Variety (October 1918)

VARIETY 45 Misses SHAW and CAMPBELL < in ' "MOMENTS MUSICAL" ■:■.'•*■ • ... ■. ' v: "\'f. i \ SUCCESSFULLY TOURING ORPHEUM .j -I! ) Kindest regards to WALTER HECKMAN, our former partner, who is now with the Colors in France. . .-•. ■ is :•''■•-•■: Direction, ROSE & CURTIS ;3 ■ ■ ■ % ■' "■■"«, : \ STAR. (D. F. Pierce, mgr.).—"Rassle Das- zle." Next, "Girls from the Follies." ALLEN (J. & J. J. Allen,.mgrs.).—D, W. Griffith's "The Oreat Love" (M. P.). GRAND (Clarence Robaon, mgr.).—Gerald- Ine Farrar In "The Turn of the Wheel" (M. P.). REGENT (Rowland Roberta, mgr.).—Ethel Barrymore la "Our Mrs. McCbesney" (M.P.). ! Jule and 3. 3. Allen, owners of the Allen, -now have a circuit of nl_eteen film houses in their circuit VANCOUVER, B. C. ■ -'-" By H. pf NEWBERRY^ : EMPRESS (Geo. B. Howard, mgr.).—23, 4th week of Empress Stock's second season. Cur- rent. "Our Husband," with Margaret Marriott, Ingenue, In leading role. . Play Is a new version of the May Irwin success, "A Widow by Proxy." Excellent production ptaying to capacity houses. 30, Edytbe Elliott, leading woman featured in 'The Thirteenth Chair." AVENUE (Vic. Scott, mgr.).—3-5, "My Sol- dier Girl," first attraction prevent eeason. IMPERIAL (L. A. Rosteln. mgr.).—Dark. ROYAL (Ctaa». E. Royal, mgr.).—Hippo- droome vaudeville and film. ORPHEUM.—Vaudeville. • , - I'm an audience daisy and I want to grow in a Held of Bonds—Liberty Bonds— BONDS TO THE RIGHT OF |KE BONDS TO THE LEFT OF ME BONDS ALL AROUND MB I am devoting my entire salary during this drive to the purchase of good, sound, reliable! safe, sweet and pretty Liberty Bonds. Isitt it a great feeling when you own those beautiful gold certificates of Uncle Sam's promise to pay you One Hundred Smackers? The sweetest sound 1 know Is the crinkle a Liberty Bond makes when you clip off the golden coupon. *-"• • .!, • .«■■ WASHINGTON, D. O, THIS WEEK (Sept. 30) ' STAN STANLEY — Audience D4isy MORRIS & FEIL, Gardeners , S»T» The Avenue'opens Oct 3. with "My Soldier Girl." The bouse will play legitimate attrac- tions. Tbe bookings Include "My Soldier Girl." Tbe Great Alexander, Steers tt Coman (Mero & Murphy), "Going Up." Carter, the Magician." "You're In Love." "The Unmarried Mother," "Happiness," "Garden of Allah," "Bird of BILLY JACKSON ARTISTS' REPRESENTATIVE Booking Exclusively: U. B. O.-ORFHEUM—W. V. M. A. CRILLY BLDG., 35 South Dearborn St., CHICAGO, Room 61S Central 7968 WASHINGTON, D. C. By HARDIE MEAKIN. KEITH'S (Roland 8. Robblns, mgr.).—Jos- eph E. Howard's "Bong Bird Revue, big suc- cess ; Leo Beers, excellent; Van and 8cbenck, bit; Stan Stanley, big laugh; Ellnore and Williams, liked; "Discontent," food; Betty Bond, fair; Mitchell and King, opened well. NATIONAL (William Fowler, mgr.).—The John Cort production of "Flo-Flo,'.' with Andrew Tombs, opened Sunday night, to ex- cellent bouse. 8HUBERT-BHLASCO (L. Stoddard, mgr.). —Nora Bayes In "Look Who's Here," pre- sented by H. H. Fraiee. Sunday night open- ing. Looks good for big week. *i POLI'S (C. J. Harris, mgr.).—"Business Before Pleasure" held over for second week and doing big business. OAYETY (Harry Jnrboe, mgr.).—"Maids of- America." COSMOS (B. Brylawskl, mgr.).—"Bon Bona," "Nation's Peril" (sketch). Lane and Plant, Piccolo Midgets, Gallerlnt Sisters, Tyler and Crollus In "Select Squirrel Food." LYCEUM -(L. Thomaeheekey, mgr.).—"The Frolics of tbe Night? LOEWS COLUMBIA (Lawrence Beatus, mgr.).—Film. Tbe beautiful park alongside of the Sbubert- Belasco Theatre is gone forever. Tbe new - .annex to tbe Treasury Is fast nearlng com- pletion and cuts the theatre off from any op- portunity for display advertising that can be seen from tbe avenue. $6.50 to $12.00 WE WAKE ALL OUR OWN 8H0E3 PERFECT SHOES can be moo* only from I beat luthen I —br aipait •rs—nndw tbt ptmnoil auptrrlotoa of • muter shoe-* J!!™- ?K Cb ¥"* 2^ eolon ><*> «* her«-ind prlreVtr* ?«, .27 S&f 1 25*3 *9§ *M 'ofltw«tr t. order JM HZVC # ,t,M • OB,ort G " BP0rt •" , " Maker of no* B&ota 64 Nassau St,. N. Y. C. Paradise," La Scala Grand Opera Company, "Business Before Pleasure," "Her Regiment" I (with Frank Moulan), John S. Kellerd's week In Shakespearean plays, "Twin Beds;" "Friendly Enemies," "Furs and Frills," "Tailor Made Man," "So Long, Letty." George Arllsa, -Fran- ces Alda, "Naughty Wife," Maude Adams. John F. Cooke Is - In charge of the Royal (vaudeville) while Cbas. Royal Is programmed as manager.' Mr. Royal is also Interested la the Empress, acting as business manager of that bouse while Edytha Elliott (Mrs. Royal) is leading woman with the company playing there. The Orpbeum is doing advance advertising for Eva Tanguay, who Is billed to appear at the local bouse the week of Oct. 14. Business Is. very good, even though the prices are higher than last season. deal of advertising and prices will be raised to 50c. 'top. Tbe theatre has been running - feature films,, the admission price being 20c, The Mabel Normand film, "Tbe Venus Model," wblcb was to have shown at the Do- minion this week, was delayed on account of a train wreck and tbe Theda Bara film "Under the Yoke," was substituted. Jas. Watts and Rex Storey, billed as being on tbe current bill at the Orpheum, were not with the show, Querry and Grady appearing instead. Varr and Tunis were added to the show at Pantages theatre. Jas. J. Morton was an added "feature last week at the Orpheum, la tbe role of announcer, making bis appearance before each act on the bill. He was given feature billing. All theatres are working on tbe Liberty Loan drive. THEATRICAL PHOTOGRAPHER E. VOGEL Commencing Sept. 80, Cunning and bis com- pany will play a week's engagement at the Co- lumbia. Tbe management, are doing a great Alf. T. Layne\ and Daisy D'Avra (Mrs. Layne) with Betty Barrows and Mr. Nelll were tbe headliners on tbe bill at the Royal the last half of last week. STRAND BLD'O ^5?^ ROOM 213 47£ST«L°Bway New YorK ORIGINALS REPRODUCTIONS Lobby Olapltya In Water Color and OH SPECIAL RATES FOR OCTOBER If Quality and Prloe art Induosmints, w* will be our* to plaiao yon. WRITE FOR PRifiE LIST '- KEITH'S PALACE, NEW YORK, THIS WEEK (Sept. 30) ifenry REGAL and MOORE s»» . - •-' ■ „...:.. ^^vc^-J&JmMSR NEW-EDITION-- --- ^rww* 1 ^? 8 ^ T- "DROP US A LINE" ONE OF THE HITS OF THE BILL Direction, ALF T. WILTON JB ■ sea -Si