Variety (October 1918)

Sc 52 BUY BONDS AMONG THE WOMEN By PATSY SMITH 3S» Frank Davis was the master of cere- monies at the Fifth Avenue Monday night and started the War Loan off nicely-with the assistance of Manager Quaid and the women of the bill. Harry Holman hcjjted with a gener- ous subscription for bonds. Women were not plentiful and there - was a decided lack of pep among those present. Talma (LeRoy Talma and Bosco) perhaps contributed the great- est individual share. The Bell Sisters, blond young women, opened in white satin—one in long leg o'mutton trous- ers, the other in short full bloomers with tight cuffs and despite their full similar peplums, produced somewhat different silhouettes. A transparent black lace skirt over blue bloomers with pink satin bodice, and lace cape panel in black, and a golden rod satin with high neck and long sleeves were good, but the girls were'prettiest in dainty coral pink silk ai'd georgette frills and bloomers, with national blue sequin cloth. One of the women in the Harry Hol- man sketch was in claret velvet with a sash of claret silk and big black vel- vet hat; the other was in black satin trimmed with fringe, large black silk hat and kolensky scarf. The woman in the Cole Russell and Davis act had her fair hair -in a big psyche and wore a pink charmehse shirt with high bus- ter collar and Tiny black tie with her black and white striped skirt. The bond sale had a good start at the Palace Monday afternoon, netting f ?O,0O0. The collections were started y Miss Hurley, a neatly attired young wpman volunteer worker for the Lib- erty Loan campaign, whose excessive loquacity was quite pardonable in face, of the issue. Frankie Fay must have been sent over by the Shuberts to ad- vertise the Winter Garden show. He volunteered to. help and <■ immediately began to call on Winter Garden show girls all Over the place who readily acquiesced to his request that they buy. Others who spotted by him were Frank Carter ($3,000) and Frisco ($500), Belle Baker, who nodded assent to a $2,000 bond, Conductor, Daab of the ,Palace orchestra, $1,000. Blossom Seeley &.. Co. replaced Blanche Ring in the regular program and registered sterling value despite the late hour. The show ran until nearly six o'clock. ' Mme Cronin's electrical display, opened the program. Mile. Juliette^ who "assisted," had a ballerina costume of flesh satin and net dotted with bril- liants and opal spangles. A mignon- ette ribbon girdle gave the color con-. trast. Mme Cronin looked taller than usual in a white spangled chiffon skirt and silver irridescent cloth body which parted over the skirt in front and ran down into a sort of polonaise'train at back. Rose Langdon was in a red sweater and tarn to match "Johnny's new car," but her white baronet satin skirt needed pressing. Sister Cecil will have to go into strenuous training for a stage career. Her voice is cold and hard and she is stiff and amateurish. Her maid's dress might be made a more graceful length (shorter or longer) and improve matters considerably. Lucille Cavanaugh's costumes are less dainty this season, as is her offer- ing, despite its delightful setting with its opal steps and peacock blue and of two panels of gold cloth and black velet ribbon, had an Indian.tribe de- sign in its one long sleeve of gold and black. There was an attractive bizarre patriotic hint in the orchid velvet trench hat tied with green ribbon and lace pants with their red and blue em- broidery worn with dainty creation. Foil lights flashed on the front drop at the finale reveajed stencilled gold cloth, ^partly veiled in black mar- quisette, beneath olive green painted border. * . ■^^~' A fresh, ignorant. un-American patron at the Columbia Tuesday after- noon yelled out to a Liberty Bond seller, "I'll btiy a fifty-dollar bond if you'll buy a five hundred dollar one." The proposition was proffered with such nasty bravado and showed such a petty (?) patriotic spirit it is my opinion that a bunch of regulars "laid for him" outside the theatre and in a sound, convincing manner showed their appreciation of his magnanimity—if they didn't, they should have. The man who was selling the bonds for the Cause signed for $500 just to see the color of the other fellow's money, and sure enough as everyone would have bet—it was yellow. The "Step Lively Girls" at the Columbia this week didn't step lively enough to make you forget for a minute the sad attempts at comedy in the show. Dotson, a colored performer, makes the individual hit of the show —he can sing, dance, read lines—and has a sense of humor. The three women principals, so far as their particular talents go, appear to he graduates of the chorus—in fact the best of the three steps back into the line occasionally. Anna Propp (with the "Follies of the Day" last -season) is a heavy little soubret of "the Russian dancer type, works hard throughout and wears cheeky . Irtrie frocks, the skirts (when worn) tiltfd up in the back, featuring a fanciful lot of frilly spangled bloomers. All of her clothes, in fact, were built "out," per- haps having a tendency, to make the little party shorter still One decidedly artistic, creation had a plain silver girdle above shirred short white satin bloomers and deep cuffs below edged with pink roses. Bunny Wade, a tall fine-looking girl with,a voice, made the best impression with her simple well fitting outfits. In a number led J>y Miss Wilson Miss Wade stepped' back with the chorus and made the girls' showy costumes look junky beside her plain untrimmed amethyst pussy willow, with its plain waist, long sleeves and demure round neck. She also had the show figure and appeared a couple of times in jersey union suits. Margie Wilson is a pretty blond, programed as "Miss Crystal Sugar," she's just too sweet. She smiled so steadily to display her dimples and live up to her billing that she overdid it a bit. With her hair always prettily dressed in front—the back looked neglected. Her clothes for the most part were refined and pretty. A black velvet white satin and mara- bout affair and pajamas were her most extreme costumes. The chorus was a good-looking lot as a whole with a scattering of exjep- ■ tionally pretty ones among it. The girls appeared a trifle heavy on their feet and lacking in pep despite their slender youthful appearance. White and brown as value in filming goes,-with Shirley Mason and Ernest Truex in "Come On In." Miss Mason's role might have been played by Lizzie Jones as well She doesn't register a gown, action or expression that will be remembered by anyone. .Every act on the H. O. H. program had a woman in it the first half,, all attractive and most exceptionally well gowned. Aubrey (Brent and Aubrey), after discarding her green and white sport combination, was attractive in a double flounce skirt of silver lace over flesh pineapple cloth. Marion Murray delightfully attired appeared a bit over- anxious with her new turn. A little NEXTWEEK with the Oct. 11 Issue VARIETY -. will be | 15 Cents SUBSCRIPTIONS up to that date -will be accepted at the present rates: $4 DOMESTIC ?5 FOREIGN (Foreign includes Canada) SUBSCRIBE NOW and receive VARIETY regularly. ' Commencing with the \ Issue of October 25th VARIETY will be Non-Returnable A Subscription now will ensure regu- lar delivery and prevent disappointment at lewsstmids. If not becoming a sub- scriber, place an Immediate Order With Your Newsdealer more poise and greater care in reading would help her put the songs over bet- ter. A sneer net waist with very short sleeves and round neck was banded over one shoulder and around upper arm, where sleeve finished with iridescent banding. Lines of . tiny iridescents ran from waist to hem of georgette overskirt. The foundation skirt was of light blue metallic cloth lengthened with a band of spangled lace. A dainty tailored sort of girdle was of French blue and pink silk. A pink frock worn by the woman in the Ed Lee Wrothe act had triple circular flounces falling over hips, and from elbow to wrist piped with black. With this she wore a long black cape- line faced with pink. Miss Myers (of the "A Friend in Need" sketch) was in a most decora* tive gown—the bodice and girdle a solid mass of brilliants with a bit of ^ COAST FILM NEWS. By OUT PRICE. n w w _. « .. k? An * e| e«, S«Pt. 28. Baby Marie Osborne ha* a new limousine. Bebe Daniels has returned from the noun-' tains. * ™ Dorothy Dalton la back at the Ince studio after a brief vacation. Jlmmle Anderson is back managing dune's Broadway Theatre. , \7 Ralph Lewis.u attending the Offlcers' Train- ing School here. Roy Stewart has signed with Path* CUff Smith goes along as director. George Perry of the Ben Hampton offices Is a golf bug. And he admits It, with pride. SPLfiHS - wU1 «">t renew hit contract' with Triangle. Roy Stewart 1s Dialog his time before sign- ing a new contract. , Jerome Storm, the director, has "fallen" at last. Yes, GwSndy, he's wearing puttees. Jill Btlnger poem pictures ar«r being made jftthe Clune studio. Alma Reuben* Is recovering slowly from appendicitis. Elenor Field baa bought a bungalow in Glen- dale. Mark Larkln is doing Mary Plckford'a pub- licity. He was city editor of a local daily. Jack Hovlck, out with "Hearts of the World," has quit the road. ■ Charlie Hurray has been "loaned" by Mack Bennett for.a Lasky picture. A report has reached here that Florence Vincent and Pat Keene were married recently In New York. Bill Russell was kicked by a horse at Bake rat eld (again). Neither the actor nor the nor=e was badly mutilated. .-■ i They tell the story that Carmel Meyers is the only film leading woman who has yet to be kissed, on the screen or off. / Alice Browning's friends are hor on her trail. She has lust bad a v new set of photo- graphs finished, and tbey are in big demand. Walter Edwards, who directs Constance Tal- madge, has a side line. It is dabbling in .real estate. i Local Dim folk are planning a tremendous drive during the fourth L. L. campaign. C. H Christie and J. C. Jessen are in charge. Scott Sidney has resumed bis directorial duties at the Christie studio after an all- too-brief (according to Scott) vacation. Henry McRae has Interested local capital In a big propaganda film. The picture will be produced at the Clune studio. Hsrry Meets ver. Is now writing, as well as starring, for. Triangle. He does most of his own stories, A dull week when some press agent doesn't sign Mary to a new contract at steen mil- lion per. Reggie Barker, who Is east directing Ger- aldlne Farrar, wants to come back to Cali- fornia In the worst way. So he says. Tod Browning recently broke the California flablng record. He refuses to divulge the kind of bait be used. •'.- „ R. Cecil Smith, the scenario expert, says be will retire. He has a preparation guaran- teed (he says) to make ten hairs grow where only one sprouted before. H. H. Beal) has discontinued bis publicity service., or rather connection with same, and is devoting his entire energies to exploiting Universal City. Sam H. London booked the Authors Photo- plays -picture. "Her Moment." Into Clune'a Auditorium. He Is now selling the territory at a rapid rate. Workmen are rushing the new Ince studio at Culver City to completion. Ince hope* to be shooting at the new plant about Nor. 1. It looks as If be will. .;■■. ® ■ I ■ - ■ -.. fet «' ■ ,'■ I 1 m •r'iS ■ m ■ ---A : -v - . : 0. R. Macauley's propaganda picture will be put In production next week. Al Cohn, formerly Mary Plckford's publicity man, Is- assisting Macauley.