Variety (November 1918)

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Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
November 1918
Publisher:
Variety Publishing Company
Volume:
Variety (November 1918)
Leaf #:
000120
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Film Industry Trade Magazine
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System, Early Cinema, and Theatre and Vaudeville
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Q. David Bowers and Kathryn Fuller-Seeley
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1905 by Sime Silverman, Variety is the best known and most important trade paper in the history of American entertainment. Variety began as a New York weekly publication covering vaudeville, however, its scope expanded over time to include legitimate theatre, burlesque, motion pictures, radio, and television (transitions that the MHDL will eventually document within this record). In 1933, Daily Variety was launched in Los Angeles to offer in-depth coverage of the motion picture industry and serve as a competitor to The Hollywood Reporter, which was founded 'on the Coast' in 1930. In March 2013, Variety's owner ended the print edition of Daily Variety, though as of this writing, the weekly publication and a website offering non-stop news updates still exist. Variety may ultimately be best remembered for its integration of show business slang into entertainment trade coverage. Boffo. Hokum. Quickies. Svelte. Climaxer. Tenpercenter. Coastlander. Skein. We're still feeling zowied. -- Eric Hoyt, 2013
Date Added:
December 14, 2023
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VARIETY IRRESISTIBLE NOVELTY SONGS A quintette of numbers that are useful for all lands of acts; and as for cabarets, revues, tabloids, bur- lesque shows, etc., etc., well—they're just what the doctor ordered. If you don't believe it, send for them atid convince yourself. WHEN THE ROBERT E. LEE ARRIVES IN OLD TEHKESSEE AH THE WAY FROM GAY PAREE By J. KEIRN BRENNAN and PAUL CUNNINGHAM'-A brand new idea containing a whimsical notion widi a chorus which is just a whirlntrind mixture of fancy and fact. The music has a syncopated swing second to none in all the A song, in short, that is just bubbling over with good humor, gayety and infectious mdo^. "iazz" numbers ever vrritten. SOOTHING SERENADE By HARRY DE COSTA—The great novelty classic %nth the unforgettable obligato that can either be simg or played by any instrument, making tlus one of the most delightful and unique songs written in years. Its title is an inspiration in. itself, for it is a number that both r^totiiet and exhiIaratesr~As an applause-getter there is nothing to equal it. . THE COFFEE COOOER'S TEA By HARRY DE COSTA and ALEX SULLIVAN—Everybody's just plumb hungry right now for a real novelty rag jazz number. Here's one that's bubbling over with good cheer. You can hear the coffee pot a-boiling and the nimble feet a-shuffling, and the whole song gets you going till it takes you off your feet. It "gets" your audience, too—you can make no mistake about it Some jazz! FOR MARY BABY AND ME TAKE ADVANTAGF. OF OUR rOAST-TO ..COAST .SERVICE. M. W1TMARK & SONS ALCOOK, 1562 Broad^vay, N, Y. .;;.-;v(;N^xt -to Palace Theatre^ ^ ""OS. J. OUrOLEY CHIcifl':. Ml, SchllUr BIdO' H ROSS McCLURE St. P»ul. Minn. ED. EDWARDS ' PhlUdflphla, P«. 35 S. Ninth St.' MIKE McCarthy Mlnneapolli, Minn. 215 Pintagsi'flldg.; , JACK LAHEY ' Boston, Mats, - 218 Treinont St. ' HAZEL D. NICHOLAS Cleveland, O. _ : '^th t Proi(>«ct Sti. AL. BROWNE San Franclico, Cal. 508 Pantagei BIdg. GEO. BRIDQEMAN. j.J'lttiburoh, Pa. •:238 "4th Ave. HAL M. KING Kaniat CLty, Mo. tatrt BIdg. JOS. L. MANN _ Denver, Colo. _ 420 Barth Block C. CARPENTER, Jr. D»:troit, Mich, 242 Gritwald. St. JACK CROWLEY Providence, R. I. 18 Belknap St, QABS.NATHAN Superb* Theatre Loi Angelet, Cal. FRED HARRISON Baltimore, Md. New Rellly Hotel ' .V By JAMES V. MONACO and PAUL CUNNINGHAM—A touch of home, a touch of sentiment and happiness writ all over it—such is thu lilting, melodious number. It's the sort of song that makes *em exclaim at the end, "Oh, isn't that just too cute!" and ask for more of it. Will fit anywhere and is always sure to act as a delightful contrast. The catchy sjmcopated refrain simply can't be resisted. '^ ■ - l>ERSIAN PEARL By MORT NATHAN and JOHN COOPER—^There's a big demand for good oriental songs now, and here's one that is as good^as any you ever heard. It's '^different" and it has that dreamy kind of "atmosphere" that is quite as important as the melody, which in thu case swings along and carries everybody with it in a thrill of enjoyment and pleasure. It is indeed a jewel of a song. Now then, if you're looking for novelties, here are five all different, any of which will just help the spot that needs a little "bolstering" and you, Mr. and Mrs. Performer, know what that means. You can secure professional copies and orchestrations at headquarters or any of our branch offices. s DOUBLE VERSIONS OF ALL KINDS FOR THE ABOVE. PROFESSIONAL. COPIES AtSID ORCHESTRATIONS IN ALL. KEVS NOW READY