the scene was i.iai In 
V an ■'. an 1 w: i atx it the Vr> nch 

• •. olutlon. 

As a rc-action tc this wa« ih< 
affair that happened dminc the 
showing ef toe film," Fredericus 
Hex," a! a small film theatre in the 
i . rth if Berlin, 3*hls film (which Is 
two years eld and reported In Varl* 
<:\) treats the ife of the famour 
Frederic the Great It often has 
n«en the cause of nationalistic dem- 

nstratlons, 
' bout 8 o'clock In the e> ening 

:•■ the -Mar. • '.bad Llchtspiole, four 

on.riiunistlc y< iths of 2" years of 

:.;•• all armed With revolvers, a;>- 

P<ared In the projei tion room, which 

i juried directly on the street, and 

v..» not btherWise connected with 

i , ft'iditc r. ,m. Two shouted 

Hand' ■')■" and kept the operator 

, •.• , ,' v.i •! o other two went 

. ji to the projection machine end 

Prolog it to nieces with big ham- 

■ ers, after which they d>s:tp|H;arcd. 

The proprietor of the theatre was 

i liel Iy riiie to «et another machln* 

riT.fl within a hall nn hour the r 1 ''- 

*. ■ n nee wi b rontii ued. 

KAY REMOVE BOYCOTT 

Benin, F< h. I". 

' .. •• iai • r>» are under way be- 
tween :•' •"••i'lia-i and English a"- 

. ■ ' hsSo' !at ii ns for the b( ycott 
agalnft tin German per forme is to 
' i removed. 

fhe p< riod of ,; ( boycott was for 

;■■ i yea rs but w il a tt.' < Scrman 

low or. n gold basis there is 

proi i" • '- o! • ' . ■ liange of artists 
in the near future, although the 
' ■. r y< ars : ■:■'■ 'ict j ' t elapsed, 



this four-act piece, he teems des- 
tined for i another attempt before 
that expectation may be fulfilled; 

Ti.is latest bit of Rostand's writ- 
ing tells of Eglauo, a disappointed 
but fashionable playwright, who 
destroys a recently completed man- 
i uscript and -goes to Egypt acconi- 
1 ponied by his brothei' and an 

MISS LLOYD AND AUSTRALIA !»««« to consul :., spbinx for 

Inspiration. 



•hildren. 






Starts (rem London Mry 2 / 5 — Pisy- 

ing for Williamson, Vaudeville 

Li ■ :■ n r. b :'. 

Austral n w:,i tec A:...e Lloyd for 
th< first I '"- , when sVn npjiears over 
there in Williamson •. •:'>■..::•_■ d u - - 
Ing the summer. 

.M.s. Lloyd has i i p ige»J for 12 
nceks, t. il ng fr in licre May 24, 
after closlrg With her p-eser.t road 
shew May 0. She :..v. teen with 
Ihe road show for ever a year, 
mostly in t v e prov i' ' s. 

The Australian engagement calls 
for an Alice Lloyd salary and two 

fares ')• tli W .i.'. *. 



NEW TAX BILL BEATEN 
BY GERMAN MANAGERS 

Already Abnormally High, New 

Tax Contemplated Increase 

Up to 100 Per Cent. 



Berlin, Feb. 15. 
The theatre managers of Germany 
have succeeded in defeating a new 
bill to increase the amusement tax 
from between 60 to 100 per cent. 
This, they only did, after a hard 
llKht. 

The new bill would have meant 
a catastrophe for the theatres as 
the tax is already higher than any- 
where in the world. 

At the ordinary theatre and for 
circuses given In buildings the gov- 
ernment at present takes 17' j per 
| cent, of the gross; at vaudeville cn- 
| tertainments, where no drinks are 
i served, 20 per cent.; at picture 
j theatres and In tent-circuses, 25 
I per cent.; at cabarets and darning 
, halls, where beer is drunk, 30 per 
jcent., and where Wine is served, 33 
per cent. 

Each theatre must also pay an 
I unis.itz i turn-over) tax, this Is In- 
; eluded in the cross, and therefore 
1 a Lix on this tax must he paid, 
I which raises, in many Instances, the 
I 'percentage really much higher, for 
I instance,' in the case of wine-sell- 
! ir^- cabarets to practically 50 per 
: cent. 

Ti ■<■ theatre admission pre es in 
! Germany are very high indeed, 
I some managers asking- for an ordi- 
rmall cast farce In one or two 
nteriors as high as $4 and 
*D for seats'. But In no city in the 
world is the cut-rate seat so much 
in ust as in Berlin — not one person 
In 20 pays full admission price. 

Four theatres, all with high-class 
entertainment, and in two expen- 
sive Iy put-On opera, one can get 
subscription for six performances 
seats tor 30 cents a person. For 
this price one may get the most 
expensive seat in the gallery as one 
The Feats arc 
plai el in a big urn in closed cn- 
Velopes and drawn. 
A: Reinhart's Deutschcs theatre, 



London, Feb, 27. 

The commutes of two, Monte 
Bayly and Albert Voyce, who re- 
turned this week from Berlin, where 
they had gone to confer with the 
Germans upon interchanging acts 
between the two ountries, reported- 
yesterday to the xecutive committee, 
of the Variety Artists Federation. 

The report is said to have recom-. 
mended that the English ban against 
Cerman turns be partially lifted if ai 
pro rata basis of exchange can be 
agreed upon. ■ , 

The executive committee resolved 
to call a special meeting in the near 
future of the V, A. F. general mem- 
bcrship to consider the matter, and 
reach a decision. 

The common belief is that it is 
not unlikely the ban will be with- 
drawn. It was placed against ex- 
enemy alien acts in England for five 
years, and has been existing for 
three years. 

With the money base in Germany 
on a gold standard and England in 
need of foreign acts for her present 
depressed vaudeville, the time ap- 
pears opportune for a mutual ar- 
rangement of exchange between the 
jtwo countries. The Germans have 
lied that country in droves to other 
lands whilst the English seemingly 
have no place at -home to play or 
other countries to go to. ■ 



Rene 



SATIRICAL PLAY 

Benjamin's Comedy ef 
Politics 



The »phinx whispers the secret I h, ? pp *. n ". t0 ?•''"<"' 
to the brother, who falls dead, but 
Eglano lives because the truth is 
unrevealed to him and he but learns 
that love vanquishes death. working mens organizations have 

Consequently not only Egano. but b « on ,:;,:,, l » selection of seats 

the audience, ns well, are left cn ,hc snm " basi9 for about 3& 
y.c geor r.{ f cents. This is also a very common 
| practice; almost any sort of an or- 
ganization from the Locomotive 
Engineers L^iion to tho Friday *f- 
ternoon Whist Club can get muchly 
p U yia-1 reduced seats o:i the same basis, 
r.d Gildal Every cigar store has coupons 
Ruben- I Bering two seats for the price of 



Paris, Feb. 27. 

At the vicux Colombier Jacques 
; Copeau presented a three-act polit- 
ical comedy entitled, "II faut que 
ehaeun soit a sa place" ('Everybody 
Must be at Ills Place") which did 
nicely upon its initial performance. 
Bene Benjamin is the author. 

The piece unfolds t satirical story 
of a wealthy war profiteer, Im- 
plicated in dishonest dealings, is 
finally arrested but released owing 
to influential friend.'. 

His scandalized neighbors pre- 
tend to "ommenei a revolution and 
ihstitnte a petition to make the 
profiteer iiCeome lo- 
on the proverb ti:. t, 
Hue.'.' 1 



.il magistrate, 
"thief catches 



ef 



without knowledge 
the Sphinx. 

However, Eglano re! .: r 
with .".'ires'-' and i roduc> 
■ • Bt fi work. 

Je.-.n Yonnel !s Egano, 
garde plays th« brother a 
Darty is Ihe actrcts. Id; 



home i 

S. ile - 



steir, Impel f ' ;•,.-.•(.'; 

gphli x. 



spirit ef the , 



BASIL DEAN OPPOSITION 

-Pees cn U 



Some Ta.cr 



Wilstn- 
Collms 



WOMAN - WELL RECEIVED 

London, Feb. 27. 

t.'bap.'lns "Woman cf Paris" 
Opened at the Trlvoll Monday be- 
fore a critical audience wr-o were 
favorably impressed. 

Thr ri|»#*« n tV>* Minn n a *• st«rt 



TijenA' -. Fci .<-. 

There l« considerable opposition 
to the appointment ef Basil Dean 
a?- managing director cf Drury Bare 
a o < ,,, , es-.or to Aithur Colhrs. .Sev- 
eral members cf the Board of Hi- 
rectors ef Prury Bare Co., arc In 
favei <f William Wilson for the 
j post. VVilgon s!.ij.-,d "Decameron 
N!gbt« ' ;.• Ihe I.ai:' , 

The liiicctors have pin pd a niert- 
gage ir. the propertj to Insure the 
paymi r I of I10.-0O0 . ■ . . ; : — a 
i» :,• . :, 'fi • "i lir. •=. 

K0SIE SUBS FOR JENNY 

I'm s. Ian. 17. 

\'. ,n ,"i ut j Dol'y w us Ini iipn . - 

lated for several <ia;.", due to ri- 

ness, Rosie sustained (heir combined 

roles successfully in the palace Re- 

\ ue. 

Jinny has since recovtre-d and Is 
ba< H in the show, 






YSAYE BREAKS DOWN 

London, Feb. 16. 

V*e ye, the Belgian violinist, who 
is touring witii Clara Butt, broke 
ilcwn during his appearance In 
Dublin February 13. lie ief: the 
stage at once and drove to his hotel. 

Ills manager explained that a 
premonition cf death had suddenly 
come to him, taking his soul out of 
his mu- ii . 

On arriving a*, the hotel a tele- 
gram was handed to him announc- 
ing the serious illness of his wife- 
flve minutes later another came 
telling cf her dea>h. 

ITsaye's engasemer.ts, Including 
those for big cWicerti at Belfast, 
I Liverpool, Manchester a r.d Bradford 
I have ii'", can-M l< d. 



•TAKE" AT APOLLO MARCH 15 



"MR. SQUIRE - * ALL THROUGH 

London, Feb. 27. 
'The Audacious Mr. .Squire'' will 
close at the Criterion Saturday to 
be replaced by "Outward Bound" 
Monday. 





London, i\p. "". 


I'.mif]. v Tc 


.; le will open In "The 


Fak« " at the 


Apollo Mar :. 15. with 


A: h f?elwj n 


;.' re for th< pr< m • . 



«".lm Man Wed» 

Paris. Feb 17. 
GU) CroBSWel! Smith, represent- 
ing United Artists here, married 

\fn-th< «. I,ii,l lfn,t S'.twvl'iv If) fhlr 



•--'•, etc. 

It '." inokfil ?r> here merely as a 
passing stage until conditions be- 
ci m< i ormal again. 

THE LTNDERS POISONED 

rari", Feb. 27. 

Max Linder and hi' young- wife, 
a' a Vienna ►otfel, were found suf- 
fering from veronal poisoning. 

The police started an investign- 
'iiii winch revealed the couple had 
accidentally taken an overdose of the 
poison to produce sleep. 

The victims are being treated at a 
Vl< nn : hospital and are reported to 
be pro; ; i islng favorably. 

MOSS EMPIRES' DIVIDEND 

London, Feb. :;. 
Moss Empires has declaim 1 u 
o.\ id( in! of L' ',» per . i n*. 
Thti'u was no dividend last year 

Travesty Opera With No Future 
London, Feb. 27. 

"Knte," ft travesty ballad opera, 
at the Killttway Monday did nicely 
before a rriendly audience but seems 
unlikely to linger as a substantial 
*. ■ ; c e & s 



Victor Capoul Dead 

Paris, Feb. 21. 
The famous French tenor,* Victor 
Capool, died lure ti.is week. He 
was Sj years old, 

DEATHS ABROAD 

Parts, Feb. it. 

Mile. Lucienne Mance', French 
comedian, died at An hachon, aged 
2.7, from chest trouble. 

Rene Fouret, doyen of the pub- 
lishing in France, former director 
of Hachett, fson-in-law of tho 
founder of that important oom- 
panv> died in Paris, a ,'od 82. 

Gabriel Allier, composer, {who 
wrote Tolka des Anglais) and for- 
mer conductor at Luna Park, Paris, 
died Inst weei:. 

H. Thurin, s'uto manager of Al- 



I en Ear, died 



Viet 

u nor, 



>r «'. 
died 



it Havre. 

Pa: 
the fa: 



pOUl 



>, Feb. 2. 
■us French 



Ocbear Leaving "Co-Optimists" 

London, Feb. 27. 

Ar. hie Debear lias decided to 

withdraw from the management of 

"The Co- Optimists." Constant d!s- 

rirreement ic fhe .nijce e»f Debes: 



"Stripg of Pearls" at Wales 
London, Feb. 27. 
Julian Frnnek's play, "A String of 
Pearls," will bo put en by him at 
die Prince of Wales. It will follow 



SAILINGS 

Feb. 2D.— (London to New York) 
Richard Pltrot, tOrduna). 

March 1 (New York to London) — 
Mr. and Mrs. Arch S« i". ;. n, Charles 
B, Cochran (.Olympic). 



THE TILLER SCHOOLS 
"^ OF DANCING — 

143 Charing Cross Road 
LONDON 

D* * - .. T/*fi»i *?-?• i r*-^ 
-.-..-», v«a».t ijimfi^ 



Thursday, February 28, 1924 



VARIETY 



50-CENT TAX REPEAL TOP STANDS 
IN HOUSE-FIGHT MOVING TO SENATE 



Legit-Picture Break May Have Had Its Influence — 
Solid Backing by All Theatres Suggested by 
Augustus Thomas in Final Senatorial Passage 



Variety-Clipper Bureau 
Washington, O. C. 

February 27. 

That a mass attack rather than a 
concerted one caused tho failure of 
those endeavoring to raise the rec- 
ommendation of the Ways and 
Means Committee that the admis- 
sion tax be rt pealed to the 50-cent 
gate only, was the concensus of 
opinion of Congressmen questioned 
following the defeat yesterday of 
the efforts of such members of the 
House as Kalney (D) of Illinois; 
Mills <K>, I.a Guardla (R), both of 
New York; Tilson (R) of Connecti- 
cut; Garrett (D) of Tennessee, and 
Bloom (D). New York. 

The section of the bill in which 
the theatres of the country were so 
vit-ially interested reached the 
House, sitting as a committee of the 
whole shortly after 2 p. m. yes- 
terday. Leaders had expected it to 
reach the floor long before this time, 
but discussion of Chairman Green's 
amendment calling for a Rift tax 
consumed many hours, only to final- 
ly be accepted by the committee. 

Congressman Hainey was first to 
offer an amendment, referring to 
Augustus Thomas as the "foremost 
author of America," he .piited 
statements made by Mr. Thomas 
before the Ways and Means Com- 
mittee during hearings while that 
body was framing the bill. Mr. 
Rainey sought to change the re- 
ported bill by raising the 10-cent 
figure to 20 cents, making it one 
per cent, of 20 cents. This would 
have cut the tax in half above the 
repealed 50-cent gate, which the 
Congressman apparently did not de- 
Sire to change. 

Legit-Picture Break 

The reported break between the 
legitimate interests and the picture 
people was evident when during the 



VINCENT LOPEZ 

MONDAT, Feb. 18.— Playing th* 
Broadway this week and dressing in a 
telephone booth. Using a shoe horn 
Instead of a key. Never thought 
walls could be on such Intimate terms. 
On at one o'clock for the breakfast 
frolic and greeted by a hungry audi- 
ence. Business conference until 6:40, 
when we gave a full coarse supper 
show. To hotel for another hungry 
period and back to theatre for the 
nightcap. Score: Third down, 18 to 
go. 

Tl'KSDAY, Feb. 1»th.— Rehearsal 
ten o'clock. Manuscripts look like 
fly paper. Would rather relyaree 
"Asleep in the Deep." It's a safv bet 
that Paul Itevere was not a musician. 
To theatre for the oatmeal show, 
where we all appreciated the value 
of a "prop" smile. To bank for re- 
hearsal of the "Income Tax Itlues" 
and thence to hotel. To theatre for 
vaudeville encore and Lack to hotel 
for dinner session. Several friends 
on hand, but had to leave early for 
lat» show On, tho square, we are 
running around In circles. even 
thougn It's a straight line between 
tho tw.i points, theatre and hotel. 

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20tli. — Ten 
o'clock rerunling date and finished in 
good time. Visited manicure. Told 
her I thought I had a quick nail. 
and she replied, "Yes, they do grow 
fast." To theatre for the eye opener 
and theme to optician for further eye 
opening. Hotel appointment and back 
to theatre for bread-breaking period. 
Quirk dash to hotel, with relay to 
theatre following. Good show and 
bach to hotel, t'ross-count ry running 
fine, especially for wind instruments. 

Till RSI) AY, Feb. 21»«.— Ampico 
recording dates ami thence to scenic 
artist, who specializes in drops of all 
descriptions except prices. To theatre 
for ^the "jump off" show and thence 
to Friars for a quick bHe. Rehearsal 
of club orchestra at hotel, and very 
pleased with results. On hand for the 
six o'clock frolic anil back to hotel, 
to be (reeled by several of !!>.■ pub- 
lishing hoy.i, who had copies of some 
future million copy song hits. Bach 
to theatre for the bedtime show, with 
the hotel following. Clo-k seems to 
be stopped tonight. Will curfew 
ever ring? 

FRIDAY, Feb. MaV— -Started on the 

daily dozen" ihL morning and never 
knew th.- floor was so far away. 
Hunk mj legs irni.jt be getting longer 
and my urma shorter. Hoys on band 
tor eleven o'clock rehearsal and all 
saner t.. jjc anywhere els.-. Work- 
nut brief „„,i snappy and pulled up 
'n good shape. To theatre for the 
early annals and thence to hotel for 
luncheon appointment. Supper show 
us usual, dully routine following 
Washington's birthday and a patriotic 

crowd ui 1 1 -.. t • ■ I displaying nians green 
nags, 

'WTIHIHV, Keb. SiW — N«.i hum to 
"o until ; ii., u . i i mm- except - :■•• •;• 
wbleh we all did. flood show - and 
)" r v S I I'U -mess. To the tailor be- 
tween editions of grease pnlnt, who 
snowed sntm-thlng new In tw..,K 
which i h 01>e to take advantage of 
upon divorcing the tuxedo. Don't 
nave much chance to change except 
to pa i. i rims, and they even come un- 
der th- heading of evening clothes. 



remarks of Mr. Rainey he stated 
that under the provisions as rec- 
ommended by the Ways and Means 
Committee you could "see Fair- 
banks, Negri and Hart and all those 
figures mentioned In the scandals 
of Hollywood without tax," but 
when— dt came to the educational 
value of the spoken drama, stated 
the Congressman, the patron was 
forced to pay a 10 per cent. tax. 
Itainey based his remarks, other 
than those aimed at the picture 
stars, entirely upon the statements 
of Mr. Thomas, and after his 
amendment had been defeated dur- 
ing the discussion following with 
other amendments had Thomas' 
letter proposing the tax be reduced 
from 10 to 6 per cent, read into the 
record. This suggestion, however, 
did not get before the committee in 
the form of an amendment.. 

Garrett of Tenn .ssse, leader of 
the Democratic minority, was 
among the 30 odd members on the 
floor fighting to gain recognition 
from the chair. Mr. Garrett stated 
that the acceptance of Mr. Hainey's 
plan would equalize the tax all the 
way through. Another Congress- 
(Continued on page 38) 



FAIR COMEDY IN PARIS 



At Theatre Des Arts — Intermediate 
Reception 

Paris, Feb. 27. 

"Deux Hommes une Femme," re- 
named from "L'Amour Dispose," by 
Reno Saulnier and Andre Salmon 
who wrote "Natchalo," was pre- 
sented by R. Darzans at the Thea- 
tre des Arts Saturday. The comedy 
is in three acts and was accorded an 
intermediate reception. 

The story revolves around Laure, 
an orphan employed by the Chauve- 
lot family as gove.-ness for their 
daughter, Irene, who has been se- 
duced by the son, Raymond, previous 
to his trip to Americ .. Irene be- 
comes engaged to Barantin, a 
mysterious journ-list, because he is 
able to secur • her father's election 
to the Senate. 

Meanwhile the future husband 
makes love to Laure but she en- 
deavors to protect Irene against the 
unworthy suitor and causes him to 
confess that at one time he had 
killed his unfaithful sweetheart, but 
for which he was acquitted. 

Upon the a >n Raymond's return 
pi iposlng marrit»ge to Laure she 
discovers a prefen ice for Baran- 
tin and consents to follow the 
journalist into exile, realizing he 
was formerly a love victim, the same 
as herself. 

Lagrcnne impersonates the journ- 
alist. Eve Francis plays Laure and 
Jamoy is cast as Irene. 



FELL FOR 'BEARDED LADY" 



"Rollicking 



Farce," 
Risque" 



'Somewhat 



Paris, Feb. 27. 

"La Femme a Barhe" is the title 
of a rollicking farce by Y'vcs Mlrande 
and Geroule which Marcel Simon 
presented at the Scala. Somewhat 
risque, without novelty, the play 
was but moderately received in re- 
lating of a young aristocrat, anxious 
to win an eccentric jsm.1 who prefers 
to have a man of the world as her 
life partner. 

That started the youth out on a 
philandering expedition. 

A flirtation with a circus rider 
culminates in his becoming com- 
promised with the "bearded lady.' 

The situation is only cleared up 
after police Intervention with the 
hoy finally Claiming the girl as his 
own. 

Dean's Tenancy Ends This Month 
London, Feb, J7. 
Basil Dean's it-nancy of the Am- 

iMs-.nlni s theatre I xpil ' - tlata 
month. r 



Fay Compton and '•Hassan* 

London. Feb. 27, 

FollOWing th'' rinse (.!' "Th« Ml ■ 

tie Minister" Match 1, Fay Comp- 
ton v '11 assume the lead In "Has 
-an." 



'MERRY WIDOW REVIVAL 
SURPRISES AUSTRALIA 



Pulling Capacity Business — 

"Mr. Pirn " Another Revival, 

Also Big — Notes 



Sydney, Jan. 31. 
The biggest surprise of the pres- 
ent season has been the wonderful 
success scored by the revival of 
"The Merry Widow." The produc- 
tion was put on by Williamson-Talt 
and has been pulling capacity busi- 
ness for several weeks. Gladys 
Moncrieft is the featured player. 
Arthur Stigant was a comedy sen- 
sation. Every player in the cast 
does well, with scenery and mount- 
(Cont in'.ted on page 3j> 



FRENCH CALLED— COMEDY! 



'Fredaine" is Just Another Frenchy 
Story 



Paris, Feb. 27. 

"Fredaine," a comedy by M. and 
Mme. Jagerschmidt and Andre 
Picard, replaced "Accroche Coeur" 
at the. new Theatre de l'Etolle Sat- 
urday and was cordially received. 

The jist has Fredaine as a demi- 
mondaire possessing several lovers 
and is finally offered marriage by 
Payeret, a rich merchant. She pre- 
fers the youthful Claude who dis- 
guises himself as the puppet mascot 
which she consults when doubtful. 

Surprised when the puppet re- 
sponds, Fredaine joyfully ascertains 
Claude loves her. She Intends to 
refuse Payeret until the youth ex- 
plains the impossibility that he 
could replace her wealthy protector. 
Wherefore, she accepts the merchant 
with the intention of also retaining 
Claude. 

Hieronimus plays Claude with 
Iterley in the role of Payeret. Mme. 
Splnelly is in the title role while 
others include Treville Alerme and 
the Mesdames Merindol and Mor- 
nand. 



INVESTIGATING RESOLUTION 

Albany, Feb. 27. 

A resolution to investigate the 
prices charged for admission to all 
amusements and entertainments has 
been introduced into the Legisla- 
ture by Assemblyman P. J. Hamill. 

Several other resolutions along 
similar lines have been Introduced 
by other Assemblymen. 



GEST'S "BUSINESS" WIRE 



Sent Messages to K. C. Papers on 
"Chauve-Souris" 



Kansas City, Feb. 27. 

The opening business of the 
"Chauve-Souris" attraction last 
week was so bad that the returns 
brought lengthy telegrams from 
Morris Gest, to thj 1 >cal papers, 
which published them during tl.e 
week. The wi.-~» were addressed to 
the critics and were as follows: 

"I have often read articles in 
which you wonder why good attrac- 
tions don't come to your city, rinve 
just sent Balieff's "Chauve-Souris" 
to Kansas City where they opened 
last night. This is an attraction which 
has been an artistic success all over 
the world, and they played in New 
York one year and five months at 
$5 top. The same cast is now play- 
ing In your city at $:t yet the open- 
ing was by one-third the smallest 
we have ever had. I am really 
ashame.'. . d cannot understand the 
reason why at last week in St. Louis 
"Chauve-Souris" played to $24,000. 

"My work for the theatre stands 
by itself and I trust, therefore, ask 
the editor'al departments of your 
city to do something to help us for 
your city's own good and put this 
attraction , ver. 

"Tha ks in advance and kindest 
regards. — ; M orris CJest." 

BERGNER TO PLAY 
"ST. JOAN" IN VIENNA 



LEHAR MARRIES SOPHIE HETH 

London, Feb. 27. 
Franz Lehar married Sophie Meth 
in Vienna last week. 



Peggy Hyland Stands Out 

London, Fe . 27. 
Peggy Hyland who produced the 
111m "The Haunted Pearls" has fin- 
ished the stage production of the 
same piece. 

No one in the cast Is prominent 
except Mist Hyland. 



Guy Crosswell Smith Married 
Paris, Feb. 27. 
Guy Crosswell Smith, who repre- 
sents I'nited Artists here was mar- 
ried last week to Marthe Schild. 



IN AND OUT 

Trarey and Hay, dancers with 
the "Gingham Girl," in Philadel- 
phia, were out of the show last 
week due to the illness of Bessie 
Hay. 

Mai cello and talking sea lion 
dropped out of the Hippodrome 
show Wednesday afternoon. The 
sea lion played a benefit at one of 
the New York hotels Tuesday night, 
and while performing fell and badly 
injured one of its fins. The act will 
be out of the Hip for the rest of the 
week. 

The Pickwick Four were compelled 
to cancel the first halt at the Wilson. 
Ilrnoklyn, N. Y.. this week owing to 
the Illness of one of Its members. 
[Irudy and tlrant substituted. 

Margaret I'lyn.i and Co. were out 
nf the .-how at the Myrtle, Brooklyn. 
Wi due-day afternoon, throiign .m :.■-.< 
i'i\ tn. having the grippe. 

Hazel Dawn Can't Find Playlet 
Ovi ins to the difficulty in secur- 
ing i suitable playlet, Ha Eel Dawn 
Kill m ' ill iw from vaudeville. 



Managers Will Close Present 

Season as Rebuke Against 

High Tax 



Berlin, Feb. 18. 
Elizabeth Bergner, the most pop- 
ular modern German feminine star, 
has been engaged to play the title 
role in Shaw's "Saint Joan," which 
will be the first given next scaaoQ 
in the Vienna German yolks-Thea- 
ter from the translation of Siegfried 
Trebitsch. The managers of the 
Viennese Operation Theatres: The- 
ater an der Wien, Carltheater, Bur- 
gertheater, A pollot heater, and 
Komodienhaus, have had a meeting 
In which they decided to close the 
present season as soon as possible 
and under no conditions to open the 
next one until the government tax 
has been reduced. This tax Is at 
present nearly SO per cent of the 
gross in Vienna. 



Hennequin Accuses Lehar 

The French farce writer. Henne- 
quin, has started a process against 
Lehar and his librettist, the Italian 
author Lombroso, claiming that the 
libretto of Lehar's opera, "Ljbel- 
lentanz," (Dragonfly dance), has 
been taken from a farce by the 
same author without his permission. 
This operetta was tirut called "Ster- 
nengucker" (Star Gazer"), and was 
not successful. Then the libretto 
was worked over again but with 
equal lack of success. Finally Lom- 
broso wrote an entirely new libretto 
to which the old music was fitted. 
In this form it had a great success 
in Vienna and was taken over for 
production in Paris. 

There it was found Iximbroso had 
taken his main idea from a little 
known farce by Hennequin. At 
once the latter through the medium 
of the Societe des Autheurs, got out 
an injunction against all royalties 
which Lehar might take in in 
France, and started a process In 
Vienna to get hack his share of the 
already paid royalty. 



The police have been looking Into 
the question of the juices asked for 
the checking of clothes In Berlin 
theatres, (which is by the way ob- 
ligatory, as people are not allowed 
to enter the theatres with hats and 
coats), and have found that the 
present rate o£ one mark (23 cents) 
per person, is much too high. The 
managers claim that they must ask 
this as should expensive fur coats 
be stolen they must pay the sum 
in full, but nevertheless the police 
consider that 40 pfennigs (10 cents) 
should be ample. 

To the foreigner going to Euro- 
pean theatres this business of being 
forced to check clothes and to buy 
programs at high prices, is very 

unsympathetic and seems a good 

deal like a form of swindle; the 
Berlin managers, however, claim 
that they do it because they do not 
have to pay any tax to the govern- 
ment and therefore the public really 
gets it cheaper if it merely con- 
siders Miut as part ot the admission 
. hurges. 

The la'est thiiiH ui Fb'i'lin Is the 



giving of free pei'lol'ITIMIli'i'M lo tin 
unemployed. This idea has been 

taken up by the two populur-prl I 

thentreg, the Volksbtihne and the 
GroMM Volksoper These perform- 
ances will be given in the nficr- 
tioong and the t| I ■. 1; bo given 

out by the I'nloi 



BLOOM'S SEAT CONTEST 
FOUGHT OUT IN HOUSE 



Date for Hearing to Be Set — 
Show Business' Congress- 
man Has Chance of Winning 



Variety-Clipper Bureau, 
Evana Bldg., Washington. 

February L'7. 

The six Republican members of 
the Special Elections Comm.'tee of 
tho House of Hepresentativos voting 
to oust Sol Bloom as a member from 
New York of the lower legislative 
body of the nation submitted their 
report Saturday to the House as a 
whole. A resume of the case is pre- 
sented. It being stated that Walter 
M. Chandler first filed his contest 
for the seat duly accorded Bloom 
on March 3, 1923. following this with 
:.n amended charge on May 5. Bloom 
replied to both of these. One on 
April 2, and to the amended com- 
plaint of Chandler on May 15. 

The hearings of the committee 
started Jan. 21 of this year with 
Chandler represented by Leonard J. 
Obermeier and Robert P. Lewis, 
while Bloom was represented by 
Sydney Bernstein. 

Each of the allegations of Chand- 
ler is set forth preceded with "The 
contestant contends," with the com- 
mittee majority utilizing but prac- 
tically one page of the report for 
their summary. 

This summary leads off with the 
statement: 

"After a careful and exhaustive 
consideration of the evidence and 
hearings in this case the committee 
finds that all said election district* 
are tained with fraud." 

Procedure for their decision to 
throw out the precincts la then 
given, but, although fraud is Inti- 
mated, Bloom's friends point out, 
the committee does not say by whom 
the fraud was committed. One 
member of Congress said: "They've 
said the Democrats have committed 
irregularities, but when asked on 
what grounds they make the charge 
all they can say is — because." 

The report points out that when 
the recount was made in New York 
some 83 votes were not passed upon, 
but that with the count here It was 
found that 55 of these voted for 
Plooni and 28 for Chandler. These 
votes were all classed as valid, and 
thus gave Bloom 17,857 and Chand- 
ler 17,704, leaving Bloom a majority 
on their own count of 153. 

Votes In lesser numbers, which 
Chandler compained of, were passed 
upon by the committee, with one lot 
of six not considered at all due, says 
the report, lo the even division of 
same. 

Under each of the three precincts 
thrown out by the Republican ma- 
jority of the committee each Is 
headed, "The contestant contends," 
and then proceeds to list the alleged 
irregularities. Nine irregularities 
were cited under the 23d Election 
District of the 11th Assembly Dis- 
continued on page 23) 



HARRY COLEMAN ARRESTED 

Cincinnati, Feb !". 

Harry Coleman, 33, an actor who 
said he was to have appeared ■••' a 
local vaudeville theatre this week, 
was arrested at the Hotel Havlitl 
on a charge of desertion and held 
for the Atlantic City authorities. 

Shortly after he was taken to 
central police station, Coleman be- 
came ill with stomach trouble 
and was sent to the general hospital 
for treatment. He declares he Is 
innocent and will gladly return to 
face the charge. 



Guitry Scores Again 

Paris, Feb. 27 
Lueien Guitry scored another 
success in "Apres L'Amour." a new 
play by Pierre Wolff and Henri 
Duvernois, which opened a: the 
Vaudeville. 



Mme. Falconetti Joins 

Paris, Feb 27 
M olemoiselle Falconetti, young 
French actress, has entered tho 
Comedis Franoaise. 



Pileer Staging 

Paris. I'*ei> 2T. 
Harry I'lleer has been specialty 
engaged in Brussels to create a new 
ballet of Pierrot jazz 



■ Tin but botlliiaal* laitruetio* It I 

KEDWAYBURH 

STUDIOS OF 

STACE DAMCIMC 

1841 Broadwa- 

— * i. t.i Art Booklet "t" 
Talr[)ti<jn« t il uii .iij Syu 



VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE 



Thursday, February 28, 1924 



MAKING ACT PROVE DRAWING POWER 
AS BASIS FOR SALARY SETTING 



CANCELED CANCELLATION 



'Honeymoon Cruise" Wants $3,750 Weekly— Gets 
Chance to Show Worth in Neighborhood Houses 
— Reported to Have Turned Down $3,500 



The act is at i ; i 


i' Coli -i-uti 


Vork, this week. 


'or a fui! 


It is a split-week 


,,..i-... 


The Idea of |ii;i 


yilifl .hi a 



A new iii I hod of iWi'l ruining t lie 
■alary lo he paid a vaudeville ai t 
m being used for Veil VVeyburn'S 

"Honeymoon < '■'< ulsi ." 

Tiii" act opened oul of town on 
the i'"!i circuit, and went Into tin 
Palace, New York, last week, fol- 
|< wing which it is reported the sal- 
ary was taken Up at a booker's 
meeting. The art wanted $8,760, 
and was offered 13,500 for the largi 
houses, with IV-'SO in the others, .-,■ 
\\hi<'h ftgure the prod met .-a,<i he 

i nuldn't afford lo play. 

From now on tin- rc\ in vvj.'l ; ';i> 
the nelghhorhood anil spm . • ek 
houses, playing one week .11 PuV'A 
house to test its drawing anility. 
If business at the boat office war- 
rant*, the revue will be routed for 
the Eastern Keith houses at $:i 7 o o . 
said to be a record figure for this 
1 \ pi' of ail. 



w rid;. 



and 

determining its value from the box 
olllec ancle lias never been practi- 
cally tried in vaudeville. If the 
practice becomes universally used i! 
will affect many of the so-called 
lieadlinera who have been getting 
by on reputations of sears ago. 

Several of this class still topping 
lolls in vaudeville and drawn:; 
headline salaries couldn't stand the 
bos office lest unless surrounded by 

a strong bill of srainlard -u-* I 

fa \ oriii s 



HECHHEIMER DIVORCED 

Interlocutory Decree Granted thi 
Wife 

Justice Mitchell L i:> 1 mger his 

cr.-inted .Mrs. Nellie .\. Hcchheimi-r 

..a inte, lociito! j decree of divorce 

auainst Harry Saks (lechheirner 
I iines- Square Attorn?) c W, Clowe 
represented .Mrs. Hechheimer. 

A financial settlement out ol i out I 
akes care of I he in ■ int"ii me. 

'Hecky' 1 sin months started and 

h . ndoeed ., u ,i niiiiinient action 

■■ 'i in il his -,.. ilc on i.i ,, mil* that are 

- • il! a iu.\ sf ry to her. i inly i - ml 

io,, ns was served but no complaint, 

, " lion being withdrawn 1 h ■ ■ 



LE C0HTE AT SPRINGFIELD 

Chicago, Ft II u;. 

1 ed l.e • 'mill ■ . genei al lo.i iiagoi 
of lo. i 'onsn id. i ted chain ill I lien 
ins in India na under lite rccci.s • i • 

hip is lea v inu ti, bei oin< Ilia na :;■ 
cf I he Majestic, So. ingficld, III. 

The Consolida ti il hou is ai . 
i ki ly to he man. in d ni il er> ill 
-'.Hue, according to present pi uis 
and '!"' Liberty,' Terre Haute m:i\ 
ne sold. 



EDDIE MARSHALL RETURNS 
I .ois Amp li -, Feb. ". 
Kdu.it d Mat tiail, ill for two j 
\ears, has rcenvrred niflieientlj to • 
return to V.'illdcl ilc. .Marshall is 
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INDEPENDENT TIME ACTS 
CANT PLAY ELSEWHERE 



Complaints from Manager- 
One Agency Using Pro- 
hibitive Clause 



Aue.'ltS .,,..:,,:_; ilulcpi dent 

iscs ha \ • ^iiicd ...is on I heir 
bonks against ibe practice i acting 
out at special nights .n cabaret* 
and dance halls :; the in ighborh/iod 
ni the theatres in whi<4i ihej have 

I 1 ceil hooked. 



Tin- agents n.tve been actuated 
!'\ . i unplaiuts received ftom local 
managers in small towns that these 
appearances, whether for hire or 
complimentary, in local cabarets 

and dance halls, laks the edg off 
their app e a r a nces at the theatre. 

Several acts booked out of the 
M.llliy office yesterday had . la uses 
inserted in their contiuvts prohibit- 
Hii their appearance or participa- 
tion in any performances other than 
fit tiie theatre for Wh'.ch thej ii.nl 
been booki d 



EECTR1C SIGN DOES 
TRICKS TO CLOTHES 

Boston Suit Firm's Objection 

— Lighted Display Before 

Commissioners 



Boston, I'Vb. -7. 
There have been many strange 
kicks based on Illuminated signs 
outside theatres, ina it remained 
for the frowning, King Company, 
a* clothing ci ncern of this city, to 
trot Up a new one. Their store is 

adj.ici nt to the Washington street 

outran e of I.oew's Orpheuin. and 
they claim the electric sign, in dif- 
fer! r.t colors, produces an effect 
thill makes the store's window dis- 
play of (lollies look freakish. 

The clothing lirm claims ihat a 
brown suit will take on an odd 
shade of blue and that classy black 
ib : Ides appear like old blown 
headpieces. They have petitioned 
the street commissioners to have 
the sign removed. 

M. Douglass Klatlery. of the Or- 
pin-urn, appeaed before tne com- 
missioners against the petition, lie 
pointed out that lie had oft red to 
chancre ihe lighting arrangement to 
obviate the effect alleged by the 
clothing concern, but that this offer 
had been turned down. lie said the 
firm wanted the sign itself am", the 
canopy over the entl'tinci removed. 
it iv.i- erected at a cost of $13,000 
uid the concern which now asks 
for its removal was one of the al ut- 
iiis that agreed to it'- erection. 

The matter has been taken under 
consult rat ion. 



Oooley and Morton Angry Over the 
Last Half Only 

• 

Gordon Dooley and Martha Mor- 
ton, the youngsters of the Dooley 
and Morton families, and wedded 
vaudeville partners, canceled their 
Orpheum Circuit route following a 
domestic quarrel in New Orleans 
last week. 

After half a week's lay-off, the 
pair made up and wired the Or- 
pheum people canceling the can- 
cellation and resuming their route. 

Gordon and Martha have been 
trotting in double harness for the 
past two years. At the time of their 
marriage there were report! con- 
siderable parental objections were 
registered by .Morion pere and mere. 

The sipiabble isn't regarded seri- 
ously by friends of the couple, who 
report them still very much in love 

With e nil other. 

BOOKING CHANGES 

William Howard has In en as- 
signed th' hooking of Keith's l)e- 

iroi r Indianapolis and Cincinnati, 

This swit -h in the booking became 
effective this week. 

I'l.til this week William M.Caf- 
fery was booking the houses; al ■> 
:lie Davis. I'lttsbtirgh. He will con- 
centrate on Cleveland and I'itis- 
burgh. 

Howard was formerly assistant to 
Jack Demo ■.•;.- in the Keith office, 

Keith's Office Booking Switch 
Several switches in bookers oc 
curved, in the Keith office this week. 
Arthur Willie, booking the Col. nial. 
Sutn'.ay collects will be associated 
with tie Hippodrome booking. 

liiil Howard formerly a'ssistant to 
,la.-k Di nipsey in the booking of 
the Ke all middle westerns will III 
future assist I'ddie Darling. 



HOUSE ORCHESTRA 
ON STAGE AS ACT 

Southern Managers Using Idea 

— Name Band Acts Too 

Expensive 



Moore and Irving Again Working 
rSeortfe Moore and Marguerite 
Irving will resume their Orpheum 
tour. St. ore has- entirely recovered 
from his recent serious illness in 
Minneapolis which confined him to 

bed for live weeks. 






MARDI (iRAS MARCH 5 

Ni w I 11 !< ilis, I'eb. L'7. 

Maiiti (Iras occurs Match h. The 

(';:-; lliglll pill ildl takes pi IC< t<>- 

aioiiow. The old festivities are to 
oe r. sullied II all tlieii fnimit glory 



MRS. AL HERMAN'S WINNINGS 

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A number of the southern and 
southwestern vaudeville houses have 
hit upon the idea of placing the 
house orchestra on the stage at 
intermission time the last few weeks 
and utilizing the house musicians 
as a Jazz band number. 

The Idea has been used around 
New York, except that the local or- 
chestras have remained in the pit 
generally, with some sort of spot 
lighting focusing- attention on them 
for special jazz overture J with added 
instruments, such as saxo and 
banjo. 

The high price of the ja/.z bands 
With names, and those are the ones 
principally in demand In the south- 
western territory, caused the house 
managers to use the hiu--e orches- 
tras in the light of a nubstltute for 
I hn jazzists. 

From reports, the innovation of 
I lacing the house orchestra on the 
stage has met with success. 

NEW ACTS 
Brian M. Jewell, of Augusta, Me., 

and Pat Crumrhitt, both former pro- 
ducers with the John It. Rogers Co., 
if Fosloria, C)., two-act. 

Sammy Golden and Irving White, 
instrumental, singing and talk. 

Hill Hewitt ami John Kelt, re- 
united after several months' sep- 
iratlon because of Ki it's illness. 

Thomas 1". Jacksoji and Co. in 
"Between Women." by Thomas 
< Irani Springer, produi 
I'.ierbauor. 

Lou Locket t 
dancing. 

Harry and K 

H.llo Montroi 
people. 

Lucille Fields 
and Alma Adair. 

Lew Cody iLu 
"!e." 

Cordon Mack has teamed with 

Murray Briscoe, former palmer of 

the late Sam I*. Herman, who died 
Monday morning. Andy Rice is 
supplying the material. 

"The Checkbook Chump.'' a new 
comedy skit by Howard Kmmet 
Rodgers, will be Lewis and Gor- 
don's next contribution to vaude- 
ville. It is now being cast. 

Haines and Cooper in comedy 
skit. 

Marie Nordstrom in three-people 
comedy skit. 

Lawson and Moore, two-act. 

Lawrence and Brooks, two-act. 

"The Spirit of Broadway," is the 
title of a new act Blanche Merrill 
hns written for Lida Morris. 

"The Bishop's Candlesticks" in 
condensed form will be done in 
vaudeville by Tyrone Power. 

A vaudeville partnership has been 
formed between Corse I'ayton and 
Henrietta Byron. They _ are re- 
hearsing a comedy skit. 

Werner Janssen with Mabel 
Withel as his partner is to enter 
vaudeville. Janssen was the com- 
pose- of "Lady Butt rfly" which 
ran at the (Jlobe last season. 



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e.l by Charles 

Peggy Hope, 

i ti r iir'., 
Kevin, live 

•v.. i l Sisters) 

■lei >, "sin- 



l h'fi life l.y Kihi'l lire 



Hanley and Graham Dissolving 
Gianee Hanley and Johnny 
Graham, stage partners for the past 
live years are about to dissolve. 

Miss Hanley is entering a new 
production while Graham will con- 
tinue his present act with a new 
partner. 



BERT LEVY, INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINER 



1 1 



VIOLINSKY'S LUCK 

i; ■ i eeo\ cred from 
id al] leady lo 



nl< State and Massachusetts specially arranged 
his shows. "The Brooklyn Daily Enterprise," 



broken arm 

Work, Solly Violins);;, 

iali'1 III .1 his fiddle. 



>f over three thousand 'Midi in wlnmi he entertained' 



Lar.g and O'Neil 
I. mm and O'Neil . 
. fter ihe expiration 
In' i li cngagi no nt*. 



Separating 

I- to -ep.O.li, 

r ihe unci i 



Mr. Levy is making a lour u( the Keith bookings In New Y 
by C. Wesley t'raser and is attracting thousands of children ti 
under wfcosc auspices he guve a children's story hour, said: 

I'.eit Levy hit Brooklyn carrying with him the !m 
a! Ihe Strand this morning. They wil! 

"The Lynn Telegram-News" said: "Bert Levy was given a turkey supper by the Boy Scouts of Lynn 
last night. The aitisl made a stirring address and won the heart of every Hoy Scout In our City. Today the 
Scouts will he his gu'-sts at the (>l>mpia. Mr. I.evy a Iso addressed the Lynn Masonic Lodge and was entinisi- 

nstlenlly received In the Lodge headquarters." 



never forget h im. ' 

"Bert Levy Was given a turkey supper by tin 



I wi-h to sincerely acknowledge ihe splendid assistance given me in Lynn by Lillic 
-biidow aid ihe charming companionship oi Karl HrOlison and Irene llenee in Lawrence. 

(Signed) 



McNeill and Bert 
BERT LEVT. 



Santrcy-Seymour:) on Orpheum 
The combined acts of Henry San- 
trey and IJIs Band arid Anna and 
Harry Seymour have been booked 
over the Orpheum time, opening 
March 9. • 

BIRTHS 

Mrs. Vincent Coleman (Marjory 
Grant) says to keep ihe record in 
proper condition it should have been 
i recorded that her baby is a girl 
; and named Constance. Somebody 
told Variety and Variety printed it 
that the Coleman child was a boy. 
The Colemans' home address is 4152 
Prairie avenue, Chicago. 

Mr and Mrs. Dan Arnaut, at their 
In me in lndianapnlis. Keb. 22, son. 

Sadie Burt (Mrs. George Whlt- 
Ing, George Whiting and Sadie 
Burt), Los Angeles, l-'eb. nfi, twins. 

Mr. and Mrs. Alex H anion, Feb. 
26 in New York City. son. The 
father is a Loew agent. 

Mr. and Mrs. A. Spencer Bur- 
rows, Feb. 24, son. 



Thursday, February 28, 1924 



VAUDEVILLE 



VARIETY 



AUSTRALIAN VAUDE VENTURE 
NEW AND UPLIFTING OVER THERE 



WiHiamson-Tait to Have Circuit of High-Class The 
atres with Picture Houses Playing Big Time Bills 
— Jack Musgrove as General Manager 



Sydney. Jaji. 31. 
Williamson -Tu It plan to place 
high (trade vaudeville in their Royal 
theatres in both Melbourne and this 
city about June. The vaudeville 
enterprise Will be solely controlled 
by the Williamsons, with J. N. Tait 
maintaining their Interests in the 
legitimate attractions. The circuit 
is to be an international one of 
high eutra theatres and picture 
houses offering strong Inducement.- 
to good acts. 

jack Ifuagrove of Tlvotl Theatres 

has been Installed as general man- 
ager. He formerly booked the acts 
for the Tivoll Circuit, of which hie 
uncle, liar 'y (1. Mussxove, Is the 
head, and will be succeeded in that 
capacity by Harry Miller, lilt" man- 
ager for Hugh J. Ward. 

Although Will.amson-Tait-Mus- 
prove combined for u pantomime 
season a fee. weeks ago, it has been i 
given out by those Interested the 
Tivoli Cl." nil is in no way con- j 
nected wiih the Williamson vaude- 
ville. 

It has been learned that the Tivoli I 
Theatre may be rebuilt, which pro- , 
pounds the question of where will 
the headquarter* of the Tivoli Cir- 
cuit be in l his pity? 

From Inside knowledge it looks as 
though Mtugtove will be Interested 
in the new venture. The Fuller*. 
who controlled the vaudeville situ- 
ation in this country for many 
years, are striking big opposition 
whichever way thing* go. for their 
main vaudeville theatre is situated 
directly between the Tivoli and 
Royal theatlFK, within a few doors 
of each other. 

The new trend looks beat for the 
actor, both those Imported and Aus- 
tralian. ' 



LOU HOLTZ' CORRECTION 

Despite that Lou Mollz was- in 
fonned the proper way to place a i 
denial before the show business is I 
via advertisement in Variety, that 
young owner of apartment houses 
sent the following by mail: 

New York, Fib. 21',. 
Editor Variety: 

Variety in its review says I'm 
singing a song by Eddie Cantor 
and that 1 am telling a Ku Klux 
Klan joke that Cantor Is telling. 
The K. K. K. joke I did in 
"The Dancing Girl" last year. 
The song was written for me by 
Schwartz. P.uzzell and Gerber. 
Variety is mistaken about 
Cantor singing the same song 
as Eddie has never done that 
number. 

The KIux juke ll not mine, 
but I diil do it seven or eight 
months ago. 

Lou II oil:. 



E. B. MARKS RESIGNS 
FROM E, P. P. ASS'N 

Alleges Publishers Violating 

Pledges — Won't Commant 

on Resignation 



Edward I J. Marks has resigned 
from the Music Publishers' Protec- 
tive Association, of which he had 
can an active, member linqa Itl 
Inception, several yrars 113:0. 

In nnnouncim his ror.h.'ivatlon Mr. 

Marks declared ho had nothing to 

.-ay except thut tlie action speaks 
for itself. 

I'm- some time be has ccpretaed 
himself as dissuti. fled v. ith general 
conditions in the society, and had 
bce'J active In attfl kii g certain 
inemters whom he cln lined were 
constantly vlo'n.tlns written pledges. 

The resignation lavs aroused con- 
rti'.eruMe enmmert In music-il elr- 
e!i j. as the Murks firm i the first 

to I reals away from the associa- 
tion, to which all 1 he Important 

popular publishers, wilii the exeep- 
llon 01" lla-ms. Inc.. belong. 

MELEE BACK STAGE 

Bcb MilUgan Said He's Going West 
Indefinitely 

Following an alter cat lor back 
rtag ' at the Shubert, Nc'.VIM'k. Sun-, 

day afternoon. Bob Mllllgnn declared 
he Is going West Indefinitely. Mil- 

iigan is minus several teeth as- the 
result of a walloping tendered by 
four different persons. 

The Shubert, which p'uys road 
attractions, is booked for .-unlay 
concerts by Harry Rnmm. Milli- 
gan appeared for rehearsal full of 
notni thing. During an argument he 
punched Rnmm. Two actors got 
into the melee, and they are cred- 
ited with tlie damage to Bob's mo- 
lars. On his way out of the stage 
entrance alley he met Harold Uoinm 
and the latter also took a wallop 
it Mllligan for good measure. 




"NAMES" FOR INTERSTATE 
FOR ALL CF ITS SOUTHERN BILLS 



Eva Tanguay Boo!;ed — First Time in Texas - 
Orpheum Circuit's Plan for Juniors as Well 
Shows' Added Cost 



THE RITZ QUARTETTE 

ALEX. MASON. Lead Tenor 
ARTHUR HERBERT, Tenor 
NEIL EVANS, Barytone 
JACK BRUNS, Bass 

Pla> lug Halaban & Katz Wonder 

Theatres 
CHICAGO TIVOLI RIVERIA 



ORPHEUM'S YEAR SHEET 
FOR PERIOD TO DEC, 31 

Balance Sheet Issued This 

Week — Assets of Over 

$31,000,000 



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BERLIN BILLS 

Varitty Programs During February 

Berlin. Feb. IS. 

Eca'a Half if the bill was taken 
up by the Fox film, "Over the Hill." 
very well received. The rest of the 
program was rather weak, but 
Chester Died; did excellent btcyclfe 
riding; the Three Uosts, trapoec 
work; Amados throws a dirt) 
uiaboio ; ih rr Taft i-= a competent 
conjuror, and (Sulnare Hoyer and 
.Senta Horn dance amusingly. 

Wintergarten — The best bill of tie 
Wlntergat ten his had tor months, 

j especially v. ell- put together and 
timed. Dario I'.hc; \t unqucstion- 

| ably one of the best conjurors !n 
continental vaudeville. Jeffries 



Chli ago. 1'eij. 27. 

balance sheet of tljji Orphutira 

i for the year ended Dee. 31, 

was issued this weak and 

fungible assets of $Ut. r il7.- 

r.-lib total s.'srta of $50,017.- 

The Orphc urn's surplux 

c-rie.i is given BS $1,424,474 28, 

The gross Income of the Orpheum 
Circuit during Hie fiscal year cov- 
ered in the statement was $16. 769, • 
('01. VI. Of this, $13,20:;. "24.4X came 
fiicii box -Office receipts aid 11,442.- 



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PROPERTY MAN A SUICIDE 

Washington, Feb. 27. 

Said to be despondent over the 
loss of a legal suit against his wife. 
Frank B. Peacock, property man at 
the Belasco (Shubert house), com- 
Bitted suicide last week. 

Peacock had not put in an ap- 
pearance as the time for the night 
performance of "The Lady Killer" 
approached. S. O. Russell, the stage 
carpenter, started a sea-ch back 
stage and the lifeless body of Pea» 
cock was found in the property 
room. 

The deceased was 4." and had been 
in the business for the last 20 years, 
although he had only been with the 
Belasco for 11 months. He recently 
had court trouble with his Wife, who 
was allowed $15 weekly. 



W. J. Kurtis Secures Divorce 

A divorce was granted to W. .f. 
Kurtis at Frio, I'a „ recently when 
he brought suit against his wife. 
Julia l:. Kurtis, naming S. Heard, 
prop.rty man at the Hippodrome. 
Los Angelcr, as co-respondent. 

Kurtis asserted his wife wen: on 
the road With a dog act. known as 
Madame llusre and Terriers, mel 
Beard and never returned. The cou- 
ple were married In isflii. 

The d ivor. i d were formerly In 



DUCHESS' MANY BOOKERS 

The Duchess, Poughkeepsie. N. 
Y., the house that has been switch- 
ing bookers, went back to the Plitn- 
mer Agency for one week, when a 
tabloid booked in failed to appear 
and wired the management for 
railroad fares. 

A vaudeville show was booked 
instead at the last minute. When 
the management failed trying to 
get in touch with Harry Romm, 
who had been looking the house, 
the Plimmer Agency was ap- 
pealed to. 

The house Is now being booked 
by Joe ESckle. It had been booked 
for two years by Plimmer, later 
switched to Rnmm. then back to 
Plimmer, when the tab emergency 
arose. 



mysterious radio boat Was an In- 
lere ting novcl:y. The Sillhan Sis- 
ters gave- a ivell worked-out but 
conventional avrohatic act. Thi 
musical clown, Rucrnn, was anno-- 
Ing. but some o( his jokes wo.e a 
little ane'ent and over dirty; Vera 
Waldhe'.m is only Competent as a 
dancer, bul her act gets by on it? 
class Charles Hibba i< an amusing. 
if not exceptional animal imitaloi I 
the two (Saectlis are compcter.i in 
tin ir a< rohat'.c vork. ahd F iia ■- 
Carenn and Ibsen Audit e tire well 
above th< average as i dance act; 

PLEADING FOR ROTH 

l.os Angeles, Feb. 27. 
lodge Avery will be asked b 
Rat-bar. i LaMarr to put Herman 
Roth, recently convicted of extori 
ing $100 from Arthur Sawyer, her 
obatlon. 

that Roth Is ill mid 
live through a long 



artist ■■' salaries and li'm ser- 
vl'-c ilie Orphoum paid out 16 0*2. • 
1 4'i;7ii. other salaries, which prob- 
ably refers to bouse managers, ox- 
: im u in .--. eti-.. wen- $S.:!02>k:.P2. 

The operating expenses and the-i- 
• tie overhead of the Orpheum Clr- 
[ cult were $3,872.1 S I SS. Interest 
' .,! ■! discount. ».'.«•!>. 479 34! 

l-'idi*r,t1 taxes estlmateil to have 
' I paid were $22e.C29 77. 

Tl Ntnteiuent shows t 



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DAVID0W GETS JUDGMENT 

Fid ward DnvldoW has J taJi« n 
judgment for $1,800 and costs plus 
interest against the Arni.in Pro- 
ducing <:<>. inc., representing n 
balance due on a $2,000 loan. 

In consideration for the ban 
Davidow was ceded a 23 per i cut. 
interest In the profits of "Spices ot 
1922,'' whi h was sponsored by the 
Annan Producing Co., Inc. Mnuin- 
upl Morgnnlandcr, associated With 
Harry Saks lleclllie'.mer, iinsin eess- 
I'ully defended the defendant. 

JacK Lad .fnd II. Robert l.nv III 
oiliii is of the corporation, agreed 
that I avWoW would r ei i\e In 

money back first t»«Toco, «n.> othei 
-inns were expended, bit) theii i' 

hi est I |., led tin- ••. 

FAY MARBE IN CONGO ROOM 



SONGWRITERS TONIGHT 

Tonight (Thursday), starting at 
midnight, the Songwriters will 
stage their second annual Frolic at 
the Karl Carroll theatre. Carroll 
has donated the house, being him- 
self a songsmith. 

An ambitious program has been 
laid out. 

THE KURTISES DIVORCED 

W. J. Kmtis has been granted a 
divorce against his wife, Julia B. 
Kurtis, Krie. Pa. 

The couple were married in 189(5, 
and bad been In vaudeville with 
animal acls^for a long time. 

ELLIOTT DEXTER AND ACT 

Klliott Dexter, formerly in pict- 
ures, will enter vaudeville in a one- 
act comedy-drama, entitled "The 
Good Provider." by Klaine Sterne. 

Wiunifrcd Harry and Helen Ho' 
combe u ill lie in support. 



P'u . 'I ■ -c 

Tie- Orpl 
fi : re. I ; to< I- 
Ono ■ h.ir' - ti 

Till I ' b.c 
- "Mldlllu ilT. 
; t'i ;."i2,600. 

I' in II • tovl 

i i ,000.000 share- at par value 
$ I ' n-li i II I hesc, ti,,i , ha be 

!->'!< il and outstanding 549.1 
. share . v. ulrh brought $.". lie 1 7c 

I'u • year 7 ',-i pel ii nt. com i 
bin noiis Issued Sept. |, |9»1, pay- 
able in 1924. reiuesent a funded 
: .bbi of $1.*99.900. Bond and mort- 
gages of subsidiary companies ma- 
turing all the way from 1927 to 194$ 
n prt si nt a debt of $t! 320.440. 

Accompanying the Orpheum state- 
ment is a schedule of lialdlitii ■; and 
receiver's rcpnrl of the Consult- 
ilileil Realty and Tlicaln < Corpora- 
tion." 

The Co -oii.i.-iie,] rtcalt) and The- 
i:ies Corporation, with 10 houses Ii 
Indiana, his been operating under 
■i .mi:! order. The Orpheum Thea- 
tre. I'ort Wayne, was void by cnurl 



The ^-"Interstate Circuit Willi 
houses iu the south ami southwest 
will institute a booking policy call- 
ing for at least one "name" i n eacli 
of the bill. i for the rest f the sea- 
son. 

llv.i Tnr.gttni is listed among the 
"name" nets booked a'. $2,&00 u 
week. She open* at Tulsa, Okla- 
homa. March 16, -ith the rest of 
the circuit to follow. It is the llrst 
time Miss Tanguay has played the 
Interstate. 

Negotiations are under way for 

Nora Bayes to piu. the time before 

tlie end of the current season. Miss 
Hayes wants $11,000 and fares. A 
deal is also on for Marion Harris. 

Mae West has been booked to 
start at Dallas. March 9. She will 
also be a new name for the Inter- 
state. 

The Mosconifl Family act and 
Kronas. the strong man. ate others 
included in he "names" already 
routed. 

The Interstate'* decision to head 
their shows with n feature "name" 
was arrived at, follow ins; a check- 
ing up and, study of conditions on 
the circuit. 

The Orpheum Circuit is also fol- 
lowing the "name" policy even In 
the junior houses-. The Interstate 
and Orpheum "name" booking plan 

is efi'octive in tin- 'ic-uses regardless 

of whether a "big" picture is listed 

for the film end of the show or not. 

The old lion of the "napes' to 

the interstate shows will Increase 

the weel.l- co.-t of the bills. 

The bouses me Located in 
Wichita, Kansas; Dallas, Tevas: 
1'orth Worth. Texas; Fori Smith. 
Arkansas; Tulsa. Oklahoma; S.i o 
Antonio, Texss; Utile Rock. 
•\rUan-i-; Houston. Texas; Okla- 
homa City Okl iliomn. The play a 
j coo vaudeville po'.ey ranging from 
: five io seven acts nral a feature |>V- 

'II- e. 

- — 
P0IICE CHIEF POSING 

I laveupiirl . Iowa. Feb. L'7 
I ii ii I' ^ Sell in ii r. w iio i-, Cb •. 
of Police, judge and eensor, all 
ro Ileal in one, has jnsi hnnj.,1 oul a 
decision. 

In bis r ile ol Judge ilm chief says 
a pti troll who p.. vs. to ser- a ibo.v 
1 .inii.il be made Ibe bun or je: I ol 
by aii> actor, without ii becoming 
a disturbance of the peace. 

The "decwi if' i- the result oi' re- 
ntal ks in ol b\ an i lor .in a Io 
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ILL AND INJU1.ED 

R i b ("raj I'lia.v b'amily), .-•' the 
I "iili.-li I lospitul, a \ l.-tiin of tl»e 
n terious inward bleeding com- 
plaint. Id holding Ih i own Which, 
under the circumstances, is consld- 
. i .1 a favorable condition. 
(So* Klllotl (Cooper and 
■ I !».! Powers ( I'owei s | 



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be Inaugiii.i 
next week. 

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vaudeville together under the ivimsu ' llic — Kniikr i hoc In r — « iiill 



of Kurtis and Busse. 

Courtenay Returrls to Legit 
William Colirtenay has desorl 
vaudeville and is playing again 

"I > if. ■;• rmis People." 



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Running Firm 
'llie ipo, Feb. 27. 
. vice president 

l-.'i.n ler. is in i 
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MAY TULLY DANGEPxOUSLY IIL 

May Toll',' w.'r 1 1 mo\ ed to ' la- 

Post Cl.idll. te Ho. ,,1 il Fltn Ii. 

■ llffe) iiiji u il li In .. i ' disease it wan 

feared thai eoiopbeal Ion- might 
enilnngei In r life 

V, I ei ila\ die I;, pi 1 i .' i . 

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SUN MEETING MARCH 6 

• Cb vcliiid, Feb. 27. 
A meeting of the (Ills Sun miua- 
•;ers will be held "here March 6 It 

will be held in the afternoon ai the 

Cleveland Hotel. 

Cos Sun, hack from lb imtida. will 
be present. 



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Auto Hits Burrowcs 
A Spencer Ruiiowes. booking 
agent, is confined In ihe l$ewnrk 
City Hospital with a broken li- 
the resull of Inning been struck l> 
■in auto last w i r»k. 

ItutToWes book a liiuubei of New 
Jersej bou.-ij, ihiougli tlie Plimmer 

olli.c. | lip Im* |i',s ti b en, e t he 

ho ii . u ,1! |.e I ki d b.\ I" llnlir , 

and M it-tii i. 

MARKIAGES 

1 II .i i . "Sh ,>• . In .ol ot I lie R. S 
MoVs Amateiu I i. ■;,,,, :-,■■ nl -ml Flo 
King, form"! v i ink" ill' 1 flc, a'iil 

be v.. .1 March in N- v\ \ ork < 'it v 
Jen ii S'l-weomlie of ' ' Xdrii'iine" In 
Franci W l.twii-iu t Huston, Feb 

| 15, at Cit.v II . I Ho Ion The Broom 

.s the f . ii>.| ot \ 'in- er.t i.-iw rem • 
ni of Two Fellows and a flu 
I "In I. ovr w ii h l.ov ii " an d "Tho C l i n ■ 
; sider." 

I.e....- si .'ii n io -.lor and Kltarpi 

to Itntli M' ...-on I i.on-profi .- •- 
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VARIETY 



BURLESQUE 



HOLIDAY LAST WEEK PICKED UP 
SOLID GROSSES ON COLUMBIA 



Hurtig & Seamon's, N. Y. f Led Through Extra Per- 
formance — Mollie Williams Takes Another Rec- 
ord, on Split Week, $7,000— Columbia, $11,800 



Washington's Birthday was a gold 
mine for most of the Columbia 
wheel houses and shows last week, 
one of the biggest Feb. 22nd* In the 
history of the circuit. Notwith- 
standing several houses dropped be- 
low the previous week. 

Hurtig & Seamon's with Jimmie 
Cooper's Revuo technically topped 
the Columbia circuit with 7 3 per- 
formances and a gross of $11,929, 
but the Columbia, New Vork, with 
12 performances and "Wine, Woman 
and Song" actually Jed the circuit 
with $11,800, In view of the leaser 
number of performances. 

A midnight matinee was given 
Thursday Feb. 21 (Washington's 
Birthday) Eve at Hurtig & Sea- 
mon's, the Cooper show getting 
nearly $1,000 at the extra perform- 
ance. The previous week Hurtig & 
Seamon's got $7,025 with "Whirl of 
<»irls." Week before Columbia got 
$10,800 with "Record Breakers." 

Empire, Newark, last week (14 
performances) with "Queens of 
Paris" got $10,100. Week before 
Newark with "Bon Tons" got $9,350. 

Gayety, Boston, last week also got 
in the $10,000 class with a hundred 
over the mark with "Running Wild." 
Week before Gayety, Boston, did 
$9,400 with "Wine, Woman and 
Song." (12 performances). 

Casino, Boston, Inst week did $9.- 
359 with "Hippity Hop." (12 per- 
formances). Week before Casino, 
Boston, about ?8,50O with "Brevi- 
ties." 

Casino, Philadelphia, last week 
did $9,000 with "Sliding" Billy Wat- 
son's Show. Week before Have 
Marion's Show got $9,200. (12 per- 
formances). 

The Gayety, St. Louis, reporting 
Its gross for the first time in six or 
seven weeks got $9,667 last week 
with "Happy Days." (14 perform- 
ances). Week before St. Louis got 
$9,479 instead of $9,200 as reported 
in Variety. Previous show as "Talk 
of the Town." 

The Mollie Williams Show had a 
reeortl breaking week for the split 
taking In Wheeling, W.Va., Steuben- 
villc and Canton, O., doing $7,000. 
it's the highest this season for 12 
performances for the split, the Wil- 
liams show taking the house record 
both in Steubenville and Canton. 
This makes about the sixth reebrd 
Mollie Williams has nabbe4- "This 
.season. 

Wheeling, Steubenville and Can- 
<on the previous week with "Radio 
ciris" got $5.3oo. (12 performances). 

Casino, Brooklyn, last week with 
"Vanities" did $8. 100. Week before 
"Bostoniant" got $v.soo. < 1 2 shows). 

Empire, Brooklyn, last week with 
"Record Breakers," 17.500. Week 
before $9,200 With "Follies of the 
Day." ' 12 shows). 

Miner's Bronx, New Vork, last 
we< k with "Bon Tons," $6,500. Week 
before Bronx did $8,000 with "Vani- 
ties." (12 shows). 

W.iterbury and Bridgeport split 
last week with "Dancing Around" 
got $5,400. Week before with the 
Jimmie Cooper Revue did $0,ioo. 
(12 shows). 

Empire, Toledo, last week with 
"All Aboard" $5,200. Week before 
Toledo With "Happy <!o Lucky," 
$6,400. (12 shows). 

Columbia, Cleveland, last week 
with "Radio Girls," $6,300. Week 

before "All Aboard* got $5,300. (12 
shows). 

Gayety, Detroit, last week with 
"All "in Fun," $7,600. Week before 
"Monkey Shines" at Gayety, Detroit 
about $7,1100. (12 shows). 

Lyric, Dayton, last week w itli 
"Happy Go Lucky," $4,900. "Step 
On It" at Lyric, Dayton, week be- 
fore about $5,000. (12 shows). 

Orpheum, Paterson, last week 
with "Bostonlans," $4,700; week be- 
fore, not reported. 

*At the Olympic, Chicago, M4 per- 
formances) last week "Silk Stock- 
in 1 -' Revue" broke the house record 
with $8,550, The best previous 
business for a week here was done 
• by Jimmie Coopers' Revue which 
grossed $ 7 > > ) o early in the season. 
\\ <•. ic I.- !•■■ • ):•-' '.Ic: finu ' I "' 

$7,7 00 at the Olymp c. 

Star and Garter, Chicago, last 
week got $7,50o with "Jig Time," a 
very good week fur tno house. 
Week before "All In Fun" got $9,500 
at .Star and Gaiter. 

Palace, Baltimore, >.12 show*) iMt 



STOCK'S NAME CHANGE 

Strand Burlesque, in Newark, Adds 
Music Box Review to Title 

Newark, N. J., Feb. 27. 

The Strand, stork burlesque and 
vaudeville, has changed its name to 
Strand Music Box Review, without 
changing its policy. The Strand is 
located In the heart of the shopping 
district and has already built up a 
fair clientele of women which the 
management wishes to increase. The 
change in name has brought some 
criticism as it is alleged that the 
billing, "Music Box Review" is mis- 
leading, especially since the word 
"Strand" on the outside of the the- 
atre and on some of the publicity 
is on a separate line from the rest 
of the name. It is also said here 
that the Harris people have objected 
but the management denies this. 

The Strand used the name "Pit- 
ter-Patter" as the title of a recent 
show and is said to have used ma- 
terial lifted from that show. A rep- 
resentative of the owners of "I'i'le:- 
Patter" visited Newark to investi- 
gate but the Strand management 
denies that any representations have I 
been made to them and declares' 
that nothing at all -was lii";eJ from 
the original "Pltier-Patter." 

The feature picture has been 
dropped from the Strand show an i 
only comedies are now shown. 




HIPPITY HOP 



Rlbi, lb- lt< rfl 

Khi imp, '!»«* Uoof, . .. 

The W If* 

Hi" •• rl 

Mint r-i 

The Director 

Props 

Tim Kt»gfl Matiait'.r, 
Tin :-■ a ling La ly. • 



. . ..ll.irry T. Shannon 

v..- Lcvmins 

Kuy Norman 

.......Xellle NelKon 

Klo Davis 

Victor Bayard 

Andrew Whlta 

UllS ).< £•■! t 

. .Alfaretta Sj mui.d* 



Thursday, February 28, 1924 

JOE ADAMS DIES 

Was Old Vaudeville Partner of Sin 
Williams — Operated B'way Cafe 



Mont. EDMOND QUERY 
SUSAN TOMPKINS 

From the Syracuse Proas, KVb. lit. 1?24. 

"T<> these brat bit a of the (•v«ning must 
he atldeU Susan Tompkins and Mons. 
K.lni'iiifi, who give the enjoyment of 
go oil music and m<M finish ami i-'iiu- - 
inent to the bill.'* — HEIIALD. 

"A bit of music ranking hish le that 
offered by Susan Tompkins and Won*. 
Kdrnond,. The Viol In I Jit 'A numbers range 
from the big ami broad, which she plays 
with astonishing virility, to the delicate 
haunting, muted Mrnina. They pleased 
their audience." — JOURNAL. 

Now SHEA'S, Buffalo. 

Next week i March 3), SHEA'S, 
Toronto. 

Direction ALF. T. WILTON; Asso- 
ciate, FRED B. MACK; Weaterxi, 
CHA8. CROWL 



ABBOTT UNDER BAIL 

Mutual Wheel House Manager Is 
Charged Through Shows Played 



MUTUAL HOMELESS 

Academy, Pitt., Forced to Close — 
May Take Lyceum 

Pittsburgh, Feb. -7. 

The Academy theatre, the local 
Mutual Circuit house, closed Satur- 
day night. 

Forced from the former location 
on Liberty avenue by the erection 
of an office building the Academy 
touk the place of the old Duquesne 
on Pennsylvania avenue, only to 
have that theatre sold. 

Negotiations are now pending for 
a next season's house with it likely 
that the Lyceum will be the new 
Mutual theatre here. 



Rochester, Feb. 27. 

Charged with presenting immoral | 
plays and exhibition"*!, Harry Ab- ' 
bott, Jr., manager of the Corinthian. | 
was arrested Saturday and posted 
$500 to insure his appearance in 
court. 

Poiiceman Bennett, detailed to 
watch performances since it opened 
three weeks ago with Mutual bur- 
lesque, served the warrant. The 
specific charge cited Feb. 20 as the 
date and mentioned the week of 
Feb. 18, at which time Ray Reed in 
'V.rown-Up Babies" was playing 
the house. 

The Corinthian has been dark for 
years until Abbott opened it with 
Mutual burlesque. 



WRESTLING ATTRACTS 

The Empire, HonoKen, has been 
building up its Friday night busi- 
ness this season with boxing 
matches. The Empire is a Mutual 

wheel house. 

Wrestling has been used as an 
added attraction for burlesque for 
a number. of years, but boxing has 
been seldom used, the authorities as 
a rule clamping down the lid on 
the glove contests. 

'One of the Baltimore burlesque 
houses utilised the boxing idea sev- 
eral years ago, with a battle royal 
enlisting the services of five or six 
colored battlers as the big feature. 

The Empire boxing contests have 
been very unsuccessful in filling the 
house Friday nights. The Mutual 
shows and the house share the ex- 
pense 50-!">0. 



Newcastle, Pa., Feb. 27. 
The injunction proceedings se- 
cured by Jacob Oenkinger, manager 
of the theatre here playing Mutual 
burlesque, are being heard this 
week. Mayor Dun'.ap, on the stand, 
"roasted" the shows. 



SUMMER SHOW NOT PICKED 

The summer show for the Colum- 
bia is still a matter of doubt. No 
inkling has been given out of which 
'he "Wheelers'" will get the cir- 
cuit's New York house. 

Fred Clark's "Let's Go" appar- 
ently has been selected for the <!ay- 
ety, Boston, and it is not unlikely 
that Jimmie Cooper's "Revue" will 
go to the Casino In the same city. 
"The Revuo" was at the Casino last 
summer. 



BURLESQUE CHANGES 

Buck and Bubbles, the colored 
team, will leave the "Dancing 
Around" show, (Columbia), next 
week. 



McGRATH FULLY VINDICATED 

Chicago, Feb. 27. 

Justice Cleft, in the United States 
Federal Court, last week com- 
pletely vindicated James J. • Mi:- 
Grath, Who had been arrested and 
charged with a violation of the Vol- 
stead act in 1922. 

McGrath at the nine of hi* arrest 
was operating a restaurant on the 
Municipal Pier. 

Judge Cleft sternly rebuked the 
Officers for making the arrest and 
for permitting the case to hang 
against a prominent business man, 
who never should have been brought 
into court. 



week with U.i.i Marion's show did 

about 1111. nun. Week before Biltl- 
more got $S,soo with ^Temptations 
of '23." 

Gayety, Pittsburgh, (12 shows) 
last week with 'Town Scandals" 
got $10,700. 'Week before Pittsburgh 
got $11,162 with the Williams show. 



3 Watsons on Whoel 
With Joseph K. Watson iiow in 
vaudeville, slated for the operation 
of a Columbia wheel show next sea- 
son and also appearing in it, the 
Columbia will have three Watsons 
on tho circuit. 

Tho other two are "Beef Trust" 
Billy Watson and "Sliding" Lilly 
Watson, 



Sam Raymond on Mutuals Board 

Succeeding the late George Edgar 
Lothrop, Jr., Sam Raymond, oper- 
ating the Gayety and Star, Brooklyn, 
has been elected a member of the 
board of directors of the Mutual 
Burlesque Association. 



"Scandals" Equipment Purchased 
The scenic effects and costumes of 
the current White "Scandals'" have 
been purchased by Billy K. Wells 
and will be used for a Columbia 
Wheel show next season. 



Good average Columbia show. 
George Peck and Matt Kolb operate 
it and Matt Kolb put the book to- 
gether and staged it. 

A dancing mat la laid down in 
"one" at the opening and it stays 
there. That slatted hoofing carpet 
certainly takes a lot of punishment. 
A dancing show, with agreeable 
singing and an abundance of good 
hake comedy that- gets the laugh*. 
Billy Koud staged the chorus num- 
bers and he made an excellent Job 
of it. 

Harry Shannon and Artie Item- 
ing are featured comics. Shannon 
appears to be about six feet four 
and Lecming possibly live feet one. 
The contrast in height gives the 
combination a flying start in the 
comedy division. 

Both cornice do eccentric charac- 
ters and they make 'em consistently 
amusing. There's a Polish wedding 
travesty coiled "Fiefko" — sort of 
parody on the "Chauvc-Souris" bit. 
with Lecming doing Balieff that's a 
wow. 

It's a commendable stab at nov- 
elty for the troupe that Stray*] away 
from the standardized burlesque 
routine. A conversational double 
by Shannon and Lecming with base- 
ball as the theme, toward the end 
of the show, was a continuous laugh 
all the way. 

Alfaretta Symonds, the prima. 
gets capital letters on the program, 
same «ize as tho comics. Miss 
Symonds is blonde and vivacious, 
Willi personality and good looks 
also included in her bag of tricks. 
Pleasing singing voice and doesn't 
ink at all burie.-quy. None of the 
.venue) principals does. 

Kay Norman soubret. Very pretty. 
petite, graceful dancer, and carrying 
a definite air of class. Nellie Nel- 
son, a'.so of the petite type, is per- 
sonally attractive and a capable 
number leader whose vocal quali- 
fications lend themselves happily to 
jazz dillie*. A good tap dancer, too. 

Flo David another- woman princi- 
pal of the pony size variety and a 
natural dancer. Carmen Sisters arc 
in the chorus part °f slle time but 
execute a couple Of neat dancing 
Specialties that raise them to the 
rank of quaoi-prlnclpals. They're 
also pony typos and youthful. 

Ous Legert does character! and 
gets several opportunities to prove 
lie's a comedian who knows the 
technic of coaxing laughs thor- 
oughly. In a hold-up bit with Shan- 
non and Lecming as coppers Legert 
sustains his comedy allotment with 
honors, also figuring as a competent 
utility man In other bits. 

Andrew While with a tenor voice 
of excellent quality which he uses 
intelligently gives the vocal depart- 
ment a boost in the right direction. 
Among other numbers he leads 
there's one that has eight of the 
choristers as a background that 
stands out very effectively. 

Victor Baird is the juvenile, doing 
straight occasionally and playing 
with a certain finish that denotes 
experience. 

Shannon and Leeming have sev- 
eral dancing specialties and they all 
click. Of these, an old-time song 
and dance and a wooden soldier-; 
double are both strong enough to 
hold their own in the middle of a 
Broadway revue. 

A photograph comedy scer.e in 
the early part of the show starts 
well, but needs considerable build- 
ing up. A straw hat smashing ses- 
sion and a plate demolishing bit are 
naturally cure lires. 

The show is clean and a large 
number of the more overdone fa- 
miliars, such as money changing 
and table stuff, aro conspicuously 
absent. 

Liza and Her Shufflin' Six, a 
colored singing and band turn, are 
listed as extra attraction. Liza does 
the ueual jazz numbers and the 
b.lml is a typical colored aggrega- 
tion — trumpet, sax, trombone, piano 
and drum, With another colored chap 
contributing some fast hoofing. 

The band plays the syncopated 
stuff with an authentic Ethiopian 
rhythm, the absence of strings tend- 
ing to make for ft pretty blaring sort 
of volume. The drummer, also 
double* as a stepper and a good one. 
The act closed the first part and 
did well. A small time feature. 

"Hippity Hop'" is just a burlesque 
show, making no pretentions to be- 
ing a "revue." The early section Is 
slow in spots and a couple of the 
comedy bita could be eliminated and 
replaced with briefer and speedier 
stuff. 

A pleasing entertainment on the 
whole. Tuesday night business at 
the Columoia was around live rows 
short of capacity. 

Bill 



Joe Adams, former vaudeville 
actor and burlesque comedian, died 
in Flower hospital, New York, Feb. 
24. Heath followed a major opera- 
tion for appendicitis and a compli- 
cation of internal diseases. 

His name in private life was 
Aaron F. Rosenfield. He was 57 
years old. 

Mr. Adams and Sim Willlamr, the 
Columbia wheel producer, composed 
the team of Williams and Adams 
some 20 ycare. ago, a standard act 
of the ueriod. After his retirement 
from vaudeville lie opened a restau- 
rant on West 44th street, New York 
City, called "The 23 Seconds from 
Broadway Cafe." 

The resort was a favorite with 
show people 15 years ago. It was 
here the steak sandwich on toast 
with a chile sauce relish was origi- 
nated. 

He gave up the cafe business 
about 1912 and went to Montana, 
where he became interested ir gold 
mining. 

His wife survives. Burial was 
from 118 Kaet 29th street Feb. 26, 
the Munn Lodge of Masons conduct- 
ing the ceremonies. 



Seed and Austin in "Passing Show" 
Chicago, Feb. 27. 
The Shuberts have signed Dave 
Seed and Ralph Austin for the next 
Passing Show." 



"BITS OF HITS" PULLED OFF 

Below standard was the reported 
reason for the ruling off of the Tom 
Sullivan show, "Bits of Hits," the 
first time around tho Mutual circuit 
and changed to "Merry Maidens" 
for the second swing. 
I The show closed baturday. 



"PROF." HELD 

Jay T. Harding Accused by Young 
Girl 

Milwaukee, Feb. 27. 

Tiie case of "I'rofessor" Jay T. 
Harding, arrested on a serious 
charge made by a girl, has been 
postponed. Harding according to 
his own statement is a dancing 
master, song composer, violinist and 
actor with experience on the Pan- 
tages Circuit. 

As the result of an advertisement 
in a newspaper for talent, Augusta 
Lemke, 16, called at Harding's office 
for a "tryout." 

According to the girl the "tryout'* 
consisted of a dancing demonstra- 
tion suggested by Harding, during 
which he hugged her, after he had 
persuaded her to raise her skirt 
above her knees and stand on one 
leg with her head titled back. 

Harding protested against his ar- 
rest and said he merely took the 
girl in his arms to determine her 
fitness as a professional dancer. He 
was willing to re-enact the scene in 
court, but was not allowed to do so. 



MAHONEY'S SALARY ADVANCE 

Will Mahoney, with White's 
"Scandals," will receive $750 
weekly. 

His two-year contract with the 
Keith office, expiring shortly, has 
a sliding scale, reaching $450 a 
week. 



H0RWITZ MARRIED AGAIN 

Chicago. Feb. 27. 
Having survived the long legal 
tussle with his former wifeli Arthur 
M. Horwitz has taken unto himself 
another partner. Last week he was 
married to Mrs. Julia Irene Piatt 
Erdman by Judge Harry Fischer of 
the Circuit Court. 



Knickerbocker, Philly, Sold 

Philadelphia, Feb. 27. 

James Fay and M. R. Sheedy art> 
reported to have sold the Knicker- 
bocker at 40th and Market streets. 

The house has never been a pay- 
ing Investment. The first year un- 
der the Fay management It lost 
$40,000; the next year it broke about 
even, and has made but little money 
since. 

It may continue to play pop 
vaude. 



Orpheum's Los Angeles House 
Los Angeles, Feb. 2T. 

Final arrangements have been 
completed by Marcus Helman and 
Joseph Finn for the new Orpheum 
to be erected upon the site of the 
present Mission picture house. 

The project has been financed en- 
tirely by local capital, with the Or- 
pheum interests taking a long lease. 

Miss Rugel Back in Vaudeville 
Chicago, Feb. 27. 

Yvette Rugel will return to vaude- 
ville March 3. She is leaving "Inno- 
cent Eyes." 



ENGAGEMENTS 



Curtis Cook«ey 
Collins, fi "Welde 

W. Boyd Davis. 

Harry Sothern 
vaudeville revue. 
. Herbert Ashton, 

i vaudeville). 

Ruth Thomas, •' 
ville). 

John Wilson has 
Carter with Helen 

Stewart. Buird in 
replaced by Buss Lt 



and Catherine 
d." 
The Dust Heap." 

Marion Roger's 

Jr., "Blondes" 
Babies'" (vaude- 

replaced Harold 
Weston and Co. 

"Sancho Panza" 
i.non. 



Thursday. February 28, 1924 



EDITORIAL 



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John Cort must show cause on 
Maivli -1 why he should not be pun- 
ished fur contempt of court in fail- 
ing to satisfy a $51:!. 71 judgment in 
favor of John H. Livingston, .It.. whf> 
controls the advertising privilege on 
the Fifth avenue 'bus lines. Cort 
incurred the obligation in connec- 
tion with the advertising of "Tin 
Wildcat." and although agreeing on 
Jan. Ifi to make good the judgment 
at $-"i it month, he has failed so 
to do. 



Mrs. Mary Doyle, of 175 Broadway. 
South Boston, in a letter dated Feb. 
24, asks for information regarding 
the whereabouts of Francis Joseph 
Day, whom she says, was formerly 
in the employ of the B. F. Keith 
office. The body of Day's brother 
(Mrs. Doyle states) is In the Boston 
Morgue, waiting for relatives to 
claim it, and so far as she knows, 
F. J. Day is the only relative of the 
deceased 



Patrolman "Tom" Connolly, Po- 
lice Department's middleweight 
champion, on Tuesday rescued three 
young women from a fire at 37 West 
47th street. The young women were 
Florence Lewis, Anna Pomoroy and 
Flo Noot, who have an apartment 
on the top floor of the building 
where the fire started. Connolly, 
who was off duty, savr the smoke, 
turned In an alarm and returned to 
the building. 



Finding business bad on 14th 
•treet, the sidewalk peddlers of that 
vicinity are invading the Times 
square district. They are' selling 
everything from risque Parisian 
poetcards to patent can openers. 
The cops keep them on the move 
but they are plying their trade from 
stands and wagons, paying for the 
space on a sales percentage basis. 

Minnie Oupree, <f "The Shame 
Woman." lost her sedan automobile 
Saturday afternoon from in front of 
the Comedy. New York, where the 
Play is holding forth. It was just 
after the matinee when the chauffeur 
left the machine to call for Miss 
Dupree, returning to find the car 
gone. A police alarm has been sent 
out. but the car is still missing. 



Arthur F. Oriscoll, of O'Brien, 
Malevinsky & Driscoll. the Times 
Square attorneys, is sojourning in 
Cuba this week. The barrister in- 
sisted it was strictly a business trip. 
although R. C. Mills and Saul Boren- 
stein. uf Berlin, Inc., who returne 1 
Monday to their desks, were frank in 
confessing ii was "pleasure — nothing 

else but! C'-J 

Three of Brooklyn's theatres in 
'lie sparsely populated parts of the 
Iwough were robbed last week. 
Outside of performer's clothing nnd 
stage effects lh< losses were noni: 
nal. 



Making Congressman Bloom Win Twice 

Making 8*1 Bloom twice win his C mgressional scat in Congi esu is 
unfair, since ea^h time he Is obliged to fight Republicans. 



ler, 
elec 



Winning In the uptown (Riverside) district against Wa 
r, running for re-election on the Republican ticket, Bloc 
action by a small majority through a recount. 



Iter M. Chand- 
loom clinched his 



At present In Washington Bloom must again win against the majority 
of Republican members of the House if ho is to retain bis seat. An 
elections committee composed of eix Republicans and three Democrats 
have passed up a majority opinion of six against three that Bloom 
illegally won his seat, despite the recount in New York and despite every j 
thing but that Bloom is a Democrat. 

The inside seems to be that Bloom was elected in the most representa- 
tive Republican district in the V. S. That particular New York Congres- 
sional district n< »r previously had been carried by a Democrat. Bloom 
won his office iu a special election. 

The Republicans want to Save the district for the Republicans, but it's 
doubtful If their present course is the wisest to gain that end. Unseat- 
ing Bloom in the face of his conceded honest election is quite apt to switch 
that district over to the Democrats for all time. The complexion of tho 
district has rapidly changed in past years. The Republicans should give 
it .another look. To defeat Bloom at this time by taking the seat he won 
away from him would only be to give Bloom in the same Congressional 
district the largest plurality a candidate ever received for Congressman 
a the very next Congressional election in that district. 

Stealing the seat away from Bloom won't tend to make the Republi- 
cans any more popular with the show business, which looks upon Bloom 
as its Washington general representative and only one. without regard to 
his political affiliations. The show business might not see the politics In 
the affair. 

Bloom's unseating wou'd agitate all New York and likely be resented 
throughout the country by all people and parties. It would be manifestly 
unjust. There's a big question whether a majority of the Republicans 
in the House will stand for the job their party-line committee has started. 



THE DRESSY SIDE 



By SALLIE 



Elsie Ferguson Nicer Than Her Play 

When Klsie Ferguson comes to town all changed. Now it'll be Grecian 
Knot (no longer boyish cut) for the girls adore -her and always follow 
her fashion. 

Her clothes save the day. nothing could her play, '"the Moon Flower." 
at the Astor. 

With the Island of Corsica on the horizon, .Monte Carlo with its alluring 
sunsets and sunrises, blue waters around the Riviera and a beautiful 
woman, the object of one's dreams, what could have been more Inspiring 
for Sidney Blackmer as a near-ardent lover to work up a regular climax, 
which he didn't. That made "Moon Flower" as weak as Blackmer. 

In the first act, Miss Ferguson in the Terrace scene at Monte Carlo has 
;i fetching white dress, Bussian blouse style, long flowing wings, touched 
with black, black velvet hat, white kid pumps -with peach shade stockings 
and parasol the same shade as the. stockings. In the Royal Salon Suite 
with its heavy velvet drapes and tapestry furnishings, ehe is exquisite 
In an evening gown of white satin cut to the waist line, back and skirt 
draped high, bustle fashion, brocade slippers and a white flower on hair, 
close to left ear. 

Miss Ferguson's negligee, worn the following morning, of white satin 
draped, lace overdress with silver mules and stockings is lovely, also her 
going away costume of white box coat, plain one-piece skirt, tan georgette 
hat and veil perched On her titian locks. 

Fanny Hurst in a flaming Spanish red costume attracted attention 
among the smartly groomed first night audience. 



Negri as a Wild Apache 

Pola Negri at the Rivoll is a wild Apache and her "Shadows of Paris" 
with its pathos and more tragedy is one of her best. 

The settings in her home are luxurious and on the night of the dinner, 
she looked superb in an evening dress of white and silver, much be- 
jewelled. Vera Reynolds wears a black velvet with white ermine wrap. 

Quite a contrast is Miss Negri the same night in the Buele Cafe scene 
and the Black Bird seemed much more at home in this atmosphere. 



Jack Cronin, property man at tic 
Folly, Brco|:l\n, was granted an in- 
terlocutor) divorce ngalt si his wife 
Anna Cror.ln, by Judge Xormnh S. 
Dyke In ihe Kings Count v Phipreme 
r ■• 



Love, Revenge and Profanity 
"Rust," at the Greenwich Village is picturesque with love and revenge 
sprinkled with more profanity. It's the little romance hovering near that 
saves the three pallid acts and an excellent cast. Selena Royalc's work 
in this melodrama is a treat. 

Left-hand Liszt Player 

The Marg.i Waldrom turn at the Riverside this week Is well dressed 
from curtain to piano. She's an artistic dancer and if toes could speak, 
hers might say a lot. Miss Waldrom is assisted at the piano by Josef 
Martin. His Liszt's Second Rhapsody, played with left hand only, with 
variations, would do the concert stage credit. 

Nellie and Sarah Kouns repeated their Hippodrome act. dressed the 
same. Their popularity brought them nine curtains. 

Miss Bobby Gardone in her classic poses is a symphony. As Powder 
Puff perched on a pedestal of white, dressed in white, one ran think of no 
more appealing status except Liberty. 



Fokines at the Met. 

Tuesday night at the Metropolitan was a rare evening and a crowded 
house greeted Michel and Mrs. Kokine and their American ballet of 60. 
The Medusa was danced to beautiful music, with Alexander Aslonoss. of 
Petrograd. conducting. The lighting effects, soft and alluring, made one 
forget "The Tragedy of the Harem." 

The girls were dressed in soft flowered crepes in various shades. The 
I. .It ike blues, with wing sleeves, were by far tin- most fetching and in 
perfect harmony. 

Miss Savage as Pallas, iti white, with hej raven black hair, blue n^ 
and white skin, was divine. 

Good Show at Columbia 

"Hlppcty Hop," at Hi Columbia this week, Is forking, with production 
-t iged by Mot! K'olb. nnd it is -t.agnl. The _'iil- hop through nine musical 
numbers, attractively' d'e srd. 

Lisa and her ehuftllnu si\ were a decided hit Hilt colored jazz hand 
.as ,i drummer who dan'.- cqtlallj »« well as he play- Miss i.iza has a 
I |e using""* nice, and the'r old-time mutheni melinite.' wot much applause 
iii.I bad io be repeated 

The I'.al Tab. 'tin net i- elaborately staged The black velvet curtain 

■,\;ih .-.de dungings of shaded silks I a huge stalrwaj from which the 

_ iris enu r from either s ide n I •• in aiir.'u llvi fin itfng. , 

The girls in Hie "\V( ! Vo — PH 'I M ' 1 " ' i ' ■•" "title .,■ •■; p(] j r i M ln 

iires«es pink sinks aid white sitpP ' • |l1 caps In the ''Hongs ol 

Long Ago' they had rose sit n sfiin I'lhe .Mi,- spangled, and sllvei 
Uppers nnd stockings ind .■■■• sv •. I ipe caps. 

The girls in 'Mj ld< it t; ! >\i n it-« ill - id irimis shades imi 

.• ntti n I ive 



RIGHT OFF THE DESK 

By NELLIE REVELL 



Somerset Hotel, New > 
That Viennese handwriting expert , ho was on the front pages ol 
newspapers some time ago mie.iit have been able to ferret out a lot of 
secrets from signatures, but I'll bet he was never able to tell from a "John 

Hancock" 'as I can just where the signer keeps his hank account. My 
system Is fairly easy, too. First, I look at the signature on the check that 
accompanies an order for mj book, and then shift my glance rapidly up 
to the name of the bank and the seance is over. | haven't failed on this 
yet. 

One thing I have learned from the orders and checks that hive com" 
in is tli it 1 have a legion of the finest friends on earth, some of whom I 
have nut and main others whom I may never meet. 

7 — 

At last I have arrived among the ranks of the six best sellers. No I 
didn't say "cellars. * I was informed of this by a clipping from a Balti- 
more paper, whose list had "Right Off the Chest" sandwiched in between 
Paplni'a "Life of Christ" and F.linor Glyn's "Philosophy of Love." And 
that, I would Bay, is going the limit In either direction. 

Don't see why those senators waited such a long time to find out that 

oil is so distasteful, I could have told 'em thai after mj tits: week in 

the hospital. 

Zoe Beckley writes me that she liked that line In my going -out story 
the other day that -aid "memory is ttie oply paradise from which we cannot 
be driven." Yes, Zoe, and it is also the only hell from which there is no 
escape. 

"Birth Control In tin Movies" was a headline in the "Times Square 
Dally" last week. My goodness, are they going to extend movie censorship 
so as to control 'em at birth. Anyway, it's a good idea. A movie theatre 
is certainly no place to be born in. 

Some people see slgnr of spring in the first robin, others in the first 
bunch of violets of the year on Fifth . avenue. My two sure sigtis have 
already arrived, one of them an invitation from Lillian Leitzel to sit in a 
box at the opening of the circus at Madison Square Garden, and the other 
bid to sit next summer on the front porch with Sain and Kate Elinors 
So I'm confident that it's high time I'm getting a new spring hs» 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON VAUDEVILLE 



The "plcbi.in " hooking agent, OT as lie delights to bear himself called. 

"artist's representative," does not cut much of a figure on the Fifth 
Floor, or Pop Family Time Deportment of the Keith's Booking Office. 

The Times Square Daily, Monday, said; 

The "Jim Crow" policy of the Fifth will not permit the lowly agents 
drinking from its water cooler. In fact the latest edict of C. Wesle> 
Kraser will not permit of the agents assuaging their thirst at all on the 
Fifth (except they have it on their hips), Nor are they allowed to smoke 
while up there. If they have lo book a small time act on the Fifth they 
must enter the sacred portals hat in hand. 

On the sixtii Floor things are more happy-go-lucky. The supervisors 

do not seem to entertain the same mistrust of the agents. They are 
allowed to smoke, keep their hats on and drink water. 

Soft collars are nlso barred as not being in harmony with the surround 
ing in the Family Time Department of the Keith office. It is reported 
that C. Wesley 1'r.iser, manager of (ha! brunch suggested to a "pleblan" 
..gent he chuck soft collars. 

Ernie Can is taking up the speech making racket for pay. He ran 
second the other night to Irving O'lluy, his pal, with Ernie getting $ri» 
Capt. O'Hay goi $150. but that wa- to have been expected since O'llii 
has been at it some time with Krnle just commencing. Irving says 
Ernie Is there a mile as a talker. 

Irving also says everyone always has asked for Ernie anyway utter lie 
concludes so now Ernie will appear in person. O'Hay often mentions Cai i 
in his talk about their adventures .'ill over the world. 

Irving Is getting almost unique in demand as a public speaker. Tills 
week and next he will speak nightly in 12 different towns. A couple ol 
S p eeches weekly would be considered enough booking as the usual thing. 

The couple start again on their truck voyage about Decoration Dr. 
and this summer will make it a trip to the coast. They have bid th**it 
truck painted. 

A long engagement atfKeitTi's Hippodrome will not "make' n freak rn 
circus act popular enough to headline them around the balance of the 
Keith Circuit, in the opinion of several of the booking men. 

Breltbart at the Riverside, New York, last week topping the bill failed 
to "draw" the business looked for. Trade was more off than usual at 
Unit "weak sister" house of the circuit. 

The proximity of the Riverside to the Hippodrome where Breltbart 
played for a several-week run may have affected the gross, but In the 
opinion of i-oine of the bookers the act will only draw outside of 'New 
York City where a strong "bally- hoo" can be utilized to bring them In 
and where the advertising secured from the Hippodrome engagement will 
mole strong!;' count. 

Straight vaudeville turns, however, when held at the Hippodrome for 
a four-week run are materially benefitted by the prestige given, In the 
opinion of the hooking mcu. 

The real reason, It seems, why the Ned Wayburn act, "Honeymoon 
Cruise,' was ordered to cover up its girls was that one of them, Kdn a 
French, who posed entirely nude in the centre of a stage fire, became 
({iilte too nude under the strong light turned on In error at the first 
performance last week at the Palace, New York. 

Previously a subdued light had been employed for the fire effect. With 
the light flaring too brightly more of Edna was observed than had been 
figured upon. So Edna skipped Into the white tights she since has been 
wealing while her companions of the bare legs had to cover 'em up also 

The oi plieijm Circuit's efforts to line up new material on the Paclfb 
coast, especially in the picture colony, appears to have fallen almost en 
lirelj upon the r boulders of Hen piazza, manager of the Hill Street then 
tre, I. os Angeles. piazza is responsible lor practically all acts the 
Orpkcum liis been able lo .-••cui r .,n the coast and in most cases was 
forced to secure vehicles and then line up people for them. Although 

hamp I io ( certain extent b> his managerial duties Mr. Piazza has 

-. i \ en the circuit a lot of action in the west coast territory. 



An example ol bow an a 

I .r.iziii.in w ire w ilkei al I Ii 



t can Jump Its prestige is Mlacahua, the 
Hippodrome this week. Last season bin 



je i. "'I over a part ol the < irHill o|,»'lilrig show and when returning I'mii 

Brazil opened ii Syracuse (Ii i t*e< tin opening the show. ThLs 

week at lh< Hip sin is nti'sncond iftpi intermission, a feature spot, otei 

lias a presentation hiiili a'niiuid ::• . She differs from the otiier Wire 

■ I It ii n i it she ii«c i i yire , i, Mo,ic for balancing purpose 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Thursday, February 28, 1924 



ERLANGER'S PLAN; TO ENGAGE 50% 
OR MORE EQUITYS IN ALL PLAYS 



Miffed When Proposal Was Rejected by Actors' As- 
sociation — Issued Statement — Erlanger Now 
Bound With Group of Managerial Pledgers 



Tl.e managers-Equity situation 

anont a new agreement to replace 
the 1919 strike settlement was un- 
officially stirred up early this week. 
A. L. Erlanger, angry that a plan 
he h.ul worked out was returned by 
Equity's Council with the message 
it was not acceptable, gave out a 
statement predicting a strike next 
summer. 

Erlanger believed his jl.-n could 
not fail to Interest Equity*! of- 
ficers. It is understood ne pro- 
posed the Producing Manager*' 
Association guarantee all produc- j 
tions shall eng.ige a percentage of j 
Equity member! (said to be con- 
siderably e\er SO per cent.). 

Erlanger reasoned that if Equity ' 
was sit.-, re lis Its claim that any 
method other than closed shop 
would fre acceptable, if '.'. would 
hold the organization together hii 
plan could not be tossed aside. 

Erlanger considered he figura- 
tively had been pushed up against 
the wall by Equity and he declared 
himself, convinced that Equity 
seeks nothing but closed shop. 

The result is that if there was 
any doubt about Brlanger'a stand in 
the Equity matter, he is now def- 
initely bound with the "round 
robin" managers, who have pledged 
to oppose closed shop. 

Erlanger did not consult any 
member or official of the P. M. A. 
nor any of his associates. Since he 
returned to the managerial organi- 
zation last fall he has devoted much 
time to working on the problems 
of the steering committee. Most 
of the latter are in Florida, Lee 
Shubert being the only member be- 
sides himself remaining in New 
York at present. 

Erlanger's statement said: "The 
Producing Managers' Association is 
in the business of furnishing the 
public with a certain kind of the- 
atrical entertainment The edu- 
cated portion of the community de- 
mands this particular class of 
amusement and the 1'. M. A. is 
obliged to provide It. 

"The Actors' Equity Association 
has shown it cannot provide it. 
Since it came into existence the 
number of first class theatres In 
the U. S. has been reduced by at 
least one-third. Neither can the 
managers provide sufficient enter- 
tainment under the restrictions that 
Equity wishes to put upon them." 

One of the dailies reached Frank 
Glllmore and requested a reply to 
Erlanger's point that Equity "has 
shown that It cannot provide" 
popular amusement, the successive 
failures of Equity Players at the 
Forty-eighth Street last season and 
this being referred to. Glllmore Is 
credited with replying that Equity 
Players was not a commercial ven- 
ture, that it aims to produce ar- 
tistically the works of American 
authors, but that there Is "no 
doubt" Equity could be successful 
in "commercial" production. 

Erlanger's statement mentioned 
Equity's claim of 14.00C member- 
ship, "but I doubt If there are all 
told over 1,000 first class actors In 
the United States, and many of 
them, as is well known, are not 
members of Equity. It follows 
therefore that the Producing Man- 
; sers must lie allowed to draw from 
any and all sources the people re- 
quired to All the casts of the pro- 
ductions they must make to provide 
the public with sufficient entertain- 
ment." 

Erlanger, In mentioning the sup- 
plementing of the regular lists of 
players by artists from vaudeville 
Bald he did not believe there were 
more than 1,000 first-class vaude- 
ville acts in America. / 

"There may be trouble," he con- 
cluded. "Equity Is affiliated with 
the Federation of Labor and every 
man engaged in public affairs In 
the United States knows that spells 
trouble. Equity Is trying to Intro- 
duce labor conditions Into a call- 
ing Intended to furnish entertain- 
ment. I believe that it will fail." 

Erlanger had several conversa- 
tions with John Emerson, president 
of Equity, and so far as Is known 
no one else was present. 

In a recent Issue of Equity's 
monthly house organ an editorial 
discoursed on a suggestion that th" 



one-nit;ht stands be reclaimed. 
figures wire usi d pointing out -the 
diminution of. tl^e small stands 
without mention of the proof of 
the data. The theoretical argu- 
ment presented was that touring 
companies be formed and a circuit 
or wheel bo framed, the players 
agreeing to work co-operatively, 
unl er regular man igement. 

Vanity's proposal to "reclaim" 
tr.e one-nfghtcrs may be a Utopian 
dream that drew smiles from show- 
men who read the plan. The mis- 
informed think of reducing sal- 
aries, eliminating advance agents. 
i; plying to government to reduce 
railroad farce and playing at $1 
top. 

No money can be made, the 
article admits, but the idea should 
be carried through for the "good 
Of the game." Where theatres are 
not available in the territory, pic- 
ture houses may be "easily con- 
verted." 

After the booklet was printed the 
figures presented looked queer to 
somebody around Equity and a 
typewritten slip was pasted in. The 
article estimated that 90 companies 
could be given work for 15 weeks 
The correi lb n was that 15 compa- 
nies could work IS weeks, provided 
90 theatres in the one-nighters 
could be booked on the wheel. 



JACK DEVEREAUX WILL 
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE 



Leaves "Rust"— Dispute With 

Silvernail — Has "Man 

Called Grant" 



Jack Devereaux, who entered the 
producing field recently as presi- 
dent of Devsllck, Inc., which 
presents "Itust," resigned as its 
president last week before the show 
moved from the Greenwich village 
to the 52d street. 

Devereaux, who is a well-known 
actor, is determined to remain a 
manager, however, and has i plan 
which will be tried next season. He 
has secured the rights to "A Man 
Called Grant," written by Edwin 
Hose, and proposes to try it out at 
the President, Washington (stock) 
this spring. If acceptable to a 
producing manager, the rights will 
be turned over, but only with the 
proviso that the management and 
actors share and share alike. 

Devereaux's withdrawal from the 
"Itust" company followed a dispute 
with Clarke Silvernail, who is vice- 
president of the Devsllck corpora- 
tion. 

It Is understood that he Invested 
a considerable sum of his own 
money in "Rust," the other prin- 
cipal backer being Alexander Dolo- 
witz, a business man. Laura D. 
Wilok is treasurer of the project. 



NEGRO ROBBER ROUGH 

Cincinnati, Feb. 27. 
Mrs. Venus Landus, aged 20, who" 
says she formerly was an actress, 
was beaten by a negro robber who 
entered the home of her husband, 
Guy Landus, proprietor of a dry 
cleaning establishment at 709 Mound 
street. The woman's husband went 
out to make several deliveries, leav- 
ing her in the bedroom. Suddenly 
she felt a black hand pressing her 
shoulder. When she screamed the 
negro knocked her unconscious with 
a hand mirror, stole $37 from the 
cash drawer In the store and then 
fled. 



J. J. TO BE BURIED IN N. Y. 

Los Angeles, Feb. 27. 

The remains of the late J. J. 
Rosenthal will be taken to New 
York next week, accompanied by his 
widow, KatherlM Osterman and 
their son, Jack Osterman. 

The deceased expressed a desire 
just before his death last fall that 
his final nsting place be in the 
vicinity of New York. 




CHEVALIER BROS. 

"Entertaining Entertainers" 
Spotted this week (Feb. 25) at 
P. F. KEITH'S PALACE, NEW 
YORK. 

Direction H. B. MARINELU, Inc. 
English Rep., WALTER BENTLEY 



CAPITAL CENSORS HIT 
7AN1TIES--PUBUCITY 



Earl Carroll Fixes Before Un- 

drapes Open — Front Page 

Stuff Besides 



Washington. Feb. 27. 

Washington's self appointed cen- 
sorship board is forcing much front 
page publicity for the attractions 
attacked. The latest being a de- 
mand for the appearance of Earl 
Carroll before Capt. E. W. Brown, 
of the first police precinct, and 
Lieut. Mlna Van Winkle, head of the 
woman's bureau of the police de- 
partment. 

These two viewed the opening 
performance Monday night of 
"Vanities" and stated that unless 
Carroll changed the show and 
dressed up the undraped female 
members of his company they would 
close the attraction. 

Carroll has won over the news- 
paper crowd, first with a dinner to 
the critics prior to the opening, and 
again Monday night with a special 
birthday party to v . is "angel," Will- 
iam Reynolds Edrington, held in 
the ballroom of the Shoreham 
hotel. Every local managir was 
there as were all the publishers, 
editorial writers, managing editors, 
etc., as well as Peggy Joyce, and 
all of the girls of the show. 

Carroll has other causes for Joy 
to counter-balance any worries the 
local police may cause him In the 
statement made tonight by Joe 
Cook that all disputes had been 
settled and that "Earl Carroll and 
I will live happily ever after." 

Cook didn't make the Monday 
night party, but this, he stated, was 
due to the fact that he drove from 
Boston with the result that he 
barely got through the show let 
alone the party afterward. 



VON SCHILLINGS' HOPE 



Director of Berlin State Opera in 
New York 

Berlin, Feb. 20. 

Max von Schillings, director of the 
Berlin State Opera House, has sailed 
for New York to be with his wife, 
Barbara Kemp, who is sioging at 
the Metropolitan. 

He stated to the press that he 
hoped while there to make some sort 
of an arrangement with the Metro- 
politan OpeTa House Company, 
might be able to exchange singers. 

Although It is admitted here that 
Schillings has. been working under 
very hard conditions, It Is, neverthe- 
less, felt he has not gotten together 
as good an ensemble as he should 
have, and that the Berlin Opera 
House, formerly the best in Ger- 
many, has fallen below peace-time 
standards. 

The newspapers comment very 
sardonically on his hope that be 
might be able to accomplish in New 
York what he has not been abb 
to do In Germany. 



MAKE UP REDUCTION 

The Stein's cosmetic people are 
announcing a reduced price for 
their eyebrow and eyelash coloring 
to 60 cents. 

it's a standard make by the firm 
In the collection known as Stein's 
Make Up. 



JAS. K. HACKETT AS "GUEST STAR'' 
"HRED" 10 ACTORS IN 10 MINUTES 



Upheaval of Equity Players Cast for "Macbeth" on 
Invited Star's Arrival — "Fresh From One-Night 
Stand in Paris" 



PRE-LENTEN LULL 

IN ALL CASTING 



Stock Propositions Particular- 
ly Feel It— Many Closings 
Holy Week 



A pre-Lenten lull has hit all cast- 
ing agencies, especially those 
specializing In assembling stock 
organizations. 

According to an authority more 
companies will close during Holy 
Week (week preceding Easter) than 
ever before. 

The Idea of the managers getting 
a line on the proposition at this 
early date Is said to have been 
prompted by a decision to find out 
how they stood and avoid trouble 
later. 



GERMAN COMBINATION 

Metropole Going Back to Operettas. 
Considering Klein 



Berlin, Feb. 18. 

According to reports from reliable 
sources, it seems probable a combi- 
nation between tho Metropole and 
the manager, James Klein, can be 
expectod. 

The Metropole, tho operetta the- 
atre of Germany, is thinking of tak- 
ing up the style of re-vue, which 
made it famous before the war. 

Its director, Geheimrat Jentz, is 
considering a combination with 
Klein, who now controls the Kom- 
ische Opera, Apollo and the Neue 
Operetten, in Leipzig. 

Klein is the president of the 
Vaudeville Managers' Association, 
and beforo the war only had con- 
nections with this type of enter- 
tainment. Within the last three 
years Klein has been successful at 
tho Komlsche Opera and Apollo, 
with what is in Germany considered 
as an expensively put-on-revue. 



TOE HOLD FOR GEM 



Helen Joy's Novel Plan to Protect 
Jewelry 



San Francisco, Feb. 25. 

When the Selwyns* "The Fool" 
company reached town last week 
Helen Joy, who plays the leading 
feminine role, literally limped Into 
the city, had to be conveyed In a 
wheel chair to a taxi, and then 
needed the services of a physician 
before she was able to appear for 
the opening performance. It was 
all on account of Miss Joy's novel 
scheme to protect her diamond ring. 

According to the story that has 
caused considerable amusement In 
theatrical circles, Miss Joy feared 
an attempt might be made to steal 
her gem while she was asleep in her 
Pullman. To forestall such a calam- 
ity she put the ring on one of her 
toes. It was a tight fit. When she 
awoke the toe had swollen to such 
an extent she could not get the gem 
off. Neither could she waHt withy 
out great pain. ' She called In a 
physician to help her. 



"RIVER'S END" BACKERS 

"The River's End," Daniel Rus- 
sell's adaptation of the Jame-s Oliver 
Curwood story. Is currently in re- 
hearsal. Harry Mestayer has a lead- 
ing role. Tho River's End., Inc., is 
the .sponsoring corporation headed 
by Kussell and his brother Harold 
O. Kussell and Julius Kendler 
(Kendler & Goldstein), the theat- 
rical attorneys. « 

The play is a drama. A film ver- 
sion of the Curwood story was orig- 
inally produced by First National. 



Passion Play 

The tenth consecutive season of 
"Veronica's Veil," the American 
Passion Play, will o|>cn Sunday, 
March 2, at West Hobokcn, X. J. 



Rehearsals of "Macbeth" got 
under way last week at the 48th 
Street, but wera abruptly discon- 
tinued when James K. Hackett 
looked the company over and 
started dismissing players engaged. 

It is tho rule of Equity Players 
that the casting of plays be made 
by their own officials. Hackett is 
In the classification of a "guest 
star." with the privilege of select- 
ing his support. 

Feeling against Hackett's sum- 
mary dismissals was tlTe result. 
Harry Stubbs engaged the company 
which was made up of experienced 
Shakespearean players. Rehearsals 
started Monday of last week and 
tho fireworks started Thursday 
when the "guest" appeared and, dis- 
liking his hosts," fired 10 actors 
within as many minutes. Those 
dismissed felt like they were be- 
ing thrown "out of their own 
house." 

Early this week It was stated 
that the only survivor of the orig- 
inal cast Is Hackett himself. 
Among those dismissed were Bobby 
Straus, who enacted the "drunken 
porter" for several seasons under 
Frits Leiber, and John Alexander, 
who was a standard Banquo 
uruler Robert Mantell. Two of the 
witches and three juveniles were 
lopped off and the casualty list was 
not completed until Saturday. 

As one objector to the proceed- 
ings put it: "The, 'guest star' ar- 
rived fresh from his one-night 
stand In Paris and wearing his 
Legion of Honor badge." 

"Macbeth" is due to succeed "The 
New Englander" at the 48th Street 
In three weeks. 



MUSICALS AT APOLLO 

Woods Announces, Upon Colonial's 
May 1 Closing 



Chicago, Feb. 27. 

Having received word that the 
Colonial would close about May 1, 
Al H. Woods has exercised his op- 
tion with the Erlanger booking of- 
fices to get first call on musical 
shows which in other times would 
go to the Powcrs-Erlanger house, 
for his Apollo. • 

Following "Topics of 1923," with 
Delysia, the first of the Erlanger 
shows to reach the Apollo will be 
"Vanities" in June. 

Following this the house is slated 
to play Eddie Cantor, in "Kid 
Boots"; Fred Stone, in "Stepping 
Stones," and the Zlegfeld "Follies." 

The Apollo at no time will play 
any dramatic offerings. 



EDITH DAYS ABSENCE 

Edith Day's absence from "Wild- 
flower" is accounted for at the 
Hammerstein office by tho desire 
of the star to take a rest. It was 
explained that Miss Day felt un- 
equal to the extra performances 
called for on the holidays of the 
la6t two weeks, and she laid oft on 
the advice of her physician. 

Until last Friday Miss Day had 
not missed a night performance of 
"Wildflower" in a year. During 
Miss Day's absence her part Is 
played by Cecilia Navasia, her un- 
derstudy. 



"THE HANDS" REPEATING 

The first Music Box beefsteak 
held several weeks ago, at which 
the stage hands entertained the 
company, was such a success It has 
been decided to hold another on 
Saturday, March 8. 

This time the company will do 
its bit toward the entertainment. 

The "hands" have promised a 
minstrel show for the first half 
part. 



COCHRAN GOING BACK 

Having arranged for a rodeo at 
tho British Empire Exposition 
which will be held in London from 
April to October, Charles B. Coch- 
ran will return to England Satur- 
day. 

Tex Austin, who Is now In New 
York, will be associated with Coch- 
ran in ih'> rodeo enterprise. 



Thursday, February 28, 1924 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



CRITICAL DIGEST 

Opinions of the metropolitan critics on the new legitimate pro- 
ductions. Published weekly in Variety as a guide to the reliability 
of the critical judgment on plays expressed by the reviewers on the 
dailies. 

The opinion will be repeated when a play closes on Broadway 
after a long or short run with the critics to be boxscored at inter- 
vats, rated by percentage on their judgment as recorded. 



The Strong 
Somewhat skeptical reviews with 
KfforW" 



and Mall-Telegram" only 



papers to favor the piece. 
"Herald" and "Hun" had 
Wtille the "Tribune" and 
lean" said little either way, 



News, 

doubts. 

' Amer- 



The Moon Flower 
Elsie Ferguson was allotted her 
Usual quota from the first string 



men, who generally reported Sidney 
Blackmer as miscast. "Times" 
(Corbln), 'World" (Broun). 'News" 
(Mantle) and "Sun" (Rathbun) 
lined up as unfavorable, which left 
but Welsh and Woollcott, of the 
"Mail-Telegram" and 'Herald" 
turning in complimentary phrases 
of the varsity reviewers. 

Variety (Paiti quoted It as a 
sure feminine attraction and a 
"money" ..how. 



5 WORE GOING OUT 
BY END OF WEEK 

Three Are Failures Outright- 
Other Two Taking to Road 
—"The Lady" Surprise 



LUELLA GEAR'S NOTICE 



Two attractions made KUdden de- 
partures over the week-end and 
probably three more will slide out 
Saturday, or live withdrawals over 
last week's list, three of the clos- 
ings are classed as distinct failures, 
while two are successes, leaving for 
the road. 

'The Lady." produced by A. II. 
Woods, will leave the Kmpire for the 
road after a stay of 13 week*. It 
was booked in as a stop-gap after 
Chicago turned thumbs down on it. 
While the piece was not a contender 
for big money honors, it probably did 
not have a losing week in New York, 
the average pace being $10,500, and 
for half the engagement the grosses 
were $11,000 and over. The Broad - 
•way engagement therefore counts a 
surprise. 



THE LADY 

None of .the critics hailed this 
Dec, 4 opening as a particularly 
dramatic achlcvmcnt but all 
W to enjoy it and predicted 
onfl run. 

/afiety (Abelt thought that 
the proverbial chances were 
against the piece. 



''<Eho Living Mask,'* produced by 
Brock Pemberton, stopped without 
announcement at the Punch and 
Judy Saturday at the end of its fifth 
Week. It is a drama by Pirandello 
and was played the first four weeks 
at the 44th St., where the average 
takings were $'i,000 weekly. Moving 
to the little Punch and Judy it stood 
no chance. The piece drew an un- 
lucky break at the start, the leading 
player being forced off after the 
premlore and the piny suspending 
four days. "Mas!.' had no eh.mce 
for popular favor. 



THE LIVING MASK 

Indefinite notices were the rule 
although the first string men 
made adequate allowance for 
Arnold Koroff, suffering Aiith 
laryngitis at the opening. 
"World" (Broun) thought. "Koroff 
a great actor in a fair play" 
while the "Tribune" (Ham- 
mond) believed it, "picturesque 
but not pleasant dramatic en- 
tertainment." 



Arbitration in Run of Play Contract 
This Week 

The complaint against Luella Clear 

of "Poppy," running at the Apollo, 
lodged with Kquity by Lawrence An- 
halt, general manager for Philip 
Goodman, will b" arbitrated this 
week. Hugh Urady has been selected 
to act for the management, ami 
Ritchie Ling w;it represent Miss 
Gear. 

The actress has a run of the play 
contract. Auhalt claimed a breach 
and gave Miss Clear her notice. The 
allegation is that Miss Clear was late 
on entrances, missed cues and made 
wrong exits, other counts also being 
specified. In the event the decision 
is in favor of the manager, two 
weeks' notice will be effective from 
the date of the decision. 



BEAUTY DOCTOR SUED 
BY HIS PRESS AGENT 

Agent After $25,000— Other 
Troubles for Dr. 
Shireson 



Chicago. Peb ::. 

Despite the more or less famous 
fame received by I>r. Henry J. 
Shireson for trying to make Fannie 
Price's nose prettier than It was, 
the beauty maker has had more 
troubles piled up on him. 

The latest is that his last press 
agent, Victor Rubin, has sued 
Shireson for $23,000, alleging a sal- 
ary contract and a percentage on 
fees for rectification cases hlj pub- 
licity brought to the facial re -maker. 

Dr. Shireson way operating here 
under a Connecticut license. It was 
from a No. 3 or No. 4 medical school, 
and they didn't grow wild about it 
here, but he is st:!l operating under 
it. 

A few of the other plastic sur- 
geons in town farmed an ar.-oeia- 
tion of plastics and are said to 
have "gono after" Shireson on the 
diploma thing, which might be 
summed tip as admitting Shireson 
has been getting more coin fixing 
"em up than a'.I of the others"©- 

get her. 

I>r. Shir^.'on operated on other 
professional! besides Miss Price. 
One was her brother, Lew Price, 
also with beak trouble that the Dr. 
attempted to adjust to Lew's and 
his family's satisfaction. 

Lew isn't yet certain, but Fannie 
has announced she Is hippy with 
her new nose. 



''Gypsy Jim." produced by Arthur 
Hammetjstein, was withdrawn from 
the 49th St. after Monday nights 
performance, the added day being 
accounted for by a prior party night. 
Tho comedy was well regarded but 
drew very poor business. It could 
never reach $6,600, the average for 
the six weeks being $4,000. 



GYPSY JIM 

A majority of the first string 
men ranged from fair to middlin'. 
"Mail" (Craig) was about the 
most emphatic, saying; "should 
outlast many better written, 
acted and directed plays." 
Variety (Lait» also thought well 
of the piece. 



The Moscow Art Theatre will 

again take to the road next week, 
leaving Jolson'a G8th St. after a sec- 
ond repeat engagement of seven 
weeks. The Pusstans played the 
Louse six week.! In the fill and re- 
turned after three weeks out The 
total engagement this season here 
Is 13 weeks Uusinesx started mildly 
both tim i but ;'i',i|,".i and averaged 
ov-- $15,000. 



SIM0NE CONTROVERSY OVER 

Edward J. MacGregor settled the 
controversy between Author Golding 
and Mme. Simone or. the Golding 
play, "Open Door." It was agreed 
yesterday when the hearing on an 
injunction obtained by Golding 
against the French actress came up 
for argument that if Mme. Simnne 
did not present the Golding piece 
while In this country she is to re- 
turn to Golding $1,G0'J advanced by 
him, 

Mme Simone may play "Naked" 
in the French as a matinee attrac- 
tion in New York before goii S >n 
the road, 



KAY LEAVING MISS NICHOLS 

Robert C. Kay has resigned as 

general manager for Anne Nichols, 
author and producer of Abie's 
Iri^h Ho ne.'' 



' 1 







Trouping Through the Southland 



ROXY LA ROCCA 

THE BASHFUL BOOB 

Chicago, 'Vaudeville," Feb. '- '•. 
current revil w: "Poxy La Roi ra, 
harpist supreme, was next. This 
onsummate artist never was in 
better form. He played as if pos- 
sessed of some incarnate spirit of 
music. La Pocca is one distinct 
single in vaudeville. He has no 
?i)iial; his lube characterization is a 
work of art and his own song, The 
Auctioneer,' is a panic." 



Kay entered theatrica • when 
"Abie" was firs', opened in New 
York. He figured In booking of the 
various companies of the Nichols 
smish and is credited with being 
d^veioned ln'0 \ : : I '.!'•'< 



A True Story 

From "Tides Square Dally" 
Feb. 27 

.Chicago. Feb 1',. 

She was a "FoHles** chorus 

girl. 

The road ''Follies' (Zieg- 
fold's). 

She did not drink. 

She did not smoke 

I En t die mixed and never 
paid. 

One night she walked into 
the theatre with a $1,200 coat. 

The girls were curious 

They said things. 

They began to conjecture. 

All came to the umc con- 
clusion. 

A "Variety" man :n Chlcag > 
hoard the tale , 

This was six Weeks ig 1 

The other night 

Ho met a man. 

The man inquired if the re- 
porter knew so and so 

He said he did not. 

The man said she is a fine 
girl. 

Then he told the following 

story . 

"I attended a party one 
right. 
"There wore a Sot of 'Follies' 

girls there. 

"They all smoked and ilrank 

but on?. 

"She was .•> pretty girl v. J 
lively, too. 

"By her actions she attracted 
my attention, 

' It was just past Christmas. 

"So to begin a conversation, 

'I inquired if she got all sh? 
expected for Christmas 

" 'Yes,' she replied, in a 
hesitant manner. 

"But I responded: 

"'There was something you 
did not get.' 
" Yes,' said she. 'because I 
would not pay.' 

"'What was It?' I asked 

"'A fur coat,' she replied. 

'When I went home 

"I told my wife of the g''!. 

' Parly the next morning 

"We called at her hotel, 

'Invited her to breakfast. 

1 My. wife liked her. 

' So then she took her to a 
store. 

"And sii.I. ;>:•■!< out wl P 
y.oti want ' 

•The girl w is timid. 

"Put finally found a ■ » l 

".'Take It.' said my wlf* 

•I paid for It. . 

"The girl is h ippy 

"And so are we." 



;i «re • w > ■ ■ -k i > \ i 1 lu' .-n't 
heni i ' Dixie' 1 oi 

The i.egi ,i iture w as i - * i ■ • <• >n In 
Hi hmond most of them stopping at 
tloj Itiehmond. The most 7 popular 

ti dody a' 4 a M Was "Sweet A ha- 
il e." strangers vve couldn't locate 
the pi 1 '■ or the , anse. though we .ire 
cert »in there in only one cause for 
"Pweet Adeline ' 

It was in Pi hmond that Lee re- 
ceived his two 'eeka' notice from 
r s. cir int. 

tieorge W.udiington stopped In 
Pichmond one night, proving th.it 
he knew a one -night .-t.vte.i better 
than our bo ikers of today 

Spent Sun, lay playing hear', with 
.lack Hempsey, Teddy Hayes, Cleorgle 
Price and Waller Kirch. The 
champ take, 1 ure-.t delight in -.lip- 
ping the oi ick queen t" you and 
daring you to make i nasty "rack. 
Evei Georgie didn't say a word. 

Deinpftey trained en Sirah's apple 
pie for three days Says he's going 
to take her to his camp and have 
her do his cooking When he goes 
into training for Firpo If Firpo 
slams one Into his next lime he'll 
slum back one jf Sarah's pies. 

Everybody in Richmond was so 
busy trying to buttonhole their fav- 
orite legislator Into some bill '.hey 
forgot to mend the show. 

Tuesday night it rained. Nobody 
goes out in the rain in Richmond. 

Wednesday the sun emerged from 

bchjt'.d a dark cloud and somebod) 
gave a theatre party, but onlj three 
showed up. The 111 in iger said we 
could come hack find pick 'em. He's 
not a bad guy otherwise, either. 

Even the picture ho-j.-e were 
stunned by poor business. Only one 
picture doing anything, a sort of 
freak movie called "Some Wild 
Oats." This picture pulls a lot of 

freak advertising and shown to "men 
only" and "women only" at certain 
hours of the day Funny bow that 
"ONLY" thing gets 'em in burgs 
where the natives have crawled In 
for Ihe winter, fiarnum was smart. 

The owner of the show gave a 
party to celebrate the anniversary 
of his ownership, and successful 
piloting of the company for one solid 
ye ir, if losing $JO,00 I iai. be nlled 
"successful ' 

!d the mlds! of the pai*U' he 
ordered the w uter 1 > semi two h ims 
to his home In New York 'Only the 
orchestral dm a vert id 1 lie lie 
situation 

Douglas Gordon, eminent -nti , 
and Mr and Mr 1 Ford ino! Henry) 
attended the banquet and were 



royally entertained Doug'a* Is 1 "> >ui 
the cats gondola down I >rt, He 
made a speech. lln nottcu already 

had I a turned fa and he l:n IV » I 

wouldn't seo it until the n x m >n«- 
ing, 10 he could talk freely, 
Norfolk Is Different 

Noi ;,.|k V 1 n altogether differ- 
ent JoUon put this town on the 
11 ap With a $30,000 week They are 
talking about inducing Senator 
Walsh to Investigate that week. 
There's .1 Tea Pot Doe n It some- 
where 

All the bad busii.es of Norfolk ii 
binned onto the sailors, or lack of 
sailors. The n itives all mention the 
bad treatment they receive from tie- 
Navy Department, They ordered all 
tin warships to the Pin ami zone 1 
day before pay day, and paid the 
boys oil .11 sea That's a dirty trick 
on Norfolk. Every store had laid 
In v supply itiit every theatre had 
booked 11 show to take care of Uo> 
pay day rush. No wonder Denby 
had to resign, all of Norfolk Is .sore 
at him. Including Jake Wells, who 
never was sore at anyone — much. 

There are more "to let" Signs on 
Norfolk's main ill tg than there ar" 
Chesterfield signs on the Pennsyl- 
vania railroad 

Henry Ford is building a million- 
dollar plant her?, and m my people 
are learning to crank cars. Henry 
VOWS he'll shake up the town or 
know the reason why. He 13 going 
to manufacture all the flivver, for 
South America here and shi, them 
from this port, .saving a cross-coun- 
try haul. That's efficiency. Put why 
not let the poor South Americans 
alone. 

Gordon',) notice and the paint 
number 111 the show created so much 
talk in Norfolk that the show really 
did a great business. Even on 
Washington's birthday 11 ere was al- 
most a Complete sell out for the 
matinee, proving that tho natives 
hive some dough and will let.go of 
it if properly gouged. 

Vaudeville and pictures down here- 
aie just about getting by. They 
give them more" for their money 
here in the picture houses than any- 
where else in the world. They have 
to, It keeps them busy digging up 
bargains at the matinees that will 
drag in a few sbeckels. 

All in all, the merchants, the siilor 
boarding houses, the hotels, the thea- 
tres, the saloons (deleted), tho gyp 
Joints, In fact all Norfolk, ar very 
optimistic and all sing the refrain to 
one song Wait "Till Our Ship 
Cornea In." Nat. 



THE SOUTH DEFENDED j CHORISTER PLEADS 
BY BURKE OF STAUNTON GUILTY OF THEFT 



"Man to Man" Lasted Four Weeks 
'Man to Mi." wi" 'lose Its tour 

In Lackawaxen, Pa., Saturday, after 

four weeki 
The pie, ■ .1 1 1 pr > i 1 od out of 

Phil idclphia by T >m Kei 1 edy, a 

»toi U a 'tor. 



Sam H. Harris D^e Back Today 
Sam H. ll.i.'i'l.i l j I . -• back from 
Palm IJe.ich today an I wili im- 
mediately sei the machinery in 
motion for the production of ' Tr.e 
Pack Slippers," j, new comedy by 
p.iu: P. key. 



Helen Hoene Wdl Be Married 
Helen Hoe'i I* is le iving tue a 1 1* 1 - 
ern idvir •■ •' Blossom Titue 1 ■ 

.-.-J 



Manager Answers -Trouping 

in Southland" Article 

Last Week 



-o am tor '.'1 ; ' ■■ > 3$. 
Editor Variety: 

The literary gent who put th° 
curse on six Virgln'i towns !n the 
article appearing In current Vari- 
ety, under the title. 'Trouping In 
Southland," must have had a couple 
of off-nights with the song books. 

Or, maybe-, some of the restaur- 
ants we have down here charged 
him a dime for plo 

The biggest excitcni'.tt ever rec- 
orded In this fair village ( ind it has 
a long history, dating back to pro- 
PcvoIuUonary times) was when on» 
of the I >cal fooderiea charged an 
agent 6u cetiti for ham and eggs. 

Little things open develop mighty 
peeves, It 1.1 possible, too. for a 
fellow to pass through a garden 
and not smell tho rose-. 

Granting th.-p. what, our critic 
says aSout the .owns n true, It I* 
neverthelehs 1 f.ict that the six 
towns complained of always have 
been regarded as among the de- 
pendable one-night standi In the 
east. Variety reports the closing of 
several attractions In the middle 
west, and It is Interesting t, note 

that a! least one of these has been 
re-routed . the ten Me territory 
hern ibout 

There 1 : nothii 1. -■ . c -' ibn M 
the custonei exclaiming, 'wood God 
Almighty." when asked $2.7S f «r -1 
seat In hi,'' ot our towns. Maybe , 

W H tii it kil 1 Of A !)'■■ 1 A' \ •<! 

— iiTm.sa nni,iL» ;>- 'i^ V-.v 



Tl -i' 



Grace Foster Westmoreland 

Robbed Benefactress — Was 

til When in Washington 



Washington, Feb. 27. 

Grace Foster Westmoreland, * 

former Zlegfeld ' Follies" girl, 

pleaded guilty to the charge of 

stealing her benefactor's clothes and 

money when appearing before 

Judge Samuel* Riggs at Rockville 
Md , x suburb of Washington, and 
waa ordered held for the grand 

jury. 

Wluie appearing here at the 
National early in the season, Mr3. 
Westmoreland was taken ill and it 
was neooflsary to leave her be- 
hind the show. 

Tho story has It thnt siie was 
befriended Uy a Mrs Netti Hogue, 
a government employe, who took 
the chorine in, nursed her back to 
health only to have the girl I»ave 
the, house and go to Atlanta, tak- 
ing -.long some of the clothes he- 
longing to Mrs Hogue a c i well ai 1 
small amount of cash. 

Mrs. Ilogum testified against the 
girl yesterday, who, when ques- 
tioned by the judge, ei tei e 1 » pie > 
of guilty. 

In default of $500 bail M < W - - 
moreland was committed to Ji? 
She f ( reported as presenting 1 pa- 
thci le figure and, although s' it ng 
she was marred, no hUsban j ft is 
, 11 -o rl '1 as »ist h 

ARTHUR KLEINS DRAMA 
The Way We it," b/ Paul Eve - 
don 1. Columbia University studei 1 
ft'itl bo pi >duced by Arthur Klelr 
i >:; , f ir i 1,1 it of sight people 



up 1 



J. J. Ha§ Gene *• ■■■ > ■ 

,' HI , . a , •■• ' 



Oorant's ''Bruta' Mil" 
iles i f oi ' ( will pi odu ' 

! : Ma n" '•/ 1 1 .1 ;.' 1 >ui in 

I'l' , . . , 1 t';.«D'il 



10 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Thursday, February 28, 1924 



DUNCAN GIRLS DEMANDS 
IN "TOPSY AND EVA" 

Making Requests in Chicago 

—Want Jazz Band— Wilkes 

Says He"ll Close Show 



Chicago, Feb. 27. 
Tl.c Dui an Sisters, after attain- 
ing success in "Topsy and Eva" on 

iho coast, began making things 
lively for Turn Wilkes, producer of 
the fcliow, by "temperament" and 
teem to bo repeating here. 

Their coast experience cost them 
a suspension from Equity. 

Qn the opening night of the 
show, which got over here on a 
"fluko" through publicity stunts, 30 
per cent of the audience walked out 
during tho performance. The dra- 
matic, critics did not take kindly to 
it either. 

For the first three days of the 
run "Topsy and Eva" at the Sel- 
wyn the attendance was meagre. 
Then the management launched a 
publicity campaign based on the 
popularity of the Duncans and 
after hard labor turned the tide. 
Once the current became favorable, 
the show began to pick up and do 
business, with the result it has 
broken all of the house attendance 
figures. 

The si«tcrs were cognizant that 
Miry were the pivot about which the 
publicity revolved. 

The Duncans told the manage- 
ment th^y had several girl friends 
on the coast wiio were ravishing 
beauties and must go Into the show. 
They were told that all of the girls 
with the show at present were giv- 
ing satisfaction, had stuck and 
should be kept. That made no dif- 
ference and they had their way. A 
number of the o'd girls were given 
two weeks' notice and transporta- 
tion to the coast with the friends 
of the sisters replacing them. 

Having scored, the girls sent out 
front word that a Jazz band would 
tie put into the show, as they felt 
jt was necessary. The company 
manager replied that he had no 
power to do this without the con- 
sent of Wilkes. The girls are said 
to have retorted: "We get $2,500 a 
week and a percentage of the gross, 
and if we deem It necessary for our 
own protection wo will put In a 
band whether you or Mr. Wilkes 
.ikes it or not." The manager is 
expecting most any day that the 
girls will bring the band in and 
put it to work. 

It Is also claimed that the sis- 
ters .'re making daily changes In 
the script and are changing dialog 
and fiti:ation= to suit themselves. 
Changes are made nightly, with the 
manager standing out front worry- 
ing what will be done next, it Is 

t.lld. 

Word has teen sent to Wilkes, 

and it is understood he has told the 

manager that unless the Duncan 

girls change their tactics he will 
■ lose the show, 

BESSIE F. COLBY WANTED 

$19000 Eitate Waiting for Her— 
Time Limit 



Brooklyn "Daily Eagle" Couldn't 
Decide About "The Moon-Flower" 

The Brooklyn Daily Eagl< ' last '-■■■• had 1 • • •• •• < Ml The 

Moon Flower' 1 with Elsie i • ". • -. . '. .< Maj< . » th th< nd 
verdict still ..' . .'• dotw. 

All of < hi local papers panned t hi -'• ■ * .. • • , ■ . and a re- 
porter of 'The Eagle,' 1 uMigtt'd o ] • ■■ ■ ■ . • •• •) the mob, 
. .., •):; the play banal. 

That incited Charles Wapr.*! - , ■'< ; - ... .:■ . . . . Thi Erifcle"' 
.;i d • x pi • s« ii -■ • pinion. 

Whereupon Arthur Pollock, •'• di .niailc editor •' I • paper and 
its regular reviewer, caught the show at I ie Wednesday ntatlneat 
Pollock thought i; extraordinary and suiil so n> a ri vii w on Thursday. 

Meantime the "Eagle's' 1 managing editor had seen ih« piece, lie 
placed it .is immoral beside* banal. 

Things kind of died down then in Rrdoklyn until the stnrl of this 
week, when "The Eagle' 1 reviewed it again as a New York premiere. 

There i« no suspicion that anyone on "The Ragle' 1 has a piece of 
the show, ii jt the Brooklyn bunch on ihe dallies do say that "The 
Eagle" was ihe only local paper lo get tickets for the Manhattan 
premiere. 



RABID PAMPHLET 



TYSON CO.'S BOOKS 



Sent Arcund by Fanatic Against Ordered 
'•Miracle" 



Written probably by seme rel g- 
inns fanatic, who signs himself as 
"One Hundred I'er cent Protestant 
Artist.' 1 a pamphlet has been re- 
ceived in a number of theatrical 
office*, throdgh the mails, attack- 
ing Morris rjcsf, Otto II. Kahn and 
Max Beinhart, the producer, backer 
and director of "The Miracle." 

The booklet, which contains sK 
page«, j<3 one long tirade against the 
Gest production, which It says i« 
part Of " plot to deliver America 
over to Catholicism. It says that 
while Gest > Kahn and Relnhart arc 
Jews, they have entered into a con- 
spiracy with the Ronian Catholics. 

The writer declares that the 
no wspa iters are In en the plot and 
that the critics are merely press 
agents. 

"The massage" was addressed to 
nil players In "The Miracle,' 1 and 
bore a Newark, N. J., postmark. 

PlaybroUer Increases Claims 

Laura D. Wilck, the play broker, 

lias be' n granted her motion to in- 
crease In r original 10,020.75 claim 
against A. II, Woods, the producer, 
to $24,020.;;;, but the c.ourt has ruled 
Miss Wilck must pay all costs. 

The claim Involves "Up in Mabel's 
Room," "(letting Gertie's Garter" 
and "The *jlil in the Limousine," all 
three bedroom farces authored by 
Wilson Colllson arc! produced by 
Woods. 

Miss Wilek's claim originally w.is 
for her commissions alleged .'. ie 
from Colliton through Woods, but her 
prayer to amend tbo complaint In- 
creases the amount by $13,000 be- 
cause Otto llarbach and Aver} llop- 
wood were called In to collaborate 
with Colllson ai d "docti r' 1 th< • t - 
inal scripts. 

The piaybrcker feels herself ec- 
tltled to a percentage c' Harbach's 
and Hopwood's royalties In audi- 
tion :o that coming to Collison. 



Court Through Steele- 
holders 



v.. Tyson Co., Inc., has been or- 
dered by New York Supreme Court 
Justice George V. MuHan to produce 
its books and records since its in- 
ci i-|" ration in 1024 for the benefit 
of Henry R, Towne, George 11; War- 
ner and Granville llartman, 

All thrte ;-•. c stockholders of the 
corporation and while admitting the 
reiving dividends on the preferred 
stoi '» deny any on 
Tiny a).-o compiain 
statement has been 
hoc .'.ii^.s • ailed. 

Towne is chairman •■{ 
cf directors el the i'ale 
Mfg. Co 

The mandamns i. rdi r 
•o tj.e . orporation, the 



the common. 
no financial 
rendered or 



the 1'0 .. d 

k Towne 



direi ted 

impany's 

J. 



o(...u of directors and lo William 
Fallon, pi • <-■ i > i « nt .1,1 Marshal) 
K' ' ' " -. '.'• 'a-- i.i • r ot T;. son s. 



Burlington, Vt., Fob. 27. 

The sum of Ji?,000 Is being held 
'.ere for Bessie* Florence Colby. She 
has only until March 12 to claim it. 
If not appearing by that time, the 
money will be turned over to dis- 
tant relatives of Mrs. Florence 
Johnson, of Essex Junction. 

Mrs. Johnson made Miss Colby h< . 
solo heir of her es'ate. 

The Probate Court here set March 
13 for the final date o probate the 
will. 

Mi^s Colby lias not been heard of 
for 12 years, the last time was win n 
she appeared In "irls.'f playing Now' 
York. 

ACTRESS' CHINESE HUSBAND 

Syracuse, N. Y., Feb. 27. 

Lucille Granger, 16, an actress, 
.■•nil Dick Kam Tang, Chinaman, in- 
i. ri sted In the Asia Restaurant, in 
this city, and i graduate of Syr- 
acuse University, were married re- 
cently by the Rev. John S. Wolff. 
assistant pa'tor of Presbyterian 
Church, In Rochester. 

Mm Fred Hubbard, the mother 
of the girl, is in a state of collapse 
and declares that her daughter's 
in a mace has "broken her heart.; 1 



Selwyns Leaving For Abroad 
Accompanied by his wife, Archie 
ftelwyn will sail for Europe Satur- 
day. Mrs. Selwyn has been iil foi 
•ome time and is just recove 
• om an infected jaw. 



Gerald Bacon on Way to Australia 
Ict'ald I! :on 'Sanger A- Jortl n) 
has gone to Australia. 



LERT0RA VS PAINTER 

Clatms Pr ma Donna triet) to ln;ure 
His Prestige 

Joseph Lertora says he has filed 
a complaint with Equity against 
Eleanor fainter, claiming that her 
a< tlons were "unprofessional,'' and 
injurious to h.s reputation. 

Lertora was engaged to play op- 
r i-iie the prima donna in Tire 
("biiton Girl,' 1 at the Ljric. 

The only time he appeared with 
her was .Saturday night, when he 
received several curtain calls, Ac- 
ording to Lertora Ibis did not suit 
Miss Painter, and on Monday night 
he was told to be "indisposed." 

Lertora, soys the same thing 

would have happened Saturday but 

'or the presence of George Trimble 

I of Equity, who Insisted that Mies 

i Painter go on with hliv>. 

Previous to thiw, Geerge Rclro- 

, ht-rr, a new tenor, had been tinging 

with h*r, and while sr.e was out 

- four performances last week Ler- 

' tora played with an understudy. 




INSIDE STUFF 



ON LEGIT 




~ ~. ...-.* ..... . --c ~ . «.... v .« , la 

June, but ■ i course, no' to that top gross. The weekly profit at present 
means crediting it against production that runs to around $500,000. 
It will lake a long while even at top money continuously to get that all 
bai k. But 't lookH as though Cost is going to make a better showing on 
the i.i t loss than was looked for and he may yet break even at the fhiish. 




The recent revival of Hanptmann's "The Assumption of Ilannele'' at the 
Corf, New York, for special matinees recalled its first presentation in 
America over 30 years ago at the Fifth avenue by the Kosc'nfeld brothers. 
At that time it was regarded as the last word in expressionism and high.- 
browlsm. 

This time it drew vicious pannings from two of the critics ("World'' 
and "American") and only lukewarm commendation from the others. 

A Brooklyn stock manager recently presented Eugene O'Neil's "Anna 
Christie" at his theatre. Before producing it he went carefully over the 
script and ehminateil much of the profanity which he considered okay 
tor Broadway, but a bit too warm for a nelghborhurid. After the first 
performance one of his most regular patrons, a young and pretty matron, 
rushed up to him anel gushed, "Oh. I was so disappointed in your vereion 
cl the show!" I think it's awful the way you took out all the dams." 

The larc But French never had a written agreement with Rosalie 
.Stewart, although they were partners in production. Since his death 
Miss Stewart has incorporated both "The Show-Off and "Meet the 
Wife' 1 and Mrs. French (Alice Kis) has been given a full portion of the 
stoe!;. MNs Stewart expressed regret that French did not survive to 
witness the standee business drawn to the Playhouse by 'The Show-Off." 
French's name has appeareel in several programs of shows which arrived 
after his death. One Is "The Chiffon Girt,' 1 the dance direction of which 
he was averse lo handling. It was while out of the city looking over 
that attraction that he was fatally stricken. 

French llgureel prominently in staging "Lollipop," the musical succese 
at '.he Knickerbocker. There were things that French refused to permit 
even over the wishes of H. W. Savage. The latter finally walked out on 
the show and did not think it had a chance. Before that, however. 
Savage ised to walk into rehearsals and ofttimes present Bert with a 
^iik handkerchief, paying as much as $10 each for them. The manager 
joked about it, saying he guessed French disagreed with him just to keep 
him buying the Mlken 'kerchiefs. 

"Sitting Pretty" again brings together as a playwrightlng team Bolton, 
Hi rn and Wodehouse. It is the first trio work by them for half a dozen 
yea--. They won fame for the "'Princess shows," classified as intimate 
musical comedies. The new pie, o is of the same type, but with an 
enlarged east and chorus-, there being, II players and ^8 choristers. A 
number of necessary bits in the first act account for the somewhat 
heavy i a St list. 

Though "Sitting Pretty" will not be presented at the Piincess. the 
basic idea of the former musical shows there has been carried out. 
Since their succe c se s in the little house, Kern and Wodehouse teamed in 
a London ehow, "The Cabaret Girl.' 1 Bolton and Kern also teamed, 
doing "Sally" together. 

The last musical previous to ''Sitting Pretty" by the trio was "Oh, 
Lady, Lady. 1 Before that they turned out ''Oh, Boy," "Very Good 
Eddie" and "Leave It to Jar.e." The latter piece was the only one not 
first niayvd at the Princess, it was opened at the Longacre. 



Mrs. Carrington, formerly a specialist in voice culture, is mentioned 
as financially interested in "Mr. Pitt," produced by Brock Pembertoni 
at the 3?th Street. She is a sister of Walter Huston, former vaude- 
vlllian, who is etarred fn the play. Mrs. Carrington Is reputed to be 
wealthy and has a home in Westchester, also a villa In California. She 
coached John Barrymore in voice usage when he was preparing for 
Hamlet." Mrs, Carrington Is mentioned as having been Interested t» 
other theatrical ventures and .s named .,s one of the underwriters for the 
Provlncetown Playhouse. 



Frank Vreeland, dramatic editor of the "Herald," will handle the forth- 
coming theatrical guide to bo published by tiie Producing Managera # 
Association. His selection came because of the desire of the committee 
in charge to secure an active newsman rather than a press agent and 
thereby avoid the press agent's angle on news. 

Vreeland ie preparing the first issue, which Will t» submitted to the 
managers and okayed as to its style, etc., before public distribution Is 
made. ]{e .-,1^0 publishes an Amusement Guide on his own and said 
yesterday -n;.t th.s whl continue. 



HURLBUT LOSES LEASE 

In a suit by Florence E. Symonds, 
owner of the premises at 444 West 
""el street, New York, against Will- 
iam J. Hurlbnt, the playwright, the 
Appellate Division last week handed 
down a decision in favor of Mrs. 
Symonds. 

Mrs. Symonds sued to cancel 
FTurlbut's lease because it was al- 
leged he bad sublet and made sun- 
dry alterations on the premises. 



Wm. G .Newman III in Hospital 

Chicago, Feb. 27. 

William n, Newman, manager of 

'Peacocks,' 1 wan ill when he arrived 

.nd has been removed to the Alexian 

r. rot It is Hospital, suffering with 

intestinal trouble, Louis i"iino is 

publi jty man attending to his own 

! work and at the same time icting 

- s '•. mager nf the show. 



RUTH ETTING 

"CHICAGO'S SWEETHEART' . 

,\">i\v I'.iiurcd at the Mor.tmaiire Cafe, Chicago's ucwtsi . 
est cafe, 

"... Ruth F.tting. who has bee- ben ked for an 11 • • ■'<-. 
iv Chicago's latest contribution for n v. '■■: roles fer mucii-al 
;i;uu».' - VARIETY; 



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Staff of New Biltmoic 

Los Angeles, Feb. 27,' 
Tl.c new Biltmore opens Monday 
With "Molly" as the Initial attrac- 
tion. E. J. Smith is the manager of 
the new house. Harry Davies is the 
press agent, Walter Hearn remain - 
; K ■ 'he Masci ',■•■. present. 



FLASH -PAPER" 

Authorities Note Posters for TwO 
Shows 



Chicago, Feb. 27. 

The paper and the framed pic- 
ture displays for White's "Scan- 
dals" at the Colonial are under 
scrutiny of chief of Police Collins 
and Mayor l>ev.r. Complaints 
have also been received about "Jn- 
nocer.t Byes" at 1he Aperllo. 

The purl.'ts will not stand for the 
tindrafed feminine form being 
plastered and exhibited over the 
city. 

Thu "Tribuni ' has alv.i taken a 
high moral stand in Ihe matter and 
:• helping the pttristfc' campaign. 



SPEED MARRIAGE STOP 

Albany, Feb. 27. 
If the bill Introduced into the 
Assembly by Mr. Steinberg, of New 

York, i* iuKSe.1, .' will put a stop 10 



-peed marriages between chorister! 
and the young sons Of rich parents. 
The measure provides for a lapse 
of three days between tho applica- 
tion for thi lii 1 nse and lis issuance. 
It* object i« to give til" contracting 
pal th s tlnii Ink it over. 



Thursday. February 28, 1924 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



It 



SHUBERT PARADE OF NAKED WOMEN 
DREW $34,000 IN CHICAGO LAST WEEK 



SHOWS IN N. V. AND COMMENT 



Holiday Business Largely Helped Grosses in Loop — ; 
"Peacocks" Not Long for Cort— 'Red Light j 
Annie" Doesn't Look Any Too Well 



i'!u, »«... Feb. IT. 
itiotous theatregolng marked t be 
w >ek-end of la."', week';' sales in the 
Loop's legit theatre*. The peak of 

the bombardment csme £•)!■ the 
Washington':, Blrthd ty matinee per- 
formances. Not a theatre giving 
the special holiday matinee failed 
t. sell on*. 

About mid-week "Innocent Eyes" 
(Apollo) leaped n.to the hit 'lam 
Aii undreesed chorus, plus «ome 
foxy, clever handling of advance ad- 
\ rtlslng, turned the trick for the 
new Apollo show, which will now 
furnish stiff competition for f he 
"Scandals" at the Colonial. "Inno- 
rent Eyes" reached $34,000 for the 
tlmt week, leading the musieaii be- 
cause of the "Follies" slipping to 
around $3o,noo on the ninth and 
tiniil week at 1 1 1 «=» Colonial. "Scan- 
d lis" opened Sunday at the Colonial. 

The musical play list remain* at 
f -tir. with another change ot mu- 
sical attraction Saturrta) when "The 
! ..i.i; in Krmine gives u iy to 'tilt- 
lie Jeaai* James" at the ltar/1 'k, 
'Krmine' didn't better its gait 
started at the Oarrick, finding M 
rtifttcult^to maintain better than .< 
$' i.ooo aver Lge. 

"Topsy and Eva" swung higher 
thin oyer with the extra holiday 
matinee, hitting cloae to $34,000 at 
the Selwyn. For the first eight 
weeks the Duncan Sisters averaged 
130.004) per week, phenomenal con- 
sidering the threatening premiere 
the. piece had in the matter of not 
Ivding, 

"Peacocka" don't promise a long 
at iy at the fort. The premiere 
drew around $1.(00, but the follow - 
ing nights fell to practically the 
lowest figures oi the year. Grosses 
j i low as $300 were checked. 

"Red Light Annie" opened strong 
at the Princess, but fell hard the 
following night and has thus far 
failed to maintain a promising gait. 
The Theatre Guild performances at 
the Great Northern are featured by 
empty leota, matching the heavy 
tosses that all attractions booked 
at the Great Northern this year 
i i... checked. For the week Of 
M u cii 10 the engagement of Harry 
Kinder is figured to put the Great 
Northern Theatre on the map once 
a.Min. 

1 1' another week there promises 
* . be a good shitting of the come- 
dies In town, for with ttte opening 
of this week there was a tendency 
all around of some of the pace* 
makers slipping to x degree of pre- 
paring for an exit "Kiki" is on the 
last two weeks at the Power*, 

The wonder stay is now credited 
to "The lies'. People" at the AJelphl. 
"The Ncrvotti Wreck" went «trong 
»«al' . rushii i : '> k the $'-"• )00 
marl; 

J-.i- week .3 sstiin ■ ' • • 
A Woman of Mo In-ioo'tance" 
f Blacks tone, 2d week) Cash cus- 
tomers Just car.not see this offering, 
with result piece will be Withdrawn 
this week and "The tire i f Lady 
Dedtock." wtth Miss Anglin, next 
week. ilrew around $7,0oo. 

Theatre Guild Players (Great 
Northern. 1st week). With reper- 
toire of three plays this high-brow 
combination has had hard tussle. 
Critics unstinted in praise of act- 
ing, but public only coughed up 
around $*.C00 

"Lady i* Ermine" (GarrSck, <th 

-/ k>. Moved from Apollo, but 

trade no better. With extri holi- 
day matinee k ■' flS.ooo. Leaves 
Saturday, with "Little Jessie James - ' 
Sunday. 

"The Potties" (Colo I'll 9th v 
Upper portion ot house very poor, 
with show pulling out to a gross of 
)30,000, which, however, shows tub- 
al it. till profit fo' rlnal week White'* 
S indals" opened Sutwl iy 

'•Topsy and Eva" (gelwyr. 8th 
week), (hung steadily ilong and 
getting plenty of trade through un- 
usual newspaper 'publicity. With 
extra matine* reached between 
134,000 and $25,000, 

"Red Light Anne" (Pri tcess, 1 
week* Did not .-•,.- rt:n'e expect- 
ed. Got tS.DAO This was dot •• 
through Mary ;:.• ■ - persona! pop- 

irity here, 

"Kiki" (Powern s v. i De- 
mand vet y l-'i . n last -.v :.- 

sli.nv leaves Jt-iui : - 5. $.: ".' • I ■ 



,500 



I. .o ..- 



lull 



tune of : 
time visitor. 

"Honoymoon House" (Centra!, 
0th \v«-ek>. Took spurt with holi- 
day matinee and brought in $8,000. 

"Mr. Wu" (Playhouse. 3d week). 
Final week brought around $6.foo. 
Whiteside changed ' bill Sunday 
right to revival of "The Hindu." 

"Nervous Wreck" (Harris. 9th 
week i. Heat all previous grosses 
with extra matinee, getting $16,500. 

'We Moderns" (Cohan's Grand, 
sth week*. Plodding along at even 
gait, and without extra matinee 
drew $10,000, Leaves here Satur- 
day, with 'Silence" Sunday, 

"Peacocks" (Colt. 1st week). 
Though critics none too lend, this 
attraction having had its wrinkles 
Ironed out has he->n steadt!) creep- 
ing along, getting between $9,000 
to $10,000 on weei. Heavy publicity 
campaign. 

"Best People" (Adelpli 
ii vki, stilt ace of eiui.-iiy 



l or.: 
ittrac- 



1 ear $15,000 



tuui.s in town, groa 
with extr i mal ince 
"Innocent Eyes 
weeki Shubert i 
women, ! eoded i»y Mlstinguett, 
found public in receptive mo .d, and 
With extra m&tlnee got $34,000. 



(Ape 

td.- C 



1st 

iked 



week. 

"Abie's Irish Rise" ' S* : leuaktr, 
■i week). H illday matinee again 
•iiowe.i thi-. freak t> tear thli gs 
i de open- tnd gross over $35,000, 

'•Give and Take" (La Salle. Bth 
»• ■■•';>. Mann trul ril'|pey still 
I ■ > • ' -■■■■ Ulgl .• ■ fa ' X I'.' toe 



ROSE'S MIDGETS BREAK 
LOEWS N. 0. RECORD 

Then Paid $1,141 for South 

Bend Jump — Guy Bates Post 

Did $14,000 in Six Days 



New Orleans, Feb. 37. 

The Cl'Mcant City tuned out in 
force last week. * i«e playhouses do- 
ing their banner business ot the 
season. , 

Ike Uose a. 1 his Royal Midgets 
played to 44. SB;: persons .,: Lew's 
Crescent, beating the Loew house 
record by nearly $4,000 and attract- 
ing the largest gross receipts tin- 
box otnYe. hM held since the theajtre 
was built. 

Tlie Loew overflow was swelling 
the generally large business of tne 
Palace and that housa go: over 
$10,000. 

Uuy Hates Post had only six Jays 
at the T':la, ; e, aa th.e theatre »us 
rented Saturday for a carnival ball, 
but got over $14,000 It wis the ex- 
tensive booming o'. Mel Raymond 
that turned the trick for Post. 

The Saenger stock house rolled up 
a nice profit and the Orpheum. too, 
wis getiing a gr-'it break at night 
for a hliow that averaged but fair. 
Willi ,i good bill (n the big timer 
would ha e grossed around $11 0o0. 

Ike Rose [Mid out $1,141 in niil- 
ri'i i ! transi>oi'i .:,.•: C,.v the leap 
from this city t ■> South Dend, Ir.d., 
perhaps ■:.•> largest expenditure a 
vaudevill > act i'.i- doled out to the 
carriers to .ti'e. 




r>r,.. of t : >>' numerous press opin- 
ions Oil the !•••• I'ol I'l.lli.'e of 

RALPH WHITEHEAD 

.i Jerry Conroy In Ceo M, Cohan's 

r.itrte Netii- i;p!I:." »t •••■• oh 

Tnotitie. London, 

"Whimsical Jerry Conroy from 
the Bronx wa« played by a new- 
comer With a p'.ejsing voice and a 
winning planner, Mr. Ralph V\'hite- 
l... ,,i " 

— f.'>.Vi".'N MORNING POST." 



PHILLY'S BIG SPURT 
BUT WITH LENT AHEAD! 

Large Grosses Reached Last 

Week — No Opening 

This Week 



Philadelphia, 1\ b. "7. 

The post-holiday theatrical season 
has been a surprise to all the wise- 
acres here. The legit business is 
better, on the Whole, than it wat 
during the supposedly topnotch 
weeks around New fear's. 

The Lenten slump Is on the horl- 
T.on, but before that time comes the 
theatre people here ought to be in a 

thoroughly happy mood. 

Leaders In last week's scramble 
for stuIs were the Hrood, with "i, it- 
tie Miss Bluebeard"; the Lyric, with 

"Sally. Irene and Alary." anil the 
Shubert, with "The Greenwich Vil- 
lage Follies." Not far behind were 
"So This is London!" at the Uarrick. 
and "The C'ove.cd \Vugon," at ihc 
Korrest. 

The nther two houses, the Adelplil 
with "Tin- nances." and tllti Walnut. 
With "You an«l I." claimed an even 
break, but ean hardly be classed ne 
money-makers in the general profit- 
able swim. 

'The 1 lancers" despite novel pub- 
licity stunts, lias not developed 
much, strength at the Adeipht, and 
leaves Saturday after three wily fail 
iveeks. 

This week is the first in a long 
time without opening* tittractions, 
but next Monday "The Magic King" 
comes into the Korrest, 'The Whole 
Town's Talking" opens at the Wal- 
nut, and "The I.adi" comes Into the 
Adelphi. The first- named is ill for' 
three weeks. "The Whole Town's 
Talking'' for five, and "The I.ady," 
probably for three, 

On the 10th of .March. "The Pass- 
ing Show" at the Shubert, and Some 
new show at the Broad will be the 
attractions. The latter booking is 
way up In the air, With au outside 
chance that the house may be dark. 
"We Moderns' is a possibility. 

March 17, "Chains" with Helen 

Cahagan come.; to the Walnut and 
"The Rise of Rosle O'Reilly '• to the 

flarrick, and on the ")th, the Music 
IJox Revue comes to the Forrest. 
Estimates for Last Week 

"Little Miss Bluebeard" (Broad. 
2d weeki. Developed great strength 
and with aid of extra matinee, went 

to $18,100, ns high a figure as 
the Broad has had this season. 

"Greenwich Village Follies'* (Shu- 
bert. 3d weeki. Hig wallop, gross 
mounting to $31,000 last week with 
extra matinee. Another week after 
this. 

"Covered Wagon" (('..ires!. Cth 
weeki. Final week fo lhi.« big pic- 
lure which has been wallop here. 
Way off first of last week, but came 
back, crossing about $13,000. 

"So This Is London" (Garrick, 4'h 
week). Will st:iy until 17th when 
Rosle O'Reilly" opens for ran. "Lon- 
don" lias been hit despite critics; 
falling now, but with cxi'M matinee 
last week did $17,000 

"The Gingham Girl" (Chestnut, 2d 
wteki. After second changi of 
house, this show seems set for stay, 
unless heavy moslcal Comedy oppo- 
sition knocks props out from under 
it. 

"The Dancers" ( \deiphf. Sd week), 
Xot sensationally protll ible engage- 
ment, but cliims more than even 
break on $9,0l>0 last week. Final 
week. 

"Sally, Irene and Mary" (f.yric, Id 
weeki. Without estra matinee. 
musieai comedy wallop hit high 
mark of almost $20,500, virtually 
sell-out all week stay h definite. 

"You and I" (Walnut, 2d week). 
Critics hked i f . and audiences ap- 
peared to. bu h bad weather kepi 
gross down. Picked up slightly it 
end of week (having excellent spe- 
cial matinee Friday) and is expected 

to enter the s,i!id profit this, its tir.ai 

A'.', ',-.. 



O'HARA-PITOU SPLIT 

Alter bel'.ig ' !:.'•■■• the management 
nf Augustus (v.-. ■ foi 10 years, Fi-i.e 
O'llara, Irish tenor, I is decided to 
part company with lus manager. 

The • jse of the d' igrcement, it 
is said. U that O'Uar.i is :i i Xiotl to 

get onto Broadway and !■;•.. n says 

the road is the only profitable place 
i',..- him. O'il " i in like! • go into 
i" a u dc v ( i le w 1 1 !i tinging ..." 



LAIHAM -ALFRED bT AGING 

T 1 " 1 ■'"■■' 1' ''""■ k'-l! Til Willi ■■ 

house-t'omstocl; ,v ■ ;• st mu* ■ i 
"Sitting Pretty," will open :.t !».•- 
tioit. March "I 

I'redei i( !: (.. Latham Inn b ■",, 
ei 3 i^.'d t,. s!, ;•• ''■■■ ' • . '" i 
. ' . V \ '■■•.• ■ •'■.• 



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



"Abie's Irish Rose." Republic (93d 
weeki. lt.nl weather early last 
week somewhat discounted Wash- 
ington's Birthday boom business, 
but with most attractions playing 
extra performance* general re- 
sults bettered Lincoln's Birthday 
week. "Able," in nine perform- 
ances, over $17,000. 

"Antony and Cleopatra," Lyceum 

(second week). Opened Tuesday, 
but played eight performances 
first week, .lane Cowl awarded 
new laurels. Jfiisiness good, tak- 
ings going to $l'-'.500. Attraction 
lioted for limited engagement of 
four iveeks. 

"Artists and Models," Shubert U'Mh 
weeki. Nine performances list 
week: instead of additional mati- 
nee, midnight performance played 

Thursday, getting big play from 
professionals. Nearly $-'3,000; 
best figure since fall. 

"Beggar on Horseback," I'.ioadhurs' 
(third weeki. Winthrop Ames' 
production ot Kaufman and Con- 
nelly's cleverest play Jumped to 
place with Broadway's leaders 
second week. Mxtra matinee for 
gross f.f almdst $21,000. 

"Chariot's Revue," Times Square 
(eighth week I. Increased scale and 
additional performance again set 
new high mark for imported Kng- 
lish attraction, which grossed 
$20,S0o. Ought to stick through 
season and has chance; for sum- 
mer continuance with convention 

patronage. , 

"Cyrano de Bcrgerac," National 
(Mth week). No. extra matinee 
because of difficult role of star 
i Hampden ). Kuslness continues 
very big, and rates among best in 
non-musical division; $i.vO0i> to 
$19,000. 

"Follies." New Amsterdam (isth 
week). Kndtng fifth month and 
still going as big as ever, with 
weekly average over $40,000 Zieg- 
feld may inject new features for 
•pring, Nelson Keye.s, Fnglish 
player, due t« enter cast. 

"For All of Us," Ambassador (20th 
weeki. Hodge attraction looks 
assured of Continuance Until Fas- 
ter or longer. Business steady 
and profitable. Nine performances 
last week sent gross to over 
$13,000. 

"Gypsy Jim," -IIHh Sheet. With- 
drawn Monday night. Perform- 
ance given then for special book- 
ing. Stayed six weeks, but could 
not belter $».f.0H. House dark un- 
til next week, when "The Out- 
sider" arrives. "The Strong" f,»r 
special matinees opened Tuesday. 

"Hurricane." Frolic (10th weeki. 
About $6,000 last week in nine 

performances. House rented by 
attraction, and hook-up of com- 
pany makes pace profitable. 

"In the Next , Room." Vanderbllt 
(Mth weeki. Last week bes- 
: ince opening, takings jumping 
over Lincoln's Birthday week for 
gross of nearly $12,500. Nine per- 
formances. 

"Hell Bent fer Heaven." Froaee 
(fourth week). Playing to better 
business than Indicated. Las! 
week in nine performances count 
quoted better than $11,000: extra 
matinee helped Week previous 
el. limed nrflund $0,000. 

"Kid Boots," Earl Carroll (ninth 
weeki. Stili keeps in van for 
ticket demand In agencies; really 
"searce" ticket. Business abso- 
lute capacity for gros* last weels 
of about $32. ."•oo. \ 

"Laugh, Clown. Lsugh." Relaseo 
(Mth week). Tried extra matinee 
trick last weelc. which bettered 
normal pace, gross quoted around 
$10,000. Hraw of star (Lionel 
Barrymore) and Belasco produc- 
tion gi.es show spotting among 
Broadway's best dramatlcw. 

"Little Jesse James," Little (20th 
weeki. Making real run. Moved 
Into small theatre. Some doubt 
al.i nit this musical being abb- to 
hold t.> paying pace; beating $10.- 
000. Can operate to profit at 
$*.OO0. 

"Living Mask." Punch and Judy. 
Taken off Saturday after trying 
five weeks, lit-a four Icing at 
44th Street, where pace was 
around $6,000. "Six Character's 
In Search of an Author," on tit 
special matinci i now running 
regularly. 

"Lollipop," Knickerbocker (sixth 
week). Acts like hit; hush •■ i 
excellr-i i from start, and ag"i ey 
cull holding up strongly F.Xtra 
matinee last week seni ' 1 1 . s musi- 
.i ; io new nigh of $23 000. 

"Mary Jane McKane," Imperial 
( lOtl, week .. Reel week for tlii 
MUSC..I since op.-ning. Waahing- 
ton's Hirihibi, i-le:n, se!' ou), an I 
nine pei 1 1. 1 man, es pusned gTTTTF 
(,, $21,000 Several tbousi, i 
higher thai an / pre* lull - week. 

■ Meet the Wife." 1." iw (I Ittl v. ■ ■>: • 
l'r,,d .-. (•• ' The .Snow Off" 

• • , .,• (his one i d making mon'-y 

i ■;•:•■.! n j •■ •. ISest figure air •■ 



I premiere last week when in nine 
performances t iree leader drew 
over $13,000. 

"Merry Wives of Gotham," Henry 
Miller (7th week). Not much dif- 
ference last week from pace of 
Lincoln's birthday week; nln< per- 
formances for about $10,500. Fair*. 
Iy good figure but under expecta- 
tions and cut rates employed. 

"Moon Flower," Astor (1st weeki. 
Starring Klsie Ferguson who re- 
turned Monday night after several 
years off Broadway. Name ac- 
counts for good draw during trv 
out bookings. Attraction under 
management of Charles Wagner. 

"Moonlight," Longacre (r,th weeki. 
Switched the Wednesdnv after- 
noon matinee to Washington's 
birthday. Started week off well 
ami gross not far from $14,000. 

Moscow Art Theatre, Jolson'a (7tt, 
weeki. (Second repeat). Pinal 
wee)- for Russians who have 
played about 14 weeks In New 
York this season, two engage- 
ments. Business over $13,000. 
satisfactory. House win get 
"Chiffon dirt" next week 

"Mr. Battling Buttler," Selwyr, 
(22nd week). No extra matinee, 
but business went upward big by 
virtue of holiday scales Oru.s.-. 
last week nearly $19,000. Proved 
steady draw from start. 

"Mr. Pitt," 39th Street (6th weeki. 
Show guaranteed house six weeks. 
Changes to book believed to have 
improved play and business 
i laimed to be better. I'nder $4,000 
to date; "Welded" succeeds March 
10. with "I'itt" seeking another 
house after next week. 

"Music Box Revue," ::usic Box 
<24th week). Kxtra matinee last 
week; only other nine performance 
week having been New Year's. 
Cross went to over $29,000. End- 
ing sixth month and still with 
scale at $S.r0. 

"New Toys." Fulton (2nd week). 
Some doubt about this new 
comedy'; first week better than 
critics anticipated, gross being 
$9,000 In nine performances. 
Sagged badly early this week and 
notice posted. Maurice de Feraudy, 
comedlc-Francalse star succeeds 
in French repertoln two weeks, 
starting March 10. 

'Outward Bound," Bit* (Sth week). 
Interest created by plot idea made 
P.ngllsli drama real draw. Last 
week with nine performances 
gross about equalled previous 
week. $16,000. 

"Poppy," Apollo (26th week). 
Switched regular matinee to 
Washington's birthday. Advan- 
t i<e |n holiday scales bettered go- 
itiLt and fine! count. $20,309. 

"Rain," Maxine I allot t (09th week", 
(heat pace of teis- holdover drama 
rales it magical. standing up 
nearly as well as dl-"Ing height of 
run, Weekly pace around $14,000; 
showing th it newer attractlot i 
have t iii« - d to hurt. 

"Rise of Rosie O'Reilly," Liberty 
iiinii week). Cohan's musical 
folding strong rating with $3 
musical leadei i. Business about 
$19,000 in eight performances. 
Should be clean up in Pltlta. where 
it miens soon. 

"Runnin 1 Wild." Colonial (lsth 
weeki, Colored show- worked in 
ex! i i performance, playing 
matinees Friday find Saturday 
with regular midnight show 
Thursday. Takings in creased to 
.4,400. 

"Rust," 62rd Street (5th week). 
Moved here from Greenwich 
Village Monday, latter house dark. 
IJ'isine . downtown fair, but show 
must sell out to make money and 
return Investment. ''Myrtle" 
s'opp ' 

"Saint Joan," Oarrlck (10th weeki 
Moves to iknphe Monday. The- 
atre Guild will succeed it with 
'.'ada Morgana." Shaw pi iy 
counted among best Cuild has 

ever done. $8.0o0 to $0,00" at t;i-.- 
i ick, urn ill house 

"Seventh Heaven," Booth (70th 
week). "Bain's" dramatic team- 
mate In holding over from last 
season, "Abie's Irish Rose"' only 
other holdover (and run leaden. 
Kxtra matinee last week tor about 
$i2,r,oo. 

"Song and Oance Man," Hudson 
(91 1, weeki, l'layeu nine perform- 
ances last week, Cohan doing ex- 
tra matinee trick for first time 
since show opened here. Takings 
$ i(i. ooo Winner is lut.g .is Cohan 
■until] ' a i s ; ' r. 

"Spring Cleaning." Kit Inge f!7iii 

week* One ot Selwyna' money 

mikers and one of several shows 

«.(' Fiighsk wilting successes oi 

Broadway, Last week in i. • e 
performances business again went 

to n e. irly $16,000; best figure. 
"Stepping Stones," Globe (l*th 

:i I, ist and thit of Lit i 

IC'ontit i on page \i> 



12 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



WASHINGTON NEEDS PAY DAY WEEKLY; 
BELASCO, $1,500 -GARRICK, $1,000 



CONCERT NOTES 



"Weiner Biui," an opcra-bouffe, 
*r*e presented Thursday night at 
the Lyric In Baltimore by the 
Johann Strauss Theatre Company. 
The German language was used 
throughout. The audience con- 
sisting cf abcut " 1.00 dermaii musl 



Two New Plays at Capital Captured Low Gross Rec- 
ords—Walter Scanlon at Poll's, $6,0O0— Stock 
Second High in Town With $6,500 



Wash ngton, Feb, 27. 
■ « <■ i Washington ia*t u< ok 
w.n make Nn. Orleans look to Its 
laurels. 

I«ist week iwcck before govern- 
ment's monthly pa; day) found 
Leonard Wood, Jr., with his stock at 
the President holding down second 
plaC6 i:i the line-up. unusual. Tills 
condition is creditable entirely to the 
publicity tie-ups and the "wails" of 
the reformers against "Simon Called 
Peter," not because of the show 
itself. 

"One Kiss," at the National, caused 
one of ' lie local scribes to write a 
sfr.es of the most glowing and laud- 
ing reviews throughout the entire 
n^k that has ever come forth from 
this particular writer's daily. The 
business was characterised as "good" 
by W. H, Itapioy, owner-director of 
the house. 

Two new play! "starved to death." 
'The Lady Killer." a r the Bolasoo, 
possibly got a little the best of it 
r.ver "The Bride," due to the better 
located house; but even at that the 
business was terrible. 

.Seldom has Washington seen such 
a shifting of house executives as 
during the past week. "Duke'' Fosse 
left the Belasco, With L, Stoddard 
Taylor returning to the house and 
eontinutng to watch the destinies of 
the llnrrick also. From the Qarrtck 
Frank Youngs, the treasurer, retired, 
and Andew Kelly, publicity man at 
the He if, sco, left that house. While 
at the President, Jack Garrison, who 
was almost a fixture at the place, 
a so "went by the boards." 

Kstiinafs for last week: 

"One Kin" (National). Although 
local critics endeavored to over- 
balance the only fair reports coming 
from New York and the compara- 
* w'y brief stay of the show there, 
the piece only got somewhere In the 
\ ainity of Ji2,u00. 

"Simon Called Peter" 'President). 
IV i od and his stock company in con- 
junction with Win. am A, Brady got 
on this second week about J'',*j<'0 at 

$1 •< p. 

Walter Scanlan (Poll's.) "The 
lilai in \ Stoi .-. ' $6,000. 

"Tbe Lady Killer" (Belasi o). J) - 
&c0. 

"The Bride" tGariick). l.'s- than 
J; duo. 

This Week 

Han . }..: ud( r, Bo., n : "\ ',. biti' -." 
Vutlonal; "Simon Cared Peter," 
President (3d we*k); "The Woman 
Hunter,' 1 Belosco: Vincent Loppz and 
Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra, 
Ki ith • : "The Bat," < tarrick <popn ar 
l>i .'■• s fi >r a four weeks rui I, 

SHOWS IN NEW YORK 

• Continued from page l! ) 

! hdny the best grosses won 
,< io sit,, o op< lied i k« ept ' Mil >l - 
mas to N'". Yeai - when m«»re 
performances were given. Kxtra 
show pushed gross up about $■!,- 
000 for total of $38, 000 or more. 

"Sun Up." Princess (40th week). 
Mountain drama runs along to 
even business with extra matinee 
wveks aire !,^t placing gross 
n round $5,500, Average pace It 
$.",,000 and goo i figure for bouse 
and show. 

"Sweet Little Devil," Central iCth 
week). Moved here from Ast'>r 
Monday, switch coming at time 
when business "f this musical 
very promising. <toi over $10,000 
both last week and previous wetk, 
without extn matinee, 

"Tarnish," Helmnnt '22d wei > 
Dramatic success spotted in small 
heatrc; increases show chances 
of running out season. Nin< per- 
formances last week for over 

$?,0d0. 

"The Chiffon Girl," LyrSo (2d weekV 
Opened Tuesdnj last week, book- 
ing being for two Weeks on y, Will 
move to Jolson's S9th Monday and 
"two-fnr-onod." Kir" week sur- 
prisingly Rood being claim* ;, 
oy< r $15,000, 

"The Goose Hangs Hlo.li," Bijou < 5th 
', ■• >ek ), Knjoyed good business 
• ni^g both hoi day weeks, nine 
1 • Tfnriiiaiicn both times for near';, 
tlO.aOO. Y< iv g.md for this ' ISi 

"The Lady," Kmpire 1 13th week) 
I 'i.l ^eek, ■•■how going nu tour. 
Though not big draw surprised 
after poor Chicago engagement. 
Around $10,000 last week "Saint 
■ •!.' will succeed Monday, mov- 
Ing up from < tan a k, 

"The Miracle," •.•!•> '«lh week). 
Vlorris Gest's production marvel 
attracting attention in town and 
out and sure to get b;g play from 
visitors. Agan hit record dra- 
matic figures last week, over 

$ai>,O00. 

•The Nervous Wreck," Sam II, Har- 
ris (Slat week). Holiday going 
and ex!ra performance shot laet 



"LIGHTNINS" FINAL 
WEEK FOR FRISCO 

Warfield and "Fool"' Opened 

Last Week, Holding Over — 

'•In His Arms" New 



San Francisco, Feb. 27. 

"Lightnili" " is completing its long 
local run this week at the Tivoli, 
the second .'muse it has played in 
here since starling ihe engagement. 
Hast week the -how did $l. r i.000, top- 
ping everything in tint legit. 

"The Fool," opening iast we*k at 
the Curran, dlo $14,000 and is hold- 
ing over; a!s«> David Warfield. in 
"The Merchant of Venice" at the 
Columbia, who did $12,000 last week, 
his tirst. 

At the Akasar this week Mar- 
garet Kuwenco is debuting in a 
new play. "In Ills Arms." Last 
week at that stock house Wallace 
Kddinger headed In "Captain Apple- 
Jack" '■• is.ioo. 

Last week, with "Mayttme" at the 
Casino Hie Ferris Hart man com- 
pai . did $r> coo ;md i.^ playing "High 
>'.. . i" ■ nrrently, 

GILBERT MILLERS TRIP 

\\ 'ith the object of looking over 
• • I'rchman's latest purchase. "The 
M.sk and tiic Face," the comedy 
will) a funeral as Its theme, Gilbert 
Miller wilrsgo to London within the i 
next two weeks. 

The Inn Claire starring vehicle, 
"Grounds for Divorce," slated for 
Chicago, opened ia>: Monday at at- 
Inntic City. 

Blar.cy's "Ncnvnation" Show 
Harry Clay Hlaney in planning to 
take a filer as a legit producer. His 
initial effort will be a comedy, "1 
\ <;• the N'cminati'jn,' r.on being 
cast. 

Ann Nichols' New Stage Manager ; 
Starting next week William 
Ritchie « ill suitceed Eldon Costcllo I 
as general s'.tge managei 'or Ann] 
Nichols 



CHEER "OUTSIDER" AT 
OPENING; DOES $14,000 

Baltimore's First Demonstra 

tion in Years — "Sancho 

Panza"' Heavily Billed 



Mete than 3,000 persens attended 
the i:,.eit given at the Lyric by 
I Calii-'.'urcl, on Monday of last 
; week. The top price for seats was 
$3.50. Seats were placed down the 
J aisles and on the stage. Efforts 
[are t>. ng trade to have the singer 
■ ;< turn. 



week's gross ;:p to great mark of 
$22,000 which leads hon-musicaW. 

•The New Englander," 48th St. •lb 
week). Another two weeks; all 
locations turned over to tu' rates 
w h ipp.:< s clinetcle. (jross 
; • li bly $5,000, ^ ;.i 1 may not be 
os.« but 1 1 n hardly be profitable. 

"The Other Rose," Morose (11th 
vi'.'i). Strong matinee draw has 
l.ep: this corned) alive, Ni:,"" per- 
formance's last week fu-.- total 
again of some'.liing better than 
V.i 001'. 

"The Potters," Plymouth fl2th' 
week). Set for run. Business 
started rising after doubtful op( i • 
ing vi ■ . :,«, and In last two weeks 
has reached mark between $i6.Ti0u 
and $17,000; extra matinee fig- 
ured, 

"The Shame Woman," Comedy i20tii 
week:). Co-operative venture that 
v. i ! i probably do well on tour. 
Business here mediocre; las; 
weeks averaged $0,500 to $7,oou 
with nine perfnniances played, 

"The Show-Off," Playhouse (4th 
week). Cinch comedy smash. 
I^ast week with extra matinee 
bettered previous week and 
totaled $15,100. Fine call in igen- 

eies and m ratelj sized lower 

tloor should k. > p It going in»o 
ne\t season, 

"The Swan," Cort (Iflth week). One 
of season's finest successes, Clos< 
••i $20,000 last wee!,", tiK>i>e prc- 

\ i.ns week. Nine performances 

both holiday weeks, 

"Topics of 1923." Winter Garden 
ii.Va week). Since moving from 
Hri id turst, where ; \\e re\ iie was 
loser, 'nnc,l into profit maker. 
Management schemed well In giv- 
ing agencies 50 cents bonus on 
each 'aket which forced "plug- 
ging.'' Claimed over $2.1.000. 

"White Cargo," Daly's 63) d Street 
• 17th week). Karl Carroll making 
money w.tii this drama. Holiday 
pace loth weeks claimed Over 
$9,500 

"Wildfldwer," Casino (tCth week). 
.Still making money for Arthur 
llammerstcin whose other musical 
comedy "Mary Jane McKane" is 
now running ahead of "Wlld- 
nower," letter shew teat »l?,0»o 
.'att wttk. 



Baltimore; Feb. 2',. 

That Ealtimoreans will patronise 
the theatre when plays wor'h whi'e 
are given v as clearly demonstrated 
laet week, 

The Auditorium had "The Out- 
sider,' whb'h first premiered at 
Foil's In Washington. The piece 
opened with a packed house Mon- 
day night, but a blizzard on Tuesday 
cut down the attendance. During 
the last part of the week, duo to 
favorable reports of the critics and 
general comment, the S. P. O. signs 
were out. 

Monday r.'ght the audience stood 
and cheered at the close of the per- 
formance. It has been years since 
such a demonstration was given any 
stage work in Baltimore. 

Otis Skinner also attracted good 
houses at Ford's, where he appeared 
in "Sancho I'anza." Skinner, how- 
ever, de into the fact that his piece 
was milch more advertised than 
"The Outsider," did not attract as 
did the last-named play. 

The Stuart Walker Repertory 
Company Is) having a difficult time 
drawing customers to the Academy 
of Music. The players produced 
"The Boomerang" last week, and 
but few attended. "The Boomerang" 
has been done to death in I'.alti- 
more, and playgoers said that 
Walker made a mistake In pro- 
ducing such an oldtimer in his sec- 
ond week here. The current pl< ■ c 
is "Judith," a new piece. 

The Lyceum also fa, led to at- 
tract any real audiences With "The 
Woman Hunter," a very weak play. 
The Lyceum has had only a fair- 
to-middling season, and next week 
Will be turned over to pictures. "The 
Bride," by Stuart Olivier, a Balti- 
morean, ,a the current piece. 

Baltimore has been longing for 
musical shows. They usually show 
a big gross; in this city. This week 
there are two muelea! j,b ees, the 
"Greenwich Y;llago Follies," a: the 
Auditorium, while "One Kirs" is at 
Ford's. Israel Zangwili's "We Mod- 
erns' 1 Will follow at Fold's and 
"Lat'e Miss Bluebeard" comes to 
the Fayette street hou«o the we.k 
of March 10. "Welded." by Eugene 
O'Neill, wi'l Lc at the Auditorium 
r.ext weVn. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Ford's — Otis Skinner in "Sancho 
Panza" with $2.75 top $13,000. 

Auditorium — "The Outsider,' top 

$2.71, $H,000. 

Academy — Stuart Walker's Reper- 
tory Company, top $i, ;<s^ •.;..!.-, 

$4.(100. 

Lyceum — "The Woman Hunter," 
top IC.Ti, about $0,000. 



Lytic also housed the Mar- 
cacci orchestra of 70 musicians 
from Home. Hilda Hopkins-lturke, 
soprano; Klsie Craft, soprano; Ro- 
meo Bianconi, tenor, and Virginia 
Castelle, accompanist, assisted the 
orchestra. Fraii<.csca Mareaoei is 
one of the foremost composer-con- 
ductors of Italy. 



Andre Polah, Belgian violinist, 
gave a concert in Sticff Hall, Haiti- 
more. Pasquale Tallarico, pianist 
of the rcabody faculty, will give 
a concert at that institution on 
Friday afternoon. 



Sousa and his band will come to 
the Lyric, Baltimore, on March 
S, for matinee and night perfor- 
mances. 



The sixth and last concert of the 
ninth season of the Baltimore Sym- 
phony Orchestra will be held at the 
Lyric, in that city, Sunday night. 
Charles H. Bochau will conduct, 
with Oeorge Castelle, baritone, the 
w oioist, 



The concert of the Chromatic 
Club at Troy, N. Y., was postponed 
fropj last Thursday to Wednesday 
of this wet-k, to permit one of the 
artists, John Powell, pianist, to at- 
tend the concert of the New York 
Philharmonic Society at which his 
new- violin concert in E major was 
played by Albert Spaujding, 



GLLDA REJOINS "FOLLIES' 

Ollda Gray got her start in a Mil- 
waukee cabaret and it was due to 
her desire to dazzle her old 
acquaintances that aho lost ntr 
J< wi Is, 

Before •;;! Bong, the dance's h.us- 
b.'.nd left Chicago he urged her to 
allow him to take her jewelry to 
New York and place !t in a safe 
, deposit. Miss Cray hag rejoined the 
' Follies'' which opened In Milwaukee 
Monday, She may remain with Ihe 
show this week only. 



Sam Lovericit ill 

San Francisco, Feb. 27. 

Sam Loverich, in charge of theat- 
lical advertising for Foster & 
Kiel ■' ', is seriously Jil in the Cali- 
fornia hospital, 

7./c\eri..h is a brother-in-law of 
David Belasco of New York. At cne 
;im< he v\a« prominent on the Pa- 
■..!"... Coast as a theatrical manager. 




CHARLES FRANCIS STRICKLAND 

Strickland's Entertainers, booked solid Loew Circuit and Palisades 
I'ark, N. J., wish to thank Mr. Jake Lubin for wonderful treatment and 
congenial surroundings last season on Loew Circuit ar.d Mr. Nicholas M. 
B' henk for summer engagement at Palisades Park. 
Loews State. New York, this week (Feb. 25). 
Kelt week <Mf>rch 3), Loew's Lincoln Square and Fulton 
Direction MANDEL e\ R08E 



Thursday. February 28* 1924 

"FIRST YEAR" CLOSING^ 
IN 2 WEEKS IN BOSTON 

Ethel Barrymore Started Run 

to $21.000— Mrs. Carter 

Did $13,000 



Boston, Feb. 27. 

W; , a.i but on" of Ihe houses m 
town where legitimate attractions 
an' playing having nine perform- 
ance last week, due to the holiday 
Friday, the count-up at the end of 
tho week found s pie ml' J grosser. 
There were a couple of exceptions;, 
both with a, reason. One was a 
show stayed here far too long for 
its type, and tho othi r that "Vani- 
ties," at the Colonial, has failed to 
catch on in record-breaking style. 

While those connected with the 
theatrical business are not inclined, 
to be unduly pessimistic, there is, 
however, the expressed belief that 
with last week, the cream was 
skimmed off the business for sev- 
eral weeks to come. This week 
conditions may be better than fair, 
but with Lent scheduled to start 
next week a slump is expected. 

Ope of the features of the business 
last week was the manner in which 
Kthel Barrymore, at the Wilbur In 
The Laughing Lady," registered on 
her opening week. A: a J3 top she 
turned in $21,000. 

Another sensation lost week wa« 
the way "The Passing Bhow" 
picked up the money. This show on 
the second week, with nine perform- 
ances did $30,000, at $3 top. It will 
probably come down about $3,000 to 
$4,000 this week due to the opening 
over at the Colonial of real opposi- 
tion in the form of "The Music Box 
Revue." 

"Vanities" wound up at the Colon- 
ial Saturday. It was a flivver here 
viewed from the point of big receipts 
expected. The show never did ca- 
pacity and on the final week with 
the nine performances, went below 
$20,000, doing $l'.i,0U0 plus for the 
week. Just why ;t did not come 
through in better shape is open to 
argument. It would lie fair to as- 
sume that Peggy Joyce's namo docs 
not mearf*a great deal to Hostonians 
and Joe Cook was better known 
with the vaudeville element. This 
might have been the reason. 

The last t..-o weeks are hooked for 
•The First Year' at the Mollis, and 
then the show is scheduled for the 
storehouse. Last week it did $13,- 
000 with nine performances. 

Another show which dossed here 
last week for good was "The Cling- 
ing Vine" at the Tremont and now 
in the storehouse. This musical did 
not fare so badly while )t stayed 
here and the closlig could not be 
blamed on the Boston showing. With 
but eight perfonnanc' s last week. 
being the only attraction which did 
not have an extra mat. nee during 
he week it did a business of around 
$1Ti,000, and that was "'.i a par with 
the business of the wee.'t before, 

Mrs. Leslie Cart':' in "Stella 
Dallas" at the Belwyn last week, 
her first, was not a riot. She picked 
up $13,000v about ordinary business 
The show would not nave done any 
better business in any ether house 
in the city, for the Selwyn is an 
ideal house for it. 

"The Bat," which closed at tha 
Boston opera house iast week, was 
not a bio, to do mueh better the sec- 
ond weeic than it did the week be- 
fore, grossing $7,500 for the nine 
performances. 

Two new shows Monday, "Music 
Box Bevue," at the Colonial, and 
Alice Brady !n "Zander the Great" 
at the Tremor... 

Last Week's Est'mates 

"Music Box Revue," Colonial (1st 
week). Fine opening with hopes of 
big business. Final week "Vanities' 
got $10,000. 

"Stella Dallas, - ' Sfiwyn (2nd 
week). Firs.: week $13,000. 

"Up Sho Goes," Majestic (8tb 
week in Boston and 2nd at this 
hous' ). Did $19,000 Lift week. Im- 
provement over last week at Wilbur 

"The First Year," lJollls (8th 
week). Two more weeks. Sched- 
uled for storehouse, with Frank 
Craven taking rest, $13,000 hurt 
weels. 

"Zander the Great,'' Tremont (1st 
week). Very fair opening. First 
timo Alice Brady h.v appeared here 
for several seasons. In final week 
"The Clinging Vine' with but eight 
performances did $la,000. 

"The Whole Towns Talking," 
Plymouth (3rd week I. Bather en- 
couraging attrai tion f"-. this Shu- 
bert ho. iso With gross of $18,000 for 
last week, better by $:,0o0 than that 
of the week before. 

"The Passing Show," Shubert (3rd 
week). Better last week for gross 
than any other show in town; $30,- 
0P0 Final week lure. 

"The Laughing Lady," Wilbur 
<2nd week). De< ided hit with Ethel 
Barrymore; $3 top did $21,000 laet 
week. 

Boston opera house dark — "The 
Bat " in linal week, $7,000. 

FROHMAN'S "MASK AND FACE" 

A "Comedy," with a murder and 
a funeral will bo the r.ext produc- 
tion by tho Frohmans. 

Lulgl Chiarelli l.s.the atuhor, and 
the title, is "The Mrsk and the 
Face.'* 



Thursday, February 28, 1924 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



13 



LITTLE THEATRES 



ELIZABETH TUDOR 

Washington, Feb. 27. 

Washington has had ample op- 
portunity to witness the Illustrative 
genius of James Reynolds, the 
scenic artist, for he has been de- 
signing the costumes and pictorial 
equipment at Bobby Bell's Kam's 
Head Playhouse for more than a 
season. But it little dreamed Rey- 
nolds could be quite as capable a 
playwright as he Is a mixer of pig- 
ments. "Elizabeth Tudor" came in- 
to being amid a veritable emulsion 
of typical Reynolds shades. Jimmy 
did costumes and scenery that pro- 
vided an optical holiday, from which 
dripped beauty In all its chameleon 
guise9. • 

The piece is built around the 
"famous chess" episode at White- 
hall, mentioned In private mem- 
oranda of Green, the eminent Eng- 
lish historian, and as Reynolds pre- 
sents the incident, Dudley. Earl of 
Leicester. Sir Francis Drake, of 
Armada- fame, the Karl of Pem- 
broke, Lady Anne Woolsley and the 
Countess of Oxford are drawn into 
a cycle of situations which are fas- 
cinating . nd fresh and in which the 
pivotal figure, dominant and d:irihg. 
is Elizabeth Tudor, queen of Eng- 
land. 

Reynolds has written lines tli-it 
Impress by their sheer simplicity. 
Nothing of t lie flamboyant or roto- 
gravure is discernible in his dia- 
logue. Speeches that arc redolent 
with beaut v, sincerity and subtle 
emotion follow the line of motiva- 
tion without becoming hackneyed 
stilted, or non-digestible. And his 
characterizations are tinctured with 
humanity. Ills Elizabeth Tudor, a 
fine picture of warmth and ar- 
rogance, becomes intensive and liv- 
ing through the skill and artistry 
of Anne Ives, who looks the virgin 
queen and achieves a sound read- 
ing of the role. Walter Beck, the 
Ram's Head bulwark, gives the role 
of Drake stature, stamina, and style. 
Bob Bell, whose acting forte is a 
puzzle and an enigma, does a mildly 
Interesting bit as the Earl of Leices- 
ter. Bell is too quixotic to play any 
role evenly. And from what 1ms 
been seen of his work it appear! 
that he fits in best Where some- 
thing of the ludicrous is reouired 
The scone;? between Elizabeth ar.d 
Leicester smack of virility, foot- 
noted with tenderness and force. 
Never in Reynolds discursive, lag- 
ging, or without deflniteness 
"Elizabeth Tudor," though in only 
two acts, stands up as one of Bell's 
most pretentious efforts. And with 
the Reynolds frocks and scenic 
picture to give it more atmosphere 
than Griffith ever crowded into a 
Lillian Gish tear-teaser, this charm- 
ing play should establish Bell's 
fame as an experimenter In the 
American theatre, and list Reynolds 
among the playwrights as well as 
the artists. 

Preceding the Reynolds premiere 
Alfred De Musset's Witty dialogue 
"A Door Must Be Open or Shut" 
with Walter Beck and Caroline 
Peter and Rupert Brooke's "Lith- 
uania" were presented. In the 
first Miss Peter looked exquisite. 
and the Rltz-Carleton air of the 
France of George Sands prevailed. 
"Lithuania" — a terrible snatch that 
might have been brought over from 
the Grand Guignol repertoire — gave 
Josephine Hutchinson a new chance 
to prove her splendor in a very 
bizarre role. 

She is worth watching. Broad- 
way would love her winsomeness. 
her elfin manner; she is a little of 
Marilynn Miller, plus a reflex of 
Barrymore in speech, and yet her 
way Is her own. A blonde of sylph- 
like attitude who can play horror 
as well as farce and get away with 
both. Meakin. 



A little theatre conference has 
been called by the Drama League 
which Is to be held liv conjunction 
with that organ iaation's national 
convention in Pasadena, Cal., May 
17 to June 2. 

The 350 amateur groups, active in 
putting on plays, have been Invited 
to send representatives. 



"He an<t""She." Rachel Crothers's 
drama of married life, was offered 
by The Players of Providence in 
Talma Theatre before capacity au- 
diences last Thursday and Friday. 
Mrs. Irving Fulton Orr took the 
part of the wife, with J. Harold 
Williams as her sculptor-husband. 
and Hope W. Sisson, the Impres- 
sionable 16-year-old daughter. 
Others in the cast were Mrs. John 
F. Scott. William B. Farnsworth. 
Mrs. Henry P.. Cross, Theodore B. 
Jeffers, and Mrs. William J. 
Schulze. Mr. Farnsworth and Mrs 
Orr associated in the direction of 
the play. 



St. Paul's Church Epworth 
League, Lawrence, Mass., presented 

the comedy sketch, "Forest Aires.' 
in the church vestry last week. The 
cast included Thomas Hatton, Mrs. 
Amy Bingham, Elisabeth Crockett, 
Gladys Coupe, Mary Bingham, 
John Ramskill, Harry C. Dennl- 
•on, Edna Winson. Ruby Gay, Al- 



bert Fanning, Alfred Bowers. May 
Ball, Anne Peever, and Miss Gladys 
Miller. 

"His Uncle's Niece," by Raymond 
W. Sargent, was presented on Fri- 
day evening by the members of the 
German Presbyterian C. E. So- 
ciety in the church vestry. The 
play was presented in custom with 
the society's annual entertainment 
hit. Harold Bachman, Albert Mein- 
olt (female impersonator), Leona 
Palmer, Edna Buchtnan, Dorothy 
LaCourse, Robert Petzold, Ray- 
monl Emmertt, Herbert Petzold, 
and Walter Bachman. 



Students of the Santa Clara Uni- 
versity, near San Jose, Cal., staged 
a big minstrel show in the college 
town last week which they titled 
"Santa Clara Minstrels in a 19-M 
Revue." More than 50 students par- 
ticipated in the production, which 
drew a crowd -d house. 'The pro- 
ceeds are to be used for a new 
swimming tank in the college gym- 
nasium. Henry J. Miller, football 
player and president of the A. «o- 
ciated Students, acted as interlocu- 
tor. The end men were: William 
E. Ronstadt, Phillip G. Fawke. Rob- 
ert Page. Tullio A. Argenti. Henry 
B. Martin, Ignatius J. /Carney, An- 
drew Devine and Jack Travelle. 

The Players' Club of Glens Falls, 
N. Y., presented "Under Cover" in 
St. Mary's Social Hall Feb. 2H. Those 
in the performance are Elizabeth 
Alice Murphy, Evelyn Miller, Sher- 
Cooney, Mrs. Thomas McCarthy, 
ourno Morrill, John Dougherty, 
Thomas Donnelly. Joseph Donnelly. 
Thomas Sullivan, Charles McLaugh- 
lin, Ruth Callahan and Harold 
Greenwood. Beatrice Palmer Ban- 
non Is directing the rehearsals. 

The Binghamton, N. Y., Drama 
Guild staged its initial program 
in the ballroom of the Ar- 
lington hotel, attracting an audi- 
ence of 800. The playlets given 
were, "The You-Know-What," by 
Fannie Lee McKinney, "What Every 
Man KnowB," by Eve Woodburn 
Lary. and "Within the Hour," by 
Frances Gordon. Direction of the 
three sketches was the work of 
Harriet Fancher Wright and Mrs 
James Doubleday. All of the play- 
lets were originals by Guild mem- 
bers. 



When "Shuffle Along" closed re- 
cently, the owners of the show lost 
little time in making other use of 
the costumes which had been worn. 
The blazing affairs which were used 
in the "Bandana Days" number, 
have been rented to an upstate 
high school, which is putting on a 
minstrel show. 



The Town Players of Pittsfield, 
Mass., presented "Overtones," a 
one-act play by Alice Gerstenberg, 
at the Tally-Ho, in Pittsfield re- 
cently. Those who took part were 
Mrs. Norman C. Hull, Mrs. Michael 
L. Eisner, Mrs. Cecil G. Gamweti, 
Jr., and Miss Mary Kelly. Mrt. 



Thomas F. Plunkett directed 
performance. 



the 



"All of a Sudden Peggy," the 
comedy in which Henrietta Cross- 
in in starred some years ago, will 
be presented by St. Mary's Dra- 
matic Society of Troy, N. Y.. March 
3 and 4. William J. Cox, con- 
nected with one of the Proctor 
theatres in New York, is directing 
the rel.earsuls. 



Box and Candles, the dramatic so- 
ciety of the Russell Sage College for 
Women, in Troy, N. Y., will present 
"Candida" in the assembly hall of 
the school, March II. The young 
women are rehearsing under the di- 
rection of Mary Ida Hare, a profes- 
sional coach. 



FLORENCE REED IN STOCK 



Joins Washington Co. to Play 
"Lullaby" and "Blood and Sand" 



"Why Smith Left Home" was 
staged last week at the Plaza, San 
Francisco, by the St. Anselm Play- 
ers. The leading feminine role was 
played by Mi«s Edith Keil. The 
production drew a fair-sized audi- 
ence and was rather creditably 
acted. 



The Sacred Heart Dramatic Club 
of Watertujyn will give a rural 
comedy, "Uncle Dubbs," Feb. 25-26. 
Raymond Wiley Is rehearsing the 
cast. 



The "Collegians," an aggregation 
of former students of St. John's 
School, will hold a minstrel show and 
revue at the school hall, San Fran- 
cisco, Feb. 16. The program Is to 
Include 20 numbers, comprising 
vocal, dance and instrumental. 



LEGIT ITEMS 

"Across the Street," Oliver Mo- 
rosco's new production, will open 
at Stamford, Conn., March 4. The 
piece will go to Philadelphia before 
coming to New York. In the cast 
are Robert Emmett Keane, Beatrice 
Nichols, Hooper Atchley, James 
AprHeby, George Neville, Albert 
Perty, Joseph Slater, Eugene Red- 
ding. 



Ray Callahan, treasurer of the 
Ambassador, New York, has been 
switched to the Astor; Norman 
Stein moving from the latter house 
to Jolsou's. 



i 



Harry McKco is preparing for 
production a new coni'dy by Wil- 
li.'im Giles, entitled "The Throt 
Skinners." 



CLARK-McCULLOUGH, VAUDE 

With the conclusion of their tour 
in the "Music Box Revue." Clark 
and MeCullough will make their 
vaudeville debut, appearing on the 
Keith Circuit. The comedians will 
open late in April In a 7-people turn. 
The act will include the "bathroom 
scene" from the "Music Box." 

Others from musical comedies and 
legitimate productions who will ap- 
pear in vaude are: Irene Bordoni, 
Tom Lewis and Clyde Runnewell 
in a two-man comedy turn and sev- 
eral others. 







Washington, Feb. 27. 

Florence Reed will play the lead 
iti "The Lullaby" when it is staged 
here by Leonard Wood, Jr., with 
his stock company. The original 
costumes and scenery will be im- 
ported for the two weeks the piece 
is to be presented. 

The actress is also scheduled to 
remain over, another fortnight, to 
head the cast in the presentation of 
"Blood and Sand." 

F. RAYMOND, JR., ARRESTED 

Atlanta, Feb. 27. 

As he failed to appear in court 
Monday, when has case was called 
and his bond forefeited, Fred Ray- 
mond, Jr., was arrested by Jones & 
Jordon, profession:)! bondsmen. He 
is beii c held at Police Head- 
quarters. 

Raymond was leading man of the 
Lyric stock until place under ar- 
rest for| reckless driving following 
a collision with another car. 



ALBA TIBERIO 

THE VERSATILE GIRL 



STOCKS 



Phi! Darbey, leading man of the 
Berkeley Comedians, playing at the 
Arlington, Boston, met with a pain 
ful accident Saturday, when he 
slipped and sprained his ankle, 
making it Impossible for him to 
appear in his role in "Tangerine." 
Busby Berkeley, manager of the 
stock, at the railroad station about 
to leave on a trip to New York 
when the accident happened, was 
called back immediately and filled 
in the role that evening at only a 
few hours' notice. 

With the arrival in S;in Francisco 
of Foster Williams rehearsals of the 
Belle Bennett company, scheduled 
to open in the I'iaza March 1, were 
begun. Williams was leading man 
for Miss Bennett when she headed 
the Baldwin Stock in New Orleans. 
The new company will be known as 
the Plaza Players. Ancyn MeXulty 
is stage director. The opening play 
is announcied as "Lilac Time." 



The Oreenbaum, Producing Com- 
pany has announced "The Love 
Test" as its initial offering. A play 
of this name is being presented by 
the Chicago stock Company, a 
travel ng organization. The piece 
is billed as a thriller. A Massa- 
chusetts stock company also gave 
the play recently. 



Jerry Leonard, Mack Allyu and 
Alma Bunzell, leads, for Elite stock, 
Kalamazoo. Mich., through the O. II. 
Johnstone exchange in Chicago. 
« 

Ed Williams, who has a stock 
at the Orpheum, Racine, Wis., has 
changed some people, engaging 
Harry Reiselt for leads, and Flo 
Winters for second business. 

Unable to counteract the strong 
opposition of several musical tab 
stocks the Joel Fridkin Players 
closed at the Grand. El Paso, Tex., 
last week. The company had been 
organized in New York and had 
been at the Grant! 12 weeks. Bus- 
iness was great jnti! the girl shows 
hit the town. 

The Goldstein, stock closed In 
Holyoke, Mass., Saturday, after five 
weeks of fruitless endeavor. The 
stock had moved from Springfield 
after bad business there. 

Arthur Meade has been appointed 
stage manager with thj Lyceum 
Players, Pittsburgh. 



The.AI Luttrlnger Players wound 
up their season at tho Plaza, 
Bridgeport. Conn., Saturday. It 
had been intended to transfer the 
troupe to a Pennsylvania stand but 
this was called off and the troupe 
disbanded. 

Joseph w. Rosa his been engaged 
to direct the niaisdel] Players Alien- 
ing at the VV'il ow, Slioh.ii. Pa., 
March 10. 

Hazel Purges has ompvted her 
special Vaudeville tour ..■> "The 
Fourflushors" an. I will rest n-venl 



PICTURE HELPS STOCK 
UNDER CONDITIONS 

Little Old New York" an Ex- 
ample, Though Cos- 
tume Play 



It is generally accepted that big 
feature films hint stocks. But an 
example of a stock play being 
strongly benefited by a picture ver- 
sion of the same show Is "Little Old 
New York," Rida Johnson Young's 
story of Manhattan 100 years ago. 

The original play was produced 
s\ieecssfirily four years ago and re- 
leased soon after for stock. As It 
was a costume play and requires! 
a particularly capable actress for 
the role of Patricia, its sale at the 
time was only average, although 
every company that bought It turned 
in a winning week. 

Last year Cosmopolitan's film 
production with Marion Davles was 
released and became .one of the 
screen's outstanding features. Mil- 
lions of dollars' worth of publicity, 
largely through the extensive 
Hearst newspaper campaigns, was 
accorded it. 

At first the stock version showed 
little increased call, but now the de- 
mand has become really excep- 
tional. 

This week four comapnles, Man- 
chester, Trenton, Pittsfield and 
Rosevllle, are playing It, a remark- 
able record for a costume play. 

Other stock vehicles are known 
to have been aided by film produc- 
tions of the same name and story. 
The screen play, however, must be 
a good one and the publicity laid on 
heavily for this to hold true. 

A converse example Is one of a 
much older and cheaper show, 
which however, has been a favor- 
ite in stock for mfcny years. A pic- 
ture version of this was recently 
put out: The latter was so bad 
that, although there Is no danger of 
the play being discarded entirely by 
stock managers, the effect on the 
spoken version Is bound to be felt. 
Those who sat through the film and' 
suffered, and they are many as the 
picture did business on It. name, 
will hardly Mock to see It in stock 
form, n,> matter how different II 
really is. 



bel Trineer as ingenue with the 
Dalton Players, North Adams, Mass. 



Frank and Margery Finnerty. who 
recently closed with the Hayden 
stock, are returning to vaudeville. 

Willi,. ni Lloyd has replaced Frank 
Harrington with the Lyric Players, 

Atlanta. 



Alice Buchanan has been added 
to the Princess Players, Des Moines. 



\ musical genius, a clevei caricaturist, an expert shot, a dai ng 
diva a skilled Impersonator, a linlshed actress and one of the most 
strikingly bizarre and Individual beauties on the European stage. 

A positive sensation at Palace Theatre, New York and Chicago. 

Booked solid for thirty-eight weeks— Keith and Orpl.eum Circuit*. 



■. oek i before resuming 

Ella Kr imer ta it llie 

Irving, Wilkes Bar:.'. I'i. :-',.' irduy 
after :w> :•:.••■'. of il . ' •■ is bus- 
iness. 

Agnes A . .■ ha* suec. led Ma , 



Ruth Amos has switched over to 
the Vaughan Glaser . tock Toronto. 

FEW GOOD STANDS 

f Continued from page I) 
resblent companies have taken 
within the past two months. Pa- 
tron* are demanding the best play- 
ers and plays obtainable, and unlws 
the stock manager gives them what 
they want they won't come in. 

A graphic Illustration bearing 
out this nrgument was experienced 
by the Wright stock at the Lyceum. 
Pittsburgh. The promoters instilled 
a high-priced company, offered good 
bills and dropped $1.1,000. At first 
they were convinced the town didn't 
want stock. Later they organized 
a cheaper company, put on stock 
standards and melodramas, slashed 
prices f,0 per cent, and are now get- 
ting by with a profit. 

The Southern stocks hnve held 
up in remarkable shape, especially 
In Atlanta atid New Orlerins. Botll 
houses have played continuously to 
a profit throughout the entire sea- 
son, ariil seem set for continued 
pi asperity. 

Despite Canadian stocks' down- 
grade, the Winnipeg stock h.ts con- 
tinued to hold ps pace. This Stork 
has been (.periling In Canada foi- 
ls consecutive seasons, .in.l is I .1 
to hold th" record for continuous 
playing ". this department of the 
theatre. 



Operation on Alan Dale 
Alan Dale was operated I pon 
Tue de - ni tie Roosevelt Ho«p. .' 

for .hi . idomil ii ailment. 

Dale, who Is dramatic Critic for 
the "American," was tnken suddenly 
ill a: the evening performance of 

N'e Ti .' • ..• Fulton I eh .:. 



)4 



LEGITIMATE 



Thursday, February 28, 1924 



NEW PLAYS PRODUCED 

WITHIN WEEK ON B'WAY 



THE MOON-FLOWER 

P> tcr Sidney Dlacknx 

Diane Elsie Ferguson ' cxpi esslon. 



sion. Miss Ferguson keeps it olive, 
but mostly 0:1 manners, for she lias 
only occasional moments for deep 



Walter 

TJaron 

1-uko 

Walter 

Malt re d'hni-i. 



. . . .Edward Rroadley 

Rdwla Kli rindi r 

. . . . . Frederic Wi t Loi k 
.llul.bnrd Kirkpatriclt 
. . Ou lave Holland 



This (*. one (if those exasperating 
Instances of a great opportunity let 
slip, good enough lo tie wmih 
worrying ovr, mishandled enough 
to derail a vehicle which might so 
easily have gone on to triumph, 

One might say, having read so 
far: "Another case of a movie star, 
engaged for her name, failing to 
come tii) to dramatic possibilities." 
Nothing like it at all. If there is 
a revelation of an approach to the 
perfect in this presentation, it in 
Miss Ferguson, who is at all times 
fascinating and clutching, and at 
moments tremendous. 

The faults which, alone, may de- 
ter "The Moon -Flower" from Its 
happy destinies as an enduring tri- 
umph may be laid to the floor of 
the adapter and the caster. In the 
adaptation of the play from the 
Hungarian, which was a prototype 
of the best In the most modern 
school of mid-European realistic 
play construction and exposition. 
Zoe Akins has either committed or 
permitted the sin of loquacity. 
There are many, many words, and 
they flow most where there is least 
action. 

In the casting, the role of the 
young hero has been given to Sid- 
ney Bluckmer, excellent juvenile 
actor, but not born to portray or 
personate this wild, romantic youth 
who might have stepped out of an 
adventuro In Stevenson's "Suicide 
Club." 

The story is of \i temperamental. 
dreamy young son of a tinker, 
loathing poverty and its inhibitions. 
who falls heir to a small fortune 
and divides to spend it all In one 
hectic night and "live" instead of 
petering out his existence in eco- 
nomical poverty; he goes to Monte 
Carlo to get the finest suite, buy 
the tinest clothes, and buy the most 
beautiful woman for one delirious 
night — and after that, to kill him- 
self. 

He meets Diane, the most high- 
priced and high-handed courtesan 
in Europe. He offers her money; 
she repulses him, for she is the 
mistress of the duke, brother to the 
king. The duke has a little habit 
of killing rivals with impunity. The 
boy. self-doomed on the morrow, is 
not afraid. He pursues. The duke 
is apprised of a visit from his wife 
frankly for the purpose of propagat- 
ing an heir to the throne His 
"Nibs" so informs Diane, who pets 
uppity, sends for the mad youth 
and says. "U.K.; I am yours for 
tonight, and at 10 o'clock we wili 
appear on the balcony of the royal 
suite, where the duke, In. hie palace. 
can see us in each other's arms" 

The tryst is made. Then conic 
a lot of stage detail in which the 
cold-blooded deal warms to a sym- 
pathy between the two, lasting off 
all pretense and mingling their ex- 
periences as children of poverty. 
They spend the night together. The 
duke comes at .sunrise, forgives 
Diane ami takes her back, she go- 
ing, though Ohe has fallen in love 
witli the boy, the first thing she 
has ever honestly loved or been 
loved by. He remains, crumpled 
up. leaving in doubt whether or not 
he goes through with his tragic 

jntellt. 

Miss Ferguson, both as the hard 
Jezebel and the soft girl "whose 
heart was broken before it began 
to beat " Is in turn imperious, 
Wicked, intriguing, tender, true and 
intensely human throughout. Look- 
ing ravishing in a new color of hair 
(a golden auburn that takes light" 
richly), and youthful and trim, her 
deportment is as impressive us her 
personality Is dazzling. Miss Fer- 
guson is worthy of a great roie. 
even greater than this Diane. 

Blackmer entirely lacks the 
"punch" In the moments when he 
should be turbulent, aggressive, 
desperate. He makes the subjective 
moods rather well, but the veri- 
similitude has seeped away through 
the weakness of the otflcr con- 
tingencies where power, drive, sup- 
pressed hysteria are required, Black- 
mer is the youth whom Diane 
might pity, but not the gall in; 
cavalier she could adore. Since 
Blackmer is on even more than the 
F-tar, this makes a story that stands 
up nil one end and sags on the 
nthi r like ,i si i saw With a giant on 
one end and a pigmy vis-U'-vM, 

It is* .. i. , • ■•! illy terrific plol . and 
mote might have been done with 
t h ' 1 ' Ii ill 1 i of l ! by a num. — M i s. - 
Akins' fandangoes are rhurming and 
her ilii'og i.- often lovely, but she. 
too, lacks tie tli rm-cui "kick " 
That boy's blaze of g!or> should 
have been a scarlet, roaring streak 
against a background it' dreamy 
white; now It :s mostly cloud> 
white, obscured by talk and more 
talk, with scarcely a tin^e <>f even 
i he pink; mild kisses, "book" 
palaver, no reality In his Impending 
i ii- ide, no ill lv< ill '. • ..'>'• il i .. - 



Edwin Nieandcr, as a genial 
mountebank baron, is his usual pol- 
ished and gifted self. Frederic 
W orloek gives an unusual but not 
ineffective performance of the duke. 
Custave Holland, as a super- waiter. 

is perfection. The production is 

smashiiigly good, with an exterior 
and interior worthy of any artist 
and any management. 

Charles L. Wagner Is 
presario and David Burton, 
done worse plays bettci 
The Moon-Flower." 

Despite its shortcomings 
fort should draw The critics on 
the dallies were unkind. Unlets 
Miss Ferguson i ,; forced out by a 

prior contract for the Astor, as is 
reported, she should develop a pros- 
perous run. The women will go 
mad over her and the men always 
have been. If the Astor lets her, 
she will stay out the season, even 
though a few unfortunate touches 
did rob her of another "Il.iiu" or 
Seventh Heaven" when it seemed 
within grasp. /.ait. 



the im- 

who has 

, staged 

this cf- 



THE CHIFFON GIRL 

Mttalcal comedy in three acta produced at 
the Lyric Feb. 19 by ''holes Capenart; 
Kleaituf Painter starred; t-oek by GeorKe 
Murray; store and lyrics by Carlo and 
Sander*; staged by Kvrcu Iluucrfltld; 
lanes directed by Pert French. 
The Spider Ia>ah May 



Tough It >y 

Maria Navarro.., 
Kdward kwil... 

Petty Lewis 

Tonaa Ho will.... 

Tim Delancy 

VVoolsty 

specialty Pincers 
Lieutenant Dickie 

Mortimer Stevens, 
Premier Daneeute 

JefTi e> 



William Green 

Joseph I.etnra 

John Park 

Gladys Miller 

Kleanor Painter 

Shaun tVKarrel: 

Frank Doane 

.SI Layman. IP len KlinK 
Stevens 

James TV Marshall 

J.i mi a K Sullivan 

Mll.v Pain 

Aithui li. VISl! 



Introduced also, but the youth is 
present as a lover am!y. 

James 13. Sullivan, an old-timer, 
easily led the iield Friday night, 
extracting some humor out of the 
book. As for comedy, there was not 
one real laugh— Just a few giggles, 
and then only from a percentage of 
the moderate house that was in on 
the holiday night (Washington's 
Birthday) Gladys Miller did well 
as the ingenue. Helen Kling and 
Si Dayman scored best in a specialty 
dance in the cafe scene. Mile. Pam 
proved a clever toe dancer, appear- 
ing once. 

The score by Carlo and Sanders 
was ordinarily melodious. One 
number, "Cuddle Me Up," impressed 
as having a chance for popularity, 
but it was spotted within 10 minutes 
of the linale, which lessened its 
utility. 

"The Chiffon Girl" was booked at 
the Lyric for two weeks, the house 
going back to pictures tit the end of 
the week and the eliow being moved 
to Jnlson's r.9th Street, where it will 
be cut-rated. 

it has no chance for a run. lbrr. 



ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA 

Antony Rolto Peters 

i > t.ivius i -tesar Vernon Kelso 

I. ep 1,1 us Ilerilon Hurby 

Stxtus Pompelua lleorge Carter 

I > on it us Knoburbus Louis Hector 

Venildiuf Uichard Unw 

tSroa 

Searus. . , . 
Percetas . . 
Maecenas. 
Afrrir-e-i. ■ 

l*IXVU!elu3 



.. .J. Bayer Crawley 

James llilley 

...James Meighan 
.. .Charles l.pikaw 
,...('. Bailey nick 
...Qraadon Rhodes 

Thyreue. Charles Hrokavv 

Menas James M-'lKhan 

Ifenec rates , : .Cyrus St a. hie 

Vai rius Edward Rrouki 

Kuptiroi, ih Walter Knapp 



.Harold Webst 

Hubert Ayrton 

.Lionel Hammond 

Willanl Joray 

. . . .Lionel Heparin 
Milt. ill Pope 



All le 

Mardlan 

Seleucus 

DIomedea 

a Soothsayer. . . 

A i Town 

A Messenger Dennis Kins 

HI her Messengers - 

James lvfloy. Albert Bliss. John Gerard. 

Harold Webster. F/dwurd Brooks 

leopatra June (Ami 

Octavia Bdllh Van Cleve 

Charmlan Marion F.vensen 

Ira.s • Grace Hamilton 

Officers, Soldlera ami Other Attendants 



"The Chiffon Qirl" hid its genesis 
in a puce called "The Bootleggers," 
offered unsuccessfully last seat-on at 
the 3!>tl. Street. A large cast plus a 
jazz band for a cafe scene made 
the drama an Impossible financial 
project at such a limited capacity 
house, even ha 1 It caught on. 
Charles Capehart was the backer 
of "The Bootleggers," though his 
name was disguised in a corporate 
title. Madison Corey being the pre- 
senter. William A. Page, the press 
agent, wrote the play from Cape- 
hart's original idea. 

Capehart is the producer of "The 
Chiffon Girl." I lie personnel for 
which is half the size used for "The 
P.ootleggers." Page is not concerned, 
the hook being credited to George 
Murray. Something of "The Boot- 
leggers" background is used for the 
musical, there being two "opposi- 
tion' 1 rum runners. One is an 
Italian, the other an alleged respect- 
able resident of Dong Island. 

"Th. Chiffon Girl" is old fash- 
ioned but it Is denatured, kloklcse. 
What propaganda there wis againsi 
the Eighteenth Amendment in "The 
Bootleggers," which aimed for lib- 
eralization of the wet and dry prob- 
lem, la out of "The Chiffon Girl." 
When the dramatic version was be- 
ing promoted the spot. sots permitted 
it to be known that the play was an 
expose of rum running. Nobody 
occmed to care. 

There were four acts In "The 
Bootleggers" and three in "The 
Chiffon Girl." Dooks as though the 
manager, who Is a theatrical adver- 
tising agent, had a production and 
wanted another chance to win back 
his Initial loss. The second act. an 
interior of a home, and the cafe 
scene In the last act are probably 
out of the original settings. 

Some pretty costumes in "The 
Chiffon Girl," however, and the 
moderately sized chorus worked 
well. The girls knee'ed for a mo- 
ment and a dirty ground cloth Im- 
mediately smirched their tights. A 
special dancer's silk stockings, ehoes 
and dress suffered similarly. 

Eleanor Painter is starred and at 
the premiere easily won the honors. 
Last Friday night she was out of 
the east. It was said by orders of 
her doctor, and an understudy ap- 
peared. The absence of Miss Painter 
accounted for th ! performance being 
less attractive than ever. The other 
leiding role was played and sung 
by .loseph l.ctora, he entering 
Thursday e.onlng. George Keimherr 
played It the lirst two nights. Dc- 
tora recently returned from the road 
when "Helen of Troy. New York," 
was called In and was not ready to 
go on at the opening. 

The idea of both characters talk- 
ing I'. Italian dialect failed to work 

out effectively. The plot has to do 

.Villi the polite I '.logger sending 

an Kast Side sougstrcs.- hack to Italy 
to have her voice cultured. Four 
years later she returns, quite pro- 
'ii. lent and ladylike. llcr sweet- 
heart has developed into a lit st -class 
bootlegger and there is introduced 
some idva th.V. the older man is 
i rumored ot\ the girl, though that 
i-n't natural, since no ;, .s a daugh- 
ter the same age as the ward. A re- 
former and hi" son,. the latter dr- 
illed '.O •»'. h itm ■ .: !■■•■■■ ore 



Jane Cowl, playing Cleopatra as 
an ingenue after all these centuries 
during which the notorious Egyp- 
tian jezebel has been the prototype 
in history and literature of the 
vampire, achieves in Shakespeare's 
"Antony and Cleopatra" not only 
another transcendant personal tri- 
umph, but a memorable achievement 
in classical interpretation. 

Before this review enters into a 
profound discussion of the artistic 
phases of this performance and 
presentation, let this trade-paper re- 
port go on record with the prophecy 
that "Antony and Ceolpatra" is a 
liox-ofllee success that will pack tin- 
Lyceum as long as the restive Jane 
elects to play Cleo, which will be 
until she unearths another "Pellcas 
and Melisande." probably. 

"Antony arj Cleopatra" is a stir- 
ring, surprising, deeply moving and 
Intensely thrilling adventure to the 
theatregoer In the hands of Miss 
Cowl, Hollo Peters, Adolph Klauber, 
the Selwyns and Frank Iteichcr. it, 
is theatrical, as Shakespeare him- 
self always is, and, while it is an 
Iconoclastic and widely unorthodox 
?onception of the great bard's trag- 
edy, it is a reverent and tender re- 
7olt, preserving the emotional 
verities. 

Cleopatra has been played by few 
American actresses. Fanny Daven- 
port and Clara. Morris were Identi- 
fied with the role famously; both 
Bernhardt and Duse personated her; 
Gertrude Elliot did G. B. Shaw's 
Cleopatra, a lighter lady than 
Shakespeare's, Since then the fiery, 
temperamental, deadly siren of the 
Nile has been left to the dust of 
libraries and to the hokum of bur- 
lesques, Now Miss Cowl, our First 
Actress, a wistful, beautiful, vibrant 
wondor-glrl, seeking new miracles 
to perform, drags forth from the 
shelves of regret this manuscript 
and re-creates for us Cleopatra. 

Perhaps the Hard of Avon turned 
over in hi.! grave Tuesday evening 
when a New York audience went 
mad over his Cleopatra done by 
Miss Cow , but. If he did, there 
must have been an Indulgent smile 
upon his bearded face, lighting up 
the countenance which In life must 
always have responded to beauty, to 
daring, to sex, to Inspired mischief. 
It he muttered, "Naughty girl," he 
silently added, "Deave it to jane." 

Slender, bobbed-haired, fascinat- 
ingly animated. Miss Cowl played 
Cleopatra as a spoiled child, a love- 
possessed royal flapper, a princess 
infatuated with an actor playing 
Antony rather than the scheming, 
conscienceless monarch of pyramids 
and deserts mad to possess the real 
leader of Caesar's armies and the 
statesman of almighty Home. 

With her it was a game, an 
"affair." 

Put when the tragic turn came, 
when it came her fate to sec her 
power shattered by Caesar, her 
armies routed, her rotten navy sunk 
her lover broken and disgraced her 
captains d verting- ■ then .Jane Cowl 

rose to the passion and crescendo 
of a great queen, a great actress, a 
gteat and compelling Star. Novvl ei.o 
in the history of American stage art 
has there ever been playing more 
intense, more suppressed yet terrific, 
more beautiful and more moving 
than her royal suicide on a throne, 
in her fineries, with the asp at her 
white bosom. 

Phe liver) like a frivolous coquette, 



but she died like a queen, like a 
queen who had kissed away a king- 
dom, who knew what she was doing 
all the while, who had taken the 
full toll of life and was royally 
ready to pay back to life Its full toll, 
death. 

Bollo refers, suffering likewise 
from youth, played Antony. It was 
rather startling to see the gallant 
Pelle-as and the boyish Romeo strut 
forth as the bearded, girded Antony 
who had spoken the funeral sermon 
of Julius Caesar and who was old 
enough to be Cleopatra's father. 
Peters' performance was exciting, 
colorful and powerful. The young 
man came forth in triumph and 
what flaws appeared need not be 
recounted in tho light of his excel- 
lent rendition of so long, so heavy 
and so strange a role for so young 
and romantic a player. 

The cast was not airtight through- 
out. When inexperienced or inept 
actors read Shakespeare they have 
all the spotlights of the ages upon 
their faults. Either they must be 
as uncannily gifted as Miss Cowl or 
they must go to school for decades 
before they can register the veri- 
similitudes of the bard's characters 
or deliver, with effect the deathless 
passages assigned them. In the main 
the supporting actors were jerky 
and uneloquent. 

Tho production, designed by 
Peters, was amide if not tremendous. 
There was no attempt at magnifi- 
cence in Cleopatra's surroundings, 
which in revues and the movies 
have given opportunities for the 
most extravagant flights in glitter 
and magnitude. The final death 
scene, in Cleopatra's monument, 
was rather simple in surroundings. 
It was in perfect taste, with no 
misstire attempt at the sensational, 
no attempt at it in any way. 

Everyone connected with this 
presentation is to bo congratulated 
and thanked on behalf of the the- 
atre. It is an ambitious and glorious 
reaching after the better things 
upon tho stage, and not the least of 
its triumph lies in the probability 
that it will draw many people to 
behold it. This seems one of those 
rare, happy combinations of artistic 
sterling with box-ofllce appeal. 

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OUT OF TOWN 



JUDITH 



Baltimore. Feb. 27. 
Bernstein's drama "Judith," given 
an eloquent translation by Gladys 
I'nger, intelligent direction by 
Stuart Walker, tasteful scenic 
backgrounds and an admirable per- 
formance, served in combination to 
initiate the third week of the Stuart 
Walker repertory company's season 
at the Academy Monday. 

The rumors which preceded the 
adaptation were less concerned with 
the content of the play than with 
the high moral purposes of the 
Parisian gendarmle. Miss Vnger 
had effected a compromise in the 
adaptation that carries with it no 
offense, but yet retains much of the 
flavor which must have been in the 
Gallic original. 

The apoehryphal story of Bethu- 
lia's best advertised daughter has 
been tampered with in that there is 
a tendency to whitewash Holofernes 
and over-emphasize the nobility of 
soul of this Austrian "architect of 
ruins," while showing Judith to be 
essentially less a Judean than a 
woman, although her religion, re- 
awakened by the prospective sack 
of her city, triumphs in the end. 

It Is in the dialog raHier than in 
the action which makes for the dra- 
matic structure. The speeches carry 
with their literary quality; they 
bite at times by their unexpected 
frankness, and have at times the 
thrill and precision of poetry. They 
arc rarely diffuse or pale. 

There are some few times when 
one feels the play is going to talk 
itself into a coma. One of those is 
when Adah, maid of Judith, tells 
of her girlish peccadillos in the 
fields, and another when Holofernes 
and Judith grow introspective and 
both pry into matters that concern 
the heart and soul. It is a good 
sign, though, that one can listen to 
those lengthy musings without 
growing restless for movement. 

First is Judith, a widow. In 
Walker's conception of sackcloth 
and ashes, sharing her mourning 
emotions with an infatuation for a 
Hebrew soldier. The Assyrian army 
has besieged Hethulia. the water 
supply has been cut off and the In- 
habitants are desperate. 

Judith rises to the rescue. Put- 
ting away the garments of her sor- 
row, she adorns herself with "irll 
her ornaments'' and, with Adah, is 
admitted to the presence of the 
general outside of the city gate.-: 
through pretext of turning traitor. 
Holofernes' head is promised the 
elders. It is when she sees him 
that the traditional story crumbles 
a little. The general, with an ego- 
Istlcal appetite for his own glory 
and female captives does a strangi 
thing- he w otiM y no rat her tin n 
command, and Judith is just a wist- 
ful woman, loving and wanting in 
be loved. 

Put there are preliminaries of an 
army moving to attack on the fatal 
day. Judith visualizes her people 
reduced to slavery or worse. 
Dove's blinders ore thrown off and. 
Arising from the couch she has 
Shared with Holofernes. seizes his 
«'.v<e\) while he .',c: sleeps and com- 



pletes her tragic mission. 

To the title role Julia Hoj l bring* 
a new and surprising resource in a 
performance that marks the top 
rung in her local dramatic achieve* 
ments. Physically, she is a splen- 
did embodiment of tho role which 
provides that she should appear "to 
all men's eyes Incomparably beau- 
tiful." 

At times she was in complete con- 
trol of a flow of compelling emo- 
tions, sometimes rising to imagina- 
tive masterhood. Her handling of 
the scene in which she admits a 
love of Holofernes had the touch of 
tragic compromise with her soul 
which was profoundly impressive. 

McKay Morris, as the general, 
gave a competent performance, as 
ho always does. Garbed mostly in 
beads, he was provocative of audi- 
ble "oohs" and "ahs" among some 
of the worshipping younger and 
more rising generation. 

The charming Ruth Hammond 
gave a* signillcant and intelligent 
performance as Adah, the maid, 
who would be characterized by her 
neighbors in present-day America 
as a "hussy." Julia MacMahon was 
very picturesque as Abigail. Hans 
Herbert as Vague, the chief eunuch, 
was disconcerting. He looked like 
George Arliss in "The (Ireeii God- 
dess" and acted like a Charles street 
cowboy. 

"Judith" was a fine thing for 
Walker to offer. It deserves excel- 
lent support from Baltimore. 

Dee Shubert owns the American 
play rights lo the Bernstein piece 
and Walker likely produced it her* 
with his stock to give Shubert a 
flash at it. The New York man- 
ager has two or three women in 
mind for the title role, and there 
are even more than that number 
who would leap at an opportunity 
to play It. Cooling. 

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I FOREIGN REVIEWS 1 

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WAY THINGS HAPPEN 

Drama In three acts by Cltmence Dane, 
presented by Reandean at tie Amba-aadoro, 
Fob. 'i, under the stage direction of Baeil 
Dean: star parte by Ilil.la Kayley and 
Haidee "Wright. 



London, Feb. 4. 

"The Way Things Happen" on the 
stage of the Ambassadors theatre is 
not the way they happen in life. It 
is Clemence Dane's way of telling an 
audience what she thinks of men, 
and that is not much. In her play 
they are either very bad or very 
stupid. 

The hero, If such he may be called, 
Is so purblind and cliurlish a dolt 
that he does nothing but scold, 
abuse or 'gnore the noble and de- 
voted heroine for three acts until a 
minute before the final curtain, 
when her resounding and woll- 
deserved smack on his face reveals 
to him th" surprising fact that he 
had been in love with her all the 
time, but did not know it. 

The villain, and there is no mis- 
take about him, is dragged into the 
first act to perpetrate his dirty 
work, and left out of the remainder 
of tho play. He traps the horo into 
theft and then the heroine into plac- 
ing her honor at his disposal in 
order to exonerate the thief. 

To further emphasize the stupidity 
of men, the authoress shows the 
kind of girl they are supposed to 
like, which is apparently a spiteful 
harridan, both vicious and vulgar, 
besides possessing the most appal- 
ling taste In dress. The hero, sup- 
posed to be a sensible young man, 
endows her with the attributes of 
an angel, and remains engaged to 
her for just as long as she will 
allow. 

There is no question concerning 
the technical skill of Clemence Dane. 
There are, however, a good many 
to be asked before we can be cer- 
tain whether she is the intellectual 
playwright the critics thought her 
when they eaw "A Pill of Divorce- 
ment." That was, in reality, the 
old fashioned problem play brought 
up to date. "The Way Things Hap- 
pen" Is common or garden melo- 
drama seen from the heroine's point 
of view. It gives precious little 
for the mind to dwell upon. 

The widowed mother presiging a 
death scene by constant references 
to the state of her heart, the Cin- 
derella whose beauty and sterling 
worth are overlooked. «Ahe young 
man who embezzles and makes good 
overseas, the vampire who u rges 
him on to extravagance before leav- 
ing him. and the undiluted villain 
who robs Cinderella of her purity by 
bribing her with promises to save 
the joung man, are puppets, how- 
ever cleverly they, are made and 
moved to counterfeit reality. 

They may deceive a willing uudl- 
etne for one act, hut when the 
author pulls the strings loo hard in 
the second act, her s ory becomes 
Incredible. Even granting that the 
familiar stage situation which oc- 
curs when Shirley Pride gives her- 
m If to obtttjji the incriminating 
pap- rs, could happen in real life, 
one still can only regard the scene 
wl ere Shirley's secret is laid bare 
by tne "vamp'* as a masterly dis- 
play of theatrical technique carried 
beyond verisimilitude. The story is 
too hackneyed to be taken seriously. 
Somerset Maugham ought to show 
us how such a series of events 
would re: t upon the self- conscious 
minds of today. 

A London audience cannot but 



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Thursday, February 28, 1024 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



15 






CARAMOUCHE: $67,958; RECORD 



HANDLING CF ABRAHAM LINCOLN' CAPITOL, B ' WRY , MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION 



NOT DECIDED BY RCCKETT BROS. 



Favoring Historical Pictures — Seme in Industry 
Would Prefer Pointing to It as Example — No 
Road Show Plan Yet 



.There, I* speculation a', prater t 
rs til nl.it will be the ne;U .-•too 
In the 1' telling of "The Life oi 
Abratumi I.iuco'u," which the 
lloekctt Pros, brought lo Nov.- 
York stout live week; ago and a . t 
now showing at tin: tlaiety theatre. 
Within the l-i't few days there 
hare been rumors tlmt a connec- 
tion bus l-ce:\ made With this Ot 

tint distributing organization and 
the picture i; to be road-showed 
.-.n.l Inter re'enred in the regulal 
picture houses. Al. and Itnj 
Beckett deny ;tpy deal has beer. 
made ard lhal an long as the pic- 
ture I* showing lite nl the flalety 
they j'l'f not disposed to make an? 
deal. 

Will II. IIa.*s is said tO lia\'C in 
tares ted Kin., ijlf per.- ot.ai.y in he- 
half of the picture because of ;i 
number of former political associ- 
mis are llnamtially interested in 
ihe production. Hays in said to 
have taken up the matter of plac- 
ing a campaign behind the picture 
because if it-; historical value and 
Its general upponj to all American* 
as a better 1 picture slogan. Hay> 
has also prominently lieatured In bin 
speeches fieri time ti> time thai 
it would L« of itieal Ulabie value to 
ihe Industry even though the pic- 
ture ilid not prove to be a tremen- 
dous 1-ox office success. 

In certain directions it is stated 
a number of people In the industry 
would he just as willing to have 
the "Abraham Lincoln" feature 
Hop because they would then he 
able to point to the production 
when reformers squawked and say 
that whin the picture people tried 
to give the public something or 

other than six appeal the public 
of the country would not sup- 
port it. 

SUES INTERNATIONAL 

Director Claims Moneys Due — Jose 
Ruben Given Judgment 

A suit in the New York Supreme 
C»urt was tiled yesterday (Wednes- 
day) by George I). Baker, film di- 
rector, against the International 
Film Service Co., claiming a total 
of $13,000 due on various film con- 
tracts and on three different causes 
lor action. 

Baker was to receive $2,000 a 
week for producing "Heliotrope" and 
"Buried Treasure." both to be com- 
pleted within 18 weeks. He admits 
receipt of $.10,000 for his services, 
but claims various sums due for 
services in excess of that period. 
There i« also $1,333:13 due him al- 
legedly as extra work on "Beauty's 
Worth" and $1,000 on "Proxies," 
which he also produced for Inter- 
national. 

This week in the City Court Jose 
Uuhen, the actor, took judgment for 
$2,000 against International on a 
tour weeks' contract at $500 a week 
for services in 'When Knighthood 
Was in Flower." 

LASKY SALES DEPARTMENT 

Severn] changes have been made 
in the sales department of Famous 
I'luj ers-Lask.\ . John A. Ilatumeii 
has been appointed manager Ot 
I dst lict No. 2, witii supervision 
over New York, New Jerse> and 
Albany exchanges. . 

J. -i i ngci , who repent ly joined 
'■'. I'., has been placet* in i barge ul 
the x. v, exchange, a position in 
filled with rust National. T, II. 
IJalley has been appointed m*n- 
1 ■•■! "i tin. Portland, • > . exchange 



ROBERTS HAS A CHANCE 



MILLIONS IN FRANCE 
READ LIKE SCENARIO 

One of Possible Heirs Links 
Himself with Picture Busi- 
ness — Lanoville History 



Troy, N. V., Feb. 27. 

More like a scenario than anything 
else reads the life narrative of 
Joseph Lanoville, for several .Near? 
a picture actor, and now heir ap- 
parent to one-fotr'h of a iarge es- 
tate In France. Lanoville places the 
value of the estate at $7.". 000. 000. but 
his younger brother, George, who 
lives here, says it Is nearer 
$23.00'! ,000. 

The story which the older brother 
tells, parts of v. Iii.:ii the younger 
member agrees to :ind parts he em- 
phaitealiy denies, is that tiie Lano- 
ville* are descendants of a French 
nobleman, Count Anthony Lanoville, 
who died just previous to the French 
revolution, leaving a fortune of some 
$16,000,000, since doubled through 
the acruing 174 years of Inters t. 
which vent into the French treasury 
because no heir could he found. 

Tlic.elder Lanoville asserts that 
the Count's three -year -old son was 
abducted in 1777 by an American 
seaman named Ocrge Dennis, who 
took the child to Houses Point, N. 
V., where he grew to manhood. 

According to the tale the abducted 
yruth marrle' an Indian girl and 
one of hit* son: - , In turn, also took an 
Indian to wife. The latter son is 
the father of the present Lanoviles. 

It is this point which George 
Lanoville so strenuously denies, 
stating his grandfather and father 
married women of French descent. 

According to Joseph It was not 
until 1S80 that the family knew 
their real name was Lanoville. On 
his deathbed the seaman, Dennis, 
confessed the kidnapping affair to 
hio own son who then told Lanoville. 
A series of circumstances made the 
more or h ss family legend of the 
estate in France seem plausible 
enough to begin an investigation 
which recently culminated when 
Al.dionse Bertram, a French at- 
torney, came to this country to see 
the eldest Lanoville and was con- 
vinced he Is th heir to the estate. 

Joseph Lanoville is 04. married 
and has three daughte-s; George, 32. 
is married and has one child. There 
arc also two sisters. 

Joseph claims lie appeared in pic- 
tures with E ugen e O'Brien and 
Mabel Nonnand and a' one time 
was oustin ' director for the Peer- 
less Film Company. At present he 
conducts a .small silver polishing 
business in Coytesvllle while tieorge 
is a chauffeur for a Troy depart- 
ment store. 

Joseph will til." the voyage this 
sprln;* to Investigate the matter of 
the possible inheritance, 

i PLEADS TO LESSER CHARGE 
Albany, Feb. 27. 
ItPca use ho in in iking rest it Ulioil, 

Clifford Darlgnon, ::7, Indicted hj 
i iie ( Ira ml Jury on i charge o] 
ond degree larceny In stealing 
tickets from the Knipire In Glenn 
K.il> was nllowod to ■ . i 1 1, -;»■ his ,,:,■ 

III "gUllty "I |iOtt> III' em ." 

While al Hie Buipiri hi; to ! I'm 

•toll ii tickets and sold them 

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BERT ANY CROSS 
LUST WEEK 



Strand With "Hunchback," 
Rivoli With Pol* Negri 
and Barthelmeu at Rialto 
All Pulled Big Business— 
"America" and "Yolanda" 
Both Open — Griffith Film 
a Hit— "When a Man's a 
Man" Held Up at Cameo 
— Three New Features 
Due — Last Week 11 
Houses Drew $237,173 

"HUNCHBACK," $45,200 



"S iramo'iche," nt the Capitol 
last week, smashed all the existing 
records for the house. The day 
record was broken on Washington's 
Birthday, when the house took $14.- 
418, and for the week the gross was 
$07,958, which topped the figure of 

"Itobin Hoed." f 

Last week, iii reality, was a bat- 
tle of the giant specials in the reg- 
ular picture houses on Broadway. 
Against "Scuramouche'' the Strand 
played I'nlveraal's "The Hunchback 
of Notre Dame," getting $45,200 on 
the week, with the holiday receipts 
being » little better than $9,000 on 
the day. 

Both the Rivoll and the Rialto 
also had exceptional weeks. At the 
former house. Tola Negri in "The 
Shadows of Paris," pulled a gross 
of $30,111. while at the latter house 
Richard Barthelme«s In "Twenty- 
One" rang the bell with $26,255. 
The house, instead of playing the 
picture on the regular franchise 
rate for a First National first run. 
had the prodaction In on a per- 
centage basis of ,7'/4 Of the net. 
The Strand management is protest- 
ing tliis arrangement. 

Two new specials to arrive on 
the street last week were "Yolan- 
da." the new Marion Davics pic- 
ture, which opened at the Cosmo- 
politan on Tuesday night, last week, 
and on the 11 performances drew a 
little over $11,000. D. W. Grif- 
fith's "America, arriving last Thurs- 
day night, in six performances 
showed $8,715. 

The week on Broadway in all or 
the 11 houses playing pictures, In- 
cluding the legitimate theatres with 
special runs, showed a gross busi- 
ness of $237,173 which is about rec- 
ord figures. 

Business at 'The Ten Command- 
ments" dropped ever so slightly, the 
week showing $19,390 at the Cohan 
while at the Criterion "The Covered 
Wagon" got $9.S23. The three days 
of had woather can be blamed for 
this slight falling off. 

At the little Cameo theatre the 
First National feature "When A 
Mans A Man" finished Ita third 
week at the hoi.se with $5,24'' de- 
cidedly good. "The Yankee Consul" 
at the Central finished Its second 
Week with $7,700 which gives It an 
average of $8,300 weekly. 

''Abraham Lincoln" at the Gaiety 
(Continued on page 17) 



INCLUDES 14 SPECIAL CAMERAS 



Will Attempt Photography at Altitude of 23,000 
Feet — Private Venture Under Command of Capt. 
Noel — Party Sailed February 14 



MARRIAGE CIRCLE' CUTS 
TOO MANY TO SHOW 

Maryland Censors Look at 

Picture Twice — Newspaper 

Men Disagree 



Baltimore, Feb. 27. 

The Maryland Board of Censors 
Wielded the blue pencil on Lubitsch's 
production, "The Marriage Circle," 
making 11 serious cuts. The board 
is composed of two men and one 
unmarried woman, a lawyer. It Is 
their opinion pictures showing mar- 
ried women being kissed and ca- 
ressed by other men than their 
husbands arc immoral. 

The picture was to have been put 
on as the feature at the Metropoli- 
tan, but the cuts made it necessary 
to substitute another film. 

The managing director of the 
house, Bernard Depkin. asked the 
censors to view the picture again 
alter) the first cuts had been made. 
The hoard did so and ordered fur- 
ther deletion. 

Depkin had a private showing of 
t'.e picture last Sunday for some 
newspapers and others, and their 
veruict was at variance with that 
of the censors. Basing his case on 
the opinions of those at the private 
showing, Depkin, who has bought 
tie- siate rights for the film, will 
take the matter into court unless 
Ihe board reconsiders its decision. 



CALNAY'S $10,000 BAIL 

People Complain 



Movie 



Struck 
Against 



Promoter 



San Francisco, Feb. 27. 
.lames Calnay, who promoted a 
picture company here by raising 
nanny from movie struck girls and 
youths, is under arrest on a war- 
rant obtained by Marie Cailleaur. 
who alleged she was victimized. 
Calnay was taken Into custody in 
Los Angeles upon telegraphic in- 
structions from the San Francisco 
police, and will be brought here for 

trial, 
At the time of his arrest Calnay 

is reported to have been engaged in 
starting the production of two films 
in the southern California city. 

Tii is is the second time the pic- 
lure promoter has run afoul of the 
law. Some months ago he was ar- 
rested on complaint of another al- 
leged San Francisco victim, John 
F. Ca n tel l, who charged that he had 
been defrauded of $500. 

Cal nay's ball has been fixed at 
$10,000. 



■burgh. K''b '.7. 
'I'll". i.b. |e Ki. ei •-;. who i. I- I" "Ii 

il 'he point of death here foi the 
I'Jiw week with pneumonia and ifhi-r 

' "intili. it ions. Is slightly Improved 

Tin re is sf,,e- hope now : Ii i in 
■• ! i r. • nvei 



Brilliant for Path?':, Publicity 

| Tii puhlli'll > .1. .mi mi nt 

! I* iihe i- now In i l.arg Arlli it 

| ||| ,11 ei.i. n ho Mi.-e.> .: I \ i Shu - 
,,•!,,. u '■!> ri -i- ned c-w i.i 



• AFTER THE BALL" DRIED 
Cincinnati, Feb. 27. 
The Ohio motion picture cen- 
...i: took ii look at "After 
ii. Halt," a --.'Vcn-rcel drama . 
foundi 'i on the famous ballad. 
ii ml tl ii ii reeling on Its 

The eeiiiui - cut out a scene 



■ ' ■ i > « i : • "i mm 'ili Inking, and 
.' .. . ui'.itltle reading, "we 

• k*d beer not hair tonic." 

\noth ■' har.ictor seen pour- 
,!•; liipjor down a lady'-s ::ccl; 
n ..- ni\' '''■'■ breexe. 



M. P. T. 0. CONVENTION 

The next convention of the Mo- 
tion Picture Theatre Owners of 
America will be held in Boston, ac- 
cording to an announcement made 
Tuesday at national he uluuartcrs. 

The date is set tor lute in May, 
iic days not yet being allotted, 
combined stales of M is 

its, Rhode Island 
lit made the p 
n meeting point. 



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SAENGER'S PENSAC0LA 

New I II ;• : I IS, h'eb. 27, 

Haenger Amu* n» nl Co i 
: ing a new dim pi lace ul !'■ i, 
,' , Flu., Ii roi t over $RtM»,000 
will he ealleit 'The s i. ngei ' 



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Scenery Concern in Pictures 
!.•■•■ I.i-ii. i lie Ihe 1 1 ri • . I sen*' 
■ •in. Is ibou! to l ti'i'i I h" pi 

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London. Feb. 27. 

A luncheon was held here for the 
members of the second expedition 
which Is going out under command 
of Captain J. Noel, Fellow of the 
Royal Geographical Society, to pho- 
tograph the ascent of Mount Kver- 
est. The first expedition was organ- 
ized by the society, but this is a 
private venture, and the men a*.e 
better equipped than on the pre- 
vious occasion. The expedition sulk* 
for India tomorrow, Feb. 14. 

On the first attempt the camera 
work reached a height of 19,000 feet, 
where the men were scarcely ca- 
pable of action; but the present 
group who are about to start out 
are determined to reach an altitude 
of 23,004 feet, and hope to go even 
higher. 

The apparatus which will be car- 
ried comprises 14 special cameras. 
Including a panoramic machine 
driven by clockwork and working a 
complete circle; also a special 
"color" camera, a miniature for 
short lengths at the highest alti- 
tudes, when the cameramen have 
hardly the strength to press the 
button; and a slow-motion machine. 
The color and slow-motion photog- 
raphy is to be used in an attempt 
to picture the breaking of dawn 
at the peak of tho mountain. All 
cameras are specially manufactured 
for Ihe expedition, being made of a 
metal termed diiraluminlum. Some 
of the machines are motor driven, 
carrying batteries which Will hist 
six months and each capable of 
driving 10 000 feet of film. 

Arrangements have been made 
whereby, within four weeks of news 
reaching here of the progress of 
the expedition, film Inserts will be 
included in the Paths news week- 
lie*. It is ultimately planned to 
demonstrate the completed footage 
in a regular performance consist- 
ing of a prologue and the actual 
presentation. An attempt to re- 
cord Thibetan tribe music on pho- 
nograph discs will also be made 
to assist In the special ecore which 
will be composed for the home 
showing, 

Just what difficulties 'bis expe- 
dition Is attempting to surmount 
may well be Imagined, and a few 
of the Incidents which retarded the 

Initial venture Included, besides the 

loss of in.oco feet of film, several 
casualties, with at one time seven 
men being swept away by an ava- 
lanche. 

The films will be sent to Dar Reel- 
ing for development this time, as 
the previous experience resulted In 
a severe loss to the prints through 
climatic conditions in developing in 
the field. 



ALASKA PICTURE MEN HERE 

When they have finished ".seeing 
.the town," the visiting Alaskan pict- 
ure men who are now In New York. 
have a "home-made" picture of the 
Yukon which they are going to sell, 

The picture making idea In the 
Yukon grew out of a visit to South- 
ern California of a wealthy Alaskan, 
who, after seeing a lot of near snow 
pictures, decided to finance a studio 
Up in the northern country, The en- 
tile equipment was purchased in Los 
Angeles and shipped up there, 

Two of the pictures mode did not 
come up i,, expectation*, but the 
third wa> more successful, *■■ a iiip 
to New York fur the purposi of 

Sellll il Hi' de, ii ei| Upon, 



Tax Studio Fire on Coast 

Los Angeles, Feb. "7. 
Films valued at 110,009 were de* 
stroyed ly lire al the Kos studio 
Tueadu; . The blase started In the 
cutting room and two women work- 
er! hud a ii.it row est ape. 



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VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Thursday, February £8, 10«1 



PICTURE HOUSES AND RADIO 
IN BILL FOR FREE MUSIC 



Newton of Minn. Introduces Measure in Congress 
Including Both — "Performances Enhance Value 
of Music/' Introducer Says 



Variety-Clipper Bureau, 
"Washington, D. C. Feb. 27. 

Congress has been nsked again to 
■o revise the copyright law so as to 
permit the radio broadcasting 
stations to have the free use of 
copyrighted music. Representative 
Walter II. Newton of Minnesota, 
goes this Just one step further In 
the bill he Introduced last week and 
aeeks to have the law ao read that 
copyrighted music can also be used 
by picture theatres, the legit, houses 
and hotele. 

Like bills have been Introduced by 
Representatives Johnson of Wash- 
ington and Lampert of Wisconsin 
with concerted action now being 
sought by these Congressmen to 
have the Patent Committee give Im- 
mediate consideration to the bills. 

Congressman Newton points out 
that the copyright laws were drafted 
long before the advent of the radio 
and states that the playing of copy- 
righted music by the theatres, hotels 
and through the radio 'broadcasting 
itatlons Is for the benefit of the pub- 
lic and without remuneration for 
the players. He holds that these 
performances enhance the value of 
the music to the publisher and com- 
poser and increases the sale to the 
public. 

Mr. Newton Is also reported to 
have complained that certain pub- 
lishers, acting through secret repre- 
sentatives posing as patrons have 
nought managers of radio stations 
and theatres to play copyrighted 
music and upon their complying 
with these requests have had de- 
mands made upon them that pay- 
ment be made for the "unauthorized" 
use of the numbers. 



TOO MUCH HEARST 



Frisco Exhibitors Complaining 
Inattention 



of 



"Collars" Shoving Snow 

To a number of young men of 
the collar advt. variety who 
formally made their living as 
"ext-as" In pictures, the recent 
snow storms have been a dis- 
guised blessing. 

The bottom lias recently drop- 
, I out of the "extra" business 
and many of them have been 
glad to grab the 14 per day paid 
by the city for shovelling snow. 



CLAIM PROPAGANDA 

K. C Sustains Decision Barring 
Russian Films 



Kansas City, Feb. 27. 

Friends of Soviet Russia are 
having a hard time trying to ex- 
hibit their pictures In Kansas City. 
The hoard of appeals has Just sus- 
tained the decision of L. G. Buford. 
city censor, who rejected "The 
Fifth Tear," which was to be 
shown In the Empress theatre. 

After reviewing the film, the 
board members declared It con- 
tained too much "red" propaganda 
and that It could not be shown 
here. Charles B. Roberts, of Chi- 
cago, representing the 'Friends of 
Soviet Russia and Germany, an- 
nounced he would apply to the cir- 
cuit court for an Injunction to re- 
strain the city officials from inter- 
fering with the exhibition of the 
picture, which he claims has been 
shown In practically all of the 
large cities. 

Several months ago permission 
was denied Roberts, who then 
wanted to show "Russia Through 
the Shadows," which was also op- 
posed by the Legion. 



"DECAMERON NIGHTS" 
DIRECTED BY WILCOX 

Brunei's "Christopher" Pic- 
tures With New Idea 



London, Feb. 18. 
Graham Wilcox Productions' have 
bought the sole rights of the Drury 
Lano production of "The Decam- 
eron Nights" and the play will be 
their next production. Herbert 
Wilcox, who produced "Chu Chin 
Chow" and "Southern Love" with 
Hetty Blythe, will produce, and the 
leading part will be played by an 
American "s"tar." 



Adrlcn Brunei is leaving for Al- 
giers shortly, there to start work 
on a series of novel travel pictures 
entitled "Christopher Sees the 
World." His leading man will be 
his little boy, Christopher, and the 
scenes will be from a child's view- 
point. 

The producer's great regret is 
that the youth of his leading man 
will necessarily mean the loss of a 
good deal of Eastern atmosphere. 



Peggy Hyland has completed 
"The Haunted Pearls." She has 
been her own producer, and not a 
soul with the exception of herself 
appears to be known in the trade. 



After making some of the best 
pictures produced here. Including 
"The Grass Orphan," "The, Pauper 
Millionaire" and more recently the 
film version of "Tons of Money," 
Frank H. Crane left for New York 
without friends In England know- 
ing of the urgent business calling 
him home or of his going. . 



Sessue Hayakawa and the pro- 
ducer of the Japanese star's first 
English picture, "The Great Prince 
Shan," have returned from Nice to 
make the Interiors in the Stoll stu- 
dios. The producer Is A. E. Coleby, 
and the Stoll company supporting 
Includes Ivy Duke, Harry Agar- 
Lyons and Humberstone Wright. 
The cameraman is D. P. Cooper. 



PRESSURE EDITORIAL 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON PICTURES 



The domestic troubles of Cullen Landis and his wife Mignon Le Brun 
Landis are being aired In the courts with Mrs. Landis securing $100 a 
week temporary alimony. Her husband is now preparing a cross- 
complaint asking for a divorce on grounds of mental .cruelty and deser- 
tion. Mrs. Landis accused her husband of cruelty and having an affair 
with another woman. She is ten years his senior. 



Eight thousand Hollywood husbands and sweethearts attend the weekly 
American Legion boxing bout's notwithstanding the stadium only accom- 
modates 4,000. 



The owners of the "Birth of a Nation' film had a difficult task In 
getting the cinema into the Illinois, Chicago, where It opened Sunday. 
They are said to have made all sorts of overtures to Harry Powers to 
place the film in the theatre but he was obdurate at first, claiming that 
It was Ku KIux Klan propaganda and that the Klan was back of the 
project. 

It was pointed out to Powers that the picture had played to big 
business at the Auditorium during its four-week stay there and that 
this business would keep up if it were transferred to the Illinois, which- 
has had a trying time this season with road attractions. It was also 
suggested that the "Birth" might enable Powers to establish a new 
policy for the house with the playing of the picture which would 
establish the house as a first-class picture theatre and enable it to show 
a lucrative profit which it Is said it has been unable to do for several 
years. 

Powers was also reminded that with "The Birth of a Nation" in the 
Illinois he might be able to retrieve some of the Josses he had incurred in 
this house and at the Blackstone which has not had a money making 
attraction In it since "Llghtnin'." 

Powers made inquiries after these interviews and satisfied himself the 
Klan was not concerned with the exploitation of the film and decided to 
take a chance to recoup his losses through playing the Griffith film. 



Seemingly there is as much rivalry among the male screen stars as 
there Is among the women in the flickers, at least there was a pretty 
display of temperament at the Long Island plant of one of the big com- 
panies one day last week, when a party of exhibitors visited the place. 
The party was under the guidance of a state exhibitor leader and was 
rresent as the guests of Sidney Olcott, who is directing the Rudolph 
Valentino production, "Monsieur Beaucaire." 

They saw several shots taken and this was followed by a luncheon 
party at which complimentary speeches were in order. Later in the 
afternoon the exhibitors went to the set where Thomas Meighan was 
working and this star told the exhibitor leader that he thought he had 
been slighted to a tremendous extent. In the first place, he was not at 
the luncheon, he stating that the hour for it was arranged so that It 
would conflict with his regular routine, and dragged out so that the 
afternoon was nearly over before the exhibitors could get to his set. 



San Francisco, Feb. 17. 

Now that the Goldwyn-Cosmo- 
politan people have taken over the 
Strand for their first run produc- 
tions, with "The Great White Way" 
In first, It is receiving pages of 
publicity In Hearst's "Examiner." 

Many of the other large down- 
town houses are complain ng be- 
cause of the display this picture 
is getting In the "Examiner." 

They are large advertisers and 
say their publicity Is virtually be- 
ing crowded out by the heavy ex- 
ploitation of Cosmopolitan pic- 
tures. 



PEARL WHITE AND FOX SUED 

Pearl White and the Fox Film 
Corp., are co-defendants in the 
Brooklyn Supreme Court, in an ac- 
tion brought by John F. Bcatty, 
seeking to recover damages for in- 
juries received on Aug. 19, 1921. 
At that time Beatty Was. acting as 
a "double - ' for Robert Jpllott in a 
picture in which Pearl White was 
.starring. 

Beatty says In obeying instruc- 
tions from the director he rode a 
horse down an Inclined run ray 
when a horse ridden by Miss White 
suddenly backed up and collided 
with hie mount and he was thrown, 
receiving Injuries which resulted 
in the shortening of his right leg. 

The case started Tuesday and 
was continued yesterday. 



ENGLISHMAN IN "DUTCH" 

Los Angeles, Feb. 27. 

Arrested and released on $2,000 
bond, Edward Gay, an English 
actor, was charged with violation 
of the Mann act ir> having brought 
Fanchon Duncan, a dancer, from 
New York to this city. 

In addition to the criminal 
charges, Gay also faces a deporta- 
tion hearing, which wi!i be held 
March I. ■ 



ATTACHMENT FOR $10,597 

The New Amsterdam Credit Cor- 
poration has levied an attachment 
on the Standard Film Service Co. 
for $10,597.43 on an assigned claim 



of the 
which 

head. 
The 
Betty 



B. B. Productions, Inc., of 
Whitman Bennett is the 



B. B. company sponsored 
Blythe as star in "The 
Darling of the Rich." 

The Standard Film guaranteed 
the producers $15,000 as its share 
from the distribution of the picture 
In Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia 
and Kentucky, of which only 
$4,402.57 was paid, leaving the bal- 
ance euid for. 



"National Republican'' Comments 
on Christian Matter 



Kent Thought Out "Manhandled" 
S. R. Kent, general sales man- 
ager for Paramount, is the creator 
of the next Gloria Bwanson vehicle, 

"Manhandled." The cast has not 
yet been selected, but Ai'.ai. Dwan 
will be the director. 



F. P.'S MANAGERS MEETING 

F. P.'s theatre managers will 
hold a convention In New Tork 
starting March 3. The meeting 
will last three days, winding up 
with the Paramount hall at the 
Astor, March 7. 

District managers as well as lo- 
cal managers of Famous Players 
theatres have been notified to be 
on hand. 



"COVERED WAGON'S" N. Y. RUN 

"Monsieur Beaucaire" may be 
selected by Famous Players to fol- 
low "'The Covered Wagon" at the 
Criterion. 

According to present plans "The 
Wagon," a record breaker for pic- 
tures, will remain at the Criterion 
until after the Democratic conven- 
tion which will give It a continuous 
run of 75 weeks. The production will 
have baen on a year In March. 

Preparations are being made for 
the celebration of the first year's 
run of "The Cqvered Wagon," 
which will take place March 10. 



Washington. Feb. 27. 

The recent charges of "pressure" 
having been brought to bear upon 
the chairman of the Federal Trade 
Commission by George B. Christian, 
while secretary to President Hard- 
ing, brought forth the following edi- 
torial In "The National Republican," 
the official organ of the Republican 
party here in Washington: 

"A member of the Federal Trade 
Commission going to Congress to 
protest against the appointment of 
a member of that body by the head 
of the administration, complains 
that under the Harding administra- 
tion the commission was asked at 
the White House to give a hearing 
to the Famous players corporation 
before filing a complaint against the 
company. 

"It would not seem out of place 
for the Federal Trade Commission 
to give a hearing to an accused 
company before Issuing a complaint 
that might Involve serious and 
unjustifiable injury to" a concern at- 
tacked by its trade rivals. Other- 
wise the commission might be used 
against a given company by its 
competitors, to the financial injury 
of the ono and the financial ad- 
vantage of the others and with re- 
sultant suspicion of motives." 



Cullen Landis Taxed for Wife 
Los Angeles, Fe'i. 27. 

Pending trial the court has or- 
dered Cullen Landis to pay his wife 
$100 weekly as temporary alimony. 
They were married in 1917 and have 
two children. 

Landis says he Is out of work 
now, although be was recently 
eurritAg |l,tivd a week. 



WANTS COURT'S DECISION 

Pat Sullivan, the cartoonist and 
creator of the "Felix, The Cat," ani- 
mated cartoon series, has agreed to 
let the question of a distributing 
contract to the New York Supreme 
Court. He has started formal pro- 
ceedings against Margaret J. Wink- 
ler, film distributor .who formerly 
released a series of 23 Sullivan sub- 
jects, for which she paid at the rate 
of $1,750 each to the cartoonist. 

Miss Winkler holds an option for 
32 more, but Sullivan, through his 
attorneys, Kopp, Markewich & Perl- 
man, questions the validity of this 
option and aeks the court to ad- 
judicate. 



A woman star of the screen, who had been appearing in a number 
of commercially made program pictures, lately got a real opportunity 
to play a part. She went abroad with a company that paid her her 
regular salary and furnished a regular director who could develop the 
natural talent she has. On her return to America she was again snapped 
up in a hurry for a contract with a state right organization that rushed 
a picture through in three weeks. 

The contrast in the work of the two directors was so great, and the 
star realized it^so thoroughly, she has since gone to the first director and 
informed him that if he can make an arrangement whereby he can 
direct her in a series of four productions she will be willing to work 
for one-haif of the ealary that the commercial boys are willing to pay 
her. 

Looks like somebody was trying to monkey with the stock market 
during the last few days. A rumor was cut loose by an irresponsible 
person Tuesday to the effect that the time had arrived to plunge in 
Famous Players-fcasky securities, for Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pick- 
ford had botli signed contracts with the organization that afternoon. 
A checking up of the facts revealed that such was not the case, but 
that instead neither of the chief executives was even present at the 
screening of the latest Mary Pickford picture, "Dorothy Vernon of 
Haddon Hall,'' at their own theatre on that morning and that the star 
felt rather badly about it. 



Talk this week hinged upon F. P. securing Miss Tiokford to play the 
title role of "Peter Pan," while against that was a story Sir James M. 
Barrie, its author, demands a boy shall play the picture role. Meanwhile 
the Dillingham offices appear to have it settled that Marilyn Miller will 
take the lead in their stage version of the same piece. 

A few side angles on Griffith's "America" revolve around the fact that 
(he picture should be a einch for the grammar schools and the film would 
rate as a first run feature minus the historical incidents it depicts. 

The picturizaticn of Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill, the signing of 
the Declaration of Independence, the surrender of Cornwailis, inaugura- 
tion of Washington and Paul Revere's ride make them far overshadow 
anything a text book might contain. 



Y. M. C. A. IN ACTION 

Washington, Feb. 27. 

Tho work and history of the 
Y. M. C. A. is to be shown in 
pictures throughout the vari- 
ous branches of the organiza- 
tion here commencing March 2. 

The principal actor in the 
films Is Richard C. Morse of 
the International committee, 
who has been an association 
secretary for 64 years, 



LOEW HOUSES SWITCH 

Pittsburgh, Feb. 27. 

The Loew picture houses in Toledo 
and Dayton, Ohio, will change their 
policy to conform to that of the 
Aldine here, replacing the present 
vaudeville programs in those the- 
atres. 

The Dayton house will have a 12- 
pieee Orchestra, marking the only 
picture establishment In that city 
to have an orchestra. 

The Aldine is to show all pro- 
grams first, after which Dayton and 
Toledo will get thorn in the order 
named. 



MRS. HARRY M. HARVEY'S SUIT 

San Francisco, Feb. 27. 

Suit for separate maintenance 
was filed here last week by Mrs. 
Charlotte Harvey, wife of Harry 
M. Harvey, Lot Angelea picture 
director. 

In her complaint she charges that 
Ilaivey ,l.>c,r if( ] ),* r ]nst April and 
that he has an income of $500 a 
month. She is asking $150 a month 
for herself. 



1 * 



Goldwyn's "Mary the Third" 
The screen rights to "Mary the 
Third'' have been secured by Co:<i- 
wyn. K.,Jig Vidor will direct. 



OFFERMAN'S $180,000 SUIT 

Charges Illegal Dismissal by R. C. 
and F. B. O. 



Los Angeles, Feb. 27. 

Robert Offerman has filed suit 
against Robertson-Cole and the F. 
B. O. offices. The action Is for al- 
leged breach it contract and the 
aggrega'o amount involved $180,000. 

The complaint charges Offerman 
was »o have been general manager of 
the studios for three years at a 
weekly s.lary of $500 with the con- 
tract guaranteeing him the purchase 
of a home and 10,000 shares of com- 
mon stock. 

According to Offerman he has 
only received $12,000 in cash with 
$34,000 still due him for salary and 
$3 1,000 on tl.j contract, besides the 
home and the 10,000 shares of stock. 
' His $500 salary started Feb. 19, 
1922, and he was discharged in 
November. 

The Robertson-Cole people admit 
Offerman was engaged, but on a 
i\<ek-to-week contract it was said. 



ED CONRAD IN FOX FILMS 

Ed Conrad (Ed. and Birdie Con- 
rad) will start work May 1 on a 
sTjf s of Vox film comedies in which 
i. fa i* to be starred. 



Thursday, February 28, 1924 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



17 



"NATION," $50,000; CHICAGO, $51,000 
LEADERS IN LOOP FILMS LAST WEEK 



Stood 'em Outside at Auditorium, Seating 3,600 — 
"Scaramouche" Got $23,000 for Roosevelt and 
McVicker's Did $31,000 



PHILLY CRITICS WRONG 
ON BOX OFFICE ANGLE 



Chicago, Feb. 27. 

Business In the picture houses 
was exceptionally big, with "The 
Ten Commandments" breaking all 
records at the Woods by grossing 
$15,400 on its second week there. It 
is said at the theatre that half of 
the sale in advance from points out- 
aide of Chicago. The top at this 
bouse is $1.50. which makes It the 
highest price tllm in the loop, but 
the public does not seem to be af- 
fectod by these prices. 

Washington's Birthday wa« one 
of the biggest days that the film 
houses have had this season. Houses 
report Ihe receipts for that day- 
were th»- biggest they have ever 
played to. 

"The Birth of a Nation" in iln 
fourth and last week at the Audi- 
torium kept up it S3 record-breaking 
pace and totaled $50,000 on the 
week. A tab on the house disclosed 
that over three-fourths of the 
patronage came from men and that 
the women ihat did Come arrived in 
partial and were seldom accom- 
panied by members of the male sex. 

Estimates for Last Week 

Woods — 'The Ten Command- 
ment.s" (Paramount), 2d w*ek 
(1,347; $1.65). Caught on solidly. 
About U54O0. 

Auditorium — "The Birth of a Na- 
tion" (Griffith) (3.600; $1.50). 
Actually had people standing out 
sometimes in this monster place, 
totaling nearly $50,000. after $r>r.,ooo 
week before. 

Chicago -"Painted People" (First 
National) (4,400; 60c). With impor- 
tant presentation* grossed over 
$51,000. 

McVicker's — "Pied Piper Ma lone" 
(Paramount) (2.500; 60c). with 
presentations and a novelty In an 
organ nuimier by W. Remington 
Welch where lie asked the audience 
to sing; $31,000. 

Roosevelt — "Scaramouche" 
(Metro) (1.256; 55c) brought this 
house Into running once more; $23,- 
000. 

Monroe — Tom Mix In "Ladies to 
Board" (Fox) (987; 40c) attracted 
better than ordinary business to this* 
out-of-the-way house, doing $5,600. 

Randolph — "Sporting Youth" 
(Universal) 2d week (686; 60c). 
Over $5,200. 

New Orpheum — "A Woman of 
Paris," 6th week (799; 40c) con- 
tinued strong draw; about $9,000. 



N. 0. OFF COMEDIES; 
"WHY WORRY," $3,163 

"His Children's Children" Sur- 
prised Town at $4,456 
in Liberty 



New Orleans, Feb. 27. 

That New Orleans does not care 
for film comedies of the feature eon 
was evidenced last week at the 
Strand when Harold IJoyd in "Why 
Worry?" played to the poorest re- 
turns the house has experienced in 
months. 

Patronage was so small the Lib- 
erty stepped out and topped the 
bigger picture theatre materially for 
the first time. The other emporium*? 
around were getting their average 
meagre grosses. 

Figures for last week: 

Strand (2,200; 8:1)— Harold Lloyd 
in "Why Worry?" Suffered the fate 
of other comedies that have gone 
before and it is doubtful whether 
the theatre will book another fea- 
ture comedy, save perhaps a Chap- 
lin. In seven days "Why Worry?" 
jot $3,163. 

Liberty (I.S00: 50)— "His Chil- 
dren's Children." Surprised wise- 
acres and brought Liberty its best 
business of winter: $4,456. 

Tudor (800: 28) — Mixed booking I 
of special features that attracted I 
good receipts one day and fair tak- 
ings next. Total $1,621. 

'ETERNAL CITY/ $12,500 
HEAVY DRAW AT R1Y9U 



Fox Has Good Week With 
"Outside" Picture"— Hum- 
ming Bird," Third Week 



Ragged 



BUFFALOES BLIZZARD 

Picture 



Week in Local 
Houses 



$10,950, DENVER'S HIGH 



''White Sister" at $1.10— Two Shows 
Daily 

Denver, Feb. 27. 
"The White Sister" at $1.10 .top 
hit the ball satisfactorily at the 
America (Bishop-Cass) last week, 
eo much so that It was held over 
for a second week. The gross got 
past $10,900. A few seats were 
available at $1.65, but not adver- 
tised. 

Last Week's Estimates 
America (Bishop-Cass) — (1,580; 
$1). Lillian Gish In "The White 
Sister," with all seats reserved; 
twice daily. Grossed $10,950. 

Colorado (Bishop-Cass) — 2,470; 
40-50). "When a Man's a Man"; 
$8,275. 

Rialto (Paramount) — (1.050; 35- 
40). Buster Keaton in "Our Hos- 
pitality"; $7,450. 

Princess (Paramount) — (1,250; 
35-40). Double bill— "The Heart 
Bandit" and "Around the World In 
the Speejaeks." Around $6,200. 

Isis (Fox) — (1,776, 25). First 
three days, "The Governor's Lady"; 
last four. "Lights Out"; $3,475. 



Baltimore, Feb. 27. 
Once more the Lyceum. Fred 
Schanberger's North Charles street 
Ioglt house, situated In the midst of 
the town's elite section, goes over 
to movies seven years after Its last. 
"The White Sister" gets the house 
Monday for a run. 

Last week business was good 
with the Hivoli turning in a re- 
markable gross for "The Eternal 
City." This 2.000-seat house got 
about $12,500 with the film, over its 
usual gait, and the Century with 
"Shadows of Paris" turned in a fair 
week. "Blizzard" at the New also 
surprised and grossed around 
$7,000, unusual for an unheralded 
and practically unknown film. 
Estimates for last week: 
Century— (3,300; 25-50-75). Pola 
Negri feature. "Shadows of Paris," 
drew moderate week, getting little 
over $14,000. This week. "Under 
the Red Robe." 

Rivoli— (2,000; 23-50-75). "The 
Eternal City" heavy draw, over 
$12,500. "Daughters of Today," 
current. 

New— (1,800; 25-50). "Blizzard" 
drew over $7,000, surprisingly good 
business, as the New has been play- 
ing bigger features than this lately. 
"Reno" this week. 

Parkway— (1.200; 25-44). "Ste- 
phen Steps Out," the Doug., Jr.. 
feature, proved good draw at this 
uptown house, over $4,000 In six 
days. "Name the Man" current. 

Metropolitan — (2,500; 25-60). 
"Luck," Johnny Hines feature, 
turned out duplicate of this comedi- 
an's previous draw at this North- 
west Baltimore theatre, getting 
$10,000. Held over. 



Philadelphia. Feb. 27. 
The. splash made by the opening 
of "The Ten Commandments" at 
the Aldine theatre was the feature 
of last week. Indications are for an 
extended and successful engage- 
ment, though it failed entirely in 
striking the responsive chord with 
the critics that "The Covered 
Wagon" did at the Forrest. 

The Stanley, Stanton Fox and 
Karjton had a good week, judging 
by their regular standards. The 
criti.es razzed Meighan's picture at 
the Stanley, "Pled Piper Malone." 
but it drew the usual big Meighnn 
trade, especially at matinees. 

"The Humming Bird." panned at 
its opening at the Stanton con- 
tinued to do big business In its 
second week. 

The Fox had a good week with 
its first picture not bearing the Fox 
trade-mark. "West of the Water 
Tower."- 

The Karlton had a picture that 
built rather slowly, but by the end 
of the week was a big favorite. It 
was "Her Temporary Husband." 
suddenly Mioved in When "Pleasure 
Mad" appeared trf stand r.6 chance 
for a second week. 

Estimates of Last Week 
Stanley — "Pied Piper Malone" 
(Paramount), Critical roasting and 
bad weather couldn't dent business. 
Around $24,500 (4.000; 50-75). 

Stanton — "The Humming Bird" 
(Paramount, 2d week). Also panned 
by critics, but developed strength, 
and held for third week; $11,000 
(1,700; 50-75). 

Fox — "West of the Water Tower" 
(■Paramount). First non-Fox book- 
ing inMiou.se and hit; $15,000 (3,000; 
99). 

Aldine — "The Ten Command- 
ments" (Paramount). Smashing 
big opening, but advance sale and 
first week business not up to 
"Scaramouche" predecessor at 
house. Cleared $14,590. (1,500; 
$166). 

Arcadia — "The White Sister" 
(Metro, 3d week). Shows signs of 
drooping and probably taken off 
after this week, $4,500, stir, good 
in tiny house (500, 75). 

Karlton — "Her Temporary Hus- 
band" (First National). Builder 
and real money-maker at end of 
week, but slow start and bad 
weather kept gross down around 
$3,500 (1,100; 50). 



Buffalo. F. -b. 17. 
Inclement weather took heavy toll 
at all picture house box offlo n here 
last week. Takings at all ,.f the 
downtown hou«es were lopped off 
by the heaviest storm of the year, 
which completely tied up trans- 
portation and gave the home fire- 
sides a big play. Good business at 
the beginning and at the end of the 
week, however. 

Last week's estimates: 

Hipp (2.100; 35-50)— "Big Brother" 
and "Going Up." Double bill started 
off well but stunted early by howl- 
ing blizzard. Week end gave gross 
of about $15,000. 

Lafayette (3,400; 35-55)— "You 
Can't Get Away With It" and vaude- 
ville. Main attraction vaudeville. 
fToaise showing decided tendency to- 
ward heavy vaudeville features. 
About $16,nit0. 

Loew's (3.100: 35-55)— "Ma:\ Life 
Passed By" and vaudevllla. Busi- 
ness good nights, although develop- 
ing notice of weakness and sagged 
during middle of week. Between 
$16,000 and $17,000. 



BOSTON'S OPENING RACE; 
TWO SPECIALS COMING 

Cosmopolitan's Special BeaU 

ing Griffith's Picture by 

Starting Thursday 



$13,000 AT RIALTO HIGH 
IN CAPITAL LAST WEEK 



"Marriage Circle" Did It — Two 
Tied at $11,000 



Film Box-Office. Hits 

In Key Cities Last Week 



City. Theatre. Feature. Receipts. 

Baltimore— Century— "Shadows of Paris" $14,000 

Boston— Loew's State— "Shadows of Paris" 17,000 

Chicago— Chicago — ^'Painted People" 51.000 

Chicago— Auditorium— "Birth of a Nation" 50,000 

Chicago— McVicker's— "Pied Pipe;- Malone" 31.000 

Denver— America— "White Sistsr" 10 '25° 

Los Ange'es — Metropolitan — "The Love Master" 29, COO 

Los Angles — Miliion Dollar — "The Humming Bird" 26,300 

Los Ar.rjilc;— California— 'Gay White Way" 20 935 

Nov* York- -Capitol — "Scaramouche" 67,958 

New Yorl— Strand— "Hunchback of Notre Dame" 45,200 

New York — Rivoli— "Shadows of Paris' .30.111 

New Yc: !'- r.ialto— "Twenty-One" . 23,255 

Pbilads' ,:l,;a— Stanley— "Pied Piper Malone" 2 » 500 

San Tr.-..-,; i-co — Granada — "Heritage of the Desert" 23,000 

ot. Leu's-- Missouri — "Shadows of Paris ' 21,519 

Washing '.or:— Rialto — "Marriage Circle" 13.CO0 



Washington, Feb. 27. 

The houses here got a lucky break 
during the past week. A terrific 
storm cutting into business all over 
town was followed by a holiday with 
the subsequent boont in scale, and 
a great day's business more than 
made up for the bad break In the 
weather. 

The usual high gross was not 
reached, however, on the week, but 
even at that there should be no 
room for complaint. 

The unexplainable slump was not 
«o much in evidence In the picture 
houses as during the past week, but 
this can be accounted for in the 
boosted scales on Washington's 
Birthday, 

Kstitna'es for last week: 

Rialto (1.908; $5-35-65-75)- "The 
M.irrlage Circle." Be«f notices and 
patronage for week. $13 own 

Metropolitan (I.S00; 35-55-76) — 
Richard Rnrthfilmrss In "Twenty- 
One" Well liked and a'tracted 
enually with the heavily Advanced 
billing el ' Pont ('.ill It Love." 

?l 1.000 

Co'umbia ri,S00; ::.'i ".."i "Don't 
('ill It Love." flood week through 

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Pclac (2 '•""' 3." 53.75) "Flam 

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(Continued from page 15) 
dropped somewhat last week, not 
getting as much as It did the week 
before with Lincoln's birthday. The 
gross was. around $5,700. 

Three new features are scheduled 
for the street within the next few 
weeks. "Thy Name Is Woman" 
opens at the Lyric Monday, "Secrets" 
is due at the Astor and Douglas 
Fairbanks' "The Thief of Bagdad" 
is to come into the Liberty March 
15th. 

The estimate of last week's busi- 
ness is: 

Cameo— "When a Man's a Man" 
(First National). (540; 65-85.) For 
three weeks this picture has done 
consistent business at this house. 
Nothing record breaking but haa 
shown decided box ofHce strength. 
First week $C,.'!50, second $5,750, and 
last week $5,240. This speaks well 
for house, of under 600 seats. 

Capitol — "Scaramouche" (Metro). 
(5,30V; . r >r>-$l.fi5.) (id week.) I'roved 
record breaker of all time at this 
house. La«l (first) week played to 
$67,958. Day record went by the 
board on Washington's Birthday 
with $14,118. Record for single 
week's business, formerly held by 
"Robin Hood," with "Little Old JI*W 
York" holding the two weeks' record, 
also likely to bo broken by this pic- 
ture, which looks as though it will 
top $115,000 gross on two weeks. 

Central — "The Yankee Consul" 
(Associated Exhibitors), oco; so- 
il.) Played final two weeks that 
the house had to go as a stand for 
pictures. First Week was $8,300 
with second going to $7,700, both 
unusual week* for this house. 

Cohan — "The Ten Command- 
ments" (Paramount). (900; $l-$2.) 
liOst week was about $150 under 
the gross of previous week. Three 
days of slush may account for that, 
for the end of the week got all 
house could hold. 

Cosmopolitan— "Yolanda" (Cosmo- 
politan). (1,162; $1.50.) New Marion 
Davlee picture opened Tuesday night 
last week. Kleven performances 
brought gross Just little over $11,000. 
Picture does not seem to have gotten 
over with anything llko wallop of 
both "Knighthood" and "Little Old 
New York." 

Criterion— "The Covered Wagon" 
(Paramount). (C08; $1.50.) Last 
week also fell off slightly; gross 
$9,823. Great preparation beinc 
made to celebrate advent of second 
year of run on Broadway. Night of 
March 10 designated as "second 
tlrs-t night" for the feature. 

44th Street — "America" (D. W. 
Griffith). (1,323; $1.50.) Latest to 
be shot by master director- landed 
with wallop when opening Thurs- 
day night. "Another Griffith." Busi- 
ness Friday, Saturday and Sunday 
showed $8,715. 

Rialto -"Twenty-One" (First Na- 
tional). (1 9(10: 80-85-99.) Barthel- 
iness starring feature pulled corking 
week's business. First Barthelmeas 
to play outside of First National 
franchise house for a first run date 
on Broadway. Cross $26,255. 

Rivoli - "Shadow* of Paris" 
(Paramount). (2,200; 60-85-99) 

Pola Negri distinct draw at box of- 
fice as far as Broadway Is con- 
cerned: $30,111 with this Brenon- 
dlrected feature. This week picture 
playing second week on Broadway 

fit Rialto and pulling Very well 
there, having gotten away Sunday 
to $5,600. 

Strand- "The Hunchback of Notre 
T iirn< '• fl'nivi rs;il). (2.900; 35-55, 
65 ) This engagement ,-it the S'i mil 
played it; direct opposition to show- 
iii" of "S -.-irimoiiche" :it the Ciril- 



Boston, Feb 27, 

The holiday coming last we, k 
proved to be considerable of a help 
to the picture houses. The weather 
wasn't bad, everything considered. 
one storm in the middle of the week 
tying things up a bit. 

A condition which doesn't conic 
very often exist* here this week. 
with "The Marriage Circle" at three 
houses, one the Fenway, uptown. 
The others are the Modern and the 
Beacon, downtown. 

Real competition Is scheduled for 
next week, when Griffiths' "Amer- 
ica" opens at the Majestic. The 
opening is for Monday, but "The 
White Way" will boat it out, show- 
ing for the first time at the Park 
Friday night (Feb. 29). "Little Old 
New Ycrk." at the house for sev- 
eral weeks, will close Thursday to 
allow for the unusual opening. 

"The Courtship of Miles Stand- 
lsh," which played Tremont Tem- 
ple for several weeks, has been sup- 
planted by "David Copperfleld," 
opening Monday nt $1 top and 50 
cents for the afternoon. 

Last Week's Estimates 
Loaw'a State (4,000; 65): $17,000 
last week* with "Shadows of Paris." 
"Happiness, Innocence," this week. 

Park— (1,000; $1.50); $11,000 last 
week with "Little Old New York." 

Fsnway— (50-75). Not so good last 
week with $7,000 for "Flaming Bar- 
riers." "The Marriage Circle" this 
week. 

Tremont Tempi* — ($1). "David 
Copperfleld," first week. 

Modern and Beacon (twin houses) 
$6,000 last week with "George Wash- 
ington, Jr.," and "No Mother to 
Guide Her." "The Marriage Circle" 
this week, with a variance from the 
customary policy In that this Is the 
only picture the house Is using. 
Generally double bill. 



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IN MET ON COAST 

"White Sister" Looks Good for 

Run in Los Angeles — 

Opening Big 



Los Angeles, Feb. 27. 
Most of the attention of the pic- 
ture patrons was directed to the 
Mission theatre during the past 
week, where "The White Sister" 
with LMllan Olsh opened for a run 
that promises to keep this popular 
little run house crowded for several 
weeks to come. 

"The Humming Bird" Is also 
among the leaders of the Incoming 
features and attracted good first 
week business at the Million Dollar, 
and the notable cast In "The Great 
White Way" packed the California 
at the night performances. 

"The Ten Commandments" in 
Hollywood Is directing Its publicity 
to organizations with much success, 
large blocks of seats being taken 
by different societies at most of 
the performances, which continue 
to pile up big box office figures. 

The Influx of visitors arid the 
tourist season at Is height held up 
the business at Loew's State with 
"Twenty One" and the Metro- 
politan showing "The Love Master" 
featuring Strongheart. Both of 
these features display but little 
strength at the box office. 

"Under the Red Robe" at the 
Rialto and "Scaramouche" at the 
Criterion were also favored by con- 
ditions, 

Estimates for last week: 
California— "The Great White 
Way" (Cosmopolitan). (2.000; 25- 
75.) Notable cast proved strong 
magnet. $20,935. 

Million Dollar — "The .Humming 
Bird" (Paramount). 12.200; 25-65.) 
Picture highly praised, with returns 
accordingly. $2C,800. 

Metropolitan— "The I*ove Master" 
(First National). (3.700.) The canine 
Strongheart featured above picture 
title made weak attraction for big 
house. $29,000. 

Rialto — "Pnder the Red Robe" 
(Cosmopolitan), (S00; 35-85.) 2d 
week. $9,000. 

Grauman's Egyptian Ten Com- 
m iinlment"" (Paramount), (1,800; 
Mi- 1.50.) Special exploitation among 
organisations and lodgi holding up 
record bos office figures [\W\ wi-k). 
$25. r .:i(;. 

Mission "The White SIkk-i 
(50-1 50 ) Picture has whole town 
talking, (loi away i>.g first week. 
Two performances. $12,000. 

State Twenty-one" (First .N'.i - 
itonal). ( 2,400 i 25-65.) Fair picture, 
f.l;l Wi i I. $19,400. ______^_ 

Criterion — "Scaramouche" ('Me' 
• .. (1,7:',0; 50-1.5(1 ) Ctli Week, 

?-, Mill 

Miller'c— "Thru the Dark" (Cos- 
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VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Thursday, February 28, 1924 



GRANADA AGAIN LED 
IN FRISCO LAST WEEK 

""Heritage of Desert" Sends 
Gross to Front — "Love Mas- 
ter," with Dog, Not So Good 

San Francis* o, l'< 1>. 27, 

Practically nil of tin- big down- 
town houses enjoyed bis opening 
•lays last week. Then business 
dropped considerably ail along the 
line due to the Auto Show last week 
staged in the huge Civic Auditorium 

Again tli" Granada took the lead 
with "The Heritage of the Desert," 
seeming to bear out thr evidence of 
the past few weeks that the picture 
going publls is turning to lDgh class 
Western features. The Granada 
because or the hi^r opening days' 
business has instituted a new policy 
of giving six complete shows oil 
Saturdays instead of live as hereto- 
fore with an additional show on 
Sunday if warranted. 

The Warfield suffered an off week 
with "The Love Master'' starring 
Strongheart, the dog. The Cali- 
fornia offering " Unseeing Eyes" 
also had a set hack. The Imperial 
holding over "The Humming Bird" 
started Its second week a little 
bigger than the first. 

The Strand picked up slightly 
with an independent cannibal fea- 
ture "The Isle of Vanishing Men." 
The film Is better than HMst of its 
. kind. • 

Estimates for last week: 

California — "Unseeing Eyes." 
Lionel liarrymore. (Cosmopolitan- 
Goldwyn), (2,400; 55-00), Not so 
good as draw. VVeek started off 
light and stayed that way, "Two 
Wagons Both Covered" returned 



Wednesday as added feature. It did 
very hig the week before. Drew 

I 116.000, 

Granada- "The Heritage of the 
Desert" (Famous Players), <2Kn>; 
to), Drew biggest tv-«. opening 
days at tiiis house in many months, 
slight irop during n mainder of 
week, Added feature, big dance 

I act. Sin. we, l $23.1 

j Imperial "The Humming Bird" 
(Famous ['layers). (1,400; f,r.-90). 

'Second week, started slight in- 
cre ,se ever first Got $11,000. 

Warfield - "The LoM Master," 
Strongheart (First National), <2,S00; 
55 DO), off week. Business just 
av< rate. No particular draw to 
film. Grosced |t«,(ioo. 

Strand "The Isle <,f Vanishing 
Men" ilndep.i, (1700; 20-30). Two 
opening days little better than 
usual. Carmlbn] picture of more 
th in ordinary interest. $5,000. 

Cameo— "Jack O'Clubs," Herbert 
Rawllnson (Universal), (900; 35- 
50). Interesting melodrama started 
satisfactory clip and hit bout nor- 
mal stride, with $3,100. 

KIDS' CLUB ON COAST 

Los Angeles, Feb. 27. 

Child picture stars are to have a 
club of their own, known as the 
Wampas Girls' Club. It is expected 
that the new organization will be 
under the wing of the older one. 

The promoters and chartered 
members are Lucille Krlckson, Eli- 
nor Fair, Clara Bow, Catherine Mc- 
Guire, Alberta Vaughn and Marian 
Harlan. 



Paramount Ball Entertainment 
Among the entertainers at the 
Paramount ball, at the Hotel Astor 
March 7, will be Ann Pennington 
and Brooke Johns, Zea Confrey, 
Victor Ardes. Phil Oilman and Max 
Korl lander and Vincent Lopez's or- 
chestra. 



The biggest hit 
of them all! 

The Corinne Griffith Production, Inc. 
PRESENTATION OF 

William Hurlburt's Great New York 
Success ' 

"LILIES 

OF THE 

FIELD" 

featuring CORINNE GRIFFITH 
and CONWAY TEARLE 

Directed by 

JOHN FRANCIS DILLON 

The man who made 
"Flaming Youth" • 



COSTUME FILM, $3,600; 
"R0SITA," $7,500 IN K. C. 

But Film Talk Centers on 

Agreement Between 1st Nat'l 

and Jr. Orpheum House 




and it's one of the 



Kansas City, Feb. 17. 

The biggest news of the week in 
picture circles was the consumma- 
tion of a deal between First Na- 
tional and the Malnstreet (Junior 
Orpheum) which gives the house 
the FJrst National franchise. 

This means that First National 
pictures, which for years have been 
going to the Newman houses, will 
now be featured at the "baby" Or- 
pheum, In connection with the reg- 
ular vaudeville bill. The first of the 
new pictures will be "Lilies of the 
Field," starting March 16. With the 
starting of the First National pro- 
gram, the house will Inaugurate an 
elaborate advertising campaign, it 
being understood that $1,500 a week 
will be the addition to the regular 
advertising hills. 

Business last week was badly off 
and just as badly scattered. Oold- 
wyn's "In the Palace of the King," 
at the) Royal on a rental basis to 
the distributing company, was the 
worst flop for weeks. The review- 
ers liked It and played it up. but 
the customers failed to respond. 

Last week's reports and esti- 
mates: 

Liberty — "The Eternal City" (First 
National); seats 1,980: prices, 40-55 
matinees, 55-75 nights. Karl Karey, 
Raymond and Lyte, Bernard Fer- 
guson and Helen Hewitt were added 
entertainers. The critics were not 
overly enthusiastic. Grossed around 
$10,000. 

Royal — "In the Palace of the 
King' (Ooldwyn); seats 800: prices, 
55-75. Blanche Sweet and Fdmund 
Lowe. The words of praise failed to 
save it, however, and the reports 
were around $3,600. 

Liberty— "Rosita" (United Art- 
ists: 1.000). The picture started 
badly and looked like a true enough 
flop, but the tide turned the last 
three days and the Ilnal was just a 
little over $7,500. 



$2,200 Box Office Robbery 

New Orleans, Feb. 27. 

Burglars got Into the box office 
of the Trianon Monday and got 
away with the Saturday and Sun- 
day receipts of that house and the 
Alamo, about $2,200. 

The two houses are operated by 
the Saenger Amusement Co. It car- 
ries burglar insurance. 



Burt D. S«bin Not Indicted 

Troy, l*.,*, Feb. 27. 
The charge of criminally assault- 
ing a little girl against Burt D. 
Sabin was dismissed last week, the 
Grand Jury falling to Indict. 

Sabln was manager of the Atwood, 
a neighborhood house here. 



Harry Rapf Without Plans 

Los Angeles, Feb. 27. 
Having delivered his last produc- 
tion, "Broadway After Hark," Harry 
Ilapf leaves Warner Bros. His 
future plans have not been an- 
nounced. 



FIRST NATIONAL 

big 20 to be released between 
February and June, 1924 



Landis' Counter Charge 

Los Angeles, Feb. 27. 

Cullcn Landis, sued by his wife 
for divorce, has started a counter 
suit on grounds of cruelty. 

He says his wife is infatuated 
with a screen player. 



Ohio Exhibitors' Third Convention 
Columbus, Feb. 27. 
The third annual convention of 
the Motion Picture Owners of Ohio 
will be held March 6-7 at Hotel 
Chittenden in this city. 



PRESENTATIONS 

(Extra attractions in picture theatres, when not 
pictures, will be carried and described in this depart- 
ment for the general information of the trade.) 



"SYNCOPATION WEEK" (30) 
Jazz Program 

60 Mins.; Full Stage; Special 
Chicago, Chicago. 

Chicago, Feb. 27. 

"Syncopation Week" has Marion 
Harris, Irving and Jack Kaufman, 
Rita Owln, Tivoll Syneopators, Joe 
Whitehead, Jimmy Dunn, Mack and 
Long, and a ballet of eight girls. 

The program consist! of individ- 
ual specialties, followed by a re- 
view in the form of "Irish Justice," 
where each artist or act is sentenced 
to perform again. - 

One of the Kaufman Brothers Is 
the judge (sissilied) and the other 
the Irish policeman. 

The jazz show measures up to 
previous efforts on "Syncopation 
Week." 

There are half a dozen special 
stage sets, and between these artists 
perform in one or the time is taken 
up by Jimmy Dunn and Joe White- 
head bobbing in and out. 

Marion Harris is thg big hit. 
Irving and Jack Kaufma.. score. 
Rita Owin's dancing wins liberal 
applause. Joe Whitehead is liked 
through nit, and his specialty (ec- 
centric dancing) fits splendidly. 
Mack and Long dance creditably. 
Eight girls make a pretty stage pic- 
ture and drum surprisingly we'l. 
The Tivoli Syneopators play nicely, 
running to the jazziest jazz. 

An innovation in connect! in with 
such bills for picture houses was the 
making of Jesse Crawford's organ 
solo, with words of the song flashed 
on the screen, a part of the syncopa- 



tion program proper, and there was 
no feature whi"h seemed to please 
better. 



"THE PHONOGRAPH GIRL" 
Eileen Stanley 
Warfield, San Francisco 

San Francisco, Feb. 27. 

Eileen Stanley, phonograph rec- 
ord star, opened a limited engage- 
ment at the Warfield here last 
week, making her appearance In a 
special stage setting featuring a 
huge Victor record and phonograph 
and Oeorge Lipschultz and his 
Music Masters. 

Miss Stanley made her entrance 
at the climax of a specially writ- 
ten song called "The Phonograph 
Girl," composed by Fanchoo and 
Marco and sung by a youth. Miss 
Stanley stepped onto the stage 
from a big victrola and launched 
Into a peppey jazz number. She 
followed this with a character dia- 
lect song enthusiastically received. 
As a finale she put over a talking 
number, using a phonograph rec- 
ord made by herself. 

She prefaces the song with a 
short announcement to the effect 
that talking to oneself is usually 
a one-sided affair, but that she can 
talk to herself and get an answer. 
She then turns on the phonograph 
and carries on a typical vaudeville 
onversation. The record closes 
with a "blue" Jazz song. At the 
conclusion Miss Stanley picks up 
the air and also sings the number. 

Miss Stanley possesses a eiulet, 
easy style, considerable personality, 
and scored effectively. Hirers. 



COAST FILM NOTES 



Los Angeles, Feb. 27. 
The arrival in Hollywood of Wil- 
liam Farnum with bis wife and 
daughter is expected shortly. He 
recently signed with Lasky antl is 
starting work under the direction 
of Wallace Worsley. 



Wanda Hawley Is remaining on 
the coast, a recent deal for her to 
go east having fallen through. 



Theo. L. Hayt Has Pneumonia > 

Minneapolis, Feb. 27. 
Theodore L. Hays, general man- 
ager of Finkelsteln & Itubln, is 
critically ill with pneumonia at his 
home here. 



Allen McNeil was entrusted with 
the negative of Harold Lloyd's 
"Girl Shy" which he delivered to 
Pathe in New York last week. 



Dorothy Phillips widow of Alan 
Holubar has returned from the east 
where she has been living with her 
mother in Baltimore since the death 
of her director husband. She is ex- 
pected to return to the screen 
shortly. 



Memo Benassi, leading man with 
Kleonora Duse, who appeared her 
last week, will in all probability re- 
turn to appear before the camera 
upon completing his tour with the 
Italian tragedienne. 

Edward Kverett Horton will be 
Constance Talmadge's leading man 
in "Heart Trouble" to tie directed 
by Al Green. 



Ann Luther arriving on the coast 
last week will In all probability do 
a bit of picture work prior to re- 
turning east. 



Lillian Rich has been signed by 
Douglas McLean for "Never Say 
Die." 



Adolph Menjou will play opposite 
Corrine Griffith in First National's 
"For Sale." Work will begin upon 
the return of Miss Griffith from her 
honeymoon she having recently 
married Walter Morosco. Oeorge 
Archainbaud will direct. 



Ralph Lewis has purchased the 



story "The Country Doctor" from 
Albert S. Keryon, who with Henry 
McCarty will direct the filming with 
Lewis in the title role. 



Dorrls Pawn has brought suit 
against the Gotham hotel, alleging 
the management refuses to produce 
her trunk which contains clothing 
valued at $3,167. 



Conrad Nagel has signed for 
Marshall Neilan's "Tess of the 
D'UrbervllIes" to play opposite 
Blanche Sweet. 



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Monle Blue and Marie Prevost are 
being featured in a Benny Zeidman 
production now being filmed at the 
liaison studio. The picture Is being 
made for Sol Lesser Principal Pic- 
tures release. 



Elinor Fair leaves for New York 
next week to play the feminine lead 
in a William Brush production, 
"Water Babies." 



ST. LOUIS' RECORDS 

St. Louis, Feb. CT., 

"The Shadows of Paris" and Paul 
Whltcman's "Collegians," at the 
Missouri last week, broke the house 
record. The gross was $21,519, play-, 
lng to 41,905 persons. 

Sunday another record went by 
the board when "The Stranger" 
opened and drew $6,700, the largest 
amount for a single day. 



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Pasadena's Newest 

Log Angeles, Feb. 27. 
Bard, Fellow A '. ershon have 
completed plans for the erection of 
a new 2.600-scat house in Pasadena. 



"Spring Cleaning" Rights Sold 
Famous Players - Lasky have 
bought the screen rights to "Spring 
Cleaning" from the Selwyn*. 



Coming Soon^. y 

LILALEE 

starring in a great 
series of feature 
productions 

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The Famous Pianist Composers, Makers of Q. R. S. 
Music Rolls: ZEZ CONFREY, VICTOR ARDEN, 
PHIL OHMAN, MAX KORTLANDER, at Two 
Wurlitzer Pianos. 

VINCENT LOPEZ and his Orchestra. 

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Thursday, February 28, 1924 



AMERICA 



W inlith preaentallon *.ifc;ii\iiz«>.| n« 

Varies Of ■ -i ri'l Carrying u Hi ''Hid.iry IKJI" 
irf "Tua S.ruln ! »r I : ledOIti .1 lory and 

tiding by Robert VV, < "I1.1 m l.-'i « with the 
tilatorleij arrangrnioni credited to Innn I. 
H. 1YU. (..iMiiia tli« director wiih Herbert 

Bui'h nam-l-ji ia&l»tant f'n n ni"Ti 

O. W. l!i"-'. II lt,!:;i Sart ,,-, Marcel !..■ 

Plcird ant Jl s Hintxenich Opening fit 
W» Hill .sn -■ N. w V iik. I ,•!> 81, for 
run at $!>;:, I pp Uunnii *■ tfm», lbl mini, 

Nnihan Hold o N«il Hamilton 

Iuh'ii.m Mont 117140. Krvitto AJderion 

Nancy Montagu? »'ir»il Dempater 

Charlei Mint iguo L'harle* K Mack 

Ooorge « i»l,n ; 1 .Arilmr Dewej 

Cant Wall 1: .■;• Uonel r irryi 

Man u» Alum |,e<. licgg- 

John n.ii,.' 1. 1 John Dun ton 

William I- l' Charles 1 t.-nn. -t t 

Thomai Ji-fti.Tv.iii Frank Walsh 

Patrick Hen v '•rink Mclllynn Ji 

Haul Revere . ll.inv O'Neill 

OjLpt llu-,. tiuul" Witllii-lin 

BltlUJI, . I'. .»:'.■ ,....W K -Ills' 



Another outsi inJittaj ri^liievomeiil 
for Griffith >vhich can't maws on us 
historical interest atone The pro- 
duction is paramount as a box-of- 
fice attraction and as a picture un- 
questionably rmk? with the besl 
that this director has given to the 
screen. 

It miik; an auspicious inaugural 
tor tltt< releases winch are to fol- 
low, as indicated t>y the "Series 
One ' design Uion, and looks suf- 
ficiently good to remain at the 44th 
Street Indefinitely. 

The main fault Is :n the length, 
with it reported the picture w is in 
16 reel before opening. An exaci 
nplitting of the two halves, in which 
the perform ince la divided, would 
reveal the initial portion consuming 
02 minutes with the following 
stanza running 72. Much deletion 
may be done before the picture U 
fully set. 

The major hid for enthusiasm Is 
Within the first half which mainly 



deals with the historic aspects and 
reaches the crest in the l'uil Itevere 
ride thence culminating in the rea- 
son lor double headers on the 
I' ourlh of July. 

Th.it 1 Me, due I • th • nay Griffith 
has presented 1'. assumes the pro- 
portions of about as thrilling a pic- 
turlsation as the art of cinema mak- 
ing has yet reached, minus the aid 
of nioli stun' placed midway in 'he 
tif.-i period K i egisl trs a - the 
height t'i win, i. mi i pi idu | Ion 
soars. Previously i f builds up 
coherently .""I wltli tint certain 
touch for sustaining such a situa- 
tion i'oi nvinch the .1'- ertor :• so 
Hotel. 

it. i.-. ;i, the : i. • ■•■ »t ,j;,-s of this 
opening h a If, where the story eom- 
mences to gain ascendancy, that it 
becomes lethargic, for no narrative 
is of that power to supercede the 
projecting of the happening* rela- 
tive to the birth of tie' country, 

in other words the conflicts at 
Lexington and Concord anil the 
spreading of the alarm by Paul itc- 
vere contain (,■•' vital and intense 
Interest for the script to follow, al- 
though (iriffltli has injected an- 
other solo gallop In the second half 
besides a dash of a body of horse- 
men on . rescue mission. Also, it's 
too well Known what (IritlUh can 
Jo with numbers on ., u - '.e '. to 
i I any comment. 

1 ollnwing the Inters »1 the i em iln'- 
der is mostly taken up with the 
carrying ol tie* romance to a can- 
clusion while constituting a second- 
ary consideration. 1«. Includes the 
devastation wrought by (lie Indian 
forces who combined with the Brit- 
ish during the :-irife with the story's 
punch revealing itself in an attack 
upon i small f^rt wherein are the 
heroine and her father— ultimately 



RI VOLI Next Week 



<<TCEBOUND," the great 
-*- American play that 
ran over a year at the Har- 
ris Theatre and won the 
Pulitzer Prize, has been 
transformed into a great 
screen masterpiece by the 
genius of William de Mille. 
Lois Wilson (heroine of 
"The Covered Wagon") 
and Richard Dix (hero of 
"The Ten Commandments" ) 
in the leading roles. 

One of the 18 Great 
March-June Paramount 
Pictures, including Gloria 
Swanson in "A Society 
Scandal," Cecil B. De 
Mille's "Triumph," 
Thomas Meighan in "The 
Confidence Man," James 
Cruze's "The Fighting 
Coward." 



rescued along with the remaindor of 
the refugees. 

What amounts to practically an 
epilog is the inaugural ceremony of 
Washington for which the National 
anthem is played and upon which 
the pictures closes nut. 

The film is reported ,to have 
totaled m tl.e neighborhood of $950,- 
000. Certainly the screening says 
there was no effort to cheat. 

rh itogrnphically it i.i superb even 
if the Identical t.spes of double ci- 
posure backgrounds for a magnl- 
tuilinoiis impression that Griffith 
Invoked .'■ the Nation" are again 

utilized. Hut ;'.'- good faking at the 
least 

Carol Dempster Is the only girl 
of prominence ami her performance 
Should hereafter place her beyond 
doubt The entire cast, listing 113 on 
the program, meet the requirements 
that such a in. -mre demands with 
Neil Hamilton, Krville Alderson, 
Charles K. Mack, Arthur Dewey, 
Lionel Burrymore, as the "heavy" 
and Miss lVmpstec outstanding, 

"America'' is "in" in it stands and 
when tie- needed cutting is accom- 
plished, it should closely approxi- 
mate being airtight. 

Not only ttiat bill i". signifies an- 
other epic lor firillidi who has lost 
nothing in the interim since his last 
lug special. That the 'Nation." now 
nine years old, recently did $.>f>.uoo 

in a week at the Auditorium. Chi- 
cago, is proof enough of the work- 
manship and qualifications that 
"America ' must contain, for it's 
from the hands of the same director 
who can still he given an edge" on 
any basis of comparison. Skit/. 



THE SONG OF LOVE 

F*Irat Nat, ,nal Attraction, starring Norma 
T.ilmi ls» Presented by Joseph M. Sotienclc. 
A.lajilisl frail tit' Margaret I'otersan novel, 
'Hunt of i»>-air'\' l'> l-'r.iu, '•■.-! Marlon, who 
CD-directed wii: i'Ii-m-t Kraiil.'m. Shown 
at ttto Uivi.li. N. V . wet* l'V'. -I. l'»-'l 
Running lime. 7l» mjnutpn. 

Noomia-liai N\.rma Talmadge 

Ramon Vjlverdi* FiMeptt HchiTUkraut 

Haiiiiii. i , ...Arthur Kiimunil Cnrewe 

I>..-k .) .1 ■•* [jiureae* Wheat 

Maur, -n IVnian] Mau.la Wayne 

i 'ommiaaionalro UeamarJ. ... .I0arl Hchenck 

i 'li.in-irn -la' Hector V. Sarno 

Ctianitia Albert Prlsoo 

Captuin Kregonnf .....Msrto Cariijo 

L>r Humbert James Cooley 



personally. It Is a etory of the 10th 
century during the reign of Napo- 
leon HI of France. Historic and 
romantic, yes, but that is about all. 
Kor America the picture doesn't 
mean a thing. 

Kaiiuel Meller sold the world's 
rights to tho picture immediately 
after the first showing abroad. 
Scnorlta Meller is to be congratu- 
lated on getting her money out of it. 
If it had been brought to this coun- 
try under ordinary circumstances It 
would have been baHered about 
from pillar to post, ai7*ihe chances 
are that no one would have ever 
seen or heard of it. 

Lighting and direction are both 
faulty, and the .story, as edited and 
titled for America by Anita Loos and 
her husband, John Emerson, is ex- 
tremely uneven, as was also the 
projection on the occasion of the 
special .showing. /><■</. 



ROULETTE 

S K V Taylor production releaard by 
Selxnick. AH-^tar ra.il. .story liy William 
UeHarg, adapted by t*ew|i Allen llrivwn. 
inrecti'd by .s K. V. Taylor. shown at 
I.ivwa New York. N. Y . JVb. IT., tWt. 
Runnfns lime, U7 tnlnutes. 

I>an l' arrniRioi'. Kfoniaffui 1 Itavc 

John Tralea Norman Trevor 

lien Cutroran Maurice ro»tello 

[All I'arniiKton lOilith lloherta 

Mi-h Harris Mary t'arr 

Mr.s. c\ M.irin,.,nu Kiiie Shannon 

l','!,-r Mariiie.uu Waller Hoolh 

Mrs. Siinth-Joaea. Flora Klnch 

Kit a lingular ionvilow.sk>' 

Jimmy Moore Henry Hull 



Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky present a 

William de Mille 

production 

"ICEBOUND" 



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th 



Richard Dix, Lois Wilson 

By Owen Davis. Screen play by CLARA BERANGER 

d (paramount (picture 



Produced by 




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If you never got a real chanee to 
see a lot of Norma Talmadge, this 
pieture certainly gives it to you. 
Possibly Miss Talmadge is desirous 
of detracting attention from the 
rather tired look she is carrying 
about her eyes, so is exposing other 
of her charms. As the Arabian 
dar.cing girl she certainly does face 
the camera in a state of undress. 

Outside of Miss Talmadge there 
isn't an awful lot to "The Song of 
leave." It Is another of those desert 
stories, the same type more or less 
that went out of fashion a little 
over a year ago M far as the big 
first-run houses were concerned, at 
any rate. There is a lot of sand, 
some of the sheik stuff, some hard 
riding and gunplay, arul above all 
Norma slips through a dance. 

The scene is in Algeria, where a 
hold, bad chieftain of a desert tribe 
desires to be king of North Africa 
and to drive ttie unbelieving French 
from the territory. This role is 
played by Arthur lldmtind C'arewe. 
who presented a real heavy. Norma 
is a dancing girl in a native gaming 
house, and the chieftain desires to 
make her his queen when victory 
finally rests with bis cause. 

The French send for one of their 
secret servli s mer\, to get the detail 
of the plot, and when lie arrives in 
native disguise and enters the gam- 
ing house lie wins flu heart of the 
dancer. In the end she save* his 
life, and it all ends happily when the 
fanatic is killed and the girl saved 
from self-destruction, so that she 
can rest in the hero's arms. 

The hero is played by Joseph 
Sehildkratit, who makes a rather 
colorless job of it. Sehildkraut won't 
do for pictures unless he gels roles 
different than the one here. 

With Norma Talmadge as the star 
this is a picture you can play It they 
will stand for all that Norma shows 
— and they will. Without Norma it 
wouldn't be 

1'rcd. 



VIOLETTES IMPERIALES 

TV-senteJ by f harl?s rt. Cochrane a* Uip 
Playhouse, New York. l*Vb. 'J4. to introduce 
Raquel Mellfr, Spanish n'.a<e utar. Author- 
ship ar.il U' r, -'.-t'on hy Henry Kouselt. Xtun- 
rilnjf time, TS minutea. 

Viol'tta .Raquel Metier 

Hubert ...Andre Koanne 

Hue-iil" de Moiuljo Suzanne Ulanohettl 

Manuel San* Juana 

Raquel Meller is to invade this 
shore and appear in the spoken 
drama. That is to be in the fall. 
and her .season U to be under the 
direction of the Selwyns and 
Charles D. Cochrane, the London 
producer. 

They believed as long as tl.e Span- 
ish star had made a picture abroad 
it might be a good idea to give us 
an idea of what she looked liks and 
what she could do in acting. 

It was u. good idea, for Raquel 
Meller impressed. She is good to 
look upon, can act, has eyes that 
I 'ola .Negri must envy, and at, times 
looks like Mary I'ickford in 'Ko- 
sita," while at others she resembles 
Olorla Swanson to a certain extent. 
Iter worst feature as tar as the 
screen Is concerned is her mouth. 
So much for the star. 

' Vioiettes Imperkafes" is the title 
of the picture In which she was 
shown. She firunced its making 



The list of names in the cast Is 
(lie most imposing thing about it. 
The picture is just an average sec- 
ond grade program picture. It is a 
society melodrama with a gaming 
bouse angle, with the author draw- 
ing a parallel between the chance 
one takes in Rambling and the 
gamble that every woman takes in 
life when she picks a husband. 

In sets the picture is rather a 
good flash, but the action is so slow 
that at times the picture becomes 
fairly tiresome. 

Kdith Roberts plays the lead, 
that's all. She plays it in front of the 
camera with about as much effort as 
she would expend on drinking a cup 
of coffee. In her earlier scenes she is 
far from looking or acting the part 
at all. The leading man. Walter 
Looth, Is even worse than the girl, 
so the least said about him the 
better. 

Norman Trevor plays the heavy 
and he does endow the character 
with a sense of understanding, while 
Maurice Costelk) also scores. The 
others in the cast are practically 
playing minor bits. l'rcd. 



3 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING 

C C. Ilurr presentation, starring Con- 
stance Binary. Dlreot»d l>y FC'iineth Webb, 
with Jack in-own and William McCoy tho 
photoKraphen. Caat, Richard Thorpe. Wil- 
liam Bailey, Kdmund rtreeae, Mary <'arr and 
Kdna Olive. Splitting double feature pro- 
gram at l/)ew'a New York, l'eb 1\\. Itun- 
nins time, Tti miris. 

Par too long, this one might have 
proved up in much better shape had 
discriminate cutting attended. Not 
Sufficiently strong to stand by itself, 
the footage is overboard to make it 
lit a double feature program, and 
by itself would be tedious. Neither 
Constance r.inney nor h«c support 
can lift the picture above that fault. 

Miss Hintiey has mado better pic- 
tures, and while her modern, head- 
strong girl it sufficiently strong, it 
nevertheless is strung out to such 
lengths as to make it a matter of 
Indifference to an audience Just 
what the conclusion will be. Rich- 
ard Thorpe, opposite the star, about 
equals any other individual per- 
formance of the cast, giving evi- 
dence that ho could hive handled 
more than he was given. 

An instance of the padding lies 
In the opening, where a Saturday 
night party of the girl's "crowd" i3 
strung out for over liO minutes he- 
fore the story starts moving. The 
entire action Is filled with unneces- 
sary incidentals. 

In telling of the high -living miss, 
who leaves home because of disap- 
proving parents, the terrapin cov- 
ered mostly centers upon the con- 
ventual celluloid cabaret where she 
is a dancing feature and the "heavy" 
secretly is donating the weekly sal- 
ary. 

It gives Miss Binney the oppor- 
tunity to dance, which screens nope 
too well, and keeps the scheming 
'money man" in evening clothes 
throughout the entire picture. The 
running down of a child by an auto- 
mobile in which she Is riding, her 
family having to sell the estate and 
the revelation of where the weekly 
check has been coming from throws 
tho girl back into the arms of the 



family and sends her to the wharf tm 
stop her former fiance from saliinsr 

A ludicrous finish has tho bor 
spying the girl on the dock throurti 
binoculars and diving Overboard to a 
swimming return. 

Tho cafe scenes are Ju3t those and 
no more, with Miss Binney'a b e »t 
bet, in this particular release her 
appearance. ' 

The film is just about suited to the 
middle-class theatres, and if, g^ 
even split as to how much -ood 
either the Broadway musical | n 
which the star is currently appear- 
ing or the picture will aid each 
other so long as the film lingers 
around New York. si,,,, 

NO MOTHER TO GUIDE HER 



William Vox proju 
vieve Tobin. Front 
Mortimer, mlapted li 
Directed l»y Charles 
Loew'l New York Ke 
a" lull. Ill,- a 

Charles Pearson 

Ilia Wife 

Kathleen, aheir ilaunh 
Kathleen. Brown up. . 

•Inn Boyd 

His Wife 

Mary, bla daughter. . . 

Mary, grown up 

The Grandfather 

James Walling 

Donald, his fon 

l'onald, grown, up. ., , 

Walling's sister 

Widow Mills 

Hilly. h,>r .-on , 

Hilly, grown up 



ction. stairing Ona- 

the play by Lillian 

•y Michael O'Connor. 

Horan Shown at 

b. 21. Runuinq time. 



. John W.l.h I n| i i on 
Lollta Ruberlaon 

i r. Km ht-i in,. Iin.vner 

l>olores Itousae 

b'rauk Wumierlen 

Maude Hill 

Ruth Sullivan 

Genevieve Tobm 

J. I> Walsh 

Jack Rlchardaon 

Cieorg. Dewey 

Jack Mi I.. mi 

Lillian Lee 

. . .Marion Stevens )n 

William nuinn 

Irving Hartley 



A bad boy. 

It's miles too long and decidedly 
too much time was devoted to plant- 
ing in the early section of the story. 
The title is about the best thing. 

That should get some money at 
the box otlice in the cheaper neigh- 
borhoods. The picture is a .slow 
moving and altogether tiresome af- 
fair. Oenevleve Tobin, starred, 
shows nothing extraordinary before 
the camera that entitles her to star- 
dom, and the balance of the cast is 
decidedly mediocre. 

The tale is one of three families, 
all in the same town. The early 
life of the children is shown, and 
here is where the great waste of 
footage and time comes in. Two of 
the children are born in homes of 
wealth, the third is a child of a 
brutal father and without a mother. 
Of course, she grows into the won- 
derful self-sacrificing woman who 
has the principal role of the picture, 
and although she is under a cloud 
for a time, and the tongues of the 
scandal mongers of the town wag 
because of her. she comes in for a 
coat of whitewash in the end and 
manages to marry the town green 
grocer who loved her from the time 
that she was a little girl. 

If there is anything else in sight 
With Wbieh to fill a date, the eX« 
bibitor might just as well pas* this 
one uii. /■ Veil. 



DAMAGED HEARTS 

J'i'grim Production, directed hy V. llaya 
Hunter. All-star cast. Story by li.vsll 
King, adapted hy liarh&ra. Ken;, itur.mnc 
time, ur, minutea. 

Mother Mary C'arr 

David ihoyi Jury Devlna 

The (ilrl Helen Rowland 

Sandy Tyrone Power 

Cecilia Stevens Jean Armour 

Hicrli Wlnllold Thomas Uillen 

Innkeeper Edmund llree«o 

His Wife Klllu Hbannon 

David (main , Eugene strong 

Mra. Langharn Florence miiinga 

Krtwina WintlHl 1 Sura Mullen 

The Cripple Chart** Deforratt 

A good melodrama of the program 
type. It in well directed and tells its 
story with lots of action. The scenes 
are in the Kverglades of Florida, a 
picturesque background. The pho- 
tography is good and there are any 
number of pretty shots. 

In one scene of some underwater 
stuff the principals are placed in the) 
three elements — water, land and air. 
The hero is under water in a diver's 
outfit, the heroine on the ground and 
the heavy In an airplane above. It 
is a good idea rather well worked 
out. The interest is sustained 
throughout. 

For the medium-priced houses 
(Continued on page 37) 



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$ea*ot\ 1924-1025 "* Thirty First-Run Picture* 




Thursday, February 28, 11*24 



BROADWAY STORY 



(Continued from page 1) 
cult are considered, last week's total 
bettered $1,000,000, the neighborhood 
theatres (Inclusive of Newark) being 
»bout $55,000. 

In the count-up E5 theatres and 
attractions were tabulated, every 
house on the Broadway list being 
Included, there being but one dark 
theatre (Century Roof). The 
amounts ranged from $:i,000 to $55,- 
000, the latter mark approximated 
by "The Miracle - ' at the Century. 

The number of new shows arriv- 
ing in New York has dropped 
sharply within the last month, which 
may be Indicative of satisfactory 
business for a goodly percentage of 
theatres. There was but one pre- 
miere this week, and only two are 
listed for the coming week. 

The try-out programs are away 
behind schedule, blamed on the In- 
decision of the Equity situation, but 
spring productions, too, appear to be 
lancing badly. 

New high naarks registered last 
week include "Chariot's Revue," 
nijie performances, not far from 
$26,000. The English musical played 
nine performances and used a 
boosted scale, which Is now regu- 
larly $4.40 top. "Lollipop," another 
of the more recent musical shows, 
went to $23,000 at the Knicker- 
bocker; "Mary Jane McKane," which 
had been doing fairly well, leaped 
to $21,000 at the Imperial; "Spring 
Cleaning" was elare to $10,000 at 
the Eltinge; the comedy leader, 
"The Nervous 'Wreck." again 
touched $22,000, with "The Swan 
also very big at $19,500. "Cyrano 
De Hergerac" holds to a great pace 
and was around $19,000 at the Na- 
tional. "Outward P.ound" again hit 
around $10,000 at the Hitz. 

New Non-Musical Hit» 
The new non-musical hits ran'to 
form. "Heggar on Horseback," for 
Its second week at the Broadhurst, 
accomplished a bigger figure than 
anticipated, with nearly $21,000 In 
for nine performances. "The Show- 
Off," also with an extra matinee, 
was over capacity at the Playhouse 
for $15,100, "The Goose Hangs, 
High" got Its best business since- 
opening at the Bijou, grossing $10,- 
400 in nine times. "The Song and 
Dance Man" and "Laugh, Clown, 
Laugh" both were about $16,000. 

The holdover attractions, of which 
there are three non-musicals and 
one musical comedy, shared in the 
going. "Abie's Irish Rose," the run 
leader, easily led with better than 
$17,000; "Rain" got $14,000 (no ex- 
tra matinee), and "Seventh Heaven" 
touched $12,500. "Wildflower," In its 
second year at the Casino, got $19,- 
000. 

"Follies," "Kid Boots," "Stepping 
Stones" and "Music Box Revue," 
the quartet of $5 musicals, all 
grossed about the same money as 
for Lincoln's Birthday week. "Run- 
nin" Wild," the colored show at the 
Colonial, moved upward, playing an 
extra matinee and getting $14,400. 
"Mr. Battling Butler" was strong at 
$19,000; "Poppy" beat $20,000. 
New Shows Didn't Figure 
Three new attractions last week 
did not figure among the big money 
getters. Jane Cowl, however, In 
"Antony and Cleopatra," attracted 
$12,300 into the Lyceum. "New 
Toys" opened at the Fulton, with 
doubtful opinions resultant. The 
first week was claimed to have got- 
ten $9,000, but the holiday was 
credited, and this week, when busi- 
ness dropped, notice was posted. 

Maurice de Feraudy, the French 
star, will play the Fulton for two 
weeks, starting March 10. 

"The Chiffon Girl" made a good 
flash start at the Lyric, beating $15,- 
000. "Moon-Flower," which opened 
with Elsie Ferguson at the Astor 
Monday, is well regarded and fig- 
ures to draw money, as it did out 
of town. 

This week "The Lady" goes to the 
road from the Empire, which will 
get "Saint Joan," now at the Gar- 
rlck. The latter house will offer a 
new Theatre Guild piece, "Fata 
Morgana," Monday. "The Lady" 
was a surprise In New York, as 
Chicago turned it down. The tak- 
ings for 12 weeks amounted to 
$122,000, so the attraction probably 
netted a profit here. "Gypsy Jim" 
stopped after Monday night (a prior 
Party booking) at the 49th Street. 
The house Is dark (save for a spe- 
cial matinee show, "The Strong") 
and will relight with "The Outsider" 
next week. "The Living Mask" was 
withdrawn from the Punch and 
Judy last Saturday, and "Six Char- 
acters in Search oif an Author'' #.ub- 
■tltuted for this week. 

Moscow Art Theatre leaves for 
the road Saturday after a douh'e 
repeat this season. It will be suc- 
ceeded at Jolson'e Monday by "The 



Chiffon Girl." moving up from the 
Lyric. "Mr. Pitt" ) ma another week 
to go at the 39th Street, and may 
find another house, business being 
claimed as improving; the house 
will get "Welded" March 10; "We 
Moderns" will come in from Chicago 
and will locate at the Gaiety Much 
17, supplanting the film "The Dra- 
matic Life of Abraham Lincoln." 
Subway Circuit 

"Moon Flower" got the best 
money in the subway houses last 
week, grossing $10,000 at the Ma- 
jestic, Brooklyn; at the Montauk. 
Clara Kimball Young in "Trimmed 
in Scarlet" drew about $7,500; "The 
Fool" got $14,000 at the Shubert, 
Newark, with "Chains" at the Brond 
Street In the same town doing about 
$5,000; "In Love With Love" got 
$12,500 at the Uiveria; "Merton of 
the Movies" $11,000 at the Bronx 
oi>cra house; "Lightnin'," at Jer- 
sey City, $9,000, and "Zander the 
Great" at Teller's Shubert, about 
the same. 

But one new show was added to 
the buy list this week, "Moon- 
flower," at the Astor. The complete 
list now Includes "Moonflower" (As- 
tor) ; "Laugh, Clown, Laugh" (Be- 
lasco); "Tarnish" (Belmont); "The 
Goose Hangs High" (Bijou); "Sev- 
enth Heaven" (Booth); "Heggar on 
Horseback" ( Hroadhurst) ; "Kid 
Boots" (Carroll); "Swett Little 
Devil" (Central); "The Swan" 
(Cort); "Rain" (Maxlne Elliott's); 
"Spring Cleaning" (Eltinge); "Step- 
ping Stones" (Globe); "The Nerv- 
ous Wreck" (Harris); "Song and 
Dance Man" (Hudson); "Lollipop" 
(Knickerbocker); "Rise of Rosie 
O'Reilly" (Liberty); "Moonlight" 
(Longacre); "Antony and Cleopa- 
tra" (Lyceum); "Music Box Revue" 
(Music Box); "Cyrano de Bergerac" 
(National): "Zlegfekl Follies" (New 
Amsterdam); "The Show-Off" 
(Playhouse); "Outward Bound" 
(Ritz); and "Chariot's Revue" 
(Times Square). 

Sixteen shows are in the cut 
rates, the list taking in "For All of 
Us" (Ambassador); "Runnin* Wild" 
(Colonial); "White Cargo" (Daly's); 
"The Lady" (Empire) ;>"Rust" (52nd 
Street); "The New Englander" (48th 
Street); "Hurricane" (Frolic); "New 
Toys" (Fulton); "The Wonderful 
Visit" (Lenox Hill); "Moonlight" 
(Longacre); "The Chiffon Girl" 
(Lyric) ; "Merry Wives of Gotham" 
(Henry Miller's); "The Other Rose" 
(Morosco); "Six Characters in 
Search of an Author" (Punch and 
Judy); "Mr. Pitt" (39th Street); and 
"Topics of 1923" (Winter Garden). 

BLOOM HEARING 

(Continued from page 3) 
trlct. Five under the 31st Election 
District of the 17th Assembly Dis- 
trict, two under 30th of the 17th, 
three under the 29th of the 17th and 
two under the 25th of the 17th In 
New York City. 

This portion Is followed by a 
series of general allegations of illegal 
voting by repeaters and other 
methods. 

The House has been asked by this 
Republican majority of the commit- 
tee to adopt a resolution which 
closes the report to the effect that 
Sol Bloom was not duly elected and 
that Walter Chandler was. 

Five days has been allowed for 
a minority report, which will bring 
the matter before the House tomor- 
row (Thursday). A da>e for argu- 
ment will be agreed upon b.. both 
factions when the chairman of the 
committee will bring the contest to 
the floor. 

An election oontest Is a high 
privileged matter and can be brought 
up at any time. The procedure will 
be a possible division of time, with 
an allottment of two hours on each 
side. It Is expected Mr. Bloom will 
take one of the allotted Democratic 
hours to present his case himself, 
with the balance of the time con- 
sumed by the principal Democratic 
leaders. 

Interest in the case is keen, due 
ti the present line up of the Insur- 
gent Republicans with the Demo- 
crats on the tax measure. Friends 
of Bloom, known as "the theatre's 
Congressman, state that the com- 
mittee has shown no reasons for 
rendering their decision, and believe 
that with the cast of a fair vote 
the representative of the show busi- 
ness in Congress will retain his seat 



VARIETY 

CHI INCENSE^ 

(Continued from page 1) 
on Chicago was its display of im- 
moral attractions, which be felt 
should be stopped. 

Mayor Dever said he had already 
consulted on the matter with Chief 

of Police Collins, that three ahowi 
had been under police surveillance 

for the type of performance they 
were giving, and that the manage. 
mo nt of ■Innocent E\ . •," was ad- 
vised to dress up the company or 

shut down. 

Every possible means to impress 
the populace with the fact that a 
"Follies Bergere" entertainment of 
Immodesty was being shown on 

Randolph street lias been done. The 
response at the box office was quick. 
Seats are selling far in advance. 

Brokers are getting g 1 premiums. 

All is sunshine in the camp of the 
Shuberts. 

lint the sunshine will become 
smoky. That famous committee of 
15, so inactive for the past decade, 
is aroused. 

The arousing is being done by the 
Chicago Church Federation, repre- 
senting 15 denominations and 630 
churches. 

The Rev. John W. Funston, at a 
meeting of the body, urged a com- 
mittee be appointed to visit Mayor 
Dever and other officials with a pro- 
test demanding that the exploita- 
tion of female nuditj In Chicago be 
stopped. 

The committee was appointed ai.d 
consists of Dr. Funston, Dr. Sinien 
Peter Long, and Dr. A. F. Ewart, 
chaplain of the American Legion. 

They were instructed to start 
things and purge Randolph street 
of the "Red Light" veneer and at- 
mosphere. All promised they would. 

It was told at the meeting how the 
women in "Innocent Eyes'' appeared 
on the stage nude from the waist 
line up, and with but scanty clothing 
from the waist Hl.e down. These 
girls did not have a ribbon or a 
piece of gauze on the upper part 
of their bodies, it was claimed. 

The ministers were more than 
shocked — they were dumbfounded. 

It was told how the Shuberts had 
been called to task for their pro- 
duction of "Artists and Models" in 
New York, and l.ow th«? church 
bodies and reform organizations pro- 
duced results there, by way of Grand 
Jury indictment threats. 

The ministers also said that Chi- 
cago did not consider it an honor 
to get this Mistinguett show before 
New York. They believed the only 
reason for showing it here first was 
because New York would m t stand 
for it as It Is, and that the producers 
were endeavoring to profit by the 
Chicago publicity It received. 

Chicago newspapers feel the same 
way as the ministers. Chicago may 
have its black eye from this, that or 
the other thing, but does not want 
to get another from the type of 
filthy shows brought hero and per- 
mitted to operate without intcrfer- 
ei.ee. 

Chicago's Committee of 15 is go- 
ing into action. 



23 



NEWS OF DAILIES 



Fire in :!ie Novelty picture the- 
atre, 214 Bowery, .New York, last 
Friday, caused the collapse of the 
metal ci ling. No one was injured. 



The annual revel of the Green 
Room Club will he held at the Man- 
hattan O. II. April 20. 



;;s QrslpLondon engagement In the 
late spring. 



"The Rose land Girl." a musical 
comedy with book and lyrics by 
Arthur (inland and mush' by Con 
Conrad, will he presented in New- 
York hue next month. Leuis J. 
lireoker is the producer. 

George Bernard Shaw's cycle play, 
"Back to .Methuselah." had its first 
London performance last week. it 

received more unflattering criticism 
than any recent production of 
Shaw's, some papers even suggest- 
ing he is "spoofing" the public. 

Selma Paley, leading woman In 
"Myrtle," which was withdrawn, 
will be featured by Oliver Morosco 
in a new play culled "Miss Take." 



Mrs. Robert Edeson, known on 
the stage as Miry Newconib, was 
divorced last week from Robert 
Edeson. She alleged non-support. 

Work startea Monday on "The 
Puritans." the picture which the 
Film Guild has undertaken for the 
Yale University series of "Chron- 
icles of America." The picture is 
being made at the Pyramid Studios 
in Astoria, L. I. 



Attorneys for the Producing Man- 
agers' Association will apply this 
week for an Injunction .-gainst Sta- 
tion WEAF (■American Telephone 
and Telegraph Co.) to restrain radio 
broadcasting companies from send- 
ing out numbers from a musical 
show. It 's expected this will make 
a test case. 



Eleanor Painter has signed a con- 
tract with Charles Cape hart, wiio is 
planning a play. 



Ludwlg Barnay, Germany's best 
known Shakespearean actori who 
died recently 'in Berlin, aged hi, bad 
been married 1,721 times and died 
1.120 times on the stage. Of his 
deaths 16(1 were !>•' poison, 61 by 
stab!,;!,;,-. 33 by drowning and 304 by 
-ui'ide. while he expired 192 times 
from heart failure and was mur- 
dered ]09 tinns. 

Mary Boland, now starring In 
"Meet the Wife," may do the plav 
In picture*. If she does, it will be 
Miss Bol-ind's first appearance on 
the screen. 



The Musical Comedy Guild haa 
been organised and has Its head- 
quarter* at 203 West 5Sth street. 

"Leah Kleschna" will open at At- 
lantic City Holy Week and will have 
Its New York premiere April 21 at 
the Ambassador. 



"The Fake," the new Frederick 
Lonsdale play for which A H 
Woods holds the American rights' 
will open In London March 10. 

Charles B. Cochran has bought 
the English rlghle for "Kelly's 
Vacation." 

Reginald Goodo has completed an- 
other play In which "Wallabies" and 
"laughing Kookaburras" appear. 

Clemence Pane's play, "The Way 
Things Happen," lasted one week in 
London, showing that New York 
and London agree once in a while. 

Andy Rice has been commissioned 
by Al Lewis to dramatize a story 
by the latj Mrs. E. J. Bath called 
"The Dark Chapter." 



A. H. Woods will produce "The 
Jury of Fate," by C. M. S. McClel- 
lan, with Lowell Sherman. 



May McAvoy will be the star In 
"Tarnish," film, produced by Gold- 
wyn. 



Richard Barthelmess will sail for 
Italy March 3 to film a Spanish 
story. 



John De Silva has retired as as- 
sistant manager of "Artists and 
Models" to become a booking agent. 



Folsom-Denny Act Divides 
After playing the concert at the 

Majestic, Brooklyn, Sunday night. 

the Bobby Fnlsom-Jaek Denny and 

Bard act dissolved. 

Denny and his musicians Will play 

the picture houses, and Mlftl Fnlsom 

may return to a "single. ' 



INCORPORATIONS 

NEW YORK 

New Amsterdam Commerce Corp., 
New York, manufacture, deal In pic- 
ture films, 60 shares non-par value; 
Samuel Zierler, Frieda Zlerler, 
Philip Zierler. Attorney, Phi:ip 
Zlerler, 1540 Broadway. 

Mimar Theatre Co., Inc., New 
York, manufacture films for motion 
pictures, $10,000; Samuel E. Har- 
witz, Max M. Willens, Frieda Gold- 
Ing. Attorney, Edwin B. Goddin,, 
320 Fifth avenue. 

Maidina Pictures, Inc., New York, 
produce, distribute and manufac- 
ture pictures, $100,000 in $10 shares; 
Eugene Di Napoll, Lewis I. Maisell, 
John J. Halllgan. Attorneys, Hal- 
ligan, Henkcl & Ludden, 799 Broad- 
way. 

The River's End., Inc., New York, 
general amusement business. $20,- 
000: Daniel Kusell, Harold O Kusell, 
Julius Kendler. Attorneys, Kendler 
& Goldstein. 1540 Broadway. 

Segurola & Longonr, Inc., New 
York; operatic and concert; $10,- 
000; Andrea de Segurola, George F. 
Mattuch, Louis Frcudenberg, Paul 
Longone, George F. Muttuej. (At- 
torneys. Freudenburg & Mattuch, 
522 Fifth avenue.) 

JUDGMENTS 

Gaillard Boag; I). Freda; $1.406 99. 

Felix Isman; Acker, Merrall & 
Conilit Co.! $102 58. 

Mastodon Films, Inc.; Lucas 
Press Clipping Bureau; Si is 98. 

Sanger A Jordan, Inc.; \Ym. Har- 
ris, Jr.; $4,473.31. 

i First name is judgment creditor; 
debtor and amount follows ) 

Norman Trevor; M. B. Trimmer; 
$276 16. 

Felix Isman; Burns Brothers; 

Arman Producing Co., Inc.; Ed- 
ward Davldow; $1;848.65. 

E. Ray Goetz; Punch A.-. Judy The 
Hire Co , Ini ., $415.70. 

Warren A. Newcombe; Film De- 
veloping Coip ; $M4 49. 

ATTACHMENTS 

Standard Film Service Co.: New 
\msteidarn Credit Corp.; 110,597.43. 



The American Dramatists will 
give a dinner and dance to stage 
stars at the Hotel Astor March 16. 



Mona Klngsley has been engaged 
to play the leading role in "The 
Rivers End," which will be pro- 
duced shortly by Daniel Kusscll. 



"The Man Who Ate the I'opo- 
mack," a comedy by W. J. Turner, 
will be the next production of the 
Cherry Lano Players. 



Everett Butterlicld has written a 
play callei. "Sylvia." 

Florence C. Crane, film actress, 
who befriended George F. Leavltt 
by lending him money on several 
occasions, will receive the $75,000 
estate he willed her In appreciation 
of her friendship. Leavitt's rela- 
tions put in claims of undue influ- 
ence against Miss Crane. 



Johan Bojer, the Scandinavian 
author, has submitted two plays. It 
was reported some time ago Kath- 
leen Macdonald had secured the 
American dramatic rights to one of 
the popular stories by this writer. 

Walter Hampden will appear in 
"Othello" next November at the Na- 
tional, New York. 



A. H. Woods has begun casting 
"The Tailor of Trouville." 

Orme Caldera, for several years 
leading man with Jane Cowl, is said 
to have suffered a nervous break- 
down lately, and is recuperating on 
Long Island. 



Richard G. Herndon Is to call the 
musical comedy version of "Peg O' 
My Heart," 'Teg O' My Dreams." 

Tom Nesbltt Is to play opposite 
Francine Larrimore In "Nancy 
Ann," opening at Atlantic City 
March 3. 



Arthur Rankin and Gertrude 
Short, of "The Telephone Girl" 
series, have been loaned to Cecil De 
Mllle for 'Triumph." 



The Comedy Producing Co., Inc., 
will present a new comedy, "The 
Main Line," by Grace Crlswold and 
Thomas MoKean at the Klaw be- 
ginning March 25. The play will 
be staged by Horace Sinclair. 



Herman L. Roth, Hollywood at- 
torney, was found guilty last week 
of extor' » g money from Arthur 
Sawyer, attorney for Barbara La 
Marr, In a Los Angeles court. The 
amount involved was $20,000. Roth 
will ask for a new trial. 



Sir Henri W. V. Deterdlng, reputed 
one of the wealthiest men In the 
world, has denied ha Is engaged to 
Mina Bchall, an American burlesque 
actress. 



Skeets Callaghuc is deatlned for 

pictures shortly. 

Eleanor Griffith, who recently 
withdrew from "Meet the Wife," has 
gone to Havana. 

Sunday, March 9, Governor Smith 
will be tendered a tontlm'onlal per- 
formance entitled "The Sidewalks 
of New York" by recent winners in 
the National Stage Children's Asso- 
ciation contest. 

Clare Tree Major, founder and di- 
rector of the Threshold Playhouse, 

will be the principal speaker at the 

dram. i symposium to be held at St. 
Mark's-ln-the-Bouwertc, April 6. 



The new Morosco comedy, "Across 

the Street," in which Robert Kmin- l 

Keane will star, will opi n a< Stam- 
ford, Conn.. March ;:. it Is by Kn h- 

ard A. I*urrty: 



Under the Joint dtre< tion of Mor 
ris Gest and Charles ft. Cochran, 
;hc Moscow .\- Theatre w.'i p!uj tax being held 



A plea ef not guilty was made in 
General Sessions Monday by James 
R. Cooper, a jeweler, of Sea Cliff, 
Indicted last week on complaint of 
Irene Castle McLaughlin, who 
charged she gave the jeweler a 
$7,000 necklace to sell and he 
pawned it for $1,437.22. 



"Hamlet" done entirely by women 
Will be given Sunday at the Booth 
by students of the College of New 
Roehelle. . 



Leo Carrillo will go to San Fran- 
cisco next week to play "Magnolia" 
and "Beau Brummel." 

Harry Wagstaff Grlbble, play- 
wright, will play a role in "Tyrants," 
which will be produced at the 
Cherry Lane Playhouse next Mon- 
day. 



An announcement that Marjorle 
Rarnbeau would appear In vaude- 
ville in a play by George Kelly has 
been denied on behalf of Kelly. 



Mare Connelly has written a 
short comedy, "At Liberty," for 
Jeanne Kagels, Beatrice Lillie and 
W. C. Fields to he produced Sun- 
day at the Fi^ke benefit at the 
Music Box. 

ACTORS IN DENVER JAM 

I)' over, Keh. 27. 
Claiming to be vaudeville actors, 
Jack Lord. 33, and Jack Le Mar, 40, 
were arrested here and charged 
wl-ii an alleged statutory attack 
upon a 15-year-old girl. The me 
it la alleged, got the girl Intoxicated 
and kept her out n! night. They 



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14 



NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



Thursday, February 28, 1924 



O'HANLON and ZAMBUNI and Co. 

-A Cabaret In Cuba' 1 

Dancing Act 

22 Mint. I Full Stage (Special) 

Hippodrome 

Kathleen Olfanlon and 'I laodore 
Eambut.l are tin- featured principals 
of "A Cabaret In Cuba." tienorlta 
Grassi, a Spanish dancer, and the 
Argentine orchestra conducted by 
Kara Placonl assist. The act la a 
Hash da in in.; turn with Spanish 
atmoaphere and background* built 
around O'ilanlnn and Zambunl'i 
dancing talents. 

The act has a black and red color 
scheme that's effective and pit- 
tureaqua and the principals and 
bund are in Spanish costume 

A tango, an apache and adugio 
are O'Hanlon and Zambunl'a three 
double contributions, all danced 
gracefully and with technical pre- 
cision. In the apache a man. cow- 
boy clad, strode down the aisle of 
the Hip on to the stage and fired 
a shot at Mia* O'Hanlon as part of 
the business. 

Senorlta Grassi does a double. 
dance with Miss O'Hanlon, a dance 
with castanets single that has her 
tossing flowers to the audience and 
another single with a chorus en- 
semble behind her. The chorus en- 
semble at the Hip was composed of 
Allen K. Foster's 16 girls. 

The band, which runs to strings 
mostly, violins, guitars and man- 
dolin, also includes an accordion 
and clarinet. An odd combination. 
but familiar in Latin America. The 
band plays for the dffercnt dances 
The music is in good tempo, but la 
not more than ordinarily tuneful. 

The turn has been elaborately 
produced— easily registers the flash 
sought for. The doubles by O'Han- 
lon and Zaml.uni and the other 
dances by Senorlta Grassi all 
landed appreciation. 

Closing at the Hip with three 
other dancing acts ahead of it, the 
O'Hanlon and Zambuni turn had a 
tough handicap to overcome. 1 
nicely considering the spot 
competition. 



and 
BrXl. 



CATHERINE CALVERT and CO. 

"The Last Banquet" 
20 Min».; Full Stage 
Orpheum, New Orleans 

Harold Selman has provided Miss 
Calvert with an Intense fragment 
of drama. The (lash back device of 
the picture studio Is employed for 
telling effect both for HWlft move- 
ment and planting situation and 
atmosphere. 

The story Is a cross section of 
life, the theme being that of a 
woman's self-sacrifice The story 
recites how the 'aerolne, because of 
her affection for a girl friend, Is 
Innocently compromised and Is de- 
nounced by her sweetheart 

On New Year's Eve years later 
the pair are brought together after 
time has healed their wounds and a 
quick turn gives the piece a happy 
ending. 

The playet has strong suspense, is 
gripping throughout and is played 
fur full value. The sentimental pas- 
sages are particularly well done 
Miss Calvert, who was the wife, of 
the late Paul Armstrong, has lately 
been In pictures. As a headliner 
she makes g..od In vaudeville Last 
night (Tuesday) shei received five 
curtain calls. -O. M. Samuel. 



MIACAHUA 

Wire Walking 

20 Mins.; Full Stage 

Hippodrome 

Mlacahua is ■ young gui of the 
pony size typo. The difference be- 
tween Mlacahua and most other 
wire walkers is that she uses no 
balance pole, umbrella or anything 
to keep her equilibrium on the wire. 
A semi slack wire is used. That 
difference of not utilizing a bat- 
ancng pole la a great one, but Mla- 
cahua walks, .-swings, struts and 
prances about on (he wire with as 
much ease ami agility as if she were 
a part of the wire herself, despite 
tin handicap of not using any out- 
side aid to maintain a balance. 

Slie is equally at home either fac- 
ing frontwards or parallel with the 
wire. A rope skipping bit is a 
corking feature stunt, and the 
abandon with which she makes the 
speediest swings possible holds a 
thrill a second. In addition to being 
a wire walker of skill and daring. 
Mlacahua makes an attractive ap- 
pearance. 

At the Hip her act was backed 
with a special set of black and sil- 
ver- a spider web effect that had 
her in the middle of the web at the 
opening, The Albcrtina llasch Hal- 
let did a briel trie dancing bit prior 
to Mfacahua's wire turn proper, 

The girl can hold her own on the 
wire with any of 'em, and unas- 
sisted bj the ballet build-Up as she 
was at the Hip figures, as a stand- 
ard vaudeville act for the test. 

Self. 

ROSE IRENE KRESS and CO. (31 

Roller Skating 

10 Mins.: Full Stage (Cyclorama) 

58th Street 

One of the best skating turns 
ever in vaudeville. Tw - o girls and 
two men. with Miss Kress featured, 
iind deservedly so. She is the acme 
of grace on the wheat*. 

Opening In Russian costumes, all 
four do a difficult routine of "hock" 
steps This Is followed by a solo; 
then Miss Kress and the other girl, 
after a change of costume, do an 
"adagio" that would pass if done 
Without the wheels; It is topped off 
by a neck spin. 

One of the males solos a corking 
routine, featuring a heel split and 
spins. 

An Egyptian dance by Miss Kress 
In attractive costume was novel 
and executed smoothly. Several of 
her skating steps are original. An- 
other duet between a male and girl 
with a novel one-arm swing and 
body spin in the excellent routine. 
For a finish all four, in Spanish 
costumes, execute an intricate rou- 
tine of swings, the two males act- 
ing as fulerums. A one-lcc^ed spin. 
the leg hooked around the neck of 
one of the men. was another orig- 
inal contribution of this girl marvel 
of the rollers. 

It's a big-time opener or closer. 

Con. 



BURNS and KI88EN 
Comedy Singing Act 
16 Mint.; One 
Fifth Avenue 

Burns and Klasen appeared aa a 
team several yearn ago, but the last 
few seasons presented, a singing 
comedy turn that had two other 
male singers as a "Co." the act be- 
Inf; practically a comedy quartet. 

The lati-st has them unassisted, 
L'a one of the best comedy singing 
doubles that has hit vaudeville In 
sev ral months. 

Opening with trick mustaches, 
the team do a coruedy double about 
Immigrant*, treating of the different 
nationalities of America. A num- 
ber next that has one in comedy 
bridal costume, nd "We've got an- 
other Imitation'' for the finish. ' te 
numbers are all of the exclusive 
type, with up-to-the-minute comedy 
lyrics that hold punches in every 
other line or better. 

The "imitations" number is con- 
structed so that any number of com- 
edy bits can be Interpolated, '{"be 
mustaches are doffed for this, like- 
wise the comedy clothes of the 
opening. Full of gags and 100 per 

I'.oth men have good singing 
voices and a sense of comic values. 
The act is a standard that should 
go along and clean up. lie IK 



MARGARET and MORELL 
Singing and Dancing 

16 Mins.; One and Three (Special) 
23d St. 

This mixed team has prefaced the 
usual dance routine with a skit 
captioned "The Tourists." The girl, 
who is an accomplished dancer, 
practically carries the act across 
with her partner itaving little else, 
to do than act as a rhyming enun- 
c la tor, nltliough'i.i several spots he 
does son>e good dancing, but noth- 
ing to compare with the work of the 
vivacious, fast-stepping Margaret. 

The man opens with a tourist 
number before a special drape. 
This goes to three and the scene 
reveals a tourist agency with the 
girl as a prospective customer. 
After the usual conversational lingo 
both go into a number and top off 
with a dance. 

The succeeding scenes depict 
various "points of travel with the 
characters simulating the dress of 
the countries and accentuating their 
eccentricities by either song or 
dance. Margaret, of course, falling 
heir to most of the leg work. The 
scenes depict Ireland, China, France 
and America, with Marguerite cut- 
ting loose with a whirlwind acro- 
batic for the closing chapter. 

Some of the numbers undoubtedly 
specials are above the average. The 
talk stuff could stand a little shav- 
ing without being missed and would 
tend to speed up the offering. 

The turn can hold Its own in the 
medium houses with better results 
possible If some of the draggy apota 
were pepped up a bit. 



"FLASHES OF MELODY AND 
DANCE" (6) 

Singing and fencing 

16 Mine.; Full Stage (Special 

Drapea 
American Roof. 

The opening discloses the four 
slngera (two men and two women) 
in a kind of parlor bit. singing a 
harmony song to the tune of which 
a clever danseuse is executing a toe 
dance. It's an odd opening, but both 
singing and dancing are good. 

Follows a baritone solo with har- 
mony chorus, a contralto number, 
well sung, and an interpolated con- 
tortion dance, embracing high 
kicks, bends, rolling splits, etc., all 
very well done. 

The tenor has a splendid voice, 
exceptional for vaudeville. His at- 
tack is perfect and he reaches his 
high notes without any apparent 
effort. The soprano, following him, 
also is gifted vocally and the quality 
of both voices suggest tltat a little 
time and money spent in cultivating 
them, would produce handsome re- 
turns. For the finish a medley oi 
popular and jazz songs are sung, the 
dancer Jazzing it up aplenty, but 
doing the usual steps on her toes. 

It is a good finish and the hard- 
boiled roof audience fell for the act, 
hard. 

The costumes are pretty and the 
youth of the personnel is another 
e.iset. The act is a good finish for 
this kind of houses, with talent to 
back up the* flash. With a few 
months' steady ptaylng there are 
possibilities of better things for It. 
Kaxnest application and constant 
practice will return their own re- 
ward in this- case. 



T0WN8END BOLD and CO. (3) 

Danee Revue 

18 Mine.) One and Three (Special) 

8tata 

Townsend Bold la evidently the 
male partner of the dancing team 
around whom thla classy flash haa 
been woven. In addlUon to the 
dancers, there Is a girl soprano and 
male accompanist 

The singer opens before a drop 
announcing the Idea of the flash, 
after which It goea to three. Bold 
and his partner follow with an 
adagio that la put over with a suf- 
ficient degree of finesse to set them 
pretty for their remaining dance. 

The soprano solos a Spanish song" 
serving as an Introductory for a 
peppy tango by the dancers. The 
singer again has her Inning for an 
operatic with the pianist taking 
things up for a solo. A whirlwind 
acrobatic by the dancers provides 
an adequate finish. 

The act is well mounted and cos- 
tumed In good taste. 

The dancers are clever and grace- 
ful. The singer has an above aver- 
age voice and an especially pleas- 
ing delivery. 

Should have no trouble In hold- 
ing its own In third or fourth spot 
on the medium bills. 



,6) 



WANZER and PALMER 
Conversational Skit 
15 Min.; One (Special) 
Fifth Avenue 

Here's a comedy talking skit In 
one that's a classic. Its a man and 
woman combination, with the man 
doing a truck driver characteriza- 
tion that could be spotted In the 
middle of a Belasco show its so 
marked with naturalness. The 
woman doe* a society dame equally 
well. 

A special drop shows the exterior 
of a hall where the Truck Driver*' 
Union Is holding a racket. The man 
Is on the door, taking tickets. 
Woman is looking for girl her hus 



"DAY AT THE RACES" 

Animal 

12 Mins.; Full (Special) 

State 

Two well trained monks, although 
twii st. Bernard dogs arc also used. 
The latter serve as horses In the 
hurdle race introductory with the 
monks as Jockeys, The animals go 
through the stunt without the aid 
of the trainer. 

One of the mitttks- follows with 
bar work. Both do selections on the 
bells and wind up with a barber 
shop scene that's a comedy wow. 

The laughs are derived by the 
customer jumping out of the chair 
each time the barber monk comes in 
his direction and flourishes a razor. 
At the finish they both doff their 
coats and mix it up. 

The monks are an excellent ex- 



POLLY MEADOWS 
Songe 

14 Min.; in "one" 
Alhambra, London 

London, Feb. S. 
Women who can raise laughter 
are so rare that a newcomer of this 
kind is worth noting. Her "name is 
Polly Meadows, and she was billed 
at the Alhambra, London, on Feb. 
4, to give her first act In town. She 
formerly appeared under the name 
of Betty Brown In touring revues. 
She Is thin but shapely, and has 
large eyes which she uses to good 
effect in seizing upon members of 
the audience. 

After a make-up slightly reminis- 
cent of Daphne Pollard in a serv- 
ant's print dress and apron, she 
gives a shout to the flies. Down 
come a mirror, a coat hanger and 
a market basket, by means of which 
she makes a comical change, with 
one movement discarding dress and 



"MONTMARTE REVUE 

Dancing and Music 

17 Mine.; Full Stage. (Special 

(Drapes) 
23rd St. 

A nice-looking mixed couple of 
dancers are well supported by four 
lady musicians. Two violins, a 'cello 
and piano are weir manipulated by 
this quartet. After a short intro- 
ductory melody, the man and wom- 
an enter through a divided curtain 
in a recess of the backing, and put 
over a cleverly credited adagio 
dance number. The costumes are 
attractive and odd. 

A 'cello solo, with accompaniment, 
which followed, received merited ap- 
plause. The girl dancer then did a 
Spanish fandango with all the dash 
and vivacity the dance calls for. She 
also looked the part cf the Spanish 
senorlta. The man, in evening dress, 
then Introduced a routine of Russian 
dancing which compares with the 
best In Itself, besides being a new 
and novel routine combined with 
clever acrobatics. A well-rendered 
harp solo by the pianistc was fol- 
lowed by an Apache dance by the 
couple, in which some goed falls 
and throws wero done by the wom- 
an and excellent pantomime by the 
man. Costumes, scenery and appear- 
ance are O. K. 

Closing the show at this house the 
act showed enough to warrant It 
being given a chance as an opening 
act in the better houses. 



ample of skilful training and handle 

most of the,,- stuff without being underwear and revealing' a frock of 
cued by the trainer. wallpaper design underneath: She 

Cot over nicely in introductory | can Imitate accents and noises in a 
spot on this bill, ("an open or close 



the best of them, 

GREENWOOD ROSE and CO. (2) 

"Mind Your Business" (Comedy) 



band is supposed to be interested 15 Mine.; Full Stage 



In. Girl ,ls supposedly nt truck driv- 
ers' dance. 

The talk ensuing between team is 
replete with lifelike character stun*, 
w'th laughs punctuating It every few- 
seconds. Some of l| would do credit 
to Shaw or Barrie In Its shrewd In- 
w.:;ht Into life and its philosophical 
humor. 

Tli'. man's conception of the truck 
driver is conspLuouslv good through 
the fact of its not exaggerating the 
character, a noticeable restraint be- 
ing one "f Its outstanding feature* 

VVhofvr put the skit together sue 
eeeded in creating a hIIco of life 
that's as interesting and entertain- 
ing aa It Is gie.il vaudeville. It's the 

sort Of ael that should stand OUl 



A revival of the former Hugh 
Herbert sketch. Greenwood, Hose 
and company are the programed 
players. The former standard ve- 
hicle was never In better hands. 

The story of the two Hebrews in 
business and bow one cured his 
partner of bis natural indolence by 
feigning a defalcation la a* funny 
aa ever. 

The playlet was one legitimate 
series of laughs. The Hebrew 
character of the pleasure-loving 
partner is a sterling bit of charac- 
te. ' Ua t l e wi . ' ■ — 



wide variety of voices. Obviously 
she has plenty of Ideas, and ohl; 
needs more confidence to become a 
marked success. 



"Mind Tour Ilusiness" will make 
them laugh inywner* on any bill. 
At this house, down late in the bilt, 



in any class of bill. It clicked surely ] they scored the laughing hit of the 
at 'he 11 fth A', "t'o. BrW. I show. <"on. 



CLARK and BECK 

Songs 

15 Mins.; One 

American Roof 

These two boys are evidently 
from the cabarets, their manner of 
working leaving no doubt as to 
the seat of their schooling. They 
are all right, at that, if they will I some mediocre rope spinning, v 



THE HOLLANDS (7) 
Comedy Acrobats 
10 Mins.; Full Stage (Special) 
58th Street 

The Hollands immediately remind 
of the Joe Berganl troupe, due to 
the presence of a dwarf and a mid- 
get and the routining of the turn. 
Opening In a special set of a Hol- 
land scene, there is a serenade 
at a window by Holland in Putch 
peasant costume. The girl's brother, 
a midget, appears and is kicked out 
of sight through swinging doors. 
After a bit of flirtation, the troupe 
gets down to excellent ground 
tumbling. 

Comedy accrues from the imita- 
tion of two normal acrobats in a 
two-man pinwheel by the midget 
and dwarf. The midget wears com- 
edy ballet costume for one of the 
feature tricks, a forward dive over 
a line of backs by Holland. 

The act is fast and will work into 
an interesting and novel acrobatic 
turn. The production 1s adequate. 
They closed the show strongly at 
this house. Com. 

KIRKWOOD TRIO 

Rope Spinning, Songs and Talk 

14 Min.; Three (Special Drop) 

Two men and a woman, with bar 
mony work In a song, followed b 



"LONESOMETOWN" 

Musical Comedy 

20 Mins.; One and Full (Special) 

Majestic, Chicago 

From dramatic stock In small 
cities of the Southwest to a musical 
comedy act in vaudeville is what 
Toby Wilson has negotiated under 
conditions which augur, well for bis 
success either in bigtitne vaudeville 
or regular musical comedy. He is 
a comedian of a type which is hot 
unusual in what used to be the 
"one-might" field, although he has 
a great deal niore than passing 
ability. While his present vehicle 
does credit to the lime he is playing 
and to Harry Rogers, his producer, 
there is room for Improvement In hie 
support, and especially in the 
chorus of four girls employed. 

The special drop has a portion 
which lights up, and In this sur- 
rounding a playwright seated at a 
desk holds his piny in his hand and 
speaks of the characters who ap- 
pear through a practical door in a 
drop representing a mountain top 
inn. The comedian comes on aa 
postmaster of the village, celebrat- 
ing the Fourth of July with a spree, 
and, as he Is also "Constabulc," he 
arrests a lady visitor who is there 
to install a line of music In the 
country store, having had a message 
that a criminal was at large in that 
section. The scene then changea 
to the interior of the country store 
and postofflce. The Postmaster'a 
son, always ready to lay down, 
puts the valuables in the Icebox for 
safe keeping and takes a rest off- 
stage. The Postmaster comes In 
through the window and discover* 
that the postofflce has apparently 
been robbed. The visitors from the 
Inn arrive. The lady Installs her 
line of music. When she speaks a 
song title they Invariably suggest 
to the groceryman some object and 
he ilnds It Is gone. Tho Postmas- 
ter's son sings with the chorus and 
dances well. The comedian Joins 
him at the finish in an amusing 
dance number. The lady selling 
music leads a number seated on the 
counter. The four girls make a fair 
appearance, but are ordinary from 
the standard of good vaudeville. 
A third man docs an old fellow of 
the village. 

Toby Wilson offers a characteriza- 
tion which deserves a place in reg- 
ular showdom. It is plain from the 
construction of this vehicle that he 
is in the habit of carrying his shows 
by himself, and the satisfactory en- 
tertainment provided leads to the 
belief he can do better things. 



remember that their audience la 
in front of them, not all around 
them. They also might try to 
work with a little more poise and 
naturalness. 

Thoy arc a cuuplc of smart '«iok 
Ing chaps, and their routine of 
songs Is o. k. A few weeks of 
vaudeville will probably remedy 
their weakness and give tin in the 
desired ease and snio.it Iiiiki, 



the usual not-as-good-as- Will- Rog- 
ers wise cracks. The woman does 
two pop songs passably, with the 
men doing some more emnedy work 
The back drop is of a western 
pralri" wagon, and the costume* ar. 
tire fancy cowboy affairs, this lend 
Ing color tn the act Which the actual 
work dov not give. Despite the 
trio worked hard, it wcnl over but 
mildly ii il ■ opening sp..' 



EDNA BENNETT 
Talk and Songs 
12 Mint.; One 

A beautiful blonde iii a sumptuous 
opera cloak trimmed with white fur, 
opens with a popular song gaining 
immediate attention on appearance. 
Discarding the cloak after the open- 
ing song she is an eye -till ing 
orange evening gown for a mono- 
log anent marriage and her ex. 

Her talk about her "gold digging" 
proclivities lit her personality belter 
than the preceding dialog and 
should be elaborated upon. 

"What Do They Mean by Love?" 
followed getting something, "Hula 
Lou" concludes registering mildly. 

Miss lieiiuett is not set for vaude- 
ville although she has two assets iii 

appearance ami personality. Her 

singing attempts are ail right until 
the easily* Ihe upper registers. She 

will have to talk her aOIUU I" bete" 

this defect, ]irv nionolog ueods at- 
tention also.' 

The opening is UTifunn; and 

dr i- ■".'•. I!' ■.• tl >livi . y, w ill impi >. , 

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Thursday, February 28, 1924 



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«TWlN BEDS" <5) 

T«bloid Farce 

j6 Mini.; Full 8Uge (Special) 

fifth Avenue 

Helen Raymond Is featured In this 
tabloid of the legitimate play, "JTwin 
Beds" a comedy success of several 
Masons P ast - Tne condensation has 
^cast of five, three women and two 

men ■— 

The pie<'e looks a bit old fash- 
ioned in construction in tab form, 
tbe action and situations falling into 
the stenciled groove of the French 
farce school. • 

It's good theatre, however, even 
If not particularly close to life. A 
"aouse" husband of a woman living 
en one floor of an apartment house, 
falling into the bedroom of a mar- 
ried couple who live on the floor 
^beneath, is the basis of a series of 
comic situations that seem mechan- 
ical, but which are marked with 
good stage comedy and plenty of 
speed. A special set builds up at- 
mosphere. 

At the Fifth Avenue the act ap- 
peared somewhat talky at the open- 
ing, necessary, probably, to plant 
tbe plot, situations following. As 
toon as the piece got to the, action 
portion, it wa3 a continuous suc- 
cession of laughs. 

Miss Raymond gives an excellent 
performance and the four In support 
handle their farci-al robes Creditably. 
No. 3, In tho better bills, would 
seem about right for It, with the 
title, "Twin Beds" figuring as an 
Mset. Bell. 



CRYSTAL BENNETT and CO. (2) 

Athletics 

12 Mine.; Three (Special) 

23d St. 

A black and white eye supposedly 
to convey the idea of an interior 
•f a gymnasium furnishes the set- 
ting for this offering, contributed 
by two athletic girls and & man. 
' . girls carry the brunt of the 
work with the man acting as an- 
nouncer and referee. 

They open with club swinging and 
Juggling. Followed by a slashing; 
three-round boxing contest be- 
tween the girls. The latter is given 
a comedy slant through the girls 
missing their objective and swat- 
ting the referee. Old stuff, but the 
mob howled at It. Later Miss Ben- 
nett dons the gloves with (he male 
member who plays particularly 
rough with her In the beginning but 
Is later swatted all over the place. 
A spirited wrestling match between 
the girls provides a finish. 

The turn was a show act here on 
Monday. It held second spot. Got 
over well, but naturally belongs as 
an opener or closer. 



SINGER SISTERS 

Songs 

11 Mini.; One 

Two pretty little girls with an 
act varying from the usual sister 
turn only because one of them has 
a better sense of comedy values 
than is generally found In simi- 
lar teams. She ie a vivacious 
bobbed-haired youngster with a 
knack of using her hands, her arms 
and In fact her whole body ex- 
pressively when selling a number. 

The other sister wears long un- 
becoming curls which will probably 
handicap her with many, but aside 
from that she is right up to scratch. 
She handles the piano neatly, has 
one soprano solo and holds up her 
•nd of the harmony aptly. Six 
numbers were sung when reviewed, 
four of them running to light 
comedy stylo with the contralto 
clowning to returns. 

Two or three of the songs mean 
little and might advantageously be 
dropped for something brighter. 
Otherwise the girls look set for the 
Intermediate time. 



O'MEARA and LANDIS 
Talk and Song* 
18 Mint.; One. (Special Drop) 
68th St. 

The scone is a bathing beach, A 
man is being chased and runs Into 
one of the beach tents — the wrong 
one. Out comes the Irate woman, 
black hair, good, medium figure, and 
attractive face, and, with the man as 
a skinny, be-spectacled sap, the 
comedy all comes his way, with the 
woman doing the feeding. 

Later she reappears in a black 
bathing suit and sings well. A com- 
edy bit concerning tho finding of 
liquor in a suitcase is also worked 
|n, with a police-man figuring. This 
•s good for five minutes of laughs." 

As the act stands now it is pos- 
sessed of good materia), and with a 
little retouching of the backdrop it 
ought to be able to strike the big- 
time bills. Certainly its mate-ri'-l Is 
far superior to tho average skit 
dialog, and both flic man and the 
woman do their work deftly. 



PALACE 

Elsie Janis, making her sporadic 
dip into vaudeville long enough to 
get her talented feet wet with the 
liquid gold thereof, did 43 minutes 
at the Fa lace Monday evening, 40 
minutes of It great, the other three 
being one Walter Vern Pldgeon of 
her concert troupe. Pidgeon walks 
and acts like Abe Lincoln, and 
creaks of the best correspondence 
school of vocallsm in Iowa. He is 
a baritone and he sang two ditties 
while Miss Janis changed her 
frock. 

He held his hands poised at the 
waist and never looked at the audi- 
ence. He was either too upstage 
for vaudeville, or too scared of it. 
When he burst Into a Salvation 
Army hymn about eradicating sin 
from the soul it needed only a few 
of the agents to run down the main 
aisle and hit the trail. But when 
he encored with "Markeeta," a pas- 
sionate little tropical love ditty, 
fragile and wistful and poignant, 
In the same mannerisms which he 
struck and held for his Sunday 
school chant, it was probably as 
grotesque a combination as vaude- 
ville had ever seen. -Pidgeon per- 
haps had an Idea that this was 
some prayerful plea, also. Thrown 
Into the midst of a routine of Miss 
Janis* fin-> exhibition of satire and 
humor, she had her little chuckle, 
too, at the interpolation. 

The rest of the time Miss Janis 
was on alone with her pianist, Les- 
ter Hodges. Hodges is also of the 
concert world, but he didn't let that 
stick out conspicuously. He Is a 
very workmanlike accompanist. 
Elsie, fleecier and more versatile 
than ever, ran a string of originals 
and imitations that pyramided up 
to an uncanny and amazing per- 
formance in all. One by one her 
cameo impersonations and vivid 
personations flowed from lips, eyes, 
finger tips, toes, hair; each seemed 
the last word and each was topped 
by the next word. A Will Rogers, 
with some nifty rope twirling, was 
nowhere short of a classic. Miss 
Janis scored a mighty triumph and 
tied up the show solidly after 11. 

Only the clowning, falling and 
unabashed low comedy of Charles 
Winnlnger saved the Blanche Ring- 
Wlnninger act. Miss Ring could 
not get started, somehow. Once she 
faltered entirely and made an 
audible comment to the effect that 
she had "been on the water wagon 
for five weeks," and several times 
she audibly argued with the orches- 
tra about the key. She seemed un- 
able to get her voice working, and 
when she sang some of her old- 
time choruses it was but a faint 
echo of their better days. 

Winnlnger worked like a beaver, 
going to cartwheels, heavy tumbles, 
breaking trombones, sliding into the 
foots, slipping down a ladder, and 
any number of comedy-shoe gyra- 
tions. Whenever the talk was in 
progress the turn stood still, the 
material being flat without a re- 
deeming moment. This team, held 
over at the Palace, surely did not 
earn this extension because of as- 
tute or careful preparation. The 
movie scene from "Snapshots" is a 
skeleton of what it was and lacks 
all rhyme and reason. The scene in 
"one'' following is at no time up to 
what might be expected of two 
such representative "names." 

DeHaven and ?Jice scored with 
their range of burlesque panto and 
dancing, a unique vaudeville act, 
and always in tune with the vaude- 
ville spirit. Eva Puck and Sam 
White come under the same classi- 
fication. There was no evidence of 
the nifties publicly objected to in 
tho advertising columns of this 
newspaper some weeks back and 
publicly defended by White. And, 
whatever the merits of the owner- 
ship of the jests at issue, thfey were 
not missed, for the team banged in 
a laugh a second without waver. 

Meyer Oolden'fl "Antique Shop" 
suffered from a little too much 
crude talis- by the announcer, who 
wandered afar and not always 
wisely. Some of the wise cracks 
were in poor taste; others were 
rather brisk and bright. Somehow 
a sidewalk monolog before a suc- 
cession of such dainty dancing pic- 
tures seemed not to synchronize at 
all. The dancing and the produc- 
tion bits were lovely, perfectly done 
and as fine as anything of their sort 
In any walk of the amusement 
realm. A pretty girl in costume 
or a man of more fanciful spirit 



and remaining in the atmosphere 
would lift this offering to. much 
higher effectiveness. It closed in - 
termlsslon strongly as It was. 

Olga Cook, the dainty blonde 
young prima donna, accompanied 
by Eric Zardo, the affected but able 
concert pianist, sent in a sensational 
hit. Miss Cook was Inclined too 
much toward operatics and should 
have done one lighter number for 
variety. She finished with a solo 
from "Blossom Time," and this, 
too, she made extremely difficult, 
which scored heavily, but did not 
permit the revelation of her charm 
in more reposeful songs. Zardo's 
two solos were done with much 
eyebrow maneuvering and frank 
posing for effect, but were smash- 
ingly received. This is an extreme- 
ly telling act and will vie with any 
in vaudeville for applause on any 
bill. 

Chevalier Brothers goaled 'em In 
second spot with some easy lifts 
and balances, at times quite up to 
anything Rath Brothers ever 
showed. But the Chevaliers are 
far more versatile, and such wows 
as a double cartwheel to a hand- 
to-hand stand, and remarkable 
single foot on head balances tore 
down the house, as early as It was 
— about 8:17 — when they came on. 
A hardshoe dance by the topmounter 
going into an amazing pin up to 
the one hand of the understander, 
who enters, sweeps the other up 
and carries him out all In one un- 
broken motion to the music, sent 
them out to a complete show- 
stopper. 

Adelaide Bell, a powerful girl who 
does some fine ankle dislocations 
and refined contortions, opened, 
featuring some contortions in the 
way of head and back kicks and 
some foot-on-head postures for a 
getaway; very neat girl with per- 
sonality and too smart to overdo 
the contortions. 

Kay and Lorene Sterling, with 
good roller skate dances, tricks and 
novelties, appeared after 11, to a 
Janis-drawn audience, following 
Miss Janis, so the going needed 
roller skates. They held in a goodly 
share of the mob and did rather bet- 
ter than the circumstances promised. 

Ziait. 



ADAMS and GRIFFITH 
Comedy chatter 
17 Ming.; One 

A team of long association with 
the basic idea of the act the same 
as in years past, but with certain 
eliminations and addition*;. Sam 
Adams and J. P. Griffith have used 
for some time the Idea of the Im- 
maculate singing teacher and the 
elmpish boob, badly clothed and 
unable to speak clearly. With the 
mugging of the comic, which plays 
a large part In getting the laughs, 
the turn gets real returns. 

Some phony singing is put over 
and as a finish some old time stuff. 
"Sweet Sixteen" and others, are 
used to applause. The old stuff 
gets the hand— at the 23rd St - got 
a hand big enough to force a le- 
gitimate encore after the stage had 
been darken' d. 

The act Is good for the Inter- 
mediate houses. 



HIPPODROME 

Too much dancing In tbe current 
Hip show. Ten acta and eight held 
stepping of one . sort or another. 
Four had large ensembles of chorus 
and ballet dancing. Three of these 
were essentially dancing acts. Four 
of tho remaining six contained 
some form of individual dancing. 
The only acts that didn't slip over 
a little hoofing were a juggler and 
trained sea-lion. 

That made It pretty nearly a 
terpsichorean contest. The whole 
show went over pleasantly. No 
riots or panics though. Half of 
the ten this week are repeats. That 
seems too many. About two du- 
plicators would appear nearer the 
right number — If the Hip is to keep 
the repeat thing In. 

It's a question whether the hold- 
over idea in time won't work out 
inimlcally for the Hip. That de- 
pends on how many weekly regulars 
the biggest show house in the world 
develops with its new Keith vaude- 
ville policy. 

If a large number of the same 
patrons decide to make the Hip 
a weekly ceremonial it's likely too 
many repeats are going to pall a 
trifle and tend to keep away po- 
tential regulars. Conceded the Hip 
used to keep a show on for a whole 
season — that was a different type 
of entertainment. Thie Is vaude- 
ville and vaudeville calls for va- 
riety with each week's show as 
differentiated from the previous 
bill as possible to make it. 

Always allowing exceptions to 
every rule of course. The Hip 
dancing girle make an excellent 
permanent feature. Then there are 
unusual cards like Marcelle's Talk- 
ing Sea Lion, with special value 
for the Hip. This is the fifth week 
for the loquacious amphibian, with 
three more to go and he easily jus- 
tified his lengthy stay Monday 
night. 

The holdovers, besides the sea 
lion, were the Csecho-Slavakian 
Orchestra, Runaway Four, Harry 
Watson, Jr., and Co., and Yates 
Revue. Opening this week are 
Norris' Toytown Follies, Enrico 
RastelH, Miaeahua, Vera Michelena 
and Fred Hillebrand and O'Hanlon 
and Zambouni. 

No change in the program run- 
ning order Monday night. Norris' 
Follies, a dog and monkey turn 
with a troupe of fine looking collies 
and jumping hounds, and a couple 
of cute monks Initialed. Good sight 
turn a step off the beaten path for 
canines and simians. Norris cut 
his talk apparently for the wide 
open spaces of the Hip. Made a 
practical opener and did nicely. 

Deuclng it was the Czocho-Slc- 
vakian Orchestra. The program 
says it's a national one and its 
debut over here. There was a 
Czech band playing around a year 
or so ago and this sounds a good 
deal like it. May bo all Czccii 
bands sound the same, however. 

A typical brans band of the old 
school the Ozechos are handicapped 
with tuneless old-fashioned ar- 
rangements, the general tonal effect 
being almost Identical with the 
stolid blaring the old-time brass 
organisation! used to produce at 
the Dutch picnics and Schutzenfes* 
rackets over in Rldgewood and Ho- 
boken. 
The music la undistinguished, to 



put it mildly, most of it having a 
distinctly delicatessen and sauer- 
kraut accent, especially in the 
tempo — jerky, and marked with a 
noticeable Teutonic peasant rhythm 
such as tin- silver cornel home tal- 
ent band of a Bavarian village 

might have. 

Folk dances by a troupe of Kills 
in Csei ho-Slav costumes produced 
nothing "'.' novelty, with the gen- 
eral effect i-f 'be several ensem- 
bles being commonplace, Flolowlng 
the exceptional dancing turns the 

Hip has had since it started this 
season was about quite as much of 
an impossible task as the Czech 
instrumentalists had in trailing 
along after Ixipez- not to mention 
Ltnzbcrg's crack house orchestra. 

The Runaway Four picked the 
show up Xo. 3, and their medley of 
acrobatics, singing, hooting and 
clowning gave the running an au- 
thentic vaudeville atmosphere. The 
four gobs woke the slumbercrs up 
and got away to an enthusiastic 
finale. 

One of the high lights next In 
Knrieo Rastelll. Showering seven 
plates while balancing a ball on his 
head is made to look like child's 
play by Rastelll. He showers eight 
plates while maintaining another 
balance just as smoofhly. He's 
billed as th*> "master juggler of the 
world," ant that finishing trick he 
does prove bis claim to predomi- 
nance. Thie has him doing a head 
stand on a revolving globe, manipu- 
lating objects with both feet and 
hands and balancing a revolving 
umbrella in his mouth. 

He made a couple of misses Mon- 
day night, but covered 'em up neat- 
ly. Rastelll held rapt attention 
while on, but did not close to the 
applause his efforts deserved. 

Harry Watson. «Jr., fifth with the 
ever green telephone bit nnd bur- 
lesque boxing business. Both got 
laughs, but the Watson turn also 
closed a bit quietly for the way It 
had gone previously. 

Vates Revue, with its two tal- 
ented solo dancers, Josephine La- 
vole and Lester Lane, supplemented 
by a background of choristers that 
Included the well-trained Hip girle, 
closed the first half. Miss Lavolc 
has form and style in abundance, 
with a kick in any direction with 
either foot that's the acme of grace. 
Lane is also an expert at the leg- 
mania stuff. 

Miaeahua, wire walker, with Al- 
bertina Rasch's Bullet doing some 
Introductory toe dancing In a spe- 
cial black and silver spider well 
set, was second after Intermission. 
Marcelle announced Miaeahua as 
making her debut In America, or 
something to that effect. 

But that's wrong, because Miaha- 
cu played the Rivera in Brooklyo 
a couple of years ago. Probably 
Marcelle doesn't figure Brooklyn In 
America, and that's a pretty tough 
rap — and by a guy with an English 
accent, too. The Brooklyn "Eagle" 
ought to have listened in on that 
one. Wait until Marcelle plays the 
Orpheum with his talking sea Hon. 
The seal which specialises in laughs 
ae well as conversation is going to 
have the time of its young life 
laughing off that crack about 
Brooklyn not being in America. 

Hillebrand and Michelena next to 
closing, with Halsey Mohr assisting 
at the concert grand. The team 
offered a comic opera travesty that's 
basically the idea used by .Cbas. 
Olcott for years, and more recently 
by Jim McWillianis. A grand opera 
travesty was along familiar lines. 
The two travesties secured laughs, 
with Hillebrand personally better- 
lng the material. Miss Michelena 
sang tunefully in the operatic bit. 
The couple need an act. The pres- 
ent hodge podge isn't on a par with 
their legit standing. 

O'Hanlon and Zambouni, in "A 
Cabaret in Cuba," a dancing turn 
with Spanish atmosphere, closed. 
i. New Acts.) The act held 'em in 
until it proceeded about two-thirds 
of the way. With so much dancing 
before, a number of the commuters 
started to get restive, and quite a 
few walked. 

Business Monday night was ca- 
pacity in the w-'chestra, four-fifths 
in the balcony, and a corporal's 
guard in the gallery. Hell. 



Cherry sketch could be counted on 

one hand and were more a perfunc- 
tory tribute to th<> legitimate repu- 
tation of the star than to any merit 
cm! .ined i.i the manuscript or the 
dt livery given it. As a matter of 
fact the sketch in any other hands 
would be utterly impossible. At 
tint it was spotted third, about as 
fa- up as you could place it. 

Millard and Marl In, a mixed dou- 
ble turn doln», two numbers, re- 
ceived noma laughs during the cross* 
lire in the Bowery number. The 
male continue to knock the girl's lid 
off, which through repetition he- 
comes funny. The girl, when she 
can be understood, gets results. It's 
a passable deucer for the big time 
bills. 

The artistic hit went to Marga 
Waldron, closing the Aral half, with 
Josef Martin at the piano. Both 
are artists of the first water. Miss 
Waldron captivated from Mr en- 
trance on her toes down a practical 
staircase backed by a black cyclo- 
rama. an effective setting wet off by 
a prop parrot hanging on a perch. 
Her toe work Is exceptional for va- 
riety, grace and elevation, but the 
quality that makes her work su- 
perior to he army of toe dancers 
in vaudeville is her personality. It's 
a constant duel between her toes 
and her expressive face and was 
voted a draw. A speech was in- 
sisted upon before they would let 
• the pretty dancer go. Mr. Martin's 
piano solos were a real treat be- 
tween the dances. 

Dolly Connelly, with Percy Weln- 
rlch at the piano, was handed the 
toughest assignment on the bill fol- 
lowing the sketch. Number four is 
usually c.neldered a clean-up niche, 
but the sketch let the show down 
into a well from which Miss Con- 
nelly's dainty artistry partially suc- 
ceeded in boosting it. Her songs, 
written by Wclnrich, are tuneful 
and adequate, the best liked being 
"Irish Rose," accompanied by an 
Irish jig. and "In tho Five and Ten," 
a vocal recital of her meeting with 
her husband on the cover of a piece 
of sheet music in the "Jit" and 
"thin" emporium. 

Mulroy, McNeece and Ridge, a 
corking dancing skating turn of 
two men and a girl, opened speedily 
and deceptively, as It turned out, 
and Robbie Gordone closed, holding 
them well with ber artistic posing 
turn. 

About three-quarters of the lower 
floor filled with the boxes and upper 
portions In less proportions. 

Co*. 



RIVERSIDE 

Business at the Riverside hasn't 
been any too good for a number of 
weeks and the current bill won't 
help It much. Two "names" In the 
line-up and twin headliners arc 
Charles Cherry in probably the 
poorest sketch of the reason, "The 
Bachelor," spotted third, and Nellie 
and Sara Kouns, the singers, open- 
ing after intermission. 

The program as laid out is a con- 
crete example of the importance of 
low comedy turns and comedy acts 
in "one" to a vaudeville show. All 
the names in the world don't mean 
a» thing ae far as entertainment Is 
concerned unless the proper comedy 
proportions are kept, and this lay- 
out looks like u famine and plays 
the same way. 

Williams and Wolfus, next to 
closing, were the only legitimate 
comedy entry and they wowed them 
as usual. Herb Williams' low com- 
edy business with the leader, the 
prop piano, fruit, etc., were wel- 
comed with open arms. A new bit 
Includes a mechanical prop, a mov- 
able scaffold upon which the leader 
Is hung when he attempts to recti- 
They were a panic. 

The first half was sans comedy. 
Tho Juugiot during the Charles 



STATE 

A fast show and a good one — six 
acts and Gloria Swanson in the film 
version of "The Humming Bird." 
Business a trifle off Tuesday night. 
Plenty of vacant rows on the main 
floor. 

An orchestral novelty, "The Sing- 
ing Lesson," contributed by the 
house orchestra, provided a happy 
start. 

The legitimate opener was "A Day 
at the Races," an animal act that 
went across in a pleasurable gusto 
(New Acts), with Three Odd Chaps 
sustaining the speed tempo In the 
follow-up spot with songs and nifty 
stepping. The trio present a neat 
appearance, all being ' dean cut 
chaps, and what they don't know 
about dancing just isn't; that's all. 
Each of the three has a distinctive 
line of hoofing that makes their turn 
•sufficiently diversified. They are 
away before one has really had 
enough of them. Which, If nothing 
else, bespeaks good showmanship. 

Grace nnd liddie Parks, treyed 
with an acceptable line of conver- 
sation, songs and dances that 
clicked for an outstanding hit. Ed- 
die's clowning and- legmania stuff 
was worthily received, while Grace 
lent valuable aid to the double num- 
bers and also put over some neat 
dancing, although not quiu» as In- 
tricate as Eddie's contributions. 

Townsend Bold nnd Co. held 
fourth spot with a classy dance re- 
vue (New Acts). 

Frances Arms, accredited head- 
liner, scored neatly In next to clos- 
ing with songs leaning more or less 
to character numbers. 

Charles Strickland's Entertainers 
held get-away spot and wowed them 
with a mixture of songs and instru- 
mentals. 

"The Humming Bird" closed the 
show. 



BROADWAY 

Business well up toward capacity 
and a congenial throng made for a 
fast-moving evening Monday night. 
Seven acts and "Name t he Man." ' 

Al Moore and his Naval Hand 
impressed as being the best known 
of the participants, due to an ensem- 
ble reception and through the recog- 
nition allotted the soloists as they 
carried on. Placed In tbe closing 
spot, the 11 -piece orchestra, which 
includes a trio of pianos, blared out 
their conceptions that, With the com- 
edy offered, made the at t n walkover 
at this house, and can probably re- 
peat for an Identical conclusion at 
any other Intermediate theatre. 

Crawford and Broderlck were 
placed one ahead of the sailors to 
adequate results. A corking mixed 

duo, this, possessed of excellent ma- 
terial and always capable ><{ itx.n 
than holding up their share of the 
assignment. 

The Ernests started of the n ght 
on a trampoline and horizontal burs, 

(Continued on page 26) 



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VARIETY 



Thursday. February 28, 1824 



BILLS NEXT WEEK (MARCH 3) 

IN VAI'DBl I'.i.E THKATKBb 
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The bills Del--" are grouped in 0. visions, according to booking ornce* supplied from 

The n amcr • wii', li II « b III sr- pr n'e.i dues not depot* : tit- rHuuve importance 

. ' acta n«i wi-.r progtam posit, ns 

Ad ssti rial< (•< before i. . ..■• ■ '. i ■• aci )• doing new turn, or reappearing attei 

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Runaway I 
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Keith's Klrrrwde 
Ulnc * Wmninger 
Wade, Kmitli 
Bryan * IJrod'ri.-k 
Fred Ardnth Co 
Huston Kay 
I.e Oroha 
Steele x. Window 
l'ati»rmi>'s Doge 
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Keith's Royal 
Inglta A Winchester 
Arthur Devuy Co 
N'l .1 Wayounrs Uev 
Schol.ler Sia 
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York* * King 
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Lady Alice'a !'••!• 
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Winnie & Dolly 
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Rae Patrfuela 
Keller Sin * I. 
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W illmm * Wolfus 
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LM half 

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Hall A Shapiro 
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Green A Parker 
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Nan Kalprrin 
Krawley A Louisa 
Hilly Hullrn 
1 Fl^miiiij Sis 
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Miss T-rla 
Tuscano llro 
Wobor A Itldnor 

Keith's Orpheum 
t'eellia 1 'iliui 
Williams A Ki-an 
Davia A- I'arnell 
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LoyaJ'a Dogs 
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Mom' Flutbu*li 
Grace l-a Ku>. 
Mala Hiinilltin Co 
Will Mahoney 
Francla * Krancis 
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Keith's (ireenpoiiit 

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AilsjeBBent 
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Tom Maiionry 

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l-'.irr. 11 Taylor 3 
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2d half 



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Mannmir A Slone 
t'hna Horn Co 
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Morris A Campbell 
Hob Hall 
Halnty Marie 
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Cook A \'alilare 
Vivlani Jackson i'o 
MrCSratb A Deeds 

Flo M :.yn 

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Jason A Harrigan 
Hugh Herbert * % o 
Casting Campbells 
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Cordon A Shub--rt 
Leviathan Hand 
lie I.yle Alda Co 
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May Wirth Co 
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Ureal Lester 
Tom Davies 3 
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Hippodrome 

Tim Keuters 
Mae Francis 
Awkward Age 

Uowman Hros 
Carmody Lmnccra 

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8ehwarti A Clifford 
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I'd half 
Weston A Ktaine 
I'.rex A l.il'lor 
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Per,/. A fjiFlour 
Uacb A Stanton 
Adelaide B»H CO 
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7.1 half 
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II Holbrooke Co 
Va! Harr'a Co 
Alice In Ti.yl.ii .1 
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T A K Andrews 
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Mar<ie Conies 
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T.i McLean Co 

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Majestic 
O.-rti,. Palls i'.. 
Dugatl A Itavn.i.ntl 
Grace llayva 
La Paiva 

2d half 
Van Armm's Mins 

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I.yrle 
Tower A O'ltnrtys 
Carter A Cornish 
Howard A White 
Franr. lirdla 

Brawn a Whltt'ker 

Hilly Sharp's 11. v 



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Masters A craves 

lllsen A Juhn.so.l 
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2d half 
Francla A Love 
A ,\ A Shirley 
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Welch Mealy A M 
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2d half 
Morray A Gcrrisn 
M A A Clark 
Carlisle A I-atmal 



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1st halt 
Cehan .w Carretaea 
B £ Ford 
Claudius A Scarlet 
Sf.-nplnx Pools 

MONTI. OMKKY 
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Toklo 

Certrude Harnen 
)l Ithodes A (ilrla 
Silencer A Williams 
Monroe A Grant 

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Simpson n> Dean 
Home A Dunn 
Frances Kennedy 
lahakawa Japs 



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The Setbacks 
Jane Dillon 
Chain A Archer 
Frank Crunu.it 
Geo LeMaire < 'o 
Julia Sanderson 
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Ki in -il S s I 'o 
Mack A Sl.ll.lon 
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Hurna A Wilson 
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I'roilor's ;,« Ii st. 
J.I lia I i.i ' I 
■:. Fa'. ... 
1 u; ,v I). 'V 



I ... k< II A Pag- 

.1 C l'l:|.|..ll 

(Others io mi) 

2d hilt 
K : mi A ( >T'.ir 
i . .i hers io nil) 

ALBANY 

I'rosl.sr's 

lilt SI ITS 



I c 



I'.lle 



l.a/ar X 
caul SI ■• rs 
\ ..;• K Sl'.niin 
3d half 

MuiTiir.l Ford 

Miivoui ii. -ti 

K.i' in .i..l .\ Rou 

II. i r.is ,v U ii's 

M.I.KNTOWN I 

Orplieilin 
Hector 

c,..,ia <- Verdi 
Kro'id w a» I'liol' 
Vanderbllts 

'.'.I half 
Gown Shop 
Moore A I'r, ■• I 
Dai,, •■ c irni-al 



ISI half 
Moor., a Arnold 

.1 II Cull, 11 

Morning Glories 
King A ll .in i- 
Hughes A Debrnw 

HINGH \MTON 

Hineliaintoii 
I. A N Ziitulit 

K - non. 1 A " Ir ii,, I 
Kim I'.y 
Muriel A Phyllis 
Springtime R. i 

3d half 
Adams A Tlrp-on 
Rv . Fay 

>..i' I. i no Ilre- 
(Two lo Iii: l 



•John Darton Co 
Holland A O'den 
Trip to Ifitland 

:,1 half 

Ceo M •,. 

P. ii K. II -i 
Franl ■. n i Ii,- ■ '., 
Ward 4 Van 
Karnos ' ireus 

( VNTON, O. 

I.) celllll 

. i : ~..-i A Kan.- 
Kil Morion 
'Nick I'ogley Co 

i I ■ • doll £ 1 l.i VIS 

Raffles 

(On lu fill ) 

( \Rl:'ND\I.K. PA. 

Irwin 
linker .v- Hoc, ri 
T A ll Mealy 
.-i , io npated Toes 

(i in.- to nil) 

$ 2. 1 half 
III mis A I'll ii is 
Syn. .. i. ate. I 7 
I <■ w H iri.m « 



JACK MANNING 

TOOK THE 50,000 WEEKS 



HAZKLTON. I 

Feeley 's 

•8 A H Bven i 

(. uliers to till i 
(Othera to tin) 

2d ha'f 
Rewnolda A Wbi 



Brown .1- LaVelle 

Cos-son Hros A M 
Mil" l.aHlanc 
(On., to till) 

Ml. PKANCH, X.J. 

Main SI. 
Jack Sidney- 
Mine Hermann 

■ A II Conrad 
(One to nil) 

ill half 
Vernon 

Boland A Knight 
King A Irwin 

I.OWKI.L 
II. P. Keith's 

I'. .l.y a LaTo'ur 
Moran A Mack 
Oomea 3 

Beaaslan A white 
Buaaell i'arr 
llyriian .^ Mann 

I.Y'NN, MASS. 

Oly iiipia 
Ayr.- A Hilly 



i : in 

The 



De Marco 



MT. VERNON. X.Y. 
Proctor's 

21 half C.S-2) 
The le- (Iroha 

Fislier A G Imore 
ll'war.l Mauirhn Co 
P.retinan A Rogers 
(Two to till) 

1st half (S-f.) 
Metinda A Dude 
(Others to HID 

2d half (B-'.n 
Hlr.l Millman 
(Others to HID 

NANTiCOKK, PA. 

Stale 

llyams A Kvans 
Syncopated 7 
Lew Hawkins 
(One to hid 

2d half 
Baker A Rogers 
T A H ll.aly 
Syncopat-d Toes 

NASHVILLE 

I'riureaa 

(Sam» 1st half bill 



1st hair 
Art Impressions 
Sid Lewis 
Hsi Jung Troupe 
(Two to till) 
OTTAWA. CAN. 
franklin 
Merles Birds 
Kennedy A Kram. r 
Lyleiand V- Kh'nnoa 
OtH Fowler t'u 
(TWO to HID 

PATKBNON. N. ,1. 
Ma Jest I 

I'd half t."t-2i 
Clinton A it i.. ne. 
Moody A liur."un 
Willie Hal- t?a 
(Othera to ill i 

1st half rt .'. ) 
Jack Ryan Co 
Duller A Pa. I e • 
(Others la till i 

2d hnlf (s-iu 
Rhodes A Wi'soc 
ll.ill A Shapiro 
(Others to fill) 

PHII.ADKLPIIIV 

U. P. Keith's 
Two Uesxia 

Markel A Oay 
Friend In Need 
Marie D Mitie li 
Watts A li.m ley 
Hrelthurl 
Jack Donhaiie 
The Blerilngr 

ALHAMJtKV 

N'ovelty Porettoa 
Harry llolbrodk 
Hums A \\ .isoii 
Leah 

2d half 
Vorniaii A Golilen V 
•John liiirioii Co 
Jus Darcy 
N, laon Troupe 

AI.LKGIIKNV 

1 Madcaps 
Pert Ketlon 
Hilly Dale Co 
Jos Darcy 
Karnos Clr-'us 
2d half 
Adelaide Bell Co 
i irren A Drew 
Smith A S-.'ong 



Hyron A III c 
Hilly A Kd Go n.r. a 
Frank Hunter Co 

I'lTTSHI'Kl.ll 
Harris 

Genaro Olrls 
Rose A Thome 
Canler A Davall 
Kred LsKe ne 
l.oney Haskell 
Johnny Clarii Co 

Davis 
Pltre Kolas s 
Win Seuburv Co 
Mi A Mrs .1 Barry 

Ren Rernie A Hand 
Siia a) A T.ee 
(Took A Z.i r.lti 
O'Donnell A P.lair 
Alice Morley 

PITTSF1KI l> 
Palaie 

R'lsseli A Hayes 
•Lester A Stuart 
Four Horsemen 
Herbert A Neeley 
(One to till) 

2.1 half 
Merced ea 
Fulton A Ray 
(Othera t.. tin i 

rORTI.AMI 

B. r. Koiifc'a 

ll-l. n Stover 
Hilly Ulaaon 
Piel.rt A s.oi'eld 
.lac'. Kennedy t\t 
Webbs Kni'taineis 
Gardner A Aubrcy 

POTTSVII.l.t:. P\. 

Hippodrome 

G-o Moor" 
Clark A Crosby 
Tango shoe* 
It A K Gorman 
Kiemed Sis Co 

2d half 
I A \V Hal" 
Nell OConncil 
Rove A May.' 
Angel A Fuller 
Boetork'a School 

PKOVIDIIM'R 

K. r. Alhee 
Will Morris 
York* A Lord 



J1 



TIIK Itlt.t.P.ST HIT TODAY 

"MINDIN' MY BUSINESS 

V4IIKN IN* PHILADELPHIA SF.P. 

HARKY PKAKSON. IJ.'S Market Street 

III "list. HF.RLIN. Inc. 



Bob & Peggy Valentine 

"Artistic Hokum" 



U I ' .i, i.'i C 
, ■ i , r,.ii .•:■ if., 

• II 
ll .ri ., ii,-, , 
I si hall ' 

M iid,, ... Dim 
ii, ,\ shnpliu 

ll l l ll i ■ M l I 'l l | 



2.1 hall 
, l( II .. 



ltuiler ,\ Pai 
li iili. > i :n All i 
Proelnr's alii Ave. 



Suinnt* a rs 2 

AM ST LRU \M 

It. all.. 

,1 1.' .11,. I 

Mai ,. A v.i I in. i : 
Murray A Allen 
MRI Ford's St'pe 
in— TV. 



Vnlenl 
Hurco 



A I..., 



tf- 
Charles (llrard 

■ ; i hi. .1 si (I irr--\ 
V'.niy Shoppe 
H in. (,, iii; , 

\s|t( RV I'IKK 

Itriiadviav 
Poland .\ Kmghl 

1. ,,'■ ,\ ll u Ii 



IIIKMINLH AM 

Lyric 

( A' .an' a s;.l i ) 
1st half 
.1 * I CI, ,n 
I-;. twin 0"orge 
rl.i-li" A liarii.-I- 'i 
.lea n llarr'os 
II Iii-. ii. i,,.i 1: 

BOSTON 

IS. P. Keith's 

I.,, il II. .II". 
The Mend,.7.is 
M.irga Waldron ' '. 
Klliolt A Lu. .ur 
Irene Pr .a!< 'in 
I'ron 

\\ ilfr-d i ".ar) ■ Co 
Han ,v I '. f r 
krnaul : 

Boston 

i: s i.i-ii ihi.,' i . 



n in. lo till I 
( II \RI.'ST'N, 
Kenrse 

| '.lib. r I A M.i. 







DAYTON" 




Il P. Keith's 


HOLYOKE. M \--«. 


The Tomlins 


Victory 


Lorraine A Ritz 


Mercedes 


A & M Havel Rev 


Waiters A Wa'lrrj 


Sully A Thomas 


I'.-i.k A I.aFluf 


Harry Dines 


(Two to mi i 


(On.. Io till" 


21 half 


2d half 


McDonald 2 


Kimball ,i Cioni.in 


A rms: r'nit A Phelpi 


Cho> Ling II ■■•■ Ti 


Hmily Darrell 


l ' i-.h-rs lo ll'l ) 


TIIK HIGGPeSI 


'Hit TODAY 


"MINDIN' M^ 


r BUSINESS" 


WHEN IN rn 


CINNATl SEP. 


CI.1PP III RNS. : 


07 Lyric Theatre 


IKVIM, 111 


• KLIN. inc. 


Sievrs A L>>y Rev 


INDIANAPOI.lsr 


Pern A Marie 


It P. Keith's 








Sneii A Vernon 


DETROIT 


Ted Lorrain-' Co 


Temple 


Powers. A Wallace 




Vllkle Hard Co 


Torcat's Roos'ers 


Oeorgei DuFrsnne 




Me Waters A Tyson 


Clara Howard 




C.inlln A Glass 


,1 VCKSONtfl.l.K 


Four Diamonds 


Area ile 


[alloy Pros 






(sam« 1st half bin 


EASTON. PA. 


plays Savanna li 2.1 


Able O. H. 


hall ) 
1st half 


i Hummers 2 


Hall (ledger A Hall 


down shop 




Moore a Prred 


Mann A Htrong 


Dance Carnival 


Warren A O'llri -i 


2d half 


KI )'.■'.. Sis 


Hector 


2d half 


■ ,»s« ii A Verdi 


•J & .1 Walton 


Vanderbllts 


Heller a R-iiiv 


Dance Creations 


Lewis A Norton 



KEITH 1926 



KELT0N 



(Two io nil) 

2d half 
Smith A Durelle 
I' .1 While Co 
Moore A Mitchell 
Pileer A I-'ouylaa 
lime io nil) 

MAX HESTER 
Palace 

i Mm ray A Gerrish 
M A A ci.trk 
Carlisle A I.ainal 
ll' Holds Dotl'ifan Co 
(Olle io till i 
2d half 
I; A It Grill 
Welch Mealy A M 
(others to till) 

M'KEESPORT. PA. 

Hippodrome 

:j halt 
ll'tlaw 

Cleveland A D'w'rcy 
i. J il i x ■ • y 4 
.lolin Dims Co 



plays Chattanooga 

2.1 half) 

1st half 
John Mua 
Itickard A Grey 
Shura Kill,, w.i Co ^ 
Burks A Durkm 
KuiiaziiH'u Japs 

2d half 
The Bramlnos 
F A O Walters 
Cupid's eios-'ups 
Hums A Lynn 
llick.y A Hart Rev 

NEWABK. N. ,1. 

Proctor's 
Ri.hbins Family 
Teddy Claire Hand 
(Others to HID 
NEW OBLEANS 

Crescent 

(Ja-'kson split) 
1st half 



OTIS MITCHELL 

und MARYLAND SINGERS 

Headlining on Keith Circuit 
- \ -f March a. Richmond und Norfolk 
Direction HARRY WEBER 



Ml V.MI. PLA. 

Palrfm 

si I'.-ilm Ilea. 
1,1 halt 



h) 



Ready always to work with you and for you, we are often 
referred as the most reliable Agency in the independent field. 

THE FALLY MARKUS VAUDEVILLE AGENCY 

1547 Broadway New York City 

Phone miCKKRINO .11 in 



IC-I w in Nelson 
Al Tucker A 



11 l*:h ill t.-i ■ to 
v\ ill K. mi dy 

. ' is' in.; ' 'it i.i ;,l.,.. Is 

..I I.., 



Y. 



II in. I \ hi 1' 



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Vine 



THE BIGGEST HIT TIIIIW 

"MINDIN' MY BUSINESS" 

Mlll-N IN BOSTON SEP 

Mil III) LLOYD, ihii Trrninnt Street 

on l\G i:i ii) IN. Inc. 



EI.MIRA, N. 
Majestic 
Flying Henrys 

M ,1.. 1 II irpei 
Hyron A Lanrf.lnn 
Hong Kong l'..:' 

2d halt 
Primrose 4 
(Olh-rs to mil 
ERIE. PA. 

< ..I. Illl ll 

lia; Hamlin & K i. 



t'hi 
I. n\ 



Mth-.ff 
Hros .< 



.IEI(sP.\ <ll\ 
Slnle 

2.1 halt (IJ ■: i 
I .... Kids 
\- .t..r Millie I ,, 
It.. tuns.. n Klepa.ii' 
c ii hers i.i 'in i 

1st hnlf (i.i 
Ju in-. T.i .i-i-n 



' ■ r o A Moi 

\ . lend, r A 
I i:.- 1 Alba 



n 



m .1 



Pie 



Hlalr A Pennington 

Pollard 

Wilton Ross Cn 

Patricola 

J A K Mitchell 

NEW BEDItlltl) 

Olympiii 

The Mel 111 ires 
Rtritth .< liar. . i , 
p .1 Whlfs^i 

Moore A Mitc.'l"ll 

.Naomi A H .; s 

2d half 
Pro nfi w.ison 

Th. DeMarcs 
(. Hh'Ts lo I'll. I 



Llddell A Gibson 
For Pity Rake 
Brimilway 

Cliltord A Bullcy 
Hyron A llniir 
J..s Pejer's On h 
(One to till) 

2d half 
s.'v;',:.' a Phillips 
Rud'l A Dunigan 
K.I Lowry 
Trip to Hit I.i n rt 
Cross Keys 
Hronsoli A I'll wards 
Hii.l-1! A Duntgan 
Ward A Van 
(One to nil i 

2d half 
Tango Shoes 
Novelty peretloa 
Al Wohlman 
tono to nio 



singer's Mi. lye's 
Sybil Vane 
Miller A Fre..rs 
(Two to till) 

RALEIGH. N. C. 

Auditorium 
(Augusta split) 

1st half 
Marvel A Faye 
Kennedy A Marl in 
c.irtmcll Harris I • 
Hison City 4 
H A A Vivian 

RICHMOND 
Lyric 

(Norfolk- split) 
1st half 
4 Hyron Girls 
Rich Hayes 
(Others lo mi) 



MEDLEY and DUPREY 

ORIGINATORS OF 

Breakaway fhonograph and! Peanut Bit. 

Direction! JOflN BKVTLKY 



Fairl 

Ijiyal Dors 
Hrennan A Rogers 
Roye A Mays 
(Others to till ) 
Globe 

Rose Kills A R 

Kessier A Morgan 
Hob Anderann 
Frank Hichar.ls.ni 

Barbette * Hunt 
Johnson A Baker 
Mignonette K Co 
Prraaler A Klaiss 
Youth 

Grand O. II 
Van Arnlm's Mins 
(Oil" to till . 

.•il half 
Clifford A Ha;. '■! 
Clark A Crosby 
Leah 

(Two In nil) 
Keystone 



READING. PA. 

KmJm.1i 
AAA Shirley 
Pearson N'port A P 
Rostock's School 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Fries A Wilson 
Mel Kl»e 
Hroadway t'hc'r 
(Two to till) 

ROANOKE. VA. 
Roanoke 

(Same 1st half bill 
plays Winston 

Salem ) 

1st half 
l.nhse A Bterllng 
Cahill A Romanie 
Ferrv Corwey 
N..w»ll A Most 
Hway Hits A Hits 

2d half 
L A M Wilson 



NOLAN LEARY 

With IIKI.F.N KKITII JOIINSTONK 

in "YES MEANS NO" 



vw 

V. lie. 
I 'Oil'.. 

li'vi 



BID N>\» H l. 

Slut,- 

a 

ii ,v T i i,. 

io iii 1 1 

• Jtl I II. !. 



I SID 



BESSIE 



TRACEY & HAY 

, spe. isllr Dancers with "The filnghani 
Girl," Lyrlr, Philadelphia 



.1 A V. II. ■ 
i n-r. n A Dr. * 
I'l ,:i'. I I unl.'i .'• 
Tivoll A I.eV- I 
ll...,. A Mays 

id h..:r 

Hu. ii v Kd '' nl 

ii Hri'o A J'- p',', ie 
parn :i To vine n 
li . an Hi m l y i ' i 
|,;,n i, . Miller Cm 

Nixon 

Ma ton A Mon -• 

Nell I I'l '..nil. ■! 

lid Lowry 

Alii— In To . la no 

c ', ■• io ill: j 



I Billy Beard 

| Pay Weston R i 

I (Two io nil) 

ROt HESTER 

Temple 

\ II Ce||o .V Vl'.. 

l'"!.'Uret Ie .loeflr I 

i. uin Mct'onn-li t 11 

Clafls k I'll' 
II C.noll k 



A A F Stcili.ian 
Four Adlonas 

S( IIENEfTADY 
Proctor's 
I Hob Bobby « Rub 

E'li"l Hopkins 

H I ii" d A Gai . v 



Thursday, February U8, 1924 



VARIETY 



17 



Vanity Slmpi": 

CI half 
jj m rord » si'poi* 

>jO!l' ■'".I 

Utcli A Valmar 
Hurray & Allan 

-m s tNDOAH 

SI mod 

Reynolds * Whllo 
(Others to fill) 

id half 
•8 * 1' Everett 
(Others to fill) 

gTEl BKNV1LI.K 

Victoria 

2d half 
Raymond Wllbcrt 
Tower & Welsh 



Irving Edwards 
Lou Seymour Co 
Roblnaon a rmn a 
A mac 

Id halt 
D A: A Lester 
Millard & Marlin 
Man us A Hurt 
Kay Hpangler Co 

Mine to 1111) 

WASHINGTON 
II. F. Keith'* 

.tugglftland 

Jlild'br'nd & M'lena 
Eddie Leonard Co 
Rube Clifford 
Anderson & Grave* 
I'aaiiuali Dro* 



PAUL WHITEMAN'S 
ARCADIA ORCHESTRA 

Under the Direction of 

AL MITCHELL 

ARCADIA, PROVIDENCE, R.I. 
Second Year 



SYRACt SE 

II F. Keith's 

flultali 

Sargent A Marvin 

Four Cameron* 

Ethel MacDonough 

Harry Rrccn 

Que Edwards Rev 

Proctor's 
Adams A Th'peon* 
Brent Hayes 
Kalhano ltroa 
Brooks A Morgan 
Catalano Rev 
2d half 
Springtime Rev 
(Others to fill) 

TAMPA, FLA. 

Victory 

(25-26) 
(Paine hill plays 

St. Petersburg 
li -28 : Lak e 1 n n d, 

19; Orlando, l) 
Cliff Jordan 
Bobby Hale * Sis 
Henry Regal Co 
Claudia Oolcman 
•Barrie Oliver Ri V 

TKKXTON 
I upilol 
Framis A Love 
Merton Hyatt ry 
Pierce A Ryan 
Rector * Rarnett 
Dunbar * Turner 
(Otli.ru to fill) 

TROT 

Proctor's 
Ilirras A Willi 
Margaret Kord 
Mavourneen 

Raymond * Royee 
Fisher A Ollmore 

2d half 
4 Casting stars 
Lasar * Pale 
Caul Sisters 

Barbnur & Jackeon 

V a F. Stanton 

UNION UU, N. J. 

Capitol 
2d half 121*- 2) 
Pisano & I.atulaiier 
Will Mahoney 
(lll b< rs to till) 

1st naif ( :;-:.) 



Cosmopolitan 3 
Ameta 

Cosmo* 
Lloyd Nevada Co 
Hurns A Wilson 
El Cteva 
Walter Law Co 
Polly Mora n 

Fred Lindsay 
WATKRTOWN 
Olympic 

P * A Lester 
Mareus A liurr 
Kay Spangler Co 
(Due to fllll 

2d half 
Irving Bdwards 

Lou Se> niour Co 
Robinson & Peurcc 
A mac 

M'HKKI.IMI, W.V. 

Victoria 
Jnson A Harrlgan 
Raymond Wilbnt 

(Two to fllll 
2d ball 
Coolt * Valdare 

Hob Murphy And 
Alex Hros ,v Evelyn 
ttlne to fill) 

WILMINGTON 
A Mine 

Samsted A Marlon 
Manning A Stone 
Chaa Horn Co 
l.vdell A Gibson 
Norma * Golden V 
(One to fill) 

id half 
Tom Mahonry 
A A. L Sheldon 
Greenwood Rose Co 
Holland A < > I >. II 
Anderson A Tval 

WOONSOCKET 
Ilijou 

.1 A- K Van 
(Others to nil) 

2d half 
•Ann Gold 
Danetng McDonalds 
(Others to fill) 

YONKKRS, N. V. 

Proctor's 

2d half 121-2) 
Lane & Harry 



LA FLEUR and PORTIA 

BOOKED SOLIO OitPHEUM CIRCUIT 



Meek March t, Orplieiiui. San Francisco 



Canary Opera 

Eva Tnnguay 
(Others to fill) 

Sd half (6-0) 
Eva Tnnguay 

(Other* to mi) 

TOLEDO 
R. F. Keith'* 
McDonald 3 
Armstr'nc a Pheips 

Emily Dnrrell 
Slivers & L'joy Rev 
Fern A Marie 
Harry Hines 
Geo M Drown Co 

2d half 
The Tnmllna 
Lorraine A Rltz 
A A M Havel Rev 
Sully A Thomas 
(Other* to fill) 

TORONTO 

Shea's 
Rus* r^Van A Pete 
Susan Tompkins 
Power's Elephants 
Allman A Harvey 
Rae A Emma Dean 
Fritz! Seheff 
Hurst A Vogt 
Nlobe 

ITU A. N. Y. 

Coliiliirtl 

Nathan * sully 



Hamilton A Haines 
Kressant Oreh 
(Others to till) 

1st half (3-51 
Wanzer A- Palmer 
Olsen & Johnson 
(Others to fill) 

2d half (i;-!>) 
Canary Opera 
Melinda A Hnde 
I'na Clayton 
Marguerite Paduln 
Pisano & Landauer 
U S Jazz Hand 
YORK. PA. 
Opern House 
Pries A Wilson 
Hilly Arlington Co 
Mel Klee 
Dance Creation! 

2d half 
(iertle Falls Co 
1 lugan A Raymond 
Grace Hayes 
La Puiva 
(Ono to fill) 
YOI N'GSTOWN, 0. 

Hippodrome 
Annette Dare 
2d half 
Holden A llarron 
Transylvania 
Murphy And 
Lorner Girls 
The Castillians 
china Hlue Plate 
(Others to fill) 



CARDO and NOLL 

BOOKED soui>- IHrnmaund 

TOM KENNEDY 

WM. L. LYKENS Office 

Suits 1102, PALACE THEATRE BLOC. New York 
Keith ami Orphciim Clr*utM Kxrlusivery, 

WRITE— WIRE— CA LL 



POLTS CIRCUIT 



■IKIIH.KI'OKT 

F.ilP* 

"inghnm A M>eri 

l.o|T|g |-,, 

tothi is to rill) 

2d half 
Indian Re\crle* 
Hint a Claire 

• Troupe 

to III, I 



i Two 



Palace 

1 Harrison 



Williams a TayU 

llio/lno Cii.rl. A. | 

(Two to ini) 

Id half 
McDonald A iial 
C.nri Ineltl Hros 
fongan A Caeey 

(Two to till) . 

IIARTPOKD 

CuplloL, 
In die's Jpj 

BhuffltaTAloni Pour 



Slurring in T|,e Gingham Girl 



JOE LAURIE. Jr. 



Shilhcrt Theatre. Philadelphia. 
Direction MAX HAKT 



Kelly A Blrmlngh'm 
Ruth ituilit 
Coogan A Casey 
(Two to till) 

2d half 
Morris A, Flynn 
Duval A Synion* 
Jack Powell 6 
(Others to fill) 

Ml Itll. IS 

Poll'* 
Indian Reverie* 
Green & La Kill 
(Others to fill) 

2d half 
Rlngham A- Myers 
llughle Clark A lid 
(Others to fill) 

NEW HAVEN 

, Pulace 

Jack P. wi ii 6 
Morris A- Fiynn 
Duval A Ryraon* 
Hilly House Co 
Rubey A Could 

CeVt'no Troupe 

2d half 
William* A Taylor 
Ruth I :u.!. I 
Freed Harrison Co 
Bailee A Rubles 
Yerkea' Orch 
(One to fill) 

SCHANTON. PA. 
Poll's 

(Wilkes - Darre 

split) 

Gillette A Rita 

Mecben A Newman 

Johnny's New Car 

Wlllard 

H'way Kiddies Rev 
SI'KINdlTEI.D 

I'alaee 

Wright A Dayman 
Rogers A Trenn.nt 



ireus 
long Pour 



Jos H Stanley Co 
Harrys A. Wolfords 
Cheyenne Days 

2d half 
H A- K Sutton 
Copal A Moore 
Patton A Marks 
Hobby Henahaw 
Westholds Ship 

WATKRRl KY 

I'nluce 

C.arelnettl Hros 
McDonald A Oakes 
Hint A Claim 
Yerk.s' Oreh 
Sallee A Rnbles 
(One to till) 

2d half 
Dedlo'i C 
shuffle Arong 
Kelly A Hirmingli m 
i Jr. . n A La Fell 

doing l'i> 

Robey A Gould 
WILKES-DARKE 

Poiri 

(Scran ton spilt) 

1st halt 
WYyinari A Cotnp'n 
Jessie Reed 

liwyer A llrnia 
Edith Claaper Cu 
Maker A Hedforil 

WOKt'ESTEK 
Poll's 

11 A K Sutton 
Copes A Moors 
Patton A Marks 
Hobby Henahaw 
Westhold's Ship 

2d half 
Wright A (layman 
Rog' rs A Tremnnl 
Jos H Stanley Co 
Harrys A: Wolfords 
Cheyenne Days 



CHICAGO KEITH CIRCUIT 



HATTKE <REEK 

Itijou 
Cook Mortli.ier A II 
flee Vt oiiih i 
Howls a- VonK'man 
(One to (ill) 

DETROIT 
LaSulle (.aniens 
Different Ri v 



BlgeloW A Lee 
•I'onn Downey A W 
Wilkin* A Wilkin* 
•Water. Water, ete 
Holger A Norman 

2d half 

Seihini A Qrovlnl 
Wallace A Calvin 
(Others to fill) 




Rawls A VonK'mr-i 
Ryncopated 4 
(Two to fill I 

FT. WAYNE 

Palace 

Ceo Yeomans 
Ijoneavtne Town 
Polly A O* 

2d half 
Ted Norwnrlh Co 
Jimmy Carr A Co 
(One to till) 

INDIANAPOLIS 

Palace 

• > Hulhgan A Levi 
Hosing (iirls 
(Three to fill) 
2d half 
Joe Bennett 
•Anger A Packet It 
(Three to fl'l) 

IJM\ 

Fimrot 

2d hair 
Gordon'* Do-js 
Klasa A Brllliani 
•Kodah 
(Two to fill I 

LOt I--IVILLE 

N'utlonul 

Joe Hennett 
Anger A Packer R 
(Three to fill) 
2d hair 
O'llnlllgan A Levi 
Honing Girls 
(Three to fill) 
LEXINGTON 
lien All 
Tn nnelle 3 



MIDDLETON 

I. or. I o n 

Calvin A O'Connor 
Hird or Parad.se 
(Two to fill) 

2d hair 
•('onn Downey A \V 
Trennelle 3 
(Two to fill) 

PORT III RON 

Majestic 

Gordon'* Dogs 



Orpheum 
- ;■ gi i 'hoot • 'o 
A I K Hall 
Owen McUIvney 

Hay llUfbei .V I'. im 

Dotaon 

Miller A Mack 
The Win r 
Howards l'onies 

LOS ANGELES 
Hill Street 
Raymond Pagan 

Aruaut Hros 
Kane A Herman 
Rin Tin Tin 
O'Connor Girls 
Win M.Derniolt 

Hi [illi UNI 

Karyl Norman 



H C Rllllam 
Wyatt* La. is A I. 
Bert Hanlon 
Henry A Moore 

la.' A II I'. e 
Luster Hros 

Hi i'Io inn 

(Sunday Opening) 

Jimmy LuriyT 

La Planer A Portia 

Peplto 
Wellington Cross 

Chic Sale 

Canal noa 

Nat Carr 
Pru/.ie Brunette 

ST. I.Ol IS 
Orplicum 

(Sunday ( ip.n nil) 



THE ltl(.(. EST HIT TODAY 

"MINDIN' MY BUSINESS 

WHEN IN SAN FRANCISCO SEE 
HAHKY III MK, (100 Puntagrs lll.lg. 
IRVINU III Id IN. Inc. ^ 



yj 



Labr A Mercedes 

lliekey Hros 
I-'ivo Avalons 
Three M.lvelis 
Sylvia Clark 
Melnlyre A llentn 
Shatluek A O'Ncll 

MIIAVAI KEE 

I'alaee 

(Suo.iav 0|« nlrg) 
i ilea Myra Hand 
Bnld Marl-iy 
Klein Brother* 
lull Roblnaon 
Valda Co 
Kitty llotur 

MINNEAPOLIS 

llemiepin 
(Sunday opening) 
Klee Pel leys 
Thank You Doctor 

Kran* A White 



Jack All;. n«/ A-'s 
Charles Harrison 
Sully A lloui.-h-.in 
He Ho Gray Co 
Senator Murphy 
Three Medial* 
Hoc Baker Co 
At Country Club 

HI ALTO 

(Sunday Opening) 
Hell- Baker 
Thornton A PI> nn 
Zuhn A Preis 
Carl Emmy* Pels 
Russell A- Puree 
Hcgee A Qupva 
(Two to till) 

ST. l'AIL 
Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
Denny Leonard Co 
Harry Cunley 



yy 



THE HIGHEST HIT TODAY 

"MINDIN' MY BUSINESS 

WHEN IN LOS ANGELES SEE 

CHARLIE MEI.SON. 417 West .Mb Street 

IRVING BERLIN. Inc. 



Stoddard* Hand 
Orth A c idy 
While Plater* 

Joe K Drown 

NEW ORLEANS 

Orpheum 

(Sunday Opening) 

llemarest A Coll. -tie 

Uuiran A Margu'lte 

Jack George Duo 
.'.(1 Miles from K'wy 
Haw i home A- Conk 
(i mi. rs to fill) 

OAKLAND. (Al,. 

t»rpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
Lynn A Howland 
1 amberll 
Jaro I of I-'rance 
Barrett A Cunneen 
(leu Mael-'ariane 
Wood A Wyde 

OMAHA. MSB. 

Orpheum 

(Sunday Opening) 
Lucas A Inr-z 
Carlton A Derlew 
The Show Off 
Kspe A- Dutloti 
Jack Rose 
Nora Hayes 
Allen Taylor A II 



Cavangh A Cooper 
Hi rililtn Tiinhg ('ii 
Elli n Oetavio 
Andre.fT Trio 

SEATTLE 

Orphean, 

Alma Nlelson 
Australian Wdch's 
Tl.os r Swift 
Four Kavre Gir.a 

l^-o Peers 
Ward Hros 
Mullen A Pranels 

Slot X CITY, l.\. 

Orpheum 

Oscar Martin Cc 
Two Ro/i lias 
World Make lulu ye 
Harry Delf 
(Two lo III!) 
2d halt 
Oco Lynns 

Danny Inigali Co 
Jack Ostern.an 
Lea V It I A l.oekwd 
(Two lo till) 

SlOt X PALLS 

Orplieum 

Preil llagen Co 
Harry Knline 
(Others to lllli 

2il half 
The McCrea* 




^ SEYMOUR JAMES 

M1DNITE STRt TTEIl 

Pea'ur, 1 with 

PLANTATION DAYS 

Pant ages Tour 



2d half 
'Salle I'ably «V 8 

Till, o Eddies 
Edd ■• Clark Co 
Hi n Siiulh 
•CanOeld illlt hi. .-., 

Greeley s,|. 
I .a l'i a in. Bio* 
Pure. Mil A It. im ay 
Winifred A Hi ou n 
\\ . lave a- I in iii 
Al ii Wilson 
•CaliMe'.d Ril.llo Co 

2d Half 
Pr.why A- Wist 

It \ i; a i ,, > 
Bht-nn a Phillips 

Wheeler ,V Pollel 
I.. * G.llis 

Del.lllet-> 

I'la wk-y A- Wi si 

it a 10 Tracy 

An.oros a Jean. -ii. 

W lleel, r \. |..,,i. , 
i ...ip.-r A I rw in 
Song A Dance Kcv 

2d hall 
Les A rail os 
Manuel v Edwards 
I I'liiham A t i'M.,11. y 
Wali.il e A- lrv.ui 

Dance Shop 

Niitionul 

NelSlins Ciltl.ill.l 

riii'.e odd Chaps 
Ren/atta A Gin 
Harry 1. Mason 
Dance Shop 

2.1 half 
Weiss 'l'i.. up.- 
Karl A Mat i lows 

Howard a Kits* 
Prance* Arms 

Hay at the It ai • s 

Orpheum 
Mantell's Manikins 
Helen Mor.tti 
Hay A H.rli'nm 

Les U. Ills 

Dorothy Hytun i*«i 

2d half 
Nelson's Catland 
Three Odd L'llUps 

Kcnzctta A Gray 

Al II Wilson 

Lola Girlie A Benla 

Hniih'vurd 
Wet** Tniui'i- 
Lee Mason C.i 
Leona LaMarr 
W.lton A llruioli 
Plashes of Melody 



Piik-ir A White 
Girlie Revue 
( T wo I o Ii 1 1 I 

ATLANTA 

Grand 
Aii.oros A Obey 
Jimmy Reynolds 
Recuperation 
Thornton a- Carlton 
Borle Girls 

BIRMINGHAM 

Itijou 

Whllo Hros 

i '..i.ie.rs A It..yne 
Cook A (latlll.iu 

Ciaytoll A Lemiie 

i ..111 ii s .f PJ24 

IIIIMIIN 

Orpheum 
Halmiis I'll. i 
Arch A Stanley 
Clark A O'Neill 
liarr Mayo A Renn 
Meyer* A Hnnfurd 
St c:.ur Twins Co 

HI I 1 \l(> 

Mute 
Itedford A- M.i. 1. 1, n 
Ho .lie A He. illy 
Lillian Paulkner Co 
II. .Ii l.aSalle Co 

i.o. al m invtrel* 

CIIH AGO 

Kiillto 

.l.-a ii A Jae.ui. s 
Maljorie Hurloii 
Tripoli Trio 
II .1 Moore Co 
Hill more Oreh 
Ross A Mavlielic 
lack Medley Trio 

IIOHOKEN. N .1. 

Lyric 

•I'll in A Page 

The Gardners 

syko 

<Tvm lo fill) 
2d half 
Mysterious Cileltr 
(Others to 1111) 

MII.H Al kl.h 

.Miller 

Paula 

Walton A Maul, ,,ll 
lack Golille 
Rose's Ml.lgelS 



Ask the Hit- on ttie bill with you what 

tlii-v tliink of l he 
Home Protection Ifuildiiig and Loan Assn. 
and wine .,r |.tiori.e for Informalion to 
LtlH WINSCII. Hi,- llinl, In, K and Loan 
Mat), f.i'l Cheslnul SI . Philadelphia. P». 
I'looo- I. ..ml. aid 22.'iH 



I'd half 
J«coli.i La Ma I ■ 
LuPralH e Kros 
I Tin, e u. till I 
\\t,.,.r It 
fir. al.i.Hny Hurl i 
Gold A Kd» arils 
.lanis A I'llanlow 

LaTi II A Vokes 

Geo Morion 
• II. iii. y mooocr* 
?<l hair 

li.or.in Hi. is 
NiiiIii Notraine 
Master Galiral • '.', 
Monte A Lynns 



Next Week (March 3) 
B. F. KEITH'S PALACE, NEW YORK 

After Successfully) Completing a Tout of llic World 



•Tuck man A Ruth 
•Five Sweetheart* 
Kodah 
WINDSOR. CAN. 

Cupltol 
4 Hellhops 
Dallas Walker 
Cnsler A Heasley 2 
Cook Mortimer A II 
(One to fill) 

2d hslf 
Kendall Hurt A f 
Little l'lpirax Co 
(Three to fill) 



>> 



THE IIIHIiKST HIT TODAY 

"MINDIN' MY BUSINESS 

WHEN IN CHICAGO. ILL., SEE 

WALTER HONAVAN. H9 N. Clark 8t. 

IRVING HERLLN, Inc. 



ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 



PORTLAND, ORE. 

Orpin on, 

Prank parnum 
demons Helling 
Ernest H Hall 
Retries 

Tabor A Green 
Raymond itond Co 
Murray A Oakland 
SACRAMENTO 
Suite 
(Ssmo bill plays 

Fresno 3-5) 
Senalor Ford 
France* White 
Lewis A Ilody 
Tanarkis 

Blanche Sherwood 
Vadl a iiygl 
Vaughn Comfort 

SAN FRANCISCO 

Golden Gate 
(Sunday opening) 



Edward Muleahy 
Walmacy A Keating 

Andrleff Trio 
(One to fill) 

VANCOI VEK It C 

Or [die 11 in 
Land of Fantasy 
Kenton A Fields 
Three Dannie* Sis 
The Blank* 

Robert Reilly Co 
Moore A Meager 
(Two to fill) 

WINNIPEG 

Orpheum 

Mary Hayne* 
Ernest Hiatl 
Qattleon Jons* 

Reveries 
Harry Greeo 
De Jara 
(Two to (III) 



CHICAGO 

Pal nee 

(Sunday Opening) 

Joe Drowning 
Catherine Calvetl 
Charles Parrel! 
chnrissl Family 
Irving A Moore 
Young Wang Co 
lllossoin Se. ley 
Ryan A Lee 
Four Aces 

State Ijike 
(Sunday Opei.n.o 
Henry Santrey H'd 
II A A Seymour 
Reed A Austin 

Walter Wi ems 

Mary Kelly 
Regan A Curllss 
ii.. ii Ermltiln a n 

Roe A Werner 
Dig George 

(ED\R RAPIDS 

Miijeslir 

A t l l ll l i' S 

Oeo Lyons 
Lea Vllt A- L... I w'd 
Mr I HUgh'n A Ll a n - 

Alba Tiberlo 
2d half 
Bron i. A Rogi rs 

Un ' la Ardiiie i .. 

SI. .lie A Hayes 

.splendid * Partner 
\ione to (ill) 



DAVENPORT. IA. 

f ulambia 

Splendid A Part 10 i 
Grctt.'l Ardlne Co 
Slor.e A HByes 
(Two tn till) 
2d hair 
A eh 1 1 les 
Alba Tiberlo 

McLaugb'n A Ev.ui.- 

(Oihers to mil 

DENVER 

Orpheum 
(Sunday Openln • I 
Rin kwell A Kox 
Mason A Ke.-l.i 

Margaret Toung 
Wilson Aubrey 

Snow A Nariri.. 
.1- aft S. ulhern 

'. aid* 

DPS MOINES 
Orpheum 

Strobel A Merti n.- 

.I..i I, Wilson 
Morion A Glass 

V 'l ■■■! m i 



LOEW CIRCUIT 

NEW VOKK CITY 



Mule 
lean * Valjean 
Krug A Kauffman 
Telephone 'I angle 
•II Richmond A Or 

dine lo fill) 



Harry I. Mason 
Five l.eliinils 
(One to (ill) 

Victoria 

I'lrkHliI > Seals 

I >unhani a ( I'Mal 
Howard A Ron* 



•I'll, is. Knur Giis 
BROOKLYN 

Melropolitllll 

Sank us A Rylvas 
Lady Ts<-n Mel 
Arthur Ashley Co 
Hairy A Laneasf .'r 
Arthur Alexander c 

Fulton 

•Sallo Tauly A S 
Hrerinan A W> n rie 
Rddla Clark Co 
Ken Smith 
Day at the Kac»* 
2d half 



MEMPHIS 

Slule 
Via i no A Heth I o 
IIIISS. v »' I Ionia 
Archer A llelf. oil 
Van A I, I in, i, 
II vat I 

MONTREAL 
l****a 

'I'llliev A George 
G A I. Garden 
I. Mile CinrleVelis 
Koxwnrlh A Fran,- 
\dlei A Hutibai 
lliissn Ties A It 

NEWARK 

^ a- L Davids 
''has Tohliis 
G A K Pa iks 
Julia Kelely 
Tit. -all., i' I. in. 



i: 

M.W OKI.EW.H 
I n seelll 

Muck A Mann, r* 

It.,, A Itay 

Telnak a Dean 

Ham Mayo 
Hind Hon He. 

osniiosii. wis 

(■r.i.ol 

( 7 :i ) 

The I'ayn.s 
Hlg.low A Lee 

Variety Ploi rs 

W, Ikons A Wilki lis 
La I'alnrlca Trio 

OTTAWA. CAN. 

I4ICW 

Gordon A Stew an 
Oliver • Olson 
Bund A Ad a ins 



Matty White 

TffK HINGING III MOKKHQIIK 



<•#-,. \X ii-IiIiikI'" 1 |Piiln»*<l f 'i rtir wllli n 

lintilirt, l-iit im.I.«m1> rvrr <H>I with » 

Unuimrr. 

mmmmm 

(HEI.LY and HIKMIN(.HAM) 
l>i Mgr HARRY CHARLKfl UHEENK 



Alyn Mann 

KANSAS PIT1 

Main S| 
(Sunday Open! 
l.y.l. II A .Ma. • ■ 
Di agon A Ma. K 
The Aloys 

Hlffgrn* A lllos.,1 

I-I..IO r A 11.11:..: 



linerir art 
Kali A luakr 
■ ' ',:■ i Kddn s 
II m . .'. \,h Imdi 

• : 'i I . mi l l > ill s 

, ,-,.:: a Gorman 
\l . ■ -i • Si mil y i a. 
lo i i, ,C A I'ai I tn r 
e '-. n I 

: .1 half 

Don A I ae 

II.. • i. Murettl 

c ri . ■ a i. aughn 

I'O A I 

,\. ,..i 



l-'i ancea A i n.s 

Ton ns. i.o Hold i 

2.1 h.. f 

1 I. on, a . A Mail. 



■ \ I I 



(loss A Hit.."* 
Il.rry ton 
Mantel) * Muni'- 
l.inr-olii He). 

I lowna v A I ' I -i r . . T f ■ 
Manuel A I.o rard 
Harris A \ a of tin 



Downey A Claridg 
Lee Mason Cn 

Jarrow 

Mason A (»^\ nn,. 
St I ie.l, la rids Km 
Gales 

Les Arados 

Karl A Ma 1 1 h. « l 

Kagg A While 
j Harry Ko« 
j Girlie A Senis 

2d haT 
I Two I 'al Itnns 
1 Hi entiari A v\ ) •■■ 

Kerr a Knaigii 

Cooper A Hat ii. .-, 

Dorothy n Ion i • 

Palace 

rinllingei a p. ^ , 
Shea n A Phlll.ps 

Ma. I. I Gain . : I . 

Jithiison iii. >s a 

•'I hose J mil I ;,t ,v 

:.i half 

lln al.., I, .\ Pa I ' 
la I.:', A I'll ipluw 

I.. I • ii- A Vokes 
<;■■. 



Sid Hall Co 
Royal Pekin Tl 

PROVIDENt K 

Emery 
Dura cross a n 
Miller A Capnisii 
n Hiib'nl 



V n n . 



Mill inn 

' I I' lie) I I,. I « 

Harwich 

I ry.Mi*llin o I i 
\...|., None in, 
Tov r,-. i,, i \> i. 
Mont* a l.yoi 

• It ,rii ;,, It. ..^ 



J 

Sylvester ft 

i 'real ions 

2d half 
in- llrighloiis 
I lurid hv Walu 

•Will A Grew i ■ 
I'll.-ri-l A Splirln., 
Five chipins 

SI'ltlNGFIEI Ii 

Itroadwav 

I'll' III,-!,!,,,;, 

Dnrnihy W»hi 

VVro A Gr. w c. 
Friend a Si 

I . ,e I 'l-.i p. ii 

2d half 
I on ., i 'ro*s A It 

Mill, . x i spin ,i 

Inn Kiilnnl 

:-Mve.(,.r .« 






i' ..ins 



irug 



,1 H Id in Al SIi.k ue 
A Jvaneiie Str.'ol .• ud - 



Uni 



I ui.a 



* 4, Un 



TORONTO 

Vonge SI 

■ • .'. Ft . ■• 
1 Ciirte* A It va o 

| Rog.-rs A G 

I I'hlslmini A lire 
i M I .,) A M a ,o 



Cb.is T Aldri. h Co 
V) \MIINGTON 

Strand 
Bee .lung 



dajf Crou i . . 
t'r-- a. in Mul ol 

I i. .in . 
(i me 



JuS SUN CIRCUIT 



III FFAI.O 

Lafayette. 

The Norv.ll,.* 

si In.. Trio 

Rtars Record 

t'ae* a Cnvanuugh 

•Cirltinc ArbuK.e 

CIIII.I.K'OTHE. O. 

Majestic 

(Sunday only) 
Klbbel A Kami 



NIAGARA PA1.I.M 

( uliinn I 

Davis A M. c, v 

McKlnley sis 

;t Men i.r reiterdut 

Daley Mai A- Dal. y 

2.1 hair 
Muriel Dae Trio 
1 ruing A Klwoo.l 
Fi.uo ,s Renault 
ton., t., till) 



David R. Sablosky 

ARTISTS' REPRESENTATIVE 
Keith and Orpheum Circuits 

221 Strand Theatre Blda. 
NEW YORK 

ftOI Keith's Theatre lll.lg. 
■ IIILAIIKI I'HIA. p.\. 



El Ray s,, 
Vlssir Co 

CORTLAND 

Slate 

Adonis Co 

Harvey A Ijplghtnn 
Fred Sebwart* Pu 

(' 'He to fill) 

FRANKLIN. PA. 

Oriibeuni 

(J-9) 
I i.'ueeiis of Syneo n 
Pant Krihn 
(TWO to fill) 

FI ETON, N. Y. 

Quirk 

•Howard A Milliard 
(Two to nil) 

GENEVA. N y. 
Temple 

1st hair 
Capps Family 
(Two to nil) 

M tNSFIEI II. O. 
Majestic 

Ma I hews Trio 
Wilde A Hedalla 

2d hair 
\'lsser Co 
(One to fill) 

MARTIN 1 !, FKRRY 

Paatime 

(«-!l) 
Conway Craven Co 
Mile Therla 
l.avine A Lavliii. 
Gordon A July Co 



ROt HESTER 

Family 
Prunvla Renault 

II. .My A- L.e 

21 half 
Davis A- McCoy 
Ma.llyn Vuung c 

spRiN(.ni:i.ii. o. 

lU'gent 



. « 



i i . 



Co 



Herbert Lloyd 
Vlaser Co 
•Kendall Dion a s 

2d half 
Matthews l'i io 

•Herbert Holt Trie 
•Vera Sahin a A B'd 
(One in fill) 

WAKRKN. O. 

Liberty 

Exposition Four 
Holly A Lee 
Dal.y Mac A Daley 

WASHINGTON. PA 
Capitol 

Herbert Holt Trio 
Mile 'I'hcra 
•Sunshine Kiddies 

((•I) 

•Sunshine Kiddies 
Herbert Lloyd 
Hilly Clifford 
Gordon A Joyce 

YOI NGSTOWN, O 

Park 

(Sunday only) 
•Kish's Crescent Fn 
1 hompson Parrs r 



WESTERN VAUDEVILLE 



(lilt AGO 

American 

CAM Huh. r 
•Minstrel Memoric ■ 
liodgml Troupe 
(Three i, • nil) 

Ellgtewood 

Piirgo A Itleh.ir )s 
•Dainty June \\, 
Denny A Holll* 
(Three to nil) 

2d half 
J C Mack Co 
Minstrel Memor'o s 
Stuart Girl* 
•Jans A Whalen 
(Two to fill) 

Ke.lFle 
K.imsoy'H Canaries 



Son 


Dodger 




HECATI K 


Sout 

ITw 


Empress 

Ilia lid Km 
• lo fill) 


Llm 
Imp 
(l Hi 


2.1 hslf 

• X 

rial Itil'sian Kn 

• lo fill) 




ELGIN 




Rialto 


Jans A Whalen 
Margaret Severn i'ii 
(One ti, nil i 

2d half 
Frank Marnkley 

lloiol In lay ioi , ., 



itRANCTN'E 



BLOCK and DUNLAP 



lloyd A King 
•First Love 
i.ane a Harper 
Thirty Pink To s 
(One to lllli 

2d half 
3 Flying Nelsons 
Evelyn Phillip* Co 
Itiyanl A Stewarl 
Corriilinls Amniuls 
CI wo lo fill) 

IJiieoln 

2d half 
C * M Hub. r 
•Fargo A Richard* 
•Dalnly June Co 
Kenny A Holll* 
(Two lo fill) 

Majestic 
Victoria A Dupue 
Jack Tralnor Co 
Tyler A Crolus 
Sweet Sixteen 
Parisian II 
•Toinmy Toner Co 
(Four to fill) 

AHKKDF.KN 
Orplieatn 

Ralph Sea bury 
Keating * Huh 
The Leltays 
(One to fill) 

KLOOMINGTON 
Majestic 

F guson A S'd'lsnd 
Ales*iidrla 



nl l<. 



i'. • 



I'Wtt.O. N II 
liriind 

Ralph Sealiui;. 
Im Jllllg A- Ituss 

The I.. It., ... 
(HO" lo III. I 

tilt WD ISl. \MI 

Maji-sll. 
I * \ R|..y 
llayden A Am ,. -i 
Danny I luggn n • .. 

i'.l half 
liar \.- A HI 

Osuur M.i.. a ., 
(One to Ii': i 

CALLS HI l.i. II 
Orplieum 
Paramount ' 
Pinched 

Die/ Co,ir;>,<\ Co 

L«l half 
Ma 1 1 rie a> Ilnhby 
Ch'berlain a- Earl 
•J l\ . mpoi A Ha ad 

.IOI.IKT 

Orpheuin 

Slmrl . y Roth A II 
c.iil K.isln. to 
tone lo llll) 

2d h*H 

M C ma l a U ... e 
Marg ini S"»et .. •'., 
(One !•■ Mil 



4 DEN 

mm 




SitfcutHif th'A >/ncti 
HtQttu /'* H ' nr 

CLOTHES 

1632 Broadway 

At I iftietb St 
MH VOKK t ITV 



.',1 ', , f 
e. .„.),, , „,| I ■ ■ 

CI • ., to i,:: i 



4 II nil' \H. . 
Orpheum 

..i h»ir 






llll'l IN 
I Jet trie 



. .1 II 
,t II I 



Au'ir :.i... * . ..» 
p. .1, • ., \. < 



hl\»> I I I \ MO 
(.lolo- 

K r II 



I 'I Hire I a*. I 

It* i iniiiid A s Ii r* 
Holmes a llollistun Rijliu v l.a.M. in 

A . A 1.1. lit i II,! re . , 

(Continue i oi. i ■ .i) 



2S 



VARIETY 



Thursday, February 28, l»Jd4 



BROADWAY 



(Continued from page -!i» 
followed by K> Ham anil O'Dare. Is- 
auing t, oleics, ■ r 1 1 • t patter, which 
clicked In Hpnt^ sua "'ayed Micro" in 
others. Bui sufl i<*nt for the position 
designated 

Lillian .Kit sge.ru M Nn 3 Is ndher 
lug closely to her former style and 
material of entertaining, with the 
Joan of Ai>- prose i>it. done in 
French, perhaps being new. I'aed as 
a finish, the dramatic Interlude com 
prised a neat getaway whose edge 
was somewhat taken off by an un- 
necessary return. The substitution 
of some fresher Insertions would aid 
materially, for in various instances 
Miss Fitzgerald looked to be up 
against it for an out. 

Freda and Anthony rollicked by 
under wraps, principally on the 
strength of the guitar playing, which 
was doted upon by those present. 
The plugging, as an added encore, of 
* catch lyric was entirely out of 
bounds, secured nothing, meant less 
and could just as well have been 
eliminated. The psychology of lin- 
gering too long still holds good, even 
If a number of 'em won't believe it. 

The Dora and Kd Ford revue, with 
the exception of two instances, was 
entirely a hardshoe episode of step- 
ping closely approaching a salvo 
when the quartet stepped ensemble. 
The tapping was well received, and 
it may bo that this style of dancing 
Is coming back, if Monday night's 
audience is any criterion They cer- 
tainly enjoyed it, were not loath to 
make it known, and anything that 
looked or listened as being the least 
Intricate was the signal for a spon- 
taneous outburst. Nkig. 



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ter man. A noticeable handicap Is 
I lie .staging, tin- various episodes 
being enacted before and in back of 
a partially parted tableaux curtain. 
With a practical auto used, the play- 
ers at times are not visible to per- 
sons in the boxes and on the sides. 

I'isano and Lan lauer, the "wop' 
and Swede repeater immigrants, 
scored easily on fourth. The act 
recently reunited, bringing back the 
N.itnc type* and material as before, 
however. Landauer's good voice 
'counted. He offered a ballad with 
a pleasing melody but an ordinary 
lyric. 

The Lo Crolis set the show's pace, 
going on fourth to surprising re- 
turns. The back benders are usually 
spotted earlier, but they certainly 
served well In the later spot. It 
may be that another live turn would 
have landed as well, but the contor- 
tionists get the credit. 

"Dance Varieties" closed well. 
The trio has a closing bit that is 
pretty and novel. Some stager of 
Broadway shows is quite apt to be 
taken with tl.e hurdle and jockey 
idea and lift it Into a summer revue. 
Potter and (Iambic were .second. 
starting nothing with a series of 
ditties. The girl's tap dancing at 
the close was much better -than 
Ivr singing. 

The Takewas. a Jap shoulder 
perch team, opened. Several pieces 
of ni.kclcd apparatus ate employed. 
For the close the totfmounter makes 

a series of giant swings which make 
the perch balance look precarious. 

thee. 



"Fun Makers' Week." Introduced 
at the Fifth Avenue last week, Is 
holding forth here currently. The 
Six-act bill, augmented by two added 
starters at the Monday night per- 
formance, faithfully carried out the 
motif, and stood them up. 

The regular six-act brace held five 
familiars and Margaret and Morell 
(New Acts), spotted fourth at this 
show, but essentially a deticer. 

Jack Hanley, pantomimic clown 
and Juggler, wowed them with nifty 
stunts, all accentuated with Hanley's 
inimitable brand of silent comedy. 
Jack had them roped and hog-tied 
from the very beginning, and kept 
them roaring. 

A close runner up for howl honors 
was an emaciated looking plant in 
the closing act. "Radio Fun," a re- 
vised edition of the Mile. Burnell 
human dynamo stunt. The plant 
was allegedly a part of a committee 
invited upon the stage during Mile's 
performance. His natural appearance 
was such as would have drawn a 
snicker from Sober Sue. Reinforced 
with a grotesque get up and a droll 
deliver}*, he was a riot. A robust - 
looking gent with hyennlsh tenden- 
cies worked well with the former as 
another plant for the electrical wi 
which consisted of Mile, permitting 
high voltage of electricity to pass 
through her body and ignited cotton. 
paper and other objects by her fin- 
ger-tips. The offering has scientific 
value which, enhanced by the clown- 
ing of the plants, generally achieved 
through the enunclator slipping them 
live generators, makes the turn a 
sure-fire scream for any bill The 
Barrys and Woolfords hit well with 
the neighborhood folk. 

Beir Welch, assisted by Frank 
Murphy, was another valuable re- 
cruit. 

Yates ami Carson, mixed learo. 
scored In an early spot. 

FIFTH AVE. 

A lug attendance on all floors 
Monday evening and at eight o'clock 
the count was not far from cdpnclty. 
A goodly percentage was likely 
from the neighborhood, a minstrel 
first part and amateur talent being 
staged after the vaudeville section 
and before the feature picture 

From the fourth act onward sev- 
eral good scores were made, the 
early se ction of the first half bill. 
however, being dead." Jay Brennan 
and Stanley Rogers, who topped,, 
landed the best laughter score next' 
to closing. Some of the original 
matter used by the late Bert Savoy 
and Brennan has been eliminated 
and, though the general style of 
the act is about the same, fresher 
matter has aided considerably. 

Ina Iliy.vaid and Dora Vaughn 
wore the elasti of the show. Two 
"lookers" with voices nicely. pitched 
for duettlng, the act scored strongly, 
number six being just right "llar- 
monia," the billing given the turn, 
is Inclusive of the Mlsha Boys, a 

live String Russian orchestra. The 
violinist, leader playing In com- 
bination with a cellist provided 
pretty music for one instrumental 
number The routine of the mu- 
sicians is attractive, for the for- 
eigners provide a melodious change 
Of pace from 'he usual Stage band 
The Mwsn< Hay ward and Vaughn 
landed first with "Where the Lazy 
Dalsle* Cii.w," then "packed it up" 

with "Victrola Mini i," a numl 

that permits bits of Broadway'i 
tunes. 



AMERICAN ROOF 

The show at the American the 
first half was above the average bill 
offered there. Al Wilson, the Bobkar 
Arabs and Alexander Tatty and Co., 
all graduates of the big time, were' 
on the program. 

Opening the show with Juggling 
and head balancing, Alex. Patty and 
Co. did nobly. The descent of the 
staircase Standing on his head by 
Patty is still a sure-fire sensation 
The act is still big time. 

Clark and Beck exude "cabaret" 
immediately on their entrance, and 
work in the hard style customary to 
cabaret workers. When they learn 
to do their stuff more easily they 
can travel along on the intermediate 
time indefinitely. 

Brown and Elaine, on the other 
hand, seemed too bored or tired to 
exert themselves to entertain. With 
the vehicle they have they should 
inject all the pep possible. It really 
needs it. 

"Flashes of Melody and Dance" 
has a mixed quartet, the tenor and 
soprano of which have really excep- 
tional voices, while the contralto and 
baritone have voices much above the 
average. Their solo work and har- 
mony singing are tuneful, and the 
girl dancer, who interpolates her 
numbers between songs, is clever and 
graceful. It is a nice flash, with 
something to back it for the Loew 
•iii-' and has possibilities for better 
tilings. 

After intermission. Karl and Mat- 
Ihews, opening with a double num- 
ber, in which Miss Matthews did a 
male Impersonation of a drunk very 
well, followed with a variety of 
dances. These were accompanied 
with costume changes appropriate to 
the national dances shown. This 
team have the right idea for vaude- 
ville, working throughout with pep 
and accumulating speed as they go 
tlong. They landed ■ solid hit. 

Milton Pollock and Co., the latter 
a smart young chap and pretty girl, 
also went Into the hit class with 
their Well-played comedy sketch. 
'Speak to Father." 

Al II Wilson followed, and landed 
the In' of the show with IS minutes 
of real entertainment. His routine 
of stories and side remarks are clever 
and different. And his dandy voice, 
which we remember when he was a 
legitimate star, is Just as pleasing as 
. ver. He was a riot, and would be 
the same on any bill. 

The Six Harlequins, formerly 
known as the Bobkar Arabs, put s 
fitting period to the vaudeville por- 
tion of the program, their fast work 
and clever cross tricks holding the 
audience to an individual. The col- 
ored boy, who. by the way, is not an 
American. but a pure-blooded 
Arabian, is still the star of the 
troupe, although he Is much heavier 
doit just as agile i than when he first 
landed here. 

A Jo,- itnk comedy flltn, "Gas," 
concluded a very good show. 



Through his work the turn was a 
smash. 

"Lottie Atherton opened neatly 
with some novel acrobatic dancing, 
followed by Mason and Shaw. The 
latter are two girls, one of whom 
plays a boy with an effectiveness 
that makes up for all the weak- 
nesses of the turn otherwise. The 
worst fault seems to be too much 
singing of poor numbers. 

Third, Breker's Bear Comedians 
offered one of the most diverting 
animal turns to be found. If the 
bookers haven't considered this act 
for the Hip, they had better .start 
looking It over right now. The 
usual tricks of riding bikes, skating 
and playing ball are included, but 
they are performed with an effi- 
ciency and a sort of Dutch humor 
that makes them outstanding. 

The house was a bit better than 
average for Monday. "Name the 
Man," feature picture. 



— T .ee K ' o l i 't n. ' ir , 'i M C o. wlHi llu - 
long tit! -1 "S orj ol a Man Who 
Bought an Automobile,!' by l-Mwin 
Burke, was third. It n a go, id idea 
but needs something. The comedy 
possibilities are there A rather 
weak fin i-ili was apparent for one 
thing, it may be that the act Is 
not well adaptable to ill ile< eon 
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81 ST ST. 



Ruth Roye is given considerable 
billing around the 81st Street this 
week. When it was announced Mon- 
day night Illness prevented her from 
appearing an audible groan went 
up, Dolly Connelly and Percy 
VVenrich, doubling from the River- 
side, filled the v Id and they met 
the rather trying exigencies of clos- 
ing spot. Preceding, Ray Raymond 
and Dorothy Mackaye found the 
tastes Of the house to their liking. 
The little skit his its tinge of mu- 
sical comedy flavoring and the 
<eipfo play it well. Some improve- 
ments have been made during the 
na«t year, but a few more sagacious 
one* are essential before the turn 
climbs where i' really belongs. 

The Sabinis, fourth, began slowly 
with the orchestra pit comedy, but 
hit their stride when I'ratik started 
twanging his guitar. He clowns, 
dances and plays Innumer- 
able Instruments, and nil appar- 
ently Willi tin same ease and talent. 



KEITH'S, BOSTON 

Boston, Feb. 27. 
With Singer'a Midgets as the 
heulline attraction, the act running 
for an hour and taking up almost 
one-half the time allowed for the 
entire show, not considering the 
pictures and news reels, the bill 
must be viewed from the angle of 
the youngster. From that angle it 
is excellent entertainment. For the 
adult, not so good, due principally to 
the fact that the midgets have 
played here before at the same 
house, late last season, and the act 
as It is shown now is to all appear- 
ances Identical. 

But from the viewpoint of a child, 
repetition does not mean much. 
That the midgets will again repeat 
their feat of the last appearance, 
when they hung up a new house 
record for the local house for a 
week, was indicated by the attend- 
ance at the Monday matinee. The 
house was practically capacity. The 
matinees this week should be very- 
big, with whatever little slipping off 
In business that might come in 
the night shows from a kids' act 
being the headllner offset by the 
fact that the Keith patrons are most 
consistent In their attendance and 
if one wants to see vaudeville In 
Boston Keith's is the only place to 
see It at present. The house has 
three performances scheduled for 
Saturday, two in the afternoon, and 
this makes the second week running 
when an extra show has been sand- 
wiched in. 

In another place on the bill Is the 
child Influence shown. This is the 
opening act. Will Morris with his 
clowning bicycle act under the title 
of "Just Wheels." Morris found the 
going in the opening spot Monday 
decidedly easy, due to the big per- 
centage of children In the audience. 
Ross and Edwards, a couple of boys 
who have very little material of 
note but plenty of personality and 
vary from the usual male double 
team by keeping all their songs ex- 
ceptionally clean, although built 
along comedy lines, are in second 
position. In the short time the boys 
are on — and their act is of the flash 
variety — they change costume three 
times and get their biggest response 
with their final song which is re- 
sponsible for the title of their act, 
"The Two Buli-Garlans." 

"Red, Green and Yellow," as It 
appears on the program. Is a rather 
mystifying title for an act that has 
novelty and is up to the minute. 
The act is built along a dialog be- 
tween a newly married couple, dia- 
log which bids fair to degenerate 
Into just plain argument, until the 
husband hits on the novel idea of 
having their conversation regulated 
by the lights flashing in the traffic 
tower just outside their dining- 
room window. What matters It If 
the signals for the lights — regulated 
by the lines of the act — got a bit 
out of focus at the Monday mati- 
nee? The idea was there and un- 
doubtedly few except those con- 
nected with the theatre and a few 
persons in the audience to whom a 
show has become so matter of 
course that they can notice these 
details noticed the out. John Butler, 
Blanche Benton and Willard Kent 
are with this act. The program 
carries another. Rose Dean as the 
maid, but eh J did not appear at the 
matinee Monday. At the act runs 
there doesn't seem to be any need 
for her appearance, unless she Is 
supposed to regulate the cues for 
the lights. 

Rita Could, who under ordinary 
conditions would be big, was not 
over so strong at the Monday mati- 
nee. She has an act that has plenty 
of tone, using numbers that are 
evidently exclusive with her and 
which are of course built strongly 
along character lines. Her songs 
are high in quality, would be o. k. 
for the concert stage when it comes 
to that, but the act was rather in 
a hole because she played entirely 
In one due to the work backstage 
of striking the scenery for the 
midget act. two acts behind. She 
explained this to the house and took 
the handicap very gracefully. Her 
act received a plentiful amount of 
appreciation, 

Clark and Bergman with "Semi- 
nary Mary" are again here this 
week. An ithor act which shows i u 
sign of a Change but whi< h still pos- 
sesses chirm. It was the usual hit. 

Lew Brice with ids dancing act 
had the bill alone for an act of the 
sort Until he appeared. His single 
is interesting and amusing, with his 
dancing l>elng all along rather con- 
ventional lines with grace rather 
than speed and no real thrills, He 



OBITUARY 



ETHEL BURT 

Ethel Burt, formerly of Kennedy 
and Burt (in vaudeville), who was 
confined in the National Stomach 
Hospital, Philadelphia, for nine 
months, a victim of cancer, died in 
that institution Feb. 15. She was 34 
scars old. During her illness she 
sufTered severely, but bore the pain 
with fortitude- and courage, knowing 
there was no hope for recovery. 

Mr. Kennedy was with her for 
several days before the end, and 
though apparently unconscious, 
when he asked her just before she 
passed away, if she recognized him, 
Mrs. Kennedy mqyed her head and 
squeezed his hand. , 

Her naturally amiable disposition 
made her thousands of friends in 
tho profession and in other walks of 
life. 

Tho burial took place at the Old 
Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, 



IN MEMORIAM 

LORETTA ROSS 

(MRS. HARRY ROGERS) 

A dear friend who departed 
this life February 26th, 1924. 

May Her Soul Rest in Peace 

BOB BAKER 



Feb. IS, with about 200 friends in 
attendance. Henry Chesterfield, rep- 
resenting the X. V. A., delivered an 
impressive eulogy. Major J. O. Don- 
ovan and W. Da} ton Wegefarth rep- 
resented the Keith Exchange, and 
on behalf of that olllce tendered 
sympathy. 

The pall-bearers were Bart Mo- 
Hugh, Frank Donnelly. Lester Jef- 
fries. Frank Wolf, Jr., William P. 
King and Walter 1'aehling. The 
couple have one son, Tom Kennedy, 
Jr., four years old. 

Kennedy and Burt were a stand- 
ard act on the best circuits of the 
country for many years until Miss 
Burt's illness compelled a rest. Mr. 
Kennedy then became connected 
with the Keith ortlce as one of the 
booking staff and has been so en- 
gaged ever since. 



PHIL HASTINGS 

Phil Hastings is dead. He was 
found dead in bed at his home In 
San Francisco following an illness 
of but a few days. 

Hastings was perhaps one of the 
best known press agents in the 
Coast territory. He had been In the 
game for more than 30 years, and 
during his career represented at 
various times practically every the- 
atre In San Francisco. 

One of the first stunts that gained 
Hastings recognition was the ex- 
ploitation of an outdoor show In 
which a man allowed himself to be 
buriid alive after going under a 
hypnotic spell. The "casket" has a 
glass top and a tube was arranged 
through which the curious might 
observe him. Thie took place some 
25 years ago. 

For several years Hastings suf- 
fered poor health from a dropsical 
disease. He was widely known 
among fraternal organizations. He 
was 06 years old and leaves a 
Widow. Mrs. Ruby Hastings. 



JOHN J. MURRAY 

John J. Murray, widely known 
theatrical man of Warren, Ohio, 
and a member of the old theatrical 
team of Murray and Mack, musical 
comedy producers, died Feb. 18, In 
St. Petersburg, Fla., at his winter 
home, following an illness of sev- 
eral weeks. He leaves a wife and 
daughter. 

John J. Murray was dean of Ohio 
showmen. Forty years ago he was 
circus clown and later headed the 
Murray- Mack stock company, an 
organization that played the Mid- 
dle West for 20 years prior to 1910. 

Since then and until January 1 



seemed to have some of the boys In 
the house much interested in his 
poem about the French soldier al 
St Julian t 

After this the Singer, act. 

The pictures after the show this 
Vfeek are those which were taken 
la-st week by Louise Lovely and hot- 
outfit. It was possible to recognise 
yourself if you had been down fron* 
far enough. This act should pull 
some of those who wen', last week 
back to the nouse. 



last he was manager of two the- 
atres In Warren. 



ARTHUR C. AISTON 

Arthur C. Alston producer of 
popular priced road shows for a 
num.ier of years and at different 
periods connected with the William 
A. Brady and other leading the- 
atrical olli.es, died Feb. 26. 

He was 58 years old and had been 
in the show business ,'or over SO 
years. Among his road ventures 
were "At the Old Cross Roads," 
"After Office Hours" and "Tennes- 
see's Pardner." Mr. Alston brought 
a legal action against the late Frank 
Bacon and the producer of "Light- 
nin' " alleging plagiarism. 

Mr. Alston's/ most recent road 
production was a revival of "Ten 
Nights in B Bar Roi.m" with Robert 
Downing starred. 

Burial will be in Holyoke. Mass., 
March 2. 



SAM P. HERMAN 

Sam P. Herman. 31, of Herman 
and Briscoe, singing act, died at 
his home. 871 Longwood avenue, the 
Bronx, Feb. 24. He had been ailing 
for some time and. although he re- 
ceived the best of care, continued 
to fail. 

The medical diagnosis gives tu- 
berculosis as the cause of death. 
He leaves a wife, who was also his 
partner in vaudeville. 



GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER 

George Randolph Chester died 
Tuesday at his ho-U; in New York 
of heart disease. 

Chester wrote th "Get Rich 
Quick Wallingford" and 'issy Isko- 
vitch" series of stories, the latter 
with an "Inside" angle on the pic- 
ture Industry. . 

He was born in Ohio 1869. 



LORETTA ROSS 

Loretta Ross of the Four Byron 
Girls, died of plueral pneumonia 
Feb. 26. at 3^0 West 18th street. 
New York. Her husband. Harry 
Rogers, (Lewis and Rogers), sur- 
vives, also a sister, Dot Ross, and 
her mother and father. The latter 
reside in Cleveland where inter- 
ment will be madja> 



MARY AMBROSE 

Mary Ambrose (Mary Paul) died 
recently in St. John's and St. Elis- 
abeth's Hospital, London, England, 
after a long illness. Her last appear- 



IN LOVING MEMORY 

Of My Beloved Wife and Pal 

LORETTA ROSS 

Who Passed Away Feb. 26th, 1924 

Gone But Not Forgotten 

May Her Soul Rest in Peace 

HARRY ROGERS 



ance in this country was in "Irene" 
In 1921-22, 



Mme. Ada Adiny-Milliet 

Mm*. Ada Adlny-Mllllet, of the 
Paris Opera, formerly Miss Chap- 
man, of Boston, and wife of Paul 
Milliet, playwright, died February 
24 in Dieppe, France. She studied 
music in Italy, and was at the Opera 
in Paris eight years. Interpreting 
Wagner and Massenet. Her big- 
gest successes were in Massenet'* 
"Le Cld," and as Isolde in Wag- 
ner's "Tristan." Burial was in 
France. 



Edward Holland, aged 35, an elec- 
trician at the Arlington, Boston, 
bulance on the way to the hospital, 
was found unconscious on the stage 
of that theatre and died in an am- 



The mother of Marion Mills 
i. Mills and Kimbell) died at her 
home ;n Syracuse on Feb. 18. 



Illinois 

Plsy Production Co., R. 1621. 127 
N. Dearborn; $2,500; theatricals. 

Parish Amusement Co., f> 16 N. 

Clark; $10,000. 

Regas Cafe, 3031 Broadway; 
110.000. 






Thursday* February 28, 1924 



VARIETY 



All matter in 

CORRESPONDENCE 

refers to current 

week unless 
otherwise 
indicated. 



VARIETY'S 

CHICAGO 

OFFICE 

State- Lake 
Theatre Bldg. 



The BtWi on Milwaukee avenue, 
•lays vaudeville with changes of 
Mils so that one show Joes not re- 
main longer than two days. The. 
Friday night shown are great niag- 
■ets for agents as many acts un- 
familiar to hookers are ther\ The 
Mil last Friday had eight atts of 
which two were new and (titer in 
Chicago for the first time or in from 
the raid-west. 

Campbell and McNabh opened. It 
i. man and a dog hilled as a team. 
The man plays concertina in various 
ityles of selections, and introduces 
his dog, practically doing another 
kact in which there is a .ot of talk, 
'both in the form of story telling, and 
in connection with working the dog. 
Very small time. , 

Ford and West have a comedy 
turn designed evidently after seeing 
successful fun numbers In vaude- 
ville. There is nearly everything 
In it. The act opens with the lady 
singing and being interrupted by 
tie man selling peanuts in the 
audience. Then a comedy drop is 
shown and this is followed by a 
rube specialty by the lady into 
which the man inserts a i-ube char- 
acter. The man linishes as a ven- 
triloquist with a dummy figure on 
ene knee and the lady on the other 
as a mechanical doll. Nothing done 
well. 

Lee Sisters displayed a new act in 
which they combine harmony sing- 
ing, dancing by one girl, pianolog 
oy the other and a little duo danc- 
ing. There are several costume 
changes. It is possible that the act 
will work into a suitable offering 
for small or medium time. 

Ford and Hewitt, appearing be- 
fore a drop showing a cabin in the 
far north and ice fields surround- 
ing it. take characters of a girl 
dancer and a polar bear. The man's 
bear is well done hut it grows tire- 
some vhen an entire act is made 
Of it. The "irl is fair. 

Hayes and Walters are a com- 
bination of a nut comedian and a 
girl with the comic doing many 
things heard before and impersonat- 
ing intoxicated fellows at various 
times especially in a song about 
"ten little bottles." The girl does 
not contribute in any respect to the 
Talue of the offering. An extra 
verse of "On the Hack Torch" is 
TUlgar. 

Ray's Saxophone Six is another 
Of the six men sax acts with a 
blackface comedian who scores as 
much as Jt is possible for an 
ordinary funmaker to do with no 
support except musically from the 
other five. The act was liked and 
carried away the most applause of 
the evening. The encore taken was 
"The Shiek of Araby." Such a 
selection is in itself a good criticism 
of the act; there is no effort to do 
anything worth while. 

Sachtcll and ltenworth Is a new 
act, a combination of a bjackface 
comedian and a girl working in tan. 
The comic ' sings a Brrt Williams 






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"ELI," The Jeweler 

> TO THE PROFESSION 

8pecial Discount to Performers 

WHEN IN CHICAGO 

State- Lake Theatre Bldg., 

Ground Floor 



sort of song and the girl sings a 
coon song. They engage in con- 
versation and finish with the com- 
edian as a wench, along lines fre- 
quently s<cn in vaudeville in the 
last twenty years. Tho wench 
makeup with "danger'' in red lights 
in the rear and displayed is coarse 
and too rough for a refined audience 
though it was a scream out here. 

The Uennct Sisters offer excel- 
lent accomplishment on the Roman 
rings, combining double and single 
routines and ending with a swivel, 
a neck hold, with the supporting 
girl hanging by her feet. It is a 
line act of the kind, lacking only in 
personality or something to stand 
out on the part of the performers. 



The Majestic bill for this week 
is a little lacking in flash features 
as compared to previous weeks but 
Senator Murphy, Fraier and Bunco 
and other acts maintain the stand- 
ard of acts offered in "one." 

Rekoha opened the first show with 
hand stands and other equilibristie 
feats presented with good show- 
manship. Reck and Harris followed 



does not develop proper *tren(th 
after Mitis Baker is on fifth and 
never reaches a stronger pace than 
is shown when the Koine Roberts 
and Glers-Dorf Hymphonists finish 
third. 

One thing about the opening 
matiiue was that Hail Erminie ami 
Urice in "A Night on Broadway" 
held practically the pntire !.<• iee in 

closing position, which may have 
been due in sonic measure to the 
fact that the first performance was 
over in good time and the final cur- 
tain down at 4&5, unusual, as the 
opening matinee generally runs a 
little after five and often until a. 30. 
The show got started at 2.20. Hall, 
Erminie and Brice ii by no means 
a closing act though a little bicycle 
performance late in the act by Ray 
Hall seems to give those who lay 
out the bills this Impression. 

Rento Brothers open with hand to 
hand and head to head balancing 
feats, nicely presented, and of such 
outstanding merit that liberal ap- 
plause was vouchsafed at times dur- 
ing the act and at its conclusion. 
Russell and Pierce another set of 



CORRESPONDENCE 

The cities under Correspondence in this Issue ef Variety ere 
as follows, and on oaaes: 

ATLANTA 30 LOS ANGELES 36 

BOSTON 33 MILWAUKEE...... 29 

BUFFALO 33 ROCHESTER 29 

CHICAGO 29 SAN FRANCISCO 34 

DETROIT 29 SYRACUSE 29 

KANSAS CITY 30 WASHINGTON 33 



with blackfc.ee hokum, fairly well 
presented, but with a poor finish. 

Mack and Jess have a rather 
talky act but get many langhc and 
for a finish Mack plays the Irish 
bagpipes which brings applause. 
The Indian Follies, which was re- 
viewed some time ago as "The 
Indian Minstrels" 'lias unproved 
greatly with the new girl inter- 
locutor who is particularly good. 
The outstanding feature is a rope 
spinner who injects much comedy 
into h.s specialty. It is a combina- 
tion of singles with a quartet sing- 
ing at tintish and a rope spinner 
and dancer joining in with final 
efforts. Frazcr and Bunco In 
"Double Troubles' have a well ar- 
ranged act which is bound to enter- 
tain and which has good novelty 
points in connection with the 
special drop. "First Love ' is a 
three men and three phi "making 
love" sort of act. which is familiar 
but always enjoyable. Th* two 
principals do very well and have- 
average support. 

Senator Francis Murphy, seen for 
tho third time lure in a year, has 
quite a lot of new material on the 
coming election and the oil scandal 
and proved the big outstanding hit 
of tho bii!. The Flying Nelsons, a 
regulation return act, with two 
straight men and a comedian, closed 
the show nicely. 



The Palace has had such excellent 
shows last season and this that a 
good show becomes fair in com- 
parison to the very good shows 
which are the rxiie and it is so this 
week. Though Belle Baker is one 
of the most popular headllners that 
comes to Chicago and though Choos' 
"Fables of 1924' is a big (lash act 
with plenty of merit in it the show 



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acrobats who go in so strong for 
comedy that they are classed as 
"acromedians" followed ami while 
starting off a little slow developed 
properly as they worked along and 
finished splendidly. 

Renee Roberts and the Gierg- 
Dorf Bymphonists, twice at the Pal- 
ace in 192J, offer practicaly the same 
act ami after working H> minutes 
were forced into an encore which 
took up four minutes more and 
which is the most important addi- 
tion to the offering since Last seen 
It would be difficult to improve upon 
this act. Renee Roberts is a re- 
markably good dancer and Rae 
Uiers-Dotf la attractive In that line 
while the throe Gicrs-Dorf girls .' re 
Instrumentalists of both ability and 
charm and have a supporting bunch 
of men who can come down front 
as chorus men and acquit them- 
selves creditably. 

Bobby Randall on fourth worked 
21 minutes and though this is a long 
time for a single he kept the audi- 
ence highly entertained and finished 
with a little beg-off speech. He has 
fine material, a distinct touch of the 
dramatic in his rendition of num- 
bers and a pleasing singing voice. 

Miss Baker, also at the Palace a 
couple of times last year, kids with 
Danny Russo, tho orchestra leader, 
and sings some new tsengs and sev- 
eral heard before. 

"Fables of 1924'" brings the wed- 
ding number from "The liancing 
Honeymoon" (known in New York 
as "Battling Butter") and While it is 
not so elaborately staged as when 
the number was at the Apollo it is 
notable for vaudeville as is "Apple 
Blossom Time," another big num- 
ber. There is a line of comedy 
which makes the title apropos — lit- 
tle sc.nes which could hardly !..i]>- 
pen. 

Klein Brothers held the stag* for 
19 minutes next to closing and their 
efforts brought a big laughing t' - 
spouse, tik y called for i< iters of 
the alphabet and named fruits fol- 
lowing Seed ami Austin who win 
here last week and hurt the idea, 
•but as long as both's ' k plnj >ng 
lime the ownership of the idrn 

Should be l S ';:bll- In d. 



Band is who endeavored tc hold 
up Frank Levin, manager of the 
Adams, a picture house, and relieve 
him of {3,000 while he was enter- 
ing his home, were foiled and ap- 
prehended, Levin and hiv wife ar- 
rived in front of their horm Mnnd: \ 
night in a faxcali. Two m«n were 
loitering .>n the oppos;t« • in of Hie 
si re< '. 

Levin to'.<\ his 
and in. iic i< i)i" fi 
Kept til-- taxi driv 
lite for 111'- '.m . 

chaufl'i or he <• >-<\ 

Into il, e hoii'.i i- ei,. 



to ist" v.i. id • main there ln- 
definitely. it fc likely that 'The 
Woman Hunter" will tenant the 
Plaj houi • • < "c Ime dui Ing March, 
a- Bryant has ain ady • am • lb .1 the 
engagenn nt ot "Pat< hi i ' which was 
scheduled t" epep at thi t house 
next H .i •■ ;, . 

The l. ;l <,.,.„> theatre .it 152 Wi I 
Division )...s been sold by Joseph 
Cermtnasco to Hnrnodl V. Kownl- 
schlck and the nmount • reported 

to !i,i\.. |j. . i. f8,&00. 

The new Cinderella rhnni ed from 
tl ■ )'n i] Hob< lie bookings i>i those 
of Win Cunningham, of, Chicago, 
tins we. k. The management an- 
num,.,,! ,; a;, s changing to Keiths 
bookings and while Cunningham is 
closely nxpocintfd with the Western 
Keith i. thee ,t ,s net believed that 
In* bookings actually represent 
activities ot tint office. 

James Coston is the latest bolder 

of tic- |, ,,.., „f ,., „,. w 2000-seat 
house ai G3d and Kedcie. The orig- 
inal lessees were Kltspatrick A. Mc- 
Flroy. They sold to Samuel Katz. 
who. In tUm leased !t to Coston. 
The house will play vaudeville and 
pictures, 

Arriving in Chicago with ar> at- 
tack of the grippe, William '!. New- 
man, manager of "Peacocks," has 
been confined to his bed ever since. 
He will probably be able to be 
around next week. Meanwhile Louis 
Cllne is the acting manager. He 
Is combining the duties with those 
of the publicity end of the show. 

DETROIT 

By JACOB SMITH 

SHtBKHT DETROIT — "Little 
Jessie James. ' Next, "Irene." 

OAKRICK— "The Fool." Third 

week and still strong. Probably 
held for fourth week. 

NEW DETROIT — 'Xightnm'." 
Probably two w.eeks. 

MAJESTIC— "Woman On The 
Jury." Next, "Our Uttle Wife" 

PHOTOPLAYS — "Hunchback," 
Adams; 'Tiger Rose," Broadway 
Strand; 'Thy Name Is Woman," 
Capitol, ''Flowing Cold"; Madison, 
"Thundi ring Dawn," Washington. 

The board of directors of the De- 
troit Mo' -on Picture Co. at a meet- 
ing Saturday, when Frank K. Talbot, 
president and general manager, re- 
turned from New York, voted to 
raise the necessary $15,000 to pay 
off creditors; they' also extended a 
vote of confidence to Mr. Talbot, 
and dec!. .red that as soon as the first 
picture, "Mary," is sold production 
will be started on the second pic- 
ture. Ralph Spence of New York 
h.as been engaged to do the titling. 

Anna Held, Jr., is at the Fashion 
.show, put on by OoUld it Lj. liter at 
the Arena i iardens. 



MILWAUKEE 

By JACK M. STEUBUCK 
DAVIDSON ZiegfeM "Follies." 
OARRICK ■stock) — "Ureal 
Divide " 

MILLER (vaudeville) Biltmorc 
Society Orchestra. 

OAYETV • burlesque) "Tempta- 
tion*." 

EMPRESS • Oiirlee.iiif ) "Big 

Sensation." 

It .'ijipt.irs that lh« extra box of- 
fice installed in the lobby of the- 
Davidson to handb ihe large crowds 
during the two weeks' run of The 

Covered wagon, will have to n»> 
maintained for at least another 

three weeks. Tins week Ms the 
"Follies ' at $1 top; next wei !• . "The 

Perfect Fool" and after that "Kikl." 

Walter Boog becomes lending man 
at the Oarrick wi'h the playing <if 
"(The Great DH id* . ■ 

Charles Fox, manager of th< 
flayety, booked five special nights 
,n connection with the showing of 
"The T« i iptations o» 1524.' Tuesday 
night was Chorus "tirW Tryout! 
U'ci.;.. ' .lay, Auction night; Tbura- 



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day, wrestling between "Simngler" 

Lewis and Frank La Mart: Friday, 
Waltiing conceit; a nd .'•'.: .., 
Shimmy and Shape nivjl.t. 

ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

By L. B. SKEFFINGTON 
LYCEUM— "t'p .-'.. ;.-t 

half. 

FAY'S Four Trouli . ■ - • ■ - 

holm and Hi eon, Fred ' :..•:,■ . ..i \i..- 

bel Harvey. M. .li. y and I hi Fl < •', 
A< i upline ivirls Kevfii Daredc.v4i»; 
"ills Lust lta« • . iilm. 

EASTMAN - -• It . " Rnstmi u 

orchestra and ballet. Wednesday 
evening. Itoi In ■ '.• ■ l ■ i •! o":e 

Orchestl a. 

Pictures- "The Win:. i:<. •■■ " i ■ - 
cadilly; "ITnseelnt r..,^ ami "Tre 
Man Life Passed H> ," U< .-• ; t. 

A special matinee was stas«J .' 
Keith's Temple at U e vi,..). on 
Washington's Birthday. It proved 
such a big drawing card that it 
was repeated on Saturday. 

The Rochester Errss Club has 
engaged the Lyceum for three dn\e 
in Api.i to present a show. 

.Sissl, and Blake, stars of "Shuffle 
Along," Will be s« en in "In I'.am- 
ville," a ne .-.- colored show which 
will have its premiere here r.t the 
Lyceum during the week of March 
io. it is to be presented by is. >'. 
Whitney. 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B. BAHN 

WIETINO— Dark. Monday, "Up 
She < iocs." 

STRAND — First half, "Hunch- 
back," held over; last half, "Mih-s 
Standish" and "Home. Sweet Home. ' 

empire-- All week, six Cylinder 
Love." 

ROBBIN8-SCKEL — All week, 
"Shadows of Paris." 

CRESCENT — "Chi!.?! . n' s Chl!- 
dren." 

After "Up She Cock." m >•! »••«;-, 

the Wleting will probably he <iatK 
until March 27, when Lauder le 
hooked for a, single day. Cohan's 
"Little Nellie Kelly" week before 
last got $7,500 at the Wleting, but 
the business of "I'll .Say She Is," in 
spite of favorable notices, was f»r 
below that figure last week. 



Cliff Lewis, of /Schenectady, is 'he 
inw assistant manager of the 
Strand. He replaces Arthur Kopp. 
who resigned to return to the hotel 

field here. 

The star, Norwood, has Iwen loid 
by William nregg to Maurice Os- 
good of Potsdam, possession to pass 
March i. The theatre wfts recently 
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JOE MANNE, Manager 

Cohan's Grand Opera House Bldg. 

I'lione Dearborn 31V* 

• .-. — Though reports ..re r-urrent "Tin 

WATERSON, BERLIN & SNTDER ' n,e uo„,,„ n»..t-. ■ .» ( ..a-. uj 

p« 1 1,1 h is Hloden and Jienjamm i,iaz<r 

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I nOtillC'd the police Willi :ilr>>l-.l 'he 
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THIS WEEK (FEB. 25) 



CLOSING INTERMISSIO 



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LEW GOLDER 



MANAGING DIRECTOR 

NATHAN GORDON 



BURLESQUE ROUTES 

(March 3 -March 10> 

COLUMBIA CIRCUIT 

ALU ABOARD Mar. 3, Olympic, 
Clncinatl; Mar, 10, Capitol, Indi- 
anapolis. 

ALL IN FUN— Mar. :;. Empire, To- 
ronto; Mar. 10, tiayety, Buffalo. 

BATHING F.K APTILS-Mar. X 
Caret?, Montr..!!; Mar. 10-12, 
VanCurler, Schenectady; Mar. 13- 
lj, Harmanus UleeUer ll;ill, Al- 
bany. 

BON TONS— Mar. ■', Empire, Provi- 
dence! Mar. 10, Casino, Boston. 

DOSTONIANS— Mar. 3, Miner's 
Bronx. New York; Mar. 10, York- 
v ille, New York. 

BKEEZY TIMES Mar. 3, Casino. 
Boston; Mir. 10, Columbia, New 
York. 

BREVITIES Or l'''-M - Mar. S, Hur- 




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i(». Empire, Brooklyn. 

DUUDLF. BUBBLE— Mar, ... Colum- 
bia, Now York; Mar. 10, Casino, 
rooklj i'. 

CHUCKLES OP 192-1 — Mar. S, Star 
and Garter, Chicago; Mar. l'.». Clay- 
ety, Detroit. 

t'OOPKR JIMMY— Mar. '■ open; 
Mar, 10, Casino, Philadelphia. 

DANCiNt; ABOUND— Mar. 3. Casi- 
no, Brooklyn; Mar. 10, op£4u 

FOLLIES OK DAY— Mir. ;:. Palaee, 
Baltimore; Mar. IS, Oa>ety, Wash- 
ington. 

GIGGLES— Mar. 3. Auburn: Mar. 4. 
F.imir.i; Mat*. 5, Binghamton; Mar. 
c-s. Colonia, lit lea; Mar. n>. Civ- 
et v. Montreal. 

HAPPV DAYS— Mar. 3. open; Mar. 
10. Gayety, Omaha. 

HAPPY GO LUCKY— Mar. 3. Capi- 
tol, Indianapolis; Mar. 10, Gayety, 
St. 1,011 is. 

HIPPITY HOP— Mar. 5, Empire, 
Brooklyn; Mar. 10, Orpheum, Pat- 
eraon. 

HOLLYWOOD FOLLIES— Mar. 3. 
Gayety, Kansas Clt} ; Mar. li>. 
open. 

Jic; TIME— Mar. 3-5, Grand O. II., 
London; Mar. G-8. Grand o. II., 
Hamilton; Mar. 10, Empire, To- 
ronto. 

LF.T'S GO— Mar. 3, Hyperion. New 
Haven; Mar. 10-1S, Poll's. Water- 
bury; Mar. 13-13, Ljric, Bridge- 
port, 

MARION DAVE— Mar. S, Gayety. 
Pittsburgh; Mar. 10-11. Court, 
Wheeling; Mar. 12, Steubemllle; 
Mar; 11-15, Grand O. II.. Canton. 

MONKEY BHINEH — M ar. 3. Gay- 
ety, Buffalo; Mar. io, Gayety, 
Rochester, 

NIFTIES OF 1»24— Mar, ■>. Olympic, 
Chicago; Mar. 10, Stariand Carter, 
Chicago. 

QUEEN OF PARIS -Mir. 3. York- 
villo, New York; Mar. JO. Empire, 
IVOvidence. 

RADIO GIRLS- Mar. .",. X-.v C.ay- 
oty. Dayton; Mar. io. Olympic, 

t'ineinnal i. 
RECORD BREAKERS— Mar. 3. Em- 
pire, Newark; Mar. 10, Hurt is & 

Seamon's, New York. 
ItUNNIN' WILD— Mar. 3-,-., Poll's, 

Waterbury; Mar. *-<, Lyric, 

Bridgeport; Mar. 1). Miner's 

Bronx, New York. 
SILK STOCKING RKVt'K- Mar. 3, 

< I lyety. Detroit; Mar. 10-: .'. ( Ir it. \ 

i >. II, London; Mar. 1 3 - 1 ,"• . Grand 

(> II.. Hamilton. 
STEP ON IT- Mar -3. Ha • -'•'. St. 

Louis; Mar. 10, Gayety, Kansas 

t ' i i .. 
TALK OP TOWN Mar. ", Gayety. 

Omaha; Mar, lo, Ol; ,-mpi •. Chi- 

rago 
TEMl'TATIONS OP 1921— Mar. 3 1, 

Court. Wheeling; Mar. 5. St.-uhei - 



villc: Mar. 6-S, Grand O. II.. Can- 
ton; Mar. 10, Columbia, Cleveland. 

TOWN SCANDALS— Mur. .). Colum- 
bia. Cleveland; .Mar. 10, Empire, 
Toledo. 

VANITIES— Mar. 3. Casino, Phila- 
delphia; Mur. 10, Palace, Balti- 
more. 

WATSox, BILLY— Mar. 3, Gayety, 
Rochester; Mar. 1(>. Auburn; Mar. 
11, Elmira; Mar. i", Binghamton; 
Mar. 13-15, Colonial, Utlca. 

v.ATSOX. SLIDING BILLY— Mar. 

3. Gdyety, Washington; Mar. 10. 

Gayety, Pittsburgh. 

WHIRL OK GIRLS— Mar. 3. Gay- 
ety, Boston; Mar. 10, Hyperion, 
New Haven. 

WILLIAMS, MOLLIK — Mar. 3, Em- 
pire, Toledo; Mar. 10, New Gay- 
ety, Dayton. 

WINK. WOMAN AND BONG— Mar. 
3. Orpheum, Pnterson; Mar. 10, 
Empire. Newark. 

YOUTHFUL FOLLIES— Mar. 3-5, 
VanCurler, Schenectady; Mar. 
6-8. Harmanus Bleecker Hall. Al- 
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MUTUAL CIRCUIT 
BAND BOX REVUE— Mar. 3, Gay- 
ety, Louisville; Mar. 10, Empress. 
Cincinnati. 
BASHFUL BABIES — Mar. 3. Gttr- 

riek. st. Louis; Mar. io, Broad- 
way, Indianapolis. 

BEAUTY PARADERS— Mrr. 3, 
Empire, Cleveland; Mar. 10, Gar- 
den, Buffalo. 

BIG SENSATION— Mar. 3. open; 
Mar. 10, Carriole, St. Louis 

FROLICS OF 1924— Mar. 3, York; 
Mar. A, Cumberland; Mar. 5, Al- 
tpona; c, open: Mar. 7, Union- 
town; Mar. S, New Castle: Mar. 
10. open. 

GIRLS FROM FOLLIES— Mar. 3, 
Ailentown; Mar. 4, Bethlehem; 
Mar. 6, Williamsport, Mar. 6, 
open; Mar. 7-S. Beading; Mar. 10, 
Folly. Baltimore. 

GROWN UP BARIES--M ir. 3,Nes- 

bit, Wllkes-Barre; Mar. 10, Em- 
pire. Hoboken. 
Girs FAYS REVUE— Mar. 3. 

Olympic. New York; Mar. 10, 
Star, Brooklyn. 

HEADS UP- Mar. 3. Empress, Mil- 
waukee; Mar. 13, open. 

HELLO JAKE GIBLS— Mar. 3, 

Gayety, Brooklyn; Mar. 10, How- 
ard, Boston. 

HIGH FLYERS Mar. 3. Lyric, 
Newark; Mar. 10, Bijou, Phlla, 

JOY BELLES -Mar. 3. Howard, 
Boston; Mar. 10, Olympic, New 
York. 

(CANDY KIDS— Mar. 3. Folly, Bal- 
timore; M..r. 10, York; Mar. 11, 
Cumberland; Mar. 1L', Altoona; 
Mar. 13. ope:.; Mar. 14, Union- 
town: Mar. 15, New Castle. 

LAFFIN" TIIRC- Mar. 3, Broad' 
way, Indianapolis; Mar. 10, Gay- 
el v. Louisville. 

MEET Til!'. GIRLS Mar. 3, Star. 
Brooklyn; Mar. 10, Lyric, New- 
ark. 

MIDNIGHT MAIDEN'S— Mar. 2, 
Empire, Hoboken; Mar. io, Gay- 
ety, Brooklyn. 

MISS NEW YORK, .Til,— Mar. 3. 
Majestic, Scranton; Mar. 10, Nes- 
htt. Wllkes-Barre. 

MOULIN ROUGE— Mar. 3. Cor- 
inthian, Rochester; Mar. 10, Ma- 
jestic, Sera nton, 

PACE MAKER.* Mar. 3. op. n; 
Mar. It, Euipri.-s. Milwaukee. 

SPEED GIRLS- -Mur. 3. Bijou, 
Philadelphia; Mar. 10, Ailentown: 
Mar. II, Bethlehem: Mar. 12, Wil- 
liamsport; Mar, 13, open; Mar. 
14-15. Reading. 

STRUTTIN' AROUND— Mar. 3, 
Garden, Buffalo; Mar. 10, Cor- 
inthian, Rochester, 



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By HUNTER BELL 
ATLANTA— Blackstone, all week 

LYRIC -"The Mirage," stock. 
HOWARD— "Shadows Of Paris,' 
film. 
METROPOLITAN— "!l," 
RIALTO— "St, Elmo." 



'Shuffle Along." ploying the last 
liaif at the 81 theatre, on Decatur 
street, in the negro theatrical dis- 
trict, twice daily, 

Howard Kingsmore, manager of 
the Howard Rim house, held over the 
Ossmans, banjolsta, for a second 
week in connection with the showing 
of Pola Negri's picture, "Shadows of 
Paris." Another feature attraction 
at local playhouses is the appearance 
of Patncola this week as added at- 
traction on Keith's Forsyth bill for 
the first three days. 



KANSAS CITY 

By WILL R. HUGHES 

8HUBERT— Sothern- Marlowe. 
HHUBBRT-MISSOURI — ' Whis- 
pering Wires." 

GAYETY— "Happy Paws ." 
GARDEN— 'The Sap Sheik," mu- 



the sketch now on the Orpheum 
time. 

The Orpheum «tartj or. its new 
price policy Monday with Nor» 
Bayes and Henry Santro; 's l;.»n« 
the featured acts. 

The Junior College Players wi| 
present "The Thirteenth Chair" 
March 7. The play will be givei 
an elaborate scenic production. 



steal tab. 

LIBERTY — 
(second week*. 

ROYAL— Th* 



Rosita," picture 



Kenneth 



Virginian.' 



Harlan 
of 



ture, and 
person. 

NEWMAN— "Heritag 
Desert," picture, and ' 
of 1923. 

ORFHBUM— Vaudeville. 

MAINSTKEKT— Vaudeville 

PANTAGES— Vaudeyille. 

GLOBE- Vaudeville. 



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"Art In Kansas City is on t'.e 
Bum," according »o some who wit- 
nessed "Chauve-Souris" at the 
Shubert this week. Others who 
were "also preeent" were not back- 
ward in declaring that the show 
may be art, but is not entertain- 
ment, aid that just about explains 
it as far as this town is concerned. 
The Sunday opening was about the 
slimmest the house has seen and 
business did not build much for the 
following performances. The re- 
viewers gave the show column no- 
tices and followed during the week 
with more "readers," but the cus- 
tomer, failed to respond, and that's 
that. 

At the Shubert -Missouri 'The 
Bat" flew in for its fourth week in 
three seasons, and with a $2 top 
and a $1 matinee played to more 
admissions than the other house, 
the takings for the engagement be- 
ing better than was expected. An- 
other "mystery," "Whispering 
Wires,' follows, and. as it is here 
for the first time, will probably get 
a heavy play. The Shubert has 
Sothern-Marlowe lor seven per- 
formances, commencing Monday 
evening. The advance and mail 
order sale has been heavy and the 
stars will no doubt get their usual 
$1S,0u0 or more. 

Martha Morton. daughter of 
I truce R. Morton, division passenger 
agent for the Missouri, Kansas & 
Texas, here, has joined De Lyle 
Alda, to play the character part In 



Frank Newman and Mil. a Fell 
of the Newman force; are in Hew 
York this week. 

Tony Sarg's marionettes, in "The 

Chinese Willow Plate Story," will 
appear in two performances at 
Ivanhoe Temple, March 7-8. TW 
entertainment is under the .auspice* 
of the Kindergarten Teachers' As 
soeiation. 




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"QUEENS OF SYNCOPATION" 

Now at Loew's American, New York 

Under Personal Management of AL SANDERS 



WAY THINGS HAPPEN 

(Continued From Pase 14) 

note how well the part of Shirley 
WOUld have suited the style of Mog- 
gie Albanesl. In her place, Hilda 
Bay ley shows a surejliess and con- 
sistency that are much to be ad- 
mired, but the final scene of passion 
is not acted with the white heat it 
requires. Throughout it is a 
woman's play. HaldM "Wright as 
tho dying mother la first, but Olga 
Lindo a« the suburban "vamp," 
Cicely Oai.ee as the charwoman and 
Ada King as an Inconsequential 
gossip are more interesting individ- 
ually than all the men put together. 
And why .-hould Keandean condemn 
one of our niont promising young 
CGtors — Leslie Banks — to play ab- 
surd villains perpetually? 

This play is repi rtcd on its last 
young legs In New York. 



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WAY OF THE WORLD 

London, Feb. 13. 

Comedy tiy TVillliim Congreve. revive*! 
hy Nlgi'l Playfair ut the l.yri.-. Hammer 
•mlth, London. Stage direction by Nigel 
Playfair. Starring rtoliert l.orunip, Mar- 
garet Yards and K.lnn Evans. 

Certain critics who have declared 
that Congreve'a comedies are dead 
are eating their words. Meredith, 
Swinburne, Lamb, Hazlitt and the 
other treat men of Kliglish letters 
who have declared "The Way of the 
World'' to be the greatest comedy 
in the language are shown to have 
known what they were talking 
about after all. 

Goldsmith and Sheridan have, in 
London, become more and more un- 
profitable of recent years. While 
".She Htoops to Conquer" and "The 
Way of the World" was shelved. 

l-'or 100 years (apart from a silly 
adaptation in 1842) the delightful 
part of Millamant, which Peg Wof- 
flngton made famous in tho ISth 
century, disappeared from the 
boards until Kthel Irving restored 
her to life in 1904. The only re- 
vival since that date was the pre- 
'posterous performances by the 
Stage Society at the National 
Sporting Club in 1918, when Gilbert 
Canaan, who had been a dramatic 
critic and should have known bet- 
ter, played Mirabell as if the part 
were a scarecrow. 

Tossibly the case of "The Beg- 
gar's Opera" may be paralleled. 
Though "The Way of t,he World" 
has only two songs and three dances 
to offer to music lovers, it has many 
qualities that appeal to modern 
taste. Even With Its most daring 
lines cut out, jt still Is more daring 
In the dialog than Somerset 
Maugham's "Our Betters" and 
Lonsdale's "Spring Cleaning." The 
plot ,s its weak point. Nobody < an 
make head or tail of «t. But the 

situations, tho characters of the 

women and the wit are irresistible 
Another great attraction to Lon- 
don playgoers is the chance to see 
Edith Evans In a leading part un- 
rivaled in comedy since Shake- 
speare 'arid we have to remember 
that the experts declare that 
Shakespeare'* comedies are not 
comedies in the exact Mnse cl the 
term). 

On the opening night, her Milla- 
ment, great as her success was, 
pitched flic note of gaiety a little 
too high in the opening act For 
a scene or two she forced the 
laughter, b'»t by the time the best 
scene arrived — where Mjlla.ment ex- 
plains to Mirabell by what means 
she may "dwindle into a Wife" — 
Miss Evans had made us believe the 
critic who declared her to be the 
greatest Kr.giish actress of cur time 
was not far wrong. 

Robert Loraine, however, is mis- 
cast as Mirabel), who should not be 
so much in earnest as to forget be 
is a wit; this actor, .n mind, ap- 
pearance and voice, Is earnestness 
personified. An excellent perform- 
ance of a serving man disguised as 
a wealthy superannuated knight is 
given by Harold Scott. Better still 
is Margaret Tarde's tremendously 
romie portrait ol Lady WishforL 
full "f vanity and 'the vapors." 







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Pictured are three of the'very 
newest models by I. Miller. The 
Twinkletoe with its quaintly 
looped-over strap. The Chaps- 
ford, a smart oxford with a 
M Chaps" fringe.- And the Vesta, 
a simple model -of tailored lines. 

You will note that all these models 
particularly accord with the pres- 
ent vogue, while all three are only 
a suggestion of the many others 
with which I. Miller is brightening 
the Spring footwear season! 



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MASK ANI5 THE FACE 

London, F<b. 1. 

The Everyman theatre, In the in- 
tellectual hinterland of Hampstead, 
■■ be iminr more and more a place 
f,,,- try-outs The. rental is about a 
twelfth of a West Bad theatre, and 



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expenses u:e proportionately less. 
There arc always plenty of disen- 
gaged actors to take a chance and 
play for a nominal salary. If the 
piece is successful and taken to 
London they hope to he retained In 
the cast at a more lucrative wage. 

The latest production at this sub- 
urban playhouse Is "The Mark and 
the Face," by C. B. Fernald. freely 
adapted from the Italian of "La 
Maschera e 11 Volto," by Lulgl 
Chiarelli. It is a grotesque comedy, 
in which o!d mate-rial is used in a 
new way and embrodered with an 
easy wit. 

Mario Graxla.ls the -e:.tre of a 
group of husbands, most of -.'iom 
are being openly deceived by their 
wives. He declares that should 
Savina, his wife, be unfaithful he 
would take the law unto himself and 
kiil her with his own hands. When 
it appears, though wrongly, that 
she has suc( umbel to another, he 
fe. Is he has to make good his threat 
or rrppear ridiculous before his set. 

But he cannot do this, and. to 
f.ivc Yr.H f:i<>\ smuggles lis lady 
out of Italy and announces the n< v,<\ 
that he has thrown her into Lake 
Como. After a trial for murder no 
is exonerate,! :ind becomes the hero 

e.f the hour. The violent elementary 

justice of the wronged husband >s 
applauded by all. Tlv n he hnds it 
necessary to arrange a funeral 
supposedly "f his wife's body 
dragged up from the water. An 
imposing ceremony takes place, at- 
tended l>.v the .i.tn-e countryside. 

Into the middle of this appears 
Savina. ilee-ply \'ii f 'l "i black, 'n 
attend her <wn funeral. It is •' 
ridiculous and lajwrhahh ituatlon, 
extremely well played by Athen« 
Heyle'r as Havina. Mario faces the 

dilemma for a while, but the r-:.l 

love f«,r his wife becomes upper- 
most. !<•• takes her back, defying 
the ridicule of ins neighbors, and 
actually laughs at himself, 

pranklyn Dyall's performance of 
Mario is somewhat welkhty. The 

lllllil.i)- V. null! he i,«tt.r «il|.l..it.-d t.v 

AT LIBERTY, LADY, 

.'!..;:< 1. 1 sssophonlcf, a!»o dsabls <' 
tiM.ii it.«'. .ci,.>i. Hkulel* tir.,1 can ►!!,»• 
WouM srefer h>u«l ai reva* Iteem VI, 
Stanley H»Ul, New Ters * '•'}■ rscne 

llrviit, JT3J. 



an .■!■ t'<r with a llgMer touch. 
Dyall is always a Klncere actor, 
though it is possible sometimes to 
bei too sincere, flrember Wills and 
Michael Sherbrookd aro both good, 
but several of the women's parts 
. re inadequately rendered. 

"The Mask and the Pace'' should 
certainly be brought to London 
proper, where, with- a few changes 
hi the cast, the piece should have a 
h ICCCSSfu] run! 

GREEN ROOM RAG 

London, Fo-K 4. 
Tt gf.rtn rf trtngs i'ih* Bfeeteaes prtsrntr.l 
by the fjreen Ileora i'IuS At tu« i.iiiin tbs- 
Bfre, I., n,w,n, on Sunday, l-'eb H, imd -u tlin 
>;iMie i u>. foiienrlng r'r-iiuv. t. nt»l of the 
"■,,?: Jtooim Fuse '-ir actors tn adversity. 

The chief attraction of the "Oreen 
Room Hag" i« its pro f eassa na l at- 
mosphere. \\ nen the actors are not 
deliberately working wheezes on 
subjects connected with the routine 

of their careers, Ihey are imrem- 
sc)ously giving thenoselves away. 
Time i" is anrnsing to hear Louis 
(Joodrieh, acting in "Twinkle, 
Twinkle, i^iuie War," >>y Ueonga 
KIton, complain tl>at, having once 
made n mi-t-rv .is an Ksklmo, lie 
i.n.1,1'. ; :e' aiuiii/'r engagement n° 
Miere .'<'• «i few Kskimo play. 

Hut there are other revelations of 
•;.• n, -,d>< . f ail ac'or which an of 
si rloue interest. Who but actors 
would nr, ■■ N, turn Jesus Christ and 
;,'• I 'nk now ii Warrior into "sure- 
fire hokum ' Authors would flinch 
from su< ,'i subjects, but here you 
have a sketch tailed "The Rending 
of the Vei'," in tyhich a clergyman 
see. biii.ee if )n a previous exitttence 
dinging l stone; .,t Christ; and an- 
othi r • .il » ii " rhe Creal Belief, In 
whi h fi Mowei t'.i i g>v< j .,,i in count 
i,t i'ii ii ii i ii • ; :h< i •:.• s.'.'a , War- 



rior in Westminster Abbey. Tho 
applause may be partly owing to 
(In; ailing of Malcolm Keen as the 
parson and Austin Melford as the 
flower seller, nut, by observing 
where rli" clapping is loudest, any- 
one can "see how moeh the a-dor 
loves these highly emotional sub- 
jects, which aiej avoided hy the 
norma} man, 

ALICE SIT BY THE FIRE 

C"BWS> fc, J. M. )<arrle rivlrr,! liy 1 *• 
Veiiieni.e at tne lamedy Theatre; <tlr«ct*4 
by Hlanley Ball, H.r Marie Teinpeet. 

I^ondon, Jan. 26. 
What does Sir .T.imei Barrle knew 
about motherhood and children any- 
way? Are any Of his ideas the re- 
mit of observation or are they all 
imaginative sentimentality? Some- 
times Imagination Is enough, but 
"Alke Sit by the Fire' Is Just suf- 
ficiently ner.r reality to make us re- 
alize how infernally kliiy the whole 
business is. 

Many of his young gir'.s suffer 



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VARIETY 



Thursday, February 28, 1924 



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David Uv.'.-ii-i, |a nrw.-x-lallon wl'h Win. 
Iljr'.*. Jr. I'r.seiite 

FAY BAINTER 

in "THE OTHER ROSE" 

with ll.m Hull an-l Dl.tingiil.hod Oast 

TTTTTr.CJOTtf THBATltK. W. Hth St. 
XX U l-/r?V J XI Mgt Mm llpnrj 11. U»rrl. 

GEORGE M. COHAN 

(IIIMsKI I ■ 

rn Hi. New Dramatic I'omedjr 

"THE SONG AND 
DANCE MAN" 

Itw 8 10. Mita. Wed. * Sat. at 1.10 



"Tue o-tstanding success of the 
decade." 

THE SWAN 

PfiRT "VEST 41 BT Hvc». «:10 
VeVUX. ■ Matinee* Wad. and Mat. 



— NEW AMSTERDAM £SS 

Btmt Bvrnlaf 1MB, I'Oro Mala. Wad. * Sat. 

NOW — ENTIRELY NEW 

ZIEGFELD 
FOLLIES 

, Glorifying the American Girl 



"MR. BATTLING 
BUTTLER" 

The Swafttftt, 5>p>f'dii»8f , Dan cleat Show ol 

the V'.ir! 

With Wm. Kent. f'liuM. Ktimiei iA a 

wonderful i itNt til* 80 ilunciii.; , lutiii,iiuni 



KNICKERBOCKER 11 ,^,,;^ ,* 

:i i . \ - • I (Pop i ami Bat., J 55 

IICNBI W. SAVAGE'S 

Itoltejag Musical Hit 

"LOLLIPOP" 

;: i.,;c by z.-i.H Rearj 
1( , . »»> Vincent Venn, u s 

With ADA MAY WEEKS 



RFI ASrO™'"' <" n St. Bree fiM 
DCLftJLWj,,, Thure. A 8»t.. 1:11 

Unanimously Acclaimed 

liWH) IIKI.ASIO I'mnli 

LIONEL BARRYMORE 

with irisk fenwick 
"LAUGH, CLOWN, LAUGH!" 



I iniTDTV w ,JH ' Kv*«. at ii 10 
SUaDCIV » I Ma's. Wed. A Sat.. K 10 

GEO. ML COHANS 

BfGOBST Miwicti. HIT 

The Rise of Rosie O'Reilly 

•AM UARDIC Tkeatra. W. IU u f>sa 1:15 

m. nunnio Wat( , Wsd 4 



CiLORF »'»>»• *««•» S' Iva tit 

vsuvua* Matlnoee W,iJ and Sat 

"THE ORKATKHT MUSICAL I IIHXDl 

ON KAHTII" 

CHARLES IHI.I.INUH AM Prueata 

FRED STONE 

in "STEPPING STONES" 
with DOROTHY STONE 



Music Box Theatre ;,,'," ;;'.,,' ■«■,.'' 2 i\ 

"It In a Revue That Has No Hqnaj." ' 

Sun -a lobe. 
8AM H. HARRIS Presents 
IRVING BERLIN'S 

MUSIC BOX REVUE 



Staged br II 



rd Short 



CHARLES 
CHERRY 

in "THE BACHELOR" 

By EDWIN BURKE 

This Week (Feb. 25), B. F. Keith's Riverside, N. Y. 

The New York "Times" aays: 

"Mr. Cherry without sacrificing any of his customary case 
of manner and general suaveness, managed to make the 
moat favorable Impression of all the legitimate actors who 
have come to t:.e vaudeville stage in recent months." 






West 41 St. Br., Ill 



Mt Wad. A Sat 
ip Goodman Presents 



7 fk [APOLLO 
m Phiup c 



MONTH 
if the 
biggest 
musical 
oomsdr 
bit of 
tbs year 



If I AW Theatre. W. 4»th Ivh ».S7 
rVl_.rt.VV Mats Wed and Sat. at 1:17 

STKWAHT & FREK1 l< IV ■' «.n» VoU to 



i.i uciti x iiv. 



\-. if t- :•. : Vol i an 



Cswls A OoMoa (In association 
srtth Ran H. Ilirrl,) pr«Mnt 



Sat. 8:15 

"THE 



MEET the WIFE 

with MARY BOLANO 
fn the l,(i'<ghl»(j 8wcvd o! tit? Ten' 



NERVOUS WRECK" 

Rj OWRN DAVIS 
■It* OTTO KRUutn aag JUNE WALKER 

"The Btggctt Laugh Feast of the 
Reason" —3un -Globe 

RFPIIRI IP ,sa "<• w of b» 

■*«-.r»J 01.11* MVENINOS at I. 
Matinees Wednesday * Saturday 
ANNE NICHOLS' Great Comedy 

"ABIE'S IRISH ROSE" 

"THE PLAY THAT PUT8 
'U* IN HUMOR" 



way. 
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•nd 47th 
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luM'ph riunkett 

-c»pl U£»»t.: PrettaD 
STi:|((.EON l'l 



"DAUGHTERS of TODAY" 

wtth AN ALL-STAR CAST 



MOONLIGHT 

A MUSICAL COMEOY GEM 

t a h t e LONGACRE THEATRE 



W. 13 91 En i ' J3. M . 



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The HKIWVN1 Prri^nt 

PRBDCrttCK LONSDALE'S Nsw Corned) 

SPRING CLEANING 

With VIOI.KT II KM I NO 

KSTKM.H WINWOOn 

ARTHUR MVRIIN 

A. E. UATHRWS and Other. 



playhouse ?; t x-\r£'x\:Z':VV, 

The SHOW OFF 

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riwatre W 40(1. Sr ,;■ 
Matin* i Ufii. .i iU an 

HAM II. IIMCKIS I'rrsr.ll- 



FULTON 

ERNEST TRUEX 
in "NEW TOYS" 

A I'OMK TK\f.KI»Y OK Mtltltll.lt 
I.IKF All Kit Till'. IIIIIV .\KKI\KS. 

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EARL CARROLL THEATRE 

7tb Are "■ l Both Ht 
Brea »:1B Mati* Thur. A Sat. 

EDDIE CANTOR 

ZIEGFELD PRODUCTION 

"KID BOOTS" 

with MARY EATON 

THK NKW MU8KJA1. HKNHATION 
hF\l» NO« foil Fit. Ill HKMv 



I,' I» A VirTi 1 Theatre. W. 12 St E«< 111 
' .UA/iJy'i Maimer. tv,.,l & s,-. j.35 

"HELL-BENT 
FER HEAVEN" 

with AUGUSTIN DUNCAN 
GLENN ANDERS & GEO ABBOT 



THE DAREDEVIL 

"A New Entertainment" !r. throe a-'s by 
Aua'in Melferd: produced at '.li» strand 
Thetitr* by II A. Meyer, un !er ':ie stage 
llrecttoo «.f th* author. .-~t ir CulKt-Jlan, 
A. \V. BAsl-oom'j. 

London, Jan 23. 

Quite rightly Austin Melford re- 
frains from callinpj his new puce 
anything but an entertainment. 

Some people may (trudge it even 
that appellation. It i* utterly Ir- 
responsible in construction and 
badly needs songs and dances. 
Then the pretty Kills who walk on 
and off In the first act might he 
turned Into a chorus to charm the 
audience Into an uncritical state of 
mind. The author's sift for short 
pithy Jukes would do the rest. 

But as there Is no music ptte Is 
forced to regard this as a farce 
that has been carelessly con- 
structed. Tho whole of the tlrst 
act, with several in. necessary char- 
acters, only serves to explain why 
Bertram Bright wants to visit a 
lunatic asylum — he needs "local 
color' for a book—and why his 
cousin Gordon derides to send him 
to Mrs. Bollinprton Todd's boarding 
house Many wheezes arise naturally 
out of the situation. The woman 
journalist who tells the visitor she 
Is "Madame Pompadour" gets a 
ehout. of laughter. Likewise the 
group of "listeners •In," the boastful 
traveler and the retired colonel, nil 
assume the appearance of lunatics 
without any straining, on the 
author's part, after effect. An 
audience may even nceept the an- 
archist, who puts a bomb in Ber- 
tram's pocket just before he Jumps 
out of the window, but the two pan- 
tonine lions brought in at the same 
moment by the traveler kill the 
story stone dead. 

There are few laughs missed by 
A. W. Baskcomb. Just to hear him 
complain, while looking for the tele- 
phono number of a Mr. Thompson, 
that 'Everybody's named Thomp- 
son." Is to be moved to an outburst 
of joy. IBs woebegone air is ad- 
mirably suited to the exploits of 
Bertram, although the author seems 
In doubt whether this character Is 
an utter, or only a partial, fool — 
another reason of the play's ir- 
responsibility. Tiic love scenes be- 
tween Ivan Samson and Madge 
Stuart are delightfully fresh in their 
mock bickerings. Betty de Laune 
and Dorothy Daw. fearfully and 
wonderfully dressed, burle.so.ue a 
pair of "American sisters" who have 
never given their act in America 
and were born in Manchester. Yet 
no sooner have they aroused one's 
Interest than they disappear from 
ths plot without as much as a 
dance. 

"The Dare-Devil" Is without hope 
In Its present form. If turned Into 
a musical comedy It should run for 
months ant months Jofo. 



LYCEUM Theatre. W. «th 81 Eres. S:S» 

Limited Engas.ment 

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■ - ■ forget it. A very 
. o' one old enough to 
Up, might have the Idea 
lie m in she believes to 
:• i J lover an i insisting 
I .a". ' ; .i i . ' I • ,-ttua- 
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■ during too many Vis 
lidl re seem now to !»■ 
the spurious i >m ini e ot 
It? dialogue 

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illd l ..!!;■■-( nothing of 

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she car do 'o make rtt'pac'lve t'ae 
woman who .si .ji-. her eon h t ice be- 
cause ho thinks elie n get'itig on In 
years Graham Brown finds an 
easier task id the husbAud Iferbert 
.Marshall nets the sexless "lover" as 
if he liked doing it, althmigl in re- 
ality his soul t'.-iie!s agalns: •.;•.. .s" 
too, too ■ tvhotesom ' pai t • 

It in only fair to idtl that t ■■>•• wo- 
men In the audience seemed to like 

the play, and there might have been 

some enthusiasm had it not been 
quenched by the orgy of sentimen- 
tality that Jii^' preceded the i ill of 
the curtain. But the tun will not 
last long The- B irrie boom has 
readied its limits, and besides, this 
was the ic ist successful of all Bar- 
i ic plays ( ifigu. ,ii . iroducetl In 
not, it nti i , ■ 'i, ! . a ".'i'. 1U0 per 
form in '• i 



HAVOC 

London. .Tan ii 
'Havoc" by Harry 'Wall, at the 
Haymarket, is a play ol adventure 
In the trenches. It is very good fic- 
tion In an atmosphere of fact. Into 
the mud of Flanders two English 
officers bring their love emotions 
and their ensuing drama eclipses the 
drama of war 

Violet Derring, a vertiginous vir- 
gin tic home, first gives and then 
revokes her promise to marry Ruddy 
Bunion Her liext choice is^Dlck 
Chapppll. the friend and brother of- 
ficer of Itoddy. she .itrnise.q herself 

I wi'h men, working havoc with their 
happiness 

The two eomrf.des are In the 
fighting line, whet, itoddy learns 

i tiii! he has leer, turned down In 
favor of Dick. Th" news affects 

| him so much, that he plans to de- 
sert ]>t:c in a danger spot. The 

j dramatist carefully stage manages 
ike great war to help the private 

| feud of this Implacable .soldier. 

whose mi- I I r< 1 irtv warped by 

hu wrongs By abandoning his 
friend In the time ot need, he vir-. 
tually consigns him, another off! -er 
and 17 men. to certain death. 

It is Impossible to behteve In 
i'.cll.. n a huiran '•• rig. T! gl 



disappointment of loVe lie has be- 
come the relentless heavy of the 
old time melodrama, 

There are some effective situa- 
tions, one In particular where the 
young lieutenant attached to Dick's 
detachment and known as the 
"Babe." makes his way over the 
shell ren*. ground to safe quarters, 
there to confront Roddy with his 
dastardly action. Dick too is guard- 
ed by the Providence that watches 
over stage heroes. He escapes death 
and returns to England, turns down 
the vacillating violet, and pairs off 
with the convenient Bed Cross 
nurse attending him. 

The best scenes are those which 
deal with Kitchener's army. There 
is humorous observation in the 
writing. 

Leslie Paber is the incredible 
Buddy DUnton, and Prances Carson 
tha almost as incredible Violet 
Herring. Henry Ken bill Is Dick 
Chappeii with an unpleasant quality 
about his work. An outstanding 
performance is given by Richard 
Bird as "Babe," and l'orrester Bar 
vey is a faithful study of a disor- 
derly officer's orderly. 

If London audiences are prepared 
to accept a stirring and at times 
harrowing war play, then "Havoc" 
should have a -successful run. This 
reviewer, however, doesn't belkne 
the piece will be a success, despite 
sensationally violent llrs; night ap- 
proval. Jolo 

DEVISEN 

(FOREIGN EXCHANGEi 

I'eilin, Feb. 15. 

T:..- : -•• \ farce by Lotliar Schmidt. 
one of the best known of modern 
German farce writers, was received 
with great favor at its Berlin pre- 
miere ac the Klclnea theatre. And 
justly so. for this is unquestionably 
one of the best that this almost con- 
tinuously • successful author has 
written for sever. I years. The pro- 
duction also was first rate, and a 
long German run seems assured. 

Whether the play has American 
possibilities Is l'-it open by the fact 
that it is written about very topical 
German conditions. 

The leading figure is a pensioned 
Official Of the former emperor's gov- 
ernment. He now lives very spar- 
ingly. a:,d hates, of course, "all the 
modern speculation and worship of 
the almighty dollar. 

Suddenly he finds in a d-'sk in the 
furnished apartment in which he is 
living a purse in which are nine 
$1,000 bills, which, of course, seemed 
a fortune to him. 

Suddenly lie charges bis whole at- 
titude and becomes the greatest 
profiteer -of the lot. But the money 
is stolen by a maid servant, and the 
official is in a dilemma, not knowing 
whether to admit that lie has found 
them or how they have come into 
his possession. 

They are finally found by a de- 
tective and brought back, but the 
official then denies that they belong 
to him tin an excellently written 
scene of comical uncertainty) and 
they an* given over to the charming 
owner of the desk, who ,s to marry 
an American. 

The acting of the teadil g role by 
Julius l'"nlkenstein was an excellent 
characterisation throughout, while 
VaiisU i Stock as I he maid, Olgn 
i Limbing as the owner of the desk 
and Kayser-Tietz as her fiance were 
all excellent in their roles, The 
direction of Georif Aliin.it, t. .\ ,- rou- 
sec. itiv ■ and comp del ' 



THE FAIRY TALE 



London, Feb. 10. 

Prima by M>y lM*int»n, prr-Iueed at the 
Apollo, i.<>iii,.. by Uudfrey 1'earfe m ','.- 
first manugvi ;.>! I'erture, 



After 30 years of acting. Godfrey 
Tcarlr- has trikr-n over the reins of 
management. Every playgoer and 
critlrt wishes htm luck, but all the 
Intelligent ones must regret that, 
While he holds the rights of a play 
by Lonsdale (,,• should produce such 

pooi ituil aa May Cdgmtoa's "The 








Fairy Tale." Though she lias writ- 
ten a few successful plays in collab- 
oration with Kuiiou besler, Miss 
Eugiiiton has yet to learn how to 
write one by herself. 

The hero is John Star, who likes 
to tell everybody "I'm a soldier; I 
understand actions, not words," as 
tho preliminary to long speeches. 
He would be acceptable in comedy. 
Curiously enough, the author asks 
us to take him seriously, even when 
he stalks into ills drawing room, 
still carrying his sword and plumed, 
hut after an investigation. 

Ho is supposed to represent a 
Jack the Giant-Killer in modern lifo. 
In a series of wars he wins fame. 
He comes home to llnd his wife is 
about to have a baby by anothtsr 
man. 

You could pardon him for doing 
almost anything in the circum- 
stances, but not for making prig- 
gish, self-righteous .speeches. And 
then his balloon bursts, and all the 
gas escapes, because he wants hla 
house to stand he foregoes his ven- 
geance on the lover. 

Miss Edginton evidently failed to 
see the silly side of her hero. To 
save him from looking the fool he is 
In the Interview wth the unadulter- 
ated, villain ot the piece she brings 
his mother into the play and lets 
fly at us with the sure-tire hokum 
of response to maternal love. 

Acting is out of the question. 
Tearle has some good moments, but 
only the ldol-worshlppers in pit and 
gallery can grow emotional at the 
sight of him all uniformed up and 
no place to go. Cronin Wilson tries 
valiantly to believe in his part of 
the villain, but collapses at the end 
in what seems to be uncontrollable) 
laughter. But C. V. France as a 
sentimental old gentleman and 
Mary Je-rrold as a sentimental old 
lady win through. Moyna MacGIll 
as the wife doesn't. 



THE CAMELS BACK 

London, Feb. 3. 
A! the Playhouse. 'The Camel's 
I Back" is without vertebrae. It does 
j not support the players, who from 
: Madge Titlieradge downward are in- 
j '-lined to be good. Flop they fall 
I Into a desert of dullness. W. Somer- 
set Maugham, the author, has done 
no more than tie together a bundle 
of matrimonial bickerings and at- 
tach a label to the sheaf to say It 
Is a farce. 

Madge Titheradge i« called Her- 
mione ind Frank Celller is her hus- 
band Valentine. He Is surly and 
says her dress is too youthful. She 
Is artful and tries to persuade him 
that he l« a lunatic. They spar fran- 
tically with each other. Some words 
of wit wander into their quarrels, 
but of entertainment the sum total 
is trivial. 

This corned v was> a failure In Xew 
Yor'.: : ■ -C' •!. . 



Thursday, February 28, 1924 



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By LEN LIBBEY 
The changes of attractions due 
within the next couple of weeks are 
three so far. "You and I" at the 
Plymouth next week to supplant 
"Whole Town's Talking" and the 
same night at the Wilbur "The 
Dancers." "Merton of the Movies" 
Is booked for the Hollis for March 
10 and the Tremont will pass out 



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of the legitimate class when "The 
Ten Commandments" is due to open 
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Joe Cook whose show, "Vanities" 
finished at the Colonial last Satur- 
day said here he intended to make 
the Jump to Washington over the 
road in bis machine. His friends 
were between two minds as to 
whether he meant this seriously but 
Joe claimed he did and itended to 
go through with the idea. He 
claimed he would arrive in Wash- 
ington in time to furnish the comedy 
for the show Monday night. 



Boston schoolboys and girls are 
Invited to enter a contest for a prize 
essay on "David Copperfleld" which 
opened at the Tremont Temple 
Monday. The picture is taken from 
Dicken's novel. The first prize is 
$100 am' four prizes of $25. 



The Orphcum did a whale of a 
business last week. This big Loew 
house which has a combination pop 
vaudeville and picture business did 
$20,000. This business was not 
equalled at the house since last sea- 
son when the house hit a similar 
gross with the amateur players 
which were formed Into a revue. 



BUFFALO 

By SIDNEY BURTON 

MAJESTIC— "Abie's Irish Rose," 
fourth week to sensational business. 

SHUBERT TECK — "Partners 
Again," first half; "Irene," second 
half. Second split week of season. 
Both repeaters. "Chauve-Souris" 
next. 

HIPP-— "Scaramouche." 

LOEWS — "Stepping Fast" and 
vaudeville. . 

LAFAYETTE— "The Wanters." 

GAYETY— (Columbia) Watson's 
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ACADEMY— Burlesque and pic- 
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Business last week was bolstered 
by capacity Washington Birthday 
performances. "Abie's" third week 
at Majestic went close to $15,000. 
with an advance sale of $5,000 for 
current week. "Blossom Time," at 
the Teck, got off to a slow start, but 
drew heavily the latter part of the 
week, despite adverse comments 
caused by an Indifferent company. 
Burlesque reported only moderate 
takings, with vaudeville strong. 



The little Hippodrome property In 
lower Main street was sold recently 
on a foreclosure sale at a price said 
to be close to $100,000. The theatre, 
formerly belonging to Rudolph Wag- 
ner, who dropped dead in a Brooklyn 
L station a year ago, was one of the 
first picture houses in Buffalo. Re- 
cently It has been given over to a 
10-eent blood-and-thunder picture 
policy, and is reported a money- 
maker. The site will be remodeled 
for business purposes. 

This week marks the second anni- 
versary of the opening of the La- 
fayette Square. The vaudeville card 
includes Francis Renault, Brown 
Saxophone Six and Andre Sherry 
Revue, with ."The Wanters" as the 
film feature. A special gala dinner 
will be served on the stage during 
the week for the stockholders. La- 
fayette stock has paid an 8 per cent, 
dividend during the past year, with 
a substantlial amount reported held 
in reserve for mortgage amortiza- 
tion purposes. 



Variety-Clipper Bureau 

WASHINGTON, D. C. 

Evana, Bldg., New York Awe. 
By HARDIE MEAKIN 



POLl'S— Harry Lauder. 
NATIONAL— Earl Carroll's Vani- 
ties." 
BELA8C0— "Tho Woman Hunter." 
OARRICK— "The Bat." 



P R E S I D E N T— "Simon Called 
Peter." 

LOEWS PALACE — "The Next 
Corner" (film). 

LOEWS COLUMBIA — "The 
Stranger". 

CRANDALLS METROPOLITAN 
— "The Love Master" and Garber- 
Davls Orchestra. 

MOORE'S RIALTO— "Daddies." 

GAYETY— Marlon's Show. 

COSMOS— Vaudeville. 

STRAND— Pop vaudeville. 

It must be recorded the return of 
the "radiating" Peggy Joyce to her 
old home town is the big event of 
the week, even if Sir Hairy Lauder 
is at Poli's. 



Harry Crandall Is following up the 
box-ofllcc success with Waring's 
Pennsylvar\ians as an added feature 
at his downtown house, the Metro- 
politan, and has brought in another 
orchestra combination, Garber- 
Davls. Indications arc that the other 
houses will have to fall into line with 
Just such special featurps to main- 
tain the Metropolitan pace. 



"The Bat" is going to try for a 
four weeks' run at $1.50 top at the 
ill-fated Garrick. 



Orangelo Ratto, assistant manager 
of the Palace, has had his waltz. 
"Give Me a Smile Like You Always 
Did," incorporated in the musical 
score of the house orchestra, over 
which Tom Gannon presides. 



A fourth week was given the War- 
ing's by* Crandall at the neighbor- 
hood house, Ambassador. 

Bousa'a band Is at the National on 
the afternoon of the 7th. 



"Three Weeks," stopped in Balti- 



more, Is to be shown at Moore'a 
Rialto next week. 



Thomas McGlynn, son of Frank 
McGlynn of '"Abraham Lincoln" 
fame, Is in the cast of the Ram's 
Head Players, a. local little theatre 
run by the grandson of Alexander 
Graham Bell, the Inventor of the 
telephone. McGlynn plays a part In 
"Elizabeth Tudor" and is a student 
here at the Catholic University. 




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SAN FRANCISCO 

Charles Kurtzman, publicity di- 
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Granada, lui* resigned. 



Rothehlld Entertainment. • Inc., 
held its annual meeting here laat 
week at which all of the officers 
wero retained in their respective 
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Leon Bakst, announced as an au- 
thority on fashions for women, Is 
booked for two appearances here at 
the 1'laza this week. H« will lec- 
ture on "The Art of Costume as 
Applied to the Individual Person- 
ality'" and "The New Art in Korm 
and Color." His appearances are 
under the direction of Jes.-icu Col- 
bert. 



The Selwyns production of "The 
Fool," now current at the Curran 
theatre, piled up an advance sale of 
$6,000 before the opening. This at- 
traction has been enjoying unusual 
prosperity In the smaller towns also. 
The show drew (11,000 on a split 
week between Fresno and Sacra- 
mento. 



Boris Petroff, Russian dancer, lias 
Signed a contract with the Roth- 
ehlld Entertainment. Inc., to become 
ballet master for the three ltoth- 
child houses here and to supervise 
the dancing productions shown In 
the theatres. 



BILLS NEXT WEEK 


(Continued from page 27) 


?d half 


LKAV EN WORTH 


ll:irry Harden 


Orpheum 


11 Cuff Xt Hobby 


H Ooft A Bobby 


weeno it Willlama 


Kmm A Williams 


Marigold 3 


Marigold 3 


M Thlelon Troupe 


Max Thlelon Tr 




(One to fill) 


KANSAS C, KAN9. 


LINCOLN 


Electric 






Liberty 


Alev'der Roach** Co 


J * A Riley 


Uuo Bros 


•Weston W'r.er A '> 


Id half 


Danny DusTsan Co 


•Weston W'ncr * K 


Liny Foo Troupe 


Briscoe A Raugh 


(One to till) 



EDDIE MACK TALKS 



No. 167 



The TAKEWAS thrilled Variety's reviewer with their 
phenomenal perch act at Fifth Avenue Proctor's, this 
week. Pleased the audience and bookers with their 
dandy attire. Of course, the tricks are ability and 
practice, but the clothes were furnished by EODIE 
MACK. You don't have to practice clothes. EDDIE 
MACK does that. Just come in and EDDIE does the 
rest — outfit you with everything. Suits and all clothes, 
as always, and now a complete and excellent line, of 
furnishings. 



MACK'S CLOTHES SHOP 

MACK BUILDING 

166 West 46th Street 

Just a Step East of Broadway 



Id half 
Two Rozellas 
Hayden & Atwood 
Fred 1 1 air., n Co 
Marry I • e I r 
Harry Kabne 

MADISON 
Orphrum 

2d half 
Dessa Retter 
Howard A (lark R 
Hugo Lutgens 
I. eon's Ponies 
(One to nil) 

MILWAI KEF. 

Majestic 

Rekoma 
Melroy Sis 
Coley * Jaxon 
Geo Armstrong 
Uanny Graham Rev 
Temple 4 
Kirk Collier Co 
(One to nil) 

MINNEAPOLIS 

Seventh 8t. 

Manilla Bros 
J A F Bneard 
Wells & West Rev 
Rose O Hara 
Varieties 
Frank Hush 
Dial Monks 

PEORIA 
l'ulaco 
Frank Marckley 
Holmes A Hollistnn 
I>orothy Taylor Co 
Imp'rlal Hu'sian En 
(One lo nil) 

2d half 
•Malum & Cholet 
Kerr A Weston 
(Three to All) 

QCIMC1 

Orphrum 
Maslne & Hobby 
Ch'berlain A Karl 
•J Kemper A Hand 

2d half 
Paramount 4 
Pinched 

Inez. Courtney Co 
RACINE, WIS. 

Rlalto 

Riims-j'a Canaries 
Boyd & King 
First I*>v« 

Lane A Harper 

30 Pink Toes 
HOMELAND, ILL. 

State 

Klass Brilliant 
Making Movies 
(One to nil) 
2d half 

nirds .it Paradise 

Alexandria 
Making Movies 

rock ford 

Palace 
Oezzo Retter 
Howard A Clark R 
Hugo I.ulgens 
Leon's Pomes 
(one (o nil) 

ST. JOE. MO. 
Mr, In. 
Hell & Caron 



Harkln* Sis 
Franotll 
(One to All) 

2d half 
Clark A Mannlig 
l.tng Foo Troupe 
(Two to fill) 

ST. LOl.'IS 

Columbia 

Frank J Sidney Co 
Morton Bros 
Hong Ray Haw 
Hugh Emmett Co 
Callahan & Bliss 
Fink's Mules 

Grand 

Selgal & Irving 
Pltzer A Daye 
Hutch'son A S'th'rn 
Dayle & Patsy 
Oh Vou Flirt 
JAW Henning 
Dancing Wild 
B & J CreigMon 
Hiro Suml & K 
SOI Til BEND 

Palace 
BUI A; Genevieve 
Lambert A Fish 
R Roberts A Band 
Alice Hamilton 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Saxon A Farrell 
O'Brien 6 
(Three to fill) 
SPR'GFIELD, ILL. 

Majestic 
Prince Leo 
Raymond A Schram 
Saxton * Farrell 
Al Abbott 
Son Dodger 

2d half 
Clown S«al 
Peck A Harris 
Trlxio Frlganra 
(Three to rill) 
SPR-OFIKLD, MO. 

Electric 
Australian Waltes 
Pearce A Williams 

2d half 
V'l'tlnos & B't'mlry 
Kltnor & Reaney 
TKKICK HACTR 
Hippodrome 
Clown Seal 
Peck A Harris 
Trlxie Frlganza 
O'Brien 6 
(Two to nil) 

2d half 
Lambert A Fish 
R Roberts & Band 
Alice Hamilton 
(Three to HID 
TOPEKA 

Novelty 
H Gotf A Bobby 
Keene A Williams 
Marigold 3 
Max Thlelon Tr 
lone to fill) 

2d half 
Novelty Larkins 
J & A Riley 
Otto Bros 
Hell A Caron 
I One to fill) 



PANTAGES CIRCUIT 



(These bills may 
contain several er- 
rors, due to In- 
ability of booking 



office to make cor- 
rections before press 
time.) 



TORONTO 
Pantagrs 

(1-7) 

Pony Boy 

Van A Tys.on 
Sober Wagner A B 
Wells A Eci or Duo 
Lane A Freeman 
Lomas Troupe 

HAMILTON. CAN. 

I "a n tuxes 
Adair & Adair 
Bayes A Smith 
Kajayama 
Wlgginsville 
Marion Clare 
Roland Travrrs 

cnicAoo 

< 'imt.-i.il 
1st half. 

Rherwln Kelly 
Kenwick Sis 
Casson & Klem 
King Solomon .Tr 
Jack Strauss 
The Rlos 

MINNKAPOIJS 

Pantnges 

(Sunday Opening) 
Sonla & Escorts 
Wallace & May 
Chas Keating Co 
Moscow Art Co-) 
Grant Gardner ( 
Three London* 

RKGINA, CAN. 

Pantngrn 

(3-5) 

(Same bill plays 

Saskatoon C-S) 
Chapelle A Carlton 
DeMont A Gracla 
Edna W Hopper 
O Stamm A Girls 
Dave Harris 
Terino 

EDMONTON, CAN. 
Pantugr* 

York's Pupils 
Burns A Foran 
Hill A Balfour 
Werner Amors s 
Whitefield A Irel'd 
Uyeno Japs 

CALGARY, CAN. 

Puntagrs 

Barto & Melvin 
Lawlor & Glaxer 



Race A Kdge 
Versatile Steppers 
Palo A. l'alet 
Four Girton Girls 

SPOKANE 

Puntagrs 

Louis,- ,* Mitchell 
Sue Russell 
Nautical Follies 
Noodles Fagan 
Six Belfords 

SEATTLE 

Puntagrs 

Little Vosh! 
Northlane & Ward 
sherri Revue 
Carl McCullough 
Four Yellerons 

VANCOUVER. B C 

Puntagrs 

Three H-lmonts 
Massart Sis 
Wylie A Hartman 
Dillon A Parker 
Vardon A Perry 
Vardell Bros 

BELLINC.IIAM 

Vaudeville 
The Barles 

Baby June 
Tuck A finn 
Heart of Clown 
Bert Walton 
Gertrude Avery Go 

TACOMA 

Pantagrs 

The Tlnsatlels 
Cliff Green 
Hughes Merrltt Co 
Sherman Van A H 
Ilavcinan's Animals 

PORTLAND, ORE. 

Puntagrs 

Al Golem 

Turelly 

Rogers A Don'ly 

Calls Bros 

Thaleros Circus 

Harry Abrams Co 

Travel 

(Open Week) 
The Rawleys 
Laurie DeVine 
Myron Pearl Co 
Juanlta Hansen 
Brltt Wood 
Georgia Minstrels 



SAN FRANCISCO 
Pmitnge* 

(Sunday Opening) 
Melford Trio 
Howard 'A Norwood 
L'ford A Fr'd'ricks 
Haney Revue 
Story A Clark 
Herberta Beeson 

LOS ANGELES 

Pantagrs 
(Sunday ripening) 
Frank Work Co 
Sabbott A Brooks 
Wllhats 



Walters A stern 
Irvlng's Uidffeta 

LG. REACH, < AL. 
Hojt 

Rasso 

M'K'skk A HI:. lay 
Courtney Sia 
Murray & Haddos 
Hlutch A Snyder 
Cuba Crutchti. id 

SALT LAKE 

Puntagrs 

Kafka A Stanley 
Halid.iy A WllleltS 



Evening Slippers 



Brocades 
8<itins 
Velvet a 
Pa islet; s 
Kids 



Andrew Geller 

1656 BROADWAY 

New York City 



Spanish Dancing Studio 

Tenches all kinds of Spanish Dances, 
Also use of Castanets. 

AURORA ARRIAZA 

037 Madison Ave., eor 69th St.. Plaxa CIM 

NEW YORK CITS 
FOR SALE: Full line of Spanish Shawls. 
< ayahs. Castanets, Etc. 



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1.11 w. e,u St., N. Y. 
Phone 4009 Col. 
Bend for Catalogue 




H & M PROFESSIONAL TRUNKS 

Sold at Factory Prices 

by the Following HAM Agents 

SAMUEL NATHANS, INC., 568 Seventh Avenue, NEW YORK 

B *"NES "TRUNK £0. VICTOR TRUNK CO. 

CHrArr, 0lph - 74 ■•»• 8tr "t 

CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO 

1 12 M -«?, l ri GG . AG |,S - DETHLOFF BROTHERS 
312 Capitol Theatre Bldg. 725 15th Street 
DETROIT DENVER 
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QUEENIE DUNEDIN 



THE VARIETY GIRL 



KEITH'S ROYAL, NEW YORK, NEXT WEEK (MARCH 3) 



Direction JIMMY DUNEDIN 



Thursday, February 28, 1924 



VARIETY 



35 



RETURN ENGAGEMENT AT B. F. KEITH'S PALACE NOW AFTER SIX WEEKS 



EVAPUC 




N 



SAM WHITE 



LAST WEEK IN VAUDEVILLE AFTER COMPLETING 13 WEEKS OF KEITH VAUDEVILLE 
COMPLETING FIRST VAUDEVILLE ENGAGEMNENT IN EIGHT YEARS THIS WEEK 

NEXT TO CLOSING ON ALL BILLS 

Previous Engagements Included 78 Weeks in "IRENE" on Broadway 

Season with Geo. M. Cohan's "MARY," Two Seasons "GREENWICH VILLAGE FOLLIES," Season Mur- 
ray Anderson's "JACK AND JILL," Many Seasons at WINTER GARDEN, New York. 

Now Rehearsing with LEW FIELDS' "JAZZ KING," Opening Chicago April 20 

The Consensus of Opinion Among Keith Managers Was: 



John Royal, Manager Keith's Palace, Cleveland: "You are one of the 
biggest hits that ever played my theatre and a real headline attraction." 

Gene Connolly,' Manager Davis Theatre, Pittsburgh : "Glad to have you 
on my bill; you're a treat to vaudeville." 

Roland Robbins, Manager Keith's, Washington : "Great act. Every 
minute of it is real clean entertainment." 



Mr. Sallon, Manager Colonial, Erie: "You're the kind of an act man- 
agers dream (about, but very seldom get." 

Jerry Shea and Abby Wright, Managers Shea's and Princess, Montreal 
and Toronto: "You're the talk of the town." 

Con, "Variety": "One of the best comedy talking, singing and dancing 
turns in 'one' in the racket." 



»• 



To Eddie Darling: "Thank* for Your Bookings and Offer of One More Week Before Returning to the Legitimate Stage. 

TO THE MOTION PICTURE THEATRE OWNERS 

AFTER PLAYING THREE WEEKS FOR BALABAN & KATZ LAST YEAR A. J. BALABAN SAID: "You can play for me 

any time you wish. Just give me four weeks' notice so I can bill you." 

Direction ROSE & CURTIS 



Fridkln i RhcJa 
Rigoletto Bros 
Howard & Lewis 

Yalta 

OGDEN, I T All 

I*antugrs 

(6-8) 
The Hanans 
Louis Winsel 
Nell Fernandez 
Fred Weber Co 
Burt & Rosedale 
The Mounters 

DENVER 

l'untagex 
Gibson & Price 
Julia Curtis 
Alia Axiom 



Jed Dooley Co 
Hanncford Family 

COI.O. SI-KINGS 
Burns 

(3-6) 
(Same bill plays 

Pueblo 7-9) 
Joe Reichen 
John Burke 
Harmon & Sands , 
Evans Mero & B 
Mary Drew Co 
Robinson's Band 

OMAHA, NEB. 
World 

Clifford & Gray 
Paul Sydell 
Baraban Grob Co 



The Guardian of a Good 
Complexion 

STEINS 



ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED 



nuke-up 

Holds the Centre of the 
Stage 



Milo 

Nat Chick Haines 

DE8 MOINES, 1A. 

I'niitagcs 
Julia Edwards 
Lucille & Cockle 
Bcrnardl 
Watson Sis 
Van Hern & Inez 

KANSAS CITY, MO 

I'milage* 
Mary Blank Co 
Jewell & Kita 
Valrska Suratt 

1 .ilioii.it i 
Steve Green 
Stanley Tripp & M 

MEMPHIS 
I-antages 

Rafnyette's Does 
Valeska Suratt 
Ross Wyae Co 
M Montgomery Co 
A Robbins 
Four rhilllps 

TERRA IIAITE 

Indiana 

2d half 
Sonla & Escorts 
Wallace & May 
(-has Keating Co 
Moscow Art Co 
Grant Gardner 
Three Londons 



TOLEDO 
Rlvoll 

T^aSalle llafsan Co 
McGowan & Knox 
(Others to nil) 

INDIANAPOLIS 

Lyric 

Trella Co 
Harris & Holly 
II & J Shields 
Taylor Howard & T 
Sarafan 

coi.iMnrs, o. 

•■antes 
The Cromwella 
B & O Hall 
Billy Swede Hall 

Prosper & Marat 

Follii'S 

DETROIT 
Recent 

Ritter & Knapp 
Margaret & Caddes 
Seymour & Cuiurd 
Jo« Roberts 
Kate & Wiley 

Mllea 

Nestor & Vincent 
Rhoda & Broskel) 
Mary Reilly 
Wnt Weston 
Ward & Raymond 
Billy Sharp's Reiue 



INTERSTATE CIRCUIT 



COVERS FOR .J 
ORCHESTRATION^ 

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ART BOOKBINDING CO? 

119 WEST 42d STREET v 
NEW YORK CITY 



DALLAS, TEXAS 

Majestic 

Flying Hartwella 
Jean Boydcll 
Harry L Cooper 
Walsh & Ellis 
Stars of the Future 
Kramer & Boyle 
Corinne & llimbcr 

FT. SMITH. ARK. 
Jole 

2d half 
Fantlno Sis 
Stanley & Blrnes 
geek * Randolph 
Teplta Grandos 
(One to All) 

FT. WORTH, TEX. 
Majestic 

Ann Vivian 
Ly)c & Virginia 
Basil & Keller 
Yannark 
Dave Roth 
Hubert Dyer 

HOI STON, TEX. 
Majestic 

Bert Sloan 



W & G Ahearn 

T & D Ward 

Flo Lewis 

Harry Wai'n R- B d 

A I Herman 

Klown Revue 

LITTLE ROCK 
Majestic 

Stanley Bros 
Dooley & Morton 
Four Mortons 
Stanley & Birnes 

Pepita Oranadoi 

2d half 
Paul Nolan 
Dunlay & Merrill 
Hegodus Sis 
Drew Valle Co 
Yip Yaphanktrs 

OKLAHOMA CITY 
Orphrum 

(Tulsa Split) 
1st half 
Berg, A English 
MeFarlan* *• Palac e 
llabcnck & Dolly 
Van Hovtn 
Maurice Diamond 



L. ROSEN, 



Inc. 



SAN ANTONIO 
Majestic 

Harry Moore 
Barry * Whltledge 
Roger linhof Co 
Deiro 

Venlta Gould 
Rome & Gaut 
Bi Ba Bo 

TULSA, OK LA. 

Orplirnm 

(Okla. City Split) 

1st half 
Paul Kirklund Co 
•Minoviteh 



Einllle Lea Co 
Frank Dixon Co 
& Minstrel Monarchs 

WICHITA, KAN. 

Orplieum 

Harry Holaman Co 
Morris & Shaw— 
O'Neill & Plunkett 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
•Alexander * Roai h 
Larry Comer 
Artistic Treat 
(Others to fill) 



IN LONDON 

Presiding at a meeting of the Ac- 
tors' Association at the Kingeway, 
Feb. 10, J. Fisher White said the 
amount of unpaid subscriptions 
from 1919 to 1922 was $120,000. 
Members wondered why the organi- 
zation waa hampered for funds. 
Still they had been able to be of 
■Treat service to members, and bo- 
gus managers had been prosecuted. 
The general secretary said the pres- 
ent membership was 4,566. A plan 
for the establishment of repertory 
theatres in the provinces was be- 
ing considered ,and a meeting deal- 
ing with 1*. would be held at the- 
Empire. Cardiff, Feb. 20. During 
1923, $40,000 had been paid out in 
cash benefits. 

The immediate future of Gladys 
Cooper Is settled. She will appear 
In a revival of Sardou'a "Diplo- 
macy." It was in this play, 10 years 
ago, that she emerged from play- 
ing flapper parts In London and 
achieved extensive recognition as 
an actress. Ivor Novello Is ex- 
pected to have a leading role In 
the revival, which Is to be done at 
the Playhouse. 



Avery Hopwood, the author of 
"Fair and Warmer. " 



Another Sardou revival Is •"Ma- 
dame Sans-tjeiie," which Marie 
Lohr will stage at the (Jlobo. The 
play has not been seen in London 
since t' a da. s of Sir Henry Irving. 



Henry n. Stern, the musie pub- 
lisher. Is spending the winter on 
the Riviera. He has been away 
from New York for over a year. 

Following the success of the 

"Green Room Hag," in which all 
parts, from hading lady to chorus 
girl, were played by men, there is 
every possibility another show on 
the same lines will shortly be seen 
playf-d entirely by women. 



THEATRICAL CO STUMER 



NOW LOCATED AT 
69 West 50th Street 



There has* been a plentiful crop 
of failures produced during the past 
two weeks. Business Is none too 
good for "The Camel's Pack," at the 
Playhouse, "Not In Our Stars" at 
Wymlhams, "The Way Things Hap- 
pen" at the Ambassadors. The 
probability is that these houses will 
be holding new attractions shortly. 

"Bachelor Husbands," which Is 
now being tried out In the prov- 
inces, will be done In the West. 
Rnd during March. Originally called 
"Why Men Leave Home," It Is by 



T!ie entrance of Godfrey Tearle, 
in conjunction with Charlton Mann, 
Into management has not been un- 
duly marked by good luck. Their 
first production, "A Fairy Tale," did 
not receive a unanimous welcome 
from the critics, and almost imme- 
diately the leading lady, Moyna Mc- 
Gill, had to retire from the cast 
owing to Illness. Her part was taken 
up by the understudy, Joyce Ken- 
nedy, who at the time she was called 
upon had not had a proper re- 
hearsal. 

All this talk about George Pobey's 
new salary of £800 for the forth- 
coming Hippodrome show, "Leap 
Year," turns out to be somewhat ex- 
aggerated. Some one who is in a 
position to know says the actual 
figure is £650, and certainly this is 
not to be sneezed at. The new show 
which W, lie A Tate will follow their 
present "Brighter London" at that 
house, Is designed as the biggest 
ever contemplated, and the salary 
list will be enormous. In addition 
to liobc-y there is Laddie Cliff, at 



NEW YORK 



fhone < ir.le G3»t) 



THEATRICAL Oil 



THE STANDARD ENGRAVING CO I. 

.121 W,U }9 ft. NEW TOOK 



£260; the Gertrude Hoffman girls, 
at £300; a troupe of Llllputians at 
£275; Maude Fane, Betty Chester 
anl Vera Pea'rce, who total £180; 
the Hippodrome Eight, £55; 32 girls 
at £2-10 each; 20 chorus men at 
£4-10 each; smaller parts, about 
£80, not to mention stage managers 
and Gus Sohlke's salary as producer. 
As will be seen at a glance, the run- 
ning expenscss, irrespective of the 
production, will total approximately 
£2,000. The Wylie-Tate shows play 
the Hippodrome on a 60-60 basis 
twice dally, and £6,000 Is not an 
exceptional weekly gross. 



i Long Acre Cold Cream 
Leaves Skin Velvety Soft 

Which Is Just inn reason why discrim- 
inating stoic. Screen and Ring ArtlMs 
have used Long Arro exclusively for over 
thirty years. 

Lone; Acre Cold Cream la considered 
the Ideal foundation for make-up bccaui-e 
of Its exceptional purity, amoothnexs and 
"sprcadnlilllty." And It Is equally effect- 
ive for removing make-up, InHtantly 
cleansing tho ports and leaving the skin 
velvety soft and amouth. 

Long Aero costs no more than any 
other high-grade cream and goes twice 
ss far iij most of them, thus making it 
the most economical cold cream to be 
obtained anywhere. Sold In attractive 
half-pound and pound tin* at COc. and 
Ji on. Jluy it at drug and theatrical 
toilet counters. Where unobtainable order 
direct, adding 10c. for postage. Long 
Acre Cold Cream Co., *14 Kut 125th Ht., 
New York City. 




;WELDON,WIlLIAMS&LIfK': 

FORT SMITH. ARK. 




36 



VARIETY 



Thursday, February 28. 1924 



Direct From 
Year and a Half 

Continuous 
Engagement 

McVICKER'S 
THEATRE 
CHICAGO 



BORIS PETROFF 



AND 



DOROTHY BERKE 

SPECIALLY ENGAGED FOR SEASON AS 

BALLET MASTER 

HERBERT L. ROTHCHILD ENTERTAINMENT, INC., THEATRES 



Also 

Conducting the 

Boris Petroff 

"ART OF THE 
DANCE" SCHOOL 



in 



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T>aily Made'lna 
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Davis James 
Dobler Lyle 
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Ulcer Mary 
Haruor Pearl 
Hornet Mr I 

Ifoshl Mr T 

Jnckman T,»nrird 
.l.tiin .. Jolio 
Johnson * McK'na 
Jolly Charles 

Keating Lawrence 
Kennedy Marcctla 
Kent Annie 
Kanchor Oeorgo 

Laltergere Uisie 
Lamnkin Kay 
Lazrreon Abraham 
Lee Mildred 
I.eon'.l & Oermalne 
Lewis & Harr 
Ltbonatl Joss 
I.lnd Homer 
London T.ouia 
Long Prank 
Louis & lily 

MoCultougb P 

Mar.-k Roger 
Mart Arthur 
MPQkle C 
Mennetti Bddla 
Merrill Hlaneho 
Mid.lleton John 

CHICAGO 

Adams June 
Artx Cba* 
Ambler Mac 

Attains & Th'peona 
Albert * Seibini 
Adam* Hex 
Aldrlch K P 

Alexander Julin 

HIsi-VM-ell KUa 
Hath ('• n 
Hornet A Downs 
Hrown Buater Miss 
Hell Jeaae 
Hallo Duo 
Bimbo Chas 

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Collins Art I. Mrs 
Cbarmla Lois 
Chamberlain a. Karl 
Cherle Mi»s 
Ci.uk Marie 

Dillen Dorothy 
1 lefty Jami a .1 
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Dean Daisy _ . 

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Dean Ambr* 
DeMattia Betty 

Dillon Jai k 
Dunn J*-* .1 Mis 

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Karl.' I.. mi, Miss 
Klroy Hetty 
Klioy -;s 

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Brrettu John 

Fowler Dolly 
Pauulle Edna 
Poster A r- ;•«> 
Pram is Vic 

Fox Maud 

Oibson Hardy 

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Glttleman Aubrey 
Grant Simia 
Qldwita A Myera 
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Hlnea Harry 

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Hullbert Oene 
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Morreli Prank 
Morreli Maude 

O'Reilly Klorenco 
Oatarman Jack; 
Owen Hetty 

Parsons Geo 
I'aul Marl 
Paula Mile 
Perry George 

St. Denll Ruth 
Sauber Harry 
Smith Nell 
Snow Ross C 
Stephen Murray 

Trana James 
Travrs Miss II 
Tuttle Milo 

Vernon Dorothy 
Vcilc Annette 

Walker Doroth 
Wallace Martha 
Walton & Hrant 
Weldon Hernard 
Wiley Dave 
Wilson Prank 
Winch'*rman Mrs *»V 
Word"n Oeorge 
Worth Madlya 

ornca 

llyrnack 
Harris Wm .T 
lloush Jack 

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Jackson Lobby 
Jewells Hdm 
Jones Dave 
Johnson Arnold 
Johnson Clem 
Jason lsabell 

Kellogft N A 8 
Klnffaton Bobby 
KratTt c.iailys 
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Labranaky Frank 
Ligbtner Preddy 
Uea Bevertoa 

Lloyd Arthur Mrs 

McCrca B A T 
M. Donald Jas 
Marx Walter 
Hasina .* Hobby 
Mlddleton Jean 
Metl Hayniond 
MaaReld Hairy 

Hewman William 
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Pheasy A Powell 
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LOS ANGELES 

VARIETY'S OFFICE 

ORATJHAN'II 

Metropolitan Theatre Bldg., 
Suit* 261, Hill St. Entrance 



Although minus the usual hold- 
overs, the Orpheum lost entertain- 
ment value this week due to over- 
balancing with men and a general 
lack of sightliness. Mclntyre and 
Heath headlined with their old 
vehicle and plodded along to a mul- 
titude of laughs. 

Captain Bruce Balrnsfather, with 
talk and drawings, equally effective, 
played fourth spot, following Bert 
Baker and Co., who scored a laugh- 
ing hit all the way and was easily 
one of the comedy highlights of the 
bill. 

Sylvia Clark is highly regarded 
locally because of several appear- 
ances here lately, and she came in 
for creditable recognition with her 
routine of Blanche Merrill's exclu- 
sive numbers. 

Jack Osterman, following and 
next to closing, displayed a new 
vehicle which is several notches 
above anything already done by 
this clever youngster. Ho capably 
carries out an idea of his own, con- 
taining many laughs, and undoubt- 
edly an applause and laugh pro- 
ducer for the biggest bills. 

The Barr Twins closed, adding 
considerable class and holding the 
audience nicely. The girls provided 
stepping which was badly needed 
by the bill. R. and W. Roberts 
opened with an effective short rou- 
tine of balancing. Frank l>e Voe 
took the next assignment for gen- 
uine returns, putting him with the 
applause winners of the show. 

Hart. 



plenty of life with a well -construct- 
ed vocal routine. Martinet and 
Crow opened qnietly, with Grace 
and Patti Adelphia following. They 
are local girls who display progress 
In their work and came in for rec- 
ognition. 

Holmes and La Vere appeared 
third, making a good bid for com- 
edy honors. The Three Whirlwinds, 
opening, made their fast roller- 
skate work stand the test. Hart. 



W'. S. Butterlleld. head of the But- 
tcrfield circuit, is spending several 
weeks here. 



The good notices accorded "The 
Adding Machine" seem to have had 
an effect on the attendance of the 
little Fine Arts, where business dur- 
ing the second week exceeded that 
of the first. 



"Heine" Brand (non-professional) 
is reported to have secretly married 
Clara Horton I>^c. 29. 



H. B. Wright has been appointed 
managing director of Loew's State 
and the Criterion, controlled by 
West Coast Theatres. Inc. John 
Goring, manager of the State, re- 
signed last week. Wright is from 
Seattle, where he was connected 
with the Jensen -Von Herberg the- 
atres. 



Pilgrimage Play Co. for several 
years, hati left for the east and will 
sail later for Europe. 



Chicago was well represented 
locally last week with Marcus Hei- 
man, Joseph Finn and Tink Humph- 
ries in town. 



Kddie Armstrong, California sales 
manager for Universal, was here 
last week to confer with Ay LJcht- 
raan. 




Famous 
Aquid Powder 

•JAMES 

Urrat 




Marsra I.a Rubia. who has been 
appearing in the Orient during the 
past two and a half years arrived 
here last week. Miss l^i Rubia will 
spend a few weeks here then go 
Fast. 



Florence Pierce Reed of the 
"Evening Express" has written a 
novelty sketch entitled "The Dev- 
il's Tattoo." 



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TUB VIM R WIIKRB AH. THE STARS OITT THEIR STAOP. SETTINGS. SET- 
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Pantages has been headlining big 
names quite regularly lately and it 
held another trump this week in 
the Courtney Sisters. They attract- 
ed a good matinee house Monday 
and registered strongly with their 
clever delivery of published songs. 

Murray and Maddox was the 
only other act having a representa- 
tive of the fair sex. The couple 
with their hick talk got laughs free- 
ly next to closing, and the dancing 
finish, with the girl doing some good 
loose-Jointed stepping, added to 
their popularity. Cuba Crutchfield, 
a cowboy roper with the usual talk 
but something different in his floor 
acrobatic lariat stunts, went over 
well. 

Bud Snyder, BItitch and Co. a 
straight bicycle rider and a couple 
of comedians, closed with plentv of 
laughs. McKissen and Halllday, 
colored, got their best returns when 
singing their ghost bit. The turn 
is good for laughs, but too drawn 
out. Rasso opened with juggling. 
The balancing of golf-sticks and the 
wondcrphone were outstanding in 
a good routine. Josephs. 

The Hlllstreet bill consisted en- 
tirely of turns which have appeared 
hereabouts recently. Johnny Hurke 
and Newhoff and Phelps shared 
bill-topping honors, both proving 
worthy of the distinction. 

Burke, for his third local week, 
whanged over laugh arter laugh at 
the Monday night show. Newhoff 
and Phelps, with a capable band of 
youngsters supporting, gave the bill 



Jack Emenhiier head of the Na- 
tional Theatres Inc. controlling 
about 12 picture houses in Southern 
California, six of which are In San 
iJiego has taken over the lease of 
Mission. The Mission is part of the 
site on which the new Orpheum will 
be constructed and is scheduled to 
come down within the year. 



ACTS WANTED - 

Five-piece girl jazz bands or flve-plfce 

g.rl musical acts and TEAMS and 

SINC.LKS 

NO TALKING ACTS 

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O tllce 

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The u ife of Ray Jones advertising 
manager of the Hilistreet has left 



Jack Boot will retire from the 
management of the Mission shortly 
and will leave with his family for 
Europe. He will be succeeded bv 
Dwight Hill, who was appointed by 
the Pacific Southwest Theatres, 
Inc., which recently took over the 
house. 



Mary Newcomb is appearing with 
the Smith-King Players at the Ray- 
mond, Pasadena, as leading woman 
in "The Woman on the Jury" this 
week and will leave after the single 
week engagement to play in stock 
in Houston. 



Mabel Leonard will appear as pi- 
anist with Edith Clifford, opening 
an Orpheum tour March 3 in Denver. 

Bertha Fisk, a member of the 



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AN OVERNIGHT SUCCESS 



AL FRIEND a.« JACK SPARLING 



in "A LETTER FROM HOME," by AL FRIEND 

RETURN ENGAGEMENT 
NOW FOX'S CITY THEATRE, NEW YORK 



Thursday, February 28, 1924 



VARIETY 



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J. J. MURDOCK, General Manager F. F. PROCTOR, Vice-President 

KEITH'S VAUDEVILLE EXCHANGE 

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(Palace Theatre Building, New York) 

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FILM REVIEWS 

DAMAGED HEARTS 

(Continued from page 22) 

where there In a daily change of pro- 
pram the picture is above the aver- 
age run of product that these houses 
have been getting. 

The story la of a boy and girl, or- 
' 'linns. The boy is taken by a poor 



woman of the Everglades and the 
girl adopted by a wealthy one. The 
latter child dies through neglect 
The boy grows to manhood, a rather 
rough characti r and outlaw. 

Years have passed since the death 
of his mother and the separation 
from his sister, hut he has sworn 
vengeance on those causing her 
death. When his opportunity conns 
and he makes off with the Wife of 
the man who as a boy was partial'/ 
responsible, instead of making good 
hia oath be falls in love with the 



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woman, and when the husband, play- 
ing the heavy, Is killed, the road is 
left, clear. 

There are about a half-dozen 
names in the cast that can be played 
up. 

Frtd. 

WATERFRONT WOLVES 

iJer-KOn Corp. preaeiva'.jon. starring- Ora 
c'rt.r*w. Written and 'llrv t*U by T<»m Ulb- 
*>n Cast Inclu.lee Jay Murley, lla.1 Stc- 
pheni arid Oleic t.A Reno, Showing on 
<i.Mib:<'-f'*fttur"» prepram at l/.cw'i New 
Iheatn t'Vb. 20. Jlunn.i.g t.m-. 03 minutea 

A haphazardly put together pic- 
ture possessing a story of little con- 
sequence, with the subtitles elimi- 
nating what small Chance the tale 
ever had. Tuesday night the audi- 
ence began kidding the dim when it 
was half completed, from which time 
on Uie sarcasm came consistently, 
Placing Destiny and its mysterious 
nreavingii above the actual plot made 
much of the titling seem almost 
maudlin, with the dramatics already 
■aid on heavy enough. 

Starring Ora Caiew above the 
lltle provided reason to give this girl 
an abundance of footage and a neat 
appearance, with the niomise »he 



might accomplish something if given 
a reasonable vehicle. 

The tale leaves much that must 
be taken for granted In plausibility, 
telling of the theft of the Morgan 
pearls In China which are smuggled 
into this country. 

The girl's father Is the culprit, and 
her efforts to return the Jewels con- 
sume a majority of the running 
time. 

The invaluable assistance of an 
all -seeing and knowing Chinaman, 
whose life v.ms once saved by the 
girl's mother, provides the "out" 
when the police close ill, arid a hectic 
few moments aboard a schooner, be- 
tween the hero and father over the 
pearls, provide what action there is. 

Also it an indifferent attempt at 
comedy. 

The cast givei nothing to the re- 
lease to lift it up, and it simply 

remains a program leader for tlje 
leeser hull: i ■■; wit hout ral 'n:; the 
double f' -i' ii e designs! am. 

fifc«7, 

SODOM AND GOMORRAH 

London, Feb. 1!>. 
it was. we are told, to draw an 
analog) between modern Vlenp.i end 



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ancient Sodom that Michael Kcr- 
tesz's film called "Sodom and (lo- 
morrah" warn produced in Austria. 
It is declared to be Catholic propa- 
ganda. 

The trouble is, however, that 
though we are given a fair idea of 
the punishment of sin, the quality 
of sin is left a doubtful point. There 
is one moment whero we are given 
to think that Sodom's chief offence 
Is due to Lot's wife, who Is inclined 
to get gay with her own husband. 

This line of argument makes a 
strong appeal to married men. They 
watch Lot .struggling to save his 
wife from the Are and brimstone in 
terrible suspense. In spite of the 
angel's disapproval and the fiery 
torments Lot succeeds in bringing 
her to safety. Then she looks back, 
and when she turns into a pillar 
of salt relief of the married men 
finds expression in a burst of ap- 
plause. 

Thn principal part is taken by 
Lucy Doralne. who plays both Lot's 
wife and a modern seductress-. 

The story Is told according to 
• IrifHIhs' principle in "Intoler- 
ance," modern and ancient scenes 
alternating. Put this time the 
method is still further Involved. 
Quite a large portion of the modem 
story Is merely a dream of the se- 
ductress. 

Unlike Lot's wife, s he repents 
Instead of being turned into a pil- 
lar of salt she becomes an extraor- 
dinary figure of remorse expressed 
In grimaces which cause the un- 
kindly to titter. 

The spectacular scenes are ar- 
ranged on a lavish scale, and the 
temple scenes are Impressive, but 
the handling of the crowds is more 
remarkable for discipline than veri- 
similitude, 



MOLLIE WILLIAMS 

(Continued from page 1) 
result the association arranged an 
exploitation tie-up with Miss Wil- 
llams. 

This has taken the form of Mollis 
making speeches in favor of the let- 
ter carriers' Increase of pay, pen 
slon bill, etc.. with resultant ex- 
ploitation advantage to the Wil- 
liams show. 

The letter carriers' boosting not 
only has been in the way of news- 
paper publicity stuff but carriers 
have made it their business to men- 
tion they had seen Miss Williams* 
show when delivering letters t.> 
households ami Ihe -bow wa a 
good one. 

The word of mouth boosting and 
letter carriers' publicity generally 

is credited to a great extent with 
the Mollis Williams Show having 
broken house records in its ln*t .ix 
out of eight stands. 



Peck Resigns As Orpheum Manager 
Dm Moines, Feb. 27. 
in order that he may devote lis 
whole, time to business In Tampa, 
Kla , Cleorge H. Peck has resigned a« 
manager of the Or>.h*um. 



Thursday, February 28, 1924 



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TAX REPEAL 

(Continued from page 3) 

man remarked that to have some- 
one collecting a tax on the spoken 
drama was like "having a tax col- 
lector at the door of your school- 
house." These arguments were of 
no avail. 

Following the defeat of the 
Rainey amendment Tilson (R) of 
Connecticut came forward and 
asked the committee to giant re- 
lief, but offered no concrete meas- 
ure. Next came La Quardla of New 
York, who offered a revision of the 
repeal up to the dollar gate. La 
Guardla took a rap at the specula- 
tor and those managers repotted as 
in collision with them, stating that 
these men should be made to carry 
the burden. His amendment also 
went by the board, being voted 
down by a count of 139 against 2t 
for. 

One member wanted to have all 
exemptions removed, refilling tu 
amusements as luxuries; his plan 
went down as did the suggestion of 
Dlanton of Texas, that the fifty- 
cent gate be reduced to a 20-cent 
one. Blanton said that the poor 
man .should be helped and that by 
waiting for the picture to get to the 
second -run houses, he could see it 



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for 20 cents and, under his amend- 
ment, pay no tax. 

Tread way (R), of Massachusetts, 
next offered an Increase of the 
amount suggested up to the 75- 
cent gate. Again defeat. This gave 
Mr. Rainey one more opportunity 
and he proposed that the theatres 
where the spoken drama, opera, 
lyceum and lectures were given be 
exempted; this, too. went down, with 
Rainey still fighting just prior to 
the leaving of the paragraph by the 
committee trying for this last plan 
once more, but with the spoken 
drama omitted from his suggestion 
on this occasion. 

Ogden Mills of New York made 
a frevent appeal for help to the 
theatres and although Garner (D), 
of Texas, the minority leader of the 
Ways and Means Committee, and 
who has had the so-called Garner 
plan accepted over the Mellon pro- 
posal because of a combination with 
the Insurgent Republicans, seeming- 
ly would liked to have Increased the 
amount. He stated that from these 
taxes must be secured the neces- 
sary revenue for the government to 
permit of other reductions. Garner 
opposing the measure was the bal- 
ancing factor In its defeat. 

Congressmen discussing the fail- 
ure of a higher repeal static! that 
the defeat was due to the undivided 
attack. Congressman Sol Dloom, 
who fought to secure votes for each 
proposal suggested, stated that this 
was undoubtedly the underlying 
cause. He quoted a fellow member 
as having stated, when questioned 
as to why his vote was not forth- 
coming for the proposal then before 
the body, replied, 'I want to g'-t 



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through my own measure." 

Transfer Fight to Senate < 

Those desiring to have a higher 
gate repeal stated yesterday that 
their hopes were not yet entirely 
stilled and that they would transfer 
their fight now to the Senate when 
the revenue measure reached that 
body. 

Mr. Bloom stated that the the- 
atre men of the country should get 
behind their spokesmen, Mr. 
Thomas, and offer one concrete 
plan. The Congressman sees in the 
interest manifested by his fellow 
members a desire on the part of the 
great majority to grant relief and 
believes that should the amount be 
raised In the Senate that when it 
comes back into conference between 
the two branches no objection will 
be raised to the higher amr/vjnt. 

At the Treasury today it was 
stated that Mr. Mellon sees his bill 
finally successful, if not in the pres- 
ent Congress in the next. He firm- 
ly believes the salient points of his 
proposal will finally he accepted. It 
was the Secretary of the Treasury's 
proposal that t lie entire amusement 
tax be repealed and lie is quoted 
as having said that public opinion 
was "very strong' Jncl that when 
t lie nation becomes more familiar 
with the provisions of his plan that 
its passage will be demanded. 



Treasury officials were hopeful 
that the tax measure would receive 
more kindly treatment In the Sen- 
ate than it has in the House, where 
one Congressman states that vo 
mature thought has been given to 
the measure now being drawn, but 
that it was being written "piece- 
meal" on the floor without any 
thought whatsoever. , 

It Is believed a "horizontal" out 
in admissions taxes will replace the 
present provision In the new 
revenue bill which at present pro- 
vides for exemption on admissions 
up to 50 cents. 

Representative Henry T. Ralney 
of Illinois will Introduce a resolu- 
tion amending the admissions tax 
section so that all classes of the- 
atres will participate in the cut in- 
stead of picture houses only. Rainey 
is one of th-> ranking Democrats 
after Garner of Texas. Garner who 
introduced the 50-cent exemption 
has agreed to accept the Rainey 
substitute. 

Southern Houses Opening 
Two new houses have been added 
by Jules l>elmar to his present 
Keith Southern list. They are: 
Fairfax, Miami; and the New Ket- 
tling. Balm Beach. Both open next 
week as split weeks with a five-act 
bill. 



Thursda y, February 28, 1024 




.arcbwe ll>o*e «•■? S<>°«1 «•«•»» 

from 
the very dependable manufaetorer 

I Z Z Y 

I & Y CIGARS 

The Show World'* Favorites 

708 7th Ave., N. Y. 

Opp. Colombia Theatre 

Last week's Variety was most 

distressing 
>To BOB MURPHY and— 
who's still progressing. 

Off the R. A. Page they left 
me, 

'And of my goat they sure be- 
reft me. 

This is the space, and I'm here 
to stay — 

Delmar's Time cant keep me 
away. 



CHARLIE 
WILSON 

"The Loose Nut" 

Back East once again after Or- 
p heum and Interstate tour. Broad- 
way sure will look good to me next 
week. 

Direction SMITH & FORKINS, 
1562 Broadway 



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DUVAL 

AND 

MERLE 

SYMONDS 
"HER FATHER" 

KEITH CIRCUIT 

BOOKED SOLID 

Direction CHAS. BIERBAUER 

The MM WordH of Tonirue or IVn Are 
Then-, on Number Two Again. 

BILLY DUVAL & VAL STANTON 



BOBBY 
HENSHAW 



AND 



ENCORE 



AND THAT'S HOW BIG THE 
"ENCORE - ' IS 



A NEW ACT 

All New 



'The Broadway Jester" 

HARRY 
ROSE 



New lei 
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I - —All N. w 
N B. — A New At 
Nt > ou fore, 'At v 



HIP RAYMOND 

The Famotia Hippodrome (lorn 

WITH 
MILDRED MA1SON 

A Tr-.at for the Kiddles as Well »i 
the Grown Ups. 

Direction EARL &. PERKINS 



LLOYD 
IBACH'S 

ENTERTAINERS 

1 Entertaining at 

105th St., Cleveland, this week 
(Feb. 25) 
Empress, Grand Rapids (Mar. 3) 

PETE MACIC of CASEY 
OFFICE 



a F*N£ii ISH MADCAPS I The Worlds Fastest Melod y Unit 

RAYMONDFAGAN 



Cissy, Wally, Elsie and the Incomparable 

Zella Madcap 

"Each one an Artist," Vide Pre»» 

The act that is world-famed from the Coliseum, Palladium, 
Victoria Palace, Loudon; Alhambrn, Paris, and Palace, 

New,. York. 

Management CISSY MADCAP 
Direction ALF T. WILTON 

Name Protected Through Variety and N. V. A., 
Also V. A. F., London 



i.i-i hi* Sjmphonle Punce Or, lirttnt 

Maile poRNiblo by the fu.lou.n artlets: 

I'AM AND rCpOV GARVIN, . JDanrere 

l.lil AitlK) NANTIW. ... Ilrsl Trompet 
UKORflK MrOIVKKN.. xrrond Tnmpel 

RAKLK TIIOUI-SON NaxophoiMi 

KOHr'li I «.<>l ins .Maiophano 

NAM I'HIM 1 ..Banjo 

WAIiTKK KINfi Trombone 

NOKIMAN M. Ill I II so s txiumphone 

TKU ULKAHON, llrum. 

SOON STARTING EAST 






TICKET RUUNG 

(Continued from page 1) 



TARZAN 

HEADLINING LOEW CIRCUIT 

By Courtesy of J. H. LUBIN 

MANAGEMENT: FELIX PATTY 

Pilot for Loew Circuit, WILLIAM MACK 



SAMMY 



PATSY 



Court of Appeals U the last resort 
in New York, but a constitutional 
right is involved, also the question 
whether the police power of the 
state may bo invoked In the dlreo* 
tioa marked, out by the business 
law. 

Attorneys who have watched the 
progress of the various test eases 
since former Governor Miller signed 
the law calling for ticket agencies 
to take out licenses and prohibiting 
the resak of tickets for more tlian 
(>0 cents premium, are disposed to 
favor the reasoning in the decision 
of Judge Rosalsky last/ year In the 
trials' Of Leo Newman and -Louis. 
Cohn. In the Court of General Ses- 
sions, the court dismissed the com- 
plaint", holding "the price fix- 
ing section of the business law void 
under the 14th Amendment of the 
Constitution and section lis of ar- 
ticle one of the New York state con- 
stitution. 

Both guarantee all persons 
against deprivation of liberty and 
property without due process of law. 
Judge Rosalsky ruled that the "busi- 
ness of ticket speculation is i .o- 
lected under those provisions and 
that the price fixing provision in 
the state law is unwarranted inter- 
ference in the Inherent rights of the 
Individual. 

The court upheld the licensing 
provision, although Louis- Marshall, 
counsel for the ticket men, contend- 
ed that if one section of the law 
was unconstitutional the entire law 
should be set aside. 

Last week's ruling by the New 
York State Court of Appeals was 
the result of the conviction of 
Ruben Weller In Special Sessions. 
The high state court ruled on the 
Intent of the law, that of protecting 
the pufcli: against exorbitant prices, 
and that control was well within 
the state's police powers. 

The U. S. Supreme Court will be 
asked to decide whether the law is 
not confiscatory and whether the* 
state's police powers may be 
stretched to include the matter of 
reselling tickets. The state has ad- 
vanced that the police power is 
flexible and expands to meet new 
conditions. In that way pace with 
new developments is kept; that. the 
rights of the community being the 
supreme consideration, the rights of 
the. individual must yield. 

''die question of liberty of Con- 
tract Is really Involved — the right of 
an individual to dispose of property 
as he sees lit. 

JOne well known ticket man, in- 
terested in an agency where excess 
premiums have been frequently 
I charged, explained that Hie position 
of the ticket speculators is akin to 
that of saloonkeepers a dozen years 
ago. The similarity was pointed by 
the fact that patrons who object t>> 
high prices most Sre the very ones 
Who later seek tickets at any price. 
Pending a ruling from the high- 
*•".■*•_ court all brokers with Store 
a. 



LEWIS and BROWN 

A dancing team, one of whom is married 
Permanent Address, MONTE CARLO CAFE; New York 



must comply with the law.- It is 
expected that some violations will 
be prosecuted, where brokers take 
a chance on the final decision. Con- 
viction would result in the cancella- 
tion of the license and loss of $1,000 
bond- required. 

That some of the smaller specs 
will be forced out of the field seems 
certain. 



ACTORS THEATRE 

(Continued from page 1) 

incorporated 



bcinj 



nn 



cation 

venture. 

The probable elimination of 
"Equity Theatre" Is the result of 
much adverse criticism from mem- 
bers, many of whom are known to 
regard unfavorable the Equity 
Players'* idea. Players who have 
watched the production attempts at 
the 48th Street with the succession 
of failures since starting last sea- 
son, have expressed themselves be- 
lieving the flops were hurting 
Equity not only In New York but in 
other cities. 

Another reason ascribed for the 
change of name is the possible plan 
of Equity to attempt to use "Equity 
Theatre" bliling for their own at- 
traction attempts In the event of a 
strike next summer. 

LOBBY OPPOSITION 

(Continued from page i) 

for sale the hit tunes of the show 
and says the other fellow has fake 
copies. Every once in a while 
they got into heated verbal eon- 
troveries with in occasional blow 
being struck. 

r This contingency arose when the 
Shuberti decided that they would 
cany a song book man with the 
show and gave the Job to George 
P. Levey. On the other hand the 
theatre managemei t decided there 
was a chance to get a little monej 
on the side, so gave this privilege 
to Frank Barrett. 



VESS OSSMAN 

safS 
If'ycu are looking for a presentation 
with a distinct novelty get in touch 

THEOSSMANS 

World's Greatest Banjolsts 



REVIVE MERRY WIDOW 

(Continued from page 3) 

ings of the highest order. The 
whole production is superior in 
every respect to the original pro- 
duction staged here 16 years Ago. 



Irene Yanbrugh and Dion Bouel- 
cault are drawing capacity with 
"Mr. I'im Passes Py." This pro- 
duction was done here some years 
ago by Marie Tempest and Graham 
Puowr.e. For sheer delightful act- 
ing Miss Vanbrugh and Mr. Boucl- 
cault stand alone. Williamson- 
Tait are presenting these English 
stars In the Milne comedy. A cork- 
ing cast has been Imported to sup- 
port the two featured players. 



HEAR! HEAR! HEAR! "1 

HaHtenlnr to Announce Arrlml of NlMer Noiir 

Oh, Gee! Oh, Gosh! Yes, My Dear! 

SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN CO. 

OLSEN and JOHNSON 



PHIL 



ROY 



ROY and ARTHUR 



ROUTED 

Direction AARON KESSLER and EDWARD RESNICK 



CAUL SISTERS 

in A CYCLE OF LIFE 

"A VK\V COMBINATION OF BKAITY ANU -MKI.OPY" 

Direction HARRY FITZGERALD KEITH'S CIRCUIT 

Western Representative: JACK GARDNER 



(Ogeiher With. Charles Austin is still 
doing good business. The show 
will -stay until Easter, when 'Tons 
of Mon< y" moves in. 

Most Uf the picture houses are 
doing good business, "If Winter 
Coitus'" is still plajing to capacity 
at the Crystal Palace, fllobe the- 
atre now controlled by Paramount 
Australasia, Ltd., is only doing fair 
bu.-ine.ss with one feature picture 
and musical program. The Aus- 
tralian picturegoer has been edu- 
cated to the double feature bill and 
takes a lot of weaning to get him 
away from his usual habits. 



, 



Both had no difficulty In getting £« " : ' ; , - ' *" ;'■ 
the mueicnl numbers from the Wit- cl 'V."' .'•-,. ,. ;'.'. 
mark publishing concern, so placed L Va)e * '.,-■ , 

'■ ' mounv it. > '•■ 

irent .'i <■'.).■,) ■ 



Great business is being done twice 
daily at the Tivoll with high class 
vaudeville. Pharos Is the featured 
act. Type of act appeals to women 
folk. Pharus found the going a 
tittle hard on his opening, due to 
unrest In top balcony. Billed as an 
Bgyptlan< PhaVus reuiiy hails from 
Dallas, T< xas, U.S.A. Will Evans, 
English comic, over much better 
than on opening. Daimer and 
Eadie, songs, talk and dancing, over 
big. Estelie Pose, character songs, 
liked. Pert Ralston and Havana 
Band tremendous at every perform- 
ance, Joy and Juan, dancers, over 
nicely. Tivoii is the only theatre 
at present playing iug time vaude- 
ville fn this etj . 

Wlliamson-Talt presented a re- 
vival of ' Kissing Time" at th< 
Rov.il last wei k. The show <o il ite 
has been pulling good business. Al- 
fred i "ritli -■ On .1 I he comedy iion ■ 
ors with Madge Elliott maklni a 



tables in the lobby nlOJ 

each other for business. 



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% sidl Of the east, 
« ;, -, ;,;,;, i .1 hi re 
of :■ Prince of 
• ■*•" "is t piendidly 
K'-.'c ; ■■■. iv pi am- 
.• p i. •. Tin show 



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'Die opening nigh* Ihs bo; s 
ci > i i • r a riff and efforts were-m 
to settle thi differences between 
the two managements as to « hvh ' j ]. |J( , • <,;„, 
had the sole right, Both claimed Uy, e roa( ] 

ft mi') nr.lt hor \vmi1d ncceda to the i t„v. ■■■ ,n r i 

entreaties of the other with the I op:>oM! i 
r^ult both are getting their "bit" j 
from the sals of th* mu*!e withH y, ,- •■- 
me vendors now *r.-\ theft getting! ••Rocket*" 

.. .... . -• '• ■ 



pantomime "Red J : v • 
• • -■ i his u ica and »-<" s on 
\ audeviilc will c< me Into 

■■■ -,t this house -a ,i\ ; n.' 



(he Tlvi 

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Good business is being don< at 
most theatres in Melbourne. 

"Sally" is doing; remarkable busi- 
ness at the Royal, Emelle Pollni 
is playing in a revival of "My Lady's 
Dress" at King's. Ada Reovs is do- 
ing wei) in the panto "Alladin." 
"Littie Nellie Kelly" is a sensation 
and looks to outlast *hc run of "The 
O'Brien Girl." Fulleir's panto, 
"Mother 'loose,'' .s doing very well 
at the Palace fwics daily. Acts 
plaj ng Tivoii: Robb Wilton, Wind- 
sor, Edgar, and Kellerway, llanlon 
Brothers, Pio Yayman, Ctrlnko and 
Kaufman, Bradley and Hamilton, 
Sydney Keith and Clair Roily. 
Acts playing B,jou: Venetia Trio, 
Ray Ketnble, Chftries Lewis,, Dora 
Lindsay, B< rtram and Raymond, 
Laurie Lowfaine and !:• y Dennett. 

Pic! . se« arc all doing good 

but Inets, • 

i Irock, ih' Fn ; • ; i > lown, has been 
engaged by Harry Musgrove for a 
tour of this '. intry. 

The ■ • iv M i' grov< -Can oil pic- 
ture house will oi" i. about October 
1st i" \- The thentre « ill b« the 
:.: . -t i:i 'is ' ounl i j and « ill be 

i ii . '.. r . sim ar lii < <■■ tc I In a< vl 

tin •'■ p •■ ■ in :■• ■•■ ^ •-.:• 

i ;■■ '■■ ■ iii! opens In s rev .•. ai 

nf ■;>• '.,.••' Annie" t »! is month nn- 
uer lVi!liain*on-T{»it direction. M.s- 
i'oht.i • . ■■ ..■ < s tin London, 

Ju...' ' -. bill' " to • i pi ni .•' 

•; ■ Ti ■ lis month, 

■T'.-.f O'Brl' :i Glr)," Hugh J 



by the business done by tile sboW in 
Melbourne, 



Good busijiejss is being done by 
Musgrove's Celebrity \aiidevilie in 
New, Zealand. ThiijCircult is play- 
ing in opposition to' the Pullers. 



Keeley and Aldous, Australia's 
finest dancing team, are being fea- 
tured by the Pullers on whOSS cir- 
cuit the act has been a hit. This 
act uses exclusively the song hits 
advertised in Variety. 



"The Covered. Wagon" ha* Jutt 
finished a remarkable ran in tl,is 
City. Wherever shown the feature 
has broker, all records. I.'nion The- 
atres are handling the attraction. 

George Lane, principal comedian 
in "Sally," ret a i ns to London this 
month. "Rally* jS row In its sec- 
ond year jm this Country and still 
going strung. 

Anew Mc Master, a Williamson" 
Tail star, returns to London this 
month. McMnstcr lat^r oh will go 
to Germany, where he has I." ■ n cn« 
gagej to appear In "Old lb ld< Ib< 
a Cerman pi tare. 

The Tolly Sisters, American 
band act. has been engaged for a 
tour of New Zealand under Mus- 
gio\.c il. reci. on. The act played the 
Puller lime in th,s i.'y when they 
an iifi! from Honoiul i. 



Wain's big witiinr. finished a spl» n 
did run of sis moi ths each In Mel 
i" . . ' and (iy Jn« \. "Little Nellie 
K< • ," another Ward shew, looks 



Mr, Hi 1 e.f South Afrlean The- 
atres Ltd, will return home this 
month, Mr. Hill has i'":i in this 

com. n , king .• ts f^r some time 

and arranging vs. in th« Tivoii peo- 
ple to play ui is in his country after 
•la .i Am ll a a. r, engagi mi l '. 

O* .. ■ Asehc' will pl.'.v "i.uh.llc'' 
in Mi bourns prior to Ms tie par - 
tun for London via .--' < 1 1 j t h Afiica. 
Mr A--,,' has been falrl> successful 
m u.,s I'outitry dui lr,g •■: g tea,* 

( on unet" r Williamson Talt. 

Tie Meiba Grand Opera season 

.Ma..' . -s in Melbourne during 
Vl.. ■■ i All (lifllcultles in regards 



to the chorus haVe been featlefl aTnl 
arrangements made for a pereent- 
age ol Australian voices lo fce ln- 
c!ud»,i with the ItaJ ■ • s impor'e-l 



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