Billboard advertising (Jan 1921)

The Bi liboard JANUARY -4, 1921 "Should Be Considered “Im Arranging Holiday Entertainment Fare—Pantomime " Offers Excellent Oppor~ * tunity for Managers 4 ® 2 fl ‘have + tata Yolidaye? Here iz 2 form of entertainment mado expressly for the juvenile mind and taste | that attracts thousands of little ones—and thelr parents. For there is one thing about an :ater tatnment for children. ‘The parents hare to go along, and it meane a big wicket sale. And = Pigeneration of theaterguers te being made, Many RAY MILLER’S BLACK AND WHITE MELODY BOYS MUSICAL COMEDY COMIC OPE: jucted by GORDON WHYTE Condi COUMUMICATIONS To KEW YORK OFFICER, fs a regular fixture of these entertainments ‘and one particularly felished by the youngsters. ‘The point ‘the, writer wishes to raise, however, is not that we should import the BogYah ‘pantomime here, but that at the holiday wenton some prorision sbould be made to afford amusement in the theater for the children, We make absolutely no provision for them and we should. For the theater's best interests we should. Get the playgoer young. . He gets to We the theater and it Decouies a part of his Ife. If we bad a cation of theatergoers the ‘would bold a position never attained in this or any other country, and’ it would immeasurably tmprove acting, writing and—the Equity Association, thra its Chicago representa‘tive last week, came to light today. ‘When J. Marcus Keyes, Chicago representative, was authorized by Equity headquarters to RA SPECTACLE PAGEANTRY Playhouse. Of the company which played the ‘opening engagement at the Metropolitan, Marte Stone, Bugene Cowles, Edwin Hoff and Mr. and ‘Mrs, Lang are the only living members. BEAUTY CHORUS FOR “LOVE BIRD” Guction of Pat Boney in “Love Binds" as “the inedon: Delaney, Cecilie Cullen, Anna Coigne, “Helen Johnson, Calene Craven, Edi ‘Luce, Hayne Dorel, Betty Mack, Bobbie Reed, Pegey Dolan and Rose Deamon. ". KUY KENDALL ROBBED Wow York, Dec. 24—Kuy Kendall has returned to the cast of “Honeydew” after be‘img absent nearly a week as a result of inJories received. in a Seventh avenue holdup, ‘the details of which have just become known. After last Friday night's performance of “Honeydew” Kendall accompanied a frlend to the Peansyivania station. He walked up Ser LONG RUN MUSICAL PLAY: RECORDS ‘Humber of consecutive performtnces up to and including Gaturday, Deosmber. 25, ‘atys Daysia.. IN NEW YORK 38) RRs 933.81 seuas send all of the stranded performers back to ‘New York it was discovered that the etage hands and mosiclans employed by the company were in the same plight as the performers. Mr, Keyes, acting on bis own initiative, and beMeying that bis action would meet with the approval of Equity headquarters, gathered the representatives, of the two crafts into the general fold and included them in the rescue ship, ‘which was a comfortable Pullman ‘car. jeft in Kansaa City ine state of hardship’ OLD TIMES RECALLED When Peter Lang Celebrates Thirtieth Wedding Anniversary in St. Paul St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 22.—Memorles of the past were brought back to Peter Lang, a vember of the cast of: the musical comedy, Honey Girl,” at the Metropolitan Theater last week, ‘Thirty years ago Mr. Lang made his professional debut on the stage of the Metropolitan as aber of “The Bostonians” in ‘Robin Hood.” “He celebrated his debut after the performance by marrying. Florence, Craig, another member of the company. ‘Wednesday night Mr. Tang celebrated his thirtieth wedding anniversary by again apDearing on the Metropolitan stage. At his roquest he was given the same dressing som Which he occapled during ‘ls courtship days. On the present trip to St, Paul be was accompanied by his wife. This time, bowever, Mrs. ‘Lang was not acting ta the production, Incklentally, Ms. Lang's frst appearanee on the stage was jent with the opening of ‘the Metropolitan Theater, “The Bostonians” Deing the Grat company to play in the then new. enth avenue lose shortly after midnight, ‘When ‘between Thirty-sirth and Thirty-serenth It was several bours before be could make his way to the police station to report the heft, “He was v0 badiy besten that he could ‘Rot appear during the week at the Casino. TO HEAD NEW Woops sHoOw New York, Dec. 27.—BertWilliams will head the new Ai Woods show, “The Pink Slip," ‘which opens in ithe spring, it is reported on good authority. This is sald to be the first time im ten years that the famous comedian bas really starred at the head of a big musical show. Mr. ‘Williams wil complete his engagement with “Broadway Brevities,"* which will tour several Eastern cities and play a run in Boston, WILL PRODUCE “PEGGY” New York,’ Dec. 27.—Headed by Mack Hil ‘The cast includes James C. Morton, Lenora Novesio, Russell Mack, Ellen Codsey, Skeets Gallager, Virginia Eastman, Edward See, Joan ‘Bonlats and chirus. Tho book has been staged by Nell Toomey. THREE CLOSE WITH “80 LONG, MARY” CO, ‘Chicago, “Dec. 24.—Eric Black and Keuneth Sxl (Goristy, who teamed on the “Bo Long, Mary” Company, and Leroy Mondereau,. musical director on the same show, were Chicago visitors this week, having closed with the show in Beileville, 1. NEW PLAYS “SALLY” “SALLY"—A ‘musical comedy in three acts and five scenes. with book by Guy Botton, Lyrica by Clifford Grey. Muse by Jerome Mera. Ballet wosle by Victor Herbert. Staged dy Edwant Boyce. Presented by F. Ziegfeld, Jr., at the New Amsterdam Theater, December 21. ‘THE CAST—Pops,” Alfred P. 31 ‘Richard Farguar, Pras jade Boothe: i Barsey. Hun H g i i 3 | i H ELFIE FAY WEDS { New York, Dec. 24—Eise Fay, who created sensation when she appeared in “‘Ma'meclle "Awking."* and who made famous the song, “The Belle of Avence A." was married this week to Armstroug Benner, former vice-president af the ‘Btcel Corporation. ‘The, actress divorced ‘her first husband, Eugene Rosenblatt, last year. is the daughter of Hugh Fay, the Irish INA WHEATON SUES New York, Dee. 24—Anca Wheiton bas broaght sult ‘against Ray Gocts for $2.000 alJegea back pay. She wes the star in the lat (Continued on pare 34) LOBBY PHOTOGRAPHS Made from any photos or cartoons. Postals—$1.75 for 50; $3.00 per LOBBY SIZE, $3.00 for 25; $5.25 for 50; $10.00. per 100, ‘one pose... Extra poses, $1.00. _ B, Barbosa Adv. Photo Co, Oswego, N.Y.