The Billboard 1924-09-27: Vol 36 Iss 39 (1924-09-27)

= . SEPTEMBER 27, 1924 rhe Billboard erin esti aint eens — — 2, f: MUSICAL MUSINGS New Fheaters : 1 e Ho rare > » av ‘ ; , id By the MUSE S... oo Theater, Taylor, Tex., was re' (Communications to Oincinnati Office) | AB: ntly oy . f | G a , 3 | a pf rhe Chicago Harmony Kings are playing thru y or on curs ae: : 7 r" ect Theater, Cathlamet, Wash., , California. ii Whyte ; ia + been rmally opened, » , —— 7 aes The Rialto Theater, Durango. Col I . 0. Wright's Dixie Dandies closed an (Communications to Our New York Offices) naadine e : ater, rat Col., bas been y gement at Des Moines, Ia., September 22 tlrowg@open to the public, \ Eddie Aversano, for a number of years DRAMATIC THEORY Creat has been broken for the building of . i] director at the Olympic Theater, New i playhouse at Myrtle Point, Ore. oven menaaint = at the Hudson AN INTRODUCTION TO DRAMATIC THEORY. Ry Allardyce Actual construction of the $287,430 Chapesas f Jerse . ° ATS. a I b Pa mar vd alli = Ni = M.A. Published by Brentano, Fifth avenue and 27th sirce? Theater, Anaheim, Calif., is now under way. 8 1 Headley sends a good tip from Red Av ew York City. $2.50. a _ I Mont., for the good of all musicians. :. G. Abbott plans the erection of a playMuse is thinking it over seriously before The drama differs from all other types of literature in that it is wriften heuse im Sedro-Woolley, Wash., in t meus do : = ‘ae samenieae ; to be heard—heard not by the single reader but by a crowd. In this re: pect future. ; n g any . it more nearly approaches music than any other form of art. Pie very fact — 7 : larry Spindler and His Ortginal Orchestra makes it a fascinating subject for the inquiring mind, for immediately such | T% West Coast Theatrical Corporation con, i at Keith’s Franklin Theater New York, 7 0° thinks of the Greek drama, its ability to move a mob hundreds of years *’™?!4tes the ereetion of a playhouse in Marys‘ 7 1a ~ a bh toes ‘ rd : a’ oth ago and do the same thing tod: iy. Then the same mind dwells on Shake speare ville, Calif., we Revue, re placing the Southland Entertainers und the spell he has beeen able to weave for centuries; Moliere and his power aeheeeet 2 Aelenen : of compelling laughter from his listeners for full three hun ired years The Excavation has started on the foundation for 1 (Dolly) Gary, cornet, well known to thought must come to such an inquirer that these men and the other great the theater to be erected in Wyoming avenue, ity ‘ <a “an ie tantra’: dilantin Seen dramatic writers were all possessed of something in common since they all ‘'!es-Barre, Pa. field, was found dead in Toronto September .10, produce the same results. Then each seeker ands a solution to the problem ; ral Fred Barnard, drummer at the Temple Theater which suits his particular shade of thinking. It is a mighty attractive purWork has begun on the foundation of the ) Mamilton, Ont.. informs the Muse * suit and it has drawn many fine minds to it. Rowland Theater, Corbin, Tex. It will cost var ; delat _ In the present case it has taken hold of Allardyce Nicoll, and he presents i the Beighborhood of $20,000, ul What bas become*of Willard Robinson and his views in An Introduction to Dramatic Theory. The title is somewhat ma the Tis Deep River Orchestra, which used to play repellent, but the book itself is not. Generally, “introductions” to anv subject Manager Boyd, whose Dixie Theater, Lewis to 0 oma frequently? The same applies to “F@ ponderous, weighty works, and one is often tempted to wish the whole burg, Tenn., Was recently destroyed by fire, J Gardner and PUil Balter. P. Rush, of SUDJect begone, if it is as proportionately tough as its “introduction”. But ™@% Te>uilt and opened same. Tulsa, Ok., wants to know. have no such year of Mr. Nicoll’s book. -—— a I like Mr. Nicoll’s treatment of dramatic theory because he is not drawn _.“ Permit has been issued to the Columbia Davis’ Dance Band closed at Reno-by-thetoo much to the ancients for his examples. It is impossible to avoid doing (S. C.) Stage Soe'ety to erect a $20,000 thea Ne 1 September 6 and opened at Colonial Han, this altogether, and one would not want to if he could. There is far, far too ee eee, See ee. es Toledo, O., Septembea6, Opal Davis, manager, ™U h of real solid worth in the classic drama for it to be passed over. HowThe N ae ; ; ale aving been engaged as promoter and manager ©VC!, it has been treated of so many times and at such length by other writers me Hew Mate Theater, Devils Lake, Ei ae gly of the ball, that one applauds the wisdom of Mr. Nicoll in leaning on modern drama as "* been formally opened and is under the much as possibk ' management of O. J. Tr mble and Earl Smith. muoe at there is something which all good dramatists possess in common, . ling T A a sagt igen at plier ee somet hir g which mo':es their plays thrill the spectator, een arouse laughter oereetien week Ponce a nieh aavteat tik dea tee Tourth as hae end peste or tears in him, must be apparent to all students. Mr. Nicoll tries to fathom evemigyret Sggmaire pe dean -_ Bat The fair ts will soon have gome real drummers, ‘iS Something, and, to my way of thinking, gets well along with it. For one **" “' ets, Seqttle, Wash. i¢ wil cont Sim able ; lds tot some of the “big ones” could fing ting, he stresses the importance of character creation rather than plot. This : , 7 risk . 7 ts it fank’s tbat is where the great dramatists have all excelled. Their great characters are Sol Brill wit t id a one-story theater with hose Ss pages great creations. Thomas Kyd's “Hamlet” was probably just a good old bloodStores: to cost $250,000, in Drekman street, and-thunder drama, but when Shakespeare finished creating his Prince of °* York. from plans filed by Eugene De ViliH Nachman and His Million-Dollar Band Penmark a character was molded which gripped the imagination of his Rosa, architect. Tt ‘ of at Salem, HL, ptember 14 eD audiences and has maintained that grip ever since. Mr. Nicoll is also well on etty Towle to Tampa, Fla, and gave an afternoon ywaure of the very thin line separating the tragic from the comic, and analyzes ©: © '' sginbotham whe recently purchased rid nd evening concert under auspices of the the difference between the two very well indeed. ; the Chen seonerty. Sences, Me... Sel one the _ a lagen Fou. lees Patterns I have not enough space to do more than hint at the contents of An Ine TOE 97 1h? @ of a cinema house thaws bear Downs, of Cincinnati, bas joized as soloist. troduction to Dramatic Theory. I can, tho, tell you that the author has ®% Jt Will bare # large seating eapacity. ther —— written a much more interesting book on this subject than nine out of ten me 3 P Abe R. Sylvestri has joined Don Warner's you will come across) Mr. Nicoll is never dry, he writes very plainly, he , T’ "™ Tyre 7 ee in University Syncopators, who opened at the always fortifies his statements with examples, and he has compiled a 1 pacts sel ger , n we ° Cinderella Roof Garden, Oklahoma City, Ok. valuable bibliography «! drama and dramaties for this book. ‘Lhe student *"™?" vith a $15.900 pine erganand other yivestri, who plays sax., violin, clarinet and of the drama wil) find nm a splendid book to first read and then add to his moder: D at and fur a8 — é was, until recently, with a Brunswick reference shelf. ahaa K r ling band on the Pacific Coast. Th, 1 Diego Calif.) Plavers dedicated = IN THE MAGAZINES See ate than anh ae eh 2 Romance of Harmony Orchestra which prone a ame “ty Pine ppc a, i ances of “The Boomerang’. It seats 450 per — becn playing at the new Hung Far RestauTheater Arts Monthly for September is a “little theater” number and Dayton, O., since February, has L. Lazure Contains much to interest workers in that field. There is the text of Stark °"* nd trumpet player; F. K. Hanauer, Young’s translation of Moliere’s “George Dandin”; Little Theater Back5 ue MS x 8170.000 ~ " ' einem Use, CO ng . IS soor ‘ Harry Gheering, banjo; Earl Crispom, grounds, by Kenneth Macgowan; A.Spear in Caesar's Army, by Charles S. Sorcha ‘ i adios St 2. tne pret. ~ w” erecte | ata I i Jee DY d P 5 frepiano, and A. White, saxophone. Brooks; A Folk-Theater in the Making, by Frederick H. Koch; Changes See : 9 ieee ha then co whe owns vor irk ater, g ec . onsinibiis the Theater, by Owen Barfield, and many photographs of “little theater” ac$50,000 Srean will } ted. The house will iviti 509, organ W e installed, e house wi wien Gortatowsky, banjo player and director tivities. have a seating capacity of 1,200. 2 =e ‘ the Peerless Entertainers, announces that — —— obit ub nation started a four-week rehearsal The Texas Theater, Houston, Tex., will open Sttember 15 for the purpose of working up 7 r about December 1. The new house will be ot ! tyles and effeets before starting the winter f } f f 7 ( er 2: 7 ‘ strictly modern In every particular and wil! be com n Florida. ‘‘Gene’’ Harris, manager, A A a 4 2 ae J £ equipped with a style 235, Wurlitzer Hopeae en I ts that the orchestra's first number ip the . Jones unit ergan, and will also have a powerful 7 South proved to be “‘the best yet." trfadeasting radio station, to be operated in , “ All fated The Vaudeville Field connection with the theater, Marion Allen and His Memphis Syncopators havi aaammaneie ! ened a winter's contract for dance work Billboard Office, 18 C mg Cross Road, W. C. 2. A $1,250,000 contract for the construction at Over Trail Park, 1. Allen was formerly By “WESTCENT” of the Shrine Anditorium af Al Malaikab 1 is , ‘uy Mullin's Orchestra. The personnel: Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., Los Angeles, has lownMen, pianist, arranger, director; Bob Roderick, been let and erection will begin immediately, nny” Griesser, violin, piano, banjo A Matter of Grading subject, the Britisher has more to gain than according to a recent announcement made by pre7 er, drums, singer, entertainer; Kid ONDON t. 3 That 1 snag which the to lose by the exchange Potentate Louis M. Co! Fire of mysterious né Burbrdge, banjo, violin, and Cyrus McGinty, ie ses itieten: "de eat . P origin destroyed f¢ former auditorium in Jan= bs Prana : ’ : os A. A. will sooner or later have to conBritish vs. American Vaudeville wary. 1990 The site of the building fe an ie j . n hes a dow ™ ; y, I iM f : "= a se , ben a vod coat vega par The presentation of t programs in the gere-and-a-helf plot, bounded by Jefferson, much Harvey's Super Orchestra, playing out of —s — 1) age rr ee ies ad two countries are different. Qur managers and Royal and Thirty-second streets. » and M ul, Minn., reports a successful summer that the Plimsoll line of life ~ eep them Was performers insist on a darkened auditorium and Aon., h ' SSA s o. ee he c > rs 7 ee ee ee ‘The ind is now getting lined up for winter $12.50 and ever since then for some of the wherever possible the plentiful use of front —_ : srlecreges eee D i smaller shows the W. A. F. has agreed that this jimos he Alhambra has six and the , 5 The personnel of the outfit reads Ed she the basic line It is unfair to make a ; . ae samt ae 8! E nd the maber in the old davrs when drama was in vogue really larvey, sax., clarinet, manager; “Si"* Snortum, a Mae = cea p oath thlakSoe jority of our vaude. houses have four and even that there was a < se in contracts that arhae ; lant A aE ee tall number three show touring the small hi ““ the hick towns have one or use their slide ,.,.. . poe 7 aicainltait aaa, linia irst xylophones; George Grandpre, violin, . mber three theaters to pay the same salary , 7 : & { es were not a ved to appear on the etreet ander ‘ Vernon Smelser, trombone, sax., and “_— De 4 D ansittin Gams a 4 si lantern for front illumination. Yet we contm amp Glethes they had to wear on the otagh ’ 1 (Fat) Langeson, piano and entertainer. ** Harry , oe ~ ; d ald T e th " oan stantly read EB. F. <Albee’s open letters to «.; ilk top hats «~ "vy excepted.’ On, ° © ° : ‘ yillard or Bobby Macdonald. ha us 18 gsrtistes aakin » et eno — to] me 7 “F re recently contracted a matrimonial = “7 >» the A 4. is evidenced by fits , tes asking them to cut out that spot lime yes, it was a part of some contracts them that ul for more particulars of which see ae ae 50 ig . he — he ee ro Te oe ee eee & artistes had to attend train calls in these regue th rriage column acquiescence in tl e $12.50 minimum wi en seems a disturbing element to have the andi4 stiea steve pipes Sumactimes + were mise tackles some of these compan es The f i of sorium lights “full up’ when the show is runtaken for atte ndants of a Jewish f a! We pting = : Luge is that the bigger people may reduce their ning. It detracts from that intimate atmos... ., 1 ray i het 1 the big difference sate eh M. (Chick) Smith and His Bend, of ajaries to this standard of show, but we opine phere and certainly doesn’t appeal to the workare ‘ a loss : f Big A a eyo Gastonia, N.C ently bes = tee al ae: ae ; F-test apie a ‘ in show presenta may F ee = » i m = rig A m gan Fw alley t! at such big firms would not find it a goed ing artistes, rather it detracts from eoncen4 , stom tem ivttishioes om that whlch saan at nas gr = wee me aa y+ thing to do. tration on their work. Naturally cettain acts appears strange ‘ wr.tes tha e will probably use a ws : ; I \ ° have to use house lights full up. The fact seen 2 it ind to take care of all the sales, which Frank Tinney “Cleans Up” smoking in «very part of the “vandeville 1 2 A Writer of Song Successes 1 pedir 96 “4 — cere ae a Frank Tinney certainly did and everybody ter if permi ¢d seems curious to visitors from The death of Fred W as gh ” oe a saben” : Sane aoe r kT was pleased to see it. The London press dethe States, st it is not infra dig here for fore the days of the Woolworth music deifes S ith ritone: Jn . + + , re ' free ne stnff t Broad R , I i : Pa snecpete : , " yoted considerable space to the American comes ladies, and m st respectable at that, to smoke partmen ind « ree : Pas. as re ke anecis ry + ~ e " . ee , eitor ’ ‘ ime ny ai ‘is ; a. ied pre ny 5) one dian and be deserved it The Emp-re was in the stalls or gallery or circle without ng the W r of a “y . so, *a ontinued on page 45 crammed on the opening night and Tinney got thought iN of. Some performers here do not their ! 1 gee wo 1 fine reception Despite the varlings for an use makeup, this mostiy applies to the men, to the Girl W r I 1 Sold . By s. 2 ° . ‘ Til ’ 7 yy T } ensive » borce will create the right impression tf you use iN-British"’ program it is the injection of but just go on in their ordinary walking or al wi , , ) Ma * and . more MENTHINE OINTMENT international” talent that is the lifeblood of evening suit and do their act. This. we belie Lindon’s (now Lady H : i As we have before etressed the lieve, is taboo to Mr. Albee, but we remem(Continued on page 44) vauderille