Variety (December 1918)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety
Date:
December 1918
Publisher:
Variety Publishing Company
Volume:
Variety (December 1918)
Leaf #:
00090
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:
August 29, 2022
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VARIETY ■ - ■ 'i. Bologna, Italy, Oct. 18, 1918 Leaning towers and foodless restau- rants are the feature of Bologna. Didn't even see .a Bologna sausage while here. EDWARD MARSHALL Running a one inan show thru' Italia for the Esceritb (Army) Italianne and the Armee Francaise and the Armies of Britain and America. -■'. Opening on the Orpheum Circuit -~ Jan. 5th. ■■'" : :; PAUL and MAE NO LAN Booked by those two famous Philadelphia Agents:. NORMAN JEFFERIES FRANK DONNELLY FEED DUPREZ Beprcs«nftotlTo , American! 8AM BAERW1TO U93 Broadway, Now Tort. BaropMBi JULIAN WYL1E -. t. Lisle St, London, W. C >. HAJC AUBREY and E8TKLLB RICHE SONGS ANp DANCES Novel and Excluilv*. Prcientlno aa up-to- ths-mlnute Venetian feature—An exeUJin elegance In Mack ana white. Direction, FRANK DONNELLY Real Estate Bids. Philadelphia, Pa. STOP: MANAGERS AND AGENTS STOP This Is the act you an looking for. Can bold any spot oo any MIL A hit now on the Coast RECKLESS DUO RANK RXCKLIES8, Manager Direction. BABL ft TATES, Chicago An army travels on its stomach, and the stomach travels on the coelr.2 DOLLY " GREY and BEST BYRON ThU Week (Dec. 2)—Shea'*. Buffalo WILLIAM T. RYAN, 12th Field Artillery, Battery A, Somewhere In Germany. Dear Bill: Now that you have won the war, please do us a favor before you return. Let us know the names of some nice Boarding Houses "Over There" you know. Boom about one buck & day; meals, 35c. Your Pal, JIM HARKINS. P. S.—Maud and Charlie are rounding up quite a reception committee to greet you on your arrival "Back Home." —Bead that LAST line over again. JIM and MARIAN HARKINS Next Week (Dee. 8)—Orpheum, St. Paul Direction NORMAN JEFtfERIES Circus Santos Y Artigas Havana, Cuba STAN STANLEY, Audience Daisy I advertised acts for sale In this space for two insertions and to date have received 162 replies. I have not bad the time to answer all of the inquiries, so do not feel slighted if I have not replied to you, as I am answering them In the order received. Conneli and Craven's act is ready for delivery. La Pearl and Blondell have lifted my "Kissing Bit" bodily. I am taking the case to my attorney and ask them to make their defense to the N. V. A. ARTISTS—TAKE NOTICE! My material Is fully protected and I will prosecute all infringers to the full extent of the law. MOBRI8 & FEIL, Managers, Palace Theatre Bldft, New York STAN STANLEY, Audience Daisy Alhambra, New York, next week (Dec 9) MORRIS ft FEIL, Managers, Palace Theatre Bids:., New York LE.S MORCHANTES (FORMERLY OF DE PACE OPERA CO.) One of the Headline Acta on the First Anniversary Week Bill at Loew's Theatre, Montreal, Canada, week of Dec. 2. ENTIRE LOEW CIRCUIT TO FOLLOW CORRESPONDENTS WANTED VARIETY wants correspondents, newspaper men preferred Address VARIETY, New York Wizard of the Harp Care of Daw's, 17 Green Si, Charing: Cross Rtt, London, W.C.; To MARY and ANN CLARK Prologue I. Bookem, a Vaudeville Agent .who struggles from ■',''>'•.-. One Month's rent to another. • Assisted by a BLACK BOOK AND DESK ROOM decides to earn ■ an honest living 80 He quits Agenting— The 'Tlu" drove his two ' BREAD AND BUTTER ..' Earning Acts into the: LAND OF LAYOFFS so He Became a Walter THE PLAY Scene:—A HASHEBY Customer.—"Hey, Walter, what about my Tea?" Walter,—"I'm working on It* FRANK and TOBEY Moss Circuit. Direction, MARK LEVY. BILLY AMD BUNNY BUR C H BOOKED SOLD) ORPHEUM CIRCUIT The rinsa of the planet Saturn were discovered in 1(34. Almost 284 years later THE GilBESTS America's Ingenious Athletes originated a revelation in acrobatic and equlllbrlstic achievement*—Olpflaps down a flight of stairs on the head. Dear Qlrli: If you taavo a pro- fessional oopj of "When tho Heart Is Young." pleata send it to we: Want u>- teach it to the docs here, so they can howl It for Chrlat- nwa. Understand It's a riot for you. Heard Haillo Lawrence fixed a wonderful Thanks- Blvlnir party for yon hIL Strange, I was with linr a whole sea- ton and sho neter oven noticed mo. I'm strong for her, though, and you. too. OSWALD. p. a—"Litm Pink will tie seme playmate, for ma," APPLESAUCE By LONEY HASKELL Chris.—GUlotto blades ara scarce. Bob.—Yes; but cut weeks am etui plentiful. Chris.-Great theatre wo worked last w SHOWER BATHB. Bob.—Yea. they wero USED. Chris.—"Flu" inado a lot or big . Urns acts "FOXEY." Bob.—They opened on the "FOX TTMHL" Chris.— There Is good times In store for erery- body. • ;■'■•■' Bob.—Even acrobats. Chris.—You haven't written many loiters her* lately; what's the trouble, arm brokenf .. Bob—No; "Clirtstmss' broke. < • . " ■>•■'■'■ WHEN OTHERS FAIL—TRY US KNAPP and CORNALLA Nest Week (Dec. 8): Metropolitan. ..Brooklyn • Orphcnm..........New York Pauline Saxon '■■''' v;' 8 ^ I often' 'hare' such frightful blues to think of poor folks' deep distress-. The reason It affects ue so . Is ■ 'cause I'm one of them, . I.'guew.''': tf-LO BRUDEL-BERT "Waittag"for Her" . Direction, H. BART MlHUOB OSAKIand TAKI ill a Difficult Ro&tttae of Aerial GymnastieB Direction, FRED BRANT DICK CABRD3 HENRYandADELAlDE Original Novelty Irttrodsdug a change la dancing. Cpenlny Paatagas Omit—Oft 9Stk> Tho Croat*? af tm SCOTT MOORE la "WHBBB THINGS HAPPEN" Oxphenra CircaU BLANCHE ALFRED and her SYMPHONY CPTRLS, assists* by "GERANT" Condastor Featarlos the RAINBOW GIRL la Novelty Dsneas Direction, HARRY SHEA "A llrjot Varkrt (Comchlau" Mfefel Eljr Birjorat SltUr »lnarr Jtt HaubrntUr SlrrrtlPtt, (A: HI. Nrluott THE FAYNES Fuller Tour, Australia :■-':■