Variety (August 1925)

M VARIETY Wednesday, August 26. 1925 DU CALION THE INTERNATIONAL NECESSITY THE STANDARD BY WHICH ALL OTHERS ARE JUDGED Back home at the LONDON COLISEUM, and the great crowd cried with joy when I walked on to the stage and sighed with undisguised relief as I RAN off ENGLAND 'till December, return to U. S. A, Janucary, opening at RIVERSIDE, JANUARY 4th, ^ tour to follow Curious customs stUI prevail in this dear little island home of mine» several people, for instance, have said to me, ''Hello DUKE; what are you going to have?" yes; and, I've had several. It's a nice change from coco-cola, but makes one awfully drowsy. Only One WILLIAM MORRIS and Only One DU'CAUON WHAT A COMBINATION \ SAN DIEGO, CAL. it By LON J. SMITH F 8pr«clc«la—Dark. ' Savoy—"Tha Barrier" (dramatic ■lock). Colonial—Stock (mualoal comody). Plaxa—"Romohu" 8u parba—"Percy." Miaaion—"Old Home Week." Broadway—"The Loat World.- Cabrilio—"My Son." Balboa—"Nlsht Ufa of New Tark." Pantagaa—Pop vaudevllla. Liberty—"Charleya Aunt." With Ruby Klaman aa leadlnc woman, the Savoy Playc j are doing a big bualnesa at both matlne. and night showa, despite the big play San Diego's beach resorta receire. "The Bohemian Girl" wiU be giren by the La Jolla Opera Co. at the La Jolla Women's club house Atiguat 27-28 for .he benefit of the Camp Kearny fund for patients In the U. S. Public Health Service hospltaL LEO SINGER . SINGER'S MIDGETS « ALICE IN TOYLAND" NEW YORK, N. Y. 161 West 54th Street (SEPTEMBER) VIENNA, AUSTRIA Lichtenstein Strasse 61 (AUGUST) An attempt to rob the ~- .a of the Pantages theatre of the Saturday and Sunday night racalpts . lount- Ing to tS.OOO waa frustrated last Sunday night when J. H. Rice, man- ager, broke from the hoM of a ban- dit, yelled for aaaiatance, and then after receiving a olow on the face, chased the bandit with two men and captured him two blocka Trom the theatre. The bandit gave hia name at the police atation as Charlaa ("Denver") Dalton, Loa Angelea. HOUSE REVIEWS (Continued from page 28) a new conductor, Attilio Marchetti, who immediately established him- self aa a leader with authority and spirit. Following this came Ros- mer's "Southern Rhapsody," orches- trated to flt Dr. Rlesenfeld'a clas- sical jazz scheme. This, lll<e the overture picture muale, waa heart- ily received. Then came the stage part of the show, "Evening on a Plantation" (Presentations), In which 10 colored and three white entertainers com- bined. Then the news reel, which carried 11 selections—five from Fox, three from Pathe and three from Klnograms. In one of them Abe Ly- man, the Los Angelea bandman, was seen teaching a baboon tricks, while In another the new dry force re- i^ontiy assembled In Washington by Gen. Andrews was flashed. A ter- rific rain of hisses greeted the dry agents, and with the hisses came some applause. Feature next, "The .Man Who Found Hlmaelf," with Tom Meighan starred. Bualneas was capacity and over, but the aidewalk Jam showed that juat tb« usual crowd was out. Bitk. RIALTO TTndar the Ben Bemie Jazzmania regime the RIalto this week has "Minstrel Week," with Bemie as interlocutor and the band members as minstrels. The principal spe- cialties were: Jerome Mann, boyish singer and dancer; Alice Heller, whistier; Milt Spero (unpro- ^ranimed), violinist; Eddy Claric. ukulele strummex, singer and dancer, and Marcella Hardie, dancer. A novel entrance is made by the Kernie musicians marching through the audience, using both aisles a la minstrel parade, with Bemie later Introduced from ofTstnge. Bernie was toBKed out in white. The Rtacre seemed too small to JAMES MADISON AUTHOR of eomsair mm- terial that K«ta loud lancta dlrl- denda. PUBLISHER of MA0T30NS BUDGET. No. 19 la Juat nut. Price one dollar. 404 Ftatiron Building BAN FRANCIHCO TalephoiM Franklin 4S> Taylor's Special Full Size Professional Wardrobe Trunk $50.00 Liberal allowance on joor old trunk Writs (or New Cntalorae TAYLOR'S 727 7th Ave. NEW YOKK tS R. Randolph St. CIIICAiiO D. J. CLARKE Argyk Theatre, BIRKENHEAD ARCYLE THEATRE, BIRKENHEAD Sola Proprietori D. J. CLARKE Resident Managari H. O'NEILL BOOKING OFFICES FOR THE FOLLOWING THEATRES HIPPODROME, BIRKENHEAD Sole Proprietor! O. J. CLARKE Resident Managari H. A. BROWN HIPPODROME, ST. HELENS Proprietors: SO. LANCASHIRE THEATRE Co., Ltd. IRELAND: Managing Director: Resident Manager: J. D. J. CLARKE A. PINNINGTON and THEATRE ROYAL, HIPPODROME WINTER GARDENS, DUBLIN Proprietora: THE DUBLIN THEATRE CO., Ltd. Director of Entertainmanta: D. J. CLARKE Reaidant Manager: J. H. HAMILTON ROYAL HIPPODROME, BELFAST Proprietors: BELFAST HIPPODROME, Ltd. Director of Entertainments: D. J. CLARKE Resident Manager: GEORGE DOBLER \