Variety (August 1925)

It VARIETY Wednesaay, August 5, 1925 VARIETY^ LOS ANGELES OFHCE ARTHUR UNGaR in Charge Chapman Bide., Suit* 610 766 So. Broadway; Fhoae 6005 Van Djk LOS ANGELES Prof«««ion«lt hav* th« tr— us* of Variety's Loa Angalas Offica for ijfprmation. Mail may b* addraaaad oara fliriaty, Chapman BIdOt Loa Angalaa. It vntt b* hald subject to call or forwardad, or advertised in Va- risty's Latter Liat Mot a world-beater of » ahow at Cba Orpheuaa taat week. It waa cne •t thoa* toaaaly-lLnltted-toBether •liain 4bat Just did not click In aponfaiMKHia nuriilon. thoucb In run- nlat Ubm It WM Uie ahorteat bill tka bouae ham bad In almost a r—f- ftm* Oraesi. wbo apUt topUne bon- oca with laham Jonea and Orcbea- tm tbrousb tb* USeotton of two "ofC- ooloc^ aoasa. mlaaed being the bls- mat applauaa bit tbat the house £m bad In maay a dar. btlss Oreen •tarted off at a great oUp with her Introduetory numbera. BSach was wall aoclaimed by tb* audience. She making ber Journey to the top LOS ANGELES, CAUF. WADE APTS. IMS a evenrMilaa •■•' th n. AaibMiy, Ave. Triaity Pn>pffM«VM0* of the "mount" in glorloua Caablon when ahe cut loose with a song, Hicka. came next. It ta a atory of a about a "two-time man." That bit wisa "moU" who Is bound to get the audience, which up to that time had heard a number of clean num- bera. Ilka a tbuiiderbolt. They at nrat did not realise that the number was off edge as much as It waa. ao they applaudM rather well. Then when she came with the next num- ber, which was a bit "bluer.- they had been awakened, and allowed Mlas Oreen to make her exit In a very quiet taanner. Jones came here with a new set of brass players, a new sax player and a new string player, but seems to have k well-blended organisation, so far as rendition of the dosen or more tunes were concerned. Though his tnin>pet player does not display the urlhg Ohestar Clut* and Kleaaor ' It la a atory of a away with the jewels on ber owp Inataad of using the conventional confederate. The oflfering waa put together for laughing purpoaes. with plenty ol Hberty batag taken In Its assemblage. It la ona of tliose "nat- urals" which cannot miss, regardleaa of the cast, though It can b* Im- proved by the use of sterling play- ers. Here Clute and Tom Coyne, a former burlesquer, copped all the honors, with Miss Clute floundering around and leaving no suspense as to her motive by telegraphing all of her business before It was due through her actions and movements. Btheljdarin does not seem to be the best choice for the role of Nurse, as FLAGG 111- \\(.t.l.l ^VN MiV\ll»lll Showmanlike ability to get hU stuff she works in too self-conscious a over as did his predecessor, the manner. Del Sherrard has the role present man seems to get a better | of the doctor, and does nothing « tone out of his horn, especially in get excited about CALLI CALL! >W AM AHIste to Bat a* MDUfR'S COFFEE SHOP 7M $. HIH St. Loa Anealas Be C ase o Paatscwi sad .Hill St. Tkeatrea ■■■ ky Oarf *a4 fjUkui nailer THE OLD-TIME HOOP RALLERS It pereeat diaeoaat to 4he ^HI«asioB the hot and low solo specialties which be did. Most of the compo- sitions were the work of Jones, and all clicked very well. A pianoflage by Roy Bargy was one of the stellar moments of the act Toward the finish Prank Jefferson, pianist for Miss Oreen, announced she would sing a couple of songs. She sang them, but did not score In the man- ner she might had she left a clean and rellshable taste with the audi- ence. Jones utilized 3S minutes of run- ning time, and in the fashion that he was received might have extended It another IS minutes without tiring the crowd. Opening the show was "Ooldon Visions," a bronse tableau Hurn of two women and a man. The act Is along the lines of conventional pos- ing tuma, and showa nothing new or comosendatory in its routine. Neal Abel, with his song, stories and gr^ tesque dancing, was shelved in the "deuce." It was a trying position for him. but with his "mobile" pan it did not take him long to aroua* the mob from their letharglo atata and have them relish what he waa dishing out Had Abel been spotted a bit father down on the bill It seems as though better vtJue would have been obtained from his efforts. "Thank Tou Doctor," a one-act farce comedy by Ollbert Bmery and presented by Lewis A Oordon, feat- a ROSSGORMAN cmd hU EARL CARROLL VANITIES ORCHESTRA An AilSiar Cfunbinatian ^ 1 RECORDING EXaUSIVELY FOR COLUMBIA ADDISON FLORENZ FOWLER and TAMARA A Sansational Danoing Hit at the Fashionable --T A EOQEWATER BEACH HOTEL, CHICAQO — - ■irOAOBD AS THB BUMMKB AITBAOTIOM Adele Rowland, held over, used the same repertoire of songs and recitations as the previous week, with two exceptions. Roy Cummlngs. aided by Irene Shaw, came next with his bouncing and tumbling maneuvers, and tied the proceedings up in a knoL Cum- mings worked In a persistent man- ner and "goaled" them from the time he tripped into the curtain until he took his fall Into the pit over the piano. Then, to appease the mob, he did a couple of extra falls, and exited merrily. Closing the ahow were Berdnt and Partner, with their gynuiastlo efforts. Unfortunately the stage had to be cleared after the Jonea act, with the result there waa about a four-minute wait, which atarted the procession and naturally detracted from the work the act waa doing to Kt over. Their working aeema to a bit too alow to hold them tight In the flniahlng "groove." and oogni- lance ahould be taken of thiajact ao that a bit of speed should belb- Jected to stem the outward march. Uno. Dancing predominated at tha Pan- tages last week, with Ave out of the six acts going In for some form of stepping. The Springtime Revue, featuring Mime and Pomme, filled the head- line potdtion with ease. Mme. Mime ahowa aomething in the execution of difficult and different ''splits" and Pomme assists ber in a most gra- cious manner. The Bight Spring- time girls of the act won the "wow" honors with their rhythmic dancing which suggests the best of training. The members of the revue per- formed with a' seal unstinted throughout, even though badly han- 41capi>ed by the house orchestra. Another hit parallel to that of the Springtime Olrls was 4hat regis- tered by the Stepping Sweeties, small typed under the Rose and Moon Dancers, on third. The Sweeties outshone the principals at every turn and the audience made this very apparent at the final cur- tain. Arthur and Darling opened auspi- ciously with a rural setting, *birdl«s' and Arthur in a frog's tinselled coa- tume In which he goes through a clever contortlonlstic routine. Miss Darling contributes a toe dance which Is negligible. The "dance" waa filled by Oulf- port and Brown, two dusky chaps wbo disport themselves loudly but bowed off to quiet returns. This was the most glaring weak spot on the blU. A Violinist. Rlnaldo. folk>wed and sxhlblted a most obnoxious perso- nality which Immediately detracted from anjr recognition his playing , might have received. The Rose and Moon Dancara were next and then came Qeorge Morton in white-face and using blue ma- terial. His uke playing and final dance sent him away with a gen- erous supply of applause which con- tinued throughout th^ Springtime Revue. to ILiat. It allows tbT organisa- tion to make anywhere from M percent to UH percent on their tleketa. Sale of flowara, pregram* and candles ara worked in. The gal- lory baa alwaya been a atlofcer and tbia has now been fixed by making the buyer* of two main floor aaata. oholo* looation. buy two gallery seats aa thalr premium. Ruth Renlck. atage and acreen actreaa, baa been engaged by Michael Corper to play oppoalt* Bd- ward Bverett Horton. In the numer- ou» play* ataged at the Majeatlo when It reopens Aug. •, with "Roll- ing Home." Looks as though Charlie Chaplin and Charles Amador who appeared on tha screen aa "Charlie Aplln" are going to battle all over again. Amador doea not like the Idea of being roatralned by the Courts from using tb* "Aplln" name for commer- cial purpose* so his attorneya have appealed to the State Supremo Cour^Or a new trlaL William Conselman, former as- sistant to Pete Smith, executive head of tb* Metro-Qoldwyn pubHc- tty departmetat, baa been promoted to the editorial department as a title writer. His first taak will be the titling of "Time, the Comedian." which Robert Z. Leonard made. Jaok Neville win take Conselmau'a place with Smith. According to word fri i Nice. FYance, Antonio Moreno baa pur- chased an ooaan-golng yacht from Jaoquas Carterr*, millionaire French aoap manufacturer, and upon the completion of "Mare Noatrum." whldi Rex Ingram ta making for Metro-Ooldwyn. will return to Loa Angelea via Panama Canal. Tha yacht la Its feet long w>lth displacement of two hundred tons. It cost flM.OOO to build. James Murray. Conner Broadway reporter for the New York -Evening Journal and at preaent managing editor of the Oakland Blxamlner, la apending ten days around the Holly- wood atudtoa for the purpose of ob- taining data at first hand for a series of Intlmata stories he will write on tb* picture stars and pro- ducers. Charles Beeban, Bastern Produo- tloa Manager for Producers Dis- tributing Corporation, returned ta New York after a month's vlsiL During tbe Ume Beehan waa «■ the Coast, ha consulted with the various F. P.C., producers on the matter of story problems. William S, Hart. Jr., three year old aon of the motion picture sUr Is seriously 111 at the home of ht^ mother, Winifred Westover HaiiL suffering from an internal obstruc- tion which might necessitate as abdominal operation. The father waa not acquainted with the youngster's condition but It is expected, if an operation Is necesMiry, he will >be informed Stage Shoes I. MILLER d SONS • •cee««** » * (» ^r World'« UffeA fnanufaAurw of (keatiieel lootwear. We fit cntiie compeniee. elvo ixidlivl4iMl otJcia 1561 Bntadway ««iaaeMi Maklacthe Werid A OLBAM >toee to Ure la JT WABHIMOTOM. D. O. LAUFOKA^ARRIAZA^ MCmOO. PKKf TW OblMKf. /^Il l>l.) • /|\MMI l>\\ - I" •I The legit theatre managers of this town are getting busy with a new racket to promote their busineso, especially the first week business of legit shows. 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M6 and aoma that bomI elMuiIng or redyotog .WonderM ehanee for the profeaaioa. .No mirll ordera. dlaeoenU on qoMitltlefc II "2L •■'tLi'^ •**• '>°"»Sht, alae woaderfnl earloa, anUaaea roproducUon*. jlll'^^r^IKJi' '"^f ** — •■! :^'.—» ■•■«■. ehlita, odd lampa, tapoatrlea, Italian pot- iSL.^taaIlSSV^Tu^J!KIS^ *••***»«' .»*•,.• r.q,M.fu.. I«ith.r «»^n., book- SERNA aHOPt. •!• Vm Avtw (awr 4MI| M.). eaS «M MtdlMe A*» (aMr Mtti U.h Hm Vff* .>?'J>» '•'Jitf *•• RUTH BUDD :*s All Special Material by BILLY COLLIGAN at the Piano This Week (Aug. 3), Be Fe Keith's Palace, New York